Jun You Ji Fou

The young man walked through the corridor under the moon, opened the door and entered, and said respectfully, "Father."

The candles were brightly lit in the room, and the man sat alone behind the desk, holding a parchment scroll filled with Xiongnu characters, looked up at the sound, and said with a smile, "The wound is healed?"

"Yes." The young man pressed the ribs under his abdomen, feeling a dull pain, "There is no serious problem. The child is incompetent, and his father has been working hard for more than half a year."

"It's nothing." The man flipped through the parchment, "You're leaving tomorrow, don't force yourself if your injuries are not healed."

"Thank you father for your concern. My son will never let you down again." After the young man finished speaking, he hesitated for a moment when he saw the man stopped talking, and finally couldn't help but said: "Besides, my son, dare to ask, why did you stop talking when you came back?" I don't see Jingshu..."

"Leaving tomorrow, let's rest early tonight." The man interrupted him.

The young man froze for a moment, and finally said yes in a low voice, and retreated quietly.

He opened the door, and the night wind came towards him, blowing the sleeves of his robe, revealing a deep dark red sword mark on his pale arm between the ups and downs of the sleeves.

In the ninth year of Yonghe, Xia Zhongyue, with the advice of the imperial censor, issued a decree of favor, ordering the princes to split the land with private favors and divide their children, and Xia was a custom title, which belonged to Xia County.So the vassal state began to be divided, and the children were Bihou, and the princes were slightly weaker.

When the edict was issued, as they expected, the princes were in an uproar, the sons were dissatisfied and the concubines were happy, and all parties argued endlessly. It was not until the King of Xiling came forward to support it that it was carried out smoothly.But just when everyone thought everything was safe and sound, turmoil suddenly broke out. The most unexpected thing was that the place of turmoil was not any vassal state, but Huainan, which had already belonged to King Xiling.

The remnants rebelled and rebelled.

"This time the remnants of the Huainan king suddenly appeared and started a rebellion. They were really caught off guard." Li Yanzhen sighed and handed the document to Su Shiyu, "The emperor's uncle has not yet fully deployed his defenses, and he doesn't know much about the Huainan region. Traveling thousands of miles, I urgently sent a letter to ask the imperial court to send troops to support."

"Even if the prince doesn't mention it, the imperial court should send troops to suppress it." Su Shiyu said, "What's more, it's the remnant party of the Huainan king."

"Hasn't Ai Qing completely let go of the case of King Huainan?" Li Yanzhen asked.

Su Shiyu didn't answer, but said indifferently: "I just suddenly felt that although the rebellion will cause disasters, it is also an excellent opportunity."

"Chance?"

"Yes," Su Shiyu nodded, looked at him and said, "This is Luo Xin's opportunity, and it is also your Majesty's opportunity."

Li Yanzhen was slightly stunned, and looked at Su Shiyu deeply, and suddenly realized.

Indeed, to train a general, one must first let him emerge.Moreover, the most criticized thing about Luoxin is that he was born in Huainan. If he can quell the rebellion in one fell swoop, he can not only wipe out bad words and speculation, but also hold soldiers in his hands.Starting from this, the military power can be brought back to the king's hands bit by bit.

"It's just that the candidate to lead the army to suppress the rebellion... must be chosen by Chu Aiqing." Li Yanzhen worried, "How can he not understand the reason?"

Su Shiyu was silent for a moment, then sighed, "Even if the hope is slim, give it a try."

The Taiwei's Mansion always showed a bit of indifference, the guards and maidservants who were passing by were reticent, and when they saw Su Shiyu, they retreated and saluted, but no one came forward to stop him or inform him to lead the way, and he was allowed to go to the study without any hindrance.

Chu Mingyun put one hand on the bookshelf, was concentrating on looking for something, and said without looking back, "I asked you to put away the books I posted earlier..." His voice stopped, and the footsteps behind him gradually became clearer, before the other party came out. He smiled, and looked back, "Master Su, are you coming to meet me?"

"I'm afraid no one will have a tryst during the day." Su Shiyu smiled lightly.

Chu Mingyun turned around and leaned on the bookshelf leisurely, looked at him with a smile on his face, "I don't mind."

"Master Chu is free and easy, I am indeed clear about it." Su Shiyu glanced at the small pile of lotus seed shells beside the book table, meaning something.

Chu Mingyun said without changing his expression, "Du Yue was left here just now."

Su Shiyu laughed, and nodded cooperatively, "Ah Yue is a little outrageous."

"..." Chu Mingyun raised his eyebrows slightly, and walked up to Su Shiyu. The bulging lotus seed in his palm was pinched on his fingertips, and he raised his hand to his eyes, "There is just one more, do you want to eat it?"

Su Shiyu smiled lightly, "You can eat by yourself."

Before the words were finished, the lotus seeds suddenly touched his lips lightly, vaguely stained with a hint of sandalwood warmth, from light to heavy, ambiguously sliding across his lips slowly, Chu Mingyun lowered his eyes and stared fixedly, and laughed in a low voice : "Master Su still wants to watch me eat it?"

