"This is the stable of Tiance Mansion, dozens of Gaochang horses only came a few days ago, don't look at these horses Although they don't run fast, their endurance is excellent, and they are the most suitable for marching and fighting."

"Master Sun...... Actually, there's one thing I should apologize to you. ”

"What Jiang Saijiu wants to talk about is the day before yesterday, when the old man fell into the water."

"It turns out that you all know, and you are helpless, please forgive me."

"The eldest lady has already told me, and the old man understands that the ginger sacrificial wine doesn't have to be taken to heart anymore." Sun Boyan smiled, pointed to the front and said, "After passing the stable, there is the school field in front of it." ”

"Let's go check it out." Jiang Shenzhou said.

This was the second day he came to Tiance Mansion, and Sun Boyan was taking him to understand the environment in the mansion. He had just seen the barracks, the arsenal, and the stables, but now he had not been to the schoolyard.

Soon they were on campus.

The school grounds were full of people and looked lively. Everyone's eyes stayed on the middle field, and someone was competing.

Jiang Shenzhou and Sun Boyan squeezed into the crowd, only to find that one of them was Qin Sheng, but her opponent was a strong man who looked at least three hundred pounds.

The strong man not only has big shoulders and a round waist, but also has a fierce face, looking like the angry King Kong in the temple.

He used a three-pointed, two-edged Mo knife.

Mo knife is the Tang Army's standing main combat knife, it is not only twice as long as the horizontal knife, but also a lot heavier than it, Mo knife also has another name - chopping knife.

It would not have been easy to wield such a heavy long-handled weapon, but fortunately the strong man was large and powerful. A clumsy Mo knife came into his hand, and it was wielded with gusts of wind and fierceness.

Facing the fierce strong man, Qin Sheng did not choose to face the enemy head-on, but relied on his dexterous posture to fight and retreat. Although the Mo knife is indestructible, it is also easy to consume strength, and once the strong man's strength is exhausted, she can wait for an opportunity to fight back.

Jiang Shenzhou smiled and said secretly in his heart: "This time she finally learned to be smart." He remembered that Qin Sheng's last shot was because of his conceit and contempt for the enemy, and he almost lost his life at the hands of Dong Lianshan.

At that moment, a loud cheer drew his attention back to the school grounds.

In the blink of an eye, the offensive and defensive situation has been reversed. The strong man gasped for breath, and even the movement of the knife slowed down. But Qin Sheng began to press step by step, slashing at the strong man one after another.

With a loud bang, the strong man's weapon was knocked to the ground, and the moment the weapon landed, Qin Sheng's blade had stopped on the strong man's chest.

The cheers and applause broke out instantly.

Qin Sheng won!

The strong man hugged his fists and smiled: "It seems that the eldest lady's martial arts have improved a lot, and the final general will be convinced." Although he was defeated, he was not angry at all, but praised Qin Sheng.

Qin Sheng put the knife into the sheath and smiled slightly: "Captain Wang is polite, I just won by luck......" She didn't say any more, because she saw Jiang Shenzhou and Sun Boyan coming over.

"Why are you here?" Qin Sheng wiped his forehead with the placket of his clothes as he spoke. Her face was flushed, and there were a few beads of sweat hanging from her sideburns.

Sun Boyan replied: "The general ordered me to take Jiang Sacrificial Wine around, so that he can understand the environment of Tiance Mansion as soon as possible." ”

"I see." Qin Sheng nodded, looked at Jiang Shenzhou and said, "Are you still used to Jiang sacrificial wine in Tiance Mansion in the past two days?" ”

Jiang Shenzhou smiled and said, "Everything else is fine." It's just that I've been called ginger sacrificial wine by you, and I can't get used to it for a while. ”

Qin Sheng smiled and said, "You'll get used to it." At this moment, Sun Boyan reminded: "Miss, we have to go back to report to the general......

Qin Sheng said: "It just so happens that I also want to find my father, let's go together." ”

Qin Qiong was not in Zhaowutang today, he was in his study.

His study is in the southeast corner of Tiance Mansion, which is already elegant, and the study is full of beautiful bamboo orchids, which does not look like a military location, but more like a literati's Yaxuan.

