The carriage turned around the long downhill slope, drove less than a few dozen meters, slowly approached the rocks, and then slowly stopped. The drivers controlled the tired horses and stopped a few meters away from the boy.
Gong Zhuan jumped out of the car with the other two coachmen and saw the young man striding over.
The horse parked next to the boy over there is all maroon, with a ring of snow-white down on its limbs and feet. The horse has long legs and a wide back. It is very elegant. When it saw that there were so many people here, it actually raised its hooves and hooted, its uneasy expression seemed to tell its owner that these people were strangers.
The young man still felt lazy. Seeing that no one showed any special expression, it seemed that it had nothing to do with him. But when he saw the coachman approaching, his melodious singing stopped just in time, and he raised his eyebrows and grinned.
Although he saw Gong Zhuan and three others getting out of the car, he still lay there. The corners of his resolute mouth were also slightly raised, showing his kindness, but he did not express it at all.
But when others saw Gong Zhuan and three people approaching, he suddenly reacted. I didn't see him making any big movements, but he suddenly stood upright, like a robot that turned on a clockwork, and started moving automatically.
He was still holding the horizontal sword in his right hand, but after kicking the sword pole beside him with his left hand, when the sword suddenly came out from the ground and flew upwards, he quickly kicked the end of the handle again, and his left hand quickly stretched out into a Grasp.
He saw the sword dancing in a dazzling circle in the air, but he grabbed the sword in the air.
Whether it is the young man who loves to show off his skills and likes to pose in front of others, or the beautiful dancing knife wheel, which is like a gorgeous and charming phantom, it is enough to make others look at him. Just the two knives in his hands gave this young man a bit of power.
Seeing Gong Zhuan's three people approaching, he stood up and walked towards them with long strides. His face with an evil smile made people feel that it was inconsistent with his age. You can't tell that this is a young man at all, but he looks like a seasoned man.
But, this is indeed a little boy!
He was young because he hadn't even grown a beard yet. All he had was a strong body and eyes that didn't match his age. His casual eyes gave people an unpredictable feeling.
In addition, the speed with which he stepped forward even faster and the weapons in his hands made Hua Rui, who was sitting in the carriage, look pale.
Even an ordinary person would think that he wanted to have sex with these three coachmen. After all, everything seemed unknown to others.
Who would know their relationship!
Hua Rui didn't know who this young man was. Although she saw him speeding past on the road and seemed to have said hello to Gong Zhuan in a hurry, Hua Rui, who was deep in the palace, had never seen such a formation before.
Naturally, I didn't know that this was a common trick in the martial arts world, and it was also commonly used among the military to urge and send messages. Although she had heard of some stories about strange knights and knights during their romantic relationship with Meng Chang, and had admired those knights like Nie Yinniang, but most of them were fairy knights and the like, mostly fabricated and embellished.
It's nothing like what I've seen with my own eyes these past few days, it's real and exciting. Not to mention the little young man in front of him. Although he didn't know his skills, just seeing those two knives made Huarui more than half impressed.
I don’t know who this young man is, what kind of skills and skills he has, but since ancient times, there are many strange people in the world, and everyone cannot be ignored. Hua Rui still understands this truth.
But Huarui also had some thoughts in her heart, maybe this boy was a ranger, although he was really a bit young. But don’t they all say that the old, the weak, the sick, and even some outsiders are strangers in the world?
Seeing the two sides approaching, just when Hua Rui was worried, a faint voice sounded from behind. Although Hua Rui was not very familiar with this sudden voice, she had at least heard it.
"Don't worry, these are the people who are here to greet us!" The woman who had been sitting cross-legged behind her finally opened her eyes and looked at the people who got out of the car.
As expected, Gong Zhuan and the young man got together. Although they didn't hold hands, they communicated in a low voice and with a smile. Presumably they must be connected, otherwise how could they be so close.
Although it was just a quick glance, Hua Rui understood one thing. It must be similar to the several handovers in the previous two days. This young man was here to greet people like him. After understanding this, Hua Rui didn't care about this anymore. Instead, she looked at the road leading to the river.
It was a dirt road less than five feet wide beside the official road, extending all the way to the river. There is a simple pier made of wooden trees by the river. The pier is actually built with some large branches. It looks rough and primitive, but it has a unique flavor.
Hua Rui naturally had no intention of looking at this, because she vaguely heard that she was going to take a boat, but she didn't see a boat on the shore. Seeing this solid pier, half of which is built in the river, I don't know why I feel a little more at ease.
Although I can't see clearly what's going on over there, it's the rainy season at this time, and there's enough water in the river to gasp for breath. It seems that the water has almost submerged the pier, and the water flow is close to the pedals made of tree branches. The pier made of wooden branches must be very firmly fixed. Although the current in the river is strong, the pier stands firmly on the river bank.
