After finishing the meal, Liu's maid took the child and left. Pei, Liu, and Shao sat across from each other to discuss matters.
Not long after Mrs. Liu gave birth to her child, her figure has not yet fully recovered. She will definitely not be able to leave at this time, at least not until after the Spring Festival.
Shao Xun wanted to interrupt several times, but Concubine Pei stopped her with her eyes.
After Mrs. Liu returned to Chang'an, as long as the incident was not exposed and nothing happened, she would still be the princess.
To put it harshly, in people's eyes, you, Shao Taibai, are all negative, and you don't even have a daughter to worry about.
Ms. Liu occasionally spoke, her breath was a little weak, and her eye circles were a little red, but her attitude was firm.
This kind of woman looks easy to be bullied and easy to talk to, but once she makes a decision, it is difficult to change it. She is completely different from her weak appearance.
"This time the Xiongnu invaded. Although they retreated, they sent cavalry to Huayin from time to time to plunder the front line of Hongnong, ranging from dozens to hundreds of cavalry. Without a large group of people to escort them, it is difficult to say that they are safe."
Shao Xun said: "Concubine Liu can only escort a hundred soldiers, right? It's a bit dangerous. If she still brings her servants, they will panic and it will affect their morale. When Wang Dun went to Qingzhou to take up his post, he encountered bandits on the way, and even Princess Xiangcheng was captured by him.
If you throw it away, you can see the drama of banditry."
Concubine Pei frowned secretly.
Mrs. Liu shook her head slightly, but she still wanted to go back.
When Shao Xun saw that the conversation was about to collapse, he immediately said, "Let's wait until after the Spring Society Festival."
He did not mention the possibility that the Huns would attack Guanzhong next year, fearing that if he mentioned it, Liu would ignore it and would go back now.
Can Guanzhong be defended? He is not optimistic.
Sima Mo had left town and visited Yecheng, but he was not confident. Later, Sima Yue moved him to Xuchang and then to Chang'an.
According to Shao Xun's understanding, this person made little achievements in politics in Guanzhong, and he did not carry out the professional construction of the army.
In other words, Guanzhong still has a military system based on conscription.
The problem is that the earliest batch of combat-effective warriors have been exhausted in the Eight Kings Rebellion, and the rest are just new recruits.
He can be sure that if it is the same conscription, the soldiers of Guanzhong are not as good as the soldiers of the Xiongnu, or even worse than the gentry tribes.
At least, the Xiongnu warriors had the tradition and experience of being mercenaries, and they often faced tribal vendettas, so they could fight more than they could.
Of course, there are also practical difficulties in professionalizing the Guanzhong military, such as financial resources.
The Silver Spear Army under Shao Xun did not completely get rid of agricultural production. They had to help with farm work during busy periods, and they also needed to tend to the orchards and vegetable beds belonging to the army.
The Zhongwu Army, Yi Congjun and the like spend more than half of their time farming, which is similar to the soldiers under Shi Le and Wang Mi. They need to support themselves - at least half of them.
But no matter how difficult the reality is, there are so many places in Guanzhong. If you plunder them, you can always raise thousands or even ten thousand elite soldiers. But Sima Mo just didn't do this. This is purely asking for death.
But he didn't say anything about it, and it would be even worse if he did.
Concubine Pei still understood a little bit. She nodded when she heard this and said to Shao Xun: "Then let the little... Nanyang Princess live in Liuhuayuan. Once I leave, Beijing may not be safe."
"Liang Chen and Wei Fu have been living at the Ma Shi Prince's Mansion for a year. Do they have any ideas?" Shao Xun asked again.
"They are doing business now." Concubine Pei sighed, this is indeed something worth worrying about.
Liang Chen is a military attache, so he may not have thought that much.
Wei Fu was a military counselor in the shogunate, and he was born in the Jingzhao Wei family. His mind was not that simple. He must have guessed something.
