Brother Wanfu

Chapter 98
A house in Jiangnan.

"It's not that I don't want to go with you, the whole family is here, even if I leave, can I still take them all away?"

Sitting in the living room, Shen Xiao heard the owner of the house say this quietly.

The owner of this house is surnamed Tang, named Tang Ting, who is the deputy commander of the Heshan Guard today.

And he has another identity that has long been forgotten. He is the general of the five tiger generals of the Shen family army, and one of the only three tiger generals in the world.

General Yue has long been frustrated because he was pushed out by Shangfeng, and was later demoted because he was punished for speaking for Bai Chen.

After Shen Xiao rescued Bai Chen and Yue Ying, she turned to find General Yue. General Yue's wife died early and he only had one son.

He didn't want to drag his son down before, but he couldn't swallow the anger of being bullied by dogs in Pingyang. He always felt that if he could change the people above one day, with their father and son's ability and his previous achievements, he might be able to make a comeback.

However, one after another went up to the peak, but none of them was willing to use their father and son. On the contrary, his condition became worse and worse. Even if his son was tired of military achievements, he had no hope of promotion.

He saw it through, and when Bai Chen and Shen Xiao came to find him, his son immediately agreed without General Yue asking.

People who have fallen to the bottom a long time ago, seeing the only rope thrown down, what is there to hesitate?

Now that Shen Xiao has two of the five tiger generals under his father and brother's command, only the last one is left.

Tang Ting's situation is of course not good. The five tiger generals of the Shen family army can't even be the commander of the third rank.

But after he was transferred to this place, he made great contributions in fighting the Japanese along the coast. Although he was not promoted, he has been leading troops along the coast these years, and the turmoil in the court has little to do with him.

But now the two five tiger generals forcibly left the court, and Tang Ting was also affected. The court searched his mansion, but found no one, and his relatives and friends interceded, but he was fined for half a year.

It took a long time for Shen Xiao and the others to contact him after the incident, and this time they met him in a seldom-lived courtyard in Tang Ting.

Shen Xiao didn't talk too much, she just told her why she came up.

The current imperial court cannot tolerate the generals of the Shen family army, and if the Tang court cannot survive, everyone might as well get together and think of a way to break the situation.

But Tang Ting just sighed and rejected them.

He said that he couldn't take the whole family away, "I also hope that the Shen family's army will return to its former state, but my family is here, and even most of them are serving in the army. They still interceded for me about the previous matter, if I Turn around and leave, and they can't stay in the army anymore."

These words silenced the hall.

Tang Ting looked at his former closest colleagues Yue Ling and Bai Chen, and then at Shen Xiao.

He suddenly called Shen Xiao.

"A Xiao has grown up, and he is unwilling to let the soldiers led by his father all his life fall into the current situation. Uncle Tang knows that you are more courageous than your father and brother, and dare to be an enemy of the court. Like a verdant old tree, the tree has big roots and deep roots, even if the Shen family army returns to its former appearance, can it really uproot this ancient tree with deep roots?"

He looked at Shen Xiao, "Once you do it, but you can't uproot it, do you know what it means?"

"This means that the ancient tree pulled out its branches in anger and drove people directly into the mud. All past glory will be destroyed, and the Shen family army will become the most shameful existence."

He asked Shen Xiao, "Did Ah Xiao think of all this?"

Tang Ting spoke very slowly, but like needles, they pierced Shen Xiao's heart one by one.

She was stunned and didn't speak for a long time.

It was General Yue who spoke first.

"Don't say such things, it's not easy for Ah Xiao to do this for us. She is also doing it for the sake of the soldiers of the Shen family army."

Tang Ting smiled and shook his head.

"For a general, if he doesn't take care of the abilities of his subordinates, but only has blood and good intentions, is it useful? Can the lives of thousands of soldiers be protected by only blood and good intentions?"

The hall fell into silence, Shen Xiao clenched her hands tightly, she looked at Yue Ling and Bai Chen at the side, and at her scarred hand.

There were bruises all over his hands, and a thick callus had formed on the part where he held the sword and bow.

But what's the use of this?

Even though she has practiced her kung fu to a desperate situation, even though she wholeheartedly wants Shen's army to continue the myth of the past, but she doesn't have a good strategy to keep her soldiers and make them have no worries, then she is not a good general.

Not even worthy of being a general!
Shen Xiao was completely silent.

At this moment, Bai Chen stood up.

He slowly looked at Tang Ting.

"At least Ah Xiao dares to try her best, instead of living with her eyes closed in the swamp. There will be an end to living like that."

Tang Ting paused.

Bai Chen had already called Shen Xiao, and together with Yue Ling, they left the Tang family's courtyard.

