Chinese New Year

Chapter 592 Visit
A rainstorm in the afternoon dispelled the summer heat.

Shao Xun handed the letter he had just written to the messenger and sent it to Nanyang.

There were women talking and the clear, tender voices of children in the yard.

Shao Xun hid stealthily behind the window frame and quietly looked down the corridor.

A pretty little girl was looking at the continuous raindrops intently, tilting her head in thought from time to time, which was very cute.

He looked for a long time, his eyes mostly on the little girl, and an unconscious smile appeared on his face.

Song Yi, Jing and a newcomer who came yesterday were packing up musical instruments and other items.

They lowered their heads and made eye contact with each other, as if wondering what Mr. Chen was doing.

Shao Xun simply treated them as invisible people and didn't care about their opinions at all.

After peeking for a while, perhaps feeling unsatisfied, he coughed and walked away with a swagger.

"Husband."

"Mr. Chen."

Yu Wenjun and Sima Xiuyi stood up one after another and saluted.

"Sit down, sit down." Shao Xun asked them to sit down and asked casually, "What are you talking about?"

The little girl also bowed properly, and Shao Xun was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

I felt my body and found that I didn’t bring any gifts. Damn!
Sima Xiuwei looked at him with amusement, as if mocking: Can the things in your house be as good as those in my mother's house?

Shao Xun took advantage of Yu Wenjun's inattention and glared back at her: Woman, don't be so proud. I have made a fortune recently and got a lot of good things.

"They say Huiwan is like a little princess, never smiling." Yu Wenjun covered her mouth and laughed.

Oh, so my daughter’s name is Huiwan.

He glared at Sima Xiu again. His daughter was three years old, and it was the first time that he, as a father, knew her name.

Then he looked at his daughter carefully again.

She looks a bit like him in her features, but more like Sima Xiuwei, especially her expression, which is exactly like her mother's.

What a crazy person! The child is only three years old, at the age when she loves to play and be active, but Sima Xiuwei is trying to train her in a serious direction.

Shao Xun remembered the first time he met Sima Xiuwei, she had just quarreled with Wang Dun and was sitting alone by the lotus pond, her face full of anger and majesty.

Of course, she was usually quite pretentious, wearing a gorgeous palace dress with a long trailing skirt and the temperament of a cold goddess, which made Shao Xun very unhappy, so he wanted to see her expression after she was exposed.

But this bitch was also cruel enough, refusing to cooperate with him in his favorite position and even kicking him on the bed. Only at one moment, she was as obedient as a kitten, but she immediately returned to her old ways after she recovered.

Broken princess temper!
While they were daydreaming, the two women chatted and laughed for a while. But even though they were laughing, they both paid some attention to Shao Xun.

"Princess will return to Suyu Palace tomorrow?" Yu Wenjun was a little surprised.

"Yes." Sima Xiuyi nodded and said, "Mr. Chen caused such a big commotion in Luoyang that many people went to Suyu Palace to complain. I was anxious and came to Luoyang. After visiting the emperor in the palace, it's time to go back."

Suyu Palace is a temporary palace located in Guangchengze. It was built under the supervision of Shao Xun when he was the general of the material officer. When the construction was stopped, most of the palace rooms had been completed. Last year, it was given by the emperor to Sima Xiuyi, the princess of Xiangcheng.

She is now the owner of Suyu Palace.

Yang Xianrong was the owner of Guangcheng Palace.

The homes of these two royal women were given by Mr. Shao.

"How is the emperor?" Shao Xun asked immediately after hearing this.

"The emperor's spirit and energy have been greatly weakened, and he is no longer as glorious as before." Sima Xiuyi glared at Shao Xun openly this time and said, "Fortunately, the attendants and palace maids around him have not been replaced, so the emperor is not suspicious."

"The emperor didn't say anything?" Shao Xun asked.

Sima Xiuyi shook his head slightly, sighed somewhat sadly, and said, "The emperor no longer trusts me."

After all, they are siblings, and their affection is still there, but that's all.

The emperor didn't know why, but he suddenly became wary of her. It might be because she married into the Wang family of Langya, and Wang Yan was very close to Mr. Chen.

She was not very happy about Shao Xun's behavior of persecuting the royal family, but she would not say anything.

The world is like this, she has long since let it go.

Sima's status could no longer provide her with much protection, otherwise, she would not have been thrown into the wild by Wang Dun to fend for herself. The reason why her life could really settle down was not because of her status as a princess, but because of the man in front of her.

Some things are inevitable after all.

She was a woman, a married woman at that, and she just had to live her own life. She couldn't care too much about her parents' family, she could only try her best to help them within her ability, and that was her duty.

The men in the Sima family can't even stand up, so what's the point of relying on her, a woman who was abandoned by her husband?

After hearing this, Shao Xun felt relieved.

It's enough for the emperor to remain emotionally stable.

What he was most worried about was that the emperor would be so depressed that he would hang himself on a crooked tree. Then he would be speechless and would not be able to explain himself. Of course, he also knew that this possibility was very small. The emperor was too tolerant. He could pour wine, wash cups, and hold toilet lids. It was impossible for him to commit suicide. It was impossible in this life.

"Mr. Chen is also leaving the capital?" Sima Xiuyi waved his hand and called his daughter over.

"It's just a northern tour, but it will definitely go, soon." Shao Xun said, glancing at his daughter from time to time.

The meaning of "Northern Tour" is very rich, and it is really not just an inspection. When Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty inspected the border, he mobilized 500,000 soldiers and civilians, conquered Tuyuhun, and established four counties. It was a bit miserable that he encountered a heavy snowstorm in Dadouba Valley in summer.

