Xu Ping once again stepped forward to hug Miss Huang unwillingly, and the paper fell to the ground. Xu Ping only felt that his heart was about to jump out of his chest, and his breathing was so rapid that he didn't stop......

"This can't be helped!" Miss Huang pushed him away with all her might, and the person jumped two steps away, staring at him with a look of vigilance. Xu Ping took a step forward, and Miss Huang jumped two more steps away and repeated loudly: "This can't be helped!" ”

Xu Ping shook his drowsy head, bent down and apologized, "Miss forgive me." ”

The embarrassing silence lasted for a moment, and Miss Huang saw that Xu Ping's face had returned to normal, and lowered her head and said, "If Xu Gongzi is really sincere......"

Xu Ping hurriedly shouted: "The last general is sincere." ”

"Then Xu Gongzi should think about how to come up with a dowry worthy of me," Miss Huang raised her head after speaking, smiled at Xu Ping and said, "Xu Gongzi, my worth is very expensive." ”

Xu Ping's eyes looked at the ground, blinking and thinking about this difficult problem. He stretched out his hand and groped in his arms, took out the amulet that his uncle gave him to wear, and said to Miss Huang with a wry smile: "The last general only has this, it is definitely not enough, first give Miss a look to see how much is still missing, and then the last general will find a way to make it." ”

Miss Huang took the jade pendant, and with a sarcastic expression, she lifted the jade to look at the sunlight with exaggerated movements. But soon that sarcastic expression disappeared from the yellow girl's face, and was replaced by a look of surprise. She held the jade pendant in both hands, looked down carefully, and raised her head for a long time, with a surprised expression on her face: "This piece of jade belongs to Xu Gongzi?" ”

"yes." Xu Ping was also a little surprised, after seeing Miss Huang's performance, he faintly rose with hope in his heart.

"Jia Yan has collected some jade, so I know a little bit about it." Miss Huang looked down again to observe the piece of jade, and gently rubbed her fingers on it: "Naturally, the collection of Jiayan is not a vulgar product, but the texture is as good as Xu Gongzi's, I don't seem to have seen it yet." The style is also very simple, and it seems to be a very precious thing. ”

"Miss mean, that's pretty much enough?" Xu Ping asked tentatively with hope.

"Of course it's not enough, it's still far from it! I am the daughter of a daughter, and my mother is also the lord of the Ming Dynasty, does General Xu think that I am only worth a piece of jade? Miss Huang looked up and glanced at Xu Ping. She threw the piece of jade twice in her hand with one hand, and said to Xu Ping: "It's just that I don't know the origin of this piece of jade, and I can't tell how much it is worth." General Xu put it here for me first, and I'll take it home and ask my father, he must know. ”

"I know the origin......" When Huang Girl threw the jade into the air repeatedly, Xu Ping's heart also hung in the air, but fortunately it was caught safely. Xu Ping told Miss Huang the origin of this piece of jade, and it was the first time he told this story to others.

Miss Huang listened intently, and her eyes when she looked at the piece of jade became reverent and cherished.

Xu Ping told Miss Huang: "...... This piece of jade is one of the dowry gifts that my father gave to my mother. My father had made it clear to my maternal uncle in advance that if he repented of his marriage, this piece of jade would naturally belong to my mother to show his sincerity; But on the day of marriage, this piece of jade will also be brought back as a dowry......"

Miss Huang interjected and asked, "Since it is a dowry, of course it belongs to the uncle's family, how can it be brought back as a dowry?" ”

"There is only this piece of jade, and the rest naturally belongs to my uncle's family," Xu Ping saw that Miss Huang's face seemed to be a little dissatisfied, and hurriedly distinguished: "My family's dowry is naturally very rich, and this jade just shows my father's solemn intentions." ”

"That is to say, if Gongzi Xu uses this jade to be hired, he will still have to take it back in the future?"

Although he heard the dissatisfaction in Miss Huang's tone, Xu Ping still replied honestly: "Of course." ”

Miss Huang put the jade back into Xu Ping's hand with a tiger face, and said coldly: "It turns out that General Xu has made such a wishful thinking, and I have learned it." ”

Although Xu Ping did not mean to cheat on the marriage empty-handed, his words did not sound very pleasant, like the meaning of taking the woman's dowry for nothing without a dowry - no matter what, the woman would definitely not take this piece of jade as a dowry, and of course the Hou Mansion would not. The people of the Ming Dynasty have always liked to evaluate the dignity of the women's family by the length of the marriage procession, when the daughter of Huangshi got married, it is estimated that when the son will give a plaque today, the old Shangshu will probably also come with a congratulatory gift, and the dignitaries and dignitaries will go to the banquet to say goodbye. If the dowry team does not go out a few streets, Huangshi will be embarrassed to go out to meet people in the future. On the other hand, from the perspective of the Ming Dynasty, the dowry means the sincerity of the man, and of course it also shows the importance that the man attaches to the woman.

