Chapter 18 third quarter

In this domineering ranks, there is one exception who does not seem to be in harmony with the whole. He is not tall and very young. If it weren't for the deep traces left on his face by the dusty look, he could almost be seen as a young man in his early twenties. He is wearing a green robe.It means that his grade is very low, far from being able to squeeze into the ranks of the attendant ministers in purple robes.But he was accompanied by two people in different costumes, and they were arranged very close to Yu Jia, no wonder people looked at him with admiration. He controlled the mount nimbly, completely different from the posture of civil servants who sat firmly on the saddle bridge, lest they accidentally roll off the horse's back, which showed that he was a cavalry officer.His expression was natural and daring, without humiliation or pride in being squeezed into this senior rank because of his low rank and young age. If he cared about both, or one of them, it would destroy his Natural and generous expression.But neither of these attracted his attention, and his thoughts were poured into his longing cause, thinking of the northern front that would soon become a battlefield.He was the only one in the huge ranks who really thought about the war and was seriously thinking about how to win it.He raised his clear eyes, sometimes looked to the left and sometimes to the audience on the right, and understood that the career he was about to engage in had to be closely connected with ordinary people to achieve success.This is an idea that has been asked among the people, or has been retained by those who have not been separated from the people for a long time.Ordinary officials neither have this kind of trust, nor can they look at the common people with such kind and bold eyes.Because in their hearts, they are not so much despising the common people, but rather fearing the common people.They have to put up a good posture and intimidate the people with flags, badges, servants, minions, whips, and swords to cover up their timidity before they dare to appear in front of the people.Their relationship with the common people is hostile.

Now this young man thought of many things. He was ordered to go to the Jin Dynasty and accompany the national envoy sent by the Jin Dynasty.He understood that the real intention of the court was to achieve victory without effort.The imperial court imagined a series of methods such as saying good things, making wishes, suing temples, inviting quail soup, and making gestures of attacking troops. The relatively naive kings and ministers of the Jin Dynasty offered the fruits of victory from their bloody battles like a plate of fresh lychees on their heads.But based on his two years of diplomatic experience, he understands that only by winning the war against Liao can they get what they want, and there are no other shortcuts.He believes that the current situation has entered a new stage where military affairs are the mainstay and diplomacy is the supplement.Like all active men, they always wanted to be on the front line of the most important and difficult activities, so he watched the coming war in the North with boundless enthusiasm.

This is a dawn star just rising.Tokyoites were not yet familiar with him, but the most sensitive viewers connected the newcomer with a piece of gossip they had heard recently. Tokyo is the birthplace and dissemination place of all gossip news. I don’t know how many gossip news are created and derived throughout the year, and are widely circulated among the citizens. The news said: When this young man was sent to the Jin Dynasty, the gold master Wanyan Aguda invited him to go hunting together.Wanyan Aguda intends to try the methods of the Southern Envoy, and ordered the whole army not to do anything before the Southern Envoy's bow.A frightened yellow deer suddenly galloped madly in front of them.He didn't panic, and suddenly caught up with him, bent his bow and shot an arrow, and shot the yellow deer down.Wanyan Aguda couldn't help but galloped forward, gave a thumbs up with a smile, and praised: "Yelimali!" Yelimali means a person who is good at shooting in the Jurchen dialect, and it contains a lot of respect.As soon as the lord praised him, tens of thousands of people in the whole army stirred up, shouting "Yeah!

This is the original and most formalized version of the news, which was told by the Jin envoy Yelu to the Zaizhi, and was later repeated to make it more mysterious and legendary.Some said that what he shot was not a yellow deer, but a big worm with a white forehead and drowsy eyes (the person who reported this news did not know that it might be easier to shoot a big worm than a running yellow roe, only experienced Hunters only have that experience).There are people who are not addicted to listening to thrilling stories, and even said that his arrow did not kill the tiger, and the tiger was in pain. Instead, it stood up and pounced on him. He hurriedly abandoned his mount, hugged the tiger and writhed in the grass Rolling and rolling, finally pulled out a mace arrow from the quiver, stabbed the tiger's eye socket, and killed it.The most intriguing version says: This tiger was in distress for a while, and it went straight to Wanyan Aguda. The tiger claws caught his mount and knocked him to the ground. He had so many warriors under his command in vain. For a moment, I was stunned and at a loss.Fortunately, this young man stepped forward to kill the tiger and rescued Wanyan Aguda from the tiger's mouth, that's why he was so overwhelmed.He also said that Wanyan Aguda volunteered to bring down the city of Yanjing, and dedicated his hands to the imperial court to reward Nanshi for saving his life.

