Chapter 1202 Stress Test
Chapter 1202 Stress Test
Just as the sky was getting light, a little boy came into the yard with brisk steps.
Seeing Tong Qianjin shaking his head slightly, he said "oh" and started playing in the snow alone in the yard.
Tong Qianjin saw that it was almost time, so he went to prepare breakfast.
The little boy's eyes rolled around and he immediately ran to the inner room.
The soldier standing at the door seemed to subconsciously want to reach out to stop him, but the child was quick and just bent down and went in.
The two soldiers looked at each other, dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.
"Mom, are you there? Mom, I'm here to see you." The little boy pushed the door open and looked towards the inner room.
Liang Lanbi rested her head on Shao Xun's chest and was talking softly.
Shao Xun occasionally hummed and rubbed it with one hand.
After hearing the child's clear cry, both the male and female were startled.
Liang Lanbi's face suddenly turned red, and she tried to separate from Shao Xun in an attempt to cover up her mistake, but how could they separate when they were lying in the same bed?
Shao Xun was relatively calm. He looked at the child who had come in through the beaded curtain and said with a smile, "Why did my son get up so early?"
Liang Zhang stood there, hesitating, not knowing what to say.
The five-year-old child already understood a little bit, so he naturally knew who his real father was. After all, Liang Laodeng didn't deliberately hide it from him. It was just that he rarely saw Shao Xun, so he was a little overwhelmed for a while.
But the desire to see his mother outweighed everything.
He bowed in a formal manner and said, "Your Majesty."
Shao Xun looked at him for a moment, feeling uncomfortable and even a little pity, so he waved his hand and said, "Come over here, Grandpa."
"Guest slave, go to the outer room to review your lessons first." Liang Lanbi said in a muffled voice while lying in bed.
Liang Zhang hesitated for a moment, but finally went out, but he was still looking back when he left.
After his figure finally disappeared, Liang Lanbi threw herself into Shao Xun's arms again and said, "You killed me."
"Yes, yes, I'm sorry for you and your mother." Shao Xun comforted softly, "I will compensate Ke Nu in the future."
Liang Lanbi sighed.
In the past, it was because of her status, but now it was because of other factors. The child was her only hope. In the future, her child must be proficient in both civil and military affairs, and perhaps he could serve the King of Qin and make up for her guilt towards Wenjun.
But despite feeling guilty, Liang Lanbi still hugged Shao Xun tightly. The two of them stayed together for a while before getting up to dress and wash.
When Shao Xun came to the outer room, Liang Zhang was reading a book absent-mindedly.
When he saw his father coming out, his eyes lit up at first, then he shrank back a little.
Shao Xun went straight over, picked up the child, and said softly, "Kenu, do you miss your grandfather?"
Liang Zhang did not answer, but just lowered his head and occasionally glanced at Shao Xun.
Shao Xun looked at his son's expression, then looked outside, and suddenly smiled and said, "Let's go play in the snow."
……
Liang Fen left the city early in the morning.
The ox cart moved slowly and took a long time to get home.
After entering the yard, I saw the father and son happily making a snowman.
He watched quietly for a while. His grandson had a satisfied smile on his face. He ran around Shao Xun and handed him a tool from time to time.
A huge snowman had been piled up on the ground. It looked very majestic and was even wearing an iron helmet, holding a round shield and a short sword.
After a moment, Liang Fen also laughed.
After all, a father and a grandfather are different. Having a father's company or not are two completely different things.
"Liang Qing is back?" Shao Xun asked casually as if he was greeting a guest at home.
"Uncle." Liang Zhang threw down the shovel and threw himself into Liang Fen's arms.
Liang Fen was knocked back a step and said with a wry smile, "I'm old."
At the same time, he felt relieved that the years of companionship were not fake, and his grandson finally kissed him.
Isn't such a good grandson much better than a child adopted from the clan? At least he is his daughter's own flesh and blood.
A grandson is also a grandson.
Shao Quanzhong got Wancheng for free, so what if he gave me a good grandson as compensation?
"Your Majesty is so leisurely and elegant." Liang Fen said, holding her grandson's hand.
"Mr. Liang will help take care of all the affairs in the world. Why should I worry?" Shao Xun brushed off the snow on his hands and waved to Liang Zhang.
Liang Zhang just held Liang Fen's legs and didn't go over.
Liang Fen was very pleased, as if all the anger she had suffered from Shao Ze in the past had been avenged at this moment.
"Father."
"His Majesty."
Liang Lanbi bowed in the corridor and said softly, "Breakfast is ready."
Liang and Shao then stopped "competing for favor" and came to the dining hall one after the other.
The breakfast prepared by Tong Qianjin was tailor-made for Shao Xun who was practicing martial arts. It included meat, milk, cakes, and even mutton sausages brought back from the grassland.
Liang Fen was old and ate lighter food. She only ate a steamed bun and stopped eating.
"How about some Daigo? This is a recipe proposed by the Taiyuan Hu monk Fotucheng. I love it." Shao Xun said, "Tong Qianjin spent a lot of effort to prepare it."
"醍醐灌顶" is an idiom that only appeared in the Tang Dynasty, but 醍醐 is not a food. Simply put, after squeezing out raw milk, "su" is made, which is actually cream.
The remaining part can be left to ferment and made into "cheese", but it is not the same as today's cheese. To be precise, it is solidified yogurt, usually with a little salt added.
"Soda" can be heated and stirred to make "raw soda", which was later called "butter".
