Chapter 5 Chapter One
The wind and snow all over the sky carried a frightening momentum, whistling fiercely, like the sound of swords, guns, swords and halberds, forming a solemn and solemn symphony; It was completely frozen under the cover of white snow, and it became an ice field.
The spring of the 11th year of Ming Shenzong Wanli was an extremely cold season. Days of heavy snow devastated the earth, turning the entire Liaodong region into a dead city amidst the ice and snow.
However, in the intertwining of deadly shadows and wind and snow, two angry horses galloped through the snow, breaking through the net of wind knives, snow and arrows as if they were not afraid of the cold, and flew quickly from outside the city. Run to the city gate.
In the front is a big green horse with a great stature, and there are two people riding on it, a man and a woman, but they are in similar attire, both wearing fur caps, braids, and narrow-sleeved buckskin hunting suits. The two were riding together, but they laughed loudly at the same time. One was bold and the other was delicate, and they were very harmonious and pleasant to each other. Although their voices were not loud, they sounded like they were on the dead land. After crossing the wailing of the strong wind and snow, the vitality of early spring bloomed; the one behind was a yellow pussy horse, and a black bear was hunched on the horse's back. Only a sharp dagger stuck in the middle of the throat, faintly discernible in the snow light.
The two horses were galloping one after the other. The distance between them was only a few steps, but unexpectedly, after running for a while, the big green horse was already far ahead, and as it gradually moved away, the yellow pussy horse behind it became a small one. Black spots; however, the big green horse's feet were unforgiving, still galloping fast, riding alone and with two people, they returned to the city gate in an instant.
Under the cover of the flying snow, the banners on the city did not look bright and eye-catching, but they were rattled by the strong wind, giving off a chilling atmosphere; The soldiers with their swords out of their sheaths were standing at the gate of the city vigorously to patrol, but everyone recognized the big green horse and let it enter the city without even looking at the person on the horse; the big green horse naturally didn't stop He raised his feet and ran forward, splashing the slush all the way; fortunately, he got on the bluestone road not long after entering the city, and the crisp and bright hooves replaced the slush.
The big green horse stopped in front of a mansion with a high gate and deep courtyard, and a pair of figures on the horse's back naturally jumped down; the man was about twenty-four or five years old, with a long face, dark skin, and eyebrows. Slender and radiant, with a very tall figure, she seems to have a heroic spirit; the woman's figure is very petite, standing only as high as the man's chest, she is only fifteen or six years old, but she has beautiful eyes and a smile like a flower , but after galloping for a while, he couldn't help panting a little bit, he pressed his chest with one hand, and let out several breaths from his mouth.
Seeing this, the man quickly reached out and hugged her shoulders.
"You're tired! Go ahead and rest!"
The woman leaned against him, nodded and said: "Rughum will be able to run for a while!"
As they said that, the two led the big green horse and entered the mansion through the side door. Two soldiers had already caught up, took the reins from the man, and led the horse over; the two also went in hand in hand.
This huge mansion is exactly the mansion of Ning Yuanbo of the Ming Dynasty and Li Chengliang, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong. It occupies a huge area and is of extraordinary style. "Liaodong Town" has made many military exploits for many years, and is deeply relied on by the court. Among generals, he can be regarded as an "extreme minister". Naturally, his mansion is exquisite, and even every beam, every pillar, every plant and every tree is extremely extravagant Exquisite things; pavilions, pavilions, painted pillars and carved beams, and the exquisite furnishings are known as "the first outside the customs", which is equal to the Central Plains, but only second to the imperial palace; the beauty of the back garden is especially famous. Conservation, strive to be the best, because Liaodong is located in the high cold, the garden is planted with pines, cypresses, plums and other cold-resistant flowers and trees, lined with rockery and strange stones, the more elegant and vulgar; and the more snowy the scenery is, the more beautiful the scenery, plus the fragrance of plums, Light red and glamorous, accompanied by evergreen pines and cypresses, just like the sky on earth.
