The banquet was over, and everyone in the Li family sent Yang Peng and Jiang Ligong out of the door, watched them go away, and then returned home.
Li Shicheng, Li Ruolan and Li Chenglong were sitting in the study. Li Shicheng laughed and said: "Today's banquet was really a success!" He glanced at Li Ruolan and said with joy: "Ruolan and that empress are on the line. , it’s just around the corner to enter King Yan’s harem!” Li Chenglong nodded in agreement, looking very excited.
At this time, Li Chenghu came in and asked excitedly: "Did King Yan say when he would take his sister into the palace?"
Li Shicheng glared and cursed: "You are a useless thing, you actually said such words at a banquet!"
Li Chenghu said angrily: "Is there anything wrong with what I said? You all seem to have taken the wrong medicine!"
Li Ruolan said angrily: "Don't you know that you are not allowed to show off your merits in front of the master? This is a big taboo! Back in Xixia, the famous general Gang Gang didn't know the importance and actually showed off himself in front of the emperor. His achievements aroused the emperor's hatred. Later, the emperor found an unfounded charge and had him arrested and beheaded, without a burial place!"
Li Chenghu was startled and stammered: "Well, then King Yan, he..."
Li Ruolan sighed and smiled: "Fortunately, King Yan is different. He is an unparalleled hero with a mind as big as the sea. He doesn't take your rude behavior to heart!" Li Chenghu breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest in frustration. Authentic: "I was almost scared to death by you, sister!"
Li Ruolan said sternly: "You must change your irritable personality! Although King Yan is as broad-minded as the sea, there is no guarantee that what he will say will offend him. You'd better not speak in front of him in the future!"
Li Chenghu said with a smile: "My sister became the Princess of King Yan, and King Yan is my brother-in-law! Even if I say something wrong, my brother-in-law will not care about me!"
Li Ruolan blushed and said angrily: "You can't talk nonsense like this!" Li Shicheng nodded in agreement, and said angrily to Li Chenghu: "I have to be stricter with your mouth! If Ruolan enters Prince Yan's Mansion Things got dirty, be careful I'll skin you!" Li Chenghu couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart when he saw me speaking so harshly, and he didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, and nodded.
The autumn air is crisp, the earth is golden, and there are festive scenes of harvest everywhere. The deer, sheep, tigers and leopards in the mountains and forests are also getting fatter. On this day, Yang Peng and his family went hunting in the mountains and forests near Bianliang. Yang Peng and several heroic wives galloped in pursuit of prey in the mountains and forests. The yellow deer and white sheep were so frightened that they ran around! The wives and children who didn't know martial arts were watching from behind. Everyone looked nervous and excited, especially Yang Rui, who screamed very loudly. If her mother hadn't been holding her tightly, this little girl would definitely know how to ride. Then her foal rushed forward.
Yang Peng and Ye Qi Guanyin were galloping side by side, with the other women following closely behind.
Yang Peng turned to look at Ye Qi Guanyin and said with a smile: "What a good horsemanship, worthy of being a Khitan child!" Ye Qi Guanyin smiled proudly and said: "Brother, let's compete to see who can hit the white head in front first. Deer!" Yang Peng laughed loudly, "Okay! Whoever shoots the white deer in front of me first, I will give her a wish!" Hearing this, all the girls were eager to try, and there were loud shouts, and the girls whipped desperately The mounts under their crotches immediately released their reins, controlled the horses with their legs, and freed up their hands to bend their bows and arrows, aiming at the white deer scurrying in front of them. Whoosh whoosh whoosh, several sharp sounds broke through the air, and a few black shadows were seen roaring away towards the white deer.
Seeing that several arrows were about to hit the white deer, unexpectedly, the white deer suddenly turned to the right and ran into the woods, and the arrows immediately missed. The women were very angry, but Yang Peng laughed and said, "It seems that the white deer doesn't want to be shot by you!" The women all rolled their eyes at Yang Peng.
