Chapter 103 Chapter 1 Flaming Red Makeup

Chapter 1 The Flame and Red Makeup of the Fourth Northern Han Dynasty In the twenty-seventh year of Dayong Wuwei, at the border of the Northern Han Dynasty, the autumn wind was rustling. On the avenue from Yanmen Pass to Daizhou City, a knight in red was galloping on a galloping horse, billowing in smoke and dust. You could only faintly see that it was a blood-like horse with fur all over its body. A rouge horse with a red mane like flames. Although the knight's whole body is blocked by the cloak and the hood above, and his face and body cannot be seen, but he can faintly see that the man is wearing a red dress, covered with a cloak of the same color, and an ebony cloth is slung across his shoulders. A sandalwood bow, a bag of white feather arrows hanging beside the saddle, a handle of a knife inlaid with gold and jade is faintly exposed at the waist, the body of the knife is covered by a cloak, and the shape of the scabbard cannot be seen, but only the handle can be seen. A hard-to-change sword.

The red-clothed knight was galloping wildly, and suddenly five knights rushed out from both sides obliquely. Quickly draw the bow and shoot the arrow, the white feather arrow is like a stream of lightning, three arrows in one bow, the sound of the bowstring, two knights did not expect that the knight in red was able to shoot arrows in such a short distance, turned over and fell off the horse.But one bow and three arrows was a little bit reluctant for the red knight, and the third arrow was weak and was pushed away by a knight with a knife.The remaining three knights yelled loudly while killing fiercely.The red-clothed knight had no time to shoot an arrow, so he had to draw out his sword to meet him.The four of them were all knights skilled in horse fighting, and the battle was in full swing. Although the knight in red had a sharp sword and excellent riding skills, the three barbarian knights were also brave warriors. Gradually, the knight in red began to feel overwhelmed.Suddenly, the knight in red yelled, "Look at the poisonous powder." He raised his left hand, and a cloud of pink smoke rushed towards the two barbarian knights.The two knights dodged left and right, revealing a gap, the red knight took the opportunity to urge his horse, rushed out of the encirclement, and rushed towards the way he came.Those barbarian knights turned around and chased after them, but just before the encirclement, the red knight lifted the reins, and the rouge horse raised its front hooves, turned its head around, and moved towards Daizhou at an undiminished speed like clouds and flowing water. ran to the city.The few barbarian knights didn't expect that the red knight would be so good at riding, so they couldn't help but stagnate for a while. By the time they turned around and chased after them, they were already far behind.

The red-clothed knight looked back in distress. The barbarian knights were still chasing after her. The red-clothed knight gritted her silver teeth. She was not worried about her safety. Twenty miles ahead was Daizhou City. The barbarian knights who sneaked in would never dare to chase after him, but if someone knew that he was traveling alone but was ambushed, then he would not be able to be so free in the next few months.At this time, her eyes lit up, and there was a knight in gray in front of her, who was walking slowly with a bridle. That horse was also one of the best in a hundred, and the knight on the horse was also carrying a bow and arrow. In this generation, both men and women are warriors who are familiar with bows and horses. No matter how bad this knight is, he can stop it. The two of them join forces, or they can kill those barbarians.Thinking of this, the red knight shouted loudly: "Brother, shoot the arrow."

The gray knight looked back in astonishment, a gleam of coldness flashed in his eyes immediately, and he turned to greet him.The yellow horse and the red-clothed knight passed by, and the red-clothed knight heard the sound of the bowstring, and just by the sound of the string, the red-clothed knight knew that the bow was not strong, and only women in Daizhou could use it.But when he heard the sound of the bow and arrow piercing the wind, the knight in red couldn't help being stunned, it was clearly one bow and five arrows.When she rode her horse back and turned around, she happened to see five feathered arrows arranged in a formation of three in front and two in back. One of the feathered arrows shot into the throat of a barbarian, and the other two feathered arrows were just blocked by the other two. The two feathered arrows had already arrived. Although the two tried their best to dodge, they only avoided the vital points, and both were seriously injured by the arrows.The two glanced at each other, rode their horses and ran away, taking away their dead companions and the ownerless war horse before leaving.

