"At most, there is still an hour, and we can get to Lin'an City. I really want to get to town earlier. Yu Gongliang's words, who were parallel to Yang Yan, pulled Yang Yan back to reality from his memories.

Yang Yan and Yu Gongliang were recalled to Lin'an along with Li Xianzhong and Shao Hongyuan. Because in this series of wars, Yang Yan and Yu Gongliang's contributions were the greatest among the generals, and both of them were important ministers in the court, so Zhao Tuan specially named them in the edict and asked them to return to Beijing together and encourage them in person.

Outside the city of Lin'an, Zhang Jun, Yang Yizhong, Yu Yunwen and other ministers of the Privy Council, who had just been promoted to Shangshu Youpu and Tongzhongshu, were already waiting outside the city.

In addition to Han Yanzhi, Yang Yan was the first time he had seen these important ministers in the court. Zhang Jun is of medium stature, about seventy years old, his hair is white, and he still looks scorching. Yu Yunwen was less than sixty years old, with a white face and a long beard, and a majestic figure, more than half a head taller than everyone else. It seems that Yu Gongliang inherited his tall figure.

Li Xianzhong and the others immediately dismounted, and were about to salute, Zhang Jun had already come over and helped Li Xianzhong and said: "Jun Ci, this is not in the court, there is no need to be polite." ”

Li Xianzhong said: "What kind of virtue and ability does Xianzhong have, there are Lao Xianggong and all the adults who go out of the city to greet each other." ”

Zhang Jun said with a smile: "Jun Ci is too modest, this time I sent troops to take three cities in a row, and defeated the Jin soldiers, which is really a great achievement that I have not made in the past 20 years of the Great Song Dynasty, and the great merit given by the king." ”

Li Xianzhong also smiled: "This is the Son of Heaven Hongfu, the prince is well-dispatched, the soldiers are hard, Xianzhong doesn't dare to live alone!" ”

Later, Li Xianzhong and several other ministers greeted him one by one. Zhang Jun met Shao Hongyuan again and said a few words. Seeing Yang Yan and Yu Gongliang, Zhang Jun really didn't want to say a few words. Yang Yan and Yu Gongliang met with several other ministers.

After everyone saw each other, Zhang Jun said to everyone: "It's getting late today, Jun Ci and Hongyuan have come back from afar, and they will face Jun tomorrow, and they will live in the morning tomorrow, everyone should go to the city early to rest!" ”

After hearing this, everyone went into the city together, Li Xianzhong and Shao Hongyuan were led to the hall to rest, and Yang Yan and Yu Gongliang also went home separately.

Yang Yan returned to the Yang Mansion with Yang Yizhong, and Tassel, Mrs. Yang, Yang Chaoguang, Yang Chaoliang, Yang Chaoying and other couples, as well as Yang Changpeng and other people of the same generation were already waiting in the lobby.

Yang Yan first met his grandmother, and then met his uncle, second uncle, and aunt and his wife. Yang Yizhong said with a smile: "Yan'er, go back to bathe and change clothes, the whole family is waiting to catch you up!" ”

Yang Yan signed and replied, and was accompanied by the tassel back to the Dongjin Courtyard where he lived.

When they arrived in the Dongjin courtyard, only the two of them were left alone, and the tassel threw herself into Yang Yan's arms and cried loudly. The longing for Yang Yan for two years finally broke out in an all-round way at this moment.

Yang Yan also felt a lot of pity in his heart at this time, gently hugged the slender waist of the tassel with one hand, gently stroked her hair with the other, and said softly: "Tassel, don't cry, won't I come?" ”

Tassel raised his head from his forest and whimpered, "Brother, I was so scared when you weren't there. Every day, I prayed for my brother in front of the Buddha, asking the Buddha to bless him with safety. If...... If you have any surprises, I'...... I can't live anymore. ”

Yang Yan was moved in his heart, and truly realized the deep affection of the clever and supple woman in his arms, hugged the tassel tightly, and said, "Don't worry, tassel." I'll be fine, as long as I think of the tassels waiting for me at home, no matter how dangerous and difficult it is, I will definitely come back. ”

When the tassel listened, he couldn't help but be sweet in his heart. Although there were tears in his eyes, a smile bloomed on his face. At this moment, it is as incomprehensible as pear blossoms with rain.

Yang Yan looked at the moving beauty of the tassel and was a little stunned.

After a long while, the tassel found that Yang Yan had been looking at him intently, and he couldn't help blushing, and said in a low voice: "Brother, what are you doing looking at me like this!" ”

Yang Yan said: "I haven't seen my tassel for two years, but now I have to take a good look." The tassel blushed again and leaned down against his head. Yang Yan held up her chin and kissed her deeply on her two red lips.

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Early the next morning, Emperor Zhao Tuan summoned the heroes of this expedition on the Golden Palace.

The first to see Zhao Tuan were Li Xianzhong and Shao Hongyuan. Zhao Tuan praised the two of them, and when the palace was crowned Li Xianzhong, he was crowned as the lieutenant, the Shaobao, and the general of Zuo Jin Wuwei. 30,000 taels of silver, 30,000 horses of silk, and 10,000 taels of cotton. Shao Hongyuan was crowned as the envoy of the Zhaoqing Army, and was given 20,000 taels of silver, 10,000 horses of silk, and 10,000 taels of cotton.

