Empress Chu

Ah Jiu waved his hand: "I wish your daughter good luck and don't meet such a person." After saying that, he strode away.

This time, he walked out of the gate, disappeared into the night, and never came back.

Chu Ling withdrew her gaze and looked down at the letter on the table.

"It's a pity." He whispered, "If there is such a man, I probably won't live long enough to get rid of him."

Chapter 32 Heart

Deputy General Zhong came in and heard Chu Ling's whispers, the eyes of the five-year-old man turned red, and he almost shed tears.

"Brother." He choked up and said, "Don't think about it, you'll be fine, we've made arrangements—"

Very angry again, what did that Ah Jiu say.

"Don't listen to his nonsense, what does he know!"

Chu Ling smiled at him: "Yes, we have already arranged everything, don't worry." After a pause, he asked, "What did Ah Zhao say when he saw you?"

Earlier, Deputy General Zhong only told the story and handed over Chu Zhao’s letter. Chu Yu didn’t ask Chu Zhao what he said, and he knew what he said without asking. What he could say was that he was wronged, missed his father, made a fuss and wanted to come back. .

But now Chu Ling suddenly wanted to hear it.

Vice-General Zhong thought about it, met Chu Zhao in a hurry, and didn't say much. He still remembered: "Miss said that her home is where her father is. She asked me, how can I not let her see you?" One side? What if I never see you again?"

Chu Ling was silent, looking at the letter on the table.

Vice-General Zhong sighed, Miss misses the General, why doesn't the General miss Miss, who raised her from a nursing baby to such a big age with his own hands.

"Evergreen." Chu Ling called out Vice Admiral Zhong's name, "Take care of the matter at hand, then go and pick A Zhao back."

Vice-General Zhong was stunned, what?

"Brother." He took a step forward, "I will give a memorial to His Majesty soon, and there will be no cover for your illness, and that errand will definitely be known. Take it back—”

Having said that, he lowered his voice to persuade again.

"Didn't we all make up our minds, let the young lady stay safe and sound at home in the capital, let's deal with the affairs here, resign, and go home with nothing to worry about?"

Chu Ling nodded: "Actually, even if Ah Zhao is here, I can guarantee her to be safe and sound. I send Ah Zhao back because I don't want her to face disputes and feel restless, but since she is restless in the capital now, it's better to send her back." come back."

Ah, that brat Ah Jiu, what the hell did he say!Vice Admiral Zhong was anxious and annoyed, wouldn't this add to the confusion?

"General, things are not that simple." He whispered anxiously, "The battle between the crown prince and the third prince has turned from darkness to light, the hegemony of the Yang family and the Zhao family, and the military power is the most important thing in the battle. If the army in your hand Put it on the table, they will definitely not let it go."

Chu Ling smiled, with a calm expression: "I have nothing to do with the disputes between the Yang family and the Zhao family, but with me, it is impossible for them to do whatever they want."

Deputy General Zhong looked at Chu Ling, the man's figure was still tall, his momentum was as before, as majestic as a mountain.

But the mountain is actually empty inside.

For more than ten years, countless wounds have piled up like rocks, and now the rocks have collapsed and destroyed this mountain.

"Brother." He said hoarsely, "The current Majesty is no longer the previous Majesty. He is old and has changed. In recent years, the court has been in such a mess, and the two princes have been in such a mess. He doesn't care about it." , and even indulged—Brother, wrote to His Majesty to resign, asking how to arrange the Longwei Army, His Majesty ignored it, forcing you to write a memorial to resign, this is clearly to push you to the forefront .”

If other generals from Yunzhong County were present, they would definitely find it strange that the 23rd Battalion of the Fourth Army in Bian County had never had the name of Longwei Army.

Chu Ling raised her hand to boo him.

Vice Admiral Zhong gritted his teeth and stopped talking.

"I'm like a rock." Chu Ling said, "A rock never changes, and other people don't care about other things."

Vice-General Zhong clenched his fists.

"I'll take care of these things." Chu Ling asked with a smile, "Don't you still believe me?"

Of course he believed it, Vice Admiral Zhong hummed.

"The only person I can trust is you." Chu Ling patted him on the shoulder with expectant eyes, "You go and bring Ah Zhao back."

Vice-General Zhong sighed helplessly: "I'll go now."

Chu Ling stopped him: "No need, after I hand over the memorial."

At that time, everyone knew that he was seriously ill and would die, and bringing his daughter back proved this point even more.

Originally, I was worried that Ah Zhao would be sad when he found out, but now I understand that even if he is sad, as long as he can stay by his side, Ah Zhao will be at peace of mind.

As long as her mind is at ease, no matter where she is or what situation she is in, she can live a truly safe and stable life.

