Chapter 1306 New Year's Trivia

  After leaving Zhang's house, Mrs. You saw a very strange scene.

   Of the two uncles, one had a smile on his face, and even showed some respect to his own Alang.

   This is not surprising.

  The strange thing is the other one, his face looks like he has eaten shit—or rather, he has been fed **** by someone—staring at Feng with vicious eyes.

"what happened?"

  Sitting in the car, Madam You asked curiously:

   "I think Uncle Zhong Quan seems very upset? Are you messing with him again?"

   At the earliest time, when Zhong Quan saw his own A Lang from his uncle, he really glared at him.

   But after so many years, the attitude has long changed.

  Although it was lukewarm, but after all, he no longer blamed A Lang.

   It will never be like today, when the old and the young gather together to celebrate, they will put on that expression, defeating the mood.

   Unless someone really messed with him.

   "It's nothing." Feng Da Sima drank some wine, leaned on the carriage, and said lazily, "I just asked him if he has any ideas about leading the army."

"ah?"

  Madam You also drank, her little face flushed.

  There is no way to do this, with my grandmother, there is a group of family members who came here to meet today.

  In addition, during this important festival, even if Mrs. You doesn't like drinking, she can't avoid it.

  The couple smelled a lot of alcohol, so they let a son and a daughter sit in another carriage.

   It is also convenient for the two to talk about things.

   "Why did Ah Lang think of this again at this time?"

  At the beginning, it was not without testing, but Zhong Quan was very resolute in his refusal.

   After all, the big Han is now an ally with the state of Wu, and the leader of the army can only fight against the state of Wei, which is something he will never do.

  This is also understandable.

  Although there are rumors in the Wei State that he voluntarily joined the enemy, everyone who should know knows that he was defeated and captured.

   Moreover, he was still defeated by King Feng's men, and the defeat was not unjust.

  Especially after the First World War in Guanzhong, King Feng's reputation reached its peak.

  Even Cao Rui, who made Xiahouba take the blame for Xiaoguan's battle, ended up confining all members of the Xiahou clan to Luoyang, and there was no follow-up.

  If it is counted as actively surrendering to the enemy, the family members will at least be exiled.

  But if Xia Houba really wants to lead the army again in the Han state, or even attack the Wei state, the nature will definitely be different.

   Even the rumor that he took the initiative to defect to the enemy will be confirmed.

  When the time comes, the family members in Luoyang may be in danger of their lives.

   "The situation is different now."

   After drinking, Madam You's mind was obviously turning slower than usual. She only realized what Feng said:

   "That's true. They've already escaped anyway, so I don't have to worry about it. If Uncle Cong has the heart, I can think about it."

   "More than that." Feng Da Sima's alcohol resistance is higher, but his eyes are still clear:

   "I didn't bother to persuade him before. Apart from knowing that he had concerns, the reason is that even if he really agreed, the meaning is far less than it is now."

  Before the Xiahou family fled Luoyang, Xiahouba led the army, which only represented him alone.

   But not now.

  If he agrees, it means that this is the Xiahou clan, at least some of the Xiahou clan—the closest marriage family of Cao Wei—joined the ranks of opposing Wei.

   This has a huge impact on Wei.

  It can greatly damage the morale and confidence of Wei State officials.

   It can even make them doubt the legitimacy of the Wei State—even their closest in-laws are against it, so what reason do they have to support it?

   People’s hearts, morale, and confidence are things that are fine on weekdays. They are invisible and intangible.

  But if something really happened, for example, Master Wang was under pressure.

  It's a very simple matter to disarm the armor and turn against the enemy in front of the battle, and eat the pot of pulp in the rear.

   This is not the first time Mrs. You has seen Feng Langjun manipulating people's hearts.

  But seeing her a little drunk, she nodded at Feng Da Sima:

   "Smart words, Feng Langjun!"

  For my uncle, Xuchang is the orthodox state of Wei.

  Not to mention the Xiahou family members in Wei State, they are basically in Xuchang now.

  Whether it is helping relatives or assistants, my own uncle absolutely has no reason to support Sima Taifu.

   But unfortunately, for Wei Guo, more and more people think that Sima Taifu is more suitable than General Cao to assist the young emperor of Wei Guo.

   Don't you think this is a coincidence?

   "What are you talking about? Didn't you see how his face is stretched? I really want to talk about it. Why is he like this?"

  Feng Da Sima was very dissatisfied when he heard the words, but when he saw the drunken face of Mrs. You, he gave another "tsk".

   Forget it, don't be as knowledgeable as a drunk.

   It's Madam You, after drinking, she is a little different from usual.

  She leaned over and asked:

   "When A Lang said this, I was really curious. What did you say to him? It made him want to eat your appearance?"

   "It's nothing, just read two poems to him."

   "Huh?" Mrs. You became more and more curious, "Ah Lang actually read poems to him?"

  What kind of treatment is this?

  Speaking of which, Alang seems to have not written an article for a long time?

   "What did you read?"

  Feng Da Sima was obsessed with Mrs. You, so he could only speak poems.

   "Good sentence..."

  Madam You praised it, then savored it carefully, and suddenly burst out laughing.

