The Qinghe County Lord of the Red Chamber

Shang Chanchan looked at the visitor with a smile on her face: "It's rare that third brother is free."

Shang Ji brought the food box in his hand, and Fu Ling hurriedly stepped forward to take it, and brought out a piece of lotus seed and cherry meat and a spring bamboo shoot and duck soup.

"Girl, do you need some now?"

Shang Chanchan shook her head, Fuling's eyes were bright, knowing that the two brothers and sisters had something to say, they packed up and retreated.

Shang Ji sat down opposite, and said softly: "The daily vegetarian food in the palace is scarce. I thought you would go back to the mansion once in three days to make up for it, but I heard from Ganoderma lucidum that your lunch is useless? This time Aren't you hungry yet?"

Shang Chanchan shook her head: "My mother is worried about my father, I can't eat, and I can't eat even watching it."

Ever since Marquis Baoning came out of the palace wrapped like a rice dumpling, Jiang's heart has always been clouded.

In front of Shang Duo, he had to suppress his emotions so as not to cause him any more troubles, and he only revealed it in front of his daughter.

Shang Ji sighed, "My sister used to love food the most, but that's what Dongpo Layman meant by 'laughing at himself for being too busy all his life'."

"The lotus seed and cherry meat just now, you read it in a book before, and mentioned to me what you want to eat. Now you don't even have an appetite."

Shang Chanchan thought in her heart: You are going around, but you just don't get to the point, you are really anxious to death.

So he simply asked first: "Third brother, isn't today's noon a great court? Is there anything new?"

Shang Ji's official position is not high, and he generally does not participate in the Chang Dynasty. Only the Great Dynasty will go to the court together.

At this time, he nodded and said: "It's about southern Fujian. Some officials suggested that rebels should be punished without education, and should be killed."

"Wailang Zhu Ming, a member of the Ministry of War, wrote a letter saying: If there are people who return to the sincerity, you should not kill a single person, and forgive them for returning to their homeland.

"This move can not only make the saint's statement far and wide, but also move the aliens. It may have the effect of defeating others without fighting."

Shang Chanchan just sneered in her heart, and said directly: "Nonsense!"

There are many sour Confucian scholars in the court, but it is not wrong to use Jia Baoyu's "lu beetle" to describe it.

It can be seen that the bandit's knife did not fall on him, and his blood was not shed, so he can still speak benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith here.

This is not a refugee who has no livelihood after the famine. He has to make troubles to attract the attention of the court, and he can be appeased by material benevolence and filial piety.

This is the rebels and bandits of the former dynasty, who invaded the country and slaughtered the subjects.

If you forgive me again, why don't you just put up a sign and say, I'm a meat bun, come and bully me, we won't fight back anyway.

Shang Ji smiled: "Father said that you are the most like him, it is true. The sage asked his father's opinion on this matter, and his father also said four words: nonsense."

Shang Duo was in court today, and he sneered when he heard Zhu Ming's mentally retarded remarks that were comparable to "why not eat minced meat".

Because of his hand injury, the emperor of the previous dynasty granted him permission not to hold the fluorene board.

Shang Duo couldn't help feeling very regretful, if he had a fluorene board in his hand, he could have hit Zhu Ming directly on the head!

Hearing Shang Duo's disdainful words, Zhu Ming couldn't help but blushed, and said: "If you don't teach and punish, you will lose your style. I only came up with this idea because of the reputation of a saint. Loyalty can be learned from the world. How can it be a piece of nonsense? Please Master Hou advises!"

Shang Duo laughed when he heard his words, and said to the emperor: "It's my fault. What Zhu Yuanwailang said is the truth."

"How can I punish without teaching. Seeing Lord Zhu's compassion, I think I am very willing to personally teach those vicious rebellious officials and thieves, and turn them into loyal ministers and good generals."

"To be an official at the same court as my minister is to humiliate Master Zhu's ability. I thought, he is a waste of talent to stay in the capital, so why not send Master Zhu to southern Fujian to replace General Xie back."

Zhu Ming became anxious when he heard that, knowing that Shang Duo was cheating him, he said quickly: "I have never been to southern Fujian, and I am not familiar with the military situation and landscape. I am afraid that even the rebels will not be found. Naturally, it is General Xie..."

