Chapter 2: Tianhe (Eight Hours)

The next morning, I got up late.

Stay under the service of the red lotus and have breakfast, and there are already three strokes outside. Xue Jingxian originally planned to go out to visit a few Anxi Army generals, but when he thought about the promise he had just made yesterday, he hesitated. However, sitting in the dormitory with nothing to do was really boring, so he nodded and called Honglian to his side, and while teaching her the real Central Plains etiquette, he chatted with her without a word.

Although Honglian is the daughter of a foreign barbarian, she also has a delicate mind. knows that the fate of the rest of his life is good or bad, and it is all tied to the man in front of him who looks a little thin and is actually not in bad health. Therefore, I learned to be extra attentive, and occasionally made a little joke intentionally or unintentionally, which added a bit of grace to the atmosphere in the dormitory.

One of them teaches, the other learns, so unhappy. In the oil mixing room in Zhengmili, there were guards outside the door to report, saying that Song Wu, Yu Wenzhi, Wang Xun, Fang Ziling and other young generals from their families in Chang'an came to visit. Xue Jingxian also handed over the family letters of Song Yu and Yu Wende yesterday, and he can also be regarded as having a relationship with these young people. Besides, now that the other party took the initiative to come to the door, it can't be regarded as a violation of his promise, so after a little hesitation, he greeted the door of the military tent with a smile.

"I came to disturb me without an invitation, and I hope that Lord Qincha will not blame us for being presumptuous." Among several young people, Wang Xun is currently the highest. Therefore, he took the lead and saluted Xue Jingxian with a fist.

Regardless of Qincha's identity, Xue Jingxian's actual job is only a middle doctor, ranking below the fourth grade, which is three levels smaller than Wang Xun's identity as a fourth-grade Zhonglang. How dare you stand still and accept the other party's salute, quickly turn sideways, and return the salute with full courtesy, "General Wang is polite." Several generals are polite! A few people can come here to visit Xue, which has already flattered Xue. How can there be any reason to blame a few generals for being presumptuous?! (Note 1)

"Lord Xue is really good at talking. If this is the case, I won't dare to enter the door. Wang Xun also turned sideways with several colleagues behind him, refusing to accept Xue Jingxian's return salute.

"That's not going to work. Xue is envious of the good luck of several generals, and is ready to be a little happy! Xue Jingxian immediately accepted the politeness, stepped forward and grabbed Wang Xun's arm, "Hurry up, please." Red Lotus, go and make tea for a few generals! ”

His newly acquired concubine Honglian was hiding at the door and secretly looking out, when she suddenly heard her man calling, she was so frightened that she agreed, and ran away, "Hey, I'll go now." Don't worry, sir, where is the kettle, sir, where is our kettle! ”

Before the words fell, a good-natured laughter sounded in all directions. A few guards who had been hired heavily on the road couldn't bear to see Xue Jingxian embarrassed, so they hurriedly came out of the small tent on the side and delivered a pot of cold water that had just been filled. "Hang it on the fire behind the tent. Remember to boil the water first, then add the tea leaves and spices. Do not add milk to the tea. Your lord's guests are all from Chang'an, and they are not used to the taste of milk tea! ”

"Got it! Got it! Thank you, thank you! Honglian, who was as anxious as a bride seeing her in-laws, nodded frequently, and when others pointed out, they said thank you. This move caused Wang Xun and others to laugh. After laughing, the relationship with Xue Jingxian was much more harmonious than before.

"This girl was given to me by General Zhou yesterday. Xue hadn't had time to teach her before she let a few generals see the joke! Xue Jingxian shook his head helplessly and explained with a smile.

"She's the number one beauty in the Great Bolu Country! I don't know how many people want to ask General Zhou these days, but he hasn't let go. Lord Xue really couldn't bear it, and actually let her be a rough maid. Song Wu smiled and woke up in a low voice.

"Ah, that's it!" Xue Jingxian was stunned by this, and whispered in surprise. But last night, I had already learned the benefits of this big-breasted and long-legged woman, and she knew the taste of eating marrow. If you return the gift at this moment, you will never say it. I had no choice but to smile and find myself under the stairs, "This, this, you see, isn't Xue beloved." This woman was finished last night, and now, now ......"

Now it's been a long time, but I can't hold back the reason, and I'm embarrassed. Fortunately, Wang Xun saw the opportunity quickly, smiled, and took the initiative to find Xue Jingxian under the steps, "Lord Xue, don't blame yourself." Even if General Zhou doesn't give this woman to you, he won't be blessed. Otherwise, his head would have hung on the flagpole! ”

Hearing this, Xue Jingxian felt nervous again. But soon, I understood that Wang Xun was relieving himself, "Haha, in this way, this girl is really destined for Xue." Xue owes a lot of this favor, I don't know if there is a chance to pay it back in this life?! ”

"Lord Xue is polite!" Yuwen Zhi snickered in his heart, but his face was pretending to be serious. "A barbarian woman is not a generous gift. If it weren't for this armor restraint, maybe General Song would have pulled it to his home in a car! ”

"How can I be so!" Listening to everyone going around and around, and suddenly the joke came to his head, Song Wu hurriedly jumped out and waved his hand vigorously. "Lord Xue, don't listen to this false accusation, Song is a child who practices children's skills, and before the age of twenty-four, he is close to being a woman!"

