Jincheng flower hour

Huo Yuqi saw Liu Hong carrying a bow and arrow in today's military competition, he thought Liu Hong was going to participate.

"In the army, there is a captain of Shesheng who used to serve in Xinchao. He can shoot both left and right, and he can hit a hundred shots. All the officers and soldiers call him Xu Shesheng, I'm afraid you are not his opponent."

Huo Yuqi leaked the news to his apprentice, and he was an aide who knew everything about the military.

Liu Hong replied: "Sir, I'm just here to watch."

"Young Master's shooting skills are excellent, why don't you participate?"

"I am the son, so I don't have to grab the rewards of the soldiers. The competition is about selection. I have one seat, and they have one less."

If Liu Hong participates, he can naturally show his martial arts, but there are many ways to show his martial arts.

In Zhuli, Liu Hong came into contact with poor veterans. They had extraordinary skills but were not appreciated. The opportunity for him to understand the humble is very rare.

"I don't want my son to be a benevolent person."

Huo Yuqi praised repeatedly that this apprentice's ideological realm was higher than his.

"I just know one such person."

That is an extremely gentle person, even a tapir and a dog are deeply favored by him, let alone humans.

"Is it Zhuang Lang who wrote official posts and taught you etiquette?"

Huo Yuqi heard Liu Hong talk about such a person, and Liu Hong spoke softly and affectionately about him.

Liu Hong nodded, without further words, he walked to Father Liu and sat down.Liu's father also took a boy with him, who was not ill.For the two sons, Father Liu is more satisfied with Liu Hong, not only because he feels indebted to Liu Hong, but also because Liu Hong is most like him, but Wuji has a weak temperament.

If he has no illness, he is not good at martial arts, so he is brought to watch the competition, so that he can have a masculine spirit.

Liu Hong deeply felt that this younger brother was like Zhuang Ping, and thought that his father treated him harshly in the past, and he was timid. Even at this moment, he opened his big restless eyes, staring straight at the leather armor and weapons of the cavalry on one side. superior.

At the beginning of the martial arts competition, the first is riding and archery. Sure enough, as Mr. Huo said, Xu Shesheng's archery skills are unmatched. Besides, there are five or six others whose archery skills are also considered superb, surpassing Liu Hong.

Lao Duan is the best at archery in Linqiong, and Liu Hong has acquired [-]% to [-]% of his skills. Unexpectedly, in Sizhou, this martial art is really not top-notch.

After riding and shooting, it was fighting, which was the most exciting part. There were all kinds of weapons and styles of fighting. Liu Hong was excited to see it and was eager to try it.Liu Wuji's face turned pale, he wanted to walk away but was afraid of being scolded by his father, so he had to bite the bullet and witness blood and sweat splashing and sharp knives handing over.Looking at it this way, Liu Hong felt that if he wielded the Ring Shou Dao on the field, he might not be able to beat any of them.The soldiers who came to participate in the competition today are all elites in the army.

Unexpectedly, the gap was so big. Although I felt a little frustrated, I was also happy for my father. Liu Jun was diligent in training and strict in military law.

Before Liu's father started the incident, he was originally the governor of Yuzhou.More than ten years ago, the emperor of the Xin Dynasty was killed, and the ministers supported the young emperor to ascend the throne. Father Liu returned to the Xin Dynasty after ten years of hard work. After ten years of struggle, he became a high-ranking official, but he was almost killed because of the slander of the courtiers. .Xinchao lingered on, and the Xishan Mountains would soon be weakened. Liu Yu took this opportunity to rebel and led the soldiers all the way back to Sizhou.He was originally from Sizhou, recruited many talents in Sizhou, and won the support of the people.

Xinchao tried to exterminate Liu's father several times, but all failed. On the contrary, Liu Yu strengthened his momentum in a few years.

At the end of the martial arts competition that day, Liu Hong met Xu Shesheng in private. Xu Shesheng knew that he was the son of the lord, and was willing to teach him how to use the bow.This skill is difficult to practice, but it is useful in actual combat. No matter which hand is injured, the other hand can be used as a substitute.

The day after the end of the contest, the army set off for Qidi.Liu Hong naturally followed, and his younger brother Wuji went with him.

