Chapter 11 Chapter Eleven Papa

Henan is a county established by Qin Shihuang. When the Qin Dynasty fell and the lords competed for the Central Plains, it was seized by the Xiongnu.The Xiongnu's forward force in Henan is only 700 miles away from Chang'an City, and light cavalry can reach it in a day and a night.Every time the Xiongnu launched an invasion in Henan, the city of Chang'an was under martial law. After Liu Che ascended the throne, he determined to get rid of this henchman's trouble in the Han Empire.In the second year of Yuanshuo, General Wei Qing came out of the fortress from Yunzhong and led his army to the west. On the one hand, he cut off the retreat of the Huns in Henan, and on the other hand, he outflanked the attack. Henan.

Liu Che set up Shuofang and Wuyuan counties in Henan, and ordered 100,000 people to immigrate to Henan to build Shuofang City.However, the Xiongnu were unwilling to lose the Henan land, which had an important strategic position, so they frequently sent troops to attack Shuofang City.In order to defend Henan and consolidate Shuofang City, Liu Che ordered Wei Qing to be the general in the summer of the sixth year of Yuanshuo, Sun Ao, the marquis of Heqi, to be the middle general, Sun He, the prince servant, to be the general of the left, Zhao Xin, the marquis of Xi, to be the former general, and Wei Wei Su Jian to be the general. General on the right, Lang Zhongling Li Guang as the rear general, and Li Ju, the internal historian on the left, as the general of the strong crossbow.General Wei Qing led the six armies from Dingxiang to attack the Xiongnu.Eighteen-year-old Huo Qubing was appointed as Captain Yaoyao, commanding 800 cavalry men of about the same age, and went out with his uncle Wei Qing and uncle Gongsun He.

I sat on the top of the big tree, looking at the road from a distance.Under the sunlight like broken gold, the iron armor and the gun head reflected a little silver light, which made people squint their eyes slightly.Huo Qubing was wearing black armor and galloping on his horse.Compared with the wide-sleeved toga, he is dressed in a military uniform, which is a little less casual and suave, and a little more brave and heroic. He is truly heroic. After not seeing him for a month, his skin became almost bronze, and it seemed that he was sunbathing in the sun every day.From a long distance, I can still feel the tense and murderous spirit in his heart. I suddenly feel that he is very similar to my kind, very much like the wolf brother who has just emerged from the wolf pack. Back then, before every major attack, the wolf brother would There is also an aura of going forward indomitably and never looking back under the calm and composure.

From time to time he glanced to the side of the road, and I straightened up, staring at him from an overhanging branch.He finally met my sight, I smiled and waved to him, pointing in the direction of Yipinju in Chang'an City.He sat on the horse without moving, the speed of the horse was not slow at all, and his condensed expression did not change at all. When the eyes of the two met, his horse had already rushed past the tree where I was, and I turned my head to see his figure Disappeared quickly in the smoke and dust. As soon as he entered the city gate, he ran into Shi Shenxing and Shi Feng who were about to leave the city.Shi Feng poked his head out of the carriage and yelled "Sister Yu" to me a few times, and stopped me.

I said to Shen Xing: "Second brother Shi, why doesn't your apprentice have the slightest demeanor of yours?" Shen Xing smiled slightly, looked at Shi Feng, and didn't answer my words.Shi Feng snorted: "Jiuye said it all. The true nature of a person is the most important thing. Those who like to talk should say it, and those who don't like to talk don't. Why do you have to force yourself not to say it? Back then, I But relying on one mouth to eat all over the place, I..." I said happily, "Why did you stop me? Do you still want to talk about ancient times with me here?"

Shi Feng glared at me: "Master Jiu seems to have sent someone to look for you!" After listening, I smiled and said "thank you", then turned and left. In the Bamboo Pavilion, the sun is warm and the wind is light, and the green bamboos are soft.Master Jiu was wearing a blue robe and was feeding the pigeons. As soon as I walked into the yard, the pigeons on the ground soared into the sky one after another. Between the fluttering white and the frightening light and shadow, I only saw that soft blue. He asked me to sit down, and I smiled and asked, "What do you want from me?"

