On October 16 of the first year of Yongjia, Shao Xun saw the Green Willow Garden from afar.

Once on an expedition, it takes almost half a year. If he couldn't make a fortune and solve the problem of paying military salaries next year after tomorrow, he really didn't want to go.

Le Lanji is decorating the room.

She was nearly seven months pregnant, her lower abdomen was high and bulging, and she was supposed to have a good rest.

But because the child is about to die, her mood is becoming more and more happy, and her face is full of happy smiles every day.

"The prince occasionally spends the night in the study, and the bed here is also changed." Leshi sat on the Hu bed, stroked his lower abdomen with both hands, and said softly.

"No." The servants and maidservants responded in unison.

It is said that there are more and more servants and maids in Green Willow Garden.

In the past, more than half of them were from Chengdu Palace, but this time many people came from Nanyang, all of whom were from Lan Ji's girlhood, which made her very happy.

The new bed has actually been made and placed in the yard, so that it can be moved in immediately, and then assembled and used at night.

Later Hanfu once said: "The bed, three feet five is called the couch board, sitting alone is called the table, and eight feet is called the bed." ”

Beds are sometimes called together, because "the bed, the load, so the self-loading", in terms of shape, the main difference between the bed is the size.

Whether the bed is sitting or sleeping, it is not high, generally "six inches high", that is, a little more than 14 centimeters.

Shao Xun was not used to this, so he specially ordered someone to make a higher bed to suit his preferences.

When guests come to visit his house, they generally do not kneel and sit, and there is a Hu bed.

The meal is not on the low table, but on the high table.

This is his stubbornness as a modern man.

After sitting for a while, Lan Ji looked at a set of curtains with the support of the maidservant.

The curtain is sent from Nanyang, Boshan brocade weaving, five-color tassels, gorgeous and abnormal.

This kind of brocade tent was used by Arahime when she was a child.

From now on, she will sleep with the prince under this set of brocade tents, hugging each other, and every time she thinks of this, her face is red and infinitely happy.

Poor General Shao, when he was a soldier before, he either slept on a straw mat or slept in a haystack with clothes, and after gradually achieving success, he also slept in a coarse cloth tent.

Now he is being taken by these rich women to improve the quality of life in an all-round way, and it is all things he has never seen.

"Madam, these beaded curtains ......," asked a maidservant, who came over.

Lan Ji was originally very happy, but when she heard the word "madam", her face was a little gloomy, and she said, "Look at the layout." ”

After speaking, he left the study and came to the courtyard.

A couple of female musicians diagonally opposite have gone.

They came from all the counties of the world and came to Luojing in the form of duty (conscription).

Since the Han Dynasty, except for Yawu, who still uses the son of a good family (the title of five doctors or the son of an official rank of more than 600 stones), the rest are all "lowly subordinates of the country" - especially during the Three Kingdoms.

In this dynasty, female musicians from all over the country took turns to serve in Beijing as "lowly subordinates", which was not necessarily a bad thing for them. In the local prefecture and county, their lives were even more miserable, and they were often entertained by officials because of their talents and good looks.

The female music that left was given to the meritorious soldiers as wives, which was a great relief for them.

Of course, everyone thinks differently and cannot be generalized.

Some female musicians may not necessarily like a poor life, and would rather continue to maneuver between high-ranking officials and nobles, because they are used to such days, even as slave girls.

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In the afternoon, Shao Xun returned to the Green Willow Garden.

As soon as he entered the door, he held Le Shi in his arms and gently stroked her lower abdomen.

The servants and maidservants all bowed their heads, not daring to look more.

After the two entered the inner room, Shao Xun carefully helped Lan Ji to sit down, and listened to it on his lower abdomen for a while, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen my child for half a year, I miss it very much." ”

"How does Lang Jun know that it is a son?" Lan Ji gently stroked Shao Xun's face and asked.

"My species, how do you not know?" Shao Xun stood up and said.

Lanhime's face turned red again, and at the same time she was a little delighted.

Shao Xun quickly untied a wooden box from his waist, placed it on the table, and opened it.

Leshi glanced at it and raised his eyebrows.

Shao Xun took out a pair of pearl earrings from it - piercing the ears and saying "Jue", which was originally done by barbarians...... The ears of the Chinese today.

At this time, eight out of ten earrings were pearl earrings, which were very popular.

Le's combed a double-ring bun today, with this pair of pearl earrings, which complemented each other and was very bright.

