Chapter 36: Remembering the old princess’s old sword, she was close to her eyes, and the prince of Liangzhou took a knife. Xu Fengnian threw away the leaves, and placed two swords of Xiudong and Chunlei on his knees. He looked at the tombstone and said softly: “Mom, Xu Xiao will not avenge your grudges, Fengnian still remembers them.”
The blind old Xu is an old soldier in Beiliang. He was originally a crossbowman. After being shot by a wandering arrow, he turned into a cavalry. His achievements were mediocre. The Northern Liang army, which exchanged his head for meritorious deeds, could not make any moves, so he did not accumulate wealth before he returned to the field, and only suffered from illness. He settled in the city earlier and was quite affordable, but he couldn’t stand the troubles of those poorer and more financially-strapped old brothers than him. Most of them had to pay for the coffin when they died. After a while, Lao Xu, who was alone, really had no money. Lao Xu was born and raised by Jinzhou, Liaodong. He was lonely and lonely at a young age. He followed Xu Xiao, the country’s Dazhu Kingdom, from Jinzhou to western Liaoning, and then entered Xionghai Pass from western Liaoning to war in the Central Plains. During the Spring and Autumn Period, many old soldiers who joined the army for the same time as Lao Xu were able to join the army or the lieutenant, and in the least they could receive a military officer, the deputy lieutenant Zhaowu, before they were retired.
So Lao Xu is an old man, but not a fierce man.
Those who dare not tie their heads to their belts to fight for fame and fortune, and can earn official positions are just children of wealthy families. Old Xu, a veteran who is not greedy for life but is absolutely afraid of death, is a blessing to avoid being cut off by the military supervisor.
The remaining eye of Lao Xu was also blinded. It was accidentally fumigated by burning charcoal on the mountain, and then he became the blind Lao Xu in the mouth inside and outside the alley. The most unlucky thing is that after the blind man Lao Xu got blind, he was raining all night long. He accidentally did not avoid the hoof of a rich man in the downtown city and became a cripple.
The rich and chubby boys who were walking with the beauty just laughed out loud when they saw the old man rolling on the ground. The blind old Xu originally wanted to grit his teeth and fight to the death, but when he touched the shoulder pole on the ground, he heard the voice saying that those young men were the son of the Zhe Chong Duwei, the grandson of the writer and the prince in the capital, Lao Xu threw the shoulder pole and cried like a child, saying “I should have died long ago”, which made people’s scalp numb, and even some bystanders with pity were scared away. A playboy disliked Lao Xu’s noisyness and drew his sword and was about to slash it. The folk customs of Beiliang have been strong since ancient times. They are those playboys. The strength of both hands may be enough to untie Kui Linggong’s belt, but as long as they can pull the sword, it will definitely mean chopping. This makes many playboys who have just entered Beiliang very uncomfortable.
If the sword above Lao Xu had cut down at that time, there would be no such thing as His Royal Highness carrying Green Ant Wine today.
At that time, Xu Fengnian happened to pass by. The horses were far more powerful than those third-rate playboys, and their arrogance was a hundred times more arrogant. He didn’t want to get involved in this mess, but was hooked by Lao Xu’s heart-wrenching words: “My legs were not interrupted by Xi Chu’s turtle sons, but they were lame by their own people. God, you are as blind as me!”
Xu Fengnian didn’t say anything, just letThe evil slave dispersed those bastards. As for the few arms and legs of the young men who were pampered, the prince could not care about it. If he had the ability, he would take his family to the royal palace to ask Xu Xiao for money to compensate him. It would be better to receive the imperial edict.
Old Xu was not dead behind him, and was taken to treat his legs and feet for no reason, but the rushing force pierced in front of the horse’s hooves was not something that an old guy’s old leg could withstand, and it was completely broken. When the blind Lao Xu was about to sit in a small thatched hut by the river, someone suddenly came from the government office and said that he would pay him one tael of silver every month. Lao Xu was frightened and took it for half a year before he plucked up the courage to ask the adult. The adult said, “This is the new rule of the Northern Liang Army, treat the old soldiers well.” Later, Lao Xu asked an old robber who was also half-dead and learned that this was the real thing, but they all needed to go to the government office to collect money.
Old Xu was puzzled. Good people will be rewarded, but no matter how we think of them, they are not good people. When they were young, they burned, killed, looted, and followed Dazhuguo a lot.
Lao Xu broke his legs, but he could barely walk with his homemade crutches. The hut was repaired by the servants by the high official in the yamen. He would send a thick quilt over before the winter was over every year, and the vegetable garden was taken care of by Lao Xu. One tael of silver is a thousand quota. Lao Xu is not treacherous, and he can buy some meat wine at the end of the month. His life is enjoyable. Now he is a hundred times more comfortable than when he just broke his legs.
Today, Lao Xu was sitting on the wooden pier outside the house and was dozing off. He heard a loud shout, “Old Xu, Lao Xu, drink, I touched you a duck in the river, that’s so fat.”