At this time, several people had already chased into the woods on horseback. Seeing the white deer rushing out of the woods from the front, they also rushed out of the woods on horseback. My eyes suddenly became brighter, and the white deer ran into the wilderness in a panic. The girls got excited, and bent their bows and arrows to aim at the white deer. Then they released their arrows, and the arrows flew out, but they failed again. The white deer was running around and scurrying around so fast that it was really difficult to hit. .
When the girls saw that they missed again, they were extremely upset. Yang Peng laughed loudly and said: "If I shoot this white deer, each of you owe me a wish, okay?" The girls started to get angry, and Ye Qi Guanyin said angrily: "None of us can hit it. Can you hit it? I don't believe it!" Yang Peng said with a smile: "Do you dare to make a bet with me?" Ye Qi Guanyin proudly said: "Why not?" Yang Erya said: "If the eldest brother didn't hit it, If you win, each of us will lose one wish!" The girls agreed with a smile.
Yang Peng laughed loudly, "Okay, let's bet! If the eldest brother loses, he will lose a wish to each of you!" Then he let go of the horse's reins, pulled out the wolf-tooth arrow, put on the bowstring, opened the bow, and aimed at the full moon. The white deer scurrying left and right in front of me! Yang Rui in the distance shouted loudly: "Dad, you must hit it!"
Everyone's eyes were fixed on Yang Peng, and they couldn't help but hold their breath when they saw his stern expression.
Yang Peng suddenly loosened his fingers, and the arrow turned into a meteor and flew towards the white deer. However, almost at the same time, the white deer suddenly climbed up on its hind legs and turned to the left. Seeing Bai Lu's sudden turn, everyone couldn't help but exclaimed with regret, and Yang Rui looked even more disappointed. However, something unexpected happened. The white deer that suddenly turned to the left was pierced by an arrow in mid-air!
The white deer's body seemed to be hit hard by a huge force in mid-air, spinning and falling heavily to the grass.
Everyone couldn't help but be stunned, and then cheered. Yang Rui shouted very loudly, urging her pony to run towards her father.
Yang Peng and the other girls rode their horses to the side of the white deer. They saw the white deer lying on the grass and there was no movement. The wolf-tooth arrow penetrated the white deer's neck. Yang Peng's arrow killed him with one arrow. . When the girls saw this scene, they were amazed. Chai Yonghui asked in confusion: "I just saw the white deer suddenly turn around, why can the eldest brother's arrow still hit it?" Ye Qi Guanyin cast an admiring look at Yang Peng, annoyed. Authentic: "My eldest brother must have noticed the white deer's escape habit when he watched us chasing the white deer just now. Therefore, before he fired the arrow just now, eldest brother must have expected that the white deer would suddenly turn around at that moment. Therefore, eldest brother actually We didn’t shoot the arrow directly at the white deer, but in the direction in which he was about to flee! The white deer suddenly turned around, and we all thought it had escaped again, but in fact it hit the big brother’s arrow!”
The girls suddenly realized this and couldn't help but cast admiring glances at their lover.
Ye Qi Guanyin said half teasingly and half seriously: "Brother is truly worthy of being the world-famous King Yan. My little sister is convinced!"
Yang Peng said with a smile: "It doesn't matter whether you accept it or not, but don't forget what you promised! Brother is shot, and each of you owes him a wish!" The beautiful faces of the girls were blushing, and Ye Qi Guanyin said angrily. : "We are still willing to admit defeat, so let you do whatever you want!" Yang Peng laughed loudly, looking very proud. Eyes glanced at this, then at that, looking mischievous, the girls were both amused and happy.
The rapid sound of horse hooves sounded. Everyone looked around and saw Yang Rui riding her pony, and they couldn't help but smile. Yeqi Guanyin commented: "Sister Yonghui is such a well-educated, courteous and gentle beauty, but I didn't expect Rui'er to be so carefree and carefree. She doesn't look like a Han woman at all, but she has a bit of the style of our Khitan people!"
