The fierce cold wind came from the north, and after blowing the ground with snow foam, it rolled up a lot of withered and yellow weeds. The desolate scenery is also a scenery. If those poets in the imperial capital saw such a scene, I'm afraid I will make a few poems that ordinary people will never understand.
The lanterns in the imperial capital are the objects of their chanting, and the Yangtze River, the largest river in the empire, is also the object of their chanting. Of course, those pink and young ladies in the Banyue Building of the imperial capital are also the objects of their chanting, but it is undeniable that the girls in the Banyue Building are generally I can't afford to sing.
The battlefield and fighting are always good subjects for poets to express their emotions.
It’s just the end of the new year, and the weather is still too cold to hold hands, especially in this place in the most northwestern border of the empire. It is no exaggeration to say that if there are some problems with the prostate gland, the gurgling urine that spews can be frozen until that time. On something useless.
Dozens of corpses lay scattered all over the place outside the small forest. Because of the cold weather, those who just died were already as cold as stones, and under the setting sun, those corpses turned into ice blood It reflects a strange color, just like the wine that is abundant in the Western Regions, it is almost that color when viewed through a delicate crystal glass.
The leather boots crushed the ice made of solidified blood, making a crackling sound.
A frontier army wearing a dark blue uniform of imperial black leather armor was walking up to those corpses, wiped off the two popsicles hanging from the nose and said with a little pride: "Behead forty-three, and take back the looted corpses." The property, this credit is not big, it is not small. At least I, the deputy lieutenant of the Rong, can be promoted by half a rank. If I am promoted to the captain, I invite you to go to Hongxiu Zhao to drink flower wine. "
"The team is bragging again!"
A frontier soldier shook his head and said, "Even if you give me five years' military salary, it's still not enough for the twenty-three brothers in Hongxiu to invite each of us to drink a glass of wine."
"There is a solution, so why don't you still use Lao Tzu to pay for it?"
After saying this, Li Gandang, the army officer, was stunned for a moment, looked back and then asked as if thinking of something: "Where did Fang Jie go? I haven't seen him since the fight just now!"
"Is this surprising?"
Fu Baobao, the commander of the frontier army who survived eleven battles between the empire and foreign enemies, sighed and said, "I have survived eleven battles. In front of Fang Jie, it is like a soundless noise." Fart. I bet he would survive a hundred and ten wars."
Chief Qiu Xiaoshu smiled and said: "He has tens of thousands of wealth to guard, so he is naturally afraid of death. You are different, you are a bachelor... you have survived eleven wars, and you are still a corporal leader. This is really not an honor. thing."
Fu Baobao said very seriously: "I never deny that I am afraid of death, and I am proud of being able to survive... But what about that bastard Fang Jie? He never thought he was afraid of death, but how dare he kill a horse thief? The one coming from the front? I bet that within a quarter of an hour that bastard would come out of somewhere with a smile on his face, and then said to us with a relaxed face: In order to celebrate another great victory of our frontier army, I invite everyone Go to Yunji Dog Meat Bun Shop for a drink!"
The twenty or so frontier soldiers who were arranging their equipment and counting the dead bodies nodded almost at the same time.
I take it for granted.
"You are content!"
Qiu Xiaoshu patted him on the shoulder and said: "Since there was this guy named Fang Jie in Fangu City, our food has indeed improved a lot. You can't deny that there are 800 frontier troops and 2,000 people in Fangu City. One who doesn't like that guy."
"A person who is greedy for life and afraid of death to the extreme, but everyone likes him, why?"
Fu Baobao pouted and asked.
"because… "
Captain Li Gandang bent down and pulled off a gold chain hanging from the neck of the leader of the horse thief. Because of his existence, it is getting better every year, I bet... the imperial guards are not as good as our equipment! They are not as good as our food!"
At this moment, from nowhere, a young man with a handsome face, who looked like he was fourteen or fifteen years old and had only tied his hair, was wearing a suit of leather armor that didn't fit well. He walked over rubbing his hands and said with a smile: " In order to celebrate another great victory of our frontier army, I invite everyone to go to Yunji Dog Meat Bun Shop for a drink?"
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Fan Gucheng.
In the study of Li Xiaozong, the tooth general of the frontier army in Fangu City.
The brazier was burning very vigorously, and fine ash rose up with the flames from time to time. The temperature inside the room was so different from the outside, it was so warm that people were reluctant to leave.
Li Xiaozong is the supreme commander of the 800 elite soldiers of the frontier army in Fangu City. In a huge area over two hundred miles wide, he has absolute power and status.
He was born in the Li family in Longyou. Although he is only a descendant of a side branch, he can barely be regarded as a nobleman. He has had the vacant position of serving as a servant since he was born. From the seventh rank, even if he struggles for a lifetime, he may not be able to pursue the status . What Li Xiaozong admires the most is not his background, but his talent.
Since he was transferred to Fan Gu Bian Junya General three years ago, the jurisdiction within a radius of 200 miles has become much more peaceful than before. In the first year he came, the frontier army dispatched 33 times and killed more than 900 thieves. Last year, the frontier army dispatched six times and killed more than 200 thieves. This year... To be precise, it took eight months after the frontier army killed the horse thief last June before there was an operation.
