Chapter 023: A Peaceful and Prosperous Age
The carriage moved forward slowly, and in the carriage, Lin Wan'er took Xiao Xingxing and hugged her gently, and kept cheering herself up in her heart, if it's okay, it's okay, the second child will definitely be fine.
Behind her, Lin Hanlin's hands trembled, suppressed the excitement in his heart and firmly grasped Roujia's little hand, Roujia's heart suddenly beat like a rabbit, for her, holding hands is a skin-to-skin kiss, and there will be a baby in the future, she blushed, lowered her head, and did not speak.
Looking down at Lin Hanlin clenching her hand tightly, she had mixed feelings in her heart, she felt aggrieved all of a sudden, her nose moved slightly, her father died, the queen mother passed away, and the queen mother went to Luoyang Palace, the entire capital seemed to be left with her alone, empty, and now the general rebelled again, and the whole world seemed to be in chaos.
When she was a child, she once passed by the Suzaku Gate incident, although she couldn't experience it personally, but just from what she had experienced in a limited way, she felt afraid, and now she is facing turmoil again, she is inexplicably flustered, thinking about it, just thinking about being able to come to the Lin family's courtyard.
Before leaving, the queen mother once asked her if she would go to Luoyang together. She thought about it, and suddenly remembered that Zhao Ting had told her that he wanted to stay in Shangjing. She knew that Zhao Ting wanted to see the development of things and sharpen her heart on the cusp of the storm, and as for herself, she stayed in Shangjing City to prevent the second brother and the third brother from really fighting, so that she could have a persuasion.
When the queen heard this, she couldn't help hugging Roujia and said something inexplicable, your father seems to have underestimated our Roujia.
The carriage continued on its way, and today the Guards had blocked the streets. There were very few people on the road, and Gonggong Hong was unimpeded with the token in his hand, and soon arrived at the Xuanwu Gate.
Before getting out of the car. Lin Wan'er carefully covered Xiao Xingxing's swaddling clothes so as not to be blown by the cold wind, she took a deep breath, lifted the curtain, and got out of the car.
As soon as she got out of the car, a carriage came galloping in the distance, approaching Lin Wan'er's moment. The driver jerked the reins and stood still. Ouyang Xiaolan jumped out of the carriage and stretched out her hand to help Zhao Chengde, the king of Jing'an, get out of the carriage. Then the little princess of Yan'er also got out of the carriage.
As soon as she saw Lin Wan'er, Yan'er's eyes turned red, the corners of her mouth bent down slightly, and she ran in front of Lin Wan'er. opened his mouth and shouted, "Sister Wan'er! The tone was a little aggrieved. There was also some fear.
Lin Wan'er, who hadn't seen Yan'er for a long time, took out a free hand and rubbed Yan'er's head: "If we don't die, I'll take you to find the third child." ”
Yan'er finally couldn't help it, and tears fell.
Zhao Chengde's face was anxious, the rebellion of the Zhenbei Army meant that Zhao Feng was in danger, and it was calculated that Xiliang would attack the Central Plains and point his sword at the capital. No one would have thought that the Zhenbei Army would besiege Shangjing, and it would be the general himself. It doesn't make sense.
More anxious than Zhao Chengde is Ouyang Xiaolan, she hasn't received a letter from Zhao Feng for a long time, and she doesn't know how she is doing.
At this moment, another carriage came from a distance, and before the carriage stopped, Pan Renmei and Pan Meimei had already gotten off.
"What about Zhao Shuo?" Pan Meimei asked, her tone was already flustered, and she called the name of the second prince.
At the same time, Pan Renmei asked, "What about my father?" ”
Everyone shook their heads, they couldn't figure out the situation in the capital, so they could only climb the stairs and climb to the top of the city, and saw Zhao Shuo from a distance, dressed in bright yellow, like a reef rock that has not changed for thousands of years, with his hands behind his back, and his eyes looked coldly at the Zhenbei army under the city.
When Pan Meimei saw Zhao Shuo safe and sound, her heart fell, and she wanted to step forward to hold Zhao Shuo's arm, but for a moment, she suddenly felt far away from Zhao Shuo, and she didn't know how to do the actions she was accustomed to on weekdays, so she could only shout: "Zhao Shuo!" ”
The second prince didn't move, just hummed slightly, and his eyes never took his eyes off Xiahou Xiangyang's body.
Lin Wan'er held Xiao Xingxing, stood on tiptoe, her eyes crossed the high daughter wall, and looked at the Zhenbei army north of the city gate, the Zhenbei army of no less than 10,000 people was neatly arranged outside the city gate, the thick negative armor exuded a cold light, the dark horses were like black stones, and the whistling north wind blew the flag hunting.
In front of the strict black iron array, the general Xiahou Xiangyang closed his eyes and recuperated, ignoring the affairs around him, only waiting for three hours, an order, and the Zhenbei army collectively attacked the city.
