The furious Zuo Liangyu was like the most terrifying beast in the world, and he struck without mercy.
The whips, fists and kicks hit him like a storm, leaving him no room to even cry out in pain.
"You bitch, you bitch! I'll save your life... I'll let you have enough to eat... Is this how you look after my house?"
The more Zuo Liangyu cursed, the angrier he became, and his fists and kicks became heavier.
He kicked out suddenly and hit Zuo Yan in the stomach.
Zuo Yan flew backwards like a broken leaf, knocking down many tables, chairs and benches along the way.
"puff……"
Blood spurted out, and Zuo Yan's consciousness was blurred. Even if he wanted to defend himself, he no longer had the strength to speak.
"Master, we can't fight anymore! We don't dare to fight anymore! If we continue to fight, my brother will die!"
Zuo Kuan rushed forward, hugged Zuo Liangyu's legs tightly, cried loudly, and kept begging.
Zuo Liangyu slapped Zuo Kuan on the face with a slap in the face. The palm like a cattail fan was heavier than a steel plate. The blow made Zuo Kuan's face full of flowers, and even two teeth flew out.
But he didn't dare to let go at all, and would rather die than let go.
He knew that if he let go, Zuo Yan would really be beaten to death.
"The dog I raised deserves to be beaten to death. This old cheap slave, I gave him the house, how did he manage it for me? How dare he disobey me, he deserves to be beaten to death."
Zuo Kuan was heartbroken. In a panic, he only wanted to save Zuo Yan, and his words had no time to pass through his brain.
"This is all the young master's idea. Big brother... how dare he be the master of the young master?"
When Zuo Mengeng was mentioned, Zuo Liangyu's anger broke out again.
"Isn't that bastard coaxed by you cheap slaves? When I finish my work here, I'll beat him to death when I get back."
He wanted to run towards Zuo Yan again, but Zuo Kuan was very strong and held him firmly back.
"Slave dog, how dare you go against me?"
Zuo Liangyu vowed not to give up and wanted to fight again, but the curtain was opened and someone came in.
His voice was as high-pitched as a mosquito's, with a permeating feminine tone.
"Hey, where did this come from? Is this to show off to our family?"
Zuo Liangyu looked up and saw Shi Shiran, a eunuch wearing a blue-grey robe and a blue steel-forked hat, walking in surrounded by a large group of people.
Seeing this scene, Zuo Liangyu was shocked.
There are patches on this eunuch's robe, indicating that he is of high quality.
"Thanks to our family, Wenju, and by the emperor's decree, he is now the supervisor of the army. General Zuo, I will take care of you from now on."
He said it modestly, but the fierce light in his eyes clearly meant that it was not the case.
Zuo Liangyu was even more shocked. He had no idea why Chongzhen, a good man, sent a supervisory army to him?
Little did he know that since the Northwest Rebel Army broke into the capital, the Ministry of War suggested that Hong Chengchou move to Tongguan at the junction of the three provinces to supervise the two governors of Shanxi and Henan and the two generals Cao Wenzhao and Zhang Yingchang.
But Chongzhen felt that this gave Hong Chengchou too much power.
At the same time, he also believed that the delay in annihilating the Northwest Rebel Army was due to the ineffectiveness of the army.
So he sent three eunuchs, Chen Dakui, Yan Siyin, and Xie Wenju, to serve as the supervisors of Cao Wenzhao, Zhang Yingchang, and Zuo Liangyu respectively.
Anyway, when a mother-in-law came over his head, Zuo Liangyu immediately put away his cruel face and turned into flattery.
"Oh, my father-in-law has come a long way, why don't you send a message? I wish I could have welcomed you in person, prepared a banquet, and at least packed up a decent place to live. Now, you are really neglecting your father-in-law, and you deserve death."
As he spoke, he jerked his legs and broke away from Zuo Kuan. Then he pointed at Zuo Yan, who was motionless, and whispered: "Take this slave down and deal with you later."
Because the arrival of the supervisory army stopped Zuo Liangyu from continuing to commit violence, Zuo Kuan breathed a sigh of relief.
