The Puzzle (4 Below)

In August, Guming Mountain, the wind has brought a faint coolness. The footsteps of autumn come from the northern Shanshan, wipe over the mountains, wipe over the woods, and drape the peaks on both sides of the Jiulong River in green clothes for more than half a year, inlaid with a faint golden yellow.

A few fallen leaves flew out of the mountain and slowly fell into the rushing river water in the mountains. The war horse who was drinking water by the river was startled, raised his head, and let out a series of roars. The whistling sound was refracted back and forth in the mountains, more and more, farther and farther, and in an instant, the sound of the wind mixed with the neighing of war horses resounded throughout the field.

"Brute, what are you screaming about? Just a few fallen leaves! With a low reprimand, a pair of white hands reached into the river. The slender fingers clicked like a dragonfly on the surface of the water, scooped up a red leaf, and spread it out on the palm of the hand. The water-soaked leaves are not yet completely red, and there are a few traces of snails crawling between the clear stems and veins. It's like someone has picked up a pen and hastily written a few new words on it.

"Thank you for the red leaves, so that you can go to the world" The owner of the war horse muttered, bowed down, and put the leaves back into the river. On the rippling river, the streamer reflected a red robe, and under the silver helmet, the beautiful and heroic face.

"Madame does a great job of poetry!" The voices of several milk swallows came from behind, causing a wisp of faint blush to fly on Mrs. Xu's heroic face.

"A few little girls, what are you talking about, this is the red leaf poem of the Tang Dynasty!" Mrs. Xu turned her head and said with a smile. Several little female soldiers around him are sixteen or seventeen years old, and the arduous career of fighting horses not only did not make them haggard, but made them add a rare sassiness to ordinary girls in their gestures.

"Tang Dynasty, what country is the Tang Dynasty, is it far away from the Great Song Dynasty!" The female soldiers asked in a chirping voice. They are all orphans taken by Mrs. Xu from the villages that were slaughtered by the Mongols, and they have learned a lot of life-saving martial arts such as horseback riding and archery, and the girls have no heart to learn the things of reading and literacy, and there is no one in the army to teach them.

"The Tang Dynasty was a dynasty before the Great Song Dynasty, and it was also the ...... of the country established by the Han people," Madame Xu carefully chose her vocabulary to explain the difference between the state and the imperial court to her soldiers. This proposition is really not easy to explain. The composition of soldiers in the Xing Song army was complex, and She soldiers accounted for a large proportion. Many of these little girls are of mixed She and Han descent, and the simple Han concept of the world cannot be accepted by them. The difference between Li Tang and Zhao Song is not clear in a few words.

"Then did Datang bully She?" A slightly darker-skinned female soldier asked, her voice very low, lest she anger Mrs. Xu and be reprimanded.

"Don't bully, it's the same as Da Song!" Mrs. Xu breathed a sigh of relief, and finally found a breakthrough to explain the problem clearly, "The Tang Dynasty and the Great Song Dynasty are both tolerant countries, and people of all ethnic groups can be officials and intermarry. The army does not kill innocents indiscriminately, unlike the Great Yuan of the Mongols! ”

"Oh!" Several of the little female soldiers nodded, their eyes widened, and they made a sudden realization. I don't know how much they really understood Mrs. Xu's words.

For them, whether it is the Tang Dynasty or the Song Dynasty, it is very vague. Only the Mongols' Dayuan was the most impressed, and in the area of Quanzhou and Zhang, the Mongols carried out a policy of exterminating the three surnames of Xu, Chen, and Zeng, which resisted the most fiercely, and were implicated, and many villages that had stood for thousands of years were burned to the ground. Avenging their loved ones who lost their lives in the Holocaust was the only reason these girls kept fighting.

"The imperial court is different from the state. The imperial court was only a passer-by in this land, a temporary administrator. And the state belongs to all those who live on this land, regardless of nationality!" Mrs. Xu solemnly concluded. This is what Wen Tianxiang said in Shao Wu, Mrs. Xu didn't understand it very well, but in the war, she had a little understanding.

"I understand that if you don't bully us, it's our country. It is not a country that bullies us! A little female soldier with a round face and big eyes concluded. As soon as the words fell, an echo immediately sounded in all directions.

"Yes, yes, the Han people are the same country as us, not the Mongol Tatars!"

"The Broken Army and we are the same country, but the Song Army (the new annexed army that surrendered to the Northern Yuan) is not!" The girls talked enthusiastically, lest others say they were unresponsive.

Looking at these energetic girls, Mrs. Xu smiled softly. These girls reminded her of her own girlhood, when her husband, Xu Hanqing, was recognized as a talented man within a hundred miles. The two families are married, talented and beautiful, and the happy life is not known to envy how many pairs of young dependents.

