The seventeenth day of the first lunar month is still the season of night, and the people want to take advantage of this zuihou to rejoice again on a carnival night, and then start the hard work of the new year, and most of the civil and military officials are also enjoying this rare three-day holiday. Therefore, when a few fast horses galloped from the end of the cross street like a gallop, and finally stopped in a hurry in front of the mansion of Mao Zhong, the prince of Huoguo, the people at the door were all taken aback. But before they could open their mouths to ask, the doormen all recognized the sassy strong man in front of them, and hurriedly stepped aside.

Isn't that General Ge Fushunge, the in-law of Mao Zhong, the king of the family?

Ge Fu, who often came and went, came to Wang Maozhong's living room like a gust of wind, and saw that he was still holding his pet maid Qingfen while drinking and enjoying singing and dancing, so he shouted angrily: "When is this, you still have the heart to watch singing and dancing, all of you will go down for me, and you will also go down for me."

Although Ge Fushun put on the master's jiashi, no one dared not listen to the words of the in-law general, whether it was those singers and dancers, or Qingfen in Wang Maozhong's arms. The singers and dancers hurriedly withdrew with the music class, and even Qingfen broke free from the arms of the half-drunk Wang Maozhong, and quietly retreated with a confession. Seeing Wang Maozhong looking at him drunkenly, Ge Fushun didn't bother to speak, found a teapot from the side, and no matter when the tea was cooked in it, he directly poured the cold cup into Wang Maozhong's mouth.

"Cough, cough" Wang Maozhong was choked and coughed several times, and the feeling that almost froze his stomach into a ball made him extremely annoyed when he was awake all of a sudden, and he sat up straight and scolded Ge Fushun, "Old Ge, are you going to kill me?" What can't wait for me to wake up and drink slowly."

"Then it's too late," Ge Fushun sat down in front of Wang Maozhong, and said with a solemn face, "The Lingnan local bureaucrats are rebelling, do you know it?" ”

"What should I do, it's not the first time that those southern barbarians have made a fuss......

"The rebellion of the local bureaucrats is not a big deal, but who leads the army is" Ge Fushun saw that Wang Mao Zhong was unimpressed, so he aggravated his tone, "Today, the sage summoned Song Jing, Li Yuan, Du Xian, Wang Jun and Zhang Qiqiu to gather, and the sage favored Yang Sixuan, but those ministers didn't seem to be very satisfied, so this matter has not been decided for the time being." ”

"Doesn't the old eunuch like to fight? That kind of place in Lingnan, just let him go" Wang Maozhong scoffed at Yang Siqiao's so-called military exploits, picked up the wine cup in front of him and was about to drink it, and when he found that it was cold tea, he put it down impatiently, "You came here in a hurry for this matter?" ”

"The problem is that the saint has changed his mind and intends to let you go"

"What"

At this time, Wang Maozhong was taken aback. He glared at Ge Fushun in disbelief, and when he was sure that the other party was not joking, he felt a chuckle in his heart. He boasted of his bravery, but in fact he didn't have much courage. Otherwise, when Tang Long's coup d'état, he would not have dropped the chain at the critical moment and almost ruined Li Longji's big event. Fortunately, Princess Taiping made great contributions that time, and finally succeeded in one fell swoop, and he made up for it for a while afterwards, and finally Li Longji did not forgive him for himself, of course, he contributed a lot to the later killing of Princess Taiping and her henchmen, which has today's honor.

He is still deeply impressed by the only battle in the northwest in these years. If it weren't for the fact that he and Zhang Shuo had a good relationship, and Zhang Shuo's strategy and cooperation were quite in place, I am afraid that there would be no gain that time. That's still the north, some are elite soldiers and strong generals, if he goes to Laoshizi Lingnan, the miasma is dense, the language is not spoken, and the soldiers are weak and there are no generals, how can he go to war?

Therefore, he was already a little annoyed, and he couldn't help but slam the wooden floor, and said angrily: "It must be Gao Lishi Yang Siqiao These eunuchs are playing ghosts."

"I was anxious just now, but now you are also anxious, aren't you?" Ge Fushun shook his head helplessly, and then said thoughtfully, "However, although we are close confidants of the saints, after all, we are no better than those eunuchs who are by their side day and night, so you might as well be polite to them, otherwise it will be very easy for them to slander." ”

"A group of eggless eunuchs, still want to turn the world upside down? No matter how great Yang Siqiao's merits are, does the saint dare to enter the title of Kaifu Yi and the three divisions? It's just the courage of the horseman, and even a descendant has passed someone else's, what's there to be afraid of? Wang Maozhong degraded Yang Siqiao to worthless, but after the anger was over, he had to carefully consider how to avoid this matter. You must know that once he goes to Lingnan, it will take at least three or five months, or at most a year and a half, he doesn't want to go to that kind of poor country to waste time, and besides, Du Shiyi, the enemy provoked by his eldest son, is now back in the dynasty, God knows what will happen to him as soon as he walks away?

