Chapter 3 3. Reciprocate
There was endless flames in front of his eyes, the bright red flames rolled up black ashes, and swept towards him like an overwhelming fire dragon, carrying a fiery stream of fire, and swooped down towards Huang Zixia who was standing alone on the ground.
At the moment when the fire burned her whole body, instead of closing her eyes in fear, she opened her eyes wide, staring fixedly at the scorching fire in front of her.
The blazing fire slowly receded, and that person appeared in the fire, his whole body was full of intense red, that kind of red was soul-stirring, bathed in blood, like southern red agate, like blood-red coral, like pigeon blood gem, beautiful and eye-catching, But full of killing breath.
He looked down at her who was in great pain in the flames, with the usual indifferent smile on his face, which was like a smile in full bloom in spring, but at this moment, the corners of his lips were drawn into the most cruel and terrifying curves.
His slender body bent down slightly, staring at her, as if staring at an ant that he was about to pour a pot of boiling water on.His voice echoed coldly in her ears like water waves: "Huang Zixia, do you regret it?"
Do you regret it?
Do you regret it?
This cold voice kept echoing in her mind, making her feel more painful than the fire on her body, until she couldn't bear it anymore, she yelled, covered her ears suddenly, and sat panting heavily. up.
The chirping birds outside the window were startled by her voice, fluttering their wings and flying away.Only the swaying branches remained, which could not rest for a long time outside the window.
Huang Zixia sat on the bed with her quilt wrapped around her, feeling waves of blood surging in her chest, making her fall into dizzy darkness.She took a deep breath, waiting for the blackness in front of her to pass, she stumbled to the table while leaning on the wall, touched the cold tea from last night, and drank it down in one gulp.
A burst of coldness extended from top to bottom in her body, which finally made her more conscious.
She sat at the table blankly for a long time before she turned her head and looked out the window.
The heavy rain washed away all the dust, and after a night, it was hot summer again.
The weather was exactly the same as when she and Yu Xuan met for the first time.
It was just dawn, and the city of Chang'an was already full of bustle and bustle. Chang'an is full of people, with thousands of businesses, clusters of buildings, and courtyards decorated with brocades. Even a curfew can't curb the bustling noise day and night. And the most lively apex among the most lively places is the Zhuijin Building in the center of Chang'an West City. In the Zhuijin Building, there is often an old storyteller, who tells all kinds of strange anecdotes and legends in the world amidst the din of the hall. "It is said that on July 3rd of the third year of Dazhong, the red sun was scorching and cloudless, but in the afternoon, in the house of the Sixteen Kings where I was living at that time, suddenly there were thousands of auspicious clouds and colorful clouds for thousands of miles—Everyone, do you know this? All kinds of abnormalities, what are they?" The storyteller's tongue is full of lotus flowers, and he is telling absurd things again. Huang Zixia was sitting by the railing on the second floor, holding a spoon in her left hand and a bamboo chopstick in her right hand, looking down at the storyteller, but her gaze was erratic and did not fall into reality. Zhou Ziqin, who was opposite her, raised his chopsticks and tapped the back of her hand twice. Huang Zixia came back to her senses, and shifted her gaze to Zhou Ziqin's face: "What are you doing?" Zhou Ziqin stared at her dissatisfied: "What are you doing? You said you were going to invite me to dinner, but you just stared at yourself in a daze." At this time, the atmosphere in Zhuijin Tower was already very lively, and the listeners liked to hear all kinds of absurd things most. Someone shouted: "Three years in Dazhong, isn't it the year Princess Tongchang was born?" "Exactly!" The storyteller immediately answered when he saw someone talking, "It is said that this Princess Tongchang has been silent since she was born in Tianxiangyunzhong that day, until she was four years old when she suddenly opened her mouth and said,' I have to live'. The king of Yun at that time was still surprised, and the honor guard to welcome King Yun as emperor had already arrived at the door. The emperor who had been uneasy because the previous emperor had not established a prince for a long time knew that this time he really had to live! Therefore, today, I really love Princess Tongchang more than a treasure, and treat her like a jewel!" Huang Zixia naturally lacks interest in such absurd things.She turned her eyes away, but saw a few people leaning on the railing not far away and listening to the book, they all smiled at the same time and turned to the people around them with a smile: "Awei, you are talking about your wife, the princess." The man was a handsome young man in his early twenties, with a faint sense of weariness that should not belong to young people in his regular eyebrows and eyes.He rubbed his forehead and frowned, and smiled helplessly: "Okay, I should go, it's almost noon." He turned around and went to the banquet to take a cup of hangover soup and poured it down, then raised his sleeve and smelled it, then hurriedly made another person at the banquet and went downstairs in a hurry. The group of young people behind them pointed at the departing people and laughed: "Look, look, marrying a princess wife is not a good thing, just look at the way Concubine Wei is worried about having two extra drinks every time he comes out to a party. It's really sympathetic!" Huang Zixia pointed to the young man who ran downstairs, and asked Zhou Ziqin, "Do you know him?" Zhou Ziqin took a look and said, "Who doesn't know you, Princess Tongchang's son-in-law, Wei Baoheng." The storyteller in the building still said enthusiastically: "This Princess Tongchang, Wei Baoheng, a Jinshi who married Xiantong for five years last year, was married with the ten-mile dowry, the rare pearl tent, the cold curtain, The sesel curtain and the silk quilt are all the treasures of the national treasury! The princess’s mansion in Guanghua is even more so with gold and silver as the well fence, gold strands as the fence, crystal tortoiseshell eight treasures as the bed, and five-color jade as the utensils. , The splendor is even better than the golden house of Chen Ajiao, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty!" Nowadays, the Tang Dynasty is a world where people compete for extravagance. Princess Tongchang's wedding is naturally enough to make people in the capital talk about it.In the Zhuijin Building, everyone was discussing all kinds of legendary dowry, which was extremely lively. "Among all these treasures, Princess Tongchang's favorite is the Jiuluan hairpin. This hairpin is carved from a piece of natural and rare nine-color jade. Nine phoenixes and nine colors circle around and shine brightly. It is a rare treasure that is priceless, worth millions of gold from the national treasury! Therefore, the princess kept it in a locked treasure house, cherishing it so much that she refused to take it out easily..." Huang Zixia finally couldn't help but ask, "Is this rumor true or not? Princess Tongchang's dowry really emptied the treasury?" "It's not hollowed out, but it's said that it's almost done." Zhou Ziqin buried his head in his meal and sighed, "That Wei Baoheng is really smoking from the ancestral grave! When we were studying together in the Imperial College, he often played truant with me to dig out bird eggs. Loach! Who would have thought that he would be admitted to Jinshi, married a princess, worshiped as a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, and was a member of Zhongshu Sheren, and now he is the Minister of the Ministry of War! And I..." He made a very false expression of grief.Huang Zixia didn't want to talk to him at all: "Aren't you going to Shuzhong soon to realize your life ideal?" "That's right, this is the meaning of my life!" Zhou Ziqin beamed brightly, waving his chopsticks and said, "Hey, let's discuss it with you. From now on, my title will be 'Catcher of the Imperial Seal, Bestowed by the Emperor', what do you think? ?” "It's not good." Huang Zixia was speechless. "Then how about...'Designed to dissect the body'?" Huang Zixia's lips twitched slightly. "Anyway, whatever, it's better than submissively crowning a 'so-and-so son-in-law' for the rest of my life, isn't it?" "If you don't like it, there will naturally be a lot of people crushing their heads, so what are you worrying about?" Huang Zixia scorned him. The voice of the storyteller came from below again: "Everyone, speaking of Princess Tongchang, do you know that yesterday in Jianfu Temple, there was a retribution of a lightning strike to death?" The people below were in an uproar, and someone asked loudly, "Is the person who was struck to death by lightning in Jianfu Temple yesterday related to Princess Tongchang?" "Exactly! Cui Shaoqing from Dali Temple has ordered someone to find out that this person is Wei Ximin, the eunuch of the princess' mansion. This person is one of the princess's close servants. Princess Tongchang was also surprised and inexplicable when he was struck to death by lightning this time. How could there be such a villain who committed such a crime that he was struck to death by lightning." "The storyteller is so well-informed." Huang Zixia said to himself. Zhou Ziqin said triumphantly: "Of course, all the mouths in the streets and alleys are their sources of news. But I am not bad, and I have established a good relationship with the people in Dali Temple. Let me tell you, I will I dug up inside information last night!" Although Huang Zixia is preoccupied now, she still asks, "What's the inside story?" "This Wei Ximin was assigned to Princess Tongchang since he was a child. He was so loyal to Princess Tongchang. He was like a loyal dog that the princess ordered. So knowing that he was struck to death by lightning, Princess Tongchang was furious. I personally went to Cui Shaoqing's residence last night, saying that I was asking about the cause of Wei Ximin's death, but in fact, it was to put pressure on Cui Shaoqing to resolve the case as soon as possible." "How to solve it? Judging from the various situations at the scene yesterday, it is not impossible for a thunderbolt to happen to injure someone." "That's right, so Princess Tongchang has another request, that is, the whole capital is saying that the people around her have committed heinous crimes and are condemned by heaven, so she asks Cui Shaoqing to give an explanation as soon as possible, so as not to insult the reputation of the Princess Mansion." "It's no wonder that Cui Shaoqing had such a grief-stricken look on her face yesterday when she heard that she was related to Princess Tongchang," Huang Zixia frowned slightly, "Fangmin's mouth is better than Fangchuan, even if she is the emperor's most beloved colleague. Princess Chang, can you control what the people of the capital say?" "Look, isn't this already a city full of trouble?" Zhou Ziqin shrugged, "It's obvious that there is a case that cannot be investigated, but there is still a princess who must clear the charges of the eunuchs around her. This matter falls into anyone's hands. It's a hot potato." Huang Zixia was noncommittal, and changed the subject and asked, "What I said last time, about my friend Zhang Xingying, is it settled now?" "Well...don't be such a spoiler, let's talk after eating, or it will seem that you invited me to dinner just to entrust me with errands." "It's strange. As a last-class eunuch, my monthly salary is only two taels of silver. If it wasn't for entrusting you to do something, why should I forcefully take out one tael of silver to invite you to the Zhuijin Tower for dinner?" Huang Zixia confessed very frankly, She didn't hide it, "This matter, it must be fast, and it must be fast! Because I will go to Sichuan with the prince in two or three days." When the time comes, she will be involved in the unjust case of her family, so how can she have time to deal with Zhang Xingying? Zhou Ziqin patted his chest boldly: "Okay, let's put it this way, Xu Congyun, the soldier of Zuojinwuwei, Cao Shenjun, my iron buddy, he asked me to take Zhang Xingying to report to him this afternoon. I can guarantee that as long as Zhang Xingying passes by, absolutely no problem!" Huang Zixia breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, if this is done, I will treat you to dinner again when we meet in Shuzhong." "What if it doesn't work?" "Spit out today's meal and give it back to me!"
