The wheels are rolling, raising bursts of sand, from the yellow sand grassland all over the sky in the west, to the rugged mountain roads, and finally frozen in a prosperous, gentle and wealthy town.

Qi Yang lifted the curtain of the car, this was the first time in his two lives that he came to the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty.

It is midsummer at this time, Yanliu painted bridges, wind curtains and emerald curtains, people are coming and going on the street, the city is full of pearls, households are full of Luoqi, tall buildings are row upon row, along this street until you look towards the center of the city, in the distance At the end of the line of sight, the tall and dark area is the majestic imperial palace built in the middle of the capital.

The carriage deftly bypassed the bustling market, and entered a relatively quiet area. The houses and courtyards here were obviously more solemn. Along the way, the mansions of various princes and ministers came in an endless stream, which was dazzling.

"It's almost here." Xie Tingchun suddenly came up and put his arm around Qi Yang's shoulders: "The Xie Mansion is at the end of this road."

Now they are heading from west to east, facing the imperial palace. It is not difficult to imagine how prominent the Xie Mansion is built in the hinterland of the capital.

Qi Yang looked at the scenery outside the car window with emotion, and then at Xie Tingchun who was sitting in such an ordinary carriage. He remembered the scene when he first saw him in Wuyuan Village. At that time, he just thought he was an ordinary kid from a rich family. How could he have thought that he had such a background?

"The Xie family used to be very prominent. My grandfather went through two dynasties, from the official to the first assistant, but now he has retired." Seemingly understanding his eyes, Xie Tingchun smiled slightly, and took the initiative to introduce the situation of the Xie family: "Now Only Dafang’s family lives in the mansion. My father donated a modest official post, which didn’t go well. The second uncle is better. Now the official worships the servant of the household department and builds a mansion outside by himself. The Xie family has long since disappeared. It was a glorious family in the past, but the Holy One still retains a bit of dignity because of his grandfather's old love."

Qi Yang nodded, all he is good at is fighting, the twists and turns of civil servants are not his forte, so it is inconvenient to make more comments.

But from what Xie Tingchun said just now, Qi Yang intuitively tasted something different.

When talking about his own family, he did not use "my family" but said "Xie family". When he mentioned his grandfather and father, he had a little respect for his grandfather and second uncle. He is indifferent and contemptuous on the outside, and seems to have deep conflicts with his family members.

No wonder, Qi Yang thought about it, remembering what Xie Tingchun said about his nickname when we first met him, looking at the solemn but oppressive mansion in front of him, it seemed that there appeared in front of him a tender and lovely little boy, young The scene of losing his mother, being unkind to his father, and being bullied by his half-brother since he was a child, his eyes instantly softened.

Poor boy, it's no wonder Li Nu is so clingy, isn't this the childhood shadow mentioned in "Eppard"?

After patting the young man on the shoulder twice, Qi Yang showed a warm smile: "When we get married in the future, we can live outside, so we don't have to be so tired."

Xie Tingchun's eyes suddenly lit up, and he smiled inexplicably.

"That's right...it's good to have a family."

Just as he was talking, he was already outside the main gate of Xie Mansion in an instant.

"Speaking of which," the carriage stopped slowly, and Xie Tingchun lifted the curtain to look out, then turned his head and smiled casually: "Do you know, brother? In the early years, my grandfather and brother's adoptive grandfather were both civil and military. They are a pair of excellent partners, like brothers and sisters, and they also said... that they want to marry children and in-laws."

"Unfortunately, there are no other girls in our generation except for the second uncle's cousin who married into the Prince's Mansion early." Xie Tingchun suddenly had a huge smile on his face, and jumped off the carriage.

Qi Yang: ...It doesn't look like it's a pity at all.

As he was slandering, Xie Tingchun suddenly lowered his eyes again, and sighed softly, as if there was infinite melancholy lingering in his heart: "I knew that the third generation of the Qi family was actually such a beloved brother. I want to entrust her to be born into a daughter."

Qi Yang: ...Is this something that can be achieved with hard work?

No, wait!

Why, this kid now seems to be sincerely regretting it! ?

After getting off the carriage, Sanwa and others who accompanied Fu Gui went to the arranged yard to place their luggage, while Qi Yang followed in the footsteps of the servants of Xie's mansion and Xie Tingchun, walking around the front hall all the way to the courtyard, and walked for about four years. After entering five times, several people came to a side courtyard. The courtyard was intertwined with pavilions, terraces and pavilions, like a small garden. A small lake was dug out in the middle of the garden. In the lake, several lotus plants stood gracefully and were just about to bloom.

An old man with white beard and hair was sitting on a stone table and chair by the lake, and he was slowly drinking a cup of tea.

