At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 572
In the golden autumn and September, Cui Shirou's small courtyard is full of golden chrysanthemums, as if covered with a layer of gold, which is too beautiful to behold.That gray goose is fatter, its feathers are thick and smooth, it walks with its head held high, it shakes three times, its fat buttocks are proud and sexy, the fat under the skin must be very fat, when it gets cold after winter, It must be great to slaughter and stew potatoes, but unfortunately there were no potatoes in the Sui Dynasty.

Gao Bufan felt very sorry, and turned his eyes away from the fat gray goose. Although the gray goose has now been raised as a domestic duck, the sensitivity of wild animals seems to be still there. He probably noticed that a certain male human was eating his body. , Twisted her fat buttocks and hid in the chrysanthemum bushes, no longer showing her head.

Not far away, two daughters, Changsun Wugou and Cui Shirou, are holding hands and chatting for a walk. They are very intimate. Their slim and youthful backs, white teeth and bright eyes, snow-skinned cheeks, and the cool autumn wind blowing their dresses are so beautiful. Like a scroll.

It is said that Gao Bufan is getting more and more busy now, today he finally took a day off to take a bath, so he accompanied Wugou to Rou'er's small yard to enjoy the chrysanthemum.

Cui Shirou is good at training small animals, and is also very good at tending flowers and plants. There are endless flowers blooming in her small courtyard all year round, which is too beautiful to behold, and her father and brother really dote on her. Give it to her when you come back, so you can see a lot of novel flowers in Cui Shirou's small courtyard. For example, there are more than a dozen kinds of chrysanthemums blooming in the courtyard now, many of which are very rare and precious, so you can hold a flower show.

Of course, the Cui family is not short of money at all, it is impossible to hold a flower show, and this is Cui Shirou's residence, outsiders are not allowed to enter except family members, as far as the present is concerned, "outsiders who have eyes to appreciate the exotic flowers and plants in the courtyard ", probably only Gao Bufan and Changsun Wugou, but after the twelfth lunar month, they will be a family.

Ever since her marriage with Brother Gao was finalized, although the little girl Cui Shirou still blushed and shy, she was obviously more lively than before. She even dared to look at someone with affectionate eyes, and held hands when no one was around. , hugging is also possible.

The private conversations between women are always endless, Gao Bufan can't get in the conversation, and he is too embarrassed to be between the two women to watch out for the light bulb, so he can only sit down on the base of the flower garden, smell the refreshing fragrance of flowers and look at the sky divination.

At this time, a servant girl came in, came to Gao Bufan, blessed him respectfully and said: "I want to report to the general manager, the eldest grandson joins the army to ask to see the general manager outside."

Changsun Wuji is now serving as a secretary in the Youzhou Mansion and joining the army, so he is naturally the one he is talking about.

Gao Bufan stood up immediately, and Changsun Wuji came to him suddenly, it seemed that something important had happened.

The eldest grandson Wugou and Cui Shirou who were chatting not far away obviously heard it too, and they looked over at the same time with their wonderful eyes, which contained concern and inquiry.

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "Wugou, Rou'er, my husband has something to do with me for a while, you continue to chat."

Cui Shirou couldn't help Xiafei's cheeks, although their marriage has been decided, but she hasn't been married so far, when she heard Brother Gao claiming to be her husband, although there may be a slip of the tongue, she is still very shy and a little bit happy.

Changsun Wuji smiled gently and said: "Business matters, Husband, hurry up and leave us alone."

Gao Bufan nodded and left the small courtyard, came to the front living room, and sure enough, he saw Changsun Wuji waiting there, so he hurried forward and asked, "Wuji, what happened? But Shiji's side Got a letter back?"

Changsun Wuji shook his head and said, "No, it's the news from Luoyang that Zhang Xutuo was killed in battle."

Gao Bufan was stunned for a moment, and after a moment of silence, he sighed softly. Although he had predicted that Zhang Xutuo would lose in the battle with Wagang, he still sighed when he heard the news of Zhang Xutuo's death, and asked: " How did Zhang Xutuo die?"

"Zhang Xutuo's successive battles and victories are estimated to be planning to fight the Wagang Army. After completing his achievements in one battle, he formed the Eight Wind Battalion to attack the main force of the hundreds of thousands of Wagang Army who besieged Xingyang."

Gao Wenyan couldn't help admiring Zhang Xutuo's bravery and fearlessness, he dared to advance forward with only ten thousand troops, and attacked an enemy army dozens of times larger than himself, but this was a bit too tragic.

Changsun Wuji continued: "Zhai Rang led his army to fight against Zhang Xutuo's Bafengying. At first, he was beaten to pieces. When he retreated to the vicinity of the Dahai Temple in the northeast of Xingyang, Li Mi raised his troops and surrounded the Bafengying. Zhang Xutuo Tuo waited for reinforcements for a long time, so he had to lead his troops to break through the encirclement and killed five in and five out. Unfortunately, he failed to rescue his subordinates and finally died in a fierce battle. It is said that Zhang Xutuo has been standing still after his death, and no one dared to touch him. "

"Excellent, what a hero!" Gao Bufan couldn't help admiring him.

