Zhou Qinhu didn't know how to see that there were two more unfamiliar faces at the stern of the boat, who seemed to be old friends of that person, and ordered two pots of warm rice wine to be delivered, Lin Hongyuan took them with both hands with a smile, and thanked them. Xu Fengnian and Zhao Zhu, who were supposed to have nothing to do with each other, sat on the ground and drank slowly against the plank of the boat. Even Lin Hongyuan, as the current Dragon Palace's female official, is enough to get a seat on a second-class colored boat, but if the master doesn't open this golden mouth, how dare she make her own decision. In southern Xinjiang, where the jurisdiction of several vassal kings in Liyang is the most extensive, the eldest son Zhao Zhu is especially well-known in the market. Bailong Yufu once worked as a wine seller on the border for half a year. I am afraid that apart from King Yanchi and Mr. Nalan, there is no one. Who knows what His Royal Highness is planning. Zhao Zhu was drinking wine at this time, with a melancholy expression on his face. After waiting for a long time, he didn't wait for the guy next to him to speak, so he could only say embarrassingly: "I've thought about the scene of reunion countless times over the years. Brothers hug each other and cry? Pointing at the country with your arm? But I never thought that you kid would be so disrespectful."
Xu Fengnian said helplessly, "I'm not that familiar with you."
Zhao Zhu took a sip of wine, slurped, and stopped talking.
I am afraid that only Hong Si, the female shopkeeper of the Jiujiu Pavilion in the capital city, who dared to say that she would use arsenic and glared at the emperor of the Zhao family, knew that Dantongguan had once imprisoned a couple. Not to mention ten steps inside the pass, there are hundreds of cavalry taking turns swimming outside the pass all night, and most of the people in the city are family members of soldiers. At that time, Xu Fengnian met a little beggar clamoring to learn swordsman, who was older than him Two or three years old, but Xu Fengnian was old-fashioned when he was a child, and when they got along, Xu Fengnian was more reasonable, and Xu Fengnian managed to catch a talkative peer in Dantong Pass, that is, cold-faced and warm-hearted. Looking back at the prison back then, I realized that besides him, the heir of Beiliang, there were actually several sons of vassal princes. Huainan King Liu Ying, the eldest son who died young after leaving Dantong Pass, was one of them. Embracing the entire north, the whole court knew the late emperor's decision to go south, but the main pillars of the temple headed by Zhang Julu were divided into two factions, and they began to argue whether to detour to Pingxishu first or drive straight to Dachu, and the former was the majority. , Conservative opinions, after all, the Great Chu is strong and indestructible, the army is stable, and the Confucian generals Cao Changqing and others who are showing their towers even intend to go north and fight outside the Great Chu. Therefore, many people in the Liyang court hope to delay the battle of winning the country to the end, when the time comes, Liyang has a greater chance of winning, so as not to fall short, otherwise it may become a whole generation of North and South separatists, but Zhao Bing, Zhao Ying, and Zhao Sui are among the princes. The meritorious generals including Xu Xiao and Gu Jiantang did not agree with this method, and tried their best to use the power of the whole country to win the battle. The hall was full of quarrels. After leaving the palace, the old Shoufu was so angry that he bumped his head against Xu Xiao, because of the subtle situation at that time, although the latter won the scolding battle in the temple, most of these princes and generals secretly left their protons at Dantong Pass. Xu Fengnian never thought that the little beggar would be the current heir Zhao Zhu. No wonder after arriving in Beiliang, when Xu Xiao chatted with Xu Fengnian and Li Yishan, he sneered at the other vassal kings, but he was always willing to say a few words to Zhao Bing Good words with a good conscience.
