The cold wave is coming and the temperature in Xunyang is cooling down.
Night leaks make me sad and sleep less, and I am afraid of the new coolness before I wear my autumn clothes.
Ouyang Rong's autumn clothes are not lacking, and there are even many.
Xie Lingjiang, Wei Mei.
Aunt, Vera.
Maybe there is also Li Guo'er... The female family members he knows well have all made autumn clothes for him in advance, and they are all ready.
This can be regarded as the basic ethics for women in this era. Even the little junior sister who is so busy and doesn't care much about ordinary housework has not forgotten it.
In addition to preparing clothes for her elder brother, she also sent a few pieces to her father who was far away in Luoyang. Although the Xie family in Chen County was not short of this little money, as an old father, Xie Xun did not know how to receive filial piety from his daughter.
What a joy, it’s such a considerate little cotton-padded jacket, but it’s a pity that it’s already worn on some brat... The old father hissed.
Moreover, what Ouyang Rong didn't know was that in the Xunyang Prince's Mansion, his "Tan Lang"'s autumn clothes were prepared before the head of the family, Li Xian, and the eldest son Li Fusu, with the highest priority and the best materials.
Even before the Qiu Bailu, Li Xian and Li Fusu took the initiative to remind Wei Mei and other women not to forget to prepare for Tan Lang and to arrange them properly.
Warned again and again.
It’s just like last year’s exquisite fox white fur shawl, a specialty of Liaodong.
However, Ouyang Rong, who was surrounded by caring women with warm and fragrant nephrite, was blown by the cold autumn wind when he went out. His mind could not help but drift to the Ashan family in Longcheng, and he was worried about his younger sisters A Qing and Liu Mu.
The main reason is that in this era, the problem of frostbite has not been completely eliminated. Ouyang Rong looked at the previous dynasties and the history books of this dynasty often read "heavy rain and snow, many people froze to death.", "when there is heavy snow, the pits and valleys are full, and many scholars
"Frozen to death.", "The fish in the rivers and streams froze to death." and other calm descriptions of the disaster.
Just a few sentences, shocking.
Ouyang Rong also became the chief official of Jiangzhou, and after receiving reports on people's conditions from various places, he truly understood how difficult autumn and winter were for poor families.
Although Ouyang Rong left arrangements to take care of him, over in Longcheng, Ah Qing and Liu Mu were not willing to trouble him too much. Unless absolutely necessary, Ah Qing and the others were self-sufficient and worked hard to support their families.
Every time Magistrate Diao came to Xunyang City to report on his work, or Yan Liulang returned to Longcheng to visit his parents and sister, Ouyang Rong always asked them about A Qing's affairs.
Fortunately, the news I got every time was pretty good.
Ah Qing's family is living a good life. Apart from the medicinal materials and medical supplies that Liu's mother needs to recover from her illness, Ah Qing has hardly gotten anything from Ouyang Rong.
It is also because he always pays attention to the affairs of A Qing's family that Ouyang Rong, who is always in need of autumn clothes, does not break away from the masses and is particularly sympathetic to the lives of ordinary people in Jiangzhou.
Most of the ancient people's sad words about autumn were due to the falling vegetation and bleak weather. In addition, the common people lacked food and clothing and were in danger of being frozen, which added to the desolation.
In addition, autumn is not only busy with farming, but also a suitable season for waging war.
The so-called troubled times are not an empty sigh.
For civilians with low living standards, how to survive the autumn and winter seasons when they are short of food and clothing is a matter of great concern.
Currently, Jiangzhou is at the forefront. The main hall of Jiangzhou needs to build Buddha statues and prepare war supplies for the upcoming Jiangnan Road march. The finances are quite tight.
It is also difficult to store the newly harvested grain from the recent autumn harvest.
These days, Ouyang Rong was calculating and calculating, and occasionally stood up, with a worried look on his face in the autumn breeze in the corridor... Then he sat back down and continued to settle accounts.
He had some understanding of Master Di's difficulties mentioned in the teacher's letter.
