Prime Minister Zhao was dumbfounded.
But before he said, "Your Majesty, we can't fight the Xiongnu", Wei Mingyan on the dragon chair had already announced that he was going to court.
A group of civil and military officials were still standing still.
They were also stunned by this strange direction.
Several elders went to call Prime Minister Zhao confidently.
"Prime Minister, why do you look unhappy?"
"Yeah, it looks like it's uncomfortable."
They spoke words of concern, but their glances at each other were full of cunning.
This one said, "My country of Liu is no longer as weak as it used to be, why can't I fight against the Huns?"
That said, "Think about those people who were oppressed by the Huns, Prime Minister, how can you bear it?"
"There is no shortage of food, grass, housing and transportation. It is imperative to attack the Xiongnu."
Their impassionedness almost made the prime minister think that the person standing in front of him was not an old man who had long been a grandfather, but a young man who had just joined the job and was full of vigor.
As soon as he talked about the various disadvantages of attacking the Huns, these old ministers could refute him one by one. No matter how much Prime Minister Zhao could say, there was no chance of winning against one of them.
Even, in the end, they were persuaded to go.
Yes, the Liu Kingdom was once defeated by the Huns. As long as they don’t show their shame, this humiliation will be on Liu’s body. The Liu Kingdom’s royal family will always be blackmailed and oppressed by the Huns. , will be forced to go to the Huns to make peace.
If a noble lady in the capital falls in love with the Huns, she will be unable to escape.
They used to have no confidence, but now, if food, clothing, and chemical fertilizers are distributed, the treasury will definitely be full, so why does Liu Guo have no confidence to attack the Xiongnu
Prime Minister Zhao made up his mind, and all the hidden anger subsided unknowingly, but he still complained a little, "Why is it so sudden."
It's not because I want to get ahead of you.
The elders smiled and stroked their beards, and laughed, "It's also a temporary decision, temporary, temporary."
Liu Guo wanted to fight the Xiongnu and regain the city that was robbed by the Xiongnu in the past, so it was decided.
To Prime Minister Zhao's relief, His Majesty, who always only cared about his own fun, became serious this time. He even moved his precious flowers out of the glass greenhouse so that he could grow potatoes and cotton.
According to Zhao Shuqing's calculations, in February, these things will be fully mature, and they can be supplied to the army immediately.
And during this time, all they have to do is hibernate.
The court of the Liu Kingdom sent a letter to the Xiongnu to return to the city, but in the end it really disappeared, and there was no more news.
The Xiongnu's attitude angered many people, and a large amount of supplies were sent to the border, and the war was about to break out.
When the first emperor was still there, a total of seven cities in the Liu Kingdom were robbed, and the original people inside escaped to death. In the end, the remaining Liu people were treated as slaves by the Huns. The women were insulted, and the men were like livestock. , Even children are regarded as targets for their practice riding and archery.
The young children were sent to the dense forest, and a big net was drawn around them. The children of the Huns rode on horseback, holding bows and arrows, and competed to see who could kill the most Liu people.
After so many years, only a few of the original elders of the Liu Kingdom survived, but now those who are driven by the Huns are all the children who survived at the beginning and the children of the Liu Kingdom later.
The Huns were not good at farming, and only the high-ranking and powerful tribes with high status led their subordinates to live in the seven cities that were brought down. Here, the lives of the people of the Liu Kingdom are not as good as the ants on the ground.
They hardly talk to each other, and the first thing they do when they open their eyes is to work desperately, otherwise the whips of the Huns will be unceremoniously slapped on them.
Even if the weather is cold now, they can't get anything to keep out the cold. They can only rely on the hard kapok quilts at home that have been used for many years to keep warm. They still have food. After all, the Huns still want them to work. farming.
Although the smell was bad, some Huns did not shy away from throwing sand into it. These Liu people who had been oppressed for more than ten years could only bear to eat it.
In the seven cities, all of them were once prosperous, but now, the total number of people who survived in the seven cities is less than a thousand.
Frozen to death, starved to death, beaten to death, even if she is pregnant, she may die in the mother's womb. If she is born, unfortunately born in the cold winter, it is almost impossible to survive.
The former Liu Kingdom regarded these seven cities as forbidden words, not only because they could not accept that Liu Kingdom, which was once so powerful, could not even keep its own city, but also because some people's in-laws were in it, and they dared not think about it. What is life like.
At the beginning, the first emperor sent people to bring back the nobles in the seven cities, but the Xiongnu refused to let them go at all.
To be precise, they couldn't find anyone to return it to Liu Guo.
