Chapter 3: Yumefu Childe
"The master is back." Before Mengjing entered the mansion, Steward Zhang announced loudly, and his voice was full of joy. Mengjing has not returned for four months since he led the troops to the expedition, and the cadres in the mansion are very worried, until the good news comes frequently, and the Tianmeng mansion has settled down a lot and is happy.
Tianmeng Mansion is the mansion given to him by King Heng when the general of the Mengjing official worship the noon step and the sky, in order to show his attention, there is a plaque of black golden silk nanmu hanging on the top of the red vermilion lacquer gate, and the three golden characters on the plaque 'Tianmengfu' are inscribed by King Heng Dugu Ling himself, on both sides of the gate, there are two majestic stone lions standing proudly, there is a kind of empty eyes, the posture of being the only one; two heavily armed soldiers stand on both sides of the lions, which adds a bit of majesty to the gate.
While speaking, Mengjing had already arrived at the gate, and Mrs. Lin Qin had already come out to greet her, wanting to see her husband earlier, at this time, seeing Mengjing, her eyes were full of affection, flashing a little tears, and her heart was excited, but because the family and maids were there, she didn't show it. When Mengjing saw Lin Qin at this time, the iron bones on the battlefield suddenly turned into chivalrous bones, gently took Lin Qin's hand, held it tightly in his hand, and walked into the mansion hand in hand.
"You, you don't even know how to tell someone to report your safety, let me, the general's wife, hear everything from others, and send someone to the Zhongjun Mansion to find out your news all day long." The speaker was Mrs. Lin Qin, who was about thirty-seven or eighteen years old, well-groomed, and gentle. At this time, while taking the court clothes from Mengjing's hand, he complained softly.
"Mother, I said a long time ago that I don't have to worry about Daddy, Daddy is invincible, and he fights... Beat the bad guys with their ass and pee! ”
Meng Jing happily heard the prestige, it was his youngest son Meng Guyun who interjected, he opened his teeth and claws when he spoke, he looked very cute, Meng Guyun was only twelve years old, he was the youngest son of Meng Jing and Lin Qin, smart and clever, flexible and active, and he was not afraid of anything and was very stubborn. He hadn't seen Mengjing for four months, and when he heard Mengjing go home, he rushed over and jumped over, and just heard the conversation between his mother and father.
"Yun'er, Daddy hasn't been at home for so long, are you naughty and mischievous everywhere again, causing trouble for your mother and eldest brother." Meng Jing smiled and hugged Meng Guyun, although he said so, there was no blame in his eyes.
"What's the matter, Yun'er.. Yun'er has been well-behaved during this time, she didn't cause trouble for her mother and eldest brother, and she studied and read carefully every day. Meng Guyun didn't expect his father to be accountable as soon as he came up, and he naturally didn't admit it, but because of his father's usual majesty, he couldn't help but stutter a little when he spoke.
"Yes, Daddy will wait a minute, but I will ask your mother and eldest brother to verify whether you are really so well-behaved." Mengjing naturally knows this son's temperament, he has never been able to sit still, needless to say, during his absence, he must have added a lot of trouble to the house, but he has always been smart and cute, so that no one really cares about him.
While speaking, Meng Guyun broke free from Mengjing's arm, no longer said live, made a grimace towards Mengjing, took the wooden gun that his eldest brother Meng Gufeng made for him, and ran away with a smoke, and when he went out of the hall door, he met his eldest brother Meng Gufeng who was about to enter the door, ignored his eldest brother's call, made a grimace at the eldest brother, and ran out to play without looking back.
"Father, Feng'er has given you a greeting, congratulations to my father on his victorious return to the dynasty!" Meng Gufeng came to the middle hall, saw that Mengjing and Lin Qin had already taken their seats, knelt on their knees, and bowed respectfully to Mengjing.
Mengjing carefully looked at his eldest son Meng Gufeng, who had just turned sixteen years old, although he was only four years older than his youngest son Meng Guyun, but his personality was completely different, he had followed the rules since he was a child, he was knowledgeable, serious, diligent, and very smart, so he and Lin Qin were very happy, humble, and also very popular among the housekeepers and maids, four months of not seeing, Meng Gufeng seemed to have grown a little taller, a little darker, the waist was thin and wide, the face was heavy, and the appearance was dignified, it seems that these four months must be diligent day and night, Marksmanship must have improved a lot.
