son-in-law

Chapter 271 Mountain Rain
"After Marshal Li Tianrun comes back, there may be a small disturbance here in Hangzhou."

Taking a sip of the tea in the cup, Lou Shuwan smiled gracefully, and when she put down the teacup, the silver bracelet on her wrist touched the porcelain cup lightly, making a crisp "ding" sound.

"Liheng is teaching in the academy, so he may be a little indifferent, but I have also heard that the reason why Wenlie Academy can be maintained is that there are people behind it. But this time the impact may be wider. I heard... Liheng Heng once said some things about Mr. Qian in the academy before. Now that the current situation is sensitive, people may have to bring up old stories again. Liheng should be more careful... But it doesn't matter. Lou's family can also say something in Hangzhou now That's it, although... for various reasons, Li Heng may be a little contemptuous, but if there is something wrong, Li Heng may be able to tell a few words, and the younger sister may be able to help, I hope Li Heng does not need to hold grudges..."

Since the reunion at the Hundred Officials Banquet, this is the fifth time Lou Shuwan has come to visit.Although it is said that the reputation outside was not good, but if you really want to give people a good impression, women like Lou Shuwan are not people who will be directly disgusted. The first time I came to the door, I just left before I could have a cup of tea, and the second time I came, it seemed to be in a hurry.According to her, the Lou family also has some property here, so they came here to take care of it in the past.In Hangzhou after the war, she actually lost many acquaintances. Now that she has met again, she will walk around more freely in the future.

In this way, it seemed much more natural to come to the door for the third time. Lou Shuwan was not pretentious, and directly sent some daily necessities needed by the wealthy households, as well as some ancient books or scrolls. Most of the Hangzhou are precious collections.

"It's not very valuable now. During the one or two months of war, it was burned and smashed, and those who knew the goods were killed. No matter how expensive these things are, they can't be worth a bowl of food. The Lou family took the opportunity to search a lot of such things. , to be honest, I originally wanted to give it away..." Lou Shuwan laughed when she said this, but she was a bit lonely, "However, even if there are a few scholars in the rebel army, they won't like it very much. If you give him ten boxes of these, it is better to give him one box of gold and silver, they also know that it is very valuable, but... they can't think about it."

When she said this, she laughed again: "A month ago, General Pan Wende Pan from Xiying robbed a big house and repaired it again, saying that there was nothing in the house, and asked to send some calligraphy, painting and antiques for display." We hurriedly found a box of the most valuable ones and sent them away. General Pan was very upset later, saying why the Lou family sent such a small amount of things. The walls of a room are not enough to hang, and they are all old. We again I hurriedly sent two boxes of gold and silver to them to calm down. A few days later, there was also a general who wanted calligraphy, painting and antiques. We directly collected ten boxes. The general said that this painting of flying dragons and phoenix dances is better than General Pan's... ...In fact, ten boxes are not worth a few taels of silver..."

"After thinking about it, people don't like it anyway, so there's no need to put a hot face on others' cold buttocks, and I won't give this away in the future. But these things are kept by our family. Liheng is a man of knowledge, so he Take it for fun, now that the current situation is a trivial matter, Li Heng should not shirk with the younger sister..."

It's hard to guess what kind of situation Lou Shuwan used to associate with those talented scholars, but in this post-war siege where everyone is in danger, the Lou family is thriving, reaching the sky in one step. This Miss Lou family who has more status than before However, he assumed the attitude of a true gentleman's friendship as light as water when interacting with others.If Ning Yi is really the kind of talented person who has nowhere to go, he may have been subdued by the other party's demeanor and mind, and even if he is sober, in this situation where one more benefit is a benefit, Ning Yi Naturally, he will not completely reject the kindness of others.

After that, everything became more natural in the next two times. After learning about Ning Yi's story about Qian Xiwen in the academy, Lou Shuwan also laughed at herself a few times that her family's power was nothing.In fact, this point is not false. Even though she is not a talented woman herself, Lou Shuwan is quite yearning for literati and integrity. If it were not for this, she would not always be in the circle of literati in the past contacts.But this time, it brought news that Li Tianrun was coming back.She was impressed by Ning Yi, but the investigation was not in-depth. If she could know the real reason why Ning Yi was arrested or the festival between Li Tianyou and Ning Yi, what she said at this time would probably not be these words.

"Uh, how did you know?" When she said those words, Ning Yi was in the room and filed two messages from a personal guard of Badaoying. He also knew the news that Li Tianrun was coming back. Follow-up There are also speculations about what will happen, but it's just that these speculations come from Lou Shuwan's mouth, which really surprised him.