When the Xiongnu entered the city, the first victims were often the ones who lived in the mansions, and they knew the rich and noble families at a glance.
They all knew that there must be gold, silver and jewels hidden here, the house was full of food, and even the women were much more beautiful than those in common people's homes.
At that time, the Huns had no idea of taking captives. They killed men when they saw them, captured beautiful women and insulted them, and treated young children in the same way.
In the end, there are only a handful of nobles who can survive.
In those seven cities, there are always marriages with the officials in the capital. After so many years, the capital is prosperous and prosperous, but there is no mention of the seven cities.
The young gentlemen only knew that the late emperor had ceded seven cities to the Xiongnu, but they didn't know that there might be their blood relatives in those cities.
Fan Yuancai, who was in Lang's mansion, was still biting the bullet to learn from the martial arts master under Lang Su's supervision. After he knew that the court had definitely started war with the Xiongnu, he refused to practice life and death.
"I don't practice, Your Majesty said, if we do well, we will all go to the border. The Huns are extremely cruel, so there is no way to survive there!"
This time, no matter whether Lang Su used the aggressive method or hit him directly, Fan Yuancai was so frightened that he hid in the room and refused to go to the martial arts field again.
He was raised in the palm of his hand since he was a child, and he always wanted to tell his mother what he wanted. Other gentlemen were forced to study at home, but he never had such troubles, and he always went smoothly. Growing up smoothly, I never imagined that I would have to go to such a scary place as the border.
Even if the martial arts masters treated Lang Su like they did before, and took him directly to the training ground and beat him, Fan Yuancai refused to practice life and death.
Lang Su was very angry with him, "Why are you so worthless? Even if you meet the Huns, so what, we imposing men of seven feet, are we afraid that he will not be a mere Hun?"
"You are highly skilled in martial arts, so naturally you are not afraid. I have been weak since I was a child, and I can't lift my shoulders or resist with my hands. If I am sent to the border, what should I do if I get seriously ill before the Huns come?"
Fan Yuan just received a beating just now, and now his nose is bruised and his face is swollen, almost tearful, he hugged Lang Su's arm and begged, "Lang Su, help me intercede with His Majesty, I really don't want to go..."
The two were originally because of the same illness and a little more friendship between the day and night, but they were also thrown away by Lang Su at this moment. He dragged Fan Yuan cruelly to the martial arts field, "No! If you don't practice, won't I You have to be trapped in the mansion all the time, hurry up and practice!"
"I don't want it, I don't practice—"
It was only at dusk that Fan Yuan escaped from the claws of the two martial arts masters. He did not go back to the house with Lang Su, and hid in the rockery in Lang's mansion to wipe his tears.
He doesn't want to practice martial arts, which is tiring and painful, and he has to go to the battlefield.
If he went to the battlefield, his hands and feet were chopped off, and another eyeball fell out, how could he marry the little lady in the future.
If you're unlucky, your life will fall there and you won't be able to bring it back.
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, so Fan Yuan cautiously stretched out his red eyes from crying, and looked around quietly. Seeing that there was no one around, he quickly got out of the rockery, ran to the wall, touched it tentatively, and kicked a few times to climb up. on the wall.
His practice during this period is still somewhat effective, at least climbing the wall smoothly, and he landed outside after a while.
Fan Yuancai was actually a little scared in his heart. After all, His Majesty asked him to come to the Lang Mansion. If he ran out secretly, it would be disrespectful, but this fear was still not enough to resist the fear of facing the Huns. He bit Gritting her teeth, she wiped away the tears that had dried up on her face when the wind blown her, and walked towards home.
He went home to find his mother, who loved him the most, and would definitely tell his father to ask his majesty to intercede.
If these are his punishments for disrespecting His Majesty, such a long time should be enough.
Fan Yuan just wiped his tears and walked forward, but behind him, two martial arts masters also turned out from the wall skillfully, looked at each other, and followed behind him in silence.
They were not half-baked like Fan Yuancai. Fan Yuancai didn't realize that he was followed by someone until he arrived at Fan's house.
It was getting dark now, and the door of Fan's house was closed. He was about to go to knock on the door, when he suddenly thought that his visit to Lang's mansion because of His Majesty's will had already been spread by those gentlemen. If he went back now, he would definitely No, if you are seen, it is a crime of deceiving the king.
Thinking of what would happen to him if His Majesty blamed him, Fan Yuan, who had sneaked out relying on the grievance in his heart, became afraid again.
