Chapter 33 2.heroes and beauties

Liu Zongmin returned to the mansion, feeling a little disconcerted. For more than ten years, he has assisted King Chuang to conquer the world, fought side by side, and fell asleep on his feet. Today he finally succeeded. He should be happy, but for some reason, ever since he yelled at the emperor at the foot of Ningwu City, even though the matter had passed, he always thought about it. Some gullies.Back then, Li Zicheng and him called each other brothers. When you were happy, you punched him and he kicked you. When you were unhappy, it was not uncommon to scold each other. Everyone eats, and everyone wears clothes. It is exactly as Li Zicheng said. If there is only a pot of wine, you can take a sip and he will continue to drink; if there is only one piece of cake, break it in half for each person.But now it’s different, I’m going to be an emperor, and I’ve lived in such a splendid palace, full of luxury in the world, although the palace is wide, it’s not enough for you to live in the same palace and I live in the same hall, even though the dragon chair is wide, it’s not enough for you to sit in it Half, I sit half, not only that, I can't be casual in front of him, I must bow down when I meet him, I call myself a humble minister, and call him long live. If you are disrespectful, if you speak carelessly, you are committing a crime.Zicheng said to him privately that he is a monarch and minister when he is in the palace, and a brother when he is behind closed doors. Does this count?He, Liu Zongmin, doesn't care about Zicheng being the emperor, and he is also afraid that Zicheng won't let him be a courtier in peace!

Today, after hearing these arrangements of Niu Jinxing, he couldn't help feeling a little anxious. On the way back home, he was uneasy about this matter. After the Dashun Army entered the city, a group of high-ranking generals occupied the mansions of former Ming officials one after another. Liu Zongmin lived in the mansion of Wu Xiang and Wu Sangui, the father and son of the General Soldier.The Wu family has been generals for generations, from Wu Xiang to the commander-in-chief, and Wu Sangui was granted the title of Ping Xibo. Therefore, the Wu mansion is grand and grand, with gardens and terraces, which are very magnificent. The city of Beijing is one of the best.

It was already the second watch of the night, and he felt a little cold when he got off his horse. His personal soldier Liu Yi had already dismounted first, so he hurriedly followed him, took his reins, and put the two horses together. The horse was led to the back, and he was striding through the corridor in the courtyard when he suddenly saw his second uncle Liu Guisheng waiting in the main hall, looking at him and smiling, he couldn't help but habitually looked at the night sky, and said: "Uncle, why aren't you sleeping?" Liu Guisheng still had a flattering smile on his face, and murmured Liu Zongmin's nickname, "Zhuzi, I can't sleep. I haven't seen enough of such a fine mansion and such fine furniture. With such a soft bed and such a good quilt, I can't bear to snore on it."

Liu Zongmin couldn't help laughing, and said: "Uncle, if the house is good and the bed is good, you should be able to sleep well. If you can't sleep, then it's better not to have it." Liu Guisheng nodded repeatedly and said, "Zhuzi, I will sleep well, don't rush me." Since occupying Chang'an, Li Zicheng took the two uncles who stayed at home, made them marquis, and enjoyed happiness with him.Relatives in Liu Zongmin's family were either killed or starved to death. Only one distant uncle, Liu Guisheng, was left. This Liu Guisheng was a lonely old man. Let him live with himself.Because in the army, you can only drill tents, which is much better than drilling caves and sleeping in dog kennels at home. I didn't want to enter the city of Beijing, but I lived in a prince's mansion. On the first day when I entered the door, Liu Guisheng was like a poor man in distress. The scholar, won the number one prize and recruited a son-in-law. The overwhelming wealth made him overwhelmed, and the poor and drowsy man had long since disappeared.

Liu Zongmin was a little hungry at this time, the servants didn't wait for orders, the head of the housewife waved her head, and all the maidservants brought the food and drinks like a gust of wind, so he asked Liu Guisheng to sit aside, and the uncle and nephew chatted while drinking. "Uncle, this place is actually not the best, the palace is much better than here." Liu Zongmin said proudly. When Liu Guisheng heard this, he hurriedly said, "Isn't this the imperial palace? One must be content." Liu Zongmin smiled and said: "This is just the Earl's Mansion, which is far worse than the imperial palace. Even the floor in the imperial palace is paved with gold bricks."

