Chapter 45: Rod
"Fuwa, you come back for me!"
"Haha! I'm running so fast that my mom can't catch up with me! ”
A boy of about five years old hid in hiding, grimacing at his mother and giggling. The mother, with a scarf on her head and a broom in her hand, shouted angrily, it seems that she is also angry with the child.
There were two men standing on the side of the road, one in his thirties, stout and of medium stature, with his hands on his shoulders and a smile on his face; The other was in his fifties, gray-haired, thin-bodied, dressed in a rag padded jacket, slightly clumsy, and staring at the little boy with loving eyes.
Fuwa was making trouble, and unconsciously walked to the official road, and the mother finally caught up with her child. She took a breath, wiped the sweat from her forehead, then touched Fuwa's head, and said softly: "Fuwa, don't run around, my mother won't be able to catch up with you, so you have to be obedient in the future." ”
"Well, okay!"
At this moment, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves at the intersection, and the mother and son subconsciously turned their heads, only to find that a group of cavalry was galloping like the wind, and in a blink of an eye, they had already arrived in front of them.
In an instant, the mother subconsciously protected her child, and the child's father and grandfather didn't have time to make a sound, but subconsciously raised their feet to run forward. Fortunately, the knight on the horse found a pair of mother and son blocking the road in time, and subconsciously pulled the reins, and listened to the neighing of the horse, the front hooves of the black horse stood up, and the hind hooves "kicked and pedaled" two steps back, and barely stabilized their footsteps.
But the knights after him were not so lucky, and in a hurry to rein in their horses, they turned on their backs and made a mess.
The leading knight looked ahead, and saw that the mother and son had not been harmed, but were frightened, so he took out a silver ticket from his bosom, threw it on the ground, and then turned the horse's head and walked away.
When the child's father and grandfather rushed over, the leading knight had already gone away, and the knights behind him also got on their horses and galloped away.
When the child's father saw it, he was very angry and was about to rush up to theorize, but was pulled by his grandfather.
"Daddy!"
"The baby and the baby are all about the, forget it, we can't afford to mess with it!"
"They rode in the streets, almost killed people, and cursed, I have to teach them a lesson! Lao Tzu was a soldier back then! ”
"Come on." Grandpa leaned down, picked up the silver ticket, and looked at it in the sun: "Da Zhuang, this is a silver ticket of one hundred taels, take it!" ”
"One hundred taels?" Da Zhuang exclaimed, took it and looked at it several times, and then waved it: "Such a piece of paper can be worth a hundred taels?" Who were those people just now? ”
"That's Grandpa Xu!" Grandpa looked at Xu Zengshou's back and said in a low voice: "Back then, when his brother-in-law had not rebelled, Grandpa Xu was flying in this city, and riding a horse was nothing at all, even if someone died, his brother-in-law could suppress it." Now that's how it is, it's good, be content! ”
"Who's his brother-in-law? So crazy? ”
"King Yan!"
"Oh!" Da Zhuang scratched his head and suddenly said, "His brother-in-law died, it doesn't seem to have any effect on him?" ”
"Of course, his father is Xu Da, who dares to mess with him!"
……
Xu Zengshou galloped on the streets of Beijing, and he didn't take what he had just done to heart at all, and all he thought about was the matter of facing the saint for a while.
When Xu Zengshou escorted Erleboke to Kaiping, he immediately received Zhu Yunwen's holy decree, ordering him to immediately go to the palace in Beijing to face the saint, and Erleboke and others were personally escorted by Jinyiwei.
At the gate of the palace, Xu Zengshou did not wait too long, and a eunuch came out of it to lead the way for Xu Zengshou. Xu Zengshou thanked him repeatedly, and handed over a silver ticket, and the eunuch who led the way immediately became smiling, and said in a low voice: "General Xu, be careful with the saint for a while, the emperor has been discussing with Lord Wang all day today, and he seems to be a little unhappy!" ”
"Lord Wang?"
"Lord of the Princes of the Military Aircraft Department!"
"Oh, thank you, father-in-law!"
