Chapter 170：

This is Shaoshang's third trip away from home in his life, the first two times... Well, let's not mention it.

In fact, Mrs. Xiao originally hoped that she would wait until the end of the counter-insurgency in various places before setting off, but seeing that the matter was not over overnight, Mrs. Xiao finally let go, mainly because Shao Shang was going on this trip. It is Yuzhou. The blessing of Uncle Muliang in Tuozhou, this is one of the few places in the world where the implementation of the Tiantian decree has been carried out smoothly.

When passing Yingchuan, Shao Shang also visited Qu Lingjun, who was expecting to give birth at home, and brought back the little cloth tigers made by two pregnant women. Mrs. Qu is a true model of a lady, both inside and outside. She sews a cloth tiger with a round head and a round head. She is stocky and cute. It is not good for Shaoshang.

Yuzhou is located in the south of the Central Plains, looking down, the terrain is like an erect silkworm cocoon. On the top of the head are Sili and Yanzhou on the left and on the right, and below the feet are Jingzhou and Yangzhou, which are sparsely populated and yet to be prosperous. There are only sporadic rebellions in several states and counties in the west. , and to the east is Xuzhou, one of the four most rebellious states.

In order to prevent rebels or refugees from sneaking into Yuzhou, Liang Wuji did not care about his wife who was about to give birth. He went to the west to catch a few thieves, and to the east to block the pass, running back and forth on both sides. Busy is overwhelmed.

The hometown of the Empress Dowager Xuan is in Yiyang County, the southernmost part of Yuzhou. As long as Shaoshang and his party take the official road in the middle and not near the east and west sides of Yuzhou, there will be no danger. With such a refreshing autumn air and a leisurely journey along the way, Shao Shang even thought that when the last wish of the Queen Mother Xuan was completed, he could continue his journey south and go to Jiangxia in Jingzhou to see Ms. Wang Ji. It is said that this young lady is now quite famous in the local area, and everyone I praise her for being gentle and submissive. She is the bride who beats her husband the lightest among the concubines... eh? .

"Aren't you and the lady of the king dead enemies?" Cheng Shaogong couldn't understand this kind of 'friendship'.

Shao Shang said: "I have had a fight with Sister Xi'e, hasn't she become my concubine? I wait for a woman with a big heart, even if there is a rift, it is at most a breeze and a drizzle. Can't afford a big storm. Unlike your men, if one is not good, you will start an army and make a mess, causing a **** storm, and the war is raging!"

Shao Gong wanted to tell her sister about the kings and queens who stirred up the wind and rain during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. She moved her lips a few times, and finally she retracted the carriage. My sister used to be very decisive, but after serving as a palace decree for five years, she became more confident and decisive, and she couldn't suppress it at all. Not only that, the younger sister actually began to question her qualifications as a brother!

"Third brother, let me ask you." Shaoshang took time to get into the carriage, "When my mother gave birth, my eldest father was seriously ill, and my father happened to be outside, and the house was a mess. It's not that the midwife made a mistake, in fact, it was me who gave birth an hour earlier, not you, the third brother."

Cheng Shaogong was speechless for a long time, and could only say: "If there are two sons or two daughters, there may be a mistake about which one is earlier and which is later, you and I are twins, do midwives remember that Don't you know the gender?!"

"It's hard to say, Aunt Qing said, at that time she was still young, and when she saw her grandmother passed out, she hurriedly turned around and kept watching her wake up, so she had no time to ask if it was brother or sister or not. Brother and sister."

Shao Gong is helpless: "We are not children anymore, why bother with such trivial matters."

"It's nothing, I just want to be more assertive to the third brother."

Cheng Shao Gong:…

This day, we will go to noon, and the team will have a meal, and let everyone rest by the way.

Shao Shang smiled and sat beside his brother: "Third brother, my sister has something to ask."

"It's good that you know. Three brothers, except for a few Azhu and the others, most of our brothers and sisters have settled down. How do you plan for the future?"

Shao Gong sighed for no reason: "The eldest brother asked me to go to his county to learn to be an errand, the second brother asked me to go to Xu County to help him understand the river, my father asked me to go to the military camp with him, and my mother asked me to study Managing general affairs... But, I myself want to travel the world first."

