A brightly colored silk handkerchief, embroidered on it with a pair of mandarin ducks playing in the water, lifelike, as if alive on the handkerchief. And under that picture, there is an embroidered song "Bodhisattva Man" by Tang Dynasty Niu Qiao.

"You have to fight all your life, and you can enjoy today." The meaning of this text is already obvious, not to mention, the handkerchief is wrapped in it, it is a small and delicate embroidered shoe, just look at the narrow tip, you can think of the owner of this shoe, what kind of good golden lotus was born, and then think about it, it is difficult for people to hold themselves.

"Su Ruoxi is worthy of being a woman who can become the Oiran of Qixiang Pavilion, and sure enough, she has some means, and she also has a set of gifts. Really, if it weren't for the fact that I couldn't leave right now, I really wanted to meet her. "That maid was able to deliver such a thing to Yang Chengzu, and it took some effort and effort to find a way, and a lot of silver money was also used to dredge the joints in the middle, which shows sincerity. However, at the moment, Yang Chengzu is indeed the head of these oirans.

At the beginning, Yang Chengzu's words earned him enough popularity in Anlu Prefecture, and this Chongyang Poetry Conference, as soon as his image of worrying about the country and the people was established, it became even more popular. In the past, the situation in An Lu Qinglou was dominated by Wan Jiashu's family, but now it has become two poles standing side by side.

Those young ladies and even some resentful women in the boudoir read those two scripts, attracted by the boldness of the love between men and women, and moved by the tragic plot, and they were already a little uneasy. As soon as I heard about the scene of the Yangchun Pavilion that day, I fantasized that this was a young handsome and strong white horse general, and I don't know how many beautiful women regarded this fantasy idol as a lover when I dreamed back at midnight.

Some are bold, so they will learn and apply the plot in the book, taking themselves as Lu's and this Yang Chengzu as the painter Li Sheng, in order to ask for a while. As for those women who clear the building, they don't have to care about any constraints, they directly write letters to invite, willing not to take a penny, and some are even willing to pay some entanglements.

Su Ruoxi, the Oiran, is also attentive, and actually came up with such a disgusting invitation method, which is difficult to refuse. This kind of trouble made Yang Chengzu very troubled, and he regretted participating in that meeting. It's not that he wants to change his ways, stay away from this world of flowers, and guard the ladies at home with peace of mind. In fact, since the women in the family have become pregnant, he is actually looking forward to having contact with some new people.

But the problem is, he really doesn't have time right now. God knows when King Ning's troops will come, according to his observations, Wantong may have a set of officials, but if you want to talk about fighting, it is a complete waste. It is unrealistic to expect him to hold the city, and if the rebels do come, I am afraid that he will have to rely on these honor guards to fend off the enemy. It was said before that the honor guards did not undertake combat missions, but now they have to be trained as soldiers.

Training how to tear and kill, how to engage in battle, that has its own old soldiers to operate, he can't get up to it, and he doesn't understand. However, raising materials, so as to appease the army, and arrange the defense of the palace, this series of work is inseparable from him.

If you want to talk about the training of engagement, he doesn't worry too much, fighting is not fighting, it is not to see whose martial arts are high, whose troops can fight. The main comparison is the degree of organization and training. Like in another time and space, the troops with firearms were hung and beaten by the troops with spears and knives, and thousands of people were chased and cut down by seven people, who would rather commit suicide by throwing themselves into the water than engage in battle, which obviously has nothing to do with individual martial arts.

The royal palace guard has done a good job in these two aspects, and with the teaching of the old army, how can it be trained, and the Ming army of this era still has a certain combat effectiveness. Besides, everyone's net worth and life are tied to the palace, if something goes wrong with the palace, everyone will be buried together, and no one dares to be careless in the face of this powerful relationship.

He has only one requirement for the army, to let the soldiers dare to fight white-knuckle battles, if they only dare to throw the bow and bricks from a distance, once they get close, they will collapse into an army, then they must eat military law.

This requirement cannot be considered low, but as long as the discipline is improved, it is not difficult to practice the courage of white-knuckle fighting. It's not a question of whether you've seen blood or not, this kind of horseman's courage doesn't mean much on the battlefield. What is really useful is military discipline, if the commander does not order to stop, he has to rush forward, with this obedience and discipline, he can at least protect himself against the rebels.

What really trapped Yang Chengzu was actually the equipment. The armament of the Jiangnan Guard is far from being comparable to that of the north, for example, in addition to the more than 100 thunderbolt cannons in the Honor Guard Division, there is a lot of armor, and the other equipment is average.

Of course, in the combat mode of this era, equipment cannot play a role in reversing the tide of war. However, the weapons are a little better than others, and they can always take advantage of it, and there are too few people in the Honor and Guard Division, so they still have to use equipment to maximize their combat effectiveness.

On the Jiangnan side, there are mostly soft bows and light arrows, and there are not many bows and arrows in the Honor Guard Division. It's okay to put on a façade, but when it's really time to kill, the power is too bad. The bow and crossbow that Yang Chengzu brought from Henan were far better than those used on their side. So during this time, he was mainly busy buying some ordnance for the Honor Guard Division.

This kind of thing will definitely not be on the table, and if it makes trouble, it will make the palace very passive and can only be carried out secretly. However, Anlu is a dry wharf, and this kind of channel does exist. When he asked the princess about buying weapons, Lu Shan soon set up a line for him and Madame Qian.

The last time I knew Mrs. Qian, when she was still collecting rent, I knew that she was one of the few wealthy businessmen on Anlu's side, but I didn't expect that even this kind of business would be involved. The place where the two met was a small teahouse in Anlu City, which was not very conspicuous and very secluded, but the environment was very good. This teahouse is probably also Mrs. Qian's property, as soon as Yang Chengzu entered, he closed the door and directly let him into an elegant room on the second floor.

In the room, a slender and graceful woman wearing a plain long-sleeved shirt with a veil over her face sit, and a middle-aged woman serving next to her. The doctor who cooked the tea ordered tea for the two of them without saying a word, and when he had done all this, he bent over and went out.

It seems that Mrs. Qian is light and simple, there are no servants around, and she does not show her appearance. But when people sit there, they exude a demeanor that makes people dare not underestimate them. Yang Chengzu is also used to seeing big roles, but the feeling of facing her is almost the same as the feeling of facing Liu Wu'er and seeing Princess Jiang in the palace before. is obviously a businessman, and he always exudes a kind of prestige on his body, which makes people dare not underestimate him.

As for the middle-aged woman, she must be a female guard, who is not only Mrs. Qian's housekeeper, but also her bodyguard. I can't see it, but I can't think about it.

This Mrs. Qian is wearing a veil, and she can't see her facial features and age, but judging from her exposed skin, she shouldn't be too old. At this age, you can do such a big business, and you think most of them are the personal pets of which big man, who came out to be a white glove and a part-time canary? But such a character generally doesn't have such a strong aura.

In short, Mrs. Qian made Yang Chengzu feel a little incomprehensible, and he didn't dare to underestimate her, and even felt that Zhang Dudu might be easier to deal with than Mrs. Qian.

After sitting down twice, Mrs. Qian said, "Let's drink some tea, I used to drink tea before I talked about business." Your business this time, to be honest, is not small, and now it is this situation, you are not afraid that things will change, you have to put your head on it? You are just the guard of honor in the palace, this palace is not your property, do you use it so hard? You know for yourself that you have offended someone, there are many people who are watching you, and if you want to change your mind, it is still too late. ”