Hanhou

As the evening approached, dark clouds gathered in the sky, indicating that a heavy snowfall was coming.

The study room became dark, and the servants did not need to order, and sent poking lamps as usual.

The sound of the door opening didn't disturb Zhao Jia. He was concentrating on carefully comparing the content in the bamboo slips and writing carefully on the newly drawn map.

Standing behind Zhao Jia, Wei Yue saw the rivers, mountains, and cities and fortresses appear one by one, her expression became more solemn.Hearing the sound, he immediately swung the maidservant back, not letting him approach, and personally moved the poking lamp to Zhao Jia's side.

The poking lamp is made of copper, and the lamp base is in the shape of a crouching tiger.The craftsmanship of the lamp craftsman is extraordinary, there is no smoke when the fire is burning, and only orange light diffuses to illuminate the room.

About the tea time, Zhao Jia marked the last water source on the map, compared the bamboo slips with the previous map, confirmed that it was correct, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I stopped writing, the sheepskin in front of me was taken away.Zhao Jia paused, looked up in surprise, and found that Wei Yue was standing behind him, unfolding the map with both hands, fixed his eyes on the map, carefully read it several times, and compared it with the old map, his face showed a rare expression of concentration.

After a long time, Wei Yue looked away from the picture, looked at Zhao Jia beside him, and asked, "How many pictures did Ah Duo draw?"

"Two." Zhao Jia said seriously, "One is in Team Leader Fang's hands, and the other is right here."

"Good." Wei Yue put down the map, pressed Zhao Jia's shoulder, and said solemnly, "Don't tell others about this matter. Anyone who knows about A Duo Neng's drawings must also be told not to leak the news."

"No." Zhao Jia nodded.Unexpectedly, he thought of He Lao and others. Most of these old men who explained the scenery of the grassland to him had died under the knife of the Huns.Looking back on the bloody scene on the battlefield, I still feel a dull pain in my heart.

Seeing that it was getting late and Zhao Jia was about to leave, Wei Yue shook his head and said, "At this hour, the city gate will be closed. Why don't Ah Duo stay here, just in time to present this picture to Ah Weng."

While speaking, Wei Yue rolled up the old sheepskin map and put it in the wooden box.Then he got up and walked to the shelf, and took out a smaller wooden box to hold the new picture.

There was an hourglass in the room, and Zhao Jia took a look at it, and it was indeed the time to close the city gate.

Furthermore, Wei Yue presented a map, and the prefect Wei must have some inquiries, so Zhao Jia naturally couldn't leave.Immediately apologizing, he went to the door and asked the servant to go to the front yard to inform Ji Bao and the two, leave the city quickly, go back to the livestock farm and tell Uncle Hu and Uncle Xiong that he will stay in the city tonight.

"Trouble the third son." After everything was arranged, Zhao Jia bowed to Wei Yue.

Wei Yue just smiled and shook her head, packed the map, held up the wooden box containing the map, motioned Zhao Jia to follow, and walked away from the study.

The maidservant got his order first, and reported to Wei Taishou in the main room.

When Wei Yue and Zhao Jiaxing arrived, the room was brightly lit, Wei Shang was sitting behind him, Wang Zhubu and Zhou Juecao were on both sides.Zhou Jue Cao was holding a cup of hot soup, his eyes were slightly closed, his expression was indifferent, and he really couldn't guess what was going on in his heart.Master Wang drank the hot soup, took out caramel from the lacquer box in front of Wei Taishou, and said something, which made Wei Taishou burst into laughter.

Seeing Wei Yue and Zhao Jia walk through the door, Wei Shang immediately smiled and asked them to come forward.

"Aon."

After being summoned by Wei Shang, Wei Yue came forward to salute and sent the wooden box to a few days ago.

Zhao Jia was saluting, and then, like Wei Yue, he sat down in front of the three big men, keeping his eyes on his nose, his nose and his heart, and only opened his mouth when he was asked, and resolutely kept quiet if he didn't ask, and kept the background honestly.

The moment the box lid was opened and the sheepskin unfolded, Wei Shang's pupils suddenly constricted.

Master Wang and Zhou Juecao looked at each other, and leaned forward at the same time, seeing what was drawn on the picture, the former forgot the caramel in his hand, while the latter's indifferent expression was chapped and replaced by surprise.

They have all seen the map presented by Uncle Fang, and it was also made by Zhao Jia. In terms of fineness, this map is obviously better, not to mention the old map that was originally hidden in the mansion.

In Zhao Jia's words, using that "magic object" as a reference, 100% of the march is based on guesswork. If you walk into the vast grassland, you will get lost if you have a little sense of direction.This new map cannot be said to be [-]% accurate. At least it can let people know the southeast, north, south, rivers, mountains, cities, fortresses, and how to formulate a route based on information. less than target.

