Chapter 31: It's New Year
I don't know when, but it snowed again.
However, this snow is different from the previous goose feather snow, it drifts very slowly.
It seems that it doesn't want to come down at all, but it knows that there are many people in this world who are waiting, waiting for it to come down.
Runxue mega year, runxue mega year!
When spring begins next year, it will be a good year to feed the crops.
It's just a little more than a mile away, and according to the old king's appearance when he was young, this distance is not enough for him to move his feet.
But people have to serve old after all, don't they?
He just felt that he was extremely tired, and he just wanted to get a good night's sleep...... It's even better if it's in a place with a brazier.
Wang Xiaoer...... Can Wang Xiaoer talk about his daughter-in-law?
It should be okay, Sibeilou may be making money, even if it can't be said, spend more money, it's okay to come.
Speaking of which, it is still thanks to His Majesty the Emperor.
The shouts of killing reached his ears through the cold river, but he couldn't hear it clearly, and he was still laughing at the group of Jin Guoqiu Ba in his heart.
Lao Tzu wants to die, and he will not die in your hands.
It is said that when a person dies, he can see this life, and maybe the next life.
The old king didn't know until today that this was false, and he couldn't see anything else but water...... He had long said that the monk's words could not be believed, but his mother-in-law insisted on believing it.
But when he thought of this, he became sad again.
Since he couldn't see anything else before he died, what a sin his daughter-in-law must have suffered!
She saw nothing, nothing but the golden man's knife.
This made the old king more sad than knowing that he was going to die.
I don't know how long it took, the old king thought about himself in the end, and finally failed to bring the news to the emperor, this life seems to be too simple, I just hope that the emperor's son-in-law will not blame himself, don't blame the eldest sister.
It wasn't until one hand rested on his stomach that he came back to his senses.
And then he was dragged out of the water...... His eyes were wide open, but he couldn't say a word.
As soon as I wanted to speak, I vomited a large mouthful of water in my stomach...... By this time, the water had not been warmed by him, and it was still cold.
"Old man, don't worry, it's fine!"
He only felt that this voice was somewhat familiar, but he didn't recognize it, this was Yue Yun, who had been in the same boat that day.
Speaking of which, Yue Yun didn't recognize this old man with a disheveled hair and didn't even wear a single piece of clothing, not to mention his father's education, so he didn't dare to ignore any of the people.
Let's just say that this person was personally ordered by the emperor to protect him, and Yue Yun would not despise him.
But no matter what, I didn't dare to associate him with the one in Lin'an.
The Jin people behind him were still shooting arrows, but most of them were just shooting to comfort themselves, at such a distance, they were not using a divine arm bow, and they were not the slightest threat to the people on this shore.
Yue Yun carried the old king's head on his back, and as soon as the city gate opened, he saw that the official family was already standing inside and waiting.
"Your Majesty......"
Liu Bang didn't even seem to hear the shouts of the generals, he had already taken off the big coat on his body, and as soon as he saw them come in, he immediately draped the old king's head.
I only felt that there was something covering my body, but the old man still didn't notice the warmth, he couldn't stop shaking, and finally used all his strength to see the person in front of him clearly, this face.
This face seems to be very close, but also extremely far apart.
This is His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, this is His Majesty the Emperor who killed Qin Hui, killed the Jin Envoy, and broke the million-strong army of Shouzhou by himself...... 100,000 or million?
It doesn't matter anymore, the important thing is that this is his son-in-law.
Moving his lips, the old king realized that he didn't even have the strength to speak.
He moved his hand again, trying to reach the emperor's face, but after all, he couldn't raise his hand, but instead dropped the big coat on his body to the ground.
Liu Bang bowed down and picked it up, and then draped it towards him:
"Don't worry, just wait until you're in the house."
Whether it is Zhang Taiwei or Liu Duzhi, they don't know what the relationship between this old man and the emperor is.
They all live in Lin'an, if you talk about Sibei Building, even if you haven't been there, at least you have passed by.
But no one will care about this old man, this ordinary old man, even if he sits at the door, sitting at the door all day long, no one will care.
So when Han Chang asked in a low voice who this was, Taiwei Zhang was stunned for a moment and said honestly:
"I don't know."
Even he didn't know, Han Chang was even more curious...... Without relatives and without reason, why did His Majesty the Emperor make such a gesture.
A group of people surrounded a few of them, the house that Yue Yun had prepared in advance was not far from here, and if he was riding a horse, he was afraid that he would not be able to withstand such bumps, so everyone walked together and escorted this ordinary old man together.
It's already the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, after today, tomorrow is the last day of the year, every household has hung up red lanterns, the smell of the New Year can't be smelled or seen, but it really exists everywhere. The children are running wildly, and they are tired of the game of chasing me, and the laughter is endless.
But only when I came to this group of people, it was as if they were blocking out.
None of this has anything to do with them.
When they finally arrived at the house that had been prepared in advance, Yue Yun's personal soldiers had already burned several stoves in it, and when they arrived at the door, everyone felt a burst of warmth on their faces...... Yes, it's fine, right?
