Chapter 120: The Turks Attack
In the days of the Luo family, I lived like this. {,。
Shen Xin and Shen Qiu are idle masters, and they also train on the humble school field outside the Luo family every day, and the training is naturally the remaining front of the Shen family's army, and the soldiers in the front are cooking soldiers and the like, and they are so tormented by Shen Xin every day, they are miserable, and Shen Xin is also angry.
Luo Xueyan was busy visiting relatives and friends, and Xiaochun City was where she lived in her childhood and girlhood, and there were many handkerchiefs here. Every day, I took Shen Miao out to visit my old friends, and inexplicably, Shen Miao met a bunch of ladies.
Miss Jiao from Ming Qi, at first everyone served diligently, eating the most elaborate things, using the most delicate silk threads, dim sum to change the pattern, even the flowers and plants are pruned more delicately than before. In the past, those official girls who came to Xiaochun City from Dingjing City were somewhat temperamental, and everyone was afraid that one accidentally did not serve Shen Miao. Who would have thought that after living for a while, they found that their previous ideas were superfluous. Shen Miao integrated very well in Xiaochun City, and she didn't do any special treatment. There are occasional hailstorms here in Xiaochun City, and Shen Miao is only a little curious when he sees it, but he is not afraid.
After a long time, the Luo family gradually let down their guard against this young lady. Among the four juniors of the Luo family, Luo Ling and Luo Sa have begun to take up positions in the guard army, and they don't see each other much on weekdays. Luo Tan and Luo Qian stayed a lot at home, Luo Tan shook hands with Shen Miao when Shen Miao gave her a diorama, as for Luo Qian, he was a lively person, and he grew up with Su Minglang, pestering Shen Miao all day long to tell her the story of the capital.
Shen Miao didn't have to think about Fu Xiuyi's affairs in Xiaochun City, her mind was much clearer. Quan regarded Luo Qian as his younger brother.
On this day, Luo Qian and Luo Tan came to Shen Miao's courtyard to look for her again. Xiaochun City is not as good as Dingjing, if you go to Dingjing, you can still go shopping. I can't finish shopping for a few months, but Xiaochun City is small, and there is nothing to visit after a few days. Shen Miao stayed in the mansion, thinking that Luo Qian and Luo Tan were also bored, so they came to talk to her.
Luo Qian said while eating the Jiangnan dim sum made for Shen Miao in the kitchen: "Yesterday, I went to the school to watch Cousin Qiu practice, although those soldiers are not very good, Cousin Qiu's martial arts are very high. There is also the Mo guard beside Cousin Qiu, I can't even make a few moves under him. Cousin, can you ask Cousin Qiu to give me a few tricks as well?"
Shen Miao smiled: "If you want to learn, just tell the eldest brother directly, and he will definitely agree." ”
"Really" Luo Qian's young nature, he suddenly became happy. It's also strange to say, most of the sons and brothers in Dingjing City are arrogant, but they will show a little slippery head that is not commensurate with their age because they have experienced too many things when they are young. The juniors of the Luo family are different, such as Luo Qian, sincere and hearty, with the innocence of a young man, which makes it easy for people to feel good.
"Cousin," Luo Qian was also very kind to this good-looking and docile little cousin, and had already regarded her as his own, so he said, "Cousin Qiu's martial arts are really good-looking. Is it the first person in Dingjing City, no, no, no, it should be the first person in Mingqi, the eldest brother and the second brother's martial arts are all outstanding in our world, but they are still defeated by Cousin Qiu. ”
Luo Tan, who had been flipping through the album on the side, finally couldn't listen to it anymore, and bit the orange in his mouth and glanced at Luo Qian: "Are you so stupid and unheard, don't say it's from the Luo family, don't say I'm your sister, it's a shame." ”
Luo Tan and Luo Qian, the two sisters and brothers, quarreled all day long, and Shen Miao got used to it. Sure enough, Luo Qian was unconvinced when he heard it: "What do you know, where am I lonely and unheard, do you mean that Cousin Qiu is not the first?"