Duanruitang, a famous medical center in Beijing, even the place where the medicine is dried is extraordinary.On the huge open space, there are densely packed bamboo plaques one after another, like fish scales.The plaque is full of various chopped medicinal materials. Zhang Xingying was standing in the middle of the bamboo plaques spread all over the floor, holding a seven-foot-diameter bamboo plaque and shaking it, so that the medicinal materials would be more evenly exposed to the sun.He is tall and has strong arms. He swung the bamboo plaque high and then lowered it, and the medicinal fragrance on it immediately dissipated. He turned over the bamboo plaques all over the place, and walked in rows. Seeing that they were getting farther and farther away, Huang Zixia hurriedly called him: "Second Brother Zhang!" Zhang Xingying looked back and saw the two of them, with a puzzled look on his face: "The two of you are..." Huang Zixia lowered her voice and called him, "Second Brother Zhang." Zhang Xingying looked at her appearance for a long time before saying "ah", pointing at her and stammering: "You, you are Huang..." "Yes, I'm here to repay the favor." Huang Zixia put the emphasis on the word "return" and quickly interrupted him, saying, "A month ago, fortunately, Brother Zhang helped me enter the city, but it also caused you This is where I fell. So I came here today to reciprocate and introduce you to something to do." Zhang Xingying was still dumbfounded: "You..." "I'm Yang Chonggu! Don't forget about me just because you helped me!" Huang Zixia desperately winked at him. Only then did Zhang Xingying come to her senses, she is now a criminal wanted all over the world, of course she cannot reveal her true identity.But he still couldn't accept it for a while, so he could only look at her blankly, and replied mechanically: "Oh, Yang Chonggu...you are..." "I'm working under Lord Kui now, I can't imagine it." Huang Zixia said quickly, seeing his shocked expression, immediately brought the topic to others, pointing to Zhou Ziqin, "This is Zhou Ziqin, the young son of Zhou Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment. Qin." Zhou Ziqin has always been enthusiastic, and hurriedly cupped his hands at him: "Second Brother Zhang! Although I have never met, I have heard Chong Gu mention you many times! He said that Brother Zhang is righteous, chivalrous, loyal and filial, and has a warm heart... Oh! !" The last two words are because he was stepped on by Huang Zixia.However, Zhou Ziqin obviously didn't care about trivial matters, and continued to babble: "Don't worry, the matter of revering the ancients is my business, and this matter is on my shoulders. I am obliged..." Before he finished speaking, the door of the hut next to the drying yard opened, and an old man yelled at them, "What's the noise! Zhang Xingying, why don't you hurry up and find the medicines? What's the use of the medicines on the cabinet if they don't dry out sooner?" ?” Zhang Xingying quickly responded, then leaned over to pick up the next bamboo plaque, and began to turn over the herbs. Zhou Ziqin looked at the vast ocean of bamboo plaques around him in disbelief, and asked, "Second brother Zhang, are you alone here? Do you want to turn over all these bamboo plaques once a day?" Zhang Xingying shook his head, put down the bamboo plaque in his hand, picked up another one, and said, "No, four times. Twice in the morning and twice in the afternoon." "Then you don't have to do anything else all day, just turn over the medicine!" "No," Zhang Xingying said with a guilty conscience, "I still have to cut, grind, pound, decoct, gunpowder, and smelt the medicine... I'm not very good at doing it, and I can't always complete the tasks assigned by the master, so every day Get up early and go to bed late at night." "Your father is also a sitting doctor after all, why didn't he take you for a while?" Zhang Xingying shook her head dejectedly, and said: "My father is old and sick, so he can't come to see a doctor. Now Duanruitang is willing to accept me, and it will be good if I have a job." While he was talking, he kept his hands down, turning over three or four bamboo plaques while speaking. Zhou Ziqin couldn't help but take his hand: "Don't turn over, let's go! Even I can't stand it anymore, Duan Ruitang will oppress people so much!" Zhang Xingying quickly grabbed the bamboo plaque that was almost toppled over: "Where are you going?" Seeing that they ignored him, the old man next to him was furious: "Zhang Xingying! Work carefully for me! Don't blame me for driving you away if you can't finish!" "What are you rushing for? Tell you, I'm quitting!" Zhou Ziqin pulled Zhang Xingying up and turned around to leave, "Zuo Jin Wuwei is waiting for him, who is free to listen to your nagging here?" The old man blew his beard and stared: "Zuo Jin Wuwei? Are you kidding! Those who can enter there are either rich or noble, why is this kid?" "Zuo Jin Wuwei wants him, can you control it?" Zhou Ziqin dropped a sentence, and looked at him with disdain, "Wait for Second Brother Zhang to hang around for two or three years, then transfer to Shence Army, I will piss you off!" The old man was really about to die of anger: "Idiots are talking about dreams! Zhang Xingying, don't come back after you leave!" Zhang Xingying hesitated, but Huang Zixia saw that his eyes lit up, and the bamboo plaque in his hand was finally thrown away. "Okay, in a word, do you want to go?" Zhou Ziqin patted him on the shoulder, as if he was already his brother, "With your body and domineering aura, it would be their loss if you don't go to the Shence Army." !" "go!"