"Get up, Feng'er, you don't have to be so polite at home." Meng Jing took a sip of hot tea and motioned for Meng Gufeng to get up.
"It's better to keep some rules, if you are like Yun'er who only knows naughty nonsense all day long, it will really break people's hearts." Although Lin Qin was chattering in his mouth, he still felt sorry for his son in his heart, so he stood up and helped Meng Gufeng up.
"Mother, Yun'er is still young, and his playfulness will naturally be heavier, and when he grows two years old, it will inevitably be very different." Meng Gufeng knew that his mother was just talking casually, but the brotherhood was deep, so he couldn't help but help him speak.
"You are both mother's sons, can your mother still understand you? It's not just a matter of age, like you have been sensible since you were a child, your father has been leading troops all the year round, and when you are as old as Yun'er, you know that you are relieved to be a mother," Speaking of this, Lin Qin suddenly felt a little sad, although Mengjing is under one person, above ten thousand people, and he is also a husband and wife, but how can outsiders understand the pain of this separation?
However, her husband just returned home today, which is a happy day, and she doesn't want to be sentimental at this time, so she continued, "Although Yun'er is smart, she has a stubborn temperament, does things impetuously, and doesn't take into account the feelings of others, but her essence is still very kind, and his temperament, in addition to getting older, must experience some more things, otherwise it will be difficult to have a big change." Lin Qin has always been very accurate in looking at people, not to mention his own son, originally with Lin Qin's knowledge, coupled with Meng Guyun's talent, it is extremely manufacturable, but since ancient times, it is difficult for Lin Qin to be ruthless to his younger son, every time he begs a few more words, calls a few more words of his mother, and Meng Gufeng is pleading beside him, so he will let it go.
Meng Gufeng smiled lightly, no longer bothered with his mother about this matter, walked to the side and sat down, and turned to Meng Jing with great interest, "Dad, this time you caught turtles in the hanging pot mouth urn, almost wiped out the Zhao army that entered the country, and almost captured the Zhao army general Li Jin, do you know, it has been spread all over the streets and alleys, and what is said is amazing, you hurry up and talk to Feng'er, how did you break the Zhao army." Meng Gufeng's eyes were full of excitement and admiration, in his eyes, his father was the number one undefeated general in the world.
Mengjing and Lin Qin glanced at each other, and they all smiled dumbly, thinking that although this kid is sensible, he is only sixteen years old after all, and his young heart is clear at a glance, but in this troubled world, who is not obsessed with and worships heroes? Lin Qin was about to answer, her husband had just returned home, so he should rest more; But Mengjing didn't think it was angry at all, he didn't see him in April, and his son was looking forward to it again, so he naturally didn't want to disappoint his son, so he waved his hand, hinting that Lin Qin had nothing to do with it, took a sip of tea, and briefly said the battle of the hanging pot.
Mengjing was not an eloquent person, and he had to deliberately hide a lot of secrets, plus he was naturally open-minded, and he omitted a lot of details, so a wonderful battle, which he described as mediocre, because his expectations were too high before, he was disappointed when he listened to Menggufeng, but he didn't expect the classic battle in his imagination to be so bland, and it was not even as wonderful as others relayed, but he was not good at asking questions because of his father's majesty, so he could only listen silently and no longer express his opinions.
Lin Qin beside her frowned when she heard this, she knew that with her husband's character, it was naturally normal to erase many details, but she pondered several times while talking, and many places could not be connected, obviously deliberately concealed from her son, she originally felt that this battle in the east was not simple, otherwise how could Mengjing delay the eastern battlefield for more than a month after the defeat of the Zhao army, and even after the peace agreement was completed, neither eastward nor retreating, there must be an article in it.
"Okay Feng'er, please retire first, your father has just returned home, he must be very tired, so don't disturb him to rest yet." Lin Qin's tone suddenly became light, and he motioned for Meng Gufeng to retreat.
"But..."Meng Gufeng saw his mother's expression, he shouldn't have said much, but he really had something to say yet, and he didn't want to retreat immediately.
"Feng'er, don't worry, your mother will tell your father."
"Okay, then the wind will retreat first, and my father and mother will have a good rest." Having said this, what else could Meng Gufeng say, so he had to retreat.
