Guo Shao walked into the courtyard opposite the mansion.
Weird cries came from the room. Guo Shao was standing at the door of a wing room when he saw Xiao Xige, whose beard was like a hedgehog, staring at him. Xiao Xige's eyes were full of hatred, as if he wanted to eat Guo Shao alive.
The people around bowed to Guo Shao, but no one spoke, and the atmosphere was a bit weird. It is said that the Khitan people have a kind of etiquette called dumb bow, which is to only make gestures without speaking; at this time, the guards should not be because the Khitan people learned the etiquette of the Liao Dynasty, but because they didn't know what to say because the Khitan Xiao Xige struggled so hard that he dragged the chair on the floor tiles and made a lot of noise.
But at this moment, no matter how exaggerated Xiao Xige's movements and expressions were, how strong his emotions were, or how creative and brutal things he had done, Guo Shao found that he didn't care about him at all.
I came here today because I remembered that you are a gift. Guo Shao glanced at Xiao Xige, but soon realized that this guy might not understand Chinese. He immediately lost interest in talking to Xiao Xige.
Because this guy is just a plucked rooster, and now he is no threat and no use to him. The person Guo Shao is most concerned about is Zhao Kuangyin, the black-faced man. He is not related to him, why is he so concerned? Because the black man is powerful.
As for Xiao Xige in front of him, he was only indifferent. If Xiao Xige was not still a little useful, Guo Shao would not even bother to look at him.
It is almost certain that Xiao Xige is the Liao general who robbed and abused the head of the Shen family; and it will soon be confirmed that the redeemed disabled concubine is still alive and will definitely recognize Xiao Xige! How could a concubine who was treated like that not remember the appearance of her enemy
Therefore, as long as we send Brother Xiao Xi over for identification, everything will be clear.
Guo Shao thought, Mrs. Chen said she would repay him if he avenged her, but he didn't know how she would repay him, and he suddenly became very curious.
But he finally suppressed his curiosity and decided not to go see Mrs. Chen. He turned around and shouted: Third brother, third brother
After a while, Luo Mengzi came over with a swagger, clasped his fists and said: "Brother
Send the guy in the room to Madam Chen's house. The last time I went to see Madam Chen, you brought soldiers and guards. Remember Lu Guoshaodao
Luo Mengzi said: Brother, I remember.
Guo Shaodao: Very good.
Luo Mengzi touched his head and asked: What did I talk to Mrs. Chen about
Guo Shao hesitated for a moment and said: You can't see her. Just send her to her family.
Here.
Guo Shao is very cautious now, and rarely goes out. After coming back for a few days, basically, apart from his family, only the people from the Imperial Guards Office and the soldiers in the army can see him, and other irrelevant people can't even see him.
Every day he went to the Zuoxiang camp in a carriage, with at least dozens of elite soldiers guarding him. There were sentries around the mansion, and spies were also stationed near Zhao Kuangyin's home and the Iron Cavalry's various garrisons; Jingniang was in charge of the spies.
Guo Shao did not visit anyone, including his sister, Mrs. Gao. Every day, except for business, he would go out and return home after finishing his work.
The Queen had said before: If he performed well in the Northern Expedition and could find a way to return to Tokyo, she would definitely give him a surprise reward. It was unknown what the surprise was, but the problem was that Guo Shao could not see the Queen now, so he could not receive the reward for the time being and could only wait and was not in a hurry.
The weather has been fine these days, and Tokyo is peaceful. It is said that when the Liao ruler learned that the Zhou army had withdrawn, he also led his army north, and the war came to an abrupt end. It was so peaceful that it was scary.
Luo Mengzi ordered a few soldiers to carry the tied up Xiao Xige out of the house roughly, along with a chair, and then found a carriage and stuffed the man in. Two more soldiers were stuffed in and looked at the guy from left to right.
So, under the protection of a group of people in front and behind, Luo Mengzi rode his horse straight to the west of the city.
The brothers seemed to be worried recently. Luo Mengzi often visited Guo Shao and knew that the emperor was ill and things were a bit complicated, but he really couldn't figure out what was going to happen, so he was not worried. There were so many brothers in the army, and with everyone around, Luo Mengzi said that as long as he stood in the right place, he would have no pressure at all.
There was only one annoying thing. Brother Xiao Xi was still tossing and turning in the carriage, groaning and struggling. Even passers-by were attracted and watched curiously to see what was going on in the carriage.
Luo Mengzi was very angry and turned around and shouted: Damn those two bastards, tell him to shut up.
The sergeant in the car said: General Luo, this guy doesn't understand what we are saying.
The group finally arrived at Madam Chen's house after cursing at each other. Luo Mengzi had someone knock on the door and then shouted: My eldest brother is General Guo Shao of the Imperial Guards. My eldest brother asked me to give a gift to Madam Chen.
The doorman said: General, please wait a moment, I will go and report to the master.
Not long after, a middle-aged woman in satin came out. When she saw Luo Mengzi, she smiled and said, "General Luo, please come in."
