At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 74

A half-round moon hangs obliquely in the middle of the sky, and there is a scent of sweet-scented osmanthus in the yard, which is very pleasant.Gao Bufan and Li Jing set up an incense table in the courtyard, and after going through the due etiquette, they were officially sworn brothers with different surnames, and they both felt that the distance between them had narrowed a bit.

The beautiful maid Ming Cui removed the incense table, swayed her slim figure again, like a butterfly wearing flowers, and put on the seasonal melons, fruits and drinks again, Gao Li and Gao Li gathered together while drinking under the moon.

The moonlight is melting in the yard at this moment, the autumn wind is blowing cool, and there is the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus, which is very pleasant.Li Jinghuan glanced around and said with emotion: "It turns out that the third younger brother's family also built a big house in the county town, so it can be seen that raising horses is indeed a very profitable business."

Gao Bufan joked: "Otherwise the second elder brother won't be an official, how about raising horses with younger brother to make money?"

Li Jing shook his head and smiled wryly: "Brother Yu, even if he wants to raise a horse, he doesn't have the capital. Don't be afraid to say it bluntly. This time, your sister-in-law spent all her savings to open up the joints in exchange for the job of escorting the soldiers."

Gao Bufan couldn't help being slightly moved when he heard the words, Li Jing was also a member of the driving department of the sixth rank, Wailang, and he was so poor that he was not even as good as a county magistrate of the seventh rank?But it is also true that external officials are generally more lucrative than Beijing officials, unless there is a big difference in rank.

"Does the third brother also think that Brother Yu is useless?" Li Jing said a little self-deprecatingly: "Maybe your sister-in-law is right. Brother Yu is a dead-headed person who can't live a life. Apart from being on duty every day, he just reads books and exercises. Will entertain others."

Gao Bufan frowned, and said solemnly: "Second brother, don't underestimate yourself, as the saying goes, there is no gold, no man is perfect, there is a short ruler, and there is also a long inch, the second brother is just born at the wrong time , once the time comes, second brother, your talent will definitely skyrocket and make my sister-in-law look at you with admiration."

Li Jing smiled and said: "Although I know that the third brother's words are to comfort Brother Yu, but Brother Yu is still happy to hear it."

Gao Bufan poured a bowl of wine for Li Jing, and said solemnly: "I'm not comforting my second brother, if you don't believe me, we can wait and see, the second brother will definitely appear in the future, the bright moon in the sky can testify, um, Ming Cui can also testify! "

The beautiful servant girl standing next to An Jing could not help but blushed slightly, and nodded embarrassedly: "The young master asked the servant girl to testify, and the servant girl will testify."

Li Jing laughed, picked up the wine bowl and drank it down, his mood improved a bit, he stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I saw the prefect Lu today, brother Yu realized that the third brother is not only good at martial arts, but also very good at writing poems. Now that we two brothers are having a drink together, why don't we compose some good poems to accompany the wine?"

As soon as Li Jing said this, the beautiful servant girl's watery eyes fixed on her young master with anticipation.Gao Bufan is one of the first and two big. After all, "Wen Chaogong" also takes a lot of brains, and in view of Sui Emperor Yang Guang's bad habits, it is better to keep a low profile in poetry, so he found an excuse to prevaricate Li Jing, Changing the subject, he said: "Actually, Second Brother doesn't know something. The house in front of us does not belong to our family. It is just temporarily borrowed from the patriarch to house our family members."

Li Jing suddenly said: "So that's the case. But now Zhang Jin said that he has been executed, and the third brother can move back to the racecourse with his family at any time."

Gao Bufan nodded happily. The reason why he took such pains to deceive Li Jing was to get rid of Zhang Jincheng's serious trouble. Now not only his goal has been achieved, but he also made friends with Li Jing, the future god of war. It can be said that he has made a profit.

However, since he didn't know Li Jing before, Gao Bufan didn't have the slightest psychological burden even if he fooled him. Decided to confess to Li Jing.

He poured another glass of wine for Li Jing, and said apologetically, "Second Brother, there is something I have to tell you truthfully, otherwise I will feel really sorry. If Second Brother hears this, if he gets angry and breaks off with my younger brother, I will admit it."

Li Jing slightly moved: "Why did the third brother say that?"

Gao Bufan then told how he conspired with Wei Zheng and tricked him into sending troops to Li Jing. The beautiful maid Ming Cui next to him couldn't help but cover her mouth after hearing this, thinking that Li Jing would leave in a rage.

Unexpectedly, Li Jing just smiled wryly and said, "As expected, third brother, you are really cunning."

Gao Bufan wondered: "Hey... Could it be that the second brother has already seen it?"

Li Jing shook his head: "Brother Yu was indeed deceived at first, but after talking with Prefect Lu today, Brother Yu vaguely saw some clues."

Gao Bufan said with shame: "Then second brother, are you not angry?"

Li Jing asked back: "Why are you angry?"

"I lied to you, brother."

Li Jing said with a smile: "If you lie to Li Jing to give credit to Li Jing, I hope everyone in the world will come to lie to Li Jing!"

Ming Cui burst into laughter, and a hanging heart fell to the ground.Gao Bufan said apologetically: "I tricked my second brother into sending troops mainly to destroy Zhang Jinxuan's enemy, not to give credit to my second brother, and my second brother also took a huge risk."

