Chapter 338: "Backyard Fire"

Yang Xiu certainly has his shortcomings, but it is not difficult, otherwise he is indeed a rare talent, and he has shown extraordinary wisdom since he was a child, Yang Xiu was just nine years old at that time, with big eyes, a high nose, and a small cherry mouth; Coupled with the hairstyle on his head and the gray robe, he looks polite. Yang Xiu is extraordinary, erudite and talented, and his grades are among the best in the best academies in the capital, and he is deeply loved by teachers.

One day, a poet named Kong Junping came to visit Lord Yang and wanted to get some ways to teach his son.

Kong Junping took a chicken bus and came to Yang's mansion.

"Knock knock! Knock knock! "The knocker knocking on the wooden door is particularly crisp. After a while, a kind old butler in a pure black robe and a small round hat opened the door.

The housekeeper asked, "Mr. Kong, what is the matter with you?" ”

Kong Junping said: "I'm here this time to find your master." ”

"Yikes! It's not time for you to come, our master is rushing to the capital Chang'an to do business! The butler smiled and said,

"Then I won't bother", Kong Junping said, "Farewell".

When Kong Junping was about to turn around and leave the Yang Mansion, he suddenly thought, why don't you take a look at Yang Xiu? Kong Junping turned around and asked the housekeeper, "Is your young master at home?" ”

"In!" The butler replied.

"Then can you let me meet that little boy of yours, okay?"

"Of course!" The housekeeper said, "Please" Kong Junping walked to the reception room, sat on a chair, and waited for Yang Xiu to come out.

"Young master, there are gentlemen looking for you."

"Oh". Yang Xiu put down the books in his hand and left the study.

Kong Junping could vaguely see that the study was full of rows of bookshelves, all of which were all kinds of reading materials, and each bookcase was full, leaving no gaps. Except for a small desk, the rest of the study was full of books.

Yang Xiu came out, still carrying a plate of fruit and a cup of superb Pu'er in his hand. There are a few bayberry in the fruit bowl.

Kong Junping had an idea. thought of a way to test Yang Xiu.

Kong Junping asked: "This bayberry is the fruit of your family?" ”

Yang Xiu didn't say a word, and immediately asked Kong Junping: "Could it be that the peacock is your bird?" ”

Kong Junping was shocked when he heard this, he never thought that a nine-year-old child could have such eloquence. He immediately said, "Good! In the future, he will become a pillar of the country! After saying this, Kong Junping patted Yang Xiu and left slowly

This incident is a microcosm, which shows that Yang Xiu has been smart since he was a child. A smart person but not a person who understands, so he lost his life, Guan Yu wants to map Yang Xiu's talent, although he also has such and such shortcomings but the flaws are not hidden, his talent is enough to take on a big responsibility, the current ministers of the court are old, and there is a lack of young strength to supplement, Yang Xiu is a talent like this is commendable, Guan Yu weighed the pros and cons and decided to leave Yang Xiu. Yang Xiu came to the Prime Minister's Mansion to see Guan Yu, the two of them finished greetings, and sat down with the master and servant, Guan Yu saw Yang Xiu's talent, and said Yang Xiu: "Yang Xiuru's family is illustrious, the fourth captain, but I removed the title of my father and left you alone." What do you think of this? ”

Yang Xiu's eyes rolled after hearing this, and then he said: "This incident reflects the wisdom of the prime minister, it is a righteous move for the prime minister to open the source and reduce the expenditure of the elite army and streamline the administration to depose many people's titles. In order to save expenses and reduce the burden on the country's society, he deposed some of his titles, and the prime minister appointed people on the basis of merit, so I was left to continue to serve in the court! ”

"Well said! You're such a smart man, and it's rare to be able to distinguish you from your father in this way! Your Yang family is really talented. There are successors! I am right to leave you in the court, your father and your Yang family! I hope you will live up to your mission and do a good job! Guan Yu said to Yang Xiu.

