Chapter 8: Chang'an (8)

Summer goes to autumn, the leaves fall and winter comes, the ice melts and the snow melts, and the hibiscus flowers bloom.

Time flies, like the thin willow, and it is about to fall to the ground without seeing it all night, quietly silent.

In Chang'an City, there are still singing and dancing, and there is a faction of warblers, singing and swallow dancing, and the fragrance of wine is flying.

On the wide street, the brocade-clothed teenagers rode horses and galloped, laughing uncontrollably.

The ladies and ladies in flowing dresses wander around the jewelry and rouge shops, spending money like dirt and never bargaining, and even often two parties who fancy an item at the same time do not scold or spill, and quietly raise the price of each other until one party gives up. The girls in Chang'an City are the most educated, and the most important thing is gold and silver goods. The side that failed in the price comparison didn't say much, turned around and left, and the evil anger held in his heart had to be sprinkled enough at night. And the one who wins, looks at the objects he likes even more, and has fewer complaints about the negative man who visits the Qinglou every day.

The liquor shop is still overcrowded, and the world's affairs are boasted in the mouths of the peddlers' pawns, which is nothing more than a sip of spirits, and they also like to say that the heroes of the rivers and lakes are all romantic, but they only feel proud when they have a bowl of spirits cut their throats.

A wine shop was full of vulgar men, and a shirtless strong man at the table in the middle of the lobby drank half of the jar of sorghum in one go, wiped the wine stains on the corner of his mouth with his arm, and said in his throat that he had seen the heroic events of the rivers and lakes a few days ago, saying that the daughter of the family was favored by the children of the clan before she became an adult, and wanted to rob it, but unfortunately she was still on the way back to the house by the people who were killed by the miscellaneous Hu halfway, and the daughter-in-law who had just been robbed lost her life before she arrived. When the gang of miscellaneous beards was happily returning to the cottage, they met a burly man riding a tall black horse and holding a glaive long knife, dozens of miscellaneous beards were all killed by the man alone, each head was in a different place, the stunning little lady in a bright red wedding dress secretly moved her heart to make a promise, who knew that the burly man only said: "There is still one person in the world, although there is still one person in the world, although there is still one person in the world, although I am alone, I will cut off his head, and the people of the Han Dynasty are peaceful." Then he got on his horse and galloped away without looking back. Leave the little lady alone and complain in her heart.

After listening to the story in the wine shop, all kinds of people in the wine shop applauded with strong blood, and such heroes and heroes can do a big bowl. There are down-and-out scholars, and there are relatives who say that the little lady should see her own grace. There are peddlers and pawns, scolding and scolding, and people in this world are about to be unable to live. Some womanizers asked their little ladies how they were stunningly beautiful. There are even more ragged scoundrels laughing at the big man who boasted with his mouth, it must be that the little lady has a hateful face, and the hero can't get over the hurdle in his heart before he refuses with words, where is the beautiful little lady in the mountains and villages, if there is, he has already been raised into a wealthy family by those adults who eat different bones. Maybe it was because he had drunk too much wine or something, but the shirtless man was flushed and seemed to be drunk.

Everyone saw that the big man pretended to be drunk, laughed and scolded and dispersed, and after a while, the man quickly got up and reluctantly turned out the wine money to pay the bill, and escaped from the wine shop, thinking that the next time he should say more carefully, the plot is more tortuous, maybe it is good, the wine shop shopkeeper waved his hand and the wine money was free, and those idle spectators threw some small money, and they could sleep until the third watch of the day for several days without worrying about the next meal. That splash is really unlucky, and I thought don't let the uncle run into it alone, otherwise today's loss will have to be recovered.

The shirtless man walked slowly in the direction of the alley in a depressed mood, took out three copper coins from his clothes and weighed them in his hand, bitter in his heart, drank wine with half a month's savings, and the story was also told, and he applauded a lot, but unfortunately he was exposed, and he didn't earn a single cheer money, which was really unfavorable. Drinking half a jar of sorghum in one breath is not something that ordinary people can bear, but for the Han Dynasty, let alone half a jar, four catties and five catties are not a problem.

The big man was suddenly alert when he wanted to walk, and when he looked back, he found a young man in a cyan old uniform standing a few steps away and smiling at himself, the big man rubbed his eyes and looked carefully, the young man was holding a willow branch on his head at random with a somewhat scattered bun, more than seven feet tall, with delicate and upright facial features and handsome eyebrows. There is a thick book in his left hand, and his right hand holds the left hand holding the book, and he leans down slightly. is a handsome young scholar, although he doesn't look rich, but he has a bookish aura exuding from the inside out, rich and warm. The big man who has been to a private school for a few days has traveled south and north for many years, what kind of person has not seen it? But the young scholars in front of him are not as jealous as those poor scholars, nor are they as arrogant and indifferent as the rich scribes, and they don't mention the scholars and doctors who are full of poems and articles.

