The author of the book "The Book of the Dead"

Chapter 58 Mid-Autumn Festival, everything is perfect (please subscribe)

Wutong Garden.

A faint light falls on the shade of the trees, and the leaves of the phoenix tree turn yellow.

The water in the pond is green and mandarin ducks are playing in the water.

Under the phoenix tree, Zhu Yingtai was enjoying the cool with a hat on, while Liang Yue was lying on another lounge chair.

The years are leisurely and comfortable.

Zhu Yingtai suddenly straightened up.

"what happened?"

Zhu Yingtai pointed to the two loquat trees in the courtyard, her eyes curved into crescents, and said, "Next year, the child will have loquats to eat."

"Don't think too much. Write a letter to your parents-in-law to announce the good news."

"Yes, okay." Zhu Yingtai nodded obediently, and then she couldn't sit still and went to play with the children.

"Be careful, don't fall!"

"understood!"

Back mountain.

Liang Yue told Shi Quanzi about the happy event.

"Congratulations. Have you thought of a name for your child?" Shi Quanzi smiled slightly, feeling happy in his heart.

I was not happy for myself, but for this young friend who was much older than me.

"The man's name is Jingming, and the woman's name is Heyun."

Liang Yue talked about future plans.

"It is best for men not to go into politics. If they do, the most they can do is inherit a title. After inheriting the title, they can go to Mount Gezao and become a Taoist priest. It is enough to live a peaceful life."

"What if he doesn't want to and insists on making something great?" Shi Quanzi asked back.

"Then respect the child's opinion. I will only be responsible for raising him." Liang Yue said with a smile.

The atmosphere was silent.

Liang Yue suddenly spoke up and said, "Since my grandmother passed away, I have discovered something."

"What's the matter?"

"Everything will eventually wither, things will age, paint will fade. If new life comes out and we watch them grow, maybe the years to come will be more vibrant."

The mentality of ordinary people will eventually grow old.

Yingtai will also grow from a girl into a woman, and her previous children's games will become childish and boring.

If you have children and grandchildren, you can play with them, and your old age will have a touch of color.

Otherwise, you will never have children, and when you get old you will only be able to look at each other with tears in your eyes.

After hearing Liang Yue's insights, Shi Quanzi's eyes gradually became dim.

"I'm sorry, senior, I hurt you."

"Go rest!"

……

"By the way, how did Sun Yue die?"

Liang Yue told Shi Quanzi what had happened and he laughed out loud.

"Does the Sun family dare to show up now?"

"I hope they show up, otherwise how can I get the six treasures." Liang Yue said with a smile.

Besides, he had never seen a top-level expert from another species.

It is said that the internal strength of this kind of master is equivalent to that of an ordinary master for sixty years. They can be described as human-shaped beasts, but they are not expected to live long, after all, the internal strength of alien species is harmful to the body.

"The Sun family will stay quiet for a while. Even if they come, they will not show up in public. If they show up, I will help them dissect their bodies."

The Sun family wanted to take the upper-class route and did not want to repeat Zhang Jiao's old path. In the era of manor economy, the nobles and powerful families could easily increase their military forces and build forts everywhere. Zhang Jiao's old path was doomed to fail.

If you understand the politics of the Jin Dynasty, you will find that usurping the throne is not too difficult. It is nothing more than taking control of the armed forces and gaining the support of other big families.

……

Jiankang City.

The residence of Sima Daozi, Prince of Langya, recorder of the Shangshu affairs, acting emperor, and commander-in-chief of all military forces at home and abroad.

Sun Tai paid a visit to Sima Daozi. Facing this top master of the Sima family, he did not feel at ease at all.

"Greetings to the King."

"Want to rebel?"

"My subordinates are ignorant."

"Then hold it in." Sima Daozi smiled coldly.

"Yes!"

After that, the Sun family calmed down and did not dare to overstep their authority.

……

A few days later.

Wang Ningzhi urgently reported the military achievements to the court.

Liang Yue recommended Xiao Ming, Xu Xianzhi and Tan Shao, but Liu Chong and Lin Jian did not need to be recommended because they had military merits.

"Xu Xianzhi was rewarded for recruiting volunteers to fight the bandits and was appointed as the chief officer of Kuaiji County. He assisted the governor in handling internal affairs."

"Xiao Ming is recommended as the commander of the city gates, and Tan Shao as the deputy commander."

"Lin Jian, appointed as the magistrate of Shangyu County."

"Liu Chong, the commander of the Yangwu Commandery in Kuaiji, was in charge of the military affairs of the prefecture. He was granted the Yuyao Ma's Fortress."

"Liu Huaijing...He Jingzhi..." The others were Liu Chong's followers.

Outside the county government gate, everyone was in high spirits. Although they were still corrupt officials looked down upon by the aristocratic families, at least they had the power of the county government in their hands.

"Haha!" Liu Chong laughed at everyone else, "What a pity that my third brother is not here."

