Looking at the mountains and rivers

At night, Wei Changxuan still slept with Yang Yan on the same bed, they had been doing this for the past few months, and Luo Lan didn't stop him when he knew about it.One is that the bed is spacious, and the two of them are not crowded when they sleep, and the other is that princes and princes often have such personal guards. For the convenience of guarding, they can share the bed with the master.

Wei Changxuan settled Yang Yan first, and then he was about to lie down when he heard the sound of the door being pushed, and it was Luo Lan who walked in.In her hand was a crow-blue beaded brocade gown with dark patterns, which was just sewing under the lamp, and she beckoned to Wei Changxuan: "Come and try it on, see if it fits."

Wei Changxuan never expected that she was sewing clothes for himself, so he climbed out of the bed in a daze, and then Lorraine took the robe and compared it to him, nodded slightly and said, "It's really good, this piece of brocade It's a new material this year. I think the color is a bit darker. It's not suitable for the young master. You have grown a lot these days, and most of the old clothes can't be worn. If you wait until summer to buy clothes, you will have to wait too long , let’s just wear this one first.”

The neckline of the crow green brocade robe was embroidered with silver silk thread. Wei Changxuan looked in the mirror after putting it on, and he felt much more refreshed.With a youthful heart, he was naturally overjoyed when he got new clothes suddenly, and then said embarrassedly: "Aunt Luolan, I am just a servant in the mansion, so wearing such expensive clothes, isn't it good?"

Luo Lan stretched out his hands to retie his hair, and straightened his clothes. He looked at him carefully for a while, and there was a hint of admiration in his eyes: "Brother Wei was born well, you can show your dignity by wearing this," she suddenly said. Thinking of something, he pursed his lips and said, "Fortunately, we don't have many maids in the yard, otherwise they would all look at you, a beautiful young man, and I'm afraid it will cause trouble in the future."

Wei Changxuan probably understood what she meant by "chaos", he blushed immediately, and turned his head to look at Yang Yan pretending nothing happened.Unexpectedly, Yang Yan was not asleep, he opened his eyes slightly, and looked in the direction of talking, his expression seemed a little dazed.

When the lights in the room were turned off and it was pitch black, Yang Yan asked softly, "Wei Changxuan, what do you look like?"

Hearing this question unexpectedly, Wei Changxuan was inexplicably amused: "I look like you, I have two eyes, a nose and a mouth, what's so strange about it?"

Yang Yan was silent in the dark, and then sighed softly: "I always hear people say that you are good-looking," he counted slowly, "Loran said so, and the servants in the yard also said so, Last time at the Flower Festival, Second Brother's maids were secretly saying that Wei Changxuan was really good-looking."

Wei Changxuan never knew that there was such a discussion behind the back of the palace. He was both funny and helpless: "What's the use of a good-looking man, maybe he will cause trouble." He remembered that he was almost hired by Emperor Yong'an before. Regarding the matter of Yanting, he sighed again, "It will cause a lot of trouble."

He thought that this passage would stop here, but Yang Yan faced his direction and sighed faintly: "I really want to see what you look like."

What he said made Wei Changxuan's heart sour for no reason. He thought for a while, and suddenly said: "Yexi, didn't I say that I will show you what you can't see." He stretched out his hand and grabbed Yang Yan Put your hands on your face, "Just touch it and you will know what I look like."

Yang Yan's hands were a little cold, but very soft. He slowly moved over, touching Wei Changxuan's forehead to the brow bone, and then to the bridge of the nose with his fingertips.He felt the long and slender eyelashes trembling in his palm, like a butterfly that was about to fly. He touched the warm cheeks and lips under the palm back and forth, and there was a voice in his heart that kept repeating: So this is Wei Changxuan, this is what Wei Changxuan looks like.

Wei Changxuan didn't know what he felt in his heart at all, he just felt that these soft little hands made him feel a little itchy, and found it funny, he stretched out his hand and pinched Yang Yan's earlobe: "Yexi, haven't you touched enough?"

Yang Yan couldn't help itching, trembling slightly when he was pinched, couldn't help but laughed softly, blinked his eyes, and asked again: "Then what do I look like?"

"You," Wei Changxuan deliberately stretched out his hand to touch his face, "I have to touch it to know."

His hands are slender and wide, which can almost cover Yang Yan's entire face. He kneaded Yang Yan's cheeks maliciously: "The face is very tender, and the eyes are big. Well, he is really a beautiful young man. He will definitely be able to do it in the future." Marry a beautiful little daughter-in-law."

