The boy and the peach rabbit walked two steps to the front hall of the general's mansion,

There was already a dark-skinned sturdy frontier soldier inside, although his clothes and armor were shabby, but sitting on the chair was like a tiger standing on a dragon's plate, and his momentum was compelling. The weather was cold, but the man was white and sweaty, obviously coming back in a hurry.

When the boy and the peach rabbit saw each other, they shouted in unison:

"Big brother!"

It turned out that this person was the eldest of the three brothers of the Tao family, and now he was working as a partial general under the Lan Qianzhen tent.

When Tao Zhuhu saw the young man coming, he immediately got up and clenched his fists and said:

"Young Master, the general's military order!"

As he spoke, he took out a letter from his bosom,

The young man took the letter and read it, and said next to him:

"Young Master, the general has won a great victory, and now that his vitality is greatly damaged, he will not pose a threat to my Taizheng for a long time in the future. Qiu Dou Van Khan was captured, has been sent to the imperial city, now by Qiu Dou Va's younger brother Ao Kugai command, Ao Ku Gai Khan to the court, asking to become my Taisho vassal, eternal tribute, dare not rebel again. Just ......"

The boy had finished reading the letter, folded it and stuffed it into his pocket, thought for a moment and said:

"I saw that Oi Kugai wanted to marry my father as a family of children, although my father tried his best to refuse, but the emperor had already issued an edict to the front line, and ordered my father to settle this family affair with Oi Kugai. My father ordered me to rush to the royal court as soon as possible. ”

The peach rabbit next to him was obviously taken aback when he heard the news, and asked:

"Young master, you just got married like this?"

The boy replied:

"It's just an engagement. However, it is estimated that it will have to be retrieved in the future. ”

Tao Zhutu put his arms around the young man's neck and said jokingly:

"I don't know how many girls in this Luoyan Pass are itching with hatred."

Seeing this, Tao Zhuhu glared at his younger brother and scolded:

"Don't be rude!"

Frightened, the peach chased the rabbit and quickly stopped, but the young man didn't think so, and said:

"Big brother is out of sight, I've always been a few brothers and my own brothers."

Tao Zhuhu hurriedly hugged his fists:

"The young master's willingness to treat us as brothers is already a big face for our brothers, but respect and humility are divided, our brothers must be measured, and we can't get carried away because the young master is favored. If you can hook your shoulders today, will you be a traitor tomorrow? ”

As he spoke, he stared at the peach and the rabbit,

Seeing that the eldest brother was angry, Tao Zhutu was too frightened to speak,

The boy originally respected the peach and the tiger, and it was difficult to refute it when he heard this, so he had to change the topic

"Big brother, without further ado, let's set off as soon as possible. You hurry home, greet Uncle Cangtou, and ask the second brother to prepare the luggage and supplies. I'm going to explain to my mother, and I'm ready to go. ”

Peach Chase Tiger answered:

"Okay young master, wait for me to order all the people......"

The boy didn't wait for the peach to finish speaking, and then said:

"It's just the four of us, not many people."

Peach Chase Tiger and Peach Chase Rabbit were all taken aback when they heard it, and looked at the young man looking at each other.

The teenager explained:

"This big war is not a small damage, right? I guess there are not a few wounded people who came back with your eldest brother, right? ”

Momo nodded

The boy continued:

"There will be more injuries coming back in the future, and the manpower at the pass will definitely be tight at that time. Now although the battle has been won, the elite are all in the grassland, the pass is empty, and there is no one who dares to enter. If I draw people at this juncture, won't it hurt the entire Luoyan Pass? What's more, now the grassland is full of defeated soldiers, the team is large, the goal is big, the action is slow, the possibility of being caught by the hostile tribe is greater, when the time comes, there are few people to prevent, and there are more people..... where can I bring so many people? Just the four of us, riding fast horses, the road is a little faster and we can reach the royal court in five days, and we don't know it, which is actually safe. ”

Tao Zhuhu was overjoyed when he heard this, and said excitedly:

"The young master is really the general's son! The situation has been analyzed so clearly in such a short period of time, what else do I have to say? Let's go, chase the rabbit, let's hurry up and prepare things to go! ”

Saying that, he pulled his younger brother out, and Tao Zhutu said as he walked:

"Young master, I'll see you later!"

The boy shouted:

"The things I bought will be recorded in the account of the General's Mansion, and I will send someone to settle it later!"

Then the boy also turned around and walked briskly to the backyard.

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An old mother in the back hall was leading a new little maid at this time, teaching as she walked:

"Being able to enter the General's Mansion is a great blessing for you; Entering the General's Mansion to be able to serve his wife, it is this blessing that accumulates virtue and cultivated in his previous life! No one knows who knows the whole Luoyan Pass, my wife is notoriously good-tempered, and her temperament is notoriously gentle and virtuous. I'll tell you this, since Mrs. entered the General's Mansion, I have never seen her beat and scold us current people, a few days ago Mrs. felt a cold, originally wanted ginger soup, but the girl who didn't have long eyes made a mistake, brought a bowl of porridge and sent it, Mrs. didn't say a word and drank it, if it wasn't for my sharp eyes to see, the girl was let go like this, and this lady also explained not to be embarrassed for the little girl, she didn't say much for the little girl who was afraid that the little girl would be punished. By the way, Madame doesn't speak, any arrangements are written notes, you have to see it! ”

The little girl only listened to the "uh-huh" promise, and followed the old mother into the back hall.

As soon as I entered the house, I smelled a long musk smell wafting out of the incense burner,

There are not many furnishings in the room, except for a few pieces of furniture that are a desk and a bookshelf.

A beautiful woman was sitting at a dressing table, applying light makeup to the Tessie mirror brought by sea, while two maids stood behind her

She combed her hair and tied it in a bun.

