Early in the morning of this day, the magistrate of Xuancheng County handed a notebook to the state capital, saying that the sword and archers in Xuancheng County were not in order, undertrained, and could not be used, and in response to the instructions of the court to strengthen local defense, he implored Ning Guojun to send a battalion general to assist the county in training sword archers for a period of one to two months.

The news had spread to all the battalions before noon, and even the generals of the state barracks stationed in other county towns had also received definite news. The commanders and deputies of both sides pretended not to know, so they did not get involved in the matter. The battalion commanders jumped to their feet. The battalion commander was a middle-ranking officer, and his salary was not insignificant, and his income was mainly of two kinds, the empty salary and the sergeant. There are 500 men in each battalion, and the actual personnel are usually only about 300. The income of the sergeant depends on the ability of each commander.

Other gains, such as withholding the sergeant's salary, that is, eating the blood of soldiers, but for fear of mutiny, can only be done occasionally. When I was still stationed in other counties in shifts, I sometimes set up cards to collect some tolls for no reason, but there was a great conflict with the local county government, and it was only for a while.

The battalion commander didn't talk about much oil and water, but it was a good errand after all. Now Xuancheng County's proposal may move everyone out of their current position - it is said that they are temporarily borrowed from the county for training, but with the urine nature of these big officials, how can anyone dare to believe this kind of nonsense?!

Hu Yuan, the commander of the Zuoxiang Battalion, scolded in the barracks, bluntly saying that the Li royal family was a bunch of waste. This Hu Yuan is quite strict in governing the army on weekdays, and he never relaxes with a small exercise on three days and a big exercise on ten days; However, if you do not deduct military salaries and do not covet the service money of the Mexican sergeants, you will be deeply loved by most of the sergeants.

Hearing Hu Yuan's nonsense in the tent, a close sergeant rushed forward to prevent Hu Yuan from saying forbidden words. Hu Yuan also knew that everyone had good intentions, but his evil anger was hard to dissipate, so he said to everyone, "Since Lord Guogong wants someone to train Xuancheng County sword archers, then I will go." Don't persuade you again. ”

The people could not be persuaded when they saw it. It's also a sigh. Eventually, they dispersed.

On the third day, sure enough, it was Jiang Guogong, the commander of the military capital, who ordered Hu Yuan, the commander of the left wing battalion, to temporarily borrow Xuancheng County to serve as the chief instructor of the county sword archer.

Although everyone felt that it was expected, they couldn't help but feel resentful. On this day, I heard that Jiang Guogong was going to Jingting Mountain with Lord Beijia, and the three captains and a dozen or so thorny soldiers under Hu Yuan thought about giving the guards of the Guogong Mansion a little bit of power. These people are all alone, and after a meal of soju, they feel that they are still a good man after eighteen years, so they can go to Jingting Mountain in the afternoon.

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On Jingting Mountain, more than 30 scholars came up the mountain. Especially that Xue Xiuyuan, at the age of 70, is still in a fluttering robe, and his steps are steady, but he doesn't let his son support him at all. Because of his age and qualifications, Xue Xiuyuan and Jiang Guogong walked side by side, while Tang Puze was half a step behind.

There are also dozens of followers and domestic servants, who follow closely behind, but they either pick or carry a thing for the scholars to enjoy on the mountain.

When you reach the top of the mountain, there is an entourage to take water to boil water, and fight tea first.

In the Tang and Song dynasties, there was no tea making method, after picking tea, it was dried and dried, and when drinking, it was crushed with cotton cloth wrapping for tea powder, and the Tang Dynasty was to add tea powder to boiling water, which was to boil tea; In the Song Dynasty, boiling water was poured into the tea powder to order tea.

When ordering tea, as the boiling water rushes into the tea cup, the tea powder will float on the water surface, which is called the bite cup, and then the tea powder gradually sinks until it is exposed to the water surface, which is called Yunjiaosan.

Li Congyi is playing tea fighting for the first time, and he is also quite interested.

After the tea fight, it is the fighting poem. Many young scholars knew about the attendance of the Jiangguo Guild this time, and had been preparing for this for many days. Therefore, there is no need to prepare time, and poems are presented one after another.

