Chapter 37 Chapter Thirty-Seven

Wang Zongyao saw He Yiyang for the second time: "I salute senior." With a serious face, He Yiyang sat down in the main seat of the main hall, ignored Zong Yao's greeting at all, and just said coldly: "General Wang left and returned, what did you lose in my manor?" Wang Zongyao hit a soft nail, and stood up boringly: "Zongyao came here for no other reason, but to come here on behalf of my father, willing to invite the old hero out of the mountain..." As soon as the words fell, He Yiyang said: "If If this is still the case, please ask General Wang to come back."

"The old general refuses to help, Zong Yao is really hard to leave." "Oh, so, do you want to stay with me permanently? Okay, come and take General Wang to the outer courtyard so he can take care of him." After finishing speaking, he got up and left. He Yiyang pretended to be angry and walked back to the backyard, He Gui followed closely behind: "Master, master, why are you imprisoning him again this time, are you not afraid of falling out with Wang Guangtu?" He Yiyang stopped and looked at the old man proudly: "Hehe, it's just under house arrest. If Wang Guangtu doesn't even have this kind of heart and sincerity, then it's not worth following him..."

"Oh... the master wants to continue to test his sincerity?" "Not bad." He Yiyang stroked his goatee, "I also want to keep this kid to observe and see if he is worthy of my daughter..." "Not worthy!" Suddenly, He Yiyang's beloved He Linlan flashed in front of him at some point, and shouted angrily: "Father, my daughter is not married! That Wang Zongyao's origin is unknown, you just met him You want to marry your daughter off so soon? Could it be that you are using me as a bargaining chip to please others?" "Hush! Keep your voice down!" He Yiyang's face turned red all of a sudden, "My daughter speaks so outspokenly, isn't she afraid of spreading jokes?"

"I don't care, if you want me to marry Wang Zongyao, I will die or he will die!" He Linlan turned around abruptly, flicked her pale yellow cloud sleeves angrily, and hurried out of the backyard like a soft wind . "Miss, miss..." He Gui still wanted to chase, but was stopped by He Yiyang: "Forget it, my girl, I have been used to it since I was a child... oh..." Besides, Zong Yao was taken to a small courtyard, surrounded by servants who guarded her tightly.It has been seven or eight days in a blink of an eye, and the He family entertains them with good wine and food every day, but Zong Yao can no longer see He Yiyang.After a long time, he couldn't help worrying that he was trapped here and there was not even a single person who went back to report.

In the afternoon of this day, the sun shone warmly on the He Family Manor.Sunlight penetrated into the room through the window paper, and Zong Yao suddenly remembered that he hadn't danced with a gun or practiced a club for several days, and his bones felt uncomfortable.Thinking of this, he walked out of the house and came to the small courtyard where he was under house arrest.On the one hand, he was worried that such a delay would ruin his father's important affairs, on the other hand, he angrily picked up a wooden stick under the eaves, and took advantage of the opportunity to dance it in the sun.The energy accumulated in the past few days seemed to explode at this moment.The stick whizzed with the sound of the wind, and a vigorous shadow swayed in the sun.

Zong Yao was dancing vigorously, when suddenly a goose-yellow shadow flew into the courtyard, and a cold light came towards him with the sound of wind.The sword fluttered around in circles like a ribbon in the air, but it seemed like a needle hidden in cotton; but when it got closer, it picked up speed.Zong Yao hastily used the wooden stick in her hand to resist from left to right, and when the sword was far away, she waved the stick and retreated three steps. In front of his eyes was a young and beautiful girl, only eighteen or nineteen years old, with two willow eyebrows and a pair of almond eyes, a nose like hanging gall, lips like vermilion.Look at the girl's clothes, it is the falcon dress that is no longer fashionable in Chang'an today: a falcon bun with a single pendant silver hairpin inserted obliquely, wearing a straight-collar light yellow large-sleeved shirt, a high-cut skirt, a lightly wrapped gentleman's belt, and a red shoulder draped over her shoulders. Silk, wearing cloud-toed brocade shoes with Baoxiang pattern.Zong Yao didn't feel like rubbing her eyes, this girl was able to calmly fight her for five or six rounds in such clothes, she must not be an ordinary lady.

