Chapter 104: Xiao Se Liaoyang

Zhou Shi raised his hand and motioned for the knights under his command to stop.

The skilled knight reined in the reins of the horse, and in an instant, more than a hundred horsemen stood in place, and the thunderous sound of horses' hooves stopped abruptly at this moment.

Orders are forbidden, cavalry is more difficult to do than infantry, and cavalry wants to do it, not only the knight on the horse, but also the war horse under the crotch. Only a cavalryman who fuses himself and his horse can do this. There is no doubt that these knights have reached the level of perfection in horsemanship, and have fused their bodies with their warhorses.

Zhou Shi had no intention of dismounting, and galloped straight to He Tengxiao across the war horse. looked condescendingly at He Tengxiao who was sitting on the ground, and the soldiers of the Xiao cavalry battalion around He Tengxiao were all gloomy. Galloping in front of the ruler is a great disrespect to the officer.

In this era, the noble and the humble are all about the noble and the lowly, especially in the military camp. In front of the Imperial Palace, everyone had to dismount, and it was forbidden to ride horses in the palace. Violators will be punished with a cane or beheaded. Only a very small number of respected ministers enjoy the privilege of galloping horses within the palace ban. Before the burial of the elders, the children and grandchildren should dismount to show respect for the deceased elders.

Zhou Shi's move was an offense to the official.

Chang Qing's thumb pressed the circlip on the waist knife, and only waited for He Tengxiao's order to take down Zhou Shi and ask for the crime.

He Tengxiao patted the dust stained on his buttocks, and seemed to be indifferent to this, stroking his palms and praising with a smile: "The Zhou family brothers are superb in riding and shooting, Teng Xiao has long heard of it, and there is no vanity under the fame, and when I see it today, it is really so." ”

Zhou Shi's riding skills are really good, and in the Liao army, which is famous for its cavalry and archery, I am afraid that he is also the best in the army. He Tengxiao admired from the bottom of his heart, and there was no need for him to please Zhou Shi. To put it mildly, no matter how prominent Zhou Shi is, he is just the watchdog of the He family after all, and he is the grandson of the He family.

No matter how Zhou Shi didn't know how to lift, he couldn't continue to ride on the horse and talk to He Tengxiao at this time. Drawn from He Fangxiong's side to Pingshan Fort, Zhou Shi held a breath of resentment in his heart, and galloped in front of He Tengxiao, in addition to deliberately showing off his and his knights' superb equestrian skills, it was a smoulder in his chest.

Zhou Shiyuan thought that He Tengxiao would be angered by his disrespectful behavior and be furious. If this is the case, Zhou Shi can take the opportunity to confront He Tengxiao, and then return to the state with a negative anger. After returning to the state, He Fangxiong had no reason to transfer him to He Tengxiao's Xiao Cavalry Battalion.

He Tengxiao didn't mean to get angry from beginning to end, but praised his riding skills, and even applauded, which was much beyond Zhou Shi's expectations.

Unable to find any reason to contradict He Tengxiao, Zhou Shi was a little discouraged.

"Fuzhou Hundred Households Zhou Shi, I've seen the general!" Zhou Shi stiffened, and reluctantly clasped his fists and bowed to He Tengxiao with a military salute.

"Bold!" Chang Qing shouted angrily, he had already held back his anger at Zhou Shi's rudeness, according to the official rank, Zhou Shi was a hundred households, He Tengxiao was a thousand households, and the military salute that bowed down was a military salute performed by military attachés of similar rank and equal rank.

According to the regulations, what Zhou Shi saw when he saw He Tengxiao should be a full-army salute with one knee on the ground.

"Can Duke Wu An's personal entourage ignore my Great Zhao Military Law?!" Chang Qing sneered.

Chang Qing angered Zhou Shi, this time, Zhou Shi didn't mean to insult He Tengxiao with a military salute of the same level. Zhou Shi has been by He Fangxiong's side for a long time, and the generals who usually go in and out of the Wu'an Mansion, Zhou Shi only means a military salute at the same level, and it has become a habit over time.

The expression on Zhou Shi's face became hideous, and he was about to have a seizure, but He Tengxiao spoke before Zhou Shi had a seizure: "Changqing, settle the people of Zhou Baihu, let's go to Gaizhou together tomorrow." ”

After that, He Tengxiao returned to the fort without looking back.

Let Chang Qing be responsible for the placement of Zhou Shi's people, Chang Qing seemed very unwilling, but He Tengxiao had already explained this matter to him, and Chang Qing had to hold back the resentment in his heart and settle Zhou Shi's people.

"Zhou Baihu, please come inside." Chang Qingpi made a gesture of invitation without smiling, and it looked like he was sneering.

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Liaoyang City.

The capital of this fledgling empire is shrouded in endless twilight.

After sunset, Liaoyang City was very deserted, and the bleak evening breeze blew, making the sparse grass and trees in the city rustle.

The Liao Empire had frequent military successes, but the Liao Empire was embattled under its rule.

Before the Liao army captured Liaoyang City, Liaoyang City was the most prosperous city in eastern Liaodong and even outside the Saiwai. Liaoyang City was once the only border city that did not implement a curfew, for no other reason: the commercial trade of Liaoyang City was too prosperous, and the curfew policy had long existed in name only.

In the autumn of the thirteenth year of the Great Zhao Zhenyuan, after the Liao army occupied Liaoyang City, they plundered the most prosperous border city of the empire and washed this prosperous border fortress in blood. Liaoyang City quickly declined, and the originally prosperous border fortress city is now not popular at night except for the Liao army patrol team that patrols with fire. You can only see the homeless people huddled in the dark corners with dull expressions.

Occasionally, from the deep alley, the voice of the husband and the other came the voice, the voice was weak, like the soft whispers of the dying man when he was dying.

Liaoyang City has lost its former vitality and has become lifeless.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! A carriage shuttled through the deserted streets, surrounded by dozens of displaced people, and was soon dispersed by the Liao cavalry guarding the carriage. These Liao troops were not Yu Yansong's Han army, but the Manshu knights.

Needless to say, to be qualified to have a Manshu knight as an escort, he must be a prominent figure in Liaoyang City now. The homeless people looked at the frame and wondered: who was sitting in the carriage?

Liaoyang City has been in the city for a long time, and there has been no carriage at night. The homeless people seemed to be accustomed to the cold and bleak of Liaoyang City, and they felt a little uncomfortable when such a carriage suddenly appeared.

The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a few lucky homeless people took advantage of the moonlight to catch a glimpse of a middle-aged man's face. This somewhat disappointed the homeless, who had thought that the man sitting in the carriage was a beautiful woman with a good appearance.

The middle-aged man first looked at the emaciated homeless people outside the carriage, and then turned his gaze to the street to the side. There is not a single open shop on the street, almost every house is closed, and now it is just after nightfall, which is a very unusual phenomenon, in the past, after the third watch, the street is still full of pedestrians.

The name of this street is Liaoyang East Street, and Liaoyang East Street is the most prosperous area of Liaoyang City. Once Liaoyang East Street, the flow of people is bustling, the carriage and horses are difficult to travel, the street is on both sides of the teahouse, tavern, pawnshop, workshop, the street extends from east to west, until it extends to the east gate of Liaoyang City.

However, after Liaoyang City changed hands to the Liao army, this once prosperous border capital became unrecognizable.

Looking at the only lone lamp hanging high at the end of Liaoyang East Street swaying in the wind, the middle-aged man sighed and lowered the curtain.

A lonely carriage drove into the depths of the street, into the endless darkness.