It is taciturn here, the cabin is going to be too lively and festive, even Xu Zhan, who is relatively cold-tempered, can't stand to persuade him to drink, his face is flushed, and he is most pleasant when he is slightly drunk. Talking with Feng Maolin and the three couples is like cooking wine on the stove. Very hot. Feng Maolin is a typical northern man. His speech is rough, rough and fine. The man's surname is Jiang, and he used to be a celebrity, but at this time he also opened up the chatter box, and the two Huaihe heroes who were close to Xu Zhan were on the sidelines, looking for topics for Xu Zhan, no one was lonely. Ever since there was a legend about Jianghu, people from Jianghu who were not recruited by the imperial court believed in the clear distinction between Jianghu and temples, kept their own law and order, and did not want to criticize the government in private. Gathering together is a recent major event in Jianghu. This banquet talked about Wu Jiajian The contemporary sword crown of the tomb, the unbearable rise and disappearance of the capital city, the treacherous hanging sword in the Wudi city, and the sudden change of appearance of the prince of Beiliang, suddenly became a master that should not be underestimated. The Xu family of Beiliang started in Liangliao, until the imperial court dispatched temple officials and ministers to Liangliao again and again, finally got rid of the remnants of Beiliang. Feng Maolin took advantage of the opportunity to chat about a lot of anecdotes, among which he carefully mentioned that the Feng family had a close relationship with the Xu family back then. Some of his fathers once fought with the unprosperous King of Beiliang, and once the King of Beiliang almost stayed at the Feng family. The implication is that the Feng family is also involved with that Xu Rentu. Speaking of this, Feng Maolin did not hide the arrogance on his face at all. The old Southern Tang gentry surnamed Jiang did not have much ill feeling towards the King of Northern Liang. After all, the Southern Tang Dynasty destroyed the country for Gu Jiantang, who has now been awarded the honor of Dazhu Kingdom. When it comes to the old man who made the whole world turn pale . At the end of Feng Maolin's speech, he wiped the drink from his mouth with his sleeve, jokingly said that the Xu family's ancestor's grave is in Liaodong, and if His Royal Highness is the hereditary King of Beiliang in the future, he might have to return home to worship his ancestors. At that time, Feng Maolin must be gracious Shameless to pay a visit, as for whether the king of Xinliang sees him or not, it depends on God's will.
Feng Maolin couldn't even think of his son, and he just kicked that guy by the lake not long ago.
Approaching the arena on the lake, a group of people got up and came to the verandah to enjoy the scenery. They wanted to use the winter wind on the lake to blow away the smell of alcohol all over their bodies. Feng Maolin suddenly widened his eyes and filled his chest with anger. , there was a good-for-nothing guy around him, who dared to kick his precious son away, and even said something stupid that I didn't teach me to teach. That kick was clever, and Feng Maolin's child seemed to be thrown high, but in fact it didn't hurt the meridians of the lungs and meridians. It just happened to be bumped into, and the face was too painful to hit. Deng Maolin's daughter-in-law jumped up and held it After having a child, his face was ashen, and his plump chest was trembling with anger and anger. The irritable Deng Maolin was not idle, strode out, pulled out a soft whip, and slammed it on the young man in vulgar clothes and speech. Lin Hongyuan couldn't please the vicious Xu Fengnian. He was as docile as a domestic cat in front of the powerful Zhao Zhu, but he had no scruples in front of outsiders. He was like two different people. Pulled forward, punched Feng Maolin on the forehead, and then kicked the hero of Liaodong in the chest. It was more than that. He pushed forward, jumped high, hit Feng Maolin's chin fiercely with a knee, and then turned around. The whip leg was swept out, and Feng Maolin fell into the lake without any strength to fight back. Fortunately, the gentry surnamed Jiang rushed out and caught his friend's body near the railing, so Feng Maolin was not allowed to take a bath in the icy cold water of Chunshen Lake .
Zhao Zhu was suspected of being the first to file a complaint, and said with a sneer, "This little boy came up and swears, and after arguing, he punched and kicked me. If I were his long-lost biological father, I would bear it."
Feng Maolin was so busy vomiting blood that he couldn't speak at all. The enchanting woman hugged the child and said angrily: "It's a great skill, to attack a child, why don't you bastard become the leader of the martial arts and show it to my old lady?!"
The reason why she held back her hatred and didn't make a move was not because of her outstanding self-cultivation, but because the green maidservant's attack was too fierce, making people fearful.
