Chapter Eighty-Three: Major Events of the Family and the State (1)

Chu Mofeng led Shi Hanshuang and the others to the new mansion, only to see that Mo Ziyao led Zhao Zhao and a group of newly hired servants at the gate had been waiting for a long time, Chu Mofeng and the others hurriedly turned over and dismounted and walked in front of her, Mo Ziyao stepped forward and took Shi Hanshuang's hand and said, "Sister has been tired all the way, so that my sister can worry." ”

"My sister is working hard for the new house in Taiyuan, and I don't want to be my sister, these are two sets of jewelry brought from Zhangye, and the new goods are only on the market, I hope my sister will not dislike it. Shi Hanshuang motioned for Mu Mu to take out two delicate small boxes and present them to Mo Ziyao, and brushed the hair on her sideburns behind her.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhao, who was behind Mo Ziyao, hurriedly took it over for his master, and even greeted Shi Hanshuang, Mo Ziyao said with a smile: "Where did my sister say, my sister was too late to be happy, how could she dislike it?"

"Please, sisters and sisters here, we're going to starve to death. Chu Mofeng saw the two of them greeting each other, and hurriedly interrupted. At this time, Liu Feiyan and others came up to greet Mo Ziyao.

I saw Mo Ziyao smile and said to the servants behind her: "Hurry up and say hello to the master and the eldest lady, Miss Liu, Miss Gu, Miss Xiao and Miss Chen, this is the master of the family in the future, I hope you don't slack off." ”

When a group of servants heard this, they hurriedly stepped forward to say hello, and Shi Hanshuang said to everyone when he saw this: "It's the first time I meet you, and I don't know what to say, Mu Mu, each of you will give a reward." As soon as the words fell, Mu Mu behind him took out the usual money from his baggage and sent fifty Wen to everyone, and everyone hurriedly thanked them when they saw this.

At this time, Shi Hanshuang waved his hand and said, "Don't be busy saying thank you first, I still have something to explain to you." Everyone looked at Shi Hanshuang in their hands with the reward money in their hands, only to see Shi Hanshuang clear his throat and say: "Since you have chosen to go to the house to do things, I think the second lady has already explained to you, I won't say anything else, you have something to report to the second lady on weekdays, but our master likes to be strict-mouthed, and you have to figure out what you should say and what you shouldn't say after you go out." ”

Hearing this, everyone said yes, and Chu Mofeng stood behind and looked at this scene and thought, when did this girl in my family have the momentum of a big woman, is it stimulated by something?

Then Mo Ziyao led Shi Hanshuang and the others into the house, and the horses of several people had already been led to the backyard to take care of them.

After everyone entered the house, they still lived in according to the previous habits in Zhangye, and after Mo Ziyao saw that they were all settled, she hurriedly instructed Zhaozhao to go to the back kitchen to arrange today's lunch, and then took small steps to the east wing where Shi Hanshuang lived.

At this time, Shi Hanshuang was packing his bags with Mu Mu, and when he saw Mo Ziyao coming in, he hurriedly greeted him and said, "My sister has been working hard recently, and I heard my husband say that I have been sitting in the Chinese Medicine Hall a few days ago, and I have worked hard for you." ”

Seeing Mo Ziyao come in, Mu Mu hurriedly stepped forward to say hello, then turned around and went to the outhouse to prepare tea, only to hear Shi Hanshuang shouting: "Mu Mu, go find your sister, you two sisters haven't seen each other for a long time." ”

Mu Mu answered and was about to go out, but heard Mo Ziyao say: "Zhaozhao has gone to the back kitchen, Mu Mu, you can also go over, you two sisters can eat in the back kitchen at noon, and the affairs in the front hall will be good for me and the eldest lady." ”

Mu Mu hurriedly thanked Mo Ziyao, turned around and closed the door, and ran towards the back kitchen in a hurry.

Seeing that there were only herself and Mo Ziyao in the room, Shi Hanshuang pulled her to sit on the side of the bed and said, "Sister, I don't know what Li Shimin said before before have you seen it?"

"Well, there was a relationship on the day of the purchase of the house, and it is said that the husband is going to wait for you to arrive, and then feast on the two of them, this is not today, you only arrived today, I guess how to get a few days. Mo Ziyao nodded, recalling the conversation between Chu Mofeng and Li Shimin that day, and said with affection: "After practicing medicine for so many years, I have seen a lot of people coming and going, and I can see through many people at a glance, but I can't see through Li Shimin, probably because the killing aura on his body is too heavy." ”

"Since you can't see through my sister, it's better to wait until the day of the feast, you can start from his wife and see if you can find out something. After all, this is related to the future of our family, so it is better to be cautious. Shi Hanshuang listened to Mo Ziyao's words, and couldn't help but feel a little worried in his heart.

