Tang riddles

Li Jinyue was dressed in silver light armor, standing on the high platform built of logs with the big sword at her waist, watching the soldiers below practicing the Mo Dao. She couldn't help admiring the solemn and neat military appearance.The Xue family army has been famous for more than 40 years, and its reputation is really well-deserved.

"How about it, princess, my Modao camp is not bad." A young general in his early twenties stood beside her. The young general in white robes and silver armor had a horizontal knife tied to his waist and a beautiful sword on his back. The long red tassel on the helmet is particularly dazzling.

Li Jinyue sighed helplessly and said:

"General Xue's Modao Battalion is really good. The military discipline is strict and the orders are strictly prohibited. The soldiers are all vigorous and vigorous. Jin Yue admires them."

"Hey, the princess congratulates me." The young general in white robe was very proud. The young man with a mustache had resolute lines, strong eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth fluttered, showing arrogance all over his body.

Li Jinyue was speechless for a moment, stepped off the high platform, and walked to the camp on the other side of the training ground.

"Oh? Where are you going, princess? Wait for me."

Sure enough, it entangled like brown sugar.This damned Xue Song, can he stop for a moment.Li Jinyue secretly slandered in her heart.

Li Jinyue pursed her lips tightly, did not answer, and walked quickly.Now her expression clearly expressed her impatience.But this is the Northland, surrounded by rough men, not as sensitive and careful as the officials and nobles in Chang'an and Luoyang. These people's skins have been blown by the icy northwest wind for many years, and their roughness and thickness are comparable to city walls. I've beaten you, scolded me, scolded me, whatever I say, just to pester you, Li Jinyue has really lost her temper.

Xue Song smirked behind her, still talking about how to invite Li Jinyue to drink Fan Yang's strongest wine at night.He had been nagging Li Jinyue about this wine for several days, and Li Jinyue avoided it if he could, so naturally he would not go to his appointment.This kid is not as tall as Li Jinyue, and he can't beat Li Jinyue, he is very weak.Even if Li Jinyue wants to marry, she must marry a man stronger than herself, just like Xiao Balang.

To put it bluntly, she looked down on Xue Song.

Through the camp, she walked all the way to the Gongyue army camp.At this moment, behind the tent not far away, a group of patrolling soldiers came out, and the general at the head was also a young man in his twenties.Wearing the standard armor of the Tang Army's captaincy level, there is a big sword tied to his waist.Tall, handsome, with a temperament as sharp as a sword.He raised his eyes to see Li Jinyue walking towards him, he was stunned for a moment, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"Princess!" He called out loudly, and saluted from afar: "Cui Pan sees the princess and the governor!"

Li Jinyue raised her forehead: Uh!Cui Shiba!Bad luck.

When Xue Song saw Cui Pan behind him, he immediately became furious like a rooster seeing his own kind entering his territory.A few strides passed Li Jinyue, stopped in front of her, and shouted at Cui Pan:

"Cui Shiba, bring your regiment over to report to Captain Ben!"

"Bah! Xue San, you are not my captain, why should I report to you?" Cui Pan spat and shouted provocatively.

The military system of the Tang Dynasty, the local grassroots military unit is the Zhechong Mansion, and each mansion has one Captain Zhechong and two Captains Guoyi, governing four to six regiments, each regiment has about 300 to 50 people, and the highest commander is the regiment battalion Captain.Each regiment governs two brigades, and the supreme commander is the brigade commander.Each brigade has two teams, each with [-] people, and the highest officer is the team leader.The team is leading five Shichang (also known as Huochang), and Shichang has two corporal leaders under him.

Xue Song's military rank to Captain Guoyi was the Deputy Captain of Fan Yang Zhechong's Mansion, in charge of the Vanguard Infantry Battalion and Modao Regiment Battalion of Fan Yang's Zhechong Mansion Army of Xue's Army.As for Cui Pan's military rank to the regiment battalion school lieutenant, he belonged to another deputy captain of Fan Yang Zhechong's mansion. The regiment under him was the light cavalry regiment battalion, which was not under Xue Song's management.

