XIII. Anecdotes
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In the 370th year of the Great Zhou calendar, on the second day of the second month of February, the temperature in various parts of the Far East has gradually begun to warm, and it is the busy season of farming.
In the past year, more than 800,000 acres of land have been reclaimed, and farmers are sowing various grain species under the guidance of the personnel of the Department of Agriculture, and it is expected that the first batch of grain will be harvested without looting in about 40 days.
The farmland is divided into military land and civilian land, and the military field is rewarded to those soldiers with outstanding military achievements according to their merits, and their families have their own land, even if their men die in the future, they will not lose their support and go to the point of ruining their families, and they can continue to live in peace and stability.
At the same time, the built farm tools and tens of thousands of cattle have been rented and distributed, and priority is given to the families of the Jingwei Battalion, which is worthy of Liu Ce's public and private efforts, if it were not for their courage and loyalty, they would never have achieved today. Liu Ce is not the kind of person who likes to take credit, he can tell who really deserves honors and rewards.
Looking at the busy situation in front of him, Liu Ce smiled, the past two months have been the most comfortable period he has ever lived. After the battle of the Milu Plain, there was no movement in northern Hebei, and as Xu Wenjing expected, the Hulan people had fallen into tribal strife and had no time to take care of other places.
Originally, Liu Ce wanted to take the opportunity to recover northern Hebei at one time, but after thinking about it carefully, he gave up, and if he did it in southern Hebei, as long as the Hu people in northern Hebei were not fools, they would definitely step up their precautions.
And the situation in northern Hebei is different from that in southern Hebei, southern Hebei is basically in a state of uncontrol, just a lieutenant Chi Xiang's department guards, but also with eyes closed, northern Hebei is in the hands of the Hulan people and the Mengluo Empire, if you want to take at least with your current strength is still very difficult, or to develop steadily for two years and stand by, unless there is a huge change and then make a plan.
"General, the three hundred and fifty pieces of glass you said have all been sent to Heyang Tower according to your requirements, and there are already craftsmen making them, but it is only the attic of Miss Jiang on the top floor, and they will not let them enter anything."
Just as he was thinking about it, Wu Chengxiao came to inform him of the news.
"Is that so?" Liu Ce nodded, and then asked with a smile: "Master Wu, what do you think of Heyang Tower?" They didn't embarrass you, did they? ”
Wu Chengxiao said with a smile: "Thanks to the general's blessing, I can't get in for the rest of my life, and I don't want to show the waist card given by the general in the next one, and they treat us craftsmen like guests!" This Heyang Tower is worthy of a gathering of literati and artists, and the book is full of fragrance, and I feel that it has been somewhat rendered. ”
Liu Ce laughed after hearing this, and then asked, "Well, then do you tell me about any interesting things in Yuanzhou recently?" The reason why he asked this was because he felt strange why Jiang Xun didn't come to him to question, it stands to reason that he made such a big move in southern Hebei, Jiang Xun would definitely come to doubt himself, and he had thought about his words, but he didn't see him show up, which made him very uncomfortable.
Wu Chengxiao squinted his eyes and said, "Don't say it, there are indeed so many anecdotes." ”
Liu Ce said: "Let's listen, I haven't heard some interesting stories for a long time." ”
Wu Chengxiao said: "Let's not talk about small things, there are two things, I'll talk about the first thing first." ”
Liu Ce nodded and motioned for him to continue.
Wu Chengxiao said: "The first thing, Yuanzhou City lists three things not to provoke, which means that there are three people in Yuanzhou who can't be provoked no matter what." ”
Liu Ce was interested when he heard it: "Let's talk about it." ”
Wu Chengxiao looked mysterious: "First, Governor Jiang Xun Jiang, there is no need to talk about this, right?" ”
Liu Ce said: "This is true, the largest family in the world, the royal family has to respect three points, and it is indeed impossible to provoke." ”
Wu Chengxiao continued: "The second, Jiang Ruoyan, Miss Jiang, she ......"