Therefore, Li Xiaozong had some headaches. The reported military merits are less, how can we get more rewards? Thinking of this, he couldn't help being startled, and then had to reflect on when he became so greedy...
He just celebrated his twenty-sixth birthday last month. Not only did he come from an aristocratic family, he was also said to be an excellent student from the Yanwu Academy in the imperial capital. Zhong is a coquette... oh no, the rumors of a coquette are true.
It is said that in the imperial military the power is not the greatest, but the reputation and status are definitely the greatest. Dean Zhou of the Academy of Martial Arts once praised Li Xiaozong in public. Dean Zhou, who can affect the attitude of the imperial military with every word and deed, said, Li Xiaozong, if If you haven't died because of your bad temper when you reach the age of thirty, then you are very likely to become the youngest governor of the empire.
From this sentence, it can be seen that Dean Zhou attaches great importance to Li Xiaozong, but the following sentence of Dean Zhou may be the key point.
Of course, if nothing else... you won't even live to be twenty-five! An idiot who has studied in the Yanwu Academy for three years and still can only attack but not defend, the military department actually plans to transfer you to a border town... I want to mourn for you now!
Dean Zhou miscalculated, because Li Xiaozong's life in the border town for the past three years was simply too damn nourishing.
Whenever Li Xiaozong thought of Dean Zhou's comment, he couldn't help laughing.
To be honest, it was indeed because of an accident that he became less reckless than before, because there are many things in this world that make him feel too good, and he is reluctant to die.
This accident happened to a young man named Fang Jie.
"Fang Juexiao... you are really a fucking genius!"
Li Xiaozong couldn't help admiring the young man with his buttocks pouted and warming by the fire beside the brazier.
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Fang Jie, Zi Jue Xiao.
Three years ago, Li Xiaozong served as the general of the frontier army in Fangu City, and he also appeared in this small but famous town. In just one year, he became a celebrity in Fangu City. To explain it in the words of Li Gandang, the frontier army, this guy is too damn good at making money!
Those who dare to stick their buttocks to warm up in Li Xiaozong's study, there is no lack of people in the 800 frontier army in Fangu City, because Li Xiaozong is not a severe and frightening general, and his study is not the only one who can jump in the red sleeve move It is so difficult to enter the boudoir of the dancing candle wick. After all, the latter is said to be a young girl, and he... let's not talk about it.
But Fang Xie is the only one who dares to sit in Li Xiaozong's study with his buttocks pouted and roasting his buttocks.
The buttocks were steaming, floating white.
"Did you pee?"
Li Xiaozong looked at Fang Jie and asked seriously.
"If there is no smell of urine, it must not be urine!"
Fang Jie, with a clean face and a clean face, replied earnestly: "When Li Gan was killing horse thieves, you didn't know how strong the wind was. In order not to freeze to death, I had to dig a snow cave and hide in it. This was to preserve energy and body temperature. Best way to go, but admittedly, it still gets wet after sitting around for too long...”
Feeling his butt finally warmed up, Fang Jie took out a stack of square paper from his arms and handed it to Li Xiaozong: "Last month's harvest is not too good, but it is less than 10% more than last month. .”
"That's thousands of taels of silver!"
Li Xiaozong praised: "Fang Jie, are you sent by heaven to benefit Fan Gucheng?"
Fang Jie tidied up his clothes, and then replied very seriously but also very nervously: "I am sent by the heavens to benefit all mankind..."
"Why is God willing to let you down? If you stay in the sky, how much money will you help him earn?"
Li Xiaozong looked at the bank note in his hand and said with emotion.
"If the general has nothing to do, I'd better go back to Jinyuanfang first. Tomorrow is the day of the market, so I have to prepare more or less."
Fang Xie looked back, made sure that there was no more smoke coming from his buttocks, and prepared to leave.
"If you don't go back to sleep, I'll throw this stack of banknotes into the brazier and burn it."
Li Xiaozong gave him a blank look and said.
"For the banknote... I have to sleep now."
Fang Jie said with some embarrassment.
"Go, I know you must have agreed to invite Li Gan to be their dog meat hot pot. Remember not to drink too much alcohol. If someone from the law enforcement team catches you, I can't bend the law for personal gain."
"Don't worry, General."
Fang Jie said as he walked out the door: "It's not once or twice to eat meat and drink with the law enforcement team. Last time, a law enforcement team pretended to arrest me. After two jugs of old wine, he started talking to me. Brother. As you know, those who eat people are always short-sighted, and those who take people are always soft-handed."
"It seems that it is necessary to change the law enforcement team..."
Li Xiaozong sighed and said, then shook his head: "Unless I change myself, you will always be the most special one in Fangu City. Go back to sleep, I feel upset just looking at you!" "
"Here!"
Fang Jie gave a military salute, then turned and walked out of the study. After going out for three or four steps, I suddenly heard Li Xiaozong's voice floating faintly from behind: "Fang Juexiao, are you farting?"
Fang Jie's face turned pale with shock, and he thought to himself how did he find out about this silent fart general
He turned around and asked in surprise, "General, your skill has improved again?"
Li Xiaozong shook his head and said seriously: "I... saw it."
Fang Jie was stunned, and then he looked up to the sky and sighed: "Fan Gucheng is good everywhere, but it's too fucking cold! You can see it even if you fart... you can see it..."