At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 266
Changsun Wuji sat cross-legged on the side of the small couch, took a look at the half-finished painting of "Eight Steeds", and said proudly and regretfully: "My sister's female celebrity is very good, and she has become more and more diligent now, but It would be a pity to exchange such a delicate treasure for those dumb objects."

The eldest grandson Wugou said with a smile: "If elder brother likes this picture of eight steeds, after I embroider it, I can give it to elder brother."

Changsun Wuji shook his head and said: "Let's forget it, if I take this one away, Guanyin maidservant, you will have to embroider another one, it's all because I'm useless as an elder brother, and I'm making you tired, younger sister."

Changsun Wugou took back the "Eight Steeds" from Changsun Wuji's hand, and continued to thread the needle while saying earnestly: "The maidservant of Guanyin is not tired, and she is idle at home anyway, doing some embroidery to pass the time, let's live Here, I have already caused trouble to my uncle's family, and the Guanyin servant girl does some needlework within her strength, just to help make up for the family and reduce the burden on my uncle, but you brother, instead of blaming yourself here, you might as well work hard and be serious Read more books."

Changsun Wuji said shamelessly: "My sister is right, I will go back and work hard for my brother." After speaking, he wanted to stand up.

The eldest grandson Wugou hurriedly said: "Brother just came and left, could it be that you are angry with my sister?"

Changsun Wuji said in embarrassment: "How is it possible, brother is not so narrow-minded."

The eldest grandson Wugou said with a light smile: "Guanyin servant naturally knows that you are not so stingy, brother. In terms of generosity, my brother is comparable to Lin Xiangru, and in terms of talent and learning, he is not inferior to Xiao He. He will definitely be a good prime minister in the future."

Changsun Wuji's fair and chubby face was slightly red: "Sister, you are too much a brother, are you going to kill him as a brother?"

The eldest grandson Wugou giggled and said: "Okay, Guanyin maid take back this big talk, lest my brother be arrogant, brother still needs to work hard."

Changsun Wuji nodded and smiled: "I should work harder for my brother, so as not to disappoint my sister."

At this time, the servant girl brought up a plate of hot osmanthus cake and put it on the low table, "Silang, this is specially reserved for you by the girl? It's just steamed, eat it while it's hot."

Changsun Wuji gave a light sigh and said, "This is Lan Kwai Fong's sweet-scented osmanthus cake. The price is not cheap. Where did my sister get it?"

The servant said proudly: "The servant girl sold the girl's embroidery and nets today and made five taels of silver. The girl is very happy and said she wants to celebrate. By the way, I will reward myself and leave a few dollars for you, Shiro."

Changsun Wuji was slightly taken aback. To the eldest grandson's family, five taels of silver was really nothing, but that was in the past, and now five taels of silver is not too small, not to mention it was earned by Guanyin's maidservant. , It's really amazing, and it really should be celebrated.

The eldest grandson Wugou glanced at his elder brother, and thought to himself, it seems that his elder brother didn't know about this matter, maybe Erlang really didn't do it, Erlang usually does things without telling his elder brother.

Changsun Wuji picked up a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and took a bite. He felt even more ashamed and a little disappointed. The Guanyin servant girl is so capable that she doesn't need her elder brother to support her. However, is embroidery really so profitable?

"Silang, isn't it delicious? This is the authentic osmanthus cake from Lan Kwai Fong!" Seeing that Changsun Wuji was silent, the servant asked curiously.

Changsun Wuji quickly smiled and said, "It tastes good."

The eldest grandson Wugou seemed to have guessed what his brother was thinking, and said with a smile: "Business and economics is just a small way to make a living. My brother should focus on his official career, so that he can brighten his family. It depends on you to revive the family."

Changsun Wuji was suddenly enlightened when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "What the servant girl Guanyin said is true, but she did it for my brother. By the way, at the banquet today, I heard a masterpiece handed down for my brother. Do you want to listen to the maidservant Guanyin?"

Changsun Wugou's heart moved, and he quickly asked: "But Gao Changqing did it?"

Changsun Wuji clapped his palms and said with a smile: "The maidservant of Guanyin guessed it right away, alas, Changqing's poems really make brother Yu look up to him, and he can't accept it."

Changsun Wugou was surprised when he heard the words: "What kind of poem is it that makes my brother so willing to lose?"

"During the banquet, the people of the world proposed to drink wine, and Li Jing was the official to issue the order. Each of them recited a poem with wind characters, borrowing from the predecessors, or improvising poems."

Changsun Wugou smiled and said: "It's not difficult, it can be seen that Li Juncheng is a merciful official.

"That's right, Shimin took a chance and started the game with Dafengge first, and then it was Changqing's turn to take orders."