Yang Xiu's eyes lit up and he arched his hand: "Dezu feels the grace of the general's cultivation, and he should do his best to be loyal to the prime minister, and never waste the public with his own interests!" ”

"Good! In this way, you were a servant of the door before, and this time I will promote you to be the main Bo (Zheng Sanpin) to assist me in taking care of the military affairs of the DPRK and China! "Guan Yu is Yang Xiudao.

After hearing this, Yang Xiu hurriedly knelt on the ground and said: "Thanks to the Prime Minister's promotion and trust, Yang Xiu is grateful and should do his best to repay the Prime Minister!" ”

Guan Yu picked Yang Xiu up. Holding his hands, he looked at Yang Xiu with a resolute gaze, his eyes were full of expectation, and then Yang Xiu's dark eyes suddenly became clear and transparent, so Yang Xiu stayed by Guan Yu's side to be Guan Yu's "secretary" and assist Guan Yu in doing things, and Guan Yu had been worried about the lack of a person to share the affairs around him, because Yang Xiu's appearance was quickly resolved, and his secretary was finally found.

Guan Yu has been busy since he returned from the Western Expedition, and he has no time to take care of his "harem", he was busy in the Prime Minister's Mansion on this day, and suddenly a subordinate reported to him: "My wife and daughter in the backyard have fought!" Guan Yu couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, he had to put down the affairs at hand and run to the back to take a look, but when he came to the backyard, he saw that several of his wives and concubines had already scuffled, and only then did he let go of his hand when Guan Yu arrived, and then saw that the women had messy hair and looked very embarrassed, Guan Yu couldn't help but be furious when he saw this: "Look at what you have become!" Yes? How did it come to this? ”

It turned out that since Guan Yu returned from this expedition to the west, his original wife Hu Dingjin and son Guan Ping also came to Luoyang, at this time the Luoyang Palace already has Diao Chan and Wan'er living here and the little girl that Guan Yu took in in Luoyang before, Wan'er is already pregnant, and often lives in a simple place, so Diao Chan gets along with him quite harmoniously, and later after Hu Dingjin arrived, the originally peaceful harem was suddenly chaotic, and Hu Dingjin's appearance as Guan Yu's original wife made Diao Chan really surprised, The previous Diao Chan thought that Guan Yu's family was just a woman like Wan'er, but unexpectedly, a pair of mother and son suddenly appeared after returning from the Western Expedition, and the sons were already so old, Diao Chan couldn't help but resent in his heart: Okay, you Guan Yu! I've never heard you mention that you still have your original wife, and the children are already so old! You're hiding so deeply!

As a woman in this era, it is acceptable for a man to have three wives and four concubines, polygamy is a very normal phenomenon, and it is generally accepted by the world. But Guan Yu never told her about it all along, and when Hu Dingjin and Guan Ping appeared as if they had fallen from the sky, Diao Chan couldn't bear it anymore, and she was a little jealous of Wan'er, why? Because Wan'er at this time is already pregnant and she is not yet pregnant, there is a saying in this society: Unfilial piety has three nos! If a man has no children, what is it? And as a man, if a woman can't give birth to a man and a half-woman, it will also affect the status of this woman! Especially as the wife and concubine of a person with extraordinary status. A woman who has no children and has children is a little vulnerable, seeing Wan'er's belly getting bigger and bigger day by day! But he didn't move, can Diao Chan not be in a hurry?

Compared with Wan'er, Diao Chan doesn't have much of the upper hand, but she didn't expect Hu Dingjin to come out with a 10-year-old child, Diao Chan is about to collapse, as a woman, she has always been favored and deeply liked by Guan Yu, of course, she also loves Guan Yu deeply, but there is a saying that "time makes people look good and grow old". Diao Chan is now 19 years old, she is in the golden age of a girl, young, beautiful, full of vitality, full of youth, full of passion, which is incomparable to either Wan'er or Hu Dingjin, this is her advantage, but as a woman, there has been no outstanding, and other Wan'er or Hu Dingjin is even more incomparable, looking at the two women one is pregnant and the other child is so old, how can she not worry about her future?

