The origin of the name of Baijiangtai has not been said by a few people, and most of the names that come up are nonsense, but most of these names are related to war stories, some pedants can not find allusions when they look through ancient books, and there has never been a general in this place, Daning for hundreds of years, Chu for hundreds of years, and there has been no incident that can be capitalized and written in the history books in this place.

It almost happened.

If Pei Tingshan really drew a knife.

When the emperor said that he would transfer Yan Kaisong back from Baishan Pass, Pei Tingshan's hand tightened the handle of the knife.

In addition to the Ouchi guards, there are not many courtiers who can carry knives by His Majesty's side, and there are only two people in the entire Daning who have this honor, one is Pei Tingshan, and the other is the general of the forbidden army, Yuan Shu.

However, in addition to carrying a knife for protection when he went out with His Majesty, when did he bring a knife casually?

Pei Tingshan is different, this is the glory of bringing a knife in front of the emperor, it seems that he is different, he naturally wants to bring it.

Before seeing His Majesty, his subordinate strategist Luo Cheng had also persuaded him that carrying a sword in front of the emperor was just a symbol and an honor, and persuaded him not to really do that, but how could Pei Tingshan listen? Your Majesty allowed me to carry a knife, who would dare to say anything?

The rigidity of the generals of Eastern Xinjiang can be seen.

He held the handle of the knife in his hand, and the green tendons on the back of his hand were exposed, just this one reaction, His Majesty could make an order to take him down and ask for the guilt, Pei Tingshan looked directly into the emperor's eyes, the emperor looked directly into Pei Tingshan's eyes, and the two of them stared at each other for a full three breaths, and finally Pei Tingshan's hand slowly let go of the handle of the knife, and leaned over with a fist: "Minister, respect Your Majesty's will." ”

The emperor's hand held on to the city wall, his fingers gently and rhythmically tapped the wall bricks, and when he saw Pei Tingshan leaning over, the emperor's hand left the city wall and put it on Pei Tingshan's shoulder and patted it a few times, without speaking, and strode towards the city wall.

Wei Lan snorted as he passed by Pei Tingshan with a knife in his hand, his voice chilling.

Pei Tingshan immediately raised his head and glared at Wei Lan, what did that look mean what are you?

The emperor went down to the city and explained a few words as he walked, and the little eunuch who followed him was young but already important, after all, he was the head of the imperial study, and the ministers beside His Majesty, he turned to look at Pei Tingshan and said loudly: "Your Majesty's will, Yan Kaisong, the general of Baishan Pass, has made meritorious contributions to defending the city, and has been promoted to the general of the fourth grade of Weiyang." ”

The voice was so sharp that it could be heard by everyone up and down the walls.

Pei Tingshan straightened his chest, the corners of his mouth were hooked, and he strode under the city wall, extremely proud.

Your Majesty is not trying to give him face.

The emperor arrived at the city of Baijiangtai, raised his head and looked at the mountain called Dinghai, he was going to go up to see, but at this time he was not interested, the emperor went to the emperor, the emperor went up after the royal chariot immediately went forward, the general Pei Tingshan had one foot to step up, but the chariot moved, he couldn't close it and almost fell, one hand on the chariot, or because he couldn't react, so the sound of the hand clapping on the chariot was very loud.

Smack.

It's as if he's deliberately banging on the chariot.

Everyone was stunned.

Pei Tingshan himself was stunned.

This is a great disrespect.

Everyone saw that he was in the same car with His Majesty before he came, and His Majesty took his hand to get into the car together, and when he went back, he took it for granted that he still wanted to ride in the same car with His Majesty, but His Majesty did not let the car wait for him, and this heavy shot on the chariot was like a deliberate act, which was to vent his dissatisfaction.

Your Majesty is in the car, and slapping Your Majesty's chariot like this is a crime to kill your head.

Everyone held their breath, and a group of people turned pale, whether it was His Majesty's people or Pei Tingshan's people, the forbidden army and the Ouchi guards around His Majesty all became serious, and everyone's hands held the hilt of the sword.