"South Xie North Shen. Luo Tan said slowly.
Shen Miao was stunned. Luo Tan already shook his head triumphantly and said: "Everyone knows that there are two great military generals in the Ming and Qi dynasties, one is the Shen family, the mighty general of my aunt and uncle, and the other is the Xie family of the Lin'an Hou Mansion. Cousin Qiu is a talented person of the Shen family, and I heard that the little marquis of the Xie family in the Lin'an Hou Mansion is also amazingly talented. At the beginning, my grandfather was fortunate to see the little master Xie once, and when he turned around, he said that this son was not a thing in the pool, and one day he would soar for nine days. ”
"Maternal grandfather. I've seen Xie Xiaohouye," Shen Miao asked hesitantly.
Luo Qian also said: "Yes, sister, why don't I know"
"You know what to eat, how do you know. Luo Tan glanced at Luo Qian, and continued: "I heard that it was when he and Lin'an Hou took military strategies, and I happened to see Xie Xiaohou in the tent, and my grandfather sighed after seeing that Xie Xiaohou. Originally, I wanted to inquire, but my grandfather asked me to stay away from him, saying that Xie Xiaohou was a dangerous person, so I didn't want to provoke him. ”
Shen Miao lowered her eyes, Luo Sui had actually seen Xie Jingxing, but she didn't know this. However, Luo Sui could also see that Xie Jingxing was not simple, and before he could break free from his thoughts, he heard Luo Tan on the side ask: "Little cousin, speaking of which, you also grew up in Dingjing City, you should have seen that Xie Xiaohou Ye."
Shen Miao paused and nodded.
"What does he look like" Luo Tan grabbed Shen Miao's arm: "Is it the same as the ordinary handsome immortal rumored outside, is he even more handsome than Brother Ling?"
The "Brother Ling" she said naturally refers to Luo Ling. Among the three sons of the Luo family, Luo Ling is gentle, Luo Sa is violent, and Luo Qian is lively, all of whom are handsome and handsome. It's just that because Luo Ling is the gentlest, he looks the most "handsome" one.
Shen Miao: "Not as handsome as Cousin Ling." ”
"Ah" Luo Tan let go of his hand, his eyes full of disappointment: "But I heard that Xie Xiaohou was born with a good appearance and the most romantic temperament, if a woman takes a look, she will be drunk." It's not even as good as Brother Ling. ”
Luo Qian looked at her gloatingly: "The most important thing for a man is naturally ability, what does it have to do with appearance." Besides, even if the little marquis Xie is really looking for a daughter-in-law, he will definitely not look for you like this. Luo Qian looked at Shen Miao with a smile: "Naturally, I want to find a gentle girl like my little cousin." ”
Luo Tan and Luo Qian immediately made a mess.
Shen Miao raised her forehead and looked at the two sisters and brothers arguing, feeling a little helpless. I didn't expect that when I arrived in Xiaochun City, Xie Jingxing could still be so famous. I thought of Xie Jingxing going to Northern Xinjiang again, and I thought that I had already arrived. It was the first time he led troops to fight in the name of a young marshal, although he knew Xie Jingxing's ability to lead troops to fight, but when he thought of the ending of this person's previous life, he couldn't help but shrink in his heart.
That's it, Shen Miao shook her head and drove away those inexplicable thoughts in her heart. In the past, she thought that Xie Jingxing's best skill was to use soldiers to set up formations, but when she played against Xie Jingxing in this life, she found that the other party's best thing was to hide behind and play chess. That man was so calm and exquisite, he was sure. It will definitely turn evil into good fortune.
Time passed quickly, and Luo Tan and Luo Qian sat here with Shen Miao until evening. The sky began to be overcast, and in September and October, the grasslands outside the city were dry, but it often rained heavily inside the city. Unlike the rain in Dingjing, the rain in Koharu City has the smell of wind and sand, and it is extremely fierce, and the dark clouds almost cover the entire sky, and for a short time, it seems to be going to night.
Luo Tan looked at the sky and said, "It's not good, I'm afraid it's going to hail again." ”
"Uncle, why haven't they come back yet" Luo Qian also stood up and frowned.
