"My name is Nalan, and I am an unknown woman." Lan Lan said in a northwest dialect.
When Pound heard this sentence, a strange light appeared in his eyes, and he hurriedly asked in northwest dialect: "Unknown? How unknown?"
"The Taoist priests in the Central Plains said that I was the fate of the husband. I have killed many husbands in succession, so I am an unknown person..." Lan Lan replied.
"Who are the people who captured you?"
"It's a person from Xian Ling Qiang. He said he wanted to capture me and sacrifice me to the king of Xian Ling Qiang."
Pang De was also from Liangzhou. He had lived in Liangzhou since he was a child and knew the situation there very well. After looking at Nalan, he immediately asked: "You don't look like the Qiang people or the Han people. Are you from the Western Regions?"
"
"I am a Qiang and a Shaodang Qiang, but my mother is from the Western Regions."
Pound asked no more questions, looked around, and said: "It is not suitable to stay here for a long time. I only led these ten or so horses, and I only won by surprise. I will give you a horse, and you can go."
"I am alone and have no power to restrain the chicken. What should I do if I encounter those people who have been away from the Qiang again?" Although half of the blood flowing on Nalan's body is that of the Qiang, her body is still intact.
His qualities are nothing like those of the Qiang people. Apart from being able to ride a horse, he cannot fire a bow or shoot an arrow, making him look very weak.
Pang De immediately felt pity for her, and felt that what Lan Lan said was right, so he thought about it and asked, "Then are you willing to go back with me?"
"You saved my life. You are my benefactor. I will do whatever you say."
Pang De said: "Okay then, you can go back with me."
As soon as the words fell, Pang De and others surrounded Nalan and quickly left the place and started to return the way they came.
In the evening of the next day, Pang De and his party finally arrived at Shuofang Mansion.
On the wall of Linrong City, there were many flags, and the word "China" was fluttering in the wind. The early wind roared, and the autumn wind was like a knife. It blew a chill on Nalan's body. If Pang hadn't taken off his coat and put it on Nalan, who was wearing a thin coat,
, I’m afraid that Na Lan couldn’t hold on anymore.
On Linrong City, the wolf cavalry guarding the city saw Pang De and his party coming back from a distance, so they opened the city gate and let Pang De and others into the city.
Shuofang was originally a county. After Gao Fei became emperor, he changed all the counties within the territory into prefectures, and the prefect was changed into a prefect, which can be regarded as a second-grade official. However, Shuofang is a frontier fortress of the Huaxia Kingdom and a bitter cold place, so
It's different from other places.
In other places, military and political affairs were separated, but in Shuofang, Pang De single-handedly took over the power of military and political affairs. This was because Shuofang had a sparse population, was located outside the fortress, bordered by the desert, and was extremely cold. Apart from the garrison, there was not even a single citizen in the city.
Not found.
After entering the city, Pang De took Nalan to the prefect's Yamen, placed Nalan in the Yamen, and ordered the soldiers to tidy up Nalan's room.
After everything was prepared, Pound dragged his tired body back to his house.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw a woman rushing towards Pound, hugged Pound's waist, and said in a cooing voice: "Husband, why did you come back just now? I miss you so much...
…”
Pang De laughed out loud, picked up the woman in his arms, walked straight to the bed, gently placed the woman on the bed, and gave her a pop.
"Mrs. I have to suffer. It is located outside the Great Wall, and it is extremely bitter and cold. It is no better than Jicheng. But as a general of the army and a general in the country, I should also guard the border. Are you still used to living here these days?"
The woman is Pound's wife, a black man. Gao Fei has ordered Hu and Han to intermarry three times, and Pound and his wife are the products of intermarriage between Hu and Han, and this is the first time.
At that time, Gao Fei had just put down the Wuhuan rebellion in Qiu Liju, and successfully persuaded Nanlou and others to move to western Liaoning. After stabilizing the Wuhuan people, he issued the Hu-Han intermarriage order for the first time, and Pang De volunteered.
Taking the lead, he went to Wuhuan's residence and selected him.
At that time, some people were not optimistic about this marriage, but it turned out that Pound's married life was very happy. Just one year after getting married, he had already given birth to a son. Their personalities were also very similar, because Pound's wife
She is also a heroic woman from the Wuhuan tribe who is good at conquering and fighting.
"What are you not accustomed to? You Han people say, if you marry a chicken, you will follow the dog. Since I married you, I will naturally be with you. Besides, we Wuwan people are all responsible for heaven and earth.
Bed, I have traveled all over the world in a dome house, and I have long been accustomed to the life outside the Great Wall. To be honest, I am really not used to it in Jicheng. Now that I have come to Shuofang, I have gradually regained my previous feelings. By the way, husband, what are you doing?
Have you been gone for so long?"
"I was delayed by a small matter. Madam, I brought back a woman from the northern belt this time..."
"You...you want to take a concubine?" Mrs. Pang asked nervously.
"Where are you thinking? I, Pang De, said that I only have you in this life. The woman I brought is a beauty from Xiqiang. Her beauty can be said to be the most beautiful in the country. Have you seen His Majesty's Concubine Cicada?
