Songzi is located in Hubei Province and is an important ferry port on the south bank of the Yangtze River, across the river from Jingzhou. When Wu Sangui and his entourage arrived in Songzi, Hu Guozhu, Xia Guoxiang, Ma Bao, Gao Dejie, Liu Xuanchu and others were already waiting in the county government. The two of them rode horses, looking at the sparkling river, it was not spectacular! Wu Sangui's flame horse seemed to be thirsty, lowered his head, and drank the river water.

This is the first time Lian'er has seen the Yangtze River in her life, not to mention the excitement. She rolled over and dismounted, and rushed to the river with bare feet and light steps. The splashing waves of the river wet her clothes. Lian'er's wet figure looks particularly beautiful against the backdrop of the setting sun. Is:

The eyes are like autumn water, and the eyebrows are like spring mountains. The face is not rouge and the lotus flies, and the waist is not folded and the willow branches dance.

Panfeng hair is beautiful, lined with the fragrance of two cheeks; The falling geese are beautiful, waving the charm of the silver sky. The white shirt is shaking, and the fragrant sleeves are pleasant; The nepotism is lightly dragged and the silver bells jingle into the rhyme. Low pink neck, delicate; Lightly opened the jade lips, and the voice was dripping with shame. Just like the Luoshui fairy descending to earth, and like the return of the Yangtze goddess.

"King Zhou, when are we going to cross the river?"

Wu Sangui came back to his senses and said, "Half a month later." ”

"Huh? It's going to take that long! The concubines can't wait! ”

"Haha." Wu Sangui looked at Lian'er, what a strange woman.

Why do you say that Lian'er is a strange woman? There's so much to talk about here.

Let's talk about Lian'er's personality first, she doesn't like to laugh. Readers may be saying: What's this! Isn't it just an ice beauty, cold as frost, cold. Yes and no. Lian'er is a person who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, her coldness is to the dignitaries, to those subordinates, and those poor people, she is amiable, smiling, and warm-hearted.

This brings us to Lian'er's origin. She was born in an ordinary well-off family and was well educated, which was different from Wu Sangui's other concubines - whether it was the older Chen Yuanyuan or the young Eight-Faced Guanyin, the four-faced Guanyin. Chen Yuanyuan, Eight-Faced Guanyin, and Four-faced Guanyin have a common characteristic: they are all from dusty women. Needless to say, let's talk about this eight-sided Guanyin. It's a weird name, what does it mean? That is to say, she dedicated her body and soul to the man she loves, I have a Buddha heart, and I dedicate myself to you. It's as great as Guanyin Bodhisattva, and Guanyin is a Buddha. It doesn't matter if you are civil or military, official or civilian, noble or low, gentleman or rogue, it doesn't matter, we are exquisite and can handle it. As for her real name, she couldn't tell herself. The situation is similar for the four-faced Kannon.

Before the wealthy Liu Zihou offered the eight sides and four sides to Wu Sangui, he specially found experienced women for training, mainly to teach kung fu in bed, and by the way, also taught them some skills on how to win the favor of men. Therefore, when I saw Wu Sangui on all sides and on all sides, the flowers and branches trembled and laughed non-stop.

Wu Sangui called them "Sao Fox", when they were in a bad mood, they beat and scolded, and they slapped their arms at every turn, but no matter how they were scolded and beaten, they always laughed and drilled into your arms, so that Wu Sangui had no temper at all.

Lian'er is different from them, she is very simple, and she doesn't have so many flowery intestines, which can be seen from her eyes. Lian'er's eyes are clear and clear; And Yuanyuan, eight sides, and four sides are full of maturity, and it is sophisticated to say that it is difficult to hear, because they have seen too many men, the world is hot and cold, and life is varied, and it is inevitable that they will hide their true side unconsciously.

Girls in general are full of pity, like some kittens, puppies, rabbits and the like, some raise their own, some don't, but when they see some kittens shivering in the rain, they can't help but want to go up to hold an umbrella, or feed something to tease them. Lian'er No, it's okay if she doesn't see it, if she sees some cats and dogs, it's a knife to go up, and she will never be soft. Since Lian'er came to the Wu family, their cats and dogs have all been unlucky and died one by one. Later, the kittens and puppies hid when they saw Lian'er, and Wu Sangui was puzzled: "Lian'er, why do you hate cats and dogs so much?" He replied, "Rabies, which kills people." When Wu Sangui heard this, he slammed his head.

