This restlessness is reflected in the fact that Shen Yun and Fang Cheng got up in the morning and sat in the lobby, but there was no postman to bring breakfast, and the postmaster behind the counter was nowhere to be seen.

The two of them went to the street to take a look, but they saw that many shops on the street were closed, but there were many people on the street, and they were all running towards the center of the city. There was a strange mixture of indignation and excitement on people's faces.

Shen Yun stopped a passer-by and said, "Youlao, this big brother, where are you going?" ”

The passers-by were also kind, looked up at the post station where they lived, and said, "You are outsiders, right?" Today, the government posted an announcement, saying that the state pastor of Dayue Prefecture in the northwest has rebelled, and is preparing to go west to fight Xihai Prefecture! The imperial court was in a hurry, summoning His Royal Highness Ying Gong to Beijing to discuss matters, no, His Royal Highness Ying Gong arrived in Xuchang and was giving a speech in front of the government office, reprimanding Zhang Sheng for being a traitor and shameless! ”

The twenty-ninth generation descendant of Yinggong Zhou Yu, who is in charge of Jiaolongwei and dominates Jinling City? He gave a speech in front of the government? Does the empire have the habit of going to the streets with the dignity of a duke and giving speeches to the common people?

Shen Yun was confused, and Fang Cheng also felt strange.

It is said that the people of the Han Empire are not unfamiliar with this speech, after all, they have all had nine years of compulsory education, and they know that this kind of speech is very common in the Western Roman Empire, but in the Han Dynasty, it is very rare to hear of it. However, there are some "Diao people" who have no way to complain, and they will set up a platform on the street to cry to the ordinary people...... This imperial duke came out to give a speech, for the people of Xuchang Mansion, they really haven't seen it.

The two glanced at each other, stopped breakfast, and followed the crowd towards the center of the city.

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It should be said that Yinggong Zhou Bo's reputation among the people is still quite high, after all, Jiaolongwei is the largest first-class legion in the empire, and the number of one legion is about to catch up with the other three legions. There are many soldiers. As a result, there are many retired soldiers who have served as Jiaolongwei among the people, and there are many people, and with a little publicity, the reputation of Duke Zhou Bo exceeds that of several other dukes and marshals.

Zhou Bo, the contemporary British prince, was born in 950 of the Han Dynasty and was admitted to the Department of Political Science and Law of the Imperial University at the age of 14 as a prodigy. In 968 of the Han Dynasty, Zhou Bo abandoned his pen from Rong, applied for Zhaowu University, and enrolled in the first place that year, and was transferred to the cavalry department of Zhaowu University. In 970 of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu raised 20,000 troops, known as 100,000 to invade the south. Entering the Gelan Grassland in Beihai Prefecture, Zhou Bo, who was 20 years old at the time, took 160 cavalry scientists to train through Beihai Prefecture without weight, and arrived at the Gelan Grassland, and immediately joined the 1st and B Regiment of Beihai Prefecture for a counterattack. In the summer of 971. Repelling the Huns, Zhou Bo graduated early from Zhaowu University with a beheading of the eighteenth grade. Promoted to the rank of captain. He is also the only cadet from Zhaowu University in the past fifty years to graduate with the rank of captain!

Han Yuan 975. The Northwest Shiguo secretly attacked two Han merchant brigades, and also spoke ill words, offending the Han Dynasty, the then Han Emperor Han Le Emperor was extremely angry, and ordered the Xihai Prefecture Pastor to send people to reprimand, Zhou Bo was already a lieutenant colonel at that time. Serving in the Flying Cavalry Guard, when he heard the news, he wrote directly to the emperor and said: "Bi Puer is a small country. He has repeatedly provoked me, and the Huanghuang Han has endured it more than rampant, and those who insult my Han should be as the Marquis Zhuang said: Those who commit a strong Han Tianwei will be punished even if they are far away! ”

Zhuang Hou, that is, Chen Tang. A few years after Chen Tang's death, Wang Mang asked the emperor to posthumously accuse Chen Tang as the Marquis of Pohu Zhuang when he was in charge of the Anhan Dynasty, although Wang Mang later usurped the throne, but this reward was still valid.

Emperor Han Le was actually an emperor who liked to have fun and didn't like to conquer, but Zhou Bo's compromise said that he only needed to "fly and ride one" to "destroy the stone country and raise the power of the Han Dynasty in foreign countries", and there were only more than 2,000 people in a group, which was a small-scale military transfer, so the emperor approved it. This Zhou Bo is really amazing, he is really good at riding with two thousand Han iron horses, running more than 1,000 miles day and night, breaking the evil in the capital of Shiguo, capturing the monarch and prince of Shiguo, and taking them back to Beijing to offer prisoners. Emperor Han Le was overjoyed and promoted to colonel to command the Guards!