Mo Ziyao nodded and said, "Okay, don't worry, sister, I have my own measure." ”

At the same time, in the Li Mansion not far away, Li Shimin looked at the news sent by his subordinates, and couldn't help laughing, his wife Changsun was sitting on the side sewing clothes, seeing his husband laughing for no reason, he couldn't help but wonder and said: "Erlang, the slave family has seen that you have been in a good mood these days, is there something interesting happening, might as well let the slave family have a good time?"

"Okay, you Guanyin, what's the fun in the near future, it's just that we moved a family next door to our house, and when I first met them, I felt that this family was not simple, and the news from the people below strengthened my belief that I wanted to make friends with them. Li Shimin closed the note and handed it to his wife Guanyin, and said with a smile: "This family surnamed Chu is not simple. ”

After picking up the note and browsing it roughly, the eldest grandson couldn't help but gasp and said: "It's really unseemly, who can know that the famous other side flower actually moved to Taiyuan County, husband, is this group of people really worth associating?"

"Looking at the various measures of the imperial court over the years, it has reached the edge of mediocrity and corruption, it is impossible to expect Yang Guang's kid to change, and now there are continuous uprisings all over the country, if the rebel army overthrows the imperial court, then what we can do now is to accumulate strength to protect ourselves as the right way. Li Shimin put the note on the candle and slowly lit it, and then threw it on the ground, the faint light of the fire reflecting his determined gaze.

"Since Erlang has made up his mind in his heart, it is inconvenient for the slave family to say anything, in short, everything is cautious. Looking at the burned note, the eldest grandson put down the work in his hand and looked at Li Shimin firmly.

After Chu Mofeng repaired the new mansion for three days in a row, he finally decided to have a banquet for Li Shimin and his wife on the fourth day, and the post was personally sent by Chu Mofeng early in the morning, while Shi Hanshuang and Mo Ziyao led a group of servants to start cleaning up the mansion.

The four of Liu Feiyan and Gu Zhen'er were arranged to buy fruits and snacks for the noon banquet, and everyone was busy with chickens and dogs, and the back kitchen was specially invited from the Jinyang Restaurant in the city at a high price, and they were busy in the back kitchen at this time.

At the beginning of the afternoon at the end of the year, Li Shimin and his wife came to the gate of the Chu Mansion, Chu Mofeng took Shi Hanshuang and Mo Ziyao and a few servants who had been waiting at the door for a long time, and when they saw Li Shimin and his wife coming, they hurriedly greeted him and said: "Brother Shimin and his sister-in-law are here, so that the cold house is full of brilliance, please hurry up." Then Li Shimin and the eldest grandson made a gesture of please, and Shi Hanshuang and Mo Ziyao behind them also saluted Li Shimin and the eldest grandson.

After Li Shimin returned the salute, he patted Chu Mofeng's shoulder with a smile and said, "Brother Chu is polite, I hope that Brother Chu and the two sisters-in-law will not dislike the contemptible people and their inner sons." After speaking, he motioned to several servants behind him to present the gifts he carried, and said with a smile: "A mere thin salute is not a respect, and Brother Chu smiles." ”

I only heard a servant at the head take out a gift list and read: "He Liyu Ruyi pair, ten silk horses, ten silk horses, ten silk horses, a set of Xingyao porcelain, two sets of gemstone jewelry in the Western Regions, six horses in Longyou, a sword, a sword, ......"

As the singing salute was read out, someone behind Li Shimin presented the gift he was reading, and the more he listened to Chu Mofeng, the more he felt that it was too extravagant, and hurriedly said to Li Shimin: "Brother Shimin, how can the younger brother He De let Brother Shimin give so many gifts." ”

"Brother Chu is polite, contemptible people only rely on fate to make friends, since they have a fate with Brother Chu, then these things are not surprising, I hope Brother Chu will accept it with a smile. Seeing that Chu Mofeng was so modest, Li Shimin laughed.

Chu Mofeng had no choice but to instruct the little servant behind him to move the gift to the house, and then instructed the little servant to lead Li Shimin's servant to the back kitchen to eat, while he took Li Shimin's hand and walked towards the courtyard, Shi Hanshuang and Mo Ziyao glanced at each other when they saw this, and took the hand of the eldest grandson and walked towards the house together.

When everyone came to the main hall, Liu Feiyan and others were already waiting here, Chu Mofeng hurriedly beckoned everyone to sit down, and the little guy immediately served tea, only to hear Li Shimin speak: "Brother Chu, I found that your mansion was also full of killing aura along the way. ”

"Brother Shimin smiled, except for Neizi Ziyao, all the people in the mansion are martial arts practitioners, so the killing spirit is heavier. Chu Mofeng hurriedly explained when he heard that Li Shimin was leading the topic in this direction. Then he said to Li Shimin and the eldest grandson: "I forgot to introduce, this is the inner son Shi Hanshuang, this is the inner son Mo Ziyao, and the remaining four are the family members of the younger brother who was born and died, Liu Feiyan, Gu Zhen'er, Xiao Ruolan and Chen Jingqing." As Chu Mofeng read out the name, everyone made a gesture to Li Shimin and the eldest grandson respectively.

