On this day, when Xu Xunren was still in the military camp, news came that Huitong was pregnant with a son. Think about it, the monk had been a bachelor for half his life, and after he returned to secular life, he became a successful man. Not to mention, he also kidnapped a fierce woman at home. Now he even has a son. I couldn't help but have an unreal feeling. On the way back, I remembered that Shen Yue had always called Li Qingniang "godmother". Now she was pregnant with Liujia and the relationship between the two families had not yet been established, so it was difficult to visit her openly. After thinking about it, he simply entered the city and went straight to Lingji Hutong West Factory. As soon as he dismounted at the door, he heard a burst of shouting inside.
"Don't grab it, don't grab it, everyone has a share... Hey, you useless guys, aren't you just a few wedding eggs? There's no need to fight over them like this!"
"Zhongshou, don't we want to take advantage of your blessing! We married a woman who was nearly fifty years old, and it was so easy to get married so quickly. No one would be surprised if you tell us, right? You are so prepared to say that you are a wedding egg. It’s too little, you have to prepare at least four or five baskets, otherwise there won’t be enough!”
Hearing the roar of laughter inside, Xu Xun thought of how Huitong usually pretended to be dignified and serious in front of his subordinates. He couldn't help laughing again. He jumped off his horse and went straight in with his riding whip. As soon as he entered, he saw more than a dozen jokes. He was grabbing the two baskets of red wedding eggs on the ground, while Huitong was yelling and cursing angrily, and no one noticed him coming in. Until he walked up behind a person without saying a word, and quickly grabbed a red egg in his hand. The man in front just turned around.
"Hey, that's mine...ah, Uncle Pingbei?"
Upon hearing this sound, everyone who was noisily dividing things turned around, and then stood up hurriedly, saluting and saying hello. Huitong coughed dryly and walked forward, cupped his hands and said, "Pingbei. Why do you have time to come here?"
"The people you sent to announce the good news have all gone to Xishan. Since I know, why can't I come and take a trip?" Xu Xun saw that although Huitong was humble, his face was filled with the joy of becoming a father for the first time, so he asked He smiled and said, "Your wedding banquet was not in time before, but now that you are celebrating your wedding, I can't get through it without congratulating you. It happens to be early today, so I went to your house to see that fat boy of yours!"
Huitong was still hesitant, but there was already a clever captain standing next to him and said in a low voice: "I mean, Zhongtouer, why don't you agree quickly for such a huge honor? It must be Mrs. Pingbeibo who also happens to be pregnant and wants to get involved. Once you touch your wife's old clam, you will be blessed with a man in one fell swoop!"
With such an excuse, Huitong naturally laughed and agreed in a moment. Just at this time, the palace was rewarded for his great use, and he also sent a confidant to send a congratulatory gift, but it was a red gold gift. The longevity lock was a bit big, but it was a gift from the boss, so others naturally admired it for a while. Seeing Huitong lead Xu Xun away with a smile on his face, someone gave him a thumbs up and said: " Even my son was born at this time. Whether it is his official career or his heirs, Zhong Tou'er is a late bloomer!"
"Have you ever calculated the months of our son Zhongtou?" A little flag laughed. Seeing some people pinching their fingers to calculate, and some showing understanding smiles, he blinked and said, "It's almost March now. We are getting married in September now, and we are really impatient people."
Although he knew that his subordinates who used to be intimidated by him must be muttering behind his back now, people are in high spirits during happy events, so Huitong naturally didn't care so much. He only has a thousand households, so it stands to reason that he has to own this house and so on.
Zhang Luo couldn't help but Gu Dayong had always had great trust in him. Before he got married, he persuaded the emperor to reward him with a three-entry courtyard.
Huitong bought the furniture and maids by himself. Now when Xu Xun entered the door and saw the stone lions on the wall, he looked very official. When he entered the second door and left Cao Qian and others outside, he couldn't help but joke.
Said: "Not bad, not bad, much better than the humble dwelling you lived in before."….
