In General Wei's mansion, the old general Tao Ai was sitting in the lobby, his long white eyebrows standing upright, his chest rising and falling, holding up the sharp and shiny sword in his hand, wiping it back and forth.
After all, he was a famous general in the Yun Kingdom at that time. Although he was seventy years old and his hair was all white, he had a majestic face and a tall body. He was particularly energetic and looked like a sword that was not old.
Tao Ai's most valued grandson, Yang Xuanyan's second son-in-law, Tao Yu, looked aside for a long time, hesitated again and again, and finally stepped forward cautiously and said softly:
"Grandpa, you are so old, you still need to pay attention to your stomach. It is still early for lunch, so you have to start cooking in the kitchen, I am afraid it will not be good for your health..."
Tao Ai had a cold face and continued to wipe the sword in his hand, which was in good condition and did not need to be wiped at all. After listening to his grandson's words, he raised his head slightly, his tone was a bit offensive, and he interrupted directly:
"Go if you are told. If no meal is prepared within two-quarters of an hour, you will be my grandson and you will have to be dealt with according to military law!"
It was obvious that the old man was very powerful and his tone was serious. Tao Yu was so frightened that he trembled all over. He subconsciously closed his mouth and turned around to go to the kitchen to supervise.
But the old man was not young after all, and Tao Yu felt a little uneasy because of his gluttony. He turned around and stopped before he could make any progress, and he bravely spoke again:
"I know your temperament, and I also know that you keep all your sorrows in your heart for the sake of our family. But you can't do it to yourself... Besides, you haven't been in charge of military affairs for a long time. There are some things you just want to do, and you can do it.
If you don’t, it won’t be more difficult than embarrassing yourself!”
When Tao Ai heard this, he twitched his brows and said patiently:
"Go if you are told to go, inform your uncles, and let them have enough to eat."
"Grandpa, you are in good health, but the uncles in the house all have old injuries..."
"Why is your boy the same as your father, and what about your mother-in-law and mother-in-law? I didn't ask you to force them to eat to excess!" Tao Ai's eyes bulged and he scolded.
I am my father’s biological child, I don’t look like he is the one who has seen ghosts!
Tao Yu's heart was wandering, but his face didn't reveal anything. Instead, he couldn't help but ask:
"Grandpa, why are you so abnormal today?"
Tao Ai glanced at his grandson, hummed softly, and said:
"It's not because of the wife you married... Get ready, the big one is coming!"
When Tao Yu heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned. He didn't even think about why his wife was involved, and his eyes involuntarily glanced at the bottom of his grandfather's buttocks.
Tao Ai frowned, lowered his head and looked under him. He immediately reacted, stood up suddenly, and said angrily:
"You bastard, hurry up and go!"
Seeing his grandfather preparing to fight, Tao Yu quickly shrank his head.
At this moment, an old man in his sixties, with a hideous scar on his neck and four fingers missing on his right hand, walked quickly into the hall, cupped his fists at the two of them and said:
"General, Lord Qu Cheng of the Young Mansion outside the gate has come with the eunuchs, saying that he has come to announce the decree!"
Tao Yu was stunned when he heard this and turned to look at his grandfather.
"It's all your fault for being too lazy to eat!" Tao Ai glared at his grandson, and then walked straight outside.
Feng Bao, who was waiting in the courtyard, held the imperial edict in his hand and, accompanied by Qu Cheng, calmly looked at the decoration of the mansion.
The furnishings in General Wei's mansion are not crude, but they are not very good either. The only thing worthy of attention is that in the outer courtyard, there are many disabled old men in their sixties, guarding the entire mansion according to the way of patrolling and deploying in the army.
A typical military commander's residence, the home was used as a barracks.
Tao Ai walked out quickly with the long sword in his hand. When he saw Feng Bao in the courtyard and Qu Cheng with a cheerful face, the old general's eyes suddenly lit up.
Needless to say, Tao Ai already knew the result.
Your Majesty, at the last minute, actually won!
