"Who can quit being drunk and drown in Qingzhang." Night drinking
Liu Yan was still silent on the couch, as if he was asleep. If you look carefully, you will find that his brows are slightly furrowed, as if he is enduring the recurring pain in his back, and as if he is worried about this seemingly ordinary thing. Feeling troubled by small things.
Lu Chang pursed his lips. He didn't think this was a serious matter, because the former governor was frugal and extravagant. He was greedy and promiscuous. The people in the state, including the common people, all complained and resented him. His father was not popular among the people, let alone But because his talents are mediocre and his reputation is not great, he will never achieve anything.
Seeing that Liu Yan still looked worried, although Lu Chang was puzzled, he still expressed comfort and said: "Have you forgotten, in the beginning, in order to prevent the family wealth from being missed by thieves, I specially donated hundreds of millions to the envoy?" Thousands of dollars. At that time, the envoy said to me that this man was greedy for money and extravagant, and there was nothing to worry about, so he took him in. Now he only walked around Laijun's house once, and Laijun didn't pay attention to him, so the envoy returned to him. Why bother thinking about it?”
"Que Yi is indeed nothing." Liu Yan finally spoke, his nasal voice was very heavy and somewhat muffled: "It's just that some people saw that I controlled Shu Yu too tightly, so they wanted to use this to remind me. The more he goes out, the more The later the night, the shorter the time for him to make friends with various families, and the harder it will be to establish a foothold in Yizhou."
Shuyu was talking about Liu Mao. Liu Yan knew that this son had always been arrogant and self-righteous. He was surrounded by a bunch of sycophants and was fooled into doing something in this troubled world. Emperor Guangwu Zhongxing Han Maybe it was Gongsun Shu's dream of separatist power, but he didn't care how much he weighed. If he was released early, it would not only be detrimental to Liu Yan's plan, but would also allow him to be seduced by someone who wanted to do it. What kind of reverse move should I make next?
Therefore, Liu Yan planned to release Liu Hao out in a few days when he was sure that the imperial court had begun to send troops to attack Zhang Lu. He would slowly contact Yizhou's powerful people. At that time, Lai Min would, in exchange, take the initiative to help him unite the powerful people and temporarily support him. Liu Hao was the leader. At that time, Liu Hao did not have enough time to find careerists who were willing to support his separatist rule. Regardless of whether he wanted to or not, he would go step by step along the path arranged for him by Liu Yan.
This was a careful arrangement made by a dying father for his useless son and even for his whole family. As for whether he should tell Liu Hao everything, every time Liu Yan thought about his son's mind, he would always give up the idea without hesitation. Simply let him be a clay puppet and let others push him away when the time comes.
If it was just to stop it, the matter would not be difficult. How to calm the undercurrent below and make it feel at ease without breaking the quiet ice on the surface was what cost Liu Yan the most energy.
Lu Chang waited quietly beside him. He had followed Liu Yan for so many years, and he knew which words he said were discussing with him and which words were talking to himself. After a long time, Liu Yan just pondered and said: "First of all, Let Xiaoyu trouble you for me, Shuyu once worshiped him as his teacher, and with his presence, everyone in the party has nothing to say."
Meng Guang, whose courtesy name was Xiaoyu, was a native of Luoyang, Henan. He was a descendant of Meng Yu, the Taiwei of Emperor Xiaoling. Meng Guang served as a minister during the reign of Emperor Xiaoling, and the imperial court moved the capital to Chang'an. He fled to Shu and became Liu Yan Dai was a guest, and many scholars in Shu admired his reputation. With Meng Guang here, he could express his attitude to Liu Yan and stabilize the situation, and Liu Yan was not worried but bowed. When it came to reputation, both he and Que Jian had done it. Although he had harmed local powerful men, Liu Yan acted more appropriately than Que Jian, and he did not harm ordinary people.
Lu Chang nodded and said: "Meng Gong also wanted to come to see the envoy several times, but unfortunately he was stopped by others. Now the Lu family is sending three official letters to the envoy from other places. How about I introduce him?"
"No." Liu Yan still frowned. If he had a headache just now because he was thinking about the situation, now he really had a headache because the short-term effect of the medicine had passed. He coughed a few times uncomfortably.
, waved his hands and said: "I can't say anything when you see me like this, and it's the same if you relay it to me. What's more, after Xiaoyu sees Lai Jingda, he will understand the whole story more clearly."
"I promise." Lu Chang responded.
"Hey" Liu Yan suddenly sighed: "I came to Jingda and told him that Huang Ziyan deduced from various signs that the imperial court would send troops south this year to attack Zhang Lu. It is already March, why haven't we heard the news yet? Could it be that Zhang Lu deliberately blocked it?
?You need to inquire more clearly for me, and there won't be any mistakes in this matter."
