The first chapter Weicheng rain, teenagers have paternity
Tang Empire revealed thirteen years in spring, Weicheng under the rain.
This is located in the northwestern tip of the vast territory of the empire military border town, in order to prevent the grasslands Barbarian Invasions, four-way earthen walls are extremely thick pile too, looks like a real mound of fortified villages.
Surface dust on the walls dry season is a scratch northwest wind knife will be four floating Teng, then fell on the shabby barracks, fell pawns of their body, the whole world will become a khaki, people shake blanket to sleep at night when will Douqi a sandstorm.
Is drought, rain arrives just in the hour, by the Juncu warmly welcomed, from this time last night to the rhythm of the rain clean slate off the roof of dust, as if to wash people's eyes are bright lot.
At least this time Thomas Xiang eyes are very bright.
Weicheng as the highest military officer, he was very humble attitude at this time, although some dissatisfaction with those of footprints on Wong Nai luxury blankets, but successfully conceal the kind of discontent became just the right hint of consternation.
Next to the old man in front of Aiji wearing a dirty robe respectful line of a ceremony, he whispered to consult and said: "Dear boss, do not know what else there is no need for tents in the elegant, if elegant insist on starting tomorrow , then I can always set aside a hundred teams escort accompanied the military over there I'll just pass in the past is documented. "
The old man gently smiled, pointed to the tents that few shadows, shook his head and said he did not have any comments. Just then, a woman proud indifferent voice came from the tents: "No, run your own job right."
Early this morning, after the other team into the rain Weicheng, Thomas Xiang did not take long to guess the identity of the convoy who elegant, it does not have any advice for other proud indifference, not have any comments.
Account of people a moment of silence, suddenly spoke and said: "From the capital to Weicheng, Minshan this area of difficult road, evidently still under the rain for some time, maybe some mountain will be destroyed by the army in you ...... give me a tune Wizard. "
Thomas Xiang startled by startled, think of a hateful guy, bow replied after a moment of silence:. "There are ready-made candidates."
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Several barracks outside the Captain looked at each other, face different, there is regret dismay fortunate to have had a shock, but obviously they did not expect Thomas Xiang will actually choose to have that person do noble wizard.
"General, you're so ready to let him go?" A surprised Captain said.
Weicheng not, the officer his soldiers all together no more than three hundred people, away from the bustling camp sometimes more like a bandit JINWOZI, the so-called general just being the lowest level Tsuginoikusanokimi. However, Thomas Xiang army are very strict, or that the gang leader Weicheng liked being called a general, so even everyday conversation, subordinates also dare not forget the rise in general plus the word.
Thomas Xiang wiped the face of a rain, watching the brown water around the barracks, sighed with emotion: "can not always put him in the place where birds do not shit, receipt of letters of recommendation has been down six months earlier, great future waiting for that guy, anyway, he was going to be the capital of the College first test, just and noble man team on the way, who honored even send a favor Ye Hao. "
"I am honored to see who may not necessarily appreciate ......" Captain annoyed replied.
Camp crowd behind the door was open, and a handsome appearance maid came out, looked at Thomas and Captain are cold-hsiang said:. "Take me to see the wizard."
In the end is the elegant personal maid, facing the side of the court is actually without any hint hint proud of their meaning.
Prime Minister concierge, elegant nearly servant, Prince clear off, this is a very daunting role of officialdom, near the arouses resentment, much of the trouble, most are trouble. Thomas Xiang really do not want to deal with such people, said a few words at random gossip, they waved summoned a Captain, he commanded the people with this rare maid from actively look for people.
Rain pause, Weicheng light rain after the extraordinarily fresh, road thirty-two Hu Liu blossoming spring green, but the scenery is good, but the city is too small, did not walk a few steps, then led Captain maid who went to the destination, it is a simple and lively barracks.
Listening to the sound of noisy chaos door outgoing drink condemning the line to make sound, maid slight frown, thinking is it in broad daylight, someone actually dared to drinking in the barracks? Wind blowing curtain is on, the voice inside suddenly clear, it really is in the Finger Guessing Game, decent wine is not what boxing - listening to the contents of the line orders, flashed on a handsome face flushed Huinu handmaid, secretly clenched his sleeve the fist.
