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Perhaps seeing Cai Jian's extraordinaryness, he felt that he could add some investment to Cai Jian. Liang Bingcong not only gave the Overlord Gun to Cai Jian, but also picked a four-edged iron helmet and a set of locked black iron armor for Cai Jian.

This set of armor is not Song Jia, but Xia Jia made by Qingtang Qiang in Xixia.

yes.

In this era, the Song Dynasty was much more advanced than the Western Xia.

But there is one thing that the Song Dynasty cannot compare with the Western Xia.

Such things are armor - the best armor in this era did not appear in the Song Dynasty, nor in the Liao Dynasty, but in the Western Xia, and in the Qingtang Qiang in the Western Xia.

Qingtang Qiang is good at forging armor with cold forging techniques. The entire construction process does not require fire at all, but cold forging.

This armor is called Jiangzijia now, while later generations are used to calling it cold-forged armor.

The finished product is light and stable when worn on the body, and the swords and arrows are urgent and cannot penetrate, and even the Song army's divine arm bow is difficult to shoot through it.

The set of four-ringed iron helmets and locked black iron armor that Liang Bingcong gave to Cai Yan is such a treasure armor, and it is also the best one.

Now that cold weapons are prevalent, what such a good set of armor means for a general is self-evident.

Cai still took this opportunity to go to Fanlou to contact her with Liang Bingcong again...

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The next day.

Cai still prepared a generous gift to visit Tan Zhen’s mansion, congratulating Tan Zhen on his high promotion.

The Cai family's signature is still very useful. Although there are many people coming to congratulate Tan Zhen, and although Cai is still a small, inequality commander, Tan Zhen also took out a cup of tea to encourage Cai Jian. When he was about to come, he gave Cai Jian a flat-headed, slit knife as a gift.

This short knife with a flat head without any slightest head is called "Zhan Jian". When it is pressed on the long handle, it is called "pulling the knife" (that is, the Pu Knife often mentioned in the Ming Dynasty novel "Water Margin"), and when used alone, it is called "She Knife".

What Tan Zhen gave Cai Jian was a She Knife without a long handle, which was a very practical close-fitting weapon.

Cai still thanked Tan Zhen very much.

As a result, when Cai Jian came out of Tan Zhen's house, several people who came and went to Tan Zhen's house were wearing knives with the same style as Cai Jian.

Cai still went up to ask, and only then did he realize that almost everyone under Tan Zhen’s military officers received a reward with a sword.

Only then did Cai Shen realize that Tan Zhen did not look up to him at all, but instead cast a wide net and caught fish in a large range of military officers.

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The economic level of the Song Dynasty was very high, and the social atmosphere was far more free and open than before. In addition, Zhao Ji, an emperor who loved lyrics, poetry and entertainment, and the lyricists liked to use erotic lyrics to evaluate the talents and appearance of prostitutes. Over time, the literati and poets with more experience began to compare the pros and cons of prostitutes in each family, which was called the "flower evaluation list", and the so-called flower courtesan was born.

At this time, there were two courtesans in the city of Bianliang, one was Li Shishi and the other was Zhao Yuannu.

It is recognized that Li Shishi and Zhao Yuannu, regardless of appearance, talent, and character, are equal and equal.

Moreover, both Li Shishi and Zhao Yuannu came from Fanlou, which also created the name of Fanlou.

actually--

Li Shishi originally had no surname Li, but Wang. She was originally the daughter of a cloth dyer named Wang Yin in Bianliang City.

Li Shishi's mother died shortly after giving birth to her. Wang Yin fed her with soy milk instead of milk, but unexpectedly she survived.

In order to let Li Shishi grow up safely, Wang Yin sent Li Shishi to the temple to hold a ceremony to sacrifice himself into the temple. Because the disciples of Living Buddha were called "Shi" in terms of customs and habits, Wang Yin named Li Shishi "Shishi" - Wang Shishi.

When Wang Shishi was four years old, Wang Yin was postponed to imprisonment for dyeing cloth for the imperial court, and later died. Wang Shishi became an orphan. Fortunately, he was adopted by Grandma Li of Fanlou. From then on, Wang Shishi lived in Fanlou and changed his surname to Li, named Li Shishi.

When Li Shishi grew up, he not only looked pretty but also had outstanding skills. His reputation gradually became more and more famous, and later he gradually became a famous geisha in Tokyo.

However, what made Li Shishi famous was a poem by the famous Grand Secretary Qin Shaoyou - the distant mountains were long and the thin willows were swaying waists. After makeup, the spring breeze was gone, and a smile made a thousand golds. When he returned to Fengcheng, he said that he was in the brothel. Looking at the flowers in Yingchuan, he was not as good as Shishi.

What made Li Shishi's name resound throughout the past and present is that she, a singing girl, was attracted by the current emperor Zhao Ji a few years ago.

Nowadays, although Li Shishi is only twenty-one years old, she has reached the highest level that a woman engaged in the entertainment industry can reach.

But... Li Shishi is not happy.

The fragrance is cold and the golden treasure is turned red, and people have not combed their hair. Let the treasure box be idle and the curtain hook is hung on the sun. I am afraid of being idle and secretly hated. I want to say so much, but I still want to stop talking. I will lose weight this year, and I will not be sick and drunk, nor will I be sad about autumn.

