Daily Life of Jiang Liuniang

   Chapter 402 Deliberate

   Mrs. Jiang knew in her heart that when the steward came in and said this, the children must be worried that she would be unable to support her alone. Besides, since Jiang Jinzong has spoken, she can't help but let the children in. So Mrs. Jiang asked the steward to invite the children in, and she politely said to Jiang Jinzong, "The children have never seen the world and don't understand the rules, which made the general laugh."

   "Mrs. Sister-in-law is too modest. Yesterday, Erlang from your house defended Ling Sheng in front of Jinzong. He has such courage and courage at such a young age. I think the other children in the Jiang family are no different. Madam-in-law is really lucky." Jiang Jinzong smiled.

  The old man's favorite thing is that his children and grandchildren are praised by others. When Yazheng saw that her mother-in-law really showed a sincere smile, she raised her eyes and looked out. It must be Ling'er's idea to come here to see Jiang Jinzong, but why did he bring Yan'er and Liu'er here? Several thoughts flashed through Yazheng's mind, thinking about how to deal with the situation that may arise next.

   Soon, Jiang Erlang walked in with his three younger brothers. Finding that Yan'er and Liu'er didn't follow, Ya Zheng's tense nerves loosened slightly, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

   The four children lined up to salute their grandmother. Mrs. Jiang said with a smile, "This is General Jiang. He and Ling'er's grandfather are leading the troops at Zuo Wuwei, why don't you come to greet me?"

   "Yes." Several children turned around and saluted Jiang Jinzong.

   Jiang Jinzong laughed when he looked at these children, "I saw Erlang yesterday, let me guess, is this Saburo or Shiro?"

Although    Saburo is not stingy, he knows all the tools he should know. He bowed and saluted, "Sanlang Jiang Siyu has seen the general."

   "Shiro Jiang Siyu has seen the general." Xiaoshiro also saluted.

   "Okay, okay." Jiang Jinzong patted everyone's shoulders, and finally put his hand on Jiang Ling's shoulder, and said gently, "Linger looks much calmer today."

  Jiang Ling did not dodge, but bowed and saluted, "Yesterday, I suddenly met the general on the road. Ling'er was a little rude, please don't blame the general."

   "Of course not. It's too late for the old man to be happy to see you." Jiang Jinzong pulled him affectionately and instructed, "Come here, open the box."

   Immediately, someone stepped forward and opened the box that had just been brought in. There were bamboo dragonflies, rabbits, bamboo arrows, spinning tops, and diabolos in it. They were all toys that boys like.

Jiang Jinzong said embarrassedly, "Don't blame Mrs. Jin, Jinzong came all the way from Suzhou on horseback, and he had no long possessions. These were bought at the market in the past two days. Because he didn't know what the children liked, he simply bought more. Let them pick and play."

Mrs. Jiang thanked him with a smile, and then listened to him and said, "That box is for the girls in the house to play with, and Mrs.-in-law should not dislike it. Thanks to the children in the house who have accompanied Ling'er over the past few years, I didn't let it go. He is alone."

   Thinking of what life Jiang Ling lived before he came to Jiang's house, and compared to what life he lived after Jiang Ling came, Jiang Saburo felt sad and wanted to cry.

   After a few more polite words with Mrs. Jiang, Jiang Jinzong said, "Mrs. Sister-in-law, I want to have a few words with Ling'er alone, what do you think?"

   Mrs. Jiang saw Jiang Ling nodded slightly to her, and replied, "Alright. Let Ling'er sit with the general, and the old lady orders someone to prepare dinner."

   Jiang Jinzong bowed his hands slightly, "There is Mrs. Laosao."

   After taking the children out of the living room, Mrs. Jiang ordered them to go back to the study to do their homework, while she took her daughter-in-law back to the backyard and asked, "What do you think of this person?"

  Ya Zheng said, "He can talk, and he is good at approaching. Although he is in a high position, he poses as a low-ranking person, which is easy to win people's favor. However, his eyes are hidden and complex, and people can't figure out what he is thinking."

   Mrs. Jiang nodded, she felt the same way.

Yazheng continued, "After entering the mansion, he said a lot of things, but I could tell that he knew the people and things in our mansion very well, and he obviously sent someone to investigate us. He took the gifts and picked the eldest brother and husband. If he is not here, when Linger is about to return to the house, it means that what he wants to see today is you and Linger. If he only wants to see Linger, he will not visit the door but 'ran into' with Linger on the road. When he sees Linger, he should It's to persuade or intimidate Ling'er; as for why he wants to see you, my daughter-in-law still can't guess."

   After listening to her daughter-in-law's words, Mrs. Jiang also began to analyze: Why did Jiang Jinzong want to see herself. Before she could figure it out, she heard her daughter-in-law say again, "There is one more point."

  Why don't you go on? Mrs. Jiang looked up at her daughter-in-law and saw that she was smiling at her.

  Ya Zheng smiled and said to her mother-in-law, "Looking at his age and appearance, he is a dozen years older than you, but he keeps calling you 'Mrs. Sister-in-law', and the daughter-in-law can't help but want to laugh when she hears it."

   Mrs. Jiang smiled and patted her daughter-in-law's arm, "You!"

