Chapter Twenty-Six: The Beginning of the Private Army
"Your Royal Highness, congratulations." Tang Yi bowed politely. As soon as Zong Zhengjin saw that it was him, he laughed and said, "Thank you, Brother Tang, but what about my gift?" She stretched out her hands mischievously, to Tang Yi, she really treated her like her own brother, and although Tang Yi respected her very much, he still protected her as a sister in private. So in front of him, Zong Zhengjin didn't want to be formal.
Tang Yi was a little helpless, but he still quickly took out his small gift, Zong Zhengjin couldn't wait to open it and look at it, it turned out to be a red sandalwood fan, she immediately rolled her eyes, and complained: "No, you just give me this, it's too insincere." Yangzhou's specialty red sandalwood fan, although the annual output is very small, but it is always something she Huayang wants to take, this Tang Yi gave her a red sandalwood fan, just like using her money to buy her a gift.
"Princess, this red sandalwood fan is different from other red sandalwood fans, this is carved by my own hands, and the peony on it is also painted by me, only the pendant with the handle of the fan is not made by me, and there are two pure purple jade on this fan, this is a priceless treasure." As he spoke, Tang Yi deliberately pointed to the purple jade on it to show her.
Zong Zhengjin could only say helplessly: "Okay, for the sake of your sincerity, I won't bother with you first."
Seeing that she didn't say more, Tang Yicai laughed, and then thought of one more thing, hurriedly approached her, and said in a low voice: "By the way, the general asked you to go to test the results tomorrow."
"Okay." Zong Zhengjin immediately nodded knowingly, and after the news was conveyed, Tang Yi turned around and left quietly. At this time, Yi Chu happened to come over, and before he could ask, Zong Zhengjin said, "Sir, let's go on a trip tomorrow." After saying that, she blinked mischievously, Yi Chu immediately understood what she meant, and said with a light smile: "Okay, just don't delay your studies."
The daughters in the distance were all intoxicated when they saw Yi Chu's gentle smile, but after being intoxicated, they were endlessly sad. This Mr. Yi's smile will always belong to only one person, that is Princess Jinyang Zong Zhengjin, ordinary people like them don't even think about it, alas!!
As night fell, the princess's mansion, which had been lively for a day, finally returned to tranquility. In Qingfeng Courtyard, Yi Chu stood in front of the window with his hands down, and the evening breeze blew into the house, shaking the bean lamp on the table swaying from side to side. Suddenly, Yi Chu lifted the sleeve of his left hand, and a small tooth mark was visible on his white arm. Although nine years have passed, this trace has not been erased, and when he first met Ah Jin, she gave him a bloody bite mark. Now, that crying and stubborn little girl has grown into a stunning princess of a country. I didn't expect that I had been with her for so long, and it was incredible to think about it.
He slowly picked up the brocade box in his hand, opened it and saw that it was a sapphire Ruyi silver hairpin, the sapphire was pure and elegant, glowing with a faint soft light in the moonlight, which made people feel very beautiful when they saw it.
"What the hell was I thinking?" Yi Chu sighed lightly, with a hint of resentment in his tone, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes. He closed the brocade box with a "snap", then put it away in the closet, turned and sat down at the table, and after a few sips of tea, he looked at a letter placed by the lamp.
Lowering his head and not knowing what he was thinking, after a long time, he picked up the letter, as if he had made a big decision, and said to himself: "It seems that it is time to go back, and I need time to calm myself down."
The bright moon shines silently towards the window, and the evening breeze is still teasing the lights on the table, but the people at the table have no intention of enjoying these beautiful scenery.
The next day, Yi Chu and Zong Zhengjin took a carriage to Sanssouci Garden early in the morning, this time the two of them did not bring a single attendant, and even Zong Zhengjin's personal maid also avoided it, and no one knew what they were going to do.
At about noon, the carriage stopped in front of Sanssouci Garden, Zong Zhengjin jumped off the car in a red dress, and his black hair was only tied in a loose bun with a brocade hairpin, and the whole person looked refreshing and lively. Yi Chu was still dressed in white, and he was spotless. As soon as the two entered the garden, they were taken to the backyard by Tang Yi.
Today's backyard is completely different from the scene Zong Zhengjin saw two years ago, full of swords and straw men, as well as soldiers in training, this place has become a military camp.
