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During the Yongle period, the emperor personally set the meritorious reward combination, used to award the soldiers who fought bravely on the spot during the war, and after the war can receive the reward, the combination of the brand was engraved with different forty words: Shenwei Jing brave, strong and resolute heroes, victory and super-victory, miraculous feats and sharp edges, wisdom and strategy, strong and loyal, courageous and stable, and famous.

At that time, there were rumors that these children were born to fox demons from all over the world, so they were all surnamed Hu, and there were rumors that the children had been raised by ghost mothers in Broken Teng Gorge, so there was a "gui" word in the middle, and the last word was the four crosses.

Many children have been abducted and trafficked since they were young, and they can't remember the eight characters of their birthdays, so Zhao Ying sorted them by size and used words in turn, and now the children have grown up, and their heights are uneven, but their names have not changed.

Hu Guiyang was ranked fifth from the bottom according to his head, and now he has surpassed most of his peers, I can't tell the exact age, it should be in his early twenties, if the biggest feature is that it is a word - lazy, not a martial artist, after other righteous sons are independent of the portal, they all rent houses near the Guanyin Temple Hutong to buy a house, only he moved to the north next to the Erlang Temple in Shijia Hutong, in order to stay away from his father-in-law and be less controlled.

Zhao Ying came back from Xichang and specially mentioned his name, which surprised all the righteous sons present at the time, and privately thought that this was a mistake by his father-in-law.

Hu Guiyang himself was also surprised.

Yesterday he didn't go to Zhao's house to order, not because he had something to do, but at home to sleep during the day, go out in the evening, find a restaurant to eat noodles, heard people talk about the West Factory just set up, he interjected, "Well, I have to do work, hurry up and go home and sleep a little more." ”

Less than an hour after getting up, Hu Guiyang lay down and fell asleep again, and he fell asleep, as if he had been tired all day.

The next morning, Hu Guiyang was woken up by a knock on the door, sat up, stretched a big lazy waist, dressed haphazardly, and went to open the door with his old shoes on.

His home is not large, with three rooms to the east, the patio can only be turned around, and the courtyard door is rarely latched, and acquaintances can push the door to enter the hospital and knock directly on the bedroom door.

Hu Guida was the second-to-last child, more than ten years later, and finally rose to the penultimate first, ashamed of the word "big", he claimed to be in his twenties, but no matter how you look at it, he is a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, and he is also one of the few righteous sons who have not yet set up their own doors, often responsible for running errands, and has excellent popularity.

Hu Guida's face was sweaty, and his expression was more serious than usual, staring at Hu Guiyang for a while, and said, "My father-in-law is gone." ”

"Lost?"

"It's not." Hu Gui shook his head, "Father-in-law...... Passed away. ”

Hu Guiyang slowly put on his coat, put on his shoes again, and then said: "My father-in-law is not young, and it is time to indulge in wine in the past few years." ”

"What, Brother Sanliu, my father-in-law is in good health, but he is a little unclear, and yesterday he said that after everyone gathers, he will capture the fox demon together."

"We're leaderless now." Hu Guiyang couldn't help but yawn.

"Not really. Brother Sanliu, how do you ...... I don't care at all, that's our father-in-law, he ...... old man" Hu Gui cried.

"It's no use crying now." Hu Guiyang patted Brother Sanjiu's shoulder, "Don't worry, it's not too late to cry when the funeral comes." Well...... Are you looking for something with me? ”

Hu Gui was so surprised that he forgot to cry, "When my father-in-law passed away, we have to ......"

Hu Guiyang nodded again and again, "Yes, you should go over and have a look." He took the door with him, dragged Hu Guida out, and suddenly asked when he arrived at the courtyard gate: "Did your father-in-law leave a will?" ”

Hu Gui was extremely angry, "Brother Sanliu, you, why are you like this?" ”

Hu Guiyang smiled and hugged the shoulders of the third and ninth brothers, discharged from the hospital together, did not lock the door, and walked towards the entrance of the alley, "I just want to know who Xiaorou belongs to." ”

Hu Gui's face was flushed, Xiaorou was one of the four maids around Zhao Ying, the most favored, although she was young, the righteous sons regarded her as half a godmother, and she was never disrespectful.

