Eight hundred and seventieth chapters broken leaves dye scabies
In Suiye City, a low horn sounded on the city wall, the city gate opened, and groups of cavalry rushed in from outside the city. They held big flags and green umbrella canopies, and held long-handled silver hammers.
and long-handled silver knives, the people at the city gate ducked aside, and tens of thousands of cavalry, surrounded by hundreds of large and gorgeous carriages, drove in from outside the city.
The flags were fluttering in a mighty manner, but the people on both sides dodged with fear on their faces. If they were a little slow, they would be severely beaten by the cavalry's whips.
Under the eaves of a shop on the roadside, a Sogdian shook his head and said, "The Qingluo umbrella cover has also come out. Is this still the governor's outfit?"
The owner of the shop was also a Sogdian businessman. He sneered and said: "There is an old saying among the Han people that the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. In Suiye, this Governor Ma is the emperor. He has hundreds of concubines alone. The former
Geluolu Palace became his palace. I heard that he would have at least hundreds of dishes for a meal, and even the maids and cooks were dressed in silk and satin."
"I heard that he has close contacts with the Khazars?"
"The rumors are like this. The details are not clear, but one of his three wives is a noble from the Khazar tribe. I guess the relationship must be unusual. This time he went to Bakhna, captured the palace, and seized countless treasures and
Women, have you seen that those carriages are full of gold, gems and the concubines of King Bukhanna?"
‘Woo——’
The horn sounded again, and hundreds of knights in silver armor were seen escorting a general in golden armor into the city. The people on both sides knelt down and kowtowed.
This golden-helmeted general was Ma Weijiang, the commander-in-chief of Suiye. He was ranked third among the top ten generals of Guo and Song Dynasty. He was steady and modest. Guo Song finally appointed him as the commander-in-chief of Suiye. Seven or eight years later, if
When Guo Song saw him again, he probably wouldn't recognize him. The luxurious life of pride, the pleasure brought by conquest, killing, and the corruption of power made Ma Weijiang a completely different person.
Not only did his appearance change drastically, but his character also became cruel, authoritarian, ruthless, and full of endless desire for women and wealth.
More importantly, he was no longer satisfied with the title of Governor Suiye. He conquered east and west, and the territory he controlled continued to expand, reaching Tochara in the south, annexing the entire Yibo Sea in the north, and Shi Kingdom in the west, with a territory of thousands of people.
, with a population of millions.
At this time, he had already claimed to be King Suiye, and all the generals who had objections to him were killed and assassinated by him. The current generals are all his confidants. His army has reached 40,000 people, except for Guo Song who left him
In addition to the 10,000 people, he also recruited 30,000 young and strong men of various ethnic groups to join his army.
At this time, it was impossible for Guo Song to transfer him back to Chang'an. He had evolved into a warlord and established his own rule.
The team marched through Suiye Street and headed straight to Suiye Prince's Mansion. Several Sogdian businessmen shook their heads. At this time, a leading businessman came over and said: "It has been confirmed, that person did come from Suiye Silver Mine."
The escaped mining slave managed to escape with great difficulty, but he still died in the wilderness."
Several other businessmen asked: "Should we complete the tasks he entrusted us with?"
"Since I agreed, let's fulfill his wish! Anyway, we are going to Chang'an to fulfill his wish."
A group of Sogdian merchants took hundreds of camels and set foot on the eastward road again, gradually disappearing into the depths of the grassland.
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Chang'an has entered midsummer at this time, and the Jin Palace has been really busy these days. First, with the consent of Guo Song, nephew Zhou Junyu finally got engaged to Zhang Lei's eldest daughter Zhang Yuer. In fact, it was Xue Tao's plan. In addition to marrying that
Except for one step, all other steps were completed. Zhang Lei was very generous and gave his daughter 30,000 taels of silver and ten shops as a dowry. Guo Song also gave 50,000 taels of silver and a priceless white jade statue of the old gentleman as a financial gift.
The second major event in the Jin Palace was that Dugu Youlan gave birth to a son for Guo Song. This was Guo Song's third son. Guo Song was so happy that he named his son Guo Jinxiu himself.
In the early morning, family members came to sit in the dining hall one after another. Guo Song came with Liu Caichun. During this period, Guo Song doted on Liu Caichun. He spent most of the night in Liu Caichun's room. The nourishment of yin and yang made Liu Caichun more energetic, beautiful and charming.
Liu Caichun was favored, and Min Qiu was naturally neglected. It could be seen that she was not in a high mood these days. Of course, Guo Song did not completely neglect her, but he only slept with her slightly less often.