In the Ming Dynasty, it was difficult to stay when I went back thousands of times of Yangguan. I remember the Wuling Spring Festival Gala, and the clouds locked in the heavy building. Remember the green water in front of the building, and I should remember me and stare all day long. From now on, I will count the new sorrows.

It is really rare in ancient and modern times that a singing girl can win the love of the supreme ruler of a country.

But Li Shishi's sadness actually began with Zhao Ji's arrival.

Zhao Ji engraved the small building where Li Shishi lived "Zui Xinglou". All the objects used by Li Shishi were covered with yellow satin.

Although this made Li Shishi's fame even better in the past, more and more people came to visit her and became more and more generous in their actions, but who would really dare to touch her if she had eaten the courage of the emperor?

yes.

Zhao Ji believes that in terms of talent, appearance, character, no concubine in the harem can match Li Shishi. To use Zhao Ji's original words, "If you pick out a hundred people from your concubines, take off the hairpin and ring, put on plain makeup, let her dress up the same thing, and mix together, anyone can recognize her at a glance how different she is from you. Her aura and style cannot be experienced just from the beauty of her appearance and figure."

What a pity!

After all, Zhao Ji is the emperor and has tens of thousands of beauties. How can he often come to see Li Shishi?

On the other hand, because of Li Shishi's identity as a singing girl, Zhao Ji was unwilling to take Li Shishi as his concubine.

After all, Li Shishi inevitably became a lonely man, guarding the Zuixinglou, and listening to other fans flirting and scolding each other every night, but she could only look at the palace. Li Qingzhao's "Reminiscing the Flute Blowing on the Phoenix Platform" became a portrayal of Li Shishi, as if it was a poem tailored for Li Shishi.

In this case, Li Shishi is naturally the object of confiding.

Zhao Yuannu, who grew up with Li Shishi and has a good personality, has undoubtedly become the best candidate.

Li Shishi also had a better and better relationship with Zhao Yuannu, and even regarded Zhao Yuannu as her own sister.

In addition, Li Shishi did nothing all day long.

As a result, Li Shishi discovered something very abnormal - something very abnormal that happened to Zhao Yuannu.

In recent days, I don’t know what happened to Zhao Yuannu, but I actually delivered things everywhere.

Although Zhao Yuannu is very generous on weekdays, he often gives things to his sisters - otherwise, Zhao Yuannu's popularity would not be so good, and he responds to it with one call.

But in the past few days, Zhao Yuannu has obviously become more generous. He even gave away a few things that she had never been willing to use before.

Li Shishi felt that Zhao Yuannu must have a problem based on the sixth feeling of a woman.

So, when the lights were on, Li Shishi came to Zhao Yuannu's small building and knocked on Zhao Yuannu's door.

What made Li Shishi feel even more abnormal was that Zhao Yuannu did not respond after knocking on the door of the room for a long time, and even a maid who responded to the door did not come out.

"Sister Yuannu is out?" Li Shishi thought to himself.

But Li Shishi clearly saw that Zhao Yuannu had just returned to Xiaolou, so she followed him.

Li Shishi didn't know what kind of demon he was possessed, but he was very sure that Zhao Yuannu was in the room at this moment.

Li Shishi knocked on several doors and shouted, "Sister Yuannu, are you at home?"

There was still no response in the room.

Li Shishi hesitated in front of Zhao Yuannu's room for a while, thinking uncertainly: "Is Sister Yuannu really not at home?"

Thinking of this, Li Shishi turned around with some reluctance and then prepared to leave Zhao Yuannu's small building.

But at this moment, Zhao Yuannu's door opened.

When Li Shishi heard the sound, she couldn't help looking back.

Then, Li Shishi looked stunned!

I saw that Zhao Yuannu did not wear the gorgeous clothes she wore on weekdays, but was wearing... the military uniform of the imperial guards!

Li Shishi asked, "Sister, you are..."

Zhao Yuannu said, "Sister, please come in and talk."

After saying that, Zhao Yuannu returned to the room.

Seeing this, Li Shishi hesitated for a moment!

But thinking about the relationship with Zhao Yuannu on weekdays and the abnormality of Zhao Yuannu these days, Li Shishi followed Zhao Yuannu into Zhao Yuannu's room.

When he entered the hall, Li Shishi was shocked again!

Just saw that there were ten big friends in neatly arranged here, and the two closest personal maids, Jin Zhi and Yu Ye, who were Zhao Yuannu, were actually wearing the military uniforms of the imperial guards!

Before Li Shishi could speak, Zhao Yuannu said first: "I didn't want to open the door for my sister, but when I thought again, I might never see my sister again as soon as I left, so I still couldn't help but want to say goodbye to my sister."

Li Shishi said in surprise: "You are leaving? Where are you going?"

Zhao Yuannu said, "I don't know, marry a chicken and follow a chicken. If he marry a dog, I will go wherever he takes me?"

Li Shishi asked: "Who is he? Cai Jian?"

Zhao Yuannu said: "Who else can be there besides this enemy?"

Li Shishi asked again: "How did he take you away? Will he redeem you?"

Zhao Yuannu said: "How can he give so much money? Besides, even if he can give so much money, his mother will never let me go."

Li Shishi hurriedly asked, "Then why did he take you away?"

Zhao Yuannu shook his head and said, "I don't know, he brought me three sets of imperial guards' uniforms and asked me to pack all the things I wanted to bring. He said I don't have to worry about the rest."
To be continued...