After Meng Gufeng retreated, Mengjing followed Lin Qin to the study, and under Lin Qin's questioning, Mengjing told Lin Qin in detail about the causes and consequences of the war, and he also answered Lin Qin's questions one by one, and he also deduced for her where he was unclear. After Mengjing finished speaking, Lin Qin let out a long sigh of relief, "It turns out that this battle in the eastern border seems to be smooth, but in fact it is extremely dangerous, and it is indeed not easy to have today's situation." Although they didn't directly tear their faces with Xihua and Daewoo this time, they were so treacherous and set such a big trap, especially Daewoo, they have been staying out of the matter for a hundred years, and with such a big move this time, they must be fully prepared. ”
"So this time I only have half a month to come back, and after half a month, I will go to the southwest border in person to recast the defense line, and never give Xihua and Daewoo a chance to take advantage of it."
"Hmph, the Daheng court is full of talents, does everything need you, the general, to do it yourself?" Although Lin Qin is the governor of the matter, her husband has just come back and is about to lead the troops to the southwest, and she is still very dissatisfied in her heart.
"Madam, you know that this recasting of the defense line is extraordinary, and the southwest defense line was arranged and deployed by me before, plus I am the commander of the battle with Zhao Guo this time, and I know the situation best, so I am definitely the most suitable person..."Mengjing shook Lin Qin's hand apologetically and explained softly.
Lin Qin is not a person who does not know the general situation, and at the same time, she also knows her husband's character, and has always put state affairs first, even if King Heng does not send him this time, he will ask for his own life to go on the expedition, squeezing out a bitter smile on his face, which can be regarded as not caring about him.
"Master, you go on this expedition, take Feng'er with you." Lin Qin gritted his teeth and said with determination.
"Madam, you finally agreed to let me take Feng'er to the army for training?" Mengjing was overjoyed when he heard this, he wanted to take Menggufeng to train with the army a year ago, but Lin Qin never agreed, he himself was fighting all the year round, and he already felt that he owed his wife a lot, so he didn't want to force his wife in this matter, but his wife took the initiative today, how could he not be overjoyed.
Lin Qin glanced at Mengjing, "Look at you, your father and son are just the same, all you have in your heart are the family and the country, only my little belly and chicken intestines, all I want is the safety of my husband and son," and then sighed, "Feng'er has been talking about your front-line war every day for the past four months, and begging me to tell you every once in a while to let him enlist in the army, even if he starts as a pawn, he is willing, today he is anxious to see you and refuse to leave just for this matter, I want to start from low instead of letting him be a small soldier, and endure all the hardships, It's better to follow you to take him personally, I feel at ease, and grow faster, not to mention that you recast the southwest defense line this time, although you are tired, but the danger is not great, let him start from this time, accumulate some experience, it is also a good thing. ”
Mengjing hugged his wife, and he could actually feel her pain in his heart, but the world was undecided, and the war continued, how could there be real peace.
Meng Gufeng walked through the courtyard, ready to go to his bedroom, but as soon as he came out, he heard the laughter of his younger brother Meng Guyun, he followed the sound and walked over, only to see Meng Guyun followed by the family to prevent him from falling, and he himself was holding a wooden gun, with a slender hemp rope tied to the head of the gun, and an insect like a beetle was tied at the bottom of the hemp rope, Meng Guyun kept shaking the head of the gun, pulling the insects on the hemp rope and beating irregularly, provoking the big black dog in their house, but what made Meng Gufeng strange was that although Meng Guyun was constantly shaking, But the speed is not fast, and with the height of Meng Guyun, the black dog can almost touch the top of his head when he stands up, not to mention that he is holding a wooden gun, and he does not deliberately raise it, why is the black dog just fluttering recklessly, constantly trying to hit the insects with his front paws, but he does not bite, and the sound of "woo, woo" is constantly made in his mouth.
Taking a closer look, Meng Gufeng suddenly realized, it turned out that not only was the gun tied to the hemp rope, but the mouth of the big black dog was tied several times by the slender hemp rope knot, no wonder it just kept fluttering with its front paws, and it couldn't even bark, only the sound of "woo, woo", it turned out to be "difficult to open the mouth". Meng Gufeng was angry and funny when he saw this, he knew that his brother had always been stubborn, and only he could think of this kind of ghost idea.
