I heard him call me "Xiao Xiao Zheng", and I couldn't help but be stunned. Although I don't have the surname Zheng, but my father's surname is Zheng, and this old man also knows my father? I said, "Grandpa, do you recognize me?" ”

"Of course I don't know you kid, but I know your dad well."

I scratched my head. This old man is from the north, but his father was also a general in the north when he was young, so he is a long-cherished acquaintance. Judging by his age, he is twenty or thirty years older than his father, and he must be a senior, but fortunately I was not rude to him. I said, "Grandpa, may I ask your name?" ”

He said, "My surname is Fang...... You call me grandpa, don't call me old. Speaking of this, he sighed lightly, and said: "Alas, Xiao Fu married his sister to Xiao Zheng, and both of them are the top masters of the next generation. ”

Although he blew his beard and glared, he was praising me no matter how he heard it. It seems that although this old man surnamed Fang is very competitive, his knowledge is not weak. I said, "Grandpa Fang, are you very familiar with my father?" ”

"Cooked, of course cooked. Your father, Xiao Zheng, also served as a staff officer for me back then. Alas, it's been so many years, and he's still so strong-tempered, right? Until now, many people in the army still remember him. ”

I nodded, "Almost." ”

If my father was around, I wouldn't dare say anything. I have always disagreed with my father, and he has such a bad reputation in Wuyang City, but I didn't expect that he would really have a good reputation in the north, which made me curious. I said, "Grandpa Fang, didn't my father fight with the Northern Army before?" ”

He sighed and said: "Yes, after many years of fighting, Xiao Fu and the two of him fought endlessly, I always thought that one would die in the hands of the other, but I didn't expect to become Uncle Lang's relatives later." He picked up the silver wine jug on the ground, walked to the wall and put the wooden knife on the weapon rack, and said, "Xiao Zheng, why did you go north with your uncle this time?" ”

I can't say that I have caused a big disaster in Wuyang City, and someone is going to take my life, but I just said, "Yes." Grandpa Fang, what kind of knife technique did you use just now? ”

I'm most concerned about how he can beat me. His knife technique is really mediocre, that is, this hand knife change style is very good, almost the same as my style, but the technique is slightly different. He smiled and said: "I only use the general knife technique in the army, only this hand-changing knife style was learned from the Xifu Army in the past." It's a pity that I was old when I practiced this knife, and as a result, I practiced this flashy knife changing style, but I didn't expect that you, this kid, would actually be able to capsize in the gutter. ”

The trick of changing the knife is indeed flashy as he said, because although Uncle Xuan told me that he can win by surprise, it is actually difficult to make it in a real fight. Because if there is a little mistake, it is a joke with my own life, and I only dare to use it in this competition, but it really went wrong, and the knife was changed, but he took the lead. I just heard him say that it was the Xifu Army, and I was surprised: "The Xifu Army? ”

He said: "You can cut the shadow knife, don't you know the Xifu army?" This shadow slashing knife was the original military governor of the Xifu ......" Speaking of this, he sighed and said: "Forget it, it was decades ago, you kid don't know." Boy, but to tell the truth, if you really fight to the death, the old man really can't fight you. ”

I couldn't laugh or cry. Although he admitted that he couldn't fight for life and death, he actually boasted that he had won me in the competition, but he hadn't blown it yet. I said, "By the way, Grandpa Fang, why did you come to Wuyang City with my uncle?" ”

If he is said to be an uncle's servant, he is too old, and his uncle is very polite to him, not like he is a co-worker. He smiled again and said, "Boy, I was born in Wuyang City." I haven't been back for decades, and I want to come back and see it. After he said that, he unscrewed the lid of the wine jug and took a sip, sighing: "The years are urging people to grow old, but it's a pity that I didn't see your father Xiao Zheng." But when I really saw him, I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to say anything. ”

Hearing him talk about his father again, I was even more curious, so I just wanted to ask him again, but he said first: "Little Zheng, did your father teach you the art of war?" ”

I said, "Teaching is teaching......

"Ha, then you must not have listened attentively! Xiao Zheng was known as the number one general in the world, and Xiao Fu saw that he had no temper, how could he give birth to you Xiao Zheng but he didn't even know the art of war. ”

I blushed slightly. My father taught me the art of war, but at that time, because I just knew that my father actually had a name in the history textbook, but it had such a bad reputation, and I didn't want to be a soldier at all in my life, so I really didn't want to hear him say anything about the art of war and the like. I said, "Grandpa Fang, does this have anything to do with the art of war?" ”

"Of course." He screwed the lid of the wine jug and put it in his arms, and said, "Little Zheng, the way of the sword, there are three words in total, you know?" ”

I said, "It's skill, strength, and speed." ”