The three bosses met their heads and found the fire in each other's eyes, and they all understood the importance of this picture.

It is a pity that Zhao Jia has limited resources. He has not personally visited or has no accurate information. He has never dared to write lightly for fear of causing too much deviation.In this way, the area included in the picture is very limited, and it will take some time to make up for it.

"Good, great good!"

Wei Shang put the map away again, and received the wooden box a few times, apparently not intending to return it to Wei Yue.

Master Wang and Zhou Juecao's eyes fell on Zhao Jia, which doubled the pressure on the latter.They didn't look away until Prefect Wei coughed.

In just a few breaths, Zhao Jia seemed to be being watched by a fierce tiger, the hair on the back of his neck stood on end.Even though he knew that the two big brothers had no malicious intentions, and most of them were appreciative, he still couldn't help being nervous.

These two are masters who can mount horses and slay people, and fight desperately with the Huns. It is enough to be stared at by one, but four eyes stared at them together. Without a certain psychological endurance, I really can't bear it.

Unexpectedly, Wei Shang didn't ask any of Zhao Jia's expected questions. He smiled and praised a few times, but soon changed the subject and asked Zhao Jia if he had dinner.If you get a negative answer, immediately order someone to make arrangements.

"It's getting late, and the city gate is closed. Hoduo will stay here today and leave the city tomorrow."

With just a few words, Zhao Jia and Wei Yue were sent out together.

Going outside, standing on the porch, being blown by the night wind, Zhao Jia felt unreal.

that's fine?

He thought that he would be investigated to the bottom, so in order to avoid any mistakes, he even prepared the draft in advance.As a result, I was worried for a long time, and all the manuscripts were typed for nothing, and none of them were used.

Feeling puzzled or confused, the matter can be easily resolved, and Zhao Jia will not ask for trouble.Quickly put aside the doubts, walked through the corridor with Wei Yue, did not return to the study, but came to the room where Wei Yue lived.

There is a brazier burning in the room, and the poke lamp is placed against the wall. The fire is flickering, there is no trace of smoke, only a hazy shadow is reflected on the wall.

After the two were seated, another maidservant lit a new lamp, and successively delivered steamed cakes, millet rice, sliced ​​broiled meat, and warm mutton soup.

There are green and white scallions floating in the soup, and the meat sauce in the beans has a spicy taste that stimulates the taste buds. Just one bite makes Zhao Jia's appetite whet. The steamed cakes on the lacquer plate disappear at a speed visible to the naked eye. The rice was also eaten clean.

After drinking all the mutton soup, Zhao Jialue was a little overwhelmed.Looking at the third son Wei again, the same bowl was emptied, and he even ate a bowl of millet rice more than Zhao Jia.

Putting down his chopsticks, Wei Yue wiped his hands with a muslin cloth. Seeing Zhao Jia's appearance, he first raised his eyebrows, then raised the corners of his mouth, smiling so much that his eyebrows and eyes curled up.

"Have you eaten enough?"

After saying three words, without waiting for Zhao Jia's answer, he ordered the maid to remove the bowls and chopsticks, then pulled Zhao Jia up and walked to the corridor to eat.

After being dragged around by Wei Yue several times, Zhao Jia was in no mood to protest.It can only be said that habit is a terrible thing. In just one day, the distance Zhao Jia deliberately drew has been shortened a little bit, and it is by no means so easy to pull it apart.

The night wind was extremely cold, with dark clouds piling up and snowflakes falling in the sky.

The black eagle has returned long ago, and now it is perched on a shelf in the house, with a fat hare under its claws, which should be today's spoils of war.

The snowflakes kept falling, Zhao Jia stretched out his hand to catch a few pieces, his palm was icy cold.

A cloak was suddenly draped over his shoulders. Zhao Jia looked sideways, then reached out to touch it, and after a while he confirmed that it was wolf fur.What's rare is that the leather is seamless, without seams, and without any variegated colors.

"I wanted to hunt a white wolf." Wei Yue pulled the tether under the cloak and tied it tightly under Zhao Jia's jaw, then took his hand and closed it between the palms, just like when he was a child, "It's a pity that I never found it. arrive."

The light was reflected from the room, Wei Yue smiled lightly, her gaze was focused, and Zhao Jia's shadow was clearly reflected in her pupils.

Zhao Jia wanted to speak, but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly forgot what he wanted to say.

Seeing him like this, Wei Yue smiled even more, led him to pass by the corridor, brushed away the snowflakes that fell on Zhao Jia's shoulders, pointed to the slightly empty courtyard in front of the corridor, and said with a smile: "A Duoke still remembers, young Have you ever piled snow here?"

Zhao Jia turned his head, in the dark night, the foreground was unavoidably blurred.After being reminded by Wei Yue, looking at it again with the light and snow light, a sense of familiarity suddenly appeared.In an instant, the box buried in the bottom of my heart suddenly opened, and memories gushed out like a tide.