"But Han Gaozu's Great Wind Song?" asked the eldest grandson Wugou, and when he saw his elder brother nodding, he lowered his eyes and said in a low voice, "This seems to be Erlang's usual temperament, but the country has not been peaceful for the past few years, and the emperor is becoming more and more suspicious. , Although it’s just borrowing poems from predecessors for our daily actions and fun, it’s better to be cautious, so as not to fall into the truth, brother is Erlang’s good friend, and he should be persuaded.”

Changsun Wuji nodded and said: "Shimin is a little trusting, but it doesn't matter, it's just an order. On the way back, my brother reminded him, and he readily accepted it. Although Shimin is a little rash, he can Listen to other people's opinions."

"Well, this is also Erlang's strength. By the way, what poem did Mr. Gao recite upon order to make you so impressed?" Changsun Wugou asked.

Changsun Wuji laughed a little and said: "At first Changqing's brother Hu crepe wrote a poem that was said to be written by the first emperor, but everyone had never heard of it. Later, Changqing laughed and said that it was Hu crepe's, and then recited another poem "Autumn Thoughts." ". Seeing the autumn wind in Luoyang City, I want to be a writer with a lot of meaning. I am afraid that I will not be able to talk about it in a hurry, and pedestrians are about to leave and open."

Changsun Wugou's eyes lighted up slightly, he nodded and said: "It is indeed a rare masterpiece, Mr. Gao must be homesick, it is written with sincerity and vividness, but in terms of talent, it is not as good as the song Asking the Moon with Wine , how can I let my brother stand upright? Could it be the song by Mr. Gao Hu Crani?"

Changsun Wuji nodded: "Although this song is not as good as Asking the Moon for Wine, it is also a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation. Brother Changqing wrote it easily with the snap of his fingers. This is what I admire the most. However, Brother Changqing's song by Hu Li is also quite good. Interesting, the Guanyin maidservant listens to my brother's recitation: I am the wind, when I am happy, I will cut the green willow tree and bloom pink. When I am angry, I will overturn the river and sea, and overturn the sky."

The waiter burst out laughing, this is a kind of poem, it's just a jingle, it can't be elegant.

The ancients paid attention to antithesis and rhyme when writing poems. This is the ancient people's consistent aesthetics of poetry. The aesthetics of modern poetry is difficult to accept for a while.

The eldest grandson Wugou was slightly stunned before he said: "This kind of little poem is novel. It sounds strange at first, but when you read it carefully, there are also subtleties. Mr. Gao's words and deeds are always different from others. I am afraid that the genre was created by him again.”

Changsun Wuji believed it deeply. When he first met Gao Bufan in Yu County, he felt that every time this son said something novel, it would always make people feel refreshed. He didn't know how his brain grew.

The waiter tasted the words carefully, and said in surprise: "Young lady is right, it's true. At first, I thought it was plain and naive, but it's quite interesting when I think about it. Well, is this Gao Changqing an extremely arrogant person? What a breath!"

Changsun Wuji smiled and said: "On the contrary, brother Changqing is very easy-going, he can chat with anyone, and his words and deeds are calm and measured, which makes people feel like a spring breeze."

The waiter rolled his eyes and said: "So, this person's pride is deep in his bones?"

Changsun Wugou thought to himself, not only because of the pride in his bones, this vernacular poem is probably Gao Changqing's response to Erlang, alas!

"Hey, it seems that Shishu has also improved." Changsun Wuji said with a smile.

The servant's face was slightly red, and he said proudly: "After serving the girl for a few years, if the servant girl has no need to improve, wouldn't it be embarrassing for the girl."

The eldest grandson Wugou laughed and said: "You didn't learn how to flatter people from me, I dare not take credit for it."

The waiter chuckled.

Changsun Wuji stood up and said, "Brother, it's time to go back and study hard. Guanyin servant girl, don't always do needlework in the attic, go down and talk to your mother."

"Well, I will go down in a while." Changsun Wugou agreed.

Changsun Wuji turned around and walked up the stairs, suddenly stopped and said: "Gao Changqing will leave Luoyang on the eighth day of the eighth day to take up his post."

The eldest grandson Wugou paused for a moment, lowered his head and continued to thread the needle, as if he was indifferent, and after a while he said: "Then brother, you can go and see him off, the acquaintance is not in vain."

"Brother, I have this plan." Changsun Wuji shrugged his shoulders, turned around and continued down the stairs, and suddenly shook his head in a self-deprecating manner. It is true that those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to ink are black. The ancients did not deceive me, I don’t know Before I knew it, I had learned Gao Changqing's tricks.

When the noise of the stairs subsided, Changsun Wugou put his needle and thread, hugged the wicker basket resting on his knees, stared at the blue sky outside the window in a daze, just happened to be a flock of wild geese flying across the sky.Late autumn is here, the wild geese are flying south!

It's another autumn, time flies so fast, before I know it, my father has been gone for more than half a year.

The eldest grandson Wugou put down the basket, went to the desk, and wrote two poems, one called Qiu Si and the other called I am the wind.

