his general

25.

The emperor is worthy of being the king of a country, he will do what he says, and he will never break his word. It didn't take long for Xie Zhang to be pulled into the palace to solve the trouble.

Xie Zhang looked at the memorial that he handed over, and the lines between the lines were full of unwarranted crimes. The most serious thing was the matter of marrying a man.

The emperor decreed the marriage, dare to criticize like this, stupid, probably the one kicked out by everyone to test the water, want to know if the emperor has the idea of ​​moving the general who protects the country.

"What do you think?" The emperor looked a little serious.

"The locust plague only happened in a small area in the south. Just open a warehouse to distribute food and find a hard-faced imperial envoy to monitor all the way." After Xie Zhang finished speaking, he cupped his fists and bowed to the emperor, and continued: "I don't know if I, as the prince's wife, can To visit this lord's wife?"

The emperor smiled and said, "Thank you Zhang, thank you Zhang."

After leaving the palace gate, Xie Zhang returned to the mansion, thinking that Gu Xun was still in the barracks and could not come back temporarily, so he sent Xie Xiaojiu to invite the lady.

When the lady heard the maid said that the princess invited her to the mansion, her eyelids twitched, she didn't know how to get along with the prince and his wife, she panicked and asked her husband.

That lord is really a fool, he shouted: "What does it look like crying! The people from their house are waiting at the door, don't hurry up!"

26.

Xie Zhang sat in the main seat, holding tea, looking at the woman who walked in tremblingly, he thought it was funny, and he didn't fight.

His smile was deeply pleasing to the woman's eyes, but she felt scared after being pleasing to the eye for a while, Xie Zhang didn't say anything.

After drinking a cup of tea, he felt that it was almost done, Xie Zhang put down the cup, raised his head and said, "Sit down."

There was no servant girl to move a chair for her, and she didn't dare to sit near Xie Zhang, so she didn't move.

Seeing that she wasn't sitting down, Xie Zhang didn't say anything. He lowered his head and fiddled with his hands, casually, and continued: "It's fine, but I heard... Your lord seems to be dissatisfied with my lord?"

With a "plop", the woman knelt down in front of him, crying and saying "dare not".

Xie Zhang didn't look at her, and maintained the action just now.

"There is nothing to be afraid of. You are all ministers. If you have any questions, you must tell the prince directly. The prince is reasonable, and you are welcome to come to the palace at any time. It's just..." Xie Zhang tilted his head, glanced at the woman, and said in a cold voice Coldly: "I am a grudge, the prince always says I am savage, if I offend one day, I will make amends to you today, please don't forgive me."

The woman fell on the ground and was so crying that she couldn't speak, the prince would move anyone as if he was playing with ants.

Everyone in the capital knows that the emperor dotes on the prince the most, and even gave him the crown prince. If there is no princess of the right age, he may already be a son-in-law. There are also people who say that the crown prince is actually the little prince left by the former emperor. of…

"Okay, don't cry, go back and tell your lord that the emperor has a good job ready for him. Let's go."

After Xie Zhang finished speaking, he got up and left.

27.

Gu Xun returned home half an hour later than usual, Xie Zhang asked him what he was doing during the meal.

"The emperor summoned me into the palace and asked me to bring someone from the barracks to serve as his imperial envoy."

Xie Zhang laughed when he heard the words, what Gu Xun brought out was indeed iron face.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Gu Xun continued: "But the road to the south is far away, and if one imperial envoy is not enough, you have to take care of all the chores along the way."

"Who taught you?" Xie Zhang knew, his wooden head couldn't think of this.

Gu Xun said: "The emperor said, let me come back and tell you, do you have a solution?"

Xie Zhang smiled: "At this moment, the solution is probably to enter the palace by myself."

"Then eat quickly, it's cold, it's getting cold." Gu Xun urged him while piling vegetables into his bowl.

28.

The next day Gu Xun got off the morning court, picked up Xie Zhang from the bed, washed it, and carried him into the carriage. The head guard followed on horseback, and Xie Xiaojiu drove the carriage to Jing'an Mountain.

In the suburbs, the road was bumpy and the carriage was bumpy. Xie Zhang woke up and asked, "Where are you going?"

