The shopkeeper of the Hu people looked at Xiao Quzhi with some curiosity, white and pure, with a purple and gold crown and white hosta on his head, and a brocade robe, looking either extremely rich or extremely expensive, but the amount of food was too large. The attendant also had a grand face, and his eyes were about to grow to the door of his head. He said flatteringly: "What news, the little one dares not to be unsatisfied?" ”

Hearing the new news, the other people who were drinking and eating in the wine shop also stopped talking and listened attentively.

"That's good news." Xiao Quzhi said slowly: "About a month later, the Anxi army is returning to Beijing to offer victory, and it will be there in about a month, I want you to help me release this news now." It is said that this time the Anxi army made great achievements in the middle of the river, pacifying the 39 countries west of the Green Ridge in one fell swoop, and destroying nearly 200,000 troops in Dashi with more than 20,000 troops. This sacrifice will bring more than 10,000 camels for the booty, including more than 5,000 camels carrying gold and silver coins, jewels and jade.

All you have to do is to trumpet the merits of the Anxi Army among the people I am talking about. There is also the Anxi army to expand, an increase of 20,000 troops, each recruited soldier has a field, and there are twenty silver coins per month, which is about two times in exchange for Kaiyuan Tongbao. If the cavalry and the Mo sword soldiers are doubled, those who drag their families will also be paid a settlement fee. To emphasize one point, the recruited soldiers who have skills and a heart to serve the country are preferred. ”

The shopkeeper's eyes widened: "This Lang Jun, how did you know such confidential information?" You will be punished for spreading this nonsense! ”

Before Xiao Qu could speak, the Flying Dragon Forbidden Army said: "Listen, this is the Shouchang County Marquis who made great contributions to the battle in the river of the Anxi Army, that is, the Suo Shiyang Xiao Qu Sick that you have been talking about." This time he is solely responsible for all matters related to the recruitment of the Anxi Army, how can the news he said be fake! ”

The entire wine shop fell silent for a moment, and everyone was stunned, looking at Xiao Quai's illness in disbelief. How could he be the one who had just returned from the river as Soshyan was called? So young, so weak......

Feeling that the atmosphere was very wrong, Xiao Quzhi hurriedly took out two dinar gold coins and threw them on the case, hugged everyone and said: "That's the news, there will be no fake, please tell each other and publicize more." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, without waiting for the people in the store to react, the two fled from the liquor store quickly. It wasn't until the two of them got on the horse that the shopkeeper of the Hu people reacted: "Soshyan...... I actually took his money. ”

The purpose of coming to Nishishi is achieved.

When I was in the river, I heard Ma Lan say that Chang'an has been a ranger for many years, these people have chivalry, passion, dreams, advocating border work and serving the country, and these people like to come to Chang'an West City the most. Ma Lan himself used to be a Chang'an ranger, and when he was twenty years old, he accidentally read "The Biography of Ma Yuan", especially when he read "The eldest husband died in the border field and returned with a horse leather shroud", his blood boiled, so he immediately joined the army with a sword.

From Ma Lan's description, Xiao Quzhi can probably feel that this is a group of hot-blooded young people full of a sense of justice and the idea of serving the country. It is a bit like the angry youth of later generations, to be more precise, more like the group of young people who launched the May Fourth Movement in the twenties of the twentieth century.

This made Xiao Qubing full of good feelings for them, of course, in addition to Ma Lan's personal memories and descriptions, half of them came from the Tang poems that Xiao Qubing read before his illness.

There are 60 poems in the Tang Dynasty that describe and praise the young ranger's "Youth Xing", many of which make Xiao Quai's blood boil and yearn for it.

Xinfeng wine fights ten thousand, how many years has Xianyang Ranger. The meeting spirit is the king's drink, and the horse is a high-rise weeping willow side.

Born in Shihan Yulinlang, he first fought Yuyang with hussars. I don't know how to suffer from the side court, and I still smell the fragrance of chivalrous bones when I die.

One body can break two eagle arcs, and the captives ride thousands of weights only seem to be nothing. Sitting in the golden saddle and adjusting the white feather, they shot five singles one after another.

- This is Wang Wei's "Youth Xing".

The bow back of the Xia Ming sword shines on the frost, and the autumn wind goes out of Xianyang. If you haven't received the Tianzi River, you don't plan to look back at your hometown.

- This is Ling Huchu's "Youth Xing".

The beacon fire shines on Xijing, and I feel uneven in my heart. Yazhang resigned from the phoenix, and rode around the dragon city. The snow is carved with flags, and the wind is mixed with the sound of drums. Rather be a centurion than a scholar.

——This is the "From the Army" by Yang Jiong, the fourth master of the early Tang Dynasty

…… This is the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty, the cultural atmosphere of Confucianism and martial arts, and this is the young people of the Tang Dynasty who advocate the chivalrous spirit and enthusiasm for serving the country on the battlefield.

In Xiao Quzhi's view, these people are the source of the best soldiers. Of course, Xiao Quai's illness does not mean that he is a ranger, and after being recruited into the army, he must be restrained by strict military discipline, and ideological education must be strengthened at all times, so that this army can gain a belief, which is simply brainwashing.

Xiao Quzhi believed that if he could recruit enough of these soldiers, he could train a new army with discipline and faith. As long as there are 20,000 or 30,000 people, when An Lushan wants to rebel, this side can defeat An Lushan with a flat cut. Naturally, he is fully responsible for recruiting soldiers, and most of such excellent soldiers are still reserved for himself, aren't he still Jin Wuwei's generals?

Xiao Qu was riding on a horse and was thinking about it, when he suddenly smelled a fragrance coming to his face. Looking around, my heart said that this Tang Dynasty is really open compared to all dynasties.

