Daily life of captives

Regarding the matter of becoming a king, after Li Shao heard about it that day, he never asked his grandson Boyi again. Xie Jun, Yong Ning, and the Minister of the Ministry of War selected by Yong Ning made suggestions together, and this matter will generally not happen Something went wrong.

But Changsun Boyi had just mentioned the matter of becoming king in the court, and Zhang Wei came to the door, and it was still when Changsun Boyi was away.

After the new year, the weather gradually warmed up, and the restless Liu Zi couldn't bear the loneliness and ran to other people's house to "snap through the door", while Li Shao, who was originally happy and quiet, played chess with Wu Ninghe in the residence of Admiral Tiance , When the chess game was stalemate and no progress was made, Xi Hu stepped into the door.

"Young master, General Zhang is visiting."

"General Zhang?" Li Shao looked away from the chessboard and rubbed his forehead, "Bo Yi hasn't come back yet, let him wait in the main room in the front yard."

Playing chess with Wu Ninghe is too exhausting.

"But General Zhang said that he came to find the young master."

"Looking for me?" Hearing this, Li Shao's mind was completely withdrawn from the chess game.

After returning from Qinzhou, he has been staying in Tiance Admiral's Mansion to recuperate his health, and even the civil servants in the court stopped seeing him. He didn't do anything that would attract Zhang Wei's attention, right?

"Did General Zhang say anything about it?"

Xi Hu shook his head: "No, he only said that he wanted to talk to the young master about something important."

"Important matter?" What kind of important matter, do you have to talk to him?

After thinking for a moment, Li Shao cupped his fists at Wu Ning and said, "I'm sorry, Seventh Prince, I'll go ahead and have a look first."

Only then did Wu Ninghe look away from the chessboard, and said calmly: "Go, to be fair, I'll go find Liu Zi."

Lest he stay here alone and always have to study the chess game.

Seeing Wu Ninghe being so serious, Li Shao smiled: "Then thank the Seventh Prince for letting me go."

After the words fell, the two stood up at the same time, Li Shao took the cloak from Wei Feng and covered him, Wu Ninghe jumped onto the roof and went straight to Liu Zi's destination today.

"When will Deng Yi and Yunzhu come back?" Li Shao casually asked Wei Feng on the way to the main room in the front yard.

He originally thought that after Wei Ze and Wei Feng picked up Deng Yi and Yunzhu, they would place them near Chang'an City, or take them with them, but he didn't expect that the two brothers would send Deng Yi and Yunzhu away. Going back to my hometown for the New Year... How much do they dislike Deng Yi and Yunzhu?

Wei Feng replied: "Someone has been sent to pick it up."

It was so dangerous at that time, how could you bring those two people who know nothing by your side?Anyway, it's Chinese New Year, why not send them back to their hometown for Chinese New Year.

Li Shao sighed and said: "If they don't want to come back, just leave some money and let them live in their hometown."

"...Yes." Those two people were eager to come back quickly, how could they be willing to stay in their hometown?

Stepping into the main room, Li Shao saw Zhang Wei standing in front of a landscape painting with his hands behind his back, looked Zhang Wei from head to toe, and then Li Shao opened his mouth with a smile.

"I don't know that General Zhang is here, and it's a long way to welcome him, but Boyi hasn't come back yet, General Zhang, can you sit and wait for a while?"

Zhang Wei turned around and looked Li Shao from head to toe first: "The eldest grandson really dotes on you, a prisoner looks like the master of General Tiance's mansion."

Li Shao's footsteps stopped suddenly, and the smile on his face was slightly cold.

Zhang Wei is here to find fault?But he clearly remembered that Zhang Wei should be an open-minded and kind person, shouldn't it be Tao Wujing who finds fault?

Hearing Zhang Wei's words, Xi Hu also changed his face.

"General Zhang, you..."

Before Xi Hu finished speaking, Li Shao raised his hand to interrupt Xi Hu.

"General Zhang, please sit down."

Only then did Zhang Wei stroll to his seat and sit down.