The two entered hand in hand, walked into the picturesque scenery, passed through the arched corridor, smelled the fragrance of plums all the way, walked for a long time, and finally reached the backyard door, but unexpectedly just crossed the threshold, A middle-aged woman dressed as a servant just turned around in the corridor facing her. When she saw the two of them from a distance, she yelled loudly: "Ouch! Miss—you are back! The second lady has been looking for you for a long time. Yes, I have been sent out to look at it five or six times!"
"Understood! I'm going to see my godmother right now!" The voice was soft and crisp, just like the voice of a warbler piercing through flowers, and the wind is like a silver bell: "However, good aunt, please help me to the door and wait for Dahuang to come back. Is it? It’s carrying a black bear on its back, and it’s running slowly, I’m afraid it will take a while to get there! When it comes back, tell two people to lead it to the manger, and then bring the bear in!”
As he spoke, he didn't wait for the middle-aged servant woman to answer, he pulled the man casually, and then ran to the second lady's room in three steps at a time.When they were approaching the door, they even arrived before anyone could hear: "Godmother, godmother——I'm back!"
Two figures walked past the snow quickly, the people in the room heard the voice, a servant woman hurriedly came out and opened the curtain, and a kind voice came from the inner room: "Xue'er, come in quickly! Nurhachi What? Did you come together?"
"Mother, I'm here!" Nurhachi replied in a loud voice.
Unexpectedly, before he could finish his sentence, a ball-like little thing rolled out of the room, covered with curly black hair, two eyes shining like stars, its fluffy tail wagging, four legs stretched With a flutter, he threw himself into Nurhachi's arms, barked twice, and stuck out his tongue to lick the back of Nurhachi's hand.
When Xueer saw it, she immediately clapped her hands and laughed coquettishly: "Qiaoqiu, you're ashamed, I just love to talk to Nurhachi!"
Seeing this scene, the maid standing at the door and drawing the curtain couldn't help laughing and joking: "Qiuqiu is so sensible, Miss has raised it for these days, and now it will be married as a dowry!"
As soon as these words came out, a red cloud immediately flew up Xue'er's cheeks, her petal-like face turned into an apple, and her pink neck lowered; fortunately, the voice of the second lady relieved her: "Why don't you come in? ?”
With these words, Xue'er turned around and quickly walked into the room, calling softly: "Dear mother..."
Although Nurhachi was also teased to the point of embarrassment on his face, he still walked in behind Xueer with a smile on his face.
There is a copper brazier in the room, and the heating is overflowing; the second lady is dressed up and sitting upright. She looks younger than her actual age, only about thirty, and she is beautiful and elegant. Among the wives, she is the most favored one; the interior furnishings are of course even more extraordinary, the chairs and screens are all from the Central Plains, the chair curtains are all famous Hunan embroidery, and even the pot of Su Xinlan on the desk is worth ten thousand taels. The rare species bought by Wenyin is just about to bloom in the room as warm as Mengchun.
As soon as Xue'er ran into the house, she snuggled up to the second lady. The second lady saw that she had braids on her head, wearing a hunting suit, and boots, her cheeks were red from the cold, and she immediately couldn't help but "puchi" " laughed out, stretched out his hand to lightly hug her shoulders, and said with kindness in his eyes: "Wild girl, why are you dressed like this again? I see you, you might even shave your front hair and follow Nurhachi to do it." The brother is a bit like it!"
The second lady said that the maids and servants standing behind her covered their mouths and laughed one by one, but she immediately ordered: "Why don't you go get some clothes and change them for Miss?"
The two maids agreed to go, and the eyes of the second lady turned to Nurhachi, and she blamed him with a smile: "Nurhachi, Xue'er's body is different now, why did you take her to ride horses and hunt?" What about it? What if something goes wrong?"
When Nurhachi heard this, his face slowly blushed. He lowered his head involuntarily, and said in a low voice, "Yes, godmother—I know, I won't do it again!"
This time, Xue'er's face turned even redder, she softly called "Godmother", and then simply buried her whole face in the arms of the second lady.
The second lady lovingly embraced Xue'er's shoulder with one hand, and caressed her hair with the other hand, her eyes were full of kindness, but she unconsciously let out a faint sigh, and after a while she began to speak again: "It should have been a long time ago." Pick a day for you to pay your respects—just now, your godfather came in, and I wanted to mention it to him, but he was about to lead his troops out of the city, and he rode away Daqing just for you. I feel uncomfortable in my heart, come in and talk to me a few words, I will not be able to say this!"
