Ah Chu was sitting by the desk sharpening a wooden stick.

There is a brazier in the room, and there is still heavy snow floating outside the window, and you can see red plum branches covered with white snow when you look up.

A thin plum tree has just been felled in the courtyard, and the new sapling has not yet grown. At this time, there is no one to look after it. There are only three or two plum blossoms and dead trees scattered in the snow. Birds fly into the forest at the end of winter, making the courtyard look like a garden. It was empty and silent.

From the third day after returning to Luoyang, she had no choice but to lock herself in the house, and guards were sent in front of the courtyard, and no one would let her go.

She nestled in her room by herself and never came out all day long.

"This is the newly made ginger soup in the kitchen." A Miao served a bowl of hot ginger soup. When the lacquered bowl touched the wooden table, there was a soft sound, and hot air rose from it.She glanced at Ah Chu through the white mist, and noticed that the shapeless thick wooden stick in her hand, after peeling and peeling, was already unbearably rugged: "Master, let Ah Miao do this kind of work?"

Ah Chu shook his head: "No need. I planted this plum blossom by myself back then, and now it has been cut into wood, so I should also process it myself."

Qin Miao asked somewhat uncertainly, "Is it for...Mr. Guo?"

"Yes," Ah Chu exerted all his strength, and the blade quickly cut off a piece of wood. He accidentally cut his fingertip, but there was no drop of blood.She said casually, "Feng Xiao saw that I gave Ziman a pair of halberds, and laughed at me as a military commander who favored one over another, so I thought about taking advantage of the few days of retreat and making him a hairpin—this is easier to do."

Guo Jiadianwei followed her around to suppress the Yellow Turbans, but unlike her with a special physique, she endured a lot of hardships along the way, and her hard work was indispensable. When she returned to Luoyang with the army, she barely settled down.

She hadn't reached the age to move and be self-reliant, and the main house was crowded with people and inconvenient, so she discussed with her parents and allocated the other courtyard in Buguangli to let Guo Dian and her two live temporarily.

A Miao said again: "When it's done, the maid will ask Ah Jin to send you to Buguangli."

Ah Chu: "Okay. Don't forget the other belongings."

"The servant girl understands."

"Those properties" are the gold and silver treasures given by Liu Hong. There are many things and everything, but they are of no use to her.

As the saying goes, the more you don't lack, the more you get. Compared with the several generals in the same industry, Liu Hong gave her the most material rewards.

In the early morning of the second day when Ah Chu came back with Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, Ah Miao picked her up to put on her clothes. The skirt of Qu's skirt was wrapped around and around before it was over. Get into the carriage that has been laid down, and then go west with your father, ready to follow to the court to receive the reward.

Luoyang's winter is colder than Yingchuan's, and it dawns late. She sleeps in the carriage, presses the small stove on her belly, and covers her body with a fur coat. He couldn't close it, he was already snoring in the second half of the journey, and came to Dongming Gate in the slight bump of the carriage.

Xun Yu got up earlier than her, and waited for a while in front of the North Palace gate. Seeing her get off the carriage in a daze, he immediately quickened his pace and walked to her side.

He coughed lightly, trying to wake up Ah Chu, lowered his voice, and reminded in a low voice: "The stranger will go to court later, so be careful in your words and deeds."

Ah Chu: "I understand."

In fact, she didn't understand at all.

Going back in time, the last time she entered the pilgrimage was when she was eight years old.At that time, the remnants of the Dou clan came out in full force, and the aristocratic family killed several eunuchs, and the only prince, Liu Bian, was tricked into the suburbs by the eunuchs.The court is a mess, who can pay attention to where she is not proper?

Xun Yu glanced at her helplessly, and wanted to say something, but because there were too many officials around, it was inconvenient to speak, so he could only take advantage of the gap in his robe and wink at her slightly, probably saying, "Okay, I believe you the "meaning.

She also blinked at Xun Yu, seeing that the stairs were about to reach the end, Ah Chu turned his head and whispered to him, "Thank you, Wen Ruo."

She didn't read Xun Yu's response, and followed her father directly into Deyang Hall.

The Deyang Hall is two feet high, with jade steps and gold pillars. It is the tallest building in the Beigong.

The dog emperor Liu Hong was sitting on the dragon couch in the front, looking down at his courtiers from a high position.

"The left middle servant Huangfu Song Huangfu Yizhen, the right middle servant Zhu Jun Zhu Gongwei, the middle supervisor Xun Yu Xun Wenruo... The master of Wuyang Pavilion, Qin Chu and Qin Yiren, suppressed the Yellow Turban rebels, flattened the three counties in the sea, protected the country and the people, and made many achievements. —" He gasped.

Ah Chu held his breath, waiting to hear his next specific reward.

Liu Hong has no ability to govern the country, but he puts on airs quite well.A series of clichés came crashing down, and she dizzily sorted out the useful information in her mind:

Huangfusong was appointed General of Zuo Cheqi, led Jizhou Mu, and granted the title of Marquis Huaili; Zhu Jun was appointed as General of Right Cheqi on the right, adding [-] households in Shiyi.

In addition, Xun Yu, who followed Achu and took the post of military supervisor, was also appointed as an official. From the original order of guarding the palace, he became a middle-level civil official advising doctor, and he also received various rewards.What about Ah Chu, Ah Chu...

When he got to her place, Liu Hong got stuck.

People say that "heroes are born in youth", but Huangfusong said that the "big-breaking talent" is a 14-year-old girl, no matter what, she is not a "hero".How is this rewarded?

