Chapter 168 Doll Marriage

Beiliang is in turmoil, the news that Chen Zhi Bao will be crowned king in Shu has already spread throughout the world.

It is estimated that it is going to become the second king of different surnames in Liyang earlier than Xu Fengnian who is the hereditary king of Northern Liang.

An elegantly decorated carriage slowly stopped in front of the Chu House, is leaning against the side door to get high on melon seeds of the concierge a little stunned, the horseman is a young woman in green, thinking that the owner is really not afraid to let the maid into the tiger’s mouth ah, but when the concierge saw the carriage came down one after another, was scared to silence, mouth trembling, threw a handful of melons and staggered towards the door to run. The first to walk down is a white-haired man, white background and black shirt, there is not much noble faction, but that face makes the concierge fearful. In Beiliang, only this son of a man can hold down his own master. After that, there is the second son of the general Xu Longxiang, as well as the elegant Yuan Zuozong and sturdy Qi Dangguo, four are unlikely to visit the Chu House of Xuanhuan role, but even a piece of it, can not be a copy of the family to come? The concierge rushed to gently pooh pooh pooh a few times, Chu general loyalty can be seen, copy who can not copy here, saw the rare guests at the head, His Highness Prince Xu Fengyen, the clever minded concierge kneeled down without saying a word, and was about to hold back the spirit of the spirit of the gas to yell out a sound, but also to their own masters face, Xu Fengyen has already laughed and said: “line, up to lead the way. ”

A line of talent in the Chu House lobby to sit down, felt a shake on the ground, dressed in loose civilian clothes Chu Lushan across the threshold rolled into the hall, a pile of fat meat kneeling at the feet of Xu Fengyen, “Luk ball children can finally give His Highness to hope to the humble abode, Pongxiao bright ah, back to the ancestors more burn a few incense.”

Xu Fengyen kicked over, “Cold house? I don’t think it’s much worse than the Northern Liang King’s Mansion. Today is to bring Yuan Erge and General Qi to your side to dilly-dally with the wine, first stop talking nonsense, find a clean place that is not so vulgar.”

Chu Lushan easily staggered to stand up, turned back to give the old housekeeper a stern look, turned his head is fawning to greasy smile, a pair of soft and boneless white fat hand pulling Xu Fengnian’s arm, “drinking tea have a good place, later your highness has any dissatisfaction, Luk ball child since the death of two pounds of meat down on the wine.”

Xu Fengyen sneered, “A fat body, you have the nerve to be a dish of wine, a few of us can’t get down chopsticks.”

Chu Lushan snapped, “It’s Lukou’s uselessness, he didn’t grow a fat and thin meat which is suitable for wine.”

Came to a bamboo house, purple bamboo sparse, not so dense as to make people feel desolate fox strange, small pool deep secluded green, sunlight through the gaps in the bamboo leaves silk sprinkled down, the water’s edge there is actually a palm-sized wild turtles dragging the family basking in the sun, heard the sound of footsteps, giggling and climbed into the oily green pool. Pool hut big, lighting is also clever, push the door into the room, appears quiet and open, and not the slightest sense of urgency, bamboo house also shelved a patterned zither, sitting here regardless of whether to drink wine or tea, are considered to be people scenery tea and wine complement each other. Xu Fengnian glanced at the zither, outsiders do not know the talent of the butcher Chu Bakao, he is aware of the insider, qin and chess, poetry and fugue, Chu Lushan are out of hand, it is a pity that it did not look like a celebrity style only. After sitting down at the window, Chu Lushan first poured two cups of wine for Xu Fengyen and Qi Dangguo, and asked Yuan Zuozong with a smile while carrying the wine pot, “Your old man doesn’t mind the dirty hands of the small wine stinks, so I dare to help you pour a cup.”

Yuan Zuozong raised his eyes, and Chu Lushan obediently poured out the cup of wine.

Qi Dangguo and Chu Lushan relationship is good, six righteous son in the number of his best, and the rest of the five peer righteous son are from time to time to go door to door a, Chu House a few years ago croaked a little ninja, but also recognized him as a godfather, almost did not give the two children set down a doll marriage, Chu Lushan on several sons at every turn to scolding, with the pick up almost. Only on this young girl heartache doting, dislike Qi Dangguo’s youngest son looks coarse, so that Qi Dangguo these two years a meeting on the question Chu Lushan my son how ugly.

