The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 547
The cold wind blew and cool raindrops fell on her face. Zhu Xiu was shocked and came back to her senses.

As if feeling something in his heart, he couldn't help but murmur:
"Go to Huaibei in the Qing Dynasty. Thousands of miles along the Yangzhou Road. Pass the willow trees in Guazhou. There are countless smoke and water.

Only after turning to Qianwan did you reach the tower.Yunshan is dotted with thousands of points in the south of the Yangtze River.Every bit of it is so heartbreaking that passers-by can no longer look at Chang'an."

There was a chuckle from behind, and Zhu Xiu turned around and saw Zhou Xian walking in a fur coat, followed closely by a maid holding a tray.

Compared with when he first arrived in Suzhou at the beginning of the year, Zhou Xian was obviously fatter, and his face was round and radiant.

Just because her abdomen was slightly swollen, it was obvious that she was several months pregnant.

Zhou Xian took the hand pot held by Zhu Xiu, put some hot tea in it, and said with a smile: "Husband, this poem sounds a bit inappropriate. The poem is full of melancholy, as if it was written by a man who had no talent, and he and his husband The identity is completely inconsistent.”

Zhu Xiu took the hand pot and said with a smile: "I wonder what status your husband and I have in the eyes of Emperor E?"

Zhou Xian's round chin tilted up slightly: "The leader in the world, the leader among young talents; sitting at the head of one side, looking down upon all the heroes from north to south!"

Zhu Xiu put her hands on her hands and laughed: "I feel nothing when others praise me, but when Ehuang praises me, it tastes as wonderful as being in a fairyland! Come here, let me husband take a sip!"

Zhu Xiu hugged the beautiful woman and sucked her jade-faced face hard regardless of her tenderness.

The maidservant on the side giggled softly, her eyes full of envy, the master's family really had strong and deep feelings.

"Have you been causing trouble these days, my dear? Does your belly still hurt?" Zhu Xiu gently caressed her bulging pregnant belly.

Zhou Xian's face glowed with the light of a loving mother, "The child has been very good these days. Maybe he knows that dad has big things to do, so he has become much quieter."

Zhu Xiu laughed and said immediately: "This child was born during the Huainan War. Let's name him Zhu Yuanzhan!"

"Yuan Zhan, Yuan Zhan" Zhou Xian caressed his belly, murmured twice, and said with a smile, "If it's a daughter, what should I call her?"

Zhu Xiu pondered for a moment, "Wen Po and the doctor both said, looking at the outline of your belly, it's probably a boy. If it's a daughter, you should call it Yuanyuan."

Zhou Xian said happily: "Wuan Yuan is also nice to hear."

Zhu Xiu hugged her lightly, and said softly: "Whether it's a son or a daughter, you two are treasures in the palm of your husband."

Zhou Xian hummed softly, closed his eyes and leaned against his husband's warm chest. The two of them hugged each other under the eaves after the rain, enjoying a rare quiet moment.

Two months ago, Zhu Xiu got in touch with Zhou Zong through Zha Hui. Zhou Zong went to Shouzhou City in the name of rewarding the army. Zhu Xiu and Zhou Xian also went to meet secretly in disguise.

Zhou Zong and Zhou Xian's father and daughter met again after more than three years. Naturally, it was a warm scene of father and daughter reunited after a long separation.

I haven't seen him for many years, Zhou Zong has aged a lot, he is already an old man who is over seventy years old.

Seeing that his cherished daughter was living a happy life and was pregnant, Mr. Zhou Zong comforted her and wiped away countless tears.

As Zhou Zong grew old and gradually faded out of the imperial court, the Zhou family gradually declined in the Southern Tang Dynasty in recent years.

After Zhou Zong, the Zhou family no longer had anyone capable of standing up to protect the family. Like the Feng family after Feng Dao, the Feng family faced the same dilemma of fading talents in the family, and decline was inevitable.

In recent years, the Changxing Co., Ltd. under the control of Zha Hui has become more and more prosperous. In fact, most of the business was transferred from the Zhou family's plate under the instruction of Zhou Zong.

Zhu Xiu naturally knew the intention.

Jiangnan was weak, and it would only be a matter of time before it came under the control of the Northern Dynasty.

Everyone in the Jiangnan court knew this truth, but no one dared to say it.

Because the central leader Li Jing is still dreaming about the wonderful fantasy of ruling across the river from the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Even when Chai Rong issued the imperial edict to conquer the south, Li Jing was still optimistic that although the Zhou army was powerful, it would not be easy to swallow Huainan, and the Southern Tang army was fully capable of fighting.

