The evil smile on Tang Xiaohao's face made Wu Tianlu tremble, after all, this kid can say anything. Not to mention letting Wu Tianlu be his apprentice, even the request of letting Wu Tianlu marry him is likely to be put forward, and he also thinks it is reasonable.

However, Tang Xiaohao put away his smile and asked, "Hall Master Wu, are you expensive this year?" ”

Wu Tianlu replied: "Two out of thirty." ”

Tang Xiaohao said: "I am eighteen this year, and you are thirty-two." So, should I call you Daddy? ”

Wu Tianlu was stunned, he didn't know what this kid was going to do, there must be nothing good.

Tang Xiaohao suddenly said solemnly: "Why don't we bow down?" ”

Wu Tianlu breathed a sigh of relief: "That's exactly what I mean." ”

Tang Xiaohao slapped the table and got up and said, "Then let's worship as father and son!" ”

Wu Tianlu almost didn't fall when he heard this, where is there anyone who worships as a father and son!? This kid really doesn't have a serious time!

Wu Tianlu coughed and said: "Let's be brothers, we don't want to be born on the same day and year in the same year, but only on the same day and ...... same year."

"Stop! Don't say that word! It's so unlucky. Tang Xiaohao immediately interrupted Wu Tianlu, "The day of the sworn worship is not so unlucky, and I swear to be auspicious." Also, you need to kneel down to bow down, right? ”

As soon as Wu Tianlu nodded, Tang Xiaohao knelt down directly, then looked up at Wu Tianlu and said, "What are you doing standing?" Kneel. ”

Wu Tianlu looked helplessly at Tang Xiaohao kneeling in front of him and said: "Worship as brothers, you don't need to kneel in front of you, we are kneeling to heaven and earth, not each other." ”

Tang Xiaohao suddenly realized: "Oh, yes, the righteousness is different from worship, you don't need brothers to worship, right?" ”

Is this kid a genius or an idiot? How did he learn the martial arts of the world? Wu Tianlu knelt next to Tang Xiaohao, clasping his hands into fists: "I, Wu Tianlu, beggars help the hall master of Tianying Hall!" ”

After that, Wu Tianlu looked at Tang Xiaohao: "It's your turn." ”

Tang Xiaohao also clenched his fists with both hands: "I, the dream of 100,000 girls in Jiuyuan, the old enemy of men all over the world, the master of Jelly Beans, the son of the commander of the Royal Iron Guard, and Tang Xiaohao, a good man who stands up to the sky!" ”

After Tang Xiaohao finished speaking, he looked at Wu Tianlu, who had no love: "And then?" ”

Wu Tianlu fixed his mind and said: "Although the two of us have different surnames, we are willing to become brothers, from today onwards, we will work together to hoe the strong and help the weak, nine days of the sun and the moon, learn from this heart, betray righteousness and ingratitude, and destroy heaven and earth!" ”

Wu Tianlu looked at Tang Xiaohao after speaking.

Tang Xiaohao was a little puzzled, as if he was thinking about something.

Wu Tianlu said: "It's your turn, say it." ”

Tang Xiaohao looked embarrassed: "I think of the idioms at the beginning of the word extinction are not very auspicious, you see, the catastrophe of annihilation, the extinction of human nature, these are not good." ”

Wu Tianlu was helpless: "Brother, this is not playing idiom solitaire, if you really can't speak, just say a good word." ”

Tang Xiaohao hurriedly nodded: "Oh, that's it, okay...... Nine days on the top, my Tang Xiaohao bowed for the first time, I don't know the rules, and I ask God not to be surprised. ”

God doesn't think it's weird, okay! Wu Tianlu couldn't cry or laugh.

Tang Xiaohao looked serious, and continued: "I actually don't know what righteous anger is, but my father said before that soldiers will not throw down their comrades on the battlefield, that is righteous anger." Don't bully people on weekdays, and know how to protect the weak, that is also righteousness. Therefore, I, Tang Xiaohao, swear to Jiutian that I will never abandon my eldest brother in the future, let alone do those things that are not as good as bullies and dogs. ”

After speaking, Tang Xiaohao looked at Wu Tianlu: "Can I say that?" ”

Wu Tianlu nodded, although Tang Xiaohao didn't seem to be serious, he didn't understand the rules of the rivers and lakes, and he didn't understand the chivalry of walking in the rivers and lakes, but this kid's words were clear and sincere, and they did come from the bottom of his heart.

Tang Chen, you taught a good son.

