Walking along the inland river, with the breeze blowing on her face, Cui Shiniang was shaken. She looked at the two guards twenty steps in front of her, then turned to look at the two personal guards behind her who were also twenty steps away. She was a little amused and a little curious.
Cui Shiniang didn't expect that Li Shan would give such an explanation... He would cause trouble if he wasn't careful. Almost every time he was passive, almost every time he was forced, but almost every time he made a move, he was passive. Small.
It seems that just a few days ago in Furong Garden, it was said that Li Huairen was so domineering that he expelled Luo Yang, the only son of King Luo Yi of Yan County, but in fact it was not Li Shan who took the initiative to stir up trouble.
But Cui Shiniang is not stupid. She knows that this is definitely not the whole reason, but she doesn't ask now.
Walking to the end of the inland river, bypassing the Sun Pool and heading north, standing in the small pavilion at the foot of Dongshan Mountain, the magnificent scenery made Cui Shiniang hold her breath and concentrate. In March, the apricot blossoms have not yet withered. Li Shan has been alive for the past two years. People moved to a large area of apricot trees at the foot of the mountain. As far as the eye can see, there are red and white, thousands of rouges, and beautiful flowers, taking up the last beauty of late spring.
"My clothes are wet with the rain of apricot blossoms, and the willow wind is not cold on my face." Cui Shiniang wrinkled her nose, "The two remaining lines of the poem have spread throughout Chang'an. Can Lang Jun complete it now?"
Li Shan shook his head with a wry smile, and his eyes twitched... I really can't remember, but if I remember correctly, it should be from the Southern Song Dynasty, several hundred years away.
After admiring the scenery for a while, Li Shan took Cui Shiniang home along the gravel road. Most of the houses along this road were houses of Zhuangzi people, all made of red bricks. From a distance, it looked bright red... According to folklore, Sun Moon Lake The red bricks were dyed red with the blood of barbarians by His Highness the King of Wei.
"Alang, it's so early today."
"I've met my wife."
The men and women on the roadside greeted each other one after another. Some saluted respectfully, while others were carefree and affectionate. Li Shan sometimes patted his shoulders and asked a few words, and sometimes kicked him weakly and laughed and cursed a few words.
"Most of the people who saluted were refugees who moved here last year." Li Shan turned around and explained, "You are not a slave if you are a disciple."
Cui Shiniang nodded in agreement. She had heard this kind of behavior from her cousin Zhang Wenguan a long time ago. It was precisely this that caused the personal guards to be extremely loyal to Li Shan. One big reason why Wei didn't move.
"The stone is a little taller." Li Shan walked to the door of a house and hugged an eight or nine-year-old child. "But he is a little thin. Eat more meat."
"Greetings to A Lang, hello to the lady." Zhu Feng bowed and saluted.
"I heard that you can last a few rounds in Jun Hao's hands?" Li Shan smiled and patted Zhu Feng on the shoulder, "If Jun Hao is willing to do it, he will be included in the bodyguard tomorrow."
Zhu Feng was overjoyed and fell to the ground, "Thank you Alang."
In the village of Sun Moon Lake, apart from those with titles and official positions, ordinary civilians are divided into several categories. One is those who are engaged in business, such as Dongshan Restaurant, hot pot, red bricks, furniture making and other businesses. People, these people have a lot of money on hand and live as they please.
The second type is those who farm the land honestly. These people are mainly refugees from last year. However, because the fields are all in the name of the Li family, there is no need to pay taxes. Li Shan and his mother Zhu are very close, so life is not bad. .
The third is those who have officially joined the Li family. According to the rules of this era, outsiders regard them as the Li family. These people usually have monthly money and rewards during the four seasons and eight festivals. Those who are personal guards receive The reward was the most generous, and there were pensions for those injured and killed in battle, and their descendants were also taken care of by the Li family.
