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Chapter 1261 Beauty, beautiful things should not be missed

Before the age of eighteen, although he was in a low position, Yun Chu believed that he could live as he pleased in the Tang Dynasty. He thought that as long as he did something beneficial to the Tang Dynasty, he could do it without scruples. In fact, he did so. All the illegal deeds of the Yun family were done during this period.

The bombing of the Xianyang Bridge, the massacre of the Tibetan envoys, the kidnapping and assassination of corrupt officials, and even the dispatch of subordinates to disguise as bandits to rob the caravans of wealthy families, all of which were primitive accumulations.

Between the ages of eighteen and twenty-eight, Yun Chu felt that it was very important to abide by certain rules. Therefore, during this period, when facing enemies, he basically used means within the rules to resolve them and no longer pursued violent means outside the rules.

After the age of 28, Yun Chu no longer regarded his enemies as enemies, but as opponents who could be dealt with. Although they were a little disgusting, it was not impossible for them to cooperate with each other.

The arrogance in his youth and the self-righteousness in his youth, now, wherever Yun Chu looks, he sees only good people.

There are many meanings of a good person. Generally speaking, someone who is useful to you is a good person to you. You only need to look at one point when judging a person, and the rest of their characteristics can actually be ignored.

Whether they are kind, intelligent, magnanimous, impartial and peaceful, or insidious, cunning, vicious, and have bad intentions, it doesn't matter to Yun Chu now. After all, these people are just bricks. When building a wall, some bricks can be used as a whole, some need to be broken, and some need to be broken into pieces to fill the gaps. In short, they are all useful.

This is a process in which an ordinary person climbs to a non-human state, and it is irreversible.

When the wise sage Guiguzi rode out of the mountain in a carriage, it is said that the tigers and leopards in Mount Tai roared together, and the phoenixes cried in the sky. People said that the tigers, leopards and phoenixes were wailing for the people of the world.

Yun Chu looked up at the sky. There was only a group of pigeons flying under the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which was better than nothing.

When Fei Jiu closed the Yun family's door, the street lights in Jinchangfang lit up, and soon, the kerosene street lights in the entire Chang'an market lit up.

What is best to see under the lamp?
Of course it is a beauty. The bright red light seems to have painted a layer of rouge on the beauty's delicate face. Even things like yellow spots that often appear in daily life will be covered by this layer of rouge.

It is for this reason that the women in Chang'an like to meet their lovers at this time.

The women of Pingkangfang would appear in their best attire at various banquets at this time.

There was a sound of pipa and someone's silver bottle exploded. At this moment, the mediocre Chang'an city suddenly had a hint of rouge. Chang'an, which seemed indestructible during the day, turned from a great man into a charming woman in the next moment.

Yu Xiurong's eyebrows could never be drawn properly, so Yun Chu had to do it himself. Although he didn't know why Yu Xiurong dressed up so late at night, Yun Chu still drew two fashionable flying swallow eyebrows for Yu Xiurong.

While he was using an eyebrow pencil to outline Yu Xiurong's eyebrows, he whispered, "A beauty like you doesn't need to wear any flower ornaments. If you want to wear flower ornaments, you should draw your eyebrows thick and flat, so that they match. Your face shape is soft, and drawing such flying swallow eyebrows already makes your face very lively. Adding anything extra would be superfluous.

Yu Xiurong held up the bronze mirror and carefully examined her face. She said with some surprise, "That's right. My face seems to be a little smaller than it was this morning."

Yun Chu put away the eyebrow pencil and took a sharp eyebrow trimmer to trim off the messy eyebrows at the peak of Yu Xiurong's eyebrows. Then he said, "Yes, women usually look best in the evening. Women in the early morning are actually a little edematous. After the day's consumption, the edema disappears. Therefore, women at night always look more beautiful than during the day."

Yu Xiurong pressed her chest with both hands, then measured her waist with both hands, and said coquettishly: "Don't you men like plump women nowadays?"

Yun Chu smiled and said, "When times are tough, people will like weak and boneless women, like Zhao Feiyan who can dance on the palm of her hand. At that time, no one had enough to eat, and thin women with small appetites were easier to feed. This caused people's aesthetic values ​​to change accordingly.

Today, our Tang Dynasty is rich in resources and the people are prosperous. When people no longer worry about food, the aesthetic view of women has naturally returned to the ancient times, that is, to the instinct of reproduction.

At that time, the highest standard for men in looking for a woman was that she was good at giving birth. You know the matter of women giving birth: a big buttock would make it easier for the baby to sit in the bed, and big breasts would provide ample food for the baby after it was born. In short, people of that era even went to extremes in their pursuit of big breasts and big buttocks.

We can see this from many rock paintings in Longyou. Although the paintings only have some simple lines, the lines representing women always have some exaggerated strokes on their hips and breasts. "

Yu Xiurong frowned and said, "Just like those exaggerated clay dolls, the woman's breasts can even be thrown behind her back to make it easier for the baby on her back to feed?"

Yun Chu sighed and said, "That's how people admire the Mother Earth of Guanzhong. What a fertile land it is."

Yu Xiurong wiped the oral stain on her mouth with her finger and said, "Nowadays, people in Chang'an consider fat to be beautiful. Is it because their lives have improved?"