"We plan to lewd fist ah! Ah you who lustful sensuality! Who I sensuality sensuality ah! Ah who he sensuality sensuality! ......"
Dirty lines back and forth to make sound reply Cao Cao do not, actually had a very long time failed to produce a winner, look more and more angry ugly maid lifted a corner of the curtain, look very bad to look into, at first glance I saw a young boy across the square table.
The young girl of fifteen or sixteen, wearing a military common standard Mianshan, former cotton shirt lapel full of oil, black hair is naturally occurring or do not know because several years have not washed the sake of some curls, also some greasy, but hath the face wash is very clean, so that facial features appear vividly clear that a few grains of freckles on the cheeks vividly clear.
"Who are you lewd lewd ah!"
Guessing Game content and nasty opposite, the young man looked particularly at this time to focus serious, not only without the slightest obscene taste, and even facial features also reveals a sort of holy and sublime meaning, he kept his right hand gestures in front of the stone scissors cloth, punching wind, a knife with the intention to kill, as if this Finger Guessing Game winning or losing even more important than our own lives.
On a few survive in the harsh environment of the Northwest has a powerful vitality of the blowfly, we are constantly trying to land the teenager dyed oil deficit Mianshan his breast, always being driven off his knife Quanfeng meaning.
"I won!"
Too long at the table seemed to play against two lungs drained of all air all Guessing Game is finally over, waving his right arm brunette teenager forced to declare their victory, a very happy smile, revealing a cute dimple on his left cheek.
Teenage opponent has refused to concede defeat, insisting that when he finally shouted lewd who changed fist, then entered into a heated argument in the room, have a tendency to stand on the sidelines war Juncu, who can convince who, in At this point I do not know roared: "according to the old rules, listen Sang Sang!"
All eyes toward the corner of the room, where there is an eleven-year-old girl is to move the bucket, short stature, thin, dark complexion, unusual facial features, Shenshangnajian I do not know where stolen from her master maid service was a bit too loose hem kept dragging on the ground, while carrying may be even heavier than their own bucket, obviously very difficult.
That little maid named Sang Sang turned down the bucket, Juncu are nervously watching her, like a casino on the Hawker are waiting for the final out of the dealer's size, but it is clear that such a scenario is not for the first time.
Small frown maid looked at the name of the boy, and then look across the table that were Juncu Zi angry, serious, said: "twenty-third round, you are out of the cut, he was out of boxing, but you said that he sensuality, so then you have already lost. "
The room sounded a burst of laughter, all this spread, that were Juncu curse Lie Lie gave the money, the young happy smile took the banknote, hand rubbed grease on his chest, then patted each other's shoulders to express my sincere comfort.
"Some want to open the entire Weicheng ...... No, this is the whole world, who can win me rather lack?"
Maid not look, so has been secretly observing her face standing next to the Captain his face hard look. He put his hand out and held the curtain, took a deep breath, preparing to cough twice, but was maid stare stern gaze over the two stop.
Captain alerted to prevent the other party, maid far followed the teenagers and the maid left the barracks, all the way to observe silence and looked, Captain does not know what she wanted to do, I had to be classified as noble figure close to the usual cautious weird habits.
Along the way that Ming Jiaoning missing boy did not show any special place, bought some eating, and River Street tavern greeted the Fat Lady, is particularly laid-back, the only thing the maid feel weird, let her face increasingly the more ugly is: who skinny maid behind him struggling to drag a bucket, but not the slightest help juvenile meaning.
Empire is a strict hierarchy of the country, but the simple folk, even in the capital Chang'an kind of flashy dark places, even the most indifferent elegant, skinny girls want to come can not look at an eleven-year-old is so difficult and without moving.
"Army soldiers are allowed to raise servant?" Comely maid forcibly suppressed anger heart on the side of the Captain to ask questions.