In the living room of the front yard, Jiang Jinzong sat at the table and looked at Jiang Ling gently, but when Jiang Ling raised his head to look at him, Jiang Jinzong subconsciously looked away, looked at Jiang Ling's snow-white collar, and raised his hand to Jiang Ling. Ling brushed off the dust that didn't exist on his shoulders, and said gently, "These old men have been looking for you, and you don't know any news, why don't you send a letter to the old man?"

   Jiang Ling shook his head, "Linger doesn't know."

   "Qiu Jing didn't mention it to you?" Jiang Jinzong didn't believe it.

   Jiang Ling shook his head again.

Looking at Jiang Ling's unconcealed eyes, Jiang Jinzong thought that Qiu Jing would not mention this to Jiang Ling, perhaps to make Jiang Ling feel at ease to stay in Kang'an City to study and practice martial arts. "What are your plans for the future?"

   "Learn civil and martial arts, lead troops into the Khitan, secure borders for the country, and avenge my parents." Jiang Ling answered very simply.

   Into the Khitan? Jiang Jinzong patted Jiang Ling's shoulder with great relief, "Good boy, you have ambition, you deserve to be the descendants of the Ren family. After the old man collected your parents' bodies and buried them in the ancestral grave of the Ren family, he has been sending people to sweep the Ren family all these years. Tomb, this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, do you want to go back with this old man to pay homage to your grandfather and parents? They haven't seen you for years."

   Jiang Ling's eyes flashed with tears, "General..."

   Jiang Jinzong interrupted him and said gently, "This old man has been in the same camp with your grandfather for 30 years, and has been born and died several times. He is a good brother who has passed his life..."

"Grandpa Jiang." Before Jiang Jinzong could finish speaking, Jiang Ling changed his tune and continued, "Uncle Qiu said that when the Khitan people were able to enter the Bianchang so easily, it should be a meticulous work of collaborating with the enemy in Biancheng. Except, Ling'er will fall into crisis at any time after returning."

   "The traitor who collaborated with the enemy was caught by grandfather three years ago, and the law was rectified on the spot. Didn't Qiu Jing tell you?" Jiang Jinzong asked.

Jiang Jinzong put on an expression of incomprehension, and then comforted Jiang Lingdao, "He didn't say... It's also for your own good. You are still young, shouldn't you know this... It's better not to go back, you can study and practice martial arts in Kang'an with peace of mind. Go back when you are older, grandpa will teach you to lead soldiers to fight, and take you on the field to kill the enemy."

  He wants to alienate himself and Uncle Qiu? Jiang Ling immediately pretended to be unconvinced and emphasized, "Ling'er is eleven years old this year, not too young."

Jiang Jinzong laughed, "It's really not too young. Your uncle and your father have been practicing with the soldiers on the school grounds since they were eight years old. When your uncle was thirteen years old, when he went on the field to kill the enemy, others only saw that he was young, but I don't know that he is already a 'veteran' who has been in the camp for five years..."

  Jiang Ling's eyes shone brightly after hearing Jiang Jinzong's words, clenched his fists and said, "Linger will also go to the school grounds to practice like uncle and father."

   This is right in Jiang Jinzong's arms, "Okay! Grandpa will take you there."

   "Thank you, Grandpa Jiang." Jiang Ling happily agreed, "Can Linger go on horseback?"

   "Of course." Jiang Jinzong smiled kindly.

  Jiang Ling was even happier, "After my father returns, Ling'er will discuss with my father."

   Jiang Jinzong said in surprise, "Master Jiang won't let you out of the city?"

   "No." Jiang Ling explained, "Xicheng soldiers and horses are short of horses. My father took my horse to the yamen to use. I have to wait for the yamen to use horses before I can ride them."

   A few days ago, a book friend said that you can sort out the names of the generals of the ten guards of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so that the book friends can easily correspond. I have time today, so I sorted it out (most of the following people have already appeared, and some have not appeared. For clarity, they are listed together):

   The Qianniu Guards around Emperor Jinghe: Zuo Qianniu guard Kong Fengge, with Yuan Xinchun, Guo Jingping and others, right Qianniu guard Ye Qingfeng, with Song Chunping, Tan Jinhua and others under his command. There were only 600 Qianniu Guards, and although they were divided into about 100, they only counted as one guard.

   The guards guarding the palace: the general Shan Xianxin, and the lieutenant Qin Tianye's son Qin Kejie.

   Zuo Yu Lin Wei: General Bai Yang, with Kang Guangxian under his command.

   Right Yu Lin Wei: General Feng Xian'an, under his command are Chai Yi'an, Lang Chao, Wan Sheng, etc.

   Zuo Xiaowei: General Huang Li. After Huang Li was recalled to Beijing, he did not deprive him of the rank of general, but Qi Changsheng was responsible for the military affairs of Zuo Xiaowei.

   You Xiaowei: General Kang Guangju, with Lu Zhifang and Zhong Lei under his command.

   Zuo Weiwei: General Wang Zhangshan, with Jiang Qinliang, Jiang Haoda, Ma Haiming, etc. under his command.

   Right Weiwei: General Zhao Jiming, with Zheng Shuen under his command. Deng Jiliang, Marquis of Pingxi, was the commander-in-chief of Youweiwei.

   Zuo Wuwei: General Jiang Jinzong, with Song Ke and Sun Chenggeng under his command.

   Right Wuwei: General Zhou Hucheng.

   (end of this chapter)