When the "raw soup" is heated again, some relatively transparent yellow oily substance will appear in the center, which is called "cooked soup" or "醍醐".
Daigo is a transliteration of Sanskrit, and was later called "Indian ghee".
Daigo can be preserved for a long time and is not easy to spoil. It was very popular in the Sui and Tang Dynasties and was also an important part of Western cuisine in later generations. However, after the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Daigo, salt cheese, milk porridge and the like gradually faded out of the Chinese diet and became almost unpopular.
After Shao Xun finished speaking, Tong Qianjin scooped out a large spoonful of醍醐 from the bottle.
Liang Fen couldn't refuse, so she ate some and praised, "It's really delicious."
"Thousand pounds." Shao Xun said.
Tong Qianjin understood and took out ten bottles of Daigo from his luggage and put them aside. These were to be given to Liang Fen.
Liang Fen was about to refuse, but was stopped by Shao Xun's words, "The guest slaves like it very much," so she stopped refusing.
Shao Xun was very pleased with himself as he had won back a point in the "competition for favor".
Liang Zhang was drinking milk porridge on the side. After hearing Shao Xun's words, he secretly glanced at his father, then glanced at Daigo, his brows full of joy.
Liang Fen sighed secretly, and seeing that Shao Xun had almost finished his meal, he asked, "Your Majesty mentioned the matter of the military garrisons in Hebei before. After thinking about it, I think it can be postponed. We will have to fight against Murong Xianbei in the future, and the Hebei garrison troops will be useful. Why not wait until the war is over before disbanding them?"
"Yes." Shao Xun nodded and said, "This matter needs to be kept secret. I have only mentioned it to a few of you. Do not let it leak out. The Hebei military garrison has been tolerant of this for many years. Sooner or later, it will have to be rectified."
"Okay." Liang Fen responded, and then continued: "Wudi Tangyi Prefect Chen Yan, Poyang Prefect Xiong Jin, Northern Palace Assistant Secretary Han Qian, Yamen General Tong Jian, Yiyang Prefect Fan Jun, Baling Ling Shen Zhen, Yushi Zhongcheng Xiong Yuan, Bingbu Lang Jin Zhaoming, Wuchang Shogunate Canjun Fan Wang and others have sent letters one after another, and their hearts are very eager to surrender. I want to ask, how should I reply to them?"
Shao Xun was a little surprised and asked, "Weren't they contacted by Prince Lu?"
"Contact the King of Lu, but don't delay writing to me." Liang Fen shook his head helplessly and said, "These people are obviously not satisfied with surrendering, and they still want to make further progress in their official careers."
"Has the matter of arranging an official position for Shi Zhen been settled?" Shao Xun asked again.
"The Langya Kingdom's doctor has taken care of it."
"It went so smoothly?" Shao Xun couldn't help but laugh.
Liang Fen glanced at him and said, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? The Bohai Shi family and the Leling Shi family have always been married to powerful families. Shi Zhen was originally a scholar. Is it difficult for him to be an official? Moreover, he is a relative of Concubine Shi's mother. Langya Prime Minister Zhuge Yi did not ask any questions. He is just a small doctor-in-chief."
"Where's Xiong Minghu?"
"Fan Wang suggested that he be appointed as the prefect of Nanping, but Zhuge Daoming rejected it," Liang Fen said.
Shao Xun laughed loudly and said, "You guys are going too far. Do you really think Zhuge Daoming is confused? He also wants to save face. How did he end up?"
"Zhuge Daoming asked Xiong Minghu to return to Poyang or Jianye to seek an official position."
"Did you get the position?"
"I went back to Jianye and became a secretary."
Shao Xun nodded, then walked back and forth with his hands behind his back.
Tong Qianjin's eyes narrowed.
As an attendant, he was well aware of some of the emperor's habitual actions, and this was clearly a sign of indecision.
Liang Fen also noticed it.
Jiangdong's house is too dilapidated, and there are a lot of people poaching people from inside. It looks like it's about to fall apart.
To be honest, he did not expect that so many people would secretly come to him in the past two years. It seemed that everyone was scheming for themselves, and it was difficult to unite the people of Wu.
This situation is very dangerous.
No one jumped out openly because they were unsure of what others would do and did not want to be the first to speak out.
But things always change step by step, and when they accumulate to a certain extent, there may be a total explosion. The surrender you see in history books must have profound reasons.
"The Jin court has become so rotten." Shao Xun sighed, "It seems that if we can sneak three to five thousand troops to Jiangnan, all places will surrender upon hearing the news."
"Your Majesty, be lenient when estimating the enemy's strength," Liang Fen reminded.
"I know, I know." Shao Xun chuckled and said, "Then let's give it a try."
"How do we try it?" Liang Fen asked.
"Send ten battalions of new troops to Huainan and put them under the command of Zhang Shuo, and order them to harass various places. What do you think?" Shao Xun asked.
Liang Fen pondered for a moment and said, "Yes."
That's the test.
If you're not sure about the situation, just give it a try and see how you react.
"Is the snow heavy in Jiangnan?" Shao Xun asked again.
"It snowed a few times in the winter month, and it has snowed several more times since the twelfth month. This winter is particularly cold. I heard that many people froze to death in Jianye." Liang Fen replied.
"That's good." Shao Xun no longer hesitated and made up his mind to harass.
When northern soldiers march south, they are never afraid of the cold, but of the heat.
Various bacteria are not active enough in winter, and the incidence of acclimatization will be greatly reduced, not to mention that Jianye has been experiencing heavy snow.
Don't let my soldiers pierce through...
(End of this chapter)