Xu Yunyan was very curious when he saw several carriages outside Duke Wei's mansion and a young master knocking on the door.
"Who are you guys?"
The young man who knocked on the door looked at Xu Yunyan who opened the door and was very curious, "Who are you? Why are you in my house?"
What? his home? Is this Li Jing's son?
"It turns out that Mr. Li is here. He is the former salt and iron transfer envoy and is now the captain of Zhechong Prefecture in Jiangzhou. He has been ordered by His Majesty to wait here for His Majesty's orders."
As soon as Xu Yunyan finished speaking, the person in front of him suddenly became happy, "It turns out that it's Xu Shijun who I've admired for a long time. My father has talked about you many times, but it's a pity that we didn't get to meet you."
After the young man finished speaking, Xu Yunyan hurriedly said, "It turns out Mr. Li was disrespectful."
"I am Li Dejiang, the second son of the Li family. My eldest brother is serving in Jinyang and has no way to return. During the Chinese New Year, I have to congratulate His Majesty on my father's behalf, so my father sent me here."
"It turns out that Mr. Li is back, please come in."
However, Xu Yunyan felt a little embarrassed after saying this, "This is Mr. Li's home, but it's a bit funny for me to invite you in here. Mr. Li, please forgive me."
"There is nothing wrong with atonement. You are my father's student. How can we be friends like this?"
What Li Dejiao said made Xu Yunyan very happy. It was a bit awkward to be here originally, how to determine the identity of the two people, but now I am really sleepy and give him a pillow.
"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders."
Xu Yunyan found out that there was such a good thing, how could he deny it, not to mention that this was Li Jing's military god's son's marriage. It was hard to say whether there would be something from Li Jing's family heritage, but if he revealed a little bit, he would not accept it. With the experience of ancient military training, he can benefit a lot.
After a lot of busy work, Li Dejiao brought his wife, children, old and young to the residence of Duke Wei. Seeing that only Li Dejiao's wife and some attendants came here, Xu Yunyan came forward curiously, "Brother Li! "
Looking at Xu Yunyan who was approaching him in a coquettish manner, Li Dejiao did not consider the situation and immediately said to Xu Yunyan, "Brother Xu, just say what you have to say, no need to be so polite."
"I would like to ask if the master is in Longmen County, Jiangzhou, where is the master's wife?"
The teacher's wife is talking about Li Dejiang's mother.
"My mother is with my eldest brother in Jinyang, and he is taking care of me there."
"Oh!" Xu Yunyan responded and then looked like Li Dejiang, "Brother Li, I don't know if the master has asked Brother Li to come back. Apart from giving New Year greetings to His Majesty, what other arrangements do you have? Is there anything else I can use?" Brother Li, just say it."
"No, no, I'm just a white body, what do you need?"
Hearing that Li De was awarded a white body, Xu Yunyan hurriedly touched his chin, "How about we study some merits and give them to Brother Li to get an identity. That would also be a good idea."
Li Dejiang shook his head, "I have no ambitions in officialdom. I just want to travel around and be an ordinary person."
Um?
As soon as Li Dejiang finished speaking, Xu Yunyan felt a little embarrassed, "But Mr. Li, you are the son of General Li. Even if you don't inherit the title of General Li, you still have to inherit the military position of General Li, even though you can't be a general." , then at least I have to be a general fighting on the battlefield to protect the peace of the Tang Dynasty, how can I have the idea of being an ordinary person."
Xu Yunyan was here to persuade Li Dejiao, and the wife of Li Dejiao who got off the carriage also had the surname of Li. She didn't know which girl she was from, but she stepped forward.
"What General Xu said is that my husband is just too lazy. I wonder if General Xu can persuade me? He was born in a general, but he is an ordinary person, and if he says it, he will make people laugh. Although the husband has his own reasons for any choice, but concubine I still hope that my husband can inherit General Li’s wish to become a soldier.”
"Brother Li, look at your wife here and don't like you as an ordinary person. What else do you have to worry about? General Li is the backbone of the Tang Army. If you just learn a little bit about General Li, it won't matter. Can’t you gain a foothold in the army?”
Xu Yunyan just finished speaking and Li Dejiang shook his head, "If you learn a little bit about war on paper and harm thousands of miles, it is better not to learn. I know how much I weigh. I am just afraid that one general will be incompetent and tire the entire army to death. Unlike Xu Shijun, who is so young. We can use the old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers to defeat the Turks, and gain new achievements in this military field. We can just be ordinary people."
However, after Li Dejiao finished speaking, Xu Yunyan shook his head again, "It's inappropriate, it's inappropriate. You think you are an incompetent general who has exhausted the three armies. However, charging into battle requires not only strategy, but also courage."
Known for its strength. "
Xu Yunyan smiled as soon as he finished speaking about Li Dejia and waved his hand, "Brother Xu, look at my thin arms and legs, I don't look like a brave general."
Xu Yunyan still refused to give up, "But the three armies have not moved. Food and grass have to go first. Logistics and supplies are also difficult. Even if Mr. Li is an ordinary person, he must be a scholar. Why not put some effort into this?"
Li Dejiang shook his head again, "Soldiers always have to eat, and this food and grass is not enough at any time. This is also super troublesome. It is not enough in normal times, let alone in wartime? I don't want to discredit my father. , I know very well how much I am capable of.”
In any case, Li Dejiao just couldn't get enough of it, and Xu Yunyan couldn't help but have the urge to beat him up and then cut open his head to see what he was thinking.
However, Xu Yun was also stunned, and Li Dejiang finally got help and returned to the carriage, instructing his servants to unload the carriage, arrange a place to live, and tidy up to welcome the New Year.
After cleaning up, Xu Yunyan was too embarrassed to be alone here, so he accompanied them to clean up here and it soon came to New Year's Eve.
While Xu Yunyan was meditating in the Duke Wei's Mansion in Chang'an City, facing the southeast, Li Dejiao came to Xu Yunyan.
"Brother Xu, are you homesick?"
Xu Yunyan shook his head, "Missing home? Not really. As a member of the military, protecting our family and country is what we need to do. It is common to leave our hometown. It's just that I wonder if my relatives far away are living well. "
Then, not knowing what to think, Xu Yunyan recited another poem here.
"Being a stranger in a foreign land, I miss my family members even more during the festive season. I know my brothers are at a high place in the distance, and there is only one person missing when I plant peaches everywhere."
After Xu Yunyan finished speaking, he admired himself for being a civil servant who knew a lot and easily changed the Double Ninth Festival scene to this New Year's Eve.
Cornus officinalis and Taofu are interchangeable, perfect!
Just as Xu Yunyan was talking here, Li Dejiang couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
"I didn't expect Brother Xu to have such a literary, Taoist and military strategy. He is really a role model for our generation. I wonder if he can write a few articles. I invited a few close friends. They are also alone. They will be here in Chang'an soon. How about we recite poetry together?"
