sjar Chapter 144: Not a serious person.
Chapter 144: Not a serious person.
Get up early in the morning, wash up, have breakfast, and get ready to set off.
Teacher Wen stayed up late last night, but he was in good spirits. He took a break to come to Ye Kun and said with a low smile, "Teacher Ye, is Hongyu more capable than me?"
You're flirting with me so early in the morning?
Ye Kun leaned close to Wen Axiu's ear and whispered something.
Wen Axiu's face flushed suddenly, and she said angrily: "Teacher Ye, your words are so rude..."
"Teacher Wen, you were the one who spoke to me first, and now you think my words are rude?" Ye Kun grinned.
"You are not a serious person..."
Wen Axiu ran away with a smile.
Ye Kun shook his head: "You said that as if you were very serious."
Youde had just finished his meal and came over to ask, "Master Ye, why did Teacher Wen run away?"
Ye Kun pretended to be innocent: "I don't know, maybe... I can't hold it anymore, so I went to relieve myself."
Youde thought of what happened last night and glared at him fiercely: "Only you can't hold back... at any time. Don't talk about what happened last night..."
Ye Kun held Youde's hand and said, "Good sister, don't worry, I won't say anything nonsense."
"I am not your good sister. Sister Hongyu is your good sister a thousand times..."
"Girl, were you eavesdropping last night?" Ye Kun's face felt hot.
"Such a loud noise would wake up even a deaf person. Why do you still want to eavesdrop?"
Youde also smiled and ran away.
After breakfast, everyone continued their journey.
Wen Axiu and Youde took a carriage, but Liu Hongyu wanted to ride a horse.
Ye Kun gave Liu Hongyu a horse and rode alongside her.
Liu Hongyu was riding on the horse, looking very excited. She suddenly turned her head and smiled: "Master Ye, I am really... very happy. Thank you."
After the passionate lovemaking last night, Liu Hongyu felt relieved.
From now on, I am also Ye Kun's person.
"What are you thanking me for, silly girl?" Ye Kun smiled and said, "If you are happy, I am happy too, just like last night..."
Liu Hongyu smiled and said with a red face: "I am so old, and you still call me a girl? No one has called me a girl for many years."
"Don't you like it when I call you a girl?"
"I like it." Liu Hongyu smiled and nodded.
In fact, Liu Hongyu is only about twenty years old. If she were in later generations, she would be just a little girl!
At lunch time, take a short break.
Everyone ate some dry food, and the horses ate some grass.
When they were on the road again, Youde asked, "Master Ye, when can we reach Tianmen City?"
"Maybe before dark."
Ye Kun held up a telescope and looked around at the terrain.
In fact, there is a shortcut from Xiping Mountain to Tianmen City. It crosses two mountains and crosses a river, which can save more than 30 miles.
However, this shortcut can only be taken on foot, and cannot be taken on horseback or by cart.
Ye Kun was thinking about whether he should cooperate with Shangguan Jifu to open up this path.
"We have to wait until dark."
Youde sighed.
Ye Kun approached the carriage and asked with a smile, "What's wrong, Youde? Is it because the carriage is too bumpy and your butt is broken into four pieces?"
Youde rolled his eyes: "It's already very bumpy, try sitting on it and you'll know!"
Wen Axiu was also sitting in the carriage and said with a smile, "Master Ye, you can also take a carriage and let Second Miss Youde sit on your lap, so it won't be so bumpy."
Youde blushed, "Teacher Wen, why don't you sit on Master Ye's lap?"
Wen Axiu shrugged: "I'm not afraid of bumps."
Ye Kun smiled and said, “Youde, if you are not afraid of the cold, I can teach you how to ride a horse.”
"Forget it, there are so many people..."
Youde sighed and lowered the carriage door curtain.
At dusk, we were still ten miles away from Tianmen City.
Youde suddenly asked people to stop the car.
Ye Kun walked over and asked, "What's wrong, Youde? Are you carsick?"
Youde got out of the car and whispered, "I can't hold it anymore... I'm going to the bathroom..."
"You can't hold it back anymore, I'll go with you."
Ye Kun is very attentive.
Wen Axiu also got out of the car and said with a smile: "Master Ye, I will go with my second sister."
"There are wild wolves in the mountains, be careful."
“Ah?” Wen Axiu was startled and pulled Ye Kun’s hand: “Then you should come with us and stand guard for us…”
"Okay, I'll serve the two girls."
Ye Kun led the way, pulling Youde and Wen Axiu up the hillside.
There are big trees on the mountain.
Youde and Wen Axiu hid behind a big tree to solve the problem.
After finishing the work, Youde came out with a red face, grabbed the snow from the ground to wipe his hands, and glared at Ye Kun again.
Ye Kun was depressed and said with a smile: “Youde, I’m kind enough to stand guard for you, but you’re still glaring at me?”
"Because you are not a good person. You just peeked at us..."
Youde smiled and ran away.
Wen Axiu also came over and smirked, "You even peeked through the telescope, don't deny it."
"You are slandering me, don't expect me to serve you next time!"
Ye Kun felt very wronged. What was there to watch in such a thing? What did he want to watch? He had seen it before.
Walking forward, Shangguan Jifu had already come to greet us with his chief clerk Wenqi and the guard of honor.
Ye Kun clasped his fists on his horse and said, "Fourth brother is so grand that he went out of the city ten miles to welcome me. I am so touched."
Shangguan Jifu laughed, stepped forward and took Ye Kun's hand: "Brother Dalang is here, I will go out of the city a hundred miles to meet you, what's the harm?"
The two of them rode side by side and entered the city together.
In the city, the former Prince Shangguan's Mansion had been empty all the time, covering an area of more than ten acres. Someone was left behind to clean it every day and keep it ready for Ye Kun at all times.