Captain scratched his head and replied: "A few years ago, Hebei Road, drought, and countless refugees flock to the South Bianjun, roadsides everywhere dead, I heard Sang Sang is rather lack of time hold out from the pile of dead bodies Ning is also a lack of orphans, since then the two have had each other. "
"Later he enrolled in the army, the only condition is to bring this little girl into Weicheng." He looked a maid, carefully explained: "all know that the military does not allow this to happen, but they are somewhat special situation, total no way to put a little girl forced into a dead end, so we are when ...... did not see. "
Heard this explanation, the maid's face looking a little bit, but when she saw rather lack of carrying half a chicken rock look, to see him a few meters away behind a small bucket and drag the maid struggling to hold back red black thin cheeks, bad mood grew up, cold channel: "it was not depend on each other, he clearly wanted the girl's life."
Weicheng really small, not too much time, before and after the four went to the south to somewhere outside the house, outside the house there is a small Shiping, Ping simple fence around the perimeter, Captain stood hedges maid and looked outside to inside.
The little maid has her high half of the body moved next to the bucket difficult tank, then stood on the bench next to the cylinder, devote their whole body strength is extremely difficult to pour water into the tank, immediately, she began to wash rice vegetables, Taking advantage of steaming air when they took a rag to wipe tables and chairs began doors and windows, there mist rising a little while, her thin body wrapped in one.
Although last night under the rain, but rain is not big enough, the plot is not on the doors and windows loess red rinse clean, but turned into a muddy traces of a Road ugly, these traces of mud is cleared rapidly in the small rag maid, house small courtyard house suddenly becomes clean and bright.
Obviously these chores her children are doing every day, it is very skillful fast, was a child of the black maid hard busy as ants, like Pufu like traveling all tired sweating red face, it looks a little funny , but also somewhat of sympathy ......
That guy is called rather lack of apparent lack of these two emotions, he can be said to be quiet or comfortably lying on a bamboo chair, his left hand holding a volume of some old books kept look, right hand holding a branch in hard root wet mud on the ground non-stop paddling, occasionally ecstatic contemplation, he will be free to fling the hands of the branches, palm up into the air, after a while there will be a good pot of hot tea temperature into the palm.
Wei city Juncu long been accustomed to this small courtyard picture of daily life, so do not feel strange, standing outside the fence of the elegant maid attention is gradually cold, especially seeing the little maid was busy cooking process of cleaning in Bugan Wang also pay attention to observe juvenile Juncu requirements, ready to pour tea Chuibei when pinched legs, her face cream color increasingly heavy, as if to condensation in general.
Chapter II can book can speak scrubby teenager
If this is your servant, let me say, Do not be picked from the pile of dead bodies of her? Dependence is not to say that the two of you do? Even one step back to say that she was your maid, but you do not feel too young for her age, should not bear such a heavy labor so hard it? How would little boy raised a lazybones, why can not move their hands?
Perhaps triggered bad memories of childhood, perhaps the hearts of the imagination of some good feelings is a guy completely destroyed too, direct runoff maid opened the fence and went in, his eyes fell on a bamboo chair, fall on that teenagers have been seriously read the books, lightly mocking, he said: "look what the sages thought comes up, make you forget all the movement happening around us, but actually did not expect the market to buy too widely available on the induction papers, as does the you can expect such a person also entered the practice of the Road? "
Rather lack sat up, looked curiously seems this luxury clothing should never appear in Weicheng little lady, and glanced at Captain awkward expression, he explained that after the pause: "This can only buy so I'll just have to see, that is curious, where what to expect. "
Handmaid obviously did not think this boy could even answer such a natural random, but could not help herself to a stifled, immediately look down stove ash door is a small maid, unhappy, said: "I dignified Datang, how would you like a the man."
Rather lack of doubt frowned, looked down the other's eyes is holding a rag to stay standing by the window Sang Sang, understand each other between a sharp rhetoric came by whom, in the left cheek dimples looming, smiled and said: "you should look older than me, or else ...... you're not a man when I was a boy it."
Maidservant in this life probably never seen such a brazen shameless person, the sleeve slowly clenched fist, when he tried to attack it look cold, his eyes fell on the ground beside the bamboo chair patch of mud, tree branches fall on those who draw out on writing, the mind could not help a slight movement, Mouzhong looming color, so she totally forget that he wanted to say something.