Walking not far is Erlang Temple, Hu Guiyang looked at the temple gate, sighed, full of sadness.

Hu Guida finally forgave a few points, "Brother Sanliu, don't be too sad, my father-in-law has already said that there are arrangements for everyone." ”

Hu Guiyang shook his head, "It's not this thing that I'm sighing about, there is a new girl in the alley of Chunyuan, and she is going to Erlang Temple to offer incense today, I don't think I have a chance to see it." ”

Hu Gui swung his fist and hit the third and sixth brother in the stomach, but Hu Guiyang hugged his neck, and he couldn't use his strength, so he had to say loudly: "Everyone says that you are not filial, but you are really like this, the blind father-in-law hurt you, and yesterday he mentioned your name." ”

"By my name?" Hu Guiyang was surprised by such an honor.

"That's right, my father-in-law said that I would wait for Hu Guiyang and them to come back and then make a plan to capture the demon fox."

Hu Guiyang let go of the third and ninth brothers, "'Hu Guiyang them' - only say my name, don't mention anyone else?" ”

Hu Gui shook his head.

"Who wasn't home yesterday?" The righteous sons used to refer to Zhao Ying's residence as "home".

"The eldest brother and the second and third brothers are in Tongzhou, the thirteenth brother, the fifteenth brother, and the third first brother are in Nanjing, the sixteenth brother, the second fourth brother, and the second eighth brother are in Taiyuan, and everyone else is here."

Hu Guiyang snorted, the eldest brother Hu Guishen has always been the leader of the Yizi Group, the thirteenth brother Hu Gui is also smart and clever, and is regarded as a military advisor by his father-in-law, the sixteenth brother Hu Guiqi has excellent martial arts and often performs the most difficult tasks, and there are three or five of the other Yizi who are quite valued, no matter what, Hu Guiyang is not the best among them.

"Did my father-in-law say the wrong name?" Hu Guiyang can only come to such conclusions.

Hu Guida was also not polite, and spread his hands, "Everyone said so." ”

Chongwenmenli Street has always been lively, at this time it was already busy, the two walked on the side, on the way Hu Guida told what happened yesterday, he was one of the four entourage, went to the West Factory, and saw his father-in-law come out with a gloomy face.

"I heard that the new factory official name is Wang Zhi, and he is also a member of the Broken Tengxia family, and I also said that I will have a backer in the future, but I am not very happy to see my father-in-law's appearance, but my father-in-law didn't see Wang Zhi yesterday, but the old eunuch seems to have concluded that my father and Wang Zhi can't get along......" Hu Gui took a big bite of "but", full of doubts.

Hu Guiyang didn't care at all, looked up at the sky, "It's really good weather, and it won't be long before I can go out of the city." ”

"Brother Sanliu, can't you be a little human?" Hu Guida was unhappy with this reaction.

Hu Guiyang said with a smile: "People love people, people are alive to have love, there is nothing left when they die, the father-in-law does not believe in ghosts and gods, and when the godmother passed away, the father-in-law did not cry and shout." ”

Hu Guida turned his face away and didn't talk to the third or sixth brother again.

At the mouth of the alley of Guanyin Temple, the old five Hu Guimeng walked towards him, "Brother Sanjiu, go to Jinyiwei and inform Lord Yuan." ”

"There are so many brothers, just let me run errands alone, I haven't seen my father-in-law for the last time."

"Go." Hu Gui shouted fiercely, the boss Hu Guishen is not there, he is the leader of the remaining righteous sons, Hu Gui didn't dare not listen, muttered and left.

Hu Guimeng is relatively old, he was fourteen or fifteen years old when he was adopted, and now he is nearly thirty years old, he is not very tall, but he is getting more and more stocky, his complexion is darker, his beard is a few inches long, and he looks older.

"Brother Sanliu, come to my house and talk." Hu Guimeng lived in the first house on the left hand at the mouth of the alley.

Hu Guiyang smiled: "Fifth brother, now is not the time for small talk. ”

Hu Guimeng has never been smiling, and his expression was even more grim at this time, "Okay, I'll have something to say." Among the forty of us, seven of us have become Jinyi guards, and the rest of the people have been working hard to recommend, but unfortunately his old man passed away suddenly, and someone has to take over the recommendation immediately, otherwise, you may all give up halfway. ”

Hu Guimeng is already the captain of Jinyi Guard, Hu Guiyang is not, "Fifth brother thinks about us." ”

"Your own brothers don't have to be polite, I think of you, and you have to think of me."

