The wind was blowing hard, and the royal court was filled with miserable wind and snow for several days. Even many soldiers came to sweep the snow on their own, but they didn't have time. It took an hour to sweep the snow, and it was almost enough to cover the insteps and shoes.
People in the Yuan Dynasty seem to have been accustomed to the winter months all year round. As expected, there is heavy snow covering thousands of miles at the top. However, in fact, there are many inconveniences at this time. It is difficult for cars and horses to move. Not to mention, everyone is unwilling to do so. When going out, people freeze to death in the countryside every year, becoming the food stored in the bellies of hungry wolves and birds for the winter, and they have to run around to make up for the family income, which is the most toilsome.
What's more, now the Zhengzhang Royal Court and Xumeng Mansion have entered a stage where the two armies are at a stalemate. At this time, the people are most lonely and helpless. Firstly, the taxes and corvee are getting heavier, and secondly, all industries are in the winter. If you are not prosperous on weekdays, it will not be as easy as making a living on weekdays. Moreover, in winter, of course you need to add some clothes to keep out the cold. The charcoal fires in every brazier also need money and coolies to support them, not to mention that if the Great Yuan Dynasty comes here, When the snow falls, the New Year's Eve is getting closer, and every household with very little money is worried about how to spend the New Year's Eve.
Some families firmly believe that their children can achieve some fame through their knowledge. Naturally, they worry about how to raise money for the coming year in the school. Some families, old and young, are weak and often sick, so they always have to divide the money into several parts and exchange them for There is a glimmer of hope to cure diseases and save people. No wonder it is said that at the end of the year, monsters and monsters have nowhere to hide. This is why no matter how lazy and idle this year is, at the end of the year, everything will always reach out ruthlessly and torture the truth at hand. It’s about saving up and earning a few cents.
At this time of internal and external troubles, Wang Tingxu and Meng Mansion were almost running out of oil and lamps. What's more, ordinary people's houses didn't even have half a copper coin to spend the winter in the courtyard.
Cen Shixiang has been idle in Guzhou Prefecture for a long time, but if he says he is idle, he is still working hard. His three sons have not seen his increasingly busy father for a long time, even for lunch. I never knew why Cen Shixiang was staying up all night in the house all day long. Since the first heavy snowfall in Guzhou, where the royal court is located, Cen Shixiang has rarely been seen in public. Whenever he does show up, his expression is solemn, and his face looks dry, and his temper is also very bad. He is always slightly unhappy. It's about getting angry.
For Cen Shixiang, who had always loved his three children the most, this kind of thing was almost unprecedented. Even during the most intense period of the Yuan Dynasty war, there was still something interesting in the family letter.
It snowed for several days.
When Cen Shixiang rarely left the study, he casually found a wicker chair in the courtyard and placed it gently. He slowly and feebly climbed to the wicker chair. He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the three boys chasing each other in the courtyard, and then looked at the feet beside him. There was snow that could be called a hill, and I let out a deep sigh. I think back then I was still nomadic, and my life was certainly poor and boring. I often led a few children on horseback, or guarded the sheep, or wrestled in the withered grassland. It was not at all as high as it is now, but it was indeed There is something indifferent about it, like wandering clouds and wild cranes, unrestrained.
But it seems that since Weinan was almost destroyed by the Xumeng Mansion, many things have changed, and whether these changes are good or bad, even Cen Shixiang cannot figure out.
"On such a cold day, I don't know how to put on some clothes when I go out. My body is getting worse every day, and I don't know how much I care about it. It's really scary."
As soon as he was covered with thick fur, even without hearing or speaking, Cen Shixiang knew that it was his wife who was coming, so he quickly stood up and gave the wicker chair to his wife, who had become increasingly frail and sickly recently. He smiled, held his wife's hands, and said, He rubbed it vigorously, feeling very distressed, and said angrily, "I asked a famous doctor for a prescription before, and I didn't want to trouble others to make the soup. Why didn't I even care about myself? Now that Wang Ting has really come back to life, millions of people The bones of the body are the most important."
The woman gave a wry smile and was about to say a few words. Now seeing her husband like this, she took her cold hands and put them in her arms to warm them up. Ninety percent of her anger was gone immediately. However, looking at Cen Shixiang's now messy beard. De Xing, a little angry again, took out a hand, touched the center of the latter's eyebrows, and gently rubbed it for a long time, with a look of care on his face.
"You care about me without caring about your health. How can you still be at your age?"
When I was young, I had been working all night long recently. Even though I had recovered from my injuries, I still had to have some extra time to rest. Even many people in this house said that your appearance recently was worse than being seriously injured at Wufeng Mountain. At that time, if he continued like this, before the royal court could defeat the rebels, his body was already destroyed, and the gain was not worth the loss. "
He wanted to make some nonsense, but when Cen Shixiang looked at Madam's face again, he was a little speechless for a moment, so he scratched his head and laughed twice, saying it was natural, Madam taught him the lesson, and he had a good rest for two days. People bother.
