Dream Hua Embers Records

Although you can't hear those stinging words when you close the door, you can't always close the door. After all, there are still many people to meet and many things to deal with.

At this moment, An Shuyu was walking back from Zongxue with Yan Yin.

That sect school was set up in a corner of the palace, and it was a place exclusively for the children of the clan and noble relatives to go to school. They studied literature in the morning and martial arts in the afternoon.Shicai took Yan Yin over to identify her family, but before she entered school, she felt deeply rejected.Since Yan Yin came to Zhongdu, the emperor loved him so much that he spent the same amount of clothing as a prince, and even called him between the third and fourth princes according to the rank of the royal family.As a result, it would inevitably arouse people's jealousy, and the rumors that Yan Yin was the son of Princess Yingge and the emperor, which had been circulating for a long time, began to spread again.

Just now in Zongxue, Yan Yin must have heard this rumor for the first time, almost couldn't bear it, and almost fought with the other party. At this time, his mood was still not calmed down, his chest heaved violently, and he pursed his lips. Say nothing.

An Shuyu took Yan Yin's hand and wrote the word "false" in his palm with his fingers.

Yan Yin clenched her fists tightly, "I know, they poured dirty water on me on purpose. My master...that is, Dai Tiju from the Huimin Department also said that I was born prematurely by my mother in July, that's why my body is like this weak."

An Shuyu stretched out his hand, wrapped Yan Yin's fist, and nodded heavily.

"But... I don't want to go to Zongxue, I want to learn Chinese characters and books, and I want to study medicine with Master... Tell me, I'll go tell the emperor, will the emperor agree?"

An Shuyu shook his head lightly, and wrote the word "Father Emperor" on Yan Yin's palm.

Yan Yin nodded, "I can save it, I will pay attention to it in the future, and I won't say anything wrong again."

An Shuyu smiled in relief.

"Hey... We brought so many books from Nanzhao, I want to read every one of them, and I want someone to teach me... So many books, even if I only read what I like, it will take more than ten or twenty years to learn. Finish? I don't want to waste time on riding and archery. I don't like Zongxue courses, because the content of Sinology only accounts for less than 20%..."

Seeing that An Shuyu didn't express anything, Yan Yin said again, "I'll go and tell my father, will my father be unhappy? Will you think I'm spoiled?"

An Shuyu didn't know how to answer, but just looked at Yan Yin.

"Oh... I shouldn't ask you about this matter. It's my own business. I have to make my own decision." Yan Yin tilted her head and thought for a moment, as if she had made up her mind, "I will talk to my father when I go back. The emperor said, if the father is angry, I will admit to beating me and punishing me, even if I still have to go to Zongxue in the end, I must tell what I think, otherwise I will regret it."

An Shuyu took Yan Yin's hand and wrote the word "Dai" on his palm.

Yan Yin's eyes lit up, "You mean, ask Master to intercede for me?"

An Shuyu nodded with a smile.

"Good idea! I'll go find Master when I get back!"

Yan Yin made up her mind, her mood immediately improved, and her steps became cheerful and brisk.

Turning around the Da'an Hall and entering the Xuanming Gate, Yan Yin suddenly reached out and tugged at An Shuyu's sleeve.

An Shuyu looked down, but saw Yan Yin's face was reddish, and his other hand pointed to the toilet in the corner of the yard.

An Shuyu and Yan Yin have been together for the past few days, and he already knows that Yan Yin's body is extremely weak, both heart and kidney are deficient, and frequent small water, so he nodded immediately.

The latrine is public, different from the Gong room in the dormitory, although it is divided into several rooms with a single door and a single family, but the walls on both sides are only one person high, the upper part is connected, and the voices from the left and right can be heard clearly.

"Does the swearing-in master still offer sacrifices to the sky and shoot the willows this time?"

"That's natural, otherwise how could the ancestors bless us to win the battle?"

"Or use a living sacrifice?"

