Xu Ping's performance on this trip was okay, and he and Mrs. Huang also had a good conversation, but the fly in the ointment was that he didn't see Miss Huang's shadow. Madame Huang warned them not to go to celebrate their birthdays in the future, and it seemed that this was not the first time she had said it, but Wu Zhong didn't mean to take it to heart at all. It was still very early when they left the Hou Mansion, and after the four people of the Changqing Battalion returned to the barracks outside the city, Wu Zhong proposed that Xu Ping go to his tent and have a drink with the three of them - after this exercise, the officers and soldiers in the camp had a day off, so they could relax a little tonight, and it was not forbidden to drink alcohol in the camp, as long as they did not drink too much and make trouble.

Xu Ping also wanted to cultivate friendship with his colleagues, so he did not refuse the invitation, but he advocated drinking in his tent, because his tent was usually quiet. Usually Xu Ping eats in the canteen, and no one will go to his tent except for the office. The four of them went to the cafeteria to get some wine, and the dishes that served them were the ordinary meals that were served to them. Although it is not very rich, it is also a pleasure to have wine to help the fun, regardless of the official rank, Huo Yuan and Wang Yuan also call him by the name of Xu Ping.

After talking and laughing for nearly an hour, Xu Ping felt that his relationship with his colleagues had become much closer. At this time, Huo Yuan said: "Hou Ye's little son must be a famous general when he grows up. ”

"That's natural," Wang Yuan said, "When the little boy breaks into fame, most of us have made meritorious contributions, and at that time, we will help the book together and ask the emperor to change the little son to the prince." ”

Although a few glasses of wine were down, Xu Ping's mind was still clear, and he secretly complained in his heart at this time, suspecting that the two were pretending to be crazy through wine, so he made up his mind not to say a word. However, Huo Yuan seemed to have really drunk too much, so he simply pushed Xu Ping and said, "It can be seen that the county lord also appreciates you very much, and you will have to contribute when the time comes." ”

Mrs. Huang did talk a lot to Xu Ping today, and many people only took Mrs. Huang's turn to say a few polite greetings, but the conversation with Xu Ping was very in-depth, and there were many words of encouragement. Wu Zhong was originally adopted by the Zhendonghou couple and had a deep relationship with Mrs. Huang, not as much as Xu Ping, which of course made Xu Ping secretly happy in his heart, and was also seen and remembered by Wu Zhong and them.

Xu Ping was very annoyed in his heart, Huo Yuan was very reckless when he talked about this matter nakedly, and it was extremely rude to force himself to express his position, but he didn't want to show color on his face, and he just pushed Tai Chi in his words: "Who will inherit his title, that's the Hou Ye's own business." ”

Wang Yuan also helped on the side: "This is not right, there is a grandson, there is no grandson, the little son has not been born before, the emperor ...... Alas, so is the imperial court, in short, of course the Hou Ye wants his son-in-law to pass on the family, but the emperor's order is difficult to change. You have to drink water and think about the source, of course those of us who have won the favor of Hou Ye must make a contribution. ”

"Oh," Xu Ping was already extremely annoyed, but he still said in a flat tone: "Is the prince at fault?" ”

"Shizi? Do you mean the eldest prince? Wu Zhong drank a glass of wine and said in an unquestionable tone: "Lord Hou has never liked the eldest prince. ”

Xu Ping didn't talk anymore, just lowered his head to eat vegetables, and began to think about how to get out.

Wu Zhong poured himself another glass of wine, and commented without scruples: "When the eldest prince was thirteen years old, the Hou Ye sent him to Fujian, and the meaning of this goes without saying, it can be seen by a person. ”

Although Xu Ping was determined not to interfere in this matter, he was still a little curious when he heard this, and couldn't help but glance up at Wu Zhong. This person was raised by Mrs. Huang after his father's death, and lived in the Huang family until he was 20 years old, and knew the inside story of the Huang family very well.

