The Xue family had a huge quarrel during dinner. Xue Xun rarely got so angry. "Why did you come to the door for the first time? You didn't know that he had already been here twice? I drove him out with a broom. He was a despicable villain. If
You are sick, and I have been looking forward to your death all day long. How do you feel? This is the kind of person he is. He told me that his sick wife will not live for a few days, and you actually praise such a person like a flower."
Han's face turned red and argued: "That's not the same thing. His wife was arranged by the family and he doesn't like it at all. But he is deeply in love with Tao'er and has been in love for more than a year. I can see that he really likes her."
Tao'er."
Xue Xun was so angry that he almost fainted. How could his wife be so stupid?
"Wake up! He is the direct grandson of the Yuan family, and his marriage represents the interests of the family. He will marry a daughter of a low-level official with no background as his wife? He wants Taoer to be his concubine, do you understand?
"
"But he promised me that he would find out that the matchmaker is marrying him."
"Ming Media is also marrying a concubine. You have lived so long and you don't even understand this?"
"Stop talking!"
Xue Tao stood up next to him and said very firmly: "Whether it's my wife or concubine, even if you kill me, I won't marry him. Mother, if you force me again, I will hang myself from the beam. If you don't believe me, just give it a try. I
Just do what you say!”
After saying that, she turned around and returned to her room. Mrs. Han was so angry that she slammed the table and said, "This daughter was raised in vain. I finally found a good match for her, but she actually treated her mother like this. Her conscience is so damned."
have eaten!"
Xue Xun also snorted heavily, ignored his wife, got up and went to the study.
Mrs. Han was so angry that she wiped away tears and said: "What sin have I done? Isn't it all for this family? Isn't it just to find a good husband for my daughter? He is Mr. Jade Sword! I can't find him even with a lantern.
, you still dislike it."
At this time, Xue Xun appeared at the door again and said coldly: "I forgot to tell you. This morning I was appointed as the governor of the state. I will leave for office in five days. You start packing your things!"
Mr. Han immediately forgot about his daughter and asked nervously: "Master, is this a demotion or a good thing?"
"It's not bad! He was initially appointed as Songzhou Biejia, which was a demotion. Later, the prince intervened and was changed to Jianzhou Governor Shi. That's a rich land in Bashu."
Mrs. Han was relieved and asked: "What about our house?"
"Let it be empty for now! Don't rent it out. Maybe you will come back for the New Year and you will have a place to live."
"Dad, how many years will it take to stay in Bashu?" Xue Tao ran out and asked.
Xue Xun smiled slightly, "Generally, the term is four years, Taoer, don't worry! I won't delay you."
Xue Tao blushed, "Dad, what are you talking about? That's not what I meant."
Han's whole mind was on going to Bashu, and she could not take care of her daughter for a moment. She added: "Should we hire some martial arts guards to protect us? I heard that Bashu has been a bit unsafe in recent years."
"I'll ask the prince to see if he can arrange this. The martial arts hired from outside are not reliable either."
Xue Tao said: "There's no need to hire one. Mrs. Zhang, the hostess, said that she would arrange a martial arts guard for our family who is highly skilled in martial arts. I heard that one person can defeat dozens of people."
Ms. Han exclaimed, "How expensive is that? We can't afford it."
"You don't want us to pay, Jubao Pavilion will bear it, and we will arrange a female guard for me. All expenses will be borne by Jubao Pavilion. She may come tomorrow."
When Mrs. Han heard that they were not required to pay for the salary, she quickly nodded and agreed, "They came just in time to escort us to Bashu."
At this moment, the housekeeper walked over quickly and said, "Sir, Madam Zhang is here."
Xue Tao rushed out and saw Li Wenyu standing in the yard, followed by two people, a Sogdian man with an extremely majestic figure. Xue Tao knew him, it was Kang Bao.
Another little lady, Xue Tao, was stunned for a moment. Isn't she Guo Lang's little maid, Xiaoyu Niang? Didn't Guo Lang say she was in Fengzhou, why did she show up?
Xiaoyu Niang stepped forward and gave a blessing gift, "See Miss Xue!"
She changed her outfit and wore a red samurai uniform with a sharp sword on her back, making her look somewhat heroic.
Kangbao stepped forward and knelt down, "Kangbao pays homage to the mistress!"
Xue Tao's pretty face suddenly turned red and she glanced back secretly. Fortunately, her parents had just walked over and they probably didn't hear her.
Li Wenyu was so angry that he hit him on the head, "Why did I tell you and forget it again?"
Kang Bao scratched his head in embarrassment. Xue Tao was gentle and beautiful, and no one could match her except her lord. Kang Bao had already regarded her as his mistress in his heart.
Xue Tao said softly: "Uncle Kang, please rise. I will call you Uncle Kang from now on!"
At this time, Xue Xun and his wife Han came over and saw that Kangbao looked like half a black tower. They were both frightened. Xue Xun knew in his heart that this must be the guard arranged by Guo Song to protect his daughter. Only he could do that.
