The deceased is like a man who never gives up day and night.
Dunshui walks through the rows of collapsed rocks, passing people's thoughts, and winds its way eastward.
On the slightly sloping riverside, a wood fire was lit. Fu Qian and Xiao Zhengqiu were waiting aside, sometimes flipping over the fish steak passing through the bamboo, sometimes leaning sideways and bowing their heads to cut the bamboo with their blades.
That was the bamboo tube rice that Zheng Pu taught them to make.
Take bamboo sections, wash them clean, fill them with rice and water, hide slices of bacon in them, seal them and place them on charcoal fire for roasting.
When the green bamboo turns yellow and becomes dry and cracked, with a slight burnt smell filling your nose, break it open with a knife.
The bamboo is fragrant and elegant, the rice is as plump as freshly peeled sweet lychee, and the bacon is salty and fresh. When you see it, you can't help but salivate and move your index fingers.
Fu Qian and Zheng Qiu had tasted it some time ago and never forgot it.
Today we are having a picnic, so naturally we don’t need Zheng Pu’s instructions and just pick up a knife and look for bamboo.
In front of another fire, Qi Yacuo came slowly and put a piece of long worms whose skin had been washed into a pottery urn set up to cook.
Rice and snake soup is a common recipe for people to satisfy their hunger.
He has become a retinue of the Zheng family, and will inevitably follow Zheng Pu to Shu in the future. By then, there will be few opportunities to enjoy the taste of his late mother and his late wife Su Xi.
Zheng Yi, on the other hand, stood by the river and waited with bated breath.
On the boulder in front of him, Zheng Pu was sitting cross-legged, with one hand holding the fishing rod and his eyes half closed.
Occasionally, his wrist would be lifted up suddenly to swing up the long fishing rod.
On the sparkling water, a plump fish was pulled up by the silk thread and drew a graceful arc in mid-air. With a "snap" sound, it landed right next to Zheng Yi.
In a place with few people, these fish can feel at ease, unaware of the sinister people's hearts and bite the hook frequently.
How can it be like this escape water, spring, summer, autumn and winter, all stick to the original intention, running regardless of day and night, neither I am sad nor happy about anything. Just like a real man born in the world, but do not forget the original intention, do not care about the gain and loss of honor and disgrace.
It is also.
Zheng Pu was already relieved that the transfer order had not arrived.
The Banzhenman commanded by Jufu almost coincided with the Prime Minister's return to Chengdu, so he was ordered to go back first.
When they were saying goodbye to each other, he vaguely revealed that Xu Ma Zhong had made it clear that he seemed to have been given the post following the success of the expedition, that he was acting as the sub-supervisor of the Prime Minister's Mansion, temporarily filling the vacancy.
Even Liu Yin received a transfer order a few days ago and urged his private soldiers to pack their bags and head north to Hanzhong County.
He will serve as deputy to General Pi Zhang Bao.
Well, Zhang Bao went to Fuling to recruit troops very smoothly.
With the great prestige of his father Zhang Fei in Badi, and Li Yan from Jiangzhou, who cared about his colleagues and younger generations, he sent his assistants to help. More than a thousand households of Ling and Ling people responded, all coming with their elders and young ones. He surrounded the place where soldiers were being recruited, declared that he was willing to join the army, and moved his family to Hanzhong County.
The Zhang family cannot afford to have more than a thousand pieces of music and raise livestock by becoming a monk.
Fortunately, he is a relative.
The Yan family, a wealthy local family, helped him advance some assets, and he wrote to the emperor Liu Chan, claiming that he would only retain 300 bu, and the rest would be incorporated into the imperial military system, thus avoiding the turmoil caused by recruiting troops.
Liu Yin left and returned to his deputy position. Naturally, both his position and power were transferred.
Both Ju and Liu got their jobs first, which was why Zheng Pu suppressed his thoughts and felt relieved.
First of all, it is Prime Minister Zhuge Liang. Since the establishment of the government, the laws and regulations have been strict. Those who are loyal and beneficial will be rewarded, even if they are loyal, and those who violate the law and neglect will be punished, even if they are close. Even the merits of Liu Yin are promoted first, and he himself Ma Zhong and Chen Shi jointly recommended this as the first contribution to the battle. It is impossible for the prime minister to ignore it.
