The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 929 910 Eight: Two people invite the second general ([-])
The two left the palace, rode on their steeds, and headed straight for home.

The two brothers separated at the door of the house, and both of them went home separately.

The one who opened the door saw that Duan Wuji had come back, and while leading his horse, ran to the inner house to report the news.

When Duan Wuji saw that he had returned home, he became more cheerful.

I saw that the house is still the same, almost nothing has changed!

It's just a few new pots of flowers in the yard.

Just when Duan Wuji was stunned, Princess Mingzhu hurried out of the inner house with her son in her arms.

"My lord, why did you come back today? The emperor has been back for a month, you are doing well! You didn't even show your face, and you went back to your hometown.

But I miss our mother and son badly. "

Duan Wuji grinned when he heard this.

"Our family has no shortage of food and a lot of flowers, why do you think I am worried?

Now our hometown is busy with the autumn harvest.

You said that when I go back to my hometown, I have to live with my parents for a while, right?
How can there be any reason to pass by the house without entering?If you do that, isn't that unfilial?

To be honest, my parents, brothers and sisters-in-law have always been afraid of me since I went to war.

Princess Mingzhu, as you know, I still have a home in Taiyuan Prefecture, Shanxi.

What if I don't go home for a long time?

I don't have to worry about you here. After the emperor comes back, he will definitely report your safety. Don't you think so? "

Princess Pearl nodded helplessly.

"Do you need to say this! After the emperor came back, he first sent someone to tell me that you were safe and went back to your hometown."

Duan Wuji said with a smile: "That's all right, since you know that I'm safe and sound, what do you think you have to worry about?

Besides, shouldn't it be right for me to go back to my hometown to see my parents?

I know that once I return to the capital, there will be very little chance of going back to my hometown. Do you think it makes sense? "

"Hmph, that's what you would say.

I have no objection to you going back to your hometown, but you can't stay for such a long time.

Now you have been here for more than a month, isn't it troublesome for you to stay in your hometown? "

Duan Wuji shook his head.

"I don't think I stayed long, you know, the emperor gave me a total of three months of vacation.

I'm only halfway here!

How long is this waiting?As for whether staying at home is annoying or not, am I still not clear in my mind?

To be honest, even if I stay at home for half a year, I won't be in trouble.

After all, I was born in that place, grew up in that place, and I have feelings for that place. "

When Princess Mingzhu heard what Duan Wuji said, her blushed blushed, she couldn't say a word for a long time.

"Oh, my husband! I have convinced you.

What are you talking about!Won't you coax me! "

Duan Wuji laughed when he heard this.

"Pearl! To be honest, you are much more beautiful now than before."

Princess Pearl rolled her eyes.

"Hmph! You're talking nonsense! I'm taking a child with me now, and I've broken my heart all day long. If you say that I'm more beautiful than before, isn't that a lie?

Do you think I'm stupid?Who will believe those lies? "

Li Yingying hugged her son and muttered, then handed her son over.

"Stinky boy, go, let your father hug you!"

Duan Wuji took his son, and the child burst into tears.

Duan Wuji had no choice but to coax him all the time!

After coaxing for a long time, the child stopped crying.

To be honest, Duan Wuji really likes his son, this child is only a little over one year old, and has already started to babble, that is a very obedient and likable age!

Duan Wuji hugged his youngest son and enjoyed the family happiness, Princess Pearl turned around and ran to the kitchen.

The head of the house is back, so she has to cook him a sumptuous dinner!

It wasn't too long, so dinner was served. The family of three ate dinner, and then went back to the room to rest.

After lunch the next day, Duan Wuji ordered someone to buy eight packs of dim sum from the street and returned with two jars of good wine.

Seeing that Duan Wuji had bought these things, Princess Ming Zhu hurriedly asked, "Why are you buying these things? Doesn't our family have enough to eat?"

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "These things are not for our family, I will take them out tomorrow!"

"Going out? Where are you going out?"

