"Okay. If the general knows the details of the common people clearly, the common people will not dare to follow the general. But if the general says that it is all about loyalty, the common people will have no choice but to believe the general. We are poor and lowly. , I don’t have much wealth at all, but I hope to thank the general again and again for saving my life after I escape from danger."
At night, Qiu'er stayed alone by the solitary lamp, waiting left and right, but Shen Xuanming didn't come back. Although Qingqing yawned, she still managed to stay with her, for fear that something might happen to her while she was walking alone. Zili Dong After the family banquet, Qiuer treated Qingqing as usual, seemingly not noticing anything was wrong.
The servants in the mansion have long been accustomed to the general leaving early and returning late. At this time, only a few night watchmen were guarding the door, and the rest had gone to bed early.
"Madam, the general will come back naturally after finishing his work. Madam, it's better to rest early."
"My heart has been beating so hard these past few days, and I can't feel relieved." Qiu'er supported her waist with both hands and was still pacing back and forth in the room, "Young hero, tell me, these peaceful times are not like those in the past. With the war going on like this year, what do generals like them have to do?"
Qingqing shook his head and said he didn't understand. In fact, it doesn't matter if you understand. Mrs. Shen's belly is getting bigger day by day, so it's better not to say anything to her for the time being. Then she heard Qiu'er muttering: "I really can't stand now. I can’t even sit down, I feel so miserable every day that I almost lose my humanity!”
In fact, Qiu'er's words are not an exaggeration at all. Qingqing stayed with his wife every day, and then he realized that being pregnant was so difficult - in the past few months, Qiu'er had vomited in the morning and had not eaten anything. She was so sick that she felt like vomiting. Even though she continued to take supplements, she could still see that she had lost a lot of weight. Now that the month was getting older, Qiu'er's frail body dragged a baby in her belly, and she was almost unable to walk.
However, in the past six months, with Qingqing always by her side to take care of her, Qiu'er gradually gained a mood and appetite, and spoke much more cheerfully.
"If you are sleepy, young hero, please rest first. When Xuan Ming comes back, we will go back to the room by ourselves."
"That won't work. If Madam makes a slight mistake, General Shen will definitely not be able to spare me."
"What could have happened to me?" Qiu'er smiled gently, with a mother's charm in her smile, "It's true, young hero, why did you call me to your room in the middle of the night?"
Qingqing frowned and made a sad expression: "The medicine that has been cooked in Madam's room for several days is a bit too pungent. Madam herself smells it comfortable. Today, while the general has not come back, let me hide for a while. It’s so relaxing.”
Such a lame reason was something Qingqing came up with after thinking for a long time. She thought Qiu'er would find it strange, but she didn't look suspicious and instead said:
"If my husband stays out all night today, I will have to rest in the young hero's room."
General Dou had left the General's Mansion alone since the sky had just darkened, and had not been seen for a long time. Qing Qing didn't know whether it was because he was anxious or for some other reason, but he always felt that time passed too slowly, and the General's Mansion was so quiet that he could not hear any sound. And the reason why he wanted to call Qiu'er to his room was simply that his small shabby house was closer to the backyard——
In this way, while taking care of Qiu'er, you can still hear the words of several generals clearly.
Thinking about it for a moment, Qing Qing still couldn't forget what General Wei said in that narrow melon and fruit cart: "The guest from heaven is doing evil and covering the sky with one hand. Up and down the West Lake, people and gods are angry. The last general will wait and don't want the leader to suffer." Mr. Mi Yu's coercion, so he planned to go all out and completely exposed the plan of the guest that day."
It turned out that this was the real purpose of the four generals. In fact, it was almost the same as Qingqing's guess. Qingqing felt from the beginning that this matter was indispensable for Wen Li, who was behind General Shen and Mr. Ruo. But he never expected that. Wen Li wanted to use the names of several generals to eliminate Tiankeju from West Lake.
Or, it may be to use the power of one party to drive the other party out of West Lake.
Although everyone knows that Mr. Ruo is a man of his word within the realm of Mi Yu, but if you really think about it, there are quite a few people who can contain Tian Keju. The generals of Mi Yu are considered one faction, and the old ministers who followed him in charge are also considered a faction. The masters who came back from Nanlin but were dissatisfied were another group. Several generals looked at Ruodong with displeasure. Could it be that such a large Tiankeju could accommodate a grain of sand like the General's Mansion?
The crux of the matter is what Wen Li is thinking.
In the long run, it is the most ideal plan to allow several forces to check and balance each other. But now, the strong smell of gunpowder in the water vapor on the lake can even be detected by a "hermit" like Qingqing who never leaves home, let alone being in a whirlpool. As for the leader of the center, Wen. At this moment, it is simply nonsense to hope that several major forces will get along well with each other.
So, the success or failure between Jiangjun Mansion and Tiankeju is really hard to predict.
Qingqing closed his eyes and imagined what he would do if he were in Wen Li's position and watched the figures coming and going in front of the Seven Stars Palace. In terms of strength and reputation alone, the General's Mansion was inferior to Tiankeju. Today's general The house is proud of the spring breeze, and the confident smiles of Xuan Ming and others seem to be hiding some unique handle——
This information is enough to seduce the head of Wen Li, and it is something Tiankeju will never learn from.
What is the handle that can be held by several generals?
While he was thinking about it, there was a roar above his head, and the fluffy grass on the roof beams moved. Several waves of cold air suddenly rushed into the room. Even Qiu'er heard the noise, and suddenly raised his head and asked:
"Why is the wind so strong in the middle of the night?"
Seeing the fear on her face, Qing Qing persuaded her casually: "That's just right, I'll rest here tonight at Qing Qing's place. General Shen came back and quietly took his wife back."