The reason for the delay is probably due to the weighing of the delegated authority, whether it is to focus on conquest or on the herdsmen.
On the other hand, Jufu and Liu Yin were both from Bashu wealthy families.
After dispatching the two men separately, Zheng Pu also had some thoughts in his mind.
It originated from several letters that Zheng Yi, his subordinate, brought with him when he arrived at Nanzhong a few days ago.
One of them was written by Qin Mi.
In the letters, they generally talk about family affairs, encourage the younger generation to work diligently, etc.
But at the end, he added a stroke. He claimed that the Prime Minister had sat down with him before he went to Nanzhong, and he also said something meaningful, "Zijin has a strategy in his mind, and he is a talented person! It is a time when the country is rising.
At this time, I hope that he will devote himself to his work and not turn his mind to family planning."
Tujiaji...
Qin Mi, who had been in high and low officialdom for many years, concluded that Zheng Pu should not even think about starting a family in the past few years.
Even if the family needs it, if you really want to settle on an in-law family, don't look for the wealthy families in Bashu.
Based on these words, Zheng Pu said goodbye to Gou and Liu and sent him to another post, so he came to a conclusion in his mind: if nothing unexpected happened, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang would also grant him a military position. But the people he would work with would be from Yuan Cong or Jing Xiang.
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This is not suspicion or suppression, but promotion and protection - wanting Zheng Pu to integrate into the Yuancong or Jingxiang families.
If things go smoothly, Zheng Pu's future entrustment will not cause the imperial court to worry about running counter to the national policy of suppressing Yizhou's wealthy families.
Moreover, if Zheng Pu can be allowed to have connections in the Yizhou, Yuancong and Jingxiang families through his in-laws and colleagues, he will be able to better expand his talents and knowledge and benefit the country in the future.
Therefore, after thinking about this, Zheng Pu felt at ease.
Just wait for the news. If the order comes late, it will be too late. You should just take a rest.
"Mr. Sir, everything is ready. Can you eat first?"
Just as he was thinking, Qi Yacuo came slowly over, side by side with Zheng Yi, and asked softly.
Zheng Pu looked back and saw that Fu Qian and Zheng Chou had already placed the grilled fish on the lotus leaves and more than ten pieces of rice from bamboo tubes. They had also taken them out and placed them on the rocks to cool down. They glanced over expectantly.
"good."
With a slight smile, Zheng Pu stood up and jumped off the boulder.
Follower Zheng Yi hurried forward and packed up his fishing gear before following him.
After eating, it was already noon, and the scorching sun in the south made everyone sleepy. They all took shelter under the shade of trees and fell asleep.
Zheng Pu didn't have the image of a scholar. He lay with his hands on the pillow and leaned against the roots of a tree, staring at the river with white light. Just as the breeze blew on his face, his eyes were blurred and his eyelids gradually became heavy.
But unexpectedly, Fu Qian next to him came over and asked softly, "Sir, it's rare for you to have free time. Why don't you play a song to enjoy the situation?"
Huh?
Looking sideways, he saw Fu Qian with his hands behind his back and a gurgling smile.
It also made Zheng Pu couldn't help but smile.
Among the elegant interests of scholars such as calligraphy and painting, music, poetry, handwriting and inquiry, Zheng Pu only liked calligraphy and bamboo flute.
Because practicing calligraphy can calm the mind, and playing the flute can express one's feelings.
Therefore, during these days in Nanzhong, he tried to relieve his boredom by practicing calligraphy and playing the flute.
As a disciple, Fu Qian became more and more familiar with him, and saw that Zheng Pu had planned everything, and his admiration became even deeper. He was also exaggerated, and often copied Zheng Pu's "thin gold body" and found someone to make a bamboo flute.
, want to learn its tune.
It can be said that it is human nature to admire one's elders before one is young enough.
Now that I'm calling for music, I put the hand behind my back. Without guessing, I can tell that it's holding the bamboo flute.
"Forget it, bring me my flute."
Nodding slightly, Zheng Pu put his hands on his body and sat cross-legged.