  She rolled into Feng Da Sima's arms all at once, raised her hand and hit him, and laughed so hard that she was about to convulse, and then said intermittently with some alcoholism:

   "How vicious is your poem? He didn't draw his sword to cut you, even for the sake of our children calling him "grandfather", it's really clever!"

  Poetry is good poetry, but using good poetry to scold people seems too sinister.

  Because good poetry will spread, not only will it spread, but it will continue to spread.

   At that time, no matter whether it is the present world or future generations, when they think of "the rich men sing and dance, the stable horses are fat and dead, and the bows are broken", they will say, oh, "the stable horses are fat and Xiahouba is dead"!

   When I think of "the survivors endure death and hope to recover, a few tears are shedding tonight", and I think again, hey, "the survivors endure Xiahouba"?

   "He really wanted to draw his sword and rush over to cut me, but he was hugged by Uncle Zi Lin Cong (that is, Xia Houmao)."

"Hahaha…"

   Mrs. You, who fell on Feng Da Sima, was amused to laugh again.

  At the same time, he reached out and hugged someone Feng's waist, "Like this?"

"right."

  Madam You raised her face to look at her, Ah Lang, her eyes were quite moist, like the melting snow water outside the car in early spring, melting and flooding.

  Wen can overwhelm the world, martial arts can defeat powerful enemies, rule the world and the people praise it as good.

  Admired by thousands of people outside, doting on wives and concubines inside.

  What do you want in this world, such a gentleman?

  Fortunate to meet, only hold tightly.

   "Don't move around, Zi Lincong didn't do this..."

  People who drink alcohol have less self-control.

   After drinking, Mrs. You seemed much bolder.

   Obviously, Mrs. You didn't listen to Da Sima's stop, but giggled instead:

   "What are you afraid of? Who was in the car back then and broke my body?"

   "I..." Feng Da Sima wanted to argue, but he couldn't speak for a while, so he could only "hiss" inhale, "lighten..."

  The steel plate sandwiched the car, the sound insulation is quite good, as long as the movement is not too loud, it is difficult for people outside to notice.

  Madam You was very obedient this time, and slowed down her shaking head.

—

   Accompany Mrs. Right to Gui Ning, and then accompany Mrs. Zuo to Gui Ning.

  This time, nothing unexpected happened.

  Guan Xing had a few drinks with Feng Da Sima, and then said that he would go to Yongzhou to serve as the governor in the next year.

   Feng Da Sima nodded, indicating that he understood.

  After the incident at the Governor's Mansion in Hedong, someone Feng wanted his brother-in-law to resign from the position of the Southern Army's commander-in-chief and serve as the captain of Sili.

  But at that time, Uncle Guan still had ambitions in his heart, so he was quite hesitant.

  Until the outbreak of the Shangdang Campaign, Uncle Guan had to seriously consider his brother-in-law's opinion.

   Or he was hit.

  No way, General Zhendong's performance was really too good, it almost made Uncle Guan despair—there was no hope of surpassing Sanniang in the army.

   Besides, Guan Jiashiro's position in the army is almost unshakable.

  Then what's the point of Guan Jiajiro working harder?

   It's better to change careers as soon as possible and gain a foothold in the court—Guan Jiashiro can't follow suit to change careers in the court, can he?

  After the Battle of the Shangdang, the queen retired to the Gui Palace, and Feng Da Sima was in power.

   During this retreat and advance, the Hedong Dudu Mansion was revoked, and the Yongzhou matter proposed by Feng Da Sima was once again put on the agenda and passed quickly.

  The former puppet Wei Beidi, Xinping, Fuyi Hujun, Anding, and the original Shangjun of the Later Han Dynasty were cut off and formed Beidi County.

   Then merged with the Hanyang, Longxi, Wudu, and Anding prefectures of the original Later Han Dynasty to form Yongzhou.

   That is to say, Yongzhou, as a barrier to the west of Chang'an, straddles Longshan.

  It can not only reduce the pressure on Liangzhou, but also allow Liangzhou to concentrate on operating the Hexi Corridor.

  It also prevents Liangzhou from becoming a separate state with Longshan as a barrier, causing geographical division.

  Guan Xing did not follow Feng Da Sima's intention to serve as the captain of Sili. Apart from his feeling that his qualifications were still relatively low, there was another reason:

   There is a more suitable candidate for Captain Sili.

  Deng Zhi is about to step down as governor of Bingzhou and is about to return to court.

  Deng Zhi is already sixty-five years old, which is very old for people of this era.

  It is unreasonable to let such an old man guard in the bitter cold place of Bingzhou.

  The big man is now in the peak of talent, not that no one is available, so transferring Deng Zhi back to Chang'an for retirement and recuperation is also regarded as the emperor's sympathy for the veteran.

  The person who succeeds Deng Zhi is naturally Wang Ping who dares to toughen Sima Yi's army with thousands of troops.

  From north to south, Wang Ping was stationed in Taiyuan, Shi Bao was stationed in Shangdang, Zhang Bao was stationed in Hedong, and Jiang Weiliuyin was stationed in Hangu Pass...

   This series of arrangements was completed unconsciously.