He does remember it.

There was a heavy snowfall in Yunzhong County that year, and he first entered the prefect's mansion with Zhao Gongcao.Zhao Gongcao was summoned by Wei Taishou, and he was handed over to an old servant to take care of him. By chance, he met Wei Yue who was practicing archery.

Standing in the silvery white ground, the handsome young man was only wearing dark blue clothes, not even a cloak.Several archery targets were erected in the snow, and the young man kept firing his bow. Every arrow was precisely nailed to the bull's-eye, with such force that the tails of the arrows trembled slightly.

A young boy like a jade sculpture stands in the snow, and a doll wrapped in a ball stands on the porch. The former is engrossed, and the latter is also engrossed.

It wasn't until Wei Yue turned around that the quiver shot empty, only to find that there was another person beside her.The old servant who was waiting by the side saluted Wei Yue, explaining Zhao Jia's identity.

At that time, Wei Taishou's eldest son had passed away, and his second son was not around. Wei Yue rarely saw people of the same age around him, and even if there were, they couldn't get along with each other.The appearance of Zhao Jia just filled this "blank".

At first, the third son of Wei only regarded Zhao Jia as a playful doll.After getting along day after day, Wei Yue gradually discovered that Zhao Jia was very different from ordinary children.

The most notable one is practicing calligraphy and reading.

Lishu, Xiaozhuan and even Dazhuan, he can calm down and learn stroke by stroke.For boring ancient books, he could hold a volume and sit for a whole day until he understood the chapters and sentences recorded in the volume.

Wei Yue was reading military books, while Zhao Jia was reading agricultural books.Wei Yue practiced bow and arrow, Zhao Jia also picked up the small bow made by the old servant, and stretched the bowstring in a decent manner.

Wei Yue is young and intelligent, and few of her peers can match her.The appearance of Zhao Jia made him feel amused, so he just hugged him and didn't let go, sitting and lying in the same place.

In the entire prefect's mansion, from the prefect Wei to the old servant and the maidservant, they witnessed the historical moment of the budding friendship between the two and their childhood sweethearts.

Prefect Wei was worried about the loss of Wei Yue's father, so he was in a difficult mood. When he found Zhao Jia, Wei Yue would smile from time to time, so he decided to leave Zhao Gongcao and his son behind, and stay in the mansion.

Not to mention that Zhao Gongcao was happy to see the success, and was very pleased with Wei Yue's willingness to take care of Zhao Jia. Even if he really wanted to object, with Wei Taishou's determination at the time, it was [-]% that he would tear his face and snatch his son from his subordinates.

As a result, Zhao Jia was stamped by Wei Taishou himself and became the mascot in Wei Yue's study.

At that time, he was still a little puzzled, but he didn't have the answer until he knew the cause of Wei Yue's father's death.

It's true that Wei Yue's biological father was weak, but he wasn't really short-lived either.With Wei's financial resources, it is enough to find the best medical craftsman and use the best medicinal materials for him.

After years of recuperation, his health had begun to improve, but he did not want to die suddenly while in office.There was no evidence at the time of the incident, and everyone thought it was a recurrence of an old disease.After the investigation, it turns out that there is a lot of hidden secrets involved in the big case of exporting copper to the north, and behind it is the Yue family that Wei Yue is about to make and Guan Fu, the prime minister of the country.

When Wei Yue's biological father died suddenly, Wei Shang had already been confiscated and dismissed by Emperor Wen. He had no right to speak in the court and had no right to speak in the court. Except for Liu She, no one was willing to help.

When Wei Shang was reactivated and the truth was found out, Wei Yue's previous Yue's family was punished for breaking the law, and all adult males were beheaded; the remaining one, Guan Fu, could not be punished without evidence, but the feud had already been forged, and the power between each other was severed. Become water and fire, never die.

What happened back then, Zhao Jia only knew about it, it was related to Wei's secrets, even if he was curious, he would not deliberately ask.Today, when Wei Yue mentioned the pile of snow, he couldn't help recalling those years. The memory was like a slideshow, flashing one frame after another. Everything that was thought to be blurry now played back in his mind was exceptionally clear.

"Hodor."

Hearing Wei Yue's voice, Zhao Jia suddenly came back to his senses, and found that the snow was getting heavier and heavier, and the courtyard was already covered with silver.

Worried that Zhao Jia would catch cold, Wei Yue pulled him back into the house and ordered his servants to bring him hot soup.When Zhao Jia took off his cloak and held a lacquer lamp to warm his hands, he said with a smile: "When I was young, I often slept with Ah Duo, and I have never slept with Ah Duo since Ah Duo left the mansion. How about you and I sleep together tonight?"

Zhao Jia shook his hand, and the lacquer lamp almost fell to the ground.