It was half-dark and half-dark, Chu Shou was pulled up from his sleep by Ah Shui. With sleepy eyes, he could vaguely hear the orioles in the backyard, and the light gradually flowed into the house, climbing up to his eyebrows and covering the space between them.
, seems to have swept away the fatigue of the night.
The day is like white wings, and the wind blows away the remaining clouds.
A few more rains sneaked up during the night, and the fresh air flowed into the house with the breeze, which only made people want to hide in bed more and more.
"If I get up so early every day, I'm afraid I'll be like my uncle and suffer from frequent headaches."
Chu Shou stared at himself in the bronze mirror, like a walking zombie, his eyes were empty, and he was so sleepy that he let Ah Shui try on any gold hairpin, silver hairpin, jade hairpin... this flower, that flower...
"Today is your first day back. The general gave orders last night. You want to come over to have dinner with us, so you have to be well prepared." Ah Shui frowned and tugged at the hairpin in his hand, not knowing which one to choose.
"Isn't it the same for lunch?" Chu Shou said weakly like a dead duck, as if his soul had been sucked out.
Ah Shui chuckled at the side and said: "You may not be able to see the Prime Minister at noon!"
"What about tonight?"
"The less I see you at night..."
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It's a bit ridiculous to say that although the Chu family has such great achievements and excellent fortune and official fortune, the terrible thing is that everyone in the family has a bad fate and does not have a good death. They die crazy and crazy, but only one
Leaving an old man and a young child alive, Chu Shou believed in the more intuitive strange circle of the Chu family more than the curse of the Witch Clan goddess not being able to survive until the age of eighteen.
Let's start with her grandparents' generation - the majestic General Chu Xing and the late emperor's youngest daughter Princess Changning.
At that time, the world was in chaos, and three forces were entrenched. The three forces headed by the Northern Territory, the Central Plains, and Youyan each divided their territories and divided the world into three parts.
It was agreed that the country should be divided and governed, but local resources are uneven and unevenly allocated. The northern border is dry, which makes it even more difficult to survive in winter. Especially during the rainy season, waterlogging occurs frequently along the border, making it miserable.
Following the trend, the war is about to break out.
In the north, especially along the border, the two countries joined forces and vowed to annex the Central Plains, which was under attack from both sides.
Taizu ordered Chu Xing and Gu Zhun, the Marquis of Xuanping, who were also generals, to lead their armies to fight in the south and north respectively. In order to protect the country, they had to leave their wives and children to guard in Kyoto.
At the right time, Chu Xing and Chang Ning were married less than half a year ago. Princess Chang Ning initially insisted on going to the north with her husband, but fate played a trick on her. Before leaving, she was diagnosed with pregnancy, so she had no choice but to give up her decision to go with her husband and stay in Kyoto.
When Gu Hou went south, Mrs. Gu Hou was already pregnant with Liujia. The two agreed that if a boy and a girl were born, they would make a marriage arrangement and get married. If they were both boys or girls, they would marry Jinlan.
help each other.
However, no one can guarantee how the war will develop. Will it repel the northern border? Or repel the Youyan? Will it defend the Central Plains? Or will the country and family be destroyed?
Nothing is certain, and everyone secretly makes the worst plan in their hearts.
Later, every time General Chu drank sake and recalled the past, he would always mention to Chu Shou the scene when Chang Ning, dressed in red, climbed the tower and played drums to march for the soldiers.
"It was early winter at that time, with heavy snowfall. I only heard the thumping of drums and a flash of red. But as soon as I heard it, I knew it was your grandmother. She was the only one in Kyoto who could do such a thing. It was just a coincidence.
Cold, if she wears that nice thin shirt, she will definitely freeze to death..."
Fortunately, Chu Xing won the first battle, and then his momentum was overwhelming. The war lasted for more than half a year, and he forced the northern border back and sued for peace.
Then he went south non-stop to reinforce Marquis Xuanping, and fought all the way. Not only did he regain the city, but he also expanded his territory to the capital of Youyan.
Taizu changed the name of the country to Ming Qi. In this year, the territory of Ming Qi reached the largest scale in history. The wars were over, and the affected areas were waiting for reconstruction and revival.
After returning to Beijing, Chu Xing was named the general of the country. However, Youyan was made a vassal state of the Ming Qi Dynasty. However, there were still constant riots in the northern border. In order to protect the people's lives, he led troops to guard the northern border. Later, when his daughter was born
He also failed to stay by Princess Changning's side.
The family spends less time together and more time apart.
Princess Changning was exhausted after giving birth, her vitality was severely damaged, and her heart was depressed. She died in the arms of her children on a winter night in the fifth year of guarding the frontier.
"Every letter she sent always said that you are in good health and don't worry about it. I'm stupid. I'm just a rough man. He only knows how to march and fight. If Changning marries Su Hanlin, who is a Wen Zou Zou,
You will definitely have a smooth life and be full of children and grandchildren."
