My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 435 What a great face

“Huilong tea from Wudi, no matter soaked or cooked, is full of tea aroma and has a refreshing fragrance in the mouth!”

"Snowfish from the snowy plains are caught by the slaves themselves. The fish meat is juicy and can be eaten raw. It is tender and delicious. You can also make soup."

"The finest silk and linen are as tender and smooth as a girl's skin."

"Calligraphy and painting! Calligraphy and painting, beautiful paintings and calligraphy, as well as shameful portraits of beauties. Sir, are you sure you don't want one?"

In Luyang City, which is lined with rows of people, the market is bustling with people. Several Jianghu people entering from the east gate carry swords and knives, walking among the bustling pedestrians, looking at the bustling scene in front of them.

Strings of lanterns are hung and woven together above the long street. The street below is bustling with people passing by chatting and laughing.

Vendors on the street shouted loudly, and handed the pancakes from the pot to an old man. There were also cash-strapped men who stopped in the shop, looking at the copper boxes containing rouge and gouache, and wanted to give them to the girl they liked.

On the streets, there are also Hu merchants from the Western Regions who come from the northwest, urging Hu Ji to dance. The Hu Ji is full of nonsense, and the naked Hu Ji casts her charming eyes around, twists her waist, and rings the bell. He smiled cheerfully at the onlookers around him and begged for some copper coins and broken silver.

"The Emperor of Xia conquered the northwest and brought all the barbarians here. He is really messing around!"

The few people in the world looked at Hu Ji, who was twisting her waist, and couldn't help but take a few more glances. One of the old men coughed dryly, and the four of them turned back to look at Hu Ji, who was twisting her dance skirt. They were quite embarrassed. There is a flag with the words "Feng Man Lou" hanging in front of me.

A group of five people walked into the restaurant.

"Five guests, what do you want to eat? We are here in Luyang, Central Plains. We have whatever you want, whether it's flying in the sky or running underground. Whatever your guests want, we can put it on the table for you."

The old man among the five took off the knife from his waist, leaned on the leg of the table, sat down and said with a chuckle: "Don't bother me, just travel around the world and have a simple meal. Just ask the waiter to bring you the home-cooked food in your shop. Come more." Some steamed buns.”

Several apprentices who didn't look like the old man beside him frowned and sat down around the square table after hearing the old man's instructions.

The store clerk has a keen eye, but he is also calm. He opens the door to do business. This kind of internal discord has long been commonplace. He busily wiped the table and replied quickly and neatly: "Okay, the guests will wait a moment, and I will go to the kitchen to arrange the dishes for you."

The waiter put the rag on his shoulder, turned around and greeted the other tables of guests, then went to the shopkeeper to write down the dishes on this table, and then went to the kitchen.

Watching the store clerk leave, the five people here glanced at the other seven or eight tables of guests dining in the restaurant lobby.

The five of them came from the Wu Kingdom. There was a chaos of war there, and Xia soldiers could be seen everywhere attacking cities and territories in various states. As Wu people, they felt a little aggrieved.

I heard that the civil and military forces of the imperial court who were still resisting in the city were defeated by the three barbarian tribes. Men, women, and children were not spared. As brave knights, they summoned their friends and came to the Central Plains, but the old man among them was met halfway. , are very skilled in martial arts. When they heard that the four of them were going to Luyang in the Central Plains, they came together.

The five people looked around for a while, but they didn't say anything. Not long after, the store clerk came over from the kitchen with a wooden plate in each hand, "The guests have kept you waiting for a long time. This is the home-cooked food you asked for. There are four dishes in total, and the steamed buns will be served immediately.”

The waiter served the dishes on the plate one by one, then returned to the kitchen and brought over a wooden basin with a dozen steamed buns in it, still steaming.

"Brother, don't hurry up and leave. We have something to ask you."

