A luxurious carriage was traveling southward, escorted by dozens of armored knights. The window of the carriage opened, revealing the face of a boy, about two or three years old. His hair was naturally hanging back, neatly combed, and he had thin eyebrows and bright eyes.
, her lips are red and her teeth are white, she is like a beautiful woman. Anyone who looks at her can't help but want to hold her in her arms and love her.
The young child is very curious, and everything in the world is mysterious and interesting to him. He keeps pointing at some ordinary things and shouting. And the mother who is hugging him, about twenty-five or six years old, although sitting upright,
But it couldn't stop her good figure, which was seven feet tall, similar to that of an ordinary man, and her appearance was one of a kind. Of course, how could an ugly mother give birth to such a cute baby.
Next to the woman is her husband. At this moment, he is concentrating with his eyes closed. His actual age cannot be seen because he has a peerless face that is three points more gorgeous than his wife. If it were not for the light beard under his chin, 99% of people would
I think he is a beautiful girl. I believe if he opens his eyes at this time, he will be even more charming.
Yes, the couple is Yang Aruo and Gai Liao, and the boy is naturally their beloved son Yang Ji.
Gai Liao sometimes listened to her son's words, and sometimes held her son's little fist in her mouth. The mother and son were having fun. After a while, she narrowed her eyes slightly and said to Yang Aruo: "Yang Lang, this time my father called our family to Fuping.
In addition to missing us, there are other purposes..."
"..." Yang Aruo nodded. His father-in-law, Gai Xun, was by no means the kind of person who would use private interests to deprive public officials. The distance between Yingyang Zhonglang's station and Fuping was hundreds of miles away. It took a day to ride a horse and even slower by car. It was hard for Yang Aruo to imagine that.
The father-in-law would specially call his daughter and grandson to Fuping because he missed them.
While Gai Liao held her son upright, who was gradually sliding down, he said, "Let me guess, it's for my brother." When she mentioned Gai Jun, she curled her lips dissatisfiedly and complained: "Father, my mother only has eyes for me.
Brother, you never care about me..."
Yang Aruo smiled bitterly and shook his head, automatically ignoring the next sentence. However, what his wife said before was probably true. This trip was probably related to his wife's brother Gai Jun. Not long ago, Gai Jun successfully regained the imperial capital Luoyang, and his father-in-law was very pleased. However, after
Gai Jun stopped moving forward, as if he was satisfied with the results achieved, which made his father-in-law very dissatisfied.
Yang A'ruo was vaguely worried about what would happen next. His wife Gai Liao was extremely smart and had obviously noticed it, and might even have seen further than him. This was by no means an exaggeration. Yang A'ruo was self-aware, and Gai Liao had read all the military history when he was young.
Classics are much better than he, who was illiterate before the age of eighteen. Yang Aruo sometimes couldn't help but think that if Gai Liao were a man, his achievements might not be as good as that of brother Nai, but he would definitely be above Gai Yin.
Gai Liao fiddled with the porcelain doll-like figure on his lap and said casually: "On Brother's side or on Father's side, Yang Lang, how would you choose?..."
Yang Aruo had a headache. He would rather suffer ten knives and ten spears on the battlefield than face this choice, so he had to practice Tai Chi. "Things may not be as bad as we imagined. Maybe we are unfounded."
Gai Liao hummed: "You can escape the first grade of junior high school, but you can't escape the fifteenth grade."
"Yes, I won the first grade of junior high school, but I can't escape the fifteenth grade..."
Then, the couple fell into silence.
"Mom, Dad, look, look, that's..." Yang Ji pointed at the colorful world outside the car window and screamed.
The carriage sped along the official road, stopped at the post station for a half-hour break at noon, then continued on the road, and finally arrived at Fuping, the seat of Beidi County, before sunset.
When Gai Xunyu arrived at the county government, his main job was still to approve official documents. He was busy until the afternoon, and then he was promoted to the county court. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the governor only had the power of supervision. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos and the heroes were divided. After Emperor Guangwu revitalized the Han Dynasty, the status of the governor was obtained.
It has been greatly improved, but it is still not as powerful as the state pastor. The prefect has a very high degree of freedom, and the officials and people in the county regard him as the king, so he is called a county dynasty.
In the Han Dynasty, there were many officials in the counties, with a thousand people in the big counties and 200 in the small counties. Beidi County used to lose 90% of its land and lived in Zuo Fengyi. At one time, there were only more than a hundred officials. Later, Gai Jun expelled Xianling, regained the old land, and gathered the Qiang people.
People and refugees settled in the fields, turning Beidi County into a prosperous frontier county. At this point, the number of assistant officials began to expand rapidly, and now there are more than 400 people.
Gai Xun sat high on the throne and listened to the officials' reports on the county's political affairs. He turned around and whispered to Gai Hong from time to time.