In the past, rabies was an incurable disease, that is, today, when medicine is so developed, if you don't get vaccinated in time, or even if you have one less shot, once you have an attack, you will definitely die, without exception, until today, rabies is still the infectious disease that kills the most people every year in our country.

This is Lian'er has a personality. The second point is that Lian'er is good at poetry and calligraphy. Wu Sangui himself doesn't like martial arts and ink, so every time there is a poem against him, it is Lian'er who comes out, and the poems he writes are all popular; Its calligraphy is vigorous and powerful, and the force penetrates the back of the paper, which is not at all like a woman's handwriting.

Wu Sangui likes to read history books, and after reading history books, you can find people in history who are in a similar situation to yourself, see how they do it, what are the successful experiences, and what are the lessons of failure. Lian'er can understand it at one point, and as soon as she learns it, not only the history books, but also the war plans of the later war books, she also memorizes them backwards. Later, Wu Sangui suffered from eye disease and couldn't read the words clearly, so the official documents and recitals were handed over to Lian'er for approval. The approval is well organized, and the head is the way.

There is one more, I like to fight. When it comes to fighting, Zhang and Chen Yuanyuan have big heads. What they are most annoying about is hearing that Wu Sangui is discussing with others about opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, one wants to scold the street, and the other wants to become a monk. It's like today's society, and I heard that my boyfriend went to an Internet café to play games, and Tengdi Huo came up, because of this, Wu Sangui was angry with those two.

Lian'er no, Lian'er was not only disgusted, but also tried her best to instigate Wu Sangui to oppose the Qing Dynasty.

Another time, Wu Sangui watched the play in Lie Cuixuan, and after handing out the reward money, he saw that Lian'er secretly stored the reward money in a box, so he asked her why. Lian'er said that all this money was earned by the prince, and the concubine saved it, and when she fought with the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the future, she rewarded them to the soldiers.

Wu Sangui didn't say anything when he heard it, but he was so moved in his heart that he knew the righteousness alone, and he was not twice as strong as Yuanyuan and Zhang's, so he favored Lian'er more and more.

Originally, this time to send troops to the Northern Expedition, Wu Sangui was a woman who didn't plan to take it, for fear of affecting morale, after Lian'er found out, she clamored for Wu Sangui to take her, don't you bring it? I'll show you this neck.

Wu Sangui said: "You are a yin person, there is a woman in the camp, and the morale of the soldiers is not high!" ”

Lian'er said: "Lord, that's not what you said. There is Mulan in the distance, and there is Ma Nianghuan (Zhu Yuanzhang's queen Ma's) nearby. They can all go to war, why can't concubines? ”

Wu Sangui thought for a while, okay, it just so happens that there can be a woman around to take care of it.

"King Zhou, why can't we cross the river today, don't just laugh!" Lian'er had to ask what was going on.

Wu Sangui's thoughts returned to his eyes at this time, and he said: "After the army was dispatched from Guiyang, it has been fighting for three months, and the soldiers need to rest and recuperate, and the ship must also be built. ”

"When will it be built?"

"In about half a month, I have already arranged for Ma Bao and Hu Guozhu to do this."

"Okay," Lian'er said stupidly, she stared blankly at the rolling river, and suddenly said, "King Zhou, when Emperor Wu of Wei faced the vast sea, he was full of poetry, leaving famous sentences for the ages; In the face of this surging river today, you will also write a poem, so as to leave a memorial for future generations. ”

Wu Sangui was stunned when he heard it: Yes, heroes through the ages, romantic characters, in the face of this situation, if you can't leave a poem, it is indeed a pity. But poetry and lyrics are not his strengths, and he is afraid that he will be laughing and generous in the future.

Wu Sangui thought a lot, he thought about his life: when he was in Shanhaiguan, he wanted to reconcile with Li Zicheng, and Li Zicheng wanted to beat him; He asked the Qing soldiers to enter the customs to help restore the country, but who knew that Dolgon was treacherous again, and he delayed again and again, making him a Qing minister who was not a Qing minister: he wanted to secretly save the life of Emperor Yongli, but Kangxi issued a secret decree and insisted that he kill Yongli. It can be said that he has lived most of his life, all of which are living for others, he wants to go west, but others have to face east; He wanted to beat the dog, but others called him a chicken. Now, he can finally do what he wants, and no one can manipulate him Wu Sangui anymore!

At this time, Wu Sangui only felt that there was a lot of pride in his chest, and blurted out:

Drunk singing

Laughing about the heroes of the present and the ancients, I said that Wu Gong has a kind.

The torrent group of crucian carp flows with the waves, afraid of death and greedy for life.

