The name of Keshengju is also very loud in the imperial capital, and it is one of the famous time-honored brands in Chang'an City. It is said that when the first emperor went out on patrol, he only ate in Keshengju to check the people's situation in Chang'an, and later wrote a poem on the snow-white wall of a private room on the second floor of Keshengju. After that, no guests were ever entered in this private room, and the verses on the walls were protected, and even the tables and chairs in this room became treasures.

The eastern border city of the Great Sui is also very famous, and it was here that the victorious division of the Great Sui accepted the submission of the Eastern Chu Emperor.

The war pushed the border line of the Great Sui thousands of miles outward, and after the victory, the emperor ordered the construction of the Fenghuangtai garrison, which was a stone city representing the glory of the Great Sui and of course a symbol of the shame of the Eastern Chu State.

The scout brigade rate of Phoenix Terrace Mo Xidao wants to treat guests in Keshengju, and with his background, he can get such a large sum of silver, and it is worth speculating whether there is any support behind it. After all, the salary of the border army scouts is so little, and not everyone is as lucky as Fang Xie and has the means.

Fan Gu opened a trade market, and it is understandable that he has savings to make a fortune in business. But a little man in the border army who was born and died and was only promoted to the brigade rate, where could he come up with so much silver to feast hundreds of soldiers who participated in the examination of the Martial Arts Academy? Fang Xie had some doubts in his heart, and always felt that this dinner was by no means as simple as he had imagined at the beginning.

The soldiers were not very particular, especially the border troops. It is common to sleep in the open and even not eat a hot meal for several days and nights. Seven or eight out of ten of the money in exchange for his life were sent home to honor his parents, and when he had nothing to do, he found a small shop to eat a hot pot to enjoy, and he was very satisfied.

Even a person with surplus wealth like Fang Xie was a little unconfident when he saw those luxurious and extravagant restaurants in the imperial capital, not to mention Mo Xidao, who had no money?

Fang Xie came by himself, and he didn't bring Mu Xiaowaist.

If he came with Mu Xiaowaist, he was afraid that he would be drowned by the envy of others immediately. The soldiers of the Great Sui Border Army are stationed at the border all year round, and it is not uncommon for them not to meet women for a year or two. Mu Xiaowaist is too eye-catching, Fang Xie doesn't want to be excluded because of this.

Since they are all border troops, let's take out the simplicity that border troops should have.

So Fang Xie deliberately changed into his military uniform when he was in Fangu, new and straight, although it was a little shabby compared to the signboard of Keshengju, but the kind of pride and pride in his heart after wearing this dress is not something that any person can understand. Only people wearing the same clothes can understand the complex meaning of the word "border army".

Sad, difficult, fighting, killing, drinking and talking happily today, tomorrow you may die on the battlefield.

After being together for a long time, there will be a kind of brotherhood between the border soldiers who can trust each other's lives. For example, when Fan Gu was in the time, most of the border soldiers who were taken by Wu Xiangsheng did not come out to sell. People who have not experienced life and death will not understand how respectable the trust that can give their backs to their comrades.

Keshengju is worthy of being a century-old store, although it is magnificent, but there is no bit of a big store bully, seeing the arrival of Fang Jie, the guy at the door immediately greeted him politely. The guy was very clever, and he knew by looking at the costume that Fang Xie was a candidate from the military department who was invited to come, and he was directly introduced into the lobby.

The entire lobby on the first floor of Keshengju was wrapped by Mo washing knives.

Fang Xie couldn't calculate this in detail, but he was sure that although he could still take it, he would definitely bite his fingers in distress. There are at least 40 tables in the lobby on the first floor of Keshengju, and the blue brick floor is flat to give the illusion that this is a smooth boulder.

When Fang Xie entered the door, there were already sixty or seventy people in border military uniforms sitting in the lobby. When someone entered the door, everyone's eyes were on this side. The guy who led Fang Xie into the door asked Fang Xie in a low voice, and then raised his chin and shouted loudly: "Fan Gucheng's military master Fang Jie!" ”

Hearing this name, the border soldiers in the hall immediately stood up for some reason, and almost at the same time, everyone gave a big Sui military salute with a cross arm on their chest. Fang Jie's heart was hot, he stood solemnly, straightened up, his right arm was crossed to his chest, and returned the salute.