"You guys didn't train today, so you finished so quickly?" After listening to the girls chirping for a while, Mrs. Xu diverted the topic and asked with concern.

In the past few months, the Xing Song Army has gradually been on the right track under the training of the training team of the Broken Army. The low-ranking officers sent by Wen Tianxiang were also arranged in various battalions with the full support of Mrs. Xu. The Xing Song army, which had a new look, was now a strong force in southern Fujian, not only defeating the new annexed troops in the Zhang and Quan areas, but also fighting with the Han army under Liu Shen.

This made Mrs. Xu's team even more impressed by the system and training methods of the army. In his spare time, all the troops under his command have to go to Zhang Wanan (Zhang Goudan) for training, even the female soldiers who are close to him are no exception.

"Don't practice, that little General Zhang said that he didn't have time to take care of us, and General Zhang took people to the new six standards on the other side of the mountain, and he couldn't come back within three days!" The round-faced girl replied angrily. It seems that the female soldiers don't get along well with Zhang Wanan's teaching team, and when it comes to training, Liu Mei's eyebrows immediately stand upside down.

"You guys are bullying General Zhang Wanan!" Mrs. Xu asked with a smile. In the huge army, there are only a hundred and ten female soldiers around her. In order to prevent them from being bullied by male soldiers, in terms of military discipline, Mrs. Xu leaned heavily towards female soldiers. After a long time, these female soldiers inevitably have some taste of pampering and arrogance, not only do they take ordinary male soldiers in their eyes, but they also do not respect other generals enough. In addition, the generals in the army remembered their youth and were happy to be teased by them. As a result, the actions of female soldiers have become more and more "lawless".

"Who bullied him, Sister Begonia just sang a few mountain songs when she was resting!" The round-faced little female soldier was quick-mouthed, and in a word, she 'sold' her companions.

"Madame, don't listen to her chew her tongue!" The name is Begonia, and it is the female soldier with a darker complexion. It's just that at this moment, her face is already red and dripping blood, completely covering up the healthy copper color.

Mrs. Xu shook her head and smiled knowingly. Fujian Shejia mountain songs, coupled with those Han family Yuefu words, sung from the mouth of a young girl who has just reached Yan, is almost a slashing skill for unmarried men, no wonder General Zhang Wanan will run away.

"Where does the Jun family live, the concubine lives in Hengtang. Stop the boat and ask for the time being, or I am afraid that it is a fellow villager......" On that day, the singing of the female soldiers also sang the Prime Minister of the Great Song Dynasty red-faced. Thinking of the scene when she said goodbye to Wen Tianxiang, the smile on Mrs. Xu's face became stronger and stronger. The nearby cliff valleys, cold rivers, wild grasses, and miscellaneous trees have all become scenery in the eyes. When even the war horses were grazing, the clanging sound of the collision seemed to have become music.

"Haitang, if you really like General Zhang, I'll be a matchmaker for you, how about it?" Mrs. Xu touched the hair in front of the female soldier's forehead and asked in a low voice. It's like a dutiful sister who is inquiring into her sister's mind.

"...... me?" The dark-skinned female soldier hesitated, not knowing what to answer. The girl's natural reserve made her want to refuse, but deep down, she was afraid that this rare opportunity would be fleeting.

"Quickly agree, quickly agree, General Xiao Zhang is so handsome, if you don't agree, we're welcome!" The female soldiers were nearby, laughing loudly. Fujian's folk customs were originally simple, and the women in the army were beaten far more hearty than ordinary people. Girls love heroes, Zhang Wanan (Zhang Goudan) has high martial arts skills, great ability, and good looks. With the aura of victory in a hundred battles on his body, he naturally became the ideal lover for girls to chat. Hearing that Mrs. Xu was willing to come forward as a matchmaker, everyone's jokes were already a little envious.

"Yes, yes, you usually sing so many mountain songs. He's all like wood. Now that you have a lady to help you decide, what are you worried about? Say yes, we'll clean up your tent for you!" The round-faced female soldier took the lead in making trouble, and her ears turned into a beautiful fluorescent red because of excitement.

"Don't make trouble, Haitang, do you know if General Zhang has a wife at home, and whether there is a place for you in his heart!" Mrs. Xu waved her hand to stop the female soldiers' laughter. This is the key issue, Zhang Wanan is helping the Xing Song Army to train at the moment, and he belongs to the status of a guest general, and he will return to the Broken Army sooner or later. In the matter of marriage, Mrs. Xu can be a matchmaker, but she can't take care of it as a boss.

