Xue Shao has always been curious about Wu Ming's story, he has always wanted to ask, but he is suspected of exploring people's privacy. Although Wu Ming is a retainer, he is really like an elder. But now, Xue Shao especially wanted to know.

Wu Ming had a faint smile on his face, and lightly pinched the chess pieces in his hand and fell into the chessboard, "If you have nothing to do, I'll just talk about it!" ”

Xue Shao nodded. The heart said that Wu Ming did have a lot of quirks, such as never sleeping in bed and only sleeping on a rope, keeping a bald head to read Buddhist scriptures but drinking wine and eating meat, but being a civil and military all-round talent but willing to be a slave. I have hardly ever seen him startled or depressed. The only time he showed his affection was many years ago at Pei Xingjian's home, and I accidentally saw him bowing down to Pei Xingjian's official uniform.

Wu Ming has always been a very indifferent, even detached person. Xue Shao was full of anticipation for his story.

"Many years ago, I was just a teenager." Wu Ming smiled and said, "To be precise, it is a small novice from Shaolin Temple." When I was still an infant, I was sent into the mountain gate, where I grew up. ”

Xue Shao nodded and motioned for him to continue.

"That year, I traveled down the mountain with an old Zen master. When we reached the outskirts of Chang'an, we encountered a group of thieves robbing pedestrians. Wu Ming said: "There is a couple who have been knocked to the ground, and the thieves are preparing to snatch their daughter. The old Zen master didn't know martial arts, so I came to the rescue. At that time, I thought I was strong and young, and I was saved, but I also killed people by mistake. ”

"And then?" Xue Shao asked.

"The old Zen master said that no matter what, monks should not kill. He also said that I was too angry and had nothing to do with Buddhism. He will drive me out of the mountain gate. Wu Ming chuckled, "It's useless for me to plead, the old Zen master stroked his sleeves and left me alone." The family I rescued was kind enough to say that they were willing to take me in from now on. I refused, took my dead body, and went to the nearest Xianyang County Ya to surrender. I hope to clear my name and return to the Shaolin Temple. ”

Xue Shao blinked, "What is the origin of the person you saved?" ”

"The master will know right away." Wu Ming smiled faintly and continued to play chess, and said, "When it was time to ask about the case, I learned that it was the son of the Xianyang County Lieutenant who was killed by me. On the way, he saw the girl's beauty and wanted to snatch it home, so I bumped into him. ”

"That's a big problem!" Xue Shao said.

"No trouble." Wu Ming smiled slightly and said, "Because Ling Zun came to help." ”

"Why?"

"The woman I saved is Ling Tang's beloved personal maid." Wu Ming said, "Ling Tang was benevolent and allowed her to return to her hometown and take her parents to Chang'an to enjoy the blessings, but she met bullies on the road." After she went back, she told Lingtang what happened. The dignified princess of the Tang Dynasty and the concubine, how could they not take care of this little thing? So I was acquitted and returned to the Shaolin Temple under Lingtang's intercession. ”

"And then?"

"Later, Ling Zun and Ling Tang moved to Luoyang with the two saints, and they were close to Songshan Shaolin." Wu Ming said: "That maid went up to Shaolin to see me when she had nothing to do, so it caused a gust of rumors. I was upset and told her not to come again, but she said that I would come more often in the future. ”

"It seems that she has fallen in love with the master." Xue Shao smiled, "What's her name?" ”

"Pity the slaves. The maid has no surname, only small characters. Wu Ming smiled and continued: "Later, an incident happened, Ling Tang and Ling Zun were both demoted and exiled. I don't think I need to say anything more about this. ”

Xue Shao nodded, although the memories after the crossing were slightly retained, but I didn't have the slightest impression of this "cherishing slave". Maybe I was too young at the time.

"The slaves and maids in the family have been punished and confiscated as official slaves and maids." Wu Ming said, "But the slave actually escaped and came to the Shaolin Temple to find me, hoping that I could protect her." ”

"The master agreed?"

Wu Ming didn't answer directly, but said, "I was expelled from the Shaolin Temple immediately." Then I took her and started hiding. At this time, the old matter of the Xianyang County Lieutenant was reminded of the revenge of the murder of the son, and I was soon caught, but the slave was fine. ”

"And then the Master was exiled?"

"It was supposed to be hanging, but when I encountered a general amnesty from the world, I was sentenced to 5,000 miles of exile to serve as an army." Wu Ming said, "Exiled prisoners can't ride horses or cars, so I can only walk all the way through. Unexpectedly, the slave also followed me all the way, and followed me for 5,000 miles to the Western Regions. ”

Xue Shao was slightly stunned, "Five thousand miles? ”

"Just more, no less." Wu Ming said, "She begged all the way, and when she got food, she gave me what she wanted, and she was filial to her tolerance when she got money." Later, she was touched by her and took care of her all the way. ”

"When I get to the Western Regions, my hair will grow." A rare smile appeared on Wu Ming's face, like a young man in his first love, both happy and shy, "We are ready to get married." But the exiled prisoners are not allowed to take wives, and we have made a secret agreement for life. Then she encouraged me to make meritorious contributions to the army, and when the day came to be a good citizen again, we would officially get married. ”

It's romantic!

Xue Shao praised it in his heart.

"And so we lived a year." Wu Ming said, "At that time, there were a lot of restless wars in the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty, and I made a lot of contributions to killing the enemy desperately, not only did I have to avoid sins and become a good person, but I was also selected by Shangguan as a scout. Then we were officially married. It didn't take long for our son to be born. ”

Xue Shao was slightly stunned, it turned out that he once had a son!

