Volume 1 The Battle of the Sand Garden Chapter 1 The Storm in the Sand Garden
Great Song Dynasty Tongzhou, Shayuan Supervisor.
At this time, the morning sun is rising, sprinkling thousands of miles of golden light. The sand garden supervisor galloped and roared.
The earth shook faintly, and sand and dust filled the sky. Looking at the past from afar, I saw the wrangler galloping vigorously on horseback, shouting high and low, coming with the wind from time to time, in a trance, as if he was in the desert outside the plug.
Shayuan Supervisor, the Great Song Dynasty Horse Farm. Eighty miles from east to west, thirty miles from north to south. It is west to Weinan and south to Tongguan.
The Wei River and the Luoshui River flow from the east and west sides of Shayuanjian and then join the Yellow River.
On the edge of the Wei River, there is a tall and straight poplar forest, stretching for more than ten miles. Walking through the woods, there was a dirt city hidden in a mountain col in front of me. According to rough estimates, there are tens of thousands of households.
The houses in the city are scattered and the roads are criss-crossed. The street is bustling with carts and people. Restaurants, shops, restaurants, tiles, everything that should be in the town, there are all here.
The city is divided into north and south, and is bounded by a small river that is a zhang wide. The north of the city is rich in water and oil, and the south of the city is poor and has no vertical cone. In the local area, there is a saying that slips through the mouth: the sky thunders and splits into Henan, and sells children and daughters to live in Hebei.
This earthen city is the Dingguo Army, a group of horse armies that have been raising horses for generations.
The Taiping Mountain in the north of the city is full of green trees and deep slopes. From a distance, it looks like a beautiful woman lying on her stomach.
At the foot of the hill is a large complex of exquisite buildings. The independent houses are hidden between the shadows of the trees, with white walls and green tiles, and corner cornices, which are jagged. The gravel paved path is twisting and turning.
At this moment, in front of the gate of a house, there is a group of readers, foaming at the mouth and surging emotions.
"Qin Chong'er, defiling the Dharma Body of the gods, it is difficult to atone for his sins in death."
"Shaft, I want you to be uneasy for a thousand years after you die."
"Qin Chong, get out."
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The blackened door was closed, and no one answered. The soldiers who were originally on duty had long since disappeared. In the Great Song Dynasty, Wufu had a fatal motto: Don't mess with scholars. What's more, dozens of scholars, one by one, were in shirts and angry eyes. A small soldier naturally hides as far as he goes.
The noise here attracted many onlookers. I watched the excitement on the side, and asked left and right from time to time.
In other words, the Qin family is not an ordinary family, how can people be bullied like this? Just say that the master of the Qin family, Qin Yutian, is a captain of the Eighth Rank Imperial Martial Arts and the commander of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion. On the orders of the imperial court, he has been stationed in Shayuan for 12 years.
It seems that the official position from the eighth rank is not high, but the supervisor is only from the seventh grade. In Shayuan Prison, Qin Yutian is a proper big man, and he belongs to one of the few people at the top level. Of course, the size of power cannot be determined by grade, especially in the Great Song Dynasty. Moreover, the forbidden army and the Shayuan Prison are not subordinate to each other, and Qin Yutian has no right to interfere in the affairs of the Shayuan Prison.
Even so, not everyone from the military attache of the eighth grade dares to swatt flies on the tiger's head.
However, the exception is the reader, and that is the master that no one can provoke. After a while, there were more and more onlookers, and they were talking about it together, and it was not a big deal to see the excitement.
"What's wrong? What happened? Why did you block the Qin family? ”
"Haven't heard of it yet? The three boys of the Qin family did a big thing in Dali County the day before yesterday. ”
"This kid can offend the reader badly."
"What did he do?"
"What's the matter? The sky poked a hole. ”
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Qin Zhong lay motionless on the bed. He had been in a coma for two days and still not awake. On his bare chest, a hideous wound slashed diagonally from his left shoulder to his right ribs, covered with black ointment. Even in a coma, he looked very painful, holding the edge of the bed tightly with one hand, his face was pale, his brows were furrowed, and fine beads of sweat were oozing from his forehead.
The smell of herbs fills the air. Small room, very poorly furnished. A table, a stool, a bed.
At this moment, the door "creaked" and was gently pushed open a crack. Through the crack in the door, a small head poked in, and looked in with wide eyes. It was a girl of twelve or thirteen years old, with her hair in a bun. The eyebrows are smart, and the childishness has not been taken off. Seeing the person lying on the bed, he frowned and retracted his head.