Wu Tianlu got up and helped Tang Xiaohao up by the way: "Xiaohao, from now on, I will be your eldest brother, and you will be my younger brother." ”

Tang Xiaohao smiled: "I finally have a big brother." ”

After that, Tang Xiaohao immediately got down to business: "Big brother, Xiaoxuan's matter, there is really no way." ”

Wu Tianlu didn't expect Tang Xiaohao to say this: "Even if there is no way, I have to go." ”

Tang Xiaohao gave Wu Tianlu an analysis: "Big brother, don't hide it, when I met you for the first time yesterday, I knew that the five of you were either following those two people who broke the Golden Gate, or you were following the white horse young man at the front. Don't you know, that young man on the white horse entered the city with the waist card of the Iron Guard, and he looked familiar, I suspect that he is my father's person, but I don't know what the connection is, I just intuitively think that you are a good person, so I decided to help you enter the city. ”

Wu Tianlu didn't say anything, but was thinking about whether to tell Tang Xiaohao about something, if he did, this sworn brother would be involved.

Tang Xiaohao continued: "Big brother, the situation in my family is a bit complicated, and it is different from what you outside see, Nanrong Wenjun is not my mother. ”

Wu Tianlu was surprised: "What do you mean?" ”

Tang Xiaohao smiled bitterly: "My mother is the woman my father is looking for outside, and I am an illegitimate child, but after I was born, my father had the courage to bring me back because he had no children under his knees." My stepmother, that is, Nan Rong Wenjun, is not easy to say anything on her face, because they only have two daughters and no sons. Therefore, my stepmother has always looked at me unpleasantly, you know, my father can have today's status, all depends on my stepmother's mother's mother's family, that is, the Nanrong family, but I am not the child of the two of them, and what I inherit in the future is also equal to the Nanrong family, and the Nanrong family will definitely not be reconciled. ”

Wu Tianlu was puzzled: "However, your stepmother is not the only descendant of the Nanrong family, Nanrong Qufeng also has two sons, no matter what, it will not be your turn to inherit, right?" ”

Tang Xiaohao said again: "Big brother, it is true that it is not my turn to inherit the Nanrong family, but someone also needs to inherit all this from my father." Although the Nanrong family is huge, but also knows the truth of the tree, the current head of the Nanrong family, my nominal grandfather Nanrong Qufeng, although he is a military secretary, it is only a second grade, and the grade is not as good as my father, but even when the prime minister of the dynasty saw him, he had to bow his head. ”

Wu Tianlu said: "I heard that even the two sons of Nanrong Qufeng are only from the fifth grade and the fourth grade. ”

"The Nanrong family's own power is one of the best in the entire Jiuyuan, if the power in the court is the same, it is the power on the bright side of the government and the opposition, will the royal Ji family let it go? Naturally not. Tang Xiaohao analyzed in detail, "It is precisely because my grandfather knows the reason that he has refused to become one person under ten thousand people for various reasons for decades, and at the same time, except for the Shendu Army and the Tiger Horse of the Nanrong family, he does not interfere with other military powers, let alone interfere with the iron guards belonging to the royal forbidden army." ”

Wu Tianlu said: "That's why Nanrong Qufeng wanted to support your father in the first place." ”

Tang Xiaohao continued: "Although everyone in Jiuyuan knows that my father is the son-in-law of the Nanrong family, the court also knows that my father used to be the emperor's loyal personal guard outside the palace. Even if he later married Nanrong Wenjun and was sent to the Iron Guard, it was a great achievement. A person who is loyal to the royal family marries the daughter of the Nanrong family, which means that he has become the bridge between the Nanrong family and the royal family. ”

Tang Chen is the buffer zone between the emperor and the Nanrong family, just imagine, if the ironclad guard and the imperial capital army are controlled by the Nanrong family on the bright side, it is like the generals on the chessboard have been surrounded to death. If this is the case, the Nanrong family will almost print the words "rebel at any time" on the family flag.

Of course, this does not mean that the Nan Rong family has given up the Iron Guard, if Tang Chen's heirs do not have the blood of the Nan Rong family, then it is very likely that they will completely fall to the royal family in the future, then this bridge will lose its balance, which the Nan Rong family does not want to see.

When Wu Tianlu heard this, he also understood: "This is why you are dressing up as a gentleman, a loser, and a playboy?" ”

Tang Xiaohao sighed: "Otherwise? However, I pretend to be crazy and stupid all day long, and I am not lying on the salary to try my guts, ready to go, I just want to live, if I didn't do this, my stepmother would have killed me a long time ago. After that, Tang Xiaohao said again, "Big brother, I would rather be born in an ordinary family." ”

Wu Tianlu shook his head and said: "Xiaohao, you don't know the suffering of ordinary people, if you really know and really feel it, you won't say such things." Do you know that if you spend a lot of money, ordinary people can live for a year with a day's expenses? ”

