Chapter 56 Comeback Hu Dahai has been living with regret every day in recent days.
He regretted that he had been obsessed with military affairs for a long time and neglected discipline, and he actually raised an ambitious but stupid and stubborn son.
He actually wanted to assassinate Zhu Chongjiu and put the blame on Xu Da, so that he could replace him as his father.
He regretted why he didn't personally send his son to prison last time when he was reminded by the Internal Affairs Office.
Otherwise, based on his behavior of selling his official position and forming a party for personal gain, Hu Sanshe must be digging coal in a certain mine now.
It would be better than being randomly accused of smuggling arms and being shot in public.
He regretted why he had subconsciously worn double-layered armor instead of a cloth robe that day.
In that case, a few lead bullets would be enough to smash his internal organs to pieces and kill him on the spot.
There is no need to roll around in front of the gate of hell and then have to survive and face endless pain and humiliation.
Indeed, his lord had done everything he could to be benevolent and righteous.
He was supposed to have his family exterminated, but instead he only killed Hu Sanshe and a few servants of the Hu family who were named by conclusive evidence to be involved in the assassination.
But what's the use?
After this disaster, who in the Hu family has the qualifications and face to gain a foothold in the military?
But in the prime of life, he was forced to "retire due to illness".
From then on, he can only watch his former companions.
One by one, we have made great achievements on the battlefield.
For us, what is the difference between being beheaded in public?
It can't be said that there is no difference, that is too heartless.
At least the old wife, the beautiful concubine, the second son Guanzhu and the adopted son Deji are all still alive.
He knows that they are all safe and sound, and with the salary, dividends and Zhu Tutu's past achievements he has saved, As a reward, you will live a very nourishing life.
The third generation of the Hu family will also live a very prosperous life, and under the care of Ivanov, Geng Defu, Liu Ji and others, "tired officials will not lose the state and county."
But the more this happened, the more guilty and painful Hu Dahai felt.
The lord has not failed the Hu family, but he has failed the lord.
The reason why I was able to survive was entirely because my lord withstood the pressure and showed mercy outside the law.
From now on, I can only be a bystander, unable to do anything.
I will no longer be of any use to the country or my family.
This kind of life is not what Hu Dahai wants.
So he didn't want to live another day.
But he couldn't live up to Zhu Chongjiu's goodwill and committed suicide.
Therefore, he chose the slowest and most painful method.
He "soaked" himself in a jar of wine, forcing himself to open his eyes every day and quickly turn into a ball of mud until he was drunk forever.
Of course, everyone in the Hu family couldn't just watch him water himself to death.
However, no one could do anything.
His old wife's tearful persuasion, his beautiful concubine's attractive appearance, and his second son and adopted son's harsh remonstrances could no longer arouse Hu Dahai's courage to continue living.
If there is no wine when he is half drunk, he can send his servant to buy it.
When he wakes up and doesn't see the wine, he gets furious.
The power of a general who has fought hundreds of battles makes most of his family members and servants have no courage to resist him face to face.
As for the Hu family's confidence and reputation, they don't need anyone to sell "five-flowered horses and thousand-gold fur" in exchange for wine.
As long as Hu Dahai stumbles to the door of his house and roars, some uninformed vendors offer 50% off.
Home delivery.
So Hu Dahai was intoxicated in strong liquor all day long, half asleep and half awake.
Sometimes he would think of the scene when he, Zhu Chongjiu, Xu Da and others fought a fierce battle outside Huai'an City with the Yuan army that was several times his own.
He was full of pride and sang loudly.
Sometimes he would think of the difficult days of holding on to the Yellow River defense line and struggling to escape hundreds of thousands of troops under his command.
He could not help but howl loudly when he thought of those brothers who took the initiative to send troops to attack the enemy camp even though they knew they would never return.
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But there weren't many situations in either case.
Most of the time, he just shut himself in a room full of wine jars, drew the curtains, closed the door tightly, and drank to himself silently in the dark.
No one was allowed to disturb him except the servants who came in to deliver the wine and clear away the empty jars.
He wanted to use this method to help his family slowly adapt to a life without him.
He wanted to use this method to prove that there was no difference between Hu Dahai living and dead.
The wine is very good.
It is grape wine brought from a certain Western country by maritime merchants.
The dish is also very good.
It is specially selected shank from the beef shank and seasoned with spices and sauce.
In the past two years, Huaiyang Company's fleet has traveled further and further, and can now reach Liaodong directly from the sea.
