He planted peonies in the Tang Dynasty

Driving across the plain, in the precipitous part of Guanshan Mountain, a majestic stone-earth mixed city towers up.The city is nine miles long and seven miles across, with [-] soldiers and [-] livestock and horses. There are four walls in the east, west, north, south, and eight gates, and a sub-city is built inside with two gates.

This city was named Zhuojun in ancient times and is now called Youzhou.

At night, the wind howled and the snow fell.Xue Jing immediately went down to the city, blew a cornet as a signal, and handed over an ultimatum to the city gate clerk, and then he led the brigade and the supplies to enter through the south gate.The officials of the Ministry of Rites got off the bus and were uniformly arranged to live in the building.

Along the way, Su An looked around by the light of the torch. Although the market was closed at night, it was not healthy, but judging from the size of the earthen wall, it must be quite large. city.

Su An said: "Xue Canjun, dare to ask, why hasn't anyone from the state government come to welcome you?" Take three steps back.

"Calling you 'Young Master' is a polite word, and take care of your own life, don't be ignorant. Let me tell you, even a popular actress in Beijing, in Youzhou City, in this Beishi, is the price that six horses can buy and sell. .”

Su An pursed her lips, suddenly felt her face was cold, and reached out to touch it, and there were a few thin, bright and beautiful snowflakes.

But no, at this moment, the lobby of Jieduying is empty and gloomy, leaving only a solitary oil lamp.After Xue Jing finished his errands and entered the hall, his iron armor made a sharp noise when it collided, shaking the dying flames thinner and thinner.

On the bronze seat sat an old man with half-white hair.Xue Jing saluted the old man, raised his eyes and was about to speak, he was startled: "Father, how did your hair change overnight?!" Xue Yu said lightly, "It's okay."

Can't bear it in Xue Jing's heart. It is clear that for more than ten years, this person was so vigorous and indestructible when he was planning to deploy the formation. Why is it that now that the rumors have just started, it seems that the impeachment of the imperial decree is not Gu Yue, but Xue himself? .

The Xue family guarded Liaodong in the past dynasties. The ancestor Pingyang Jungong had almost no defeat in the east and west wars throughout his life. The book was presented to General Zuo Xiaowei and the governor of Youzhou. Emperor Gaozong personally had fun to celebrate his achievements; The Khitan made outstanding achievements repeatedly, once he was promoted to General Zuo Yulin, in charge of the guards of the capital, and was restored to the title of Duke of Pingyang; in this way, when it was handed down to Jiedu envoy Xue Yu, his martial arts remained undiminished.

It's a pity that as the brilliance of his ancestors faded, Xue Yu found that he had gradually become an old man forgotten by the court. Youzhou, which he insisted on, was actually just a stepping stone for the princes and nobles to make achievements and become famous.

To be more specific, in recent years the imperial court has sent several generals to attack Khitan one after another, but Xue Yu was not the main general. to go, he can not accept, he is not willing.

In addition, the relationship between Khitan and the imperial court ebbs and flows like the tides. One day, if you are afraid of being beaten, you will pay tribute, and tomorrow you will be rebellious and civil strife when you are courageous. Shen means.

What is means?As soon as the court came and intervened, they went into battle in a serious manner and won tens of thousands of victories. As soon as the court left and turned around, they drank and slept, and returned the seized land sporadically.

In this way, no matter who it is, if you want to come to Youzhou, you must first recognize Xue's family. 14 years ago, before the Tubo rebellion broke out, General Sun of Dingyuan was dispatched to Youzhou to change the military power. When Xue Yu retreated to Yingzhou and was isolated and helpless, he issued a secret order to arrest General Zheng. Feng waited and waited for orders, resulting in the defeat of the war, the fall of Yingzhou, and the return of Sun's horse leather shrouded in corpses.

In the first month of last year, when Li Yingyi, king of Xin'an County, attacked Khitan and touched the border of Youzhou, Xue Yu once again let the chief official Zhao Zhang secretly stir up troubles, trying to steal military merits; Xue Yu, on the other hand, took advantage of the old situation in the imperial court, Xu Jiping, the son of Xue Jin, Xu Yushi Zhongcheng, as a Jinshi, thinking of it as a kindness; before the Xuanzheng was announced, Shangshu Province used brave men to contact Youzhou Jinzuo Academy, and recruited local people. Xue Yu instructed Xue Jin Arrange confidantes to enter the propaganda mission, and closely monitor the whereabouts of the group...

It's just that Xue Yu didn't expect that Junwang Li didn't move yet, and the embroidered champion who was just a few years old stepped on his joints every step of the way.One is to cut first and then play, and promise the road of smooth progress to the governor Wu next door, and draw the salary from the bottom of the pot; Follow the road of smelting iron and steel, and get a thorough understanding of the weapons and forces of various towns, forts, and checkpoints.

"You, tell the truth." Xue Yu's wrinkled hand stroked the arm carved with unicorn patterns inch by inch, and his voice was deep and hoarse, "Yuguan has been guarded for six months. If you, Uncle Zheng, take the initiative to attack , can you send back a good news?"

Xue Jing knelt down on one knee: "Father!" Xue Yu said: "This memorial to impeach the Xuanzheng envoy was approved by the Supreme Being, signed by more than a dozen officials from the three provinces, and it was completed in one day. What do you know? The last trust of my family, if Yuguan is defeated, the land of Liaodong will no longer be able to hang the tiger flag, and I will die to apologize."

The wind mixed with snow, poured into the hall, and the flames were dying, and suddenly dimmed.