Tang Xiaohao nodded: "I also know, I can't help it, I don't spend money so much, my stepmother will think that I am wrong...... Speaking of Xiao Xuan, you also know that the Shendu Army is the private soldiers of the Nanrong family, the commander Mu Yinghao, and the deputy general Liao Yanqi are all retainers of the Nanrong family, and the allegiance is not to the current imperial court. Moreover, even if my father didn't tell me, I knew that the Shendu Army had been staring at my father all along. ”

Wu Tianlu asked: "You mean, your grandfather Nanrong is not at ease with your father?" ”

Tang Xiaohao said: "My grandfather looks very kind, but every time I look at his eyes, I feel scared. My father is the bridge between him and the current emperor, as long as he doesn't lose his balance, he won't be uneasy, but his retainers, that is, the beasts of the Shendu Army, don't have such good brains. ”

Wu Tianlu asked, "What do you say?" ”

Tang Xiaohao said: "Although Mu Yinghao is cunning, in the final analysis, he is a martial artist, this kind of martial artist has a relatively simple brain, and his mind is full of fighting the world for the Nanrong family, and he thinks that the world should be the Nanrong family." The most important thing is that Mu Yinghao is also a famous general, and his military exploits back then were no less than my father's, but his current official rank and grade are lower than my father's, and he is naturally unconvinced, which is human nature. ”

Wu Tianlu completely understood: "Mu Yinghao is now staring at us, the ultimate goal is to deal with your father?" ”

Tang Xiaohao nodded and said, "That's right, Mu Yinghao just wants to find a reason to tie you and my father together, and then buckle the basin." ”

Wu Tianlu, who was originally anxious to save Xiao Xuan, eased his emotions: "If I go to save Xiao Xuan on impulse, our own death is a small matter, and it is a big matter to implicate your father." ”

Tang Xiaohao immediately said: "Big brother, I'm not just thinking about my father, the world is still unstable, there are wars everywhere, even the people of Shendu haven't lived a few years of down-to-earth life, if something happens again, how can people live in this world?" ”

Tang Xiaohao's words made Wu Tianlu admire, this kid is not very old, he has a very thorough view of those things in the government and the opposition, and the most important thing is that he still has the dawn in his heart, which is really not simple.

Wu Tianlu subconsciously looked at the other wall, which was full of political theories, conspiracy and history books, he was a heretic, and naturally did not understand those, although he only flipped through it and found that those books, especially chronicles such as "Jiuyuan Tongjian", had been marked and annotated.

Therefore, Tang Xiaohao can see those thoroughly, not only because he grew up in this environment, but also because he read poetry and books. As for why Tang Xiaohao wanted to marry Wu Tianlu as brothers, Wu Tianlu didn't think about it.

Tang Xiaohao walked up to Wu Tianlu and said, "Big brother, although I have a way, I can't guarantee that I can rescue Xiao Xuan." The main reason is that Xiao Xuan has been poisoned, and he has been poisoned, so I can only go and investigate the situation first. ”

Wu Tianlu didn't want Tang Xiaohao to take risks: "You go to investigate?" ”

Tang Xiaohao said: "I can only go, and I didn't let Xiao Bell arrange Xiao Xuan in the Four Seas Inn for no reason." ”

Tang Xiaohao asked Wu Tianlu to wait in the basement with peace of mind, and rest and heal by the way. He returned to his house on the ground and summoned his personal servant Tang Dun.

Tang Dun, this kid, eats as long as he has nothing to do on weekdays, as long as he can eat, he will not refuse. No, when Tang Dun entered the house, he was still holding a radish in his hand and gnawing on it.

Tang Xiaohao looked at Tang Dun, whose cheeks were bulging, and said, "Where did you get the radish?" ”

Tang Dun pointed outside and said, "I planted it myself in the yard." ”

Tang Xiaohao almost kicked Tang Dun in the face: "You grow radishes in my garden?" Only delicate flowers are allowed in my garden, do you believe that I planted you in the soil? ”

Tang Dun hurriedly explained: "Young master, you said it, plant some melons, fruits and vegetables in the side courtyard, in case you are trapped here one day, you will not starve to death." ”

Tang Xiaohao motioned for Tang Dun to step forward and handed him a golden dragon: "Go and wrap up the Four Seas Inn for me." ”

Tang Dun was puzzled: "Why?" ”

Tang Xiaohao said: "Tell Boss Huang, I will charter one day and one night, the condition is that no guests are allowed in the inn, and the guests who stay have to find a way to get rid of them, and I can compensate the guests for their accommodation expenses." ”

Tang Dun still didn't understand: "Young master, however, the master doesn't allow you to go out." ”

"I know, I only have a way," Tang Xiaohao said impatiently, "Although my father won't let me go out, but in the mansion, who has the final say on weekdays?" ”

Tang Dun didn't hesitate: "Madam." ”

Tang Xiaohao said: "That's right, after you leave the house, first find your eldest brother Lian Lian, and ask him to go to the Red Card Twelve Workshops to spend a lot of money to cover the two Oiran of Hanshuang and Yueyan, and take the two of them to the Four Seas Inn to wait for me." ”

Tang Dun was even more puzzled: "Young Master, have you figured it out?" Finally planning to do something that a man should do, and stop acting in the future? ”

Tang Xiaohao kicked Tang Dun: "Get out!" Do as I say. ”

After Tang Xiaohao finished speaking, he went straight out of the house, walked out of the side courtyard, walked through the eaves corridor to the back garden, watched his two sisters drinking tea in the pavilion from a distance, and then pretended to be in a trance and walked to the edge of the lotus pond, deliberately standing in a place where the two could see and looking at the pool in a daze.