"Miss misunderstood." Xu Ping was full of grievances, but he couldn't say anything.

In front of him, Miss Huang just looked at him quietly, as if she was still waiting for Xu Ping's next words, but Xu Ping's heart was empty. My father died in battle on the frontier, my uncle's family had fallen, and now there was nothing but a hut and a breakfast shop. No matter how ambitious Xu Ping is in his heart, no matter how actively he works, and even whether General Zhang Chengye will speak for him or not, Xu Ping can't help but face up to his reality at this moment - he can't make up the bride price of the daughter of the daughter of the Hou Mansion no matter what. Don't say one year, two years, even five or ten years. Xu Ping gently put the jade back into his arms and sighed: "Miss, the last general will know that he is wrong." ”

"Xu Gongzi, how do you say this?"

"After the young lady revealed her identity to the last general, the last general should have retreated, but she couldn't let go of this non-part thought, so she couldn't let it go." Xu Ping suddenly felt that his chest was full of that feeling of powerlessness. Before that, although he had also thought about the difference in identity between the two, he tried his best to ignore it. Today, Xu Ping was one step away from his dream goal, which forced him to face up to the obstacles that stood between him and the daughter of the Hou Mansion. He didn't need to think much to understand that it was impossible to get over.

"There will be nothing left of the end." Xu Ping smiled bitterly and said, "The last general doesn't even have a room except for the military camp. ”

When Xu Ping gets the worldly position, the court will make some arrangements, but it will definitely not be worthy of the identity of Miss Huang. Besides, the houses arranged by the imperial court are not easy to sell.

Miss Huang asked calmly, "Is that Gongzi Xu planning to retreat now?" ”

Although he had already given an affirmative answer in his heart, Xu Ping really couldn't say it easily, and when he raised his head again and met Miss Huang's gaze, Xu Ping said it: "No." ”

Miss Huang replied in a low voice, lowered her head and pondered for a moment, and said to Xu Ping: "Master Xu, I will return this piece of jade to you." Whether it's this jade, or any other dowry from Xu Gongzi, they should all be handed over to my father by Gongzi, shouldn't they? ”

Xu Ping muttered and replied, "Yes." ”

"It's time for me to go back." Miss Huang looked at Xu Ping's eyes, and seemed to have a trace of pity: "Where there is a will, there is a way, Xu Gongzi, I said that I would wait and see." ”

After Miss Huang and Qiu Yue left, Xu Ping stood in place for a long time in despair. The autumn wind blows, raising the leaves and paper on the ground. Xu Ping leaned down and picked up the scattered papers one by one. The paper copied from "The Source of Battle" seems to have some rouge aroma on it. Xu Ping sorted them out, but he was not in the mood to take a look, and just silently received them in his arms.

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The imperial court had already issued an order to crusade against the rebellion in Shandong, and this order was written in the imperial court's official newspaper and distributed to the world, and even the date of the swearing-in army was clearly announced, and it was determined to be on July 1. According to Xu Ping's feelings, it seems that there is no need to make the dispatch of troops so public, and the more natural the movement, the more careful the Shandong rebels will be. However, this is not something that Xu Ping's likes and dislikes can decide. The imperial court used Huangshi, but only gave him the position of prime minister for military training, and did not control the military power. This time the troops were still sent in accordance with the practice of the imperial court, and civilian officials were sent as supervisors to lead the whole army.

"This time it is Lord Hou who supervises the division, in addition to the ten battalions and direct guards of the new army, there will be six general soldiers and 80,000 friendly troops along the way." Zhang Chengye briefed officers of Xu Ping's Evergreen Battalion. Hou Sui was an important minister of the imperial court, and he was a long-tested senior member of the Donglin Party, and he was known as a prestige in the court as early as the Apocalypse. During the reign of Wei Zhongxian, Hou Sui fought with him and was unfortunately deposed by Wei Zhongxian. After the revival of the Donglin Party in the Chongzhen Dynasty, Hou Sui was also admired by the Donglin Party because of these experiences. With old qualifications and strong political skills, the heavy responsibility of commanding the army this time falls on the shoulders of Mr. Hou. The gentlemen of the government and the opposition Donglin all praised each other, and wished Hou Laoma success.