"Second Miss, you haven't woken up yet." The girl whispered.
There was a woman standing in the courtyard, tall and slim, it was Qin Muyao, the second lady of the Qin family.
Although the population of the Qin family is small, the relationship is relatively complicated.
In addition to his wife Jiang, Qin Yutian also has two concubines, one Liu and one Hou.
The eldest son, Qin Xiao, was nineteen years old, born to the Liu family; the second daughter, Qin Muyao, seventeen years old, was born by the Hou family; the third son, Qin Chong, fifteen years old, was born by the Jiang family; The youngest daughter, Qin Muling, is seven years old and is born by the Hou family.
Five years ago, Qin Chong's mother, Jiang, died of illness. Although the Liu family was not corrected, he took over the reins of the family.
The Liu family controls the Qin family, regards Qin Zhong as a thorn in the side, and hates to sweep the floor out. However, Qin Chong is a son-in-law after all, and in this era when the concubines are clearly distinguished, the Liu family does not dare to go too far. However, in the past month, Qin Yutian was ordered to go on a business trip and escort five hundred war horses to Yanzhou, and the Liu family was so bold that he rose up.
"Ugh." Qin Muyao was preoccupied and sighed lightly.
Seriously injured and dying, but not healed, this is to want Qin Chong's life. Qin Muyao's heart was cold, and she couldn't help but shudder. The entire Qin family seemed to attach importance to Qin and did not see it. Ever since he was brought back, he has been left here to fend for himself.
"Second Miss, let's go back quickly." The little maid on the side was nervous, and said in a low voice, "If Aunt Liu sees it, she will have to count the second miss again, and the slave maid will also be punished." ”
"Let's ask another Lang Zhong to take a look." Qin Muyao ignored the maid, turned around and walked out.
"Second Miss, where are you going?"
"Please Langzhong."
"No, there are a lot of people outside the door, blocking the door."
"Why?" Qin Muyao listened carefully, there was indeed a noise outside the gate, but she was too nervous just now to hear it.
"It's not the trouble caused by the third young master." The little maid pouted and said.
"Huh?" Qin Muyao was puzzled, is there any twists and turns in Qin's serious injury?
Qin Muyao didn't know that Qin Chong's injury was like retribution. At least, the little maid heard the discussion of the servants in the house, and the most said thing was that the third young master had suffered retribution.
Two days ago, on the fifth day of the fifth month of May, the Duanyang Festival.
Qin Zhong took a small servant and went to Dali County. From Shayuan Jian to the county seat, there is only ten miles of road.
The sky was overcast, as if it was going to rain. Even so, it can't stop the joy of the festival. The liveliness of the county town is far from being comparable to that of the Shayuan Prison, where every household smokes wormwood and drinks calamus, and the streets are full of the fragrance of wormwood.
All kinds of food make people drool when they look at it. Juggling, storytelling, wrestling, and among the fence tiles, bursts of cheers burst out in the hall, so lively. Qin Zhong shuttled through the market and walked very comfortably.
Since his mother's death, it has been a rare moment of happiness for him. After the Dragon Boat Festival, it is his birthday. However, now except for himself, I am afraid that no one remembers it. Today, it's time to celebrate your birthday.
"Isn't it pretty?" Qin Zhong picked up an Ai Hu'er and asked the little guy.
"Good looks are useful." The little guy was listless, "There is not a single copper plate." ”
Qin Chong's eyes dimmed, leaned slightly, and smiled indifferently. I, the sister-in-law of the Qin family, is ridiculous and pitiful, and I can't get a copper plate when I go shopping. After a while, I had to walk ten miles hungry and return home to eat. I don't know if I missed the meal, and if there is anything to eat?
Putting down Ai Hu'er, Qin Chong was about to leave, when he suddenly heard a sharp cry behind him.
Turning his head, he saw that not far away was the Kuixing Tower. A thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl was dragged down the steps by the hair. The little girl cried hoarsely with her head in her hands. Four or five men dressed as servants followed aside, scolding and scolding, looking arrogant and unforgiving.
At the top of the steps, two men in brocade clothes shook folding fans and looked at the crying girl with a smile. At their feet knelt a man, dressed as a scholar. But at this time, where is there still the demeanor of a scholar, full of panic, and he keeps kowtowing and begging for mercy. The boy in brocade was unmoved, and he didn't even look at it.
