Li Ji was lying on a thick felt mat, biting a steamed carrot out of boredom. He had recently lost two more teeth and could only eat this now.
Su Dingfang was lying on another felt mat drinking wine.
As for Cheng Yaojin, he kept pointing fingers and cursing Shangguan Yi, whose brain grew out of his butt eyes.
This was the most embarrassing escape for the three of them, even more embarrassing than when they lost the battle and were chased by the enemy.
After losing the battle, Qingwei turned around and fought back, maybe there was a chance of turning defeat into victory. If they dared to turn back after escaping from Chang'an this time, they might have to relive their old life as mountain kings in Wagang Village.
"Yunchu is also an incompetent person. He controls Chang'an very well on weekdays, but when something happens, he is useless and seems to be just a talker.
Known as an unparalleled general, bah - is there an unparalleled general in the world who was forced by a group of scholars to jump out of a window, jump over a wall, and sit on the wall begging the scholars to return to the academy?"
Su Dingfang said depressedly: "Didn't we also run away and abandon our armor?"
Cheng Yaojin said angrily: "We are different. We don't want to be coerced by those brainless scholars."
Su Dingfang said: "Do you think Yun Chu is not afraid of the things we are afraid of?"
Li Ji shook the carrot in his hand and said, "Don't be stupid, Yun Chu is taking this opportunity to carry out his plan to vacate the cage and change the bird."
Cheng Yaojin said: "Who is the bird?
You mean we are birds?
Yunchu wants to drive us old birds out of Chang'an City and bring in a new batch of birds?
Why should he?"
Su Dingfang took a sip of wine, changed into a comfortable position and basked in the sun and said, "We birds, haven't we already escaped on our own?"
Cheng Yaojin said: "If I take out the bird and show it, I can also take it back!"
Li Ji sighed and said: "Don't forget that Zhou Xing, he is very powerful now. When the scholars rebelled, he now has many reasons to arrest people and bring them back.
Moreover, as long as you ask for guilt, it is a fucking rebellion!
This time I fell into Yun Chu’s scheme, he had a purpose and planned to drive out the troublesome people in Chang’an City.”
Cheng Yaojin was silent for a moment and suddenly roared: "If Emperor Taizong were here, he would dare!"
Su Dingfang said: "Actually, it's not bad to end up like this. In the final analysis, Yun Chu is still merciful to us people and doesn't want to push us to death.
Lao Cheng, since His Majesty ascended the throne, we veterans have lost power. Look at these years, Zhenguan veterans have been in bad luck basically every year. Even if they don’t count Changsun Wuji, you can count on having a good ending.
Not many left.
A few days ago, my wife went to the orphanage outside the city to give alms and met Chu Suiliang. The old guy had nothing now. Instead, he seemed to be alive. He was growing vegetables in the orphanage and teaching orphans knowledge.
, I heard that I can also make baskets in my free time.
He was completely tanned, and he didn't look like an old man in his seventies when he walked.
My wife went over specifically to see him, and he didn’t have any unnecessary reaction. He also thanked my wife for the rice and grains he sent. Afterwards, he also gave my wife a copy of the Heart Sutra that he himself copied, which made me feel comfortable looking at it."
Cheng Yaojin said: "If I end up like him, I might as well just die."
Li Ji put the last bite of carrot into his mouth, took out his handkerchief and wiped his hands and said, "It's not bad to stay in Lishan Villa. Chang'an is too noisy."
Su Dingfang said: "That's right. We always retreat step by step and give in inch by inch. It is better to give in directly to the end. If you are still not satisfied, then the only way is to rebel."
Li Ji smiled and said: "Gathering together in places like Chang'an and Luoyang is too eye-catching. It would be better to spread out and farm the land."
Su Dingfang smiled and said: "Then we have to wait until the children who went to Japan come back. I don't know how many slaves they can get."
When Cheng Yaojin heard Su Dingfang talk about this matter, he couldn't help but said proudly: "I heard from the people who came back over there that at first they needed to catch them. Later, when they heard that they could come to Datang, many people came over and were arrested.
Grasp.
The first batch of slaves has been loaded onto more than 300 ships and is already being transported to Baekje. When those people get off the ship, they will arrive in Chang'an for another ten months. Tell me, how can we get so much land?
Where do they plant it?”
Su Dingfang said: "The emperor has not touched the land that was rewarded by the late emperor. Although the land is fertile, the quantity is not enough. I think it is better to talk to your majesty about replacing the land.
I estimate that one acre of land near Chang'an is not too much to replace a hundred acres of wasteland in the distance, right?"
Li Ji smiled and said: "I mean the same thing. My children and grandchildren are not talented enough to fit into the treacherous court now. If one of them fails, the lives of the whole family will be affected. It's actually good to plant some land..."
Cheng Yaojin listened to what these two people said, and a sense of unknown sadness rose from the soles of his feet. He looked at them and said, "Is it true that we can only farm?"
