After the meeting in Qiao City, the group of people dispersed.
Xu Liu, Huan Fu and others sneaked back to Wu.
In fact, it's not considered sneaking. They just walked back in a big way, detouring eastward and taking their own defense zone.
What is surprising is that Yin Yi did not go to Luoyang, but followed Huan Fu.
Shao continued to return to Zuoguoyuan. After the pasture turned green in March and April, he went north to Pingcheng for a period of business.
Shao Ze returned to Luoyang and continued to take charge of Dali Temple and train his beloved "cruel staff team".
Huan Wen first returned to Longkang's old residence, then returned to Yingchuan to visit Yu Liang.
Yu Liang was squatting in his old house in Yanling, having a hard time every day, when he learned that a visitor was visiting, and he was the son of an old friend.
Overjoyed.
However, if you hold a big banquet and listen to music and dance during the mourning period, it will definitely not be beautiful if word spreads.
Moreover, theoretically you cannot receive guests, but this is not very strict.
But Yu Liang was still very careful.
On February 15, after nightfall, he sent people to invite Huan Wen to the hut where he lived in mourning. Yu Guai, the governor of Qianji County, Yu Bing, the commander of Luoyang, Shi Yutiao, the commander of the general's mansion, and Yu Yi, the lieutenant of Liang County
All are there.
After Yu Chen's death, all five members of the Yu family were "served in one pot" and all went home to mourn, resulting in heavy losses.
Among the five, the eldest Yu Liang is already forty, and the youngest Yu Yi is only twenty-four years old.
Since Yu Chen passed away less than a year ago, the five brothers all lived in a thatched hut and lived a simple life, at least on the surface it seemed that way.
Of course, you don't have to do this.
This is Wei and Jin!
Who is a scholar if he doesn't do something extraordinary and show a wild and uninhibited attitude during the mourning period?
However, after all, Yu Liang was mourning his father, not his uncle. His aunts and uncles had to serve fourteen months, while his aunts and uncles only had to serve a "small merit", that is, five months.
There are alternative methods for uncle's funeral. You can even get married during the funeral, that is, you don't hold a wedding and just pay homage to your aunt. This is a "tacit understanding" between the court and the scholars. After all, there are some "good matches"
It is so rare that if you are in a hurry to get married, there is nothing you can do.
In addition, if the biological father dies, he will be in mourning for three years. If his uncle dies again, he will be in mourning for fourteen months. There will also be mother.
Aunts and aunts come one after another, and the bad luck is really overwhelming, so generally only the death of the father and the death of the mother are strictly enforced, and other things can be flexible - but this is also controversial, and you have to be mentally prepared to be criticized.
Brother Yu Liang has no alternative at all. He can only "purify his heart and have few desires" at home and "quietly grieve."
Huan Wen's arrival caused some disturbance in his stagnant life.
"Do you have a cousin?" Yu Liang opened his big, bright eyes like a night owl, which made people wonder if he slept too much during the day and couldn't sleep at night.
The four brothers sat under the dim oil lamp and looked at him silently.
"Before crossing the river, my father named me 'Yuanzi'," Huan Wen said.
"Mao Lun is really trying to save trouble." Yu Liang said with a smile: "We haven't seen each other for so many years, how about he stay in Jianye?"
Huan Wen is the eldest son, isn't he the Yuan son?
"It's not good. I miss you Ming Gong very much." Huan Wen said.
"Oh? If that's the case, why didn't you want to when I persuaded him to stay?" Yu Liang asked.
"Now that you have entered the Zhendong shogunate, there is no reason to give up halfway." Huan Wen said, "It is just like Duke Ming has served your majesty until now and has not changed his position."
Yu Liang smiled, dropped the subject, and asked, "Yuanzi, do you want to join the army?"
"Exactly. I hope Ming Gong will come true." Huan Wen stood up and bowed, and said sincerely.
"Yuanzi, why do you want to be a martial artist as a scholar of classics?" Yu Liang was a little puzzled: "Although the customs in the North are different, if you say that the status of military masters is higher than that of scholars, that is also a lie. You are here
If you become a military strategist, your descendants will be jokingly called 'general offspring'."
Sima Yan has never fought in a war, why is he called "general" by his concubine? Once he enters this sect, it will be difficult to escape within three generations. Yu Liang wants Huan Wen to think carefully - practicing martial arts since childhood is nothing, it can be called
There are six skills for a gentleman, but fighting in the army is another matter.
"The world has not yet been unified, and warriors have the opportunity to make achievements, so they have to take the wrong path." Huan Wen said.
As soon as these words came out, Yu Liang understood Huan Wen's temperament a little bit.
For a child from a Confucian classics family to join the military in today's climate, the price is not high and it is not a big gamble.
"Yuanzi said that because he felt that there was little chance of becoming an official as a civil servant?" Yu Liang said lightly.
"One step slowly, each step slowly." Huan Wen said.
Yu Liang secretly thought how much you look down on me. But he had to admit that what Huan Wen said made sense.
As the leader of a faction, unfair rewards and punishments are the most taboo. How can Huan Wen be promoted if he has not made any achievements?
In this world, there are very few opportunities for civil servants to make meritorious deeds. It is not incomprehensible that Huan Wen wanted to join the army. What's more, Huan Yi's letters mentioned that Yuan Zi had an active nature and liked to read biographies of heroes and patriots since he was a child, not to be a civil servant.
material.
"It's not impossible if you want to join the army." After thinking about it, Yu Liang no longer pressed, but he couldn't help but ask: "Have you ever read military books?"
"Reading it since childhood."
"Have you ever led troops?"