Kuixing Tower was originally lively, upstairs and downstairs were crowded with people. Now that autumn is approaching, all the scholars go upstairs to worship in order to seek the gold list high school. As someone took the plunge, Kui Xinglou suddenly fell silent, as if he had suddenly been frozen. Looking at the gaze of the boy in brocade, disgust, fear, and anger were mixed.
Qin Zhong couldn't help but squint slightly when he saw the brocade-clothed boy on the steps.
He recognized one of them, Yao Gang, the second son of Bo Yaopingyuan, the superintendent of Shayuan.
not only know each other, but the two are also classmates; is not only a classmate, but also a classmate with a grudge.
The fathers of the two are in the same Shayuan prison, but they are incompatible, and they have been fighting openly and secretly for many years. It's just that one of them is subordinate to the Herd Division, and the other is subordinate to the Guards and Guards Ma Jun Division, and no one can help anyone for a while. However, the two formed a grudge, and the two sons and nephews also became enemies, fighting with each other.
The person Qin Chong hated the most was Yao Gang, and he couldn't wait to see him beaten up once.
When Qin Chong was twelve years old, he inadvertently revealed his innate divine power. The stone lion of more than 300 catties in front of the Yamen of the Shayuan Prison was picked up by him and turned around, shocking the entire Shayuan Prison.
At that time, Qin Yutian was pleasantly surprised, and personally selected masters from the army to teach Qin Chong martial arts.
Qin Chong really has a talent for martial arts, and he can learn fists and feet, guns and sticks, and riding and archery. In just one year's effort, he has been able to open a three-stone hard bow, and fifty arrows are not in vain. A forty-pound iron spear seemed to have no weight in his hand, and when it danced, it was really delicate like a swimming dragon, and it was difficult to enter the water. After a few more years of training, he will be a fierce general.
It's just a pity that the seedlings of such a fierce general were cut off by Qin Yutian Shengsheng.
The reason was that last spring, Qin Muyao took the little maid shopping, and happened to be bumped into by Yao Gang. Yao Gang didn't know him, he just thought he was an ordinary woman, and his lust was great. Qin Muyao was extremely beautiful, with fair skin and beautiful appearance, and a faint bookish atmosphere. This kind of color is very different from the fat powder he usually sees.
Yao Gang was shocked and couldn't help himself, so he began to pull and entangle on the street. Qin Muyao panicked and wanted to flee, but was stopped by several servants laughing. Unknowingly, Qin Muyao's master and servant were forced into an alley. Seeing that there was no one around them, the two became more and more frightened, and urgently shouted for help.
Seeing that he was about to succeed, Yao Gang laughed wildly and grabbed Qin Muyao. Suddenly, he felt that the collar of his neck was grabbed, and before he could turn back, he felt a huge force hit his right ribs. In an instant, Yao Gang's internal organs seemed to explode, and the three souls walked away and flew out screaming.
"Bang." Yao Gang's body hit a wall a few zhang away, slid down the wall and fell to the ground, his limbs twitched unconsciously, and he had already fainted in pain. Before a few servants came to their senses, they had been beaten and kicked by the comers, and their arms and legs were broken, and they all fell to the ground crying wolf, and they couldn't get up at all.
But it was Qin Chong who happened to arrive, beat Yao Gang violently, and saved Qin Muyao.
In the evening, the lord Bo Yao Pingyuan came to theorize and had a big quarrel with Qin Yutian.
Before leaving, he said disdainfully, "Vulgar martial arts, giving birth to a son is also vulgar martial arts." ”
It was this sentence that deeply stimulated Qin Yutian.
Qin Yutian said that from now on, the descendants of the Qin family must study and take the Jinshi examination, and they will never be allowed to practice martial arts.
In his words, dare to practice martial arts, and break the leg. Therefore, Qin Chong, who wanted to sleep as soon as he saw a book, was forced to enter the academy. Qin Chong's days in the academy can be described as dire and miserable, punishing stations, copying books, and beating handboards, which are commonplace.
This is also the reason why Qin Chong hates Yao Gang.
Moreover, the master of the academy was strict, and at the beginning of his enrollment, he clearly admonished: self-cultivation, no use of force, otherwise, expelled from the academy. This is to put a tight spell on Qin Chong, and it can be regarded as an explanation for the Qin family and the Yao family.
Let's say that Yao Gang is a very good person. Relying on his father's power, he did all kinds of evil in the sand garden prison.
Shayuan Jian is at the same level as the county, but it is not an ordinary county. The people here are all in the Xiangjun Army, from father to son, from son to grandson, from generation to generation, after several generations, the population of the family has increased, but the family is still the same. Therefore, the life of the Xiang army became more and more difficult, but he could not leave to find another way to make a living, so he could only endure day by day.