Xu Zengshou was very familiar with the palace, he was like going home here, he could do whatever he wanted, and he was freer than in the Wei Mansion; At that time, Xu Zengshou felt that this was just a relatively large courtyard, but now he felt a little depressed, not only did he not dare to look around, but he even coughed subconsciously lowered his voice, and the eunuchs and palace maids who came and went were walking on tiptoe, and their voices were very small. Xu Zengshou could only rely on his memory to feel the approximate position he had reached, and moved forward mechanically.
"It's here, General Xu, please wait, the miscellaneous family will go and report!"
"Well, there's Grandpa Lao!"
At this moment, Zhu Yunwen was talking to Wang Du about things, and when he heard Xu Zengshou waiting outside, Zhu Yunwen nodded and let him in, and at the same time waved Wang Du to retreat to the side hall.
Xu Zengshou walked into the Wenhua Hall and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Minister Xu Zengshou see the emperor, long live the emperor, long live, long live!" ”
"Let's get flat!"
"Emperor Xie!"
"Yes, very good, your brothers are very good, this expedition to Mobei, the golden family has basically been wiped out, so that in the short term, the desert will not pose any threat to the Ming Dynasty, this is a major event that is meritorious in the present and beneficial in the future! I am very pleased! I will reward you abundantly! ”
"Say, what reward do you want?"
"Your Majesty!" Xu Zengshou walked out, knelt on the ground, and said in a low voice: "The last general will not dare to ask for a reward, and at the end of that year, he will do something wrong, and he will be ashamed of the emperor's grace, so he does not dare to ask for a reward!" ”
Silence, death-like silence.
Xu Zengshou was nervous in his heart, but he had no choice, this was the best opportunity. took advantage of the opportunity to capture Erlebok to explain the matter, and there was still a glimmer of life; If you miss this opportunity, I am afraid that I will never be able to face the saint again, then I am afraid I can only wait for death.
This expedition to Mobei is extremely dangerous, but the eldest brother Xu Huizu still went on the expedition without hesitation, in fact, it was all for himself. The eldest brother is too difficult, he not only has to keep his father's family title, but also protect his brothers and sisters, the eldest sister, the second sister and himself can survive, all because of the eldest brother, and the emperor looks at the face of the eldest brother.
"Xu Zengshou," after a long time, a voice came: "Do you think your merits can offset your sins?" ”
"The last general knows that he is deeply guilty, and he wishes to die, and only asks His Majesty to spare the last general's family!"
"Huh-----" Zhu Yunwen sighed slightly, and suddenly said: "Xu Zengshou, I have something for you to do, if it is done, I will open the net, and I will not blame the past, are you willing?" ”
"The last general is willing!" Xu Zengshou gritted his teeth and kowtowed.
"Okay, you go back to Jingshi tomorrow and think about it behind closed doors!"
"Ahh Xu Zengshou looked up in amazement.
……
After a while, Xu Zengshou was dragged out of the Wenhua Hall by two wrestlers and played the board......
"Fengtian carried the emperor's edict and said:
The commander of the Taiwan capital made Xu Zengshou act recklessly with the army on the northern expedition, killing innocents indiscriminately, violating my policy of being gentle and far-reaching, and executing three concubines including the concubine of the Mongolian Great Khan Erlebok without any purpose, and slaughtering the Mongolian people, which had an extremely bad impact!
When he returned to Beijing, he was proud of his achievements, galloped in the downtown area, and almost killed the people's daughter Li Guihua and her son Wang Tiezhu, which had a very bad impact on the people!
In order to set an example, Xu Zengshou was specially degraded as a concubine, and he was punished with 30 sticks, and returned to Beijing to study for three years to see the after-effects!
Chin this!
”
After the announcement was completed, Xu Zengshou was put on a stool and began to be scolded, and then Xu Zengshou let out a burst of screams!
When he was scolding the staff, Xu Zengshou suddenly heard an exclamation: "Fourth brother, why are you?" Who gave the order? Why hit you? ”
Xu Zengshou opened his eyes suspiciously, and found two women standing not far away, young in their early twenties, graceful, fair-skinned, round and jade, and a pair of beautiful eyes were staring at him in surprise; The old man's hair was half-white, his face was sallow, his cheekbones were prominent, he was a little scary, and he coughed a few times from time to time.
Xu Zengshou's face immediately changed: "Third sister, eldest sister, why are you here?" ”