Changsun Wuji nodded and said: "Later Luo Shixin arrived and snatched Zhang Xutuo's body away, but the strange thing is that the other two tiger generals under Zhang Xutuo's command, Qin Shubao and Cheng Yaojin, never showed up. If the three can arrive at the battlefield in time, the result may be rewritten."

Gao Bufan frowned and said: "Li Mi is thoughtful and full of clever schemes. Since he ambushed Zhang Xutuo, he must have done everything possible. It is estimated that Qin Shubao and others were held back by his schemes. Last time even I He almost fell under Li Mi's hands, but luckily the second elder brother Li Jing would help him just in time, otherwise it would be really...unpredictable."

Changsun Wuji heard the words and said awe-inspiringly: "Li Mi is indeed a very good person, if you meet him in the future, you have to wake up."

Gao Bufan said with a relaxed expression: "It's okay, Li Mi is not invulnerable, as the saying goes, extremes lead to opposites, Li Mi is too smart, and sometimes being smart is easy to be misled by cleverness."

Changsun Wuji heard the words and said: "It seems that Changqing has already made up his mind!"

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "It's not really a plan, I may not be as smart as Li Mi, but I think I can employ people better than him, and the people below can handle it, so I don't bother to use my brain, but Li Mi is not only smart, but also likes it very much." Use his own brain and do everything by himself. As time goes by, he himself is getting smarter and smarter, but the people below are becoming more and more submissive, unable to think independently, and will naturally become more and more stupid and lazy Li Mi. , Li Mi will definitely distrust the people below him even more. He will use his own ideas as the criterion for everything, and he will be self-willed. It will be a matter of time before something happens. Just wait and see, now Li Mi has defeated Zhang Xutuo, and he has become famous all over the world. Far surpassing Zhai Rang, when the fire cooks the oil, things will be reversed, if Li Mi is not careful, disaster will be imminent."

After listening to Gao Bufan's analysis, Changsun Wuji couldn't help clapping his hands and said: "Changqing is right. If Li Mi is a counselor, he must be top-notch. But if he is a commander, being too smart will become a shortcoming. Changqing is in a situation now. I can rest assured that I can still stay awake in a high position!"

Gao Bufan smiled wryly and said, "You Wugou talks about life by his pillow every day, can I not be sober? It's like being sober in the world."

Changsun Wuji couldn't help laughing, Gao Bufan said: "Wuji didn't come to me just to tell me about Zhang Xutuo's death, did he?"

Changsun Wuji nodded and said, "Wei Changshi and Du Zhonglang are still waiting in the mansion."

Gao Bufan was moved in his heart and said: "Once Zhang Xutuo dies, they must persuade me to send troops to Hejian County."

Changsun Wuji nodded and said: "Now is a good time to send troops, and Dou Jiande will be taken advantage of any later. I also suggest that you send troops as soon as possible, Changqing."

"Go, go back and talk in detail. Once Zhang Xutuo dies, the Boling Cui family should make a decision." Gao Bufan nodded, turned around and walked outside, then stopped suddenly and took a maid Zhao Lai ordered: "Go and tell Mrs. Wugou that I have to leave first, and I will pick her up in the afternoon."

The maid hurriedly saluted and promised, and came to Cui Shirou's small courtyard to report: "Mrs. Manager, Mr. Manager has something to leave, and I will pick you up in the afternoon."

Changsun Wugou nodded and said softly: "Understood, can you tell me what happened?"

The servant girl shook her head and said, "I didn't say anything, but the servant girl seems to have heard from the Chief Steward and the eldest grandson Counselor that Zhang Xutuo died in battle!"

Changsun Wugou was slightly moved, and said to himself: "It turned out that General Zhang was killed in battle, um, if this is the case, I'm afraid my husband will send troops to Hejian County."

Cui Shirou asked suspiciously: "Why does Sister Wugou think that if General Zhang is dead, Brother Gao will send troops to Hejian County?"

The eldest grandson Wugou smiled and said: "I guessed it too, let's see if I guess correctly."

Cui Shirou sweetly smiled and said: "Sister Wugou is so smart, her guess is sure to be accurate, but Rou'er thinks that Hejian County doesn't need to fight at all."

"Hey, why is this?"

Cui Shirou smiled and said: "I heard from my father that Hejian County is close at hand and has a close relationship with our Youzhou, and the people in Hejian County have a good impression of Brother Gao and envy our Youzhou very much, so Rou'er thinks , as long as Brother Gao sends a troop into Hejian County, those local officials and gentry will naturally surrender, and there is no need to fight at all."

Changsun Wugou heard the words and said happily: "I wish, it would be the best not to use weapons and swords, it would be a great thing for the people of Youzhou and Hejian."

(End of this chapter)