Young people are humble and polite, making people feel very approachable, and people who are willing to give courtesy to a scoundrel like themselves must be extremely cultivated and educated, and their learning will definitely not be low. Therefore, the big man returned the salute with his fists.

The young scholar closed his body and said sincerely: "I just heard the story of the eldest brother outside the wine shop, and I yearn for it. was found by the splash skin to find a loophole, and only then did he smear a good and heroic person. Presumably, the eldest brother has seen a lot of knowledge in the north and south, and the kid has a little bit of alcohol, can you ask the eldest brother to have a long talk, he is really interested in the affairs of the rivers and lakes outside. ”

The shirtless man rubbed his hands and said embarrassedly: "The lazy man is rude, for fear of disturbing the scholar." If the scholar is willing to listen, he should be willing to talk about the scholar one by one, and the right is to relieve the boredom. ”

The handsome young man smiled, made a gesture of invitation, and the shirtless man followed. The two of them randomly found a less crowded wine shop on the street, and sat down in a quiet vacant seat in the corner. The young man said politely: "Big brother is really heroic, feel free to order, no matter how much you drink, you will be considered a little brother today." ”

The shirtless man said with some twists: "Is the scholar serious? ”

The young man saw that the other party still didn't believe that he was paying for the wine, so he beckoned the shopkeeper to stuff a piece of silver and ordered the good wine and good food to serve. Xiao Er weighed the broken silver, and immediately piled up a smile and turned around to prepare the wine and food.

Not long after a table of good dishes, two jars of high-quality sorghum wine crowded the square table in front of the two, the shirtless man saw that the young man was generous, and he was no longer careful, this Chang'an City's scholar brother grabbed a handful, today let the blind cat meet the dead mouse, meet a master who loves to listen to stories, he does not cheat, with the knowledge of these years of travel, earn a meal of wine and meat to eat and drink, it is also worth the money. Dahan slapped open the mud, smelling the aroma of wine emitted by the high-grade sorghum wine, Dahan smashed his mouth, quickly poured a bowl of wine for the young man opposite, and then quickly poured a bowl for himself, his face was slightly red with both hands holding the bowl and raising it to the young man sitting opposite and said: "The wine is good, the scholar is arrogant, the lazy man first does it for respect, and then talks about it carefully for the son." ”

The shirtless man drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp, slightly felt the comfort of good wine entering his throat, spit out turbidity, and couldn't help but call out for good wine. Then he poured another bowl, and when he was about to drink it in one gulp, he saw the young man opposite looking at him with a smile on his face, the big man was a little embarrassed, put down the wine bowl and hurriedly apologized: "Scholar forgive me, I am used to drinking cheap burning knives, and I can't help it when I meet good wine." ”

The young man nodded and said: "Big brother doesn't need to be restrained, drink openly, the story won't be wonderful if you don't drink enough wine, big brother is bold, it's not too late to do two bowls to moisten your throat and then tell the kid in detail." ”

The man no longer has the previous twisting posture, he did two bowls in one breath, his face was red, and the shirtless upper body was crawling on the strong muscles, and the man wiped his mouth, and no longer learned from the scholar and scribe to sit upright, stood up, stepped on the stool with one foot, held the bowl in his left hand, and held the wine jar in his right hand. coughed heavily, then took a sip of wine to run mulberry, and then said: "It is said that Yuyang County, Youzhou, the people are raging, I don't know what year and month it began, the people from all over Youzhou rose up, slaughtered the master's family, and harmed the township. Originally, the people who were just slaves of the clan seemed to be enlightened in an instant, and they were completely reversed. These mounds who could not survive in the north were brutal by nature, not only slaughtering the lord's house, but also feeding on people, preferring young women and children......"

The man's voice was loud, and even louder after drinking, although he sat in the corner, the whole wine shop could hear it clearly, and gradually the noise disappeared, and everyone was attracted by the man's voice.

The boy only took a symbolic sip as the man toasted, and then sat quietly at the table, listening to the man's visits and hearsay.

The young man is Jiang Ge, the young master of the Jiang family, Jiang Ge sits at the table next to Jiang Ge a slightly old Fu Bo, since ten years ago, the young man has liked three things after reading Shangshu, making strange small objects, arranging troops on the huge sand table, walking the streets and alleys, wine shops and tea shops, Qinglou Restaurant will go around if there is nothing to do, the nobles of the three religions and the nine streams of scholars have contact, I like to listen to those scholars debate in public, I like to listen to those celebrities and Confucian scholars shake their fans and talk, and I prefer what the peddlers and pawns and businessmen say what they see and hear. The teenagers always listened silently, never argued or rejected their deliberate addition.

