The drizzle gathered into a bean-sized drop on the silver armor, as the father of the Xie sisters of "Wuzhong Shuangbi", Xie Zaixing's appearance is very handsome, with a beard on his chin, and he has the reputation of "beautiful sideburns" in the army.

At this time, Zhu Wenzhong couldn't wait to use a knife to scratch Xie Zaixing's hateful face, and reprimanded angrily:

"You have served the lord for many years, the lord treats you well, rich, powerful, you have everything, and your two daughters are also the masters for you to marry into a good family, why do you insist on revenge and betray the lord when he is in the most difficult time?"

Xie Zaixing sneered: "My daughter, I should have chosen my son-in-law by myself, why did he say that he would marry, I went home from a campaign, and I didn't see them get on the sedan chair with my own eyes." ”

Li Wenzhong said: "At that time, you agreed to the marriage in your letter, but the war on the front line was tight, and it was too late to catch up with the wedding. The lord wanted to postpone the wedding, but the fortune teller said that the newlyweds' birthdays coincided with the dates, and it was unlucky to reschedule, so the lord did the wedding as scheduled. You know this, and it's just an excuse to use it at this time. ”

Xie Zaixing defended: "I just said in the letter that I would come back and talk about it, where did you agree to these two marriages?" Born and died back home, the daughters' embroidery people went to the empty building! I only have two daughters in my life, and I regard them as treasures, Zhu Yuanzhang said that he would marry him, how could I not complain! ”

Li Wenzhong said angrily: "There are letters as proof, how can you be allowed to speak falsely and ruin the reputation of the lord!" ”

Xie Zaixing retorted: "Zhu Yuanzhang is stubborn and self-serving, and he also deceived his subordinates, whatever he says is what it is, you go back and ask him, dare to show you my letter back then on the spot?" ”

Li Wenzhong was furious: "The old things of seven or eight years ago, and after the war, your letters can leave a fart!" ”

Xie Zaixing sneered: "This is death without proof!" Without evidence, you won't believe anything I say, it's better to go back to the root and see who is right and who is wrong! Those who are clear will clear themselves, and those who are turbid will leave clues no matter how they cover up. ”

Looking at the former comrades' scoundrels and strong words, Li Wenzhong's heart was cold, "You took 100,000 Zhang Shicheng's army to attack Yiwu, and the soldiers came to the city, and you want me to go back to find the roots and find a letter that has long ceased to exist?" Daydreaming! ”

Xie Zaixing flicked the □□ on his waist indifferently, "Then let's fight, doesn't Zhu Yuanzhang often say a word?" Whoever could not be persuaded was beaten with his fists, and whoever was not convinced by the beating was killed. ”

Li Wenzhong was so angry that he clenched his fists and decided to beat Xie Zaixing.

That night, Li Wenzhong attacked Xie Zaixing's 100,000 army at night, Xie Zaixing fled in a hurry, and the 100,000 army was annihilated, and even the wide Yunxi River was blocked by corpses, and the blood-red river was meandering for ten miles, which can be described as a defeat like a mountain, and only the commander Xie Zaixing escaped back to Suzhou alive.

I don't know how Xie Zaixing explained it to Zhang Shicheng, anyway, a few days later, Zhang Shicheng actually gave Xie Zaixing another 100,000 troops to attack Li Wenzhong again.

This time, Li Wenzhong was still merciless and beat Xie Zaixing's army to the ground. Xie Zaixing fled in a hurry, it was difficult to pursue and escape in the dark, Li Wenzhong's soldiers pursued in five ways, thinking of the friendship of his comrades for many years and Xu Da's face, Li Wenzhong ordered the pursuing detachment to try to catch alive and not kill Xie Zaixing.

The one led by Li Wenzhong took the wrong route, and the other team found Xie Zaixing who was on the run, and the two armies fought near a river shoal, and finally only found Xie Zaixing's fallen war horse, and found no trace or body of him.

