Soldiers come to the world

Liu Jing and his army did not follow the Bashu route, but went to Xiangyang, crossed the Han army to Nanyang they captured last year, Liu Jing stayed in Nanyang for three days, inspected the training of the newly recruited army, and went to Wenzhou again. Accompanied by Bing, he went to Ye County for inspection. When he stood on the top of the city and looked to the north, many generals were wondering whether His Highness the King of Han was thinking about how to do Xuchang?

However, the generals guessed that there was no answer. Three days later, the [-] Han army left Nanyang under the leadership of Han Wang Liu Jing, and marched toward Chang'an along the Nanxiang pass.

Liu Jing left Chang'an for an expedition after New Year's Day in the 21st year of Jian'an. When he stepped into the gate of Chang'an again, he was warmly welcomed by the people and officials of Chang'an. Jing found that the weeping willows on the roadside had become as thick as thousands of branches, and he suddenly realized that it is now March of the 22nd year of Jian'an, and it has been a full year and two months since he left Chang'an.

For more than a year, everything around has undergone many changes. Countless new houses have appeared in Chang'an City, the roads have become wider and flatter, the population has increased sharply, the market has also expanded, and some new faces of low-level officials have been seen.

But for Liu Jing, what impressed me the most was the changes in his family. His wives and concubines did not change much, but his children grew up one by one. The eldest son Liu Zhi suddenly grew taller, and even the youngest My son is also able to walk with a toddler.

All of this made Liu Jing feel unreal, as if he was in a dream, and when he was in love with his wife Tao Zhan at night, he suddenly discovered that everything was real, even his wife's plump and white breasts The body was so real, too, that he was almost intoxicated.

"what happened to you?"

Tao Zhan hugged her husband's head in his arms gently like water, gently stroked her husband's thick black hair, and asked with a soft smile, "It's like just waking up from a dream, do you think it's been a year's dream? ?”

Liu Jing greedily sniffed the woman's unique fragrance on his wife's body, and the dry land in the depths of his body and mind seemed to flow into a gurgling spring. After a long time, he sighed softly, "My heart has never been so tired and relaxed like it is now. , now a child could easily kill me."

"It seems that you really didn't look for women outside."

Tao Zhan's hand gently ran across his hair, and stroked his face with stubble. She felt satisfied, moved, and a little guilty at the same time. She pressed her breasts tightly against her husband's face. , whispered in his ear: "Actually, even if you bring a woman back, I will never blame you. This year, I have really suffered for you."

"This is the cruelty of war. To be honest, I don't have time to think about women. I guess soldiers are the same. Saving their lives is what they think about every day."

"Then when did you start thinking about women?" Tao Zhan asked with a low smile.

"It's now!"

Liu Jing laughed, he turned over suddenly, and pressed his wife under him again, and the candle that was just lit was extinguished by him again.

.......

Early the next morning, Liu Jing was reviewing several urgent documents in the inner study. At this moment, the door opened quietly, and his wife Tao Zhan walked in with a bowl of ginseng tea and a plate of cakes. For a while, she became radiant and looked extraordinarily charming and beautiful.

"Have a cup of ginseng tea first, and then eat a few cakes!" Tao Zhan put the tea bowl and jade saucer on the husband's table, pursed his lips and persuaded him softly.

Liu Jing put down his pen, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip slowly, then picked up a piece of snow-white pastry, looked it over, and tasted it carefully, it felt loose and soft, sweet and delicious, he was a little surprised and said: "What kind of pastry is this?" , never eaten before."

"This is the jade cake from Baozhizhai in Yedu. Chang'an didn't have it before. It was opened only last autumn. A piece of cake costs [-] yuan. Most people can't afford it!"

"Isn't this dish 150 yuan?"

Tao Zhan smiled bitterly and said, "Our family bought it twice, and it was the first time for the children to try something new. This time, it was because you came home. If His Majesty the King of Han hasn't even eaten jade cakes, then I This princess is going to be stabbed in the back again."

Liu Jing tasted a piece and said with a smile: "Actually, it's okay. You don't have to suffer so much. As long as you are diligent and simple, I think it's fine. After all, if you are in a high position, if you are too strict with yourself, the officials below will be very embarrassed." .”

"If you can say that, I will feel at ease."

Tao Zhan smiled slightly, lowered his head, and said in a low voice after a long while: "I have always followed your request before, the whole family must wear common clothes, try to eat as little as possible, and be frugal, but I later found out that many wives avoid me, or come to see me. When I was a child, I changed into worn-out clothes, plain on the surface, but silk and satin inside, or the maid wore fine silk and satin, but the master wore old cloth. This feeling made me very uncomfortable. Very hypocritical, even a kind of silent protest to me, for more than a year, my life has not been easy."

Liu Jing understands his wife's feelings, and it is human nature to pursue beauty, but the officialdom pays attention to educating others. Tao Zhan's simplicity will naturally attract resistance and dissatisfaction from many people, and he can fully understand it.

