When I saw Zeng Rou entering the military tent, I couldn't help but be overjoyed. I put the wine jar on the table, stepped forward to greet him, and said, "Miss Zeng, why are you back? Didn't you see your senior brother?"
Zeng Rou lowered her head and said: "I saw you." I wondered: "Then how did you..." Zeng Rou whispered: "I swore to stay and accompany you to Henan, so..." No
Go on.
I thought to myself: "The little girl is so honest. She actually took it seriously when I was teasing her." Fat Toutuo was dumbfounded and his face was deformed as he looked at the two of us.
I thought Fat Toutuo was in the way, so I asked Zeng Rou to come to the back tent to talk.
Zeng Judao: "The senior brothers were very happy to see me. They thought you were going to do something to me. When they saw that I was fine, they asked me to go to the capital with them to handle the matters assigned by Master. But I promised
You, I want to accompany you all the way to Henan, so I told your senior brothers." I said, "What did your senior brothers say?" Zeng Judao: "At first they were unwilling, saying that you must have some agenda, so I will deal with you.
I told them what I said. The senior brothers already know your identity from Uncle Wufu. After listening to what I said, they feel that you value our Wangwu sect and let everyone go. It seems that you are not a bad person, but
Senior brother still doesn’t agree with me following you anymore.”
Speaking of this, Zeng Rou paused and continued: "But you know, I made an oath, and if I violate it, it will be fulfilled on Senior Brother Situ. Therefore, I insisted on coming back. The senior brothers could not persuade me, so I had to
It's up to me." I was very happy and said softly: "You left just now, and I was still sad. I don't know how many days it will take to go to Henan. I don't know how lonely I will be without you. Now can you
It’s great to be back.”
Zeng Rou's face turned red and she said: "You have so many officers and soldiers following you, how can you still be alone?" I laughed and said: "Those are rough and reckless men. How can I be happy talking and laughing with you when I'm with them?"
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Zeng Judao: "I look at the big guy outside. He seems very unhappy." I said: "Ignore him, that guy is like this. In fact, he is not bad, he is just nosy." Fat Toutuo suddenly appeared outside.
He said loudly: "You finally said something nice about me." I laughed and said: "This guy has great ears, and he listened to all our conversations." Zeng Rou smiled and lowered his head.
I was very happy when I saw it and said, "We are just about to have dinner. Let's have some wine together."
Returning to the meeting hall with Zeng Rou, I said to Fat Toutuo: "Remove everything on the table and ask the cooks to bring some more good dishes." Fat Toutuo bulged his eyes and said: "It's ready-made here, why bother?"
Let’s do it again.” I said, “Why don’t you let Miss Zeng eat the leftovers you ate? Go quickly.” Fat Toutuo stuffed another chicken drumstick into his mouth and then left angrily.
In a short time, the cooks came over and cleared the table, brought seven or eight dishes, and changed the wine. As soon as Zeng Rou and I sat down, Fat Toutuo strode in and sat down next to me. I was stunned and said.
"Why are you here again?" Fat Toutuo said, "I just ate and haven't had a few sips of wine yet. You talk about your business and I'll drink it myself."
I knew this guy was trying to get angry with me and wouldn't let me go, so I had to let him sit next to me. I didn't talk to him, and I only had wine and fun with Zeng Rou. With Fat Toutuo present, Zeng Rou was a little reserved, so I taught him
She guessed the game. The little girl didn't seem to have a bright mind in this area. She couldn't learn it after a long time of teaching. Fat Toutuo looked on anxiously and said, "You girl, you are really stupid. Let me teach you." I said:
"I can teach her. If she doesn't, she can learn slowly. Who wants you to bother her?" Fat Toutuo said: "The method you taught is wrong. Let's punch her twice and let her watch and keep it for a while. Then she will understand.
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I thought there was some truth in what he said, so I started playing boxing with him. We played several times, sometimes losing and sometimes winning. Zeng Rou seemed to understand a little bit, so I played a few games with her, and she actually won.
Zeng Rou was very happy. Fat Toutuo was jealous and insisted on giving Zeng Rou a try. Zeng Rou was a little afraid of him, so she was pestered by him at this time, so she had to punch him twice, but Fat Toutuo won both times.
Fat Toutuo was very happy and boasted: "Xiaobao doesn't know anything. You can't learn anything from him. Only with me can you learn something."
I was not convinced and decided to compete with him. Fat Toutuo picked up a jar of wine and said, "You can compete, but if you lose, you have to drink." I said, "Just drink. It's so difficult that I'm afraid you won't succeed."
"Fat Toutuo said: "Okay, Miss Zeng, you can bear witness to us, which one of the deadbeats is a puppy?"
Zeng Rou pursed her lips and smiled, peeking at me, and I said to her: "That's right, Miss Zeng, watch him for me and don't let this puppy play tricks." Fat Toutuo said: "Who is the puppy?
Only then did I know, boy, come on!" Suddenly, there were shouts and shouts in the tent, and I was fighting with Fat Tou Tuo.
This fierce battle lasted until dark. Fat Toutuo and I were both very drunk. Zeng Rou also drank a lot of wine, and her face was all red, which made her look even more delicate.
After the banquet, Fat Toutuo wandered back to the tent to rest. I was too drunk to get up, so Zeng Rou helped me back to the inner tent and put me on the bed. I took advantage of the drunkenness and held her little hand tightly.
