After hearing the old marshal's words, Zhang Gongbo greeted him and saluted a standard military salute: "Generalissimo, you have done what many people can't do in a lifetime." ”

The old marshal sneered briefly, as if he was laughing at himself, and then, his voice hid a majestic power, and said something that made Zhang Gongbo tremble: "There is no unity in the country, I am a sinner through the ages, and I will not be blind to death." ”

Zhang Gongbo was shocked into a cold sweat, and he lowered his head and didn't dare to speak.

The old marshal may have felt that the atmosphere was a little stiff, so he laughed heartily, sat back in his seat and drank the remaining lotus seed soup, and changed the topic flatly, "By the way, Gongbo, how is the marshal's mansion recently?" ”

Zhang Gongbo quietly wiped the beads of sweat off his forehead, his eyes were a little fluttering, and he said hesitantly: "I heard... Kindness... I heard..."

"What did you hear?" The old marshal's expression was a little stiff, he frowned, and said a little sternly, "Is that kid Ou Cheng in trouble again?" ”

"No, no, no, it has nothing to do with the little master, he went to the dessert shop after school today and will go home immediately." Zhang Gongbo hesitated for a while, seemed to have finally made up his mind, and continued to report, "It's just... Listening to the report of the Central Garrison Army, a retainer in the Marshal's Mansion went out without permission, trying to insult the people's daughter, and also had a bloody conflict with the soldiers who came to be on duty, and finally... In the end, he was killed..."

"What?!" The old marshal looked stunned, not because his retainer was killed, but because he was shocked that the retainer in his own house actually insulted the people's daughter.

But the old marshal thought about it and felt very strange, where did this retainer come from with a bear's heart and leopard guts, even if he did bad things outside, he dared to clash with the Central Garrison on duty?

And you must know that the Central Garrison Guards are the marshal's own soldiers, and if they really encounter public security problems related to the Marshal's Mansion, they will sell face to some extent, and what level of "conflict" will this make the Central Garrison Guards have no choice but to shoot and kill people?

The more the old marshal thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and asked sternly: "You tell me the truth!" Did Ou Cheng take someone out to cause trouble, and finally let this retainer take the blame? ”

Zhang Gongbo hurriedly waved his hand: "No, no, no, the Central Guards and the people concerned have the same rhetoric, and it has nothing to do with the little young master, it is purely this retainer who is a fox and a tiger, and a dog fights people." ”

"If that's the case, send someone to visit the person concerned in a few days and give an explanation. Hey, I've always been worried about state affairs, and I've never managed the government well, and I don't know what has become of me now, especially Ou Cheng. The old marshal's expression softened a little, but still a little stern, he shook his head and said, "Listen, if this kid really does evil in my name, you clean him up for me, and if you can't clean it up, tell me, I don't believe that I can't cure this hairy boy." ”

"Understood." Zhang Gongbo agreed, but he was so bitter in his heart that he couldn't do it, this Ou Cheng is the only grandson of the old marshal, maybe when he grows up in the future, he will succeed him to the next marshal, who dares to care? Now that he has offended him, he will not be able to settle accounts in the future?

The old marshal saw that he had nothing to say, so he sent Zhang Gongbo: "Okay, you go and get busy with yours, I'm tired, I want to rest for a while." ”

"The subordinate retired."

...

In a school on the edge of the marshal's mansion, the children of the high-ranking officials of the Republic of the Republic usually gather here after school to "make up the lessons", and the tutor is served by the erudite and talented Lieutenant General Yuan Bijun of the Republic, who teaches more poetry, books and etiquette, as well as the way of politics and military management.

At this time, Yuan Bijun was teaching poetry to these famous disciples, he stared at the books seriously, shook his head and said: ""Fishing Song" is a poem by the Tang Dynasty poet Zhang Zhihe, the poet by placing his affection on fishing landscapes and ......."

Just when Yuan Bijun was lecturing, there were constant small movements in the class, and Ou Cheng was whispering with a few famous children, he suddenly smiled evilly, raised his hand and said, "Teacher! I know how to memorize this poem! ”

Yuan Bijun was a little surprised: "Oh? This is a new poem, have you actually read it? Then tell me, how to memorize the first sentence? ”

Ou Cheng stood up, followed Yuan Bijun's example, shook his head and said, "The egret flies in front of Xisai Mountain... Turtles crawl in the river to the east! Hahaha! ”

The class burst into laughter, one by one the students jumped forward and backwards with laughter, and some naughty jumped on the table, learning Yuan Bijun's usual postures.

Yuan Bijun also couldn't say it with bitterness in his heart, he was a dignified capital lieutenant general, and he was played as a clown by this group of hairy boys, the problem is that they are all descendants of famous families, and it is not good to have a seizure, if he was an ordinary student, he would have beaten his palms with a ring ruler.

At this time, Yuan Bijun regretted taking on such a thankless job and easy to offend people.

This matter was originally going to be done by the more talented Liu Fusu, but this guy was very clever, and he had long seen that this job was not easy to do, so he immediately pushed the matter to Yuan Bijun.

The atmosphere of the classroom was broken, and it happened that it was time to end school, so Yuan Bijun said perfunctorily: "Okay, let's get here today, let's go back." ”

When he was dismissing from school, Zhang Gongbo walked here at some point, with a mockery on his face that he couldn't hide, he made a gesture to Yuan Bijun, and said hypocritically: "Student Yuan, how is the teaching today?" ”

Zhang Gongbo and Yuan Bijun were not good in politics and personal relations, and during the Northern Expedition, the two still had things to do with each other at the conference table, which can be regarded as out-and-out enemies.

Ou Cheng ran to Zhang Gongbo with a smile and repeated the joke in the classroom again.

Zhang Gongbo laughed and said: "Zhang Zhihe's "Fishing Song", it seems that Lieutenant General Yuan Bijun is fond of fishing landscapes, disgusted with officialdom, and yearns for freedom. ”

Yuan Bijun was not in the mood to quarrel with Zhang Gongbo at this time, so he ignored him directly and strode away.

Zhang Gongbo looked at Yuan Bijun's back, sneered, and then changed to another expression, and patted Ou Cheng's head: "Little master, after reading the book, is it time to go home?" ”

Ou Cheng stomped his feet: "Oh, tomorrow is the weekend, I don't want to go home, Uncle Hooknose, can you take me out to play!" ”

Zhang Gongbo thought for a while and asked, "Then where do you want to play?" ”

"Anywhere, I'm dying of anger today, that Mu Xi in our school actually dares to dislike me, when I go to school on Monday, I want to give her a good look!"

Zhang Gongbo's eyes changed several times, revealing a mysterious playfulness, he squatted down, looked directly into Ou Cheng's eyes and said, "Uncle really forgot, you have grown up, it's time to take you to play some things that adults play with." ”

Ou Cheng's eyes widened with curiosity: "Okay! Something that adults play with! I want to play! ”

"No problem, but you have to promise me that you won't tell anyone about it, remember, anyone, especially your grandfather."

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