"Grandfather." Xie Tingchun stopped not too far away, and gave a slight salute: "This is General Qi from the Longxi Firearms Camp. This time, he is going to Beijing to meet Sheng with his grandson."

The old man stopped and turned around slowly.

For some reason, Qi Yang's muscles all over his body tensed up vigilantly, and he held his breath.

With a grandson like Xie Tingchun with a standard and beautiful face, Xie Honglang will naturally not be hard to see. On the contrary, although he is over seventy years old, he is still straight and energetic, and he looks like an ordinary person.Probably because he has been in a high position for a long time, he is not angry and prestige, and he does not have an aura.

Xie Honglang nodded after hearing this, looked in Qi Yang's direction for a while, and said slowly: "The adopted son of that boy Dashi?"

"Exactly." Qi Yang clasped his fists and replied.

Seeing him admitting, Xie Honglang put away the coercion all over his body, and the gentle mask on his face faded away instantly, revealing a somewhat sincere and kind smile: "He's a good boy, come and show me."

Qi Yang was in a trance, and suddenly found that Xie Honglang's face-changing appearance was [-]% similar to Xie Tingchun's.

He walked forward steadily and sat down beside Xie Honglang. Xie Honglang saw that the young man in front of him was imposing, with an extraordinary appearance, and with his outstanding military achievements, he would not stain the lintel of his old friend, so he nodded in satisfaction, and said casually After asking a few words about where his home is, when he heard that Qi Yang was born in Wuyuan Village, Changshan Prefecture, he raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"It's fate, I'm also from Wuyuan Village." Xie Honglang showed a nostalgic expression: "At that time, Wuyuan Village was not called Wuyuan Village, but Qijia Village. Live next door."

Then Qi Yang suddenly remembered that there is an archway for Jinshi in the village, which seems to be something left by Xie Honglang back then.

"Do it well." Xie Honglang pulled away from the memory, put on that gentle and alienated smile again, and after a few words of encouragement, he picked up the teacup.

Qi Yang understood, and immediately stood up to say goodbye.

When he turned around, the sun just shone between his necks, and there was a green thing hanging from the thick brown-red rope. The lustrous luster flashed in Xie Honglang's sight, and it was fleeting.

Xie Honglang on the stone chair instantly opened his eyelids, revealing a pair of radiant eyes, fixedly staring at the figures of the two young men walking away side by side.

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After resting in Xie's residence for half a day, the next day when it was dawn, all civil and military officials entered the palace one by one to start the morning court, Qi Yang's official position was only fifth rank, let alone a Beijing official, so he had to wait outside the palace with Xie Tingchun.

The battle in Xiangxian County, Longxi Grassland had just come to an end. The civil and military officials first discussed how to deal with the aftermath, and then the topic returned to war or peace.

Emperor Yongjia's face was pale and grey, he looked not only physically weak, but also not in a good mood, he frowned, and said with a stern look: "Lu Aiqing, what do you think?"

A minister came out from the left with thin cheeks and piercing eyes. It was Lu Kan, Xie Tingchun's tutor. He shook his beard and said with a serious expression: "The Yi and Rong countries have bullied me for a long time, and they have repeatedly committed crimes. On the border, the people in the western border are not peaceful, and now they are aggressively attacking the border cities and counties, it is extremely arrogant! I think that we should launch a crusade, recover the Longxi grassland, and completely drive the aliens out of our Great Xia land!"

"Second minister!" Several mainstays of the main combat faction on weekdays stood up to express their agreement.

Emperor Yongjia nodded invisibly, and at this moment, an old man in a crimson robe with a crane pattern stepped out slowly, and said unhurriedly: "The old minister thinks that this matter is inappropriate and needs to be discussed in the long run."

The one who came out was the core figure of the Zhuhe faction, Ge Lao He Xiu. He was the elder of the three dynasties and the emperor's teacher of two generations.Emperor Yongjia had no choice but to respect him a little bit, and his words in the court had always carried weight.

Sure enough, as soon as He Ge's old words fell, most of the courtiers stood up and seconded the proposal.

"I think that rashly going to war is a waste of people and money, and the Longxi grassland is not a fertile soil for cultivation, so it is meaningless to insist on robbing..."

"...The Rong people and the barbarians are all living on horseback. They are brave and good at fighting. Please think again, Your Majesty!"

Listening to the words of these ministers, Emperor Yongjia's face turned bluer and greener, and suddenly he broke out into a violent cough. The white-faced eunuch beside him immediately handed over a veil, and Emperor Yongjia carefully wiped the coughed up blood. There was a complete silence.

"Brave and good at fighting, laboring people and wasting wealth... Indeed." Emperor Yongjia sighed deeply, and suddenly raised his voice: "However, even so, a few days ago, there was a good news from Changshan Mansion. Annihilated at the Huiyang Pass."