"I have no grievances or enmities with the girl, why is this?" The woman sneered and asked, "Are you Wang Zongyao?" "Exactly. Dare to ask the girl..." "Don't ask any more questions, I'm going to kill you..." As he spoke, he wiped the sword twice on the sand on the ground, and suddenly there was a cold light, and the blade hit Zong Yao's throat.Zong Yao took a deep breath, swung the stick and slashed at the woman's ribs.The woman hurriedly dodged and drew her sword, but Zong Yao's wooden stick suddenly stopped and changed direction, before the woman returned the sword, she raised her hand and knocked the sword away.

Zong Yao let out a sigh of relief, and asked, "Who is Miss?" Unexpectedly, at this moment of negligence, the woman flew to the tip of her toes and kicked the wooden stick in Zong Yao's hand a foot away with a shuttlecock kick, and then fell to the ground. Tumbling picks up the sword and stabs at Zong Yao. Zong Yao could only dodge left and right with her bare hands, but the woman made repeated moves and forced Zong Yao to a corner of the courtyard.Zong Yao saw that the woman Jian Jian was full of resentment, Jian Jian approached the vital point but neglected to guard against it.He suddenly grabbed an opening, and when he pretended to hide the sword, his foot slipped and fell, but the moment he fell to the ground, he jumped into the air and rolled over, and took the sword out of the woman's hand while she was not paying attention.

The woman's face turned red, but Zong Yao unloaded her weapon twice and had to submit. "May I ask Miss's name?" Zong Yao still wondered about the origin of this beautiful but talented woman in front of her. "Little girl He Linlan." Zong Yao was taken aback for a moment: "Then who is outside?" "It's my father." Zong Yao's heart was pounding, and she quickly returned the sword with both hands: "I don't know, I have offended you so much, miss forgive me!" Lin Lan took the sword with a blushing face, she was no longer as aggressive as before, and asked shyly, "General Wang is excellent in martial arts, if he doesn't make achievements in front of the two armies, why did you come to my house?"

"To be honest, the emperor is now attacking Taishi Chen, and wants to restore Xichuan's eternal peace. My father has heard about your respect and righteousness Bo Yuntian for a long time, and begged He Laoying to come out to help. My father wanted to come to visit him in person, but the two armies were busy with official duties before the battle. That's why I was sent to represent the party. But I didn't want to offend your father, and I was detained here, making the young lady laugh." "I blame my father for being too hasty in this matter, and made the general suffer here."

