Dragon Pattern Roll Set

Due to a series of events such as Master Huang's death, the spring exam was postponed for one month, so the original spring exam became a veritable "summer exam".

The weather is getting hotter every day, and there is less rain this year, so the emperor Zhao Zhen, who has been in Ontario for a few days, started to wander around again, worried that if there is no rain, there will be a drought.

Zhao Pu felt that Zhao Zhen was also miserable. If it didn't rain, he was afraid of drought, and if it rained too much, he was afraid of waterlogging.

In the end, Zhao Zhen invited a group of people who didn't know whether they were monks or Taoists. In short, it was said that they were special people who had a special way of praying for rain.

Concubine Pang took the lotus seed soup and annoyed Zhao Zhen, who was full of bubbles, and Xiangxiang fanned her father with a small fan.

The little fourth son went to the palace and saw it, and felt that the emperor was really pitiful, so he hid in the corner and slapped three small hands, and then there was a "rumble" in the sky for a while, and there was a "crash", and the rain poured down.

Zhao Zhen jumped so high that he hugged Xiangxiang and circled around the room.

The fourth son was taken home by Zhao Pu, who was holding an umbrella. The Ninth Prince said in his heart that Zhao Zhen should give the fourth son the money Zhao Zhen asked the great god.

Zhao Pu went back to Kaifeng mansion with the fourth son in his arms, and saw Chen Xing'er and Yue Ya'er holding two big pots of winter dates, humming a little tune and walking towards the backyard.

Zhao Pu reached out to take one, and the fourth son also reached out to take one, but it didn't look right...

"Isn't this a Duoduo food bowl?"

When the fourth son said a word, Zhao Pu quickly took out the dates that had been stuffed into his mouth.

The two girls walked back with smiles, chatting about pony and so on.

Zhao Pu and the fourth son looked at each other—oh? !

The two ran to the backyard and saw many people were there.

In the stable, Zao Duoduo was standing there, Gongsun was stroking its stomach beside it, and Bai Yunfan was standing beside him, tilting his head to watch.

In the stables on both sides, Hei Xiao from Zhao Pu's family, Ouyang's crazy girl, Zou Liang's Chuqi, Lin Yehuo's Dadai and Gongsun's little donkey all looked curiously.As a tiger who successfully blended into the horse herd, Xiao Wu also squatted in the stable, watching the excitement.

In front of the stable gate, Zhan Zhao sat on a small bench, resting his chin on his hands and staring at Duo Duo's stomach.

Bai Yutang was leaning against a pillar in front of the stable, and Tianzun was holding a carrot and feeding the little donkey of Gongsun's family.Yin Hou was holding a teacup, and sitting beside him was Master Wusha who was loosening Xiao Liangzi's muscles and bones.Lin Yehuo asked Zhan Zhao, "Are you sure Duoduo has a big belly, isn't he getting fat again?"

Zhan Zhao nodded, "It feels different."

The fourth son opened his mouth wide, ran to the door of the stable, looked up at Gongsun who had put his hands away and was washing his hands.

Gongsun wiped his hands, coughed lightly, walked up to Bai Yunfan, reached out and patted his horse's neck, "Congratulations!"

Bai Yunfan blinked, only to hear the fourth son cheering.

Zhan Zhao Fu forehead... Sure enough!

Bai Yutang began to look around, thinking about renovating the stables.

Zhao Pu and the others all came over and lined up to congratulate Bai Yunfan, the corners of Lin Yehuo's mouth twitched—sometimes the people in Kaifeng Mansion are more outrageous than those in Devil City.

"What kind of horse will the Zhaoye Jade Lion and Fire Qilin give birth to?" Zou Hao asked curiously.

Bai Yutang became more energetic, "Will you give birth to a white dragon with a fire mane?"

Everyone looked at Bai Yutang curiously—what kind of horse?That sounds great!

"The white dragon with a fire mane has been extinct for a long time." Yin Hou said, "After mating a jade lion and a unicorn horse, the most likely to be born is a white dragon horse or a fire dragon horse, which will be close to the jade lion in size, but looks like a unicorn The horse also has a very long mane. The white dragon horse is somewhat similar to the Sailong sparrow.” He said, pointing to the black owl of Zhao Pu’s family, “the only difference is the way the mane grows. If the white dragon horse’s long mane The color of the hair is gradually changing. The root of the mane is snow-white, gradually turning red, and finally the end of the mane is as red as fire. It is the legendary white dragon with a fire mane. The hair of this horse will have a light red gradient, and the outline is just like It looks like scales. I have only heard about it, but I have never seen it. But to make a white dragon with a fire mane, you must have a purebred female fire unicorn and a male Zhaoye jade lion. The hair of the Zhaoye jade lion must be returned. There's a bit of a silvery ombré."

