[Plane] History of the struggle of the lords

This year's Spring Festival passed early on the way back to Fuchun from Dadu. Fuchun's various chores have been busy for a long time, and Qingming is coming soon.

This time when they went to Dadu, Wen Le and the others specially brought the spiritual seat of the third master from Dadu to Fuchun.In fact, the rules of the Wen family were that concubines were not allowed to enter the ancestral hall. After the third master left, his body was returned to Dadu. Yingjin's mausoleum, but the spiritual seat is only placed in a less important position in the ancestral hall, which can be regarded as a face to the remaining concubines of the Wen family.Later, Wen Le was conferred a noble title. Many people thought that he would die in Fuchun. Naturally, no one mentioned the matter of the third master. The sound was transferred from the outer room into the inner room.

He was not moved by these tricks of exalting the high and trampling the low. Even Webster, who has always been gentle in dealing with things, didn't appreciate it. Instead, he felt a kind of nausea stuck in his throat.Sanfang has been exhausted all his life, trying to find a way out for the Wen family until his death, but if Wen Le failed to survive the crisis-ridden Fuchun, they would not even be able to maintain their dignity after death.

Anyway, even in Dadu, no one would sincerely come to pay homage to her husband. At that time, Webster was so stubborn that he insisted on begging for the spiritual seat of the third master.

The law of rice maturation has been thoroughly understood by the people who have harvested once. This time the rice was sown earlier, and by the time of Qingming, the seedlings had germinated to the point that they could be put into the paddy fields.

Wen Le built a tomb for the third master on a mountain with a good view and good feng shui in Fuchun City, and there was no delay in burning paper money. On Qingming day, he took Wen Run and Wei Shi to the tomb in a carriage.

Holding the spirit card, Webster's mood was not as low as when the third master first left.In fact, she and her husband may not have a deep relationship. The third master works in Lianghuai, and when he is busy, he may not see her for half a year.If you sit in such a fat job and have a lot of money, your life will not be easy, and it is even more impossible to keep chastity for your wife.But he is indeed a very responsible person, and in the end he is willing to use his own life to keep his family alive. For this alone, Wen Le can jump out of his private life and admire him. With such a husband, in Judging from the values ​​​​of this year, Webster is of course also proud of it.

She caressed the uneven lettering on the token with nostalgia, as if it was the face of her husband she said she was familiar with.Then with a slightly relieved smile on his face, he tilted his head and stared at the passing scenery by the roadside as the carriage passed by.

Wen Run was discussing with Wen Le, such as the oddly shaped windmill in the field by the side of the road. Of course, he didn't know what kind of power it was—in fact, Wen Le didn't know either.Or those people who planted rice seedlings with their heads down, these days the fields are extremely busy.After watching too much, Wen Run would shake his head and say, "Oh, this family is a little dense." It seems that he is an expert in growing rice.

The tough and flat road surface made the carriage less bumpy when driving, and the mountain climbing road was also much more convenient. The graves were not conspicuous, because they were afraid that someone would damage them.There is also a white jade repaired one in Hou's mansion, which is specially used for Webster's worship.

The valuables that had been folded for several days were lit one by one. The two brothers squatted beside their mother, one on the left and one on the right, and helped to burn some by hand. Seeing two fires burning in front of Wen Le, Webster frowned and said : "You can just burn one pile here, there is no need to build two piles."

Wen Le smiled, still the same, only he himself knew who this other flame was burning to.

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After the Qingming Festival, the seedlings were all sown, and Zheng Rui, who was far away in Jianzhou, also finished the work at hand, and came to Fuchun to welcome his old friends who came from afar.

Although he is a bachelor and has no wife, his brother is not. A sister-in-law and two nephews in the motorcade are enough for him to miss. After being intimate for a while, he has time to visit Wen Le.

Zheng Rui wiped his nose and shed tears to fully explain what it means to be grateful, and at the same time presented the newly developed simple cannon.