With each other for several days, Liu Hong and his younger brother slept in a tent, so they became acquainted naturally.From Wuji's side, Liu Hong knew that Wuji was brought to Liu's father when he was eight years old.After all, the Cai family is a woman, and she was blindly pampered when she was raised. Liu's father was away all year round, and he couldn't discipline his son a few times a year.As a result, Wuji was weak and lacked the spirit of a soldier.

He likes reading, but not martial arts. He secretly carried poems and essays in his luggage, and begged Liu Hong not to tell his father.

"will not say."

Liu Hong patted him on the head. After all, this younger brother was young. He lived in the army and slept in the open.

"Hide carefully."

Liu Hong didn't want to be punished because of him.

"Well, brother, I will be careful."

Wuji was very moved, and looked at Liu Hong with big bright eyes.

"The weather is hot, and I can't sleep at this time, come out with me to practice swords."

Liu Hong took down two weapons from the weapon rack, and took his brother outside the tent.The starlight outside the tent shines on the wilderness, the moonlight is bright, and the two brothers are playing swords in the grass.

Father Liu went out of the tent to inspect the camps, looked towards the tent where his sons were, and happened to see Liu Hong teaching Wu Ji how to dance a sword.He watched from afar without stepping forward.Liu's father had already been with Huo Sheng, and he heard Liu Hong's words during the martial arts competition, "The martial arts competition is about selection, I have one seat, and they have one less seat". His son is capable and quite confident.

The soldiers are pressing down on the border, the resistance of Qi is weak, and the soldiers are old and sick, and they are really powerless to stop them.Liu Hong was in the cavalry, and followed the soldiers to lead the battle. He didn't fight a fierce battle, so Liu's father let him go.

Father Liu naturally does not want his son to be in any danger, he has many generals, and this son is his heir.

After winning the land of Qi and stationing soldiers, Father Liu led the generals to the tower, pointed to the mountains and the sea in the distance, and said: "There is a vast ocean to the north, and my conquest in Qi land ends here. To you, let the people live and work in peace and contentment earlier."Standing beside Liu's father was a counselor, whom everyone called Mr. Zijing.This person is not good in appearance and has followed Liu's father for many years. "My lord, this place has the benefits of fishing and salt. If I operate here for half a year, I can transport taxes and help the lord's soldiers go south!"

At night, there is a celebration banquet, and the soldiers will reward each other for their achievements.Liu Hong participated in the banquet and did not leave late at night, but stayed with the advisers.I heard the counselors and his father discussing military affairs. Some advocated taking advantage of the victory to destroy the small regime left by the Xin Dynasty and unify the Central Plains;

Liu Hong really didn't understand what the advisers and his father were discussing at first, but later he was familiar with all the forces in the world and could understand military maps.He seldom speaks, just listens, and remembers by heart.

On the way back from moving troops, Huo Yuqi told Liu Hong that the richness of Qi is far less than that of Shu. If a land of abundance like Shu is conquered, a lot of money, food and rice can be sent every year, enough to pacify the world.

Liu Hong, who grew up in Shu, naturally knows that there is plenty of fish and rice here. If it were not for natural disasters and man-made disasters, the people of Shu would be able to live a life without worrying about food and clothing.And this Shu land is not only Zhuli, but also his Erlang.

In Zhuang Yang's bedroom, the window faces the courtyard. When you get up early in the morning, you can see the red hibiscus blooming outside the window.From spring to summer, the flowers and plants in the courtyard increase a lot, competing for splendor.

Waking up from sleep, it was early in the morning, Zhuang Yang dressed and washed leisurely, he was wearing an official's attire, a vermilion robe, which suited him very well.Zhuang Yang is elegant and fair, usually at home, he likes plain clothes, but it is rare to wear a vermilion robe.

Whenever Zhuang Yang rode a white horse in the early morning and appeared on the laneway leading to the county mansion in the west of the city, many young women would secretly hide by the windows and watch.The county house is some distance away from the dealer, so Zhuang Yang chooses to ride a horse, and thus learns how to control a horse.Many important officials in the county mansion travel in horse-drawn carriages, and the outside of the county mansion is quite crowded with cars and horses.Zhuang Yang was just a petty official, so he didn't make things difficult for Ah Yi, and rode the horse by himself.