If you want Li Congyi to write it yourself, it will naturally not work. But the so-called familiar with 300 Tang poems, can not compose poems and can chant. As a young man in the new era who memorized 300 Tang and Song poems as a child, the quality of a poem can be seen at a glance.

After being lively for another half an hour, everyone chose Xue Xiuyuan's second son Xue Yingshao as the best. However, from Li Congyi's point of view, in fact, there are at least four poems by other scholars that are better, and Li Congyi also secretly memorized his name, after all, everyone is a scene. In today's field, we always have to give Xue Xiuyuan face.

But there are always surprises. But I heard a scholar say loudly, "The boy Shi Junbi, from Hangzhou, traveled to Jingting Mountain, was loved by everyone, and had a grand event." However, if you want to fight the poetry draft, since everyone composes a poem, you will ask the first three adults to make a poem each, and then discuss which poem will win the championship. ”

Li Congyi couldn't help but be dumbfounded. This work by Shi Junbi is one of the best songs that Li Congyi thinks. I don't want this guy to come to the meeting, and it's Wu Yue, so I guess I'm angry.

Some young scholars failed to realize the hidden meaning of Shi Junbi's last sentence, but they applauded.

But Xue Xiuyuan and Tang Puze are like water, if the three of them do it, it is also mediocre, then I am afraid that this scholar will be difficult, and everyone's face will be ugly. Xue Xiuyuan regretted it even more, pretending to be a wolf with a big tail at that time in the morning, allowing this unknown scholar to get in halfway. What made Xue Xiuyuan even more helpless was that Xue Yingshao didn't think much about it, and brought paper and ink to the three of them under the clamor of a group of scholars.

However, Tang Puze thought about it and felt that it should be okay to have Jiang Guogong in charge.

went to see Li Congyi, only to see him take a deep breath, and then put pen on the paper like a dragon:

The north of Xuancheng City, the majestic Jingting Mountain.

Outside the sky, the clouds fly among the purple green.

The ancient ancestral hall is near the cave, and it enters the pine pass.

Li Xie was interesting back then, and he couldn't reach it.

(The author is Chen Wei of the Ming Dynasty)

After Li Congyi finished writing, the scholars who had already come closer read it aloud. When the eight verses were read, all the scholars began to cheer.

Li Puze said: "With this poem of the Lord Guogong, this conference is a success. ”

Xue Xiuyuan also said: "If you want to come to the Shishan archway under the mountain, you have to add another one." ”

Shi Junbi also felt admired, so he asked others who was sitting at the top of the house. When he heard that it was Jiang Guogong, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and he no longer had any extraneous branches.

After that, Tang Puze arranged for everyone to serve Biluochun, and everyone praised it again.

Although there were waves, a victorious and successful conference was finally held, and everyone went down the mountain to go home happily.

The guards of the Guogong Mansion were opening the road in front of them, and they saw more than a dozen bearers lying on the mountain road. The guard who led the team today was the captain Yang Fei, so he shouted at the bearer from a distance. I don't want these burdenmen to turn a deaf ear. When he got closer, Yang Fei could see that something was wrong.

The burdens of these people are empty, and then they are all very strong, how can there be such a burden in Jingting Mountain?

These are the captains under Hu Yuan's command, who brought some soldiers to block Jiang Guogong. Originally, there were fifteen people in total, but halfway through, two people saved their taste, but they found an excuse to pull behind, and then ran away.

As soon as the thirteen men lay down on the mountain road, they blocked the mountain road tightly. Among the three captains, Wang Hong's idea was the most, and what he wanted was to wait for the guards of the Guogong Mansion to come up and drive them away, so everyone rushed up to fight a bad battle and beat the guards.

But plans don't change as quickly. Yang Fei saw that these people were not good, and how could he give them a chance. At that moment, he shouted and sorted out the ten guards in formation, and at the same time the long knife was unsheathed, but it was to directly restrain these Diao people.

Wang Hongda saw that he couldn't sell it, so he had to get up and pack up his burden, scolding and scolding in his mouth, saying that he was a cowardly with no eggs, and he would only use a knife to scare people or something.