When Liu Guisheng heard this, he yelled, "Then King Li Chuang sleeps on gold every day? I don't believe he is rich enough to pave the floor with gold. Someday show your uncle." Liu Zongmin shook his head and said: "Going to the palace is not about visiting relatives, even the ministers are not allowed to go there without an order." Liu Guisheng didn't believe it, and said, "Even your uncle can't go? Aren't you his most caring brother? Since you are brothers, he should also call me uncle. Before that, you could go where he lived if you wanted. Uncle, I went to chat with you several times, maybe he set up rules with you when he arrived in Beijing?"

Liu Zongmin shook his head again, sighed and said: "It was then, and now is now. Right now, I am the emperor, and my subjects must behave in front of the emperor." Liu Guisheng seemed to have glimpsed something from his nephew's tone of voice, so he said angrily: "This is not necessary. Ordinarily, he is the eldest and you are the second. If he is long live, you should be named nine thousand years old or one word." Side by side king or something, that Zhao Kuangyin made his melon garden partner Zheng Ziming nine thousand years old." Liu Zongmin couldn't help shaking his head.Just now in the palace to discuss important matters, but no one has discussed how to raise the generals, how to arrange them, he thought, what will Li Zicheng confer on him in the future, can one Ruhou be enough?

Here Liu Guisheng finished speaking, seeing that his nephew did not answer, he murmured about the ancients again: "Zhao Kuangyin sent off Jingniang thousands of miles away, and later married Zheng Ziming to Jinlan. I killed Zheng Ziming, so Tao Sanchun chopped off the yellow robe, the eldest nephew, it seems that this nine thousand years old is not easy to be." Liu Guisheng loved to listen to Qin Opera when he was at home, and he could shout a few words in his spare time. His historical knowledge was obtained from Qin Opera. Seeing that his nephew was bored, he told him "Cut the Yellow Robe"—in fact, Zhao Kuangyin After being drunk, he killed Zheng Ziming by mistake, that's a lie. Once a person becomes an emperor, countless twisted intestines will grow in his stomach. Those who follow him will drink wine to release their military power, and those who are disobedient will naturally kill them. , the dragon chair on the Golden Luan Hall is very narrow, wouldn't it be a hindrance for two people to sit side by side?Eldest nephew, you have to be careful.

Liu Zongmin listened to his uncle's nonsense play, and couldn't help shaking his heart after hearing it. While pouring wine for his uncle, he thought, would Zicheng sing "Regret for Killing Brother Zheng Xian by mistake" someday?So, he thought about tonight's meeting again, and thought that in the next few days, he would go to the palace to perform rituals every day. What kind of bird ceremony is he performing? Isn't it just kneeling and prostrating, or kowtowing? Does it mean that he has to learn how to kowtow again when he enters Beijing? Sitting in the hall, thinking about it, he shivered for a while, and felt hot for a while.When the body is cold, the heart is also cold. When the body is hot, I just want to vent, and I just want to find something to vent the depression in my chest.

Liu Guisheng smiled again and said, "Do you know everything in this mansion?" Liu Zongmin didn't know what he meant, so he said, "I just moved in, and I haven't finished my journey yet. How can I count it?" Liu Guisheng smiled treacherously, and said: "The old uncle knew that you didn't count, because you haven't reached the bottom of the market yet. In addition to gold and silver treasures, there are many valuable things in this mansion. Not to mention anything else, just the beautiful mother-in-law There are quite a few of them, all of them are fleshy, and water can be squeezed out of their bodies."