Chu Xing regretted his life. Besides Chang Ning, he had two children. When he learned about Chang Ning's death, he was heartbroken. But for some unknown reason, even after the border areas were pacified, he never set foot in Kyoto again.
Chu Shou smiled brightly. After hearing the whole story, he laughed and scolded: No wonder a pair of children don't want you, you deserve it.
There are no two sides in this world. My grandfather failed his grandmother and his family for the sake of his country and the people. And her father, perhaps because he hated his own father so much, rebelled against everyone for the sake of the woman he loved.
Princess Changning named her eldest son Chu An and her youngest daughter Chu Nian, with the intention of calming Ankang and never forgetting her.
And her impression of her father and mother only stayed on the summer night when she was five years old. At that time, she learned the story of her parents from the tribesmen through hard work.
Her mother was a goddess of the witch clan. She fell in love with her father at first sight when she followed Azu to Beijing. Her father ran away with her mother despite the family's objections, and they finally got married.
When he reappeared, his mother returned to the Youbei Witch Clan with a big belly, and she was inside her belly.
The mysterious ethnic group carries a mysterious curse. It is recorded in the book that the heavenly maidens must sacrifice for the heavenly official. Even if the heavenly official does not appear in the world, they often will not survive until the age of eighteen.
The day she was born happened to be her mother's birthday.
She lost her mother when she was born.
And lovers are separated by yin and yang.
My father was deeply affected and stayed in front of the grave every day. Within a few days, he was filled with grief and anger. He was said to have gone crazy and disappeared.
It wasn't until Chu Shou was six years old that General Chu decided to return to the imperial court and take his granddaughter back to Kyoto.
Under the same roof, soon, when they were choosing a son-in-law for Chu Nian, the relationship between father and daughter dropped to a freezing point. She was already wasting her age, and after choosing and choosing, she actually fell in love with a man who had not yet entered the official career, and who also had a better personality.
Chu Shou was a poor scholar who had a son two years older.
The scholar's surname was Fei and his given name was Zheyan. His posthumous official title was Zaifu, and his son Fei Yi was a young general.
Chu Shou clearly remembered that the war lasted for half a year. The little aunt cried, made trouble, and hung herself. Finally, she forced the old man to nod, and they got married. The family moved into the house next to the General's Mansion, but
They treat each other with respect and are harmonious.
Now the General's Mansion is becoming more and more desolate, with only an old man and a granddaughter left, and the evening scene is desolate...
Unfortunately, just a few days after the peaceful life, the Chu family seemed to be under a curse. Chu thought that she would have a difficult childbirth, leaving one dead and two dead. When she left, she told her to treat her father and brother's orphans well, provide for them until they die, and marry a wife.
Later, my cousin led troops to guard the frontier, and my uncle moved to the General's Mansion and lived in my aunt's courtyard. He treated her and grandpa carefully and tried his best in everything, which led to the current situation.
The older the old man gets, the more desolate Chu Shou feels. In the Nuo Da General Mansion, the dead are scattered, and the white-haired people send the black-haired people. In the face of life and death, everything is just an ant under the giant wheel. The dead are gone, and the living
People are still struggling to hold on, and living seems to be no longer living for themselves...
Chu Shou has a big heart and doesn't get entangled. Although he has neither parents nor brothers and sisters to take care of him, but there are still people who care about him when he is alive in the world, he already feels that fate has been kind to him, and he is always grateful.
I just think about all these things occasionally, and I can't help but curse the old man and feel all kinds of things in my heart.
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Before he could sit down at the dining table, a burst of hearty laughter came along the corridor to the front hall, passed through the screen and flew directly into Chu Shou's ears in the wind.
She was so shocked that she raised her breath, pulled away from Ah Shui's shoulder, tried to wake herself up, put on her shoes carelessly, and hurriedly walked over.
He flew up to worship and shouted in a rough voice:
"Meet the general, the general is mighty——"
The amused old General Chu laughed loudly, waved his hand, and quickly picked up his precious granddaughter. He didn't put down the corner of his mouth for a long time.
In fact, Chu Shou just pretended to kneel down and was helped up before his knees even bent. How could the old man be willing to let his own granddaughter kneel down...
After sitting down and taking a closer look, General Chu frowned, his eyes full of concern, and asked anxiously: "Qingqing has lost a lot of weight, but is it the root cause of the disease?"
Chu Shou served the tea and quickly waved his hand: "No, no, the root of the disease is so easy to get."
General Chu took the tea and was busy denying it. He snorted and said: "Look at your uncle, since your sister-in-law passed away, he became seriously ill. He has been there for two or three months. When there is a little wind,
The rain will definitely... give me headaches and make my teeth grimace in pain."
"As for you, you have been in bed for half a year, and the old man from the witch clan is totally incompetent. He talked about resting and absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, but he refused to let me take you back to Kyoto. Bah, if I were here, your grandpa,
You won’t have to suffer for so long!”
After saying that, he blew his beard and stared in anger, put down his chopsticks, and started chewing angrily.
