Oriole Line

. "Wen Tao snorted, "Your Majesty's step is related to the great layout of the country. If you want to shake the foundation of the family and the big family, start with this policy.You have a special status, you come from a family, and you are on good terms with His Majesty. I don't know how many eyes are staring at you.If you, Mrs. Pu, don't follow this policy well, it will be difficult in the future. "

"This is my family's business, so there's no need for you to bother. I'll just find a few staff who are familiar with family affairs to do it." Pu Chen rubbed Wen Tao's forehead hair.

Wen Tao's eyelashes fluttered when he heard the word "my family", as if feeling lonely for a moment.But he didn't show it on his face, and said in a deep voice: "This matter is by no means a trivial matter. I don't feel at ease if others do it."

Pu Chen saw that his attitude was extremely firm, and the initial joking feeling was gone at this moment. After thinking for a while, he realized that the word "my family" just subconsciously hurt his heart to some extent, so he calmly helped him. He wrapped the brocade robe tighter, and said with a smile: "Okay, my family's affairs are your affairs, but don't bother yourself today, and I will give you the household registration and field records tomorrow morning."

Wen Tao frowned, and the hand tucked into the sleeve of the brocade robe dangled again.

Everything has been handled by Wen Tao, and there is nothing that can't be done quickly.However, in just a few days, Wen Tao not only sorted out the population of each branch of the Pu family, but also divided the Pu family's fields in Jinyang into A, B, and C according to their location, floods and droughts, and annual production. , One by one distributed to each branch of Pu family.When Wen Tao finally made a picture album of Pu's land division plan and handed it to Pu Chen, Pu Chen couldn't help but admire from the bottom of his heart.The land is the foundation of farming and mulberry, and the uneven distribution of land is often the root cause of the troubles of various families, and even the hidden worry of the collapse of a country. When his father was alive, he attached great importance to the division of land in the family, but Wen Tao did not do it well. So meticulous.

Pu Chen teased, "Taotao is really a good wife."

Wen Tao was a little embarrassed, but he remembered something and asked, "Who will handle this matter?"

Pu Chen was still thinking, seeing Wen Tao's expression: "Have you thought about it?"

Wen Tao smiled and said nothing, Pu Chen raised his eyebrows, and glanced at the album that Wen Tao had made in his hand, and saw that fifty acres of fertile land had been marked with a special symbol, and the word "Xiang" was written on it. Call Tang Yu and say, "Call General Xiang."

A quarter of an hour later, Xiang Hu came in with his fists cupped and said, "Why is the Patriarch looking for the last general?"

Pu Chen looked at Xiang Hu, who was over half a hundred years old, and thought of his loyalty to the two generations of patriarchs for the Pu family. He sighed in his heart, and solemnly said: "Your Majesty has newly promulgated an order to occupy land for aristocratic families. The land occupied by a large family shall not exceed one thousand acres. It must not exceed [-]. In the past two years, Pu's offshoots have returned to Jiudi in Jinyang one after another, and they probably occupied a lot of land and food. You can go to Jinyang for me, according to our Pu's original plan According to regulations, each branch is divided according to the population of the land and food, and the land and food that each branch should be allocated are marked on this album. I can’t leave in Wuchang, you are an old man who followed my father, They dare not disrespect you. Half a year later, before the imperial envoy's visit, I will personally go to Jinyang to inspect."

Xiang Hu has always served in the military camp, and he doesn't know a few big characters. When he heard the Patriarch's order, he suddenly became the first and the second big.

Seeing this, Wen Tao got up and handed the album to Xiang Hu himself, saying: "General Xiang, I will go with the general this time. General, don't worry about it, I have my own arrangements."

Pu Chen had already guessed Wen Tao's intentions from just now. Since the album was made by him, it would be best for him to go in person, but his qualifications cannot be suppressed, and he has no military force in his hands to intimidate him. It can be said that going with Xiang Hu complement each other.He said to Xiang Hu: "That's right, I'll let you go this time. Firstly, your qualifications can overwhelm the other branches of the Pu family. Second, you have worked hard in the Pu family over the years. I remember that your family's origin is also in Jinyang. Taking this opportunity, I will transfer the [-] acres of fertile land under the name of the Pu family to you, the Xiang family, so that you can settle down your family members. In the future, you can stay in Wuchang or return to your original place in Jinyang when you are old, and it will not be wasted. He worked hard for half his life in our Pu family."

Xiang Hu was a little nervous when he heard that the Patriarch sent him to Jinyang, but he didn't really understand the Patriarch's intention until the end.He has been a soldier for half his life, and he is close to knowing his destiny.Beiyan's strong enemy is gone, so he can retire and return home.It has always been his long-cherished wish to return to his hometown of Jinyang.Originally, he was thinking of raising funds to buy land in Jinyang, but now, Pu Chen actually allocated Pu's fertile land to him.These fifty acres of fertile land might not be considered a big deal when the Pu family was in its heyday, but now, the entire Pu family has only 800 mu of land, and they can still set aside [-] acres for the Xiang family!He was deeply moved, knelt down and clasped his fists and said, "Patriarch's great kindness to our Xiang family will never be repaid!"

