On October 16, the first year of Yongjia, Shao Xun saw Green Willow Garden from a distance.
It would take almost half a year to go on an expedition. If he could not make some money and solve the problem of military salary payment next year, he really didn't want to go.
Le Lanji is decorating the room.
She was nearly seven months pregnant and her belly was bulging. It was logical that she should have a good rest.
But just because her child was about to be born, her mood became more and more joyful, and her face was filled with a happy smile every day.
"The prince occasionally spends the night in the study, and the bed here is also changed." Leshi sat on the bed, caressing his lower abdomen with his hands, and said softly.
"No." The servants responded in unison.
It is said that there are more and more servants in Green Willow Garden.
In the past, more than half of them were from the Chengdu Prince's Palace, but this time many people came from Nanyang, all of whom had been around Lan Ji since she was a girl, which made her very happy.
A set of new beds has actually been made and placed in the yard. They can be moved in immediately and can be used at night after being assembled.
Fu Qian of the Later Han Dynasty once said: "A bed measuring three feet and five feet is called a couch, sitting alone is called a platform, and eight feet is called a bed."
Beds are sometimes called together, because "beds are installed, so they are self-loading." In terms of shape, the main difference between sitting and sleeping beds is the size.
The bed is not high whether you are sitting or lying on it. It is generally "six inches high or low", which is a little over 14 centimeters.
Shao Xun was not used to this, so he specially ordered someone to build a higher sleeping bed to suit his preference.
When guests come to visit his home, they usually don't sit on their knees and have a bed.
Eating is not done on a low table, but on a high table with serious features.
This is his stubbornness as a modern man.
After sitting for a while, Lan Ji looked at a set of curtains with the support of her maid.
The curtain was sent from Nanyang, woven with Boshan brocade and decorated with five-color tassels. It was extremely gorgeous.
Lan Ji used this kind of brocade tent when she was a child.
From now on, she and the prince will sleep in each other's arms under this brocade tent. Every time she thinks about this place, her face turns red and she is infinitely happy.
Poor General Shao, when he was a soldier, he had to sleep on a straw mat or in a haystack with his clothes on. After he became more successful, he slept under a coarse curtain.
Now he can be considered as being led by these rich women to comprehensively improve his quality of life, and there are all things he has never seen before.
"Madam, these bead curtains..." A maid came over and asked.
Lan Ji was very happy at first, but when she heard the word "Madam", her face became a little sad and said: "Just watch the decoration."
After saying that, he left the study and came to the courtyard.
Several female musicians diagonally opposite have already left.
They came from all the counties in the world and came to Luojing as corvees.
Since the Han Dynasty, except for Yawu, who still uses Liangjiazi (sons of five nobles or with an official rank of more than 600 shi), the rest are "the humble servants of the country" - especially during the Three Kingdoms period.
In this dynasty, female musicians from all over the country took turns to serve in the capital as "low slaves", which was not necessarily a bad thing for them. Because in local prefectures and counties, their lives were even worse, and they were often used by officials to entertain guests because of their
Both talented and beautiful.
The runaway female singer was given to a meritorious soldier as his wife, which was a great relief for them.
Of course, everyone has different ideas and cannot be generalized.
Some female musicians may not necessarily like a life of poverty, and would rather continue to hang out among dignitaries, because they are used to such a life, even as a slave girl.
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In the afternoon, Shao Xun returned to Green Willow Garden.
As soon as he walked in, he held Leshi in his arms and gently stroked her belly.
The servants and maids all lowered their heads and did not dare to look more.
After the two entered the inner room, Shao Xun carefully helped Lan Ji sit down, leaned on his lower abdomen and listened for a while, then said with a smile: "I haven't seen my son for half a year, I miss you very much."
"How did Lang Jun know he was his son?" Lan Ji gently touched Shao Xun's face and asked.
"How come you don't know about my seed?" Shao Xun stood up and said.
Lan Ji's face turned red again, and she was also a little happy.
Shao Xun quickly took off a wooden box from his waist, placed it on the table, and opened it.
Leshi glanced at it and felt happy.
Shao Xun took out a pair of pearl earrings - piercing the ears and applying beads to them as "簰". This was originally done by barbarians...Now Chinese people imitate their ears.
Eight out of ten earrings at this time were pearl earrings, which were very popular.
Leshi wore a double-ringed bun today, paired with these pair of pearl earrings, which complemented each other and were very bright.