Pei Tingshan's generals and soldiers looked at Pei Tingshan, and their faces changed one by one.

With a plop, Pei Tingshan knelt down: "The minister has broken his foot, but it hurts the old minister to death." ”

The imperial chariot stopped, and after a while, the boat came out of the imperial chariot and handed a small medicine bottle to his subordinates: "Your Majesty has given the general wound medicine." ”

Pei Tingshan took the wound medicine with both hands and kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace." ”

Then he stood up and bowed again.

Everyone let out a long breath and couldn't help it.

Five days later, Chaoyang City.

The whole city was spreading the news of worshipping the general's platform, saying that Pei Tingshan dared to offend the holy car and slapped His Majesty's imperial chariot with his hand, such a big crime, His Majesty actually did not deal with him, but gave a bottle of wound medicine.

The second floor of a teahouse is already full, but there is an empty private room that seems to have been booked.

The prince Li Xiaoran climbed the wooden building, and his ears were full of discussions about His Majesty and Pei Tingshan, but no one dared to make a loud noise, and it was not allowed to talk about the government in private, not to mention that under this large public, if it was listened to by the people of the government, it would not be said that he was wronged if he was directly taken to prison.

But for the people, this is a big melon, produced in the sand, seedless, and sweet as honey, if you don't talk about two sentences, your heart is really panicked, it seems to be very comfortable to hum twice, if you don't hum it, you always feel that something is missing.

"We, the great generals of the Eastern Frontier, ......"

In the position by the window, several literati-looking people lowered their voices and discussed, and one of them whispered: "It's really arrogant, this is also in Eastern Xinjiang, Your Majesty is afraid and jealous of his arrogant swordsmen, if it is in Chang'an, Your Majesty will allow him to be so presumptuous?" ”

"I think this General Pei really has bad intentions."

"Be quiet!"

Someone reminded.

"I'm not afraid of him."

The literati puffed up his chest: "I am the people of Daning, the subjects of His Majesty, and not the people of Pei Tingshan, the subjects of Pei Tingshan, what am I afraid of?" He dares to offend the Holy Driver so presumptuously, can't I still scold him?! ”

His companion hurriedly covered his mouth: "You can, of course you can, but don't be so loud." ”

The scholar who was covered in his mouth pulled his companion's hand down and snorted: "I want to see how long this surnamed Pei can be arrogant, the whole world is not the king's land, the coast of the land is not the king's minister, and the eastern frontier is Your Majesty's eastern frontier!" Isn't he a minister of His Majesty? ”

Li Xiaoran listened to these words, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he was very happy.

Entered the empty private room and sat down, ordered a pot of the most expensive lotus heart, can be called the lotus heart of the tea ordinary people naturally can not afford to drink, this tea is as thin as velvet, the quality difference of a pound to 18,000 buds, the best lotus heart, a pound to 24,000 buds.

Eight kinds of delicate snacks, eight kinds of dried fruits, eight kinds of fresh fruits, the table is soon full, the presentation is also very exquisite, it does not look messy, if the twenty-four plates of snacks with tea are messy, how can it be worthy of such an expensive lotus heart tea.

"Get out."

Li Xiaoran waved his hand, signaling the two girls in the tender green dress in the private room to go out, if on weekdays, he couldn't say that he wanted to talk more with these two girls who looked delicate and had some small jasper temperament, but the person he wanted to see today was more important, and he didn't dare to be presumptuous.

After waiting for about a stick of incense, a man with a hat and a lower brim pushed the door in, followed by Xun Zhi in a cloth suit.