The red-clothed knight breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, brother, for saving my life. Lin Tong is here to thank you." The gray-clothed knight turned his head, his eyes lit up, and he saw that the red-clothed knight was wearing a bun, and a golden hairpin was inserted next to the red silk scarf covering his head. He was only sixteen or seventeen years old, with skin like snow and two Her eyebrows were curved, her black eyes were crystal clear, and her pink and tender cherry lips were slightly upturned, making her look mischievous and delicate.

The knight in red was also dumbfounded. The knight in gray was also a young man in his early twenties. .The red-clothed girl usually sees big men of five heights and three thick ones, and even the handsome men among them are mostly handsome and handsome. Where has she seen such a delicate and handsome man, she couldn't help but blushed, and asked: "Who are you?" , I see that you don't look like I am from the Northern Han Dynasty, you can't be a spy, right?" The gray knight had calmed down, and said with a smile: "Miss, this is not the way to repay a favor. How can anyone treat a benefactor as a spy?"

The red-clothed girl Lin Tong blushed again, and said, "It's one thing for you to save my life, but it's another for you to be a spy. If you don't tell me, I'll send you to see an officer." The gray knight deliberately exaggerated: "Oh, Princess Hongxia is really amazing, it seems that I saved the wrong person?" The girl in red couldn't help being stunned. She is the second daughter of Lin Yuanting, the Yingyang General who guards Daizhou and Yanmen. The second daughter and four sons are all famous tiger generals. The eldest daughter Lin Bi was adopted as a righteous daughter by Liu You, the current Lord of the Northern Han Dynasty, and bestowed the title of Princess Jiaping. She is 23 years old this year.

Lin Bi is not only beautiful and intelligent, but also has outstanding martial arts and military strategy. He has fought against the attacks of barbarians many times and made great military exploits.Marrying Lin Bi has always been the goal of the warriors of the Northern Han Dynasty, and Lin Bi also vowed not to marry unless he is a like-minded hero.But how many people are worthy of such a woman.It was not until the death of Weiyuan General Long Tingfei's wife two years ago that Lin Bi fell into the Long family.Long Tingfei was only twenty-nine years old at the time, and he was handsome and mighty, with a high position and great military exploits. Since the Lord of the Northern Han Dynasty reused him, he was a little jealous. In order to win over important officials, marriage was naturally the best way. With both good looks and a royal family background, he is naturally the best candidate, and Long Tingfei is also a hero worthy of Lin Bi, so this marriage has become a good talk for a while.However, because Long Tingfei's late wife had just passed away, and he was busy fighting Dayong, the two parties agreed not to get married for the time being.

This red-clothed girl comes from such a background. Although she is spoiled and pampered on weekdays, she is not a daughter who knows nothing. If it is the identity of Princess Hongxia, all the rouge horses and red-clothed girls in Daizhou who see her will not be unreasonable. I recognized him, but this young man was obviously not a local, but he knew his identity at the first sight, which made her suspicious. Suspicion arose, her tone became a little more serious, and she said: "Who are you? If you don't tell the truth, don't blame me for being ruthless." As she spoke, she held the handle of the knife.

The young man was startled, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Don't be angry, the princess. The grass-roots surname is Wang, and the single name is Ji. They are not spies." Lin Tong's expression softened a little, he looked the boy up and down for a moment, and asked: "You don't look like a Northern Han, please tell the princess clearly about your background." The young man smiled wryly, and said: "Princess, the grass people are from Southern Chu, and later they wandered all over the world. The year before last, the grass people moved to the north. Because they are good at healing horses and livestock, they often walk in barbaric land. A few days ago, I heard that Daizhou This autumn set up a marquee, so I came to Daizhou specially to see the prosperity of the marquee. Unexpectedly, I met the princess, because the grass people had already heard that the rouge horse of the princess was a famous BMW in Daizhou, so they recognized the princess , what Cao Min said is the truth, please let the princess know."