The eldest son of Xun brother Gai Chong, he traveled to Taixue with his younger brother Gai Hui and Gai Zhongshen for several years, and then returned home with Gai Jun's wedding convoy. Currently, both of them are serving in Beidi County, with Hong as his disciple and Hui as Jin Cao.
. Jin Cao is in charge of currency, salt and iron affairs. It seems that he is the younger brother, but in fact it is not the case. If Jin Cao is compared to the Jiuqing Dasi Nong who is in charge of the treasury, the subordinate secretary is similar to the servant who is always by the monarch's side. Both of them are
There's no point in talking about who is higher and who is lower...
In addition to the two of them, there are more than twenty Gai family members serving Beidi County throughout the military and political systems.
Changshi Zhang was under Gai Xun's command, sitting upright with a solemn expression. After all, he was a man who had served as county magistrate twice. Although he was only twenty-five years old, he had a majestic air about him. He no longer knew what Gai Jun was about to do.
A boy who can be cautious and restless.
When Zhang Ji saw that everyone was silent one after another, he clasped his fists and said, "Master Fu, since this year, our county..." Zhang Ji suddenly paused and glanced at Gai's servant who entered the lobby from the side door.
Gai's servant quickly came behind Gai Xun, leaned down and whispered. Gai Xun raised his eyebrows with swords flying into his temples, waved his hand to signal him to retreat, and said to Zhang Ji: "De Rong, go on..."
Zhang knew that there must be something going on at Gai Xun's family, so he kept the story short and finished what he wanted to say as quickly as possible. Gai Xun nodded and said, "You can make up your mind on this matter. What else do you have to discuss?"
How could all the officials not know what was going on? They all said it was nothing.
Gai Xun's words left the court, and hundreds of people stood up and bowed. He left through the side door and went straight back to the official residence. Compared with his firm and steady steps, his heart was very uneasy.
The year before last, that is, in the sixth year of Zhongping (189 AD), he was deceived by Gai Jun into joining the army and ran away. On the one hand, it was forced, but on the other hand, he was willing to do so. If he had
No, with his strong character, he would never give in to his son. The reason why he was willing to abandon his official position and go north with Gai Jun was because he saw that after Dong Zhuo came to Beijing, he poisoned the Queen Mother, deposed the emperor, and his wolfish ambitions were obvious.
Cut it down to rectify the world.
Two years have passed. Gai Jun, who made all kinds of guarantees to him at that time, is now only fighting for power and occupying the Three Rivers (Hanoi, Hedong, and Henan). He can barely understand it. After all, he successfully regained the imperial capital of Luoyang and forced Dong Zhuo back to Guanzhong. However, Gai Jun
Under such a good situation, he had no intention of marching westward. What's more, he had already crossed the river and was preparing to return to Bingzhou. The explanation in his letter was that the troops had been mobilized continuously this year, and the soldiers were exhausted and exhausted, and were unable to fight again.
Gai Xun looked at it and smiled coldly, "Why are the soldiers tired? It's not because of the troops in Jizhou. After climbing over the dangerous Hengshan Mountain and fighting fiercely against Han Fu and Gongsun Zan, Gai Xun believed that the difficulty would never be lower than marching into Guanzhong to confront Dong Zhuo. In other words
In other words, Gai Jun had no intention of saving the emperor and revitalizing the country.
As for his statement that he will enter Guanzhong to attack Dong Zhuo by the end of next year at the latest...
Gai Xun was afraid of being deceived and could no longer believe his words.
The latest news Gai Xun has received is that Gai Jun is on patrol in Hanoi and will return to Bingzhou in the near future, while Sun Jian, the governor of Yuzhou led by General Polu, is fighting a bloody battle with Dong Zhuo in Hongnong... His purpose of summoning Yang Aruo this time is very simple.
The purpose is to let him lead his army into Zuo Fengyi and force Gai Jun into the quagmire of the war.
Will Yang Aruo agree...
One of them is General Yingyang Zhonglang, who is in charge of the military affairs of the North, and the other is the Governor of the North, who is in charge of civil and military power. When Gai Jun was in office, he was naturally headed by the Governor of the North, but in fact they were on the same level. Because they had special characteristics.
In terms of relationships, Yang Aruo has always been respectful and always obeyed his leader's orders when things happened.
However, it would be very difficult for him to send troops behind Gai Jun's back...
After all, he was brought up from the bottom by Gai Jun, and he also supported the tortuous relationship between him and Gai Liao. For Yang Aruo, Gai Jun's kindness to him was nothing more than reincarnation.
Gai Xun was not sure, but he had made up his mind to force Yang Aruo to send troops no matter what method he used...
Yang Ji stretched out his fleshy lotus-root hands, held Ma Zhao's cheek, blinked his big eyes, and said in a sweet voice: "Grandma, do you miss me?"
