"Sir, it's cold on the stone steps, why don't you come and sit with us?"
"Thank you very much, I'll finish the cake and leave."
"There is wine and meat here. Come and drink and talk. Wouldn't it be more enjoyable than eating a few pancakes?"
"Don't dare to disturb."
"Then please try some chicken drumsticks too!"
"Thank you very much..."
What I ate was the pancake baked last night, and what I drank was mountain spring water. It wasn't very tasty, but it was still comfortable.
The scholar sitting drinking in the distance was kind-hearted and wanted to have a good relationship with the Taoist, so he specially grabbed a leg from the roast chicken and handed it to him. The Taoist did not refuse this time, and took it with respectful thanks, but only took one bite, leaving the rest
They tore them off and fed them to the cats.
The calico cat took two bites, then looked up at him and said in a voice so low that only the Taoist priests around him could hear it:
"what are you eating?"
"Last night's cake."
"Give me a taste."
"..."
Song You also grabbed a piece of cake and gave it to her.
The calico cat makes a chirping sound when it bites.
As Sanhua Empress said, cats don’t eat fruit, so naturally, cats don’t eat cakes either, but they ate fruits and cakes along the way.
But when did she start taking the initiative to eat human food?
The first time seemed to be when I was in Jingzhou.
Not far from Fuyun Temple, Song You stopped by the roadside and took out the lotus seeds prepared for him by Beishan Taoists and the steamed cakes bought on the roadside to eat. The calico cat came over, looked up at him, and asked him to taste it for her too.
Taste it. From now on, whether Song You eats porridge or soup cakes, as long as she has not just finished eating mice or is planning to catch mice, she will eat some.
"Is it tasty?"
"I don't know..."
"After eating, we went down the mountain. We have almost finished appreciating the flowers. Sanhua Empress doesn't have to follow me on the way down the mountain." Song You said, "Just ask Sanhua Empress to sleep in her robe. If Sanhua does it at night,
If the empress is in good spirits, she will go to Zhou Shilang's house to hunt rats. If she is not in good spirits, forget it, since we have taken several days off anyway, it doesn't matter if we go a few days later."
"OK."
Not long after, one person and one cat got up.
The cat got into the sack and huddled up, while the Taoist said goodbye to the scholars not far away and walked down the mountain.
During this period, I seemed to have something, and when I looked back -
There was a pavilion behind him. There were several people standing in the pavilion. Some were painting, some were looking at the paintings, some were looking at the painter, and some were looking in his direction.
The Taoist withdrew his gaze and walked down the stairs.
The painter behind him had just picked up the pen from the paper and finished the last strokes of the apricot blossoms. At some point, several literati gathered around him, looking at this unique picture of apricot blossoms that was easily sketched.
Everyone was amazed at the use of colors and the artistic conception in the painting, and there was a lot of discussion. But the painter raised his eyes and looked ahead, as if to see if there was anything else to add, but the Taoist and the cat were no longer there.
The mountain is still the same mountain, the stone steps are still the same, and the apricot blossoms hanging down from the branches are still a beautiful corner, but without the person and cat, they are no longer the highlight.
The painter was stunned for a moment and immediately looked up.
But I don’t know how far humans and cats have traveled.
There were countless compliments around me, but it was hard to hear them at the moment. What I originally wanted to do was to give the painting to the Taoist. In this way, this encounter would be considered wonderful.
…
In the afternoon, return to the East Gate.
Naturally, there are notices posted at the East City Gate.
The Taoist walked over and took a look.
There are notices on the latest policies and interpretations, there are wanted orders, and there are also people who are looking for experts from the private sector to exterminate demons and ghosts.
The Taoist read it carefully.
However, there are many folk experts in Changjing City who can exorcise demons and ghosts. Many of them rely on this craft to make a living. Those who are brave enough or are poor and crazy will also take on some jobs of exorcising demons and ghosts.
, people from temples and palaces sometimes pick up some. Song You will only live in Changjing until next year, so there is no need to pick up all of them. He only picks the difficult ones, not only to eliminate harm to the people, but also to make some money to live in Changjing.
That's it, leave the rest to those who live in Changjing and make a living by exorcising monsters and catching ghosts.
Just like the city gods in the city, they are actually better than Song You in ensuring the peace inside and outside Changjing City.
The Taoist was also afraid of trouble and didn't want to deal with the Yamen, so he just looked at it and didn't reveal a single list, just waiting for the heroine to do it for him.
Speaking of which, the house I rented was not legal.
After reading, I was about to leave when I suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves.
The sound of horse hooves is rapid and rumbles.
People at the city gate turned around one after another.
The Taoist also looked behind him——
I saw a group of cavalry galloping on the loess road outside the city gate, rolling up dust and sand like a dragon. They slowly slowed down until they approached the city gate, and the sound of horse hooves became softer.
At the head is a tall horse, with a mixture of black and white. Its coat color makes it easy for people to think it is gentle, but if you look closely, you will realize how majestic and handsome this horse is.
The man on the horse is also tall and mighty. He looks to be about thirty years old. His skin is a bit weathered and his facial features are upright. He is wearing a loose sandy red robe with thick black armor hidden underneath, which makes him look particularly special.
It is majestic, but the horse has a long spear hanging on its body. It is full of blood, and it is unknown how much blood it has been stained with.
