In the midsummer month, the sun is in the east well, the sky is dark and the night is in danger - "Book of Rites".
May is also called the evil month.
"Evil" refers to the period of midsummer when dampness and heat are abundant, five poisons emerge, diseases occur frequently, and plagues are rampant.
The same is true when rushing on the road. Before noon, you should go to a shady place to rest and avoid the sun, so as not to be stung by the blazing sun and become "drowsy and dangerous."
Then he found a pavilion in the official residence and rested there.
Well, now the roads in the three Shu lands (collectively known as Qianwei, Guanghan and Shu counties) are very convenient.
The First Lord Liu Bei was named Queen of Hanzhong. In order to fight against Cao Wei in the north, Hanzhong County was used as an outpost. From Baishui Pass to the capital Chengdu, a 400-mile stretch of pavilions and barriers was set up to ensure the normal operation of the post. Correspondingly,
The pavilion barrier from Qianwei County to Jiangzhou in Ba County is directly connected to the "Expulsion Barrier" established along the river by Guan Yu, who was guarding Jingnan at that time.
These were originally used as postal stations for military communications, but now they can also be used by the people after Zhuge Liang's reign.
Officials and their families traveling, traveling scholars, merchants, knights and wanderers can all take a break after presenting documents verifying their identity and paying a certain fee.
It must be said that Zhuge Liang, who compared himself to Guan Zhong in the past, did extraordinary things in amassing wealth for the country.
Zheng Pu's return journey passed through Xindu and Luoxian County, and then turned west to Shifang. It almost coincided with the post office, so he would not miss it and sleep in the mountains.
In any case, the Zheng family, a wealthy family in Shifang, would not even mention these fees.
With the permission of the pavilion officials, everyone took the water from the well to purify themselves from sweating, and after eating hastily, they all took a rest.
Several of the Zheng family's retinues used to be caravan guards. They were traveling all year round and couldn't sit still. They ran straight to the pavilion official Ji Zhu and chatted in front of the post. Zheng Pu saw little Zheng Yan sleeping on her side on the deer cart.
After that, he and Liu Yin moved further away and found a place to chat in the shade of a tree.
Mainly talking about military affairs.
Different from Ma Su's narrative, Liu Yin, who was fond of martial arts, seemed to deliberately avoid talking about the current situation.
Instead, he listed many ancient battles to discuss with Zheng Pu, such as the Battle of Maling, the Battle of Guiling, the Battle of Chengpu and the Battle of Changping, etc., and often invited Zheng Pu to take sides and discuss each other's deductions.
For fun.
Slowly, the two discovered their respective strengths.
Zheng Pu attaches great importance to "power" and pays attention to using right combination and winning by surprise. He prefers to use power to suppress others. Those who are good at fighting will not have great achievements.
Liu Yin, on the other hand, emphasizes "skills", pursues the accumulation of small things to achieve greater results, and is obsessed with gains and losses in one battle and one city.
Moreover, Liu Yin traveled throughout Bashu in his early years and was very familiar with the mountains, geography, humanities and customs. In his debates, he often included factors such as the terrain's containment of the war and the morale of the enemy and our soldiers, etc., in order to refute Zheng Pu's strategy that it was difficult to implement.
The conversation between the two parties became more intense, and they complemented each other's strengths in expressing their own opinions, making the negotiation very enjoyable. It also made the relationship between the two people warm up quickly, and they felt that they cherished each other and regretted meeting each other so late.
Even the servants of the Zheng family and little Zheng Yan began to feel that the appearance of this majestic man had become friendly.
The reason is that while traveling day after day, Liu Yin relied on the speed of his horse to go hunting with his bow every morning, and then went to the pavilion to meet everyone at noon. Although the terrain in Chengdu and Guanghan County is quite flat, the fields are
There were many houses and densely populated areas, and they hunted in some low mountains and woods. Liu Yin brought back some prey, which was just hares or young birds, but it was enough to relieve the boredom of chewing dry food for everyone.
