Tang Xuan

At the end of autumn, the censor of Chang'an City came to Kucha, and on behalf of the Ming emperor, once again emphasized the authority of Lang Shixin, the general who conquered the west, and demanded that the Beiting and Anxi issues be resolved once and for all.

According to the decree, Lang Huai was awarded the title of Feiqiwei, and he still stayed in the Qianfeng camp to obey orders.

From a low-level school lieutenant, suddenly rising up is equivalent to a sixth-rank flying cavalry captain, Lang Huai himself doesn't think it's a big deal.After all, Duke Mu's title will be inherited by him in the future, so he doesn't care about Captain Feiqi.But this honor made his deployment happy.After all, if the superiors they follow are capable, their chances will be great.

Asuma was escorted to Kucha, but Lang Huai should not worry about these things.Lang Huai only cares about his own one-third of an acre of land when he is not in his position.When his sealing order was handed down, Xue Hua made an exception and feasted for his subordinates in the tent.

During the banquet, everyone poured Lang Huai's wine one after another, just wanting to get the boy drunk so that they could play tricks on him and have fun.It's just that Lang Huai's drinking capacity has been terribly practiced in the past two years, and he is no longer such a person who gets drunk easily.

"Lieutenant Lang Qi, this surprise attack was performed beautifully, and it can be regarded as a big face to our forward battalion commander. I, Lin Xian, admire you, and I respect you." Lin Xian followed in that battle, and he was also rewarded with a high-level salary, but his title no change.His words came from the bottom of his heart, without any falsehood.

"Drink!" Lang Huai's wine was drained, and he was extremely bold.

"Ah Huai, the general intends to let you command two thousand cavalry, what do you think?" Xue Hua looked at the young man's slightly flushed face and said with a smile.

The entire vanguard battalion was no more than [-] cavalry and [-] infantry, which were divided into four groups: left, right, middle, front, and left. Except for the middle road equipped with [-] infantry, the rest of the road had only [-] infantry.Xue Hua's decentralization of power was not low, and everyone at the table fell silent, looking at which army would become Lang Huai's subordinates.

Lang Huai silently put down the wine bowl and said, "I wonder if General Xue can listen to what the last general has to say?"

"But it doesn't matter."

"Now all the lieutenants are here, although Huai has made great achievements, he thinks he is not as far away as the big brothers!" Lang Huai saluted the people around him with his fists in his hands, and continued: "However, Huai also wants to be like the generals and sweep the enemy army. true general."

He changed the subject and said with a smile: "The general wants to invite all the generals to distribute some soldiers and horses to the general. The general is young, so it is good to use these to mow the grass so that the generals can make teeth-beating sacrifices!"

What he said was ingenious, he thought he was young, he didn't want to offend others, and he also let go of Xue Hua's words of letting go of power, which made the core generals of the entire forward battalion feel good about him.Xue Hua nodded, and said: "That's fine. How about this, your original subordinates will remain the same, and each army will draw [-] cavalry and [-] infantry and distribute them to you. What do you think?"

"The last general feels that there is nothing wrong with it!"

Lang Huai smiled, knelt down on one knee and said: "The last general thank you generals!"

When he got back to the tent, Tao Jun had already cooked hangover soup, and he took Lang Huaiqiang to pour it for him.Tao Jun complained: "Master, it's true. You don't need to drink so much, but you still drink so much! Miss Zhu, why don't you come out to serve?"

As soon as the voice fell, Mr. Zhu had already opened the curtain and came in. "You still don't know about your temper? Since you can't hide it, why not just drink it." She took Lang Huai, knowing that he was not drunk, but when she arrived in the tent, she relaxed and didn't want to talk anymore.

"Alcohol is really not a good thing." Lang Huai fell on the bed and said in a low voice, "I'm really a little drunk this time, Tao Jun, go and get some biscuits."

"Yes!" Tao Jun hurried out to get two sheets of cakes and a pot of hot water. After putting them down, he came in with a pot of hot water and said, "Don't worry, my little one is watching from outside the tent. Take a good rest." .” He opened the curtain and went out, looked at the vast starry sky, and sat outside the tent.

After Tao Jun went out, Zhu Jun started to untie Lang Huai's robe. "Master, how many years will it take? You are fourteen years old. If you stay any longer, I'm afraid...it won't be appropriate." Taking off his coat and leaving his middle coat on, Lang Huai kicked off his boots and rubbed his swollen head , said: "It can't be helped, have you sent the letter back? What does mother say?"

