Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 607 He is a horse bone, we are a daughter [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you 41k]

Early May,

At the exact time of the hour (around eight o'clock in the morning)

Yunnei State,
Jiuyuan City,
It is 1,200 miles from Tokyo.

Midsummer,

The city is no longer the withered and decayed scenery of winter.
Standing on the city wall at this time, looking down towards the outside of the city, the view is full of lush green and vitality.

The continuous military camps outside the city are also surrounded by green.

The south wind blew, and the battle flags in the military camp fluttered from time to time.

At this time,

"Boom, boom, boom!"

A sound like thunder came faintly from the distance.

The soldiers standing on the city wall all looked in the direction of the sound.

Over time,
The thunderous sound became louder and louder.

After a while,

The soldiers saw from the city wall that in the distance there was a large cavalry army, with the battle flags fluttering in the wind, and they were lined up in battle formation and rushing towards somewhere.

Subsequently,

In the eyes of the soldiers, the huge cavalry was like a stream that encountered a fork in the river, naturally splitting into two at some point.

The soldiers guarding the city also knew a little about military affairs.
It is understood that if this were an actual battle, the areas bypassed by the cavalry would be rained down with arrows.

Looking from the city wall, although the cavalry was not small in size, their movements were very smooth without any confusion. Many cavalry moved around as if they were one person, and they were obviously rare elite cavalry.

Just watching from the sidelines is an extremely comfortable experience.

When the soldiers wanted to continue to "enjoy", there seemed to be flags and drums giving orders in places they could not see.

The cavalry in the distance did not continue their drills, but gathered together and rushed towards the camp outside the city.

In the military camp,

In front of the central army tent,
There are constant cries,

A dozen strong and sturdy young lieutenants with sweat on their foreheads stopped their mounts in front of the tent, dismounted, and walked towards the yard.

I don't know how much green grass was trampled down, but the bodies of these young lieutenants, like their mounts, were covered with a lot of grass debris.

One can faintly smell the scent of grass juice.

When entering the yard,
The young lieutenants were still talking to each other.

Someone said in a discontented tone: "We were training hard! Why did the general order us to come back?"

"Junyi, I think there is no problem with our cooperation! Let's divide our forces."

After they took a few steps while talking and saw the elite soldiers standing beside the guards, the lieutenants and officers all shut their mouths and looked at each other in surprise.

Soon, everyone entered the main room which served as the central military tent.

At a glance,
Next to the huge sand table,
The commander-in-chief Xu Zaiduan and the deputy commander Zhang Fangsong, who used to be in charge of the camp, now stood aside.

Under the map facing the door,
A man was supporting the edge of the sand table with his palms, looking carefully at the sand table in front of him.

Seeing this person,

The young lieutenants who entered the room bowed and said in unison: "Hello, General!"

Yongyi Hou Xu Minghua raised his head, looked at the many sweaty young faces in the room, smiled and nodded: "Okay!"

Then he asked, "Are all of them here?"

"General! We are all here!" Zaiduan on the side bowed.

"kindness!"

Xu Minghua withdrew his hands that were supporting the edge of the sand table, adjusted his clothes, and reached out to the side.

After a while,
Xu Minghua showed the golden tiger talisman in his hand and said loudly: "Pass the order to His Majesty and the Palace Front Department."

Hearing this,

Many officers in the room knelt on one knee and bowed in greeting.

Listening to the words of Yongyi Hou Xu Minghua, the young lieutenants kneeling on one knee began to light up their eyes and their faces were filled with excitement.

quickly,

Then, elite scouts of the vanguard army, each riding three horses, ran out of the military camp towards the east.

Youshi (after 5 p.m.)

Bianjing,

When Xu Zaijing and others got out of school, the sun was still hanging in the west and the sky was brighter than the Shen time (after 3 o'clock) in winter.

Xu Zaijing and his classmates were not in a hurry to go home. Like in previous years, they found a roadside restaurant and sat together with their classmates to eat some cold food and drink some iced drinks.