Although the Luo family's army is scattered, the guards in the city still need people. On weekdays, Luo Lianying and Luo Liantai were both working in the guard army, and after Shen Xin came, he also took Shen Qiu to help. I should have gone back to the house for dinner in the evening, but I didn't come back at this time today.
Shen Miao glanced outside, suddenly thought of something, and her face changed greatly.
Luo Tan saw that Shen Miao's face was wrong, thinking that she was afraid, and felt a little strange in his heart, and said: "Little cousin, are you afraid that hail has fallen some time ago, you were not afraid at that time, why are you afraid now" Speaking of this, he patted Shen Miao's shoulder again: "Don't be afraid, how many years have we lived here, and hail often falls at this time of year." Don't be afraid. ”
Shen Miao did not get better because of her comfort, and her face became more and more difficult to look at. In this way, even the grinning Luo Qian felt that something was wrong, and he looked at Shen Miao suspiciously: "Why is my little cousin so nervous, is she worried about my uncle, it doesn't matter." As soon as the words fell, I heard someone calling outside, it was the little servant of the Luo family, who ran too quickly, and fell down, and said: "Little master, miss, Miss Table, Mrs. asked you to hurry to the hall." ”
Luo Tan was stunned for a moment, frowning: "What happened?"
"The Turks came to rob things again, and the old lady took the two old men and General Shen to the grassland. The two young masters are still in the mansion, and seeing that the sky is about to change, the young lady should hurry up and go to the hall. Although the little guy was a little anxious, his attitude was not flustered, obviously this kind of thing had happened many times, almost as if he had experience.
Luo Tan stomped his feet hatefully: "Damn Turks"
Luo Qian said to Shen Miao: "Little cousin will go in with us first, it's okay." At this time, he didn't forget to comfort Shen Miao.
Shen Miao nodded, and when she arrived at the front hall of the Luo family, there were already many people gathered in the hall. Yu and Ma were both in the hall, and when they saw the three of them, they were all relieved. Ma was probably afraid of scaring Shen Miao, walked to Shen Miao's side, took Shen Miao's hand and said: "Jiaojiao has never seen such a big hail, it's okay, let's talk in the hall later, it's been so long, Jiaojiao has never told us about Dingjing." But he never mentioned the Turks, Yu's temperament was softer, and he also said with a smile: "That is, we eat hot mutton at night, and we don't know whether Jiaojiao eats it or not." ”
Xiaochun City is adjacent to the steppe, and when the Turks do not come to grab things, they will exchange cattle and sheep for some things of life. The cattle and sheep are strong, slaughter the fresh sheep, cut the mutton into thin slices, set up a small pot, the thin fat piece is almost cooked when you see the water, dipped in a little spicy sauce, and teach people to eat the beauty to the heart. Luo Tan wanted Shen Miao to eat the hot mutton here before, but he was afraid that she would not be used to eating it, but he didn't want to be brought up today.
Obviously wanting Shen Miao to distract herself from thinking about anything else, Shen Miao smiled at Yu. The Luo family always releases their kindness the most.
The Turkic people's nest is deep in the grassland, and every time they pursue, the current manpower of the Luo family army is insufficient. It is necessary for all the prime-aged men of the Luo family to go out of the nest, but this year, with Shen Xin and his wife, it is better. Shen Xin, Luo Xueyan and Shen Qiu, Luo Lianying and Luo Liantai all went, and even Luo Sui followed. The Luo family is the only one who can still guard the people in Xiaochun City, and Luo Ling and Luo Sa were originally going to go, but since Shen Xin and they went, Luo Ling and Luo Sa stayed in Xiaochun City.
It was already dark outside, and Luo Tan bit his lip tightly, looking a little depressed. My own home is robbed every year, and I am not happy in my heart no matter what.
Most of the people in the hall are women, and there are some maids. Bai Lu and Frost Fall silently handed Shen Miao the snacks left at noon and let Shen Miao eat some.
