Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Chapter 391 Plum Blossom Diagram

Lu Lan and Guo Shao left the weaving shop and got into the carriage. The wooden wheels clashed, and the roads in Tokyo's inner city were not very bumpy, but the bamboo curtains in the car windows were also shaken from side to side. Lu Lan lowered his eyes and said nothing, but at this time he became more reserved and gentle. She used to run around in Zhuozhou and Wushan to treat people. She was a very pungent young lady. Who provoked her and cursed others was a bit unambiguous, but now she is a bit twisted.

"Ms. Chen's eyes are really amazing, and they fit well without any dosage." Lu Xiaoniang said, "It's just that I'm not used to it..."

Guo Shao smiled and said, "There are specialties in the art industry, and you don't want to think about what Mrs. Chen does."

At this time, he lifted the driving curtain and said to Lu Chengyong who was riding a horse: "In West Market now, you go to the restaurant and tea shop to ask if there are honeycombs for sale." Lu Chengyong clasped his fist and said, "Here."

Lu Xiaoniang immediately covered her face when she heard it, but it was no longer swollen. Her eyes flickered: "Nobody eats that kind of stuff. How can it be sold?" Guo Shao said with a smile: "The huge Tokyo city, as long as you can think of it, you can have it."

Lu Xiaoniang whispered: "General Guo is so good to me, is he making a crooked idea?"

Guo Shao didn't say a word, and Lu Xiaoniang said, "I am homeless now, I know you are not at ease."

At this time, Guo Shaocai replied as if he hadn’t asked: “When it comes to food, I remember one thing. I have tasted the delicacies of the mountains and seas in restaurants and tea shops. I have even tasted the royal meals in the palace, but I think the best one is jade. Lotus dishes."

"Yulian is the cook of General Guo's mansion?" Lu Xiaoniang asked casually.

Guo Shao shook his head and said: "She is my concubine, not a cook. But the craftsmanship is really good, not by me alone. There is a little Taoist priest at home who has a very picky mouth and likes what Yulian makes. Once I Just ask her, where to learn the craft? She said that she used to be hungry, so if you can eat a good meal, you must cook it very carefully. That's why her dishes are so delicious."

After hearing that, Lu Xiaoniang glanced at Guo Shao, and she was probably observing his rough skin. He really didn't look like a nobleman.

Guo Shao said: "People who haven't been hungry don't really understand the delicious food."

Lu Xiaoniang asked: "What do you mean by this?"

Guo Shao smiled and said: "People who have not been tossed and turned in countless nights do not understand the preciousness of beautiful women's hearts."

Lu Xiaoniang blushed: "If General Guo teases me like this, I will get angry."

Guo Shao said relaxedly: "I just made a joke with you, and I won't do anything to Lady Lu." After he said, his eyes suddenly stopped on the place where Lu Lan was very bulging.

Lu Lan looked down and was immediately ashamed and annoyed. Although the shirt is thin and the fabric on the chest is quite thick, Lu Lan's body seems to be different. There was a slight change just now, and something embarrassing appeared.

"I..." Lu Lan immediately blocked it with both hands, "How do you tell me to be a person if you are so frivolous to me?"

Guo Shao whispered: "No one knows."

...

The Zhou court had a large amount of wealth, coupled with the power brought about by the victory of the war, the crisis has eased.

The Jinling of the Southern Tang Dynasty was a different scene. The weather was bad, the summer rainstorm hit, the rain on the roof of the palace's glazed tiles was rushing, and the entire imperial city seemed to be flooded. The clouds in the sky are very low, and the daylight is as dim as the evening, but lightning shines brightly between the sky and the earth from time to time.

Li Yu was holding an umbrella when he entered the palace, but his robe and boots were soaked. He stood in the main hall and waited for a while, then saw an **** come out and said, "Please come inside the prince."

Only then did Li Yu follow the **** into the house, and saw that the country lord was sitting on a chair above the study, surrounded by books and memorials. Under the dim light, he was motionless, and it was hard to find a person sitting on it without looking carefully.

"My son and minister knocked on my father." Li Yu bowed and bowed.

"Come here." The lord's voice was hoarse, and he gently waved his robe, and all the nearby attendants left the study.

Li Yu walked into the table in silence and stood before the case.

The country's master said: "Han Xizai and others underestimated Guo Shao, the martial artist of the Zhou Dynasty, and he was going to Shu in two months. His ambition is not limited to Shu, right?"

Li Yu hurriedly said: "The Lord of Shu has always been arrogant and respected, and he is honored as the emperor; his father has been respectful after the Battle of Huainan, and the Southern Tang Army is stronger than the Shu Army. The Zhou Dynasty may not use troops against the Southern Tang..."

"When you were in Tokyo, you promised to pay 1.2 million pennies in tribute. Now we have to send people to Tokyo as soon as possible."

Li Yu bent over and bowed. He felt that the lord of the country summoned himself on such a rainy day, and he was afraid that he would not just talk about tribute, so he stood and listened.

Sure enough, it took a long time for the Lord of the Kingdom to speak: "For my father, I have gradually felt exhausted recently. The palace in Hongdu has been properly repaired. I want to move to live there. Today I called the prince to discuss with you. It is time to pass the throne to you."

"Never, father is in the prime of life, how can this be? My sons and ministers dare not take on this important task." Li Yu said with mixed emotions.

