Chapter 246: Different trades, different mountains… Where are the mountains?
Deputy General Jin had never missed Chang Kuo’s expression. Combining his previous experience of “When a guest comes to a house, it’s enough to show your courtesy, but why do you have to show up?”, Deputy General Jin reasoned that his general’s mood at this moment was probably like this: after being unconscious for two days, he opened his eyes and saw that the guest was still at home. He was doomed to have to miss this meal.
But when Lieutenant General Jin tasted it carefully, he felt something was not right.
He was afraid of guests coming in person because he would need to cook for them, but the general didn't need to cook for Princess Xuan'an himself...
Moreover, the general has always been a warm and hospitable person. Why is he so polite now? Deputy General Jin didn't know what Chang Kuo was thinking, but facing Li Tong who came to visit, Chang Kuo's attitude was impeccable. He was just polite and kind as an elder, and he never looked cold or serious.
Chang Kuo privately thought that Li Tong was a good girl. She was cute, generous and forthright. Most importantly, she was good at speaking the language of the living world. Unlike some people who spoke in a sarcastic tone, even the Black and White Gods would kowtow to her and call her teacher when they saw her!
But Chang Kuo soon discovered that although the girl's words were nice to hear, they seemed a little too thick...
After paying attention to Chang Kuo's injury, Li Tong talked about the deeds he had heard in the past two days with great admiration, and he kept saying "General Chang is righteous" and "Sister Chang is unparalleled in bravery". He couldn't stop talking and his tone and expression showed that he was quite proud of it.
Li Tong seemed to be able to talk about this topic for three days and three nights.
Considering the girl's eloquence and his own ears, Chang Kuo smiled and changed the subject, mentioning his "precarious" son: "...I wonder if my son has caused any trouble to your family?"
"Of course not. General Chang is too polite." When mentioning Chang Sui'an, Li Tong smiled even more. "Lord Chang wanted to come to Hezhou with me this time, but mother said that he should focus on recuperating now, so she persuaded him not to."
Chang Kuo heard this and clenched his fist silently.
Persuade?
This is clearly house arrest!
Li Rong, this woman, is domineering and never cares about other people's wishes. She treated him like this in the past, and now she wants to do the same to his son!
Chang Kuo had always been generous and open-minded. It was just a son, so he was willing to give him up. But for her, forget it! Even if he had to throw his son into the cesspool, he would never let that woman get away with it! Chang Kuo secretly made up his mind to die in glory rather than lose everything.
His mind was full of thoughts of dying together in despair, but Li Tong's thoughts were completely opposite to his. The two of them were going in opposite directions, one breaking up and the other getting together.
Li Tong intended to create a harmonious atmosphere, and he talked excitedly about the interesting things that Chang Sui'an experienced in Xuanzhou.
Chang Kuo held on to the bottom line of "not bringing harm to this girl", and on the surface he put on a smile, but in his heart he was thinking about how to get his son back.
Chang Suining was drinking tea and watching quietly. There was no melon in his hand, but it seemed as if there was one, and he was eating it with gusto.
Not long after, Princess Xuan'an sent someone to tell Li Tong to go back.
Li Tong's scalp tightened, knowing that he would be scolded if he returned, so he bowed and left quickly: "I will come to visit General Chang again when I have time."
Chang Kuo nodded with a fake smile.
Deputy General Jin sent Li Tong away. Chang Suining turned around and looked at Chang Kuo. Chang Kuo sat up straight uncomfortably: "...What's wrong?"
Chang Suining winked at him and said, "Dad, do you have any secrets that you cannot tell anyone?"
Chang Kuo's face turned red when he heard this: "How could that be true!"
Chang Suining was about to ask further questions when he heard another soldier coming to report that Yun Erlang had arrived.
When Yun Hui heard that Chang Kuo had woken up, he came to visit him and thank him.
Also coming with them was Yun Gui. He had been recovering from his injuries for more than ten days and was only allowed to get out of bed and walk today.
As soon as the boy followed his brother in, he knelt down and bowed to Chang Kuo to thank him: "Yun Gui thanks General Chang for saving me! General Chang not only saved our Yun family, but also saved the entire Hezhou. From now on, you will be Yun Gui's greatest benefactor!"
As he said this, he bowed his head.
Seeing that his younger brother had raised the standard of thanks by himself, Yun Hui felt that if he didn't kneel down, it would seem his sincerity was insincere, so he also knelt down and kowtowed.
Chang Kuo asked Deputy General Jin to help the two brothers up.
However, Yun Gui had just been pulled up when he turned around and knelt down towards Chang Suining.
"And Madam Chang, as your benefactor, please accept Yun Gui's greetings!"
In the past two days, he had heard his brother talk about the girl from the Chang family many times, and he knew clearly that he was saved by this lady Chang.
