The moon is above the willow trees, and everyone in the small courtyard has almost finished chatting. Cheng Chumo, Zhou Huaiyi, Niu Jian, Wuwu Junya and others are also staying in the small courtyard tonight. At this time, the gate is closed in the middle of the night, and it is impossible to go out. Chang'an
Martial law has already been imposed. If someone violates the curfew at this time, even a popular person like Ma Zhou will be impeached by the censor.
Before going to bed, Mrs. Wu Liu called Runniang to her room and made arrangements.
She looked at Xiao Gao, a little angry at him for not competing, and lamented his misfortune, "I gave you a chance, but you didn't use it."
"Erlang will definitely marry the daughter of the Duke of Rong in the near future. She is the eldest daughter of the Duke of Rong. She has a distinguished status. I guess you have also heard that this daughter of the Duke is quite extraordinary.
Originally, before she passed away, you guys should serve Erlang well and seize the opportunity. As long as you can conceive a child and give birth to a son and a half daughters, you no longer have to worry in front of Erlang, at least you will not be missing your place.
But if you are like this now, aren't you afraid that Fan will find a reason to sell you out when he comes?"
Concubine Tong buys.
cheap!
Especially for women like Er Gao, whose father was once a rebel king and was expelled from Yeting. Now they are twenty years old. If the bride comes into the house and they don't like them and dismiss them, they will really have no choice but to be sold.
, she may be sold to others as a concubine, she may be a maid, or she may end up in a brothel. It will definitely not be better than now.
Unless they bear children for the Wu family, Fan cannot sell them.
Or they could be like Runniang and have Mrs. Yongkang as their adoptive grandmother as their backer.
"Run Niang, you should step up too. Having children as soon as possible is the real reliance."
"Go ahead."
Runniang happily thanked Mrs. Wu Liu and happily went to wash up and prepare to go to bed. Ergao had a sad face after being lectured and was really frightened.
They also believed what Wu Liu said.
Walking out the door, looking at the cold moonlight.
When the autumn wind blew, the Gao sisters shivered.
"Sister, what should I do?"
Gao Hui'an also looked at Gao Yanzhi helplessly, "Didn't I tell you repeatedly that day? Why are you the same as me?"
"Erlang fell asleep and slept until dawn. What can I do?"
"Next time you have a chance to serve him, even if he falls asleep, you have to climb up!"
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The nights in August are very cool. Although it is still very hot in autumn at noon, it is quite pleasant at night, especially when there are people gently fanning themselves.
Runniang fanned Huaiyu with a happy look on her face. Oil lamps were lit in the room. The light was a little dim, but it had a unique ambiguous atmosphere.
"Erlang, do you want a boy or a girl?" Runniang asked shyly.
"Boys and girls like it."
Although Fan Xuanfu said that Wu Huaiyu was not allowed to have children with his concubines first, the young man could not restrain himself. Sister Ergao said they were not familiar with her and tolerated it.
But she and Runniang have long had a deep revolutionary friendship. The two of them are in the same room, and the weather is dry. The little girl is no longer shy now, and she can hook up with her in various ways, and even a hundred steelmaking can turn her into a finger-wrap.
soft.
In fact, Huaiyu also wanted to have a child, which would make him feel like he had a real sense of belonging here.
Just calculating the time, Runniang will not be able to get pregnant this time, it is a safe period.
He didn't tell Run Niang, because he couldn't bear to break the girl's beautiful fantasy. He must not tell women about calculating the days, otherwise he would probably get involved in things in the future.
There are only exhausted cows in this world, and there is no damaged land.
Runniang was stunned, then decisively moved to the side, and gently pushed Huaiyu away who was deliberately approaching, "Ouch, I suddenly have a stomachache, maybe next time."
Hey hey hey!
The little girl is full of ghosts and spirits.
"Run Niang, do you know Chai Zhewei?"
"Princess Pingyangzhao's eldest son," Chen Runniang indeed knew this boy and even felt a little disgusted with him. "He had been pestering Sanniang for a long time, but Sanniang hated him very much."
"When this boy was in Longyou, he even regarded me as his love rival."
The two talked about Li Sanniang, and Runniang said that Li Sanniang was in the frontier. Sure enough, she went to live with her father and brother. This Li Sanniang was very good. She ran away from home, escaped from Chang'an, and then allowed her to successfully make it all the way to Huizhou.
It is said that she once encountered horse thieves in Yuanzhou. As a result, Li Sanniang actually surrendered the group of horse thieves and became the new boss. Then she led the group of horse thieves to Xiaoguan and joined the army.
The imperial court of Li Jing recruited these horse thieves and placed them in the Baicao Army City in the hometown of Xiaoguan in the Han Dynasty. These recruited Baicao thieves, plus some Tang troops, were newly reorganized into the Baicao Army to guard the border.
The composition of this group of white grass thieves is quite complex. Some are Dangxiang people who moved inland during the Sui Dynasty, some are Turks who were previously included in the army, and some are Jihu people who originated from the southern Xiongnu, plus some former Xue Ju, Li Gui, and Liang
Shidu and other old tribes of anti-king heroes and so on.
These people mixed together to form a band of horse thieves. In the Yuanhui area, they crisscrossed both sides of the Yellow River and entrenched themselves in the Long Mountains. They were indeed very lively, but the Turks continued to invade and they suffered first.