As soon as the three of them arrived at the door of the study, they heard the voice of a man talking from inside, and the voice sounded very excited.

"I thought that they would be wiped out in the valley, but not long after the battle began, a gust of wind suddenly blew, blowing all over the sky with yellow sand, and nothing could be seen. Under the cover of the wind and sand, most of these Xue Yantuo people moved away from the stones and fled. Originally, I wanted to chase after the victory, but the eldest brother stopped me, saying that the poor Kou Mo chased. ”

"Your eldest brother is doing the right thing, he has always acted calmly, you should learn more from him." This is Qin Qiong's voice, and his voice always has an unquestionable majesty.

"Yes, the child knows it's wrong."

"Second brother is back!" Qin Sheng shouted happily, and couldn't wait to open the door and rush in.

In the room, a heroic young man stood solemnly in front of Qin Qiong.

Seeing Qin Sheng, the young man smiled brightly: "Sister Sheng, I was just going to find you." ”

Qin Sheng deliberately pursed his lips and said angrily: "Do you still know to look for me?" Whoever came back didn't tell me! In front of her brother, she even became naughty and cute.

Qin Qiong coughed, and said, "Your second brother is back to supervise the transportation of grain and grass, and the war at the border is urgent, and he will go back in a few days." ”

It turned out that the young man was Qin Qiong's son. Palixia said that Qin Qiong had two sons, the eldest son was named Qin Huaidao, and the second son in front of him was Qin Shandao.

Qin Shandao was talking about "wind", "yellow sand", and "Xue Yantuo people" just now, did he mean the battle in the canyon? Jiang Shenzhou remembered the battle, and he was at the top of the mountain.

He was thinking about it, but he heard Qin Sheng ask, "What were you talking about just now so excited?" ”

Qin Shandao said with a smile: "What else can it be, of course, it's a matter of fighting outside the Saiwai." I just said that our army has set up a net, but I didn't expect to be escaped by Xue Yantuo. ”

"By the way......" Qin Shandao seemed to remember something, and said, "There is another very strange thing." ”

Qin Sheng raised his head and looked at him curiously: "What's the matter?" ”

"When ambushing the enemy." Qin Shandao muttered, "I vaguely saw two people on the top of the mountain, one seemed to be an old man, and the other was a teenager. ”

Qin Sheng said: "What's so strange about this? ”

Qin Shandao explained: "The strange thing is that it is a barren mountain, not only is there no human population within a radius of hundreds of miles, but even a beast cannot be seen, how can anyone appear?" ”

Qin Sheng thought for a moment and concluded, "Then you must be wrong." ”

"Maybe...... But no, I wasn't the only one who saw it, the boy looked to be no more than sixteen or seventeen years old, ....... Speaking of this, Qin Shandao paused, staring intently at Jiang Shenzhou at the door, as if he had seen something.

He looked at it for a long time, and finally asked, "Are you?" ”

It seemed that he didn't recognize himself, and Jiang Shenzhou secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Qin Sheng hurriedly introduced: "His name is Jiang Shenzhou, and he is the new military advisor in the mansion. ”

"I'll just say how to be so face-to-face, I see." Qin Shandao smiled heartily: "Hello, my name is Qin Shandao, fortunately." ”

Jiang Shenzhou returned the salute: "Second son, I am glad to meet." He deliberately lowered his head and didn't speak, only hoping that Qin Shandao would stop looking at him.

Fortunately, Qin Qiong spoke at this time: "You came just in time. He took out an official document from the bookcase, which was stamped with a bright red seal—the seal of the Ministry of War.

"According to the practice of the Ministry of War, the Governor's Mansion is inspected every two years, and this year is exactly two years apart. That said, it's time for the patrol again. Qin Qiong said: "This is an order from the Ministry of War, and the place where Tiance Mansion is responsible for inspection has also been decided. ”

Qin Sheng hurriedly asked, "Dad, where is it?" She looked excited.

"Liangzhou, I'll leave tomorrow."

