Very few people noticed that Gongxi Qiu had a private army.
This private army is not large in scale. He started to form it under Tang Guo's tent when he was young. Most of the soldiers are orphans he adopted or desperate young rangers. At that time, he had no idea of supporting soldiers and respecting himself. He simply wanted to find a way to eat Tang Guo's free salary. As Tang Guo's nominally important adopted son, shouldn't he also provide money to support the soldiers raised by his adopted son?
It’s cool to spend your enemy’s money to support your own soldiers!
It’s just that Gong Xiqiu is very arrogant and relies on his superior force. He doesn’t pay attention to ordinary enemies. When he leads his troops in battle, he kills them head-on. Therefore, he did not value this private soldier very much. In the following years, private soldiers were brought everywhere to fight for others, and the scale expanded from a few hundred to more than a thousand. Back then, when he left to find his brother and nephew, he was too lazy to lead this army and left it to Gong Xi.
With this elite team at your side and Mama taking care of you, Gongxi’s life will be very smooth as expected. This was one of the reasons why he felt so at ease as the hands-off shopkeeper - Gong Xilai was an adult who could make the decisions and didn't need his constant care.
"Gongxi Langjun is looking for General Xun?"
Lin Feng didn't think about this for a moment, she only thought about Xun Ding.
If you look closely, Xun Ding can also be regarded as a member of the old department.
"Xun Yong'an? Humph, I will look for his bad luck tomorrow. Now I have to go find my old subordinates to find out what happened in these years." Gong Xiqiu didn't want to mention Xun Ding, but he then thought of it again Lin Feng was a civil servant, so he probably wasn't familiar with the military generals, so he mentioned a few old troops that he had an impression of and tried his luck.
Coincidentally, one of them, Lin Feng, also knows——
Yang Ying, Yang Shengmei.
"By coincidence, Shengmei just came back to report on her work a while ago."
Lin Feng called people over and sent Gong Xiqiu to Yang Ying's house.
Yang Ying lives with her father, Mr. Yang.
When Gong Xiqiu came, Yang Yingzheng personally sent a young man dressed as a doctor out: "...My father's body suffered a serious deficit in his early years. Is there any chance to make up for it now?"
Doctor: "The fundamental damage has been done, so we can only recuperate slowly."
Yang Ying's brows were filled with sadness, and the shadow covered half of her face: "Oh, that's all we can do, please ask a doctor Pay more attention, as long as it has an effect, you can use any good medicine.”
Without sufficient martial energy to suppress and regulate, the hidden wounds accumulated during the cultivation process will explode at a certain point, and the body will age faster than ordinary people. Be faster. Although my father seems to be relatively healthy in recent years, he gets sick every time the seasons change.
The recovery speed is getting slower every time.
Yang Ying regularly moved Qi to nourish his meridians, but the meridians were riddled with holes, like a sieve, with little effect.
The doctor nodded: "This is natural."
He hesitated on the spot, as if hesitating: "I heard that the imperial doctor of the Medical Department made a breakthrough in the regeneration of severed limbs there. Mr. Yang spontaneously burned his courage in his early years, and he also I don’t know if it can be repaired this way. If you have a way, you can give it a try. "
After all, Dan Mansion is not one of the human organs.
It is hard to say whether the spirit of regeneration of severed limbs will work.
The doctor's words just gave her hope.
Yang Ying silently wrote down: "Okay, thank you."
Sent the doctor away, and was about to turn around and go home when she stopped, looked back at the shadows, secretly put her hand on the hilt of the saber at her waist, Luck secretly warned: "Who is it, come out?"
"It's me." Gong Xiqiu walked out secretly.
Yang Ying breathed a sigh of relief: "When did the general return?"
Compared with the elegance of Lin Feng's residence, the decoration in Yang Ying's home was much simpler, and everything was decorated with comfort and warmth. Practicality first.
She led Gong Xiqiu to the main hall.
The last time the two met was several years ago.
From Yang Ying's mouth, Gong Xiqiu learned about the situation of those old tribes in recent years - part of it was due to old injuries and age. Gong Xi took the initiative and let them return to their good families, and also found a way out. Those with rich experience went to Zhechong Mansion to lead new soldiers in various places, while those with better qualifications chose to work in the army, and their lives were pretty good.
Speaking of this, Yang Ying paused.
“These are Alai’s ideas.”
