In the hot summer, the blazing sun is roasting the earth, the clouds in the sky are driven away by the heat wave, looking out at the edge of the Han Dynasty, the vast grassland is sunburned all over the golden, the breeze blows the withered grass and fine sand will roll up and wave all over the sky, the grassland that is a herd of cattle and sheep can not see the slightest bit of vitality now, this summer is a dry year for the herdsmen in the north. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Because of the support of Chang'an, the border people in such a bad year are still living a nourishing life, the domestic ban on alcohol seems to have lost its effect here, in recent January, each household does not need to herd cattle and sheep is still wine in hand, meat does not leave the mouth, Yanmen County Taishou Feng Jing led his guards to patrol the border pass, now Wang Youfu is Feng Jing's right-hand man to follow around, a group of people walked on the grassland on the border of Woyang County, Yanmen County, facing the flying dry grass and strangled the horses, Feng Jing said to Wang Youfu: " Brother Wang looked at this withered yellow grassland, it was another difficult year. ”

"Yes, Taishou, our Han Dynasty has the support of the central government, and the days are still in the past, but the Huns on the opposite side are probably not so good. Wang Youfu replied disappreciatively.

Brother Wang's words reminded the old man that we should strengthen border patrols and immediately issue early warnings to the surrounding border counties to prevent the Huns from attacking the border. ”

"What do you mean by keeping this?" asked Wang Youfu.

"Hehehe, as Brother Wang said, our Han border people can still survive on the supply of the central government, but who will the Huns who live by nomadism live. ”

"Taishou means that the possibility of the Huns attacking the territory is very large. ”

"Yes, nine times out of ten, based on previous experience. ”

The early warning document quickly spread to Dai County, Shang County, Yunzhong County, etc., the defense situation of the border has been greatly strengthened, within two days, a Xiongnu a man and horse under the leadership of Yi Zhixian, the king of Zuogu Li, sneak attacked Yanmen, was killed by Feng Jing, who had been prepared, and fled, and the other part of the men and horses attacked Shangjun under the leadership of the military minister Da Danyu, and was retreated sixty miles by Li Guang, who was too guarded by Shangjun and did not dare to go forward, and fought two beautiful defensive battles in succession, although it was a victory, but also caused the death and injury of some border people and the loss of cattle and sheep.

The report of the Xiongnu invasion of the border pass flew to Chang'an, after Liu Qi saw it, all he could do was to immediately send a decree to the border county, strengthen the defense, and do his best to ensure the safety of the border people, especially to Yanmen County Taishou Feng Jing, to give full play to his decades of experience in defending the border pass against the Xiongnu, and not relax for a moment to defend the territory, if there is any suggestion to put it forward, Chang'an will do its best to provide logistical support, Feng Jing was very moved when he received the edict, and kowtowed a few heads reverently in the direction of Chang'an in the south and muttered: " Please rest assured, even if the minister is willing to give up this old life, he will not let the Xiongnu enter the territory of the Han Dynasty. ”

Suddenly, the border of the Han Dynasty was full of shouts of military training, and the Xiongnu military ministers Da Shan Yu and Zuogu Liwang Yizhi looked at each other obliquely, and dismissed the plan to plunder the border of the Han Dynasty to tide over the difficulties.

After the border was quiet, Chang'an was naturally still prosperous, Liu Che finished Wei Juan's lecture, led Zhang Jiayang and Han Yan and others to drive out of Chang'an, came to the familiar martial arts training venue, practiced equestrianism for a while, and said to Zhang Jiayang and Han Yan: "Two, how is the equestrian skills of the prince, and who is more powerful than the Huns' horsemanship?"

Han Yan immediately stretched out her head and smiled: "How can their savage Hun riding skills be compared to the prince, the prince is the first in the world, no one can compare." ”

"Hehe, Han Yan is a good boy, and he is flattering this prince again, Zhang Jiayang Zhang Duwei, this prince asked you, you have been in the Huns, how do you feel that this prince's riding skills compare with them?"

