The closer they got to Lou Guandai, the more anxious Su Ren felt. No matter how beautiful the scenery along the way, he no longer wanted to appreciate it. He and Lu Yi sat in the carriage and hugged each other quietly without speaking. The horses pulling the carriage seemed to
Feeling the intersection of people in the car, he walked faster and faster. It only took him half a day to reach Xi County. This place was less than fifty miles away from Yuxi. Su Ren really couldn't stay in the car any longer.
The car curtain sticks out the head.
"Where are you?"
Man Niu, who was driving the shaft, said quickly: "Ahead is Yi County, and fifty miles further is Yuniu!"
The sky has begun to get dark, and the heavy breathing of the draft horses can be heard. Looking at the thick fog that has appeared on the horizon, it means that the farmers have finished their work for the day and are now lighting fires at home to cook. There is no coal in this era, let alone
With gas and natural gas, you can only use firewood for cooking and heating. It rained lightly in the afternoon, and the firewood was very damp, and when it was lit, smoke billowed thickly.
"parking!"
Man Niu quickly reined in the horses, and the two horses driving the shaft were almost reaching their limit. At this time, they were pulled back, shaking their heads and snoring.
"If you don't want to leave, find someone to stay with for one night and tell them we will pay you!"
Huang Shisan immediately went to prepare. Manniu helped Su Ren out of the carriage. Su Ren shook his body. He spent almost all of the day in the carriage. He sat for too long and his back became stiff. Han Qing and Hui Jin,
Shi Bao, Laifu, and Mo Yu came from behind. Seeing that the guards had begun to look around, they knew that Su Ren was going to rest here today.
Han Qing smiled: "It's okay to have a night's rest. I'm afraid it's late at night if we rush back so hard and it won't be right to disturb the family!"
Hawking suddenly suggested: "How about I go back and report the news now?"
Su Rendao: "Save it, you are running wildly at night, you don't want to kill the black wind and you want to live longer, rest when you say rest, no one is allowed to run around, sleep well tonight, let's be energetic tomorrow
God’s homecoming!”
The wealth of Guanzhong has not been a rumor since ancient times. Before the development of Jiangnan, Guanzhong and Shuzhong have always been the main grain-producing areas. This has a lot to do with the fact that the imperial capital has always been located here, whether it is the Western Zhou Dynasty or the Great Qin Dynasty.
Or the Han Dynasty, or even the later Tang Empire, which was very prosperous for a while, all placed their capital in Guanzhong because of the importance of the granary here.
If you randomly find a household in the countryside of Guanzhong, as long as you give them enough money, you won't have to worry about not being able to provide for dozens of people. Su Ren's team wanted to rest in the village, and they were generous. Not only did the whole village begin to mobilize, but even the township
The old man was alarmed. After learning that Su Ren was a general of the imperial court and had just returned from the Western Regions where he had made great achievements, the district chief even braved the night rain and walked on the muddy road to come to see him.
Xixian County is not far from Xuxi, so the customs of Xuxi will naturally spread here. Now the entire Guanzhong Road, especially the counties near Xuxi, are following suit. Just walk into that village and see a few pigs and a group of chickens.
Ducks are very common. They don’t eat much of these things, and they are not picky eaters. They can be fed by wild grass or vegetables, and chickens and ducks can lay eggs. Pork has also become a delicacy in the mouths of the dignitaries of Chang’an City. With a little hard work, they can live a good life at the end of the year.
Good year.
The village elder is very old, and the village elder is just right in age. Su Ren is a bit embarrassed to say that a general is working hard, but you can't drive them out. You can do it to the dignitaries of Chang'an City. For these
Ordinary people can't. Although they have no status, they have mouths and they can spread the word from ten to ten. No matter how much Su Ren doesn't want his reputation, he still doesn't feel comfortable being pointed out by others.
After entertaining two of the most junior local officials for a meal, Su Ren politely sent them away. Su Ren felt very tired dealing with these people. It was not as strenuous as using a knife with those sneaky guys.
What's more, these people don't pay much attention to their livelihood. When Su Ren was eating with the chief, he could see lice crawling back and forth in the hair of the chief, but he couldn't say a word.
Lu Yi watched Su Ren retching with a smile, and stood next to Su Ren with a bowl of tea: "If you don't like it, don't come forward, you can always find excuses!"
Su Ren vomited for a long time and sighed: "Do you think these people came here by themselves? They didn't get it. If they want to help me make a name for myself, we have to cooperate. Rejecting other people's kindness will make people's hearts chill."
"Don't you always value these things?"
"It's different!" Su Ren wiped his mouth, took the tea bowl in Lu Yi's hand and rinsed his mouth: "Now and then, at the beginning, I could only be regarded as a favorite of the emperor, and they followed me just to make a living.
, now that my contributions are getting bigger and bigger, my status will naturally be getting higher and higher, and they can no longer be satisfied with having enough food and clothing."
"Then what do they want? They've only had enough food for a few days?"
Su Ren chuckled: "People are like this, have you ever heard of Long Wangshu?"
This idiom comes from the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, and it tells the story of the Three Kingdoms period. Naturally, Lu Yi didn't know it, and shook his head slightly. Su Rendao: "There was a general who talked about this. After he captured Longyou, he felt that he was very powerful.
He was so powerful that he wanted to take over Shu in one go. Who would have expected that he would be defeated by the people of Shu in the end, and it was a disastrous defeat, and he went back in despair."