After hearing Yin Hou's words, everyone went to see Bai Yunfan.

Bai Yutang stretched out his hand and gently stroked Bai Yunfan's back hair, and saw the thick white hair running along Bai Yutang's slender fingers. Under the sunlight, it glowed with a faint silver luster. Bai Yunfan snorted and flicked his mane lightly. , the noble and gorgeous appearance of the Zhaoyeyu lion made everyone look forward to the upcoming pony.

Zhan Zhao gently stroked Zao Duoduo's belly, smiled and patted its neck, "I'm going to be a mother."

Duoduo rubbed against Zhan Zhao, and flicked his tail twice, as if he knew that he would not be able to travel for Zhan Zhao for a while. He looked at Zhan Zhao with his big eyes, and then at the distant man on the roof fluttering his wings. Yaoyao.

Zhan Zhao touched Duoduo's ears, and signaled—it's okay, don't worry.

……

At noon, the fourth son Xing hurried over and asked Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, "Does Maomao go to the Dragon King Festival for nothing?"

Bai Yutang was a little puzzled, "Dragon King Sacrifice? Does the Kaifeng Mansion also offer sacrifices to the Dragon King?"

"It seems that there is no such tradition." Zhan Zhao shook his head.

"It's just like a temple fair." Gongsun Dao, who came in with a few books outside the gate, "Didn't it be a long drought a while ago? It rained suddenly recently, so the people who were going to hold the temple fair planned to hold a Dragon King Sacrifice , and there are many troupes to perform.”

"Oh..." Zhan Zhao understood.

"I want to help my lord prepare for the spring exam, you can help me take the fourth son with me." Gongsun said.

Zhan Zhao nodded, Bai Yutang was curious, "Where's Zhao Pu?"

"I just received a letter from Fengbianguan, and I went out of the city with Zou Liang." Gongsun said.

Zhan Zhao asked, "Didn't something happen at the border?"

"Oh, that's not true. The letter was sent by He Yihang, mainly to report Zhao Pu's safety. Dadan has been sent home safely. In addition, it seems that Long Qiaoguang is in charge of training the navy. He is preparing the residence, while Zhao Pu is going to the pier." Gongsun said, "Before the emperor said that the navy was too weak, he wanted to concentrate and rectify before training. Originally Zou Liang was in charge, but it seems that the effect is not very good, Zou Liang It is suggested that Long Qiaoguang come and stay for a while to manage the navy."

Zhan Zhao was slightly curious, "Zou Liang's troops are so well managed, so there's nothing he can do about the navy?"

Gongsun shook his head helplessly, "Of course Zhao's army is well managed. Zou Liang is too upright and an honest man. The navy is a mess. With Zou Liang's character, he might kick hundreds of people into the sea every day. Zhao Pu said Long Qiao Guang is an old fritter, and there is no generational gap in communication with those local hooligans, let him lay the foundation for Zou Liang, an honest boy."

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao nodded. Although Long Qiaoguang was a chatterbox, he was shrewd to a certain level and was interesting. In addition, the right general was good at bows and crossbows. Bows and crossbows in the navy were the most important skill. Zhao Pu transferred him probably also had this meaning.

"Speaking of which, why did the emperor suddenly think of training the navy?" Zhan Zhao asked.

"It was proposed by Zhao Pu." Gongsun grabbed the fourth son and washed his face, "Zhao Pu was still saying a few days ago that the other four holy places are all in the sea, so it's impossible without a navy. By the way... There is another rumor recently, have you heard of it?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang shook their heads together—a rumor?The questions that may be tested in the spring exam are flying all over the sky recently.

"When a fisherman went out to sea, he found the Xingtian, which sank in the heyday of Tang Dynasty." Gongsun's words surprised Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang.

The Xingtian is a large warship built in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty. It is the largest building ship in history. It is said that it can carry more than [-] soldiers, which is bigger than the Feiyun in the Soochow Dynasty.Named after the legendary giant Xing Tian also has the same meaning... However, the Xing Tian was capsized by wind and waves on its maiden voyage, not to mention the heavy casualties, Datang lost all face, and Tang Wang was furious.

Responsible for the design and construction of the Xingtian were several of the most famous shipbuilding families at that time.Because of the sinking of the Xingtian, all these boatmen were implicated. It is said that hundreds of craftsmen were beheaded at that time, and even more were sent and punished.Since then, no boatman is willing to build a warship with more than 3000 people. No matter how much money the court pays, they say they can't build it. The skills have been lost. This tradition has been preserved to this day.

