Su Ce had to stay with his wife because she had a miscarriage, so he didn't go out these days. As the New Year was approaching, Chang'an City was preparing for the New Year, but there was not much laughter in the Su Mansion.
Wang Lan's body and bones have healed these days, and she is no longer so haggard. She has a smile on her face every day, but Su Ce is worried about her forced smile.
On this day, Su Ce watched Wang Lan drink camel milk, handed the bowl to the maid, and helped Wang Lan walk around the house. At this time, his daughter's voice came from the yard: "Mother, mother, look
, Dudu caught Xiaobai!" Two-year-old Dudu ran in staggeringly from the door, holding a little white dog that had just turned one month old in his hands.
There were children at home. Although it was snowing, the snow in the front and back yards had been swept into piles. They were pulled out of the mansion on a cart in the morning because the young lady at home could not sit still anymore and was always running around in the yard. Therefore, the servants of Su Mansion
The snow at night will always be cleared before dawn.
A two-year-old child is at the age when even dogs are disgusted. Su Ce watched the little devil Dudu holding the puppy with one hand and holding on to the threshold with the other, his pink face flushed by the cold wind outside.
"Yeah!" Dudu turned over and rolled down the threshold. Neither Su Ce nor Wang Lan helped Dudu up. The thick cotton clothes and the Western felt on the ground wouldn't hurt the child.
The little white dog wanted to run, but was caught by a small hand by its neck. It looked around with its innocent eyes and let out a whining sound.
Dudu got up from the ground. Su Ce looked at the mud mixed on his daughter's cotton trousers and saw that there was a lot of busy work chasing dogs and chickens this early in the morning.
Seeing Su Ce there, Dudu's eyes lit up. Su Ce had been away from home for ten days every month during military training, so Wang Lan told Dudu, who wanted a father, that her father was a general and went to the military camp.
When Dudu saw Su Ce grabbing the puppy from the kennel, he immediately lost his favor and threw it to the ground. The puppy quickly ran outside, jumped vertically, and got stuck on the threshold.
The leap turned into a fall, and his little head hit the ground at the door with a thud. His four legs kicked around wildly, and he ran towards the kennel in his backyard, shaking his head.
Dudu reached out and asked Su Ce to hug her: "Dad, Dudu caught Xiaobai today. Hey, where is Xiaobai? Dad, ride a big horse!"
Dudu wanted to ride a big horse, Wang Lan waved her hand, and the maids retreated, leaving a family of three in the house. Dudu rode Su Ce, and Su Ce crawled on the ground, letting her daughter live the addiction of riding a big horse. Wang Lan
Seeing my husband and daughter having fun, the gloom in my heart also dissipated a lot.
When the whole family was having fun, Li Chang hurried to Su Ce's yard and asked the maid to tell Su Ce that there was something that needed Su Ce's intervention.
Li Chang has become more and more prosperous in recent years and is very kind to his servants. However, a few days ago, the young lady at home had a miscarriage, so Li Chang severely punished the maids and servants in the house.
There are three types of servants in the Su Mansion. One is the maidservant that Su's mother bought with money at the Renya Shop. The second type is the boys from Suzhuang's family. These children who are not good at studying and practicing martial arts come to the Su Mansion to work as servants.
If you are stubborn, you will work with Li Chang when you are almost old. Although the name of merchant is not good, at least it is easier than begging for food in the fields. The last one is the veteran who has merged with Su Ce in the past.
But now there are not many veterans in the Su Mansion. There are two younger generals in the front yard. There are a few in Su Village who lead Su Ce's personal guards to guard the Baiguo Winery. The remaining ones are over four years old.
Ten, old and frail, and more or less disabled, he went to Nanshan Manor to guard the Su family's retreat.
Now, the last kind of servants in the Su Mansion are not actually servants. They are all the children of the old soldiers. The old soldiers are family generals, and so are they. The number is set at twenty, and they are changed every three months.
These generals were obviously more trusted by Su Ce than Su Zhuang's one hundred personal guards.
