Yongxi for three years.

On a sunny spring day in March, at noon, the sun shines beautifully. The trees on both sides of the official road along Bashui outside Chang'an City are already covered with green leaves, and the sun is shining brightly, which is lovely. From time to time, there are all kinds of birdsong among the trees, which is the season when the grass grows and the warbler flies, and the birds sing and the flowers are fragrant.

Suddenly, this vibrant harmony was suddenly broken by the sound of horses cheering one after another. A convoy of flying horsemen galloped from the south. The first black horse, without a trace of miscellaneous hair, bright and slippery, tall and vigorous, very male. Even if someone who doesn't know anything about horses sees it, they can see that it is a rare BMW.

The black horse had a splendid golden saddle on its back, and under it hung a stiff bow and a deerskin quiver, and on the saddle was a young man in fine costumes. He has a fair complexion, a narrow and thin face, red phoenix eyes, a high nose bridge, thin lips, a knotted hair, a dark plain scarf on his head, a red sleeved shirt on his upper body, a white large-mouth pants on his lower body, a black ribbon under his knees, two red shirts hanging on the outside, a black cowhide belt around his waist, a ring knife hanging on his left waist, black leather boots on his feet, a horsewhip in his hand, drinking in his mouth, and galloping.

Because the speed is quite fast, the spring breeze passes by his ears, puffing up the big sleeves of his shirt, which is very majestic.

His name is Yuwentai, who started in Wuchuan during the storm of the Six Towns, and is now the general of the Western Wei Dynasty, the assassin of Yongzhou, and the secretary of Shangshuling, and the actual ruler of Chang'an. is only twenty-three years old, and he is already powerful.

Behind him were twelve horsemen, all of whom had been following him around since Wuchuan, all wearing black crotch and leather boots, tall and large, with extraordinary appearance.

Suddenly, a light laugh mixed with the sound of the wind floated past Yu Wentai's ears. He looked around, there was a college in front of him, and at noon, it was about the end of class, and a group of students were playing in the bamboo forest outside the college, which was quite lively.

Yuwen Tai reined in the horse and stopped at the horse to watch.

The dozen or so riders behind him didn't brake, and they all pulled the reins one after another. For a while, dust flew in all directions, and horses neighed.

"Shang Shuling, what's wrong?" The guard He Louqi asked loudly.

Yu Wentai didn't answer, only grabbed the reins, and watched with interest from afar as this group of white-clothed students were playing and laughing in the bamboo forest, chasing each other, as if the troubled times outside had nothing to do with them.

They are all young men in the fourteenth and fifth five-year years, with a wealthy family, and they live a carefree life relying on the official power of their family and their father and brother. The breeze blew their light gauze blouses, and in the warm spring midday sun, their foreheads and noses were slightly sweating.

Didn't notice the group of soldiers here.

Since the reform of Emperor Xiaowen, the Xianbei people have respected the Han system and Han etiquette, especially the upper-class nobles, and they have learned a lot together with the arrogance and extravagance of the Han people.

Yuwentai came from a family of military generals in the border military town, and he hated this set and thought that it was a poison that corrupted the wild nature of the Xianbei people. He dreamed that one day he would be able to implement a new system and restore the customs of the Xianbei people.

However, seeing this group of carefree students, he couldn't help but be envious. It's nice to be young. He couldn't help but think of fifteen years old. That year, I was caught up in the storm of the Six Towns and went out to fight with my father and brother, and it has been eight years.

How many things have happened in the past eight years, his father and brother are all killed on the battlefield, and he has sent people under the fence several times, charged into battle, strategized, several times in danger, almost died, and finally stabilized the situation in Kansai after the death of He Bayue, took over his troops, and then seized the contradiction between the emperor and Gao Huan, expressed his loyalty to the emperor, so that the emperor decided to move west to Chang'an at a critical juncture, and he also soared into the sky.

However, from then on, this good spring seemed to have nothing to do with him anymore. In the past, in the army, licking blood on the tip of the knife, because I felt that it was too difficult to survive in the troubled times, I had feelings to watch the flowers and appreciate the moon in my leisure time; Now that he is in power, almost like Emperor Wu of Wei back then, he coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, but he was suddenly surrounded by various conspiracies, and he couldn't sleep at night. He knew what a dangerous thing it was to be at the pinnacle of power, with countless adversaries in the shadows eyeing him. He worked carefully every day, not only for the affairs of the state, but also to carry out the cold arrows shot from the shadows. Everything in this world has lost its attractiveness.

He often felt completely lonely.

Today, it is rare to be in the mood to take a group of iron guards to hunt outside the city, and they were all urgently summoned into the palace by the Supreme, and I don't know what the big deal is.

That little emperor, who is ambitious and talented, has the ambition to revive the Tuoba clan, but unfortunately he is not virtuous and incompetent, otherwise, he would not have been forced by Gao Huan to move west to Chang'an under the good situation of the Erzhu clan. But does he think he's easy to deal with Yuwentai? If it weren't for him Yuwentai who has been sitting in Chang'an and working hard, Gao Huan would have gone west and taken Chang'an.

Yu Wentai couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

While he was in the middle of the fugue, suddenly, Yu Wentai noticed a figure in the group of students. Fair and thin, with red lips and white teeth, and bright eyes. All the classmates were having fun, but he was the only one watching from afar. Every time a classmate ran to him to arrest him, he screamed and quickly avoided from afar, too nervous.

Yu Wentai couldn't help but smile at the corners of his mouth. There was a girl among these students, wearing a wide white long-sleeved gown with a white veil like the others, and it seemed that she was also a student of the college, and I don't know how long they had been classmates, but no one noticed.

