Light and three years, July.

The sun was shining, Luoyang City was jubilant, and the good news from the north made everyone very excited. No matter what disagreements there are in the court, for ordinary people, defeating the powerful Xianbei people and hanging the head of the invincible Tanshi Huai on the gate of Luoyang City is a big breath of evil. This barbarian, who doesn't know the height of the sky, actually rejected the kindness of the big man, and now he is beheaded by my big man to show the public, which can be regarded as a retribution.

The Son of Heaven issued an edict to enjoy with the people, granted amnesty to the world, and gave the people near Luoyang cattle wine, and allowed the people to form associations to drink and have fun. The businessmen of Luoyang City took the opportunity to make good news, attracting countless people to flock to Luoyang City, as long as they have a little ability, they can buy some meat, play a little wine, and go home to enjoy themselves with their neighbors. As for the people whose families are so poor that they have nothing to eat, they also have a place to go, because whether it is the Yuan family or the Liu family, they all set up a long banquet along the street to celebrate their achievements, no matter who they are, they can eat and drink happily.

For a while, the city was full of singing and laughing.

The Son of Heaven was wearing a well-fitting robe, mixed in the crowd, looking at the banquets on both sides of the street with a smile, Jian Shuo walked beside him with a smiling face, Wang Yue and Shi Apei held long swords, vigilantly paying attention to the surroundings, although there were many disguised tiger Benlang guards before and after, but there were too many people here, in case of any accidents, the two of them could not afford this responsibility.

"Don't be so nervous." The Son of Heaven smiled, "There are so many delicious and delicious foods here, who is in the mood to kill?" ”

Wang Yue smiled, but the smile was very reluctant.

"Hurry, quick, there's a place there." The Son of Heaven pointed with his hand, Jian Shuo was stunned for a moment, and when he reacted, the position that was so easily vacated had been occupied. The Son of Heaven sighed, raised his hand and gave Jian Shuo a brain collapse and scolded: "Why are you so stupid, you can't even grab a position." ”

Jian Shuo laughed with him: "Your Majesty ......"

"Your Majesty, your mother." The Son of Heaven is splitting again.

Jian Shuo had a bitter face, but he didn't dare to exhale pain, so he quickly changed his words: "Childe, it's a minister...... I lost my mouth. But Childe, there are so many people here, and there is a smell of sweat, how can you eat it, or else, let's go to the house and find a place? ”

The Son of Heaven sniffed, and also felt that there was some truth, although there was the smell of meat and wine here, the smell of sweat was indeed not small. He shrugged his shoulders and walked towards the door of the mansion, and as soon as he stepped on the steps, two middle-aged men in green clothes stopped them and said politely and resolutely: "Everyone, please eat outside......

Wang Yue took a step forward, stopped in front of the two men, and took out the waist card of the tiger from his arms and shook it in front of them. The two men were stunned for a moment, then understood, and hurriedly lifted the hem of their clothes and were about to kneel. Wang Yue stretched out his hand and held the two of them: "Don't alarm others." ”

The two men understood, and hurriedly let the Son of Heaven and his party in, and then reported the news to Jia Cheng Anquan. When An Quan heard this, he didn't dare to slack off, and immediately asked people to strengthen their vigilance, and idle people were not allowed to enter the house, and then accompanied the Son of Heaven straight into the backyard.

Crisp laughter floated in the backyard, and the imperial concubine Liu Xie sweated profusely back and forth between the rockeries, refusing to let go of every gap, checking them one by one, and finally saw Liu He hidden in a corner. He laughed, reached out and pulled Liu He out, dragging her towards the pavilion in the center of the pool.

"Mother, mother, I found my sister." Liu Xie shouted proudly.

The eldest princess put down the book, glanced at them, laughed out loud, pulled Liu Xie in her arms, took out a silk handkerchief from her sleeve, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said pityingly: "Look at you, you are sweating, and you don't know how to rest." He pulled the quiet and shy Liu He again, wiped the dirt from the tip of her nose, and then nodded her little face: "Look, this is beautiful, don't hide in those places in the future, dirty." ”

"Hmm." Liu He nodded obediently and leaned obediently beside the eldest princess.

