Autobiography of a beast

On the day when the transfer order came from Kyoto, the sky was pretty good. I was thinking that I didn’t need to deal with much military affairs today, so I was going to buy a pack of mung bean cakes and go up the mountain to watch the deer.The letter from Kyoto called me back like a reminder.He didn't say what he wanted to do in his heart, he only said that the emperor had a reward for returning to Beijing to receive the reward.

There is no reason for this reward, and even if you want to award it, you don't have to rush it.

I instinctively felt that something was wrong, combined with what was written in my father's family letter recently, I probably figured it out after thinking about it in my heart.This is me making the emperor fearful and want to be on guard against me.

If you want to understand this, you will be relieved.No wonder you were in such a hurry.It seems that I will rebel if I am a cup of tea late.

Reluctantly, he could only put down the pastries in his hand, quickly packed his bags, and followed the envoy back to Kyoto cooperatively.

It's really been a long time since I came back.Since leaving home at the age of 16, he has not set foot in this bustling city for eight years.As soon as I entered the city, I heard the sound of fireworks and hawking from both sides of the street, which was so familiar and moving.The bustling streets are also dazzling. After getting used to the scenery of the yellow sand desert, when I look back at such human fireworks, I suddenly feel a little unreal.

After crossing the street and returning to the capital, I first followed the envoys to the imperial city to receive the reward. The emperor was quite generous and directly gave me a courtyard, which was not far from home, and it only took half a cup of tea to walk. It looks very caring.But I reckon that what the emperor means is to let me live in peace and not have to worry about anything else.Thinking about this for a while, I can't go back.I felt a little restless in my heart, but I was helpless and dared not show it under the palace wall.I could only go home with my stomach full of questions and ask my father what was going on.

When I left the imperial city, there were family servants and carriages waiting at the gate, waiting to take me back to the mansion.Presumably, my father had already received the news of my hasty return to the city, so he arranged for someone to wait here.

I went back to the mansion in a carriage along the bustling avenue. At first, I was a little awkward and a little fresh. I have ridden horses outside all these years. I have long forgotten what it feels like to ride a carriage. son's feeling.

As soon as they got home, the younger brothers and sisters couldn't wait to surround them, and asked them how they were, and let them grope from head to toe, and then they were happily sent back to the house by their father.

After freeing up time to greet his mother, he followed him into the study to meet his father's gratified but slightly worried eyes.

"How have you been all these years?"

"Very well, well fed and warmly dressed, and a lot of scars on my body."

In fact, the family letters will write some recent situations of each other, but at this time, the face-to-face conversation is more heart-warming than the cold words.

Father laughed and cursed a few words, and became serious.

"I, the third son of the Huo family, was stationed in the north. I have always disdain to participate in the dirty things of forming a party for personal gain in the court. It is not easy to be wooed and unwilling to be bribed. It is inevitable to block the way of some people. This is to stabilize the war in the north. Suppress our arrogance."

"What about the emperor?"

"The Huo family has held great power for decades. If they continue to let it go, they will have the potential to dominate the north. What do you think the emperor will think?"

"By taking advantage of the dissatisfaction in the court, they fulfilled their wishes. They are just looking for a beautiful excuse to the outside world, saying that the loyal people of the third generation of the Huo family should enjoy their blessings?"

"It's not as straightforward as you think, it's just more high-sounding words. It's just such a meaning."

"Oh, I really think a lot."

"It's no wonder the emperor, whoever sits in that seat, has to be wary. How can a century-old foundation be entrusted to anyone..."

"Going back to Beijing to rest for a while may not be a bad thing, to dispel the emperor's suspicion... You, also take this opportunity to take care of yourself in Beijing, and see that you have lost a lot of weight after returning this trip."

"What about military affairs? The rush to come back this time..."

"What you want is to be caught off guard, relax, the emperor must have made arrangements to act so quickly."

Sure enough, the next day there was news that the emperor had sent a general surnamed Qin who was stationed in the East China Sea to take my place and cut off my correspondence with the north.My connection with the north was cut off.I think, my brother must be very angry this time... With his temper, his movements, and his speaking, I don't know if General Qin can stand it.

I am used to the windy and sandy sky in the north, but at first I am not used to the pleasant climate of Kyoto.I always feel that the weather is soft and waxy and something is missing.However, the food in Beijing is indeed much better than that in the north, especially the pastry, which is soft and sweet, making people reluctant to take a bite.If Xiao Lu went back to Kyoto with me and saw so many sweet pastries, he would definitely jump up and down happily.I left in a hurry, and I couldn't say hello to it. I don't know if it will wait for me?Once I leave, he will definitely not be able to eat mung bean cakes.

I don't know if I will be greedy and panic, I have to make up for it when I go back...

