The days when I pretended to be a cat in the Forbidden City[Comprehensive]

While the Han Kingdom in the south is still immersed in the joy of the autumn harvest and the joy of the New Year, the prairie in the north has already entered the preparation stage for winter.

The Mongolian grassland where the Xiongnu lived was of high latitude, and the Siberian cold wind would come to them first and then go south. October was autumn in the Han Dynasty, but for the Xiongnu, it was already the end of autumn and winter.

Autumn is also the harvest season for the grassland people. They need to cut down the last pasture in the grassland, and then dry it and store it up. These are the forage for livestock in winter.

This year, they collected less forage than in previous years.

Because King Zuoguli led a team to the Han Dynasty to celebrate the New Year at the end of summer, many tribes sent caravans to go south with this east wind.

With King Zuoguli standing in front of him, which jackal with no eyes would dare to come and rob him?Because of the large number of people, the acquaintance of the tribes formed an alliance, so this year is the year when the Han-Hungary trade was established, and the tribes have gained the most.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that the big man has prepared more goods than in previous years for the sake of friendship.

With grains as the basis of food, the Huns no longer need to hoard food like crazy in the past.

And with salt, they don't have to keep those livestock anymore, but they can sprinkle a little salt and marinate the fattest livestock in advance in autumn, instead of waiting until the cold weather can't spoil the meat.

This undoubtedly saves livestock feed during the autumn and winter periods.

But again, wanting to slaughter a full-grown sheep and peel off the skin completely is not a job that women can do.

Because slaughtering and pickling activities are inseparable from strong labor, this year's men take on heavier tasks than in previous years.

Generally speaking, this autumn is more comfortable than in previous years, and they even have the mood to talk and laugh in this busy season.

The same is true for the court of the Huns. Compared with the busy autumns of previous years, this year is much more relaxed.

Unlike the big Han, the Xiongnu have obvious class divisions. They are mainly based on families and tribes. Even the wives of the leaders have to take care of their husbands and children.

Princess Nangong is no exception to the Dayan family.

This was not the first migration she had experienced, so naturally she would not be in a hurry anymore. She skillfully directed the slaves to harvest pastures and marinate meat.Compared with other Hun women, her advantage is that the Xiongnu Chanyu has enough slaves for his little wife to serve.

"When is the latest for us to leave?" At night, Princess Nangong asked while arranging the animal skins on the bed, "Can it be later? The rice planted this year has not matured yet."

"It can't be too late." Shanyu said while drinking wine, looking at his wife's busy figure, "In less than ten days, the wind will rise. Once the autumn wind starts to blow, it won't stop. The migration of tribes will be more difficult then."

Nangong sighed after sitting down, "It's rare that this year's wheat has already started to grout. I thought it would mature before I left... Now it's been a waste of work for half a year, and I have to ask my brother for seeds."

"Why are you so busy?" The man leaned over and put his arms around his little wife's shoulders. "When the time comes, cut them off and take them away. They can just be used to feed your rabbits."

"Rabbits don't eat that, they can't chew it." Nangong shook his head, "It can only be used to feed the sheep, when the time comes, we can exchange the pasture for the sheep and give it to the rabbit. Is it cold where we are going this time? "

"It's not cold, we will get closer this year." Military Minister Shan Yu said, "Let your envoys of the big man take less distance."

Nangong suddenly showed a joyful expression, taking advantage of the situation and gently nestling in the arms of Xiongnu Shanyu, making a gesture of being moved.

However, she knew very well in her heart that the real purpose of not going north was to prevent the Han envoys from knowing more about the terrain of the Xiongnu.

There are two places where the Xiongnu usually gather. One is Longcheng where the sacrifice to heaven is located, which is also where the major tribes of the Huns gather every May, and the other is Shanyuting.

The location of Dragon City is fixed, while Shan Yuting moves randomly. Wherever the Xiongnu Shanyu goes, there is Shan Yuting.

The royal court where the Xiongnu Chanyu belonged was nomadic tribe after all, so it was inevitable to chase water and grass, so in spring and summer they would move to the south, and in autumn and winter they would move to the north, and after setting up camp there, they would send warriors to inform them. left and right.

And unlike what the Han people thought the Huns had always lived in tents, in fact they also knew how to build houses. Longcheng is a city of rammed earth.