Liu Zongmin couldn't help but be moved.After conquering Taiyuan City and entering Prince Jin's Mansion, each of them could share two wives and aunts. In the huge palace, except for Luo Hu and the others who took advantage of the chaos, Li Zicheng took all the rest. He didn't even get a little scum that leaked from his fingers. When Hao Yaoqi teased Luo Hu, he became angry and felt that he was at a loss. Now that he occupies Wu Xiang's mansion, under his nose, could it be possible for him to slip away? go?So he said excitedly: "yes?" Liu Guisheng said: "That's right, old man, I have seen them all. Among the group of aunts and aunts, there is one with the waist of a water snake, the most eye-catching. I heard that it is the daughter-in-law of the old turtle, no, the concubine of the old turtle's son." Liu Zongmin finally remembered that what uncle said must be Wu Sangui's concubine Chen Yuanyuan.When he was in Juyongguan, he heard from Tang Tong that Wu Sangui had a concubine named Chen Yuanyuan, a famous courtesan in Nanjing, who was originally bought by Chongzhen's father-in-law Tian Huangqin from Nanjing, and planned to present it to Chongzhen. Tian Huangqin, an old turtle, couldn't bear it by himself, so he gave it to Wu Sangui. When Tang Tong talked about this, he salivated, saying that Chen Yuanyuan was more beautiful than Chang'e in the moon, and he was very fascinated at that time.Just imagine, could Tian Huangqin spend a lot of money to buy an unbeautiful woman and present it to the emperor?Those who can pay tribute are always not bad, not the queen empress, and not much worse than the empress empress.He had made up his mind at that time, he kept this intention, he didn't want to have troubles after entering the city, and he forgot about it. If his uncle hadn't reminded him, wouldn't it be Chang'e in his arms who let others? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but patted his thigh, got up and walked back... Wu Sangui returned to Beijing in October last year, and it has been almost half a year. Because of his father Wu Xiang's 60th birthday, he hurried back and stayed in the capital for less than a month. That was the time when Chen Wanfen, who was only in her early twenties, had to meet Wu Sangui. Wanfen was born with a beautiful fetus, her appearance is more beautiful than Yueyan, her muscles are more clean than Xuejie, and she grew up in a poor family, which determined her lifelong fate of being a sex worker.At the age of ten, he was instructed by a famous teacher. He learned Danqing, attacking lyrics and music, Yaban Pipa, and he was omnipotent. A piece of music came to an end, and the guests were overwhelmed. If it wasn't for Tian Hongyu's trip to Suzhou, she might die of old age in Jiangnan, just like Liu Rushi, Dong Xiaowan, Li Xiangjun and other famous Jiangnan prostitutes. Declining Ai Chi is nothing more than falling with spring flowers and rotting with autumn grass. Tian Hongyu is the father of Concubine Tian Gui. Back then, Chongzhen doted on Concubine Tian. Tian Hongyu, relying on the honor of the head of the country, called the wind and rain in Beijing. Regardless of the mighty emperor's kindness, he passed away in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen. Feeling the panic of losing the Olympic aid, Emperor Tian's relatives came to Suzhou to search for treasures among the beauties, find a woman who can replace Concubine Tian, ​​and offer it to the emperor, so as to find Back to the old Enrong. Wanfen finally appeared in his eyes.Holding the pipa in his arms, moving the lotus steps lightly, and only presenting a song, Tian Huangqin, whose vision was as high as the sky, was already drunk. So, with thousands of dendrobium pearls and thousands of gold, Tian Huangqin carried Yuanyuan back to Beijing. Impatiently, he wrote a memorial, saying that he deeply felt that the emperor was worried and tired all night, and he had no pleasure in it, so he was willing to present his little girl to entertain his eyes and ears.But at this time, Chongzhen still had no intention of lingering on female sex. He had been exhausted by Man Tartars, Li Zicheng, and Zhang Xianzhong, so when he saw this book, he became annoyed, thinking, could it be that Tian Hongyu regarded me as Jie and Zhou? Your Majesty, you are so ignorant of state affairs, that you have the mind to solicit a song for a beauty contest? So, he picked up the ink pen, refuted Tian Huangqin's memorial word by word, and then threw it back at him. Tian Hongyu didn't realize that his flattery was being slapped on the horse's leg. In addition to being apprehensive and apprehensive, he sighed that "it's no respect to hold a pig's head". At this moment, Wu Sangui appeared. Wu Sangui, who was only in his early thirties, was born in the general family. Now he holds a heavy army and dominates one side. There are many policemen in this era, and soldiers are favored.One is Lu Bu, a young man who succeeds in youth; the other is Diaochan, who worships the moon and has no branches to rely on.So, they staged a "Fengyi Pavilion" in Tianfu.From Tian Hongyu's point of view, Emperor Chongzhen also turned over the calendar on New Year's Eve, and the good times were numbered, so being able to curry favor with Wu Sangui was the next best thing. So, the Youbixiang chariot was sent to the Wu Mansion.It's a pity that the military books are frequently urged-the old foolish