concubine leisurely

Chapter 56

Cheng Meng didn't study military affairs, and she couldn't understand what Zhang Bing said. Seeing her son's resolute attitude, she couldn't persuade her, so she could only leave in dismay.

It's all Wei Guogong's fault. If he hadn't taken away his son and separated his mother and child, his son wouldn't have been so cold and disobedient to him.Cheng Meng thought bitterly.

Just as Cheng Meng left, Zhang Ming came.

"A Bing, your grandfather said, maybe you recognize your ancestors and return to your ancestors!" Zhang Ming couldn't contain his excitement, "As long as you go out with Ah Ci this time and return victorious..."

Seeing that Zhang Bing's face became more and more gloomy, and his eyes became more and more sharp, Zhang Ming paused and asked carefully, "A Bing, are you unhappy?"

Zhang Bing was originally full of anger, but he couldn't bear to let it out when he saw Zhang Ming's careful look, and saw that Zhang Ming had a lot of gray hair on his temples. Thinking of his young and handsome appearance when he was a child, he felt a little sad .At that time, he could only return to the Duke's mansion once in a month and a half, and every time he could only see himself in a hurry, before he could say a few words, he would leave, with red circles around his eyes.

"In the battle of Honggu, I led [-] soldiers and beheaded [-] elite Tatar Kalu tribesmen," Zhang Bin said ruthlessly, looking into Zhang Ming's eyes, and said quietly, "I risked my life to beat them." This victory was later credited to Zhang Ci."

Zhang Ming said guiltily, "I know, your grandfather and second uncle scolded Ah Ci, and your second uncle was so angry that he wanted to ask for family law. Ah Ci, he regretted it too, and knew he was wrong."

"I came back to the capital after a narrow escape. First you knew that I was "dead in battle", and then you told me that Wei Guogong asked me to stand on my own." Zhang Bing's tone was still calm, "I have broken out a world by myself in the past three years, and you are here today. Come and tell me, let me go out with Zhang Ci again, make a wedding dress for him, and then recognize your Zhang family."

"No, Dad didn't ask you to make a wedding dress for him, but, Ah Bing, brothers need to support each other..." Zhang Ming said anxiously.

"The Zhang family gave birth to me and raised me, and I will repay the military exploits that I earned with my life. The Zhang family and I are settled." Zhang Bing said decisively, speaking every word.

Zhang Ming looked shocked, and was about to speak up to object, but Zhang stopped him with one sentence: "Could it be that you want me to work for the Zhang family all my life?"

Zhang Ming's lips trembled, "I don't want to." A father would always sacrifice his own child.

"But Ah Bing, it's not good that you don't have a decent background." Zhang Ming was still full of worries.It's too difficult to rely on yourself without the protection of your family.

"Heroes don't ask where they come from." Zhang Bing said indifferently, "A good man should fight for his own life with a knife and a gun. What kind of ability is it by relying on the shadow of his ancestors."

"Actually, father also wants to go to battle to kill the enemy. The Tatars bully us and have no one in the dynasty. If we don't punish them, it will be hard for the people to complain." Zhang Ming is still very worried about the situation on the border.

"Even if you set off right now, the Tatars have already retreated by the time you get to Xuanfu and Ningxia." Zhang Bing concluded with confidence, "The Tatars have been fighting for years, and their national strength is getting weaker. Grab some supplies and they'll stop fighting."

Facing Zhang Ming's puzzled gaze, Zhang Bing smiled and said, "The next step, they may send envoys to Beijing and ask for a mutual market."

Tatars did not have their own handicrafts and agriculture, and lacked everything except beef and mutton. Unlike the natural economy of the Chinese Dynasty, which was self-sufficient, Tatars of course wanted to trade cattle, sheep, horses and furs with the Ming Dynasty for silk and iron daily necessities, but the Chinese Dynasty did not agree to the mutual market.Necessities cannot be produced by themselves, nor can they be exchanged for them through business. What should I do?

Will the Celestial Dynasty be allowed to be robbed by the Tatars?Of course not, so the two sides fought back and forth for 100 years.

Such a war, the Celestial Dynasty is exhausted, and the Tatars are also exhausted.

"Actually, these wars don't need to be fought. War is a matter of war. Isn't it the common people who are suffering from fighting?" It seemed that I heard a girl's voice as delicate and melodious as a yellow warbler coming out of the valley, talking about such a serious matter as war. And there was a gentle look between his brows.

After sending Zhang Ming away, Zhang He stood alone in the night wind for a long time, but finally couldn't help it, changed into night clothes, and went out.

