Sha Po Lang

Chang Geng claimed that in order to avoid suspicion, he would never set foot in the harem even if he stayed overnight in the palace occasionally, and that the affairs of the harem were still under the control of the empress. Fortunately, Li Feng's harem was not crowded, and the empress could barely manage the sick child.It is unheard of for an emperor to come to the palace all day long, hang his seal and leave. At the beginning, some people stood up and said such and such an unreasonable law, but they were all scolded back—the emperor claimed that he was just a "" "On behalf of the emperor", now that the acting is conscientious and does not exceed the rules, why are there always sycophants who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic and try to persuade him to steal the country?

Yushitai, headed by Xu Ling, has become the imperial watering can, pinning "destroy the old and establish the new" on his forehead, and is responsible for finding various theoretical basis for various decrees of the imperial court every day, so that the quarrel can be more justified.

The emperor who didn't live in the palace would sometimes go back to Yanwang Mansion pretendingly, and then treat Yanwang Mansion as a "living room" for occasional private meetings with courtiers, turn around and go into Hou's mansion - there is no two steps anyway.

This year's rain fell much earlier than in previous years. On the eve of Qingming, there was a continuous light rain. Although Gu Yun, who was not at home all the year round, was able to live in the capital safely and securely, it was rare for him. He has such a strong sense of belonging to his family, so he ordered people to clean up the weedy Hou Mansion.The Andinghou Mansion, where the ghost story was about to spread, had tossed inside and out for several days, and finally it seemed to be a bit of a place to live.

When repairing the garden and tidying up the house, we dug out a lot of old things, so picking up old things after Commander Huo every day has become a new hobby of the out-of-the-ordinary emperor walking for food at night.

"Is this the old thing of the Eldest Princess?" Chang Geng asked, pointing to a square box—it was disrespectful, and he didn't rush to do it.

The old woman who cleaned up the house took a look and said with a smile: "Isn't that right, it's specially made for the young master."

As she said that, she opened the box, only to see that there was actually a "feather duster" in the treasure box that looked like a bead box.

Chang Geng: "..."

The old woman said: "Young master was very mischievous when he was young, and he never forgot when he was reprimanded. He thought that he would pick the lock and get out of the room by himself, and even knew to go to the kitchen to steal food. He didn't care if he was beaten lightly. No, the master has such a violent temper. When he comes and goes, he has to go to the family law. Those guys in the family law know that the emperor knows it. On the way back to the march, I saw a village woman carrying a broom and scout, so I came up with such a trick to deal with him."

Chang Geng "please" out the feather duster that beat Marshal Gu with both hands, and saw that the inside of this thing is a thin rod, which will break if you use too much force, so that it won't kill people, and the outside is surrounded by thick " "Chicken feathers" are not real pheasant feathers. They are made of thin bamboo threads and the hard hair of an unknown animal. When you slap it on your body, the taste...

He grew up in the Hou's mansion since he was a child, and he is more like a master than the real master. Although the old maid changed her name to "Emperor", she didn't see anything wrong, and said cheerfully: "Our Lord Hou really got out of the circle when he was young, come on." Fang Jiewa, who did all kinds of evil, was afraid of this later, no matter what he did, as long as he mentioned it, he was appointed to be honest for a while."

In front of Chang Geng, Gu Yun has always acted like an elder who is capable of doing things with ease. His childhood and youth were blank for Chang Geng, so he listened with great interest.

"It's only fun when the princess hits him, running all over the yard, crying while running, howling like the real thing."

Chang Geng wondered: "The real thing? Could it be just pretending?"

"Of course it's pretending," the old servant woman sighed as she walked, "When our young master was young, he didn't have a few official chapters. Don't expect to make him shed real tears. Look at him crying all over the yard. The words in it are set in one set, and they often say pitifully, 'Mother, don't you like me? Don't you want me? Am I not the meat that fell off your body?' or 'Mother wants to change Is a younger brother better than me? I have changed, please don’t change my younger brother, I’m just a mother, if you don’t love me, I will become a wild child that no one wants'...Hearing it makes my heart tremble , the princess couldn’t bear to deal with him.”

When Chang Geng thought about that scene, he couldn't breathe out of laughter. Gu Yun is worthy of being a master in the art of war.

A smile flashed through the wrinkles at the corners of the old maid's eyes, and then her voice changed suddenly: "I went to the frontier, and everything changed when I came back."

The smile on Chang Geng's face faded away.

The old woman still recalled: "I shut myself in the room every day, ignoring people, not crying, sending food in, how to take it in, how to push it out, no one to coax you, and the door is not out of the door. He was a little monkey, he became a little ghost after he came back, and his whole person changed—after two or three months, the old Hou Ye settled down to the north and returned to the mansion... Well, he might as well not come back. Let me say , Old Hou Ye is really cruel to his son, probably something like that happened, I'm afraid he is really useless like this."

