Yang Huahua glanced at Yang Wang, "You go back and tell them, I promised to do this, and asked them to send the silver silk, and I will let them go back with the beauty." ”

Yang Wang was taken aback, the court and foreign vassals and relatives have rules, how can you say that you will marry, others can not know, he is the official of Honglu Temple, if you let the saint know, you must remove him.

He hurriedly said: "Auntie, there are rules for this matter, even if my aunt agrees, they want the king to formally ask for marriage, and submit it to the Holy Lord for approval after being reviewed by Honglu Temple and Zongzheng Temple, and then decide who to choose as the one who is close to the family, and if my aunt wants to help, she can only wait until that time to persuade the Holy Lord, otherwise she will be laughed at by the Hu people ..... the Tang Dynasty."

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Yang Huahua waved her hand impatiently, "I don't care what bullshit rules you have, my rule is to see the money first and then deliver the goods, their money has to be left first, as for the court rules, you go and explain to them." ”

"Yes! My nephew went to explain it to them. ”

Yang Wang wiped a handful of cold sweat and went down slowly, Yang Huahua clenched the teacup in her hand, and sneered to herself: "Li Qilang, I said, you will come to me on your knees." ”

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July in the north courtyard is the most difficult day of midsummer, the oppressive heat, the heat is unforgiving, as soon as the sun comes out, the ground seems to be on fire, some like clouds and not clouds, like fog and not fog ash gas floats low in the air, a dry and hot wind suddenly blows violently, and yellow dust blows on the road.

On the official road about 20 miles away from Jinman County, more than a dozen officials walked slowly in a wooden cage prisoner car, and under the poisonous sun, it was extremely difficult for them to take every step.

In the wooden cage was a man about thirty years old, his clothes were ragged, his hair was scattered, his eyes were closed, his head was listlessly leaning against the fence of the cage, his lips were burning strings of fire bubbles, and his face was tanned.

"I said Chen County Order, if you have any last words, just tell us, and hand you over to Beiting later, it is estimated that it will be a 'click!' We can also relay your last words to your family. ”

"I have received your kindness."

Chen Zhonghe's voice was hoarse, he slowly opened his cloudy and blood-red eyes, and said, "It's just that my family is poor, and my wife doesn't even have money to buy medicine, so I will let you down." ”

Several officials looked at each other, and the dignified county order didn't even have the money to buy medicine, who would believe it? Everyone sneered.

At this time, an old official who was slightly sympathetic to him sighed and said, "Chen County Order, you just admit your guilt and beg, maybe Li Yuanjun will spare your life, and you can also serve your old mother." ”

"Humph! If I were a soft bone, would I still go to Chang'an to sue? When my husband dies, he dies, and my mother won't blame me. ”

When the old official saw that he was stubborn, he shook his head and stopped persuading him, and suddenly, a sharp cry sounded in the sky, and everyone looked up, only to see a huge goshawk hovering above their heads, its broad black wings covering the dazzling sunlight, and suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves behind sounded, and it beat the ground fiercely, rolling up the rolling yellow dust.

The officials hurriedly drove the prisoner cart to the side of the road, only to see a group of cavalry roaring, and in the blink of an eye, they rushed to them and surrounded the prisoner cart. ”

"I know you're from Chang'an!"

The cavalry spread out to both sides, and Li Qing'an slowly stepped forward from the Beiting Festival, he was dressed in black helmet and black armor, holding a big red bow, and his momentum was majestic.

The huge goshawk chirped, fluttered its wings and fell, standing on its shoulder, staring sharply at several officials.

Li Qingan glanced at Chen Zhonghe in the cage, and said with a sneer: "Chen County Order, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Chen Zhonghe snorted, turned his head and ignored him, Li Qingan said to the head of the officials: "I am Li Qing'an of the North Court, and I have accepted the offender." ”

The leader hurriedly took out the document from the bag, handed it to Li Qing'an, and said: "Li Envoy, this is the approval document from the Criminal Department, please seal and sign it, and we can hand it over." ”

Li Qing'an took out the seal of the Jiedu envoy, stamped it on the paper, signed it again, and turned around and ordered: "Reward each of them with twenty taels of silver as travel expenses." ”

The officials were overjoyed, and thanked them again and again, they quickly completed the handover, and did not enter Jinman County, turned around and left, and when the officials went away, Li Qingan urged the horse to come to the prisoner car, looked at Chen Zhonghe for a long time, and said coldly: "Although you are a little naïve, you are a good official." ”

With a wave of his hand, he said, "Let him go, leave him a horse." ”

After speaking, he turned around and left, the harrier eagle on his shoulder rushed away, spread his wings and flew towards the county seat, the cavalry galloped and shouted loudly, and in an instant the cavalry disappeared into the distance.