If, like the previous two generals, he was directly appointed as a senior general and promoted to rank, even he would know it was inappropriate.Taking a few tens of thousands of steps back, it is still too much to be a middle-level official like Xun Yu.

Even the female relatives who are in power, most of them listen to politics behind the curtain and don't show up in front of others, let alone the unheard of "female generals"?

Before letting her join the army, it was just because she expected that she would not be able to make a big wave, and it was convenient for the Fu family and Xun Cai and other aristocratic families to save face-if this girl died outside her self-control, it would not be hindered by the lack of strict supervision at home. court affairs.

Unexpectedly, she really made a name for herself.

Liu Hong looked down, and except for Yuan Gonggong who was still trying to hold back his eyes, most of the people kept their eyes shut and shut their mouths carefully.Those who usually talk about "ethics and common sense" also disappeared at this time, and they didn't jump out to say that it was unreasonable for women to go to war, they just pretended not to know about it.

This situation is not difficult to understand.

After the palace change in the first year of Guanghe, Fu Wan was appointed as the executive Jinwu, and Fu Shou, the concubine daughter of the Fu family, was about the same age as the two princes, and I am afraid that there will be intersections in the future.The power of the Fu family has risen steadily over the years, and there is a vague tendency to become the head of the Qingliu.

Fu Wan sent his daughter to the battlefield, which seemed absurd but extremely reasonable—the girl had a vision from the sky when she was born, and after she was sent back to Xu/zhou, the name of "Goddess Reincarnation" was vaguely spread, and she was involved in the court at the age of eight The coup d'état, and the prince was rescued as soon as he took action.Such a child is indeed different from ordinary daughters from aristocratic families.

Now that she has returned from victory, she has made great achievements in battle, and Huangfusong, who is the leader of the army, is a kind person who does not like to claim merit but only pushes it.

After all, those who have the ability to stand on this temple see tangible benefits, not "reasonable or not".

The woman stood in the court, waiting for the emperor to reward her—this matter was unprecedented, and no one could stand up against it.Because standing behind her is the Fu family, which still represents the aristocratic family, and the appearance of just one special case is not enough to make them vigilant.

However, Liu Hong, who is an emperor, could not have imagined this level.

He sells officials and nobles, spends extravagance and enjoys pleasures, and works cronyism, but he knows that he is a good emperor.

After deliberating for a while, the "good emperor who sells officials and nobles" finally came up with a solution: reward money, and then delay.Procrastinate until someone makes a suggestion.

Ah Chu lowered his head "cautiously in words and deeds" and secretly rolled his eyes.

The titles of her subordinates were dispatched neatly, Gao Yuedian and Wei were each appointed generals, and Guo Jia was awarded the official position of literary master, even though his boss was still a pavilion master with a title but no title, this "literary master" "Most of them are also in name only.

And that's not the most upsetting thing.

What's even more frightening is that in the past few days after she went to court, people have already started knocking on her door one after another, planning to propose marriage.

Ah Chu: "..."

Fu Gongming, who is far away in Runan, must have never imagined that his trick of proposing marriage to a girl from the Fu family for political affairs provided infinite inspiration for the Luoyang family six years later: no matter what, talking about marriage is a very low-cost politics trade.

Ah Chu went through these posters several times, and found that most of them were small and medium gentry with not too deep background, probably because her behavior was too "rebellious", and those high-ranking families would rather choose women who are easier to control .

She was too lazy to bother.In addition to the Luoyang gentry, there are also a few other aristocratic families who heard the news from nowhere and unexpectedly came to the door.

When Liu Hua showed her the post, Ah Chu was almost dumbfounded: the letter on the top was sent by Sima's family in Hanoi!

She read it carefully several times, and found that the meaning was the same as that of the others. The literal translation was roughly "Hanoi Sima Lang wants to talk to you about marriage".She tried to imagine herself becoming Sima Yi's eldest sister-in-law, and she got goosebumps all over her body.

But fortunately, the promise that Princess Yang'an made in the carriage back then still counts. She said, "Ah Chu won't marry if he doesn't want to", that is, he will not marry, and returned all these posts one by one, and closed the door of Fu Mansion again. At least it gave her a moment of peace.

But the usefulness of closing the door is also limited, the little nobles with lower status can be turned away, what about those who work with Fu Wan and even have a higher status than him?

That's how Yuan Shu's own brother squeezed in.

This Yuan Sikong's eldest son is different from his two younger brothers. He is humble, polite, restrained, and more like a conservative person.Yuan Ji is now serving as the eunuch, and his official position is slightly lower than that of Fu Wan, but his eldest son is as old as Ah Chu.Unlike his younger brother Yuan Shu, he has no ill feeling toward Ah Chu, but...

Ah Chu thought about it again, and felt that if he wanted to be Yuan Shu's nephew and daughter-in-law, he might as well rebel and cut Liu Hong off.

Fortunately, Fu Wan is not stupid. The emperor dragged Ah Chu's official position and refused to give him his official position.

But Ah Chu was so annoyed that he had no choice but to close the gate of the courtyard, leaving a few personal servants to wait on him, and no one else was allowed to come in.

Her letters were sent out one by one. In addition to explaining her difficult situation with two old friends Cai Yanyu, she also sent a letter asking Guo Jia for a solution. Come and go, this is already a reply Luo Yang's fifth day.

Finally, this afternoon, when Ah Chu was cutting the end of the plum tree into a cat's head, Guo Jia's reply was also sent to this quiet courtyard.

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