Xiang'er followed the sound and saw a group of people rushing in at the entrance of the courtyard. She counted them carefully and found that they were indeed eighteen people. Xiang'er was shocked and said: "There are really eighteen people. How did you hear it? Please teach me." "
Jiang Shuo scratched his head and said, "I've had extremely bad tinnitus since I woke up, and I don't know why."
"Ugh... boring..." The two children spoke a little louder, and the owner of the villa turned back to look at them. Xiang'er stuck out his tongue and swallowed back the second half of the sentence.
This group of people was divided into two groups, the front and back. The twelve people in the back row were all dressed in the same way, as if they were escort boys. The six people at the head were dressed differently. The leader was wearing a blue half-sleeve over a white gown, with his hair on his head. Wearing a soft cloth turban, he looks like a young scholar, which is quite normal. Everyone behind him is wearing strange clothes, and they don't seem to be from the Central Plains. The person who spoke out before was this young scholar. He continued loudly: "I am in Yanzhuang, Xiajing City. How lucky I am to hear the best flute music in the world today."
At this moment, Li Da had already sailed the boat to the shore. After listening to what Yan Zhuang said, he hurriedly waved his hands and said, "The song I just played was not played by Da, but by this..." As he spoke, he pointed towards Jiang Shuo, but only Xiang'er, How could Jiang Shuo's two children be so different from Dugu Zhang? Li Da was in a daze for a moment and thought, could it be that what he had seen before was an immortal? I was at a loss for words and didn't know what to say.
Yan Zhuang was confident, and he bowed to the void and said, "It turns out that it was played by Senior Dugu. Today I heard the voice of a hidden master. Although Zhuang has traveled thousands of miles to get here, he feels that this trip is worthwhile."
Xiang'er said "Huh", pointed at Li Jie and said, "He hasn't said who played it yet. How did you know that the person who played it was named Dugu?"
Yan Zhuang laughed loudly and said: "Li Jie of Chang'an is known as the 'No. 1 in the Flute Club', and it is not for nothing. If there is anyone in the world that he can admire, it must be Senior Dugu who lives in seclusion in Jianhu Lake, Yuezhou. .”
Jiang Shuo turned around and asked Xiang'er: "This is Jianhu Lake in Yuezhou? How can you and I..."
Xiang'er turned around and pointed at him and said, "Hey, it's Yuezhou Dongting you're talking about, not me."
Jiang Shuo scratched his head and said, "Then you didn't refute me..."
Xiang'er winked at him and said, "You spoke so eloquently that day, how could I interrupt you?"
Jiang Shuo scratched his head again in embarrassment, wishing he could dig a hole with his toes and crawl in.
But I heard the old master in soap robes on the stage say: "I wonder what Fan Yang's friends do for traveling all the way to Yuezhou?"
The woodcutter asked the fisherman in a low voice: "That man calls himself Jingcheng Yanzhuang. Jingcheng is in Hebei Province. Is the old man old and confused? How do you say he is from Fan Yang?"
The fisherman said: "Look at the people behind him..."
Jiang Shuo followed the woodcutter and looked behind Yan Zhuang. Among the five people beside him, the young one and the long one were both wearing brocade material with an open placket and narrow sleeves. The collar was decorated with fur, and they were wearing leather boots. , with leather belts on their waists, and horizontal knives hanging on them, looking like a noble young master or housekeeper from the Northeast. The hands hanging down are two strong adult men, wearing gray cloth left-sided short shirts, short boots, and large cowhide belts. They have quivers hanging on their waists and holding scimitars in their arms. His head was flat, but his hair was flat under the cloth, and his long, disheveled hair was exposed from the back. It seemed that he had long hair, so he was definitely not Han. The last person was wearing a soap-colored narrow-sleeved short-sleeved shirt, dressed as a Han Chinese, but he was obviously not from the Tang Dynasty. Because of this, he was very short. He looked about thirty years old, but his height was not much higher than Jiang Shuo. He is holding a long sword, which is five feet long. He is short in stature. If he hangs it on his waist, the nose of the sword will be dragged to the ground. He can only hold his hands in front of his chest. The scabbard is like a crutch. There is a carved gold ring on the jewelry, which seems to be a "thousand-ox sword", but how the royal ceremonial sword got into the hands of this barbarian is unknown.