"I heard that in the old days, there was a recruiting faction among the rebels..." Lou Shuwan lowered her voice, "It's just Fang La... the rebels' momentum is getting bigger and bigger, especially after defeating Hangzhou and proclaiming themselves emperor, recruiting is naturally impossible. Some of these people have changed their minds and are willing to go down, while others will never reveal their minds again. But all along, the top has been very wary of these people. It’s just that the country has just been established, and its foundation is not yet established. Steady, it is impossible to clean up everything up and down from now on, but for more than a month, the rumors about these things have been very tight, large and small incidents, because many people were killed in such things. My brother said, Marshal Li Tianrun is coming back this time, maybe he is going to make a big deal, so I am a little worried that you, Li Heng, will be affected..."

"Brother... your second brother?"

"It's Big Brother, his name is Shuwang... Oh, Liheng, you met him once."

"……Oh."

**************
When it was getting dusk, Lou Shuwan walked out of the small courtyard where Ning Yi was located on Xiliu Street, and got into the carriage. People came and went on the road. The carriage passed towards the adjacent streets and alleys in the setting sun, and then disappeared in the In view.In the yard, Xiaochan packed up the tea set, and talked to Ning Yi in the corridor, and Ning Yi replied with a smile, occasionally waving his hands and drawing a few circles in the air, Xiaochan was amused.After a while like this, Ning Yi picked up some paperwork, passed the medical hall from the side door of the courtyard, and walked all the way to the direction of the main courtyard of Badao Camp.

Classes at Wenlie Academy had already left at noon, and without the chattering children, everything seemed peaceful and leisurely in the magnificent sky at dusk.The road from here to the main courtyard passes through the courtyards, and it is already full of people, but at this time, most of the people here are women and children, and some members of the Badao camp have come back from work, and some of them have been with them. Ning Yi knew him, so he waved and said hello to him, and some children saw him, came to salute, and chatted twitter.

The children know that he is Mr., but most of them still like him. The main reason is that after Ning Yi came here, they also have many stories to listen to.Some of them were spoken by Ning Yi himself when he had nothing to do, while others were told in class and passed on by word of mouth.In short, everyone knows that he is a man with a lot of interesting stories in his belly.

He was not a frivolous and lively person who managed many things in the past. Of course he has humor, but the direction of humor is usually a bit deep.It's unexpected that now, he will become a character loved by many children.He thinks he is not a good teacher, but he is quite interested in all kinds of strange changes in others after being influenced by him.According to some novels he had read in the past, many people who existed as great devils would have such evil tastes.

Sometimes I think about it, my current situation is quite bad, I shouldn't have this illusion that I don't match my identity...

Going to the main house of Badao Camp every day is already familiar.After dealing with the matter, it was already dark, and the lights in the courtyards were turned on, and the aroma of cooking was emitted from every household, reflecting the hanging clothes in each courtyard, and the running of children, which has the atmosphere of an ancient farmhouse.Many families set up tables in the yard, greeted one or two friends, chatted, ate and drank.Ning Yi will often be invited, mostly by Liu Tiannan and others. After all, he is the big steward of Badao Camp, and he has close communication with Ning Yi. If some people around Liu Dabiao are familiar with Ning Yi, they will I also know that it is easy to get along with him.

"Shuai Li is coming back. The city of Hangzhou may not be peaceful recently. As you know, Liheng, try to go out as little as possible. If something happens, you might as well inform Xiaosha or Ah Chang, and arrange more people to follow. Safety first."

Asked her daughter to inform Xiaochan that Ning Yi would not go home for dinner. When Liu Tiannan greeted Ning Yi to sit down, there were already five other people in the yard, including Du Sha and Ah Chang who "killed for life" beside Liu Dabiao, and Chen Fan had met An Xifu once or twice, and the other was Liu Tiannan's deputy, Liu Shuangmu. Ning Yi knew him, but he was not.

Nodding and saying hello to a few people, Ning Yi sat down with a smile, and took the wine glass handed over by Liu Tiannan: "I heard that Shuai Li always holds Chen Zhong, so don't do anything out of the ordinary for a little guy like me."

Liu Tiannan shook his head and said: "It's hard to say, what I'm afraid of is that he will come with great influence."

"If you come with the general trend, you won't do it privately, and everyone will know in advance."

After the two said these words, Liu Shuangmu frowned, "What's the big trend?"

"The big purge that is going to happen recently."

"Mr. Ning... hasn't he been dealing with foreign affairs..." Liu Shuangmu asked in confusion, "How do you know?"

