The general will give birth soon

The Xiao family is the most prestigious gentry family in Da Xia, with strict family rules and family reputation that is more important than life and death.

During those years when Xiao Yuheng guarded the northern border and made great contributions, he was naturally the most eye-catching pearl of the whole clan, but all this changed from the moment he was appointed envoy.

Xiao's children all took it as their duty to be loyal ministers and good generals, to serve the country and ask for orders for the people in the previous dynasty. When the decree was issued, the Xiao family thought that Xiao Yuheng

He would rather die than surrender, but he didn't.After becoming an envoy, the clansmen thought that he would keep his own place and stay in the palace, but he didn't.He did not know what method he used to get Emperor Chengxuan to allow him to return to the northern border.

Although the Great Xia envoy can participate in the administration and deliberation of state affairs, he has always been in charge of miscellaneous affairs such as the Nine Temples and the Five Prisons, and has never held important positions, and it is unprecedented to hold military power.

Xiao Yuheng tactfully killed two birds with one stone and presumptuously acted presumptuously. The Xiao family had already criticized him quite a bit at that time, and some of his disciples were even more shameless because of it.

Three years later, Xiao Yuheng returned to Beijing to conceive a child. Everything seemed to be on the right track, but then there was the case of Gu Chongming, a rookie who was in full swing in the court, was demoted and exiled.

The truth of this case has not been made public, but rumors leaked out from somewhere. Xiao Shi heard that Xiao Yuheng had intervened a lot in this case, and boldly swayed Emperor Chengxuan's decision.

Fortunately, Xiao Yuheng was punished and grounded, and Emperor Chengxuan no longer saw him. It seemed that he had lost his favor, so Xiao Shi endured it again.

Now there is another wave, Jun Ning's sudden death, and Emperor Chengxuan's decree to dismiss the other Junxiu. The turbulent waves all point to Xiao Yuheng.

Even though Emperor Chengxuan settled the two matters well, the Xiao family did not allow anything that would insult the family style.

The elders will interrogate Xiao Yuheng, Xiao Yuheng has always been upright, and immediately admitted the matter of sending Jun Ning, but considering that the original committee would embarrass Emperor Chengxuan, or make Xiao Shi and Jun Ning's mother's family quarrel, he only said that it was because of Chun Ning. Ning Jun is disrespectful to himself.The elders asked why they were disrespectful and why they didn't report it to Emperor Chengxuan, but Xiao Yuheng didn't say a word.

The elders asked Emperor Chengxuan the reason for disbanding the harem, Xiao Yuheng repeated what Emperor Chengxuan said to his foreign ministers, the elders naturally did not believe it, Xiao Yuheng was silent for a moment, lowered his eyes and said, in addition, because Emperor Chengxuan loved him , just want to be husband and wife with him alone.After a pause, he lowered his voice and said that he also sincerely loves Emperor Chengxuan, and is willing to accept everything he has done and bear the consequences for it.

Xiao Yuheng stood in the Xiao's ancestral hall neither arrogant nor humble, and then fell to his knees, "I ask the elders to decide to expel me from the clan."

The elders looked at Tang Xia, the most outstanding young man in the clan for decades, and said "yes" with complicated emotions, remembering all the things he had done that violated the clan precepts.

It is not easy to be expelled from the court.

According to the rules, Xiao Yuheng had to kneel to his ancestors in the ancestral hall for 49 days, kowtow [-], and receive a [-]-stick punishment.

Xiao Yuheng was pregnant with the emperor's heir, and the elders allowed him to kneel for two hours a day and kowtow to his head, and the rest of the punishment would be paid after delivery.

Xiao Yuheng accepted it with pleasure, and sincerely knelt down and repented every day. Now it is the eighth day of No.40.

Seeing that the dust was about to settle, Emperor Chengxuan came suddenly.

Emperor Chengxuan was dressed in the luxurious attire of a son of a wealthy family, sitting in the main hall with a sullen face, while the three elders knelt at the foot of the hall, and Xiao Yuheng stood aside——

He originally wanted Xiao Yuheng to sit with him, but Xiao Yuheng refused, and asked the elders to give him a seat, but he firmly refused.

He hated these old things!It's fine if you don't die!Give me a seat!

Emperor Chengxuan was so angry that his hands trembled. He didn't dare to look at Xiao Yuheng's appearance, so he yelled at the person kneeling in front of him: "How dare you punish the envoy in private, how courageous you are! The envoy is the emperor, and you are the ministers! It's a bully! Do you still have me in your eyes?!"

"I have entrusted you with great responsibilities to the Xiao family in the past dynasties, and I have paid a lot of respect to you. Is it your misconduct in exchange for it?!"