Jiang Ge can know the major events in the world at the first time, and there are secret reports to Jiang Singer every day, although he does not go out of Chang'an, he can know the affairs of the world. And these major events Jiang Ge will be verified one by one in those restaurants, restaurants, teahouses, and green buildings, and you can better understand the views of people such as 369 and others on these big and small things, combining secret reports and market rumors, and then summarizing their own views and opinions, judging the future trend will be clearer and clearer.

The shirtless man in the wine shop was completely drunk and began to talk nonsense, and Jiang Ge also lost interest in continuing to listen, so he found the opportunity to get out of the crowd and quietly returned to Jiang's mansion. Before leaving, Fu Bo threw some copper coins on the table of the drunken man, and said a strong man's pride, and a little wine is not a respect. After speaking, Fu Bo dodged and followed the young master Jiang Ge to Jiang's mansion. There were a lot of copper coins piled up in front of the table of the big man in the wine shop, and when I saw the people scattered, I woke up a lot. The young man who had left unconsciously was quite lucky, and this time it was God's grace, and he would have to invite him back when he met the young man again in the future.

In the secret room of the Jiang Mansion's treasury, there are a dazzling array of small models on a huge countertop, Jiang Ge is fiddling with some miniature models with his cuffs, on one side is a waterwheel mill, a ploughing ox cart and other agricultural tools, and on the other hand, there are stone-throwing machines, Zhuge crossbows, rocket carts and other armament-related offensive and defensive weapons.

Fu Bo looked at the young master in front of him, who had grown into a handsome young man, and his heart was soft. After more than ten years of daily companionship, Fu Bo, who is all in one, treats Jiang Ge more than his own son, although he has no heirs, but this emotion has gradually precipitated over time and is indelible. What's more, the naturally intelligent teenager has never disappointed and worried since he was a child, and over the years in Chang'an, he has become such a talented man as he is now.

Jiang Ge has a strong and slender figure, a heroic spirit between his eyebrows, a handsome appearance, a calm and resolute expression, a hundred schools of thought, Buddhism and Taoism are also deeply involved, his thoughts are smart, and his personality is warm. Do not be impetuous, plan first and then move, move like a rabbit, fast and decisive. In addition to the knowledge of various schools that are about to overflow, he is especially proficient in the engineering and mechanism of the Mo family, the battle array of the soldiers, and the theory of national policy, rich peasants and strong businessmen.

Moreover, Jiang Ge's unpredictable martial arts are what amazed Fu Bo and the elders of the Jiang family the most. One person and one sword are not afraid to face hundreds of family soldiers, they can easily cut the enemy like flowing water, and their body is elegant, Jiang Ge after holding the sword is like a sword fairy in the book, extraordinary and refined.

If Jiang Ge stepped on the war horse and held a spear, he would be even more dazzling, wearing bright silver armor and a bright silver spear, a team of three hundred soldiers and horses could be killed on their backs, and it would be easy to get out of ten. A spear follows you like a shadow, opening and closing with great momentum.

Although they have not been on the battlefield, the elite soldiers in the Jiang family manor outside Chang'an City have not been beaten by Jiang Ge in the past ten years, from the old soldiers to the two generations of soldiers, or individual training, group attacks, battle formations, rush formations, and sneak attacks. I've used everything I can.

The soldiers were distressed that the young master was young and didn't dare to move the real character, so they all had the mentality of playing with sparring. Who knew that from the day Jiang Ge started to practice boxing, his dragon and tiger strength grew rapidly, and at first he was a sparring partner for seven or eight-year-old soldiers, and he beat Jiang Ge, who was only six years old, with a blue nose and swollen face in less than half a decade. At the beginning, it was still Jiang Ge one-on-one, and slowly it was one-on-two, one-on-three. Teenage no-brainers. When Jiang Ge was ten years old, he single-handedly beat Jiang Wu, the sixteen-year-old son of the owner of the village, who was already full of muscles, and the children of the entire junior family soldiers had no peace. Under the age of sixteen, hundreds of people became the living targets of Jiang Ge when he practiced martial arts.

Although Jiang Ge is young, his growth is simply faster than ever. Not only was his personal combat strength invincible in the manor at the age of fifteen, but in the process of accompanying Jiang Ge to practice martial arts since he was a child, he inadvertently trained the Jiang family's youth army with a total age of 360 people between the ages of thirteen and twenty-two.