Regarding the series of things that may be caused by Li Tianrun's return to the city, obviously Liu Shuangmu also understands, what he doubts is obviously not what happened specifically, but why Ning Yi knows, Liu Tiannan patted him on the shoulder, Ning Yi also looked at it He glanced at him: "Recently, there have been changes in several businesses and relationships in the village. People like Xiao Jinjian and Guo Yan used to be recruiters, and the news of Li Shuai's return was not strictly sealed. It's not hard to think... After all, numbers can't be faked."

Chen Fan drank a glass of wine and shrugged his shoulders: "Don't think too much, since this guy is involved, the matter cannot be hidden from him. Either you have this mental preparation, or how about killing him, Shuangmu?"

Ning Yi laughed: "Why hasn't the above issued a decree to hang all the vagrants?" Ever since he was relieved of his status as the boss of the urban management, Chen Fan was basically no different from the vagrants.

An Xifu listened there for a while, then asked: "Mr. Ning, what do you think of the war in the north?"

The two didn't have much contact, but basically there was already a fight in Huzhou. Ning Yi glanced at him: "I can't guess much. Speaking of which, Jiaxing must not be able to fight, right?"

This is an understatement, but Liu Tiannan has no grievances, and nodded: "Yes, Tong Guan led the troops, and the siege of the city has been lifted."

"Fang Qifo probably doesn't want to come back. In July and August, there is a good harvest of grain. From Hangzhou to Jiaxing, it has always been a land of fish and rice. The so-called three armies go first before mobilizing grain and grass. What everyone can harvest will be harvested, and what can't be harvested will naturally be burned. Tong Guan There are a lot of troops here, and the logistics needs of the troops are also strong. Here... probably they plan to occupy the city and fight. Is this the case?"

No one answered this time, Ning Yi smiled: "I just collected the food, and the city of Hangzhou can last for a long time if it is not broken. Uprising, proclaiming the emperor, and having a name, there are always people who look forward to vote, even if The siege of Hangzhou cannot be solved. As long as this side is supported, the pressure on the court from outside will increase. In addition, the Jin and Liao countries in the north are already at war. With the ebb and flow, it is possible... to bring down the court. That's all I can guess."

Ning Yi thought for a while: "Before Yongle was established at the beginning of the dynasty, it was impossible to kill a group of people's heads immediately, which made people panic, but since it is necessary to defend the city with a strong wall, whether the city can be twisted into a rope has become the most important thing. I heard that Marshal Li is steady, and he led his troops back to clean up a batch, and he can better stabilize the situation in Hangzhou. Political struggles, it’s probably like this.”

What Ning Yi is dealing with in Badao Camp now is all about internal things, some core secrets, or the war in the Northland, which have basically been filtered out.That's why Liu Shuangmu expressed surprise to him.After he finished speaking, everyone fell silent.Chen Fan was probably the one who knew Fang Qifo's thoughts best, frowned, and asked, "Is it possible?" Naturally, he meant to bring down the court.

Ning Yi laughed: "Everyone talks on paper and speculates. I am very good at it. If you want to take this matter seriously... then I don't know. There is no way in the world. There is a saying called Gao Zhu The wall, the wide accumulation of grain, and the gradual claiming of the king, but here, you are eager to become the emperor, of course you also have your own ideas, whether it can be achieved, it is always a matter of specific operations that can be successful..."

Everyone look at me and I look at you. Not long after, Liu Tiannan said: "Build walls high, accumulate food widely, and become king slowly. These words are quite reasonable. I don't know who said it..."

Ning Yi said: "Han Xin told Liu Bang."

At this time, he was telling Chen Fan about a poetry meeting he was going to attend the next day.In fact, Ning Yi and the spy chief named Wenrenbuer sent by Mr. Qin had already met for the second time a few days ago, and this was the agreed third meeting place. To make a bottom line, it was Lou Shuwan who asked her to go - in fact, Ning Yi mentioned the poetry meeting today, and Lou Shuwan just said that she also had invitations - she didn't pay much attention to that simple matter for a while. For the history question, he didn't think about it seriously until a group of people discussed "Han Xin said this...".

"Uh...it seems...maybe...yeah..."

After a long time, the famous saying "Building high walls, accumulating food widely, and slowly becoming king" spread through many strange ways. Most people think that it is the words of Ning Yi himself or his staff. As for what he kept saying, it was Han Xin. There is still no way to test what I said after many years...

At this time, Ning Yi naturally didn't know this. In the casual chatting and laughing with everyone, he was just thinking about tomorrow's poetry meeting in his heart.In the chatting and laughing of such guests and friends, the night gradually deepened.

(End of this chapter)