Zhou Yin entered the city, and the more he looked, the more curious he became, the streets of Qiantang City were different from the streets he saw, the streets of Qiantang were relatively wide, and more importantly, there were shops on both sides of Qiantang's streets, and the shops lined up one after another, until the end.

The market of the Han Dynasty was different from that of later generations, the market and the residential area were separated, and there were special market walls and market gates outside the market, which opened in the morning and closed after dark, except for the market guards and merchants who watched the goods, they were generally not allowed to stay in the market. Like Qian Tang, who opened a shop on the street, and it was on the main road leading directly to the city gate, Zhou Yin not only had never seen it, but he had never even heard of it.

What made Zhou Yin and others even more dazzled was that many of the people in the store were women, all dressed in fancy clothes, singing and smiling, even if they didn't buy anything, taking a walk on this street was enough to make people feel refreshed.

"Look at it, look at it, there are more than one girl." An attendant screamed in fuss as he pointed at a group of high-nosed and deep-eyed maidens.

"Where did the stranger come from? Standing in the middle of the road and not walking, I don't understand the rules at all. A bold man next to him tilted his head to look at them, and said in a tone that was clearly disdainful of the countrymen.

"Hey!" Zhou Yin rolled his eyes angrily, but he didn't expect to be despised by a common man who carried a burden when he just entered the city. In a blink of an eye, I realized that I was really in the way. Although the road is wide, it is the same as the city gate, divided into four roads on the left and right, the middle two roads are full of pedestrians, and the roads on both sides are stopped at the door of the shop to buy goods or see the goods. was looked at by the strange eyes of a group of people, Zhou Yin was a little unbearable, and urged the horse to go.

The Yue Palace, which is not difficult to find, is just that when Zhou Yin stood in front of the gate of the Yue Palace, he couldn't believe that this was the palace of the Yue King. Although this house is not bad, it is about the same as that of a large family at best, but it does not have the spirit of a palace that looks at the world - there are a few houses next to it that look more beautiful than this Yue Palace.

Zhou Yin stepped forward to report, and a person soon came out of the palace, and when he saw Zhou Yin from afar, he laughed: "Zhongying, why are you here?" ”

"It's you." Zhou Yin smiled when he saw it, it was Dunwu, the general in Sun Shao's mansion, who had been accompanying the bridge in Jianye, and he had not been here for a few months since Qian Tang, and he was very familiar with Zhou Yin before. He looked at the official uniform on Dunwu's body, and smiled enviously: "What kind of official is it now?" ”

Dunwu Yile, a little ostentatious dusting clothes: "It's nothing, it's just the captain of Changle Palace." ”

"Poof!" Zhou Yin rolled his eyes, and suddenly felt a little shorter. This kid has a lot of tone, the guard of Changle Palace is a Jiuqing-level official, and he is nothing. But think about it, although Dunwu didn't go out to fight with Sun Shao, he has always been responsible for the safety of the house, and he is a trustworthy person in Daqiao, and now Daqiao is the queen mother, so he naturally follows the rising tide and serves as the guard of Changle Palace.

"Let's go, the Queen Mother is waiting for you inside." Dunwu seemed to enjoy Zhou Yin's envy, and led Zhou Yin into the palace, the Yue Palace's palace is not big, that is, there are so many palaces, which look not only simple, but even a little shabby. The Changle Palace where the bridge lives is in the southeast corner of the palace city, which is said to be the palace, but in fact, it is a small courtyard with a main hall and two side halls.

"Let's go in, the Queen Mother is inside, and she has already sent someone to tell the king, and he will come over after he finishes handling official business."

Zhou Yin was taken aback and shook his hand again and again: "How can this be made?" I should have gone and seen him. ”

"It's okay, the king is idle, he has to come to the queen mother every day to ask for peace." Dunwu smiled, led Zhou Yin into the door, and went to a layer inside the door. Zhou Yin hesitated for a moment, and was thinking about which way to go, when a young woman stood under the corridor of the main hall, beckoned to him and smiled: "Zhou Zhongying, what are you in a daze, the Queen Mother is in a hurry." ”

The sun was shining, the woman was standing in the shadows, Zhou Yin didn't recognize it at once, but he knew that it must be an acquaintance again, so he hurriedly caught up a few steps and went up the steps, only then did he recognize that the smiling female official in front of him was not Qiao Yue, the servant girl of the Sun family.