"Brother, look at how stupid it is, there's no way at all." Meng Guyun had a smug look on his face, not only was he not ashamed, but he also showed off proudly, and the big black dog saw that Meng Gufeng was coming, and the wailing sound of "woo, woo" was more frequent, as if he was crying for help like Meng Gufeng.
"Brother, do you want to play?" Meng Guyun saw that the eldest brother had a dark face and didn't speak, and thought that Meng Gufeng was annoyed that he only cared about playing by himself and didn't care about the eldest brother, so he flattered Meng Gufeng and handed the wooden gun to Meng Gufeng.
"Yun'er, you said that you are not good at reading and writing, just be playful, and always think of some strange ways to trick others... Ah no, it's not even the dogs. Meng Gufeng looked at his younger brother very helplessly, took the wooden gun, untied the hemp rope tied to the insects, and motioned to the family to untie the hemp rope tied to the big black dog's mouth.
"What are you doing, big brother, I finally came up with such a solution, and I starved it for a day." Meng Guyun was very dissatisfied when he saw this, and hurriedly stopped him, but he was hugged tightly by Meng Gufeng from behind, unable to break free, and could only watch his "trophies" being released, and Meng Gufeng heard that he was actually hungry for a day for fun, glared at him, and hugged him tighter.
As soon as the hemp rope on his mouth was untied, the black dog spread his legs and ran away, as if he never wanted to see Meng Guyun, the plague god, again. At this time, Meng Gufeng also let go of his younger brother and turned him around, only to see his younger brother with an angry face and two eyes glaring at him fiercely. "Okay, Yun'er, don't be dissatisfied, this matter is originally wrong with you, it's a big deal that the eldest brother doesn't tell his mother." Meng Gufeng has always felt sorry for his younger brother, and when he saw him with an angry face, he smiled and flattered him.
"Where am I wrong, I'm exercising the black dog, it's a domestic dog, it doesn't know anything, I'm exercising its limbs to predate, my mother doesn't often teach us," Mo thinks about his own strengths, often thinks about his own shortcomings. "Well, you can't just use bites to hunt, so I specially tied its mouth, but you see that it is useless at all, only knowing that it flutters indiscriminately, and there is no way at all, and it can be seen that it is useless to have developed limbs." Meng Gufeng was robbed of his younger brother's crooked reasoning, and even beat him, borrowing a dog as a metaphor, saying that he was just a well-developed limb, although his naughty younger brother was usually lazy to read and write, but the crooked reasoning was always one set, and now he brought out Lin Qin's words to prove that he was right.
Meng Gufeng knew that his bickering was a duel but he couldn't fight his smart and stubborn brother, so he didn't answer, put his left hand around his younger brother, and scratched his armpits and waist with his right hand, thinking to himself, didn't you say that I had developed limbs, I will show you that my limbs are developed, until Meng Guyun begged for mercy again and again and then proudly let him go.
"Brute! Big Bull! Meng Guyun finally escaped his brother's clutches, withdrew a few feet away, and slowed down for a while before shouting at Meng Gufeng.
Meng Gufeng looked at his brother's red face, like an angry little leopard, smiled, and made a few more tickling movements at him, which frightened Meng Guyun and took a big step back.
"Yun'er, why don't my brother teach you to practice guns." Dream Lonely Wind tried.
Meng Guyun not only doesn't like to read and write, but also doesn't like to learn martial arts, he just likes to laugh and mess around, Mengjing is not in the house all the year round, and Lin Qin spoils him very much, in fact, Lin Qin feels that his youngest son doesn't have to be outstanding in literature and talent, and he doesn't want him to be like a god in marksmanship, and like her husband and eldest son, she thinks about her family and country every day, fights on the battlefield, and it may be better to be dull and live a safe life, so she never forces him. And Meng Gufeng didn't know his mother's thoughts, he felt that his younger brother was more talented than himself, if he could really calm down and study and learn martial arts, he would definitely be above himself in the future, but no matter how he guided him, Meng Guyun always had no interest in learning martial arts.
"I don't practice guns with you, I stand for an hour at a time, practice one action for several days, and I'm bored to death." Meng Guyun knew that his brother was going to lecture him next, so he walked quickly in front of Meng Gufeng, snatched the wooden gun in his hand, ignored his brother's call, and ran away without looking back.
Meng Gufeng looked at his younger brother's distant back, shook his head helplessly, and walked towards his bedroom.