asked Sima to take the room to rest, but Li Fangwei still stayed outside to entertain the local officials and gentry. The weather is also very hot in summer, the windows are open, Li Fangwei went to the window to remove the official uniform on his body, so that it looks cool, he has no need to behave in front of the magistrates and gentry, just now in front of Sima Yi he has to take care of his identity and face, a few bowls of wine are already sweating profusely.

"Taishou, as you said before, let me wait for the payment of food and the donation of military supplies...... a gentry came forward to inquire. Li Fangwei suddenly said that he wanted to donate materials before, which also puzzled the people present, but Sima was present with this outsider, so it was inconvenient for them to come forward to question. Now that Sima Yi is also drunk and left, there is no need for them to cover it up, after all, Li Fangwei is also considered "his own person", although Li Fangwei has not made less money over the years, but in general, he is still kind to the place, who said that the entire Xu Ding land is almost the "family property" of the Li family?

Li Fangwei also drank a few bowls of spirits, felt irritated in his heart, and said: "This official has made it very clear to you, could it be that this official has nothing to do to find you happy?" In recent years, the local soldiers have indeed lived a very hard life, and even if they do some good deeds for the soldiers, the official will list your merits in the recital to the imperial court, and let the local soldiers be grateful to you. You spend all your days drinking and being happy on weekdays, but don't offend this official sent by the court because of a small loss, and when the time comes, the life of this official will be difficult, and you don't want to live a good life. ”

The gentry present felt a little frightened in their hearts when Li Fangwei said these bitter words, and Li Fangwei seemed to be light. But if he really came up with any means to deal with the magistrates and gentry, these people would not be able to eat and walk around. Li Fangwei continued to cool off at the window, while the others rushed in to discuss. When the banquet was about to disperse, the families reported the military rations and materials that were about to be paid, and Li Fangwei's face was still a little unpleasant. These magistrates and gentry obviously have perfunctory intentions, and they don't want to be wronged, and they want others to take the lead.

Li Fangwei said: "This official will not embarrass you, each family can come according to this standard." If anyone pushes the ...... At one's own risk! He dipped his finger in wine and wrote a few vague words on the table, and the officials and gentry next to him looked at it carefully. The people in the back didn't see it very clearly, but some people went over to explain. Everyone in each family was a little embarrassed after learning the numbers, but on the whole they could afford it. and all the gentry have confirmed the numbers. Li Fangwei allowed them to leave.

On the other side, Sima Yi was already drunk. Originally, Sima Yi's alcohol consumption was very average, although Sima Qi had also drunk with Han Jian, he drank very little, and this time he just felt worried. I drank a few more bowls. He was helped to the side room in a daze. As soon as he entered, there were already servant girls waiting, and a tall woman who was originally holding the piano and was about to play the piano for him also came out of the room when she saw this. Seeing Sima Yi's appearance, the woman rushed in to help him to the bed, and asked the maid to bring hot tea, hot water and towels, and take care of Sima Yi herself.

At dawn the next day, Sima felt a splitting headache. Every time he gets drunk, the next day, he basically feels the same way. When he opened his eyes and sat up dimly, he didn't realize where he was for a long time. I can't even remember who I met yesterday. But there was a slender jade hand leaning against him, Sima Yi suddenly had a strange feeling, turned his head sideways, and saw a good-looking woman sleeping next to him, but he did not have the slightest impression of this woman in his mind. If you look closely, the clothes on your body are no longer the same as last night, but have been changed.

At this time, a servant girl walked in and respectfully asked through the veil, "Sir, Lord Taishou is outside asking to see you." ”

Only then did Sima remember that he had a drink with Li Fangwei last night, and he used a big bowl, and he hurriedly got up to get dressed, but yesterday's clothes didn't know where they went. He could only go down to the ground in a white single coat, trying to look for it next to him, and at this time, Li Fangwei had already come to the outside room uninvited, and Li Fangwei's voice also came from the outside: "Mr. Sima rested well last night?" ”

Sima Yi realized that all this was arranged by Li Fangwei, but it can't be said that Li Fangwei has bad intentions, Li Fangwei did this just to slap him, although Sima Yi didn't appreciate this kind of person who likes to flatter, but he also had to admit that Li Fangwei took care of him in these days, whether it was food, clothing, housing and transportation, even if it was not in Xu Ding's time, Li Fangwei also specially arranged people to go to take care of it. Even if he was a little disgusted with Li Fangwei, he was embarrassed to say in front of Li Fangwei that he would not hit the smiling person.

