Oriole Line

Yizhou, I walked for more than half a year.Later, nearly half of the talents were lost in Yizhou to quell the chaos. Fortunately, my father took Yizhou animal husbandry and was able to recruit soldiers in Yizhou again.The imperial court has long been unable to pay the army, so the state pastors in various places have to raise the army rations by themselves.My father implemented the farming system of the previous dynasty. The government soldiers he recruited went to war in times of war, and they farmed and stored food when there was no war.Fortunately, the land in Yizhou is fertile. In less than a year, my father had 3 to [-] people under his command.Later, every time there was a rebellion and the court had no soldiers to send, my father was always sent to fight. "

"Then why didn't the great families of the Jing Dynasty fight?" Wen Tao said.

"At that time, it was the last years of Emperor Hui, and Emperor Hui was seriously ill. Only one young son was crowned prince. The mother of the prince was from the Xie family of Chenjun, but the queen was from the Wang family of Langya. The Wang family was powerful, and half of the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were It comes from the Wang family, and they wrote that the crown prince is too young, so it is better to adopt a clan member in the clan."

"The Xie family will definitely not agree. The younger the prince, the more they can use the name of the prince's biological mother to control the government in an open and above board manner." Wen Tao analyzed.

"Naturally, like this, more than half of the families in the Jing Dynasty were involved and were busy fighting for power. You must know what happened later. In the end, the young crown prince came to the throne, but died prematurely due to frailty. After that, the Seven Kings It's messed up." Pu Chen sighed.

The Rebellion of the Seven Kings is the sign of the country's subjugation in the Jing Dynasty, and it goes without saying that it was tragic.But the Pu family was the final winner of the Seven Kings' Rebellion. Without the Seven Kings' Rebellion, it would be impossible for the Pu family to become the biggest family in the future.

The two were silent for a long time, and Wen Tao finally plucked up his courage: "Don't you want to know why I want to kill your father?"

Pu Chen said: "Qi Dai said it a long time ago, you can't understand the disadvantages of the family. Although I don't agree with it, I understand your position."

"Actually, this is only half of the reason." Wen Tao said lightly.

"Oh? Then there's half of it left?" Pu Chen turned his face away. In the darkness, Wen Tao was lying on his back.

"Because when Beiyan invaded back then, your father held 10,000+ soldiers and horses but refused to fight. He held King Huainan hostage, that is, today's son Nandu. Although Guozuo has continued, thousands of unarmed people in Luoyang have Be reduced to the meat of Beiyan's sword." Wen Tao also turned his face to look at Pu Chen, his eyes were like two swords, and Pu Chen seemed to see in his eyes that Beiyan's iron hooves swept Luoyang City back then. The wronged souls of countless people who have passed away, they seem to be asking with their hands outstretched, why did they leave without fighting?

"I can't argue for my father." After a long time, Pu Chen finally opened his mouth, "Just like now, returning to Wuchang to defend Pu's 10,000+ soldiers and horses is my best choice. My father was the same back then. Man, the odds of fighting to the death are not high. If you lose the battle, your country will be ruined and your family will be destroyed. But if you save your strength and go south, you may have a comeback in the future. He did nothing wrong, but I don’t want to make the same choice as him .” In the darkness, Puchen’s eyes seemed to be twinkling with stars.

He continued: "Instead of making the best choice that weighs the pros and cons, it's better to make the choice that I think is the most right. If I could make the choice for my father back then, I would rather take Pu's 10,000+ people and fight Beiyan to the death. In the First World War, even if you lose, you will die for your country, and you will die with no regrets!" After Pu Chen finished speaking, he felt that the stagnation in his chest was relieved.

"As expected, you are a better choice." Wen Tao said.

Pu Chen chuckled: "How can I see that?"

"You are nobler than them."

There was a burst of emotion in Pu Chen's heart.He is Pu Yang's only son, the real proud son of heaven. Since he was a child, countless people have said that he is talented and noble, but Pu Chen knows that those are just succumbing to Pu Yang's power.At this time, the word "noble" that Wen Tao said is the real evaluation from the heart.He was so cruel to him that he was covered with welts, but he still felt that he was noble.For the first time, Pu Chen apologized to the boy in front of him.

Because the two of them didn't sleep well at night, they were still asleep when the knock on the door sounded the next day.

"Young Master." It was Cai Bo's voice. As usual, Cai Bo came in every morning to help Pu Chen wash and bring breakfast.

Pu Chen and Wen Tao woke up instantly, Wen Tao got up and made a gesture of shaking his head.Pu Chen understood, "Uncle Cai, Wen Tao is also having breakfast here today. He has been watching all night and he is already tired. Go to the kitchen and get two steamed buns."

"Yes." The voice of Cai Bo walking away sounded outside the door.

Wen Tao let go of his hanging heart, and quickly put the bed back into the closet.Pu Chen also hurriedly dressed, and when Cai Bo came in again, Pu Chen was already sitting by the desk, and Wen Tao was standing beside him with a sword.

