choke element

Chapter 672

Guo Ning was walking back and forth in the courtyard, feeling a little confused, and tried to go to the inner house several times, but was stopped by Mrs. Wen and the maid.

Instead of knocking them down one by one, he could only ask repeatedly, is Ah Han's body still able to bear it?The windows must be opened in the room to breathe, but will she be cold?Is the stove lit?Is she hungry, would she like some soup?Is the hot water used in the delivery room boiled?Have the mattresses, blankets or other utensils used have been boiled?These things are extremely important and cannot be neglected at all!

He asked over and over again, and the maids answered over and over again. In the end, they simply showed him copper basins, cloth towels, etc., and kept comforting him, saying that although the delivery date was earlier, the wife's health is very good. Nothing will go wrong.

Guo Ning himself knows the truth that caring leads to chaos.Many things have been ordered before, and no one else dares to violate the principles.But what to do now is beyond his control.

That being the case, no matter how anxious he was, he could only keep pacing outside.Sometimes he stood in front of the inner house, trying to hear if there was any special situation inside; sometimes he went all the way to the school yard outside, staring at a few wooden targets.

At this time, many cronies and subordinates also heard the news, and many people came from everywhere.Because it was inconvenient to disturb, everyone waited far away outside the school grounds.

Someone saw Guo Ning fidgeting through the door, and couldn't help laughing: "Our marshal is really young, looking at him, he looks like a junior."

The other person also laughed: "It is indeed young people's style to set up a school yard outside the inner courtyard of one's own house."

Two or three hours passed in a blink of an eye, and it was already dark.Guo Ning asked many times, but the word came out that "it's still good", but there was no other movement.

Seeing his anxious appearance, close subordinates such as Yila Chucai and Wang Shixian came forward and asked him to sit on the threshold of the outer gate of the school grounds, drink some water, and eat something.Everyone comforted him a few words, but in fact, they were gradually worried.

After a while, cheers suddenly came from the inner house, and the cries of children were faintly heard.

Guo Ning jumped up and ran back to the inner house in a flash.

A moment later, another servant leader walked to the outer gate of the school field with a smile on his face.Yicha Chucai was the first to ask, "Did you give birth?"

"It's born! It's born! A boy is born! Mother and child are safe!"

Everyone was overjoyed.Some people left immediately.

His companion hurriedly stopped him: "When you are about to congratulate the marshal, why are you running?"

"Congratulations, you have a gift!" The man stomped his feet repeatedly: "Congratulations with empty hands, what is it like?"

When he said this, everyone woke up, so everyone rushed out in a swarm.

Yila Chucai is actually a young man, but he has paid more attention to the attitude of being a leader these days, and he pays attention to calmness, so he falls at the end of the crowd.After walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped and asked, "Where is the sound of the piano coming from?"

Guo Ning's Capital Marshal's Mansion was located in Fengyi Gate in the south of the city, and it was built directly by using several garrison fortresses in Fengyi Gate to open up and expand.This location is very close to the imperial court and the provincial department, but far away from the gardens, wineries and other places of enjoyment from the Ximagou River to the Yuzao Pond.And for the sake of safety, there is still a curfew in the city for the past few months, so everything is silent at night, and suddenly there are other sounds, which are easy to distinguish.

The leader of the servants listened intently for a long time after listening to Chucai's question.

"It seems to be coming from Longjin Bridge in the north? Is someone playing the piano?"

The area around the Longjin Bridge is where the high-ranking officials of the central capital lived together.The reason why Guo Ning put the Marshal's Mansion in Fengyimen was also because he was worried about these people and wanted to keep them under his nose for surveillance.Since the nobles gathered in that place, there was a lot of sound of silk and bamboo orchestras every day, but they did not dare to challenge the curfew order of the Ding Navy, so it was really rare to play the piano late at night.

And it's a strange feeling...

Yila Chucai is good at calligraphy and painting, and also has a little understanding of rhythm.He suddenly frowned, and murmured: "There seems to be something sinister in this song?"

Just waiting to concentrate on listening again, the sound of the piano stopped abruptly.

There is a big house by the Longjin water.Inside the house is a garden with lush trees, green waves and clear water, and a two-story building deep in the garden.

On the second floor of the building, there is a quiet room where you can lean on the fence and face the wind.The decoration in the quiet room is very luxurious. There are spring porcelain three-legged incense burners, dragon-bearded ivory footrests, plum blossom curtains, jade screens, and handwritten treasures of famous literati in the Southern Song Dynasty are hung on the walls.

There is an old man with a sick face, who is playing engrossedly by the side of the half-opened window.

At this time, another old man in brocade robes, who was about fifty years old, went upstairs with heavy steps, shouted at the servants, and pushed open the door angrily: "Brother, what are you doing?"

The sick-looking old man touched the strings, looked up and smiled, "Xinfu came in such a hurry."

Known as "Xinfu", it was Zhang Xingxin, another leader of Hanchen besides Xu Ding, who was the official minister of the dynasty.