Although Gong Xiqiu handed these private soldiers over to Gong Xi Lai, he was the real person responsible for these soldiers. When Gongxi made this decision, he hesitated for a long time and felt uneasy in his heart. Her choice was equivalent to disbanding Gongxi Qiu's old tribe.
Not doing this will delay their future.
"Alai has done a good job and is much more responsible than me."
Gong Xi Chou didn't have any displeasure on his face and was very pleased.
He never thought that he would stay in the secular world forever. He originally planned to find relatives and return to his family to live a small life. He also did not think that he was the commander-in-chief's son. He was only responsible for leading troops to charge into battle. Therefore, he had no regard for these old troops. They are all picked up and raised.
As a master, this behavior is quite irresponsible.
Gongxi came to help him deal with the aftermath, and he felt relieved.
Yang Ying said again: "Xun Yongan also contributed a lot."
When Gong Xiqiu came back at this critical moment, Yang Ying knew that Xun Yongan would inevitably get a beating. It's understandable that Gong Xichou didn't like Xun Ding. If he hadn't arrived in time and followed Xun Ding's bandit style, even if he kept restraining his subordinates from harming women and children, she and Gong Xilai would have had to endure hardship.
Who could have imagined at that time that Xun Ding and Gong Xi could succeed?
This pair of experiences can be compiled into a storybook and can be sung for a long time.
Gong Xiqiu’s expression changed slightly and he was noncommittal.
Yang Ying: "Have you seen Alai?"
Gong Xiqiu hesitated: "I plan to ask Xun Yongan before meeting her. She is pregnant now. , I should go to bed at this point. It is extremely dangerous for a woman to give birth, and she is not too young now... I don’t know how much suffering she will have to endure..."
Yang Ying was secretly surprised.
She and Gong Xilai were close friends, and she had also heard the latter confide in her heart - Gong Xichou and Gong Xilai were brothers and sisters after all, and the opportunity for the two to become friends was because Gong Xichou was worried that he would not be able to come back for revenge. , and then the future of the clan was entrusted to her. How much true feelings can there be in this situation? Gong Xilai is a bit timid and has low self-esteem, and he does not dare to be unscrupulous in his hatred towards Gong Xilai.
Gong Xiqiu may have more responsibility for her.
Yang Ying comforted and said: [Don’t think so much. There are many brothers and sisters of the same mother in this world, and their feelings are also indifferent and alienated. At least there are not many brothers who are willing to give their private soldiers and all their wealth to their sisters. Gongxi Qiu's treatment of you is always different. 】
As he said this, he also agreed with Gong Xi Lai in his heart.
But, looking at it now, I feel that I was wrong.
In his heart, he didn't care about Gong Xi Lai as much as he did on the surface.
Yang Ying: "Don't you blame her?"
Gong Xiqiu felt confused: "Why blame her?"
Of course it's her fault for making decisions.
Yang Ying thought carefully and said: "The child she and Xun Yongan...are what Alai wants. Originally, she wanted to wait for you to come back to host the marriage, but she is an ordinary person after all, different from you, and Xun Yongan is also different. Xun Yongan can stay young for many years, but she can't delay it for too long. I remember a few months ago, she wrote to me saying that she had gray hair, probably because of this..."
Which family doesn’t prepare for their wedding a year and a half in advance?
Gong Xiqiu is still Gong Xilai’s only relative. His whereabouts have been uncertain these years, and he has been wandering all over the continent. It is not easy to send him a letter home, and some time must be set aside. Otherwise, her wedding would be over before the letter home was delivered. She was also worried that she would not be able to get pregnant because she was too old. After she decided to get married and set the wedding date, she did not avoid it. Unexpectedly, the child came so quickly that she was caught off guard.
"Alai and Xun Yong'an decided to get married first, and she got pregnant later... Strictly speaking, it can't be too outrageous." Yang Ying was making excuses for the newlyweds.
Gong Xiqiu blinked, his eyes a little confused.
He seemed to realize this just now.
Gong Xilai is different from him.
It’s just——
“Alai must not have read the clan documents carefully.”
Gongxi Qiuleng Buding said such a sentence, and Yang Ying was confused: “This "What does it have to do with the clan documents?"
Naihe Gong Xiqiu refused to say more.
There is only one sentence left: "Ask Xun Ding to wait for me on the outskirts of the city. If he doesn't come, I will break all his legs! Can't the medical department regenerate severed limbs? Well, it doesn't matter if they are all broken off."
