Chapter 195: Void Rock Discerns Undercurrent
A female military general first stood far away outside the military tent, Yaoyao watched Li Zijin walk out of the military tent, surrounded by a group of female soldiers in the B tent, at a loss.
I wanted to go forward and ask the young swordsman for an explanation, but when she saw the white-clothed girl with a hosta on her head rushing into the young man's arms, she stopped again.
Hesitant to move forward, with mixed feelings in his heart.
It was a strange feeling, and it was clear that this was the scene she wanted to see.
In the few days that Hong Shao lived in the Yizi tent before, although the female military general said that she almost degraded the swordsman of Nalaoshzi to worthless in front of the girl, she actually saw that Hong Shao was worried about that guy in her heart, thinking about it day and night, and it was impossible to say that she was not distressed.
So she was secretly praying in her heart at that time, hoping that the swordsman of Naraush could escape death as soon as possible and return to Hongshao's side, so as not to worry the girl.
But when this scene really appeared, the female military general was a little reluctant to see this scene.
I can't tell what's wrong.
Murong Xiaoshan stopped in place for a moment, and did not go over for a long time to express his gratitude to the young swordsman with the female soldiers of the B-shaped tent.
Until the appearance of Chen Zhiyuan.
This young warrior who has just made a meritorious contribution and has been promoted from the commander of the Lihu Mountain Range to the envoy of the border army of Liangguo, and since then his subordinates have been promoted from dozens to hundreds, and have changed into brand new armor, wearing a clean and neat gray official hat, and galloping on horseback to feel the military tent.
The whip whipped the horse quickly, kicked up the wind and dust, and the movement attracted everyone's attention.
Only then did Li Zijin help the little junior sister up, stand up straight, and look at the young martial artist who came in a hurry.
Chen Zhiyuan couldn't hide the joy on his face, that is, he was happy for his promotion and fortune, and he was also happy that his life-saving benefactor Li Shaoxia had been in a coma for many days and finally came to his senses.
In advance, Chen Zhiyuan instructed a female soldier in the B-word tent, telling her to be sure to use a flying sword to send a message to inform Ping'an Du immediately after Li Zijin sobered up.
This is not only Chen Zhiyuan's meaning, but also the above meaning······ It is the meaning of the court of Liangguo.
Chen Zhiyuan turned over and dismounted, and greeted several old acquaintances with a smile: "General Murong." Li Shaoxia. Miss Hongshao. ”
Li Zijin and Hong Shao responded with a smile at the same time: "Brother Chen." ”
Murong Xiaoshan glanced at the official hat on the man's head, slightly surprised, and then nodded slowly, and said, "Envoy Chen Fengcha is now a seventh-rank military attaché, congratulations." ”
Chen Zhiyuan smiled and waved his hand, shook his head and said, "Where, where." In the future, we will need to rely on General Murong a lot. Promotions. ”
Chen Zhiyuan obviously didn't finish his words, because he just wanted to congratulate Murong Xiaoshan, a female general, in advance, but halfway through the words, he realized that the holy decree was still on the way, and it didn't seem appropriate for him to say this in advance.
This time, not only was the Yizi account safe and sound, but even Princess Shuyao was sent back to Ping'andu intact by several mysterious people after the Fengguo army left.
Chen Zhiyuan himself was even more meritorious because of "seeing through the conspiracy of Fengguo and rescuing the princess for thousands of miles", and his official rank was promoted to two grades in a row.
And Murong Xiaoshan, a female military general, will also be promoted from a six-rank military general to a five-rank Dingshan general after the holy decree arrives in Ping'andu.
And······ It will also be Princess Shuyao's father, Cao Shen, the famous Xiangguo of the Liang Kingdom, who personally rushed to the border from the capital to the border with the holy decree, and came to the Yizi account to announce the decree for the saint, and promoted Murong Xiaoshan to become the first female military general in the history of the Liang Kingdom.
Originally, Xiangguo, who was in a high position, had no need to travel and travel long distances to come to mountain villages and wilderness like the Lihu Mountains.
It's just that this time it's not a trivial thing.
First, Murong Xiaoshan had already accumulated enough military exploits to be promoted to the rank of a fifth-grade general, and she was brilliant in the true sense of the word, but not only in Liangguo, but in the entire Honghu Prefecture, and even in the entire world, women's "upper position" was much more difficult than that of men.
Whether it is from literature or martial arts, there are always more thorns and bumps in front of those women than men. It is even more inevitable that "women should not go out to show their faces, they should teach their husbands and children at home", "women are virtuous if they are not talented", "what kind of system does a woman become when she studies and joins the army", such as these ridiculous remarks that are almost unreasonable and only talk about subjective assumptions.
