One hour, Hu Zhen arrived at his home in Baima County.

The people of Shatang Village bowed when they saw him.

When I got home, I saw that Xue Shangshu and Wanglingtong were all drinking tea at home, and there were three other sitting next to Xue Shangshu, all of whom didn't recognize them. An old man, older than himself. A woman, luxurious and calm. A middle-aged, not mortal.

Hu Zhen didn't have time to greet them one by one, and when he came to Xue Shangshu, he knelt down on one knee: "Shangshu is above, and the old general Hu Chezhi is late, hoping to pray for forgiveness." ”

Wang Lingtong walked over quickly, helped Hu Lao up, and said with a smile: "The merit of pacifying Qingzhou, the Son of Heaven sealed Xue Shangshu as the right servant, Wei Guogong." Aunt Feng is the Lady of Wei State. Xue Fuchu never forgets that in today's Pinglu Army, Hu Gong has the grace to recreate. Xue Servant shoots the mansion, and there is your immortal card. ”

Hu Lao got up, burst into tears, and said, "As long as Xue Servant shoots well, it is a blessing for the Tang Dynasty." We are waiting for the small people, sharing worries for the court, and the grass mustard is not as good, what a good way. ”

Xue Fu stood up and bowed deeply. was so shocked that Hu Zhen hurriedly came to help him. Xue Ping also burst into tears, not caring about his prestige. Wang Lingtong wiped his tears and was thrown aside.

He said to Hu Zhen affectionately: "The Pinglu Army must be safe, and the Tang Dynasty will be safe for at least fifty years." To achieve this achievement, it is all thanks to the virtuous brother. Today, after I finish preaching, you and I will become brothers, just like the stories of the British Gong, Zheng Guogong, Hu Guogong, and Lu Guogong, and they will be repaired from generation to generation. ”

What Xue Servant said is true to his words. Before pacifying Mayun Mountain, he received Hu Zhen's Wanguan help from the army, and he made a vow to come to the door to settle the righteousness. Today, he is the prime minister, and he is at the head of Hu Zhen's door, just to get righteous.

The four princes he mentioned are all the twenty-four giants of my Tang Lingyan Pavilion.

The British public is Li Ji. It is Xu Maogong, the military advisor of the Wagang Army, after returning to the Tang Dynasty, Gaozu gave the surname Li.

Zheng Guogong is Wei Zheng. Wei Xuancheng persuaded the British Duke Li Tao to surrender. Prince Bao was built, but he was able to be trusted by Taizong.

Hu Guogong is Qin Qiong. Qin Shubao, Meiliangchuan captured Wei Chigong and laid the Tang Dynasty. He Jingde was named the god of the left and right doors by Gaozong.

Lu Guogong is Cheng Zhijie. His elegant name was given by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and his real name is Cheng Biting Jin. Su Dingfang leveled the hundred countries of the Western Regions, and its commander was Lu Guogong.

These famous figures in history are brothers of righteousness, which is rare in Chinese history. Its heart-wrenching story has been praised by the people of our Tang Dynasty and is a household name.

Xue Fu pulled his wife Jiang and introduced him to Hu Zhen: "Today's righteousness, it is necessary that the two inner chambers also know each other, and in the future, it is up to them to take care of them." Otherwise, you won't even be able to drink a sip of wine. ”

After saying that, everyone laughed.

Hu Zhen also called out the inner son Liu and paid homage to Xue Fu. Liu, Xue Fuju, and Mrs. Wei met one by one. Mrs. Wei talked to Liu about housework and went to sit aside.

Xue Fushu pulled this old man over again, who is it? It is the Overlord Whip Huang Yi.

Xue Fushu introduced this emotionally: "Virtuous brother, today's righteousness, there is still this god general." Qingzhou Huang Yi, the word is poor, good at making overlord whips, habitual oil sellers, and god whip dealers. To quell the rebellion in Qingzhou, the virtuous brother fought hard at the south gate and was the first to be meritorious. After the war, the virtuous brother was tired and paralyzed, and he woke up after sleeping for five days, which was very unbearable. ”

Huang Yi came over, met with Hu Zhen, saluted each other, and said with a smile: "After sleeping for five days, all the generals thought that Huang had returned to heaven." Only my grandson Huang Zhao knows that I am good at sleeping, so you can rest assured. ”

The room full of people was mentioned by him, and this really good sleeping king couldn't help laughing.

