Chang'an City, Xu Mansion.

As the Duke of Wei who followed Taizu to conquer the country, he should naturally enjoy a good treatment, so Taizu gave Xu Tiande a house located in the palace. However, the houses next to the palace were all small and pitiful. For example, the one that seemed big but was

It was the little-known Yang Mansion in Chang'an City.

However, as Xu Tiande, who grew up with Taizu and followed him through life and death at the age of eighteen, Taizu still felt that he was indebted. He took advantage of the opportunity of marrying Xu Tiande's most precious eldest daughter to his fourth son to marry the big people around the palace.

Some of the houses were divided into the Xu Mansion, completely ignoring the information that flew like snowflakes onto the table in the imperial study room.

The nearly seventy-year-old Wei Guogong, Xu Tiande, sat firmly on the imperial chair. The old man who had just enjoyed the family happiness of his grandson was now extremely satisfied.

Holding a cane in his hand, Xu Tiande walked slowly in this huge courtyard. Not far away, several maids did not dare to come forward. They had to lower their heads and put their hands on their stomachs, hoping that the old Duke would not come forward.

Will move around for a long time.

Xu Tiande was walking at a celebration banquet of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty. Taizu drank and lost to himself in the courtyard. The white-haired Xu Tiande was filled with emotions.

It's all nonsense that he got a house because he married off his eldest daughter. Taizu, who obviously lost to him in drinking, played a trick and sent his most beloved eldest daughter into the palace of Prince Yan.

"Come out."

Behind the old man walking under the moonlight, a man with a somewhat similar appearance walked out. The man was wearing an official uniform produced by the Weaving Bureau of the Palace. He threw his hat to the maid serving beside him, trotted to the old man's side, and held it respectfully.

Holding the old man's hand without a cane, he walked with the old man in the yard.

"Hui Zu, tell me about the recent developments in the court."

The old man who had long since retired from the court asked for the first time about the recent major events. He answered carefully in the court hall because his father was the eldest son of Duke Wei.

"Dad, it's okay. Apart from the incident between Mr. Yang and Zhang Shoupu a few days ago, the court has been peaceful."

Listening to his eldest son's answer, Xu Tiande struggled to pick up the crutch in his hand and hit Xu Huizu, "You worthless guy, do you really think your father is confused? What about the war between the three religions in the next few days, and that...

Those who were secretly brought back, who are suspected to be the biological daughters of the previous generation King Zhao, are they all Xianghe?"

Xu Huizu protected his head, but did not dare to evade it, so he had to bite the bullet and accept his father's scolding. The old man may have been tired from the beating, so he put down his crutches, covered his heart, and gasped.

Seeing this, Xu Huizu hurriedly helped his father to a chair nearby, took a cup of tea from the maid next to him, and put it into his father's mouth.

The old man drank tea, "I really thought you were the only smart person who secretly went to Prince Yan's Mansion to ask about your eldest sister, but you didn't even see her in person."

"Being kicked out and sneaking away again

Yang Mansion."

At this point, the old man paused for a moment and said, "If you do this, outsiders will think that my Xu family has formed an alliance with Yang Zhao."

Xu Huizu felt a little guilty, "No way, I just went once."

The old man slapped his eldest son on the head, causing Xu Huizu to cry out in pain.

"I don't care how many times you go there, and I can't control it, but recently you sent someone to the Yushitai to deliver a letter with your charges written on it. The more you remember, the better, but don't write it all, just pick a few.

Write if the crime is not serious."

As the saying goes, a dragon begets a dragon, a phoenix begets a phoenix, and the son of a mouse can dig holes. As the son of Xu Tiande, he is naturally not an idiot. Xu Huizu immediately figured out the key.

"Dad, what a wonderful trick you have. This trick of self-destruction is really good."

He knew that his son was flattering him, but he still couldn't help but smile. The old man touched his beard that had just been pulled off by his grandson until there were only a few strands left, and continued.

"Huizu, don't think that dad is confused. Learn from it. It makes sense why Taizu only favored your dad and me back then."

Xu Huizu, who continued to flatter him on the side, could only nod his head and echo the old man's words.

"Dad, what do you think the second and third brothers are doing in the border army now?"

The old soldier sighed slightly and looked to the north, still feeling a little worried.

