After the reunion dinner, Xiao Huan took Xiahou Yu and Zheng Duo to the altar in the east of Xiangyang City to preside over this year's dance.

Seeing the excitement, the altar was surrounded by water, and on the way back to Xiao Huan and the others, they met Zheng Fen, who was sitting in a calf cart with a few Xiangyang celebrities.

He was dressed in a fur coat, drunk, beating the drums, singing, and several celebrities with him either shouted loudly or cheered loudly, attracting passers-by to look at them but showing envy.

In these years, those who can be so unruly are all children of the family.

Zheng Duo may have grown up with the Cui family, and he is very disgusted with the current atmosphere.

Seeing this, I couldn't help but cover my eyes and couldn't bear to look at it directly.

Xiao Huan felt that they should go up and say hello to Zheng Fen.

Xiahou Yu grabbed his sleeve and said, "Your uncle at this time is afraid that he won't be able to recognize who you are?" Maybe I'll have to drink and have fun with you, I think it's better to forget it. ”

Xiao Huan only ate three meals for the New Year's dinner today, and then presided over the dance, sacrificing heaven and earth and ancestors, and tomorrow on the first day of the Lunar New Year, he had to entertain those who came to visit the New Year, and he was really tired, so he nodded along with Xiahou Yu and passed by Zheng Fen.

Early the next morning, Xiao Huan began to receive guests who came to pay New Year's greetings.

Of course, these guests are all people with heads and faces in the city, and those who are not qualified enough only need to send a steward to put the name card into the red basket at the gate of Xiao Mansion, and wait for the stewards of the Xiao family to put it away and register it one by one, and show it to Xiao Huan, so that Xiao Huan knows who will come to him to celebrate the New Year.

Xiahou Yu and Zheng Duo hid in the house to watch the dancing girl dance the sword.

This dancing girl was dedicated to Xiahou Yu by Huang Fuyi, and she is a lustful person. It is said that the skills are outstanding, and he is deeply loved by the nobles of Beiliang in Beiliang, and then because he offended the second princess, he fled all the way south to Xiangyang, where he was discovered by Huang Fuyi, bought it with a lot of money, and gave it to Xiahou Yu.

Xiahou Yu looked at her blonde hair and blue eyes, her vigorous figure, and the cold light of the mother and son sword, and after the dancing girl finished dancing the sword, she beckoned her to speak with great interest: "Is your sword real or fake?" Aren't you afraid of missing a shot? ”

Although the dancing girl was a se-eyed person, she could speak a few words of Jiangnan dialect, and she stumbled and said, "The sword is fake, and it won't hurt people." ”

Xiahou Yu took it and took a look.

Sure enough, it was light, it was made of silver, and it seemed to be painted with something, and it shone in the light, like the real thing.

Xiahou Yu smiled: "Who made this sword for you, it's quite similar." ”

"It's with my master." The dancing girl said, telling her master's little secret, because she knew that if she couldn't please the eldest princess in front of her, what was waiting for her might be Qinlou Chu Pavilion, and she wouldn't even know which corner she would be resold to again.

Xiahou Yu listened carefully, until Xiao Huan came back, he was still studying the fake sword.

Xiao Huan rarely saw that she was so interested in something, so he smiled and said: "I have two short swords made of alloy there, which are light and sharp, and I will let Xiao Bei find them out and give them to you for fun." ”

Xiahou Yu happily agreed.

Zheng Duo said: "Dudu, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and you actually gave the eldest princess a short sword." ”

Xiao Huan disagreed, and said with a smile: "According to what you say, a person like me who kills a lot has to be vegetarian every day!" ”

"I think that's a good idea!" Xiahou Yu was rarely in a good mood, and joked with Zheng Duo, "If you don't want mushrooms, you can also light an ever-bright lantern in Putuo Temple or something." ”

Xiao Huan pursed his lips and said, "I heard that the eldest princess rewarded a lot of incense money from Putuo Temple this year, and the host of Putuo Temple actually came to the house to thank the eldest princess in person...... I don't know if it's true or not? ”

In his previous life, Xiao Xing didn't like Xiahou Yu to be different, such as wearing Hufu all the year round and believing in Bodhisattva.