This cannon is really quite simple, with two big wheels, a giant barrel and a cannon tail and breech block. It is completely black and black. It is made of vibration-resistant high-temperature alloy given by Wen Le, and it weighs quite a lot.

This cannon is as big as two people, and it needs four or five people to move it freely. It is undoubtedly too cumbersome to use on the battlefield.But put it on the school field and tried it, but the power is really not small, and it shattered a rather large stone with one shot.

"Improve it," Wen Le waited for the lingering smoke to dissipate, then waved his hand, leaned over to pick up a stone, shook his head in the palm of his hand, and said, "The stone should be smashed a little more, so that it can fly farther and knock it down." More people. This kind of crack is too big, why don't you try to put some small steel balls in the shells or something."

"Good idea." Zheng Rui nodded suddenly, "My subordinates always feel that something is not as expected."

"Let's try to make the cannon body as small as possible. It's so heavy, it might be very inconvenient if it's placed on the battlefield."

Zheng Rui was a little apprehensive: "Nowadays the world is peaceful and there is no war. Sir, you want to forge these cannons, but you want to use them at sea?"

Wen Le smiled, blinked at him, and said kindly: "You don't have to worry so much, as long as you do your job well, I will definitely not treat you badly."

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So the newly researched cannons were moved to the cargo ship going out to sea, and installed in the lower cabin, and Ling opened some windows that could be closed for this purpose.Of course, these changes are secret, and except for those who need to know, there are only a few people who can see the artillery with their own eyes.

Wen Run was very surprised when he learned that this big guy could smash a fishing boat with one cannon. After wandering around the cannon for a few times, he understood the general principle, and he immediately discovered the shortcomings: "Is this not waterproof? If If it hits the water, can it still explode?"

"Of course not," Wen Le opened the instruction manual Zheng Rui wrote to him and pointed out a few lines to Wen Run, "This is for dealing with big ships, just bang and smash him into a big hole. If you are dealing with small ships, it is really not as good as a detonator." So, unless it hits every shot, hit one hits one.”

Wen Run immediately looked a little disappointed with the artillery, but when he thought about the use of land warfare, his face changed, and he immediately fell into deep thought.

Grain, oil, rapeseed, cloth, spices, and candle tools, which are difficult to produce on the island, are filled with a boat, and at the same time, another boat is required to carry some food for the return voyage. Local souvenirs.After getting familiar with the route, Wen Run actually walked around the bay with Duolun and the others. There are still quite a few islands of this size, and there are quite a lot of things that can be found.

Since Wen Le had to go to a lot of things this time, it was impossible for him to be as sloppy as Wen Run, and even Wen Run himself disagreed.The room where the two of them slept was well tidied up, and the small compartment in the cabin could be installed with pipes to drain fresh water.Wen Le naturally has treasures that can ensure that the fresh water does not seep and return, and the huge distillation equipment installed on the top of the ship converts fresh water non-stop for twelve hours, so there is no need to worry about the problem of drinking water on board.

Then Wen Run heard a folk prescription from nowhere, saying that goat milk stewed with ginger and rubbed on his body can prevent the sun from getting sunburned. He actually directly pulled two ewes onto the boat, and even put a lot of ginger on board. Wenle must be wiped frequently during shipping.Of course Wen Le is not happy, goat milk is so fishy and ginger smells so bad, is it okay to rub it on your body?What's more, he himself wants to become darker. Although his facial features don't look like Wen Run's, he subconsciously feels that Wen Run's handsomeness has something to do with his tanned skin.

Wen Run almost died of panic after asking him the reason why he didn't want to rub the goat milk on the sidelines.

Wen Le looks so white and tender, why should she get tanned?The sun-dried skin is rough and fleshy, and I feel uncomfortable when I pinch my face.

Wen Le reluctantly agreed to sunscreen after being forced to work for half a month, but he used products bought in the mall.The folk recipe of goat milk may not be able to defend against the sea breeze.