The prejudice and cold eyes of Fuyao women are countless.
Therefore, even Murong Xiaoshan, a female military general who admired Fengguo Xiaocai when he saw him, was still so bumpy on the road to promotion.
Fortunately, the emperor lives up to his wishes.
The B-word account was almost wiped out, but it escaped with his life. It is also a meritorious service to rescue Princess Shuyao, which is very popular with the people.
Murong Xiaoshan was promoted at this time, and his name was justified, even if some old horsemen in the court were not convinced, they could only hold back.
This is one of them.
The second is because of the "immortal" who has the highest merit this time, the young swordsman Li Zijin.
The B-word account and Chen Zhiyuan's group of guards are not blind.
They can all see that if it weren't for Li Zijin, who didn't care about his own safety, rescued him in time, and even "used a plan" to lead the soldiers of the B-word account to bravely break out of the encirclement, then Murong Xiaoshan and the B-word account would really have the whole army to die.
At that time, Mo said whether Princess Shuyao would be returned, even if the princess came back, the credit had nothing to do with them.
Therefore, Li Zijin's move is kind to the entire Yizi account, Chen Zhiyuan and the border army of Liangguo.
Of the group of qi refiners sent by the imperial court from the capital, seven or eight mountain monks failed to save the Yizi account from danger, but they were done by a young sword cultivator alone.
In this regard, the Liangguo court attached great importance to it.
Then, the sealing ceremony of the first five-rank female military general since the opening of the Liang Dynasty, plus the reward and attraction that a powerful immortal deserves.
The two major events were superimposed, so that the Xiangguo lord who was in a high position in Liangguo was willing to wade through mountains and rivers from the capital to the Lihu Mountains.
Chen Zhiyuan wanted to speak and stopped.
Murong Xiaoshan was curious: "What is the promotion?"
Chen Zhiyuan shook his head with a smile and said, "It's nothing. ”
The atmosphere is a little quirky.
In order to mediate the emotions of the few people present who had their own concerns, Chen Zhiyuan proposed: "Li Shaoxia's initial recovery from his serious injury is a great joy, why don't we put down our official duties today, move to a safe crossing, and talk about it in the stacked green building?"
Hong Shao's eyes lit up when he heard that there was something delicious. The food I ate in the B tent today is not so hard to swallow, but the food in the barracks is still mainly "able to fill the stomach", and the taste is too heavy, too oily, and too salty.
The girl doesn't like to eat heavily, and it's okay to try it once in a day or two, so eat it day and night, and it's a little hard to say.
Li Zijin was not in a hurry to nod in agreement, but turned his head with a smile in his eyes and looked at the female military general who did not put his forehead on his forehead today.
Sure enough, Murong Xiaoshan, who has always been law-abiding, sternly rejected Chen Zhiyuan's proposal, and said with some "unkindness": "As a general of the B-word account, you are not allowed to leave the barracks without authorization, the military order is like a mountain, Murong Xiaoshan does not dare to disobey, so I will not go to eat and drink with you." ”
As soon as these words came out, Chen Zhiyuan, who had just been promoted to the border army's envoy, was a little unbearable on his face, and it stands to reason that even he could not leave the beacon tower without authorization.
However, on this side of the Lihu Mountain Range, the sky is high and the earth is far away, and the "officials" in the real sense of the word, who have the ability to provide information to the imperial court, are none other than Chen Zhiyuan, who is the envoy of the border army, and Murong Xiaoshan, who crossed the Yizi tent safely in the Lihu Mountain Range.
As long as he doesn't say it, she doesn't say it, who can know that they "left without permission" tonight?
After knowing each other for a few months, Chen Zhiyuan didn't know that this female military general had an upright character, but when people were happy, they would inevitably be happy in their hearts, and they would do some "unusual" things, but in fact, it was harmless, not a deed that hurt nature and reason, let alone evil.
It's just that in the face of such an insignificant trifle.
Obviously, the measurement in Murong Xiaoshan's heart is much more detailed than the measurement in Chen Zhiyuan's heart.
Li Zijin always remained silent, that is, he didn't think that Chen Zhiyuan was wrong, and he didn't think that there was anything wrong with Murong Xiaoshan.
Young martial artists and female generals, these two are just two choices, far from good and evil, just an instinctive choice.
There are more rules in the hearts of female generals, and they are stricter, so they seem to be less impersonal and rigid, which is not bad, and being strict with oneself is never a bad thing.