Li Xianzhong and Shao Hongyuan both thanked him and came out, and then Yu Gongliang and Yang Yanjin came to see Zhao Tuan.

This is the second time the two have seen the emperor. The last time was that they were routinely summoned by the emperor after the battlefield competition of the two of them.

Zhao Tuan praised the two of them for their achievements this time, and then said quite shockingly: "When I summoned you back then, I didn't expect to summon you again so soon. Now I am about to go on a major northern expedition to recover the lost land of my Great Song Dynasty. We are in need of young and promising people like you. Most of the old ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government have adjusted to zero. The great cause of the Northern Expedition still needs more hard work from young people like you! ”

Yu Gongliang and Yang Yan said in unison: "The ministers should do their best to serve the country." ”

Zhao Tuan immediately named Yu Gongliang as a martial arts doctor, and praised the people of the gate. The former secretary of the palace selects the commander of the front army. Feng Yang Yan is the martial arts doctor, waiting for the commander of the guarded horse army to choose the front army to be in charge. He took office three days later.

Doctor Wujing is the twentieth level of the martial arts officer, and he is the seventh grade. Doctor Wuyi is the twenty-third rank of the military officer, and he is also the seventh rank, and he can serve as an official position in the command of the first army. For Yang Yan, the rank has been upgraded by three levels in a row, and the official rank has been promoted by thirteen ranks in a row, which can be said to be extremely fast, but it is normal for military generals to be promoted faster during wartime.

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"Brother Yan really has a hard time, and he can rise to such a good position as soon as he comes back." Yang Changpeng heard that Yang Yan had served as the commander of the Ma Jun Division, and his face was envious. He is still from the seventh rank of Wu Luolang. Although it is only one grade worse than Yang Yan, it cannot be the command of any army.

Yang Yan came out of the palace and returned to the Yang Mansion, and Yang Chaoguang and Yang Chaoliang also returned. The five people of the Yang family, young and old, sat together and discussed the current situation.

Yang Yan was a little puzzled: "What's wrong with the commander of the Xuanfeng Army, is there any difference from other commands?" ”

Yang Chaoliang was a member of the Privy Council, knew what was going on, and told Yang Yandao: "Yan'er, the Ma Jun Si Diefeng Army and the Dianqian Si Ce Xuan Feng Army are two newly formed formations, which are very different from other armies. ”

Yang Yan said: "Second uncle, what's the difference? ”

Yang Chaoliang said: "These two armies are formed for this Northern Expedition, and the two elite armies are still at the general level. Therefore, they are all composed of elite soldiers from various armies. Generally, the establishment of the first level of generals is 3,300 people, but these two friendly armies are not subject to this restriction, and there are 4,200 people in the front of the palace, and the infantry and cavalry are mixed, while the horse army division has 3,800 people, all of which are cavalry. ”

Yang Yan just understood a little. He knew that although the Horse Army Division was called the Ma Army Division, it was actually a mixed formation of the Ma Infantry Army, and none of the seven armies under its jurisdiction were pure cavalry. In fact, none of the three forbidden armies were purely cavalry.

Yang Chaoliang continued: "Let's just say that your selection of the front army, the purpose of formation is to fight against the Tiefutu of the Jin State. Therefore, the assembly, treatment and quality of the war horses of the selected front army are the best among all armies. And the number of war horses has reached 4,000, which is more than the number of soldiers, and you will know when you get to the selection army. ”

Yang Yan knew that since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, the lack of war horses had always been a major problem for the Song army. Since the southern crossing, since the military power of the three marshals was collected, the regular army of the Great Song Dynasty was divided into about 130,000 people of the Sanya Forbidden Army guarding the Beijing Division, and about 230,000 troops of the ten imperial garrisons guarding the border. In total, there were about 370,000 regular troops. But the cavalry was less than 60,000 men. And this newly formed Diefeng Army is actually a full cavalry establishment, and there are more horses than people, which shows the importance of selecting the front army. I couldn't help but ask, "Why did you appoint me and Yu Gongliang for such an important position?" ”

Yang Chaoliang said: "Originally, the Privy Council was worried about the selection of the commanders of these two armies, and the general commanders were incompetent, and the commanders could not be demoted. It just so happens that you and Yu Gongliang have made great achievements this time, and they have the experience of fighting on the front line, although you are both a little younger, but this Bi Jing is only a first-level control, and the age factor is not a big problem. And you are all sons of important ministers, and you are also reliable in loyalty. ”

Yang Chaoguang continued: "Yan'er, although you are still a general, your status is higher than that of an ordinary general, and if you can make military achievements in this Northern Expedition, it is possible to be promoted to the establishment of the army level, then you can also be promoted to the commander of the capital and become a general in charge." ”

Only then did Yang Yan fully understand what was going on. Yang Changpeng patted him on the shoulder and said, "Now you should understand, what a promising position this is, you have to be promoted to the capital control earlier." ”

At this time, Yang Yizhong said: "Peng'er, don't envy Yan'er and Yu Gongliang's promotion, you must know that although all this has the emperor's care for me and Yu Binfu, it also relies on them to achieve real military achievements." You are about to start a large-scale Northern Expedition, and if you want to make meritorious contributions, there is an opportunity, and your younger brother and fellow students of the same year have come to the front of you, so you have to work hard. ”

Yang Changpeng's face turned pale and said, "Yes, grandpa, I won't let you down." ”

