Fu Song

Chapter 412
Mrs. Luo was also visibly haggard.

The most obvious thing is the hair, which turned out to be more than half white in a year.

What worried her the most was naturally that disobedient young son Luo Gang.

Originally thought that after Xiao Qi was gone, Luo Gang would be decadent for a period of time at most and then he would naturally devote himself to a new life. Unexpectedly, Luo Sanlang left home after leaving a letter, and went all the way to join Xiao Cheng.

Is there a good place for Xiao Cheng?
Although the imperial court didn't say it explicitly, the Xiao family had obviously become a taboo, and his son went to Qianxinan, and even openly became an official there.

This incident was actually a big blow to Luo Song's prestige in the capital.

It was because of this incident that the officials took the third envoy from Luo Song and gave it to Cui Ang.

Now in the Dutang, Luo Song's status has dropped to that of Cui Ang.

If it wasn't for Xia Jie's full support, Luo Song would have been forced to resign long ago, and even so, Luo Song would be struggling in the capital.

I don't know how many people are staring at the seat under his buttocks with red eyes!

"Is this true?" Mrs. Luo looked at Luo Song in surprise, "The imperial court is going to establish Guizhou Road, and Xiao Erlang will be the appeasement envoy? Doesn't this mean that the imperial court is going to rehabilitate the Xiao family?"

"Redress for what?" Luo Song said with a wry smile, "Xiao Dalang is still dominating one side in the northwest, and the country's hundreds of thousands of troops were destroyed by him. Do you think it can be rehabilitated?"

"Then Xiao Erlang, he..." Mrs. Luo's little head really couldn't understand the strange operations of the court in her opinion.

"Because Xiao Erlang is using his strength to speak to the imperial court!" Luo Song chuckled: "He has already formed de facto control there, and the imperial court recognizes this fact and gives him a corresponding title. The territory of the Song Dynasty, you can even say with a shy face that our country has expanded its territory again, if you don’t admit it, it is tantamount to another Xiao Dalang.”

Aunt Luo blinked her eyes, and said after a long while: "Anyway, since the imperial court has recognized Xiao Erlang, then our family Sanlang is no longer a traitor, and this is considered to be on the right track, isn't it?"

"You can say that!" Luo Song said.

"In that case, can you let Saburo come back first? Transfer him to Gyeonggi or Gingxi, it doesn't matter?" Mrs. Luo asked eagerly.

"Do you think Sanlang will come back?" Luo Song calmly looked at Si'er's eager wife.

The father loves the eldest son and the mother loves the young. For Luo Sanlang, Mrs. Luo has broken her heart.

It's just that this Luo Sanlang has never been a worry-free master.

That guy first became a well-known playboy in the capital, but because of Xiao Qi, he changed his ways and worked hard, but it was also because of this that Mrs. Luo regretted it.

She would rather her son be a bastard without doing his job, than let him fall into that situation. With Luo's family background, being a bastard is not a big deal.

"Anyway, this is a good thing. Now that my son refuses to agree, let's persuade him slowly!" Compared to the past, Mrs. Luo was already very happy. "The Erlang of the Xiao family has always been a scheming man. Since he can force the court and the officials to do this, it is not impossible for him to reverse the case for Xueshi Xiao in the next step."

"Not necessarily!" Luo Song shook his head and said, "Guizhou Road has been established, and Xiao Erlang, the appeasement envoy, can be regarded as being appointed, but you know, the imperial court still guards against him very strictly. Come down and move."

"What happened?" Mrs. Luo was very surprised.

"Zizhou Road, Chengdu Road, Kuizhou Road, including Jinghu North Road and other places, starting this year, they will gradually adjust their manpower. When the time comes to these places, the chief officials above the civil and military affairs will be People who have enmity with the Xiao family and have festivals." Luo Song said.

"How could this be?" Mrs. Luo was stunned.

"What's so strange about this." Luo Song said lightly: "This is a normal reaction. The imperial court had to agree to Xiao Cheng's request, but at the same time it naturally had to take precautions against him. Xiao Cheng got the title of Guizhou Road Comforter However, the imperial court can install nails in it openly. Do you know who the transshipment envoy on the Guizhou Road has been confirmed?"

"Who?"

"Hu Yi!"

Mrs. Luo was dumbfounded: "Didn't this Hu Yi lose his official position after Xiao Xueshi participated in the concert because of corruption and has been left idle at home?"

As soon as the words were finished, Mrs. Luo also understood, but at the same time she also laughed: "Does this Luo Yi dare to go to Guizhou Road to take office? Is he not afraid that Xiao Erlang will eat him?"