Li Shao sat down opposite Zhang Wei, tilted his head and told Wei Feng, "Wei Feng, go make a pot of tea."

"Yes." He glanced at Zhang Wei warily, and Wei Feng exchanged glances with Xi Hu before going to prepare tea.

"I heard from Xi Hu that General Zhang came to see me specially. I wonder if there is anything I can do to help General Zhang?"

"I have heard that the third prince of the Li Kingdom is very intelligent, why don't you come down and guess?" Zhang Wei's "Your Highness" was full of irony.

"General Zhang praised you absurdly." Li Shao didn't seem to understand the irony, and the smile on his face was still gentle. "It's just others giving me three points of face. If I'm really smart, I won't give it to you." This is the opportunity for General Zhang to sit in front of me and speak rudely. General Zhang has something to say, I am weak and cannot stand the cold."

Zhang Wei snorted coldly, and asked Li Shao, "You taught the eldest grandson the tricks of sealing the king?"

"King?" Li Shao raised his eyes and looked at Zhang Wei puzzled, "What kind of king?"

Zhang Wei looked at Li Shao coldly: "Since you don't know, then I'll tell you something. Three days ago, the eldest grandson suddenly proposed in the court hall that the brother who lived and died together should be crowned king and noble. What do you have to say about this?" Thoughts?"

Li Shao looked at Zhang Wei suspiciously, pretending to be confused, and said: "Isn't it good to be crowned king? From now on, you will have wealth and glory, and it is not in vain for you to have been bloody for many years. Boyi attaches so much importance to you, why is General Zhang dissatisfied? "

"Prosperity and wealth? Sounds good!" Zhang Wei said angrily, "He clearly wants to seize our military power! How dare you say that you didn't instigate him?!"

Hearing this, Li Shao also turned cold, and said angrily: "General Zhang, please be careful. Who said that Bo Yi wanted to seize your military power? Did he tell you personally? Or does General Zhang have any evidence? Boyi Thinking of you all the time, General Zhang's nonsense, don't you think it will chill Bo Yi's heart?"

Ordinary people suddenly hear that they are going to be crowned king or minister, shouldn't they immediately go home and burn incense and worship Buddha to thank their ancestors for their protection?How could Zhang Wei think of military power so quickly?He was obviously just a local general in the past, so he shouldn't know so much about this kind of hypocritical tricks in the court... Someone reminded him?

"Stop pretending here!" Zhang Wei violently punched the low table in front of him, "I don't even have the right to dispatch my soldiers. Isn't this taking away my military power?"

"Then what does General Zhang want your soldiers to do?" Li Shao looked at Zhang Wei expressionlessly, "Now that the court situation has been settled, it is time for all generals to work together to protect the country and the people. This soldier is the country's soldier. It needs to be adjusted for the national war, it needs to be adjusted for the stability of the frontier, and it needs the approval of the important ministers to negotiate with the monarch. General Zhang wants to skip these things and support his own self-respect?"

Zhang Wei was taken aback by the last "supporting soldiers and self-respect", Zhang Wei immediately shouted: "Don't talk nonsense! I didn't mean that!"

"What does General Zhang mean?" Li Shao didn't even let Zhang Wei catch his breath, and asked after Zhang Wei's words. Dispatch, to be driven by the imperial court, has been done like this in all dynasties, how come it turns out that it is to seize your military power when you come to General Zhang? General Zhang cares so much about the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, but because he has other thoughts?"

"Don't spout blood..."

"Who the hell is here spouting blood today?!" Before Zhang Wei's words hit the ground, Li Shao slapped the table with a "slap", "General Zhang, if you don't like me, then you don't like me!" You can find any reason to trouble me, but if you ruin Boyi's kindness like this again, don't blame me for being rude!"

Unexpectedly, Li Shao, who seems to be docile and weak, can burst out with an aura that does not belong to a general in the battlefield when he is angry. Zhang Wei was a little frightened when he heard such a roar: "It is said that the third highness has a quick mind. A warrior from a farming family can’t say no to you, I just ask you, did you mention the idea of ​​becoming king to your eldest grandson? Do you know that you want him to separate from his brothers?”