"The owner of the manor won't care about these powers." Xu Xianzhi smiled, "But the owner of the manor is very famous. When the news of that day spread, the famous scholars in Jiangzuo all said: 'Anshi in the mountains.'" "Third brother will probably have a headache when he hears this, right?" Liu Chong was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. It was not that he was jealous of his third brother. His third brother was most afraid of trouble.

I just feel that after fighting so hard, it’s not as good as a few words from the nobles.

Ever since Xie Daoyuan said that he was quite similar to his uncle Anshi, Liang Yue's reputation, which had been suppressed with great difficulty, has risen again.

"Everyone, I will go back to take care of important matters first. We will meet again another day."

……

"The conquest has been completed, and Kuaiji has been settled!"

Liang Yue finished making a furnace of elixir.

In terms of worldly matters, we are finally secure.

There were ten counties in Kuaiji Prefecture, of which Yuyao, Shangyu, and Zhuji were large counties where people settled down. The three counties surrounded Shanyin, the seat of Kuaiji Prefecture.

With Shanyin Liang as the axis, there are three counties outside to guard it and provide support at any time.

With the combined efforts of several forts and surrounding villages, there are up to 8,000 soldiers and horses.

The Liang family annexed the nearby Ma family's properties and made 1,800 households their vassal.

People from Liuzhuang and Liu Chong gradually came onto the stage of history.

The poor hold important secrets, while the nobles only have a nominal title.

This is Liang Yue’s strategy.

Liuzhuang is managed by Bao Qian and Tan Daoji. Now it just needs to develop slowly and promote Qiminshu by the way.

"Haha, there's nothing else to do but make the elixir. Jingming, watch the fire!"

Liang Yue guided Xu Jingming in refining the elixir, as if the course of history had nothing to do with him.

On August 15th, everyone was busy.

We made an appointment to meet at Jishan.

Liu Chong's family, Xu Xianzhi's family, Lin Jian's family, the Tan Shao brothers, Xiao Ming, Bao Qian, and Zhu Xiongtai also came to visit their sister.

Kuaiji Mountain, on the shore of a lake.

The autumn weather is refreshing and the breeze is cool.

Everyone raised their glasses and drank to celebrate the landing and prosperity of the family.

Children were running everywhere, and Liu Jue became the king of the children. Liu Yifeng, the eldest son of the Liu family, was held in Zhu Yingtai's arms. The child was well-behaved and didn't say a word.

Zhu Yingtai's belly was slightly bulging.

"Brother-in-law, long time no see." Liang Yue toasted Zhu Xiongtai.

"Hey, you guys don't come back to visit. Your mother misses you so much." Zhu Xiongtai said with a slightly dissatisfied tone.

"There was a lot of war and chaos, and Yingtai was pregnant, so it was really busy."

"That's fine, remember to go home."

"Third brother, I can't spend New Year's Day with you this year."

Liu Chong sat next to Liang Yue.

"It's okay. Let's set this time from now on. We can get together on August 15th every year, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, to enjoy the moon and drink. Isn't it wonderful?" Liang Yue said with a smile.

"Mid-Autumn Festival?" Liu Chong looked puzzled. He knew about moon-watching, but he didn't understand Mid-Autumn Festival.

Liang Yue was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. From today on, it will be called Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Okay, okay." Liu Chong raised his glass and told everyone.

On the other hand, celebrities traveled around the country.

I saw Shan Zhong An Shi was here, so I came to visit him.

"It's just a small reputation, thank you for the compliment." Liang Yue couldn't bear the flattery.

Upon learning that the master of painting Gu Kaizhi was among the crowd, Liang Yue took out a bottle of elixir and exchanged it for a painting from him.

"What do you want to paint?" asked Gu Kaizhi.

"For one painting, just paint what we look like now. As for the clothes... paint them as wedding dresses. Try to make them as realistic as possible." Liang Yue thought for a moment and said.

"...Okay." Gu Kaizhi was a little surprised as he had never painted in this style before.

He just glanced at the two of them and hid aside to start writing.

Liu Chong came over again.

"Third brother, the books found in the aristocratic family have been sent to you."

"Thank you, big brother. Remember to let me know if you have any news about the blessed land in the future."

"Okay, I wish you a happy ascension to heaven." Liu Chong joked. The third brother is really indifferent to fame and fortune, unlike other celebrities who take shortcuts to fame, and has the style of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove.

"of course."

"Go!"

As evening approached, everyone returned home.

Liang Yue returned home with the portrait.

The courtyard is deep and the shadows of the trees are swaying.

There is a bright moon hanging high in the sky.

"Shan Bo..."

"what happened?"

"You make elixirs every day. Will you become an immortal one day and fly away, never to be seen again?"

"No, we will grow old together." Liang Yue replied.

"Will we be able to meet again in the underworld?"

"Will do."

Liang Yue looked into the void, as if looking into an unknown future.

If you keep tempering yourself along the way, you will eventually achieve perfection.

(End of this chapter)