There are green reeds and grass on the shore, but it looks deserted and deserted at first glance.
The first harvest after the rain, everything is so fresh and natural. It seems that there is a bit more freshness in the air, and although there is no sun, it still feels very comfortable.
The narrow dirt road cannot be compared with the official road, so naturally it is impossible to drive over it. Although the dirt road is muddy and the grass on the roadside is covered with water droplets, it seems that there is no choice, and everyone must get off here.
At this time, Hua Rui's thoughts calmed down. It would be futile to make any more plans now that the matter had come to this.
Hua Rui is not a fool. She was escorted for no apparent reason and traveled thousands of miles to the wild Lingnan land. In the past, this kind of operation was where the imperial court sent prisoners to death row.
Of course, it is now said that there was a disaster in Shu, and as a royal concubine, she was taken away from the palace and among the people. He was then placed under house arrest and escorted, and no one came to look for him along the way. As for what his future will be like, everything is still a mystery.
Hua Rui thought a lot, either something big happened to Emperor Meng Chang, or the Emperor followed the Queen Mother's decree and gave up on him.
As long as she is awake, Hua Rui will think. Especially when she saw Li Yanniang and those women, Hua Rui basically ruled out the idea of the emperor abandoning herself, but felt that things had really changed in Shu.
The more desperate the situation is, the smarter Hua Rui becomes, and the thoughts in her mind become clearer.
Although these people themselves don't know who they are, they can still see some clues. First of all, although they were strict along the way, with clear division of labor and tight organization, they did not treat themselves badly.
And when they arrived in the territory of Chu, Hua Rui could clearly feel the identity of those people. They were a specially trained team. Although Huarui did not participate in the political affairs of Shuzhong that day, she accompanied Meng Chang to watch many exercises of the Forbidden Army. It is conceivable that Huarui was surprised to see these people, who were actually more majestic and shrewd than the Sichuan Forbidden Army.
What kind of team is this, an army? Or a privately recruited army of volunteers?
It is an army, so what kind of people are needed to train this team? It is an army of righteous sons, so the owner of this team must have big plans!
If Shu wants to banish or exile him, why bother? There is no precedent for a concubine to be exiled since ancient times, let alone Lingnan, which is now under a different regime. But thinking about how sad I was during this period, I completely ignored the essence of the matter. These are obviously two different things.
As the saying goes, the authorities are obsessed with it, and this must be the case. My current situation has caused me to lose my previous spirituality.
Now that she has figured things out, Hua Rui immediately knows what to do, and there is no need to worry about anything now. God has his own plans for where to go in the future.
Although the young man was chatting with Gong Zhuan and the others, he couldn't help but glance towards the carriage. Although he didn't stay for too long, his sharp eyes had already left a deep impression on people.
After some pleasantries, the smile on his always-smiling face became even wider, and it seemed that everyone had reached some kind of consensus. After nodding to Gong Zhuan and the others, he suddenly closed his mouth and let out a sharp whistle. A sharp whistle came from his mouth, and the whistle resounded through the wilderness and spread far and wide in the wilderness.
The pause lasted only a breath, and the young man was not in a hurry, just watching quietly. Then two sharp whistles came, the sound was clear and distant, and the direction looked towards the river.
The young man stood beside Gong Zhuan without moving, but looked at the dirt road leading to the dock in front of him with a smile. Although his expression was relaxed, he seemed to be expecting something.
There was a moment of silence, and just when everyone felt a little weird, the boy whistled twice more. After about a while, it seemed that there was finally movement.
The reeds and bushes near here suddenly started to tremble. After a while, I saw a sudden burst of grass moving and birds flying on both sides of the pier leading from the official road to the river, and from the pier to the shore on this side of the river.
Then you can see many people emerging from the reeds and bushes on both sides of the dirt road. These people wearing strange and weird costumes appeared very suddenly. The costumes and accessories on their bodies were actually very similar to the environment they were in just now. If they don't distinguish carefully, or if they don't come out on their own initiative, no one will be able to spot them.
What a brilliant invisibility technique!
They all held various weapons in their hands, and their faces were smeared with colorful paints and face-changing tools. They saw the young man waving his hand, looked at the carriage and people here, and ran over quickly.
The people here looked over there and saw a large group of people coming over, not to mention a group of people in disguise. Naturally, they felt a little inexplicably surprised.
The car curtains have been raised, so people in the car can see. The car was accompanied by a woman who was escorting one to another. They got out of the car first and stood by the car waiting.
The people in the car looked at these people, and when they got closer, they realized that they were actually a group of young men and women, all of them wearing weapons and equipment, and they all looked similar to the young man holding grass in his mouth at the beginning.
But what is even more surprising is that although these young men and women use various techniques to put on makeup, if you get closer you can see that the eldest among them is only fifteen or sixteen years old, and the youngest does not look more than eleven years old. Only two years old.
