A heavy rain in the afternoon washed away the midsummer heat.
Shao Xun handed the letter he had just written to the envoy and sent it to Nanyang.
There were women's voices in the courtyard, as well as the clear and tender voices of children.
Shao Xun sneaked behind the window lattice and looked down the corridor quietly.
A little girl with pink makeup is looking at the continuous raindrops attentively, tilting her head to think from time to time, which is really cute.
He looked at her for a long time, most of the time his eyes fell on the little girl, and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.
Song Yi, Jing and a newcomer who arrived yesterday are packing musical instruments and other items.
They lowered their heads and looked at each other, as if they were wondering what Mr. Chen was doing.
Shao Xun simply regarded them as invisible people and didn't care about their opinions at all.
After peeking for a while, Xu felt that it was not enough, so he coughed and walked over in a swaggering way.
"Husband."
"Mr. Chen."
Yu Wenjun and Sima Maoyao stood up and saluted one after another.
"Sit, sit." Shao Xun asked the two of them to sit down and asked casually: "What are you talking about?"
The little girl also saluted gracefully, and Shao Xun was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.
I touched my body and saw that I didn’t bring any gifts. Go ahead!
Sima Maoyao gave him a funny look, as if he was mocking: Are the things at your house as good as those at my mother's house?
Shao Xun took advantage of Yu Wenjun's lack of attention and glared back: Woman, don't be proud, I have made a fortune recently and got a lot of good things.
"I'm saying that Hui Wan is like a little princess, serious about words and smiles." Yu Wenjun covered his mouth and smiled.
Oh, it turns out my daughter’s name is Hui Wan.
He glared at Simimao Huan again. His daughter was three years old, and it was the first time that he, a father, knew his child's name.
Then he took a closer look at his daughter.
Her eyebrows and eyes looked a bit like him, but she looked more like Sima Mao, especially her expression, which was exactly the same as her mother's.
It's really crazy. The child is only three years old. When she loves to play and be active, Sima Maoyao trains her in a serious direction.
Shao Xun remembered the first time he met Sima Mao. She had just finished arguing with Wang Dun and was sitting alone by the lotus pond with an angry look on her face and an extremely majestic look on her face.
Of course, she usually puts on a show, wearing a gorgeous palace dress and a floor-length skirt, and the aura of a cold goddess. This made Shao Xun very unhappy, so he wanted to see her expression even more after she achieved success.
But this stinky bitch was also cruel enough. She refused to cooperate in his favorite pose and even kicked him on the bed. Only at a certain moment, she behaved like a kitten, but after she recovered, she immediately returned to her old ways.
Break the princess’s temper!
While thinking wildly, the two women talked and joked for a while. But they laughed again, and their thoughts fell on Shao Xun.
"Princess will return to Suyu Palace tomorrow?" Yu Wenjun was a little surprised.
"Yes." Sima Mao nodded and said, "Mr. Chen made such a big fuss in Luoyang, and many people came to Suyu Palace to complain. As soon as I was anxious, I came to Luoyang. After visiting the emperor in the palace, it was time to go back. .”
Suyu Palace is a palace located in Guangchengze. It was built under the supervision of Shao Xun when he was a general. When the work stopped, most of the palace had been completed. Last year, the emperor gave it to Xiangcheng Princess Sima Xiu.
She is now the owner of Suyu Palace.
Yang Xianrong is the owner of Guangcheng Palace.
The homes of these two royal ladies were given by someone from Shao.
"How is the Emperor?" Shao Xun asked immediately after hearing this.
"The emperor's spirit has been greatly reduced, and he has lost his former glory." Sima Maoyuan glared at Shao Xun openly this time, and said: "Fortunately, the servants and palace servants around him have not been replaced, so the emperor will not be suspicious. .”
"The emperor didn't say anything?" Shao Xun asked.
Sima Maoyao shook his head slightly, sighed sadly, and said, "The Emperor no longer believes in me."
After all, the two are siblings, and their affection is still there, but it doesn't end there.
The emperor didn't know what was going on, but he suddenly became wary of her. Maybe it was because she married the Wang family of Langya, and Wang Yan was very close to Chen Gong.
She was not very happy about Shao Xun's behavior as a whole, but she wouldn't say anything.
The way the world is, she has already looked away.
The identity of the Sima family can no longer provide her with much protection. Otherwise, she would not have been left to fend for herself in the wilderness by Wang Dun. Her life can be truly stable, not because of her status as a princess, but because of the person in front of her. man.
Some things are inevitable after all.
She was a woman, a married woman, and she just had to live her own life. She couldn't care too much about her parents' family. She could only try her best to help them and help them within the scope of her ability, so she did her best. It's time to do your duty.
The men in the Sima family can't stand up, so what's the use of a woman who's been abandoned by her husband?
After hearing this, Shao Xun felt relieved.
As long as the emperor's mood is stable.
What he was most worried about was that the emperor couldn't think about it for a moment and hanged himself on a crooked-neck tree. Then he would be hard-pressed to explain it. Of course, he also knew that this possibility was very small. He was too tolerant. , I can pour wine, wash cups, and hold the toilet seat. Suicide is absolutely impossible, even in this life.
"Mr. Chen is leaving Beijing too?" Sima Mao waved and called his daughter over.
"It's just a northern tour, but I can really walk. It's going to be fast." Shao Xun said, glancing at his daughter from time to time.
The meaning of "Northern Inspection" is too rich, and it is really not all about inspection.
When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty patrolled the border, he mobilized 500,000 troops and civilians, conquered Tuyuhun and established four counties. It was a bit miserable when there was a heavy snowstorm in Dadou Bago in the summer.