Upon hearing this, Qiu'er blushed and did not refuse. Qingqing let out a sigh of relief - this must be General Dou Jie coming back.
Sure enough, just as Qiu'er's even breathing came to mind, a child was heard crying in the backyard: "Mom! I'm afraid..." Before he could cry out a word, someone hurriedly covered his mouth. There was no sound at all. After a moment of silence, General Dou lowered his voice and gasped:
"As expected! Mo took the Yuan family members over the wall with him. That day, two black figures suddenly appeared outside the back door of the guest house. Looking at their clothes, they must be disciples of Tian Keju!"
"Only two people?"
"Yes." Dou Jie took a sip of water, "Young hero also said before that when Tiankeju operates secretly, there won't be many people."
Before he could finish his sentence, Qishi's old general's anxious voice immediately sounded: "General Dou, you didn't start a fight with them, did you?" Hearing this, General Dou didn't seem to make a sound, but was silent for a while.
But then I heard several people say in unison: "That's good, that's good."
"So..." a slightly trembling unfamiliar voice spoke, "What was rumored in the neighborhood that Tian Keju would take advantage of the darkness to kill people is all true?"
"Of course!" the impatient Ying Cheng suddenly shouted, "didn't you see those two guys in black robes tonight?"
"I've seen it..." The stranger's voice was a little hesitant, "It's just that ordinary people can't figure out how we, who are honest and do our duty, almost died at the hands of Tian Keju! Tian Keju
, Tiankeju is the fairy of our West Lake..."
"You are not a fairy, you almost became their victim, why are you still here to excuse them!" General Ning seemed to be getting more and more angry as he listened, and couldn't help but walk around in the backyard. Qingqing listened intently.
, vaguely, finally heard Qi Shi's rich voice and thought: "Please think about it carefully, have you ever done anything that can be related to Tiankeju?"
There was a silence, and the stranger said nothing.
"Then, if you think about it, head, can you remember anything related to the head?"
The backyard was still quiet, not even a sound was heard. General Wei then asked: "May I ask the head of the house, did you have any relationship with anyone who was the head of the house?"
"Ah!" The man slapped his forehead, "Speaking of being the first to be the leader, that's really the case."
She guessed it! Qingqing almost screamed, but quickly covered her mouth. Looking back at Qiu'er, she saw that she turned over slightly, still sleeping soundly in her dream, so she felt relieved and turned her head
He continued to listen to the sounds in the backyard. The strange visitor said intermittently:
"Before Cao Min started the sugar painting business, he was a farmer in the fields. There were only a few people in the family and we didn't grow much. We barely paid the government money, which was enough for us to have a few meals. At that time, the little boy in Cao Min's family wasn't even born yet.
, the big ones can’t walk yet…”
Ying Cheng lost his patience as he listened and hurriedly urged: "What does this have to do with being the first master!"
"Yes, it's relevant, the common people will tell you now." The unfamiliar voice wiped his sweat and continued, "That was more than ten years ago... It was also the blessing of the common people at that time, braving the bright sun
When harvesting rice in the paddy fields, the handfuls were filled with sweat, which pricked the grassland people's eyes. But it was so blurry that I couldn't see clearly. Suddenly, someone seemed to have come to the shore, and many people gathered around to watch.
…”
"Oops! Just tell me what you saw!"
"Yes, yes, what the common people saw was none other than our first master of West Lake!"
"Wait a minute." Qi Shi interrupted him immediately, "In the paddy fields, the leader first... That was in the sixth year of Hua Chu, right? At that time, the leader wanted to see the harvest of the paddy fields, so he paid a private visit incognito and brought two people with him.
Tianke and several generals went to each house separately to inquire and take a look... If I remember correctly, the general was also there at that time."
"Yes, yes! I can't remember the specific year. There were indeed a few people who were very tall at that time, but they looked very close to me. They even held Cao Min's hand and asked a lot of questions!"
"Then how do you know that that is the head Wen of West Lake?"
"This is not simple! We don't see the master in person on weekdays, and we don't have a portrait at home to read about. Master Wen is indeed exactly as written in the book: eight feet long, clear and clear, with a natural and sparse nature.
Lin Xiafeng..."
Hearing this, Qing Qing couldn't help but smile. This person had changed "solemn as the wind under the pine" to "as sparse as the wind under the forest". As soon as he heard it, he looked for chapters and excerpts, and praised the first master without hesitation.
When I wrote the poem, I made it up in my mind. If you listen carefully to this man's words, except for "eight feet long", the rest are ordinary words from ancient books in the market. There is no sentence describing Wen Xian's appearance. Qing Qing
Qing laughed to himself and couldn't help but doubt——
This man can't even describe the appearance of the first leader. Could it be that he really saw Wen Xian ten years ago with his own eyes?
"That's all." General Wei in the backyard gradually couldn't stand listening any more, so he waved his hands helplessly, "At that time, when the head of the family visited the house incognito, did you ever remember anything memorable or unusual?"
"If we say that the memory is profound, there is really one thing that ordinary people remember well. But if you say it is ordinary, it is not unusual. Say it is ordinary. In fact, it is not a big thing, but an insignificant thing the size of a sesame seed.
It's better not to taint the ears of several generals..."
Ning Yingcheng couldn't bear it anymore: "Speak quickly!"
"Okay, let's talk about it." Upon hearing this, Qingqing felt that the man's voice suddenly deepened and his voice became hoarse. He only heard him say slowly: "At that time, the leader wanted to ask us if there is anything here
A kind of stone - not a smooth stone, but a gray one with a few words vaguely visible..."
"How many words?" Everyone present opened their eyes in unison, "What did you write?"
"It seems, it seems to be someone named Nan, named...Nan Shuo."