On the fifteenth day of the lunar month, Tian Xin, who had been completely relaxed in Dengcheng for ten days, rode Mondo and led dozens of horses to Fangling.

Guan Ping was an exile, so naturally it was impossible for him to live in the county and township towns, just in the easternmost part of Fangling County, next to Shandu, Zhuyang and other old military tun areas.

said that it was exile, and the military work in the counties of Shandu was still controlled by Guan Ping.

Mastering the seeds, whether it is the transportation or storage of materials, or the flow into the market, is a link that can make money.

Because Shandu and Zhuyang are hills, valleys, and river valleys, the materials produced here are transported out, and the cost consumption is really large.

Everywhere did not expect Guan Ping's grain production in the tun area, it was a rotten land that no one wanted at the beginning, and it was used to let Guan Ping's department fend for itself.

Now that there is some development, the imperial court does not look down on the grain production of these three counties.

So when Tian Xin came, Guan Ping still had surplus grain to make wine, and most of it was aged wine.

It's just that Tian Xin lacks interest in grain wine, and the only thing he can accept is low-alcohol drinks such as sweet rice wine and thick wine; But he likes to drink all kinds of fruit wine.

Tian Xin brought his home-brewed fruit wine to Guan Ping to drink a year-end wine, it was as simple as that.

If you want to find someone to drink, you can only drink to your heart's content here, and only if you need comfort here.

This year, Guan Ping wanted to go back to Jiangdu to celebrate the New Year with his parents, wife and children, but this request was not approved.

When Tian Xin came, Guan Ping was drinking alone in the greenhouse, the papier-mâché window was propped up, and Guan Ping, who was sitting cross-legged in the warm pavilion, could see more than a dozen plum trees in the courtyard, including red plums, yellow plums, and green plums, of which green plums were closest to the windows.

Guan Ping didn't get up to greet him, so he drank and waited in the warm pavilion.

Seeing Tian Xin carrying four bottles of wine in each hand, Guan Ping withdrew his gaze and continued to look at the three-color plum blossoms outside the window: "Xiaoxian, do you think I have anything to say about the thirteen plum trees in the court?" ”

Tian Xin sat down, his eyes shifted to the past, the three-color plum trees were planted in a pile, from here from left to right are yellow, green and red, which is exactly the same as the color matching order of his commander.

Seeing Guan Ping's eyebrows with a smile on his face, Tian Xin shook his head: "I can't see it, I don't like to guess people's minds, this is a matter of gains and losses." ”

"Filial piety has passed the money first, and they all say that filial piety is the best way to control the enemy, how can you not see my small pattern?"

"Don't look. When I came to find my brother today, I just drank to relieve my boredom, and I had no other intention. ”

Tian Xin said and took a porcelain bottle of two or three kilograms, similar in shape to a beer bottle with a short neck, with a wooden stopper and wax seal at the mouth of the bottle.

Due to the brittle nature of the porcelain bottle, the cork on the mouth of the bottle will expand when it is wet, and the mouth may burst. Therefore, the sealing wooden stopper is a shuttle-like plug with two thin ends and a thick middle, and the sealing is all made of beeswax.

Tian Xin's family liquor is sealed with beeswax, and Li Yan's liquor is sealed with lacquer to assist in the sealing of wooden corks.

Guan Ping squinted his eyes and looked at it, and saw that Tian Xin skillfully rotated and loosened, pulled out the cork, grabbed the frozen fruit wine, and raised his head to take a sip.

Seeing Tian Xin's expression of enjoyment, Guan Ping also reached out and grabbed a bottle, unscrewed it and raised his head to drink, but he felt that it was inappropriate, so he still poured the maroon wine liquid into the wine bowl according to his habit, observed the color, and smelled the fragrance.

Then he took the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp, and his throat grunted and slid three or four times, and the cold wine went directly into his throat, and his teeth immediately rebelled.

Seeing that Guan Ping's eyes suddenly widened, Tian Xin still picked up the wine bottle and raised his head to mumble and take half a sip, tasting the fragrance of fruit wine with his mouth and nose before swallowing it slowly.

Guan Ping still couldn't hold his breath and sighed: "Alas...... Xiaoxian, now that the situation is gradually chaotic, Cao Wei is about to die in the country, but he can achieve a great victory in Yuyang, and the powerful and northern Zhu Hu dare not accept it. Now the DPRK and China, as Xiao Xianxin said, can be described as walking on thin ice. ”

Tian Xin took another sip, and his eyes fell on the three-color plum trees outside the window, and he felt that these plum trees had an indescribable abruptness and incongruity when he came here.