From the perspective of bystanders, Xie Lingjiang and others said with emotion that Ouyang Rong, the chief official of Jiangzhou who specializes in people's livelihood, is really walking on thin ice. He worries about this and that every day. I have never seen such a busy Chief Xunyang.
official.
In the past, people didn't always attend the Xunyang Poetry Festival and drink and talk with celebrities.
Although he could hear the distress in his junior sister's words, Ouyang Rong still found it difficult to relax.
Coupled with some news he received two days ago, Ouyang Rong began to prepare to leave the city and plan a long trip.
Of course, as a governor, he has many officials and officials surrounding him in the Jiangzhou lobby, and many eyes are staring at him. He cannot disappear immediately, but must plan carefully...
On this day, as the morning approached, Ouyang Rong rode across the street early in the morning and arrived at Prince Xunyang's Mansion early in the morning.
"Where are Tanlang and Dalang going this time?"
In the palace of Prince Xunyang, in a warm pavilion, Xie Lingjiang, Wei Mei, and Li Huo's sons and daughters were all there. Wei Mei led a group of pretty maids, surrounding Ouyang Rong and Li Fusu in the center of the room, sorting their clothes.
Wei Mei looked up curiously and asked about the luggage.
Ouyang Rong lowered his eyes, adjusted his cuffs, and explained:
"Inspection of the counties, as autumn and winter are approaching, I need to go around and supervise to see if there are any local county officials who, under the pretext of reviving the war, are slacking off in their duties and neglecting the civil affairs of the county.
"There are also tasks shared by the court, such as preparing food for the conquering army, which must also be supervised to prevent forced recruitment from the countryside...
"It just so happens that the chief military officer of Jiangnan Road's march hasn't come yet. Let's go out for a walk while there are still two days left. Otherwise, when the people arrive, the autumn war will begin, and we will be busy again in this eventful autumn."
Ouyang Rong shook his head.
Except for Li Guo'er who petted the cat every day, Wei Mei and other female family members were stunned for a while. Xie Lingjiang interjected:
"The senior brother is just worried and suspicious. He sits in the lobby all day long, listening to the good reports from the people below. He is always worried. He is afraid that these slick officials will find out his personality and preferences and say nice things to coax him, so he wants to run away.
Go and have a look.”
"There must be part of the reason." After a pause, Ouyang Rong nodded: "We have to guard against it."
Xie Ling Jiang Xiang's cheeks puffed up: "So don't persuade me, aunt, and let him go shopping. It's just hard work."
Ouyang Rong smiled.
Wei Mei could only nod her head and glanced at Menghulu's eldest son, who was quietly arranging his brand new official uniform next to Ouyang Rong. She couldn't help but worry:
"Tanlang, does Dalang have to go?"
When Li Fusu heard this, he raised his head and said in a helpless tone, "Mom."
Li Guo'er, who had been listening, answered for his brother:
"Brother is not a child now and can no longer stay at home studying. He is the nominal second-in-command of Jiangzhou Biejia.
"Mom, brother always has to go to the front of the stage. This time I went out on patrol with Ouyang Lianghan to show sympathy for the people. It is a good opportunity to make my debut.
"Everyone is watching, brother, I have to behave well."
Wei Mei immediately understood Ouyang Rong's intention of leaving Fusu.
Can't help but sigh.
The mother is worried when her son travels thousands of miles.
But even if Wei Mei is short-sighted, she still understands that in this era where imperial power, wealth, and resources are smoothly passed down through the family bloodline, and the inheritance system of eldest son is respected,
A faction or force that is stable and has great prospects needs to be inherited in an orderly manner, that is, outsiders and potential converts can see clearly the line of inheritance from a distance.
Therefore, if the Xunyang Palace wants to gain momentum smoothly, it is not enough to have the shining golden flag of Lixian. The issue of successor is also very important.
There is no doubt that Li Fusu, the eldest son, was the successor of the Xunyang Palace. He was conferred the title of Imperial Grandson by Emperor Gaozong of Daqian. When he was still in his infancy, he was granted the title of king and opened the palace.
It's just that later on, when Lixian's three-month emperor experience card was used up, it expired and ended.
