To Rule in a Turbulent World

When it was not dawn, someone was talking at the door.

"Master, the car is waiting outside."

When You Miao woke up, he thought he was dreaming. He got up in a daze, his legs were still trembling when he fell to the ground.

Li Zhifeng had already packed his luggage and came up to put on his clothes. You Miao was sleepy, hugging Li Zhifeng's waist, and buried his face in front of his chest. Li Zhifeng put on his unlined underwear and trousers, and put on a velvet strap to protect him from the cold. , Put on a big fur and a hat.

The maids and servants came to serve, You Miao took the calculus, rinsed his mouth, washed his face, and became a little more energetic. When he left the room, he saw Li Zhifeng slung a bundle behind his back, and took the food box given by the maid.

At five watch, it was dark outside, the whole city was silent, You Deyou and his wife were still awake, there was a carriage parked outside the back door, Shi Qier was talking to the driver, the housekeeper sent You Miao to the carriage, Li Zhifeng said: "You are below, follow along."

You Miao waved and said, "Come in, Li Zhifeng. Go back, Shi Qier. In such a cold weather, you don't have to run with me. Li Zhifeng will serve you."

The housekeeper hesitated to speak, and You Miao said again: "That's it, don't argue with me, I'm all gone, what are you talking about?"

"Then I'm leaving, young master." Shi Qi'er was full of joy, no one wanted to go out in the cold winter months, and finally taught Li Zhifeng: "Your life was saved by the young master, you have to take good care of the young master."

"Okay, okay." You Miao told them all to go back, except for a driver who came to pick them up in the caravan.The coachman squinted at him and said, "Morning, young master."

You Miao took out some broken silver from her bosom to reward him, the coachman nodded and bowed to accept it, and set off.

You Miao was drowsy, and continued to sleep in the carriage. This carriage was used by You Deyou when he traveled far away. It was originally a carriage sent by the capital for procurement. There are two compartments inside the carriage. As soon as the door enters, the servants will sit There are two small stools for serving and a partition cabinet for luggage, which is the outer room.The inner room is blocked by another curtain. Behind the curtain is a narrow couch, which can be used for sitting or sleeping. The brocade chairs on both sides are behind the curtains, and there are carved partitions outside to keep out the wind.

When he came in, the stove was in full swing, You Miao lay on the couch to catch up on sleep, Li Zhifeng sat on the outside where the servants stayed, packed up his things and said, "Master, it's time for breakfast."

You Miao was lazy and didn't want to eat, so she said, "Come in later."

Li Zhifeng opened the curtain and came in. You Miao sat him on the couch, took his hand, leaned in his arms, and fell asleep with his eyes closed.

I don't know how long I slept, the noise outside the car was getting louder, the horse neighed and the dog barked, You Miao yawned and opened her eyes, and asked, "What's going on outside?"

Li Zhifeng said: "The gate of the city."

You Miao opened the curtain and looked out, it was dawn, there was a snowfall last night, today the sky is clear, the north gate of the capital is bustling with people, and there are coachmen shouting loudly.

"Good weather! Brothers are leaving—"

"Walking gods protect us poor people, crossing mountains and worshiping mountains, crossing rivers and worshiping rivers, all mothers bless you, earn some living money and go home early—"

"Father! Bring me something fun!"

The caravan assembled, and the driver driving You Miao's car shouted loudly: "The young master of Youjia is here—"

The leader of the caravan brought a commander of the Royal Forest Army over to order the cars one by one, loaded them, and recorded the goods. When he saw You Miao, he said, "Hello, young master."

You Miao had seen this man before, and often went to You Deyou's mansion. His name was Hao Sanqian, and the one who nodded and bowed was the one, so she nodded at him. Li Zhifeng was opening the food box, laying out the food inside one by one, and putting it away. Serve hot on the stove.

Hao Sanqian said to the commander of the Imperial Forest Army: "This is the young master of our Youjia."

Commander said: "Where is this person?"

Li Zhifeng raised his eyes and looked at the general. The commander seemed a little puzzled and said, "Aren't you from China?"

You Miao said: "This is my slave, named Li Zhifeng, why do you ask so many questions?" He put down the curtain of the car.

The general raised the curtain of the car with his spear and said, "Young Master You, that's not what you said. Your slaves are barbarians? The frontiers and the Central Plains have been fighting for years, and you scholars must be very clear about your concern for the world. If you are afraid, you will be confused Hu people's spies, I'm afraid they will invite him and the last general for a trip."

You Miao didn't expect that even a young general who inspected the city defense would dare to be so arrogant, so he became angry instantly, and frowned, "You're presumptuous! What's your name?"

The general didn't give in at all, and replied: "The last general's name is Nie Dan, and the captain of the city guard is the lieutenant, but you don't have any official position. I thought you were still young and didn't have the same knowledge as you, so why are you so ignorant?" rule?!"

Seeing that the momentum was wrong, Hao Sanqian hurriedly apologized to Nie Dan: "General Nie calm down, calm down. Our young master..."

