Chapter 3: A Day in the Life of Yuan Yun and Cao Chong (Part II)
Even Yuan Yun, who participated in the design, was very surprised by the magnificence of the palace, although the scale was not as good as the real Forbidden City, it still did not affect its grandeur, especially in this era when there were no high-rise buildings, those halls of several stories were even more imposing.
Several of the accompanying officials carefully followed behind Yuan Yun and Cao Chong, and the team of men and horses roamed around within the palace walls, and every time they reached a building, the team would pause for a long time.
Yuan Yun is very satisfied with the black pillars, red walls, and golden tiles, as for those such as the Qing Dynasty's 'colorful', they are full of disdain, barbarians have no culture after all, so their aesthetic is to use all colors, and what is the use, the more colorful, the more high.
"If this can be opened to ordinary people in the future, and then we can collect tickets, it must be a lot of income." Yuan Yun sighed with emotion, and continued to lead the team to move forward.
It's good that he didn't say this, but as soon as he said it, he scared all the officials who followed him to play and open the palace to ordinary people, how perverse would it be to say it?
When the team came to the harem location of the palace, Yuan Yun hesitated slightly, and finally shook his head and said, "I won't look at it here, I should see it almost today." ”
After Yuan Yun finished speaking, he obviously saw that those officials seemed to be relieved, because the harem has always been a royal land, which is a great secret to outsiders, and now they are almost all regarded as outsiders, so not going to visit is equivalent to saving the lives of a group of people.
Cao Chong had already seen the grandeur and splendor at this time, so his curiosity was also satisfied, so he began to get bored, and when he saw that Yuan Yun decided not to continue, he immediately became interested, so he smiled and continued: "Brother-in-law, why don't we go to the barracks for a walk, I don't want to go back to the mansion so early." ”
Yuan Yun laughed, then patted the back of Cao Chong's head and said, "What did you destroy your sister-in-law He Yao's again?" ”
Cao Chong's face turned red rarely, and he said angrily: "Who wants my eldest brother and sister-in-law to be Dunlun in the morning, but I hit them squarely, my shrewd sister-in-law has been yelling to tear my face, and the momentum is scary to think about now." ”
Yuan Yun didn't expect Cao Chong to say this kind of thing directly, which immediately made him embarrassed, not to mention some officials who were still following on the side, after hearing the news, these people immediately took a step back, some began to look at the corner of the wall, and some began to stare at the flowing clouds in the sky, completely as if I hadn't heard anything.
After a while, Yuan Yun's frame finally left the palace, and he was still very satisfied with this visit, the only thing he felt was that Cao Ang was unwilling to install heating equipment in the main hall, saying that it would really lose the dignity of the court.
It's good now, if Cao Ang really becomes the emperor in the future, then he will go to court in Luoyang, thinking of the difficult winter in Luoyang, Yuan Yun has already begun to swing, and he feels that his back is faintly cold.
When the camp of the Gunpowder Army appeared in front of him, it was already more than half of the afternoon, but when he heard the shouts from it, he knew that the soldiers were still carrying out various training, but this was normal, after all, these were full-time soldiers, they did not work in production, and their only duty was to train and fight, so day and night drills were also a major feature of the Gunpowder Army.
When entering the camp of the Gunpowder Army, it was still Li Li who received Yuan Yun, and now generals like Zhang Liao have been sent to garrison other places, and it is Li Li who can put it on the table in Luoyang, and he is very serious and responsible for this, and he is absolutely unwilling to live up to this commission, especially after the last Xiliang War, his Li Li's reputation has made a great leap, which makes him cherish it even more.
The shed next to the school yard will never be canceled, it can shade the sun in summer and block snow in winter, so at this moment Yuan Yun and Cao Chong are sitting in it, Li Li even prepared hot tea, which is simply a lifesaver in such a cold winter, Yuan Yun is better, but Cao Chong has already held the warm tea bowl and refused to let go.
Looking at Cao Chong's appearance of being afraid of the cold, Yuan Yun smiled secretly, Cao Chong and Deng Ai are not the same kind of people after all, Deng Ai will not be so afraid of the cold, and even deliberately wear very little in winter, so that he can be more resistant to the cold, and said that this trick was learned from Master Zhao Yun, which can also be seen that Deng Ai is indeed more suitable for leading the army outside, and Cao Chong is more suitable for sitting in the court to guide the country.
As for the combination of the two little guys, Yuan Yun seemed very satisfied, and even intended to let them be separated in this way, in the future, these two people will definitely bring great help to Cao Ang.
There were still countless snowflakes floating in the sky, but the soldiers on the school field were all shirtless, shouting slogans and fighting each other, or carrying huge logs and gritting their teeth to carry them, everyone seemed extremely serious, because no one wanted to be eliminated.
As for this elimination system, it was set by Yuan Yun himself, after all, the treatment of the gunpowder army is very superior, and there is no production, so there will always be people who want to come to fill the number, in order to ensure the quality of the gunpowder army, this elimination policy is also the most bizarre policy in the world, if it is another family, where does it matter so much, as long as you are willing to enlist, then it will be unconditionally stored, even if it is used as cannon fodder.
