"Jasper is made up of a tree high, and ten thousand green silk threads hang down. I don't know who cut out the thin leaves, and the spring breeze in February is like scissors. ”

This poem is "Yongliu" written for He Zhizhang of the Tang Dynasty. The sentence "February spring breeze is like scissors" is a pun. It is both ingenious and novel, the metaphor is novel, and after three sentences, it falls on the spring breeze, which is eye-catching. Moreover, in the early spring of February, it was already unexpectedly cold, and it was really the most appropriate to use the word "scissors" to describe the spring breeze that was still cold.

The sun rises and the moon sets. Suddenly, January in Haidong has passed, and February is coming.

Time waits for no one, passing slowly but firmly. Standing at the beginning of February, Dunsher looks back at January. In the past month, he felt that he had lived a very fulfilling life. Several major events have been accomplished, and several military and political decisions have been made that have a bearing on the future development of Haidong.

Recently, he has added an extra hobby.

He would often go to the study alone when no one was around, often in the dead of night, close the door, light a candle, and then spread out the map and look at it carefully. Sometimes he looks at a map of the whole country, and more often than not, he looks at a map of the whole territory of Haidong. The whole territory of Haidong, from Liaoxi to South Korea, and from Shuangcheng to Yidu, is two thousand miles from east to west, and nearly thousands of miles from north to south. It's a vast territory. And at this time, he will always have the illusion of a dream, and at the same time, he will always have a sentence in his heart: "I beat it down with my own hands." "It seems to be true and false, but it is picturesque.

More often, because of this, while looking at the map, he can't help but think about it, on this piece of land where he has experienced, how many wars have been experienced, how dilapidated the prefectures and counties have been, and the miserable scene of the people living in poverty everywhere, and now, after war, pacification, and even more painstaking management in the past few years, but with the concerted efforts of him and Hong Jixun, Yao Haogu and other ministers, all places have gradually begun to get rid of the shadow of war, and there has been a significant improvement. Although I dare not say that it is prosperous, it happens to be just like the spring breeze in February, even if it is still cold, the vitality contained in it is not hidden, and it cannot be stopped, and it has long been ready to come out.

He has a distinct, surging, and perhaps "exact" impulse and certainty, and as long as he is given a few more years, he will be able to develop Haidong more vigorously. Not only is it possible to regain its former vigor, but he is sure that he can make it even better!

It's a joy. A joy of anticipation.

And such a kind of happiness is by no means comparable to the excitement of marching to war, conquering the frontier, defeating strong enemies, and plundering cities and land. If the conquest of the frontier is a kind of excitement similar to destruction, then the development of people's livelihood and the reconstruction of homes are clearly a kind of joy of construction.

He found that he seemed to prefer the latter to the former. He likes to defeat the enemy, but he prefers to build in abundance and fulfillment.

Destruction, just simple destruction; Construction, on the other hand, can give people hope. Destroy the old and build the new. As his power grew, he felt more and more that, yes, this was what he wanted to do. Yes, that's his mission. That's what he wants to achieve.

He not only wants to build Haidong, but he also wants to build the entire Shenzhou.

"The worries of the world are worried, and the joys of the world are happy." He read this sentence when he was a student. At that time, it was just fourteen words on paper, and although he admired the mind of the sages, he did not have any special feelings. And now, he has such a profound and in-depth understanding and comprehension of the meaning of this sentence. ——, it's a sublime.

He learned his mission from the words of his predecessors, and he often drew strength from what he saw and heard in later generations.

"Fighting against the sky is a lot of fun. The struggle with the earth is endlessly fun. Fighting with others is endlessly fun. It was only at this time that he deeply understood the meaning of this sentence. Because he is now living in troubled times, because he is also full of pride and ambition now. Therefore, because of this, even though Chahan can be called a strong enemy, Haidong has only lived in a corner so far, but he is still brave and persistent, unwilling to be afraid; But he is still full of confidence in the future. It can even be said that since the beginning of his incident, he has never had such a full and strong self-confidence as he does now. But now, he has.

That's why, a few days ago, when he was in the hall and faced the ministers, he was able to show such a positive and optimistic mental state when he talked about "reshaping morale".

Looking at the past and present, those who can achieve great things have one thing in common. That's "perseverance". For the sake of one goal, although tens of millions of people have gone to me, although they have died nine times without regrets, although they have failed miserably, they will not give up. What is a "strange man in the world"? This is the strange man in the world. What's more, Deng She's hostile to Chahan, is he still not defeated?