Zhuyuan on the outskirts of the city.A middle-aged rough man sat comfortably in the courtyard to enjoy the shade, turning a blind eye to the scolding eyes of his daughter beside him.

"In the face of national crisis, do you have the heart to ignore it?" The girl said righteously.

"I, Yu Sheng, have fought for the country for more than [-] years. Three of my sons and two of my sons died on the battlefield." Yu Sheng, the former governor of Jiliao, said in a deep voice, "What happened? I just returned to Beijing after a triumphant return, and I was sent down." The prison, if Marshal Ruan hadn't spoken up for justice, he would have almost lost his life."

The girl felt sad when she thought of her elder brother who had died on the battlefield, and looked at her father who had almost died in prison.

Yu Sheng smiled sarcastically, "Didn't the sage favor Pingyanghou? Wouldn't it be good to let Pingyanghou go to Jingbian as the sage?" In the end, although he saved his life, he was dismissed from his post; now when it comes time to fight a tough battle, he thinks of using it again, how can there be such a cheap thing in the world.

Jingxi Ruan Mansion.Madam Ruan supported her husband distressedly, "I just got better, and I want to get out of bed again, what if it gets worse?"

"I'm really worried." Ruan Dayou is over 50 years old, but he is still ambitious. "Raising soldiers for a thousand days, using them for a while, as a soldier, you can't serve the country. What's the point of living?"

"Then you have to take good care of your health first." Madam Ruan's firm voice was unquestionable, "If you drag your sick body to fight, I'm afraid that you will collapse before you reach the Xuanfu, and you will hurt the spirit of the army in vain."

Ruan Dayou slapped himself resentfully, "This useless body has an old illness at this critical moment."

"Datong has Du Li, and Ningxia has Du Yi, so don't worry." Madam Ruan comforted her.

"It's because of them that I don't feel at ease." Ruan Dayou was anxious and angry, "These two stupid pigs, I don't know how many soldiers of my Celestial Dynasty will be killed."

Mrs. Ruan said indifferently, "He is the brother-in-law of the King of Wu, the Marquis of Pingyang and Pingchuan who are trusted by the Holy Majesty. The world belongs to the Holy Majesty. The Majesty is at ease. What are you worried about? The eldest son has died on the battlefield, and the youngest son is still young. The whole family It all depends on you, you still need to take care of your body."

Ruan Dayou was shocked, looked at his wife's calm face, let out a long sigh, and let Madam Ruan help him back to the bed.

Changxing Marquis Mansion.Du Peng accompanied his uncle Duping to drink, and the two uncles and nephews were about seven points alike in appearance and temperament. When they drank speculatively, Du Peng asked in puzzlement, "How many tough battles has my uncle fought? Is it because he is so afraid of the Tatars?" people?"

Du Ping laughed loudly and patted Du Peng on the shoulder, "You boy, I'm pissing off your old uncle. Uncle is not afraid of the Tatars, he is afraid of Du Li's pig. The emperor ordered the Tatar army to be uniformly controlled by Du Li, your old man No matter how capable the uncle is, with a pig leading him, can he defeat a pack of wolves? Uncle knows that he will lose, so he doesn’t want to join in the fun. Boy, fighting is not just based on passion.”

Meng house.Leisurely tutoring Meng Zhengyu under the light, "You have to sort out your point of view first, and then express it clearly one by one. It doesn't matter if you only know what you want." There are similarities between Shiwen and argumentative essays. Then use evidence to prove your point, you can't just say nothing with gorgeous rhetoric.

Meng Zhengyu has calmed down a lot recently. Hearing what Youran said made sense, he didn't refute it anymore, and his face was still happy.He cared about himself, so he let his favorite daughter teach him.

No one took care of him when he was playing outside, but now he is taken care of, which is great.Meng Zhengyu's small face was radiant.

After working as a part-time tutor, I leisurely went to the study to see Father Meng, the father and daughter joked a few words, Father Meng laughed heartily, and felt that the fatigue of the day was gone.

"My precious girl, I can be a teacher." Father Meng joked with a smile.

"That's it" Youran said triumphantly without any politeness, "Once a person learns something, he can't bear to let it go. I am so good at writing, I can teach children if I don't get the first prize in the exam."

"Yutang Jinma has no share, so that I can express my thoughts to my dream." Women in this era have no way out.I can only toss at home.Thinking of this, You Ran suddenly felt that she could understand all kinds of ignorant and boring behaviors of the women in the back house, so she casually told Father Meng what the old lady and Hu had done recently, "They have nothing else to do except this."

Father Meng rolled his eyes, and a trace of hostility flashed in his eyes. In his house, he plotted against his daughter!

