The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 470
Wang Jun summoned General Chen Sirang and Kang Yanzhao, who did not dare to delay and came to the house on time to wait.

The steward led the two of them to sit in the front hall for a while, but they sat there for more than an hour, but Wang Jun himself did not show up.

General Chen Kang was waiting impatiently, but he didn't dare to have an attack, let alone rush him, so he had to wait patiently.

After a while, Wang Jun showed up, dragging his tired body and yawning profusely.

"The last general pays homage to Wang Xianggong!" Chen Kang and Chen Kang hurriedly bowed down and saluted.

Wang Jun waved his hands and sat down, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

He is 50 years old this year, two years older than the official family.

Maybe it's because of proper maintenance, there are less gray hairs, and the body weight is not too serious.

Because of his background as an actor, Wang Jun was used to powdering his face every day. He also had no habit of growing a beard, so he looked more and more like an old eunuch with a white face and no beard.

After all, I am getting older, my face is saggy, my face is full of wrinkles when I smile, and my powder puffs fall down.

Since this year, Wang Jun has felt that his energy is getting weaker and weaker, but two beautiful orchids came to his back house. He happened to sit in one of them last night, but the orchid was obsessed with all kinds of things, and his soft body was wrapped around him like a snake. , and for a moment Wang Jun felt the long-lost throbbing.

After taking two pills specially prepared for him by the Imperial Medical Office, Wang Jun actually attacked Da Bansu.

Unexpectedly, I felt flustered and weak when I got up early in the morning, and I lay down for a while before I recovered.

Wang Jun's face looked tired. In order to cover up his gloomy look, he put on more powder and looked like an actor who hadn't taken off his makeup.

But today he summoned Chen Kang and two others to discuss important matters, so he had to cheer up.

"Are you two generals still used to being on the left guard?" Wang Jun said politely.

Chen Si let his speech become more eloquent, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Thank you, Mr. Wang, for your concern. The two of us are fine in Zuoweiwei. We live in the official office of the guard station. There is also a small kitchen in the official office. We have wine and meat, and we live a leisurely life. "

Kang Yanzhao is from Shatuo and has a more honest personality. He couldn't help but say: "It's just too leisurely. Every day, except for eating and taking three or five soldiers to walk around Changqing Gate, there is almost nothing to do!"

Wang Jun smiled and said: "The imperial system is different now. The Twelve Guards Generals are more of an honorary position, used to place high-ranking generals. Most of them do not hold real power and have no soldiers to use."

Chen Sirang said: "When I was in Jinzhou, I always imagined that one day I would be able to work in Kaifeng. Now that I am in Kaifeng, I feel that I am not as comfortable as when I was in Jinzhou."

Kang Yanzhao also said with nostalgia: "We rough guys are still suitable to live in the military camp."

Wang Jun smiled and said: "I called you here today just to talk about this matter."

The two looked at each other, Chen Sirang cupped his fists and said, "Please give me some advice, Mr. Wang."

Wang Jun said: "I plan to transfer the two of you to the Forbidden Army in front of the palace, and develop in the Forbidden Army from now on."

The two of them were stunned, only surprised but not surprised.

Chen Sirang hesitated and said: "But when the officials summoned us before, they promised us that in the future we would be allowed to send troops to the feudal towns to lead troops."

Kang Yanzhao also said honestly: "The officials said that we have made great achievements in Jinzhou. From now on, if there are vacancies in military towns all over the world, we will be given priority. Although Kaifeng is good, there are too many rules. We still feel that it is more comfortable to lead troops locally."

Wang Jun frowned, but he did not expect that these two people did not want to join the Forbidden Army. He said slightly displeased: "The government implemented the policy of strengthening the branches and strengthening the branches. Most of the elites from the vassal towns in the world were transferred to Kaifeng to become the Forbidden Army. In the future, only the Forbidden Army will be included in the Zhou army." He is the absolute main force to defend the capital. Only by becoming a general of the Forbidden Army can he have a future!
The officials asked you to be dispatched to the vassal town. In fact, they feel that you two have insufficient military exploits and abilities, and are not worthy of staying in the capital to serve the imperial army.