Shangguan Jifu invited Ye Kun to the county magistrate's mansion and hosted a banquet for him.
Wen Axiu and Youde were shy and didn't want to have dinner with Shangguan Jifu, so they went to visit the Prince's Mansion first and waited for Ye Kun.
Shangguan Jifu drank a few glasses of wine, asked Wenqi and others to leave, and talked to Ye Kun alone.
Ye Kun smiled and said, "Fourth brother, at the beginning of the new year, what are your plans?"
"That's what I was going to say." Shangguan Jifu lowered his voice:
"The Huang Tian Dao in Jiangbei is rampant and has almost swept across the Central Plains. All the major princes are suppressing the bandits. I plan to take the opportunity to cross the river and go to Jiangbei to eliminate the Huang Tian Dao and grab the territory by the way. Brother Dalang, I will lead the troops to fight, and you stay in Tianmen County. What do you think?"
"Not appropriate." Ye Kun shook his head and rejected it:
"The princes in northern Jiang are good at fighting and have strong cavalry, as fast as wind and lightning. Even if we can seize one or two counties, we will not be able to hold on to them, and it will only consume our own strength."
Shangguan Jifu frowned: "The deer in the Central Plains are fat, and the whole world is chasing them. The world is in chaos now. Do you and I want to be trapped in the tiny place of Tianmen County?"
Ye Kun smiled: "Who said we are going to be trapped? I came here this time to grab the territory."
Shangguan Jifu was overjoyed: "Brother Dalang, it turns out you already have a plan!"
"Yes, and it's a big plan!" Ye Kun nodded, walked to the map on the wall, pointed and said:
"Yizhou is a land of abundance, with fertile fields, abundant water resources, hardworking people and a population of one million. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. However, the four major princes of Bashu are good at fighting internally but not externally. They never know how to comfort the people, and they impose heavy taxes and levies, which has led to boiling public resentment. Intelligent people want a wise ruler. This is a land given to my brothers by God. Don't you have any interest in it, fourth brother?"
Shangguan Jifu groaned: "So Dalang wants to go west to Yizhou..."
Ye Kun nodded and continued:
"If we can take Yizhou and make it our base, we can rest with the people, store food and grass, recruit soldiers and horses. We can protect its rocky terrain, make peace with the barbarians in the west, appease the Yi and Yue in the south, make alliances with Jingzhou outside, and improve government inside. When there is a change in the world, my fourth brother will lead the Tianmen troops to take Luoyang directly, and I will lead the people of Yizhou to drink water in Chang'an, then our hegemony can be achieved!"
Shangguan Jifu stared at the map for a long time, a smile appeared on his face, and he held Ye Kun's hand:
"Brother Dalang, you have good vision. But the four great princes of Yizhou also have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. We only have tens of thousands of people. How can we fight?"
Shangguan Jifu was strict in military discipline and had good command of troops.
But they don’t have such a broad strategic vision and only know how to grab territory.
After listening to Ye Kun’s analysis, I have a long-term goal.
"First, we will use Dongba County as a springboard. Dongba County has been attacked by Huang Tiandao's army, and the people are now living in poverty. Sending troops at this time will be as easy as taking something out of a bag." Ye Kun chuckled:
"The only difficulty lies in Dongba City. Fourth brother can write a letter and prepare a generous gift to Liu Dongliang, the governor of Dongba County, saying that there are fierce bandits and refugees in Dongba County who are roaming around and harassing our Tianmen County, so we are sending troops across the border to suppress the bandits and ask Liu Dongliang to cooperate. At that time, we can take advantage of their unpreparedness to wipe out Liu Dongliang's troops, and Dongba County can be conquered by issuing an order."
Shangguan Jifu listened and his eyes widened:
"Brother Dalang, you are really cunning... But aren't we being too treacherous and too much by doing this?"
You tricked them into sending troops to cooperate in suppressing bandits, and then you stabbed them in the back. This is really a despicable trick.
Ye Kun looked serious:
"Fourth brother, the people of Dongba County are living in poverty and have to trade their children for food. If we overthrow Liu Dongliang, we can save the people of Dongba County. This is not a bad thing, it is a great merit!"
"So, we are doing this for the common people?"
"Yes, is it for ourselves?"
"That's no problem. I'll write the letter and prepare the gift now!"
Shangguan Jifu laughed.
Ye Kun patted Shangguan Jifu on the shoulder and said, "I'll go back to sleep first, and we'll talk tomorrow."
Shangguan Jifu stood up to see him off and said with a smile: "I have prepared ten beauties for you..."
"Thanks!"
Ye Kun nodded, mounted his horse and headed straight for his temporary residence, the former prince's residence.
Wen Qi is here, talking to his daughter Wen Axiu.
Ye Kun smiled and said, "Master Wen, Ah Xiu misses her father, so I brought her to see you. I believe you also miss your daughter, so you can take Ah Xiu back with you and let her stay for two days. Ah Xiu hasn't met your new concubine Shangguan Feiyan yet."
Wen Qi's face turned red. "Tomorrow I will ask Master Ye to bring my daughter home for dinner, and then I will ask Feiyan to meet Master Ye."
Ye Kun nodded: "Okay, Ah Xiu and I will go to your house to visit you tomorrow."
Wen Qi nodded and bowed to say goodbye.
Ye Kun sent the guests away, then whispered in Wen Ah Xiu's ear, "Ah Xiu, your father is still strong and in good health, and he is eager to go back and trouble Shangguan Feiyan."
"Nonsense, my father is not as bad as you..."
Wen Ah Xiu couldn't help but smile, and suddenly said, "Second Miss Youde seems to be feeling unwell. She won't tell me when I ask her. You should go and have a look."
"Ah, are you sick?"
Ye Kun was surprised and hurried to see Youde.