Chapter 25 My name is Cheng Haitang
Begonia suddenly felt distressed and was about to be separated from the master who had raised and loved her for fifteen years, and suddenly she was afraid of being lonely, and she was afraid of being lonely and helpless, and she didn't know how to deal with herself in that strange environment.
Xie San looked at the begonia in front of him, remembering the tear in the corner of her eye before she died in her previous life, he only said with red eyes: "Don't cry." And he could not utter a second word of comfort.
"Your real surname is Cheng, and your name is Cheng Haitang."
Gu Quan looked at Haitang and said: "At that time, Concubine Li was framed for poisoning the Queen Mother, and the emperor wanted to behead Concubine Li Niangniang. In the Manchu Dynasty, only your father, General Cheng Yu, stood up for Li Shangshu on the grounds of insufficient evidence.
General Cheng was the governor of the Chinese army. The emperor was furious, and sent your father and Shangshu to prison together, claiming that he would behead them together. The news reached Chengfu, Chengfu's mother, that is, your mother was pregnant with you, she was about to give birth, and she gave birth ahead of schedule under great mourning, and her body was extremely weak after giving birth to you, but your aunt insisted on taking the whole family back to her hometown for refuge.
Intentionally or not, your aunt asked your mother to take you and ride in the same car with your three-year-old brother, but no one followed. As soon as you left the city, the coachman drove away with gold and silver, and threw you on the side of the road, and your mother had lost so much blood that she almost fainted. ”
Hearing this, Begonia couldn't help crying loudly, Xie San clenched his fists, but he didn't know where to smash to relieve his hatred.
"The old man has just escaped from the city gate, and he hears your brother's cry and finds you. After the old man healed your mother, he left dry food and water for your brother, but because he had to flee for his life, he could only leave your mother in place and wait for help from others.
Because your father's life and death were uncertain at that time, your mother was afraid that the two children would die, so she handed you over to the old man to raise on her behalf. The old man remembered that your Cheng family was also implicated in the case of the Queen Mother, so he suffered from this unwarranted disaster, and he couldn't bear to refuse, so he took you through several twists and turns, fled to Lingnan, and finally met the Feng couple in Yueling, and settled here. ”
Gu Quan lowered his head and pondered for a moment and said, "Later, the old man also inquired, saying that your father was protected from capital by all the ministers, but he was demoted to the general soldier of the border pass. After he was released from prison, he also found your mother and your brother. It's a pity that your mother couldn't be treated in time, fell ill with insufficiency, and passed away soon after. ”
After that, Gu Quan took out the swaddling cloth and handed it to Begonia, who opened it with tears in her eyes, and a baby silver bracelet with two small bells fell out of it. On the swaddling cloth, Begonia's mother's blood book is line: Cheng's Begonia, father Cheng Yu, mother Cheng Yao Jinyu.
Xie San picked up the small bracelet and looked carefully, only to see a small word "Cheng" engraved on the ring. Haitang took the bracelet, looked up with a tear-stained face, and looked at Xie San pitifully: "My surname is Cheng, and my name is Cheng Haitang." ”
Xie San smiled softly and gently wiped away the tears for her with his hand: "I know, of course I know." Your father Cheng Yu fought bravely and skillfully, raised the prestige of our army, and defeated the Tatars at Xuanfu Pass, so he was rewarded by the imperial court, do you want to see his commendation order? ”
A hint of surprise flashed on Haitang's face, and she nodded seriously.
Xie San summoned Ling Xue and asked Ling Xue to go to the room to find Cheng Yu's commendation documents. Haitang looked at it word by word, and when she saw "Chief Soldier Cheng Yu" and "Deputy General Cheng Hanbai", she knew that it was her father and brother, and she couldn't help but laugh with the paperwork.
Xie San saw her smile, so he asked again: "I know something about General Cheng, do you want to hear it?" There is also your brother Cheng Hanbai, I also had a relationship with him in the martial arts examination. ”
Begonia nodded. With Xie San's guidance to her, she has gradually calmed down, and her heart has a wonderful and unstoppable fascination for these two blood relatives who she just learned.
"Your father and brother are guarding one of the nine important towns, Xuanfu Town. Outside the town of Xuanfu is the territory of Tatar, which is directly related to the security of Kyoto, and is the second largest of the nine towns. Your brother entered the barracks at the age of eight, and at the age of fifteen, he passed the martial arts examination and became an official, but he did not want to stay in Beijing as an official, so he went to your father's account and served as a deputy general.
Your father and brother have made many military exploits, Cheng Zongbing was initially demoted three levels in a row, demoted to a six-rank general, and has been promoted several times over the years, and is now a third-rank general. Cheng Zongbing is the best at arranging formations, after the ban on crossbows in the previous dynasty, the sophisticated copper crossbows and other weapons are almost lost, and my Celestial Dynasty has made some restorations, but I don't know the essentials. The bow is less than a hundred paces, and the crossbow is only fifty paces.
But the more I went with the firearms, the farthest range of the bird's gun, up to 400 paces, and the three-eyed gun 180 paces. It's a pity that there are not many firearms in the army, and they can't be fully equipped. Cheng Zongbing combined several weapons from far and near, and your brother Cheng Hanbai combined swords with firearms, and when he raided, he had extremely strong close-range lethality. The Tatars are afraid to fight against your brother.
As for the Chengfu in Beijing, they are all female dependents, including your grandmother and aunt, and your aunt seems to have a girl. The rest of the situation in the house, this king does not know very well. ”
Xie San still wants to send Begonia to Xuanfu Town, that Cheng Mansion, there is no man here, and it will be difficult for him to go in and find Begonia in the future!
Haitang smiled with tears and said to Xie Sanfu: "Thank you for comforting Haitang, Haitang understands." Begonia has never left Linyue Lake since she was a child, and this time she returned to Beijing, and she had to bother the prince to take care of her. ”
Hearing Haitang's words, Xie San and Gu Quan were greatly relieved.
The smoke and dust of the past rise with the wind, and the high-rise buildings rest alone. Back then, the deep palace was covered with mushrooms, and it was in the spring breeze!