The three boys stopped playing for a while. The third boy, with his sharp eyes, immediately saw the deep affection between the two people under the eaves. He rolled his eyes and refused to look again. The other two looked at each other in confusion. After a while, they shook their heads and smiled bitterly.
It seems that my parents have never thought that there are three of them still watching from a distance.
In the afternoon, the heavy snow continued for a while, but Cen Shixiang took his word seriously. For the time being, he pushed away the snow-like documents from the royal court, and had a meal with his three sons and his wife before he went out again in his clothes. Under the eaves, I looked at the continuous falling snow, which almost obscured the buildings, making it difficult to see clearly.
Someone came while it was snowing, walked quickly to Cen Shixiang's side during the entrance period, stamped his feet and shook his clothes, shaking off many snowflakes.
Wen Yu, the governor of Luzhou and the commander-in-chief of the Luzhou fortress, just walked into Cen Shixiang's mansion quietly and stood side by side with Cen Shixiang without even bringing his personal guards.
"It's rare to return to the Royal Court. When we were chatting with Hehan a few days ago, we both felt the same way. We really didn't dare to call you back easily. No one in this Luzhou Fortress needs a coach like you. However, at this point in the war, even if it is a victory, it will be a tragic victory. At present, the soldiers and horses at the border are not as hardy as the Xu Meng Mansion tribe rebels. I am afraid that the scholar will do something soon. First, he is suffering from a stubborn illness. The oil has run out and the lamp has dried up. The royal court cannot afford to delay the second visit, and the Xumeng Mansion still cannot afford to delay. The more it is like this, the more we dare not take it lightly."
It seemed that he had already calculated that Wen Yu would definitely come to visit the residence. Cen Shixiang did not even ask anyone to close the door of the residence. This young man who was almost single-handedly pushed to the position of commander-in-chief was very strict about etiquette. Whenever he returns to the royal court of Guzhou, he must come to visit, and he often comes with generous gifts. Cen Shixiang tried to dissuade him several times, but was blocked by Wen Yu, but this time Wen Yu came empty-handed.
"Commander shouldn't only think about these things," Wen Yu shook off the snow on his clothes and smiled calmly, "The current scene of the Luzhou Barrier is neither good nor bad. I'm glad that there is a lot of money and grain in Zhusang Road, so I can To deal with a temporary emergency, but if you want to fight with the Xu Meng Mansion again, there will be no winners in this war, but all losers. Moreover, everyone has selfish motives, and when the next old friend comes here The letter mentions that this Luzhou fortress is solid and solid, but it is just an appearance. A thousand-mile embankment collapsed in an ant nest. This is an old saying that has been circulated for many years. But unfortunately, in which dynasty and generation this saying was placed , wherever it is placed, it will be fulfilled one by one."
"That's your business." Cen Shixiang stretched out his waist and saw that Wen Yu had not entered the house to rest. He frowned slightly, and then continued, "What I am dealing with now has nothing to do with the war, but is continuous. Those who were sent were all under the rule of Wang Ting. How many people froze to death in the middle of winter this year. After the first snow, nearly thousands and hundreds of people froze to death. They were no longer able to support such a heavy tax and corvee. Now even that The scholar stood still and wanted to make the Yuan Dynasty collapse and all the jade and stone be destroyed. The royal court also had to think hard about how to stop this war that wasted people and money. There are nearly a hundred thousand mouths and countless horses. It is not that easy to feed."
"So I don't come empty-handed this time."
"But probably only God knows whether this is a great gift in time of need, or a trap that will make the royal court irreversible."
Wen Yu sighed.
Although Wu Shuang had already said before that there is no one who is always victorious and invincible in the world, but the scholar has indeed been the most famous figure in the art of war for many years. What's more, Wen Yu asked himself, he is still relatively new to war. There may not necessarily be many clever plans, but for the whole royal court and Dayuan to bet on the direction of such a war with no way of knowing the outcome, no matter who is involved, the heart will be overwhelmed and unable to breathe.
Cen Shixiang is such an experienced person. He only
It was the first time I heard Wen Yu mention this matter, so he softened his eyebrows and even smiled leisurely.
"Hehan and I both know that you are waiting for the scholar to take action."
"His spear is the strongest. If we can withstand this sick scholar's attack, it will be an unparalleled attack. From now on, there will be almost nothing. When I come to Xumeng's Mansion, it will be even more exhausted than the royal court. If the scholar doesn't move, he must be dormant. If you make any move, it will be a matter of life and death. The success of the king and defeat of Couz is a big deal, so of course I cannot advise you to be calm."
"Not only Hehan and I are waiting, but the people of the entire Yuan Dynasty are also waiting, waiting for the scholar to take action, waiting for you, the leader of the army. After all, you have defeated his spear and returned victorious. What's more, waiting for when can we Eat enough."
"At the beginning, the military front was invincible. The royal court controlled only one-tenth of the Yuan Dynasty and barely an inch of land. But now there are thousands of chariots, horses like colorful clouds, and more than one hundred thousand soldiers. They firmly control the Luzhou barrier. Think about it. What situation could be worse than before?"
"You are from the mountains. You should know that after practicing for many years, you will always have to punch."
