Chapter Fifty-Seven: Jiannan Jiedu Envoy Chapter Hatred and Qiong

An Chongzhang brandished a horse lance made of Zhemu, and rushed in the direction of Li Zhongchen with a loud shout. Li Zhongchen was not to be left behind, a seven-foot Mo knife looked extremely dazzling in the sun, and he "drove" with a sound of galloping towards An Chongzhang's horse lance.

With a "clang", the weapons of the two made a sonorous metal impact sound in front of everyone's eyes. Just like the tip of a needle against Mai Mang, after the first time the two met, they immediately realized that they had met an opponent of equal strength.

Li Zhongchen shouted, rushed forward, raised the seven-foot Mo knife and went straight to the top of An Chongzhang's head to slash down. An Chongzhang's horizontal lance frame block, because the mallet of the horse lance is not like the ordinary spear and spear used in the wooden pole, but the trunk of the high-quality wood, and the manufacturing process of the horse lance is extremely cumbersome, often takes three years to complete. Therefore, the hardness and flexibility of the lance are extremely good, so it can easily parry Li Zhongchen's knife power without any damage.

An Chongzhang smiled coldly and said, "Li Zhongchen." Look at the lance! He slammed his backhand and stabbed it straight away. Li Zhongchen didn't dare to be careless at all, he tightened his knife and carefully dissipated An Chongzhang's attack.

I have to say that these two people are extremely accomplished in the skills of using horse lances and Mo knives respectively. As far as the horse lance that has been used by aristocratic families since the emergence of the Han Dynasty is concerned, aside from its complicated manufacturing process and expensive cost, its application skills are also extremely difficult. The lance was mainly used by cavalry, especially heavy cavalry. Its length is usually about 4 meters in modern times, and the head of the lance is up to 60 centimeters long. On the back of a galloping and bumpy horse, it is easy to be flawed without training. Since the Han and Tang dynasties, the military generals often used the lance as a symbol of the noble family, such as the Cao father and son saddle horse as the text, often with a horizontal lance to write poems.

In the heyday of the use of horse lance, all military generals dreamed of owning a well-made horse lance. But in fact, there are many people who love horse lance, and there are very few who actually become masters of using horse lance. In the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the master of using the horse lance in the Southern Dynasty took the famous general Yang Kan of the Liang Dynasty as the superior, and "Liang Shu Yang Kan Biography" "Kan Zhi got on the horse, stabbed left and right, and did his best". The Northern Dynasty is most famous for the Eastern Wei Dynasty's fierce general Gao Aocao, "Northern History: The Biography of Gao Aocao": "Ang Ma Lance is peerless, and the left and right are all hundreds, and the people of the time are more than the item." ”

In the Tang Dynasty of this dynasty, the masters who used the horse lance were the most famous among the three fierce generals of the founding of the country, one of whom was Chi Gong, the prince of Hubei, and the word respectful. "Zizhi Tongjian": Shimin said that Wei Chi Jingde said: "The public is with each other, although millions of people are like me!" ”。 He was especially good at using the horse lance, and Li Yuanji, the king of Qi at that time, was also good at using the horse lance, and was captured by him three times in a short time with Wei Chigong. Li Yuanji has always been brave, although he admires his skills, but he is also very ashamed. The second is Hu Guogong Qin Qiong, the word Shubao. "Old Tang Book": "Shubao makes good use of horse lance, and pulls out the thief base to be outnumbered, which can be described as brave." The third is Cheng Zhijie, the word Yizhen, "Old Tang Book": "Cheng Zhijie, less brave, good use of horse lance." At the end of the Tang Dynasty, it was most famous for the use of a horse lance by Li Cunxiao, the first fierce general of the Tang Dynasty...... Ten thousand people are easy, and the ratio of Zhang Liao and Ganning is also covered. ”

Therefore, there are many people who love horse lances, and there are many people who use horse lances, but there are few people who own a well-made horse lance, and there are few people who have superb horse lances. After the battle between An Chongzhang and Li Zhongchen, the audience was full of cheers, and people's eyes and attention shifted from the battle of several other young generals to the battle between the two of them. Even fierce men like Nan Jiyun and Lei Wanchun saw An Chongzhang's top-grade horse lance, and their eyes couldn't help but burst into a bright light, and they all showed envy.