Before leaving, he dragged Liandong and exhorted him for two or three days.At the end of April, he finally boarded the ship with a change of clothes.

Webster didn't know that he was going to sea at first, but when he got the news, the matter was settled, and he cried secretly in the house for several days, and refused to come to see him off before leaving.On the contrary, Lonicera sent Wen Le to the cabin in a flustered manner, and after sweeping up and down the room with his sleeves up, he said goodbye to Wen Le with tears in his eyes.

"Remember, write it down with a pen and stick it on the wall. It must be the end of July when I come back. If something goes wrong here, I can't make it grow so long."

Lonicera sucked her nose and nodded: "My subordinates have remembered that the papers are pasted on the side of the bed, so nothing will go wrong."

"If there is news from Dadu, if you can't push it away, you can say that I am sick. If you encounter something, you can go to discuss it with Mai Lingtong Dala and the others. Don't make up your own mind. At the end of the month, Lin'an will send people to send dividends, Mai If you give the Lingtong to you, keep it well, don’t give it to the old lady, the old lady can’t keep it. There is also Yong’er, you usually pay more attention to him, don’t forget to study..." When Wen Le started talking, he always felt something He couldn't let go of things, and almost picked up the package and retreated.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Wen Run hurriedly pushed Lonicera out the door, locked the door and held Wen Le in his arms: "You have to worry about everything, are you going to exhaust yourself?"

Wen Le was very sad: "At first I thought I could go there in a cool way, but after leaving for a while, I found that the place was full of worries. Sigh... I'm really worried."

"You're just working hard!" Wen Run pinched his butt angrily, stood up straight and took his hand and walked out: "Go to the deck, it's time to leave the port."

Wen Le frowned and was dragged away slowly by him.

In fact, this boat is really not small. Although it is a bit ugly and the materials available are different, the quality is really quite good.The cabin is divided into three floors, the upper two floors, and the lower floor is a warehouse, and the middle floor is used for living.Because Wen Le also made suggestions at the time of shipbuilding, the single-storey building was a bit like a cruise ship, with quite a few small compartments along the passage, which basically ensured that all sailors could sleep in a room alone. Hardware facilities are actually rarely seen in today's shipping.

When they got out of the upper deck of the channel, the ship was already moving slowly. On the pier, people who knew the news, such as Mai Lingtong, were all wearing straw robes and raised their eyes to look at Wen Le. Wen Le waved with them, and then cleared the Seeing Liandong and Mai Lingtong who had been kicked off the boat hugging each other and crying loudly.

He sighed and shook his head. He didn't find any trace of Wei Shi on the pier, so he could only turn his head and look at Wen Run, and fell silent in regret.

On the road outside the pier, there was a simple and simple carriage parked near the sea.

Jing Zhe watched the ferry go away, looked at the car with worry, leaned to the window and said softly: "Madam, the boat has already left." Immediately, he heard Webster's low sobs from inside the car.

She sighed, feeling a little sad in her heart, and couldn't help but think of her completely different attitude when the old man left Hong Kong.

Wechsler wept into tears, holding a Buddhist bead in his hand and chanting indistinctly, with only one sentence in his mind - please God bless my son.

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The weather is getting warmer, but the sea is cooler than the land. The cold wind that can be resisted by wearing a thick cotton robe now requires a thick cloak.Standing on the small terrace on the top floor, which is not as wide as the lower deck, Wen Le enjoys the scenery quietly while basking in the sun.

The journey was smoother than he had imagined. The sea had been calm for more than a month. Occasionally, the big ship would cast a net downwards, which was mostly done by the sailors themselves.Then a considerable amount of fish is caught in the net, washed, dried and marinated, and then hung on the deck in a ventilated and sunny place.Wen Le doesn't like fish, but wants to eat shellfish such as abalone and oysters. Unfortunately, those are not caught by the sea, so they have to go into the water to find them, so they still can't eat them for the time being.Because of the bad diet, he lost a lot of weight during this time.

