"But I haven't called you to play chess with me for some days." Emperor Liang unhurriedly dropped a piece on the chessboard, "Sometimes I miss the days when I played against you all night." ”

"Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, so naturally he doesn't have as much leisure as before." Chen Qingzhi on the opposite side of the chessboard also fell.

"Actually, it's just that I'm older and don't have that much energy." Emperor Liang raised his eyes and looked at Chen Qingzhi, "Ziyun, you and I are different from ordinary monarchs and ministers, don't use those clichés to deal with it." ”

Chen Qingzhi bowed his hand, "With Your Majesty's love, Qingzhi knows that he is wrong." ”

Emperor Liang smiled and waved his hand, "I have watched you grow up, how many times have I said that when there are only you and me, there is no need to be so restrained." ”

"Qingzhi understands that every time His Majesty summons Qingzhi to play a game, he retreats left and right, just so that he can let go of his hands and feet and go all out."

"Do you know why I like to play chess with you? Because you have a ruthless spirit when you play small chess, it is not a conventional way at all, but you can always find the flaws of your opponent and win by surprise. Every game of chess can make me feel fresh, and it is very enjoyable! ”

"Your Majesty's chess skills are superb, and I am deeply honored to be able to play with Your Majesty."

"How are the soldiers in your hometown of Yixing training?"

"I'm working hard to serve my big guy."

"I am very pleased that you have this heart to serve the country. The Marquis of Yongchang also said to me that he is looking forward to you. Now that the Marquis of Yongchang is old, if you really have the same talent as him, it will be a blessing for me. ”

"The Marquis of Yongchang is the pillar of the beam, and Qingzhiyan dares to hope that it can be compared with it, but the heart of Qingzhiquan to serve the country is not lost to others."

Emperor Liang picked up a son and muttered, "It is said that the chessboard is like a battlefield, and in terms of chess skills, you are indeed outstanding." When you were a teenager, you were in my study, and you also read the books of various families. Therefore, even if many ministers wrote to me that you had secretly amassed armor, I laughed at it. Emperor Liang dropped the chess pieces in his hand, "First, I know Ziyun, you will never lose me." Second, like the Marquis of Yongchang, I also have expectations for you. ”

Hearing Emperor Liang's words, Chen Qingzhi hurriedly knelt at the feet of Emperor Liang, "Your Majesty Longen, Qingzhi is broken and has nothing to repay." ”

Emperor Liang stretched out his hand to help him up, "It's just that you are a civilian, and you are not a wealthy family, and it is indeed easy to provoke criticism when you recruit soldiers." But you don't have to worry, you can train with peace of mind, and it won't be long before I pick a suitable and safe time for you to complete your initial battle, and then I can justifiably give you a military position. ”

"Your Majesty can think so about Qingzhi, and Qingzhi is grateful."

Emperor Liang smiled, "You have followed me since you were a child, and I have long regarded you as a confidant, how can you let others make irresponsible remarks." You can rest assured, now that the Northern Wei Dynasty is in power, it won't be long before the time comes. ”

The weather is getting colder and colder after winter, and the originally lively streets of Jiankang are also much deserted because of this cold. As in the past, not long after lunch, Chen Qingzhi came to Yang Baihua's mansion.

In the courtyard, Mrs. Yang and Yanran were playing a game of pitching pots; In a corner of the courtyard, Hui Ze practiced with an iron rod against a wooden stake wrapped in quilts and leather; Yang Baihua stood under the corridor and looked at everyone with a smile, and when he saw Chen Qingzhi coming in, he hurriedly greeted him.

"Brother Ziyun, here."

Chen Qingzhi bowed, "Yes, I'm here to bother Brother Yang again." ”

When Hui Ze and the others saw Chen Qingzhi coming, they also stopped their respective things and came over to pay their respects.

"Brother Chen, Xu Jin has been in your army for a while, and we miss it very much, I wonder if we can go and visit?" Meize asked tentatively.

"Oops, it's oversight. The next time I go back to Yixing, I will definitely take the little master with me. ”

Hearing Chen Qingzhi say this, Yanran interjected eagerly, "Can you take me with you?" I also want to visit Xu Jin. ”

Chen Qingzhi said with a smile, "As long as Brother Yang and Mrs. Yang agree, of course you can take Miss with you." ”

"That's right, it's getting colder and colder," said Mrs. Yang, "I made a quilt for Xu Jin, and you can bring it to him by the way." ”

"Great!" Hui Ze couldn't hide his excitement, "Brother Chen, when are we leaving?" ”

"Huize, don't be in too much of a hurry." Yang Baihua motioned to Hui Ze to be calm, "Brother Ziyun will often go back to the barracks, and he will call you when the time comes." ”