And An Chongzhang's martial arts were greatly appreciated by the nobles on the field, whether it was the group of dignitaries or the family of military generals, they were all praised. After all, the horse lance is a weapon, not to mention its cost and craftsmanship, and the difficulty of using it alone is extremely difficult. The lance is a weapon that can be used by generals to charge with horsepower, or it can be wielded in melee combat, but it must be used with superb skill. It's easy to say that if it's a straight stabbing charge, if it's a melee fight, the 4-meter-long lance is difficult for beginners to climb to. In view of this, it is not surprising that An Chongzhang's skillful horse lance martial arts were praised by the majority of aristocratic officials.

Hearing that An Chongzhang was appreciated by the Chang'an nobles on the field, Li Zhongchen was not to be outdone, he gently pulled the reins of the horse, arched forward, and slashed over. An Chongzhang laughed and rode forward, straight to the front. The second horse charged through the stirrups, Li Zhongchen swept around with a knife on his back, An Chongzhang did not dare to slack off, and immediately lowered his waist and dodged. The two horses walked and circled, killing in one place, in the sparks of metal collision and metal collision, the two chess opponents, the fight was inseparable.

"Stop!" There was a sudden shout from the crowd, and everyone followed the sound to look, but saw an old man in a purple robe rushing out of the crowd, running straight to the Hexi Army and the Pinglu Army and shouting: "You are the border army of the feudal town, but you are openly fighting privately at the hunting event held by the lady of Qin, so unscrupulous, where is the law of the country, where is the majesty of the imperial court!" ”

The arrogant soldiers of the two armies saw that the old man was nosy, and his face was full of anger, but he suddenly saw that the old man was wearing a purple robe that only high-ranking officials of the third rank or above could wear, and thought that the status of this old man must not be low, and immediately put back the angry words that came to his mouth. And Xin Yunjing and Yin Ziqi were drunk by this old man, and then Huo Ran thought of the seriousness of the matter, and shouted at his sergeant: "Stop", and then got off the horse and pleaded guilty.

"Who's that?" Gu Yuanxi asked Li Qi, the king of Jianning next to him, with a reserved attitude: "The nobles present are all in the bureau and don't know how to stop it, only this old official is sober-minded, this person is majestic and magnificent, I don't think it will be Li Linfu, the prime minister of the dynasty, right?" ”

"How is that possible?" Li Qi laughed dumbly when he heard this: "Although Mrs. Qin Guo has a big face, after all, she has no direct name to invite a person, so the banquet she held spontaneously came from some idle princes, idle officials, royal children, and scholars who have nothing to do on weekdays. After all, this is just a hunting meeting for the two soldiers and horses from the Wupin clan to pick up the wind and wash the dust, and it is not the annual Huaqing Autumn Hunting Event, like those officials who are busy all day long such as those three provinces, six departments and nine prisons have no time to join in the fun. ”

"Then who is this, since this person is wearing a purple robe, his identity must be not low. At least from the third-rank rank, right? Gu Yuanxi asked puzzledly: "Could it be the old man of which family or the old prince of the royal family with high seniority?" ”

"Definitely." Li Qi shook his head and said: "This person is the new Jiannan Jiedu envoy Zhang Qiu and Qiong who has entered Beijing to report on his work. ”

"Jiannan Jiedu envoy Zhang Qiu and Qiong?" Gu Yuanxi was confused and said, "Why did he come to the capital too?" ”

"Hmm-" Li Qi paused slightly, and then whispered in Gu Yuanxi's ear: "Do you know? Because of Yang Guifei's favor, last year, Zhang Qiu and Qiong, the envoy of Jiannan Jiedu, appointed Yang Zhao, the brother of Concubine Taizhen, as a guest, and let Yang Zhao take Yang Zhao to the capital Chang'an with exquisite goods in Shuzhong, opening up the relationship between Yang Guifei's sisters. Now Yang Zhao has been promoted by His Majesty, and together with the Yang family, he introduced this Zhang Qiu Marshal to Beijing to serve as an important position in the Ministry of Supervisors. If nothing else, I am afraid that this Jiannan Jiedu envoy will also be like other previous festivals envoys, first enter Beijing but serve as a Shangshu or squire of the Ministry Supervisor, and then stay for a few years to make political achievements and then be awarded the title of prime minister, and live in the political affairs hall to rule the world. ”

Gu Yuanxi knew that Zhang Qiu and Qiong were tired of being envoys to Jiannan Province because of the capture of Anrong City in Tubo. Governance of Shudi, there are many virtues and politics, and the political achievements are remarkable, and the people often cherish their favors. He has done two of the most famous things, one is to donate to build the Leshan Giant Buddha. It was because of Yang Guozhong, who was still impoverished at the time, that he entered Beijing to make friends with the powerful Yang family, so that he joined the central government and became a high-ranking official in the center of the imperial court.