Border patrols are never simply "inspections."
"Mr. Chen is now waging war everywhere, and the strings are too tight." Sima Mao said pointedly.
Yu Wenjun looked at Shao Xun with worried eyes. It was obvious that she had already talked about many things with Simuyao, especially about Wang Dun's activities in Xiangyang. This was also the main reason why Shao Xun wrote to Lucai.
After Wang Dun became the governor of Jingzhou, he was quite honest at first. He only trained troops, farmed in the fields, and made armor and equipment. Later, Xu Shi discovered that Shao Xun was at war on all sides, so he sent many people to Nanyang and Yuzhou counties to contact and plan. Conspiracy and conspiracy.
Some counties sent Wang Dun's messenger to Xuchang.
Some counties sent the envoy gifts out of the country, but they refused to accept them and were not willing to mess with Wang Dun, but they were also unwilling to break up with him.
Some counties received the messengers secretly.
Of course, Wang Dun not only contacted officials, he also contacted many powerful nobles. As for the purpose, of course he wanted to attack Shao from behind. There is no military action yet, but it is difficult to say in the future.
Sima Mao's business had already reached the Jiangxia area, and she was well-informed. In addition, there were many Sima clan kings in her circle of contacts, so she took advantage of the opportunity to enter the capital to remind Shao Xun.
Although Shao Xun already knew about Wang Dun's little tricks, he was still very grateful. The only thing that made him extremely dissatisfied - and at the same time extremely satisfied - was that she took her daughter Hui Wan with her.
Shao Xun really wanted to hug his daughter, but his wife was by his side, so it was difficult for him to make any changes.
The ex-girlfriend raised the child alone and did not allow the biological father to visit. What the hell kind of rules are these?
"Husband, why don't you make peace with Nanfang first?" Yu Wenjun said worriedly when Shao Xun didn't speak.
Shao Xun sighed secretly.
Yu Wenjun is good at everything, but his political wisdom is not very good. Maybe she is not stupid, but she really doesn't like to use her brain in this area. She believes too much that his husband can keep her in a honeypot and be happy for the rest of her life.
The problem is, Shao Xun himself doesn’t believe in himself.
Moreover, in his current position, when getting along with the princesses and ladies, he has different offensive and defensive tendencies.
What's the point of An Neng being able to break his eyebrows and bend his waist? Everyone understands.
"Wang Yifu has sent people south to build Ye. If Sima Jingwen is willing to make peace, I don't want to force her too much." Shao Xun looked at his wife fondly and said, "If you don't want to, it's okay, just fight."
Aren't they just soldiers? There are many of them.
Soldiers are farmers, farmers are soldiers, and all adult men are soldiers. In the Three Kingdoms period, there were a lot of underage men serving as soldiers. In Cao Wei, there were even seven or eight-year-old children who went to war.
There are not enough soldiers who spend money, and there are soldiers who don’t spend money everywhere? What a big deal.
Simimao looked at the couple with a smile on his face, and gently stroked his daughter's forehead, eyebrows, and eyes.
Shao Xun's heart skipped a beat, Hui Wan's eyebrows and eyes looked a bit like his.
This stinky bitch!
"Wang Yifu may not be able to convince the people of Jiangdong." Sima Maoyao held his daughter on his lap and said, "What conditions did you offer?"
"Xuzhou is bounded by the Huai River, and each of them has withdrawn its troops."
"I don't think it will be easy." Sima Mao sighed and said, "But it's hard to say. Jing Wen will have a headache next, as many sect kings have gone south."
Shao Xun chuckled.
In history, it was "five horses to cross the river". Shao Xun gave him a big gift. It was impossible to have "fifteen horses to cross the river", and it was not impossible for twenty horses to cross the river.
Things in the world have pros and cons.
If Sima Rui can stabilize himself, these clans moving south may not be able to help him.
If it cannot be stabilized, it will be a big trouble.
Shao Xun felt that Sima Rui, Wang Dao and others should be able to stabilize in the end, and these clans moving south would eventually become Sima Rui's help, but the initial chaos was inevitable, and this was the time he was fighting for.
"What should we do over there in Jingzhou?" Simimao asked again.
"After the autumn harvest, Le Hongxu will summon soldiers and horses to practice and strictly police the place." Shao Xun said: "Wang Chuzhong's fighting skills are very average. Le Hongxu has been working hard in Nanyang for many years, so he will not take advantage of him."
Sima Maoyao nodded after hearing this, then stood up and left.
She just stopped by to tell him some news about the south, so that Shao Xun would not be attacked by Wang Dun in Nanyang without knowing it.
In addition, she is a member of the Sima family after all, and she also wants to find out Shao Xun's attitude, especially towards the emperor.
After the announcement, she took her daughter and left directly.
Not long after she left, Yang Qin hurried in and reported: "Ming Gong, the person who assassinated the governor is outside..."
"What's the matter?" Shao Xun asked.
"Ji Zhan attacked Anfeng, but some powerful clans in the county rebelled. They killed the governor and surrendered the county. There were also rebels in Yiyang. Wang Dun sent his boatmen into Yiyang and they were fighting."
"Let the people who assassinated the governor come in." Shao Xun waved his hand.
"Husband." Yu Wenjun looked at him worriedly.
Shao Xun smiled and said: "The rats are just making trouble. How can it be so easy to go against the will of heaven? The Northern Patrol will not change, don't worry."
After saying that, he returned to his study and began to write letters and issue orders.
Chapter completed!