Sima lifted the veil and walked out, Li Fangwei stood outside in a very formal official uniform, since he came to Xu Ding, every time he saw Li Fangwei, he was in front of him a formal and grand appearance, probably Li Fangwei intended to maintain the style of an official in front of him. Li Fangwei glanced in through the gap in the open veil, and after making sure that the woman he arranged yesterday was sleeping on the couch, he smiled and saluted: "Mr. Sima, don't be surprised, this official just wants Mr. Sima to feel like he is back at home as much as possible, Mr. has worked hard these days, and he should have a good rest." ”

Sima Yi had a feeling of crying and laughing, this Li Fangwei really didn't have to pick and choose, not only did he send someone to take care of his daily life, but now even women were sent to the door. At other times, Li Fangwei had absolutely no chance to send the woman to his bed, but yesterday because he was drunk, he didn't even have a chance to refuse. However, Sima Yi can also feel that the clothes on his body have been changed, which shows that this woman takes care of him very carefully, after all, Sima Yu is not a little more important, he is alone in the Southern Dynasty, and he actually wants to have a partner under the sorrow in his heart, but he has already remembered the person in his heart, but unfortunately that person is already in the court as the empress of the Southern Dynasty, and there is only business and no possibility of personal relations with him. Thinking of this, he also sighed a little in his heart, there was never a beginning between him and Xiao Zhan, but it made him feel a kind of desolation that he could not look back on in his previous life.

As she spoke, the woman also got up, hurriedly put on her clothes, and walked out before she even had time to tidy up, and bowed down. Li Fangwei said with a smile: "You don't need to salute this official anymore, now that you are Mr. Sima's person, you will follow Mr. Sima in the future and take good care of Mr. Sima's daily life." ”

"Yes." Although the woman looks generous and decent, she speaks very delicately. Sima Yi had a strange feeling in his heart. I can't even remember what he did after he got drunk last night, but it feels like nothing happened between him and the woman. But the women of this era pay attention to honor, and since Li Fangwei chose to give women to him. There is a lot of preparation.

Li Fangwei smiled again: "Mr. Sima, don't shirk either." However, the daughter of a good family is regarded as the slave and maid of the husband, and she will take care of the husband for the official in the future. ”

Sima Yi thought about it, and finally nodded.

Li Fangwei said: "Mr. freshen up and eat first, and then go to the front hall, and there is a gift to give to Mr. After speaking, Li Fangwei avoided first, leaving Sima Yi and the woman inside. The woman hurriedly went to the box next to her and took out Sima Yi's shirt from yesterday. But it was washed last night, and it was dried and laid out.

Sima couldn't help but smile bitterly, he had been running around the barracks almost a few days ago. He was covered in stinky sweat in the summer, and no one changed with him when he came back, so he simply wore it to the banquet, and it was this woman who washed him. It's summer, but I want my clothes to be washed and ironed at night, and they're neatly arranged. It had to keep the woman busy until late at night. Sima Yu said with gratitude: "There is Miss Lao." ”

"Sir is very polite." The woman lowered her head and said, "The clothes are washed by others, and the slave is just ironing for the gentleman, and I am afraid that the gentleman will blame me." ”

Sima Yu smiled and said, "The girl is so careful, how can she blame her?" Saying that he got dressed with the help of the woman, Sima Yideng felt a little warm in his heart, probably because the woman's appearance was a little similar to Xiao Zhan, and he was the shadow of Xiao Zhan. But he knew in his heart that this was not the same person as the empress on the throne, even if Xiao Zhan did not sit on the throne. It won't be so low-voiced. Sima couldn't help but let out a long sigh, but it fell into the woman's eyes.

"If the slave or maid does something wrong, I hope the gentleman will blame him directly, otherwise...... The slave will still return to the Taishou Mansion. The woman spoke with some sadness.

