"If it hadn't been for General Qian's mercy, Li would have been defeated within three encounters. How would he have had the chance to shoot the general?" Li Xu said modestly, not daring to think that he had won the contest.
Qian Shixiong was dressed in iron armor, and an arrow shot on his body could not make him lose his combat effectiveness. He shot his face or his horse regardless of the cost, but he could not resist his merciful kindness. Therefore, Li Xu thought that his arrow was pure.
It's opportunistic. If you barely win, there's nothing to brag about. It's better to admit defeat openly.
Seeing how humble he was, Qian Shixiong did not dare to admit that he had won. He waved his hand and said loudly: "If you hurt me with an arrow as soon as Fang gets on the horse, there will be no chance for me to stab him first. If you win, you win."
Well, I am not the one who cannot afford to lose!"
The two of them pushed each other, and neither of them wanted to admit victory. When they were exchanging sympathy, the messenger sent General Zuo Wuwei's order, ordering the two of them to go to the general station for questioning. Li Xu and Qian Shixiong
They looked at each other and smiled, led the horses, held their iron helmets, and walked side by side to the general stand.
At this moment, the brothers around the school grounds were so lively that they were already in a mess. Although everyone had their own supporters, no one expected the final result of this competition. The food guards were certainly proud, and the government soldiers were also laughing.
Lean forward and then close. It turns out that the rules of martial arts in the army are that in a cavalry competition, the one who dismounts first loses. As long as one party dismounts, the other party is not allowed to pursue him even if he intends to do harm. That's why General Qian Shixiong repeatedly asked the other party to dismount when he had the upper hand.
Surrender, so that he can stop. But the boy riding the black horse actually made money and shot the general with an arrow, and then ran to the general and dismounted. This win or loss was indeed inexhaustible.
Everyone pointed their fingers and said that General Qian was unlucky. After fighting for half his life, he was deceived by a young boy. As for the grievances between the two parties, they had long been forgotten at this moment.
On the general stage, General Zuo Wuwei Mai Tiezhang, Zuo Yiwei General Yu Wenshu and others were also overjoyed. Everyone had seen people firing cold arrows to hurt people on the martial arts field, but they had never seen people firing cold arrows like Li Xu.
Such an upright person. I have never seen someone who could push his opponent off the horse with one step forward, but then jumped down and surrendered. After laughing for a while, Mai Tiezhang ordered someone to bring Qian Shixiong's helmet up and looked at it repeatedly.
Once again, he stood up, walked to the general stage, and asked Li Xu: "Boy, you obviously won this battle, why do you have to admit defeat again?"
"General Qian has been merciful from the beginning. How could I not know what is good and what is good? Besides, if it were a life and death battle, who would give me the chance to bluff again and again!" Li Xu cupped his hand and answered politely.
This answer was in line with Mai Tiezhang's heart. The old general secretly praised the young boy in front of him for knowing how to advance and retreat. He nodded, turned to Qian Shixiong, and asked: "Xiao Qian, can you admit defeat in this battle?"
"The general is incompetent and has lost the face of the general. I am willing to accept the punishment!" Qian Shixiong answered with a blushing face and cupped his hands.
"Obviously Zhong Jian dismounted first, how can General Qian be considered a loser?" Tang Gong Li Yuan, Liu Hongji and others also came forward and humbly backed down.
In front of the two armies, the important thing is not to give in in person and show no mercy. No one would dare to do Xiang Qian Shixiong's move of deliberately stabbing the long string in the wrong direction, and it would be even more impossible for Li Xu to do this one after another.
.If the two of them fight to the death as soon as they come on stage, the outcome of this contest will indeed be unpredictable.
"Shu De, you don't have to be polite. It's obvious that this little brother under your command has won. How can this old man be the one who can't afford to lose?" Mai Tiezhang became more open-minded at this moment. He cupped his hand towards Li Yuan and said.
Li Yuan, whose position was far lower than that of Mai Tiezhang, hurriedly reciprocated with fists clasped in fists. The two sides said "Tang Gong" to you and "Old General" to me. For a moment, they were as close as if they had reunited with old friends who had not seen each other for many years, and all the unhappiness was forgotten.