Xie Baixun saw her from afar, and immediately strode over, followed by a person, and when he got closer, it turned out to be Bai Xiao. "See the princess." The two shouted in unison.
"No courtesy, Uncle Baixiao, why are you here?" Zong Zhengjin's face was full of doubts, how did he come here as a Jianghu person?
Bai Xiao stroked his half-length beard and replied informally: "Uncle, I've been in a hurry lately, so I'm here to see what this old guy is doing, I didn't expect it to train you in the army." But, princess, why don't you call me when you find someone to train in the army, I'm much better than this old guy, look at him all the old age like this, what else can he do?"
"Who do you say, old guy? Who doesn't get it? You nasty old idiot, it's disgusting, phew!" Xie Baixun's violent temper listened to his words, and immediately scolded, and his old face turned red.
"That's you, old fellow." Bai Xiao was not to be outdone.
"Idiot, you're an old idiot." The two of them were crimson and quarreled. Zong Zhengjin and the others looked at them funny on the side, these brothers quarreled as soon as they met, and chattered when they didn't meet, what a happy couple!
Seeing that the two were about to start fighting, Zong Zhengjin hurriedly interrupted them, covered his sleeves and said with a smile: "Okay, you two don't quarrel, don't let people laugh at you?" General Xie, didn't you say let me test the results?"
Sure enough, the princess's words worked, and the two of them fell silent in an instant. Xie Baixun immediately turned into a smiling face, and respectfully asked Zong Zhengjin to walk in the direction of Dianjiangtai, everyone was embarrassed, this general changed his face too quickly.
Everyone followed Zong Zhengjin to Dianjiangtai, Bai Xiao came to Yi Chu's side and asked in a low voice: "Brother Yi, you said that old guy is really better than me?" Otherwise, why didn't the princess ask him for training? Where is that old guy better than him?
Yi Chu didn't even look at him, and walked forward without squinting. Seeing his cold expression, Bai Xiao immediately weakened, "Forget it, it's useless to ask you, there is no human touch at all." Tang Yi!" He turned back to find Tang Yi again, but Tang Yi immediately went around to the front and ignored him.
Bai Xiao glared angrily and scolded loudly: "Stinky boy, dare to run? The wings are stiff, right, and I'll have to find your dad to fix you someday. Just as he cursed all the way, everyone walked to the Dianjiang platform.
Tang Yi had already summoned the soldiers to the martial arts training ground, and three hundred people stood neatly in the sun, the swords in their hands were extremely sharp, and they felt majestic just by looking at them! As soon as Zong Zhengjin and Xie Baixun stood on the platform, they saw three hundred people kneeling down in unison and shouting: "Princess Jinyang, Chitose Chitose Chitose!"
"Ladies and gentlemen, you have been training hard for two years, let the princess come to see your demeanor today, you must show your best condition, you know?" Xie Baixun's strong and powerful voice resounded in the martial arts training ground.
Under the sun, all the soldiers shouted in unison: "Yes!" Their faces were full of excitement, and after two years of hard work, it was finally time to test today. Qin Bing slowly raised his right hand, and then waved it down vigorously, and the war drums on both sides "knocked out", and the drums rang out in the sky. All the soldiers waved the weapons in their hands in a neat manner, and for a while, the training ground was full of yellow sand.
After a stick of incense, the war drums stopped, and the three hundred soldiers put away their weapons and still stood neatly in the sun. But the beads of sweat on their foreheads were telling of the shocking drill just now. Tang Yi stood in front of the soldiers, and he looked straight at Zong Zhengjin on the stage with his eyes, hoping that she could say something.
Zong Zhengjin was completely shocked, she couldn't believe that in just two years, Xie Baixun had trained such a strong army for her, and it was really not too much to say that it was an army. Zong Zhengjin stood up excitedly, looked at Xie Baixun gratefully, and said, "Old General Xie, thank you so much."
"Princess, this is what I should do." Xie Baixun is also very happy, this is the most successful team he has trained, and he didn't expect that he could bring out such an excellent team in his lifetime, and it was not in vain.
"Please also ask the princess to give the team a name." This is a private army and deserves its own name.
Zong Zhengjin turned his head to look at Yi Chu and asked softly, "Sir, I want to ask you to give them a name."
