Because the imprint has not dried, it has to be dried for a while, and Zhou Hou joked to Huang Wen: "My sister usually said that she doesn't know what kind of person General Wu is who makes this good word, and when she sees the real body today, why don't you ask for advice or two?"

When Huang Wen heard this, a blush appeared on her face, and she said angrily: "How can there be such a thing, the queen Hugh wants to make fun of the slave maid." ”

Zhou Hou did not relent: "Don't deny it, alas, it's rare for the female bachelor in the palace to be shy." ”

Huang Wen couldn't help but be ashamed and annoyed, but she couldn't be anxious with Zhou Hou, so she had to walk away as if she was running away, leaning over and gently drying the seal treasure imprint, her original face was flushed, and it seemed to be redder than the imprint on the snow-white Chengxintang paper.

Zhou Hou saw that she was really shy, so she stopped talking, and only watched with interest.

Wu Yingying thought that the women in the harem must be extremely restrained, who knew that Zhou Hou and this Huang Wen didn't seem to see each other, and Zhou Hou was also extremely gossipy, thinking that it was not far from the Tang Dynasty at this time, science was not prosperous, and the constraints on women were not as big as those in the Song Dynasty, so he smiled and said: "The ministers have no less than 100,000 volumes of books in the palace, and Huang Sibao can manage these vast literature, and it is difficult for a man with this talent to do it, and he admires it even below." ”

At that time, the Tang Dynasty experienced the Taiping Rebellion after the Wuhou Dynasty, and the world often guarded against and despised women's talents, and began to give birth to the concept that women are virtuous if they are not talented. Although this Huang Wen is talented, Cai Yu is just appreciating, just like he admires the Maiko Lady who can dance on the colorful golden lotus, and the concubine Yu Liuzhu who is proficient in music.

Wu Yingying's words were extremely sincere, which made Zhou Hou feel a little surprised and appreciative, so he continued to ask: "The world often calls men inferior to women, like a hero like General Wu, can they admire a woman?"

Wu Yingying replied with a smile: "Of course, when I was a child, a friend once said, 'The essence of the mountains, rivers, the sun and the moon is only favored by women, and the men with eyebrows are just some scum and turbidity.'" ’”

He was so quick that he actually moved out Jia Baoyu's famous words in the dream of Red Mansions, which provoked Zhou Hou to hide his mouth and laugh: "If there is such a thing, your friend must be really an idiot." I couldn't help but glance at Wu Yingying again.

Wu Yingying smiled: "There is often some truth in what this idiot says. Huang Wen couldn't help but move in her heart when she heard this, carefully rolled up the main ink treasure that had dried the imprints, put it into a beautiful wooden box and handed it to Wu Yingying, and whispered: "Jiangnan is damp and easy to be eaten by insects. ”

Wu Yingying promised to take the box, then said goodbye and left, but Zhou Hou pulled Huang Wen and whispered: "There are really such people in the world, his friend's rumors are seven points similar to His Majesty, I don't know if it's true or not?" Huang Wen said: "General Wu is a sincere gentleman, and he won't tell lies." Zhou Hou smiled and said: "If this is the case, it is no wonder that Your Majesty trusts him so much." ”

Wu Yingying entered the palace in a carriage in the palace, and when he came out, he refused to be sent by the eunuchs in the palace to send a carriage to the East Hongqiao Market not far away. The sound of many hawkers selling refreshments came and went, the aroma of various foods and drinks overflowed to arouse people's appetite, and Wu Yingying, who had not eaten breakfast, had already growled in his stomach, so he paid casually on the side of the road to buy some cooking cakes, and after eating the soup potion hot, he did not return to his home, and went directly to the Jinfan Army camp under Jubao Mountain outside the south gate.

Seeing the parapet wall of the camp from a distance, Wu Yingying's mouth couldn't help but show a smile, after coming to the Southern Tang Dynasty, he found that if it was not for the imperial court to levy the people to build, the soldiers of this era and their reluctance to build a decent military camp for themselves, so after the establishment of the Jinfan Army, his first order was to let the three thousand Ding Zhuang build the barracks together, and from which he observed and selected the first team of sergeants who were responsible for duty.

