Lingnan Gang

The pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the table were moved aside to free up most of the table. At this time, an old map was laid out. The map was made of sheepskin. Although some of the ink on it had faded, the whole map was still intact. .

Su Beiqin stared at the top of the map, where the slender ink lines meandered, representing the twelve border states. Among the twelve states, Fengzhou was the most prominent. Most of the states that were harassed by Turks in previous years were also in this state. Once winter came , Grass shortage, food shortage, the Turks will harass the border and plunder the food of border villages and counties. This will happen every year. It is not a rare thing, but this year seems to be different.

"You said that there are Turkic cavalry around Liangzhou and Youzhou?" Subei Qin Baibai slid his fingertips across the map. These two states have always been heavily guarded. Kai Cai, how could he have the guts to appear nearby.

"What does the Prime Minister mean?" Su Beiqin stood up straight, he was exhausted, he suddenly became dizzy when he stood up straight, Wu Weiyang was beside him, put his arms around his waist and gave him a hand, let go and said: "That old fox has a very good relationship with that side, so naturally he didn't express his opinion. It's a pity that the news sent by the town general Xu Zhikai from thousands of miles has been made into a pile of waste paper."

"Then the emperor must know nothing about it." Su Beiqin slowly rolled up the map, "What does Wei Yang think?"

"It's been seven or eight years, and it's only natural for them to be impatient. Now that the border is still guarded by Xu Zhikai and Lin Jiu, they won't attack rashly, but Xu Zhikai is good at defense but not good at offense, and Lin Jiu is still young. Without others to assist him, he might be powerless to face the Turks alone." Wu Weiyang said in a low voice, without the usual frivolity on his face at this time, he showed a bit of maturity and reliability.

Su Beiqin smiled slightly, "When do you think the Turks will attack? And what is the final outcome?"

Wu Wei raised his eyebrows, and turned his face to look at Su Beiqin with a smile that was not a smile, "Sir, you know it well, and besides, this result must be very tragic for you, don't you feel sad?"

Su Beiqin sighed, and said: "This is already beyond my ability, even if it's sad, so what, just ask them to pay the same price in the future, but you, be careful when contacting Mr. Luo, so as not to implicate Luo grown ups."

Wu Weiyang just paused, then said: "Uncle has always been cautious, not to mention that even if the Prime Minister wanted to move the Luo family, Tang Zelin would not allow it."

Su Beiqin was not so clear about the matter of Wu Weiyang's mother's family, and he didn't want to get to the bottom of it, so he stopped talking. It was late at night, and he rubbed the center of his brows tiredly, and Wu Weiyang yawned without concealment. , Said: "The Turkic invasion is nothing to do with us anyway, don't worry too much, sir, just take a good rest."

When he walked to the door, he held the door button with his hand, and suddenly remembered something and turned around and said: "By the way, next time, don't let your best friend come up like visiting relatives. After all, this is a bandit village, and you were also snatched by us." My master, if it makes him feel that he is very welcome here, it will not be very good."

He looked tired, his round eyes were bright golden because of the bright lights in the room, there was no joke in it, Su Beiqin naturally understood what he meant, he sat in a large chair, The dense fox fur on the side of the heavy winter clothes almost buried half of his face, making him look pale and thin, "I see, you just give orders."

Wu Weiyang smiled softly, "Since you are my dear friend, then I will leave it all to you."

Not long after Wu Weiyang left, Si'er cautiously opened the door and came in, only to see Su Beiqin staring at the copper lamp on the table in a daze.

He put a cup of stewed soup on the table as gently as possible, but the sound of bumping brought Su Beiqin back to his senses, and Si'er lifted the lid of the cup and whispered: "This is just stewed, sir Go to bed early after drinking."

Su Beiqin smiled. He drank the stew slowly, and suddenly asked, "Where's your family?"

Si'er was startled, and then realized that he was asking himself, and said: "I am an abandoned child. I was picked up by an old beggar, and I became a beggar with him. He often said that it is strange that I can live to such a big age." thing."

Su Beiqin said softly: "How is the old beggar doing now?"

"Dead, he died a long time ago." Si'er replied casually, "Probably because he couldn't find anything to eat in winter, and he was getting old, so he just lay dead on the street anyway."

"You are not sad." Su Beiqin said with certainty, "He raised you, but you are not sad about his death."

Si'er looked at Su Beiqin in some confusion, and he simply sat cross-legged on the carpet beside Su Beiqin, raised his head, with the innocence and stubbornness typical of children of this age on his face, "But sir, he didn't do it out of sympathy He took me with him, and when I was abandoned, he heard that there was a famine, which is why I was thrown away, but he picked me up because I might be sold or used as food."