Looking at the entourage behind them, they all look like beards. They all wear black leather boots, gray cloth short shirts, a wide cloth sash with a scimitar inserted inside, and a half-sleeved gown with the placket and cuffs of the half-sleeves sewn. Their furs were turned over, and they each carried a bulging baggage, and they didn't know what they contained. These twelve people seemed to be dressed as hunters, but their figures were as neat as a knife, and they were all dressed in the same way. Although they were dressed in casual clothes, it was obvious at a glance that they were from the military.
The woodcutter looked at it and asked the fisherman: "It's Donghu."
The fisherman nodded and said: "There are not so many Donghu in Hebei Province. Fan Yang should be here."
As the two of them were whispering to each other, they saw Yan Zhuang cupping his hands and saying, "Mr. Ruxiang has a good eye. I am Kong Mu, who is under the command of Pinglu Jiedushi. He originally belonged to Fan Yang."
The woodcutter wondered again: "When did the world have an envoy from Pinglu?"
The fisherman smiled and shook his head, without turning his head, and said: "Brother Ang, you don't know something. This Pinglu Jiedushi is also a new one. The Jiedushi is the original Pinglu military envoy An Lushan. "
The woodcutter spat and said, "It turns out to be this guy from Yaluoshan."
The fisherman chuckled and said, "Brother Ang, you don't know something. Yaluo Mountain is the Turkic god of war. It's not a curse word."
The woodcutter spat again and said, "What I hate most is that you are so mean-spirited that you can't even scold others happily."
Yan Zhuang turned to Uncle Tie and said, "You are from Tiele, right? I heard that Tiele people are good at herding horses, and most of them serve as cavalry generals in the Western Army. Your Excellency and the servants behind you are dressed exactly like the Tiele knights."
Uncle Tie was not good at concealing his words. He heard Yan Zhuang's words and did not hide anything. He crossed his hands and saluted, "That's right. I'm so grateful to you, my servant, Tie Le."
When Yan Zhuang heard this, he exclaimed an exaggerated "Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah," and he crossed his hands respectfully and said, "It turns out he is the governor of Jinweizhou. I'm disrespectful. I'm disrespectful."
The woodcutter said: "Yan Sheng is very polite. I am Cheng Ang. You are also disrespectful and disrespectful to me."
Although the woodcutter's words were rude, Yan Zhuang did not feel dissatisfied. He smiled and saluted: "It turns out that after the founding of the country, Duke Lu, Brother Cheng Ang, was disrespectful and disrespectful."
Lu Guogong was talking about Cheng Zhijie, the founding hero of the Tang Dynasty and one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion. He solemnly called Cheng Ang a descendant of Lu Guogong, which raised his county reputation. Old Cheng couldn't help but feel proud after hearing this. , said: "Yes, yes, everyone says that my old Cheng Sheng is tall and has the style of an ancestor."
Jiang Shuo then found out that the woodcutter's surname was "Cheng", and he said to Xiang'er: "It turns out that this old man Cheng is actually the duke of the country. Yan Zhuang doesn't look very old. He is so knowledgeable and can remember it. It's amazing." .”
Xiang'er rolled her eyes and said, "Listen to him..."
It turns out that in his early years, Cheng Ang was just a gangster from Jingzhao Wannian County, wandering around the south of the Yangtze River. Later, by chance, he practiced martial arts and became a leader in the world, but how could he be the queen of the country? It's just Yan Zhuang who flatters him freely.
Seeing that the two people around him reported their names, the fisherman had no choice but to clasp his fists and say: "I'm in Nanjiyun, Weizhou, and people call me Nanba." He didn't cross his hands, but just clasped his fists and made a Jianghu salute.
Jiang Shuo thought to himself: The "Zhang Yu'er" he reported to himself that day was indeed a fake name.
Yan Zhuang also clasped his fists and said: "Brother Nan is a heroic man from Youyan, but how can he sail in the south of the Yangtze River? If you don't follow me and join the Pinglu Army, Pinglu will be newly established, and there is a shortage of talents like Xiongtai."