At this time, Ge Fushun had an idea: "Why don't you recommend Yang Siqiao?" Since Bixia belonged to him from the beginning, you recommended it as a Sacred Heart. ”

"No, even if I go to Lingnan myself, I will never recommend that old eunuch"

Wang Maozhong refused this proposal without thinking about it, but even though his heart moved, he immediately stroked his palms and smiled: "Lao Ge, you don't have to worry, I have an idea for this kind of thing, I want to capture the old people, prepare a horse for me, and I want to enter the palace by name."

Compared with those high-ranking officials who need to be notified at various levels to enter the palace, even Wang Maozhong, who can enter the palace at will through the two ladies, wants to see the Son of Heaven, which is much simpler. With a tiger's back and a bear's waist, he strode into the Zichen Palace, and after pushing the golden mountain and pouring the jade pillar in front of the Son of Heaven, he prostrated and said: "Bixia, the minister heard that the Lingnan rebels are in turmoil, and now the court has not yet decided who to ask for it, and the minister is willing to ask Ying to go."

Just after the meeting failed, Gao Lishi and Yang Siqiao revealed such news again, and Li Longji was quite suspicious in his heart. From the coup d'état of Tang Long to the extermination of Princess Taiping, there are not many people left who have been following him. Among them, there are too good at conspiracies such as Wang Ju, he is afraid that he will have a second heart; There are those who think that it is no longer suitable to be in a high position, such as Liu Youqiu; There are also like Jiang Jiao, who regretted it after he dealt with it because of the crime, and there are also like Zhang Shuo, who once reused it, but now he has stopped it.

In contrast, only Wang Maozhong has been enjoying wealth and glory from the beginning of the Kaiyuan Dynasty to the present. Wang Maozhong is very good at figuring out his intentions, and he does have real skills on the shepherd, so he doesn't mind letting him be rich and noble for a long time, and it is also good to complete a good story of a monarch and a minister. But now it seems that this person is gradually getting carried away and asking for more

"I know your courage and loyalty" Li Longji nodded with a smile, but he personally stretched out his hand to help Wang Maozhong up, and even patted him on the shoulder, "It's just that every time you don't see Qing at a banquet, I can't be happy, not to mention the Lingnan Bad Land, I really don't want you to trek through mountains and rivers to suffer."

Li Longji said so emotionally, even though it was a play, Wang Maozhong was still grateful. He almost didn't think about it, so he slammed his head on the ground, and then said in a choked voice: "Bixia is gracious, the minister has nothing to repay for saying that the poor mountains and bad waters in Lingnan are the sword mountains and the sea of fire, and the minister will never dare to resign."

Naturally, there is no problem at all with these words on weekdays, but now Li Longji is already suspicious, and Wang Maozhong's performance can be said to have hit the knife. However, Li Longji's eyes flashed, but he said with a smile: "Okay, good, I have loyal martyrs like you, why can't I do anything?" However, the matter of Lingnan, Yang Siqiao has already been consulted more than once, let's let him go, you don't have to fight anymore, I am determined to open the border now, and you are still worried that there is no chance to make contributions on the battlefield? ”

Wang Maozhong knew that he would accept it when he saw it, and he would not insist on it at the moment, so he kowtowed and agreed. And Li Longji then laughed and dragged him to the pear orchard, after that blowing, playing and singing, he was poured several cups, and his head was even a little dizzy when he left the palace. But even so, he let out a long sigh of relief.

Finally, I don't have to worry about being sent to Lingnan to be the main general of the crusade against the rebellion

Riding a horse all the way home from the palace, Wang Maozhong jumped off the horse in front of the door, threw down the reins, and drove straight into the horse with a horsewhip. When he arrived at the room of his second wife, Mrs. Huo Guo, Li's family, after he drove away the servants and maids, he said in an unquestionable tone: "Wulang is not young now, and I intend to tell him a family affair." The daughter of Sima Yang Xuanyan in Yazhou is very good, so I will send someone to Yang's house tomorrow to propose marriage. ”

Huo Guo's wife, Li Shi, was almost stunned when she heard this. She is a clan girl, and she thinks naturally and thoughtfully. After all, Wang Maozhong's background is not high, so it is better to think more realistically than to touch the wall of a famous family. And if you blindly marry among the generals of the North Gate Forbidden Army, it will only arouse the suspicion of the Son of Heaven. Therefore, the most haode choice is to choose an innocent daughter among the clan.

But she never thought that Wang Maozhong would choose a daughter of Sima in Yazhou

"Wang Lang, is this..."Seeing that Wang Maozhong's eyes showed a hint of displeasure, she hurriedly changed her words, "Is this too hasty?" ”

"Nothing rushed. The Yang family is a branch of the Hongnong Yang family, and it does not insult Goro, so the matter is decided. ”

Seeing that Wang Maozhong threw down this sentence and walked away without looking back, Li Shi bit his lip tightly, angry and hateful in his heart.

When the news reached the ears of Mrs. Guo Guo, she couldn't help but laugh, and said to her eldest son Wang Shouzhen, who was also smiling beside her: "See, this is the trick Since your second mother entered the door, I haven't lived a day of stable life, this time I can finally taste it ⊥ her, what is the taste of sleepless nights, remember, next time don't always cause trouble without anger, A-Niang and your younger brothers, you still have to rely on you"

"Ah Niang, don't worry, I won't let you down"

The mother and son looked at each other and smiled, and their faces were full of countless smugness.