Brocade tears

When Guo Dayou arrived outside the west gate, he saw three generals and an official in green robes riding a horse to greet him.The leader is a man with a hulking back and a bearded face, but he looks somewhat similar to Guo Dayou, except that this man has a pair of leopard eyes and thick eyebrows, making him look more reckless and majestic.The one on his right hand side was a young general. Guo Dayou had seen him before, and after thinking about it for a while, he remembered that his name was Zhan Yu, and he and this person had worked together to capture the King of Nine Fingers in Beijing.And the general on the right hand side of "Mang Zhang Fei" had a weathered face, firm eyes, and a slightly lower rank than the leading general. Guo Dayou guessed that he was Tong Yangzheng, the guard of Kuandian Fort.And the green-robed official on the far right of the three generals, whom Guo Dayou also knew, was Shisan's cousin, Zhao Ziyang, head of the Ministry of Household Affairs Shandong Qingli Department.

He ordered the team to stop in front of the city gate, and went up to say hello himself.The leading general laughed loudly, and boldly cupped his hands and said:

"The person here is Guo Qianhu on business?"

"Exactly, who dare to ask the general face to face?" Guo Dayou replied.

"During the next conquest, the deputy commander of the Anti-Japanese Army, Zha Dashou, led the vanguard battalion to Kuandian Fort. This is Tong Yangzheng, the guard of Kuandian Fort. This is Zhan Yu, the general of the Vanguard Battalion. This is Zhao Ziyang, head of the Department of Qing Officials in Shandong, Ministry of Household Affairs, Zhao Ziyang, head of Zhao." Cha Dashou introduced them one by one.

Guo Dayou said with a smile: "What a coincidence, General Zhan and Chief Zhao and I are old acquaintances."

"Really?" Zha Dashou looked at Zhan Yu in great surprise. He didn't expect that the young general who had just been assigned to him had such contacts, which helped him a lot.The vanguard army relies on intelligence to fight. If they can build a good relationship with Jin Yiwei, who is in charge of intelligence, they will get twice the result with half the effort.

So Zha Dashou immediately warmly greeted Guo Dayou and the two hundred Jinyi guards to station in Kuandianbao City. They worked together to set up a tent on the open space of the drying yard near the post house, and finally got to rest.Zha Dayou chatted with Guo Dayou for a while, but didn't mention anything serious. He just talked about the outline of the vanguard army, the size of the rear army, and the time of their arrival.After that, Zha Dayou gave Guo Dayou time to go back to the post house to rest, and invited him to a dinner in the evening to talk in detail.

Guo Dayou originally intended to stay only one night, and then rushed to Jiulian City as soon as possible, but he did not expect to meet the vanguard army at Kuandian Fort. He planned to walk a little slower, and first figure out where Li Rusong planned to send the vanguard battalion. .So he accepted the invitation tonight.

Zha Dashou and Tong Yangzheng led Zhan Yu to leave first, and they also had to make preparations for the dinner party.Zhao Ziyang stayed and followed Guo Dayou to the interior of the post house.

"Master Zhao, I haven't seen you for a long time, are you safe? How are the elders?" Guo Dayou greeted with a smile.

"Guo Qianhu is very polite, thank you for taking care of me, I am fine, and the elder is also very healthy." Zhao Ziyang smiled and cupped his hands.

"This time, Director Zhao can be sent to the front line to be in charge of grain adjustment, which shows that the superiors attach great importance to you. If you can make meritorious service, your promotion will not be a problem in the future."

"Guo Qianhu made fun of it. This is really a thankless job. If I hadn't volunteered, no one in the household department would be willing to come." Zhao Ziyang couldn't help but smiled wryly.

"Boss Zhao is also for his family, and Guo admires his sincerity." Of course, Guo Dayou knew the ultimate purpose of the Meng family's visit to Liaodong this time. He originally proposed this plan and participated in the arrangement. The hermitage was all arranged by him in the early stage.

Zhao Ziyang just shook his head, the two of them agreed and did not continue this topic.

"Where's Thirteen? But I've already moved in." Guo Dayou asked.

"It should be the check-in. I heard that Zhan Yu brought them here."

