An Tong's performance was a great success and won everyone's applause. The emperor was also very pleased. From today on, Anle Police Security Tong Bayar officially graduated from the Jiaofang Department!
After hearing the emperor's will, An Tong also let out a long sigh of relief.
it is finally over.
He planned to die in his Anle Mansion from now on, except for occasions when he had to attend.
After confessing to the Second Saint that he was overworked and feeling unwell, Antongbayar left with Ubash, who was standing behind the stage in tears, and Ombu Chuhuer, who was almost out of shape. This Xiyuan that never belonged to them
Next it is time for everyone to socialize, or socializing is the reason why the civil and military nobles of the dynasty came here.
There are plenty of things to talk about, such as making betrothal arrangements for children, making peace between two families, and providing relationships for children and grandchildren. Even if there is nothing to talk about, you can still go to the school yard, horse racing, fights, etc.
There were a lot of things to do and a lot to talk about. Xiao Yanei was taken away by Jia She again and went to show off to his old brothers.
For a time, without the burden of Zaizai, Li Wan was able to talk to her handkerchief friends whom she hadn't seen for a long time.
There are also a group of nobles who are trying to seize the title. They are being examined by the emperor in the school grounds with embarrassment.
Snapped!
An arrow pierced the six rings of the target softly. The little eunuch hiding aside breathed a sigh of relief. He finally finished shooting ten arrows.
"Five out of ten, one arrow with seven rings, three arrows with six rings, five arrows with four rings, one arrow with three rings, a total of forty-eight rings!"
"You little bastard, give me a kick!"
When the emperor heard the results reported by the little eunuch, he was furious and kicked a fat earl who was trembling with a bow to the ground.
"I have such a huge salary, but I am not very good at martial arts. However, my body fat is slowly increasing. Can I still get rid of the horse?"
"Spare your life, Your Majesty. I was wrong. I will continue to practice martial arts when I get back!"
The fat uncle fell to the ground and begged for mercy, his miserable screams frightening the faces of all the young nobles standing behind waiting for the test.
"Help! Help me!"
"咴咴!!"
On the racecourse, a frightened horse ran wildly at the risk of death. A young man wearing a unicorn robe hugged the horse's neck tightly to prevent himself from being thrown away. He was so frightened that he cried out.
"Policy!"
A horse covered with dark clouds and snow quickly approached the frightened horses. Jia Hui reached out and grabbed the belt of the young man in unicorn robe.
"Let go!"
Before the young man in unicorn robe could react, Jia Hui grabbed his belt, pulled him off the horse, and laid him on the saddle with his back facing up.
"Ah, ah, Lieutenant! I almost lost my life!" The young man stood up and looked at the Lieutenant's face with tears in his eyes. His admiration could no longer be suppressed, and he was about to rush over and hug him tightly. Hold the lieutenant in his arms
"Oh, fuck, get down here!"
His eyes suddenly caught sight of the young man's crotch, which was wet. Jia Hui was so frightened that he quickly grabbed his belt and threw it to the ground, causing the young man to lie on the ground and groan.
"Why are these Jiye boys worse than each other!"
Seeing the nobles competing against each other, the emperor's face became very ugly.
"Father, there is nothing we can do. According to the rules, as long as these people don't get involved in anything, they will be rich for four or five generations."
Chen Si stood behind the emperor and said helplessly.
"But they are military attachés after all. Even Marquis Jia En back then could still wield a knife and a spear, and he was even proficient in equestrian skills!" The emperor snorted coldly.
"Father, after all, their ancestors have contributed to the country. We in Da Qi don't have such a thing as hereditary substitution. Who can blame them if they don't want to advance and continue their titles?"
"Alas" the emperor was also a little helpless.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about you." After talking about these troublesome things, the emperor turned to look at Chen Si.
".son?"
"Well, it's you. I said you have been married for more than a year. When your father and I were married for a year, your eldest brother was about to be born. How about you? Why aren't you pregnant yet? Hey, hey, where are you? Go, don’t run!”
Seeing his fourth son running away, the emperor curled his lips and turned back to look at the nobles who were struggling to mount their horses.
"Next!"
. . . . . .
The tenth day of the sixth month of the seventh year of Tiansheng is a good time to travel.
The flags were fluttering as if they could block out the sky and the sun, and the full set of emperor's ceremonial guards were already deployed.
Originally, the ceremonial guards for such long journeys were usually carried out by riding or traveling. But this time, the Second Saint and the Second Queen were on tour at the same time. Instead of setting up four ceremonial guards, it would be better to directly put up a large ceremonial guard. This saves a lot of trouble.
The emperor and his wife had already put on two pairs of jade gowns and were ready to set off.
The first thing to do is to guide the ceremonial guard.
The first six are the prefect of Luoyang, the governor of Zhongzhili, the Minister of Taichang Temple, the Minister of Hubu, the Yushi of Zuodu, and the Minister of War.