Zhao Zhu held the jug with his fingers, twirled it gently, laughed and said, "You want to be my old lady? Why don't you ask my father to see if he has the guts to agree to you."
The child looked quite frightened, and when he lowered his head, there was a look of evil in his eyes, and he cried and said: "This bastard is talking nonsense, he said that he fought with his mother for 800 rounds last night, and there was no winner. It’s a tie, and we’ll have to fight again on the bed tonight.”
The three women all shared the same hatred, staring at the dissolute disciple.
Lin Hongyuan smiled, this child is really not simple, he knew about the battle at such a young age, and the timing of adding fuel to the fire was perfectly grasped, where did His Royal Highness say these words, the current situation, even if the Shizi denies it , who will believe it
Zhao Zhu glanced sideways at Deng Maolin's wife, rolled his eyes and said: "It's only in the dark that I do that job with such a beautiful girl. I didn't wake up until dawn and suffered a big loss. I didn't feel like rewarding dozens of taels of prostitution. Gone."
The man surnamed Jiang suddenly shuddered and looked at Lin Hongyuan. He still remembered the ivory white wat in her hand, and asked in a trembling voice, "The girl is from our Southern Xinjiang Dragon Palace? Is it the Caili officer?" Or the Royal Guard?"
Lin Hongyuan sneered: "Yo, I met a fellow villager, since you know I'm from Dragon Palace, why don't you roll off and cool off?"
The plump woman hugged the child and said in grief and indignation: "The people of Dragon Palace can be lawless in Kuaixue Villa? I'll get off the boat and talk to Yuchi Liangfu right away. I don't believe that the owner of the village will favor you Dragon Palace!"
Zhao Zhu stretched out one palm, smiled like a rascal, and said, "Don't worry, all the heroes and heroines, I am not from the Dragon Palace, and I don't know Ji Liu'an, Cheng Baishuang, or Lin Hongyuan."
The one surnamed Jiang almost vomited blood. Ji Liu'an is the lord of the Dragon Palace, Cheng Baishuang is the number one guest official, and a top master who can be counted with just one hand in Southern Xinjiang. Lin Hongyuan has always had the reputation of being the lord of Lin Xiaogong. Bodhisattva, it's too late for the Jiang family to burn incense and worship gods, so how could they have the guts to provoke. This surly guy keeps saying that he doesn't know him, and you still have a lot of catchy words even if you don't even know his mother. When the dignitaries of the Dragon Palace go out, there will always be a female official holding a wat to clear the way, and this woman speaks a familiar accent, which makes the surnamed Jiang bewildered, and has to remind the Feng couple not to overestimate their capabilities and lose face. As a result, his family was settled by Qiuhou, squeezed out and suppressed so that they could not gain a foothold on the Southern Tang Road. Who doesn't know that Dragon Palace is Mr. Nalan's favorite servant girl, if it is passed into the ears of the celestial Mr. and spits, it will drown their entire family.
Zhao Zhu pointed to the child in the woman's arms, "I'm going to find Yuchi Liangfu to judge, no problem, this little baby stays, turn around and throw the body in front of Yuchi Liangfu, you will definitely take it for granted .”
Xu Fengnian said: "It's almost done."
There was a sudden silence at the stern.
Zhao Zhu drank honestly, Lin Hongyuan remained silent, Feng Maolin was also aware of current affairs, and after weighing the pros and cons, he chose to eat Coptis chinensis for the moment, broke free from the support of his friends, staggered back to the cabin, followed the ancestral exercises, operated the Qi machine, let out the old and inhaled the new.
Xu Fengnian asked: "Zhao Zhu, how did you become a beggar back then? I remember that although the sons and grandsons of the dragon lived in trepidation at that time, they had no worries about food and clothing."
Zhao Zhu threw the empty jug into the lake, rubbed his cheeks, and said with a smile, "It's hard to explain. Anyway, my younger brothers must be thinking in private now, why didn't my big brother starve to death in Dantongguan back then."
Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite, and as long as they are recited, they are both awkward and sad.
