There are four people sitting in Dou Jiande's study, sitting in the middle is the master Dou Jiande, sitting opposite him is a tall and burly black-faced man, about thirty-five or sixteen years old, with sharp eyes and a face full of meat, this person is Dou Jiande's former old department Liu Heimin, he is Dou Jiande's friend in the same village, and he is also the second person in Dou Jiande's army. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

After Dou Jiande surrendered to Zhang Xuan, his army was all disbanded, but Liu Heimin left the army with hundreds of henchmen after Dou Jiande decided to surrender.

But Liu Heimin is a very ambitious person, he is not willing to be a grass coward in Taihang Mountain, so when Gao Hui, who was also unwilling, found him, the two hit it off and decided to raise troops in the hinterland of Hebei, where the Sui army has fewer troops and is rich in grain, which is easy to cause momentum.

Of course, Liu Heimin wanted to be the boss, but Gao Hui kept persuading him to persuade Dou Jiande to rebel, using Dou Jiande's prestige in Hebei, he would definitely respond to all calls, and the wind was surging, Liu Heimin was also persuaded by Gao Hui that the makeup merchant secretly came to Wuding Township, Zhangnan County, which is Dou Jiande's hometown, but it is also Liu Heimin's hometown.

Liu Heimin has persuaded Dou Jiande for half an hour, and his mouth is dry, but Dou Jiande is still silent, I don't know if he is considering it, or refusing euphemistically, fortunately, Liu Heimin knows Dou Dejian very well, and knows that Dou Jiande is a very affectionate person, and he must be patiently persuaded to have an effect.

Liu Heimin was just about to speak, but he saw the maid walking in with a pot of freshly brewed tea, Liu Heimin immediately bit his tongue, the maid put the teapot on the table, Dou Jiande waved his hand and asked her to go out.

The maid retreated, Liu Heimin turned around and saw the maid closing the door, so he lowered his voice and continued to persuade: "When we raised the army, the eldest brother said that unless the Great Sui is destroyed, we will die in battle, and now the Sui Dynasty is still there, our ambition has not been completed, why is the eldest brother ambitious and willing to be a villager?" We can make a comeback, with the prestige of the big brother, raise our arms, hundreds of thousands of warriors in Hebei will gather around the big brother, at that time we are based in Youzhou, control Liaodong, there are Turkic horses, there are Tang people's money and grain, the world is divided into three, we can also get one, big brother, the opportunity must not be lost, and the loss will not come again! ”

Liu Heimin burst into tears, but the little maid who was eavesdropping next door went out of the window, found the housewife Li, and said nervously: "Madam, I know that black man, it is the former Second Uncle Liu, he is persuading the old man to rebel again!" ”

Li Shi's face turned pale with shock, if she rebelled again, her child would not be able to live, she thought about it, and said to the little maid: "You go to the house on the other side of the river to raise sheep, find a young man named Xiao Wu, you tell him everything you hear, go quickly!" ”

"Ma'am, is that okay?"

"No problem, let's go!"

The maid went out with a smoke, at this time, Liu Heimin's persuasion also came to an end, Dou Jiande has been silent, Liu Heimin has no choice, and he can't stay too long, so he said to Dou Jiande: "I've finished speaking, but the eldest brother has never expressed his position, so let's do it!" Big brother thinks about it for two days, I'll come back in two days, and I'll say goodbye first! ”

Dou Jiande was still silent, bowing his head, as if he hadn't heard anything, Liu Heimin was helpless, so he had to arch his hand and leave quickly with two of his subordinates.

Walking out of the gate, Liu Heimin whispered to one of his subordinates: "Stay here and watch their every move." ”

Dou Jiande didn't sigh until they all left the mansion, got up and walked towards the inner courtyard, and happened to meet his wife who was holding his son, Dou Jiande hugged his son, kissed him on the little cheek, and said with a smile: "It's difficult for your father to live a stable life for a few years." ”

Li asked worriedly, "Master, who are they?" ”

"It's my old department, come and see me."

"Are they here to persuade the lord to rebel?"

Dou Jiande felt his wife's worry, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry! I have a son, and I don't have that heart anymore. ”

"But..... They won't let go of the master, and I saw that they all went out with gloomy faces. ”

"I'll tell you it's okay, don't take it personally."

Dou Jiande hugged his son and walked to the inner hall, and Li bit his lip behind him and whispered: "Why doesn't the master ask the martial arts captain for help, they are across the river from us." ”

Dou Jiande's face changed greatly, and he turned around and looked at his wife angrily and said, "You went to tell them?" ”

"Master, they're here to protect us, I think we should ask them for help!"

Dou Jiande was so anxious that he stomped his feet, "What a fool!" You're going to kill us. ”

"Master, did I do something wrong?"

Li was so frightened that he froze, and the son in Dou Jiande's arms was also crying in fright.

Dou Jiande hurriedly coaxed his son, and said to his wife urgently: "Quickly clean up the softness, go to Zhongdu immediately, go quickly!" ”

Dou Jiande's heart is like a mirror, he knows Zhang Xuan very well, once Zhang Xuan knows that Liu Heimin invited him out of the mountain again, then Zhang Xuan will definitely get rid of himself, only by going to Zhongdu to surrender, can he hope to avoid death.

