Chapter 224 The depressed father and son
The son of the dignified commander of the Western Army, do you say he is short of money? The answer is naturally not lack of money, the dog used to think so, but today, I know, this guy is poorer than himself.
Wu Luan governs the family like the army, and his wife and parents naturally don't say it, but the younger generation below is particularly strict, and in order to prevent his sons from becoming gentlemen, the art of war is used.
The art of war is cloudy, the three armies have not moved, and the grain and grass go first! If a group of boys have no money to make them arrogant, they will naturally not do bad things, and as for those prodigals who will bring bad people, they will naturally stay away from him, which is a clever trick that Wu Lan has worked hard to study.
Therefore, it is stipulated that the regular monthly silver for each son is only five taels of silver, if it is not enough, just explain the reason, and the good reason will naturally be granted to them, if you want to cheat the money, it will be a meal.
From the current point of view, Wu Lan feels that his method of control is not bad, from Dalang Wu Yuan to Wu Ting, the fifth son, over the years, everyone has not spent more than five taels of silver per month, compared to those who are scattered hundreds of taels of silver on the street, his sons are still good.
What is the best comfort to soothe the soul? It's silver or copper.
This is the dog's wise saying, since the noble man in front of him opened his mouth to let himself put forward conditions, it is natural to ask for silver, but no matter how he says it, he is also a "decent person", and he directly asks for silver, which makes people look so vulgar! So the dog found a cover to cover it up.
"Ahem, dogs! I'll choose one hundred taels of silver! ”
The dog smiled and said, "Good! ”
Young people naturally love to save face, especially in the official eunuchs' offices, who would rather borrow usury than lose face.
"But I still have a problem!" Wu Ting sneered: "I only have five taels of silver, and I am in the big military camp, and I can't ask my mother for money, can you see if I can give you five taels first, and when the war is over and I return home, how about I give you the rest of the money?" ”
The dog frowned, why did the son of a handsome family only have five taels of silver, and he was a child?
"No, this kind of thing is naturally to pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other, well, it will be settled on the spot, otherwise you choose the first one, I don't want you a penny!"
"No way!" Wu Ting said with an arrogant face: "My handsome son, who in the entire Western Army does not respectfully call me 'young marshal', if I call you 'boss', where is my face?" ”
The dog pouted, the eight-year-old baby was still "where is the face", seeing this noble face, his heart was a little tired, and he snorted coldly and said: "The gentleman is hard to chase after a word, since you promised to give me money, oh, you can also regret it, after all, you are the son of a handsome man, everyone will believe what you say." ”
"No, no, no," Wu Ting hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Naturally, I won't regret what I say." ”
"Then you give me money," the dog held out his palm at him.
The big tent of the Chinese army, the banquet to welcome the angels has been on the table for a long time, but no one in front of this table has ever moved their chopsticks.
"Come on, come on, brothers, I am glad to have worked hard for a long time, and I am glad to be promoted to the next level! Let's drink this glass of wine! ”
Bear it, an official who always likes to make small reports to the emperor, what he says, everyone should turn a deaf ear.
Ahem, it's embarrassing! Walking horse took a drink of his own with a sneer.
"The soldiers have been fighting hard for a long time in front of the battle, and our family has the courage to thank you for a glass of wine for the emperor."
The eunuchs naturally don't have a cold, but the eunuchs who represent the emperor still have to give some face.
A group of generals raised the wine in their glasses, drank it into their stomachs like a bitter potion, and then, well, continued to chill out.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Prime Minister Qin said, he will keep your merits in mind, and he will definitely say a few good words for you in front of the officials when he turns back, and he will also take care of this merit evaluation as appropriate!"
Qin Xiang? Bah, traitor! Yue Dashuai was a man with many great shores, but he was framed and put to death on the far-fetched charge of "attempting to rebel", and everyone was eager to eat his flesh raw.
"Marshal, it's not too early, there are still some things in the lowly army, so I will retire first!"
"Marshal, your subordinates are also busy with official business, forgive your sins!"
A group of people arched their hands, and in a moment there was no one left, well, there was still a horse to bear!
"This and this ......"
Originally, these generals were given to sit at the table, but as soon as Zheng Zhongxiong spoke, like a broom star, everyone left.
It's really a naked slap in the face, Zheng Zhongxiong sighed, as a close confidant of Qin Xianggong, in the imperial court and even in the official offices of various states, no one dares to throw a cold face on himself like this, but in the army, there is no way, and the reason is known.
"Envoy Zheng Fu, most of the generals in the army are rough men who don't know how to be polite, you don't have to be like them!"
Wu Lan is so depressed, the people below don't buy it, and it's really uncomfortable to be caught in the middle.
"This Wu Shuai, it's not too early, I think it's better to forget it! The two envoys have been tired all the way, let the two of you rest early! ”
The horses who love to play small reports bear it, and they start to mud again.
"Yes, yes! We're full, so let's rest early! "Today, Father-in-law Zuo, who was scared a lot, can't wait to rest early.
Seeing this, Wu Lan had no choice but to say: "Okay, the tent of the two of you has already been packed up, just near the left, I will call someone to take you two over!" ”
"Don't be busy yet!"