"Old general, oh, no, I should call you Taiwei from now on! Old Taiwei, His Majesty's decree has arrived!" Qu Cheng said with a smile on his face.
Tao Ai fell to his knees without saying a word.
Feng Bao quickly signaled his young eunuch to help Tao Ai up and said with a smile:
"His Majesty has spoken, your Majesty Taiwei's hard work and great deeds have made him highly respected. There is no need to salute in the future!"
After saying that, Feng Baoyi showed the imperial edict in his hand and said loudly:
"In the spring and February of the 22nd year of Tiande, Emperor Dayun issued an edict: General Tao Ai of the Wei, Zhongzheng of the Su Wei, Xuan De Ming En, observing the festivals and taking advantage of the friendship, in order to stabilize the country, I highly commend him. Now he is promoted to the rank of Taiwei, and the inner pavilion is sealed.
The Marquis has granted food to 500 households in the city, and has been ordered to supervise all military affairs inside and outside the capital. I admire this!"
Tao Airao had already been prepared, but when he heard this imperial edict, he was still excited and his throat seemed to be blocked.
He knew that he still had some prestige in the army. If the emperor regained power, he would definitely use him in order to eliminate the influence of Wang Xiao's old department on the army. But when he was actually entrusted with an important task by Xiao Cheng, he still couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart.
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After living at home for twenty years, my sword was polished and rusted all day long, but my body was already old and decayed. I never thought that there would be a day in my life when I could return to the military camp.
After a while, Tao Ai finally calmed down, bent down to receive the imperial edict, and hissed:
"Your Majesty Tao Ai, accept the order!"
The next moment, Tao Ai held the imperial edict in both hands and stood up straight. His whole body was as straight as a spear, but his old body exuded a frightening edge.
"Wear armor for me!"
Tao Yu was stunned for a long time before he realized what he was doing and turned around to get the armor.
But before he could take a few steps, several elderly members of the family hurried over holding some old-style armor and put it on for their grandfather with ease.
Tao Yu paused and looked around subconsciously. Only then did he realize that the uncles at home had already lined up and gathered in the courtyard at some point.
These old men changed their dull and honest look from the past. They looked at Tao Ai with hot eyes and exuded an aura of compulsion to kill.
Only then did Tao Yu remember that these uncles in his family were all his grandfather's personal guards back then...
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[Captain Tao Ai, the loyalty value has increased by ten points.]
Xiao Cheng's mouth curved, revealing a hint of a smile.
"Your Majesty is willing to stay with me. Has the situation in the DPRK been stabilized?" Wang Xiao looked calm and neatly dressed. He looked at Xiao Cheng sitting opposite him and said calmly.
Hearing this, Xiao Cheng nodded and said:
"That's right!"
When Wang Xiao heard this, he was silent for a moment and said:
"Your Majesty, would you like to talk to me about your methods? Well, please, Your Majesty, don't use the righteousness of family and country to pervert me."
Xiao Cheng's eyes moved, he looked at Wang Xiao, and he already understood.
It is estimated that Wang Xiao at this time just wanted to understand why he lost like this.
"good!"
Xiao Cheng nodded directly and told all the methods he had just used in the court.
Wang Xiao heard what Xiao Cheng said, and after thinking for a moment, he nodded first, then shook his head and said:
"What your Majesty did, with kindness and power at the same time, is indeed a good way to scare the officials. But the memorial that your Majesty left left a knot in the hearts of the officials. It would be better to burn all the memorials as a sign of your Majesty's
You have so much magnanimity in your chest! I can take down my cronies just by looking for any excuse."
Xiao Cheng chuckled lightly and said:
"Haha, if your cronies hear this, I'm afraid they will regret following you!"
Then, Xiao Cheng paused, his smile gradually disappeared, and he said in a faint tone:
"If there is a problem, there will be a problem. Anyway, these officials in the court, hehehe, they can be used for the time being."
When Wang Xiao heard this, he reacted suddenly and looked up at Xiao Cheng with shock in his eyes.