77. Idle flowers
Once the great cause is carried out, it is like a huge ship running, even if the corpses are all over the ground, it must move forward.
The dark tide outside Jinling was turbulent, but the center of the storm was still quiet. He has always been very careful not to show any signs in front of Wanwan. He knew her too well, she was strong, if he knew that he was secretly plotting the world, he might break with him. He only has Xu Xu Tuzhi, the imperial court's requisition order is a high-sounding excuse, as long as it is properly concealed, Murong Gaogong will be disposed of at that time, and it is okay to lie that he has cut himself off from the world, and Nu'er Gandu Division has ended Daye, and then he was annihilated by the Southern Army. In short, reduce her hatred for him, after the wood is finished, because love is still there, she will forgive him after all.
Planning his wife's mother's family, he knows that he is sorry for her, but there are many participants, and it is no longer his business alone. What kind of sin is treason? It is enough to destroy the nine clans. Everyone pinned their heads to the waistband of their trousers, and if they gave up halfway, the blood of the Qi people would stain the land of Nanyuan red. He has hundreds of thousands of lives on his shoulders, so he can only succeed and not fail.
All he could do now was be as good as he could for her. She is not a person who values money rights, and most of the time as long as he is with her, she is happy.
Before the Chinese New Year, he was still free, as long as he made decisions and implemented them, he didn't have to do it himself. He spent a good time with her and teased his grandson. She didn't give birth, and she was extremely fond of children, and often mentioned the emperor in the palace in front of him.
"Jin Shu is one year older than Dong Li, and he will get married in the future, how good it is!" She leaned on his side and said, "Emperor Qinzong's martial arts is a generation of Ming monarchs, and most of the decrees are right, but the Yuwen clan is not allowed to be the master, which is too important for personal likes and dislikes." What's wrong with the Yuwen clan, and he didn't have four eyes and eight legs, why can't he be worthy of the clan? I'm here alone, I'm really lonely without relatives and for no reason, if Jinshu can also come and be a companion with me, it will be complete. ”
He pretended to be displeased: "Why don't I have relatives and no reason, am I not your relative?" Another princess, in case the emperor has any new ideas, the children will have to follow our old path. ”
She wrinkled her nose when she heard this, "It's over, don't mention it again." The emperor only got this emperor, and he was naturally very favored, and he might not be willing to let her suffer like that. I think that the more intermarriages, the better, and the descendants will be connected by blood, and they will all be a family, so there will be no suspicion. Fu raised his face and smiled at him, "The relatives I'm talking about are from my mother's side." Have you ever heard that poem, the closest relatives are the most alienated husband and wife...... Only when two people love more than ordinary can they be called relatives. Once you turn against each other, you are an enemy who does not share the sky, how terrible it is. ”
She always had an unpredictable prophetic alertness that made his heart tremble. The speaker may not have the heart, but the listener cannot fail to pay attention. After he was shocked, he changed his words and said with a smile: "Okay, what do you say." Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming, let's pick something auspicious. ”
"Yes, yes, it's my crow's mouth." She wiped her cheeks with a gesture, and sighed sadly after laughing, "I'm twenty-two years old for the New Year, and I'm slowly getting old." ”
Age is always a sad proposition for women. What she regrets is not that she is getting old, but that she has not been able to bloom before she withers. Fear on the knees, no matter what time it is, it is a pity.
Liangshi understood her thoughts, kissed her on the forehead and said, "You are old, am I young?" It's a little early to talk about old age. After a slight pause, he looked at her expression and said, "Do you like that kid in Dongli?" ”
Wanwan nodded, "I like it, how cute he is when he's awake, just like Jinshu." ”
He hadn't seen Jinshu, probably in her heart, it made no difference if a child was hurting.