"Abandoned from the brothers?" Li Shao sneered, "I only saw that you, General Zhang, were separated from Boyi, but no other general thought of this matter to fight for military power. I don't know if it is General Zhang, you are smarter than others, or General Zhang, do you think too much? Did I mention the matter of conferring the king, even if I tell you the truth, you will not believe me, Xi Hu is here, you ask Xi Hu."

Hearing this, Zhang Wei looked at Xi Hu.

Xi Hu glanced at the back of Li Shao's head, and said in a deep voice: "General Zhang, the matter of being crowned king is because our general feels that he is the only one who stays in Chang'an to enjoy life and wants to send the generals to the frontier, so he feels guilty, so we just I can think of other ways to compensate the generals. If you can receive the title of king, then you can receive much higher offerings from the court every year than simple generals, and you will have income from fiefdoms, and you can also receive various preferential treatment from the court, which can guarantee the food and clothing of several generals. rich.

The general also knows that those soldiers were trained by several generals hard, but the state owns the law of the country. If the general sets this precedent for several generals, how can he convince the officials in the future?

The final general doesn't know why General Zhang wants to go to the place of centrifugation, but you must not say this in front of the general, the final general does not want to make the general sad. "

Hearing Xi Hu's words, Zhang Wei lost all arrogance immediately, but he felt unwilling.

"Is this really not the eldest grandson he encouraged?"

"Young master never discusses government affairs with generals." Xi Hu's words were not false.

Zhang Wei was speechless, looked at Li Shao, clasped his fists in embarrassment, and said, "Since that's the case, it's because I've offended you. I'll trust you for now. But I still want to remind you, don't try to use the eldest grandson."

After saying this, Zhang Wei got up and left, his hasty footsteps seemed to be running away.

After waiting for another cup of tea, Li Shao suddenly coughed violently.

He yelled too loudly just now, if Zhang Wei doesn't leave, he won't be able to hold back anymore.

"My lord!" Xi Hu and Wei Feng were so frightened that they immediately knelt beside Li Shao to check on Li Shao's situation.

"It's all right," Li Shao waved his hand, coughed for a while, then stopped, took a sip of tea, and then Li Shao regained his strength, "Xi Hu, have the other generals behaved abnormally these days?"

Xi Hu shook his head and said: "I heard that several generals were very happy to know that they could be crowned king, and even General Tao was very happy. General Zhang is the first one I've heard of talking about military power."

"I should be happy," Li Shao took another sip of tea to suppress his cough, "It's not that the nobles don't know how hard it is to be rich. How can they know the price they will pay if they have never been in a high position? When ordinary people are crowned king They are all happy. This is glory, wealth, inexhaustible splendor, something that can only be expected by the virtues of the ancestors. How can they not be happy? If you want to feel that wealth is hard to come by, you have tasted it. In other words, there are very few people like this who predict the price before they have experienced what it is like to be a prince, and Zhang Wei has no such insight at all."

Xi Hu's heart trembled, and he asked Li Shao anxiously: "What does that young master mean...someone is sowing discord?"

Li Shao frowned.

He can't say for sure about this matter. In his investigation, Zhang Wei is a figure who is both a teacher and a friend to Boyi. He has always trusted Boyi in the past. He thought of military power in the matter, either he valued the soldiers in his hands too much, or someone reminded him.But if someone really reminded him, who is this person?Is there anyone in Chang'an who has a grudge against Boyi?Or is this person coming for him?

"Xi Hu, I want your people to find out who Zhang Wei has been in contact with recently, Wei Feng also go to inform Yong Ning, let Yong Ning pay attention, not only Zhang Wei, but also several other generals .As long as they have been in contact with them, no one will be let go, make a list for me."

"Yes!"

Wei Feng agreed without hesitation, but Xi Hu hesitated.

"Young master, do you want to tell the general about this?"