If it is said that in the past, Deng She first fought for survival and stability, but now he, after the tempering of the war, after failure and success, not only his ambition is no longer what it used to be, it is no longer just looking at one place, but he really has the world in mind. His character, at the same time, has matured more and more because of this, and at the same time, because of his tempering. Becoming more and more atmospheric. In this regard, he does have the capital to think about the world.

In the middle of January, Deng She once traveled to various places, and summoned the civil and military officials of the provinces and sub-provinces to Yidu for an enlarged military meeting.

According to the estimation of him, Hong Jixun and others, if Chahan comes again, there is a high probability that it will be in June and July, and it will not exceed autumn at the latest. In autumn, the horses are fat and the weather is cool, and in June and July, the wheat is ripe. Autumn Lord tortured and killed. This is the best season for combat.

In other words, Yidu still has about half a year to prepare. The important ministers from all over the country sent their own palindromes a while ago. Some places are too busy to get out of the body for a while. Some places are on the front line, and there are still skirmishes with the enemy. Taking into account the specific conditions in various places, Deng She finally set a date for the military meeting, and after a little delay, it was placed in the middle of April.

For the time being, the military discussion can not be considered. There are at least three major events in February, which have been known or decided so far.

First, the envoy of Anfeng is coming. The day before yesterday, an urgent report was sent that the mission had entered the territory of the Yidu sub-province. Deng She had also ordered the reception in various places, and specially sent ministers to meet him. Counting the time, it will arrive in about three or two days. Previously, Deng She had asked Li Shousheng to go to Cha Anfeng, so what was the purpose of sending an envoy this time? Li Shousheng hasn't been able to find out yet. I only know that An Fengzheng, who led the team this time, is still Liu Shijiu, who went to Haidong last time. That is, Liu Futong's uncle and younger brother.

Second, not long after Chahan retreated, Deng She sent orders to all parts of Yidu. Whenever the city wall was damaged during the war, it should be repaired as soon as possible. They were given a month and a half at that time. It's time to send someone to check.

After more than half a month of busyness, the old army of Yidu has been sent to Haidong, and now those who have taken over the city defense have been replaced by military horses in Haidong. For several days in a row, many generals sent military newspapers, most of them asking for food and ordnance. Knowing that there would be another big war in the near future, no one would think that there was a lot of food in the city, and no one would think that there was a lot of ordnance reserves in the army.

The grain is good, and the 100,000 stone grains lent by Zhang Shicheng to Haidong have been shipped one after another. In addition to what is used as food for the poor and the poor, there is much left. Deng She ordered the left and right divisions, combined with the Privy Council, to consider the different situations in various places, increase or decrease, and distribute them.

Tian Feng also heard about this and knew that Deng She had borrowed grain from western Zhejiang. Letter after letter, in less than half a month, seven or eight letters for help were written to Dunshe. For the sake of the face of the Anfeng mission, Deng She also transferred a little to Tian Feng slightly.

Tian Feng is not satisfied, he still wants. Deng She's palindromic text wrote: "The envoy of the imperial court is coming, and the public is the prime minister of the capital." Is there a reason why a messenger comes, and the prime minister does not see him? I'm waiting in Yidu, so why don't you come early? If you want to borrow money from me, you don't have to worry about it now. When the public comes, we can discuss it slowly. ”

A letter goes back to the past, and the stone sinks into the sea.

Tian Feng didn't save the benefits first, and he was at a loss. Deng She is not a good person, first kill Guan Duo, then kill Pan Cheng, and then rob Yidu, although he fabricates it every time there is a reason, but the comment of the four words "ruthless" has long been circulated. For Tian Feng, Deng She's call for this letter is tantamount to a "Hongmen banquet". Even if an envoy from Anfeng came, it was really difficult to say if he was willing to leave Dizhou and have the courage to come to the meeting. Since he has this scruples, how could Deng She's reply not sink into the sea?

With a letter, Tian Feng was sent. Dunshe again focused on military affairs. All localities demanded not only food, but also ordnance. Yidu's ordnance inventory has long been gone, and when the Haidong armies came, because of the limited number of ships, they did not bring many large equipment. If you want to replenish it, you must only transfer it from Haidong again.

In addition, the operation of migrating Goryeo sluts to Ikdu has also been prepared, and the transportation of sailors is very large. Liu Yang's Liaoxi Sailor alone is far from enough.