"Of course he dares to go. As long as Xiao Erlang doesn't want to turn against the court, he must be tolerated. Maybe the life is not so smooth, but there is absolutely no fear of his life. He is prepared for this, anyway, the court sent him Go, just to find Xiao Cheng's uncomfortable, just to be Xiao Cheng's thorn in the eye, nail in the flesh." Luo Song said: "For this reason, Xia Shoufu transferred Luo Yi's useless son to Kaifeng The government has become a judge, you said, even if Luo Yi is for his son's future, he will try his best to trouble Xiao Cheng on Guizhou Road. If he really dies on Guizhou Road, then Luo Yi's son may really know Just like this, Luo Yi will be able to achieve great success. Is this Luo Yi wishing for it?"

Mrs. Luo sighed.

"Isn't this still a fight? Our Sanlang will be on Guizhou Road in the future. With his friendship with Xiao Erlang, I'm afraid he will hold an important position in the future. Wouldn't he also fight with the court? This, I'm afraid it's not expected. Fuck him!" Mrs. Luo's eyes were red, and she said, "Can I still see Sanlang?"

Luo Song also fell silent.

In the current situation, it is absolutely impossible for the third child to return to Bianliang.

In the future, I don't know how things will develop.

Maybe everything will be fine.

Maybe, everything will be worse.

"I'm going to beg to return to my hometown!" Luo Song said suddenly. "Let's go back to our hometown in Quanzhou. We haven't been back for decades, so it's time for the fallen leaves to return to their roots."

Mrs. Luo was a little confused: "Why, why did you suddenly think of this?"

"Firstly, I'm really disappointed. Our official is already a little dazed." Luo Song sighed, "Secondly, I'm old, and I'm still struggling in the capital. Instead of being caught in the wrong place If you come down from the stage, it is better to take advantage of the present and talk to them about the conditions."

"You mean?"

Luo Song nodded: "Da Lang has been in the position of Zhizhou for too long. With his ability and achievements, it is not impossible to go further, but to go further, he will go to Beijing, and I have been staying in the capital. Naturally, he will not be able to become an official in the capital. Right now I am leaving the capital and retiring to the countryside. It is time for Dalang to return to the capital to become an official. First let him work in such a noble place as the Imperial Academy or the Imperial Academy. The previous official, when he comes out again, he will always be indispensable for a position above the rank of attendant."

This is also paving the way for her descendants, Mrs. Luo is both happy and worried.

"Even if we retire, can't we just live in Bianliang?" To be honest, Mrs. Luo has lived in Bianliang for decades, and she is willing to live in Bianliang. Although her hometown in Quanzhou is not bad, compared to Bianliang, That's still not far off.

"Confused, if I don't leave, how can Dalang enter the capital? If I really stay in the capital, I will only become an obstacle in Dalang's career. Only by staying away from Bianliang can I become a helper in Dalang's future career! " Luo Song said.

In Dongcheng, the Xiao family's mansion, which used to be full of scenery, is now a deserted place.

The seal pasted on the gate had lost its original color, and one was broken from the middle, hanging down, dancing in the air with the bleak cold wind.

The former vermilion gate is now mottled and dilapidated, pieces of paint have fallen off, revealing the original color of the station, and the copper nails on the door are covered with green embroidery.

Leaning in the crack of the door, we can see that the weeds inside the door are already taller than people, and there are even trees with thick arms growing in the yard, where birds build their nests and sing in succession There was a sound, and there were bursts of wild cats screaming from somewhere, which caused the dogs outside the alley to bark wildly.

The entire Xiao family mansion has been completely abandoned.

In the dark night, the two lanterns became the only bright spots in the dark Xiao family mansion.

The lanterns were hung in the ancestral hall in the backyard of the Xiao family mansion.

That is the family temple of the Xiao family, which enshrines the spirit tablets of the ancestors of the Xiao family.

Xu Wuyan looked even older.

A lot of white hair had fallen out, nearly half of his head was bald, and Xu Wuyan's back was also bent. Holding a rag, he carefully wiped the altar in the ancestral hall.

The entire Xiao family mansion, only this small courtyard is left, and it is still well-maintained.

When the imperial court sealed off the entire Xiao family mansion, for some reason, they allowed Xu Wuyan to still live in this small courtyard and take care of the Xiao family ancestral hall.

Xiao Ding once asked the imperial court for the remains of his parents, but no matter what the reason was, the imperial court could not agree.But because of Xiao Ding's strong presence, the court still allowed the remains of Xiao Yu and his wife to be buried in the Xiao family's ancestral grave.

