The blind Lao Xu is a Beiliang veteran, originally a crossbowman, after being shot by a stray arrow, he turned into a cavalry, with a mediocre record, and the Beiliang army in exchange for merit with his head really couldn't take it, so that he didn't accumulate a solid family foundation before he was disarmed and returned to the field, only a body of illness, and he settled in the city earlier and had plenty of money, but he couldn't withstand the toss of the old brothers who were poorer than him, and most of the dead had to be paid for the coffin by Lao Xu.
Lao Xu is a native of Jinzhou, eastern Liaoning, lonely and miserable at a young age, followed the big pillar country Xu Xiao from Jinzhou to Liaoxi, and then from Liaoxi into Xiongzi Pass, transferred to the Central Plains, in the Spring and Autumn War, many veterans who joined the army at the same time as Lao Xu as long as they can rely on immortality, have done to join the army or captain, the most poor pension can get a Zhaowu lieutenant of the military officer.
Therefore, Lao Xu is an old pawn, but he is not a pawn.
Those who don't dare to tie their heads to the waistband of their trousers to fight for fame and fame, and can still earn official positions, are just the children of the wealthy family.
Lao Xu was also blind in one eye later, and he accidentally smoked it when he went up the mountain to burn charcoal, so he became the blind Lao Xu in the alley and outside the alley.
The most unfortunate thing is that after the blind man Lao Xu was blind, the house leak happened to rain overnight, and he accidentally stepped on a horse's hooves in the downtown without avoiding the hooves of a horse of the children of Plaster Liang.
The blind Lao Xu wanted to grit his teeth and fight hard, but when he blindly touched the flat pole on the ground, he heard a voice saying that those sons were the sons of which Zhichong Duwei, which one of the sons in the capital, and the grandson of the prince who washed the horses, Lao Xu threw the flat pole and cried like a child, howling over and over again I should have died a long time ago, which made people's scalps tingle, and even some sympathetic bystanders were scared away.
A gentleman dislikes Lao Xu's noise, and he will chop down when he draws his sword, and the folk style of Beiliang has been fierce since ancient times, that is, those gentlemen, and the strength of his hands may only be enough to untie the belt of the flower burly, but as long as he can pull out the sword, it is definitely said that he will cut and cut, which makes many foreign gentlemen who have just entered Beiliang very uncomfortable.
If the sword on Lao Xu's head had been cut down at that time, there would have been no such thing as His Royal Highness the Prince carrying green ant wine today.
At that time, Xu Fengnian happened to pass by, the horses were far more vigorous than those third-rate gentlemen, and his arrogance was a hundred times more arrogant, he didn't want to get involved in this shit, but he was hooked by Lao Xu's heart-rending words: "Lao Tzu's leg was not broken by the turtle sons of Xichu, but was lame by his own people, God, your mother is as blind as me."
Xu Fengnian didn't say anything, but just let the evil slave disperse the bunch of rabbit cubs, as for breaking a few arms and legs of the pampered son, where can His Royal Highness take care of it, if he has the ability, he will drag his family to the palace to find Xu Xiao to ask for silver compensation, and it is best to lead the holy decree.
Lao Xu didn't die in the back, and was taken to heal his legs and feet for some reason, but the momentum of the horse's hooves stabbed, where is the old leg of an old guy can bear, it is completely broken, when the blind Lao Xu was ready to sit in a small hut by the river and wait for death, suddenly someone from the official office said that he would be given one or two pieces of silver every month, and Lao Xu was shocked for half a year, and then he had the courage to ask the adult, and the adult said that this is the new rule of the Beiliang Army, and treat the old soldier well.
Later, Lao Xu asked an old robe who was also half-dead, and learned that this was the real thing, but they all needed to go to the yamen to get money.
Lao Xu wondered, good people have good rewards, but no matter how we look at it, they are not good people, when they were young, they didn't follow Dazhuguo to do it.
Lao Xu broke his leg, but he can still barely walk with a self-made cane, the thatched hut was repaired by the official of the Yamen, and a thick quilt will be sent over every year before the winter, the vegetable garden is taken care of by Lao Xu, one or two silver is a thousand Wen, Lao Xu's mouth is not tricky, and at the end of the month, you can buy some meat and wine with spare money.
Today, Lao Xu was dozing off on the wooden pier outside the house, and he heard a loud voice shouting: "Lao Xu, Lao Xu, drink, I touched a duck for you in the river by the way, which is called a fat." ” The blind old Xu was in good spirits, and the boy surnamed Xu came.
This kid was met four or five years ago, it is said that he climbed the wall to watch the yellow flower girl take a bath and was arrested, chased to the river, and borrowed Lao Xu's thatched hut to hide, which is considered to be a small incense love, the blind old Xu knows that Xu Xiaozi's mouth is a lovely person with a small jasper in the Lanting wine, although he can't see it, but Lao Xu has good ears, and he can always hear some wild men who have nothing to do and gather together to salivate and mutter, which is nothing more than saying that the little girl's chest has become a little heavier over the years, and the little round face is a little sharpened.
The beauty embryo is becoming more and more bright and outstanding, Lao Xu went to the wine hall to buy sake lees, and smelled the fragrance of the Nizi, tsk, it really smells good, it is comparable to Lanting's signature plum wine.