The man's momentum is like a rainbow, and the sun and moon are like a dream.

Life is not afraid of the heavens, and fate is in control with both fists!

"Good poetry!" Lian'er clapped her little hands and said, "If you pick up papers, it will definitely not be as remarkable as Cao Mengde's 'east of Jieshi to view the sea'; ”

"Haha. Are you praising the king or degrading the king? Wu Sangui clapped his hands and laughed.

"People are telling the truth, neither praising nor depreciating."

"King Zhou, what does your name 'Sangui' mean?" Lian'er asked.

"Why did you suddenly remember to ask this?" Wu Sangui seemed to have been struck by lightning and trembled slightly.

Lian'er didn't notice Wu Sangui's abnormality, and said, "It's just curious, I think your name is so strange, it should have a deep meaning." ”

"It's a name given by my father, what meaning can it have." Wu Sangui's eyes were avoiding Lian'er.

Lian'er pouted: "No, everyone's name, when my father and mother give it some meaning." Just like the concubine's name Lian'er, out of the water hibiscus. Then your name must be the same, say it quickly. ”

"Well, I'll tell you." Wu Sangui fell into deep memories.

It turns out that the name "Sangui" really has some origins, and it is a very special origin: legend has it that Wu Sangui's mother, Zu, had a strange dream on the night of childbirth.

Zu dreamed that he had become a phoenix, and it was a headless phoenix! If you don't have a head, you're blind, and you fly like a headless fly in the dark night sky. Suddenly, I felt some light in the west, and I tried to fly there, and I don't know how long it took me to fly, but finally she saw it! It's a sunset! It turns out that this head has also grown!

Zu screamed "ah", and the child was finally born! As a result, the child came out with his feet first. You know, babies usually come out first! Wu Sangui's father, Wu Xiang, has read books, and he knows that this child is too much like a person in history - Zheng Zhuang Gongyusheng!

It is said that Zheng Zhuanggong's mother Jiang had a very terrible nightmare when she gave birth to Zheng Zhuanggong, and Zheng Zhuanggong also had a difficult birth, Jiang was very painful, and the cold sweat was like rain. After finally giving birth to Zheng Zhuanggong, Jiang was tossed half to death, extremely afraid, so he was very disgusted with this son, so he named him "Kou Sheng", "Kou" is the homonym of "evil".

Wu Xiang knew this allusion, so he was uneasy, so he asked the fortune teller to come and see this child and give him a name, this fortune teller is called Liu Xun, who claims to be the descendant of Zhu Yuanzhang's military advisor Liu Ji Liu Bowen. Liu Bowen is a powerful figure who can pinch and calculate, and assisted Zhu Yuanzhang to overthrow the rule of the Yuan Dynasty and establish the Ming Dynasty. Liu Bowen is the author of "Tui Bei Tu", known for 500 years, and later known for 500 years, about this Liu Bowen's "Tui Bei Tu" recorded the prophecy of the Qing Dynasty's evil deeds and fate, so the Qing government deleted and revised it and attached it, and became a work of the Tang Dynasty. The "Tui Bei Tu" we see today is no longer Liu Bowen's original work, but a fake book that has been tampered with.

This Liu Xun, after coming to the Wu family, did not speak, first looked at the Wu family's house, and then looked at his family's ancestral tomb, in short, looked at the east, looked at the west, and turned around a big circle before coming back to see the child. It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, when you look at it, your face is like ashes, and you stammer: "This child will be rich and noble in the future......"

When Wu Xiang heard this, he was very happy: "Oh, that's great, my Wu family can finally have a bright future!" ”

"Hey, hey, I'm not done yet," said the fortune teller, after a moment's composure, "and that's just the first half of the sentence."

Wu Xiang was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "What about the second half of the sentence?" ”

Liu Xun said slowly: "I'll give you sixteen words - three noble and promised, black fist as a prison, wind and flowers, and self-broken bowstrings." Please keep in mind. ”

When Wu Xiang heard it, what did he mean? Sangui and promise seem to be easy to understand; Black fist as a prisoner? I don't understand. Wind flowers? Don't understand. Self-breaking bowstring? He was even more confused, and hurriedly asked, "Sir, what do these sixteen words mean?" Can you explain? ”

Liu Xun shook his head and said, "The secret of heaven cannot be revealed, but you must keep it in mind." After saying that, he drifted away.

Wu Xiangxin said, what, clean up these mysteries. However, Wu Xiang felt that "three expensive and promised" was very good, auspicious, and after thinking about it, he named the child "Sangui". "Gui" is the osmanthus of osmanthus, which is homophonic with "expensive", so as to avoid falling into the cliché of the fortune teller.

