Chapter 10: The Third Brother

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Lou hard in the family line three, the first son born to the general's wife Mrs. Lan, Lou Ji saw him when he was a child, in the memory of this brother and the general is equally fat, the belly is bulging high, if you say the difference, the general's belly is strong like a bulging bellows, Lou hard is much worse, like a curtain blown by the breeze, can not withstand the slightest beating.

Lou Hard has no impression of this younger brother, only because he was sent by his father, he will take the time to meet him.

"Your name is ...... Lou Ji, uh-huh, sit down, your own brother, don't be formal. Lou was inexplicable, and he didn't know what attitude to use to receive this younger brother who suddenly appeared.

Lou Hard has already started a family, has its own mansion, occupies a smaller area, and the decoration is more gorgeous, there is no armor, swords and guns and other weapons, all eyes look full of calligraphy, paintings and silk, everything seems soft and comfortable, the same as his belly style.

He sat on a bed with several layers of thick mattress underneath his buttocks, which were deeply dented.

The etiquette that should be detained is still detained, and the building base stands deeply, "The foolish brother meets the general of the Chinese army." ”

"Ah, good. You are...... Father sent you? Lou Jian still didn't believe it.

"My father asked me to come to see the general of the Chinese army." Lou Ji took out a letter from his arms, took two steps forward, and handed it to Lou Jian with both hands.

Lou Jian only reacted after receiving the letter, and looked at Lou Ji with a strange gaze, there are many brothers in the Lou family, and there are very few people who can call the general "father".

The foundation of the building is returned to its original place.

Lou Qiang first looked at the seal on the envelope, it was indeed the general's private seal, open it and read it carefully, it was also his father's handwriting, not to mention that Lou Ji was sent by the general's cronies, there was nothing to doubt.

"Father trusts you very much." Lou said with a hard smile, his attitude was much more affectionate, "Then I should also trust you, we brothers have nothing to say." Come and set up a feast. ”

The morning had passed, but noon had not yet arrived, but the servant was able to quickly set up two tables of wine and food, one on the soft couch and the other on the ground.

Lou Hard always has an appetite, and picked up the bowl, "I don't see the seventeenth brother, don't be picky, a little commonplace, let go of eating." ”

Lou Ji was indeed hungry, and ate two bowls in a row, but Lou Jian ate the third bowl, "Seventeenth brother has no appetite, do you think my family's cooks are not skilled?" ”

Lou Ji got up and said with a smile: "The general of the Chinese army can see how big my appetite is when he looks at my body bones. ”

"Hehe, how old are you?"

"Eighteen."

"It's so young. I think when I was a year old with you, I was thinner than you, and within a few years, I began to grow meat, getting fatter and fatter day by day. Lou Qiang patted his belly and said proudly: "The essence of half a life is gathered here." ”

"In that case, I still have a chance to grow meat."

"Haha." Lou waved his hand and ordered the servants to leave the table, leaving the two brothers to talk privately, "If you have something to say, you can say it." ”

"My father sent me to find out what the Son of Heaven was thinking."

Lou Gong's brows furrowed, "What else is there to inquire about?" Didn't I say that clearly enough? His Majesty's mind is all on the eastern capital, build a palace here, enclose a garden there, and build Luoyang into the imperial capital of the ages, so that future generations will not be able to increase, and the capital will always be here. If there's one more thing to think about, it's tossing around and not sleeping all night. ”

"My father also hopes that I can learn some real skills from the Chinese generals."

"Hehe, did my father really say that? You are...... Your biological mother is the princess of Wu Kingdom, right? ”

"Exactly."

Lou Gong let out a long sigh, and finally had some impressions of this younger brother, "Why did my father suddenly remember...... Hey, to be honest, I don't think you can learn much from me. ”

"The foolish brother is indeed clumsy, but ......"

