Chapter 90: Old Friends Reunited
At this time, Zifu dropped the chess piece.
Mrs. Dou seems to have a bamboo in her chest.
She picked up a piece and, without thinking, placed it on the board.
Li Shimin saw that his mother was noncommittal, and only cared about playing chess.
He continued to beg, "A-Niang, do you want me to go?"
Mrs. Dou withdrew her attention from the chessboard, and turned her face to look at Li Shimin,
"Now the world is not good, I have heard that thieves are swarming."
"How can you go out on your own as a child who hasn't grown up?"
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Li Shimin saw that his mother disagreed, so he found a reason to persuade Mrs. Dou,
"There are thieves, and that's in Shandong."
"If there are thieves in Hedong and Gyeonggi, then the world will be in chaos."
"From Hedong to Xinfeng, it's all official roads, and there will be no problems."
"Even if there is a thief, with the child's martial arts, there are one hundred and eighty people, and I will kill him without leaving a piece of armor."
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said that the road was not peaceful, and it was Mrs. Dou who was scaring Li Shimin.
She knew that there was no danger from Hedong to Xinfeng.
It's just that she is afraid that Li Shimin is too young and lacks experience in dealing with the world.
Li Shimin then compared the eldest grandson Wuji,
"The eldest grandson Wuji is only three or four years older than me, and now he can be the director of the family."
"I don't feel at ease when I leave home, what can I expect to do in the future?"
Mrs. Dou thought about it, too.
Li Shimin has grown so big, it's good to let him go out and practice.
If you don't feel at ease, just arrange for two older retinues who are often out and about.
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Mrs. Dou asked Li Shimin, "How long are you going?"
Seeing that his mother's tone seemed to have softened, Li Shimin was secretly happy in his heart and replied:
"It only takes ten days to come and go, only to Xinfeng, and there will be no turning on the road."
"Ah Niang can arrange for two healthy servants to accompany me, or let them supervise me not to change my itinerary."
When Mrs. Dou saw what she wanted to explain, Li Shimin said it for her, and added,
"According to what you said, it's okay to go to Xinfeng."
"But you can't go back to Chang'an to see Guanyin. so as not to spread the word and make others laugh at it."
Mrs. Dou made a request to Li Shimin, she could only go to Xinfeng, not Chang'an to see Guanyin.
The mother's last sentence was precisely on the key point.
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Originally, Li Shimin originally planned to secretly go to see Guanyin.
As soon as Mrs. Dou said this, his plan fell through.
He thought to himself that it would be better to promise his mother first, and then make another plan when the time comes, than to stay at home and not achieve anything.
Thinking in my heart, Li Shimin returned to Mrs. Dou,
"Don't worry, Auntie, I will only go to Xinfeng, never Chang'an."
Seeing that Li Shimin agreed, Mrs. Dou stopped the chess pieces in her hand that she was about to put down, and turned her face to Li Shimin and said:
"Then you can go, I will ask your eldest brother to help you prepare for the trip."
Li Shimin jumped off the Luohan bed and said happily, "Xie A-Niang."
Then, with a salute, he left the upper room like a gust of wind and returned to his courtyard to prepare.
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It's September, and the weather is getting colder.
On the second day, everything was ready, and Li Shimin was ready to board.
Bid farewell to his mother in the inner courtyard and came to the outer courtyard, where Li Jiancheng, Li Xuanba and Li Yuanji were waiting.
The three of them sent Li Shimin outside the gate.
The scholar Lu Zheng and the two healthy servants have already prepared their mounts and bags, just waiting for Li Shimin to get on the horse and set off.
Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin have a deep brotherly relationship, seeing that this younger brother who is ten years younger than him is about to go away, he is afraid that something will go wrong, and he has repeatedly explained that he must be careful on the road.
Then he sternly admonished the attendants not to be negligent in the slightest.
The two healthy servants only agreed.
After everything was explained, Li Shimin gave Li Jiancheng a deep sigh.
Then, he took the reins of the horse from the hand of the scholar Lu Zheng, and the four of them got on the horse and walked slowly.
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Li Shimin sat upright on a horse, wearing a black soft-footed hood and a white brocade robe.
He wears a black leather belt around his waist, wears a sachet on his left, hangs ink jade on his right, and wears black soap boots with white soles on his feet.