But as soon as he moved, the place where he had been beaten during the day throbbed. Fan Yuan's skin was tender, and no matter how many times he had been beaten, he would grin his teeth in pain. He was carried by this pain, and the fear in his heart seemed to have vented. Not a lot.
He looked into the mansion first, found his mother, and asked her to intercede with his father.
After making up his mind, Fan Yuan found a relatively short wall and stepped into it.
Fan Yuancai grew up here since he was a child, so he is naturally very familiar with the Fan family, adhering to the idea that no one can see him, he uses his dexterous posture to avoid the passing servant girls, and whispers|Mi's Touched into the mother's yard.
—It turned out to be empty.
He changed his mind again, at this time, his mother must be in the sister-in-law's house.
Fan Yuan hastily and continued to dodge the servant girl quickly, and arrived at the Dimei's courtyard.
After passing by, he found that the servants and maids were all outside the door, and there was no one in the yard. He was overjoyed. conversation.
Immediately, Fan Yuan showed a pleasant smile on his face, and was about to call them, when he heard his always gentle sister-in-law worryingly said, "Mother should think of a way, I heard from Xiu'er, Your Majesty needs to use it again." Big brother, if he gets ahead, what will Yuan Jie do."
His expression froze, and he subconsciously hid back, listening to the conversation of the people in the room.
Fan Yuanjie is his younger brother, only five years old, and has always been his mother's heart and soul. Although Fan Yuancai doesn't like children very much, he really loves this younger brother.
But sister, what does this mean? Even if His Majesty really reuses him, he can be the big brother, can Yuan Jie be okay
"Okay, Ru'er, you are always so reckless, not to mention that your eldest brother has mediocre aptitude since he was a child, and I pampered him to grow up. My dear, if he really got any benefits, with that stupid temper, how can he not help Yuan Jie?"
Mrs. Fan had a gentle face, and calmly taught her daughter, "Don't show anything in front of him to make him suspicious."
"He's so stupid, so what if I show something." The tone of the sister in the house is no longer the gentleness of the past, but full of contempt, "Mother, don't worry, when it's not what I say, he will do it." What."
"That's true." Mrs. Fan in the room smiled, "If you hadn't coaxed him to go to Zhao's house to retire, my Ru'er with such a good looks would have married such a waste."
The young and beautiful woman in the room first laughed too, and then pulled her mother's sleeve nervously and asked shyly, "Mother, will His Majesty really choose someone to enter the palace?"
"Of course, the wife of the Zhao family still has eight years to enter the palace. How could a young man like His Majesty have no one to serve him for eight years? My Ru'er is so good-looking. Your father is in an official position. The last time is also a concubine, when the little lady of the Zhao family enters the palace, my son has already won His Majesty's heart, so there is no place for her..."
Both mother and daughter are beautiful in appearance, but the words they confide make Fan Yuancai feel as if he has fallen into an ice cellar.
Isn't he the mother's biological son
How is this possible? Since he was a child, he grew up in his mother's room. He always thought that his mother loved him as much as he wanted. If he made a fuss and cried, he would get what he wanted.
But now, the mother he really respects and the younger sister he loves are full of contempt for him, for fear that he will get into trouble and hinder his younger brother.
The maid outside looked at the sky and went into the yard, wanting to remind Madam to go back to rest, but Fan Yuan was still standing in the distance with a dazed face, not realizing that she was coming.
A martial artist who climbed up a tree to hide in twos or twos threw a stone, and Fan Yuancai suffered a pain in his right leg, and then he recovered from this trance, and when he raised his eyes, he saw the maid who was entering the yard. , quickly turned over, and while she was still looking at this side, stepped on the flowerpot underneath and climbed over the wall to get out.
The martial arts masters all let out a heck when they saw his sharp movements.
Let's just say that this kid and Lang Su are generally geniuses in the sky. It can be done by fishing for two days and drying the net for three days. If you are serious, you can do it.
Here in the mansion of Lang, there are distinguished guests.
When Wei Mingyan came, Lang Su was holding a spear, practicing the moves he had learned during the day on the training ground.
Although he has already been able to defeat the two martial arts masters, it still needs to be done with bare hands. If both sides have weapons, Lang Su can only admit defeat.
Although what His Majesty said is to let Fan Yuan learn well, Lang Su is just a training partner, but he has no other tricks in the mansion, so he can only practice together, and occasionally when he and Fan Yuan practice against each other, he can avenge his personal revenge and beat him up Kid a meal.
The originally playful practice immediately became serious after knowing that the court had decided to go to war with the Xiongnu.
Lang Su is a gentleman, there is no such thing as a gentleman who doesn't want to take a knife to the battlefield.