In the pavilion, the eldest sister Tang Weige is teaching Tang Wangshu to play the song "Star and Moon Companion", because the emperor's favorite song is this "Star and Moon Companion", so Tang Wangshu also wants to learn it as soon as possible, and after entering the palace in the future, he will please the emperor.

After talking about the song, Tang Weige just got up and asked Tang Wangshu to try it, and Tang Wangshu saw Tang Xiaohao standing on the edge of the lotus pond not far away: "Huh? Why is the little brother here? ”

Tang Weige raised his eyes and looked: "Father didn't let him go out of the house, he was naturally bored, he took good care of the maids in the house in the past two days, you see the green light in his eyes." ”

As soon as they finished speaking, the two saw Tang Xiaohao jump directly into the lotus pond, Tang Weige was stunned, and Tang Wangshu didn't care about any etiquette image, and rushed over with his dress. Tang Weige hurriedly asked the maid to stop Tang Wangshu, and at the same time hurriedly asked his subordinates to send his family to rescue.

The nurses in the hospital heard the two young ladies calling for help and hurried over.

Tang Wangshu, who was dragged by the maid, pointed to the lotus pond and shouted, "Go down and save the young master!" Hurry up! ”

The four nurses jumped directly into the lotus pond and scooped up Tang Xiaohao, and Tang Xiaohao, who had fished it up, was still holding a lotus flower in his hand, his eyes were blurred, and he looked like he was loveless.

Tang Wangshu hurriedly said to the maid: "Why are you stunned, go and get clothes for the young master." ”

Then, Tang Wangshu squatted down again and asked, "Little brother, what's wrong with you?" ”

Tang Xiaohao didn't answer, but struggled to jump into the lotus pond again, and several family members hurriedly held it down.

Tang Weige walked slowly from the pavilion at this time: "Looking at his appearance of seeking death and life, you can know that he must be thinking about honey picking again." ”

Honey picking is a more elegant way of saying, to put it bluntly, it is to find a woman.

When Tang Xiaohao heard this, he knew that it was almost over, and his tears rolled down, half of his body was attached to the rockery next to him, and after sticking the lotus flower on his cheek, he began to hum the tune of "Star and Moon Companion".

"Stars and Moon Companions" was originally a song to express longing, and the composer used starlight very implicitly to represent the people in his heart. This song was originally only circulated among the people, but later it was heard by the emperor by chance, and the emperor liked it very much, so he asked the musicians in the court to learn this song as well.

However, how can the emperor be a member of this kind of music that ordinary people listen to?

Helplessly, the young emperor has fallen in love with this song, and he has to listen to it both alive and dead, and it is uncomfortable not to listen to it for a day. The emperor's mother, that is, the queen mother, felt sorry for her son, but the rules were there, so after gathering those strategists and capable people, she came up with a perfect and outrageous way that made the people of the world scold - the people were not allowed to play this "Star and Moon Companion" again.

In this way, this song is exclusive to the Son of Heaven, so there is no problem.

In order to prevent the blind man who composed the music from composing a song that haunted the emperor's dreams in the future, the queen mother directly gave the blind man the title of the big musician. This title is remarkable, since the ancient Kunlun Dynasty, Da Si Le is the chief of music administration, music system, and various ceremonial music in the palace.

It is enough to see how much the Queen Mother dotes on the emperor's son.

Tang Xiaohao also heard his two sisters playing that tune there, so he had an idea, and after being rescued, he began to hum. He knew very well that even if the second sister Tang Wangshu couldn't understand it, the eldest sister Tang Weige would definitely be able to understand it.

The movement in the back garden was so loud that it directly attracted the attention of Nan Rong Wenjun, so after a while, Nan Rong Wenjun also appeared in the back garden.

Although Nan Rong Wenjun was forty-three years old at the time, she had reached the age of not being confused, but this age made her mature feminine charm fully displayed, her delicate facial features were as if they had been carefully carved by God, dignified, generous, but also mature and charming, and then the cold temperament that she exuded up and down made the people around her dare not approach easily.

Nanrong Wenjun has never been very kind to Tang Xiaohao, so he just watched from afar.