"Ma'am just said that there is a way when you go back, and I want you to be careful. If, if it's the first time, you must be careful!" Zhu Jun said, wiped Lang Huai's back, and then poured tea and took the cooking pot. cake, let him eat some.

"It's okay, I'll take care of it." Lang Huai said while eating, "It's just that I wronged you, A Zhu. You are in such a place with me, and you can't wait anytime. You really suffer."

Mr. Zhu didn't say a word, but thought for a while and said: "Master, don't you want to lead the army? Why don't I pretend to be a soldier, so I can stay by your side."

Lang Huai glanced at her and said, "Can you do it?"

Mr. Zhu glared at him, got up and picked up his clothes and put them on himself, and said with a smile: "What do you think? This will save me from having to sneak in and out every time I serve. It's no different from being a thief."

Lang Huai thought for a while, then smiled and said: "That's it, I will ask Tao Jun to find you clothes tomorrow, and when I become my personal soldier in the future, I can't be as arrogant and indulgent as I was in the mansion, you know?"

"Bah!" Zhu Jun cursed with a smile, put down the clothes in his hand, sat beside Lang Huai's bed, then sighed quietly, and said, "I don't know when we can go back to Chang'an, but I miss my two sisters."

Lang Huai took the hand of his servant girl, and only whispered: "Quickly."

The news of Asuma's capture quickly spread throughout the outside of the Great Wall through merchants from various countries on the Silk Road.

While watching the show in silence, Lang Shixin secretly dispatched troops to pull out the strongholds around Shule City one by one.It was another winter, and Lang Shixin didn't intend to let Shule City celebrate the new year at all, and soon he personally led the Chinese army to lead the battle.The Zhengxi Army dispatched [-] troops to besiege the city, and within eight days, they were exhausted from besieging Shule City.

The city lord who temporarily resisted the tripod persisted for another three days before he had to leave the city and surrender.

Langshi recruits took down the third town of Anxi without bloodshed.This day happens to be the 29th of the first lunar month, and tomorrow will be the [-]th day of the new year.

After dealing with the military affairs, Lang Shixin looked at Lang Qiao and said with a smile, "Go ask him to come over, don't keep talking. I'm his father, not his enemy."

Lang Huai was about to go to sleep, and the voice from the door was quite familiar.Tao Jun laughed heartily and said happily, "Uncle Qiao! I saw you! My little one thought that the master came to Shule, so you must come too. I've been trying to figure out how to visit you these days!"

"You're the one with a sweet mouth." Lang Qiao patted Tao Jun's shoulder, gestured, and said, "I'm nineteen now, right? You've grown a lot taller, and it seems like you can endure hardship."

"That's right, the little one followed the master, how could he lose the reputation of our Duke Mu's mansion." Tao Jun accompanied Lang Qiao into the room, "The master is in the tent, you just go in."

Lang Huai had already signaled Mr. Zhu who was still in the house to hide under the bed. Fortunately, Tao Jun was alert, otherwise Lang Qiao would have to spend a lot of time explaining when he saw Mr. Zhu.

"Uncle Qiao, you're here." Lang Huai stood up, approached him first, then stood upright, and said solemnly, "Lang Huai, the last general, I've seen Deputy General Lang!"

Lang Qiao was amused by him, and quickly said with a straight face, "Well, the ceremony will be waived."

The two laughed out loud, Lang Qiao looked at him, he had grown much taller, but still looked thin.He touched Lang Huai's head and said with a smile: "At that time, I saw the decree from the sage, and I really didn't expect that the son would get the title of Flying Cavalry Captain. But the son's military merits are there, and no one can say anything."

"Then I'm really lucky." Lang Huai kept silent and asked, "How is father? Has he lost weight? Did your mother say anything in the family letter?"

"Master is still the same, Madam is fine." Lang Qiao sighed secretly, but Lang Shixin hadn't paid much attention to him, and after a few words, he finally expressed his intention, "Master, clean up, Master wants you to see him. "

Lang Huai was taken aback, and the joy on his face made Lang Qiao feel sad, "Okay! Let's go now!" He said, took Lang Qiao's arm and walked out, quietly gestured to Mr. Zhu under the bed, signaling her Don't run around.

