In April in the south, the grass grows, the warbler flies, and the peach blossom blooms everywhere. But in April of Tongcheng, it's snowing. But the snow melted, the sun came out, spring followed, the weather is warmer day by day. In May, the earth has put on new clothes, green everywhere.
It's a sunny day with beautiful spring. Yan unparalleled riding his favorite foal, looking for Marshal Yan who is patrolling the city wall.
Jump down from the horse, Yan unparalleled climbed up the wall, went to the stands, looking straight into the distance.
Marshal Yan came over with a guard and asked, "matchless, what are you thinking?" It's rare to see a son so serious. On weekdays, it's really a headache.
Yan Wushuang pointed to the direction of Donghu people and said: "Dad, one day I will lead the army to destroy these Donghu ghosts." These people, like ghosts, haunt the soldiers and people in the border town, making everyone uneasy.
Marshal Yan touched his head and said softly, "it's good that you have this ambition. But if you want to destroy the Donghu people, you must learn their real skills well, not just by mouth. "
Yan Wushuang nodded heavily: "I know dad."
Father and son came home.
As soon as Mrs. Yan saw Yan Wushuang, she couldn't help complaining: "I'm going to try on your new clothes, and I won't see you in the twinkling of an eye." His mouth is full of complaint, but his face is full of smile.
Yan Wushuang put her arms around Zhang's hand with a smile and said, "mother, I've had dinner and try again."
After poking Yan's unparalleled forehead, Zhang said with a smile, "don't go out any more today. I'll have a good practice in the afternoon. Otherwise, I will be compared by the little five and see where you put your face. " Xiao Wu is the son of Marshal Yan's subordinates. Because his parents died, he was recognized as the adopted son, and then he has been living in Marshal's house. He is five months younger than Yan Wushuang, and Zhang treats them equally. Yan is unique. He has both.
Small five smell speech busy say: "adoptive mother, I can't compare three elder brothers." Yan Wushuang is very gifted in martial arts. In addition, he studies hard and never slacks off. His martial arts have made little achievements.
Marshal Yan said with a straight face: "Xiao Wu should not belittle himself. Everyone has their own good, your archery is unparalleled Xiao Wu has a steady mind. He shoots nine out of ten arrows. Yan Wushuang wants to train him to become a god archer. After his death at the beginning of the year, he was already looking for a master for him.
Hearing this, Yan Wushuang asked: "Dad, haven't you found a suitable teacher for Xiao Wu?"
Marshal Yan said, "I have my own idea."
"Oh." His father is always like this. If he has something to say, he can't say it well, so he likes to use it to kill him.
Looking at his son, marshal Yan was helpless. Because Yan matchless is their husband and wife more than 30 years old just got, old come son unavoidably favor some. So, I'm a little out of character. But at first he had two brothers, and marshal Yan didn't care. But since the eldest son died, marshal Yan began to want to break this temperament. It's not easy to break it off.
After dinner, Yan Wushuang took Xiao Wu for a walk. However, marshal Yan's husband and wife didn't care about him either. Although Yan was unparalleled, he never lost his martial arts. When it's time to practice, he will come back.
Zhang looked at her husband with a worried face and asked, "what's the matter? Doesn't it mean that the military pay of the imperial court has been set aside? What's wrong with it? " Since the beginning of winter last year, the imperial court has not allocated military salaries for half a year, and the army has been full of complaints. These things, as a marshal of the house of Zhang how can not know.
Marshal Yan said in a low voice, "I've set aside 820000 silver. I'm on my way to Tongcheng." However, this amount of money is a drop in the bucket for them.
"It's less, but it's better than nothing."
Yan Wushuang shook his head and said: "last year's winter was one month longer than usual, and our horses all froze to death. I think the loss of Donghu people should be greater than that of us. " Their horses all lived in stables and were taken care of by special personnel. They were all frozen to death. It can be inferred that Donghu people must have died a lot of livestock.
In previous years, after the snowmelt, Donghu people came to Tongcheng to rob things like crazy. Now they are afraid that the disaster is not a small-scale forced killing, but a large-scale invasion.
The military pay, grain and grass were cut off by the imperial court, and it was impossible to replace them with new weapons and equipment. Over the years, marshal Yan worked hard to make money, and then raised the 200000 troops in Tongcheng. In these years, Donghu people were forced to stay outside the city.
Zhang's heart jumped: "husband..." before Donghu people came to invade, her husband never worried, and even said that if you want to cross Tongcheng, you should cross him. But this time, the words were full of worry. And this, let Zhang Shi very frightened.
Marshal Yan said, "pack up your things and take Wushuang back to Shengjing in two days."
Zhang was not a person who didn't care about everything. He asked, "husband, is there anything else?" If it's only Donghu, she believes her husband can handle it.
Marshal Yan shook his head and said, "nothing else. Just in case, you'd better take Wushuang back to Shengjing earlier. " In previous years, every May, Zhang took Yan Wushuang back to Shengjing.
This is also a custom handed down by the Yan family over the past hundred years. The purpose is to leave a root for the Yan family, not to let one branch break the fragrance.