, refused to let go no matter what she said, and kept talking to her. She didn't know what she was talking about, and she didn't know how long it took before she finally fell asleep.
I woke up the next day with a splitting headache. I was about to get up when I saw Zeng Rou sitting on a chair at the head of my bed with her head on the bed. She was sleeping soundly. This girl actually stayed with me all night. I couldn't help but be touched.
He couldn't bear to disturb her, so he got out of bed quietly, took a blanket and put it on her body. After leaving the tent, he saw Fuchun Hou, the commander of the Xiaoqi Battalion, outside, and said, "I'm back, I see the emperor."
What?"
Fuchun paid his respects and was about to speak. I quickly stopped him and said, "Let's talk in your tent."
When we arrived at Fuchun's military tent, Fuchun said, "I have reported to the commander-in-chief that I have handed over the prisoner to the emperor." I asked, "What did the emperor say?" Fuchun said, "The emperor has interrogated the prisoner and sent me to the emperor."
He came back without saying anything. Wei Dutong, did we do this wrong? Otherwise, why did the emperor order me to come back without saying anything?"
I chuckled and said, "The Emperor's sage alone shines. He has his own ideas. You don't have to worry too much about it." Fuchun said: "Wei Du solved the doubts in my heart in one word and followed the teachings. It's really satisfying.
.Du Tong, when shall we set off?”
I patted his shoulder and said, "Don't be in a hurry. Leader Fuchun has been traveling for days. It's really hard, so you might as well rest for a while. Walk less today so that everyone can relax." Fuchun said: "Everyone is telling my subordinates.
, It’s really hard to say. Everyone said that we are really lucky to be able to follow Wei Dutong. Among all the civil and military officials in the Qing Dynasty, there is no one else who cares about his subordinates like Dutong. I can’t find anyone else.
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I waited until Zeng Rou woke up before ordering the troops to move out. Zeng Rou knew that I felt sorry for her and couldn't bear to wake her up, so she was at least touched.
After more than ten days of walking and stopping like this, we arrived in Henan. Over these days, Zeng Rou got closer to me and talked a lot about the Wangwu Sect. I also told him some interesting things I encountered,
The two were inseparable and stayed together all day long. Zeng Rou was no longer afraid of Fat Toutuo and could often talk to him.
Although Fat Toutuo was not happy at first, after getting drunk that night, his attitude towards Zeng Rou changed a lot. In addition, after spending more than ten days together, his view of Zeng Rou changed greatly, and he could joke with her from time to time.
, even told me in private: "Miss Zeng has a good heart and is quite honest. It would not be an exaggeration to marry her back."
I finally arrived in Zhengzhou, and I was really reluctant to leave Zeng Rou, but we had promised her a long time ago. We couldn’t cheat on her. Zeng Rou seemed to be reluctant to leave, but because she missed her master, I still had to leave after all.
Fat Toutuo was originally asked to send her to Wangwu Mountain, but Zeng Rou refused. Although the little girl had a gentle temperament, she could not make up her mind no matter what.
I had no choice but to order someone to pick a good horse, hand the reins into her hands personally, and say: "Be careful along the way, I will miss you." Zeng Rou blushed, lowered her head, and whispered.
"Will you come to see me?" I said, "I will definitely come to see you." Zeng Rou raised her head and looked at me and said, "Then I'll wait for you." After saying that, she got on her horse and left, leaving behind
I stood there, staring blankly in the direction she was going. After a long time, Fat Toutuo said behind me: "She's gone, it's time for us to hit the road."
After walking for another two days, we arrived at Songshan Mountain. Seeing that we were not far from the Shaolin Temple, the army stopped. Soon the guard reported that there was a man who called himself Ruidong and wanted to see me by name. I was overjoyed when I heard this, so I got busy.
The car met him.
When I saw Ruidong, Shaoyi had to get intimate with him and talk about old things. Then I asked Shunzhi in detail.
Ruidong said: "The old prince was taken back to the temple by the Shaolin monks and never came out again. I wanted to go in and inquire, but there were many Shaolin masters and he was discovered several times. I had no choice but to rent a house at the foot of the mountain to live. Every day
I will keep watch on the road up to the mountain every day, and if I encounter any suspicious people, I will send them down the mountain. If I encounter anyone who is unwilling to obey, I will give him a lesson."
I smiled and said, "It's not fun to be taught a lesson by big brother's iron palms. They all have to go down the mountain obediently. However, if this happens, the incense in the Shaolin Temple will probably be much worse."
Ruidong said: "Brother, you are telling me that I stand guard on the way up the mountain every day. Except for those over eighty years old and under ten years old, regardless of gender, I stop them all." After hearing this, I laughed out loud.
Said: "Those monks in the Shaolin Temple have made a lot of money from incense." Ruidong said: "For the sake of the safety of the old emperor, I don't care much."
According to what Ruidong said, nothing happened to Shunzhi. I guess the most is that the food was a bit poor. This is all Ruidong's fault. I felt at ease and asked Ruidong to change into the uniform of the Xiaoqi camp and go up the mountain with me.
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Ruidong said: "The group of monks in Shaolin Temple are now so poor that they are crazy and hungry like wolves. They eat whatever they catch. They have eaten all the flowers, plants and trees in Songshan Mountain. Now there are no trees on Songshan Mountain.
, has already begun to eat the house in the temple. Brother, if you come here two months later, I'm afraid you won't be able to find the Shaolin Temple. Maybe even Songshan Mountain will be eaten to the ground by then."