At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 52 Sharp turn down
The eldest grandson Wugou’s mother, the Gao family, believes in Buddhism, and the eldest grandson Sheng must also believe in Buddhism, so she gave her daughter the nickname "Guanyin Maid", hoping that her daughter will be blessed by the Guanyin Bodhisattva, and grow up in peace without disease or disaster. big.

The eldest grandson Wugou has been influenced by his ears and eyes since he was a child, so he also believes in Buddhism, and thus he has developed a generous and gentle character. This kind of woman is indeed a blessing to the courtiers and the people of the world when she becomes the mother of the country.

At this time, the eldest grandson Wugou was sitting quietly in the carriage, with a Buddhist scripture on his knees, carefully flipping through it. The quiet and dignified beauty was hard to describe in words, but it was eye-catching anyway.

This is a hand-copied "Avatamsaka Sutra", which was given to her by Mrs. Gao, but the handwriting on it is strong and powerful, it doesn't look like it was written by a woman, until Changsun Wugou turned to the last page and saw the A line of small characters made her pretty face feel hot, and she quickly closed the Buddhist scriptures.

It turned out that the inscription on the last page was Gao Bufan. According to the simple description above, this "Avatamsaka Sutra" was copied by Gao Bufan himself as a birthday present for his mother, and now Gao's mother gave it to his eldest grandson Wugou. .

From this point of view, Gao Kaishan's words are right, Gao Shi really likes his grandson Wugou, and he did not hesitate to play a little trick, and he really answered the heart of the poor parents in the world!

The eldest grandson Wugou closed the Buddhist scriptures with a red face, and couldn't help but open it after a while to take a look at the inscription, and then hurriedly threw the Buddhist scriptures beside the seat, as if the Buddhist scriptures were hot!
Opening the curtain of the carriage, the greenery in the distance came into view, the autumn was high and the clouds were light, Changsun Wugou's thumping heartbeat slowly calmed down, but the scenery in front of him reminded him of Gao Bufan's farewell poem, which immediately added a little bit of trouble!

"Oh, if I had known, I wouldn't have come to Xun County with my father!" Little Loli sighed.

Before the sunset completely set, Changsun Sheng and his party returned to the county seat. After dinner, Changsun Sheng asked Gao Shilian to go to the study, but he did not ask him to investigate the origin of Ma Xingkong at Feiyu Machang, but handed the crossbow to him. give him.

Gao Shilian took the crossbow and looked at it carefully for a moment, then asked suspiciously, "Where did you get this, brother?"

Changsun Cheng frowned and said, "A dead man assassinated Gao Kaishan and his son, and this was found from the dead man."

Gao Shilian's complexion changed, and he said in disbelief: "Dead man? Could it be that Yu Fang Huaji is so insane that he dispatched a dead man to take revenge on Gao Changqing, and doesn't give you any face at all?"

Changsun Sheng shook his head and said, "It's not Yu Wenhuaji."

Gao Shilian was even more puzzled. There were not many forces in the Sui Dynasty who could afford to raise dead men. Gao Kaishan and his son were just horse breeders. How could a dead man assassinate them? Wait... raise horses?
Gao Shilian seemed to have caught something, and looked at Changsun Sheng in surprise, who nodded subtly and said: "The only thing Gao Kaishan and his son can be coveted is that racecourse, think about it, who wants it the most in the court?" War horse?"

Gao Shilian trembled slightly, lowered his head and remained silent. Changsun Sheng took back the crossbow from his hand, and said lightly, "Shilian, brother, I know you are anxious, but there are some things that can't be rushed. From now on, don't talk to Minister of the Ministry of War. Si political exchanges, although the Sui Dynasty is now unstable, but still strong and strong, there is no possibility of overturning in a short period of time, let's look at the results of the emperor's eastward expedition to Korea, if it succeeds, those Xu bandits are just scabies. So don’t act rashly at this time, the best way is to wait and see, that person will not be so stupid as to act now.”

Gao Shilian bowed deeply in shame and said: "Brother taught you the lesson, I will keep a distance from Hu Sizheng in the future!"

Changsun Sheng nodded, and waved his hand wearily: "Go back and rest, you have to leave tomorrow."