  These people are all in their prime, and at the same time they are Ji Han's most capable generals.

  At the same time, beside them, there are Zhang Yi, Hu Zun, Zhang Jiu, Liu Hun, Bald Tianli and others as assistants or backups.

   Obviously, Feng Da Sima is already preparing for the future Hebei war.

  So he persuaded Xia Houba to come out and lead the army, it was really not a whim.

   "Mr. Deng is old, and he came back to serve as the captain of Sili, but it is just a transition. Sooner or later, he will be ranked as the third prince. At that time, the captain of Sili will still be in charge of you, brother."

  Feng Da Sima had a drink with Guan Xing.

   These words cannot be said outside, but it is not a problem to close the door and talk to my brother-in-law.

   After all, it is obvious.

   There are not many veterans who can compare with Deng Zhi in terms of qualifications.

   And there are even fewer people who can compare with him.

  Either the imperial court does not have a Sangong, but if there is a Sangong, Deng Zhi will definitely have a place.

   "Yongzhou is newly established, and everything is unprepared. My brother has to work harder."

  Feng Da Sima poured another glass of wine for Guan Xing, and said:

   "Yongzhou is the barrier to the west of Guanzhong. Only when Yongzhou is stable in Guanzhong can it be stable. Only when Guanzhong is stable can the Han Dynasty go east as soon as possible to suppress the rebels."

   "Since you have said so, then you can give some of my students more help this year."

  Guan Xing didn't care what his brother-in-law said.

  Smart words to make Feng Langjun look like a waste of fame?

   If you are not careful, you will be caught by him.

  It is serious to ask first to get the benefits.

  Feng Da Sima paused while pouring the wine, and then said earnestly:

   "Brother, it's not that you don't know that the college has not had enough students in recent years. Before this study is completed, someone has already settled it."

   "Not to mention anything else, just to implement the New Deal, the students who come out every year are simply not enough."

   "Look, there was a defeat in the former Youzhou side. I was thinking about sending a few more students to Pingcheng, but I couldn't do it."

  Guan Xing knocked on the table, unwilling to listen to someone Feng’s suffering:

   "The lack of students is a matter of you, the head of the mountain, not of me, the governor of Yongzhou."

   "The lack of officials in Yongzhou is the fault of me, the governor of Yongzhou, but it is also the fault of you, the great Sima!"

   In a word, stop talking nonsense, hurry up and give it to someone!

   Then when he came out of the Guanfu, it was Feng's turn to look bad.

  This time, it’s a bit of a loss. I gave it as a gift, but I have to give it away later.

—

  The left and right wives have returned to Ning, and the next step is the prime minister's mansion.

   To be precise, it was to visit the prime minister's wife.

  Four wives and concubines, their children, and a mistress, in the name of following General Zhendong, also brought their children along.

   In the past two years, Mrs. Prime Minister's health has suddenly deteriorated a lot.

  According to medical workers, it was when Zhuge Zhan was born, and his vitality was hurt.

   Coupled with the death of the prime minister, the prime minister's wife missed too much and hurt her lungs and spleen.

  The unmentionable diseases accumulated in the early years suddenly broke out.

   Seeing the prime minister's wife standing tremblingly in the vestibule, looking forward to the door, Feng Da Sima quickly stepped forward and supported her:

   "It's still cold outside, why did Madam come out? Just wait for us inside."

  Prime Minister's wife smiled, patted Feng Yong's hand, and then pointed to the children who were rushing over:

   "Don't you want to see the children sooner?"

   "Meet Grandma."

  The children, led by Shuangshuang and Ah Chong, saluted the prime minister's wife noisily.

   "Good good good good!"

  The prime minister's wife burst into a smile, and pushed Da Sima Feng away, ignoring General Zhendong and Lord Shunde who came up to greet her.

  Walk into the children, touch this head, touch that face, just enjoy the family happiness surrounded by children and grandchildren.

  In the end, it was General Zhendong who was worried about her health and stepped forward to persuade her to go back to the house, which was the only way to persuade her.

  Going back to the house and sitting down, the prime minister’s wife didn’t ask Feng Da Sima, nor the left and right wives, but Amei:

   "Does your new machine have any clues?"

  Amei shook her head:

   "Mrs. Hui, at present, Jiuyuan Heping City has not yet forged qualified refined iron, so I can only do a small verification, which is not practical."

  The prime minister's wife nodded, and sighed:

   "I'm getting old, and the doctors don't let me go out for too long now, otherwise, I really want to work with you to research this new machine for driving water vapor."

   "However, in my opinion, since the refined iron is unqualified, you should solve the problem of refined iron first."

  Amei nodded:

   "What Ma'am said is that I have already mentioned it to Da Sima, and I plan to go to the north to have a look when the weather warms up."

  Huang Yueying looked at Amei with admiration in her eyes.

  She seemed to see the shadow of her former self from Amei.

  I think that when I was young, I was so obsessed with making new utensils.

  Firstly, it was out of interest, and secondly, it was naturally to help my own Alang.

  The woman in front of me seems to be exactly the same as me back then, both in terms of interest and purpose.

  (end of this chapter)