He poured me a bowl of sweet syrup, groaned and didn't speak, I smiled and said softly: "You don't have to have any scruples when you talk to me." He looked at me and said, "It's just a little difficult to explain. I want to ask you to borrow a sum of money. The amount is not small. Normally, I should tell you the purpose of the money and let you consider whether you want to lend it, but I can't tell you where the money is going. .If the business goes well, Shifang should be returned next year." I smiled and said, "No problem. If such a big stone boat is placed there, am I still afraid? How much do you want?"

He dipped his hand in some water and wrote a number on the case.I gasped and looked up at him.He looked at my expression, shook his head suddenly and laughed: "Don't be afraid, I already have more than half of it, and you can pay the rest as much as you can, don't force it." I wrinkled my nose: "Who's scared? I just need a little time, and I should be able to do the rest." Master Jiu was a little surprised, and joked, "You don't mean to ask the girls in your garden to borrow it again, do you?" I half smiled and half annoyed: "Why do you look down on people so much? Now half of the singing and dancing halls in Chang'an City are under my name, which business is not so good that other singing and dancing halls are jealous? Although the business of singing and dancing halls has not been as good as last year since this spring, but Because Luoyufang produced a court musician and a beautiful woman, the impact is not too great, and most people don’t even think about entering it, and there is only one Tianxiangfang outside, which is doing a good job.”

Master Jiu smiled and said: "Your business is good, but you spent a lot of money in front of you. I still have a rough idea of ​​these accounts. If it is two years later, it is not surprising that you can turn over this money, but now There's always something weird about it." I hummed: "If I don't tell you now, the money will be sent to you later, and you will have nothing to say." Back at Luoyufang in the evening, after dinner, I checked the accounts carefully with Honggu under the lamp, and found that I swept from the inside to the outside, and then from the outside to the inside, not a single copper coin was leaked, and it could be moved out. The money is only one-third.

I knocked on the bamboo slips depressedly: "It's true that when the money is used up, you will hate less! If I knew it earlier, I should be more greedy in normal times." Hong Gu rubbed her brows and said, "Is this too little? How much is too much? What do you want so much money for?" I giggled and said, "In business, I won't tell you until it succeeds. Hmm... where is the account of the property that the princess has rewarded in the past?" Honggu took out a roll of bamboo slips and gave it to me: "I knew you should have something to do with them."