He said tentatively: "Bring Dongli back to the princess's mansion, what do you think?" Our Qi people have the rules of raising a child, Shao Fujin can't take care of it personally, what about the old lady, she is old again, and her great-grandchildren don't bother her old man. Instead of sending the child to those two houses, you might as well stay. Being able to be in front of you is a blessing that he has cultivated for several lifetimes. ”
Her eyes suddenly brightened, "Can you really let me raise it?" I told them last time, but I was afraid of separating the mother and son, and I couldn't live with Shaofujin. ”
"If you don't raise it, can't you raise it for the Tara clan?" He stroked her face, "I am most assured in front of you, whoever raises the child will be like whoever he will be in the future." I only hope that he will be magnificent, and not learn from the person who can't get on the stage. Ask Lan Zhou and his daughter-in-law, there must be no two words. ”
If the son can't raise it, then raise the grandson, Wanwan sighed softly, "Look at what Yunwan means, if she can't help it, she will give up." In the end, she suffered so much, and besides, she was the head of Fujin, and she wanted to stay by herself, but in fact, she did it. ”
She didn't know what he was thinking, he would rather have a child to distract her from it, and she wouldn't be staring at the battle all day. The little brother has a nurse and a mother, so she doesn't need to worry about her daily life. A child is embedded in the eye sockets, and the heart is softened, and even if there is any wind and waves, the damage can be minimized.
He leaned over to hug her and buried his face in her cloudy hair, "Wanwan, you have to understand my love for you. In this world, the person I am most reluctant to bear is you. ”
She hummed and stroked the back of his neck, "When we get old, the two of us depend on each other, and neither of us will leave anyone behind." ”
She thinks so long-term, it's just a lifetime.
On the day she picked up Dongli, she went in person, euphemistically relayed the prince's thoughts, observed everyone's expressions, and if she found the slightest embarrassment and reluctance, she planned to give up. Unexpectedly, the young grandmother expressed her gratitude to Dong Li for being able to raise her in front of his wife.
She squatted on her knees, "Enie grace, my uncle and I don't know what to say." We can't ask for it, but we're afraid of causing trouble to Enie. ”
The concubine was happy to see it, and said with a smile: "It's okay, if the manpower of that head is not enough, dial two more." At the beginning, Lan Zhou and Lan Ting were brought up by those mothers, and now they are familiar with Dongli again, and it doesn't take much effort. Oh, in the end, the ancestors love their grandchildren, and they owe it to our father, think of this. The young grandmother has to thank Enie well, and she will be more filial in the future. Your Highness, let's relieve boredom with our east fence, such a little child is the most fun, and when the weather is hot, stretching out his arms and legs is even more satisfying. ”
Dongli handed it over to her, Wanwan was like carrying a treasure, and she didn't dare to breathe. A few days after the child landed, it turned red, and now it is white and clean, and the skin is like almond tofu. She looked at it again and again, what a cute child, how likable, and she would be raised from now on. She couldn't give birth to herself, so she had to choose someone else's. In fact, I can't get over it on the face, for fear of jokes behind people's backs. But when they look at the children, they can't take care of anything, so they just laugh at them, and just keep the children.
"If you miss your brother, let's go over the house and take a look." Wanwan said to Yun Wan, "Take care of your body first, and you can walk around when you are out of confinement." ”
The Tara clan on the side hurriedly answered, "Your Highness is right, it is so hard work, it is not good to hurt the foundation, and it is still pointing to the future." Her Royal Highness is merciful, and her brother is a great creation by her side, so let go of ten thousand hearts. I thought of him and took a look, the two mansions were not far away, which was very convenient. ”
The idea of the prince and the concubine, who dares to go against it. It stands to reason that the grandson is raised by the grandmother, but as a grandmother, it is false for her to say that she is not sad. was born in a house, and she was a dwarf in the sky, and in their eyes, she was never a decent person. At the beginning, she didn't have her share in raising her son, and now her grandson is the same. She can only watch her heart and soul be handed over to others, and she can't even express the slightest dissatisfaction, because in this family, there is no room for her to speak.