In fact, you can buy food in the mall, but those may not meet his taste, anyway, there is still some fat that has not been lost, so he just went there by the way.

But this situation is so warm and distressing. He is indeed negligent. The poultry meat is brought with the ship, but many fresh vegetables cannot be kept fresh for so long. There is no soil on the ship to grow vegetables, and there are not enough condiments. The cook's skill is not as good as that of Hou Fu, so it's no wonder Wen Le can't eat.

Today, the sailors caught a rare cuttlefish in their nets. He hurriedly asked someone to wash it and stir-fry it with pickled celery. It was sour and delicious, and he wanted to appetize Wen Le.

On the top of the zenith, he saw Wen Le reclined in the rattan reclining chair, lazily basking in the sun wrapped in a cotton cloak, his originally pink face was still a little dry from the sea breeze, but his expression was still lazy , the half-asleep appearance is like a reserved cat, and the satisfied appearance curled up in a ball really makes people feel weak.

Seeing his eyes drooping slightly, Wen Run quickly slowed down and walked over gently, put the cuttlefish vinegar celery in his hand on the low table, knelt down and stared at Wen Le's face in a daze.

He had dreamed of this day since his first voyage.

Those messy people were all gone, only he and Wen Le stayed in the same space, even if they were having fun all over the place, they didn't need to be discovered... As for the sailors, there were express regulations on the ship that prohibited them from approaching the top floor.

Before he knew it, he found that he had stretched out his hand to gently stroke Wen Le's soft hair. Wen Le was still half asleep and half awake.It's funny to say that for a person with such a strong personality, his hair is light and soft, and the color is not completely black. On the contrary, it is a little yellowish like those malnourished people, and it is slightly tinged under the light of his eyes. Brown.Wen Run didn't know that Wen Le didn't like to tie his hair until he arrived in Fuchun. When there were no outsiders, Wen Le liked to untie the scarf and walk around with his long hair on.After losing weight, his face became quite small, wrapped in hair, it was only a little bit bigger, and it actually looked a bit feminine.After being told by Wen Runyi once, he furiously expressed that he wanted to cut off his hair. After being severely scolded by Webster, he wrote an inspection to ensure that he would never say such unfilial words again.

Recalling these, Wen Run still couldn't help laughing, and with a trembling hand, he touched Wen Le's face.

Wen Le sniffled, woke up from a vague daze, saw Wen Run's big face, and blinked: "Why are you here?"

Wen Run leaned forward and kissed him lightly on the lips, then whispered, "Get up and eat something, you didn't eat anything in the morning."

"That's squid? Octopus?" Wen Le glanced at the table, sniffled again: "How sour."

"Stir-fried octopus with vinegar and celery stir-fried in chicken oil," Wen Run helped him half-sit up from the couch, and put a few cushions behind him, "Eat something?"

Wen Le said with a bitter face, "I'm really not hungry."

Wen Run sat beside him, unable to hide his worry: "At least you have to eat a bowl of porridge, you have less for breakfast, and you don't eat lunch, how can you have energy at night?"

Wen Le waved his hand and said with a wrinkled face: "I'm not a woman, I'm so delicate. I ate the whole fish last night. I just got seasick during the day and have no appetite."

Wen Run became more and more worried. He glanced at the sky, suddenly stretched his head out of the zenith, and shouted down: "Ada! Ada!"

A brawny man with bare upper body and strong muscles hurriedly ran up the deck from the cabin: "Hey!!! My lord!!!"

"Order the kitchen to get a bowl of noodles in clear soup, and you bring it with vinegar!!!"

Wen Le then ate half a bowl of noodles and half a plate of vegetables with clear soup and little water, filling his stomach.

At the beginning, sailing was very interesting, the blue sky and clear water stretched as far as the eye can see, and the junction of the sea and the sky is a different kind of beauty. Watching the sunrise and sunset every day, sitting on the zenith, drinking a cup of tea and eating snacks in the sun, nothing could be more enjoyable.