Yang Yizhong nodded, and said to Yang Yan again: "Yan'er, although your credit this time is not small, most of it is made by personal force. Although your martial arts are high, but commanding an army to fight cannot be solved by personal bravery, you must know that the lives of thousands of people in an army are far from your thoughts, and you must be cautious and careful in your actions in the future. ”

Yang Yan said: "I understand, grandpa. However, is the selection of the front army also equipped with heavy armor like Tiefutu? ”

Yang Chaoliang smiled slightly, and bought a pass: "It's more powerful than Tiefutu's heavy armor, Yan'er, you can take a look in person in three days." ”

Yang Changpeng said: "Brother Yan, you have fought with Tiefutu in Suzhou, what do you think, are they really harmful?" ”

Yang Yan thought for a while and said: "The combat effectiveness of Tiefutu is indeed very strong, in my opinion, an ordinary Tiefutu soldier has at least one of our ready-to-use forces. In the same battle under the same conditions, 1,000 Tiefutu can defeat the 3,000 cavalry of our Song army. If it's infantry, I'm afraid it's more than five or six thousand. ”

Yang Changpeng was speechless: "Is Tiefutu really so powerful?" Didn't Yue Wumu defeat Tiefutu back then? And in Suzhou, Brother Yan, you also defeated Tiefutu! ”

Yang Yizhong said: "Peng'er, what Yan'er said is not wrong at all. You haven't seen Tiefutu, I don't know how powerful they are. I was taught. A piece of black pressing, a tall man, wearing heavy armor. Unless they use a strong bow and a crossbow, ordinary bows and arrows are useless against them. Rushing up is like mowing grass. Our Song army fell row by row, and we couldn't stand up to Ben. Fortunately, Uncle Liu Xin (Liu Qi) came up with the idea of using a hemp knife to deal with Tiefutu, otherwise I really don't know what to do with them. However, just like this, among the few people who led the army back then, only Yue Pengju won the head-on confrontation with Tiefutu in the field battle, and the others couldn't. ”

Yang Changpeng asked, "Grandpa, why is it a hemp knife?" ”

Yang Yizhong said: "It is a long pole and a big knife, which is used to cut the legs of horses." This is where heavy armor can't protect it, and it's also Tiefutu's only weakness. ”

Yang Changpeng asked again: "Then why don't our Song army be equipped with heavy armor like Tiefutu?" ”

Yang Yizhong smiled bitterly: "That's because most of our war horses can't afford such heavy iron armor. ”

The Great Song Dynasty not only lacked horses, but also the quality of the horses was not high. At that time, Han Shizhong once presented a horse to Emperor Zhao Gou, which was five feet and one inch high, saying: Non-human ministers dare to ride. This is a rare Malaysia in the Great Song Dynasty. The Hai Dongqing that Yang Yizhong gave to Yang Yan was also four feet nine inches tall, which was not common in the Great Song Dynasty. And the Jin Army's iron floats are generally horses about five feet tall. The horse is big, and the weight is naturally large, so can such a horse bear the heavy stomach of Tiefutu.

Yang Yan said: "Didn't the second uncle just say that the assembly of the Xuan Feng Army is stronger than the Tiefutu, what is it?" ”

Yang Chaoliang smiled but did not answer.

Yang Yizhong said: "Although Tiefutu is strong, it is not invincible in the world, and Yue Pengju's Yuejia army did not have Pei counterweight armor back then, but it can also defeat Tiefutu, it can be seen that no matter what kind of assembly, the quality of the soldier is the most important." Yan'er, the Northern Expedition will not be until the beginning of spring next year, and there are still more than three months to go. You still think about how to train soldiers as well. ”

Yang Yan's heart sank, and he nodded yes.

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Yang Yan returned to the Dongjin Hospital. Tassel was waiting for him in the room. As soon as he saw Yang Yan come back, he immediately handed him a letter and said, "Brother, someone sent you a letter in the morning."

Yang Yan took the letter, and there were only four words on the envelope, "Yang Yan personally opened", and there was no signature. Yang Yan secretly wondered who would write to him? When he opened the letterhead, he only wrote sixteen words: Tomorrow, in front of Cuiwei Pavilion, there will be a competition, please hurry up and make an appointment. The inscription is only painted with a round of crescent.

"It's Zhao Yueru." Yang Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, he didn't expect that as soon as he returned to Lin'an, Zhao Yueru would come to find trouble for him. "Two years have passed, and I can't imagine that this princess is still so competitive!"

Although through Zhao Qianru, Yang Yan knew some things about Zhao Yueru, and he could understand her strong competitiveness. But when Zhao Yueru's competitive goal was pointed at herself, Yang Yan's psychology was still a little uncomfortable. "This princess is also twenty, why don't you recruit a colt." According to the custom of the Great Song Dynasty, women generally marry at the age of seventeen to twenty, but Yang Yan also maliciously thought, "Whoever marries this beautiful and competitive princess is probably not a happy thing." ”

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Early the next morning, Yang Yan came to Cuiwei Pavilion alone with the "Blue Blood Shine Danqing".

Zhao Yueru hadn't come yet, and there was no one around Cuiwei Pavilion. Yang Yan walked into the pavilion, and the stone tablet engraved with Han Shizhong's handwriting and Yue Fei's [Chizhou Cuiwei Pavilion Record] was still standing in the pavilion.

