After three days of sailing at sea, the special mission of the Marshal Mansion arrived in Wuchuan and then traveled north along the Wushui River to Huazhou. The transfer of the South Guangxi Road enabled Jiang Xuan and the rear army to temporarily rest here after capturing Gaozhou. The sudden arrival of the mission made Huazhou busy for a while, and Zeng Yuanzi and Jiang Xuan led the whole city to welcome them into the city. But Gao Yingsong said that he was tired all the way, so he went directly to the post house to rest, and the deputy envoy Zhuang Gongwang went to the rear military camp in the name of visiting his brothers, and Zeng Yuanzi could only agree to pick up the wind and wash the dust for them the next day.

"Big brother take a seat!" Zhuang Siqi welcomed his brother into his room, and when the brother saw the salute, he asked the brother to sit down.

"Oh, you're pretty good here!" Zhuang Gong looked left and right, there were curtains hanging in the house, and there were rows of shelves on one side of the wall, on which were some antiques, ivory carvings, corals and other things; On the other side, there are some exotic flowers and plants, exuding bursts of fragrance; There is a bookcase in front of the window, a gilded wax table, and the four treasures of the study, which is full of elegance, but lacks the meaning of killing the generals.

"Hehe, it's okay, it's all arranged by Lord Zeng, my brother didn't worry about it, so my brother will rest here!" Zhuang Siqi said with a smile.

"Besides, how are you lately?" Zhuang Gongwang vaguely agreed and asked again.

"What's wrong, I can eat and sleep every day. Except for marching and fighting, everything is arranged by Lord Zeng, and there is no need for brothers to worry about it. Zhuang Siqi patted his chest and smiled.

"Well, you have fought repeatedly, and there are any casualties among the children in the township?" Zhuang Gongwang nodded, there seemed to be some unhappiness in his eyes, but it was also fleeting.

"Yes, it is inevitable that there will be casualties in battle, but Lord Zeng has made up for it according to the number, and the number of troops has not decreased!" Zhuang Siqi didn't notice his brother's abnormality, and replied indifferently.

"My lord, please use tea!" As he spoke, two young women came in and offered tea.

"Thanks!" Zhuang Gongzhe saw that although the two women were good-looking, they behaved frivolously and charmingly, so he knew that they were not good women, and said coldly.

"I'll talk to my brother, you guys go out!" Zhuang Siqi saw that the eldest brother was unhappy, and hurriedly waved his hand to signal the two women to go out.

"How can you have a female dependant in your army?" Seeing that the two of them had gone out, Zhuang Gongzhe frowned and asked.

"Brother, Lord Zeng saw that I was alone and had no one to take care of me, so he specially selected two people from the official workshop to wash clothes and serve meals." Zhuang Siqi replied indifferently, and as he spoke, he took out a brocade box from his sleeve and put it in front of his eldest brother.

"What is this?" Zhuang Gongwang didn't open it, and asked with a finger.

"Master Zeng said that my brother came very hard for a long time, and he didn't have time to prepare, so he sent two Hepu beads to my brother to play with!" Zhuang Siqi said as he opened the box and said with a smile.

"This ......" Zhuang Gongzhe looked down and took a breath, only to see that the two beads in the box were the size of pigeon eggs, crystal round, the size is the same, and it is rare that it is still glowing with colorful light.

"Brother, this is born of decades of old mussels, it's really rare, and Lord Zeng really has a heart." Zhuang Siqi was also taken aback when he saw it, and sighed.

"Get on your knees!"

"Big brother ......" Zhuang Siqi didn't hear the praise of the eldest brother, but he got an angry shout, which made him stunned on the spot and didn't know what to do for a while.

"Kneel, don't you listen to my words!"

"Yes! Listen to my brother's lesson. Zhuang Siqi saw that the eldest brother was full of anger, but he didn't know why he was so angry, but he still knelt down and said according to his words.

"Can we still remember the ancestral training of the Zhuang family?" Zhuang Gongzhe asked in a deep voice.

