"You're that Jiang kid?"

In the royal palace of Qiuci Royal City, it is resplendent and full of Western Regions, and contains many elements of the interior of the Central Plains, which looks, well, a bit nondescript.

Jiang Ge looked at the palace full of jewels and was a little uncomfortable, because although the ground he was sitting on was a thick cushion, the agate gems inlaid on the floor next to him really made people can't help but reach out and sneak out of it.

Hearing the question, Jiang Ge just hummed casually, focusing on the red agate that was embedded in the floor and bigger than an egg, Jiang Ge wanted to dig it out, it would feel very cool.

"Don't dig, hey, you doll, what do you want to tell grandpa, what are you doing digging the stones on the ground, it's so useless, hey, don't dig, my floor is ......"

The white-haired old man, who was still sitting on the throne, saw Jiang Ge digging out the red agate with a bang, and his heart was so sad.

Jiang Ge looked at the old man's anxious and distressed look, and embarrassedly stuffed the gem he had just picked out back slowly, and the floor returned to its original appearance. The old man breathed a heavy sigh of relief, and looked at the loose agate stone from time to time, always uncomfortable as if there was some pimple in his heart.

"I'm sorry, old man, the kid didn't hold back, and he felt uncomfortable not digging it out."

Jiang Ge looked apologetically at the white-haired old man on the throne and arched his hand.

"You can sit in another place, don't sit there, watching you dig that stone, it's so worrying, my heart hurts, it's so uncomfortable."

The old man looked sad and kept looking at where Jiang Ge was sitting.

Jiang Ge, who was extremely embarrassed, had to change to a position covered with a large carpet and sat down, looked left and right, and couldn't see the gems inlaid on the floor, and felt much more comfortable.

Jiang Ge, who had returned his attention, carefully observed the old man on the throne, with white hair and white eyebrows, round and dignified facial features, and a kind and gentle expression, giving people the feeling that he was a kind old man with a particularly rich family.

However, the old man is a little absent-minded now, and always goes to see if the agate that Jiang Ge has just picked out is still there.

Jiang Ge coughed twice and said to the point: "You said that you are Bai Ling'er's grandfather?" ”

Hearing this, the old man also retracted his thoughts and said, "Ah, yes, you should also call me grandpa." Even if you and Ling'er haven't gotten married, you should call me grandpa. ”

Jiang Ge didn't think much about it, and rushed back to Qiuzi City with his uncle named Bai Shanghuang early in the morning, seeing this old man named Bai Sheng, as soon as he met, his grandson was called, and he was so reluctant to pick a gem at this time, this grandfather was afraid that it was in vain.

"Grandpa, my uncle brought me here to see you, do you have any orders? The kid can do what he can. "It's one thing to think in my heart, you have to call it if you change your name, and you don't suffer if you are in age.

"Ah, what about you, since you came to the Western Regions, this can be regarded as a marriage proposal. Brought to meet in no wow. ”

Hearing the old man's words, Jiang Ge couldn't wait to spurt out a mouthful of blood. What is called a marriage proposal, how can there be such a random arrangement, saying that the marriage is proposed, and there is a meeting gift. At this time, Jiang Ge felt uncomfortable, and he dared to rush for a day to come and give gifts?

Jiang Ge said embarrassedly: "Grandpa atoned for his sins, some time ago when he was still in Linyuan, my father told the boy about this, I should have gone to Jinling to meet my future father-in-law before Chinese New Year's Eve, but I didn't expect to go to the Western Regions by mistake, let alone meet Ling'er's uncle and grandfather here." The kid has no long things and no preparations, do you think you want to give a few days, the kid prepares and prepares? ”

Bai Sheng nodded and said: "Don't those subordinates of the good grandson hide a lot of good herbs, the old man's body and bones have to be replenished, and it is better to live longer to watch you and Ling'er's children grow up." ”

Jiang Ge, who looked unlucky, was whistling by 10,000 yellow sheep in his heart, how did the old man who had just met know about this herb, and how could Ling'er's family be like this...... Peculiar?