Shao Shang was astonished: "Wow, can the three brothers know how to be a messenger, Kanyu, lead troops, and general affairs?"

Shao Gong is very proud: "Naturally, you can do it. If you don't believe me, ask your mother." Although Mrs. Xiao always disliked him for being smart and not good, he is actually the most knowledgeable brother and sister. .

Shao Shang suddenly looked at him with admiration: "Since the three brothers want to travel the world, why haven't they left all these years, is it my parents who refused to agree?"

"No, I want to see you get married before going out."

Shaoshang's heart flooded with warmth, and she smiled embarrassedly and rubbed against him. When the stove was on fire, she brought a bowl of hot soup cakes to Shao Gong with an attentive look: "Third brother, try it quickly, eat it while it's hot, the taste is made by me, and the soup was boiled at the station before."

Shao Gong took the soup cake and scolded with a smile: "Be respectful before and after, little man!" - but this little man is quite good at craftsmanship, huh, it's cheap for that surnamed Huo!

"Let's not say what kind of wife the third brother wants to marry in the future." Shaoshang continued to ask.

Shao Shang wanted to beat someone again, so he endured: "It's like a mother, calm and measured."

"Too smart, I can't stand it."

"It's like Sister Zhu'e, gentle and supple."

"I don't like women who are too virtuous and virtuous, it seems that I'm outrageous." His temperament is far from that of a normal scholar-officer. Nao, the woman is too virtuous and he will be under a lot of pressure.

"The third brother also knows that he is not a good person. Well, that's like Sister Qiqi, cheerful and innocent, natural and pure."

This time, Shao Gong almost jumped up: "You want to kill me! When I was a child, I was beaten by her a few times, do you know!"

Shao Shang said impatiently: "Then what do you want, Aunt Sang, Aunt Qing... Don't say that you like the eldest mother who is so 'powerful and unrestrained'!"

Shao Gong was also very depressed: "I didn't even think about what you were going to ask me to do - so I want to go out for a trip, maybe I will meet a nice person outside!"

"Whatever you want." Shao Shang couldn't help it, "Just be careful of Yuan Shen's father's lessons, our family can't stand the toss." In fact, she wanted to buy some property for Cheng Shaogong, lest He was a **** all his life, and when he got old, he had no wife, no children, no home and no job.

Seeing that her younger sister didn't want to talk, the young palace became excited, and he leaned over to gossip: "Curly, before your departure, His Majesty announced you to enter the palace, what did he tell you?"

Shao Shang said dully: "I didn't say anything."

"Did His Majesty say 'his life is not easy' and so on."

Shao Gong quickly waved his hand: "No, no, I promise you for my brother, I haven't given you a divination for all these years!" After a pause, he smiled bitterly, "Even if I can pinch it, I don't know what your Majesty will say."

Shao Shang slowly sat back, his face sullen: "That's good... But how do you know."

"I just guessed, I guessed! The Empress Dowager Xuan just passed away. Her Majesty was kind and caring. I heard from my grandfather that I have been unhappy for the past two months. How can I see you serving Mother Xuan for so many years? There is no feeling of melancholy. Our fortune-telling is to save people’s hearts first and foremost, and we must be able to observe words and expressions.

"It means that you all rely on deceit."

"You can't say that. When Emperor Wen's mother, the Empress Dowager Bo, was still in the palace of Wei Wang, Xu Wei said that she was going to give birth to the son of the emperor. Isn't that what she said later." Shao Gong tried his best to work for the bank Correct name.

"What's so strange. At that time, Wei Bao was one of the heroes. Xu Fu may have said this to all the heroine's female relatives. There is always a hero who can rule the world, then Didn't his concubine give birth to the emperor?"

"Bullshit! Xiang Shi Yao Weng also said to Zang Li that your eldest daughter is indescribable, and she will give birth to the emperor in the future, and it will come true later, Wang's eldest daughter really gave birth to Emperor Wu ."

"At that time, the harem was choosing beauties, and Zang Yu had an ambitious look on her face. Of course, Yao Weng had to follow her. Could it be that 'your daughter is a palace maid, and you can only enter the palace' If he can bring water to wash his feet, then he still has an old life!" Anyway, Shao Shang doesn't believe that just looking at his face can determine his fate.