The pot has been set up in the hall, and the kitchen is cutting lamb. The boiling soup in the pot began to emit a tangy aroma, but at this time, no one had the heart to feel happy.
Luo Qian felt a little hungry, and saw that Shen Miao, who was sitting on the side, still had some snacks beside him, so he came over and sat down next to Shen Miao, twisted a piece of dim sum and ate it.
Shen Miao looked at him without blinking, Luo Qian was a little inexplicable by Shen Miao, and finally scratched his head, and couldn't help but speak: "Little cousin, what are you watching me do, are you afraid?"
The place where the two of them sat was far away from the Yu family, and ordinary people couldn't hear their voices. Shen Miao said: "Cousin Qian, my grandfather is unwilling to reorganize the Luo family's army, what is it for?"
Luo Qianyi was stunned.
"When he heard me speak that day, my grandfather became angry. I'm afraid it's not just because I can't afford to support the Luo family army without silver. Cousin Qian, can you tell me the reason?"
Luo Qian's eyes looked around, dodging but not looking at Shen Miao's eyes, and said: "What's the reason is that there is no silver, little cousin, don't think about it, how can you build a Luo family army without silver." ”
Shen Miao looked at him quietly. Her eyes are full of clarity, without any superfluous affection, but it is this frank and unrestrained expression that makes people feel that in front of such a pair of eyes, lying is blasphemy.
Luo Qian was a lively young man in the end, and he had a good relationship with Shen Miao, but he was finally defeated, and said in a low voice: "Little cousin, no one in our house dares to say anything about this." But you are your own person, I will tell you, you know and don't tell others, if my father and mother know that I told you about this, I will definitely be punished. ”
Shen Miao nodded.
"In fact, you are not the first person to mention the reorganization of the Luo family's army. Luo Qiandao: "When the Luo family army really began to decline, it was shortly after my sister-in-law was born. At that time, the Luo family was already in decline, and my grandfather was also ambitious at that time, and my grandmother saw that he was depressed all day, so she proposed to revive the Luo family's army. ”
Grandfather had this idea in his heart, and as soon as Grandmother said this, she immediately began to prepare. But at that time, there was still a shortage of silver, and my grandmother said what my little cousin said to my grandfather that day, that you should make a name for yourself when you form a soldier, and as long as you win the battle, Your Majesty will notice this army, and you will naturally allocate silver, and the matter of silver and silver can be easily solved. So my grandfather asked himself to be the commander to fight a border battle. ”
Luo Qian sighed: "What is the result, little cousin, you have already guessed it." The defeat of my grandfather almost became a joke, and the Luo family's army was already in decline, and it was even more devastated by this heavy blow. The most important thing is that when my grandfather led the troops to fight, my grandmother was seriously ill, and in order to reassure my grandfather, my grandmother did not let my family tell my grandfather the news. By the time my grandfather returned from defeat, my grandmother had already died. ”
"My grandfather always felt that if he didn't fulfill his promise to his grandmother, even if he returned in the next hundred years, he would not be able to see his grandmother underground. For so many years, he no longer reorganized the Luo family's army, and it was nothing more than because he did not have the courage to face the failures of the past. Luo Qian put down the snacks in his hand and looked at Shen Miao: "Little cousin, I know you want the Luo family army to regain its prestige, but our Luo family, what we don't ask is to be famous, my mother said it, you must cherish the people in front of you." Like my grandfather, if time could be turned back, he would not have fought that battle and would have chosen to stay with his grandmother. Therefore, if you can make your grandfather happy, even if Luo Jiajun has been so depressed, it will be nothing. ”
Shen Miao looked at Luo Qian, slightly surprised. She didn't expect Luo Qian, who had such a big grinning personality, to be able to say such a thing. The Luo family is awe-inspiring, gentle and kind, and it is really not fake.
