August is the season of autumn harvest. Tang Dynasty poet Li Shen Shiyun: "Plant a grain of millet in spring, and harvest 10,000 seeds in autumn." This is exactly what is being depicted at this time. Su Shi's family relied on the wasteland that had entered Murong Fu's name, and he led the whole family to harvest together before dawn. Murong Fu is a disciple of Su Shi, and the master goes to the ground to harvest, so there is naturally no reason to stand by and watch as a disciple. However, although his filial piety is commendable, it is really sighing to do his work, and it didn't take long for Su Mai to rest on the side. When Gongye Qian arrived with two girls, Murong Fu had just been driven out and was standing in the field with his head up to irrigate.

Seeing Murong Fu, the two girls of Azhu and Abi shouted in unison: "Son! Don't hug Gongye, jumped out of the carriage by himself, and flew towards Murong Fu like two cheerful larks. Who knows, it was only halfway through the flight to see Murong Fu's honor clearly, and the two of them were stunned on the spot at the same time, and it took a long time before they came back to their senses and cried: "Son, how did you become like this?!" It turned out that Murong Fu changed into a coarse cloth short coat in order to work in the field, and rolled up his sleeves and trousers. Since there were always ears of wheat falling into the boots from time to time when he walked in the field with his boots on, he simply took off his shoes and socks again and stepped barefoot in the mud. He was not born with the material to work, he didn't do much farm work, but his body was covered with sludge. In addition, Fang was too anxious to drink water, and at this time, the dust on his face was mixed with water stains, and he washed out a gray and a white, and the whole person seemed to roll back in the mud.

Murong Fu was happy when he saw the two girls, and when he saw them suddenly crying, he was like Zhang Er King Kong was at a loss, and only looked at Gongye Qiandao with hesitation: "Why did the second brother of Gongye come?" ”

Gongye Qian was also uncomfortable when he saw his son-in-law's honest farmer's appearance, and a greeting tossed and turned in his mouth for a long time, and finally he could only hold back a sentence weakly: "Son-in-law, let's freshen up first and then talk!" ”

"The teacher is still ......"

Murong Fu had just said three words, and Su Mai had already strode up, and said with a smile: "Senior brother has a family member visiting, so let's go and freshen up first, here is enough for me and my father!" Anyway, regardless of whether he liked it or not, he held his arm and drove him out of the ground. In Su Mai's heart, this junior disciple who was automatically sent to the door was really a model of "useless scholars", and all his abilities were on one mouth, and it was undoubtedly self-defeating for him to do his own work.

Murong Fu also seemed to understand that he was not good at farm work, and after saluting Su Shi, who was still working in the fields, he led Gongye Qian and the other three to retreat. It wasn't until he freshened up and changed his clothes and restored his original appearance that Azhu Abi breathed a sigh of relief, and even the clouds on Gongye's dry face dispersed a lot.

Ah Bi came forward to clean Murong Fu's changed clothes, touched the clothes and muttered dissatisfiedly: "With such a coarse cloth, how can the son get on his body?" I don't even have a sip of hot tea, I can only drink cold water, when did my son suffer like this......"

Murong Fu smiled when he heard this, couldn't help but reach out and twist Ah Bi's chin, and said with a smile: "Your son-in-law is not a papier-mâché, what kind of bitterness is this?" ”

Ah Bi was about to refute, but Gong Yeqian had already asked out loud: "Why aren't the eldest brother and fourth brother by the side of the son?" ”

Although Ah Zhu and Ah Bi were close to Murong Fu, they also knew the rules very well, and when they saw Gongye Qian and Murong Fu talking, they knew that they had a serious matter to discuss, so they blessed the two of them and retreated together.