"It's been much better since we arrived in Jingchu City. Besides, it can't be called a small house. It's just that it hasn't been cleaned up very much. It's better than the house I rented in Taiping, Nanjing at that time." It was completed in just a few years.
Huitong was naturally satisfied with his biggest wish for more than ten years, not to mention that he now had a son. He walked to the main room with a sigh, suddenly stopped and said, "Not only me, but also Qing Niang always thinks of
I always feel that the old things are just a dream. Her daughter is now betrothed to someone else. Although he is not an official, the important thing is that the man is honest, and with the support of our husband and wife, he will never dare to bully her. "
Xu Xun also vaguely heard Shen Yue mention that Li Qingniang had married once before, but because her natal family was punished, he was kicked out by her husband's family, and her daughter had to stay there. Now when she heard Huitong mention it, she had no grudge at all.
, he couldn't help but his heart moved, and suddenly asked: "Speaking of the monk, Yue'er, her godmother, didn't deal with you so much at the beginning, but you were able to marry someone back home. Could it be that it was through her daughter that you opened a breakthrough?"
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Huitong didn't expect that Xu Xun could even guess such a thing, so he smiled and said nothing. Because Li Qingniang was giving birth and it was inconvenient to see guests, he personally carried his son inside. When Xu Xun arrived,
In front of him, he proudly showed off: "What, are you and I, the father, carved in the same mold? Look at the fullness of the sky, the eyes, the nose and the mouth, tsk tsk, I don't know what will happen when I grow up.
How many girls have fascinated me..."
Xu Xun sounded okay at first, but it could be seen that the monk's words became more and more outrageous. The corners of his mouth twitched twice, until suddenly an angry curse came from inside the room.
"Why are you bragging? Uncle Pingbei will have one more boy and a half more girls in a few months! Isn't his talent and beauty better than the two of us who can barely make do with each other? I think this guy only looks a little like you, with his bald head!"
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Hearing that Li Qingniang was so angry, Xu Xun couldn't help laughing. Hearing that Li Qingniang was so angry, she didn't look like she had just given birth to a baby.
Dare to defend himself, he hurriedly held the child in his arms and called Xu Xun to sit in the flower hall outside. Seeing that Xu Xun was about to take the child and have a look, he quickly handed it over and babbled that the child was born earlier than expected.
He didn't even think of a name, and finally said: "How about, Uncle Pingbei, give the child a name?"
"How can I overstep my authority on this matter of naming?" Xu Xun said politely at first, but then smiled and said, "Instead of begging me, it's better to ask my father. You two have been friends for decades, and he must be very happy to be like this.
He will accept your son as his godson, and it will be easier for our two families to move around."
"Hey, this is a good idea, why didn't I get here first!" Huitong clapped his legs and cheered repeatedly, then suddenly remembered something, and tried with a half-smile, "I even forgot, Xu Ba
...Hey, what are your father’s plans for the future?”
"When I returned to Nanjing this time in front of my mother's grave, my father already said that he didn't want to find anyone else in his life." Xu Xun then suppressed the smile on his face and said sadly, "He said that even if he has another son, he will never find another son."
I have no connection with my mother. Even if I have to offer incense and worship, it is enough for me and Yue'er. Why bother ruining his peaceful life for such a son who doesn't know whether he is good or bad."
"He is truly open-minded."
Although this is a choice that is difficult for others to believe, Huitong and Xu Liang have known each other for decades, so they didn’t think it was any surprise. Instead, they felt that they would have less trouble in the future. Until the little guy in Xu Xun’s arms suddenly burst into tears.
When he got up, he quickly stepped forward to take it, then carried his son outside and called the wet nurse loudly. When his son was quickly taken away, the loud crying gradually became distant, and finally disappeared completely. He turned around and felt relieved.
In one breath….
"It's good to have a son, but the fuss is really too much."
