Chapter Twenty-Three: Fanfare

Cai Wei said, "No, I just heard the news this morning, after the doctor Hong Ru returned home, he couldn't afford to be sick, and from last night to now, not a drop of water has entered!"

Xie Tong smiled dumbly and said, "Not a drop of water has entered, is this some important news?"

"Of course it's very important news!" Yi Wuxing's voice came from outside the hall, and he continued, "Old man Hong is playing a bitter trick to delay time on the grounds of calling himself sick, so that Sima Xuan and the others can calmly design you, as the hand-picked son-in-law of Old Man Hong, if you don't come to visit at this time, it will be rude!"

Xie Tong said, "Then what should I do? Could it be that I knelt in front of him and wept bitterly, saying that I would not marry his daughter?"

Cai Wei was amused by Xie Tong and laughed, and after a long time, she said, "How can you say that about your father-in-law, since the saint has already ordered the wedding, it is already a certainty, and no one can change the fact, it is better for us to salute first and then soldier, and come to the door to propose marriage according to the regular procedures to see how he responds."

Xie Tong said happily, "This plan is very good, we will set off now."

Yi Wudaunt said, "This is not enough, we must invite King Wu to come out, with him present, Hong Ru does not dare to make a mistake."

Under Huo Zixin's generosity, Xie Tong hired a carriage, prepared pearls, jade, silk, cloth and other dowry gifts, loaded a carriage, and purchased good ginseng and deer antler velvet for medical visits. This team is very large, and Li Zheng has brought various performance troupes to give Xie Tong a strong momentum.

Li Zheng smiled and said, "General Xie's dowry is full of sincerity and is very valuable, which shows the importance attached to this matter." Even in the aristocratic circle of Chang'an, few people can take it out!"

Yi Wuxing smiled and said, "The prince doesn't know. The money spent on this dowry came from Huo Zixin!"

Li Zheng smiled and said, "Huo boy's family background is so solid?"

"He loves horse racing. I made a lot of money at the racecourse in the north of the city!"

Li Zheng let out an "oh", obviously not interested, he continued, "This king has something to say, why General Xie trusts this king so much, and even the Qingyu Sword, the treasure of the division, dares to deposit it with me."

Xie Tong pondered for a moment, and said solemnly, "It's not a deposit, but a gift, ha, the last general was in a critical situation at that time." I didn't want this treasure to fall into the hands of ordinary people, so I gave it to the prince. Since the first time he met the prince, Xie felt that the prince was not an ordinary prince and nobleman, but a key person with lofty ideals and reviving the majesty of the Tang Dynasty. but to find a true master for this sword".

King Wu was obviously very impressed by these words, and he smiled and said, "This king does not blame you, but is very proud of your trust. However, this thing is not an extraordinary product. It is the treasure of respecting the master, although the king can't put it down, but he can't be so selfish and keep it for his own use. I hope the general will be able to carry forward the sect. Get on the right path. ”

Xie Tong didn't expect King Wu to be so generous, and he was not moved when he saw the treasure. On the contrary, he supported him even more, and he was quite excited in his heart. Thinking of following such a wise monarch, the Tang Dynasty Zhongxing is hopeful, and the teacher's last wish is expected, and he already regards King Wu as the future son of heaven in his heart. Therefore, he didn't refuse, and directly took the sword back. continued, "Some things may not be said appropriately, but the last general sincerely hopes that one day, the prince will be able to sit in the position of the supreme of the Ninth Five-Year Plan and benefit the common people in the world!"

As soon as these words came out, even Yi Wudang, who had always been steady, gasped, this Xie Tong's courage was too great, and he dared to say anything, although he understood Xie Tong's thoughts, but he still felt a little reckless.

King Wu's face sank, and he said, "This is not to be mentioned, for the benefit of the common people in the world, it is the duty of this king and even the entire empire, and it has nothing to do with the throne." This king will support His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on the throne and will not allow others to touch it. ”

Xie Tong touched his nose, he knew King Wu's loyalty, and continued, "In any case, the prince is the hope of the Tang Dynasty, and the last general does not want the prince to be hurt in any way, or to be defeated in the political struggle."

He was referring to the assassination of King Huai by Taiwei Sima Xuan, and Li Zheng was silent when he heard it.

Nothing to say all the way.

The Hong Mansion was already in sight, Xie Tong was a little nervous, this was the third time he came to the Hong Mansion, surprisingly, the Hong Mansion was very quiet, the door was closed, as if there was no one in the Mansion.

Li Zheng waved his hand, and the song and dance troupe began to perform.

Outside the door of Hongfu, several people began to perform the lion dance, and even beat the drums, blowing the bamboo Xiao, it looked very lively, many people gathered around, watched the performance, and the outside of the Hongfu Gate was blocked.

After dancing for a while, he still didn't see any reaction from the Hong Mansion, Li Zheng's face changed slightly, he called Xie Tong over, and said, "Come forward and knock!"

Xie Tong was also angry in his heart, he came to make a marriage with such fanfare, and the Hongfu actually ignored them, simply not taking them in their eyes.

