Xichuan, Chengdu Prefecture.

The quiet and magnificent mansion, the autumn breeze is pleasant, the small bridge is flowing water, and the flowers are fragrant, as if autumn has not yet come here.

Three in and three out, the high-walled courtyard is deep, and there are majestic big Xijia soldiers standing guard with guns at the front and back doors, this is the mansion of Li Dingguo, the newly acquired son of Emperor Daxi, and it is not much inferior to the Nanhou Mansion of Nanjing Wang Lanping Nadingnanhou.

But one thing is the same, that is, the people who live in it are incompatible with these riches and always want to escape from them.

Li Dingguo could never have imagined that he was a loyal soldier of the Ming Dynasty, but he became the son of the great thief Zhang Xianzhong, which was really a big joke between God and him.

It has been more than a month since he lived in this fourth master's mansion, and every three or five days, he will be called to the palace by Zhang Xianzhong, talking about his lack of interest in the general trend of the world, it seems that listening to Zhang Xianzhong's meaning seems to be deliberately cultivating himself, but Li Dingguo only cares about one thing, how to safely not let the other party leave here suspiciously, he is a person who keeps his promises.

When he retreated to Huaining City with the defeat of Huguang Zuo Liangyu's remnants, he was disillusioned at that time, he was thinking that one day he could make a contribution to the sand war and become a vigorous thing, but everything came to naught with the iron hooves of the Manchurians, and at that time, counterattack! Counterattack! Counterattack! In the entire Ming Dynasty, only Wang Lanping was wielding a gun to counterattack, and Li Dingguo's long-dead enthusiasm was ignited again, and it was out of control, if a person has faith, he will fight for it all his life until the next faith is shattered.

A gentle breeze. The sun is shining and the weather is mild.

in the backyard. The wind howled, causing the surrounding leaves to fall. The dust is flying, Li Dingguo is gathering all the boredom in his heart on the steel gun in his hand, the gun is powerful, the gun is ruthless, and every move is extremely powerful.

He didn't stop to rest for half an hour, and the sweat on his bare back was pouring down.

At this time, Yun Niang helped Wang Lanping's mother out of the backyard, and Yun Niang saw Li Dingguo's undressed upper body, and hurriedly lowered her head.

"Great power. Tired, come and rest" Wang Zhao held the tea, smiling cutely, after more than a month of recuperation, her body under the illness in the displacement has also hardened, even more energetic than when she was in Huaining before, thanks to Yun Niang and Li Dingguo's careful care.

Yun Niang is also gone, her parents are dead, the shadow of helplessness, and the tall mansion makes her feel a little safe for the time being. It's just that she still thinks about Wang Lan day and night, she is a hard-working market girl, and in the troubled times when human life is like a mustard, her only reliance is to find Brother Lan Ping, who grew up with her since childhood. Perhaps this is the only way to comfort her fragile heart that has been frightened by this troubled world.

Li Dingguo put away his gun and exhaled, and hurriedly put on his clothes, he has always respected the old lady and Yun Niang. Don't dare to go beyond the half-point courtesy.

"Old lady, Miss Yun" Li Dingguo clenched his gun and hugged his fists and saluted. Then he put the spear aside and met it. took the tea in Zhao Wang's hand, "Thank you, old lady"

Zhao Wangshi smiled, "You said that you are a big country, and my old lady is polite, you saved the lives of our mothers, and you are not allowed to treat us as outsiders in the future, my body is getting better day by day, at night, I will cook with Yun Niang, get a few snacks from our Huaining, thank you well"

Li Dingguo hurriedly knelt down with his hands and tea, and said in fear, "Don't dare, Dingguo doesn't dare, the general is already a marquis, how can you work for your humble duties" In Li Dingguo's eyes, he doesn't recognize the emperor of the Great Western Kingdom, he only has the Ming Dynasty in his eyes, and the Ming Dynasty is the orthodoxy of the Han people.

"You kid just have filial piety, but yes, my old wife can't rely on the old and sell the old, can't always be your burden, I can't be tired of cooking a meal, not to mention that there is a girl to help me, okay, don't disturb your practice"

"Then, Dingguo will be deserved, madam, Miss Yun go slowly"

Turning around, Yun Niang carefully supported Zhao Wang's family, and when she was on the threshold of the backyard, she added more strength to her hands, "Auntie, be careful"

Zhao Wangshi smiled and patted Yun Niang's hand, "You girl, my aunt is not too old to walk."

Yun Niang smiled shyly, "Of course you are not old, but Yun Niang can't be undedicated, otherwise when he sees Brother Lan Ping, he will blame me for not taking good care of you."

As she spoke, the old lady's eyes turned red, and she didn't miss her son for a day, the more the world was not peaceful, and the family affection of her mother was increasing day by day.