Su Dingfang rolled his eyes and said: "The dignified Prime Minister was beheaded by a eunuch at the gate of the imperial city, but no one complained for him. In comparison, farming is better."
Cheng Yaojin roared angrily: "Farming? Isn't my life a waste of time?"
Li Ji ignored the whining Lao Cheng, pulled two more carrots from the edge of the stove, handed one to Su Dingfang, and ate every bite in the sunshine.
In the past, tigers and leopards were all eating meat, but now they can only chew carrots to satisfy their hunger.
Finally, the angry old Cheng calmed down and began to learn to eat carrots.
"Aye started to hang me up, but I broke away and ran away."
"Then, Aye grabbed me again and said: Be good and be obedient. It will stop hurting after a while. I thought he was lying to me, so I ran away again."
"Later, I, Aye, tied my hands and hung me up again, saying it was for my own good..."
"I just swung as hard as I could, and I could always reach Tongniu's mouth with my feet, so I could catch my breath..."
"But, later on, I got tired. I couldn't reach the copper bull's mouth with my feet several times, and I felt sleepy..."
"I didn't dare to sleep. My mother-in-law just dozed off and finally fell asleep."
"You saved me, can I be your daughter? I am filial..."
"In the past, there were always many people willing to let me be their daughter, but I, Aye, always refused. It turned out that he didn't want me to be someone else's daughter because he wanted to hang me... I will be your daughter from now on, as long as you don't
Just hang me."
An hour after Yunchu saved Shangguan Wan'er, he began to regret it. He had never seen a little girl in the world who talked so much nonsense.
She not only talks a lot of nonsense, but also buries a lot of details in the nonsense. Not only does she use nonsense to prove to you that she is a little girl worthy of your adoption, but she also implicitly expresses that she doesn't like her parents anymore.
Yunchu felt that if he had such a daughter, he would probably lose several years of his life.
A little girl like this should be hung on the horns to avoid harming others in the future.
"You have to remember that Aye really cares about you, that's why he hangs you on his horns." Yunchu lost his temper after being tormented by this little girl, so he started to speak.
One sentence stopped her gushing mouth, and immediately, the two round apricot kernels were quickly filled with water mist. The water mist soon turned into tears, and finally turned into a waterfall gushing out.
"Wow--"
Yun Chu picked his ears and had to admit that this little woman's voice was really loud enough.
Yun Chu could clearly see how he was pretending to be an adult while his hands and feet were trembling before. It was really difficult for this child to do that. He was obviously extremely frightened, but he still had to talk about the disaster in relaxed terms. This was
What are you doing?
Children should cry when they are scared, laugh when they are happy, and pretend not to care about anything even though they are scared. Over time, they can easily become perverted.
Yun Chu lent a leg to the poor child as an object to vent his emotions, and gently stroked the child's thin back with one hand, thus giving the child a false safe space.
How to give children the greatest sense of security is something Yun Chu has learned a long time ago. He cannot succeed without learning, because there is a small orphanage in need of care on the street under his management, and most of the children there are sick.
, and there are several children whose parents are gone or have gone to jail and have no one to take care of them.
Each of them has low self-esteem and is sensitive, but as stubborn as a calf. If he cannot get into their hearts, Yun Chu cannot be considered a qualified social worker.
Shangguan Wan'er cried for a while, then stopped crying very restrainedly. She raised her little face that was covered with tears and snot, looked at Yun Chu and said, "Are you my Azu's friend?"
Yun Chu shook his head and said, "No, your ancestor has tricked me."
Shangguan Wan'er said again: "Since you were tricked by my Azu, you can't be my Aye's friend!"
Yunchu thought for a moment and said, "That's right. Normally, you, Aye, would give me a big salute when you see me."
Shangguan Wan'er said again: "If that's the case, why did you save me? I saw it secretly. The eunuch wanted to kill me, but you protected me. He didn't seem to dare to mess with you."
Yun Chu took out his handkerchief and threw it to Shangguan Wan'er and said, "Wipe your nose quickly, it's disgusting."
Shangguan Wan'er caught the handkerchief and blew her nose loudly and disgustingly, then put the handkerchief into her sleeve and continued: "Why did you save me?"
Yun Chu said angrily: "It's because you are good-looking. When you grow up, you can sell it for a good price."
Shangguan Wan'er seemed to be very confident in her appearance, and said to Yun Chu seriously: "You must raise her well. When you are raised, you sell me hard, and I will sneak back and sell you again, several more times."
You can make a lot of money."
Yun Chu roared: "Only for God to raise you for selling money and harming others. From today on, when you come to my house, you will eat if there is food, sleep if there is a bed, and wear clothes if there are clothes. Please put yourself in bed as soon as possible."
Become an adult and get out of here when you are able to stand on your own."
Shangguan Wan'er smiled, and it was obvious that she was really smiling this time. When this child smiled, her round eyes were really beautiful.