She raised her eyebrows when she heard this, and said, "I didn't bring any money, otherwise I would like to donate more." ”

The two of you said one thing, and I said one sentence, gossiping for a long time.

After fifteen, the shops on the market opened their doors intermittently, and it was even more chaotic in Beiliang.

Somehow, the Fifth Prince and the Seventh Prince fought again, and it was in Liutai, less than thirty miles from the Beiliang Imperial City.

Gu Xia ordered people to close the gate of the imperial city, stood on the city wall and watched the five princes and the seven princes fight, and even when the seven princes were defeated and fled to the city gate for help, they were killed by an arrow at the city gate by the generals defending the city.

Because of this incident, the Nine Emperors took 50,000 horses to the imperial city - he and the Seven Princes were brothers of the same mother, and now that the Seven Princes were killed in battle, he wanted to seek justice for the Seventh Prince.

Xiao Huan almost laughed out loud when he received the scout's tip.

Chang'an, the fief of the Nine Emperors.

Although he claimed to have 100,000 troops in his hands, he actually had less than 70,000.

After taking away 50,000 horses, Chang'an City only has 20,000 horses stationed at most, and he is going to attack the five princes, and he must have taken away the elite.

20,000 horses, maybe all veterans.

Xiao Huan hurriedly called Song Qian and others, and said excitedly: "Our opportunity has come." You will inform you to prepare grain and grass within three days, and after five days we will cross the river from Xiangyang, go to Junkou and cross the Wuguan, and go straight to Lantian. ”

Lantian is only three hundred miles away from the Northern Liang Emperor's capital, and capturing Lantian is equivalent to capturing Chang'an City.

Song Qian has been waiting for this day for a long time.

He shouted yes and began to arrange for the north.

On this day, Xiahou Yu also received a letter from Jiankang City.

There are Cui's, and there are also Ayu's.

Cui's letter was just asking Zheng Duo how she was and whether she was used to living in Xiangyang City. Ah Yu told her in the letter that thanks to the two old ginseng plants sent by Xiao Huan, although Du Hui can't sit and stand now, she can already speak by relying on the crypt sac, and thanked Xiahou Yu on behalf of Du Hui for the Buddha painting that she brought to Du Hui, Du Hui liked it very much, and gave one to Ah Yu.

Xiahou Yu was very happy, and carefully replied to Ah Yu, asking her to take good care of Du Hui, but then calmed down and replied to Cui's family, telling Cui's about Zheng Fen's promise that she would send her children back to Jiankang and be raised by Cui's family.

As for the rest, she didn't say anything.

Cui's family was born in Valve, so he naturally understands the powerful relationship between them.

Fortunately, the north was in turmoil, but Jiankang City calmed down.

Not only did the killing stop, but the families moved around each other during the New Year, and it was the same as before.

Xiahou Yu smiled disdainfully.

Xiao Huan set the date of the Northern Expedition and left Xiao Bei to protect Xiahou Yu, but Xiahou Yu refused: "It's better to let Xiao Bei and Dudu go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions." It's enough for me to have Yin Ping on my side. “

"It's fine." Xiao Huan thought for a while and said, "I'll leave you another two thousand parts." ”

It should be fine.

Xiahou Yu nodded.

Xiao Huan chose the auspicious day of the zodiac, sacrificed heaven and earth, appointed Xiangyang Taishou as the vanguard, and set camp north.

Zheng Fen took the initiative to ask Ying and stayed in Xiangyang to accompany Xiahou Yu.

Xiao Huan couldn't ask for it.

And Bei Liang was just as Xiao Huan expected, they rode all the way, almost encountered any resistance, and captured Lantian on the second day of the first month of March.

At this time, Xiangyang Xiao Mansion came with an uninvited guest.

Xiahou Yu, who was watching Ah Liang instruct a few little maids to learn how to do needlework, said with a smile: "She said her surname is Li? ”

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Dear friends, it's late again!

I didn't expect it to take so long to look up a few place names......

I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

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