Su Beiqin looked at Si'er, he sighed, stroked Si'er's hair, and said, "I was wrong."

Si'er laughed. Over the past few months, as Su Beiqin has been getting in touch with the operation of No Man's Village, he has rarely spoken to him in a serious manner, so he doesn't feel that Su Beiqin has touched any wounds. He thought for a while and said, "But if I had a family like Mr. Su's when I was young, I would be very happy."

Su Beiqin finished the soup, and Si'er was about to take the soup away when he suddenly thought of something and said, "From Si'er's point of view, the entire uninhabited village is my family, but the boss doesn't seem to I think so."

The young man turned his face and looked at Su Beiqin with bright eyes, "I think Mr. Su can make me feel that you are family, and he will definitely make the boss admit that you are his family."

Si'er's words were straight and awkward. Su Beiqin's face was surprised for a moment, and then he smiled. Even though his expression was tired, his smile was still gentle and beautiful, "I see."

After Si'er left, Su Beiqin still didn't fall asleep. He took a piece of paper and wrote several years on it. The first year was when Wu Weiyang returned to the court with victory, and the second was the end of his compilation of the Shunguang Ceremony. Also in the same year, he was demoted to a commoner by Emperor Shunguang and sent to Lingnan, and the third year was when Concubine Luo of Prince Weiwu died.

He narrowed his eyes and stared at the words on the paper. Wu Weiyang was a self-willed person who could almost be called doing things out of interest. If he didn't want to be demoted to Lingnan, with his reputation and power at that time, he could completely pave a romantic life. The back road, but he lacked interest, and let Emperor Shunguang dispose of him.When he arrived in this remote and wild Lingnan, he regained his rebellious heart and "worked hard" for it. Perhaps the most important reason for this was the death of his mother.

The pen in Su Beiqin's hand hangs on the third year for a long time, until a drop of ink drips on the paper, quickly obliterating those small characters in the black.He sighed, put down his pen, and murmured: "The difficulty is not letting him sit on the throne, but sitting there all the time."

Su Beiqin slept too late last night, so he got up late today as a matter of course. He is not like Wu Weiyang. I heard from Si'er that even though Wu Weiyang had a fever that night, he still woke up on time the next morning. place to appreciate.

But he couldn't do it, not to mention that his body is not good now, and it is normal to sleep a little longer.Si'er served him breakfast, opened the doors and windows for a little ventilation, then put on a thick coat for him, and muttered while busy: "In two days, Brother Qin Han said that we are going to go hunting in winter in the stockade. "

Su Beiqin was still a little tired, he frowned slightly, and said, "Is this Wu Weiyang's idea?"

Si'er nodded, shook his head again, and said, "It's been like this for the past few years. Although it was proposed by the boss at the beginning, it's a tradition in the village now."

Su Beiqin sat down at the table, "Then let's go, be careful."

Si'er was a little surprised and said, "Aren't you going, sir?"

Su Beiqin put down the spoon that had just scooped up the porridge, and asked in a more surprised tone, "I want to go too?"

Si'er came to his senses, and he quickly said: "Sir, of course you don't need to go hunting, but the winter hunting will go deep into the mountains and last for several days, so you will set up camps in the mountains. It is very lively and interesting. I want you to stay in the yard all day long. It should be boring..."

Su Beiqin took a sip of porridge without interest, swallowed it and said, "No need, since Wu Weiyang is going, I should stay in the village."

Si'er lowered his head in disappointment, and murmured: "Finally, Brother Qin Han allowed me to go with them this year with a bow and arrow. I also want to make a fox for my husband to make a sleeve."

Su Beiqin finished the porridge silently, put down the bowl, sighed and said, "If Wu Weiyang—" Seeing Si'er's eyes light up from the corner of his eyes, he paused, and continued: "I agree with Mr. Wu, I agree. Just go."

As a result, only half a day later, Si'er ran back happily, saying that both of them agreed, Su Beiqin sighed, he could guess that Wu Weiyang, who was afraid of chaos in the world, would naturally agree, but he didn't expect Wu Weiyang The old man didn't object either.

Si'er smiled and said: "Mr. Wu said that although Mr. Su's body can't be tired, he can't give up eating because of choking. It's a good thing to stay in the house all day and go for a walk. The boss took a lot of effort, but he finally agreed. "

Su Beiqin was a little surprised, "Wu Weiyang didn't agree at the beginning?"

Si'er curled his lips and said: "When the boss heard my suggestion, he said with a stern face, Mr. Su, how can such a baby go with us to go hunting in winter? I took out what Old Wu had said, and promised again and again that I would take good care of you before he reluctantly agreed."

Su Beiqin was silent for a moment thoughtfully, then smiled and said, "Okay then, I'll go and see what Dongshou is like."