Chapter 18: The Birth of the People (2)
I looked at these guests, and once again bowed to my father. Didn't he take care of anything in Anqizhou? Why did the son of the full moon, and all the powerful people in the DPRK and China came without landing? What's going on here? Some of these people were not polite, and left after giving gifts to say hello to their father, while others, such as Yang Xuangan, obviously came with bad intentions and found a place to sit and drink tea in the house.
When the guests were finally received, my legs were almost unable to stand, although there was a little sun outside, but it couldn't stop the cold at all, I barely walked to the front hall, saw my father talking and laughing with a group of people, and saw that he didn't pay much attention to me, so I quickly slipped to the back, and the more I thought about it, the more unbalanced it became - this Li Shimin's full moon joy has nothing to do with my half a dime, why do you tire me half to death?
I walked while thinking, and when I looked up, I saw a person standing in front of my study, turning over and over the birdcage I brought out early this morning, carefully studying, I took a closer look, it was none other than the little follower with thick eyebrows and big eyes next to King Yuzhang.
I wanted to get angry - this bird was given to me by Sanniang on my birthday, and for the first time I had a lot of leisure to raise a living thing, I had no experience at all, for fear that it would die if I didn't agree with it, but now this little kid dares to touch it?!
I walked quickly behind him, thought about it, pressed the fire and pretended to ask, "I don't know where King Yuzhang is?" ”
The little kid turned around and saw that it was me, and smiled, "I don't know." ”
In fact, I didn't care where King Yuzhang was, when he turned around, I looked at the birdcage, and saw that the little parrot was still jumping around on the shelf, so I was a little relieved, and gave a perfunctory "oh", and went to lift my birdcage.
As a result, the little boy was not relenting, and as if addicted, he still held a branch to tease him, and asked with great interest, "This bird is yours?" Does it have a name? ”
I was stunned by his question, and asked angrily, "Do you have a name?" You have it, there you have it. ”
The little kid smiled: "Of course I have a name, my name is Wei Ting." What is this bird called? ”
I was speechless for a while, thinking that the things sent by Sanniang can't be named casually, it has to be a serious name, I deliberately teased the bird to delay time, and my brain was spinning quickly, oops! I'm just stupid to death, isn't the name of this bird ready-made? I laughed and said, "It's called Silence." ”
"Don't speak?"
I nodded, "Yes, because it doesn't know how to speak." ”
Wei Ting laughed when he heard this: "This name is interesting, but it's too rigid, but it's okay." Birds, birds, why don't you speak? ”
Holy shit, is this guy a fool or a fool? The bird didn't understand at all, Wei Ting actually talked to it in a serious way, he wouldn't have a problem with his brain, right? This...... How do I pick it up?
After he finished speaking, he waited for a while, and when he realized that the bird really couldn't speak, he turned to me and said, "It doesn't seem to be able to speak." Oh, by the way, you haven't asked for advice yet, you are Li Jiancheng who was injured by Yang Xuangan? ”
Odd! What kind of logic is this? He came with the son of King Jin, then they are a group, Yang Su's family has a good relationship with King Jin, and these two are also a group, but he actually called Yang Xuangan by his name, and he didn't mean to respect it at all, what does this mean?
I glanced at the surroundings and saw that no one was coming, and asked in a low voice, "How dare you be so unkind to Yang Xuangan?" ”
Wei Ting replied: "Hmph! What are you doing with being polite to them? My father was an official in the court, and I never liked their behavior, and I was just like my father. Yang Su is cruel, Yang Xuangan is even worse, just say that he injured you, not to mention that he is illegal to make a horse in the city, your father is a royal in-law, he injured you and is still arrogant, and Tang Guogong has always been favored by the emperor, if it weren't for his father's military exploits, he would be arrogant until now? ”
I listened to his words, threw out the grudges he had had against the bird that teased me before, and asked: "Yang Su Yang Xuangan's father and son are now gaining power, and they have a lot of dealings with the King of Jin, and you are here with the King of Yuzhang, listening to your meaning, but it seems that you are not in the same group as them, what is going on?" ”
Wei Ting smiled: "It's just the same road, I'm young, and with King Yuzhang, I have a lot of care, and my father is also relieved." He still wanted to say something, but he raised his head but his face changed, and suddenly said in a loud voice, "Why can't your bird speak?" ”
I was stunned by what he said, followed his gaze and turned around, and saw that the young man who had followed Yang Xuangan before was standing outside the courtyard and looking, I glanced at him, he smiled slightly, and turned to leave, my intuition told me that he should be looking for someone, and his eyes were very firm, not like he had done something bad at all.
I saw that he was walking away, and then I said, "I don't know why this bird can't speak." I'd love to know who he was. As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pointed out of the courtyard.
