If Di Yefei is compared with other people of the same age, he is already a very good young man.
He was only twenty-two years old, and he had already served as the Sima of the Gaoche Tiger Ben. He is taught by Cui Hao, and he is a good friend with the famous Hua Mulan. Even if it is really rotten wood that cannot be carved, he will definitely be able to earn a career in two or three years.
But it was too smooth and his previous experience in the army made his experience far less than He Mulan, and his background determined that his knowledge was limited. Although he was absorbing new knowledge like a sponge, he was not interested in the power and strategy. Stuff, he's a new recruit through and through.
Cui Hao is now nearly fifty years old. It can be said that he has a brilliant life and is wily. After several big blows, he has successfully turned over. He has won an army that favors him through the relationship of "high-vehicle envoys".
He can become the leader of the northern Han people, not because of his height. He is a "talker" who balances the balance between the high gate of the north and the imperial power. Now that the imperial power is gradually expanding, he will try his best to weaken the power of Tuoba Tao, which is normal.
Di Yefei didn't come from a noble clan, and he didn't know that "balance" was the key to the survival of these clans. Now that Cui Hao was able to kill an eminent monk at any time, he couldn't help but panic, and the whole person was extremely chaotic.
But Gao Che’s matter needs to be resolved urgently. Everyone in Gao Che Hu Ben entrusted this matter to him. Cui Hao didn’t have much time in the mansion. Go back to Cui Hao's main courtyard and ask to see his master.
"Huh? It's been a while since I've been out too often. I'm afraid... ah, the envoy is back!" A family member hurriedly went out to greet him when he saw Cui Hao coming all the way alone.
Di Yefei's face froze uncomfortably, and then he went out to meet him.
"Didn't go to the army today? But what's the matter?" Cui Hao stroked his beard and asked Di Yefei kindly.
He accepted Di Yefei only because of Tuoba Tao's instructions. When he found out that Gao Cheren began to tend towards him after accepting Di Yefei, he knew that Tuoba Tao had given him a treasure.
Gu Bi has always wanted to master this Gaoche army that can fight well, but Tuoba Tao himself took the lead, and let the two auxiliary Sima are Gaoche people, but Di Yefei is now under Cui Hao's door. , this Gao Chejun had a problem with Cui Hao, but he didn't care about Gu Bi, another consolation envoy.
Cui Hao's influence has always been in the imperial court, and most of his influence in the army can be conveyed through Tuoba Tao. In addition, he knew that Tuoba Fan was behind Wu Shi San's troubles, and he was always friendly to Di Yefei.
He himself is a person who attaches great importance to the opinion of the family. The children in the family are married to high-level families, but he is not so picky about the disciples. After all, the disciples do not mean that they are the Cui family.
Di Yefei suppressed the many doubts in his heart and asked respectfully, "Yes, Your Majesty issued the decree this morning, Hulu Sima felt that something was wrong, let me ask for advice."
Hearing that it was official business, Cui Hao nodded, led him into the study, and the two sat down face to face.
"His Majesty's decree, Gaoche Hubenli divided a team of horse-drawn carriages, and ordered Gaoche craftsmen to change our tall carts to smaller ones. Sir, although our tall carts can move in swamps and deserts, But it can't be used to fight..."
Di Yefei thought of Tuoba Tao's will, and his heart was full of confusion.
The name of the high car is "Chile", but it is called "high car" by other ethnic groups just because it is good at making tall and tall vehicles. Gaoche is a product of the grasslands, but Tuoba Tao wanted to use it in the inland of Wei with complicated terrain, which is almost impossible.
Cui Hao tapped the case with his hand and began to think.
"Tall carts? Chariots? Where to use carts?"
Between the words, I don't think Tuoba Tao will mess up, but there must be some reason.
"Ah, it's Bei Liang."
Cui Hao took a few pictures of the case. "There are no water plants in the west, and tall vehicles can carry cargo and transport troops, so it is most suitable for raising cavalry. Your Majesty wants to create a new army..."
Cui Hao's eyes flashed with admiration.
"Wonderful! The chariots of the past are useless in front of the cavalry team, but your tall chariots are of great use! All countries use cavalry, and the tall chariots can be used to resist horses, and can also be used to transport troops and food. Team, Your Majesty must have seen a case of using a tall car somewhere, so I want to try my own ideas."