"You go to the county town these two days." Chu Yu said, "Send a thank you gift to those post soldiers."

Is it a thank you gift for that Ah Jiu? Vice Admiral Zhong snorted: "What good things do we have? Besides, giving heavy gifts to a few post soldiers will attract attention. It would be bad if Ah Zhao's story spreads." .”

Chu Ling thought for a while: "Let's give each person a pair of cattail shoes."

This is worthless, Vice-General Zhong breathed a sigh of relief, but he hesitated and asked in a low voice: "Ah Zhao and this Ah Jiu—"

What exactly did Ah Zhao tell Ah Jiu?Why is Ah Jiu so obedient and persuaded Chu Ling.

Alas, Ah Zhao didn't talk to him much.

The two of them are really what Tie Ying said, to the point of dying?

Chu Ling smiled: "Don't think too much, Ah Zhao and this Ah Jiu have nothing to do with each other." After thinking about it, "If you have to talk about a relationship, it's probably because things hurt their kind."

What's the relationship?Vice-General Zhong was even more puzzled.

"Go and rest." Chu Ling said, looking at Lieutenant Zhong's chapped lips, she still hasn't sat down since she came back, "I'll talk about it tomorrow if I have anything to say."

Deputy General Zhong looked at the red thread that appeared in Chu Yu's eyes, and came back to his senses: "It's getting late, brother, you should rest quickly." Pointing to the table case, "Don't look at it any more."

Chu Ling nodded, Deputy General Zhong left, the room became quiet again, and the night got darker, the guards turned off the lights one by one, urging Chu Ling to go to rest.

Chu Ling looked at the two letters on the table, and threw the third son Xie's letter into the brazier, sparks rose and turned it into ashes, he smoothed Chu Zhao's letter and wanted to put it away, but he couldn't help opening it.

All the lights in the room were extinguished, leaving only one lamp on the desk, dimly illuminating the letter in Chu Ling's hand.

Chu Ling's gaze fell on the last line.

He had half-spoken to Vice General Zhong earlier, he said that Chu Zhao asked her mother, and Vice General Zhong thought he was talking about Chu Zhao's deceased mother's background and was ridiculed by others, but it was not.

What Chu Zhao asked in the letter was not her mother's background, but "Is my mother still alive?"

Chu Ling slapped the letter on the table again, blew out the last lamp, and fell into the night.

What happened back then was handled very cleanly. Few people in Bianjun knew about it, and almost no one in Beijing knew about it. More than ten years have passed, why did Chu Zhao suddenly ask this?

Who told her that her mother was still alive?

Did she hear something, like who her mother was?

……

……

When the light appeared in the sky, the Yunzhong County military camp also became lively. Ah Jiu walked through it with his head down and a bucket of water. No one cared all the way, and soon he reached the door and pried open the door and went in.

Old Hei was still in a coma.

Ah Jiu ignored him, took off his clothes, and just changed into his own, when he heard a knock on the door.

"Ah Jiu, Ah Jiu."

"Old black, old black."

Ah Jiu rolled onto the bed and kicked Lao Hei off.

With a sound of rolling and thumping, Lao Hei also woke up, still a little dazed, the door had already been knocked open, smelling the smell of alcohol in the room, Zhang Gu covered his mouth and nose.

"Old Hei, how much wine have you drunk!" He looked at Old Hei who was sitting on the ground, and then hurriedly looked at Ah Jiu who was on the bed, and saw that he was sleeping face in, and there was nothing unusual except for the heavy snoring. Breathe a sigh of relief.

Old Hei rubbed his head, a little dizzy: "Not much, this kid can't drink."

Zhang Gu grabbed him: "Come on, come out with me, let him sleep well—"

He pulled Lao Hei, and Lao Hei picked up the clothes he threw away from the ground, wrapped them up, followed Zhang Gu and stumbled out, not forgetting to close the door.

The early morning noise of the barracks was isolated, and Ah Jiu's whole body on the bed eased down.

Things are finally done, no more worries.

He took a deep breath and really fell asleep this time.

Chapter 33 City Gate

Zhang Gu handed over the errand, but did not leave for Beijing right away.

This errand is tiring both physically and mentally, so I want everyone to take a good rest before setting off.

They are already very familiar with the county town, and they mainly take the newcomer Ah Jiu to play around.

Just in time for the market, the county town is full of people, filled with goods, there are fresh fabrics and silk flowers from faraway places, and exotic spices and furs from Xiliang, there are juggling shows, and there are also cockfights and gambling. Walk all the way to squeeze out a sweat.

But Zhang Gu and the others were not so distressed, because Ah Jiu had just arrived at the city gate, and when he saw the cockfighting booth, he plunged in and refused to come out.