"Lord Hou has already discussed the military deployment with Lord Inspector, so Lord Hou has agreed to our general plan. When we arrive in Shandong, the Governor will repeat the general outline of these orders, and then we will be able to play on our own. Zhang Chengye smiled very happily. Although Huangshi did not have military power, he still tried his best to exert influence so that the new army could act according to the plan, which made Zhang Chengye very satisfied.

Entering the seventh month (lunar calendar), the weather gradually cools down, which is convenient for large-scale military operations. Avoiding the hot summer months, soldiers are less susceptible to fever, and the pressure on medical transportation is naturally greatly reduced. In addition, July is also the autumn harvest season, and after the farmers have harvested, they will gather a large number of straw piled up on the edge of the field, which will be much easier for the army to collect horse grain. As for military rations, not to mention, the difficulty of collecting them on the spot has been greatly reduced. The granaries of the Shandong gentry and landlords were in a full state, and as long as they paid some money to the locality, they could avoid the trouble of long-distance transportation.

"From today, there will be a two-day holiday, and on the morning of July 1, the Inspector will inspect the army, and then march to Shandong." The swearing-in meeting of the Ming Dynasty was always the same: the superintendent lectured, worshiped the Son of Heaven in the direction of the Beijing Division, and the three armies shouted long live; Then find a few gods and men to announce to the whole army that today is auspicious, and they will be able to win, and the three armies will shout long live again, and finally kill the ox and sacrifice the flag, and the three armies will shout long live for the third time, and then send troops. In addition to the more than 30,000 new officers and soldiers who set out from the Beijing division and the tens of thousands of friendly troops who were already waiting along the way, Hou Sui himself was also equipped with a standard battalion of superintendents, which had about 5,000 soldiers and horses, and was composed of the forbidden army and the Beijing battalion. This superintendent battalion is under the direct jurisdiction of the Hou Commander, and they are basically not established for combat, but to help the superintendent control other generals and monitor other armies to ensure that the generals can fight seriously.

"Open peace for the Holy Son of Heaven, serve the country and the people, seal the wife and children, and work hard!"

"Yes, my lord!"

After everyone agreed, Zhang Chengye left Wu Zhong and Xu Ping, and said to them in a low voice: "In the early morning of July 1, Master Hou will go to the school field first to inspect the commanders of the 10th battalion and the direct guard of the new army. ”

The commander of the ten battalions refers to the commanders and acquaintances of each battalion. After Xu Ping heard the name of Zhiwei, he secretly said in his heart, Jin Shentong will definitely be there, but he doesn't know if Yang Zhiyuan's son will go. Now Jin Shentong is more authoritative in the direct guard, and he does everything big and small, and the children of the Yang family can hardly interfere. The Battle of Texas was when Jin Shentong led the direct guards to fight, and I heard that it was the same this time.

"Master Hou doesn't want to cause discussion, so he will go early and return early. Let's go and see Master Hou together. Zhang Chengye didn't say it very clearly, but Wu Zhong and Xu Ping both understood it. The fact that the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion was opened first and then closed is enough to show that the imperial court was quite wary of Huangshi. Since the world was full of smoke, although the imperial court once again let Huangshi out of the mountain, it only appointed him as a military training prime minister, and did not have the military power to lead the troops to the battle, and the faint vigilance was clear at a glance.

"You two don't have to wait for me in the camp, and you don't have to go together. In the morning, we will go separately to the school grounds, and then we will meet there. Zhang Chengye instructed again. Tens of thousands of new troops were brought out by Huang Shi, and all the generals in the new army were promoted by him. Huang Shi himself did not attend the swearing-in meeting, but only looked at the dozens of generals of the new army before setting out, which naturally showed that he also wanted to be a low-key person. The last time Ji Koubei attacked, the court was in chaos, and the emperor reluctantly agreed to let He Baodao lead the army. But time has passed, and the ideas of the ministers are naturally very different from those of the time. This time, none of the generals under Huangshi set off with the team, and the superintendent directly commanded the battalion officers of each battalion of the new army. Xu Ping and Wu Zhong nodded together, saying that they would not make a fuss about this matter, lest the new officers and soldiers rush to see Huangshi, steal the limelight of the Hou Inspector, and make the court unhappy.

"Don't forget." When Wu Zhong and Xu Ping left, Zhang Chengye gave another order uneasily.

After leaving the barracks, Xu Ping went to see his uncle, and the old man was naturally a hundred worried. Although his uncle forced a smile during the meal, in the middle of the night, Xu Ping heard his uncle sighing in a low voice next door, and touched the hall lightly, as if he had gone to offer incense to his parents again. Xu Ping thought about his thoughts, but he didn't sleep well.

