"The Liao army drove the signing army to attack the city, and in just two days, all the ravines on the periphery of Yunzhou were filled. The stone shells of the Liao army's iron barrel cannon fell into the city from time to time, and the Hedong army often took advantage of the gap to kick the camp out of the city with cavalry, and the two sides attacked and defended each other, and the corpses of the signed troops outside the city piled up. General Chen Qianli, the commander of the Chang'an regiment, handed over the report to Zhao Xingde, and said with a smile: "Yang Yanqing and Zhe Keqiu cooperate very well, the dangerous passes from Yanmen Pass to Yunzhou are controlled by the Song army, and the back road of the grain road is very well prepared. The city of Yunzhou is strong, and the soldiers of Hedong are known for their tenacity. Even though Xiao Tachi has the help of 10,000 catties of cannons, it is not easy to defeat Yunzhou. ”

"Chang'an City is too deserted," he looked at the street outside the window, and said with a smile: "If Brother Zhao is free, can he go on a night tour outside the city with the contemptible people?" Chen Qianli stood up and stretched. The inner city of Chang'an is mostly military camps and warehouses, and the city gates are strictly checked at night, so it is far less prosperous than the places where the chamber of commerce outside the city is autonomous. After Chen Qianli was transferred back to the Anbei Military Division, he was reappointed as the training envoy of the Chang'an Regiment. The regimental training envoy is a civilian official, and the ten lieutenants who protect the country manage military affairs, and Chen Qianli spends most of his time in the government office.

"The imperial court sits back and watches the Liao and Song Dynasty exchange troops, isn't it afraid that the situation will get out of control?" Zhao Xingde said with a worried face, "I don't know when the Protector Mansion will have to wait?" "The firearms battalion is currently stationed in Chang'an, and Zhao Xingde can't participate in the deliberations of the Protectorate at any time like the Longya Military Captain stationed in Dunhuang.

"Last year, the Song State suddenly sent troops to compete with our dynasty, forcing us to withdraw from Yunzhou, when did the Protectorate suffer such a big loss?" Chen Qianli said with a smile, "The captain of the Protectorate Mansion has always been very stingy, and this time he will not let Song Guo shed enough blood, so he will definitely not send troops to intervene." He seemed to see Zhao Xingde's worry, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Liao and Song are both big countries in the world, the Yang family and the Zhe family in the eastward camp of Guanghe, holding 150,000 elite soldiers and a foundation of hundreds of years, this battle is not so easy to fight." The point is, how does it end up more favorable to our dynasty? Let's go, I'll take you to see a good show. Pulling Zhao Xingde to stand up, he was seven or eight years older than Zhao Xingde, and in his gestures, he was much calmer than Chen Kang.

Zhao Xingde stood up helplessly, Chen Qianli's suggestions were always difficult to refuse. Zhao Xingde can't excuse himself with busy military affairs. Chen Qianli is extremely familiar with the internal situation of the Dragon Tooth Army, because the soldiers use their lives and the officers are effective, the captain of the Dragon Tooth Army is actually more relaxed than the captain of other armies, even if the newly built fire battalion, Zhao Xingde only needs to make a training plan, and the centurion and the tenth commander will go all out to implement it, and he only needs to adjust it according to the training situation. At the beginning, Zhao Xingde was not very relieved, but in the past more than a month of training, everything has been correct, and the entire battalion is like a machine that runs accurately, which makes him secretly dumbfounded, but also a lot more relieved, and gradually let go of the centurion to do things.

The circumference of the Chang'an city wall is nine miles, if in the wartime, it can accommodate more than 800,000 soldiers and civilians to take refuge in the city, but in normal times, there are not many people living in the city, and there are few pedestrians at night. Zhao Xingde changed his military robe and rode a horse with Chen Qianli, and when he was about to approach the city gate, he heard the noise of the street market outside the city, which made people yearn for it. Zhao Xingde sighed: "The place outside the city is so prosperous, no wonder the people don't want to live within the city walls. Chen Qianli said with a smile: "If there is no strong city to rely on, no matter how prosperous the street market is, it will be just a passing cloud." The two rode slowly according to the rules, checked and registered the waist card at the city gate, and passed the antler guard post of the city guard, and entered the autonomous area of the Chamber of Commerce outside Chang'an.

The night market in Chang'an is more prosperous than in the daytime, the shops along the road are open, the tall lanterns shine as bright as day, the colorful goods reflect the attractive luster, the local horizontal knife, white cloth, bronze mirror, clay figures, fruits, Shuzhong brocade, tea, raisins and gems from the Western Regions, ginseng and mink from Liaodong, the treasures of Kangguo, and the bustling crowd lingers in front of the stalls everywhere to select. Above the restaurant on the street, there was a burst of silk and bamboo orchestral sounds, and the little second brother was loudly selling new wine at the door, and the lively scene reminded Zhao Xingde of the street market in Bianliang.