Xueer blushed and asked: "Godfather wants to ride Daqing out? We rode Daqing away without telling him. It was our fault. When he comes back, let's go and accompany him, shall we?" "
The second lady said: "Just remember to go - your godfather loves you the most, even if there is a big mistake, it will be fine if you admit your mistake; but, he doesn't know how many days it will be until he goes out this time." He will come back, don’t run away with Nurhachi again, and when he comes back, he can’t see anyone, so he will be more angry!”
"These days, I'll embroider a sword sheath for him at home as a gift!" Xue'er stuck out her tongue with a smile, and asked again: "Godfather leads troops out of the city, and wants to fight again?"
"Probably so! Leading troops out of the city, what good will there be?" The second lady couldn't help but let out a long sigh: "Oh! Your godfather is like this, leading troops out to fight every few days , to show off his martial arts and majesty--ah! He is a warlike, feisty, and full-fledged commander-in-chief, but he doesn't know that after a battle, there are always countless casualties; whoever has no parents, who has no wife and children, He doesn't know how to put himself in other people's shoes!"
These words are filled with emotion and compassion, and a little helpless.However, when Nurhachi heard it, his heart was shocked for no reason, and he blurted out and asked, "Godmother, do you know where godfather led troops out of the city to fight there?"
The second lady shook her head and said: "I don't know the details, you know, I'm afraid of hearing about wars and killing people, so I never ask about them; this time, I just talk to Rumei and Rugui. When I was here, I heard something casually, and it seemed that this matter had something to do with the guy who came to vote for us a few days ago!"
"Nikan Wailan?" Nurhachi asked without thinking: "Did he say that Godfather sent troops?"
"Do you know this person?" Xue'er interjected.
Nurhachi nodded and said, "I know him—I've heard of this person!"
He seemed hesitant to speak, but after pondering for a while, he still couldn't help frowning and said: "If this person really said that he moved his godfather to send troops, then I'm afraid it will be a bad thing! This person It is for fear that the world will not be chaotic!"
The second lady shook her head and said softly: "Then we have to wait for them to come back and ask again!"
She finished speaking, but Xueer suddenly said "Hey!": "Nurhachi, what's wrong with you? Your face has changed?"
Originally, Nurhachi was holding Qiuqiu in his arms and sitting upright, but his expression changed unconsciously. Hearing this, his heart was shocked again for no reason, but he couldn't explain why to answer Xue'er, and said in a dull voice: "No, it's nothing—I just suddenly feel panicked, as if something is about to happen!"
The second lady carefully looked at Nurhachi's expression, and after a while, she showed a smile; she tried her best to use a calm and gentle tone, and said slowly: "Nurhachi, maybe, you are guessing in your heart, today, It will be the Jurchens of that tribe who will be attacked—but, I think, you don’t have to worry about this; your family is the hereditary commander of the Jianzhou Left Guard, and it’s justifiable to be an official of the imperial court. The Jurchen tribes in the last one or two villages are different, even if there is a war, it will not affect your family!"
After hearing this, Nurhachi lowered his head without saying a word; Xueer turned around and pushed Nurhachi's arm: "That's right! What the godmother said is true! Don't worry, don't be so sad. !"
Just as he was talking, he went out and waited for Rhubarb's servant to come in, and went forward to report, "Miss, Rhubarb is back, and I have sent someone to carry that bear to the back, do you want someone to clean it up?"
Xue'er said: "Yes, it's still as good as before!"
Hearing this, the second lady first smiled slightly, and then asked, "Why? Nurhachi is hunting a big bear again? This is a good sign! What a happy event!"
When Xue'er heard it, she didn't realize the meaning of "the dream bears a sign of a child" hidden in her words, she only thought that she was praising Nurhachi, so she became more and more happy in her heart, with a pink face flushed, happily leaning against the second lady Said: "Yes! Goddamn, you haven't seen how brave Nurhachi is! People need several people to fight the big bear. He can do it by himself. He only rolled two times and got close to the big bear. Even I I didn't see clearly how his dagger was inserted into the big bear's throat! It was really fast and accurate..."
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