Chapter 506 Extra (IV)

After Xie Xingchuan left the capital, the Gu family was in a low mood for several months.

Until the victory news from the border came, Xie Xingchuan led 20,000 people and fought back the grassland people step by step, and the original peace talks broke down.

General Xie had lost all the ground before, and the young General Xie picked it up.

In this way, the old emperor did not have to marry his daughter, and General Xie, who had lost the battle before, was not severely punished by the court, but was only demoted three levels and retained.

However, after this incident, Xie Xingchuan's official position was higher than General Xie.

It was not until Xie Xingchuan arrived at the border that he saw his younger brother for the first time.

General Xie registered this grandson under his own name, and made his aunt his legitimate son.

Xie Xingchuan was stunned for a long time at that time.

He realized that his father, who had always been like a mountain, would lie on the ground and let the child ride a big horse.

General Xie was a little embarrassed. Only when the father and son were alone did he say to Xie Xingchuan: "Life is short. I have let it go now. Nothing in this world is more important than family."

Xie Xingchuan had a deep understanding of this.

General Xie carefully looked at his adopted son, who was taller than himself, and finally his eyes fell on Xie Xingchuan's mask.

"I am sorry for you. I trusted Lin wrongly and thought that she would treat you well after losing her own son. I didn't expect that I would hurt you like this."

General Xie had been strong all his life. He thought it would be difficult to apologize. Now he finally said it, and the big stone in his heart finally fell.

General Xie admitted that he had no good intentions when he adopted Xie Xingchuan. He was injured on the battlefield and lost his only son. The Xie family needed an heir, and he didn't want to endure the strange eyes of outsiders.

He accidentally picked up Xie Xingchuan who had escaped from the kidnapper. At that time, the child had a high fever and was burning all over. He originally thought that he would do a good deed every day, but he accidentally discovered that the child had excellent bones and was extremely suitable for martial arts training. However, he forgot everything because of a high fever.

General Xie thought that this was God's compensation for his heir. He used the most stringent means to force Xie Xingchuan to grow up, and Xie Xingchuan's performance did not disappoint his expectations for so many years.

"Father, I don't care anymore." Xie Xingchuan did not forgive Mrs. Xie, but just didn't care.

After he knew that Mrs. Xie was not his biological mother, the years of pain had no support and gradually disappeared with the company of the Gu family.

"I'm sorry for you, I'm not a good father." General Xie said with guilt.

He could be cruel enough to train Xie Xingchuan, but now he couldn't be cruel enough to train his youngest son.

But the adopted son who was let down by him stood up at the critical moment and signed a military order in front of the emperor, which solved his urgent need.

Xie Xingchuan understood what he meant and said, "Your original intention has always been to train a qualified successor, right?"

General Xie's nose was sour, and he said, "You are the successor now, and your brother will not compete with you."

General Xie will still gradually hand over the military connections to Xie Xingchuan. The battlefield is too hard and tiring, and the swords are blind. He is also reluctant to lose the child that his daughter has exchanged for her life.

At this time, he admitted that he was also a selfish ordinary person: "I am old and dare not lose your brother again."

Xie Xingchuan used to be sad to hear such biased words, but now he just smiled and said, "My brother is my father's youngest son. It is human nature for my father to think so."

The battlefield is dangerous, and aren't the Gu family members also worried about him in the capital?

Xie Xingchuan's requirements have never been high. He is satisfied if someone cares about him and if someone truly treats him as a family member.

General Xie was determined to have a heart-to-heart talk with his adopted son, and said, "Your brother is actually your nephew, your sister's child. I was injured on the battlefield and I can't have children anymore."

When Xie Xingchuan heard the news, his eyes widened slightly, and then he suddenly seemed to have figured out what he had been doing for so many years.

"I'm old, and I don't know how many days I have left to live, and he's still so young..." General Xie's words hinted at entrusting his son to his care.

Xie Xingchuan did not disappoint him, and said, "Father, don't worry. Since you don't want your brother to stay at the border like me, I will make sure he's rich and wealthy in the future, and he'll be a free and easy rich man."

General Xie breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

He had killed many foreigners at the border over the years, and he was afraid of foreigners' revenge. Now that the border is guarded by his eldest son, and his youngest son can rely on the Gu family when he returns to the capital in the future, he can rest assured even if he dies.

General Xie had fought in the battlefield for many years and was already covered with old wounds. After the defeat, his spirit was also worn out. Not long after he had a heart-to-heart talk with Xie Xingchuan, he asked his wife and children to return to the capital first.

Two years later, General Xie passed away. Before he died, he fulfilled his promise and explained all his connections among the generals to Xie Xingchuan.

Xie Xingchuan continued to stay at the border and waited until Li Xuan ascended the throne to strongly support him in attacking the foreign races.

As a neighbor of the dynasty, the foreign races have been a thorn in the heart of the dynasty for many years. Since Xie Xingchuan made up his mind to stay at the border, he was determined to kill the foreign races.

He stayed at the border for five years, and the Gu family in the capital was worried for five years. Finally, before the wedding of the emperor and empress, the border won a great victory.

The foreign races were killed by him until they were destroyed and exterminated, and the people at the border praised his reputation.

However, when the news reached the capital, some literati accused Xie Xingchuan of being cruel and unmanly.

However, as soon as such voices emerged, they were suppressed by the court.

Li Xuan praised Xie Xingchuan in front of all the civil and military officials in the court for his unparalleled achievements and said that he was the first meritorious official of the dynasty.

Once these words came out, no one dared to talk about Xie Xingchuan's killing of foreigners behind his back.

Before the wedding of the emperor and empress, Xie Xingchuan applied to return to Beijing to report on his work, and his request was naturally allowed.

On the day of the wedding of the emperor and empress, in full accordance with the folk marriage customs, the emperor personally went to the Gu family to marry, and Niuniu's three brothers took turns to carry her out of the house.

This marriage has been talked about by the people of the capital for many years, and no other marriage can compare with this one since then.

After the wedding of the emperor and empress, Xie Xingchuan wanted to return to the border, but Zhang Yunniang held him tightly.

"You can go back, but at least you have to marry a wife. All the brothers and sisters in the family have started families, and you are the only one who is still single. How can mother rest assured?" Zhang Yunniang said.

Xie Xingchuan suddenly felt that being remembered by someone was not so good. He was about to say that how could he start a family if the border was not peaceful, but then he thought that the border seemed to have been pacified. He stuttered for a while and couldn't find a reason to refuse.

After a long while, he said: "The wind and sand at the border are strong. Which girl is willing to stay there with me? Besides, I'm afraid that young girls will dislike my face. I don't like those delicate young ladies. I want a girl who can fight."

Zhang Yunniang's expression suddenly became extremely strange.

Xie Xingchuan's heart jumped.

The next moment, Zhang Yunniang said: "You kid, your father really calculated you to death."

Xie Xingchuan felt that it was going to be bad.

Sure enough, Zhang Yunniang looked like she had everything under control: "We found a girl who can fight and doesn't care if you wear a mask. She can withstand the wind and sand at the border."

Xie Xingchuan:...

"She also particularly admires you as a great hero. You can't let her down!" Zhang Yunniang said.

Xie Xingchuan said, "Mom, you must have been deceived. Where can you find such a good girl?"

Zhang Yunniang glanced behind him.

Xie Xingchuan turned around and saw an acquaintance behind him.

Wang He.

Wang He said directly, "I want to fight with you on the battlefield."

Xie Xingchuan thought of a duel he had with Wang He many years ago, and suddenly he was not so resistant. He just said, "I let you win last time, but I won't let you win this time."