In 980 of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Le died and Emperor Lie succeeded to the throne. At the beginning of his succession, he rewarded Zhou Bo as the captain of Yulin Langdu, which was a royal title, which was regarded as an honor and had nothing to do with the official title.

In 985 of the Han Dynasty, Zhou Bo's father died, and Zhou Bo inherited his father's title as the Duke of Yinggong of the Han Dynasty.

became a duke, Zhou Bo could no longer be the commander of the Guards, and in order to compensate, Emperor Lie promoted Zhou Bo to major general and commanded the Flying Eagle Guard.

In 988, Emperor Lie promoted him to lieutenant general.

In 989 of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Lie had gradually felt unwell, at this time Emperor Lie began to worry about whether the prince could control Zhou Bo, after all, Zhou Bo was too powerful, and he was at the head of all the princes in the country.

In 990 of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Lie was already bedridden, and in his sickbed, he issued an edict to dismiss the British Duke Zhou Bo from the post of commander of the Eagle Guard, and transferred him to Jiangnan County to take over Jiaolongwei. Since Ying Gong joined the army, he has always served in the cavalry army, and the sudden transfer of him to the navy undoubtedly cut off his previous relationship and arm. For this reason, no one knows whether Yinggong Zhou Bo complained or not, but Yinggong did not dare to resist the order, and left the Flying Eagle Guard station the next day after receiving the order, and went directly to Jiangnan County to take up his post.

In 991 of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Lie died and succeeded to the throne. In order to appease the old ministers, Zhou Bo was immediately promoted to general, but he still commanded Jiaolongwei.

In 995 of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu invaded the south again, and the British Duke submitted a request to re-command the cavalry to the northern expedition, but was rejected by Jinshang. In the same year, Jin Shang appointed Zhang Xin and Liu Ke, who had inherited the title, to lead the Flying Cavalry Legion and the Guards Legion to the north.

In 997 of the Han Dynasty, when Zhang Xin and Liu Ke triumphed, they were promoted to imperial marshals, and in order to appease Duke Ying, they were also promoted to marshals. In addition, as early as the Emperor Le, he was a marshal of Zhigong Zhuge Dan, and the pattern of the four marshals of the empire was formed.

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Zhou Bo, who is now in his fifties, does not look old at all, wearing a vermilion robe printed with a dragon pattern, wearing a crown of wings, a broad face and a straight nose, and a long beard under his chin, which looks elegant and full of affinity.

At the entrance of the Xuchang Mansion, a high platform was erected, and Ying Gong stood on it and said something loudly to the surrounding onlookers.

Shen Yun and Fang Cheng came too late, there were too many people in front of the mansion, they could only stand in the distance, and they couldn't hear what Ying Gong said at all. I could just hear the laughter of the people around Ying Gong from time to time, and there were bursts of cheers.

Shen Yun was also very curious about this duke, who had a completely different style. It's a pity I can't hear it. However, Fang Cheng was clever, and when he saw a very luxurious restaurant next to him, he pulled him in, directly grabbed a cousin, gave him a silver coin, and asked him to record every word that Yinggong said today, and then give it to them to see.

Xuchang is a big city, and the editors of those street tabloids can be regarded as catching such a big event, and some people have long been recording and copying the records of Yinggong's speeches, and the cousins have taken a reward. After sending Fang Cheng and Shen Yun to the VIP room on the second floor, he immediately went to Zhang Luo. Of course, he didn't forget to let people hurry up and bring food and drinks.

Leaning against the railing, I saw the crowd below. Shen Yun couldn't help but sigh, the charm of this powerful and rich old handsome guy is really unstoppable!

Not much. The cousin brought one. It records the content of Yinggong's speech a quarter of an hour ago. Shen Yun took it over and read it first, then handed it to Fang Transcript, and said with a smile in his mouth: "His Royal Highness Ying Gong is really quick and talented, and he is so full of flowers in a speech, but he has been talking about it for nearly half an hour. Do you want to go on? ”

After reading it, Fang Cheng also said: "What is even more rare is that he uses less literary language and more spoken language, so that the people can also understand it." One of the sentences, 'I want to imitate the heroic deeds.' When thinking about yesterday', although it is a bit profound, it is also eye-catching! I just don't know what he means by 'yesterday'! Hehe, Yuan Rang, I don't think this matter is simple! ”

Shen Yun also nodded and said: "Yes, Duke Ying gave a speech in Xuchang, which is not far from the emperor, and said that he wanted to 'think about yesterday', hehe, and look at tomorrow's court meeting, someone will definitely criticize this sentence." ”

"Isn't that Ying Gong a little troubled?" Fang Cheng also thought so, but he couldn't figure out why Ying Gong did this.