Everyone laughed.
Yang Rui rushed to her father, reined in her horse, danced and shouted, "Dad is amazing! Rui'er loves it so much!"
When Yang Peng saw her letting go of the horse's reins and moving around on the horse's back, Yang Peng immediately became nervous. He hurried over, picked her up and put her in front of him. Yang Rui dove into her father's arms, twisted her butt and acted coquettishly. Yang Peng's eyes showed infinite affection and he rubbed Rui'er's head.
Yeqi Guanyin raised her voice and called out: "Rui'er!"
Yang Rui raised her head, looked at Ye Qi Guanyin, and asked: Aunt Ye Qi, is there something wrong? "
Everyone smiled, and Ye Qi Guanyin asked: "Will Rui'er be willing to learn riding and martial arts from my aunt?" Yang Rui tilted her head and thought for a moment, then hugged her father's neck and said charmingly. : "I want dad to teach me!" Chai Yonghui joked: "Sister Yeyi, Xiao Rui'er doesn't like you!" Yeyi Guanyin smiled boldly: "Big brother is indeed much better than me!" Then he said to Yang Rui : "Your dad is indeed better than my aunt, but he is a busy man and doesn't have time to teach you! When he is away, can you let your aunt teach you?"
Yang Rui felt that what her aunt said made sense, not to mention that she also admired this aunt very much. She immediately nodded her head and said innocently: "Then let's make a deal. Aunt Yeli, you are not allowed to go back on your word!" Everyone laughed. Standing up, Ye Qi Guanyin stretched out the little finger of her right hand and said with a smile: "Let's pull the hook!" Yang Rui was so excited that she stretched out her chubby little finger and hooked Ye Qi Guanyin's slender finger with a serious face. Authentic: "Hang yourself with a hook and you won't be allowed to change for a hundred years!" Yedi Guanyin laughed and said: "Hang yourself with a hook and you won't change for a hundred years!" Yang Rui laughed out loud, looking extremely happy, in this little guy In his eyes, Aunt Yeli has been upgraded to a good playmate!
Seeing that it was almost noon, Yang Peng called to everyone: "It's almost noon, let's light a fire and have a picnic and have a good meal!"
Next to the stream in the wilderness, under the big trees, a large bonfire was raised, and the roasted whole deer was slowly turning on the fire. Ye Qi Guanyin personally operated it. The skin of the roasted whole deer was already golden, and there were drops of sesame oil. ; The air was filled with the alluring aroma of meat, and drops of sesame oil exploded into sparks in the fire. Yang Rui and other children stared with wide eyes, swallowing their saliva with greed, and Yang Rui couldn't stop. Asked: "Why isn't it baked yet?" Whenever she asked this question, everyone couldn't help but smile fondly.
Not long after, Ye Qi Guanyin suddenly said: "Okay!" Na Ren and another Feifeng female guard who were beside you immediately came over with steel forks, inserted the roasted whole deer, and moved the roasted whole deer together with Ye Qi Guanyin. Turn on the fire and place it on the washed lotus leaves that have been prepared aside. Seeing this scene, Yang Rui couldn't help but be eager to give it a try. Yang Peng pulled Yang Rui and said with a smile: "Don't worry, let your Aunt Yeli cut and distribute it!" Yeli Guanyin raised her head, looked at Yang Rui who looked extremely greedy, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Auntie I'll leave you the best food!" Yang Rui was extremely happy and said charmingly: "Thank you, aunt!"
Ye Qi Guanyin obtained a specially made meat cleaver from the man's hand and cut it with a very skillful technique. She saw a whole deer being decomposed under the flying light of the knife. Immediately, Ye Qi Guanyin cut the cut meat pieces piece by piece and put them into each wooden plate. Then Naren sprinkled the Khitan people's unique spices with wild mountain ginseng powder, and the Khitan roasted whole deer with unique flavor was ready. !
