Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 235 Is there such a thing?
Chai Shao, who was also one of the fierce generals in Lingyan Pavilion, has now turned into a little man who has suffered a lot of grievances along the way. Sitting in the carriage, he keeps recounting all the misfortunes that have happened to him in the past ten years.

Xia Lin could only comfort herself about this. After all, this was the result of a weak man marrying a strong woman, especially when the woman was strong in all aspects, from personal ability to family background.

He is actually not a bad person. Any girl who could marry Chai Shao would be very happy. He is good-looking, has a good figure, and comes from a good family. He is a rare talent.

Unfortunately, his wife is the daughter of Li Yuan, and Princess Pingyang marrying him was considered marrying down, which was the same as Princess Changle. But the problem was that Princess Pingyang was not love-brained. If she was like the love-brained girl in his family, then everything would be easy.

So when it comes to marriage, whether it is managed or not can only account for 30% of the effect, and the remaining 70% depends on the people. If one party is a complete idiot, then life will be impossible.

Unfortunately, Chai Shao met such a complete idiot. Or maybe she can't be called an idiot, she's not stupid but obviously doesn't understand how to switch identities, she's a general outside and she's still a general at home, how can this family stay apart? After all, there must be principles within the family, but there are still many things that require compromise.

Chai Shao was obviously very upset and had completely exploded after this incident. He knew that it would be useless to talk to the parents of either family, as only the king of a country could make the decision for him.

After a bumpy journey, we arrived at Fuliang. It was already summer now. The cicadas were chirping and the sun was scorching, making people irritated day and night.

When he first arrived, Chai Shao was shocked when he saw Fuliang. He had heard that this place was prosperous, but he did not expect it to be so prosperous.

Even in the height of summer, the city is still bustling with people, and the products of various merchants can even fill up an entire street.

There is an endless stream of ships on the river, large and small.

And this is just the commercial area of ​​Fuliang County. The industrial area in the distance extends all the way along the river. The smoke billowing out of the chimneys makes it look bustling.

It is no exaggeration to say that its scale may not be as large as Chang'an and Luoyang, but its prosperity is definitely not inferior to those few big cities. As for Longcheng... Come on, Longcheng is indeed an important town in the north, but how can a military town develop? It has only developed a little after the opening of trade in recent years. Before that, it was very desolate and there was almost no commercial exchange.

“This place is really nice.”

Xia Lin heard what he said and said with a smile: "I'll take you to a better place."

In a blink of an eye, Xia Lin brought him to the Fuliang Post Station, which not only had a heating system in winter, but also had its own cooling system. There were mountains behind the courtyards, and all they had to do was divert the stream on the mountain and use ceramic pipes to lead it down the mountain in sections to let the stream water wash over the roof. The cold stream water would take away the heat in the house. The temperature outside was thirty-five or thirty-six degrees, and the temperature inside the house was only twenty-six or twenty-seven degrees after closing the doors and windows.

First take a bath in the pool of running water, then change into a cotton nightgown, lie down in the cabin and call a few girls to massage your feet and shoulders. It can't be called the ultimate luxury, it's simply like a fairyland.

However, the cost of living here is not cheap. For example, the rent for one of these small courtyards is five taels of silver a day, which is almost as much as a good craftsman's monthly salary. But even with this kind of cost, the courtyards here are so expensive that you can't get a number without making a reservation half a month in advance.

If Xia Lin hadn't reserved his own house, I'm afraid even he wouldn't be able to live there.

Chai Shao lay there enjoying the happiness he had never experienced at the border, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. After all, the people in the south know how to live. Who came up with this thing? It was too comfortable. If he accidentally fell asleep, he might catch a cold here.

"Ah? How can we cool down if the house is not close to the mountain?"

"Don't we have a waterwheel? If we add a channel under the waterwheel to divert water for flushing, the effect will be the same, but the river water is not as cool as the mountain stream water, and the noise is a bit louder."

“Oh~~~” Chai Shao nodded: “I see, I’m glad to learn from you.”

The earliest record of natural air conditioning was in the Ziyu Pavilion built by the Imperial Censor Wang Yu during the Kaiyuan period. This principle was used. The Hanliang Hall in the Daming Palace was derived from this principle, and it could even achieve the effect of "freezing the seat". Later, Shen Kuo and Song Yingxing both compiled and improved this thing.

Anyway, the ancient people just had backward productivity, they were not stupid at all. Although they did do things that lowered their intelligence sometimes, the problem is that people in every era have done many things that lowered their intelligence.

In the evening, Xia Lin invited Chai Shao to dinner. They had a pretty good relationship now. Chai Shao was not an unreasonable person, he just felt wronged.