After speaking, Yang Baihua turned to Chen Qingzhi, "Brother Ziyun, please come into the house and talk." ”

After entering the room and sitting down, Yang Baihua asked, "Brother Ziyun, I haven't asked, Xu Jin, this kid, can he help you?" ”

"Brother Xu Jin's riding skills are exquisite, although the time is not long, but under his physical training, he has indeed made great progress in his subordinates. The last time I went, I watched them practice, and I felt that I was not losing to the northerners! ”

When Yang Baihua heard this, he was full of joy, "So good, very good!" ”

"I also want to thank Brother Yang, who often comes to ask you for advice." Chen Qingzhi arched his hand and said, "The cavalry formation and tactics taught by Brother Yang have also begun to practice now, and in time, it will definitely be the most elite iron cavalry of my Daliang!" ”

"In fact, these are the tactics of the Celei Army commanded by my father. However, the armor and cavalry of the Celei army are the leaders of the cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and they are good at charging in clusters, assaulting head-on, galloping, crying dullly, rolling like thunder, so they are named Celei. Yang Baihua changed his words, "But the big beam is a young horse, and the equipment must be even rarer, Brother Ziyun must not copy it, but he still needs to change it with a camera." Moreover, the battlefield confrontation is not all determined by the equipment of the troops, and the tens of thousands of iron horsemen of the ancestor back then were not also defeated under the car formation of the Marquis of Yongchang. ”

"Brother Yang's good words must be kept in mind in the future."

"By the way, Yang heard that Yongchang Hou has been ill recently, and he wanted to visit, but he felt a little presumptuous, I don't know if it is convenient for Brother Ziyun to take Yang with him?"

"Sir has indeed been sick in bed recently, he should have suffered from the cold, and he will visit him every day, so let's go with him today."

The Yongchang Marquis Mansion is not as rich and magnificent as Yang Baihua imagined. There are some ordinary flowers and trees planted in the courtyard, and there is no excessive decoration in the corridors of the houses.

Following Chen Qingzhi's footsteps, he walked through the courtyard and came to the front of the house of the Marquis of Yongchang.

There were two men standing at the door, greeting Chen Qingzhi.

The man in the lead was tall and majestic, with thick eyebrows and beard, and his momentum was extraordinary, and he said loudly, "Ziyun, I haven't seen you for a long time!" ”

Chen Qingzhi walked over quickly, "Oh, when did Brother Yuan come back?" ”

"I only came back today to visit my father." The man noticed Yang Baihua behind Chen Qingzhi, "Ziyun, this is ...... you are traveling with."

"Oh, I was negligent." Chen Qingzhi introduced, "This is Yang Baihua, who also knew Mr. and heard that Mr. was sick, so he came to visit. ”

Then he introduced to Yang Baihua, "This is the son of the Marquis of Yongchang, who has been commanding the army abroad all the year round. ”

"In Xia Weifang, the character is straight, and I have seen Brother Yang."

"General Wei is dignified, he is really a general, Yang is fortunate to know, and it is an honor."

"And this ......" Chen Qingzhi looked at the man behind Wei Fang, obviously he didn't know either.

"Oh, this is Wei Xun, my cousin, who is in the army with me." Wei Fang hurriedly introduced.

The man named Wei Xun, in his early twenties, was born with a tiger's back, young and strong, and was saluting the two of them with fists.

When I entered the house, I saw that Wei Rui had gotten up and sat on the couch. Wei Fang hurriedly went over and said softly, "Father, why are you up?" ”

"When you lie down for a long time, you get up and sit down."

"Sir, take care!" Chen Qingzhi also walked over, "Brother Yang heard that Mr. was sick, and he also came to visit. ”

Yang Baihua took a few steps forward and bowed, "Take care of the Marquis of Yongchang." ”

"General Yang is too polite." Wei Rui said with a slight gasp, "The old man is weak, he can't get up to return the salute, and he still looks at Haihan." ”

"Where does the Marquis of Yongchang say, how dare the younger generation. Yongchang Hou should still rest more. ”

"Yes, father, let's lie down." Wei Fang helped Wei Rui and slowly lay down.

"Sir, the students are resting, and the students are not disturbed."

"Yongchang Hou take care, Yang will come to visit another day."

Wei Fang asked Wei Xun to stay in the room to guard Wei Rui, and sent Chen Qingzhi and Yang Baihua out by himself.

Coming to the courtyard, Wei Fang said worriedly, "My father is nearly eighty years old, I don't know if this disease can get better......

"Mr. Ji is a natural person, as long as you take care of it, you will naturally get better." Chen Qingzhi comforted.