But no matter how beautiful the landscape is, people should get tired of watching it for more than a month.

What's more, Wen Le couldn't find anything to do on the boat. When he was in Fuchun, he was afraid that it would not be enough to break himself in half every day. He was needed everywhere. Although it was hard every day, there was never a moment. Not fulfilling.The most fulfilling thing for a man is the success of his career. Of course, this also applies to Wen Le. Watching Fu Chun's land gradually become very different under his influence, even if he needs to fight every moment. Come and fight, and still have a good time.

But at sea, the waterway is secret and the route is uncertain. The official documents and letters that usually occupy almost all of his time are gone at this moment. Apart from basking in the sun and eating, he basically can't find anything to do.A few days ago, he was learning how to sail a boat with Wen Run, but sailing was even more boring than he imagined. He just steered the helm and stared at the front stupidly. Interested.

Now that he has been able to completely resist the alluring blue waves, he just wants to yawn against the beautiful scenery, which is a big blow to Wen Le, who has always yearned for a brighter future, and even dreamed of being an adventurer in the past.He is really not suitable for the life of such a local tyrant.

Wen Run was afraid that he would be exposed to the wind on the zenith, so he dragged him back to the bedroom in the cabin, put water on him to take a bath, and brushed his hair while coaxing him to sleep properly in the room.

Wen Le sighed: "How long will it take to arrive? If I had known it was so far away, I would not have come."

"At most, there is only a day or two left. This time the wind and sea are calm, and there is no rain. Compared with my previous two visits, I am much more comfortable." Wen Run wiped the cloth towel on Wen Le's forehead, and said with a smile , "You are really blessed. I heard Duolun and the others say that their voyage all the way, basically not half a month can be peaceful and nothing happens. It is quite lucky. If you let them go out with you Once we sail back, I’m afraid they will be envious of them.”

But Wen Le couldn't cheer up. When he mentioned Duolun and the others, his mind became more worried: "I really don't want them to go back to that England. I don't like those places very much. I just hope that there will be no trouble on the way."

"If they're not greedy enough, they'll just kill them. Is that a bit of a chore?" Wen Run seemed to have said this by accident, and immediately came back to his senses, glanced at Wen Le's expression, and hurriedly added, "But we may also It's just unfounded worry. I think they are still quite close to you, and they don't seem to be greedy people."

Wen Le frowned, this was not the first time he felt something was wrong, Wen Run was killing and killing every now and then, as if human life was already quite worthless to him.Obviously when he was in Dadu, he was still a benevolent gentleman who was full of benevolence, righteousness and morality similar to the king of Jianjun.But now that he has managed the shipping business, after a few trips overseas, some parts of him have changed in a different way.He turned his head and stared at Wen Run for a while, moved towards the bed, patted the bed board and said, "Come up, don't talk so much, let's have a rest."

Wen Run is very helpless, it is always difficult for him to raise his guard in front of Wen Le, and he often accidentally destroys the image he has worked so hard to create. Every time he makes a mistake, he feels extremely annoyed, but the next time it will be the same.Only this problem can not be changed.

Wen Le caressed her long, luscious hair, and the two of them lay here facing each other.The cabin is not luxurious, the boat is not big, the only saving grace is that it is clean and tidy.There is no smell of salty and humid sea breeze in the house, but the dry and refreshing fragrance accumulated in the fabric after sun exposure all the time, which is particularly warming when the weather is cold.

Forget it, no matter what he becomes, as long as he is a normal person, there is nothing to be picky about.Wen Run is not bad. The man from the Wen family can have such a responsibility, thanks to the fact that the person who loyal to the prince was the third master and not any one of the eldest and second wife. How can people not change?Even he himself has changed a lot after coming to Fuchun for such a long time.

As long as it is still warm, it is enough——