The Jingu Garden of Lao Wang's family has been in a semi-abandoned state for a long time.
Except for a few servants and maids, there is almost no one living there.
Even these servants exist for a reason. In addition to daily cleaning, they have four main tasks:
First, harvest the fruits and vegetables in the manor regularly and sell them for money!
Second, regularly cut down some trees and dead branches and sell them for money!
Third, open the water regularly to grind noodles for the people of Luoyang and make money!
Fourth, clean up the manure in the livestock pen regularly and sell it for money!
It can only be said that Mrs. Guo is a business genius who never misses any opportunity to make money. If possible, Wang Yan would have to be ordered by her to pick up excrement after get off work.
Looking back at Lao Wang, Jinguyuan is purely a financial black hole in his hands.
Call a gathering of scholars and spend money!
Transplant many precious flowers and trees, transport rockeries and rocks, and spend money!
From time to time, I would lend Jinguyuan to others to use, using up my own inventory of grain, meat, cloth and various facilities to depreciate and spend money!
Today Lao Wang lent Jinguyuan again because Shao Xun and his family stopped here for a day to deal with an urgent matter when they were traveling west.
There was no other way, just half a day after leaving Beijing, the news came.
So while we were not far from Beijing, we called over the military and political officials to discuss it.
"During February, the counties in Jiangdong presented many auspicious things. I didn't know that there were so many auspicious things in the world. Under Sima Rui's rule, the country was peaceful and the people were peaceful." Shao Xun said with a smile: "On February 20th, Sima Rui accepted the advice of the ministers to enter the country.
, determined to ascend the throne of the emperor, this meeting may be preparing to ascend the throne
The foundation ceremony was held. Or maybe they had worshiped heaven and proclaimed themselves emperor, and a general amnesty had been held. There were more than twenty people sitting at the banquet, and there were two thousand pro-army troops outside. The dried fruits, salted fish, and fine wine stored in Jingu Garden were brought out in carts.
, and even slaughtered many cattle and sheep to feed and drink more than two thousand people.
Mrs. Guo felt sad as she looked at the rapidly decreasing supplies in the warehouse and listened to the screams of cattle and sheep being slaughtered.
However, Wang Yan didn't care about money at all, and he specifically ordered him to bring out all the fine wines and fine wines, so as not to lose the face of his prime minister, which made the Guo family very angry.
However, she is a show-off person. Although she is stingy and likes to make money from small things, she has never disgraced her husband in front of outsiders.
If you have to spend money, then spend it, it’s just a little heartbreaking.
"Hutou, why did you leave the table? Eat more and don't let outsiders eat it." Mrs. Guo gently stroked her grandson's back and spoke with a bit of gritted teeth.
Hutou and Wang Xian, Wang Xuan's son, went to see the begonia flowers planted by Shi Chong.
Wang Xian remembered the beauty of Lvzhu for a while, but Hutou scoffed at it and said that Shi Chong had never seen a beautiful woman.
The two cousins ​​didn't agree on anything, so they separated halfway.
When he saw Mr. Guo, Hutou bowed politely and said, "I have met my grandmother."
When Mrs. Guo saw the tiger head, she was very happy and said, "There are villains outside who say that you don't stick to trivial matters. I think they are just random slanders."
He smiled like a tiger.
Mrs. Guo looked at the monarchs and ministers sitting on the blanket in front of her, and whispered: "Liang Nu is listening to the government, why did you leave Hutou? You should listen more and make more suggestions on military and state affairs, so that His Majesty will know you."
talent."
Hutou nodded repeatedly, but did not move.
Mrs. Guo glared at him, sighed and left.
Hutou chuckled, and his father's voice could be heard faintly in his ears: "Zu and Liu have fought many times, and they are already on the same level. I predict that after Sima Rui ascends the throne, he will definitely divide the power agreed with Zu. But Jiangdong can be fought.
The army is small, so it is impossible to abandon the ancestors' troops. From this point of view, it is inevitable that the ancestors will serve as the governor of Huainan. The ancestors have thirty thousand people.
Or be divided into two, or even into three. Send the order——"
Next came Zhang Bin's voice.
His Qi was not as strong as his father's, and his voice was not as clear. Hutou could only vaguely hear words such as "prefect," "governing Shouchun," "hoarding supplies," and "holding for help."
After thinking about it for a while, he probably connected it: Zhang Bin meant that Shouchun, the seat of the Huainan governor, asked Zu Yue to surrender the city to wait for Master Wang.
However, what does "hoarding supplies" mean? Could it be that the rivers around Shouchun are crisscrossed, which is good for the navy and not good for infantry warfare, so it is necessary to hoard supplies in advance, otherwise it will be easy for Wu soldiers to cut off the retreat and become an isolated city?
The more Hutou thought about it, the more he felt itchy. He wished he could go and check it out now, and imagined in his mind how he would fight if he were to command this battle.
The voices of "Shou Chun", "Determined to win", and "Contact me quickly" gradually came out. The tiger's head was already clear. Sima Rui had just ascended the throne, and he was afraid that he would be hit in the head.
But he asked for it. Even if he doesn't break the ancestral promise this time, someone else will break it next time.
The situation is like this, and the Jianyou court is in a patchwork state. It is too easy to rebel.
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On the fifth day of March, the mighty procession marched westward along the Luoshui River Valley, stretching for more than ten miles.
When arriving at Yunzhongwu, we stayed for one day.
Shao Xun climbed up the stairs and watched as he walked.