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The best conditions in the barracks Weicheng, who wore robes of broken old man is eyes closed, while the Thomas Xiang is half bent over the body and elegant dialogue account are, in humility, with a look of surprise could not hide.
"? You are not satisfied that the name of the wizard," he puzzled and asked: "Why?"
Account of extremely elegant voice dissatisfaction, scolded:. "I want a savvy guide, rather than a head full of dreams full of practice, physically very weak chicken can only mention the exhausted boy"
Thomas Xiang gently coughed twice and whispered explained: "weekend to know, though rather lack of age is still shallow, but two years has also cut on the prairie had better head the Man, if only to tie chickens ...... I think it should not be a problem. "
Datang to Wu Liguo, the first weight for war, though the identity of the account that honor to the extreme, but since most valued military honor touched, Thomas chose Xiang did not hesitate to fight back, in fact, it seems to explain some mocking rebuttal means.
After posting the cold voice that road a little stagnant, unhappy, said: "? I can kill a good guide can do."
Thomas Xiang increasingly humble answer was: "Weicheng three hundred subordinates, rather than the lack of certainty which kills the most people, but dare weekend secured to the head, no matter what kind of tragic battlefield, the last surviving person in ...... sure there the young man. "
Then he looked up, smiled and said:. "Cumulative result of war service, he received a letter of recommendation of the military, this kid is really disappointing, six months ago, it passed the preliminary examination, the return to the capital, he would go to the academy report"
Suddenly he fell silent after hearing the word academy, account, honored person who never speak.
After Thomas left the Xiang, who was wearing an old robe old man slowly opened his eyes, eyes calm between old and rare glimmer of interest, he looked at draperies gently smiled and said: "In this small border town, there are as many soldiers can be admitted to college, it is surprising, in that case, the young man must have is whether conduct or ability on the choice, it would not let him guide difference. "
"But to leave the country for a time, I did not expect this and other sacred places academy has also opened its doors to this and other soldier of fortune. A child."
Tone still cold disdain, but the actual attitude they have changed, at least not against the man honored as their own team rather lack of guidance - just a name will be able to make somebody change his mind, the academy called a simple place, want to come necessarily very simple.
Speaking of the elderly another thing, and looked a bit puzzled: "Previously I went to see those words he wrote in the mud, the copy is too much on the induction chapter III, fonts, simple lines, but very lively, but obviously with a stick, falling on top of wetlands there is a sense imposed on the blade of mud Fan, Ming Jiaoning this lack of calligraphy Juncu already into the right path ...... really I do not know how he out of practice, studying is where . "
"That's just Juncu also had plenty of flicks nothing, even a previous view, apart from fresh inevitable shock, then think carefully, but also some clever steep pen large ones, talk about what the right path, that is, the future capital of a girl Mr. Xiangfang sell outside a word. "
Elegant cool replied.
The old man shook his head and said: "Fresh is the key word you say I do not know calligraphy, but watch the landing place Juncu shoot, actually really faint visibility stone meaning, the words in this little strength of character. see, I really like some of those in the pulpit breaks tract everyone's means. "
"You mean rune?"
After posting elegant Yi Zheng, immediately he quips: "There are millions of people all, Fu Road, only ten men but we did those expert or hidden in the palace, or sit in Vipassana meditation ascetic life in order condensate world. to draw breath between silver golden hook. that boy was no breath fluctuations, is a common mortal, even look fifty years too early on the induction papers I'm afraid even into the territory can not, and those who dare where we tied the discussion? "
The old man smiled, did not say anything. Although he is a human practice, the way was a very respected each other, but both status that much difference, but in fact the so-called respectable old cherish pity, in that case, some should not say or do not say good.
Of course he does not agree with the honored person who posted it, about that Ming Jiaoning missing Juncu, the elderly have their own judgments: among all earthly mortals, realized that the world can breath in order to step into the realm of the initial people really can be said is one in a million, the initial induction is the most difficult hurdle, no easy task, but rather lack of it if it is really to get into the academy learning, which in case of Japan a chance encounter on the second floor of the legendary, embarked on a spiritual way that very strange and hand strength of calligraphy, he would be given very helpful.