There are dozens of riders behind him, all of them are light riders. They all look about thirty years old. They are all neatly dressed and have weathered faces.
The cavalry stopped at the city gate, and someone immediately came forward to negotiate with documents.
Countless people at the door stopped and looked at them. The Taoist also stood in the crowd and looked from a distance. While waiting, the leading general also turned his head and glanced at the crowd.
After all, people wearing Taoist robes are somewhat special among the crowd. The general couldn't help but take a second look, his eyes slightly crossed with those of the Taoist, and he quickly looked back.
It is difficult for people to see too much from the eyes. Only the prestige and understanding developed over time can help people see more from one look. In the eyes of a Taoist, this first glance can not only make you feel this
The person's eyes were firm and calm, and he didn't see anything else, but there was still a feeling in the dark -
It seemed like I had met someone I had heard about for a long time.
"thorough!"
The cavalry entered the city and left.
Someone quickly ran up and asked the sergeant who was guarding the city who was in the team just now. At this time, the apricot blossoms were blooming outside Changjing City, and many dignitaries came out to enjoy the flowers. The sergeant who guarded the city did not dare to neglect, and only said that they were recalled from the north of the Great Wall.
When General Chen Ziyi arrived, everyone was in an uproar.
The sounds around him suddenly became chaotic.
Some people praised the general for his might.
Some people are talking about the emperor's intentions.
Some people say that the demons in Changjing have to restrain themselves now, and I am afraid that the curfew will be lifted soon...
These days, some people may not know who the current prime minister is, but there is no way that anyone in Changjing City has not heard of the names of the Imperial Master and General Chen Ziyi.
Because the storyteller in the teahouse is telling stories every day.
Even Song You was in a daze.
A person whom he had often heard about since he came down from the mountain, and even listened to his stories for half a year in Changjing. A person who originally only existed in stories and other people's mouths. Although he had never thought of getting acquainted with this general, one day he suddenly
Seeing him alive in front of me still felt strange for a moment.
I always feel like he should be a legendary figure.
"You are indeed so young."
Song You sighed and walked into the city.
The backs of the cavalry can still be vaguely seen.
Chen Xin, courtesy name Ziyi, was a descendant of the Chen family in Angzhou. He was originally from a famous family, but after joining the army, he first showed his prowess as a fighting general.
What is a fighting general?
Just like in romance novels and storytellers, when two armies are at war, it is impossible to rely on the general's personal force to determine the outcome of the battle or to have a major impact on the outcome. But since ancient times, there have always been people in this land.
The tradition of fighting generals is not to lead the generals, but to maintain a special type of generals in the army. Some of these generals will participate in command, but most of them do not command operations. They only have superior force and are specially used to provoke enemy generals or defeat enemy generals.
When the general on the side is provoking him, he is sent to the field. When the two armies are fighting, the fighting general will go first. The winner will naturally be as powerful as a rainbow, and the loser will naturally have his morale affected.
By this dynasty, the trend had gradually subsided, and there were fewer and fewer rumors of fighting generals. The most common ones were in the north.
The people of Saibei advocated force and liked to send people to provoke others. If others came to the formation and scolded them, if they shrank their heads and did not dare to fight, or asked others to shoot them to death, it would affect their morale to a certain extent, and it would appear that the Yan Dynasty did not have powerful and capable people.
At that time, Chen Ziyi was only sixteen years old and went into battle for the first time. The story says that he had a red tassel gun and within ten rounds, he picked the famous silver horse general in northern Saibei.
Since then, the momentum has been unparalleled, and under a long spear, countless famous generals have heroic souls.
I heard that until he later became the commander-in-chief of an army, whenever he faced the Saibei people, he would still often challenge them in front of the battle line, but he no longer picked the enemy's fighting generals, but the enemy's commander-in-chief.
The people of Saibei are very martial, they don't dare to respond, and they don't dare to respond. They are often so ashamed that they even blush with shame, and even the soldiers are embarrassed.
Don't know if it's true or false.
But although this man is famous as a fighting general, he is from a real clan. He has read military books since he was a child and is familiar with the war books. In addition to being able to challenge the enemy's generals, he dares to charge into battles and likes to charge into battles. He is also brave and strategic and likes to lead surprise troops.
He went straight to the enemy's camp, but before the army started fighting, the camp was already defeated. He marched across the battlefield for more than ten years without any defeat.
This is not only a person in the story, but also a person destined to be recorded in the history books.
Not only is he famous today, even if people look back on history a thousand years later, he will be regarded as one of the pearls in history.
This encounter is truly wonderful.
History seemed to appear in front of me.
"Well……"
A cat's head came out of the bag. When he saw many people around him, he made a confused sound. When he saw the houses on the roadside, he made another confused sound. The sound sounded like um and purr.
"It'll be there soon."
Song You touched her head and pushed her back.
Gradually walk back to Willow Street.
I saw the figure of the heroine at the door.
Still sitting on a wide bench, sitting under the eaves, holding a bowl in one hand and chopsticks in the other, looking up from time to time at the passers-by on the street, as if he was looking at something, but also as if he was not looking at anything. It seems that even though he is highly skilled in martial arts
People also tend to be absent-minded when eating.
Song You went over and took a look. There was nothing visible in the bowl. Two sticks of sour ginger were placed in it. One of them had been half-bitten and the silk was pulled out.