Empress Chu

If they are accused of committing crimes again, they will die here without anyone knowing.

The brothers stopped talking and drank the porridge, but when they returned to the residence, there was a surprise—Master Liang Er came back.

Not everyone does hard labor, the young and strong do hard labor, while the old men of the Liang family do other things, such as sweeping official houses.

Master Liang Er not only came back, but also brought two roast chickens, and the sound of saliva dripping could be heard in the small earthen house.

"Father, did uncle give it to you?" Liang Qiang asked, without even looking at the tempting roast chicken, she just asked anxiously, "Is there a way for him to take us out?"

Liang Siqing was convicted and implicated the whole family, but after Liang Siqing was exiled and assigned, he did not suffer from hard labor and was called around. So he gave his daughter to a local old squire in exchange for living in the city.

A drooling brother also nodded, looked at the roast chicken, and said, "That's right, let uncle find a few more homes, our family also has younger sisters to give away."

Liang Qiang looked at the little girl who was being hugged by her mother in the corner of her eyes. The child was sleepy and cold, and fell asleep. The smell of roast chicken didn't wake her up, but the child's mouth moved from time to time, as if eating delicious food in a dream. .

"When my sister grows up, we will all suffer to death." He said in a deep voice, looking at his father. "Father, if we can't send our daughter off, will uncle leave us alone?"

Liang Erye hurriedly said: "It's in charge, it's in charge, your uncle entrusted his son-in-law, I don't need to clean it anymore, I'm a scribe."

Scribe, then become a scholar again.

The brother who was drooling earlier clapped his hands happily: "Great, dad jumped out. When my sister grows up in the future and we get married again, our family will be able to get rid of hard labor."

Second Master Liang nodded with a smile. After being convicted, a daughter is more useful than a man. A man who is guilty of crime cannot marry a powerful family, but a daughter can. You know, there are many benefits.

It's a pity that there are too few concubines and too few daughters.

He greeted the young people: "This is given to me by the gentlemen in the county."

In fact, the gentlemen in the county wanted to reward the soldiers today, but the soldiers didn't come, so things shouldn't be wasted. He pushed forward cheekily, and when the county magistrate saw him, he gave him two roast chickens.

In a small border town, roast chicken is rough, but it is a delicacy for young people who haven't seen meat in months, and they rush to tear it apart.

Liang Qiang didn't squeeze up, but walked out, returned to her cold hut, and took out a broken government notice from under her pillow.

It is said that the first emperor passed away, the new emperor ascended the throne, and the new queen canonized.

Chu's daughter, Chu Zhao.

Liang Qiang's gaze flicked over this line of writing.

The notice said that the daughter of the Chu family was brave and intelligent, and she guarded the eldest grandson of the emperor with a sword and horse.

He seemed to be able to see that girl coming out in the dark night, just like she faced the scholars provoked by the third prince, she never retreated or avoided——

In fact, I don’t have much memory about this girl. She probably watched the excitement from the restaurant. The girl suddenly looked at him and said, “Young Master Liang Qiang is not afraid of hardships. He can write with a pen when he gets off his horse, and shoots an arrow with a knife when he gets on his horse—”

At that moment, the girl became clearer and clearer in his eyes until——

The eldest grandson of the Xie family became the emperor, and the daughter of the Chu family who had a good relationship with the Xie family became the queen.

It's great, it's great to make friends with Mrs. Xie.

If you make friends with the Xie family, you can make steady progress and soar to the sky, but if you are against the Xie family, you will be punished and sent to exile and fall into the abyss of mud.

The broken notice was clutched in his hands and became even more fragmented.

The retorting voice suddenly sounded on the broken door, and the young man in the room turned around in surprise.

"Ah Qiang." His father's voice came from outside the door.

Why did father come here?

Liang Qiang hurriedly opened the door, and saw Mr. Liang Er standing outside the door, with the incense of roast chicken on his body.

"What happened to father?" Liang Qiang asked nervously.

Master Liang Er looked a bit hesitant: "There's something I can't make up my mind about, so I'll discuss it with you."

Liang Qiang hurriedly asked, "Father, please tell me."

Master Liang Er said softly: "I met an old man, he is quite powerful in Yunzhong County now, and he is willing to give me an errand."