Yang Yan gently stroked the stele, and suddenly remembered that he and Yang Changpeng met Liang Hongyu and Han Yanzhi here. At that time, he was still a fourteen-year-old child, and he had just returned to the Yang family. And his own destiny began to change from then on. "If you have returned to the Yang family at some time, but still stay in Linji Village, then what will you be like now, farming in the village? Or follow Wan Xiansheng to roam the rivers and lakes? Yang Yan thought silently.

Suddenly, his heart moved, and when he turned around, Zhao Yue stood outside the pavilion as if he were himself.

Zhao Yueru is wearing a white samurai suit woven of silk today, with the collar, chest, sleeves, feet and other parts embroidered with gold trim patterns. The long black and bright hair was pulled up, and a man-like hero bun was tied, which made her even more heroic and colorful. In his hand he was holding a weapon seven or eight feet long, wrapped in red silk, not a gun or a stick.

Zhao Muru also slowly walked into the pavilion and said, "You came first." ”

Yang Yan faced the stone plaque and did not speak.

Zhao Yueru turned her face and looked at the stone tablet, stared at it for a long time and said, "Is this Yue Wumu's poem?" ”

Yang Yan nodded and said, "It was written by King Han Qi." ”

Zhao Yueru nodded lightly and said, "No wonder you always like to come here, but why don't you go to the Yue Temple?" ”

Yang Yan said slowly: "Because I think Yue Wumu's last wish is probably not to build a tomb and a temple for him, and to go north to the Central Plains and recover the lost land." ”

Zhao Yueru listened, and said for a long time: "You are right. I only hate myself for being a woman, and I was born in the palace, even though I have learned martial arts, but I can't go to the front of the battle to kill the enemy like you, do my best for the country, and be loyal to my Great Song Dynasty. ”

Yang Yan turned his head, looked at Zhao Yueru, and said, "Princess, everyone's birth is not due to themselves, and you shouldn't always be obsessed with it." ”

Zhao Yueru sighed: "Actually, you didn't lose to me that time we fought each other, at most they were just comparable." But then in this test on the battlefield, I was completely defeated by you. After you left Lin'an, I learned everything you did. Finally understood. It turns out that you can win because you put in more effort and more effort than others. So I don't lose to you at all, because I don't work as hard as you do, and I spend more effort. ”

Yang Yan was stunned for a moment and said, "Princess, I'm just ......"

Zhao Yueru said lightly: "Do you know how others talk about you after you leave. They say that you are born with strange talents, so you don't need to study hard, you are born with soldiers and strategies, and you are born with good martial arts in your life, and others can't catch up with you no matter how hard they try. ”

Yang Yan looked at Zhao Yueru with some surprise, he didn't expect that he was so magical. In fact, people's psychology is like this, when they don't know others, they will find all kinds of excuses for themselves, but they don't mention whether they have worked hard. Yang Yan himself knows that the effort and hard work he has put in are far more than those of other students. This is true in normal times, but it is also true in battlefield competitions. To achieve the current results, there is no trace of luck at all, and it is not sticky to any talent.

Zhao Yueru said again: "But I'm glad that the facts let me know that I lost to you not because you are talented, but because you work harder than me." She stared at Yang Yan: "That is to say, if I want to surpass you, I must work harder than you." So in the past two years, I have been practicing martial arts very hard, and I am very grateful that you can come today, at least let me know what kind of level I must have. So please be sure to do your best and don't hide your secrets. ”

With a sound of "choking", Yang Yan pulled out the "Blue Blood Zhao Danqing" and jumped to stand outside the pavilion. "Princess, I will do my best, as you wish." ”

Zhao Yueru's face finally showed a smile and untied the red silk. It was a long stick eight feet and one inch long. The length of the stick is generally around six feet. Long sticks up to eight feet and one inch long are rare. But Yang Yan knew that at least one person was using such a long stick.

"It's a coiling dragon stick." Zhao Yueru said proudly: "This is the coiling dragon stick used by Emperor Taizu back then. ”

Even Yang Yan couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. This dragon stick has the thickness of a teacup mouth, and is all made of iron, with brass on the outside. There are two coiled dragons engraved on it, with a total length of eight feet and one inch, and a weight of sixty-four pounds. It was the weapon used by Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty. And after Zhao Kuangyin, this stick that no one can use in the Zhao royal family actually came into the hands of Zhao Yueru today.

Yang Yan took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and pointed at Zhao Yueru with the "Blue Blood Shine Danqing" in his hand: "Princess." Please. ”

Zhao Yueru swept the coiling dragon stick in her hand and jumped out of Cuiwei Pavilion. The eight-foot-one-inch long coiling dragon stick flew up, bringing up a fierce stick wind, and even the flowers and plants on the side of the road were pressed down and lowered their heads.

Yang Yan didn't expect that this coiling dragon stick would have such great power in Zhao Yueru's hands, and he didn't dare to snatch its edge, and with a wrong step, he had already slid out of the arc picked up by the coiling dragon stick.

As soon as Zhao Yueru saw Yang Yan dodge, she immediately unfolded the coiling dragon stick, turned into countless stick shadows, and attacked Yang Yan like a stormy wave. Her sticks are all fierce and powerful, and she doesn't win with the ingenuity of her moves, but the strong power of the stick wind is enough to make up for the lack of changes between moves. Yang Yan suddenly felt like he was in the confrontation between the two armies, thousands of troops, and charging into battle.