Shang Duo directly interrupted: "You don't need to look for it, there is a new battle report this morning: after the rebel slaughtered Fengshan City, he is occupying land and becoming king there. I have a copy of the blueprint here, please Master Zhu to influence the rebels." Bar."

"In ancient times, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty practiced it for Master Xuanzang. Now I am not talented, and I am in the position of prime minister. I would like to personally send Master Zhu out of the city. I only hope that you will complete this great achievement that has never been seen in ancient times."

Shang Chanchan couldn't help laughing: These words are more like Shang Duo's slander in private, but now he directly throws out the red tape scene, which shows that Zhu Ming is angry.

"What does the saint mean?"

Shang Ji laughed and said, "The sage agreed with my father's opinion very much. He dismissed Zhu Ming's military department as a member of Wailang on the spot, and then gave him the title of centurion. He immediately sent him to serve in southern Fujian."

Shang Chanchan almost collapsed with laughter: The saint is full of anger and has nowhere to vent it, just like a cow whose head is pressed forcibly without drinking water, and who cannot move even if forced by his own father.

A smart official, who has been panting quietly recently, there is still someone like Zhu Ming who takes the initiative to hit the gun.

It is estimated that with him as an example, no one would dare to rant anymore.

Shang Ji picked up the teacup, paused and said solemnly: "Xie Ling is also at the court today. According to the sage, General Xie has a high position and is responsible for defending the capital, so he cannot leave the capital for a long time."

"When the war in southern Fujian becomes more stable, I will ask Xie Ling to replace his father and go to southern Fujian to continue suppressing bandits. Once he goes, it will be a few years."

Shang Chanchan's heart sank: here comes the topic.

He couldn't help lowering his eyes and said: "If my father or elder brother came to persuade me, I wouldn't be surprised. I just didn't expect it to be the third brother who persuaded me."

Shang Ji hesitated again and again, and said, "Sister, there is nothing more important than the word "safety" in this world. Look at how anxious my mother is these days."

"Father just injured his hand, and he is in the middle of the capital, so he can often go back to the mansion to meet us. But if you enter Xie's house, you will be separated by thousands of miles, and you will be worried day and night, but you don't even know the other party's life or death. What a torment."

Shang Chanchan smiled: "There are many daughters married to generals in this world. Why can't I live a life that other people can live?"

Shang Ji put down the cup in his hand, and said confidingly: "Sister, I was the most useless person in our family, and also the person least like Daddy."

"I knew that I didn't have the intelligence of the eldest brother, nor the knowledge of the second brother, so I just thought, then I would like to be filial to my parents, help my elder brother, and protect my younger sister."

Shang Chanchan hurriedly said: "Why did the third brother say such a thing? It's not just me, I can guarantee that father and eldest brother never think you are useless."

In her heart, this third elder brother is upright and open, sincere, pure and filial, and really worthy of the word "chun".

In terms of reassuring parents, even if the remaining three of them are tied up, it is not as good as Shang Ji.

Shang Ji shook his head: "It's okay, today I'm not going to talk about myself. I'm talking about you."

"Chanchan, you said that others are living such a life of fear, but you can live it too."

"But why bother. Others live because they have to."

"People in the world say: 'Everyone who becomes a girl will go out for a long time, marry someone else's family, and her mother's family can't care. I have to watch the girl's own fate. If it happens well, it's fine. Fa'er." There are even those sayings that marry a chicken and follow the chicken, marry a dog and follow the dog."

"It means they have no choice, but we are not such a family."

"You can marry an ordinary family and live a carefree life. Wouldn't it be nice to be rich and peaceful?"

"Although I knew that Xie Ling was a general in the past, there have been no battles in the past few years."

"You can't give up eating because of choking, and worrying about the unknown war, let you miss a good family."

"But now there is an obvious swordsman chaos, and he will go to the battlefield in about a year and a half. I don't know how long this will be. If it is ten or eight years, are you waiting?"

Shang Chanchan actually understood their feelings.

Just like the vows of modern weddings: specifically point out that no matter poverty or disease, you will never leave.

After all, a person's life is really long, who can really enjoy endless happiness?But it's all ups and downs, with both success and failure.

