Xu Sheng and Xu Wei brothers went out, who was Zheng Ying who was walking in with a few soldiers? Seeing the two brothers come out, he laughed and said, "Xun Chen, as soon as you walk on the front foot, I will follow on the back foot, you won't blame me for being an uninvited guest, right?" ”

Xu Sheng, the word Xinchen, smiled heartily when he heard this: "Where is the prison talking, please come in." Zheng Ying strode up, and when he passed by Xu Wei's side, he pointed at him and said, "Good boy, let's get drunk today." After going to the guest hall, worshipping Mrs. Xu, and after the guest sat down to taste the tea, Zheng Ying said hello to Taigong again.

Mrs. Xu will not be polite, knowing that his son must have won the battle and been rewarded again. The Zheng prisoner was still waiting for him to ask "where does the joy come from", but when he saw him laughing and not saying anything, he had to cough twice and say it himself. The Daimyo Jingsui Township Yongying went to Shandong to help in the war, and the hard work was high, and the imperial court explicitly ordered that Xu Wei was transferred to the official "Wu Yilang", and led the "Deputy Envoy of the Supply and Reserve Warehouse", and the dispatch was still the "Commander of the Township Yong Battalion", which was a military attache from the seventh grade. He took the official certificate, and ordered the attendants to send the rewarded goods and utensils, and congratulated them without stopping.

Although Xu Taigong and Xu Sheng's father expected that the superiors would inevitably be rewarded and promoted, they did not expect to be promoted two levels in a row. Xu Wei's original rank was the forty-fourth-rank Xiu Wu Lang, and now he is the forty-second rank Wu Yilang. Don't underestimate the fact that only one more rank is promoted, from the forty-second rank and above, to the thirty-fifth rank, and the eighth-rank officials in the middle can be "double-turned". The so-called "double turn" means that if you have military merits, you should have been promoted to one level, but as long as you are among the eight levels, you can be promoted by two levels, two levels to four levels, and three levels to six levels. The thirty-fourth, twenty-third, and twelfth, generally speaking, are not required for promotion. That is to say, as long as Xu Wei makes a few more achievements, it is possible to step into the top twenty rank officials in one fell swoop and catch up with his brother! Although he was only promoted from the seventh rank to the seventh rank, he was already an intermediate military attache in the Great Song Dynasty.

Xu Sheng looked at his younger brother and saw that he showed no signs of ecstasy. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, Lao Jiu is no longer a thing in the pool, and over time, he will definitely get ahead. As an elder brother, you have to work hard. Otherwise, when I see my brother in the future, I have to bow my hand and regard him as a chief, where will I put this face?

Xu Taigong was even more unexpected, thinking that Lao Tzu had been in battle all his life, and it took him five years to go from the seventh grade, during which he went through more than ten battles and made many military exploits before he was promoted. Besides, Lao Tzu is fighting in the northwest, how fierce and good at fighting? You kid is just suppressing the mob, and you rise so fast?

Xu Wei was not surprised by the promotion, nor was he happy about the reward, but he was very interested in seeing the Mo knife enshrined in the inner court. In his impression, the Mo knife was a weapon that only existed in the Tang Dynasty, and it was a heavy soldier of the Tang Army, but he didn't expect the Song Dynasty to have this thing. Seeing this, Xu Taigong said with a smile: "Back then, when I fought against the Xia army, the party sent the 'Iron Harrier' to rampage, as if entering a no-man's land. The old breed ordered us to hang in array with a Mo knife in hand, and if we went down with a knife, everyone and horses would be shattered! Ha ha! Speaking of those years, the old man's eyebrows danced, and he seemed to have returned to the prosperous years of the golden iron horse.

He is not bragging, the Song army, especially the Western Army, is equipped with a large number of Mo knives. Brother Cha, the younger brother of Li Qianshun, the king of Xia, was ordered to inspect the front line and learn from the Song army. After returning home, he reported to the king of Xia that although we have "iron harriers" heavy cavalry that can gallop across the plains, and "foot trektors" who can climb the mountain and take risks. But as soon as it encountered the Song army's "Mo Dao Array", the iron cavalry could not be used. If it encounters the Song army's "Divine Arm Bow", the "Bu Bazi" will also be defeated. It can be seen that the power of the Mo knife!

Xu Wei took it in his hand, and saw that the Mo knife casting was extremely fine, one zhang long, the blade was both long and wide, the blade was open on both sides, the tip of the knife was triangular, it could be cut and stabbed, and the estimated weight was about forty catties, and it could not be used with both hands. The equipment manufacturing sector in the Song Dynasty was divided into two types: internal and external. The equipment produced by those skilled craftsmen was only offered to the inner court. Most of the equipment supplied to the army was caused by the army and prisoners, and the difference in quality can be imagined.

Mrs. Xu got off the seat, and also walked over to take the Mo knife in his hand, stroked it carefully, and sighed: "In the end, it is a thing to be worshiped in the inner court, which is as rough as the one we used back then." With that, let Xu Wei dodge away and dance in the center of the guest hall. Don't look at his old age, these forty or fifty pounds of Mo knife are wielded freely in his hand, whirring and whirring, Zheng Ying and Xu Sheng cheered loudly, and bluntly said that his majesty has not diminished back then.

After dancing for a while, he was a little out of breath, and said with a smile: "Old man, if it was back then, I was wearing heavy armor, carrying a bow, a bag of arrows, a hand knife, a short axe, and a Mo knife in my hand, running like flying!" Xu Sheng and Xu Wei hurriedly said yes, it is rare for the old father to be happy, what he says is what it is.

