The blind old Xu is an old soldier from Beiliang. He was originally a crossbowman. After being shot in the eye by a stray arrow, he became a cavalry soldier. He didn't accumulate a rich family background, he only got sick. He settled in the city in the early days and he was quite rich, but he couldn't stand the toss of his poorer and poorer brothers. Most of them had to pay for the coffin when they died. After coming and going, Lao Xu, who is a widow, really has no money. Lao Xu is a native of Jinzhou, Liaodong. He was lonely when he was young. During the chaotic war, many old soldiers who joined the army at the same time as Lao Xu, as long as they could survive, joined the army or became a school lieutenant, and at the very least, they could receive a military officer as a deputy lieutenant of Zhaowu before retirement.
So Lao Xu is an old soldier, but not a fierce soldier.
Those who dare not tie their heads on their trouser belts to fight for fame and earn official positions are only the children of wealthy families. Old soldiers like Lao Xu, who are not greedy for life but absolutely afraid of death, will have their heads chopped off by the supervising army generals. Fortunately.
Later, the remaining one eye of Old Xu was also blind, and it was accidentally smoked when he went up the mountain to burn charcoal, so he became the blind old Xu in the alley. The most unlucky thing was that after the blind old Xu went blind, the house leaked and it rained all night. He accidentally missed the hooves of a young Gaoliang horse in the downtown area, and was crippled by stepping on it.
Those Gaoliang boys who were traveling with the beauty just laughed out loud when they saw the old man rolling on the ground. The blind old Xu wanted to grit his teeth and try his best, but when he blindly touched the pole on the ground, he heard a voice saying that those young masters are who Zhe Chong is? Wei's son, who is the grandson of the author of the capital and the prince Xima, Lao Xu threw his shoulder pole and cried like a child, howling over and over again that I should have died a long time ago, which made the scalp numb, even some Compassionate bystanders were scared away. A dandy despises old Xu Quacko, and he will chop down with his sword. The people of Beiliang have been tough since ancient times, even those dandies, their hands may only be strong enough to untie the belt of Hua Kui, but as long as they can draw their swords, they will definitely It means that you can chop as soon as you say it, which makes many out-of-town dudes who are new to Beiliang very uncomfortable.
If the sword on the top of Old Xu's head had been cut off at that time, there would be no such thing as His Royal Highness carrying Green Ant Wine today.
At that time, Xu Fengnian happened to pass by. The horses were far more powerful than those third-rate dandies, and their arrogance was a hundred times more arrogant. His legs were not broken by Xichu's sons, but he was limped by his own people, God, your mother is as blind as me!"
Xu Fengnian didn't make a sound, but let the evil slaves disperse the gang of bastards. As for the broken arms and legs of the pampered sons and daughters, His Royal Highness can take care of them. If he has the ability, he will drag his family to the palace to find Xu Xiao Want silver compensation? It is best to go with the decree.
Later, Old Xu didn't die, but he was taken to heal his legs and feet for no reason, but the thrust of the horse's hooves, which an old guy's old legs could bear, was completely broken. When the blind old Xu was about to sit in the small hut by the river When Li was waiting to die, someone from the government office suddenly came and said that he would be given one tael of silver every month. After half a year of receiving it in a panic, Lao Xu had the courage to ask the lord. The lord said that this is the new rule of the Beiliang Army Treat old soldiers well. Later, Lao Xu asked an old Paoze who was also half dead, and learned that this was true, but they all needed to go to the Yamen to collect money.
Old Xu wondered, good people are rewarded? But no matter how we look at it, he is not a good person. When he was young, he did not follow Dazhu Guo Shao to do burning, killing and looting.
Old Xu had a broken leg, but he could barely walk with a self-made cane. The hut was repaired by the servants ordered by the high-ranking official in the yamen. Every year before winter, a thick quilt would be sent over, and the vegetable garden was taken care of by Old Xu. One tael of silver is one thousand wen, Lao Xu is not picky, and he can buy some meat and wine with his spare money at the end of the month, living a happy life, waiting to die now is a hundred times more pleasant than when he just broke his leg.
Today, Lao Xu was dozing off while sitting on the wooden pier outside the house, when he heard a loud voice shouting: "Old Xu, Lao Xu, drinking, touched a duck for you in the river on the way, it's called fat."
The blind old Xu regained his spirits, and the boy surnamed Xu came. This kid met four or five years ago. It is said that he was caught climbing the wall to watch the yellow flower girl take a bath. He chased him to the river and hid in Lao Xu's thatched hut. The blind old Xu knew that the Lanting Jiulu Xiaojiabiyu in Xu Xiaozi's mouth was lovely, although he couldn't see it, but Lao Xu had good ears, and he could always hear some wild men who had nothing to do and gathered together to salivate and mutter, nothing more than talking about that little girl These years, the breasts have become a little heavier, the round face has been sharpened a little, and the beauty's embryo has become more and more beautiful. Old Xu went to the wine shop to buy distiller's grains, and smelled the fragrance of that girl, tsk tsk, really It smells good, comparable to Lanting's signature green plum wine.
Xu Xiaozi was kicked and beaten because of her back then, so he was not wronged! If our old Xu was dozens of years younger, how could it be Xu's turn to climb the wall? It's almost enough to give him a lookout.