"Jing'an Mountain." Gu Xun opened the food box, spooned porridge to feed him, and said, "The matter of the imperial envoy has really been settled. An adult recommended himself as an adjutant, and rushed to accompany him. I heard that the adjutant is more tired than the imperial envoy. It’s really caring for the people and loving the people.”

Xie Zhang listened and scolded with a smile: "Wooden pile, stupefied!"

The two of them were eating and feeding the other in the carriage, and while talking, Xie Xiaojiu was bored at the front. Seeing the head of the guard riding a horse to the front of the carriage, he shouted: "Chief of the guard! Chief of the guard! The road is boring, chat with me."

Chief Guard: "What are you talking about?"

Xie Xiaojiu: "I don't know, you start."

Chief Guard: "Get up."

Xie Xiaojiu: "Get up."

……

29.

Soon, the carriage arrived at the foot of Jing'an Mountain. Gu Xun got off first, then reached out to help Xie Zhang get off the carriage, and led him forward.

"Young master hasn't come for a long time, I thought you didn't like my sweet-scented osmanthus cake."

"I'm so happy, my sister's home is the best, the only one in the capital." After finishing speaking, Xie Zhang stared at Gu Xun with rounded eyes.

Gu Xun glanced at him, looked a little smug, then handed the money to the proprietress and said, "It's like last time, I want two copies."

"Okay, okay." The proprietress smiled and said to Xie Zhang: "I can't call you sister now, I'm already married, and my daughter is half a year old."

Xie Zhang also smiled: "Congratulations, which brother is so lucky."

The proprietress looked at the hands they were holding together, and said sincerely: "The young master and the prince are also very lucky."

Both of them were shy and were about to say something when they heard a horse neighing not far away, Gu Xun said, "Wait for me here." After speaking, he patted his shoulder and went over there.

The proprietress handed the sweet-scented osmanthus cake to Xie Zhang, and said to him: "Your prince has been coming to Jing'an Mountain every day for more than a year, and he will never be shaken, but he only started buying my sweet-scented osmanthus cake half a year ago."

Xie Zhang: "What about the first half year?"

"I don't know. Every time I ride a horse, I come and go quickly. I will stop for a while when I pass by, and sometimes I am in a daze."

Xie Zhang thought of Gu Xun sitting on the horse in a daze, laughed out loud, and the proprietress also laughed. At this time, Gu Xun came back, and the two thanked each other and left.

"What happened to the horse?"

"fine."

Xie Zhang looked back and found that Xie Xiaojiu was blushing and staring at other places, while the head guard next to him had a stern face and said nothing.

30.

The two went up the mountain on foot, and the other two stayed at the foot of the mountain to watch the carriage and horses. Xie Xiaojiu, who was disobedient and wanted to go up the mountain, was scolded by Xie Zhanghu and honestly passed away.

Xie Zhang remembered what the proprietress said just now, squeezed Gu Xun's hand, and Gu Xun turned to look at him.

"What do you always come to Jing'an Mountain for?"

"I want to see you."

"Don't you dare to find me?"

"It's still daring to take a peek..."

Xie Zhang smiled: "Why don't you go to my house and take a peek?"

"I went." Gu Xun turned his face away, pulled him to continue walking, seemed a little shy: "That time I saw you taking a shower... and then... sorry to go..."

"You Meng Lang's apprentice!!!" Xie Zhang's smile froze for less than a moment, Gu Xun ran away when he saw this, Xie Zhang chased him and wanted to beat him.

After running on the mountain road for not long, Xie Zhang became tired and couldn't even walk, so Gu Xun squatted down to carry him.

Xie Zhang lay on his back, thinking that his physical strength was really good, no wonder Meng Lang got up so inhumanely...

"Do you remember that you belittled me that night when you got married?" Xie Zhang wrapped one hand around Gu Xun's neck, and covered his blushing face with the other.

Gu Xun paused, and when he took another step, he said, "I don't remember, how did I treat you lightly?"

"You were drunk, I kindly helped you, you looked at me and said 'Why are you here again', and then kissed me. Speaking of which, what did you mean by that sentence?"

Gu Xun said: "I thought it was a dream, you don't know, I kept dreaming about you after I left Xie's house, especially when I just returned to Beijing."

