Chapter 62: The Old Man Visits

When Meng Xueqing and the other four were talking about fertility in the courtyard, one of them was watching them from a short distance, and the person was motionless, so that Yang Feiyan and Xia Dade didn't notice the existence of this person. This person crossed his head, wearing a green robe, holding a string of prayer beads in his hand is extremely elegant, and his face is not beautiful, but it can be regarded as beautiful.

This person is not an outsider, but Lu Bing's concubine Xiaorui, she has been fasting and reciting Buddha for a long time, and she heard that her husband returned to want to reunite with the family, so she could talk about the true meaning of Buddhism that she had newly realized, and tell her husband that she was not a vulgar woman who couldn't do anything and didn't understand anything. After watching coldly, it was a bolt from the blue, Lu Bing had already snubbed himself, and now the woman Yang Feiyan outside was pregnant, Lu Bing hadn't even touched himself, and he was very angry for a while, and the peace of mind that he had finally cultivated when reading the scriptures was instantly shattered by resentment.

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On the second day, Lu Bing assembled the army and the training ground, and stood on a makeshift platform with a jar of wine behind him. These wines were all packed in small jars, at best, there was a pound of weight, Lu Bing ordered people to carry the wine down and distribute it to the hands of each soldier, and then opened the mud seal on his jar.

Suddenly, the wine is fragrant, and everyone is drunk if the wine is not drunk. Lu Bing took a sip and said: "Brothers, today I am here to tell you a piece of news, we do not have a triumphant welcome ceremony, nor do we reward the pigs, cattle, gold and silver of the three armies, and we don't even have false titles, all we have is punishment and fine wine." Come. Brothers, go with me one. ”

Saying that, Lu Bing lifted the wine jar and took a sip, and more than 10,000 generals raised the altar to drink, but no one was noisy, and no one whispered to each other. That scene really shocked the imperial historians and eunuchs who were sent by the court to supervise and watch.

Lu Bing continued: "Our punishment is to disband each of them on the spot! "There is still no one to speak in the four places" for what, because the emperor said that the responsibility lies with me Lu Bing, because I ordered to attack the Japanese invaders. Emperor Dazu said that Dongying is an indisputable place, but today I broke the rules of my ancestors because of my own anger. I'll tell you a secret. I have been secretly surrendered by the Ming Sheng, and the edict will come in a few days, and then I will have no soldiers and no power. It's an idler. ”

"But I don't feel wronged, because I'm happy. The Japanese invaders bullied my Ming national prestige and hurt my Ming people, since I have soldiers in hand, it is really difficult for those in the court to be conservative. Even like the same people who are in the same stream. I'm going to fight. We don't have the emperor's order, if we have the emperor's order in hand, I will let the Japanese invade the country and exterminate the species! This is how hot-blooded men of my generation should be! Lu Bing said with a dashing wave of his arm.

"The only thing I feel a little sorry for is our brothers, you were born and died with me one by one, and the final result is not to make outstanding military merits so that you can be promoted and make a fortune, but to return to your original military status." Lu Bing's voice trembled a little: "But I ask the brothers here, if I don't ask, I'm afraid that I won't have a chance in the future, and my heart is even more uneasy." That's what I want to ask, brethren. Do you think it's fun to follow me? ”

"Happy, happy. Joyfully! More than 10,000 sergeants were infected by Lu Bing's incendiary words, and they all shouted with feelings.

"Okay, worthy of being my brother, come, come with me one more." Lu Bing said and took a big sip of the altar, and there were still more than 10,000 soldiers at his pace, without exception.

Lu Bing touched the corners of his mouth and chin and spilled the most drunken wine and said: "Since the brothers are happy, then we will disperse happily, the emperor's order is difficult to disobey, we are the emperor's soldiers, not my Lu Bing's private army." Our foreign conquest may not be recorded in history, and even some of the people may not know what to do, but we have a clear conscience, we can pat our chests and tell our children and grandchildren, we have fought side by side, we are the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, we have contributed to the Ming Dynasty, we are still a man who stands up to the sky, we are heroes! Done! ”

After Lu Bing finished speaking, he drank it all, smashed the jar heavily, turned his head to see that the soldiers were not moving, Lu Bing asked: "What's wrong, what's wrong, it's still not a man, don't you even listen to Lu's words!" Many of the soldiers were already red-eyed, and some people took the lead in shouting at this time: "I wish to follow the adults all my life, no matter where they are, who they are used for, and I am willing to remember the teachings of the adults!" ”

"May I live with my lords for a lifetime! Unswerving, no regrets for life! ”

"Swear to die, never regret for life" After the soldiers shouted three times, they also picked up the jar and drank it clean, and then smashed it on the ground together.

That day was just an ordinary day for Daming, and the only thing worth recording that day was that there was no wine sold in the restaurants in the capital, as if it had been bought by someone. The second is the earth-shattering sound in the morning, the sound of the broken brush, so that many people think that the dishes and bowls at home are broken, so they check everywhere, which is a strange thing.

But in the minds of more than 10,000 soldiers, that day was not an ordinary day, because they understood what it means to live a happy life, and they also understood what it means to be a free and easy person, a person with a clear conscience. At the same time, from that day on, in their minds, it was no longer possible to tolerate a second general, and there was only one commander in their hearts - Lu Bing!

When Zhu Houxi heard the eunuch's proclamation, he couldn't help laughing. In fact, most of the eunuchs in the imperial court are still on Lu Bing's side, but this is what happened in the capital, no one dares to conceal it or deceive its content, if it happens outside the court, the eunuchs will definitely modify it.