Chen Qianli came to the door of a restaurant called "Changsheng Building", took out an invitation card from his arms and handed it to the little guy at the door, and said with a smile to Zhao Xingde: "This place is opened by the hereditary Korean government, and it is also a place where the Guanzhong family often gathers. Zhao Xingde smiled and nodded, although he was curious, he didn't find the root cause. This restaurant is located in the middle of the downtown area, and the front of the horse trough is densely lined with horses ridden by guests, each of which is tall and powerful, and is taken care of by the restaurant's little maid and horse boy. Zhao Xingde said secretly, the horses of the Xia Kingdom are really the best in the world, if the Kanto region is also like this, there is no fear of the Liao cavalry going south. ”

The little servant took the invitation, which was the style of the most distinguished guest invited by the host's banquet, and immediately did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly led Chen Qianli and Zhao Xingde to walk inward. As soon as you enter the building, you will see that in the center of the carved fence, the dancing girl is performing, and the guests on the three floors around are drinking and chatting while enjoying the dance and listening to the music. Chen Qianli pulled Zhao Xingde to sit down in a scattered seat on the first floor, and was about to speak, but a person next to him shouted: "Brother Chen, is you free today, or do you come to see Jingwan's palm dance?" ”

Chen Qianli frowned slightly, and then smiled: "That's not as good as Brother Maocai, come to cheer every night." Zhao Xingde turned around and saw a richly dressed man standing beside him, and there were several people dressed as rich sons beside him. Brother Maocai pulled Chen Qianli to talk and asked him to go up to the private room on the third floor to enjoy the dance together, but Chen Qianli pushed back and said that tonight was to accompany Zhao Xingde to play together, and it was more casual to sit downstairs, so it was inconvenient to disturb. At this time, Brother Maocai noticed that he seemed to be a little snub to Zhao Xingde, and asked with a smile: "Dare to ask ...... this brother Tai?" ”

Chen Qianli first said to Zhao Xingde: "This is the eldest son of the Korean government, Director Li, the word Maocai." Zhao Xingde arched his hand with a smile, and Chen Qianli introduced: "This is my friend Zhao Xingzhi." Director Li was slightly surprised, thought for a moment, smiled and asked, "I don't know Brother Zhao, where does the world live?" Before Zhao Xingde could speak, Chen Qianli said with a smile, "Brother Zhao is a native of Kanto, his ancestral home is Luoyang, and the 'Five Classics of Justice' in Brother Li's study is written by Brother Zhao's ancestors. Director Li smiled when he heard this: "That is also a family of generations of hairpins, and I am fortunate to be lucky." At this time, Li Chan, the Korean prince upstairs, sent someone to invite Chen Qianli to sit on the third floor, Chen Qianli refused, and Director Li gave up.

Chen Qianli looked at his back, shook his head and sighed, "Brother Zhao Haihan." I don't ask about the background of the hero, Director Li is okay, but he cares too much about his family background. ”

Zhao Xingde smiled slightly: "It's okay. But he was a little surprised in his heart, Chen Qianli said that the "Five Classics of Justice" was written by the ancestors of the Zhao family, and I don't know if he was falsely intimidating for himself, or if he really knew. The great-ancestor of the Zhao family is known for the regular script, and the Guozi Jian engraving continues to use the "Five Classics of Justice" to this day, which is written by him, and then the engraving is promulgated in the world. After his death, the official family abolished the dynasty, and he was called Wending. Since the period of Later Zhou Xiande, the four generations of the Zhao family have all been published with Jinshi articles, but because of the integrity of the officials and the cleanliness of themselves, they have never purchased land extensively, and there are few men from generation to generation. Therefore, Zhao Xingde's father Zhao Tixin was praised by Wen Yanbo as a person of filial piety, but he was not famous for his family background until he was degraded and exiled to death. If Chen Qianli really knew these secrets, it would be strange.

While the two were talking, the singing and dancing in the center of the store hall had reached a climax, several muscular wrestlers worked together to hold up a crystal plate inlaid with gold and silver, a dancer with a high bun and slender clothes was stepping on the palm of the wrestler and climbed the steps, and finally stood in the crystal plate with a diameter of no more than five inches and danced, and around the Lux Tower, the five dancers also did a whirling dance, accompanied by the sound of the rapid turtle tambourine, the dancers turned faster and faster, the one who rotated and danced on the crystal plate, the wide skirt spread out like a peony blooming, and the red silk fluttering almost flew up in the air. The surrounding guests were fascinated and cheered, and Zhao Xingde was also amazed, and even secretly worried about the dancer.

"Don't worry," Chen Qianli saw his expression and said with a smile, "Lin Jingwan has already obtained the essence of the dance in her palm, don't say it's a five-inch ice tray, it's a three-inch ice tray, and she won't fall down." With the sound of drums and the frenzied shouts of the shopkeepers, he gently tapped the edge of the table with a chopstick in his hand, but his demeanor was much more ordinary, obviously accustomed to such exquisite dancing skills.

It wasn't until Lin Jingwan walked safely from the palm of the wrestler to the ground that Zhao Xingde breathed a sigh of relief, stroked his palm and sighed: "The world's dancing skills stop here. "The dancing girl in my guan, Lin Jingwan can be called the first. Behind her is the Marquis of Bowang's Mansion, and her body and mind have long belonged, and she is Li Sihai's guy. Others want to take advantage of her, but it is not easy. It's very spicy. Don't look at her slender and petite. The strength of this leg and foot is enough to kick and break the stake. Chen Qianli smiled and rewarded a few silver coins.

Unexpectedly, this dancing girl and Li Sihai still had a relationship, Zhao Xingde smiled at Chen Qianli and said: "Brother Chen, didn't you deliberately let Zhao come to see the music and dance in Guanzhong, right?" Like many of the guests next to him, he took out a few silver coins from his bosom and placed them on the tray sent by the shopkeeper. Chen Qianli shook his head and said with a slight smile: "Although the music and dance are wonderful, it is just a warm scene, the real show is still to come, my brother just wait and see, optimistic about the means of my Xia people." ”

While speaking, he took his own teapot and filled the tea bowl in front of Zhao Xingde. Zhao Xingde looked at the smile in his eyes, although he was a little puzzled, he didn't ask any further, so he had to wait all day to see what Chen Qianli said about the "good show".