In the Xinuan Pavilion of Wuying Palace, when Fei Zhen'e kowtowed and stood up, Li Zicheng was once again moved by her beautiful face when he spoke to her. In particular, her eyes were so black and white and radiant, which made him most excited and surprised. When Fei Zhen'e left in front of him and heard the sound of Huan Pei coming out of the warm pavilion, he suddenly had a feeling of loss in his heart.

But he immediately said to himself: "I have decided to reward her to Luo Hu, even if she is a heavenly immortal, she can't stay!"

He woke up from a moment of dazed mood, ordered the palace maid outside the window to go to Wuyingmen to deliver the decree to the proponent, quickly called Wu Ruyi into the palace, and then turned his head to look at Luo Hu, and called softly affectionately: "Little Huzi!"

Luo Hu hurriedly knelt down in front of the palace and bowed his head to listen to the order.

Li Zicheng asked, "I summoned you to the palace today, do you know what it is for?"

"The minister doesn't know, please make it clear to Your Majesty, and if there is a mistake, it will be corrected. ”

Li Zicheng smiled slightly: "It's not because you are at fault that you summoned you, it's because you should praise you." I heard that you are stationed in Tongzhou, you are diligent in training troops every day, your military discipline is strict, you have not committed any crimes against the people, and you have the style of a famous general. I also heard that you read and wrote every day in your spare time for military training, and often corresponded with local scribes, humbly seeking advice from them. These situations of yours are very rare among the generals of our Dashun Army at present. I was very happy after hearing Wang Changshun enter the palace to speak, so I specially summoned you to the palace to see him. ”

Luo Hu said movingly: "The minister has followed His Majesty to revolt since he was a child, and he has been taught by His Majesty to be able to grow up, and he has been appointed to become the commander of a battalion. All the things about military training and rectifying military discipline are in accordance with His Majesty's teachings in the past, and I dare not forget them. ”

Li Zicheng asked, "Ah, I taught you?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. The ministers and many young children, many of whom were children of fallen soldiers, were incorporated into the children's barracks, and practiced martial arts without being in the army, and learned eighteen kinds of martial arts one by one, and were skilled in bows and horses. In the past, there were not many people in my old eight team, and the officers and troops of the Ming Dynasty were not as powerful as the Ming Dynasty, and they were either chased or besieged. We children and soldiers have experienced such years. ”

Li Zicheng said: "Yes, we have lived many difficult and difficult years, and on several occasions we were almost wiped out by officers and soldiers......

Luo Hu continued: "Our men and horses fought a great defeat in the southern plains of Tongguan, and then lurked in the Shangluo Mountain, trained hard, and rectified military discipline. He was already a small leader in the children's barracks, and I remember it clearly. In order to rectify military discipline and gain the hearts of the people, Your Majesty even beheaded your righteous brothers. ”

"Uncle Hongen is a good general, he fights and moves forward bravely, and he doesn't blink an eye when he goes up the knife mountain. When he beheaded him, many people wept, and His Majesty also wept. He treated his ministers like his own uncle, so the ministers also went to his grave to burn the paper and wept bitterly once without telling His Majesty. Just after more than a year of being trapped in Shangluo Mountain, I followed His Majesty to learn how to train soldiers and how to pay attention to military discipline. ”

Li Zicheng thought of the current corruption of military discipline and the matter of beheading his righteous brother Hongen, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. But he didn't speak, just a snort in his throat.

Luo Hu continued: "Before breaking Luoyang, our army was stationed in the area of Desheng Village in Funiu Mountain, and we also practiced troops every day, rectified military discipline, and were deeply loved by the people, so the people called Your Majesty a savior, and our men and horses were the teachers of benevolence and righteousness. At that time, the minister was already the head of the children's barracks. How to train soldiers and how to pay attention to military discipline, the minister learned a lot during this period. ”

Li Zicheng sighed and said: "It's a pity that after arriving in Beijing, many generals and generals have forgotten the things of the difficult days in the past, but you are the only one who still remembers them, which is very rare, rare!"

Luo Hu knew that the Dashun army had been stationed in Beijing recently, and the military discipline was very corrupt, and it seemed that the emperor also knew about it, so he felt this way. But he was a junior general in the Dashun army, and he didn't dare to show what he had seen and heard, and only waited for the emperor to give him any orders.

Li Zicheng asked with a smile: "I heard that once one of your sentry men moved to the defense, and you ordered that the inside and outside of the garrison house must be cleaned everywhere, and the water tanks of the people's houses must be filled before leaving. Little Huzi, I haven't taught you before, our old eighth team is not so good, how did you think of it?"

