"No one can stop the sea."

My father didn't say anything more that day, and I don't know what he was thinking, but I could see a hint of worry in his eyes.

The next morning, I got up early, ready to eat early and go out with my mother. As soon as I took a sip of porridge, I asked, "Mom, is my uncle here to be an envoy?" ”

"How do you know?"

"The place of Muyuguan is not always used to receive envoys." I took a piece of pickled vegetables and ate it, and suddenly said, "Mom, isn't my uncle the generalissimo of the north?" Could it be that he was discharged from the army? ”

The separation of military and government, whether it is Wuyangcheng or the Great Qi Empire in the north, this is the same. The teacher in the school said that whether it is a politician in charge of the army or a soldier in politics, it is the worst thing. Because there is no constraint in this way, even if the original intention is good, no one can guarantee a good outcome, so it is necessary to put an end to such incidents. It's just that I didn't expect that the north, which pursues the imperial system, would actually have the same concept, and I was quite surprised when I learned about it. The military of the Great Qi Empire has four marshals, called the Four Ming Kings of Water, Fire, Earth and Wind, and the uncle is the first. According to the usual practice, the envoys are generally served by political personnel, and in the school, I checked the list of northern envoys in previous years, and very few military personnel filled them. The only two people also came to Wuyang City after they were discharged from the army and turned into civilians. But as a generalissimo, my uncle really can't be discharged from the army, and I really can't figure it out. Mom just said: "There is always a first time in everything, and there is no explicit rule that a soldier cannot serve as an envoy." ”

Mom is right, it's just a convention, and there really is no such explicit. I went to check these boring lists because my teacher assigned an assignment on the history of foreign relations last year, but it was a bit strange to let my uncle be an envoy after all. I was about to ask again, but I heard the sound of horses' hooves outside the door, and a car stopped at the door.

There are not many carriages in Wuyang City, and because of the remoteness of my family, carriages are even more rare. I turned my head to look out the door, and just as I turned around, I saw a man stepping through the door. I was taken aback, jumped up, and exclaimed, "Uncle! Mom also shouted, "Brother, why are you here?"

It turned out to be my uncle Fu Yanshu who came in. It's just that he is wearing a gray cloth robe and carrying a few bags of things in his hand, and he looks like an ordinary person who comes to visit relatives, which is like a generalissimo who holds military power? As soon as he entered the door, he first called his mother: "Ah Rong." He put things down and stretched out his hand as if to hug me, but immediately saved me from being the child he had last seen me, and reached out and touched my head and said, "Hanbai, I have grown a lot taller, I am fifteen years old." ”

I smiled and said, "yes." How is my cousin? Uncle, what did you bring me this time? ”

The uncle lifted a small bag from the ground and said, "You are fifteen years old, so I can teach you this, and my uncle will give you the one at the bottom of the box." ”

He handed me a deerskin bag. I took it, but the bag was unexpectedly heavy. I was stunned, and I opened my mouth to look inside, but inside was a fist-sized chain hammer. I exclaimed, "Meteor Hammer! Uncle, you're going to teach me the Meteor Hammer? ”

My uncle's spear and sword skills are very good, but he also admits that he is not as good as my father. But he has one skill that my father can't, and that is the Meteor Hammer. Three years ago, when he came to Wuyang City, he once demonstrated it to me, I was envious, and I wanted to learn it at that time, but my uncle said that this thing was too dangerous, I was too young, and it would be troublesome if I hurt someone, so I didn't teach me, but I didn't expect that this time he even gave me this meteor hammer. I held the hammer in my palm and said, "Uncle, aren't you afraid that I will cause trouble this time?" ”

Uncle smiled and said, "You have grown up, you should know the severity, and I can pass it on to you." But you have to promise your uncle that you will never use the Meteor Hammer if your opponent does not use a weapon. ”

I didn't have the words to say yes, "yes, yes." But in his heart, he thought about the robbery. If I had this meteor hammer by my side at that time, I wouldn't be afraid of them even if I was stopped in front of them.

I was playing with the Meteor Hammer, and my father also stood up: "Brother Yanshu." ”

"Brother Zheng."