"Yo, Sister Qiao, how can you come out to greet you." Zhou Yin and Qiao Yue were used to joking, so they hurriedly arched their hands and smiled.

"Hehe, you're a relative, and I deserve to welcome you." Qiao Yue said with a smile, the two entered the hall together, Zhou Yin looked up, Daqiao was sitting on a soft chair in the middle, one standing behind him was Qiao Ying, the left hand was Guan Feng, Ah Yu was in the crook of her right hand, and a little girl next to her was peeling a fruit and stuffing it into Ah Yu's mouth, although she was small, she was holding the woman's bun, Zhou Yin thought about it for a while, and guessed that this should be Sun Shao's concubine - now it should be Princess Xiahou Hui.

Seeing so many female dependents, Zhou Yin hurriedly restrained his expression, and respectfully bowed down in front of the bridge: "Grass people Zhou Yin visited the Queen Mother, may the Queen Mother live a thousand years, and her happiness is boundless." ”

There was silence.

Zhou Yin was inexplicable, and was wondering, Daqiao spoke: "It's not easy, Zhongying, who has always been no different from a monkey, also knows the rules." ”

Zhou Yin suddenly blushed with shame. He is the most unruly among the three brothers and sisters of the Zhou family, Daqiao Xiaoqiao jokingly calls him a monkey, and he is usually used to calling him, but now calling him in front of so many women makes him very embarrassed.

"Get up, Ah Yue, let people move their seats, you can't snub him, this is also my mother's family."

"Queen Mother, what kind of mother's family is this, in two days, the people from the Qiao family will come, and that is the real mother's family." Qiao Yue said with a smile while arranging for someone to take the seat. Zhou Yin sweated violently, where is this Yue Palace, this is no different from the previous Sun family compound, it is still so unruly. But this made him relax a lot, and found a little familiarity.

Zhou Yin got up, glanced at the face of the bridge, and calculated, since the news of Sun Shao's title to Jianye came to Jianye, he had never seen the bridge again. Ohashi has lost weight and his face is a little pale, but he is in good spirits and seems to be in a good mood.

"Your mother is good." Daqiao called Zhou Yin to his side and asked with a smile.

"Also...... Good. Zhou Yin said a little reluctantly, and glanced at the people next to him unnaturally, in addition to the mother and daughter of the Qiao family, the other two were Queen Yue and the other was the concubine of King Yue, he really didn't dare to look at it casually. Daqiao saw the restraint on his face, and said with a smile: "Okay, you don't have to accompany me, let's go separately, I want to have a family time with Zhong Ying." ”

Guan Feng and Xiahou Hui understood, got up to say goodbye, and pulled Ah Yu away, and Qiao Ying's mother and daughter also flashed to the side with interest.

"King Wu issued an edict to marry Ayu for the crown prince Sun Deng, and at the same time marry the eldest princess to her brother." Zhou Yin licked his lips and smiled bitterly: "My family is double happy." ”

"Isn't it good to have double happiness coming to the door?" Daqiao said lightly: "Why did you run out, are you a little lost, they are all married to the royal family, but they don't have your share?" ”

"Aunt-" Zhou Yin shouted, subconsciously as if he was in front of the bridge before: "Will I be rare?" ”

Ohashi smiled and paused for a moment: "Then what are you doing here?" ”

"I don't want to be at home anymore." Zhou Yin said dejectedly: "One by one, they not only wronged themselves, but also wronged others for that bit of power and profit, I looked at it and held my breath, so I ran to my aunt and begged my aunt for food." ”

"Don't you do a good country, come to your aunt to beg for food?" Daqiao glanced at him with a smile: "You have also seen that the Yue Palace and the Wu Palace are far apart." ”

"But my aunt is happier than Zai Jianye."