Although Xue Song is one level higher for the time being, Cui Pan has fought bravely and made many military exploits. He has already accumulated enough military exploits to be promoted, but there is no suitable position for him for the time being, so he is delayed.So Xue Song used his official position to suppress Cui Pan on weekdays, but he would never accept it.

Li Jinyue felt a headache when she saw these two "difficult brothers and sisters". When they met on a narrow road and were about to make a difference, Li Jinyue turned around and went in another direction.

However, Cui Pan's sharp eyes saw that Li Jinyue was about to slip away, so he quickly chased after her.Wherever Xue Song was willing to give way, he also pursued closely.Li Jinyue simply ran away, and the two men were even more enthusiastic, and they also chased after them.

Li Jinyue gritted her teeth with hatred, wishing she could draw her sword and chop off these two tired men.It's a pity that she can't. If she really does such a thing, let alone how the saint will treat her, she will not be able to please her first in Youzhou, where tigers and wolves surround her.

Fortunately, Li Jinyue's kung fu was not in vain, just by running, she could kill the two men behind her.She ran a long circle around the military camp that stretched for several miles, and almost died of running away from these two men who regarded themselves as big men and refused to admit defeat.When she ran back to the Gongyue army camp, the two men were already panting like dogs and sweating profusely. Although they were not thrown off, half of their lives were gone.

Li Jinyue let out a long breath, took a breath, and then walked into the Gongyue Army camp without haste.

"Princess... wait... a moment..." Cui Pan shouted from behind.

Li Jinyue turned around and said coldly: "I still have military affairs, what's the matter with Captain Cui, let's talk about it another day."

Cui Pan refused to let go, and stepped to enter the gate of the Gongyue army barracks. The two female guards guarding the gate immediately crossed their spears and blocked his way.

"Gongyue army camp! Men are not allowed to enter without invitation!" Two female guards said majestically.

Cui Pan knew the rules, but he didn't take it seriously.But he was also afraid that he would really annoy Li Jinyue, and he didn't dare to offend him too much, so he had to stop.

"Princess, in a few days, there will be a grand Eid al-Adha in Fanyang, and many ethnic people who believe in the Great Food Cult will come out to have a carnival. I want to invite the princess to play together. I don't know what the princess wants?"

Big food religion?Li Jinyue thought about it for a while, and remembered that this is a new religion, which was also introduced from the Western Regions. It first came from the sea, spread in the south of the Lingnan area, and then went north.However, it has spread rapidly, and in recent years, more and more people believe in this religion.In addition, there are also many people who believe in this religion in Huihe area. Fanyang local ethnic groups live together, especially Huihe and Sogdians. It is no wonder that this church is so prosperous in Fanyang.

Now Li Jinyue would be sensitive as long as she heard words related to religion, even if it had nothing to do with cults.After thinking about it, she decided to take a look, maybe she would find something, so she nodded and said:

"Okay, then you will come to me."

Cui Pan was overjoyed, but Xue Song quit.The one who yells must fight Cui Pan one-on-one, and whoever wins can go shopping with Li Jinyue that day.Cui Pan refused, Xue Song provoked, and the two "roosters" fought again.Li Jinyue was so tired that she didn't even want to talk to them, so she turned around and walked deep into the camp.She walked around a tent and stopped suddenly, startled.

"Yuhuan?" She saw that Yang Yuhuan was wearing a Hu suit with sword sleeves and lapels, standing behind the tent, staring at her steadily.A fair and beautiful little face has been tanned in the past few days, and it seems to have grown a lot taller.But those extremely beautiful eyes are still crystal clear and bright. When she stares at people steadily, she can see the depth of her pure eyes, a kind of helplessness and dependence that makes people feel distressed.

"Are you going out with Cui Shiba..." She pouted, looking very unhappy.