"But Zang Li was going to send her second daughter into the palace. It was Yao Wengfei who said that her eldest daughter had the queen's destiny, which shows that it is very accurate."

"This is even better. Of course, Yao Weng saw that although Queen Wang was married and gave birth to a daughter, she was more beautiful and smarter than her sister, and could speak well. The woman who entered the palace to gain favor is of course the more beautiful The smarter the better!"

, Your Majesty made a conclusion in a lighthearted manner..."

The young palace exerted the observation power of the magic stick and tentatively said: "Whether what Your Majesty said to you is about Huo Budo."

Shao Shang nodded gloomily: "I thought that kidney beans are difficult to cook because they are stubborn, and the leeks are spicy because the earth is dry; but Your Majesty, Your Majesty said I... Said that I was just... "

"Just cowardly." Shao Gong calmly said the last two words.

Shao Shang suddenly turned his head: "How do you know."

Heart. From the moment you and Sister Qiqi meet, I know that you actually like to be at ease. If you want to drink, you can steal two jars from the cellar and get drunk, and you are not afraid of being scolded; if you want to quarrel, when In the face of the elders, you dare to scold you first—but you don’t dare, there is someone who is wrong with Aunt Qiqi, you…”

Speaking of this, he felt sad in his heart, and his voice was harsh, "You didn't realize that, after you entered the palace, you were more likely to make mistakes when Huo Buzhu was around. Huo Budo has been exiled, and your actions will be more appropriate. I often hear people say, 'The little lady of the Cheng family is very good. She has no problems in dealing with the two palaces of Yong'an in Changqiu. Empress' respect and His Majesty's praise'."

The Queen Mother went to the Royal Courtyard to recuperate. But because Empress Yue often went there to soak in hot springs, Empress Dowager Xuan refused to go there, so the emperor set up another manor (private property of Empress Xuan, under the sole control of Shao Shang) for Empress Dowager Xuan to recuperate, so the imperial censor did not say anything.

Just because my sister can rely on her wholeheartedly.

"Your Majesty is right." Shaoshang was silent for a long time before he said, "I think about it, I'm afraid of this and that, but it's actually two words - cowardly. It's so wise to fall, just get up and walk. The important thing is, do I still want to spend my time with that person?"

people and things.

"Well said." Cheng Shaogong patted her shoulder-Curly grew up, but he was still sad.

This kind of sadness did not last long, just like most of the dragon and phoenix fetuses in the world who started kicking each other from the womb, within a few hours, Cheng Shaogong wanted to strangle his sister again.

After the afternoon break, Shaoshang ordered to continue on the road. It is expected to reach the next station before dark. Two hours after the departure, the convoy took a break in a wooden barn wine shop at a fork in the road. The Cheng brothers and sisters proudly ordered a lot of local game delicacies, such as dried bacon, bamboo shoots, and dried kippers, and asked the maids to send them down to share with the guards.

A few days ago, the official road was blocked by trees and rocks falling from the hillside. Now the officials are busy fighting the rebellion, and they are unable to clear the road for a while. The guest officials may wish to take the gorge road on the west side. It's even closer."

Shao Shang frowned slightly, but did not speak.

Cheng Shaogong hurriedly said: "How do I get to the gorge, is the road far, and the vehicle is better, can I get to the station before dark?"

The road is narrow. Well, it was probably during the reign of Emperor Xuan of the previous dynasty, when the imperial court sent a large army south to quell the rebellion of the Tu nationality, and the heavy and forage had to be transported in batches, so the government simply opened a wider and flatter official road."

Cheng Shaogong was relieved and thanked him.

Shao Shang smiled charmingly: "Thank you old man, so let's take the road on the west side. Today, the old man may wish to tell me what other mountains and trails are nearby. The scenery is very good, and we can have fun after our brothers and sisters finish their errands."

Speaking, she grabbed a handful of copper coins from the skin and rewarded them. The old shopkeeper was overjoyed and stopped greeting other merchants. He sat in front of the Cheng brothers and sisters and talked one by one.