Usually get along well with You Miao, either the general's nephew or the Shangshu dog's son, even the prime minister's son calls him brother and brother, how can he take such a small school lieutenant seriously?Immediately, he didn't eat any food, he pulled up his robe and wanted to get out of the car, saying: "This slave was sent to me by Li Yan, what do you say, let's go, go to the city, wake him up early in the morning, give him Do you explain?"

When they were at a stalemate, a servant from afar came riding on horseback.

"Young Master You—"

You Miao looked out from the car, and the servant got off the horse, handed out a box, and said, "This is the Panchuan that our young master prepared to leave. I heard that you are going home today, and I brought a document to you, my son. There is the seal of the Prime Minister, I am afraid that you will be interrogated when you take Li Zhifeng out. There is also a dagger inside, for your self-defense on the road."

You Miao took the box, which contained 20 taels of silver. Naturally, she was interested, and there were documents inside. You Miao took the documents and shook Nie Dan. Nie Dan snorted coldly and had to wave his hand to let him go.

The convoy started here, and the hundreds of feet of caravan marched up the official road. A round of winter sun shines on the earth, pines and cypresses along the road are covered with ice branches, and the weather is clear and refreshing.

Seeing the officers and soldiers disappear at the other end of the official road, You Miao sneered and said, "A little captain, he loves money so much that he is so courageous."

"He is also dedicated to his duties." Li Zhifeng found a low case from under the couch, put it away, poured out the hot porridge from the tin can, and put it on the case.

You Miao said: "Hey, you don't understand, these soldiers who are going through the pass are just doing what they can to get a little more money."

Li Zhifeng stopped talking, You Miao took a mouthful of porridge and said, "You can eat some too."

Li Zhifeng put the porridge and side dishes one by one, and said, "I'll just have some pancakes."

You Miao saw that Li Zhifeng talked a lot today, probably because he left the capital and didn't have to stay at You Deyou's house anymore, so he was in a good mood, so he smiled and said, "You really knew it last night."

Li Zhifeng sat aside and watched You Miao.

You Miao scrutinized him and said, "Why is it like a different person on and off the bed?"

There was no expression on Li Zhifeng's face, like cutting a piece of wood, You Miao said, "What did you say in bed yesterday? No wonder you got beaten up by Li Yan."

With Li Yan's outburst of temper, if someone told him what a prodigal, what a brother, it would be easy to be stripped of a layer of skin, You Miao thought it was very funny, and asked: "Where did you learn it? "

"Jiaofang Division." Li Zhifeng replied.

You Miao nodded, thinking that Li Zhifeng is Li Zhifeng at this time, and he said those words yesterday, as if he was possessed by something.After thinking about it, he said: "Eat, the kitchen has made so much for me, I can't finish it in a while."

Li Zhifeng shook his head. You Miao knew that it was made by Shi Qier's good friend in the kitchen. She was afraid that Shi Qier would be hungry on the road, so she made too much, which did not make Li Zhifeng cheaper.You Miao first ate hastily, and then beckoned him to come and eat like a dog. This time, Li Zhifeng didn't push, and drank the half-cold porridge with side dishes.

Sunshine came in from outside the curtain of the car, You Miao said: "This road takes Yangkou Mountain, goes down the Great Wall, passes Yanbian City, Senei Market all the way, and after that, it is the territory of your Quanrong people."

Li Zhifeng nodded slowly, and You Miao couldn't help but test him, saying, "Don't run away halfway, come home with me."

Li Zhifeng said: "I can't run, I follow you."

You Miao said: "Actually, even if you run away, I can't help it."

Li Zhifeng stopped talking again, and sat silently. Suddenly, You Miao felt a little reluctant to part with him, and waved: "Come here."

Li Zhifeng came to sit down, and You Miao told him to sit down, then lay in his arms, stroking around.

Li Zhifeng remained silent, looking at the scenery outside the car, You Miao couldn't help but guess, what was this guy thinking?Miss his tribe?Miss his past?The sun is warm outside the car, making people lazy, and the snow on both sides of the road is like carved railings and jade, a world of glazed glass.

Outside the distant plain, the snowfield is endless, and a blazing halo is born. After leaving the capital, the official road is full of open plains.

You Miao dozed off after breakfast, and Li Zhifeng took out a wooden lacquer box from under his seat, pinched the tea leaves with his fingers, put them on the fire to heat them, poured water, and after boiling for three times, the fragrance of the tea overflowed, and held it for You Miao to wake up. God drink.You Miao found a book from the baggage, leaned on Li Zhifeng, opened it lazily, and Li Zhifeng's contract of prostitution fell out of the book.

Li Zhifeng: "..."

You Miao smiled and raised the book towards him.

It is the third book of "The General History of Dog Rong" written by Wang Zhi, a great Confucian in Liang State, in the study of customs beyond the Great Wall.

You Miao borrowed this book from Li Yan's family a few days ago, and was going to read it at home. He folded Li Zhifeng's deed of selling himself and put it at the end of the book. He turned to the first page and murmured: "Beyond the Great Wall, there are clans with beasts. He is a god, like a wolf but not a wolf, like a dog but not a dog, and sounds like "dog family". The man is brave and good at fighting, hardworking, wearing wolf fur on his upper body, and a fine iron battle skirt on his lower body. Han people in the frontier region call it "dog Rong". "