The Lord of the Kingdom said: "For the sake of the father, the prince is already competent for the affairs of the country, and the throne is entrusted to you, and the father is most at ease. You think I am old and tired, do not postpone it."

Li Yu hurriedly knelt on the ground.

The Lord’s tone suddenly felt a little guilty: “My king’s life has been turbulent, but at this juncture he has to bear the burden on you. I really feel a bit sorry for Yu'er.”

Li Yu buried his head, his face was green. Father's life has been turbulent, and it has not been easy for him to survive until now, and he has paid too much; seeing that he wants to take over, it is a mess in the wind and rain, so what can he get in the end?

There was a flash in the palace. Li Yu waited for a while, and he heard a "boom" of thunder before he said solemnly: "Please consider carefully again."

The lord pondered for a moment, and said: "Wuchang Jiedu Envoy Lin Renzhao wrote to block the south bank of the Yangtze River, and sent people to discuss peace and alliance with Wuping Jiedu Envoy (Chu) to fight the upper reaches; your uncle Li Jingda wrote to take advantage of Huainan's emptiness and want to regain lost ground... The former king negotiated peace with Zhou Shizong and retired, but the situation has changed, and it is inevitable that the Southern Tang State will fall into war again."

Li Yu said: "There are only one or two people who invite the war. Most of the people in the middle of the country are unwilling to start the war lightly. Although the four kings uncles and Lin Renzhao are in charge, the war is inevitable; but if the royal family takes the initiative to start the war, many people will complain about us country."

"You go down." The lord said dejectedly.

…Li Yu bowed to resign and returned to the East Palace in the rain.

When he walked to the gallery, he handed the umbrella to the entourage behind him. An **** at the front door was about to obey the ceremony. Li Yu waved his hand and said in a low voice, "Don't make a noise." After that, he walked into the hall and walked inside. For a while, instead of entering the room, he walked into the study next to him.

He bolted the door and walked to the depths alone without saying a word. He skillfully picked up a bookshelf on the right wall and moved it, then stretched out his hand to slowly remove a brick, and carefully put his left hand under it. Bend down and looked over, a piece of paper was in front of his eyes, and there was a hole in the middle of the paper; he saw through the hole, it was a copper lamp holder. A woman in a plain white dress was sitting in front of an easel. She was Zhou Xian.

In the dim light, Zhou Xian's face, neck and wrists appeared whiter, just like pearls in a palace. She sat there alone, with no one beside her, and looked very clear in such weather. She dipped her pen in the inkstone and concentrated on carving a painting.

Li Yu looked intently, and she was painting a plum blossom.

For a long time, Zhou Xian repeated such slow movements, changing pens, dipping ink, and painting without making a sound or doing anything else. Li Yu felt nothing unusual, so he recovered the things in the study and quit.

Walking into the upper room, Li Yu said: "I'm back." Without going into the room, he just sat down on the stool outside the screen and said: "Emperor, make me a pot of tea."

After a while, Zhou Xian walked out, took a look, and said: "His Royal Highness comes in first to change into a robe and drink tea later."

Li Yu lowered his head and looked, "It's okay." He stood up, walked into the room and took a casual glance, and found that the plum blossom picture on the easel was no longer there. He felt a little strange in his heart, so he asked in a casual tone: "Ehuang doing what?"

"I have nothing to do, I am painting." Zhou Xian said while looking for clothes, "Why did the father summon you?"

Li Yu asked, "What kind of picture do you paint?"

"On a whim..." Zhou Xian's gaze suddenly changed a little. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com looked down and said softly, "Plum."

"Oh." Li Yu nodded, then said solemnly, "Father wants to abdicate in advance and move to Hongdu, passing the throne to me."

Zhou Xian's expression changed, and after a while he said calmly: "Father has worked for many years, and his highness can share it, which is also a kind of filial piety... Take off your robe and dress and put on this body. Boots are also changed."

After a while, Zhou Xian had placed a neat stack of angular and angular clothes on the couch, with a pair of wooden clogs underneath.

Li Yu untied his belt, took off his robe and threw it directly on the ground, and said in a deep voice, "But it was a mess in my hands. I really don't know how long Nantang Guojiye can keep in my hands. Then Guo Shao..."

Zhou Xian's dignified and indifferent expression changed slightly.

Li Yu said: "The Zhou army can fight south and north, and a woman can't lead soldiers, let alone children who are a few years old. Then Guo Shao has won the trust of the royal family and has established prestige in the army... What would happen if the Zhou court did not have Guo Shao. , Can threaten our country?"

"What does your Highness mean?" Zhou Xian asked in surprise.

Li Yu was silent for a long time, deliberately not answering, waiting for Zhou Xian to consider. He was busy changing clothes and shoes, then sat down on the collapse, and then said: "I just think this person is very troublesome, think about it for a while."

Zhou Xian said: "He is just young, and his Highness is afraid that he can only fight with him."

"Different strengths, different domestic conditions, and no way to fight. Only martial arts like the Four Uncles think that the victory or defeat is only related to the strength of the troops." Li Yu said with a sad face, seeing Zhou Xian still had no idea, and was light. Lightly reminded, "By the way, my country has to hurry up recently for the 1.2 million penny of tribute to the Zhou court."