After arriving at the City Lord's Mansion, Lang Huai let go of Lang Qiao's arm, a little nervous, and said in a low voice, "Uncle Qiao, is Father free?"

Lang Qiao said: "Naturally, the master asked me to bring you here immediately, we will enter right away."

I haven't seen my son for more than two years, which is unexpected.Lang Shixin looked at the child standing bent over, and his heart softened. "Okay, haven't you eaten yet? Sit down and have a drink with me. Can you drink?"

"Go back to father, yes." Lang Huai waited for Lang Shixin to sit down before sitting down at the bottom, picked up the jug and filled Lang Shixin's glass before filling himself, and said respectfully: "Son respects father."

The father and son drank until the glass was dry, and the atmosphere eased down.Lang Shixin said: "You did a good job this time. You captured Asuma and solved a lot of troubles for me."

Lang Huai wanted to take off his responsibility, Lang Shixin patted him on the shoulder and said, "But you are in a little hurry to make a surprise attack, do you know that?"

Lang Huai sat down and said, "I know, it's a bit exaggerated to fight with seven hundred cavalry."

Lang Shixin nodded, and said: "Since you know what's wrong, I won't say anything. But you don't have to be humble with Dad. You have a keen sense of smell, and you should be proud to judge where Asuma is based on a prisoner." You have to know that you should be humble before. Now, you can't be like this anymore."

"You must know that the strong in the army are respected, and you should not hide your temperament." It was the first time Lang Shixin expressed his heart and soul to him, but what he said was from the bottom of his heart, "Father didn't care about you for two years, but it was because of you." Alright. If everyone knows that you are my son, there is no chance for you to climb up from the bottom."

Lang Huai's heart felt sore, he bowed his head and said, "My son knows."

"From now on, you still have to show the sharpness that should be shown." For some reason, Lang Shixin felt a sense of relief in his chest, and said with the strength of wine: "Father inevitably neglected you a lot at the beginning, but in the future, Duke Mu You have to inherit the glory, how can you stand out if you don't beat yourself up?"

"However, since my son is now one of the generals of the Vanguard Battalion, are you afraid that His Majesty will not reward you generously if you wait for the expedition to the West?" Lang Shixin drank another cup, but Lang Huai was silent and did not speak.

"Huai'er, what's the matter?" He couldn't help asking.

Lang Huai endured it for many years, and most of the time he was acting. At this time, Lang Shixin's true feelings were revealed, but he couldn't help but remind him of the feeling before he was five years old, only knowing that he had a father but never seeing it.Panting for breath, he finally couldn't hold back, raised his head, stared at Lang Shixin with sharp eyes, and said in a low voice: "Father, you have been pregnant with your son for many years, do you really want to let him go back?" After all, he is also a young man People's accusations about the past made Lang Shixin put down his glass, speechless.

"There are some things that you know even if I don't tell you." Lang Shixin really opened his heart to the eldest son, and continued slowly: "Shuang'er and I are childhood sweethearts, and it is really helpless to marry your mother."

"The first emperor issued a decree, but Mu Yan and I have no choice but to marry." Lang Shixin recalled the past, couldn't help sighing, and said, "Huai'er, you don't understand that kind of mood. You obviously love the other one, but you have to raise eyebrows with others , pretending."

"When you were born, I was taking care of the river workers in the Ministry of Industry, and I was so busy. Why didn't I want to pick you up? You are my son after all, who is the father, can you not worry about it?" Lang Shixin shook his head and said with a wry smile "But Shuang'er obstructed me in every possible way, which made me really helpless. At that time, I always felt that I was really sorry for not marrying her as a regular wife. Fortunately, His Majesty was sympathetic, and issued an imperial decree to give you the status of the eldest son, so that I can take you back in a fair way. But Now, I also know that I am afraid that I will disappoint your mother even more."

"Telling you this is not asking for your forgiveness." Lang Shixin said: "I was young at that time, and I did too many wrong things. Now that I am older, I understand a lot, but I know many things. I can do whatever I want. of."

"I understand." Lang Huai sighed, and said, "From today onwards, let's be father and son again. What do you think?"

Such an answer made Lang Shixin completely confused.Lang Huai's dark eyes were clear and clean, filled with relief and anticipation, Lang Shixin was stunned for a moment, and said loudly: "Naturally, there is nothing wrong with it!"

This child, just like his name, is broad-minded, open-minded and cheerful.