Zheng Zhongxiong, who was sitting at the head of the guest seat, drank a glass of wine and shouted to everyone: "Wu Shuai, they are gone, there is no one else here, I can also say some things happily, Qin Xiangke said, the deadline is ten days, and the besieged Jin people will be allowed to leave, even if I wait all the way to speed up, it will take eight days to travel, so there are only less than two days left, the treaty between the court and the Jin people is that the compensation money per person is one hundred taels of silver one day late, this money, Qin Xianggong can say, he will collect money within the jurisdiction of your Lizhou West Road, if it causes any trouble, will also take you to the Lizhou Road official for the crime! ”
"The benefits are said to you, the rest is the benefits, Qin Xiang said, if things are done beautifully, the days are not delayed, this year you Lizhou West Road suffered a military disaster, and the tax will be reduced by 30%, but Xianggong said that he will play Your Majesty, and reduce it by 20% as appropriate, inside and out, that is 50% of the tax, and the people of Lizhou West Road will be able to completely recuperate!"
"Nuo, Wu Shuai, this handwritten book was handed over to you by Qin Xianggong asked me to pass it on, you can take a look, Xia Guan thinks it's better for you to release him earlier."
Wu Lan had a gloomy face, took the handbook he handed over, looked through it roughly, sighed, and gave sweet dates if he was obedient, and he was ready to eat a stick if he was disobedient.
So Wu Lan smiled bitterly, picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank it all, and said: "A certain family will obey!" The two angels can go and rest! ”
Seeing that Wu Lan was obedient, Zheng Zhongxiong and Zuo Gonggong glanced at each other, stood up and arched their hands, and were led down by the guards who were waiting.
Seeing this, the "little report" next to him hurriedly arched his hand and walked out.
There is only Wu Ling left in this house, not only to complete the errand but also to appease his subordinates, sandwiched between the left and right, so difficult!
Depressed, he reached out and picked up the wine jug in front of him, and did not pour wine into the wine cup, but poured it directly into his mouth, hoping to go to this full of irritability, but borrowing wine to eliminate sorrow and sorrow! After drinking a pot of wine, the head became more and more sober.
With a sigh, he got up and walked out, and as soon as he went out, huh? "Guy, why are you here?"
The eight-year-old baby asked sadly at the half-toothed moon in the sky: "Daddy, why do you say that the moon in the sky is broken?" ”
Wu Lan was stunned for a moment, and when he looked at his son, who was also depressed, his eyebrows wrinkled together, his own son himself knew that every time he was in a bad mood, he liked to ask some messy things.
"What's wrong, did you encounter something, say it, my father can help you refer to it!"
Wu Ting nodded, "Father, you said that a manly man, do you want to fulfill the promise you made to others?" ”
As a parent, the education of children should be combined with their temperament according to their age group, for example, the question in front of them, for eight-year-old children, naturally do not hesitate to say yes.
But for an 18-year-old, tell him, "Promise to be deliberate before you choose whether to finish or not."
At the age of twenty-eight, it is "a promise to complete if it is not harmful to yourself"!
As for the thirty-eight-year-old, it was his turn to explain these words to his children.
Wu Lan listened to his question, nodded neatly and said, "When the husband speaks, he naturally keeps his promise!" ”
Wu Ting looked at Wu Lan seriously and said: "Father, the child promised a person to give him a hundred yuan, but I didn't, if it is past today, it will be a broken promise!" ”
Wu Lan: ......
Five fingers stretched out and put together, and finally endured.
"Father, are you trying to beat the child? I know that even the best father is like the moon in the sky, there will always be some flaws! ”
Wu Lan is so angry, this ghostly son, always uses words to squeeze himself.
"Take it!" Wu Lan took off the money bag on his waist and said: "There are two hundred taels of silver in it, you throw it in the man's face, and then tell him that our Wu family boys, faith is melted into the bones!" ”
Wu Ting took the money bag and said: "Thank you, father, you still love me the most, rest assured, my son will throw all the two hundred taels of silver on his face, and my Wu family boy should cast his soul with faith!" ”
Watching his son bounce and leave happily, Wu Lan's heart became more and more depressed, if there was someone who could solve his depression, it would be great.
"Someone!"
"The subordinates are here!" An echo came from the shadows.
"Send someone over there to see what's going on!"
"Back to the lord, you don't have to go, your subordinates have already sent someone to check it out when Gorou was standing here!"
Out of the darkness, a sturdy man in an ordinary military uniform walked out, glanced left and right, and whispered to Wu Lan about the dog's blackmailing of Wu Ting.
After hearing this, Wu Lan not only did not get angry, but laughed and said: "This little cub is not only greedy for money, but also extraordinarily bold, well, I have a lot of thoughts, I thought that Wulang was no worse than him, but the result was that he couldn't shoot the horse!" ”
"The subordinates also think so, should the lord make some preparations in advance?"
Wu Lan looked at the waning moon in the sky and said, "No need, the other person is still young, let's wait for a few more years to thoroughly understand his mind!" ”
"The little one will retire first!" The man crawled on the ground and kowtowed, got up and picked up the bamboo tube in his hand and was about to leave.
Wu Lan suddenly said: "You still want to be humble, since the person is awake, carry him to the prison, well, he will be imprisoned in the same cell as Zhang Qi, by the way, and then hand him the handwritten book on the table in the inner room to him!" ”
"Yes, my lord!"
The man nodded, knocked on the bamboo tube in his hand, and slowly left with the lantern in his hand, shouting as he walked:
"At the first moment, turn off the lights and turn off the lights, the sky and the earth are dark, don't mess around!"
Wu Ling watched the soldiers who were fighting the guard go farther and farther, the corners of his mouth were crooked, and he said to himself: "Since you have taken an extra hundred taels of silver from me, then you have to realize your value!" If you can't think of it, you can prepare for the Mid-Autumn Festival in this prison this year! ”
The waning moon, which was already missing more than half of it, was shrouded by a black cloud that appeared inexplicably, and the light that was still a little hazy in the sky and earth disappeared from there.
The night owl screams lonely, and a hundred ghosts haunt it.