Pu Chen patted Xiang Hu's broad back: "General Xiang, this matter is of great importance. Jiangbei has not been peaceful in the past two years. The current governors of the five Jiangbei prefectures were all appointed by Zhou Yan when he was in power. Don't gossip, these people are doing anything wrong, covering the sky with one hand. The other reason I sent the general is that the general was born in the military camp, so he can suppress these local snakes. If you are wronged, I will make the decision for the general."

Xiang Hu's heart became more and more moved, he grabbed Pu Chen's arm and said: "The final general will definitely live up to the generosity of the Patriarch, and will definitely settle this matter."

83, 83.

Now that the itinerary was set, Wen Tao set off with Xiang Hu and several staff members within a few days.Since the Battle of Wuchang, Pu Chen and Wen Tao have never been separated.When Wen Tao was sent away in the morning, Pu Chen was still pretending to be unrestrained, but now that Wen Tao left, a sense of emptiness surged up in his heart, and he had no choice but to make some nameless anger at Tang Yu.Fortunately, people like Tang Yu Houjing naturally know that the Patriarch's moodiness is definitely not aimed at himself. At this time, if you are thick-skinned and joking, the Patriarch's mood may be better.

"Patriarch, since we are reluctant to part with Wen Tao, why don't we go together?" Tang Yu tentatively asked.

"What do you know?" Pu Chen poked Tang Yu's forehead, "I'm going, who else in the Pu family would take Wen Tao seriously?"

Tang Yu rolled his eyes and suddenly said: "Oh, oh, the owner asked Wen Tao to stand up!"

Pu Chen laughed and said, "You've made progress. From now on, I'll be in charge of the affairs of the Pu family and others will be in charge of the house. Who wouldn't rush to flatter him on such a big matter as dividing the land?"

"Why didn't the owner send me one for such a good thing?" Tang Yu said dog-leggedly.

"You're a good boy when you get a cheap price." Pu Chen said, "Go to the military camp, who disrespects you? Now that the five states in Jiangbei have taken back, Wuchang's soldiers and horses should also move north. Then you will help me guard How about a state?"

"Ah?" Tang Yu froze in place. The Patriarch meant that he would become the state shepherd of a state in the future and take control of the military power of a state!

"Ah, what, the pen and ink in the study is waiting for you!" Pu Chen walked away, Tang Yu's heart was agitated, and he trotted to keep up.

Pu Chen did not go to Jinyang with Wen Tao on this trip. Letting Wen Tao stand out is one aspect, but on the other hand he actually has a lot of military affairs to deal with himself.Although Zhou Yu never said it clearly, it is too wasteful for his 15 horses to gather in Liangzhou, Yizhou, Jingzhou, and Yuzhou.Now that Jiangbei is empty, Jing Dynasty's frontier defense focus has returned to the north, and Pu Chen, as the chief minister, needs to make new arrangements.He thought in his heart that during the few months Wen Tao was away, he could just focus on the deployment of Jiangbei's army, and he could give Zhou Yu a complete plan when the routine work report at the end of the year.

Having said that, Pu Chen felt very difficult on the first night when Wen Tao was away.On weekdays, the two of them are in the study, Pu Chen guards the sand table and deduces military strategies, and Wen Tao leans on the recliner to read various case files or miscellaneous books. He had to make a gesture and yawn a few times, but he didn't know whether it was true or not. He stared at Pu Chen with his big eyes, as if he had been wronged.Pu Chen took him back to the room, and if Wen Tao was too sleepy, Pu Chen would hug him back. At this time, Wen Tao was always very obedient, as gentle as a civet cat, and even gave Pu Chen an illusion In the past, those who killed the enemy in front of the battle and planned in front of the palace were not the same as him.

This night Pu Chen was busy in the study until midnight, Tang Yu had sent him back long ago, he was the only one in the study, obviously the same silence, no different from when Wen Tao was there before when they were silent, But Pu Chen felt inexplicably unbearable, always felt that the study he was so familiar with suddenly lost some indispensable things.

Pu Chen sighed, and suddenly saw Taotao, their civet cat, come to the study to look for him.They have also raised this cat for several years, and now it is not as active as when it was first raised, it is more lazy and mellow, and it can't wait to lie on their bed every day.It was rare to work today, the big driver walked in slowly, stretched out his front paws to pick up Puchen's clothes, and urged him to go back to sleep.Pu Chen was amused, picked it up and said, "You're taking care of me."

The civet cat "meowed" twice in dissatisfaction. Its oval face, big eyes, and a look of grievance that didn't know the truth somehow reminded Puchen of Wen Tao, so Hehehe laughed for a while: "Forget it, he's not here , I’ll just listen to you, Taotao.”

The civet cat barked twice proudly as if it understood, hugged Pu Chen's arm more and more intimately, yawned contentedly, and closed its eyes in Pu Chen's arms to rest.For several months afterwards, the civet cat occupied Wen Tao's bed, without the slightest sense of guilt for occupying the magpie's nest.

Five months later, Jinyang.

Beside the long pavilion, a carriage was parked.At this time, it was the weather of early summer, and the heat of the day had evaporated a little after the unitary hour.It was rare for the man in the carriage to take off his military uniform and put on a fine gown, his originally handsome features became more willful and unrestrained.He looked at the time, not in a hurry, just holding a