After he said this, he remembered that Yang Yan couldn't smell the fragrance of rouge, and suddenly felt that his beautiful daughter-in-law was probably not easy to marry.Fortunately, Yang Yan didn't argue with him about this. He had read a lot of books during the day, and he was very tired after laughing at night, and soon fell asleep.

In the following days, Yang Yan was always bored reading in the study, Wei Changxuan was the one who could distract him the most, so during the day he was mercilessly kicked out of the yard by Luo Lan.He doesn't have to work, and it's not an option to wander around all day, but fortunately, the palace is big enough, so he can always find a place for recreation.Wei Changxuan soon discovered that in the pasture on the back mountain, there were many weapons, guns, bows and arrows on display, even more complete than those in the imperial army. This was originally a place for the young master and his companions to practice martial arts, but now there is no one Ask about.

As soon as Wei Changxuan arrived at this pasture, he couldn't help but think of the incident where he was slashed by the knife in Chen Shao's hand that day. A thick horizontal knife, recalling what he learned in the imperial army in the past, chopped and killed the wooden post one by one.

On this day, Wei Changxuan came to the pasture on the back mountain early again, and he heard dull sounds from a distance. It was the sound of a knife chopping on wood.Someone came here to practice swords?Wei Changxuan was curious, so he hurried to take a closer look, he saw that the man was bare upper body, his back was muscular, he was holding a knife in both hands, every knife was slashing at the vital position, steady and ruthless.

"Chen Shao?" The man was wielding the Chen family knife, Wei Changxuan could tell at a glance, he was a little strange, so he called out the other party's name.

Hearing the sound, Chen Shao turned his head. His head and face were covered with hot sweat, his brows were tightly knit, and the corners of his mouth were tensed, like a straight line.It was a very complicated expression, like anger, but also full of great sadness.

He hasn't appeared in Prince Mu's Mansion for a long time. Wei Changxuan always felt that he was in the same group as Yuan Mao and the others, so he was a little wary of him. Now that he saw him like this, he was stunned: "What's wrong with you?" ?”

Chen Shao didn't answer him, but just turned his head away and continued to chop the stake vigorously, as if there was some extreme hatred that needed to be expressed.The wooden stakes sounded muffled as if they were overwhelmed, and sawdust fell from the gaps cut by the knife.

Wei Changxuan waited for a while but did not get an answer, so he simply took the knife, turned his back to him, and practiced the knife towards another wooden stake.The knife in Chen Shao's hand gradually began to hum. It was the sound of the trembling blade. Wei Changxuan felt that he was using too much force. He was just about to remind him that practicing the knife like this would hurt his body, but suddenly he heard him yell, Then the heavy wooden pile was smashed into pieces.

The moment the wooden stake shattered, Chen Shao staggered two steps as if being driven by the force of a knife, and sat down on the ground.

Wei Changxuan hesitantly put down the knife in his hand. He felt that Chen Shao's appearance was very unusual, and when he was thinking about whether to continue asking, he suddenly found that the hairband on top of Chen Shao's head was actually white, and he could not help but "thump" in his heart.

Ordinarily, the headgear would be changed to white only when someone in the family passed away, but seeing that he was not wearing filial piety, it must not be the death of an elder. Wei Changxuan knew that he had an older brother who served in the Northwest Army, and seemed to be a lieutenant.Could it be that his brother was among the soldiers killed and wounded in the chaos in the northwest?

"Are you practicing swords so desperately because you want to go to the battlefield to kill Yanyu people?" Wei Changxuan asked tentatively.

Chen Shao seemed taken aback, he looked at Wei Changxuan with red eyes for a while, and nodded vigorously: "That's right, when I join the army, I must kill all Yanyu people to avenge my brother.... "

This answer confirmed Wei Changxuan's guess, but it surprised him even more. He sat next to Chen Shao and asked in a low voice: "I'm in the palace, and I don't hear any news from the army. Could it be that the battle in Anyang It's really so tragic, even your brother..."

Chen Shao gritted his teeth and said: "The army commanded by the Northwest Protectorate is almost completely wiped out." His face gradually became sad,

"As a military officer, my elder brother vowed not to surrender, but those Yanyu savage dogs hung his body on a wooden pole and exposed his body for three days."

Wei Changxuan felt a chill run down his back, and finally understood that he lost his composure in the midst of extreme grief.

