Chapter 1304 Big Defeat

After hearing this, the eldest son of Duke Xing was so angry that he raised his hand and slapped his second brother in the face, and cursed: "Second brother, you disrespectful brother, today I will teach you a lesson for my father, let you know what He is like an elder brother and a father!”

"Boss, you dare to hit me, you country brat!"

Two people who were almost sixty years old started making trouble in front of the palace.

Mr. Xing was panting heavily while trying to be a peacemaker: "Stop quarreling, stop quarreling. Brothers should be harmonious. Quarrels and fights hurt feelings."

Ah, two sons born to two daughters-in-law have long wanted to kill each other in order to compete for the Duke of Xing's palace. How can they have any feelings?

There was a commotion in Duke Xing's house for most of the day, and the house was almost burned down. However, the news about Duke Xing's house spread throughout the capital in less than two hours.

Some people laughed at Mr. Xing's family: "This clay-legged man is a clay-legged man. Even if he becomes a prince, the heirs in the family will still not be able to change the peasant's vulgar temperament."

"And that time, it's such a pity. He was originally the grandson of a noble family, but how could he become such a vulgar person?"

Someone laughed and said, "Oh, only with such a temperament can you prove that you are a descendant of the Niu family."

As soon as this was said, everyone who heard it burst into laughter.

Some people were shocked that the emperor asked Old Duke Xing to lead the expedition. This time it was not about calming the chaos, but relying on friendship to win. This time he was going head-to-head with Da Rong, and I was afraid it would end.

But no one dared to say this. If the soldiers patrolling the city heard it, it would be a serious crime of beheading. If they were accused of disturbing the morale of the army again, the entire clan would be wiped out.

The next two days in the capital were spent in all kinds of discussions. Finally, on the first day of September, the people of the capital, the officials of the court, and even Emperor Jingyuan saw Mr. Xing wearing heavy armor and being supported by his two sons. , when they came to the Ancestral Temple with their whole family, they all breathed a sigh of relief: Huh, luckily, no one died, and they finally made it to the time when the army set off.

Keep holding on, but don't die while worshiping your ancestors!

"Old minister, I pay homage to Your Majesty and pay your respects to Your Majesty." Old Duke Xing said, kneeling down to salute Emperor Jingyuan.

Emperor Jingyuan looked at his trembling body, fearing that he would not be able to get up after kneeling down, so he hurriedly said: "Ai Qing is wearing heavy armor, so there is no need to salute."

Get up quickly, you can't die now. If you torture yourself to death, I will destroy your entire clan!

After hearing this, Mr. Xing was extremely moved. Woo hoo hoo, your majesty cares for him so much. Sure enough, he still remembers the affection he had when he was a child.

Emperor Jingyuan was afraid that Duke Xing would not be able to hold on as he got older, so he kept reducing the sacrificial rituals. After an hour, he finally reached the final step.

He directly held the arms of Duke Xing and General Xu, and together they went to the altar and entered the temple to worship their ancestors and pray for the blessings of heaven and earth for a great victory!

After another half an hour, the sacrifice was finally completed. Emperor Jingyuan's eyes were red and he asked Mr. Xing and General Xu: "My dear sirs, this expedition has a huge impact on the army. It is my lifelong wish. Dear, don’t let me live up to my expectations!”

After speaking, he looked at General Xu.

Duke Xing just went to sit and watch General Xu. Emperor Jingyuan was really optimistic about General Xu as the head coach of Farong.

Duke Xing was so moved that he burst into tears. He held Emperor Jingyuan's hand and cried, saying all kinds of nonsense.

General Xu also promised: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the general will definitely attack the royal court of Rong and Thieves to avenge the great Chu and repay your Majesty's great kindness!"

Emperor Jingyuan was very satisfied and nodded repeatedly, looking forward to the day when Da Rong was destroyed and the army returned in triumph.

Boom, boom, boom!

A drum beat sounded, and when the sacrifice ended, it was also the time when the army started to leave the capital.