"It's okay." Liu Xie said loudly, and waved his sleeves vigorously: "Ah Weng fought against the Xianbei people in the northern Xinjiang, killed Tanshi Huai, and they all bled and were injured, what is it for us to sweat a little." In the future, I will go to war like Ah Weng and kill the barbarians. ”

"It's not good for children to fight and kill." The eldest princess lowered her face and said, "You have to read first, read the books, and abide by the teachings of the saints, so that you can cultivate yourself and Qi family, govern the country and level the world, and only know what is the use of fighting?" ”

Liu Xie shrunk his neck and turned around to slip away. crashed into the arms of the Son of Heaven, he looked up, and immediately smiled, regardless of the dirty hands, hugged the arm of the Son of Heaven, and said loudly: "Uncle Shiyi, you are here." ”

When the eldest princess saw it, she hurriedly got up to kneel. The Son of Heaven hurriedly gave him a look, picked up Liu Xie, and said with an exaggerated smile: "Ah, it's heavy again, and my uncle can't hold you anymore." ”

"Roar, roar, roar, ......" Liu Xie raised his face proudly: "I eat a lot, unlike my sister, I only eat a little bit every time I eat." He hugged the neck of the Son of Heaven and said coquettishly: "Uncle, what gift did you bring me this time?" ”

The Son of Heaven blinked: "What gift do you want?" ”

"I ...... I want a pot. ”

"Do you like your uncle's pot?" The Son of Heaven couldn't help laughing, his pity stopped on Liu Xie's little face, and he was reluctant to leave for a moment.

"Yes, the pot made by my uncle is the best." Liu Xie danced and said, "Last time, I counted the pot you gave me to Sister Zhaoji, and she let me kiss it." ”

The Son of Heaven's smile froze suddenly, and after a while, he asked with a strange smile, "Then you want a pot this time, and who do you want to give it to?" ”

"To Ah Chang, he said it, I will give him a pot, and he will help me fight."

"Ah Chang? Who is Ah Chang? ”

The eldest princess interjected: "Cao Ang, the son of Cao Ying, he can't tell me clearly, and he has always said that he is a chief." ”

The Son of Heaven finally couldn't help laughing, and he shook Liu Xie vigorously: "Okay, okay, I'll have someone send a pot tomorrow." However, Uncle didn't bring a pot today, so Uncle brought you some other good things. ”

"Thank you, Uncle." Liu Xie shook the neck of the Son of Heaven, kissed him on the cheek, and asked, "Is there a sister?" ”

"Yes, yes." The Son of Heaven was overjoyed, put down Liu Xie, asked Jian Shuo to take the two children to see the gifts, walked up to the eldest princess, and said softly: "I, the emperor, is really good at winning people, take the pot I made myself to give away." ”

The eldest princess said with a smile: "The emperor's concubine is good at getting along with people, and several children of similar age like him, and he must be a Ming monarch who can win the loyalty of his subordinates in the future." ”

"The eldest princess teaches well." The Son of Heaven smiled: "It seems that it was right to foster him here at the beginning, if he grew up in the palace, how could he have such knowledge." ”

"It is a great honor for the ministers and their wives to be trusted by His Majesty and the Empress."

"Hehe, it's also my honor." The Son of Heaven sat down very casually against the railing, looked at the small fish spitting in the pool, and exhaled softly: "Northern Xinjiang has won, I am very satisfied, the rewards of the soldiers, I am asking Song Qi to hurry up and deal with it, but the time may be a little late, you can't get to Northern Xinjiang until October, you let him be patient." ”

The eldest princess nodded in agreement and didn't say anything more. The battle was won, but the money was also used up, and the Son of Heaven now had no money to reward the meritorious soldiers. Originally, these were raised by the Yuan family, but now everyone is still competing for credit, and no one will take out the money until the credit is determined. The Yuan family paid a great price, but did not get a satisfactory result, if the Son of Heaven refused to add officials to the Yuan family, the Yuan family naturally refused to do this wrong.

"You don't have to worry about his injuries." The Son of Heaven felt a little heavy in his mood and changed the subject: "His head is not in the way, but his arm is broken, and it will take some time." He is in good health, and I have sent the best imperial doctor, so there will be no problem. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The Son of Heaven smiled, "I want him to go back to Luoyang to recuperate, let him come back to help me teach the prince, and at the same time reunite your husband and wife, do you think?" ”

The eldest princess blushed and kowtowed again to thank her.

The Son of Heaven sighed softly: "He was born and died for me, I will not treat him badly, I will give him supreme glory and wealth, so that everyone in the world knows that loyalty to me is the best way out for them." ”

The eldest princess bowed her head and remained silent.

…… On the shores of Poplar Lake, a new city is under construction. The scale of this city is not large, and the current construction is only the part of the Yacheng, with a radius of only 100 steps, but this city has a glory that ordinary cities do not have: this is the Luoyue City given by the Son of Heaven to reward Liu Xiu for his meritorious deeds in killing the Xianbei King Tanshihuai in Luoyueyuan. A piece of the imperial monument written by the Son of Heaven himself has arrived from Luoyang and is placed in front of the temple of the temple.