Sima Yi smiled and said, "The girl is so considerate, and she will need you to take care of her more in the future." ”

The woman's face was a little blushing, and she said: "The slave maid is named Huan'er, she was originally a singer of the Taishou Mansion, she was a tenant of the Taishou Mansion, she entered the Taishou Mansion when she was young, and she can follow Mr. today, and I hope that Mr. will treat her kindly." ”

"Hmm." Sima Yi nodded, but there was still something different in his heart. Speaking of it, she is also a woman with a hard life, she was originally the daughter of an ordinary tenant family, but she was taken back by the Taishou Mansion and trained to become a singer, maybe it was a gift that Li Fangwei used to envelop the ministers of the DPRK and China to give in the future, but now Li Fangwei has put all the chips on him, so he will not cherish himself. He just said casually in the camp Li Fangwei, in fact, even he didn't think about how to treat this woman named Huan'er, but it was not too out of place to keep a woman by his side to take care of him, at the beginning, King Hui Xiao Ling said several times that he wanted to give him a woman, and even asked him to choose those famous ladies to marry into the door, he refused, he didn't want to leave his roots in the Southern Dynasty, in fact, he knew that he would have to go back to the Northern Dynasty after all, but he didn't know why he would "look the other way" at this Huan'er.

Sima asked Huan'er to rest first, while he tidied up his clothes and went to the main hall before he had breakfast. When he arrived at the main hall, Li Fangwei was talking to a subordinate official, and when he saw Sima Li Fangwei coming up and said with a smile: "Mr. looks very good, as the saying goes, this yin and yang are orderly, Mr. should not be too mean to himself." Life must be happy. ”

Sima Yi nodded slightly, and suddenly remembered where he had heard this sentence, and accidentally thought that Han Jian had said it, and at that time he felt that this was very reasonable, because at that time he wanted to travel the world to be a chivalrous hero, but after he came to the Southern Dynasty, it was difficult for him to agree with this kind of words. Man lives in this world to be mean to himself, and sometimes even he himself does not know why he would rather live a free life, but to imprison himself in a suffocating and oppressive life.

Li Fangwei handed over a roster as he spoke, and said, "This is a little bit of the official's heart." Didn't Mr. yesterday say that he wanted the official to help on his behalf, and let the gentry below raise more supplies for the local soldiers? As soon as the lower officials told the local gentry yesterday, they also agreed, so they sorted out the city books of each family, and asked the gentleman to list them! ”

Sima Yi was very surprised, he only said to Li Fangwei tentatively yesterday, he didn't even ask Li Fangwei for help, let alone complete it in one day. When he opened the booklet and saw it, the amount of materials presented on it greatly exceeded his expectations, and they were all distributed, which was equivalent to an extra year's salary for the soldiers. Li Fangwei said: "Sir's compassion for the soldiers is really embarrassing for the official, but if Mr. wants to transport these materials to the army, it is better to personally supervise them, otherwise...... I don't know how much will be deducted from the top. Mr. is walking in the army these days, he should understand some of the shortcomings in this army, these words should not be reminded by the officer, but Mr. is painstaking, and he does not want to be taken advantage of by those who have plans. ”

Sima couldn't help nodding, it was not the first time he had seen the shortcomings of the military and political affairs of the Southern Dynasties. In the past, he hated the bad habits of these officialdoms, as well as the deduction in the middle, but after coming to the Southern Dynasty and experiencing a lot of things, he gradually understood the relationship between interests and power, if it were not for the middle and upper level generals layer by layer, they would not serve the lord at all, even if the lord knew that most of the money and food distributed fell into the pockets of a few people, but he still had to turn a blind eye, just to get the support of the generals in the army. You must know that the support of the army mainly comes from the support of the generals, and the lord cannot buy every soldier in every detail, even if he buys the soldiers, the military power is also in the hands of these generals, and a few soldiers cannot control the ownership of the military power at all.

"Thank you Li Taishou for your help." Sima thanked him with a heartfelt salute.

Li Fangwei said with a smile: "Sir is too polite, since Mr. is willing to deign to come to this small place, it is the honor of the people of Xu Ding." There will be a banquet tomorrow, I want to thank the local gentry for donating money and food this time, I wonder if Mr. can go with him again? ”

Sima Yi still wanted to refuse, he didn't like to socialize, and he was rarely seen in King Hui's mansion whenever there was entertainment. When he arrived in Xu Ding, Li Fangwei deliberately pulled him to a social occasion he didn't like, he just met those gentry yesterday, and now Li Fangwei forced those gentry to donate money and food, and he went to entertain tomorrow Isn't it boring? But Li Fangwei is full of fists, but he can't feel Li Fangwei's "kindness".

Sima Yi nodded, and Li Fangwei also looked very happy.

After talking for a while, Li Fangwei was about to leave, but intentionally or unintentionally mentioned that the right minister of the capital was still vacant, which seemed to mean that this son was originally prepared by the empress for Sima Yu, and Sima Yu should go back earlier to receive the empress's kindness. (To be continued......)