"If the Shijun is really wrong, Dali Temple will interrogate him, and I will punish him! How dare you use lynching?! I see that your torture methods are more than those of the Ministry of Punishment! Shijun still has an emperor's heir in his belly, what do you do? Do you know..."

Emperor Chengxuan became more and more angry, and his tone changed.

However, the three elders in the hall are all well versed in the way of admonishment regardless of life and death, and they kowtowed against the might of the sky: "Your Majesty, the ministers are just because they know...the ministers are afraid that the king will charm your majesty, so..."

"fart!"

Emperor Chengxuan was so angry that he blurted out swear words, Xiao Yuheng looked at him in shock, and the three elders had a look of "See, it really is so".

Emperor Chengxuan didn't expect why he suddenly became unrefined, so he forced his face and slapped the armrest of the seat, "Who said that the envoy charmed me? Who said? Who is spreading rumors?! With the envoy, I am sober as never before." What did I do wrong in the court? What did I do to make you slack off? Ah?! Tell me!"

The elders held their breath for a moment.

"Stubbornly stubborn day by day, self-righteous to listen to the wind and the rain, you are talking about it!" Emperor Chengxuan stood up angrily, "In my opinion, you should take turns to suffer the sins that you have suffered... No, Take it twice, and you will understand!"

Xiao Yuheng was so frightened that he plopped down on his knees, "Your Majesty, calm down, this matter was brought up by the minister, and the elders are just following the rules, please Your Majesty..."

"You don't talk yet!"

Emperor Chengxuan waved his hand irritably, and then realized that he had yelled at Xiao Yuheng, and immediately felt guilty.But right now it was not easy to apologize and coax him, and the three old guys looked more and more annoying, so he simply walked up to Xiao Yuheng and held his hand tightly, saying: "Listen well, I decreed that Xiao Yuheng will be From now on, he is no longer a member of the Xiao family, this matter is over! From now on, no one can control him except me!"

"His Majesty……"

Xiao Yuheng was taken aback, but before he could say anything, he was forcibly pulled away by Emperor Chengxuan and stuffed into the carriage back to the palace.

Emperor Chengxuan was still angry, and he didn't talk to Xiao Yuheng after getting in the car, so he bent down and sat with his elbows on his knees, panting for breath.As a result, his breathing became more and more urgent, and in the end, it seemed that because he had nothing to vent, he suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself.

There was a loud and clear "snap", Xiao Yuheng was terrified, and hurriedly moved to Emperor Chengxuan's side, "What are you doing, Your Majesty?!"

Only then did Emperor Chengxuan pluck up the courage to look at Xiao Yuheng. He had lost weight, his complexion was haggard and darker than before, and there were bruises around his eyes.Emperor Chengxuan felt pity and guilt, and stroked his face, "Brother Heng, I'm sorry, I didn't protect you well. If I didn't let you go back to the palace, I wouldn't have discovered it so late and made you suffer so much... ...I said before, I won't let others beat you and punish you, I'm really useless!" As he spoke, he raised his hand to his face again.

Xiao Yuheng quickly grabbed Emperor Chengxuan's hand, "Who said Ayan is useless, today Ayan came suddenly, with a menacing voice, wearing such chic clothes, and finally took me away in public, just like a knight in a storybook, Very brave and mighty."

Emperor Chengxuan was taken aback, "Really, really?!"

Xiao Yuheng nodded, "The so-called hero saves..." He shook his head and smiled self-deprecatingly, "Heroes save the beauty, that's probably how it is."

Emperor Chengxuan's heart felt hot, and he hugged Xiao Yuheng in his arms, "Brother Heng, I love you dearly."

Xiao Yuheng took Emperor Chengxuan's hand, and placed it on his slightly protruding belly, which was about to be full in April, "Actually, I really don't blame the elders, I am willing. Only in this way can I be worthy of Ayan, and I will go down." You are worthy of Mrs. Xiao."

"Brother Heng, you always think a lot, and your thoughts are too heavy. A Yan forbids you to do this, it's too hard."

Xiao Yuheng understood that Emperor Chengxuan couldn't understand the persistence in his heart for a while, so he stopped talking, leaned in Emperor Chengxuan's arms, quietly looked around the gorgeously decorated carriage, and his eyes fell on a red brocade box.

There was a word engraved on the lid of the brocade box, because of the location, he couldn't see it clearly, so he tried to make it out, vaguely it was... a gift to Brother Heng.

Tomorrow is his birthday, he said earlier that he would participate in the clan sacrifice, so he did not hold a banquet in the palace.

But Emperor Chengxuan remembered everything.