Uncle's tone suddenly became solemn. The two of them have always been like this, speaking very politely, as if they have a common hatred. Mom said on the side: "Brother, you can talk to Si Chu, and I'll bring you wine and food." Hanbai, you go and take out the lychee wine from Jingli Town. ”

I said yes, hung the Meteor Hammer's leather bag on my waist, and walked to the backyard. My father said that lychee wine is best drunk chilled because of its heavy sweetness and strong heat, so my mother put a pot of wine in the well last night. I pulled the jug up from the well and carried it into the kitchen. Mom was busy in the kitchen at this time. Although it was originally my father in Zhang Luo, this time my uncle came first, so I didn't have to pick it up, so the kitchen matter naturally became her business. The duck was steaming on the stove, and she was still cutting a few vegetables, and when she saw me come in, she said, "Hanbai, you brought the wine?" Let's take it out with that plate of brine osmanthus cicadas. ”

I was startled and said, "Dad actually prepared an osmanthus cicada?" I don't want to eat it. ”

"Your uncle is good for this bite, and he didn't give it to you."

The food of Wuyangcheng is famous all over the world, known as "living creatures eat everything except people", and there are some foods that cannot be seen in other places, and osmanthus cicadas are a kind of food. This osmanthus cicada is a kind of insect that grows in the field, and its two front paws are very sharp, usually the length of a person's fingers. After washing and boiling with water, it is marinated with brine for a whole day, and it has become the brine osmanthus cicada that many people in Wuyang City love to eat. When eating, the head of the osmanthus cicada is unscrewed, and the internal organs are pulled out together, and the remaining body is fat and sweet, and it is said that there is a kind of cool fragrance, which is quite popular with the glutton. It's just that I'm not afraid of heaven and earth, but I feel disgusted when I see these big insects, even if I hear people say that I don't dare to eat this thing, and my mother never eats it. Unlike his father, my uncle didn't have a big alcohol addiction, but only had a few drinks. When he came to Wuyang City three years ago, I suspected that my father was deliberately trying to trick him, so I deliberately made some osmanthus cicadas. My uncle was also startled when he saw the osmanthus cicada for the first time, but after tasting one, he moved his index finger and praised it greatly, saying that it was a rare smell, and he drank a few cups of it rarely. I took out the pot of brine osmanthus cicadas from the cupboard, put it on the plate with the wine, and brought it out. When I arrived at the outhouse, I saw my uncle and father sitting at the table, and my uncle was talking about something, and when he saw me coming out, he raised his head and said with a smile: "Hanbai, what delicious food do you give your uncle?" ”

"Osmanthus cicadas. Uncle, you taste. ”

I put the plate down, and my uncle suddenly said, "Hanbai, you are fifteen years old this year, right?" ”

I said, "yes." Uncle, how many days do you want to stay in Wuyang City this time? ”

Uncle smiled and said, "You can also go to the Mu Yuguan to live with me in the past two days, in short, I will teach you the Meteor Hammer before leaving." ”

That's what I was worried about, so I wanted to ask about it, but my uncle immediately knew what I meant. Even though I wasn't a tender person, I was a little embarrassed and said, "That's the best." Uncle, you eat slowly, I'll help my mother do things. ”

I turned and walked towards the kitchen. said that he was helping his mother do things, but in fact, there was nothing to do, he couldn't help her get an oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and his mind was all on his father and uncle. Uncle Xuan is a rare and famous general, and his uncle is known as a peerless general. I heard that he and Uncle Xuan were originally brothers, but now the two of them are hammers and iron heads, although my uncle has been to Wuyang City several times, he has not seen Uncle Xuan once. I heard my mother say that they had a grudge against each other at the beginning, and they never interacted with each other again. My uncle's temper is very stubborn, and I heard my mother say that if she hadn't married her father, my uncle and father probably wouldn't have said a word. But this time, they somehow kept talking in a low voice. I became more and more curious, and I was about to listen to what they had to say, but my mother called me and told me not to be so rude.