"Hmm...you heard that." Li Jinyue said.

"I...I'm going too," she said.

"Okay, I'll take you there then." Li Jinyue smiled. She was a child after all, and she couldn't control herself when it came to playing.

"You...can you stop leaving the gate of the Gongyue barracks, why don't we train our own soldiers?" Yang Yuhuan said.

"Silly boy, I was originally assigned by the saint to serve in the Xue family's army, and I have to go to the post every day. Besides, I also really want to know the internal facts of the Xue family's army. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." Li Jinyue stepped forward, habitually He raised his hand to touch the top of her forehead.

"Then, I also want to go to military training with you," she said.

"Girl, don't mess around, stay in the camp obediently, and let the aunts and sisters teach you reading and kung fu, isn't it good?" Li Jinyue sighed, this girl has been so clingy for some reason recently.I don't know how many times I have mentioned this to her just now, Li Jinyue refused, but she never gave up.

Yang Yuhuan lowered her head and stopped talking.She wanted to say, you can go to military training, why can't I?You said that girls cannot enter the male barracks, aren't you a woman?But Yang Yuhuan can't say it, she knows, how can she compare with the princess, the princess joined the army at the age of 14, and has already accumulated enough prestige for [-] years, no one will treat her as an ordinary woman, she is the Tang Dynasty one of the generals.But she is not, Yang Yuhuan is nothing, she is just a weak girl who depends on others.

"I don't like them..." she murmured.

"I don't like it either." Li Jinyue smiled.

Yang Yuhuan still bowed her head in silence.

Li Jinyue sighed, took her hand, and said:

"Let's go, I should be hungry."

Yang Yuhuan secretly clenched her fists.

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On the fifth day of August, the sky in Fanyang was a little gray, and it seemed that rain clouds were gathering. It seemed that the last rainstorm of this hot summer was coming.

On this day, Fan Yangya shop opened for business at the beginning of Chen as usual.As soon as the partition of the dental shop was removed, a middle-aged man with a cowardly appearance walked in.This person is wearing a Hu suit made of high-quality fabrics, with exquisite stitching and neat stitches. At first glance, it is a good job in the hands of a senior embroiderer.In addition, the belt around his waist, the golden knife and dagger he carried around, and the huge emerald ring on his finger all proclaimed the identity of this person as a rich man.It's just that this person is hunched over, with a thin face, dark skin, and twinkling eyes. He looks extremely wretched and timid, which doesn't match his clothes and makes people uncomfortable.

The guy came forward and asked:

"Guest officer? What's your need? I, Fan Yang Dental Shop, can do it for you, shop shop, find a house, buy slaves, lead a business, and you will be satisfied."

"Buy... buy slaves..." the man said in a weak voice, looking around as he spoke, as if he was afraid that others would hear him.

The man frowned and asked again:

"What kind of slaves are you looking for? Male or female, strong or careful, whatever job you do, we have it all."

"Women... don't do any work, just... sleep with me..."

The guy was stunned for a moment, and then he became angry: "Guest officer, you have found the wrong place. If you want to meet a prostitute, please go out and turn right to the brothel."

"No, no, no..." The man quickly waved his hands, his expression became earnest, "I just want to buy a slave who can sleep with me, I can't go to a brothel."

The fellow saw that he seemed to have something to hide, his eyes flickered twice, and he said:

"You come with me."

The guy took him to the back hall, where he met An Lushan, the shopkeeper who was on duty today.At that time, An Lushan was sitting on a large beard bed, preparing to enjoy his morning food, and the table was full of food.Suddenly seeing the buddy bring someone in, he looked a little worried.

"Treasurer An, a guest officer asked us to accompany/sleep with the maid, please take a look." The guy gave An Lushan a look,

Hearing this, An Lushan frowned.He was obese, and he couldn't stand up for a while when he was trapped in the beard bed.He called the wretched man to sit down and said to him:

"Tell me, what's going on? It's not that you want to buy a companion/sleeping servant."