Zhang Jiayang smiled innocently, and then said, "Does the prince let his subordinates tell the truth or lie?"

"Nonsense, of course it's true. ”

The subordinates bluntly said that the prince's riding skills have improved greatly compared with before, and there is still a long way to go compared with the Huns. ”

When Han Yan heard this, he immediately shouted: "Be bold Zhang Jiayang, dare to insult the crown prince like this, I don't want my head to ......"

"Hmm......" Liu Cheyi frowned and interrupted Han Yan's words, and then said to Zhang Jiayang, "This prince likes to listen to this, it seems that he will strengthen his training in the future, and his riding skills will not exceed that of the opponent, how can he defeat the opponent." ”

"The prince is smart, the prince is smart, it's not that ordinary people like us can't compare. Han Yan immediately patted her ass.

"Hahaha, Han Yan also likes to listen to this prince, and he loves to listen to it, hahahaha" Liu Che laughed and rode his horse into the distance.

"Prince, slow down, stay safe. Zhang Jiayang and Han Yan hurriedly chased after them, and billowing smoke and dust rose behind them.

A year has passed in a blink of an eye, the Han Dynasty ushered in a bumper harvest year, Weiyang Palace ushered in a new day, the early bell rang, all the ministers gathered together, Liu Qi sat in the center and said: "What do you have to do with Aiqing?"

At this time, Wei Juan came out and said: "The minister has a book. ”

"Wei Aiqing, please speak. ”

"The Han Dynasty is favored by the heavens this year, the grain is abundant, and the ban of previous years can be partially exempted, and the minister proposed that the ban on alcohol consumption can be lifted, in addition, the Han Dynasty should convince people with virtue, and the flogging of the disabled and the dead is nine times out of ten, and it is recommended to standardize the flogging and reduce the casualties of the prisoners. ”

"Okay, it's a good proposal, I'm going to play, Prime Minister Liu She and Imperial Historian Wei Juan are responsible for formulating the "Order", and the conditions and standards for the execution of flogging should be listed in detail. ”

"My emperor is sage, and the ministers obey the order. Liu She and Wei Wan replied in unison.

The good years continue in silence, the famine years seem to disappear overnight, every family has a hoarding of food, laughter and frolic are endless, the story of those starving to death has become a legend, in a blue brick compound in Jiangxian County, Hedong County, six hundred miles northeast of Chang'an, an old man at dusk sits on a long stone bench to rest, and after a while a sturdy young man walked in from the crescent gate, gently walked to the old man and whispered: "Father, father." ”

The old man opened his eyes slightly, glanced at the young man and said, "Zhou Yang, where have you been these days, don't make trouble everywhere, let me have some snacks." ”

"Father, you are too timid, the child is very obedient, I think you were the prime minister of the dynasty at the beginning, one person is above 10,000 people, that is, if the child causes something, it is not that you will be finished with a word, even if you don't become the prime minister now, the phoenix that will not lose your hair is not as good as **. ”

"Bastard, bold boy, now that my father wants to spend his old age in peace, the affairs of the world have nothing to do with me, you must remember your father's words and don't cause trouble. ”

"No, obey my father's orders. The young man paused for a moment and then said, "Father, the child is going to go to Chang'an for a stroll now, and by the way, take a look at his uncle and brother in Chang'an, and ask his father to agree." ”

"Oh, it's time to take a look at them, or don't provoke right and wrong, and listen to the news of Chang'an by the way. ”

"No, thank you father. "The boy must go and come back quickly.

Saying that, the young man walked out of the house, took the three or five entourage and drove in the direction of Chang'an, the old man who stayed in the yard sighed, and closed his eyes again, this old man is called sick Zhou Yafu, the young man who just went out is his son Zhou Yang, after the resignation banquet Zhou Yafu was idle, and returned to the fiefdom of Jiangxian County lonely, living in the courtyard left by his father Zhou Bo, and lived a secluded life.