The young man throws a money bag inside, and throws it back immediately if he loses, and keeps throwing it in if he wins. This throwing a lot of money, people with a lot of money, makes the gambling stalls noisy and thunderous, and the gamblers become more and more crazy.

Zhang Gu and other post soldiers look at me and I see you looking helpless.

"This kid is a master who doesn't treat money as money." Zhang Gu said, but he can't be allowed to spend a day here, and if he is really left alone, he will definitely stay here until the departure.

He and two post soldiers dragged Ah Jiu out.

Ah Jiu was very upset: "It's a fun time."

"There are more interesting things." Zhang Gu said, pulling him forward.

Ah Jiu reluctantly said: "How can there be more fun than this? In the capital city or at home, gambling shops are usually opened as thieves in shady places, and they play like thieves. It's not like Bianjun, where there are a lot of people in broad daylight." Under the circumstances, it was really fun! Bian County is really a good place!"

Zhang Gu scolded with a smile: "You always ask for a beating for what you say, because it's a good place to gamble casually? The governor must have someone reward you with fifty lashes."

Ah Jiu refused to leave, while several people were arguing, a voice came from the crowd, "Ah Jiu."

Does anyone here recognize him?Zhang Gu and others hurriedly looked around and saw the crowd outside the city gate making way for a group of soldiers and horses.

Although Bian County's secular rules are chaotic and disorderly, the military regulations are very strict. Soldiers and horses must retreat when they are on the road, otherwise they will be trampled to death by horseshoes.

The scars on the face of the leading general were very conspicuous, which caused the people to avoid him one after another.

"Deputy General Zhong." Zhang Gu hurriedly saluted.

Vice-General Zhong jumped off his horse: "I said I couldn't find you in the barracks, so I came to visit the city."

Zhang Gu said respectfully: "Yes, let's go into the city for a walk, what orders does Vice General Zhong have?"

The other post soldiers also saluted, but Ah Jiu looked at the sky with his nostrils, as if he didn't recognize him and didn't want to see him.

Lieutenant Zhong snorted inwardly, no one who rarely saw him would be bothered to talk, turned around and tore off a bunch of cattail sandals from the horse's back.

"This is our special product in Luocheng, and it is most suitable for our soldiers." He said, "The general asked me to send it to you as a token of my heart."

Ah Jiu snorted behind her, but before she could say anything, she was stepped on by two postmen, and the words on her lips turned into a cry of "Step on my foot!"

"There are a lot of people here, don't crowd around." Zhang Gu glared at them, took the cattail sandals with both hands, and said gratefully, "Thank you General Chu, we can just wear them on our return trip."

Lieutenant Zhong didn't care whether they were really grateful or not, so the matter was over: "I wish you all the best."

He turned around to get on his horse, but the horseshoes were noisy, and another group of soldiers and horses came galloping. Seeing him, the leading general reined in his horse.

"Isn't this Lieutenant General Zhong?"

Deputy General Zhong looked over and saw a middle-aged general officer, wearing a red cloak, pale face, short beard, condescending on the horse with a half-smile.

"Unlucky." Lieutenant Zhong spat in a low voice.

The condescending general might not be able to hear it, but Zhang Gu and the others who were standing at the side heard it, and couldn't help but stare. This general obviously has a high rank, and Deputy Zhong dared to be so rude in front of his face——

A few people hurriedly moved back, the gods were fighting, and the kid stood away.

Deputy General Zhong finished spitting, raised his head and cupped his hands and said coldly, "Zhou Sima."

"Deputy General Zhong is a rare visitor." Zhou Sima sneered, "I invite you three times and four times a day, so you don't even come when you are in the city."

There are four great generals in Yunzhong County, each stationed in different places, only the Daqingshan Pass is guarded by General Chu Yu. In terms of garrison, Chu Yu is on an equal footing with them, but in terms of official position, Chu Yu is a little lower. Wait, plus many factors, the relationship between Chu Ling and the four generals has been complicated for so many years.

However, after so many years of working together, they are still decent. Only Zhou Sima, who just came to the banner of the mighty general, is very sharp and rude to Chu Ling. Naturally, the Chu Ling department is unwilling to suffer. Almost got into a fight.

At this moment when the enemies at the city gate meet, a verbal confrontation is naturally inevitable.

Vice-General Zhong chuckled: "Ashamed, it can't be compared to Zhou Sima, who is a frequent visitor to the county, and was reprimanded every three days. Why did he come this time? The soldiers in the camp were in chaos, or was the area under the jurisdiction robbed by bandits again?"

Zhou Sima's face suddenly turned ugly.