Rao is a Hua Rui who has seen many strange and strange things. Looking at this group of young men and women, who can even be said to be children, he is nothing but surprised.
If the people in front of her were a team of officers and soldiers who had fought in battles, or a team of trained private adopted sons, Hua Rui would still take it for granted. After all, the shock brought by these people is still amazing, but I never expected that it would be a group of young men and women.
There are nearly thirty of these people. Although they appear to be of different heights and sizes, their ages are even more different. But it can be seen at a glance that they have just changed from children to teenagers or girls, and they are even still children themselves.
Not to mention Gong Zhuan who was standing next to the grass-gnawing boy, Hua Rui and the others in the car were all dumbfounded.
Gong Zhuan is not an ordinary person. Receiving this mission is a good opportunity and exercise for him, and it is also an opportunity to prove and affirm himself. Although he had heard his boss say who the person meeting this time was, and he had just heard the young man Liu Jialong mention it, but when he actually saw these people, he was still completely shocked.
He walks and runs in a controlled manner, and he looks well-trained at first glance. Although he is still young, he cannot be ignored. One look at their incoming formation, and one knew that these people were not ordinary stragglers, but a specially trained team.
Gong Zhuan sighed inwardly, and they quickly arrived in front of the carriage.
A fighting ship slowly sailed out from the reed swamp. It was not fancy at all, and the hull was even deliberately painted a weird grass color.
Everything was prepared and there was no delay at all.
Another young man who was riding a horse just now was standing on the bow of the ship, directing the fighting ship to approach the dock.
Gong Zhuan watched their actions in surprise. The two girls looked like standing next to the carriage. He put the flower stamen on his back, and then one person carried it and the other guarded it, and they ran to the dock quickly in groups of two.
Gong Zhuan looked at the young man Liu Jialong on the side. When he saw himself looking at him, he nodded politely. Gong Zhuan was surprised in his heart, but kept a calm expression on his face as he watched two more teenagers follow him. Beside the two girls, they escorted them one after another and quickly headed to the dock.
These people had obviously made arrangements a long time ago. Gong Zhuan saw that each group consisted of two girls, with a woman on their back and two teenagers on their sides. Everyone moved quickly, heading towards the dock one after another.
The two companions around Gong Zhuan were both from the same background. Seeing this situation, they also looked at Gong Zhuan in surprise. Everyone knows that Liu Jialong and the young man on the boat, Liu Jiasheng, are both talents from the Youth Hall and have been awarded awards by the emperor. I originally thought that their age would only make the emperor smile, but I didn't expect that they were actually quite capable.
The Great Han Kingdom now has a special institution called the Youth Hall.
Emperor Liu Jixing went around Lingnan and even commissioned his own men to search for homeless and unattended children in various places in the Central Plains. Gather them all and bring them to Prince Xing's Mansion to educate and train them in the Youth Hall.
No matter where these children come from, once they enter the juvenile hall, they all change their surname to Liu from the Han Dynasty. The man’s name is Liu Jiamou, and the woman’s name is Liu Jiamou!
They receive the best education from the imperial court. There are great scholars and masters here, as well as experts with various specialties. Let them enjoy the best environment, live in schools built by the imperial court, and have food and clothing rationed by the imperial court. The only requirement of the imperial court for them is to study hard and transform themselves into talents in all walks of life.
The officials in the court initially held conservative views on the emperor's actions. After all, everyone knew in this era that recruiting these children was nothing more than working for themselves. And everyone felt that it was tacitly understood. After all, being able to save someone's life is the greatest kindness, let alone being able to make others stand out!
Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, separatist forces and warlords in various places have recruited their own rebel armies to enhance their power and jurisdiction. Everyone usually wins over their generals and adopts them as their adopted sons. Since the Five Dynasties, many generals have become prominent because they became the adopted sons of a prince.
Emperor Liu Jixing had already started this action before he ascended the throne. When he ascended the throne, he took the initiative and opened up to the outside world to carry out this action. In just two years, the number of people in the Youth Hall has exceeded 3,000.
Because these children range in age from a few years old, or even younger, to fifteen or sixteen years old. Most people would think that the first people the emperor would use must be older children. After all, these children can become targets of control the fastest.
But at the beginning of the year, Emperor Liu Jixing did something surprising. After passing the assessment of the Ministry of Rites, a fourteen-year-old boy named Liu Jialiang was appointed as the magistrate of a county. This really exceeded the expectations of the civil and military officials of the entire court.
Although the Ministry of Rites was relatively reserved at the time, it hoped that the emperor could keep Liu Jialiang in the capital and train him for two years before giving him a foreign post. Later, facts proved that the young emperor Liu Jixing was not reckless. After that young man Liu Jialiang took office, he not only handled government affairs in an orderly manner, but also received praise from the Ministry of Rites many times.
