"Congratulations? What is Cui's joy? Cui Jing said in surprise.

Xiao Yu said with a smile: "Gold ingots, silver ingots, not as good as children and grandchildren, Brother Cui's seniority is about to rise, isn't it gratifying?" ”

"What? Am I getting a higher rank? Brother Xiao, what do you mean, my Yao'er is pregnant? Impossible, impossible, my son got married in early June, and now it is late July, not so fast, and even if there is joy, it is impossible that I, the father, do not know the way, and you, an outsider, know it first. Cui Jing was overjoyed at first, and immediately said suspiciously.

"My niece is newly married, and it may take some time to spread out." Xiao Yu said unhurriedly.

Cui Jing's heart tightened, his face sank like water, and he said in a deep voice: "Could it be that the daughters of the two Tianshe slaves took the lead?" ”

In ancient times, there was a tradition of orderly young and old, passing on men but not women, although Cui Mengyao is the main room, but if the eldest son is not from Cui Mengyao, I am afraid that there will be trouble in the future.

"No, no, according to Xiao, the two concubines are not pregnant."

Cui Jing breathed a sigh of relief and said helplessly: "Brother Xiao still loves to joke so much, and today I am happy to find my little brother again, I just heard that there is joy, Cui is so happy in his heart, I didn't expect that the joy is joy, but it is an empty joy." ”

Xiao Jing smiled and said: "Hehe, Brother Cui, how can you make a joke about such a big thing, let me ask you, the son-in-law is half a son, Liu Yuan can be said to be helpless, and you only have one daughter under your knees, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is more than half a son, right?" ”

"It's not an exaggeration, I'm about to cultivate him as a son." Cui Jing touched his beard and said with some emotion.

"Yes, yes, Brother Cui's love for his son-in-law is up and down. Which one doesn't know, and which one doesn't? When General Liu went out to conquer Tibet, he had a dewy relationship with the princess of Tubo, the reality of husband and wife, and now he has a secret knot, and the rice has become some cooking, and the wood has become a boat, as the saying goes, it is better to demolish a temple than to destroy a family, and the Tubo Zanpu Songtsen Gampo also agreed to this family affair, and married the princess of Zanmeng Saimaga to Liu Yuan. In addition to fulfilling a pair of destined people, it is also a friendship between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, releasing the greatest kindness, General Liu is the majority of Cui's brother, and now he is promoted to a father. Brother Cui felt the same way, and naturally he was also happy. I have risen to the top of my rank. Isn't that something to be happy about? ”

"What?" Cui Jing jumped up in surprise and shouted: "The pearl fetus is secretly knotted, and the princess is married?" ”

Hearing that it was not the two concubines who were happy, Cui Jing secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't expect the light breeze to blow and the torrential rain to pour, and he was thundered all at once. Liu Yuan's exploits in Tubo are known to everyone in the Tang Dynasty, but Liu Yuan forced the enemy's princess overlord to bow down. There are not many people who know the inside story of Lu Dao, Cui Jing just knows Lu Dao, which is also one of the reasons why Li Er withheld Liu Yuan's credit at that time, and now, there is actually a marriage to Liu Yuan, marrying is not a problem, the question is, what should I do with my daughter?

Being a concubine?

It's better to slaughter Liu Yuan.

Xiao Yu nodded and said: "Yes, when I heard the Tubo Prime Minister Lu Dongzan talk about this matter, Xiao thought he had heard it wrong, I also discussed this matter with the emperor and the eldest prince of Zhao State, Sun Wuji, the eldest grandson Sikong said that this matter was difficult to do, saying that Brother Cui has only one daughter, and he refused to let his daughter be wronged as a concubine, this matter is difficult to achieve, so that the emperor can prepare as soon as possible, and fight with the angry Tubo people at any time, and the emperor also respects the merits of Brother Cui, and is in a dilemma. ”

This kind of derogatory Brother Cui, Xiao really couldn't stand it, and retorted loudly, saying that Brother Cui has always been loyal and patriotic, deeply aware of righteousness, and never only cares about his own selfish interests, but cares about the interests of the Tang Dynasty, and it can be seen that he resolutely sent his son-in-law's property to the battlefield in the past. Definitely not, right, Brother Cui. ”

Cui Jing's face was wonderful, red and blue, half loud, then he sighed quietly, glanced at Xiao Yu with some resentment, and said helplessly: "Brother Xiao, Brother Xiao, you are really calculating, roast Cui on the fire." ”

A marriage has risen to the height of morality and the country, which makes Cui Jing have nothing to say, Rao is stomach for opinions, and there is no place to send it.

This Xiao Yu, as soon as he came, praised himself, he was blocked by him unconsciously, he couldn't recognize himself as a capricious villain, the current Cui Jing is really a bit of a dilemma, and he is extremely depressed.

Hearing that sigh, Xiao Yu was happy in his heart, knowing that the feasibility of this matter was extremely high, and he only needed to make a few more efforts, and this matter could be done.