Going south along the gravel road, Li Shan slowly explained this to Cui Shiniang, "That was Zhu Shitou just now, and next door was Uncle Zhu Zhu. Both of them were killed in the battle of Guji Town the year before last. Shitou also had two sons. My fourth uncle has shaved his head and become a monk for several years, and he is not married yet. There is only one old lady in the family..."
Cui Shiniang listened silently, looking at every place with her eyes unhurriedly. She will spend a long time here, so she is very focused today. The atmosphere here is different from other places. The villagers are very interested in it. Li Shan's respect and closeness, love and protection for Li Shan, loyalty and confidence in Li Shan give this Zhuangzi a high-spirited attitude.
As soon as this vague idea grew in Cui Shiniang's mind, someone rushed towards her, but when she was more than twenty steps away, she stopped and said, "Alang, there is a palace attendant coming."
Li Shan was a little surprised. Someone from the palace came here. It must be Li Yuan's intention. What happened?
Striding home, he saw Su Zhi, the supervisor of the palace. There was a chaos in Renshou Palace last year. Chen Fu, the supervisor of the palace, was killed in the rebellion. Li Yuan did not appoint Su Zhi as the new supervisor of the palace until he returned to Chang'an.
The so-called palace eunuch is a high-ranking official in the palace. He is in charge of the emperor's clothing, carriages and horses. He is in charge of the six bureaus of Food, Medicine, Clothing, House, House and Chariot. He also takes charge of some of the responsibilities of the Young Mansion. He is not a confidant of the Emperor. Cannot serve.
When such a person came to Zhuangzi so early, Li Shan's heart suddenly rose to his throat. Did something happen to Chang'an, or did something happen to Lingzhou or Daizhou?
But the next moment, when he saw Su Zhi standing up and saluting with a smile, Li Shan breathed a sigh of relief, "May I ask if it was summoned by His Majesty?"
"The saint did summon him, but it will only be tomorrow." Su Zhi explained: "I thought His Highness would bring his bride to the palace to meet the elders yesterday, but unexpectedly... so he sent his subordinates to report."
"Hi!" Li Shan complained in his heart, but could only admit his mistake, "You, a high-ranking official in the palace, came so early... you thought something happened!"
"If there is any important military or state matter, a special person will be summoned." Su Zhi laughed and said, "Since it is a subordinate official, it is naturally His Majesty's private matter."
Su Zhi saw it with his own eyes yesterday. Princess Pingyang and his wife returned to the palace after recognizing their relatives. After asking specifically, Li Yuan confirmed that Prince Wei and his wife had no intention of coming to the palace for an audience. His face was a little confused... You recognize the third sister Pingyang, but you don't recognize me. This uncle?
It's a shame that I included you in the clan!
We happen to be together tomorrow. We will go to the palace first and then return to Ning. Li Shan thought about it and pulled Su Zhi inside. "The time is just right. Let's have breakfast before leaving... Is it possible that I can still make you hungry?"
Li Shan was dining with the guests in the front, and Cui Shiniang went straight back to the main room in the backyard to have dinner with Mrs. Zhu who had already washed up. The table bank was full of things, and all kinds of breakfasts surprised Cui Shiniang.
"It is said that Dalang has learned so much that I don't even know where he learned it from." Zhu said angrily: "Try a few of them and see which ones you like... take note of the fragrance of the ink."
"yes."
"Thank you so much, A'jia." Cui Shiniang first scooped a bowl of yellow and orange rice porridge to Mrs. Zhu, then sat down and said, "The eunuch of the palace has summoned your husband to come to the palace tomorrow to see you."
"Well, you have to go too." Zhu didn't care. In recent years, it was very common for palace officials to come to Zhuangzi to summon him. "It should be for canonization."
Cui Shiniang also guessed that it was a decree, and she slowly drank millet porridge and bit into the crispy chive box. She didn't really care about the so-called decree, but first she had to confirm Li Shan's position.
(End of chapter)