After complaining insincerely, he put on a serious look on his face: "By the way, I have already ordered the things you asked me to investigate, but there may not be any results. Not only this, including the past, now
There are already a lot of unsolved cases accumulated in my hands now. The person who instigated Jiang Shanfei is a mystery. He will be unfavorable to you in the future. It can be said to be Jiao Fang or Liu Jin, but the one in the front
In order to intimidate Xu Jing to assassinate Zhang Cai, it is unlikely that it was Min Gui. There was also the case of Shouning Marquis and Sister Chu, which was also investigated all the way, and all the relevant persons disappeared without a trace.
, it is expected that nine out of ten of them will be silenced. And then there is the case of Zheng Wang’s monstrous words just before, which is so logical that people can’t believe it.”
"You're right, it's as if someone expected the enemy plane to be ahead and took every step ahead.
The most difficult thing is that people are hiding and we are revealing, so even if you are in Xichang, Jinyiweibei Town Fusi, I can give instructions, but some things seem to be impossible to find out. It seems that we have not experienced these things yet.
It’s a loss, but if you wait until you really suffer a loss, it will be too late.”
Although Xu Xun has a strong gambling habit, what he dislikes most is when things are out of control - especially when things on a whole line are always out of control. He secretly calculated in his mind all the events in Zhengde's history in his mind, and suddenly
Thinking of that incident that shocked the world, he finally said suddenly: "In this way, you can let people check this line, but as long as you follow the steps, you don't need to invest too much. But you can assign a group of capable people to me.
, go and check Prince Ning of Jiangxi."
"Prince Ning?"
Huitong was stunned when he heard the words, and repeated a sentence before asking: "Although Ning Fan has a lot of negative comments among the people, he is not that conspicuous compared to those vassal kings who behaved more openly and domineeringly.
, how come you are thinking about him?"
"Nothing else, I just heard some rumors from Lin Shangshu and Zhang Shangshu."
Xu Xun directly brought Lin Han and Zhang Fuhua out as a shield. After all, among the four gentlemen of Nandu, Lin Jun, who was now at home with Ding You, was quite at odds with Prince Ning. Seeing Huitong suddenly enlightened and nodded in agreement, he spoke again.
: "In addition, you send a few of the most reliable people around you to check out Xu Bian. Although it's like finding a needle in a haystack, a person who has ruined his face should have a big goal. Maybe we can find some clues."
"Ah?" Hui Tong didn't expect that Xu Xun suddenly remembered his biological father. This shock was actually greater than Xu Xun asking him to find King Ning. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Do you want to find out his whereabouts, or..."
"Find out where he has been and what he has been doing these past years, and where he is now and what he is doing."
Xu Xun recalled what Xu Liang said at that time: Xu Biandao did not want to harm his son and his relatives, so he wanted everyone to think that he was dead. After making corresponding plans, he just felt that his biological father was so unpredictable. And he appeared twice, first in front of Shen Yue, and second in front of Xu Liang, but his "biological son" avoided seeing him. It was really unbelievable. How could he be confused? So, seeing Huitong becoming more and more confused, he thought about the fact that the other party had known Xu Liang for half his life, and Li Qingniang was Shen Yue's godmother. He simply told the whole story, and sure enough, the former monk was shocked and angry.
"This person... this person is so scheming. He actually planned such a trick more than ten years ago!"
Huitong used to think that Xu Xun was evil, but now that he heard that Xu Bian was also such a man with long-term calculations, he suddenly felt that like father, like son, it was not surprising that Xu Xun would be where he is today. Whether it was for the sake of Xu Liang, or For the sake of his current large group of people, he would not allow such an unstable factor to exist, so he immediately agreed. After leaving Xu Xun to sit for a while and sending people to the door, he had already secretly made up his mind. .….
Although Xu Xun talked about Xu Bian, it was clear that the relationship between father and son was severed, but the blood relationship was still there after all. If Xu Bian had just kept to himself these years, but if he really found out what this person was doing, then he would not be blamed for making the first move. You're too strong! At most, you can hide it so that no one knows about it, so as not to have any impact on Xu Liang and Xu Xun, who are now sympathetic to their father and son.