Zhou Yang came to Chang'an, as if a bird had released its cage, wandering around the streets and alleys of Chang'an, looking for flowers and asking willows, he thought of business, and came to his uncle Zhou Jian's house, Zhou Jian asked: "Nephew, how is your father doing recently?"

Zhou Yang said: "Uncle, my father has been living irregularly since he was dismissed and returned to the fiefdom, and I heard my mother say that he often wakes up in the middle of the night, and always forgets the way home when he goes out for a walk. ”

"Oh, it won't last long like this. Zhou Jian worried.

"Yes, my father's health has been good and bad during this time, and the medicine has not left his mouth, so if you don't hear that I came to Chang'an, you will drag me to inquire about the current situation in Chang'an. ”

"Virtuous nephew, Chang'an has been prosperous recently, compared to previous years, go back and tell your father not to be nostalgic for this capital anymore, take care of your illness, and have a good health to have another chance." ”

"I thank my uncle on behalf of my father, and when I go back, I will tell my father about the situation here, but my father is not a person who is so easy to let go, after all, there is a lifetime of nostalgia here. ”

"Yes, your father is not young, you can prepare some longevity materials behind your back to chongxi, see if you can cross this hurdle, and also show your filial piety. ”

"Makes sense, makes sense. ”

Zhou Yang stayed at his uncle's house and played in Chang'an to his heart's content, remembering his uncle's reminder to his father to prepare some longevity materials, he was very concerned, what is this preparation, so he looked around to check the people of Chang'an, and found that all the military attachés in Chang'an were buried after the death of terracotta figurines or something, thinking that his father was a captain, and finally honored as the prime minister, the highest among the civil and military attachés, if the funeral weapons must be large, but a large number of weapons are contraband of the Han Dynasty, can not be bought and sold privately, but found that some people are secretly trafficking, so under the recommendation of his cousin Zhou Jiande, he found a small official who was on an errand in Shang Fangfang, and the junior official laughed: "Young master, you really live in Chang'an soon, and now there are a lot of waste weapons returned by the army in Shangfangfang, which need to be rebuilt, and some of them have been secretly sold by the brothers, that is, they are sold to those who need them as burial companions, and I won't tell you the truth, these are the same as the weapons used in the royal funeral. ”

Zhou Yang asked, "Aren't you afraid of being caught?"

"Hehe, I won't tell you, if you don't say it, who will know, the key is that these weapons are scrapped and unusable weapons, and it is not a big deal if they are caught. ”

"It makes sense, how about Brother Ren prepare five hundred pieces of armor and shields for the younger brother?"

"Okay, no problem, delivery will be made three days after the price is negotiated. ”

"The price was not a problem, it was handed over at the back door of the Shang Fang room three days later. ”

"Deal. ”

Three days later, Zhou Yang took his cousin Zhou Jiande, hired a few miscellaneous men on Chang'an Avenue, prepared the car to drive to transport the goods, the weapons were full of two large carts, and several guys were tired and sweaty before they were transported to the transport ship, after everything was done, a guy came to Zhou Yang and said: "Young master, everything is done, this transportation fee of ten taels of silver will be rewarded to the brothers, so that the brothers can go back to rest." ”

Who knew that Zhou Yang glared and said: "Boy, the negotiated price has been given to you, including the freight." ”

When this guy heard this, he smiled and said, "Young master, you must be mistaken, that money is the money to buy weapons." ”

"Good boy, don't ask who Young Master Ben is, Zhou Yafu and Zhou Cheng are my father, and you dare to deceive me. ”

"Okay, the young master is bullying us without a backer, Zhou Yafu seems to have gone back to his hometown to rest, and he is still bullying us people like this, you are waiting for us to go to the emperor to accuse you of bullying the people. ”

Zhou Yang sneered and said, "Hehe, whatever you Diao people sue me, Young Master Ben is not afraid." ”

Several guys left in a huff, causing an uproar.