There are three Haidong Naval Divisions, the Liaoning West Naval Division, the Pyongyang Naval Division, and the Jianghua Naval Division. The Jianghua Navy Division has the duty to guard against the Japanese invaders, and the responsibility is heavy and cannot be transferred at will. The commander-in-chief of the Pyongyang Naval Division, which is still concurrently held by Deng She, gave an order, transferred less than half of the ships, and had a clear division of labor with the Liaoning West Naval Division. The former was responsible for transporting Goryeo sluts, while the latter was responsible for transporting military supplies.

In the Bohai Bay, ships come and go day and night. The port of Lai Chau is overwhelmed.

When the Haidong reinforcements came, they had landed in Wendeng. Deng She also issued an order to build Wendeng Port. The division of labor in each port has also been clarified. Laizhou is relatively close to Yidu, and military supplies and grain have been disembarked from here. Wendeng is farther away, and Goryeo sluts and some things that don't need urgent need can dock here.

Shandong originally had a canal, although it has not been used for many years, the foundation is still there.

Seeing the busyness of transportation, Deng She discussed with Hong Jixun and others, planning to rearrange and dredge the canal after this busy period. The connection between Haidong and Yidu is all dependent on maritime transport. In the foreseeable future, whether it is to fight Chahan, or to expand the territory and penetrate deep into the Central Plains, the transportation volume between the two places will certainly only increase, not decrease. If the canal can be reopened, it can save manpower and reduce consumption; Second, it can also improve the speed of transportation. At the same time, it will also be of great help to develop trade and enhance exchanges and contacts between various parts of Yidu.

There's so much to do.

Many times, Dunsher would love to be able to divide himself into two people. Every day I was so busy that I hit the back of my head with my foot. But then again, since he's all so busy, how can he not feel fulfilled? Not only did he want to reopen the canal, he also wanted to build roads. He not only wanted to build roads in Yidu, but also wanted to build roads in Haidong, between Liaodong and North Korea, and between North Korea and South Korea. On the basis of the existing Mengyuan Dynasty, it was expanded and penetrated again, and several avenues that were wide enough to run through the north and south and through the east and west. Because, only with convenient transportation, can he have the ability to more firmly control the territory that is thousands of miles away. It's a pity that there is also Chahan, who binds his hands and feet. At present, it is only about preparing for war.

Third, it is naturally Deng She's marriage.

Originally, Deng She set the time for the completion of the marriage in February, and he didn't think it was too late. However, the arrival of the Anfeng delegation made him deeply regret it, and he should have set the time earlier. However, no matter what he says, he is also the king of Yan, and the marriage should not be sloppy. Being able to get married in February is actually quite fast.

In response to the imminent matter of the Anfeng mission, he summoned his ministers and discussed it for several days. Various countermeasures were discussed. If An Feng really proposes to "give marriage" again, how should he respond? It depends on the specific situation. If there is a holy decree, if there is a holy decree of King Xiao Ming's "marriage", it is a way to deal with it. If there is no holy decree, the mission only brought the "dictation" of King Xiao Ming, which is another way to deal with it.

Broadly speaking, two words can sum up its essence. One is "playing dumb" and the other is "procrastinating".

Pretending to be stupid is up to Deng She. Although Haidong's subordinates always praise Deng She's wisdom and martial arts, it doesn't mean that he won't pretend to be stupid. Think back then, he went into Liaoyang alone, and stayed under Guan Duo's nose for so long, didn't he still have nothing to do? Went back to the Twin Cities more smoothly. There is still a set of pretending to be stupid.

Delay, naturally, can only be done by the subordinates. If Liu Shijiu really raised this matter, he came out one after another to express his opposition and gave him a lot of resistance. Even if Deng She pretends to be angry and reprimands him in court, he must show undiscouraged persistence. Or you can be reasonable, or you can simply kowtow to death. Until An Feng was at a loss, had no choice, and took the initiative to give up.

Hong Jixun and Zhao Guo took the lead and arranged for their subordinates to come to admonish and who to admonish. And from the Jixian Academy, a number of loyal and reliable scholars and senators were selected, and they prepared a lot of admonitions in advance. Many of the Haidong generals are illiterate, and they are afraid that they will not be able to say any big truth when they are admonished by martial arts and death. Divide it and give it to them, so that they can memorize and recite it first. When the time comes, it will be targeted.

Fully prepared, just waiting for Liu Shijiu to arrive.