"That's right. Usually, shooting willow branches is a way to win lottery and have fun with soldiers and civilians. But before the war, shooting willows must be sacrificed to living people."

"Then who is it this time?"

"Naturally, it is Shuo Wang Kangying, among the Zhao slaves, this person is the most honorable."

"I heard that he is a lame man. Isn't there a saying that lame, blind, deaf-mute are not allowed to participate in offering sacrifices to heaven?"

"That means that these incomplete people cannot participate in the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sky, not that they cannot be used as sacrifices."

The two guards chatted and turned out of the toilet, but they didn't want to be blocked by a child.

"Please stop, both of you, I have two questions for you." Yan Yin nodded slightly, neither humble nor overbearing, but there was still a hint of imperceptible anxiety in her tone.

The two guards were stunned for a moment, seeing that Yan Yin was wearing the clothes of the prince, they didn't dare to neglect, they hurriedly bowed to salute, and said, "I don't know what orders Xiao Lang has."

"Excuse me... what exactly is that 'She Liu' you're talking about?"

The two guards looked at each other, and one of them explained with a smile, "This willow shooting is an old custom of our Dayuan. It is usually held after the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven on May [-]th. The royal family, the court officials and us guards Military officers can participate voluntarily. Each will choose a willow branch from the willow trees around the school grounds, tie a ribbon with his name on it, and then cut off a small piece of bark from the willow branch above the ribbon. Then ride a horse from a distance to shoot, and shoot the willow branch just where the bark is cut off, and then gallop the horse to catch the falling willow branch and feather arrow, and you will be the first.”

The other hastily added, "It requires not only accurate aim, but also the right amount of strength. The feathered arrow must be exhausted just after the willow branch is broken, so that the horse can copy the willow branch and the arrow together. Choosing willow branches is also very important. It is important, if it is too thick, it is easy to shoot, but it is not easy to shoot, and if it is too thin, it is easy to be blown by the wind, resulting in loss of aim. Last year when I shot willows, I won by luck, wearing red and wearing flowers and riding a horse around the field For a week, the crowd cheered and cheered. Not only did the emperor reward me with a lot of good things, but the matchmaker who proposed the marriage the next day almost broke the threshold of my family!"

Yan Yin was a little impatient when she heard what they had said and didn't mention what she wanted to hear, but she still managed to bear it, and asked innocently, "Then why are you talking about sacrificing living people?"

"Before the war, you have to sacrifice to the heavens. After the sacrifices, you have to shoot the willows, but this time the willows are not the other ones. This time, you want to shoot the living people, usually the spies, generals or soldiers captured by the opponent. Tied to a pillar, all officials above the corps leader must participate, and of course relatives and nobles are indispensable. But this time the rule is that you can't shoot the head, face, throat, chest and other vital parts. One person shoots one arrow, just go to the limbs It’s not important to say hello, the last person is shot like a hedgehog, but he will not die. The commander of our army has to shoot the last arrow to kill him, so that the ancestors in heaven can bless us with a smooth expedition and a great victory. win."

Seeing that Yan Yin hadn't come back for so long, An Shuyu looked for him, and just as he approached, he heard such a passage.An Shuyu knew the pros and cons of it, and hurriedly pulled Yan Yin away, Yan Yin didn't struggle, just staggered and followed An Shuyu, with a blank expression on his face, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

The author has something to say: Shooting willows of gold: "There are two lines in the willow planting field. Those who shoot willows are ranked in order of superiority and inferiority. Each shoots with a handkerchief to identify its branches. Go to the ground about a few inches, peel its skin and whiten it. First, one person gallops. The horse leads in the front, and the galloping horse shoots it with a horizontal arrowhead without feathers. The one who breaks the willow and then catches it with his hands and gallops away is the best. The one who breaks it and cannot pick it up is next. Those who can’t break, and those who can’t hit, are negative. Every time you shoot, you must beat the drum to help them.”