Chapter 1037 Shocked! The children actually
Chapter 1037 Shocked! The children actually
Shao Du's intelligence was extremely accurate. At the beginning of winter, Shao Xun really did not go south, but stayed in Luoyang.
During the winter months, he even went to Mangshan, Shixiang and other places to distribute gifts to the soldiers in the palace. On his way back, he visited the families of the imperial guards and was very busy.
But everyone has already started packing up. It has been decided long ago that they will spend this winter in Guangchengze.
On the tenth day of the winter month, some people even went south early, for example -
In the heavy snow, a pony was running around happily.
A girl in red is riding the horse skillfully, galloping freely in the heavy snow.
Not far away were five hundred elite cavalrymen.
Everyone's eyes were following the girl in red, and almost no one was willing to look away.
Princess Jingfu Shaofu, when she was young, often accompanied His Majesty on outings, banquets and hunting trips. She was an excellent rider and could even ride a horse and shoot arrows - although her accuracy was not very good.
Simply put, she was the "white moonlight" of almost all the young soldiers who participated in the Shanglinyuan military exercises.
And now, Bai Yueguang is getting married, alas.
After galloping for a while, Fu Bao circled back to a thatched cottage and jumped off the horse lightly.
Li Zhong's three sons bowed one after another, then left in mourning clothes, leaving the space.
Earlier this year, the mother of Li Chong, the Duke of Huailing, died. He had been preparing to return home to attend the funeral, but an imperial edict was sent to Xuzhou, "Removing Li Chong from office and appointing him as General Zhendong," so he had to stay in the town.
But Li Chongduoqing and the others had to observe mourning, including his third daughter Li Yu.
Li Zhong had always cherished his daughter and rejected many useless and vagrant young men, so that she was still unmarried at the age of 16. However, after hearing that a prince had taken a fancy to her, he was shocked and immediately lowered his requirements and started looking for a suitable man. As a result, his mother died of illness.
Although there is a custom of marrying scholars at a certain time, that is, marriage is allowed during the mourning period, and various "rituals are not set up for me", Li Chong still did not do so.
Now that a year has passed, Li Yu is about to leave mourning. But don't worry, Li Zhong's father seems to be in poor condition after his wife passed away...
"Shu Niang, my second brother is getting married." Seeing that everyone had left, Fu Bao came up to Li Yu and spoke softly.
"King of Chu?" Li Yu came back to his senses, looked at Fu Bao, and asked subconsciously.
She was wearing mourning clothes and had a bewildered look on her face. Fu Bao was stunned for a moment and murmured, "Shu Niang, you are so beautiful. It would be a pity if my second brother married you."
Li Yu was amused by her, and his heavy mood was relieved a little. He said, "I have never met the King of Chu."
"He can't do that." Fu Bao sat up straight and said, "He has a lot of thoughts in his mind, and he's not upright at all."
Li Yu gently covered his mouth, wanting to laugh but not daring to.
"Besides..." Fu Bao said again: "If you want to get married, you might as well marry my sixth brother Liang Nu."
Li Yu recalled that he was still a child, so he looked at Fu Bao with a reproachful look.
"You are seventeen and he is twelve, so he is just... five years older." At the end, Fu Bao even laughed.
They are all children!
"Alas, outsiders all praise the kings for being 'intelligent and far-sighted', 'learned and upright', or 'generous and tolerant', but in fact they are not that good." Fu Bao held his chin and said softly, "If you marry them, it will be a great bargain for them."
Li Yu finally couldn't help laughing, and gently pushed Fu Bao, saying, "Why do you talk like that?"
Fu Baoyi chuckled. They were all bullied by her.
"What about you? I heard at home that His Majesty wants you to choose your own husband." Li Yu asked.
Fu Bao blushed slightly and said, "Just pick one that you like."
"What kind of person do you want?" Li Yu asked curiously.
"At least your archery and horsemanship must be better than mine." Fu Bao blurted out, and then added: "You must also remain calm even when faced with a huge disaster, just like my father who was surrounded by Xiongnu soldiers and still managed to laugh and talk, and defeated the bandits."
"You must be decisive and not hesitate. Just like - just like during the Battle of Gaoping, my father went against all odds and marched east from Luoyang, beheaded the generals and defeated the enemy, forcing Jin Zhun to flee in panic."
"It would be best if you have some literary talent, but you can't write those soft poems and fu. It would be best if you can write something as vigorous as the proclamations my father wrote to scold Shi Le, Liu Cong, and Liu Yao."
"besides……"
Li Yu looked at Fu Bao in surprise.
Fu Bao's face turned even redder, and he said, "In the end, he couldn't take a concubine. My mother stayed alone in her empty room in her prime, often getting up in the middle of the night and sighing. Suddenly, she had grown old and her beauty had faded. Even though my father took her away, he didn't visit her often. He-he had too many wives and concubines."
Li Yu also sighed.
Her father also had more than ten wives and concubines, many of whom were bestowed by the emperor, such as Liu Cong's concubines, who even gave her brothers and sisters. Her mother was only the daughter of a junior officer in the Luoyang Central Army, but she could not compare to these stunning beauties later, so she was naturally unhappy.
"However, it may be difficult for you to find a treasure like this." Li Yu said in a gentle voice: "Your Majesty is a great man with extraordinary temperament. When I came to visit my home when I was young, I saw him by chance, and I dared not look at him for too long. There may be such people in the world, but they are rare. How can you meet them? The sons of officers in the capital have visited too many brothels. It's not pleasant to look at them. I hope you can't get married."
"Mother Shu, you are talking about Chen Yougen's kid, right?" Fu Bao didn't know what he was thinking of, and he was overjoyed: "He even showed his courtesy to me."
