At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 46

Changsun Sheng was really a believer, he said he would come to visit the racecourse, and he did, but the owner of the racecourse, Gao Kaishan, was not at home, and it was inconvenient for the Chen family to come forward as a female family member, so Gao Bufan had no choice but to receive him in person.

There are indeed a lot of people in Changsun Sheng's group. In addition to Changsun Wuji's brother and sister and Gao Shilian, there are eight parts. In addition, Gao Shihong and Gao Junxian also came together, which surprised Gao Bufan, and Gao Junxian and Changsun Wuji obviously Getting to know each other better, the two rode horses side by side, talking and laughing.

Everyone rode horses, only Changsun Wugou came in a carriage, and there was a sign of Hongyan Tower on the carriage, which was probably borrowed from Gao Shihong.The carriage passed the suspension bridge, and the eldest grandson Wugou got out of the carriage with the support of two servants. The little loli had changed into a new outfit today, wearing a black trousers and a pair of small boots, her figure looked even slimmer. Just like corn with earings, it is full of the vigor of a young girl.

After everyone saw the ceremony, Changsun Sheng said, "Master Gao is not here. It seems that the old man was negligent. He should have sent someone to inform him in advance."

Gao Bufan laughed and said: "As long as General Changsun and you don't feel that the boy is not well received, it doesn't matter. Please, everyone, let's sit in the room."

But Changsun Sheng waved his hand and said: "Since the owner of Gaochang is not here, there is no need to worry. Why don't you show us the racecourse first. The old man has not seen such a large grassland for a long time since he came back from Turkic. By the way, the location of the Flying Eagle Racecourse is the best choice." Very well done."

Gao Bufan said with a smile: "General Changsun praised you so much, that kid will take everyone around first, but we have a lot of horses in the racecourse, and the horses are also fat, everyone should pay attention to your feet, don't be tricked."

Everyone was stunned for a moment before they felt overwhelmed. The so-called horse manure was horse dung, so they couldn't help laughing, and followed Gao Bufan to the pasture.

At this time, the servants of the Gao family had released all the horses. Thousands of horses were grazing freely in the pasture.

Changsun Sheng obviously also knows horses. When he saw these strong and beautiful war horses, he nodded and said, "It looks pretty good, but I don't know how about explosive power and endurance."

Without further ado, Gao Bufan stepped forward and led two horses over, one black horse and one bay red horse, and said with a smile: "It's a mule or a horse, you'll know if you take a walk, General Changsun, why don't you try the horsepower?"

Changsun Sheng laughed, and jokingly said: "That's fine, if the horse is not good enough, this general will tear down the signboard of your Flying Eagle Racecourse." After speaking, he put on the claret horse.

Seeing this, Changsun Wuji was also eager to try, so he got on another black horse, and the father and son rode the horse to the other side of the pasture.

Gao Bufan obviously had confidence in the horses of his own racecourse, he just looked at them with a smile, and suddenly saw his eldest grandson Wugou looking longingly at the back of his father and brother riding the horse, so he asked with a smile, "Miss eldest grandson, do you want to try riding?"

The eldest grandson Wugou pursed his lips and smiled, shook his head, and said a little embarrassedly: "Wugou's riding skills are not good, except for the well-bred horses at home, other strangers dare not ride."

"It's okay, I'll find you a docile one!"

For some reason, Gao Bufan had a good impression of this dignified and well-behaved eldest grandson sister, and soon picked out a white half-sized pony from the horse herd, put on the saddle himself and brought it to his eldest grandson Wugou, smiling. He handed over the reins.

This white pony is really docile, bowed his head and kissed his grandson Wugou's hand, the latter couldn't help liking it, and said with a sweet smile: "It seems to like me, well, then I'll try!" After finishing speaking Stepping on the stirrups carefully got on the horse's back.

Gao Shilian and the two servants were a little nervous at first, but they were relieved when they saw that the little white horse was really gentle and trotting along steadily with the eldest grandson Wugou.

Brothers Gao Shixiong and Gao Shiheng couldn't hold back for a long time, and they also picked two healthy horses from the horse herd, and asked Gao Shou and Gao Ren to help put the saddles on.

Gao Bufan smiled and said to Gao Shilian, Gao Shihong and Gao Junxian: "Do you want to try the two Uncle Shi and Junxian?"

Gao Shilian was worried about his eldest grandson Wugou, so he chose a horse to follow. Gao Junxian also hurriedly chose a horse when he saw this, but Gao Shihong waved his hands and said with a smile: "I'll save it, the road has almost fallen apart. , just take a break, Xiaofan doesn’t need to call me, you can go too!”

Hearing the words, Gao Bufan couldn't get what he wanted, so he whistled, and the big green horse rushed over like the wind, passing Gao Bufan directly, and Gao Bufan grabbed the horse's mane with a stretch of his hand, and floated onto the horse's back. Like flowing clouds and flowing water, Gao Shihong couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he saw it, and he cheered: "My nephew is so handsome!"

Gao Bufan sweated secretly, it wasn't that he deliberately showed off his skills, but he could only blame Da Qingma for being too coquettish, probably because he wanted to show off his strength when he saw people, so he didn't honestly stop in front of Gao Bufan, and played a trick with his master. It's just a small cooperation that I often play.