Now that young man Liu Jialiang has become a well-known figure in the Han Dynasty. Not only has he become a role model for the younger generation of the Han Dynasty in Lingnan, he is also the youngest county magistrate in the Han Dynasty.
Although he had not personally experienced the education of the Youth Hall, Gong Zhuan was still shocked when he saw that the actions of these teenagers were no weaker than those of top students from the military academy like himself.
Seeing them orderly putting everyone in the car onto the boat, Gong Zhuan knew that although he still had to escort along the shore, it would actually have little effect on all the changes on the river.
However, the three of them must drive forward quickly and wait at the previous stop. Thinking about the actions of these teenagers, Gong Zhuan really wanted to get on the boat and go with them to see what they would do. However, there was no such arrangement in the mission. The three of them only had land support.
Liu Jialong, a young man holding grass in his mouth, saw that everything was ready, and said goodbye to Gong Zhuan. Whether it was the handover of the task or the trust in the other party, he quickly boarded the boat without any sloppiness.
Yandu
It is a capital city under the jurisdiction of Prince Xing's Mansion. Because it is located on a tributary of the He River, it is also an important route into Beijing and an important pass into Guangxi and Hunan. It was originally a small county and is now a large county directly under the jurisdiction of Gyeongsang Province.
Yandu was also one of the first capitals to be rebuilt in the last years of the reign of Emperor Liu Sheng and Qianhe. According to Emperor Liu Jixing's suggestion, the original county seat was expanded twice, and permanent water villages and infantry barracks were added. Of course, the most important thing is to set up East and West City in Yandu according to the model of Prince Xing's Mansion.
Each city has its own city, and the houses are planned and constructed in a unified manner. Although some people were skeptical at first, the cooperation of many businesses allowed Yandu to develop rapidly.
Chunshuiyi
It is the largest official inn in Yandu. People who usually work in the imperial court and people who come to Beijing from all over the country like to stop here.
The morning sun has not yet risen, and the morning light is warm. In the backyard of the inn, there is an independent manor. Although the rockery lotus pond is small and decorated with ancient trees and famous flowers, it gives people a unique artistic conception.
There are no big lotus leaves in the small lotus pond. Instead, there are tiny duckweeds, and they also have beautiful flowers. Beside the pond is a clump of Buddha-belly bamboo, which is rare in Lingnan. Although there are only three or five green bamboos, it is as tall as two people. It is lush and green.
In the morning light, a beautiful woman stood gracefully.
The long green silk hair that can reach the back of the feet is gently tied with a rope woven with several strands of fine linen cotton strips, usually tied to the waist behind the back.
The green silk and white clothes are particularly eye-catching in the morning light, and the stamens of the beautiful concubine Hui in Sichuan. Even if she is not deliberately dressed up at this moment, her appearance is moving.
The naturally drooping black hair on both sides runs along the sides of the cheeks and ears, half covering the beautiful face, making the whole person look thin and gentle. It also makes people feel more mysterious and has a rare desire to pursue her.
The long Emei eyebrows that were originally fashionable may have not been retouched for a few days. The thin eyebrows that were originally trimmed have grown back, turning the eyebrows into natural long eyebrows. A pair of big, bright, watery eyes, black and shiny, as if they were covered in smoke. The long and curled eyelashes that flicker and flicker make these phoenix eyes even more endearing.
When looking from the side, the nose looks smooth and concave, and the nose is straight and cute. If it is more curved, it will be taller, and if it is less curved, it will be flatter. Under the morning sun, the fluffy hair under the tip of the nose made the sexy red lips particularly attractive. Although there is no embellishment of Gongli Fengxian lipstick, the vertical lip lines exposed on the lips are even more imaginative.
Without the slightest decoration, standing next to one of the green Buddha belly bamboos, wearing a white linen light skirt, she looked like an elf who could not eat the fireworks of the world.
The slender, white and tender catkin jade fingers gently held the tiny green branches, as if they were a fairy walking out of a painting.
Suddenly looking back, there was a group of young men and women whispering at the middle door of the round cave in the courtyard. She looked at the group of people here, and she couldn't help but be surprised and confused.
Although I arrived in Yandu successfully last night and was arranged to stay in this inn, I still don't know what these people want to do.
But seeing everyone's fiery eyes, Hua Rui couldn't help but tremble slightly. If it weren't for the fact that there were only a few women among these people, Hua Rui would definitely be pale when she saw the looks and eyes of these people.
Fan club, no one has heard of it! I don’t know what it means, but from the literal meaning, I can vaguely see that it has two meanings!
Hua Rui looked at these teenagers stupidly, and the slightly shy girl, they all looked at her with admiration! It was a kind of passionate love and envy, and Hua Rui could see this feeling in their eyes.