"My father asked me to prepare some armor and weapons for you. This time, Wei Xun and I rushed back first, and the ordnance would arrive in a few days, with more than 600 pairs of armor and a number of swords, guns, bows and crossbows. As soon as the time comes, let Wei Xun send him to your camp. ”

"Brother Yuan sent charcoal in the snow, and Qingzhi was toothless and unforgettable. At that time, I will personally accompany General Wei Xun to go. ”

On the day they were about to leave for the Yixing Barracks, Hui Ze and Yan Ran packed up early, looking forward to Chen Qingzhi's appearance. Mrs. Yang prepared quilts, cotton shoes, and a lot of preserved fruit snacks for Hui Ze to bring with them.

When Chen Qingzhi appeared at the door, Hui Ze and Yan Ran cheered, "Brother Chen, you are here!" ”

"General Wei Xun has already waited outside the city with an ordnance cart, and we will go over now and go to Yixing together." Chen Qingzhi's tone rarely revealed a sense of joy.

Outside the gate, the servants brought two horses. Chen Qingzhi looked at Yan Ran's capable outfit and couldn't help asking, "Is Miss Yang going to ride a horse?" ”

Yanran replied with a smile, "It's too boring to ride, but it's still comfortable to ride a horse." Saying that, he quickly turned over and got on his horse, "Although I am a woman, my riding skills are much better than Hui Ze." ”

"Miss, don't make fun of the little monk." Hui Ze embarrassedly climbed on the horse's back.

"Actually, I'm not good at riding, Miss Yang shouldn't run too fast." Chen Qingzhi said with a smile.

Chen Qingzhi led Hui Ze, Yan Ran and Wei Xun, and slowly walked at the front of the team on horseback, behind them were several large carts of ordnance, guarded by dozens of infantry on both sides.

In winter, the vegetation withers and the air is cold. Yanran exhaled a large group of hot air and complained in a low voice, "I still want to ride a horse faster, but I don't know how many days I have to walk with these big carts." ”

"No way, we don't know the road," Hui Ze said in a low voice, "Besides, these trucks of ordnance are the most important, let's just follow, Miss don't complain anymore." ”

Wei Xun was neatly draped all over his body, holding a snake spear in his hand, and glanced at the iron rod in Hui Ze's hand beside him, and asked curiously, "Little monk, your iron rod is very chic, do you also practice martial arts?" ”

Hui Ze turned to Wei Xun, "General Wei, the little monk did practice the stick method with the master, and this iron rod was also left by the master to the little monk." ”

"So, are you good at sticking?"

"It's just a small skill of carving insects, how dare you show ugliness in front of the general." Hui Ze replied modestly.

"I like to compete with people who are strong in martial arts." Wei Xun said, "Looking at your appearance, you shouldn't be an idle person." ”

"The general has won the award, the little monk was originally just a walking monk, and this stick method is just a self-defense technique."

"It's boring." Wei Xun muttered, rode forward and came to Chen Qingzhi's side, "Brother Ziyun, you are so anxious to need these weapons, is it that our Great Liang is going to war with the Northern Wei Dynasty again?" ”

"Who did you listen to?"

"Uncle and eldest brother said that." Wei Xun said with a serious face, "I heard what they were talking about Empress Dowager Hu, what civil strife in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the Northern Expedition of the whole army or something." ”

"Do you want to fight?" Chen Qingzhi asked Wei Xun with a smile.

"I'm a martial artist, I don't fight, so what's the use of me practicing this martial arts?"

"The war will come again sooner or later," Chen Qingzhi looked into the distance, "When the war really starts, you will have to follow Brother Yuan, gallop on the battlefield, and make contributions to the Great Liang." ”

"This idea, Brother Yun, don't worry, as long as there is a war, I, Wei Xun, will definitely be powerful in the world!"

Wei Xun's words made Yan Ran laugh out loud in the back.

Wei Xun looked back a little annoyed, "Girl, what are you laughing at?" ”

"Oh, the little woman thinks that the general should not talk too much," Yanran couldn't help laughing, "There is a saying that there are people outside the people, and there are mountains outside the mountains." ”

"Miss, it's rude to talk like this!" Hui Ze hurriedly stopped Yan Ran, "Miss offended General Wei, and I hope General Haihan." ”

"Hmm! In the woman's opinion, General Ben will not meet with her. Wei Xun forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and it was not easy to attack.

"Ahh The last time I brought Xu Jin over, there was a rice cake that was very delicious," Chen Qingzhi quickly changed the topic, "This time I passed by that shop, I invite everyone to try it too." ”

After a few days of driving, I finally arrived at the Yixing Barracks. Yu Tianchou and Xu Jin stood outside the gate to greet everyone, Hui Ze patted Xu Jin's chest and said happily, "I haven't seen you for a long time, I'm getting stronger!" ”

Xu Jin smiled, "Hui Ze, you miss me, didn't you come to see me?" ”

"I'll miss you?" Hui Ze deliberately put on a disdainful look, "It's Madame who saw that the weather was freezing, so she asked me to bring you quilts and cotton shoes." ”

"Yikes! Miss is here too? Xu Jin noticed Yan Ran behind Hui Ze.