Li Xiaoran hurriedly got up and bowed slightly: "I've seen the general." ”

The man wearing the hat casually hung the hat on the hanger next to him, and returned the salute with his fists: "Meet the son." ”

This man looks like he is about thirty years old, medium in stature, not fat or thin, he doesn't look like a martial artist, he doesn't look like a literati, he walks on the street in a cloth coat and will never be looked at twice, with a round face and thick eyebrows, he is neither ugly nor handsome, if he picks up a burden, he will look like a pawn of a peddler, but if people who know him know it, this kind and harmless guy is the most ruthless of the eight sword generals, and secretly shouts him a smiling tiger.

His name is Xiao Mianhu, which matches his nickname very well, and most of this nickname comes from this.

"I'm so happy that General Xiao can come over with his face."

Li Xiaoran's face was humble, it stands to reason that with his identity, he naturally doesn't have to greet a general from the fourth rank like this.

"Shizi is too polite."

Xiao Mianhu pulled a chair and sat down beside Li Xiaoran: "I don't know what the prince has to order?" The prince also knows that His Majesty is in Chaoyang City, and I am on duty today, if it weren't for the prince to see me, I would never be able to come if I was someone else, and if the prince had anything to say, I would have to rush back to lead the troops to patrol. ”

Li Xiaoran looked at Xun Zhi, and Xun Zhi nodded slightly at him.

Li Xiaoran opened the package he was carrying, took out a wooden box from it and put it in front of Xiao Mianhu: "When we met for the first time, I didn't bring any decent gifts, and I asked the general to accept this small object." ”

Xiao Mianhu was also not polite, reached out and took the wooden box, and opened it on the spot with a big grin, not caring about his decency at all.

I opened it and looked at it, there was nothing else in the box, it was all silver tickets, and it was roughly estimated that it was a few thousand taels bigger, and the corners of his mouth immediately hooked, looking much closer and friendlier than just now.

Putting the box on his side, Xiao Mianhu smiled: "Why should the prince be so polite? If there's anything you want me to do, just tell me to do it. ”

Li Xiaoran hurriedly shook his head: "No, no, I just traveled to the mountains and rivers to get here, the most admired thing in my life is naturally the general, just thinking about the general's busy military affairs, I am afraid that I will not have the opportunity to meet, and the general's subordinates, I respect you the most is General Xiao, and there is nothing important, I just want to meet the general, there is nothing else, I can talk to the general, drink two cups of tea, enough, enough." ”

Xun Zhi said with a smile next to him: "The general has a heavy military load, where is there time to chat." ”

Xiao Mianhu waved his hand: "It's okay, you can sit for a while." ”

The three of them exchanged a few words, Xun Zhi looked at Li Xiaoran looking at him, so he got up and refilled the tea for Xiao Mianhu with his own hands: "I heard that the general was injured?" It doesn't matter. ”

"Hurt?"

Xiao Mianhu seemed to be flustered for a moment, and then reacted: "You mean that the general broke his foot?" Hahahaha...... That's naturally fake, and the general has to give His Majesty some face. ”

Just this sentence is extremely domineering.

General, give your majesty face?

Li Xiaoran was even happier.

"I still have some things here, and the general will pass them on to the general on my behalf."

Li Xiaoran took out a delicate box: "This is a pure heart pill, ask for the configuration of the holy hand, you can eliminate the anger and go to the heart disease, the general is afraid that he is a little depressed in his heart, but don't have any problems, I am also the junior of the general, although the courtesy is light, it can really be from the bottom of my heart to the general." ”

This is true, as if Pei Tingshan did not block him from Chang'an City twenty years ago.

"Then I'll take it for the general."

Xiao Mianhu took the gift with a smile, and then suddenly sighed: "How can you not be depressed?" As soon as Meng Changan came, he replaced my eldest brother Yan Kaisong's leading general of Baishan Pass, and my father-in-law was naturally unhappy and unhappy. ”

His fingers tapped on the table, very hard, very unpleasant, and the three words were also very hard.

Li Xiaoran sighed: "Your Majesty...... It's too much. ”

Xiao Mianhu snorted: "If there is no general, where is he?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Xun Zhi and Li Xiaoran's faces changed slightly.