Qingyan is not sure who General Li is in the capital, but she remembers that it should still be the Later Tang Dynasty, and the person in power should be someone named Li, who might be a relative of the emperor.
But it won't take much longer. At this time, Shi Jingtang has already introduced the Khitan people into the pass, and he will soon recognize his father as the famous son emperor.
As for Xue Mansion, she did guess a famous person, but she didn't know if it was him or not.
Xue Juzheng, courtesy name Ziping, was born in Kaifeng. Minister and historian from the Five Dynasties to the early Northern Song Dynasty.
Xue Juzheng was a Jinshi in the second year of Qingtai in the Later Tang Dynasty. He served in the Later Jin, Later Han, Later Zhou and Northern Song dynasties. He held the titles of She, Zhaowenguan, and Sikong. He once presided over the compilation of "History of the Old Five Dynasties".
This is probably the Xue Mansion this person is talking about.
Qingyan was just about to explain, so as not to expose the embarrassment later, but then she thought that she would leave soon, so it didn't seem to matter.
Besides, the other party could only go with them as far as Handcheng at most, and they were separated from them halfway.
As for refusing to go together?
Everyone in Yangjiaping had already agreed, and it was really hard for her to say no.
At this time, Chou Chou also came back with Yang Dashan and the others.
Fortunately, they found water.
Fortunately, they all carried water bags and buckets when they went there, so when they found water, they filled it up and brought it back.
As soon as Chou Chou came back, he communicated with Qing Yan. It met Yang Dashan and the others on the way, and they were already walking back carrying water.
I was going to come back here, pick up other people's things and go over to fill up the water. When I saw Chou Chou rushing to take them back, I thought something happened here.
Unexpectedly, when I came back, I found that there were only three more strangers, and they were chatting happily with everyone. I didn't find any danger.
Now Qingyan couldn't say it directly. If it weren't for those three people, she could still say that there were bad people on the mountain and ask them to leave the place quickly to avoid danger.
And now that there are these three people, if you say this, it will definitely arouse the suspicion of those three people.
In fact, there is no need for her to say it, because those three people are talking now.
The man named Wang Kun said: "Uncle Yang, you have come back just in time. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time. It is best for us to leave as soon as possible."
Everyone looked at him, wondering why he said such a sentence suddenly.
Wang Kun explained: "I didn't say it just now because I was afraid of scaring you. When we came over, we met a group of people coming down that way. They said they encountered bandits on this mountain and robbed all their belongings.
We originally wanted to go to the mountain to hunt some prey, but we didn’t dare to go anymore, so we hurried down the mountain. I just met you. I heard that some of you were going up the mountain, and I was worried. Fortunately, we didn’t run into you. We are all here now. Let's leave immediately. "
After hearing this, everyone quickly and neatly put away the cooking guy on the ground.
Fortunately, they were waiting for water and hadn't made a fire yet, so it was easy to clean up.
Because we had promised before that we would definitely come back before dark when we went up the mountain to find water. It was still early in the morning, so there was no rush.
In fact, they were a little nervous when they just met these three strangers. After all, they were carrying knives and they were just ordinary people.
Later, it turned out that they were just asking for directions and had no ill intentions. They even said they were from the capital. Lanhua let slip that she was the same as Sister Xue. They actually said they knew Miss Xue's family, so she felt relieved.
When they saw Qingyan come back and they seemed to really know each other, they felt even more relieved.
Of course, as long as Miss Xue comes back, they are not afraid even if Miss Xue doesn't know them. Others don't know, but they still know Miss Xue's skills.
Those brave and skilled Khitan soldiers were no match, let alone just three of them.
Qingyan didn't expose it either, it was better this way to save her from making up lies again.
After getting on the donkey cart, everyone continued on the road. The three grown men were inconspicuous among them, although they were still wearing hats.
In fact, when they were on their way at noon, they would also wear bamboo hats to block the sun.
When it got dark, the three people took off the hats on their heads. After all, wearing hats at night would only make them more conspicuous.
Only then did Qingyan see their appearance clearly. The two men with relatively strong muscles and who looked like martial arts practitioners were the two guards Wang Qian and Wang Kun. They looked very ordinary and would never be found in a crowd. kind of.
The beardless young man in the middle should be the master. He is somewhat handsome, but far worse than her father and brothers, that is, he has an above-average appearance.
He must be the young master of General Li's family. Since they said he was from General Li's house and the two of them called him master, he must be General Li's son or grandson.
As for his rank, Qingyan didn't know, so he could only call him young master.
The man looked about seventeen or eighteen years old. He looked very young, but his skin was not fair. Come to think of it, he was from a martial arts background. How many are white and tender?
Unless it's the kind of charming lady who doesn't go out or step outside the door.
Otherwise, even if you are a scholar, you have to go to school every day, and it will be difficult not to get tanned. After all, now is not like the later generations, where there is a car when you go out, and you have to walk.
Today's scholars should have the six arts of a gentleman, including riding and shooting, so they are not just weak scholars as later generations thought.
Qingyan once asked her father, saying that those frail scholars were so weak and died of illness at every turn, how could they be officials and take scientific examinations?
Her father told her that those were all made up by movies and TV shows, and that no real scholar in ancient times was too weak.
Those who are born with poor health may have the conditions to study at home, but it is impossible for them to take the scientific examination.
Because the ancient scientific examination system was very strict, you had to be free of disease first. If you were sick, you would not be allowed to participate.
Educational resources in ancient times were limited. It was not easy for a family to provide a scholar. How could it be wasted on a sick child? If the book is read and the person dies, wouldn’t it be in vain?
Therefore, the ancients thought of many things. To study, you must first have a strong body. Not only must you be good at reading, but you must also be good at riding and shooting, and you must dabble in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
Ancient scholars were truly all-round talents.
Just like the Song Dynasty after the Five Dynasties, although the later emperors were relatively weak and incompetent, several generals in the Song Dynasty were famous for their all-round talents in both civil and military affairs. Just look at the poems they wrote.
At that time, literature was valued more than martial arts. If you didn't take the Jinshi exam, you couldn't even become an official. Therefore, the generals in the Song Dynasty were basically able to protect their families and the country when they were on horseback, and they could write poems when they were off their horses...
