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Chapter 70 Burning a High Candle to Shine Red Makeup

The candlesticks made in celadon are full of the unique style that they should have during the Jin Dynasty, Southern and Northern Dynasties. The base of the inverted lotus pods is engraved with lotus decorations on the outside, and horizontal partitions are placed on the top. There are four lion-shaped cup mouths on the board, and several candles can be inserted at the same time.

The gilded phoenix-headed incense burner placed in the corner of the house was lit with fine grinding sandalwood, refined gold, faintly mute, hidden in the skin, if the morning of ice disappears, clouds and smoke curls out, embellishing the boudoir like a fairyland.

Xu You sat down and looked at Zhan Wenjun opposite him, and suddenly looked dazed. Looking at the beauty under the clouds, the three-foot-high white candle flashed with bright spring, and the already twelve-point beauty added a bit of undesirable charm in the smoke.

"I'm afraid that the flowers will fall asleep late at night, so I burn high candles to shine on red makeup..."

Xu You suddenly remembered Su Shi's poem "Begonia" and couldn't help but blurt out, and then he was shocked to realize the situation. With the artistic conception of this poem, it seemed a bit light.

Zhan Wenjun looked at Xu You blankly, motionless. It took him a long time to realize that a hint of blush was quietly attached to her snow-white cheeks. However, she was generous and did not feel shy because of this. Instead, she raised her sword eyebrows and praised: "My husband is so handsome, and his talent is so prosperous that he may not be inferior to Lu Xu, the first talent of the Three Wus!"

Xu You heard of the name Lu Xu. When he visited Zhan Wenjun for the first time, he met Concubine Song who pretended to be her. He Ru once quoted a poem written by Lu Xu to Concubine Song.

In other words, in Zhan Wenjun's mind, Xu You has been compared with the first talented man of the Three Wus.

Xu Youhanran said, "Madam is a mischievous! How dare you be called Lu Langjun?"

"My husband is humble! I heard your sentence last time that 'Children do not know the things soaring into the sky, and they are covered with the green mud, sweat and snow', which is amazing. Today I heard this sentence again, "I am afraid that the flowers will fall asleep late at night, so I burn high candles and shine red makeup," but it goes up to the top. If you know your daughter's thoughts, you will not be the second person in the Three Wus."

Is this praising me or scolding me?

Xu You was very confused and thought about it, but decided to use the old revolutionary method to change the topic and said, "Wanqi just went to find me..."

"For the sake of hundreds of paintings?"

"Yes!" Xu You paid attention to Zhan Wenjun's expression and said, "The crime of hundreds of paintings is that it is not reported to the wife in advance, but she puts her heart in mind. It is reasonable to make a correct decision between people's shock and excuses. She is young and ignorant, and has not made a big mistake, and punishes her, expelled from the mansion or punished for labor, and will not lose the best solution."

Zhan Wenjun sighed: "Mr. Lang is a man who has read the military strategy. Don't you know that faith will not deceive, and loyalty will have no different minds? When my uncle was there, he was like governing the army. He did things that were rebellious. There are two kinds of loyalty, but the law was difficult to tolerate!"

This is the saying in "Six Strategies". Even in ancient times, there were not many people who read military strategy. Zhan Wenjun, a woman and a businessman's family, even read the comments in military strategy. Guo Mian's deliberations made Xu You think a few more reasons!

"Since we talked about military tactics, I believe my wife has also studied Guigu's School. The gentleman said that rewards are worthy of trust, and punishments are worthy of justice. It is not a fair way to do it without asking the reasons for the feelings, but only know how to follow the rules and stick to the rules."

"Ghost Valley?"

Zhan Wenjun said in a lost voice: "The learning of Guigu has been no longer seen in the world since Zhang Yi and Su Qin. For many years, although people often call themselves the descendants of Guigu's secret techniques, most of them use the name of ancestors to perform the reality of chickens and dogs. According to what the husband said, is it that Yixing Xu's family got the real learning of Guigu? No wonder Xu's family has made great achievements over the past century, and it turns out..."