Xue Tao was as calm and indifferent as ever, and she did not form a romantic relationship because her husband doted on his bride more. On the contrary, Liu Caichun had similar interests to her, and her personality was also cold on the outside and hot on the inside. The two chatted very congenially.
"Hey! Youlan, why did you come out?" Xue Tao accidentally discovered that Dugu Youlan also came out. It had only been ten days since she gave birth, so she should be in confinement.
Dugu Youlan smiled and said: "It's too boring to be alone, husband, let me have dinner together, husband, right!"
Guo Song stepped forward to support her and said with a smile: "I think Youlan should move more. As long as she doesn't go downstairs to catch the wind, and walks around inside the building more, it will be good for her recovery."
Xue Tao smiled helplessly: "In that case, just sit down!"
Guo Song helped Dugu Youlan sit down, and Dugu Youlan took her husband's hand and said with a smile: "Husband, please go see Jin Xiu in the next two days! His little face is starting to look brighter, and I think he really looks like you.
"
Guo Song said happily: "Okay! Come with me tonight to see the little guy."
At this time, Guo Song remembered something and asked, "Youlan, have you received any letters from your father these days?"
Dugu Youlan shook her head, "I haven't contacted him for several months. What happened to him?"
"He took more than a dozen people to Anxi to look at land. He went there for almost two months and there has been no news. I am a little worried."
Dugu Youlan suddenly became a little nervous. She thought for a while and said: "He is usually protected by the Flying Fox Guards when he goes out, so there should be no problem!"
Guo Song smiled bitterly, "The Flying Fox Guard has been disbanded, and all the warriors have joined the Jin Palace. However, I sent a team of cavalry to protect them. Safety should not be a big problem, but I am worried that they will not adapt to the soil and water there and that they will fall ill.
"
"Husband, what should we do?"
Guo Song patted her hand and comforted her: "I'll write a Flying Eagle Express letter later and have it sent to Anxi to find out more about the situation."
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After breakfast, Guo Song went to inspect the martial arts hall. After Liu Caichun arranged Guo Weiwei's homework, he came to Xue Tao's room. Xue Tao asked her to sit down, poured her a cup of tea, and asked with a smile: "You seem to have
What's on your mind?"
Liu Caichun hesitated and asked: "Sister, what's wrong with Minqiu? She seems to be depressed. When I talk to her, she is also listless."
"It's normal. She is worried. She is afraid that her husband will hate her and send her into the cold palace. And yesterday, her sister-in-law was blocked by me from outside and wouldn't let her in. Maybe Minqiu was a little unhappy!"
"Her sister-in-law...isn't she okay?"
Xue Tao shook his head and said: "Her brother and sister-in-law are just a pair of villains. They teach Minqiu to play tricks and give her bad ideas all day long. I didn't pay attention before, but later I found that Minqiu has changed a lot in the past two years. I asked carefully and found out.
It was her brother and sister-in-law who instigated her behind her back, and Min Qiu was not very sensible. She always thought that her brother and sister-in-law were her only relatives and would do her best, so she obeyed her words."
"Her brother and sister-in-law should be here for her!"
Xue Tao said lightly: "Her brother and sister-in-law are greedy, selfish, short-sighted, and crude-minded. What good advice can they give Min Qiu? They advised Min Qiu to coax the King of Jin and let her brother join the army to take control of the military. In the future, Jin Rui will be made the crown prince.
, they think this is for Min Qiu’s good, what do you think?”
Liu Caichun was stunned and said for a long time: "This will harm Min Qiu!"
"So I issued a strict order not to allow Sister-in-law Minqiu to enter the palace again. I was actually protecting her. She will understand in the future."
Liu Caichun nodded. In fact, she vaguely guessed that Min Qiu's unhappiness might have something to do with her, but there was nothing she could do about it. She was mentally prepared. How could there be several porcelain spoons in a bowl without clinking?
Thinking of this, Liu Caichun changed the subject and said with a smile: "Sister, tell me more about jade! How to distinguish sapphire seeds and jasper seeds? I think they are almost the same color."
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The martial arts hall is located in Bashang. It is actually a military camp with about a thousand trainees. They are basically outstanding low-level officers recommended by various armies, mainly brigade commanders and school lieutenants.
Among the surrendered generals, the outstanding ones will also be sent to the martial arts hall for re-education.
An important role of the martial arts hall is to cultivate the loyalty of generals to Guo Song.
Guo Song personally serves as the academic director of the Yanwu Hall, followed by one chief instructor, Kang Bao, two deputy instructors, and several more instructors.
In the martial arts hall, you learn martial arts, practice riding and shooting during the day, and read and write at night. Just like the military camp, you have a strict schedule and a two-year schooling period.
In the morning, Guo Song came to the martial arts hall as usual.