The next day, the second brother sent people to deliver many things. In addition to clothes, there were also a pair of suede short boots, a piece of gold soft armor, and a Longyuan sword.
The third sister looked at the objects on the bed and said to him with a smile: "Only for a younger brother like you, your second brother is willing to come up with so many good things!"
Two days later, the second brother sent someone to invite him and the third sister to a banquet. This banquet was still held in a military tent, but there were only a dozen people participating. In addition to the generals close to the second brother, there was also the younger brother of the Turkic Shibi Khan, Qilifash.
When Li Yuan raised troops in Jinyang, he asked for support from the Turks. So Shibi Khan sent his younger brother Tilifushe to lead a thousand soldiers and five thousand horses to join the battle.
At the beginning of the banquet, Li Zhiyun sat next to the third sister. There were wine bowls and meat dishes on the table in front of each of them. In a corner of the tent, a dozen musicians were playing music. The musical instruments in their hands are all kinds of, including Han Chinese instruments and Hu people's instruments.
A group of maiko danced in the center of the tent. After the song was over, the dancers withdrew, and the second brother sitting in the main seat suddenly waved to him: "Zhiyun, come here, sit next to the second brother!"
He was a little hesitant, but the third sister on the side smiled and urged: "Come over quickly!" He had no choice but to stand up, walk over, and sit next to his second brother. The second brother put the wine bowl in front of him and said, "Can I drink?"
At that time, distilled liquor had not yet been invented, and what people drank was low-alcohol liquor, similar to the rice wine of later generations. Li Zhiyun said contemptuously: "What's so difficult about this?" After saying that, he picked up the drink and drank it in one gulp.
"Good, he looks like a good man!" The second brother praised, and then ordered the guards waiting on the side to fill up the wine.
Li Zhiyun drank three bowls in a row and looked slightly drunk. The group of musicians were still playing some unknown music there. He frowned and said: "Second brother, the tunes they played are not pleasant at all! Can you let me, my foolish brother, sing a song for you?"
"Okay!" The second brother was very happy when he heard it and immediately signaled to the guard standing behind him. The guard walked over and asked the musicians to stop. Li Zhiyun took advantage of the drunkenness and walked to the middle of the venue and sang an impromptu song "Night on the Prairie":
The beautiful night is so quiet, and only the sound of my piano is left on the grassland. I want to write a letter to the girl far away, but unfortunately there is no postman to convey my love. When the thousands of miles of snow melts, when the spring breeze blows on the grassland, and Kedala changes her appearance, the girl will come to accompany my music...
The people present had never heard such a beautiful song before, and everyone was fascinated by it. After singing the song, Lifushu jumped up and shouted: "It's great! This is the song of the grassland, the song of my hometown! I have never heard such a beautiful song!" He ran forward excitedly Go, hug Li Zhiyun, kiss Li Zhiyun twice on the cheek with his thick, dark-lipped, bearded mouth, and then take off a big ruby hanging from his chest and hang it on his neck. superior.
Some generals made noises and asked Li Zhiyun to sing another song. So he sang five songs in a row, especially the song "The Girl from Dabancheng", which attracted everyone's applause.
The second brother was also very happy and called the leader of the musicians to him and said, "What my fifth brother just sang, can you play it?"
"Master Fifth, please sing again."
So Li Zhiyun sang "The Girl from Dabancheng" again. This song has a cheerful rhythm and a simple melody, making it easy to remember. Those musicians are smart people, and they will remember it after listening to it again. So, I played this piece of music repeatedly.
Some lively generals got up and started dancing with maikos and maids. Zilifushe also danced the Turkic dance happily. Li Zhiyun ran up to the third sister and said, "Sister, let's dance!" The third sister laughed and said, "I can't do that!"
"It doesn't matter, I'll teach you! It's very simple!" Li Zhiyun said and forcefully pulled the third sister up. This piece of music had a fast tempo and was not suitable for ballroom dancing, so he danced the sailor dance. The third sister imitated him, dancing, smiling...
In the military tent, music was playing, singing was rippling, and bursts of laughter seemed to fall into a sea of joy...
Li Zhiyun didn't know how he got back to his tent. When he woke up the next day, he had a headache. But after that night, when he saw his second brother, he no longer trembled.
That day, he was strolling outside the camp gate when he suddenly saw Fang Xuanling walking over and hurriedly stepped forward to salute. Fang Xuanling cupped her hands and said, "Mr. Li, Fang is about to say goodbye to you. Fang and your second brother hit it off immediately. He invited Fang to serve in his army, and your sister has agreed!"