The lord Bo Yao Pingyuan is in charge of money and grain, and Shayuan Supervisor is all pointing to him to live, who dares to offend?
This also makes Yao Gang unscrupulous, arrogant, bullying men and women, and hating people itching their teeth.
Shayuan Jian and Dali County are ten miles apart, and the news is smooth. The notoriety of Yaogang is also known to everyone in Dali County. Ordinary people can't afford to provoke the eunuchs, and when they see him, they all hide away, and no one wants to be bitten by a vicious dog.
However, behind the scenes, the people call Yaogang "vicious dog", which shows disgust and jealousy.
Qin Chong was a little dazed, hesitating whether to care or go. It's not that you don't dare to care, but you have to fight as soon as you manage it. Whether it is the master of the academy or Aunt Liu, I am afraid that he will not be able to spare him. Just then, the girl screamed and rolled down the steps. It turned out that the servant was impatient to drag and kicked the girl in the waist.
"Yao Gang, you are a dog, and you are bullying, do you want to find a fight?"
Yao Gang shuddered coldly, and followed the sound to look. I saw Qin Chong's eyebrows cold, and he was quickly climbing the steps.
"Why is he here?" Yao Gang muttered unconsciously.
To be honest, he was really scared by Qin Chong. Last year, he broke three ribs and spent three months in bed. Looking back on it now, it was like a nightmare, and it was a terrifying feeling like death.
Qin Zhong is fifteen years old this year, four years younger than Yao Gang, but he is tall and half a head taller than Yao Gang. Xu has been practicing martial arts since childhood, with strong muscles and a well-proportioned body. Now that he is striding over, he is a tiger.
Yao Gang was afraid in his heart, and he couldn't help but grit his teeth secretly, and said in his heart, after all, he was a vulgar martial artist.
Qin Chong's brain is not bright, and he is usually very wooden. Especially when he reads a book, if someone else reads it once, he has to read it ten times, and he forgets it in a blink of an eye. For this reason, the often-angry master jumped. Only this point made Yao Gang feel quite superior when facing Qin Chong, and he laughed at Qin Chong every time, seeing that he was holding his anger but couldn't do anything, and he was in a good mood.
"Who is this man?" The brocade-clothed boy beside Yao Gang asked, his expression frivolous and disdainful.
Yao Gang didn't seem to hear the question, and stared at Qin Chong in a daze. When several servants saw that it was Qin Chong, they also sighed in their hearts, when they met this master, they were afraid that they would have to be beaten again, what a fucking bad luck. The duty of the servant is to protect the little owner, so he can only bite the bullet and hurriedly block Yao Gang behind him.
"Qin Chong, you have to be less nosy." Yao Gang hid behind the servants, and became a little bolder.
As soon as the words were spoken, there was a sudden explosion of thunder in the sky, and the boom seemed to roll over his head, so startled that Yao Gang almost sat on the ground. reacted, his face was immediately red, and he glared at Qin Zhong fiercely as if provocatively.
"Let go of that girl, lose money, heal your wounds." Qin Chong didn't talk nonsense, and said directly.
"You said you could put it away?" Yao Gang relieved himself and said angrily, "Their family owes money and doesn't pay it back, it's only natural to catch his girl to pay off the debt, I still want to sell her in the kiln, can you manage it?" ”
"You're looking for a fight." Qin Chong is not good at words, and he is about to do it in a hurry.
"You, you, you, you rammer." Yao Gang was so frightened that he retreated, he almost forgot that this ramming fist was hard.
"Wait." The boy in brocade, who had not spoken, suddenly stepped forward to block Qin Chong.
"Who are you?" Qin Chong didn't know this person.
"I have an idea." The young man in brocade didn't pay attention to Qin Chong, and said to himself, "You help me do something, I can call the shots, and let the little girl go." In addition, the debts owed by their family can also be written off. ”
"Huh?" Yao Gang was stunned, and he couldn't figure out the intentions of the brocade boy. But with this person's identity, a small debt is naturally a word. Therefore, Yao Gang nodded very knowingly.
"Not bad." A smile appeared at the corner of Yao Gang's mouth. He could guess that this matter was not so easy to do.
"Who are you? Why should I believe you? Qin Zhong didn't believe it.