Of course, that guy Fan Yuancai doesn't count.
He was too embarrassed to spread his sissy everywhere before, so he should have brought the bronze mirror here when he was crying and begging Master Wu not to practice martial arts, so that Fan Yuan could take a good look at who was sissy.
While Lang Su was thinking about where Fan Yuancai went to be lazy again, he finished the final finishing move, imagining how he would assassinate him if there was an enemy standing in front of him.
As a result, as soon as the gun was put away, it met the eyes of the current emperor.
Wei Mingyan was dressed in white today, and his body was covered with a piece of fur, but he didn't look bloated. Standing in the cold wind, when he looked at his handsome handsome face, he almost didn't scare Lang Su from practicing martial arts. Fall off the field.
He didn't dare to think wildly now, and hurriedly got down from the training ground, "Caomin has seen His Majesty..."
Before he knelt down on his knees, the emperor in ordinary clothes held his arms, "Okay, there are not so many rules outside."
Lang Su can be regarded as someone who has practiced martial arts for such a long time, and his skills are not bad. As a result, he was directly lifted up by His Majesty just now. Judging by the expression on his face, there was no trace of reluctance.
Could it be that His Majesty also knows martial arts
After being imprisoned in the mansion for so long, he is no longer the playboy who didn't understand anything. Now when he realized it, he was only secretly startled and didn't dare to show anything.
"I see that you have practiced well. If I want you to follow General Hu to take back the seven cities of my Liu Kingdom, would you be willing?"
Lang Su's eyes lit up immediately, and he replied without thinking, "Cao Min is willing!"
Making meritorious deeds and killing enemies on the battlefield, this is what gentlemen should do.
Seeing his eyes full of anticipation, Wei Mingyan laughed loudly and said, "Okay, you can be regarded as ambitious, and you are worthy of being my nephew."
Lang Su is now full of thoughts that he can finally go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, and he doesn't care about the fact that His Majesty still has eight years to become his uncle. He just straightened his chest and his eyes are full of pride.
He can't study literature, but he can also go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. After the meritorious service, he will ask his mother for life!
I was thinking about it, but I heard the emperor in front of me ask casually, "Where is Fan Yuancai? Why don't you practice with you?"
This coward must have gone to the rockery to cry secretly again.
Every time I thought that others didn't know, and I didn't think about the rockery, but someone cleaned it every day, so how could he not be found.
Lang Su didn't know how to tell His Majesty, when he was in a difficult situation, he heard a heavy object fall to the ground.
The group of people looked over, and met a slightly plump white tender|tender face that had been crying for a long time and was full of tears.
Zhang Yuan looked at the wall, then at Fan Yuancai who had just turned over from the outside of the wall, and immediately widened his eyes.
It was His Majesty's decree that he was locked up in Lang's mansion, and Fan Yuan dared to sneak out. This is simply naked disrespect!
He wanted to stand up and yell presumptuously, but he quietly raised his eyes to see His Majesty who had no anger on his face, and retreated quietly.
Fan Yuan saw them as soon as he turned around. He was also shocked, and then he quickly stepped forward and knelt down on the ground.
"The grassroots are guilty."
His face was not so much expressionless as numb.
Lang Su, who had just reacted, was stunned with such an expression of waiting to be dealt with.
Isn't he good at crying and begging for mercy
His Majesty has caught all of this, why don't you cry and beg His Majesty to give you a lighter punishment? Isn't this waiting to be beheaded
After all, Lang Su was not such a cold-hearted person, especially since the two of them had gotten along with each other during this period of time and had developed some feelings for each other. He gritted his teeth and knelt down beside Fan Yuancai.
"You two, are you here to apologize to me?"
Wei Mingyan's expression became playful, "Lang Su, you did nothing wrong, what are you doing kneeling down?"
Lang Su opened his mouth, and made a note to Fan Yuan in his heart, and begged, "Your Majesty, Fan Yuan did not deliberately disobey the imperial decree, please spare his life."
After he finished speaking, he went to look at the kneeling person beside him, wanting him to show that stern and weeping begging for mercy trick, but he saw that Fan Yuancai's face was covered with tears from the ice slag blown by the cold wind, his eyes were red and swollen, and he didn't want to give himself at all. The appearance of justification.
This guy went out of the house and was frozen stupid.
Lang Su gritted his teeth, Fan Yuancai didn't say anything, so he had to say it. Just as he was getting emotional, he saw two figures crawling in from the wall.
It's just that unlike Fan Yuancai's heavy bang, the two martial arts masters even landed quietly.