After such a delay at Zhong's house, it was already too late for Xu Xun to return home. Knowing that he had gone to see Huitong Gangde's son, Xu Liang and Shen Yue naturally hurriedly asked how the child was doing and how the mother was. As soon as Xu Xun said that the child was growing up She looked strong and gratified, but when she didn't see Li Qingniang, Shen Yue immediately became depressed: "It's all that dead monk. If he hadn't kidnapped my godmother and she married someone else, I could have justifiably gone to the Nuanmen to visit. Now, But, I can’t even go!”
"Don't call me dead monk from now on. He has married your godmother after all. Even if you don't call him godfather, you should still be polite!" Xu Xun joked with a smile. Seeing that Shen Yue was speechless for a moment, he turned to Xu Xun. Liang said, "By the way, dad, I've got a good job for you. The monk suddenly got a son, and he doesn't know what name to give him. Just help him think about it. When he has a name, let him The boy of our family has justifiably accepted you as his godfather, and it will be easier for us to move around in the future."
"Ah?" Xu Liang had just been in a daze for a while, and when he suddenly heard this, he burst out laughing, "What it means is that he didn't even think about having children in this life, but now that he has them, Based on our decades of friendship, he has to recognize me as a godfather...wait a minute, Xun'er, your status is not as good as before. If you go and recognize your godson, it will be cheaper. If I come forward, others may gossip. "
"It's okay. I accept my son as my godson. Others may say that I have the intention to win over the people in Xichang. But dad, you go and accept your godson as my godson. At most, others will think that you are just a temporary act. I didn't expect that you did it unintentionally." If you have an elder here, you won't have so much trouble. At most I will complain to Gu Dayong about how busy you are, and I won't care about the rest of the gossip!"
When his son said this, Xu Liang naturally felt relieved, and Shen Yue even smiled. At night, when the husband and wife were sleeping together, she rubbed her slightly bulging belly and couldn't help but murmured in a low voice: " Our child is really pitiful. He hasn't even been born yet, but he has an elder who is only a few months older than him... Xu Xun, we were not here when our godmother got married, so we must go to the full moon ceremony together. I said before After discussing it with Jiuniang, we finally decided to give his child a hundred-year-old coat and a pair of shoes and socks, but not the gold, jade, etc."
"These things are great, but you only have one month to do them. Don't forget that you are about to become a mother now."
"Let Ruyi help me do it together!" Shen Yue snorted confidently. Seeing Xu Xun snickering, she couldn't help but twist his arm, and then said fiercely, "My needlework is better now than before. You've made great progress. Besides, when I married you, didn't I sew those wedding dresses stitch by stitch?"
"Yes, my lady is very skilled in craftsmanship now. I wonder when she will make me two pieces of clothes or two pairs of shoes?"
Seeing that the little girl froze there, Xu Xun couldn't help laughing, took her into his arms and kissed her cheek, and then said affectionately: "Don't worry, your husband has plenty of time to wait, just ten It won’t matter if you wear it after eight years!”
"Xu Xun!"
Hearing the angry shouting inside, Ruyi, who had almost fallen asleep at first, suddenly woke up. When she heard Xu Xun's obviously different apology coming from inside, she couldn't help but smile. , then he turned over and faced the wall inside and closed his eyes again, but it felt like a deer was bumping around in his heart...
Sister Xiaonuo is married, and even Mother Li has a home. Should she also... Bah, bah, bah, if she leaves too, won't there be no one around Sister Xiaonuo? These girls in Xing'an Bo Mansion seem to be honest. Yes, even if my uncle is one of the rare cats in the world who doesn't steal sex, he can't stop people from worrying about him. As a pregnant woman, Xiaoxiu has to watch these people first!
Although Xu Xun did not have to stand in the regular court early in the morning, although Xu Xun mostly avoided the large court meeting on the first day of the lunar month because he was busy with training, he would occasionally show up. The next day, the first day of September, because Zhu Houzhao had previously ordered him to He had to go to court, so he got up early in the morning before dawn, and pushed Shen Yue down to lie down. After hurriedly washing up, he went to Xu Liang's place. The father and son had breakfast together and then went out side by side. When we arrived at the right gate of Chang'an, there were already many military attachés who were going to court waiting there.