Cai Bo laid out the breakfast, but the corners of his eyes moved towards the bed, but he didn't notice anything unusual.Ever since Pu Chen took Wen Tao with him yesterday, Uncle Cai has always had doubts in his heart.He has been in Pu's business for many years, and he knows that Pu's started out with military merits, and he is very strict in the selection of personal guards.Like Puyang's personal guards back then, all of them were followers who followed Puyang in the east and west, and their loyalty can be learned from.It's even more strict here at Puchen's place. The bodyguards have grown up by Puchen's side since childhood. Now that Puchen has died, it's really unusual for Puchen to accept a personal bodyguard.Although the young man named Wen Tao is good at martial arts, he is by no means at the top level, not to mention that Pu Shi knows nothing about his background.What Cai Bo is eager to know now is why Pu Chen keeps Wen Tao by his side.

This boy looks so good-looking.Cai Bo commented in his heart, especially those eyes, looking cool and innocent.Could it be that the young master took a fancy to this boy's looks?Cai Bo was beating a drum in his heart.Pu Chen grew up with Pu Yang in the military camp since he was a child, and has never seen any women.Before Pu Yang's accident happened, he originally wanted to make a marriage for Pu Chen, but Pu's status was too special. If he wanted to find the daughter of a well-matched family, he would inevitably be involved in the power struggle in Jiankang. Feel unmatched.What's more, Pu Yang himself is a lover, so he doesn't want to force his only son on marriage matters, thinking that it will be good for him to have a sweetheart to fulfill him in the future.Now that Pu Yang passed away suddenly, Pu Chen's marriage has also been settled.If Pu Chen really fell in love with this young man, and even kept him by his side even though he was still in mourning, then this matter...

"Cai Bo?" Cai Bo was so lost in thought that he didn't realize that Wen Tao was calling him. "The young master has finished his meal."

"Oh, good." Cai Bo responded, and ordered the servants to collect the dishes.

"He seems to have something on his mind." After Cai Bo left, Wen Tao said.

"Of course, if you do something bad, you will easily feel restless." Pu Chen stretched his legs lazily, took out a carefully folded paper from his sleeve, and handed it to Wen Tao, "I let Tang Yu secretly find the paper yesterday. A gangster sneaked in and looked at my father's body, and my father was indeed drugged before he died, so what you said is correct, Cai Bo is undoubtedly the murderer."

"Fortunately, you acted quickly. Someone from the palace will bring Da Sima's body to the palace today to prepare for the national funeral ceremony. If you are a step late, we will have no evidence." Wen Tao said.

"Although it is confirmed that it is Cai Bo, the way down is not easy." Pu Chen sighed.

12, 12.

"Young master." The two were talking, Tang Yu came in, looked at Wen Tao and said, "You have been guarding all night, but you are in good spirits, do you want to catch up on sleep?"

Wen Tao couldn't explain the truth, so he just laughed and said nothing.Pu Chen coughed lightly: "No need."

"Young master, you are too cruel." Tang Yu muttered, "Fortunately, I am not the young master's personal guard."

"Huh, now the wings are hard, and even your young master has arranged them." Pu Chen was not angry, staring at the things in Tang Yu's hand and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Oh, it's an invitation from the king of Chu. Please invite the young master to the crab banquet. Today, you are at Zuixianlou." Tang Yu handed over the invitation.

"I can't wait." Pu Chen looked at the invitation in his hand.

"Will the young master go?" Tang Yu looked forward to it.

"Go, of course! I'm going to meet the King of Chu and see what cards he has in his hand." Pu Chen answered simply, but suddenly remembered something, "Tang Yu, send someone to take a good look at Cai Bo, especially Whereabouts outside the mansion."

"Yes!" Tang Yu said, "I have been sending people to watch secretly since yesterday. I dare not let General Xiang's people go, they are all our own cronies."

"Good job." Pu Chen patted Tang Yu, "Xiang Hu is impatient, he can't do this kind of delicate work. Transfer him outside the city to coordinate more than 1000 guards left by his father outside the city, military rations, expenses They all come out of the mansion. It will take a few days for the 5 people we brought from Wuchang to arrive, and it will be a lot of hard work for Xiang Hu and the others in the past few days."

Pu Chen handled some of the military affairs inside and outside the mansion, and it was almost the time of You, so he called Tang Yu and Wen Tao, thought for a while, and said to Tang Yu: "You stay, and bring a few hundred people to support the mansion, in case Unexpected."

Tang Yu didn't dare to make mistakes, thinking that King Chu didn't know what his purpose was this time, so he turned his eyes and said, "Young master, I will keep some people in the mansion, and bring some people to ambush in the alley near Zuixian Tower , once there is any movement from the young master, I can come to protect the young master immediately."

"Very good." Pu Chen felt that Tang Yu had matured a lot after all.

"Wait." Wen Tao said suddenly, Tang Yu and Pu Chen looked at him.Wen Tao thought for a while, and then told Tang Yu a few more words. Pu Chen felt that Wen Tao was too cautious, and wanted to say something taunting, but seeing Wen Tao's serious look, he swallowed the words again.

Zuixian Tower is near Zhuquemen, the most prosperous place in Jiankang, facing the Qinhuai River. At night, thousands of lanterns are displayed and reflected in the water, like a most beautiful picture scroll.The soft Nanqu is in the halo of orange lights. There are the most exquisite dishes, the most tender Kabuki, and the most indispensable, the dreamer who can't wake up.

This is the first time for Pu Chen to come to this kind of place.