Although Li Xian has other sons,
Some were born to concubines when they were common people, and some were born to concubines before they were demoted.
However, after being demoted, most of the concubines returned to their illustrious parents' families, and their children also followed them and were no longer around.
Over the years, the only people who have been by his side are his wife Wei Mei, Li Dalang and Li Guo'er.
This pair of children has the highest status among the children in the family.
In addition to the feeling of sharing weal and woe, it is also related to the fact that Li Dalang and Li Guo'er are the biological flesh and blood of his wife Wei Mei.
After all, he was a strict wife, just like his father Gaozong.
The only eldest son, Li Fusu, was Wei Mei's heart and soul.
She doesn't like other concubines with strong and strong personalities. Of course, they can't threaten the inheritance rights of her family's elder brother in the slightest...
This time, His Majesty took a different approach and named Li Dalang, who had always kept a low profile in his studies and had no sense of presence in the past, as a special guest in Jiangzhou. This was a subtle boost to Prince Xunyang's palace. In the eyes of the government and the public, Prince Xunyang's lineage was
Another step forward.
Ouyang Rong turned his head, glanced at Li Fusu who looked a little nervous, and patted him on the shoulder.
Li Fusu took a deep breath and nodded heavily to him.
Under the care of Wei Mei and other female family members, Ouyang Rong and Li Fusu got ready and got up to go out.
Xie Lingjiang stood up, picked up a piano case that was never leaving his side, and followed.
She goes too.
Wei Mei, Li Guo'er, mother and daughter looked at the piano case, and weakly crowned Chang Shi, who looked calm and prepared to go away.
He looked away tacitly.
On the street in front of the palace, the autumn wind was bleak.
Some frowning princesses and the little princess with plum blossom makeup holding a cat watched Ouyang Rong and others leave...
When Wang Lengran, the governor of Jiangzhou, could not keep a low profile for some reasons.
As the governor of Jiangzhou, Ouyang Rong left Fusu and went out of the city together to inspect the counties. At the same time, he led the Jiangnan Road pacification ambassador, King Xunyang Li Xian, to appease the newly returned officials and people of the counties.
Along the way, their group was warmly welcomed by local officials and gentry.
Thanks to the rapid "surrender" in the previous two times and the flexibility of focusing on one thing, the people in the counties under Jiangzhou were not affected too much by the wars caused by the rebellion of the Kuangfu Army, and the autumn harvest was not affected.
For the people planting rice and harvesting wheat in the countryside, the tug-of-war between Jiangzhou Wangshi and Hongzhou Kuangfu's army has mostly nothing to do with them.
The so-called righteousness of Kuang Fu Li Qian is also far away from them.
On the contrary, the family ethics drama staged by several emperors of the Liqian royal family and Empress Wei is still being serialized to this day, which has made everyone enjoy it for many years and talk about it even more.
After all, compared with the righteousness of the rule of law, this kind of bloody family affairs can be more understood and even sympathized by the folks with less than half a percent literacy rate.
But these are not as important as the problem of how to spend the autumn and winter in front of them.
Therefore, for the people of the Jiangnan states who have lived in peace for many years, as long as exorbitant taxes are not imposed and forced military service is imminent,
So these battles for restoration seemed far away from their lives. At most, the news that a certain frontier army in the north had another great victory in expanding its frontiers was a little inspiring and aroused the pride of Han'er in his bones.
In fact, this also benefited from the system of Da Qian and Da Zhou Wei soldiers.
These wars are all handled by a large number of professional soldiers composed of good family members, that is, the soldiers of each Zichong mansion.
This enables most people to live and work in peace and contentment.
Also because the channels for military promotion still exist, many soldiers in the government are happy to hear about the war in the face of territorial expansion.
After all, another way to study in the imperial examination has just been opened up. In the past, it was monopolized by aristocratic families for hundreds of years before Zhou Dynasty. The difficulty level is still too high. Not everyone has a scholarly family like Ouyang Lianghan, who can study with peace of mind and compete for it. The dozens of places released on the list every year,
Among the people, most people are not even considered common people from poor families. Most of the aspiring men at the bottom can only pursue military merit.
