Marquis Anding couldn't rest at home every day. The busy day of Daliang's civil and military officials usually started at Qidianmao in the morning. A few idlers could go home to find their mothers at Shenshi, but Gu Yun was obviously not a idler.

Even when he went to court, he would usually be found either by the emperor or by his colleagues. After a hard day without socializing, he still had to go to Beidaying for a tour, and rarely returned home before sunset.

In short, I live a life that is worse than a chicken or a dog.

Therefore, if you want to get Gu Dashuai's personal guidance, you have to make time for him to go to the morning to stretch his muscles.

From then on, Chang Geng started to wake up in the middle of the night. Every day when the chickens were still dozing off, he led his sword puppet to wait in Gu Yun's courtyard.

The slender and tall young man walked in front carrying his sword, and the sword puppet followed behind him, with a pair of iron arms stretched forward, a gas lamp hanging on his left arm, and a gas lamp hanging on his right arm.

The food box is like a night wandering god delivering meals.

When they arrived at Gu Dashuai's place, the old servant who got up early would take the food box and simmer it over a small fire while Gu Yun began to give his godson his morning lessons.

The Night God who delivered the meal became the Night God who was beaten, and became a cow and a horse, which was very miserable.

After a fantastic lecture, breakfast was heated up, and they both ate separately, and then went to do whatever they were supposed to do - Gu Yun wanted to go out, and Chang Geng went back by himself to wait for his husband to come and read with him. After noon, he still had to follow the Hou Mansion

The family general practices martial arts.

Gu Yun is not really a good teacher. Like Shen Yi, he also has the problem of remembering one thing after another. Often, just after he has stabilized the iron puppet, he has already talked about how to arrange heavy armor and how to distribute heavy armor and light armor.

The proportion of the most economical Ziliujin, and even what is the difference between the horse breeds in the Western Regions and the Central Plains, which sorghum is the most hungry, etc...

After the topic had circled around the beam in heaven and earth, Gu Yun probably came back to his senses and asked Chang Geng: "I went off topic again, didn't I? What did I want to say in the first place?"

Chang Geng: "..."

The two of them had no choice but to sit on the big feet of the iron puppet, listening to the "crunching" sound of the gears in the iron monster's body, and pondered together about the theme of traveling thousands of miles.

At first, when they heard that Gu Dashuai personally taught the art, Ge Pangxiao and Madam Cao were so excited that they overcame all difficulties. They yawned and ran around to listen to it several times. Unexpectedly, they only got one idea from the beginning to the end - what the hell!

Ge Pangxiao commented privately: "I feel it would be better to listen to Mr. Shen recite sutras."

"It's General Shen, why can't you remember it?" Mrs. Cao finished correcting her angrily, and then touched her conscience. She actually chose conscience between a handsome man and conscience, and added, "I feel the same way."

Only Chang Geng had no objection to this. He could stay with Gu Yun for a while every day and let him stay at the door all night long. Anyway, it would be a recurring nightmare even when he fell asleep, so there was nothing to miss.

Just like he believed that he could calm Ur's bones, he believed that he could be a sharp blade, grinding away a little bit of unnecessary and bad things every day, including his fantasies about his little adoptive father.

What's more, Gu Yun is just unorganized. If you really listen, what he says is at least true and reliable.

When Gu Yun was very young, he was taken to the battlefield by his parents, who were neither gentle nor serious. He did not live a comfortable life in the palace for a few years. At the age of fifteen, he began to follow a late old general to fight south.

Bandit, he has been wallowing in the army since then.

Except for the iron dragon walking in the water, which he was not too familiar with, all of the seven major military branches had fought against each other, had won battles, and suffered many defeats, so they knew the advantages and disadvantages of each one by heart.

Chang Geng listened eagerly. Gu Yun was like a high mountain to him. He looked up at it every day and found a way to head forward for the whole day. He suppressed the inappropriate feelings in his heart step by step.

idea.

However, Gu Yun himself did not think this was a teaching.

In addition, he specially invited his husband and martial arts master to teach Chang Geng and the others. Every morning, whether it was instructing Chang Geng on how to fight the iron puppet, or sharing his knowledge from all over the world, in Gu Yun's view, it was actually just him squeezing out some time to talk to him.

Chang Geng plays.