Yuan Yun, who was looking at him in a trance, suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves, and couldn't help but turn his eyes to the gate of the camp, and instantly saw four guards guarding the gate pulling open the gate with all their might, and then the cavalry like a tide poured in, roughly estimated to be three thousand.
Li Li also put down the tea bowl in his hand at this time, and then walked to the edge of the school field, and after a short time, the school field was all occupied by these cavalry, and the ground that was already very muddy was even more difficult to see now.
"Returning to the general, 3,400 people returned on time, and the 300 lila training ended smoothly." One of the knights dismounted and immediately clenched his fists and saluted.
Yuan Yun took a closer look and found that it was this guy, but at this moment, his face was covered with stains and muddy water, if he didn't recognize his voice, it was estimated that it would be difficult to recognize him from his appearance.
Cao Chong put his head next to Yuan Yun at this time, and said suspiciously: "Brother Dianman has made great contributions in Karasuma, why do you have to start from a knight general, the eldest brother is really a small weapon." ”
Yuan Yun impatiently pushed Cao Chong's head aside, and then replied: "This is what he asked, although he has made a lot of great achievements, but he has not really led the army, so he has to start from the most basic." ”
Cao Chong stuck out his tongue and said, "That's why I don't want to join the army, you see that they all make themselves like clay figures, and I feel uncomfortable when I look at them." ”
Yuan Yun sighed to himself, fortunately, Cao Chong is self-aware, if Cao Ang plans to let his younger brother go to the battle one day, then he must be ruthlessly opposed, because Cao Chong is the life of a rich son, let him handle government affairs, and ensure that he is better than those strict old officials, but if he wants to lead the soldiers, it is estimated that the soldiers led by him will definitely become deserters.
After Li Li finally let the cavalry disband, Dian Man came over with a smile, and he just fooled around with the muddy water on his face, even if he cleaned it up, and then he didn't care about Cao Chong's disdain, and kicked the little guy to the side with one kick.
When the warm tea finally went down, Dian Man spit out a mouthful of hot air and howled: "Happy!" ”
Yuan Yun filled Dianman with another cup of tea, and then asked, "Do you still have physical strength?" ”
Dian Man was stunned for a moment, then patted the already filthy breastplate and said, "There is still endless strength, does Brother Yuan need my help with something?" ”
Yuan Yun stretched his waist and replied, "I'll be the east tonight, let's go to the best upper room of the Rouge Building to have a good time." ”
Dian Man was stunned again, and wondered: "Don't you hate Qinglou the most, why do you suddenly want to go again?" ”
Yuan Yun shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and said: "There is no way, if you have something to ask others, then you have to pay some, Liu Bei is guarding against our spies in Yizhou, and the old man Xu You doesn't know how many people he sent to die, if he doesn't stop, I'm afraid that he will give all the manpower in his hand." ”
Dianman thought for a moment and said, "Could it be that Mrs. Xiangrui has a way?" ”
Yuan Yun nodded and said: "She has been in Yizhou Chengdu for a period of time before, and now there are many sisters over there, and the place with the most information is not the Qinglou." ”
Before Yuan Yun's words fell, he saw Cao Chong squeezing his head again, and then excitedly pointed to his nose and said, "Brother-in-law will take me too." ”
The smile on Cao Chong's face just rose, and he was pawned again.
By the time the pawn was washed and washed, the evening came, and the winter night came very early, and when Yuan Yun's frame drove out of the gunpowder army camp, it was almost as dark as ink, and Cao Chong, who wanted to go to the Qinglou the most, was escorted back to the mansion by Li Li.
The frame stopped at the front door of the Rouge Building, and before Yuan Yun could get out of the car, he saw a familiar back, the other party was dressed as a son-in-law, and a young man was on his side, and the two stood together to really attract many sisters in the building.
Yuan Yun glanced at the two people in front of him, and his brows instantly knotted, because one was Cao Chong, who was haunting, and the other was Cao Jie, who was disguised as a man.
Looking at the 'handsome and extraordinary' Cao Jie, Yuan Yun just wanted to speak, but was interrupted by the other party, only to hear Cao Jie raise his chin and say: "Several sisters sent me to see my brother-in-law, so brother-in-law had better get from us, if you really dare to drive us back, I dare to let people set this building on fire." ”
Yuan Yun shuddered, and looked at Dianman helplessly, but Dianman laughed indifferently and said, "It's none of my business." ”
After speaking, he immediately strode into the lobby of the Rouge Building, and in an instant he began to shout in a thick voice, instructing the old bustard to let Mrs. Xiangrui come down to greet the guests.
Seeing that Yuan Yun no longer objected, Cao Jie immediately opened the folding fan in his hand with a sigh, and followed Cao Chong with an excited face, leaving only Yuan Yun to follow behind and sigh, there was nothing he could do about Cao Jie, a little girl.