We talked and laughed all the way, and finally returned to Zheng's mulberry garden in Shifang in mid-May.
Liu Yin, who was well versed in the world, as soon as he saw the Zheng family's house, he first complained that he was sleepy and asked for a house for him to rest. He even claimed that he could use his evening meal in the house as he pleased.
In fact, he wanted to use this to escape, so as not to disturb the Zheng family's daily conversation when they reunited after a long separation.
Zheng Pu knew what he meant, so it was natural.
He quickly personally led the way, placed Liu Yin in a quiet attic near a short mountain, and arranged for servants to do his bidding outside the house.
Well, going to the church to worship your mother is an intimate act that can only be done by a good family.
Although the two of them have a similar affinity, they are both from wealthy families, so they naturally know that everything they say and do is related to the families behind them. Some agreements are customary, but there are still some taboos.
After all, etiquette cannot be abolished or exceeded.
The moon is high in the sky, it's late at night, everyone is quiet, and everything is silent.
Zheng Pu carried two pottery gourds with long beaks and walked slowly, followed by a servant carrying a pile of bamboo slips, towards the attic where Liu Yin rested.
It may seem inappropriate to disturb guests late at night, but Zheng Pu has no such scruples.
Everyone else has come home, so it is better for you as the host to clarify some things that are difficult to express.
After a while, when he came to the dimly lit attic, Zheng Pu looked up and looked at the tall figure reflected on the window curtains. He pondered for a moment, then knocked on the door lightly and asked a nonsense question in a loud voice, "Brother Xiuran,
Did you have a good sleep?"
"Not yet, Zijin will wait a moment."
Liu Yin's head poked out of the window on the second floor of the attic, and he responded with a smile.
Immediately afterwards, there was a sound of footsteps going downstairs on the wooden stairs. Accompanied by the "squeak" of the door shaft turning, the door opened and Liu Yin's body appeared. Before he could say anything, Zheng Pu raised his hand.
He raised the pottery gourd with a long beak in his hand and smiled gurglingly, "It's hot in the middle of summer and it's hard to sleep at night, so I came to see Brother Xiuran for a drink. I hope it doesn't disturb Brother Xiuran's sleep."
"Ha, that's what you wish for!"
Liu Yin laughed and quickly stepped aside to let Zheng Pu enter.
But the servant of the Zheng family did not come in and directly handed him the bamboo slips he was holding.
Liu Yin was slightly stunned, and when he quickly took over, he turned his head and said in confusion, "Zijin, is this?"
"I was afraid that Brother Xiuran would be bored in the mulberry garden, so I brought the books from home."
Zheng Pu, who had already climbed up the wooden ladder to the attic, turned around and said, "Well, this is the "Six Tao" that I will test the annotation for first."
"ah!"
Hearing this, Liu Yin couldn't help being shocked and speechless.
His hands shook and he almost dropped the bamboo slips to the ground.
The reason why he was so excited was not because he did not have "Six Tao" in his family. It was because Zheng Du, who was recognized in Shu as having the ability to plan, his annotations in the book reflected the insights he had learned throughout his life.
It is not an exaggeration to call it the secret of the Zheng family.
Because I am lucky enough to figure out these annotations, in a sense, it is equivalent to accepting Zheng Du's teachings.
Now Zheng Pu brings it to him to study, which shows the importance of this friendship.
With a look of emotion on his face, Liu Yin was about to express his thanks when he saw that Zheng Pu had already gone up to the attic, so he hurried up the stairs to follow him.
After arriving at the attic, as soon as he put down the bamboo slips, Liu Yin knelt down upright and greeted Zheng Pu with great courtesy, "I will never forget Zijin's love for you!"
"Brother Xiuran, you don't have to be like this."
Zheng Pu, who had already taken his seat, returned the favor, handed over a pottery gourd with a long beak, and said in a comforting voice: "It's just a book. You and I have the same temperament, so why should I cherish it? Besides, I'll take a test first.