Everyone sat in the private room on the second floor.
Buweizheng placed the washed fruits that everyone had just bought on the roadside on the table.

Qi Heng looked at Gu Tingye opposite him.

At this time, Gu Tingye had just taken the folding fan with a fan cover from the maid Qiu Niang.

Qi Heng asked doubtfully, "Second Uncle, the fan cover in your hand looks very delicate."

Xu Zaijing, who was between the two of them, was fanning himself with a fan. The cool breeze made him feel very comfortable.

Hearing Qi Heng's words, Xu Zaijing also looked at Gu Tingye and said, "Yuan Ruo, guess who gave Erlang this fan case?"

Qi Heng smiled and said, "I guess it's the eldest daughter of the Yu family?"

Gu Tingye glanced at the two of them with some disdain and said, "Tsk! Let me tell you, this was given to me by my own sister!"

"Tsk! You don't have a sister either, so you don't have one even if you want it! Haha!"

After laughing twice, Gu Tingye picked up an apricot and said, "No! Who knows, Jing'er, maybe you will have a sister! But if you want this, I don't know when I will have to wait!"

After saying that, Gu Tingye took a bite.

Xu Zaijing and Qi Heng were speechless and could only smile helplessly.

Afterwards, seeing Gu Tingye’s face twisted by the sourness of the apricots, the two laughed even more happily.

Qi Heng glanced at the flowers that presented the early peaches to Xu Zaijing. Just as he was about to speak, Qing Yun at the door of the private room shouted, "Sixth Master Liang is here!"

Hearing this, the three people in the private room were all surprised and looked towards the screen at the door.

Liang Han came out from behind the screen with a frown on his face.

"Greetings to my two brothers, young master."

Liang Han bowed with a stern face, then sat down opposite Xu Zaijing angrily and picked up an apricot.

"Hey, Liu Lang." Gu Tingye stretched out his hand.

"Click."

Liang Han bit a piece of apricot angrily, and looked at Gu Tingye puzzledly while chewing: "Hmm?"

Then, his face was distorted by the acid.

"Indeed."

Liang Han spat out the apricot pulp after chewing it twice.

"Too damn sour."

Hua Xiang, who was standing aside, quickly poured a drink and handed it to Liang Han.

After rinsing his mouth, Liang Han thanked Hua Xiang.

"Liulang, why did you come to us today?" Gu Tingye asked, picking up two cherries.

Liang Han shook his head and said, "Second Brother Gu, I..."

Xu Zaijing said: "Liu Lang, tell us what's going on. We can discuss it and give you some advice."

"Alas!" Liang Han sighed in frustration, "It was my elder brother. I don't know who helped him get transferred from General Gan to General Tao."

"According to my father, if the two countries go to war, my eldest brother will have the opportunity to serve the country like Jing'er did."

"Unlike me, I am neither good at literature nor martial arts, and I just hang out in Bianjing all day. I should be sent to the northern front!"

"Father and mother quarreled at home again because of this."

Looking at Gu Tingye who nodded, Liang Han glared and said, "No, Second Brother Gu, what do you mean by nodding?"

Gu Tingye was stunned, then smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Liu Lang, I'm not talking about you. I actually want to go to the north and make achievements like Jing Ge'er."

"Ah! I thought... I don't want to go to the north. What's so good about the battlefield? It's better to study in Beijing and research fishing!" Liang Han curled his lips.

"Hmph." Qi Heng, who was sitting opposite Gu Tingye, glanced at Xu Zaijing and couldn't help laughing.

Xu Zaijing spat the peach pit in his mouth into his palm, glared at Qi Heng, and said to Liang Han: "Sixth Brother, General Tao is from the Marquis of Jinyang, right?"

Liang Han nodded.

Xu Zaijing smiled and said, "Liu Lang, I think you have to have another reason in your heart for not wanting to go, that is, the one who hugged you by the Jinming Lake."

Hearing this, Gu Tingye and Qi Heng also laughed.

Liang Han looked at Xu Zaijing helplessly and said, "Brother Jing, if I dare to say it, my father and mother will break my legs."