Xie Zhang leaned on his back and said nothing, Gu Xun sighed, and continued: "In every dream, you look at me and smile from afar, I want to chase after you to say a few words to you, but I can't. superior…"

Xie Zhang straightened up, leaned over to kiss his side face, and whispered in his ear: "You don't have to chase now, I'm on your back, I'm not going anywhere."

31.

When he arrived at the temple, the abbot who always received Gu Xun saw that he carried a person on his back, and laughed so hard that his gray beard shook.

Xie Zhang blushed, struggled off his back, put his palms together, and bowed to the abbot: "I have met the abbot."

"I met the benefactor." The abbot followed his example and bowed to him, then asked Gu Xun with a smile, "He didn't come, so he was here with you, so you still come to ask?"

"It was with me later." Gu Xun replied.

The abbot ignored him and led Xie Zhang into the temple, Gu Xun followed behind them.

"The benefactor still remembers the poor monk?"

"Of course I remember, but I haven't been here for half a year, how can I forget."

The abbot just smiled and said nothing.

Xie Zhang asked: "What did Cai just say?"

"That's what the benefactor thinks." Fang Xiang looked back as he said, and seeing Gu Xun following with a blank face, he sighed and felt that he shouldn't be counted on him, so he said to Xie Zhang: "The benefactor behind, since a year Since before, I ran to the poor monk's temple every day, and only asked one sentence, "Did the young master of the Xie family come here yesterday?" I don't know how a general can be so idle. Well, maybe the prince has a lot of errands..."

Xie Zhang's face was hot and his heart was beating fast. Looking back at Gu Xun quietly, he felt his heart beating faster.

32.

After burning incense in the temple, wandering around, Gu Xun found that the gold stuffed last time was still in the incense cabinet, and was dumbfounded by the laziness of the monks in the temple.

The two walked down the mountain holding hands, seeing the chief guard and Xie Xiaojiu obediently waiting in front of the carriage, they thought about taking them to lunch.

Take a closer look.

"Xie Xiaojiu, why is your mouth swollen? Was it stung by a bee?" Xie Zhang wondered, how could there be bees in this weather.

Xie Xiaojiu hurriedly lowered her head when she heard the words, and did not speak, but the tips of her ears gradually turned red.

Xie Zhang turned his head and stared at the chief guard next to him. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that this face was a bit different from the usual expressionless face, and he always felt a little excited.

Gu Xun pulled him into the carriage: "Let's go, let's have lunch."

Xie Xiaojiu was still driving the carriage, and the chief guard rode the horse. After a while, they arrived at a small restaurant. Gu Xun asked for a private room, and the four of them divided into two tables.

During the meal, Xie Zhang suddenly remembered that Xie Xiaojiu was about the same age as him, and whether it was time to get married, so he asked through the screen: "Xie Xiaojiu, do you like any girl? The young master is going to propose marriage for you."

I heard two "uh...uh" over there, and then the voice of the chief guard: "Princess, my subordinate is older than him, can I marry my subordinate first?"

Xie Zhang was startled, the taciturn chief guard was so eager for love, he said: "It's also possible, then which one are you looking at?"

Chief guard: "This subordinate only wants to marry Xie Xiaojiu, and I hope the princess will be happy!"

Gu Xun pulled up Xie Zhang who had fallen from the stool, ignored Xie Zhang's stare, and picked up some chopsticks for him.

33.

After lunch, Gu Xun led his horse to Xie Zhang and said to take him to see the snowy scenery in the mountains.

"Only one?"

"The horses in the house are fierce."

So the two rode together, Xie Zhang leaned in Gu Xun's arms, and said in his heart that it was a good thing he didn't need another horse, and riding a horse by himself, blowing the cold wind, how could it be more comfortable to touch this human flesh heater.

"Is it cold? Slow down." Gu Xun asked, looking down at the hand touching his chest.

"It's not cold, I just want to touch it." Xie Zhang felt that he was spoiled by Gu Xun.

The man who pulled the rein did not speak, and seemed to be hesitating patiently.

"If it's not cold, don't touch it yet." Gu Xun took a long time before opening his mouth. After speaking, he was afraid that Xie Zhang would be unhappy, so he added: "Go back and touch it."

Xie Zhang blushed, quickly withdrew his hand, moved forward in his arms, and understood the meaning of this man's words.