Liu Ce interrupted him and said: "The daughter of a wealthy family, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, coupled with the country's natural fragrance, beautiful and beautiful, and smart...... Let's count her ice and snow intelligence, countless talented people from the family want to worship under her skirt but can't get it, which is naturally not something ordinary people can afford to offend. ”
Speaking of this, Wu Chengxiao smiled mysteriously: "This third is magical, people would rather mess with the first two than disturb the third ......"
Liu Ceqi said: "Who is so powerful? Overshadowed the first two limelight? I'll definitely pay a visit when I have the chance. ”
Wu Chengxiao smiled awkwardly: "This third ...... It's you, the general......"
Liu Ce was stunned when he heard this, looked back at Wu Chengxiao, and said with a confused expression: "What does this have to do with me?"
Wu Chengxiao smiled: "General, what do you think you did in Yuanzhou City?" Who dares to provoke you now, the things you have done are much more earth-shattering than the previous two, and many people in the city now take you as an example, not to mention that you are still a Shu clan, how many Shi clan gate lords want to be willful once they don't have the guts......"
"Uh......" Liu Ce took out the gentleman's fan and patted his forehead very embarrassed, "Forget it, let them go." ”
At a glance, I saw the white deer pendant hanging on the tail of the fan, which was the token that Jiang Ruoyan asked Qin Mo to bring to him to pass Heyang Tower, and his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he said in his heart: "Can't you enter the attic?" I don't think so, isn't it just a few broken windows? Won't it be over if I do it myself? I don't want to owe people forever. ”
With a plan, Liu Ce inserted the folding fan back into his belt and continued to ask, "Didn't you say that there are two things?" What about the other piece? ”
Wu Chengxiao said: "Lord Jiang will celebrate his forty-seventh birthday, and he will ...... in three days."
"What kind of anecdote is this?" Liu Ce couldn't help but be discouraged when he heard this, this was far less interesting than the first one, and he untied the water bag on the other side of his belt and poured water into his mouth as he spoke.
"No......" Wu Chengxiao said busily, "Lord Jiang rarely celebrates his birthday, except for the age of ten, he has never lived, and this time he wants to pass only because he wants to receive a righteous son......"
"Poof......
Liu Ce didn't hold back a mouthful of water when he heard this, spit it out, stared at his eyes and asked: "He Jiang Xun has five, oh no, one of them died young, well, it's not right, he died young, yes, he died young, then there are four sons, as for what kind of sons?" ”
Wu Chengxiao said: "I don't know if this is next, but I heard that Lord Jiang seems to attach great importance to this righteous son, and this birthday banquet for himself is actually prepared for that righteous son." ”
After hearing this, Liu Ce suddenly felt that his head was also big, and he asked, "What is the origin of Jiang Xun's righteous son?" Is it worth him to be so excited? Which noble son is it?"
Wu Chengxiao said: "General, you might as well go and find out for yourself, anyway, don't you know on the day of the birthday banquet?" ”
Liu Ce shook his head and said: "I want to go, but they didn't invite me, but I do want to go to Yuanzhou, right, the remaining glass, wood and tools are still in Heyang Tower, right?" ”
Wu Chengxiao said: "It's all here, the rest have been completed, except for Miss Jiang's attic." ”
Liu Ce said: "Okay, I know, I'll personally install the glass in the attic of Heyang Tower." ”
Wu Cheng Xiaoqi said: "You? General, you said you were going?"
Liu Ce smiled: "What? No way? Don't forget that a lot of the things in the artisan workshop were made up by me......"
Wu Chengxiao is right to think about it, this glass and mirror are how Liu Ce told him how to make them, as well as those many new and practical things.
However, Liu Ce is also a party too guard, the commander of the first army, let him do this kind of craftsman work, Wu Chengxiao still feels a little strange.
Liu Ce said again: "Without further ado, I'll leave in a while, I won't come back in the next two days, and I'll leave it to you here......"
