Chapter 10: Summer is Scorching

In the summer of the nineteenth year of Chengping, Zhujiazhuang is still surrounded by lush greenery, bathed in rich water and clear rivers, although the life of the clan is hard, but it is also considered to be rich in food and clothing. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Chengping fifteen years of Shangdian fiasco, for Zhujiazhuang is the loss of seventy or eighty Ding Zhuang, four years have passed, the pain is gradually buried in people's hearts no longer expressed.

For the Dahua court, the fiasco brought about an empty treasury, the emperor was depressed, and he did not go to the early dynasty for several years. The reason for the fiasco was that the main general Gao Poyu was afraid of the enemy and did not seize the opportunity of the enemy's empty forces to cower. Gao Po committed suicide in fear of crime, the Gao family was up and down, the men were assigned to the Datong army for life, and the women were directly enslaved in the Jiaofang Division, and the family was not allowed to turn over forever. Adjutant General Liu Di was promoted to the commander-in-chief of Datong Town, and more than 200,000 "elites" were transferred from the interior of the Central Plains to supplement the three sides.

The country is still the same country, the three sides are still the three border towns, a city has not been lost, and a place has not been lost. The real people in the Northeast are getting more and more chaotic, the fresh people in the north are still going south to plunder in winter, and the Turks in the northwest are becoming more and more arrogant.

"Second uncle, you said that Xian Barbarian is really so fierce?" Zhu Zhenguo, who came through the crossing, is six years old, has learned to write, and the second uncle Zhu Wenzhong, who escaped from the battlefield in Shangdian, has left the border army and returned home for two years.

"Guo'er, it's true that Xian is fierce and not afraid of death, but how can there be people in this world who are really not afraid of death, but they know that if they don't win, the whole clan will perish, where will they spare their lives." Zhu Wenzhong sat on the chair and stroked the root of Qi Gen's broken left leg, his face was really indescribably sad, only seeing the laughter of this young nephew could make him feel a little hope.

"Second uncle, then everyone else said that if it weren't for General Gao's fear of the enemy, this battle could have been won, is this true?" As Zhu Zhenguo, who has a modern soul, he still has his own opinions, and he is really full of curiosity about the inside story of the war. It's just that when the second uncle first came back, most of the time he sat quietly alone without saying a word, it was really difficult to ask, Zhu Zhenguo came to talk to the second uncle almost every day in the past two years, and the second uncle's mood slowly improved a lot, and he probably knew that the second uncle had seen a lot, and only then did he ask tentatively.

"Don't listen to people's nonsense, the tall and handsome man is a real man, he is not surprised by the enemy, he is well arranged, he stands in front of the battle from beginning to end, he does not flee when he is defeated, he raises his sword and kills himself, he is worthy of his family and country, and he is worthy of the soldiers." Zhu Wenzhong has great respect for Gao Dashuai in his heart, not only because Gao Polu is the main general of this war, but also because Gao Dashuai loved soldiers like a son when he was on the border of Datong, and he had a lot of good names.

"Then why did Dahua still lose to Xianman?" Zhu Zhenguo asked incomprehensibly.

"Guo'er, in fact, the second uncle has also thought about it for a long time, it is not a crime of war, and it is a disaster for real people. We are not prepared to think that we can win a battle if someone has food. In the future, the country must plan and then act, and no matter what, everything must be prepared before it can begin. "Zhu Wenzhong is obviously not a simple martial artist, and he still has a lot of wisdom in his head.

"Oh, Guo'er knows, you must be ready." Zhu Zhenguo is really suddenly enlightened, and he admires this second uncle even more, he originally thought that this second uncle was just a small officer who went out in the countryside, but he didn't expect that he really had great insight, and he said the key point that ordinary people can't see in one sentence, and also solved Zhu Zhenguo's doubts.

"How are you reading the children's books?" If others ask about the war, Zhu Wenzhong must be lazy to pay attention to it, and if he asks too much, he may go up and slap him a few times, this time it was his smart nephew who asked about it, Zhu Wenzhong also patiently said a few more words, and when he saw that his nephew didn't ask, he immediately changed the topic. In fact, it's not that Zhu Zhenguo didn't ask, but in fact, Zhu Zhenguo has roughly understood these sentences, and the doubts in his heart have been solved.

"Reading is too simple, my nephew is more than a year old, my grandmother taught me to read and write, and now the nephew taught by the master has long been able to do it, and the nephew knows more than Master Liu." Zhu Zhenguo's casual braggadocio showed a childlike heart.

"The country is smart, and he will be a great talent in the future!" Zhu Wenzhong laughed. Obviously, he also knows that his nephew is different from ordinary people and is very smart. He knows more about bragging in the back than the master, and Zhu Wenzhong doesn't care about it, just as a child who doesn't know the height of the sky, and listens to it as a joke, and he laughs when he listens to it.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and after laughing for a while, Zhu Zhenguo suddenly said: "Second uncle, I want to learn martial arts." ”

Zhu Wenzhong's laughter stopped abruptly, looked down at Zhu Zhenguo, and said slowly: "Guo'er can learn good literature, learning martial arts is useless, our family will not have conscription in the future, and there is no need for men to be soldiers anymore." ”

Although he said the reason for not letting his nephew learn martial arts, the real reason in Zhu Wenzhong's heart was not this, he personally participated in the most tragic battle in the world, and he no longer wanted the people he was close to go through this hell on earth. I don't want to touch this cold sword and crossbow again. I really can't think of the brothers and sisters who fell by my side.

"My nephew learns martial arts to strengthen himself, and there are more and more bandits in the upper reaches of the rich water, and if he encounters it in the future, he can protect himself." Zhu Zhenguo also wanted to persuade the second uncle to teach him martial arts.