< br>Gong Xiqiu did not say the specific time.
Half a quarter of an hour later——
Xun Ding grabbed the servant who delivered the message and refused to let go. "Gong Xiqiu, do you really say that?"
General Yao Guangwei, who looked calm to outsiders, was now pacing back and forth in the house anxiously. The more he walked, the more painful his legs became. After repeated inquiries, he still got the same answer. Xun Ding scratched his messy hair and muttered: "Tsk, I won't be back for a long time. I won't come back until later..."
But I just wanted to come back when he was about to get married.
Gong Xiqiu didn't know the severity of his attacks. If Xun Ding got a beating from him, it would be normal for him to be unable to get out of bed for ten and a half months. How much face will Alai lose if all the guests read the joke?
No matter how reluctant you are, you still have to go see me.
He dared to hide, but Gong Xiqiu really dared to kill.
The moonlight tonight was bright and clear, but Xun Ding was not in the mood to admire the moon. He walked step by step to the agreed place, and saw two people here from a distance. One person is sitting on the ground, and the other person is standing upright on the side, both of them have their backs to Xun Ding.
Xun Ding looked ugly.
Gong Xiqiu just beat himself up in private to vent his anger, so why did he find thugs? Or is it that Gong Xiqiu thinks of a gentleman as a villain, thinking that he is afraid of being beaten, so he gathers helpers?
“We haven’t seen each other for a few years, but my cultivation has improved rapidly.”
Not long after Gong Xiqiu arrived, he noticed Xun Ding’s aura.
The standing man also turned his head, revealing a somewhat familiar face. Xun Ding looked at the two similar faces, and his muscles were already starting to hurt even before they were beaten. Looking at the unfathomable Gong Xiqiu, Xun Ding felt even more bitter. When he stretched out his head, it was also a knife when he retracted his head. He took a deep breath and said in one breath: "People in the Ming Dynasty don't tell secrets. Please take action, brother!"
Gong Xiqiu: "..."
Xun Ding has not developed much brains in the past few years. Before he clearly said that he wanted to beat Xun Ding, this kid rushed to find him.
"Xun Yong'an, you——"
He raised his hand and grabbed it, turning a halberd out of thin air.
The body of the halberd glowed green in the moonlight.
“Your courage is commendable!”
Gong Xiqiu took a step forward.
It looks like he is strolling in the courtyard, but in fact he is like a ghost approaching Xun Ding in an instant. The ordinary aura soared to the sky, and he was fully armored. When the armor appeared, the air stagnated. This hand operation was not gorgeous, but it still made Xun Ding's pupils tremble. Outsiders might not feel it at all, but at this moment when he was facing Gong Xiqiu, he could clearly feel the sudden enlargement in his eyes. Even the space he was in was squeezed by some irresistible force coming from all directions, and his bones were forced to make a heart-wrenching noise. Creaking noise.
Gong Xiqiu’s voice was thick, majestic and vague.
He said: "Shaobai, I don't want to make too much noise."
If things get too big, Mama will not be able to step down.
The young man who looked exactly like Gong Xiqiu performed the secret with one hand.
"Block, open the formation!"
Buzz——
The breeze suddenly rises!
The transparent barrier with water ripples on all sides rises into the sky, forming a closed square space at the highest point. Xun Ding immediately broke away from the pressure of Gong Xiqiu's momentum and retreated to distance him. The toes landed on the ground, the armor was wrapped around the body, the spear pointed at the ground to stop the figure, and suddenly like a cannonball, it hit the front door of Gongxi Qiu.
Today’s situation is special. If you can’t beat me, you have to fight head-on!
As a sister-in-law, you must not let your second-in-law look down upon you!
Just——
He didn't expect that Gong Xiqiu would be merciless at all. He actually greeted him directly in the face with his halberd aimed at his vital points. Being beaten to death doesn't make Alai lose face?"
Gong Xiqiu said: "I can't spend it!"
Xun Ding soon understood what "can't spend it" meant.
There is something weird about this area around us! He clearly felt that his bones were cracking, but he was unscathed a moment later. Only the pain that remained on his body reminded him that it was not an illusion. Perhaps because of this, Gong Xiqiu had no intention of showing any mercy.
This place is remote, but not very far from the city wall of the royal capital.
The soldiers guarding the city could vaguely see lights flickering near the dark horizon, but there was nothing unusual about the aura of heaven and earth nearby.