Before dawn the next day, Xu Ping changed into coarse cloth clothes, planning to help his uncle go to the shop. I didn't want my uncle to go out early, so I hung a signboard at the door of the shop that was closed for one day. The uncle limped over with a cane and a bag, wanting to take Xu Ping out and buy some good things that he was reluctant to eat on weekdays. Xu Ping resolutely refused, refusing to let his uncle waste his savings like this. Although his uncle couldn't resist him, he didn't let Xu Ping leave the military salary he brought at home. The uncle said, "The poor family is rich, you go out to fight, who knows when you will need the money." ”

Uncle couldn't help but say, stuffed the bag containing the family's savings into Xu Ping's hand, and asked him to bring it. The uncle also said that if he couldn't use it, he would return it when he came back.

Although his uncle wanted Xu Ping to stay at home for one more night, he had to rush to the school yard by tomorrow morning, and the city gate might not have opened at that time, so Xu Ping had to return to the barracks outside the city today. Before leaving, my uncle told Xu Ping to pay attention to his appearance and talk appropriately when he met Huangshi. Needless to say, Xu Ping was also determined to leave a good impression on Huangshi, so he naturally agreed. Before he left home, he sneaked into his uncle's room and stuffed the money bag back into his uncle's box.

After returning to the barracks, Xu Ping heard the sound of drinking and punching in the distance. The army is about to leave, and the new army has ordered the lifting of the ban on alcohol. Without entering the door, Xu Ping heard Cao Yun's loud voice from a long distance, obviously making a lot of fun inside. Xu Ping knew that he would inevitably be drunk when he went in at this time, and he would have to get up early tomorrow, so he naturally had to rest early tonight.

Quietly walked to his military tent, and there was almost no one on the way. Whether it was an officer or a soldier, most of those who had families in Beijing left the camp and went home, and single officers and soldiers who did not have families also went to parties and frolicked. Xu Ping's house had already been put away neatly, and important things were packed into boxes and bags for the army to take away. He spread the blanket on the table. Knowing that Cao Yun and his gang would be noisy until the early hours of the morning tonight, he planned to go to bed early here and set off tomorrow.

Before dark, Xu Ping carefully wiped his armor and weapons, and they were all shiny. As soon as night fell, he washed up and returned to his tent. He didn't light a candle and planned to wait a little while and go to sleep. Since you can't sleep for a while, you might as well stand outside the tent door and look at the starry sky first. Xu Ping looked up at the starry sky, and occasionally saw meteors passing through the sky, and Zhang Chengye's words were still ringing in his ears - to open peace for the Holy Son of Heaven and serve the country and the people......

"July is on fire, is Gongzi Xu making a wish?"

I don't know when there will be more people behind him, Xu Ping said softly: "Miss." Then he turned around.

Miss Huang took a few steps forward, and Xu Ping saw the other party's face clearly through the moonlight. The armor on her body seemed to be a little oversized, and it didn't fit as well as it used to. The posture of Miss Huang in a military uniform, Xu Ping could remember every detail even if he closed his eyes, so he realized that this was a new set of armor.

"I snatched it from the Jin family's brother," Miss Huang lifted her mask, looked at Xu Ping with a smile, and said, "I just got it this afternoon, it's a little bigger, so I'll wear it." ”

Since the incident of beating Shaobaolou, Xu Ping has a pimple in his heart about Jin Shentong. Before going to Huangfu with Wu Zhong, the two met again and said a few words. Since then, Xu Ping has never seen Jin Shentong again, and the other party has never come to him again. Xu Ping didn't have the opportunity and time to go to the Zhiwei camp, but Xu Ping always made himself believe that he really didn't have time to go because of the strange feeling in his heart, so he has been delaying until now. This afternoon, Xu Ping also thought about what to say when he met Jin Shentong tomorrow. He feared that it would be an embarrassing meeting, and that the two of them might never open up and laugh as much as they used to, at least Xu Ping felt that it was difficult for him to do it.

Miss Huang didn't know what Xu Ping was thinking, she restrained her smile and said to Xu Ping: "Young Master Xu, I wish you peace." ”

"Miss is here to say this to the last general?"

"yes." Miss Huang playfully stuck out her tongue and said, "I'm going back soon, otherwise my mother will find out again." ”

"Actually, the last general did make a wish." Xu Ping reached into his arms, took out the jade pendant, and handed it to Miss Huang again.