"That's right." Ohashi nodded with a smile: "Although the house here is a little poor, it is comfortable, and you don't have to look at many people who don't want to see it." ”

"By the way, how did Ah Yu find it?" Zhou Yin suddenly asked.

Daqiao glanced at Zhou Yin vigilantly, hesitated for a moment before saying, "It was your sister-in-law of the Guan family who found it on the sea." ”

"I don't believe it." Zhou Yin wrinkled his nose, "Now many people say that those robbers were pretended to be by the people arranged by the eldest brother." ”

"Who said that?" Daqiao glared at Zhou Yin, but his eyes were a little flustered. Zhou Yin looked at her for a moment and couldn't help laughing: "Auntie, I guessed it myself, no one in Jianye said that." They all say that God blesses the king of Yue, and Ah Yu is a natural nobleman, who can turn evil into good fortune. You don't know, Wu Fan is busy now, and it is not easy to ask him for a divination. ”

Daqiao looked at Zhou Yin's face, and after a while he laughed, and reached out to poke Zhou Yin's forehead: "Little monkey, it's still as naughty as before." ”

"However, I felt from the beginning that it was arranged by the eldest brother." Zhou Yin said with confidence: "I also told my grandmother, but they didn't believe it, saying that I thought too highly of my eldest brother." How is it now, I read it right. If they had listened to me in the first place, how could they have come to this point? Hmph, they all say that I am the most confused, but I think they are confused, I don't know, don't look at the scenery now, who knows what the result will be in the end. ”

"You kid, how can you curse your brother and sister." Ohashi said unhappily.

"Auntie, it's not me who curses them." Zhou Yin stiffened his neck and said unconvinced: "Look at the things they do, but should they do them?" Don't look at Sun Deng's reputation now, but I think he is a very hypocritical fellow like his father King Wu, although he is only fourteen years old, and those who act like forty-year-olds are the same. ”

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Sun Shao's voice sounded at the door, and Zhou Yin turned his head to see that Sun Shao was taking off his shoes at the door. He hesitated for a moment, but still rushed forward and respectfully gave a big salute: "Grass people Zhou Yin, meet the king, may the king ......"

"Okay, get up, are you being hypocritical when you say that?" Sun Shao kicked Zhou Yin with his toes, and said with a smile: "Get up and talk, these etiquettes, don't forget it when you go to the court meeting." ”

"Hey, hey, no." Zhou Yin stood up.

"What are you doing here?" Sun Shao asked the bridge for peace and asked straight to the point.

Zhou Yin said the situation he had just told Daqiao again. Sun Shao nodded, "It's okay for you to come to me, anyway, Wu Yue is a family, and he broke the bones and tendons." But the words can be said ahead, if you want to rely on relationships to be an official, it's not impossible, but such an official is not big, and no one can afford it, if you want to be upright, you have to rely on your own ability to earn. ”

"No, eldest brother, you are the king of Yueguo, and there are still people who look down on the people you arranged?" Zhou Yin asked in surprise.

"Of course, on the surface, it will give you face, but people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, can you force others to look up to you in their hearts?" Sun Shao pouted: "Call you uncle, scold your eighth-generation ancestors in your stomach, what can you do?" ”

"That's right." Zhou Yin scratched his head, he was a little suspicious that Sun Shao didn't want to help him, so he used this as an excuse, but it was not easy to say it in person, so he decided to wait for Sun Shao to leave and beg for the bridge in private. Dunwu can suddenly become the guard of Changle Palace from a family general, he is still the aunt and nephew of Daqiao, how can he not be touched at all?

Sun Shao talked to him for a while, and saw that Zhou Yin was a little absent-minded, knowing that he was still not giving up, so he stopped talking and asked about the living of the bridge. Ohashi smiled: "Okay, it's been a few months, so don't worry about it anymore." Speaking of which, I'm also to blame for this. When Daqiao said this, he glanced at Zhou Yin unnaturally and stopped talking. Sun Shao glanced at Zhou Yin, who was listening attentively, and smiled: "Zhong Ying is not an outsider, you tell him that it's okay." However, after making my mother suffer so much, I finally felt a little unhappy in my heart. Okay now, you live in Qiantang, when you feel bored, go to the sea to walk, that island is really good. ”

He suddenly remembered something, glanced at Zhou Yin and said with a smile: "With Zhongying by your side, I am also relieved." ”

Daqiao rolled his eyes, nodded as well, exchanged a look with Sun Shao, and smiled in unison. Zhou Yin was inexplicably laughed by them, and he wanted to ask but didn't dare, until Sun Shao went out, he asked Daqiao urgently: "Auntie, what are you talking about?" ”

"Your eldest brother sees that you are reliable and wants to put you by my side, are you willing?"