Hearing Xi Hu's question, Li Shao also hesitated, thought for a while, and shook his head: "Forget it, don't tell him. Ever since he said he wanted to crown Tao Wujing and the others, Boyi has always felt guilty. Let him know that Zhang Wei said such a thing, and he feels even more uncomfortable."

If the person who mentioned Zhang Wei came for him, then he should deal with this person.

Feeling that what Li Shao said made sense, Xi Hu agreed.

Just as Xi Hu and Wei Feng were about to pack up their things and send Li Shao back to the backyard, the eldest grandson Boyi came back.

"Li Shao? Why are you sitting here?" Seeing Li Shao in the front yard, the elder Sun Boyi rushed over in three steps at a time.

Li Shao was startled, then turned his head and smiled brightly: "Waiting for you."

Changsun Boyi immediately frowned: "Why don't I wait inside?"

"But it's the closest to the door, and I can see you as soon as you come back."

Hearing these words, and looking at Li Shao's smiling face, Changsun Boyi felt warm in his heart, and even his body, which had been stiffened by the cold wind along the way, warmed up.

"How long have you been waiting?" Changsun Boyi helped Li Shao up, took Li Shao's hand with one hand, and Li Shao's waist with the other, and walked towards the backyard without haste.

"It didn't take long," Li Shao held his eldest grandson Boyi's cold hand, "My hands are still hotter than yours, don't you worry?"

Li Shao's hands were indeed still warm, but that was because he was holding a hot teacup just now.

"The weather hasn't warmed up yet, and your body has just started to improve. You'd better be careful."

"En." Li Shao nodded.

After sending Li Shao back to the West House, the eldest Sun Boyi came out of the main house again, and brought Xi Hu to the courtyard by the way.

"Who came here today?"

Xi Hu was stunned for a moment, then lowered his eyes: "General Qi, no one has been here."

Changsun Boyi glanced at Xi Hu: "You dare to hide it from me?"

"...the last general doesn't dare," Xi Hu pouted, "it's because you don't want the general to worry about these trivial matters, that's why... General Zhang came here just now."

"General Zhang?" Zhangsun Boyi was slightly surprised, he thought it was Tao Wujing who had come, "What is General Zhang looking for Li Shao for?"

After all, Xi Hu has no way to lie to his elder Sun Boyi, so he can only tell the truth.

After hearing Xi Hu's narration, Changsun Boyi sighed: "It's still troublesome for him... According to the young master's order, go and find out who they have been in contact with. Don't let him know that I already know about it. "

Changsun Boyi's last sentence was a bit convoluted, Xi Hu read it carefully before he understood what Changsun Boyi meant, and hurriedly agreed.

After tidying up his mood in the yard, the eldest grandson Boyi returned to the west room, but Li Shao saw through it as soon as he entered the room.

"Have you asked Xi Hu?" Li Shao smiled and looked at the elder Sun Boyi.

Changsun Boyi stared at Li Shao and nodded.

Li Shao curled his lips and said dissatisfiedly: "I also specifically asked him not to tell you, seeing that he lied very well in front of Zhang Wei, why is it so useless in front of you?"

"Xi Hu was brought out by me alone." If he even lied to him, how could he dare to keep Xi Hu by his side?

"Don't worry," Li Shao comforted Sun Boyi, "Zhang Wei can still come and confront me face to face, it means that his heart is still good, and he is facing you. At most, his guard against me is being used by others. That's all. Although Xi Hu has explained it to you, you should have a good talk with them about the matter of being crowned king."

Grandson Boyi nodded: "Okay, I see."

Seeing the chess game in the hall outside from the window of the West Room, Sun Boyi asked, "Did you play chess with Wu Ninghe this morning?"

"Well," Li Shao also turned his head to look at the game of chess, "It's also lucky that Zhang Wei is here, otherwise I don't know how long I will sit there with Wu Ninghe. Your experience is very similar to his. If you are free, you can also play two games with him." Plate it."