Looking at the appearance of about 14 or 5 years, I don't know whose girl is so naughty, learning from the previous dynasty's Zhu Yingtai men's clothes to come out to study. I don't know if there is any Liang Shanbo in this group of teenagers?

"Shang Shuling, let's hurry up. At this moment, the Supreme is probably already in a hurry. He Louqi beside him reminded him in a low voice.

He Louqi muttered in his heart, I don't know why he was so in such a good mood today, not only did he want to go out hunting, but also when he was in a hurry in the palace, he stopped his horse here and watched the group of students play outside of class from a distance.

He Louqi is also from a good family in Wuchuan, he, like other iron guards, grew up with Yuwentai since he was a child, and was carefully cultivated by Yuwentai's father Yuwenqiu, and was loyal to Yuwentai. But he always felt that he could never guess Yuwentai's thoughts.

Yuwentai came back to his senses and couldn't help frowning, yes, freedom and happiness belong to others, but what is on him is the world.

His hurry was so incommensurate with this spring light that he couldn't help but feel a burst of unhappiness in his heart. He urged the horses and walked away slowly.

I couldn't help but look back at the girl who was pretending to be a man among the students, and saw a slightly chubby teenager hugging her from behind, shouting, "Catch you!" Ha ha! I've got A-Ying! ”

The little girl blushed, broke away, and said angrily in a thick voice, "Let go of me!" ”

After speaking, he brushed his sleeves away, leaving a group of young people who were still laughing together, looking at each other and at a loss. The chubby boy who hugged her was even more inexplicable: "What's wrong with me?" Is this angry? ”

Another young man with handsome facial features glanced at him and chased in the direction where the girl left: "A-Ying! ”

The other teenagers laughed, and someone said, "These two can't be a couple, right?" ”

When the young man heard this, he turned around and said angrily, "Shut up! He hurried away again.

In the Jin Dynasty, the aristocracy was still masculine. Although Xianbei people don't respect it, this joke is harmless, especially when a group of teenagers get together, they often make fun of this kind of topic. Therefore, all the students looked at each other, and even suspected that they had a habit of breaking their sleeves.

It's really a bunch of children, can't you see that it's a little lady? That handsome young man is probably Liang Shanbo, right?

Yuwentai smiled and urged the horse to leave there.

"A-Ying!" The handsome young man chased him all the way to a gazebo by the lake, and when he saw A-Ying sitting on the beauty of the gazebo, he slowed down and walked over.

"Li Yu is originally that kind of character, he loves to play and make trouble, why should you be like him." He stood in front of Ah Ying, wanting to get closer, but hesitated.

"I'm not angry." A-Ying didn't look back, resting her head on the railing, looking at the turquoise water steadily.

After a while, he said: "I have been in Chang'an for two months, but I still have no clue. He turned his head to look at the handsome young man behind him: "I'm scared, and I don't know what will happen tomorrow." Ziqing, if I hadn't met you, I wouldn't have lost my life. What am I going to do? ”

The young man named Ziqing had sparse eyebrows and no sorrow: "The emperor has just moved west, and now Yuwentai is in the middle of the court. I, Agan (1), followed him in my early years, and we were very close to each other. Therefore......" He took two steps forward and touched A-Ying's shoulder comfortingly: "I...... I will do my best to protect you. A-Ying, with me, you also have the support of the Yu family. ”

Ah Ying's shoulders were thin, and Ziqing felt trembling when she touched it. "With the support of the Yu family", this little Langjun, who was born rich and grew up carefully cared for since he was a child, didn't understand that he was still a student, and only with the power of his brother did someone let him score three points. Now that I have to obey my brother in everything, how can I protect others?

Only by virtue of the young man's enthusiasm, love is heavier than the mountain.

A-Ying was a little moved. After all, she was just a fourteen-year-old girl, and her life was in danger, and a light-eyed and handsome little Langjun saved her from fire and water, and she was still pampered, but she was properly placed and took good care of her, and it was difficult for her not to be moved. But this heartbeat made her bitter.

Yu's original surname is Be's family, and when Emperor Xiaowen implemented the Sinicization reform, he changed it to Yu's surname, one of the eight surnames (2) of Xianbei, the family is big, and the top gate valve of Chang'an is now closely connected with Yuwentai. Such a family values the family the most, the so-called Shishu is different, good and low are not married, I am afraid that Ziqing will eventually obey the orders of the family and marry a woman who is the right person.

At this time, Ziqing only looked at her fixedly with a pair of good-looking eyes, and suddenly blushed.

As soon as his face flushed, she also blushed, and asked softly, "What do you see?" ”

Ziqing smiled awkwardly and said, "I...... I think you're good-looking. ”

Exegesis:

(1) Agan: Xianbei people call their brother "Agan". Murong Diao thought about his brother Tuguhun, because of the "Song of Agan". Lanzhou Aganyu, Aganhe, Agancheng, Aganbao, Jinrenzhi Agan County, are all named after "Song of Agan".

(2) The eight surnames of Xianbei: The meritorious home of the Northern Wei Dynasty promulgated by Emperor Xiaowen shall not be awarded a lowly official. They are: Qiu Muling (Mu's), Dugu (Liu's), Buliu Gu's (Lu's), He Lai's (He's), He Lou's (Lou's), Be's (Yu's), Suxi's (Ji's), and Yuchi's (Wei's). In parentheses are the Han surnames that were changed after the reform of Xiaowen.

And "Dongfang Yuwen and Murong clan, that is, the eastern part of Emperor Xuan, these two are the most powerful, and they have their own legends." (Wei Shu Guanshi Zhi)