Yang Yan knew that if Zhao Yueru was allowed to exert herself, her momentum would definitely become stronger and stronger, and she would inevitably fall into passive beating until she was completely defeated. At the moment, he retracted his mind, stepped forward, and snatched into the shadow of the stick, and the "Blue Blood Zhao Danqing" in his hand also emitted a chilling sword aura, and the wind attacked Zhao Yueru like a raging wind.

With a sound of "open", "Blue Blood Shines on Danqing" accurately struck the head of the stick, and the shadow of the stick in the sky immediately disappeared without a trace. The two strands of qi rushed violently, turning into a cloud of mist that dispersed in all directions.

Yang Yan has fought Zhao Yueru twice. One was when both of them were still young, and he had just entered the Shangwu Academy, and the other was in the "martial arts competition" of the Shangwu Academy. These two times, Zhao Yueru used this set of "Taizu stick method", but at that time, Zhao Yueru used wooden sticks. Yang Yan never imagined that once he changed the coiling dragon stick, the power of the "Taizu Stick Method" would become so great. What surprised Yang Yan even more was that Zhao Yueru, a slender woman, was able to wield a sixty-four-pound stick freely and perform such a strong and powerful stick technique.

So Yang Yan didn't dare to let Zhao Yueru play, and the "Blue Blood Shine Danqing" in his hand turned into a green light, and he went straight to Zhao Yueru. Zhao Yueru's face remained unchanged, the long stick was slanted, and a gust of wind rolled up, facing the "blue blood shines on Danqing".

With a sound of "Zheng", the sword sticks collided again, Yang Yan let out a long roar, the sword momentum unfolded, and in an instant, three swords were stabbed out in a row, each sword was slightly changed in response to Zhao Yueru's reaction

Zhao Yueru didn't give an inch, the stick momentum was natural, "choke, choke, choke" accurately blocked Yang Yan's three swords, and its time, strength, and angle were all mastered without explosive accuracy.

Yang Yan didn't fight back, and stabbed out four more swords up and down, left and right, and his anger was agitated, making a sound of "snort, snort" breaking through the air.

Zhao Yue unfolded like a stick, rolled up a burst of yellow mang, and took advantage of the moment when Yang Yan's four swords changed his moves, and overwhelmingly counterattacked Yang Yan. For a moment, the sword light shadow completely enveloped the two of them. The sword and stick emitted a series of piercing clashes. Both of them were quick to attack, and in an instant, they had already dismantled more than ten moves in a row.

With a "dang" sound, the tip of the sword stabbed the head of the stick. The sword and stick were connected in a line, and both of them stopped, and they separated.

Both of them couldn't help but be a little secretly surprised, and they were reestimating each other's strength. The round just now looked like a fierce one, in which both sides had reservations. In the past two years, Zhao Yueru has been under the guidance of the Master, plus she herself is smart and hardworking, and she also has different internal guards in the palace to accompany her to feed the moves, this can be said to be unique, so the martial arts have made great progress, so Zhao Yan gave her this coiling dragon stick that no one used after Zhao Kuangyin, so that her stick method is even more powerful. But in this round of fighting with Yang Yan, he still couldn't take advantage of it.

Yang Yan was also awe-inspiring in his heart, if it weren't for the battles he had repeatedly fought on the battlefield in the past two years, it could be said that it was the best way to cultivate, and the "Vigorous and Resolute Dafa" had also been practiced to the top of the fourth layer, and he was about to break through to the fifth layer. I'm afraid I can't stop Zhao Yueru's coiling dragon stick at all.

However, the two-year battlefield career has also made Yang Yan's mind extremely strong. Even if Zhao Yueru's strength is beyond imagination, she is not afraid. "Blue Blood Shines on Danqing" waved in the wind, and the sharp sword qi immediately permeated the range of several zhang. The green light on the sword's body skyrocketed, and it made a "snort, snort" sound again.

Zhao Yueru held a stick in her right hand and pointed at Yang Yan from afar. Stand sideways with your left hand behind your back. The head of the stick trembled, and the power was so powerful that it was more than Yang Yanbian.

Yang Yan couldn't help but gather momentum, and said: "If you used this dragon stick in the 'martial arts competition' two years ago, I would have really lost at that time." ”

Zhao Yueruqiao's face was calm, and she said: "Two years ago, I couldn't surpass this stick and dragon stick, if I insisted on using the dragon stick at that time, I should be the one who lost." ”

Yang Yan nodded and said, "Okay, then now please ask the princess to let me see the true power of Panlong Root." ”

Zhao Yueru said coldly: "Don't worry, I will definitely go all out and will not let the Panlong stick fail in my hands." Saying that, the stick swelled, like the wild waves of the sea, and swept towards Yang Yan with the astonishing spirit of sweeping thousands of troops. Under the swaying of the air current, Yang Yan only felt that he heard the sound of "buzz, hum" in his ears, and the wind was blowing in his face, like a knife cutting, and the shadow of the stick in front of him was subordinate, which was difficult to distinguish. Yang Yan was not afraid, and when he was about to draw his sword, the shadow of the stick in front of him disappeared, and the coiling dragon stick turned into a yellow mang, heading straight for Yang Yan's face.

Yang Yan didn't have time to think about it, he swung his sword in his body, and the "Blue Blood Shines on Danqing" seemed to have eyes, and he accurately slashed at the head of the stick. There was a deafening roar.

