In Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty, at the house of Prime Minister Fang Xuanling, Mrs. Fang would call her eldest son Fang Yizhi every day to ask, "Erlang has been in Youzhou for more than a month and hasn't even replied to a letter from home. Are you on duty?" When I arrived, I asked if the letter was sent to the wrong place? Was it included in Youzhou’s official documents?"
"Mom, Erlang may not be as convenient as home when he goes out for the first time. Maybe he is too busy. When he settles down, he will definitely write home. It's just that Youzhou is a long way away. If you want to send ordinary family letters to Chang'an, the fastest It will take a month." Fang Yizhi comforted him.
Mrs. Fang wiped her tears and said: "It's all your father's fault. Erlang is still a child. Can't the family afford to support him? He has to be sent to the border to suffer. I don't know if he has lost weight due to hunger..."
Fang Yizhi really wanted to cover his eyes, why did he do this again, "Mother, mother, I remembered. There were several people who went with Erlang. Why don't you go ask the ladies from other families? Everyone wrote Have the letters home come back?”
Um? ? ? Yes, that's a good idea. I'll go find Mrs. Cheng and ask.
Sure enough, diverting attention is the best way to persuade people, and Fang Yizhi couldn't help but praise his own wit.
As soon as Mrs. Fang went out, the housekeeper came over with a thick letter from home, "Madam, Madam, there is a letter from the Second Young Master..."
Fang Yizhi's eyes lit up: "Really? Second brother finally has news. Come on, bring it to me."
I couldn't wait to open it. I thought that such a thick letter would be filled with longings. Whoever wanted to take it apart realized that Fang Yiai's handwriting was too ugly, the size was different, and the paper was useless, so it looked very thick.
The general content of the letter is as follows: Dad, Mom, I have been on the battlefield. Brother Xiao put on the largest armor for me. Although it is very heavy, I like it very much. There were so many people on the battlefield. The Turkic general Heli brought 10,000 people, and we also sent 10,000 people, and then they surrendered. They used to say how scary the battlefield was, but it turned out they were all lies and not scary at all...
Phew...what is this? After all, he is from a scholarly family, and Erlang can’t even write a letter? Why are you so incoherent?
This guy even brags about fraud in his family letters. Little did we know that our father had experienced the battlefield. How could he not know that the battlefield was dangerous? The Tang Dynasty had 10,000 soldiers and horses, fighting against 10,000 Turks? Did the Turks surrender? If you write like this, you can't deceive a three-year-old child, but you still want to deceive the father?
But, it can be seen that you are careful. This is because you don't want your parents to worry about you. Well, Erlang has grown up.
Fang Yi always commented like this in his heart.
At the same time, at Cheng Yaojin's house, Cheng Huaimo's home letter was much more straightforward: "Father and mother, fighting is so exciting. Brother Xiao led us to capture 10,000 Turkic cavalry, and there were no casualties among our people. It was simply Amazing! Although we are being used as bait, everyone knows that they didn’t tell us in advance because they were afraid that we would leak the secret. Brother Xiao said that we will be credited with our first contribution, so if there is another job as a bait next time, I will inform you in advance. I’ve made a reservation. My father has taught me since I was a child that we should put public matters first before private matters. After talking about business matters, the next thing is private matters..."
The next day, these old ministers met at court. They all had strange faces and seemed hesitant to speak.
Qin Shubao came close to Fang Xuanling and asked in a low voice: "Prime Minister, have you received a letter from your son?"
Fang Xuanling nodded and couldn't help laughing and scolding: "Got it, my second boy, who usually looks stupid, dared to lie when he wrote to me for the first time. Although he meant well, I still Write back and reprimand him."
"Oh? What lie did he tell?" Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde came up at the same time, their attitudes seemed very curious.
Um? ? ?
Fang Xuanling was a little confused and said casually: "It's nothing. He just didn't want me to worry about his safety and lied about being on the battlefield. But this kid can't make up lies. How can the battlefield be that simple? Besides, You I haven’t heard of any fighting in the state recently, and no military reports have come.”
