On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 357
In the third year of Renshou (AD 603), August [-]th, just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, it was another year of autumn harvest.

In Dong’e County of Jeju (now in the southwest of Dong’a, Shandong Province), Cheng Yaojin, who was only 15 years old, held a thick wooden stick in his manor and danced vigorously. People think it is similar to Ma Chan's technique.

His father, Cheng Lou, watched from the side, stroking his beard and nodding his head from time to time.

After a while, Cheng Yaojin, who was sweating profusely, put away his stick, looked at the healthy young man beside him, and said with a smile:
"Shubao, are you willing to do two tricks with me."

That young man is Qin Qiong.

"Okay! Just want to ask Yizhen for advice!"

Qin Qiong replied loudly, and was about to go to battle, but seeing the wooden stick in Cheng Yaojin's hand, he could only let go of his horse, and called out to the villain of Cheng's mansion:

"Get me a stick!"

This scene fell into Cheng Yaojin's eyes, which made him envious, and why didn't he want a good horse.

The two held wooden sticks and fought together, but Cheng Yaojin was still underage and not as strong as Qin Qiong. They fought for more than twenty moves, Cheng Yaojin was gradually at a disadvantage, after another twenty moves, Cheng Yaojin's waist He got a solid blow from Qin Qiong and was knocked to the ground, the winner was already decided.

Cheng Yaojin was pulled up by Qin Qiong, and praised:
"Shubao is very skilled!"

As he spoke, he was rather dissatisfied:

"However, I lost because of my younger age. In two years, you and I will compete again."

Qin Qiong said indifferently:
"I'm waiting for you to challenge."

In fact, the two can be regarded as family friends. Unlike Cheng Yaojin's humble background in the novel, he comes from a family of officials, a wealthy local family.

Cheng Yaojin's ancestors served in Qi for three generations. His great-grandfather Cheng Xing was the Sima of Yanzhou in the Northern Qi Dynasty; his grandfather Cheng Zhe was the Sima of Jinzhou in the Northern Qi Dynasty;

After the fall of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Cheng Lou made the same choice as Qin Qiong's father, Qin Ai, and decided to go into seclusion and stay out of the Kansai regime for life.

And Dong'e County is not far from Licheng County, so these two Northern Qi veterans naturally have frequent contacts on weekdays.

Cheng Yaojin asked Qin Qiong for his horse, held it in his arms and kept stroking it, sighing from time to time.

Just as Qin Qiong didn't have a golden mace, Cheng Yaojin didn't usually use a mountain axe, he was practicing horse spears when he was young.

Returning Qin Qiong's horse lance, Cheng Yaojin said angrily:
"The sage treats me like a thief, and he is not allowed to keep weapons, so I can only use wooden sticks as horses!"

A high-quality horse lance is expensive, but Cheng Yaojin is from a wealthy family with hundreds of servants in his family, so of course he cannot afford to buy it.

The root cause is that in the 15th year of Kaihuang, that is, eight years ago, Yang Jian ordered that except for Guanzhong and the border areas, the people in the rest of the area were not allowed to hide weapons privately, and violators were severely punished.

Qin Qiong laughed and said:

"People are not allowed to hide it privately, why don't you go and join the army."

Cheng Yaojin regained his energy immediately, he looked at his father and asked Cheng Lou for his opinion.

As a remnant of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Cheng Lou kept his integrity and did not serve as an official, but he never thought of dragging Cheng Yaojin to work together for a lifetime. He asked:
"Shubao suggested Yaojin to join the army, but where should I go?"

Qin Qiong knew that Cheng Lou was asking this question on purpose. In Shandong, no one knows that he is Cui Che's confidant. Qin Qiong smiled and said:
"Naturally, I went to Jixian County to join Duke Yan. Duke Yan is a hero in the world. He is eager to seek talents and does not judge his superiority by age. Uncle should also know that when Qin Qiong bid farewell to his father and followed Duke Yan, he was only 12 years old. Duke Yan Entrust me with a heavy responsibility.