Zhao Yueru couldn't help but say, "Okay." The stick unfolded again, and this time she had already used it with all her might, and the strength of the stick was much stronger than just now. And the faster he fought, in the blink of an eye, he attacked eighteen moves in a row, and Yang Yan performed a full-body solution, and only returned seven moves.

Yang Yan found that although the stick coiled dragon was heavy, once the move was deployed, the stick itself could drive a force, so that people could use their strength to make a force, and it was not too difficult to pick it up, but it could make the stick faster and faster, more and more fierce.

Yang Yan was forced to retreat again and again, and secretly said "not good" in his heart, if he used a weapon as heavy as the coiling dragon stick, or he could use a hard-hitting style to restrain Zhao Yueru's stick method of borrowing strength. It's a pity that although the "Blue Blood Zhao Danqing" is extremely sharp, it can't be compared with the Panlong stick in terms of weight, and he doesn't dare to make a hard impact with the Panlong stick.

It's a pity that Yang Yan's swordsmanship is based on Yang Yizhong's "Blood Battle Knife Technique", and the dexterous sword style is not what Yang Yan is good at; Second, Zhao Yueru's stick was too big, and Yang Yan couldn't get close at all. Yang Yan tried to grab into the stick several times, but was forced out by the coiling dragon stick, but was almost injured by the stick.

At this time, Zhao Yueru attacked a hundred moves, and the power of the stick was amazing, and every inch and every minute of the eight-foot-one-inch long coiling dragon stick was equally terrifying, and the slightly thinner branches couldn't bear it and broke it.

Yang Yanyi was completely forced out of the stick situation, not only could he not get close to Zhao Yueru, but he couldn't even fight back, so he could only keep retreating to dodge. At this time, even if Yang Yan had a weapon as heavy as the Coiling Dragon Stick in his hand, I am afraid that he would not be able to stop it.

Yang Yan suddenly jumped forward, jumped more than three feet away, and stood on the top of the Cui Wei Pavilion.

Zhao Yueru did not continue to attack, but instead put away the coiling dragon stick with a "whew" and looked at Yang Yan.

Yang Yan jumped down from Cuiwei Pavilion and said, "Princess, I admit defeat." ”

Zhao Yueru didn't have the slightest joy on her face, and only said after half a sound: "No, I just took advantage of the weapon, and you may not be able to ...... in terms of real martial arts."

Yang Yan interrupted her and said: "Winning is winning, losing is losing, if you can win me with the Panlong Stick, it is clear that you can fully exert the power of the Panlong Stick, don't mind about it." ”

Zhao Yueru opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but finally didn't say it.

Yang Yan said again: "So I should work harder in the future, and when we are sure to deal with the Panlong Stick, we will have a competition." ”

At this time, Zhao Yueru's beautiful and incoherent face finally showed a smile again: "Okay, I'll wait for you, and the time of the next battle will be determined by you." ”

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Yang Yan just walked into the gate of Yang's Mansion and met Yang Changpeng head-on.

Yang Changpeng immediately stopped Yang Yan and said, "You went there in the morning, and I couldn't find you anywhere?" ”

Yang Yan smiled: "I went out for a walk, what's the matter with me?" ”

Yang Changpeng laughed and said: "Tonight, Yu Gongliang is going to have a treat at the Xie Family Restaurant, to celebrate you and his promotion, and to invite thousands of ministers' children, and also to invite me and you, I have promised to go, and I will send you." ”

Yang Yan frowned, he didn't like to attend this kind of occasion, and was about to open his mouth to refuse, Yang Changpeng saw it, and without waiting for Yang Yan to speak, he immediately said: "You must go, Yu Gongliang said that as long as I can invite you, he will transfer me to his selection of the front army as the commander." So you have to go, even if it's for me. ”

Yang Yan rolled his eyes at Yang Changpeng, and said angrily: "Isn't it just a commander, if you don't go to Yu Gongliang's selection of the front army, you can come to my selection of the front army." ”

Yang Changpeng put one hand on Yang Yan's shoulder and said: "What is this, no matter what, Yu Gongliang, me and Bi Zaiyu all graduated from Shangwu Academy in the same year, so it's better to be together." ”

Yang Yan was stunned and said, "Old Bi? Does Yu Gongliang still want to transfer Lao Bi to his side to select the front army? I'm still trying to get Lao Bi to come to me. ”

Yang Changpeng smiled: "Then you can save it." But you can tune Xiao Cao and Xiao Gao to your selection team, aren't you very good with them? ”

Yang Yan thought for a while and said, "Yes, it's not bad to transfer them." ”

Yang Changpeng said again: "So you must go tonight, and my commander will be yellow." Oh, heh, I heard that Lao Xie Restaurant just invited a famous prostitute back from Taizhou, not to mention her beauty, she is proficient in piano, chess, books, and paintings. You can also write lyrics and make poems. Tonight is her first appearance in Lin'an, don't you want to go and see it? ”

Yang Yan smiled and said, "Brother Peng, aren't you afraid of being known by your sister-in-law?" ”

Yang Changpeng leaned into his ear and said, "That's why you want to go, with you with you, your sister-in-law will rest assured." If your tassel asks, I can cover it up for you. ”

Yang Yan couldn't cry or laugh when he heard it, so he had to smile bitterly.