The cage has been opened, Chen Zhonghe's handcuffs and shackles have been removed, he looked at the cavalry in surprise and walked away, and then looked at his hands and feet, his eyes showed a confused look, after a while, he slowly crawled out of the cage, staying in the cage for a long time made it very difficult for him to walk, he limped close to a horse, and it took a lot of effort to climb on the horse, pull up the reins, and slowly go towards Jinman County.

Chen Zhonghe's home was originally in the county government's back house, and then because the county government was in disrepair, the house he lived in was in danger of collapsing at any time, he moved out of the county government at the beginning of the year, temporarily rented a house, and prepared to repair the county government after the autumn harvest and then move back.

The house he rented was not far from the county government, four mud houses, and a small courtyard surrounded by a fence, in which his wife planted some grapes and raised a dozen chickens to subsidize the family.

Chen Zhonghe has a son and a daughter in his family, his wife has been with him since childhood, his father died ten years ago, and there is an old mother who needs to be supported, he is an honest official, and often uses his own money to help the poor, plus his mother is not in good health, and needs to take medicine for many years, so he has been an official for nearly ten years, and the family is still poor, not even a decent piece of furniture, and his wife and children are wearing coarse cloth skirts woven by themselves all year round.

Last year, his mother's illness worsened, and he couldn't see it, and the family had no money to buy medicine, thanks to Cheng Qianli who sent someone to send ten yuan to solve his urgent need, and it was precisely because of this that after Cheng Qianli was seized power, everyone was afraid of Li Qingan's power, but he dared to go to Beijing to complain.

Chen Zhonghe slowly returned home, he was most worried about his mother's condition, when he left, the family only had three times of money, he brought two times to do coiling, and there was only the consistent money left in the family, this time it has been nearly four months, can the consistent money hold?

Chen Zhonghe's heart was twisted, and he led the horse to the door of the house, but he didn't dare to go in.

"Daddy! Daddy" suddenly heard the voices of his son and daughter behind him.

When he turned around, he saw his ten-year-old son and eight-year-old daughter standing behind him, looking at him in disbelief.

"Shu'er, Qin'er, it's Daddy who is back."

He squatted down and opened his arms in excitement, and the two children immediately threw themselves into his arms, and began to cry, holding one in one hand, and looking at them distressedly, as if they had gained a little fatter than when he left, and his face was ruddy, and each carrying a bookbag.

"Where did you come from?"

The son wiped his tears with the back of his hand and said, "We came back from the school, why did my father leave for four months?" ”

"Academy?"

Chen Zhonghe's eyes were even more puzzled, what school? My son has always taught by himself, how did he enter the school? Where does the money come from? And why is my daughter also studying?

A series of questions swirled around his mind, and at this moment, the courtyard gate suddenly opened, and his wife stood in front of the courtyard gate, looking at him in a daze.

Chen Zhonghe stood up with difficulty and said with a smile: "What's the matter, don't you know your husband?" ”

"Husband!"

His wife cried out in surprise, and hurriedly ran out, holding his hand excitedly, looking at her unkempt, ragged, and flower-like husband, "Husband, how are you..."

"Alas! It's a long story, let's go back to the house! By the way, what happened to Mother? ”

"My mother just took the medicine and has already slept, it is too hot in summer, Dr. Zhao asked her to rest more? She's much better now. ”

"Which Doctor Zhao?"

"It's the famous doctor Zhao of the Divine Doctor Hall!"

Chen Zhonghe's eyes widened, then Zhao Mingyi would have to pay for a visit, how could he have money in his own family, he saw that there seemed to be several new pieces of furniture added to the room, so he couldn't help but ask: "Lady, tell me the truth, where did the family get the money?" ”

His wife was stunned, blinked her eyes and said, "Li Yuanjun said you know!" ”

Chen Zhonghe was dizzy in front of him, and said for a while: "Which Li envoy, what is going on?" ”

"It's our Beiting Jiedu envoy Li Yuanjun, not long after you left, he came to visit his mother's condition at home, let the military doctor diagnose and treat him, and said that you were ordered to send an envoy to Chang'an and sent someone to send two hundred yuan, saying that you know, I accepted it."

As soon as his wife's words were finished, Chen Zhonghe burst into a rage, shook his hand and slapped his wife hard, and scolded: "Stupid woman, you have ruined my reputation!" ”

His wife's eyes were red, she covered her face and knelt down with tears, and a son and a daughter also knelt next to her mother. I, Chen Zhonghe, have been honest for ten years, how can I have 200 yuan, don't you want to think about it? If you take him two hundred dollars, my reputation will be ruined. ”

"But... Husband...."