Facing his benefactor, Yun Gui kowtowed very sincerely.
Listening to his brother's overly sensible kowtow and looking at the girl who was half a head shorter than him, Yun Hui felt inexplicably uncomfortable. He struggled a little in his heart, and just when he lifted his robe and was about to kneel down and kowtow to Chang Suining, Chang Suining had already helped Yun Gui up.
Chang Kuo raised his hand in time to stop Yun Hui: "Okay, you're already injured, or you'll break your head again!"
Yun Hui raised his hand and bowed deeply to Chang Suining: "Mrs. Chang, I will remember your kindness. If you need me in the future, I will go through fire and water for you without any hesitation."
He had so much to thank the other party for.
The other party saved him more than once and was the benefactor of his entire family. He also spared no effort to save Hezhou from danger.
Furthermore, he was able to kill Ji Xi to avenge his father and brother with her help.
His promise to go through fire and water was not just a casual remark.
He thanked her sincerely, and the girl did not refuse. Instead, she said, which was unusual for him, "Then you should work hard. Who knows, I may really ask you for this favor in the future."
Yun Hui straightened up and looked up at her, nodding solemnly at her: "Don't worry, I will."
Chang Suining nodded with satisfaction.
“……” Yun Hui suddenly felt like a well-behaved and sensible student.
Seeing this scene, Lieutenant General Jin on the side felt that he understood again.
He was well aware of the deep devastation that war brought to people. Many people were as hard as steel during war, but once the war was over, even if they had won the battle, they would quickly become decadent, just like a taut breath being released, instantly sliding into the abyss of grief, thus destroying their lives and hopes.
With Yun Jia Erlang's experience, it would be easy for him to go down this path.
As a benefactor, the girl's words of repayment are to give the other party a goal to move forward and avoid looking back for a long time and indulging in sadness.
The girl is really smart and kind.
Lieutenant General Jin was deeply moved and impressed by the girl again. It started with her ability and ended with her character. That was probably how it was.
Little did people know that such noble character would make even Chang Suining himself stunned for a moment.
In her opinion, whether or not to do a favor in exchange for something depends on whether she needs it.
Yun Hui has made great contributions in defending Hezhou this time. With the loyal and heroic spirits of his father and brother as his family's heroes, he naturally deserves a bright future.
She still had a lot to do in the future. Since they had already formed this good relationship, why not help each other? Speaking of the future, Yun Hui took out a memorial and handed it to Chang Kuo with both hands.
According to what Princess Xuan'an said that day, Xu Zhengye had already retreated to Jiangning, and the battle of Hezhou was temporarily over. He then needed to report the losses, casualties and many other details of the battle to the capital and let the emperor know.
"…This is a draft that I, Peng and others have drafted. Please review it, General Chang. If there are any inappropriate or missing parts, I will make corrections."
Chang Kuo subconsciously said, "Let Sui Ning come and see."
To make it more natural, he added with a smile: "Let Suining take a look for me!"
Yun responded "yes" and handed the memorial to Chang Suining.
Chang Suining took it and sat down on the drum stool behind him.
She was the build of an ordinary young girl. She was sitting on a low drum stool, reading the drum book seriously, and for no reason she looked a little cute.
Yun Hui was distracted for a moment and suddenly became curious about what she would look like if she changed into a woman's skirt. He had no idea what she would look like.
Soon, he saw the girl handing the memorial back to him and smilingly said, "Very good, thank you very much."
The good thing is that what is expressed above is objective, pertinent, and has character, without any exaggeration in order to gain more relief from the court.
The reason for thanking her is that the article repeatedly and in detail describes what she and Chang Kuo did, and emphasizes the difficult situation of Chang Kuo, the preciousness of choosing to send troops to rescue Hezhou, and Li Yi's actions.
In the list of those who made contributions to defending the city, Chang Suining and Chang Kuo's names were also written at the very front.
This shows the sincerity of Yun Hui and the Hezhou officials who participated in the drafting of the decree.
Faced with this sincerity, Chang Suining still did not refuse. She and Chang Kuo chose to go to Hezhou in the first place, although not for fame and fortune, but what belonged to them, there was no need to refuse.
And now she needs "fame", and the word "fame" can be used to do many things.
The girl's words were concise and straightforward. Yun Hui nodded to her, "It's only right. No need to thank me."
Seeing that Chang Kuo nodded without even reading it, Yun Hui put the memorial away and prepared to have someone present it to the capital after he returned.
He just said, "I am not talented enough, but I have something else I would like to ask General Chang."
Chang Kuo motioned for him to speak.
The young man looked a little ashamed. "After the war, many things in the city need to be decided. The affairs of the governor's office were mostly handled by my father and brothers in the past... and the officials in the city lack experience in post-war proposals. As a result, there are different opinions and arguments. There are so many noisy voices that I don't know how to identify feasible strategies..."