Chang Geng asked softly: "What?"

"Old Hou Ye kicked open his door and dragged him out of the room. You think, his eyes were so badly injured, how could he not hurt when he saw the sky at first glance? He staggered and followed She shed tears, this time they were real tears, but she didn’t make a sound.” The old servant woman pointed out, “It’s that small pond, the old Hou Ye wrapped the whip around his neck and pressed his head. Forced him to look into the water and yelled in his ear, 'Look at what you look like now, do you deserve the surname Gu'."

Chang Geng followed her fingers to see that the pond that had been deserted for many years had already dried up, and it was refilled with water only two days ago, and a few new fish were reared, wagging their tails to and fro leisurely.

"Little Hou Ye got his throat stuck on the horsewhip and yelled back, 'I can't see'."

Following her words, Chang Geng seemed to go back several years ago, the hand holding the "feather duster" twitched slightly.

"Old Hou Ye pressed his head into the water and said, 'I can't see you lying in the water and take a good look at it, or you can stand up by yourself, or you can find a beam to hang to death, the Gu family would rather die than die. Trash!'" The old servant woman shook her head when she said this, "It's been so many years, my old lady can't remember every single word, it's really cruel."

There was a brief silence between the two, and after an unknown amount of time, Chang Geng asked softly: "Old Hou Ye is willing?"

"Parents are naturally distressed, but what can they do if they can't bear it? The old master said that if a bone is broken, it can only be wedged with steel nails. The more painful the desperate situation, the less he can feel that he can rely on it. Rely on him, otherwise he will rely on the past, and he will not be able to stand up for the rest of his life." The old servant woman said, "If the old master is not willing, who would have justified himself to clean up the Xuantie camps that were scattered all over the place more than ten years ago?"

Without the Xuantieying, maybe Daliang had already been eaten and swallowed step by step as early as the first rebellion of the Western Regions. I am afraid that it would not be the case for Westerners to come all the way to take a bite.How long will they, the old princes who are beautiful and prosperous, be able to be prosperous and rich?

"During the twelfth lunar month of winter, the family members were not allowed to wear a cotton padded coat to keep him out of the cold. The child's hands and feet were blue from the cold, and he couldn't hold a bowl when he returned to the house. More than ten iron puppets surrounded him all day long. Lord Hou watched from the side, as if he would never blink even if he died... After two or three years, the couple went there one after another, Yuan and the emperor took the young Lord into the palace." The old man The servant girl paused, and then heard a sharp bird song from around the corner. When the two looked up, they saw Gu Yun strolling over there carrying a bird cage. Hun Basu was so angry that he couldn't speak, so he could only scream at the top of his throat.

Ever since Gu Yun freed up his hands and had time to repair the bird, he has never been at a disadvantage in this struggle between man and bird, and now he is proud of himself when he comes out for a walk with the fruits of his victory—so proud that he can see clearly. After seeing what Chang Geng was holding in his hand, he first squinted his eyes, and then his face suddenly darkened.

Gu Yun walked over quickly, and snatched the "feather duster" over: "Turn out any broken things to play, don't slip!"

Even if the injuries that have been with him for many years are cured, it is easy to have sequelae. For example, it is impossible for Gu Yun to be completely clear-sighted all his life. For example, although Chang Geng got rid of the nightmares, he still has a lot of dreams at night when he is a little tired and thinking.

That night, I don't know if he was still thinking about the "feather duster" snatched by Gu Yun. Chang Geng had a very strange dream. He dreamed that he walked into the Marquis Mansion, but it was not the Anding Marquis Mansion he was familiar with. , at least not as depressed as in his impression, with people coming and going, it seemed more popular.

In the distance, Chang Geng heard the sound of gold and iron, he followed the sound, and saw a group of murderous iron puppets besieging a little boy in the open space of the backyard.The little boy's eyes were covered with a layer of black cloth, covering half of his face, and he was struggling to dodge left and right.

Suddenly, an iron puppet approached him from behind, the long knife in his hand had been replaced by an iron rod, and swept towards him, as if sensing the bad news of the coming, the little boy subconsciously wanted to avoid it.

Wait, you can't hide like this!

Chang Geng's mind flashed what someone told him many years ago: "If you panic, your feet will float. If you can't stand firmly on your feet, no matter how powerful your swordsmanship is, it will be water without a source, and a tree without roots... It is a shame to shrink back." It's human nature, but it will be difficult for you to gather the power to fight back in a short time, and instead you will fall into the opponent's hands in a hurry."

