Chapter 1174 Finalized

Chapter 1174 Finalized

Chapter 1174 Finalized
The night was pitch black and the rain continued to fall until morning.

Yu Wenjun stared out the window, not feeling sleepy at all.

She turned her head and looked at Shao Xun again.

In the morning light, the man was still sleeping soundly.

The big hands like a palm-leaf fan were exposed outside the thin blanket, and the calluses on the palms were very thick.

His chest is extremely strong and his lower abdomen has a slight belly, which is the so-called "general's belly".

A pair of legs stretched out from the other side of the thin blanket, with sparse black hair on the calves and old scars faintly visible in the middle.

His entire fat body lay on the imperial couch, like a bronze warrior in golden armor, taking up almost half of the bed.

Yu Wenjun opened the window to dispel the stuffy air in the hall, then returned to the bed and snuggled into the man's arms.

The man rolled over, hugging the plump, white body tightly. From a distance, the snow-white body almost completely disappeared under the man, and only the dense panting and suppressed moans made people suddenly realize that there was actually a person hidden under the dark, strong, fat and burly body...

"I'm still in mourning for my uncle." After a long time, the woman breathed a little slower, her eyes gradually focused, and she said with some sadness.

"It's been almost a year, and I really miss my beloved wife." Shao Xun said embarrassedly.

"Are you feeling better?"

"Comfortable."

Yu Wenjun hummed and stopped talking.

His wife didn't say anything, so Shao Xun could only take the initiative to bring up the topic, saying, "Forget about the marriages of our children. I'll hold the wedding when I come back. For those that haven't been decided, let's put it on hold for now."

There are two marriages that have been decided so far. One is the marriage of Princess Jingling Shao Shu. She has fallen in love with Miao Xie, the illegitimate grandson of General Miao Yuan of the Right Feathered Guard.

When Miao Yuan found out, he was overjoyed, but he also said that he could replace his legitimate grandson with Yi Zhi, but Shao Xun scolded him and sent him away.

If the fourth daughter had not fallen in love with Miao Xie, the Miao family's grandson would not have had this opportunity.

Miao Xie was one of the sixteen people who passed the two classics test at the Imperial College in March this year. Because Miao Yuan was the grandson of a concubine's son and had a very low status, he had no chance of entering the officialdom through family connections, and other good things never happened to him. Fortunately, he was hardworking and enter the Imperial College four years ago. This year, he passed the two classics test and entered the Taichang Temple as the literary master (the ninth rank), in charge of the rules and stories of the ritual and music system.

This position was of a low rank and very leisurely nature. The main job was to quote classics and provide consultation for the arrangement of various ceremonies and meetings, so there was plenty of time to read.

After two years, one can take a test to pass the three classics and be directly appointed as an official of the seventh or eighth rank - depending on which official vacancies are available.

The other marriage was with Si Zi Hu Tou.

This matter took a long time because Wang Laodeng was always complaining in the middle, which annoyed Shao Xun.

He had promised Mi Huang that he would marry into his family. Although the two of them talked about it privately on the hillside with no one else around and his purpose was not pure at the time, he said it after all.

You can deceive people, but you cannot deceive their hearts.

Mi Huang was in poor health, and the two junior supervisors were almost always in charge of the military academy. It was a relief for him, the regular supervisor, to be able to work for a few months a year.

Shao Xun felt that he could not delay any longer, so he decisively sold his fourth son Hu Tou and let him marry Mi Huang's granddaughter.

Of course, he knew that Mi Huang actually wanted to marry the eldest son of the Shao family, and the only one of suitable age was Qin Wang Shao Jin, who was just sixteen years old this year. After weighing various considerations, Shao Xun still rejected it and let the fourth son marry into the Mi family.

The Mi family was just a wealthy merchant family in the late Han Dynasty, and just a small aristocratic family in Donghai during the Jin Dynasty. But by this time, the Donghai Wang family, formerly the royal family of the Jin Dynasty, was already slightly inferior to the Mi family.

The influence of this family extends to Donghai, Lanling, Xia Pi, and Pengcheng counties. Donghai is the "imperial hometown", and the Mi family's business is well-connected, so they will not let Hu Tou down.

In addition, Shao Xun secretly inquired and found out that Mi Huang's granddaughter was not a "tank" but was pretty and rich, so she was not bad.

After these two things were finalized, Shao Xun temporarily put his worries to rest.

With more women, there are more children. There are weddings every year and grandchildren are born every year. Princess Shen of Zhao is already pregnant and is about to give birth.

The eldest son and the second son are still "hanging out" outside and will be back soon.

Then there are five, six, seven...

"When will Your Majesty come back?" Yu Wenjun asked softly.

"It will be very quick." Shao Xun said, "The Dai Kingdom has been conquered twice. There are not many people who are dissatisfied. There should be no need to start a war. The country is still divided internally. The Wuhuan and Han people will not join in the rebellion. It's good enough that the Xianbei people don't fight among themselves. In this world, no one can be taken seriously by me."

Yu Wenjun hummed again.

Shao Xun turned sideways, looked at his wife, and said, "Wang Yifu will not come to the court these days. You should take care of the affairs in Luoyang. Before I leave, I will set up a political affairs hall. All matters, big or small, will be handled by the political affairs hall. If there is any doubt, you can come forward to make the decision, just like in the past."

Yu Wenjun's eyelashes fluttered continuously. After a moment, she looked at Shao Xun boldly and said, "Your Majesty, Liang Nu was young before, but now he is sixteen years old. Why don't you let him supervise the country? There are many things that I cannot do, and I can't do them well."

Shao Xun was silent for a while, and said: "At the age of sixteen, how can you convince others? There has never been such a person since ancient times. He is too young."

