A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 157 You Can Consider Being a Concubine
Wang Dou looked at Li Tianxu, the thin face of the Minzhuang Zongjia was full of care. There were more than two hundred Minzhuang people in Baoan Prefecture, divided into four Zongjia militia teams. Li Tianxu's brothers each led a Zongjia with more than [-] people. In the city of Zhou, he is domineering and domineering.

However, when Wang Dou first arrived in Baoanzhou City, because of the previous festivities between the two brothers and Wang Dou, the senior officer of Baoan Prefecture Weihan personally brought Li Tianxu and Li Tiancheng to kowtow to Wang Dou to confess his mistakes. At that time, Wang Dou smiled lightly and revealed the past festival , he is no longer interested in paying attention to such little people.

When Wang Dou punished the rebel army, the Li Tianxu brothers were all terrified, and secretly thanked themselves for admitting their mistakes quickly, otherwise the mere people they led would not be Wang Dou's opponent at all, and this time he respected his uncle even more. Ling, hoping to marry Wang Dou.

Li Tianxu's uncle is Li Shichen, the head of the Li family in Xinzhuang. Their Li family has been a scholarly family for generations, and they can be said to be the head of the country gentry in Baoan Prefecture. With so many scholars, from generation to generation, only the Li family enjoys this honor.

In Baoan Prefecture, the Li family can be said to be very powerful. Not only does it occupy as much as a thousand mu of fertile land near Xinzhuang, but their younger brother also owns nearly ten thousand mu of fertile land in the entire Baoan Prefecture. The family property spreads all over the state. , rice shop, cloth shop, cattle and horse shop, minerals, etc., the Li family has a hand.

The brothers, nephews and nephews of their family all held the positions of the Chief Jia, Xiao Jia, or other important positions in Minzhuang in the prefecture.They are connected with the gentry from all over the country. No matter which official is transferred to Baoan Prefecture, without the consent of the Li family, the release of various taxation and government affairs cannot be carried out smoothly.

Unexpectedly, Li Shichen would marry his daughter to him suddenly. Hearing the news, Wang Dou was stunned for a moment, wondering if the landlord class in Ming Dynasty saw that he was a potential stock and started to win him over?
Wang Dou had heard that Li Shichen had a daughter who looked as beautiful as a flower and jade, but she had always lived in the state city, and Wang Dou had never seen her since she was a child.He wanted to marry his daughter to him, but he didn't know whether he had a whim or another purpose.

Thinking of this, Wang Dou smiled and said, "I didn't expect Shibo to show his love so much, what a surprise."

Li Tianxu said with a smile: "Your Excellency is a hero of the age. He kills the Tartars and divides the land for the people. Every time my uncle talks about it, he is always in admiration. Speaking of my niece, she is also very good-looking. She is from Baoan Prefecture. Waiting for a beautiful woman, who is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, a beautiful woman with a hero, this is a good marriage made in heaven. By the way, my uncle also said that as long as our Li family and the adults become a family, don’t say that we are willing to spend 1 yuan. Two silvers are used as dowry, if you have any difficulties, such as the cattle and farm tools for the coming year, uncle and other old people are willing to do their best for you."

Wang Dou laughed loudly, and said: "Shi Bo loves me so much, Mr. Wang, that he is willing to let Miss Li commit herself to be a concubine. I, Wang Dou, deserve it."

At this time, standing beside Wang Dou, Wen Fangliang, Han Chao, Han Zhong, Zhang Gui, Feng Dachang and others, heard that the Li family was willing to offer a dowry of 1 taels of silver, and was willing to help solve the cattle and farm tools in Zhoucheng. When they asked questions, their eyes widened, especially Wen Fangliang and Zhang Gui, who were even more envious.Although I don't know whether Miss Li is beautiful or ugly, the look in everyone's eyes is clearly the expression of Wang Dou's sacrifice and immediately agreed.

Only Xie Yike stared at Li Tianxu with an unfriendly face.

"For a concubine?"

Li Tianxu was stunned for a moment, he smiled awkwardly, and said: "My lord is joking, as my niece, how can I be a concubine? It is rumored to make jokes for outsiders, and the name of the wife must be in line with her identity." system."

Wang Dou smiled again, Xie Yike looked at Wang Dou nervously, afraid that he would utter a sentence: "If you are a wife, you should be a wife."

After a while, Wang Dou said calmly: "You don't need to talk about being a wife, but you can consider being a concubine."

Li Tianxu couldn't help laughing, Xie Yike had a triumphant smile on his face, he stared at Li Tianxu viciously, his eyes rolled, he didn't know what he was thinking.

……

When Wang Dou returned to the backyard of the Chengshou mansion, his son Wang Zheng was rolling happily on the bed, but he looked at his mother, who was sitting there frowning, and his wife Xie Xiuniang, who was also sitting beside him without saying a word. His head and eyes were red and swollen, as if he had cried.

Seeing Wang Dou coming in, her mother, Zhong, called Wang Dou to her side with a serious expression. She said earnestly, "Son, I brought up Xiuniang, and I only recognize her as my daughter-in-law. You must not betray her, You have also heard of books and watched operas, but Chen Shimei is despised by others, my son must not learn from him."

Wang Dou guessed that Xie Yike's big mouth must have told his sister what happened just now. He couldn't laugh or cry, and said, "Mother, don't worry, my son is not that kind of person."

Zhong nodded solemnly: "With my son's words, I can rest assured as a mother."

She motioned to Wang Dou: "Go and see your wife."

She sighed and walked out.

Wang Dou came to Xie Xiuniang's side, her thin body was trembling slightly, he said softly: "Xiuniang, what's wrong with you?"