Just as Cheng Shaogong thought that everything was going well, who knew that half an hour after walking out of the restaurant, Shao Shang suddenly ordered the motorcade to turn around, bypass the restaurant on the side of the road, and blocked it to the residence the official way to go.

Cheng Shaogong was surprised and asked what happened.

Shao Shang calmly said, "It's nothing, but I don't think it's right."

"What's wrong, that old man has been running a liquor shop there for a lifetime, and he will lie to you!"

Shao Shang smiled and said: "Third brother, if you want to go east, I want to go west, you and my brother and sister have their own opinions, you say your subordinates listen to me or you. "

Cheng Shaogong looked at the two guards standing behind his sister with bright eyes, smacked his lips a few times, and said helplessly: "Okay, anyway, don't be in a hurry to complete the last wish of the Queen Mother Xuan, if you want to go around Go back and have a look, just go around."

It's not that he is good at talking, but the situation is stronger than people.

There are more than 100 servants and guards in this convoy, because Cheng Shi and Cheng Zhi also have to employ people, so only 20% of the convoy are soldiers of the Cheng family. , led by Cheng Shaogong's personal bodyguard Fu Deng, and the rest were all the men of the young merchants.

They were orphans of soldiers and soldiers who were taken care of by the Empress Dowager Xuan in the early years. They were incorporated into the Queen's Guard when they became adults. It was not easy to join the princes and princesses, so the Empress Dowager Xuan entrusted them to the young merchants.

The young merchants have wealth, silk and manor, as well as fathers, brothers and uncles who are good at leading troops and wars. In the past five or six years, they have been trained and disciplined according to the regulations of the Cheng family, and they have taken care of their families. At that time, Mrs. Xiao sighed that people are not as good as heaven. Many of the skills she taught Cheng Cha were not used now. Instead, it was her daughter who thought she would not use them, but she had to cover everything.

It took more than an hour, and the convoy finally quietly circled back to the official road to the south. When everyone saw it, it was flat and wide, and it could easily run eight carriages. Unfortunately, it traveled several miles. Everyone saw rocks and trees as tall as the two blocking the front.

Cheng Shaogong hurriedly said: "You see it! The old man didn't lie to us, this road really cannot go!"

Instead, Shao Shang dismounted and walked over, carefully observing the pile of huge stones and miscellaneous trees.

Cheng Shaogong had no choice but to get out of the car and follow him, squatting beside his sister and repeatedly asked 'what's the matter'.

Shao Shang stood up and said solemnly: "Third brother, do you know why the government builds official roads."

Shao Gong is speechless: "...it's getting dark, and if you don't leave, you'll have to sleep in the wild. I'll take you to listen to the Master's lecture later."

Shao Shang ignored him, and continued on his own: "Official Dao, Guan Dao, to put it bluntly, is originally for the government. What is the government used for, official exchanges, and business travel, These are all secondary. The First Emperor sent 100,000 soldiers and civilians to build 800 li gallops in order to dispatch large troops and transport vehicles more quickly and conveniently."

Conspiracy."

Shao Gong hummed, "Huo Budo told you all of this."

Shao Shang gave him a white look: "Didn't your father tell your brothers? It's not that your left ear goes in and your right ear goes out."

"I know all this, what are you talking about!"

Shao Shang continued: "Before I go out, I ask His Royal Highness to allow me to borrow a map of Yuzhou from Hongwenguan to see that this official road is flat throughout, and there is only a hill on the east side of the section..."

Shao Gong looked up and pointed to the hill on the east side in front: "Yes, it seems to be this hill. It was about heavy rain that collapsed the rock, so it rolled down with the trees. The thunderstorms in Yue Xia continued, and several mountains next to the capital collapsed into mud, and almost flooded the village."

Shao Shang said word by word: "But the old man said that this official road was blocked a few days ago. It's autumn, where is the torrential rain!"

Shao Gong was startled.

Shao Shang pointed at the pair of giant rocks and trees: "Look carefully, does this look like it was swept away by a rainstorm? The trees are dry and the soil is firm, and the sunny side of these stones is almost dry. Pure, if it was washed down by the rainstorm and rolled down with the mud, why wasn't it covered in sand?!"