Jiang Ge reluctantly smiled and said with a look of sudden realization: "Oh, grandpa reminds that those herbs are not ordinary, give them to grandpa to replenish his body, the right is filial piety, the bride price, the kid still has to think about it, after all, it is a big matter, and it needs to be planned." ”

Bai Sheng was in a happy mood when he heard this: "Alas~ Good grandson, don't think about it, isn't your uncle's stinky boy already planned for you, there are so many large and small tribes in the Western Regions, when you recover, those seizures will be regarded as half of the bride price, it seems that that kid is very good to you, such a good attention has been planned for you, just do it, everything is up to your uncle." ”

What the? Recovering all the gains in the Western Regions is only half of it? How can there be a feeling that God has been cheated unconsciously, and he has to be willing?

Jiang Ge's heart at this time is no longer a yellow sheep galloping, and he has to add boundless cattle and horses, and they are constantly galloping back and forth.

Jiang Ge, who was crying with a sad face, didn't dare to be angry, so he could only hold it in his heart, and said a little angrily: "I don't know how big the Western Regions is, how many tribes there are, I can recover them all with a word, if it's so simple, why didn't you and your uncle send someone to recover it earlier, you have to let me do this as an unfamiliar outsider." Also, even if the kid recovers the entire Western Regions, the seizure must be used as a bride price, but why can it only be counted as half? What should I do with the other half? Otherwise, I will also recover the Central Plains and make up the other half? ”

Bai Sheng laughed when he heard Jiang Ge's complaints: "It's really not difficult, that kid and I are just lazy and don't like to go out, those stubborn emirates are just a punch to death, ahaha, it's not as difficult as you think, don't worry." Besides, if you don't have this ability, can our Ling'er marry you? The other half, of course, is not the Central Plains, and you just need to stop by to get it when you recover the Western Regions. It's not a difficult thing, and the person Ling'er likes will not be cowardly. ”

Jiang Ge looked helpless, but there was nothing to do, in order to marry Ling'er, Jiang Ge gritted his teeth and said: "Since you have said so, the kid has to pay the bride price even if he is desperate."

It's ready for you, you are Ling'er's grandfather, you have to talk. ”

"After this is done, I will write a letter, you can take it back, and after the crown, you will choose a good day and an auspicious day to happily marry Ling'er home."

Jiang Ge's eyes lit up, he was able to settle those cumbersome things here in advance, and he would be saved a lot of trouble after he went back. Marry Ling'er home as soon as possible, these things are not a problem.

After convincing himself, Jiang Ge said confidently: "The kid must live up to his mission, but he doesn't have a clue what to do next, can grandpa give some advice?" ”

Bai Sheng waved his hand and said, "Go find your uncle, remember to send the herbs, I have to repair the floor." ”

Jiang Ge, who was completely speechless, had no choice but to get up and say goodbye, he always felt that it was unbearable to get along with this old man, and it was very uncomfortable, but fortunately, Ling'er's uncle was not bad, although his personality was a little peculiar, he was always good.

Out of the palace hall, Jiang Ge hurriedly looked for Emperor Bai in the square in front of the palace, and the palace with few guards felt very empty, and no one could be seen.

Walking all the way to the gate of the palace, seeing that the four listless guards didn't even ask a word, they didn't bother to look at Jiang Ge, Jiang Ge walked out of the palace gate, looked at the bustling street, and felt for a while that he was dreaming just now, or was it a big joke?

With an old man with a somewhat eccentric temper, he gave such an important thing as proposing marriage, and by the way, he also gave the general trend of the Western Regions?

So sloppy?

The point is that now no one has their own, what can they do to dominate the Western Regions? What about soldiers? What about the generals? What about the supply of weapons and equipment?

Jiang Ge, who was carried away by the marriage, felt that he was being played by someone as a monkey, what kind of pit was it, he was completely happy and didn't know it.

Turning around, he saw that the gate of the palace had been closed tightly, and the street was crowded with people, and no one cared about him at all.

Jiang Ge was in a trance for a while, looked up at the naturally dazzling sun, and was a little dizzy. I hurriedly found a tree to sit on the shaded side.

The more I rubbed my head and thought about it, the more confused I became, who is Emperor Bai? Who is the White Sage who fell to the ground? What has happened since last night?

Could it be that he is being played around, and he doesn't know it?

When he was upset, he handed over a piece of melon with yellow flesh in one hand.