"The pot is in the old place in the house. When plucking the ducks, remember not to throw it into the river. Be careful if you step forward, and the thatched hut on my side will be demolished." Old Xu took the wine pot, sniffed it, and said with a contented smile: "This green ant is not as good as the green plums of Lanting Jiulong, but it is still much better than distiller's grains."
The customer stuffed the duck with a broken neck into the arms of the blind old Xu, and said angrily, "I have to do the plucking? I'll boil the water."
Old Xu had wine in his hand and was easy to talk, so he went to pluck the ducks with a cane.
Not long after, the smell filled the hut. Old Xu gnawed on a greasy duck leg and asked with a smile: "Boy Xu, I haven't seen you for more than a year, you guy has either been missing for three years or you have heard about it for a whole year." What do you do for a living? Listen to Lao Xu's advice, don't be unreasonable, it's okay to peek at your daughter's bath, anyway, your daughter will not lose a piece of meat, if you play with knives and guns, it's hard to say. Don't talk about this, say I guess you kid won't listen to your persuasion, knowing that you can't drink your wine for nothing, tell me what you want to hear this time, Lao Xu can't say it a few times at his age, how much he can say."
The man gnawed on the duck meat and said with a smile: "Tell me about Liaodong. My ancestors are there, which is Jinzhou."
The one who can wander around in such a boring way is naturally His Royal Highness Xu Fengnian.
The blind old Xu laughed and said, "I'm not familiar with Jinzhou? The whole Liaodong has the same virtue. Even though nine of the ten governors are calling the court poor, they are not poor at all. Only us who have no land are poor. , it’s just that there’s no rebellion.”
Xu Fengnian frowned and asked: "According to the law, doesn't every soldier have 40 acres of farmland? Liaodong is a well-deserved dangerous place in our dynasty. The plains and wilderness stretch across thousands of miles, and it is difficult to hold on. If you abandon it, you will drive straight into the North Mang, and there will be no gates in the North." Limits, so Liaodong is safe, the Central Plains will not move, and Liaoye is disturbed, and the world's golden drums will sing. Rebellion? I haven't heard of the slightest commotion in Liaodong these years."
Old Xu sneered and said: "Xu boy, you know nothing. I, Old Xu, can't understand your literary stuff. Which scholar did you hear it from? I only know that when I left Liaodong, Liaodong Tunwei 21 , there are only six guards in western Liaoning, not to mention western Liaoning, the twenty-one guards in eastern Liaodong collect millions of grains a year, how many of them fall into the pockets of us people? Think about it, boy Xu, not to mention the governor of Liaodong, the guarding governor, The governors, the governors, the commanders, the captains, and other big figures, are some officials of the seventh and eighth ranks, who have to do some private service to garrison the army and change the channel. If they are not good at water conservancy and occupy all the rich farmland, how can The money that comes here goes to pay homage to the superiors? Dazhu Kingdom was in charge of the entire Liao Dynasty. It was a rare blessing for the people of the Liao Dynasty. Otherwise, who wants to live in this bitter and cold place in Liaodong? Once they go, who will really think that there will be land and food, and I am from Jinzhou and I don’t even have half of the land, let alone these outsiders."
Xu Feng smiled young and said: "This can't cause rebellion. Liaodong is poor, and I'm used to it. As long as there is half a mouthful of food, no one is willing to raise a rebellion."
Old Xu sighed, "If you don't really want to starve to death, who is willing to live with your life, but if this continues, Liaodong is really hard to say. I have been away from Jinzhou for nearly 30 years, and I have endured it for 30 years."
Liaodong has been a battlefield since ancient times. The so-called tiger walks like a dragon, and the superiority is in mind. The security of the world always depends on the two Liaos, Xu Xiao remonstrated that he would spare no effort to defend it, but few people in the government and the opposition are willing to take it seriously. This is not to say that no one can't see the stakes. It's just that the situation in the world is temporarily stable. How will it be ups and downs in fifty years or a hundred years
Xu Feng said in a young voice: "Old Xu, tell me more about the local customs of Liaodong."
Old Xu said one thing, poured beans into the bamboo tube, and waited for the whole pot of stewed duck to be eaten. Old Xu was exhausted, but most of his energy was spent on dealing with the duck.
Old Xu finally wiped his mouth and said: "Dazhu Kingdom entered Beiliang back then, it was really majestic, how does the princess have a poem?"
Xu Fengnian said with a smile: "On the Qingniu Road, there are thousands of carriages, and the children under the banner are holding mulberries."
Old Xu was leaning on a cane, looking fascinated.
Xu Fengnian left the jug behind and quietly walked out of the hut.
Blue Bird stood in the distance, watching His Royal Highness Shi Zi slowly approaching. Every time she came to the hut by the river, she would accompany her, and she never asked His Highness why he had to deal with a blind old soldier.
Seeing Qingniao's cold face, Xu Fengnian's eyes were a little dazed.
The blind old Xu was in the Qiancheng team back then, and his leg was still alive.
The child was still holding the mulberry and raised his head to ask his mother if it was good.
The blue bird was a little confused, Xu Fengnian bit her cheek suddenly, said with a smile: "It's delicious, it tastes like mulberry."