"By my aunt's side? Okay, what to do? Zhou Yin raised his eyebrows, and immediately came to his senses.

"What do you want to do?" Ohashi smiled and said, "Riding general? Captain Bongche? Or will the building ship general? ”

Zhou Yin blinked excitedly, and touched his head a little embarrassedly: "Hehe, I'm new here, so don't be promoted too quickly, I'll be a Fengche captain, accompany my aunt, and protect my aunt." ”

"Okay, don't regret it." Ohashi laughed.

"No, no." Zhou Yin said continuously.

In the evening, Daqiao set up a family banquet for Zhou Yin to catch the wind, Sun Shao also came, Daqiao told him about this arrangement, and he agreed without saying a word. Zhou Yin was glad that he didn't listen to Sun Shao's fooling, and said that he wanted to earn it himself, and now he didn't have to earn it and became a lieutenant of Fengche. He was triumphant, and the next day he took office, and majestically took a few of his subordinates to inspect the palace, and was seen by Dunwu, who was straight, and pulled him aside: "I said Zhongying, how about you come to be this Changle Guard?" ”

"That's not going to work." Zhou Yin smiled: "How can I fight with you." ”

"Fight for a ghost." Dunwu is still the same as before: "Let me tell you the truth, if I really couldn't find someone familiar with the Queen Mother to be the guard, I would have gone to Chen Hai or Ding Feng a long time ago." It's just right that you're here, and with you by the Queen Mother's side, I can get out. ”

"No, if you don't do it, you want to be a big-headed soldier?"

"Hehe, Captain Changle is honorable, but he doesn't have the opportunity to go out to fight." Dunwu explained: "Although there are a lot of lu, but there is no exceptional reward for no military exploits, and you are bored in the palace every day to retire?" I'm still young, but I don't want to live like this for the rest of my life. ”

"Can't Captain Changle go out to fight?"

"It's not just that the Changle Guard can't fight, but the southern army in this palace can't go out to fight." Dunwu said angrily: "The rules of my Yue country, the southern army, the northern army and the field army cannot be mixed, the subjects of practice are different, the southern army mainly practices defending the city, the purpose is to ensure the safety of the national capital and the palace city, and the northern army and the field army practice siege and field ......."

Dunwu explained the situation, and Zhou Yin understood. Sun Shao is the king of Yue, because the situation of Yue is relatively special, so some adjustments have been made, such as the equipment and requirements of the southern army, the northern army and the field army mainly responsible for going out to conquer are very different, the southern army does not go out of the capital, the northern army does not enter the palace, and the field army does not enter the national capital, and it is strictly forbidden to mix.

"Not only that, even if they belong to the same Southern Army, the personnel between the palaces are not allowed to be transferred at will. The people of Changle Palace could not go to the Great Palace. Dun Wu changed his words and continued to persuade: "You be this Changle Guard, let me go out to fight a few battles, the king will soon go on the expedition, if I don't go, I won't be able to catch up again." ”

"Then what should I do if I want to go out on a campaign?"

"It's going to be hard." Dun Wunai explained with his surname: "The arrangement of the southern army in the palace is very simple, the people in each palace are selected by the masters of each palace, and when the time comes, just report it to the king, like the guard of Changle Palace, as long as the queen mother takes a fancy to it, it can be promoted immediately, and the northern army and the field army are different, according to the rules, they must be arranged by the captain, and now the captain is the king, which is easy to say, but not only through the captain, but also the generals of the various armies agree to receive it." The generals of each army agreed, the direct appointment below the military marquis, the report above the military marquis and the prince for review, and the captain above the captain and the king for review, if the generals did not agree, you have no chance. ”

"Then the king or the captain can't agree?"