Wu Chengxiao said: "Don't worry, there are a few Lu Jian and them here in the Agricultural Division, and nothing will happen." ”
Liu Ce nodded, patted him on the shoulder, and walked towards the Hanling City.
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On the plain, about one hundred and fifty miles away from Yuanzhou City, a luxurious carriage slowly drove by, and a large flag with the word "Jiang" was prominently planted on the top of the carriage. Sitting in the carriage were a young man of about twenty and two coarsely dressed couples.
The young man was dressed in gorgeous clothes, his appearance was obscene, and his face was full of flying and domineering expressions, he was Jiang Rui, the fourth son Jiang Xun was looking for.
When Zifeng and the Jiang family appeared in front of the couple surnamed Chen, Zifeng carefully identified them and determined that they were the fishermen and his wife who were orphaned by the daycare.
When Zifeng asked why they didn't say goodbye that day, and why they appeared at this time, the couple nervously said that pirates and slaves were rampant, and in the past, in order to avoid chaos, they went here to open a small teahouse to make a living.
When asked again about the whereabouts of the child, the couple suddenly did not know how to answer, and at this time a sloppy young man came in from outside who had lost all his gambling money, and the couple hurriedly pulled the child seal and whispered that the young man was the baby who used to be orphaned.
Zifeng asked the age of the young man named Chen Wei, and confirmed that he was twenty years old, and saw that he had a peace lock on his waist that Jiang Xun gave back then, and immediately determined that this person might be Jiang Xun's long-lost son, but when he thought of Jiang Xun's confession, he didn't tell him any truth, which should have Jiang Xun himself and him, and said that someone wanted to accept him as a righteous son, so that he and the Chen couple went to Yuanzhou together.
When Chen Wei learned that he would become the righteous son of the Jiang family, after being stunned for a while, he couldn't help himself with excitement. In order to make up for Jiang Xun and Mrs. Shi's debts for many years, Jiang Xun's housekeeper spent a lot of money on him, hoping to forgive his master......
After Chen Wei was sure that he would indeed be accepted by Jiang Xun as his adopted son, he grew up in a harsh living environment since he was a child, and at this time he had the opportunity to turn over and immediately exposed his true nature.
Not only did he ask to wear gold and silver, he went in and out of fireworks places to have fun, and he also began to spend money lavishly, and the noble sons who bullied him in the past were also taken revenge by him by taking advantage of the momentum of the Jiang family.
Zifeng and the housekeeper thought that he was Jiang Xun's flesh and blood, and because they thought that they had lacked a good education since childhood, they simply tolerated him everywhere and let him do whatever he wanted, until Jiang Xun's birthday was approaching, and then he took this family to Yuanzhou City.
"My dad is Jiang Xun, hahaha......"
Chen Wei in the carriage was lying on the collapse of the car, crossing Erlang's legs, and couldn't help laughing.
"Wei'er, can you be decent, look at what virtues you have......"
Father Chen really couldn't stand Chen Wei's appearance, so he couldn't help but persuade him.
Chen Wei didn't even open his eyes: "Cut, I am Jiang Xun Yizi, from now on I will enjoy endless glory and wealth, you two old things are also stained, usually take a few of your small money and look half-dead, how about now, it's not up to me?"
When Chen's father and Chen's mother heard him say this, they could only sigh heavily, and the two looked at each other in their eyes, as if they were exchanging something......
At the same time, Jiang Ruoyan, Mrs. Shi and Jiang Wei also arrived in Yuanzhou City, and soon after their arrival, Liu Ce also came to Yuanzhou City with Mu Feng Mukuo.
Liu Ce said to Mu Feng Mu Kuo: "You two go to the city and go shopping, just don't make trouble, I have some personal matters to do, you can go to Fuyun Stack and wait for me when you are ready." ”
Mu Feng and Mu Kuo were very excited, it was the first time they came to such a big city, and they specially changed their robes in the Central Plains in order to avoid misunderstandings......