Zhen Guo Princess GL

Chapter 117 Phoenix

The battle was fierce, and besides Henan and Hebei, my father ordered the conscripts from all over the country to recruit soldiers on the spot. He ordered that those who had land should pay a small household, or they could redeem it with grain, which would be regarded as serving three years of military service; Refugees and untouchables allowed themselves to join the army, and they were given ranks depending on their merits. Those who pass one of the items are allowed to join the army from the ninth rank of martial arts, and if they have honors, they can join the army with the first rank.As a result, from the nobles down, the world was enthusiastic and joined the army one after another.I went out with Wei Huan specially in July, but I saw that there were far fewer victims in Buddhist temples, refugees who sold themselves in Dingkou, and beggars begging along the streets. It was lowered slightly, and the saddle bridle of the weapon was doubled several times.

In the past, the south of Tianjin Bridge was full of performers and jugglers, but now it is half empty. Looking at this slightly empty street, and looking at the Shangyang Palace outside the city, I can't express what I feel for a while.

Wei Huan saw that I seemed to be deep in thought, so he walked to the bridge and looked around. After a while, he came over and called me: "Look, Er Niang, there are many pavilions built on Luoshui now."

I looked in the direction her hand was pointing at, and sure enough, I saw that the river channel was narrower than before. Looking around, I saw either carved beams and painted buildings, or cornices and corners.We called Dugu Shao out today, and she saw that we were interested in the pavilions on Luoshui, so she snapped her fingers and said, "That's the family of Qianjin Dachang, that's the family of Siqi Wang, that's the family of Ji Wang, and that's it. It's Duke Wuding..."

I heard her counting around, and suddenly remembered, and asked: "Is there no Princess Yan'an's house?"

Dugu Shao tilted his head and thought for a while, then said: "I've never heard that Lord Yan'an and Concubine Zhao's family built another courtyard in Luoyang." Then he laughed: "The master of Yan'an is simple in nature, probably he doesn't want to do such a troublesome thing."

I think she frequently enters the palace to please her father, she definitely doesn't look like she is indifferent to fame and wealth, but she has a simple reputation outside, I'm afraid the plot is big, it's just Li Rui's marriage, as a younger sister, I really can't help at all I can only shake my head, laughing and saying: "It's good to build a garden. To build a garden, you need to hire labor, and you have to buy wood, stone, and decorations everywhere. If you come and go, you can feed many people."

Both Wei Huan and Dugu Shao looked at me with raised eyebrows, Dugu Shao said: "What?" I couldn't explain the relationship at once, but Wei Huan said thoughtfully: "I guess what Er Niang means is that the poor cannot join the army. You can go to these places to build, transport, and trim, so that at least you can eat, and you can even earn some surplus food to help your family."

I smiled and said: "That's what I mean. Anyway, people are always needed to build a garden. Even if the garden is not needed, those who buy and make things need people. The poor can't support themselves, or sell themselves as slaves, or work as servants for officials, and spend a lot of money. Aunt and grandma are not short of money and food, so they won’t build a separate courtyard, and won’t even pay a little bit of rice for labor?”

Dugu Shao rubbed his chin and said, "It's the first time I've heard this saying, it seems reasonable."

I said: "It's not a strange thing. The ancients recruited people from the victims to build dams and dig wells. Aye and Auntie ordered soldiers to be recruited from the refugees. It's the same meaning. It's just that they are for the public, and the garden is for It’s all private.” In order to flatter my mother, Miao Shenke praised my mother’s idea in front of me. Like an economist, I was both amused and emotional - in previous lives, many people thought that the ancients were stupid, and those who traveled through the world would be invincible and conquer all directions as long as they came up with a random idea based on their own knowledge far ahead of the time. But I don't know that although the ancients may not have the theories of later generations, they have already summed up many practical laws. Zhi Shangshu has already gained the three tastes, and occasionally said a few words in front of his parents, and his father and mother can often draw inferences from one instance, and use their words according to their feelings.

Dugu Shao tilted his head and thought for a while, then clapped his hands and said, "That's the truth. Erniang is very knowledgeable."

I was embarrassed by her praise, and said blushingly: "Actually, I didn't think about it, it was taught by Master Miao." Qing Qiao attributed the source to Miao Shenke, and then looked at Wei Huan, expecting her to bring the topic to me, who Seeing my embarrassment, she not only didn't help me out, but went on to boast: "Since Er Niang entered the school seriously, her knowledge has improved a lot compared to her predecessor."

As soon as I mentioned this, I got angry, and said with a stamp of my feet: "I get up before dawn and write by heart. I don't talk about studying for three or four hours. It's easy to take a day off in ten days. I have to take a ten-day test before the ten-day test. I can't pass the ten-day test. He also punished me for copying books and keeping me in class. If I study like this and my knowledge does not improve, then I am really an idiot.” In the previous life, I had two days off in the seven days, and I had vacations in winter and summer. What, you can skip class, you can doze off in class, but now not only is time so tight, but you also have to learn the "Book of Filial Piety" and Nei Ze Nei Fan, which are ridiculous to memorize. The explanation is rigid, and he also practiced supernatural metaphysics, fancy Buddhism, exhausting calligraphy and simple elementary arithmetic that can never be explained to the master. It really contains all my blood and tears.