The three women were quickly arranged to settle down in a residence, as the saying goes, "three women in one play". Not to mention the children and slaves, the backyard was lively all at once. Hu Dingjin took his child Guan Ping to the imperial capital Luoyang for the first time in his life, this Luoyang is the current imperial capital, before she and Guan Yu lived in the fairy hall in Chang'an, and also saw the scene, but Chang'an is the declining imperial capital after all, compared with this Luoyang, it naturally has a lot less vitality and vitality, and Luoyang is far more vibrant than Chang'an. Naturally, it is more prosperous, but the living conditions are much inferior to Chang'an, and she and Guan Yu live in the Immortal Hall in Chang'an. The family lived in such a big place, it was very comfortable, and this time they returned to Luoyang and moved into the backyard of the General's Mansion. Compared with the Immortal Palace, it is not only much smaller, but the population has also increased a lot, and there are actually two women living there, one is pregnant, can so many women live in one time without making trouble? What's more, they don't quite agree with each other

Guan Yu returned from the western expedition because of the urgency of the situation, and did not have time to ponder, so he arranged for these women to gather together to live, Hu Dingjin took Guan Ping to the backyard palace to live but saw Diao Chan and Wan'er already living here, Hu Dingjin knows about Wan'er, this woman once stayed with her in Feng Yi, Wan'er took good care of herself and Guan Ping at that time, she is a careful girl, and now she is pregnant, it seems that it must be Guan Yu's child, this is nothing, mainly the young girl who is relatively young, That girl was born as beautiful as a flower sinking into a fish and a goose, tall and hot, like a fairy in the lower realm, floating with a fairy posture, Chu Chu is moving! Not to mention that men like it, but women feast their eyes when they see it, who doesn't like beautiful things?

Hu Dingjin couldn't believe his eyes! Such a beauty is really rare in the world! Even unique, what a beautiful woman! I am naturally much inferior to her, not only because of age, but I really feel the gap, I didn't expect Guan Yu to be able to get such a woman, and her vision is getting higher and higher! I got a Wan'er younger than myself before, and she looks a little handsome, but this time I got a Diao Chan and I can't compare! This woman's otherworldly beauty is unmatched! Hu Dingjin is really embarrassed! As the original partner, she is under a lot of pressure now!

As a woman, what woman doesn't like to be pampered by the man she loves deeply? The concubines are still competing for favor? As the general's wife and concubine, the same is true, Hu Dingjin is Guan Yu's bad wife, once shared weal and woe with him, and never gave up, accompanied him when Guan Yu was at the lowest point in his life, and since Guan Yu went out with the army, Hu Dingjin returned to the countryside alone with the child to maintain the family, at that time, she was old and young, and family life was difficult, but in this way, Hu Dingjin supported the livelihood of the whole family alone, picked up the burden alone, served the elderly and children without regrets, until Guan Yu's father died, Until the child grows up, it is not easy for a woman to do this, Hu Dingjin is such a virtuous helper, she does not have too high education and no special skills. is a traditional ordinary peasant woman, like all traditional women, she is a typical good wife and mother, as the saying goes, "a bad wife cannot be abandoned", Guan Yu has feelings and even family affection for Hu Dingjin, this woman is one of his relatives. No matter where he goes, no matter how big an official he is and how much wealth he makes, this person is a part of his life rooted in his heart, Hu Dingjin is the first woman in his life, even if she is no longer beautiful, even if her face is getting old, but Guan Yu's love for her has never been extinguished, he knows that this woman's friendship with him is always worthy of his nostalgia and worthy of him.