Wei Ting rolled his eyes and said: "His name is Li Jing, the word pharmacist, but he is a small gong cao in Chang'an County, he is an official of the imperial court, but he is also a person who does things for Yang Su, so it can be seen that his character is not very good." However, his reputation in Daxing City is not small. ”
I said: "I think this person is a square person, and Yang Su should not be all the way." ”
Wei Ting shook his head and said that he did not approve, and I no longer argued with him, because someone reported that King Yuzhang was looking for him, and when he left, he couldn't help but look back at the birdcage in my hand, and when I saw his appearance, my head was hot, and I shouted: "Wait." As he spoke, he ran over and handed him the birdcage in his hand, and said with a smile: "You like this bird so much, I'll give it to you!" ”
Wei Ting was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "How embarrassing this is." ”
I stuffed the lanyard on the birdcage into his hand and said, "If you like it, you don't have to excuse yourself, I hate hypocrisy and politeness, and I don't think you look like a hypocritical person, so take it." But there's one thing you need to take care of. ”
Wei Ting smiled from ear to ear and nodded repeatedly: "Since that's the case, I'll take it." Rest assured, rest assured, rest assured...... I'll definitely take good care of it. He said three times in a row that I was relieved, as if I could trust him if I had said enough.
This one...... It's obviously not good to give away the things that others give away, I saw Wei Ting follow the little guy and then planned to turn around and go back to the room, but I saw Sanniang standing at the door of the study and looking at me angrily.
I knew that something was wrong, so I walked over and pretended not to see her expression and didn't know that she was angry, and pretended to ask, "Sanniang, what are you doing in my study?" ”
She held a book in her hand and pointed it at my nose and said angrily, "Who told you to give away what I gave you?" ”
I smiled and said: "Wei Ting is my friend, he likes that bird, as the so-called 'gentleman's adult beauty', gave it to him, he will take good care of it, you can rest assured, you will not be wronged." ”
Sanniang angrily threw the scroll in her hand towards me, bypassed me and ran, I couldn't stop it at all, picked up the book and looked at it, isn't this the "Spring and Autumn Left Biography" I am reading these days? Sanniang is also interested in these? I opened the book, reluctant to put it down, so I hid in the study for an afternoon, until it was dark, and all the guests in the house were scattered, and I came out of the study to find my father.
Dad was still sitting in the front hall, looking very tired, sitting in front of the hall distracted, and he didn't know what he was thinking. I walked over and called "Father," and he came back from his deep thought. When he saw that it was me, he smiled tiredly.
Because I had been hiding in the study for about two or three hours in the afternoon, I threw the guests to him alone, and walked up to him a little embarrassed, and said, "Father, I think the guests who came today are very strange, what does Father think?" ”
Daddy nodded and said, "You're right. Yang Xuangan just told his father that if the emperor asks about the afterlife, let his father speak more for His Royal Highness King Jin. ”
I said, "In this way, does my father still think that if he is partial to Qizhou, he can stay away from the court dispute?" ”
Dad shook his head and smiled, "My father never thought it would be like this. It's just a matter of the world, and before the situation is clear, don't act rashly. Do you know the truth of strange goods? ”
I shook my head.
Daddy explained: "Wise to protect yourself, move at the right time. For the sake of his father, since the power of King Jin is a foregone conclusion, it is okay to push the boat along the river. ”
No way! I was still thinking in the morning that Daddy's idea was too simple, but now it seems that Jiang is still old and spicy, and Daddy is simply a genius! It's not that he doesn't want to participate as Mr. Fang said at all, he's just waiting for the opportunity, and now that the time has come, he can certainly make a choice effortlessly, and there will definitely be no trouble.
I nodded while thinking about Mr. Fang's words - the King of Jin is immoral, why should he be supplemented? But Dad obviously didn't think so, and I later learned that the difference between Mr. Fang and Dad is the difference between intellectuals and politicians. What if I were replaced? What will I choose? This question is just as serious as the first question I had earlier, whether or not to keep the path of filial piety. I'm glad I'm a kid now and wouldn't really be involved, and at my father's age, it's impossible to avoid it. But what about when I'm older? Can you still hide?
Daddy's words told me two things, the first is that he plans to sell King Jin for a favor, and the second is that the prince will never turn over again.
Hey, it's not easy for Dad to talk to a bunch of messy people on the day of his son's full moon, but what can be done? I have finally discovered one thing now, no matter what kind of people I have, whether it is those gangsters I have seen, whether it is my father, in fact, life is just as difficult, the gangsters want to survive but have to fight for their lives, and then use their desperate lives to waste their time, and my father always has to gamble with the wealth and glory of several generations of people, and then use the fame and fortune won to live in fear. If I had to choose between the two, I'd rather live a life of a gangster, or at least it would be easy.