"I came back this time on the order of the emperor, and tomorrow I will go to Sanyuan County with my brother Tie Niu to invite Li Jing and Li Pharmacist.

The emperor demoted him and that Zhang Gongjin to the people a while ago, and the emperor sent the eldest grandson Wuji to call him back. It's good to see that Li Jing avoided seeing him this time!

The emperor has no choice but to ask the two of us to invite him! "

"Then can he give you two face? Don't even give you two face at that time, what do you think then?"

Duan Wuji shook his head.

"I have a very good relationship with Li Jing, and I forgive him for not treating us like that. Li Jing and Li Yaoshi are great military strategists, and his strategy is basically the same as mine.

Our relationship is very good, I will invite him in person, does this give him a small face, if he still does not come, what do you think he is waiting for?

I'm going to invite him, this is not the case after all with both hands!

Therefore, I bought him something, so I can explain it in face! "

Princess Pearl finally understood.

"Since Brother Huang sent you there, then you go! I hope you go back early!"

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Don't worry! If there's nothing wrong, I won't hang around outside. It's so boring to stay outside!

After the matter is settled, our brothers will come back.

This is not going to war, we will come back after ten days and 20 days. "

"Well! That's about the same!

If you dare to hang out outside again, let me tell you, I won't spare you then! "

Duan Wuji laughed and said: "I said my wife, when did you say I was wandering outside!

Isn't there something to do when we go out?

If there is nothing to do, we will not hang out outside!What a pain to hang around outside!

How could it be better to stay at home happily! "

Princess Pearl smiled sweetly.

"I'm just talking about you, I don't mean anything else!
Well, you'd better play with your son!
To be honest, if you stay away from home for a long time, our son doesn't know you very much. If it takes a long time, the relationship between your father and son will become estranged! "

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Well, that's really what you said!

Isn't this person struggling all his life to leave more things for his children and grandchildren?

Many things are not brought with you when you are born, and you are not taken with you when you die. I have long since disregarded this matter. "

"Yo! I said the head of the family, look at what you said, you see it, but don't choose to become a monk just because you are famous!

If you become a monk or a Taoist priest, what should we girls do! "

Duan Wuji laughed when he heard this.

"It's true that I'm devoted to the Tao, but I never thought of abandoning my wife, children, and parents!

I said Zhu, how could you have that idea!
Well, let's stop talking about these useless things, let's talk about something else, you see where this is going!

Why!Mingzhu, did your brother give me the salary for the past few months? "

"Husband, why are you asking about this?"

"Nothing, I'm just asking."

"Do you even need to ask! Of course he did. He hasn't given us a salary for such a long time. If he doesn't give you a salary again, what do you think we will eat and spend!

Besides, he is not poor now, and the national treasury is relatively full now. If we don't pay us a salary, it will be a bit unreasonable.

Husband, you say what I said is right! "

Duan Wuji listened and nodded.

"Well! That's about the same. If he doesn't give me a salary, I won't even go to Sanyuan County, and I won't be the Prince of Xiaoyao anymore.

It is said that the more you become an official, the richer you become, which is good for me, but the more you become an official, the poorer you are!

The Great Tang Dynasty has been established for so many years, if you use me for nothing, I will say nothing.

With my ability, I just do something to earn some money!

Now I have my parents on top, and my wife and children on the bottom!

If I can't even support you, what use is it for you to say that I am still the so-called prince!
Look at those other officials in the family, there are slaves in the family, and there are groups of wives and concubines in the family!

Our two brothers are fine, and there are not many servants. What kind of life do you think this is called? "

After chatting for a while, Duan Wuji handed the child to Mingzhu.

"You should look at him! I'm a little sleepy now, I'm going to bed."

After finishing speaking, Duan Wuji went straight to the inner house.

In the morning of the next day, Duan Wuji ate early. After breakfast, Duan Wuji immediately started to pack, and was going to Sanyuan County to find Li Jing.