The comment is just a family opinion. Whether it will be beneficial to Brother Xiuran is still unknown. Come and have a drink."
This is true.
After reading Zheng Du's annotations, whether you can understand them thoroughly and apply them depends on your personal understanding and temperament.
After all, everyone’s learning preferences are different.
After hearing Zheng Pu's forgiveness, Liu Yin, who had a rough and bold temperament, also smiled and no longer adhered to red tape. He held a long-beaked pottery gourd in both hands and greeted, "Zijin, please!"
Just after Fang took a sip, a strange color appeared on his face.
He frowned lightly, took another sip, savored the taste in his mouth, then raised his head and looked at Zheng Pu in confusion, "Zijin, what kind of wine is this?" After asking, before Zheng Pu could respond, he smacked his tongue again in surprise,
"The taste of this wine is both sweet and sour. It is also refreshing and refreshing, with a long-lasting taste. I thought I had drunk all the wines from Sichuan, but now I can't recognize it!"
Zheng Pu said with a smile: "It's the wine I brewed at home. But after brewing, I added a machine to soak it for half a month."
"Machine?"
Liu Yin was slightly stunned, then his eyes widened and he nodded repeatedly, "No wonder! No wonder! I asked why I couldn't taste it. It was made by soaking bayberry!"
Then, he took another sip, closed his eyes and shook his head slightly as he thought about it.
When I opened my eyes again, I was already beaming with joy, "This trip to Zijin's home with my shameless face is indeed a worthwhile trip! When I get home, I will also ask my family to make some copies, and I will invite Zijin to have a drink with me then! Hahaha~
~~~"
"Although I can't bear to be disappointed, brother Xiuran can't imitate it this year."
Zheng Pu also laughed and waved his hands in jest, "The bayberry fruits are ripe during the Xiaoman season. It is already the middle of mid-summer. When Brother Xiuran returns home, the fruiting period has passed!"
"Ah~~~~"
Sighing slightly in surprise, Liu Yin patted his forehead with a look of regret on his face, "Brother Yu, you have forgotten this! Alas, it is a pity to say so."
After saying that, he put the long-beaked pottery gourd to his mouth and carefully sipped it, as if drinking half an ounce more was a sin.
Zheng Pu couldn't help but laugh, and spoke out to persuade, "Brother Xiuran, I still have a lot of machine wine at home. If you like the taste, I will ask someone to bring it to you."
"No need! No need!"
Liu Yin waved his hands and declined, "Since Zijin has a collection of seasonal things in his home, there must not be many of them. If I am greedy for too much, wouldn't it be a bad way to stay as a guest?"
"Hahaha~~~Brother Xiuran is really a wonderful person!"
"Each other! Hahaha~~~~"
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A lot of joking and drinking.
The small pottery gourd with a long beak has seen the bottom.
Liu Yin casually put it aside and sat upright, with a solemn expression on his face, and said in a serious voice, "Although I have known Zijin for a short time, it is like being drunk with alcohol. Moreover, Zijin showed me the letter of respecting the late emperor,
In this friendship, I don't want to be an outsider. Therefore, I have some doubts, like a lump in my throat, and I want to ask Zijin. If there is anything rude, please forgive me."
After saying this, his expression paused, and he tried his voice again and asked: "Well, with Zijin's wisdom, I must have realized the reason for my shameless appearance?"
"Well, I have a guess, but I can't confirm it."
Nodding slightly, Zheng Pu responded.
"Then I will speak out."
Liu Yin first bowed his hands and bowed before asking, "Zi Jin respects the late emperor and will not serve as the late emperor throughout his life. Your brother is now a Marquis of Baili and has a high official reputation. I have also heard in Chengdu that one day two thousand stones will be as easy as turning the palm of your hand."
In this situation, why did Zijin discuss military strategy with Ma Shenjun, hoping to respond to the Prime Minister's residence and ward off fate?"
This is exactly what I came for!
After Zheng Pu heard this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