Li Jing was bewitched by Song Qiqiu, Zha Wenhui, Feng Yansi and others, and had already had serious deviations in his judgment of the current situation in the south and north of the Yangtze River.

Perhaps he will gradually wake up to this after the Battle of Huainan.

Li Jing is confused, but his subordinates are not confused.

Zhou Zong is one of the representatives of the Lucid faction.

Zhou Zong took the initiative to give up many of the Zhou family's businesses in Jiangnan and paid Zhu Xiu a certificate of investment.

Now Zhu Xiu is based in Suzhou, in charge of the Huai army, and suppresses Huainan. He is definitely one of the figures who has the ability to have a decisive influence on the situation in Jiangnan.

Many Jiangnan nobles secretly contacted Zhu Xiu through the Zhou family, hoping to express their respect to the Zhou court through him.

Zhu Xiu had been in Suzhou for nearly a year, and the Police Department under Hu Guangyue also took the opportunity to expand aggressively. The intelligence network for all walks of life in Jiangnan was fully rolled out, and a snow-like amount of news came to him every day.

It can be said that what happened in the Jiangning court today will be heard by Zhu Xiu in three to five days, much faster than Wude Si.

Coupled with his familiarity with the historical context, Zhu Xiu was full of confidence in the Huainan War and even looked forward to its early arrival.

A tall, strong, black-faced military man came from the corridor. His steps were huge, one step was two or three steps longer than that of an ordinary person.

Seeing Zhu Xiu and Zhou Xian hugging each other and whispering affectionately, his face turned red and he quickly lowered his head and turned to leave.

"Stop!" Zhu Xiu shouted with a smile, "Does this guy have something to report for walking so fast? Tell me!"

The black-faced military man turned around and grinned, saying somewhat sheepishly: "Handsome Master, there is a fat man named Tian Min outside the door who wants to see you."

"Tian Min?" Zhu Xiu thought for a while and said to Zhou Xian: "You go back to the house to rest first. I will come over later and have a meal together."

Zhou Xian nodded gently and left with his maid.

Zhu Xiu called to the black-faced soldier: "Let's go!"

The black-faced military man followed Zhu Xiu obediently, his cautious appearance completely inconsistent with his fierce expression.

This soldier's name is Mi Xin, a member of the Xi tribe, belonging to a branch of the Donghu tribe, and his hometown is also outside the Northeast Pass, Rao Leshui is also known as the Xilamulun River area in later generations.

After the rise of the Khitan, the Xi people also became a subordinate tribe of the Khitan and were exploited by the Khitan all year round.

The Mixin people were also killed in the struggle with the Khitans, and they hated the Khitans ever since.

Mi Xin was recruited to serve in the Guards Department. He performed well during the Battle of Bagongyuan, but due to his alien status, he was promoted and reused as he deserved.

The Dianqian Division was established last year, and when Zhu Xiu went to the Guard Division to select soldiers, it meant that he found this piece of jade in the rough.

If others don't know the goods, Zhu Xiu will not let this famous general go.

Mi Xin is 27 years old, illiterate and has a bad temper. Zhu Xiu specially takes him with him to train him.

Mi Xin was reluctant at first. He wanted to be a forward general who charged into battle, not a commander of personal soldiers.

Zhu Xiu didn't explain either, so he moved out Shi Xiangwen as usual and asked him to compete with Shi Xiangwen.

After being beaten several times, Mi Xin became honest.

In his opinion, Shi Xiangwen was like a god with boundless power. It must be extraordinary for Zhu Xiu to be able to control such a figure.

From then on, Mi Xin followed Zhu Xiu faithfully and did not dare to complain again.

Zhu Xiu glanced at Mi Xin and said with a smile: "You guys, you blush when you see a man and a woman hugging each other? Could it be that you have never been close to a girl's family?"

Mi Xinhei's face was as red as coal, and he murmured: "I have been to a brothel, but those girls saw that I was a foreigner and refused to sleep with me no matter how much they paid."

Zhu Xiu frowned and said, "Don't you want to find a girl from a good family to get married?"

Mi Xin felt a little aggrieved: "At the last blind date competition, I was the first in the competition, but no girl fell in love with me."

Zhu Xiu laughed loudly: "Then do you have a girl you like?"

Mi Xin was so aggrieved that she almost cried: "I liked a lot of people, but in the end I ended up with someone else!"

