Chapter 33 Visitors from Yangzhou
Although Zheng Xuan's age is increasing, but his spirit is getting better and better, and now the huge Luoyang College has him in charge, which is really very reliable, and with the addition of a group of celebrities in Jingzhou before, it has now become a place of admiration for scholars all over the world.
After the college completely solved the food problem in Luoyang, the speed of development far exceeded Luoyang itself, and its scale has also changed from a small hill at the beginning to a whole mountain peak, plus the three-mile boundary at the foot of the mountain.
The previous few teaching buildings have now become a sanctuary-like existence, and only the most elite students can be upgraded to enter there, for which I don't know how many days and nights of hard study, just to get this great honor.
Zheng Xuan and his tutors' residences are still on the highest part of the mountaintop, there was still a lot of wasteland here, but now it is full of buildings, and the single-family teacher's villa, because of the continuous expansion of the team, has now become a five-story building, only teachers who have made outstanding contributions to the college can have a small courtyard with a single house.
As the head of the college, Zheng Xuan naturally has a courtyard with the most perfect facilities, and all the living facilities are the most cutting-edge, and he even planned to build a swimming pool in it, but under Zheng Xuan's strong opposition, it was changed to a greenhouse vegetable field.
Yuan Yun just sat on the edge of this greenhouse vegetable field, looking at Zheng Xuan still wearing a straw hat in the field like an old farmer, he frowned unconsciously, he was really worried about the body of the old man in front of him, I heard that his back disease had recently attacked, and he didn't know what to do now?
Finally, Zheng Xuan's son took the sickle in his hand, and then carefully helped the old man to the edge of the greenhouse, and immediately ordered several servants to bring tea.
Zheng Xuan took a sip of tea, and then pointed to the servant who was waiting on the side and said: "The old man is also a member of the academy, and the teachers in the academy can only have one servant, why is it that the old man broke this rule, it's not good, Yuan boy, you will send them all back today." ”
Yuan Yun smiled bitterly and said: "Old man, these are the palace uncles of Chang'an before, they are all people who have been punished by the palace, if you don't want them, I am afraid it will be difficult for them to survive in the world, in short, they will not want it on the construction site, they can only be sent to Cao Ang Shizi's gunpowder workshop, you also know what kind of place it is, if you go in, I am afraid that you will die, so it is appropriate to let them serve you here, anyway, these people will only serve people." ”
Zheng Xuan was stunned for a moment, then looked back at the few eunuchs who were still standing in the distance, and then shook his head and said: "Gong Bo can only be enjoyed by the Son of Heaven, isn't it too much for you to send such people to the old man?" ”
Yuan Yun smiled and said, "The old man still pays attention to these now?" And sending these palace uncles over is also the meaning of Cao Ang's son, which is insurmountable, right? ”
Zheng Xuan frowned and said, "Yuan boy, you and the prince should be careful, although the prestige of the prince is extremely high now, but you can't stand up to your arrogance, some things should be low-key and careful." ”
Speaking of this, Zheng Xuan paused slightly, and then drove his son who was waiting by his side to the side, and then said in a low voice: "The old man knows very well that sooner or later this world will be the son of Cao Ang, and the old man must be a benevolent monarch in view of his character, the world has been plagued for so many years, and it is also necessary for a person like Cao Ang to bring the people back to health, this old man has always been on your side, the old man has lived to this age, but there is no bullshit to say, the most important thing is reality."
But before Cao Ang completely ascends to the Son of Heaven Palace, you should still be cautious, don't be confused for a while, and end up ruining all the foundations that have been built so hard.
Now even if Cao Ren is in the wilderness, but his power is still not pulled out, among Cao Sikong's subordinates, I don't know how much is involved with him, these people's interests are very firmly bound, even if they want to abandon Cao Ren and go, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out at this time, I can only fight with you in a group, the strength of these people is not small. ”
Listening to Zheng Xuan's very serious words, Yuan Yun nodded and said: "Don't worry, old man, I will definitely not take it lightly, Cao Ren has always sent someone to monitor him, as for the forces after he was killed, they are indeed acting now, but even if they make trouble again, there is no way to shake Luoyang today, the so-called power comes out of the barrel of a gun, this world still pays attention to who has the big fist, all conspiracies and tricks in the face of absolute power will be a joke." ”
Zheng Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then laughed and said: "What you kid said is really wonderful, this truth is also hard enough, the gun comes out of the power, this sentence is the most incisive, and it also explains the facts of the world, and now Luoyang's real development is like a monster, even if Cao Sikong wants to shake it, I'm afraid it's not an easy thing, Cao Ren's shrimp soldiers and crabs will really do nothing." ”
Yuan Yun bowed his hand slightly, and continued: "Now Pu Yuan and Ma Jun have solved the shortcomings of the production of muskets, it is the beginning of mass production, and when our Luoyang gunpowder soldiers have a powder gun, plus countless artillery, the world will inevitably be unified soon, old man, don't you want to wait for the advent of peace and prosperity?" ”
Zheng Xuan continued to laugh, and suddenly stopped whispering after a while, and then shook his head and said: "Now it's just that the north has been pacified, and the kid dares to say anything about pacifying the world now, isn't it too early?" ”
Yuan Yun smiled bitterly: "It's really early, but I plan to end this matter within ten years, so the old man must be able to see it." ”
Zheng Xuan pursed his lips and said, "Do you think the old man can still live for ten years?" ”
Yuan Yun replied affirmatively: "That's naturally the case, you are so old, you can still work in the field, no matter how you look at it, you look like a middle-aged uncle, so don't talk about being old." ”
Zheng Xuan was very comfortable by Yuan Yun's sycophancy, and even lowered his eyebrows and shook his head for a while, and when he opened his eyes again, he seemed to remember something, so he sat up a little straighter, and said: "Since you are here today, the old man wants to introduce you to a person, or a woman." ”
Yuan Yun had heard Cao Ang mention it before, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, so he arched his hand and said: "Old man, there are enough women in my family, but I don't want to see any more women." ”
Zheng Xuan snorted and said, "You kid doesn't know where this confidence comes from, it's like women in the world will become your private room and die without shame when they see you." ”
After scolding Yuan Yun, Zheng Xuan tidied up the old peasant's clothes again, and then shouted to his son who was waiting not far away: "Go and call the eldest lady of the Sun family to come over." ”
With a bang, Yuan Yun only heard Zheng Xuan say a word, and the tea bowl in his hand had already fallen on the table.