"Brother Cui, come, come, sit down" Xiao Yu smiled and invited Cui Jing to sit down, and then said with a smile: "You and I have known each other for many years, and we have introduced each other as confidants, if you are calculated, Xiao will not appear here, in fact, my brother is giving you a big gift." ”

Now it's beating, pacifying is the first, if you can come here, Xiao Yu naturally won't come empty-handed, otherwise, he wouldn't have looked for Li Er, like what Changsun Wuji said just now, but he made it up.

"Oh, I want to hear about it."

Xiao Yu said with a smile: "Brother Cui is an important minister in the court, and he also knows the emperor's plans for Tubo, now it's just a false promise, he is in the city of Luo, the princess is naturally not a princess, even if she gives birth to a boy and a half girl, she will not be reused, and the emperor will not let the children of foreign women be reused, the emperor has made it clear that the niece takes care of the overall situation and endures humiliation, which is also a contribution to the country, and the reward is naturally indispensable. Even the title of General Liu in the future can only be passed on to the children born by nieces. ”

"Is this true?" Cui Jing's eyes lit up suddenly.

These are all good things, especially the designation that the title can be passed on to the son of his daughter Cui Mengyao, which is a big promise for him, so that the descendants who also have their own blood can also enjoy the wealth and glory, which is more real than any reward.

"After many years of deep friendship, I can't still deceive you, Brother Cui, this is the benefit of Xiao Mou's stiff hair for his niece, anyway, I will endure it for a while, I think Liu Yuan doesn't have much friendship with her, there is no parental order, the dewy edge of the matchmaker's affection, and the young man is just impulsive, not to mention that he probably forgot it, otherwise, like he has no relatives and no reason, maybe he stayed in Tubo as a colt at that time, why do you have to insist on coming back, don't you have a niece in your heart?"

"This also makes sense" Cui Jing thought for a moment and finally nodded.

The two chatted while drinking, and about half an hour later, Xiao Yu finally walked out of the yamen of the Ministry of Industry with a spring breeze on his face, with a victorious smile on his face.

Obviously, this thing has finally been done, the words are powerful, give enough face and then do what he likes, every step is skillful, Cui Jing can only cooperate, not only did not disagree, but felt that he was cheap, so he agreed to persuade Cui Mengyao's task, Xiao Yu's hand can be said to be very good, so he himself also has an inexplicable sense of achievement.

"Master, where are we going?" Xiao Yu got into the carriage, and the coachman asked respectfully after he was seated.

"Mighty Barracks."

The coachman answered, and with a flick of the whip, the carriage sped forward.

And in the side hall of the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, Cui Jing sat quietly again.

Half-ringing, Cui Jing said to himself: "The flowers bloom inside the wall and the fragrance outside the wall, Liu Yuan's two concubines are not pregnant, Yao'er hasn't heard of any movement for more than a month, and according to the report of the wild wolf and the blood knife that day, Liu Yuan and the princess of Tubo are just a few degrees of spring breeze, I didn't expect to hit it with one blow, a Suo'er, it's really magical, wait, is it possible, the women of Tubo are particularly easy to give birth to?" ”

Thinking of this, Cui Jing's eyes lit up, and he muttered: "Tomorrow, let the housekeeper buy two for me in the slave market, just try it, if there is one more and a half girls, then it will be great." ”

"Lie down, fast, slow and carefully pump you."

"Haven't you eaten enough? Hurry up and keep up. ”

"Sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in wartime."

"When you enter the official team, don't relax, I don't know how many people are staring at your position behind, which one doesn't work hard, and you can be eliminated at any time."

In the Yangwei barracks, Liu Yuan continued to urge the soldiers to train, getting closer and closer to the competition, Liu Yuan's was also a little nervous, the reserve team still maintained training for half a day in the morning, and trained for itself in the afternoon, while the official team had to train all day, and a few emergency gatherings came from time to time in the evening, and the intensity was really unbearable.

However, all the generals have no objections, not to mention the treatment, it is estimated that there are few Datang troops as rich as Liu Bu of the Yangwei Army, every day the food is enough, the meat is full, the food is like a restaurant every day, the most important thing is that Liu Yuan, as the main general, is the first soldier, the 800 people of the official team eat and live together, what they eat, Liu Yuan eats, what they train, Liu Yuan also does it together, who dares to complain, then the competitor is on the opposite side, this competition, it is performed in front of the emperor, which dare not care.

"General, drink saliva first, you're tired too." Zhao Fu used a bowl to bring Liu Yuansheng a bowl of water, and Liu Yuan took it unceremoniously and drank it all.

After drinking the water, Liu Yuan wiped the water droplets from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, nodded and said: "Well, the training of the reserve team should also be paid attention to, remember to encourage their fighting spirit, and not let them relax, tell them that even if they are a reserve here, it is also a glorious thing, not everyone can deserve it, by the way, the internal division is divided into the main and deputy teams, and the external is still collectively referred to as the Yangwei Army." ”

Liu Yuan was most worried that the more than 500 soldiers who had not been selected into the regular team would give up on themselves, and reminded his subordinates from time to time to do a good job of pacifying them.

"Yes, General, my subordinates have orders."

At this time, a soldier came up and saluted Liu Yuan: "General, Lord Xiao Yuxiao, Duke of Song Guo, is asking to see you outside the camp gate." (To be continued......)