"It has nothing to do with you, it's because I don't have the ability to do it myself, unless I ......" Lou shook his head, "No, you can't do it." ”

"For myself, there are some things I can't do, for the Lou family, I can do anything."

"Haha, that's kind of interesting. Well, since my father sent you over, I can't help but accept it, you can stay here for a few days and see the opportunity. ”

"Everything is arranged by the general of the Chinese army."

"Well, you go and rest, call the servant outside, and he will arrange a room for you...... Wait, there's an important thing I have to ask first, look at your body is so weak, have you ever been beaten? ”

Lou Ji was stunned, "Uh, when I was a child, ......"

"It's not when I'm a kid, it's just recently."

Lou Ji shook his head, "Foolish brother never messes with people, and people don't mess with foolish brothers." ”

"That's not going to work." Lou Jian frowned again, "You don't need to be beaten like this." I'll discuss with my father again, you live first, and treat this as your own home. ”

This is not "home", the general of the Chinese army is worthy of being the general's son-in-law, and he guards the inner house equally strictly, and the servant takes the seventeenth prince to the guest room, reminding him all the way that he can't go here, can't look there, and hasn't finished talking until he enters the room.

"I'm here to meditate behind closed doors, not a single step." Lou Ji smiled.

The servant also smiled, "It's not so strict, you can still walk around the courtyard." Whatever the seventeenth prince needs, please speak. ”

"Not at the moment, it's good here."

The room is indeed very good, although it is only a guest room, it is much more gorgeous than the small house at the base of the building, and even the stools are covered with thick brocade mattresses.

There are books on the table, the floor is turned over, they are all enlightenment books, turn around and enjoy the calligraphy and paintings on the wall for a while, and then turn around the room twice, really boring, spread the paper and study the ink, write seriously, and began to want to write an article, but the pen is only two words, a "name", a "real", write a piece of paper, and change it, but can not write a complete sentence.

The hospitality of the general of the Chinese army is to eat well, and it didn't take long for the servant to bring lunch, and seeing that the seventeenth prince really did not go out of the room, the servant was very happy, "I'll bring some paper, and the seventeenth prince can use it." ”

Lou Qiang was obviously inquiring about the details of the building, and he didn't show up all day, no matter what he inquired about, before dark, the attitude of hospitality in the house changed: it was two young maids who served dinner, and they didn't leave after setting up the wine and food, sitting and standing, and laughing and persuading wine.

Lou Ji got up and gave him his hand, and the two maids left not very happily.

In the evening, another maid came to make the bed, serve and wash, and still did not leave after the work, but came over to ask for warmth, and the building was treated politely, refusing to give in an inch, and the maid was very unhappy when she left.

The building bolted the door and put a stool against it, and then he stripped off and went to bed.

The next day, the original servant came to serve, and did not say a word about yesterday's maid, and the dishes brought were even more exquisite.

After eating dinner that day, Lou Ji finally saw Lou Hard again.

Lou Gang changed into narrow-sleeved casual clothes, wore leather boots, and hung a knife around his waist, which was quite a bit of the demeanor of the son of the general.

"Did you eat well? Is it comfortable? Is the subordinate attentive to his service? After receiving an affirmative answer, Lou Qiang came over and put his hand around his brother's shoulder, and sighed: "You really can't look like this." ”

"Is the general of the Chinese army saying that he was beaten? I think I'm ......"

"It's a matter of being beaten, why did you take away the maid I sent yesterday?"

"The foolish brother is a guest, how can he ...... in the Chinese general's mansion"

"Don't be so angry, call me 'third brother'."

"Yes, third brother."

"Like you, you can't fight, and you can't play on the spot...... Tut-tut, my father asked you to come anyway, I can take you with me, whether it's a blessing or a curse for you. ”

"I can afford it."