"It was the only happy time of my life." Wu Ming's brows furrowed slightly, "But this time didn't last long, because the revenge of the enemy will come again soon." One day, Chang'an suddenly came to the official mission to arrest the slave, saying that she was a criminal slave who had escaped. At that time, I was already a great Tang guard who was bound by military discipline, and I couldn't stop it at all. So the slave was taken to Chang'an, and he was confiscated into the palace to become an official slave. ”

Xue Shao blinked, "She must be beautiful." ”

"It's beautiful." Wu Ming smiled slightly, "The maid who can be used by the princess as a confidant by her side, where can she go?" ”

"That's right." Xue Shao nodded, "If it weren't for a beautiful adult woman, she wouldn't be punished as a maid in the palace." ”

"From then on, I lived alone with my son." Wu Ming said, "I aspire to become an officer, and I want to use my military merits in exchange for a re-encore beloved who cherishes my slaves." I tried my best, I tried my best......"

"So, you became the king of the scouts?" Xue Shao asked.

Wu Ming's brows furrowed deeply, and a look of pain appeared on his face, "But I have never been able to be promoted to officer." ”

"Someone must be behind it." Xue Shaodao.

Wu Ming obviously didn't care about this, and continued: "Later, the Tibetan invaded the Western Regions and occupied 28 states of the Tang Dynasty, and we were repeatedly defeated, and almost all of my army was killed, leaving only a few of us scouts. At that time, the general of the Tibetan army was the Garqin Mausoleum. ”

Xue Shao was slightly stunned, there was such a thing. On the eve of the battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Tibetan Dafeichuan, the Garqinling commanded the army to conquer the 28 prefectures of the Western Regions and occupied the four towns of Anxi. This is also the outpost battle of the Battle of Dafeichuan.

"Many of our robes have died, and the army has been destroyed." Wu Ming said, "So a few of our scouts decided to make a desperate gamble and assassinate the Garqin Mausoleum!" ”

Xue Shao's heart tightened, obviously they failed, otherwise where would they come from today?

"We're almost on the verge of success. But we didn't expect that the martial arts of the Garqin Mausoleum were so powerful! Wu Ming's eyebrows furrowed deeply, "Today's Gongren may not be more powerful than that of Garqinling!" ”

Xue Shao was slightly stunned, he really couldn't imagine it!

"All but me, the other scouts were killed or captured." Wu Ming said, "The reason why I was able to escape was because I met someone. ”

Xue Shao's eyes widened, "It won't be a cherished slave, right?" ”

"......" Wu Ming's eyes dimmed and he was silent.

Xue Shao knew that he had guessed correctly. After thinking about it again, he said: "Isn't it that the court of the Tang Dynasty took the cherishing of slaves as a reward and gave it to the Tubo people? ”

"Yes." Wu Ming said: "Before the battle of the Western Regions, Garqinling accompanied his father to Chang'an, and both father and son were rewarded with beautiful women. cherished the slaves, and just became the slave concubine of the Garqin Mausoleum. ”

"Hey......" Xue Shao sighed, this is really a trick of God!

"At that time, the only thought left in my heart was to save the slaves." Wu Ming said, "Moreover, I actually succeeded." ”

"How is this possible?" Xue Shao was surprised.

"But it's true." Wu Ming smiled faintly, but his smile was as sad as he could, "Our family is reunited, and we are hiding." Half a year later, Xinuer gave birth to a daughter......"

Xue Shao was almost about to bounce.

"Listen to me!" Wu Ming waved his hand, his eyebrows tightened, and said, "I remember, it was a full moon night, and the moon was very round and bright. As soon as the slaves gave birth, the Tibetans found our hiding place. The slave couldn't move, so she stabbed a knife into her chest so as not to drag us down. I set fire to our house and her body, and fled with the children. In the process of escaping, my son was captured by the Tibetans......"

Xue Shao's heart was twisted.

Wu Ming took a deep breath, and he seemed to be a little speechless.

"Master, we can talk about something else, too." Xue Shaodao.

Wu Ming smiled slightly and waved his hand, "They picked my son on a sharp spear, knife after knife, knife after knife, and slowly cut his flesh." They wanted to force me out. At that time, I wanted to strangle the baby girl in my arms and report the loss of the Garqin Mausoleum. But...... But I can't do it! I really can't do it! ”

"That's her, the flesh that fell from her body!!"

Wu Ming's eyes turned red.

Wu Ming burst into tears.

Xue Shao was silent for a long time, "Master, you have suffered. ”

Wu Ming ignored those tears, still had a smile on his face, and said, "From now on, I don't dare to sleep in bed anymore." Because as soon as I'm in bed, I'm going to dream. I would dream of cherishing my slave, and she would scold me for being useless and killing our only son. From the first dream, I shaved my hair again and started chanting the Buddha again. Every day, I beg the Buddha for mercy and forgiveness, and begging the Buddha to let their mother and son reincarnate as soon as possible, and be mother and child again in the next life......"

"In order to fulfill a wish of the slave before his death, I took this baby girl to Fangzhou to find the exiled Ling Zun. Since then, we have lived together in your home. ”

"What wish?" Xue Shao asked.

"When her house was raided at that time, it was Lingtang who helped her to escape. Before his death, he always felt that he owed Lingtang his kindness. Wu Ming said, "So she hopes that this daughter can pay off her mother's debts and serve your family forever." ”

Xue Shao's expression stiffened completely.

"Master, please don't let her know this." Wu Ming used a pleading tone, "There are also those people like Brother Ling, they don't know the true identity of the moon slave, they just think they are my adopted daughters!" ”

"Master rest assured." Xue Shao nodded seriously, "I will treat her well for the rest of my life!" ”