Use Huaiyang's special war knives, armor and gunpowder in exchange for a large number of war horses, cattle, sheep and medicinal materials.
Therefore, the slaughter of cattle is no longer prohibited in various parts of Huaiyang, and beef is no longer a top-notch luxury item that only rich families can occasionally eat.
The artillery carriages of each legion also began to be dragged by war horses, and each legion even began to form its own cavalry.
"The horse is so fast, the bow is shocked by the thunderbolt."
Unknowingly, Hu Dahai fantasized about riding his horse and holding a gun again, heading straight for Huanglong Mansion.
Unknowingly, he chanted Xin Jiaxuan's ambition casually, "Finish the affairs of the king and the world, win fame during and after life, and be miserable in vain."
At that time, Xin Jiaxuan was not trusted by the Song Dynasty court, so he had empty ambitions and eventually died of old age.
But he was kicked out of the army because of the misfortune of his family.
Thinking of this, Hu Dahai couldn't help but sigh again, and reached out to touch the wine jar next to him, but accidentally touched an empty one.
"Lock it up, you traitor, and bring me the wine jar."
Hu Dahai's regret suddenly turned into nameless karma.
He raised his head and shouted at the door that was pushed open at some point.
After many arguments, no one in the family, except the second son, dared to touch his wine jar anymore.
And the more this happened, the less Hu Dahai wanted to see him again.
This child is far more talented than the eldest child.
In Huaiyang in the past few years, it happened to be a time when Hu's career was very successful, and the influence he received was far better than that of the eldest child.
If he had not been implicated in the treason case, he would have been able to attend the martial arts school in half a year.
Then after graduation in two years, the contract with Gaoyou will expire, and the Huai'an army will sweep the world in one fell swoop.
As a general, he can never gain fame on horseback.
This is so cruel to Hu Guanzhu.
So Hu Dahai would rather let his son hate him than see his peers of the same age all making great achievements in the future, and he But I can only live in mediocrity for the rest of my life, and then feel sorry for myself.
But today, his wishful thinking came to nothing.
The person who stole the wine jar while he was immersed in his passion and ambition was not Hu Guanzhu, but someone else.
"This kind of grape wine has been tossed on the sea for more than half a year, and the taste is actually not very good."
The visitor's voice was low, but it was like thunder in Hu Dahai's ears.
"Lord" He turned his head away almost instinctively, but because the light in the room was too dark, he couldn't see the other person's face clearly.
Then he instinctively closed his eyes, unable to believe what he saw.
It's impossible, absolutely impossible.
It must be that I want to go back to my old career too much, so I have auditory hallucinations when I'm drunk.
No one in the world can be so generous.
He was almost killed by his son's gun just now, but he could face his father calmly.
No one in the world has such a big heart.
He has just executed someone else's son, and then comes to have a drink with the deceased's father.
"Wine is suitable for slow fermentation in wooden barrels, not in pottery jars.
If this continues, it will not take long before it will completely rot.
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Also, the way you drink wine is also very vulgar.
This Either put the things in a luminous cup and drink under the lamp, or put them under the sun and sing with the wine."
The visitor ignored Hu Dahai's performance and stood up as if he were at home, walked to the window and said.
Pull the thick curtains to the ground.
"In this way, we can live up to its blood-like color."
The midday sun in early autumn filtered in through the window, illuminating the wine in the ice-green glass, and it turned out to be as red as blood.
At the same time, it also shines on Hu Dahai's face, illuminating his beard that hasn't been trimmed for many days and the depression carved deep in his wrinkles.
Hu Dahai couldn't adapt to the sudden light for a while.
He instinctively closed his eyes again and shouted: "Lord, this is the general's private matter.
Don't worry about it."
The second half of the sentence was unreasonable.
The opponent captured him on the battlefield, but did not inflict any harm.
He was always regarded as his right-hand man.
He had contradicted him face to face many times, but the other party still ranked him as the second successor to the general manager of Huaiyang, second only to Xu Da who joined the other party in raising troops in Xuzhou.
His son formed a gang and sold his official position.
The other party had a lot of evidence in his hands, but he took the responsibility and let the matter go to waste.
But what he repaid the other party for was shielding his family, condoning lawlessness, and adding rows of hot lead bullets.
"This is not your private matter."
Zhu Chongjiu turned around from the window and glanced at the drunken Hu Dahai.
There was a hint of disappointment in his words, "Mr.
Yu, Zhu is your boss.
I have tried my best to exonerate you.
But you don't want to live anymore, which is tantamount to deliberate disobedience.