Xiao Yuheng understood, and raised his chin to the corner, "Your Majesty, can I have a look at that box?"

Emperor Chengxuan became shy, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes. Then, the words on it were carved by my own hands. If the carving is not good, don't be disgusted."

Xiao Yuheng walked over with a smile, held the brocade box solemnly in his hand, and said seriously: "Your Majesty Mo Qian, I think it's very good." He returned to sit beside Emperor Chengxuan and put the brocade box on his lap, "This weight ...Could it be an inkstone?"

Emperor Chengxuan nodded and praised: "You are really smart."

The two held hands and opened the brocade box together, Xiao Yuheng's eyes lit up and his expression became solemn.

"Is this...peacock eyes?"

Emperor Chengxuan was a little dazed, "Peacock eyes? I only know that this is a treasure offered, and I thought you would like it. I don't think there is a name for it?"

Xiao Yuheng nodded, "Human beings are only spiritual, and they have double pupils; stones also have eyes, and they are created by nature. The reason why this inkstone is so valuable is because it is born with stone eyes. The eyes are green and easily mistaken for coral bird eyes. There is often a hint of red in the corner of the eye, and its green is different from the slightly gray one in front of you. In addition, the eye is slightly larger, and it should be the peacock eye that only grows in the Zixing Valley of Yuntan Inkkeng. Peacock eyes are extremely It is rare, and the place where it was born is dangerous, and it is extremely fragile, and it is easily damaged when carving. In today's world, there are probably less than ten peacock-eyed inkstones." Touching the body of the inkstone, his eyes are pitiful, "This inkstone was born, and there are many people's blood and sweat behind it. .”

"...Yuntan inkstone pit?" Emperor Chengxuan was taken aback for a second.

Xiao Yuheng nodded, and suddenly realized something. Looking at Emperor Chengxuan's expression, an idea gradually took shape.

On the night dragon's bed, Emperor Chengxuan personally applied medicine to Xiao Yuheng's swollen knee, and the anger in his heart came up again, and he scolded while rubbing the medicinal oil: "It's too much to deceive people! Those old guys are really like, just like... "

Emperor Chengxuan's expression suddenly became cautious and embarrassed, Xiao Yuheng asked tentatively, "What does it look like?"

Emperor Chengxuan paused for a moment, wiped the medicated oil on his hands, got up and walked a few steps, and sighed: "I think of Gu Chongming, he criticized those stubborn veterans back then, it was very reasonable."

Xiao Yuheng didn't speak, but Emperor Chengxuan opened the valve and couldn't hold back, "He said he was not the real prince, but I actually believed him. But there is no evidence, so I have no choice but to send him away."

Xiao Yuheng slowly put down his trousers, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the time for the Southern Expedition has come."

Emperor Chengxuan nodded with his hands behind his back, "Well, I know."

"Among the three kingdoms of Jing, Yue, and Xian, Yue is the most powerful and has the largest territory. If Yue can be destroyed first, Jing and Xian will collapse accordingly."

Emperor Chengxuan did not speak.

"Yue Kingdom is adjacent to the southern border, but separated by a mountain, and there is a valley under the mountain, which is the Yuntan inkstone pit."

Emperor Chengxuan walked to the window.

"If you can occupy the mountain, half of the battle will be won."

Emperor Chengxuan clenched his hands tightly, Xiao Yuheng got up and got out of bed, fully dressed and kneeled down solemnly.

"Your Majesty, among the generals, Si You is the most adept at ambush and formation charge. Your Majesty, please lead Si You to lead a light cavalry, and first go to Yuntan inkstone pit to investigate, and then move after planning."

Emperor Chengxuan took a hesitant breath.

"If your Majesty is worried, you can send someone to follow you secretly." Xiao Yuheng raised his eyes and looked at the back of Emperor Chengxuan seriously.

After a while, Emperor Chengxuan spat out the breath in his mouth.

Turning the new year, the young leaves are sprouting and the stamens are emerging, revealing a hint of spring.

Hurrying to the north, the light cavalry army headed south all the way, in the name of suppressing bandits, they approached the town of Yuntan in the south.

In the weeds on the side of the road outside the town, a little boy sat in it and weaved weeds. The grass blades were hard. He accidentally cut his hand, and the pain caused him to shed tears.

The light cavalry slowed down and dispatched scouts on horseback to meet the tall general who was at the front of the team wearing gold silk armor and carrying a sword.

"General, everything is going well ahead, except for a child sitting in the grass and crying."

The tall and handsome man held Zhan Fengqiang behind his back, and looked along the scout's hand, his eyes were like stars and moons, and his eyes were slightly cold.