After finishing speaking, Emperor Yongjia turned around and nodded slightly at the white-faced eunuch, only to see the eunuch raised his voice, and a shrill voice came from the hall.

"Xuan, general Qi Yang, chief of the Longxi Firearms Battalion, Tongzhi of Changshan Mansion, Xie Tingchun has an audience—"

Two tall and slender young men appeared at the entrance of the main hall. They climbed up the stairs and walked into the hall cautiously to salute: "My humble minister kowtows to the emperor."

There seemed to be a slight smile on Emperor Yongjia's face: "The two lovers are flat. It's been a long time since I saw General Dashi, Qi Yang, how is your father recently?"

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of all civil and military officials in the hall looking at Qi Yang changed immediately.

This time, two officials from the Changshan Mansion, one civil and one military, entered the palace to face the holy man. With his toes, he knew that the holy man had the intention to go west, but the holy man was sick and unable to do what he wanted. All the important affairs of the government were the Qingliu civil servants headed by Mr. He Ge. Even if Emperor Yongjia is the lord of the world, he can't ignore the opinions of the veterans.Not to mention their small fish and shrimps.

Originally, all civil and military officials had already made plans, and even if they were nitpicking, they must show their power to these two petty officials, but I didn't want these two to be more powerful than the other!

This civil official is the eldest grandson of the former Chief Assistant Lord. He was born in Tanhualang. It doesn't matter if you pinch it, the three-inch tongue of a group of civil servants is ready to spray this young general into a sieve.

It's just...how did he become Qi Dashi's son in the blink of an eye?

General Qi Dashi's subordinates included nearly [-]% of the Xia Dynasty's elite army, with the Tiger Talisman in their hands, and he and the elders of He Ge were in a rivalry. , even more prestige has not changed back then——

——This is not a soft persimmon, this is a hard bone!

"Reporting to Your Majesty, father is in very good health!" Qi Yang looked down at a small piece of floor tiles in front of him, his mood was unusually calm, and he replied neither humble nor overbearing.

Seeing his well-behaved manner, Emperor Yongjia seemed to be very happy, stroked his beard and laughed loudly: "Okay! Father Tiger has no dogs, come, tell me and all the ministers, during his tenure in Changshan Mansion, What things did you make? How did these things come in handy at Huiyang Pass?"

"Yes."

Qi Yang replied in a deep voice, and the accompanying eunuch immediately presented a wooden box, Qi Yang opened the wooden box, and took out a dark object from it: "This is the most critical weapon in the battle at Huiyang Mountain Pass, the firecracker."

The officials in the main hall are all Beijing officials. The description of the firecrackers has only been heard in news reports and rumors in the streets and alleys, and they have never seen the real thing. after all.

The well-trained eunuchs in charge directly cleared a fifty-step-long corridor in the main hall, and placed a target at the end, wrapped in a thick armored leather jacket, and Qi Yang loaded the projectile and ignited the fuse, just like that day Demonstrating it to Xie Tingchun, aiming at the target in the distance, "boom", "boom", "boom" is three shots in a row!

For a moment, the hall was filled with smoke, loud noises and flames suddenly exploded in the narrow space, and many weaker civil servants were frightened, and even lost their dignity in front of the hall, screaming out in horror.

The smoke dissipated, only Qi Yang and Xie Tingchun remained unchanged in the hall, even Emperor Yongjia, who had been mentally prepared for a long time, turned pale, and after a while, he waved his hand to signal the eunuch to move the target back.

Looking at the three big black holes on the target in front of them, all civil and military officials fell silent for a while.

"What do you dear friends think...?"

All the ministers seemed to be a little sluggish. At this moment, Xie Tingchun's instructor, Lu Kan, stood up and quickly set up a rhythm. All kinds of compliments were thrown out without money. Qi Yang himself could hardly listen anymore.

"I think that with such a sharp weapon for attacking the city and breaking the formation, and with such eclectic generals as General Qi and Qi, I, Daxia, will regain the country, and this is the day!"

After Lu Kan finished speaking impassionedly, it seemed that the remaining sparks in the air were ignited instantly. The officials of the main combat faction seemed to be celebrating the New Year, and one by one they rushed to start rainbow farts.

"My minister agrees!"

"I am willing to be the supervisor of the army, and do my best to open up the territory of our Great Xia!"

This is what Emperor Yongjia wanted to hear, of course, just as the smiles on the faces of the main fighters and Emperor Yongjia became more and more obvious, He Ge's slow voice sounded again in the hall.

"Your Majesty, I have a few minor questions, and I want to ask General Xiaoqi for advice."

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Those who try to challenge the limits of biology will win the day Xie

And what grandfather discovered, you must all know, hehehe

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