Chapter 17 The evening breeze chills
Looking at Wang Shiyong, who was kneeling on one knee, Tang Xiao was a little surprised. I thought that there shouldn't be such a coincidence, could it be that this seemingly loyal Wang Dalang is also a shrewd person, so rushing to climb the relationship, is there another plan?
Thinking of this, Tang Xiao's originally kind eyes also dimmed a lot.
"Wang Shiyong, you get up and speak."
Perhaps sensing Tang Xiao's change, Wang Shiyong still knelt and said in a hurry: "My subordinates know that it's a bit abrupt to say this, but my father's last wish will not dare to forget it for a moment." If Your Highness doesn't believe me, look at this. ”
As he spoke, Wang Shiyong took out a copper token from his arms and handed it forward. Tang Xiao took the token, and at a glance, he knew that it had been some years.
Perhaps because of the carrying, the token was a little dark red, and there were green spots in a few places, apparently blood-soaked objects, which faintly made people feel a trace of evil. The front of the token is engraved with a double dragon with the inscription 'An Le Wangfu'.
Tang Xiao dispelled the suspicions in his heart, as far as he knew, there was only one person in the mansion who had the exact same token, and it was Qin Hu, the head of the palace guard. He stayed in Jingzhou to assist the people sent by the palace to deal with the funerals of his father and mother, and should escort the coffin on the way back to Chang'an.
Flipping the token to the back, the name engraved on it immediately surprised Tang Xiao.
Wang Bodang? I'll go! No wonder this Wang Shiyong's archery skills are so clever, it turns out to be genetic!
"Ling Zun is Wang Bodang?"
Seeing Tang Xiao's excited expression, Wang Shiyong was a little puzzled, it stands to reason that His Royal Highness should know his father's name for the first time......
However, he didn't think much about it, nodded and said: "My father was the chief of the guard of the Anle Mansion twenty years ago, and a year before the prince left Beijing, he transferred my father to the army. Ten years ago, in a battle with the Kingdom of Goryeo, my father died in Anseong. My father has been talking about the prince and the princess before his death, and wants to go to Jingzhou to see ......"
Speaking of this, Wang Shiyong was a little sad. Looking at Tang Xiao again, his expression was not much better. The two sighed for a while and chatted a few more words. Wang Shiyong learned that Tang Xiao's parents were killed, and immediately cried bitterly.
The sky had completely darkened, and Wang Shiyong had already brought Tang Xiao and the others to his house. Hearing that this imperial village was given to His Royal Highness King Anle by His Majesty, Wang Shiyong was overjoyed and went out to spread the good news to every household.
Seeing Wang Shiyong's mother, Tang Xiao observed for a moment and understood that this was just a symptom of a severe cold, and turned around and asked Li Erhammer to take their mother and son to the palace for good treatment and recuperation.
Wang Shiyong hadn't come back yet, and the three of them couldn't stay in the inner room, so they moved to the backyard and sat around a pile of firewood.
Just seeing this dilapidated house with four walls and leaking air everywhere, Tang Xiao's face flashed with a cold color at this moment, and he regretted a little in his heart that he didn't kill that Li Steward with a knife.
"Those people are really damned, they can't get rid of their hatred after killing them a hundred times!"
Seeing the killing intent on Tang Xiao's face reappearing, Pei Xingjian and Cheng Huaibi were silent for a while.
After a long time, Cheng Huaibi sighed lightly: "Don't worry, this kind of thing has long been used to Stone, even if we have the heart, we are powerless." We, the generals, can still treat those meritorious military families well, but the practices of those families are extremely hateful. ”
"Since you have the heart to do it, even if you fight to pieces, you have to do it! How can you watch it! Whatever you say is powerless, it's all a fucking excuse! ”
"There are some things that you can't do with passion. Our famous families have existed for hundreds of years or even thousands of years, and their interests are intricately intertwined, and the slightest carelessness will lead to chaos in the country. Do you think that His Majesty does not have a deep hatred for this? I have heard His Majesty say to Mr. Fang that the time has not yet come. ”
This is a heart-wrenching argument!
Hearing Tang Xiao and Cheng Huaibi talking about this, Pei Xingjian was a little frightened. He didn't expect Cheng Huaibi to be angry with Tang Xiao yesterday, why did he start to put his heart in his heart so quickly today?
Moreover, these words are not something that you dare to say casually. If it is known by someone with a heart, it will definitely cause a storm.
Thankfully, it's just the three of them in this little backyard now.
The night wind on the side of this mountain was colder than that in Chang'an City, Pei Xingjian shrank his neck into his collar, and moved closer to the fire, so that his body warmed up.
"Third Brother Cheng, worry-free brother, what do you say these things are doing? Since this Huangzhuang now belongs to the carefree brothers, the farmers here will naturally live a good life. As long as we do what we can, wouldn't thinking too much increase our troubles? And we are all young, and there is still a long way to go! I can see that the worry-free brother is the hidden dragon in the abyss, but he is much stronger than His Royal Highness. ”
Hearing this, Cheng Huaibi suddenly turned around and said in a deep voice: "Pei Er, what are you talking nonsense!" ”
Pei Xingjian pursed his lips, glanced at Cheng Laosan stupidly, and didn't say anything more.
"Okay, okay, don't make a fuss, it's just the three of us brothers here, even if you say some bastard things, no one knows."
Tang Xiao said as he smiled and added a handful of firewood to the fire. After a few moments, the flames grew stronger.
There was a series of footsteps in the front yard, and looking along the backyard door, Wang Shiyong and Li Erhammer came to the backyard, followed by a young man in brocade clothes.
This young man looks sixteen or seventeen years old, with a white face and thick eyebrows, and is very handsome. If it weren't for the long sword in his hand and wearing short clothes, he would really be regarded as a handsome literary son.
