General's Good Friday

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The prince looked at him for a while, as if he wanted to hear what he would say, but after a long time looking at the scars on his face under the bright sky, he still felt a little awkward, so he turned his head slightly, not looking at his face. Left side of face.

Such a small movement naturally cannot escape Shi Zhong's eyes, his eyes are a bit complicated, but his expression is still as firm as a rock, he said in a low voice: "This subordinate was so forgetful yesterday, what an offense, I wish... to let the prince deal with it."

The prince raised his eyebrows: "Let me dispose of it?"

Shi Zhong got off the bed and knelt down on the ground: "Your Majesty was ordered by His Majesty to protect the lord, but he was in danger. Yesterday...yesterday, he disobeyed the lord even more, but this s... The sun and the moon can learn from each other, how the prince wants to deal with his subordinates, the subordinates dare not refuse."

"Hehe," the prince seemed to find it very interesting, and couldn't help laughing, "How do you want this prince to deal with you?"

Shi Zhong: "..."

The prince's eyes rolled, he pursed his lips and said with a smile: "How about... this king went to ask the emperor for you? You are a dignified general, would you like to condescend to come to my mansion as a follower?"

Shi Zhong was startled, as if he didn't expect the prince to make such a proposal, he was a little confused about the prince's attitude, subconsciously felt that the prince was just joking, but... deep down in his heart, he hoped that it was true.

But the lord couldn't feel the waves in his heart at all, he took the time to look at his embarrassment, and after admiring him enough, he smiled leisurely: "Why, didn't you say 'Don't dare not follow'?"

"..."

Shi Zhong was silent for a moment, then Fang lowered his head: "Yes, my subordinate... my subordinate is willing."

"..."

This time the silent person has become a prince.His smile froze, and the king of Xin Dao just made a joke. There is no real reason why he asked the general of the Habayashi army to return to his mansion just for the sake of that one-night pleasure. You are not a court lady...

He laughed a few times, and said, "I'm just joking, you take it seriously..."

"..."

Shi Zhong raised his head and looked at him.

The prince said: "What's the matter? I also know that this is impossible. You are really stupid, haha..."

His face was ruddy, his smile was hearty, and he was completely different from the sickly appearance he had yesterday. Although he lived in a shabby room with scant clothes, his demeanor was simply glamorous.

Shi Zhong looked at it for a moment, the waves in his heart slowly calmed down, and he lowered his head slowly.

"The subordinates are stupid... the prince laughed at him."

47

When the Yulin Army and Jingzhou sent officers and soldiers to search for the prince in this empty village along the river, the prince was sitting leisurely at the door of the house, watching Shi Zhong squatting in front of the kitchen door washing the chicken casserole.

After all their mischief yesterday, they all forgot the white water chicken that was cooking on the fire. Today, when Shi Zhong wanted to cook something to eat and go on the road, he realized that the chicken in the casserole was burnt black, and it had already become a paste with the bottom of the pot. The dough, emitting a strange and unpleasant smell, made the prince frown again and again.

Although the prince has regained his health, he will naturally not be able to do rough work. Watching Shi Zhong wash the pot, he can only sit on the side while touching his stomach growling from hunger, and wait for Master Shi to finish cleaning the pot. Go catch the chicken.

So when he saw the search officers and soldiers who came late, the prince did not get angry and condemned for their negligence as everyone was worried about, but leaned on the small broken chair, squinting at the young lieutenant general who led the team, In the gap between his repeated confessions, he asked in a low voice.

"Have you brought food?"

The governor of Jingzhou, Zhou Wenbi, who has been plagued by bad luck recently, has finally received good news.

Due to his poor reception, the king of Qingzhou went to the embankment site "alone" without the company of officials. In the end, there was an accident and the generals of the Habayashi Army who accompanied him disappeared. From a situation that was already full of controversy, it was suddenly reduced to accusation.

According to the officials in Jianyang who came to deal with the matter, the memorials before Emperor Jingming's trial had increased from one foot to the height of others. You are ashamed to say that you are an official—although the veracity of this statement is open to question, Mr. Zhou also knows that this matter will be a serious disaster in his official career. Even if the prince can escape safely, I'm afraid he won't be able to keep his black hat.

If there is really something wrong with the prince...

Hehe, Mr. Zhou smiled bitterly in his heart, and at that time, he could only be thankful that the man had left in anger...

