Gu Zhuting's heart throbbed as she listened to Yang Fan's gentle voice. She bit her thin lips and nodded lightly, like the 'Jade Phoenix' blooming in the garden in the courtyard, graceful and graceful in the wind.
Yang Fan said: "Then sit down and rest for a while. I'll get someone to fetch some water."
Miss Gu said in embarrassment: "Here … here? I'd better get the posthouse official to prepare another room. "
Yang Fan pondered for a moment and said: "That's not appropriate! I don't know if they have spies in this posthouse, so we can't do anything suspicious. I've already said this in front of Steward Li. For safety's sake, you can stay here for the night. "
Seeing Miss Gu's uncomfortable expression, Yang Fan couldn't help but laugh: "What's there to be embarrassed about? We've slept on the same bed before, let alone in the same room."
As soon as these words left his mouth, Yang Fan immediately realized that he had made a slip of the tongue and hurriedly explained: "Cough, cough. I mean, there's a bed in the study. I … I'll sleep over there tonight. "
Having said that, Yang Fan couldn't be bothered to look at Gu Zhuting's ripened pomegranate-like complexion and hurriedly slipped out. Yang Fan found a posthouse and told him to find someone to clean the bathtub and change the hot water. Returning to the living room, he saw Gu Zhuting standing by the table with a bear paw in her hand. She asked: "Is this a bear paw?"
Yang Fan said: "That's right. Haven't you seen it before?"
Gu Zhuting pursed her lips into a smile and said: "I've only seen cooked ones, never raw ones. I heard that this thing is a delicacy. Why is it so ugly?"
Yang Fan said with a smile: "Delicious things don't necessarily look good. When we return to Luoyang, I'll hire a famous chef to cook it properly and let you have a taste. "
Gu Zhuting smiled sweetly and said: "Ah Lang and Madam should taste it. This servant doesn't dare to break the rules. Eh? What's this? "
Gu Zhuting picked up the purplish-red long tiger penis that looked like a skinned snake and asked curiously, "Is this a snake?"
Yang Fan made a "uh" sound and said, "It's … it's a snake. It's used to make wine to promote blood circulation and dispel coldness …"
"Why is there no snake head?"
"This snake is extremely venomous. Touching it will kill you, so the snake's head was removed."
Gu Zhuting said, "Is there such a strange snake? Why are there so many barbs on it?"
Yang Fan laughed dryly and said, "The world is big, nothing is impossible. It is said that this snake can transform into a dragon after a thousand years of cultivation, and the barbs will become dragon scales. Hehe … there is nothing strange about it. Alright, quickly put it away. "
Gu Zhuting made an 'oh' sound and held the tiger's penis as if it was a sword. She bent her white and slender fingers and flicked the penis twice. She muttered to herself, "It's so long, it takes up a lot of space. I can't even put the wine jug in it." She then exerted force with both hands and with a 'ka ba' sound, the tiger's penis was snapped into two.
Yang Fan felt his balls ache …
…
The Tang dynasty's military headquarters were spread throughout the country. At its peak, there were more than eight hundred, and at its lowest, there were more than six hundred. Among them, Guannei Prefecture occupied two hundred and sixty-one prefectures, accounting for more than a third of the total number of prefectures. Next were Hedong, Henan, Hebei, and Longyou. The other prefectures had fewer prefectures. For example, Jiangnan and Lingnan, there were only two or three prefectures. Such a layout was a reflection of the Tang dynasty's political and military intention of 'holding the heavy and controlling the light, raising the people in Guanzhong to face the four directions'.
Henan was the eastern capital of the Tang dynasty, so the number of prefectural soldiers here was second only to Guanzhong. After Wu Zetian moved the capital to Luoyang and ascended to the throne, the number of prefectures here also increased. The Tang dynasty's' heavy and light 'military strategy was still implemented. However, by the time of Wu Zetian's reign, the prefectural government had gradually weakened and the number of recruits gradually increased.