"Oh, Zhan Yu..." Guo Dayou suddenly remembered the scene at the gate of the city when he left Beijing for the first time this year. This Zhan Yu seemed to be interested in the little girl of the Meng family.But he didn't mention it, just a thought flashed in his mind.

The two just went up to the second floor of the inn, when Meng Kuang, Meng Zixiu and Luo Daochang came out of the house, and the five ran into each other in the corridor.Guo Dayou raised a smile and walked over with Zhao Ziyang. Mencius Xiu took the lead in saluting. Everyone showed the joy of reunion after a long absence.

"Thirteen, you can be regarded as a family reunion." After exchanging greetings, Guo Dayou looked at Meng Kuang and smiled.

Meng Kuang replied: "Old Guo, you should find someone you like and start a family. If you are so lonely, I will not support you when you grow old."

"Okay Shisan, have you learned to tease me now?" Guo Dayou pointed at her and said, "I don't need you to provide for me, anyway, I'm not interested in women."

"Could it be that you're interested in men?" Meng Kuang asked with a smile.

"Bah! Can I be such a person?" Guo Dayou spat, "I just haven't met a woman who can make my heart fall in love."

"No, Lao Guo, you've seen quite a few beauties."

"The beauties I've seen are beautiful, but I don't like them. For example, Sui'er from your family, Miss Bai from your brother's family, and your younger sister, all three girls are beautiful, but in my eyes I don’t feel anything in my eyes.” While speaking, Guo Dayou opened the door of his room, took off all his baggage, weapons, etc., and put them on the table.

Meng Kuang, Mencius Xiu, Luo Daochang, and Zhao Ziyang all walked in. Guo Dayou smiled and said:

"What kind of battle are you all doing, why did you all follow me in? Go back and rest."

"I have something to discuss with you." Meng Kuang said, and then she turned around, and Daoist Luo, who was standing by the door, closed the door.

After about a cup of tea, a group of people came out of the room again, and the expressions on their faces changed relatively subtly.Afterwards, everyone went back to their respective houses, and Meng Kuang and Sui Er, Meng Zixiu and Bai Yuyin also discussed today's affairs in private, and a consensus was reached among them.

……

When night fell, Guo Dayou went out of the house, ready to go to the banquet.Just when Zhao Ziyang was going to look for him, the two of them carried the lantern and went out of the station together.

On the way to Baoya, the two walked on the deep snow with one foot shallow, Zhao Ziyang asked Guo Dayou with a smile:

"Guo Qianhu, I'm also very curious about what the woman you admire looks like?"

Guo Dayou was silent for a moment, then smiled and said: "I heard that Mr. Zhao once had a marriage."

Seeing that he didn't answer his own question, but instead mentioned his dead wife, Zhao Ziyang's heart, which had been depressed for many years, felt like he had been hit by a hammer, and he felt a dull pain.But he knew in his heart that many things should be over, so he tried to speak out about the past:

"I'm sorry for my late wife. I neglected to take care of her and made her suffer in our Zhao family."

"You don't get married anymore because you want to rebel against the elders." Guo Dayou said with a smile.

Zhao Ziyang was a little surprised that Guo Dayou would say such words. After so many years, no one could understand his thoughts except the cousins ​​of the Meng family.

"I am not a filial son...but I will never follow the advice of those foolish and filial people. The deceased wife was indeed killed by my parents, and she even took my unborn child with her. I will never forgive her They. I have always thought that this is the greatest ordeal in my life, and I will be tortured by this ordeal in my life." Zhao Ziyang said slowly, today he would say such a thing from his heart to a relative stranger, it was him I didn't expect it, but Guo Dayou seems to have such magic power.

"Master Zhao... No, brother Zhao, you and I are brothers in trouble." Guo Dayou said.

"Ah?" Zhao Ziyang was taken aback, "Could it be that Brother Guo also..."