Xu Fengnian took a sip of wine, looked around the week, three people in the White Bear Yuan Zuozong military position is the highest, from the second rank of the Zhen’an General, belongs to the real position of high power, in the Northern Liang army is only lower than the leadership of the border two states of the Northern Liang capital guard Chen Zhi Bao half a rank, Yuan Zuozong currently serves as a vice general of the Daxue Dragon Cavalry Army. Chu Lushan for the third grade of the thousand cattle Longwu General, but no substantial military power in hand, Qi Dangguo even worse, is only a trivial folded Chong Lieutenant, the official hat is very small, but every large-scale war, responsible for carrying the flag. Because Beiliang belongs to the military and political one-handed grasp of the domain of the feudal lord, coupled with Xu Primrose was once the text for the super first grade of the Great Pillar State martial arts for the first grade of Hussar generals such as the king of the different surnames, coupled with the high emperor is far away, the rank of the civil officials and the Liyang dynasty is consistent with the rank of the generals can be higher than the majority of the first grade or a half a grade, the court of justice on this is also open-eyed and closed-eyed pretending not to see, and even the first minister of the zhang julu have said that similar to the north of the country should be so the words. Nowadays, Beiliang does not go to say that there is no special system of civil officials, just to say that a group of more than seven military generals, not to mention has been withdrawn from the border of the honorary officials, there are still more than eighty people, and these support Beiliang 300,000 iron cavalry backbone, most of them may not have seen Xu Fengyen one side in person.

Xu Fengyen finished a glass of wine, and while Chu Lushan was pouring the wine, he asked, “Lukqiu’er, who do you think will be the Northern Liang Capital Protector?”

Chu Lushan did not hesitate and said, “General Yuan. Either Cavalry Commander Zhong Hongwu and Infantry Commander Yan Wenluan, the two old generals, are barely qualified and capable. However, to be honest, Zhong old general on your highness prejudice is very big, and Chen Zhi Bao also involved, not very suitable for this immediately when the second grade guards, Yan Wen Luan, looks impartial, and Chen Zhi Bao also have gaps, but the old general temperament is gloomy, than Zhong Hongwu really difficult, I have been watching him more than ten years, hard not to hear him say your highness a bad thing, on the contrary, it is not let a person to rest assured. After all, it’s General Yuan who has to be the general in charge of the military power of the two states, which is justifiable in every aspect. What are you staring at? This is what I said in front of His Highness and your Yuan Zuozong, and it’s exactly the same on the side of your righteous father, believe it or not. Saying nice things and still don’t appreciate it, your old man is just hard to serve!”

Yuan Zuozong laughed and lowered his head to drink.

Huang Barbarian had been squatting by the guqin in a daze.

Xu Fengnian calmly said, “Luqiu’er, give me a list, promote one or two official ranks as appropriate, if there’s really a need, it doesn’t matter if you even jump three levels.”

Chu Lushan sniffed and handed out a stack of folded paper from his sleeve, smilingly handing it over to Xu Fengnian. Yuan Zuozong frowned, coldly staring at this unpredictable Chu Lushan.

Xu Fengyen smiled and spread three sheets of paper on the table, densely written more than sixty people, excluding the name and a brief military resume, the length of the strengths and weaknesses at a glance, the font is Chu Lushan unique line of calligraphy, dangerous but not strange, dashing and unrestrained. Xu Fengyen read word for word after pushing to Yuan Zuozong, carefully read after, Yuan Zuozong frown slightly stretching, the paper is neither nepotism, nor too much moralistic only Yin appointment, paper can be categorized as Chu Lushan’s heart of the first line of more than a dozen people, but most of them are still in the northern Liang army depressed lower lieutenant, the common point is young and good at war, energetic and no half of the twilight.

Xu Fenian asked with a smile, ”Lu Qiu’er, you don’t have any scruples at all? Won’t come up with this later?”