"In this case, in my opinion, even if the two sides are tied, I wonder what General Mai and Tang Gong think?" General Zuo Yiwei Yu Wenshu saw that there was no hostility in everyone's hearts at this moment, and they simply went along with the situation and acted as peacemakers.
"General Yuwen is really good at talking. If I continue to be polite, I will become that stingy person!" Mai Tiezhang turned around, glanced at Yuwen Shu with a smile, and said.
"General Yuwenshu's judgment is fair. Thank you very much, Li, for your kindness!" Li Yuan also turned his head and expressed his heartfelt "thank you" to Yuwenshu!
All the generals laughed together. They all saw a wonderful competition today. Qian Shixiong's achievements in the bow were astonishing, and the black horse boy's bow skills were also extraordinary. After admiring for a while, Mai Tiezhang turned around again , said to Li Yuan: "It was my brothers who caused trouble today. For my sake, I hope Mr. Tang will not care about it."
Things have developed to such a result, which has far exceeded Li Yuan's expectations. As a fifth-grade governor who is in decline, how can he be serious with a third-grade general who has a heavy army? After a few words about lax discipline, He made polite remarks that made his subordinates feel arrogant, but he smiled and revealed the matter.
At that moment, Li Yuan called Liu Hongji and ordered him to apologize to the old general. Mai Tiezhang avoided it, took Liu Hongji's arm, and said: "Old lady, you are old and stupid. It is inevitable that your attack will not be gentle or severe. I will give you a whip." , Please don’t take it personally, my nephew.” After saying that, he ordered someone to bring a large horizontal sword that had been tempered for thousands of times as an apology to Liu Hongji.
Liu Hongji couldn't refuse again and again, so he had to put away the knife. Mai Tiezhang called Qian Shixiong again and thanked him for participating in the competition for him. Then he ordered someone to take twenty condolences and handed it to Qian Shixiong. He went up and ordered in a low voice: "When everyone disperses later, you and Hongji go to Brother Qin's house and pay for everything the bastards broke. If the money is not enough, you can go to the treasurer and join the army to get it." Tell the little brother of the Qin family that from now on, if any soldiers from the government come to harass his house, they will not give me face. Let him use the knife when he should, and use arrows when he should, and don't care about my feelings!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked. Zuo Wuwei's people had to pay for being beaten, which was equivalent to fully admitting that what happened today was their fault. Seeing this, Li Yuan quickly stepped forward to thank him, but Mai Tiezhang refused to say He took back what he said, and as a general, he forced Liu Hongji and others to accept the money. Then, he pulled Li Yuan with one hand and Yu Wenshu with the other, and said with a smile: "If you bastards make a fuss today, our three brothers will not." We have a chance to gather together. Since you are here in our army, why not go and have a good time together. As for what the younger generations will do, let them do it themselves!"
The generals laughed, and the storm disappeared in the laughter. Naturally, there were no seats for low-ranking military attachés like Li Xu and Liu Hongji at the banquet of senior generals. The two looked at each other and looked at Li Yuan, Mai Tiezhang and others. He saluted and said goodbye. Qian Shixiong had a mission on his shoulders, so he immediately took off his armor and followed him with his horse.
In the battle just now, Qian Shixiong gave in brightly and lost honestly. When the food guards saw him, they were naturally more polite. Liu Hongji first arranged for two brigades to lead the brothers back to the camp, and then called Qin Ziying at the edge of the school field.
, in front of Qian Shixiong, he told Mai Tiezhang what he meant, hoping that he would stop worrying about what happened today.
"How can such a small gate be worth so much money! Besides, General Mai didn't hold us responsible for injuring his soldiers. Qin is already grateful, how dare he ask for compensation again!" Qin Ziying stepped forward to talk to Qian Shi.
Xiong saw the gift and replied calmly.
He was from a good family, and he didn't care about the damaged things. But Mai Tiezhang's insulting words today left a heavy shadow on his marriage to Miss He Ruo. Qin Ziying deliberately took advantage of the house at that time
The repair of He Ruolan interrupted He Ruolan's topic, but he didn't know what the other party wanted to express. In his eyes, how much damage did those words of Mai Tiezhang and Yu Wenshu leave in Mei Lan's heart?
Can I pay compensation?