Wu Sangui told Lian'er about all these fifteen and ten. Lian'er listened very carefully, nodding from time to time, thoughtful. Suddenly, she seemed to understand something, and said hurriedly: "Oh, I'm sorry, King Zhou, did the concubine violate your taboo?" What a sin deserves death. Lian'er understood that the second half of the fortune teller's sentence was an ominous prophecy about Wu Sangui's fate.

Wu Sangui gently hugged Lian'er in his arms, for a long time, and said: "Let me tell you the truth, when this king first heard this proverb when he grew up, his mood was also very heavy. But then I figured out who is in charge of taking it in the world? Is it heaven? Is it God? Is it the emperor? Is it a parent? Is it a fortune teller? It's neither, it's yourself! Of course, if a person wants to succeed, it is not enough to rely on himself, and there are many uncontrollable external factors, such as background, such as social environment, etc., which may delay and hinder the direction of your life, and even cause major setbacks. But in the final analysis, it still depends on your own efforts and struggles, as long as you are indomitable and never give up, even if you can't succeed in the end, you will not live this life in vain and leave regrets! ”

Wu Sangui said this to Lian'er, and also to himself: "And they say that this king is like Zheng Zhuanggong, I am still happy, that is a great character!" ”

"Huh? But I heard the storyteller say that Zheng Zhuang Gong killed his brother and rebelled against his mother, and he was a tyrant! Lian'er asked puzzled.

Wu Sangui said: "Alas, yes. Zheng Zhuanggong killed his brother because his younger brother Duan had a bad plot and wanted to kill his brother and usurp the throne, Duan himself first lost the way to be a younger brother and respect his brother, so Zheng Zhuanggong and Duan no longer have a brotherhood, but the relationship between the monarch and the minister, the king kills the minister, and it is justified; Zheng Zhuang Gong rebelled against his mother because his mother Jiang was extremely disgusted with Zhuang Gong and preferred Duan, and repeatedly instigated Zheng Wugong to abolish Zhuang Gong and establish Duan as the crown prince, but because Zhuang Gong was cautious everywhere and was the eldest son, he was not abolished. After ascending the throne, Jiang rebelled again, as an internal response, he wanted to kill Zhuang Gong, and he had lost his love as a mother, so Zheng Zhuang Gong and Jiang no longer have the relationship between mother and son, and only the relationship between monarchs and ministers remains, and it is reasonable for Zheng Zhuang Gong not to recognize Jiang. ”

Lian'er nodded when she heard this, and said, "Oh, so that's the case, but isn't the relationship between brother and mother and son innate?" According to Kong Sheng's education, a brother can't kill his younger brother no matter what, and a son can't disobey his mother no matter what? ”

"Haha, that's not the case. Let me give you an ancient case first, in the past, there was an old man who wanted to do something with his daughter-in-law while his son was out, but his daughter-in-law sternly refused. The old man was red-eyed and wanted to defile his daughter-in-law. During the fight between the two, the daughter-in-law grabbed the scissors next to her and cut off the male root of her husband, and finally died. Wu Sangui took a breath and continued, "Later, the daughter-in-law was sued to the government for killing her husband, and she was sentenced to death. ”

Lian'er didn't think about it and said, "My daughter-in-law shouldn't kill her husband no matter what, she was sentenced to death." ”

Wu Sangui said: "After reading it, the emperor thought that the husband defiled his daughter-in-law, first lost his qualification to be a father, so he was just a defilement, and the defilement attempted crime caused his own death, the victim was not guilty, and the daughter-in-law was also released." ”

"Oh! Reasonable! Lian'er remembered the question at the beginning again, and asked, "What happened to Zheng Zhuanggong?" ”

"Zheng Zhuang Gong later went to the east and the west to fight, and all the candidates in the Central Plains surrendered, and they were called the little overlords of the Spring and Autumn Period, and under the arrangement of the ministers, Zhuang Gong and the Jiang family finally met and reconciled."

"I mean, how did Gong Zheng Zhuang die?" Lian'er asked.

"Sick and dead."

"Is it old age and natural death?"

"Yes, died of illness in the army."

"That's great!" Lian'er clapped her hands, so happy.

"What's the fun about that?"

"King Zhou, listening to the introduction just now, you are quite close to that Zheng Zhuang Gong, good people have good rewards, and they all have to die well."

Wu Sangui knew that Lian'er was praying for her safety and not answering the proverb, so he hugged her tighter......