In a rural field on the outskirts of Suzhou, an old farmer picks lotus root in a pond with his trouser leg half rolled.

A wet sweat towel was placed on his shoulder, and the scorching sun was sweating like rain. But Lao Qin Tou didn't feel uncomfortable, the harvest of the croppers was the greatest happiness, and he was full of thoughts that he could let his eldest grandson eat crispy lotus root slices tonight.

The son of the old Qin head also had a future, when Shenjing was besieged, the imperial court recruited a new army, King Qin, he went to be a soldier quietly, which scared the old couple a lot. Who knew that after going around and around, a battle was not fought, and the main general surrendered to Dashun first, and then surrendered to Daqing. actually voted for a boss, and now he has returned to his hometown and is stationed in Suzhou. also brought back a beautiful daughter-in-law, the daughter-in-law was pregnant when she came, and the big fat grandson came out of his life and suddenly became the heart of the whole family.

There were four people walking in the distance, one of them was pointing, Lao Qin straightened his waist and looked at it, one of them was his distant cousin.

"Hou Gongzi, what I told you is him, one of my cousins."

Hou Xuanyan nodded with satisfaction and reached into his arms. The little soldier swallowed a mouthful of saliva and stared at his hand with a look of hope.

Hou Xuanyan took out a golden bean, threw it away, and said: "After all, they are relatives, you can go, you can't interfere in this matter." ”

Xiao Bing took the golden bean, held it in the palm of his hand, and said hesitantly: "Hou Gongzi, my cousin is an honest farmer..."

Hong Yixun pronounced a loud voice: "Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable." Let you go, you'll go, less. ”

Hou Xuanyan waved his hand with a smile and said, "How do you speak, we are all our own brothers, you can go with confidence, we are not good people." ”

The little soldier held the golden bean, thought about it, and turned to leave.

Xu Yuanbao saw him go away, and asked with a look of admiration: "Hou Dashao, I really convinced you, how did you calculate such a poisonous strategy?" No wonder my dad always told me that wasp tail needles are the most poisonous readers. ”

Glancing at him helplessly, Hou Xuanyan said as he walked: "After the chaos, how can Suzhou City be monolithic? It is bound to be full of loopholes, as long as we explore carefully, some are flaws. Even if there is no old Qin Tou today, there will still be old Li Tou and Lao Zhang Tou for us to use. Remember that opportunities are self-created and never wait for them. ”

Seeing the three people who came over with their hair unshaved, thinking of the identity of his son, Lao Qintou's heart panicked.

"Three righteous men, Xiao Lao'er is just an ordinary person, and he was forced to shave his hair, please raise your noble hands."

The three of them laughed together, their smiling faces were like the Sanqing statues of Taoist temples, and their faces were kind; The laughter is like that of three hyenas, fierce and cruel.

Pulling Lao Qin's head, he came to his dilapidated farmhouse courtyard, a courtyard surrounded by low fences. Lao Qintou's daughter-in-law and wife were doing housework in the courtyard, and the family was happy, and there were also children's crying.

Old Qintou's eyes were thick, he sobbed, and begged for mercy: "Three righteous people, if you want to find trouble, just look for Xiao Lao'er, spare my family, I will kowtow to you." ”

Xu Yuanbao slipped his collar and didn't let him kneel, Hou Xuanyan smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll borrow something and leave." ”

When he came to the courtyard, Lao Qintou's wife and daughter-in-law also saw that something was wrong, so they didn't dare to speak.

Hou Xuanyan picked up the child, and when the child saw that he had beautiful eyebrows, he liked it very much, and he kicked his little feet and became happy.

Hou Xuanyan lifted the child above his head and spun around, making him grin. "You see, Lao Tzu has a lot of children."

Old Qin bent his knees, because he was carried by Xu Yuanbao, he knelt in the air and begged.

Hou Xuanyan took off a long-life lock from the child's neck and stuffed the child back into the arms of the Qin family's daughter-in-law. "Little doll, I'll borrow you this for a day and let your father bring it back to you, okay?"

The child thought he was playing with himself, and he was glaring and smiling in A-Niang's arms.

Waving his hand to signal Xu Yuanbao to put the person down, Hou Xuanyan sighed, put away his smiling face, and said, "Old man, I've been kneeling for a long time, but I can't stand up." After saying that, he didn't look back, and walked to the city with two followers.

Xu Yuanbao turned around and said viciously: "There are our brothers around here, before dark, if you dare to go out of the yard, you will be chopped up." ”

The three of them walked to the West City Tower of Suzhou, which is a side gate, and it is not far from Taihu Lake when they come out, and there are not many people walking in the past. The officers and soldiers guarding the city were leaning in front of the door and sleeping, and when they saw three people coming over, they scolded: "Who are they? ”

"We're from the country, and we're going to our cousin."

The defenders of the city saw that they did not shave their hair, it should be that the countryside has not yet promoted the shaving order, and their attitude changed from reprimand to contempt.

"Who is your cousin?"

Xu Yuanbao looked honest and stupid, touched his scalp, and said embarrassedly: "My cousin's name is Qin He." ”

When the city defenders heard this, they immediately changed their faces, stepped forward affectionately and said, "It turned out to be a relative of General Qin, why didn't you say it earlier?" Come, I'll take you. ”

Qin He was guarding the city tower, eating, and after listening to it, he was puzzled: "How can I have so many cousins, take me out to have a look." ”

When he got out of the city tower, he saw three people dressed in homespun clothes, Qin He took a closer look and made sure he hadn't seen it.

Hou Xuanyan stepped forward and shouted with a smile: "Cousin, you don't know me anymore?" I knew you wouldn't recognize it, you look at this. After saying that, he held his son's longevity lock in his hand and shook it back and forth.

Qin He's face changed, his pupils contracted, and his palm touched the handle of the knife on his waist.

Hou Xuanyan looked at him with a smile, and finally Qin He still showed his face and said: "It turns out that it is your three cousins, who have been soldiers for so long, they really can't recognize it, come and talk inside." ”

Entering the city tower, Qin He found an excuse and drove the soldiers inside out.

After closing the door, he gritted his teeth and asked, "How is my son, who are you and what do you want to do?" ”

Hou Xuanyan found a stool, sat down for a while, and said, "Lord Qin has asked so many questions in one breath, please allow me to answer slowly." First, what happens to your son is in your hands. Second, we are Han Chinese, and thirdly, we want to take back what the Han people themselves have. ”

Suddenly, a small soldier broke through the door and shouted, "My lord, it's not good!" The Gu family rebelled, and the governor went to quell the chaos. The wealthy families in Suzhou don't know what's going on. There was a rebellion together, and the governor was trapped in the yamen, so let's send troops to rescue us. ”

"I see, get out."

"My lord, the military situation is urgent!"

"I'll say it!"

Although Xiao Bing was anxious, he was Qin He's confidant, so he still chose to retreat.

"How is it, Lord Qin. Open the city gate, and you are the hero who recovered the state, and you can stand and go home to reunite with your family; If you resist stubbornly, you are a lackey traitor, and I am afraid that you will have to kneel to find relatives in the underworld. ”