Then there is the twelve-sided large scroll held by several people.
Behind the big flag is the "Qingyou Team" responsible for clearing and inspecting the site, whose members hold crossbows and spears.
Followed closely by the flag-bearing team holding the Suzaku flag, bows and crossbows.
Then there are twelve dragon flags: one each for Feng Bo and Yu Shi, one each for Thunder God and Lightning Mother, one each for wood, fire, earth, gold and mercury, one each for left and right Sheti flags, and one for Big Dipper. .
Behind the flag is a special fleet, including functional vehicles such as the guide car, the Jili drum car, the egret car, the Luan flag car, the Pie evil car, and the Pixuan car. Each vehicle is drawn by four horses, and has fourteen drivers and one craftsman.
Followed by the ceremonial guard.
The ceremonial procession was mainly about music and fighting, and the civil and military officials accompanying the emperor were also among them.
The leader is the Suzaku cavalry, who are divided into twelve rows, holding wild goose feather knives and bows and arrows. The guard composed of cavalry arranged in separate rows is called the "twelve layers of guidance".
Following behind was a huge drumming band composed of instrumental musicians from the Jiaofang Division.
The musical instruments are mainly various kinds of drums, mainly drums, big drums, cymbals, festival drums, snare drums, Yubao drums, etc., as well as wind instruments such as flute, Xiao, Jia, Changming and Zhongming, horizontal flute, 筚篥, etc., as well as gold There are percussion instruments such as horns and the whole band has as many as a thousand people!
After the band is a flag array composed of various flags, banners, flags, etc.
Originally, there should be some accompanying officials in the team, but in order to avoid some trouble, these low-level officials who were supposed to accompany them were sent to Chang'an in advance with some sundries.
After the flag formation, there are the Qinglong Flag and the White Tiger Flag on the left and right.
Behind the two flags were the accompanying team of court officials. Interspersed among this team were cavalry and infantry armed with weapons.
Behind the ceremonial guard was the jade chariot worn by the emperor.
The jade chariot was driven by Taipusiqing himself, surrounded by dozens of knights in front and behind, and on both sides were Jia Hui, the great general of Sima, and the commander-in-chief of Shangzhi's personal army. The emperor's wife read, Zhengnan General Lu Xiujie escorted him.
Following closely behind the jade chariot were the nobles of Da Qi and the great eunuchs. On their periphery were many groups of cavalry and infantry from the Shangzhiqin Army.
Following the pro-army troops was a guard of honor composed of peacock fans, small group fans, square fans, yellow horns, Jianghu banners, and Xuanwu pillars.
There is also a "rear drum" band behind the emperor's car. The band's instruments are similar to the drum band in front of the jade chariot, but the scale is relatively small, but there are still hundreds of people.
Immediately following the "rear blow" were various vehicles specially designed for the emperor.
The commanders of Longxiang and Fengxiang each led hundreds of soldiers, divided into four horizontal lines, holding halberds, swords and shields, bows and arrows and crossbows respectively, following these chariots.
Walking at the end of the ceremonial guard was the rear guard. In front was the infantry team led by two pro-army generals. They were divided into two square formations, front and rear, with a flag as the leader.
The soldiers all wear hoods and armor, holding bows or knives and shields, arranged alternately.
In the middle are the left and right yellow warships, divided into twelve rows, holding bows, knives, halberds, shields, and peacock cloaks, goose feather cloaks, and chicken feather cloaks (all flags made of feathers). Behind Huang Hui's battle is Shu's battle, holding Shu's ceremonial weapons such as golden melon, Fangtian painted halberd, phoenix-winged gold-plated 镳 and other ceremonial weapons.
Finally, there is the flag formation composed of Suzaku cavalry and flag troops. The flags held by each flag team are painted with the same legendary gods and monsters, such as evil spirits, jade horses, yellow dragons, unicorns, dragon horses, three-cornered beasts, black basalts, and golden oxen.
After the flag formation, there was another yellow battle consisting of infantry and cavalry guards.
The whole set is so delicious!
The people of Luoyang saw the excitement.
According to common sense, the kings, nobles and officials should also put up ceremonial guards, but as soon as the big driver came out, the number of Luan Yi Division, Jiaofang Division, the Third Guards and the Suzaku Cavalry alone had already exceeded three. There were ten thousand people, but the move was vetoed by the emperor.
At the same time as this news, there was also an order to reduce the number of people accompanying him as much as possible. After all, this was just a three- to four-month stay in Chang'an for the West Hunt, not a relocation of the capital. He would still have to come back in October.
After thinking about it, Jia Hui only brought Li Wan and her son, Jia She, and the old lady and Baoyu who insisted on following them. Dongfu was in the middle of Ding You's mourning, and the men in the family were all in Jinling, so no one came.
Yue Liduo had a big belly and tried not to travel hard, while Yuanyang wanted to manage the county government during Li Wan's absence.