After long-term observation, Gu Yun did not think that Chang Geng was suitable for following his old path, because Chang Geng always looked gentle and restrained in front of him, a little stubborn, but generally very reasonable.

Gu Yun felt that when he grew up, he should be a handsome gentleman, not a killer who shies away from ghosts.

In a blink of an eye, the new year is here.

In the first year of the new emperor's ascension to the throne, he worshiped heaven and changed his reign name to Long'an. On the same day, he announced a general amnesty for the whole world.

Since it is the world, of course it also includes the barbarian prince Jia Lai Yinghuo who is imprisoned in the imperial capital.

The emperor held back for more than two months and expressed his views in a roundabout way - the old wolf king's condition of adding 10% annual tribute was too tempting, and he did not want to refute Gu Yun's face in person, so he discussed the matter once

After pressing once, all the discounts from Hubu and Marquis Anding were withheld and postponed until the emperor offered sacrifices to heaven, and finally the solution came to an end.

The two lines of imperial guards separated on both sides, and Shen Yi rode straight in until he ran to Gu Yun, who was wearing light fur armor, and then stopped with a "whisper".

Gu Yun glanced at him, then slowly turned his horse's head and walked back. Shen Yi quickly followed and whispered: "Commander, I think the emperor is determined to let the tiger go back to the mountain this time. What should I do?"

"The emperor's sacrifice to the heaven is a gold-plated statement. It is a great wish made to God. It is difficult to recover it. What can I do?" Gu Yun said expressionlessly, "In order to appease me, I promised to give Xuan Tieying 30 chariots and 400 steel armors."

, the decree has been sent to Lingshu Yuan, he has fulfilled his benevolence and righteousness to this extent, do I have the nerve to go to all the trouble for such a trivial matter?"

The new emperor, who had just passed his thirties, was tougher than the late emperor.

Gu Yun had no intention of exercising power, and he didn't care whether the emperor was tough or not, but the problem was that the emperor's border policy was even more short-sighted than that of the late emperor.

The two of them pondered side by side for a moment, and then Gu Yun said: "However, it is a fact that the treasury is empty. The Emperor has recently succeeded to the throne, and he is somewhat impatient. You don't know, yesterday the foreign hairy man's 'Big Hat' sent a messenger with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, chirping.

I have been chattering all afternoon, and now my ears are buzzing."

"..." Shen Yi was stunned for a moment before he realized, "You mean the Western Pope?"

In the minds of most people in Daliang, the Yangmaozi family is very unseemly. The "Pope" doesn't burn incense in the temple properly, wears a tall hat all day long to show his face, and has to mediate in everything. The emperor's words are useless - this

Isn't it going to turn the world upside down?

Gu Yun nodded: "They said they wanted to trade. Yesterday I accompanied them and listened for a while. They wanted to expand the ancient Silk Road into a large trade route along the Western Regions, and we would send troops to guard it to ensure communication. It was ridiculous.

, even the maps and imaginary physical pictures were drawn, and the emperor calculated a deceitful account."

Shen Yi smiled and said: "Trade is a good thing, what can you say?"

"I'm not saying it's not the case - it's just that I don't know much about business," Gu Yun said, "but I still feel that if foreigners do business with me, they may not be able to take advantage."

This is the truth.

Western goods have begun to flow into Daliang since the reign of Emperor Wu. Those glazed lamps, Western scenes and other gadgets have been very fresh for a few years, but unfortunately they did not last long, because the Western utensils that flowed in are exquisite and exquisite, and many of them need to be burned with purple fire. Once gold entered the Central Plains, it indirectly heated up the black market of Ziliu gold.

At that time, Emperor Wu felt that if things continued like this, the country would be ruined. In order to strictly control the private use of Ziliu Gold among the people, he prepared both hard and soft tactics. He issued four decrees in one day to strictly investigate the private use of Ziliu Gold in various places. , arresting some and killing others, and treating them all as treason. They will not tolerate them. They first use high-pressure and iron fist to strangle the lifeblood of the country.

Then Lingshu Yuan took the lead and gathered a large number of folk long-arm masters. They quickly worked overtime to imitate a bunch of imitation Western products with similar functions but powered by coal-fired winding.