But after all, this is an oath for the future, and no parent will ask their daughter to marry a poor and sick person from the beginning.

There is nothing we can do about it, but the wood is still a tree that has not been cut down!

To put it bluntly, even if they really became husband and wife, they would fly away separately when disaster strikes, not to mention that they never got engaged.

Shang Chanchan had never heard so many words from Shang Ji, so she couldn't help being a little speechless.

Shang Ji sighed and said: "I know that our two families have had a tacit understanding in the past few years, but because we have not performed the six rituals, even if we repent, it is not an overstep, but we are morally sorry for Xie's family."

"Don't worry about these things."

"The favor owed to Xie's family is our man's business. You only consider your own wishes."

After speaking, he got up and left, and when he walked to the door, he didn't forget to say: "If you can't eat, then drink the soup, remember to ask Fu Ling to reheat it for you."

Shang Chanchan sat where she was, without moving for a long time.

She had never wanted to see Xie Ling for a moment like now.

However, Shang Chanchan didn't see Xie Ling again until 20 days after the Supreme Emperor threw the scissors in anger at the emperor.

However, after not seeing him for more than [-] days, Xie Ling lost a lot of weight, only his eyes became brighter.

In a short period of time, he seemed to be a few years older out of thin air, and he became more and more calm.

Shang Chanchan naturally understood the reason.

The military situation was like a fire. General Xie received the imperial decree that day and left Beijing for southern Fujian after only three days of preparation.

But Xie Ling, who suddenly took over the heavy responsibility, had to hang around in the capital camp every day to get familiar with the affairs.You have to force yourself to do what you can't do, so that you are so tired.

When Shang Chanchan saw him describe it like this, her eyes were sore and she almost shed tears.

It was as if he had seen his father covered in blood that day, his face was pale, and his heart was full of panic and powerlessness.

In fact, since she came to this world, it can be said that everything went smoothly, even if there was a little trouble, she got through with danger.

Especially on the day of Huachao Festival, when she looked at Daiyu and thought about everything in the future, she still felt complete and even somewhat proud: Although she was just a butterfly, she was also a useful butterfly. Will repeat the fate in the book.

But then, reality taught her to be a human being.

It turned out that all she could do was because she was the daughter of Marquis Baoning and the niece of the Queen Mother.

There was nothing she could do when the storm hit those around her.

All she knows about the future is half-knowledge, which is almost useless in the affairs of the country.

On the contrary, Xie Ling saw that her eye circles were red, and hurriedly said: "It's my fault. I really don't have time to see you these days."

He knew that whenever the Fifth Prince went to the Empress Dowager's Palace to settle down in the morning and evening, Shang Chanchan would grab him and ask if he could enter the palace today.

But Xie Ling was really incapable of separating himself, so he was not allowed to come in at all.

Shang Chanchan shook her head, she understood Xie Ling better than anyone else.

These days, whenever she went home, she would not see her father and two elder brothers.

The soldiers and horses went ahead without moving food and grass, and all the staff of the household department worked overtime almost all night, recalculating the military supplies in southern Fujian.

Lin Ruhai and Shang Chi were so busy that they didn't even have time to eat.

Not to mention Marquis Baoning, dragging his sick body, guarding the imperial city day and night to review the affairs, and even grabbed Shang Jun to write for him.

It doesn't matter when there is another battle report from southern Fujian, so I have to go to discuss with the emperor.Even from time to time, he was called by the Supreme Emperor to reprimand him.

They are still doing the jobs they used to be familiar with.

Xie Ling, on the other hand, suddenly took over half of the military affairs.His colleagues include not only his father's confidantes, but also those from General Wei, and even those from the former Prince Teng.

Among all the people, he is the youngest and the most junior.

If you don't use several times more heart than others, if you make a slight mistake, you will be caught and criticized, and even Xie's family will lose face.

Thinking of this, Shang Chanchan smiled at him, nodded and said, "Don't worry, I understand. You have to cherish yourself."

The sharp fatigue in Xie Ling's eyebrows dissipated a bit: "You too."

Then both of them looked at each other, they were speechless for a while, they just felt that thousands of words were not enough to say, but there was no need to say a single word.