In front of the parapet wall is a trench up to two zhang wide, which has been filled with water, Wu Yingying walked to the front of the drawbridge at the north gate of the barracks, because he did not wear official uniforms or armor, the sergeant in charge of lookout on the wooden tower on the parapet did not recognize him, the bows and crossbows on the wooden towers on the left and right sides were immediately aimed at him, and the sentry also ordered him not to advance, Wu Yingying nodded with satisfaction, and stepped back thirty steps according to the soldier's order, waiting for the sentry to come and ask.

The sentry walked in front of Wu Yingying, only to see Wu Yingying's face clearly, and hurriedly said, "Please command and forgive the sin." ”

Wu Yingying smiled and said, "You are carrying out military orders, what is the crime?" The soldier turned around and made a gesture to his comrades on the wooden tower, and the drawbridge was lowered again, leading Wu Yingying into the barracks.

Xiao Jiu and Xin Gu were both supervising the training of soldiers and soldiers in the barracks, and when they heard that Wu Yingying had personally come to inspect the barracks, they all rushed to see it. It was only noon at this moment, and Wu Yingying saw that the two of them were already sweating, and couldn't help but be moved in his heart, and said, "The two brothers are working hard. The two of them hurriedly said: "The commander is serious." Wu Yingying said: "The Jiangbei Northern Army will invade the south in the near future, and our Jinfan Army will cooperate with Heiyundu to attack behind the enemy. ”

Xiao Jiu and Xin Gu glanced at each other, although they didn't say a word, Wu Yingying saw a trace of excitement in their eyes, knowing that these two people were unwilling to be lonely, they couldn't help but smile, and asked, "Where is Xiao Shunzi?"

Xiao Jiu hurriedly bowed down and said, "He is still training with the soldiers in the camp. ”

In order to avoid suspicion from others, Wu Yingying asked Xiao Jiu not to call Cai Shun Xiao Qibo again. Wu Yingying said: "Our army is full of selected strong men, how can he train with the soldiers at a young age, is it not that the sergeants want to let him?" After speaking, he asked Xin Xiao and the others to take him to the training ground in the camp to watch the battle.

Along the way, all the soldiers set up camp tents in a regular manner with 100 people as a unit, and a low wall about five feet high was built outside to separate each other, except for those on duty, all the soldiers were trained in their own camps under the leadership of the temporarily appointed centurion, and the five hundred-man team was concentrated in the open ground on the left side of the Chinese military camp to practice the formation. Walking in the middle of the camp, except for the sound of ping-pong swords and shields striking each other is the password of those temporarily appointed centurions, the road in the middle of each camp leads straight to the Chinese military tent, Wu Yingying later proudly said to people: "My military camp is neater than any city in the world." ”

Entering the camp tent of the Chinese army, which is also covered by a low wall, I saw that the selected soldiers were holding swords and shields in the fierce catch practice, Cai Shun's short figure was particularly prominent, his body was just a little higher than the big wooden shield made by Wu Yingying, and the whole person was hiding behind the wooden shield to withstand the opponent's stormy chopping.

Xiao Jiu explained: "According to the commanding order, the two of us have selected more than 100 soldiers who are brave and obedient to orders in their daily training and arranged for training here. Wu Yingying nodded with satisfaction and said, "The expedition is imminent, you can pick up the number of five hundred as soon as possible, and the others will also be reorganized into a team of 100 people according to their bravery." ”

Xiao and Xin nodded yes, Wu Yingying looked at Cai Shun's performance in that field again, only to see that he took advantage of his small size, always hiding behind the big shield, struggling to support, the opponent had no way to take him for a while, and as a result, he was a little slack, and he was actually stabbed out by this kid with a sword in the ribs, and he lost according to the rules. Seeing the soldier's stumbling salute and retreating, Cai Shuncai wiped the sweat on his head with the cloth on his shoulder, and the left hand holding the shield had begun to tremble slightly because of the long period of exertion.

Xiao Jiu saw Cai Shun's victory, and his eyes couldn't help but show a look of pride. Wu Yingying also patted him on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Shun has worked very hard during this time, and it will become a great weapon in time." Xiao Jiu was stunned, seeing that Wu Yingying's appearance didn't mean anything else, he nodded hurriedly.

Wu Yingying said: "The two brothers have had a lot of hard work recently, I see that the soldiers have already looked like some soldiers, and the expedition is imminent. The two brothers came with me to the military tent, and I will consult with you again if I have some considerations. ”