"It's okay for me to suffer a little personally, but I'm afraid my father will miss the military plane because he hasn't heard the news for a long time in the army." "What's so difficult? I'll send you out of my house right now, no one dares to stop you!" "Once I leave, I'm afraid it will be difficult to invite your father to come out of the mountain again, and I won't be able to do business." "To tell you the truth, general, I have long wanted to lead the army to conquer Chengdu. Since Wang Situ is so sincere, the general can write a letter immediately. I will take a trip for the general and hand it to Master Situ before going to the two armies." Wang Zongyao was both surprised and delighted: "It's so good, I'm in trouble!" This afternoon, He Yiyang played chess with his second son Lin Ze in the yard. He Yiyang had three children. The eldest son, Lin Bo, died at an early age. The second son, Lin Ze, was the child he relied on most, but he was worried about Lin Ze's strong and heroic character.But the youngest daughter, Lin Lan, although she is three years younger than Lin Ze, is not only extremely intelligent, but also superb in martial arts.He Yiyang often feels that if his brother and sister can switch their personalities, he will really have nothing to worry about. Suddenly, a family general ran into He Yiyang's yard in a panic, almost scrambling to the front of the member, and said in panic: "Master, it's not good...a large group of soldiers and horses have already crossed the bridge. Here we come!" With a "click", a white piece in He Linze's hand fell on the board... He Yiyang saw it in his eyes, but felt a little displeased in his heart. He quietly picked up the piece from the board and handed it over to the chessboard. In his son's hand: "Lin Ze, it's your turn to play chess." "Father," Lin Ze felt that he had let his father down just now, "Where are the people who despise our He family like this? You give me a thousand people, and I will go out and teach them a lesson!" "Sit down, sit down," He Yiyang did not rush, as if everything was in his expectation, he took a sip of the pipe, and said to the general who reported the incident, "I see, you go down, if there is news Come and tell me." After finishing speaking, he said to his son as if nothing happened: "Don't stand still, play chess!" Half an hour passed, and the reporting family came to the backyard again, this time much calmer.He calmly came to his master, and reported with one leg pointing, "Master, Zheng Xu, the envoy of the imperial court's crusade against Xichuan for money and food, asked to see him." "Please!" He Yiyang stood up abruptly. Although he didn't know the origin of this Zheng Xu, he knew that escorting grain and grass was an important job that related to the life and death of an army, which showed Wang Jian's trust in this person. He Yiyang took his son and housekeeper around the screen to the living room, and suddenly saw his daughter Lin Lan was there.Beside Lin Lan was a scholar in his thirties.He couldn't help sighing: It was unexpected that Wang Guangtu was so eclectic in employing people that he could entrust such a young person with such an important matter as food and grass.On second thought, perhaps this Zheng Xu in front of him is definitely not someone who is waiting for nothing. Zheng Xu smiled and said to He Yiyang: "Mr. He, I have heard the name for a long time. It is really a pleasure to meet you today!" "Mr. Zheng, please sit down. May I ask why you are here?" "Your mind is like a mirror, and you know things like a god. How can you not know the purpose of my visit? Zheng, who is not talented, recommended himself in my lord Wang Situ's tent. First, he apologized to the former general Zong Yao for his recklessness; , Naturally, I begged the staff to go out to the mountains again." "Sir, what you said made me feel uneasy. It stands to reason that General Wang was also sent by Situ, and if the two countries did not kill or detain soldiers for envoys, Mr. Zheng wouldn't laugh at the old man for being stingy, would he?" "Yuanwai's words are so funny! Ever since I followed the lord, I have been deeply trusted, and I have been appointed as the teacher of his more than 30 adopted sons and generals. Zong Yao has followed my lord for five or six years, and I still know him somewhat. Although Among the adopted sons, he is considered to be well-educated and reasonable, but after all, he was born as a general, so he must be reckless. It must be because he is eager to make business, so he must have offended other members, right?" He Yiyang felt a lot more comfortable after getting this step down.He nodded and told his left and right: "Go, invite General Wang!" Zheng Xu took a sip of tea, and then said: "This junior dares to ask the member, does the member think that my lord Wang Situ is considered a hero?" "Wang Situ started his career