However, when I learned such a past incident from Luo Qian's mouth, I was also a little embarrassed in my heart. The majestic general, the worst defeat in his life, was lost because he was too confident, or because he was not sure of the outcome. Shen Miao thought that Luo Sui couldn't afford to lose this defeat, what he couldn't afford to lose was nothing more than Mrs. Luo. Giving up the meritorious service chosen by his seriously ill wife, he was slapped hard in the end, no wonder when Shen Miao said those words that day, Luo Sui's face changed color instantly, I am afraid that this general was hooked with the most secret pain in his heart again.
"But if it's a depression, won't my grandmother be happy," Shen Miao said suddenly.
"Hey" Luo Qian turned his head to look at her, a little puzzled.
Shen Miao smiled: "If I love someone, if he is a hero, I must also hope that he will wear the sword he should wear, ride the fierce horse he should ride, lead the bravest soldiers, and obtain the most proud feats." I don't want him to be wronged. My grandfather is now wronged, and my grandmother knows about it, won't she feel distressed if she changes me, I will be distressed. ”
Luo Qian was a little dazed by Shen Miao's words, not to mention anything else, what he said "love" in front of a man still made him a little shocked. Ma also said that Shen Miao is a girl from Dingjing, and she is delicate and timid to take good care of her, and she must be easy to be shy, and now it seems. Where is half a point of shyness, I am afraid that it is a little more frank than Luo Tan
was thinking about it, but saw a little guy outside shouting: "The eldest young master, the second young master is back"
Everyone looked towards the door of the hall, and it was Luo Ling and Luo Sa brothers. It was about to rain outside, and the air was a little humid. Both of their clothes seemed to be stained with water, and Luo Ling and Luo Sa had just returned from the garrison, and they looked like they were in the dust.
Yu first instructed the little servant to pour tea for the two of them, and Luo Sa poured it down in one go. Luo Tan had already run up and asked Luo Ling, "Brother Ling, what's going on outside?"
"Seeing that it was going to hail on this day, the people had already gone back to their houses to hide. The outside is ready too. Luo Ling replied with a smile: "My second brother and I came back and stayed here all night." We're not afraid of a sturdy room. ”
"Dad and uncle, grandpa, what's wrong with them," Luo Tan asked reluctantly.
Luo Sa frowned and said, "I haven't come back yet." ”
Luo Tan wanted to say something, Luo Ling saw Luo Qian and Shen Miao walking here, and said busily: "It's okay, I think I'm a little busy tonight, and I can come back tomorrow." He diverted the conversation: "It's so fragrant, do you eat hot mutton tonight, my cousin hasn't eaten these things yet, and I don't know whether to eat or not." ”
Shen Miao walked in front of Luo Ling, Luo Ling is eighteen years old, his eyebrows and eyes are as handsome as Luo Lianying, but his temperament is as gentle and considerate as Yu's. It's 108,000 miles away from Luo Sa's violent and undesirable temperament. Shen Miao said: "Cousin Ling, have the troops of the city guards been deployed?"
Luo Ling was stunned, but he didn't expect Shen Miao to ask this, and replied, "It's all arranged." ”
"How many people are there in the city guard," Shen Miao asked.
This time, Luo Sa's eyes fell on Shen Miao's body.
These juniors speak, and the Yu family and the Ma family are far away. Luo Qian asked: "Little cousin asked what this is doing tonight Hail, probably no one will enter the city." ”
"Thirty in the east and thirty in the west, plus the north ten, there are more than 70 people in total. Luo Ling replied patiently.
"Are there so many people on weekdays?" asked Shen Miao.
After hesitating for a moment, Luo Ling said: "There are more people on weekdays, but today they were transferred away by my father, so there are not many city guards left." However, there is no accident in the city, and more than 70 people are enough. It's not good tonight, and the younger brother is right, no one should enter the city. ”
There are only so many people that the Luo family army can use, and if they want to chase the Turks, they will naturally take away all the people who can use it. The rest of the city guards were stretched thin. Of course, Koharu Castle has been safe and sound here for so many years, and the city guards are only helping to capture fugitives or thieves at most, and they are not very useful.
Luo Sa stared at Shen Miao for a while, and suddenly said, "You are afraid that the Turks will attack."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned for a moment. Luo Tan opened his mouth wide, and Luo Qian asked: "Second brother, what are you talking about, how could the Turks attack it?"
