Chapter 707: Liuxiang Xunling
The clouds are flying and the Fengtai is in charge, and the wind is moving to make you fragrant. ---------- Sui and Tang Dynasties. Li Baiyao's "Andeshan Pond Feast Collection"
It is said that Chen Long and Lu Chang were furious and rushed to the Tianshui Gang to participate in the competition to recruit a bride. The secret informant has already informed the mastermind behind Chen Long's whereabouts, and the wise man hidden behind the scenes is none other than Cao Cao's first adviser and important minister Xun Yu and Xun Wenruo. Because his official position was Shangshu Ling, everyone called him Xun Lingjun.
Xun Yu is an elegant gentleman with a graceful demeanor. His three sparse long beards, combined with his slightly pale handsome face, especially his eyes as deep as the end of the sea, make him appear to be full of energy but steady and deep. The corner of his mouth revealed a bit of poise and perseverance. Xun Yu was a famous handsome man in his family. Historical records show that Xun Yu was a great and handsome man. He also liked incense and his body became fragrant over time. "Xiangyang Ji" records that "Xun Lingjun came to someone's house and sat there for three days with incense." This allusion is also known as "Ling Gongxiang", "Ling Junxiang", "Xun Lingxiang" and so on. The "Old Book of Tang" records that Li Duan, one of the "Ten Talents of the Dali Dynasty", once wrote a poem: "Xunxiang Xunling is partial to the young, Fu Fenhe Lang can't relieve his sorrow." Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty wrote a poem called "Spring Day Zhimen Xia Sheng Morning Dynasty", which contains the sentence "Riding the province directly under the bright light, the rooster crows to pay homage to Jianzhang. I hear the minister's robe in the distance, and I secretly know the fragrance of the king." In Li Qi's poem "Ji Qi Wu San", there is a saying: "As soon as Gu Xiao passed through the Prime Minister's Mansion, he was romantic and received the fragrance of the Lord". Li Baiyao's poem "A Banquet at Andeshan Pond" contains the line "The clouds are flying and the Fengtai is in charge, and the wind is blowing to make you fragrant". Later, "Liuxiang Xunling" and "Guothrowing Panlang" became synonymous with handsome men.
Xun Yu was born in the Xun family of Yingchuan, after Xunzi. His grandfather Xun Shu Xun Jihe was well-known in the world. He was known for his noble conduct and was known as the God King. Xun Shu had eight sons, namely Jian, Nian, Jing, Tao, Wang, Shuang, Su, and Zhuan, who were known as the Eight Dragons of the Xun family. The eight sons all inherited their father's style. They were all good at culture and had the same reputation. Especially the six dragons Xun Shuang and Xun Ciming were famous all over the world. There is a saying in Yingchuan that "Xun's eight dragons are unparalleled in Ciming". Ciming was Xun Shuang's name, and the historian praised him as "the second uncle Li, the eighth son Jichen".
Xun Yu's father was the Second Dragon Xun Nu, who served as Prime Minister of Jinan, and his uncle the Sixth Dragon Xun Shuang once served as Sikong. Xun Yu was afraid of eunuchs, so he asked Xun Yu to marry the daughter of Tang Heng, the official minister of the Central Committee. This allowed him to preserve the family lineage, but he was also ridiculed by the government and the public.
Because Xun Yu became famous when he was young, he was able to avoid the ridicule of others. Later, He Yong, a famous scholar in Nanyang, was very surprised when he saw Xun Yu. After talking with him, he commented: "This Wang Zuo is so talented!" Xun Yu became famous.
When the world was in chaos, Xun Yu believed that Yingchuan was the place of the Four Wars and was not suitable to stay for a long time, so he moved the Xun family to Jizhou for refuge. At that time, Yuan Shao was in Jizhou. He heard that Xun Yu had come to join him and treated him as an honored guest. However, Xun Yu thought that Yuan Shao's words were exaggerated and could not be accomplished. What happened was that Cao Cao took charge of Yanzhou Mu in the Qingyan area and named him General Zhendong. He was able to save the people, bring order to chaos, and save the Han Dynasty from collapse, so he made up his mind to leave Yuan Shao, took the initiative to defect to Cao Cao, and participated in the First Yanzhou War as a Sima. Cao Cao called it: "My son's wife!"
At this time, Xun Yu was only forty-three years old. He was in the prime of life and became Cao Cao's biggest schemer together with Cheng Yu. I came here in person this time to deal with Chen Long, a powerful enemy. He was also accompanied by Cao Chun, the leader of the Cao family's assassins who once served as the commander of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and Xia Houshang, a young and energetic man with strong archery skills.
