"How is that possible!" Acton's face suddenly turned red: "Wang Pu, you are my friend. Even if I, Acton, die, I will not lie to my friends!"
"Stop it, stop it!" Wang Pu quickly stopped Acton: "Don't die! It's unlucky to die! We are all going to fight. What if it comes true?"
"I actually think it's okay!" Aktun scratched the back of his head: "This time I went out to fight the Goguryeo people. I thought I would have to fight more than a dozen times. Even if I didn't lose my life, I would still be injured. But I didn't expect anything. Fight, the city of Pyongyang has been opened. After all, I only shot a few arrows the time I saved you that night. I might as well go and follow Ama to hunt bears in the woods, which is dangerous and hard work. In addition to military pay, there is also a reward of cloth and silver medals. I feel a little sorry when I think about it!”
"Forget it, forget it!" Wang Pu sighed: "I finally understand why Commander Shen specially recruited you. You are really born to be a soldier."
"Really? But I really feel that my visit was not in vain. Compared with when I was in the village, it is simply heaven and earth!" Acton said with a smile.
"Don't be too happy! We won this time. It would be tragic if we lost!" Wang Pu sneered: "Did you know? When the Governor was still a soldier, he was surrounded by There has been no food supply in Sixian City for most of the year, and rats and grass roots will eat everything!"
"Really? In fact, winter was similar in the village before, but instead of eating these, we ate dried moss, acorns and so on!"
"Okay, okay, okay!" Wang Pu was extremely angry at Actun's words: "Can you stop mentioning the village for everything? You have already come out. You are the shooter of Yaqiandu, not that ghost. You’re from the village! If you like the village so much, then take off this layer of skin and go back to hunt and catch fish!”
Acton didn't know why Wang Pu was so angry, so he had to shut up. The two of them entered the town and came to the wine shop. The owner of the shop saw the clothes of the two people and hurriedly came up to them. He led their horses behind and fed them. Wang Pu took a small flag and stuck it outside. He and Actun chose a table and sat down: "Aketun Atsushi, if I don’t let you speak later, just stop talking, I’m going to make you so angry today!”
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Gaosheji dismounted his horse outside the town and said to the boy, "You don't have to go into the town this time. I'll leave the horse outside too. You wait for me outside!"
The boy nodded solemnly. He could feel that this separation was unusual. Gao Sheji looked at the boy's face and wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say. Finally, he stretched out his hand and rubbed the boy. hair, and walked towards the town.
Gao Sheji walked into the market town. He carefully observed his surroundings, but the people around him were busy with their own things, which made him a little envious. Ever since I was sensible, I have worked wholeheartedly to become an outstanding warrior and I am proud of it. But now, looking at it, maybe these people like weeds are a little closer to happiness than myself.
The wine shop was as busy as yesterday. Gao Sheji stood at the door, looking for the Japanese man who recruited heroes as the guy said yesterday, but he found nothing. In the end, he began to suspect that this might be just a lie - after all, all this came from a dying man. mouth of the bandits.
"It's so ridiculous that someone would risk offending the Tang people to save me at this time, and I would actually believe such a ridiculous lie!" Gao Sheji smiled bitterly and shook his head. He decided to have a drink first before leaving. town.
"Is there any mead? Give me a glass!" he asked as he walked up to the counter.
"Mead? How could such a place exist?" The shop owner, a middle-aged woman with a birthmark on her right cheek, laughed: "There are only grain wine and mulberry wine. The mulberry wine here is pretty good, how about it?"
"Okay!" Gao Sheji nodded, took out a few pieces of meat from the purse in his arms, and threw them on the counter. The woman laughed: "Yes, it's rare to see such fine copper coins! "She took a wooden cup and filled it with mulberry wine: "Drink? I saw you were standing at the door for a while. Are you looking for someone?"
Alcohol has paralyzed Gao Sheji's vigilance, and it may be that he needs someone to talk to now: "Yes, someone told me that there is a Japanese here who is recruiting heroes. He can provide a place for anyone. It's so ridiculous. , I actually believed such a stupid lie, but I still gave the liar a sword and gave him a heartbreak, hahaha!" In the end, Gao Sheji laughed uncontrollably.
