The arrival of Zhao Yun alleviated some of Zhang Yan's depressed mood, and Li Cai purchased 10,000 adult war horses from the Wuhuan people and distributed them to various armies, officially establishing a powerful cavalry team.

In addition, 10,000 foals were brought to Xuzhou, for this reason, Zhang Yan deliberately left a large area of vacant land in the fiefdom of the county, planted pasture, and officially began to raise horses in Xuzhou.

In March, Jia Xu, who secretly conducted a beauty pageant, also had a harvest, after layers of screening, a total of 100 beauties were selected, according to the screening, two beauties from Lujiang, with the posture of captivating the country and the city, were reported to Jia Xu.

These two beauties are sisters, the daughter of Qiao Gong in Lujiang County and Anhui County, the two daughters are not only outstanding in appearance and stunning in the world, but also proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and are regarded as the pearl of Qiao Gong's palm.

Er Qiao's beauty has already spread in Anhui County, but it was only after Yuan Shu was destroyed last year that he suddenly became famous.

It is said that Qiao Gong knew that his two daughters were full of love for the country and the city, but Yuan Shu was a womanizer, so in order not to attract attention, Qiao Gong did not allow his daughter to go out.

Last year, Yuan Shu was killed, Huainan and the whole world celebrated, Er Qiao took advantage of Qiao Gong's inattention, sneaked out of the house, who knew that the glamorous and amazing Er Qiao, when it caused congestion in the streets and alleys of Anhui County, no matter what age the man is, as long as he takes a look, he will be deeply attracted by his beautiful appearance.

For a while, Er Qiao's fame rose to fame, and gradually attracted the attention of many people.

The sunshine in March is warm, and in order to personally verify Er Qiao's posture of captivating the country and the city, Jia Xu, the captain of Sili, deliberately took a few days off. From Pengcheng, he worked tirelessly to come to Anhui County. Under the leadership of Jin Yiwei. Found Qiao's Mansion.

However, Jia Xu is dressed as a Confucian student, but he doesn't want to reveal his true identity.

Outside the door of Qiao's mansion, Jia Xu asked people to hand over the worship post, and after a while, someone invited Jia Xu to enter the house.

Jia Xu came to the hall of Qiao's mansion, but saw an old man with crane hair and a childish face sitting in the hall, his face full of red light. His eyes were deep-set, and although he was much older than him, he was in good spirits, as if he was an immortal who had become an immortal.

Qiao Gong Mingyu, is the son of the late Taiwei Qiao Xuan of the Han Dynasty, served as the minister of state in the city of Rencheng, after the rebellion of the party, the family avoided the chaos in Huainan, and lived in seclusion in Anhui County.

After the Rebellion of the Party, the imperial court had repeatedly recruited Qiao Yu into the court as an official. were all rejected by him.

These two Qiao are Qiao Yu's daughters. Qiao Yu had a son under his knees in his early years, died young, and later married three wives and concubines in a row, and has never had an heir.

Later, a wealthy businessman in Anhui County took a fancy to Qiao Yu and married his daughter to Qiao Yu. At that time, Qiao Yu was already forty years old, but he was still not old, and the dead wood was spring, and in the next three years, he gave birth to two daughters in a row.

However, Qiao Yu was not satisfied, and wanted a son, so when he married the second daughter, he also had a deep meaning, the eldest daughter was called Zhaodi, and the younger daughter was called Zaidi.

It's a pity that since having these two daughters, Qiao Yu's wife and concubine have never been pregnant. On the contrary, the two daughters are getting bigger and bigger, smart and beautiful, and they are deeply loved by Qiao Yu.

Later, Qiao Yu inherited his father-in-law's property, and because his father Qiao Xuan used to be the third duke, everyone called him Qiao Gong in Anhui County.

When the two daughters first grew up, Qiao Yu realized that his two daughters had the color of captivating the country and the city, and the original name was not suitable for this glamorous appearance, so he wanted to take another name, but then he simply called the eldest daughter Da Qiao, and the younger daughter Xiao Qiao, so that there is today's Er Qiao.

Jia Xu is in his forties, and Qiao Gong is almost sixty years old, and people in ancient times did not live much, Qiao Gong can still have such a haode spirit at this age, and he is already the best among them.

"Junior, Jia Xu, meet Qiao Gong!" As soon as Jia Xu entered the hall, he bowed directly.

Qiao Gong has never been very concerned about political affairs, and he doesn't move around often, because of his old age and frailty, he rarely travels, so his life circle is very small, and he has never heard of Jia Xu's reputation.

However, when Qiao Gong saw that Jia Xu was extraordinary, and he was dressed as a Confucian student, he guessed that this person was knowledgeable, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he immediately said: "Mr. is polite, do it happily, watch the tea!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the subordinates of Qiao's Mansion immediately served tea, and Qiao Gong said very politely: "The old man doesn't drink, so he can only replace the wine with tea, and please forgive me." ”

Jia Xu said: "The younger generation doesn't drink much alcohol, it's good to drink tea, it's good to drink tea." ”

As he spoke, Jia Xu picked up a bowl of tea and took a sip.

Qiao Gong saw that Jia Xu's words and deeds were very rigorous, and he looked very elegant, so he asked: "Sir, please forgive the old man for being lonely and unheard, and not being able to hear of Mr.'s reputation." However, the old man has always been hospitable, and he heard that Mr. came to visit, so he treated him politely, but the old man didn't know that I had never met my husband, so what did Mr. do in my house? ”

Since Qiao Gong inherited his father-in-law's property, Qiao Mansion has become the largest household in Anhui County, and Qiao Gong is hospitable, and willing to give, is a well-known good person in Anhui County, so there are often some down-and-out Confucian scholars who come to seek some alms.

