Chapter Twelve The Three-Year Covenant
The green water on the sludge is swaying under the water;
In the soft waves of Kang River, I am willing to be a water plant.
...
He lifted up the charcoal pen and drew a string of small pieces of duckweed on the white paper. Then, he quickly outlined a few small flowers, a bay of flowing water, and a fisherman sitting on the shore.
Shaking his head, Zhang Qian looked out the window, his face full of sunshine.
It was Qingfeng, not Qingqing, and he finally figured out the other party's name. However, the process was a bit embarrassing.
Yesterday afternoon, when she gently pulled the war horse and Xia dyed her cheeks, he actually asked in a silence: "Miss Qingqing, have you lost something?"
Embarrassing, so embarrassing that I can’t be embarrassing anymore!
All the embarrassment in the two lives is probably not as much as that moment yesterday.
Fortunately, she was more honest than all the girls he had met in the 21st century. After being slightly stunned, she jumped off her mount and shook her head with a smile: "I dare to teach Brother Zhao to know that my name is Qingqin, not Qingqing. The name was obtained by my uncle, and it is said to be from the Book of Songs."
In an instant, the sun shines and the wind becomes softer...
"The uneven watercress is flowing on both sides. The beautiful lady is looking for it..." He raised his pen and wrote a few poems beside the picture. Zhang Qian smiled happily.
Do you need more language? You definitely don’t need it anymore. After all, he is a liberal arts student. He has memorized the first chapter in the Book of Songs and the "Guanguan Jujiu".
So, the heart that wandered in two time and space was no longer lonely.
In fact, his previous words were not completely wrong. She did make excuses to drop things, send off her companions and maids, and turn around and run back.
So, yesterday afternoon, the time she was left with him was very short, very short. So short that he had just plucked up the courage to hold her hand. She had already jumped onto the mount again with a red face and disappeared into the call from a distance.
Did I really hold her hand yesterday? I raised my hand and looked carefully. Zhang Qian's eyes were filled with seemingly, possible, and uncertainty!
However, there was still a trace of residual heat in the palm of your hand.
"Three years!" He picked up his pen again, wrote a deadline next to the fisherman. Then, he let out a long sigh, and his face gradually became solemn.
Although the time left for her and him yesterday was short, he had already learned enough information.
The girl was named Yang Qingqing, and she was born in the Yang family of Hongnong. His father's surname was Yang Ju, and he was appointed as the governor of Shanzhou. His grandfather Yang Feng was appointed as the attendant and served as the chief minister of the Wu Zetian era.
Tubo sent envoys to propose marriage, and the Tang Dynasty was full of troubles and was unable to deal with the entanglement between the Tubo and the Turkic families at the same time. Therefore, in April this year, Li Xian recommended the daughter of Li Shouli, the daughter of the Siyong King Li Shouli, who was his niece, to be his adopted daughter, and was granted the title of Princess Jincheng and the title of the King of Tubo as the Queen.
At this time, Princess Jincheng was nine years old and young and weak.
In order to express the loyalty of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shouli, the King of Siyong, presented his youngest daughter to the King of Tubo as the princess's mother, Li Xian, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, also promised him to the King of Tubo.
"Forgive me with Brother Zhao, it's not that Qingfeng is not ashamed. I didn't ask you to confirm, so I took my own initiative and told my grandfather what I felt about you!" The ruby girl Yang Qingfeng said, gentle and decisive. "It's Qingfeng, there's no time to delay. So I can only go out and bet once. Your feelings for me are exactly the same as my feelings for you!"
"No, no, no, I really don't. I've been guessing these days, these days, guessing what you think. But I just don't know for sure!" The girl who didn't meet the Tang Dynasty was so bold. Zhang Qian's answer at that time was a bit incoherent.
"Grandfather said that he used all his skills to delay the princess' marriage for at most three years. Within three years, if the Tubo people cannot control their greed and launch troops to invade the border of the Tang Dynasty again, the marriage will naturally be abandoned! At that time, I hope that Brother Zhao will not complain that his younger sister is old and ugly!"
After all, she is the daughter of the general. Even if she is shy, she will be decisive in what she says.
"In my hometown, a woman can get married at the age of twenty. As early as this time, the national law cannot tolerate it!" Zhang Qian's answer was not gentle at all, or his mind was not good at all.
Obviously, the ruby girl Yang Qingqing didn't know where his hometown was. She didn't believe that in this world, there was really a country that would delay the woman's wedding date so late. However, she still felt the sincerity hidden behind this sentence.