"He, he..."Begonia was originally a She tribe, and inherited the blood of the mountain people who dared to love and hate. But for Zhang Wanan, he couldn't tell what he felt. Love, but I feel that I can't climb it, let it go, but my heart keeps giving up. Thinking of the grievances, tears rolled down their faces, and while wiping, they choked up: "He said, the Huns are destroyed, why should they be at home!" How do I know who the Xiongnu are and where their family lives! ”

This is indeed a troublesome matter, Mrs. Xu forced a laugh, and the muscles in her lower abdomen trembled. The little girl regarded the Xiongnu as Zhang Wanan's enemy. intends to help his sweetheart take revenge, but he can't find where the enemy is. Of course, there is nowhere to vent his troubles, so he can only cry secretly.

"Madam, they told you, and you still laugh!" Begonia stomped her feet in hatred, turned and fled.

Mrs. Xu hurriedly caught up and gently grabbed the corner of the female soldier's clothes. "Silly boy, the Huns are in the far north, long gone. The Huns in General Zhang's mouth are the Mongols, the Tartars who killed your parents! ”

"Really?" A pair of big eyes full of water vapor looked back hesitantly. The little female soldier obviously couldn't understand why the Huns and the Tartars could be involved, the Tartars could not be destroyed, and what had to do with whether Zhang Wanan married a wife or not.

"The Huns lived far north, in the steppes, in the same place as the Mongol homeland. During the Han Dynasty, they once ran to the Central Plains to loot and were driven back by several Han heroes. One of the Han heroes was called Huo Quai, and he led his troops to attack, and each time he beat the Huns and fled. In recognition of him, the emperor gave him a mansion and beautiful women. But he categorically refused, and said 'The Huns have not been destroyed, why should they be at home', which means that the Huns have not been completely defeated and cannot be married prematurely! Mrs. Xu patiently explained, a trace of melancholy swelling up in her heart.

Zhang Wanan wanted to be a hero, so he rejected Begonia's love with the words of the ancients. This matchmaker is likely to fail. Wen Tianxiang is also a hero, he will not be trapped by his children's personal affairs, so before Beiyuan withdraws from the Great Song Dynasty, there will be no one around him.

Even if someone is with you, that person will not be yourself. She is Mrs. Xu, not Chen Biniang. The family background and their own fame of the two have firmly limited the position of the two to death. The two could look at each other from a distance, but they could not hold their hands together.

"Home is near the Jiujiang River, come and go to the Jiujiang side. They are both long-term people, and they don't know each other when they are young. In the distance, there was a faint singing voice of the female soldiers, as if they were from outside the sky.

Even if you get acquainted, if you don't have a chance, you either know too early or too late.

Mrs. Xu lowered her head and led the war horse towards the barracks. The female soldiers who felt that the atmosphere was not right were stunned on the spot, not knowing what had happened all of a sudden, which made Mrs. Xu so sad.

"What's wrong with Madam, didn't you have to be a matchmaker for Sister Begonia just now?" A little female soldier with a goose egg face and thin eyebrows asked everyone in a low voice.

"I don't know, maybe I'm worried about the current battle situation!" The round-faced girl hesitated to answer, pulled up her war horse, and chased in the direction where Mrs. Xu had gone.

"That lady still doesn't want to be a matchmaker for Sister Begonia!" The egg-faced little girl is childlike and likes to get to the bottom of it.

"Who knows, it's definitely not learning now! Didn't you listen to General Xiao Zhang's words, the Huns have not been destroyed. You have to wait until the Mongols are defeated before you can agree. Their heroes don't even give the emperor's face, and it's useless for the lady to be a matchmaker! The female soldiers replied in a rambling manner. Looking at the begonias in a daze, my heart was full of sympathy.

"How long will that be?" Goose Egg Face opened its mouth wide. People from all walks of life fought against the Yuan army, and there were many defeats and few victories. Recently, with the help of the officers of the Broken Army, this passive situation has gradually been reversed. But now their enemy is only the Han army under Liu Shen, and the climate is hot and humid in summer, which is not a good season for war. Autumn is coming soon, and on the other side of the Jiulong River, Liu Shen's Han army and Suodu Mongol army are going to attack it, and the battle in front of them does not know what year and month it will be.

"I don't care, I'll ask Zhang Wudao again tonight to see if what he said means is what he means. If he wants me to wait, I will wait, wait until the Mongols withdraw from Fujian, and wait until the day when the battle is over! Begonia stomped her foot, her face showing a bit of fortitude.

No matter how strong the Mongols were, there will be a day when they will be driven away. As long as the hope of that day is there, she can wait. Even if the heaven and the earth are combined, the mountains are edgeless.

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