"Who is setting off the fireworks over there?" The soldier muttered in his heart. Just as he was about to go up to the peak to have a look, the "fireworks" over there disappeared again. Quiet, nothing unusual.
Gong Xiqiu knelt down and patted Xun Ding on the face.
Raised his eyebrows: "That's it?"
Xun Ding sat up angrily: "What do you mean, that's it?"
Gong Xiqiu said: "I haven't used all my strength yet."
"Are you using all your strength to kill me and make Alai a widow? Do you understand that it's going to rain and my sister is getting married? Can you stop me?" ?”
Gong Xiqiu rolled his eyes: “That’s why I didn’t kill you.”
Gong Xilai and Xun's marriage is irrevocable. Since the two are destined to be relatives for a time, it is not a life-and-death feud. Naturally, there is no need to take serious measures to make the situation impossible to end - Gong Xi Qiu Let Xun Ding suffer some physical pain, and Xun Ding let him vent his anger.
When Xun Ding heard this, he laughed so hard that he couldn’t even see his eyes.
"Brother, please entrust Alai to me."
Gong Xiqiu looked at him sideways and said nothing.
The young man who looked similar to Gong Xiqiu didn’t speak either.
Being stared at by the two men, Xun Ding's psychological pressure exploded and he bit the bullet: "Brother, you can leave me to your sister."
Gong Xiqiu then slowly spoke: "You are the only son in your family. Both father and son hold high positions in the court. It is unrealistic to force you to marry into the family. I have no such plan. The specifics are It depends on Alai's decision, but - if you want Alai to marry into your family and serve your son-in-law like a secular person, it's not okay to wash your hands and make soup, and it's not okay for Alai to agree! , until the Gongxi clan is completely extinct, I will be her backer in the secular world, and I can kill you at any time.”
Xun Ding opened his mouth, shocked.
Gong Xiqiu said impatiently: "What's your expression?"
Xun Ding thumped the ground: "My father has already acquiesced in my marrying into the family, and now you tell me that I don't need to marry into the family, Gongxi hatred, You're playing tricks on me!"
Gong Xiqiu: "...Xun Hanzhang is so forgiving."
Xun Ding stood up with support on his waist. Although there was no physical injury, Gong Xiqiu didn't know how to use it. What a clever thing Son, the beating hurts so much: "Who is my father? He hopes that he will work hard to leave his name in history, but he doesn't expect me to be the master of the glorious ancestors! I told him that day that Alai was pregnant, and he left Tell me, "There are so many people with the surname Xun in the world." He really cares about this surname. If he expects me to live with Alai, he might as well learn from Qi Zhongshu. He is young and has more than 100 grandchildren..."
In an era when paternal lineage was unclear, surnames were more important than bloodlines to a certain extent. As long as they followed one's surname, they were one's children and grandchildren, and adopted children were equivalent to biological children. Xun Zhen wanted to have several grandchildren with her own surname so that adoption would be quicker.
He has no objection to his son's suspected adoption in order to get married.
Who was not a lover when they were young?
Young people can make their own decisions.
Gong Xiqiu: "..."
He was almost defeated by the Xuns and his sons.
When Jimo Qiu put away the barrier and came over, Gong Xiqiu remembered the business: "Xun Yong'an, if you are willing to marry Alai, then you certainly don't mind helping her survive the birth disaster, right?"
Xun Ding’s Brain Three question marks popped up in Men Bang Bang Bang's mind. After he finished digesting Gong Xiqiu's words, his handsome face was distorted as if he had eaten a mushroom: "No, don't tell me, your family still has such a shocking method of making men pregnant and giving birth? ”
< br>Gong Xiqiu didn't know what Xun Ding was thinking, so he started daydreaming before dawn, whimsically saying: "That's not true. Reproduction is a means of creation, how can it be changed at will? This also violates the yin and yang of men and women. You Not qualified to even think about it. ——There are some secret techniques in the clan that allow you to temporarily suffer for Alai. You are a brave warrior, and you will not make a sound even if you are disembowelled, right?"
Xun Ding confirmed again and again: "That's it. Is this true? ”
Gong Xiqiu nodded: "That's it, seriously!"
Xun Ding couldn't help but touch his face.
The level of Gongxi Qiu is too easy to pass.
Just being caught and beaten by him, and then agreeing to bear the pain for Alai on the day of delivery, is this a pass? Is he dreaming?
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