Zhu has always regarded you as his enemy, so I can't just watch you give up on yourself.
Brother Tongfu, do you think I'm right?"
The words "Brother Tongfu" shocked Hu Dahai again.
With his eyes closed, two lines of tears flowed down his face unknowingly, "Mo, General, what's the point of living like this?
My Lord, you are kind-hearted, but, General, General is not a shameless person." ah" He will never be able to redeem himself for the crime of treason.
He will never be able to forgive the revenge of his son's murder.
So, besides letting himself get drunk to death, what other choice does he have?
Can he wake up and pretend that nothing happened?
But wouldn't that be deceiving others?
Therefore, in Hu Dahai's heart at this moment, Zhu Chongjiu is an unwelcome guest no matter what.
He shouldn't have come at all.
No matter what his purpose was, he shouldn't have come to disturb her.
He should just let himself fend for himself.
In this way, it will be good for him, the Hu family, and the whole of Huaiyang.
At least, after death, everything will be over, and there will no longer be any talk of who failed whom.
"You are not shameless.
Are there any shameless people in this world?"
Zhu Chongjiu could obviously guess some of Hu Dahai's thoughts.
Standing by the window, his voice suddenly became louder and said, "Hu Tongfu, please open your eyes."
Damn you, you are pretending to be a coward for me.
Do you think that if you die, your debt will be wiped out?
It’s a beautiful thought.
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If you owe me what you owe me, even if you die and go to the Lord of Hell, you will have to continue to pay me back.”
"Lord, lord" Hu Dahai was scolded so hard that he couldn't raise his head.
He forced himself to open his eyes and stared blankly at the ground filled with wine jars.
Among the large and small jars, the burly figure of the other party stood sideways.
It is still as tall and solid as before, and still as before, surrounded by clean sunshine.
"Hu Dahai, what are you talking about?
Aren't you right?
If you are right, just say it."
Zhu Chongjiu's voice came from the window, beating his heart every word, "I ask you, since you came to my tent, what have you done?
Have I treated you badly, have I defaulted on your military pay, have I wiped out your achievements, have I treated you like an outsider, have I ever deliberately suppressed you so that you could not show your talents?”
No, definitely not.
In Hu Dahai's heart, there was a voice shouting in pain.
However, his mouth could not utter any complete words.
All I could do was bang my head on the ground and murmur again, "Lord, Lord.
Me, me."
"What am I?
Am I the only one in your Hu's eyes?"
Zhu Chongjiu couldn't get any effective reply.
The more he spoke, the angrier he became, and the louder he spoke, "The whole world should be surrounding you."
Turn, otherwise he will die unjustly, so your son will be beaten I can't punish him if he gets my black gun, so I'm trying my best to resolve the aftermath of this matter, but you just want to confront me.
Should you be completely happy if I'm dead?
Or should I have given up my position to you long ago?
, so that you can achieve great things These few words are really too serious.
Hu Dahai immediately raised his head and protested loudly, "It's not my lord, you are such a slanderous person.
Hu is not that kind of person.
You never have been."
"No."
Zhu Chongjiu took a step forward and looked at Hu Dahai condescendingly, "It's really not good.
Then look at the stupid things you are doing now, Hu Dahai.
I ask you, where do I feel sorry for you and you would rather go there?"
Even if I die, I don’t want to do anything for me anymore.”
"No, no" Hu Dahai couldn't muster the courage to look at Zhu Chongjiu, lowered his head, choked and shook his head.
"My lord has never owed Hu, but Hu, Hu" The kindness of acquaintance and encounter will never be forgotten.
The pain of losing a child is like a poisonous dagger scraping the bones.
He didn't know how to explain his state of mind, so he could only lower his head and let the tears flow down.
"Then you think that Hu Sanshe died unjustly, so you should avenge him.
Come, I'm waiting for you."
Zhu Chongjiu refused, and took another half step forward, continuing to trample Hu Dahai's soul condescendingly.
"No, no," Hu Dahai suddenly raised his head, and his voice became louder again, with a hint of sadness.
But soon, this smell dissipated in the air, and was replaced by deep helplessness and confusion.
"No, there really is no Hu.
Hu has never thought about it.
I have never thought about you.
You can't wrongly accuse Hu.
You have always kept your promises.
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You, you can't go back on your word."
Shrinking back, he murmured, Apart from pain, there was no human emotion to be found in the eyes.
"Coward" Zhu Chongjiu didn't seem to see the deep pain in Hu Dahai's eyes.
He curled his lips and continued to be condescending, "If I were you, I wouldn't try to drink myself to death.