A man dressed in brigade uniform greeted him with a smile, and said in a gentle tone: "Welcome, we have all heard your name, and we all know Fan Gu, a while ago, in the northwest war, all the eight hundred brothers of Fan Gu were killed immediately, and the brothers have respect in their hearts, we are all border troops, and we are our own people." ”

A sentence of his own person made Fang Xie feel a lot in his heart.

Mr. Zhuo had already told him about Fan Gu. Fang Xie suppressed his hatred for Li Xiaozong in his heart, but today in the face of the solemn military salute of the sixty or seventy border soldiers, he seemed to be unable to restrain his feelings, and his eyes were slightly red unconsciously.

"I am the only living border soldier in Fan Gu, and I receive everyone's military salute on behalf of my brothers!"

He said.

The soldiers in the lobby had solemn faces, and the scene was quiet for a while.

"Let's sit down first, we were still talking about you just now, and we are all very curious about you, what kind of heroic figure a scout who can make twenty-one military exploits, we all admire. That's right...... My name is Zhang Qi, and I am from the northeastern border of the Great Sui. ”

Insolent!

Hearing this name, Fang Jie's heart tightened slightly.

This middle-aged man, who looks amiable, about thirty years old, with fair skin and bright eyes, if he changes into a robe, no one will doubt that he is a scholar with a spring and autumn in his belly. He was not tall, thin, slightly shorter than Fang Jie, and did not seem to have a cold-blooded and ruthless aura. But such a kind and amiable person is a ruthless person who has been lurking in the tribe of the Northern Barbarians for two years, marrying the daughter of the tribal leader, and then sending his father-in-law and wife to hell with his own hands. Speaking of which, such a large blood debt of more than 10,000 heads of the Northern Barbarians should be counted on his head.

In Yasuhara Castle, Zhang Mad was promoted to a brigade rate because of his merits. When he first heard this name in Wu Yi's mansion, Fang Xie once thought that he would be a person with a face full of flesh and cold eyes.

"I've seen the brigade rate!"

Fang Xie gave another military salute.

In terms of identity, he is just a scout team deputy, and he naturally wants to salute when he sees insolence.

"Come on, sit down with the brothers."

Zhang said with a gentle smile.

……

……

"Maybe you're curious"

Zhang Yan pulled Fang Xie to sit down next to a table, and said with a gentle smile: "We are all from the bitter border army, how can we be so bold and humble to charter the entire lobby of Keshengju?" Looking at your expression, I know that you definitely don't know the allusion, and no one should have mentioned it to you. ”

Fang Xie nodded and said, "It's really curious." ”

"Do you know who the ancestor of this Keshengju boss is?"

Zhang asked madly.

Fang Xie shook his head.

Zhang Mad smiled and said: "The ancestor of the boss of Keshengju is also from the military, and his name is Li Sheng. And he was also a member of the border army, and once he injured his legs in a fierce battle, so he had to go home. After returning to Chang'an City, Li Sheng opened this restaurant with his own salary and silver rewarded for military merits, which was just a small shop at that time, and over time, the business of this building became more and more prosperous, and gradually became very famous in Chang'an. But Li Sheng has not forgotten his origin, and all soldiers who come to the restaurant to eat will not be charged. But because they didn't collect money, none of the soldiers were embarrassed to come back. Later, everyone persuaded Li Sheng, and he decided that in the future, all soldiers would eat and only charge 10% of the meal money. This rule has been followed by Li Sheng's descendants since it was established. ”

"No wonder"

Fang Xie had a lot of respect for the founder of the guest house.

"There's another allusion."

Zhang Mad smiled and said, "Since His Majesty established the Martial Arts Academy, the current boss of Keshengju has set another rule. Candidates from each session of the border army can eat a free meal as long as they walk into the door of Keshengju and order food at will. After having this rule, the candidates of the border army of the last Yanwu Academy got together to discuss it, and decided to convene a gathering of the border army in Keshengju so that everyone could get to know each other. After all, none of us are rich in hand, and we can't afford to have so much money if we want to treat us. This year, it was Mo Xidao from Phoenix Terrace who came forward to show up, and I still have to thank the boss of Keshengju. ”

Fang Xie really didn't know about these things.

Since he arrived in the imperial capital, he has not been idle, he has been calculated, calculated by others, and most of the news he inquired about was only for the examination of the Martial Arts Academy. He had never heard anyone mention these things that Zhang Qiang said. After arriving in the imperial capital, he was not like other border soldiers, wandering around and asking for anecdotes. He was busy in the dead game with how not to be killed, and then how to deal with wave after wave of enemies in the open and in the dark.