Xia Lin was also a victim of rumors, so it was a bit unreasonable to embarrass him. In addition, the two of them got along well along the way. At least Xia Lin felt that he liked Chai Shao more of the couple. He was a square man, not calculating, loyal and brave.

After dinner, the two of them started walking around the place. When they came to the outside of a house, Xia Lin looked up and saw that there was a light on. So he coughed and said to Chai Shao, "Brother Chai, wait here for a while."

"Easy to say."

Xia Lin walked to the main door and knocked. The two martial arts masters brought by His Majesty opened the door. When they saw that it was Xia Lin, they were not polite: "His Majesty is having a meal, you wait." "Hey, you two are really ignorant." Xia Lin waved his hand: "Am I the kind of person who harasses His Majesty for no reason? Go and inform him that I brought a shocking show to His Majesty."

The two sturdy men looked at each other, and one of them turned back. Not long after, Tian En came down quickly. When he saw Xia Lin, he exclaimed, "My little ancestor, why are you so careless with your words? You even put on a show that shocked the emperor, and made him not even eat his meal. He was just waiting for your show. You..."

"Oban, let me tell you, this show is worth three years of fun for His Majesty. No, three years of fun is not as good as today's show." Xia Lin lowered his voice and said, "Wait for me to call someone to you."

At this moment even Tian En became curious, he quickly leaned over to take a look, and saw that Xia Lin was indeed walking towards him with someone.

Taking a look at him in the bright moonlight, Tian En was stunned. Isn't this General Zuo Yiwei, Governor of Longcheng, and Princess Pingyang's consort Chai Shao?

His eyes wandered around the two of them, and he was also wondering in his heart... How did these two princes-in-law from different places get together? It seemed that they had a good relationship.
"Huh?" Chai Shao was also stunned when he saw Tian En. He turned around to look at Xia Lin, then looked back at Tian En.

It is said that there are a few people in this world who should not be offended. One is Prime Minister Gao Shilian who is known for his pettiness, one is Marshal Guo Huaiming who has a bad temper, and the other is the eunuch Tian En who is always smiling.

Tian En is a close minister of the emperor, the head of the inner court and has an intelligence agency directly under the Imperial Household Department. If you offend him, you will have a hard time.

And there is another key point that Tian En usually does not act alone, except to deliver some important imperial edicts. Otherwise, wherever he appears, it must mean that person is also there.

Seeing that Tian En was wearing loose and comfortable clothes today, he did not look like he was in a hurry to deliver an imperial edict, which was equivalent to telling others that the person was sitting inside.

"Come on, both of you follow me."

Following Tian En up to the second floor, as soon as he entered the room, Chai Shao saw the man sitting in front of him and immediately knelt at the door: "Long live the emperor..."

"Hey, get up, get up."

At this moment, Emperor Hongbao was wearing a comfortable silk pajamas, leaning back and reading the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, with the sound of water flowing in his ears and some seaside fruits on the table. He seemed to be living a very comfortable life.

"What's the matter? Why did you come all the way here if you're not guarding Dragon City?"

Xia Lin hooked his finger at Tian En, Tian En glanced at Hong Baodi, the old man nodded and he followed him out, closing the door from the outside, Xia Lin immediately took Tian En's hand and said, "He can't speak here, let's go downstairs, I'll talk to Daban."

The superiors and subordinates were saying that Your Majesty should not laugh, but Tian Enneng, the old eunuch, laughed so glamorously.

He was already sixty years old. When had he ever seen a great general being slapped in the face by his own wife in a brothel?

"There's more. Commander Chai told me on the way that when Princess Pingyang came in, he was counting one, two, three, three, two, one. He was so frightened that he sprayed all over the floor along his legs. He couldn't get up for several days. He said he thought he was completely frightened and fainted. He was worried about this all the way. He only recovered after holding his urine a few mornings ago."

When Tian En heard his description, he was out of breath, but he didn't dare to laugh too loudly. His face turned purple and he looked like he would die if he wasn't careful.

"You are such a bad boy, making up stories about others like this."

"It's true. I'm going to exaggerate. From now on, I won't be able to get hard again."

"Okay, okay, don't swear such a vicious oath. You, you, you are so outspoken." Tian En slapped Xia Lin and said, "So this great general came here to complain to the emperor with grievances?"

"OK."

"My God, what a great injustice this is." Tian En also shook his head: "Tell me, what a fuss this is. It is said that even an honest official cannot judge family affairs. This must be very difficult for Your Majesty."

"Oban, this matter is not as simple as a family matter." Seeing that no one was around, Xia Lin leaned close to Tian En's ear and whispered, "This matter may involve the Li family's rebellion."

(End of this chapter)