Even if that fellow never been able to enlighten, hand word alone that can make the academy and pulpit in high people new light, but also to bad shock startled scribes books at home.
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Rather lack put down the books, he shook his head and walked to the door, his face wearing a faint, especially since the loss and resigned.
This child with transportation Kaiping team to go to the market to buy too much on the induction papers, as elegant maid who says, is everywhere popular and dependable color. He was very clear on this point, but still always keep in mind reading to learn, as if this book is dedicated to the legendary Haotian Road unknowable land of heavenly seven volumes.
Books already turned the page corner curls, looked shabby, if not sew with cotton thread is Sangsang live spine, I'm afraid it will be overtaken by even a few flip Punta paper money into the wind away offering scrubby sages. Unfortunately, so many years past, the page has been turned rotten, above the words deep in the brain has long been Shulan, but he still enter the halls, do not say anything at the beginning of practice environment, even the most simple book said induction are I can not do.
Despaired even despair, and later to know the vast majority of normal people in this world can not be realized in a world of gas, his mood was calmed a lot - yes, the world outside those legendary high people are not normal are sick people, because only a very rare sentiment can only pervert interest of heaven and earth, or too much of this on the induction papers spread in the world, heard how the night sky was full of Chang'an Feijian flash to flash go, an expert floated?
And he rather lack of normal, or very common. But, suddenly found in front there is a wonderful Baoshan, but you can only go back empty-handed, suddenly found between heaven and earth is full of invisible clouds like a wonderful thing that is called the general strength, but you can not find a cloud, after all, some will not be reconciled, right?
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"Weicheng so poor, the Man on His Majesty the Emperor of grassland so long ago playing scared, some years are afraid to come, so there is no way for war plot too fast, of course, is good to return to the capital, where there will be nothing I can not be reconciled The place."
Dimly lit barracks, rather lack of respectful salute to the front of the generals, words earnestly explains:. "Just from the academy as well as the registration day period of time, I think no need to leave so early in these years, although under the command of generals do not talk on leaps and bounds, but was always taught that you like a personal gentile, otherwise I would not be admitted to the academy so life is good. I really want to Weicheng, stay longer on your side, you can listen to your teachings ... ... even if it is to do so while, and more talk about gossip is good. "
Thomas Xiang looked at the teenager in front of the lower jaw slightly beard blowing over, I do not know the night wind was blowing still very angry result, snappily said: "? Rather lack of Ning lack ah, a time when you become so shameless guy."
Rather lack of seriously replied:. "As long as general as you need, I can always do this face."
. "To speak the truth of it," Thomas Xiang look down cold, stern and asked: "? Why do you refuse when the wizard"
Rather lack of a long silence, then whispered:. "General, I do not like who should be honored."
"Elegant does not like you?" Snapped Thomas Xiang rebuke: "You seem to have forgotten your identity, you know you're not a student of the College, as the Imperial Army must obey their superiors military orders, I obey my commands elegant hi! do not like you, you should not worry about a thing! As you like it or not elegant man, no one would care about things! you just need to accept commands, and then complete the order! "
Rather lack there is no answer, looked down at the piece of mud boots middle of a perverse Barry grass grow in silence opposition.
Thomas Xiang took the boy helpless, sighed and said: "?? Which will lead to trouble you in the end is why refused to return to the capital with them."
Rather lack of looked up, and looked very seriously said: "I've seen them out of the team, they come across the passage in the grasslands, there are recent drought last year left the Golden Horde Chanyu dead, who honored the some black maid skin, so ...... I can not go with them. "
Convoy attacked prairie drought, Chanyu dead, face black maid, these words do not seem any associated surface, he trivial together, has become the reason for his stubborn silence opposition refused to leave the Weicheng.
Thomas Xiang looked at him, sighed and asked: "? You would have guessed."
"Now there are whole Weicheng who did not guess who they are?"
Rather lack very reluctantly stretch out your hands, look to the other side of the barracks at night, he said: "Only who grew up in Chang'an palace, married into the grasslands do Viagra blessing to do even their own dead men found no idiot Her Royal Highness, will be stupid enough to think that this is always a big secret. "