Xu Congyun, the guard of Zuo Jinwu, Cao Shenjun, is forthright and cheerful. He and Zhou Ziqin have known each other since childhood, and their relationship is naturally extraordinary. He chatted with Zhang Xingying for a few words, knowing that he was in the guard of honor of King Kui's mansion before, so he asked: "King Kui is surrounded by thousands of people who are selected. Since you can be selected, you must be excellent, but why are you out now?" gone?" Zhang Xingying hesitated for a moment.Huang Zixia hurriedly said: "Second brother Zhang was out of luck. He just happened to have a stomachache when he was serving, but he fell behind. Unfortunately, he was discovered again, so he was sent out." Xu Congyun looked at Huang Zixia and asked, "This father-in-law is..." "It's Yang Chonggu, Eunuch Yang of Prince Kui's mansion, and now Prince Kui's close attendant." Zhou Ziqin said. Xu Congyun was suddenly surprised and delighted: "What? Could it be that Eunuch Yang who broke the Four Plans and the case of Princess Kui? What a disrespect, disrespect!" Zhang Xingying nodded vigorously and looked at Huang Zixia adoringly. Zhou Ziqin also said affirmatively: "Yes, Chonggu is very powerful, second only to Huang Zixia, who I admire the most." Huang Zixia clearly saw that Zhang Xingying's smiling face became stiff.She had no choice but to say modestly, "It's just a coincidence." Xu Congyun raised his hand and patted Zhang Xingying's back vigorously. Zhang Xingying, who had been standing upright all the time, was almost vomited out of his lungs by his giant palm. "Since there are two guarantees, and he was able to enter the honor guard of King Kui's Palace, I believe there should be no problems with his body and family background. How about this, the Zuo Jinwu Guard has the least number of people, you will be assigned there first, and follow for a month or two Let's take a look around, if there is nothing wrong, after notifying Captain Wang next month, it will be formally included in the roster, and the matter will be settled." Even if Zhang Xingying vomited out his heart, liver, spleen, stomach and kidneys after being photographed by him, he was willing.He was too excited to speak, just stood there giggling. Huang Zixia also let out a sigh of relief. She always felt that she was sorry for Zhang Xingying. Now that Zhang Xingying's situation has improved, she finally feels that she can go to Shuzhong with peace of mind and no longer owe others. After discussing the important matters, Zhou Ziqin invited his friends to invite his companions, and the captains of Zuo Jinwuwei were all called up, and he went straight to the restaurant with him as the host. As poor people, Huang Zixia and Zhang Xingying didn't dare to compete with this dude at all, lest they have to sell themselves to raise money for this banquet. I don't know if luck is good or bad, the group of people met Wang Yun as soon as they went out. "Brother Wang!" "Captain Wang!" Everyone rushed to say hello, and seeing a handsome man behind him, it was Wei Baoheng, the son-in-law, and hurriedly came forward to see him again, some called the son-in-law, and some called Mr. Wei, and the gate of the yamen was very lively for a while. Wei Baoheng had a very good temper, smiling and nodding to everyone.Wang Yun glanced at Huang Zixia, and asked with a moderate smile: "Ziqin brought Eunuch Yang over, is there anything important?" Zhou Ziqin hurriedly pulled Zhang Xingying over and said, "I heard that Big Brother Xu is short of people, so I recommended someone. This is Zhang Xingying, who has a clean family background and is agile. I'm familiar with it, it's definitely possible. Brother Xu said to try it for a month first, and then report to you if possible, and then please take care of Brother Wang!" "Introduced by Yang Chonggu?" Wang Yun grasped the point immediately. Zhou Ziqin was ignorant of the grievances between them, and nodded with a smile. Zhang Xingying was even more concerned about bowing to Wang Yun nervously. Wang Yun raised his hand to stop him, and said: "Ziqin, Captain Xu has promised him to stay, so I can't say anything. I usually don't interfere with all the brothers coming in and out. But this brother's matter, I'm afraid it won't work." Zhou Ziqin was stunned for a moment.The others didn't expect Wang Yun to say such unsightly words suddenly, and they all looked at each other in blank dismay. Seeing everyone like this, Wang Yun smiled again, and said: "It's not intentional to make things difficult for this brother, but you all know that I will be transferred to the Zuo Jinwu Guard soon. When I take office, I want to set a standard for the Zuo Jinwu Guard. It can test the quality of the recruits without hurting the peace, but there is no time to discuss with everyone in the future." Some people in the Zuo Jinwu Guard really only know how to mount a horse, and they just entrusted their connections to get in for a few years of seniority.At this time, it was heard that Wang Yun had a way to catch unqualified people without hurting the peace, and everyone hurriedly asked him what the way was. Wang Yun looked Zhang Xingying up and down, then looked at his hands carefully, and said: "The traces of the rein are still there, so he must be able to ride a horse, and he must be able to kill him, right?" Juju is the polo popular in the Tang royal family, Zhang Xingying will naturally also, nodded. "A person who is excellent at killing the horse, needless to say the skill of getting off the horse immediately, and the control and manipulation of the horse must be excellent. Why don't you find a few people to form a team tomorrow, and the Zuo Jinwu Guard will also call a few people who are good at killing the horse. Let's have a competition sometime, it won't hurt the friendship, and we can test Brother Zhang's skills, what do you think?" As soon as Wang Yun said this, everyone applauded.Nonsense, who would dare not agree or applaud what the boss said in the future?Words such as "Captain Gaoming", "Looking far ahead" and "Resolving worries for the Zuo Jinwu Guard" will be shamelessly thrown out. The smile on Wang Yun's face was still as warm as the spring breeze, and he glanced at Zhang Xingying and Huang Zixia with a smile: "Since everyone agrees, I will wait for you tomorrow."
"It's unreasonable! Wang Yun, a villain who is usually called a brother, actually demolished us at a critical moment!" On the way back, Zhou Ziqin took them to see Zuo Jinwu Guard's shooting field.He stood on the sidelines with his hands on his hips, looking at the flat sand, expressing his depression. "Everyone knows that he is going to be transferred to Zuo Jinwu Guard. Isn't it justifiable for the new official to take office three fires, and he came up with such a crooked idea!" Zhang Xingying said hesitantly: "But...But I think what Wang Duwei said makes sense. The Zuojinwu Guard has a great responsibility, and the review should be strict..." "You haven't entered the Zuo Jinwu Guard, so don't stand on the side of Wang Duwei and talk!" Zhou Ziqin said angrily, "Do you know that the people of the Zuo Jin Wu Guard can be regarded as the capital's kung fu? First? There is no suspense in Zuo Jinwuwei's victory in the Jujube competitions in various yamen every year in the capital. Tell me, as a commoner, where can you get someone to help you fight this match? Aren't you sure you will lose!" Are you sure you will lose? Zhang Xingying also looked a little dazed. "It's not that we don't want you if we lose, but if we can't play a beautiful polo game for them to see, the possibility of getting stuck with you will be even greater," Zhou Ziqin said, pointing his finger, "A shooting team There must be at least five people. Chonggu, can you kill me?" Huang Zixia nodded and said, "I have." "Xingying, can you do it?" Zhang Xingying nodded: "I did too." "There are still two people left..." Zhou Ziqin squatted under the willow tree beside the shooting field, counting with his fingers in pain, "Who should I call... Let me think about the most famous people in the capital... " "Prince Zhao." Huang Zixia said suddenly. Zhou Ziqin nodded: "That's right, King Zhao's Juju is really good, but how can ordinary people invite him? Let alone invite him, he is away from the house all day, and it is difficult to see him..." Before he could finish speaking, Huang Zixia had already held down the railing next to him, and flew into the killing field in front of him. A game on the court has just been played, the yellow sand has not yet settled, and there is still a layer of dust floating in the air.But she turned a blind eye and ran straight across the sand and dust to the resting place on the opposite side of the field. Hearing the sound of her running, the two people who were picking out clubs turned their heads. Zhou Ziqin's eyeballs almost fell off: "King Zhao? Why...is it such a coincidence that he happens to be here with King E?" I saw Huang Zixia saluting to Zhao Wang Li Rui, Zhou Ziqin couldn't hear what they said, but saw Zhao Wang nodded with a smile on his face, and then handed her the cue in his hand. Huang Zixia held a pole in one hand and a horse next to him with the other, turned over and got on the horse.King Zhao also got on another horse, and the two looked at each other while galloping towards a ball that was placed alone in the middle of the field. Zhou Ziqin quickly ran across the sidelines, leaned close to Li Run, the King of E who was watching with a smile on his face, and asked, "Lord E, what are they... doing?" Li Run said with a smile: "Eunuch Yang is betting with King Zhao to see who can score the first goal." Yang Chonggu didn't know what game he wanted to bet against King Zhao, Zhou Ziqin was confused, and asked again: "The prize of the bet is..." "I haven't said anything yet, I just said that King Zhao will promise her one thing after winning." Zhou Ziqin laughed: "How does he know that he will definitely win?" "If he hadn't been so arrogant, how could King Zhao agree so suddenly? You also know that King Zhao can't be provoked the most." While speaking, the two horses had already rushed to the left and right of the ball on the field. Both of them were extremely fast, almost equal, and arrived at the same time. The two batters are struck simultaneously.King Zhao's cue hit the lower part of the ball directly, but Huang Zixia's cue turned and hit his cue in the middle. With a "click", the two clubs hit together.Huang Zixia failed to completely stop King Zhao's castration, but because of this, the force of the ball being hit was slowed down.The moment King Zhao looked at the flying ball, she had already picked up her horse and rushed towards the rapidly falling ball. The ball is falling not far from the goal.Zhou Ziqin screamed in his heart that it was dangerous, and was almost scored by King Zhao at once. Everyone was waiting to see her dribbling the ball towards King Zhao's goal, and King Zhao also reined in his horse and stood on his side of the field, pointing at her with a cue stick and laughing: "Eunuch Yang, let the horse come here! To see if you can..." Before he finished speaking, he saw her on the horse smiling at him, leaning over and swinging the club in her hand, hitting the ball. With a "snap", the ball hit the goal and landed in the goal behind her. This time, the onlookers were stunned for a while, not knowing what she meant by breaking her own goal. However, Huang Zixia galloped happily towards King Zhao, and asked with a smile, "Lord Zhao, we just said that the first goal wins, but has anyone agreed which goal belongs to whom?" King Zhao was speechless immediately: "Eunuch Yang, does scoring your own goal count as a goal?" "First, we didn't agree on our respective goals at that time, so the goal behind me can't be considered mine, right? Second, who told me that my skills are not as good as others, so in order to ask Lord Zhao for help, I had to resort to this trick. How about taking advantage of you?" She was smiling all over her face, and she played so cutely that she made King Zhao feel very angry and satisfied, so he couldn't help raising the club in his hand and patted the horse's ass under her, laughing loudly , "It's really hateful, you dare to design this king." The two had already decided the outcome, and King Zhao was in a good mood, so he turned his horse back to the sidelines to rest. "Is Ziqin here too? And who is that kid?" King Zhao pointed at Zhang Xingying. Zhou Ziqin quickly said: "It's our friend, this time I was going to enter the Zuo Jinwu Guard, but unfortunately encountered some small troubles." King Zhao turned his head and looked at Huang Zixia with a smile: "So, you asked me to bet for him?" "Please forgive me, Prince Zhao!" Huang Zixia hurriedly told the whole story. Hearing that it was a Jujube with Zuo Jinwuwei, King Zhao suddenly became interested: "I like this! This time I must help you beat Zuo Jinwuwei to the ground, and let them know who is the capital Jujube The first person! By the way, who is on our side?" Huang Zixia pointed to herself, Zhang Xingying, and Zhou Ziqin. "With me, there are only four?" King Zhao's eyes fell on Li Run, King E. Li Run smiled wryly: "This..." "Stop this and that, Seventh Brother, there is only one thing missing, whether to go or not!" "Let's go then."