"Loyalty, trustworthiness, benevolence, and courtesy!" Zhuang Siqi immediately replied, this eight-character ancestral precept has long been engraved in the hearts of the descendants of the Zhuang family, how can they forget.

"Did you do it?" Zhuang Gongzhe looked at it coldly and asked.

"Please also ask my brother to make it clear!" Zhuang Siqi thought for a moment that he had not done anything unfaithful and unjust, and asked.

"Hmph, let me ask you first, this bead is a forbidden object, which is used in the Gongfeng Palace, and you actually took it for yourself and gave it to me, how can this be explained?" Zhuang Gongzhe paused the box on the case and asked.

"Brother, now is a troubled time, Hepu Zhuchi has long been unguarded, and the pearl people have become popular for private mining and selling, where is there still any forbidden thing!" Zhuang Siqi explained with a sigh of relief when he heard that his brother was angry about this.

"Although it is a troubled time, the court is still there, and the law still exists, so you should abide by the law as a citizen of the Great Song Dynasty. And now he is an official of the imperial court, but he regards the ban as nothing, and he still has words for trespassing, where is the loyalty? Zhuang Gongzhe took the case and said, and his heart was even more torn, and he secretly sighed that His Highness was indeed prescient.

After being ordered to send an envoy to Leizhou, His Royal Highness summoned him privately, saying that Zeng Yuanzi was good at figuring out people's hearts and doing unscrupulous things, and he was worried that Jiang Xuan would be deceived and Zhuang Siqi had been recruited by him. He has already written to the imperial court to recommend Zeng Yuanzi as the director of the system, and Jiang Xuan as the envoy of the Sanzhou Pacification, if it is true, he does not want to return to the Shuai Mansion and does not have to force it, since he can stay under their command and may have a good future. Zhuang Gongzhe didn't care at the time, thinking that His Royal Highness was too careful, saying that his brother had always been loyal and righteous, and he was deeply favored by His Royal Highness, so he would swear to follow His Highness to revive the Great Song Dynasty. He will never do anything treacherous to the king.

Now looking at my brother, since he came to his camp, he opened his mouth and closed his mouth, but he never asked His Highness. And he doesn't care about his own rebellion. Even so, when he came, His Highness repeatedly told himself that it would be best if the rear army could understand the general situation and be willing to return to Qiong, but he should also remember to be cautious in his actions, and he must be forbearing, and he must not reveal his true intentions in vain, so as not to suffer from the poisonous hands of traitors. But now the brother's words and deeds still make Zhuang Gongzhe unbearable and burst out.

"Brother, this matter was done by Lord Zeng, and it has nothing to do with me!" Zhuang Siqi saw that the eldest brother was so angry, and hurriedly explained.

"You are still quibbling, knowing that it is lawless, but turning a blind eye to it, is also the same crime, not to mention that you are still acting for the tiger, and you deserve to die!" Seeing his brother become like this, Zhuang Gongzhe became even more angry, stood up and pointed at his nose and scolded.

"Brother, don't worry, I really did something wrong in this matter, and I will return the beads tomorrow!" Although Zhuang Siqi has the power of the army, he has been influenced and taught by his brother since he was a child, and he is cowardly on weekdays.

"You've not only done something wrong, you're guilty of an unforgivable sin!" Zhuang Gongzhe did not let go because he admitted his mistake, and reached out to slap his brother and shouted.

"Brother......" Zhuang Siqi was stunned after being slapped in the face, and was stunned on the spot, and then said for a while, "The younger brother doesn't know what else is wrong with him, which makes my brother so angry." Please also ask the eldest brother to make it clear one by one, and I will change it! ”

"The way you look now, it seems that it is difficult to return, I am ashamed of my father, and I have no shame to face my hometown father, and I have no face to see Your Highness again!" Zhuang Gongzhe looked at the brother with a confused face, put down his hand, sat down and said...... (To be continued.) )