Crown Sword

To the south of the Dahei River is the tomb of Zhaojun, the concubine of the Ming Dynasty. The vegetation on the tomb is evergreen all the year round, so it is also called Qingzhong.

Chao Chen took out the picture scrolls and compared them. From a distance, the scorching sun was shining in the sky, and the tomb was solemn, which indeed matched the image of the portrait left by Gong Yangqi, but what is the purpose of Feng Duo indicating this place?Gong Yangyue got off his horse consciously, and asked around with others, but this time, he was lucky enough to not ask any useful words. Finally, he had to buy some joss sticks, and went back to the tomb with his companions, planning to Worship respectfully.

"Why did you come here!"

Hearing the shouts, several people turned their heads more or less subconsciously, but none was more active than Chang An, for no other reason than that the voice and accent were familiar, not Xianbei dialect, but standard Luoyang dialect——

"Feng Gong! Uncle Wu'an!"

"Daguan?"

Two men came forward from behind, with dark and yellow skin, both dressed as herdsmen and farmers, one was older with long beards, the other was in his prime, muscular and powerful.As soon as they waved, they called out to many people, all of whom were unfamiliar faces. Chang An called people next to each other until his mouth was dry.

"Daguan, why are you here?" The man named Wu'an casually greeted him.

Before Chang An could speak, Yan took a step forward and nodded in greeting.The man seemed to have recognized the son of the Xingtai Shangshu family. Seeing that there were many people in the nearby rivers and lakes, and there were many people coming and going, he didn't say any more, but nodded tacitly in return.

"Hello Uncle Wu'an!"

Shuanglimen has always done a good job in front work, regardless of Sanqi 21, first yelled sweetly twice, the man looked like a juicy girl, and when he met the old man next to him, they all laughed kindly, and praised: "Who's here?" Your girl is so lovely!"

Hearing this, Shuang Li proudly puffed up her chest, while Chang An took advantage of the situation and said, "Let me introduce to you... this is Mr. Chao, this Miracle Doctor Cui, this..."

When Gongyangyue was introduced, the smile on Wu'an's face suddenly stopped.

"What?" Chang An has always been sensitive to emotions. When he sees something strange, his palms are sweating, because he is afraid that his fellow villagers will not give face to his friends, and he is also afraid that his friends will look down on his fellow villagers.

Wu'an looked around, shook his head slightly, and whispered: "I just think this young man looks familiar, he is philosophical, you just said his surname is Yang?"

"No, no, it's Gongyang with a double surname."

"Look at my poor ears!" Wu'an nodded at Gongyangyue, his eyes full of guilt, "This surname is rare, but I'm an old man who is ignorant and ignorant, so please don't blame me." Gongyangyue didn't care much, while the others I didn't take it to heart, I just thought that I had heard the gossip in the world.

Once he mentioned his first and last name, he was considered an acquaintance. Chang An no longer held back, but went elsewhere, pointing to the few fellow villagers who followed him, and said, "Why are you here?"

"I didn't know the concubine Ming's suffering in the past, but now I know that she understands the righteousness." Feng Gong answered quickly, stroking his beard, saying that they used to come here to worship here every year. Grass, scrubbing tombstones, and offering some joss sticks and paper money are also good, but I never thought that the number of people has increased year by year, and every time they come, these things have already been done by others.

Chang An found it strange, and talked and laughed, saying that he had never known such a custom before.Wu'an joked that he had become an idiot when he studied, he was obsessed with academics, and he didn't hear out of the window.

At this moment, some people gathered behind him.

Among the people who came one after another, there were many people with a little ink, and they recited some prose by themselves. Feng Gong couldn't understand it, so he asked Chang An to help listen to what the nearby detainees were talking about.

Chao Chen listened attentively, and answered casually: "It's the "Wang Ming Jun's Ci" written by Shi Chong, and some people are talking about the bridge passages in "Xijing Miscellaneous Notes" that the painter made a mistake."

"It's true, I just heard that 'Zhaohua is not enough to be happy, sweetness and autumn grass are in harmony' (Note 1)." Chang An was stunned.

Wu'an turned to the south, and sighed: "The world is like the flowers in the morning, people are as cheap as autumn grass, I can't forget Hanguan, and I have to go back." Gongyangyue looked at him and found that he was quietly wiping the tears in his eyes with a towel, but he didn't know it for a while. Is this person singing about the concubine Ming, or is he implying something else.