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Xiejia Hotel is one of the best restaurants in Lin'an, and the famous dish "West Lake Vinegar Fish" is still famous. The location of the restaurant is just on the bank of the West Lake, and you can enjoy the scenery of the West Lake from the upper floor.

When Yang Yan and Yang Changpeng arrived at Xie's Restaurant, it was already evening. It's December, and the New Year is coming. Although it is evening, the West Lake is still crowded, small merchants and small versions, calling for buying and selling, very lively, not lost at all in the daytime. All kinds of lanterns are hung all over the willow trees on the shore of the West Lake, and the willow trees are also imprinted in the colorful colors, and the sound of firecrackers can be heard from time to time, and every household turns on the lights to welcome the arrival of the New Year. The ambilight is brilliant and looks even more lively than during the day.

Although there are more than 20 days before the New Year, the Xie Hotel is already ready to welcome the New Year. There are lantern wheels hanging on the two large flagpoles in front of the door, and the willow trees on both sides of the restaurant are wrapped with colorful silk satin. Countless lanterns hung on the branches, which were obviously elaborate, like colorful trees of light in the sunset,

At this time, Yu Gongliang and a middle-aged man were standing in front of the door of the restaurant and saw their brother at a glance. hurriedly greeted him and said, "Okay, just send you two brothers, and the others have arrived." ”

Yang Changpeng said: "Brother Yan just came back, and I accompanied him to see the night view of Lin'an, so I walked slowly, and I asked for forgiveness if I was late." ”

Yu Gongliang said with a smile: "Don't imitate things, don't imitate things, the protagonist is always the last to arrive." It's a pity that Bi Zaiyu is not here, if he comes, it will be better. At this time, the middle-aged man beside him also came over to salute and greet him.

Yang Changpeng obviously knew him, and said with a smile: "Old Xie, your business is not bad, you have made a fortune." ”

Lao Xie hurriedly said: "Thanks to the blessings of Young Master Yang and Young Master Yu, the business of this restaurant is not bad, as for whether he has made a fortune or not, only the owner himself knows." This is Second Young Master Yang, right? ”

Yang Changpeng gave Yang Yan guidance. It turned out that this middle-aged man named Lao Xie was a distant uncle of the owner of this Xie family restaurant, and now he is the shopkeeper here.

Yu Gongliang said: "Okay, let's go upstairs and say, Da Di'er is waiting for you upstairs." He turned around and said to the shopkeeper Xie: "Old Xie, notify the kitchen to open a table." ”

The three of them went up to the third floor, and there were only a dozen people sitting upstairs. It's a pity that Yang Yan didn't know any of them, but fortunately Yang Changpeng was on the side to give him guidance, including Tang Hezheng, the new garrison of Lin'an, Zhang Zhongchun, the grandson of the privy envoy Zhang Junchun, Chen Mi, the son of Chen Junqing, the son of Chen Junqing, the secretary of the military department, Hu Yu, the son of Hu Quan, the former famous minister Han Qi, and Zhang Xiaoxiang, the direct bachelor of the Xianmo Pavilion. Among them, there were actually two classmates of Yang Yan in Shangwu Academy, but Yang Yan didn't recognize them, which made him feel ashamed.

After the hustle and bustle, they each sat down. Yu Gongliang naturally sat in the lead, and everyone in the second seat pushed each other to let Yang Yan sit down, because this was originally to congratulate the two of them. Yang Yan couldn't push it, so he sat down.

At this time, listening to the sound of the stairs, Shopkeeper Xie walked upstairs and bowed to everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, you are ready, is it time to start the banquet?" ”

Gong Yu nodded and said, "Okay, then let's start the table." ”

Shopkeeper Xie clapped his hands lightly, and a stream of delicacies from the mountains and seas came up like water.

Yang Yan found that there were only ten of them on the entire third floor, but there were more than twenty people waiting for them. And the shopkeeper Xie has been here to accompany the servants here to direct the servants to serve food and pour wine. From time to time, he stepped forward to persuade him to drink, and he seemed very attentive. Then another group of courtesans came and played music. The sound of silk and bamboo, in the melodious piano music, a beauty, dressed in Suluo yellow, light green cloak, sang and danced lightly, turned out from behind the screen. This beauty is in her early twenties, her skin is better than snow, her hair is black, her body is light, elegant and lovely. I saw her skirt tumbling and her long sleeves drifting. sang Liu Yong's famous song [Wanghai Chao]:

The southeast shape wins, the three Wu metropolises, and Qiantang is luxurious since ancient times. The smoke bridge paints the bridge, the wind curtain is green, and there are 100,000 people.

Cloud trees surround the sand bank. The angry waves roll frost and snow, and the sky is endless. The city is a jewel, and the household is rich and luxurious.

Heavy lakes stack Qingjia, there are three autumn laurels, ten miles of lotus. Qiang tube clear, Lingge flooded the night, frolicking and fishing for lotus babies.

Thousands of horsemen have high teeth. Listen to the drums and enjoy the smoke and haze. And the day will be good, return to Feng Takua.

The voice is sweet and tactful. The singing was sung, and it immediately won a round of applause. Tang Zhenghe shook his head and said: "This song is only in the sky, and people have to hear it a few times." ”

Na Liren smiled and said, "My lord has talked about it." Turning to everyone, he said, "The little woman Yan Rui has seen all the adults. is thin and shallow, and the adults are smiling. ”

Tang Zhenghe hurriedly said: "There, there, Miss Yan is too polite." However, this [Wanghaichao] is still Liu Yong's old word, I heard that the girl is good at filling in words, I don't know if I can make a song on the spot, and let us open our eyes. As soon as he said that, everyone responded one after another.