The young palace was horrified, and it took a long time to say: "Someone deliberately pushed these stones and trees from the mountain to block the official road!"

Shao Shang said lightly: "I can't say for sure that sometimes the mountain people don't cut wood and chisel stones properly, and this kind of misfortune will happen. However, someone like me who has bad luck since I was a child has to be more careful— Be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years."

"Then let's go back quickly and go another way!" Shao Gong firmly said.

Shao Shang said: "It's getting dark, we set fire to night, wouldn't we be a living target."

"What do you want?!"

"Avoid for a few miles, turn off the fire and wait until tomorrow morning."

Shao Shang patted the dirt off his hands and said stubbornly, "No, you can't drive all night."

Shao Gong is also angry: "I am your brother, listen to me!"

Shao Shang couldn't bear it anymore, and started the indiscriminate attack that accumulated for several years—

"When Fan Ni rebelled in Yanzhou, the third uncle wanted to go to Qing County to see his senior brother. I said this was inappropriate. If there was an accident in Qing County, the third uncle would just go in and beat the dog. If there is nothing to do in Qing County, it doesn't matter if you can't enter or not. I said, 'Now the situation ahead is unclear, and there are not many guards accompanying us, so we shouldn't move without authorization, or return to Chenliu County on the same route, ask the reason and then make plans It's good'—but no one listens to me." Aunt Sang doesn't understand this, but it's the pig-headed uncle who hates it!

"Before parting, the third uncle shed a few tears with his wife and daughter in his arms, and then went to Qingxian County with a heroic appearance. Before leaving, he ordered us to continue to Huaxian County. How, what was the result? My aunt and I were almost wiped out, and there was no corpse!" The last sentence of Shao Shang almost roared, and the roasting of human meat was always her nightmare.

Shao Gong scolded: "The third uncle is a scholar, naturally... that one doesn't understand..."

"In the second year, Uncle Wan was impeached for oppressing the people, and our brothers and sisters went to him. On the way back, I said that since there were already several assassins, I would rather take a few steps and take the official road instead of copying the jungle. Shortcut—Does anyone listen to me? Does anyone listen to me! Uncle Wan still laughs at me for being timid, you and Sister Qiqi laughed especially hard, and the second brother just hesitated. Then, what happened after that? What happened after that! If not... He came to the rescue... I'm going to be wiped out again!"

Shao Gong was also present at that time, knowing that this was true, so he laughed and pretended to be stupid.

"Third brother, let me tell you, I have held back these two breaths for many years, and I have not spoken out for the sake of my uncle and uncle's husband!" The more Shaoshang thought about it, the more angry he became, because these things didn't make sense. The male elders who were transferred caused her to owe more and more to that person, and she did not know when she would be able to pay it back.

"There's one more thing I've wanted to say. Although I'm young, don't the third brother think that I'm the smartest person in the family, except for my father, mother and third aunt?" Shao Shang's aura was astonishing, his eyes spitting fire, and Shao Gong spit on his face, almost shrinking to the bottom of the horse's belly.

"Since I'm smarter than you all, why can't you listen to me honestly!!"

Shao Gong: ... OK, OK, you are all right.

The author has something to say:

1. Recently, I checked the interesting things about Boss Cao. Now, as to whether Boss Cao's grandfather, the adopted son of the great **** Cao Teng was from his own clan or the Xiahou family, basically no one could convince anyone.

Basic comments are as follows: The Cao family and the Xiahou family are neighbors. When the Cao family was very poor, they let one of their sons, Cao Teng, enter the palace as an eunuch. Unfortunately, he did not do well at first, so when he returned home from leave, his father and brothers looked down on him and treated him slowly. Cao Teng was very sad. He became an **** for the sake of a good life for his family, but his father and brother treated him like this.

Instead, the old man from Xiahou's family next door and his childhood playmates treated him warmly and kindly. He was indifferent to his own family, but he was very kind to the Xiahou family.

& nbsp; Of course, it's Boss Cao's mother. By the way, she can save her husband and remind her son of some mistakes.

Finally, the question arises, when Cao Teng needs an adoptive son, does he choose the child of the Xiahou family, or does he still find his own nephew?