The blind old Xu was excited and the boy named Xu came. This kid met four or five years ago. It is said that he was caught climbing the wall and watching Huang’s daughter take a bath. He chased him to the river and hid with Lao Xu’s thatched hut. It was a big and small incense relationship. The blind old Xu knew that the cute girl from the Lanting Jiuer family in Xiaoyao was invisible. Although she couldn’t see her, Lao Xu had good ears. She could always hear some wild men gathering together to mutter with nothing. She was nothing more than saying that the little girl’s breasts had become a little heavy and her little round face had been sharpened again. The beauty became more and more beautiful. Lao Xu went to the winery to buy wine lees and smelled the fragrance of the girl. Tsk, it smelled so good, it was comparable to Lanting’s signature green plum wine.
Xiaozi Xu was chased and beaten for her back then, so it was not unfair! If our old Xu were dozens of years younger, it would be almost the same if he had climbed the wall and watched him.
“The pot is in the old place in the house. Remember not to throw the ducks into the river. Be careful that you walk forward and the hut on my back will be demolished.” Lao Xu took the wine pot, sniffed, and smiled contentedly: “This green ant is not as good as the green plums in Lanting Jiufang, but it is still much better than the wine lees.”
The guest stuffed the duck with his neck into the arms of the blind Lao Xu, and said angrily: “I have to take action to pluck the hair.”
Lao Xu had wine in his hand and was easy to talk, so he went to pluck the ducks with a crutch.
Not long after, the fragrance filled the hut. Lao Xu nibbled a greasy duck leg and asked with a smile: “Boy Xu, you have not seen him for more than a year. You have been missing for three years or a whole year. You are not aware of your advice for any business. Don’t hurt the law. It’s okay to peek at your daughter for bathing. Anyway, your daughter doesn’t lose a piece of meat. If you are a knife and a gun, it’s hard to say. If you don’t say this, you probably won’t listen to your advice. You know that you can’t drink your wine in vain. Let’s talk about it. You can’t say how many times you want to hear about Lao Xu this time, so how much can you say.”
The man gnawed the duck meat and smiled: “Tell me, look at Liaodong. If my ancestors are there, it’s Jinzhou.”
The one who can wander around so bored is naturally the prince’s prince Xu Fengnian.
The blind old Xu laughed and said, “I am not familiar with the whole Liaodong. Although nine of the ten governors are calling poor to the court, they are not poor at all. The only ones who have no land are poor, they are just not rebelling.”
Xu Fengnian frowned and asked, “According to the law, not every soldier has 40 acres of farmland, Liaodong is a well-deserved dangerous place for our dynasty. The plains and wilderness are thousands of miles away, and it is difficult to defend. If you abandon it, the Northern Mang will drive straight into the north, and there will be no limit to the northern part. Therefore, if Liaodong is at peace, the Central Plains will remain unmoved, and the Liaoning will be disturbed, and the world will be golden drums and drums will be heard from each other. I have never heard of the slightest commotion in Liaodong in recent years.”
Lao Xu sneered and said, “Brother Xu, you know nonsense! My old Xu doesn’t understand your literary stuff. I heard from a scholar. I only know when I left Liaodong, there were 21 guards in Liaodong. There were only six guards in western Liaoning. Not to mention western Liaoning, the 21 guards in Liaodong, the 21 guards in Liaodong, and the 100 guards in Liaodong, and how many s are in the pockets of us. Think about it, not to mention the great commander-in-chief of Liaodong, the governor, the commander-in-chief, and the commander-in-chief, even some officials of the seventh and eighth ranks, they all have to do it. Some private military troops were replacing channels. If they were not specialized in water conservancy and occupied all the fertile land, how could they get the money to respect the Dazhu Kingdom above the border was in charge of the entire Liao Dynasty? It was a rare blessing for the two Liao people. Once the Dazhu Kingdom left, who would take care of the life and death of the soldiers? Many border troops were sent to Liaodong for crimes and exiled to the cold place of Liaodong. Otherwise, who would really think that there was land and food. I am a native of Jinzhou and I have no share of the land. Not to mention these outsiders.”
Xu Feng smiled young and said, “This cannot be rebellious. Liaodong is poor and used to suffering. As long as you have half a bite of food, no one will be willing to rise up.”
Old Xu sighed, “If you don’t really starve to death, who is willing to be unable to live with your life? But if this continues, it is really hard to say in Liaodong. I have been away from Jinzhou for nearly thirty years and have endured it for thirty years.”
Liaodong has been a battlefield since ancient times, and the so-called tiger steps and dragons soar, with the highest and lower points in my heart. The safety of the world is always related to the two Liaos. Xu Xiao advised him to do whatever he could to protect him, but few people from the government and the country were willing to take it seriously. This is not to say that no one can see the interests, but the situation in the world is temporarily settled, fifty or a hundred yearsHow to make the future more and more difficult, what do you say and do to your current official position?
Xu Feng said in a young voice: “Lao Xu, let’s talk about the customs and customs of Liaodong.”
Lao Xu said one thing: pour beans on bamboo tubes and eat them all in a pot of stewed duck. Lao Xu was also exhausted, but most of his energy was spent on dealing with duck meat.
Old Xu finally wiped his mouth and said, “The Great Pillar Kingdom entered Northern Liang back then, and that was really majestic. How can the princess say a poem?”