Zhu Xiuxiao bent over, and Mi Xin looked at him helplessly, eyes full of resentment.

"Okay, don't worry about this. Just work hard. When you return to Kaifeng, I will arrange a marriage for you!" Zhu Xiu said with a smile.

"Really? Handsome man, please don't coax me!" Mi Xin's eyes widened and his round eyes could scare people to death.Zhu Xiu smiled and said: "Girls from the Jianghuai area rarely meet foreigners from Liaodong. It will be difficult to persuade them to marry you. You'd better give up."

Mi Xin scratched his head, feeling unhappy.

Zhu Xiu comforted him and said: "Mrs. Lingyan has a few girls who are good at martial arts. Her hometown is in Hebei. She has been dealing with the Khitan people since she was a child. She has met many foreign races outside the customs. When she returns to Kaifeng, I will introduce them to you!"

Mi Xin grinned with joy: "That's great! I can still compete with my mother-in-law in martial arts in the future!"

Zhu Xiu's face trembled and she glared at him fiercely: "What if you hit someone badly because you didn't take it seriously? I'm warning you, you are not allowed to do anything at home in the future. If you hit someone badly, Mrs. Lingyan will not spare you!"

Mi Xin shrank his neck and said sarcastically: "How can I dare to hit the lady under Madam Lingyan? From now on, she will be my aunt, and I will be my grandson!"

"That's about the same." Zhu Xiu laughed.

Mi Xin was not afraid of Shi Lingyan, but Shi Xiangwen.

When Shi Xiangwen beat him, it was not serious.

The subordinates invited Tian Min to sit down in the front hall. When they saw Zhu Xiu arriving, they hurriedly got up to greet him.

"Tian Dashan is not busy with business, why come to my place when you have time?"

Zhu Xiu went straight to the main seat and asked him to take a seat.

Tian Min didn't come alone. There was a burly man in his 20s next to him. He stood there like an iron gun thrust into the ground, motionless. People like Zhu Xiu who were used to seeing all kinds of fierce generals couldn't help but look at him more. A few glances.

"Tian Min, a common man, pays his respects to Zhu Jieshuai!" Tian Min's chubby red face smiled, and he bowed respectfully.

The man next to him curled his lips and held his fist in a perfunctory manner.

Tian Min glared at him fiercely for a few times before he suppressed his temper and bowed again.

Zhu Xiu saw it and smiled slightly, this guy was interesting.

"You are welcome, Mr. Tian, ​​please sit down!"

Tian Min thanked him, and sat down on the chair next to his buttocks.

The man next to him was sitting tall and straight, looking at Zhu Xiu curiously with a pair of bright eyes.

Mi Xin stood behind Zhu Xiu, staring straight at the man with leopard eyes, and couldn't help but snort heavily.

These two have met their eyes from the moment they met, and there is a feeling that the martial arts are naturally in conflict.

Both of them felt that the other person was by no means an ordinary person.

Tian Min is a local businessman in Suzhou. He is willing to do good and generous, and has won the reputation of a great benevolent person.

Zhu Xiu specially met with representatives of Suzhou merchants, Tian Min was one of them, and after the conversation, they became somewhat attached to each other.

Zhu Xiu regulated Suzhou commercial activities, encouraged business, and protected legitimate business income, and was enthusiastically supported by the majority of merchants.

Tian Min said: "I've taken the liberty to come here to cause trouble, but I hope Zhu Jie will be handsome and Haihan!"

Zhu Xiu smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. Mr. Tian has something to do, but it doesn't matter."

Tian Min said: "That's right. This is the son of the villain's cousin. His name is Tian Chongjin. He is 25 years old and a native of Tanzhou. He has always admired Zhu Jieshuai's reputation and wanted to serve under him, so the villain specially brought him here to invite him. Commander Ji has taken a look at it to see if he can be accepted into the Huai Suppressing Army."

After Tian Min winked a few times, Tian Zhongjin stood up slowly, staring at Zhu Xiu with a suspicious and scrutinizing gaze, glancing at Mi Xin from time to time.

Zhu Xiu was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but smile in his heart.

It seems that he has been very lucky recently. He met Mi Xin by chance before, and now Arita Shigejin came to his door.

Tian Chongjin was also one of the famous generals who founded the Song Dynasty, a talent that could not be found even with a lantern.

Zhu Xiu looked at Tian Zhongjin for a few times, then calmly smiled at Tian Min and said, "I didn't know before, but Mr. Tian is from Tanzhou?"