"Oh?" Miss Huang held it in confusion.

"The last general's wish is," Xu Ping took a deep breath and said word by word, "I hope that one day, Miss can hand it over to Xu Ping's son." ”

Miss Huang's face was blank, and she said angrily: "General Xu is really talking nonsense, I'm leaving." ”

"Please take this piece of jade with you." Xu Ping put his hands behind his back and didn't pick up the jade pendant handed back by Miss Huang.

"Stop making a fuss." Miss Huang was a little anxious, and sent the jade all the way to Xu Ping's nose: "Didn't you say that these should be handed over to my father?" ”

Xu Ping still didn't reach out to pick it up, and said lightly: "Miss, the last general has thought about it, and this piece of jade will not be handed over to the Hou Ye." Those dowry gifts will try their best to find a way, but this piece of jade is for the young lady. ”

Miss Huang withdrew her arm and looked at Xu Ping in a daze. He said calmly: "When the ancestor handed over this piece of jade to the mother, it should not be counted as a dowry, but the father used it to express his sincerity. At the end of today, I will dare to ask Miss to accept it, and I also hope that Miss can accept Xu Ping's sincerity, Xu Ping's sincerity to Miss will not be easy for eternity. ”

Miss Huang lowered her head and slowly stroked the piece of jade, and said a soft "um" in her mouth.

"Miss, please go back," Xu Ping said indifferently, "Please Miss wait for good news." ”

"I don't want this piece of jade," Miss Huang suddenly raised her head again, looked into Xu Ping's eyes and said loudly: "This jade was won by Xu Gongzi's grandfather, not Xu Gongzi himself, and it can't represent Gongzi's sincerity." ”

Xu Pingleng was stunned for a moment, and heard Miss Huang say again: "I know that there is a treasure on Gongzi's body that Gongzi won by his own ability. ”

"Treasures?" Xu Ping couldn't help but reach out and touch his chest, the tentacles of the Order of Excellence were cold, he shook his head, and said, "I'm afraid this bronze medal can't compare to that piece of jade." ”

"But this is what Childe won himself. Jia Yan has only issued three medals of excellence, and Xu Gongzi risked his life to win it, how can it be said that it is only a bronze medal? Miss Huang looked at Xu Ping and said softly: "If Gongzi is really sincere, give it to me and take it away, and ask Gongzi to take back this piece of jade." ”

Xu Ping took back the jade pendant and slowly took the medal off his neck. Holding the bronze medal tightly in his hand, he said the oath in his heart to Miss Huang: "This medal is the first honor Xu Ping won in the new army, and it was originally intended to be an heirloom for future generations." I know that this was given to him by Lord Hou in order to reward Lord He Dingyuan's martial arts, and it was hung on Xu Ping's chest by Lord He Dingyuan's own hands. Today Xu Ping handed it over to Miss, hoping that Miss could give it to Xu Ping's children and grandchildren. No matter how many enemies' heads are cut off, no matter how many thousands of miles of journey he has to take, Xu Ping must marry the young lady. This word is sincere, and this idea will never change. If this oath is violated, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed. ”

Miss Huang took the medal from Xu Ping's hand, which he held a little hot. There was silence for a moment, and then he suddenly shouted again: "This oath doesn't count!" ”

Xu Ping asked puzzledly, "Why?" ”

A figure pounced on Xu Ping and hugged him, Xu Ping subconsciously stretched out his hand and hugged this body, the hot breath of breath came from his ears, and the whisper of Miss Huang: "Because I am not called 'Miss', Xu Lang, my name is Zijun." ”

Some readers asked why Huang Zijun fell in love with Xu Ping. I'll explain this, it seems that it's my writing problem again, so you can't understand it.

First of all, in the teahouse, when Xu Ping thought that the other party was still a prostitute, he once saw that he was uneven and drew a knife to help, and was almost beaten into a pig's head. After having the idea of courting for marriage, Xu Ping gave up his name to join the Volunteer Army, and after the death of the "father" of the Venerable Master, Xu Ping took the other party's will as his ambition and must fulfill General Zhao's last wish.

Secondly, when Xu Ping encountered a good marriage, a rich and happy marriage that could save him 20 years of struggle, Xu Ping refused without hesitation, and he didn't move when he saw the idea of changing.

Huang Zijun is not unaware of these things.

Xu Ping is a native of the Ming Dynasty and knows that the gap between the two is huge, but he has been working diligently, hoping to win the favor of the other party's parents by relying on his achievements.

On emotional issues, Xu Ping is brave, persistent, and single-minded. And is willing to give all his efforts to this.

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