Sitting like a small mountain pier Chu Lu Shan heatedly laughed: “There is no such need, the great general is my willingness to die for my righteous father, needless to say, your highness is my Lu ball child’s heart to submit to the master, these things are sneaky and hidden, it seems how pretentious. By the way, there is another thing that has been stuck in my throat for many years, today I don’t spit it out, say it wrong, your highness don’t be offended.”

Xu Fengnian nodded, “Tell me.”

Chu Lushan sat upright and said, “Our Beiliang called the word official nearly a thousand number of civil officials, is a paste, most of them are retired from the Beiliang army, leading the army is a good hand, governing the people is simply a layman, very few do not disturb the people, are regarded as letting the people be grateful to the big clean official big good official. Most of these people with many in the military is a good habit of bad temperament, protective of the calf, to help relatives do not help reason, rule of the family are like ruling the army general brutality, not to mention when the mighty master, but also thanks to the people of the North Rang in the past we are accustomed to the poverty of the fear of the poor, or else put aside in the dynasty of any place, may have to unveil the pole uprising. Then again, the officials protect each other, has become sick into the stubborn disease, those idle at home in large and small old generals, to find a larger greenhouse, casually drink a flower wine can hit a few, behind them, those who will be the seed of the children, dare to join the army’s good, most of the counting of interest, as long as it is nestled in the home, nine out of ten is undisciplined domineering playboys, for the harm of the townships is the only ability. I’m not sure if I’m going to be able to do this, but I’m sure I can do it, and I’m sure I’m going to be able to do it. Can I tell this to my father? Do you really think your father can’t see this kind of situation? He’s the one who can’t do anything about it! We’re all old brothers who have fought with him for decades, so without further ado, I’ll tell you about the Meng family affair in Lingshu the year before last, when Meng’s old general, with his two sons, died next to you in the Concubine’s Tomb, remember? As a result, his old man’s only grandson grew up, robbing people of their daughters-in-law, bought and killed a whole family of more than 40 people, but you let your father do? He just cut off General Meng’s flame with a click? These ten or twenty years, constantly some take pandemonium things to test the bottom line of righteous father son of a bitch is still less?”

Yuan Zuozong snorted coldly.

Chu Lushan unprecedentedly furious: “Confucianism benevolence and righteousness benevolence and righteousness, always benevolence word in front of the word righteousness in the back, you do not righteousness, is only improper subjects, not benevolent, even people are not. Nowadays, this world, if you act according to that set of Legalism, it will be even more chaotic. Since the saint Zhang after this thousand years, a whole thousand years ah, Confucian readers are in the root is the opposition between the two words of benevolence and righteousness to find a balance between the glue, do you really think it is a simple thing? It is not easy to get the world on the horse, the world under the horse is easy to guard?”

After saying this heart, Chu Lushan hastily took the sleeve to wipe the forehead sweat, flung a few slaps to himself, hemmed and hawed and said: “Out of order, out of order, should be slapped.”

Xu Feng young lightly and skillfully changed the topic, laughed: “To the point. This time I came to the door, I just want to convey a word to you, Luqiu’er, Dianxiong animal Weifucheng those people should be released, don’t make it difficult for them.”

Xu Fenian paused for a moment and said flatly, “Also, Xu Snapdragon promised me to let you come and be that Northern Liang Capital Protector.”

Chu Lushan fell backward with a loud bang, the whole bamboo house shook a few times, and this fat man who was trembling violently just sat on the ground, his eyes were lifeless, forgetting to stand up.

In fact, Yuan Zuozong and Qi Dangguo were both hearing this appalling news for the first time, the former was motionless and calm. The latter had his mouth wide open, unable to speak.

Xu Fengnian did not look at Chu Lushan and said to the two present, “Second Brother Yuan, Old General Zhong Hongwu will definitely resign from the military in a fit of pique after a while, so you can just take over in a big way at that time. General Qi, you will take over the six thousand heavy cavalry of Dianxiong Animal’s Iron Floaters, as well as Wei Fucheng’s crossbow riders. Ning Emei will be your deputy. If you think there are too few soldiers, I can add more to you; if you think there are too many, I’ll ignore it.”

Yuan Zuozong put down his wine cup and said, “Under no circumstances.”

Qi Dangguo rubbed his cheeks vigorously, “Your Highness, am I good?”