Both my father and Uncle Xuan said this. In fact, it is not only the dancing knife and sword, the spearmanship, the fist and the kick, including everything that can fight, all of them take off these three words. He nodded and said, "Not bad." The knife technique I learned is only the common knife technique in the army, and it is far inferior to your shadow slashing knife, and the word 'skill' has fallen behind. As for strength and speed, it's even better than you. But do you know why you were defeated by me? ”

Although I was a little unconvinced in my heart, I thought that I still flashed his attack just now, and if I continued to fight, he would definitely lose, but I still lost in the end. I said, "Grandpa Fang, did you win me by the art of war?" ”

He nodded and said, "My physical strength, in fact, is to make one sword, and then I can't make a second knife, so I have to decide the outcome with you." If you agree, this is what the Art of War says, 'First is invincible, then the enemy can be victorious'. ”

I said, "Unwinnable? What does that mean? ”

He patted my head and said, "No matter how weak one side is, there is always a chance not to lose. For example, when you were naughty when you were young, Xiao Zheng wanted to spank you, and you drilled under the bed, but Xiao Zheng couldn't get in, wouldn't it be your invincibility? Xiao Zheng, this is the art of war. ”

When my father told me about the art of war, he never said it so plainly. I said, "Ah, in other words, if you only play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses, you can at least be invincible, right?" ”

He laughed: "Xiao Xiao Zheng is really Xiao Xiao Zheng ......"

Before he could say more, I hurriedly said, "Grandpa Fang, my name is Hanbai." The Han of Wen Han is clear. ”

I didn't dare to tell him that my surname was not Zheng, otherwise I would have to explain for a long time, but it was uncomfortable to hear him call me "Little Zheng". He said, "Oh, did your mother take this name or did your father take it?" ”

I said, "I don't know." Listen to my mother, it is taken from the sentence 'White Horse Hanru'. ”

He was stunned and asked, "What does this mean?" ”

I said, "My mother said that it means a white horse that runs fast." ”

He looked at me for a moment, then smiled and said, "White horse? It's your mother's name. Boy, you look a little more like your mother, not too much......" He said this, but his brow furrowed, as if he remembered something, and looked at me carefully. I was a little hairy by him, and said, "Grandpa Fang, what's wrong?" ”

He shook his head, as if to throw some thoughts out of his mind, and after settling down, he said, "Nothing." Your name is Hanbai, right? That's a good name. ”

I'm a little confused. The way he looked at me, it's hard to say it was because of my name. Does he have a grudge against my father? This is not necessarily impossible, but he just kept saying "Xiao Zheng", which was very affectionate, and said that his father had been his staff officer, so it was really hard to believe that he had any old grudge with his father. Before I could ask anything more, he had already said, "Little Zheng, do you still want to stay here?" I've got to go back to the cabin to rest, this old bone can't hold up. ”

Although I told him my name, he still called me "Xiao Xiao Zheng", it seems that these three words are more comfortable than the word "Hanbai", and he is used to calling them. I stood up straight and said, "Grandpa Fang, then you can go." ”

He took a sip of wine and walked away, but I was not as weak as him, and the round of competition just now did not consume any strength at all, so I picked up the wooden knife and continued to practice. Although this old man is not annoying, it is just that his strange behavior at the end always reassures me a little. He seemed to remember something, maybe his father still had some grudges with him when he went south? When the north restored the imperial system, there was a big war with the south, and my father was discredited because of this war and was said to be a traitor. But with my uncle here, forgiving him won't be unfavorable to me. His remark that "first of all, before the enemy can be victorious" is very reasonable. That time I lost to the black rat in the ring, because I wanted to take the lead with the iron fist, but the black rat was much more powerful than me. And this old man knows that his skills, strength, and speed are not as good as mine, and the only chance to win is that trick to change the knife, so he set up enough traps for me to drill at the beginning, and seize the opportunity to win with the knife change.

It seems that the art of war is not as useless as I originally thought.

This practice is a bit lost in time. Although the days are long in summer, the sun is also moving westward. I was still practicing, and I suddenly heard my uncle say at the door: "Hanbai." ”

I took the knife, but I saw my uncle standing at the door of the room, and hurriedly said, "Uncle, are you done?" ”

Uncle said, "Yes." He looked around and said, "Has Elder Fang been here?" ”

I said, "Yes." Uncle, who is this old man? ”

Uncle smiled and said, "You probably don't recognize him." Do you know the name of Wuyang City Seven Days? ”

I said, "Of course I know, Uncle Xuan is also one of them." ”