That's not to say. only said that the marriage was coming, Deng She was here to prepare his hands, and the few ladies who were canonized, as well as the daughters who were not canonized, were also uncertain and had their own thoughts. If you compare them, perhaps the most indifferent is Yan Shurong in the Yan family's courtyard.

To be honest, Yan Shurong didn't have a deep impression of Deng She.

When they met for the first time, the two of them simply exchanged a few words. A few days ago, the second time we met, it was only a few days, and we didn't see each other two or three times, and the order of Deng She's canonization was issued, and she hurriedly moved out again. When she was in Haidong, she had also heard that Yao Haogu had repeatedly admonished Deng She and asked her to be made a concubine. And looking at Deng She's attitude towards her, it seems that he also has this intention. So that the subordinates and maids who served her, when they saw her, they were all in awe and awe, as if they had already regarded her as the future concubine of Haidong. When it came to the canonization paperwork, the result was greatly beyond everyone's expectations. No one thought that Deng She had set up Luo Guannu as the concubine.

The two cronies and maids around her are used to daily use, one is called Diao Chan and the other is Xi Shi. They are all very dissatisfied with this.

The little girl of Xi Shi has a sharp mouth, and she doesn't know how many times she has told Yan Shurong behind her back, and said: "The little lady of the Luo family is pregnant. Bibi's life experience, where is she compared to Miss! He was only fifteen or sixteen years old. Look at the backyard of His Royal Highness, it is the wife of the continuation family and Li Aguan. Which one is not a human elf? Even if the little lady of the Luo family becomes a concubine, can she control them? It's a pity, it's a pity! His Royal Highness is wise and wise, why is he confused for a while? "I'm angry, let's smack twice.

She has followed Yan Shurong since she was a child, and often listened to Yan Shurong read, and seemed to know some allusions and idioms without understanding, and also quoted: "'Hundred steels are also soft', when it comes to children's private affairs, heroes like His Royal Highness can't see through it!" ......, can't you see through ,......, tsk? ”

Diao Chan is less talkative, more gentle, and timid.

Every time she heard Xi Shi comment on Deng She, and dared to comment to such an unscrupulous level, she always turned white with fright, grabbed Xi Shi's hand, and stopped her from saying: "Your Highness is a big man who stands up to the sky. Big people do things, and of course there are big people who think. And how can we little people understand the ideas of the big guys? Say no more! Be careful for someone to hear. If it reaches the ears of His Royal Highness, we will lose our heads and implicate Miss, and the crime will be great! "Even chanting Amitabha Buddha is not stopped.

But where people with sharp mouths and soft mouths are together, there will always be bickering. Whenever she heard Diao Chan say this, Xi Shi would always pinch her face and laugh and say, "Look at your sesame seeds' big boldness." Oops, my face is red. Keep saying, 'Your Highness is a big man',......。 Learning Diao Chan to speak, painting his voice and color, changing his tone, and sneering, "Isn't Xiao Nizi's heart moved?" Look at when we came back to Yidu with Miss, every time you saw Your Highness in the backyard, your eyes were motionless, and you couldn't stop staring at him. His Royal Highness called you to help wash your face, and he was so happy that he almost knocked over the basin! And until the second half of the night, I was still having fun somewhere.

"Don't worry! Anyway, Miss is about to marry into the Yanwang Mansion. You, the maid who marryed, look quite good, sooner or later, there will always be a time when His Royal Highness will be 'lucky'! ”

Diao Chan was so ashamed that he was anxious and annoyed. I want to deny it, but I have nothing to say. I want to admit it, but I won't. I had no choice but to do it and tear Xi Shi's mouth.

The two of her quarreled and quarreled, but Yan Shurong turned a deaf ear and just read a book. Sometimes I painted, or played the piano. On this day, Xi Shi came to her again, hugged her grievances, and said, "Miss, have you heard?" Didn't His Royal Highness buy grain from western Zhejiang? Yesterday, Zhang Shicheng sent several gifts to His Royal Highness with the ship.

"There's a big screen in there, and it's all made of all kinds of jewelry. Miss, guess what? When His Highness saw this, he said, 'Such a luxury, I have no use for it.'" Great! It was given to the little lady of the Luo family. Isn't it available to His Royal Highness, but the little lady of the Luo family can be available? Why don't you see it for Miss! ”

The mouth puffed out, sullen.

Yan Shurong is writing. It is a men's dress again, with long sleeves and fluttering, elegant and delicate. I didn't pay attention to Xi Shi first, finished writing the words calmly, took a few steps back, looked at it again, and felt satisfied. Fang Cai gently put down the wolf quill, smiled, and asked disappreciatively, "What do you give me to do?" ”

"Table, table, show attention!"