If you can't let go of this matter, you should avenge your son. , look for an opportunity to get close to me, and shoot me with a black gun again."
"No, no, no."
Hu Dahai was frightened to death by his bold proposal.
Shaking his head vigorously, his body kept moving back.
Zhu Chongjiu chased him and forced him into the corner.
Then he let the sunlight behind him and let it illuminate his face again, "Isn't it right to be afraid of involving your family?
Family is important.
There is no other way.
If I were you, I would go to Meng Yuan.
Then take Yuan Bing Take me back to Huai'an.
Kill Xu Da, Su Mingzhe, Lu Zeng, and other people who you feel have owed you and failed you, and smash them all to pieces from top to bottom in the Huaiyang General Manager's Office.
You have the ability.
Hu Tongfu, please don’t underestimate yourself.”
"No, no" Hu Dahai retreated, holding his neck, shouting at the top of his lungs: "Don't accuse me wrongly.
I'm not that kind of person, and I can't do that kind of thing.
I never thought about replacing San."
I don’t want to take revenge on you, I just feel uncomfortable in my heart, I feel very uncomfortable in my heart.”
After the words fell, he suddenly felt a lightness on his shoulder, and two lines of hot tears rolled down again.
I have never thought about revenge, and I cannot take revenge.
Hu Sanshe made himself stupid, so no one else can blame him.
As for Huaiyang, he, Zhu Tutu, Xu Da and others fought it out with swords and guns.
How could I help outsiders destroy it?
"I know you don't have Hu Dahai, you are not that kind of cool person."
Zhu Chongjiu's voice suddenly became soft, he squatted down and gently put his palm on Hu Dahai's shoulder, "But what you are doing now, you are following It's almost like helping others to lead a counterattack.
I've worked hard.
What is the purpose of deliberately covering up the truth?
Is it to prevent the real mastermind from getting what he wants?
Whether something happened to you or Xu Da was under suspicion, he succeeded in cutting off one of my arms for the first time.
In fact, I was really sincere.
I hate you very much, I hate you for being unable to teach your son Yes, I can't be fooled by this, otherwise, the guy's goal will be achieved.
When he first planned it, he didn't expect to kill someone directly.
Look at all the national wars from ancient times to the present.
The assassination came to solve it, which shocked me and made me lose my bearings.
Xu Da and you are under suspicion and will no longer be able to lead troops on the battlefield.
This will make everyone in Huaiyang feel insecure and unable to unite as one.
As long as one of these three goals is achieved, his plan will have been successful.
You Dahai, you are doing him a favor, you know?”
"Lord, lord" Hu Dahai was stunned, tears hung on his face and dried up quickly.
He is very talented and has been familiar with military literature since he was a child.
He is both civil and military.
As long as you can calm down, you can deduce the true intention of the person behind the assassination without too many reminders from others.
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From this point of view, the matter is far from settled.
The aftermath of this matter will not calm down quickly because of his own death.
"I killed your son.
If you hate me, there's nothing I can do."
Zhu Chongjiu moved his steps, squatted opposite him again, looked into his eyes, and added very frankly.
"But I think Sanshe died not in my hands, but in the hands of the mastermind behind the scenes.
So, Hu Dahai, you must cheer me up, go out and tell everyone in the world that there is no conspiracy of that guy."
If you succeed, you must cheer me up and go back to lead the army to fight until one day you personally rescue the real murderer."
"Lord, Lord, I, I" Hu Dahai had been stimulated enough today, but he was still stimulated by the other party's last words, which made his eyes go straight.
"I, no, I dare not, no, no, my lord, my lord cannot do this.
It is a state-owned and national law, and Hu cannot afford the lord's trust."
"You are responsible.
Zhu will never forget in his life, who stood in front of Zhu when the gunshot was fired that day?"
Zhu Chongjiu smiled, with tears faintly shining in the corners of his eyes.
"Zhu wants to send his troops south to capture Quanzhou.
He will take advantage of sea trade to support the three armies.
Zhu needs someone to lead his brothers to drive thousands of miles from Jingde all the way to Quanzhou.
After thinking about it, Zhu decided that there is no one better than him.
You, Hu Dahai, are more suitable.”
As he spoke, he extended his right hand and invited Hu Dahai with a smile.
"Hu Tongfu, are you willing to be the pioneer for Zhu?"
"My Lord, I will never disgrace my life."
Hu Dahai stood up slowly, and two strings of hot tears fell one by one, onto the hand that he had unknowingly stretched out to hold tightly with the other party
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