Han Xu still remembers this young man. In the fourth year of Chengyuan Dynasty, he escaped from danger on Xuanwu Road and from the hands of Mrs. Chu on Huainan Road. He passed through Tangcheng on Henan Road. The officials of Tangcheng left the corpses in plain sight and allowed bandits to run rampant. Under his questioning,
He suppressed the bandits reluctantly.
Although the officers and generals in Tangcheng were ungrateful, the young soldiers and horses who accompanied him to suppress the bandits were indeed very brave.
This young general calls himself Xiao Qi and doesn’t say much else.
It wasn't until Zhongli came to explore the territory of Henan Province that he met him by chance and questioned him for embarrassing the Guards. The young general was ashamed and angry before revealing his identity.
He was originally a member of the Jiannan Road Guards, but because of his mistakes, he lived in Henan Road and lived an ignoble existence. He didn't dare to say or do much.
Han Xu asked: "General Xiao Qi, what mistakes did you make back then?"
The young man kneeling on one knee raised his head and looked at Han Xu with big eyes: "Master Han, just call me Xiao Qi. Sin Ding just became a general. In the third year of Chengyuan, the governor married his daughter to Taiyuan Mansion. I am
We were responsible for escorting the dowry. At that time, there was a military turmoil in Dou County of Xuanwu Road. When we walked to Henan Road, we were robbed by bandits and the dowry was taken away. According to military law, we were to be executed."
Han Xu laughed: "If you lose your dowry, you don't lose your military resources. What about military law!"
The young general hurriedly argued: "Sir, this is the military law of Jiannan Road. Most of us have clear rules on rewards and punishments. This is indeed Xiao Qi's fault."
Still a loyal general who recognized his family, Han Xu did not criticize Jiannan Road again. Governor Li at that time indeed convinced the soldiers and horses.
"Thanks to the mercy of the eldest lady, I am allowed to look for my dowry." The young general continued, his puppy-like head drooping, "It's just that I am useless, and I haven't found it until now. I can't go back to Jiannan Road, so I live in Henan Road."
Han Xu had already inquired about it before coming here. There was indeed such a small incident. It can be seen that the signs of troubled times had already begun to appear at that time, but unfortunately no one noticed it.
This Jiannan Road, this Miss Li, only cares about the dowry.
Han Xu breathed out heavily, stopped recalling the past, and asked, "What do you want from me?"
The young general raised his head: "I want to make a meritorious service and return to Jiannan Road."
Han Xu looked at him condescendingly: "The world has been in trouble for so long and you haven't made any meritorious deeds. Isn't it too late now?"
The young general knelt forward two steps and shouted to the Lord: "I am not afraid of death. If the superior officer orders me to defend the city and kill the enemy, I will die in the battle with the enemy. I will not be afraid of swords, mountains and fire. But if I die in disobeying the superior officer's order,
, that would be too cowardly.”
This sounds right...
Han Xu thought to himself, but as soon as he turned around, the young general was already hugging his legs, crying so hard that his nose was filled with snot.
"Since I first saw your grace, I know that although you are a civil servant, you are more brave than a military general. Only by following your command can I have the opportunity to make contributions."
Han Xu stretched out his hand to pull him away, but couldn't pull him away, so he had to call Zhongli.
Zhongli stepped forward and pulled the young general away: "Talk to the adults properly, you look like crying!"
The young general didn't pounce on him again, but knelt down and started stroking him.
Han Xu took a few steps indoors and said, "You mean that as long as I am brave, you will be brave? Then I will let you take over the city in front of you..."
Before he finished speaking, the young man wiped his face with his sleeve, raised his foot and pressed the knife, and rushed out...
"I'm going to kill the city's defenders, clean up the government offices, and invite you to take a seat."
Han Xu shouted loudly, and Zhongli reached out again to grab the young general and pin him to the ground: "Listen to the adults!"
The young general said oh and looked at Han Xu expectantly.
Han Xu said: "I didn't ask you to kill people and clean the city."
He took out an edict.
"His Majesty will settle in Henan Road when he returns to Beijing. I have been ordered by the emperor to supervise and consolidate Henan Road to ensure his safety."
"What you have to do is to pioneer for me and listen to my instructions."
The young general was overjoyed, his whole face shone, and he knelt down on one knee again, clasping his fists with both hands and loudly promised: "The last general is the master's driving! The last general is the master's sword!"
Han Xu nodded, and finally a smile appeared on his face: "Get up."
The young general jumped up and circled around Han Xu. "Sir, please sit down." "Sir, please have tea." "Sir, are you hungry..."
Han Xu stopped the dazzling young general who was spinning in front of him and asked: "Let's get down to business first. Are you familiar with Henan Road?"
The young general straightened his chest: "To be honest with you, I have traveled all over Henan Province in the past few years, and all the soldiers stationed in the cities, towns, and towns know it clearly, so I will go and draw it for you..."
As he said this, he was about to run away again, but Han Xu called him to stop him: "There's no hurry for now. You draw slowly. Let's choose a place to stay first. Where do you think is suitable?"