Therefore, the location of Dragon City will never be exposed to the Huns, nor will the location of Wang Ting.

In fact, as far as Nangong saw it, it was really unnecessary, because the grassland in winter was a sea of ​​snow, everywhere was covered with whiteness, and people who had only been here once would definitely not be able to confirm the direction.Even if Nangong left twice, she still couldn't remember.

In fact, many Huns can't remember, most of them rely on horses to find their way.Therefore, during the great migration, all the Huns had to follow the team. Once separated, the vast white snow and strong winds would blow away all traces overnight, and they would no longer be able to find the large team.

As far as the result is concerned, even a strong Hun man is not much better than a stray sheep.

The military minister Shan Yu said again after inviting merit: "Actually, you don't need to dig up the land. We have tried it before, and there is no way to grow food on the grassland, and you can't spread it if you do it like this. Warriors of the Huns It’s impossible to stay in one place for a long time.”

"If you prefer to eat rice, we can think of other ways... such as exchanging it with a big man."

Nangong was silent for a while, "If it doesn't work, just plant some vegetables. I'll ask brother again if there are any vegetables that take a shorter time from sowing to harvesting."

The military minister Shan Yu curled his lips indistinctly.As a horse-riding man, he doesn't like to eat green leafy vegetables either. If it wasn't for some need, heck, no matter how spoiled his little wife is, he wouldn't eat them.

"By the way, when will King Zuoguli come back?" Nangong Yan, who was originally a small bird, suddenly sat up and asked excitedly, "Will King Zuoguli return to the royal court after he returns?"

Shan Yu, the military official, let go of his hand, and raised his eyebrows to show no emotion, "It should be two or thirty days later, he will go back to his place first, and then come back with the envoy after we set up camp. Why, Mrs. Yan wants to see you very much." he?"

Nangong smiled, "I want to know how my family is doing now, the messenger always says everything is fine, but I'm always worried."

"What's Yan's family like?" Shan Yu, the military minister, seemed to be in a very good mood tonight, and he was also very kind. For so long, I have never asked what kind of people my mother-in-law and brother-in-law are... Is that what you say in Chinese?"

His words made Princess Nangong laugh. She blinked her eyes and looked at the sky outside the tent, imagining the south stretching all the way along the sky, behind many mountains and passes, was her hometown, "My mother is A very gentle woman, brother is very naughty, especially naughty."

Military minister Shan Yu has been listening silently. From Princess Nangong's mouth, what he heard was a mischievous, somewhat clever, but generally useless brat.

He is already six years old, and he can't even hunt a rabbit. He just cuddles in his sister's arms and act like a baby. During the most important time of growing up, he was thrown away to his elder brother who has the right to inherit the throne and has direct competition with him. The big prince... Heh.

Although he didn't say anything, the military minister Shan Yu undoubtedly didn't think so.

But at the same time, he felt that the situation was quite favorable to him.

Shanyu, a military official, has not many sons, and his family situation is relatively simple. He has no particularly favored concubine. Generally speaking, the situation is very good compared to his father's, grandparents, and great-grandfathers, but he has a bad heart brother.

It's not that my brother's mud can't support the wall, but that this brother is too capable.

It was Yi Zhixie.

The military minister Shan Yu sometimes felt that he should have a common language with the emperor of the Han Dynasty, because they encountered exactly the same situation.

The eldest son of the emperor is mediocre, and he has an ambitious and capable younger brother, but he is better than the emperor of the Han Dynasty because he does not have a partial wife.

The military minister Shan Yu had been thinking about how to solve this problem before, how to educate his son well, and how to guard against his uncle, but the emperor, who was always gentle and old-fashioned, did something very bold this time. The thing is that the mediocre eldest son of the emperor was abolished, and a new prince was established to re-teach.

Military minister Shan Yu thought this method was good, but it might not be easy for him to operate.

Because the Xiongnu did not have a clear title of crown prince, although everyone agreed that the position of King Zuoxian was the seat of crown prince, there was still a difference between the default and the official edict.

The emperor of the Han Dynasty could abolish a prince who was not full-fledged, but he could not abolish a Xiongnu Zuoxian king who held military power.

But he can also think of other ways, such as raising a child first, then train him to fight with Yi Zhixie.Then let the prince benefit from it, or it can be the other way around.