After Jiang Ge was ten years old, he not only trained in martial arts for personal battles, but asked the children of the manor to try their best to sneak attack him and ambush him. At the beginning, it was a team of ten people competing against each other, some of them were full-time ambushing themselves, some were confronting them head-on, some were supporting, and some were constantly pestering themselves. At the beginning, Jiang Ge was quickly beaten down, and after trying again and again, he easily broke the calculations of the other party's ten people. and then the cooperation of the two ten-person squads to encircle and kill themselves, and they also experienced the whole process of falling apart without fighting back. Year after year, what the children of the manor were thinking about was how to use new methods to stun this perverted young master, and what Jiang Ge was thinking about was how to win in the confrontation of more enemies besieging and chasing and ambushing.

Over the years, the teenagers have cooperated with each other seamlessly, and in the eyes of all the veterans, the jokes of these cubs over the years have become real battlefield exercises, and the conspiracies and tricks displayed and the battle array ambush are all abilities that can only be completed by the real battlefield regular army. And that little milk doll has grown into this from repeated failures, daring to kill alone on the horse with a spear, holding a sword is not afraid of the number of enemies, even if there is no weapon in his hand, he has never been afraid of dozens of armed sieges. If the young man holds the scroll in his hand and puts it behind his back, the strategy outside the battle array is even more impressive.

It is precisely because of the three hundred and sixty people who have followed Jiang Ge as a sparring partner since they were children that they are usually gentle and peaceful, humble and polite, and have no arrogance. The young master, who was resolute and resolute in the battle array, was as quiet as a rock, and moved like a tiger, and was loyal and convinced. Even those family soldiers who are getting old admire the young master's rapid growth, and they all admire the young master's breadth and profundity, and his martial arts are full of courage. can be literate and martial, and has shown a general atmosphere of general's talent early on.

The four clan elders who are getting older and older all breathe a sigh of relief, watching Jiang Ge's smooth growth, and Jiang Ge's ability is all bowls of life-sustaining soup, as long as they hear Jiang Ge's progress, Jiang Shanyi and the four clan elders feel that they can live a few more days and feel comfortable.

When Jiang Ge was ten or fifteen years old, there was an examination school in the clan.

From the policy of a country to the policy of a village, industrial and commercial agriculture is indispensable.

From the battle formation of the military examination troops, from the two countries to the struggle between the two countries, to the construction of the family soldiers, and the logistical training of offensive strategies and tactics are all missing.

The results of the school examination at the age of ten were all amazing, and Jiang Shanyi himself shook his head and sighed to himself. And the four clan elders, including the elders in charge of the various examinations in the clan, also praised them. Although Jiang Ge answered many of the test items after careful consideration, it can be said that Jiang Ge's answers have been quite perfect. But there is still a lack of real experience and grassroots experience. But it was enough surprise for a teenager who was only ten years old.

At the age of fifteen, the questions in the school were more esoteric, and for teenagers who had been in the market for five years, they gradually made up for the shortcomings of practice and knowledge of the actual environment. The literary and martial arts examinations were all easily passed in the amazement of the elders' jaws dropping. It seems that he didn't do his best, which made Jiang Shanyi think of abdicating and making way for Xian.

Fauber looked at the young man who was rummaging through objects in the room with a pair of old eyes that had gradually become cloudy, and he sighed in his heart, more satisfied.

Jiang Ge turned around and said with a concerned face: "Fu Bo don't guard it, the kid will naturally take care of himself, you are older, and your legs and feet are more tired when you stand all the time." ”

Fu Bo rubbed his somewhat sour shoulders and waist and sighed: "The old slave's body is becoming more and more useless, this is still enjoying the blessing of the young master, for so many years, I have not done a day of heavy work like those miscellaneous servants, nor have I worked for a long time like those stewards." Accompany the young master to shop and walk more, as long as he can see the young master, the old slave will feel at ease. ”

"Fauber has followed me for so many years, getting up early and being greedy for the sake of the kid, and never complaining before and after the saddle, the kid is grateful, and he is also closest to Fubo, so ah, I should rest and rest, I should be lazy and lazy, but don't be tired, I'm so old, Fubo can't catch up. Hahaha" Jiang Ge smiled happily after speaking, his face was full of happiness.

Listening to Jiang Ge's words, Fu Bo's old eyes became even more cloudy, he reached out and rubbed his slightly sour eyes, walked out of the secret room, and after a while, he picked up a pot of tea and two teacups, Jiang Ge didn't care, and continued to tinker with strange things in Fu Bo's eyes. But as long as the young master is in front of him, he will be steady.

Fauber no longer stood at the door, but sat down on a chair, rested the teapot on the coffee table, and drank his tea.

As a subordinate, those who can sit in their own share are estimated to be the only ones in the world.

Hehe, it's all about the world.

The young master is still the white and chubby little young master in front of him.

Even if he is now a handsome young man.

I still have to shout to myself that Faber is not.

What more could you ask for.

Replace wine with tea and toast the lord with a cup.

I also salute the young master.