Chu Shou was also busy with his luck. There were lonely old people on both sides. They were generally pitiful, but they couldn't favor one over the other...
Fortunately, by chance, my uncle arrived late, followed by a boy holding a gauze hat and arranging his official uniform as he walked.
Unexpectedly, he broke into the tiger and wolf den. When he raised his eyes, he saw his father-in-law sitting there angrily. He also ignored Chu Shouxing's salutation and hurriedly grabbed a few sweets and pastries that were enough to fill his stomach.
He turned around and started to run away, muttering: "Ah, okay, okay, get up, get up, my uncle will be late for the court, let's go, let's go."
Before Old General Chu could speak, he ran away. He could only point at the back of the hurriedly leaving figure, becoming increasingly angry.
"Come on, come on, have a sip of soup and feel better."
"If he was my soldier, I would have someone tie him up and show him to me one by one, street by street. It turned out that he was old and married for the third time, so it was very difficult to find him. It was not easy to find a few suitable ones.
Yes, let others go again!"
Chu Shou said angrily: "Who doesn't know that my uncle is very kind, so why do you force others to make things difficult?"
The old man pursed his lips and did not answer. Instead, he faced his feet and said teasingly: "Jinhu, hey, hey, hey, let's go find a bride for our uncle, ah? We won't eat these, and grandpa will buy you some from the snack shop in the south of the city.
The peach blossom cake inside, let’s go, let’s go…”
After that, an old man pulled a dog and left, waving the cattail leaf fan.
Chu Shou put down his chopsticks and exclaimed: "Ha!? I've been living with a dog for the rest of my life!"
Before eating a few mouthfuls, Sanqian came running all the way, panting heavily, resting on his knees, but he was confused and asked: "What is going on? Where are the general and the prime minister?"
Ah Shui winked desperately, signaling her not to say more, so as not to upset Chu Shou.
"Hmph, I thought I was an old man crying at home every day. I didn't expect that holding a dog would make me feel closer than my own granddaughter."
After hearing this, Sanqian pursed his lips towards Ashui, then took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Chu Shou: "Miss, the people in the palace wrote back, saying that in addition to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the entire palace, large and small palaces
There was no sign of him among the errands."
"And I also asked everyone present yesterday. Except for you, no one else remembered that there was such a small internal official."
Chu Shou frowned and murmured: "How is it possible..."
"There were a total of fifteen people who were guarding your lords in front of Funing Palace last night. They were all recorded in the book. After I looked through it, there was no one named Zhu Nan."
"Where's the flying tower?"
"Recently, in order to celebrate the birthday of Concubine Rong, His Majesty actually ordered someone to build a flying tower. It was just completed a month ago. For some reason, he sent the imperial army to garrison in the past few days. Later, he sent people to clean it up. He said that it will be the future of the concubine.
That’s where the banquet was chosen.”
"Furthermore..." Sanqian hesitated and was about to give up, but said with a troubled face: "Furthermore, when I entered the palace, I met Eunuch Jinxiao who was next to Your Majesty. He asked me to leave a message to you, saying... that Your Majesty
It's not like he slipped and fell... The current situation in the government is in chaos and no one can believe it. Please, the princess, find a solution quickly."
Chu Shou lowered his eyes and put his right hand on his forehead, "They are really bold. If it is not a mistake, then all this will make sense."
Zhao Wuji said that apart from the bruise on the back of his head, His Majesty also had multiple contusions and fractures on his body, which did not look like being trampled by a horse, but looked like he had fallen from a high platform.
The little official who borrowed an umbrella to deliver the message last night also said he fell from a high platform.
And it was not a mistake, it was a confirmation of the "silver ring in one's hand". If someone in the palace really wanted to harm His Majesty, her move to remind Concubine Rong to continue the Qianqiu Banquet in order to stabilize people's hearts was undoubtedly a provocation to the murderer. Otherwise, the murderer would take advantage of this.
Ci Qianqiuyan continued to commit crimes, but it was self-defeating.
However, nowadays, how many people are ready to take action? Even if the murderer who really pushed down the Holy Emperor does not show up, how many people will be behind it to add fuel to the flames and take the opportunity to disrupt the situation...
After thinking about it, Chu Shou solemnly said: "Three thousand, I have a letter here. You should send it to King Zhongshan immediately and tell him to do as per the letter. Also, on the way, please ask Wei Tong to send someone to guard the main hall of His Majesty.
Then lead the troops to join me at the Metropolitan Procuratorate."
Chu Shou took out a jade talisman from his waist, with the word "Xuanji" engraved on it, surrounded by green bamboo and flying swallows.
Sanqian took the mysterious jade talisman and looked a little embarrassed: "This..."
Chu Shou breathed a long sigh of relief, raised his eyes, his eyes were shining brightly, and said: "Go, it seems that your Majesty's guess is right. Instead of sitting back and waiting for death, it is better to take the initiative. If you have the right opportunity, this limelight will not be in vain."