Liu Xiu had a bandage hanging from his neck, looked at the beautiful font of the Son of Heaven on the stele, and was silent. The Son of Heaven came to the edict, worshiped him as the general of Zhenbei, and continued to annex the state assassin history. It's just that considering that the war in northern Xinjiang has come to an end and he is injured, he asked him to return to Luoyang after presiding over the inauguration ceremony of Luoyue City, which is not only a holiday to reunite with his family, but also to participate in the celebration of Luoyang.

From Beizhong Lang General to Zhenbei General, there is nothing compared to the merit of killing Tan Shihuai, Liu Xiu just can't figure out why the Son of Heaven is in such a hurry to transfer him back to Luoyang, as if it shouldn't be as simple as recuperating from his injuries, thinking of the fact that the Son of Heaven had arranged several clans to serve as assassins in various states before, Liu Xiu felt that the edict of the Son of Heaven was a bit drunkard, not the taste of wine.

Is it a good thing or a bad thing to return to Luoyang at this time?

Jia Xu and Xun You stood beside him, their eyes also fell on the stele, but their expressions were a little different, Jia Xu was very calm, and he couldn't even see a little joy in his eyes, but Xun You stroked the short beard under his chin, and his eyes showed a little relief. Liu Xiu followed his advice, struck with all his might, paid a heavy price, and finally killed Tanshi Huai. It is conceivable that the Xianbei people have become a mass of scattered sand, and they no longer have the strength to invade the Han realm on a large scale, and for the stormy Han, this is tantamount to loosening a rope around the neck.

Liu Xiu turned around and slowly walked towards the camp by the lake, Jia Xu and Xun You followed closely behind. The wind and snow laid out the seats by the lake, and the table was placed, and the little Taoist priest Zhang Xiu was fishing with a few guards, but the harvest was limited, because Zhang Lu, Zhang Wei's brothers and Lu Bu's daughter, Lu Xiaohuan, were fighting in the water with their bare buttocks, and the water splashed everywhere, even if there were fish, they were scared away.

Lu Bu held the wine jug, raised his sword eyebrows at Zhang Fei, and asked proudly, "How is my girl?" ”

Zhang Fei blinked: "The tiger father has a tiger girl, like the people of your Lu family." ”

Lu Bu Gaga: "You are a vertical, just like an adult, you have a bad mouth, and you don't spit out dirty words when you scold people." What happened to my Lu family? It's no better than you're a butcher. ”

Zhang Fei smiled faintly, he was not angry, and was about to say something, when he heard Liu Xiu's voice coming over, he quickly stood up. Lu Bu watched his daughter enjoy herself, pouring wine into her mouth one by one, and didn't notice that Liu Xiu had walked behind him.

Liu Xiu looked at his drinking posture and knew that the pot was almost bottoming out, so he shouted dissatisfiedly: "Hey, Lu Fengxian, can you leave me some?" ”

Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, only then did he realize that Liu Xiu and the others had returned, he shook the wine jug, and laughed embarrassedly: "My lord is angry, I'll go get it, I'll take it." After saying that, he got up and patted his buttocks, and ran away.

"Yide, you go and get some wine, this man is so drunk, I doubt he will be able to go to the baggage camp."

Zhang Fei couldn't help but laugh and got up to get the wine. Liu Xiu and the three of them sat down, took a salt bean and threw it into their mouths and chewed it, and then said a little vaguely: "Wenhe, I'm going back to Luoyang soon, and I'll leave the matter here to you." ”

Jia Xu nodded, "Please rest assured, I will make sure that there is no loss in the state." Liu Xiu was promoted to the general of Zhenbei, and Jia Xu was also promoted, and he was promoted to the general of Zhenbei. Originally, the affairs of the Xianbei people were led by Captain Hu Wuhuan, but now they are transferred to the Zhenbei General's Mansion.

"The war has ended, but except for me, all the rewards have not come down, and the soldiers will be uneasy if they wait for a long time." Liu Xiu scratched his head a little, "After I return to Luoyang, I will arrange a batch of money as soon as possible, you will also count the cattle and sheep we have captured, and first send the pensions for the dead and wounded soldiers in battle." They have already shed blood and cannot be allowed to shed any more tears. ”

"Whoa." Jia Xu bowed and saluted: "I will definitely deal with their affairs preferentially." ”

"There will be no major war in northern Xinjiang for the time being, so hurry up and let them go home to visit their relatives. In the name of the Zhenbei General's Mansion, the merchants in Hu City owed some goods on credit and sent them to the soldiers, so as not to let them go home empty-handed. ”

Liu Xiu ordered several things one after another, and Jia Xu responded one by one. After a while, Zhang Fei brought the wine, Zhang Xiu also grilled the fish, and the three of them discussed the next thing while eating the grilled fish. Northern Xinjiang was victorious, but there were many remaining problems, and while they were happy, they were a little worried. It is conceivable that Liu Xiu will not be too comfortable to return to Beijing this time, and in this case, Jia Xu will help the most, but he is now responsible for further dividing the Xianbei people, and Liu Xiu has no choice but to shoulder it himself.