When my mother prepared a few dishes prepared by my father and asked me to serve them out, my father and uncle just swallowed up the plate of osmanthus cicadas. My father and uncle were very fond of this big insect, and ate very happily, and there were already a bunch of membranous wings and insect claws in front of them, but their expressions were a little serious, and they didn't know what to talk about. I wiped the table clean, brought the dishes up, and my uncle said, "Hanbai, let your mother stop frying, let's serve it together." ”

As soon as my uncle finished speaking, my mother answered loudly in the back kitchen: "Brother, there are two stir-fried dishes, let Si Chu and Hanbai accompany you to eat first, and I will be fine immediately." ”

My uncle smiled faintly and said to me, "Hanbai, then sit down." How about studying now? ”

"I'm pretty good at reading, and I've never been out of the top 10 in my grade."

Uncle raised his eyebrows: "Hey, it seems that you are with your mother." Your mother was always the first in the girls' school when she was a child, and she took the fifth exam again, and when she came home, she cried and cried, I said two words to her, and she ignored me for ten days. ”

I said, "Mom was still like this when she was a child?" ”

"yes. She has never admitted. ”

I looked at my father. In my mind, my mother has always been very loving, but I didn't expect her to be like this when she was a child. My temper never admits defeat, if I suffer a loss, I will try my best to get it back, it seems that I really inherited my mother's character, and my father is not like this. My father didn't hold a grudge, and I rarely heard him talk about the past, and occasionally when I heard him talk to Uncle Xuan, Uncle Xuan was very angry, but he never said much.

At this time, my mother came out with two dishes, and when she heard her uncle talking about her, she smiled and said, "Brother, what are you talking nonsense, let's eat." ”

Mom has been doing housework at home every day for many years, and the dishes are very good, but I am all focused on the meteor hammer, and I finish it in two bites, but I go to the backyard to practice by myself. I haven't practiced the Meteor Hammer, and I've heard that this thing is quite powerful, between a hidden weapon and a weapon, but it's not very easy to use, and the good hand can dance all over the body, rain or shine, but if you're not careful, you will hit yourself. I don't dare to dance now, I only dare to throw it with the simplest of them. The holster was very tough, and it was thrown and dragged back. I practiced a few times, and I felt that I was a little bit accurate, and I was proud, but I heard my uncle say behind me: "Hanbai, you are practicing." ”

I turned my head and said, "Uncle, do you think that's the case?" ”

Uncle walked over and said with a smile: "The meteor hammer has four methods: throwing, turning, hooking, and spinning, among which the throwing method is fundamental, and it is only familiar with the hand, which is your practice." The other three are to practice the technique first, it is too dangerous to use the meteor hammer directly, you have to tie a wooden block with a rope, and you can practice it well. ”

As he spoke, he took the meteor hammer from my hand and put it on his wrist, held the hammer in his palm, and threw it suddenly. With a "snap", the meteor hammer smashed on the stake in front of him, and with a flick of his wrist, he took advantage of the momentum to retract it, and the meteor hammer had already flown back diagonally, spun around the top of his head, and smashed on the stake from one side. Before the meteor hammer fell, he hooked his hand, and the meteor hammer flew back again, spun around and flew out again. This time, it fell from the top down, and with a "bang", it smashed on the top of the stake, smashing the stake three points shorter like a hammer, and then the hammer was withdrawn into his palm.

These few rounds are wishful, and I can't take my eyes off it, and I don't dare to marvel. My father said that my uncle was excellent in martial arts, no worse than him, and even my father couldn't do this stunt. When my uncle handed the meteor back into my hands, I said, "Uncle, how many years have you practiced this?" ”

"It won't take three months to practice, hehe," my uncle smiled, "and it will never end." ”

I know the saying "practice makes perfect". I took the meteor hammer and was about to try it, when my uncle suddenly said, "Hanbai, you can go to the imperial capital with me this time." ”

"To the imperial capital?"

I was taken aback. I haven't grown up yet, and my parents are here, so what does it mean to go to the imperial capital with my uncle now? I thought about it in my heart, but I immediately faintly guessed two or three points, and said carefully: "Uncle, am I in trouble?" ”

My uncle looked at me, sighed, and said, "So you know." ”

What a trouble! I was even more surprised. Although I felt a little strange about what my father had said to me earlier, I didn't expect it to cause such a big disaster. It was only now that I understood why my father wanted me to take time off from class. It seems that the ban on the Blessing of Longevity and Anointing will only lead to more incidents. I hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Uncle, is Mom going too?" ”

"Your father doesn't want to go to the imperial capital."