Li Wenzhong also searched for the lower reaches of the river, but the recovered corpses were either unrecognizable stumps or someone else. At that time, Li Wenzhong thought that Xie Zaixing might have fled back to Suzhou again, but news from Suzhou said that Zhang Shicheng had erected a tomb for Xie Zaixing, and personally worshipped Xie Zaixing, confirming that Xie Zaixing had died.

“…… I reported the news to the lord, who only approved three words - 'die well', and then ordered me to take advantage of the victory to pursue and pacify the rebels of Xie Zaixing's younger brother Xie Si Xie Wu and nephew. ”

Xie Zaixing was so stubborn and ineffective, once he rebelled to the end, Li Wenzhong was still magnanimous, and when he led the army to attack the Xie family's army, he still saluted first and then soldiers, and sincerely surrendered.

After hearing that their brother was killed and the whole family hanged themselves, the Xie brothers accepted Zhang Shicheng's appeasement, rebelled, and took refuge in Zhang Shicheng, the king of Wu.

Li Wenzhong gave bitter advice, and repeatedly said that he would save their lives, the Xie family did not want to rebel, so they decided to go out of the city and surrender, Li Wenzhong put down the rebellion of the Xie family army without a single soldier.

“…… What happened after that, Brother Xu knew everything. The lord did not listen to my advice and sentenced the Xie family to death. Li Wenzhong sighed, "Over the years, I have killed countless people on the battlefield, but the screams of the Xie family when they were Ling Chi have always echoed in my ears, and I feel ashamed and have no face to ask for forgiveness." ”

"If it hadn't changed, this place would have been full today." Li Wenzhong pointed to the square table at the four corners of the Guanqi Building and said: "There is me, there is you, there is Zhu Wenzheng, Chang Yuchun is the youngest, and he accompanies the last seat, and the four good brothers who were born and died together gather here to drink after becoming famous, how happy it should be." It's the opposite, it's the opposite, the death of the dead, and now it's just the two of us who have become estranged here to drink and talk about the disobedient children at home. Old friends are gone one by one, what is the meaning of this life? Rich and rich, but people are getting more and more lonely. ”

Ten years later, this pair of old friends sat down to toast for the first time, but they no longer had the pride of directing the country back then.

Li Wenzhong said: "If this time the prince of the Northern Yuan Dynasty encounters an accident, the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Yuan Dynasty will definitely go to war again, and then I will take the initiative to ask Ying to fight, and I will see the Wenchen generals quarreling all day long in the court, what kind of power and scheming tricks, it is really too interesting, or the war is happy." ”

Xu Da said: "I want my son to live, not because I am afraid of war, I just hope that my daughter can be safe and sound." ”

Li Wenzhong asked: "If she has become a hostage, and Beiyuan threatens her with this, what should you do?" ”

Xu Da was stunned for a moment, then his face became gloomy, and he shook his head again and again, "No, she will be fine, she has survived so many hardships, and this level will definitely pass." Wen Zhong, I want to know the names of the people you pursued back then, and where they are now, so I'm going to talk to them one by one. ”

Li Wenzhong's face changed, "I have asked them in detail back then, and I have tried my best to find his whereabouts, you don't believe me?" ”

Xu Da said: "I believe you are telling the truth and will not lie to me." But I'm going to sort out the clues from beginning to end, and hand them over to my daughter, even if it's really a headless case, and let her investigate it until she dies. If I don't do something, she will do it, and she will encounter all kinds of dangers. As a father, I can't bear to watch my daughter be in danger repeatedly. If there is really any trap or crisis ahead, let me, as a father, bear it. ”

Li Wenzhong asked: "You should understand the emperor's attitude towards Xie Zaixing's case, is it worth taking such a risk for the sake of a daughter?" ”

Xu Da said: "What you can do for your only son, I can also do for my daughter." ”

Li Wenzhong still remembers the changes of that year, he drew up a list from memory, and then drew a small circle behind most of the list, "They were all my personal soldiers back then, and the circle indicated that they had died in battle." Some of these who are alive have been promoted to the command of the guard, and some have returned to their hometowns with disabilities, where they are, and I don't know all the official positions, and tomorrow's master will come to your house tomorrow to explain in detail. ”

Xu Da nodded, "I'm sorry for you, if the emperor asks about this, you bluntly say that I asked for it." ”

After experiencing the deaths of Xie Zaixing and Zhu Wenzheng, Xu Da and Li Wenzhong would not be naïve enough to think that they would avoid Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicions, and they both knew that this matter was risky.