Yi Chu didn't refuse, he thought for a while, and then said: "Even if it is your private army, it will be named Jinyang Army, and it will only obey your Jinyang Army."
"Jinyang Army?" Everyone nodded their heads again and again, this name is indeed okay.
"Good!" Zong Zhengjin nodded with a smile, and then moved to the front of the platform, and a gentle and majestic voice sounded on the stage: "From today on, this team will be named Jinyang Army, and you three hundred people can only obey my orders and recognize my dispatch."
"Swear to follow Princess Jinyang to the death, loyally protect the Lord, and have no two hearts!" The oath of the soldiers resounded through the world and shocked people's hearts.
"This princess now appoints Tang Yi as the commander of the Jinyang Army, you must obey his orders, understand?" Got it. "The first lesson this team took when it was first established was to absolutely obey orders and never question them, so they must obey Zong Zhengjin's words.
"Tang Yi," Zong Zhengjin suddenly looked at him seriously, "I hope you can lead this Chinese army to become the king of the elite, and let them guard Yangzhou and Beicang." ”
"Tang Yi will never live up to the princess's expectations." Tang Yi knelt down on one knee and solemnly promised her.
"Princess, each army has its own Tiger Talisman token, and I think the Jinyang Army should also have its own generals." Xie Baixun proposed that with the Tiger Talisman Token, the army would be easy to command.
Zong Zhenghao raised his lips and smiled, and said, "I have already thought about this, and the tiger talisman of the Jinyang Army is it." After finishing speaking, I saw Zong Zhengjin pull out the brocade hairpin on his head, and suddenly, the black hair on his head poured down like a waterfall. Everyone was once again amazed by Princess Jinyang's beauty. I saw her holding a brocade hairpin, and under the sunlight, the jade of the flower core flashed with dazzling light, which was unique in the world.
"This brocade hairpin is unique, so it is the tiger talisman of the Jinyang Army. As soon as the hairpin appears, you must absolutely obey the hairpin bearer, understand?"
"Understood!" At this moment, the three hundred soldiers all remembered this strange light, and also remembered the unique brocade hairpin in the world. Tang Yi was a little distracted, he only saw the woman in a red dress, green silk flying, and holding a brocade hairpin in the sun, she was so beautiful, so beautiful that he didn't dare to approach her.
After everything was over, Mrs. Xie sent someone to send a message for Zong Zhengjin and the others to go to dinner, knowing that they couldn't shirk it, so everyone walked towards the front hall together.
Xie Baixun and Bai Xiao walked in front noisily, but Yi Chu and Zong Zhengjin walked slowly behind. Zong Zhengjin just wanted to turn his head to talk to him, but Yi Chu suddenly grabbed her arm. Zong Zhengjin was startled and whispered, "Sir, what are you doing?"
Yi Chu was expressionless and didn't answer, just snatched the brocade hairpin from her hand, and then walked around behind her, and before Zong Zhengjin could react, Yi Chu had already gently rolled up the green silk for her. Zong Zhengjin was instantly stunned, her mind was buzzing, and she could only feel Yi Chu's warm hands running through her hair.
Oh my God, Yi Chu is actually giving her a curl of hair, is she dreaming? But the strong heartbeat and the warmth behind her ears told her that it wasn't a dream. The faint scent of orchids on the tip of her nose made Dongfang Hua's little face redder and redder, she wanted to cover her face but didn't dare to move, she really didn't want to destroy this rare beauty. Maybe it's just this once in her life, and she wants to feel it well.
Just when Zong Zhengjin was thinking nonsense, Yi Chu tied her hair in a bun and inserted the brocade hairpin. Then I heard his cold and slightly cold voice say, "Don't spread it in front of outsiders in the future."
"Why?" Zong Zhengjin subconsciously turned around and asked.
Yi Chu was stunned for a moment, avoided her gaze, and spit out a sentence for a long time: "You are a princess, so it is out of order."
"Oh." Although he was not satisfied with this reason, Zong Zhengjin was still willing to listen to him.
"Let's go, they'll wait." Zong Zhengjin no longer thought about this question and continued to walk forward. Yi Chu stared at her back, his eyes gradually became deep, and after sighing lightly, he also brushed his sleeves and followed.