To the north of Yanzhou, Suizhou Prefecture, adjacent to Yanzhou, still had four prefectural armies. The prefectural army stationed in the prefectural capital of Suizhou was named after the prefectural army, Suizhou Prefectural Army. This Subjugation Prefecture was called the Superior Prefecture and had twelve hundred guards under its command. The commandant of Subjugation was called Shi Lie.
Shi Lie was already in his early sixties. The old general had once fought in the north and south during the Gaozong dynasty and made great contributions to the expansion of the Tang dynasty's territory. Now that the prefectural army was declining, the old general would often drown his sorrows in alcohol. Although he still persisted in training the soldiers and teaching them offensive techniques, he was keenly aware that the combat strength of the current prefectural army was far from what it had been in the past.
However, he had no other choice. The prefectural army system was a combination of soldiers and farmers, incorporating soldiers into farmers. Now, with the collapse of the equal field system, the foundation of the prefectural army was gradually disappearing. Moreover, the country had been at peace for a long time, and the combat strength of non-professional soldiers could not possibly maintain the military strength of soldiers when the world was in chaos and the four seas were in turmoil.
"What a pity …"
Shi Lie stroked his thigh, which was gradually loosening and no longer as strong and powerful as it had been in the past. Looking at the reflection in the cup and the white hair at his temples, he sighed and poured a mouthful of strong alcohol into his stomach.
"Reporting! Commandant, the Provincial Governor is here! "
A soldier hurriedly ran into Shi Lie's commander's tent to report. Shi Lie stood up in surprise and exclaimed, "Provincial Governor? What is the Provincial Governor doing here? "
Shi Lie had worked in Suizhou for twenty years, rising step by step from General of the Army to Commandant of Zhe Chong. However, he had only seen the Provincial Governor a few times, and it was always at the provincial yamen. He had never seen the Provincial Governor come to the barracks.
Although the Provincial Governor had the authority to control the troops of the prefecture, this authority was almost never used. Moreover, in the last twenty years, Shi Lie had only fought a few battles. There were a few times when the Turks invaded the east and the situation was tense. Shi Lie's troops had also been mobilized, but they had only been stationed at the border as a reserve army. There were naturally elites fighting the enemy at the front, and they hadn't even come face to face with the Turks.
In his surprise, Shi Lie was just about to leave the commander's tent to welcome the Provincial Governor when the Provincial Governor of Suizhou, Yun Jinfan, dressed in official robes, walked in with a solemn expression. Behind him were several people dressed in either black or black. Shi Lie was greatly alarmed and hurriedly rose from his seat. Placing his hands on his hips, he saluted, "Shi Lie pays his respects to the Envoy!"
Yun Jinfan smelled the scent of alcohol and glanced at the table. His brows creased slightly, but he did not flare up. He only coldly stated, "General Shi, an envoy from the Imperial Court has arrived. He wishes to mobilize your troops!"
"Oh?"
Although the old General was old and had not fought a battle in the last twenty years, his lofty aspirations had been worn away and he appeared rather dispirited, the moment he heard these words, his drunkenness was immediately swept away. He swept his gaze across the crowd and his gaze landed on a black-clothed youth beside Provincial Governor Yun. He asked in a deep voice, "Do you have a fish book?"
Fish books were fish talismans and imperial edicts. These were necessary items to mobilize troops. In the last few years, the Imperial Court had changed the fish talisman to the tortoise talisman. However, when the two were referred to together, the various regions still habitually referred to them as' fish book '.
Provincial Governor Yun shook his hand and unfurled an imperial edict. He solemnly stated, "The imperial edict issued to me by the Imperial Court is here. I have already verified it. There are no mistakes."
After Provincial Governor Yun spoke, he turned his head to look at the black-clothed youth. The black-clothed youth understood and took a step forward. He held a golden tortoise talisman in his hand and said, "The commander's talisman is here!"
According to the system of the Imperial Court, mobilizing troops required an imperial edict and a commander's talisman. The imperial edict would be verified by the provincial governor of the prefecture, while the commander's talisman would be verified by the general in charge of the troops. Only when both were verified could the troops be mobilized.
