The weather is getting colder and colder. The winter in Huainan is not as cold as in Luoyang, but it is wet, cold and windy, so it is not necessarily much better than in Luoyang.
Wang Guang plans to return to Luoyang after the Chinese New Year, and let his younger brothers come to live with their father. All these years, his eldest brother and his family have been hostages in Luoyang. After finally arriving in Huainan, he still has to spend the Chinese New Year with his father. Worshiping ancestors during the Chinese New Year is a good idea.
The most important etiquette, there is nothing special about the rest, it is just about being with your family.
Among all the brothers, Wang Guang, the eldest son, has the closest relationship with his father Wang Ling. He used to be by his father's side all year round. However, in recent years, after Wang Guang began to take on the responsibility of being a hostage, the days spent together became less and less.
Already.
So after the New Year, Wang Ling was very reluctant to leave her. He tried to stay with her several times and found it hard to say goodbye.
The trip was postponed again and again, and the spring of the second year passed quickly. But this time the departure could not be delayed any longer. Wang Guang had decided to return to Luoyang before the autumn rainy season in Huainan came.
Unexpectedly, when we were preparing for the trip, there was a sudden continuous heavy rain in Shouchun in late March. The trip was put on hold again.
For more than half a month, the heavy rain stopped and stopped, but there was never a whole day without rain. This time last year, the weather was not like this. The abnormal weather made Wang Guang feel a little inexplicable uneasy.
He always felt that something was going to happen, like an ominous premonition, but he couldn't confirm exactly where something would happen.
Today Wang Guang came to Lingjun's side. He didn't see anyone for a while, so he asked the maid in the room.
The maid said: "Young lady went to pay homage to the Lord. She just left not long ago."
Wang Guang said "Oh" and suddenly saw a box next to the desks on the bed inside, and he suddenly became curious.
He remembered that Ling Jun had brought the box with him when he came and asked her to put it on the carriage carrying luggage at the back. She was unwilling and had to take it with her. Before, Wang Guang thought it was rouge and gouache, a personal item commonly used by young women.
I didn’t care about anything.
"Go down," Wang Guang said.
The maid bent down and said, "Here."
After waiting for a while, Wang Guang looked back, then walked into the back room and opened the box to take a look. As soon as he opened it, he saw that there were many slips and cloths inside, all with writing on them, and nothing else.
Wang Guang picked up a scroll of slips and read it. His expression was very casual at first, but his face soon became serious. His whole body gradually became tense. He scanned the text faster and his head moved up and down slowly.
As he moved, he kept changing the bamboo slips and cloth in his hands.
They are all letters from Wen Lang! Last year, Lingjun said that she had forgotten the past, but she didn't expect that she would actually bring these tattered letters with her.
The content of the letters varies greatly, and it seems that the time span is also very long, at least several years. Some of them are quite normal, they just mention the scenery and past events of Taiyuan, and talk about some classics and doctrines. It is estimated that they were written when the two first started to contact each other.
letter.
This is also in line with Wang Guang's guess. Although Wen Lang taught Ling Jun's elementary education, Ling Jun was still young after all at that time. He only knew Wen Lang and regarded him as a common teacher for the children in the manor. I remember that Wang Guang took his family to
When we were in Luoyang, because Luoyang was more prosperous and beautiful, Lingjun was very happy at that time and never showed any signs of being reluctant to leave anyone.
But some of the later letters were obviously more polite.
There are even more explicit ones. For example, in one article, Wen Lang described the swordsmanship postures he had learned in his letter, and agreed that at a certain time of a certain month and day, the two of them would dance the sword together, as if they were close to each other, sending love from afar.
Affection.
Wang Guang was so angry that although they were thousands of miles apart, he saw that the letter was written in such detail and that he was teasing you so much, as if he felt that his daughter's reputation had been damaged before she was married.
How did Shuzi maintain correspondence with Lingjun? Lingjun never left Luoyang and rarely went out for a stroll, while Wen Lang was never conquered by Luoyang figures and never left Taiyuan County;
It can also be seen from the letters that Wen Lang has been moving around Taiyuan County until he became seriously ill. He still didn't even know what his father looked like later, and he still asked about it in his letters.
There must be a maid or something like that in Wang Guang's mansion in Luoyang to help these two people pick up and deliver letters, but Wang Guang didn't notice it for several years.
Wen Lang's letter also contains a lot of talk about unrecognized talents, such as having both civil and military talents, but no one cares about them just because he is not famous. He said that before the age of thirty, he must be famous all over the world, achieve an official position respected by the world, and live in glory.
The matchmaker is marrying, and he is marrying your king. Your king is his hope for progress, and your king is more noble than the princess in his heart, so he will never marry before he becomes famous.
Such explicit and straightforward words are common in many letters.
Two of Wen Lang's letters while he was ill made Wang Guang take a breath of cold air. One of them first wrote that he was jealous of talents and felt afraid and lonely, but he persuaded him not to think about committing suicide for love.
if.
What? In the letter your king gave him, there was a promise to die for love?!
Wang Guang's hands began to tremble slightly, and he gritted his teeth and said: Your Majesty, why are you so confused?
Such letters were sent to his hometown of Taiyuan. Wang Guang was not only worried that his daughter would not be able to think about it, but he was also worried that those letters would be regarded as relics and if someone saw them, it would be extremely bad for the reputation of the Wang family.