"It's me, it's me..." The wretched man broke out in sweat.

"This is the first time you come to Fanyang? You don't go out to inquire about it. Is our Fanyang Dental Shop being deceived at will? Make it clear that we will do business with you. Otherwise, not only will the business fail, but you will also suffer. " An Lushan picked up the hot flax cake on the plate, opened his mouth to bite down, and ate it deliciously.

The wretched man swallowed a mouthful of saliva, hesitated for a while, and said:

"It's true that I didn't want to buy it. I bought it on behalf of our master. Our master married a shrew, and he was not allowed to touch him. Not only that, the master was not allowed to find other women, and he was not allowed to go to brothels. The hostess has a lot of power in her family, and many slaves were brought in as a dowry. They only listened to her orders and stared at our master all day long. The master couldn't hold back, so he had to let me sneak out and buy him a female servant to relieve his boredom. Shopkeeper An, I didn't either The way, the master thinks this is too shameful and won't let me tell. I can only lie and claim that I want to buy it myself. You must not stop my business, otherwise I will not be able to explain to the master. The whole Fan Yang, there is only You dare to do our business here." The wretched man begged.

When An Lushan heard it, he was happy.Knowing it well, he said:

"It's from the Dandong family in the south of the city."

The wretched man smiled awkwardly, as an admission.

"Come on, I've done your business. Tell me, what is your master's request, please explain in advance, my price is not cheap."

"The master wants...a maidservant with a pretty face and delicate hands and feet. It doesn't have to be very beautiful, and it's better not to attract attention. She has some skills, can pretend to be an embroiderer, is smarter, and goes in and out of the house on weekdays without being suspected. The master will know Arrange a private meeting with her in the mansion."

"Hehe...the requirements are quite high." An Lushan paused, sneered, and said.He took another bite of the flax cake, grabbed the golden cup and drank half a cup of butter tea, stood up, patted his round belly, and a sly light flashed in his eyes.

"Come with me, I'll take you to choose, lest your master is dissatisfied."

He personally brought the wretched man to the cell where the servants were held, bypassed the stinking cages of the lowly servants, and came to a slightly cleaner single cell.The prisoners here are all slaves of some status in the past, both male and female, all of them are good-looking and have a good temperament.

"They're all literate, high-ranking servants in other people's families, you pick one."

The wretched man looked at it for a long time, and finally chose a woman with a handsome appearance and a plump figure.An Lushan chuckled and said:

"You do have some vision."

As soon as he raised his hand, the guy behind him handed a piece of paper in front of him.

"Learn and read. It is clearly written in the deed. She will be kept by us temporarily, and you will arrange her residence. When the time comes, we will bring her to the residence, and we will pay both money and goods."

The wretched man waved his hands again and again: "It's up to you to arrange this residence. Anyway, she only needs to go to the mansion for a private meeting. Our master doesn't care where she lives outside. We will pay three times the price of her residence."

An Lushan touched the beard on his chin contemptuously, and said:

"Okay, okay." He ordered the person to change the deed, and the wretched man confirmed it again, and left Fan Yangya with the deed.This deed is only a contract for the delivery process, and the deed of prostitution of the servant girl is still on An Lushan's side.

An Lushan tightened his belt, and said to the guy next to him:

"Send someone to follow him, this person is weird."

"Here."

However, an hour later, the follower came back and said that the wretched man disappeared in the back alley of Dandong's house in the south of the city.An Lushan thought for a moment, and temporarily dispelled his doubts.

At that time, in the back hall of Changfeng Hall, Shen Sui painstakingly tore off the masked human skin on his face, straightened his waist, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"How?" Zhang Ruohan, dressed in men's clothing, made a cup of tea for her and asked with a smile.

"I'm hooked." Shen Sui smiled.

The author has something to say: don't worry, the plot is slowly unfolding, and there will be many things that should be explained clearly.