Shen Yun pondered for a moment and said, "Maybe it's because you want to defile yourself." ”

For this potential father-in-law, Shen Yun really hasn't been in contact. Everything is introduced by others. Shen Yun couldn't guess about Yinggong's temperament and way of thinking, so he could only say such an ambiguous sentence.

Fang Cheng was about to speak, when he suddenly heard a quarrel outside the private room, and a woman's voice came: "You slave, go back and tell Ying Gong that if you don't return my son, I will go to the imperial capital to beat the drums and go to the Jinluan Palace to sue the emperor!" ”

Shen Yun and Fang Cheng were stunned at the same time, they all got up and came to the door, and when they were about to open the door to check, they heard a male and female tone and said, "Auntie, why is this?" Ling Lang voluntarily joined the fleet of our British Princess, not forced by us, Ling Lang is here to draw, even if he sues the Jinluan Palace, it is also our Ying Mansion to occupy the reason! His Royal Highness respects the great mother's talent, so he took the opportunity to pass by Xuchang in Beijing, hoping to meet the eldest lady in person once and explain the matter clearly, so as not to hurt the harmony of the two families...... What's more, the eldest lady is also a woman, so why should she be a country woman? is so entangled, my Ying Mansion may not be afraid to go! ”

Shen Yun chuckled in his heart, I am afraid that this voice can only be made by eunuchs. And those who can use eunuchs as servants in the empire, in addition to the royal family, there is only the Ying Gong, who has the status of a relative of the emperor.

Fang Cheng lowered his voice and said, "Yuan Rang, it seems that this matter is really related to Ying Gong, let's not go out." ”

Shen Yun thought the same thing, so he nodded.

In any case, he and Fang Cheng are not chivalrous people in the rivers and lakes, just now they were just curious about how a woman could mention Yinggong and had the heart to find out, but as soon as they heard the eunuch's voice and those words, they felt that there was no need to appear.

The identities of the two are not top secret, if the people of the Ying Mansion have a heart. A check can be found, and it is obviously unwise to come forward to provoke Shangying Gong at this time. So the two of them left the door gently, ready to act as if they hadn't heard it.

At this moment, a scream came from outside the door, and Shen Yun and Fang Cheng were shocked, thinking that the eunuch actually dared to hurt people here! If that's the case, then he Shen Yun can't ignore it!

But in an instant, the woman's cold voice sounded: "What a lackey of the British Mansion, dare to threaten me here?" Go back and tell Zhou Bo that if you don't return my son, I will go and get his head tonight! ”

What a domineering woman!

Shen Yun and Fang Cheng were startled at the same time, and couldn't help but open the door, only to see that at the stairs at the door, a plump woman with a cyan headscarf and an ordinary appearance, but with a heroic spirit, was holding a cold and shining sword, and was scolding three men dressed as subordinates.

There was only a faint drop of blood on the tip of the sword, but the three men on the opposite side were actually lying on the ground, looking at the woman in front of them in horror.

This woman is a master!

Shen Yun and Fang Cheng discovered this at the same time, there was only a drop of blood on the tip of the sword, but the left wrists of the three men on the opposite side were all bleeding. Although they held it with their right hand, they could not stop the blood from flowing out. Apparently this woman used only one sword and wounded three people at once! And those three men all have swords, and they are obviously not mediocre hands.

When the woman saw someone coming out, her heroic eyes glanced at the place, and she said to the three, "Why don't you get out of here?" In another quarter of an hour, the gods will not be able to save the life of the dog! After speaking, the sword flower trembled slightly, and the long sword was already in the sheath, and walked in front of the two of them in a dashing manner.

The three people on the ground were already bloodless. However, the man in the middle still had a little blood, and said sharply: "Aunt Gongsun, you won't give face to Duke Ying today, don't regret it in the future!" ”

Aunt Gongsun?

Shen Yun was shocked enough today. This heroic, ruthless and plump woman is the famous Gongsun Aunt?

didn't wait for Shen Yun to recover from the shock. Aunt Gongsun Huo Ran turned around, and her originally indifferent eyes revealed a fierceness. Look at the screaming "man". said sharply: "My grandson and aunt have nothing to regret about finding her missing son?" On the contrary, it is Zhou Bo Lao'er, who is brilliant and noble on the outside, but a male thief and a prostitute on the inside, how many innocent men have been deceived to go to the sea to die? You will wait for the abuse, and one day you will regret it! I need you to spread the word today. For the time being, I will wait for the head to be on my neck, and if I don't roll, don't you think that the sword in my hand can only dance, not kill?! ”

These words are sonorous. The momentum is compelling, fortunately, most of the people in this restaurant went outside to watch Yinggong's speech, but there were not many people, otherwise they would have to be applauded by the onlookers.