Li Wenzhong said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, I am loyal to the Ming Dynasty, loyal to the emperor, frank and open, and not afraid of suspicion." ”

An old friend who has been estranged for ten years took the risk to help, Xu Da was very grateful, a word of thanks seemed pale and weak, he ordered the servant to carry a jar of flower carvings, and the two of them raised their glasses and drank bitterly, and the drink was hearty before dispersing.

At the same time, the city of Yangzhou.

The scenery of Yangzhou is infinitely good, and the most famous are those beauties who are nicknamed Yangzhou skinny horses. Cheng Enbo King King Kong swaggered all the way forward, along the road there are many officials and wealthy businessmen set up banquets to flatter, today the banquet is a wealthy businessman named Gu Xuewen, this person is the son-in-law of Shen Wansan, the richest man in Jiangnan in the past.

After Shen Wansan's son Shen Rong was imprisoned, Shen Rong's family was raided. Gu Xuewen, the brother-in-law, shrank out in Yangzhou, in order to avoid suspicion and clear up the relationship, I heard that Cheng Enbo, who was famous in the court, passed through Yangzhou, he would not miss any opportunity to make friends with the powerful, and hurriedly chartered the most luxurious restaurant in Yangzhou, and invited the most expensive Qinglou woman to play and sing.

"Jiangnan butterfly, a pair of slanting sun. The body is like He Lang's full Fu fan, and his heart is like Han Shou's love to steal incense. Talent and frivolity. After a light rain, the thin wings are greasy and smoky. Only then did the escort bee come to the small courtyard, and then flew over the east wall, and he was busy with the flowers. ”

Mingyue held the pipa and sang a song full of provocative meaning "Jiangnan Butterfly", she is the smash hit Oiran lady in Jinling Qinhuai River. It's just that Qin Huaihe likes the new and hates the old the most, no matter how beautiful she was born, no matter how talented she is, she is over eighteen years old, and she is considered "old and yellow" in the Qinglou.

After early autumn, Mingyue was sold to Gu Xuewen, a salt merchant in Yangzhou, at a sky-high price by the old bustard of Cuiyanlou, squeezing the last value. Gu Xuewen is not a lustful person, he spent a lot of money to buy Mingyue, which was used as a precious collection and used as a gift to dredge up the relationship.

Wang Jingang seemed to be amazed by Mingyue's appearance, and his eyes were glued to her face and he didn't move. Seeing this scene, Gu Xuewen hurriedly said: "This woman can enter the eyes of Cheng Enbo, this is her blessing. Mingyue, don't hurry up and salute your uncle, from today onwards, you will be your uncle's person. ”

Mingyue stood up with the pipa in her arms and went over to salute, "Slave Mingyue has seen uncle." ”

Wang Jingang smiled and said, "Gu is too polite. ”

Having said that, there is no excuse.

Gu Xuewen said with a smile: "Mingyue, serve your uncle well in the future, your skills in pinching your shoulders are good, your uncle has been tired all the way, why don't you go over and loosen your bones for your uncle." ”

"Yes." Mingyue held back the disgust in her heart, and knelt obediently beside Wang Jingang, her ten fingers were slender, but the kneading force was not small, Wang Jingang hummed comfortably as if she was in the sky, the voice was too shameful, Mingyue's fingers moved to his neck, eager to strangle this hateful earl.

"Cheng Enbo, this woman is a good craft, how about beating the legs of the juniors?" The young man sitting with him was dark and thin, unable to even sit steadily, and seemed to be paralyzed on the Luohan couch as if he was sick all the year round, lazily eating purple grapes. This person is Xu Miaoyi, she is not used to letting people beat her legs, she just doesn't want to listen to Cheng Enbo's "lewd/" voice.

Cheng Enbo's drunken and dreamy humming stopped, and nodded to Mingyue, "Go ahead." 166 Reading Network