The mount under him is completely white, and at first glance it is a good horse.
I saw him dressed in white and white on a white horse, heroic and upright, high-spirited, showing incomparable freedom and handsomeness.
The white horse is red and the saddle is hung with a bow and a sword bag.
The sword pouch contained his handy weapon: the eight-edged black gold steel lance.
Although Hedong and Gyeonggi are relatively stable, in order to prevent mistakes, Li Shimin specially brought a portable weapon on this trip.
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Although Li Shimin is the concubine of the Tang State Mansion, because he is still young and has not inherited Yin'en, his identity is still a concubine, so he can only wear white clothes.
The Tang Mansion has been a general for generations, and the family has a horse farm, raising no less than 2,000 horses all year round.
Li Yuan has a penchant for collecting good horses from BMWs.
He has sent Yang Guang BMW many times to bring the relationship between the two sides closer.
Li Yuanneng was transferred back to Beijing and gradually reused, which was to benefit from sending Yang Guang to the BMW.
Therefore, it is not difficult for Li Jiancheng to choose a BMW as a mount for Li Shimin.
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Away from home, Li Shimin and the four began to ride their horses.
White horse and red saddle, sitting on a young man dressed in pink and jade, passers-by feel very eye-catching when they see it.
The four of them set out from Hedong, crossed the Yellow River through Fengling, and rested in Tongguan on the same day.
On the second day, we set off early, passed through the foot of Huashan, and arrived at Xinfeng County just after noon.
As Li Shimin expected, although Shandong was chaotic, Hedong and Gyeonggi were unusually peaceful.
Pedestrians and business travelers on the official road are as usual, and there is no trace of chaos in the world.
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Five miles west of Xinfeng County, there is a huge manor, that is, Xinfeng Laozhuang owned by the eldest grandson family.
That's why it's called Xinfeng Laozhuang, and it's also the name within the eldest grandson family, which means the manor in Xinfeng County before.
Xinfeng Laozhuang is very large, with a mile in length and width.
The manor is surrounded by a walled wall of five feet high, and there is a moat outside the wall, and the gate is equipped with a suspension bridge.
This manor was built by Changsun Sheng's father, Changsun Ji.
In the Great Zhou Dynasty, the eldest grandson worshiped the hussar general, ranking above the three dukes.
At that time, the power of the eldest grandson was not under Yang Jian, and it was reasonable to build such a manor.
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Li Shimin and the four of them arrived at the gate of the manor and handed over the post, saying that they wanted to see the eldest grandson Wuji.
Zhuang Ding, who guarded the door, came from the Changsun General's Mansion with the eldest grandson Wuji and knew Li Shimin.
The steward guarding the door hurriedly arranged for Zhuang Ding to report to the eldest grandson Wuji.
Then led Li Shimin and others into the village and walked along Zhuangzhong Avenue.
This manor is much larger than the Chengnan Manor of the Changsun General's Mansion.
The loess road in the middle is more than three zhang wide, and the bean locust is also planted on both sides.
But these locusts are more than a hug thick, and the canopy is dense with branches and leaves, and it is covered with dead branches.
The tree was more than fifty years old.
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On both sides of the road, there is also a martial arts training ground on the left and a threshing ground on the right.
This is basically the usual layout of the Grange.
Facing Zhuangzhong Avenue, there is a shadow wall, and the road bypasses both sides of the shadow wall.
After the shadow wall, it is an east-west avenue.
On the north side of the road are three houses side by side.
Each house is the same size as the mansion of the eldest general in the capital.
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The eldest grandson, Wuji, was already waiting on the road behind the shadow wall.
The two met with joy and sorrow.
After greeting each other, they have not changed their youthful temperament.
The two shook each other's shoulders with fists, which was regarded as the most cordial meeting gift after a long absence.
After the cold noise, the two walked side by side, and the eldest grandson Wuji introduced the general situation of the manor while walking.
Of these three houses, each of the three sons of the eldest grandson owns one.
In the middle place, it belongs to the eldest grandson.
One in the east, which belongs to Changsun Sheng, is now assigned to Changsun Wuji.
The place to the west belongs to the eldest grandson.
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The eldest grandson Wuji led Li Shimin to his own house.
He arranged for his servants to receive the clerks and the accompanying servants, and to place the horses and bags.