After all, Baiguojiang is a unique business. Although some people want to imitate it, Su Ce gave up when he found out that the owner was from the military and was rising rapidly. Since it is a unique business, Li Chang doesn't need to spend much energy to take care of it, so
Most of the energy was spent on the Su family, but despite all the precautions, the wife of the family was frightened. Su Ce did not blame him, but Li Chang blamed himself very much.
Nowadays, even the maids of Su Mansion are escorted by family generals when they go out. Since they are family generals, they are different from ordinary servants. They wear the armor of their fathers. These armors are all listed in the Ministry of War. Although they are not suitable for bows and crossbows, they are
Combining the horizontal sword with the armor that can be chopped with swords and axes is still very intimidating.
"Alang, the housekeeper said he is looking for you in an emergency and you are outside the hospital!" The maid named "Xiao Cui" yelled outside the door. Su Ce stood up from the ground, holding Dudu with one hand, and stood up from the ground.
Dudu kissed her hard on her pink face: "Dad, go deal with the matter. Don't go to the kennel to catch puppies anymore, be good!"
Su Ce handed Dudu to Wang Lan, smiled, walked out, and came to the outside of the courtyard. Li Chang pulled Su Ce towards the front yard and said as he walked: "Alang, just now a soldier with a broken arm went with the military flag.
The Ministry of War Yamen, your soldiers."
"Where did the Shenwu Zuowei soldiers from the New Army come from?" Su Ce looked confused.
"It's not the Shenwu Army, it's the Sixth Army of the East Palace. I went to the grassland last year and broke my arm. Later, I got sores and my left arm was amputated. This guy was tough and refused to take the money he got for free, so I remember this guy." Li Chang pulled him.
Su Ce walked out as he walked.
"Zhou Wei!" Su Ce remembered this soldier. He led the troops from the east palace to the north. One of them fell off his horse and was wounded on the way. The dead Brigade soldier was named He Tao, and the injured one was named Zhou Wei. Later, when Su Ce returned to Chang'an from the grassland, he still
Zhou Wei went to see He Tao's family together.
"Prepare a horse and break into the military office without permission. This boy must be in trouble." Su Ce then thought about it. Those who can join the brigade and lead the army are all sons of good families in Guanzhong. Military discipline has been heard as a story since childhood. Now, now
How could a remnant soldier who didn't even have the status of a government soldier dare to go to the Ministry of War Yamen to cause trouble if he didn't have a huge grievance?
No matter what, Su Ce can't let his old men commit crimes, so it would be best to stop them.
"Da, da, da..." Since the matter was urgent, Su Ce's horse rode towards the Yamen of the Ministry of War in the imperial city.
While riding his horse, Su Ce stopped from time to time to ask along the street, but he always learned that the person was in front. The Military Department Yamen was not another Yamen. The Military Department was Qiu Bu. It was in charge of killing and did not speak in a nice and arrogant manner like other Yamen. Thinking of this
, Su Ce's horse speed improved again.
When Su Ce arrived at the Imperial City from Yonghefang, Su Ce found that Zhou Wei was tied up with ropes and was being handed over to Lu Ben's army by the guards.
Every year in Daqian, there are drunken soldiers doing stupid things. According to the military practice, they are handed over to the army to deal with. Obviously Zhou Wei was also regarded as a troublemaking soldier.
Seeing that Lu Benjun general Zhou Wei was about to be escorted away, Su Ce slapped his horse. The horse was in pain and rushed to the city gate. At this time, the people around him were crowding around to watch the fun.
"Wei Zhou?" Su Ce shouted, and the soldiers of the Broken Arm Mansion raised their heads and cried out: "Wei Lie, bring justice to the Zhou family!"
Seeing Zhou Wei crying with grievance while being tied up with ropes, Su Ce felt a surge of anger in his heart, but Su Ce still suppressed his anger and shouted to the Brigade Ben Army in the East Palace: "I am Bo Su Ce of Jingyang County, and here I am.
The man has been discharged from the army due to injury, can it be convenient for him?"