Di Yefei remembered his battle at the foot of the Jinshan Mountain, and that battle he learned from Lu Pi who resisted Helianding's troops.
With Gaoche as the city, it is indeed possible to temporarily build a camp and refuse horses.
"But tall carts are cumbersome and unsuitable for accompanying cavalry on expeditions..."
"Anyway, Your Majesty is still planning, you don't have any doubts, just do it. If Your Majesty wants to attack Beiliang in the next step, then the distance between Beiliang and our country is mostly desert, and your high car can't cross the desert and Swamp? Exactly!"
Cui Hao thought carefully about the advantages and disadvantages of Tuoba Tao's national strength and the development of the nobility if Tuoba Tao conquered Beiliang or not conquered Beiliang. After thinking deeply, he gradually ignored Di Yefei.
Tuoba Tao made a decree that the Gaoche people would do what they did, whether they knew what they were doing or not. Hulu asked Di Yefei to ask, in fact, he just wanted to know if the Gaoche would be reduced to a logistics arm for transportation in the future.
Now that he got the answer, Di Yefei didn't bother anymore.
Di Yefei sat on his knees for a long time. Seeing that Cui Hao ignored him, he just waited quietly. When Cui Hao came back to his senses, he was startled when he saw Di Yefei sitting there without saying a word.
Cui Hao intuitively felt that there was something different about this disciple.
It's not his looks or his aura, but he seems to have doubts in his heart, so he thinks a little in a trance.
Cui Hao thought for a while, since he accepted him as his apprentice, he seemed to have never taught him or really taught him anything, except to instruct him in his calligraphy and literature as if he were teaching a child to Kaimeng. Although this Di Yefei is an ordinary military household, but accepting him himself, if he really does not become a talent in the future, it will greatly damage his reputation.
Thinking of this, he turned his head and asked him, "You seem a little troubled?"
Di Yefei was frightened in his heart, and his face couldn't help but bring out a little: "No... No, how could Mr. think so?"
"You don't have to hide from me. What a person is thinking can be seen in his eyes and expression. You have doubts in your heart, and it is probably related to me, so every time your eyes come into contact with me, your eyes move unnaturally. Kai. You are still young, so it’s natural to hide your expression if you don’t understand, but you can’t hide it if you want to hide it from me.”
Cui Hao stroked his beard again.
"If you have any questions, just say it."
For a time, Di Yefei even wondered if Cui Hao had discovered that he was eavesdropping in the pavilion. But he also determined that he was careful when going up, that others could not see or notice, not to mention that people would not raise their heads when speaking, and he did not stand in front of the pavilion...
It was naturally uncomfortable to be exposed by someone, so Di Yefei resisted the panic in his heart and pulled out another problem that had been bothering him.
"Sir, I don't know how I will go in the future. I want to ask you for advice, but I'm afraid you will think I am ambitious..."
"Isn't it a good thing to be ambitious?" Cui Hao laughed. "Those who can achieve great things since ancient times are all ambitious people. Ambition is the driving force that drives people to keep rising. You should be happy with your ambition."
He glanced at the long sleeves of Di Yefei's robe, and asked him, "I remember you're not using the five stones anymore?"
Di Yefei replied in astonishment, "Of course not."
"You didn't use five stones to disperse, but you are still wearing Han clothes..." Cui Hao said, "Could it be that you are learning from me?"
Di Yefei's face suddenly turned crimson, and there was a kind of embarrassment of being exposed.
Cui Hao seemed to think that his embarrassment was not enough, and said ruthlessly: "It's useless, even if you look like a Han, others will remember your origin, not to mention that you are still green-eyed. Learning how to wear Han Chinese clothes is just self-inflicted humiliation."
How much does Di Yefei respect Cui Hao? Hearing this, his face immediately turned from red to white, and a humiliated expression appeared on his face.
Cui Hao has always been good at words, and he hits the nail on the head, never giving people face. Because of this, even though he was the master of the Han people, even the public officials down to the common officials did not like him.
He himself thinks this is the style of a "wei and Jin celebrity", but he doesn't know that he has offended many people.
"I... I'll replace it when I turn around."