Yun Chu nodded and said, "As long as the quality of life is thoroughly improved, there will be more and more fat people, both men and women. In addition, the first group of people who become fat are basically wealthy people, so their aesthetic values ​​will naturally lean towards obesity. Then, because they are rich and powerful, they naturally have a lot of say. Over time, the idea that fat is beautiful will become popular.

My wife's waist is just right, so there's no need to pity those people."

As a couple for many years, Yu Xiurong naturally didn't believe Yun Chu's lies. She raised her eyebrows playfully and said to Yun Chu, "Gongsun is 41 years old this year, right?"

Yun Chu nodded and said, "Not much more."

"Logically speaking, an old woman like this is no longer a man's gift, right?"

Yun Chu thought about Gongsun's towering chest and her buttocks that were like a full moon, and agreed against her will: "Yes."

Yu Xiurong sighed and said, "The last time Gongsun came to the mansion to perform the sword dance, no one in the room looked at the apprentice taught by Gongsun Tiao. Instead, all eyes were fixed on Gongsun. Husband, tell me, why is this so?"

Yun Chu smiled and said, "It's just what I just said."

Yu Xiurong sneered, "At her age, it's probably difficult for her to give birth, right? You men also like to do a loss-making business that only blooms but does not bear fruit?"

Yun Chu smiled and said, "It's not good to attack a friend."

Yu Xiurong stood up and pushed Yunchu away. She adjusted her hair in front of the big mirror, put on her armrests, and said to Yunchu before leaving: "We are going to see Gongsun. My husband can't go."

Yun Chu was stunned for a moment and said, "See why Jian Wu didn't take me with him. I have nothing to do today."

"Today's sword dance is only suitable for women to watch, not for men like my husband who are used to loving old women."

After hearing what the lady said, Yun Chu had no choice but to stop. The atmosphere in Chang'an had been bad recently, with more and more women going out at night. As a result, high-end singing and dancing places like Pingkangfang were often not booked by men.

The women in the family left home in a carriage, and the Yun mansion suddenly seemed empty.

Yun Chu came to the study and found Yun Jin reading documents, so he asked through the window: "Is Li Si there too?"

Yun Jin raised his head and looked at his father and said, "He ran away."

Yun Chu nodded and stopped talking, but Yun Jin asked, "Father, does any family that wants to pass down its lineage have to go through the three stages of creation, struggle, and seclusion?"

Yun Chu thought for a moment and said, "Those who are known to the public are not actually from a family with a long history."

Yun Jin said: "For example..."

Yun Chu said: "When I was conquering the southwest, I met an old man named Huang when I passed Guangyuan and entered Jiangyou. This old man was over 90 years old. When I talked to him, he said that in Jiangyou, six out of ten families have the surname Huang. If the army needs it, the old man claimed that he could organize 50,000 Huang civilians to accompany the army on the expedition.

When I was leaving the Western Regions, I had a friend in Ganzhou named Ma Gui. It was said that he was a descendant of Ma Chao from the Three Kingdoms period. When I first met him, he was just a small postmaster, and until now, he is still just a small inspector general. I wanted to recommend this smart and capable man to the court countless times, but Ma Gui refused every time.

Over the years, nearly 20% of the grain in Chang'an City came from Ganzhou and Guzang. Ma Gui just quietly transported grain to Chang'an and only had a business relationship with the Yun family. He never said a word about relying on our family.

I think that once there is a change in the world, whether it is the Huang family in Jiangyou, or the Ma family in Ganzhou and Guzang, they will all have the foundation to dominate the world.

Compared to them, the clans in the "Clan Records" and the clans that are rampant in Chang'an and Luoyang are not worth mentioning. A political struggle, a war, or a disaster can make them disappear into ashes. "

Yun Jin thought for a moment and said, "So, this is the purpose of Aye developing the Yellow River Loop?"

Yun Chu was silent for a long time before he sighed and said, "The lives of our people are precious, we cannot afford to waste them..."

Yun Jin added: "The general trend of the world has fallen into the hands of the Central Plains. In addition, winter is coming earlier and earlier, and spring is coming later and later outside the Great Wall. There are signs that the general trend of the world will continue to move southward. Aye is a wise man of the time, why not make arrangements in the south as soon as possible? After all, the southwest is still a bit isolated."

Yun Chu smiled and said, "Back then, Sisi led you all the way to the Central Plains, Shandong, and Hebei, and the cooperatives there were also thriving. Why haven't I heard of you guys continuing to work hard in the Central Plains, Shandong, and Hebei in recent years?"

Yun Jin sighed and said, "The obstacles are too great. Even the prince doesn't support us."

Yun Chu brushed off the rose petals on his shoulders and said softly, "There are still smart people in this world. Back then, the reason why I let you kids take the lead was to test the bottom line of the royal family's tolerance for us.

It turns out that we knew that the world was migrating eastward and southward, and others knew it too.

Over the years, the prince's power has been expanding southwards, and now he has gained Sichuan and the southwest. I think that after he has stabilized these territories, he will immediately turn north to take on the tough tasks."

Yun Jin frowned and asked, "When will the prince go north?"

Yun Chu sighed and said, "After the artillery really kills people."

(End of this chapter)