Su Shiyu pressed Chu Mingyun's hand, looked at him helplessly, and took the lotus seeds.The entrance is sweet and the aftertaste has a slight astringency.

After Chu Mingyun turned back to the desk, "Why don't you sit down?"

Su Shiyu sat down opposite him, and said bluntly: "As for the Huainan rebellion, is Master Chu planning to go out to quell it himself or appoint someone else?"

"I don't need to go there in person for this kind of small riot." Chu Mingyun said, with a slightly incomprehensible smile in his tone, "Besides, the march is extremely variable. If I go there for two or three years , I'm afraid Master Su will already have a family when he comes back, so what should I do."

Su Shiyu avoided his gaze indiscriminately, and said in a calm tone, "Since you are appointing someone else, does Master Chu have a suitable candidate?"

"I haven't thought about it yet," Chu Mingyun said.

Su Shiyu took out a playlist and put it in front of his eyes, "Since that's the case, I have someone to choose. Master Chu might as well consider it."

"Luoxin?" Chu Mingyun only glanced at the name, raised his eyes to look at Su Shiyu, and smiled, "He really became your man?"

"To solve problems for His Majesty, why not talk about someone." Su Shiyu said flatly, "This is recommended by others, and I will not come here to convey it."

Chu Mingyun ignored his words, and said with a slow smile: "Why are you in such a hurry to cultivate power in the army?"

"How to cultivate power, as a courtier, you should be yourself..."

"Aren't I also yours?" Chu Mingyun continued in a low voice with deep eyebrows.

The bitter fragrance of lotus seeds still lingered between his teeth, he suddenly didn't know how to speak again, his eyes fell on the scarlet lotus pattern on the corner of Chu Mingyun's sleeve, he calmed down after a while, and said with a calm smile: "I don't even count the conquest. Clearly, it’s just a suggestion, Master Chu has no intention of it.”

"I didn't say I wouldn't promise you." Chu Mingyun said.

Su Shiyu looked up unexpectedly, and saw Chu Mingyun casually took the playing watch, and smiled at him with bent eyes, "Since you think Luo Xin is suitable, then it's up to you."

This change in attitude really puzzled him, but he got his wish in the end, so he calmed down and said goodbye.Su Shiyu turned around to leave, but a voice suddenly sounded behind him, but stopped his footsteps in place.

"But Mr. Su, it's better not to take care of others too much in the future."

Su Shiyu turned around.Chu Mingyun propped his chin with his hands, his eyebrows crooked with a smile, "Otherwise I can't guarantee that I can hold back from killing him, no matter who it is."

The Ministry of War moved quickly, and within a few days all the supplies were ready. The weapons were sharp, the armor was cold, the grain and grass were several carts, and the horses were strong. The army could be dispatched only after an order was given.

The day before his departure, Chu Mingyun called Luo Xin over, "How are your preparations these days?"

Luo Xin thought for a while, "Report to my lord, I have read the Book of Rites and the Shangshu."

Chu Mingyun looked at him with a complicated expression, "...why didn't you read the Book of Songs?"

"Ah? You want to see that too?" Luo Xin was stunned for a moment.

Chu Mingyun raised his hand and pressed the center of his eyebrows, "The expedition is imminent, what do you see those things for?"

"This..." Luo Xin said frankly, "Master Su told me to study more, what's wrong?"

Chu Mingyun was silent for a moment and gave up the topic.

He took out a few books from the case and handed them over, "This is the map of Huainan and the military books that can be used. If you follow this action, you can't go wrong." He looked at Luo Xin's straight-eyed look, After a pause, he added in a cold voice, "If you lose all of this, you can just commit suicide in Huainan, and you don't have to go back to Beijing."

Luo Xin hurriedly took the book with both hands, and instead of being displeased at all, he smiled, "Thank you sir, I will definitely not let you down!"

Chu Mingyun didn't bother to talk about it anymore, and waved his hand to signal him to back down.

The author has something to say: secretly rubbing a literary stalk of lotus seeds =v=.

Lotus has the same pronunciation as pity, pity.Zi is an honorific name for men in ancient times.So lotus seed means 'like you'.

Many verses use lotus seeds to express their feelings, such as "throwing lotus seeds across the water for no reason, it will be ashamed for a long time to be known by others." '

Notes in ancient texts:

"Using the lord's father's plan, let the princes split the land with private favors and divide their children, and the Han is a custom title, and it does not belong to the Han County. The Han has a lot of kindness, and the princes are a little weak and weak." ——"Book of Han? Biography of the Thirteen Kings of Jing? Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan"

"In the first month of spring, the imperial edict said: 'The king of Liang and the king of Chengyang live together with kindness and kindness, and they are willing to divide their brothers in the city, and they promise it. The princes and kings, please share the city with their children, and I will see it in person, so that there are all of you.' So the vassal state At the beginning of the division, the younger brother will be the Marquis." - "Han Shu. Wu Di Ji"