They saw the emperor standing in front of the martial arts field at a glance, and hurried forward to kneel down.
So, four people knelt down in front of Wei Mingyan.
The two martial arts masters knelt in the front and reported respectfully, "Your Majesty, Mr. Fan has gone to the courtyard of Miss Fan's family."
"I know."
Wei Mingyan glanced at the numb Fan Yuancai, raised his eyebrows, "Okay, let's all get up."
"I'm not the kind of person who yells to be beaten and killed at every turn. At most, I will throw you to the border to atone for your sins."
"Fan Yuancai, come here."
Although Fan Yuancai was completely numb now, the most honorable emperor in the world told him that he still answered. He stood up with an uncomfortable expression on his face, and followed Wei Mingyan to the other side.
Lang Su watched the two martial arts masters stand up, and hurriedly and cautiously stood up together.
"Master, are you following Fan Yuancai?"
"Did His Majesty ask you to follow?"
"Master, why don't you speak?"
Seeing that the two martial arts masters were as motionless as sculptures, Lang Su carefully stretched out his fingers, tentatively trying to poke their shoulders.
The martial master who was going to be poked by him turned his head to look at Lang Su with an indifferent expression, and succeeded in making his fingertips stiff and did not dare to move forward.
Lang Su laughed a few times in embarrassment, and had no choice but to stand on the spot honestly, stretching his neck to see what was going on with Fan Yuancai.
The emperor stood and led Fan Yuan all the way to the pond. Looking at the frozen lake due to the cold, he said softly, "Your biological mother also drowned in the lake in winter."
Fan Yuan, who had been silent since he followed, suddenly raised his head, staring blankly at the man in the white cloak in front of him.
Looking at the frozen lake, Wei Mingyan continued, "Your mother is your father's original spouse. Her natal family is in Rongcheng. The year Rongcheng was attacked by the Huns, your mother went back to her hometown for the funeral. On the way back, she got The news that Rongcheng was attacked."
"After she returned to Beijing, the news that Rongcheng was breached spread all over the capital. At that time, maybe because your mother had just returned from Rongcheng, another servant died of illness. There were some rumors."
"Afterwards, she committed suicide in the lake. Master Fan later married his step-wife and removed your mother's name. You were recorded under the name of the step-wife. No one in the Fan family ever mentioned your mother again."
Fan Yuancai's eyes were red, and he clenched his fists tightly, "Your Majesty, my mother really..."
Wei Mingyan shook his head as if sighing, "What I found out is that your mother is innocent."
"It's just rumors that mislead people, and no one believes her."
no one believes her...
It was because of this fluffy sentence that she abandoned herself and threw herself into the lake.
And he, born as a son of man, unexpectedly grew up so old that he didn't know the existence of his biological mother.
"The person I sent to investigate has returned. Your mother's family still has a few traces of blood in Rongcheng. I originally wanted to send you to Rongcheng to bring back your blood relatives, but if you don't want to, I won't either." Will force it."
Fan Yuan kept looking at the lake, as if he saw a woman jumping into the frozen lake in despair.
He didn't cry this time, but his eyes were redder.
Lang Su craned his neck to watch, and saw that His Majesty said something to Fan Yuan, and he knelt down after standing up.
He also knocked his head heavily several times.
what's the situation
Your Majesty is going to pull Fan Yuan out and kill him
Is he begging for mercy
Lang Su was watching, but saw His Majesty turned around, a pair of eyes that should be sharp, but always seemed to be smiling were looking in his direction.
He beckoned, Lang Su hadn't decided whether to go there, but he saw that Master Wu had already passed by.
The handsome king in a white cloak said something to Master Wu. After he finished speaking, Master Wu also looked at Lang Su.
Lang Su felt a little apprehensive, and subconsciously took a step back.
As soon as the retreat was over, the smile on Wei Mingyan's face became more obvious.
A little flustered.
It doesn't feel good.
His Majesty left, and two martial arts masters surrounded him.
"Mr. Lang, Your Majesty said that you want to go to the battlefield, so we will pretend to be enemies and fight you with wooden sticks."
Lang Su didn't understand the maliciousness of this sentence at first.
Until he was poked by the martial arts masters with a wooden stick wrapped in cowhide, his whole body was bruised, turned over at night, hurt once, turned back painfully, and hurt again.
It's just horrible.
What surprised Lang Su the most was Fan Yuancai who suddenly became able to endure hardships.
Being surrounded and beaten like this, he couldn't take it anymore, so Fan Yuan just kept silent.
