From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 371

Zhou Yuan was sometimes immune to the beauty following him, but when Li Yu'an left, he realized that no one responded to his subconscious mumbling.

There was no one around him anymore, asking questions here and there, and occasionally trying to persuade him to go to Goryeo.

The battle was won, Zhou Yuan felt relaxed, but he felt an inexplicable loneliness.

Cai Ni also followed Li Yu'an, and Ye Qingying had to return to Beijing to report on her work immediately. Only Zhou Yuan stayed in this land that looked like a ruin, walking aimlessly.

"Sir."

Deng Su hurried over and saluted, "You called me?"

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "You are acting as the governor of the Central Plains. You are already familiar with the situation here. After the six major families were destroyed, the land survey process is also accelerating rapidly."

"I have written to Her Majesty, asking her to promote you to the official governor of the Central Plains, and to take sole control of the military and political power of the Central Plains."

"This chaotic land is establishing a brand new rule. Deng Su, the victory of the Central Plains is just a small matter, and the victory of the Single Whip Law is a big deal."

"I hope you can learn from the previous Experience, do this well, and leave your name in history. "

"I hope that future generations will mention your father as the cabinet vice-minister, and you will no longer be the cabinet vice-minister's son, but... the national hero Deng Su."

These words made Deng Su burst into tears. He couldn't help but kneel on the ground and choked up, saying: "Please rest assured, sir, I will remember your teachings and try my best to implement the "One Whip Law". I will not regret it even if I die nine times!"

Zhou Yuan helped him up and sighed: "The Central Plains is the cradle and foundation of my Chinese civilization. This land has suffered a lot. After many vicissitudes of life."

"I hope that when I come here next time, it will be a scene of vitality and people living and working in peace and contentment."

Deng Su's voice was hoarse: "Student, you must do your best!"

Zhou Yuan said: "Believe me, the appropriation from His Majesty will come soon, and it should not be less than 15 million taels. As the head of a province, you must learn how to use money."

"I can't teach you too much about other things, you need to explore it yourself, but I believe that you are well-read and will eventually find the right way."

Deng Su raised his head , murmured: "Sir, are you leaving?"

Zhou Yuan nodded and said: "I'm leaving. The Central Plains is just my first battlefield. There will be many battlefields waiting for me in the future."

"The chieftains in the southwest, the island bandits in the southeast, the French in Haojing, the Mongols in the north, and the Tartars in the northeast."

"The world of the Great Jin is in ruins. You and I, the master and disciple, should work together to save the world and create a peaceful and prosperous era."

Deng Su's blood was boiling, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Sir, we can do it!"

Zhou Yuan smiled, patted his shoulder, and walked away slowly.

Today is June 27th, and tomorrow is the day when the five military camps will set off to return to Beijing.

Finally, I'm going home.

The officials of Kaifeng Prefecture and the students who passed the imperial examination came to see Zhou Yuan off spontaneously.

Zhou Yuan bowed deeply and said only one sentence: "Gentlemen, the people of the Central Plains are counting on you!"

Dong Zhongliang pulled Dong Yu's collar, his face serious, and said in a deep voice: "Shenjing is not the Central Plains. You must think carefully about what you do in the future. Don't be reckless or impulsive."

"Follow the Earl of Zhongwu, you must work hard and don't let the Dong family down. If you make achievements and accomplish great things in the future, I will also explain to your parents."

Dong Yu's eyes were red and he didn't say anything, but he knelt down and kowtowed three times.

Finally, it's time to set off.

Zhou Yuan covered his head and was a little confused for a while.

Ye Qingying left, Li Yu'an left, Cai Ni left, but Chenxi was left behind!

Damn, how could I forget Chenxi.

Do I have to take care of her all the way?

Hey, who else does she have besides me?

Zhou Yuan walked into the room, looked at Chenxi lying on the bed, and said softly: "Chenxi, are you willing to follow me to Shenjing?"

Chenxi's eyes were full of confusion and inferiority. She had no choice, but she didn't know what she would face this time.

She could only nod and hand over her humble life like an ant to the stranger in front of her.

Zhou Yuan found a huge carriage, which was stolen from the Yun family. It was enough for Chenxi to lie in it and headed north.

The long wind was sad, accompanied by the sound of the horn, and the five military camps officially set off.

There was nothing to do on the road, so Zhou Yuan slowly taught Chenxi to read.

Because there was no foundation at all, he started from the beginning.

From one to ten, from one to ten thousand, simple and commonly used words and titles, such as father and mother, brothers, sisters, children, hello, sir, mother, father, hungry, full, thirsty... countless words, Zhou Yuan taught whatever he thought of, and told her whatever he saw.

Lifting the curtain of the carriage, Zhou Yuan looked out the window and said with a smile:Chenxi, look, we have left the Central Plains and entered the territory of Shanxi. To the northeast is Jizhou, and to the northeast is Shenjing. "

"How do you write wind? Do you remember?"

"What about clouds, water, grass, and trees? Let's practice again."

Although her right knee could not heal, she could barely sit up. Her skinny hands held the brush with difficulty, and she had to use all her strength to draw each stroke.

She did not get discouraged or slack off, because she knew what this meant.

The weather was hot, and she couldn't stay in the car all the time.