I tried every means to transfer positions for you two, just for your sake! "

Chen Sirang said hurriedly: "Thank you Mr. Wang for your support! However, after having been in Kaifeng for so long, we have thought clearly that with our abilities and qualifications, we are indeed not enough to stay in Kaifeng. If we join the Forbidden Army, it will be difficult for us to stand out. day.

Back then in Jinzhou, we were able to defeat the soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty thanks to Wang Xianggong's command. The two of us were just lucky enough to follow Wang Xianggong. "

Kang Yanzhao scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "I used to think that my martial arts skills were good, but when I came to Kaifeng, I realized that there are too many capable people, and there are a lot of strong martial arts masters. We brothers are just a banker, so we should not leave any embarrassment. It’s better to show your eyes.”

The more Wang Jun listened, the more annoyed he became. These two people reduced themselves to nothing and made it clear that they were looking for excuses not to stay in Kaifeng.

If they were unwilling to stay and serve in the Forbidden Army, why did he bring them back in the first place?Also write their names in the merit book and recommend them to officials in person?

Wang Jun's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he felt like he had been betrayed.

"Two generals, don't be in a hurry to answer, think it through before you talk. You stay in Kaifeng, and I will take care of everything for you. If there is a lot of money to take, I will give you a house for each of you." Wang Jun suppressed his anger and forced a smile meaning.

Chen Sirang said hurriedly: "I appreciate the great kindness of Mr. Wang! Mr. Wang took me and I back to Beijing to show our merits to the court. We will never forget this kindness for the rest of our lives!"
But we are self-aware and cannot give Mr. Wang too much help. Forgive me for not accepting the gift from Mr. Wang shamelessly! "

Kang Yanzhao said sincerely: "We will engrave the kindness of Wang Xianggong in our hearts. When we go to other places in the future, we will definitely send people to Kaifeng to greet them during the four seasons of the year. If there is a chance, we will definitely come to see you in person!"

Wang Jun's face was livid, but he didn't expect that after all his good words, these two people still didn't appreciate it.

"General, I will retire and come back to see Mr. Wang another day!" The two stood up, saluted, and left the house side by side.

Outside the gate of the mansion, the two got on their horses and walked along the street to go back to the imperial government office.

Kang Yanzhao looked back at the magnificent Prime Minister's Mansion and said hehe, "I, Old Kang, never dared to think that one day I would be favored by the Prime Minister and be promoted and given gold and silver to my house."

Chen Sirang chuckled and said: "What ability can the two of us have to convince Mr. Wang to stay? The more this happens, the more problems there are!"

Kang Yanzhao changed from his previous simple and honest look, his eyes were full of shrewdness: "In the past, the elders of my clan often said how hard it is to pull multiple bow strings. It is a great blessing that we can come from Jinzhou to Kaifeng. How dare you think of joining in the fun of the Forbidden Army?

Besides, the Forbidden Army has strict rules and regulations. It is watched by all the civil and military officials of the court, and it is under the nose of the officials. How can it be a happy place to lead troops? "

Chen Sirang laughed loudly: "Old Kang, you are the one who understands!"

Kang Yanzhao snorted in his nostrils: "The officials and Mr. Wang, of course we listen to the officials! The officials ask us to lead troops in the feudal town, so we just go there obediently.

Staying in Kaifeng and joining the Forbidden Army, you and I have no one to rely on, we can only rely on Wang Xianggong, we have to do what he says.

They are all serving others, so naturally we have to choose the biggest one!

The officials are wise and powerful, but Wang Xianggong's thoughts will be over sooner or later! "

Chen Sirang smiled and said: "Okay, just say a few words to avoid spreading the word and causing trouble. When you and I leave Beijing next month, these bullshit things in Kaifeng will have nothing to do with us!"

"Haha~ I just don't know where our two brothers will go! In the future, I'm afraid we won't be able to see each other for a few years!"

