Dawei Fanghua

The weather is getting colder and colder. The winter in Huainan is not as cold as Luoyang, but it is wet, cold and windy, so it is not necessarily much better than Luoyang.

Wang Guang plans to return to Luoyang after the Chinese New Year and let his younger brothers stay with their father.He, the eldest brother, and his family have been hostages in Luoyang all these years. After finally arriving in Huainan, he had to spend the New Year with his father no matter what.Worshiping ancestors during the Chinese New Year is the most important etiquette. The rest are not particularly important, and they are just about being with family members.

Among all the brothers, Wang Guang, the eldest son, has the closest relationship with his father Wang Ling. He used to be by his father's side all year round.It's just that in the past few years, after Wang Guang began to take on the responsibility of being a proton, the days we spent together became less and less.

So after the New Year, Wang Ling was very reluctant to leave her. He tried to stay with her several times and found it hard to say goodbye.

The schedule was delayed again and again, and the spring of the second year passed quickly.But this time the departure cannot be postponed any longer. Wang Guang has decided to return to Luoyang before the autumn rainy season in Huainan comes.

Unexpectedly, when we were preparing for the trip, it suddenly started to rain continuously in Shouchun in late March.The trip was once again put on hold.

For more than half a month, the heavy rain stopped and stopped, but there was never a whole day without rain.This time last year, the weather was not like this.The abnormal weather made Wang Guang feel a little uneasy.

He always felt that something was going to happen, like an ominous premonition, but he couldn't confirm exactly where something would happen.

Today Wang Guang came to Lingjun's side. He didn't see anyone for a while, so he asked the maid in the room.

The maid said: "My lady went to pay homage to the Lord. She just left not long ago."

Wang Guang said "Oh" and suddenly saw a box next to the desks on the bed inside, and he suddenly became curious.

He remembered that Lingjun had brought the box with him when he came and asked her to put it on the carriage carrying luggage behind, but she was unwilling and had to take it with her.Before, Wang Guang thought it was rouge, gouache, and other personal items commonly used by little girls, so he didn't pay much attention.

"Go down." Wang Guang said.

The maid bent down and said, "Here."

After waiting for a while, Wang Guang looked back, then walked into the back room and opened the box to take a look.As soon as he opened it, he saw that there were many slips and cloths inside, all with writing on them, and nothing else.

Wang Guang picked up a scroll of slips and read it. His expression was very casual at first, but his expression soon became serious.His whole body gradually became tense. He scanned the text faster, his head slowly moved up and down, and he kept changing bamboo slips and cloth in his hands.

They are all letters from Wen Lang!Last year, Lingjun said that he had forgotten the past, but he didn't expect that she would bring these tattered letters with her.

The contents of the letters vary greatly and appear to span a long time, at least several years.Some of them are quite normal, just mentioning Taiyuan's scenery and past events, and talking about some classics and theories. It is estimated that these are letters from when the two first contacted each other.

This is also in line with Wang Guang's guess.Although Wen Lang had taught Ling Jun's elementary education, Ling Jun was still young after all at that time. He only knew Wen Lang and regarded him as a common teacher for the children in the manor.I remember when Wang Guang brought his family to Luoyang, because Luoyang was more prosperous and beautiful, you were very happy at the time and never showed any signs of being reluctant to leave.

But some of the later letters were obviously more polite.

There are also more explicit ones. For example, in one letter, Wen Lang described the sword skills he had learned and made an appointment for the two of them to dance the sword together on a certain day of the month and at a certain moment.

Wang Guang was furious. Although the two of them were thousands of miles apart, seeing the letter teasing Ling Jun, Wang Guang seemed to feel that his daughter's reputation had been damaged before she was married.

How did Shuzi maintain correspondence with Lingjun?Your Majesty never left Luoyang and rarely went out for a stroll. However, Wen Lang was never conquered by Luoyang figures and never left Taiyuan County. It can also be seen from the letters that Wen Lang has always been in Taiyuan County. He was active in various places, until he fell seriously ill and still didn't even know what his father would look like later, and he still wanted to ask about it in letters.

There must be a maid or the like in Wang Guang's mansion in Luoyang to help these two people pick up and deliver letters, but Wang Guang didn't notice it for several years.

Wen Lang's letter also contains a lot of outpourings of unrecognized talents. He is both civil and military, but no one cares about him just because he is not famous.He said that before the age of 30, he must be famous all over the world, achieve an official position respected by the world, and marry the king in a glorious manner.Your Majesty is his hope for advancement, and your Majesty is more noble than the princess in his heart, so he will never marry before he becomes famous.

Such explicit and straightforward words are common in many letters.

Two of Wen Lang's letters while he was ill made Wang Guang take a breath of cold air.One of them first wrote that he was jealous of talents and felt afraid and lonely, but he persuaded the king not to think about committing suicide for love.

What?In your letter to him, did you make a promise to die for your love? !

Wang Guang's hands began to tremble slightly, and he gritted his teeth and said: Your Majesty, why are you so confused?
Such letters were sent to his hometown of Taiyuan. Wang Guang was not only worried that his daughter would not be able to think about it, but he was also worried that those letters would be regarded as relics. If someone saw them, it would be extremely bad for the reputation of the Wang family.Wang Guang was angry and worried at the same time. He felt as if he had encountered a bolt from the blue!
But it was still raining outside the house, not sunny, and there was no lightning.