When General Shi saw the tortoise talisman, two rays of light shot out from his eyes. Every day, he had been guarding the barracks and had never fought a battle. To an old general who had spent his entire life on the battlefield, this was the most unbearable days. When he saw the commander's talisman, General Shi felt a wave of agitation in his heart. He could not suppress his excitement and shouted, "Someone, take the commander's talisman!"
The military officer on duty had already heard the news and followed the commander's tent. When he heard the news, he shouted, "Yes, sir!" He turned around and left. In less than the time it took for an incense stick to burn, the military officer on duty, who was fully dressed in martial attire, hurriedly entered the commander's tent with a metal box in his hand under the escort of four fully armed guards. Shi Lie took out a key from his waist and opened the seal box. He took out the commander's talisman and placed it together with the commander's talisman held by the black-robed youth.
General Shi immediately cupped his hands towards the black-robed youth and said, "Commandant of the Sui Prefecture's Zhe Chong, Shi Lie, will follow your orders!"
The black-robed youth said, "Thank you for your trouble, General. This matter is of great importance. In order not to leak out, I would like to ask General to gather all the troops under your command and travel with me. When we reach our destination, I will naturally inform you of what to do."
When Shi Lie heard that this matter was so confidential, he was instead delighted. He hurriedly bowed and said, "I will follow your orders! Please allow this general to gather the troops! "
The black-robed youth nodded in agreement. A moment later, a thick plume of smoke rose from the Sui Prefecture's Zhe Chong Barracks. The smoke was like a pillar, rolling upwards and not dispersing for a long time. This was the signal of the beacon. Different pillars of smoke had different uses. This lone pillar was to gather all the soldiers in the barracks.
Li Yuanqiang was currently pulling a cart full of millet that was the size of a small mountain as he walked along a small country road. The muscles on his arms bulged out like several large lumps. His eldest son was sixteen years old and was pushing the cart with all his might. His youngest son was also helping his older brother push the cart. However, he was only seven years old and was at the age where he loved to play. From time to time, he would be attracted by something on the side of the road and run off for a while.
"Son, after this year's harvest of the autumn grain, I will find a wife for you. What do you think of the second daughter of Old Chen's family?"
Li Yuanqiang clearly knew that his son was on good terms with the second daughter of the Chen family and had long since discussed with his wife that he would marry the second daughter of the Chen family as his daughter-in-law. Because this year's harvest of grain was good, he was in a good mood and still wanted to tease his son.
The eldest son of the Li family had a bashful temperament. When his father said this, his little face turned bright red. Separated by the small mountain of millet, the eldest son of the Li family stuttered, "Son … son will listen to father's arrangements!"
Li Yuanqiang laughed. "You stinky brat, you don't take after your father at all! Look at your cowardly look. In the past, your father liked your mother, but your grandfather fell in love with the daughter of the Bai family who opened an oil workshop in the East Village. Your father, I … "
Before Li Yuanqiang finished bragging to his son, he suddenly saw a billowing black smoke rising into the sky in the distance. He was stunned and immediately stopped the cart.
The eldest son of the Li family walked around the back of the cart and wiped his sweat. "Father, are you tired?"
Li Yuanqiang squinted at the thick smoke in the distance. His face became more and more serious. Suddenly, he patted his thigh and said, "Son, you look after the cart. Father is going back to the village. Later, I will ask your mother and your second uncle to transport the grain." After saying this, he ran back to the village.
In the village, Meng Zongzheng was beating the bean pods with a flail rhythmically. The woman who brought him water with a clay jar suddenly felt that there was something strange in the sky. She put her hand on the awning and looked at it. She said strangely, "Where is the fire? There is such a big smoke. Is the house of the old rich man Liu in the Southern Manor on fire?"
"Bada!"
There was a sound beside her. The woman turned her head and saw Meng Zongzheng running away. The woman shouted, "Husband, what are you doing?"
Meng Zongzheng shouted from afar, "The marshal is summoning the troops! If you are late, you will be beaten. You should harvest the crops. Be careful of the rain at night … "Before he finished speaking, he had already disappeared from the edge of the field.
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