I've been looking forward to seeing Xu Jin sooner, this will really happen, but Yanran began to be embarrassed. But she still whispered, "Actually, we miss you very much, so I beg Master Chen to take us to see your ......."

"I miss you too," Xu Jin said softly, "I'm really grateful that you can come to visit me......"

"Stupid, didn't you say that we are a family, isn't it normal to come to visit you?" Yan Ran muttered as if talking to herself.

"Okay, meet again after a long absence, you can talk slowly later," Chen Qingzhi interjected, "Let's hand over the ordnance first." ”

"Great!" Yu Tianchou said happily, "It's finally here!" It's really hard for this general, thank you so much! ”

"Let me introduce it to you," Chen Qingzhi was also full of joy, "This is the cousin of General Wei Yuanzhi, the son of the Marquis of Yongchang, General Wei Xun. This batch of ordnance was prepared for us by General Yuanzhi. ”

"Good man, good man!" Yu Tianyan made a gesture, "Thank you!" Thank you very much! ”

"Don't rush to say thank you just yet." Wei Xun said coldly, "This batch of ordnance, but the eldest brother raised it with great difficulty from his own army, the eldest brother gave it to you generously, but I want to see if it is worth it for you." ”

Wei Xun's words made everyone stunned. Chen Qingyi asked with a blank face, "Brother Wei Xun, are you ...... What do you mean by that? ”

"Hey! It's all delivered to the door, won't it be a reversal? Yu Tianchou asked angrily.

"Brother Ziyun, Wei Xun didn't mean to offend you, it's just that these weapons are not easy to come by, and if they are given to a group of rabble, wouldn't it be a waste of my eldest brother's good intentions."

"Who do you say is the rabble?" Xu Jin looked unhappy and approached Wei Xun aggressively.

Chen Qingzhi hurriedly stopped Xu Jin, and Hui Ze also grabbed Xu Jin's arm from the side.

"I understand that Brother Wei Xun cherishes this batch of ordnance. In this way, please follow me to the school field and let the soldiers drill and understand what the military looks like. Chen Qingzhi said eagerly.

"Why bother." Wei Xun waved his hand and said, "One soldier bears, one bear." Brother Ziyun, who is the most powerful lieutenant general in your battalion? ”

"......" Chen Qingzhi looked at Wei Xun suspiciously, "...... What do you mean? ”

"Oops! Just ask you who is the best in the camp! Wei Xun was a little anxious, "Find the most powerful one, come and compete with me, if you can beat me, no!" If you can make a tie with me, I'll give you all the weapons! ”

"So you're here to fight!" Yu Tianshu gritted his teeth and said, "That's easy to do, come!" I'll clean you up! ”

"Brother Ziyun, is he the most powerful?" Wei Xun asked Chen Qingzhi with a serious face.

Before Chen Qingzhi could answer, Yu Tianshu had already rushed towards Wei Xun.

Wei Xun had a snake spear in his hand, and he didn't give Yu Tianshu a chance to get close to him. The tip of the spear slammed into the front of Yu Tianshu's throat, preventing him from taking another half a step.

"Are you fighting in the streets?" Wei Xun smiled contemptuously, "This is a battle between two armies!" Give you a chance to get your weapon and compete with me in a dignified manner. ”

Yu Tianshu's weapon is a huge mace. Picking up the mace, Yu Tianshu was like an angry King Kong, and pounced on Wei Xun with a fierce momentum.

The two immediately got tangled together.

Everyone couldn't take their eyes off it, watching the battle between the two nervously, and Chen Qingzhi was sweating in his palms.

After a few rounds, Hui Ze whispered to Xu Jin with some concern, "Jin, I'm afraid this big brother is not that Wei Xun's opponent." ”

"Yes, Brother Yu's moves are already a little flustered." Xu Jin replied indignantly, "This kid named Wei Xun, although he has an arrogant attitude, he is indeed very skilled." ”

As soon as the words fell, the mace in Yu Tianchou's hand was pulled away by the snake spear, and suddenly the flaws in front of him were opened, and he completely lost his protection. Wei Xun took a step forward and kicked Yu Tianshu's chest, kicking him out a few steps away.

Before he could get up, the tip of the snake spear was once again pressed against Yu Tianshu's throat. Wei Xun looked at Chen Qingzhi, "Brother Ziyun, if this is the strongest person in your camp, even if he will be blamed by his uncle and eldest brother, I will bring this batch of ordnance back to you, it's a pity." ”