Xue Fu shot the middle-aged man again and said: "This is Cen Jiao of Yizhou, the word Shoushan, with outstanding martial arts, and he is like a god with soldiers." In the battle of the south gate of Qingzhou, I hated to see him late, and today I became brothers. ”

Cen handed it over, and he also met Hu Zhen and exchanged greetings. The heroes met, and it was lively for a while.

Xue Fu saw that everyone got to know each other, and they all cherished each other, so they fell into the main topic. Asked Hu Zhen and Liu to change their clothes and receive the order together. Hu Zhen hurriedly went to the other courtyard to call his children and grandchildren, and they were all ready to receive the order.

The edict of the Son of Heaven of Changqing said:

Under the door: the world's big state, Qingzhou is in the east. For Yudi Prefecture, Xue Zhen is empty. Today, there is Hu Zhen of Baima County, Lingchang County, Huazhou, the word car branch, Wan Guan to help the army, and the body of the country is loyal. Move the rescuers, and the nine generals will rush. It can be crowned as the founding prince of Anyang County. Wife Liu, can be named Mrs. Yejun. Immediately executed.

Sincerely. Preparation. The first year of Changqing.

Hu Zhen, Liu and the descendants of the Hu family shouted long live, thank the lord Longen.

Changqing is the year name of today's son Li Heng. The first year of Changqing is the year of Xin Chou (821).

Hu Zhen helped the army, but he was helpless. If Tian Hongzheng hadn't been killed, there would have been no rebellion by Wang Shuzheng and other Hebei towns. It will not lead to the emptiness of Qingzhou City. Since then, the Tang dynasty has lost many feudal towns to pay taxes, and it is even more stretched.

This time, the Son of Heaven's reward for Hu Zhen set a precedent for merchants in the middle and late Tang Dynasty to help the army. Later, those who funded the army were awarded many titles. Every year, he routinely goes to Chang'an to meet the emperor, give banquets, see rewards, and visit the palace.

Since the founding of the Ji Zhou Dynasty, for 1,800 years, the prohibition of buying land, not owning slaves and maids, not being officials, and so on has all been broken.

Wu Zhou's sealing of the gods was the first signal, and then Xianzong was the god of the three sellers of the dynasty, and then Mu Zong was the god of Hu Zhen, in fact, the gap between officials and businessmen was completely broken. Why?

The Duke of the Tang Dynasty, the county duke is the lowest, and the grade is from the second grade. But higher than the Marquis. From the second rank of such an official position, although he did not hold real power, but the highest rank of the prime minister of the dynasty is from the second rank, that is the Shangshu left and right, which means that the merchant is directly sealed official.

Such a title is based on 1,500 households according to the regulations, and the actual number of households is generally in the hundreds.

It is equivalent to announcing that from now on, the peddler who has made outstanding contributions to the country can not only own land, but also allow him to have eight wives, depending on the seven grades to give him a fortune, and the slaves and maids will be in groups and directly become officials.

Therefore, Ji Zhou's tight spell on the head of the dealer was completely removed, and the plan to bind the merchant for 1,800 years was self-defeating.

Xue Fushu brought the historical turning point in the fate of the peddler family one by one, causing the descendants of the peddlers to cry with gratitude.

Seeing that he was full of embarrassment, Xue Fushu was also full of emotion, and laughed: "Ji Zhou imprisoned the peddler, but asked the peddler to turn into a merchant. 1,800 years later, a martial arts week came out and smashed his imprisonment. The two Zhou dynasties before and after, but their actions were very different, isn't it providence?"

Hu Zhen cried excitedly and sighed: "You can't do everything, God watches it." ”

"Taking advantage of this Son of Heaven to be crowned auspicious, wouldn't it be better for me and the four brothers to marry each other, and have a happy and happy drink?"

Huang Yi, Hu Zhen, and Cen Jiao said in unison: "The servant shoots to the stage, how dare I climb high?"

"Isn't Brother Hu Xian also a national prince? Not to mention that the five fingers are not even. Between brothers, it is a love affair, regardless of the official position or poverty. Xue Ping said something.

Everyone was no longer lying and polite, and Hu Zhen immediately ordered someone to set up an incense case and sacrifice the fruit. The four of them narrated the eight characters of Nian Geng, their origins, and their wives were young. From oldest to youngest, they are:

Xue Ping, the word Tantu, is a native of Longmen, Jiangzhou. In the twelfth year of Tianbao (753), Fang was sixty-eight years old and belonged to a snake. Xue Ping is the eldest brother and is the eldest brother.