Or it could be like what Yan Liulang did before he met Ouyang Rong. He gave birth to a good child and had a father who was a small official. He could inherit his father's business and reluctantly followed the career of an official with an iron rice bowl. .
However, this age of peace, when you can have a high probability of making a living as long as you work, is much better than the century-old wars in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the precarious situation during the reshuffle and fusion of Hu and Han.
Expanding the territory and winning a great victory, bringing all nations to Korea and opening up trade routes can at least reduce involution and allow ten people to get their share of the cake.
It is worthy of rewarding a place where there are only a few flourishes on the blank pages of history books.
This is the current situation of most people at the bottom of the Zhou Dynasty. They are hovering on the line of food and clothing, struggling to move forward.
There are very few people who can purely represent and defend their interests.
Although in the court, almost all the time there were people "asking for orders for the people" and even denounced the emperor for it.
This time Ouyang Rong took Da Lang away to inspect the place. In addition to letting him, the Crown Prince of Xunyang, appear, and another reason, the most important thing was to let Da Lang, who was busy studying and not lacking in food and clothing, see the truth and current situation.
Instead of sitting in Prince Xunyang's Mansion all day long, surrounded by counselors, guests, and careerists, with only the Liwei struggle, the glory of ancestors, and the books of Confucian sages in his mind.
Ouyang Rong only treats his good friend Li Fusu and will guide him in this way.
For a certain little princess with plum blossom makeup, Ouyang Rong would not bother at all.
Because unlike her brother, it's not that she doesn't know, she knows it too well. Even if she doesn't know, she can understand it, but she can only say "oh".
Because she is a smart person.
What is a smart person?
They only care about the interests of themselves, their families, and their allies. The more they know, the smarter they become, but the more they only help the first point.
Li Guo'er can share adversity and wealth, and it is not impossible for him to even sacrifice for his family, just like when he was chased by Wei Shaoxuan and turned around to buy time for his father and brother to escape.
But these are only for people and allies she recognizes.
But to be fair, Li Guoer has also undergone some changes.
I personally experienced Ouyang Rong uniting to control floods in Longcheng County and outsmarting bullies, and witnessed the tragic deaths of the three brothers Liu Ziwen, who were also smart people, and their homes were confiscated and destroyed by the people led by Ouyang Rong.
Li Guo'er silently agreed with what her junior sister had said before, that water could capsize a boat and also carry it, and she felt a little in awe of even a small spoonful of "water".
At least from now on, when one's own interests stand in opposition to the interests of the majority of the people, they will hesitate and dare not take a peek.
This change made Ouyang Rong treat him differently.
At least it's not so "different".
Patrolling down with Li Dalang.
Ouyang Rong smoothly dealt with more than a dozen corrupt officials who tried to get away with it.
Other than that, the journey was generally smooth.
In addition, I don’t know if it was intentional or not, but the destination of this trip was Longcheng County.
In the next two days, the group passed through Jishui, Hukou and other counties.
The convoy is preparing to head to the penultimate stop of this trip, a remote county called Wannian, which is about the same location as Longcheng County, with poor mountains and harsh waters.
In the evening of that day, approaching ten thousand years, the sky was burning with clouds. The traveling carriage team slowly stopped to rest. Li Dalang dismissed the escort and boarded a familiar carriage in the team. Only Xie Lingjiang was left in the carriage.
.
When I passed by the inn for lunch just now, there was Ouyang Rong's figure here, but now he has disappeared.
Also missing was the piano-shaped wooden box that Xie Lingjiang held in his arms throughout the whole process.
Li Dalang asked calmly:
"gone?"
"Yeah. People are here at Dragon City, earlier than expected. He has to go there earlier."
"It doesn't matter if you go alone. There's no danger here. Why don't you thank me and go with him?"
"No need, I brought the sword." Xie Lingjiang leaned forward on his seat, resting his elbows on his knees, biting his nails quietly, lowered his head and muttered: "He said last time that he can now kill a junior sister with one sword."
"..."
Li Fusu couldn't help but ask: "Then let's..."
"Now continue to patrol, as usual these two days, pass by Longcheng, and then pick him up."