As I lowered my head to look carefully, I muttered to myself: "Mrs. Li said she wanted to reward me, but why hasn't anyone been seen? She used so many high-quality pearls and various tonics from us, and she didn't hurry to pay me back with interest. I see You should talk to Master Li Dayue." Honggu stretched her waist, covered her mouth and yawned: "Little money fan, count slowly! I have to go to other gardens early tomorrow morning, and I don't have the energy to make trouble with you." After she finished speaking, she was about to Let's go, I quickly grabbed her and said, "Don't worry, I'll finish writing the paperwork for you, and then you go." "Written proof? What kind of written proof?" Honggu asked. I looked down for the silk: "I embezzled the papers of the money!" Hong Gu laughed and scolded: "Are you confused about counting the money? The money is yours. If you want to use it, what kind of paper should you give me?" I dragged her to sit down: "The money is half mine and half yours." Hong Gu stared at me blankly for a long while, and finally said: "You have given me a lot of money on weekdays, and let me pick out anything that is fun and useful." I shook my head and said, "When did I ever worry about the daily chores in the garden? You are in charge of which girls lose their temper, which girls fight for the limelight and scheming from morning to night. I seldom go to other places. I'm going to the garden, but I know exactly where there is trouble. Whose credit is this? The princess rewarded the things because of Mrs. Li, but sending Mrs. Li into the palace, you actually spent more energy than me. So these money, We are one and half, absolutely fair." Hong Gu murmured: "You can find anyone who is smart to do those jobs." I laughed: "When did you learn to be humble? You can do it just by looking for a smart person? I have been looking for so long, and I want to find someone to share some of your hard work, but there is no suitable one at all. Now I can only learn from Shifang, let the smart and easy-to-learn The little maid came in and out by your side, after seeing it for three or four years, can you teach two or three capable ones to come out." As I picked up my pen and began to write, I said, "Don't refuse any more, or I will feel uneasy in the future. Besides, why do we have to give in so hypocritically?" Hong Gu sat quietly for a while, and then laughed: "I'm drowsy and confused, and I pushed the money out at the door! Hurry up and write, I'll put it away carefully when I'm done, and I can sleep in peace." I smiled and handed the silk to Hong Gu, Hong Gu folded it casually, put it in her bosom, and went out the door with the willows swinging in the wind. After counting the money, I looked at the lights and thought for a while, then took out a silk Patti pen and wrote: I bit the brush holder in my mouth, silently lost in thought. Carved beams and painted buildings, vermilion corridors and jade bridges, red canals and green willows, everything is picturesque.A young woman is leaning against the window and teasing a parrot, the room is lonely.She teases the parrot, and the parrot teases her. They are all in the cage, so they depend on each other as companions. How many women's youth, tears, and even blood are locked under this heavy palace and dense bead curtains?Compared with the concubines of the Han Dynasty, the concubines of the Huns seem to be quite happy. At least when they are lonely, they can ride horses and gallop under the blue sky and white clouds, but the women here can only sit quietly in one courtyard wall. Princess Pingyang glanced at the direction I was looking at, and said calmly: "It's not bad to be able to be teased by a parrot. Although you used to do things...but you are indeed smart, and your luck is better than them." I hurriedly withdrew my eyes and concentrated on walking: "Princess praises me, but a commoner girl dare not be a girl." But I was thinking about the half-sentence that the princess hadn't said yet. The moment she entered the door, Princess Pingyang turned her head to look at me again, and I nodded to show that I would pay attention to everything. Li Yan sat on the couch, saw the princess standing up with a smile, and the two of them sat down after making room for each other. Li Yan looked at me who was still standing outside the curtain, and lightly raised her hand to the maid, who opened the beaded curtain and ordered me to have an audience.I lowered my head and walked forward in small steps, and carefully bowed down. Li Yan nodded calmly, ordered me to stand up, and ordered the maids to stand down, so that she could talk quietly with the princess. The princess and Li Yan chatted for a while with a smile, and said to Li Yan: "I still have to see the queen, and I will send someone to pick up Jinyu when I leave." Li Yan hurriedly stood up and saw her off: "Sister, please take care." As soon as the princess left, Li Yan beckoned me to sit on her lower head. I looked at her carefully. Although she was the most favored in the harem, her clothes were still simple and elegant, and there was little embroidery on the clothes, but the texture and handwork were the best, so the price was out of the ordinary, but it had a special taste.Maybe it's because she's married, her appearance is a bit more charming, but her figure is still thin, although this makes her more charming and lovable, but... Seeing me staring at her, Li Yan blushed suddenly: "What do you want to see?" I laughed out loud: "I didn't want to see anything at first, but after you remind me, I want to see something." Li Yan stretched out her hand to scratch her cheek and said, "You must have peeked at those books, you really have no shame, no shame!" Her eyes fluttered, half happy and shy, her cherry lips were half