Thinking about this incongruity, he replied: "It's like walking on thin ice, if the world's affairs are determined by force, it will inevitably lose its color." The legacy of the first emperor is profound, and Hugh said that the government and the opposition, the ministers and the people, even I don't want to do the things of Wang Mang and Cao Cao. It's just that in the long run, if I do it, it will be a great benefit to Liu. ”

The millennium family already has an outline, and this account is not difficult to calculate.

"The strong should let me be respected by the strong, and the heroes dare to compete for the first place."

With a low recitation, Tian Xin held the wine bottle in his hand and gently shook it to swirl the wine, this light and fluttering wine bottle in his hand was heavy in Guan Ping's hand, anyway, it was heavier than the sword on the battlefield.

Thinking about what Tian Xin pointed out, Guan Ping also bowed slightly, somewhat recognized.

If the two kings and three keepings are executed, then Liu Chan is a royal heirloom; After two or three hundred years, the world will be chaotic again, and the new dynasty will be based on morality, so it will naturally seriously darken and scandalize the Tian family; In order to elevate his orthodox status, he will give Liu a high status.

The Liu family has multiplied for generations, and there are many descendants, and there is no chance of four prosperity.

Guan Ping simply gave up discussing the situation and only asked about family matters: "Xiaoxian returned to Jiangdu this time, and my father will definitely be surprised." I don't know, what's going on? What can a foolish brother do? ”

The attitude of the old man is contradictory, that is, he wants to maintain the legal orthodoxy of the first emperor and safeguard the morality of each other's monarchs and ministers; But I can't bear to let my daughter suffer.

It can be said that it is a dilemma, but it can also be said that it is ...... A bit greedy, naïve, romantic, wishful thinking.

Now I naturally don't want to see this annoying person myself, the source of many troubles.

But you have to meet yourself, otherwise if you meet again in the future, there will definitely be many dangers and accidents beyond your control.

Now the old man can still control the government and Jiangdu, and he can go to Jiangdu with a swagger, or he can leave with a swagger; If the old man is sick and people's hearts are scattered, he will go to Jiangdu again...... There is already a posture of destroying the tacit understanding and grabbing power.

Some people jumped over the wall in a hurry, and would rather die than compromise...... The outbreak of an armed conflict, then, is not unexpected.

So this time I went to Jiangdu and accompanied the old man to have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and the old man would definitely have something to say.

In response to Guan Ping's question, Tian Xin replied one by one: "I came to Nanyang to visit my grandfather's illness. Qinghua also sent a letter, wanting to take Wuguan Road after the weather warmed up on the fifteenth day of the first month, I was afraid that the ice and snow had not melted and the mountain road was steep, so I came to Nanyang, so I could return to Guanzhong with Qinghua. ”

With his current physical strength and reaction speed, he can cross Nanshan and reach Guanzhong without taking the mountain road with Guan Ji on his back.

Tian Xin's tone is confident, with him to accompany him to walk the Wuguan Road, natural disasters can't hurt people, and human factors can also be avoided.

Guan Ping didn't say anything about this, just shook the wine bottle like Tian Xin, drank it in small sips, and felt that it was not very refreshing.

Tian Xin drank by himself, and after a short time, his entourage handled some dried seafood brought by Nanyang, and Tian Xin ate alone, without the intention of waking up Guan Ping.

Before leaving, Tian Xin was slightly drunk, standing in the courtyard corridor and looking at the thirteen plum trees, which caused each other's entourage to be inexplicable.

It's not easy to interrupt, anyway, Guan Ping was drunk and didn't wake up, and Mrs. Zhao took a pair of children to Jiangdu to keep the New Year, and almost none of them could call the shots for Guan Ping.

The two families watched Tian Xin put on leather boots, walked in the shallow snow, approached the thirteen plum trees, slowly pulled out the Qingying Sword, held it with both hands, walked around the plum tree, and stepped forward to chop, and the trunks with thick arms were cut off one after another.

Then he carefully wiped the sword body, and after entering the sheath, he said to Xue Rong, Guan Ping's current housekeeper: "Brother Xue, the plum tree is arrogant and cold, although this flower enjoys the winter alone, it has the virtue of being mighty and unyielding, and being poor and untouchable. My plum trees are all in the corner, but my brother has to take good care of them here...... Such plum blossoms, although clustered, have lost their meaning. ”

"After the beginning of spring, the guest will move these stumps to the corner, and the new branches will bloom next year, which will definitely look good."

Xue Rong could only smile bitterly and sent away the plague god who suddenly visited.