Liu Xiu's father Liu Zhi, Emperor Huan of Han Dynasty, and his mother Deng Mengnu died when he was five and three years old respectively.
She was given the title of Princess Yangzhai, and she lived in a town of five hundred households. She could not be said to be rich like millet red, or rich like white pottery, but she was rich in jewels, rich in clothes, and rich in food.
It's just that since the emperor's sister Liu Jian got married, she had fewer people to talk to and play with. She stayed in the courtyard and was unhappy.
It wasn't until the stranger came that she found something interesting.
Liu Xiu selected some female strangers to live in his house, and he listened to stories, sang songs, had beauty treatments, played cards, and played games every day, which made him very happy.
When Jinshang's daughter, the newly named "Princess of Ten Thousand Years" came to visit, Liu Xiu wanted to get her to do a manicure.
Liu Shu, who was only six years old, shook her head in refusal, raised her face, and said, "I am determined to wear military uniforms, learn to be a good woman, carry my sword, and travel thousands of times to conquer the Qiang."
Liu Xiu was stunned when he heard this, but a palace maid who came with Liu Shu whispered: "The little princess is playing in the palace. She often rides on the prince, slapping her buttocks to call the horse, and dancing with the wooden sword. Why is the noble lady not happy to see this, and she is not allowed to play with the prince? Playing. The little princess was bored, so she came looking for the eldest princess."
Liu Xiu was speechless.
Liu Shu didn't lie, she really liked military uniforms rather than red makeup.
On the first day, she took her small wooden sword and competed with the strangers and servants in Princess Yangzhai's mansion.
The next day was the same as usual.
The third day was the same as before.
On the fourth day, the family leader, who was bruised and swollen, went to Liu Xiu and said that the little princess was very talented and could find a good teacher to practice swordsmanship.
Liu Xiu followed the good deeds like a stream.
After receiving advice from strangers in the mansion, Wang Yue, the tiger king from the capital, was invited to teach the little princess swordsmanship.
Liu Shu practiced swordsmanship for only seven days, and fought all over the East Palace, Changqiu Palace, and Yong'an Palace without any opponent, which was very boring.
Came to look for Liu Xiu again.
This time when she entered the mansion, she no longer looked for anyone to compete with others.
Instead, the strangers, maids and slaves in Princess Yangzhai's mansion were summoned. The little princess held a scroll of "Wei Liao Zi" and wanted to make banners, beat golden drums, raise troops and form ranks.
When Liu Xiu asked, she found out that she had also heard someone talk about "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and wanted to train a female tiger and leopard army.
But the maids and women had never experienced military battles, and they were all tortured.
Although most of the female aliens had experienced military training, they were so tired that they whimpered and collapsed on the ground.
The whole house was in chaos, making a pot of porridge.
Liu Xiu was afraid of people's comments and stopped Liu Shu's "troop training".
The little princess was very dissatisfied, so Liu Xiu had no choice but to ask the people in the house for advice. There was a strange saying that what the little princess needed was not just ordinary people in the countryside, but "elite soldiers and strong generals".
The little princess asked: "Where can we get good soldiers and generals?"
The strangers were speechless.
There are countless "strong generals" in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but since the princess is not the lord, it may be difficult to recruit them. As for elite soldiers, they must be "elite female soldiers", which is even more difficult to find.
After a long while, someone suggested that it would be better to set up a girls' school. Girls from good families would be selected to enroll and taught the skills of bow and horse. Once they are successful in their studies, they would become elite soldiers.
The little princess nodded and said yes, and excitedly rushed to the young master's house to buy a large house in [Xiyuan] and listed it as [Xiyuan Girls' School]. She also sent a letter to Yin 21 County, Henan, for all girls, whether they are children, children, or As young as peach and plum blossoms, you can enter [girls' school] and study without any additional education.
However, when the document was sent out, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no response.
Liu Shu refused to give up and sent the letter twice more, but no one came.
The little princess was frustrated. Liu Xiu hesitated again and again and pulled her aside. He said that when he was bored a few days ago, he used the "Moonlight Scroll" once and learned a method from it called "Qi Watching Technique", which can help the little princess. .
The little princess is curious about the function of [Qi Watching Technique].
Liu Xiudao, her Qi-gazing technique, she looks at hundreds of times a day, looking at each person's aura and fortune.
For ordinary people, it is light white. When disaster strikes, it is black.
Pure white and yellow, middle and above.
Green and yellow are like flags, the ministers are noble; green and red are like flying dragons, the generals and ministers are wise.
Those who are like birds are more literate, and those who are like beasts are more martial.
The one who has all five colors like a dragon and a pan is called an emperor; the person who is bright and bright like a phoenix dancer is called a concubine.
The little princess asked her how angry she was, and Liu Xiu said she looked like a blue bird. The little princess was very happy.
Afterwards, the two princesses went out to see what was going on.
On the first day, there was a harvest. A young boy came into the city with his mother and was as angry as a red tiger. The little princess came forward to ask questions and was overjoyed to find out that the boy was Taishi Ci. After several attempts to recruit him, his mother rejected him.
Liu Shu ran to find Liu Hong.