"Haha, okay, don't say anything else, you have the guts, my father likes a son like you, but unfortunately, most of the courage of our Lou family was scared away by him." Lou pointed to a set of clothes on the stool, "Put it on, go to the back door to find me." ”

The same narrow-sleeved casual clothes, just a lot smaller, suitable for the figure of the building base, a small hat, a waist knife, but the knife is too light, the building base wants to pull out to see, and finds that it is carved out of wood, vivid, if not the weight is wrong, even if you hold it in your hand, you can't see the flaw.

The servant led the way and led the building to the back door.

More than a dozen people gathered at the back door, all on horseback, no one carried lanterns, and only the shadows could be seen by the moonlight.

Someone brought a horse, handed over the reins, took the foundation of the building in his hand, found the location of the stirrups, and carefully mounted the horse.

Lou Qiang rode over, the horse's head staggered, he leaned over slightly, unusually, and said sternly: "How did you attract your friends here?" It's so imprudent. ”

"Friends? I didn't tell anyone...... "The first thing that came to Lou's mind was Ma Wei, but he felt that Ma Wei couldn't be so careless, "Who is the 'friend' that the third brother said?" ”

"The surname is Zhou, who claims to be the son of the Marquis of Dongyang, and he just came to you and called your name."

Lou Ji was also surprised, shook his head and said, "He is not my friend, let alone I found him." ”

Lou Qiang's tone softened slightly, "It may also be that the people in the house are talkative, in short, the people have been sent away." Before going out, I must remind you of two things: first, no matter what others do to you, bear with it, if you can't bear it, get off the horse now, don't bother me; Second, no matter what you see or hear, keep your mouth shut, and you are not allowed to talk to me. Can it be done? ”

"Yes."

"Don't promise too much, I remember when you were a child, Liu Youzhong said what you are doing - shut up and keep safe, and open your mouth to cause trouble. I don't care when you open your mouth to speak, tonight, if you have the chance, maybe the night after, you have to shut up. If you really get into trouble, don't talk about me, even the general can't save you, understand? ”

Lou Ji closed his mouth and nodded.

Lou Gong hummed in satisfaction, turned the horse's head, and led everyone out the back door.

At the beginning of the night, there were still pedestrians on the street outside, and Lou Gang led the team, picked a secluded alley, turned around, and after a quarter of an hour, stopped in an alley where he couldn't see his fingers, and still no one lit the lamp.

"The Hard Chinese Army is here?" Someone shouted in the darkness.

"Come, Huangfu Xiao'er, I haven't seen you for two days, have you grown a few hairs?"

"I'm trying to learn from the hard Chinese army, only grow meat, not hair."

The two teased a few words, and Lou asked stiffly, "Where are you going tonight?" ”

"I don't know yet, it's hard to say whether Shangguan will come."

"Then wait, just introduce you to someone."

"Forget it, your house is full of vulgar powder, I'm tired of panicking these days, and I don't have an appetite......"

"Phew, do you only have women in your eyes?"

"Isn't there still a big belly?"

Lou Hard laughed, turned around and whispered, "Lou Ji will come with me, and the others will stay." ”

The two brothers rode forward, relying on Lou Hard to lead the way.

Not far ahead, a lantern was lit, and the man surnamed Huangfu said, "Let me see." ”

"One of my brothers, whose biological mother died early, grew up with me since he was a child, and my servant was unkind, so he followed."

The building stopped in the light, and gave up his hands on the horse, not knowing what to call each other.

"Well, it's a handsome boy, it doesn't look like he can be beaten."

"This is my brother, not here to be beaten. Come, let me introduce you to you, this is the fifth son of the Dingguo family, the left Sima Huangfu rank in the palace. ”

"The steps of the stairs are not the sisters of the sisters." The other party reminded.

"When I went downstairs, I saw Lord Sima."

"It's another stone from the Lou family." Huangfu extinguished the lantern and disappeared into darkness, "The two of you are a little prepared, I heard that Shangguan is in a bad mood, if he doesn't come out tonight, he will kill someone." ”