Jiang Ge took it and said thank you, looked sideways, smashed the melon in his hand with a bang, and said angrily: "No, who are you?" What about me? ”

Emperor Bai squatted in the shade of the tree, and handed Jiang Ge another piece of melon in his hand, chewing the melon flesh in his mouth, making a crisp sound, and said vaguely: "What do you think, I am Uncle Ling'er, Bai Sheng is Grandpa Ling'er, why are you playing?" Isn't it all clear? ”

Jiang Ge squatted down angrily, looked at the sweet and delicious food eaten by Emperor Bai, picked up the melon in his hand and ate it in two bites, and then threw the melon skin at his feet, and said angrily: "The matter is settled in a few words, I am only about fifty people, how can I recover the Western Regions?" There are a thousand defenders over there, but what about me? What about the soldiers, the generals, the equipment for grain and grass? And where did you just run? ”

Emperor Bai sighed and said: "I'm too busy, I want to be the lord of the country for a while, a general for a while, and a living Buddha for a while, and be considerate of my uncle." Everything you want is ready for you, what's the hurry. It's going to be the New Year soon, and you'll go to Luntai after the New Year. Everything you want is there. Come on, come on, eat melons and eat melons. ”

Jiang Ge was completely stunned, he couldn't tell the truth from the fake at all, he had no place to sprinkle his anger, he just kept eating melons, and he didn't care where Emperor Bai got so many melons of various colors from there, he couldn't stop at all after eating them.

A piece of melon skin, Jiang Ge still wanted to have another piece, stretched out his hand, his hand sank, Jiang Ge turned his head sideways and saw that Emperor Bai was no longer there, and there was an extra golden token inlaid with various flowers and emeralds in his hand.

The front side is densely packed with Western Regions texts that can't be understood, and the reverse side is a Buddha statue relief that looks like the White Emperor, the Buddha statue is solemn and sacred, the back is radiant, the expression is dignified and peaceful, and it is in the shape of a sitting lotus.

.......

Returning to the makeshift camp outside Qiuzi City, Jiang Ge instructed Jianhong to send the grassland to the palace in the city the next day, and then threw the gold medal on the table.

At noon the next day, Jiang Ge woke up from his slumber.

The guards reported that Jian Hong went to the palace early in the morning and has not yet returned.

Jiang Ge couldn't help but mutter, is there something wrong with this palace, and people will become stupid after they go?

Jian Hong was afraid that he was also on the road.

Finally waiting for the sun to set, Jianhong returned to the camp with the guards laughing and laughing.

Jiang Ge stared at everyone curiously and asked, "What's so happy?" ”

A personal guard said: "The general's grandfather is really hospitable, generous, kind and kind, he is to send herbs, but he kept us to eat and drink for a day, and before leaving, he also sent a bottle of medicine, saying that it was bruises, swords and sword wounds can be quickly effective." The general is a good blessing. ”

Jian Hong continued: "The general's uncle is also a kind person, there is no frame at all, he is good at guessing the size of the fist and dice rolls, and he fights thirty of us alone, and the amount of wine is very large, he is really a god." will also divinate fortune telling, the brothers' minds can't be hidden at all, everyone is very comfortable after drinking a drink, how can there be a trace of unhappiness, except for the sincerity of the general to go to the soup and fire, there is no other thought. ”

Jiang Ge didn't know what to say when he heard this, neither good nor bad, so he could only scold helplessly: "Two god sticks." ”

Fortunately, only thirty-one people went, and twenty guards remained in the camp.

You can't go to that shit palace again.

Jiang Ge, who had a huge shadow in his heart, kept admonishing himself.

It's Chinese New Year's Eve in two days, ginger

The song is also inconvenient to restrain everyone, they are all brothers who follow themselves without regrets, a group of big men, should rest for a few days, although Qiuzi City is not as big and prosperous as Luoyang Chang'an, it is good to have its own exotic customs, and the flow of people in the city is also a good place for recreation.

Jiang Ge specially gave Jianhong and fifty guards a five-day vacation, so that everyone could rest and adjust.

After explaining that he went to the Luntai military camp on the third day of the first lunar month, Jiang Ge packed up his things and rode towards Luntai.

This place is too weird, Jiang Ge is constantly reminding himself in his heart, leave early, leave early.

Starry night.

Feeling the loneliness in the dark night all the way, the farther away from Qiuzi, the clearer Jiang Ge's heart became.

Finally, in the early hours of the morning, they arrived at the Luntai camp.