The inner and outer prisons in the court are different, the relationship between the inner supervisors is complicated, the godfather, the wedge, the brothers and friends, in short, as long as the two people who are on an errand in the palace, in terms of relationship, no three generations will be able to connect together. For example, Xiao Zhang is the godson of Father-in-law Liu, and Xiao Li is the godson of Father-in-law Liu's brother Father-in-law Zhao, and Father-in-law Liu and Father-in-law Zhao have worshiped a godfather, in short, all of them can be related.

Although Gu Dayong and Zhang Yong have gone through ups and downs over the years, they have long lost their original power, but the influence is still there, even if the influence is gone, the relationship is still there, and there are by no means a few Yizi Gan'er in power, so the internal supervisor is to Lu Bing. Of course, the outer prison can't wait to eat Lu Bing alive to relieve his hatred, this hatred comes from fear, and fear turns into anger to the greatest extent, because the eunuchs killed by Lu Bing in the south are rolling, and what eunuch outside will not be afraid of Lu Bing? Fear and hatred, that's all.

Zhu Houxi knocked on the dragon case with his hand and said with a smile: "Lu Bing, this guy is really good at buying people's hearts, even if I break people up now, there is only one person in the hearts of these honest farmers, it won't be me, but him Lu Bing." The eunuch and the imperial historian didn't dare to speak, so they had to stand aside and be submissive, and Zhu Houxi waved them down when he saw the annoyance.

There was nothing big in the court, Lu Bing was on an errand in the palace, accepted Yang Feiyan, and really had a room with Xiaorui, and the brothers went their separate ways. Yu Dayou was sent to the south, Li Du returned to the identity of a cloth cloth because he had no military position, and still became Yu Dayou's staff, without the appointment of the imperial court and no rank of taste, following Yu Dayou's left and right, giving advice and leading the troops. Tang Kekuan went north, and it was really hard to live a few years of hard life when he was stationed at the border.

Only Qi Jingtong was left in Beidaying, although it was close to the capital, it was busy with military affairs every day, and it happened to be staggered with the days when Lu Bing was on duty in the deep palace, and the two were not allowed to see each other.

More than ten days passed in a hurry, and everyone in the well-informed capital knew that the emperor no longer trusted Lu Bing, so the Lu Mansion, which was originally in the foyer, was also snubbed at the moment. Lu Bing was also clean, but in addition to Zhang Heling, the Marquis of Shouning, and Cui Yuan, the concubine who maintained a close relationship with Lu Bing, only Yang Tinghe and his son Yang Shen interacted on weekdays.

Shou Ninghou's life is actually not easy, although he was promoted to the Duke of Changguo, but now because the emperor's mother Jiang lives in the palace, the original Queen Mother is Zhang Heling's sister, Zhang's Empress Dowager is much less powerful, and Yang Tinghe's abdication has caused the power of the Queen Mother to shrink even more, so Zhang Heling is now like a frosted eggplant tomorrow's yellow flower, depressed, and the whole person wilted.

However, Yang Shen talked to Lu Bing, Yang Shen has read a lot of books since he was a child, and such a champion is naturally a talented and talented person, but Lu Bing often talks endlessly, and some of the things he says are unheard of by Yang Shen. And Lu Bing can often make verifications, such as when discussing the question of whether the sky is round or the sky is round, Lu Bing claims that the place where he is located is called the earth, and people live on this ball. Throwing stones illustrates the so-called mechanics, and is easy to understand and illustrates the laws of conservation of gravitation and force.

Although Yang Shen didn't dare to agree with Lu Bing's point of view, he also felt that what Lu Bing said was reasonable and well-founded. Since ancient times, most erudite people are the directors of hundreds of schools, so Yang Shen prefers to come to find Lu Bing, and the two of them have nothing to do with it, and they chanted poems in the house to talk about the present, which made Lu Bing have some literary brilliance.

When Lu Bing rushed home that day, his clothes were already wet, and this year's summer was extremely hot, and ordinary people lived in the yamen and were unwilling to brave the heat to run back and forth. Because Yang Feiyan was pregnant, and there were two other wives and his son Lu Xun at home, Lu Bing ran back and forth, and when he ran home, the porter told him that someone was waiting for him in the main hall. Lu Bing was suspicious in his heart, he didn't know who came to visit, the porter said that this person's surname was Zhang, not Zhang Heling, the Duke of Changguo, but it looked a little familiar, as if he had seen it a few years ago, but it seemed that he had never seen it.

Lu Bing walked to the main hall, one person was drinking tea alone, Lu Bing looked, it turned out that it was Zhang Xuan on the seat. The concierge of the Lu Mansion drove Zhang Xuan a few years ago, but Zhang Xuan was very depressed at that time. Now, although his official position is still low, he is just the head of the Nanjing Criminal Department, but Zhang Xuan's red face is full of spirit, this person is different when he has developed his spirit, and his temperament has obviously changed, no wonder the porter said that he was familiar but as if he had never seen it.

"Lord Lu, don't come unharmed." Zhang Xuan clasped his fists and said to Lu Bing. Lu Bing's face is a little unsightly, Zhang Xuan's face is obviously the face of the villain, and he can't see it in his chorus, he only hates that he helped him at the beginning, otherwise he would have been killed by Yang Tinghe, and now it seems that he mistook Yang Tinghe.

Although Lu Bing was angry in his heart, he didn't lose his etiquette, and he also hugged his fists and said in return: "How is Lord Zhang lately?" (To be continued......)