And if Liu Heimin can't persuade himself, he will definitely kill himself, causing chaos in his old department, and he must leave immediately.

After a while, a carriage drove out of Dou Mansion and headed for the small bridge, just after crossing the small bridge, a young man jumped from a tree, his name was Wu Zheng, a Sui military captain, he was ordered to lead fifty soldiers to monitor Dou Jiande, Dou Jiande also knew his existence, everyone did not interfere with each other, and they were safe.

Wu Zheng got the news of the maid and specially monitored Dou Jiande here, he stopped the carriage and asked with a smile: "Where is Dou Gong going?" ”

Dou Jiandra drove the curtain and said: "I want to go to Zhongdu to meet His Royal Highness King Qi, and the martial school captain will also go with me!" I may have encountered something insecure. ”

Wu Zheng said happily: "It is our duty to protect the safety of Dou Gong, and we should escort Dou Gong to Zhongdu." ”

Soon, fifty cavalrymen who rushed from a distance escorted Dou Jiande's carriage, left Dou Mansion, and drove quickly in the direction of Zhongdu.

As soon as the carriage left, a person rushed out from a distance, it was Liu Heimin's subordinates who were left to monitor Dou Jiande, he was in a hurry, and he also turned over and ran towards Zhangnan County.

.........

It has been almost half a month since Zhang Xuan returned to Zhongdu, and it has been less than ten days before the New Year.

In the study, Zhang Xuan's four-year-old son, Zhang Ting, stood with his hands behind his back, reciting the Analects to his father in a childish voice, and he was already able to recite the Analects in its entirety.

"Zi said, there are friends from afar, and I am very happy! People don't know and are not ashamed, aren't they also gentlemen? ”

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Zi said: He is also filial and easy to offend, and it is rare. Those who are not good at committing crimes and are good at making trouble, there is no such thing. A gentleman is a gentleman, and he is born from the beginning. Filial piety is also the foundation of benevolence. ”

Zhang Xuan looked at his eldest son with a serious face, and felt a trace of guilt in his heart, he rarely had time to spend with his son, but he never found that his eyes were very similar to himself.

Lu Qing sat on the side with her husband and son, this was her happiest moment, in the cradle beside her, there was still a well-behaved daughter asleep.

"Husband, let Ting'er drink saliva!" Lu Qing could see that his son was a little nervous.

Zhang Xuan smiled and nodded, "You don't have to carry it anymore, I know Ting'er can carry it." ”

Zhang Xuan touched the back of his son's head lovingly, and asked, "What do you usually do besides studying?" ”

"And practice martial arts!"

"Do you know how to practice martial arts?"

Zhang Xuan was a little surprised, his son looked a little thin, and he could actually practice martial arts.

"Hmm!"

Zhang Ting nodded emphatically, "It was Erniang who taught me swordsmanship, and the child practiced it for his father." ”

After all, he is still a child, when it comes to practicing martial arts, he immediately became excited, he jumped up, picked up an iron ruler from the table, and began to dance the sword.

Lu Qing said in a low voice on the side: "Wu Niang said that Ting'er is a little thin and needs to practice martial arts to strengthen her body, and Ting'er has to go to practice martial arts with Erniang every morning." ”

"He's a little skinny, he should exercise more to make him stronger."

The husband and wife said while looking at their son, Zhang Ting suddenly used too much force, and the iron ruler actually came out of his hand and shot directly at Zhang Xuan's face, next to Lu Qing was so frightened that he covered his mouth and exclaimed, Zhang Xuan's hand was weak, and he grabbed the ruler in the air.

Zhang Ting was stunned and motionless, Zhang Xuan smiled and said, "Could it be that your second mother still taught you to take off the sword?" ”

Zhang Ting hurriedly hid behind his mother and looked at his father timidly, Lu Qing said apologetically: "Husband, Ting'er is just careless, don't yell at him!" ”

Zhang Xuan didn't want to frighten the child, so he smiled and said: "Since your mother pleaded, I will spare you this time, and I will not spare you next time." ”

Lu Qing pushed his son, and Zhang Ting stepped forward and knelt down, "The child knows his mistake!" ”

Zhang Xuan touched his son's head, "Okay, Daddy still has guests, Daddy will accompany you at night." ”

Zhang Xuan stood up and said to Lu Qing: "I'll go to the outer study, Mr. Fang should have arrived." ”

"Husband, go! I took the child back to the inner house. ”

Zhang Xuan nodded, and walked quickly to the outer study.

In the outer study, Fang Xuanling was sitting at the table drinking tea, and he had only come back from Shangdang County and Changping County in the morning to report the situation to Zhang Xuan.

After a while, Zhang Xuan walked in quickly and said with a smile: "Let Mr. wait for a long time." ”

Fang Xuanling hurriedly got up and saluted, "Weichen has just arrived!" ”

"Sit down!"

The two were already familiar with each other, and when the guests and hosts sat down, Zhang Xuan asked, "What is the situation in the two counties of Bingzhou?" ”

"Your Highness, the situation in the two counties is relatively stable at present, but there are still some small moves on the Chang'an side."

"What little moves?"

"Chang'an is bribing officials from the two counties, and I speculate that at least forty percent of the officials secretly owe allegiance to Chang'an."

(To be continued.) )