The three of them were protected by nearly a hundred black-armored warriors who were armed to the teeth. They were all warriors who had been tempered for a long time. Their assassin level was no less than that of the most elite Qinglong Special Forces members. The heavy troops that surrounded and intercepted Chen Long were naturally the Xiliang elite provided by Han Sui. The most elite among them are not the Qiang soldiers under Han De, nor the Haiqing gang under Cheng Gongying, but the 50,000 Huangzhong Iron Cavalry who he personally trained.
The Huangzhong cavalry is divided into two battalions, the left and right, each with 25,000 cavalry. They are highly maneuverable. The commander of the left camp was General Li Meng, whose courtesy name was Yaowei, a native of Wuwei, Liangzhou. The commander of the right camp was General Yang Ding, whose courtesy name was Zhengxiu, who was a native of Jincheng, Liangzhou. Both of them are skilled in martial arts, especially good at horse fighting. They have followed Han Sui through life and death for many years and become their direct descendants. The horses of Huangzhong's cavalry were all imported from the nearby Da Yueshi, and there were no less than a hundred sweat-blooded horses. They were equipped with self-developed strong bows and crossbows, as well as armored scimitars from the Persian region. When they attacked with all their strength, As the saying goes, "It comes like falling from the sky, but it is like passing away." It is like a hurricane sweeping across the Gobi desert, and no one can stop its sharpness.
The trap has been set, the dark web has been opened, and there is only one goal, which is to capture Chen Long, the green dragon. Chen Long's only advantage is that he can clear his eyes and turn into darkness at any time, competing with Xun Yu and Li Ru with cat-and-mouse wisdom.
After Xia Houshang left, Xun Yu and Cao Chun rode in the same car and rushed to the place where the martial arts competition was held to recruit brides. The arena for this contest to recruit brides was set up on a large empty field on the Weishui side of the Tianshui Gang. The road was busy with traffic, which alarmed almost all the nobles in Tianshui City. Many foreign leaders were also invited to participate, and of course they wanted to watch the excitement. There are also many ordinary people, who are trying their best to get a ticket to enter the empty field. It can be said that it is an unprecedented grand occasion.
As a member of the competition to recruit a bride, Chen Long had an unobstructed communication with Lu Chang and quickly arrived at the competition venue. Seeing that a ten-foot-high platform was built out of thin air by the Wei River, with lights and colorful decorations on the pillars on both sides, full of festive red hydrangeas, it was quite spectacular and festive. There are many bleachers set up around the high platform. The best position is of course the front. The empty fields at other positions are already crowded with people.
Chen Long and Lu Chang dismounted from their saddles, handed the horses to the gang, and walked towards the towering grandstand.
There were already many guests in the stands. Among them, the Guo family greeted Chen Long one after another, but most of the Wang family members remained silent, showing their different views on Chen Long. There were still a large number of empty seats in the stands. Chen Long didn't see the team of Chen Yi and the Sima family, so he probably hadn't arrived yet, so he sat next to Guo Huai.
Guo Huai smiled and said to Chen Long: "If I unfortunately meet your brother later, please show mercy." Chen Long finally realized that Guo Huai had also obtained the qualifications to compete in martial arts to recruit relatives, and quickly said with a smile: "Recruiting marriage is the second best, the martial arts competition opportunity It’s rare for us brothers to compete, why not?”
Guo Huai asked curiously: "Didn't brother come here for Ma Yunlu? You said that getting married is the second best."
Chen Long thought that he came here to save his wife. He smiled and said: "The master of the caravan is beautiful and has good martial arts. Of course, men will be attracted by it. But since it is a competition to recruit a bride, of course it is a matter of choosing the best. Brother, I don't have much power behind me. I'm afraid it won't be the same." It’s my brother, so I don’t have much confidence.”
Guo Huai said with relief: "Who can know the outcome before the final stage. I see that my brother didn't even try his best at last night's crab feast, but he defeated Song Jian and the five tigers of the Han family successively. This skill is already top-notch. If If you perform well, you might be able to win the championship in one fell swoop. However, be careful with that boy Wang Chang. I heard that he has obtained the true inheritance of Wang Yue, the best swordsman in the world, so be careful with his free-hand sword!"
Chen Long's heart skipped a beat. Although Wang Yue had lost to him once, he had cheated and used an electric shock baton to win. Now this Wang Chang seems to be gentle and gentle, but it is unexpected that he has obtained the true biography of Wang Yue. Thinking of Wang Yue's swordsmanship, Chen Long still had an unfathomable feeling, and even shuddered a little.
While Chen Long and Guo Huai were talking, they didn't notice two people sneaking into the north stand. Both of them covered their faces with gauze and bamboo hats. In fact, they were both very handsome. It was Xun Yu and Cao Chun who came quietly. Xun Yu's eyes looked towards the opposite stand, and happened to meet another pair of snake-like eyes. The two nodded slightly to indicate that it was Li Ru who had come to put on makeup.
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