I saw a few women not far in front of me, dressed in men's clothes and riding on horses, looking like a noble lady with three maidservants, coming to the West Market to buy things, and the incense wind just now thought that it was blowing from them.

It's not women dressed as men at all, it's women dressed as men, because their hairstyles are completely women's except for their clothes, pants, and boots. The makeup is the same, the three maids are not bad, their faces are refreshing, but the lady is simply miserable.

A white, chubby face was covered with a thick layer of powder, and the eyebrows were not shaved or covered, except for the short, thick inverted figure near the nose, and two-thirds of the lips painted scarlet. How disgusting it looks, it's like a geisha in the Wa Kingdom. (It's not that the author is talking nonsense, but in fact, many Tang Dynasty mural ladies are made up of this makeup.) In addition, the makeup of geisha in the Wa Kingdom may also be influenced by the makeup of women in the Tang Dynasty, and may have been brought by Tang envoys. ）

Xiao Quai's heart was cold, and he felt a strong feeling of discomfort in his stomach, if he wasn't a master of strength now, his ability to control his body was extraordinary, and he would have vomited immediately. Yang Guifei and many of the palace maids in Huaqing Palace are also wearing heavy makeup, but they are not so exaggerated.

A gentle kick on the belly of the little red horse wanted to run away again, but his eyes did not look at them, but his ears could not help but listen. It turned out that for the same reason, there was a Hu merchant from the Western Regions who was also dumping his goods and preparing to return to the river, and his goods were jewelry and spices. However, this spice is not cloves, pepper, nutmeg, etc., but **myrrh, Suhexiang, ambergris, etc., which are used to make incense or sachets.

That Hu Shang released the news early, but in fact, it was only a price reduction, which attracted the young ladies of Chang'an City. Xiao Quzhi shook his head, thinking that this is really the same in ancient and modern times.

At this moment, Xiao Quzhi suddenly heard an extremely nice voice: "Xiao Yao, hurry up, wait for the things to be gone." ”

The voice was soft and soft, crisp and gentle, which made people feel very comfortable and itchy in their hearts after listening to it.

Xiao Quzhi couldn't help but turn his head to look for it, and saw a refreshing girl with clear eyes and bright as stars. A beautiful face is so beautiful that it is a stunning color that I have never seen before!

Maybe it's because of the strong contrast, or maybe it's just looking at the right eye, Xiao was amazed when he got sick. It's not unheard of the beauty Xiao Quai, although Liqisi's facial features are delicate and beautiful, she lacks a trace of agility; Yang Guifei is beautiful and fragrant, graceful and luxurious, but it does not meet Xiao Quai's aesthetic standards.

The Tang people are plump and beautiful, and most of the beauties in the Tang people think are fat and round faces, and their makeup is also mainly rich and gorgeous. This girl has a standard goose egg face, and she has never applied makeup powder, so she is so plain, but in Xiao Quzhi's eyes, she covers the color of the world.

The girl was also wearing a men's dress, different from the round-necked narrow-sleeved robe worn by Xiao Quai, but the robe she wore was a lapel, a bit like a Western Regions Hufu, and her waist was thinner than that of ordinary people, and her figure was extremely slender. Such a dress and that beautiful and vulgar face are really graceful, and they have a unique charm.

She was accompanied by a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl, probably the maid named Xiao Yao. The two of them rode two blue horses, with a dozen silk silks in the backs of the horses' buttocks, and it seemed that they were also going to buy jewelry and spices.

Xiao Quzhi felt that his heart was beating hard, a wonderful feeling that he had never felt before, and the senses of his body were surprisingly sensitive at this time. This was a heart-warming feeling, and just as Xiao Qu was intoxicated, he suddenly became alert, and he felt that someone was deeply hostile to him.

In addition to being able to carry qi and blood and stimulate various functions of the body to the extreme, Xiao Quai's cultivation of internal boxing is also a cultivation of heart and mind. Especially since the crossing, after being tempered by actual combat on the battlefield and escaping death several times, this sensitivity to hostility has become more and more prominent.

In fact, don't say that Xiao Quai, a master of the inner boxing, is an ordinary veteran of a hundred battles, and he also has the ability to sense the attention of the humans around him. This sensitivity to the enemy is almost a human instinct, but it is difficult to stimulate without tempering.

Xiao Quzhi had actually unconsciously turned his horse's head and followed the two girls for two or three steps before this, and then he felt that the hostility was coming from behind. He turned his head suddenly, his eyes sharp, and his gaze stabbed at dozens of people not far behind him.

This group of people is led by two, both in their thirties and forties, one with a domineering face, who has reached the extreme, and looks like Lao Tzu is the first in the world; The other is a rough and ruthless face, looking like a gang boss, staring at him viciously, with a fierce glint in his eyes.

The other dozen subordinates, some of whom are as good as five or six people, and some of whom are crooked and cracked, but their temperaments are all fierce and arrogant, and they look like dogs, and it seems that they are also arrogant to follow those two.

Xiao Quzhi was amused in his heart, it seems that this group of people came specifically for himself, and he didn't know which big man in the court was coming, since he came to find fault, then come.

He smiled and was about to turn the horse's head and take the initiative to meet him, but suddenly his heart tightened, his scalp was numb, and his whole body was cold and upside down, this time he felt not deep hostility, but a strong killing intent.

This killing intent came from the rooftops on both sides of the West Market, Xiao Quzhi raised his head and swept it up, and sure enough, there were dozens of masked people, all bent over and running and jumping over like they were running and jumping over, holding a military crossbow in their hands!