"Then how old is it? After getting married? Or after the coming-of-age ceremony? In the families of nobles and princes, Liang Nu would have already had the coming-of-age ceremony at this age." Yu Wenjun asked.

Shao Xun smiled helplessly and said, "You today... is it because I haven't come to Zhaoyang Palace enough this year?"

Seeing that he changed the subject, Yu Wenjun stopped talking, but she was not very happy.

Shao Xun glanced at her, wondering why the queen suddenly brought up the matter of regent.

The regent can be a prime minister or other ministers, a member of the royal family, or a prince, but it does not have to be the crown prince.

But if the prince serves as regent, he will always be given a different kind of color and a stronger symbolic meaning.

But what can a sixteen-year-old child see? Let's wait until he feels that his strength is running out and he can't move anymore. "Okay, get up." Seeing Yu Wenjun sad, Shao Xun felt a little uncomfortable. He gently picked up the queen and said, "Do you know the real reason why I let Liang Nu stay in Jinyang?"

Yu Wenjun came back to her senses and looked at Shao Xun.

"Women's opinions." Seeing that Yu Wenjun's expression became more lively, Shao Xun snorted coldly and said, "Bingzhou is located at a high altitude, overlooking Siji."

"The people are strong and brave, and they dare to fight. With a little training, they can become a fighting force."

"It has the benefit of the Fen River, with abundant crops and granaries. It also has good grazing, with cattle and sheep roaming the wild and strong horses in herds. If it is managed effectively, it will be of infinite use. This time, Liang Nu went north to Jinyang, not only to transport goods, but also to provide relief."

"In that case, do you still want him to stay in Luoyang as regent? Who would obey you if you are an emperor without any foundation?"

Yu Wenjun was stunned when she heard this. After blinking a few times, she lowered her head and said, "Husband..."

Shao Xun's momentum grew stronger and stronger, and he glanced at Yu Wenjun "coldly". However, his eyes were dazzled by the two trembling white lumps on his wife's chest, and his cool image was soon broken. He could no longer maintain his aloof image.

Yu Wenjun blushed and said, "I will help my husband get dressed."

"Let's wash first." Shao Xun said, and then paused, "How did you arrange it for Yao?"

When talking about this, Yu Wenjun actually got angry and said, "Yao Laoqiang is really going too far."

Shao Xun burst out laughing.

"Yao Laoqiang" was the name he often used, but Yu Wenjun usually didn't say that. Instead, she referred to him as "Yao Fujun" or "Yao General". Now that she said the three words "Yao Laoqiang", she was obviously angry.

After getting angry, she sighed and said, "That girl looks quite pitiful, she looks so timid, I can only comfort her with gentle words."

"Liang Nu and Yao have already..." Shao Xun asked cryptically.

Yu Wenjun looked at Shao Xun and nodded slightly.

"Yao has just arrived, there must be many things she doesn't understand, you should take her with you and teach her first." Shao Xun said immediately: "Don't marry a wife yet, and then -"

Having said this, Shao Xun couldn't go on.

Being a father is such a double standard.

Before he married Yu Wenjun, he had been enjoying himself with Concubine Le, so much so that four or five women had children with Yu Wenjun. But when the matter fell on his son, he took drastic measures.

Yu Wenjun obviously thought of this as well and gave Shao Xun a cold look.

That's how it is in aristocratic families. After you marry a wife, no one will say anything if you get concubines, but it's best to be content before you get married.

Some families with strict rules even require the wife to give birth to a son before allowing the wife to take a concubine.

Shao Xun used to be a shameless warrior, but now he has to be respectful.

……

After breakfast, Shao Xun came to the Kowloon Hall.

Last winter, my mother was sick on and off, and she just couldn't get better. After the spring came, her health improved, but her complexion was much worse than before, as if she had consumed too much of her vitality all at once last winter.

"Mother." Shao Xun sat next to his mother, holding her hand, and felt a little cold.

Seeing her son coming, a smile slowly spread across Liu's face.

Shao Xun was also laughing.

The mother and son seemed to have returned to decades ago. Mrs. Liu held the newborn Shao Xun in her arms and looked at the smiling child.

"Little Bug, if one day you feel you have had enough and are tired, just stop and take a rest." Liu said, "When you were a teenager, you didn't have so many worries, but now you have too many things in your mind. Mother is old and can't even cook for you anymore. Who will come to cook for you in the future-"

Shao Xun was a little dazed.

There are so many women around him, but there is only one mother. She is truly kind to him, truly pities him, and truly worries about him.

In the harem, some wanted his favor, some wanted the status of their children, some wanted to help the family, and some didn't even know what they wanted, but were just swayed by their emotions or pushed forward by their family...

Suddenly I felt very boring, empty and lonely.

No one understood what he wanted.

No one understands his helplessness in struggling with the times.

No one understood his depression as he was gradually beaten and his edges were smoothed over by the times.

Sometimes he even wanted to take revenge on the times as a prank, but he couldn't bear to do it because he saw millions of ordinary people struggling to survive. They were real people.

He could not transcend, nor was he willing to do so, so he could only be pressed on the dragon throne and complete his mission.

After the sage time was over, Shao Xun was relieved. If you can't transcend, then enjoy it.

"Mom, wait for me to come back." Shao Xun patted his mother's hand gently, stood up and went to the corridor.

Father Shao Xiu retracted his gaze from the mother and son and sighed, "Do what you should do. Don't be soft-hearted or hesitant. Just know what you are doing. If you can't do it in time, stop and make arrangements to defend the situation. That's how war works. If you can't chase them anymore, don't chase them. Go to the camp and beware of the bandits' counterattack."

"Okay." Shao Xun nodded, turned and left.

(End of this chapter)