Li Dingguo drank all the tea and planned to play marksmanship for a while, but at this time, Menzi hurriedly ran from the front yard.

"The fourth master, the third master is here"

The third master is Zhang Xianzhong's third son, Ai Nengqi, this person looks like an ordinary person, and belongs to the kind that will not be loved by a woman at first sight when walking on the street, but he can be bold and righteous.

Before Li Dingguo could clean up, Ainengqi's hearty and chic laughter came from the arch of the front yard.

"Fourth, I'm practicing the gun again, okay, you, don't leave your fist, what's the matter, when will the two of us learn again, I lost half a move to you, I still don't accept it" Ai Nengqi, who was dressed in civilian clothes, stepped over, his voice was like a bell, his body was like a tiger and leopard, and he could roll the dead leaves on the ground when he walked.

"Third son, don't make fun of me, you are a general of the three armies, even if I have some three-legged cat kung fu, it is just a fist and embroidered legs, which is unbearable" Li Dingguo hurriedly gave up his hand, he has always been careful in Chengdu Mansion, for fear of exposing his identity.

Ai Nengqi crooked his mouth unhappily and came to his side, "Can you not call me the third son, I am now your third brother, we don't know each other, I can advise you, don't make your father unhappy, calling your father is good for you, you see, this house, how decent, much stronger than mine, I heard that my father always rewards you with something, that's it, but the three of us are envious, my father really appreciates you, but I can remind you that his patience is limited, you don't want to destroy your future"

Li Dingguo is not uncommon with any titles and rewards given by this thief, but Ai Nengqi is kind, so he arched his hand and said, "Thank you for reminding me, I will pay attention, is there anything wrong with the third prince coming to me?" ”

Ai Nengqi patted his head and stained his mouth, "Look at you." How did I forget the business, my father is looking for you. Calling you into the palace."

When Li Dingguo heard this, he felt uneasy. What kind of big event will labor the third prince come.

"Dare to ask the third prince, do you know what is going on?"

Ai Nengqi looked left and right, leaned over and whispered, "I heard that there was an accident over there."

The second refers to Zhang Xianzhong's second son, Liu Wenxiu, who went out of Sichuan to the east before the Great Western Army, Liu Wenxiu was left in Xichuan by Zhang Xianzhong because he persuaded Zhang Xianzhong to settle Sichuan first and then go on an expedition. Let him go and deal with Qin Liangyu, the chief soldier of the Ming Dynasty who is entrenched in Shiyan, where is Liu Wenxiu's opponent of Qin Liangyu, coupled with the overlapping local obstacles and ignorance of the terrain, until Zhang Xianzhong's class returned to Chengdu, he was still running for his life among the thousands of mountains and rivers in Shiyan, and more than half of the tens of thousands of soldiers were lost, and he didn't even see Qin Liangyu's shadow.

Li Dingguo nodded suspiciously, "Oh, then the emperor is looking for me?" ”

Enengch smiled. "Fourth, your good luck is coming, eighty percent of the father is going to let you take charge of the army alone, do you know. Third brother, how long did it take for me to follow my father to get the opportunity to take charge of the army alone, tell, two years. It's been two whole years, and you've only been a little over a month. You can take advantage of this opportunity and never miss it again."

Li Dingguo was shocked. Doesn't that mean fighting with the officers and soldiers?

Ai Nengqi didn't notice Li Dingguo's expression at all, looked around with his head probed, and said, "I said, that little brother and sister, why is the third brother here, you don't call out to see a salute, hey, hey, what are you in a daze, what about your little daughter-in-law?" ”

Ai Nengqi is talking about Yun Niang, in Huizhou that day, in order not to let Yun Niang be wronged, Li Dingguo was in a hurry, and said Yun Niang was his daughter-in-law who had not passed the door.

Li Dingguo came back to his senses, "Oh, she, she is accompanying the old lady in the backyard, less courtesy, less courtesy"

Ai Nengqi grimaced, "Third brother, brother, I have been holding back a sentence for a long time, don't vomit and be unhappy, just your little daughter-in-law, my father can worry about it, you don't have a round house for a day, this can still be yours!" ”

Li Dingguo was shocked, "You, don't talk nonsense, how can he have this idea?"

Ai Nengqi smiled, "What do you know, my father loves this kind of little jasper, who doesn't know about this, the palace attendant said that in the past few days, my father has always praised you for having a little beauty in your house, we are brothers, I told you this, you, be careful"

When Li Dingguo heard this, he understood, it was not Zhang Xianzhong who was worried about Yunniang, but you, you sow discord so much, just want me to turn against Zhang Lao, so that he can use his hand to kill me who may be competing with you.

"Thank you for reminding, it's almost over, marriage is a big event, I have to pass my parents first, these **** will go to my hometown, and give incense to my dead father, Bingming will get married immediately"

Ai Nengqi laughed and patted him on the shoulder, "That's good, that's good, save me a lot of dreams at night, I'm waiting to drink your wine, okay, I have passed the will, you are ready, enter the palace to face the saint."

