"A thief fights a sword in the city, and all ten thousand people avoid it, and the minister is not the only one who is brave, and all people are not good. How? Death and life, if you don't ...... it" As soon as he arrived at Sikong Mansion, Shao Xun heard the sound of reading aloud, no need to ask, it must be Xu Lang.

Sure enough, after Xu Lang heard the footsteps, he immediately went out to greet him, and said in surprise: "I didn't expect Lang Jun to come here." ”

"Everything is busy, and some dare not specialize, and the princess must decide." Shao Xun said with a straight face: "The princess is here?" ”

"Yes." Xu Lang said: "I also asked about Hongnong today. ”

"The princess is really a commonplace sage and helper, and she worries about big things all day long." Shao Xun sighed: "What about the son? ”

"The prince has gone out to study etiquette."

"Oh?" Shao Xun was in awe: "The son of the world is young, but he is so diligent, he will have something to create in the future." ”

"What Lang Jun said is extremely true." Xu Lang sat back directly and picked up the military book again.

Shao Xun didn't bother to break with him, and slipped away quietly.

The princess was kneeling in her study, flipping through the books.

In the past, although it was called a study, there were few books, whether it was bamboo slips, paper books, or books copied on silk. The princess used it more as a place for self-cultivation, looking at the piano scores, writing and painting, and then making a pot of tea, leisurely looking at the flowers and trees in the courtyard, and letting her thoughts fly out of the clouds.

But now it can be called a serious study.

The princess collected a lot of subsets of scriptures and histories, and even travelogues, divided them into categories, and placed them one by one. When you need it, bring a copy and look it up.

There is a hand-painted silk map on the table of "Yiyang ......", and Concubine Pei's slender and white fingers are drawn around it, turning in circles on the word "Yiyang" from time to time.

There is a white paper next to it, on which many words are densely written, and if you look closely, most of them are how many miles from a certain place and so on.

Footsteps sounded softly.

Concubine Pei raised her head and looked out the door.

Shao Xun appeared at the door with a fur coat in his hand.

Concubine Pei covered her mouth and chuckled, and got up to greet her.

"The princess is buried in the case all day long, but it is hard work." Shao Xun sighed.

Concubine Pei can recite poems and write a good poem, but she doesn't particularly like to read.

Now this study, I can only say......

Shao Xun took out the fur fur and said, "I caught a lot of wild things in the first month, just enough to make a fox fur, so I gave it to the princess." ”

"Why did you give it to me?" Concubine Pei asked with a little surprise in her eyes.

"I owe you." Shao Xun said honestly.

"It's February, but I don't know how many days I can wear it, why didn't I send it earlier?" Concubine Pei pretended to be dissatisfied.

Shao Xun swept around from the corner of his eye, and when he saw that the servant and maid were present, he took the fox fur, walked behind Concubine Pei, and gently draped it on her.

Concubine Pei subconsciously stayed away a few steps, but she didn't blame, but gave him a blank look and reprimanded: "Presumptuous." ”

"The lower official is guilty." Shao Xun also took a step back and said respectfully.

The term "lower official" was first seen in "Hanshu Jia Yi Biography" in "Xia Guan's disappointment".

"The Biography of Wei Zhi Du Shu" also mentions that "if the official affairs are not big or small, consult and then act".

As the name suggests, it refers to the meaning of subordinate officials.

During the Northern Wei Dynasty, Xiao Zong, a concubine, saw the princess and called himself an official to express his respect.

Of course, the most flowery thing is still Emperor Gao Huan of Qi Shenwu, when he saw his concubine and former empress Zhu Ying'e, he respectfully called himself "Xia Guan", and then climbed into bed.

"The servant will find someone to make a Hu bed tomorrow and send it to the house." Shao Xun looked at the support in front of the case and said.

"But the bed where Emperor Han Ling sits?" Concubine Pei asked curiously.

Emperor Ling is good at Hu clothes, Hu tents, Hu beds, Hu sitting, Hu rice, Hu Konghou, Hu flute, Hu dance, Kyoto nobles are all competing for it.

Hu bed first appeared in Tianzhu, and then introduced to the Western Regions, and then to the Central Plains.

"This bed is not a bed of another." Shao Xun said with a smile.

The Hu bed, which was introduced to China in the Eastern Han Dynasty, is precisely a rope bed and a rope chair. In fact, it is a kind of foldable pony, and the chair surface is densely woven with rope.

This is the original version, and later evolved over time, and by the Tang Dynasty, it became a wooden sitting and sleeping utensil, and the backrest and armrests were added, which was much more comfortable.

That's what Shao Xun wants to do.

"Then I'll wait." Concubine Pei said happily.

Shao Xun smirked with him, wondering how to borrow money.

After the smile on Concubine Pei's face dissipated, seeing that Shao Xun was still smirking thoughtlessly, she lowered her head and pondered for a while, and asked, "You are leading an army with Mi Zihui to suppress the Hongnong bandits, right?" Why did you suddenly return to Luoyang? ”

"On the march, food and grass are the most important, but now it is quite insufficient...... Shao Xun sighed.

"Who else dares to withhold your food, grass and military funds?" Concubine Pei was a little surprised.

"Definitely." Shao Xun said: "Hongnong's situation is complicated, there are many bandits, and there are several places where soldiers and horses need to be stationed for a long time, which is a lot of expenses. ”

"Which ones?" Concubine Pei has already come to the side of the case.

Shao Xun didn't expect Concubine Pei to ask this, and subconsciously said: "Nuji Mountain, Jinmen Mountain, Danshan ......"

Concubine Pei took out a piece of paper on the desk, looked at it, and realized something.

"Do you want to build a dock fort?" She asked, shaking the white paper.

Shao Xun was a little dumbfounded.