"I only hate that when Duke Yan went to Youzhou, Qin Qiong was not able to accompany him, otherwise, I am afraid that he can follow Duke Yan to become famous outside the Great Wall."

Cheng Yaojin's eyes lit up when he heard that, for a young man of his age, he studies martial arts diligently every day, isn't it just to build a career and make his name go down in history.

In fact, seeing that Qin Qiong was young and changed from Sima of Qingzhou Governor's Mansion to Jeju Governor, Cheng Lou didn't want Cheng Yaojin to vote for Cui Che.

Cui Che came from a famous family, and his grandfather Cui Jishu was a famous official in the Northern Qi Dynasty. In the hearts of Cheng Lou and the others, Cui Jishu still had some status.

Don't look at him as a pimp for Gao Cheng, but he was also one of the leaders of the Hanchen group in the Xianbei regime of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

After all, pimping Gao Cheng itself is enough to prove his close relationship with Gao.

With such an identity background, coupled with Cui Che's illustrious achievements in the past, how could these Northern Qi veterans resist their children to serve under Cui Che's command.

Before Qin Qiong left Dong'e, he left a letter of recommendation for Cheng Yaojin.

He is the governor of Jeju, and he still has many official duties, so he cannot stay for long.

On that day, the whole Cheng family was making preparations for Cheng Yaojin to go north to join the army.

At night, Cheng Lou called Cheng Yaojin to his side and told him:
"Going out is no better than at home, you need to be careful in everything.

"Shubao claims that Cui Che is a hero in the world, but what kind of person he is, and whether he can help you, you have to decide for yourself."

Cheng Yaojin nodded and said:

"Grandpa, don't worry, the child will remember the teaching."

In fact, Cheng Lou was really worried about his son.

At a young age, Cheng Yaojin was tall and thick. He looked like a simple person, but he was thick on the outside and thin on the inside, and he had a very measured heart.

In the early morning of the next day, Cheng Yaojin took a wooden stick, bid farewell to his father Cheng Lou, and rode to the north with only two entourages.

These days, although the burden of life for the common people is heavy, they can live on with patience, and there are not many bandits on the road.

Moreover, Cheng Yaojin is outstanding in martial arts, he can walk through 15 strokes in Qin Qiong's hands at the age of [-], and he is more confident to go it alone.

If it weren't for Cheng Lou's worry, Cheng Yaojin didn't even plan to take the two attendants with him.

Cheng Yaojin crossed the Yellow River to the north, carrying Qin Qiong's recommendation letter, and finally came to the border of Hebei.

When a young man travels far away, everything he sees is new. Cheng Yaojin didn't go directly to Ji County, but stopped and stopped on the way, euphemistically saying:
As a general, you must know the terrain of mountains and rivers.

In fact, he was enjoying the scenery along the way, but he never thought that when he traveled to Wuyi County, Jizhou (now Wuyi, Hebei), he accidentally clashed with a young man.

On that day, Cheng Yaojin was enjoying a drink in a wine shop in Wuyi County, but he heard a young man sitting next to him toast to a middle-aged man sitting in the same seat:
"General Gao followed Yan Gong to seize Liaodong and regain the homeland of the Han family. Su Mou is here to respect General Gao."

That middle-aged man was Gao Yaxian, the centurion who pretended to be a sheep in the battle of Xiliaohe, but now he has been promoted to second general.

Gao Yaxian drank with the young man, and after putting down the glass, he pretended to be mysterious and said:

"Does Su Lang know why I came to Wuyi to look for you today?"

The boy's name was Su Lie, and he was 13 years old at the time. His father, Su Yong, was a captain of the local township regiment.

Earlier, Liu Fang led the troops from Ding, Ji, and Ying to Youzhou to defend the border. Su Lie followed his father to the north. By chance, he met Gao Yaxian who had returned to his teacher.

　There are two versions of Su Dingfang's birth year: 592 years and 600 years

　　
　
(End of this chapter)