Chang Kuo understood and immediately looked at Her Royal Highness the Lady.
He said shamelessly: "Over the years, I have taught Sui Ning everything I know... If you are undecided, it is the same to let Sui Ning solve your doubts."
Thinking of what his own prince has been able to do, Chang Kuo feels guilty yet also feels that his future will be glorious... This is definitely the vanity that he is willing to pursue at the risk of having his ancestral tomb blown up.
Chang Suining understood and looked at Yun Hui: "Where are we going to discuss this? If you need another person to assist you, I can go with you."
After hearing Chang Kuo's words, Yun Hui did not question anything. He nodded and thanked him, then immediately sent someone to summon the officials to the front yamen to discuss matters.
On the way with him, Chang Suining met Mrs. Shepherd's Purse.
When she heard that Chang Suining was going to discuss matters with those officials, Madam Shepurse volunteered to go with him. Most of those officials held civil service positions and were full of pedantic words, some of them were shameless. They treated the female soldiers like them with two different faces during the war and after the war. Madam Chang was only a young girl after all. She had no experience in dealing with these people and might get bullied!
Chang Suining looked at Yun Hui first, and only after getting his nod did he take the person aboard.
When they arrived at the meeting hall, everyone had arrived, and Yun Hui invited Chang Suining to sit in the seat of honor.
There were some noises coming from below, and the shepherd's purse lady standing next to Chang Suining seemed to think the brazier was burning too strongly, so she took off her cloak, revealing the axe hanging from her sturdy waist.
“…”
The cloak was taken off very effectively, and the hall immediately became much cooler.
During the entire meeting that followed, everyone was much more polite and modest than before.
But the relatively peaceful atmosphere was not entirely due to the axe.
When they first met Chang Suining, everyone was still a little skeptical. They had all seen or heard of this little girl over the past few days, and they also knew that she had made many suggestions for military training and deployment. Even Ge Zong died at her hands. Although she was a girl, she should not be underestimated.
They were also very grateful to the girl.
But it is understandable that a girl born into a military family is good at things related to warfare and military affairs. After all, she has been influenced by them and has inherited the knowledge from her family.
But what they are discussing now is the city’s internal affairs, which are mostly led by civil officials. How can this little girl get involved?
A benefactor is a benefactor, but a different profession is like a different world!
The little girl sat there, didn't say anything at first, occasionally drank a sip of tea, and I don't know how much she heard.
After they had all expressed their opinions, the little girl spoke. She first summarized what they had said, and extracted the points that needed to be resolved and the controversial points, without missing a single one.
The surroundings unconsciously became quiet.
Immediately, he sorted out the problems for them one by one, discussed them one by one, gathered everyone's opinions, and combined them with the current situation in the city to finalize the most suitable solution.
What she said was not arbitrary or offensive. She respected everyone's opinion. Even if she rejected it, she would first give affirmation, point out the good points, and then point out where the inappropriateness lies.
The way he did things was not at all like the warrior that they stereotyped him to be.
Moreover, she seems to be very familiar with the affairs of the city, and also knows the rules of governance. She is not fanciful and unrealistic. However, she is not just copying and applying what she preaches on paper, but is precise in prescribing the right medicine. She is flexible and adaptable while abiding by the rules.
After two hours of discussion, there was almost no dispute in the hall.
There was only one question in everyone's mind: a mountain is like a river... Where is the river? After everyone bowed and left, some people walked together and talked in low voices: "... What do you think General Chang planned to do by raising such a daughter?"
Now that you've taught him, you must have thought about where to put his skills to use, right?
If you marry and take care of your husband and children, that would be a waste of God's gift.
Use it for war? It's still a bit of a waste of talent.
Everyone left talking.
Chang Suining also left the meeting hall with Yun Hui.
It was already dark outside, and most of the snow had melted, bringing a chill to the air.
The two talked as they walked.
Yun Hui looked at the girl beside him with a different look in his eyes: "...If I encounter a problem, can I still ask you for help?"
"It's not like I'm asking for advice, and what I say may not be all right." Chang Suining said, "But more people and more ideas, many answers are obtained after collision. Before I leave Hezhou, you can come to me anytime."
Yun Hui was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Are you and General Chang leaving?"
"Well, it should be these few days."
Chang Suining turned to look at him, and finally said: "In fact, you don't have to be too hesitant. Just remember one thing. At this critical moment, the situation in the city is special. All rules are dead, and the city is alive. If you govern the city with this idea, Hezhou City will naturally come alive."
Yun looked back at her and nodded with satisfaction.
…
That night, Yun Hui kept vigil for his father and brother in the mourning hall.
Chang Kuo and Chang Suining went to pay their respects and burn incense.
After burning incense, when the father and daughter were about to leave, they suddenly heard a servant announce that Princess Xuan'an had arrived.
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