Xu Fengnian snickered, “Then you can’t ask me to become a Strongarm General, can you?”

Chu Lushan crawled up with a crying face and was about to speak when he saw His Highness the World Son waving at the window.

Not long after, a beautiful woman holding a young girl timidly stood in the doorway, Chu Lushan jogged over and slammed her in the face, “Ungrateful thing, who let you come to disturb His Highness’s drinking pleasure!”

The child in the young woman’s arms wailed, Chu Lushan held in his arms whispered comfort, the woman’s mouth corners oozing blood, still endured the piercing pain, to the people in the room gracefully cast a million blessings, Yuan Zuozong and Qi Dangguo are not surprised, did not get up much less return the salute.

Only Xu Fengnian walked to the door and smiled warmly, “Greetings sister-in-law.”

The woman whose face was worthy of the word “moonlight and shy flowers” was apprehensive, she was only a concubine of Chu’s family, how could she be worthy of His Highness’s name “sister-in-law”? She was at a loss as to how to respond, Chu Lushan eyes full of disgust cold voice: “Get back!”

The woman slowly retreated with another ten thousand blessings.

Xu Fengyen did not take a look at her, but just stared at the little girl doll, reached out to pinch the little cheeks, and dodged it, so he had no choice but to shrink his hand, “Luqiu’er, your daughter fortunately looks like your little sister-in-law, and it’s no wonder that you’re not willing to bet on a baby marriage with General Qi. Little girl, how old are you?”

The tear-filled little ninny beamed her mouth and didn’t say anything, sulking.

Chu Lushan only had to smile and said, “Just a little over three years old, speak much later than the average child, but open the first word is father, I was so happy. Will walk for half a year, but like to stick to people.”

Chu Lushan rubbed his daughter’s flushed cheeks and laughed: “Come, call out to His Royal Highness as father.”

Xu Fengnian cried and laughed, reprimanding, “Get lost.”

The little ninja didn’t know much yet, but she already knew to protect her shortcomings, puffing her cheeks towards this big bad guy who spoke fiercely to her dad, not exhaling or inhaling, soon her little face turned red.

Chu Lushan laughed: “This is her killer, I don’t know how and who learned it, I can’t help it every time.”

Xu Fengyen was also amused, “hurry up and let her rest for a while, be careful of the real closed air in the past.”

Chu Lushan hastily kissed his daughter’s forehead, “long long life, good, turn back to the father to give you beautiful clothes, do not be angry.”

The little girl looked up towards her father smiled brightly, and then skimmed his head to look at Xu Fengyen, and began to puff up the little cheeks hard to hold his breath, but could not withstand being tickled by Chu Lushan, soon broke, she had to hide in her arms just do not look at Xu Fengyen.

Xu Fengyen laughed heartily, “Yo, is to blame me for not having a gift, right? Little Changsheng, do you know that I gave your father a second-grade Northern Liang capital guard, this gift is still too light ah? Well, I’ll leave it here today, if I have a son in the future, I’ll make you my daughter-in-law.”

Chu Lushan said with an ecstatic face, “Your Highness, Lukuo’er can be serious about this?”

Xu Fengnian nodded his head and said, “You take it seriously that is. But the premise is that your daughter do not female great change.”

Chu Lushan was excited and said, “Don’t worry, my parent’s life follows her mother, in the future it is not ugly anywhere!”

Chu Lushan turned his head and said, “Yuan Zuozong, Qi Dangguo, the two of you can help me testify, in the future, if His Highness backs out, I will have to rely on the two of you to stand up for what is right and righteous ah!”

Yuan Zuozong got up and said, “Depends on the mood.”

Qi Dangguo laughed with bravado, only feeling soothed, the little green ant wine on the table was simply not enough to drink.

Xu Fengnian made a face at the little girl who had sneakily glanced at him, then said to Chu Lushan, “Just don’t send them off.”

Sighting the four people walking on the green stone path that he had carefully piled up with his own hands, waiting until their backs gradually faded away and disappeared from view, Chu Lushan only then hugged his daughters to the edge of the pool and sat down.

The little girl brittle shouted a father.

Chu Lu Shan back to God, laughed: “Little Changsheng ah, depending on whether you have the life of the queen in the future.”