She took a cursory look at the other jewelry and found that it was not as good as the ones she had used before, but she still treasured it happily.
These days, there are many people who are willing to take the trouble to find gifts for women, but not many are willing to take the trouble to find gifts for women.
"Lu Zidao and others will be here soon, come with me to meet them." Shao Xun took Lan Ji's hand and said softly.
"Yeah." Leshi responded obediently.
Shao Xun then paid more attention to the matter of the fetus until Tang Jian came to report that Hou Xiang Lu Zhi and the generals from Hebei had arrived.
Then he straightened his robe and took Le Shi out.
"See you, Lord." Lu Zhi, Wang Chan, Hao Chang, Lou Bao, and Lou Quan all bowed and saluted.
"No need to be polite." Shao Xun returned the greeting and said, "We are all our own people, come and sit here."
Le Lanji was inconvenienced, so she only bowed slightly as a return gift.
Her eyes were lowered and her face was a little red, as if she was embarrassed to look at the people in front of her. At the same time, she was a little panicked and subconsciously turned her head. When she saw Shao Xun's figure, her heart fell back into her stomach.
Lu Zhi and others raised their heads.
He was fine. After bowing to Mr. Le, he went to sit in the pavilion by the pond.
Wang Chan and others looked at the bulging belly of the imperial concubine with complicated expressions.
Together with Shi Chao in Hebei, they "pretended" that the imperial concubine had a posthumous child, and used this banner to cause rebellion. At the time, they didn't think it was anything serious, it was just a way to unite people's hearts.
But when they really saw that the concubine was pregnant, everyone looked unnatural. After a hurried salute, they walked to the pavilion dejectedly.
"Your Majesty, Lu Yang's order has surrendered." Lu Zhi's laughter could be heard in the pavilion.
"Oh? What methods did Zidao use?" Shao Xun asked with interest.
"First, I will order him to recruit strong men, provide him with money and food, and form an army of 1,000 people for the Hou State." Lu Zhi said.
"Haha." Shao Xun laughed.
This move is a bit harsh.
According to the system, no matter how big or small a prince's country is, all have thousands of troops.
The question is, which year in the old almanac is this? In today’s world, how can Luyang County afford this money? Looking around the world, not even the principalities have raised enough soldiers, let alone the princes.
Are you kidding me?
However, Lu Zhi’s request was totally fine and reasonable from a legal point of view.
"Two generals, Wang and Hao, came to Luyang with more than a thousand soldiers. When the county magistrate saw it, he pretended to be sick." Lu Zhi continued: "Now he is no longer in charge, and the county government officials and officials are all
Respect the king’s orders.”
"Okay." Shao Xun said happily: "Xiang Hou's action is indeed extraordinary. I thought it would take a few months to slowly work hard, but I didn't expect it to be done so quickly."
"This depends on the power of the emperor and the tiger." Lu Zhi said with a smile: "Without the great victories in Luoyang, Yuzhou, and Hebei, it would not be so easy."
"Zidao is too modest. The credit should be yours, it's yours." Shao Xun waved his hand.
Lu Zhi did not argue. At this time, Wang Chan and others had already taken their seats, so he continued: "I am in Luyang. I received a letter from the king and learned about the prophecy."
Wang Chan and others subconsciously sat upright.
Shao Xun also put away his smile and listened quietly.
I don’t know Lu Zhi’s other talents, but he is really good at packaging characters.
Shao Xun knew more or less who King Sima Ying of Chengdu was, but Lu Zhileng packaged him as a virtuous king, who had an excellent reputation in Hebei and won the support of most of the nobles.
Later, when Sima Ying became the emperor's younger brother, he became disillusioned and refused to listen to advice. Eventually, his character collapsed and his true colors were revealed, which made people disappointed. In this way, there are still people in Hebei who use Sima Ying's banner to cause rebellion.
Even in history, the entire late Western Jin Dynasty and the early Sixteen Kingdoms period can be regarded as the struggle between the forces of the Sima Ying clan and the forces of the Sima Yue clan in a broad sense.
Aren't Liu Yuan, Liu Cong and his son officials appointed by Sima Ying?
When Yecheng was about to be defeated, Liu Yuan even brought 20,000 people to support him, but it was too late and he was eventually persuaded by his subordinates to retreat.
Shi Le and Ji Sang were members of Sima Ying's old general Gongshi Fan. The first pot of gold they made was by gathering the remaining soldiers of Gongshi Fan.