The old man among the five suddenly stretched out his hand and without touching the store clerk's wrist, he pulled the clerk back without leaving a trace. The skill of this move shocked the other four people. They knew that the old man's martial arts was high, but they didn't expect it to be so ridiculously high.

"Sir, what do you want to ask?" After all, the man was not a master of the world. He didn't know why he fell back, but he knew in his heart that it was the old man in front of him who did it.

"I would like to ask, if the Central Plains is in the hands of the Emperor of Xia, can the people live and work in peace and contentment?" The old man looked indifferent, and his voice seemed to be shrunk within the confines of this square table. Only the store clerk and the four people could hear it.

The guy looked nervous: "... you heroes... don't do any harm. How can you ask about this matter in broad daylight in a crowded place? If others overhear it, you can file a complaint." A few lives are not enough to kill."

"Tyrant!" One of the four people gritted his teeth and screamed with indignation. He probably thought that the store clerk was so nervous because the Central Plains fell into the hands of the Xia Kingdom and a tyranny was imposed. No one dared to talk nonsense. The old man sat on his Opposite, in the corner of the room, he was eating a steamed bun in his hand.

"Don't worry, buddy, just answer. Your words won't spread beyond this square table."

"What are you talking nonsense about? The Central Plains is in good condition now. Don't talk nonsense. Your Majesty is kind and has allowed us children from poor families to read and write. If you continue to talk nonsense, I will get angry."

A master of martial arts frowned, his eyes filled with murderous intent: "What do you want to do if you get angry?"

"I...I'm going to sue the authorities!"

Although the store clerk was just a boy in the market, he still said the words with some temper, which surprised the five people.

"My eldest brother's children are all enrolled in school because of His Majesty's benevolent government. My hometown has also acquired two acres of new land. My father and mother are very happy. If anyone dares to say that Your Majesty is a tyrant, I will not do business with you, and the shopkeeper will also I won’t let you eat here!”

As he was about to turn around and inform the shopkeeper at the counter over there who was doing the accounting, the old man quickly stopped him, "Brother, don't be nervous. I'll come over from Wu. There's still a war over there. I'm waiting for the Wu people to be a little angry, so I spoke a little bit." It's heavy."

"That's pretty much it." When the guy heard this, his anger subsided.

Later, everyone asked him about the Xia Emperor's fierce generals and master guards. The clerk also wanted to show off to these people, and he counted a lot of them with his fingers.

"As far as I know, His Majesty has two generals as personal guards. One is tall and mighty, and the two younger ones may not be as tall as them. Among those generals, the most famous one is the one who killed the master of Qianlong Palace. General Lu Bu, his weapon stands taller than the smaller one, and there are..."

As soon as the man opened his mouth, he couldn't stop being excited. In addition to the three mentioned just now, there are other generals such as Zhao Yun with white horses and silver spears. He couldn't give a general idea in trivial terms, but the four Wu Guo Lulin They were listening carefully, but what they didn't notice was that the old man next to them trembled slightly when he heard that Master Qianlong was killed.

"...and Guan Yunchang, with a green dragon sword and a red horse, directly entered the military formation of Qi and Liang in Guangfu City. The formation killed two generals. When he was in Liang, I heard that it was still flooded. After arriving at the capital of Liang Kingdom, the commander in charge of your conquest of Wu Kingdom is this General Guan. The deputy commander is also great. I heard that when our Majesty raised troops to clear the emperor's side, this General Zhang Liao led 800 cavalry and killed him from the side. Yan Jun's flanks went straight to the center to break the game. With the two coaches' combined efforts, even Liang Guo was no match, let alone you Wu..."

Snapped!

Before the waiter could finish the last few words, he was slapped on the face by a green forest expert, who made him spin around in circles, causing tears to fall from his eyes in pain.

He covered his face and felt aggrieved: "You are the ones asking, and you still beat me after I said it."

Immediately, he took two steps back and shouted at the top of his voice: "The Wu people bullied us Xia people in Luyang!"