Ainengchi turned to leave, looking back at the gate of the backyard as he walked, reluctantly.

changed his clothes and came to the palace of Emperor Zhang Xianzhong of Daxi, there were only two of them in the palace, Jinlan father and son, and Li Dingguo saw the salute.

Zhang Xianzhong since the return of the Eastern Crusade, the enterprising spirit is less than half, **** only cherishes between the wine and beauty, enjoys the wealth of the world, and rarely asks about the government of the Western Dynasty, he does not have the talent to govern the country and the country, his background is too humble, he doesn't know a few big characters, when Li Zicheng got into trouble, there are still a few half-hung Xiucai military divisions around him who are giving advice, he Zhang Xianzhong is not only a reckless man is a rogue and a hooligan, these people are the most despised readers, they kill when they see it, and they are extremely scarce in the Western Dynasty. People of insight did not dare to vote.

Yesterday, Liu Wenxiu sent a military report from Fuling, saying that Qin Liangyu, a female general of the Ming army, led 20,000 white pole soldiers to raid Fuling City, Liu Wenxiu was defeated, and Fuling City fell into the hands of the Ming army.

Zhang Xianzhong has fought for more than ten years, and when the emperor is also addicted, he doesn't want to live the bumpy days on horseback anymore, and he is so comfortable to bump on the belly of a bunch of women in the palace every day, but Liu Wenxiu can't help it, thinking about it, the eldest Sun Kewang is confronting the Qing army in Hanzhong, and now the only person who can use it is the third Ai Nengqi, so he wants Ai Nengqi to go to the rescue, but Ai Nengqi recommended another person, this person is Li Dingguo, who is new to Chengdu.

Zhang Xianzhong thought about it, as the righteous son of Emperor Daxi, it is not good to have brute force in the sky, you have to have the ability to command thousands of troops and horses, then it is called a real hero, just this is an opportunity for experience and test, if you Li Dingguo has no ability, then you can only blame Lao Tzu for looking away, at the moment, Zhang Xianzhong sent a decree to let Ai Nengqi go to invite Li Dingguo.

Zhang Xianzhong saw Li Dingguo, and didn't say much, just let him prepare well, two days later, the school competition, and the strong martial arts were the generals who rescued Fuling.

Although Li Dingguo had no intention of being a general of the Great Western Kingdom, he thought that if he could get this general and lead the troops to the battle, then he would have the opportunity to leave here.

Two days later, in the selection of generals in the school field, Li Dingguo won the championship in one fell swoop, Zhang Xianzhong sealed Li Dingguo on the spot a title of Funan general, led 20,000 troops, went to solve the difficulty of Fuling, and set off within three days.

Holding the troop transfer talisman and holy decree given by Emperor Daxi, Li Dingguo was a little stunned, strange, Zhang Xianzhong trusts me so much? I became the commander of the 20,000-strong army in one turn, but there was one thing he miscalculated, that is, he had no ability to take Yun Niang and Zhao Wang's family, and they were taken hostage and Zhang Xianzhong was held in the mansion.

At this time, Li Dingguo was difficult to ride a tiger, and it was impossible not to go on an expedition.

The three-day period came soon, Zhang Xianzhong really did not lose his words, Li Dingguo took the military talisman to the school field and ordered 20,000 troops, and when he was about to set off, he still couldn't rest assured that Yun Niang and the old lady could not do anything.

Zhang Xianzhong personally sent the army out of Chengdu, and 20,000 Western troops held high the banner of Funan General 'Li' and drove to Fuling City.

Not long after the army left the city, Li Dingguo was worried, and when he left, he didn't know what Zhang Xianzhong would do to that Yun Niang that it was difficult for him to explain to Wang Lanping, especially Ainengqi's previous words that were difficult to distinguish between true and false.

Just when Li Dingguo was in a dilemma, he saw that a group of people and horses suddenly ran from the back of the team, more than ten horses.

Looking at the banner, Li Dingguo knew that the person who came was Ai Nengqi and his personal soldiers, and there was also a carriage with him.

Li Dingguo hurriedly let the army go first, and he stopped in place and waited.

Ai Nengqi came in a hurry, looking very flustered, and didn't say much nonsense when he met, threw off the saddle and dismounted, came to Li Dingguo's side, pointed to the carriage behind him, and said, "Brother, that's all I can help you, I can help you get it out of this little lady, how to do it yourself."

Li Dingguo was taken aback, hurriedly dismounted, came to the carriage, lifted the curtain and saw that it was indeed Miss Yun, but she had been asleep.

Li Dingguo hurriedly asked, "Third general, this?" What's going on? (To be continued.) )