After hearing this, Li Yu looked at Fu Bao with some envy and said, "His Majesty really dotes on you. If it were another emperor, he would have given you to a general in the army as his daughter-in-law, regardless of whether you like it or not."
Upon hearing this, Fu Bao showed a slightly happy expression.
She remembered that when her father came to Nanyang to serve as her horse when she was a child, was he feeling guilty and wanting to make it up to her?
The two of them were silent for a while.
After a long time, Fu Bao sighed and said, "I'm going to Guangchengze. Hui Wan still remembers you."
"She will be seventeen years old after the New Year." Li Yu remembered this person.
She is quiet, serious, has impeccable manners, and is a standard lady in every aspect, unlike them.
Many times, I don't even know what she is thinking. "What is her last name now?" Li Yu asked.
The expression on Fu Bao's face became more interesting, and he said, "My last name is Wang."
Upon hearing this, Li Yu blushed and spat softly.
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The carriage disappeared in the wind and snow and gradually disappeared from sight.
There was warmth in the attic.
Cheng withdrew her gaze and wrapped her clothes tightly around her body.
There is a dried white line at the base of the left thigh, which is very conspicuous.
She sighed softly, but her expression showed some joy, perhaps this was related to the promise the man made to her.
There are guests in the yard again.
Shi Hong withdrew his gaze from the attic, looked at the person who came, and asked in surprise: "Shi Yijian, you are not dead yet?"
Tuoba Shiyijian walked straight into the study where Shi Hong often stayed.
After Shi Hong came in, Shi Yijian asked softly, "It feels very uncomfortable, right?"
Shi Hong looked at Shi Yijian intently and sighed, "You are only nine years old, right? Don't act so old-fashioned."
Shi Yijian shook his head in disappointment.
"What are you doing here?" Shi Hong asked.
Shi Yijian was about to speak when he heard clear and cheerful laughter coming from the courtyard.
That was her mother chatting and laughing with Cheng Xia's wife, Li. Cheng Xia had been serving as the East Cao Yuan of the Shanyu Protectorate for four years.
Li and Wang were friends back then.
This time when she came to Beijing, Wang brought many gifts to visit, so they were very happy.
"Shi Yijian, are you scared?" Shi Hong suddenly laughed and said.
Tuoba Shiyijian was silent for a moment, then said, "You are shameless."
Shi Hong's expression remained unchanged, and he said, "You know shame, but you still want to kneel down and pay homage to your father-in-law? My mother lives in the city, but your mother came a thousand miles to see her off—"
Tuoba Shiyijian looked at Shi Hong with a fierce look.
Shi Hong shook his head and said, "When they are still wolf cubs, it is best to restrain their claws and fangs."
His voice was very light and soft, and seemed to carry a hint of seduction.
Shi Yijian fell silent.
"I heard that Liu Lugu was arrested?" Shi Hong asked.
Although Shi Yijian was relatively precocious, he was still a child after all, and his eyes turned red when he heard this.
This brother-in-law was actually a bit like his father, caring about him and supporting him very much, but now he has been arrested.
His elder sister, Tuoba, as a criminal relative, was also awarded to a general of the Liang State who was said to have made military achievements in Huainan.
"Liu Lugu won't survive." Shi Hong said, "His tribe was in Dongmugen Mountain, and now they have been divided up, right? I guess Madam Wang recruited most of them? Maybe Wang Feng also got some benefits. It's lucky that they fell into their hands. The old, weak, women and children who were divided up by other tribes might have been sold. Anyway, they are Tiele Xiongnu, not real Xianbei."
Shi Yijian's eyes became even redder.
"Most of the strong men in Dugu tribe have died, and the remaining old, weak, women and children cannot cause any big trouble." Shi Hong said, "Maybe they will fall into Yuan Zhen's hands. You haven't seen him for a year, right? On the Double Ninth Festival, I saw him from a distance, and he was held in the arms of the emperor."
Shi Yijian clenched his fists slightly.
"When the wolf cub gets angry, the tiger laughs." Shi Hong sneered and asked, "A large group of cavalry came outside the city yesterday. Are they your people?"
Tuoba Shiyijian said nothing.
"Where did you go? It seemed like you went south in the afternoon." Shi Hong asked.
Shi Yijian was silent for a long time before he said, "Huainan."
"There must be tens of thousands of cavalry, right? The people of Wu are so scared. I'm afraid they can't get so many cavalry in the whole country." Shi Hong sighed: "It's snowing heavily in Huainan, and the iron horses are crossing the frozen river in Hefei."
Shi Yijian twitched the corner of his mouth.
Shi Hong saw his expression and smiled, "I don't study to write poetry, but just to see what the world will become. If it matches my guess, I will be happy."
After saying this, he seemed to have some inexplicable emotions, and finally said sadly: "Perhaps, it's not bad to live like this for the rest of my life. Your Majesty, after all, still has some grace."
Shi Yijian was still young and didn't understand this sentence.
Shi Hong lowered his head, turned around, and sighed: "Shi Yijian, the Dai cavalry are all attacking Jiangdong for the emperor. This is not about money, but-"
Shi Hong considered the words and said, "It is a kind of submission. If the emperor abandons the throne of the Central Plains and goes to Pingcheng to be the Chanyu, even if he is not a Xianbei, you have to get out, understand? He has conquered the Xianbei warriors."
"Serve your father well. I hope I can see you again in a few years."
Shi Yijian was a little surprised and confused.
The wind blew continuously until the fifteenth day of the winter month.
On this day, Jin Gen's car slowly drove out of Luoyang and headed south.
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