In the year 368 of the Great Zhou calendar, on the third day of September,

Yuanzhou City is the fruitful results of the Jiang family's generation of management, the city wall of more than ten meters is made of good stone, unbreakable, the huge city tower stands majestically in the sun, it is awe-inspiring, the resident population of the city is more than one million, the street is spacious and bright, the ground is paved with bluestone slabs piece by piece, and the main roads are stretched for several miles. The inner city is divided into the inner city and the outer city, the outer city is mainly used by the local ordinary people to live and the foreign displaced people to take refuge, the inner city is the place where the nobles and dignitaries and dignitaries work and live and entertain, the people from the outer city are forbidden to enter without approval, and the governor's office of Yuanzhou Province is located in the inner city.

Now there are tens of thousands of displaced people who have escaped from the pursuit of the Hu people outside the four gates of the outer city, and they are begging the officers and soldiers to open the city gates......

Heyang Tower in the inner city, as high as 20 meters, nearly half higher than the city tower, is a high-level place for the children of the aristocratic rich family to discuss the elegance of knowledge and vassals, can enter the inner middle school are the rich and rich five cars, the scholars and beauties who are full of poetry and books.

Located in the attic on the highest floor, it is the exclusive private room of the Jiang family, and the owner of this private room is the peerless beauty who makes countless scholars dream of not sparing a thousand dollars to see but cannot get it, Jiang Yan's baby granddaughter, the only beloved daughter of Jiang Xun, the governor of Yuanzhou, who is regarded as a pearl in the palm of his hand - Jiang Ruoyan, who is less than eighteen years old.

At this time, Jiang Ruoyan stood in front of the attic window, dressed in white and flawless luxury silk to set off her graceful figure perfectly, slender ten fingers exquisitely clear, holding a jade flute made of Wen jade, gently flicking, as if caressing a cloud, the black green silk exudes a charming atmosphere, gently swaying in the breeze, the delicate face can not be described in words, in the sun like a fairy who does not eat the fireworks of the world, even the personal maid Wan'er who serves behind her is ashamed of herself, and feels that she can't compare with it.

I saw Jiang Ruoyan slowly holding the jade flute's hand behind his back, and let out an incomprehensible sigh.

"Miss, Mu Gongzi has been waiting downstairs for a long time, are you going to see him?" Wan'er stepped forward cautiously.

"No, let him go back." Jiang Ruoyan didn't even think about refusing directly, her voice was like a heavenly sound, which was intoxicating.

"Miss, it's not good." Wan'er said timidly, "Mu Gongzi has chartered the entire private room on the third floor in order to meet you, and has prepared 100,000 taels of silver as a meeting gift, just to study the music and rhythm with the young lady......"

"Wan'er." Jiang Ruoyan looked out the window at the homeless people who crowded into the city, "You grew up with me since you were a child, don't you know my personality?" Missing! ”

"Miss! The master is very optimistic about Mu Gongzi, Mu Gongzi has a good appearance and extensive knowledge, and he is only twenty years old, and he is about to enter the Shi ......"

"Wan'er." Jiang Ruoyan turned around and frowned slightly, it was so beautiful that it was suffocating, Wan'er immediately lowered her head, not daring to raise her eyes again, this young lady in her own house is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, and the things she decided will not be easily changed, even if the old man and the old lady can't resist her.

Jiang Ruoyan glanced at Wan'er, sighed and said: "You tell Mu Yunzhen, without me Jiang Ruoyan nodded, even if you invite the current saint to come, it's useless, let him die of this heart, if you talk more, I will send someone to send you back to Jiangnan to change to a maid." ”

When Wan'er heard this, she was so frightened that she immediately knelt down: "Miss, don't send the slave and maid away, the slave and maid grew up with Miss since she was a child, if you leave a good person like Miss, I really don't know how to serve other clansmen, and the slave and maid don't dare anymore, so I'll let Mu Gongzi send away." ”

Jiang Ruoyan saw Wan'er like this, and was no longer embarrassed, and said softly: "Get up, Wan'er, you and I have grown up together since childhood and are like sisters, I have never treated you as a human being, I just hope Wan'er you will understand that what I Jiang Ruoyan decided will not be easily changed." ”

Seeing Jiang Ruoyan say this, Wan'er also breathed a sigh of relief, got up and came to her side, and asked softly: "Miss, don't blame me for talking too much, the master and the master have found so many children of the family with excellent character and learning, why do you always look down on it?" Wan'er really couldn't figure it out. ”

Jiang Ruoyan turned around and looked out the window and said to Wan'er: "Wan'er, look below, why are there so many people?" ”

Wan'er looked out the window and shook her head: "The Hu people are going south again, it's like this every year, there is chaos outside, and the city is safe." ”

Jiang Ruoyan said: "But there are millions of soldiers in my six Far Eastern provinces, why are they helpless against tens of thousands of Hu Qi? The people have been killed and injured countless times by war every year, whose fault is it? ”

"Miss, I don't understand this, probably the Hulan people are too powerful, I heard that they come and go like the wind, their riding skills are outstanding, and the master's Jizhou ......" Speaking of this, Wan'er raised her eyes and looked at Jiang Ruoyan, and saw that her expression was as usual, so she had the courage to continue: "After the master's Jizhou horse farm was occupied, we lacked excellent war horses, so we couldn't compete with it......"

"You know a lot." Jiang Ruoyan still didn't squint at the influx of people outside the city, "But because of the lack of horses, millions of soldiers in the Far East are afraid of the enemy like tigers, and they don't care about the safety of the people?" A dignified seven-foot man hid behind the high-rise city wall and did not dare to fight, seeing the people being killed and enslaved alive and indifferent, when did my Far Eastern man become so, what happened to my Great Zhou soldiers? Speaking of this, Jiang Ruoyan's face showed a hint of anger.