The Tang army had recruited them before, but they were unwilling. As a result, they were beaten by the Turks, and all the bosses died. The angry Baicao thieves retaliated and attacked, but they lost their troops and were seriously injured. In the end, many people simply surrendered.
Some Turks also went to Liang Shidu.
The remaining troops originally planned to join the Tang army, but they robbed a ruthless character named Li Sanniang on the way.
After Li Sanniang came out of Chang'an, she disguised herself as a man. Although she was a woman, she was capable of riding and shooting, and she also knew the art of war. She also brought a lot of gold and silver with her when she came out. She recruited heroes from the rivers and lakes and green forest heroes along the way. When she arrived in Huizhou, her subordinates
There was already a group of troops. She and her men dressed up as a business group and rushed to Huizhou.
As a result, the White Grass Thief was treated as a fat sheep and robbed. However, the White Grass Thief's vitality was severely damaged and divided by internal strife. Although there were still many people at this time, there were not many elite and strong people, but there were many old, weak, women, children, and family members.
Hundreds of young men came to rob him, but Li Sanniang shot the leader off his horse with an arrow and captured him alive.
Anyway, in the end, the Baicao thieves accepted their defeat and were willing to worship Li Sanniang as their boss. Unexpectedly, Li Sanniang persuaded them to defect to the Tang Dynasty and said that she was Li Jing's grandnephew. Now the Baicao thieves who wanted to defect to the Tang Dynasty naturally had to do so.
willing.
"Sanniang is really amazing," Huaiyu gave a thumbs up. Li Sanniang is just as amazing as Fan Xuanfu, but he thinks Li Sanniang is better at strategizing, while Fan Xuanfu is more powerful.
The Baicao thieves have now become the Baicao Army, guarding the Baicao Army City built on the former site of Han Xiao Pass, while Li Sanniang went to Huining Pass anyway.
Fortunately, after the Longyou Battle, Yu Sheshe had already returned to Shuofang, and Shabo Luoshe also returned to Helan Shanxi. He was also rescued by Li Jing before Huining Pass, and he finally survived.
"Sanniang wrote back to Duke Yongkang, saying that Alang and his son are both good friends. She also said that thanks to your elixir, the elixir sent by Lady Yongkang has been of great use."
Li Xiuxing and others defended Huining Pass, but the casualties were extremely heavy. Li Jing sent troops to rescue several times, and they fought abruptly for two months around the fortress at the ancient ferry crossing of the Yellow River. At least 3,000 people on both sides died.
After Li Jing also solved the siege of Huiningguan, he finally sent his troops southward, and now they have reached the Jingzhou area.
There were so many wonderful women in the Tang Dynasty that Huaiyu could only sigh.
"My sister-in-law came here today,"
"Um."
"My mother-in-law, Aye, and my little sister have returned to Chang'an from the Li family manor in Liquan."
Chen Xing is now an official in Longyou. Although he only joined the army from the eighth rank, he entrusted Huaiyu to redeem the freedom of his parents, brothers and sisters from the Yongkang Palace. As soon as Huaiyu came back, he took Runniang to the Yongkang Palace to visit Mrs. Li Jing Zhang. I gave him some salt, soap and other gifts, and then mentioned the matter.
Zhang Chuchen was very happy about the fact that his slaves got the official position in Longyou. The money and silk prepared by Huaiyu were to compensate the Li family on behalf of Chen Xing, but the Zhang family did not want it. To be honest, several slaves, the Li family There is no shortage.
With a wave of his hand, Mrs. Zhang had someone obtain the slave deeds for Chen Xing, his parents, brothers, sisters, wife and children, and immediately released them and gave them their freedom.
This is not only a favor to Chen Xing and Run Niang, but also a favor to Wu Huaiyu.
A slave is only worth twenty or thirty dans of millet. Chen Xing's family, including his parents, brothers and sisters, plus his two brothers' wives, children, old and young, a dozen people, is worth one to two hundred dans of grains, but to the Li family, it is only a hundred dans. It’s just the income from one mu of land for one year.
It's a good relationship with Wu Huaiyu, and Chen Xing has already become an official, so this also leaves a lasting relationship.
"Erlang, I want my second brother to follow Erlang," Runniang requested. "My second brother has followed Mr. Li since he was a child. He is good at riding and shooting. He has also read books with him and knows the art of war. In fact, in terms of bravery, my second brother He is much better than my eldest brother, can Erlang take my second brother with him and let him find a career in the future if there is a chance."
"He no longer follows Mr. Li?"
"Second Young Master Li has no intention of pursuing an official career. All he wants to do is travel around the world and make friends. My brother has no future if he follows him."
Chen Xing used to be the purchasing manager of the outer courtyard of the Li Mansion. He did this when he was a child. He was good at talking and calculating, but he didn't know how to ride horses, archery and fight. The second son of the Chen family worked with Li Dexiang as a companion when he was a child. But he learned martial arts well.
But Chen Xing is now an official in Longyou, while the second son is still hanging out with Mr. Li every day.
"As long as your second brother is willing, this is not a problem," Huaiyu is willing to support the people around him. After all, he is also his uncle, so he is always more trustworthy than others.
"When I finish my errand, I will go visit your parents and sister-in-law. When the Turks are repelled, I will arrange for someone to send them to your eldest brother in Longyou Weizhou."
"I will listen to Erlang's arrangements. I will ask my second brother to follow you early tomorrow morning."