Luo Hu replied: "Your Majesty, the minister grew up in the children's barracks, learned to read, and learned to read. When he entered Xi'an last year, he bought Qi Jiguang's "Record of Military Training" and "New Book of Discipline and Effectiveness," read them carefully, and realized many truths. Qi Jiguang was transferred from the south to the north and served as the chief soldier of Jizhen for many years, so the elderly scholars in Tongzhou City know many of his stories of training and governing the army. The minister was in Tongzhou, and heard a lot of stories about Qi Jiguang from the mouths of the old people. I didn't know what people had done before and what they had traveled, but now I'm learning from it. ”

Li Zicheng nodded, praising in his heart: "It's so good!"

Then he asked: "The matter of cleaning for the people is also with Qi Jiguang?"

"I learned this from Yue Fei. ”

"Learned from Yue Fei?"

"When the minister was in Xi'an, there was a scholar who told the minister the story of Yue Fei's rule of the army. He said that it was recorded in the book that Yue Fei conquered the bandits, passed by Luling, and stayed in some town at night. The next day, before dawn, the soldiers cleaned the courtyard for their masters, washed the dishes, filled the water tank, and then pulled it out. This story was remembered by the ministers, and they did the same when a post moved the camp in Tongzhou, and sure enough, the people suffered from the harassment of the officers and soldiers for a long time, and the matter of moving the camp was spread as a beautiful talk. ”

"What is it written in the book?"

"I don't know. ”

Li Zicheng nodded secretly in a moment of silence, and sighed in his heart: "It's a pity that there are too few descendants like Xiaohuzi in my Dashun Army!"

At this time, Wu Ruyi didn't know what the emperor called him, so he hurriedly came in and knelt down on Luo Hu's side. Li Zicheng ordered him to sit down on the side, and then asked Luo Hu with a smile, "Do you know why I summoned you to the palace?"

"I don't know. In Tongzhou, it was rumored that Wu Sangui refused to surrender, is there another war?"

"I will not talk about war today, but I have summoned you today for your marriage. ”

Luo Hu's face turned red, he lowered his head, and wondered in his heart: "Why did the emperor mention this?"

Li Zicheng continued: "You are my right-hand man, righteous and noble, like father and son. Your father died early, and your mother is far away in Shaanxi. Now I choose a woman with both De Jong for you to complete your life's work. Little Huzi, what do you think?"

Luo Hu blushed and his heart was beating, bowing his head and not speaking, waiting for the emperor to continue speaking.

Li Zicheng said again: "The Fei palace person I just summoned is both talented and beautiful, and it is very rare among thousands of palace maids, I will give her to you as a wife, and I will marry you in these few days." I called you into the palace today, and that's for what purpose. I just deliberately let you see the people of Fei Palace, are you satisfied?"

Luo Hu didn't make a sound. Li Zicheng felt a little strange, turned his head and glanced at Wu Ruyi. Wu Ruyi originally thought that the emperor took a fancy to Fei Zhen'e and would definitely choose Fei Zhen'e by his side. As long as Fei Zhen'e is favored by the emperor and gives birth to a prince, she will also have many benefits for herself. Unexpectedly, the emperor would marry the people of Fei Palace to Luo Hu as his wife. In the past day or two, the emperor ordered him to prepare a magnificent mansion for Luo Hu as soon as possible, which turned out to be for this purpose.

He understood that this matter could not be changed, so he said to Luo Hu: "Luo Hu, Your Majesty has given you a beautiful woman as a wife, don't you hurry up and kowtow to thank you!"

Luo Hu continued to be silent, thinking of his gray-haired, widowed mother, who had suffered all the hardships, and his eyes couldn't help but fill with tears.

Li Zicheng thought that Luo Hu was young and shy, embarrassed to speak, smiled knowingly, exchanged a look with Wu Ruyi, and said to Luo Hu: "Since ancient times, men should get married, and women should get married. You have reached the age when you should start a family, and it just so happens that my Dashun army has entered Beijing again and established the Dashun country, and it is the right time for me to preside over your marriage. The country's grace and family celebration, double happiness is coming, not to mention that I miss you growing up by my side, loyal since childhood, and have made many military exploits, so I will give you a fairy-like beauty in the palace as a wife. ”

"It's rare in the world to find flowers like this. I was afraid that you would not believe it, so when I summoned you, I specially summoned Fei so that you could see it with your own eyes. Do you like it in your heart?"

Wu Ruyi urged: "Luo Hu, hurry up and thank you!"

Luo Hu didn't dare to delay any longer, raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has heard that Wu Sangui is unwilling to surrender at Shanhaiguan, and the Manchurians are preparing to invade the south, it seems that there will be a fierce battle. After this battle, please discuss the marriage again, and for the time being, let the minister concentrate on training the army and serve His Majesty. ”

Li Zicheng was a little stunned: "Ah? Don't you think the appearance of the people in Fei Palace is not beautiful enough?"