Xue Jing trembled: "Father, I am willing to die for you." Xue Yuchang sighed, propped himself up, and nodded: "Okay, it is good to have this loyalty, so that Zheng Qinfeng will lead the cavalry to attack immediately, Anyway, send back a good news, I have my own way to persuade the Supreme to retreat." Xue Jing said: "Yes, I will follow Yifu's order!"

A snowfall lasted for ten consecutive days, and the tops of the Xieshan Mountains around the building were covered with white blankets, leaving only nine ridges exposed to the wind blades, standing out like dead snakes.In the stables, the snow covered the knees of the horses; in the official offices, the snow flooded to the front of the steps; when people went out, they had to wrap their whole bodies in fur, otherwise, it would only take a moment to stand up into icicles.

Ever since he moved into the embassy, ​​Su An didn't say a word. He knew that struggling was useless. He had to wait for the land mission to arrive and see Wang Tingfu and Guo Yi before he could contact Governor Wu.So, in the face of Xue Jing's surveillance, he only hugged his pipa tightly, and went through the market in the fairing period time and time again, and went to the teaching workshop to learn Xiqin and Saibei tunes.

He didn't want to be sold as a cow or a horse.

That day, as soon as he crossed the threshold, he heard a generous and mournful ancient Yanzhao song.Although the song is a palace tune, it is melancholy and majestic, and there is always a voice in the melody, like weeping or complaining, like the sigh of an old man, and it stretches for thousands of miles, reverberating vigorously.

Si Le from the Jiaofang came out to greet him, bowed his head and bowed his head, with a humble posture: "Thank you, I have met Xue Canjun, Mr. Su." Following the custom, Su An got to know the musicians one by one, and then went to the wing room to warm his hands, one by one. Pick an instrument, pick a person.

"Xie Sile, sit down." Su An took off his cloak, rubbed his hands, smiled, persuaded Xue Jing to take off his hard helmet, and said, "In the song just now, there is an instrument that looks like a human voice. I want to meet and see."

Xie Yan nodded, and asked Le Tong to carry a simple and simple two-stringed xylophone.After Le Tong's school was over, Xie Yan went to battle in person, put the qin on his thigh, controlled the string with his left hand, and took a bamboo piece as a bow with his right hand, and inserted it between the two strings.

Back and forth, I saw the python skin on the side of the piano tube trembling, the vicissitudes of life whistling in the air, Saibei's joys, anger, sorrows and joys, tossing and turning between high and low, especially the few slides at the end, almost reproducing the human voice .

Xie Yan tilted his head and pulled the string, frowning slightly, his breathing followed the back and forth of the bamboo slices.Le Tong explained: "The name of this song is "Dangting Moon". The master is from Yingzhou. He hopes to recover the lost land and return to his hometown. Everyone says Xue Gong..."

Xue Jing tightened his hands holding the helmet, and reprimanded: "Don't talk too much." Su An had no choice but to take a Xiqin, try to sing and knead a few times, and naturally followed the tune, plucking it with his fingertips, seamlessly Into the rhyme.

Le Tong had never left Youzhou City, so he was very surprised when he saw Chang An's fancy fingering for the first time.Su An replied: "No matter where you are from, once you enter Chang'an, you don't care about the region or race. I came here because I was instructed by an expert to visit an old gentleman named Shi Xian. It is said that he was in the past. Thirty miles to the north, Jimi Prefecture and Daizhou."

The sound of the strings stopped abruptly: "Mr. Shi Xian, Mr. Su said, but Yi is lost?" Su An didn't know the details.Xie Yan went on to say: "Yi Shige was originally the leader of the grassland tribe of the Khitan tribe. He loved Laqin. After he surrendered, the imperial court gave him the name Li Shi'an. Now he lives in Daizhou, Jimi Prefecture, which is the hometown of Xue Canjun." Xue Jing said: "Yes. .”

"That's fate." Su An said, "But I'm sincere, I have to learn a few ditties first, and understand the customs and rules, so that my husband won't send me back after I go. I don't think you won't mind joining the army."

Su An has a great understanding of silk music, and his wrists and fingers are also very flexible. He can understand the plucking method by himself. It involves drawing the bow, jumping bow, throwing the bow and so on. It only takes a few strokes of the musician to improve his skills, and he can change his appearance every day. .

Study "One Fate" and trace its blood origin. It is said that a woman rides a green ox cart from the Huanghe River, and a man rides a white horse from the Tuhe River. They meet at the confluence of the two rivers. They fall in love and become husband and wife. Eight recognized ancestors.

From April to August, let the herd chase water and grass, and rush back to the winter pasture in September. Every year, a ceremony of shooting willows and praying for rain is held. medium wicker.

Study "Fu Birth" to understand the love of close relatives in the world. It talks about the gift of rebirth, which takes the twelve zodiac signs as a cycle. In the year of birth, children should wear red belts and pass through Qimu three times to repay the mother's kindness in nurturing.

In this way, Xue Jing's gaze gradually became softer, and it changed every day.That day, Su An was drawing his bow, the snow had stopped, and the setting sun was white.Xue Jing finally opened his mouth and said: "Young Master Su, Fan Yanggang will be rude at the end."

"Mr. Xue is very affectionate. The few places you have seen, the general of Jingsai in Yuyang County, the guard of Baiyangdu, and the leader of Juyongguan are all brothers who escaped arrows with him in a grassland. Mr. Xue is worried that if he leaves, his family will be killed." There is nowhere to rest."

Su An put away his bow and said with a slight smile: "Aren't you going to sell me for a horse? How many horses are they this time?" Xue Jing said: "Secretary Gu is in Jieduying Prison, if you want to see him, if you promise not to talk about it For political affairs, I will let Facao join the army to accommodate." The bowstring trembled in Su An's hand.