As soon as I said "Uncle Xuan", I regretted it a little. My mother told me that Uncle Xuan and his uncle were originally brothers in the same school, but Uncle Xuan and his father went south and parted ways with their uncle. If the uncle hated his father about seven points, then he hated Uncle Xuan for ten points. Now because of his mother, he and his father have released their previous suspicions, but they have not eased up with Uncle Xuan at all, so every time he comes back to Wuyang City, Uncle Xuan never dares to appear, and even this time Uncle Xuan is an envoy from the north, and Uncle Xuan, the leader of the Wuyang Army, did not come to the dock to see him off in the end. Sure enough, as soon as I said Uncle Xuan, my uncle hated and said: "Xuan Minglei, this bastard who eats inside and out, what kind of seven-day general is he, but there was a substitute who died in battle." Wuyang City Seven Heavenly Generals, there are three generations, Fang Lao is the second generation, and your grandfather is a generation. ”

Uncle Xuan was so poisonous when he heard it. I was also afraid that he would scold something unpleasant, so I hurriedly said, "My grandfather? ”

If it was before, when it came to grandpa, I never had any doubts, it was Zheng Zhao, the late elder of Wuyang City. It's just that just now, my aunt told me that my real grandfather is a person named Chu Xiuhong, and I can't help but chuckle in my heart. The uncle said, "Yes, you ...... Grandfather. ”

Although he spoke smoothly, he paused slightly before the word "grandpa". Obviously, he was already aware of the slip of the tongue. I said, "Uncle, you know my real grandfather, right?" ”

A strange look suddenly flashed in my uncle's eyes. Seeing his expression, I already knew it. In fact, it is not difficult to guess that my father's surname is Zheng, but he gave me the surname Chu. My uncle is my dearest, and in any case, even if he doesn't ask my father, he will ask my mother what is going on. Although my father was fierce to me, he, like Uncle Xuan, couldn't be fierce in front of his wife at all, and he must be honest if he had anything to say, so ninety percent of his uncle knew about it. I was heartbroken and said, "Uncle, my mother also told you the name Chu Xiuhong, right?" ”

Although my uncle was known as the number one general in the north, he was obviously a little surprised at this time. He looked at me and said, "What did your mother tell you?" ”

Although he did not answer, he admitted that he knew about it. I said, "yes......"

I was about to deceive him, but my uncle straightened his face and scolded: "Hanbai! Your mother said that you have a bad temperament, not like your father, I still don't believe it, it turns out that you are really full of nonsense! ”

I was startled, knowing that I had gone too far, and my uncle had seen a flaw. I knew that if I didn't admit it, there would be no good fruit to eat in front of my uncle, so I hurriedly said: "Actually, it wasn't my mother who told me, but once my mother took me to see my aunt, I heard the two of them secretly talking behind their backs." ”

Hearing me say this, my uncle's face softened and said, "That's it." In fact, it's nothing if you know, it's just that it's nothing in Wuyang City, and when you get to the north, you must not talk too much. I mentioned you to the other party, and I also said that your surname is Zheng, and your name is Zheng Hanbai. ”

When my uncle said this, my mother must have told him not to tell me the truth. When she said this to her uncle, she naturally wouldn't say it to me, but I said that she told me, and my uncle naturally saw the flaw. Fortunately, I was able to complete the lie quickly, and my mother was not in front of me, so I couldn't expose it. Just hearing him say that I must not say my surname Chu, I couldn't help but be a little surprised, and asked, "Uncle, does my grandfather have a bad reputation in the north?" ”

Uncle shook his head and said, "It's not very bad. Today's emperor Liwu Temple, worship the famous generals, your grandfather ranks third, known as one of the 'three military saints'. How can such a reputation be bad? It's just that your grandfather had a lot of enemies still alive at the beginning, and Elder Fang had a grudge against him, if he knew that you were his grandson, it would be very troublesome. ”

For a moment, I understood what the old man's last thoughtful moment meant. I said, "Do I look a little like my grandfather?" ”

The uncle groaned for a while and said, "I don't know this either. I haven't met your grandfather, and you don't have a portrait of your grandfather. However, your father is your grandfather's illegitimate son, and this is not a good thing, so don't talk nonsense. He looked outside and said, "It's getting late, let's go eat." I'm afraid you won't be used to the taste of the north, so I asked the guy to make two five-sheep flavor dishes. ”

I said, "Uncle, don't be so troublesome, I don't pay attention to what I eat, I can eat anything." ”

Uncle smiled faintly and said, "Really? You're a natural soldier. ”

"You can see if you are a soldier when you eat?"

Uncle said, "Of course." Some people get uncomfortable eating something they don't like when they are not used to it. But how can there be so many in the army? In many cases, it is good to have food, and only when you are full can you have the strength to fight with others. Therefore, picky eaters will definitely not become famous generals. ”

I said, "I see." But I still love fish. ”

Uncle laughed: "Then you are the most suitable to be a water army." When the navy goes to sea, they can't eat anything else if they want to, but they have everything. He touched my head and said, "Let's go, there are two fish today." ”