Ma Zhao kissed Yang Ji's pink cheek hard and said with a smile: "What grandma misses most in this world is my sweet little grandson."
"I also miss my grandma the most." Not to be outdone, Yang Ji kissed Ma Zhao back and said happily.
"Hey, my little grandson has such a sweet mouth. How can he be so sweet when he grows up? I don't know how many girls he will steal." Ma Zhao's eyes narrowed with joy.
"You can be as sweet as I am..." Gai Liao said proudly, but he didn't want to make his mother Ma Zhao roll his eyes. Gai Liao pulled his face and said, "You can be as sweet as I am. Just be handsome. Don't look like him."
He looks like a father, causing a lot of trouble for no reason."
Yang Aruo smiled bitterly and said, "Why did you involve me again?"
"You know it very well." Gai Liao snorted softly. Yang Aruo's appearance is unparalleled, her body is as white as jade, and she is more beautiful than a woman. She attracts the admiration of ladies from the North and even Zuo Fengyi, An'an, and Hedong. From time to time, some girls take advantage of her.
We drove hundreds of miles to the house of General Yingyang Zhonglang in Tuntian District just to meet Yang Aruo. How could Gai Liao not be jealous if he was his wife?
This is something that everyone in the North knows. Ma Zhao knew everything and laughed without saying a word, teasing his grandson.
Yang Aruo smiled bitterly again and said, "What can I do if the women want to see her? I didn't ask them to come."
"It's all your face that's causing the trouble. One day, while you're sleeping, I'll cut your face with a knife to see who will come to see the beautiful man again." Gai Liao said angrily.
"Xiao He'er, don't be so presumptuous," Ma Zhao shouted with a straight face. Gai Jun had no restraint on her since she was a child, and only had endless doting on her. He wished he could pluck the stars and the moon from the sky and give them to her, thus developing his unruly personality.
.There is no woman in the world who speaks to her husband like she does. Since ancient times, the husband has been the guide of his wife. Gai Liao can be called extremely rude.
Gai Liao muttered twice, looking dissatisfied.
Yang Aruo smiled and was not angry. The two of them had a lot of fun in the boudoir, and this was one of them.
The three of them chatted about recent trivial matters, and Yang Ji soon fell asleep in Ma Zhao's arms. In today's era, riding a carriage is an extremely hard job. At the end of the day, adults feel tired, let alone a three-year-old.
of little children.
Ma Zhao carefully handed him to the caring maid who had been with him for more than ten years, and asked her to send him to sleep on the couch in the dormitory. As soon as the maid carried Yang Ji and walked out, she saw Gai Xun coming towards him. She was not polite here, so she had to bow her head.
First to show respect.
Gai Xun gently scratched his grandson's face with the side of his index finger. With a smile on his face, he took off his shoes and entered the hall.
"My father-in-law, father..." Yang Aruo and Gai Liao hurriedly stood up and saluted.
"No need to be polite." Gai Xun nodded slightly. As soon as he sat down next to his wife Ma Zhao, Gai Liao immediately pounced on him like a chicken returning to its roost, hugged his arm and acted coquettishly.
Gai Xun knew that his daughter was lazy, scolding her was useless, and she couldn't push her away after two pushes, so he let her go and asked the two of them, "Have you two eaten?"
Yang A'ruo replied: "I ate at the inn at noon."
Gai Xun nodded, turned to his wife Ma Zhao and said, "The sun is setting, so I ordered people to prepare dinner."
Ma Zhao said hello and went out immediately.
Gai Xun said to Gai Liao again: "Xiao He'er, you also go with your mother."
"No." Gai Liao shook her head like a rattle. When she saw her father's face, she immediately wrapped herself around him just to avoid being pushed away.
Gai Xun lowered his face and said, "How dare you disobey me?"
Gai Liao really didn't listen and refused to leave.
Gai Xun shook his head helplessly, knowing that Gai Liao might have guessed his intention, so he ignored her and said to Yang Aruo: "Boyang, do you know why I called you here this time?"
Yang Ajiu smiled and said, "Feng is ignorant." On weekdays, people would say Yang Zhonglang, Yang Boyang, or Yang Aruo. His real name was Feng, but few people knew about it.
The son-in-law was obviously pretending to be confused, so Gai Xun went straight to the point and said: "Since this year, Dong Zhuo has suffered a series of defeats, lost his troops and generals, and is shrinking in the pass. The decline is obvious. Today, tens of thousands of people from Sun Yuzhou have entered Hongnong. The battle is fierce and the situation has become a stalemate.
Chang'an's troops are empty, so I intend to send troops south to Zuo Fengyi and drive directly to Luoyang to rescue the emperor. What do you think of Bo Feng?"
Yang A'ruo lowered his head and pretended to think, but behind him he said in a troubled tone: "The number of soldiers and horses in the North, including the field troops, is only 20,000. If we send out troops, there will be at most 10,000..."