Chen's wife shed tears of grievance, she trembled to explain, but Chen Zhonghe interrupted her rudely, "I don't want to hear any explanation from you, I, I'm going to divorce you!" ”

"If you want to divorce her, then kill me first!"

There was a trembling sound in the house, Chen's mother came out of the house with difficulty on crutches, Chen Zhonghe was so frightened that he hurriedly stepped forward to support his mother, "Mother, it's hot outside, go back and rest!" ”

Mother Chen pointed to the gate and said angrily: "I don't have your ungrateful son, you get out of here!" ”

Chen Zhonghe knew that his mother was angry, he looked at his son and daughter who were kneeling on the ground and crying into tears, and couldn't help but sigh and lowered his head.

Mother Chen stepped forward and knelt down for her daughter-in-law: "Daughter-in-law, I gave birth to a bastard son, and I apologize to you." ”

"Mother!"

Chen Zhonghe was also so frightened that he knelt down, and Chen's mother angrily pointed at him and scolded: "You are really a wicked obstacle! Do you know that the day after you left, the rice shop and the landlord came together to ask for the account, saying that the county official would never owe money, and the daughter-in-law had to give them the only consistent money in the family, which was not enough, and the silver hairpin that was married to the rice debt, the family had no money, and there was not a single rice in the rice tank, the children were so hungry that they cried, and the daughter-in-law protected your reputation and refused to go to the neighbor's house to borrow, and the next day she had to go to wash clothes for others to earn a little rice money, and the dignified county lady actually washed clothes for people, have you heard? ”

Chen's wife heard the sadness, hugged her children and cried, Chen Zhonghe lowered his head in shame, he knew that the family would be very difficult, but it was so difficult before he arrived.

Mother Chen sighed and said: "Thanks to Li Yuanjun who came to visit us and gave us a sum of money, so that we will not die of illness and starvation. ”

Chen Zhonghe's heart was in a mess, he remembered that Li Qingan not only did not cure his own crimes, but also let himself go, gave himself a horse, and now saved his family in danger, he sighed, and the resentment against Li Qingan in his heart disappeared.

"Is the Chen County Order here?" Sun Xiancheng's voice suddenly sounded at the door.

Chen's mother hurriedly said to her daughter-in-law: "Let's give him face first, and then you can teach him a good lesson at night." ”

Chen's wife nodded, quickly stood up and ran into the house, took out an old robe, put it on her husband, arranged his hair again, and said in a low voice: "You go!" ”

Chen Zhonghe looked at the red fingerprints on his wife's face, and couldn't help but feel annoyed in his heart, "Lady, I...."

"Go ahead! Sun Xiancheng is waiting outside. ”

Chen Zhonghe turned around and opened the door, only to see the county Cheng Sun Li standing at the door with a smile, so he smiled: "How do you know that I am back?" ”

"The official guarding the city gate came to report to me, saying that the county commander of our county called Huazi County has returned."

Chen Zhonghe smiled bitterly, "Please come in!" ”

Sun Li walked into the courtyard, and Chen's wife had already set up a table and a stool under the grape trellis, and brought a pot of herbal tea, but while Sun Li was not paying attention, she secretly wiped her husband's face with a wet towel.

Chen Zhonghe gave his wife a look, then sat down with a smile, poured him a bowl of tea and asked casually, "How is the situation in the county?" ”

As soon as the words came out, he suddenly remembered that he was no longer a county magistrate.

Sun Li smiled and said: "A few days ago, the Ministry sent someone to send you a document on your dismissal, and Li Zhijun refuted it again, saying that you are a good official who is honest and honest, and recommended you to join the army for the Xizhou record, I'm sorry, now I am the county magistrate of Jinman County." ”

The record of the governor of the prefecture and joining the army is also equivalent to the long history of Taishou Prefecture, in charge of the government affairs of a state, Chen Zhonghe was stunned for a long time, and he couldn't say a word.

Sun Li said with emotion: "A lot of things have happened in the past few months, many new military households have come one after another, and there are also a thousand artisan households, and the new military households are basically settled in Xizhou, so Li Yuanjun decided to let you go to Xizhou, Brother Chen, you have a heavy responsibility!" ”

After a moment of silence, Chen Zhonghe asked, "What about Cheng Duhu?" What does he do? ”

"Cheng Duhu has been transferred back to Chang'an to serve as General Jin Wuwei, and now the military and political power in Beiting is in the hands of Li Yuanjun, I estimate that the imperial court is ready to break the leaves."