Chen Shao said sadly again: "But what's the use of practicing swords here? Our army has killed so many people, but what we got in return is only a peace agreement. Isn't the land in the northwest ruined in vain along with the bones of those soldiers?"

Wei Changxuan remembered that King Mu and Young Master Chang had gone to Anyang a while ago, and what they were doing seemed to be the peace talks with Yan Yu.

"They all said that, except for King Mu, no one can mobilize the troops of Donghu's general guards, but apart from Donghu people, no one in our Central Plains can protect our own land!" Chen Shao clenched his fists, as if trying to suppress something, he He said in a low voice, "My Chen family has been generals for generations, and our ancestors fought with Emperor Taizong to fight east and west, and conquered this great river and mountain. Are we going to let our weak descendants hand over to the people of Yanyu?"

Wei Changxuan had never heard the words he said before, but when he heard them now, he felt a burning heat throbbing in his chest. He stood up abruptly, and then went to pull Chen Shao: "What do you mean?" That's right, we are good men, can't we protect our own country! Stand up, let's practice swords together, and if there is a chance in the future, we will fight the enemy together!"

Chen Shaowei was a little surprised. He saw that Wei Changxuan's expression was resolute, and he didn't seem to be deliberately joking. Although this young man was thin and weak, there was an unconcealable bravery in his bones.

Wei Changxuan pulled him up, and asked again: "Do you know who led the Yanyu army that fought against your brother?"

After hearing this question, Chen Shao clenched his fists again: "I know, their general is called Ashinanur, and he is a general under Yanyu Khan's tent."

"Okay, I'll make a note of it." Wei Changxuan nodded, took the knife again, and was about to chop down on the wooden post, when Chen Shao said behind him: "You have great strength, but your knife skills are poor. .”

Wei Changxuan touched his nose, a little unconvinced, but he couldn't say anything to refute, so he said bitterly: "Why do you say that?"

"I've seen your wooden stake, and the depth of the knife marks on it and the direction of the chopping are not correct." Chen Shao pointed at the knife in his hand unceremoniously, "Your posture of holding the knife is not even correct."

Wei Changxuan knew that he came from a family of generals, and what he said made sense, so he restrained himself and asked for advice: "Can you teach me how to use a knife?"

Chen Shao was silent for a moment, but he didn't answer his question. He just asked, "Why did you ask the other party about the name of General Yanyu?"

Wei Changxuan didn't seem to expect him to ask this question, he was a little stunned, and then lowered his head: "I just thought, if I can go to the battlefield in the future, if I meet this person, maybe I can kill him for you." He After finishing speaking, I felt that what I said was exaggerated, not to mention whether there is a chance to go to the battlefield, since the general's surname is Ashina, it can be seen that he is from the royal family of Yan Yu, so how could he easily let him meet.

However, Chen Shao didn't pursue these things, he just nodded and said: "In this case, I will teach you how to kill the enemy in battle." He grabbed the horizontal knife from Wei Changxuan's hand and threw it aside, "This kind of ordinary saber, take it to battle , can't cut the enemy at all."

Wei Changxuan said helplessly: "When I was in the Forbidden Army, I always used broadswords, but it seems that there are no such crude weapons in the palace."

Chen Shao found a long and heavy sword from the pile of various types of weapons and handed it to him: "The main force in the battle against Yan Yu is cavalry, and only this kind of saber is capable."

Wei Changxuan took it and felt it was heavy. He tentatively lifted it up, because the blade was too long, and when it hit a stake, the force of rebounding into the palm of his hand was much stronger than those used in foot combat.

Chen Shao gave him some pointers on the basic saber techniques, and then he raised the saber to practice beside him.

They smashed six wooden stakes in the afternoon, and finally they were too tired to lift their hands, and they wished to lie on the ground immediately.Wei Changxuan looked at the pasture at dusk, and thought to himself: I don't know if it will be useful in the future after practicing the sword so hard.

"You said, when will it be our turn to go to the battlefield?" Chen Shao looked at the direction of the sunset together with him, a little depressed.

"Maybe it will be soon," Wei Changxuan thought for a while, "King Yimu's temperament should not show weakness to the Yanyu people. Maybe the peace talks will fail, and a war will start."

In fact, how much can the two teenagers guess about military and state affairs? There are too many things involved in the relationship between countries, whether it is peace or war, even the emperor in Tai'an Palace can't tell.

However, a sudden accident completely affected the situation in Dazhao. At the end of summer, an urgent report came from Anyang, saying that Mu Wang's car was shocked on the way, and Mu Wang fell from the carriage and was seriously injured.