"Changqing, it turns out that your riding skills are so good, I can also do this move, but I can't play it as well as you!" Gao Shixiong galloped over and worshiped the authenticity.

Gao Bufan laughed and said, "It's just a trivial matter, just practice more!"

Gao Shixiong nodded: "That's the reason, but I heard that the Turkic people grew up on horseback since they were young, and as long as they are adults, they are powerful cavalry. Our cavalry in the Sui Dynasty may not be as good as them no matter how trained they are."

Gao Bufan nodded and said: "That's true, but as the saying goes, an inch is long and a ruler is short, our Great Sui cavalry is not as good as the Turkic cavalry, but our equipment has advantages. If we really want to match, it may not be the Turkic cavalry Didn't the first emperor kill the Turkic mansion and become a vassal during his time?"

Gao Shixiong heard the words and said: "That's right, by the way, Gao Junxian will return to Luoyang with General Changsun this time, do you know?"

Gao Bufan's heart moved, he shook his head: "I don't know, why did Jun Xian go to Luoyang?"

"What else can you do? General Changsun thinks that Gao Junxian is a good talent, so he brought him back to Luoyang for cultivation. With the support of Changsun's family, Gao Junxian may become an official in the court." Gao Shixiong replied, and then lowered his voice. : "Actually, I think you, Changqing, are more worthy of cultivation!"

Gao Bufan laughed and said: "I'm used to being free and loose, so I'm not suitable for being an official. Gao Junxian is just right, General Changsun has vision!"

Gao Shixiong saw that Gao Bufan's expression was composed, he really didn't have any loss or dissatisfaction, he couldn't help admiring him even more, he gave a thumbs up and said: "Changqing is really open-minded, upright and free, unlike that boy Gao Bufan, who is not only jealous, but also It is said that Changsun Sheng lost his temper because he chose Gao Junxian but not him, and even injured several servants."

Gao Bufan shrugged, Gao Qingyuan may be a little talented, but his temperament is far less stable than Gao Junxian, Changsun Sheng would only choose him unless he is blind.

Although Gao Bufan didn't care about it himself, Gao Shixiong felt sorry for him, and he smirked at Gao Junxian who was riding a horse to get close to his eldest grandson Wugou in the distance: "That kid Gao Junxian is trying to trick the eldest grandson girl, now the near water tower is the first to get the moon, the elder Sir, you are going to miss the opportunity!"

Gao Bufan frowned, no wonder Gao Junxian looked in high spirits today, if he went to Luoyang, he would have more chances to meet Changsun Wugou in the future, but what does it have to do with him?Li Shimin should be the one who should be in trouble, but Changsun Wugou is a thoughtful woman, it might not be easy to catch her!
Let’s talk about everyone running around the racecourse for a few laps, Changsun Sheng finally enjoyed himself, he returned to the original point, steadied his horse, and said with a smile: “Xiao Fan, your horses are really good, you didn’t cheat, unlike some racecourses, they are just for the Emperor’s favor. , to make some so-called fine horses to curry favor with the emperor."

Gao Bufan relaxed his horse and said with a smile: "It seems that General Changsun won't be able to become the brand name of my racecourse."

Changsun Sheng got off his horse and said with a laugh: "It's true that it can't be done. By the way, have you considered expanding the scale of your racecourse? Five hundred horses a year is too little."

Gao Bufan shook his head and said: "It's useless for us to think about it. This is not a grassland. The grassland is so big that we can't expand the scale of breeding. This year, because the imperial court raised the quota, we decided to expand it to [-] horses. Okay, if this is the case for a long time, the grassland will have to be destroyed.”

Changsun Cheng frowned and said: "This is indeed a problem. There are not many places where we can raise horses in the Sui Dynasty, and it is not cost-effective to destroy the plow to build pastures, so our war horses are always in short supply, and we can only buy them from Turkic people. That's just it. Then they will be controlled by the Turks."

Gao Bufan shrugged and said: "Liaodong is also suitable for raising horses. If the emperor can take down Liaodong this time, there will naturally be a place to raise horses."

Changsun Sheng shook his head, and only said the word "difficult", probably because he had some scruples, so he didn't say much.

At this time, the little white horse also came back with the eldest grandson Wugou on its back, but seeing the eldest grandson Meimei blushing, dripping with sweat, she fondly stroked the white horse's mane.

Gao Bufan laughed and said: "It seems that Xiaobai and Miss Changsun are really destined, so I will follow Miss Changsun from now on."

The eldest grandson Wugou covered his small mouth in surprise, looked at Gao Bufan with beautiful eyes and said, "Really?"

"fake!"

The eldest grandson Wugou couldn't help being disappointed, but Gao Bufan laughed and said, "I'll sell it to you for a penny!"

The eldest grandson Wugou laughed out loud, and stuck out his tongue in a rare and playful way: "If you dare to sell, I will dare to buy. Brother, give me the money!"

Changsun Wuji really took out a penny and threw it to Gao Bufan, and said haha: "Xiaobai will be my sister's from now on, don't go back on your word!"

Gao Bufan took the copper coin and directly put it into his bosom, and said with a smile: "A sword is given to a hero, and a horse is given to a beautiful woman. I am giving half and half!"

(End of this chapter)