Seeing the old mother leading the little maid in, the woman turned around,

The little maid thought to herself that she had never seen such a beautiful person in her life,

Although the woman is no longer young, the years have not left a mark on her face, on the contrary, it has added a mature charm to her.

The most special thing is the woman's eyes, which are as clear as a quiet lake in the deep forest, which is desirable.

Seeing that the little maid was stunned, the woman smiled slightly as an answer,

The little girl's cheeks turned red for some reason, and she panicked for a while,

The old mother hurriedly led the little maid to salute and said:

"Madam, this is the new little bead."

When the woman heard this, she bowed her head slightly, and then waved her hand lightly, signaling the old mother to take the person down.

At this moment, a crisp voice came from outside the door

"Mother, the child has something to tell his mother."

At this time, the woman's hair was coiled, and she looked at the two maids behind her, and motioned to dress.

When she was dressed, the woman went to the desk and wrote a note to the maid, and then walked out of the house.

The maids read the note, followed the woman out of the house, cleaned the stone tables and benches in front of the house, and then all left.

When she had confirmed that there was no one else, the woman went to the stone table and sat down, beckoning the young man to sit down.

When they had done so, the woman spoke:

"Ziyi, did your father send a letter?"

The boy nodded, took the letter from his bosom and handed it to the woman

Then the boy said:

"Qiu Doufa was defeated and captured, and now the ruling Oi Kugai wants to marry my father, he may know that it is impossible to make peace with the royal family, but he wants to consolidate his position and relationship with my Taizheng, so he chose his father, but what he doesn't understand is that my father is only a general of the Northern Army, and now he has won a big victory and is suspected of being a meritorious and high-ranking master, he is a Khan with millions of elite cavalry, and at this time the family is almost stabbing my father in the back, but fortunately, the emperor has agreed to this family business."

When the woman had read it, she put it away and asked:

"What do you think?"

Lan Ziyi replied:

"I have already asked the eldest brother to prepare the luggage, and when the three elder brothers are ready, we will immediately leave the fortress and rush to the royal court......

"What do you think, I mean? What do you think of this family business? ”

When the boy heard his mother ask himself this, he sighed softly and said:

"Since the time of the establishment of my Taisho Dynasty, I have been suffering from the north, and now my father has finally achieved unprecedented immortal feats and defeated the Kou, this is the perfect time for my Taizheng Dynasty to stabilize the north, as long as this family affair is settled, the north can not see the wolf smoke for a long time."

The lady looked at her radiant son and asked again:

"I'm asking if you're willing to get married?"

Lan Ziyi saw his mother's gentle gaze and said slowly:

"The life and death of the country for profit have been avoided, and it should not be avoided because of misfortune and good fortune. This is very important to Taisho, and I can feel it, but my thoughts are secondary. In fact, I was born in a prince's family, and most of the marriages were already doomed. Besides, I've been concentrating on my studies and don't have any sweethearts. ”

The woman sighed, stood up slowly, and said:

"I never wanted you to be a political tool, I just wanted you to choose the path you like."

Lan Ziyi replied:

"Mother, this is the path I chose."

When the woman heard this, a pang of pain crossed her face, and she seemed to recall something painful, and then she said:

"I thought I was born my own son, but I didn't expect it to be his father's child. You and your father are the only remaining relatives in this world, he has already embarked on this road of no return before I met your father, and now you have to follow in your father's footsteps. Child, you will one day break your conscience by doing this. “

Lan Ziyi was confused when he heard this, and replied:

"How did my dad and I get on the same path? He cut people to accumulate military merits, and I was determined to be the champion in the imperial examination, which is far from good. “

The woman shook her head, changed her tone and asked:

"Are you ready for your clothes? My mother just made you a new coat. ”

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By the time everything was ready, it was already afternoon.

Tao Zhuhu prepared four pots of arrows, two bows, sabers and vests for each person;

Tao Zhulu found six fast horses, and had already tied up his luggage, and the felt tent was complete;

Tao Zhutu prepared dry food for three people, and prepared roast chicken, roast duck, tea and snacks.

When the four of them met under the city gate of Luoyan Pass, Hu Yanhao, the general of Luoyan who stayed behind in the town, was already waiting with a pair of cavalry.

After seeing Lan Ziyi, Hu Yanhao hugged his fists and said:

"Young master, I have already ordered the people, and they will escort you to the royal court."

Lan Ziyi clasped his fists and saluted back:

"Uncle Huyan, the army is outside, the garrison of Luoyan Pass is empty, and now is the time to employ people, and the little nephew does not dare to abolish the public for personal reasons. Uncle Huyan, as a general of Luoyan Town, if the pass is lost, I am afraid that he will not be able to atone for his sins. I have three older brothers to escort and there will be no problem. ”

Hu Yanhao nodded after hearing this, and said:

"Tiger father has no dogs, the young master took me to ask the general for guilt, I Hu Yanhao really didn't protect the young master."

Lan Ziyi also nodded to Hu Yanhao after hearing this.

But the old man was reprimanding his three sons this time

"Hear me clearly, it's okay if you are gone, if the young master comes back with one less hair, I will chop up the three of you!"

The three brothers of the Tao family didn't dare to say anything, so they had to ride on their horses and nod in response.

Mrs. Lan also took a group of maids to send Lan Ziyi by car.

At this time, the lady straightened her son's clothes again, and at the same time handed Lan Ziyi a note with the words written

"Northbound auspicious."

Lan Ziyi looked at it and stuffed it into his sleeve pocket and nodded at his mother.

Just as Ziyi was about to get on the horse and set off, Tao Zhutu seemed to think of something and asked:

"Young master, it's not that I'm too talkative. Do you know how to ride a horse? ”

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