Speaking of which, he looked at Liang Qiang.

"It's not a job you got by selling your daughter."

"It's not a job to flatter your boss."

"It's not an errand written with a pen."

Just these few words made Liang Qiang feel numb all over, and he asked, "What do you rely on?"

Master Liang Er looked at him: "It depends on your life."

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The night was dark, and Mr. Liang's earthen house was once again full of family members, but this time there was no roast chicken to eat, and the smell of meat in the room did not make everyone drool.

"You want us to join the army?" A young man whispered, trembling slightly, not knowing whether it was cold or fear, "This means we are going to die."

Liang Qiang said: "Joining the army does not necessarily mean death, there are so many soldiers."

Another young man smiled wryly: "Ah Qiang, others are others, we are the Liang family, sinners, and have a grudge against the current uncle Xie."

The law cannot make them die, Xie has a thousand ways to make them die.

"To defend our family and defend our country, even if Mrs. Xie is the uncle of the country, he can't embarrass us because of personal enmity." Liang Qiang said, "What's more, even if we die, we can wash away our sins."

The young man smiled wryly, everyone is dead, what's the use of getting rid of sin.

Although when they were first convicted and exiled, everyone said that they would rather die than be humiliated, but in the end no one died.

Although the life is a bit bitter, it is better to be alive, at least live for a month to eat porridge, and occasionally one day you can eat roast chicken, but if you die, you will not be able to eat anything, not to mention the days are getting better and better it's -

"What's good?" Liang Qiang raised her voice, "Give the girls as playthings to the elders? Learn to be a clerk? Let's go to someone to be a son-in-law. Isn't it such a good day? Don't forget, we It's the Liang family of Liangshan!"

Perhaps because they couldn't bear the vibration of the sound, the paper on the broken window rattled.

And shouts came from outside: "Everyone is sleeping! Who is arguing!"

Master Liang Er blew out the oil lamp in front of him with a pop, and the room fell into darkness, only the sound of everyone's heavy breathing could be heard.

"Ah Qiang." An older uncle of the Pangzhi clan said softly, "Everything in the world rises and falls. The Liang family of Liangshan also had nothing back then. As long as people are still there, you, and your children of the next generation , there will be Liang Shi in the future—"

Liang Qiang let out a sneer: "That would not be the Liang family of Liangshan, it would only be the common people Liang, not worthy of the name."

These words silenced the room again.

"Since our Liang family is still useful, then we have one more chance and another way." Liang Qiang stood up and said, "This time we will either make contributions and return to the style of the Liang family, or we will die in battle—"

He looked at the young people in the darkness.

"If life here is worse than death, follow us."

"Those who can survive here will stay and take care of the women and children."

……

……

Because during the war, there was no light in the night, and standing outside the Tunbao, you couldn't see your fingers.

"My lord." A person in the darkness asked in a low voice, "Do you dare to come here?"

A man with a big cloak and a hood covering his face put his hands around his mouth and let out a breath: "We have nothing to lose if we don't come or not, we just choose someone else without them."

The voice fell to the person next to him and said in a low voice: "Here we come."

They turned their heads and looked back in the dark.

……

……

In the end, only Liang Qiang and his son came out.

"Uncle." A young man saw him off and explained in a low voice, "It's not that everyone is afraid of death—"

Liang Qiang interrupted him and said coldly: "It's nothing to be ashamed of being afraid of death, it's okay to just say it."

The young man was helpless: "Ah Qiang, you are full of dissatisfaction now, and you have lost your mind."

Liang Qiang smiled and looked at the brother: "It turns out that the fourth brother has already accepted it. I didn't expect that when I was at home, because my grandfather praised me more, you still refused to accept it. You competed with me for half a year. I still admire your perseverance. It turned out to be nothing more than mediocre."

The young man was not ashamed, and said: "It's just ignorance and frivolity."

He was silent for a moment and said again.

"Besides, the fall of our Liang family has made me see clearly the faces of those people. They wanted us to fall for profit, so what is it for those who are willing to help us now? I don't believe that this old man really did it for—"

"Even if he is doing it for profit, so what! Isn't everything in the world a profit?" Liang Qiang said coldly.

