Shen Zhuo has never seen Xiao Yi again since the date in Quanchi broke up.
After Xiao Yi attended Xiao Cheng's wedding, he went to Mobei to guard the border. He stayed there for several months.
Ordinarily, generals of rank two or above should be stationed in a fixed area and not participate in defense changes. After all, there are veteran generals who are familiar with the terrain guarding the border, which can deter neighboring countries from invading easily. But Xiao Yi was a prince. Compared with the stability of the border, Emperor Zhengyuan was more afraid of his excessive military power, so he always moved him back and forth on the Tiansheng border.
As everyone knows, this actually laid a solid foundation for Xiao Yi to fully control Tiansheng's army in the future.
What's more, Xiao Yi is a reborn person at this time, and he knows the entire Tiansheng army well. He has to clear all the detours and difficulties he encountered in his previous life in advance in this life.
Xiao Yizheng was asking for him to patrol the Tiansheng military camp, rectify military affairs, and remove obstacles. Therefore, he had no complaints about going to Mobei. In this life, he wants to build a more powerful iron army and complete the feat of unifying the ancient continent earlier. He also wants to extend Tiansheng's territory to farther places, such as the other side of the sea.
Qu Moran performed well in the palace examination and achieved 98th place. Xiao Yi found a position in the army for him in the Ministry of War and took him to the Mobei border with him.
Like Qu Moran, there was also Wuzhuang You who went to Mobei. Wu Zhuangyou was too nervous during the palace examination and performed abnormally. He fell out of the second place and only achieved 260th place. He was born with the same Jinshi who won the third place.
This Wuzhuang You was exactly the Wuzhuang You whom Shen Zhuo knew, Han Mei's husband in his previous life. According to the news that Dao Yi and the others came back from inquiring, Wu Zhuangyou was from Huainan. His parents died when he was young, and he grew up with his uncle. His family was poor. While working in the fields, he studied with an old scholar. He has a talent for reading and can endure hardships, so he has become famous all the way in the examination room, but this road has been difficult for him.
If Xie Zhe is poor, then Wuzhuang You are completely poor, no better than a refugee. When he was preparing for the exam in Kyoto, he lived in an ownerless mountain temple. He had to go to the streets every day to find odd jobs for food and clothing, and he only read in the evening by the light of withered grass.
This was also the reason why no one in the small remote county in Mobei was willing to go, but he was willing to go there happily.
Shen Zhuo couldn't help but sigh, isn't this too poor? How about letting fourth brother help?
Shen Zhuo wrote a letter to Han Tao, hinting between the lines that he would visit Huizhou if he had time. In the previous life, Han Mei's husband was personally selected by Han Tao. In this life, he would still like Wu Zhuangyou. I just want Wu Zhuang to return to Kyoto to take up a post, so I have to think of another way.
Zhong Shaoqing arrived in Kyoto in mid-October, and the weather was getting colder, but his arrival made the Shen family lively.
Zhong Shaoqing is an eighteen-year-old male, and he is completely different from when he was a child.
When she was young, Zhong Shaoqing had picturesque features and eyes, so beautiful that she looked like a fairy boy who had stepped out of a painting. As for the young Zhong Shaoqing, although he is still handsome, he has a little more sparkle, and he finally looks like a young man in the world.
Zhong Shaoqing was not good at reading. He studied hard for more than ten years and only passed the children's examination and won the title of scholar. This worry made his mother sigh all day long, fearing that her son would be rejected by others because of his poor education, and would not get a good marriage.
Fortunately, the Zhong family comes from a family of criminals. Zhong Shaoqing has been exposed to it since he was a child, and he is quite talented in chasing down murderers and solving cases. For this reason, he was deeply appreciated by Ran Bowen, the magistrate of Yanzhou, who recommended him to the court. Now he serves as a minister in the Department of Punishment, responsible for prisons and difficult cases.
Zhong Shaoqing came to Kyoto this time. In addition to being specially ordered by his mother to see Shen Zhuo, who had a baby date, Zhong Shaoqing also had other official matters to attend to.
He originally planned to stay in a guild hall arranged by the imperial court, but Princess Pingyang would not agree. She had already arranged for him to live in a distant place. Lanting Pavilion, which is far away from Shen Zhuo, is only separated by two hanging flower gates. After Princess Pingyang finished speaking, she took out Luo Qing's autographed letter, and Zhong Shaoqing nodded silently.
Shen Zhuo knew that Princess Pingyang had good intentions. She looked at Zhong Shaoqing's beautiful appearance...well, let's give it a try.
Zhong Shaoqing can really only be described with the word "beautiful", a "beautiful" that transcends the beauty of men and women.
Although he has sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, his aura is not fierce. His face is soft, his eyes are like ink, black and bright, and his skin is fair and flawless, as smooth and delicate as mutton fat.
Taking advantage of the excitement when the Shen brothers and sisters were greeting him, Shen Zhuo pretended not to care and pinched him secretly in the chaos. It was really as smooth as fat, and his bones were as smooth as ice.
Then, Shen Zhuo pinched himself again... Oh, he was really ashamed of himself.
Zhong Shaoqing glanced at the red fingerprint marks on the back of his hand and couldn't help but tighten his lips. Ever since he grew up and practiced martial arts, no one dared to take advantage of him so blatantly. He raised his eyes and glanced at Shen Zhuo. His legendary fiancée was stroking her fingers with a look of sadness on her face, as if she was sighing, but also seemed unfair?
Zhong Shaoqing's lips pursed tighter. She looks pretty and cute, but her temper is as naughty and domineering as ever. Countless past events of being bullied by Shen Zhuo when he was a child suddenly flashed through his mind. They were too numerous to describe.
Zhong Shaoqing's mother is a typical lady, born in a famous family. She has read "Female Commandments" and "Female Virtues" since she was a child. She behaves noble and elegant, behaves dignified and steady, but is also very rigid.
Zhong Shaoqing has lived by the rules since he was a child, and he must meet the requirements when standing, walking, sitting, or lying down. In addition, he has been outstanding since he was a child and has been noticed by everyone, so he does not dare to make a wrong step. It wasn't until a little girl broke into his life that he realized that it wasn't a big deal if his clothes got dirty, just wash them; it wasn't that difficult to climb a tree; it turned out that as long as he was willing to drill a dog hole, he could easily go outside. ...The whole world became colorful in Zhong Shaoqing's eyes.
That little girl who liked to laugh but was naughty was like a ray of sunshine that broke into his dull life.
When his mother told him that the little girl was his future wife, he was filled with joy.
When no one was paying attention, Zhong Shaoqing gently touched the red mark on the back of his hand, and couldn't help but cursed: "After so many years, it's still not serious."
The corners of his mouth raised slightly and he smiled.
The next day, Zhong Shaoqing moved into Yuanlaiju.