The huge barracks are lit up with lights, and it has the atmosphere of the Spring Festival in the Central Plains.

After Jiang Ge showed the gold medal at the door, the guards opened the door very reverently and respectfully and sent Jiang Ge to the general's tent.

Jiang Ge, who had recovered his clarity, was eating a delicious barbecue, playing with the gold medal in his hand, and recalling the various scenes and conversations after meeting with Emperor Bai and Emperor Bai Sheng.

Thinking about it carefully, there was no mistake in principle, let alone deliberate deception, Jiang Ge just said a lot of things along the lines of thought of the two, and finally agreed to recover the entire Western Regions for the Bai family, and to investigate a few places. Even if it is a bride price.

There's nothing wrong with thinking about it, but why does Jiang Ge always feel that he has been being led by the nose, and he feels a little muddy? Unconsciously, I stepped from one pit to another, and I stepped into another, bigger pit. And willingly.

After Jiang Ge's repeated thinking, in the end, the two people of the Bai family can only be very good at demagoguery, and they can unconsciously make people feel good, quickly build trust, and thus unsuspectingly reveal the thoughts hidden in their hearts, and finally willingly enter the trap according to their assumptions.

After thinking about it, Jiang Ge suddenly realized, and cursed a few damn magic sticks viciously.

It's a pity that Jiang Ge has already agreed to the other party's request, and the other party's purpose is not malicious, at most, he was put on the side by his mother's family before marrying Bai Ling'er home.

I can only convince myself that it is a blessing to suffer a loss, and it is not easy to care about it for Ling'er.

But be sure to stay away from those two people.

It's so fucking uncomfortable.

After eating and drinking, Jiang Ge also finished washing and fell asleep.

Nothing was said all night.

The next morning, Jiang Ge was woken up by the sound of drills in the barracks.

Putting on his clothes and walking out of the big tent, Jiang Ge rubbed his eyes.

Everything in front of you.

"Fuck your mother's White Emperor, go to your grandmother's White Sage, go to death, two gods. I'm not playing, I'm going home, woo......"

A huge roar resounded through the Luntai military camp in great misery.

Jiang Ge lay on the ground with tears in his eyes, kept rolling on the ground, and slapped the ground indiscriminately.

It's like a child who has been greatly wronged, crying and choking and shouting: "It's too bullying not to bring such a play......"

On the playground, the soldiers who were practicing hey, well, to be precise, the children, all stopped waving all kinds of weapons in their hands.

Book of Hundred Leagues

With big eyes and small eyes, he looked at the person who was splashing and rolling in front of the general's tent and was heartbroken.

"What's wrong with that person? So sad? ”

"Who bullied?"

"I must have done something wrong and was spanked by an adult."

"Maybe you don't have new clothes to wear or no new toys."

"It looks so sad."

"Roll better than me."

"Learn a little, I can use it in the future, I can't bear it."

"Well, let's take a look."

........

Several old guards heard the movement and hurriedly ran over.

Seeing Jiang Ge, who was full of sadness and despair, he didn't roll around anymore, and he didn't howl anymore.

Just motionless like a fool, tears kept rolling down the corners of his eyes.

Choked up and giggled.

I looked at the blue sky stupidly, and just kept watching.

At this moment, Jiang Ge's heart was like ashes.

The frustration that I have never had, the powerlessness that I have never had, the feeling of being played around, being fooled once, and willingly licking my face and begging others to continue to fool the second, third and fourth times.

There is no anger, no grievances, and no heart, the previous pride, pride, pride, confidence, and high spirits.

At this moment, there is nothing. He just wanted to lie quietly on the cold ground.

Feel the piercing sensation coming from the ground, permeating the whole body, every joint, every limb.

It really pierced my heart.

"Why didn't that person move?"

"Did you get yourself dizzy?"

"No, it still looks sad."

"Is he so good for the New Year?"

"Don't watch it, practice exercises, you have to have lunch."

"Well, what's going to be for lunch today?"

"I heard from the canteen uncle, eat sheep and scorpion hot pot today."

"Eating hot pot at noon?"

"Don't worry about your favorite baked buns."

"If you eat hot pot, you won't run out of pilaf."

"Last night's barbecue was so delicious."

"Uh-huh, especially cumin-flavored lamb kidneys."

“......”