Before the Xiongnu went south to Luoyang, the two men sold the last batch of medicinal materials and skins they brought with them, and the proceeds were used to support the royal palace's personnel expenses.
Later, people were sent to Guanzhong to report. Then the Huns invaded and the road was blocked. The second group of people who came to Luoyang returned halfway.
Now that the Huns have withdrawn, Chang'an will probably send people over again.
Thinking of this, she glanced at Shao Xun angrily.
Shao Xun was peeking at Mrs. Liu.
Mrs. Liu stared at a certain point in the air in a daze, as if everything had nothing to do with her.
Shao Xun turned around and said, "When is the princess planning to leave?"
"The first month of the year," she said after thinking for a while.
"Why the first month?"
"This year, the Silver Spear Army first fought in Yuzhou, then went to Nanyang to quell the chaos, and then went to Xingyang to fight. They have worked hard for a whole year and must be extremely exhausted." Concubine Pei explained: "Now everyone is looking forward to going home to reunite and meet each other.
Wife and children, have a good year. If they are allowed to go on an expedition again, they will definitely be resentful and it will be detrimental to the great cause of the king."
Shao Xun was silent. Concubine Pei had even considered this for him, which was really quite insightful.
In his own backyard, currently only Yang Xianrong has some management ability. If Concubine Pei can also bring the Pei family to help manage a lot of things, he can transfer those people to serve in Chenjun, Nanton, and Xiangcheng counties.
Officials have greatly increased their control over these places.
Thinking of this, he looked at Concubine Liu again.
She was from the Liu family in Pingyuan, a big family in Hebei. Forget it, it was too far away.
"Then let's leave after the Lantern Festival." Shao Xun made a decision and said.
Concubine Pei nodded slightly.
After talking for a while, he stood up and left.
Shao Xun subconsciously wanted to say something. Concubine Pei looked at him and shook her head gently.
Shao Xun understood.
Sima Yue's body was still cold, so this was not the right time.
He looked at Liu again.
Mrs. Liu didn't look at him and left directly.
The maidservant followed behind with the child in her arms, following step by step.
Damn it, leave the child behind. Shao Xun wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he decided to forget it. If he suddenly came home and handed the child into his mother's hands, he said to her, "Auntie, this is your granddaughter.
Help me carry it first..."
It seems a bit exaggerated.
After the two women left, he lay stretched out on the couch without caring about his image at all, feeling uncomfortable all over.
Without the military pressure, some thoughts could no longer be suppressed. He wished he could secretly go back tonight and have a good sleep holding Yang Xianrong's soft body.
"Oh! I'm so angry." Shao Xun sat up, patted his face, and said to himself: "The world is rough, you have to be ashamed. If you don't have a woman in your heart, you will draw your sword and be a god of nature. Women are boring, boring."
Suddenly, his hand touched something. After taking it out of his arms, he found two letters.
One was written to him by Mrs. Jing, and the other was written by Xiangcheng Princess Simimao.
The former lives in Guangchengze, and the latter is now in Luoyang.
Haha, Shao Xun put the letter away.
Am I so easy to chase? Licking dog.
He knew that as the situation deteriorated and his reputation and power grew, countless women wanted to crawl into his bed.
Of course they don't like Shao Xun.
Picture his dark skin?
Did he not take a shower for a long time after going on an expedition?
Picture his palms that are so rough that they can be sanded?
Or is it because he has been hanging out with the lower-level sergeants for a long time, and the vulgar words that come out from time to time?
None.
What they want is to save their lives, wealth, and a stable life.
The two brothers of the Jing family helped Shao Xun manage a group of campers with their own soldiers and guards. They also hinted that their sister was Chen Houyang's concubine.
Don't tell me, there are so many people who believe it. People who originally coveted Jing's beauty and wealth couldn't help but back off, including even Shao Xun's generals.
When Sima Maoyuan passed Yique Pass, he was mistakenly thought to be related to Shao Xun. The woman deliberately did not clarify her purpose. It is not clear what her purpose was.