Wei Huan just looked at me and smiled, smiled for a while, and then pushed me: "Don't be dissatisfied, Er Niang, how many people want to learn this but can't learn it. I don't see those people in the inner school, who even bribed the doctor to read a book. If you can memorize "Jijiuzhang", you can choose the ninth grade, and Erniang who can compose poems and prose and recite classics and history is really a phoenix-like figure."

For a moment, I couldn't tell whether she was praising me or teasing me, so I pulled her hand and said half-truthfully: "I know, in the future, if the master asks me to write poems and compositions, I will leave them to you. In this way, you are also a phoenix."

Wei Huan changed his face, patted my hand and said: "Er Niang is confused, what kind of person am I, how can I deserve the title of 'Phoenix'? Er Niang, Lady Dugu, etc., are dragons and phoenixes among people. At most, I can only be regarded as a wild pheasant."

Dugu Shaojian praised her, smiling with crooked eyebrows: "According to Siniang, Cui Er is also a phoenix, and Sister Lan is also a phoenix. The whole team here is a phoenix. Only you are a wild pheasant. On the contrary, it is rare. We The phoenixes can very well confess you, call you our leader, and regard you as the "head bird". Whoever writes the best articles will be the worst, named "tail phoenix", and the one who does the worst is called the "tail bird". "Head Phoenix" is the number one character except for "Head Bird". ? I bet you a hundred times that Cui Er must be a 'tail phoenix'. In the future, no one else around us will use her, so who will teach her to be the last?"

She gestured while talking, making Wei Huan dumbfounded, and said angrily, "Liu Niang, don't make fun of me."

I laughed and said, "That's very reasonable. Our group of people can start a society, called the 'Phoenix Society'..." Before I finished speaking, I laughed myself down, neither of them knew what I was laughing at. , Dugu Shao also echoed me solemnly: "This name is good, we will use this name in the future, next time I will be the host, and invite the sisters of the 'Order of the Phoenix' to go out of the city together. Hugh stay out, don't date anyone else."

I just heard the name, and I laughed so hard that I kept saying, "Okay, Order of the Phoenix, Ah Huan, remember to prepare a lot of brooms when the time comes... ouch." But I leaned back inadvertently and almost fell down.Wei Huan and Dugu Shao supported me, one on the left and the other on the right. Wei Huan mocked, "Er Niang just keeps laughing and doesn't pay attention to her feet. Maybe it's not a phoenix, but a dragon swimming in Luoshui."

I saw that they were ignorant, but they felt bored, so I smiled and said: "Come on, you don't understand, it's getting late, let's go back to the palace—Liu Niang, is Miss Cui still ill? ? You were able to stand up last time, so it looks like nothing serious?"

Dugu Shao said: "How can you be sure about a disease? There are always good times and bad times, there is no definite number."

I hummed, and asked her to pay my respects to Cui Mingde with me, and then brought Wei Huan back to the palace.

I don't know if it was because I laughed at Wei Huan, but Wei Huan didn't take the initiative to speak on the way back. I just went too far. Recalling her sensitivity and meticulousness, I hurriedly coaxed her: "It's better if you say so." Yes, the best way is to have relief from the imperial court. Stopping the construction of Shangyang Palace or donating money for relief is not as good as a conscription order in the court. In this way, we can fight against foreign aggression and promote our country's prestige. It really kills two birds with one stone, Ah Huan, you are so smart, if you can study with me, your knowledge will be higher than mine. But you can't, your current knowledge is very impressive."

Wei Huan glanced at me, suddenly laughed, and said, "Er Niang thought I was so narrow-minded, and got angry with such a few teasing words? I'm not angry, Er Niang don't worry."

I saw that she was serious for a while, and smiled like this for a while, and I was a little puzzled, because she smiled really brightly, but she didn't pursue it anymore, and said with a smile: "You said that the inner school borrowed books to bribe the doctor? Why don't you read my book? If I don't have it there, just ask someone to go outside and get a copy, just say that I want to read it, and if it's a big deal, I'll let you take a look, and what else can anyone say about you!"

Wei Huan shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not me, I'm just talking about the people who go to school in their inner school." Sighing lightly, he put his hand on mine and said: "Study is a good thing, Erniang, don't always be playful and complain. "

I was caressed by her and my heart was beating wildly. Suddenly, I remembered something that had been on my mind for a long time. I also pressed my hand on her hand, and said in a low voice, "A Huan, I...I want to ask you something."

She frowned at me, withdrew her hand from my palm, straightened the hem of the skirt with both hands, pressed it on her knees, lowered her head and said, "If it's still the same old saying, don't ask."

With infinite pain in my heart, I choked my throat and forced a smile: "I haven't asked yet, how do you know what to ask? What old sayings are not old, I usually talk to you only those words, which are old words , which ones are Newspeak?"

Wei Huan smiled faintly, turned his face away, and said softly, "Does Er Niang want such a name, or do you want us to get along like this?"

My tears were already rolling in my eyes, and I just forced myself not to fall out. Hearing her words, I raised my head in shock, and the tears fell down my cheeks instead. In the end, I didn't know what to say in the panic. After a while, I said eagerly: "You...what did you say? You say it again?"

She glanced at me, reached out to wipe away the tears from the corners of my eyes, and said with a faint smile, "I didn't say anything."

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