What did His Majesty tell him, it was so effective.
Thinking of the mysterious smile His Majesty looked at him that day, Lang Su's whole body tensed up.
Is it related to him
He couldn't help thinking about why Fan Yuan suddenly worked so hard if it was related to him.
Apart from rewarding Fan Yuancai if he beats himself, he really couldn't think of anything else.
Lang Su was thinking, when suddenly seeing Fan Yuan collapsed on the side, he got up quietly, put on his clothes and went out without making a sound.
He quickly followed, and he saw this guy practicing martial arts under the moonlight on the training ground.
OK!
Actually secretly working hard behind his back!
With a sigh of relief in his heart, Lang Su jumped onto the stage, took a spear/gun and had a fight with Fan Yuan.
Lang Su practiced martial arts for a long time, and Fan Yuancai refused to take it seriously before, so naturally he was defeated in the end.
After closing the gun, he looked at Lang Su in surprise, "Why are you here?"
As soon as Lang Su mentioned this, he became very angry. He raised his head and said arrogantly, "Why, I can't come to this training ground?"
"If you want to practice martial arts in the future, call me any night."
He clarified his words, let's see if Fan Yuan dares to practice secretly behind his back.
With such a tone, Fan Yuan's heart, which seemed to be soaked in ice water all day, warmed up.
He tried to pull out a smile, "Don't worry, I'm fine."
Lang Su: "What?"
Seeing that he was unwilling to tell the truth, Fan Yuan's heart warmed even more, and his smile became more serious. He put the gun aside, picked up the wooden stick that was put aside, and said with a smile, "Come on, let's practice this."
Practice and practice, who is afraid of whom!
Lang Su immediately picked up the wooden stick. Both of them had similar talents in martial arts. After practicing for a while after imitating the appearance of the martial arts masters in the daytime, they both looked good.
The two martial arts masters sat on the tree, watching the two young gentlemen hit me and hit you, they were very satisfied.
If they have always had this kind of energy, they may not be able to become a general in the future when they really go to the battlefield.
***
The court is preparing intensively, and the news of the war quickly spread throughout the capital. Those white-faced and beardless gentlemen have been forced to learn martial arts for so long at home, and none of them have ever been able to shoulder the burden. of them.
Now when they heard that the imperial court would definitely take back the seven cities, they all screamed that they had to join the army.
They have all learned martial arts for such a long time, if they don't join the army, wouldn't it be a waste!
The elders who had held these juniors to practice martial arts before had a headache. They were willing to let their children practice martial arts, but it did not mean that they were willing to throw the hopes of these families on the battlefield.
Swords and guns have no eyes, just look at how the military officers' homes withered and you will know.
When the late emperor was around, the military officers would be happy to give birth to babies when they returned home, but even so, few survived in the end.
Even if these little bastards are turned upside down in the capital, I will take care of them, but if they leave the capital and stand in front of the Huns, who will give them face.
Now these elders don't force them to practice martial arts anymore, they give enough money one by one, and let them go to the capital to play whatever they like, as long as they don't shout about going to fight the Xiongnu.
They did not expect that Lang Su and Fan Yuan, who were imprisoned in the mansion, were released and started activities in the capital.
These two used to be rivals, but now they can be regarded as senior brothers. Both of them were trained by martial arts masters sent from the palace. Noble disciples, you can directly subdue people without any effort.
They hadn't come out for such a long time, and when they came out, they found that the wind in Kyoto had changed.
From 'the one who knows how to play the best and can find the most interesting place and has the money to invite everyone to play is the boss', it has changed to 'whoever is the best at fighting and can win everyone is the boss'.
Then what are you waiting for, neither of them is the kind of low-key guy, they liked to call out friends before, and now it is rare to have such a good opportunity, so they have to seize it.
In less than a few days, all the honorable disciples in the entire capital followed behind the two of them.
They also raised funds to build a martial arts training ground in Kyoto. The daily entertainment activities changed from cockfights, cats, dogs, and friends to various martial arts competitions.
Even these dandies who like to play around the most have changed their temperament because they want to attack the Huns, and the people who were still anxious because of the war are gradually relieved.
They were not satisfied with playing by themselves, so they took the silver taels and put them in the ring. If anyone wins, the silver taels will go to that person.
For these gentlemen who have had gold spoons in their mouths since birth, those silver taels are just their pocket money, but for ordinary people, it is a lot of money.
If he got that money, he would not be able to buy a house in Kyoto, but it would be no problem to marry a wife.