Zhao Chengde couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted at the city: "Xiahou Xiangyang! Do you know that this move not only ruined your reputation, but also plunged the entire Zhenbei Army into a situation of no return, and even worse, the entire Central Plains will be in chaos, and the people of the world will be displaced. Without saying a word, King Jing'an was already out of breath, and his anger was out of reason.
The general still did not move, he seemed too lazy to talk to these people anymore, he did not move like mountains and rivers, neither refuted and defended the rebellion, nor satirized Zhao Chengde in words.
There was silence above the city, and no one could see through the general's thoughts.
Lin Wan'er shielded Xiao Xingxing from the north wind with one hand, and shouted at the city: "General, is my second child okay?" ”
Xiahou Xiangyang, who had been in the city for a long time, suddenly opened his eyes, looked up at Lin Wan'er, and spoke softly, but his voice was extremely loud, like Hong Zhong: "Miss Wan'er, everything is fine in Chengping, and everything is fine with Long Xueqi." ”
Zhao Shuo couldn't help but clench his hands covered under the dragon robe, Prime Minister Pan Chunwei, Jing'an King Zhao Chengde talked to Xiahou Xiangyang repeatedly, Xiahou Xiangyang ignored it, but Lin Wan'er opened his mouth to ask, and he actually answered, although it was just a small matter, it might be able to become a breakthrough. Zhao Shuo's eyes suddenly had a cold light.
Hearing the general's answer, Lin Wan'er couldn't help but smile, she was not a person with national righteousness and the world in mind, she just wanted to keep a small Lin family, how could she not be happy to hear that her second child was safe and sound. As soon as she was happy, the strength in her hand was a little bigger, and she was uncomfortable, and she couldn't help crying, and her voice was extremely loud in front of the Xuanwu Gate. In the moment of tension, there is a different feeling.
Lin Wan'er was teasing again, and Xiao Xingxing stopped crying. He put his fingers in his mouth, sucked and closed his eyes.
The general seemed to find it extremely interesting, and with a smile on his face, he asked, "Miss Wan'er, this child?" ”
Lin Wan'er handed Xiao Xingxing to Qingzhu Niang, and turned her head to look at the general: "It's my family's big treasure and Xiaoxiao's child, but his voice is surprisingly loud." A single throat can shake the snow off the roof. ”
As she spoke, she suddenly felt proud, proud. Proud of Dabao and Xiaoxiao: "By the way, General, the child also has a pleasing name, called Happy." ”
"Happy. What a good name. Xiahou Xiangyang nodded. The smile on his face was even stronger, "The most beautiful thing in the world is the birth of a new life." ”
"What the general said is very right, even so, why didn't the general get off his horse and go into the city, go to the Lin family's courtyard to sit down, eat a steaming meal, and Wan'er personally take a plate of cucumbers for you. Add more vinegar and garlic, and make you a pot of wine. What do you think? Lin Wan'er asked, she didn't flatter, but said very seriously.
Zhao Chengde was dumbfounded, Pan Meimei was also a little surprised, Ouyang Xiaolan grinned at the corner of her mouth, they didn't expect that at such a moment, Lin Wan'er would say such a ...... Unformal words, and what surprised them the most was that Xiahou Xiangyang under the city seemed to be thinking seriously, shouldn't he distinguish between right and wrong, correct justice, and reprimand the other party at this time?
Xiahou Xiangyang pondered for a long time, and said softly: "Miss Wan'er's proposal is excellent, the old man has written it down here, and when he conquers the capital, the old man will go to the small courtyard to ask for a glass of wine first." ”
"General, you said that the most beautiful thing in the world is the birth of a new life, and the most miserable thing is life and death, Wan'er knows that the general is a person with great feelings in her heart, but today she doesn't understand, why are you, general? If the soldiers meet each other today, the peaceful and prosperous era that the Great Wei State has built for many years will definitely fall apart, and the number of people who have been displaced, born and separated from each other is tens of thousands, Wan'er thinks that it is definitely not what the general wants to see. ”
"Peaceful and prosperous?" Xiahou Xiangyang snorted coldly, with a faint anger on his face, "What Miss Wan'er said is wrong. ”
He stretched out his hand and pointed at Zhao Shuo, Pan Chunwei and King Jing'an above the city: "Is this the peaceful and prosperous era?" It's ridiculous. The people of the peaceful and prosperous world are still divided into three, six, nine and so on, some people are high, but some people can only be busy all day long for food, clothing, housing and clothing. If this is the prosperous era of the balance, then Xiahou will personally destroy this hypocritical peaceful and prosperous world. ”
"Miss Wan'er, the old man has read the so-called sage books since he was a child, talking about those so-called truths, and creating a false rule of inaction, but he saw a court system in which one person is high above and the others bow their heads. There is a saying that is true, prosperity, the people suffer, death, the people suffer, and it is the people who suffer from beginning to end. ”
"When I was young, I saw the absurd behavior of the emperor of the previous dynasty, and I was indignant in my heart, building the Great Wall, digging canals, paying taxes and servitude, heavier than Mount Tai, the Son of Heaven said a joke, that is, bleeding millions, and the Son of Heaven was absurd, that is, ten thousand households were displaced, and the people had no choice but to cook and eat, thinking that killing the mediocre emperor would make the world peaceful, everything was peaceful, but I never thought that the world was more chaotic, and the people were more miserable."