in the army, with both ingenuity and resourcefulness, and now, as the governor of the Yongping Army, he is considered a hero in the world!" Zheng Xu asked again: "If you can be regarded as a hero if you have both resourcefulness and high positions, what do outsiders think of Qin Zongquan and Gao Pian?" "This...Qin and Gao have brought disaster to the country and the ruler, how can they be called heroes?" "Yuanwai's heart is like a bright mirror! The world of today is the world of the Tang Dynasty. Protecting the land of the Tang Dynasty and the Holy Lord of the Tang Dynasty, you can be called a hero! Yuanwai's life is devoted to the destiny of the country. In his early years, he assisted Duke Gao in the town of Nanzhao, Zhuluo City is famous all over the world, but Yuanwai has lived in seclusion since then, and he refuses to enjoy high officials and generous salaries with him. Why? I think Yuanwai must know that Gao Gong is a man, and he is unwilling to betray the country and the people! "At present, the court is in decline, and feudal towns are competing for the deer. They want to divide our country and establish themselves as kings everywhere. Xichuan was originally the refuge of two generations of kings. It relies on the rugged barrier of the Shu Road and the fertile soil of the Chengdu Plain. Since ancient times, The Central Plains was chaotic, while the central part of Sichuan was in a peaceful state. The people lived in Xichuan, where they could live and work in peace. However, since Chen Jingxuan and Tian Lingzi brothers took possession of Xichuan, the people complained and the people had nowhere to complain about their suffering. The fertile soil of Western Shu was left barren. , You don’t know this, right? You’ve always cared about the people of the world, so you’re not heartbroken, right?” Zheng Xu’s words made He Yiyang nod and fell into deep thought.Zheng Xu changed the topic: "My lord, Situ, has always been loyal to the Tang Dynasty since he joined the army. He suppressed the Huangchao rebels in Shandong, abandoned his army and horses, and went to Shu with the four capitals to protect him. Zhu Mei was in chaos, and my lord single-handedly protected the former emperor from chaos. The army can be described as loyal! Today, the son is newly established, determined to innovate, and revives the emperor's prestige to fight against Xichuan traitors. My lord has the trust of the emperor, supplemented by a heavy responsibility, and is named the Yongping Army Jiedushi. This attack on Shu is not for me Mastering selfish desires is for Xichuan people's livelihood!" He Yiyang couldn't help nodding his head when he heard this. "Outsiders hold tens of thousands of powerful soldiers and hundreds of generals, and within Xichuan, they can respond to all calls. Why not help the imperial court to crusade against the rebellious party and return the people of Xichuan to a peaceful world?" "It's okay for my servants to guard the village and guard the village, but they have to serve the battlefield..." "The staff member has some scruples," Zheng Xu said, standing up. "This time, I escorted the food and grass to the Sima Bridge in the north of Chengdu to meet my lord. Situ ordered me to bring 5,000 horses and horses to invite the staff member. It will only be a matter of time before the city of Chengdu is destroyed. It is also a matter of time for the Chen brothers to subdue the law. However, I would like to invite foreign officials to help the court, so that the common people will be at peace as soon as possible!" Having said this, Zheng Xu smiled and held up a bowl of tea. People, how can you be willing to entertain guests with such old tea?" One sentence made He Yiyang blush.Zheng Xu saw that the time had come, and said again: "As long as the members go out to help, there will be a response from inside and outside Xichuan. Our soldiers and civilians will work together to fight against the rebels. At that time, not only the tea farmers will be able to live in peace, but the people of Xichuan will also be grateful to you." Nodding his head moved, Zheng Xu continued: "My lord specifically asked me to tell Yuanwai, please rest assured that all the soldiers and horses of Yuanwai will be dispatched by Yuanwai himself. In addition, the 5,000 troops I brought will also be placed under your command. !" He Yiyang quickly stood up: "Wang Situ thinks so highly of old people, I am so ashamed! Don't worry, sir, with your words, for the people of Xichuan, He will go through fire and water!" Just as he was speaking, the servant led Followed Wang Zongyao to the living room, followed by He Linlan. "Young General, I have offended you so much these days! Today I hand over my He family to Wang Situ for dispatch, and I hope the general will let go of the past!" Only now did Wang Zongyao see teacher Zheng Xu, who was excited, and couldn't help but