Wanwan brought the child back, and the rocking car was placed in the upper room, and she only had to open her eyes to see him, nominally a grandson, but in fact she regarded him as a son in her heart.
I still remember that the one I lost was also a boy, if I had grown stronger, I would have been born with a similar age of uncle and nephew, like two brothers. Wanwan lay on the side of the rocking car, beckoning them to come and see, the little brother woke up and opened his eyes, and the gold ring loomed in his eyes, which was the symbol of their Yuwen family.
She loves children very much, and with her previous experience in bringing brocade books, Dongli can also take good care of her. It's just that my brother has asthma, and the attack makes her worry. Sometimes she puts on her clothes in the middle of the night and goes to the nurse's house to see, and when she sees that her brother is well, she can go back to sleep with peace of mind.
Fortunately, that problem is not often committed, as long as the nurse's diet is properly controlled, and the child does not eat those hair products, the child will be healthy and bright. She put her hands into a nest, hugged him and shook him, "When you are older, go to the capital with your grandfather and see the brocade book." She is a beautiful girl, but it's a pity that there is no love for her, so you bring her back and treat her well? ”
Xiaoyou began to laugh at her, "Dare to love, it's not a family, don't enter a family." How old is my brother, and you are worried about his marriage? The princess in Beijing is my aunt's generation, so you can't mess around. ”
She sighed, very regretful, "That's right, he Ama and others are the same generation......" said Xiangxiang his little face, "It's Mrs. confused, it's okay, let's look for it again, there are always good girls, there is no grass at the end of the world." ”
She held him in her arms to watch the birds, to watch the winter gnats, the child was too young to doze off in a short time, she always had enough patience to wait for him to wake up, and then continue to tease him.
She poured too much effort into her grandson, and even when she was good, she was jealous, "Pay attention to your body, you will freeze when you get up in the middle of the night." She was about to get out of bed again, but he pulled him back, "If you don't obey, send him back to the vassal palace, I let him stay to relieve your boredom, not to let you waste your life." ”
She pouted aggrievedly, "I think Dongli is like our brother, who has come around and returned to me." ”
He frowned and wouldn't let her say more, "Why do you have such ridiculous thoughts?" The child who has a miscarriage has not even grown up with three souls and seven spirits, and if he loses it, he loses it. The way you look is to remind me that I am useless and are going to break my heart again? ”
She hurriedly shut her mouth, in fact, she knew that the crux was not with him, and she was always uncomfortable, and she really failed his kindness.
She pillowed on his neck, and Baba asked, "Has the will of the court come down?" Who is the generalissimo of the soldiers? ”
He closed his eyes and said to Guan Rong, "The five armies are all in charge of the right side of the Governor's Mansion." ”
Wanwan was a little happy, "So you don't have to go, do you?" ”
He opened his eyes and glanced at her, "Isn't a good man supposed to fight on the battlefield?" ”
She shook her head, "I'd rather my man be mediocre and stay away from those soldiers." ”
He knew that he would never meet her requirements, and the court did not allow him to lead the army, not because of the side, but to let him raise grain and grass. That's okay, Guan Rong is his best friend, and the generals below him are all his people, even if he takes a slow step, he can still take command. But the country must always fight in person, and no one can become the emperor by relying on the array on the sand table. It was only a matter of time before he went on the expedition, and the time he could spend with her was less than a day.