Ye Qi Guanyin and Na Ren and other female guards each came to everyone with two plates of barbecue and distributed them to everyone. Ye Qi Guanyin placed one plate in front of Yang Peng. The two looked at each other and smiled, and then placed the other plate. Yang Rui, who had been impatient for a long time, smiled and said: "This is the live meat on the back of the deer. A deer weighing more than 100 kilograms only has such a small plate. My aunt gave it all to you!" Chai Yonghui said with a smile. : "Sister Yeyi, don't spoil her!" Yang Rui looked at Yeyi Guanyin with a very grateful look, and said: "Auntie, you are so kind to Rui'er! However, such a good thing, Rui'er can't eat it by herself!" Looking around, I couldn't help but feel embarrassed. I felt that there was only so much good food, and it was really not enough for everyone to share!
Chai Yonghui saw what his daughter was thinking and said with a smile: "Mom, dad, and aunts like to eat other things, so you can share this best plate of barbecue with your brothers, brothers, and sisters!" "Yeah!" Yang Rui nodded hard. He nodded and immediately called out to his friends. Each of the children took their own food and went to share it under the tree behind.
Seeing this scene, Yang Peng and the other girls couldn't help but smile with relief.
Everyone ate, drank and chatted, talking about interesting things about Bianliang for a while and interesting things about their family. Laughter and laughter were rippling by the stream. It was like a happy family.
Suddenly there was the sound of horse hooves ahead. Yang Peng and others couldn't help but raise their heads and follow the sound, only to see a hidden guard galloping towards them on horseback.
Ye Qi Guanyin said: "There must be some urgent military situation!" Yang Peng nodded. Seeing the worried expressions on Zhao Jinxi, Chai Yonghui and others, Yeji Guanyin smiled and said: "Sisters, don't worry, even if there is an emergency military situation, it's not a big deal! Now that Yanyun is so powerful, who can threaten us?" Zhao Jinxi, Chai Yonghui and others looked worried. I was a little worried at first, but after hearing what Ye Qi Guanyin said, I couldn't help but feel relieved, and said to myself: "Yes, Yanyun is so powerful now that it is catching up with the Tang Dynasty back then. Who can threaten us?" 'When I thought about this, I couldn't help but feel funny about my worries just now.
The secret guard rushed outside the guard circle of the guards, reined in his horse, got down, and ran straight over. He ran to Yang Peng's side, knelt down on one knee, held up an official document with both hands, and reported: "Report to King Yan, the red report sent from Xingqing Mansion!" The so-called red report has been introduced before, this is One of Yan Yun's methods for classifying various messages is red reports, which are reports and information delivered in red envelopes, indicating that they are very urgent or important; this does not mean that there must be any critical situation, generally important news with a huge impact is also It will be delivered in a red envelope. Once a red report comes, it must be delivered to the King of Yan and the cabinet immediately at any time. There must be no mistakes. Violators will be punished by military law.
Yang Peng reached out and took the report, opened the envelope, removed a piece of letter paper, unfolded it and read it. The girls stopped talking and laughing, the scene was very quiet, and everyone's eyes fell on Yang Peng. Although everyone was not worried about any critical situation happening, they were all very curious.
Yang Peng finished reading the letter, with a thoughtful look on his face. Seeing everyone looking at him curiously, he smiled and said: "It's about the country far to the west, don't worry." The girls suddenly realized that they didn't feel interested. Things in the country far to the west really have no relevance at all to them. .
Yang Peng said to the secret guard: "Go down." The secret guard agreed and retreated.
Yang Peng and his wives continued to eat and drink late. After the meal, three or five people gathered together to chat under the shade of the trees, feeling extremely comfortable. Yang Peng was walking along the creek alone, with a thoughtful look on his face.