Perhaps Chang An had a quarrel with his mother before he left for this long journey, and the chatter went around and back to business. After all, the villagers, Wu'an and Feng Gong all urged him to go back and admit his mistake, and don't teach his mother to worry.Chang An thought about it, although he was a bit reluctant, but he should go home due to emotion and reason, so he called Gong Yangyue and others to stay with them for a while.

There was really no place to stay in Shengle City. When she heard that someone was playing host to her, Shuang Li was the most active.Gongyangyue thinks it's okay to go, after all, there is nothing to be gained from the Zhaojun Tomb, maybe he can try to look up the fourth picture, so that someone can ask questions, and he can find out about Li Zhouyang's news.

The village where Changan lives is surrounded by clouds in front and Dingxiang in the back, and it is not far from Shengle City, so it can be called a treasure land with thoroughfare.The reason why it is called a village is because the people here rarely live in rugs, but they still build houses that are difficult to dismantle and relocate as in the south, with distinct layers and a significant pattern.

As soon as you enter the village, you can wear anything. There are a lot of Hu clothes, as well as Han clothes. It's not uncommon to mix and match them, so that if you don't open your mouth, you can't tell where your ancestors are from.

The road was bumpy, Chang An originally wanted to invite everyone to drink tea on the dam in front of the house, but thinking of his mother's weird temper, he was afraid that his face would make people laugh, so he went home first to make some arrangements, and then called Feng Gong and Wu An Uncle helps to play tricks on the ear, and asks Yan to lead the five people to hang out nearby.

Yancai has also been to this place many times, and the villagers are familiar with each other, and he also serves as half of the master, so he leads him to walk around the pasture at will.

The boundary of the grassland is followed by several undulating valleys, in which the five-cornered maple grows. In order to lock the scarce water under the sandy soil of the grass, the trees are lower than other places, and the leaves are staggered, yellow and green. When viewed from a distance, they look like clusters bud.It is said that after the white dew, the color of the patches changes, red like chicken blood, orange like flying sand, more colorful.

When literati and poets open their mouths, they don't chant poems, but also chant history.

Yancai should belong to this category. After walking less than five steps, he couldn't stay idle anymore. He waved his sleeves and pointed to the distance, and said leisurely: "After riding a horse for dozens of miles, it is the former parachutist Li Guang who rushed to Mobei. It is a pity that the soldiers who led the army to go out in the battle, after that battle, the Sri Lankan people killed themselves with swords, and a hundred years later, the wind and rain eroded it, and now there is only a dilapidated small earthen platform that no one remembers."

"The parachute you mentioned, why did he kill himself?" Shuang Li couldn't understand, "Did he do something wrong?"

Yan Cai was stunned, but he didn't know what to say. It was wrong to say that Li Guang lost his way and missed the military plane, but the fault was not entirely his fault. Whether he was making jokes in a superficial way, or talking about his family and country in a profound way, he couldn't make up his mind for a while——

That was the fourth year of Yuanshou in the Han Dynasty.

Li Guang wrote a letter pleading to join the war, and the former general who was awarded the title went out to fight. When he arrived on the fortress, the general Wei Qing joined the team and surrounded him from the east road. However, the east road was long and dangerous, and there was no water and food. Li Guang refused and argued with Wei Qing After no results, he could only take orders. Unfortunately, in the end, he suffered from no guide to lead the way. The army lost its way and did not respond for a long time, causing the enemy leader to flee.

When reporting military information and debating merits, Li Guang didn't want to implicate his lieutenants, and he didn't want to be verbally criticized by officials, so he finally chose to commit suicide and apologize. (Note 2)

"Even if he was good in the Battle of Mobei, can a sixty-year-old man really die well?" Gong Yangyue said suddenly, as if he was treating others for himself, and his tone was very worried and indignant.

Both Yan Cai and Chao Chen were stunned, only Shuang Li was still confused, and said to himself: "Why not? Isn't he a very powerful general? But that's right, I haven't heard anything about him, Marquis Changping And Champion Hou, I know, hey, why don't you continue talking?"

"Li Guang lived in the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion and fought against the Xiongnu, but he failed to become a marquis and a prime minister." Chao Chen rubbed Shuang Li's head, and the latter let out an "oh", although it was a pity, but it was nothing more than that .

Gongyang Yue couldn't help frowning when he heard it.