king of Manchuria, Huang Taiji, died suddenly. As long as there is something going on in Manchuria, it will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. , Urging Wu Sangui to rush to the front of the army to stand by, so, halfway through the honeymoon of the newlyweds, Wu Sangui left Wanfen with great reluctance. That day, Wanfen was painting in her boudoir.She is glad that she has a rich man, and finally found Mr. Keyi.She wants to express this unspeakable happiness in her pen, so in her pen, there are tall and straight pines and cypresses, and peonies blooming under the pines. This is a meticulously drawn, thick and colorful meticulous painting. The majestic pine, the vigor and variety, the peony with sparse flowers and fine stamens are bright. She specially left a blank space on the left side of the painting, except for the inscription, which should be filled with a round moon, but when she was drawing the moon, Wu Sangui came in frowning, she didn't notice Wu Sangui's displeasure, and immediately put down the pen , went up and said: "Okay, just finished the painting, and the inscription will come." When Wu Sangui was young, he studied under the famous painter Dong Qichang. Although he was not a high-achieving disciple, he was able to use ink and ink in his free time, so he was well known as a Confucian general. , I didn't want him to call her small characters, and said sadly: "Yuanyuan, I'm leaving." "Let's go?" Wanfen was startled, and asked, "Didn't you say you're going to spend the new year at home?" Wu Sangui sighed slightly, put his arms around her waist, and said: "I can't bear to say goodbye, but the king's fate is hard to break." As he spoke, he told her about the death of the old foolish king of Manchuria.Wanfen didn't want to hear this, so she just put her face up and said in Wu Nong's soft language: "Don't go, Allah don't let Nong go." Wu Sangui, who was originally from Gaoyou, Jiangsu Province, felt his heart soften when he heard this sweet and savory accent. But in this troubled world, he is a man who wants to do something, how can the relationship between children and children dissolve the heroism?So, he gently but firmly pushed Yuanyuan away, saying: "It's worth it, the relationship between the two has been going on for a long time, but how can it be day and night." Upon hearing this, Wanfen had no choice but to step aside.A good painting of the moon and flowers is only short of the full moon and the signature, but Wu Sangui has no intention of looking at it right now.She can only turn this grievance into a good wish, and hide it silently in her heart. Wu Sangui left in a hurry, and this walk was a big change. Although it was only four months after he left, Chongzhen issued a strict order to urge him to rush back to the capital with Ningyuan iron cavalry, but Yuanyuan was not convinced by the teacher of Sangui for a long time. The painting of the flowers blooming before the moon is full, the return of the exponent, the day-to-day hope, the day-to-day anxiety, the endless dream of Liaoxi, the endless sunset, looking around, it is Li Zicheng's Dashun military. There was a "boom", which was the sound of the door being knocked open.Yuanyuan was hiding in the old lady's room at this time, when she heard this voice, she couldn't help but tremble with fear.Since the Dashun Army entered the city yesterday, although Wu Xiang's family was not immediately massacred, Liu Zongmin moved to the Wu family with all his troops from the General's Mansion. There are three entrances up and down, a hall and bright, dark and five wing rooms in the front, a central hall and suites in the middle, east and west flower halls in the back, gardens and theater buildings in the back, and east and west courtyards. Liu Zongmin's move-in was non-negotiable, just like this was originally the barracks of the Dashun Army. A Chinese military officer looked around and didn't say hello to the owner. He pointed here and nodded there. As a result, the original owner was moved out within a limited time and the house was vacated, except for the clothes on his body, everything else was not allowed to be taken away.As a result, Wu Xiang's family of more than a hundred people, except for the escaped servants, temporarily squeezed into the small courtyard in the west. At the moment of life and death, I can’t take care of anything. There are constant reports of officials or wives committing suicide outside, or the whole family is martyred, or the head of the family is thrown into the ring. Almost all the undead women have their hair loose, pot ashes on their faces, and they pretend to be hanging ghosts. , but in the clutter, the grass is not hidden. The sharp-mouthed monkey-cheeked "Lao Shan", Liu Zongmin's uncle, was born with a pair of lustful eyes, and finally found Yuanyuan. That was when Yuanyuan followed her family and was moving to the backyard. Her face was too pale, her waist was too weak, she was smeared with soot and pot ash, but she couldn't keep a low profile. Liu Guisheng just took one look and laughed. Wu Xiang did not die in a national calamity, nor did he intend to let anyone in his family commit suicide to serve the country. The suicide of others is despair, but he is not in despair—as long as Wu Sangui, who is carrying an elite cavalry, is outside, Wu Xiang feels stubborn. He thinks, It makes sense for Sangui's delay. Fifty or sixty thousand