He was still thinking about how he could not only maintain face in front of Concubine Pei, but also borrow money, but he didn't expect that people had already guessed half of it - in fact, borrowing money from women was not very face-saving in the first place......

"I want to build a dock fort. There are three places in total, the east is called Yunzhongwu, the middle is called Jinmen Wu, and the west is called Tanshan Wu. Shao Xun replied honestly.

"I know a little bit about your family." Concubine Pei smiled and said, "The dock fort is not so easy to build, when do you want to build it?" ”

"This year and next."

"It's not impossible, people? Have it? ”

"I'm collecting and merging people from the state, and I've got hundreds of households."

"Where's the food?" Concubine Pei asked: "It's not easy to ram earth for a wall. The wanderers build a city for you, and you must have enough food to have the strength to work, right? ”

"The marshal of Yiyang Zhuwu Fort is willing to give 30,000 yuan of grain...... Seeing that Concubine Pei had already guessed, Shao Xun no longer concealed it and told these things.

After listening to Concubine Pei, she finally understood.

The people who built the fort were actually homeless people, but you had to feed them, and the food consumption during this period was not ordinarily large.

Shao Xun meant to buy grain from the commander of Yiyang Wubao.

In troubled times, food is very expensive, and money may not be able to buy it. But Mi Huang is Hongnong Taishou, and they led the army to show off their might, which is possible.

"You have done a great job...... Concubine Pei looked at Shao Xun with a complicated expression, and said, "Are you so worried that something is wrong in Luoyang?" ”

"Yes." Shao Xun didn't want to deceive Concubine Pei, so he said: "I'm worried that the Huns will attack Luoyang, and I want to be prepared." ”

"Liu Yuanhai has no one to control in Bingzhou?"

"There are few people to control."

Concubine Pei was silent, she was willing to believe Shao Xun's words. In troubled times, there is nothing more convincing than a military general like him who can fight and fight.

"The government's money is not easy to use." Concubine Pei quickly cleaned up her mood and said, "Tomorrow, I will ask Pei Sixteen to allocate 500 yuan and 1,500 silk horses to you, and it will be so much in the short term, you use it first." ”

"This is ......," Shao Xun asked.

Concubine Pei raised her eyes and looked out the window and said, "The dowry when I married into the Donghai Royal Mansion has been operating for many years, but there are only so many in Beijing. ”

Shao Xun was speechless for a while, not knowing what to say.

"If it's not enough, Bian Yan and his wife have returned to Beijing, and I'll think about it myself." Concubine Pei said again.

Shao Xun was still silent.

"If you don't want to go, take me to see it after the dock fort is built." Concubine Pei smiled and said.

"Okay." Shao Xun responded.

"Who else are you going to borrow money from?" Concubine Pei asked curiously.

"Find ...... Find Cao Junsi. ”

"That's how you know these people." Concubine Pei said: "Cao Junsi's family is solid, but he may not be willing to lend. Instead of that, it is better to let Mi Zihui allocate some military rations to you, and then he can ask Cao Junsi for it. ”

"The lieutenant has given 30,000 yuan of food, but he doesn't want much." Shao Xun said: "He also wants to build warehouses in Yiyang, Mianchi and other places, reserve grain, grass and military funds, and prepare for the westward expedition." ”

"Zihui is an honest man, if you look for him a few more times, you can always get a little." Concubine Pei said: "Even if there are only three or five thousand hundreds, it is good. ”

Shao Xun nodded.

10,000 troops, even if you count the draft animals, the monthly consumption of grain at the time of the expedition is only more than 30,000 Hu - Hu is a volume unit, Cao Wei basically followed the Eastern Han Dynasty weights and measures, the Western Jin Dynasty "obey but not reform", at this time a Hu is about 20 liters, a Hu grain (different grain densities are different) is generally equivalent to more than 30 catties in later generations.

The consumption of 30,000 Hu grains a month, and Shao Xun needs more than a few 30,000 Hu, it is really difficult to do it, so he can only find a way through multiple channels.

"It's hard." Concubine Pei sighed again and said, "If Luoyang doesn't defend it, I'm afraid I can only hide in your dock fort." ”

"It's not my dock, it's ours." Shao Xun corrected softly.

"It's presumptuous again...... Concubine Pei turned around, her face was a little hot, and said, "You should leave quickly." ”

"No." Shao Xun glanced at Concubine Pei in fur again, and left lightly.

When he returned to the street, Chen Yougen led the horse over.

"Go to Cao ......," Shao Xun muttered.

"Cao Junsi's mansion?" Chen Yougen asked.

"Wang ......," Shao Xun said again.

"Wang Yan's family?" Chen Yougen's eyes widened, incredulous.

"Sheep ......"

"Sheep Market?"

"Well, I'm not going to the sheep market." Shao Xun patted Chen Yougen's shoulder heavily and said, "Now that you are tight, let the brothers Jingen, Yinggen, and Tonggen buy sheep in a few days and send them to Wubao." ”

"Okay." Chen Yougen casually agreed.

At this moment, Shao Xun saw his eldest nephew rushing towards him from a distance.

"Second uncle." Shao Shen held the stone lion in front of Sikong Mansion, and after taking a breath, Fang said in a low voice: "There are servants from Henan Yin to Shao Yuan and invite you to the banquet." ”

"Zhou Fu? When? Shao Xun asked.

"Just today."

Shao Xun's face was entangled for a while, and only after a while did he say, "I'll go after nightfall." ”

At this time, the banquet usually starts in the afternoon and often lasts until midnight.

If it's a dinner party, it's normal to open until the middle of the night.

Zhou Fu is looking for himself, which is meaningful.

Shao Xun didn't want too many people to observe his whereabouts.

Quietly enter the village, don't shoot.