The eldest grandson Wuji and Li Shimin came to the study in the outer courtyard.
There are three study rooms, built facing east.
In the middle of the room, there are couches and a few cases on the opposite door, which is obviously a place to meet guests.
The north room, separated by a screen, contains a sleeping couch.
One on the south side, the two walls of the south and west are full of bookcases, and in the center is a bookcase.
The eldest grandson Wuji told Li Shimin that he was studying and resting here.
Most of the affairs in the village are taken care of by the housekeeper, and they are quiet, and they can concentrate on reading every day.
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The two sat down on the couch.
The eldest grandson Wuji poured a red date and ginger tea for each of them, and then asked Li Shimin's intention.
Li Shimin pretended to be mysterious, "I see that you are familiar with the history of the scriptures, and wrote to me that you are studying the "Seven Techniques of the Yin Fu of the Benjing" and "Guiguzi", even if you have the ability to be supernatural, you can't guess my intention."
The eldest grandson Wuji saw that Li Shimin intended to be told, so he had a plan in his heart and deliberately did not guess.
"You have a city in your chest, and you can hide big things, if you don't want to tell me, how can I guess?"
In fact, he used a trick to capture the trick.
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It's like a person who takes a treasure and wants to show it off to others in order to get praise.
And the other person ignored it.
If the person who carries the treasure does not get the praise of the other party, he will not be psychologically satisfied, and he will be itchy and unbearable.
Next, he will take the initiative to introduce the good things about this baby to arouse the other party's interest.
The ultimate goal is to win the admiration of another person.
The current Li Shimin, just like the people who carry the treasure mentioned above, they have the same mentality.
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Li Shimin is still a child after all, and when he saw that the eldest grandson Wuji did not guess, he couldn't help but feel a little lost in his heart.
He was unhappy and asked the eldest grandson Wuji again,
"Auxiliary, not empathetic at all, I want you to guess, how about you try to guess?"
"Let me give you a hint, I'm here this time to bring you good news."
In fact, the eldest grandson Wuji used the technique of "Guiguzi", which is called "closing and opening".
Its effect is to induce Li Shimin to continue to speak on his own.
If he deliberately avoided answering, Li Shimin would not be able to hold back himself from saying it.
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The eldest grandson Wuji still pretended not to be interested.
"I am not an official, and I am not seeking wealth. Even if there is any good news, it has nothing to do with me."
Li Shimin lost his mouth and said, "It has nothing to do with you, but it has to do with Ah Wan."
At this time, the eldest grandson Wuji's plan had succeeded, and he laughed and said:
"Do you want to talk about the marriage of the two of you?"
At this time, Li Shimin knew that he had been fooled.
Although the eldest grandson Wuji said that he didn't guess, he finally let him guess it.
Li Shimin felt a little remorseful in his heart,
"Auxiliary, what kind of trick are you playing to make me leak my chances?"
The eldest grandson Wuji said: "This is the technique I wrote to you in the book "Guiguzi", which is the skill."
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Li Shimin's interest in "Guiguzi" has increased sharply,
"This book is so magical, when will I be able to read it."
The eldest grandson Wuji smiled intriguingly and said, "Not now."
Li Shimin was a little impatient and didn't follow the way:
"You and I are like brothers, don't you even let you read this book?"
The eldest grandson Wuji looked at Li Shimin, smiled slightly and teased Li Shimin,
"This is the maid's dowry, you two are not married yet, you won't move her dowry home first, right?"
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Hearing that it was the maid's dowry, Li Shimin was helpless and a little disappointed in his heart.
"It seems that I want to read books, but I will only talk about it next year."
The eldest grandson Wuji guessed, "It seems that your marriage is scheduled for next year."
Then he asked, "When is next year?"
Li Shimin sold Guan Zi again, "I won't say it again this time, you can guess if you have the ability."
The eldest grandson Wuji smiled, "If you don't say it, I know."
Li Shimin pouted in disbelief, "I really don't believe you can guess this time."
The eldest grandson Wuji said with certainty: "If it's next year, it should be before March."
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Li Shimin felt more and more strange, this time he did not disclose any information.
Why can the eldest grandson Wuji still guess?
He felt that he hadn't seen him for a year, and the eldest grandson Wuji became more and more incredible.
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