Chapter 29 Continual entanglements
The soft kick was not threatening, Yang Anxuan turned his side slightly and kicked his legs blankly.
Yang Anxuan stretched out his left hand, grabbed Chen Shen's collar and sent it forward and gently.
Chen Zhi flew forward and took five or six steps forward, and stumbled on the ground.
When they got up, everyone saw that his left face was rubbed green by the grass, which was in harmony with the white powder applied on his right face, and they all laughed.
Chen Zhi was both ashamed and annoyed, pointed at Yang Anxuan and shouted to the servant who was accompanying him: "Call me."
Someone recognized Yang Anxuan's identity and whispered: "Young Master, that person is Yang Anxuan, the third son of Yang Prefect, and he cannot be beaten."
Chen Zhi was stunned. It was not the Cen family.
He has been in Jiyang for a few days. He has heard of Yang Anxuan's reputation. He scoffed at the saying "The Eight Juns of the Shui, Anxuan is the highest", and said to Ren's arrogance that he was not in Jiyang and made the prince famous.
Xie Pu came out of the capital in early March and learned about the Yang Family Li. He had heard Yang Anxuan's name and bowed: "It turned out to be Mr. Yang who developed the Yang Family Li. Xie had heard of me in the capital. Xie had tried to plough the Yang Family Li with his own hands, which was indeed simple and easy to use. Xie thanked Mr. Yang for the farmers in the world."
Yang Anxuan did not feel disgusted with this very demeanor of Mr. Xie, and responded lightly: "You are kind to me, Mr. Xie."
Xie Pu glanced at Chen Zhi who was furious and knew that it was not the time to chat, and said, "I have offended the matter just now. If you have the chance to talk to Mr. Yang, I will say goodbye."
After saying that, Xie Pu walked down the road, and the people around him were busy following him.
Chen Zhi glared at Yang Anxuan viciously, snorted coldly and shook his sleeves to catch up.
After returning to the mansion, I purified the noodles three times and applied white powder.
Looking at the white powder on the left cheek in the mirror and couldn't hide the red trace, Chen Zhi felt very angry and gritted his teeth and said, "Yang Anxuan, I and you are unwilling to give up."
When asked about Chen Shen in the study, Chen Zhi grabbed the feather fan on the desk and stood up to find his uncle.
Seeing his nephew come in, Chen Shen put down the book in his hand and asked with a smile: "Why did you come back so early today and don't accompany Mr. Xie?"
Chen Zhi had a gloomy face and told him the humiliation of Shili Village by Yang Anxuan, saying, "Uncle, Yang Anxuan made me lose my ugly face in front of Mr. Xie. You must let this sigh for me."
Chen Shen stroked his beard and said silently. After Yang Quanqi took office, he suppressed himself. When he punished corruption, he had to go with the will and offend many people.
Now everyone in the government office hid far away when they saw him, for fear that the prefect would misunderstand it and be excluded by the party.
I used to think about taking the opportunity to overthrow him, but now it is almost impossible. The court has been newly promoted to Guannei Marquis, General Longxiang, and the Holy Family, and it is too late to avoid the limelight, so how dare I come forward to get into trouble.
"Zhi'er, it's not that my uncle doesn't help, I have to make a long-term plan for this matter." Chen Shen said: "Then Yang Anxuan wants to be a fixed grade this year. My uncle is already working on dealing with it secretly. When the fixed grade is completed, we will see the difference. Don't worry."
Chen Zhi also knew the difficulties and stopped talking.
He gently shook the feather fan and Yin Huizhen's pretty face appeared in his mind. Chen Zhi smiled and said, "I met the daughter of the Yin family today. 'Snow lost three points, and Mei Xun had a fragrance'. It's really worthy of its name. My nephew wanted to ask his uncle to come out to propose marriage to the Yin family and marry this Yin family lady."
Chen Shennan frowned. Since the poem spread, people who went to Yinjiabao to propose marriage have been continuously rejected by Yinxi for their granddaughter because he was young.
