Chapter two hundred and seventeenth law-abiding young slaughter
Chang'an is an important place between Qin and Long, and the current head of the Yao family, the general of the Western Army, is Yao Gu.
The ancestral home of the Yao family is Sanyuan, Shaanxi Province, which is close to Chang'an City. Starting from Yao Si, the Yao family has served as generals of the Western Army for generations and fought against Xixia many times.
Yao Gu has always been in the military camp at the border, where he has his mansion, which is as luxurious as the palace.
As for his family, it was in the city of Chang'an. Yao Gu's brother died early, leaving his widowed nephew, who inherited his father's shadow and now serves as the defense envoy of Jingzhao Mansion.
The boy in the white horse and brocade robe today is Yao Gu's nephew Yao Pingyi. At a young age, he was the defense envoy of Jingzhao Mansion. He had been treated like this in the Western Army throughout the Song Dynasty.
Now that Xixia has been destroyed, although the officials are benevolent and do not burn bridges and immediately reduce and dismantle the Western Army, the special preferential treatment as in the past confrontation with Xixia is probably not available.
After Yao Pingzhong said angrily, the beautiful woman smiled, with a childish look on her face, which made all the maids look a little dumbfounded.
The key point is that this is not just a pretense on her part, she is actually a natural childlike face, extremely cute.
Mei'er, the little maid serving Yao Pingzhong, bit her lip secretly, as if she had bitten the grape juice, and thought: This lady is so charming, even girls will be trembling when they see her, no wonder the master died so early. She is so charming and charming,
Definitely Kraft
Sitting on the chair, Mrs. Yao lectured her son: "Yi'er, the young master is the support of our Western Army. Even your uncle in Yan'an Prefecture is polite to him. It is said that he greeted the young master outside Xiazhou City.
, which lasted for half a while.
The old Mr. Zhong is nearly sixty years old, and he doesn't dare to ask his elders. You are so young, what's the matter with going out?"
Yao Pingyi snorted coldly and turned his head. Mrs. Yao was not annoyed either. She covered her lips with her fan and couldn't hide the smile between her brows and eyes.
It can be seen that Yao Pingyi's temper was the result of this immature woman's pampering.
For such a big matter, she just scolded her a few times and stopped talking to him. Instead, she asked about some trivial matters. After a while, Yao Pingyi started chatting with her enthusiastically.
If his uncle, Yao Gu, a heavy general of the Western Army, had known about it, he would have scolded him with a straight face.
Nowadays, the Western Army is in an embarrassing situation. The imperial court sent a shady commander with a black face and an even darker heart. The army and horses in the northwest have more than tripled. However, the original backbone of the Western Army, grassroots officers, may not have the background to make many achievements.
All the strong soldiers were won over by him.
Over time, this land of Qinlong became his Songjiang. At this time, Yang Shaozai was the top priority, how could he offend him so easily——
Chang'an City, inside an ordinary wine house.
The Orchid was dancing gracefully on the stage, but the drinkers below were attracted by the two young men.
Yang Lin stood proudly, looked at the young man opposite, and hummed: "You still dare to challenge me, do you know what my cards are?"
"Stop talking nonsense, bet or not bet!"
The people around him cheered loudly. It was obvious that this young man was quite famous in Chang'an. The men around him surrounded him and looked at his table with flushed faces and excitement, where several horse tiles were neatly placed.
This is a gambling game called "Ming Ci Da Ma" invented by Li Qingzhao, a famous lady of the Song Dynasty, and it is quite popular among the people.
Li Qingzhao invented more than 20 kinds of gambling games in his life. In Li Qingzhao's "Preface to Horse Racing", he taught people at the beginning of the article, why can't you be as proficient in gambling as me?
Then Li Qingzhao talked about his experience, saying that only by concentrating on gambling can you be invincible. As the saying goes, "A master has nothing else to do. He strives to be the first to grow trees, so he who is expert can do it."
When the Jin soldiers invaded and fled south with many dignitaries, she did not forget to take her gambling equipment with her.
Moreover, she was not ashamed but proud of it. She was afraid that others would not know her power, so she deliberately wrote the preface to the picture of beating a horse, "so that thousands of generations will know the fate of beating a horse, starting from the layman Yi An".
This is the game Yang Lin is playing now. The beauty, the audience, and the cheers all raise the atmosphere to the highest level, making people extremely excited.
This kind of feeling can only be felt in a wine house like this. If it is in the courtyard of an exquisite building, the sound of silk, bamboo and wind music can be heard faintly. It may be said to be very elegant, but it is also a bit boring.
It was rare for Yang Lin to be in the market and understand the joys of the people of the Song Dynasty. Naturally, he felt content and completely relaxed.
The nerves were tense, and the Tubo, Karakhan, Daliao, and Jurchens all had big heads at every turn.
The soldiers of the Long Live Battalion were frequent visitors to these places back then, and they found fun with Yang Lin on familiar roads.
Yang Lin has been holding on until now, but he is still fierce and weak at heart. In fact, his cards are surprisingly bad.
He originally wanted to scare the other guy into not wanting to follow him again, but who knew that guy was also a tough guy, but he just refused to give in, and now his gambling stake has reached fifty coins.
In a small tavern like this, fifty strings was already an incredible number, so Yang Lin had no choice but to throw out a few more and said, "Let's show off."
After seeing the cards on the other side clearly, Yang Lin, who had already believed that he was bound to lose, glared, smiled and cursed: "Good boy, you are younger than mine. You actually want to scare me away, you are so treacherous."
"You're not much better!" The young man opposite lost money, but was not angry and said with a smile while wagging his fingers.
Lu Qian stood aside and shook his head secretly. He had made a mistake. Shaozai was already a bit lecherous. What would he do if he got into the bad habit of Guan Pu?
Lu Qian, who worried about Yang Lin every day, stepped forward and whispered, "Young Master, it's time to rest."
Yang Lin was indeed a little tired, especially after traveling for so many days. It would be a rare pleasure to take a bath and sleep comfortably, so he left the wine house with him.
After coming out, Yang Lin distributed the money he won to his men, and then said: "We in the Song Dynasty have banned Guanpu. Only on the Lantern Festival and New Year's Day, the court will grant a three-day concession. These people gathered together to Guanpu and sent
Go to the Yamen to report the case personally."
Lu Qian blushed and started coughing again.
Yang Lin frowned and said with concern: "Lu Qian, you've been coughing every now and then for three days. You might have contracted some serious illness, but do you have a headache?"
"Thank you, Shaozai, for your concern. My subordinates are fine."
"That's good, let me ask you, what's the punishment for Guan Pu?" That kid just now was very angry with Yang Lin, so let's forget the punishment is too severe.
Gambling has become commonplace in the northwest region. The reason is that the Western Army was at war with Xixia and died frequently. Many soldiers had no place to spend the money they made.
If you don’t spend it today, you will die tomorrow and have nothing.
Han Shizhong is an obvious example. He made countless meritorious services and received many silver rewards, but he lost them all. Over time, he gained a reputation as a bad gambler.
"Go back to Shaozai and hit thirty boards."
"Okay, send someone to the Yamen. Since there are laws, you must abide by them. Besides, gambling is not a good thing."