Ra Jianghan was afraid that his daughter would be lonely, and when Wang Yuan left Turpan, he stuffed another maid over.

This thing is absolutely ill-intentioned, because the maid is a beautiful embryo, and I heard that she is also of Persian blood. She was the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy local merchant and a Persian dancer, and intended to serve as a servant to the second son of Mansuer. The reason why it hasn't been sent out is very simple, this girl is only eight fucking years old!

The girl's father died when the city was broken. Relying on Wang Yuan's relationship, Ra Jianghan bought this girl and has been teaching her to speak Chinese for the past six months.

Strictly speaking, Wang Yuan is her father-killing enemy.

His daughter married far away from the Central Plains, and her identity belonged to the concubine family. Naturally, a beautiful maid must be arranged, who can help her daughter compete for favor, and they can rely on each other.

Wang Yuan didn't think much about it, thinking that this girl was raised by the Han family, so he casually let Xiangxiang take it with him - who would think about an eight-year-old girl? Wang Erlang is not a pervert.

The wind and snow are a little hazy, and the journey back to the east.

Xiangxiang sat in the carriage, turning her head to look behind her from time to time, but she didn't dare to really open the curtain. She has lived a worry-free life since she was a child, learning dance, musical instruments and scriptures, and making some simple dairy products, and her predetermined destiny is to marry a certain Turpan nobleman.

Who knew that once she changed drastically, she actually wanted to marry to the Central Plains, which was a place where she had no idea.

"Miss, don't be afraid." Qiyun comforted.

Qiyun is the eight-year-old girl, the Chinese name taken by Zhang Zigao, which means beautiful and gorgeous clouds.

Xiangxiang asked in Chagatai language, "It's just the two of us, why do you speak Chinese?" ”

Qiyun said: "The fire man (master) said that the general doesn't like it, so let me and the young lady must speak Chinese, and treat myself as Han in the future." ”

Xiangxiang was silent, she was not resistant, but felt that Chinese was too difficult.

Chagatai is the predecessor of Uyghur and Uzbek languages, and was once the lingua franca of Central Asia, where it was spoken even in the Mughal Empire and Egypt. It has some Mongolian roots, but it also absorbs Arab-Persian and Uighur languages, and belongs to a branch of the Turkic language family.

At this time in Turpan, Chagatai and Chagatai were already somewhat close to the Uyghur language and Uyghur script of later generations. But what they said, when they met the northern Mongols, could barely understand.

Xiangxiang was a little afraid of the future, but also had all expectations, she hugged her maid and said, "In the future, it will be just the two of us." ”

"Well, just the two of us," said Qiyun, "Miss, let's practice Chinese." ”

Although Qiyun is only eight years old, she is much more assertive than Xiangxiang. Her mother was a dancer, a slave captured by war during the Uzbek invasion of Persia and then resold to Turpan several times. She was not treated by her father since she was a child, and only taught her singing, dancing and musical instruments, and when she reached the age of nine, she was dedicated to nobles.

Growing up in this environment, Qiyun knew how to read words and colors at a very young age. Her real name is Guri Kuci, which is actually Gulkezi, which means "flower-like girl".

Two girls, one fourteen years old and the other only eight years old, sat in the carriage and practiced Chinese.

They have a small notebook that records everyday phrases, and the pronunciation is marked on the side, but the pronunciation is a little strange.

After practicing for a while, Xiangxiang was really tired, so he took out his second string and played it. It was also played the markham, a formal and grand form of music that later existed in Xinjiang, Central Asia, Persia, Arabia, Turkey, North Africa, and Spain.

Wang Yuan listened to the sound of tinkling in the carriage, not only did he feel a little funny, he came to the Western Regions to fight, and when he came home, he actually had an extra concubine and a maid.

The snow on the road was not easy to walk, and it took more than a month for Wang Yuan to finally come to Suzhou.

There is only one guard here, as well as some of the guards of the city, and the deputy general soldier went with the main force to help defend Yansui.

Continuing to rush to Ganzhou, Wang Yuan met the Gansu soldiers who had returned to the division. It is said that the little Mongolian prince has withdrawn his troops, and the border of the Ming Dynasty has been broken into more than 200 miles, and all the fortresses along the way have fallen, and the local people have been plundered countless times.

More than 100,000 Mongolian troops were not beaten back by the Ming Dynasty, but were robbed to their satisfaction and swaggered back to the steppe for the winter.

Shaanxi border generals have been demoted and dismissed a lot.

In order to consolidate the border defense, the household department hemorrhaged this time, spending 180,000 taels of silver to transport grain and grass in Shanxi, Hebei, and Liaodong. He also took out 25,000 taels of silver and 3,000 horses and transported them to Shanxi to replenish the losses. Another 50,000 taels were taken out and transported to Shaanxi for military salaries.

In comparison, Zhu Dangshu, the king of Xiliang, is simply not as good as the little mother's raiser!

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When he arrived in Lanzhou, it was already the Lantern Festival, and Wang Yuan spent the Spring Festival in Zhuang Langwei.

Although the other soldiers had long since returned to Beijing, he still had a thousand cavalry under his command. These officers and soldiers are either promoted by one or two ranks, or they have a full amount of silver, and they will not suffer losses when they follow Wang Erlang to fight.