Border patrol is never just a simple "inspection".

"Lord Chen is now waging wars everywhere, and the situation is too tense." Sima Xiuwei said meaningfully.

Yu Wenjun looked at Shao Xun with concern. It was obvious that she had talked about many things with Sima Xiuwei, especially about Wang Dun's activities in Xiangyang, which was also the main reason why Shao Xun wrote to Le Kai.

After Wang Dun was appointed as the governor of Jingzhou, he was honest at first, just training soldiers, cultivating farmland, and making armor and equipment. Later, perhaps because he found that Shao Xun was fighting on all sides, he sent many people to go deep into Nanyang and Yuzhou counties to make contacts everywhere and plan conspiracies.

Some counties and states sent Wang Dun's messengers to Xuchang.

Some counties and kingdoms sent the envoys away with gifts, indicating that they did not want to accept them. They did not want to have any relationship with Wang Dun, but they also did not want to break off relations with him.

Some counties and kingdoms received the messenger secretly.

Of course, Wang Dun did not only contact officials, he also contacted many nobles and powerful people. As for the purpose, of course, he wanted to attack Shao from behind - there is no military action now, but it is hard to say in the future.

Sima Xiuwei's business had already spread to the Jiangxia area and she was well-informed. In addition, there were many Sima clan princes in her circle of contacts, so she took the opportunity of going to Beijing to remind Shao Xun.

Although Shao Xun already knew about Wang Dun's little trick, he was still very grateful. The only thing that made him extremely dissatisfied - and at the same time extremely satisfied - was that she brought her daughter Hui Wan with her.

Shao Xun really wants to hug his daughter now, but his wife is by his side, so he can't make any unusual movements.

The ex-girlfriend is raising the child alone, and the biological father is not allowed to visit. What kind of rule is this?

"Husband, why don't we make peace with the south first?" Yu Wenjun said worriedly when she saw Shao Xun didn't say anything.

Shao Xun sighed secretly.

Yu Wenjun was good in every way, except that she lacked political wisdom. Maybe she was not stupid, but she really didn't like to think about this aspect, and she believed too much that he, as her husband, could make her live in a honeypot and be happy for the rest of her life.

The problem is that Shao Xun doesn’t even believe in himself.

Moreover, given his current status, the offensive and defensive situations are different when he interacts with princesses and ladies.

How can I bow my head and bend my back? Those who understand will understand.

"Wang Yifu has sent people south to Jianye. If Sima Jingwen is willing to negotiate peace, I don't want to force him too much." Shao Xun looked at his wife lovingly and said, "If he is unwilling, it doesn't matter. Just fight."

Aren't they just soldiers? There are plenty of them.

Soldiers are farmers, farmers are soldiers, and all adult men are soldiers. During the Three Kingdoms period, a large number of underage men served as soldiers, and Cao Wei even had children as young as seven or eight fighting in the battlefield.

If the soldiers who pay for it are not enough, aren't there soldiers who don't pay for it everywhere? It's not a big deal.

Sima Xiuwei looked at the couple with a smile on his face and gently stroked his daughter's forehead, eyebrows and eyes.

Shao Xun's heart skipped a beat; Hui Wan's eyebrows and eyes looked a bit like his.

This stinky bitch!

"Wang Yifu may not be able to convince the people of Jiangdong." Sima Xiuyi held his daughter on his lap and said, "What conditions did you set?"

"Xuzhou uses the Huai River as the boundary, and each side withdraws its troops."

"I don't think it's easy." Sima Xiuyi sighed and said, "But it's hard to say. Jingwen will have a lot of headaches in the future, as many princes have gone south."

Shao Xun chuckled.

In history, it was "five horses crossing the river". Shao Xun gave him a big gift, so it might be "fifteen horses crossing the river", or even twenty horses.

Everything in the world has its pros and cons.

If Sima Rui could keep his position stable, these royal family members who went south might be able to help him.

If it can't be stabilized, it will be a big trouble.

Shao Xun felt that Sima Rui, Wang Dao and others should be able to stabilize the situation in the end. These royal family members who went south would eventually become Sima Rui's helpers, but the initial chaos was inevitable. He was fighting for this little bit of time.

"What should we do about Jingzhou?" Sima Xiuyi asked again.

"After the autumn harvest, Le Hongxu will gather his troops for training and strictly guard the local area." Shao Xun said, "Wang Chuzhong's ability in fighting is very average. Le Hongxu has been working in Nanyang for many years, so he won't be taken advantage of by him."

Sima Xiuwei nodded when he heard this, then stood up and said goodbye.

She just stopped by to report some news from the south to prevent Shao Xun from being attacked by Wang Dun in Nanyang without his knowledge.

In addition, she was from the Sima family after all, and she also wanted to find out Shao Xun's attitude, especially his attitude towards the emperor.

After informing everyone, she took her daughter and left.

Not long after she left, Yang Qin hurried in and reported: "Mingsir, the assassin of the traitor is outside..."

"What's the matter?" Shao Xun asked.

"Ji Zhan attacked Anfeng, and a noble family in the county rebelled, killed the governor, and surrendered the county. Someone in Yiyang also rebelled, and Wang Dun sent his fleet into Yiyang, where a fight was underway."

"Let the assassin come in." Shao Xun waved his hand.

"Husband." Yu Wenjun looked at him worriedly.

Shao Xun smiled and said, "It's just a bunch of rats making trouble. How can it be so easy to go against the will of heaven? The northern tour remains unchanged, don't worry."

After saying this, he returned to his study and began writing letters and issuing orders.

(End of this chapter)