I sighed secretly. My uncle is also very clear about my mother's temperament. My father didn't want to go to the imperial capital, so she would rather leave me than leave my father. Although I looked down on my father a little, I couldn't help but feel a little sad that I really wanted to leave my parents. My uncle also saw what was on my mind, and said softly: "Hanbai, you don't have to worry too much, after a year or two, I will send you back." He paused, and then said, "Besides, after going to the imperial capital, you will have many good teachers." ”

I was stunned and said, "Teacher? Uncle, don't you teach me? ”

"The most my uncle can teach you is this meteor hammer, and I'm afraid that nothing else is available." Seeing that I was a little frustrated, he smiled and said, "Don't think that your uncle is unparalleled in the world, there are many powerful people." What's more, when you go to the imperial capital, there is also a big man who specifically mentions it. ”

I was stunned again: "Big shot? Does he know me? ”

The uncle is the generalissimo of the empire and the head of the four kings of water, fire, earth, and wind. The big man in his mouth must at least be on the same level as him. But to be honest, I don't really believe that there is a big man who can surpass my uncle.

"He knows you." Uncle obviously didn't want to say more, but said, "You can prepare, and I will pick you up the day after tomorrow." ”

This night, my mother prepared a change of clothes for me under the lamp. She took them out one by one, spread them out on the table, and called me over from time to time for me to try, and she never tired of trying. After trying something too small, she sighed and said, "This dress is small again, so it has to be changed to be bigger." ”

I saw that she seemed to be about to take a knife and cut it out, so I hurriedly said, "Mom, what are you doing with so many clothes?" I couldn't wear it again after two years. ”

Mom was stunned and sighed, "Yes." After putting this away, she sighed again and said, "It's very cold in Fog Cloud City in winter, so let's take a few thick clothes." ”

She was burying her head and her clothes again, when her father suddenly said to the side: "Hanbai, come here." ”

My father's voice was very solemn, and I couldn't help but be a little scared. In the past, when he used to talk to me in this tone, most of the time when I was sued. At this time, my mother raised her head and smiled: "Go ahead, your father is reluctant to let you go, and wants to explain a few words to you." ”

He can explain something. I muttered to myself. When I was a child, I didn't know that my father's reputation would be so bad in Wuyang City, even some illiterate old ladies would grit their teeth when they mentioned him, I really don't know what angry things he had done. I walked over and said, "Dad, what's the matter?" ”

"The day after tomorrow, you will go to the imperial capital. I don't know when I'll come back. ”

There was a strange helplessness in his voice, although I have always complained a little about him, but when I heard him say this, my heart was sour, and I whispered: "Dad, it's okay, don't worry about me." I'm gone, you have to take care. ”

Father probably didn't expect me to say these comforting words to him, so he was slightly surprised, touched my head, paused and said, "Han Bai, after you go to Fog Cloud City, you have to listen to your uncle's words." Your uncle is a great man in the world, don't make him angry. ”

I looked at my father. At some point, there were a few strands of gray hair on his sideburns. In fact, when my father was in the prime of life, he was just bored at home all day, and I really don't know how he could endure it. I whispered, "Dad, in fact, I think that you should also go to Fog Cloud City, and say no, who will be better." ”

The father was stunned and said with a wry smile: "Hanbai, have you heard of a saying that the eldest husband has something to do and something not to do?" ”

I was a little unconvinced, and said, "However, the wrong thing is not done, and going to Fog Cloud City can't be wrong, right?" ”

My father sighed, "Something you don't do is not necessarily wrong. He patted my head lightly again and said, "Hanbai, you are smart enough, but I am also worried that you are a little too smart, and you may suffer from this." You must know that there is an old saying that when a good swimmer drowns, people are often planted on their own strengths. ”

My father had never said this to me, and I didn't understand it, but I also knew a little bit about what my father meant, and what he said was naturally arrogant and defeated. I said, "Yes." ”