Lin Tong looked at the young man in surprise for a long time, and said, "Wang Ji, you are the 'Bole genius doctor' passed on by the barbarians, right? I heard that you are not only good at healing livestock, but also good at grooming horses?" The young man smiled and said: "I dare not be the princess. It's a pity that the grass people do have a little reputation in the barbarian land. I didn't expect the princess to have heard of it." Lin Tong said: "Of course, I am close to Mandi in Daizhou, and I dare not ignore the movements of Mandi every day. Unfortunately, Mandi is vast and sparsely populated, and all tribes live on water and grass. All kinds of information are always insufficient. Detailed. I originally thought that the "Bole genius doctor" that people called must be a respectable old man, but unexpectedly, he was so young. Wang Ji, the princess asked you, you are originally from Southern Chu, where did you come from? How could the veterinary and horse-sighting skills I learned go to the barbaric land?" The young man smiled wryly again: "Princess, you can't just say that, blocking the road is not a solution, right?" Lin Tong realized that there were already pedestrians on the road, so he said: "My princess is going to Daizhou to go shopping, so you can come with me, and tell me slowly on the way, but you are not allowed to escape. Otherwise, the Princess will ask Dad to send out an army to hunt you down." The young man said with a smile: "The grassroots dare not, the princess please." The two rode their horses towards Daizhouxing. For some inexplicable reason, neither of them let their horses gallop, but walked slowly, continuing to talk while walking. Lin Tong asked, "Wang Ji, who did you learn from?" Although it was the same question, there was less suspicion and more curiosity in the eyes. The young man seemed to be in deep thought, and he didn't wake up until Lin Tong asked again, and said with a smile: "The master of Caomin is a rare and strange person in the world, and his knowledge is unpredictable. Caomin was originally his old man The servant boy beside me is just lucky enough to learn some superficial skills. A few years ago, his old man dismissed many servants, Caomin was one of them. Although Caomin also received a lot of gifts of gold and silver, but he can't just sit and eat. After much deliberation, Caomin has no other skills and can only rely on being a veterinarian to make a living. But if this veterinary profession is in Nanchu and Dayong, it can only make a living. Finally, I thought about it and realized that one cannot be mediocre in one's life, so I went to a barbaric land, where there are the most livestock and various intractable diseases. If I become famous there, I will naturally become famous all over the world. You don’t need to worry about your livelihood. At last, the grass people are lucky. They have practiced medicine for several years without making any mistakes. Although the barbarians are brave and bloodthirsty, they respect the veterinarians the most, so the grass people are at ease in the barbarian land. It's just that the grass people recognized a few rare horses, and the news was misleading, and the result reached the ears of the princess, which is a bit exaggerated." Lin Tong rolled his eyes and asked, "It seems that although you are young, you have traveled a lot. Is there something the Princess wants to ask you?" Wang Ji bowed immediately and said: "Please ask the princess to inquire. If the grassroots know it, they will not dare to hide it." Lin Tong said: "You even recognize this princess, so you must have heard of my sister, Princess Jiaping, Lin Bi?" Wang Ji nodded and said: "Of course the grassroots have heard that Princess Jiaping is a hero among women. No one in the world would envy a peerless couple." Lin Tong said proudly: "Yes, my brother-in-law is a great hero, and the world means that he can be worthy of my sister. However, I always hear that some princess Changle and my sister are listed side by side. Is there still a place in the world that can A woman who is compared to my sister? I don’t believe it, but no one is willing to tell me about Princess Changle, you won’t say that you don’t know, either?” Looking at Lin Tong's wide-open almond eyes, Wang Ji couldn't help but burst out laughing, and he stopped smiling when he saw Lin Tong's expression getting more and more annoyed: "It's no wonder they refused to tell you that Princess Changle's They have experienced ups and downs, and they are from Dayong, so they refuse to tell you." Lin Tong excitedly said: "Then you know, tell me quickly." Wang Ji thought for a while and said: "The title of this Princess Changle is actually Princess Changle of Ningguo. He is the eldest daughter of Emperor Li Yuan of Dayong. Her biological mother was originally a noble concubine. She was promoted to queen three years