Of course, the boy's speed couldn't be faster than the iron golem. After he hesitated for a moment, he was quickly caught up by the iron golem. With a loud noise, the monster's iron rod hit his immature back fiercely, and his clothes burst on the spot. , revealing the heart armor inside, the person has already flown out.

Chang Geng rushed forward, picked up the dusty little boy, and at the same time pulled out the saber from his waist with his backhand, nailing several iron puppets who were relentlessly chasing after him.

He threw down the saber, and tremblingly wanted to untie the cloth on the boy's face, but he heard footsteps behind him, Chang Geng turned his head, and saw a middle-aged man walking slowly with his hands behind his back .The man was dressed in casual clothes, with a handsome face, like a personable and well-educated man, but his eyes were full of hostility. When he was facing him directly, his eyes seemed to have the shadow of swords and swords of thousands of troops.

Chang Geng had never seen this person before, even though the grown-up Gu Yun didn't look much like him, he still recognized this person's identity when he saw him - the facial features were not the same, but there was something divine about the father and son In the same vein.

The man stood still, and said to Chang Geng: "Even if you take him away from here, you won't be able to raise him up, even if you forcefully bring him up, he won't be able to withstand a little bit of wind and rain..."

Chang Geng carefully hugged the boy's thin body: "He can rely on me."

Old An Dinghou shook his head, Chang Geng suddenly heard the roar of the golden box burning behind him, and quickly dodged with the boy in his arms, only to see a group of iron puppets pinned by him just now surrounded in an orderly manner, all in place It was divided into two, but within a short moment, it had become an army of heavy armor made of iron, staring at him covetously, and there was an indistinct sound of clappers in the distance, and the iron puppets moved and rushed forward.

Chang Geng had no choice but to pick up little Gu Yun and rush across the road, running in a panic, thinking in his heart to yell at the old man who was watching indifferently - I can even clean up the precarious old country, so can't I protect a Gu Yun?

However, he couldn't make a sound in the dream, he stepped on the ground in the haste, Chang Geng's heart skipped a beat, he stretched out his hand and grabbed a hand, he opened his eyes suddenly, and saw that the gas lights in the room had been turned on, Before dawn, he was holding Gu Yun's hand tightly.

Gu Yun patted his head: "Why can't I wake up today? Is there something uncomfortable?"

Chang Geng stared at him blankly for a moment: "I had a dream."

Gu Yun was startled.

"It's not a nightmare, it's not Wuergu." Chang Geng turned over, hugged him with one hand, rolled his arm into his arms, rubbed his forehead against Gu Yun's elbow lightly, and said in a low voice He said, "I dreamed that I snatched you away from the old Hou Ye, and your father sent a battalion of iron puppets to chase me down."

Gu Yun was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed heartlessly. With a little strength in his arm, he pulled the emperor who was lying on the bed out of the quilt, and pulled out his arm: "Your Majesty is not small, your majesty has What about the Hundred Thousand Yin Soldiers——Okay, the prestige is over, get up quickly, there is a grand meeting today. Well, it is also Qingming, could it be that he is short of paper money over there, so he specially reminded him?"

Chang Geng sat on the side of the bed and watched him from head to toe with the help of the light. It wasn't until Gu Yun put on his clothes that he reluctantly looked back: "Your father is short of paper money, why did you look for me instead of you?"

"You seem to be a bully." Gu Yun smiled, and then his smile gradually changed, "I don't owe him anything, I guess he's too embarrassed to come to see me."

On the day of Qingming, Chang Geng specially spared most of the day to accompany Gu Yun to worship and sweep the tombs of his ancestors.

Gu Yun seemed to have practiced silent meditation in front of the god, without saying a word, just burned the paper as if completing a task, and then stood aside indifferently.

Needless to say, what he has done over the years, those two should know about it.

On the contrary, Chang Geng seriously burned incense and sacrificed wine, and it was hard to say anything in front of Gu Yun, so he said in his heart: "I will take good care of him in the future, don't worry, don't drive steel nails into him again gone."

"Let's go." Gu Yun gently pulled him.

Chang Geng came back to his senses, and was about to go back with him, when he saw Gu Yun turning to the princess's coffin indifferently: "Take care of your son-in-law, let him stay down there and be quiet, and stop harassing my people."

Chang Geng: "..."

Huo Dan who was accompanying him almost knelt down and kowtowed to death in front of the old Hou Ye after hearing these outrageous words.Gu Yun snorted softly, turned his head and dragged Chang Geng away.

Needless to say, his words really worked. From then on, Chang Geng never dreamed of Old Master Gu and his army of iron puppets.