Early the next morning, just after dawn, Huang Zixia was woken up by a bird outside the window. Thinking that today is an important day, she jumped up quickly, first wrapped her chest tightly with cloth strips, then picked out a narrow-sleeved dress to wear, and ran to the yard to exercise her muscles and bones. In the summer morning of King Kui's Mansion, privet privet flowers are in full bloom all the way, covering the ground with white flowers, and the green fragrance spreads secretly. When passing the stables, I remembered something, and hurried to Uncle Wang who was in charge of the horses: "Uncle Wang, I want to borrow the sand brush today, can I?" "Okay, my lord said that this horse belongs to you, and you can ride it out at any time." "That's great! Thank you, Uncle Wang!" She jumped up happily, but she heard Di E snorted heavily next to her, leaning her head to look at her. Huang Zixia was afraid that it would spray her with snot, so she quickly raised her hand to hold its nose, but when she looked into its eyes, she felt something was wrong.In the pair of big black eyes in front of her, the clear sky and white clouds behind her were reflected, as well as the figure of a person, tall and straight, standing behind her. She turned her head tremblingly: "My lord." Li Shubai stood three steps behind her, with a calm expression: "Where are you going early in the morning?" "Go...go play polo with Zuo Jinwuwei." She dared not lie to the person in front of her at all.Today's polo game, does Li Shubai know everything about it?She still needs to rely on him to take her to Shuzhong, and it will never do her any good to hide it from him. "Zuo Jin Wuwei...Wang Yun?" He raised his eyebrows slightly. "Well, Zhou Ziqin brought King Zhao and King E over, and we formed a team to fight Wang Yun." As for Zhang Xingying, it's better to hide it first. Li Shubai held several positions and had many affairs in the court, so how could he have so much time to take care of her, so he just said "hm", then led Si E, and flew on the horse. Huang Zixia heaved a sigh of relief, and was about to untie Fusha, Li Shubai turned his horse's head again, looked down at her and said, "The group of young people in Zuojinwuwei have never been serious, and they are famous in the capital for their roughness in bow-jutting." .” Huang Zixia nodded, still trying to figure out what he meant, and heard him say in a low and hasty voice: "You...be careful, don't hurt yourself." "Oh." She nodded and looked up at him hesitantly. "In case you are injured, the trip will be delayed." He left an explanation, then turned the horse's head and left immediately. Leaving Huang Zixia behind to lead Na Fusha slowly through the green brick road that Ligustrum lucidum opened, she suddenly felt a little guilty.
When she arrived at the polo field on that Fusha, she found that Zhang Xingying was standing alone on the sidelines. "Second brother Zhang." She jumped off the horse, and suddenly realized that she had overlooked one thing, "You don't have your own horse?" "How can my family afford horses?" Zhang Xingying said shyly, "So, in fact, I haven't played polo very much, and my skills are very unfamiliar." "It's okay, this time we brought King Zhao and King E, the people of Zuojinwuwei will have scruples no matter what, and our chances of winning are not small." Huang Zixia comforted him. "Well, anyway, thank you and Brother Ziqin." Zhang Xingying looked at her and said gratefully. Huang Zixia waved his hand: "It's nothing, we won't let you go back to Duanruitang to be angry." "That's right, I have to get you into Zuo Jinwu Guard today, and then go to Duanrui Hall to piss off that old man." Zhou Ziqin's voice came from behind.He took his horse by the hand, patted the horse's neck: "Xiao Xia, say hello." The horse immediately nodded obediently to them. When Huang Zixia heard that name, she immediately had a bad feeling: "Xiao Xia?" "That's right, Huang Zixia's flaw." Zhou Ziqin said, stroking the horse's head affectionately. Huang Zixia and Zhang Xingying looked at each other silently, and they both saw the speechless expressions on each other's faces. The sun is rising, and the summer sun brings heat to Chang'an as soon as it comes out. More than a hundred people from the Zuo Jinwu Guard came, except the Captain Wang Yun, several captains including Xu Congyun, most of the staff, and the son-in-law Wei Baoheng was also there. Wang Yun looked at them, came over with a smile and asked, "Is it just the three of you? Hey, there are only two horses, so how can we form a cavalry team?" He smiled gently, but Huang Zixia felt uncomfortable no matter how he looked at him.Knowing that he hates herself, maybe even hates herself, but he is so relaxed and happy on the surface, this kind of person is the object she fears the most. Zhou Ziqin smiled at Wang Yun, "Why are you so anxious? There are two more people. When you come over later, you will definitely admit defeat when you see it." "Oh..." Wang Yun glanced at Huang Zixia and asked, "Could it be Prince Kui?" Zhou Ziqin blinked: "No, but it's enough to shock you." "Then I'll wait and see." Wang Yun smiled and turned back to his seat.Zhou Ziqin saw his son-in-law Wei Baoheng wiping a cue in his hand at a glance, and couldn't help but let out an "oops" and said, "No way, Wang Yun is too ruthless!" "What's wrong?" Huang Zixia asked. "Wei Baoheng actually wants to play!" "Is the son-in-law very good at bowing?" "It's more than amazing! If he hadn't shined in the first day of the Daming Palace in the first day of the Daming Palace, and he controlled the entire match by himself, defeating the five top players in Tubo, how could he be praised by the emperor and Princess Tongchang?" What do you think?" "Too ruthless..." Huang Zixia looked at Zhou Ziqin's extremely docile "Xiao Xia", looked at Zhang Xingying who didn't even have a horse, and looked at his slender wrist. He couldn't help feeling that this game was really worrying. Just when she was at a loss, there was a voice shouting "long live" from outside the shooting court, and it was the emperor who arrived with Concubine Guo Shu and Princess Tongchang. The emperor was wearing a black uniform, with a smile on his face, and walked to the sidelines talking and laughing with his daughter, Princess Tongchang.The palace people quickly set up the throne. Concubine Guo Shu was very gentle and considerate. She personally arranged melons, fruits and snacks for the emperor, and because she was afraid of sand and dust, she covered it with a brocade cover herself. Concubine Guo Shu is about the same age as the emperor, but due to her long-term maintenance, she still has a snow-skinned appearance, plump and lustrous like pearls, and very charming. Princess Tongchang's eyebrows and eyes are very similar to Concubine Guo Shu's, but her outline is harder, and her facial features are thinner than her mother's. Although she talks and smiles with the emperor, and her eyebrows are happy, she still can't hide her sharp and fragile beauty, which seems to be fragile. ice cream. After the emperor took his seat, he glanced at everyone and said with a smile, "I heard that the seventh and ninth brothers are going to have a shooting contest, so I'll come here right away! This is a rare event, so don't miss it." 大唐皇帝几乎个个喜爱击鞠，当年穆宗皇帝年仅三十，因为在击鞠时被打球供奉误击头部，以至于三十岁便中风驾崩。继任的敬宗皇帝又因沉迷于击鞠，年仅十八岁便被宦官谋害。但击鞠风潮在皇室中依然有增无减，当今皇上虽然不太擅长击鞠，但极爱观看，尤其是今日还有皇亲国戚参与，更是让他连朝政都丢下了，前来观赏。 众人向皇上行礼见过。不知道是不是黄梓瑕太过敏感，她总觉得皇帝的目光落在自己身上时，笑容略显僵硬。 或许，他在看到她的时候，想起了身在太极宫的王皇后吧。 等皇帝坐定，昭王与鄂王并辔而行，在众人的簇拥中骑马进来了。王蕴看见他们向黄梓瑕等走去，顿时知道了他们请来的帮手是谁。但他神情如常，似乎毫不介意，只笑着从那边过来，与两位王爷见过，一番寒暄客套，举止落落大方，连看见他们的惊喜都表现得分寸极佳。 黄梓瑕只能默然给自己的那拂沙喂马料。 周子秦脸皮最厚，见两位王爷也没有多余的替换马匹，便直接对王蕴说：“王兄，跟你商量个事情吧，我们这边缺一匹马，不如你们借我们一匹？” 左金吾卫的人暗地嗤笑，毕竟，临到比赛才向对方借马的事情，估计是古往今来第一遭。 王蕴却毫不介意，一派光风霁月的坦然，抬手向后示意：“我们带了十余匹马过来，子秦你看上哪一匹，尽管挑走。” 周子秦也毫不客气，一指驸马韦保衡身边的那匹栗色高头大马，说：“就那匹吧！” 韦保衡笑道：“子秦，你简直是个人精。” “废话，你看上的马，那自然是最好的，我最佩服你的眼光了，”他说着，毫不客气地将栗色马牵了过来，将缰绳递到张行英手中，“赶紧骑上去试试，熟悉一下感觉。” 韦保衡虽是驸马，脾气却甚好。他随手拉过了旁边一匹黑色的健马，笑道：“换匹马照样赢你。” 马球场已经清理平整，昭王李汭与王蕴猜枚，定下左右场地，双方套上衣服，黄梓瑕这边为红衣，王蕴那边为白衣。