"Attention? You see how many pieces of beads and gems I use in my daily life? Your Highness knows that I don't like such things, why do you give them to me? That's how much you value me. If Your Highness knew that I didn't like such things, but gave them to me, I wouldn't like it.

"What? I'm not angry yet, why are you pouting? Yes, I don't like it, but if Your Highness gives me the screen, it will make you go out and brag, right? ”

"Miss!"

Yan Shurong flicked her long sleeves, learned from Xi Shi to speak, and said, "Childe." ”

Xi Shi rolled his eyes, helpless, and said, "The slave has served you, Miss!" ”

"It is natural to be a slave and a slave to obey the master."

"......, the young lady has just written, and I am afraid that there will be some ink on my hands. The slave and maid will fetch you water. Xi Shi's belly was angry, and half of his belly was crying and laughing. She just went out, Diao Chan showed her head and crept in, pretending to pack her things, while peeking at Yan Shurong's expression.

Yan Shurong turned around the room twice, pushed open the window, and took a look at the scenery; took the bronze mirror, reflected his face, and suddenly asked Diao Chan coldly, saying, "You have been secretly looking at me for a long time." Is it because of the flowers on my face? Although my face can indeed be called 'flower and moon appearance', it is not worth your peeking like this, right? ”

Diao Chan was startled, almost threw away the things in his hand, hurriedly put them away, and said, "Slave, slave,......。 I didn't know what to say to her.

Yan Shurong put down the bronze mirror, turned to Diao Chan, stretched out her fingers, hooked her face, held her cheeks with one hand, thoughtfully, and said: "Xi Shi just goes, you come again." I know. You're afraid I'll be angry because of what Shih Tzu said, because of that Rausch screen, right? ”

The sable squeaks and whines.

Yan Shurong smiled and said, "Xi Shi said that you moved your spring heart." I didn't believe it. Now it seems that this is really the case! You're not angry with me, you're afraid that I'll be angry with Your Highness, aren't you? Diao Chan's face turned red again, red and fluttering, like a red apple, and said, "No! No! ”

"Haha! Come and see,......。 Led Diao Chan to the front of the case, Yan Shurong pointed to the words she wrote and asked, "Do you know, what are these words I wrote?" ”

Diao Chan counted, a total of ten words. She tilted her head, one place at a time, jumped over when she met someone she didn't know, and read out what she knew, reading: "......, like a ,......, on a mountain,...... Month. Yan Shurong praised her: "Not bad, not bad." Much stronger than Shih Tzu. You can even recognize six! ”

"Are these two verses?"

"Not bad."

Although Diao Chan is not literate, he is good at listening to poetry, so he begged: "Is it okay to read it to the slave?" ”

Yan Shurong stood in front of the case, looking out the window, the spring clouds were soft, and the jasper was clear. The view in early spring is clean and bright. Although it is already spring, after careful comparison, it is completely different from the late spring in March and April. There is a little less honey that is too thick and sweet, but it has a refreshing and distinct personality. The spring is cold, and the interior is warm. She groaned: "It is as white as snow on the mountain, and as bright as the moon among the clouds." ”

"It's snow again, it's moon again. What a cold poem! Miss, who wrote this? What do you mean? ”

Yan Shurong only answered Diao Chan's previous question and said, "I told you the story of Zhuo Wenjun. These lines of poetry are written by her. The more Yan Shurong didn't answer, the more curious Diao Chan became, and asked: "Then, what are these two poems about?" What do you mean? ”

This poem was written by Zhuo Wenjun to Sima Xiangru. The whole poem is very long, and the next two sentences are, "Wen Jun has two intentions, so he decided to break with each other." Zhuo Wenjun heard that Sima Xiangru was going to ask for a concubine, so he wrote this poem and sent it to him, wanting to break up with him and "break with each other", indicating a break and never seeing him again.

The two sentences "as white as snow on the mountain, as bright as the moon among the clouds" are used in a metaphorical way, using "snow" and "moon" to describe her own steadfastness to her feelings, as well as her resoluteness in not allowing the other party's half-heartedness.

Although Yan Shurong and Deng She are not familiar with each other, they can't break up with each other because Deng She may have two intentions. But since she is destined, she wants to marry into the Yan Palace; Since she is destined to become Dunshe's person. Then, all she can do is to ensure that she herself is "as white as snow and as bright as the moon" to Deng She.