Li Jing stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Brother Yu is very relieved to be able to tell you the truth. Although Brother Yu is not good at socializing with others, he is not sincere. In fact, he met Wei Zheng who was alone on the way yesterday. Brother Yu has already become suspicious. , the reason why I rushed to Feiying Racecourse as promised is more to prove, if things change, brother Yu will not be bored and suffer!"

Gao Bufan sweated secretly when he heard the words, fortunately he had no malicious intentions, otherwise Li Jing's soldiers might turn to point at him, so he picked up the wine bowl and said sincerely: "I punish myself with a bowl, thank you for the second brother Magnanimous!" He drank it all in one gulp.

Li Jing nodded secretly, looked at Gao Bufan more appreciatively, and said with a smile: "The third brother actually doesn't have to worry about it. As the saying goes, extraordinary people do extraordinary things, Brother Yu appreciates the third brother's agility, quick-wittedness, and bold and decisive deeds." Well, it's really a young hero.

The reason why Li Jing agreed to be sworn brothers with the third younger brother is also based on this point, if the third younger brother thinks that Li Jing is sworn sworn brothers with you because of meritorious service, then Li Jing will be underestimated too much. "

Gao Bufan was overjoyed when he heard the words, and quickly said: "Brother An dares to underestimate the second brother, and I will punish myself with a bowl to apologize to the second brother."

Li Jing hastily stretched out his hand to hold down the wine jar and said: "Second brother drank up all the good wine, the one who was punished looks like Brother Yu!" After speaking, the two looked at each other and smiled.

"Sister Mingcui, go get another three jars of wine, my second brother and I won't return drunk tonight," Gao Bufan said with a smile.

"Good!" The beautiful servant girl Ming Cui ran to fetch three jars of wine with a happy face, Gao Bufan and Li Jing had drunk their glasses, and their relationship became more intense.

After Gao Bufan confessed, he was in a good mood, he felt that the moonlight in front of him was also very cute, he said with a smile: "Second brother used soldiers like a god, he defeated [-] bandit soldiers with [-] Sui soldiers, and killed the bandit leader Zhang Jincheng. Zhan will be famous all over the world, he will be heard by the heavens, and it is estimated that he will make some progress in his official career soon, so I would like to congratulate my second brother Qingyun for his advancement."

Li Jing couldn't help feeling a little hot when he heard the words. He is both civil and military, and he became famous at a young age, but he has studied for half his life, and his talents cannot be used, let alone how depressed he is. How fun it would be to advance by leaps and bounds in his official career, but Li Jing knew that there was little hope, unless Duan Wenjin, Minister of the Ministry of War, fell, he would hardly have a chance to stand up.

"Third brother is both civil and military. This time you have made great achievements in suppressing the bandits. Prefect Lu also admires you so much. Your name must have been mentioned in the memorial to the emperor. Then the emperor may give you an official position. In the future The two of us brothers might be colleagues." Li Jing smiled.

Gao Bufan shook his head and said: "To be honest, I took the risk this time to get rid of Zhang Jincheng. I don't care about credit or anything, and I'm even less interested in becoming an official. Of course, if the emperor rewards you, the more the better."

Li Jing couldn't help wondering: "The third brother doesn't like being an official?"

Gao Bufan shrugged his shoulders and said: "What's so good about being an official? It's better to be free to raise horses and make money."

In fact, Gao Bufan didn't resist being an official, but he resisted being an official in the Sui Dynasty. After all, this short-lived dynasty will soon come to an end, and troubled times are approaching. It is better to have a horse in hand. If you take refuge, at the worst, you can pull up a team and become the king.

Although Li Jing uses soldiers like a god, he is not a god after all. He cannot predict the future of the Sui Dynasty, let alone how many years the country has been in the Sui Dynasty. Otherwise, he would have guessed Gao Bufan's intentions. Now he just feels that he is a brother It's very strange, let's say that he is indifferent to fame and wealth, but he loves making money because of his partiality, let's say he loves money, but he is generous and generous!

Gao Bufan picked up a jar of new wine, patted Kaifeng clay and poured a bowl for Li Jing, and said with some regret: "It's a pity that my second brother is leaving tomorrow, otherwise I will drink with my second brother for three days and three nights, and have a long talk !"

"It's going to be long in the future. After brother Yu escorts the soldiers to Zhuojun and returns, he and his third brother will drive horses into Luoyang. Then they will have a lot of time to drink and chat." Li Jing said with a smile, but he felt a little weird, obviously Gao Bufan was only a teenager A young man who is only [-] years old, but chatting with him, people can't feel the age gap at all, maybe... this is the so-called young and mature.

Gao Bufan said happily: "That's right, by the way, second brother thinks the emperor's conquest of Goguryeo will be successful this time?"

Li Jing immediately became cautious when he heard the words, and it took a long time before he said a meaningful sentence: "If the emperor stays in Zhuojun, this battle will surely win, if the emperor comes to Liaodong in person..."

Speaking of this, Li Jing paused, shook his head after a while and said: "As a subject, Li Jing shouldn't comment on this, third brother just pretend that I didn't say anything."

Gao Bufan's eyes flashed, he nodded and said: "I'm being abrupt, let's not talk about this, by the way, I heard that the eldest brother is a member of the Taoist sect, I don't know if it is true or not?"

　Sorry, the train of thought is a bit stuck, and today is also an update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)