ago. It is the empress dowager. This princess is virtuous and virtuous, and she married the Crown Prince of Nanchu as my concubine at the age of sixteen. Later, when the crown prince came to the throne, the princess became the mother of the Nanchu Kingdom. In terms of status, she is naturally extremely honorable." Lin Tong asked suspiciously: "Is that why others put her on a par with my sister?" Wang Ji shook his head and smiled, "Naturally not. Although this princess has a noble status, it's a pity that Dayong and Nan Chu are hostile. Although no one in Nan Chu dares to treat her badly, this princess may not be happy for a moment, and she lives in seclusion all year round. Shengong, later, in the 22nd year of Xiande in Southern Chu, the ruler of the country was changed to Yuan Zhihua in that year, but this year name has been abolished, Xiande's 23rd year, which is the 19th year of Rongsheng in your country, At that time, King Yong, Li Zhi, led troops to attack the capital of Southern Chu, and took Princess Changle back to Dayong." Lin Tong looked happy and said, "Is this good? The princess is not happy in Southern Chu. Although I hate Dayong people very much, the emperor of Dayong has done a good job." Wang Ji smiled and said: "Not long after the princess returned to Dayong, the lord was sent back to Southern Chu, but died on the way, so the emperor of Dayong wanted to find another son-in-law for the princess. At that time, the emperor took a fancy to three people. One is Qin Qing, the son of Qin Yi, the Fuyuan general of Dayong, Wei Ying, the son of Wei Guan, the prime minister of Dayong, and Xiahou Yuanfeng, the deputy chief of the former imperial bodyguard of Dayong. One of these three is a general, One is a civil servant, and Xiahou Yuanfeng has both civil and military skills, looks like a prince, and is known as the most beautiful man in Dayong, logically speaking, no matter how high-sighted the princess is, there should be someone he likes." Lin Tong asked excitedly: "Then which one does the princess take a fancy to?" Wang Ji shook his head and said, "The princess doesn't like any of them." Lin Tong was surprised and said, "She doesn't even like it. Could it be someone like my brother-in-law that she likes?" Wang Ji smiled and said: "How many people like General Long are there in the world? The grassroots don't know if Her Highness likes a hero like General Long, but in the end Emperor Dayong said that as long as it is someone Her Highness likes , no matter what your status is, you can be a consort?" Lin Tong asked curiously, "Who did Princess Changle choose in the end?" Wang Ji sighed and said: "How can this son-in-law be chosen at will, no matter what dynasty or generation, the so-called princess, the daughter of gold, the word happiness is the most rare, it is not married to a family of heroes. The tool to win over the courtiers is to make sacrifices for marriage. Princess Changle and Qin Nanchu are such sacrifices. Although she returned home by luck, Emperor Yong arranged for her a few sons-in-law, all of whom were from famous families. Your Highness chooses a son-in-law casually. I'm afraid that Princess Changle really has someone she likes. Either she will be killed by Emperor Yong, or she will be assassinated by the princes who were not selected. Moreover, although the matter of Lord Shang is extremely glorious, for a true hero, it may be But she would feel that the gentle hero in the village would not give in. So in the end, Princess Changle kept silent, gritted her teeth and refused to choose a son-in-law. Later, Emperor Yong decreed that the princess should be betrothed to Wei Ying, but Princess Changle would rather become a monk than In the end, the emperor had no choice but to allow her to observe festivals and not marry. At that time, there were rumors that Princess Changle might be grateful for the kindness of the Lord of Southern Chu, and wanted to observe festivals for the Lord." Lin Tong didn't speak this time, but his eyes showed disapproval. Wang Ji knew that this was because the Northern Han Dynasty was located on the border, and young and strong men were likely to die in battle. Therefore, in order to maintain the population, widows were not encouraged to observe chastity.He didn't say anything, and continued: "It was only later that people guessed that Her Royal Highness has a sharp eye and can see through people's loyalty and future at a glance, so they don't want to choose a son-in-law from those young talents." Lin Tong couldn't help asking, "How do you say that?" Wang Ji smiled and said: "The princess must not remember. In the 21st year of Rongsheng, that is, the 25th year of Dayong and Wuwei, there was a civil strife in Dayong. At that time, the prince Li An committed treason and was forced to commit suicide. .” Lin Tong said: "I remember that my sister and brother-in-law