Chapter 57: Change Begins Today
After Jia Quan finished speaking, Huang Qiong couldn't help but be stunned. After thinking about it, I realized that what this guy said was not unreasonable. I have been waiting quietly in the house these days, this is not like a person who has been in the cold palace for eighteen years, it can be said that he has been living in a small cold palace since he was born. It is said that the young man is old, but no matter how he says it, he will not be old like this.
Especially now, I am in the age of "in the prime of life", and I am shrinking in the house all day long, which is a little abnormal. Although his consciousness is a little weak, in the eyes of his father, especially the crown prince, I am afraid that he may not necessarily think so. Jia Quan is right, it's indeed a bit too much for him to do.
Being young and old refers to dealing with people and things, not that a young person really has no ideas and can't do anything. In his eighteen years of cold palace career, he was indeed not raised as an idiot. But a young man who had just left the palace and had never seen anything actually stayed at home so honestly, and in the eyes of some people, there was indeed a view that things were abnormal and demonic.
What's more, I consciously showed weakness, others didn't really let go of me, and there was no ambiguity when it was time to do it. even used himself to make clear his attitude of protecting himself, wanting to turn himself into a pawn in the open and secret struggle between them and the prince. Everyone has already knocked on the door, so why should I continue to pretend.
Although it can't be said that you are blatantly fighting back, there is no need to retreat like this. Just as Jia Quan said, as long as you don't go to places like the messy gambling houses and Goolan courtyards, you should behave more like the young people who don't worry about food and clothing in this era. It's impossible to be a gentleman, but some things should change.
Just as Jia Quan said, you can do what you need to do, and blindly avoiding it will not solve any problems. I want to show people with a harmless face, but some people just don't want to be at peace. actually on the first day of his own exit from the palace, he secretly started to rectify himself. It can be seen that sometimes honest people are also a thorn in the side of some people with a heart, or people who can be used.
Thinking of this, Huang Qiong stood up and looked at Jia Quan in front of him, then turned his head to look at the palace maids and eunuchs outside the study, and muttered for a long time before saying: "What Mr. said is not wrong, this king did a little too much before, and this king knows that he should do it in the future." This change, as you said, starts with practicing horseback riding. ”
After that, Huang Qiong looked at Jia Quan, who was happy after listening to his reply. After hesitating slightly, he bowed to Jia Quan and said, "Mr. really has some unique vision when looking at some issues. Today's teachings by Mr. De can be said to be better than ten years of study, and even have a great sense of enlightenment. Mr. is a big material, and he can be described as a national warrior. ”
"Today's matter, this king can be helped by Mr., it can be said that he is fortunate to have three lives, and he feels like a tiger with wings. Today's gentleman treats this king with sincerity, and he will treat him as a national gentleman. In the future, I also hope that Mr. will know everything about this king, and this king will definitely accept advice with an open mind. ”
Seeing Huang Qiong's deep salute, Jia Quan, who was also a little complacent because of his advice and was accepted by Huang Qiong just now, was taken aback. Before he had time to stop it, Huang Qiong changed his salutation, opening and closing his mouth to be a gentleman, which made him even more flattered and hurriedly stood up, saluted Huang Qiong and said: "Quan, how can he deserve such a big gift from the prince?" ”
"Lord, although you are young, you are far from being as arrogant as other princes, and you are more willing to listen to these unspeakable advice. Before Quan met the prince, he was just a down-and-out scholar. To be able to get the prince's fancy and take it by his side, the right is already a blessing for three lives. Now that he has to meet the lord again, although he can't say that he will die in the future, he will definitely do his best to give advice to the prince. ”
Huang Qiong has been half-fighting and half-pulling these days, and she has taken advantage of the situation to discuss with Jia Quan today, which can be said to have gained Jia Quan's loyalty. But whether Jia Quan really won Huang Qiong's trust is basically in a state of ambiguity. It can't be said that it is distrustful, but it can be said that it is trusted wholeheartedly, at least Jia Quan is currently in Huang Qiong's heart, and it has not yet reached that level.
It's not that Huang Qiong is too suspicious, it's that in his previous life, he was betrayed by the people he loved and trusted the most, except for his parents and family, and even murdered him, so that now, except for his mother and Chen Yao in this life, he almost doesn't dare to trust anyone easily. Coupled with the current situation, as well as the suspicion of the ancestors of the Huang family in his life, Huang Qiong still has some concerns.
did not achieve complete trust to complete trust, but Huang Qiong still appreciated Jia Quan's suggestions and ideas for solving the problem. As for how to talk to King Yong, he was not too anxious. Since Jia Quan thinks that now is the last calm period before the storm, it is better not to break this last calm for the time being.
As for opportunities, Huang Qiong thinks there are. At least until he found a safe and reliable place to talk, Huang Qiong didn't want to talk about this matter with King Yong for the time being. His own mansion is now a colander, and this kind of thing has happened to King Yong, and it is estimated that it is not much better than his own here.