For a moment, the scene was a little awkward. Qian Shixiong was here on behalf of Mai Tiezhang, and brushing his face was probably not in line with the original intention of repairing the relationship between Tang Gong and General Mai. Liu Hongji had always acted with maturity, so he stepped forward to pull him away.
He pulled Qin Ziying's arm and suggested with a smile: "Ziying, why don't we invite General Qian to sit at home? He is the number one general under General Mai. He brings General Mai's meaning to my heart. I think Miss He Ruo will feel better."
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What happened today was all due to Liu Hongji's righteousness. Qin Ziying was a sensible person, so of course he had to give Liu Hongji face. He looked at the people who were in good spirits, and then looked at Qian Shixiong who looked embarrassed.
, he had no choice but to show a smile and reply politely: "There's no need to apologize. If General Qian doesn't mind, you might as well come and sit at my house. Lest someone take advantage of General Mai's carelessness and use his name to cause trouble in the future."
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"No, General Mai has his say. If anyone dares to go to your house to cause trouble again, just don't give him face! Although the people in Zuowuwei are reckless, they are not petty people!" Qian Shixiong blushed and answered.
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Everyone said a few words to calm down the atmosphere, and then mounted their horses and rushed to Qin Ziying's home. Li Waner, Li Shimin and other siblings liked the excitement, so they followed them. When they arrived in front of Qin Ziying's home, they saw the messy scene again, and Qian Shixiong felt even more ashamed.
, jumped off the horse early, bent down to clean up the debris and trees at the door.
His down-to-earth behavior made Qin Ziying feel a little embarrassed. He quickly stepped forward, extended his hand to help, and invited Huben Lang to come in first to drink tea.
"Let it go, I will dispatch some brothers from the camp tomorrow, and it won't be a matter of a stick of incense!" Wang Yuantong shouted as he invited the guests into the house.
"That's right, General Mai is so polite. How can we use such money to build this courtyard?" Qi Poning smiled and tried to smooth things over. One of them was in charge of houses and tents, and the other was in charge of armor and equipment. It was natural for them to help their friends build the courtyard.
.Besides, although Qian Shixiong has a high official position, he is not very arrogant and has a bad temper with everyone.
Everyone entered the courtyard laughing and joking, asking to drink the tea served by their brothers and sisters. Before they could reach the door of the guest room, two servant girls who had been hiding during the fight came up to them with red eyes.
Qin Ziying's breathing became stagnant as soon as he saw their expressions. Regardless of the large number of guests around him, he asked in a blur, "Wang Ma, Li Ma, where were you just now? Where is Lan'er, how is she now?"
"Master, madam, madam, she's gone!" the two servants replied sobbing.
"You're gone, where are you going?" Qin Ziying asked abruptly, pushed away the two servants, and ran towards the back house.
Everyone was also stunned by the maid's answer and didn't know what to do for a while. After being stunned for a while, Liu Hongji took the lead to calm down and stared at the two maids with wide eyes and asked: "Miss He Ruo is gone.
Where, why didn’t you stop her!”
"We, we were sent out to sell vegetables by her. When we came back after buying vegetables, Miss He was gone, and the horse she used to ride was also missing. We thought it was the government soldiers coming again, and we looked around to find the master, but we didn't find him.
I know where the master has gone!" The two servants reported sobbingly with runny noses and tears.
"Have any government soldiers been here? Have you asked the neighbors?" Qian Shixiong was also a little anxious. Although his voice was low, his tone sounded like a roar.
"No, no! The neighbors said that they only saw someone riding out on horseback, but no outsiders came!" The servant woman was startled by him and cried loudly.
When everyone heard this, they knew that no more results could be obtained. They immediately took their horses and went out to look for them separately. From the afternoon until dark, no results were found. The streets were deserted, and no one noticed a woman.
Passing by alone. Only the soldiers in charge of the south gate said that they had seen a chestnut pony carrying a young man out to the west two hours ago. They saw that the other party's horse was handsome and his clothes were neat, so they did not dare to question their whereabouts carefully.
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"Lan'er is gone, I know she feels sad. I promised to protect her, what did I promise?" Qin Ziying stood stupidly in the courtyard, muttering. After listening to the servant's report, he felt completely lost.
Hun'er, holding a withered grass with white flowers in his hand, neither went out to find anyone nor listened to anyone's advice.