Luo Mengzi was surprised and asked: Do you know me
The middle-aged woman said: "You came here with General Guo. The general is forgetful and can't remember me. I am Aunt Sun. I heard that the general brought a gift to visit, but I don't know what the gift is."
Luo Mengzi turned around and said: Get it out
Then a bearded Khitan man was dragged out of the carriage, carrying a chair on his back, and rolled on the street. Aunt Sun was embarrassed when she saw this: This gift is really special.
Luo Mengzi said: "He is your family's enemy, he has been captured. Take him away, he has been brought back from a long distance."
Aunt Sun asked the servants to help and brought the Khitan man to the hall in the courtyard. Luo Mengzi also sat on a chair and drank tea in a dignified manner.
As expected, Mrs. Chen was not there, but a woman in a wooden wheelchair was pushed in. Luo Mengzi was surprised, thinking that the woman in white was Mrs. Chen, but he immediately saw the woman covering her mouth and crying.
Seeing this, Aunt Sun asked: Hongying, he is the one who harmed Master Shen and your Khitan people.
The woman named Hongying pressed her hands against her mouth and cried inconsolably, nodding her head continuously.
Luo Mengzi suddenly realized what was going on. No wonder his elder brother took the trouble to bring this guy with him. He immediately said: Now you can take revenge.
Hongying was crying loudly, but Aunt Sun was calmer and said: "Of course we want to cut our enemies into pieces, but will there be any trouble if we kill someone in Tokyo?"
They are just Khitans, you can kill them however you like. If you are afraid of trouble, send the bodies to my house and I will feed them to the dogs for you. I want to see what trouble there will be if I kill the Khitans. Luo Mengzi patted his chest shamelessly, saying, "A few people are nothing. Just over a month ago in Zhuozhou, Hebei, my elder brother surrounded and killed 10,000 Liao cavalrymen in the city, and the blood flowed like a river."
As Luo Mengzi spoke, he made exaggerated gestures. He gestured with his hands. The street was not much narrower than the downtown streets in Tokyo. The corpses were piled up so high and the blood was flowing on the ground, as if it had rained heavily. Every step left a bloody footprint.
Sure enough, Aunt Sun and the women around her were all frightened by him.
Luo Mengzi was very proud of this and said: "Everyone cut off the heads and bring them back for the reward." The streets were full of headless corpses, and the heads were loaded onto carts. The carts carrying food and grass were loaded with dozens of carts. Just imagine, dozens of carts lined up on the road, all with heads, what a scene!
The Liao cavalry were nothing. They were so scared that they peed their pants when they saw my eldest brother. No, after hearing my eldest brother's name, humph, the emperor conferred the title of Guo Pocheng, the bloody-handed slaughterer of Liao, and the blacksmith Luo Mengzi started to brag.
He felt that he had boasted enough, and then he said: After the Liao army was surrounded and killed, they knelt down and begged for mercy. My eldest brother wanted to avenge Madam Chen, so he ordered them all to be killed. Only this guy was left, called Xiao Xige
At this time, Xiao Xige flopped to the ground. Luo Mengzi was disturbed from bragging and became furious. He stood up and slapped Xiao Xige several times in front of everyone, causing him to spit blood.
Madam Sun said: Madam, I heard that the Zhou army's northern expedition was not going well, and I was worried about General Guo, but unexpectedly, General Guo won the battle.
Luo Mengzi was a little embarrassed, and he touched his head and said: It's all because of the poor fighting of the people in the Palace Front Department. The cavalry is in their hands. We can win, but we can't catch up with them, and we can't do anything about the entire Northern Expedition.
Madam Sun said: General Luo sent such a great gift, and I should have gone to receive it in person, but you are not at home today, so I have no choice but to thank you and apologize on your behalf.
Luo Mengzi opened his mouth and said: My elder brother said that he can't meet Mrs. Chen. I, Luo, don't plan to meet her either.
Madam Sun's expression changed slightly, and she asked again: "Why didn't General Guo come?"
Luo Mengzi was thinking about Zhao Heimian and the emperor's illness that were often mentioned in the Guo Mansion, but he knew that these things should not be brought up, so he said vaguely: "Brother is very busy, as long as Madam Chen appreciates it, there is no need to come to our house to enjoy your gratitude."
Mrs. Sun was speechless.
People were talking in the hall, and there was a shadow behind the door. Chen Jiali was sitting inside, listening silently.
A woman nearby whispered in her ear: Do you want to remind Aunt Sun to ask General Na Luo to take Xiao Xige out and kill him? This will not only avenge the head of the family, but also save you from trouble.
Chen Jiali shook her head and said coldly: "Why are you afraid to kill? We can't let those who deserve it die so easily. The Liao people in Youzhou set up checkpoints along the way to levy heavy taxes on the southerners. They took so much real money from us, but in turn they want to ride on our heads as merchants and act tyrannically and unscrupulously. Why do we have to pay for our money? We picked it up from the ground. Giving it to them means they can bully us. It's not that easy. Everything has a cost and price."
Chen Jiali was silent for a moment, then murmured: That Shao Ge'er, he never disappoints us. Liao State had so many people but they couldn't take Youzhou, but he was able to capture our enemy.