Hu Gui raised his eyebrows, indicating puzzlement.

"Among the brethren, you are wise, but you don't like to show it, and my father-in-law mentioned your name yesterday, presumably because of this. Third and sixth brother, remember, you have my promise, I dare not guarantee others, but I will definitely keep you in Jinyiwei. ”

"That's a good idea." Hu Guiyang smiled, "At least Yueyue has a fortune, and the money on hand will be wider than now." ”

The third and sixth brothers have no ambitions, Hu Guimeng has already understood, the corners of his mouth show a slight smile, and he takes the lead in walking towards the alley.

Halfway through, Hu Guiyang said: "Brother Sanjiu said that his father-in-law died in vain. ”

Hu Guimeng's footsteps were steady, and he said without looking back: "Don't listen to that kid's nonsense, my father-in-law is old, and the injuries on his body have not healed, and the incident happened a little suddenly, but it can be regarded as an early omen." It was this morning, after Yahuan Xiaorou got up, she saw that her father-in-law was not awake, and she was so frightened that she was talking nonsense, shouting everywhere that 'the demon fox kills', and now she has calmed down, saying that the demon fox is her nightmare. ”

"Xiaorou herself is one of the harbingers of her father's death." Hu Guiyang said with a smile.

"Respect death, take care of your mouth, and in the future, when you enter the Jinyi Guard, you must be more cautious in your words and deeds." Hu Guimeng didn't like the frivolous ridicule of the third and sixth brothers.

Hu Guiyang stuck out his tongue secretly.

The lintel of the courtyard wall of Zhao's house is not tall and gorgeous, but it occupies a large area, and more than a dozen righteous sons who have not yet become independent live here, plus slaves, nearly more than 100 people.

As soon as the news of the death came out, Zhao Ying's relatives and friends rushed one after another, and there were people on the street and in the courtyard, sighing at each other.

Hu Guiyang is ranked thirty-six, and he is not married, he should not be independent, two years ago he had to go out alone, and no one could stop him.

Hu Guimeng felt that he had persuaded the third and sixth brothers, so he hurried a few steps to greet his father-in-law's friend.

Hu Guiyang walked slowly in the crowd, nodded when he met acquaintances, bypassed the shadow wall, there were more acquaintances in the courtyard, as soon as he saw Hu Guiyang, seven or eight celebrities hugged him at the same time, surrounded him, and regardless of the presence of outsiders, he whispered almost at the same time: "Big brother and fifth brother, who do you support?" ”

"Huh?"

Some tried to drag Hu Guiyang away, while others grabbed the other arm and scrambled for it.

"The father-in-law is gone, we need a person who is in charge, the eldest brother deserves it, we should all listen to him, he will rush back from Tongzhou soon."

"The eldest brother is cowardly by nature and can't keep this family, the fifth brother upholds justice, and he has the best relationship with Jinyiwei's boss, so it's appropriate for him to be in charge."

Hu Guiyang couldn't get rid of the brothers, so he had to drag them to the corner to avoid them, and then said with a wry smile: "When did my opinion become so important? Besides, didn't the stepfather make a will? All things are arranged by the Father. ”

A nominal son pushed aside everyone and stared at Hu Guiyang, "My father-in-law once said that there was a will, but no one found it, it's here, right?" ”

Hu Guiyang was surprised: "How can you be here with me?" ”

"My father-in-law only mentioned your name before his death, there must be a reason, it's not a will, what else can it be? The third and sixth brothers, let's make it public, who will be appointed by the stepfather to be in charge, the eldest brother or the fifth brother? ”

Hu Guiyang had only one thought in his heart: he was still at ease yesterday, why did he have such a big deal today? If I knew this, I shouldn't have gone out to eat in the middle, and I slept so well.

Before he could give an answer, a woman with a cloak suddenly ran out of the backyard, pointed to the many righteous sons in the courtyard, and shouted hoarsely: "Demon fox! Demon Fox! You're all there! ”