When crossing Jincheng Pass, Xiangxiang and Qiyun were in the carriage until they finally got off the carriage outside Lanzhou City.

"What a tall wall!"

The two interracial girls were shocked.

Xiangxiang muttered: "This should be the most magnificent city in the world, I don't know how Beijing is better than here." ”

Qiyun said: "Beijing should be bigger, it is the imperial city of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Don't blame them for not having knowledge, Turpan has been ravaged for hundreds of years, and all the majestic ancient cities have been abandoned, and even the lord of the country lives in a small castle. Ganzhou and Suzhou along the way are also quite big, but the city wall is now all rammed earth and built, at a glance in the soil, how can it compare to the brick and stone structure of Lanzhou City?

Well, now Lanzhou still belongs to Shaanxi Province and is a strategic city adjacent to Gansu.

Wang Yuan did not enter the city to disturb the local officials, and ordered the soldiers to camp on the spot. In addition to the 1,000 cavalry, there were 2,000 people with them, all of whom were borrowed from Gansu Town, and they had to go back when they entered Shaanxi.

I didn't bring any heavy grain and grass, and relied on supplies along the way. However, there are many felt belts, and it is very warm to set up tents and lay on the floor, and Wang Yuan himself sleeps in a felt shop.

asked Yuan Da to bring his own handwritten letter into the city, and soon Zhizhou came out to pay a visit in person.

"Mr. Wang has been tired all the way, so it's better to go to the city to rest." Zhizhou Song Yi said.

Wang Yuan waved his hand and said: "Song Taishou's kindness is contemptible, and he is in armor, so it is inconvenient to enter the city." He also asked Song Taishou to gather 2,000 people to raise 200 stone of grain and some forage, and when they arrived in Gongchang Mansion, I would distribute rations for them to come back. ”

Song Yi had no choice but to say: "Raise it as soon as possible, and ask President Wang to wait for three or five days." ”

The 2,000 people who came from Gansu went back the next morning. Wang Yuan waited for three days, and the Lanzhou Zhizhou finally got the matter done, so he continued to hurry with the local people and grain and grass.

Zhizhou Song Yi sent him off with local officials, and before he set off, suddenly several horses crossed the river.

"But the king?" A eunuch shouted from afar.

Wang Yuan clenched his fists and said, "Exactly!" ”

The eunuch came to announce the reward, he stayed on the boat last night, and he hurried early this morning, and happened to meet Wang Yuan outside the city of Ganzhou.

"The right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and the young Zhan Shi Wang Yuan of the Zhan Mansion listen to the reward!" The eunuch immediately jumped off his horse, opened the edict and was about to read it.

Wang Yuan wondered in his heart, hadn't he already been rewarded? Why again?

The eunuch immediately read out the edict, which began with a cliché and then proceeded with the substance: "...... Give a bullfighting suit, add three English crowns, add twenty stones, and a thousand lead ...... to the long reed salt class"

This is an additional reward, and it is estimated that Zhu Houzhao was stimulated by the defeat in the north, which further highlights how valuable Wang Yuan's victory in the Western Regions is.

With an additional 20 stones, Wang Yuan's current salary has exceeded the legal monthly salary of a first-class officer.

Rewarded 500 acres of fertile land in the suburbs of Beijing, not to mention, but also rewarded 1,000 salt leads, this thing is hard currency, can be worth the old nose money.

The rarest thing is the bullfighting suit.

The first time Wang Yuan fought, he was given a unicorn suit; In the second war, he was given a flying fish suit; Some time ago in the Western Regions, I was given a flying fish suit. Now halfway through the walk, the emperor inexplicably sent a bullfighting suit!

Historically, Zhu Houzhao's service was overflowing, which was the thirteenth year of Zhengde. He drove his own expedition to open a scoop with the little prince of Mongolia, fought a great victory, and returned to the court victoriously.

At this time, it was still relatively rare, and in recent decades, Wang Yuan was the first civil official to be given a bullfighting suit.

Moreover, it also crowns and adds three English!

Ying, that is, indigo-dyed swan feathers, is used to decorate hats as decorations. Wang Yuan can't wear a bullfighting suit to go to the court, but he can go to the court with Sanying on the official hat, that thing simply has a group ridicule effect.

In another time and space, Wang Qiong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, has made countless achievements, and he only adds one Ying, relying on this Ying to despise important ministers, Wang Yuan is now directly crowned with three Ying!

Rewarded on the way, not so much exquisite.

After the eunuch finished reading out the marching felt, he put the system up, and then took the initiative to retreat to the side and wait.

Wang Yuan immediately knelt down, bowed to the edict of reward, and then got up and stuffed it into his arms.

"Congratulations to Mr. Wang!" Zhizhou came with his subordinate officials to congratulate.

Wang Yuan arched his hand and said: "Kill the enemy for the country, the people are the duty of the ministers, you all take your leave!" ”

A bunch of magistrates watched Wang Yuan leave, and the envy and worship in his heart was that the emperor actually rewarded the bullfighting suit and returned his mother's crown plus three Ying!

The eunuch caught up and said with a smile: "General Wang, Your Majesty asked you to wear a bullfighting costume and a crown plus three English into Beijing, so that the wine bags and rice bags in the court can be seen." ”