Murong Fu coldly saw that Gongye Qian's face was not good, as if he was struggling to suppress his anger, and the joy of the old man meeting gradually faded, and he settled down and said slowly: "The business in Huangzhou is getting bigger and bigger, and Brother Deng and Fourth Brother Feng have gone to the city to find a suitable shop." ”

As soon as Murong Fu said this, Gongye Qian's heart was even more unhappy, and he blurted out: "Isn't the prince planning to live like this in this life?" ”

Murong Fu raised his eyebrows, picked up the tea bowl casually, and slowly brushed away the water vapor with the lid of the bowl, and the atmosphere suddenly condensed.

Gongye Qian only felt a slight sweat on his back, and said after a long time: "Son, the great cause of the Murong family's restoration ......"

Before Gongye finished speaking, Murong Fuli flipped his wrist and drank the tea. As soon as his left hand loosened, the lid of the bowl fell and the bowl collided with a soft sound, interrupting his next words. Gongye Qian didn't dare to say more, only silently watched Murong Fu put the tea bowl aside, and heard Murong Fu say in a deep voice: "Second brother Gongye, I have my own plans for this matter." ”

Gongye Qian saw that Murong Fu was not angry, and his heart was relieved, and he immediately had to be loyal and rebellious. "Since the prince is determined to be in the world, how many major events are waiting for the prince, how can he accompany the criminal official to waste time?"

Murong Fu, as a brainless fan, could not tolerate someone slandering idols, and said angrily at the moment: "Second brother Gongye, be cautious!" The 'criminal officer' in your mouth is my mentor, a teacher for one day and a father for life! ”

How do you know that Gongye Qian heard that Murong Fu equated Su Shi's status with his father, and immediately took the case, and said loudly: "Gongye Qian only knows that Gongye Qian's father is Murong Bo, who died young for the great cause of restoring the country!" Gongzi once said that he traveled to increase his knowledge, but now he is wasting his time here, let me ask Murong Boquan if he knows how to be stable? ”

Gongye Qian's words were so disrespectful, Murong Fu also stood up, his cold and firm gaze was like two sharp blades facing Gong Ye Qian.

The atmosphere was stagnant again, but Deng Baichuan, who came back from going out to look for a shop, strode in at this time, and directly stretched out his hand to stop Gongye Qiandao: "Second brother, you are too presumptuous!" ”

Gongye Qian didn't appreciate it, and pushed Deng Baichuan away and said hatefully: "Big brother, you are too conniving with your son!" Then he turned to Murong Fu and said loudly, "Son, although Gongye Qian is a rough man, he also understands that the so-called orthodoxy is just a literati's mouth. So what if Mr. Su is famous all over the world? As long as the prince can take over the world, what do you want him to say and write, doesn't he have to be obedient? If you can solve it with a steel knife in your hand, why bother thinking about it? ”

Gongye Qian's words were so thorough that Murong Fu was speechless for a while, and only let out a long sigh.

"Gongzi, Gongye Qian understands that Gongye's heart is more important than martial arts. It's just that the prince is destined to be the founder of the Great Yan Kingdom in this life, and this gadget made by vassals and elegant poems is still left to future generations! Gongye Qian landed on one knee, and finally said, with a lot of courage and loyalty.

Deng Baichuan, who was standing on the side, looked at Murong Fu and looked at Gongye Qian, and for a while he didn't know whether he should persuade Murong Fu or kneel with Gongye Qian.

Murong Fu stretched out his hand and pressed his eyebrows, and said tiredly: "Second Brother Gongye's hard work, the reinstatement of the official knows that he knows the five feelings. Second brother, please get up, it won't be like this between you and me. ”

Gong Yeqian didn't move, he only raised his head and shouted again: "Son! ”

Murong Fu smiled dumbly, shook his head and said, "It's just that the second brother of Gongye underestimated the reinstatement." This year, the reinstated official traveled abroad, but he also saw a lot. The Emperor of the Zhao and Song dynasties admired literature and suppressed martial arts, and Emperor Zhenzong once had a poem 'The boy wants to fulfill his life's ambitions, and reads the Six Classics in front of the window diligently. Now, the prosperity of the culture of the Great Song Dynasty has reached the Han and Tang Dynasties. However, looking at the territory of the Zhao and Song dynasties, there are Liao and Western Xia in the north, Tubo in the west, and Dali in the south. ”