"Father, what's wrong with you?" Father Meng's expression was a little scary.

"It's okay." Father Meng came back to his senses and smiled to comfort his daughter.

"Speaking of which, the patriarch happens to be in the capital right now." Father Meng was thoughtful.

Are you going to do it?leisurely excited.

Father Meng hesitated for a moment, and still said, "It's best to have an old lady in our house." Seeing Youran's confused eyes, Father Meng explained softly, "Otherwise, the wife will be alone." Youran understood , with Mrs. Meng around, the dispute between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will consume a lot of Zhong's energy. If Mrs. Meng leaves, Zhong will become the biggest boss in the inner house. It's hard to say how she will treat her aunt and concubine.

After the father and daughter discussed carefully, they leisurely returned to Hanfangxuan, and were bombarded by Huang Xin's family affection. They coaxed Huang Xin with affection and hugs, and fled back to their own room smoothly. After soaking in hot water, they felt comfortable. Lie on the bed and listen to little Mo Tao gossip about all kinds of people and so on. After a day of work, you need a pastime. Mo Tao spoke happily and listened leisurely with great interest.

Mo Li looked at the master and servant in speechless, with such taste, it was good for others to say anything.

"Really? Aunt really did this?" Youran was shocked.Mrs. Gu is really courageous, she can't accept it.

In Shan County, Uncle Meng, who was belatedly aware, just found out what his wife had done, and reasoned with his wife angrily.

"It's already agreed to marry Xiaoli, but you have been delaying in making arrangements. The old lady has written several times to urge you, but you quietly hired another niece from your natal family! What do you think my Meng family is! You are doing such nonsense!" Uncle Meng was really angry, after doing this, how to explain to the old lady, how to explain to his cousin Hu Qing!
Mrs. Gu was ready to go all out, and smiled and persuaded Uncle Meng, "Don't worry, sir. Just think about it, whoever he is, is it as important as our brother Kuan? The Hu family has long since fallen. Upbringing is even more unbearable. If you really hire a Hu family daughter for your son, what will Brother Kuan do in the future? For the sake of our son, it is better to hire Qingluan."

Uncle Meng said angrily, "I don't know what you're thinking all day long! Qingluan is a good boy, I am also satisfied, and Brother Kuan is also satisfied. Didn't you disagree with life and death? Why did Qingluan come from a bad background and is a lowly concubine?" Son, this time you don't mind!" What did you do early.Gu Qingluan is a generous and good woman, but because she was born of a concubine, even her own aunt despised her.Meng Zhengkuan was also depressed because of this.

Gu smiled and said, "I didn't agree with Qingluan before, not because of her background."

Uncle Meng sneered, "Why is that?"

Mrs. Gu poured a bowl of tea for Uncle Meng with a smile, and tenderly handed it over to Uncle Meng, "Master, Mrs. Gu, Le'an, has not brought married women over the years. It is because of this that I don't want to hire Qingluan."

Uncle Meng's mouth was dry, he took the tea bowl and drank it down, and said sarcastically, "Why did you agree again, the Gu family is going to bring out a married daughter?"

Mrs. Gu didn't think it was disobedient, and smiled and said, "Qingluan and Qinglin were born of the same mother, but I didn't know that Qinglin was just a third-class Jinshi, and he was already in charge of the household department. He even wrote a letter a while ago saying sincerely that only this A sister from the same mother will definitely support her brother-in-law. Think about it, sir, a sister from the same mother who is in charge of the household department is better than a daughter of the Hu family, right?" The Hu family will only be a drag on Meng Zhengkuan.

Uncle Meng felt reasonable for a moment, but then he became angry again, "How to explain to the old lady, how to explain to my cousin!"

Mrs. Gu didn't rush, "A girl who climbed into a man's bed by herself, also wants to be a regular wife? We promised to marry her, but we didn't say how to marry her. I never said that we would hire her as a regular wife."

Uncle Meng thought about it for a while, his wife only said vague words such as "There will be an explanation" and "I will never wrong Xiaoli". He became angry again, "You didn't have a good intention at the time! Why don't you think about your cousin..."

"Is the cousin more important, or the son?" Gu asked bluntly.

Uncle Meng had a terrible headache, waved his hands and said, "You have already changed your post, and invited all the big media, what else can I do? It's up to you. Just don't make the old lady angry."

Seeing Uncle Meng like this, Mrs. Gu was happy in her heart, and said with a pleasant smile, "don't worry, lord, Xiaoli is a good boy who knows how to be courteous and sensible, and he and Qingluan are also good friends in the boudoir. The old lady can only be happy."

(End of this chapter)