Wu Zhong saw Xu Ping's eyes looking at him, and said: "There is a Shi Dashuai in Funing Town, when Hou Ye was the chief soldier of Funing Town, Shi Dashuai was a Funing coastal defense guerrilla. Hou Ye asked the eldest prince to go to Fujian, obviously hoping that the eldest prince could establish meritorious service under Shi Shuai and get his own position, so that Hou Ye could rest assured that he would pass the title to the younger prince. ”

Xu Ping listened silently, knowing that what Wu Zhong said was very reasonable, if Huangshi was determined to let his eldest son inherit his title, why should he let him go to Fujian to serve in the army? No matter how much merit the eldest prince makes, it is difficult to reach the point of being a feudal prince, so letting the eldest prince go to Fujian to serve in the army is enough to show that he has the intention of changing the prince.

"Shi Shuai will definitely try his best to help the eldest prince gain fame, and it is said that the imperial court should also give the eldest prince a hereditary position, and then send a grace to the Hou Ye to let him choose his own son." Wu Zhong was a little dissatisfied when he spoke: "But I don't know why, the court just turned a blind eye." ”

"What's not to know about this?" Huo Yuan shouted on the side: "The emperor has already decreed the son of the world, the son of heaven is golden, and Tianxian is naturally unwilling to go back on his word." That's why we have to work hard to make meritorious deeds, and then jointly ask for grace, and only in this way can we move the emperor's heavenly heart. ”

Wu Zhong saw that Huo Yuan said impassionedly, and couldn't help laughing: "Everyone knows this in their hearts, why do you want to say it?" ”

After several people finished speaking, they looked at Xu Ping again. At this time, Xu Ping's heart was bright, and he understood that what Wu Zhong said was reasonable, and then remembered some hints from Jin Shentong to himself before, indicating that Jin Shentong was not very optimistic about the prospects of the eldest prince. However, Xu Ping didn't want to make it clear, he felt that it was enough to do his job well, and it was best not to get involved.

Just as Xu Ping was thinking hard about the countermeasures to get through, the door of the tent was slammed up, and a person strode in with a sonorous armor.

Xu Ping and the others were taken aback, there were guards outside the camp gate, and there were heralds outside the tent, so someone would break in without notice. After seeing the clothes and armor of the comer, several of them were even more shocked and stood up one after another.

The person who came was a new army judge, dressed in black and black armor, even the hat and helmet on his head were pitch black, and the face armor was also lowered as if facing a great enemy, revealing only a pair of majestic eyes, which was the standard military judge's law enforcement posture.

The judges of the Forces nouvelles are under the direct jurisdiction of the High Command of the Forces nouvelles and are directly accountable to the top of the Forces nouvelles, and no guard in the barracks may obstruct the actions of the judges for any reason. Once they have been sentenced for routine disciplinary violations, they will not be commuted at all without a strong grounds for appeal. Even if there is a strong case for convening a military tribunal, the senior military judges in the court are most likely to accept the testimony of their fellow military judges. As a result, the military judges were very authoritative in the new army, and they always dropped their armor during inspections, which deepened the fear of the officers and soldiers.

Xu Ping and Wu Zhong in the tent were both high-ranking officers of the New Army, but they also had to be respectful when facing the authority of the military judges. After Wu Zhong stood up, he immediately said loudly: "Judge Jun, the Evergreen Camp will have a holiday tomorrow, and the alcohol ban will be opened today, and we have not violated discipline. ”

The military judge didn't say anything, just kept his eyes on the wine and food on the table, and only after a long time did he raise his head again and coldly swept over the faces of several people. At this time, Xu Ping felt a sense of relief in his heart, and he took a deep breath and stepped forward: "I, Xu Ping, Judge Qiyujun, none of us are drunk, nor do we gather people to gamble, let alone have any violations of discipline, dare to ask Your Excellency to investigate." ”

The military judge still didn't speak, still looking at Xu Ping with cold eyes. Xu Ping sighed, and finally bowed his head and confessed: "This is the military account for me to handle official business, and drinking private wine here violates the military regulations that distinguish between public and private, and I ask the military judge to punish me." ”

The military judge raised his right hand and waved, Wu Zhong and the other three glanced at Xu Ping apologetically, walked past the military judge with his head down, and walked out of the tent door in a gloomy manner.