Gai Xun's eyes were bright and clear, and he said firmly: "Ten thousand people are enough."
Yang Aruo thought that Gai Xun was taking it for granted, and explained: "Our army is indeed elite, but its numbers are too small. Even Zuo Fengyi may not be able to break through."
"You don't need to worry about this. You only need to ask whether you will obey my orders and serve the king with troops." Gai Xun said expressionlessly. He didn't take it for granted. He had served as Zuo Fengyi and Jing Zhaoyin, and he was an official in both places.
, he will get a lot of help when he goes south. Moreover, he is not naive enough to think that 10,000 people can capture Chang'an. His purpose of doing this is to drag Gai Jun into the water.
"This..." Gai Xun's gaze was too sharp, and Yang Aruo avoided it with a guilty conscience. He subconsciously glanced at his wife Gai Liao, who, like Gai Xun, had the same expressionless face.
Time passed little by little, and the atmosphere in the room became extremely solemn, as if it were real.
I don't know whether it was the hot weather or the situation, but Yang Aruo's smooth forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat.
"..." Gai Liao felt sorry for her husband, but was speechless.
Gai Xun was calm and calm, but the more he behaved like this, the greater the pressure he put on Yang Aruo.
Just when Yang Aruo was about to lose his strength, he suddenly heard the sound of wailing coming closer and closer. The three people in the room were startled. They stood up and looked outside, and saw the prison slave approaching with a middle-aged man.
The young man was dressed in plain silk, wearing white silk on his head, holding a white flag, and cried endlessly.
Gai Xun took a closer look and saw that this person was actually the housekeeper of his mother Cao's family. He felt something bad in his heart. His face suddenly turned pale. Waves of dizziness hit him. He was standing unsteadily and his body was swaying. Fortunately, Yang Aruo
, Gai Liao was by his side and helped him immediately.
Gai Xun struggled to break away from the two of them, stepped over the half-foot-high threshold, and walked barefoot step by step in front of his mother's housekeeper, without bothering to step on his shoes. He asked with trembling lips: "Who died at home?"
The housekeeper lowered his head and cried: "Old mistress, old mistress is gone..."
Although Gai Xun had already guessed in his mind, when he heard the other party admit it in person, he still felt heartbreaking pain in his chest. His face twisted into a ball, and he closed his eyes in pain. Tears squeezed open his closed eyelids and rolled down. Gai Xun
He has a resolute personality and is calm and measured. Since his hair was tied up, he has shed tears only twice, once when his grandfather died and once when his father died.
"Grandma..." Gai Liao buried his head in Yang Aruo's arms and cried loudly.
Ma Zhao rushed over and was shocked to hear the bad news, and burst into tears.
Gai Xun was sad for a long time. He managed to pull himself together and asked the housekeeper what happened. He learned that his mother passed away in a dream and did not suffer any harm. He was slightly comforted because his mother died at the age of nearly eighty. In this era, it can be said that she lived a long life.
"There is another letter from the master..." The master the steward mentioned was Gai Xun's brother Gai Chong.
Gai Xun opened the letter, and Gai Chong first wrote about the pain and sorrow in his heart after his mother died, and then wrote: Dong Zhuo has corrupted the country and harmed the people, as recorded in history, he was an unscrupulous minister, greedy and cruel, and Yu Zhuo was his brother.
As a minister of the country, he always has a loyal heart and is expected by the people of the world. My brother is far inferior in talent and has nothing to do in life. I can only observe filial piety for three years and serve for another three years in my brother's place. I don't need to worry about my family.
I sincerely hope that the Dong thieves will be killed as soon as possible and the Han Dynasty will be revived.
After reading it, Gai Xun burst into tears and walked slowly back to the hall and sat down. Although he could not go home to observe mourning for three years, he could observe mourning for twenty-five days according to the court system.
Regarding mourning, Confucius said: "Three years of mourning is the universal mourning in the world." Mencius also said: "Three years of mourning, from the emperor to the common people." "Book of Rites" stipulates: "Three years of mourning, two years of mourning.
It will be completed in the fifteenth month." During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, the imperial edict was to change the day to the month, and the order was to be fulfilled on the twenty-fifth day. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, monarchs and ministers have discussed the "three years of mourning" many times." When Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty first came to power, General Liang Liang
At one time, Hebei allowed officials above the "Two Thousand Stone" level to serve three years of mourning, but after Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty took office, he banned it. The maximum mourning period was twenty-eight days. Taking into account the time spent traveling back and forth, the maximum number of days allowed was one hundred days' leave.
During the period of mourning, it was not appropriate to carry out military reforms, so King Gai Xunqin's plan was naturally cancelled.
Gai Xun let out a long sigh
Gai Jun said that he would become the King of Qin in Guanzhong next year, so he would trust him again...