Zheng Xuan just squinted his eyes, and after seeing Yuan Yun's panic, he nodded with satisfaction and said, "You kid is just a great talker, and now I guess who the old man is going to introduce to you, right?" It is the eldest daughter of the Sun family in Yangzhou, Sun Shangxiang.
I'm afraid her name has already entered your ears, the old man has also heard it in the mouth of a scholar from Yangzhou, but after seeing it, I found that it is indeed a beauty like no other, and the most powerful thing is that she also makes a good sword, and it is easy for four or five strong men to get close.
Hehe, are you itching in your heart now? ”
Yuan Yun smiled embarrassedly, and only replied after putting away the tea bowl: "You really misunderstood, for this Sun Shangxiang, I have only heard of her force value, and as for her appearance, I really don't know anything." ”
Zheng Xuan continued to pout: "You kid, you're dishonest, but you're just hard-mouthed now, and when you meet the main master, see if you kid can still say no?" ”
"Zheng Xuan, I don't know if you are talking about the little girl." As soon as the words began, a palace beauty had already walked in from the door of the greenhouse.
Yuan Yun just watched quietly, just looking at the other party's figure, he felt that the other party was indeed different from many beauties he had seen, because the other party's figure was very tall, although he was still half a head shorter than him Yuan Yun's height of one meter eight, but among the women of this era, he was definitely an outstanding existence.
Especially in addition to the height accident, the other party also looks very tall and coordinated, every step is very steady, reflecting the sunlight transmitted from outside the greenhouse, two straight long legs looming out, Yuan Yun almost swallowed his saliva when he saw it.
When Sun Shangxiang got closer, the fragrance of apricot blossoms immediately rippled around, and the owner of the fragrance of the flowers was indeed as Zheng Xuan said, with an angular face like a carving, and his facial features were very exquisite, no matter how he looked at it, he had the temperament of a mixed-race model in later generations.
Yuan Yun immediately gave up a position when Sun Shangxiang got closer, and then sat down beside Zheng Xuan, completely looking like a student.
Sun Shangxiang kept staring at Yuan Yun all the time, not even a little bit of her daughter's shyness, she was just bold and a little wild, because Yuan Yun was up and down, and she didn't let go of the positions that she could see and the positions that she couldn't see.
Although Yuan Yun was a little uncomfortable being stared at, he had already seen this kind of bold woman in later generations, so at this moment, he was a lot less embarrassed than when he saw people such as Cai Yan and Zhen Mi, so he sat down calmly, and then arched his hand, and looked Sun Shangxiang up and down unceremoniously, naturally he should see it and what he shouldn't see, and he appreciated it all, especially after staying on the other party's firm chest for a long time, knowing that Sun Shangxiang also felt a little sad, he let her go.
Sun Shangxiang saw Yuan Yun like this, and her heart immediately became uncomfortable, before she looked at other men with such wild and bold eyes, most of the other party would avoid them, or pretend not to know, but Yuan Yun was completely different, and he actually replied with his eyes, and he looked wilder and bolder than her, and even had a trace of subordination.
"Yuan Hou has admired the name for a long time, and today he has really seen it." After Sun Shangxiang finished speaking, he naturally avoided his eyes and went elsewhere.
Yuan Yun doesn't care about this, don't you like to stare at each other, so can you be polite? The man and the woman looked at each other, and it was impossible to say whether there was still a loss, so at this moment he just bowed his hand slightly, which was considered a return of the courtesy, but his eyes were still very inferior.
Sun Shangxiang only felt more and more uncomfortable, being stared at by a man like this, she also felt it for the first time, but at this moment, in front of Zheng Xuan, it was not easy to attack, so she could only choose to avoid and act as if she didn't know, just like the other men she dealt with before.
"Ahem." Zheng Xuan finally coughed twice, Yuan Yun withdrew his eyes a little, and with a smug face, only for a moment, he found that Zheng Xuan looked at him with even a hint of sarcasm, and then shouted in his heart, didn't he say that he was not interested in women just now, and now looking at Sun Shangxiang like this, it is estimated that this old man must have completely misunderstood.
After Zheng Xuan coughed, he suddenly arched his hand and said: "The old man is very comfortable in Luoyang Academy now, just like Yuan Xiaozi's poem, he just wants to hide his merit and fame, and the old man will not participate in what you want to talk about next." ”
Before Yuan Yun could react, Zheng Xuan had already left the shed with the support of his son, and he even walked a little briskly, especially looking at his slightly shaking shoulders, he knew that the old man was holding back a smile.