Defend the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 65 Unifying the Mind
"The skill is amazing, the pen is magical, lifelike, I can get this painting, I will have no regrets in this life!"

Lin Shijun was happy, and Han Shimei was even happier.

He quickly climbed up from the high chair, untied the money bag and handed it to Pantuo: "Good painting, this is painting money, not enough to ask Saburo back."

Pan Tuo hastily bowed and declined politely: "My servant, I am a member of the Thieves Arresting Bureau. With the monthly salary of the Thieves Arresting Bureau, it is a small job to make paintings for the envoy, and I dare not ask for any more money.

"Take it and you take it, this is my reward for you!"

"Take it."

Han Pingan patted Pantuo on the shoulder, motioning him to accept the money, and to pack up and go out first.

Lin Shijun fell in love with this portrait, and surrounded the drawing board in amazement.

Han Pingan was about to wait a few days to see the effect. If the paint dries and cracks, he will find a way to make a paint that will not crack and paint again. The old family turned around and said: "Sanlang, help grandpa put away this portrait. Just like the seal of the governor of the capital, it will be kept by you temporarily."

"Grandpa Shijun, won't you take it away?"

"No, it's too far to go to Chang'an, so it's inconvenient to bring too many things."

"Listen to Zhongcheng, after it's done, it's better to treasure it."

When the old man said this, Han Ping'an suddenly realized.

The old man regards this painting as a portrait, and he doesn't know whether returning to Chang'an this time is a blessing or a curse.If it is a disaster, then this portrait will definitely be destroyed by political enemies, and it is safer to stay in Yele.

"Sanlang, the angel who summoned grandpa back to Chang'an will arrive tonight and early tomorrow morning. Go to Baisha City with your father earlier to avoid the sadness of parting."

"I want to see you off."

"Don't send it off, Grandpa hates parting the most." Lin Shijun patted Han Ping'an's hand, turned to look at Han Shimei who was hesitating to speak: "Shimei, there is always a banquet in the world, let's say goodbye, if there is a destiny See you again."

"Take care, Zhongcheng."

Han Shimei nodded slightly, bowed deeply, and bowed three times.

Tears welled up in Han Ping'an's eyes, and just as he was about to speak, the old man motioned for the old servant who had just come in to see off the guests.

……

Walking out of Baiyun Temple with the portrait covered in silk, Han Pingan clearly saw his father burst into tears.

"Father, are we really not going to give it away?"

"Zhong Cheng refused to let him go, so there is naturally a reason for his old man."

"Grandpa Shijun doesn't want the angel to see you?"

"maybe."

"People mistakenly think that you are the prince's person like Grandpa Shijun, but you must not know me. It's not convenient for you to see me off, but I can."

"Alright, you can send it on behalf of Dad."

Han Shimei wiped away old tears and looked back at Baiyun Temple under the setting sun.

Qu Tong led the horse and was about to go forward, Yinniang knew that her father was in a bad mood and must have had a lot to say to her younger brother, so she immediately kicked him.

Qu Tong came to his senses, grinned, stopped in his tracks, and followed Yinniang at a distance.

Han Ping'an could see clearly, but now he couldn't care less about lamenting that Qu Tong suffered from the common epidemic disease of "strict wife management" in his previous life. While walking slowly down the mountain with his father, he asked in puzzlement, "Changan Why don't those people worry about the general, and let the general be the Jiedu envoy?"

"Your father-in-law has experienced four Jiedu envoys. He is not from Zhongcheng, let alone from the crown prince. Why should those people in Chang'an be worried?"

"Grandpa Jun is very kind to him."

"If you are a Jiedushi, you will be very good to the generals under your command."

Han Shimei felt that it was necessary to clarify the relationship with his son, and asked in a murmur, "Sanlang, have you ever wondered why only Yele in the four towns of Anxi has a supervising army, but not the other three towns? And why did you let your father be the supervisor?"

Han Pingan really didn't know, subconsciously: "Why."

"Because you made Grandpa Jun want those people in Chang'an to think that he was not good to your father-in-law. But if you let someone else be the supervisor, your father-in-law must have mistakenly thought that Zhongcheng didn't trust him. Instead, let Weifu be the supervisor." Jun, your father-in-law will not misunderstand."

Han Shimei paused, then continued: "Your father-in-law and I knew each other when we sent your princess and aunt to Xiaobolu to get married. We have been friends with him for more than ten years, but not many people know about it. Well, the supervisor, I can only pretend to be at odds with him tacitly.