This person is new, this news is sensational, and this title of "Yali Mali" arouses the curiosity of Tokyo people even more.People in Tokyo can still have something out of nothing, not to mention that this news does have some background.Someone tentatively yelled "Ye Li Ma Li", which was directed at him and did not arouse his own reaction, but the two people accompanied by him clapped their hands and laughed happily, which indirectly proved that this person It is indeed the protagonist of this news.So people shouted "Ye Li Ma Li" everywhere, and in an instant, tens of thousands of eyes focused on him alone.

This vigorous man also attracted the attention of the guests upstairs in Fengle Building. The window frames on all floors were crowded with people, and they tried their best to stick their heads and necks out of the window to look at this attention-seeking man. Liu Kai, who has good eyesight, can't see clearly from a distance.As if inspired, he murmured to himself: "Zhemo is my brother!" Suddenly he broke his doubts, and happily told his wife this discovery. Mrs. Liu Kai suddenly trembled and shook a bell of wine so that her and her mother's dresses were covered with wine.

"Are you sure?" "There is no reason to admit mistakes!" "Look carefully!" "Miss, you still don't believe my eyesight, with his figure on horseback," Liu Kai pointed to the rider who was getting closer and closer, and the closer he got, the more his eyesight was confirmed, and suddenly said loudly, "It's not me. Brother Ma Kuo, who else? If you don’t believe me, ask Xianmei, have I misjudged someone?” At first, Yan Niang was still watching and listening in a daze, but Liu Kai's last words made her ears blush.Is she shy?No!She is generous and has nothing to be ashamed of.She said to herself more than once that if she saw him for the first time, she must remain calm and stay normal, otherwise she would not be the mistress in her mind.But she really couldn't do it. This sudden scene, which was unprepared in her mind, made her too excited.

"Sister, can you see who you are?" Mrs. Liu Qi pushed her gently and asked. It was impossible for her to answer her, and she didn't even listen to the question, because she did see clearly that it was him.It was him who had haunted her memories and disturbed her thoughts for ten years. Then something unusual happened downstairs. Ma Kuo, who was walking slowly in the large procession, suddenly fixed his active eyes on the Fengle Building, and suddenly found Liu Kai who was looking down at him from the window.A fire suddenly burned in his eyes.How he longed to run upstairs immediately to say hello and say a few words to brother Liu Kai who had been separated for three years!They were so close that it seemed that they could catch up with each other with just a flick of hands.But in this procession and surroundings, all words and gestures were greatly disturbed and washed out.So he galloped out of the ranks without hesitation, and found an officer of the imperial guards on the spot (both Liu Kai and his wife recognized that the officer was Jiang Xuan, the leader of the silver gun squad, who was responsible for maintaining order in this area), and gave advice. Liu Kai, who was looking at the window, said a few words.The move was bold and decisive, no one else dared to do it, but he moved so quickly that he was back in the ranks before the people had time to recover from their astonishment.His face expressed the self-confidence and composure of a man who enforces his own will without the slightest interference from outsiders.

Mrs. Liu Qi didn't have to be confused any more. After a while, Jiang Xuan crowded upstairs to find Liu Sixiang, and conveyed the message that Ma Kuo, the deputy envoy who was accompanying him, wanted him to convey: the deputy envoy is coming to Liu Sixiang tonight. Look for him in the mansion, and ask Liu Sixiang to go back to the mansion before going out. This top-notch good news immediately changed the current situation and the original plan.What are they still doing here?This ten times worth of house has become dust, whoever is happy, let whoever takes it.What more do they want to reward?The millions of lamps that will be shining brightly in an instant are meaningless to them. Only this single bright lamp can illuminate the hearts of each of them.

They were all excited, only Zhao Long was drunk and unconscious.Wake him up, push him still, finally loaded him into the car that Mrs. Liu Kai and the others came in just now, and then they all walked back.It was already the evening of the Lantern Festival, and this was the busiest city center of lights in Tokyo. At this time and this place, people only ran outside, how could they go home? The Lubo brigade had already dispersed, and the imperial guards who were temporarily maintaining order on the sidewalk had all withdrawn, and gathered around the Xuande gate tower to guard Shengjia.On a high pole facing the Xuande Building, the first red light was hung on a rope with a winch.This is a signal that the City of Lights is about to begin.When the third ounce of red light is on, all the lamps of the public house will be lit, and a magnificent and solemn world of light will emerge in an instant.Almost every house in Tokyo and its suburbs is empty.Men and women, old and young, flocked to the streets together.They flocked from here to there like crazy, drunk like a dream, and from there to here again, and they didn't know where to put their bodies is more appropriate, so they could see more things?