Wang Guang was angry and worried at the same time. He felt as if he had encountered a bolt from the blue!
But it was still raining outside the house. It was neither sunny nor lightning.
Wang Guang held the bamboo slips in his hand and walked back and forth in the room. His hurried steps were like his anxious state of mind at this time. The sound of rain hitting the tiles was also loud and noisy, adding to Wang Guang's inner turmoil.
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Lingjun is indeed not young anymore, one year older than her aunt Wang Xuanji in Luoyang. She should have been married long ago, maybe there were no such things. But before the boy from the Wen family died of illness, was she willing to marry?
Wang Guang thought about it and couldn't think of any young talents of similar age among the gentry. He thought of a few people who were either too young or already married, and Wang Guang didn't know what kind of people they were.
You really need to prepare well in advance and find a matchmaker to make inquiries in order to achieve results.
Occasionally, Wang Guang suddenly thought of Qin Zhongming for some reason. This man was not much different in age from Lingjun, and he was not married. He was literary and elegant, well-known in Luoyang, knew music, knew military strategy, and was steady at a young age.
He is generous and has a good appearance and figure.
After a while, Wang Guang still shook his head. Qin Zhongming's background was still a bit poor, and his future was not necessarily good. Before he became an official, his grade from the local Zhongzheng officials must have been low. When evaluating scholars, the main thing is to judge the family background.
The grade given by Zhongzhengguan also greatly determines the person's future promotion.
Therefore, Qin Zhongming came out of Cao Shuang's mansion, and his official position became smaller and smaller, and he had already become an official of the governor.
Even though Wang Guang was impatient, he had to think about it. After all, Lingjun was the daughter of the eldest son of the Wang family. Why should he find a son of a noble family if he didn't say that he had to be a good match?
Unless Qin Zhongming can achieve extraordinary achievements, then the evaluation of the official is not important. In the future, he will be rewarded according to his merits, and he will still reach a high position. After one or two generations, he may be a nobleman. But at the moment, it seems that Qin Zhongming is still not very good.
At this moment, a faint shout came from outside: "Wu Bing is here."
Wang Guang's thoughts were interrupted and he looked out the window. A clearer cry came out amidst the sound of rain: "Wu Bing is here!"
Wang Guang was stunned for a moment, then walked to the window and suddenly opened the wooden window. There was only the sound of rain outside, and there was no other sound. Under the white rain curtain, the attic cornices were still, just like
It's like a motionless picture scroll.
Of course there were no Wu soldiers in Shouchun City, and even Wei soldiers could not be seen outside because of the rain. Everything was hidden in the rain.
Since late last month, the heavy rain has been falling non-stop. Wang Guang realized at this time that the river water must have surged! Wu soldiers usually raid the border in autumn and plunder livestock and farmers, but recently it has become easier to sail boats, so Wu soldiers took the opportunity to dispatch early.
It is possible.
Wang Guang thought of this and quickly collected the bamboo slips and cloth into the box. The girl was careful and might have found that the things had been tampered with, but Wang Guang was her biological father, so he would just find out if he found it.
He left the attic, took an umbrella and hurried to the front pavilion. If something happened, his father Wang Ling would definitely go to the front hall.
Sure enough, as soon as Wang Guang arrived at the palace, he saw armored generals and civil servants carrying swords walking in one after another. He stepped onto the platform and entered the hall. He saw his father Wang Ling and the people around him whispering to each other. More than a dozen subordinate generals had already arrived.
He knelt and sat on the seats on both sides.
Wang Ling glanced at his son and said nothing, only listening to the people next to him whispering something.
Wang Guang stepped forward and bowed, and then asked the subordinate officer next to him: "Where are the Wu soldiers?"
The official said: "I just received the first news that the Wu Bingzhou Division has not yet arrived at Ruxukou. The Zhengdong General Mansion was somewhat prepared this year and sent more scouts to Ruxukou stronghold. Therefore, as soon as Wu Bing left Dajiang, he
It was discovered by our people."
Wang Guang glanced at the rain curtains flowing on the eaves outside. But he heard that in addition to fighting ships and warships, Wu Jun also built many building ships. One of Wu Jun's building ships could carry more than a thousand people. Those water thieves could always be on the ship.
We can live on the water and stay on the water for a long time without getting off the boat, so we are not afraid of rain at all.
"How many troops are there?" Wang Guang asked again.
The official said: "The scouts ahead said there were countless ships, large and small, and an army of one hundred thousand! Look at the flag, the commander of the army is Quan Cong."
An army of one hundred thousand is a bit exaggerated. Does Soochow want no troops in Jingzhou?
Wang Guang nodded and said: "This man is good at planning the overall situation. When Wei and Wu joined forces, the army's general strategy for besieging Guan Yu came from this man. Quan Cong's planning was appropriate, so that all the troops were not in chaos.
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At this time Wang Ling's voice said: "Send someone to ask Governor Sun to discuss the military plan."
"Here." The assistant next to him responded.
After Wang Guang asked others about the general situation, he also walked towards the superior. His father's mind was still clear. At this time, it would be too late to temporarily summon guards from various places. Sun Li, the governor of Yangzhou, still had thousands of people stationed in the city.
Those few thousand people now became one of the forces that cannot be ignored.