Zhou Yuan asked Dong Yu to get a simple wheelchair. After camping at night, he pushed Chenxi to go for a walk and relax.

"Chenxi, look, do you remember the four words I wrote for you, the stars and the moon? The sky tonight is very beautiful. "

Chenxi looked up at the sky, the stars and the bright moonlight reflected in her clear eyes, she nodded slightly, and a faint smile appeared on her face.

This was the first time Zhou Yuan saw her smile, and he actually had an indescribable sense of accomplishment in his heart, as if he was creating a life.

This sense of accomplishment was more direct and soul-touching than the sense of recovering the Central Plains.

Zhou Yuan opened his mouth and told her about this world.

"In fact, our world is very vast. To the north of the Central Plains is Shanxi, to the east is Shandong, and then to the north is Jizhou, and then to the capital."

"To the east of the capital is the vast Liaodong, and to the east is the vast ocean."

"On the other side of the ocean, there is also a vast land, where people have brown hair and brown skin. "

Chenxi tilted her head, her eyes full of curiosity, like a newborn baby, eager for everything in this world.

But there were also embarrassing moments.

After all, her physical condition was worrying, and Zhou Yuan had to take care of her eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. In hot weather, Zhou Yuan had to bathe her.

There were no women in the army, and he had to do everything himself.

Because he was not good at these things, Chenxi caught a cold, so he boiled medicine for her and took care of her until she got better.

During the journey of more than ten days, Chenxi gradually had no barriers to Zhou Yuan, her smile became more obvious, and she also had a sense of dependence.

Sometimes she didn't want to sit in a wheelchair, but let Zhou Yuan carry her on his back to go out for a walk.

She liked to lie in Zhou Yuan's arms, and she seemed to sleep better that way.

She made rapid progress, and it was easy for her to hold a pen, and she could write some commonly used characters.

And after having a certain foundation, she learned the subsequent characters too quickly, Dozens or even hundreds of them a day, it was easy.

Her skin gradually became firm and fair, and her body gradually became full of flesh and blood.

She was undergoing an amazing transformation.

A pampered life, growing wildly.

Zhou Yuan discovered many advantages of Chenxi.

Or, she was a genius.

Her memory became better and better, and her learning ability became stronger and stronger. She could even understand simple mathematical addition and subtraction, and for some slightly complicated problems, she could also give answers through thinking.

Zhou Yuan even thought that if her background was not so tragic, she might be a very remarkable woman.

Sometimes fate is so unfair. She has a rare talent and a tragic fate.

She could have been a scholar, or even a scientist, but she was just treated as a beauty pot that was not even an animal.

"Chenxi, today I will test you on the Analects of Confucius. You only need to write ten sentences. "

Zhou Yuan originally wanted to ask her five sentences, but was afraid that she would answer easily.

Chenxi took the brush and started writing, one sentence, two sentences, eight sentences, ten sentences... until the 26th sentence, she shook her head.

Zhou Yuan swallowed and said, "It's not that you forgot the content behind, but I only taught you 26 sentences."

Chenxi smiled happily, then opened her arms and pouted.

This was asking Zhou Yuan to reward her.

"You are great!"

Zhou Yuan hugged her and pinched her face.

Chenxi was very happy and wrote two words on the paper: "Zhou Yuan."

Zhou Yuan asked in confusion: "I didn't teach you how to write my name!"

Chenxi thought for a while, and then wrote: "There are these two words in other sentences, I wrote them down."

Zhou Yuan couldn't help laughing and said, "You are really a genius. You can learn so many words in half a month."

Chenxi tilted her head and wrote again: "Daddy Zhou Yuan. "

Zhou Yuan was stunned, then smiled helplessly: "Do you want me to be your father? But it's not suitable, I'm only 19 years old this year."

Chenxi wrote: "Brother."

"This is quite suitable."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said: "You will be my sister from now on. We are about to arrive in Shenjing. I will tell you who are in my brother's family."

So, the two of them chatted happily again.

Arrived in Shenjing CityZhou Yuan suddenly looked back and found that he didn't feel bored at all along the way.

On the contrary, it was very fulfilling and interesting.

And the skinny, dark-skinned, introverted and timid girl disappeared at some point, replaced by fair skin, delicate cheeks, straight nose, clear eyes, curved eyelashes, black and shiny long hair...

In just over half a month, Chenxi seemed to have been reborn.

Zhou Yuan carried her on his back and chuckled, "Look, Chenxi! We're in the capital!"

In front, the city gate was wide open and the dragon flag was flying.

Empress Zhaojing, with hundreds of civil and military officials, thousands of imperial guards, and tens of thousands of people, welcomed the heroes of the Five Army Camps at the city gate.

This battle had extraordinary significance for the traumatized Jin Dynasty.

Seeing this magnificent scene, Chenxi was a little scared and hid her head behind Zhou Yuan.

Then she hugged Zhou Yuan's neck and stuck her head out again.

It seemed that she was not hugging a person, but a natural wall that could protect her from all disasters.

Zhou Yuan saw the eldest sister on the dragon chariot in the distance.

Today is July 14th, and it has been more than four months since I parted with the eldest sister.

Missing her, at this moment, reached its peak.

Zhou Yuan's eyes were a little red, and he choked up and said, "Chenxi, we are home."