Yan Rui smiled slightly and said, "Please also ask the adults to ask questions." ”

Tang Zhenghe looked around and saw two paper peach blossoms inserted on the press table, one red and one white, which was very realistic. Pointing to the paper peach blossom, he said: "How about taking this peach blossom as the theme?" ”

Yan Rui thought for a moment and said: "That's the case, the little woman is ugly. Then he sang:

"The Tao is not a pear blossom, and the Tao is an apricot blossom. White and red and red, don't be the taste of the East. Zeng Ji, Zeng Ji, people were slightly drunk in Wuling. ”

This time there is no soundtrack, it is purely sung by Yan Rui, and the singing is so moving, but this song [Like a Dream Order] is written freshly, fluently, and charmingly.

Everyone couldn't help but be stunned for a moment before bursting into warm applause. Among them, Zhang Xiaoxiang is also good at filling in words and is quite famous. I couldn't help but say: "The artistic conception is fresh and extraordinary." Sure enough, it lives up to its name. ”

Yan Rui smiled lightly: "Lord Zhang has an overreputation, and the little woman is also good at filling in words, so I don't know if I can give some advice." ”

Yu Gongliang also smiled: "Brother An Guo (Zhang Xiaoxiang's character An Guo), you are also a veteran of writing words, do you have any new works recently." ”

Zhang Xiaoxiang said with a smile: "I don't dare to give advice, but I am just afraid that I will not be able to do it now." ”

Yu Gongliang said: "Brother Anguo's masterpiece, I must listen to it, everyone, right?" ”

Everyone responded, and Xian Xiaoxiang struck a few times and sang: "

The snow washes the dust and is quiet, and the wind is about Chu Yun. Who writes tragedy and blows the horn of the ancient city tower. The lake and the sea are heroic, and the scenery is now closed.

Cut the candle to see the Wu hook. The rest of the joy burns the rhino, the waves and the sky floats.

Recalling the past, Zhou and Xie, rich in spring and autumn. Xiao Qiao got married for the first time, the sachet was unsolved, and the honor was so good. Chibi research head falls, and the grass is withered by the bridge,

It's worrying. I want to ride the wind and swear to the middle.

Although Yang Yan didn't know how to fill in the lyrics, he could also hear that Zhang Xiaoxiang's song [Water Tune Song Head] was to the effect of praising the success of sending troops to Jin this time. The upper que is to describe the scene of this battle, and the lower que is to borrow Zhou Yu, Xie An, Zu Ti and others to hope for the success of the Northern Expedition. The generosity is very different from the tactfulness of the two lyrics sung by Yan Rui.

I only heard Yu Gongliang slap the table and said loudly: "Okay, it's a good 'swear oath'." ”

Zhang Zhongchun also nodded and exclaimed: "The momentum is heroic, quite Dongpo, Brother Anguo, this is really a good word." ”

Yan Rui also said: "My lord's song [Water Tune Song Head] is really ten times better than the little woman, and the little woman sincerely admires it." ”

Zhang Xiaoxiang said with a smile: "There, there, I still let you laugh." ”

Tang Zhenghe said with a smile: "Brother Anguo, you don't have to be too humble, your words are generous and heroic, and Miss Yan's words are graceful and subtle, which can be said to have their own merits." However, when it comes to filling in words, Xin Youan should be the first person today. ”

Zhang Xiaoxiang also nodded and said: "Yes, Xin You'an is the one who can gallop unrestrainedly, gracefully and charmingly, and help both rigidity and softness." I'm afraid that only the Great Su Bachelor back then can compare with him, and he is absolutely inferior. ”

Yan Rui also said: "The little girl has also heard of Mr. You'an's name for a long time, but it's a pity that she didn't have the opportunity to meet." ”

Tang Zhenghe said with a smile: "Today, Miss Yan's name will definitely be famous all over the world, and he will definitely see Xin You'an one day." ”

At that time, lyrics were very popular, and most of the children of the powerful and scholars could come to a few poems, and for a time everyone talked about words and poems, which was very lively. The Xin You'an they were talking about was the great poet Xin Qijian at that time. And Yu Gongliang is obviously very proficient in filling in words, and he chats with everyone very happily. During the banquet, Yan Rui and everyone also came to the right and left, her words were very decent, and she sang a few new words, which won everyone's applause. It was Tang Zhenghe who praised Yan Rui.

Yang Yan listened to the head as big as a fight, although he read a lot of books, but most of them were military books, and he basically didn't understand poetry, and he only liked "Dajiangdong went to the waves" or "Angry hair rushed to the crown by the railing" and other heroic and unrestrained, tragic and generous words. If he were to fill in the words, it would be like killing him. had to be silent, only caring about paying for the wine and food. Fortunately, no one asked him to fill in the lyrics, and he didn't make a fool of himself on the spot.

Note: [History of the Song Dynasty]: (Yu) Yunwen is majestic, six feet four inches long. Song Qi is 6 feet 4 inches together today is 198CM as tall as Jordan, although I haven't read through the biography of Song Shi, but I have also read most of it, except for Yu Yunwen, no one else has recorded the height. It can be seen that Yu Yunwen's height should be quite famous, and his son must not be shorter.