Song Dynasty

Chapter 173 The old mother-in-law looks at the son-in-law ([-])

After Kong Xian's mother finished speaking, she suddenly let out an ah, her complexion changed drastically: "No, this Wang Shen may not be able to marry."

"What's wrong?" Kong Xian asked hurriedly.

Kong Lin also stretched her neck with a look of concern.

The mother was thoughtful, and said: "I heard people say that this Wang Shen is 28 years old, and he is too old to get married. Does he have a hidden disease, or he likes masculinity?"

"Ah!" Kong Xian was dumbfounded, opened his mouth for a long time, and then said: "Mother, where do you want to go? How is it possible? My son can guarantee that Wang Daosi is not as good as Longyang. As for why he is not yet married, my son probably listens to Sizhou. The soldiers in the army mentioned it. He was originally from Tang County, Hebei. Once a confidante, but when the world is in chaos, he fled to the south, and those past events will naturally go with the wind."

"That's good, that's good." Kong Xian's mother let out a long sigh of relief, substituting herself into the role of Wang Shen's mother-in-law unconsciously.Just now I heard from my son that Wang Shen is in good health, good-looking, and a defense envoy who commands thousands of troops. How could there be a more satisfactory son-in-law candidate than this: "Lin'er is really lucky. If she can marry, mother Even if I die, I am willing."

"By the way, you know what Wang Shen said about this marriage. That old bastard at home is absolutely impossible to agree to."

As soon as she said this, Kong Lin, who had been eavesdropping happily before, shook her body, and her face turned pale again.

Kong Xian: "If you go back to your mother, the son was released by Wang Daosi this time because of his marriage with his sister."

While talking, he roughly explained the meaning of Wang Shen's letter to his mother, saying: "Wang Daosi said in the letter that he asked Dad to send my sister out of the city immediately, and he would choose an auspicious day to marry Second Miss. Said that he is sincere to his sister, and the marriage is about the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker. General Kong, you are her father, you must write a marriage letter, agree to this marriage, pay a generous dowry, and go to all the etiquette. Otherwise ..."

"Otherwise what?" Kong Xian's mother asked anxiously.

Kong Xian lowered his head and said sullenly: "What else can I say, Wang Daosi started to threaten my father, saying that if he didn't, when he took down Qichun, he would execute my father on the spot and show his head to the public."

"Hehe, hehe, I'm so happy." Kong Xian's mother laughed loudly: "This city of Qichun has been besieged like this, and the old bastard surnamed Kong was beaten so badly by my precious son-in-law. It's retribution, retribution! Old thief, You also have today, giggling, so happy."

Hearing the strong hatred in his mother's words, Kong Xian felt sad and couldn't speak anymore.

Kong Xian's mother blushed with excitement, she looked at her daughter, and said with a smile: "My son, Wang Shen is determined to marry you, and he will not hesitate to kill all the beasts in this city for you. The man! The beasts in this city are almost starving to death and dying of plague. With Wang Shen's bravery, it will only take a short time to break the city. Now don't worry! A man will mobilize an army to take you back for you. It is God's favor that a woman can have such a man!"

Hearing her mother's words, Kong Lin's face turned red. In an instant, it seemed as if a delicate peony bloomed, and the whole room lit up.

Yes, my mother was right. It is the greatest blessing for a woman to have such an infatuated, loving and caring husband.

After that, Kong Xian lived with his mother. He always wore armor and held a steel knife in his hand, guarding the main room.Every day as soon as it gets dark, close the door, sit cross-legged on the floor, and sleep with your body leaning against the board wall.

There is only one thought in his mind: the two most important women in my Kong Xian life live in this room, I want to protect them, and I will spare my blood and life for this, Kong Xian, Kong Xian, you have to be strong, you have to... brave!
Although he didn't say it verbally, the three of them knew that Kong Xianru was guarding against the enemy was his father Kong Yanzhou.

With her elder brother guarding her, Kong Lin's mood improved day by day, and a long-lost smile and rosiness appeared on her face.When she was free, she always gently made tea for her eldest brother, handed the cup to Kong Xian herself, and then made excuses to sit on the side and not leave.

She wondered why Kong Xian didn't understand, so she detailed what she had seen and heard in the Sizhou Army this month, and the topic always revolved around Wang Shen.

At this time, my mother would come over and sit on the side with a happy face, listening quietly.In the end, they couldn't help but ask: "My son, why hasn't Wang Shen come?"

"It's coming soon."

"What the hell is Wang Shen waiting for? Why isn't he fighting?"

"It's coming soon."

Kong Xian was speechless for a while, looking at it now, Wang Shen and Kong's army had already forged a deep blood feud, how could there be any reason to expect the enemy to come and their own people to fail?

His mother asked a lot, and he also became anxious in his heart: Yes, what happened to Wang Daosi, why didn't he do anything?This battle was fought early, and if it continues like this... hey, I'm going crazy.

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Even though Zhang Yong and Cao Cheng gathered in Anlu and Hanyang, and the narrow Huangzhou Sizhou army exposed their soft abdomen, Wang Shen changed from his previous aggressiveness and became more patient.

The entire Sizhou army adopted a stance of encircling Qichun without fighting, and the troops also began to take turns to rest.The wounded should be sent to Huanggang for treatment, and the damaged siege equipment and ordnance should also be repaired.For this reason, he also conscripted all the artisans in Qihuang, and of course they had to give some if the wages were appropriate.If you can't give it out, you can make a note and use it to deduct the imperial grain and national tax you will pay.

After he wrote a letter to Kong Yanzhou, he didn't take it seriously, and it was impossible to expect that Kong Yanzhou would obey obediently.Anyway, as long as the seeds of mutual suspicion are planted among their father and son, once they meet the right opportunity, they will take root and sprout. There is no rush for this kind of thing.

As for releasing the common people out of the city to seek a living, Wang Shen did it from the bottom of his heart.As a modern person, he still can't treat human life like nothing like the warlords and generals of this era.After the fierce siege battle, I don't know how many people in the city died. Thinking about it, I feel a little guilty.

In ancient times, population meant productivity and combat effectiveness. Kong Yanzhou still needed the people to guard the city, so naturally he refused to let them out.

In the past few days, only a dozen or so ordinary people with some family business spent a lot of money to bribe the defenders to escape, and more than 20 soldiers of the Confucian army also ran out and surrendered.

I heard from them that Kong Yanzhou implemented martial law and implemented the system of consecutive sittings.If one member of the army flees, the whole team will be beheaded; if one member of the people leaves the city, all will be beheaded.

At the same time, Wang Shen also knew the hellish situation in the city.

He was silent for a long time, and finally heaved a long sigh: "It's all my fault!"

(End of this chapter)