According to the words of the Han people, the relationship between the three people is more operational.

The military minister Shan Yu hadn't figured out how to operate and how to select people before, but now he has an idea.Because he has the most beautiful hole card.

That is Princess Dahan.

If he had a child with the princess of the Han Dynasty, the child would inherit the most noble lineage of the Xiongnu and Han at the same time.But according to the rules of the Huns, he has no right to inherit.

This child relies on the Dahan Royal Court behind him, so he can naturally obtain resources that others do not have. But at the same time, the Dahan Royal Court is far away from the prairie. A certain level of stress.

As long as this child wholeheartedly supports King Zuo Xian, then these two forces will be able to confront the elder King Zuo Guli.

Although it is still far away when the child grows up, the military official Shan Yu is confident that he will live until then.

The weak king of Han has this confidence, so how could he, the great Hun king, not have it?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was a good idea. The military minister Shanyu touched Princess Nangong's long hair that was tied into the hairstyle of a Hun woman and said, "Nangong, let's have a child for this Shanyu."

Princess Nangong's body, nestled in Da Shanyu's arms, froze, but she quickly adjusted and said in a submissive and slightly mischievous tone, "I am not the only one who has the final say."

Da Shanyu laughed out loud when he heard this.

If Princess Nangong knew what Da Shanyu was thinking, she would definitely scoff at her.

Combining vertical and horizontal, using strength to fight, these are the leftovers of the Han people before.Looking through the history books, Nangong has seen many examples of the game crashing in the end.

What's more, her child can't become the Hun Shanyu?Who is in charge of this matter?Her grandfather was still a gangster, and didn't he also become the helm of the empire in the end?

If she wants to use her child to pave the way for the prince of the Huns, it depends on whether she agrees.

As the saying goes, if a woman is a mother, she is strong, and this principle is the same in Zhongshan.

Chen Jiao wants to establish a girls' literacy class...ah, it's not a girl's school. Xia Anran announced it in the small court first, and created a public opinion survey, which has never been done before.

The clerk would randomly find some middle-aged women on the street, and then introduce the purpose of the school and the way of going to school to them, and ask if she would like to become a student.

At the beginning, when they heard that it was a school, the women were naturally not interested, and they all refused. Later, when they heard that they could bring their children to study, it only took an hour or two a day, and many women began to feel a little moved.

After hearing that embroidery can be collected to offset tuition and miscellaneous fees, and that this school is run by Master Weng, the number of women who pressed their fingerprints in the "Yes" column increased significantly.

But despite this, it only accounted for [-]% of all the women who were questioned.

After receiving this data, Chen Jiao expressed disbelief.

Her requirements have been set so low, but there are still only so few people willing to learn?

What can I study for two hours a day? When Chen Jiao is the most slack, she never spends less than four hours studying.

"Two hours a day means that these women have spent all their free time." Xia Anran glanced over calmly, and the little girl immediately fell silent.

Xia Anran flipped through the returned questionnaires one by one, her eyes flickering, "Jiaojiao, they are different from us, we can have delicacies and silks and satins without doing anything, while they are still running around to eat their fill. On the edge of food and hunger, be more tolerant to them, huh?"

Chen Jiao pursed her lips, she glanced at the little king, and then at the questionnaires, feeling unspeakably depressed, "But, but if this continues, when will we be able to run the school that Jiao wants to run?"

"Take your time!" The little king sorted out the questionnaire and filed it, and then asked Chen Jiao, "Jiaojiao, if this school can be successfully opened, what do you plan to teach these girls?"

"Of course it's Huang Lao's study." Chen Jiao took out the textbook booklet she had prepared very excitedly, and handed it to Xia Anran with both hands. The little king saw that it was full of notes, which shows that the little girl really put her heart into it. "Jiaojiao, have you tried speaking?"

What is a trial lecture?

The little king showed a mysterious smile, and he summoned the ladies in charge in the other garden to let them listen to a class taught by Miss Chen Jiaojiao.That night, Chen Jiao angrily wrote down the four words "playing the piano to the cow", and shelved all the studies of Huang Lao that she was good at.

The little king's attitude was extremely laid back, and he said it was a literacy class. If you tell people Huang Lao, of course they won't understand anything in the end.