It turned out that the third sister sent Fang Xuanling to report the situation of the "Women's Army" to the second brother. The second brother met him late and invited him to join the army as a reporter, that is, a senior counselor.
"Go! Sooner or later, you will belong to the second brother!" Li Zhiyun thought to himself, but said: "Master Fang, please take care of yourself!"
"Master Li, please take care of yourself!"
After breaking up with Fang Xuanling, he continued walking forward and came to an open space. Suddenly he saw a bay-red horse galloping towards him like an arrow! Wow! This horse runs so fast! What a good horse! It's almost catching up with Guan Yu's red rabbit horse, which is much stronger than his own white horse!
While he was thinking about it, the bay-red horse galloped close to him, and the man on the horse was none other than his second brother. The second brother tightened the rope five feet away from him, turned over and dismounted, and waved to him: "Zhiyun, come here!" He walked over, stroked the horse's neck and praised: "Second brother, you are such a good horse Great!"
"That's right! This was captured by my second brother in the hands of a court general!"
"Second brother, can you give me this horse?"
The second brother smiled and said: "Zhiyun, if you ask for anything else, the second brother can give it to you! But not this horse! Because a general must have good foot power on the battlefield!" Hearing this, he was disappointed. The ground pouted.
The second brother smiled and picked him up on the horse, then stepped on the horse and said: "Let's go! The second brother will take you to ride the horse!" After that, the horse galloped...
In the afternoon of that day, brother-in-law Chai Shao came to the military camp, and the third sister sent someone over to ask Li Zhiyun to come and see him. He originally thought that his brother-in-law was a strong, mighty general, or a handsome man, but after meeting him, he found out that his brother-in-law just looked like an ordinary-looking scholar with a bit of elegance, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Brother-in-law brought good news: Abba and eldest brother have captured Chang'an City.
He usually dines with his third sister, but after his brother-in-law came, he could only dine alone. At noon the next day, while he was eating, Aunt Ying came in with a large porcelain bowl and said, "Fifth Young Master, this bowl of venison is given to you by Madam!" Aunt Ying put down the venison and stood aside, Li Zhiyun said : "Aunt Ying, sit down and eat with me!" Aunt Ying shook her head quickly and said, "No, how can a slave sit and eat with the master?"
"What kind of master and slave? Everyone is equal. If you are good to me, I will be good to you. It's that simple! Sit down!"
However, Aunt Ying still didn't dare. Li Zhiyun had no choice but to get up and walk over, forcefully push her down on the stool, and then ask the guard to bring a pair of bowls and chopsticks. The guard brought bowls and chopsticks, and Li Zhiyun took a piece of venison and put it into her bowl. Aunt Ying ate the venison and smiled silly at him. Li Zhiyun also chewed venison and smiled silly at her...
Two days later, the second brother was going to take him hunting in Xiaoshan Mountain. At first, Li Zhiyun was a little worried, fearing that his second brother would kill him while he was hunting, but then he thought about it, he had no position and no authority, he didn’t even have a single soldier under his command, and he could not pose any threat to his second brother. What was he doing? Want to kill him? Thinking about it this way, I felt a little more at ease.
He put on suede short boots, gold soft armor, a battle robe, and the Dragon Abyss Sword. He looked like a young general. The third sister led the horse to send him out of the camp gate, and the second brother was already waiting for him outside. After helping him mount the horse, the third sister gave him a few more instructions before turning around and going back.
For this hunting, the second brother only brought a few personal generals and 500 sergeants. Xiaoshan is dozens of miles away from the military camp. Because they were all riding light horses, they arrived in less than an hour.
This area has high mountains and dense forests, and there are towering trees everywhere. There are mountains and mountains in the distance, lush and green, and the scenery is very beautiful. After setting up camp, the soldiers began to drive away the wild animals. They lined up in several teams, beat the gongs and drums in their hands, and drove the wild animals towards the hunting center.
Badgers, roe deer, hares, etc. hiding in the bushes were frightened and ran around, making them perfect targets for hunters.
Li Zhiyun can't shoot arrows and can only be a spectator. He followed his second brother on horseback, and saw that his arrows were all right, and he killed many prey in a short time.
At noon, a fire was lit in front of the tent and wild animals were roasted. The roe deer meat is sprinkled with fine salt, roasted and then topped with various sauces, making it a rare delicacy.
After Li Zhiyun had a good meal, he had a good sleep in the tent, and then went to the top of a nearby mountain to enjoy the scenery. When the sun was about to set, the second brother ordered the camp to be set aside. The team embarked on the return journey in a mighty manner, ending the hunting trip.