"Brother!" Yang Peng stopped and looked up, only to see Ye Qi Guanyin standing pretty not far away. Yang Peng couldn't help but smile and asked: "Why are you here? Aren't you playing with everyone?" Yedi Guanyin walked to her lover and said: "Everyone is a little worried, so they asked me to ask my eldest brother." Yang Peng looked into the distance and saw that although the girls were chatting, their eyes were glancing here from time to time. He couldn't help but smile: "Didn't I tell you that this is a matter in a distant country? There is nothing to worry about!"
Ye Qi Guanyin rolled her eyes at Yang Peng, "Are you worried that your eldest brother will lead the army to that distant country soon?"
Yang Peng chuckled, handed the report he just received to Yedi Guanyin, and said, "Take a look." Yedi Guanyin continued to report and started reading. There was a look of thought on his face, then he raised his head and said with a smile: "So that's what happened."
Yang Peng sat down on the grass by the stream and thought: "The development of things is a bit unexpected! History should not be like this!"
Ye Qi Guanyin sat down next to Yang Peng and said with a smile: "You say this as if you know the development of history!"
Yang Peng smiled.
Ye Qi Guanyin looked at the report in his hand and thought: "The Crusaders! They were clearly defeated before. Unexpectedly, they came back in less than a few years and achieved such a huge victory!" Yang Peng suddenly remembered something Regarding this matter, he looked at Yeqi Guanyin's beautiful and wild side face and said, "I remember that there were many warriors under your command holding cross swords." Yeqi Guanyin knew what his lover wanted to ask, and nodded: " You guessed it right, they are indeed the Crusaders of the Far West! Back then, their Crusades suffered a disastrous defeat. Some of them crossed the vast grasslands and came to the Liao Kingdom. At that time, they sacked a village and town, and the local garrison took over. I immediately went to suppress the report! Although those people were brave and good at fighting, their number was limited after all, and they were quickly annihilated. Some of them were captured and brought to the capital of Liao Kingdom. I saw that those people were rare warriors, so I included them Under his command!"
Having said this, Ye Qi Guanyin smiled at her lover and said, "They really lived up to my expectations and played a huge role in the war with the great hero of King Yan!" Yang Peng laughed, nodded in admiration: "Those people are indeed admirable warriors!" Yeqi Guanyin sighed, with infinite admiration in his beautiful eyes, and said: "But compared with King Yan and his warriors, they are far behind. It’s too far! After a few battles, there won’t be many people left!”
Yang Peng smiled and asked: "How did you take them under your command? Isn't it because Xiaozhi used reason to move them to love?"
Ye Qi Guanyin smiled, glanced at her lover, and said angrily: "You know I won't do that!" Then he said: "It's easy to conquer them, you just need to spend money! These people In fact, they can be considered real warriors. They are just fighting for money!" He glanced at his lover and said, "If they encounter an enemy they cannot defeat, they will never fight to the end and will definitely run away!" Yang Peng clicked. He nodded and recalled what he knew about Westerners. Isn't that what Western armies are like? The combat effectiveness of the Western army is indeed not weak, but most armies will have a sharp decline in fighting will when casualties exceed 30%. If they are trapped, they will basically surrender. It is very rare for Western armies to fight to the end. Sparta Three hundred may be a unique legend! However, situations like the Three Hundred Spartans actually happened on the border for hundreds of years in the Han Dynasty.
In the Han Dynasty, border fortresses often only had a few hundred defenders. The Huns often went south to plunder, and these fortresses were the first to bear the brunt. Hundreds of fortress defenders fought to the end in front of the waves of enemy troops. In the end, they were all killed. They relied on natural dangers to guard the three areas. No matter what, the Han army defended tens of thousands of enemy troops for nearly ten days when there were only a few hundred. Scenes like this have been staged countless times over the course of hundreds of years. The Three Hundred Spartans are a legend to the West, but to the Han border troops at that time, haha, it was just a common occurrence. It was simply a common occurrence. Not surprising. However, thanks to our country's "famous" directors and Confucianism, people today only know about the three hundred Spartans, but have no idea about the bravery and fearlessness of our ancestors more than two thousand years ago!
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
