Broken Iron Clothes

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"I have a sense of propriety," Yu Jing was upset, so he hurriedly put a few mouthfuls of vegetables into his mouth, and then said, "Mr. Rizhong Hou Xun is talking about a polo match today?"

Xu Yixu thought about it, and said: "It should be. The rumors about the assassination case in the city were very unfavorable to King Yin. I am afraid that those words had already reached the ears of the Queen Mother and Duke Yu. Although His Majesty did not Said, but it is inevitable that there is a grudge in the heart. Now the polo match is coming soon, His Majesty has always liked this kind of game, I think Yi Zhonghou is here to let King Yin regain His Majesty's trust through this."

Yu Jing put down his chopsticks and said, "It's not easy to regain His Majesty's trust just because of a polo match, unless something big happens."

"It's really not easy. Even if something goes wrong with the horse and the cane, it won't cause any major events. The most uncontrollable thing in a polo game is the horse. But back then Liu Zhaoye died because the horse lost control and fell into the river. Your Majesty values ​​brotherhood the most. A man of mine should put his heart into horses," said Xu Yixu with a light smile, "I'm no better than Mr., so I can't think of any other way."

Hearing this, Yu Jing's expression moved slightly, and he put away the dishes and stopped eating.

Xu Yixu stepped out of the room with the food box in his hands, but suddenly his face turned cold. He vigorously waved away the crumbs that had just been stained from the table, and walked away with the front of his clothes.

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Liu Zhaoyu waited in the Changming Palace for a long time, his bare feet stomped on the ground, Chang Yi managed to persuade him to return to his seat.After sitting down, he casually flipped through the booklet, and finally welcomed Liu Zhaobi who hadn't seen him for a long time.

Liu Zhaobi faded away from the dust, and entered the hall to bow in full court attire.

"My brother pays homage to the emperor's brother."

"Abi, get up quickly." Liu Zhaoyu smiled and raised his hand, giving him a seat.

Just as he sat down, Liu Zhaobi saluted with arms raised, and said shamelessly: "Some time ago, the grain fields in Ningzhou were in harvest time, and I didn't even make it back for the emperor's birthday, please forgive me."

Liu Zhaoyu waved his hand and said, "What do you see, but the grain fields in Ningzhou that are used to support the army still need to be taken care of by you. I see that the booklet handed over by the household department stated the ratio of grain storage between the two states this year. It has been reduced a lot last year, and we must calculate the food needed by the soldiers of each battalion, and if there is not enough, I will order the household department to allocate it from the official warehouse."

There was occasional bouncing sound from the birdcage on the side, Liu Zhaobi looked at the sound for a few moments, and then said: "Brother Lao is worried, my brother sent people to reclaim wasteland at the end of the year, fortunately, a large piece of wasteland was opened before the spring plowing, If there is a harvest, it should be able to supply a lot of rations."

Liu Zhaobi was much more stable than in previous years, his complexion was tanned by the sun, and he seemed to have lost a lot of weight.

Liu Zhaoyu felt indebted, and when he looked at the person, he lowered his voice: "You have worked hard all these years, and you are still used to leaving the city?"

Liu Zhaobi smiled and said: "Although Ningzhou is not as rich as Yancheng, it is easy to treat, but I always want to go back to Yancheng when I miss my brother."

"Now there are only you and my brother left under my father's knees. If I can keep you by my side, I will be happy." Food supply, but the army can’t just rely on the Ministry of Households to provide food. The grain fields in Shengling and Ningzhou are dedicated to the army, and they need reliable people to look after them. I can rest assured that you are there, so don’t blame me.”

"If you can gain the trust of the emperor, how can I blame the younger brother? Besides, the younger brother is back today, and I can catch up with the emperor here, so there is no time to blame this or that." Liu Zhaobi smiled brightly.

Liu Zhaoyu looked at him and felt relieved: "I live alone in the palace, and I often feel deserted. I always think that if the second brother and the ninth brother are still there, it will be lively at this time. Fortunately, you are still here."

Hearing this, Liu Zhaobi stretched out his finger to tease the bird in the cage, and said, "Brother Huang is waiting for my brother to tease the bird?"