Wang Guang was walking back and forth in the room with a bamboo slip in his hand, his hurried pace was like his anxious state of mind at this time.The sound of rain hitting the tiles was loud and noisy, which only added to Wang Guang's inner annoyance.

Lingjun is indeed not young anymore, a few months older than her aunt Wang Xuanji in Luoyang.She should have been married long ago, maybe none of these things would have happened.But would she be willing to get married before that boy from the Wen family died of illness?

Wang Guang thought about it and couldn't think of any young talents of similar age among the gentry.Several people came to mind, either too young or already married, and Wang Guang didn't know what kind of people they were.This kind of thing really requires preparation in advance and asking the matchmaker to make inquiries in order to achieve results.

Occasionally, Wang Guang suddenly thought of Qin Zhongming.This man is not much different in age from your lord, and he is not married. He is talented in literature, well-known in Luoyang, knows music, and knows military strategy. He is steady and generous at a young age, and has a good appearance and figure.

After a moment, Wang Guang shook his head.Qin Zhongming's background is still a bit poor, and his future is not necessarily good. Before he became an official, his grade rated by the local Zhongzheng officials must not be high.The main thing to evaluate a scholar is his family background, and the grade given by Zhongzhengguan also greatly determines the person's future promotion.

Therefore, Qin Zhongming came out of Cao Shuang's mansion, and his official position became smaller and smaller, and he had already become an official of the governor.

Even though Wang Guang was impatient, he had to think about it. After all, Lingjun was the daughter of the eldest son of the Wang family. Not only that he had to be a good match, why should he find a descendant of the noble family?
Unless Qin Zhongming can achieve extraordinary achievements, then the evaluation of Zhongzhengguan is not important. In the future, he will be rewarded based on his merits and will still reach a high position. After one or two generations, he may become a nobleman.But right now, it seems that Qin Zhongming is still not very good.

At this moment, a faint shout came from outside: "Wu Bing is here."

Wang Guang's thoughts were interrupted and he quickly looked out the window. A clearer cry came out amidst the sound of rain: "Wu Bing is here!"

Wang Guang was stunned for a moment, then walked to the window and suddenly opened the wooden window.There was only the sound of rain outside, and there was no other sound.Under the white curtain of rain, the attic eaves were still, like a motionless picture scroll.

Of course, there are no Wu soldiers in Shouchun City, and even Wei soldiers can't be seen outside because of the rain.Everything was hidden in the rain.

It has been raining non-stop since late last month.Wang Guang realized at this time that the river water must have surged!Wu soldiers usually raid the border and plunder livestock and farmers in autumn, but with the recent convenience of sailing, it is possible that Wu soldiers take advantage of the opportunity and dispatch early.

Wang Guang thought of this and quickly collected the bamboo slips and cloth into the box.The girl is attentive and may be able to find that things have been tampered with, but Wang Guang is her biological father, so he will find it when he finds it.

He left the attic, took an umbrella and hurried to the front pavilion.If something goes wrong, his father Wang Ling will definitely go to the front hall.

Sure enough, as soon as Wang Guang arrived at the palace, he saw armored generals and civil servants with swords walking in one after another.He walked onto the platform and entered the hall. He saw his father Wang Ling and the people around him whispering to each other. A dozen subordinate officials were kneeling and sitting on the seats on both sides.

Wang Ling glanced at his son and said nothing, only listening to the people next to him whispering something.

Wang Guang stepped forward and bowed, and then asked the officer next to him: "Where are the Wu soldiers?"

The official said: "I just received the first news that the Wu Bingzhou Division has not yet arrived at Ruxukou. The Zhengdong General Mansion was somewhat prepared this year and sent more scouts to Ruxukou stronghold. Therefore, Wu Bing just left Dajiang and arrived at Ruxukou. It was discovered by our people."

Wang Guang glanced at the rain curtain flowing from the eaves outside.But he heard that in addition to fighting ships and stern ships, Wu Jun also built many tower ships. One of Wu Jun's tower ships could carry more than a thousand people.Those water thieves can always live and live in the boat, stay on the water for a long time without getting off the boat, and are not afraid of rain at all.

"How many troops are there?" Wang Guang asked again.

The official said: "The scouts ahead said there are countless ships, large and small, and an army of one hundred thousand! Look at the flag, the commander of the army is Quan Cong."

An army of one hundred thousand is a bit exaggerated. Does Soochow want no troops in Jingzhou?
Wang Guang nodded and said: "This person is good at planning the overall situation. When Wei and Wu joined forces, the army's general strategy for besieging Guan Yu came from this person. Quan Cong's planning was appropriate, so that all the troops were not in chaos. "

At this time Wang Ling's voice said: "Send someone to ask Governor Sun to discuss the military plan."

"Here." The assistant next to him responded.

After Wang Guang asked others about the general situation, he also walked towards the top.My father's mind was still clear, but it would be too late to temporarily summon guards from various places at this time. Sun Li, the governor of Yangzhou, still had thousands of people stationed in the city, and those thousands of people now became one of the forces that cannot be ignored.