Gongye Qian hurriedly said: "Son, because of this, it is a good time for my Dayan to replace him!" ”

The Great Song Dynasty gave 550,000 taels of silver silk to Liao every year, and 255,000 taels of silver silk to Xixia to ensure peace. Now that he ascended the throne, Wang Anshi was used to implement strict changes in the law, called the rich country and strong soldiers, but the result was that the rich became richer and the poor became poorer, and the livelihood of the people became more and more difficult. There are such internal and external troubles, but why has no one raised the problem so far? Murong Fu said softly, and without waiting for Gong Yeqian to answer, he had already revealed the answer on his own. The people are safe. But as long as there is still a mouthful of food to eat, even if there is only one mouthful of porridge to drink, as long as they can still live, the people are unwilling to rebel. I, Xianbei Murong Clan, was originally a foreigner, and it was easy to raise an army to restore the country, but if the world was Si'an, I wanted to cause chaos, then it would be an enemy of the world, and it would be Hu Lu who invaded and occupied my rivers and mountains. If it is so unpopular with the people, how can there be a good death? ”

Gongye Qian opened his mouth to stammer, even Deng Baichuan, who was listening, and the evil storm was also cold. Deng Baichuan hurriedly said: "Son, can't you think about it?" A hundred years of life will pass in a flash! ”

The turmoil was violent, and after hearing Deng Baichuan's sigh, he was furious. "If that's the case, why not give it a go? Even if the success fails, it is better than sitting back and waiting to die! ”

Murong Fu expected that there would be this sentence in the turmoil, and replied faintly at the moment: "The rafters that come out are rotten first." After a pause, he added more bluntly. Now that the Murong family is the only one in the family, if I leave this body lightly, the Murong family will be extinct. As soon as Murong Fu said this, the entire room was immediately silent. Murong Fu naturally hoped that the three people in front of him would give up the illusion of returning to the country after hearing these words, but he also understood that such an expectation was originally a fantasy. Therefore, without waiting for Deng Baichuan and the others to make a sound, he said again: "Although Zhao Song has not lost the support of the people, it is also in a bad situation, and the resumption of the Spring and Autumn Period is long, so let's do it and see." ”

Gongye Qian rushed to Huangzhou with enthusiasm, but in less than a day, he found that he couldn't say anything about his own son-in-law. On the second day, Deng Baichuan, who was persuaded again, went to find a suitable shop with a storm all over the city, but Gongye Qian, who had just arrived, watched how Murong Fu saddled up and behind Su Shi all the time.

Su Shi in history was still worried about how to fill the stomach of the whole family at this time, but now Su Shi has the support of Murong Fu and can spare his hands to continue to worry about the country and the people. At this time, the five-way summer was in full swing, and Su Shi naturally couldn't help but be in suspense every day. In this five-way expedition, the deputy envoy was the most active in appeasing the deputy envoy of the five roads. It was originally agreed to send troops at the end of August, and he had already commanded the Yan army at the beginning of August, although the defeat of the Xia army beheaded more than 1,000, but it was the strategic goal exposed in advance, so that the Mizhi village was difficult for several days, and it was reported that the Western Xia marshal Liang Yongneng had led 80,000 fine cavalry to aid the Mizhi village, which also included the world-famous heavy cavalry "Iron Harrier". When the news reached Huangzhou, Su Shi sighed again and again, and said to Murong Fu with a sad face: "The cultivation of scriptures has always been urgent!" ”