Di Yefei gritted his teeth and said. "it's me… "
"You don't understand what I mean. Di Yefei, since you are Gaoche, you should recognize your identity." Cui Hao continued to beat his disciple:
"You are a Gaoche, and there are factions in the Gaoche because of the Mobei Gaoche and the Monan Gaoche, not to mention that you are a descendant of Gaoche born in our country. Your Majesty asked you to serve as the right Sima, hoping that you can replace it. The Gaoche people of Great Wei won a place in Gaochehuben, but now you are wearing Han clothes and acting like Han people, you still deviate from His Majesty's intention, if you continue, you will only fall into a situation of isolation and helplessness."
"I'm from a nobility myself, so I might as well tell you that when you join me, you have the status of a nobility, but you don't have the essence of a nobility. People with the same status as me will start to listen to what you say, but it doesn't mean them. I agree with you. You still can't be on an equal footing with the nobility, marrying and having children, they will listen to you only because I am your husband, not how amazing you are."
Cui Hao sighed: "I will teach you how to learn the classics of the saints and how to learn how to balance the court, but I can't get rid of your skin. It's time for you to wake up and figure out what you need to do most. ."
He stared at Di Yefei's green eyes and said word by word:
"You have to remember that you are a Gaoche man, and what Your Majesty wants is a Gaoche man! You can learn from me, but you can't become a Han Chinese, otherwise, even I will not help you any more..."
"… Do you understand?"
If it was said that Di Yefei was very confused before and couldn't figure out where he was going, now Cui Hao's words completely woke him up, but it deeply hurt his self-esteem.
When he left Cui Hao's room, he even shuffled his steps and hung his head.
Cui Hao never made all the teachings particularly clear, but hoped that his disciples could "enlighten the Tao" by himself, which was also related to his belief in Taoism. But Di Yefei suffered various blows one after another in one day, and his thoughts were chaotic.
How do others see me? Do you think I am a clown in Handan
Do you already feel impatient with what Mr.
What I thought was a gentleman might be the murderer of others, what should I do
A lot of messy thoughts were stuffed into his mind, and he didn't realize it was evening until the servant who served him invited him to dinner.
After he couldn't swallow, Di Yefei's face suddenly flashed across Mulan's mind.
If there is anyone in this world who can understand his troubles, it must be Mulan.
"Come on, prepare a horse. I'm going to visit friends in Changpingfang!"
***
It was already dark when Di Yefei came, and Pingcheng had a curfew at night, so he could not walk on the street at night. If Di Yefei came at this time, He Mulan would have to keep him overnight, and Di Yefei did. It is a flower house with the idea of "talking by candles at night".
But he thought that his uninvited guest was strange enough, but found that there was an even more strange scene in front of the Huafu gate.
A young man in a ge robe sat curled up and sat under the eaves of the door, shivering from the cold wind in winter, but even so, he stretched his neck several times and looked forward, when he saw that the horse was coming, it was not in his heart. There was a look of disappointment in his eyes when he was waiting for the person.
Di Yefei looked at the young man inexplicably, thinking about whether he wanted to ask for some gadgets to throw in front of him.
"Hey, you have hands and feet, so why do you need to beg? This is the Changping Square where dignitaries live. If a family member comes out of any gate, I'm afraid they will drive you away. Fortunately, the owner of the place where you sit is kind, otherwise it will be a mess. Sticks and sticks are definitely indispensable!"
Di Yefei didn't mean to scare him at all, but felt that his actions were not a wolf.
Unexpectedly, this young man turned his head and listened carefully at first, and then after seeing Di Yefei's appearance, he couldn't help standing up all of a sudden.
"I thought it was a friend of General Hua..."
It turned out to be a beautiful girl disguised as a man!
There was a woman visiting this big night, and she made it clear that she was not going to go back again, it must be...
Gai Wu decided to curve the curve to save the country.
"It turned out to be the mistress!"
Gai Wu's eyes lit up, he took a few steps forward and bowed his head.
The first thing that caught Di Yefei's eyes was the two waist knives on Gai Wu's waist. Then he saw him standing up and running towards him, his hands already on his scabbard, ready to draw the sword at any time, but he didn't expect the young man to take a few steps. In front of him, he slung down on one knee and called himself "Master".
What Di Yefei couldn't bear the most was that others regarded him as a woman. He frowned immediately and snorted angrily, "Who are you calling Mistress? You haven't been beaten, have you?"
Gai Wu has been here for a day or two, and he has seen many girls who have come to visit Hua Mulan, but all of them have been turned away. Although he is curious and disdainful when he sees him, he is often more polite. He asked about He Hua Mulan, which shows how popular Hua Mulan is among Pingcheng girls.