At the same time, due to the imperial court's great defeat on Shaanxi Road, countless forbidden soldiers died at the hands of Xiao Dingxi's army. In order to prevent the families of these forbidden soldiers from venting their anger and destroying the Xiao family's ancestral grave, the imperial court had to send soldiers to guard the Xiao family's ancestral grave.

Regardless of whether it's the official family or Dutang, they don't want to turn against Xiao Ding again because of such a thing.

Now on Shaanxi Road, the line of defense that is being painstakingly rebuilt cannot withstand another invasion by Xiao Ding.

It can be said that as long as Xiao Ding survives for a day, places like the Xiao family's ancestral tomb and the Xiao family's ancestral hall must be well protected by the imperial court.

After wiping the altar spotless and adding some sesame oil to the long-burning lamp, Xu Wuyan walked out of the gate of the ancestral hall, closed the door gently, and walked towards a row of houses beside the courtyard wall. It was him and a few others. Residence of servants.

The small door on the courtyard wall was pushed open, and a servant walked in with a happy face.

"Old butler, what a happy event!"

"What's the matter? Is there any news from Erlang?" Xu Wuyan asked.

"The little one just got the exact news that Erlang has made a big business in the southwest!" The servant's face couldn't suppress the joy: "The imperial court is going to establish Guizhou Road. Guess who is the pacifier of Guizhou Road?"

Xu Wuyan's face moved slightly: "Could it be our Erlang?"

The servant slapped his hands: "Why don't you say that the old butler is a god, you really are."

"Where did the news come from?" Xu Wuyan grabbed the servant's wrist, and his voice changed a little.

"Old butler, you hurt me!" The servant yelled: "It was the butler of Luo's mansion who told me, think about it, can people from Luo Xianggong's family lie to us?"

Xu Wuyan let go of his hand, if the news came from Luofu, it would probably be good.

He turned around and hurried towards the ancestral hall. He was too hasty, but he staggered and nearly fell down. Several servants hurried over to support him and walked towards the ancestral hall together.

Xu Wuyan wanted to tell the good news to the old man, the bachelor and the lady.

The news of the newly established Guizhou Road in Dading, southwest of the Song Dynasty, was brought to all directions by galloping horses.

What shocked everyone more than the news of the newly established Guizhou Road was that the candidate for the first appeasement envoy of Guizhou Road was actually Xiao Cheng and Xiao Chongwen.

Who is Xiao Cheng?
His grandfather, Xiao Ding, was a famous general in the Song Dynasty, the only one who entered the Privy Council from a military general and was a gentleman, he is a model for all generals in the world.

His father, Xiao Yu, was a scholar of Duanming Palace and the third envoy, but later fell into the rebellion of King Jing and died in Wutai Imperial Prison.

His brother Xiao Ding, the youngest marching officer in the Song Dynasty, killed Li Xu and Pingxi Northwest, but rebelled after his father's death, defeated the imperial court on Shaanxi Road, and wiped out more than [-] forbidden troops, including the Taiwei Countless generals including Zhang Chao died in this war.

However, Xiao Cheng, who had retired for several years, did not make a name for himself, but became a blockbuster. The son of a criminal official who was wanted by the court and the younger brother of a traitor, he became an important official of the court in a grandiose manner.

The world is absurd, nothing more than this!
"Ridiculous!" Shanxi Road appeasement envoy Lan Sixin yelled at the table, furious. "There is nothing more corrupt than this. All the princes in the hall are trash."

"Admiration!" Hebei Road appeasement officer, Ma Beheaded Ma Xing raised his neck and drank the wine in the glass, "Xiao Chongwen, I hope you don't forget the life ambition you told me back then. If you are doing it for your own selfishness, Even if Ma is cut into pieces, he will fight you to the end."

"Amazing!" Xingqing Mansion, looking at the report in his hand, Zhang Yuan was full of astonishment, he has been tirelessly sending people to persuade Xiao Cheng to come to the northwest, if Xiao Cheng arrives in the northwest, Zhang Yuan is willing to help him wholeheartedly, With Xiao Cheng's literary governance and Xiao Ding's martial arts, the Northwest will definitely prosper. When the time comes, it will not be difficult to send troops to the south and stand on its own in the Song Dynasty.

But Xiao Cheng was unwilling to say anything.

Now, he has also become the pacifier of Guizhou Road, Zhang Yuan has a faint feeling of what Xiao Cheng will do next.

"Send this report to the chief manager quickly!" Zhang Yuandao: "Xiao Jia Erlang, everything is really unexpected, and I don't know what surprises will surprise us next!"

(End of this chapter)