Murong Fu knew that he was old in war, and he was in a hurry to send troops at this time not to grab merit, but because he was worried that the eunuch Wenchen would indiscriminately command and restrain everywhere and destroy this good situation. Thinking of this, Murong Fu persuaded him: "Teacher, the cultivation strategy is to be familiar with the situation in the Western Xia after the general, and it is one of the 'three' in the west, so he naturally has his reason to send troops." Seeing Su Shi's expression wandering, he added softly. The soldiers were commanded by the kind of strategy to fight, and the victory was always greater than that of Wang Zhongzheng. ”

Murong Fu's voice fell, and Su Shi was speechless. Emperor Tai/Zu was also born in Jiangmen, and the battle of Chen Qiao won the world with the yellow robe. With this precedent, the most taboo thing for Emperor Zhao and Song was the military power in the hands of military generals, lest future generations follow suit and seize the Zhao family. Therefore, the generals of the Song Dynasty led the troops to go out on the expedition, and they had to press a civil official to be the boss, and the eunuch to be the supervisor. This Wang Zhongzheng is a eunuch who came out of the palace, and his main work on weekdays is to serve people, how can it be compared to the kind of man who has been fighting with Western Xia all his life?

Murong Fu originally wanted to remind Su Shi that what he needed to worry more about than the impatient and reckless seed was the cooperation and logistics between the various armies. It's just that thinking of Su Shi's current situation, even if he knows these situations, he can't do anything, so he simply keeps his mouth shut.

Murong Fuhui thought that the few discussions between him and Su Shi were just scholars' empty talk, which was useless, and how could he expect that the speaker had no intention and the listener had the intention. After bidding farewell to Su Shi, Gongye Qian rushed forward and asked directly: "From the perspective of the prince, how will this war be successful or not?" ”

How the success or failure is, history has a clear record. It's just that thinking of Gongye Qian's fanaticism about the restoration of the country, Murong Fu still shook his head and said sincerely: "Second brother Gongye, now that the war is starting, the battlefield is changing rapidly, I can't say!" ”

"Have you ever thought about it, if it is...... The Great Song Dynasty lost...... Gongye Qian took another step forward and surveyed the earth in Murong Fu's ear, "Western Xia was originally a barren land, and the emperor of Western Xia didn't think about changing places?" ”

When Murong Fu heard this, his brows couldn't help frowning slightly. For a while, several names suddenly flashed through his mind, such as: Wu Sangui, such as: Wang Jingwei, such as: Cixi. He really wanted to ask Gongye Qian, you are bent on restoring my country for your own ambitions, have you ever thought that you will ruin your lives? However, out of his understanding of Gongye Qian, he didn't make a sound after all, and only said slowly: "Second Brother Gongye means ......"

Gongye Qian's thick eyebrows were raised, and he said sharply: "Son, although the times make heroes, we can't sit back and wait for the times, we have to think of something to do!" ”

Murong Fu silently compared the gap in force between himself and Gongye Qian in his heart, he knew that Gongye Qian was defenseless now, and if he suddenly attacked, Gongye Qian would not be able to reason. However, it was not Gongye Qian who really taught him a headache, it was always Murong Bo who was already "dead". Thinking of Murong Bo and Su Shi, and then looking at the ambitious Gongye Qian in front of him, Murong Fu finally made up his mind and said resolutely: "What the second brother of Gongye said is very true, even if the road ahead is difficult, I should go and understand it so that I can come to this world in vain." I want to go to Shaanxi to watch the battle, is the second brother of Gongye willing to accompany me? ”

Gongye Qian was immediately overjoyed, and hugged his fists and saluted: "Follow the orders of the prince!" ”

Murong Fu looked at Gong Yeqian, who was bowing his head in front of him with a smile on his face, but his eyes gradually became cold, and he secretly said to himself: The sword above the battle array has no eyes, if you can die there, then it will be better.

In September of the fourth year of Yuanfeng, Murong Fu entrusted Wang Yuyan to the care of Su Shi's family, and left Azhu and Abi to take care of Su Shi's family.