The rules in the young martial artist's heart are fewer and looser, so it is normal for people to bring up an unconventional behavior that is wrong and innocent, and to celebrate a few happy events.
After all, an ordinary man cannot be demanded of a saint's moral code.
Li Zijin thought that in fact, Murong Xiaoshan and Chen Zhiyuan had complementary personalities.
If Murong Xiaoshan can learn from Chen Zhiyuan's relaxation, combine work and rest, and know how to be flexible a little.
If Chen Zhiyuan can learn from Murong Xiaoshan's official affairs, he will be vigorous and resolute, and he will only learn such a star and a half.
In fact, if the two of them are neutralized, they will lean a little towards each other's personalities, and they will form a quite perfect attitude towards the world.
Upright but not rigid, knows how to be flexible, and does not break the rules. How nice.
When the four of them were silent for a while, another guest came to visit.
It is a rare guest, but also a valuable guest.
A carriage came unhurriedly over the Yi tent, and the decoration of the carriage was extremely appropriate, neither the material and price that ordinary people could easily afford, nor did it appear to be as ostentatious as those extravagant and lascivious gentlemen who spent a lot of money to build extremely extravagant gold-inlaid jade-clad carriages.
In addition to the wheels, the roof and the window rim of the carriage, which are made of relatively hard and firm fine iron with guardrails, there are also two crossbows behind the horse and in front of the carriage, which is convenient for the coachman and the guards to operate the two crossbows at the same time to kill the enemy.
When necessary, there is a small bird in the carriage, which is an ordinary seat on weekdays, and when it encounters danger, it can break through the carriage, take off into the air, and flee with the noble man in the carriage with wings.
It can be said that this carriage costs a lot of money, but it is good steel used on the blade, there are not so many bells and whistles of jade glass, inlaid with gold and jade, but every object on the carriage is from the hands of Mojia craftsmen, and it is a skillful craftsman.
Each of them is a treasure that makes the craftsmen who make them proud, and the nobles who have spent a lot of money to buy them feel at ease.
Without much fanfare, with a team of guards.
The noble man sitting in the carriage only brought a sword repair guard, and the sword repair guard also had to serve as a coachman.
The carriage came to a slow stop.
Chen Zhiyuan was the first to guess the identity of the noble man who had not yet shown his face, and he walked out of the carriage window with a smile.
The sword cultivation guard glanced at him obliquely, there was no doubt that if Chen Zhiyuan dared to have any crooked thoughts about the noble man in the carriage, then in just an instant, the sword cultivation guard would cut off his head.
"The last general, Chen Zhiyuan, the border army of the Lihu Mountain Range, has seen Lord Xiangguo. Chen Zhiyuan bowed his head violently, knelt on one knee, outside the carriage, towards the window, and clenched his fists.
After Chen Zhiyuan made such a low posture, and even had a tendency to become inflammatory, he did not hesitate to give up his cheeks to please the noble man in the carriage. The sword cultivator who was standing outside the carriage, leading the saddle, withdrew his gaze from staring at him, and turned to look at the young sword cultivator in black and red brocade not far away.
Is it him, with his own strength, who rescued Murong Xiaoshan from the 2,000-strong Fengguo army, and even broke through with almost negligible casualties with only negligible casualties?
The eyes that Jian Xiu stared at Chen Zhiyuan before the worship were calm and ruthless, like a goshawk staring at its prey, a posture of looking down.
However, when he looked at the young sword cultivator with his hands in his sleeves and the sword behind him, his eyes flashed with a eager light, which was a-for-tat.
I want to compete with the "immortal" who is already in the Liang country and has a little fame.
Feeling a "bad" gaze falling on him, Li Zijin squinted, looked at the man, and looked directly at the man, with a calm expression and an expressionless face.
The one in the carriage gently lifted half of the curtain, only revealing his two fingers, and shouted with a smile Chen Zhiyuan to get up, no need to be polite.
Then, he bent his fingers slightly, and gently tapped the iron guardrail on the edge of the window with his middle finger, making a crisp and loud sound. The sword cultivator outside the carriage immediately retracted his "unkind" eyes staring at the young sword cultivator, and turned his head to look away, as if he had nothing to do, looking at the scenery.
Desolate.
No, it should be said that it was a desolation and a mess.
Zhenzhen is a poor rural place where birds don't poop and chickens don't lay eggs.
The nobleman in the carriage was finally willing to come out and show the whole picture.
What caught everyone's eyes was an old man with slightly frosty sideburns and a kind face, who had passed the age of knowing his fate, holding a sunflower fan, gently lifting it, and slowly fanning the wind towards his body.