Three thin horses? Just kidding, Yuanyang Jia Hui didn't even bring them, let alone them.
Following the emperor's order, the team from the West Hunting Kansai walked along Tianjie towards the Houzai Gate in the south.
. . . . . .
"Hahaha, Mr. Lu, I haven't seen you for so many years, but you are still so energetic!" In the team, Jia Hui looked at the old general whose beard and hair were all white with joy.
Lu Xiujie, the general who conquered the South, was capable but not top-notch. He had no outstanding achievements, so his honors and titles were not high. But he grew up with the emperor since he was a child, and he is one of the emperor's most trusted generals. Otherwise, he would not be allowed to serve as the commander of the Seven Guards Army.
As a junior, I should have paid a visit early, but Mr. Lu's identity is here. As a military attaché of the outer dynasty, you have private contact with the pro-military general of the inner dynasty. What do you want to do?
So in order to avoid suspicion, Jia Hui never visited him even though he had not seen this old man who had watched her grow up for several years and was very kind to him.
"Hehehe, it's Xiao Huier. No, it should be called Jinyu now! Jinyu, good job! He destroyed the Three Kingdoms without losing the face of my brother Daishan!" Lu Xiujie also looked at the high-spirited and heroic warrior kindly. , Jia Hui, who has become a Taiwei.
Okay, the younger generations have grown up too.
"Hey, old man." Seeing Lu Xiujie's loving face, Jia Hui suddenly had a lot of emotions. She didn't know what to say for a while, so she could only giggle.
"Haha, we are all here to become captains, so don't be childish."
Lu Xiujie stretched out his big hand with already loose skin and patted Jia Hui's shoulder, feeling a little emotional for a moment.
From a concubine, he grew up to be the number one person in the Daqi military in just a few years, and the hardships are hard enough for outsiders to appreciate.
"Well, that sweet-tongued little kid who hugged my lap and kept shouting 'Master Lu' is now married and has children. But my hair and beard are now white. When I was practicing martial arts a few days ago, After dancing with the knife for only two quarters of an hour, I was already out of breath from exhaustion. I think back then, I could carry a sword weighing dozens of kilograms and dance for an hour."
"Look at what you said, old man. You are almost seventy, and you can still dance with a knife for two-quarters of an hour a day. If Xiao Ke is like you, when you are seventy, you can still dance with a knife, let alone two-quarters of an hour. Even if you dance for just a quarter of an hour, that little girl will burn a lot of incense!"
"Hahaha, you little bastard just said some nice words to coax me."
"No, no, Xiaoke, these are all words from the bottom of my heart!"
"Xiao Huier is still the same Xiao Huier, her mouth is so sweet!"
"No way! Everyone says Xiaoke is taciturn, dull and honest!"
Jia Hui kept saying nice things to Lu Xiujie, which made him laugh out loud.
"Hahaha cough. Cough cough cough."
After laughing so hard that he coughed, Lu Xiujie stopped, took out his water bag and drank some water, which made him feel better.
"Let's not talk about this for now, Jinyu. I heard that something happened to your Rongguo Mansion some time ago?" Lu Xiujie looked at Jia Hui's face with somewhat cloudy eyes.
"Ah, yes, our eldest brother and the second brother were very unhappy, so we simply divided the property and lived our own lives." Jia Hui said disapprovingly.
"Division of property? It's not family division. That's nothing." Lu Xiujie suddenly realized that it turned out to be division of property, not family division!
Fortunately, if the family is really separated, the reputation of old brother Jia Daishan will be bad after his death.
"By the way, talking about your Rongguo Mansion, do you know about your second uncle, Mr. Cunzhou?"
"Ah, second uncle? Wasn't he sent to Tongzhou, Beiya? Yes, he went to Tongzhou to build a canal. What happened?" Jia Hui looked at Lu Xiujie in confusion. He had a lot of things to do recently, and he was not interested. Pay attention to Jia Zheng.
"Hey, isn't this the case where your third uncle is staying behind in Peking? He wrote a letter and told me about it, and then I found out about it." This matter happened to happen to my second son, and my son was filial to me. Having said that, I only found out now.
It’s not that my hands and eyes are all over the sky!
"I know this. I also went to have a drink with Uncle Qian. What next?"
"Your second uncle, there is something wrong with the canal he built."
"What, something went wrong?" Jia Hui was shocked. If there was a problem with the supervision project, he would be beheaded. If it was serious, he would even be beheaded!
"But it's not a quality problem. What if there is really a quality problem? We have already rushed into Rongguo Mansion to arrest people."
"Yes, then... what happened?"
"Tsk, tsk, back then I thought your second uncle was stupid in studying and couldn't achieve anything. Now that I look at it, it's true!
The money given to that boy by the imperial court for the project was defrauded! "
"…ah?"
(End of chapter)