Wu Ruyi couldn't help but say in a tone of reproach and love: "Luo Hu, you don't have to live up to the Sacred Heart, the people of the Fei Palace are fairy-like women, don't think about finding a second one when you play lanterns in the Thirteen Provinces." ”

Luo Hu was not afraid that the emperor would blame him, and boldly replied: "Please forgive your majesty, the minister doesn't know that the people of the Fei Palace are very beautiful and literate, just because the minister would rather marry a peasant girl who is neither beautiful nor ugly than marry a fairy beauty from the palace for the sake of filial piety and widowhood." ”

Li Zicheng praised Luo Hu's filial piety to his mother in his heart, but said with a smile: "As the saying goes, a woman marries a chicken with a chicken, and a dog with a dog." Although Fei Zhen'e has a beautiful face and moon appearance, and is the princess's companion in the palace, but as soon as she marries you, she becomes your daughter-in-law, how dare she not be filial to your mother?"

Luo Hu said: "Your Majesty knows that the minister's family is a tenant for several generations, without food and clothing, one year, when the minister's mother was begging for food with the minister, she saw the rich man's two wolf dogs pounce on her. He was only five years old at the time. In order to protect the minister from being bitten by the wolfdog, the mother herself was bitten by the wolfdog. Since then, there has been a large scar on the back of his hand and a limp on his right leg. ”

In addition, she had no money for smallpox when she was a child, and she had some pockmarks on her face. Since ancient times, she has not been ugly, but is she willing to practice filial piety in front of my mother? Is she willing to do laundry and cook for my mother? The minister married a beautiful daughter-in-law, not only can she not practice filial piety, but she wants her mother to wait, and this wife does not dare to ask for it! Please forgive your majesty for the crime of disobeying her orders!"

Li Zicheng couldn't help but be moved when he heard Luo Hu's sincere statement, but when he thought about it, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Little Huzi," he said, "since I have given you a marriage match, do you not think of this?" Rest assured, I will make your mother happy, and make the people of Fei Gong a filial daughter-in-law before your mother. ”

Luo Hu couldn't believe it, bowed his head and said nothing.

Li Zicheng continued: "The word loyalty and filial piety is natural and righteous, and it must be demanded. When you marry a wife, you think of honoring your mother, and I am very happy. ”

He turned to look at Wu Ruyi: "Ruyi, I ordered you to prepare a good mansion for Xiaohuzi, and you must pay attention to all the furnishings." Are you ready?"

Wu Ruyi stood up and said, "The mansion I was looking for for Luo Hu is ready, it is a newly built mansion of the hereditary Houfu, and it has not yet been inhabited. The Ming Dynasty fell to the country, and the Hou Ye was arrested by us, tortured and recovered, and I heard that he was dead. Dozens of soldiers have been sent to clean the newly built house, and all kinds of furnishings will be fully furnished within three or four days. Luo Hu needed the new robes and clothes when he got married, and ordered the tailors to hurry up day and night without delay. Fei Zhen'e's wedding clothes, I heard that there are ready-made things prepared for the palace relatives in the warehouse, which can be selected and used. ”

Li Zicheng said: "You really know how to do things! You hurry up today and send someone to Shouning Palace to ask Fei Zhen'e about Fei Zhen'e's birthday, and then tell Luo Hu's birthday to the Song military division, and the officials under the military division will unite the eight characters for them, and tomorrow they will change the Geng post and choose an auspicious day to worship the hall, the sooner the better." ”

Luo Hu said: "Your Majesty gave you a marriage match, and the ministers really felt the emperor's grace and did not dare to disobey." But the minister's mother came from a humble background, only my son, and the daughter-in-law she married couldn't practice filial piety by her side, but was blinded by her daughter-in-law, and the minister's heart was ......" Luo Hu suddenly shed tears, choked up, and couldn't go on.

Li Zicheng was moved by Luo Hu's true feelings, restrained the smile on his face, and said slowly: "You have such filial piety to your mother, which is really commendable. From the ancient road: seek loyalty to the door of filial piety. Therefore the true loyal servant must be a filial son, as you can prove. What you are worried about is whether the new daughter-in-law will be able to honor her mother-in-law, so you would rather take a peasant girl than marry a beautiful woman in the palace. This worry is not necessary. I've got you covered. ”

Li Zicheng turned to Wu Ruyi and asked, "Do you know why I ordered you to arrange a mansion for Luo Hu like Hou Bodi's mansion?"

Wu Ruyi stood up and replied respectfully: "The minister is also guessing, but the emperor is wise and profound, and the minister does not understand the emperor's intentions." ”