On the other side, Yancai has a completely different attitude towards this point of view. He has rarely been an official, and his official career has been successful, and he has not been underappreciated. It's not like: "To be honest, when it comes to military talent, the parachutist is only second-rate compared to Zhiwei and Huo, and it's just that the experience makes people feel sympathetic."

Immediately, a strong hostility broke out between the two, Shuang Li and Chao Chen were beside them, looking puzzled.

"If it's just sympathy, how could Tai Shigong praise him 'Peaches and plums don't say anything, and the world is self-made'?"

"I think Brother Gongyang is quite upset about this, but his ambition has not been rewarded, and he has no way to repay it. Have you ever thought that if you really have ambitions and no time, why not find another way?"

At the beginning, Gong Yangyue really couldn't bear the grievance and resentment of the past few years, so she fought verbally and refused to back down, adding to the fact that she had a grudge against Chao Chengao because of a glance at him earlier, so she was even more verbal, but it was heard Yancai asked the last question, and seeing his fixed eyes, as if there was something in his words, he suddenly calmed down again.

"How to find another way?" Gongyang Yue provoked.

Yancai cupped his hands and said with a slight smile: "My father sent troops to besiege Dai County for Emperor Zhaocheng back then, and he had to go out to assist Emperor Zhaocheng. At that time, he may not have been fair, but Emperor Zhaocheng was lenient and benevolent, and treated him with courtesy. My father has devoted himself to this for decades. Even Isn’t it a good story to assist the young master after the country’s subjugation?” He paused for a moment, then said again, “If you have knowledge and talents, why bother to stick to mediocrity? .”

Gong Yangyue looked at each other coldly and didn't speak.

Shuang Li tugged at Chao Chen's sleeve, and whispered, "What charades are they playing? Aren't they talking about parachutists? Why are they talking about Bole again? Oh! Brother Yan has taken a fancy to Lao Yue and wants to persuade him Stay in Daiguo?"

"It's not like that," Chao Chen shook his head, "I think it's like a test."

Yancai looked over, the two immediately stopped whispering, then he cupped his hands, only said to take a step ahead, to see if Changan's place is ready.After he left, Shuang Li pursed her lips, feeling bored, it happened that Cui Tanfeng and Qiao Min were chatting with the shepherd not far away about how to tame horses, and she felt itchy to see her, so she ran over quickly.

Gong Yangyue stayed where he was, and suddenly patted Chao Chen on the shoulder: "Fortunately, he didn't have any ideas for you."

It is only now that Gongyangyue can be sure that Yancai and Chao Chen have a happy conversation again because they share similar interests, and the person he is interested in from the beginning to the end is himself.On the night of Wudinghe's drunkenness, what Chao Chen said was not coincidental, Yancai did pay attention all the time, but he was different from Chang Daguan's fragility and sensitivity, his careful attention was not all with his eyes.

What does this Yancai want to do?

Farther away, two hunters used local materials to make arrow shafts, and then polished arrow clusters on stones to assemble them into shapes. Finally, they took out their longbows and pulled them hard to test the accuracy of the arrows.

As soon as the string was released, the long arrow flew away and missed the running and jumping rabbit, but plunged into the stone instead.

Chao Chen, who was perplexed by Gongyangyue's words, suddenly woke up, and hurriedly touched the picture scroll he was carrying with him: "I thought of what it was, the fourth picture, Li Guang went hunting, suspected stones turned into tigers, shot through stones and died arrowhead!"

He raised his hand and unfolded the leather roll.

At this time, someone on the dam was holding a hoe, a shovel, and an axe, and waved his arms and shouted: "Come and help, people from the Dugu Department are here, and they are blocking the entrance of the village to make troubles, hurry to the town!"

The Dugu Tribe is one of the major tribes in the Dai Kingdom, and the people here are plain-headed commoners who have settled down. How dare they challenge it like this, I'm afraid something will happen.Shuangli hurriedly went to look for Yancai, while Qiao Min and Cui Tanfeng had already rushed over and asked Gongyangyue for advice: "Dugu Department? Let's go and have a look too."

Chao Chen had no choice but to put away the leather roll and followed the flow of people closely, but turned around after running two steps, and found that Gong Yangyue was running at the speed of crushing ants, looking at this expression, he was a little hesitant, as if he was unwilling to step into the muddy water.

Yes, they have enough burdens on them.

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Note 1: Quoted from "Wang Mingjun Ci"

Note 2: For detailed records, please refer to "Historical Records"