It's not about being old and strong, but it's definitely not a bad age.
This Xiangguo lord of Liangguo has a body and bones among ordinary people, and he can be regarded as relatively tough.
The waist bar is straight, the steps are brisk, and the complexion is ruddy.
The female military general also knelt on the ground, saluted the old man who was holding a sunflower fan, and said, "The last general, Murong Xiaoshan, meet Lord Xiangguo." ”
Murong Xiaoshan's tone and posture are neither humble nor arrogant, compared to Chen Zhiyuan's flattery, they have won the heart of this Xiangguo lord even more.
The old man holding the sunflower fan smiled and nodded, said hello three times in a row, and then stepped out of the carriage and walked towards the barracks.
All the soldiers of the B-word account knelt on the ground and saluted. And the old man will also give them a nod or a smile, which can be regarded as a greeting.
The sword cultivator worship followed closely, not leaving an inch, separating the Xiangguo Lord from the others, as if he was the "barrier".
Under the leadership of Murong Xiaoshan, everyone came to the Zhongjun tent.
The female military general hesitated, but still did not choose to sit on her own main seat, but retreated, stood on the right side of the main seat, stretched out a hand towards the Lord Xiangguo, and said, "Please sit down." ”
"You're welcome. Cao Shen sat down slowly.
Chen Zhiyuan was a little surprised.
Li Zijin raised his eyebrows.
Murong Xiaoshan hesitated.
Hong Shao looked at the old man who looked at him curiously, and didn't understand what kind of pressure he always used to fan his body in such a cool weather.
It turned out that the lord Xiangguo, who was in a high position, did not choose to "occupy the magpie's nest" and sit on the main seat of the female general, but took the first step and sat down in the guest seat where Murong Xiaoshan stood, leaving the main seat to the female general.
"One by one, they are all polite and sitting. Cao Shen scolded with a smile.
Although it is a polite word, when it comes out of his mouth, there is a commanding majesty, giving people a feeling that cannot be questioned and cannot be refused.
But when I look back on it, it seems that people are indeed politely inviting everyone to sit down.
Several people present sat down in turn.
Murong Xiaoshan had no choice but to sit on the main seat, looking at Cao Xiangguo beside him, quite uncomfortable.
After all, the one who usually looks at the Lord of Xiangguo from this angle is the king of a country, His Majesty the Son of Heaven.
Chen Zhiyuan sat down close to Cao Shen.
And the sword cultivation guard brought by Cao Xiangguo did not sit down, but stood quietly behind Cao Shen's chair, doing his duty loyally, which made people secretly talk.
Chen Zhiyuan sat down next to Cao Shen, followed by Li Zijin and Hong Shao.
Li Zijin secretly thought to himself in his heart, this old gentleman who was called Xiangguo by Brother Chen and Miss Murong was not simple.
I can't imagine that a small cool country is also Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?
Murong Xiaoshan, who was sitting on the main seat, had actually been waiting for the Lord Xiangguo beside him to speak, but Cao Shen also cast a "waiting" look at her, the female military general was not good at these vain "hints" in the temple, so she could only say casually: "I don't know what happened when Lord Xiangguo traveled thousands of miles to the border?"
She even saved the greetings, got straight to the point, and went straight to the point.
Cao Shen smiled dumbly, feeling that the woman was really worthy of being a military general, and her temperament was too anxious, and if she spoke like this in the court, it would not be very pleasant.
But he didn't care, this Xiangguo lord just smiled and nodded, and carefully took out a golden scroll from his arms.
The moment the golden scroll appeared, Murong Xiaoshan and Chen Zhiyuan, who had just sat down, and who had not yet sat on their buttocks, left their seats almost at the same time, and turned to kneel on the ground, facing Cao Shen, that is, the direction of the golden scroll.
They all recognized that it was a holy decree.
Cao Shen had a solemn face and said in a deep voice: "When Murong Xiaoshan received the order, when the sky was good, he was ordered by Zi Ming, Murong Xiaoshan was brave and good at fighting, upright, and quick-witted, and repeatedly made war exploits for my Da Liang, and was deeply comforted, and immediately named the general of Dingshan of Liangguo." Reward 10,000 taels of gold, one Dingshan Mansion. Beware of arrogance and rashness, make persistent efforts, and never be complacent. Chin this. ”
The female military general was stunned, and some couldn't believe what she heard.
General Liangguo Dingshan, that is a fifth-grade official rank.
In history, there has never been a woman who has been able to live in the fifth grade.