The strong-tempered horse carried the two of them to the south of the mountain. Jing'an Mountain is small, and Jing'an Mountain has no name. There are very few tourists and pilgrims here.

Few people know the snow scene in the south of the mountain.

Gu Xun got off the horse, Xie Zhang quickly jumped off before he turned around and hugged him, ran a few steps, half a foot of snow on the ground made a soft "squeak".

Xie Zhang looked at Gu Xun who had tied up his horse and came towards him, and suddenly thought of "grow old together", if the two of them are left in the world like now, there seems to be nothing to be afraid of.

Xie Zhang smiled and opened his arms towards his general.

Gu Xun looked at the smiling man, that man was alone in the ice and snow, recalling his frequent dreams, he quickened his pace and ran to Xie Zhang, hugging him.

Ears and temples rubbing together, probably so, relying on each other with a white head.

34.

At the foot of the mountain, Xie Xiaojiu stood beside the carriage, looking down at the reins in her hand.

"Why don't you want to marry me?" The head guard took the rein and put it aside, holding Xie Xiaojiu's hand.

Xie Xiaojiu's eyes wandered, she didn't dare to look at him, and didn't speak.

"Do you like the general?" Seeing that he didn't speak, the chief guard became a little anxious: "Then...then I will resign from the general tomorrow and report to the barracks, but you can't marry others. When I become a general, I'll come back to you again. If...if I haven't returned for five years, no, three years, if I haven't returned for three years, don't wait..."

Xie Xiaojiu pulled out her hand and pinched the chief guard's waist, interrupting his nonsense.

"Are you really pleasing me?" Xie Xiaojiu was a little shy.

"Father and mother are watching me in heaven, there is no lie."

"Then why are you always making fun of me?"

"I don't want you to like the general..." The chief guard felt a little guilty when he heard the words, and seeing Xie Xiaojiu's blank face, he said again: "You always stare at the general..."

"I was... that was staring! Who told your general to bully my young master!"

Chief Guard: "That's not bullying."

"It's not bullying! My young master is supporting his waist every day, and he must have been beaten by your general!"

"You'll know when we get married." The chief guard comforted Xie Xiaojiu, who was furious.

Xie Xiaojiu: "..." Who wants to marry you!

35.

Back home, dinner.

"The emperor said, you are no longer an official." Gu Xun asked after consideration.

"En." Xie Zhang responded.

Gu Xun ladles soup for him, and then asks, "Does it mean that if you marry me, you won't be able to be an official?"

Xie Zhang was afraid that he would think too much, so he explained: "No, I didn't want to be an official at first, but luckily you married me, now I can stay in the mansion openly and aboveboard."

Gu Xun smiled.

"Really, I'm lazy, I have to get up early every day as an official, tsk tsk, I can't get up." Seeing that he was relieved, Xie Zhang said again: "Look at the emperor's salary, let us both do things for him , if I also become an official, wouldn't we have to be four people every day?"

Gu Xun thought about it, and felt that such a day was too miserable, so he didn't say anything else.

Later when the emperor asked about it, he also evaded saying that Xie Zhang was not in good health and could not accompany you. Hope the emperor forgive me...

36.

In the beginning of spring, the imperial envoys and adjutants who went to the south returned to Beijing.

The effect of the distribution of food and disaster relief was very good, the emperor was very happy, and summoned Xie Zhang and Gu Xun to enter the palace together.

"When I was in the early court, looking at the grown-up who was so skinny that he was half a man, I almost rolled off the dragon chair with laughter hahaha... Xie Zhang really has you hahaha..."

"The emperor's absurd praise is due to the dedication of the adjutant, and the minister's admiration for the heart of the people."

Seeing Gu Xun's bewildered face, the emperor laughed again: "Ai Qing is really lucky hahaha... Now let's see who dares to trouble you again, kill the chicken... no... thin chicken to scare monkeys hahaha."

On the way back home, Gu Xun pestered Xie Zhang to ask what the emperor meant.

Xie Zhang couldn't.

"Why are you so stupid? The traitor wants to harm you, so I blocked you. Why? Thank me?" He poked his head with his finger as he said, "If you don't get bullied a few times, it's my reward!"

Gu Xun quickly pulled his hand down and put it in his arms, rubbed it soothingly a few more times, and said, "Don't be afraid, I have you."

Xie Zhang was laughed at by him: "..."