Qi Heng glanced at Xu Zaijing and said hesitantly, "Sixth Brother, we, the sons of dukes, should be more careful before we have a wife."

Liang Han nodded: "Yeah! I know. If my father pushes me too hard, I can just pretend to be sick!"

"Hmm?" Gu Tingye, who was standing by, listened to the conversation between the two and asked, "Liu Lang, you and that girl, are you..."

Liang Han nodded somewhat complacently and somewhat embarrassedly: "Ahem! Yeah!"

Seeing this, Xu Zaijing shook his head helplessly, and heard that Liang Han had already "secretly decided to spend his life" with that girl.

"Liulang, what is the girl's personality like?" Xu Zaijing asked.

"She is as gentle as water. She does whatever I say." Liang Han said with a smile on his face, "She is the love of my life. There will definitely be a place for her by my side in the future."

On the side, Qi Heng looked at Liang Han with envy and recognition in his eyes.

Xu Zaijing raised his eyebrows without comment and said, "It's better to pay more attention."

Liang Han nodded and said, "Yes! Brother Jing, I remember what you said! Let's not talk about me! Today I also heard that the price of silk, tea, porcelain, etc. sold by our dynasty to Northern Liao and Jin will increase."

Xu Zaijing and others nodded, and Gu Tingye said: "This is just part of our dynasty's tactics."

As he spoke, Gu Tingye smiled and looked at Xu Zaijing.

Today, Northern Liao focuses on the east, and its control over the Northwest Road Recruiting Office is visibly weakening.

However, the Great Zhou was constantly absorbing the national strength of Bai Gao, and the number of Western troops was gradually increasing.

Moreover, the Great Zhou had been doing business with the Mongolian tribes.

For the same item, the price offered by the Mongolian tribes was much lower than that offered by the Northern Liao. By selling to the Northern Liao, the nobles of the Mongolian tribes could also make a profit from the difference, which naturally attracted a lot of people.

As one side gains strength while the other loses strength, the situation is turning in favor of the Great Zhou.

"The people in the Imperial City Department and the Military Affairs Department might be doing something bad in Northern Liao."

As soon as Gu Tingye finished speaking, a noisy sound came from downstairs.

Xu Zaijing immediately stood up and walked towards the window with gauze hanging on it.

After looking down, Xu Zaijing said, "They look like the imperial guards."

"what?"

The other three people in the private room all looked puzzled.

Before anyone could say anything, a greeting came from the door.

"Lord Huaibao is here."

Qingyun at the door opened the door and called out dutifully.

After hearing this, Gu Tingye and others who stood up became even more confused.

An eunuch walked around the screen, flicked his whisk and shouted, "Oh! Brothers, you are still playing here! But it took me a long time to find you!"

The four of them hurriedly bowed and saluted. Gu Tingye said, "Lord Huaibao, what do you want to talk to us about?"

Wiping the sweat off his forehead, the eunuch Huai Bao said, "That's right! The Zhao family's son and his family from Lulong will be coming to Beijing tomorrow."

"His Majesty specifically instructed that the brothers go to the New Cao Gate of the East Outer City tomorrow to wait and accompany the brother of the Zhao family in Lulong into the city to show his favor and welcome."

The four of them bowed hurriedly in response.

Qi Heng asked again: "Master Huaibao, are there only four of us going?"

The eunuch Huai Bao smiled and said, "Young Master, you are joking. It is not just the four brothers. Most of the brothers and sisters of the nobles and high-ranking officials in the capital will go to join in the fun."

Gu Tingye was surprised and said, "Lord Huaibao, so the noble ladies in the capital are going too!"

The eunuch Huaibao smiled and nodded.

Xu Zaijing said, "Lord Huaibao, there are many noble ladies in the capital. If they all ride in carriages, it will be inconvenient."

Huaibao looked at Xu Zaijing with particularly affectionate eyes. After all, if Xu Zaijing had not taken action outside Shenbao Temple in the west of the city a few years ago to prevent casualties among tourists, it would be questionable whether Huaibao could survive.