be surprised when he heard He Yiyang's words.Quickly gave a deep salute: "Senior is willing to come out to help, it is the blessing of Xichuan Wanmin, Zong Yao suffers a little bit, so why complain?" "Major General, both civil and military, has the courage and insight. This old man is really satisfied to have a foster son like you. I envy Wang Situ!" Zheng Xu said with a smile: "Since that's the case, then Zheng will have the cheek to mention something to the staff." "What do you want sir?" "Zheng is willing to be a matchmaker for my family's major general, and propose a marriage to the member. I don't know what will happen to the member?" He Yiyang was secretly happy, because he had intended to betroth his beloved daughter to Zong Yao before.He is afraid that if he submits to Wang Jian, he will be excluded by others, and he is also afraid that his children will not have a good home after a hundred years.If Lin Lan could marry the handsome major general in front of her, she would be considered a relative with Wang Situ.He didn't know what Wang Zongyao was planning, so he asked: "Mr. Zheng, my He family's rude villager, how dare I preside over Wang Situ's beloved son?" "This statement is wrong! Yuanwai is the hero of Xichuan! If you are willing to come out to help today, the court will definitely reward you in the future. Miss and Zongyao are both talented and beautiful, and they are well-matched. This is a marriage made in heaven!" He Yiyang looked at Zong Yao, then at his daughter, and asked Lin Lan: "Girl, you can make up your own mind on this matter, would you be willing?" Although Lin Lan wasn't as cowardly as the young lady in her boudoir, the fact of proposing marriage to her face to face made her blush with embarrassment.For Wang Zongyao, she has changed from hating her to admiration and affection.In that fight, Wang Zongyao's outstanding skills and elegant demeanor had already deeply impressed her, so she bowed her head and said, "My daughter depends entirely on her father." Seeing this, He Yiyang also understood a little bit, and said to Zong Yao: "Then what does General Wang think?" Zong Yao would never have dreamed of marrying such a beautiful girl. He only wanted to ask He Yiyang to go out to meet his adoptive father, but he dared not expect a marriage from the world, so he hurriedly said: "Zong Yao is willing, Zong Yao is willing!" Zheng Xu said happily: "Since that's the case, why don't you visit your father-in-law?" Zong Yao hastily bowed down in front of He Yiyang: "My son-in-law pays homage to his father-in-law Lao Taishan!" "No courtesy for a good son-in-law!" He Yiyang smiled from ear to ear, and suddenly said to Zheng Xu with emotion, "Wang Situ is good at knowing talents, and he will become a great cause in the future!" "If you talk about talents, Zheng Xu has to hire teachers. Xichuan is a place of outstanding people, and literati and celebrities come forth in large numbers. Ziyun wrote Fu, inherited history, Li Bing controlled water, Wen Weng transformed Shu, Zhuge Wenzhi, Zilong martial arts, Taibai Huanxian , The thatched cottage of the saint of poets... Those who were born here honor their lives, and those who work here honor their half-life. If you win talents, you will win the hearts of the people! Zheng Xu helped my master travel thousands of miles from the Central Plains to Xishu. Yuanwai has lived here for a long time, so he must be clear about it. Therefore, I would like to ask Yuanwai to enlighten me." "Mr. Zheng was joking. I have lived in seclusion in Mianzhu for many years, and I don't bother to inquire about the affairs of the Jianghu, and the official figures are too lazy to inquire. However, if Wang Situ wants to make a difference in Xichuan in the future, it will be very beneficial to have three people." "Which three people?" "Written governance, Mr. Zhang Lin and Mr. Zhang are the most recommended; Mr. Zhang loves the people like a son, manages the water well, understands the customs of Sanchuan and is proficient in official administration. He is a rare capable minister. In terms of speaking, Mr. Zhang is also from Xuzhou. He and Situ are still fellow villagers. When it comes to martial arts, there is no one who can count on Shan Xingzhang, the number one fierce general in Xichuan. This man's surname is Shan Mingzhang, and his style name is Xingzhang. He is an old friend of mine. Now, it is a pity that he is a secret voter, and it is a pity to commit himself to Chen Jingxuan. If Wang Situ wants to pacify Sanchuan for the imperial court, it will be of great benefit to regain this person. The last one is Xu Geng, the governor of Meizhou. Master Xu has "the most beautiful man in Xichuan" He has a good reputation among literati all over the world, and is admired by the world. If you can get this person, you can make friends with Sanchuan Yingjie!" "Better than ten years of reading!"