He originally thought that this was the visit of Hua Mulan's confidante at night, and he said that he would have a good time with Fenghuan. He must be happy when he heard himself calling "Shi Niang", and he would be more pleasant to him. As soon as you blow it, you can't say that you can become a teacher by yourself.
Who would have expected this beauty to hear her calling "Shi Niang", not only was she not happy, but her face was full of anger and she almost drew a knife, and she couldn't help scratching her little curly hair.
"Huh? What Shi Niang means is, if you want to call your Shi Niang, you have to hit you first? I... It's not good for women?"
This is a complete provocation. How could Di Yefei endure it? Shaking his hand, he pulled out his saber and slashed towards Gai Wu!
"Master, why do you move your sword when you're not happy!" Gai Wu pulled out his two swords in a grievance, crossed them into ten squares to block the falling sword, and said loudly, "You want to test my ability, just say it directly. already."
The leader of the Lushuihu people also lives in the fate of being challenged all the time. Gai Wu is already very familiar with this kind of sparring and testing. Di Yefei slashed with a sword, and Gai Wu quickly fought back. The two of you come and go. , has passed a few tricks very quickly.
"Gaocheren's tricks? Are you a Gaocheren?" Gai Wu has lived in the mercenary army since he was a child, and is very familiar with the tricks of various ethnic groups and places. After just a few tricks, he has a general idea of Di Yefei's origin.
And Di Yefei was also secretly shocked that this young man's superb martial arts, with his combat experience, was not inferior to him. You must know that his skills are honed from the battlefield, and he is considered a superb martial arts among his peers, and this child is only 16 or 17 years old. Can't you fight on the battlefield
Previously, he was blocked in his heart, and he wanted to vent his anger with Gai Wu. When he found out that the other party was also a master, he also put away his contempt and vented anger, and concentrated on fighting against the opponent.
The sound of their weapons kept banging bang bang bang bang, not to mention the Man Gu who stayed to guard the house, even many people in Changping Fang came out to watch the fun, the people of the time were martial, and couldn't help but comment.
Man Gu, who came out of the front yard, thought it was his own general who had returned, and had a dispute with the boy who guarded the door all day long.
"General Di! Why did you fight this kid! Hey, stop fighting, this is our general's best friend, how can you do it!"
This "best friend" was ambiguous in Gai Wu's ears. In addition, Di Yefei really looked like an orchid in the Western Regions. Daoying took a few steps back and shouted: "I won't fight! I won't fight!"
When Di Ye flew over, he was full of unwillingness and anxiety, but how could he be distracted when competing with such a master? After concentrating on the fight, those unwillingness and anxiety seemed to drift away with the sound of weapons clashing, which made him feel relieved.
When Gai Wu stopped fighting, Di Yefei actually felt a little grateful to the young man in his heart, and he was about to stop, but he heard the young man make another cut.
"My wife has also seen my skills. I can always be called, right?"
When Di Yefei was in the army, he was mistaken by many people for being related to Hua Mulan. When Hua Mulan went to the Cui Mansion for him, many people who didn't know the truth thought that there was really something between them. When he was doing it, he almost exposed his most vulnerable time to Hua Mulan, and he also had strange feelings in his heart, so he avoided Hua Mulan more and more, and even when the other party was in the busiest time, he didn't dare to show his head, for fear that others would see it. his strange thoughts.
But now this Gai Wu is calling him "shiniang" in the public court, so many neighbors of the Huafu who are watching the lively around are nodding as if they understand something, or showing a clear expression, Di Ye. Fei felt as if his inexplicable thoughts had been exposed in front of everyone's eyes, which made him feel restless, and instead of retracting the sword, he sent it forward!
"You said you won't fight if you don't? You rude boy, let me close your mouth!"
"What are you doing?!"
A serious voice came over, and when everyone saw it, it turned out that it was the righteous master who caused many people to fight every day!
He Mulan rode Yueying back to his mansion. As soon as he arrived near his house, he heard the sound of swords hitting each other. When he saw Di Yefei attacking a short boy with a sword again, he couldn't help asking questions.
Chen Jie, who was behind He Mulan, was full of surprise when he saw that Di Yefei actually took action against Gai Wu.