2. Finally, I would like to state that although I have repeatedly mentioned that I like Boss Cao, I have always supported Shuhan in the past, now, and in the future, and always choose the Shuhan camp when playing games.

Don't be deceived by the crying image of Liu Bei in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", in fact, Liu Bei was really a hero who could be counted at that time, Boss Cao said 'the heroes of the world only make the king and the ear' It's definitely not a casual statement. In fact, during Liu Bei's northern expedition to Yiling, if it wasn't for Sun Quan's backside, the already frightened Boss Cao would have moved the capital!

Or if Liu Bei lives a few more years, what will happen to the Three Kingdoms situation? Our uncle suffers because the starting point is too low. He already has a small foundation. He has just left the bottom hand-knitting industry. He has a headache to prepare more sets of armor and some good horses!

Why did Liu Bei bring people across the river in the first place? Some idiots on the forum also said that Liu Bei was stupid, that was because Boss Cao had a history of massacres! Whether it is to boost the morale of one's own side or to deter the enemy, they have been slaughtered more than once! Although the ancient slaughtering city may not be considered heinous, Boss Cao has done it before, and some people have done it since, but slaughtering the city is the slaughtering city!

Liu Bei's starting point was lower than that of Cao Sun, and he encountered more difficulties, but this does not mean that his bottom line is low. It has not been slaughtered (there is no recorded document so far)!

It was also a caregiver, Zhuge Liang worked diligently, and Sima Yi bullied the orphans and widows to usurp the throne. Liu Bei was sincere to his brothers and his subjects, and his brothers and subjects also reciprocated!

In the Shuhan dynasty, whether it was the prime minister or Guan Zhangzhao, or even Meng Huo and Jiang Wei later, they never lived up to the entrustment of the king's brother's mentor, and they never lived! All are very honest people!

Looking at the history books, almost all the regimes of partial security, whether Gongsun Shu, the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Southern Song Dynasty, or Zhang Zizhong, will inevitably degenerate and violent or just get along, but the Shu Han did not. On the contrary, they spent their whole lives chasing their original dreams and never got discouraged (Jiang Wei succeeded after the death of the prime minister)!

They are the weakest force among the three parties, fighting against Cao Wei, whose land population is eight times his own, and always adhere to the determination to revive the Han Dynasty! When the Prime Minister was alive, Cao Wei, whose economic conditions were far superior to those of the Shu Han in all aspects, was always suppressed and beaten. It was still Sima Yi's trick of shrinking, and he dared to take the lead until the Prime Minister died of illness, ahhh! (Just like this, I dare to shoot whitewashing dramas.)

More importantly, with such a small population and land, the northern expeditions have been repeated repeatedly, but the strategic level of the taxation and corvée of the Shu Han has always been maintained very well, and the people have not been forced to ruin their homes. When the land of Shu returned to Wei, it was reasonable to say that there was no need for the Northern Expedition, no wars, and the people's life should be better, but the people of Shu still miss the Prime Minister, forever and forever, offering sacrifices constantly!

He never abused his power. Instead, he investigated carefully and refuted the charges one by one in the courtroom. The political enemy he mentioned at the end wept bitterly on the spot and pleaded guilty.

This is a kind of upright and bright power, and it cannot be denied its touching power just because it is cumbersome and procrastinating, or because it does not succeed in the end.

I also want a high-ranking minister. He is the elder minister that all the terrified young emperors are thinking about. He is the only existence that stands up to the mountains! (Dead ants are also worthy of comparison with him?!)

Whether it is the later dynasties or calendar records, everyone is looking forward to the "Guangwu Zhongxing" again, but it failed. However, this does not mean that the righteousness has perished.

In my opinion, Shu Han represents a kind of chivalrous spirit and idealism, and it is not surprising that it has become the object of praise and praise by the monarchs, ministers and commoners of later dynasties.

As a monarch, I hope that I can have capable and loyal ministers like Guan Zhang, Zhao Zhuge, etc. As a minister, I hope that I can meet a monarch like Liu Bei and a citizen, who does not hope With a parental official like the Prime Minister.

But, alas... When will you not be with me, the autumn wind has reached Wuzhangyuan.

Sorry, a little excited.