The young general said without hesitation: "Of course it's Songzhou. It's located in the hinterland of Henan Road. It's safe and prosperous."
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The patter of spring rain fell on Songzhou. Although it affected the journey, it was not a mess.
There were many people busy with spring planting in the farmland, so more animals passed through the city gate.
"Do you have to pay for cattle?" A farmer who was stopped was stunned and said, "Cows are not humans."
The soldier guarding the city folded his arms lazily: "Cows can feed people, you can't look down on them."
Is this something that is looked down upon? The farmers wanted to argue, but the people behind them urged and reassured them, "Stop arguing, what's the use of irritating them." "Yeah, there's no way to redress your grievances if I kill you." "It's just a few dollars.
Give it to him."
The farmer angrily took out an extra piece of money and threw it in the box at the city gate: "If the rebels come, don't forget to ask for money."
The soldier smiled calmly at the irony: "If the rebels come, I will collect the money for the rebels. When the time comes, I will still collect your money but not your life. You will have to thank me even more."
The farmer was speechless and had nothing to say. He was pushed and persuaded by others, "Let's go, let's go." "What he said is right." "It's good to be alive in this world." He could only hold the cow and walk away holding his breath.
Yes, it’s good to be alive in this world, so what else do you expect?
"But, have you heard? There are soldiers and horses from the imperial court coming outside."
Leaving the city gate, passers-by whispered new news.
"It seems like they are going to take over Songzhou."
The people who heard this were surprised and didn't believe it. "It's not enough for the imperial troops to guard Linzhou." "Why did they come to our place?" "It's just a military visit. Don't we often visit here? What is Zhenwu Army?"
, Mrs. Chu State, Jiannan Road, Huainan Road, the imperial troops and horses in the previous section..." "The rebels also passed by in the same way..."
Anyway, they have a city, soldiers and horses here, and they are all decorations, so everyone can come and go as they please.
Fortunately, the rebel guards were too busy fighting to take over their unimportant place.
This new news from a passerby was ridiculed and disbelieved by everyone.
"This time is different." The passer-by was eager to prove himself, "The court master who came this time also has an imperial edict."
The people laughed even more: "Can you still see the imperial edict? What does the imperial edict look like?"
Of course, passers-by couldn't see it with their own eyes, and they couldn't answer the questions.
But some people actually saw it with their own eyes.
"Is it really an imperial edict?" Wei Wei stood up in surprise and asked.
Master Wu Qi motioned him to sit down: "I haven't seen it before, so I had someone copy it."
He called his nephew behind him, and he took out a scroll from his sleeve.
Before he finished, he smiled and said: "Seventh Master can even copy out imperial edicts."
Just to show the eunuch the majesty of their Wu family, Master Wu Qi smiled calmly: "We, Shang Wu, occupy half of the city of Songzhou, and the government gives us face."
Not only does it occupy half of the city, but the descendants of the Wu family also occupy many official positions in Songzhou. Coupled with marriages, they are deeply entangled in Songzhou.
Before you finish, open the copied imperial edict and look at the beginning first, then the end, and carefully identify the jade seal pattern.
"Yes, it's the imperial edict." He confirmed, brushing his fingers over the seal pattern on it, with a bit of reminiscence, "At that time, in the palace, His Majesty did not care about court affairs and entrusted Cui Zheng, but the imperial edicts were all passed through.
All over the sea, we chamberlains are used to it."
In fact, he only met once, and the imperial decree asked King Zhao to fief the land.
He remembered King Zhao every day, but he remembered the moment when King Zhao died, and everything else about King Zhao was sealed away by him.
Thinking of the distant past, his unfinished face looked a little sad.
These chamberlains were most reminiscing about the past. Master Wu Qi understood his reaction and nodded: "Then it seems that Master Han is not a liar."
After reading the content, he hummed: "Han Xu, he has always been famous in the court, but it was just a fancy name. Now in this troubled world, he has been reused."
He muttered sarcastically and read the contents of the imperial edict.
"It turns out that His Majesty is passing through here."
A nephew of the Wu family couldn't help but said happily: "This is really great. The emperor living in Songzhou is equivalent to living in our Wu family."
They can establish a relationship with the emperor.
I am really sleepy. God sent me pillows, and their Wu family's wishes came true.
Mr. Wu Qi's brows were also somewhat relaxed and he said: "Ayu, you don't have to trek to Linzhou anymore. You can wait for His Majesty here."
He shook his head: "It's necessary, King Lu. Your Majesty has been suspicious since childhood. If I return to the palace here, then I won't be able to help you. He won't know what I said about you and Wu Ya'er."
letter."
Is this so? Master Wu Qi looked at each other.
"Okay." He nodded, "Then I wish Ayu a safe journey."
Afterwards, he saluted him: "With the strong wind of the Wu family supporting me, how can I not go to Qingyun when I leave?"
Master Wu Qi held his hand and said, "You and I are going to Qingyun together."