Tang Ting didn't go to send it off, but was still sitting in the comfortable hall, surrounded by the rich aroma from expensive spices that ordinary people couldn't afford.

But Tang Ting closed his eyes, covered his face with his hands, and sighed deeply.

The dampness and coldness in the south of the Yangtze River is different from the coldness in winter in the north.

Here, the distant but still fiery sun has disappeared, leaving only a gloomy sky with fine rain like a net.

The rain is full of air-conditioning, as if it can be divided into thin filaments that penetrate into the bones, and go straight to the cracks in human bones.

Shen Xiao walked in a sparsely populated alley, her coldness became even more seamless.

General Yue returned to the dormitory. Originally Bai Chen also had Yueying waiting for him at the dormitory, but he stayed.

Bai Chen followed behind her, Shen Xiao paused, and suddenly turned around to ask him a question.

"What Uncle Tang said is correct, right?"

Bai Chen didn't give her an answer right away, he said, "At least one thing may be right, that is, if you want to become a famous general like your father, you still have a long way to go."

Shen Xiao never thought that, like her mother originally hoped, she would be an ordinary girl, marry and have children, and spend her whole life in the courtyard.

She thought that she must become a general like her father and brother, this was her destiny.

But until today, she suddenly realized that even if she wanted to become a famous general, reality didn't seem to give her the chance to become a famous general.

Even today, she rescued the two generals under her father's account, but how could they, a meager group of people, accomplish the great achievements of the Shen family army in the past?
She doesn't have soldiers and horses, nor does she have the ability to provide security for soldiers and horses.

So she couldn't persuade Tang Ting, and Tang Ting only represented the attitude of most of the Shen family's generals.

She cannot lead them.

Shen Xiao suddenly envied that Su Zhengjun.

The Suzheng army rebelled against the imperial court, and those people who were persecuted by the imperial court took up swords and guns and became their generals.

The Suzheng army at the beginning was also so unfavorable. After all, they only stood in such a small area of ​​Yanzhou. It seemed that if the imperial court moved their fingers casually, they would not be able to last until next year.

But the Suzheng army did not collapse, but took Xuzhou by surprise. This move was already surprising, but within a few days after the Suzheng army took Xuzhou, it suddenly annexed the Guangsu army.

Almost suddenly, a seemingly insignificant small rebel army actually occupied an area of ​​nearly a province.

The silver-faced general of the Suzheng Army seemed to use his troops like a god like his father, and this was the real general.

When she heard about this, Shen Xiao also thought about joining the Suzheng Army.

However, no matter how powerful the Suzheng army is, it is still an anti-army, and it is someone who wants to overthrow the imperial court.And the Shen family army is the imperial army. Once the Shen family army wants to overthrow the dynasty and change the dynasty, what is the glory of defending the family and the country in the past?

Shen Xiao didn't dare to gamble, and didn't dare to gamble with the glory that his father and brother had exchanged for two generations.

But the imperial court had already abandoned the Shen family army, and the generals of the Shen family army who could not join the rebel army had no room to survive.

Shen Xiao walked silently in the quiet alley, walked until the end, and stopped in front of the half-person-high Earth Temple.

The Earth Temple was short and small, and there was no one around, only her and Bai Chen.

Shen Xiao stopped and stood beside the statue at the end of the road in a daze.

The wooden statue of the Lord of the Land has faded paint, and it cannot be compared with the golden statues of gods and Buddhas enshrined in the temple under the glazed tiles.

But her Uncle Bai was still a true god. After meeting the gods, she bowed solemnly to the Earth Temple and muttered something.

"Lord of the Land, Lord of the Land, can you tell the villain, did Su Zhengjun find the orphan of the late prince? Did he find the rumored real Princess of the Eastern Palace?"

When Shen Xiao heard this, she raised her eyebrows and looked over.

After the truth about Yueying being suspected of being a princess came to light, she thought for a long time that the so-called princess of the East Palace probably didn't exist at all, and maybe she had long since passed away.

But her Uncle Bai prayed three times while muttering, and found a tree branch from nowhere, "Please tell the land master, if the tree branch points to the north, it means the princess is coming."

When the voice fell, he threw the branch.

The branch rolled twice in the air and fell down with a bang.

Shen Xiao couldn't help looking over, the branch was impartial, and it really pointed to the north.

Bai Chen smiled, his handsome face was filled with joy, and he called Shen Xiao.

"Ah Xiao, let's set off for Yanzhou tomorrow, maybe we will meet the Princess of the Eastern Palace."

Shen Xiao was taken aback by his sudden plan.

"Yanzhou, that is the territory of the Suzheng Army."

But her Uncle Bai didn't care at all.