When Yang Fei heard this, he wanted to fight with these people, so he turned back to find Li Congyi. Li Congyi listened to it and found it interesting. Then he said: "The old rule, win and eat, fight and lose and practice." So he called all the men to see the fight.

Wang Hongda and the others saw that the guards of the Guogong Mansion agreed to fight, so they made an appointment to go to the flat place at the foot of the mountain. Seeing a group of scholars also surrounding, surrounded by a person, it must be Jiang Guogong. A few people couldn't help but be apprehensive for a while.

But Li Congyi asked: "Which of you is the leader, and how are you going to fight this fight?" ”

Wang Hongda was just not afraid, and returned: "Lord Hui, this fight is divided into armed and unarmed, single and group fighting." ”

Li Congyi said: "I'm afraid that if you have a weapon, it's too troublesome to fight alone, so I think it's better to beat people in groups." ”

Jiang Hong Avenue, "If we have 3 more people, there will only be 10 people." ”

Yang Fei said proudly, "It's okay, you are all on it." ”

The two sides opened a stance, and Wang Hongda and others rushed forward. However, the guards of the Guogong Mansion did not disrupt the battle with them, only to see the guards standing in two rows, waiting for Wang Hongda and others to rush up, suddenly the front row of five people was a flying kick, and three people were kicked to the ground when they landed, that Wang Hongda was also powerful, a twist was forced to dodge, but the second row took a big step forward, and it was a flying kick, this time Wang Hongda failed to dodge, only to feel that the chest seemed to be hit by a big stone, and then his eyes turned black, and then he raised a fierce hand knife on his neck, and he could no longer support it, and fell to the ground.

With a single look, the guards of the Guogong Mansion put down seven people on the other side. And all the men rose up. A few ruffians here are in a dilemma.

Yang Fei was screaming, and someone was unhurriedly pasting it. At this time, the tactics of the guards of the Guogong Mansion were different, after the two sides were glued, they quickly cut one or two of the other party from the battle group, and then two or three people joined forces, and only a few times beat the other party down, only a few rabbits fell, and only two or three people were left shouting, "Don't fight, don't fight, we admit defeat." ”

Wang Hongda also relieved himself at this time, and only heard an old man next to Jiang Guogong say: "I can defeat the enemy in a moment when I see the guards of the Guogong Mansion, and what I do should be the tactics of the army, right?" ”

Li Congyi said, "If the sergeants fight, if they are also like the gangsters in the market, wouldn't it be ridiculous and generous? ”

Seeing Li Congyi glancing at him, Wang Hongda felt panicked on his face, and almost wanted to find a crack to drill into the ground. But he saw a man riding a horse and flying as if he were coming, and after dozens of steps away, he rolled off the saddle and dismounted, and appeared in front of everyone with a rolling belt. Everyone couldn't react for a while, but when they saw this person running to Li Congyi, he knelt down with a plop and grabbed the ground with his head, just shouting: "Lord Guogong forgive your sins!" Forgive your sins! ”

Li Congyi understood most of the things in his heart, and asked, "Who are you?" ”

It turned out that Hu Yuan got the order today, so he packed up his things and went home, and he was not in a hurry to report to Xuancheng County. But the mother-in-law at home was not happy, and after a few more words, the husband and wife quarreled again. Hu Yuan was impatient, so he went to a tavern to drink.

was a little drunk, but two people came looking for him. But it was the two little soldiers who ran away halfway that came back and went to the barracks to find Hu Yuan, then to Hu Yuan's house, and then to find a few wine shops to find Hu Yuan, which delayed a lot of time.

When Hu Yuan heard this, he was scared into a cold sweat, and most of the wine woke up. So he went to the barracks to borrow a horse, and rushed to Jingting Mountain in a hurry, and saw people fighting at the foot of the mountain from afar, and couldn't help but cry bitterly.

"The guards of this duke are trying their fists and feet with a group of country bearers for the pleasure of the scholars. What's your business? Li Congyi pretended to be unhappy and said, "Go and go, don't sweep the interest of my father." ”