Nan Jiyun smiled and said nothing, then "Mr. Ruxiang" said: "Can Yan Sheng introduce the guests first? Where does this come from?"
Yan Zhuang slapped his forehead tightly with his hand and said, "It was Zhuang who was negligent. Please forgive me." He turned around, bowed and gestured with his hands and said, "This young master is Mr. An Qingxu, the second son of An Zhongcheng."
An Lushan was the acting censor Zhongcheng in the court, and Yan Zhuang was regarded as a court official. He seemed to be well versed in officialdom. The person who came was actually the second son of An Lushan, and everyone was surprised. Yan Zhuang pointed to the people behind him in turn and said: "This elder is the general under the command of the Jiedushi. He is also the master of the Second Young Master An. Senior Yin Ziqiyin. These brothers are the Xiren generals under the Jiedushi. Their names are He Wansui. With He Qianqian, the last one is from Japan..."
The dwarf suddenly interrupted: "Gentlemen, I am a Japanese." He bowed to everyone in the four directions and explained: "In the first year of Xianheng, Empress Zetian decreed that the name 'Heguo' should be changed to 'Japan'. I am the country of Japan. Send an envoy to the Tang Dynasty to ensure that the truth is fulfilled."
The two characters "和" and "Japanese" are both pronounced "Yamatai" in Japan. This person hates the name "Japanese", so he calls himself "Heguo".
Hearing this, Cheng Ang couldn't help but make another comment: "The names of these two scoffers are too loud. One is long live, the other is thousands of years. They are going to become spirits..."
Nan Jiyun casually added: "The name Long Live is not strange. Wasn't there a famous 'Dunhuang garrison' Shi Long Live in the Sui Dynasty?"
Cheng Ang said: "It's a pity that the two surnames are He, 'He' Long Live and 'He' Thousand Years. It seems that they are not very confident in living for thousands of years. And this Japanese, his name is too long..."
Xu Shi heard what the two of them said, and the Japanese said: "My surname is Inoue Ji Cun. Ji Cun is the surname of the eight colors in Japan. According to the Chinese surname, you can call me Jing Zhencheng." After speaking, he continued. Holding a long sword and saluting everyone, this man speaks half-literally, has crotched teeth, but is also polite and considerate, and combined with his short life, he is like a large hozen watching others imitate. Everyone is watching. Everyone found it very funny, but they didn't dare to laugh out loud due to etiquette.
Jing Zhencheng suddenly realized that he had interrupted Yan Zhuang's speech, and hurriedly bowed to him: "Yan Sheng, the dog door is blocked... I mean... I am very sorry, please, please."
Yan Zhuang didn't take it seriously at all. He turned to Mr. Ruxiang and cupped his hands and said, "We are all here from Pinglu. This Japanese man happened to be visiting Mr. Ruxiang, so we came together."
Then he said to An Qingxu: "You know Mr. Ruxiang on the stage and Mr. He from Chang'an Jiaofang. This room is the owner of the villa, Mr. Ge Ruliang. The owner of Gezhuang is both civil and military. He not only inherited the craftsmanship of the Dugu family, but also The master of construction, this Xixi Villa is the master of Master Ge, and all of you below are also heroes from the Western Army and Wuhu, please come and see me."
An Qingxu did not move his seat, stood behind Yan Zhuang and bowed to everyone as a salute, but his expression was very arrogant, obviously he did not take the heroes seriously.
Jiang Shuo thought to himself, "Xiang'er's grandfather's surname is Dugu, why is his grandpa's surname Ge? I don't know if Xiang'er's surname is Dugu or Ge."
Mr. Ruxiang, however, did not entangle with Yan Zhuang and went straight to the point: "Yan Sheng, where do you guys from the Eastern Army come from?"
Yan Zhuang raised his hands to the stage and said: "Pinglu Town is newly established and facing threats from the Xi and Khitan tribes. General An ordered us to travel around the world to make friends and recruit talents. I heard that there is a big event in the village today. We are here." I’m here to congratulate you.”
Upon hearing this, Cheng Ang immediately shook his head, rolled his eyes, and asked, "Where does joy come from? Why don't we know it?"