Changsun Boyi gave Li Shao a sideways look, and said, "Where have I ever won someone who can draw with you?"

"Losing is also necessary," Li Shao smiled, "and losing to Wu Ninghe is not ashamed."

"Okay." After hesitating for a while, Changsun Boyi still nodded, "If the time can meet, I will ask him for advice."

After lunch, grandson Boyi watched Li Shao fall asleep before leaving the West Room and going to the East Wing, which was converted into a study.

"General," Yu Shixian, who was waiting in the East Wing, saluted his grandson Boyi, and then handed over a brochure, "General, this is a brochure sent by the Ministry of War. General, please have a look."

The eldest grandson Boyi took the notebook, opened it and looked at it.

"Why are there so few troops in the south and east?"

"The general also asked this question, but the people in the Ministry of War said that the south and the east need naval garrisons, and it is useless to send our troops who do not understand naval warfare there. If you want to increase the manpower there, you have to recruit troops from the local area and train them. Those young and strong fishermen are easier than training landlubbers." Yu Shi recalled what the man from the Ministry of War had said, and conveyed it to his eldest grandson Boyi.

Changsun Boyi frowned when he heard the words: "If all the local fishermen are recruited as soldiers, then there will only be women and children left in the area?"

Yu Shi scratched his head and said blankly: "It seems... that's how it is."

After weighing it up, Changsun Boyi made a decision: "Send some of our 10,000+ people to the east and south, and tell them that no matter how difficult the sea battle is, you have to learn it for me, otherwise don't follow me , just go home and farm!"

He didn't dare to fight with other people's soldiers for the time being, but the people under his own hands followed him. It should be said that they have been used to fighting with him in the past ten years.

"But general, in that case, we will have fewer people in Chang'an, this..." Yu Shi also learned a few things after following Changsun Boyi in and out of the court for so long.

Changsun Boyi said without hesitation: "If you have fewer people, you should train other people to be your own people."

Yu Shi blinked and nodded heavily: "Well, train other people to be our own!"

After talking about this, Changsun Boyi threw the notebook on the table: "There is nothing else, just do it like this."

"Yes," Yu Shi hesitated after staring at the weary elder Sun Boyi, "General, do you still not sleep well at night?"

"It's okay. I'll squint for a while, and Li Shao will call me when he wakes up."

That nightmare has never stopped, and he has gotten used to it recently. Fortunately, he is not unable to fall asleep all night at night, and he can find opportunities to take a nap during the day, but he can still hold on.

Yu Shi worried: "General, why don't we let that Seventh Prince give you a prescription to soothe your nerves? If you continue to suffer like this, your body will not be able to bear it! Young Master wants you to take care of it, you see... ..."

The eldest Sun Boyi put his legs on the desk, leaned against the back of the chair and closed his eyes: "It's okay, you can go and rest too."

"Yes." Yu Shi had no choice but to leave the East Wing.

Staring at the West Room in the main room, Yu Shi scratched his head, first he asked someone to send Zhezi to the Ministry of War, and then tiptoed into the main room, heading towards the West Room.

"What are you doing?" Hearing faint footsteps, Wei Feng came out of the west room and looked at Yu Shi suspiciously.

"Uh..." Yu Shi rubbed his nose, "Is the young master asleep?"

Wei Feng turned his head and took a look into the room, then said in a deep voice, "Not yet, what's the matter?"

In fact, the young master did not have the habit of taking a nap, but he only pretended to take a nap because he saw the general looking tired, so that the general could take a rest, otherwise the general would force himself to stay by the young master's side.

"Wei Feng, let him in."

"Yes." Wei Feng reluctantly let Yu Shi in.

Every time these people come to look for the son, nothing good will happen.

Yu Shimao entered the door with his waist bent, his sneaky appearance made people laugh.

"Is there something you want to tell me?" Li Shao looked at Yu Shi with a smile.

Even though he was already standing in front of Li Shao, Yu Shi still hesitated for a long time, and then he gritted his teeth and said, "There is a little thing I want to tell you..."