He quickly crawled over and pulled Zuo Yan up, only to find that his brother was breathing rapidly and his face was covered in blood. He didn't know if he could survive it.
Turning around quietly, he saw that Zuo Liangyu was only focused on flattering the eunuch. He gritted his teeth, secretly made a decision, and left the tent behind Zuo Yan's back.
Zuo Liangyu's loud voice came from far inside the tent.
"Come on, prepare a banquet quickly, take good care of the wild deer I hunted, and bring up the beautiful Xinghua Village on the altar."
Mixed with it was Xie Wenju's piercing laughter, which made the world feel more and more depressed.
Zuo Kuan carried Zuo Yan and walked quickly. When he got to the back, he went to pull out the carriage. When he came back, he found that Zuo Yan had woken up.
"Brother...brother, are you okay?"
Zuo Yan was sitting paralyzed, coughing every time he opened his mouth, and vomiting blood every time. Fortunately, he was still conscious.
"Brother, let's go. Go back quickly. If you stay here, I will really beat you to death."
Zuo Yan pulled his sleeve and asked, "I'm leaving, how are you doing?"
How could Zuo Kuan care about himself?
"The master was just angry, but he calmed down later, what else can I do? Big brother is here, and when I see you, I will think of you, and my anger will not go away."
Zuo Yan thought for a moment and felt that this was the case. So with Zuo Kuan's help, he got into the carriage.
With Zuo Kuan escorting him, it would be easy to get out of the military camp.
When he arrived outside the military camp, Zuo Yan's consciousness became a little worse again. He was confused and his speech was a little confused.
"Second brother, if the master and the young master get into trouble, what will you do?"
Zuo Kuan was shocked and shook his head violently.
"The young master is the fallen meat of the master. No matter how you say it, you must understand filial piety. Brother, please don't think wildly."
Zuo Yan looked at the gloomy weather, sighed deeply, raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, and tried to make his words clearer.
"Second brother, we are illiterate and don't understand any big principles. Usually, when I see the young master struggling, I feel terrible. I am afraid that the young master will make a mistake in his errand and miss the whole family."
As he spoke, Zuo Yan's eyes fell into memories.
"I originally thought that the family would just live like this. The two of us would take care of the family for the master. When the younger ones in the family grow up, they would be the young master's personal attendants and would succeed us in the future. That would be enough. The young master is old.
He said that everyone is equal, and even abolished the slave status of the boss and the others, which made me panic. I was thinking, why don't this family recognize themselves as a family? If the boss and the others cannot enter this house in the future, they will die outside.
Me?"
"That day, I heard that the boss was coming back, and I was so happy. I hadn't seen him for a few days, and I didn't know what he was doing every day. I was waiting at the side door, wondering if I would have watched him as soon as he came in. You
Guess what?"
"The middle door of our house is open."
"I was still thinking, what kind of distinguished guest is here? I didn't expect it, the boss just came in."
"Second brother, you didn't notice. When the eldest son of our family came in, he was surrounded by people, and he was as majestic as the young master. I don't understand what those people called him, sir, but many high-ranking officials are not as pompous as him.
The old people in our house feel sour in their hearts when they look at the boss’s appearance and say nothing.”
Zuo Yan's voice became deeper and deeper.
"I never thought that my son could be so successful. At that time, I thought, if the boss can do this, it will happen even if the old man dies. My son... he is not a slave, he is great, he..."
Zuo Kuan couldn't control his tears at all, and the more he listened, the sadder he became. He couldn't bear it anymore, so he slapped the horse on the butt.
The carriage started to move slowly.
Zuo Yan, who was lying in the car, felt it.
"Second brother, if it really doesn't work out, come back. The younger ones in the family are more promising than the other, and we... we will also enjoy a few years of happiness. I know that you can't bear to let me go, and you can't forget my kindness."
"I can't explain why. I just feel that the young master seems to have changed, but the master has not changed. This change seems to be better than nothing..."
As he watched the carriage go farther and farther, gradually disappearing into the drifting wind and snow, Zuo Kuan squatted at the entrance of the military camp, holding his head and crying like a man.
He didn't know if this was the last time the two old brothers would meet in this life.