It was just dawn, and the city of Chang'an was already full of bustle and bustle. Chang'an is full of people, with thousands of businesses, clusters of buildings, and courtyards decorated with brocades. Even a curfew can't curb the bustling noise day and night. And the most lively apex among the most lively places is the Zhuijin Building in the center of Chang'an West City. In the Zhuijin Building, there is often an old storyteller, who tells all kinds of strange anecdotes and legends in the world amidst the din of the hall. "It is said that on July 3rd of the third year of Dazhong, the red sun was scorching and cloudless, but in the afternoon, in the house of the Sixteen Kings where I was living at that time, suddenly there were thousands of auspicious clouds and colorful clouds for thousands of miles—Everyone, do you know this? All kinds of abnormalities, what are they?" The storyteller's tongue is full of lotus flowers, and he is telling absurd things again. Huang Zixia was sitting by the railing on the second floor, holding a spoon in her left hand and a bamboo chopstick in her right hand, looking down at the storyteller, but her gaze was erratic and did not fall into reality. Zhou Ziqin, who was opposite her, raised his chopsticks and tapped the back of her hand twice. Huang Zixia came back to her senses, and shifted her gaze to Zhou Ziqin's face: "What are you doing?" Zhou Ziqin stared at her dissatisfied: "What are you doing? You said you were going to invite me to dinner, but you just stared at yourself in a daze." At this time, the atmosphere in Zhuijin Tower was already very lively, and the listeners liked to hear all kinds of absurd things most. Someone shouted: "Three years in Dazhong, isn't it the year Princess Tongchang was born?" "Exactly!" The storyteller immediately answered when he saw someone talking, "It is said that this Princess Tongchang has been silent since she was born in Tianxiangyunzhong that day, until she was four years old when she suddenly opened her mouth and said,' I have to live'. The king of Yun at that time was still surprised, and the honor guard to welcome King Yun as emperor had already arrived at the door. The emperor who had been uneasy because the previous emperor had not established a prince for a long time knew that this time he really had to live! Therefore, today, I really love Princess Tongchang more than a treasure, and treat her like a jewel!" Huang Zixia naturally lacks interest in such absurd things.She turned her eyes away, but saw a few people leaning on the railing not far away and listening to the book, they all smiled at the same time and turned to the people around them with a smile: "Awei, you are talking about your wife, the princess." The man was a handsome young man in his early twenties, with a faint sense of weariness that should not belong to young people in his regular eyebrows and eyes.He rubbed his forehead and frowned, and smiled helplessly: "Okay, I should go, it's almost noon." He turned around and went to the banquet to take a cup of hangover soup and poured it down, then raised his sleeve and smelled it, then hurriedly made another person at the banquet and went downstairs in a hurry. The group of young people behind them pointed at the departing people and laughed: "Look, look, marrying a princess wife is not a good thing, just look at the way Concubine Wei is worried about having two extra drinks every time he comes out to a party. It's really sympathetic!" Huang Zixia pointed to the young man who ran downstairs, and asked Zhou Ziqin, "Do you know him?" Zhou Ziqin took a look and said, "Who doesn't know you, Princess Tongchang's son-in-law, Wei Baoheng." The storyteller in the building still said enthusiastically: "This Princess Tongchang, Wei Baoheng, a Jinshi who married Xiantong for five years last year, was married with the ten-mile dowry, the rare pearl tent, the cold curtain, The sesel curtain and the silk quilt are all the treasures of the national treasury! The princess’s mansion in Guanghua is even more so with gold and silver as the well fence, gold strands as the fence, crystal tortoiseshell eight treasures as the bed, and five-color jade as the utensils. , The splendor is even better than the golden house of Chen Ajiao, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty!" Nowadays, the Tang Dynasty is a world where people compete for extravagance. Princess Tongchang's wedding is naturally enough to make people in the capital talk about it.In the Zhuijin Building, everyone was discussing all kinds of legendary dowry, which was extremely lively. "Among all these treasures, Princess Tongchang's favorite is the Jiuluan hairpin. This hairpin is carved from a piece of natural and rare nine-color jade. Nine phoenixes and nine colors circle around and shine brightly. It is a rare treasure that is priceless, worth millions of gold from the national treasury! Therefore, the princess kept it in a locked treasure house, cherishing it so much that she refused to take it out easily..." Huang Zixia finally couldn't help but ask, "Is this rumor true or not? Princess Tongchang's dowry really emptied the treasury?" "It's not hollowed out, but it's said that it's almost done." Zhou Ziqin buried his head in his meal and sighed, "That Wei Baoheng is really smoking from the ancestral grave! When we were studying together in the Imperial College, he often played truant with me to dig out bird eggs. Loach! Who would have thought that he would be admitted to Jinshi, married a princess, worshiped as a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, and was a member of Zhongshu Sheren, and now he is the Minister of the Ministry of War! And I..." He made a very false expression of grief.Huang Zixia didn't want to talk to him at all: "Aren't you going to Shuzhong soon to realize your life ideal?" "That's right, this is the meaning of my life!" Zhou Ziqin beamed brightly, waving his chopsticks and said, "Hey, let's discuss it with you. From now on, my title will be 'Catcher of the Imperial Seal, Bestowed by the Emperor', what do you think? ?” "It's not good." Huang Zixia was speechless. "Then how about...'Designed to dissect the body'?" Huang Zixia's lips twitched slightly. "Anyway, whatever, it's better than submissively crowning a 'so-and-so son-in-law' for the rest of my life, isn't it?" "If you don't like it, there will naturally be a lot of people crushing their heads, so what are you worrying about?" Huang Zixia scorned him. The voice of the storyteller came from below again: "Everyone, speaking of Princess Tongchang, do you know that yesterday in Jianfu Temple, there was a retribution of a lightning strike to death?" The people below were in an uproar, and someone asked loudly, "Is the person who was struck to death by lightning in Jianfu Temple yesterday related to Princess Tongchang?" "Exactly! Cui Shaoqing from Dali Temple has ordered someone to find out that this person is Wei Ximin, the eunuch of the princess' mansion. This person is one of the princess's close servants. Princess Tongchang was also surprised and inexplicable when he was struck to death by lightning this time. How could there be such a villain who committed such a crime that he was struck to death by lightning." "The storyteller is so well-informed." Huang Zixia said to himself. Zhou Ziqin said triumphantly: "Of course, all the mouths in the streets and alleys are their sources of news. But I am not bad, and I have established a good relationship with the people in Dali Temple. Let me tell you, I will I dug up inside information last night!" Although Huang Zixia is preoccupied now, she still asks, "What's the inside story?" "This Wei Ximin was assigned to Princess Tongchang since he was a child. He was so loyal to Princess Tongchang. He was like a loyal dog that the princess ordered. So knowing that he was struck to death by lightning, Princess Tongchang was furious. I personally went to Cui Shaoqing's residence last night, saying that I was asking about the cause of Wei Ximin's death, but in fact, it was to put pressure on Cui Shaoqing to resolve the case as soon as possible." "How to solve it? Judging from the various situations at the scene yesterday, it is not impossible for a thunderbolt to happen to injure someone." "That's right, so Princess Tongchang has another request, that is, the whole capital is saying that the people around her have committed heinous crimes and are condemned by heaven, so she asks Cui Shaoqing to give an explanation as soon as possible, so as not to insult the reputation of the Princess Mansion." "It's no wonder that Cui Shaoqing had such a grief-stricken look on her face yesterday when she heard that she was related to Princess Tongchang," Huang Zixia frowned slightly, "Fangmin's mouth is better than Fangchuan, even if she is the emperor's most beloved colleague. Princess Chang, can you control what the people of the capital say?" "Look, isn't this already a city full of trouble?" Zhou Ziqin shrugged, "It's obvious that there is a case that cannot be investigated, but there is still a princess who must clear the charges of the eunuchs around her. This matter falls into anyone's hands. It's a hot potato." Huang Zixia was noncommittal, and changed the subject and asked, "What I said last time, about my friend Zhang Xingying, is it settled now?" "Well...don't be such a spoiler, let's talk after eating, or it will seem that you invited me to dinner just to entrust me with errands." "It's strange. As a last-class eunuch, my monthly salary is only two taels of silver. If it wasn't for entrusting you to do something, why should I forcefully take out one tael of silver to invite you to the Zhuijin Tower for dinner?" Huang Zixia confessed very frankly, She didn't hide it, "This matter, it must be fast, and it must be fast! Because I will go to Sichuan with the prince in two or three days." When the time comes, she will be involved in the unjust case of her family, so how can she have time to deal with Zhang Xingying? Zhou Ziqin patted his chest boldly: "Okay, let's put it this way, Xu Congyun, the soldier of Zuojinwuwei, Cao Shenjun, my iron buddy, he asked me to take Zhang Xingying to report to him this afternoon. I can guarantee that as long as Zhang Xingying passes by, absolutely no problem!" Huang Zixia breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, if this is done, I will treat you to dinner again when we meet in Shuzhong." "What if it doesn't work?" "Spit out today's meal and give it back to me!"