?”
"Yeah, I've seen it."
"This woman is definitely no less than Concubine Cicada. Your Majesty lost a spouse before, and the Queen and Concubine each raised two young princes. Now that there is no war, Your Majesty should marry more concubines to enrich the harem. Therefore,
I would like to dedicate this Xiqiang beauty to His Majesty."
After hearing this, Mrs. Pang said suspiciously: "Husband, why did you suddenly think of this question?"
"Now the entire Huaxia Kingdom, civil and military ministers are anxious for Your Majesty. Although they don't say it, they all know in their hearts that Your Majesty will take another concubine sooner or later. Anyone who gets into your Majesty's family will become famous.
.Since I, Pound, have followed Your Majesty
Since then, I have never had second thoughts, and thanks to your majesty, you think highly of me and let me become the general of the Wei. I only have one lost brother, but no sister. This time I got such a beautiful woman by chance. If I didn't dedicate it to your majesty,
, I, Pang De, feel very sorry."
Mrs. Pang said: "My husband is loyal to your majesty. If I sacrifice this beauty, your majesty will definitely look at me differently in the future."
"Your Majesty has always been very kind to me. If I hadn't met Your Majesty in Beigong Boyu's den of thieves, I think I would be still herding horses in Xiliang now. Of course, there is also the Taiwei, because I am the Taiwei.
Your Excellency’s words made me choose the right Lord Ming.”
"Then when do you plan to give it to His Majesty?"
"Don't worry, I have other plans. Now His Majesty has rushed to Luoyang and is preparing for talent selection. I should not distract His Majesty at this time. I will first write a letter to the Taiwei and ask the Taiwei to send this girl to you.
Recommended to His Majesty..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Pound immediately left the bedside, sat on a stool, and began to write a letter to Jia Xu. After finishing the letter, he sent someone to send it out.
The next day, Pang De appointed several personal followers to take Nalan to Jia Xu's mansion in Jicheng.
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Huaxia Kingdom, Luoyang.
Gao Fei Yujia came to Luoyang, but his appearance was not as spectacular as expected. Instead, he rode a horse alone, with some followers behind him, and arrived around the city of Luoyang, which was being rebuilt.
As early as when Gao Fei proclaimed himself emperor, he appointed Shi Sun Rui to summon the people to rebuild Luoyang City. Gao Fei even allocated a huge sum of money to Shi Sun Rui, telling Shi Sun Rui to build something bigger than Jicheng.
, more urban atmosphere.
The city construction plan was drawn by Gao Fei himself. For the first time, a drainage system was used under the city. Construction began twenty miles northwest of the Luoyang ruins. While digging the underground drainage system, the excavated corridor was smeared with cement.
It is guaranteed that once it rains heavily in the future, the Seventh Army will not be flooded.
Gao Fei inspected the construction situation in Luoyang, stayed here for only one day, and then rushed towards Henan City, the place where civil and military talents were selected.
Henan City is crowded with people from all over the country. There are countless civil and military talents and scholars from all over the country, and they are pouring into Henan City in an endless stream. Henan City has naturally become a temporary resting place for these civil and military talents. Among them, there are many
People from abroad in China signed up to participate.
Because before Gao Fei proclaimed himself emperor, the matter of selecting civil and military officials had already spread all over the country. In addition, there was plenty of time, and the chosen location was Luoyang in the world, so all kinds of people gathered here.
Waiting for the day when selection begins.
The Huaxia Army is stationed outside the city of Henan. Zhao Yun, the military attache and examiner in charge of this selection competition, has already set up the emperor's palace here and has also set up an arena competition. He will have people tally the registration status before he dares to report to the superiors.
When Gao Fei arrived at the camp, it was already too late. Zhao Yun, the mighty general of the Huaxia Kingdom, personally led his troops to greet him and welcomed Gao Fei into the camp.
"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor!" All the officers from Zhao Yun down, big and small, knelt down and kowtowed.
Gao Fei sat on the dragon chair in the carriage and said calmly: "Let's all straighten up."
As a result, everyone stood up and took their seats at Gao Fei's signal.
"Generals, you have all worked hard. I feel really sorry for worrying about the selection these days. I have already sent people to bring more than a dozen cars of fine wine. I will arrive in the next few days. Then you can have a good time.
The drinks are now open. Zilong, how many people have signed up so far?"
"There are a total of one thousand three hundred and sixty-two people."
"How old is the oldest one? How old is the youngest one?" Gao Fei asked.
"The oldest one is already fifty-eight years old, while the youngest one is only ten years old. As soon as His Majesty's order seeking talents was issued, it immediately attracted everyone's attention. In addition, the reward this time was extremely high, and Your Majesty is meritorious.
That’s why there is a big age gap between the applicants.” Zhao Yun replied in a straight-forward manner.
Gao Fei smiled and said: "There are only more than a thousand people. There are so few people..."
"Your Majesty, there are still ten days left before the official selection. I wonder if your Majesty has any other requests?"
"No, just follow the square formation I decided before."