The two chatted and joked all the way, and rushed back to the imperial government office.

In the front hall of the Prime Minister's Office, Wang Jun smashed a Yuchun porcelain vase paid tribute by the Qian family of Wuyue. His face became ferocious and twisted because of his anger:

"You bastard! You ungrateful bitch! Two damn frontier soldiers."

With a vicious curse, Wang Jun's face flushed with anger, porcelain fragments were scattered on the floor, and tables and chairs were kicked over.

The servants and stewards of the house knelt outside the hall and did not dare to approach.

When Wang Jun's evil fire gradually subsided, a sneaky figure slipped in from behind the screen.

"Mr. Wang, calm down!" Tao Wenju, who had not been seen for a long time, bowed respectfully.

Wang Jun snorted angrily and sat down again. "I was really blind when I brought Chen Kang and two white-eyed wolves back to Beijing! If I had known that they wanted to tear down the river and demolish the bridge, I should have got rid of them on the way!" Wang Jun said fiercely.

Tao Wenju glanced at the porcelain shards on the floor and said sadly: "Now there is nothing we can do to get rid of these two!"

Wang Jun was startled, "What can I do? These two idiots are now generals of the Imperial Guard. They live in the imperial city all day long. They are also on the records and assessment lists of the Privy Council, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Personnel. Even the officials know of their existence. Wait. After a while, if there are vacancies in various prefectures, they will be transferred out of Beijing."

Tao Wenju smiled slyly and said: "If you want to get rid of these two people, you don't need Wang Xianggong to do it yourself! Just now, the villain suddenly came up with a plan!"

Tao Wenju muttered in his ear, and Wang Jun frowned, his expression flickering: "Is this plan really feasible?"

"With proper planning, everything will be safe!" Tao Wenju said hurriedly.

Wang Jun glanced at him and said, "I think you were forced into desperation by Zhu Xiu and want to make a last-ditch effort, right?"

Tao Wenju gritted his teeth, knelt down and cupped his hands and said: "The villain has been watched closely by Zhu Xiu's spies for several months. If the trick is exposed and Zhu Xiu catches him, the villain is worried that he will eventually implicate Mr. Wang!
Instead of doing this, the villain would rather fight with his life. If he can succeed, he can get rid of the troubles in Wang Xianggong's heart, cut off an arm of Taiyuan County Duke, and also give the villain a chance to survive! "

Wang Jun stared at him for a moment and nodded slowly: "Can you tell me in detail how to plan this matter?"