Yuchi Jingde said with a dumbfounded look on his face: "To be honest with you, my two boys are the same. They usually don't dare to breathe when they talk to me. This time they also lied to me in their letters. Moreover, the caliber of the two of them is amazing. Agreed, I have sent a steward over to enforce the family law."
...Two minutes of silence for Brother Yuchi.
Qin Shubao asked curiously: "Jingde, your second son is young, so he also lies?"
Yuchi Jingde shook his head and said: "He didn't lie, but he copied the boss's family letter intact!"
puff……
Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but burst out laughing, "I thought it was just my eldest son who was causing trouble, but it turns out that several of the boys are the same. I'm relieved now."
Pfft...what's your logic? Why is your Cheng Huaimo also talking nonsense in the letter?
Cheng Yaojin talked about the letter on the spot, "That's right. This bastard, in order to claim credit from me, said that they went to the battlefield as soon as they arrived and captured 10,000 Turkic cavalry with only 15,000 men. He also said that he This time I was credited with first merit, and I might be promoted to a higher rank... What the hell is this a letter from home? You're clearly telling me a story! Wait until he comes back and see if I don't break his legs."
Yuchi Jingde smiled naively and said: "These stupid boys have never been on the battlefield and can't tell lies. Are ten thousand Turkic cavalry easy to fight? In the ninth year of Wude, I led ten thousand people to fight against ten thousand Turkic cavalry. After a fierce battle, only more than a thousand people were beheaded. Want to capture 10,000 Turkic cavalry? How many troops and horses are needed? Thirty thousand? Fifty thousand? Who in Youzhou has the ability to fight such a big battle? Chai Shao dares not to report?"
"No, I'm getting more and more angry as I talk. We can't get used to this! When we grow up in the future, won't we lie about the military situation? We have to inform the housekeeper, and the family law will impose an additional fifty lashes!"
...The Yuchi family’s tutoring is so strict!
Fang Xuanling listened and said, "Why does it feel wrong! I thought it was because my boy didn't know how to fight and was making nonsense. Why now it seems like they have discussed it? My Erlang also said in the letter, We captured 10,000 Turkic cavalry. Sigh...it seems like we need to write to Xiao Rui and take good care of them."
Cheng Yaojin pushed Qin Shubao who was in a daze, "Second brother, why don't you say anything? Among the children, your family's Huai Dao is the most sensible. What did he say? You can't be like my family's soul, right?"
Qin Shubao's old face turned red and he coughed in embarrassment, "Huaidao, he didn't write that 15,000 people captured the enemy and captured 10,000. He wrote that 10,000 infantry captured the enemy's 10,000 cavalry."
puff……
Everyone couldn't help laughing, and Cheng Yaojin even joked: "Second brother, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Huaidao must have been led astray by that kid from my family. I'll take care of him when I get back!"
At this moment, Du Ruhui, who had been listening to a few people chatting beside him, spoke up, "Everyone, have you ever thought about the possibility of this letter being true?"
"Keming, how is this possible? A group of children were playing around and making up stories. If this is true, it can only be said that the Turkic general went crazy and led his troops to surrender to the Tang Dynasty." Fang Xuanling laughed so hard that her stomach hurt.
Du Ruhui said with a serious face: "I don't know much about the other children, but I know Yiai. He never lies, especially to you, Xuanling. I know my son Mo Ruofu, do you think he dares to lie to you?" ?”
this……
Fang Xuanling was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "No, no, this is absolutely impossible! It's a fantasy."
Du Ruhui smiled, "Haha, anything related to Xiao Rui is not a fantasy? I will go to the Ministry of War to help you check the military reports."
Not really, are you so serious? Everyone was very surprised.
Cheng Yaojin smiled and said: "Prime Minister Du, if this is true, I will eat the stone lion at the door!"
Qin Shubao kicked him over and said, "Come on, Prime Minister Du has good intentions..."