At this moment, the gatekeeper, Mending, ran in.

"Qiantui Wang's family, that General Duan Tieniu is waiting for you at the door with a royal official! They said they won't come in, so let you go out quickly."

Duan Wuji was taken aback.

"My brother Tieniu is with a prince, so who is this prince? Doesn't he know that we are going to Sanyuan County today?

If something changes, why didn't my second brother notify me? "

Duan Wuji thought for a while and said: "Tell them, let them wait a little longer! I will pack up and go out immediately."

The doorman listened to Duan Wuji's order, turned around and went out immediately, and when Duan Wuji heard that someone was waiting for him outside, he speeded up his packing.

In just a moment, Duan Wuji packed up his luggage.

Duan Wuji led the horse and walked straight to the gate.

I saw the iron bull and a man in his 20s standing at the gate leading a horse.

When Tieniu saw Duan Wuji coming out, he hurried over to say hello.

"Brother, why are you so dawdling today! Don't be in a hurry."

Duan Wuji looked at the boy and asked: "Brother Tieniu, who is he?

We two go out, what is he doing next? "

Tie Niu was taken aback for a moment, then laughed.

"I said brother, if you don't mention this matter, I really ignored him.

This person is the guide sent by our second brother. He has been to Li Jing's house several times, and he is very familiar with Li Jing's house.

The second brother asked him to lead us there so that we would not have to inquire again. "

Duan Wuji finally understood what was going on.

Duan Wuji said with a smile: "Second brother is really thoughtful!
If this person follows, then we will save a lot of effort.

You two wait a little longer, I will go back and come out with a few hundred taels of silver.

If you go out to do errands, you have to bring enough travel expenses, otherwise, the three of us will be like pinch-tail dogs, so how can we do it? "

The prince said quickly after hearing this: "Prince Duan, you don't need to go back to bring the toll, when I came out, the emperor had already given me 3000 taels of silver.

The emperor is also afraid that the three of us will not be able to do things very well. If we stay for ten or twenty days, if we don't even have any travel expenses, then we will learn from Qin Qiong and Qin Shubao? "

All civil and military officials in the court knew about Qin Qiong selling horses.

This incident has become a good story, and it has been widely circulated in the court and among the people.

When the prince mentioned this matter, the two of them laughed out loud.

Duan Wuji felt relieved when he heard that the royal official had brought enough travel expenses.

"Since this is the case, let's get on the horse and go."

The three of them rode their horses and left the capital, heading straight for Sanyuan County.

The prince led Dao'er in front, and Tie Niu and Duan Wuji followed closely behind.

Along the way, eating and drinking, Xiaoxing stayed overnight, and two days later, the three of them arrived at Sanyuan County.

Li Jing's home is in Lijiatun, Sanyuan County. This Li Jing is a famous swordsman, and he is also a rich family who takes advantage of his value.

In a radius of tens of miles, when the name of Li Jing and Li Pharmacist is mentioned, everyone knows it, everyone knows it.

It is not easy for such a hero to appear in such a small place.

The three of them came to the door of Li Jing's house in Lijiatun and stood down.

The prince pointed with his hand.

"I said Prince Duan, this family is the family of Li Jing and Li Pharmacist."

Duan Wuji saw it, ho!This Li Jing's family is really grand.

The black painted gate, the tall gatehouse, and the courtyard wall are as tall as a person!

Duan Wuji took a few glances and jumped off the horse.

"Now that I'm here, I'll knock on the door.

See what's going on?Let's prescribe the right medicine again! "

Duan Wuji walked towards the steps, and then knocked on the door knocker with his hand.

Not too long ago, an old man in his fifties opened the door and poked his head out.

The man looked at Duan Wuji and the three of them and asked: "I said three friends, you came to our Zhong's house to knock on this gate, what's the matter?"

Duan Wuji said with a smile: "You tell your master that Duan Wuji and Duan Tieniu are visiting.

Tell him to come out and meet us. "

(End of this chapter)