Lu Changzheng was about to nod, but suddenly, something suddenly came to his mind, and he said with some self-blame: "Ah! I almost forgot to tell you."
Liu Yan was already beading with sweat on his head. He ignored the other person's gesture of opening his mouth and said almost in unison with Lu Chang: "It's too stuffy in the room. Go open the window and see if you can let in some air."
Come in."
After hearing this, Lu Chang had no choice but to put aside what he was going to say. He walked slowly to the east window and stretched out his hand to push the window open. Today's weather is a little strange. Although it is still as bright as usual, it seems to be because of the city.
Because there was a layer of clouds hanging over my head, the sunshine was a little lighter and the temperature seemed a bit muggy.
However, the weather in Shu has always been sunny and the climate is suitable. Lu Chang, who has lived here for three or four years, does not find it strange.
"If we were in my hometown in Jingzhou, it would have been a continuous spring rain at this time, which would have been cool and pleasant. It's nothing like Yindu. It had a few spring rains a few days ago, and after the rain, it happened again." After the air in the room began to circulate, Liu Yan felt his breathing
They all felt a little relieved and said slowly: "But I have to say that the climate in Bashu is indeed a blessed place for retirement. What were you planning to tell me just now?"
Lu Changzheng looked up at the gray clouds. It looked like it was going to rain that day, but there was still bright light scattered all around, which made him hesitate. There seemed to be a rumble from the top of the tower in the distance.
The sound was like someone beating a drum wrapped in cowhide, deep and powerful, and like the legendary thunder beast Kui Niu coming from the east, walking alone in the clouds and sky, emitting low sounds.
"Lu Chang." Seeing that Lu Changlao had been standing by the window for a long time without replying, Liu Yan couldn't help calling. His voice was low, but there was already some dissatisfaction in his tone.
A gust of cool wind blew on Lu Chang's face, and Lu Chang suddenly came back to his senses in a daze, and immediately replied: "Wei Wei."
After saying that, he walked back quickly, knelt down in front of Liu Yan's couch, leaned slightly forward, and said to Liu Yan: "I heard that Captain Sun said that the Di people in Yinping seem to have been moving recently."
Liu Yan suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes full of white shadows full of surprise: "What's going on?"
"I heard that there were two young Di people named Qiang Duan and Lei Ding in Yinping. They fled from Yinping to Wudu with their tribesmen a few years ago and sought the asylum of Dou Mao, the Di king of Wudu. This year, it was rumored among the Qiang Di that the imperial court would
The Di people in Wudu were worried about the Song Jian attack on Liangzhou and the rebellion against the Qiang, so they headed by Dou Mao and gathered troops in Qingni Ridge to defend it despite the danger." Lu Chang briefly narrated what happened.
I was upset in my heart that I would say such a thing at this time.
Seeing that Liu Yan's face was calm and he didn't mean to blame him for causing the delay, Lu Chang couldn't help but feel relieved. In the wind that began to flow through the hall from a loose and soft tone to a rapid one, he said slowly: "Dou Mao was later killed by the soldiers of the imperial court."
Defeated, Qiang Duan and his two men had no choice but to run back to Yinping with their remaining soldiers, and also spread the news that the imperial army had easily defeated Di Wang Dou Mao. The Qiang and Di people in Yinping were all shocked. Later, the news spread to Qingqiang under Sun Xiaowei,
In the ears of the old soldier, Captain Sun entrusted me with this matter."
What the two of them didn't notice was that the room suddenly became cool and breezy, the sky became dark almost instantly, and the thunder in the sky was no longer faint, but was vibrating wantonly.
Although Liu Yan remembered that Lieutenant Sun seemed to have a lot of contacts with Liu Hao, he closed his eyes again before he had time to think about it because the pain in his back could no longer be endured.
, this has interfered with most of his energy, Liu Yan had no choice but to be too lazy to think about it, and tried his best to say the last instruction of the day, as if relieved, but also helpless: "Let Shuyu leave the house, and he can do whatever he wants."
What."
sand
The roof tiles above the head and the leaves in the courtyard made the sound of rain falling for a while. The turbid smell of dust was covered up by the fresh rainwater without a trace. Lu Chang couldn't help but look outside and saw that the entire yellow field suddenly suddenly
It became somber and refreshing.
It's noisy outside and extremely quiet inside.
The two of them stood and lay down together, neither of them speaking. The lying man's breath gradually became calmer, as if he was enduring the pain while trying to fall asleep amidst the noisy rain.
"Is it raining?" Liu Yan asked confusedly as he lay on the mat.
Lu Chang replied: "It's raining."
"It's also raining in Jiangxia at this time."
Liu Yan's last sigh was soft and low, as weak as a burst of dust, which was soon suppressed by the fierce rain.