"Later, I followed Your Majesty to conquer the world, Your Majesty once promised the old man a peaceful and prosperous world, but after more than ten years of fighting, how many people died on the battlefield, how many families were fragmented, and how much blood was exchanged for domination of the world, but they all disappeared in front of the Suzaku Gate, just for the throne, for the dragon chair, the brothers killed and did not care about family affection, so the culprit was the throne."
"The old man thought that with His Majesty's eloquence, over time, he would be able to build that peaceful and prosperous world, but after many years, the world is still that world, the so-called people are the most important, the society is secondary, and the monarch is light, but it is just a verbal sentence, the world full of holes is made up by a group of waste above the court, and it is still that world, there is no hope at all, even so, the old man will destroy it today, abolish the throne, and re-establish a real peaceful and prosperous world."
"After many years of stationing in the grassland, the old man has seen a lot of killings and displacements, and every time he sees such scenes, the old man is unwilling. I had heard a sentence from Princess Bai Su of Xiliang before, and I thought it was true: Some truths are self-evident, there is no need to repeat them, everyone is born equal, and no one can take away their natural rights. ”
The general's tone became colder and colder, and the words he said resounded like thunder throughout the entire Xuanwu Gate, and everyone above the city was terrified when they heard it, but the Zhenbei army behind the general was enthusiastic when they heard it.
"Miss Wan'er, the old man is not lying, he has been writing books and talking on the grassland for many years, outlining the peaceful and prosperous times, and has been handed over to Miss Chen Nuonuo. The old man is not greedy for the throne, but also sneers at power, the old man needs only twenty years, twenty years is enough, within five years to sweep the Huns, Ping Nanjiang, into the West Liang, collect the West Hu, as long as the old man has the confidence to establish a huge unified territory, eliminate the estrangement between the Han and other ethnic groups, the next five years to abolish the throne, depose the court, and another five years of law, clear right and wrong, to create a new world that does not leave no stone unturned, and does not close the door at night, and then five years this new world takes shape and consolidates, everywhere is peaceful, everyone can enter a private school to study, Everyone can read and write, everyone can be the master of the world, have food and food, clothes and clothing, land and farming, and money; Warm everywhere, uneven everywhere. ”
"And the old man has only been the master of the world for 20 years, Miss Wan'er, and at that time, the happy little doll will be able to live in that perfect world."
The momentum of the general became stronger and stronger, and countless waves of qi rolled up with him as the center, and the white snow that had fallen from the sky and precipitated for many days suddenly flew up, dancing and flying, and it seemed that there was another heavy snow in the great sunny day, and he himself was like a slowly rising sun, and in an instant, his figure seemed to have reached a hundred zhang, overlooking the people in the city.
Lin Wan'er was dumbfounded for a while, she could clearly understand the feelings in the general's heart, he wanted to abolish the throne and the court, abolish the feudal system, and establish a new system, the general had experienced too much, and only he could have such feelings, and it was convincing.
In this system, everyone is equal, just like Tao Yuanming said that the peach blossom source - the land is flat, the houses are like houses, and there are good fields, beautiful ponds, and mulberry bamboos. Qianmo traffic, chickens and dogs smell each other. Among them, the men and women are dressed like outsiders. Yellow hair hangs down and is happy.
This is the peaceful and prosperous era in the heart of the general.
It is an ideal balance of prosperity, everyone is their own master, everyone can straighten their backs and hold their heads high.
For this ideal, the general can endure humiliation, can be a cold bystander, can leave his reputation behind, and now he is finally going to stand up and say a word and do a thing for the world.
At that moment, Lin Wan'er felt that the general was right, and she and the group of people above the city were wrong.
(PS: Damn, I forgot to post it when I uploaded it, but this chapter is a chapter that improves the style of the book, and it's a day off, and the following chapters are the fierce and iron-clad tenderness that Lan Ying wants to express most when she writes "Evil Girl", and it is also the motivation to support Lan Ying to finish this book on the street, and after writing, you can breathe a sigh of relief.) There are no bad guys in "Wicked Girl", no superficial people, they are all people with persistence, this is the premise that Lan Ying set for herself before writing the book, except for Han Laoshan and Li Ke, of course. (To be continued.) )