He turned his head away, stuck closer to her, and whispered: "Those 200,000 horses are useless, and there is no conclusion, if I want to send more, who will I go?" Your girl's family doesn't understand the cruelty of war, once the slaves invade the Central Plains, the conquest of foreign races must be through the most cruel means, and then it will be a catastrophe, do you want to see it? Lan Zhou asked for orders to go on the expedition, and I approved him and asked him to be a deputy general under Guan Rong. You see, my sons have gone into battle to kill the enemy, and how can I, who was Amma, be inferior to him? ”
Wanwan couldn't help but be surprised, "Does the slave Gandusi have such great ability?" I heard that there are only 40,000 or 50,000 people, and they actually want the imperial court to send Anton Wei's soldiers and horses? ”
He smiled and pushed the messy hair covering his face behind her ears for her, "The rebels are just a small part, and now it is the garrison at the border that carries the flag." They haven't been paid for five years, and it's not for them to care who is the emperor, they just want to fill their stomachs. You cut off your livelihood, others cut off your country, it's as simple as that. ”
What he said is reasonable, who should he blame, the emperor who only blames Xihaizi, is in a high position, but he has failed to take responsibility. There are mobs and chaos, and the only thing that comes to mind is conquest, even if it is quelled, what if it is quelled, the business that treats the symptoms but not the root cause, who knows how sooner or later it will recur.
She sighed in his arms: "I also advised the emperor to be diligent and thrifty, but he couldn't turn a deaf ear." I hope this incident is a wake-up call, so that he can see how urgent the situation is, and the strings that govern the country and the world should be tightened. ”
She is a woman's kindness and can be tolerated again and again, but he knows that Murong Gaogong will never have a chance to correct it this time. The war has begun, either you die or I die. All he had to make sure now was the stability of the back house. As for the battle ahead, the expedition will be approved by the imperial court, and the road will not be blocked in any way. As long as you plan properly, you can even take the Forbidden City without bloodshed.
He planned step by step, and finally it was the turn of the factory guard in her house. Whoever they were sent to them was not as reliable as his men. Therefore, these people cannot stay, they must all be solved and replaced with his janitarian guards.
He beat the side drum with a pleasant face: "The soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first." Anton Wei's military quartermaster was allocated from Nanyuan, and now the expenses have to be reduced everywhere, and our house has to have a hard time. ”
Of course, Wanwan didn't object, thinking that she could save on food and clothing first. For example, dozens of dishes that can't be touched by a meal are actually just for pomp, where can two people eat those! Replace it with a home-cooked stir-fry, as long as you can send it, it will save a lot.
She told him what she thought, and he just laughed: "How many children can be saved by saving between the teeth?" The biggest expense of the eldest princess's mansion is in the population, the Luan Yi given by the emperor, the fan left by Xiao Duo, and the brocade guards from Beijing, do you calculate, how much should be paid out every month? Nanjing is our domain, and the people in this realm have long been familiar, so if you want to protect the safety of the two prefectures, why spare such a big circle. In my opinion, the people in the idle positions should be dispersed, either return to Beijing, or join the army to fight against the northern captives, so as to earn a meritorious service. Stay here and eat stupid food, just delay the years in vain, what do you say? ”
Wanwan also thought of this, the cost of feeding so many people is too great. nodded and said, "I'll let Yu Chengfeng handle this matter, and I'll see if I have the roster and hand it over, and those who can be dismissed will be dismissed." ”
He said that there was no need for Yu Qiyao to intervene, "I see that the factory guards are all full of enthusiasm, and I am forming a guard here, and what is lacking is such a talent." When I go back, I will personally ask them to serve in the army, and after the war subsides, I will ask the court for credit, so that they can have a future. ”
Wanwan, of course, thought it was better, and when he saw her approval, he began to deal with those people. Is it really put into the army? No way! Starry Night led the grass outside the city to cut down the roots, because his plan was not out of the way.
It's just that the calculation is more thorough, and the gold and stone are missing. The eight brocade guards under him were the same as him, and they refused to leave the eldest princess's mansion for half a step, no matter how tempting they were.
Jin Shi's answer was sonorous and powerful: "The ministers are ordered to protect the eldest princess, and if His Royal Highness is here, the ministers will be there, and they dare not violate the holy will." ”
Wanwan is helpless, everyone is gone, and it's okay to leave these eight. When he asked what he meant, he didn't want to do too much, so he had to press it for the time being and make plans slowly.