However, the Chen family and the Yin family are of equal status, and their nephew is a student of the Imperial College, and they are designated as the fifth rank. They have a promising future. Moreover, they can form this marriage, and they will also have help in the county and will not be overwhelmed by Yang Quanqi.
"Zhi'er has the idea of getting married, which is very good." Chen Shen smiled and said, "I'm going to Yinjiabao in person tomorrow to propose marriage for you."
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When Yang Anxuan learned that Chen Shen went to Yinjiabao to propose marriage for his nephew Chen Zhi, he was rejected, Yang Anxuan sneered slightly, the Yin family had a big plan, and Chen Shen was asking for trouble.
Chen Zhi followed Xie Pu back to Jiankang City in shame, with a huge hatred, hating the Yin family and Yang Anxuan.
The training of the new army has been on the right track. Yang Anxuan no longer stays in the military camp from morning to night. He takes the time to record the appropriate sentences in "Little Window Eve Records".
"First be light and then thick, first be missed and then close, first reach and then close, make friends", "A good thoughts come suddenly, books can drink; when the heroic love goes, clouds can give it to others", "Butterflies rest on the fragrant wind, and still have many beautiful dreams; birds touch the red rain, and do not let their sweet cry."
After writing down three pieces, he put the pen on it, and after the ink was dry, he sealed it in the envelope (1), and handed it to Zhang Feng beside him, saying, "I will send someone to Mr. Yin tomorrow."
Over the past half month, Yang Anxuan would write a few words from "Little Window Swords" every two days, and there are more than twenty ones.
Yin Dun lived up to his entrustion, and these sentences would soon spread, and people rushed to copy and circulate them, which was expensive.
According to Yang Anxuan's meaning, Yin Dun copied these sentences into a book, named "Little Window Quotes" and sold in his own bookstore.
People come to inquire every day, and Yang Anxuan’s reputation is unparalleled and he is praised as “Yang Xiaochuang”.
Someone brought "Small Window Secret Sentences" to Jiankang City. After reading it, Kuaiji King Sima Daozi praised: "Elegant and refined, and the words are fragrant when reading it. The lonely king is very much looking forward to seeing 'Yang Xiaochuang'."
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On April 16th, the day for the final battle between the two new troops arrived.
The last match was still a draw, and both armies were full of energy to win the final match.
Today, God is not beautiful, dark clouds cover the top, and the strong wind blows the flags on the platform.
The rumbling drum sounded, and Yang Quanqi was wearing military uniform, standing solemnly with his sword, sweeping two new soldiers.
The two new troops were arranged in a square formation, with leather armor above the captain above the captain, with fifty shield players in the front row, followed by one hundred and fifty slingers, followed by fifty archers, two hundred slingers guarded on the left and right wings, and the last were horses and gullies and other soldiers.
Yang Anxuan rode on the left side of Zhao Tian, wearing black leather armor that was taken from Sun Tao, holding a long spear in his hand, and looking at the platform.
Cen Minghu crossed the horse and held the sword, occasionally glanced at Yang Anxuan, eager to fight.
The entire school field was silent, occasionally one or two horses were torn to pieces by the wind, and the swords and guns were flashing with cold light, and the evil aura soared into the sky.
Yang Guang stretched out his hand to smooth out his scrambled beard and sighed: "If you can have the military power today in March, An Yuan and An Xuan are invincible, and you will be afraid of your future generations."
When the drums stopped, Yang Quanqi raised his breath and shouted loudly: "Training for a thousand days, using troops for a while. Three months of training, how effective is it? Talking with the knife and arrow in your hands..."
Yang Anyuan also wore armor and spear, staring at his father on the stage with bright eyes. One day, he would stand on the platform like his father to boost morale for the soldiers and lead thousands of troops to conquer the cities and plunder the land.
Yesterday, Yang Quanqi decided on the content of the final contest: Dafushan, Yiyang County, suppressed bandits.