"What about Big Brother Mo?"

Fang asked.

Zhang said arrogantly: "He helped carry the wine in the back, and he will be back in a while." ”

As he was talking, a group of border soldiers suddenly poured out from behind the guest house, each holding a wine jar in his hand. The leader was a tall man, lean, strong, and the most striking thing was the scar on his face from his forehead to his chin.

He actually ...... Missing an eye!

Seeing the surprise on Fang Jie's face, Zhang Qiang sighed slightly and said: "He is Mo Xidao, when he sneaked into Dongchu, he killed more than 100 people in a row, but he also lost a trick." But it's good to come back alive, if it were I'd been replaced, I'm afraid I'd have died in a foreign country a long time ago. And...... If he died in Eastern Chu, the imperial court would never recognize this credit. ”

Sad

The sadness in his tone made people feel touched.

He was right, if Mo Xidao hadn't come back alive and was caught by the pursuers of Eastern Chu, the imperial court would never have recognized him as a soldier of the Great Sui. Even if the Great Sui never took Dongchu in his eyes, such an unprovoked killing of people would ruin the reputation of the Great Sui. In fact, the Fenghuangtai guard who sent him to Dongchu back then really only let him sneak into Dongchu to find out the news, and it was arrogant and self-righteous to destroy the Dongchu general Manmen.

"I heard that Brother Fang Xie is here!"

The tall man who was missing a left eye handed the wine jar to others and asked loudly, "Which one is Brother Fang?" ”

"I am!"

Fang Xie hurriedly got up and saluted: "I've seen the brigade!" ”

He and Zhang Qiang have made such a great contribution, but they are only promoted from the team to the brigade rate, and I have to say that the Great Sui Imperial Court owes them and all the border soldiers. Fang Xie did not doubt at all that if such a great merit was made by the children of the family, he was afraid that he would get far more than the arrogant ones they would get. Even if the imperial court still does not publicize it with great fanfare, this is undoubtedly their qualifications for promotion and wealth in the future.

And now, the imperial court just gave Zhang Qi and Mo Xidao a chance to participate in the examination of the Martial Arts Academy, and they, the border soldiers with humble status, were inexplicably grateful.

"W-!"

The lean but strong Mo Xidao, who was half a head taller than Fang Jie, strode over, laughing loudly as he walked: "How can I think that the Fang Xie Fang brothers, who have made twenty-one military exploits, must be a burly man, how can he be a young man who looks delicate and looks like a girl?!" Haha, you're not pretending to be my brother's name, if Lao Tzu sees that you are a fake, you have to be careful of your ass-eye! ”

What a vulgar person, but Fang Xie is not disgusted at all.

This is the true temperament of the border soldiers that Fang Xie is familiar with, and they are rough as if they have been blown by the wind. They open and close their mouths with dirty words, but their hearts are hot.

"There are a lot of people who want to take my ass-eye, but I've been poked by me! If I had known that everyone knew my name, I would have stood up and flaunted to eat and drink. ”

Fang Xie said with a smile.

Ha ha!

Mo Xidao strode over and directly gave Fang Xie a bear hug: "Of course it's a man who killed hundreds of horse thieves!" Lao Tzu dislikes grinding and chirping sissies the most. Come, I'll see your hands and you'll know if you're lying! ”

After he finished hugging Fang Jie, he grabbed Fang Jie's right hand and looked at it.

"What a thick cocoon!"

He couldn't help but sigh, then raised Fang Jie's right hand and shouted, "This is our little brother, the youngest border soldier who participated in the martial arts academy exam this year!" You all show Lao Tzu what he looks like, and if anyone dares to bully our little brother in the future, they are not allowed to pretend to be fucking! ”

The crowd applauded.

At this time, six or seven young men in brocade clothes suddenly walked in from outside the door of Keshengju.

The head of the person has an extraordinary face like a crown of jade, but his face is too white, as if he has rubbed a layer of powder. With a high nose and thin lips, seeing a room of border soldiers, this person couldn't help frowning and scolding in a low voice: "A group of poor ghosts with no money came here to rub white food, and they don't know how they are so thick-skinned!" ”

The young man was clever, and hurriedly let the few people inside: "Prince Wang, hurry up to the private room on the second floor." ”

"It's smelling fishy, disgusting!"

The man behind the prince glanced at them, his eyes full of disgust.

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