"Don't worry, second brother. All his skills have been put to use. Your second uncle will take good care of me when we get to the north."

"The third child, on the other hand, was taken away by your eldest brother-in-law. I heard that joining the guard of Prince Yan's Mansion is not a good thing."

Xu Huizu always contacted his eldest sister through his third brother, and now he subconsciously wanted to say something for his third brother.

"Dad, it's a good thing that the third brother has joined the guard of Prince Yan's palace. It can relieve the eldest brother-in-law. This is not a good thing."

The old man found that his eldest son was still as stupid as ever. It seemed that he should put aside the idea of ​​handing over the family business to him for the time being. The old man slapped his eldest son on the buttocks with his cane and said, "Let's go and see my grandson."

, I missed you for a whole day before I came back."

The old man's face only smiled when he mentioned his grandson. He sent away his eldest son who wanted to see his son. It was a rare moment of peace and quiet. The old man gave his crutch to the maid beside him and took out his most precious Buddhist beads from the maid's hand.

Turn it slowly in your hand.

The old man who killed countless people and conquered the capital of the Wei Dynasty by one man became old and old, and finally remembered that he had killed too many evildoers, so in his later years, the old man who drank the strongest wine and ate the freshest meat on weekdays,

Next to his ancestral hall, he built a Buddhist temple.

On weekdays, when nothing happens, the old man would go there to atone for his sins.

After shielding the surrounding maids, the old man murmured in a voice that he could hear: "The third child came to sit with me for a long time before entering Prince Yan's Mansion, but I ignored him, and I don't know if this kid will

Hold a grudge

.”

"For a century-old clan, the most important thing is to stand in line. But I, Xu Tiande, who has been a lifelong brother to Taizu, cannot and cannot do this."

"If I do it, I won't have the shame to go down there to see my old brother. But for the Xu family, for my grandson and son, I can't do nothing."

"Perhaps this is because loyalty and filial piety cannot be balanced at the same time, but brother, do you really think you are virtuous by asking my eldest daughter to marry your fourth son? I don't know what your intention is?"

"I understand, but Tian De, how can I make it difficult for your most beloved grandson?"

"I hope my old bones can do something for him."

While talking, some tired old men stopped turning the beads in their hands and slowly fell asleep. Xu Huizu, who had left and returned, originally wanted to ask his father about the unfinished issue, but when he came back, he saw his father lying on the bed.

On the chair, he was already sleeping soundly.

Xu Huizu took off his robe, came to his father's side, and gently covered it to prevent his father from catching cold.

The old man in his sleep smiled slightly. The old man who was not asleep felt his son's movements and finally fell into a deep sleep.

After finishing all this, Xu Huizu sat at the foot of the steps, looked at his father's gray hair, and touched the beard on his chin. It turned out that he was no longer young, and his father was no longer in his prime.

Back then, I, my second brother, and my third brother were naughty. My father, who had just returned from victory, tied us to a bench, stripped us of our pants, and whipped us so many times that our skin was torn apart.

When Taizu, who was visiting privately in disguise, saw this, he just stood aside and laughed secretly without showing his face. How did he know that he was Taizu at that time, and he was not wearing royal robes, so he only regarded him as a visiting guest, and even shouted at him

Taizu chuckled.

Taizu, who was hiding aside, was slightly startled when he saw this, strode out, stopped Xu Tiande who was about to hit someone, and even applied medicine to himself, so frightened that Xu Tiande did not break his head. At that time, he casually pulled

He held Taizu's hand, thinking that Taizu was just an ordinary doctor and asked him to be gentle.

Xu Huizu scratched his head in embarrassment, and then looked back at his side. There were no more two followers, the second brother and the third brother.

Then I thought about the son I had just coaxed to sleep, and it turned out that I was also a father.

Tomorrow I will take the fine wine I stole from my father's liquor store to see my third brother, and then I will see if his drinking capacity has improved.

At the same time, Wang Yi and the escorts left Ganzhou City and headed for Xiangzhou, one step closer to Chang'an.

At the border of Shuzhou, there was a swordsman with a wine flask hanging from his waist. Carrying his own long sword, he stepped into Shu again with one sword and one sword.

The last time he came here, he killed countless bandits with one man and one sword.
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