Chapter 666 Chapter 665 Brother and sister get together
As Old Man Qi and Old Mrs. Tian listened to their grandchildren's words, their expressions kept changing with their words, and finally turned into expressions of pride.
If they can lead the people in a place to live a good life, their eldest son is going to be successful.
Old man Qi asked Sanlang: "How are your father and mother?"
"Okay, sir, the Qi Army now has 300,000 people, and the entire Northwest Army has reached nearly 500,000. They are all under the command of my father alone. Mom lives in the general's mansion in the city, and she is very powerful now.
, formed an army of women specifically to stand up for the oppressed women."
Hearing that the couple was actually living a good life, Old Man Qi felt relieved.
The brothers were telling each other about the fun experiences they remembered. Qi Baoer and Da Li would occasionally interject a few words, amusing Old Man Qi and Old Mrs. Tian so much that the corners of their eyes never dropped.
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It wasn't until they saw a tired look in their eyes that the brother and sister resigned and left, then moved to Qi Bao'er's yard.
The servants there have already prepared all the steps before the barbecue in the garden. All they have to do is wait for them to come and start grilling.
Maybe it's because of the strong blood relationship. Although they were separated for several years, after getting back together again, there is still no sense of alienation between the brothers and sisters.
There is no need for brothers to be coquettish, everyone sat around the fire, each holding meat or vegetables while chatting.
As the eldest brother, Daliang spoke first. He raised the wine glass in his hand and said, "I have worked hard for you all these years."
Then drink it all in one gulp.
The two men and three men also raised their glasses and drank.
After drinking, Er Lang raised his hand and slapped Da Lang, "We brothers say this is boring, but to be honest, my third brother and I are more comfortable in the northwest."
It's not like he didn't know the uncle's real purpose of leaving Da Lang behind.
Let's put it this way, the Qi family without my sister is just rootless duckweeds in this world. No matter how beautiful the surface is, it is only the surface.
Isn't the reason why the emperor re-employed his uncle because he is Bao'er's biological father?!
It's not that the uncle is incompetent, but he is not the only one who has the ability. The Qi family is just from a peasant family, so how can they be worthy of the emperor's special look?
Isn’t it because of Bao’er?!
Bao'er just isn't here, but as long as Bao'er's biological father is here, no matter where Bao'er is, she will come back one day.
The uncle left his eldest brother behind because he hoped that they would not have the chance to become a shackle and burden to Bao'er again.
The uncle went to the northwest to find a way to capture the northwest, and the eldest brother, the uncle also had high hopes. He probably hoped that the eldest brother could enter the court, and it would be best to occupy a seat.
In this way, with Northwest and an eldest brother who can speak in court, when Bao'er comes back, their Qi family will become Bao'er's most solid backing.
Really feel confident.
It was not easy for them to go to the northwest. At that time, the northwest was poor and chaotic, and the people were still ignorant. But it was even more difficult for the elder brother.
Because there is an advantage in the northwest, that is, the sky is high and the emperor is far away; and the eldest brother is at the feet of the emperor, surrounded by nobles from aristocratic families. How can it be easy for the eldest brother, a young scholar from a peasant family, to stand out?
There are three states in the northwest. As long as the officials of these three states are controlled, the northwest will be the uncle's world.
It seems extremely rebellious to say this, but it is true.
At that time, the uncle brought 120,000 Qi family troops, which was less than half of the original garrison in the northwest. However, the combat effectiveness of each Qi family army was more than twice that of the original garrison.
Erlang smiled and said: "What the third brother just said to my grandma is not entirely true. When my uncle arrived in the northwest, the first one he dealt with was actually the Northwest Army.
Several former deputy generals in the Northwest Army had very good ideas. The imperial edict was that the uncle would be named the Northwest General and go to the northwest to lead the Northwest Army. However, they planned to merge the Qi Family Army into the Northwest Army, and then ignore the uncle and let the uncle
Be a great general with no fame."
Sanyang sneered and took over, "Is dad the one who can do such stupid things? Dad led the Qi family army directly into the northwest camp, beat them all to the ground, and then arrested a few lieutenants.
, and then check them carefully.”
Liu Lang: "The northwest general in front thought that the emperor was far away and no one would find out about the northwest, so he dared to embezzle military pay. With a general like him, how could his lieutenants be so clean?!
When the uncle checked, he found out that he was so serious that he even allowed his soldiers to kill a good man and risk his success."
Both Qi Baoer and Da Li were noncommittal and did not express any opinions. That was their biological father, what could they say?!
but···
Neither of them believed that all the leaders in the former Northwest Army had problems.
After talking about the matter of seizing one soldier and one power, Erlang and others moved to the northwest to focus on the people's livelihood at that time.
This has to be said.
Erlang said that the government did not do anything, and even went too far.
For example, although there are government offices everywhere, the people have no way to complain.
For example, when you see a government official, your first instinct is to run.
Another example is that the people who enter people's homes to smash, smash, and rob are not bandits, but government servants wearing official uniforms.
Let’s put it this way, the government in the Northwest at that time was just like the ‘Revolutionary Committee’ during the special period of Qi Baoer’s previous life; for the people, there was no sense of security, and on the contrary, it was an existence that frightened them.
A few people from Siliang talked about the bad habits among the people.
For example, the people in the northwest despise women.
To what extent does one despise someone?
In the northwest, women have no human rights at all. Before they get married, they are the property of their parents, which is tradable; after they get married, they are the property of their husband's family, which is also tradable.
Unmarried women are not allowed to appear in public, and married women must wrap themselves up like a mummy when going out.
If a woman's hand is seen by a man, the woman must marry that man, otherwise she will have no choice but to have her hair twisted and become a sister-in-law; because the woman's family will not allow her to be alive and affect the family.
Other girls.
This is just a small part of the bad habits.
Things like using dead people for incest marriages are a very common thing in the northwest.
Widows are not allowed to remarry, but brothers can share one wife.
"It is not difficult to seize the military power, but it is difficult to change the minds of the people in the northwest."
Er Liang smiled bitterly and said, "Even now, many of them still have not changed their minds."
Daliang handed the roasted meat to Erlang, took the chicken wings from his hand and continued to roast them, while saying: "It's not just in the northwest. I've been to many places in the past few years, like the ones you mentioned, where
All.”
It just seems so sad when they are all lumped together.
Daliang talked about something he encountered when he went out with Lu Qinghe a while ago, "At that time, my husband and I got separated from the group and stayed in a small village in the mountains.
The village is surrounded by mountains, has no fields, and relies on hunting for a living.
There are very few women in the village. My husband and I stayed there for two days, but we didn’t see a single woman or a girl in the village.
Later we found out that there were women in the village.
Those women were bought from outside by everyone in their village who raised money together, and they were the common wives of everyone in their village;
The people in their village felt that the women were dirty and not worthy of living with them in the village; but they also wanted to continue the family line, so they built another place in the woods outside the village for them to live.
Those women who gave birth to a boy would be taken back to the village; if they gave birth to a girl, they would be executed on the spot.
When these women get older, they will go down the mountain and continue to buy."
Everyone: "..."
Suddenly the barbecue in my hand no longer smells good.
Sorry, my dears, I had a fever last night and I overslept on an intravenous drip today.