Huang Qiong, who is familiar with history books in both lifetimes, loses his country if he is not secret, loses his body if he is not secret, and harms if he is not secret. Thinking of this, Huang Qiong turned his head to Jia Quan and said, "Sir, since you have proposed that this king has done a little too much in some things. ”
This king also thinks that the words of the gentleman are reasonable. So let's make corrections from today, okay? Mr. Shouxiao must be tired these days, so Mr. will accompany the king today and go out to visit the scenery of the capital. Mr. is right, although this king has lived in this capital for 18 years, but what kind of capital this king has not seen yet. ”
Hearing that Huang Qiong wanted to go out for a walk with him, Jia Quan didn't react for a while. Didn't you just discuss how to solve the incident you encountered this time, why did you suddenly turn to going out shopping? This jump was too fast, which caught Jia Quan off guard. But in the end, it was Jia Quan, although he was caught off guard, he immediately reacted to Huang Qiong's meaning and nodded with a smile.
In addition to bringing a guard, the two of them brought a young servant that Chen Yao bought from Renyazi. This servant, who seems to be polite and polite, but I don't know why he has been reduced to being sold into slavery, was recommended to Huang Qiong by Jia Quan. But after seeing this person, Huang Qiong smiled.
In Huang Qiong's opinion, Jia Quan must have seen his shadow a few days ago in this young man. In addition, this young man, at first glance, is from a scholar's background, and he is probably pitiful and wants to recommend some in front of him. Huang Qiong didn't care about Jia Quan's careful thoughts.
After the group left the house, Huang Qiong did not go anywhere else. I just asked the guard next to me where the horse market in the capital was, and then went all the way over. It's not that Huang Qiong wants to ride a horse now, but Jia Quan's words just now reminded him of something. He had already discussed with Chen Yao, and Chen Yao went to recruit people for himself in the name of his provincial relatives.
It's a lot of work along the way, and having a good horse will definitely save a lot of energy. When it matters, it may be life-saving. Huang Qiong has heard of the savior of the ancient famous horse more than once. With Chen Yao's skills, although it doesn't matter if he saves his life or not. But having a good horse can really alleviate Chen Yao's fatigue on the road.
Although there are a few royal horses rewarded by his father in his own mansion, it is a little inconvenient for Chen Yao to ride out one of these imperial horses, and it is easy to be caught by people with pigtails. At one time, those horses were brought back. Huang Qiong once heard those in his escort army, who must have been born in cavalry, muttered that these horses are good horses, and they are all serious party horses, but unfortunately they were scrapped.
For this reason, Huang Qiong, who didn't understand the characteristics of horses that day, let alone rode a horse, specially asked this person to his study. Only then did I know that no matter how good a horse is, it is run out, not raised. Horses, like people, need long-term activity to maintain their physical endurance.
If you don't let the horse run for a long time, just keep it in captivity, no matter how good the horse is, it will be wasted. Although the royal horses in the palace are all good horses that pay tribute in all aspects, first, there is no place in the palace for these horses to run. Second, I'm afraid that no one dares to keep these horses in a certain wildness, as well as the ability to run quickly.
These masters in the palace are all pampered, with fine skin and tender meat, what if this horse runs and falls down? Especially the emperor, who would dare to let the emperor fall off his horse? Who can guarantee that the emperor is a good horseman, or that Ma Sahuan will not be a stumbling man? If the emperor scratches a little skin because of this, or even if the dragon controls the guests, he will be unlucky, not to mention that the whole family will lose his head.
It is precisely because the people who may ride these horses are all nobles with abnormal status, who dares to let these horses maintain a certain wildness? Since they were sent to the palace, the horses have been trained to walk as smoothly as possible. As for the other running and jumping, no one would dare or think about training.
Look at these royal horses that have been brought in, and the fat on their bodies will show that these horses can't run at all now. However, if it is a trot or simply used as a means of transportation, it is much smoother than that of ordinary horses. As for the nature of these horses, it has long been lost. It was precisely because she knew these that Huang Qiong made up her mind to choose a good horse for Chen Yao before Chen Yao set off.
When I came to the horse market, I was already a well-informed person in two lives, but it was the first time I saw Huang Qiong in such a big livestock market, but she looked around like a curious baby. He knows what a horse looks like, but what kind of horse is a good horse, how to look at it to see that a horse is a thousand miles horse, Huang Qiong is confused.
After all, the creature of the horse is not the luxury car he was used to in his previous life, it has obvious signs. The horses are good or bad, but you can't tell them by looking at their appearance. There is no doubt that most of the horses are horses. But it looks like a tall horse, but it's not necessarily a good horse.
Because it has always controlled the Hexi Corridor, the best horse production area in China, the area around Qinghai Lake and Longyou, and the sixteen states of Youyun. Therefore, since the establishment of the Great Qi Dynasty, there has never been a shortage of horses. Whether it is a civilian horse or a war horse in the army, it has always been sufficient, and Huang Qiong is still clear about this.
In particular, the quality of the Hexi horses produced in the Hexi Corridor and the Dangxiang horses produced in Longyou even exceeds the Khitan horses that have always been known for their cavalry and used on a large scale in Northern Liao, that is, the Mongolian horses of later generations. But it was the first time I saw Huang Qiong in the horse market in this era, and I was still dazzled by the variety and large number of horses in front of me, and I felt that I had nowhere to start.
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