Lin Hongyuan stood in the distance, feeling relieved. Since Xu and His Royal Highness are old acquaintances, the key is that anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is a real friendship, not a hypocrisy. The rubbings of the steles that have been passed down from generation to generation are irrelevant, and there is no need to worry about being caught by others in the future. It's just that Lin Hongyuan felt a little disappointed again, it seemed that he couldn't count on making someone surnamed Xu into a mustache in his life.
Xu Fengnian turned his head to look at this guy who wasn't in southern Xinjiang to do his best, "Are you full enough to support Lin Hongyuan as a servant?"
Zhao Zhu leaned on the railing, and said lazily: "I haven't been in the rivers and lakes much, and I won't have a chance in the future. As for doing odd jobs for Lin Hongyuan, I should learn from your pity. Said Lao Tzu is Zhao Zhu, heroes of the rivers and lakes, if you have the ability, come and kill me, come and kill me."
Xu Fengnian smiled knowingly, "I have a deep understanding of this."
Zhao Zhu said softly: "At first I wanted to sneak a trip to Beiliang, thinking that I would have to offer three sticks of incense to my aunt's grave anyway, and my father also agreed, saying that I would take his share. But it seems If you can’t go, you also know that the restoration of Western Chu is coming soon, and my father temporarily plans to let me lead eight thousand elite riders to go north to take advantage of the fire. If you come two days later, we will pass by each other.”
Xu Fengnian laughed at himself: "It's not going to be peaceful again. I don't understand why Cao Changqing wants to restore the country."
Zhao Zhu raised his eyes and said indifferently: "It's not surprising, it's like people in the world don't understand why the Zhao family made things difficult for your Xu family, why Uncle Xu still didn't want to betray Liyang, and went directly to Beimang."
Xu Fengnian said with a smile: "Not to mention surrendering to Beimang, 300,000 cavalry can bring a few adult horses, but there is still a bottom line to be a human being."
Zhao Zhu turned around and leaned against the railing, and asked, "Xiao Nian, do you know what I admire most about Uncle Xu?"
Xu Fengnian handed Zhao Zhu the half-drunk flagon, Zhao Zhu raised his head and took a big gulp, then threw it to Lin Hongyuan.
Xu Fengnian said: "It's because he didn't plan the river to govern?"
Zhao Zhu gave a heavy hum, and said with emotion: "After I took charge of the army alone, I often deduced the battle situation with Mr. Nalan. Every time, I acted as Uncle Xu's side and adopted the plan to proclaim the emperor. Without exception, I ended up in a complete defeat. At first I thought It's because my calculations were not careful enough, but even last year, I still lost. I just admit that no matter how powerful Uncle Xu's iron cavalry is, it will lose as long as it is a lone army, a lone man, a lone heart, and a lone army. Orthodox. Once proclaimed emperor, he will be lonely in the army. If he is not proclaimed emperor, he will chill the hearts of many soldiers. Once proclaimed emperor, he will not be conspicuous at first. There is no need to hope to make a comeback at all. Mr. Nalan once said that if a grassroots wants to sit on the dragon chair, it must wait for the Han people to really get used to being in power, so at least it will take another three or four hundred years. Uncle Xu It's time, otherwise I would just be chatting with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Xu Fengnian fell into deep thought.
Zhao Zhu asked with a cold smile: "Xiao Nian, why did you become a mud bodhisattva without anger? Is it because it's too cold in Beiliang?"
Xu Fengnian said calmly: "Back when Xu Xiao pulled a team out of Liaodong, it would be impossible without money, so he borrowed money from many people. Many people thought that the money could not be borrowed, and they would definitely be in vain. Only the Feng family and the other two were relatively thin-skinned at the time, and they couldn't survive Xu Xiao's stalking, and together they donated more than sixty taels of silver. Although Xu Xiao secretly repaid them several times after becoming famous, But he still keeps talking to me about the tens of taels back then, saying that it was heavier than any gold ten thousand taels later. If it wasn’t for that poor scrap of silver, he almost didn’t have the determination to leave Liaodong at that time.”
Zhao Zhu nodded and sighed, "Understood."