Liu Bang thought so.
Yue Yun hurriedly put him on the bed, wrapped in a goose down mattress, and wrapped a thick quilt on it, Liu Bang was worried that the quilt would fall apart, so he grabbed two corners for him with his own hands and surrounded him to death.
"You...... Are you an emperor? ”
The old king's head was still trembling, his lips were still purple, but he was finally able to speak.
Although he already knew it and was convinced, he hadn't seen it with his own eyes or heard it with his own ears, so he still asked it again to confirm it.
Liu Bang looked at him, he also had a lot of questions, but he didn't plan to ask them now, he just nodded:
"Yes."
The stone in the old king's heart fell, and he was about to kowtow to him, but was stopped by Liu Bang:
"You know my temper, don't play with these false things."
The old man wanted to laugh, but the flesh on his face was not under his control, his face twitched several times, and he squeezed out an expression that he thought was laughing, but it looked like crying to everyone:
"That's good, that's good, I'...... The little old man was finally relieved. ”
As he spoke, he remembered what was going on, and hurriedly spoke:
"You kick them all out, the little old man has something important to report."
Liu Bang hates people the most for not having rules, especially those ministers who are in the first class of official residences;
But he hates people to talk about rules the most, especially people like the old king...... Aside from his daughter, everyone is at least ...... Friend
Friend, isn't it?
"If you have anything to say, you just treat me as Xin Ciying, if not, just treat me as your son-in-law."
"They...... It's all my people, and you can say anything with confidence. ”
Maybe it was the word 'son-in-law' that stimulated the old man, although he said it 10,000 times outside, but at this time, he really took these two words as true.
"Someone...... Someone, someone wants to rebel! ”
This is not a big deal, as early as before, when Dong Xian came to ask for food, Liu Bang had already told the generals.
It's just that it's been said, and now it's confirmed from the old man's mouth......
After all, this is not a child's play, everyone either bowed their heads in deep thought or frowned silently, but no matter what, the room was quiet.
Seeing the emperor, he was not a little surprised, but the old king became a little nervous:
"Isn't it...... Did you already know? ”
Liu Bang has been in this life, as well as in his previous life, what he is best at is telling lies.
This is almost a skill carved into his bones.
"No, I don't know."
His hands were still gripping the corners of the quilt, and with more force, he wrapped him tighter.
"You came very well, very nice, and helped me a lot."
"You have done a great job, I want to thank you very much."
The old king breathed a sigh of relief, and tears squeezed out of the corners of his eyes:
"That's fine, that's fine, you have to prepare early, don't delay the big thing."
"I will...... Rest well, and when you are warm, come and drink with me. ”
The old king finally completed his mission, only to feel that his eyelids seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, and he couldn't open them anymore, so he fell asleep.
"Doctor, doctor!"
said that he was a doctor, but in fact, he was just a military doctor in Captain Zhang's army, and it was okay to treat external injuries, this kind of ......
This touched the forehead of the old king's head, checked his pulse again, and finally looked at His Majesty the Emperor with some nervousness:
"Official ......"
"How?"
"I'm afraid it's ......"
The man shook his head, said nothing, and seemed to have said everything.
Liu Bang waved his hand and motioned him to go out, and when he saw that several generals were guarding here, he also drove them out.
There were only two of them left in the room.
He patiently sat down beside the old king's bed.
He sat for hours, and after not knowing how long, he fell asleep, and was woken up by the old man's coughing.
The old king was no longer cold, on the contrary, he closed his eyes and kept talking nonsense...... No matter what Liu Bang called him, he couldn't open his eyes, his forehead was like red-hot iron, hot to death.
"It's okay, it's okay."
At this time, apart from such relief, he couldn't even think of anything else.
This awakening did not last long, and it was not until dawn that the old man fell asleep again.
In the middle, Zhang Jun came once and asked the emperor to go back to sleep, he was guarding here, and was driven away by Liu Bang.
"I've lived for so many years, and I know one thing."
"Official ......"
Liu Bang wiped his face with his hands, and tried his best to dissipate the tiredness from his heart:
"Whoever is good to me, I will be good to him."
"Whoever treats me badly, I treat him badly."
Zhang Taiwei didn't know how to persuade this majesty, if the emperor's decisiveness made him feel that the emperor was more like the emperor, then at this moment, he felt that the Zhao official family at this time was more like a ......
Person.
He actually wanted to ask about Lin'an, if someone really rebelled, the central team would be in Lin'an, and it would inevitably be affected by twists and turns, and the Northern Expedition would also be affected.
But by this time, it was hard for him to say anything else.
But when he came out of the house, a crowd of soldiers gathered around:
"Official ......"
Zhang Jun shook his head: "It's not bad for this time, so I'll give the official family more time." ”
When it was evening again, Liu Bang, who was already asleep, was woken up by the old king......
He looked at the old man sitting on the bed, his spirit was much better than before, his eyes were also a little brighter, and he couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief.
"Old boy, I'm worried about Lao Tzu."