And the old man playing the piano is Zhang Xingjian, Zhang Xingxin's elder brother.This monarch is a well-known Confucian official in the contemporary era. The official worshiped the prince and Taifu, and the Hanlin scholar accepted the decree.

The two brothers were both born in Juzhou, and the people in their hometowns were all under the rule of Ding Haijun.So since Guo Ning entered Zhongdu, he has been very polite to them, and they have always been respectful.

At this time Zhang Xingjian laughed at Yan Yan, but Zhang Xingxin was obviously a little anxious.He strode forward, snatched Jiao Weiqin from his elder brother, and looked out again.

Glancing around, he didn't seem to see anything special.He complained in a low voice: "Our area is under the eyes of the Fengyimen garrison. The curfew has not been lifted yet. Brother, why are you interested in playing the piano? Isn't this waiting for provocation? Maybe after a while, there will be police People who patrol the courtyard have come to the door! Why is this necessary?"

Zhang Xingjian chuckled: "Then don't play, don't play, I'll listen to you."

Zhang Xingxin heaved a sigh of relief, and said casually: "This is a troubled time, we don't want to stand out at any time, in case it gets involved in those..."

He suddenly stopped talking, turned around, and looked at Zhang Xingjian with piercing eyes: "Brother, you are not someone who makes trouble for no reason, nor is you someone who suddenly plays late at night to express his feelings. What are you playing this time?" What do you mean besides playing the piano?"

Zhang Xingjian laughed out loud.

After laughing for a while, he beat his chest and coughed loudly, out of breath.Zhang Xingxin hurriedly rushed forward, patting his back to soothe him, when he managed to catch his breath, his face turned purple.

"Did you see where the lights are in the south?" Zhang Xingxin asked.

"That's Marshal Du's Mansion!" Zhang Xingjian grabbed his elder brother violently, "What did you do to have something to do with Marshal Du's mansion?"

"One of the servants in the Marshal's mansion once received my favor. That's why he secretly sent a message by candle to tell me that Marshal Guo's wife is happy with Lin'er."

"This is indeed a happy event. Unexpectedly, my brother is a caring person? Now that we know about this, shouldn't we send someone to congratulate? I hurried to prepare gifts... If you give gold and silver, it would be vulgar. Take a set of Nan How about the ancient ink produced by Li Tinggui, a famous artist in the Tang Dynasty? It has a very good meaning, and it is also in line with the poetry and etiquette of my Zhang family in Rizhao, Juzhou."

"After I got the news, I sent the message with the sound of the piano according to the earlier agreement. There were two places where I got the message. One was the mansion of the old man at Pusanduan, and the other was at the Chongxiao Temple. Li's old shop."

Zhang Xingxin pressed his chest tightly to prevent his heart from jumping out of his throat.

He reluctantly said, "What's the point of these two places?"

"The Li family's old shop has nothing to do with us on the surface. In fact, the shopkeeper is my confidant... You also know it. He also has business with Ding Haijun recently, so no one will take care of him when he goes out at night. He has already obtained Command, listen to the signal from my zither, and immediately send out people to spread the news everywhere in the city, and distribute money wantonly in Xuanyaomen and Tongxuanmen to celebrate. Because this happy event is indeed true, At the beginning, it was difficult for the military officials in the city to stop them, but when the crowd gathered in large numbers, it became even more difficult for them to stop them."

"That is to use the people gathered in the city to block the fastest passages for Jinkouhe Camp and Zhahe Camp to enter the city. In addition, they probably want to lure the people to trample and rush into the city, forcing the police patrol and the two military camps in the city Hands were scattered to maintain order."

Zhang Xingxin's face gradually became ugly, he said coldly: "Where is Pu Sanduan?"

"Does that even need to be said?"

Zhang Xingjian laughed loudly: "In his mansion, there have been many Jurchens gathered here and there in bits and pieces. I estimate there are at least 1000, maybe [-]. They are all equipped with armor. Once the city is in chaos, he will naturally take the opportunity to bring these people Charge towards Fengyi Gate, wanting to take down Marshal's Mansion in one fell swoop, and kill Guo Ning."

Zhang Xingxin thumped the table and shouted: "Those Jurchens are all crazy! Why are you meddling in this matter? Are you crazy too?"

"I have been with Pu Sanduan for 30 years. He begged me, and I have no reason not to help. Since I was the number one scholar in the ninth year of Dading, I have also been a courtier of the Jin Dynasty for 36 years. Loyal ministers of the Jin Dynasty, it is only natural to help them once. If Pu Sanduan succeeds, I will be worthy of Emperor Sejong and Emperor Zhangzong's care for me."

"What if it doesn't work?" Zhang Xingxin gritted his teeth.

"If it doesn't work, Dajin Kingdom can leave some heroic deeds anyway. It is better than being humiliated by foreign enemies over and over again, and I am completely ashamed of my ancestors who rose up with knives by the riverside." Zhang Xingjian smiled and couldn't catch up. Zhang Xingxin hurriedly went up to beat his back.

(End of this chapter)