Then Chu Mofeng led his hand to Li Shimin and the eldest grandson and said, "This is the Shimin brother and his wife eldest grandson from the Li Mansion next door. Li Shimin and the eldest grandson hurriedly returned the salute when they heard this.

At this time, the little maid entered the house and reported that the banquet had been prepared in the flower hall, Chu Mofeng hurriedly stood up and said: "Brother Shimin, the younger brother has prepared a little thin wine for Brother Shimin and his sister-in-law to taste, and I hope you don't dislike the coarse tea and light rice, let's go to the flower hall and sit down." After speaking, Li Shimin and his wife walked towards the flower hall.

After the guests and hosts sat down, Li Shimin looked at the sumptuous dishes on the table, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: The style of the Jianghu people is really true, it is said that it is coarse tea and light rice, this table is definitely a dish made by the master chef of Jinyang Restaurant, it seems that this Chu Mofeng is also a wonderful person.

After filling the wine for everyone, Chu Mofeng said to Li Shimin with a wine glass: "Brother Shimin, the younger brother and you have been deeply touched after the last conversation, Brother Shimin's views on some things are indeed unique, it is an honor for the younger brother to meet a character like you, come, this glass of wine to Brother Shimin and his sister-in-law." After speaking, he drank the wine in the cup.

Seeing this, Li Shimin and the eldest grandson also hurriedly drank it in one gulp, and then Chen Jingqing got up and poured the wine for the two of them, and when they saw that the wine was full, Chu Mofeng picked up the wine glass again and said: "Brother Shimin and his sister-in-law came to the cold house today, and the younger brother is very happy, come, let's drink this cup." After saying that, he drank it again.

Seeing this, Li Shimin and his wife had to drink a second glass, and then the cup was filled with wine, at this time Chu Mofeng hurriedly beckoned everyone to move the chopsticks, after the two glasses of wine, Chu Mofeng felt hot in his stomach, hurriedly ate a few mouthfuls of food, and glanced at Shi Hanshuang and Mo Ziyao.

Seeing this, Mo Ziyao picked up the wine glass and said to the eldest grandson: "I am very happy to see my sister today, and I hope that my sister will come to my little sister more in the future. After speaking, he picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp.

Seeing that the ladies of the Chu Mansion were also able to drink like this, the eldest grandson couldn't help but be stunned, turned his head to look at Li Shimin, and saw Li Shimin nodding at himself, and the eldest grandson smiled at Mo Ziyao when he saw this, and then drank all the wine in the cup.

As the saying goes, after three rounds of drinking, the drunkenness is strong, and the cup is full of affection for confidants, after three glasses of wine, the atmosphere in the banquet is also lively, Li Shimin and Chu Mofeng got together and muttered something, while Shi Hanshuang and others chatted with the elder sister and sister of the eldest grandson.

I only heard Li Shimin say: "Brother Chu, I don't know what you think about the current situation?"

Hearing Li Shimin ask himself, Chu Mofeng pretended to be drunk and asked, "Why don't Brother Shimin talk about his own opinions, so that he can give guidance to his younger brother?"

Maybe he was really drunk, Li Shimin said softly: "The current imperial court is not as good as those capable people and sages when they were in the court, throughout the founding of our Great Sui Dynasty, whether it is General Shi Wansui, or Gao Taichang, Lord He, Lord Su and other celebrities, the national strength was so strong at that time, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and they did not have to worry about their hometown being invaded by war. ”

Li Shimin paused, took a sip of tea, and then said: "But what about now? In the eleventh year of the Great Cause, His Majesty was besieged at Yanmen Pass, and the younger brother had the honor to follow Yun Dingxing and Yun Shuai to Yanmen Pass to rescue the driver, what a humiliating thing it was. Yun Shuai once said that if Lord Gao Xi's Eastern Route Army was still there, how could there be a chance for the Turks to be arrogant. ”

Hearing Li Shimin mention his father and the East Route Army, Chu Mofeng's already subtle drunkenness disappeared in an instant, and he secretly said in his heart: What does this kid mean by always leading the topic to his father? Could it be that he found out about my life experience? No, I have to test and test again.

Thinking of this, after Chu Mofeng served Li Shimin with food, he said with a smile: "Lord Gao Xi's prestige junior brother has also heard of it a little, but unfortunately he was executed for slandering the imperial court, how good can the Eastern Route Army brought out by such a person be?"

"Didn't Lao Shizi's slander of the court just tell a few words of truth? If you look at the people of the world in recent years, they have suffered from war and displacement, and the imperial court has been exempted from the slightest tax, and has it given the people a trace of food? Li Shimin drank all the wine in the cup and slammed the wine glass on the table......