Liu Zhaoyu finally laughed, stood up and walked forward, saying: "You see, I am so happy that I forgot about it, and the scenery of Shangxi Garden in the early spring is also good, I will take you around."

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In the warm wind, Jiang Shiqing and Jiang Yu were reading the letter from Gu Nanxing in the courtyard.From time to time, Zhong Dingshan took a look behind the two of them, and then held up a bamboo branch to teach Ji Dong how to practice swords.

"Mr. Lin Meng." Jiang Shiqing called out from afar.

Zhong Dingshan turned around: "What's the matter?"

"Nanxing brought you something." Jiang Shiqing said.

"I just thought this brat still misses me," Zhong Dingshan suppressed his smile, walked over with a bamboo branch in his hand, and asked, "What did you give?"

"See for yourself."

Jiang Shiqing handed over the envelope, and Zhong Dingshan felt a little strange holding the weight, and he could feel something hard through the paper.

Seeing him open the envelope curiously, Jiang Yu said, "I went back to Crane Valley on the way south, and saw that the roots of the cherry trees you planted there were rotten, so I broke off a dead branch for you to see."

Hearing this, Zhong Dingshan toppled the envelope, and a piece of wood fell out mixed with the smell of soil. He was so angry that he threw the letter on the table and said, "You bastard, it's not fun for me to find you even when you go out." ! If he knows how to plant it, why not plant it for me, he still has the time to make fun of me!"

Jiang Shiqing smiled and said: "Nanxing said that I will bring you new saplings in the future and plant them with you."

The anger on Zhong Dingshan's face eased a little, he waved his hands and said: "I don't want to eat the sweet dates that I give after you slap me."

After finishing speaking, he turned around holding the bamboo branch, but just bumped into Ji Dong who slipped to his side at some point.

"Hey, why are you lazy if I don't stare at you?" Zhong Dingshan said, holding a bamboo branch and tapping the ground lightly.

Ji Dong pursed his lips, and said empathetically, "Sir, I practiced for two hours today."

"Tired after only two hours?" Zhong Dingshan said.

Ji Dong looked at him, nodded aggrievedly, and gently tugged at his sleeves with both hands, looking quite pitiful.

He hated this the most, so he let him go: "All right, all right, if you can't get enough of your kung fu, if you encounter trouble in the future, don't expect that heartless boy Gu to protect you."

At this time, Jiang Yu put away the letter, put it flat on the table, and said, "By the way, Huaichuan, these letters must be kept well, and don't let wild dogs enter the study again."

Zhong Dingshan listened, and continued: "Yes, it's a good thing that the letter to report back to the boy was not destroyed. Fortunately, I didn't hurt you again. Why did wild dogs enter the study room to make a fuss on a snowy night?"

Jiang Shiqing was at a loss for words for a while, but when the two said this, he recalled the pain when Yuan Mucheng bit his earlobe that night, and suddenly choked up.

The three people beside him thought he was unwell, so they panicked for a moment, Jiang Shiqing waved his hands, and after a moment of relief, he said, "Maybe it's cold outside, I opened the door and came in to escape the wind."

Zhong Dingshan breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Remember to call Mr. next time, Mr. is the best at chasing away such ferocious and wild dogs."

Thinking of the scene where he bumped into Yuan Mucheng and Jiang Shiqing, Ji Dong laughed out loud.

Zhong Dingshan turned his head and asked, "Xiao Jidong, what are you laughing at here?"

Ji Dong hurriedly shook his head: "Nothing."

Zhong Dingshan looked at her and sighed, picked up the dead branch that Gu Nanxing sent, tapped it on the table, and said: "Mr. I don't like to talk about you. Why do you take a bath at night in the cold weather? Miss You don't know if you can't stand the cold, I have to talk about this Gu boy later, the girl was raised like us rough old men."

Jiang Yu said with a smile: "Nanxing treats people well, besides, isn't Xiao Jidong also born beautifully, not inferior to girls from other families at all."