The hard knife blocked the export of Ziliujin, and the soft knife directly cut off the market for Western goods - even if you can get Ziliujin, who wouldn't want to burn some cheap fuel? Moreover, Western paintings are so gaudy that in the eyes of Central Plains people Come on, it's a bit unattractive.

Genuine Western goods were soon replaced by imitations, and the goods of foreign merchants could not be sold at high prices in the Central Plains.

Instead, they are delicate items like silk, which I heard are very popular among Yang Maozi.

Gu Yun said: "Since there is no benefit, you may not have good intentions."

Shen Yi was silent for a moment: "What does the emperor think?"

The corners of Gu Yun's mouth curled up, revealing a smile that was either sour or spicy, and said: "The emperor is confident. He thinks that with my Xuantie camp guarding the northwest, the beams will be invulnerable. I don't even know that I am so capable." It’s a great thing, do you think I have any worries?”

Shen Yi thought for a while and asked, "Did the emperor say that in front of you?"

Gu Yun smiled bitterly: "Not only did he say it in front of me, he also gave me a fox fur coat."

The problem of Marshal Gu wearing only single clothes all year round was known to all the civil and military officials of the court. That is to say, when he met Bai Maofeng outside the customs, he would add some clothes. What did the emperor mean by giving him a winter coat? It is difficult not to make people worry.

Shen Yi was silent.

Gu Yun: "After the Chinese New Year, it's almost time for me to return to the northwest. Xuantieying is always staying in the Beidaying, and the emperor is a little unable to sleep."

Thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, beautiful rivers and mountains condensed into a line in the words of the new emperor, and they fell on the shoulders of Marquis Anding.

They felt that he held the three battalions of black iron and was invincible and omnipotent.

I rely on him and fear him.

Gu Yun joked: "What do you think I will do if I suddenly die one day?"

Shen Yi's expression changed: "Where did you get those bastard words from, bah!"

Gu Yun said nonchalantly: "What's so taboo about this? Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth is in heaven. None of our Gu family has a long life. Not only is the life short, but even the luck of the children is like a weasel's trick. Each generation is worse than the last. At that time, the Marquis would sigh every day when he saw me, and when he came to my place... he had no successor."

Shen Yi: "Isn't there another Fourth Highness?"

Gu Yun shook his head: "The child is not destined to eat sand - tsk, it's a wonderful New Year's Eve, why are we talking about these troublesome things? Go and order a 'Red-Headed Kite' for me, and I will go home to pick up my son. "

After saying that, he rode forward, leaving Shen Yi behind.

Shen Yi roared angrily: "If you hadn't told me earlier, there are only twenty red-headed kites in the city, how could you order them today?"

Gu Yun: "It's up to you -"

The word "do" floated down, and the northwest wind blurred Shen Yi's face. The Marquis Anding had already left.

Chang Geng was reading quietly in the house, when the door was suddenly broken open from the outside, and a strong wind and snow rushed over him. The rice paper on his desk that had not been secured in time was scattered in all directions.

Gu Yun was the only one who disturbed people's peace. Chang Geng had no choice but to turn around and said, "Father."

Ge Pangxiao and Lady Cao, one on the left and the other on the right, followed Gu Yun and waved to him: "Big brother, big brother, the Marquis said he would take us out to ride the Red-headed Kite."

Chang Geng: "..."

Chang Geng didn't like to go out by nature. He preferred to be quiet rather than making noise. He would get annoyed when seeing many people. He used to go to Jiangjun Slope to practice swordsmanship because his yard was not big enough. After arriving at the Hou Mansion, he had no desire to go out for fun.

In his view, during the holidays and the New Year's Eve, wouldn't it be good for everyone to sit around a small stove at home, warm up two ounces of wine, and chat a little?

If you have to go out to drink and watch people, what kind of ambition is this?

Gu Yun had already taken off his robe on his own initiative: "Hurry up, don't wait any longer. Uncle Wang said you haven't gone out to grow mushrooms since you moved into the Marquis Mansion?"

Chang Geng got goosebumps all over his body when he thought of the "grand scene" of the capital with huge crowds of people and empty streets. Even if he went out with Gu Yun, he was unwilling in every possible way, so he lingered on the spot making excuses and said: "Father, you are very particular about staying up late. Someone has to stay and look after the house, I...ah!"
Chapter completed!