Liu Jing held his wife's hand and said softly: "You don't have to work so hard. Everyone knows that I, Liu Jing, am one of the most powerful people in the world. If his wife and children only wear cloth skirts and hairpins, I'm afraid I will It will become Wang Mang's second, in fact, it's better to let nature take its course."

Liu Jing picked up another piece of pastry, tasted it lightly, and said with a smile: "For example, the children must like this piece of pastry, so I will buy it for them, but it must be eaten up, and no waste is allowed. For example, silk skirts, women should have them. My wife should also have it, but I can’t own hundreds or thousands of pieces, as well as jewellery. Which woman doesn’t have a few favorite jewellery, so should my wife, but it can’t fill the room. This is thrift, understand? ?”

Tao Zhan nodded. She understood what her husband meant, and Liu Jing smiled again: "Chang'an has indeed changed a lot. I'm going to go out for a walk later, otherwise I won't know this capital anymore."

Tao Zhan put away the tea bowl and walked out of the house. When she reached the door, she hesitated for a moment, then turned her head and said, "Husband, please go and see Shangxiang when you have time!"

When Liu Jing came back last night, he also found that Sun Shangxiang was a little strange, there was an indescribable sadness in her smile, if he felt it, he planned to go to her tonight.

"What's up with her?"

Tao Zhan sighed, "She received an express letter from Jiangdong a few days ago, and she was silent. She rarely saw her smile again. We don't know what happened?"

Liu Jing nodded, "I understand!"

.........

In the room, Sun Shangxiang was listlessly packing the clothes that had just been dried. Although her husband came back, she couldn't be happy. She kept repeating her brother's request in the letter in her mind. Jiangdong was about to perish, and only she could save it. Jiangdong, save the Sun family's foundation.

These words were like big stones, weighing heavily on her heart, depriving her smile, depriving her happiness, depressing her so much that she couldn't breathe.

She longed to escape from here, to escape from all these troubles, but she had nowhere to escape. She even once hoped that her husband would never come back, so that she would no longer have to face this difficult choice for her.

"You don't seem very happy?" Her husband Liu Jing's voice suddenly came from behind.

Sun Shangxiang was startled, and turned her head quickly, only to see Liu Jing leaning against the door, with her arms folded on her chest, looking at her with a half-smile.

"You should have said something when you came in. It scared me." Sun Shangxiang didn't dare to look at her husband, folded the clothes, and said in a low voice.

Liu Jing walked forward slowly, walked up to Sun Shangxiang, reached out and gently raised her chin, stared at her for a while and smiled, "It seems that you don't welcome me back. Could it be that you have a new love?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Sun Shangxiang pushed her husband's hand away, and said coldly, "Do you think I'm an unruly woman?"

"I was just joking, because on the way, many soldiers were joking, and they were afraid that he would be a father again after returning home."

"It may be possible for others, but who do you think would dare to touch your woman?"

Sun Shangxiang threw the clothes on the bed, and said bitterly for a while: "I hope you will stop joking with me like this in the future, and never say such things again, otherwise I can't kill you, I will kill myself."

Liu Jing stroked her face lightly, and said in a low voice, "I actually just want to see how angry you are, and you are back to Princess Shangxiang back then. I still owe you two arrows, remember?"

Sun Shangxiang's cheek gently rubbed her husband's hand. Although it was a bit rough, it was warm and generous, which made her feel dependent, and the displeasure in her heart disappeared without a trace in an instant. She suddenly understood that her husband actually made her angry on purpose. , to hide her uneasiness for herself, she is no longer the silly princess she was back then, she has the same delicate mind.

"You came back safely, I'm really happy, very happy!" Sun Shangxiang whispered.

Liu Jing nodded, "I want to visit Chang'an, you can go with me!"

"Okay! I'll change my clothes."

Sun Shangxiang walked into the back room quickly, and after a while she returned a long red dress, and said with a sweet smile: "This long dress is made of silk, you won't let me change it into a sarong again!"

"That's it! It's beautiful, I like it very much."

Sun Shangxiang chuckled, "You look like we met for the first time, let's go!"

She took her husband's arm and walked out of the courtyard happily.

.........

Liu Jing's carriage was driving slowly on Ping'an Street, which is an important east-west road. This road leads directly to Weiyang Palace outside the city. Liu Jing used to pass by almost every day, but he hadn't seen him for more than a year. obvious changes.

The dilapidated private houses have disappeared, and they have been replaced by newly built mansions. There are even more shops in the area near the west city. One by one, most of them have been refurbished, and they are filled with all kinds of goods from the north and the south.

"It's changed a lot, isn't it?" Sun Shangxiang sat across from her husband and asked with a smile.

Liu Jing nodded, "I can't believe that it's only been a year, and the changes are so rapid."

"Then where are we going now?" Sun Shangxiang smiled slightly.

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