Zhang hesitated and asked, "husband, does the queen have a letter with the prince?" In fact, she knew that the queen and the prince were in a difficult situation in the court. If it were not for the marshal with 200000 soldiers in her husband's hand, she would have been abandoned by the king.
Marshal Yan shook his head and said, "No. At this time of the year, there is a war, and the queen will not tell me anything. "
In fact, when the queen was a girl at home, she had a sweetheart. Unfortunately, the emperor's edict changed the Queen's life path.
The Yan family is loyal and good for generations. Even if the queen is unwilling, she is forced to marry Guangzong in the sedan chair by Marshal Yan. The Queen's sweetheart died in battle not long after she got married. However, Guangzong didn't like the queen. On the contrary, he was very fond of the woman surnamed song. Now, it is to let the child born to her surnamed song climb on the head of her sister and nephew. Even if Marshal Yan was very angry, he never said these words to Zhang. Tell your wife it's no use but worrying her.
Zhang's thought of his sister-in-law was also very sad. If there had been no imperial edict from the emperor, my aunt would have married he Tao instead of the emperor, even if he Tao died in the war, she would not have had such a hard time.
Although Marshal Yan reported good news but not bad, Zhang didn't know anything. Just to keep Marshal Yan from worrying, she never said it.
Marshal Yan said, "pack up your things and I'll ask Li duo to send you back to Shengjing in two days."
"No, just send the guards to take us back." Li Duo is the most effective assistant around her husband, who can let him leave her husband.
Marshal Yan said, "it's only half a month to go back and forth. There's no delay. Let's talk to Wushuang two days later about this If the child knows, it will be noisy again.
Thinking of this, marshal Yan had a headache: "when you get to Shengjing, you must restrain him. Don't let him run outside all the time. Let him stay in the mansion and practice hard and study more. " My son is very smart and can learn things as soon as he learns, but he is not interested in studying. In Tongcheng, he is honest enough to learn from his husband, but when he comes back to Shengjing, he can't stop with the runaway Mustang.
Zhang said with a smile, "I know." In the past, Zhang felt that Yan Wushuang was still young and didn't want to restrain him too much. Young people can be carefree and unrestrained, and it is impossible to be as relaxed as they are now when they take responsibility in the future. But now that my son is old, he really can't be like before.
"Without scale, boundless can't undertake this heavy task. Don't restrain him now. He'll be wild in two years, and even worse The eldest son was the heir he had worked hard to cultivate, but he died unexpectedly. The second son's martial arts and intelligence were average, and he could not bear the heavy task of guarding Liaodong. So he placed his hopes on his youngest son.
Zhang nodded gently: "back to Shengjing, I will urge him to study martial arts well." In fact, there is no need to urge her to practice martial arts. Yan Wushuang has never been slack. Instead of studying, he didn't want to spend too much energy on it.
God loves Yan Wushuang very much. Even if he doesn't like studying, he can remember and know the meaning of it.
After two days, Yan Wushuang knew that he was going to meet Shengjing, but he didn't want to: "father, mother, I'm going to fight to kill Donghu ghost!" Every year when there is a war in Xuehua, he has to go back to Shengjing, and then when winter comes, he will go back to Tongcheng after the war. This makes Yan unparalleled heart, very uncomfortable.
I don't know how many people want him to leave Tongcheng like this, but they can't.
"Unrivalled obedience, pack up things, tomorrow we will set out to return to Shengjing." Shengjing also has their residence.
Yan unparalleled unwilling: "Niang, to return to your own back, I do not go back."
Zhang said, "it's your father's decision. If you don't go back, you'll have to go back."
In fact, Zhang did not want to leave Tongcheng to return to Shengjing, but this is a rule handed down by the Yan Family for a hundred years. As a housewife, she can't ignore the rules laid down by her ancestors.
"I'll go to Dad." Without waiting for Zhang to stop him, he rushed out to find Marshal Yan.
Zhang shook his head helplessly and said, "this child." A husband's word is a great one. I've never taken back what I said.
On seeing Marshal Yan, Yan Wushuang yelled, "Dad, I'm not going back to Shengjing. Dad, I'll stay and kill Donghu ghost with you. " In the future, he will lead the troops to carry the Donghu people's nests and destroy them all.
"Nonsense. How old are you? How dare you say to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy? " The youngest in the army are all 15 years old, but they are all new recruits.
Recruits have to train for at least one year before they can go to war. Otherwise, let them die.
Yan Wushuang was afraid of Marshal Yan: "Dad, you can't go to the battlefield, but I don't want to go back to Shengjing." It's better to stay in Tongcheng than to stay in Shengjing. At least here, the first time to know the situation ahead.
Yan Yuan Shuai Hu said with a face: "go back to pack up and go back to Shengjing with your mother tomorrow. If not, I'll tie you up and throw you on the wagon. "
Yan unparalleled moment, on the wane.
PS: in addition to Yan Wushuang, there are also the fans of tie Kui and Yu Xi.