"These steps were carved out bit by bit." Shao Xun pointed to the steps covered with blue bricks at his feet and said, "The bricks were not paved back then, so when it rained, it would be slippery and difficult to walk on."
After saying that, he stretched out his right hand and pulled Pei Lingyan up.
She looked around.
Wubao is located halfway up the mountain and is very steep.
There are many mountains on the mountain, with clouds and mist emerging from them. The Luo River flows from the east side, like a jade belt and a natural moat, tightly protecting the Wubao.
At the foot of the mountain are farmlands that stretch far into the distance.
The river valley is narrow, and every inch of land is used.
The sunny slopes are covered with fruits and vegetables.
Orchards can be seen everywhere on the rolling hills.
Cattle, sheep and horses walked on the dry river, silently munching on the fresh grass growing in the moistest part of the river.
Look at your feet again. From the cracks in the green bricks, green grass breaks out of the ground. Although it has been repeatedly trampled by people, it is still unyielding. Railings have been built on both sides of the steps. The wood is dark and smooth, and it is obviously many years old.
"Back then, you relied on these forts to gain momentum little by little." Pei Lingyan looked at it with emotion.
"And the money you gave me." Shao Xun whispered: "You used the dowry to build Wubao for me. I will never forget this until my death."
Pei Lingyan's eyes flashed and he said: "Not just anyone who takes money can achieve such great achievements today."
Shao Xun laughed, took the woman's hand and climbed up the mountainside to the square in front of Yunzhongwu.
Pro-troops were all over the inside and outside of Wubao, and more than ten people headed by Lieutenant Yun were waiting respectfully.
Shao Xun only saw one familiar person. After saying a few polite words, he came to the small courtyard where he had lived briefly.
To this day, his residences are still preserved in Yunzhong, Kinmen and Tanshan Sanwu. In a sense, this is his "Longxing Place".
The furnishings in the small courtyard are still there, with a prominent one that is rough and crude, incomparable to those in Luoyang Palace, but Shao Xun felt very kind after seeing it.
Not long after he stood in the courtyard, the officials, concubines, and princes accompanying him came over.
There were people outside the hospital who were very smart and looked at it with wide eyes.
The main reason why Shao Xun didn't talk to them much was because the people here had changed more than once, and almost all the people he knew and had memories of had gone to other places.
Even Lieutenant Yun named Zhang Qin was a martial arts student in who knows which batch. He only had a nominal teacher-student relationship with them and was not as friendly as the group of people who taught in person in previous batches.
Yunzhongwu has changed, and so has he.
Back then, he was alone with only 600 silver spearmen, struggling to survive in troubled times.
Nowadays, he is surrounded by high-ranking officials and generals, followed by gorgeously dressed concubines, and several well-off children who have lived in fine clothes since childhood.
Everything has changed.
The reason why I stay here is because of the lingering nostalgia in my heart.
"The tree is like this, how can people be embarrassed?" Shao Xun patted the cherry tree that he planted with his own hands and felt a little emotional.
Hu Tou looked aside and wanted to laugh. His father is getting old, and he is sad for spring and autumn.
But this fort is quite interesting, it looks very difficult to attack.
While his father was sighing, he wandered around, and the soldiers did not dare to stop him.
Hu Tou walked and came to the bedroom in the small courtyard. When he saw that there was only a small window in the front and back, he suddenly said: "What kind of beating did my father get in those days? Why do you want to build Wubao like this?"
Easy to defend but difficult to attack.”
Perhaps he was too "filial" and accidentally tripped when he was looking at the window. When he lowered his head, he saw that a brick had been pulled out.
It seems that the bricks were not laid in the first place, or they were dug out, so they are not as tight as the bricks in other places.
When Hu Tou picked it up and took a look, his expression suddenly became very exciting.
He seemed to have discovered some terrible secret. But he couldn't keep this secret, and he might be greeted by a mountain of fatherly love. When he was about to put it back, Shao Xun had already walked in with a group of people.
Shao Xun's face turned dark when he saw Hu Tou holding bricks and looking at a loss.
On this western tour, he brought many concubines with him. Except for the empress Yu Wenjun who could not accompany him, the three ladies also came with him. There were also many nine concubines, beauties and talents.
It's not a big deal, I just feel a little embarrassed.
Hutou Shanshan smiled, put the bricks back in place, and stepped on them firmly with his feet.
Liang Nu followed Shao Xun, glanced at the tiger's head doubtfully, and then looked at the bricks under his feet.
Hutou quietly slipped out, and when passing by Liang Nu, he whispered: "Don't look at it."
"What's so special about bricks?" Liang Nu glanced at his father and saw that he was already missing the furnishings in the house, so he quietly slipped out and asked.
"There is a word." Hutou said.
"What word?"
"Father's art of war." Hutou said with a wicked smile.
Liang Nu looked at him with question marks on his face. How many words can be carved on a brick? The art of war? Then he has to learn it.
"Liang Nu, you are too square. You can't learn this art of war." Hutou said again, "It's better to learn something else.
Liang Nu withdrew his gaze and said, "I did learn a lot when I came here today."
The tiger's head opened its mouth wide.
"If you have enough food and soldiers, the people will trust you." Liang Nu said.
Hutou didn't know what to say. You can see so many things in a broken castle?
"I don't take Xin'an Road, but I take Yiyang. It must have profound meaning." Liang Nu glanced at the tiger's head and said.
Hu Tou was speechless and said: "Actually, it doesn't have any profound meaning."
Liang Nu didn't believe it.
Hutou did not dare to say more, and only said: "You will know later."
While the two brothers were talking, there was the sound of horse hooves in the distance.
Chapter completed!