"Then you've got it!" Xue Jingxian shook his head and joked with a smile. "The Anxi army is prestigious, and I don't know how many barbarian small countries will rush to stuff the princess and the county lord into the army. I think General Song, you will be eighteen or nine this year. Meise sat in her arms but her mind was not disturbed, and she ...... tsk"

"Hahaha...... "I didn't expect Xue Daqin, who was plain and gentle, to be more direct than the martial artists when he told jokes, and the young generals laughed wildly. Song Wu, who only claimed to be practicing children's skills, was embarrassed to leave, nor did he stay, he poked at the door with a red face and gritted his teeth, "You, you ......."

"Okay, if you don't dislike Xue's shabby bedroom, let's come in quickly. The sun in the Western Regions is too poisonous, you can stand it, but this official can't stand it! Xue Jingxian put away his smile and reached out to open the curtain.

There is a way to be obedient and listen to the sound, and the gongs and drums to listen to the sound. Although he said some jokes just now, Xue Jingxian also figured out that the discipline of the Anxi Army is very strict, and the phenomenon of "the soldiers are half dead in front of the army, and the beauties are still singing and dancing" does not exist in the Anxi Army. Therefore, Zhou Xiaofeng got a beauty for nothing, and he could only send him to live temporarily in the camp where the prisoners were held. Don't dare to enjoy it right away. And he received a gift from Zhou Xiaofeng yesterday, but he did not violate military discipline. After all, he is just an outsider who has come here on business, and no behavior is subject to military law.

When he was carefully calculating the benefits and disadvantages in his heart, he heard Wang Xun say with a smile: "I waited to come to disturb the adults this time, and there is nothing important." It's just that I've been away from Chang'an for too long, and it's inevitable that I'm a little homesick. I hope that the adults will forgive us and wait for the suffering, if there is anything new, just tell me about it! ”

Following behind Wang Xun, Yuwen Zhi also arched his hand at Xue Jingxian, and begged with a smile, "Yes, yes, they have been away for more than a year." When I was in Chang'an, I didn't think there was anything good in the city. When I got here, I realized that I was in the midst of happiness and didn't know the blessing! ”

"It's not the same as before, what's new! Xue felt that the sky was wide and wide in the Western Regions, and he was a little more comfortable when he was panting! Xue Jingxian pondered for a moment and responded with a smile.

It's not exactly a compliment. When he was in Chang'an City, he ran into walls everywhere when he asked for officials, and the whole person was so depressed that he was about to go crazy, so when he saw that no one was pleasing to the eye, and when he encountered a topic that made him unhappy, he couldn't help but sneer a few words. And after arriving in the Western Regions, he was flattered by the stars like the moon, and he was given a treasure sword beauty, and his mood suddenly became clear, and the whole person's temperament also changed greatly, compared with before, it was simply heaven and earth. Therefore, I can tell a few jokes with anyone, and I feel close to each one.

"My lord, let's just talk about it. I'm homesick, I'm almost stunned! Song Wu finally relieved himself a little, lest Xue Jingxian continue to refuse, and surrendered his hand to request.

If it was placed in the past, he would be the younger brother of Song Yu, a member of the Zhongshu House, and Xue Jingxian would also give him a little look. At this moment, he felt that the other party was just a half-grown child, and it was really pitiful to be thousands of miles away from home suddenly, so he thought about it and said with a smile, "Then Xue said it casually." In fact, Xue only arrived in Chang'an last summer, and he is not familiar with the scenery in the city......"

While humbling, he told the new things he had heard and seen in the past six months. Of course, I didn't forget to secretly add some personal private goods in the middle, and praised Yang Guozhong's actions after replacing Li Linfu. Anyway, if you compliment you don't need money, you can pass it back to Chang'an through the mouths of Song Wu and Yuwenzhi, and maybe it will bring him a lot of benefits.

Wang Xun, Yu Wenzhi, Song Wu and others are indeed homesick. A lot of Chang'an scenery is obviously very familiar in memory, and I can't wait for Xue Jingxian to describe it again. Occasionally, I heard the other party's description wrong, and I smiled and corrected it. In short, at this moment, in their memory, there is only the bright side of Chang'an City, and there is no daunting twilight that they felt before. Not only is there no other famous city in the world that can be compared with Chang'an, but even the bliss in Buddhism and the paradise in Cruciform cannot be compared with the hometown.

After a while, the speaker changed from Xue Jingxian alone to everyone participating. gossip, the many benefits of Chang'an City are like a treasure. The concubine Honglian boiled the tea and carried the copper kettle inside. Seeing this scene, he didn't dare to bother, so he had to stand aside and listen. Listening to it, she herself was fascinated, and it was not clear when the copper kettle was thrown at her feet, but she felt that if there was really such a prosperous place in the world, she could live in it for a day, or die the next morning, and this life would be worth it.

Note 1: In the Tang Dynasty official system, between the same product, it was also divided into four categories: upper, lower, top, and bottom. Wang Xun's official rank at the moment is above the fourth grade, and Xue Jingxian is from the fourth grade. So the latter is three levels lower than the former.