I have been back for a long time this time, and the newly granted house has no one to go in to clean it up, and it is deserted to live alone. I don’t want to live in the empty new house by myself, so I asked the emperor for a favor to return. home to live.The emperor didn't call me again except for the reward he came back on the first day, he just arranged for me an idle official position to hang on his body, and then let me go, and never called me again, as if he forgot that there is such a person as me The presence.But that's okay, he doesn't bother me, I just stay at home with peace of mind, teach my younger brother to practice exercises and read books, and teach my younger sister to climb over the wall and sneak out to play.It's just that I'm used to being busy, and after a long time, and being so idle, I can't sit still.

I heard that the person surnamed Qin was transferred back within two years. I just smiled and didn't ask for help.Now I am on guard. Although I am concerned about the situation in the north, I don't want to leave people with excuses, let them make irresponsible remarks, and refer to me.

There is another thing that bothers me. I have lived at home for a long time, and I am such an adult who wanders around the house all day. It is inevitable that the eyes of my family will stay on me for a long time. If I stay for a long time, something will happen.

These days, my mother has heard rumors from somewhere that she insists on finding a marriage for me.What are you talking about at 26? Others at your age already have wives and concubines in groups and have both children.My head is getting dizzy from nagging all day long, but I can't express my mother's feelings. I really have nowhere to complain.I can finally understand how the little deer feels when I am nagging it. I must be tired of me, and suddenly I want to go back and hug its head to apologize to it.I'm really sorry for bothering you for so many years.

My mother searched and searched for a long time full of excitement. Although I had no idea of ​​starting a family, I couldn't refute her interest. I participated in several poetry fairs and horse fairs with a lack of interest, and met several girls. After seeing that I was really not interested, my mother's enthusiasm gradually faded a lot, but it has not been wiped out. She will always come to check on me every now and then. The girl from the Lin family is full of talents, and the young lady from the Zhao family is so beautiful...

I just laughed and said nothing, not daring to respond.

There's actually nothing wrong with me.It's just that I didn't think I would stay in Beijing for the rest of my life.I always return to my own battlefield. I have seen my mother lead me and my siblings to guard an empty house alone, so I am even more unwilling to delay other girls guarding an empty house desertedly, living a boring life.There was no plan to start a family.

Although my mother disapproved very much, she didn't force me anymore, which made me very grateful.She and my father have always been so kind to me.

The days in Beijing were uneventful.I am really not interested in the intrigues in the court, and I am too lazy to participate.My father sees the same thing as I do.Seeing that we really didn't intend to, the emperor and all the officials in the court were relieved a lot.

Hatchback is fine.

In recent years, the emperor's fatigue has become apparent, and as he gets older, he can feel a little powerless in handling government affairs.But no one dared to speak out.The emperor himself should also understand, so he can't help but do some stupid things. I heard that recently he is sending people to look for some medicine of immortality, and he has gone north.

I just smiled when I heard it, and said helplessly that the older I get, the more whimsical it is. Sure enough, the more people who have tasted the wonderful taste of power, the more they can't let it go.

But never dare to say these words, if you are not careful, you will implicate the whole family, which is very dangerous.I can only whisper a few words in my heart.

It's just that, heading north... Well, I've stayed in Kyoto for so long, and I don't know what happened to Xiaolu...

Speaking of the north, recently I can always hear the news that the generals sent to the north have been transferred back and sent new ones. Every time I hear it, I want to laugh inexplicably.From this point of view, the place in the north is really not a place that can keep people.

The lukewarm and stable days like this lasted for almost five years, so long that I was getting a little tired, and the news finally came from the north.

It is said that the foreign countries became restless after being honest for a few years, and the newly sent generals could not suppress the battle after all, so the emperor was devastated by several consecutive defeats, and no one in the court dared to touch his old man's bad luck .But there must always be a solution to the war.

I thought, this is my chance.

Although I don't want to play with tricks and other things that make people worry about hair loss, but the new people sent to the north can't suppress it. Once the war spreads south, it will endanger Kyoto and endanger my family.This made me have to take some actions, take this opportunity to go back as soon as possible, hold the battle situation, and control the war from expanding.

No matter how lonely a person is, in court, there will always be some entanglements and friendships with others.I used some of my father's connections, and I was blowing the wind from the pros and cons in the court. In addition, my own people in the north kept urging me. The emperor was forced to do nothing, and finally decided to let me go back.

He has no choice.

Between foreign troubles and internal troubles, he chose to quell foreign troubles first, which is extremely wise.Because I was not prepared to provoke any internal worries.

I finally got what I wanted, and I breathed a sigh of relief.

It's time to pack up and go back. It's been too long since I left this time.