She took a cursory look at the other jewelry, which was not as good as what she had used before, but it was still happily treasured.

In these years, there are many people who are scattered, but there are not many who are willing to bother to find gifts for women.

"Lu Zidao and others will come in a while, you can see me in a while." Shao Xun took Lan Ji's hand and said softly.

"Hmm." Le Shi answered obediently.

Shao Xun then cared about the fetus again, until Tang Jian came to report: Hou Xiang Lu Zhi and the generals of Hebei have arrived.

Only then did he straighten his robe and pull Leshi out.

"See the Prince." Lu Zhi, Wang Xian, Hao Chang, Lou Bao, and Lou Quan bowed together and saluted.

"No need to be polite." Shao Xun returned the salute and said, "It's all your own people, come here to sit." ”

Le Lanji was inconvenienced, so she only owed her body slightly, which was considered a return gift.

Her eyes were a little lowered, her face was a little red, and she didn't seem to be embarrassed to look at the people in front of her. At the same time, he was a little panicked, and subconsciously turned his head, and when he saw Shao Xun's figure, his heart fell back into his stomach.

Lu Zhi and the others raised their heads.

He didn't have much to do, and after saluting Le's, he went to the pavilion by the pond and took a seat.

Wang Yan and the others looked at the high bulging lower abdomen of the princess, and their expressions were complicated.

They and Shi Chao in Hebei "said hi" that the princess had a posthumous child, and made trouble under this banner, and they didn't think there was anything at the time, it was just a means to unite people's hearts.

But when he really saw that the princess was pregnant, they all looked unnatural, and after a hurried salute, they walked to the pavilion in a gray manner.

"Junhou, Lu Yangling has succumbed." Lu Zhi's laughter could already be heard in the pavilion.

"Oh? What kind of means did Zidao use? Shao Xun asked with interest.

"First, I ordered him to levy Ding Zhuang, give money and grain, and form a thousand Hou Guojun." Lu Zhi said.

"Haha." Shao Xun smiled.

It's a bit ruthless.

According to the system, no matter how big or small the Hou State is, there are thousands of troops.

The question is, what year is this old yellow calendar? What is the world now, how can Luyang County come up with this money? Looking at the world, there are not even many principalities that have enough soldiers, let alone the Hou Kingdom, are you teasing me?

But Lu Zhi asked for this, and there was no problem at all in terms of the law, and it was reasonable.

"Two, the two generals Wang and Hao took more than 1,000 soldiers to Luyang, and when the county order saw it, they directly pretended to be sick." Lu Zhi continued: "Now he is no longer in charge of affairs, and the county officials and officials all respect the orders of the prince and the marquis. ”

"Okay." Shao Xun said happily: "Hou Xiang's horse, it is really extraordinary, I thought it would take a few months to slowly grind and harden, but I didn't expect it to be so soon." ”

"This depends on the monarch and the tiger." Lu Zhi said with a smile: "If there are no big victories in Luoyang, Yuzhou, and Hebei, it will not be so easy. ”

"Zidao is too humble, it should be your credit, it is yours." Shao Xun waved his hand.

Lu Zhi didn't argue, at this time Wang Yan and the others had already taken their seats, and then said: "The servant is in Luyang, and I received a letter from the prince and the marquis, and I know the rumors. ”

Wang Yan and the others subconsciously sat up straight.

Shao Xun also put away his smile and listened quietly.

Lu Zhi's other talents are not clear, but he is really good at packaging characters.

Shao Xun more or less understands who Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, is, but Lu Zhi is stunned to package him as a virtuous king, who has an excellent reputation in Hebei and has the support of most of the scholars.

Later, that is, Sima Ying became the emperor's younger brother, floated, did not listen to persuasion, and finally the character collapsed, revealing his true face, which was a big disappointment - just like that, there are still people in Hebei who are playing Sima Ying's banner to make trouble.

Even, in history, the entire last years of the Western Jin Dynasty and the beginning of the Sixteen Kingdoms can be regarded as the struggle between the forces of Sima Ying and Sima Yue in a broad sense.

Aren't Liu Yuan, Liu Cong, father and son Sima Yingfeng's officials?

When Yecheng was about to be broken, Liu Yuan had even brought 20,000 people to support, but it was too late, and he was finally persuaded by his subordinates to retreat.