Tian Min sighed: "My ancestors are all from Tanzhou. Starting from my father, we couldn't bear the trouble caused by the Khitans, so our family fled south, and they didn't take root until they arrived in Suzhou."

Zhu Xiu nodded and looked at Tian Zhongjin: "Why do you want to join the Zhenhuai Army?"

Tian Zhongjin clasped his fists and said in a deep voice: "Earlier, I heard that Zhu Jieshuai studied under the hermit of Tanzhou, and he has the talents of all over the world, so he wholeheartedly wants to join Zhu Jieshuai!"

After a pause, Tian Zhongjin hesitated, "But when we met today, Zhu Jieshuai was younger than Mr. He looked unremarkable, just an ordinary person."

The implication is that Tian is deeply disappointed to see you, Zhu Xiu, in person.

Zhu Xiu laughed: "There are more rumors in the world that are false than true, and I am indeed just an ordinary person!"

Tian Min was shocked, pointed at him angrily and said: "How outrageous! How dare you speak nonsense and speak arrogantly in front of Zhu Jieshuai? Why don't you apologize quickly?"

Tian Zhongjin frowned and said, "I'm just telling the truth! If you cast someone you don't know, wouldn't it be a waste of time?"

"You~you~bastard! You're so angry with me!" Tian Min was trembling with anger. If an outsider hadn't been present, he would have taken off his shoes and slapped him hard several times.

Mi Xin gritted his teeth and clenched his fists: "Handsome, this kid is too crazy, let me teach him a lesson!"

Tian Chongjin glanced at him coldly, which made Mi Xin furious.

Zhu Xiu waved her hands and said with a slight smile: "You all, please be patient."

"Tian Zhongjin, tell me why you want to join the army?"

Tian Chongjin said proudly: "I have been practicing martial arts for many years, so naturally I want to join the battlefield, strive for a rich future, and honor our Tanzhou Tian family's ancestors!"

Zhu Xiu nodded, "If you join me, I will naturally give you the opportunity to make contributions. I just don't know if you have the ability!"

Tian Zhongjin's eyes were bright: "I never do anything I'm not sure about! I only wanted to go out and make a career in the world after I was successful in my studies!"

Zhu Xiu said calmly: "I will accept you as a personal guard in the barracks. You will be promoted based on your merits in the future!"

Tian Min was overjoyed and wanted to pull Tian Zhongjin to bow down, but Tian Zhongjin looked hesitant and stood still.

"Although you have a great reputation, you have a scholarly face. How can you really fight?" Tian Chongjin couldn't help but ask his doubts.

Tian Min wanted to scold, but Zhu Xiu raised his hand to stop him and said calmly: "Let's do this. I'll make an agreement with you. You can follow me temporarily. If my performance in the future cannot satisfy you, you can leave at any time. How about that?"

Tian Chongjin was stunned: "Seriously? If I leave, will you hold a grudge? Are you plotting behind my back to ruin my future?"

Zhu Xiu was stunned, stroking his hands and laughing.

This guy is really interesting.

After laughing, Zhu Xiu said calmly: "If you want to come, I welcome you. If you want to leave, I will never force you! There are many talents in our Huai army, and you are not missing! What kind of person am I? Tell me more." It’s useless, you’ll know later!

Stay or go, decide quickly! "

Tian Chongjin hesitated for a while, and Tian Min was so anxious that he wanted to point his nose in and curse.

After a while, Tian Chongjin stared at Zhu Xiu, slowly knelt down and said: "Little man Tian Chongjin, please see the commander-in-chief!"

Tian Min let out a long sigh of relief. He really didn't want to worry about this impulsive nephew.

Zhu Xiu smiled and said to Mi Xin: "From now on, Tian Zhongjin will be assigned to the military camp and will be under your command. Oh, by the way, you might as well take him to meet Shi Dalang. They are both martial arts practitioners. You should have something in common." topic."

Mi Xin said hey: "Don't worry, handsome man, I like to train newcomers the most!"

Tian Chongjin looked at the two of them suspiciously, feeling as if he was on a pirate ship.

Zhu Xiu drank tea slowly and handed the person to Mi Xin, so he didn't have to worry about anything else.

To deal with this kind of martial artist who has a hot temper and is prone to aggression due to his superior martial arts skills, Shi Xiangwen should be given a few more beatings to become more honest.

Pan Mei, Li Chongjin, Shi Yanchao, and Mi Xin are the best examples, and Tian Chongjin will be added in the near future.

(End of this chapter)