Yiyang County is in the southeast of Xinye County, and Dafu Mountain is at the junction of Xinye and Yiyang. At the end of last year, a group of thieves appeared in the Dafu Mountain area, robbed Fuyang City's granary and gathered in the mountains and forests.
Zhu Guang, the governor of Yiyang County, sent troops to clear the troops several times, and the bandits fled into Dafu Mountains and used the terrain to kill the government army.
After the victory, the thieves took the opportunity to reconcile refugees and gathered thousands of people. The more the news, the more they even harassed Fuyang City again.
Zhu Guang asked the governor of Yongzhou for help, and Xi Hui ordered Yang Quanqi to send troops to assist in the suppression of bandits.
Yang Quanqi thought about it again and again and decided to send a new army to test the results of the training.
The sound of a low trumpet resounded throughout the world, and the two new troops set out to the east. The pedestrians on the official road hid and talked a lot, and there were wars again.
After traveling for five miles, Zhao Tian ordered camping.
It is cloudy and rainy. Although the weather is warming, it is easy to get sick when marching when rained. For generals, they should know the time of the day.
The central army tent was first raised, and Zhao Tian summoned everyone to discuss matters.
It takes more than a hundred miles from Jiyang to Dafu Mountain, which takes three to four days. It coincides with the rainy season, and the time to arrive at Dafu Mountain may be delayed.
Yang Anxuan said: "You can't rely on the spy sent by Yiyang County alone. I intend to take a few people to take the lead, go to Pingshi, Fuyang and the two cities to find out the news of the thieves, and then you can act when the army arrives."
Zhao Tian understood Yang Anxuan's mood to end the war as soon as possible, and his final grade was approaching. The third young master wanted to gather in the county and could not afford to delay.
While pondering, Yan Zhuang said, "Nearly a thousand people march, the news is difficult to keep secret. The thieves will definitely hide in the mountains when they find out, and it will be difficult to clear them. It is necessary to find out the hidden place of the thieves' nest in advance."
Yin Ji was eager to make contributions, for fear of being taken to the forefront by Cen Minghu, and said anxiously: "The last general also agrees to go inquire about the news first. I am willing to go with Yang Junhou."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Hua, Sun Zhong and others expressed their willingness to go.
Zhao Tian thought for a moment and said, "Horse Yang Jun brought the Pioneer Camp and dressed up as a caravan guard to go."
The Pioneer Camp selected the elite army to form the army. At the initial establishment, 63 people were selected, and only twenty-six people were left so far, and the rest were eliminated.
There were constant wars in the north and south, bandits were everywhere, and caravans had to guard them when they went out, some used family tribes, while others recruited Rangers.
Large caravans traveled from north to south to do business, and often gathered together to ensure safety. There were hundreds of such caravans, sometimes nearly a thousand guards, all holding bows and swords. The bandits did not dare to make any decisions.
Yang Anxuan shook his head and said, "Most of the soldiers of the Pioneer Battalion are the commanders and sergeants in the army. The march requires their command and care. I just need a few Yin Ji with me."
Zhao Tian was anxious. If he hadn't been the chief general in name, he would have wanted to go back to Yang Anxuan to return to Yang. There were thousands of bandits, and if something happened, he would not be able to afford to be guilty.
After a long dispute, Yang Anxuan finally agreed to bring twelve people, plus Yin Ji, Chen Hua and Sun Zhong, a total of sixteen people.
The rain stopped for half an hour, and the official road was soaked in the rain that it was muddy. The business travelers walked carefully.
More than ten riders rushed over, and the horse's hooves splashed the mud and water, and the pedestrians who could not dodge were covered with mud.
The pedestrian looked at the turban floating on the knight and cursed angrily, lowered his head and continued to move forward with difficulty.
Yang Anxuan rode his horse and whipped it, and the cold rain blew on his face. The heart was hot. This battle was the first battle of the new army, and his heart was full of expectations.
Chapter completed!