Then, Jiang Ruoyan raised his right hand and pointed to the sky: "Hu Lu invaded the south, and millions of soldiers in my Far East were afraid of the enemy like tigers, and they retreated into the city, and the people were displaced and miserable!" I only hate that I am not a man, and I can't go into battle to kill the enemy and save all people! Today, the yellow sky is above, my granddaughter of Jiang Yan, the prime minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and Jiang Ruoyan, the only daughter of Jiang Xun, the governor of Yuanzhou, swears here! If anyone can expel Hu Lu, save the people of the Far East, and keep one side safe! No matter how high or low, I, Jiang Ruoyan, am committed to him! Be a cow and a horse, at all costs! Heaven and earth forensics! If I Jiang Ruoyan breaks my oath! May God be damned, and death is not a pity! ”

"Miss...... This...... I can't help it, I can't help it! Jiang Ruoyan's words frightened Wan'er at a loss, "Miss, hurry up and take back your words!" If you let the master know this, it will be bad! ”

"Hu Lu is uncertain for a day, and I, Jiang Ruoyan, will not marry for a day until I die of old age!" Jiang Ruoyan said firmly to Wan'er......

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At this time, in the governor's palace, Governor Jiang Xun was sitting in the council hall and discussing with generals at all levels how to deal with the Hulan cavalry.

"My lord, the Hulan people are powerful, and the last general feels that he should defend the interior of the major cities to resist strong enemies."

"The last general, General Zan Synchronic, proposed that the Hulan cavalry came and went without a trace, and the field battle was invincible, and it was difficult for our soldiers to win against the Hulan cavalry, so it was better to guard behind the city wall, and the Hulan people were short of siege equipment, so they could sit back and wait for the Hulan cavalry to retreat."

The rest of the generals nodded in agreement, Jiang Xun looked down at the huge map in front of the case, and was silent for a long time, although his old man Jiang Yan's status in the court is still stable, but due to the reasons of the Hulan people in the Far East, the power is not as good as before, and the nobles of the scholar clan who covet their own family status have begun to move, especially Wei Zhen, who has long wanted to suppress the Jiang family, so that his royal power can be inserted into the Far East, this is the bottom line of the Jiang family, and it will never be allowed, but if the situation is like this every year, it will not take a year or two. The royal family will have enough reasons and excuses to enter the Far East, and at that time, it is very likely that the family business that his family has painstakingly managed for hundreds of years will make clothes for others.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xun raised his head and said, "Generals, can you meet the Hulan cavalry head-on!" Take down a victory! He is now very eager for a victory, even if he can only obtain the head of more than a hundred Hulan people, so that the old man's pressure in the court is much less.

"My lord, never!" The commander of the general army surnamed Bu immediately stood up and vetoed, "If you meet the Hulan cavalry head-on, there is no chance of victory!" The last general also fought with the Hulan people several times, they have two to three military horses, superb riding skills, and the horse endurance is much higher than the war horses under the command of our army, and now our army is short of cavalry, rash response to the battle will only be dragged to death, followed by the main force of Hulan almost everyone is wearing iron armor, holding a fine iron scimitar, the equipment is far beyond my Far East soldiers, and finally the Hulan cavalry archery is far beyond my Far East soldiers can be compared, adults also think twice. ”

"Think twice, adults!" All the generals clasped their fists and said in unison.

Jiang Xun looked at it, and couldn't help sneering in his heart, obviously he was scared by the Hulan people, but he looked for a bunch of reasons to avoid the war, just think about it, it's a big deal to send his own soldiers to Bo.

"My lord, don't forget the Jizhou reconquest war six years ago!" Seeing Jiang Xun's uncertain face, the general soldier reminded him inappropriately.

Suddenly, Jiang Xun was like being swept with a bucket of cold water, and the idea of sending troops to meet the enemy was instantly dispelled, and he trembled when he recalled the battle six years ago.

In that year, because he was unwilling to be occupied by the Mengluo Empire, when the Mengluo Empire focused on the Western Regions, Jiang Xun personally led an army of 150,000 to launch a war against the Mengluo Hulan tribes, intending to recover Jizhou and ensure the integrity of the seven provinces in the Far East in order to strive for sufficient political status. But I never expected that the result of that battle ended in a fiasco, 150,000 Far East elites against less than 30,000 Hulan cavalry, was unilaterally defeated, Jiang Xun vaguely remembered the situation of the rout, the soldiers desperately waved their knives to cut down the back of the soldiers in front of them just to be able to run faster, thousands of Hulan cavalry behind them rushed up one by one like driving beasts, cut down and shot a large number of their own soldiers, blood flowed on the side of the Hunhe River, less than 3,000 soldiers fled back to Yuanzhou City, and the Hulan people chased dozens of miles in front of Yuanzhou City, Crazy looting and slaughtering nearby villages and towns, dozens of miles of radius full of bones, broken walls, and he could only ask the Far East family forces to gather a large amount of money, food, cloth and silk to send away the Hulan people who had besieged Yuanzhou City for 30 days, and since then the Hulan people have intensified, invading the Far Eastern provinces, states and counties every year, but he can only helplessly, watching the Hulan people crisscross the Far East.

"Okay, this matter is over, the generals must be strictly guarded after they go back, and be careful to let the Hulan people take advantage of the loopholes." Jiang Xun is like a deflated ball.

"Yes!" The senior generals of the Far East breathed a sigh of relief and said in unison, and then went out......

"Alas~" Jiang Xun got up and came to the door, looked at the figure of General Bu and his entourage, and sighed helplessly......