He is the emperor, and if he takes 10,000 steps back, he is also more than a thousand years older than the old king.
The old man didn't care, and he didn't care.
"Your Majesty......"
Lao Wangtou finally made up for the kowtow he owed, although it was in bed, it made Liu Bang angry.
"Don't do this!"
But this time, the old man insisted so hard that he put his head on the bed board, and then sat up again:
"Even if you are not the emperor, Xiao Lao'er likes it very much, if nothing else, just because your boy's temper is the most appetizing to Lao Tzu!"
The more he talked, the more presumptuous he became, and Liu Bang became more and more happy:
"Lao Tzu thinks too."
"Although my eldest sister hasn't read much, but the old man has always valued her tight, and the amount of food and clothing has never been less than hers, her mother died early, if there is anything that makes you unhappy, you kid should remember Lao Tzu's good, don't be embarrassed with her."
"I want you to teach Lao Tzu to take care of his daughter-in-law!"
"You kid, where you look like an emperor, you're a splash! Just a scoundrel! ”
Seeing that the emperor was just laughing, the old king also laughed and said:
"This thief killed God, I don't know how to let our Han people suffer such a catastrophe, originally my daughter was ruined by you, Lao Tzu is 10,000 unwilling in his heart, who called you a kid didn't plant, and he didn't even want to revenge his own revenge."
"But that was before, only the later emperor was Lao Tzu's son-in-law."
Liu Banggang wanted to speak, but was stopped by him:
"This time, you listen to Lao Tzu first, and when Lao Tzu finishes speaking, you can say anything."
"My family was originally a farmer farming outside Kaifeng City, and when the golden dog came, her mother happened to go to Kaifeng City...... Later, her grandfather's family all died inside. ”
"It is said that the son-in-law is half a son, this is the enmity of my old Wang family, you have to remember...... Remember. ”
"Although your brother-in-law is not very knowledgeable, his hands and feet are also nimble, filial piety, and very diligent, but he can't say anything about a daughter-in-law...... You are the emperor, you can't help him more and tell him a good mother-in-law. ”
"Another ......" the old king paused, and changed to his previous tone, "Little Lao'er is the common people of the Great Song Dynasty, and you are the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, so say more." ”
"In the play, it is said that the hatred of the common day is the destruction of the country, the destruction of the door, the seizure of the wife, the killing of the father, our Han people and the Jurchen are really not together, you must remember the story of the Yang family general, you can't chill Marshal Yue and Marshal Han's heart."
"If one day, you really drive the Jin people out, you have to remember to go to the south of Kaifeng City, there is a place called Wangjia Village, walk by the river, and walk to the place where three willow trees have grown into a row, where is the grave of her mother and uncle...... Take the eldest sister and the second brother to have a look, and remember to kowtow. ”
"Little Lao'er begs you again, that is, when the time comes, bring Xiao Lao'er back, bring it back and bury it next to her mother, so that the fallen leaves have returned to their roots."
Liu Bang suddenly became a little anxious, and hurriedly interrupted him:
"Bury what?! You still have to be Lao Tzu's father-in-law, there are still a lot of wealth waiting for you, don't say something depressing! ”
As he spoke, he grabbed at the old king's head, but only caught a piece of nothingness......
When he opened his eyes again, he found that the old king was still lying on the bed, and the sky outside was already completely dark.
The lights in the room didn't know when they went out, so he got up and felt his way to the bed, this time for real.
But the old king's wrinkled face was cold, and he reached for his neck with his hand......
The emperor stood in the dark night, and several generals who had stood with him outside for a day and a night finally watched him move.
Although it was only dark, they all saw that the official family was indeed standing there.
"That's great!"
Zhang Jun is the oldest, looking at the people who are celebrating the New Year on the street, carrying lanterns, and greeting each other.
"If we wait until we go back to Kaifeng...... Speaking of which, the official hasn't celebrated the New Year in Kaifeng Mansion yet. ”
Saying that, apart from Han Chang standing here, who is not?
"Huh?"
Zhang Jun was pulled back by a burst of sobbing, he looked at the few people around him, and everyone heard it.
Be...... Inside this house?
Several people looked through the window and inside, and there was nothing to be seen except for the standing emperor, a black shadow was still there.
"Is it an official family?"
Liu Jian raised his finger at Taiwei Zhang and made a gesture of silence.
No one knew what was going on inside, but everyone estimated that the old man might ......
"Bang ~ Bang!"
Fireworks began to rise again, and the Chinese New Year's Eve of the eleventh year of Shaoxing was the heaviest day of the year.
Just like what I saw in Lin'an City that day, the fireworks rose high and began to bloom in the eyes of everyone.
It was also taking advantage of this sound that everyone could clearly hear clearly, and the sobbing in the room became louder and louder.
There was some cover-up before, but finally at the moment when the fireworks exploded, the emperor completely let go.
"Official!"
Zhang Jun shouted with some concern, but no one answered him.
I don't know how long it took for him to hear the familiar voice sound:
"Order the troops, return to Lin'an."
(End of chapter)