But Di Yefei was shocked by He Mulan's voice, sober in his heart, he forcibly threw the sword out of his hand and landed on the ground with a "clang" sound.
Looking at it like that, it seems that Di Yefei failed to succeed, but when his sweetheart saw his fierce appearance, he couldn't help but panic.
However, He Mulan knew that Di Yefei was studying in Cui Hao's mansion, and would go to Gaochehuben's army to train during the day, and would never visit her mansion for no reason.
And Di Yefei is not a person who will make troubles randomly. He will have conflicts with Gai Wu, and even to the point of using a knife and a sword, which makes her extremely surprised, so she stops it.
Di Yefei is a little embarrassed to lose his sword, and Gai Wu is worried that the hero he respects sees that he offends his confidante and is also uneasy.
'It's over, General Hua won't think that I'm going to tease this beauty and be taught a lesson? '
Gai Wu clenched his knives.
When He Mulan rode his horse to the gate of the mansion, he turned over and dismounted, and then Di Yefei picked up the sword on the ground and greeted him. Gai Wu also put away his two swords and chased after a few steps.
Man Gu looked at Gai Wu with a sympathetic expression, and went to lead a horse for He Mulan.
Although he didn't know what Gai Wu and Di Yefei were arguing about in front of the door, it was no different from the past two days. He Mulan took Gai Wu as air and passed through him, preparing to return to the mansion through the side door.
She was ready to entrust Su Hejun to send a letter to Master Cixin and the honest translator, planning to use them as translators and no longer think about Gai Wu.
When Gai Wu saw that He Mulan didn't take him to heart at all, the brilliance in his eyes gradually dimmed. He stretched out his hand to keep her, but that hand was only half stretched and could not be lowered.
"General Hua, I..."
Chen Jie stopped uneasily, looked at He Mulan, and then at Gai Wu.
puff.
"Huh? General, that kid is down!"
Chen Jie shouted in surprise, covering his mouth and watching in disbelief that the person who was still alive just now was falling forward!
'This kid is too hard! '
Chen Jie is still considering whether to help or not.
'This expression is too real, it doesn't look like a bitter trick! '
He Mulan heard Chen Jie's voice and looked back, only to see that Gai Wu fell forward limply, his head slammed on the stone statue in front of the door, and blood was pouring out instantly.
'Is it bitter meat? '
Like Chen Jie, He Mulan first wondered if it was a bitter trick.
"No, Gai Wu's temperament will not use bitterness."
He Mulan was startled and walked quickly to Gai Wu, carefully observing the wound on his head.
Hope no concussion.
He Mulan grabbed his arm, pressed his hand on the pulse gate, and carefully paid attention to his heartbeat, worried that it was a heart attack or something, but found that although Gai Wu's pulse was not strong, it still remained. Very regular, can't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"General, what should I do?"
Man Gu and Chen Jie approached her, and even Di Yefei looked at the bleeding-headed boy with concern.
He Mulan took out a bandage from the purse in her arms to stop the bleeding, and directed Chen Jie to find Langzhong.
Chen Jiezheng felt guilty in his heart. His random instigation almost caused trouble again, and he vowed in his heart that next time he would be so clever, he would never be able to work again. When he heard He Mulan's order, he immediately said "OK" and rode on his back. His car hurried to find Lang Zhong.
The horse ran fast and fiercely, and the rider was obviously anxious.
The purse in He Mulan's arms was a habit she left behind when she was still in Montenegro. At that time, several people and Di Yefei were always easily injured, so leaving clean bandages was what she often did.
Di Yefei couldn't help feeling warm when he saw the familiar purse, and blurted out the old name.
"Is the fire chief still carrying this?"
"kindness."
He Mulan replied casually, and after wrapping up Gai Wu, she exerted a little force and hugged Gai Wu Zhong horizontally.
light.
Really light.
Gai Wuyao's body was not originally a strong type. In later generations, he was nearly thirty years old, and his body shape was not even comparable to that of a black and strong boy like A Danzhuo.
But this is the case. When the seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy is growing up, he is as light as a woman of the same age, which is also shocking.
This thin young man has only bones left in his body, but from the perspective of his skeleton, he was not malnourished when he was developing, otherwise he would be short and even rickety...
In other words, did the change begin after his father died
He Mulan sighed, finally feeling unbearable in her heart.
"Send him to the guest room first, and then wait for the boss to come, and then see how to deal with it."