"That person didn't lie to you!"
"What?" Gao Sheji looked at the female boss in confusion, her serious face with the birthmark looked a bit funny.
"That man didn't lie to you. There is indeed a Japanese who is recruiting heroes here. His men are at the table by the window. You shouldn't kill the man who told you this!"
"If you really want to go back for a visit, I suggest you change all your salary and rewards into silk and satin, preferably Shu brocade!" Wang Puzheng was spitting as he taught Acton his business experience: "Believe me, this thing She will definitely be very popular at your place. Do you have a girl you like? Then give her a piece of Shu brocade. Believe me, no woman can resist the temptation of beautiful clothes, no-"
"Wang Pu, there is someone behind you!" Actun pointed at Wang Pu's back.
"What's wrong? There are people everywhere!"
"This person should be looking for us. He has been standing behind you for a while!" Acton said.
Wang Pu turned around and looked up and down Gaoshe Chicken warily: "What's the matter?"
"I heard someone here is recruiting heroes from Goguryeo. As long as they are willing to serve him, they can get a piece of land for him and his family to live?"
"That's what happened!" Wang Pu nodded. He looked at the man in front of him with some disdain. His face was covered with dust. He was wearing a short Gebu robe and a short knife hanging on his waist. He looked like the man in the market town. There is no difference between most men. He said in an arrogant tone: "But let me say something ugly first. Our Lord recruits heroes, not just cats and dogs. There is plenty of land, but it will only be given to those who deserve it. You Do you understand?"
"Can I ask who the master you are talking about is?" Gao Sheji asked.
"I will tell you when you should know, but not now!" Wang Pu said coldly: "Now it's my turn to ask you, what is your name and what did you do in the past?"
Gao Sheji looked at the two teenagers in front of him. Although their faces were still a little immature, their strong bodies brought about by adequate nutrition and extensive exercise could not be deceived. As well as the sophisticated weapons on their waists, it was obvious that their backgrounds were not It's not simple. Besides, what other choices do you have now? If you give up your opportunity, you will have to choose between migrating to Tang State or fleeing into the mountains and becoming a bandit.
"I am Gao Sheji, the beggar city guard, counselor, and cavalry commander of Goguryeo. In the previous battle with the Silla army, I was the one who led the troops to defeat the Silla left wing first, and led the troops to pursue and defeat the Silla people. of!"
Snapped!
There was only a sound, but Wang Pu fell off the bench, taking the wine pot and dishes on the table to the floor.
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Chang'an, Baqiao.
The sedan slowly climbed up the river embankment, accompanied by the heavy rhythm of the horse's hooves. Princess Pu'an rested on a comfortable brocade cushion. The leader of the guards shouted from outside: "Make way. Clear the streets and make way for Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
"It will be summer soon. Chang'an will be too hot to live in. We have to send a few capable people to clean up the villa in Lishan!" The housekeeper reported: "There is also a Buddhist cave in Longshang. This year's I will also give alms and let the ascetics read a few volumes of sutras for the deceased master!"
"You can take care of it!" Princess Pu'an yawned. Although she was the daughter of the late emperor, her mother was just an ordinary palace maid, responsible for sweeping the palace. One day the late emperor passed by, saw her, held her in his arms, and had sex with her. As for when, where, or even the name of the maid, there are no detailed records in the history books. Obviously, the great man had no friendship with her. Just by chance, the maid happened to be that person. Moreover, the late emperor unintentionally became lustful and had a physical relationship with her, just like picking a melon from the melon field on the roadside and eating it under the scorching sun. This is probably the case. After the incident, the late emperor forgot about Princess Pu'an's mother, just like forgetting the color and shape of the melon he had eaten, casually and carelessly. Everything is just an accident.
But this casual action did not end there. The palace maid was pregnant, so after a series of confirmations, Princess Pu'an was born and given the status of the clan, and her lucky mother also got Corresponding treatment, but nothing more.