fine cavalry can't save Chongzhen. We must cherish the lives of soldiers. When the time comes, when Sangui returns, can he return to his original post without being an official and reunite with his family?Therefore, right now Liu Zongmin wants to vacate the room for him, and he doesn't hesitate to ask for something. But he didn't want Liu Zongmin to live in the house, but also his son's heart and soul. When Liu Zongmin took advantage of the wine and brought a group of armed guards to break through the gate of the backyard where they lived, Wu Liang, the only old servant left in the family, held a lantern in his hand. , Trembling, stepped forward to make a hand. "Ah, great, great general." Wu Liang greeted loudly, and he intended to let everyone else hear him.Then, he put down the lantern and knelt down to pay his respects to the general.But the blushing Liu Zongmin didn't listen to what he said at all, but stepped over him. At this moment, Liu Guisheng who was following behind stepped forward and kicked Wu Liang with his feet, saying: "The general wants to meet someone, you go find her and come out, don't make a fool of yourself." When Wu Liang heard this, he couldn't help saying: "To meet someone, who to meet?" At this time Liu Zongmin had strode up the steps.In his eyes, the one who lives in this backyard is not the landlord, but the slave he is holding temporarily, so there is nothing to discuss.Wu Xiang inside couldn't stay still any longer. He was originally a martial artist. Although he was over sixty years old, he still walked calmly. He walked out, arched his hands towards Liu Zongmin, and said: "General Liu." Liu Zongmin stepped forward with drunken eyes, squinted at Wu Xiang and said, "Are you Wu Xiang?" Wu Xiang had no choice but to step forward and nod, and said, "That's right, my subordinate Wu Xiang, the son of a dog is Wu Sangui." Liu Zongmin didn't care whether Wu Sangui was Wu Sangui or not. He stood on the steps, glanced at the row of dilapidated rooms behind, and said: "Go and call that Chen Yuanyuan out." Wu Xiang felt a "thud" in her heart—the answer to Liu Zongmin's coming to the backyard at night was found out in no time.At this moment, the world is at its worst, as long as you dare to say no, this general who holds military power and kills people is easier than cutting a chicken, will immediately tell you to bleed Xiyuan, and even kill your whole family, but he Still wanting to make a final struggle, so I nodded respectfully and said: "Chen Yuanyuan? Report to the General, there is no one with the surname Chen in the lower official's family." Liu Zongmin was startled, and said, "No? It's the prostitute that Tian Huang's relatives bought from Suzhou. Why isn't there?" Wu Xiang was completely desperate.It seems that Liu Zongmin had already inquired clearly beforehand, and it would be unwise to lie any longer, so he bowed again to the end and said, "Understood, the general is asking about the Xing family." "What, Mrs. Xing?" Wu Xiang came here, so she had no choice but to tell Yuanyuan's life experience with her original surname Xing.Hearing that the well-known Chen Yuanyuan was originally surnamed Xing, Liu Zongmin became more interested—Li Zicheng’s original partner had this surname, and was later abducted by the general Gao Jie. Now that Yuanyuan is also surnamed Xing, he couldn’t help but feel Xi said: Damn, he got someone named Xing, and my father also got someone surnamed Xing. Wouldn't we become uncles?Whether it's my uncle or my uncle, there's nothing wrong with it.Thinking of this, he nodded repeatedly and said: "It's her, call her out quickly." Liu Guisheng also said at the same time: "Come out quickly, the lonely family nine thousand years old wants to seal her, let her listen to the seal." Wu Xiang had made up his mind at this time.He was afraid that Liu Zongmin would go in, because there were not only his concubine, but also his fifteen-year-old daughter in those small houses. As for Chen Yuanyuan, she was nothing compared to these people, so he immediately said : "General, let the subordinates call her out." The house was very dark, and Liu Zongmin didn't want to go in at this time, so he just waved his hand and said, "This is the best." The questions and answers outside the house, Wanfen inside the house could hear clearly, she was shy, anxious and afraid at the moment, and didn't know how to deal with herself-although Wu Mansion was her home, she had only been here for less than half a year, and besides A little girl brought from Suzhou, who has no relatives, now clings to the old lady's knees, looking at the old lady warily like a bird on a branch in a storm. However, the old lady didn't care about her anymore. While asking and answering outside, Wu Xiang's wife and Wu Sangui's wife both saw the situation clearly and understood Wu Xiang's situation. They fixed their eyes on Wanfen—they knew that keeping her was an extravagant hope, and they were afraid that she would lose face for a while and take the initiative that would be detrimental to their family, so they supported her knees and knelt down together.When Wu Xiang walked in with big strides, there was already a persuasive situation in the house, so Wu Xiang had no choice but to bow to Wanfen to the end and said: "For the sake of Sangui, please save the lives of the whole family." This bow shattered Wanfen's lingering dream of western Liaoning.