"Have you ever taken your own banker to practice?"
"How many people?"
"More than a thousand people."
Yu Liang sighed. He only had the experience of leading a thousand troops and had never fought in a battle.
To put it bluntly, when he was the "Warden" in Guangchengze, he commanded thousands of people at most, not to mention that after he went to Xuzhou, he organized larger-scale wars - regardless of the outcome,
At least Yu Liang is also someone who has experienced big scenes and has rich war experience.
"Have you ever studied all the wars in history?" Yu Liang asked.
"Heard something."
"Do you know about the Battle of Heyang City?"
"Know a thing or two.
"It's up to you to fight this battle, how will you fight it?"
"Proceed with caution, fight if you can win, and preserve your strength if you can't win." Huan Wen pondered for a moment and said.
"When will the fight last?" Yu Liang couldn't help but ask.
"Don't you know, Duke Ming, that the essence of this battle is to boost your prestige?" Huan Wen refused to accept it. The young man became more energetic and talked eloquently: "If you win, there will be nothing wrong with you. If you lose, your prestige will be greatly damaged. I'm afraid that in the future, I will go to Zendai."
There are difficulties."
Yu Liang was a little disappointed when he heard this, and said: "I am not a good general, but I always feel that you lack a certain magnanimity."
Huan Wen looked over doubtfully.
"I can't explain." Yu Liang shook his head and said: "On the thunderstorm night of the Battle of Chamati, the emperor personally led his elite troops across the river and marched northward, shouting, 'Extract the land of the Huns and place them in China.' I don't think you can do such a thing.
.If you think too much, you will worry about gains and losses, and it will not be easy to win."
"Tolerance——" Huan Wen chewed the word carefully.
He was only seventeen years old. Even though he was familiar with military books, he still had difficulty understanding these two words.
Seeing that Huan Wen could still listen, Yu Liang smiled and said: "Being a general is not that easy. Yuanzi, why don't you go to cultivate the fields? Your Majesty is very angry about this, and a large number of people want to lose their posts.
It’s not impossible to arrange for you to go to Tiancao to get a minor official and spend the entire county’s farmland.”
"I still want to join the army, and I hope Duke Ming will do it." Huan Wen insisted.
"That's all, I won't force you." Yu Liang sighed and said, "I'll write a letter and you can take it to Qinzhou to meet Wen Taizhen and ask him to make arrangements. The emperor is about to tour the west, so there may be a chance."
"But we want to attack Liangzhou?" Huan Wen asked.
"Maybe there is Yang Nandi." Yu Liang said: "Don't ask around, you are only seventeen years old, you have a lot to learn."
Yu Liang recalled the fear of being "dominated" and "beaten" by the emperor when he was seventeen years old. He felt bitter at that time.
Now I just smile knowingly.
How can outsiders understand the relationship between him and the Emperor? No matter how big a disaster I get into, the Emperor will forgive me——
After another conversation, Huan Wen was taken to the farm to rest for the night.
Yu Liang looked at his brothers and asked, "How about Huan Maolun's son?"
"You're only seventeen years old, how can you tell." Yu shook his head and said, "Does this person need to be recruited?"
"My old friend's son, just take care of him." Yu Liang said.
He really didn't pay much attention to Huan Wen, but for Huan Yi's sake, he took the time to meet him in person.
Just for comparison and some pointers.
"Brother, Huan Yuanzi can still be used." Yu Bing said: "You are a scholar in Ying today. There are many civil servants and few generals. Huan Yuanzi came from a family of Confucian scholars, so his talents and learning are naturally good, and he is willing to be a soldier.
Quite rare.
If you achieve military exploits in the future, you can also become a civil servant and help your brother."
"Then it would be better to let him go to Prince Qin's palace and become a minor official," Yu Tiao said.
"He came late and has no suitable official position." Yu Yi said: "If he has achieved military exploits, it may be more appropriate to transfer to the Prince of Qin's palace. The King of Qin's residence is in Fufeng, and he needs someone to help him collect rent. There are many barbarians in the area.
It’s not easy.”
Yu Liang stood up suddenly, a little irritated.
Although it was a bit unfilial to say it out loud, he felt very aggrieved to be trapped in this small thatched cottage.
While others were showing off their talents, he could only watch from the sidelines. Over time, this was really not a good thing.
It will take more than a year to get out of prison! Urgent!
If he wasn't afraid of being criticized, he would have wanted to ask for revenge, alas.
"When will the Emperor set out?" He looked at Yu and asked.
Yu Guai was responsible for external liaison - privately, of course - and had contact with many people in the DPRK. At this time, he replied: "It will only be within half a month."
"So fast?"
"Feng Yi has rebelled again in Shangjun." Yu said, "Hou Feihu has led his followers and the Luoyan Army has passed Pujin Pass. For this reason, the emperor has decided to patrol the west in advance."
The core of "inspection" is to declare the power of God, which naturally includes suppressing rebellion.
"Who stays in Luoyang?"
"It should be Chen Yougen."
"Where's Zhang Shuo?"
"This is the strange thing." Yu said: "Zhang Shuo actually led his army south."
Yu Liang felt comfortable.
He felt like he was being blocked from the news. Something must have happened that he didn't know about.
It's hard to say, but at the end of last year, the important ministers of the DPRK discussed the matter of wooing Zu Yue.
Thinking of this, Yu Liang felt a little sad. Have you forgotten me?
"I want to write a letter, second brother, please send someone to deliver it to Prince Qin's Mansion." Yu Liang sat back and said unwillingly.
"What to write?" Yuguai asked subconsciously.
Chapter completed!