The front door of Luo Shixin's house is very impressive.
He is now serving as Habayashi Langshang, leading troops to garrison the palace city all year round. Last year, many families were deprived of their titles, but Luo Shixin went against the trend and was granted the title of Duke of Qi County.
According to the current situation, no matter how close the emperor is to him, without any military exploits, his title is basically at the top.
Next up are the Duke of the country, the generals of the various guards, and several prime ministers, who will all be promoted one after another. The others will be ranked according to their rankings. If they have not made special contributions to the country, the Duke of the county will be the top.
The imperial court has been tightening the issuance of titles. No one knows when it will let go. What can be predicted is that the titles of Tang Dynasty have gradually become more precious and can be used to show off to others.
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At this time, Luo Shixin was very free. There was nothing much going on in the first month. Everyone was waiting for the Shangyuan Festival to be lively. The guards in the palace were all in charge of the generals. He, the general of Habayashi, had obviously become a decoration.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, he went to the palace to pay New Year greetings to the emperor, had a meal and a meal in the palace, and then sent his son to the palace to study and practice martial arts with the prince.
As for his Shangguan Yuchi Gong, he didn't even think about going to see him. The black guy had not dealt with him since he came from Mayi. After so many years, Yuchi Gong accidentally became his Shangguan again.
Luo Shixin was very angry.
He nagged several times in front of the emperor, and was slapped on the head countless times by Li Po, and finally accepted his fate. However, Yuchi Gong wanted to give him orders, but became more and more intolerant, which made Yuchi Gong very angry.
Yuchigong had many things to do, so there was no way to really argue with him. Moreover, the Yulin Army was in the hands of Luo Shixin and Ashina Rongzhen respectively. One of them didn't listen to him very much, and the other was a noble concubine. Yuchigong didn't dare to
rash.
The position of this Yulin lieutenant general was also very embarrassing. Of course, the Yulin army was organized by Yuchi Gong himself, and the eight Yulin generals were carefully selected.
Even though Yuchi Gong could not move the two generals under his command, the eight generals did not dare to disobey his orders.
As a result, a strange phenomenon occurred in the Habayashi Army. The generals often received orders directly from General Habayashi, which was a leapfrog command.
The immediate superiors did not say anything, so everyone understood the situation. No matter whose orders were given, they would just obey and act. We can't afford to offend you three, as long as it doesn't bring trouble to us.
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At this time, Luo Shixin was exercising. The huge stone lock was as light as nothing in his hand. He threw it up, caught it, and then threw it into the air again.
Luo Shixin hehehe, he was only wearing a short jacket in the winter, and the sweat was flowing down his bronzed skin, which made him look very picturesque.
The courage is still there, but after so many years of cultivation, not much of the murderous aura from back then is left.
Moreover, he is getting older and can no longer compare with his youth.
"My lord, General Cheng is here and has been moved to the front hall."
Luo Shixin threw the stone lock to the ground, took the cloth given by the servant and wiped his sweat, then put on his robe, "Let him wait, I will go see him after washing."
The steward smiled and said: "General Cheng came here and brought some gifts, a lot of leather goods, and a bearskin, which looks really good."
Luo Shixin said in surprise: "That poor guy actually knows how to give gifts? He must be up to no good. Well, call him over and beat him up first."
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Cheng Zhijie was led to the school grounds of the mansion. He looked around here and there along the way. There was nothing like it before. He had seen a lot of big houses.
But now he also wanted to change his house, and when he came to Luo Shixin's house, he became interested in it. After looking carefully, he was extremely envious.
People, when you have nothing to think about, anything can happen. Once you have obsessions, it's different...
When he saw Luo Shixin standing shirtless, Cheng Dabeard immediately gave up his distracting thoughts. His flesh and skin were so tight that he even felt a dull pain in his bones.
Coming closer, Cheng Dabeard forced out a smile, "It's such a cold day, what are you doing, Sanlang? Are you not afraid of getting sick? You said you are in your thirties, how come you don't cherish yourself so much?"
Luo Shixin responded coldly, but when he saw Cheng's bearded, dark and thin face and his obviously angular body, he couldn't help but feel "disappointed".
He felt a little sad, but he would never admit it.
He waved someone to bring the robe over again and put it on smoothly, "We haven't seen each other for two years and we have been nagging a lot. Could it be that I am getting older and have become less courageous?"
Cheng Dabeard breathed a sigh of relief when he saw him put on his outer robe.
He is now in his forties. In fact, he has already passed the age of fighting with others. When he encounters a stupid young man like Luo Shixin, he always wants to avoid it. Otherwise, he would not be like this every time he sees Luo Shixin. trembling with fear.
For this reason, when he left home, he deliberately put on a few extra layers, just so that the fist would not hurt so much.
This must have been unimaginable back then. Everyone was an evil ghost crawling out of a pile of dead people. Who the hell is afraid of whom?
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Nuan Pavilion in the back house of Luo Mansion.
Luo Shixin's wife, Wang, came over personally to serve food and wine.
She knew that her husband kept talking about Cheng Zhijie. In fact, the two were sworn brothers and fellow villagers, and they had formed a deep friendship in their early years.