"How do you tell you want to break the leaves?"

"The court is preparing for war! In the past few months, the imperial court has sent three batches of military supplies and 400,000 stone grain, and Li Yuanjun has recruited 8,000 soldiers in the new military households, and the recruits are stationed in the counties, and the veterans have been transferred to the five castles, and the five new castles are garrisoned by 12,000 people, and the farthest has reached Yibohai, isn't this a harbinger of breaking leaves? ”

Chen Zhonghe nodded silently, he was really confused, the court wanted to break the leaves, how could he condemn Li Qing'an, and he still ran to sue the emperor, no wonder Li Qing'an said that he was naïve, he was really stupid!

"Daddy, do you see the Analects that I wrote silently?"

His daughter ran out with a piece of paper, Chen Zhonghe took it, and saw that what his daughter had written silently was actually "The Analects. Learning", Chen Zhonghe couldn't help but be a little stunned, although he was born as a Jinshi, he didn't think about teaching his daughter to read, just let her know a few words, and all her thoughts were on her son, and he had only left Beiting for four months, and his daughter actually knew how to speak silently.

"Qin'er, do you know how to read?"

"Yes!"

Chen Qin'er put her hands behind her back, shook her head and said: "Zi said: 'Learn and learn from time to time, don't you also say? Have friends come from afar, are you happy? People don't know and don't be ashamed, aren't they also gentlemen?"

Sun Li smiled on the side, "This is also the difference of Li Yuanjun, he has run a hundred schools, regardless of Han Hu, children under the age of ten are free to school, not only that, but also set up a women's school, reading and learning the piano, generally the daughters of the Han people to read, my two daughters also entered the women's school, it is said that the female gentleman who taught the piano is the most famous violinist in Chang'an." ”

Chen Zhonghe frowned and asked, "You can run so many schools, where did Mr. invite him from?" ”

"Patchwork together!"

Sun Li said with a smile: "So even great poets like Wang Changling and Cen Shen have come out to teach children." ”

Speaking of this, Sun Li said with great emotion: "I very much agree with Li Yuanjun's point of view, he said that if you want Hu and Han to survive, the best way is to sinicize the Hu people, so that their children can receive the education of the Han people from an early age, and change them from the root, otherwise Hu is Hu, Han is Han, once the Han people have internal strife, they will give the Hu people a chance, five Hu chaos, all so, now the Hu people of the Tang Shuo Fang Fan Yang are attached to it and do not melt, once the central court is weakened, the Tang Dynasty will repeat the Wei and Jin rebellion, Zhonghe brother, Li Yuanjun has a far-reaching vision!" ”

"I understand, Brother Sun was sent by Li Yuanjun to find me!"

Sun Li stroked his palms and laughed, "Brother Zhonghe is really smart, he can guess it, it's good!" I am indeed sent by Li Yuanjun to persuade you, Brother Zhonghe, Li Yuanjun is magnanimous and far-sighted, and it is our opportunity to do things under him! ”

Chen Zhonghe nodded, "I understand Brother Sun's hard work, let me think about this matter again, okay?" ”

"Okay, then I'll take my leave." Sun Li stood up and arched his hand and said, "Li Yuanjun said that if Brother Zhonghe has figured it out, he can go directly to Beiting City to find him." ”

Sun Li left, Chen Zhonghe was pacing back and forth in the courtyard with his hands behind his back, when his wife stepped forward and said softly: "If the husband doesn't want to be an official, let's go back to our hometown to farm." ”

Chen Zhonghe gently stroked his wife's hair, and saw that white hair had appeared in her sideburns, so he sighed and said: "I am Tanhualang in the twenty-seventh year of Kaiyuan, and the same science and scholars who were much worse than me in the same rank have already become the squire of the Ministry of Industry, but I was demoted to Beiting as a county official for nearly ten years, in the final analysis, I didn't meet Bole, Cheng Du gave me emergency money, but I didn't need me, Li Yuanjun not only saved my whole family, but also gave me a chance to spread my wings and fly high again, lady, I have figured it out and decided to ask him for guilt, Wholeheartedly repay him for his kindness. ”

Chen's wife nodded lightly and said, "When he came to visit his mother, he said that you are a person who does things, not an official, and he said you thoroughly in one sentence." ”

Chen Zhonghe was stunned and muttered to himself: "People who do things, not people who are officials." ”

He suddenly looked up to the sky and sighed, walked to the corner of the courtyard, untied the reins of the horse, led the horse out, and when he reached the door, he turned back to his wife and said, "Lady, you start packing up your things!" I'm going to go with me to the West State. ”

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(To be continued)