"You don't have to know who I am." The boy in brocade said arrogantly, "What I say, believe it or not, it's up to you." letters, help me do this, the little girl's debts are written off; If you don't believe me, will you use force? ”
yes, do you really want to use force? Qin Chong suddenly found that he had no choice. Do you really want to use force? He immediately denied it in his heart. You can't really be expelled from the academy for using force, right? After a little calculation, Qin Chong thought about it in his heart.
"Okay." looked up at the boy in brocade and said.
The boy in brocade smiled playfully and said, "Every year in autumn, I come to worship Kuixing." But this Kui Xing didn't bring me any good luck, and he still lost his name to Sun Shan. A certain heart is extremely angry. ”
When he said that he was not angry, the face of the boy in brocade was a little distorted, and the expression in his eyes was complicated and difficult to understand. Even most of the onlookers were sad. Obviously, the words of the young man in brocade touched their hearts. Which of the people here is not a three-watch, a five-watch, a chicken? Which is not nameless on the list of re-exams?
If you are really talented and full of economy, who will worship any Kuixing? It's just praying for good luck.
"The resentment in my heart cannot be relieved, and it is difficult to calm down after all." The young man in brocade slowly paced, walked in front of Qin Chong, and said meaninglessly, "So, Young Master Ben asked you to pee on Kui Xing's body. Do you dare? ”
There was a loud "buzz" around him, and everyone was shocked. Kui Xing, that's a god, who in the world dares to be disrespectful to a god? The words of the boy in brocade clothes are clearly blasphemous and unforgivable. Anger is angry, but, looking at the "vicious dog" Yao Gang standing there, no one dares to jump out and make accusations.
Qin Chong was also a little dumbfounded, this requirement? It's really fucking weird. What land temples, mountain temples, and statues of gods have urinated on their bodies, and most of the young naughty children have done it. But what is it all about? He was a little flustered, afraid that he wouldn't be able to pee. As for the fear of the gods, he didn't think about it at all.
"Scared, aren't you?" Seeing Qin Zhong wincing, Yao Gang's heart was happy. "If you don't dare, you'll be nosy."
"Afraid? When was the master afraid? Qin Chong was the most unprovoked, and the little worry in his heart suddenly dissipated. Stared at the boy in brocade and said, "What do you say?" ”
"One word." The brocade boy's eyes lit up, and he arched his hand and said.
"Okay." With that, Qin Da strode up the steps and walked towards the building.
Many onlookers looked indignant, but they didn't dare to stand up to stop them, and silently watched Qin Chong go straight into the attic. There are also many good deeds, who follow Qin Zhong and go in as a lively watch. As for the outside of the building, the discussion suddenly became louder, and there were those who were angry, those who sighed, those who scolded, and those who wept bitterly.
There was a thunderous "boom", and the raindrops the size of beans fell down, and in the blink of an eye, they turned into a downpour.
The explosions and thunders in the air sounded one after another, which shook people's hearts, and they scattered with their heads in their hands to avoid this torrential rain. After a while, the ground was covered with water and there was no more surface for feet. The water was misty, and the human form could no longer be seen ten steps away.
The statue of Kui Xing in the attic has a hideous face, a golden body and a green face, red hair and ringed eyes, two horns on the head, a brush in the right hand, an ink fountain in the left hand, a golden rooster with the right foot independent, and the head of the big ao in the sea under his feet, which means "dominating the head" The left foot poses the appearance of raising and kicking, and the foot is the Big Dipper.
Qin Zhong stood in front of the statue, a little cowardly in his heart, and did not move for a long time. Whispering behind him, making his face feverish.
"Qin Chong, you should pee quickly." At this time, Yao Gang had already figured out the viciousness of this plan, this was to make Qin Zhong a mortal enemy of the world's scholars. After today, look at how you Qin Zhong die.
Yao Gang had a sense of revenge, and he was full of spirit, and he just wanted to laugh a few times.
"Pee."
"Why don't you pee? Isn't it okay? ”
"If you don't have the guts to pee, what kind of hero is you?"
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It's not a big deal to watch the excitement, and a group of people behind him are talking about everything. At this time, Qin Chong just wanted to dig a pit and bury himself in it. Urged to be anxious, Qin Zhong was sideways, gritted his teeth and untied his trouser belt.
In the history of the Great Song Dynasty, the first person to pee under the watchful eye was born.
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"Is he really? Really, really, what's that? Qin Muyao asked in disbelief and stammered.
"Hmm." The little maid nodded fiercely.
"And then?"
"And then it was struck by lightning."
"Huh?" Qin Muyao was stunned.