When this roar came out, several businessmen who were dining at tables in the store looked over. At the same time, some people from the Central Plains slapped the tables and stood up, drawing their swords without saying a word.

Here, the four of them didn't know that this store clerk could be so fierce. They had bullied the waiter in the past, but the waiter didn't dare to say anything back and had to apologize to them in a low voice.

"go!"

The old man grabbed the ancient knife leaning against the leg of the table, took out a dozen copper coins and threw them on the table. He stood up and stepped out of the threshold, followed by the other four people.

The Zhongyuan Jianghu people in the store were not willing to let them leave, so they chased them out. As soon as they caught up with a knife, the old man in front suddenly turned sideways and squinted. No one could see clearly how he took action. The man who chased after him shouted. It flew out and hit the table they had just sat on, with soup and water on it and coppers scattered all over the floor.

At the moment of chaos, a graceful figure riding a red horse at the end of the long street, holding a halberd and a knife, leaned on the horse's neck from time to time and asked how to sell the exquisite copper box at the roadside stall.

"I hit someone!"

"The Wu people are tyrannical here and bully us Xia people!"

The woman who was inquiring about the price straightened up on the horse. She was not wearing armor today and only carried a crescent halberd. When she heard the chaotic shouts over there, she rushed over.

As soon as they arrived at the street entrance, they saw several green men dressed as gangsters hurriedly leaving towards the city gate, followed by a shop boy who chased him to the middle of the street, covering his red and swollen cheeks and shouting and cursing.

A native of Wu?

Are they the ones just now?

Just as the girl was thinking, the young man over there also saw the woman on horseback and hurriedly ran over: "General Lu, I have seen you leading troops back to the city. Come on, these Jianghu people over there are from Wu. If you come to the store and keep asking about your majesty and the generals, there is a high probability that it is a trick!"

Hearing this, the woman immediately turned the horse's head, shook off the reins, and shouted softly: "Drive!" The red horse spread its iron hooves and started galloping on the street.

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"After returning this time, let the Qingzhou army pretend to be stationed in Huizhou to express His Majesty's attitude first. Then, on the Yue side, let the Embroidery Department select a group of people to agitate and create unrest there, so that The people are revolting! If you want to do this kind of thing, you can find Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang..."

The emperor's guard of honor was still on its way back to the imperial city. On the driving chariot, Jia Xu had completed the details of the last part of the plan. Just as he was about to continue, a fast horse suddenly caught up behind him. He was from the Embroidery Department. People, then whispered in Xu Chu's ear for a while, and the latter quickly came to the side of the carriage.

Weng Sheng Weng said angrily: "...Your Majesty, a group of spies came from the city. They were identified by Feng Manlou's store clerk and wounded a Central Plains warrior who was eating there. They escaped from the city and happened to meet Lu Bu's daughter. She was alone. People chased him out."

"Lu Lingqi? What is she doing outside alone?" Su Chen frowned: "Does Marquis Wen know?"

"You should know by now. According to the spies from the Embroidery Department, Lu Lingqi seems to have come out of Zhao's house."

"Turn around!"

Su Chen stood up, walked straight past Jia Xu, came to the royal chariot, threw the soldiers driving out of the chariot, pulled the reins, and the nine horses pulling the chariot turned around on Zhuque Avenue as if they had a telepathic connection. Pulling the carriage and running.

The Huwei camp and the Shenji camp were also under the command of Dianwei Xuchu and Liu Sheng. The rear team changed into the front team and chased the gradually accelerating carriage towards the east gate.

At the same time, Lu Bu, who had received the news earlier, had already rushed out of the city gate on his flying red cloud horse, and Xiang Yu, who was a guest at his place, was also out.

Not long after, Zhao Yun, Ma Yunlu, and Ma Chao all moved out one after another. After all, Lu Lingqi came from the Zhao mansion and did not dare to be careless at all, leading the cavalry to chase the general out.

(End of this chapter)