Immediately, the idlers who were just watching the fun came one by one, but at most they had the strength to do it, and they were different from the honorable children who had learned from Master Wu.
When the arena was on the third day, His Majesty in the palace certainly wouldn't miss the excitement, went to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and asked Zhao Shuqing to come out.
This time, Zhao Shuqing was accompanied by a girl who also wore a white cloak and dressed as a man.
It is the future queen Zhao Shujiu.
Zhao Shuqing didn't look very good along the way. Anyone whose ten-year-old sister was engaged to a twenty-year-old adult man and asked to take her out to watch the ring together would not be very happy.
Even if he is a modern person, he knows that the two parties cannot meet when they are not married. How could the emperor who was smiling at his sister in front of him not know.
But as soon as he refused, the shameless man on the other side persuaded Dad somehow.
Zhao Shuqing really couldn't figure out why this group of people was more open than one when he was clearly a modern person.
Oh no.
He should have discovered this earlier.
After all, modern people are not open enough to allow a ten-year-old to be engaged to a twenty-year-old.
Thinking of this, Zhao Shuqing's expression froze again.
His cold face all the way didn't affect Wei Mingyan's good mood. He even ignored Zhao Shuqing's death ray, sat beside Zhao Shujiu with a smile, and pointed to her to explain.
"Look, that one is a bit fat. The one in blue is Fan Yuancai. He is good at martial arts. Although he is a little fat, if he joins the army, he will have a bright future."
The previous nervousness has long been completely forgotten when listening to the person in front of him in the carriage. Zhao Shujiu has not gone out a few times since he was born. Even if he goes out, he is sitting in a sedan chair. Kyoto.
Hearing Wei Mingyan's words at this moment, he immediately looked down curiously, and sure enough, he saw the slightly mellow Fan Yuan holding a spear/spear and competing with a commoner.
He moved extremely fast, and it didn't take long for the commoner to throw their guns and admit defeat.
Seeing the ordinary people come up to the stage one after another, and then one by one downcast, the little girl turned her head to look at Wei Mingyan with some confusion, "Since these ordinary people can't win, why do they want to put on the stage again?"
"Naturally because..."
Wei Mingyan was about to explain with a warm smile, when Zhao Shuqing, who had been sitting sullenly and with a cold face the whole time, suddenly interjected, "It's boring."
The two people by the window all looked at his face, Zhao Shuqing was a little guilty, but his face was cold, and forced to explain, "These people used to be boring, you should know that there is Lang Su. "
Hearing Lang Su's name, Zhao Shujiu nodded hesitantly.
For this nephew who is older than herself, because of the relationship, every time he does something to be beaten, the glorious deeds can always be heard in her ears. Zhao Shujiu still agrees with the statement that Lang Su is boring.
Wei Mingyan said from the side, "Don't listen to your brother's nonsense, they are here to refine martial arts."
"But these people don't have martial arts?"
Zhao Shujiu's gaze was immediately attracted to the emperor's face, and there was some curiosity on the fair, baby-fat face.
Seeing the twenty-year-old ancient emperor smiling at his sister again, Zhao Shuqing could hardly help gritting his teeth, his face was no longer cold, but dark.
"The Huns actually don't have martial arts." Wei Mingyan's attitude was much gentler to the young child in front of him, and he explained in a gentle voice, "The Huns lived on the grasslands and raised cattle and sheep for a living. There is a lack of resources on the grassland, and there are often disputes among the several Xiongnu tribes. The reason why they are good at fighting is because they have to fight against other tribes since they were young."
"Compared to martial arts, let's say that the Huns are all brute force. Lang Su and Fan Yuan set up this arena to practice how to deal with the Huns in the future."
Zhao Shujiu's slightly rounded eyes immediately showed surprise, "It turns out that they are so far-sighted."
"Ah."
Zhao Shuqing, who was sitting in front of the table, let out a sneer.
This voice immediately attracted Zhao Shujiu's attention. She turned around and found that her brother's expression was not right. She hurried to his side and asked worriedly, "Second brother, are you feeling unwell?"
Because of the illnesses of the previous ten years, the whole Zhao family had the impression that Zhao Shuqing was weak. Seeing his ugly face at this moment, Zhao Shujiu immediately panicked.
Seeing the eagerness in the eyes of the cute little girl in front of him, Zhao Shuqing couldn't care less about his stinky face, and replied, "It's nothing."
Fearing that his sister would be seduced by that ancient emperor who was more cheeky than modern people, Zhao Shuqing quickly picked up a piece of pastry on the table and put it in his sister's hand.
"Jiu'er, this is delicious, you sit down and eat this."