Second Master Liang smiled at the side, and motioned to the young man: "Si, go back, everyone has their own aspirations and their own choice, since the choice has already been made, don't say more."

The young man stood still, watching Liang Erye leading Liang Qiang striding forward in the night.

"It's not about profit, nor is it about ambition." The young man sighed helplessly, "Besides these, think about yourself, how can you be so sure that you can make meritorious deeds by going here? Second uncle, we have never been on the battlefield."

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"Second Master Liang." The man in the night saluted with a smile, then got up and lifted his hood, revealing an ordinary face, with the wind and frost of Bianjun all over his face, and even his accent was stained, it can be seen that he has been in Bianjun for many years, "For many years I haven't seen you, I didn't expect to meet again in Yunzhong County."

Liang Erye said: "This is probably called the impermanence of the world. I just said something for you back then, but you still remember it."

The man saluted again: "Second Master's words, I don't have to wait another three days, I went directly to the military headquarters and got the job I wanted, otherwise I don't know where I am now, so Second Master, this It's not me helping you, but you helping yourself."

Second Master Liang hurriedly stretched out his hand to support him, the two shook hands and looked at each other without saying anything.

The man continued: "And the second master has the courage to invest in the army, which I admire very much. He said that I will help you find an opportunity, but this opportunity is really too dangerous. I will trade my life for it. I feel uneasy—"

Liang Erye interrupted him and said: "Brother Cai, don't say that. I don't think I'm useless as a scholar. I can still ride a horse and shoot an arrow. Although my hands have never been stained with blood, I will kill a Xiliang thief for the country and the people." It won't be soft either."

Mr. Cai laughed: "Second Master, you are joking. It is a waste of your two hands to kill only one Xiliang thief. When you go to the battlefield, of course you are planning strategies for officials and generals, beheading countless Xiliang thieves with your two hands."

Under the light of the torch, Second Master Liang couldn't hide his surprise on his face. He was able to be assigned the position of general. This old man is already so powerful now.

He can't even remember the past, he just remembers being an unremarkable little soldier.

"Yunzhong County is like this." Master Cai said with a heroic expression, "wealth and wealth are in danger, as long as you are not afraid of death, as long as you win military exploits, you will be able to rise to the top, no one can stop you."

A look of longing appeared on Liang Erye's face, and the eyes of the young man behind him were even brighter.

Master Cai saw it with a smile, and looked at the young man: "However, the young master is too young, and it is not easy for the general to arrange—"

Liang Qiang took a step forward and interrupted him: "I don't want to be a general, I will earn an official position by rewarding myself by killing the enemy."

Master Cai nodded: "That's right, the hardships haven't drained Liang's blood." After saying that, he turned around and called for someone to come.

Aside from the night, someone led a horse to send it out.

Liang Qiang shook the hand hanging by her side, took a deep breath and strode towards the horse.

Mr. Cai bowed his hands to Liang Erye: "Second Master, please."

Liang Erye nodded and walked over, took the reins, and got on the horse.

Master Cai also got on his horse and said, "Then invite the warriors of the Liang family to go with me, kill thieves and make contributions."

Following his words, the hooves of the horses fluttered, and a group of people galloped away, quickly disappearing into the night.

Quiet was restored in front of the Tunpu.

Regardless of whether the Liang family came out or the Liang family left at night, whether it was the night watchmen who were not allowed to speak loudly in the Tunpu, or the guards in the Tunpu, they all seemed to have disappeared.

The night shrouded the land, as if nothing had happened.

Chapter 53 Handy

When the new day came, it was a sunny day.

Riding a horse and galloping in the wilderness, the warm winter sun shone on my body and it was still a little hot.

The leader untied the scarf covering his head and face, gently stroked his goatee, and squinted his eyes to look ahead.

"My lord." The entourage beside him whispered, "It's better to be cautious, don't reveal your identity."

The goatee looked a little displeased, looking at the follower: "Why did I reveal my identity? Am I different from the people here?"

The entourage hurriedly flattered and smiled: "I'm not saying that your lord looks different from Daxia people, I mean that after all, in wartime, your lord's posture is too leisurely."

Goatee smiled lightly: "Although I'm from Daliang, even though it's wartime, I can walk leisurely in the territory of Daxia, unlike the people of Daxia, who are already frightened and panic-"