The "thorn basin" is already full. They have prepared dry food and fruits, braved the severe cold, and went to occupy a seat overnight. They have been waiting for six or seven hours. Now there is still an empty seat for you?Are you going to "Xianglan"?Even if Xiang Lan is only a leather bag, it has already swelled to the maximum, and if another person is forced into it, it will burst!It is no longer a question of choosing where to go, but of nowhere to go.People had to huddle in the middle of the street.Wait until there is a little gap in front and drill in to fill it.This is how they squeezed, drilled, and moved their bodies inch by inch. The streets of Tokyo, which have always been known for being wide enough to allow six elephants to walk side by side, with a lot of gaps in the middle and on both sides, suddenly narrowed, narrowed, and became invisible that night.There are only people everywhere, piled up into mountains, converging into seas, and building walls. The flow of people seems to be a blocked, very slow river.Everyone becomes a piece of colorful debris in this gigantic kaleidoscope.The tiny fluctuations of each piece of debris, combined, constitute a floating and rotating world that is colorful, ever-changing, and in a variety of shapes. Liu Kai and his group crossed several mountains of people, swayed through several seas of people, rushed through countless walls of people, crossed countless rivers of people in the rotation of this kaleidoscope, and finally reached the door of the house. It is only two or three miles from the building to his home. When they got home, it was already past the first quarter of Xu time, and they didn't expect that the guests had already arrived before the hosts.It is not the host who greets the guests at the door, but the guests who greet the host from the living room to the gate. "Brother!" Ma Kuo called out excitedly, took Liu Kai's hand, and was speechless for a while. "My dear brother, you have seen through my eyes. It was not easy to find out that my virtuous brother is staying in the Banjing Pavilion. I went there twice, but I couldn't meet again." "I have long heard that my brother has gone to Weizhou. I don't know how long it will take to come back. I am looking forward to it day and night, but I can't confirm it. Damn Yicheng, I didn't think of my brother's letter until last night before I went to fast. Brother Chi had a fit pause." "Why should you blame him, my brother is really busy these two days, even if you find out that I am back, you can't get out immediately and talk at night." "Brother read the letter, and originally planned to find brother after leaving the team tonight. I'm afraid you will go out to watch the lanterns and miss nothing. Fortunately, I saw brother's face on the street, what a coincidence!" "When my dear brother hurried forward, I saw it was you upstairs. Your sister-in-law asked me if I was wrong. I thought to myself, this is my brother, even his ten fingers I know exactly how many skips and buckets there are, so how could I be mistaken?" "It's the sister-in-law who has also returned home. The elder brother led the younger brother to pay a visit first." "My virtuous brother has a lot of people to visit!" Liu Kai recalled that his wife kept taking care of him on the way, not allowing him to reveal the details of his mother, father and daughter here, so he couldn't help laughing, "Why bother at this moment!" "Could it be that Father's Day Shuai came to Beijing to recuperate? Or is it the elder brother, the second brother, and the fifth brother?" "My dear brother, don't make wild guesses," Liu Kai laughed again, "And you said you have to go back to the Banjing Pavilion tonight?" "I won't go." Ma Kuo shook his head, "I will negotiate with Zhao Longtu at night, and he will accompany Jin Shi to Wang Dazai's banquet tonight, and also go to the Xuande gate tower to watch the lanterns. Brother will stay here tonight to sleep with my elder brother talk." "Best, best..." Before Liu Kai finished speaking, his wife had already redressed, and slowly walked out of the living room to greet her brother whom she met for the first time, and accepted his greetings. Mrs. Liu Kai viewed Ma Kuo with dual identities: on the one hand, she was his sister-in-law, and on the other hand, she was his mother's carte blanche.She has to observe Ma Kuo from her own point of view and from her mother's point of view.Although there is a gap between the two - according to the observation of the former, it requires more handsomeness, while according to the observation of the latter, it requires more simplicity.He had both, but neither had a clear advantage over the other.Therefore, in Mrs. Liu Qi's observation, the gap is easily unified. At the beginning, she felt that he should be like this, and after a while, she felt that he must be like this, and he must be like this.This is because before seeing him, she had already thought about him thousands of times in her mind.When she first saw him, she put him in the position of the closest friend and brother. He did give her a good impression, not only the result of objective observation, but also out of her subjective desire.She had already prepared in her mind to accept such an impression. Then, she is also willing to give him a good impression, which is the inevitable reaction of people seeing someone she likes. She unconsciously wants to show off her beauty.In every word and every action, she fully