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The eighth day of August in the eighth year of Daye, this day is quite auspicious, and the old Guangdong people read it as "Fa Fa Fa". Of course, Gao Bufan did not go to Zhuojun this time to get rich, and it was just a coincidence that he chose this day.

At the ten-mile long pavilion on the north bank of Luoshui, Changsun Wuji and Gao Shilian came to see Gao Bufan off, but Li Shimin didn't come, which surprised Gao Bufan. After asking Changsun Wuji, he found out that something happened at home, but Li Shimin It's good if you don't come, lest this kid asks me to write some farewell poems, after all, being a copywriter is also a technical job.

Changsun Wuji handed a food box to Gao Bufan and said, "This is some snacks that my mother asked me to bring to Brother Changqing for the road."

Gao Bufan hurriedly thanked him and took it, and handed it to Gao Ren next to him, saying, "Brother Auxiliary Machine, let me thank Lingtang."

Changsun Wuji nodded, Gao Shilian stroked his beard and smiled and said, "I wish Changqing all the best in this appointment, and the sky will rise straight."

"Thank you Uncle Shi, by the way, Uncle Shi is acquainted with Lord Hu, Minister of the Ministry of War?" Gao Bufan asked calmly.

Gao Shilian shook his head and said, "It's just a casual acquaintance, why did Changqing ask this?"

It is said that Gao Shilian wanted to follow the path of Hu Sizheng at the beginning, but since Changsun Sheng reminded him not to get too close to Hu Sizheng last year, he has alienated their relationship with each other. Si Zheng suddenly invited him to the house again, and his attitude was very enthusiastic, which caught him off guard.

Hearing this, Gao Bufan was relieved, if it was just a casual acquaintance, there should be no problem, so he smiled and said: "It's just a casual question. The servant of Hu asked me to come to the house with my righteous brother Li Jing a few days ago. It happened that my nephew couldn't separate, so I refused. .”

Gao Shilian seemed to have caught something, he took a deep look at Gao Bufan and said, "I see."

"It's a farewell to send you thousands of miles away. Let's just say goodbye today. Uncle Shi and Wuji, take care." Gao Bufan cupped his fists and rolled onto the back of the big green horse.

Changsun Wuji and Gao Shilian waved goodbye to Gao Bufan. The latter lightly gripped his horse's belly and headed northward along the official road. Li Jing was waiting for him not far ahead. The two brothers joined together and rode away on the rising sun. anywhere.

It is exactly: the sea is wide enough for fish to leap, and the sky is high for birds to fly.There is no kind of general, dare to seek the king.

Let’s say that a group of Xiaoxing stayed overnight, walked for almost a month, and finally arrived in Fanyang. Li Jing stayed in Fanyang County for one night, and then continued to set off for Juyang, the county seat of Shanggu County, Gao Bufan secretly stuffed it into his luggage. I paid 200 taels of silver. After all, I am a newcomer, and there are many places that need to be paid for. It is impossible to defend yourself without some money.

After Gao Bufan and Li Jing parted ways, they continued to rush to Jixian County, the seat of Zhuojun County, where the office of the Shepherd Superintendent of Zhuojun County was located.Because Yang Guang is preparing for the second Eastern Expedition, so now Zhuojun is once again gathering troops, and materials from all over the country are also gathering in Zhuojun.

But this time Yang Guang obviously learned the lesson of the first Eastern Expedition, and he no longer resorted to crowd tactics to increase his popularity. He only planned to send 200,000 troops by land, and the army by sea was also reduced from [-] to [-]. Lai Huer still led the army. .

It is worth mentioning here that most of the generals who were dismissed at the beginning have now returned to their posts, including Yu Wenhua and Lao Zi Yu Wenshu.This is also inevitable. After all, the last time the Eastern Expedition failed, all the generals under Yang Guang's command were punished. It is impossible to find other people to replace them in a short time, and Yang Guang is eager to avenge his shame. The veteran general resumed his post and continued to lead the army, otherwise he would be in the embarrassing situation of having no generals available.

Of course, these are all irrelevant to Gao Bufan. Now he just wants to build the horse farm as soon as possible, so the first thing he does after taking office is to pull out the data of the entire Zhuo County horse farm, so as to know which place is suitable for raising horses. In the counties below, as long as the places suitable for raising horses are really occupied by others, there are as many as twelve large and small horse farms in the entire Zhuo County, and more than half of them are under the name of Fan Yang Lu. No wonder Lu Sanlang recommended it. Go to Yuyi Town to open a horse farm by yourself.

Gao Bufan took a look at the map of Yuyi Town that Cui Shirou had copied for him, and planned to set off for a field trip tomorrow. The horse is gone.

　Happy New Year, fellow book lovers, I would like to wish you all an early New Year in the early morning of New Year's Eve. I wish you all good health and a happy Year of the Tiger. Fa Fa Fa!
　　
　
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