Tao Wenju was overjoyed and hurriedly knelt down and said in a low voice: "I think this can be arranged."

~~~
Zhu Xiuxiu was at home today, and it happened that Shi Kuangwei brought Shi Xiangwen to his house.

Unfortunately, Shi Lingyan didn't come. Shi Kuangwei said that the daughter who was about to get married, how could she hang out with her future husband all day long?
Shi Lingyan moved to Huaiyang Prince's Mansion to stay with Fu Jinhuan.

This girl is not scheming, lively and cute, and the Fu family sisters all like her.

Although Fu Jinzhan was getting married for the second time, he still had to abide by the etiquette and laws of his two family backgrounds. He had no chance to go out before getting married.

Shi Lingyan was at home, so he could spar with her.

Shi Kuangwei sat for a while and chatted a few words. He said that General Jiao Jixun of the Youwu Guard, who was idle at home, invited him to drink at home today and left Shi Xiangwen alone.

I think back then, Jiao Jixun was the military governor of Fengxiang and Shi Kuangwei was in charge of Jingzhou. The two were also old neighbors.

Now Jiao Jixun has faded out of the court, and with the title of General of the Guard, he spends his time at home entertaining his grandchildren.

Zhu Xiu could only see him once during the court meetings. He was no longer as majestic as he once was, and was just an old man in his fifties.

Shi Xiangwen had recently taken a liking to making clay figurines, so Zhu Xiu brought an iron stove back from the supervisor specifically for him to use for calcining clay figurines.

The stove was set up in an open space in the corner of the garden, and Zhu Xiu got several hundred kilograms of clay. The two guys had a great time playing.

Shi Xiangwen sat cross-legged on the grass, his body as thick as a wall.

Although he looks mighty, his skills are very meticulous, and the clay figurines he makes are more vivid and more beautiful than the ones Zhu Xiu makes.

"This is dad, this is Xiao Yan'er, this is me, this is you"

Shi Xiangwen arranged the kneaded clay figures neatly, each with its own modeling characteristics.

Lao Shi has a bald head and a vulgar face.

Shi Lingyan has long braids and holds a whip in his hand.

Needless to say, Shi Xiangwen himself was the most conspicuous among the tall giants.

The clay figurine belonging to Zhu Xiu is hard to describe, thin and long, with crooked eyes and a slanted mouth.

"Are you sure this is me?" Zhu Xiu pointed at herself.

The dog that Shi Xiangwen Pu Fan was holding was prettier than himself.

"Yeah." Shi Xiangwen nodded his head vigorously and said seriously: "You are ugly, this is your original appearance."

"Am I ugly?" Zhu Xiu was shocked. This was the first time he heard someone say that he was ugly.

Everyone praised him as the most outstanding-looking among the young talents of the Zhou Dynasty. Why did Shi Xiangwen find him ugly?
"Then who do you think is good-looking?" Zhu Xiu asked unconvinced.

Shi Xiangwen tilted his head and thought carefully: "The one who fought with me last time was a black and strong man, nicknamed Black Bear. He was not bad looking!"

"Bang!" Zhu Xiu's jaw dropped to the ground. He understood that from Shi Xiangwen's perspective, people like Shi Yanchao were good-looking.

Zhu Xiu shut up and said nothing. The depression in her heart disappeared. Her aesthetic point of view was completely different, and she could not continue to communicate with him about the topic of beauty and ugliness.

After all, Shi Dalang's brain circuit is extraordinary.

Shi Xiangwen held the clay dog ​​in his hand with great concentration, while Zhu Xiu watched quietly from the side.

Shi Xiangwen is 22 years old. He has a withered yellow lion's mane hanging down his shoulders and a beard as messy as straw. He is of Shatuo Turkic descent. His facial features are actually not bad, but his appearance is slovenly and his huge body makes him look a bit scary.

"Dalang, you are not young anymore. How about I help you find a wife, start a family and have children?" Zhu Xiu said with a smile.

Shi Xiangwen glanced at him and shook his big head without interest: "No, marrying a wife is too troublesome, and we have to sleep together. I don't like it."

Zhu Xiu advised: "You can sleep separately when you are married. If you want to give birth to a son, sleep together together!"

"Having a son?" Shi Xiangwen was stunned and stopped working on the mud in his hands.

This concept seemed to appear in his blank mind for the first time.

Shi Xiangwen's face was wrinkled tightly, even his eyes, eyebrows and nose were squeezed together, as if he was thinking hard about something.

Suddenly, he shook his head with fear and said, "No! I won't!"

"Haha~ You will know how to do it when the time comes!" Zhu Xiu laughed and said, stroking her hands: "It's settled, when I meet the right one, I will definitely marry a good wife for you!"

Shi Xiangwen raised his head and thought hard for a while, but he still had no concept or idea about having a biological son.

Shi Xiangwen shook his head and continued to play the game of mud. Anyway, there were many things that he couldn't understand in his life.

Ma Qing hurried over and whispered: "Master Hou, Tao Wenju has appeared! Our people followed him to a private house in Xinlingfang and saw him walk in with our own eyes!"

Zhu Xiu stood up in a loud voice and sneered: "He finally couldn't hide anymore and took the initiative to show his face! Bring some people and follow me to Xinlingfang! We must catch this guy today!"

"Yes! I will go and inform the brothers now!"

Zhu Xiu thought for a moment and patted Shi Xiangwen on the shoulder: "Let's go and take you out for a walk."

"Where to go?" Shi Xiangwen was a little reluctant.

"Catch mice!"

(End of this chapter)