"We're going back to Luoyang." Zhang Wei nibbled on the grilled fish and said to Lu Xiaohuan: "Have you ever been to Luoyang?" ”

Lu Xiaohuan shook his head, "Is Luoyang fun?" ”

"Of course. There are ten ...... in Luoyang No, it's the size of a hundred Nine Plains Cities. Zhang Wei opened his arms and demonstrated to Lu Xiaohuan the vastness of Luoyang, "Luoyang City is lively, there are many, many delicious things, and there are many, many fun things." ”

"Oh." Lu Xiaohuan looked at Zhang Wei with some envy: "Do you have any good-looking clothes?" ”

"Yes, there are many, many of them." Zhang Wei said exaggeratedly: "There are several markets in Luoyang, each of which is bigger than the Hu market here, and there is a Jiuyuan City where clothes are sold, and there are all kinds of good-looking clothes." He took a closer look at Lu Xiaohuan's naked body, and nodded old-fashionedly: "If you wear clothes like that, you will be the most beautiful woman in Luoyang City." ”

"That's not right." Zhang Lu interrupted him and glanced at him dissatisfiedly: "Sister Yingzi is the most beautiful." ”

Zhang Wei was stunned for a moment, and quickly changed his words: "Well, you are the second most beautiful woman in Luoyang City." ”

Lu Xiaohuan sank his face, kicked the water unhappily, turned around and left. Zhang Lu looked at Zhang Wei pitifully, "You are miserable, you said the wrong thing." Zhang Wei scratched his head, hurriedly chased after him, and shouted while chasing: "Sister Xiaohuan, Sister Xiaohuan, you are the most beautiful woman in Jiuyuan." ”

Liu Xiu in the distance snorted, and the wine in his mouth spurted out of his nose, and the wine was so hot that his nose was sore and painful.

…… Jia Xu poured wine for the Confucian student opposite, and whispered Liu Xiu's decision, and the Confucian listened quietly.

"Sir, I think the Son of Heaven transferring the general back to Luoyang is not just as simple as recuperating from his injuries. It is possible that he will stay in Luoyang for a while, and I think that the Son of Heaven just named him the general of Zhenbei this time seems to be a little thin, which is a little inconsistent with his previous favor for the general. ”

Confucius nodded: "You're right, I think so too, the reason why I just worship him as the general of Zhenbei is that on the one hand, it may be to block the Yuan family's mouth first, and on the other hand, it may be so that he can continue to control the military power of the state, after all, this is what he can rely on." ”

Jia Xu sighed softly: "Alas, he didn't listen to me at the beginning, so he had to kill Tanshi Huai." If Tanshi Huai does not die, the military power of Northern Xinjiang is not a logical thing. ”

"It's all in the past, so there's no need to say it anymore." Confucius smiled slightly: "Aren't you still in Northern Xinjiang, if you need to, you can pick something out at any time." It doesn't matter if he is not in Northern Xinjiang, if there are too many troops in Northern Xinjiang, He Lian and Murong Feng still have some scruples, and they may not tear their faces so quickly. ”

Jia Xu didn't say anything more. Tanshihuai died, the Xianbei people were scattered, the Son of Heaven thought that the overall situation of Northern Xinjiang had been decided, not only issued an edict to withdraw the army under Yuan Shao, but even Liu Xiu's missing soldiers ordered not to rush to make up for the time being, in fact, it was a disguised reduction of the strength of Northern Xinjiang. Of course, this is related to the serious shortage of money in the imperial court, but it is difficult to say whether the Son of Heaven intended to curb Liu Xiu's military power.