Duanruitang, a famous medical center in Beijing, even the place where the medicine is dried is extraordinary.On the huge open space, there are densely packed bamboo plaques one after another, like fish scales.The plaque is full of various chopped medicinal materials. Zhang Xingying was standing in the middle of the bamboo plaques spread all over the floor, holding a seven-foot-diameter bamboo plaque and shaking it, so that the medicinal materials would be more evenly exposed to the sun.He is tall and has strong arms. He swung the bamboo plaque high and then lowered it, and the medicinal fragrance on it immediately dissipated. He turned over the bamboo plaques all over the place, and walked in rows. Seeing that they were getting farther and farther away, Huang Zixia hurriedly called him: "Second Brother Zhang!" Zhang Xingying looked back and saw the two of them, with a puzzled look on his face: "The two of you are..." Huang Zixia lowered her voice and called him, "Second Brother Zhang." Zhang Xingying looked at her appearance for a long time before saying "ah", pointing at her and stammering: "You, you are Huang..." "Yes, I'm here to repay the favor." Huang Zixia put the emphasis on the word "return" and quickly interrupted him, saying, "A month ago, fortunately, Brother Zhang helped me enter the city, but it also caused you This is where I fell. So I came here today to reciprocate and introduce you to something to do." Zhang Xingying was still dumbfounded: "You..." "I'm Yang Chonggu! Don't forget about me just because you helped me!" Huang Zixia desperately winked at him. Only then did Zhang Xingying come to her senses, she is now a criminal wanted all over the world, of course she cannot reveal her true identity.But he still couldn't accept it for a while, so he could only look at her blankly, and replied mechanically: "Oh, Yang Chonggu...you are..." "I'm working under Lord Kui now, I can't imagine it." Huang Zixia said quickly, seeing his shocked expression, immediately brought the topic to others, pointing to Zhou Ziqin, "This is Zhou Ziqin, the young son of Zhou Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment. Qin." Zhou Ziqin has always been enthusiastic, and hurriedly cupped his hands at him: "Second Brother Zhang! Although I have never met, I have heard Chong Gu mention you many times! He said that Brother Zhang is righteous, chivalrous, loyal and filial, and has a warm heart... Oh! !" The last two words are because he was stepped on by Huang Zixia.However, Zhou Ziqin obviously didn't care about trivial matters, and continued to babble: "Don't worry, the matter of revering the ancients is my business, and this matter is on my shoulders. I am obliged..." Before he finished speaking, the door of the hut next to the drying yard opened, and an old man yelled at them, "What's the noise! Zhang Xingying, why don't you hurry up and find the medicines? What's the use of the medicines on the cabinet if they don't dry out sooner?" ?” Zhang Xingying quickly responded, then leaned over to pick up the next bamboo plaque, and began to turn over the herbs. Zhou Ziqin looked at the vast ocean of bamboo plaques around him in disbelief, and asked, "Second brother Zhang, are you alone here? Do you want to turn over all these bamboo plaques once a day?" Zhang Xingying shook his head, put down the bamboo plaque in his hand, picked up another one, and said, "No, four times. Twice in the morning and twice in the afternoon." "Then you don't have to do anything else all day, just turn over the medicine!" "No," Zhang Xingying said with a guilty conscience, "I still have to cut, grind, pound, decoct, gunpowder, and smelt the medicine... I'm not very good at doing it, and I can't always complete the tasks assigned by the master, so every day Get up early and go to bed late at night." "Your father is also a sitting doctor after all, why didn't he take you for a while?" Zhang Xingying shook her head dejectedly, and said: "My father is old and sick, so he can't come to see a doctor. Now Duanruitang is willing to accept me, and it will be good if I have a job." While he was talking, he kept his hands down, turning over three or four bamboo plaques while speaking. Zhou Ziqin couldn't help but take his hand: "Don't turn over, let's go! Even I can't stand it anymore, Duan Ruitang will oppress people so much!" Zhang Xingying quickly grabbed the bamboo plaque that was almost toppled over: "Where are you going?" Seeing that they ignored him, the old man next to him was furious: "Zhang Xingying! Work carefully for me! Don't blame me for driving you away if you can't finish!" "What are you rushing for? Tell you, I'm quitting!" Zhou Ziqin pulled Zhang Xingying up and turned around to leave, "Zuo Jin Wuwei is waiting for him, who is free to listen to your nagging here?" The old man blew his beard and stared: "Zuo Jin Wuwei? Are you kidding! Those who can enter there are either rich or noble, why is this kid?" "Zuo Jin Wuwei wants him, can you control it?" Zhou Ziqin dropped a sentence, and looked at him with disdain, "Wait for Second Brother Zhang to hang around for two or three years, then transfer to Shence Army, I will piss you off!" The old man was really about to die of anger: "Idiots are talking about dreams! Zhang Xingying, don't come back after you leave!" Zhang Xingying hesitated, but Huang Zixia saw that his eyes lit up, and the bamboo plaque in his hand was finally thrown away. "Okay, in a word, do you want to go?" Zhou Ziqin patted him on the shoulder, as if he was already his brother, "With your body and domineering aura, it would be their loss if you don't go to the Shence Army." !" "go!"
Xu Congyun, the guard of Zuo Jinwu, Cao Shenjun, is forthright and cheerful. He and Zhou Ziqin have known each other since childhood, and their relationship is naturally extraordinary. He chatted with Zhang Xingying for a few words, knowing that he was in the guard of honor of King Kui's mansion before, so he asked: "King Kui is surrounded by thousands of people who are selected. Since you can be selected, you must be excellent, but why are you out now?" gone?" Zhang Xingying hesitated for a moment.Huang Zixia hurriedly said: "Second brother Zhang was out of luck. He just happened to have a stomachache when he was serving, but he fell behind. Unfortunately, he was discovered again, so he was sent out." Xu Congyun looked at Huang Zixia and asked, "This father-in-law is..." "It's Yang Chonggu, Eunuch Yang of Prince Kui's mansion, and now Prince Kui's close attendant." Zhou Ziqin said. Xu Congyun was suddenly surprised and delighted: "What? Could it be that Eunuch Yang who broke the Four Plans and the case of Princess Kui? What a disrespect, disrespect!" Zhang Xingying nodded vigorously and looked at Huang Zixia adoringly. Zhou Ziqin also said affirmatively: "Yes, Chonggu is very powerful, second only to Huang Zixia, who I admire the most." Huang Zixia clearly saw that Zhang Xingying's smiling face became stiff.She had no choice but to say modestly, "It's just a coincidence." Xu Congyun raised his hand and patted Zhang Xingying's back vigorously. Zhang Xingying, who had been standing upright all the time, was almost vomited out of his lungs by his giant palm. "Since there are two guarantees, and he was able to enter the honor guard of King Kui's Palace, I believe there should be no problems with his body and family background. How about this, the Zuo Jinwu Guard has the least number of people, you will be assigned there first, and follow for a month or two Let's take a look around, if there is nothing wrong, after notifying Captain Wang next month, it will be formally included in the roster, and the matter will be settled." Even if Zhang Xingying vomited out his heart, liver, spleen, stomach and kidneys after being photographed by him, he was willing.He was too excited to speak, just stood there giggling. Huang Zixia also let out a sigh of relief. She always felt that she was sorry for Zhang Xingying. Now that Zhang Xingying's situation has improved, she finally feels that she can go to Shuzhong with peace of mind and no longer owe others. After discussing the important matters, Zhou Ziqin invited his friends to invite his companions, and the captains of Zuo Jinwuwei were all called up, and he went straight to the restaurant with him as the host. As poor people, Huang Zixia and Zhang Xingying didn't dare to compete with this dude at all, lest they have to sell themselves to raise money for this banquet. I don't know if luck is good or bad, the group of people met Wang Yun as soon as they went out. "Brother Wang!" "Captain Wang!" Everyone rushed to say hello, and seeing a handsome man behind him, it was Wei Baoheng, the son-in-law, and hurriedly came forward to see him again, some called the son-in-law, and some called Mr. Wei, and the gate of the yamen was very lively for a while. Wei Baoheng had a very good temper, smiling and nodding to everyone.Wang Yun glanced at Huang Zixia, and asked with a moderate smile: "Ziqin brought Eunuch Yang over, is there anything important?" Zhou Ziqin hurriedly pulled Zhang Xingying over and said, "I heard that Big Brother Xu is short of people, so I recommended someone. This is Zhang Xingying, who has a clean family background and is agile. I'm familiar with it, it's definitely possible. Brother Xu said to try it for a month first, and then report to you if possible, and then please take care of Brother Wang!" "Introduced by Yang Chonggu?" Wang Yun grasped the