Xu Xiaozi was beaten for her back then, and if he didn't wrong, if he was dozens of years younger, it would be almost the same as Xu Xiaozi's turn to climb the wall to look at him.
"The pot is in the old place in the house, pluck the ducks and remember not to throw them into the river, be careful when you walk on your front feet, the thatched hut on my side will be demolished."
Lao Xu took the wine jug, sniffed it, and said with a contented smile: "This green ant is not as good as the green plums of Lanting Wine, but it is still much stronger than the lees of wine." ” The guest stuffed the duck with his broken neck into the arms of the blind old Xu, and said angrily: "I have to pluck the feathers, I will boil the water." ” Lao Xu had wine in his hand and was easy to talk to, so he went to pluck the duck with a cane.
After a while, the thatched hut was filled with fragrance, Lao Xu gnawed on a greasy duck leg, and asked with a smile: "Xu boy, I haven't seen you for more than a year, you guy has either been missing for three years or the news has been all over the year, what to do to make a living listen to Lao Xu's persuasion, don't hurt the heavens, it's okay to peek at the girl taking a bath or something, anyway, the girl doesn't lose a piece of meat, if you play with a knife and a gun, it's hard to say."
Don't talk about this, I don't think you kid will listen to persuasion, I know that I can't drink your wine for nothing, talk about it, what do you want to hear this time, Lao Xu can't say it a few times at this age, how much can you say. ” The man gnawed on the duck meat and smiled: "Let's talk about Liaodong, my ancestors are over there, which is Jinzhou." ” can be so boring to wander around, naturally it is His Royal Highness Xu Fengnian.
The blind old man Xu Haha said with a smile: "Jinzhou I will not be familiar with the entire Liaodong has a German surname, don't look at the ten governors are shouting poverty to the imperial court, in fact, they are not poor at all, the poor are only those of us who have no land, so there is only no rebellion." ” Xu Fengnian frowned and asked: "According to the law, not every soldier has forty acres of tuntian Liaodong is a well-deserved dangerous place in my dynasty, the plains and wilderness are thousands of miles away, and it is difficult to defend.
I haven't heard of the slightest stirring in Liaodong after all these years of rebellion. ” Lao Xu sneered and said: "Xu boy, you know a fart, you are a crepe thing, I don't understand it, where did you hear it, I only know that when I left Liaodong, Liaodong Tunwei twenty-one, Liaoxi only has six guards, not to mention Liaoxi, Liaodong twenty-one Wei a year to store grain of one million stones, a few stones are in the pockets of our people Xu boy, you think, not to mention Liaodong Metropolitan Governor, Town Guard Governor, Metropolitan Governor Tongzhi Affairs, Commander Captain These big people are some seven-grade and eight-grade officials, If you don't specialize in water conservancy, you will occupy all the fields in the paste, where will the silver come from to pay tribute to the Dazhu State that was sitting in the whole Liao, it is a rare blessing for the two Liao people, as soon as the Dazhu Country leaves, who cares about the life and death of the soldiers, many border troops are sent to Liaodong to fight for crimes, or who is willing to go to the bitter cold land of Liaodong to live once they go, who will really think that there is land and grain, I am a Jinzhou person who has no half of the field, these outsiders, even more thought. ” Xu Fengqing said with a smile: "This can't be a rebellion.
Liaodong is poor and accustomed to suffering, as long as there is half a mouthful of food, no one is willing to rise up. ” Lao Xu sighed, "If you don't really want to starve to death, who is willing to live with your fate, but if it goes on like this, Liaodong is really hard to say, I have been away from Jinzhou for nearly 30 years, and I have endured it for 30 years." ” Liaodong has been a battlefield since ancient times, and the so-called tiger and dragon are high in their hearts.
The safety of the world is often related to the two Liao, Xu Xiao admonished that he would not hesitate to defend it with the strength of the world, but few people in the government and the opposition were willing to take it seriously.
This is not to say that no one can see what is at stake, but the situation in the world is temporarily settled, how it will be in 50 years and 100 years, and what will be beneficial to the current official position Xu Feng said in a young voice: "Old Xu, you can talk about the customs of Liaodong." ” Lao Xu has a saying, pour beans into the bamboo tube, and wait for a pot of stewed duck to be eaten cleanly, Lao Xu is also tired enough, but most of the spiritual energy is used to deal with duck meat.
Lao Xu finally wiped his mouth and said: "When the Great Pillar Kingdom entered Beiliang, it was really majestic, how can the princess say a poem?"
Xu Fengnian said with a smile: "On Qingniu Road, there are thousands of cars, and the children under it hold mulberries. ” Lao Xu was on crutches, looking fascinated.
Xu Fengnian left the wine jug and quietly walked out of the hut.
The blue bird stood in the distance, watching His Royal Highness the Prince slowly approach.
She was accompanied every time she came to the cottage by the river, and she never asked His Highness why he was dealing with a blind old man.
Xu Fengnian saw the blue bird's cold face, and his eyes were a little trance-like.
At that time, the blind man Lao Xu was in the team of thousands of people, and his leg was not broken.
The child was still holding the mulberry and looked up to ask his mother if it was delicious.
The blue bird was a little confused, Xu Fengnian bit her cheek coldly, and said with a smile: "It's delicious, it tastes like mulberry." ”: