After marriage and marriage, I became the favorite of the group

Ruan Jiu patted He Lianzhu's head: "What if there are no children?"

He Lianzhu looked at him with dark eyes, and said seriously: "There will be in the future."

Ruan Jiu said "ruthlessly": "Not in the future."

"Then..." He Lianzhu buried his head in his arms, "Then don't, I will focus on treating Ruanjiu."

Ruan Jiu snickered, suddenly remembered something, and patted him on the head: "Didn't you say it, you will talk about it five years later?"

"I can't help it."

"Hold it." Ruan Jiu pinched his mouth, "Get up."

"Oh."

He Lianzhu sat up, then pulled Ruan Jiu up, and helped him cut his hair.

Although He Lianzhu refused to let Ruan Jiu send special products to the queen mother, Ruan Jiu still asked the local officials in Xiyuan to prepare something for the queen mother and asked the envoys to take them back.

Ruan Jiu thought it was delicious and fun, and most of it was from Liang Guo.He felt that the queen mother would like Liang Guo's things if she married and got married far away.

Ruan Jiu also tied a small Jiujiu with grass and put it inside the gift.Sending a little Jiujiu is not a special product, other things are gifts from others.

At this time, summer was almost over, the pastures were beginning to turn yellow, and the little Jiujiu had light yellow feathers.

After sending off the envoy, Ruan Jiu took the order given to him by the Queen Mother and prepared to go to Kaka.

Hearing that the winter in Jiwu is very cold, he wants to find out what happened to He Liancheng in autumn, and then he can rush back to Xiyuan for the winter.

Simply packed up some things and set off on the road.

Kaka and Xiyuan are both at the border of Jiwu and Daliang, very close, a day's journey by horse.

The autumn wind on the grassland is cool, the grass is withered and yellow, and the wind blows across the grass, no longer the sound of clusters, but the sound of friction.Occasionally, groundhogs can be seen galloping past with grass fruits in their arms, and chubby hares that are beginning to fatten roll under the hooves of horses.

Ruan Jiu swung his whip, and the horse's hooves crushed the dry grass.

He likes the sound very much.

Starting in the morning, we took a short rest on the way and arrived in Kaka the next morning.

Kaka is not a place name, but the name of one of the more than a dozen nomadic tribes around Jiwu.

He Lianzhu said: "More than ten years ago, Kaka invaded Jiwu, and the father led his troops to defeat them and subdue Kaka. Kaka became the first subordinate tribe of Jiwu. When He Liancheng was an adult, The Empress Dowager won this tribe for He Liancheng."

"The Kaka people are aggressive and have a hot temper. The Empress Dowager originally wanted to use them as the best backing to support He Liancheng."

"However, although the Kaka people are strong in fighting, they don't obey discipline. It seems that before He Liancheng's death, he only got the support of some Kaka people. Only a part of Kaka people followed him to rebel."

He Lianzhu twitched the corner of his lips: "Otherwise, the Kaka people will be wiped out."

He quickly restrained the smile on the corner of his mouth.This is a bit of malicious schadenfreude, which cannot be shown in front of Ruan Jiu.

"Kaka is the tribe closest to the north, so winter is the coldest. They usually start nomadic herding in spring and summer, and return to Wengda City, known as Iron Barrel City, in autumn and winter to prepare for the winter."

"They have already returned this year, and He Liancheng's mansion is also in Wengda City. Everything related to last year's war should be here."

After He Lianzhu finished speaking, they arrived in front of the "Iron Barrel City".

"Iron Barrel City" looks as solid as an iron barrel from the outside. The city wall is made of black iron birch and brushed with tung oil. It stands tall and towers like a cloud.Every other stack on the city wall, there is a horn made of ox horns, and when it is blown, all horses are silent.

Before He Lianzhu left, he sent a letter to the little leaders of Kaka, so when they entered the city, the little leaders were waiting in front of the city gate.

He Lianzhu said to Ruan Jiu: "There are about a dozen tribes around Jiwu. Except for Jiwu, my father, the king, learned from the Han court and restructured Jiwu. He set up officials from various ministries, established himself as king, and ruled over the surrounding tribes."

"Other tribes still have the old system, just like a pack of wolves. There is a wolf as the leader, and further down, there are three or five small leaders. The leader is appointed by Jiwu, and the small leader is elected by the tribesmen themselves, and they are generally brave. good at fighting."

"He Liancheng is the leader of Kaka. After his death, Jiwu has not had time to appoint a new leader. For the time being, several small leaders will jointly manage Kaka."

The first time he entered the city, Ruan Jiu saw three tall and burly men with different expressions. They stood in a row in front of the city gate and bowed their heads when the convoy arrived.

When He Lianzhu was in front of him, the man standing at the front took a step forward.

"Chen Wenbo pays homage to the king and queen."

Ruan Jiu turned his head to look, and saw that this man named Wen Bo was a little older than the other two, about fifty, but there was no trace of aging.

His hair is fluffy, a little golden, mixed with a little white hair, long and loose, like a lion.The lines on his face are resolute and resolute, as if carved out of stone.The beard is also mixed with black, gold and white, and it is fluffy. It is not tied with a chain made of precious stones like other people, and it just spreads out like this.

It makes him look even more like a lion.

Then the two men behind him also saluted.

Looking at Ruan Jiu, he felt that these two people were like the skunk he had seen on the grassland a few days ago. His face and hair were black, and there was a white strip of fox fur on the top of his head. Ornament on top of the head; and another like a shriveled old gray rabbit.

The two spoke their names in Jiwu, but the accents of the Jiwu dialects of different tribes were different. Ruan Jiu hadn't learned the Jiwu dialect for a long time, and they had finished speaking before they understood it.

It doesn't matter, anyway, you will know later.

At this time, the "lion" named Wen Bo led them into the city.

Wengda City seemed to be shrouded in a heavy cloud, the atmosphere was not very good, gloomy.

There was no sound on the street, and everyone was silently driving their sheep and cattle.A lamb that had just been slaughtered was lying on a long plank, just dead, blood dripping from its cut throat, dripping in a tub.

Also, when He Liancheng rebelled, although not all Kaka people participated, he led an army composed of Kaka people after all, and Kaka people suffered heavy casualties. It is not known whether Jiwu will settle this account.

This time the king and queen came to Kaka without warning, is it a signal?

Will Jiwu be lenient towards them, or will he kill them all?

Can you survive this winter safely?There are several clouds hanging over their hearts.

While leading them into the city, Wen Bo said: "A few days ago, I received the news that the king is coming, so I started to clean the post house. I heard that the queen is Han, and I specially prepared the decorations for the Han."

He Lianzhu was riding on the horse, but asked, "Where is He Liancheng's house?"

Wen Bo was slightly startled, then pointed to the tallest house in the city: "My lord, that's He Liancheng's residence."

He Lianzhu nodded slightly: "You don't need to go to the post house, just live in his house."

Wen Bo felt uneasy, adjusted his expression, and replied, "Yes."

He Liancheng is domineering and domineering, and his house is also extremely exaggerated.

The fortress is also made of iron birch, like another "small iron barrel city" in the "iron barrel city".

In the hall, thousands of small colored stones were used to pave the floor, red silk was used as curtains, and the throne in the middle was made of pure gold, which was luxurious and flamboyant, which was in line with He Liancheng's style of conduct.

Wen Bo said: "After He Liancheng's death, we just detained the people in his house and waited for Jiwu to send someone to deal with it. His house has not been moved yet."

He Lianzhu stepped forward on his own, and pulled the curtain, and the tassels made of several strands of gold thread dangling down.

He looked flat: "It's very good here, and I also have some things to do."

"It's fine if the king likes it. The king and the queen will take a short rest first, and have a banquet in the evening, and I will invite the king and queen again."

He Lianzhu nodded: "Okay."

Wen Bo retreated with his people, leaving only some servants to serve, and Ulan took them and the people he brought to clean up the house.

He Lianzhu held Ruan Jiu's hand: "Let's go and see elsewhere."

There are also silk curtains hanging in the corridor, the colors are bright, and they should have been replaced not long ago.

Ruan Jiu raised his hand and pinched it, it was slippery.

It's a bit extravagant. Hanging silk and satin curtains in the open air in places like Northwest where the wind, sand and weather are bad, has to be changed every two or three months.

Even if Ruan Jiu's family owned a silk and satin shop, Ruan Jiu never wasted so boldly.

Ruan Jiu sighed, "He is so rich."

Helian paused for a moment, and finally said: "It should be given to him by the Empress Dowager."

The difference between Helian Zhu's palace and this place is not a little bit.

Ruan Jiu smiled, and finally grabbed his shoulder: "If you want it too, after I get home, I'll dig out the silk and satin my father left me and hang it up."

He Lianzhu shook his head: "I don't want it."

He held Ruan Jiu's hand tightly, and led Ruan Jiu forward: "I've never been here, where do you want to go first?"

"I don't know, let's look around first."

The people in He Liancheng's mansion have already been detained, so there is no one to guide them.

They walked out along the corridor, saw the silk flowers tied with silk and hung on the branches, and also saw He Liancheng's beast garden, a few tigers were a little listless.

Ruan Jiu clicked his tongue, this He Liancheng lived like a local emperor in Kaka.

At the end of the corridor is a room.

Ruan Jiu pushed the door open and went in.

This room is huge, bounded by the desk in the middle and the tiger skin on the armchair.

There are bookshelves on the three walls on the left hand side. There are all kinds of parchment scrolls and paper scrolls from Liang Guo, without exception. The spines of the books are marked with gold threads, so that the owner can take them at any time.

On the right hand side are [-] kinds of weapons. There are more than ten kinds of long knives, bows and arrows commonly used by the Jiwu people, and they are arranged side by side.The swords used by the Liang people also had two or three handles, and the unpopular ones, such as iron chains and axes and hammers, also had two or three types.

Ruan Jiu felt a little funny.

He Liancheng certainly didn't read all these books, and He Liancheng certainly didn't know how to use all these weapons.

He also likes to save face too much.

He Lianzhu said: "It should be arranged for him by the Empress Dowager."

Ruan Jiu stepped over the threshold: "Go in and have a look, maybe there will be something."

He walked to the desk first and looked at the things on the table.There were also a lot of things on the table, paper, ink, pens and inkstones, arranged in a pile, but no one had touched them for a long time, and they were covered with dust.There is no trace of writing on the paper, it is still as white as new.

Finding nothing, Ruan Jiu went to look at the books on the left shelf.

Ruan Jiu took out a book casually, and before he even opened the pages, he was smacked in the face by dust.

He took the book away, closed his eyes, waved his hand, and coughed, blowing away the dust in front of him.

It seems that He Liancheng doesn't like reading books, and he certainly won't put important things here.

Ruan Jiu glanced back.

He Lianzhu was on the right side, standing with his back to him, not knowing what he was holding in his hand, he was a little absent-minded.

Ruan Jiu asked, "What are you doing?"

He Lianzhu turned around, and Ruan Jiucai saw him holding a longbow in his hand.He Lianzhu put the things back: "It's nothing."

"I didn't see anything useful either." Ruan Jiu put the book back, "This should be a place for him to show off, and there is nothing of his own. It would be great if I could go to his room to have a look."

He Lianzhu was still a little distracted, Ruan Jiu stepped forward: "What's wrong?"

He Lianzhu came back to his senses, pursed his lips, and said obediently: "I'm tired, I want to sleep."

"Okay, then let's go find Ulan." Ruan Jiu rubbed his face and pulled him to go out.

He Lianzhu looked back at the weapons in the room, blinked, and hid the very complicated look in his eyes.

Ulan led the people, and quickly packed a room and came out.

"There are a lot of rooms here. This one is not bad. It seems that no one has lived in it before." Ulan said, "I'm just outside. The queen calls us if there is anything to do, and we will come right away."

"it is good."

After Ulan went out, she also closed the door behind her.

Ruan Jiu pushed open the glazed window, leaned on the window sill and looked out.

He Liancheng's house is really too big, looking out from the window, all he can see is his former territory.

Before Ruan Jiu had time to take a closer look, He Lianzhu hugged him from behind and carried him away.

"Sleep with me."

Ruan Jiu changed his clothes, hugged a pillow in his arms, and was sitting on the bed lost in thought.He is not sleepy.

Helian Zhu was lying beside him under a blanket.

Ruan Jiu lowered his head and met his dark eyes: "Why don't you sleep?"

He Lianzhu said: "I can't sleep anymore."

Ruan Jiu patted him: "Get up if you can't fall asleep."

"I can't get up." He Lianzhu turned over and lay on his side, raised his head, pushed the pillow under his head away, and finally put his head on Ruan Jiu's lap, "I want to sleep like this."

Ruan Jiu pushed him: "No, your head is too heavy!"

He Lianzhu hugged him firmly and would not let go, pretending to say: "Yes."

Ruan Jiu couldn't push him, so he could only let him go.He Lianzhu closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing, as if he was about to fall asleep, he suddenly opened his eyes again.

"Ruanjiu, I don't seem to have told you about my father yet."

"Ah."

"My father also succeeded to the throne at a young age, at the age of 13. When he came to the throne, Jiwu was only a small tribe in the northwest. He spent ten years making the surrounding tribes bow their heads and surrender. Then he proposed peace with Liang Guo."

"He likes Liang Guo very much, so he proposed peace with Liang Guo. He transformed Jiwu according to Liang Guo's appearance, arranged officials, recruited Liang Guo's craftsmen, and learned Liang Guo's crafts. It was built to look like a palace."

"In order to welcome the princess, he built an embroidery building in the palace. However, this embroidery building was burned down a few years ago."

"And then there was me."

"My father is the only person in the world who treats me well." He Lianzhu raised his eyes, "When I was very young, my father taught me how to read, read, ride horses and shoot arrows. He also asked Chinese teachers to teach me to learn Chinese. He said he couldn’t forget that I was still a Liang person.”

But he didn't take these things to heart, a mother is enough to ruin the image of all Liang people.

"Later, I was sent to Xiyuan to study, because studying and practicing martial arts has to endure hardships. My father visits me once a year to test my knowledge and martial arts. I do very well every time."

Ruan Jiu didn't know what to say, but just listened quietly.

He Lianzhu continued: "He Liancheng is many years older than me. He was born when my father went north to hunt. At first, the father didn't know that there was such a person, and then he sent someone to pick him up. return."

"He Liancheng's mother was a shepherdess in the ranch, and she was a Shepherd, so he was also a Shepherd with pure blood. The Empress Dowager liked him very much at that time."

"After knowing that the Empress Dowager liked him more than me, my father was a little unhappy, so I sent him away from Shangjing, and my father sent him to Kaka. Like me, he studied and practiced martial arts."

"But my father comes to see me every year and makes me bows and arrows. I have to break a bow every year and change the bows and arrows every year."

An indescribable strangeness rose in Ruan Jiu's heart.

how come?He originally thought that this house was built by He Liancheng himself later, but now it seems that He Liancheng was here very early on. Could it be that he lived here from the beginning?

But what about Helian Zhu?Why did he live in that dilapidated and simple palace for several years?

What happened to Helian Zhu's father?

At this time, He Lianzhu stopped talking.

How could he not see the difference between Xiyuan and Kaka?

He just couldn't figure it out, and he didn't want to think about what kind of deep meaning was hidden behind it.

Just the difference in the house, no other evidence.He didn't want to pursue it, so he always explained that this must be the arrangement for He Liancheng by the Empress Dowager.

He Lianzhu closed his eyes: "Ruanjiu, let's sleep for a while."

"Oh." Ruan Jiu pinched his face, "Move your head away, my legs are numb."

Helian Zhu simply jumped up, pushed him down like a puppy, and then rubbed against his neck like a puppy: "Sleep!"

He Lianzhu pestered him to sleep all afternoon, and in the evening, Kaka's little leader Wen Bo sent someone to invite him.

In the evening there is a reception banquet at Wen Bo's residence.

Ruan Jiu and He Lianzhu just remembered this matter, got up in a hurry, washed and changed their clothes.

Ruan Jiu was wearing thick clothes and a loose robe today. Ulan stood behind him, combed his hair, tied a thin and long braid for him, hung agate ornaments, and covered his in the hair.

After He Lianzhu packed up, he looked at him with his head propped up.

Ruan Jiu likes to rub his hair: "Your hair is curly, curly-haired puppy."

When the two of them packed up and went out, Wen Bo was still waiting outside.

Ruan Jiu thought for a while, and said to him in harsh words: "I've been waiting for a long time."

Old man Liu said that to learn Chinese, you must seize every opportunity to talk to others, so that it is useful.

Wen Bo was stunned for a moment, Ruan Jiu thought that what he said was too non-standard and people couldn't understand him, so he was a little embarrassed, so he quickened his pace and ran away.

The carriage was waiting in front of the door, Ruan Jiu and He Lianzhu got into the carriage, Wen Bo also got on the horse, and the team started to march.

In the carriage, He Lianzhu said: "Before my father conquered Kaka, his father was the leader of Kaka. Originally, he could also be the leader of Kaka."

"Who?" Ruan Jiu tilted his head, saw the lion-like man, and understood.

Ruan Jiu asked again: "Now that He Liancheng is dead, will he be the next leader of Kaka?"

"Not necessarily." He Lianzhu pinched the rabbit fur on his cuff.

Ruan Jiu clapped his hands: "Mao is about to be picked off by you."

He Lianzhu said inexplicably: "Kaka people have always refused to obey discipline."

Not long after, the carriage stopped.

He Lianzhu got out of the carriage first, and went back to help Ruan Jiu.

The two men whom Ruan Jiu saw in the morning, regarded as the skunk and the old gray rabbit, were waiting at the door, saluting them.

As Wen Bo led them into the mansion, he said: "The humble house is simple, as long as the king and queen don't dislike it."

Ruan Jiu raised his head and glanced, his house was an ordinary house, and it was not at all obvious that it was the residence of a little chief.

In the main hall, Ruan Jiu and He Lianzhu took their seats in the center.

They started the banquet as soon as they arrived. Most of the dishes on the grassland were similar. In order to take care of Ruan Jiu, there were a few Liang dishes mixed in. Ruan Jiu didn't think it was unpalatable, but the cooking was a bit strange, and it didn't look like Liang dishes at all. .

Toast at the banquet, He Lianzhu helped Ruan Jiu fend off the attendants who were about to pour wine, and asked someone to exchange grape juice for him.

He Lianzhu raised his wine bowl, Ruan Jiu raised his juice, and toasted with Wen Bo who was sitting at the bottom.

They didn't know each other before, and they only said some polite words during the dinner. Ruan Jiu tried his best to keep up, but he only knew a little about it. Fortunately, He Lianzhu would help him translate.

After a few rounds of drinking, the "skunk" suddenly stood up and took a long knife from the entourage behind him.

He moved too much and immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Wen Bo turned his head to look, and shouted reproachfully, "Kuang Lv."

Kuang Lv went straight to the center, and his voice was like Hong Zhong: "I would like to dance swords for the King and Queen to cheer for the fun."

He Lianzhu picked up the wine bottle, took a sip, and acquiesced.

Kuang Lv immediately took a step back and assumed the posture of forming a battle.He shouted angrily, caught off guard, and even Ulan was taken aback.

He Lianzhu didn't even move, and continued to drink.But when Kuang Lv yelled, Ruan Jiu pinched him subconsciously, shaking him up.

When the long knife is swung, every blow brings up the wind and makes a whistling sound.

Several times, the wind brought by the knife tip flew in front of He Lianzhu, blowing his hair and the rabbit fur on the edge of his collar, and he still kept that posture, motionless, as if in a wine bottle. I can never run out of wine.

It was only a few tricks, when He Lianzhu put down the wine bottle, Wen Bo also patted the table.

"That's enough." His face was gloomy at first, but he quickly adjusted and looked at He Lianzhu, "My lord, he can't drink very well. He should be a little drunk and going crazy. I'll ask someone to take him down to rest."

Helian Zhu was still noncommittal.

Wen Bo raised his hand, and several attendants stepped forward to invite him down.

But "Skunk" waved his long knife, and no one dared to get close.

He Lianzhu squeezed the wine bottle tightly, and then opened his mouth: "I think he is really drunk."

As soon as the words fell, Helianzhu's fingers moved slightly, and the wine bottle he was holding in his hand flew out from the table, avoiding the long knife flying indiscriminately, and hit the "skunk" precisely on the knee of the left leg .

He couldn't help but his left leg gave way, and he almost knelt down like this.

Several followers rushed forward, snatched the long knife from his hand, and restrained his hands and feet.

He Lianzhu looked at Wen Bo: "He should listen to you, you take him down."

Wen Bo bowed his head: "Yes."

He Lianzhu finally said: "Please give me another wine glass."

"Yes." Wen Bo's voice couldn't help trembling.

A few attendants dragged the "skunk" down, and Wen Bo asked someone to bring a new wine bottle to He Lianzhu, said "excuse me", and followed.

After they left, Ruan Jiu suddenly saw something like a little white mouse falling on the ground, and walked over to take a look.

After leaving the hall and walking a long way, Wen Bo asked people to put "Skunk" down.

"Skunk" was clearly not drunk, on the contrary he was quite sober, he broke away from him, and shouted: "Brother!"

Wen Bo raised his hand and slapped him: "What do you want?"

"Brother, when the little king is coming, didn't we talk on good terms? Kill the little king, and we will reverse." He was aggrieved, "I think the big brother has not done it for a long time, so I thought of borrowing the name of Wudao , help big brother."

Wen Bo asked, "Who told you?"

"Kaka has returned to Chiuwu. For so many years, Jiwu first sent He Liancheng to be the leader. Now that Heliancheng is dead, he still takes so many Kaka people to die together. We don't have this account It's okay to settle with Helian's family, but they still want to settle with us?"

"Anyway, He Liancheng has already given us the label of rebellion. Brother, let's just rebel, shall we?"

"After all these years, it's time for you to be the leader, big brother. The leader of Kaka is the big brother. Let's kill the little king and queen now to show Shang Jing some color. The Kaka people must have great morale Zhen. At that time, big brother, you lead the troops, and we will shut down the 'Iron Barrel City', just stick to it."

"As long as we survive the winter, Kaka can freeze them to death even if we send troops."

"When spring comes, we'll..."

Wen Bo angrily reprimanded: "Shut up!"

"Skunk" choked, and continued with his neck stuck: "As long as Kaka recovers in spring, I won't have to suffer from the fierce bird's anger anymore. In three years, I will definitely bring soldiers to give brother Shang Beijing to call..."

Wen burst into a rage: "I tell you to shut up!"

He pressed "Skunk" on the head, making him turn to look to the side.

Little Queen?

He... When did he follow?

He shouldn't be able to understand the words?

Ruan Jiu stretched out his hand to "Skunk", handed him something, and said in unskilled words: "The white hair on your head has fallen off."

"Skunk" touched the top of his head subconsciously.

Yes, the white hair on the top of my head fell off.

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