He considered it so carefully that although he understood it clearly, he remained silent.
Although Han was a little afraid of Kang Bao, she was more afraid of the unsafe situation in Shu. With such a burly man following her, she felt a little more at ease. As for who sent him, she didn't care. She was more concerned about who would bear the responsibility.
Since Jubao Pavilion is willing to bear the cost of guarding, she can only ask for it.
Li Wenyu smiled and said: "I heard that Mr. Xue was appointed as the governor of Jian Dynasty. My husband was afraid of being unsafe on the road, so he gave you the most powerful warrior in our Jubao Pavilion. His name is Kang Bao. We all call him Lao Kang, and you call him Lao."
Just Kang, there are few in Chang'an who can match his martial arts skills. Old Kang, show me your skills to Miss Xue and the others."
Kang Bao saw a Taihu stone next to him, weighing a thousand kilograms. He stepped forward and shouted, "Get up!"
He actually lifted the thousand-jin Taihu stone high into the air, and there was a burst of applause in the yard.
At this time, Li Wenyu secretly handed Xue Tao a counter note of five thousand taels and half a piece of jade, and said with a low smile: "This is given to you by your Guo Lang, Chengdu Tianbao Counter Shop, with this half piece of jade,
money."
Guo Song saw a thousand secret troops who followed him to the Central Plains in Ba Shang. As he expected, these thousand people were all transferred from Fengzhou. Emperor Li Yu thought carefully.
It was difficult to integrate the transferred people in a short period of time, which affected the effect of sending troops, so a secret order was issued to transfer a thousand people from Fengzhou Army to Beijing.
These thousand people were led by Lang General Liang Wu. There were three school captains, Yao Jin, Ma Weijiang and Su Datong. These three people were all confidants who followed Guo Song to Anxi. In addition, Prince Li Shi arranged for them an experienced officer.
Xu Jingnan, an old official, joined the army.
Xu Jingnan was about forty years old. He was from Yingzhou. He was not a major. He had been serving in the army in Jingzhao Prefecture for a long time. He was very smart and capable. Li Shi discovered that he was very capable by chance, so he kept him in the East Palace. This time Guo Song was appointed
After secretly leaving the capital, Li Shi decided to give Xu Jingnan a chance to make meritorious deeds.
In the big tent, Guo Song gently stroked his Fang Tian painted halberd and asked Liang Wu: "Who is in charge of Fengzhou now?"
Liang Wu bowed and said: "Report to the envoy, the army is commanded by Li Ji, and the military affairs are by Xue Changshou. He was appointed by the emperor as the governor of the three towns. In addition, Zhao Zhiwu, the magistrate of Yulin County, was appointed as the governor of Feng and Yulin County.
Cao Wannian was ordered to take over, and everyone is currently waiting for Guo Shu to take office."
Guo Song nodded. These appointments were obviously the emperor's way of appeasing him and promoting his confidants so that he could go to the Central Plains with peace of mind.
He immediately said to a soldier: "Go quickly and ask Xu to join the army to come to the big tent to discuss matters!"
After a moment, Xu Jingnan hurried over and saluted: "See you, envoy!"
Guo Song unfolded a map of the Central Plains and said to the two of them: "This time we have two tasks in going to the Central Plains. One is to take Li Lingyao's life. This is a fatal task. The other task is to protect the water transportation lines. This is not just for us.
The mission is also the main mission of all the imperial troops. We are participating in assisting, so after the first mission is completed, the subsequent matters will be decided by ourselves. How to do it specifically, I can’t say now, we can only decide on an ad hoc basis.”
Liang Wu asked: "Then in what capacity should we go to the Central Plains?"
Guo Song said calmly: "We cannot go to the Central Plains as imperial troops, but the presence of a thousand people in the Central Plains will definitely attract attention. His Royal Highness and I discussed it and finally decided that we would appear in the Central Plains as rebels.
"
Liang Wu was stunned and asked for a long time: "Are there any thieves in the Central Plains?"
Guo Song pointed to the map and said: "There is a bandit in Funiu Mountain in Dengzhou. The leader is Li Hanhui. He was originally the brother-in-law of the rebel general Zhou Guangzhi. After Zhou Guangzhi was killed by Guo Ziyi in the sixth year of Dali, Li Hanhui led more than a hundred people to escape.
Over the past few years, thousands of bandits have gathered in Funiu Mountain, robbing homes and harming the local area. The government's attempts to suppress the bandits have failed several times. We must first eliminate the bandits, then pretend to be them and sneak to Xuzhou, and then wait for the opportunity.
.”
"But where will we stay after arriving in Xuzhou?" Liang Wu asked again.
Next to him, Xu Jingnan suggested: "Xuzhou is basically a plain, and there are no good places to stay. I suggest that we go to Wagang Mountain in Huazhou, which is a good place to stay."
Guo Song looked at the map and saw that Wagang Mountain was good, relatively close to Song Bian area, and it was the only way Tian Chengsi's army had to go south. He said happily: "That's it. I decided to go to Dengzhou first, and then to Wagang."