The morning in September was already quite chilly. Except for those nobles and high-ranking officials from well-off families, most of the hereditary military attachés relied on those lumi to make a living. They stamped their feet and complained one by one, only not daring to be too high. Just a sound.
Therefore, when they saw two lanterns coming from a distance, everyone suddenly became quiet.
Nowadays, it is no different than during the Tang and Song Dynasties. Among the ministers, those who can carry lanterns in court are the cabinet ministers, Dajiuqing and Xiaojiuqing. Among the military attachés, there are those favored princes, princes, and even the idle governors. They are not allowed to carry lanterns. However, the current emperor knows that the pampered princes and princes are not willing to go to court to kowtow, so Honglu Temple will turn a blind eye and not deal with those who avoid going to court, such as the British public The princes, etc., all used to be in the military camp without showing their faces, and the same was true for favorite ministers like Xu Xun. Who is here today?
"It's Uncle Pingbei and Uncle Xing'an!"
These two earls, father and son, are the most recognized in the entire Jingchu City, so suddenly many of the military attachés gathered around them, rushing to announce their names and military positions. Some shouted that I am the commander of the standard guard.
Qianshi, some called me the commander of Jinyiwei, and some said I was the commander of Jinwu right guard... At first glance, it seems that they are all very high-ranking officials. But it has been more than a hundred years since the Ming Dynasty, how many officers have been left behind?
I am afraid that only the Ministry of War remembers it clearly, and most of them only received their salaries in name. Facing these over-enthusiastic military attachés, Xu Xun knew exactly what was going on.
The seats in the left and right official halls are still not full, and it is unknown how many people are interested in the vacancies. If he had not made it clear to the second Duke Yingding, if he wanted to ask for a favor, he could make the final decision on the military position of the avant-garde of the army.
But to get in, you have to practice like Shenying's son Shenzhou, and to enter the left and right official halls, you can only rely on your true skills, and you don't know how many people will squeeze in. Therefore, he coughed lightly at this moment.
With a sound, the whole place became eerily quiet.
Seeing that his son was now so powerful, a smile appeared on Xu Liang's face and he hid in the shadow behind his son. The next moment, he heard Xu Xun speak.
"It's rare for me to go to court, and I'm destined to meet you all. If you are interested in the official halls, the door at the Xishan Military Camp is always open. You can go and give it a try. The criteria for survival of the fittest are there, and everyone can
You cannot bend the law for personal gain."
Most of the military attachés present relied on the shadow of their ancestors. How many of them had real abilities? Many of them were sarcastic when they heard the words, and even more were muttering secretly. However, there were also a few who were unsure before, but now they finally
I made up my mind to go back and give it a try. After a short delay, the right door of Chang'an opened. A group of people hurriedly followed the light of the lanterns in Xu Xun and Xu Liang's hands and entered. After walking for a long time, they arrived in front of the Meridian Gate. There was already someone there.
In front of the front room, Xu Xun and Xu Liang were invited in. Not long after the father and son entered and sat down, someone came into the room from behind.
"Hey, are you the nephew of Xing'anbo and Shizhen?"
The British Duke Zhang Mao has the most familiar temperament. As soon as he recognized someone when he entered the room, he burst into laughter and said, "I wonder why the emperor remembered me as an old man. He has to go to this great court on the first day of the new year. I dare you to forgive me."
It's you two who came together."
"Not only them, but also me."
The one who came in during the conversation was Xu Guangzuo, the Duke of Dingguo. He smiled and met the three of them. When Xu Xun said that Jingyang Bo Shenying was still staying in the Xishan military camp, his eyes flashed slightly, and then he started chatting with everyone with a smile.
. Seeing an opening, he leaned next to Xu Xun and said in a low voice: "Brother Xu, I heard that the imperial court will issue several new decrees today. Was it Eunuch Liu who initiated it to the emperor?" [To be continued "This article is complete.
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