Everything was like a dream.
Seeing that the female general didn't move for a long time, Cao Shen couldn't help but cough lightly and reminded: "Murong Xiaoshan, still don't accept the order to thank you?"
This voice pulled Murong Xiaoshan out of his daze and came back to his senses.
"Thank you, Lord Ron. ”
Murong Xiaoshan took the holy decree and didn't get up for a long time.
Cao Shen smiled and said, "General Dingshan, you can get up." ”
As he spoke, the Lord Xiangguo also personally helped the female military general up.
She lowered her head and looked at the holy decree in her hand, as if she were in a different world.
Hearing the sound of "General Joyama", the female general's hands trembled slightly, and said, "Xiaoshan is terrified······
Cao Xiangguo laughed, patted Murong Xiaoshan's shoulder, and comforted: "What are you afraid of, this is what you deserve." ”
Then the man shook the fan and sat down again.
Several people present were sincerely happy for the female generals.
Even Li Zijin and Hong Shao, two guys who don't understand the five grades of official residence, what it means for a woman, and even more so for a woman in Liangguo, know that this is a great thing.
Promotion, there are also gold rewards, mansion rewards, getting rich, and the joy of housewarming, which is naturally gratifying.
Chen Zhiyuan was envious of the female general.
Cao Xiangguo's sword cultivator pouted, the sword cultivator on the mountain has always ignored the so-called "promotion and wealth" in this secular dynasty, these things are really not worth mentioning compared to immortality and the Great Dao.
If it weren't for the fact that sword training consumes the immortal money extremely much, and Cao Shen gives a really generous reward, then it would be impossible for this sword cultivation guard to come to this small Liang country and be willing to become a thug of mortals.
Even if this mortal beside him is a noble existence above ten thousand people under one person in Liangguo.
Solved the first thing.
Cao Shen smiled and narrowed his eyes, and took out another thing from his arms, which was a "gadget" wrapped in black cloth.
He looked at the young sword cultivator in black and red brocade clothes, and said with a smile: "Presumably, Your Excellency is the 'Immortal Man' who saved our Liangguo Dingshan General from fire and water, right?
Li Zijin nodded, turned sideways and hugged his fists at the old man and said, "Under Li Zijin, the immortals don't dare to be, it's just a sword cultivation in the Peiyuan Realm." ”
"It's already amazing. At Li Shaoxia's age, being able to have such cultivation is enough to be called a genius. Cao Shen tapped the armrest of the seat with his fingers and "closed the coffin" for the young man in front of him.
Talented?
Li Zijin never considered himself a genius.
But if the so-called genius is to use the sword ten million times more than ordinary people in exchange for a faster cultivation speed than ordinary people.
Then he counts.
The sword cultivator behind Cao Shen was named Xu Jinghong, and after hearing that Li Zijin was a sword cultivator in the Peiyuan Realm, his eyes were even more surprised.
I thought that the other party would at least be a sword cultivator in the Dongfu Realm, and maybe even a distraction realm, otherwise how could it be possible to rescue Murong Xiaoshan and the female soldiers in the Yizi Tent in full view of everyone?
I never thought that the young man's sword cultivator was only in the Peiyuan realm, and he was already in the middle stage of the god refining realm, two realms higher than the other party, if he had a fight with Li Zijin again, I was afraid that he would be suspected of winning.
Thinking of this, Xu Jinghong could only dispel the idea of looking for Li Zijin to ask for a sword and sharpen each other's kendo.
He couldn't help but feel a little pity.
After all, there are enough sword cultivators in Honghu Prefecture, and in Liangguo, there are almost no opponents who can fight, and I finally heard that there is a famous young sword cultivator here, with elegant body and amazing swordsmanship.
But it turned out to be just Pei Yuan Realm.
Xu Jinghong shook his head secretly, a little sad.
It's a pity, it's a pity.
In the face of Cao Shen's praise, the young man in a black and red brocade shirt smiled and said nothing, and stopped saying polite words, after all, the two sides have not yet become familiar to that extent.
It's just that Cao Xiangguo's next sentence made Li Zijin faintly feel that there was some hidden murderous intentions.
I saw that Lord Xiangguo of Liangguo gently put down the sunflower fan in his hand, and then looked at the young man with a smile.
Cao Shen smiled and asked, "Is Li Shaoxia willing to become my Liangguo worship?"
Li Zijin suddenly looked at Cao Shen as if he was sitting on pins and needles, trying to find out the "meaning beyond words" from the other party's eyes.
The boy's instinct told him that if the question was not answered well.
Probably die.