To tell the truth, although the famous Jiannan Jiedu envoy Zhang Qiu and Qiong introduced Yang Zhao, who was not famous at the time, that is, Yang Guozhong, who later plagued the world, he lost his qualification to be an independent biography in the history books. But as far as he is concerned, he is not a great evil, but has made great contributions to the governance of Shuzhong, the fight against Tubo and the donation of the Leshan Giant Buddha, but in the history books of later generations, he was buried by the smoke and dust of history because he recommended Yang Guozhong.

At this time, whether it was the officers and soldiers of the Hexi Army or the Pinglu Army, when they saw the main general kneeling on the ground and kowtowing to ask for sin, they all kowtowed to the ground. And immediately several generals who were fighting privately saw this, naturally they didn't dare to fight again, and they also dismounted one after another, knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing: "The subordinate is guilty, and the subordinate is guilty." ”

And Xin Yunjing, who was born in a family of generals and officials to the fourth grade, knows the identity of Zhang Qiu and Qiong. In fact, he had this kind of concern before the private fight between the two towns, but those dignitaries with more noble status did not take their blatant private fight seriously, and he did not think carefully about the consequences. If only he and the Hexi soldiers behind him were blamed by the imperial court, if it affected the Hexi soldiers and horses Li Guangbi or even the Hexi marshal Wang Zhonghei, the consequences would be really unimaginable. Thinking of this, Xin Yunjing couldn't help but sweat profusely, and his whole body trembled.

And Yin Ziqi and the proud soldiers of the Pinglu Army behind him were also a little frightened when they heard that this person was Zhang Qiu and Qiong, the envoy of Jiannan Jiedu. After all, this Zhang Qiu and Qiong's status envoy is at the same level as their marshal An Lushan. This Zhang Qiu Marshal, from the Sanpin Silver Qingguanglu Doctor, Shu County Taishou, Regent Shi Zhongcheng, served as Jiannan Jiedu, Duzhi, Yingtian and other envoys.

As one of the ten feudal towns of Tianbao, the envoy of Jiannan Jiedu, his task is to fight against Tibet in the west and Fu Manfang in the south. It commanded the unity battalion and the soldiers and horses of Song, Wei, Peng, Gong, Ya, Li, Yao, and Xi, and the six military towns of Tianbao, Pingrong, Kunming, Ningyuan, Chengchuan, and Nanjiang, with 30,900 troops. Although the Jiannan Town under the jurisdiction of Jiannan Jiedu could not be compared with other border towns such as Saibei and Northwest, the financial resources and wealth of Shu under his rule were unmatched by other towns. Shu brocade is famous, and Chengdu Mansion, the seat of Shu County, is known as the four prosperous metropolises in the world, together with Jingzhao Mansion in the west of Jingjing Chang'an, Henan Mansion in the east capital, and Yangzhou Jiangdu County.

At this time, Zhang Qiu and Qiong Shang were angry, he was the same as the envoys of other towns in the Kaiyuan Dynasty, and his career was still a general, and he entered the Ministry of Shangshu from the Jiedu envoy and then became the prime minister. At this time, although there were already Fanyang, An Lushan in Pinglu, and Fumeng Lingqi in the four towns of Anxi, these pure military generals were born as festival envoys, but it was not a society in which Hu military generals were popular in the last years of Tianbao. Therefore, as a civil official, Zhang Qiu and Qiong are the most difficult to tolerate these arrogant soldiers and fierce generals who have no court and are domineering and domineering.

Zhang Qiu and Qiong had already made up his mind to report the matter to the imperial court, asking the imperial court to severely punish these lawless soldiers, and to send imperial history and inspection envoys to the troops of various feudal towns to rectify the bad atmosphere of disrespect and humility of these soldiers.

Just when Zhang Qiu and Qiong made up their minds to deal with it vigorously and reprimand them harshly, there was a laugh behind the voice.

Zhang Qiu and Qiong's face showed displeasure, and after hearing the voice, he was about to sneer at the speaker and reprimand him, but he didn't want to turn back and his face changed, so he hurriedly bowed his hand and exclaimed: "The minister has seen King Di." ”

(After thinking carefully about the plot of several heroines, they still have to stay for a few chapters.) Next is the chapter plot of the prince's battle and the fight of poetry, fighting couplets and other literary offensive martial arts. There will be two to three shifts on Sundays)