But Qiao Gong saw that Jia Xu was not an embarrassed person when he was dressed, so he asked such a question.

Jia Xu said: "It's not a secret, the younger generation is here to see Qiao Gong's two daughters who have the color of captivating the country and the city!" ”

Qiao Gong immediately waved his hand and said: "That's all misinformation from people outside, in fact, my daughter is not so beautiful." If the gentleman wants to see him, then the old man will fulfill the gentleman! Come on, call the eldest lady and the second lady to the hall. ”

"Whoa!"

After a while, two young girls came out of the back hall, dressed gorgeously, full of jewels, looking graceful and luxurious, but their faces were unremarkable.

Jia Xu glanced at it, and said secretly in his heart: "It seems that Qiao Gong wants to use two handmaidens to send me away......"

"Daughter to Father!" The two women walked up to Qiao Gong and said in unison.

Qiao Gong said to Jia Xu: "Sir, these two are the old man's children, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao." ”

Jia Xu smiled and said: "The younger generation is here, since Qiao Gong is unwilling to let the two young ladies show their true faces, why do you need to let the two maidservants pretend?" ”

Qiao Gong was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Jia Xu to see at a glance that these two people were pretending. He smiled and said, "Sir, you can take medicine indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense!" These two people are the old man's daughters, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, if Mr. doesn't believe it, the old man can't do anything. Moreover, the old man has already said just now, these are the fallacies of boring people outside, and the old man's two daughters do not have the appearance of captivating the country and the city at all! ”

"Qiao Gong is so self-deceiving, there must be another reason. Since Qiao Gong is unwilling to let the second daughter show her true face, the younger generation has no choice but to say goodbye first and come back another day! ”

After speaking, Jia Xu got up and left, without looking back.

Qiao Gong was very unhappy and said, "I will not send it far away!" ”

Early the next morning, Jia Xu accompanied by the county order of Anhui County, wearing an official uniform, came to Qiao's mansion again, Qiao Gong and the county order are old acquaintances, and immediately came to greet him, who knew that he had just arrived at the door of the house, and he saw Jia Xu dressed up by Confucianism yesterday, and at this time, Jia Xu was wearing an official robe, after some inquiry, I knew that Jia Xu was the captain of the school, and the purpose of Jia Xu's visit this time was to stay in the public, the general, and the captain Zhang Yan beauty pageant.

No matter how much Qiao Gong has a head and face in Anhui County, when he encounters a high-ranking official like Jia Xu, he can only be respectful, not to mention that the purpose of Jia Xu's trip this time is to be a beauty pageant for Zhang Yan.

At first, Qiao Gong was always reluctant, but under the persuasion of the county order of Anhui County, he agreed to let Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao come out to meet Jia Xu.

A quarter of an hour later, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao walked out of the back hall one after another, as soon as the two came to the front hall, Jia Xu only felt that his eyes were bright, and after just one look, he was deeply attracted by the beauty of Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, and Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao were not much different in age, and their appearance was quite similar, similar to twin sisters, as if carved out of a mold.

"The country is beautiful and fragrant, Er Qiao really has the appearance of captivating the country and the city!" After Jia Xu saw it, he said in surprise.

Qiao Gong immediately asked Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao to retreat, and Jia Xu told Qiao Gong straight to the point that Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao were going to be taken away and dedicated to the general Zhang Yan as concubines.

Without waiting for Qiao Gong to agree, Jia Xu informed the county order that within ten days, he would send someone to send Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao to Pengcheng, and if he dared to disobey the order, he would be beheaded all over the house!

After speaking, Jia Xu quickly left.

left behind Qiao Gong with a sad face, and a shocked county order.

After Jia Xu left, Qiao Gong complained to the county order, and the county order was also very embarrassed, and advised Qiao Gong to obey the order, otherwise, he would be beheaded all over the house. And told Qiao Gong that it was a blessing to be able to climb relatives with Zhang Yan.

After finishing speaking, the county magistrate also left, and told Qiao Gong that he would come to Qiao's Mansion tomorrow to pick up people, so that Qiao Gong could prepare well.

Qiao Gong's face was distressed, and his heart was even more up, to be honest, he didn't want his two daughters to marry into a wealthy family.

Qiao Gong came to his daughter's room and pushed open the door, but when he saw that the two sisters Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao were talking and laughing there, they were at a loss on their faces.

Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao saw Qiao Gong's sad face, so they asked, "Daddy, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Daughter, daddy can't stand you, tomorrow you will all be sent to Pengcheng to be a concubine for the general, daddy, I ......"

Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao glanced at each other, and they also had sad faces, so they asked, "Daddy, what should we do then?" ”

Qiao Gong loved his daughter very much, and immediately said: "Why don't we run away overnight......"

"Run! You know how to run! The male should get married, and the female should marry, not to mention that the two of them are going to marry the generals of the dynasty. The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's ministers, where can you flee to? If they escape, our Qiao family will be unlucky and will be beheaded all over the house! Suddenly, from outside the door, an old woman of the same age as Qiao Gong, also full of silver hair, but her body looked a little bloated, and she was reprimanded as soon as she entered the door, this person was none other than Qiao Gong's wife, Liu. (To be continued......)