Xie Tong was just about to step forward, but Yi Wuxing grabbed him and said, "How can you let the groom do such a thing, I'll come!"

I saw him rush a few steps, walked to the gate of the Hongfu, picked up his fists, secretly raised his true qi, and slammed it three times on the gate, almost knocking the door down.

This time he used all his strength, and the vermilion lacquer gate made a dull sound, which could be heard from three miles away.

Xie Tong knew that he was angry, this old man Hong was indeed too deceitful.

The door creaked open, and out came a doorman with a sharp beak and monkey cheeks, and before Yi Wudaunt could speak, he scolded from behind the door: "What kind of person! Dare to come to Hongfu in broad daylight to make trouble, there is no royal law? If you dare to make a noise, you will all be sent to the prefect's yamen!"

Yi Wudang has been in the rivers and lakes for more than ten years, when was he scolded in public by such a small person, Xie Tong was even more angry, Old Man Hong made it clear that he was making things difficult for him, he rushed to the door with an arrow, and stretched out his hand to teach this arrogant doorman a lesson.

Cai Wei suddenly said, "Xie Tong, salute first and then soldier, we can't be as knowledgeable as this kind of person!" She slowly walked to the door and said, "Go and tell your master, we are the people of the hussar general Xie Tong, and we came to Hongfu to propose relatives by order."

The doorman was not lightly frightened by Xie Tong just now, and when he saw that they had withdrawn their hands again, he felt a little calmer, and quickly put away Fang Cai's arrogance and arrogance, and said, "My lord has an order, he is sick in bed at the moment, and he doesn't see anyone", he paused, and said, "Including General Xie who welcomes relatives!"

Everyone looked at each other, and Old Man Hong was obviously pretending to be sick and taking the opportunity to escape from this family business.

Yi Wudang was really angry, how could he let the family welcome group outside the door, regardless of the reason, this was not only impolite, but also the biggest insult to his brothers. He was really lucky, and suddenly kicked towards the vermilion lacquer gate, how could the gate withstand his kick full of true qi, and directly crashed into the courtyard, and snorted, slapping the doorman. The doorman was hit by the door, flew out upside down, and sat down on the ground, shouting, "Someone! Beat people! Rebel in broad daylight!"

Yi Wudaunt ignored him at all, turned around and said, "The groom is coming in!

Wu Wang Li Zheng saw Yi Wuxing move, he smiled helplessly, he didn't plan to have a dispute with Hong Ru, after all, Hong Ru was his father's mentor, but today he saw everything in his eyes, Hong Ru, as a doctor in the dynasty, was so narrow-minded, he actually did such a thing that lost his identity, if it was him, I am afraid that he would be even more angry than Yi Wuxing and others, thinking of this, he did not hesitate to raise his feet and enter.

The guests opened the two gates and followed them into the courtyard, the doorman still shouting unrelentingly.

When Cai Wei passed by him, she kicked him hard, and directly kicked him to a dog shit, Cai Wei said angrily, "I don't know what is dead or alive, don't give this girl a fuck, and then shout and cut your tongue," and then fought her soft sword from her waist.

This trick really worked, and the doorman was so frightened that he didn't dare to cry anymore, but looked at Cai Wei with wide frightened eyes.

Cai Wei ignored him and walked straight over.

The doorman shouted, more than ten big men rushed out of the backyard in an instant, holding sticks and other weapons, before the people arrived, the voice had already come, and several people scolded loudly, "Where did you come from, I feel that Hongfu is coming to spread wild, see that grandpa will not skin you today", after that, he held a stick and came towards Xie Tong and Wu Wang.

Li Zheng's identity is so noble, since he was sensible, no one has ever dared to insult him like this, his face sank and he was about to get angry, only to see Yi Wudaunt rush to his side, and knock down a few people with three strikes and five divisions.

Li Zheng didn't make a move, but still shook his head bitterly.

"Who is so presumptuous!" An extremely familiar voice came from the backyard, Xie Tong followed the voice and looked at it, it was Song Wenyuan.

Song Wenyuan had already known about Xie Tong's welcome, and the doorman's troubles were also deliberately arranged by him, and seeing Xie Tong break in without scruples, he was in his arms. In fact, Hong Ru did get sick because of the marriage given by the saint, but he was not bedridden, this was all concocted by Song Wenyuan, the purpose was to hide people's eyes and ears, buy more time to think of a way, if Xie Tong broke in, he would fall into his trap. He could have taken the opportunity to make a big splash and use the power of public opinion to create some pressure on the saints. He scolded: "Xie Tong, why did you lead so many people to break into the Hong Mansion! At this moment, Dr. Hong is so angry and bedridden, are you making such a big fuss, do you want the old man to return to the West? I see that you are purely ill-intentioned and vainly trying to take revenge.

As soon as the words fell, Li Zheng, the king of Wu, came out of the crowd and said, "It's all the meaning of this king, what's the matter, does General Song have any opinions? In this case, you can go to your father and report this king in front of the emperor!" )