pouty, half annoyed and half coquettish, truly a thousand kinds of styles.I stared at her blankly for a moment, then nodded and sighed: "What a beautiful lady, Your Majesty is truly a treasure. With you, I'm afraid I can laugh even when I am troubled." Li Yan's expression returned to normal immediately after a lag, and she asked with a smile: "I brought you news, the princess often enters the palace, you can follow the princess into the palace to see me, but you always don't come, do you think I gave it to you?" Not enough gold?" I smiled and bowed my body: "The more gold the better, never too much, of course there will only be too little." Li Yan stretched out her slender fingers, nodded at me, with a helpless expression: "Why did you enter the palace this time?" I spread my palms with a playful smile: "I want money!" Li Yan was taken aback, and stared at me for a moment, seeing that I was not joking, she said without hesitation: "No problem, these are the most important things I need now." "You don't even ask me why I need so much money?" Li Yan picked up a bowl of soup on the small case, and said leisurely: "I know what kind of person you are, what are you worried about?" She drank a few mouthfuls of soup, took out a silk handkerchief from her sleeve, and printed The corners of the lips were printed. I stared at her veil: "I want to expand my business, but I'm short of working capital for a while, so if you lent it to me, I will still have it on your brother in the future." "You don't need to explain. When you encounter difficulties, you are willing to come to me and prove that you more or less regard me as a friend in your heart. I am very happy." I smiled and said, "Thank you then." Li Yan shook her silk handkerchief with a smile and said: "This is tribute silk. If you like it, I will ask the maid to find two new ones for you when you leave later. I have embroidered words on them, so you can make do with them." .” I smiled and said: "I just saw that you embroidered the character 'Li' uniquely. You are a concubine. Why do you still do these things?" Li Yan spread out the handkerchief, caressing the embroidered "Li" character casually, and said lightly: "Because I am a queen, your majesty is my only man, but I am not your majesty's only woman, so I have a lot of money now." free time." "Do you regret it?" "No regrets!" Li Yan tightly grasped the veil with her hand. My mood oscillated with Li Yan's hand.If one day Li Gan sees this square silk handkerchief, what will happen?The Li family has been important officials of the imperial court since the time of Gaozu. There was a famous general Guangwu Jun Li Zuoche, and now there are Li Cai, Marquis of Anle, and Li Guang, a parachutist. After several generations of emperors, the power in the court is intertwined. children.Compared with Wei Qing's background as a pariah and the rise of relying on nepotism, the civil servants in the court are more admiring of the Fengyi of the Li family.If Li Ganzhen had a heart for Li Yan, how could Li Yan give up on this family that was beneficial to her succession? The two sat in silence for a while, and Li Yan suddenly said, "Did you know that there was a big hailstorm in the Western Regions in spring?" I nodded my head: "I heard a little bit about it. There are a lot of dancers from the Western Regions in Chang'an City. In order to survive, the money from watching a famous Kabuki dance in Chang'an City can actually buy their virgins." There was a charming smile on the corner of Li Yan's mouth, but her voice was as cold as ice: "The prices of various song and dance halls are bound to drop, and then drop again and again. Human life is as cheap as a dog in a troubled world! A natural disaster can be endured, But military disasters are better than natural disasters, although there is 'Abudan', they can only be reduced to 'Abudal'." I said: "Things did not go as you expected. The dance halls under my name are not allowed to lower prices. Other dance halls do not have the ability to influence the market." There was warmth in Li Yan's eyes, she looked at me and nodded: "You left a way for them to survive." I smiled slightly: "Reducing the price doesn't mean you can earn more. It's easy to lower it now, but it's not easy to raise it in the future. Why bother?" Li Yan laughed: "You have a really weird temper. People are eager to be praised and praised by others. It's good for you. You put yourself out of the way in everything you do, lest people think you are a good person." I said indifferently: "I am different from you. Although I grew up in the Western Regions, I have no affection for the Western Regions, and I have no intention of helping the Western Regions. Everything I do is only for the sake of the song and dance workshop." Li Yan sighed softly: "Although I very much hope that you can be like me, these things cannot be forced. As long as you don't object to everything I do, I will be very happy. Manager, how is the business recently?" I smiled and bowed to her: "Thank you, Hong Fu, the villain's business is doing well." "How is my brother?" The smile on Li Yan's face was a little dim. "You should be able to see Master Li occasionally, right?" "Yes, I can see it. His Majesty often invites elder brother to play the piano, and I sometimes dance with the piano, but I don't have much chance to talk, and I'm also a little afraid to talk to elder brother." I took a small snack from the case and threw it into my mouth: "Your second brother is very familiar with those princes and grandsons in Chang'an City. He originally wanted to move out of the garden, but Li Yueshi did not agree." Li Yan's face was full of helplessness: "Second brother has been loved by his mother since he was a child, and he acts a little ignorant. Now that he is with those dudes