"But then there were many other theories." Bai Yutang knew a lot about shipbuilding because he was in the empty island, "Some said that someone tampered with the ship and caused it to sink, and some said that officials made profits from it." Or dereliction of duty, let the boatmen take the blame in the end."

"It's very possible." Zhan Zhao nodded, "It's a pity that so many famous shipbuilding families were all killed."

"My second brother said the same thing." Bai Yutang said, "Actually, many skills have been lost. Now I can't build a big boat. It is said that the boatmen burned all the blueprints in a fit of anger. Apprentice I won’t accept it anymore... If we can really find the Xingtian that sank back then, many lost skills can be recovered.”

Gongsun also nodded, "Zhao Pu has already sent people to investigate. The emperor said that no matter how much money is paid, the ship must be picked up."

Bai Yutang wondered if he should write a letter to his second brother. If the Xingtian could really see the light of day again, his second brother would definitely want to take a look.

"The cat is in vain."

Seeing that everyone suddenly started talking about shipbuilding, the fourth son grabbed Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang's clothes, "Are you going?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were stunned, and asked him, "Where are you going?"

The fourth son bulged his cheeks, "Dragon King Sacrifice!"

Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows, reached out and pinched his cheek, "Just to accompany you to the temple fair?"

The fourth son nodded and nodded.

Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang nodded.

The fourth son clapped his hands, "I'll tell Yin Yin."

Zhan Zhao wondered, "Grandpa is going too?"

"No, Yin Yin won't go, but Zun Zun said he would go." The fourth son said, "But today Xiao Liangzi is going to the pier with Jiu Jiu, so it's just me and Zun Zun. Then Yin Yin said, we must find another mature person." Only normal adults can go to the temple fair with dignity."

Zhan Zhao couldn't laugh or cry, and Bai Yutang also shook his head.

After the demon king's internal power disappeared, Tianzun didn't change much, and his personality didn't seem to change much, he was still a child.

However, Bai Yutang felt that the "smooth transition" of Tianzun was due to the contribution of the fourth son.

So, the fifth master knelt down, reached out and touched the fourth son's head, and said with a smile, "Let's go together."

The fourth son blushed and nodded, "Yeah!"

……

After lunch, the whole city of Kaifeng really became lively, the streets were full of people, and temple fairs were usually very lively, not to mention that there were many theater troupes parading this time.A lot of people are singing and dancing, carrying big flower stands, various floats, dragon lanterns and paper figurines. It is said that they will make noise until night, and then release sky lanterns.

When they went out, apart from Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang, Tianzun and the fourth son, Pang Yu and Bao Yan also followed.

Bao Yan is preparing for the spring examination, but he spends more time helping Mr. Bao to investigate the case. In fact, even Zhao Zhen said that Bao Yan can directly participate in the palace examination without any trouble.Bao Yan took so many exams, on the one hand, he was afraid that someone would gossip;Don't look at Mr. Bao who is usually black-mouthed and black-faced, but he doesn't have such hopes for his son to become a dragon, he just wants him to live happily for the rest of his life.Helplessly, those girls born from Wenquxing and talented girls are naturally also great talents. Bao Yanhou joined the Taixue, and it has been less than three months, and he has already become the heart of all the old masters of the Taixue.

Many people in Kaifeng City have begun to collect Bao Yan's manuscripts and paintings, and it is definitely not because he is Master Bao's son, but because he is really excellent in calligraphy and painting, with a bright future.

Bao Yan went out to relax with Pang Yu today. To everyone's surprise, this time it was Bao Yan who accompanied Pang Yu to relax, not the young master.

Young Lord Hou has been a little bit angry recently, this guy, once he goes on the wrong path, he can't stop it, but once he goes from the wrong path to the right path, sometimes he can't control it.

As a relative of the emperor, Pang Yu can naturally study in the Imperial Academy.But the young master's foundation is too poor, so it's impossible to be at the bottom of every exam, right?But he is still Bao Yan's best friend, this person needs face and skin, and the young master can't hold back his face, so he works hard.Recently, in addition to the spring exam, Taixue will also conduct an exam.

Mrs. Lin Xiao from Taixue told Pang Yu a few days ago that he has improved a lot in his homework recently, and he should be able to pass the exam this time.

These days, Bao Yanjia, Ouyang Chunhua, and Zhao Lan are taking turns to make up lessons for Pang Yu, so seeing the exam getting closer, the young master is restless all day long.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang also wanted to laugh, this feng shui rotation is not fake, who would have thought that this little crab, Pang Yu, would have days when he could not sleep because of exams.