Liu Hong recruited Tai Shi Ci as a "Feather Rider" and ordered the twelve-year-old young man to guard Princess Wannian.
After Taishi Ci, Liu Xiu also saw many extraordinary sights, some of which were ferocious birds or ferocious beasts. Princess Wannian tried to recruit her, but those people ignored her at all.
After several failures, the little princess simply stopped looking for "good generals" and instead looked for "elite women soldiers" with yellow and white complexions.
The latter is equally hard to find.
The aunt and nephew spent ten days looking at the top of Luoyang City. They found nearly a hundred suitable candidates, but they could only get twelve.
Of these twelve [women], one was a stranger, and the remaining eleven were servants of wealthy families and powerful village girls. They were all sent to [girls' schools] and were taught by Wang Yue and Taishi Ci. Swordsmanship, archery and riding techniques.
On the eleventh day, Liu Xiu and Liu Shu sat down in the tower of Pingcheng Gate as usual. After the officials came up to pay their respects, only the Sima of the city gate stayed, while the others went off to do their business.
Over the past ten days, they have become accustomed to it.
Princess Wannian was still very energetic, pointing at the flow of people coming and going at the city gate.
It is said that this one is quite strong, but it is too ugly, so I don’t want him.
He also said that that one had a plump figure and was full of heroic spirit. The imperial aunt would like to take a look at it.
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The Sima of the city gate stood three feet away, keeping silent with his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart. Only after Princess Yangzhai "saw" the man, did he instruct the gatekeepers to invite him to the tower.
There have been five "invitations" today, all of them are from Beijing officials and ladies, and they have all rejected the invitation of the two princesses to attend the [girls' school].
Just when the city gate Sima thought that today might be the same as yesterday, with nothing to gain, Princess Yangdi suddenly stood up and stared at the next girl in the city with emotion.
He said "How could such a vision be like this", "How could dragons and phoenixes come together"..., and they were amazed.
The city gate Sima was curious. Princess Wannian's feet were covered with bricks and tiles, and she looked down through the crenels. Before she could see clearly, the woman had already entered Pingcheng Gate.
The city gate Sima wanted to send someone to invite him, but Princess Yangzhai said no, she would go in person.
The two girls went downstairs and chased after them. Princess Wannian discovered that the person who made the emperor's aunt lose her composure was actually a young lady who was as elegant and weak as Liu Fufeng.
Judging from her age, she is similar to her aunt.
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Li Yu was not used to being grabbed by the wrist. He threw away the girl Rou Xi and asked, "Who are you?"
The two princesses revealed their identities and extended invitations.
Li Yu understood.
[Dream] There is also the [Xiyuan Girls' School] run by the Second Duke of Yangzhai for ten thousand years. However, after Liu Hong granted marriage and married Liu Xiu to Huangfu Yizhen, [Xiyuan Girls' School] did not exist after his son Huangfuli. Lost a trace.
The aunt and nephew cordially invited them, but Li Yu thought it was troublesome and didn't want to pay attention. However, he thought about their identities and accepted their repeated invitations.
Liu Shu cheered for joy. Liu Xiu then asked the young lady her name, if she had anyone traveling with her, and if there was a marriage certificate in the city. Li Yu answered "Wang Rong" and shook his head again and again.
Princess Yangzhai didn't give up anymore and directly carried Li Yu to the [West Garden] with three people and two horses.
On the way, Liu Shu asked Liu Xiu what Wang Rong's "qi" looked like. Liu Xiu didn't answer, but after being pressed for questioning, he said that it was similar to Qing Luan.
Li Yu also found out that Liu Xiu actually possessed "extraordinary skills". In [the dream], it was a pity to just be a housewife who took care of her husband and raised her children.
After entering [West Garden] and arranging trivial matters such as food and lodging, Li Yu met the two instructors.
Thirteen-year-old Taishi Ci has a childish face and is still in the process of changing his voice. He is holding the horse, with a serious face, and is explaining riding skills to twelve female students.
When the handsome [Wang Rong] arrived, the Taishi Master gently nodded and ordered him to join the queue.
After the explanation, the students stepped forward one by one. Some jumped on the horse's back and were led by Taishi for a few steps; some shrank back and only dared to reach out and touch the horse's tail.
When it was [Wang Rong's] turn, Taishi asked: "Have you ever ridden a horse?"
[Wang Rong] nodded: "I started practicing imperial skills two days ago and entered Luo on horseback."
Did you study for two days?
Taishi Jiaoxi thought for a while and said, "Practice how to sit and how to move on horseback."
[Wang Rong] nodded, took the reins, and flew onto the horse. He waved the reins and held his belly, and the yellow gelding galloped away.
The zodiac bun is like a swallow's tail, flying up and down.
The ribbons on the skirt catch the wind and move wildly.
[Wang Rong] With the two instructors, the second princess, and the twelve students dumbfounded, he galloped around the school grounds with his whip raised.
Then, there was a clatter of hoofbeats and the horse galloped back.
Amidst the screams of the students, who were disgraced, [Wang Rong] reined in his horse and stopped a foot away from Taishi's teacher.
The strong wind blew against his face, and the young man subconsciously took a step back.
This...this is called "beginning to learn royal skills"??