"In fact, I had a marriage a long time ago. I lost my father in my hometown when I was young. My mother took me to remarry in Shandong, and a butcher became my stepfather. At the age of 16, my stepfather and my mother told me about the marriage. It didn't take long for me to The mother is gone, and the marriage is in turmoil. My mother died of an illness. At that time, many people were infected with the disease. Pigs got swine fever and people got smallpox. My stepfather and I were lucky that we didn’t get sick. But my mother got smallpox and didn’t suffer from it. In the past, her last wish was to see me get married and have a daughter-in-law to inherit the family. My stepfather took me to ask the family who got married for an explanation. This family is a big blacksmith family in the local area. The family is the best. The one who wants to marry me is the unpopular concubine in the family. A girl, five or six older brothers, all of them are as strong as iron towers, but she is too thin. She cooks like an old woman, her hands are wrinkled and full of calluses. I just remember her... She has a pair of clear eyes, and she is not very beautiful, but it is a good match for the eyes. She is my mother's one-eyed Girl, just say that you are compatible with me. That family looked down on us, saying that our family is a broom star, the blood of pig slaughter is heavy, and the wife is against the mother's family. In fact... it just looks down on my family and thinks that my family is poor. At first they liked it Pig slaughtering stalls are worth some money, but then there was a plague and the pigs died, so they immediately changed their direction. My stepfather was very violent, and he got into a conflict with the family, and was beaten to death, and I was beaten to death If she hadn't tried her best to push me out, I might have been stabbed to death by that family with an iron pick. Later, Xiang Xian saved me and recommended me to go north to join the army.

Before I left home, I learned from a friend in the village that the girl had been betrayed by their family, by the leader of a caravan.It was said to be a caravan, but it was actually a group of bandits who fell from the grass on the mountain. With all my blood, I brought a pair of iron rods for grinding meat and was about to rescue her.But it was too late, and when I arrived, she had already been killed by those beasts.I went crazy, and then I didn't know why, so I killed all the caravans of more than 30 people.This incident alarmed the Shandong Commander who was in charge of suppressing the bandits at that time, and I was recruited into the army. "

After hearing this, Zhao Ziyang couldn't recover for a long time. He was really shocked by Guo Dayou's experience.

"I never mentioned these things to anyone, not even Shisan. Most outsiders only know that I was robbed in the north and killed more than 30 bandits. Alas... I have since then, I don’t even have any intention of getting married anymore. I only think about killing all the bandits to avenge her. After I entered Jinyiwei, my main goal is to get promoted and make money. I will live a comfortable life in the future. It's just that I know that life is not easy for men these days, let alone women. Whenever I meet a woman who needs help, I will help. Whether it is Bai Yuyin who went north from Nanjing, or Li Sui'er in the Niangniang Temple , and Thirteen, this kid... this girl, you lied to me so hard, in fact, it doesn't matter if she told me her identity earlier, I will definitely protect her."

"Brother Guo..." Zhao Ziyang couldn't help bowing to Guo Dayou, and said, "You are the one who is admired, and I will be worshiped by my younger brother."

"Hey! Don't do that, you'll spoil my old Guo." Guo Dayou hurriedly supported him.

"But I heard that Luo Xun Qianhu has great ambitions, does Brother Guo also have such ambitions?" Zhao Ziyang asked again.

"My eldest brother's ambition... To put it more closely, it is to solve the problem of the Southwest. The hereditary chieftain system is an outdated system. It is difficult to revitalize the Southwest. There are mountains, and the mountains separate people. It is difficult to communicate, which is more likely to encourage division and conflict. Rebellion. Whether to be loyal or separatist depends entirely on the chieftain's personal wishes. Over time, it will really lead to serious trouble."

"Luo Xun Qianhu was born in Shizhu Tusi's family, and he is the adopted son of the family. Why is he going to sweep his own family?" Zhao Ziyang wondered.

"Food court Lumi, loyalty to the court, my eldest brother has a vision, he starts from the whole. Besides, the waste land reform is urgent, there are actually signs of chaos inside the stone pillars, the old chieftain is stubborn and rigid, and sooner or later it will lead to big troubles." Disaster. But... After all, this matter is difficult to do, the resistance is huge, and many forces are intertwined. My elder brother has been planning for these years, but he has not seen the slightest progress. I’ve seen a lot of Southwest Tusi’s ruthlessness and bullying. The mountains are high and the emperor is far away. My elder brother and I are getting old and retired from the army, so we plan to go back to the Southwest to live in seclusion, we don't want us to experience the chaos in the Southwest when we get old, that would be a real pain."

"Oh...it's really troublesome." Zhao Ziyang sighed.

While sighing, they had already arrived outside the gate of the castle, and Zha Dashou had been waiting for a long time.