There is no prohibition on drinking alcohol in military tents in military regulations, but the principle of the new military military law is that it is forbidden if there is no rule in the law. Xu Ping clearly knew that there was definitely no provision in the military law that allowed drinking in a military tent, so his fate was in the hands of the military judge in front of him. However, for this kind of mistake, the most severe punishment is the ban, Xu Ping doesn't know how long this time is, ten days or fifteen days? But Xu Ping actually doesn't care, anyway, he doesn't usually plan to go out of the barracks.

The messy footsteps outside the door gradually faded away, and Xu Ping could imagine Wu Zhong and the others looking depressed now.

"I heard that Gongzi Xu went to my house today." After the footsteps disappeared, the military judge on the opposite side finally spoke. Xu Ping raised his head sharply when he heard the sound, and the military judge opposite was slowly pulling up his mask, revealing a flower-like smile behind him: "Today is my brother's birthday, and my mother guessed that someone would come to make trouble, so she arranged for me to take him outside to play in the afternoon." ”

"Well, how did the young lady get out of town?" Although Xu Ping couldn't see the sky outside the tent, he also knew that the sun had already set: "The city gate should have been closed, right?" ”

"The sun hadn't gone down when I came out, but I wasn't afraid even if the gates were closed." Miss Huang patted her waist and said nonchalantly: "The new army has already greeted the Beijing camp, and the person wearing this black armor may be responsible for transmitting the most urgent military information, and the Beijing camp will let it go." Besides, I still have the waist card of the military judge, and Jingying will only carefully check my waist card and will not even ask a word. ”

Xu Ping didn't know what to say for a while. Miss Huang ignored him, walked straight to the official table in his tent, sat on his chair, and smiled at Xu Ping again. Looking at the leftovers on it, he gently picked the wine jug with his fingers to try its weight, and said, "It turns out that General Xu loves to drink so much, he was drinking it last time I saw you, and he is drinking it again this time." ”

Xu Ping hurriedly defended: "Actually, I have drunk this twice in the past six months, but unfortunately I was bumped into by the young lady." ”

"Oh, what a coincidence." Miss Huang smiled, and there was not the slightest belief in her tone.

Xu Ping plucked up his courage and asked, "Miss, did Ling Tang mention the last general?" ”

"I mentioned it."

"What's the end of that?" Xu Ping's voice was so excited that his voice was about to tremble: "Please Miss must tell the last general." ”

"My mother said, 'A very ambitious child,' but ...... But ......" Miss Huang smiled and said to Xu Ping: "My mother still said; But your father is twenty-two years old, and he is a thousand and a hundred households; At the age of twenty-three, he was a guerrilla and a thousand households; At the age of twenty-four, he was promoted to a general and served as a hereditary commander; At the age of twenty-five, he was promoted to lieutenant general; At the age of twenty-six, he added the prince Shaobao, the governor of the same knowledge, and the hereditary commander made the same knowledge; At the age of twenty-seven, he was the governor of the right capital, the hereditary commander, and the sword of Shang Fang; At the age of twenty-eight, he commanded four provinces; Then he was made an earl, opened the Shogunate, and was a great general for the capture of the general, and he became a very popular minister at the age of thirty. I want to see how good Xu Ping, who is inferior to your father, can do! That's what my mother said to me when I got home today. ”

Xu Ping was inexplicable when he heard this long list, and as for the final ending, he was a little overwhelmed, and hurriedly defended: "The last general has never dared to compare with the Hou Ye, and I hope that the young lady will be aware of it, where does the county lord start with this?" ”

"That's what I said......" Miss Huang smiled: "My father is still a beggar at the age of twenty-one, so naturally he can't compare with Xu Gongzi's current status." ”

After listening to what happened quietly, Xu calmly said blankly: "It turns out that the county lord and mother all know. ”

"Yes, when we broke up that day, I was seen by a person in the house, and after I went back, my mother recruited Qiuyue to ask sternly, and this girl was frightened, so she recruited them all." Miss Huang observed the change in the expression on Xu Ping's face, and asked softly, "Xu Gongzi didn't see it strange, right?"

