"What beams!" He Lin scolded, "You kid, you are getting less and less big, you are good at staying on the ground, and you are not a monkey, what are you doing on the beams of the house?" ”

Seeing his father's reprimand, Xiaohu lowered his head, hugged Liulang's neck unconvinced, and argued: "My uncle took me up the beam once, and I can see it high when I stand on the beam!" Standing on the beams of our house, you can see the people in the village arguing! ”

He Lin made a straight face, "Don't talk nonsense, you stinky boy, I think you will be beaten less!" ”

Rokuro smiled and hugged him, "The boys are so naughty, but when I was a child, I didn't let others hold the beams of the house, I want to go up, wait until you grow taller, climb by yourself!" ”

He put Xiaohu down, ignored Laipi's Xiaohu, turned around and walked with his family to the inner hall.

There were two little girls crying in the inner hall, babbling, and people couldn't help frowning under the noise.

But the family who entered the house together didn't care, talking and laughing, the two men led by them picked up their daughter, and the lady next to them hurriedly went to coax the child.

The gray-headed old man in the middle of the two couples smiled kindly, enjoying the joy of family.

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The sea rises and falls, and time flows.

Fifteen years have passed in a blink of an eye.

Under the command of Zhu Jiulong, the Great Zhou Emperor, Donglin, Western Suburbs, Northern Xinjiang, and Southern Desert were respectively enclosed as East, West, North, and South.

The former monarch still clings to his territory, but his name has changed from emperor to king.

Compared to the west, they still have power and dignity in the land under their feet, their freedom is even higher, and the tribute they had to raise and pay in previous years has also been greatly reduced.

The unification of the Great Zhou Dynasty in one fell swoop is inseparable from the merits of Marshal Chang An.

But as soon as the battle ended, after Chang An bid farewell to Emperor Zhu Jiulong from the imperial capital, the family was nowhere to be found, and no one knew where their family had gone.

The emperor was a little worried about this, the reward he prepared for Chang'an's family has not been sent out, why is there no one?

All parts of the Great Zhou Dynasty are looking for the traces of General Chang'an, who has made meritorious contributions to the country, but after looking for more than half a year, there is still no news.

Zhu Jiulong's hair turned a few white, and he didn't think about tea and dinner every day, he just wanted to find Chang'an as soon as possible.

In the past fifteen years, Chang'an has been stationed in a corner of the land of the Great Zhou Dynasty, just like a sunken stone weighing in a bamboo basket, which is not only a burden, but also a peace of mind.

The queen often came to advise Zhu Jiulong, "Don't worry too much, don't worry too much, do you remember what you promised General Chang fifteen years ago?" Now, you have promised what you said to General Chang. ”

Zhu Jiulong looked at the queen, his eyes flashed with puzzlement, "Little Wu, I don't understand." What did I promise him? ”

The queen sighed, "You forgot, at that time, in order to get General Chang to stay and help you, you said that you would only let him stay at the border for a while, and when you found a suitable option, you would replace him, don't you remember?" ”

"I remember, I remember, but I ......" Zhu Jiulong was dumbfounded.

"General Chang's family has worked hard and conscientiously in the past ten years, and it is such a hard and dangerous job to garrison the border passes, and I heard Mrs. Chang say that in the past 15 years, they don't know how many night attacks and how many dangers they have suffered. If it weren't for his great ability and luck, I'm afraid he would have ...... long ago."

Zhu Jiulong listened silently.

He naturally knew how much General Chang had paid for the country and for him.

It's just that the situation was critical more than ten years ago, and he grabbed Chang An's sleeve and wouldn't let go, but now, ......

The world is unified as Zhou, he has completed the task that the emperor could not complete, and he wants to share such joy with others, but the person who helped him achieve such a goal has disappeared.

Zhu Jiulong was a little worried and a little reluctant in his heart, but he could only give up.

The queen was relieved by his side for many days, and Zhu Jiulong's face slowly improved.

But things in the court have just settled down, but something happened in the harem again.

Because the emperor has been in office for more than 20 years, he has only favored the queen Li Keyi, and the branches and leaves of the harem, the three sons and two daughters were all born to the queen.

There were countless twists and turns in the court to persuade the emperor to take concubines and concubines, but Zhu Jiulong didn't seem to hear it.

Among the three sons and two daughters, his favorite is his youngest son Zhu Chengmeng.

The youngest son, Zhu Chengfu, has a smart and clever personality, he reads poetry at the age of three, practices martial arts at the age of four, and now at the age of fifteen, he can already review and read beside Zhu Jiulong.

Although Zhu Chengfu is very smart, he has a stubborn temperament, and he is a master who does not stop jumping up and down for a moment.

Zhu Jiulong intended to make him the crown prince, but this temperament gave him and the queen a headache, so he wanted to send him to the border for a year or two to polish, waiting for the child to be stable and mature, and then it was not too late to send him back.

But he hadn't told the queen about this idea, and Zhu Chengfu got such news from nowhere, saying that the emperor had been dissatisfied with him for a long time, and he wanted to send him to the bitter cold land of the north to polish, and it would take three years to come back.

Zhu Chengfu left overnight with a bag of gold and silver, and when he left, he also took two boxes of snacks from the imperial kitchen.

The queen knew the news first, and she was furious, but Zhu Chengfu was her and Zhu Jiulong's favorite child, and this matter could not be publicized.

The prince escaped from the palace, how dangerous it was!

There are many pairs of eyes staring at him outside, and he may kill the killer at any time!

When the queen heard the news, her eyes went black and she fainted.

When Zhu Jiulong came, he was also distressed and angry, and he hated to smash the calligraphy and paintings written by Zhu Chengfu in the imperial study.

But it was useless to get up, so Zhu Jiulong sent someone to find it.

Although this Zhu Chengfu is a favored prince, after all, it is also the first time to leave the palace, where can he go?

Zhu Jiulong thought that in a day or two, Zhu Chengfu would be able to be arrested, and he had already prepared a lesson for this stinky boy, but who knows.

The commander of the forbidden army took his men and horses to look for the imperial capital for five whole days, but he didn't even see Zhu Chengfu's shadow.

The gate of the imperial capital was sealed as early as the day Zhu Chengyu left, and the city gate was sealed for five days, and the people who wanted to go out and come in the imperial capital had already complained, and it was not a matter if it continued like this.

Zhu Jiulong gritted his teeth and asked people to open the city gate.

Zhu Cheng, the most beloved and most likely prince of Da Zhou, was confused, and this news became a firework with a long twist, and after sealing the city gate for five days, it finally exploded in the sky of the imperial capital.

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In Bailu Village, Linhe Town, Dongdi, a young man with a sheepskin hat rode a mule and walked leisurely on the road leading to the village.

Bailu Village is a slightly wealthy village in Linhe Town, and most of the people living here are landlords, outsiders, and squires.

This young man suddenly appeared on the village road in Linhe Town, which inevitably made several people standing outside the door look sideways.

The boy didn't squint, ignoring the people behind him who were pointing fingers.