Your father-in-law is stationed in Tuncheng, I am stationed in Yele City, plus Li Chengye, who is not very capable but arrogant, in the eyes of everyone, the three of us are indifferent, and it is impossible for us to be the same way. "

From the moment Han Pingan peeked at his father's letter, he knew that his father had a good personal relationship with the general, but he didn't expect such secrets.

He thought for a while, and then asked: "Since Grandpa Shijun is very optimistic about the general, why did he recommend the general as Jiedushi? It stands to reason that his recommendation would only be a disservice, and those political opponents in Chang'an should not agree."

"Zhongcheng is very old. Even if he is not recalled to Chang'an, he still wants to recommend someone. This is a state matter, not a political dispute. As for why Chang'an asked your father-in-law to be a military envoy, it is not because of Zhongcheng's recommendation, but Because your father-in-law is General Hu, it’s easy to control, and you don’t have to worry about him joining the cabinet in the future.”

"I know General Hu is in control, so don't worry about what will happen if he joins the cabinet?"

"My Tang Dynasty paid attention to being a general and being a prime minister. That is to say, civil servants can be military commanders. After serving a few times, they have the opportunity to join the cabinet as a prime minister. But if you want to be a prime minister, you also pay attention to your background. Your father-in-law is not even a scholar, so naturally There will be no chance."

Seeing that his son seemed to understand, Han Shimei patiently explained: "The left minister is narrow-minded and does not want to let a border official like Lin Zhongcheng join the cabinet. The emperor also does not like courtiers from high-ranking families, so he has reused generals all these years, but the result is Reuse the scourge of Anleshan."

"Understood, but why did Grandpa Jun treat us so well? Is it because my mother is her student?"

"It's because of your mother, but it's more because in Anxi, he can't find like-minded people other than being a father."

"Father, do you want to assist the crown prince just like Grandpa Shijun?"

"It's not whether dad wants to or not, but dad has been praised by Mr. Wu your father-in-law as the prince. Dad can't help himself. He has no choice."

"So Grandpa Shi Jun regards you as a backup. If something happens to his old man, you can help him with the general to assist the crown prince, and even help him avenge the old man."

"It's understandable for the old man to think so. After all, father can't explain clearly. In the eyes of those people in Chang'an, he has long been the prince. Whether he wants to stand up or return to Chang'an, he has to help the prince."

"What does the general mean?"

"How clever your father-in-law is, how could he get involved in these disputes."

"So, Grandpa Jun's hard work was in vain?"

"Anxi is so far away from Chang'an, even if your father-in-law is willing to help the prince, it will not be able to quench his thirst."

Han Shimei sighed lightly, and looked back at Baiyun Temple again: "How should I put it, the things you made Grandpa Jun think and do are a bit like going to the doctor in a hurry. He is not reconciled, so these years he always Pray to God and worship Buddha."

When a person is in a desperate situation, he will naturally think wildly.

Han Pingan finally figured out the ins and outs, and couldn't help but smiled wryly: "It seems that Grandpa Shijun asked me to be the king of Yele, maybe he didn't want me to avenge his old man and the prince in the future."

Han Pingan patted him on the shoulder and said solemnly: "Maybe, who made my son so smart, even such a big and complicated case can be clearly investigated."

"If something bad happens to the old man and the prince, then when our wings harden, shall we avenge the old man and the prince?"

"Father is getting old, and he just wants to spend the rest of his life in peace. Besides, as you said, Dad owes your aunt and your two elder brothers a lot, and he has to spend the rest of his life to make up for it."

"So let me decide for myself?"

"How hard can your wings be?"

"Of course it's not hard now. Give me another ten years or so, and it will definitely be very hard."

"My son really has lofty ambitions. Dad is very pleased. Dad just wants to say, no matter how hard the wings are in the future, before doing anything, you must first think about your mother's explanation before her death, and also think about our family."

Facts have proved that although the father is very grateful for Lin Shijun's kindness, he still has a steelyard in his heart about which things can be mixed and which things can't be mixed.

Han Ping'an was also very pleased to have such a caring father, and turned to look at the endless mountains in the distance: "Father, what do you think of this area?"

Han Shimei didn't expect her son to ask this question, she was silent for a moment, and said helplessly, "I can only do my best and obey the destiny."