"No, no." Xu Ping hurriedly shook his spirits and replied, "It's just that the young lady mentioned the Hou Ye, and the last general is really scared." ”

"Of course Jia Yan is very human," Miss Huang looked quite proud. Seeing that he didn't speak and just looked at himself in a daze, Miss Huang's face turned red again, and she said angrily: "General Xu, what are you looking at?" ”

Xu Ping replied stupidly: "I just hope that I can always listen to the teachings of the young lady." ”

Miss Huang looked solemn: "I came to visit today, in fact, I have something important to tell you. ”

Xu Ping said in despair: "It's all up to Miss's orders." ”

Miss Huang took a deep breath, walked up to Xu Ping and asked solemnly, "Why did Xu Gongzi come to my house with Wu Zhong today?" ”

"They are all colleagues, they told the last general that today is Brother Ling's birthday, and they want the last general to accompany them to say hello to the county lord's mother." Xu Ping's heart relaxed, and his tone of voice returned to normal: "Actually, the last general's original intention was not like this, and he was hoping to bump into Miss by chance." ”

Miss Huang said to Xu Ping: "I do have something urgent to tell General Xu, and I also ask General Xu to respect himself and not talk nonsense." ”

This blow immediately made Xu Ping's heart tighten again, he hurriedly bowed down and apologized, then took a step back and said honestly: "Miss, please speak." ”

"Brother Wu grew up in my family, and he still played with me when I was young, he is not a bad guy with bad intentions, but ...... But he was a little annoying. Miss Huang's eyes became a little cold, and her tone became hard: "It's not just him, but also Jin Shentong, sometimes it's also very annoying, Xu Gongzi, don't learn from them." ”

Seeing that Xu Ping was silent, Miss Huang pressed and said, "General Xu, you know very well what I'm talking about. ”

"Yes, the last general understands." Xu Ping nodded and said curtly: "It's the matter of the son." ”

Miss Huang said categorically: "Not bad. The relationship between our family is very good, my mother and my eldest brother and second brother are kind and filial, but there are always some people who want to talk nonsense. Besides, no matter what, the matter of the eldest brother and younger brother is also our Huang family's own business, and we don't need others to point fingers. Wu Zhong and the group of people around him, as well as ...... and Jin Shentong's other gang is the same, shouting all day long to serve my father, and saying that the new army is also working for my father. ”

Miss Huang gently walked around Xu Ping in a circle: stopped behind Xu Ping: "This made my father very embarrassed and caused a lot of trouble to his old man." Whether it is the new army or my father, they are all serving the emperor and the Ming Dynasty. My father definitely doesn't want to hear this kind of thing from General Xu, and General Xu shouldn't be like them. ”

Xu Ping stood straight and replied aloud as if he was answering a Shangguan: "The last general understands. ”

After hearing Xu Ping's tone, Miss Huang turned to him and stared at Xu Ping for a while, the latter stood tall and faced forward, without squinting, and after a while, Miss Huang asked softly, "Is Gongzi Xu angry?" ”

"The last general will not dare." Xu Ping remained motionless and maintained a standing posture.

"My eldest brother, alas." Miss Huang sighed lightly, turned her head and walked to the table and sat down, and beckoned Xu Ping and said, "Master Xu, let's sit down and talk." ”

After Xu Ping sat down, Miss Huang sighed again: "Jiayan asked the eldest brother to go to Fujian, let the eldest brother go out to do some things, some people are like the sky is falling, and others are like picking up a treasure, nagging around Jiayan and Jiaci every day, it's really annoying." ”

Xu Ping didn't talk.