To put it simply, Liu Yuan was assigned the official position given by Sima Ying, and in this name he commanded the Xiongnu tribes.
Shi Le and others were assigned to Sima Ying's troops and stirred up trouble.
Shao Xun was assigned Sima Ying's wife, which was not a loss. He borrowed a chicken to lay an egg, and he would have his first child.
Both humans and ghosts were showing off, but Sima Ying's whole family was killed, it was tragic.
"There are many people who believe in prophecies, and there are also many who think they are nonsense." Lu Zhi said: "From the perspective of the emperor, whether you believe it or not depends on the overall situation. When the emperor needs the service of his princes,
Even if you believe it deeply in your heart, you still have to endure it. Only after you have overcome the current difficulties will you have a chance to settle the score in the future. The Tutor may also believe it, but he will be unable to do anything to the Lord for a while. "
"As for Wang Yan." Lu Zhi pondered for a moment and said: "This man is a good talker and may have the deepest faith. But he has never had great ambitions, but just goes with the flow and reaps the benefits. He has no determination to risk everything for what he wants.
, after listening to this boy's song, the first reaction is not to be in trouble with the king, but to be friendly with the king."
When Shao Xun heard this, he praised: "Zidao really understood Wang Yan thoroughly."
Wang Yan is a standard politician, definitely not a statesman.
He is very eloquent and has excellent vision. He started "preparing for war" very early and has a far-reaching plan. But he has a fatal weakness, which is what Lu Zhi said, he does not have a clear goal, let alone risk everything for this goal.
The courage to break the boat.
Wang Yan just wants to be good at dancing within the rules and have both sides. He cannot escape from this circle and is dependent on his path.
"Except for these three people, the other uncles may be threatened, but they are not serious." Lu Zhi said: "There is no need for you to do anything, just wait."
"What are you waiting for?" Shao Xun asked deliberately.
"Wait for news from all directions before responding." Lu Zhi said matter-of-factly.
Shao Xun smiled and said: "Listening to Zidao's words is like clearing the clouds and seeing the sun, and a sudden enlightenment comes."
Lu Zhi was not a time traveler, so he certainly didn't expect that in another half year, Wang Mi would have to fight his way to the capital.
Shao Xun didn't know much about other historical details, but he still knew about this matter.
By then, who the hell will care about prophecies? Taibai Xingjing is what everyone needs, and it’s best if it’s true.
"By the way, Zidao just mentioned that the Taifu would believe this rumor. Could it be that the Taifu did not do this?" Shao Xun asked.
Lu Zhi stroked his beard and said in deep thought: "According to what Junhou said, Liu Han Dahong and Fan Long sincerely recruited him. After thinking about it, I think it was most likely that he did it. If the Taifu wants to find Junhou
Trouble, there is no need to resort to such means."
Shao Xun nodded slightly and then asked: "What do you mean by the last two sentences of this ballad, 'When the Luo River stops flowing, the real person will emerge'? How could the Luo River stop flowing?"
"There is a severe drought in Guanzhong, and the red land is thousands of miles away. There is a severe drought in Bingzhou, and the Fen River does not flow. Isn't it just a matter of the past few years?" Lu Zhi said: "There are elephants in the sky but cannot be expressed, so the wind and clouds are used to express the differences. The severe drought
The phenomenon is actually a warning from heaven. What’s so strange about the Luoshui River being cut off? If it keeps flowing this year, it will stop flowing next year. If it keeps flowing next year, it will stop flowing the year after. As long as the flow stops flowing one year, this prophecy will come true.”
After saying that, Lu Zhi glanced at Shao Xun carefully and asked, "Does the prince really not know?"
"What do you know?" Shao Xun was puzzled.
Lu Zhi, Wang Chan and others looked at each other with confusion.
After a while, Lu Zhi asked: "If you don't know, why are you working so hard on Guangchengze?"
Shao Xun was stunned. Lu Zhi, you didn’t believe it too, did you? Didn’t you say that was a man-made rumor?
Seeing that Shao Xun's expression did not seem to be hypocritical, Lu Zhi put away his doubts and said: "Over there in Luyang, it is best for the Lord to go there in person. I have been running around for many days, and I feel that there are a few things that are more important..."
Having said that, tell them one by one.
Shao Xun nodded repeatedly.
Several people chatted while eating, and then dispersed until evening.
Chapter completed!