Even though there were many stories, and they led their own troops to fight against each other on the battlefield, it was nothing. The world was too chaotic in those years, fathers and sons killed each other, and brothers turned against each other everywhere. Not more than the two of them. indivual.
Now that the world has settled down, the two met again in Chang'an, and they seemed to have nothing to deal with. However, as long as Cheng Zhijie went out on business, his family would be entrusted to Luo Shixin to take care of him, and Luo Shixin did his best.
Otherwise, with Cheng Zhijie's behavior, how could his family live such a comfortable life? It is estimated that enemies have long been looking for him, and there are quite a few people from Luoyang who fled to Chang'an.
What else can I say? The friendship that can be entrusted to your wife must be a life-and-death friend, so you must treat her well.
The Wang family was born in the Wang family of Jinyang. Her father was Wang Lu, who is now the governor of Taiyuan County. She was influenced by the family since she was a child. She was also a well-educated and reasonable woman who saw things very clearly.
Not to mention, the two private salt dealers from Shandong and gangsters who fled in fear of crime have now become a good couple, and God has indeed treated them well.
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The servants all left. Mrs. Wang filled up the wine for the two of them, looked at her husband, then at Cheng Dabeard, and finally stood up to leave. When she got to the door, she looked back worriedly, saying that they would not fight again. Get up?
She knew her husband's figure, but she was worried that Cheng's beard would be damaged. Looking at how thin he was, a trip to Tubo seemed to be really difficult.
In the past, she could still compete with her husband, but now, she felt that Cheng Dalang had better not be so unwise.
When Wang left, the two guys were not in a hurry to talk.
Luo Shixin has been commanding the army all year round. Even though he has not been to the battlefield in person for many years, his aura has changed from the arrogant and arrogant one back then to a calm and steady one. He is no longer the fierce general in the army who is ready to kill someone with a glare.
Cheng Zhijie had not changed much, and now he felt a little uncomfortable.
Luo Shixin saw it, smiled, and picked up the wine glass, "You are so stupid. Yesterday, you invited someone to have a drink. Why didn't you call me? Was it because I was afraid that you would lose face if I went?"
Cheng Dabeard picked up the wine glass and clinked it with him, and said sternly: "Isn't this a visit? If Saburo comes to pick a fight, then it's your fault.
To be fair... I came back from Tubo and survived a narrow escape. It took me a long time to catch my breath, but I didn’t even see you say hello. Do you really wish that I, brother, would die outside?"
Luo Shixin sneered and said: "The emperor brother said that you, Cheng Dalang, have been a scourge for thousands of years, and you will never die..."
As expected, there was nothing nice to say when the two met, but it was different from when Cheng Beard had just defected to the Tang Dynasty. In the past few years, Luo Shixin had lost his temper, but he just didn't like the bearded man.
The two of them drank a glass of wine and ate some vegetables. Cheng Dabeard found the feeling again, "I'm not telling you, the food in Sanlang's house is too exquisite. If this continues, it will be similar to the trash we killed back then.
Already?"
Luo Shixin glared at Cheng Dabeard angrily, "I'm afraid you're hurting me because you don't have enough to eat, right? I should give you a bowl of treasure soup... His Majesty said, let's fight life and death for the sake of good food.
You have to use it properly, otherwise wouldn’t it be a waste of time?”
Old Cheng's beard trembled, "His Majesty said it anyway... Well, it seems to make sense. You said that I have made a lot of contributions. When will Your Majesty reward me with a mansion?"
Luo Shixin waved his fist, which made Cheng Dabeard shrink his head and put himself on full alert.
Seeing his cowardice, Luo Shixin became happy and said, "If you dare to say something bad about the Emperor's brother, I will break your legs. Hmm, if you want to live in a big house, go and tell His Majesty. Maybe I will reward you as soon as you are happy."
As they talked, the two drank three more cups in a row.
Cheng Dabeard said: "You don't dare to tell me? His Majesty should be in a good mood during the first month of the year? If I go to the palace with you to see him, can we talk to him?"
Luo Shixin was surprised, "Huh? Do you really dare to ask for a reward? Are you not afraid that your majesty will be angry and chop off your dog's head?"
Cheng Dabeard patted his chest vigorously, "That's my business. You don't need to worry about it. Just tell me if you can take me into the palace and speak in front of His Majesty."
Luo Shixin frowned, pointed at Cheng Dalang and said: "I was also talking about when I saw you, Cheng Dalang, to give you a gift. It turned out that you were waiting for me here.
Huh, is it that easy for you to think that you can just enter the palace and meet the driver?"
Cheng Dabeard thought about it last night and had already made up his mind. At this time, he simply said: "It's not that difficult. I came back from my mission to Tibet and I haven't returned to His Majesty yet.
If you dare not take me into the palace, I will go find someone else."
Seeing that he was serious, Luo Shixin pondered for a moment and said, "Don't fool me. Besides me, who else do you know who can take you to the palace?"
Come on, it’s not easy for you to ask me to come to my door, so I’ll grant it to you. Come to my place tomorrow morning, and I’ll take you to the palace for a walk.”
For Luo Shixin, this was really not a big deal. He was also curious as to where Cheng Dabeard had the courage to enter the palace to see the emperor without being summoned.