Xie Xiuniang raised her tearful eyes, sobbed and said: "Husband, I only blame this concubine from a lowly background, and I can't solve your worries and problems, my concubine is useless."

Wang Dou held Xie Xiuniang's icy little hand, and said softly: "Where is your husband's noble background? You can say such stupid things, Xiuniang, we are a couple in need, and we will grow old together in the future. I assure you, you will always They are all my first wife."

Xie Xiuniang said in surprise, "Brother, is what you said true?"

Wang Dou nodded affirmatively.

Xie Xiuniang was overjoyed, she put aside her reserve and shyness, hugged Wang Dou tightly, and said shyly in Wang Dou's ear: "Brother, let this slave give birth to another son for you."

……

Wang Dou came out of the lobby with ease, and was about to drink some tea to recharge his energy. Today, Xie Xiuniang is five times stronger than usual.

Before he sat down, he saw Han Chao rushing over. He reported to Wang Dou in a low voice: "My lord, just now brother Xie led a few people to go out with hatred. He was afraid that something would happen to his humble staff, so he sent someone to follow him quietly, but he saw brother Xie They dragged Li Tianxu and the others into the alley and beat them, the humble officer saw that Li Tianxu and the others were all wounded, and Li Tianxu was even beaten to the bone and vomited blood."

Wang Dou was furious: "This bastard."

……

The next few days were calm, and Xie Yike was also banned from going out in the mansion of integrity. He was beaten with [-] military sticks and was still alive and well. Under the loud and strange tune, the chickens and dogs in the mansion are peaceful.

Xie Xiuniang felt sorry for her younger brother's injury, and personally adjusted the medicine for him. Xie Yike enjoyed it peacefully, acting like a hero.

On the seventh day of December in the ninth year of Chongzhen, Han Chao came to see Wang Dou, and he said, "My lord, there is one person, and my lord may be able to meet him."

Wang Dou let out a sigh. He knew that Han Chao's vision was quite high, so he must be good at personally recommending talents.

He asked a few words, and the more he heard, the more strange it became. It turned out that Han Chao recommended a young banner officer named Gao Xun, who was also the leader of the rebellion army. underlings.At that time, Chi Dengshan's hundreds of soldiers were all killed, only Gao Xun's Jiazhong sergeant was safe and sound. The reason was that Gao Xun persuaded his subordinate Jiazhong not to participate in the conspiracy. The sergeant also regarded Gao Xun as a reborn parent.

Not only that, but Gao Xun is also highly skilled in martial arts, especially in archery, he is known as the best archer in security guards. Han Chao said that he had tried him before, and his archery skills even impressed him.This kind of talent has never been promoted, the reason is that he is an upright person, and he refuses to go out to get a side job. Naturally, he has no money to be filial, and the superior does not like it. How can he be promoted?
This kind of talent is what Wang Dou urgently needs, he said: "Bring him to see me quickly."

Gao Xun strode forward, his waist straightened, his eyes not squinting, and he was full of heroism while walking.

His mood was agitated, but he was still calm on the outside.

"Why don't you bring the Wu hook and charge Guanshan Fifty States!"

"I want to join the army with my hair tied up on that day, I want to think about the day when the frost is at the gate, I think about the day when I hold the sword to start the wind, I want to think about the day when the scorpion rises to the clouds..." As a hot-blooded man, who does not have ideals to pursue?Who doesn't want to realize their ideal ambitions?
"When a man is born in this world, he should hold his sword and wield his sword, cross the world, and create unworldly karma, so that he can live up to this body." This is Gao Xun's favorite sentence on weekdays. Si, he thinks that his skills are unparalleled, but he has never been given the opportunity to develop. His bold words, outsiders only regard him as a foolish dream.

When the new lord of integrity first arrived in Bao'an Prefecture, Gao Xun went to watch it. Seeing the power of his armored army, he sighed deeply: "A man should be like this."

After returning home, he couldn't sleep, and wanted to contribute, but suffered from no chance to introduce him. He thought that Wang Dou was very strict in his army, and he would definitely kill and make a decision.When the officers and soldiers were in chaos, he signaled that the opportunity was coming, and immediately persuaded his subordinate Paoze not to participate in the chaos. Sure enough, he was outshone, and he succeeded in getting the attention of the integrity adults, and his wish was fulfilled. Can he not be excited?But he is very rich in the city, although he is very happy in his heart, he looks nonchalant on the outside, and still behaves moderately.

He strode in, and the vast hall of the Integrity Mansion was full of generals and officials. Gao Xun's heart was full of pride, and there were so many generals under the command of the Integrity Lord, that he might not be able to be in his squad.

When he saw Han Chao, there was a deep sense of gratitude in his eyes. He would never forget Mr. Han's introduction, and then he saw Mr. Wang Dou, the integrity officer sitting high above him.

He pushed the golden mountain, turned down the jade pillar, bowed down to Wang Dou, and said in a loud voice: "Gao Xun, the hereditary small banner officer of the hundred households on the right of the middle thousand households in Baoan Prefecture, has met the lord of integrity."

All eyes in the hall were looking at Gao Xun, and everyone secretly said in their hearts: "What a handsome man!"

Gao Xun was wearing a small flag official uniform with a rhinoceros pattern on his body, and hard leather boots on his feet.He has a slender and strong figure, a straight waist, and an excellent posture, especially his red lips and white teeth, but he is also heroic, his handsomeness reveals a toughness, and his body is full of strength.

His handsomeness can be compared with Wen Fangliang's. If Wen Fangliang's handsomeness has a creamy taste, if you use handsome to describe him, he is extremely handsome.

Wang Dou was also full of admiration, he smiled and said: "Gao Xun, get up!"

(End of this chapter)