"As I mentioned just now, Jia Yan was still begging on the street when he was Xu Gongzi's age." Miss Huang's words made Xu Ping's whole body uncomfortable, and his head kept lowered. The other party also seemed to see Xu Ping's discomfort, so he said in a whisper: "Jia Yan has nothing to say about this, Jia Yan told us when our brothers and sisters were young, and told us with a smile that the twenty-one-year-old person who is still asking for food is now living in the Hou Mansion, and his wife is the county lord, which is called having ability." ”

Xu Ping raised his head in disbelief, and Miss Huang smiled: "Jia Yan is not ashamed of his early years, he said that if a person wants to eat, then nothing can make him feel ashamed, and he wants us children not to be ashamed." Jia Yan often says that self-made is not a shame, it is an honor! ”

Xu Ping sighed with emotion: "Hou Ye is elegant and elegant, and his mind is very human. ”

"Jia Yan once told my eldest brother and second brother that he couldn't blast them out to ask for food, but a man should endure some hardships, so my eldest brother was sent to Fujian by Jia Yan when he was thirteen years old, and he specially instructed Uncle Shi to let him start from scratch. When my eldest brother came home, he said that he had done everything from the deck to the toilet. The town of Xuanfu where my second brother went, he didn't mention it to me, but it wouldn't be a comfortable day if he wanted to come. ”

"I see." Xu Ping nodded thoughtfully.

"These words should not be said to outsiders, I hope Xu Gongzi can keep them secret for me." Miss Huang said: "But some people don't believe what they say. ”

"I believe it." Xu Ping blurted out without thinking.

Miss Huang smiled: "Thank you Gongzi Xu for your trust." I've said everything I need to say, I'm leaving. ”

As she spoke, Miss Huang stood up.

Xu Ping suddenly asked: "Is Miss visiting today just to talk about this to the last general?" ”

Miss Huang was stunned: "Yes." ”

"It turns out that Miss is here to take care of the general," Xu Ping suddenly bounced up from the chair and saluted with fists: "Miss's love for the general, the general will never forget." ”

Miss Huang blushed and said, "Young Master Xu, I'll go back now." ”

After speaking, she walked towards the door, and while raising her hand to take off her mask, Xu Ping hurriedly said: "It's getting late, and the last general will escort the young lady back to the house." ”

"It doesn't have to be." Miss Huang hurriedly declined, and said, "My mother has already fined me this month's monthly money, and if she knows that I slipped out of the city at night, she will also be fined for next month's monthly money." ”

Xu Ping took three steps and made two steps, quickly took the sword and put it on his waist, and picked up the helmet and put it on: "It is not safe outside the city after dark, and the last general will escort the young lady to the city gate." The last general is not a military judge and does not belong to the Beijing battalion, and the officers and men of the battalions of the new army are not allowed to enter the Beijing division with weapons, and the last general cannot enter the city even if he wants to enter the city with a sword. ”

"What is not safe at the feet of the Son of Heaven? Do any thieves dare to beat the judges of the new army? Miss Huang smiled and patted the saber on her waist, the jet-black scabbard seemed to be steaming with murderous aura: "Even if there is an eyeless thief who wants to rob me, I have to ask it if it agrees." ”

Xu Ping ignored it, put the cloak on his shoulders and fastened it around his neck, then walked up to Miss Huang with his head held high, and made a gesture towards the tent door: "Miss, please go first." ”

Miss Huang didn't move, and asked with a smile: "General Xu can't trust me?" ”

Xu Ping shook his head without a smile: "I can't believe it, the last general insists on escorting the young lady to the city gate." ”

Miss Huang took off her mask, opened the tent door and walked out. Miss Huang untied her mount outside the door, and Xu Ping also went to the stable to pull out her horse.

At the camp gate, the guards saluted the military judge and commander and handed the torch, and Miss Huang returned a standard salute without saying a word. Xu Ping said to the guards: "I'll give this military judge a ride." ”

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