Seeing that everyone around him was speaking for Gu Nanxing, Zhong Dingshan threw the wooden branch and said, "Gu boy gave you some ecstasy potion, why don't you remember to pour me a cup too?"

At this time, Xu Guo hurried over: "Master, King Yin entered the palace at the time of day today, and he has gone to Shangxi Garden with the emperor."

Jiang Shiqing nodded, patted the empty seat beside him for Xu Guo to sit down, and then said: "In this polo match, if the Yan family and the Feng family are going to fight, it should be the marriage with the Song family. Song Bingyin's matter of Cen Yu To help the guards avoid punishment, even though the minister of the Ministry of War is still Liang Yuanqing, but Song Bing returns to the guards, whoever gets this marriage is equivalent to holding the guards."

Xu Guo was puzzled, looked at Jiang Yu and asked, "But didn't the master say that the position of Shangshu is always higher than that of the servant?"

Jiang Yu smiled and replied: "That's true, but Yan Lingyong is the emperor's cousin, and Prince Yin is a veritable prince. No matter who Song Qianjin is betrothed to in the future, Song Bing will definitely be promoted. Compared with Liang Yuanqing, he is more suitable for the position of Minister of War."

Ji Dong propped his head and worried: "Women's marriage can't be decided by themselves, and it has become a tool for others to fight for interests. If I were Song Qianjin, my heart would be half cold."

But Zhong Dingshan said: "Our family Ji Dong's marriage will be decided by himself in the future. If you meet someone you like, the gentlemen will prepare a dowry for you, and send you off to get married in a grand manner!"

Ji Dong tilted his head and asked, "What if I don't marry?"

Zhong Dingshan was in a daze for a moment, and Jiang Yu answered the words: "If you don't marry, you don't marry, and you save the dowry money, right?"

Hearing this, Ji Dong laughed angrily: "Mr. Yu Chuan, you have learned badly too!"

But Xu Guo sat up straight and said, "If Sister Ji doesn't marry, I will take care of her. If she wants to marry, then this person has to be really nice to Sister Ji, so that I can send her out with confidence."

Zhong Dingshan lifted the bamboo branch, poked Xu Guo's side lightly, and said: "I'm afraid that one day we meet the girl we like, and we Xu Guo will follow her first."

Xu Guo was itchy and shrank back, and everyone beside him laughed.

"No, I want to follow the master," Xu Guo looked at Jiang Shiqing and said, "I will follow wherever the master goes."

The smile on Jiang Shiqing's face froze, and even the hand that reached into the sleeve to grab something also paused.

After a while, he lowered his eyes and said, "You should have your own way, what to do with me."

"Time is running out" these four words are burned in Jiang Shiqing's heart day and night, which is to warn him to make the fetters shallower.

He wanted Xu Guo to have a good home.

The noisy and laughing atmosphere froze for an instant, and everyone present understood the meaning of Jiang Shiqing's words, so they fell silent.

Xu Guo stretched out his hand to hold Jiang Shiqing's arm, and said seriously: "Xu Guo never thought of leaving after calling 'Master'."

"If I'm not here, where are you going?" Jiang Shiqing pretended to be relaxed and smiled.

Xu Guo felt sour in her heart: "In the worst case, I'll..."

Before he finished speaking, a piece of candy was stuffed into his mouth, and the sweetness reached the root of his tongue, stopping his words.

"Sugar." Jiang Shiqing said softly.After speaking, he folded the candy wrapper in his hand, and didn't plan to listen to the second half of Xu Guo's unspoken words, so he silently accepted the letter on the table, got up and went to the study.

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I want to try my best to write each character as full as possible. The emotional line of the two protagonists also needs to be slowly advanced by the plot, so the perspective of the characters has changed a little bit. By this chapter, the main characters have basically come out, although there are still a few behind. I didn’t appear on the stage, and the protagonist will have more roles in the later stage. I will try my best to improve some problems while writing (I don’t know how many friends have seen this, anyway, thank you for your tolerance~)

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New characters in this chapter

Liu Zhaobi: King Yin, 24 years old, once the eighth prince, Liu Zhaoyu's younger brother