Emperor Jingyuan led hundreds of officials to personally see off the army. Regardless of the danger, he sent them all the way ten miles away from the capital. He also ordered all the houses that the army passed to place incense burners, worship heaven and earth, and pray for the victory of the army's return. This shows that he was very concerned about this expedition. Rong's attention.

The people in the capital were lucky enough to witness this grand event. They followed from a distance. Some even followed on horseback, or in carriages or mule carts for nearly a hundred miles.

After the army left the capital, there was talk in the capital for several days about the grand occasion of the army leaving the capital, and the great fight between the descendants of Xing Laoguo's family after returning home.

Five days later, everyone turned the excitement back to the Dou family.

The Dou family and the Meng family spent 60,000 taels of silver together to finally get Dou Meng's crime cleared and rescued Dou Meng.

But after Dou Meng was rescued, she failed to enter the Dou family. The head of the Dou family sent someone to send a letter of reconciliation to Dou Meng, asking for peace with Dou Meng.

Dou Mengshi was shocked, crying and fussing: "I am a daughter of a government official, how can that cheap businessman Dou Wen dare to reconcile with me? I don't believe it, it must be that bitch Dou Ke who did it!"

However, divorce was considered an easy matter. If the Dou family had not wanted Dou San to take the scientific examination and could not let Dou San have an abandoned mother, the Dou family would have directly given Dou Meng a letter of divorce.

Don't talk about whether you love her or not, Master Dou's conscience is now revealed, and he suddenly remembers the goodness of his first wife, who held her memorial tablet all day long and expressed his heartfelt feelings. He has long been tired of Dou Meng.

Therefore, when Dou Meng went to the Dou family to ask for an explanation, he was scolded and ran away by Master Dou himself.

Mr. Dou is a businessman who has been in business all his life. He is also a very talkative person. He specializes in picking up shady things like climbing on Dou Meng's bed and harming others. How can Dou Meng do it?

And Mrs. Dou Meng also failed to return to the Meng family. Seeing that she failed to return to the Dou family, the Meng family immediately arrested her and sent her to a Taoist temple outside the city for purification.

That is the Taoist temple of the Meng family. Once inside, Dou Meng will die of illness after a few years.

When Dou Er saw that his mother had suffered such an end, he could no longer bear it. Within two days, he led people to assassinate Dou Ke. However, Dou Ke captured him alive and threw him to the Yamen, which made Dou Er severely embarrassed. Finally, the paper was withdrawn and Dou Er was allowed to go home.

As punishment, Dou Shaodong's family not only lost 20% of Dou Er and Dou San's family property, but also confiscated their private treasury. They got another huge sum of gold, silver and jewelry, which was so beautiful.

Dou Er and Dou San wept and went to complain to Master Dou, but Master Dou just gave Dou San a few words and asked him to study hard, and then said nothing more.

Dou Er and Dou San knew that they had been abandoned by Master Dou, so they couldn't stop crying. However, Dou Shaodong's family happily went to the Ming family's September banquet and met several so-called noble ladies.

But he was very shrewd. He knew that these noble girls' families were in decline, but he didn't express any opinions. He also said that he already had someone he liked.

Butler Ming hurriedly asked him which lady was Xin Yue? Ming Shaoqing will definitely help him achieve his wish.

But Dou Shaodong's family refused to say anything, which made Butler Ming very angry. They spent the whole September arguing with Dou Ke, but they couldn't get Dou Ke to relent and be loyal to Ming Shaoqing.

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You Xi sent a message back to let Qin Sanlang know about these things that happened in the capital.

When Qin Sanlang heard that the emperor asked Mr. Xing to lead the expedition and took his two sons, who were nearly sixty years old, with him, he knew that this expedition would definitely be defeated, and it would be a big defeat!

He was very sad... Although he hated the emperor for killing his whole family, those soldiers were all his comrades. When his father was still alive, he said that the lives of his comrades should be regarded as his own life. Now he guessed that these comrades would die in battle. How could he not be sad on the battlefield?

And Qin Sanlang's prediction was correct. By the time of the winter solstice in November, the news of Chu's defeat and the loss of two more cities came back. The whole of Chu was deserted and full of voices of sorrow.