They are all taking advantage of him.
On the contrary, Mrs. Liu was not greedy for his benefits at all and wanted to return to her husband life and death, which made Shao Xun very interested.
People are just cheap.
If you don't take the initiative to deliver it to your door, it won't be easy to get it.
After you get it, you may get tired of it again...
After lying lazily for a while, Tang Jian came to report: "Your Majesty, Captain Wang is here."
"Why don't you come in and talk? Can you hide for a while or for the rest of your life?" Shao Xun's voice rang out from inside.
Tang Jian walked in slowly.
"Tell me, what happened back then?" Shao Xun asked.
"Junhou, back then Concubine Liu took her son and a few servants to live in the side courtyard and slept in the Junhou's study..." Tang Jian said.
"You are really a true martial artist!" Shao Xun laughed angrily: "What if it is a relative and female family member who comes to visit the Lu family? Have you never thought about it?"
"So what?" Tang Jian said bravely: "He Lun robbed Princess Lingshou. I heard that he even touched the princess's face. In front of the princess, he looted all the property and carried it home with his personal maid. Isn't that right? Is everything okay?"
Good guy! Shao Xun secretly thought that he was right when he said that Tang Jian was an authentic martial artist. Compared with them, he often felt out of place because he was not perverted enough.
"It won't happen again." After a moment, he said.
"No." Tang Jian breathed a sigh of relief.
"Make tea and invite the Taiwei." Shao Xun waved his hand.
After Tang Jian left, the soldiers brought in the tea sets.
Shao Xun got interested and decided to make tea by himself according to the "ancient method".
The tea tripod was made of stone and beautifully made. It was given to him by He Lun. It was said to be something that Princess Lingshou loved - before he knew it, he was at the top of the food chain. He Lun robbed the princess and gave him a gift afterward.
, what a shame!
No matter what, just say whether this tea tripod is good or not and that will be it.
"Sit and drink the cool water, watch the frying dust, come on." The charcoal burned quietly, and the water in the cauldron boiled for the first time. Shao Xun picked up the collected salt and pepper, put it down again, and finally threw in a few.
He went in and scooped up a ladle of water.
Well, this is the legendary method of raising the soup to stop it from boiling.
But soon, the water in the cauldron boiled for the second time. Shao Xun took out the crushed tea foam from the box, put it into the cauldron, and slowly stirred it to let the tea foam sink into the water.
"Bi Chenxia's feet are broken, and the fragrance is as light as milk flowers." Shao Xun recited the poem with great interest, and poured the tea he just scooped up into the third boiling stone cauldron. This step is called "nurturing flowers".
At this point, the tea soup is ready.
It doesn't add too many weird things, although it still tastes a bit weird.
"I haven't seen you for a long time. Your Majesty has become more elegant." Laughter sounded at the door.
Shao Xun, who was concentrating on sharing the tea, smiled when he saw it and said: "Please come in, Taiwei. I won't get up. I am in a hurry to make tea for the Taiwei."
"It doesn't matter." When did the scholars of the Wei and Jin Dynasties talk about so much red tape? Wang Yan took off his shoes, walked directly to the couch, sat cross-legged, and said: "The king can not only write poetry, but also fight, how can he be blessed by heaven?"
"I'm not a human being, but a Taibai star spirit, from a top family in the world." Shao Xun joked.
Wang Yan did not laugh.
Sitting there, he took a bowl of tea soup, blew on it, took a sip, and said, "The tea brewed this way has a unique flavor."
"Then drink more." Shao Xun smiled.
Wang Yan put down the tea bowl, took out a memorandum from his arms, handed it to Shao Xun, and said: "Since Taibai is a man in heaven, he might as well read the articles on earth."
Shao Xun took it curiously, opened it and was a little surprised.
This is a memorial written by Zhou Fu, the governor of Yangzhou, asking the emperor to move the capital to Shouchun!
"The Emperor cannot leave!" Shao Xun blurted out.
Chapter completed!