Everyone followed the crowd and walked forward together.

The fourth son and Tianzun were each holding a bunch of candied haws, and Pang Yu and Bao Yan ran back and forth for fear that the old and the young would get lost.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were leisurely, they followed behind leisurely, chatting and walking.Zhan Zhao was very interested in the Xingtian, so Bai Yutang told him some legends about that ship.

"Maomao, try it!"

At this time, the fourth son suddenly ran back and handed a bunch of grilled chicken wings to Zhan Zhao's mouth.

Zhan Zhao said "Aww", "Oh!"

"Is it delicious?" The fourth son pointed to a small stall in front of him as if offering a treasure, "Boneless chicken wings!"

Zhan Zhao took his hand and ran over to buy it. A group of people joined in the fun and ate barbecue around the stall. Sure enough, the owner of the stall was an acquaintance of Zhan Zhao.

Tianzun was watching calligraphy and painting at a painting booth with chicken wings. Bai Yutang was not interested in eating, so he stood outside the painting booth waiting to pay Tianzun.

There are many people running around on the street, especially children.

Bai Yutang didn't like crowds in the first place, so he made way to the periphery of the crowd.

Fifth Master retreated to the entrance of an alley outside the painting stall, feeling that it was finally a bit quieter, just standing still, suddenly two children rushed out from the alley, unable to dodge in time, they bumped into each other.

Naturally, Bai Yutang could easily get out of the way, but for some reason these two kids ran so fast, there were so many people and cars outside, so if he gave way, he might rush out and hit a car, horse or someone else.

So, Fifth Master stretched out his hand to block it lightly.

Among them, the child running in front suddenly pulled the child behind him and dodged, trying to get around Bai Yutang.

Fifth Lord slightly raised his eyebrows—yo, he is good at kung fu, very agile, but...

"oops!"

The child bypassed Bai Yutang, but did not watch out for a raised brick on the ground, tripped and fell to the ground.

The kid behind him also rushed over.

Bai Yutang looked at the two little dolls who fell together like arhats, and thought it was quite interesting.

But the footsteps and shouts that followed in the alley were not so interesting.

Bai Yutang looked up, and saw three men with knives running out of the alley, wearing uniform attire, they must be from some Jianghu sect.It was obvious that they were chasing the two children.

Fifth Master was a little puzzled - chasing two children with a knife?

At the same time, footsteps came from behind.

Bai Yutang turned his head and saw that the two children's way of escaping was also blocked, and four big men wearing the same clothes as the pursuers blocked the way, also holding knives in their hands.

Bai Yutang frowned slightly, subconsciously looking at the two children.

Upon closer inspection, the one running ahead was a girl, dressed in men's attire, dressed as a warrior, with a short knife in her hand.She is petite, and it is not easy to tell the age of a girl like this, maybe eleven or twelve?

But the other boy she ran with holding hands was obviously only seven or eight years old and short in stature.The clothes on the two children were old, covered with mud, their faces were dusty and bruised, and they were obviously running for their lives.

The boy held a long stick-like thing in his arms, wrapped in blue cloth, almost taller than him.Bai Yutang glanced at the shape of the cloth strip and knew - it should be a knife.

When the two children got up, they found that there was no way to escape. At the same time, they looked at Bai Yutang who was standing on the road like a log. If the fifth master hadn't blocked the road and caused them to fall, they probably wouldn't have been caught. .

Bai Yutang also looked down at the two of them, and they looked at each other.

The little girl was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly pointed at Bai Yutang, "The knife in the cloud!"

Fifth Master was also taken aback for a moment before he realized that the little girl was not referring to him, but the knife in his hand.

The pursuers were relieved to see that they had caught the man, but they had been chasing the two children all morning, jumping up and down like rabbits, and they couldn't stop them at all.After finally being blocked, a person was found standing in the middle.

Several warriors looked up and gasped, isn't this Bai Yutang?I knew it was going to be troublesome.

Bai Yutang was also wondering, when the little girl suddenly grabbed him by the hem of his clothes, "Help!"

Fifth Master raised his eyebrows—help?

The little girl pointed at the pursuers, "Human traffickers!"

Bai Yutang turned his face to look, the pursuers opened their mouths wide and were about to shake their heads when they felt someone poke their shoulders from behind.

As soon as everyone turned around, they saw Zhan Zhao holding three skewers of grilled chicken wings in one hand, eating a mouthful of oil, standing there tilting his head and asking, "Are you the legendary human traffickers?"