Maybe it was for this reason that Princess Pu'an grew up and got married without being noticed, but maybe fate gave her some kind of compensation - when her sisters were involved in palace infighting again and again, Either she was convicted or died young, but she had always lived in seclusion and lived a small life in obscurity with her Turkic husband. By the first year of Zongzhang, she was already the oldest among Emperor Taizong's living children, even if Even today, I have to call her sister. Empress Wu is indifferent to everything and likes her very much. Every time she gets a treasure from the palace, she will give a copy to Princess Pu'an. For a time, this clan girl, who had always been very low-key in the past, was elevated to the status of clan elder by the social circle of Chang'an City.
"Clear the streets!" the guard leader shouted, "make way for Princess Pu'an!"
The sedan stopped, and the eldest princess didn't care. She said to the housekeeper: "If you go back to Mrs. Wang, she wants to send her son to the East Palace to keep the prince company. I mentioned this matter once in front of the queen. Empress Wu has already nodded in agreement!"
"That's great!" The housekeeper was overjoyed when she heard this: "Then I'll tell her immediately after I get back. Mrs. Wang must be extremely happy! To be honest, you are the only one in the clan who can speak in front of the Queen!"
"You still don't understand!" The eldest princess sighed: "It's not that I can speak in front of the queen, but that the queen is willing to listen to what I have to say!"
"Isn't this the same meaning?" the housekeeper asked puzzledly.
"Of course it's different!" The eldest princess was about to explain when she suddenly heard high-pitched shouts and rapid horse hooves coming from outside. Then the sedan began to move to the side. She hurriedly asked: "What's wrong? What happened outside?"
"Reporting to the eldest princess, it is Lu Bu who reports the victory!" the guard leader replied.
"The exposed cloth marks victory?" The eldest princess excitedly lifted up the curtain of the sedan chair and looked out. She saw that both sides of the Baqiao bridge were crowded with people, and only a two or three feet wide road was exposed in the middle. Someone in the distance shouted loudly: "The king's army has defeated Goguryeo, destroyed 39 cities, captured 170,000, 42 pingzhou, 100 counties, 690,000 household registrations, and accumulated weapons and weapons! All the Chinese children who used to live in Haidong have returned to their hometowns. !”
As the shouts came closer, Princess Pu'an could see more and more clearly. She saw more than ten knights in splendid clothes coming on horseback. The leader was holding a bamboo pole high, and the bamboo pole was carrying a piece of silk cloth. There were lines of text written on it. The knight in brocade didn't walk very fast and kept showing the cloth in all directions so that the audience on both sides could see it clearly. The crowd on the roadside let out bursts of cheers. At this time, someone sang loudly: "I accept the law and resign the head of state, and the prime minister will punish the traitors. Xian's song "Breaking the Formation Music" is for the Taiping people. The royal wind of the four seas, the clean water of thousands of years "I don't even have to wear my military clothes anymore. I'm done today. The Lord opens the Changli calendar, and I serve you faithfully. You see, after the revolution, there will be peace and autumn."
"First Emperor, First Emperor!" At this time, Princess Pu'an was already filled with tears. It turned out that what the audience was singing was the famous "The Music of King Qin Breaking the Formation". This song was originally a military song in the early Tang Dynasty. Later, Li Shimin defeated Liu Wuzhou Later, when they returned in triumph, the soldiers used the old music and new lyrics to praise the martial arts of Qin King Li Shimin. Although Li Shimin is not as kind to Princess Pu'an as he is to Princess Li Zhi and Princess Gao'an, Princess Pu'an has always admired her father in her heart. Now her father has long been a pile of withered bones in Zhaoling, but she still remains. How could she be so moved when she heard the people praising his martial arts with songs?
Along with the singing, some of the onlookers spread their arms and danced, and more and more people joined in the dance, even blocking the road. The victorious knights were not angry, they raised the cloth and sang loudly, Share the ecstasy of victory with everyone.
Tai Chi Palace.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Great joy, great joy!" A chamberlain rushed into the hall as fast as etiquette allowed and shouted to Li Zhi who was sitting behind the case.
"What great joy? Is it the good news on the Liaodong front?" Li Zhi put down the brush in his hand and felt refreshed.
"That's right, Pyongyang has opened the city!" The chamberlain knelt down and raised a document above his head.
"Really?" Li Zhi took the document from the hand of the palace maid and asked, "Where is the envoy? Why not let him enter the palace?"
(End of chapter)