"Oh, you mean they want to become officials in the court?"
Su Ren laughed a few times: "Speaking of these people following me around and making great contributions, take Hawking as an example. He has been following me since he was eleven or twelve years old.
Shan, Qiang land, and went to Lingnan and beyond the Great Wall with the army. This time he narrowly escaped death in the Western Regions. He would go wherever I went. He was not afraid of hardship, tiredness, or death. He might have thought it was fun before, but now he has his own home. I heard
Cuihua helped him give birth to a son last year, so naturally she has more ideas."
"Then why have you never let him serve as an official?"
Su Ren shook his head: "Too young! You have been under my wing for these years, and you have never experienced any big storms. I thought that when I came back this time, I would recommend it to your Majesty and let them all go out to practice. Let's start with
Starting from the youngest captain of a county, I either wanted to find a job in the Southern Army or the Northern Army, but I didn't expect that they seemed to have a bigger goal."
"What do they want to do? Do they want to get on top of you?"
"They don't dare to do this. I've heard that that boy Huo Jin has secretly established a relationship with Gongsun He. Gongsun He promised Huo Jin that he would be a captain!"
Lu Yi grew up in the market, and naturally knew a lot about many things, but he still didn't understand everything Su Ren said. After thinking for a long time, he asked: "Is Gongsun He's place better than yours? Let's talk about yours.
The official rank is higher than Gongsun He's. Although you don't have the title of captain here, sometimes he looks more majestic than you. Why is this kid so willing to follow Gongsun He?"
Su Ren lay down and took a sip of water: "You don't understand this. When you were in Jincheng, you didn't see Li Danghu, so there was no Li Gan around?"
"What? Is there a reason why Li Gan didn't go to the Western Regions with Li Danghu?"
"Of course! First of all, it is probably that General Li wanted his third son to make achievements and grow the Li family. Secondly, I guess that Li Gan thought that following Li Danghu to the Western Regions had no future and stayed in Chang'an.
Waiting for the battle between Han and Hungary, whether it is Wei Qing, Gongsun He, Gongsun Ao, or me, we are better here than his brother, because we will give him more opportunities and will not always let him hide behind like his brother.
"
"Isn't this bad?"
"Very good! That's great! It's really safe to hide behind, but there are few opportunities to make meritorious deeds, so naturally there is less time to come forward. Now is the time for us big men to use their troops. It is difficult to make achievements without military merit. Old General Li is already so
Why are you still struggling at this age? Isn’t it just for the title of Marquis? No one takes the title as lightly as I do!"
Lu Yi chuckled and said, "You are the only one who is indifferent to fame and fortune, right? I think you are greedy for life and afraid of death!"
"What? Do you think I am a hero when I charge into battle? What did you do earlier? It's a little late to talk about that now, but fortunately you and I are not husband and wife yet. You can remarry. Don't worry, I will never stop you!"
"you……!"
"Ah...!" A scream alarmed everyone in the camp. Hawking quickly rushed out of the tent with his sword in hand. When he heard the sound coming from Su Ren's tent, he raised his feet and was about to run over, but was stopped by Shi Bao.
He grabbed hold of him and visually signaled that Huang Shisan and Manniu, who were standing at Su Ren's tent, did not move, telling him not to worry. After waiting for a while, there was no more movement, and then Huo Jin was pulled into the tent by Shi Bao.
Huo Jin put the sword back, returned to the table, took a sip of wine and asked Shi Bao: "Is your idea okay? What if the eldest brother doesn't let it go? Besides, even if you go to Gongsun He's place, it's still not the same as fighting in the eldest brother's place.
Isn’t it nice here?”
Huo Qubing crossed his arms and shook his head: "It's different, it's definitely different. We will always be children with Mr., and he won't be greedy for our military exploits, but he can't recommend us shamelessly. Even if we have great military exploits in the future, we can still only serve in the army.
The people under the husband's account cannot be regarded as the uncle's people, but can only be regarded as the husband's people."
"What's the difference?"
"The difference is huge!" Shi Bao said: "Your Majesty's people are the people of the imperial court, and your husband's people will always be his people. I have contacted Li Gan, and the four of us will go together then! As long as we make contributions, Gongsun He
He has promised to recommend me and wait, and His Majesty will never treat us badly when the time comes!"
Hawking was still a little hesitant: "Would Big Brother be unhappy if I did this?"
Shi Bao sighed: "I'm probably a little unhappy, but I think my husband will agree with us doing this. We definitely can't stay with him forever. We need to walk the rest of the way by ourselves. Your husband is a smart man and can understand! Besides,
The husband will always be our husband. Even if we become marquises and generals in the future, we cannot put on airs in front of the husband. Without the husband, you would still be crying in warm water, and I would still be fooling around in Yuanshan. As for you!"
Glancing at Huo Qubing, Shi Bao smiled and continued: "You are different. You are His Majesty's nephew, and you will come forward sooner or later."
Huo Qubing rolled his eyes: "I am also the disciple of Sir! You left earlier than Liu Ju, and you all will respect Sir. Am I a villain who deceives my master and destroys his ancestors?"
Hawking sighed: "Forget it! I will talk to my eldest brother when I get a chance, but I will tell you something ugly. If my eldest brother doesn't agree, I will never leave!" (To be continued)