His great-grandfather Xue Rengui, the prince of Pingyang County, Xue Chuyu, the ancestor of Fanyang Festival, and Xue Song, the king of Gaoping County, his father. Now it is Ziqing Pinglu Jiedu, the right servant shoots, Wei Guogong. Tang Zhushi, a prince of generations.

Wife Wei Guo's wife Jiang. He has eight sons such as Xue Guang and Xue Wenfan.

Hu Zhen, the word car branch, Huazhou white horse people. In the second year of Shangyuan (761), Xin Chou was born, Fang is now sixty years old, and belongs to the cow. second, for the second brother.

Recently, because of Wanguan's help to the army, the emperor was named the founding prince of Anyang County. Wife Yejun Mrs. Liu. He has two sons and three daughters.

Huang Yi, the word is poor, and there are thousands of people in Qingzhou. In the first year of Guangde (763), he was born in Guimao, and he was fifty-eight years old and belonged to rabbits. The third is the third brother.

Accustomed to selling sesame, soybeans and other oilseeds, recently due to the war Qingzhou South Gate to push the first contribution, won the Son of Heaven. He was a guerrilla general and was awarded the rank of lieutenant. Deceased wife Lee. He has three sons.

Cen Jiao, the word Shoushan, Yizhou Feiren. In the fourteenth year of the Great Calendar (779), he was not born, and he was forty-two years old and belonged to a sheep. Ju young, for the fourth brother.

One of the eighteen mountain gods of the Ziqing Army in the old days. Brave and brave, good at using soldiers, he was recently obedient before the Qingzhou battle, and was pardoned by the Son of Heaven. He was still a guerrilla general, and was awarded the march Sima of the Lu army in Ziqingping.

Wife Guo. He has two sons and five daughters.

It is explained in the interior that Wang Lingtong has been marching Sima for seven years, and this time he fought in Qingzhou, and the gods were extremely powerful, and he beheaded the thief Ma Yin Mountain in a joint formation. Won the title of the Son of Heaven, General Pin Ningyuan, awarded Qingzhou a don't drive, and was the founder of Wei County.

named his wife Li as the king of Lutai Township. The couple and the concubine Muyu had five sons, and one son was the lord. It's really a wife's shadow. This is a relatively high level among the generals of the Tang Dynasty.

After the war, Wanglingtong's position as marching Sima was handed over to Cen Jiao.

Xue Ping, Hu Zhen, Huang Yi, Cen Jiao, the four brothers talked about Nian Geng, bowed to the ground, and made an oath.

Then Xue Ping and Jiang sat on the Taishi chair, the second brother Hu Zhen and Liu, the third brother Huang Yi, and the fourth brother Cen Jiao, kowtowed to the eldest brother and sister-in-law one by one.

Then, Xue Ping and Jiang gave up, and Hu Zhen and Liu sat in the Taishi chair. The third brother Huang Yi and the fourth brother Cen Jiao kowtowed to the second brother and second sister-in-law one by one.

Hu Zhen and Liu got up, Huang Yi sat on the chair of the first master on the left, and the fourth brother Cen handed over kowtow to the third brother. The third brother Huang Yi did not bring his family, and he walked around in the future and bowed again.

Hu Zhen's two sons and three daughters and other relatives also kowtowed to the uncle, aunt, third uncle, and fourth uncle one by one.

The ceremony was over, and an hour passed. The eldest brother Xue Ping thought that he was known as the four towns of Qingzhou.

One means that he, Ziqing Pinglujie Town, is a four-person person who does it together. One means that Qingzhou, the capital of the Pinglu Army, was ambushed by four people.

It was past noon, Hu Zhen saw that the courtyard was full of neighbors, and the eighteen Hu and his disciples Hu Liao, Chuiyi, Niu Huang and others surrounded the courtyard. I asked for a seat, and invited seven or eight chefs in Shatang Village to cook and fry big fish and meat, and set up more than 20 tables for a feast.

There was a lot of drinking and jubilation here, when suddenly a horse neighed outside the door, and a young general shouted: "Grandpa, grandpa, it's not good." The grandmother committed suicide by hanging from a beam, but fortunately was rescued. Let's go back and check it out. ”

How could Xue Ping, Wang Lingtong, and Huang Yi not recognize that it was Huang Zhao who would come.

When this time came, it was said that his grandmother committed suicide by hanging herself, but his grandmother had already been killed by deserters.

Which grandmother is this, and why did she commit suicide by hanging herself?