"This is the third child of Uncle Su Lie's family of Zhenyuan General Su Lie, you can call him a festival." Pei Xingjian introduced with a smile and got up to greet him.
The two friends saw each other, punched each other, looked at each other and smiled.
"Pei Er, you and Third Brother Cheng are in a hurry to let people find me here, why are you here?"
"Uh...... It's a long story. You come with me first, and I will introduce His Royal Highness King An Le to you. As he spoke, Pei Xingjian winked at Su Qingjie.
Hearing this, Su Qingjie's eyes suddenly lit up, turned his head to look at Tang Xiao beside the bonfire, and hurriedly stepped forward.
"Su Qingjie has seen His Royal Highness King Anle!"
Seeing this guy pretending, Cheng Huaibi scolded with a smile: "You monkey cub can be whatever you look like on weekdays, don't pretend to be such an underwhelming." ”
Hearing Cheng San say this, Tang Xiao echoed: "Brother Qingjie, don't be restrained. ”
Hearing the two of them say this, Su Qingjie's serious appearance instantly collapsed. At this moment, this expression, this demeanor, coupled with his handsome little white face, made Tang Xiao only want to complain about two words: so cheap!
"Pei Er, you said you were okay to blink your eyes!" Su Qingjie turned around and complained: "You don't know, let me pretend to be so serious, it's really fucking tired." ”
"Su Laosan, you still pretend! Every time I see you like this, I want to go up and beat you, you don't know, it's really fucking tiring to endure like this! ”
"Your uncle! Pei Er, let's break off, I don't have a brother like you! ”
"Come on, for the bad things you did, we didn't break off with you, so you just secretly burned high incense!"
The two of them were arguing with each other, and Cheng Huaibi watched silently from the side, obviously accustomed to it. Tang Xiao didn't bother the daily life of the two teasers, called Li Erhammer and Wang Shiyong aside, and ordered the queen mother to be taken into the palace to recuperate, as well as to ask about some things about the grange.
"Your Highness, there are a total of thirty-seven families in this village, one hundred and three people. There are only nineteen able-bodied people like me, and the rest are all old and young, women and children......"
"Since the great drought five years ago, the grain production of the Grange has been seriously reduced, and His Majesty has ordered the Grange to be self-sufficient in all daily activities, and His Royal Highness is responsible for supervising the ......."
“…… So there was the previous thing. ”
Hearing Wang Shiyong's own narration, Tang Xiao's two thick eyebrows were almost squeezed together.
This Tang Su is really a bastard, the imperial uncle asked him to supervise, but he guarded and stole himself. In the past two years, it has intensified, and even these farmers have not let go of their winter food! He must calculate this account well!
Tang Xiao looked up at the night sky, and suddenly felt that he had a long way to go. The thought crossed his mind, and he shook his head a little self-deprecatingly.
The Grange had to be built as soon as possible, and in another month, it would be freezing and there would be no way to do it again. He hopes that these people who follow him, whether they are craftsmen or farmers, will have a good year this year.
"Second hammer, you leave immediately, inform the families of craftsmen around Chang'an City, and let them rush to the Grange tomorrow morning. When the city gate was opened tomorrow morning, let Wang Bo go to Steward Liu to spend 5,000 taels of silver for the early construction of the grange. You have worked hard these days, and you must do these things well. ”
Li Erhammer looked very excited when he got the order, and hugged his fists and said: "Please rest assured, the second hammer will definitely do the best thing you explained!" ”
Watching Li Erhammer hurry away in the night, Tang Xiao turned his head and asked Wang Shiyong beside him: "Dalang, if this king tears down the houses in the village and rebuilds, do you have any opinions?" ”
Hearing that the prince was going to build a new house for everyone, Wang Shiyong shook his head excitedly: "Your Highness's move will definitely not be objected to, and your subordinates have thanked Your Highness for the neighbors." ”
Seeing Wang Shiyong bending his knees to kneel, Tang Xiao hurriedly helped him up and said, "You are all relatives of meritorious people, and it is natural for this king to do this." Since everyone has no opinions, you go and inform everyone to go to the Li Mansion Mansion and wait first, and I will go over to hold a meeting for you later. ”
Wang Shiyong didn't know what the meeting meant, thought about it, thought that the prince wanted to see everyone, and said: "Your Highness, my subordinates have just been notified. Now that everyone is waiting in the grain field outside my house, will Your Highness go and see you now?" ”
"It's okay, you go out first to let me know, and the king will come later."
At this moment, Cheng Huaibi and the three of them had just finished chatting about what happened to Tang Xiao in recent days, and when they saw him come over after talking about things, Su Qingjie hurriedly greeted him with admiration.
"Your Highness, you are a true warrior, little brother admires! My little brother's admiration for you is higher than this mountain peak, and it is stronger than this night! In the future, I will have to follow Your Highness in the Qing Festival, you are the bright moon in the sky, always guiding me forward. Your Highness, don't dislike me! ”
Pei Xingjian saw this guy's flattering face, bent down and retched twice, and said disdainfully: "Su Laosan, don't disgust me anymore, I'm about to vomit out the overnight meal." I said worry-free, can you stand this guy's faceless appearance? ”
Tang Xiao nodded calmly, with a look of course: "I think it's good, what he said is the truth!" Don't...... You don't think so? ”
Hearing this, not only Cheng Huaibi and Pei Xingjian, but even Su Qingjie, who was so narcissistic and shameless, was suddenly hit by tons of critical hits, and his blood volume was instantly cleared......
This wave of thirteen ...... I'm fucking dressed!
Master doesn't support this Nanshan, I'll serve you!