"Yes, yes, but usually a king doesn't do that. Because the records of various armies are directly linked to the generals, if you drag others back, they will have opinions. ”

"And that kind of thing?" Zhou Yin's eyes rolled, and then he understood everything.

"Of course, there is another situation." Dunwu patted Zhou Yin on the shoulder and said: "If you can pull up a group of teams by yourself, there are not many, as long as there are 1,000 people, you can set up a new army, without the consent of others, directly report to the Taiwei and the king, and increase the establishment." ”

"How can I have so many people." Zhou Yin regretted it a lot, he knew that it was so difficult, so he pulled more people.

"Don't worry, I have a lot of new things to do in Yueguo, you, stay in Qiantang, and when you slowly get familiar with the environment, it's not too late to ask the Queen Mother to come forward and change her position." Dun Wu finished comforting, and then seduced: "How about it, you can be this Changle Guard." ”

Zhou Yin rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "It's okay if you want me to take over, but you have to promise that I will want to go to your side in the future, you can't do without me." ”

Dunwu was happy and pinched Zhou Yin's shoulder: "That's not a sentence?" Then it's decided, I'll go to the Queen Mother to submit my resignation now, and it's too late. ”

"What's too late?" Zhou Yin grabbed Dunwu, Dunwu wanted to speak and stopped, with a simple smile on his face, but his eyes were dripping. Zhou Yin knew his surname, where was he willing to give him a chance to make an excuse, and immediately threatened: "You'd better tell the truth, otherwise I won't accept you, the captain of Changle, and see what you do." ”

Dunwu had a bitter face, and said helplessly: "The king is going to sea, and the armies that are being selected to go to war, and the generals are training men and horses, and stepping up training. ”

"Can't add anyone?"

"Of course, one more person means one more provision, one more space, and the ship is not on land, the camp is as big as it wants, and there is a limit to the number of people on each boat, and one more person comes out, and there is not even a bed to sleep in, is it on the deck? Summer is still sloppy, what if you have to spend the winter? Dunwu rambled on a lot, and finally begged: "Anyway, please do me a favor, when I have made meritorious service and been promoted to general, how about I ask you to be a deputy general in the future?" ”

Zhou Yin looked at Dunwu before nodding and said, "Okay, I believe you once." If you dare to lie to me, don't blame me for speaking ill of you in front of the Queen Mother. ”

"Definitely, definitely." Dunwu was overjoyed and hurriedly rushed to the bridge to intercede. Daqiao also knew that he was eager to make meritorious contributions, and he didn't want to retire in the palace so early, so he agreed. Dunwu didn't say a word, and asked Sun Shao for instructions as quickly as possible, and Sun Shao also responded happily. Zhou Yin had just been a lieutenant for half a day, and was immediately promoted to captain of Changle. If this was in the past, it can be said that it would be a smooth progress, even a relative would not be able to do it so quickly, let alone a relative like Zhou Yin. But Zhou Yin looked at the happy Dunwu gone, but he was not happy at all. I knew that this was the case, what kind of Fengche Lieutenant, go directly to ask Chen Hai or Ding Feng how good, these two are old friends, how much they have to sell a little face, I dare not say more, Qu Junhou is still sure.

"Zhongying!"

Zhou Yin, who was regretting it, was startled, and when he looked up, he was an acquaintance again, Sun Shangxiang. Sun Shangxiang wore a helmet and armor, held a long knife in his hand, and wore a crimson coat, looking at Zhou Yin with a smile, and when he looked at the official uniform on his body, the smile on his face suddenly turned into disappointment: "Are you an official?" ”

"Yes, Captain Changle."

"It's a pity, I lack a military horse, I heard that you are here, and I want you to do it, but I didn't expect you to be an official so soon. Alas, forget it, I'll find someone else. Sun Shangxiang sighed, patted Zhou Yin's shoulder regretfully, and strode away.

Zhou Yin was stunned, then squatted on the ground with his head in his hands, and let out a long and terrible howl.

(To be continued)