After Qin Qiong finished speaking, she looked at everyone with a serious face, as if she was thinking about who to let go. But before he could speak, Qin Sheng had already rushed to say, "My daughter is willing to go." ”

Qin Qiong snorted and said with a straight face: "You still want to lead soldiers?" Have you forgotten about Shangzhou? Jiang Shenzhou still remembers the matter of Shangzhou, but he can't blame Qin Sheng entirely, after all, Wang Kun is also a member of the imperial court, who would have thought that he would deal with Tiance Mansion.

Sun Boyan hurriedly pleaded: "The general is angry, in fact, the eldest lady can't be blamed entirely on the affairs of Shangzhou, and his subordinates are also responsible." ”

Although Qin Qiong still had a straight face, her face softened a lot. After a few days of getting along, Jiang Shenzhou found that Qin Qiong was very strict, even treating his daughter equally, or even more strictly.

Qin Shandao also pleaded: "What Dad blames is that Sister Sheng really didn't think about it last time. However, my father often said that people can only grow through experience. begged Dad to give Sister Sheng another chance. "It seems that this second son is not only a general, but also very good at talking.

Qin Qiong hesitated for a long time, and finally relented: "Okay, I'll give you another chance, I hope you can grow." ”

Qin Sheng jumped up happily: "Thank you, Dad, Sheng'er will definitely not ......"

"Don't get too happy." Qin Qiong interrupted her and said, "In addition to you, I will send someone to supervise you." ”

Qin Shandao asked, "Who is Dad going to send?" ”

"This person is ......" Qin Qiong groaned, his gaze stopped on Jiang Shenzhou's face, he seemed to have made a decision. Jiang Shenzhou just waited for him to pronounce his name.

However, he read Sun Boyan's name.

The sudden change made Jiang Shenzhou cry and laugh.

He worked hard to join Tiance Mansion just to go to Liangzhou. Unexpectedly, Qin Qiong sent someone else. Paris did a lot of calculations, why didn't she count this?

He decided to go to Palixia to ask for clarification, but he couldn't find her, she was neither in Qianqi Pavilion nor in the West Market's trick stall, and even Uncle Shen didn't know where she went.

This strange girl disappeared at the most critical moment.

It was already dark, and the Qianqi Pavilion had already closed, but Jiang Shenzhou hadn't left yet, he just sat at the table and sighed, taking a sip of wine with every sigh. By now he had sighed a hundred and thirty-seven times, and had drunk one hundred and thirty-seven sips.

The table in front of him was already full of empty flasks, but he still had no intention of stopping.

"Although Qianqi Pavilion is a wine shop, I'm afraid it won't last a few days according to your drinking method." Uncle Shen sat down opposite him and spoke. He still looks drunk today.

"Alas......" Jiang Shenzhou let out another long sigh.

"Why do you drink so much?"

"Because when you're drunk, you might forget something that gives you a headache."

"Did you forget?"

Jiang Shenzhou shook his head, I don't know why, although he drank a lot of wine, he was not drunk at all.

"Do you know how wine is made?" Uncle Shen asked, pouring himself a glass of wine as he spoke.

Jiang Shenzhou didn't understand what he wanted to say.

Uncle Shen shook the wine glass lightly and said leisurely: "Brewing wine is actually very simple, you only need to steam the grains and add koji to let it stand. Different grains are used to make different wines. But one thing is the same, you need to be patient, as soon as the waiting time is up, the wine will be ready. ”

Jiang Shenzhou looked at him as if he didn't understand, and asked, "You mean I need to be patient." ”

Uncle Shen squinted his eyes and smiled: "I don't understand what you're talking about, I'm just telling you how to make wine." With that, he finished his glass, stood up and staggered back to the counter.

The next day arrived quickly, Jiang Shenzhou saw Qin Sheng as soon as she arrived at the gate of Tiance Mansion, and she looked anxious.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Shenzhou asked.

"Go and get ready, we'll be off in a moment." Qin Sheng urged.

"Go? Where to go? Jiang Shenzhou was confused when he heard it.

"Of course I went to Liangzhou, I forgot to tell you that Master Sun suddenly contracted a violent illness last night and couldn't go on the road, so my father asked you to go instead of him." Qin Sheng said.

Jiang Shenzhou was stunned, almost not believing what Qin Sheng said.

Just then, he saw Parisia, the elf standing under a tree not far away, snickering.

She smiled like a cunning little fox.