every day and is deliberately coaxed and flattered by others, troubles will arise sooner or later. The eldest brother has too much personality. Gentle, and always obedient to us, the second brother must listen to what he said on the surface, but he is not afraid in his heart. I think the second brother is a little afraid of you, so you can help me talk about him later. " I frowned and said helplessly, "Your Majesty has spoken, so I can only listen." Li Yan said angrily: "Don't show me like this, what happened to the second brother is not good for you." I could only nod frequently, Li Yan said again: "There are also my elder brother and Fang Ru ..." I jumped up from the couch: "Miss Li, are you planning to hire me to be your two elder brothers' maid? I have to take care of this, and I have to take care of that too. I guess the princess is about to leave the palace, so I'm leaving. "After finishing speaking, I didn't dare to listen to her rambling anymore, and hurried to the layman.Li Yan scolded behind her: "Stinky gold and jade! It's because of the fact that big brother arranged so many songs and dances for your song and dance studio, you should take care of yourself." As soon as I poked my head out of the room, and jumped back a few steps, Li Yan immediately stood up and looked at me suspiciously.I smiled as if I was crying: "I'm not so lucky, right? So many people haven't seen His Majesty in the palace for several years. This is the first time I enter the palace, and I can actually see Tianyan." Li Yan asked: "How far is it?" I looked frustrated: "It's still far away! I only saw a tall and healthy man walking side by side with the princess, and I haven't even seen his face clearly, but since your majesty came here with the princess, there is still a way to hide." Is it necessary?" Li Yan smiled gloatingly: "Then you can accompany me to pick you up! The princess will definitely have good words for you." Xiaoqian landed on the window sill, and I untied the silk strips tied to its legs, and said: "Look at your stupid appearance, you are going to lose weight, and if you get fatter, you can only walk around on the ground all day long." Make two unqualified lean chickens." Looking at the silk strips by the light in the window: I burst out laughing with a "puchi", people are too ugly to see people, and pigeons are too ugly to see pigeons.After putting away the silk strips, I took out a silk handkerchief, lay down in front of the window, stared blankly for a while, and wrote: Master Jiu, when will the sorrow on your brow dissipate?Only your heart can be truly free, only do what you want to do, no longer force yourself... I held the brush and looked at the mandarin duck pergola for a while, turned around and put the brush down, carefully folded the silk handkerchief full of words, opened the small locked bamboo box, carefully put the silk handkerchief in, and checked the camphor. Does the leaf still have a taste. The days passed so quickly, and it was the end of summer in a blink of an eye, and the flowers on the shelves became more and more sparse, and there was no white, only a few golden spots left.Today, I suddenly felt that Mandarin Duck and Vine were really like a pair of lovers in the world of mortals, a pair of lovers who had twists and turns but were happy in the end.When a flower blooms first, it will wait for the other flower in its life to bloom. Isn't it like a pair of lovers who have never met?When the other flower blooms, it has turned yellow. When we meet at this time, one white and one yellow, platinum and gold complement each other, and the branches dance together.The day goes with the water, they grow old with each other, they all turn golden, and finally like the fall of life, one will always leave first, and the other will still stay on the branch, but the staying flower is still in full bloom , because there is only one life, it can't live up to it, and its blooming reminds the flower viewers that there was another beautiful blooming flower beside it, when it also floats into the wind, I think in the wind, In a place I can't see, another flower must be quietly waiting for it... It's already autumn, and in the drizzle, people feel a little more lazy for no reason, and often think wildly.According to the princess, Li Yan was troubled by not being able to conceive the dragon seed, and her troubles were not only for the desire of a woman to be a mother.Without a child, all her plans would be impossible.The position of crown prince is still in vain. If she can give birth to a boy, there will be a battle for the heir apparent.It seems that no matter how much love a woman has, the only thing that can really ensure everything in the end is her own child. When I see Li Yan, apart from admiration, I will be afraid of this woman. How much hatred and love does it take to make a woman bet her life and even the life of her child into a life-and-death struggle?I asked myself that I couldn't do it anyway.If I have a child, I will absolutely, absolutely not let him be exposed to a war right from birth. Although I will teach him how to maneuver like my father did to me back then, I will let him grow up happily and safely. Machinations are only used to protect one's own happiness. His face was burning, and he was thinking about children even before he was married.What if you can't have children in this life?After thinking for a long time, there was no conclusion, but when I saw that there were only green mandarin duck vines left outside the house, I thought I understood that life is often in the process, not every flower will bear fruit, but after living, blooming, welcoming Having passed the morning sun, sent off the sunset, played with the wind, played with the rain, life is already full, I think they have no regrets...