"Goro is right, so the ladies who are going there tomorrow will naturally have to know how to ride a horse."

Xu Zaijing smiled and nodded: "I see."

The eunuch Huai Bao said with a smile: "My four brothers, don't forget to dress up early tomorrow morning! In this case, I will return to the palace first."

"Sir, walk slowly."

Send someone downstairs.
Looking at the imperial guards and eunuchs going away,

After everyone looked at each other for a while, Xu Zaijing said, "Then, everyone, let's see you tomorrow?"

South Lecture Hall Lane,

Rong family,

Back to the snowy courtyard,
The sky was bright and the light in the main room was adequate.

Miss Feiyan from the Rong family stood in the room with her arms folded across her chest. The maids opposite her, Xibu and Ningxiang, were each displaying a summer dress in their hands.

Looking at the clothes in Ningxiang's hand, Rong Feiyan shook her head and flicked her wrist, saying, "This one won't work, take another one."

Ningxiang hurriedly turned around, put the unfolded summer clothes on the hanger on the side, took out another one and unfolded it, and when she was about to stand opposite Rong Feiyan again, she saw Rong Feiyan waving at her again.

This time, waving the hand means that there is no need to choose anymore.

Xi Bu said: "Girl, will you wear this tomorrow?"

Rong Feiyan smiled and nodded.

Ningxiang said, "Miss, we will be riding a horse tomorrow, and it might be dusty. Do you want to wear a veil?"

"Wear."

"Yes!" Ningxiang excitedly went to Rong Feiyan's box to find a suitable veil.

After half a stick of incense,

Ningxiang looked at Xibu helplessly and said, "Miss, these are the only veils in your box."

Rong Feiyan shook her head: "I think neither is appropriate."

Ningxiang asked: "Then, do you wear a veil hat?"

Another half stick of incense,
The two personal maids sighed helplessly: none of the girls in their family were satisfied with any of the veils.

Rong Feiyan shook her head and looked at the veil hats in the hands of the two people, and said: "Tomorrow, those who wear veil hats may all be hung with gauze, which is too ordinary!"

"Girl, how about we change to a different color of tulle?" Xibu suggested.

Rong Feiyan shook her head: "If we change the color, it won't match the clothes we just picked."

Ningxiang said, "Then girl, let's cut the gauze into strips."

Rong Feiyan shook her head: "Isn't that like being a beggar?"

"Yeah, then what should we do?" Ningxiang and Xibu, who was frowning and thinking, looked at each other.

The room fell silent.

after awhile,

"Have it!"

Rong Feiyan's happy voice came.

On the second day,
Outer city of Bianjing,

Outside the city gate, Xincao Gate,

Many young men from wealthy families, dressed in bright clothes, rode on sleek horses and chatted under the shade of the trees.

Some distance away from them, there were horse-drawn carriages from various families parked.

Xu Zaijing, who was talking and laughing with Lu Zezong, was suddenly patted on the shoulder by Qi Heng who said, "Brother Jing, look quickly."

Xu Zaijing turned his head with some confusion and looked in the direction Qi Heng pointed.

In sight,
A noble lady was riding towards them on horseback. Hanging from under the veil she wore was not a piece of translucent gauze, but gold threads dotted with pearls the size of date pits.

The distance between each pearl and gold thread is very small, and the girl's face is vaguely visible under the veil when she walks.

As soon as he appeared, he attracted a lot of attention.

"How did she think of dressing like this?" someone couldn't help but sigh.

Subsequently,

The girl rode her horse to the place where the noble ladies were.

Amid the crisp exclamations and laughter, the girl took off her specially made veil. Who else could it be but Rong Feiyan?

Afterwards, Rong Feiyan exchanged veil hats with her friends and tried them on.

The sons of noble families kept looking over there.

Xu Zaijing relied on his good eyesight and sighed after feasting his eyes: "I think there will be new fashion in Beijing."

(End of this chapter)