"This is General Su. You know that military laws cannot be violated!" The leader of the Brigade Brigade Army also found it difficult to do so. He winked at Su Ce as he spoke. Military laws are a sword that presses on the heads of all armies. Military laws cannot be violated.
, of course Su Ce knew.
"Su is not asking you to wait for release, I just want to know the whole story." Su Ce calmed down under the look of the commander of the Brigade Army in front of him.
"The military order is with me. Jiang Wei has told us to take the people and send them to the Wannian County Government Office!" The leading Luben military guard saluted Su Ce, waved his hand and led Zhou Wei away.
Su Ce has not figured out anything about the situation until now, and the words of the commander of the Lu Ben Army just now reminded Su Ce that Jiang Lan asked to take someone, so Jiang Lan must know what happened and shouted to the Lu Ben Army who was about to leave.
Said: "Since it is a military order, why don't you go quickly!"
Su Ce deliberately shouted the word "speed" a little louder. The commander of the Luben Army smiled and replied: "Thank you, General Su, for reminding me." He nodded slightly.
Su Ce sat on the horse and performed a chest-beating ceremony, then turned the horse's head and rushed to the East Palace to find Jiang Lan.
When we were approaching the East Palace, we saw Jiang Lan from a distance. It was obvious that Jiang Lan had been waiting for a long time.
Su Ce turned over and dismounted. Before Su Ce could say anything, Jiang Lan said straight to the point: "General Su, Zhou Wei is a fool. He drank with his colleague Liu Quan last night and said he was going to the Ministry of War to seek justice today. I also have to go to the Ministry of War in the morning.
I know, it’s hard for the East Palace to come forward regarding Zhou Wei’s matter, so I sent someone to find the housekeeper in your house. I think only General Su can take care of this matter and dares to take care of it!"
Su Ce looked at Jiang Lan and felt strange for a moment. The once reckless boy had lost his childishness, and his eyes were no longer so clear. Su Ce snorted coldly, and then smiled and said: "Until now, Su
I still don’t know what happened, but Jiang Weizhu knew that Su Ce could take care of it, so why did he dare to take care of it?"
When Jiang Lan heard Su Ce call him Jiang Weili, he knew that Su Ce was angry, but Jiang Lan couldn't help it. From the moment Jiang Lan was born, the background of the Anxi Protectorate was firmly engraved on her body. Now.
At the time when the two government offices were deciding on the commander of the army, the prince was firmly seated in the East Palace, and even many of today's actions were ordered by the prince.
Su Ce obviously misunderstood him, but Jiang Lan had no intention of explaining to Su Ce, because Su Ce was from the Anbei Army. The Anbei Army had been suppressing the Anxi Army since the establishment of Daqian, and had finally withdrawn the Anxi Army before.
Northern Protectorate.
However, the Jiuhu and the Ruos people joined forces to go south, and restored the Anbei Protectorate and became the Anbei Grand Protectorate. They truly overpowered the Anxi Army in terms of strength and reputation. As the direct grandson of the Duke of Qi, Jiang
No matter how good the personal relationship between Lan and Su Ce was, they could only be separated.
"Zhou Weizhi's brother Zhou Huai'an died in the Wudinghe War in the eighth year of Longsheng, leaving behind a child. The day before yesterday, the child was playing in the street and was run over by a carriage. His mother went home to hang herself after going to the county government office. Wannian County government office was bad.
People can't find out who owns the carriage. General Su, do you believe it? Let me tell you one more thing, the carriage belongs to Wannian County Government." After Jiang Lan finished speaking, he didn't say anything more, turned around and left.
Su Ce stayed where he was and looked at Jiang Lan's back, looked up at the East Palace, sighed, turned the horse's head, and the horse snorted. Just like Jiang Lan said, Su Ce had to take care of this matter.
As the future leader of the Anbei Army, how could he stand by and watch when the posthumous son of the Anbei Army was killed? Perhaps everyone in the Anbei family was watching whether Su Ce could withstand the pressure and uphold justice.
Su Ce wants to take care of this matter, but now Su Ce has no right to take care of it. This is the most difficult thing.