The Thousand Steps Corridor is not far from Mrs. Xu's mansion.

Huang Taishi's sedan chair fell outside Xu's mansion.

The seat of the gate, by order of the emperor, erected a wall.

In the beginning, no one had ever seen such a thing, and when they passed by here, they would not stop at it, but also walk and look at it a few more times.

After all these days, everyone is not surprised, and no one will take another look.

Not only outside the door, but also inside the door was built by Mrs. Xu, and if you want to enter through the main entrance, it is obviously impossible.

Moreover, because of the old lady's temper, she said that the door would be closed if the door was closed, and it would be impossible to knock on the back door or corner door.

The whole family, who lived in this house, did not take a step from that day on, except for the ladder that was in charge of the purchase, and entered and exited from the wall.

So much so that at this moment, Huang Taishi, who was standing outside the mansion, wanted to go in, too

Looking at the high courtyard wall, Huang Taishi shook his head.

It is impossible to retreat.

As he said to Fan Taibao, what haven't happened to these old bones?

After the establishment of the dynasty, the official hat was worn on the head, and the first-class and second-class officials were extremely majestic in and out.

But, a few decades ago, in the most difficult time, who didn't escape the cellar and drill the dog hole?

It's just a wall.

What a rarity.

That's it, when you are old, your bones are not as good as they were back then, and your movements are not sharp.

It's not that you don't lose face.

Knocking on the door is not to knock, Huang Taishi flipped the money bag, raised his hand and threw it over the wall.

The bag fell to the ground with a bang, and soon, the servants of the Xu family, who heard the movement, came over, looked at the heavy and delicate money bag, and asked through the wall, "Which nobleman?" ”

Huang Taishi said: "Old man Huang Ye, come to visit Taifu, please build a ladder for the old man." ”

"Old lady," said the insider, "our lord said, no guest." ”

Huang Taishi snorted and laughed.

He knew it was such a reply.

"The old lady is stubborn," Huang Taishi said, "The old man is not a good-tempered person, if you don't take a ladder, the old man will carry the ladder by himself, and the old man will be this guest, if the old lady is not happy, come to the wall by himself and push the old man down the ladder." ”

There was silence inside.

Obviously, he had never encountered such an unreasonable guest.

Thinking about it, Taishi Huang really built a ladder by himself, who can push him out?

This old bone of age, what is so good that it will kill someone.

Helplessly, he said: "Later, the old lady will bring you a ladder." ”

Soon, a ladder was erected inside and out.

Huang Taishi didn't let anyone help him, he climbed over the wall by himself, and he was a little embarrassed, but he couldn't take care of it, so he fell to the ground, straightened his hat, patted the hem of his clothes, and strode to Mrs. Xu's study.

Mrs. Xu is practicing calligraphy.

The previous symptoms have long been cured.

I don't have to go to court every day, and I have a lot of free time, except for pointing out the articles of my children and grandchildren, which is to read books and learn words.

Just looking at the appearance, it is indeed comfortable, but the heart is uncomfortable, only Mrs. Xu knows it.

"Which one of them I said was so unreasonable, it was you." Mrs. Xu looked at Mrs. Huang who walked in and rolled her eyes.

Taishi Huang was not polite to the old lady, and fell: "Old lady, do you know the situation outside?" ”

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"I don't know, I don't want to know," Mrs. Xu said, "If you come to talk about homework, calligraphy and painting, the old man invites you to tea, and you want to talk about the important affairs of the court, then forget it." ”

Huang Taishi touched his beard.

As soon as I came in, I was asked out, which was worse than just eating behind closed doors.

The walls were all in vain.

So, Mrs. Huang said: "The old man will tell you about his grandson." ”

Mrs. Xu glanced at Mrs. Huang.

"He went to the army," Huang Taishi said, "It's not so unexpected, he befriended Lin Xiaozi since he was a child, let him study, and he prefers to dance with knives and guns."

Our grandson reasoned well, and I didn't stop him, but I was worried.

The military report was handed back to Beijing several times, and I knew that he should have fought with the Xiliang people, and the battle situation was not optimistic, but he should not be injured.

It's just that this battle, I don't know when it will be fought."

Mrs. Xu did not interrupt Mrs. Huang's words, homely things are commonplace, but they are not so pure

Huang Taishi continued: "For so many years, I don't know how many military reports I have seen, and I used to be quite calm, according to the battle situation, I did what the garrison and the Beijing division should do step by step, but this time, because that bastard boy went to the front, I really worried about everything. In particular, listening to what some officials said that he didn't know what to say, the old man really wanted to jump up and scold him. ”

"Then you scold." Mrs. Xu said.

Huang Taishi smiled.

Mrs. Xu understood and said, "You are used to being a good person, you have never been a wicked person, you want to say something, let me scold?" ”

"The old man foams at the mouth and spits a nail." Huang Taishi said.

Mrs. Xu walked up to Mrs. Huang with her hands behind her back: "You will plan to do it!" ”

"Don't talk about me," Huang Taishi said, "You haven't left the mansion, but you know the external situation, and you are still very concerned." ”

In his speech, he read it very clearly.

Mrs. Xu is not completely ignorant of the battle situation between the two armies, it should be that when the stewards buy and exit, they will tell Mrs. Xu about some of the conditions outside.

"Before the death of the first emperor, it was not only the emperor who handed us over, but also the Great Zhou," Huang Taishi slowed down his speech and persuaded, "I know that the emperor's actions in recent years have broken your heart, and the emperor has something he didn't do well. ”

It's not a topic that Mrs. Xu wants to hear, but Mrs. Huang's tone is too earnest, and he can't be a donkey's liver and lungs.

Sitting down at the table, Mrs. Xu sighed: "It's not gas, or rather, it's not all gas." ”

Master Huang listened attentively.

"What is the situation in the court, you know as well as I do, the emperor favors the traitor, hurts the foundation, and the official, no martial arts, in fact, there is a fault," Xu Taifu said, "We people, with one foot in the coffin, can we still operate for the Great Zhou for a few years?"

The future of the Great Zhou depends on the emperor, on the successors of the successors, on the young courtiers, and you count them yourself.

His Royal Highness died of illness, and the rest of His Highnesses were the material for the emperor?

Among the young courtiers, in addition to Dingguo Gong, how many people are there?

In the thousand-step corridor, if you can really do things, you write the names of two pieces of paper, and almost all of them are written, and then go down to the state capital, which is even more of a headache.

Right now, it's necessary to recruit talent."

Huang Taishi was silent.

These ideas were also mentioned by Mrs. Xu to the emperor before, but they were not achieved for various reasons.

The most important of these is the existence of Deng Guoshi.

Although Taishi Huang's view of the national teacher is different from that of Taifu Xu, there is one thing that is the same.

The emperor and the courtiers are used to being comfortable.

Therefore, he let Xiliang move to break this comfort, let the emperor see the predicament of Da Zhou, and break the situation.

"I still want to work hard," Huang Taishi sighed, "Old lady, you can't be completely discouraged, right?" ”