Luo Sa sneered, staring at Shen Miao's eyes without blinking: "Didn't you just say it on the day my little cousin came, the Turks have ambition and strength, why can't they attack it." Are you afraid of this?"
Luo Sa's temperament was a little aggressive, and in the face of his sharp gaze, Shen Miao nodded: "Yes, that's what I'm afraid of." ”
"How is it possible" Luo Tan said: "Not to mention whether what you said will happen, today my father and uncle have gone to the grassland to pursue the Turks, how can those Turks be distracted to attack Xiaochun City If they are really ambitious, wouldn't it be better to find an opportunity before?"
"Adjusting the tiger away from the mountain is not only used by Ming Qi people. Shen Miao said lightly: "Although the Turks are nomads, they are not fools. After living in symbiosis with the people of Xiaochun City for so many years, you think that you won't learn a little weasel and still learn human feelings, but the Turks have already learned as long as they are not fools. ”
Shen Miao's unusually cold attitude surprised several people. After a moment of silence, Luo Ling opened his mouth first and said, "Little cousin, this is my own guess, or." Where did you hear about it?"
Shen Miao has always been afraid that the Turks will attack the city, and today it seems extremely abnormal, everyone has noticed this, as long as they are not stupid, they will see that it is unusual. Pure fear is one thing, if you get other news from somewhere, it's another matter.
"Intuition. ”
"Intuition" Luo Sa smiled instead of anger: "Little cousin, this is not the time to joke. ”
"Could it be that the two elder brothers have been in the city guard army for so many years, so they don't know the truth of preventing trouble before it happens" Shen Miao's expression was slightly restrained, and the meekness in her eyes gradually rose with determination. She said: "If the Turks really come and prepare in advance, everyone will naturally be happy." If it hadn't been called, Xiaochun City would have been spared, wouldn't it be a good thing, but if something bad had to happen to be prepared, I didn't even understand this truth, and it was no wonder that the Luo family would be declining day by day. ”
"You" Luo Sa was furious all of a sudden. Luo Tan and Luo Qian's faces were also a little unsightly.
It was Luo Ling, who stared at Shen Miao for a while, his expression did not change, he was still as gentle as before, he arched his hand at her, and said: "What the little cousin said is right, we are stupid, but the guards of the city are undermanned, and now it is an ironclad fact, according to the little cousin's opinion, what should we do?"
On the surface, this is an inquiry, but it is for her to solve difficult problems and test her skills. Shen Miao sighed in her heart, this gentle cousin is not as generous as he seems.
She said: "If it really comes to this point, it is impossible to increase the number of people. The Turks came prepared, and we were naturally no opponents. After all, I'm just a woman, and I don't know martial arts. Rather than taking risks, it is better to protect yourself, Cousin Ling might as well gather more guards at the gate of Luofu, protect Luofu, there is really a problem, and he can always resist for a while. ”
As soon as her slippery words came out, everyone was stunned again. said so impassionedly, how could it come to this time, but it showed a helpless appearance. For a while, several juniors of the Luo family didn't understand what Shen Miao meant.
Luo Sa was the most depressed, looking at Shen Miao wanting to get angry, but he couldn't find a reason to be angry, and sat on the side with an angry face.
Luo Ling glanced at Shen Miao meaningfully, and said unexpectedly: "Then do what my little cousin said." ”
Everyone sat down in the hall again, and for some reason, the atmosphere became a little stiff because of Shen Miao's words. Even Luo Qian and Luo Tan seemed to be nervous. Only Ma and Yu didn't know it, and they were still telling the cooks in the kitchen to do things.
It wasn't until it was completely dark that Luo Ling's guards suddenly asked to see him outside. Luo Ling let him in, and the guard looked anxious and whispered a few words in Luo Ling's ear. Luo Ling'er changed color and looked at Shen Miao suddenly.
Shen Miao was drinking tea slowly.
------Off topic------
The three brothers are all handsome, well said, but I still choose Brother Xie ╭╯╰╮