"Focus on Taoism!" Xia Anran explained to her, "However, there are many women in Zhongshan who don't even know the words."

Sitting on the soft seat, Chen Jiaojiao felt a little depressed, which was completely different from what she had imagined at the beginning.The little king's expression was extremely indifferent. He took a sip of tea and asked, "Does Jiaojiao want to go back on her word?"

"No!" Chen Jiao squeezed her small fist, "Never!"

She straightened her neck, her eyes were as bright as the morning stars in the sky, "Even if it is a cow, Jiao must teach it to be the smartest cow."

The little girl is very energetic, Xia Anran stood up with a smile, "Since Jiaojiao has made up her mind, brother will naturally help you."

Lunu County is the capital of Zhongshan Kingdom. Unlike before the King of Zhongshan, the city has been gradually rebuilt and renovated, and the city's administrative layout has been re-planned.

At first, Zhongshan Kingdom didn’t even have a central square in the city, but now the central garden built around Jingdi’s engraved stone tablet has become a good place for men and women in Zhongshan Kingdom to meet each other when there are no activities in Zhongshan Kingdom.

There are luxuriant vegetation, shadows and shadows, and you can't see each other if you take a step away. It is most suitable for playing love's hide-and-seek and meeting love at the corner.

The little king has watched several large-scale blind dates, and I can only say that you really know how to play.

But despite the emergence of such large-scale blind dates and friendship activities, the birth rate of Zhongshan State is still on the decline as a whole.

The reason why the small garden can become a meeting place for these people is that the traffic radiation circle of Lunu County is centered on the small garden.

Especially after the waterway communication, Zhongshan State purchased a large amount of gypsum from Shandong and configured it into cement.However, because the price is too high, the main pavement facilities are still mainly made of concrete, and only one layer of cement is laid on the surface to increase its hardness.

In addition to paving the road, Xia Anran also expanded the road, basically ensuring that the main road is double-lane, allowing two ox carts to run side by side.

But in fact parallelism is not allowed. According to Chang Zhongshan National Traffic Regulations, all vehicles must drive on the right, one vehicle at a time in a single lane, and overtaking is not allowed.If you feel that the bullock cart ahead is too slow and want to overtake, you must obtain the permission of the street pawns and make adjustments under their command.

It is worth mentioning that, because the transportation facilities in Lunu County are so good, many merchants would rather choose to go from Zhongshan Country than through the highway after picking up the goods from Shensawa Port.This behavior, which increased the pressure on urban traffic, was quickly discovered and stopped.

They can walk, but these people have to pay extra road reconstruction fees after entering the city. At the same time, their walking time is also limited to the time period outside the peak period of Zhongshan people's activities, and they are not allowed to pass on holidays.

But despite this, many caravans still choose to go from the inside, because they can take the opportunity to buy goods in the city, and the price of these things is much cheaper and more affordable than the goods sold at the post stations on the road.

The place where these caravans must pass is the central garden.

Occasionally, caravans will undertake some special services to give free rides to ordinary people, especially when their goods are not full, transporting a few ordinary people can also make up for the loss of empty ox carts.

The school that Xia Anran chose for Chen Jiao is located here.

The transportation here is convenient, but the composition of the flow of people is more complicated.In order to avoid trouble, the main entrance of this school building is not on the busy street, but in a more secluded place.

And because most of the women still bear the responsibility of raising children, especially in some families where the father is a civil servant, the man is not at home all day, and the older children are better. In addition to undertaking the work of the literacy class, it also undertakes the duties of the kindergarten.

Of course, in order to avoid trouble, the class time is set at noon, which is the time when the cubs are full and sleepy.It is also relatively convenient to take care of, as long as you prepare a few sleeping beds—if you don't count the bear children who don't want to sleep and want to harass other children.

The teacher who started school was naturally not Chen Jiao.Chen Jiao grew up in such an environment since she was a child, and she learned a lot of new words before she was enlightened. Her enlightenment cannot be used as a reference standard.

The Kaimeng textbooks used by the school today are written by Empress Bo, and they are all extremely simple stories.

The reason for this choice is that these mothers will come to study, and a large part of it is to enlighten their children in the future.They don't have much time to learn word by word, and they must be able to see results from the very beginning.

How to let the mother see the results?

That is, she found that all the knowledge she had learned could be passed on to children, and children could learn.