"Brother Ziying, does sister Lan'er have any relatives living nearby?" Li Waner, a very attentive girl, stepped forward and reminded her in a low voice.
"Every member of the He Ruo family was killed by the emperor, how can we have any relatives!" Qin Ziying smiled bitterly and shook his head, looking at the withered grass in his hand, and shed tears again.
This was something Qin Ziying pulled out from the roof tiles when the two of them first bought this courtyard. I don’t know what it’s called, but I just thought that this grass has strong vitality. It can actually bloom in the tiles with a little rain.
The white flower of the flower. Therefore, Lan'er kept it and composed a piece of music based on this flower.
"He Ruo family?" Qian Shixiong asked blankly. Only then did he realize that this surname was unusual. There was only one He Ruo family that was copied by the emperor during the Sui Dynasty, and that was the family of General He Ruobi.
"She is the granddaughter of General He Ruobi!" Qi Po Ning replied in a low voice. Things in the world are unpredictable. Who could have expected that He Ruobi, who was so majestic back then, would also end up with a broken family. Who could have expected that his granddaughter would marry someone else.
How can a small Langyou family that is not a wealthy family be considered a disgrace to the family?
Huaiyuan Town is a border town, and the nearby Yan County and Liucheng are dozens of miles away. A weak woman went out alone, and everything was dark. Her ending could be guessed without asking anyone. But everyone was an officer, so she rashly took off her clothes.
It is not allowed by military law. Moreover, they have already walked for two hours. Unless a large number of troops are sent out to cast nets in all directions, they will not be able to catch up.
"Zi Ying, actually this is fine. Your Qin family is a famous family after all!" Zhou Wenyuan, the leader of the army, stepped forward and persuaded in a low voice. Although the words of the two old guys Yu Wenshu and Mai Tiezhang today were hurtful, they are still true.
But he was right. If Qin Ziying marries He Ruolan at all costs, not only will his family not tolerate him, but his own future will also be ruined.
"The so-called wealthy family is just a piece of rotten flesh that is rotten to the core. Brother Zhou, you were born in one, haven't you smelled its stench?" Qin Ziying suddenly burst into a bit of madness and asked with a laugh.
"Ziying!" Zhou Wenyuan was embarrassed by the question and was speechless.
Except for Li Xu and Samurai Xun, who were both merchants, all the people standing there in the cold wind could be considered to be from wealthy families. Although some people's families were prosperous, some people's families were slightly weaker. Qin Ziying's words meant that
Everyone scolded him. Immediately, someone turned cold and said, "We have been together for so long, but we didn't know that Brother Ziying is interested in picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence. We are so high-spirited to wait for ordinary people!"
"Picking chrysanthemums on the east fence, haha!" Qin Ziying sneered loudly, with tears on his face. "Brothers, please don't misunderstand me. At this moment, I wish I was the general of the Zhu Kingdom and would be honored for generations to come!"
After that, he ignored everyone, pinched the withered weed, and walked straight to the back house.
Qian Shixiong knew that this incident was all caused by his own general, and without noticing the sarcasm on his face, he took the lead to leave. Everyone waited for Qin Ziying for a while, and saw that he was hiding in the room and refused to come out, so they had to go back to the camp to rest. Along the way,
When everyone talked about what happened today, they all shook their heads and lamented for Qin He and Qin He. Thinking about the last words Qin Ziying said, they felt so sad that in the end they all lost interest in talking. As soon as they returned to the military camp, they immediately went back to their hometowns.
room to sleep.
"I wish I was the general of the Zhu Kingdom!" Qin Ziying's last words are absolutely correct. If he were a general, even if he was a general, no unscrupulous soldier would dare to come and bully him. Thinking about the whole situation today
The ups and downs of the incident shocked Li Xu inexplicably.
Under the light, he thought again of Sun Jiu, Xu Dayan, Ashena Queyu, and the domineering but arrogant but upright Mai Tiezhang. "Fames can only be gained on horses!" What Xu Dayan said back then,
Once again, his heart warmed up.
"I must stand out!" Under the same light, Qin Ziying swore secretly while holding a piece of withered grass.
"Lan'er is just a wild flower. If it falls into mud, it will also fall at the feet of Ziying!" When the wine was full and the love was strong, an oath was sung in a low voice. (To be continued)