"Where is Grandpa Shijun?"

"The old man naturally doesn't want Anxi to fall into the hands of Tubo, but this is beyond his control. The side affairs have become so corrupt, as long as they don't fall into the hands of the old man, he can have a clear conscience."

"What about the general?"

Who cares about this ghostly place where you want everything and nothing, the same is true for Avayan.

Han Shimei couldn't say it clearly, so he could only perfunctoryly say: "Your father-in-law has lofty aspirations, and he is dedicated to serving the emperor, and he is loyal to the emperor."

"In fact, I have already seen that if Anle Mountain rebelled, if the emperor really sent troops to Chang'an to quell the chaos, the general would definitely lead the troops there without saying a word, and only by going to Chang'an can he get everything he wants."

"There's nothing wrong with that. Besides, he's your father-in-law."

"Father, he has nine daughters and a dozen sons, and there may be more in the future."

"Who would say that about my father-in-law!"

"I'm telling the truth."

Han Pingan paused, and analyzed: "The reason why he married Yun'er to me, the reason why he acquiesced and even supported Grandpa Shijun to let me be King Yele, is because at the moment when he is about to become Jiedushi, It happened that the high priest Miffatei made trouble. If it weren't for us father and son, he wouldn't be able to clean up by jumping into the Chi River, so he wants to repay his favor.

Besides, the prince is only in danger, and has not been abolished.Until the last moment, God knows whether Grandpa Shi Jun's political enemies will succeed.If the prince can turn the crisis into safety, he will be able to transform himself into a minister of the dragon through your in-laws and my son-in-law. "

Han Shimei has known An Fuyan for so many years, knows An Fuyan very well, and knows that An Fuyan really thinks so, so she doesn't know how to say it.

"General Wang, the new town envoy who is about to take office, probably doesn't like this place either, and Cui Ming's mansion doesn't like it either. As for the soldiers who came from the pass in the military city, they have long been homesick. If they knew all this, they might burn incense and worship Buddha. , hoping that Anleshan will rebel soon."

"When the leaves fall back to their roots, who doesn't want to go home?"

"I don't want to, because this is my home. Dad, it seems that I can only rely on myself from now on."

Han Shimei didn't expect her son to make such a thorough analysis, let alone his son really took charge of this place, so he couldn't help asking: "My son wants to guard?"

"Such a large area, since it is given to me, it is mine. If I don't nod, no one can take it away!"

Han Pingan clenched his fists and made a loud noise.

It is said that one thing can change a person. Han Shimei never expected that the high priest Mifatai's disturbance and Cao Duman's collusion with the frontier army to rebel would cause such a big change to his son who used to only know how to eat, drink and play.

Who wouldn't want to defend such a large area, not to mention that it has now become the foundation of the Han family.

But surrounded by enemies on all sides, Chang'an didn't care about this side, and even the meager cloth and silk hadn't been allocated for two years, so it was not easy to keep it.

Han Shimei didn't know what to say, so Han Ping'an turned around and walked to Qu Tong and Yinniang, raised his arms and pointed around:
"Sister, brother-in-law, take a look, this area with a radius of nearly a thousand miles belongs to our family. Compared with this, what is a hundred carts of dowry? Tell me, do we want to keep it, can we let others take over our land? snatch?"

"They all belong to our family?"

"Well, even Yele City."

With plain emotion, Yinniang blurted out: "They all belong to our family, so they must not let them take them away."

Qu Tong felt that what the crazy woman said made sense. In the morning, he was still thinking about when the [-]-car dowry would be given, but now he felt that the [-]-car dowry was not so fragrant, so he said without hesitation: "Of course we must guard it. !"

It is said that a family with an old man is like a treasure, not to mention that the father of the superintendent has experienced so many storms, he even dared to sleep with the princess on the way to see off his relatives, he is simply the treasure of treasures and the talent of talents.

Ye Le is in the middle of employing people, he can't always think about Chang'an, let alone be depressed because of Lin Shijun's departure.

What is needed most now is to unify thinking.

Han Ping'an turned around and asked, "Father, did you hear that?"

"Since you want to guard, dad will help you guard, besides, dad is the guardian."

Seeing the high spirits of his son, daughter and son-in-law, Han Shimei couldn't help but think of the scene when he went to Chang'an to rush for the exam, and the heroic spirit when he won the exam, and the gloomy mood was swept away.

(End of this chapter)