"It's difficult to teach individually, but it's easier to connect stories together. First remember the story, then recognize the characters, and then know how the characters are used." The little king contributed many short stories to his cousin's teaching career, among which Of course, including "The Ugly Duckling".

Even if they are married women, these women are only in their teens and 20s. Just look at how many [-]-year-old girls in modern Disneyland have a girlish heart. The heart of reading fairy tales will never change.

To put it bluntly, most modern romance dramas are still fairy tales, just changing the soup but not the medicine.

When the writing was finished, the little king took a look and thought that the teaching materials they worked together to write were not bad, and finally sent a copy to Liu Xiaozhu who was far away in Chang'an.

He originally wanted to send love and support to Liu Xiaozhu who worked silently in Chang'an City, but in fact Liu Che was very angry after seeing the collection of short stories!

Of course, on the surface, Liu Zhi accepted all kinds of gifts and food from Zhongshan Kingdom indifferently, and had a good chat with the envoy sent by Zhongshan Kingdom in a very dignified manner.

But after sending the person away, Liu Xiaoshen flipped through those books, and the villain in his heart began to tumbling on the spot.

These stories turned out to be his!

If he is still in Zhongshan, it should be brother Ah who told him. There are many stories in it that he has never heard, but now Brother Ah has told Ah Jiao.

Brother, do you like Jiaojiao more? QQ

Jiaojiao is really cunning!

Prince Liu Che, whose belly was blackened by two years of elite education, rubbed his chin, his mind was full of intrigues and tricks - he felt that Chen Jiao's going to Zhongshan Kingdom must have been premeditated.

The reason is simple, Chen Jiao definitely wants to be his sister-in-law!

That's right, elder brother is so good, Chen Jiao saw that elder brother is good, so she wanted to get close to him, but she was not as smart as pig, so she thought of such a way to stay in Zhongshan country.

If Chen Jiao marries Brother A, then she can be with Brother A for the rest of her life.

one!generation!son!

The little prince felt angry when he thought of these three words, and when he thought about his current identity and future identity, he would definitely not be able to stay with brother for a long time in the future, and Xiao Douding was almost drowned in envy and jealousy.

The little devil in Liu Che's heart gradually emerged, and he ran to find his mother.Empress Wang was busy with weaving. After Liu Che was crowned prince, a special weaver would naturally be in charge of the outer robes. Empress Wang was not as skilled as those people, so she wove some inner clothes for her son.

The clothes inside only need to be comfortable, and don't need so many tricks.The matter of weaving is boring and uninteresting, but it can make people calm down. Queen Wang also used this method to make her feel peaceful.

Seeing her son running in, Queen Wang hurriedly fetched a handkerchief to wipe off the sweat, "What's the matter? Wipe off the sweat quickly, don't catch a cold."

"Mum!" The little prince wiped off the thin sweat he ran out of, and then moved over mysteriously, "Is the father going to choose concubines for the brothers?"

Empress Wang took the veil over without stopping. She wiped the area that her son hadn't noticed just now, with a very calm and ordinary smile on her face, "Yes, your brothers are getting older, so you have to look at each other."

She also joked: "Why, you want to marry a wife too?"

"That's not true!" The young boy rolled his eyes, "Mum, can you let brother Jiu choose a concubine later?"

"What?" Queen Wang stretched out her hand to hug her son, "Your ninth brother has also reached the age of engagement! You don't want him to choose a wife?"

"Mother~~" Liu Zhi arched in her arms, "Now those women outside were all brothers Mao Zhunrong at the beginning, and there were so many elder brothers who wanted to marry their daughters-in-law, so it must not be the ninth brother's turn." Okay, I want to choose a good wife for Brother Ninth."

Queen Wang rubbed the little head of her son who seldom acted coquettishly, with a smile on her lips, but the smile did not reach the corners of her eyes. She quietly leaned into her son's ear and asked, "Do you... like Jiaojiao?"

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Liu She: These women are not good, they are not good-looking, they cannot hit, they are half-hearted, and they are not smart!How worthy of my brother, come back next year!

Liu Zhi: My brother is so hot, how can he hold a wedding with others?Come back next year!

Liu Zhi: My brother... Hey, my brother said he didn't want to get married and asked me to help!Great!

Liu Zhi: ...I am a pig, really.