Zhuang Yang's job was idle, he would visit the sheriff early in the morning, and he could go home before noon. He had been in office for more than two months, and the real busy ones were only three or four days.

There is no chance of promotion for this idle job, but Zhuang Yang likes it very much. The job is just to preside over sacrifices, write sacrificial rites, and arrange tributes, and the salary is decent.

Today, I was also waiting for the county guard with a group of officials from the county guard. If there is nothing wrong, the small officials can leave after seeing each other.Zhuang Yang went out of the hall to lead the horse outside the courtyard, and met Qin Shuzuo and Zhang Yushi. Zhang Yushi recommended Zhuang Yang to take up this leisurely position.

"Zhuang Yushi, every time I see you returning home in a hurry, it's still early, why don't the three of us gather in the wine shop."

Qin Shuzuo is three years older than Zhuang Yang, but his temperament is not as calm as Zhuang Yang's.It is rare for him to be free today, and he was not left by the county guard to write documents.

"Zhuang Lang, what else can he do, he must go back to the courtyard to serve the flowers and plants."

Zhang Yushi is familiar with him, he has also been to the Zhuang Zhai, and he saw Zhuang Yang picking flowers and weeds, watering and catching insects in the courtyard more than once.

Zhuang Yang smiled so brightly that the Dudu Robber who was passing by was lost in thought.It was not intended to laugh at him, it was an unintentional move.

"Look, I hit it off."

"Zhuang Yushi, although flowers are beautiful, they are not as charming as women."

Qin Shuzuo patted Zhuang Yang on the shoulder and blinked at Zhuang Yang.

Both he and Zhang Yushi have wives and children, and Zhuang Yang is still unmarried.Zhuang Yang is beautiful, so although he is a small official, even Zhang Yushi likes to call him Zhuang Lang.

"It's just to drink, how can I be missing."

Governor Yu leaned over, he was heroic and tall, compared to the thin and thin Qin Shuzuo, the poor Qin Shuzuo only reached his shoulders.

Zhuang Yang and the other three are civil servants, Dudu Bandit is a military officer, and Dudu Bandit Yu is also the son of a county lieutenant.

"Superintendent Yu Pirates, see you at the corresponding wine shop."

Although Zhang Jishi didn't know why this arrogant warrior wanted to drink with them all of a sudden, he had already proposed it, and it was hard to refuse, so he had to let nature take its course.

"it is good."

Governor Yu is wearing armor and carrying a long sword. With his posture, he doesn't know what kind of expression the drinkers of the corresponding wine shop will have when they see him.

As Zhuang Yang was thinking, his gaze fell on Du Bandit Yu, who was also looking at him, and his eyes met. Zhuang Yang withdrew his eyes, saluted Du Bandit Yu, and said, "We'll go ahead first."

Zhuang Yang and Qin Shuzuo rode away, they chatted leisurely on the road, Qin Shuzuo couldn't help mentioning the robber Yu, saying to him: "This man is a son of an official, he is always domineering, alas, I'm afraid I won't be happy with this wine. "

Qin Shuzuo wailed and sighed in front of him, not wanting that Governor Yu would follow behind. When he drove alone and overtook Qin Shuzuo, Qin Shuzuo clearly felt the cold and stern eyes of Governor Yu.

Naturally, the day's drinking was hearty, and Governor Yu drank heavily by himself, occasionally looking at Zhuang Yang.Qin Shuzuo and the other three talked softly, talking about trivial matters in life, wives and children, brothers and sisters.

When leaving, Zhang Yushi deliberately kept Zhuang Yang and told him: "I'm afraid Governor Yu has something in mind for you. I heard that Cai Xian has a daughter who married into Yu's family. She is the sister-in-law of Governor Yu."

Zhuang Yang thanked Zhang Yushi for reminding him that he was not afraid of any Cai daughters. The Cai family had already collapsed, and Zhuang Yang didn't care much about what the robbers of Yu had in mind for him.

The days were as usual, once the summer was over, I heard that Da Sima had sent envoys to Jinguan City again, and there were quite a few people this time.