"If it's your turn to deal with the bandits, there will be no one left in the Zhu family, don't talk about learning martial arts in the future, it's absolutely not allowed." Zhu Wenzhong said sharply with a serious expression, and there was an awe-inspiring aura in his voice that had been trained by the military formation.

Zhu Zhenguo was also taken aback by this breath, and smiled flatteringly, which can be regarded as flattering. He said: "Second uncle, I'll go get you a kidnapper, the sun is going down, there is a cool breeze outside, let's go out to sit under the big tree in Zhuangkou, and many clansmen are enjoying the shade there." ”

After saying that, Zhu Zhenguo immediately picked up the crutches on the side and sent them to Zhu Wenzhong, Zhu Wenzhong was really reluctant to go out, if he didn't go out to visit the family of his brothers who died in the war in the past two years, he almost never went out. But seeing the crutches sent by his nephew and the clear eyes of his nephew, he only sighed and took the crutches and stood up.

Zhu Zhenguo, who was walking in front, was very happy in his heart, this second uncle slowly walked out of the psychological shadow, and he could return to normal life in the future.

One big and one small two people slowly walked to the big tree at the entrance of the village, under the tree there was a simple stone bench chiseled by the stonemason in the village, which was already full of people, and when they saw the arrival of the two, someone quickly gave up their position. Zhu Zhenguo arranged for the second uncle to sit down, sat on the side by himself, and borrowed a pu fan in his hand, fanning himself while fanning the second uncle, and a sentence came out of his mouth: "This weather is really hot." ”

The two of them sat for less than a quarter of an hour, and more than 20 strong men gathered beside them, some with scars on their shirtless bodies, some wearing short clothes and not seeing their original faces clearly, all of them raised their hands and clenched their fists at Zhu Wenzhong and shouted at the eldest brother, although everyone was not necessarily the oldest Zhu Wenzhong, but they all called the eldest brother, these people were all military men who originally came back together, and I heard that Zhu Wenzhong, who had not gone out for two years, came out, and all of them gathered non-stop.

Zhu Wenzhong also stood up on crutches and nodded in response, and everyone was also smiling and chatting, but Zhu Wenzhong was still silent. Although he didn't speak, Zhu Wenzhong's tall figure stood out even if he was lying on his back and on crutches.

After a while, two big men approached in the distance, also tall and big, and walked to the front of the head with three steps and two steps to get closer and laughed: "Haha, I heard that the eldest brother came out to enjoy the coolness, I said to see if it was true or false, and looked at it from a distance, and sure enough, the eldest brother is here." ”

The person who came was the original military man Zhu Qiang, and the next person was his brother Zhu Zhuang. When Zhu Wenzhong saw Zhu Qiang coming, he immediately spoke: "You talent, who will listen to this when you say this?" ”

"Hehe, big brother, big brother, I don't have any other intentions, I just thought that others were telling a lie, so come and take a look, big brother misunderstood." said that he had misunderstood, but this smile betrayed him, just now this reckless man obviously squeezed his eldest brother for two years and didn't go out, and stayed at home as a little daughter-in-law.

Wen Zhong was angry and scolded in his heart: "You killing talent, Lao Tzu shouldn't have reached out to pull you in the first place, he should have let that barbarian shoot you with an arrow." After saying this, Wen Zhong seemed to think of something, and his heart suddenly became uncomfortable.

Seeing that Wen Zhong's face had changed slightly, Zhu Qiang thought that he had really made his eldest brother angry, and immediately did not dare to answer the conversation. Zhu Zhuang still knew in his heart, and continued: "Big brother is in a good mood today, I will send someone back to prepare wine and food, and I will not get drunk tonight." ”

When everyone heard this, they all applauded and agreed. Zhu Wenzhong was interrupted by this, and let go of the matter in his heart, and said: "How many drinks and dishes can you prepare when you go home, call all the brothers here, and go to the wine shop in the village to prepare a few tables." ”

Everyone was even more interested, and it was the first time that they had not gathered in their hometown for two years. Each shouted who they were going to call, and some of them were calling themselves to inform the liquor store of knowing. Zhu Wenzhong watched everyone disperse, sighed silently, and called out to Zhu Sandao, who was about to leave: "San'er, you send my precious nephew back, so as not to play in the wilderness outside." ”

There are not fifty but also thirty Zhu San called Zhu San in Zhujiazhuang, and the Zhu San called by Zhu Wenzhong is the military man Zhu San who served by his side back then. Zhu San replied: "Big brother, don't worry, I will definitely send this Wenqu Xing'er safely." ”

Although Zhu San looked a little thin in the crowd, he was also a strong man, grabbed Zhu Zhenguo, who was watching with relish on the side, then hugged him into his arms and strode away. Zhu Zhenguo originally wanted to go to the wine shop together to see the brotherhood of this group of men, but this time he could only do it.

Later, I heard Zhu Wenzhong shouting: "San'er, ask my third brother to give you some silver taels." It turned out that Zhu Wenzhong didn't bring money out when he went out, and he was afraid that he would have no money to pay the wine bill.

There were still a few people left beside him who were ready to come up to support Zhu Wenzhong, Zhu Wenzhong shook his hand twice, and a few people scolded and scolded: "When Lao Tzu rode a horse to kill the barbarians, you were all so scared that you couldn't hold back the and pee, but now you think that Lao Tzu can't walk on the road?" ”

After speaking, Zhu Wenzhong stubbornly propped up his crutches and swayed up, and his steps were not slow. Everyone followed behind with a wry smile.