Xu You was careless for a moment and forgot that there may be only a few people who knew Yin Talismanship in the world. He was not surprised, so it should be one of them. So it was so embarrassing to drop the book bag and smash his own foot.

Fortunately, he was thick-skinned and said nonsense, "I saw it somewhere by chance, but I forgot it, and it may not be true. As for the military tactics of Xu, it was written by countless ancestors of the clan on the battlefield and it has nothing to do with Guigu!"

Zhan Wenjun hurriedly apologized: "It was me who made a mistake!"

Xu You waved his hand in a funny way and said, "Don't blame anyone who doesn't know!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, and the solemnity and gunpowder that had just come from the dispute suddenly dissipated. Xu You said with a heart of heart: "The power of law lies in both reward and punishment. Rewards are both tempting and punishment to intimidate people. However, no matter whether reward or punishment, they are convinced, not taking human life. If one hundred paintings die, it will not only not damage the majesty of the law, but instead let the corps see the kindness outside the law. People's hearts are full of flesh. If the harsh punishments are useful, how can the Later Yan destroy the world?"

Xu You mentioned that the Later Yan was one of the seven kingdoms established in the northern Five Barbarians after moving south. There was an emperor named Murong Yu, who was very similar to Shi Hu, the emperor of the Later Zhao in another time and space. He was also cruel, lustful, and bloodthirsty. During his reign, he formulated inhumane punishments, such as committing animal crimes, which means that thousands of acres of fertile land were classified as hunting areas. If the Han people dared to hurt wild animals, they would be executed immediately. Therefore, whenever officials fell in love with a beautiful woman in a family or wanted to occupy the other party's property, they would falsely accuse them of committing animal crimes, which would kill countless families!

As a woman, Zhan Wenjun naturally felt the same way as the Later Yan, and his beautiful eyebrows were frowned into the character Chuan, and several small ripples gathered together in the eyebrows, saying, "My husband thinks I am like Murong Wan?"

Having said so much, this is your focus?

Is this the beginning of unreasonableness?

Xu You was depressed. It seemed that no matter what era, women always had the privilege of being unreasonable. He had a great advantage, that is, he never reasoned when a woman was unreasonable. He smiled and said, "I saw Murong's portrait in Yixing. Not to mention similarity, even the end of a lady's hair is better than that guy, and I can't tell you how to do it!"

This flattery was shameless, but it was also very effective. Zhan Wenjun bit his lip and glanced at Xu You, but in a blink of an eye he returned to his face. However, it was this charming look that suddenly appeared in the plain dress, even if it was only one second, Xu You, who had super strong strength, could not control it.

"I have no blessing to read Guigu's study, but Guanzi's "Nine Stops" has been read. Those who use rewards are worth sincerity, and those who use punishment are worthy of necessity! There are similarities and differences with the two sentences you said just now. Although rewarding people must be trusted and sincere, but punishment is not righteous, but must be bound! Where can I have the opportunity to discuss in detail whether it is fair or not? As long as I violate military orders, I will be punished!"

Xu You held the desk table with both hands, leaned forward, stared at Zhan Wenjun, and said word by word: "But this is the Guo Mansion, not the army, this is Mingyu Mountain, not the battlefield!"

Zhan Wenjun did not give in. The eyes made of stars could almost completely reflect the shape of Xu You's face, and even at a certain moment, it seemed that he could smell the other party's breath.

Warm, light,

Just, it smells nice!

"Safe without forgetting danger, survive without forgetting death, and govern without forgetting chaos!" Zhan Wenjun's clear voice sounded in his ears, saying, "If a man is a man who studies the Book of Changes, he should know that what the saint says is not false!"

Be safe and do not forget danger, survive and do not forget death, and be cured and do not forget chaos!

This is Confucius' original words in "Xi Ci". Xu You sat back and smiled bitterly: "Guo is a wealthy family, and he manages all over the world. He enjoys endless glory throughout his life, but why does his wife always have a sense of being in danger? It's okay to be prepared for danger in times of peace, but there is no need to worry about the world!"
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