Besides, this Wan'er girl, this is the second woman in his life he met when he was in Xiliang, and at that time, Wan'er girl was one of the fifteen women given to him by Dong Zhuo and the only one left by Guan Yu. At that time, Wan'er was just fifteen years old, still a young girl, Guan Yu saw that she was too young and very pitiful, so he left her to serve herself in her own residence, so as not to cause her misfortune, at that time, Guan Yu did not have a woman around him, and he did need a woman to take care of him, and Hu Dingjin was far away from his hometown and could not quench his thirst. It was in this situation that Guan Yu left Wan'er. Although Wan'er is young, she takes good care of Guan Yu, this is the first time she has come into contact with a man in her life, and it is so close, in her opinion, this man is not only her master but also the object of her crush, just like the Prince Charming she met, which touched her heart at once, and after a drunkenness, Guan Yu and Wan'er finally came together. Guan Yu never thought of falling into it, but she couldn't help herself, but Wan'er, this girl, is still very attentive to him, and she has been serving Guan Yu with the army for so long, so to speak, this woman is the woman who has been with him Guan Yu the longest. Her thoughtfulness and companionship have relieved Guan Yu of a lot of loneliness and loneliness, of course, he also has feelings for Wan'er, it is the kind of relationship that looks like each other, and Wan'er is also integrated into his life and life.

Besides, Diao Chan is the third woman Guan Yu has met in his life, although the time of appearance is later than the above two women, but since the moment Guan Yu met Diao Chan, he was so excited that he couldn't extricate himself, this woman is really beautiful, and the lethality is amazing! She is so perfect and so beautiful, her gestures are just right, just like Song Yu described, if you add one point, it will be too long, if you subtract one point, it will be too short, if you are powdered, it will be too white, and Shi Zhu will be too red! This woman is the kind of woman who makes any man can't help but be moved, Guan Yu has always sketched the image of such a woman in his heart and dreams, this woman must be the kind of beautiful Snow White, he is looking forward to meeting such a woman in his life, but the appearance of Diao Chan is like that woman has walked out of a dream and come closer, no! To be exact, it is more beautiful than he imagined, now he knows what it means to fall into the country and the city, what it means to sink the fish and the geese, this is the perfect bride in his heart, when he appeared in his life, Guan Yu knew how much he cared about this woman, far from Hu Dingjin and Wan'er could compare, in fact, when he met Diao Chan, he realized what true love is in the world! When a man likes a woman so drunk and so devoted, when the beloved woman is so infatuated with this man, so the most beautiful scene in the world appears, this kind of love is called "beauty loves heroes", or "children love long heroes short of breath", one is an invincible hero in the world and the other is a peerless beauty in the world, this is called born a pair of pairs, met Diao Guan Yu and harvested true love, this is the taste of love.

This is the three women Guan Yu met in his life, all of them are an inseparable part of his life, and they are so important to him, of course, the three women are also quite attentive to Guan Yu, and they are eager to stay with this man for a long time, with the expansion of Guan Yu's power, the three women are more dependent on Guan Yu, not that they have much power, but as women, they naturally need a sense of security and belonging, they are eager for their men to succeed, such men make them very dependent, Women, especially women in this era, are still the kind of little women, whether Hu Dingjin is Wan'er or Diao Chan, these women do not belong to everyone's ladies, they are from average backgrounds, they all belong to the kind of lower-class women, and they are all grassroots like Guan Yu, with the gradual improvement of Guan Yu's power, the identity of these women has gradually improved, and they have gradually changed from the previous "slave" to the "master", and they have begun to be served

Guan Yu is now developed, and the three women around him have also begun to think about it, and they have begun to think about the future in the future, especially this time Guan Yu is the prime minister, Diao Chan, as everyone's slave, understands the meaning of Guan Yu's identity, once he was just a singer in Wang Yun's mansion, to put it bluntly, he is a courtesan, what kind of character is Wang Yun? That's Situ, who is ranked as the third duke, with a high position, high morality, and a prominent status! As a slave and maid in Wang Yun's family, Diao Chan has witnessed everything in the house, people come and go in the house, the door is like a city, it is not lively, and living in such a house is not worried about food and clothing at all, all of them are brocade clothes and jade food, the only deficiency is their own status, and Wang Yun's official wives and concubines There is a gap, people in the house that are just a slave and a courtesan who is called by others to drink, serving others, this time Diao Chan finally found true love, with a man he loves, and this man is also soaring, and his career is thriving, not only reached the status of Wang Yun, but also held real power, mainly young, there is no man in the world who can compare with his husband, his husband is such a hero, so capable, so outstanding, so promising. (To be continued......)