The three of them saw that Aunt Gongsun had already started the real fire, and hurriedly ran downstairs, leaving only a trace of blood.

When Aunt Gongsun saw the three of them go downstairs, the fierceness between her eyebrows suddenly dissipated, but her eyes suddenly trembled, and a trace of sadness flashed from the corner of her eyes. Suddenly she was shocked to find that two strange men were really staring at her, and suddenly "hummed", turned around and left.

"Hey, auntie, stay here!" Shen Yun hurriedly spoke.

Aunt Gongsun Huo Ran turned around and said coldly: "What? You are also Zhou Bo'er's lackeys? Are you going to stop me? ”

Shen Yun and Fang Cheng hurriedly took two steps forward and bowed. Shen Yun said: "The eldest lady misunderstood, the two of us are not Ying Gong...... Uh, the people of the British Mansion. In Xia Shenyun, this is my dear friend Fang Cheng, and both of us are Fang Renxu's friends! Brother Renxu has a letter asking me to wait for the transfer to the eldest mother, I wanted to go to Linying tomorrow, but I didn't expect to be so coincidental today, I met the eldest lady here! ”

As soon as she heard the name of "Fang Renxu", the fierceness and sorrow on Aunt Gongsun's face disappeared in an instant, and she said happily: "You two really know Renxu?" Where is he now? Show me the letters! ”

Fang Renxu's letters were all placed in the package of the post station, but he didn't have them with him, Shen Yun could only say: "I didn't have Brother Renxu's letters with us, is it convenient for the eldest lady now?" Can you wait with me for a trip to Dongcheng Station? ”

Aunt Gongsun's face showed a hint of suspicion. Apparently suspicious of the identities of the two. After all, she was threatened by the Ying Mansion just now, and now someone suddenly appeared and asked her to follow, which is inevitable......

Fang Cheng saw the hesitation of Aunt Gongsun, and hurriedly said: "Don't misunderstand, Auntie, we have no malicious intentions." Hey, it's not a secret, in Xia Nai Huainan Hou Shizi, before the Renxu brothers were staff members in our mansion, he should have written to the eldest mother to mention this, right?! ”

Aunt Gongsun thought for a while, and suddenly said: "Oh, it turned out to be the Hou Shizi of Huainan in front of me, I was rude." Then he looked at Shen Yun and said, "Your name is Shen Yun?" But today's Bohai Hou? ”

This is rude, but it is extremely rude. This Gongsun Auntie is really arrogant, and when she saw the two nobles, she had no respect, and she was even more fearless, so she asked so bluntly.

But Shen Yun wouldn't bother with her, after all, she was a celebrity, and said busily: "Exactly." How did the eldest lady know? ”

A trace of imperceptible bitterness flashed in Aunt Gongsun's eyes, and then she smiled again: "Eighteen years ago, in Taiyuan Mansion, I had a relationship with your father, well, I had a relationship!" ”

Eighteen years ago? Wasn't Aunt Gongsun also eighteen years old at that time? Shen Yun glanced at her strangely, and said in his heart: She and her father "have had a relationship, well, have a relationship"? Why does this sound so strange?

Shen Yun didn't have time to think about it, and Aunt Gongsun said: "Since you are the son of the old man, it must not harm me, go, I will go to the post station with you!" ”

The three of them immediately went downstairs, and met a few cousins who were in a hurry to rush upstairs, and when they saw the bloodstains on the ground, they wanted to ask, but they didn't dare.

Shen Yun didn't bother to explain to them, and walked straight out.

When I came outside, I found that Ying Gong's speech was over, and all the people around him were talking about it with great interest, and they all looked at Ying Gong with admiration and respect in their tones. Aunt Gongsun's face was like frost, and she followed behind Shen and Fang without saying a word.

Back at the inn, there were more people, and the streets were back to normal.

The three of them returned to the room, Fang Cheng took out Fang Renxu's letter and handed it to Aunt Gongsun, and after Aunt Gongsun opened it, the last bit of doubt in her heart disappeared. There was finally a warm smile on his frosty face.

"It turns out that the apprentice went to join the army, which is a good thing! It's been a bitter thing for this kid in the past two years! Aunt Gongsun smiled.

Shen Yundao: "Brother Renxu said that as a Han man, since he is of the right age, he should repay the kindness of the monarch first, and when he is discharged from the army, he will definitely return to the eldest mother to fulfill his filial piety!" ”

Speaking of the word "filial piety", Aunt Gongsun's eyes suddenly turned red, and the unbearable sadness made her chok: "The apprentice still knows how to fulfill filial piety, but my son, my son is ......" (to be continued.) )