point immediately. Zhou Ziqin was ignorant of the grievances between them, and nodded with a smile. Zhang Xingying was even more concerned about bowing to Wang Yun nervously. Wang Yun raised his hand to stop him, and said: "Ziqin, Captain Xu has promised him to stay, so I can't say anything. I usually don't interfere with all the brothers coming in and out. But this brother's matter, I'm afraid it won't work." Zhou Ziqin was stunned for a moment.The others didn't expect Wang Yun to say such unsightly words suddenly, and they all looked at each other in blank dismay. Seeing everyone like this, Wang Yun smiled again, and said: "It's not intentional to make things difficult for this brother, but you all know that I will be transferred to the Zuo Jinwu Guard soon. When I take office, I want to set a standard for the Zuo Jinwu Guard. It can test the quality of the recruits without hurting the peace, but there is no time to discuss with everyone in the future." Some people in the Zuo Jinwu Guard really only know how to mount a horse, and they just entrusted their connections to get in for a few years of seniority.At this time, it was heard that Wang Yun had a way to catch unqualified people without hurting the peace, and everyone hurriedly asked him what the way was. Wang Yun looked Zhang Xingying up and down, then looked at his hands carefully, and said: "The traces of the rein are still there, so he must be able to ride a horse, and he must be able to kill him, right?" Juju is the polo popular in the Tang royal family, Zhang Xingying will naturally also, nodded. "A person who is excellent at killing the horse, needless to say the skill of getting off the horse immediately, and the control and manipulation of the horse must be excellent. Why don't you find a few people to form a team tomorrow, and the Zuo Jinwu Guard will also call a few people who are good at killing the horse. Let's have a competition sometime, it won't hurt the friendship, and we can test Brother Zhang's skills, what do you think?" As soon as Wang Yun said this, everyone applauded.Nonsense, who would dare not agree or applaud what the boss said in the future?Words such as "Captain Gaoming", "Looking far ahead" and "Resolving worries for the Zuo Jinwu Guard" will be shamelessly thrown out. The smile on Wang Yun's face was still as warm as the spring breeze, and he glanced at Zhang Xingying and Huang Zixia with a smile: "Since everyone agrees, I will wait for you tomorrow."
"It's unreasonable! Wang Yun, a villain who is usually called a brother, actually demolished us at a critical moment!" On the way back, Zhou Ziqin took them to see Zuo Jinwu Guard's shooting field.He stood on the sidelines with his hands on his hips, looking at the flat sand, expressing his depression. "Everyone knows that he is going to be transferred to Zuo Jinwu Guard. Isn't it justifiable for the new official to take office three fires, and he came up with such a crooked idea!" Zhang Xingying said hesitantly: "But...But I think what Wang Duwei said makes sense. The Zuojinwu Guard has a great responsibility, and the review should be strict..." "You haven't entered the Zuo Jinwu Guard, so don't stand on the side of Wang Duwei and talk!" Zhou Ziqin said angrily, "Do you know that the people of the Zuo Jin Wu Guard can be regarded as the capital's kung fu? First? There is no suspense in Zuo Jinwuwei's victory in the Jujube competitions in various yamen every year in the capital. Tell me, as a commoner, where can you get someone to help you fight this match? Aren't you sure you will lose!" Are you sure you will lose? Zhang Xingying also looked a little dazed. "It's not that we don't want you if we lose, but if we can't play a beautiful polo game for them to see, the possibility of getting stuck with you will be even greater," Zhou Ziqin said, pointing his finger, "A shooting team There must be at least five people. Chonggu, can you kill me?" Huang Zixia nodded and said, "I have." "Xingying, can you do it?" Zhang Xingying nodded: "I did too." "There are still two people left..." Zhou Ziqin squatted under the willow tree beside the shooting field, counting with his fingers in pain, "Who should I call... Let me think about the most famous people in the capital... " "Prince Zhao." Huang Zixia said suddenly. Zhou Ziqin nodded: "That's right, King Zhao's Juju is really good, but how can ordinary people invite him? Let alone invite him, he is away from the house all day, and it is difficult to see him..." Before he could finish speaking, Huang Zixia had already held down the railing next to him, and flew into the killing field in front of him. A game on the court has just been played, the yellow sand has not yet settled, and there is still a layer of dust floating in the air.But she turned a blind eye and ran straight across the sand and dust to the resting place on the opposite side of the field. Hearing the sound of her running, the two people who were picking out clubs turned their heads. Zhou Ziqin's eyeballs almost fell off: "King Zhao? Why...is it such a coincidence that he happens to be here with King E?" I saw Huang Zixia saluting to Zhao Wang Li Rui, Zhou Ziqin couldn't hear what they said, but saw Zhao Wang nodded with a smile on his face, and then handed her the cue in his hand. Huang Zixia held a pole in one hand and a horse next to him with the other, turned over and got on the horse.King Zhao also got on another horse, and the two looked at each other while galloping towards a ball that was placed alone in the middle of the field. Zhou Ziqin quickly ran across the sidelines, leaned close to Li Run, the King of E who was watching with a smile on his face, and asked, "Lord E, what are they... doing?" Li Run said with a smile: "Eunuch Yang is betting with King Zhao to see who can score the first goal." Yang Chonggu didn't know what game he wanted to bet against King Zhao, Zhou Ziqin was confused, and asked again: "The prize of the bet is..." "I haven't said anything yet, I just said that King Zhao will promise her one thing after winning." Zhou Ziqin laughed: "How does he know that he will definitely win?" "If he hadn't been so arrogant, how could King Zhao agree so suddenly? You also know that King Zhao can't be provoked the most." While speaking, the two horses had already rushed to the left and right of the ball on the field. Both of them were extremely fast, almost equal, and arrived at the same time. The two batters are struck simultaneously.King Zhao's cue hit the lower part of the ball directly, but Huang Zixia's cue turned and hit his cue in the middle. With a "click", the two clubs hit together.Huang Zixia failed to completely stop King Zhao's castration, but because of this, the force of the ball being hit was slowed down.The moment King Zhao looked at the flying ball, she had already picked up her horse and rushed towards the rapidly falling ball. The ball is falling not far from the goal.Zhou Ziqin screamed in his heart that it was dangerous, and was almost scored by King Zhao at once. Everyone was waiting to see her dribbling the ball towards King Zhao's goal, and King Zhao also reined in his horse and stood on his side of the field, pointing at her with a cue stick and laughing: "Eunuch Yang, let the horse come here! To see if you can..." Before he finished speaking, he saw her on the horse smiling at him, leaning over and swinging the club in her hand, hitting the ball. With a "snap", the ball hit the goal and landed in the goal behind her. This time, the onlookers were stunned for a while, not knowing what she meant by breaking her own goal. However, Huang Zixia galloped happily towards King Zhao, and asked with a smile, "Lord Zhao, we just said that the first goal wins, but has anyone agreed which goal belongs to whom?" King Zhao was speechless immediately: "Eunuch Yang, does scoring your own goal count as a goal?" "First, we didn't agree on our respective goals at that time, so the goal behind me can't be considered mine, right? Second, who told me that my skills are not as good as others, so in order to ask Lord Zhao for help, I had to resort to this trick. How about taking advantage of you?" She was smiling all over her face, and she played so cutely that she made King Zhao feel very angry and satisfied, so he couldn't help raising the club in his hand and patted the horse's ass under her, laughing loudly , "It's really hateful, you dare to design this king." The two had already decided the outcome, and King Zhao was in a good mood, so he turned his horse back to the sidelines to rest. "Is Ziqin here too? And who is that kid?" King Zhao pointed at Zhang Xingying. Zhou Ziqin quickly said: "It's our friend, this time I was going to enter the Zuo Jinwu Guard, but unfortunately encountered some small troubles." King Zhao turned his head and looked at Huang Zixia with a smile: "So, you asked me to bet for him?" "Please forgive me, Prince Zhao!" Huang Zixia hurriedly told the whole story. Hearing that it was a Jujube with Zuo Jinwuwei, King Zhao suddenly became interested: "I like this! This time I must help you beat Zuo Jinwuwei to the ground, and let them know who is the capital Jujube The first person! By the way, who is on our side?" Huang Zixia pointed to herself, Zhang Xingying, and Zhou Ziqin. "With me, there are only four?" King Zhao's eyes fell on Li Run, King E. Li Run smiled wryly: "This..." "Stop this and that, Seventh Brother, there is only one thing missing, whether to go or not!" "Let's go then."