"What happened to the Suzheng army? If the Suzheng army finds the princess, then what kind of rebel army is it? It is clearly an army to clean up the government and set things right. Why can't we go?"

When the words fell to the ground, Shen Xiao opened his eyes wide.

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Yanzhou.

Su Zheng's army is as hot as Chinese New Year.

First, Xuzhou was conquered and the Guangsu Army was merged, and under the cry of everyone, Mr. Sun found the princess, who was the orphan of the former prince, the princess who was left behind in the East Palace!

After today, the princess will show up in Yanzhou City.

They are not the anti-army, but the upright army to bring order out of chaos!

All the soldiers and civilians in the Suzheng Army were beaming with joy, but under the fervent anticipation, Qin Tian barely fell asleep last night, and now he was sitting in the courtyard where the princess rested in the city, his hands were covered with sweat.

"Princess, don't sweat anymore, or your face will be stained."

"Huh? Is my face sweating too?" Qin Tian was surprised.

Tiandong touched her forehead with a veil and showed it to her.

"Look, there are many small drops of water!"

Qin Tian exhaled helplessly, and she didn't want to sweat, but when she thought of appearing as a princess among thousands of people and going around the city, she became very nervous.

She could only force herself not to think about it, and simply asked Tiandong to bring her the Buddhist scriptures. Before she went to the princess's luan, she relied on the Buddhist scriptures and prayed to the Buddha to let her calm down.

When Qin Shen got to the door, he heard the sound of reciting scriptures from inside.

The voice was not as cool and pleasant as the usual clear springs and rocks, but like boiling water bubbling, gurgling and full of uneasiness, which made me feel restless after reading a Buddhist scripture.

Qin Shen wanted to laugh a little, and then sighed lightly.

Qin Tian didn't calm down after reading three pages. Instead, the sweat on her forehead seemed to be getting more and more profuse. Just when she had no choice but to bite the bullet and read on, suddenly a familiar voice sounded in the room. sound.

"Stop reading, if you read on, it's time for the Buddha to blame you."

Qin Tian choked, and saw that "big brother" walk in, he spoke very seriously, not joking at all, as if she really disrespected Buddha by reading Buddhist scriptures like this.

Qin Tian had no choice but to be a little secretly angry at what he said, and wanted to reply him, but his eyes flicked past his new clothes today, and the words in his mouth disappeared in an instant.

He was wearing a brocade robe with dark patterns on a black background. The brocade robe was embroidered with gold, which made him calm and noble, solemn and heroic. Especially around his waist was a belt inlaid with gold silk and white jade, narrowly The waist is properly tightened, making the figure taller and taller, and the shoulders wider and stronger.

He was dressed neatly without revealing anything, but Qin Tian suddenly thought of "peeping" outside his tent that day, and inadvertently saw him with his upper body naked and tightly wrapped in bandages.

She bit her lip lightly, "Aren't you nervous, brother?"

This time it's not just her, the eldest brother and Mr. Sun will also be there.

He stepped forward and stood beside her, saying that he was not nervous, "I have brought thousands of troops and horses, but it's just riding around the city, why should I be nervous?"

But Qin Tian never led soldiers, all soldiers led her
The slender and beautiful little girl frowned.

Qin Shen looked at her bulging cheeks and pursed mouth, feeling a little helpless, and had no choice but to flip through the Buddhist scriptures again.

As if the Buddhist scriptures could really save her.

"Tiantian," he called her softly, and she looked up.

"I told Mr. Sun that we won't be traveling with him at that time, and will stay beside your car to protect you. Can you feel at ease?"

His voice was soft and slow, like a gust of wind blowing across the water.But the breeze could only form small ripples, but his words made the entire spring pond rippling.

YouQi looked down at her as he spoke, as if he only saw the little girl in front of him.

A drop of sweat fell from Qin Tian's forehead.

She knew that she was not nervous because of the upcoming parade, but because he was too close to her.
The clear waves in the Spring Pond rippling, set off bursts of waves slapping the embankment.

The little girl didn't dare to look up at him again, for fear that she would have some illusions that she shouldn't have.

Those delusions she had inexplicably should be blamed by the Buddha, right?

She said no, "Brother, let's stay with Mr. Sun, I can't always be so timid, I should get used to it."

Qin Shen didn't expect her to refuse.

"Really? Think it over?"

Qin Tian nodded and said he had made up his mind.

"Just like the elder brother said, isn't it just hitting the street? It's nothing."

The young man at the side paused for a moment, and then looked at her with a soft smile on his usually cold face.

"Alright."

That shallow smile fell into the little girl's eyes again.

Qin Tian hurriedly stopped talking, and hurriedly wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Did he really come to persuade her not to be nervous?

There seems to be more sweat on his forehead than before.

(End of this chapter)