Gao Shilian hummed, but hesitated to speak, Changsun Cheng frowned and said, "You want to talk about Wugou?"

Gao Shilian nodded: "I don't understand. Although Gao Changqing is outstanding, but in terms of helping the eldest grandson's family, I'm afraid it's far behind Li Shimin. Why..."

Changsun Cheng smiled and said: "Xiaofan has potential, shouldn't he be given a chance, besides, the Changsun family doesn't have to just focus on one tree, whoever wants to marry Wugou depends on his own ability!"

Gao Shilian nodded when he heard the words, and left the room silently!
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Brother Yuwen left, Changsun Sheng and his entourage also left, and Gao Bufan's life seemed to have returned to its usual tranquility. Apart from practicing, he helped the family take care of the ranch every day. He was practical and busy!
However, Yin County and Zhangnan County were not peaceful at all, or the whole Sui Dynasty was not peaceful, because Sui Emperor Yang Guangdong conquest was imminent, and supplies from all over the country were being rushed to Zhuojun in the north. The servants are also marching to Zhuojun one after another, and the mobilization of millions of troops can be imagined with its momentum and wide-reaching influence.

The war horses at Flying Eagle Racecourse will be released at the end of September. According to the usual practice in previous years, the horse farms themselves have to be responsible for sending the horses to Luoyang, the eastern capital, for delivery. They will be inspected and accepted by the officials of Taipu Temple. After passing the inspection, the imperial court will allocate funds to the racecourse. .

Therefore, the delivery of war horses is the top priority of the racecourse every year. It must not be sloppy. Usually two months in advance, the racecourse must be ready for delivery. At this time, there must be no mistakes. If you are too busy, you may have to be severely punished.

So since entering August, everyone in the Gao family has been tense, and Gao Kaishan and Xia Steward are facing a formidable enemy, busy like a snail every day.

However, the racecourse is now facing a problem, that is, there is not enough soybeans in reserve. Before leaving for Luoyang to deliver the horses, you must prepare enough soybeans. Otherwise, once the food runs out, the horses will lose weight. Accept that pass.

So during this period of time, the focus of Gao Kaishan and Xia Steward's work is to buy beans, go out early and return late every day, and even go out for a few days, but at this time, the county is under pressure and is making efforts to encircle and suppress the people in Gaojibo. Thieves and bandits blocked roads everywhere, which brought great inconvenience to the purchase of soybean materials.

The most irritating thing is that although Song Qichen, the leader of the army in Bohai County, suppressed the bandits with great fanfare, he had no effect at all. Instead, he was exhausted by the elusive bandits. , even Sun Anzu, the General Moyang who had just raised the mountain, took the opportunity to recruit troops everywhere, and in less than a month, he grew from the initial hundred to five to six hundred people.

But Sun Anzu is quite a conscientious person, he only robs property and food, and rarely hurts people's lives, unlike Zhang Jin's gang, who don't leave a living every time they work, oh, except for women, women will be snatched back to the cottage by them, Become the woman of a group of bandits, for them to vent their desires.

On this day, Gao Kaishan, who went out to buy soybeans, returned to the racecourse worriedly, and immediately notified everyone to strengthen their vigilance, and even distributed bows and arrows to the guards in charge of patrolling the racecourse.

When Gao Bufan saw this, he knew it was unusual. After asking, he found out that Captain Song Qichen was actually defeated by Zhang Jincheng's group. Not only did all the soldiers and horses under his command suffer heavy casualties, even Song Qichen himself was beheaded by Zhang Jincheng. The whole county shook for a while!

You must know that Song Qichen's [-] soldiers and horses are not many, but they are the main armed forces in the county. Now that they are gone, the rich gentry and wealthy households in the entire Bohai County have undoubtedly become the meat on the chopping board of the robbers. Strange.

All of a sudden, anyone with a little family background wanted to hide in the city, and those who really couldn't let go of their homes and property also joined forces and stepped up their guard. Places like Flying Eagle Racecourse that produce war horses naturally became the first choice for bandits. Goal, no wonder Gao Kaishan is so nervous!

In this golden autumn in August, the situation in Bohai County has taken a turn for the worse!

(End of this chapter)