got engaged that year, but the brother-in-law was busy sending troops to attack Dayong, so the marriage has been delayed until now." Wang Jidao: "Wei Ying, the Prime Minister, participated in the rebellion, and later escaped with Fengyimen. Now he is nowhere to be found, but he has implicated his father and committed suicide to apologize. If the emperor of Dayong did not take care of his father's credit , I am afraid that even the nine clans will suffer. That General Qin Qing married the wrong person, and his wife, Li Hanyou, Princess of Jingjiang, was a rebel. She tried to assassinate Princess Changle, but this General Qin was killed by his wife. Yimen's success in forcing the palace into rebellion is also because General Qin fell for his wife's tricks." Wang Ji paused for a moment, picked up the water bag next to the saddle to drink, and Lin Tong took the opportunity to ask, "Then what about the one called Xiahou Yuanfeng?" Wang Ji thought for a while, and said: "How should I put it, this person has become an upstart in front of the new king. Although he is still the deputy general manager, it is rumored that King Yong has set up a 'Mingjian Division' in the inner court in recent years. This Xiahou Yuanfeng is the person in charge of Mingjian Division. The grassroots don't know what this Mingjian Division does, but they just heard that if Dayong's civil servants and generals heard the name of Mingjian Division, most of them would frown. Xiahou Yuanfeng can't be considered a good consort anyway, can he?" Lin Tong heard this and asked: "So that's how it is. This Princess Changle is really smart, but if she can stand shoulder to shoulder with my sister with these things, I won't accept it." Just as Wang Ji was about to answer, his expression suddenly changed, and he said, "Princess! There is—" Lin Tong was startled, and couldn't help but look back, only a few feet away, a female knight in emerald cavalry and a yellow cloak embroidered with brocade phoenix was looking at her with a slight smile. The female knight was about 20 years old, and her appearance was 70% similar to that of Lin Tong, but she had long eyebrows, her phoenix eyes were majestic, graceful and luxurious, but her bearing was far above Lin Tong.Twenty feet behind the female knight, there are four men, four women and eight knights standing there motionless. Seeing that Lin Tong had noticed her, the female knight smiled and said, "Tong'er, you sneaked out again." Lin Tong exclaimed in surprise: "Sister." Then he jumped off the horse and threw himself into the arms of the green-clothed woman.The female knight y stretched out her hand, and happened to hold Lin Tong's slender hand. Lin Tong used her strength to turn around, landed on the saddle of the green-clothed woman, and sat lightly in her arms, with a bright smile on her face and said: : "Sister, Tong'er just wants to go and see the excitement." The woman in green clothes smiled slightly, a doting flash of love flashed in her phoenix eyes, and then her eyes fell on Wang Ji. Surprised, Wang Ji hurriedly got off his horse, prostrated himself and said, "Wang Ji, a grassroots man, greets Her Royal Highness the Princess." The woman in emerald clothes, Princess Jiaping Lin Bi stretched out her hand to help, and said kindly: "Waiting, it must be Tong'er who asked you about Princess Changle, right? I heard your elegant words, like a treasure, and I must be well aware of the inside story gone." Lin Tong took his sister's arm and said, "Sister, he is the Bole miracle doctor that is widely rumored by the barbarians. I pestered him to ask all kinds of questions, and he saved my life just now. My sister can't blame him." Hearing Lin Tong's words, the look in Lin Bi's eyes became much gentler, but with some doubts, she bowed lightly on the horse and said, "So it's Doctor Wang. I heard that Doctor Wang is good at healing horses. Gong has been famous for a long time, those two fish that slipped through the net have already been captured by this palace, they originally wanted to take advantage of the time when people were coming and going, to intercept and kill the general's spies, thank you Mr. Wang for saving my sister." Wang Ji said respectfully: "Caomin dare not be His Highness to thank you, the effort of raising one's hand is worthless, if there is nothing else, please allow Caomin to leave." When Lin Tong heard this, he tugged on his sister's sleeve anxiously.Lin Bi said calmly, "Mr. Wang, I just heard you talk about the deeds of Princess Changle, and I am also very interested in it. You might as well continue talking and let me listen." Wang Ji smiled wryly, what kind of status is Lin Bi, I'm afraid she is familiar with the anecdote of Princess Changle, but since she said so, what can he do?At the moment, they had no choice but to get on the horse, and the group continued to walk slowly towards Daizhou.