displayed her sweet and pretty charm and graceful demeanor.Especially when her heart is full of kind wishes at this moment, full of a kind of almost maternal love.Her desire to be the protector of the young man and woman whom she liked so much, to bring about their marriage as quickly and as well as possible, gave her a beauty which no dress could possibly attain. She took Ma Kuo from her husband and put him between her elbows. "If your brother doesn't see you for a year, he will lose one soul and two souls," she still had to start from her husband's point of view. "If you haven't seen you for three years, he will lose all his souls and six souls. Someday he won't talk about it." You? Even in sleep, my brother is the elder, and my brother is short, so I can't let you go. When the brother comes, my sister-in-law must carefully recognize it." The noble ladies in Tokyo always keep a little reserved in kindness to the men they meet for the first time.A luxurious demeanor should be balanced with modesty.Mrs. Liu Kai is not lacking in reserve in ordinary communication, but when dealing with this brother, the intimacy between them broke all the rules and regulations.She was delighted to have put him in this position at once.Modesty is a coat cut from luxurious materials. Many people envy it and are eager to get it, but they feel uncomfortable and unnatural when they put it on.Mrs. Liu Kai has long been used to wearing this coat. She looks so docile and suitable in it, but she doesn't like it, and only reluctantly wears it on occasions where politeness is the last resort. Ma Kuo respected his elder brother and his sister-in-law. In a short time, he not only got used to the atmosphere here, but also liked the quiet environment here very much.He knew that from now until he left for the front, every spare moment of his life would be spent here.He took a few more glances at the lotus lamps leaning against the wall. This is a high-grade handicraft called "lamp lance". It's no wonder that he wanted to attract the attention of him who is essentially a soldier. Lady Liu Qi saw that her brothers liked these, she immediately lit candles for them herself, and asked: "Brother likes these lamps, do you know who made them?" It was a dangerous question, and sure enough she couldn't help answering it herself. "It's yours—" A complete answer rushed to her impatient lips, but was temporarily held back by cunning and mischief.She still had to tease him, and she tried to restrain herself, so that this charming answer became "--your sister-in-law made it with her own hands." Such kind words. After becoming an affectionate sister-in-law, she has to be a considerate housewife.She estimated that there would be a long night of conversation between her husband and brother, and she prepared everything for them. She extinguished unnecessary lights, fired up the stove in the living room, prepared seasonal snacks, cut off the candles, and arrived at the When everything is ready, say to them: "There is no shortage of candles, tea, and snacks. It's time for us to go. You two brothers can talk as long as you like," she glanced at her husband. "It's time for you to take back your three souls and six souls. Don't forget to talk about the end, we have to come down and have an important word with brother!" "Miss, please go upstairs first, I have to set aside time for you to talk with your brother - without you, the world's major events can still be done?" "Look at how anxious you are, wishing you could drive us upstairs earlier. The more impatient you are, the more we won't leave, so what will happen to you?" She had no choice but to leave, but she was really reluctant to leave, for fear that Liu Qi would reveal the secret before her.Who said today is the Lantern Festival?According to the rules of the Lantern Festival, there is a big firecracker. She must release the big firecracker in her hand before she can leave them.She loves to blow up firecrackers. "Brother!" She turned her head and warned Ma Kuo solemnly, "You have to save some energy. Don't be too tired from talking. When you go to see Mount Tai, you will pick your eyes and eyebrows and yawn, isn't it? The reason why the son-in-law pays homage to his father-in-law for the first time." "Taishan?" Ma Kuo asked in surprise. "Which other Mount Tai?" Mrs. Liu Kai giggled because of the expected surprise effect, "It's not your father!" "When did Mount Tai enter Beijing? How come brothers don't know anything? How can Mount Tai leave the army at this time?" "Look at all you just want to fight and put aside so many important things." Mrs. Liu Kai glanced at him reproachfully, "Not only Taishan, but also your man is here too. Don't you say you are going to Weizhou Aren't you ashamed to ask Taishan to send your daughter here to welcome you?" Of course, Ma Kuo knew nothing about all this beforehand, and he didn't know where to start. He looked at Liu Kai, hoping that Liu Kai could prove it for him. "That's right," Liu Kai nodded and said, "Qian Ju and Xianmei are here, and I also brought a letter from my father's supervisor to my brother on the way. I want..." "You are not allowed to say it, you are not allowed to say it, you talk about your seriousness first, and we will talk about this after we come down." Mrs. Liu Kai smiled and went upstairs quickly, taking away the air of Qingqian and leaving the two brothers in a heavy atmosphere. They didn't know where to start to talk seriously.