Early the next morning, just after dawn, Huang Zixia was woken up by a bird outside the window. Thinking that today is an important day, she jumped up quickly, first wrapped her chest tightly with cloth strips, then picked out a narrow-sleeved dress to wear, and ran to the yard to exercise her muscles and bones. In the summer morning of King Kui's Mansion, privet privet flowers are in full bloom all the way, covering the ground with white flowers, and the green fragrance spreads secretly. When passing the stables, I remembered something, and hurried to Uncle Wang who was in charge of the horses: "Uncle Wang, I want to borrow the sand brush today, can I?" "Okay, my lord said that this horse belongs to you, and you can ride it out at any time." "That's great! Thank you, Uncle Wang!" She jumped up happily, but she heard Di E snorted heavily next to her, leaning her head to look at her. Huang Zixia was afraid that it would spray her with snot, so she quickly raised her hand to hold its nose, but when she looked into its eyes, she felt something was wrong.In the pair of big black eyes in front of her, the clear sky and white clouds behind her were reflected, as well as the figure of a person, tall and straight, standing behind her. She turned her head tremblingly: "My lord." Li Shubai stood three steps behind her, with a calm expression: "Where are you going early in the morning?" "Go...go play polo with Zuo Jinwuwei." She dared not lie to the person in front of her at all.Today's polo game, does Li Shubai know everything about it?She still needs to rely on him to take her to Shuzhong, and it will never do her any good to hide it from him. "Zuo Jin Wuwei...Wang Yun?" He raised his eyebrows slightly. "Well, Zhou Ziqin brought King Zhao and King E over, and we formed a team to fight Wang Yun." As for Zhang Xingying, it's better to hide it first. Li Shubai held several positions and had many affairs in the court, so how could he have so much time to take care of her, so he just said "hm", then led Si E, and flew on the horse. Huang Zixia heaved a sigh of relief, and was about to untie Fusha, Li Shubai turned his horse's head again, looked down at her and said, "The group of young people in Zuojinwuwei have never been serious, and they are famous in the capital for their roughness in bow-jutting." .” Huang Zixia nodded, still trying to figure out what he meant, and heard him say in a low and hasty voice: "You...be careful, don't hurt yourself." "Oh." She nodded and looked up at him hesitantly. "In case you are injured, the trip will be delayed." He left an explanation, then turned the horse's head and left immediately. Leaving Huang Zixia behind to lead Na Fusha slowly through the green brick road that Ligustrum lucidum opened, she suddenly felt a little guilty.
When she arrived at the polo field on that Fusha, she found that Zhang Xingying was standing alone on the sidelines. "Second brother Zhang." She jumped off the horse, and suddenly realized that she had overlooked one thing, "You don't have your own horse?" "How can my family afford horses?" Zhang Xingying said shyly, "So, in fact, I haven't played polo very much, and my skills are very unfamiliar." "It's okay, this time we brought King Zhao and King E, the people of Zuojinwuwei will have scruples no matter what, and our chances of winning are not small." Huang Zixia comforted him. "Well, anyway, thank you and Brother Ziqin." Zhang Xingying looked at her and said gratefully. Huang Zixia waved his hand: "It's nothing, we won't let you go back to Duanruitang to be angry." "That's right, I have to get you into Zuo Jinwu Guard today, and then go to Duanrui Hall to piss off that old man." Zhou Ziqin's voice came from behind.He took his horse by the hand, patted the horse's neck: "Xiao Xia, say hello." The horse immediately nodded obediently to them. When Huang Zixia heard that name, she immediately had a bad feeling: "Xiao Xia?" "That's right, Huang Zixia's flaw." Zhou Ziqin said, stroking the horse's head affectionately. Huang Zixia and Zhang Xingying looked at each other silently, and they both saw the speechless expressions on each other's faces. The sun is rising, and the summer sun brings heat to Chang'an as soon as it comes out. More than a hundred people from the Zuo Jinwu Guard came, except the Captain Wang Yun, several captains including Xu Congyun, most of the staff, and the son-in-law Wei Baoheng was also there. Wang Yun looked at them, came over with a smile and asked, "Is it just the three of you? Hey, there are only two horses, so how can we form a cavalry team?" He smiled gently, but Huang Zixia felt uncomfortable no matter how he looked at him.Knowing that he hates herself, maybe even hates herself, but he is so relaxed and happy on the surface, this kind of person is the object she fears the most. Zhou Ziqin smiled at Wang Yun, "Why are you so anxious? There are two more people. When you come over later, you will definitely admit defeat when you see it." "Oh..." Wang Yun glanced at Huang Zixia and asked, "Could it be Prince Kui?" Zhou Ziqin blinked: "No, but it's enough to shock you." "Then I'll wait and see." Wang Yun smiled and turned back to his seat.Zhou Ziqin saw his son-in-law Wei Baoheng wiping a cue in his hand at a glance, and couldn't help but let out an "oops" and said, "No way, Wang Yun is too ruthless!" "What's wrong?" Huang Zixia asked. "Wei Baoheng actually wants to play!" "Is the son-in-law very good at bowing?" "It's more than amazing! If he hadn't shined in the first day of the Daming Palace in the first day of the Daming Palace, and he controlled the entire match by himself, defeating the five top players in Tubo, how could he be praised by the emperor and Princess Tongchang?" What do you think?" "Too ruthless..." Huang Zixia looked at Zhou Ziqin's extremely docile "Xiao Xia", looked at Zhang Xingying who didn't even have a horse, and looked at his slender wrist. He couldn't help feeling that this game was really worrying. Just when she was at a loss, there was a voice shouting "long live" from outside the shooting court, and it was the emperor who arrived with Concubine Guo Shu and Princess Tongchang. The emperor was wearing a black uniform, with a smile on his face, and walked to the sidelines talking and laughing with his daughter, Princess Tongchang.The palace people quickly set up the throne. Concubine Guo Shu was very gentle and considerate. She personally arranged melons, fruits and snacks for the emperor, and because she was afraid of sand and dust, she covered it with a brocade cover herself. Concubine Guo Shu is about the same age as the emperor, but due to her long-term maintenance, she still has a snow-skinned appearance, plump and lustrous like pearls, and very charming. Princess Tongchang's eyebrows and eyes are very similar to Concubine Guo Shu's, but her outline is harder, and her facial features are thinner than her mother's. Although she talks and smiles with the emperor, and her eyebrows are happy, she still can't hide her sharp and fragile beauty, which seems to be fragile. ice cream. After the emperor took his seat, he glanced at everyone and said with a smile, "I heard that the seventh and ninth brothers are going to have a shooting contest, so I'll come here right away! This is a rare event, so don't miss it." 大唐皇帝几乎个个喜爱击鞠，当年穆宗皇帝年仅三十，因为在击鞠时被打球供奉误击头部，以至于三十岁便中风驾崩。继任的敬宗皇帝又因沉迷于击鞠，年仅十八岁便被宦官谋害。但击鞠风潮在皇室中依然有增无减，当今皇上虽然不太擅长击鞠，但极爱观看，尤其是今日还有皇亲国戚参与，更是让他连朝政都丢下了，前来观赏。 众人向皇上行礼见过。不知道是不是黄梓瑕太过敏感，她总觉得皇帝的目光落在自己身上时，笑容略显僵硬。 或许，他在看到她的时候，想起了身在太极宫的王皇后吧。 等皇帝坐定，昭王与鄂王并辔而行，在众人的簇拥中骑马进来了。王蕴看见他们向黄梓瑕等走去，顿时知道了他们请来的帮手是谁。但他神情如常，似乎毫不介意，只笑着从那边过来，与两位王爷见过，一番寒暄客套，举止落落大方，连看见他们的惊喜都表现得分寸极佳。 黄梓瑕只能默然给自己的那拂沙喂马料。 周子秦脸皮最厚，见两位王爷也没有多余的替换马匹，便直接对王蕴说：“王兄，跟你商量个事情吧，我们这边缺一匹马，不如你们借我们一匹？” 左金吾卫的人暗地嗤笑，毕竟，临到比赛才向对方借马的事情，估计是古往今来第一遭。 王蕴却毫不介意，一派光风霁月的坦然，抬手向后示意：“我们带了十余匹马过来，子秦你看上哪一匹，尽管挑走。” 周子秦也毫不客气，一指驸马韦保衡身边的那匹栗色高头大马，说：“就那匹吧！” 韦保衡笑道：“子秦，你简直是个人精。” “废话，你看上的马，那自然是最好的，我最佩服你的眼光了，”他说着，毫不客气地将栗色马牵了过来，将缰绳递到张行英手中，“赶紧骑上去试试，熟悉一下感觉。” 韦保衡虽是驸马，脾气却甚好。他随手拉过了旁边一匹黑色的健马，笑道：“换匹马照样赢你。” 马球场已经清理平整，昭王李汭与王蕴猜枚，定下左右场地，双方套上衣服，黄梓瑕这边为红衣，王蕴那边为白衣。