Shi Le and Ji Sang were even more of Sima Ying's old generals from the Gongshi Domain, and the first pot of gold at the beginning also relied on collecting the remnants of the Gongshi Domain.

To put it simply, Liu Yuan was assigned the official given by Sima Ying, and in this name he commanded the Xiongnu tribes.

Shi Le and others were assigned to Sima Ying's soldiers and made waves.

Shao Xun got Sima Ying's wife, and he didn't lose anything, he borrowed chickens to lay eggs, and he had his first child.

Whether it is a person or a ghost, Sima Ying's whole family is killed, miserable.

"There are many people who believe in rumors, and there are many people who think they are nonsense." Lu Zhi said: "From the perspective of the Son of Heaven, whether you believe it or not depends on the overall situation. When the Son of Heaven needs the prince to serve his life, even if he believes it in his heart, he has to endure it, and only after he has overcome the current difficulties can he have the opportunity to settle accounts after the autumn. Taifu may also believe it, but he can't do anything about it for a while. ”

"As for Wang Yan." Lu Zhi groaned and said, "This person is very good at talking about mysteries, and he may trust him the most." But he has no ambitions, but he just goes with the flow and reaps the benefits. He didn't have the determination to break the boat for what he wanted in his heart, and when he heard this children's song, his first reaction was not to be embarrassed by the prince, but to be kind to the prince. ”

When Shao Xun heard this, he praised: "Zidao really saw Wang Yan through. ”

Wang Yan is a standard politician, and he is definitely not a politician.

He is very eloquent and has excellent vision, and he began to "prepare for war" very early, and his layout is far-reaching. But he has a fatal weakness, that is, as Lu Zhi said, he has no clear goal, let alone the courage to gamble everything for this goal and break the boat.

Wang Yan just wants to dance with long sleeves within the rules, left and right, he can't jump out of this circle, and there is a path dependence.

"Except for these three people, the rest of the Fang Bo may be threatening, but none of them are big." Lu Zhi said: "Therefore, the prince doesn't need to do anything, just wait." ”

"What are you waiting for?" Shao Xun asked deliberately.

"Wait for news from all sides, and then deal with it." Lu Zhi said as a matter of course.

Shao Xun smiled and said, "Listening to Zidao's words, it is just like seeing the sun through the clouds. ”

Lu Zhi is not a traverser, of course, he didn't expect to wait for another half a year, and Wang Mi would have to kill all the way to the capital.

Shao Xun doesn't know much about other historical details, but he still knows about it.

At that time, who cares about rumors? Taibai Xingjing is what everyone needs, it's best to be true.

"By the way, Zidao just mentioned that Taifu would believe this rumor, didn't Taifu do this?" Shao Xun asked.

Lu Zhi stroked his beard and said in a deep voice: "According to what the prince said, Liu Han Dahonglu Fan Long sincerely recruited. I thought about it, and it was very likely that he did it. If the prince wants to trouble the prince, he can't use such means. ”

Shao Xun bowed slightly, and then asked: "What is the explanation of the last two sentences of this ballad, 'Luoshui is broken, and the real person is out'?" How could Luoshui stop flowing? ”

"There is a great drought in Guanzhong, and the red land is thousands of miles. There was a great drought in the state, and the Fenshui did not flow. Isn't it just the last few years? Lu Zhi said: "There are elephants in the sky but they can't speak, so the luck is different." The elephant of the great drought is really a warning from heaven, what is so strange about the broken flow of Luoshui? This year, it will continue to flow, and it will be cut off next year. It will continue next year, and it will be the year after. As long as the flow is cut off for one year, this prophecy will be fulfilled. ”

After speaking, Lu Zhi glanced at Shao Xun cautiously and asked, "Does the prince really not know?" ”

"Do you know what?" Shao Xun was puzzled.

Lu Zhi and Wang Yan and the others glanced at each other, all a little puzzled.

After a while, Lu Zhi asked, "The prince doesn't know, why do you put so much effort into Guangchengze?" ”

Shao Xun was stunned. Lu Zhi, you won't believe it, will you? Didn't you say it was a man-made rumor?

Seeing that Shao Xun's expression did not seem to be fake, Lu Zhi put away his doubts and said, "Over there in Luyang, the prince had better go in person." After running around for many days, I felt that there were a few things that were more important......"

Let's talk about them one by one.

Shao Xun nodded again and again.

Several people ate and chatted until the evening, when they dispersed.