Holding the dessert, Zhao Shujiu immediately smiled sweetly, "Thank you, Second Brother."
She really sat down obediently and began to eat bit by bit.
Seeing his sister seriously eating the pastry, Zhao Shuqing just breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the emperor who was watching by the window squeeze over to join in the fun, "Jiu'er, what are you eating, it looks delicious .”
Zhao Shujiu looked up, with a bit of pastry crumbs on his fair cheeks and the corner of his mouth, "It seems to be Cui Rong Cake."
Zhao Shuqing watched Wei Mingyan's eyes approach his sister's mouth, and immediately became vigilant. He quickly got up, took out his handkerchief and wiped the corner of his sister's mouth.
"Well?"
Zhao Shujiu, who was talking, looked up at his elder brother in confusion.
Facing the crystal-clear eyes on her lovely face, Zhao Shuqing's heart softened, but he said coldly, "It's covered in cake."
Fortunately, Zhao Shujiu had long been used to his elder brother's tone, and obediently raised his head to let him wipe it off, "Thank you, second brother."
You're welcome, as long as you don't let that ancient man rub it.
"Huh?"
Wei Mingyan, who did not know when he arrived at the bedside, suddenly said in amazement, "Is there anyone who can draw with Fan Yuancai?"
Zhao Shuqing indifferently shook the handkerchief back into his arms.
A tie is a tie, what's the fuss about.
The king over there was still broadcasting, "Fan Yuan just lost, it looks like Lang Su is going to fight him."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and smiled at the two brothers and sisters, "In my opinion, Lang Su can't win, just wait and see him leave in embarrassment."
Lang Su exited in embarrassment
It seems to be a bit interesting.
Zhao Shuqing got up with an indifferent expression on his face, stood by the window and looked down, and sure enough, he saw Lang Su and that strange big man both holding spears/spears.
This is much more exciting than watching it on TV.
His eyes lit up slightly, and he leaned against the window, not knowing how focused he was.
Behind him, Wei Mingyan quietly left from the window, sat beside Zhao Shujiu who was still concentrating on eating pastry, took out a sieve cup from his bosom.
Zhao Shujiu smiled triumphantly on his handsome face, "I learned something interesting, let me show you."
"You say, I can shake out as many as you want."
Zhao Shuqing didn't realize at all that his younger sister was being coaxed by the ancient emperor to report the number hesitantly, and he was still concentrating on looking downstairs.
This fight can indeed be called wonderful. Lang Su's talent has been praised by the two martial arts masters. He can memorize the opponent's tricks, and then quickly apply what he has learned. But now, the one on the opposite side looks There are at least 30-year-old men who remember faster than him.
The two fought fiercely, and the surrounding people gathered more and more excitedly.
This arena has been set up for three days, is it possible that someone can really get that silver tael
Zhao Shuqing had never seen such a competition. As a modern person, he finally realized what martial arts is.
In the end, Lang Su lost and was forced to jump off the stage by the spear.
In his eyes, Jie Ao, who had always been extremely smooth in martial arts practice, was finally suppressed by this failure, and he clasped his fists and said, "I lost."
Lang Su lost, but Zhao Shuqing couldn't care less to see his embarrassment, his eyes lit up slightly, but his face was cold.
Even the tone of voice is faint, "I want to practice martial arts."
"OK."
Wei Mingyan was rolling the dice, and when he heard what his future brother-in-law said, he agreed very smoothly, "I'll send someone to your house."
"By the way, the guards around me are good at martial arts. Would you like to learn from them now?"
Zhao Shuqing's eyes lit up again, and he nodded without thinking, "Study."
He has been following Wei Mingyan all the time, and the guard who looks like an ordinary boy stepped forward.
"Take a step first."
"Zama step?"
Thinking that the luxuriously dressed young man in front of him didn't know what zama stance meant, the guard immediately made a standard zama stance.
Zhao Shuqing looked at his very inconspicuous movements, and asked in a low voice, "Do you have to step on horseback when you learn martial arts?"
"nature."
He nodded, and sat back blankly, "I won't study anymore."
Tilting his head, Wei Mingyan opened the sifter, "Look! Three sixes!"
Zhao Shujiu's eyes were bright, and his cheeks flushed with excitement, "That's amazing!"
Zhao Shuqing, who was full of thoughts of "the martial arts competition has to do such an ugly posture first", completely forgot how he was thinking about how to separate the ancient emperor from his sister.
He also looked at the three sixes in the sieve cup.
After watching it for a long time, I spit out a sentence, "Excellent."