After talking in the hall for a while, after making a meal, Xu Wei invited Zheng Ying to sit down. The latter did not treat himself as an outsider, and gladly responded, and said that he had always remembered the old wine stored by the Xu family. Xu Wei knew that he had a heroic temperament, and he was so good that he was happy when he drank the wine, but he didn't have a door on his mouth. Hurry up and let someone get good wine, and the father and son will accompany them and drink happily.

Zheng Ying couldn't help but praise Xu Wei, saying that he didn't see the wrong person, and Xu Jiulang designated it! Mrs. Xu was also in a good mood, and after drinking a few glasses, Xu Sheng was worried that his body would not allow him to drink anymore. Zheng Ying snatched the wine glass, claiming that he wanted to respect the seniors and cultivate such two sons, shouldn't he drink a few more glasses?

When the wine was half-drunk, Zheng Ying, whose face was flushed, took out an object, and pretended to smile mysteriously: "There is another happy event." ”

This time, Mrs. Xu asked: "Where does the joy come from?" ”

Zheng Ying held the letter in his hand and asked: "The new 'Signing Privy Council', who do you know from the seniors?" ”

Mrs. Xu has been in office for many years, and the appointment of the central personnel is unknown, and he bluntly does not know. Zheng Ying smiled, handed the letter to Xu Wei and said, "It is the brother of the predecessor and the mother!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Xu Sheng's expression changed first, and then he looked at his father, and he was displeased. In Xu Mansion, there is a person whose name must never be mentioned, and that is his uncle Xu Shao! Although he and his father are brothers of flesh and blood, they have not been in contact with each other for many years, and they have deep prejudices against each other! Zheng Jian mentioned it at this time, for fear of annoying his father.

Xu Taigong sneered and snorted: "Then congratulations to him, from the second grade." ”

Seeing his reaction, Zheng Ying guessed a few points in his heart and shut up with interest. Xu Wei didn't know that there was an uncle who was a high-ranking official in Tokyo, and he didn't know the grievances, so he opened the letter and read it. The language is obscure, but he is also a college student, and he can see the general meaning. Xu Shao wrote a few words, saying that he had just served in the Privy Council, and he was overjoyed to hear that his nephew had made a meritorious contribution to the thief, and asked Xu Wei to go to Tokyo, the sooner the better. There was not a single mention of his brother Xu Zhang in the letter.

Xu Wei read it and handed the letter to his father, but the old man didn't answer, drank a glass of wine and asked, "What do you say?" After repeating the general content of the letter, Mrs. Xu was noncommittal, and his face was gloomy and frightening. Zheng Ying is an understanding person, knowing that there must be a reason for this, and it is difficult for an outsider to inquire, so he excused himself to leave. The two brothers Xu Sheng and Xu Wei personally sent it out.

Standing at the gate, Xu Wei read the letter again, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that something was wrong. Since the other party is his own uncle, and he and the old man are brothers, why is there only a few words in a letter to the family, and he doesn't greet others at all?

Xu Sheng saw his younger brother staring at the letter, thinking that he couldn't remember the past clearly after he was seriously ill, even if he remembered, how old was he at that time? Then he said: "Father and uncle have not been in contact for many years. ”

"Why?" Xu Wei was puzzled.

Xu Sheng pondered for a while, simply sat down on the steps, and sighed: "It's a long story...... Xu Wei sat next to him, listening to the fourth brother mention the old past of the Xu family.

The ancestral home of the Xu family is here, and their great-grandfathers are all junior officers of the forbidden army. Since the Xu family is a family of soldiers, the children all go to the army, and the largest is only an eight-rank official. In the previous generation, someone came out, Xu Zhang, Xu Shao's eldest brother Xu Mao, because of his military merits, moved to Gyeongju to assassinate the history, the deputy head of the capital, and recruited the deputy envoy. deliberately promoted his two younger brothers through relationships, and Xu Shao was promoted, but Xu Zhang refused his brother's kindness, and followed the old breed to fight bloodily and was also promoted. He was promoted by his real skills, and naturally he had a lot of criticism for his younger brother Xu Shao, looking down on him, and the two brothers gradually became discordant. Later, Xu Mao died, and before he died, he still remembered his two younger brothers, especially Xu Zhang, so he entrusted the DPRK to the Central Committee to dredge up the relationship, transferred Xu Zhang from the Western Army back to Tokyo, and appointed the Marquis of Yu. At that time, Xu Shao was already a feudal official with heavy troops, and the official worship system was placed as an envoy.

Xu Zhang entered the ranks of the three governors and became a Beijing official, but not long after taking office, he was at odds with his colleagues, and he was not used to some bad habits in the court, so he often criticized them and offended many people. Some powerful people intend to rectify him, so some courtiers continue to participate in the performance. For other people's attacks, although Xu Zhang was angry, he didn't take it seriously. But among them, there is his younger brother Xu Shao! How can he not chill? It was Xu Shao's book that directly forced the second brother to join him.

In this way, the flesh and blood brothers turned against each other and had no contact. Even if Xu Shao leads his children and grandchildren back to his hometown to sweep the tombs and worship his ancestors, Xu Zhang will close the door and refuse to see him, but his mother and compatriots are like strangers.

"This time my uncle sent a letter to summon you to Beijing, and if you go, my father will definitely be displeased. Ninth brother, think twice. Xu Sheng said helplessly. To be honest, Xu Sheng also has a lot of things he doesn't understand in this matter. Why did my uncle join my father's book in the first place? Besides, all the ginseng has participated, and the retreat has also been retired, and the brother is still the brother, right? Why did my father have a deep hatred and hatred, and put on a shelf that he would never get along with each other? This ancestral house of the Xu family was originally shared by the three brothers, and they have never been separated. But the uncle's branch is scattered all over the place and does not come and go often. The third uncle's family, not to mention. Since then, the Xu family has never been reunited.