Because he has been in such a bad state of mind, Lord Zhou, who has not slept for two days and has personally led his troops along the coast to search for the trace of the prince, finally heard that the people under his command had found the prince before the Habayashi army. , and when the news that the prince and Master Shi were safe, he almost passed out because of his overjoy and extreme fatigue.

Ignoring the advice of his subordinate officials "please take a break first", Mr. Zhou rushed to the county government office where the prince is currently resting without stopping.

When Mr. Zhou arrived at the county seat, the prince who was in the county government office was eating and drinking, he was bored and leaned on his chair, watching the county doctor change Shi Zhong's medicine.

He stared straight at the new and old scars on Shi Zhong's body with bare eyes, and kept asking questions with his tongue.

"How did you get that old injury on your back?"

Shi Zhong bore his scrutiny indifferently: "This is what was left when we fought against the Huns in the Northwest in the old years."

"Hit the Huns?" The prince scratched his head, "Have you ever served in the army?"

"Yes," Shi Zhong said, "this subordinate joined the army with General Hussars."

"Oh, oh..." Mentioning the general, the prince smiled all over his face, "No wonder you are so familiar with one of you in the army and the other in Jianyang. It turns out that there is such a relationship..."

Shi Zhong paused, as if he was thinking about whether he should continue the topic about the general, and finally continued: "This subordinate and General Hussar...have known each other since childhood, and the father of this subordinate was originally the son of General Meng. subordinate."

Although he didn't care about this, the prince still nodded in thought and asked, "Then why didn't you stay in the army like General Meng and make contributions?"

"Jiaci has been widowed for many years and is ill. His subordinates... are able to return to Jianyang to serve in the Habayashi Army with the help of the Hussar General, and to take care of their mother nearby."

Hearing this, the prince frowned slightly, restrained his smile, and stared at the ground thoughtfully.

It is well known in the world that Princess Duanxian, the birth mother of the King of Qingzhou, died in childbirth when she gave birth to the prince. She only left an infant son, the prince, for the late emperor. Therefore, the prince grew up under the care of the queen mother. He is very close to Emperor Jing Ming who is a few years older, and he is very much loved. Moreover, since the Queen Mother is not the biological mother of the prince, she is not as strict as the prince Jing Ming, so the prince is so unrestrained. temper.

Shi Zhong was worried about whether his words brought up the sad things of the prince, he thought over and over again, and was about to say something to comfort him, but he saw the prince smiled again, and said loudly: "No wonder Master Shi said that he always serves his mother like that at home... Shi Zhong My lord is really a dutiful son, haha..."

Seeing the prince's joking smile as usual, Shi Zhong suddenly felt very uneasy.

"My lord..." He opened his mouth, but he didn't know what he wanted to say. His lord was smiling and didn't need him to say some comforting words, but...he could tell the emotion in his eyes, it wasn't Can be easily covered by the curvature of the mouth.

If it's someone else, naturally they can't see it, but he can see it.

He stood up involuntarily, and was about to speak, when someone outside suddenly reported that Lord Zhou, the governor of Jingzhou, had come to plead guilty.

The prince raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile on his face: "Yo! Wenbi? He is finally willing to go out to see the king?"

48

The general's hands were tied to the bed rail above his head, and his feet were also tied together. They were fixed to the bed rail under his feet with a rope, and he couldn't get free even if he tried.

"You... you are simply... bold!"

The general yelled angrily at the person beside the bed.

"Ruan Xiaobai! Let go of this general! Otherwise, I will make you look good!"

Contrary to the general who was flushed with rage, there was a teenager standing on the ground with disheveled sheets, trembling and crying tears all over his face.

"Woooooo... General..." He cried out in convulsions, "General..."

"You cry!" the general yelled loudly, "don't let me go! Do you want to die? Ah!"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..." The young man sobbed and shook his head, his eyes were red and swollen.

"Huh?!" The general's eyes were about to pop out, "How dare you say no?! Ruan Xiaobai! You are so bold! What are you going to do? Ah! Crying, crying, why are you crying? You won't let go of this general, this general I will never forgive you!"

Hearing this, the boy cried even harder: "I... I didn't mean it, you... don't blame me, I... I'm sorry..."

The general watched him let go of the bed sheet in his arms, revealing a white and thin chest, and the two red spots looming between the open placket, so attractive...Ah!The general spat hard in his heart, and shouted at the boy who approached him: "You...what are you going to do? Let go of this general!"

Crying, the teenager climbed onto the bed, rode on the general, and reached out to pick off his clothes.

"Wuuuu... General, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to... I... I can't help it..."

"Ah? You... what are you going to do? You! You... ah!"

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