After a while, Fu Qian took the flute from his luggage and did not forget to call Zheng Chou.
After handing the flute to Zheng Pu, the two children both held bamboo flutes in their hands and spread out a bamboo slip on the ground. They followed the music score and waited for the sound of Zheng Pu's flute to imitate its tone.
Seeing this, Qi Yacuo and Zheng Yi, who were not far away, also sat with bated breath.
Just like the banzhen barbarians who were in the same camp in the past, looking forward to Zheng Pu's stories about ancient and modern animals after the twilight eclipse, listening to Zheng Pu's flute was one of their few entertainments.
He cleared his throat with a light cough, put the bamboo flute to his lips, and closed his eyes.
The sound of the flute poured out the "original scenery of his hometown" that he loved in his heart.
At first it was gentle and misty, but it still came through the long years.
It's like the murmur of sleep, or like the playful wind blowing through the tree-lined paths, teasing the twigs.
Then, it turns to crispness and softness, euphemism and clarity coexist.
Suddenly the exciting sound rises, then disappears again, turning into a melodious and continuous sound, which makes people have an unknown emotion slowly emerging in the heart.
Homesickness?
Mu Zhuangzi turned into a butterfly evil?
Or maybe he realizes his late father’s love for landscapes?
On the other side of the mountain col, more than ten people who had been rushing towards me suddenly stopped when they heard the sound of the flute.
He looked at the man sitting cross-legged and playing the flute, listened carefully, and thoughts came to his mind.
They all wear strong swords, with sweat running down their hair and on their faces, and occasionally they secretly reveal their murderous eyes.
The first two men have light beards and are quite young.
They are also extremely majestic, both eight feet away, with a ring-headed sword on the side of the waist.
"Who's watching?"
A violent roar tore through the tranquil and melodious sound.
But it was Qi Yacuo, who had been hunting all year round and was quite vigilant, who was the first to notice someone coming.
Seeing that they were wearing strong armor and strong swords, they couldn't help but draw their swords and stand in front of Zheng Pu, shouting a warning.
Zheng Yi also drew his sword and urged in a low voice, "Master, if the people coming here have malicious intentions, I and Qi Yacuo will get into trouble before them, and the master will take the opportunity to escape first with the two boys!"
However, Zheng Pu didn't panic much.
When he opened his eyes, he saw more than ten people coming here. Although he had never met them, the armors they wore were all made by the Han army.
If he is a bad person, the chances are slim.
"Dare I ask, is this Zheng Shuzuo?"
When the group of soldiers saw that Zheng Pu and others were on guard, the two leaders waved their followers to step back a little. They stepped forward side by side, stopped about ten steps away, smiled, and asked with their hands in hand.
This approach also gave Zheng Pu and others a lot of relief.
He was about to answer, but Fu Qian, who didn't want to be beside him, stepped forward and was surprised. "It's Brother Shao Xian who came to Yelang?!"
After saying this, he turned around and looked back, "Sir, there is one person who I know who is coming. He is the one who banned Huo Ye from visiting the Forbidden City, Brother Shao."
Huo Yi?
Hearing this, Zheng Pu first signaled Qi Yacuo and Zheng Yi to put away their swords, then smiled and returned the greeting to talk.
After some narration, it was discovered that Huo Yi and Zhao Guang were sent by Prime Minister Zhuge Liang to deliver the appointment to Zheng Pu.
Well, Zheng Pu has moved his position.
He serves as a secretary in the prime minister's office and as a general in charge of Yamen, and is no longer under the control of Ma Zhongjie.
Huo Yi and Zhao Guang will lead their troops into the army controlled by Zheng Pu as deputy officers.
However, there was no conferment of troops during the transfer.
Zheng Pu was ordered to raise an army of soldiers and horses in Xangqi County in the name of the imperial court and return without being subject to the military system of General Yamen's thousand men.
"With a period of one month, no matter how many or how little, they will be returned to Chengdu to pay orders."
These are the exact words that the Prime Minister asked Huo and Zhao to tell Zheng Pu.
After hearing this, Zheng Pu felt happy and encouraged.
How many?
If I recruit troops here, how can I be called "little"?