The benefits are not impossible, that is, as this Confucian said, the reduction of troops in northern Xinjiang will reduce the pressure on the Xianbei people, and the possibility of their civil strife will increase. According to the news, because Helian received Liu Xiu's notice, and with the support of the Hongyue tribe in Xianbei in the west and the Tiger tribe in Xianbei in the middle, he preemptively became the king, and Murong Feng's strength was not strong and he could not resist, so he could only ask Helian to seize Danhanshan and then succeed to the throne on the grounds that the royal court of Danhan Mountain was still in the hands of the Han people. He Lian sent someone to discuss with Liu Xiu about whether he could return Danhan Mountain to him and let him succeed to the throne in name only. It's just that Danhan Mountain is still in Yuan Shao's hands, and Liu Xiu can't be the master, so he has to put it on hold for the time being.

It is conceivable that the contradiction between He Lian and Murong Feng cannot be reconciled, and civil strife is imminent.

"Does Mr. have any plans for a trip to Luoyang?"

"What do you think?" The man asked rhetorically.

"I think Sir should go." Jia Xu turned the wine glass in his hand, "I can see that he wants me to go, but compared with the matter in Luoyang, he thinks that the matter in Northern Xinjiang is more important, so he didn't force me to go." He pondered for a moment: "Xun You is very smart, but after all, he is the son of a famous scholar in Yingchuan, I don't know what he thinks, but I am sure that his thoughts will definitely not be the same as ours." And he is also young, has not experienced eunuch affairs, has talent in using soldiers, and still lacks some heat in scheming, and may only mature after another three or five years of training. ”

Confucian smiled noncommittally: "You mean that he may be more towards the Son of Heaven." ”

Jia Xu didn't answer, but his expression already showed his attitude. Confucius stroked his beard and thought for a moment: "Since this is the case, then I will go to Luoyang." However, I don't go with him, I still go to Luoyang to see the situation first, and I can't go to see him empty-handed. ”

Jia Xu smiled: "With the knowledge in Mr.'s belly, what does it matter if he is empty-handed." ”

…… In August, Liu Xiu came to Jinyang Academy again, standing in front of the familiar room, Liu Xiu glanced at Fengxue. Fengxue lowered her head and smiled, walked to Liu Xiu's side, grabbed Liu Xiu's arm, and said playfully, "Do you still live here today?" ”

Liu Xiu smacked his lips and pretended to be worried: "I don't know if there will be another earthquake." ”

Feng Xue blushed: "It's okay for the earthquake, I'll protect you today." ”

Liu Xiu laughed silently and scratched his little finger in Feng Xue's palm. Fengxue stuck out her tongue, let go of his hand, and jumped into the house with her skirt and feet. Upon hearing the news that they were coming, the house had been cleaned and spotlessly clean, and all the relevant utensils were available. The bed was covered with a light blue gauze, a mosquito net. It's just that this gauze is more sparse than the common gauze, almost transparent, and presumably more ventilated. What made Liu Xiu even more curious was that there was also a leaky pot installed in this room, which was the kind of timekeeping tool that looked very complicated.

"This timing is still secondary, mainly to cool down." Cai Yong saw Liu Xiu's eyes fall on the leaky pot, and hurriedly explained: "These waters are all spring water coming down from the top of the mountain, it is cool and sweet, with this leaky pot it will be much cooler in the house, and you have to cover it with a thin quilt when you sleep at night." ”

Liu Xiu suddenly realized, but Feng Xue exclaimed: "You ...... You're too extravagant, aren't you, using glass for windows? ”

Liu Xiu was stunned for a moment, only to find that the windows were not pasted paper, but inlaid with pieces of palm-sized glass, although these glasses still have a faint green, and there are uneven small bubbles in them, but in this era, glass is still a very rare handicraft, and it is still too luxurious to use it to make windows.

"The Taoist Academy is a waste material for the Heavenly Mirror." Cai Yong said with a smile: "Those stinky Taoist priests said that they would improve the fire beads and make a big sky-viewing mirror, but they didn't make it after spending all the quota given to them by the general, so they had no choice but to use the waste and burn those waste materials back into windows." Not to mention, this is a way to make money, and now there are really a lot of people in Jinyang City who like this kind of window, and they have also made a lot of money, and now they can start work again. ”

Liu Xiu smiled: "What, can you make money?" ”

"We made a little money, and we also got some light." Cai Yong said with a smile: "Jinyang Academy plans to replace all the windows of the university hall with this year's maintenance, so that there is no need to light so many lights when studying in winter." ”

Liu Xiu nodded happily, Fengxue listened, and said excitedly: "Husband, send some to my father, so that he can see the scenery outside without leaving the house." ”

"Okay, okay." Liu Xiu smiled from ear to ear. Although these glasses are all defective products in his opinion, it is also a big progress in this era, and more importantly, these Taoist priests know that they can make money with their own technology and support themselves, which is a big progress, and it can be regarded as embarking on the road of integration of production, education and research.

(To be continued)