So, she smiled softly, and she turned to her mount, with her back facing him, trying not to let him see the tears in the corners of her eyes, "Three years later, if Tubo resists not coming to the invasion, and the court has no intention of leaving Princess Jincheng. Please forgive me, please forgive me for not having any blessings..."
"I have been trying to destroy this marriage. Since I saw you jumping on the horse that day!" His words blurted out, but still didn't have any tenderness. It seemed that he neither knew what gentleness was, nor how to make a girl happy.
However, at this moment, such words are more heart-warming than any vow.
"Don't worry, three years are enough! I am the descendant of Qin Mo. The previous generation Juzi could block the army of a country by his own strength. What is a mere Tubo? Three years later, unless you want to leave yourself, no matter who wants to take you away by my side, I will definitely let him take a look at what it means to turn the world upside down!"
That's right, when he said this, he did chase after her and held her hand tightly. It seemed that doing so would make her feel her power.
And her hands were also tightly clasped with his hands, and in an instant, her joints turned white and her body shivered.
She knew that she was not as brave as she had deliberately shown her.
He also knew that it was not easy to turn things around.
However, since some promises are spoken, they are like oaths, and they will never change!
"Hu" breathed a long sigh at Xuri again, and put away the memories in his mind, the happiness and sorrow in his heart. Zhang Qian put down his pen and began to examine his capital.
The medicine is still being consigned, but it no longer belongs to me.
How many years can high-imitation green water ghosts last, but in addition to changing money and looking at time, the help they can bring to themselves is very limited.
The little Swiss army knife is used to repair skins and perform surgery, both of which are the best choices. It is used to kill people or fight, which is simply a joke.
Judging from the length of charging time of mobile phones and solar chargers, Zhang Qian was very aware that these two "magic weapons" may not last for three years.
"Xu" sighed softly again, and Zhang Qian began to understand why the old fox Yang Feng always said to himself that he had "three poles if there were dates or no dates".
Compared with the times and countries, everyone is as small as a grain of dust.
The reason why the old fox helped him was because of his guilt towards his granddaughter. From beginning to end, what the old fox really hoped was that the Tubo people themselves could not control their greed and launched troops within three years. Instead of Zhang, the eighth-rank chief clerk who had no foundation, could overthrow the country's marriage plan.
If within three years, Tubo suddenly raises troops to invade the territory, Princess Jincheng naturally doesn’t have to marry far away, and Yang Qingfeng will be able to regain freedom. At that time, Zhang’s official position will not be big or small, and the Yang family of Hongnong married him his granddaughter, who was already considered old in this era, would not be considered a loss!
If Tubo really controls greed, he will no longer launch troops to invade the territory within three years. For the old fox, he will do his best to send his granddaughter to a carriage where he will marry far away without any guilt. For the Hongnong Yang family, even if he is a mother, he will marry the king of the same place, and both sides will be in a good match.
"Old bastard!" He whispered to his future grandfather, Zhang Qian grabbed the charcoal pen and grind it hard on the inkstone.
The charcoal could not withstand the pressure and quickly shattered. Zhang Qian crushed it with his fingers and nodded with satisfaction.
Charcoal is available at your fingertips, and sulfur and saltpeter are available in pharmacies. It is time to create a killer weapon. Even if it is not used immediately, at least be prepared for any trouble.
Thinking of this, he raised his head decisively and prepared to instruct the housekeeper to buy sulfur and saltpeter by himself in the name of alchemy. However, he saw that the little fat man Ren Cong had quietly stood at the door of the house for some time.
"When did you come here? Are you asking me for something?" Zhang Qian was startled and his brows quickly frowned.
"As soon as I arrived, I saw you painting, I didn't dare to speak!" Without feeling Zhang Qian's unhappiness at all, the little fat Ren Cong pointed to the white paper on the table and explained with a smile.
"If you have something to do, don't be scary like a ghost in the future!" Zhang Qian could not get angry at him, so he glared at the man fiercely and emphasized seriously.
"Is the painting skills of senior brother also taught by the master?" The fat man Ren Cong only shrank his neck to show fear. Then he walked in with a smile, pointed to the fisherman on the picture, and continued to figure it out, "What is the painting of senior brother? I know both the squid and the flowers. What is the dark bunch next to it? Why does it look like a toad?! Oh, senior brother, please spare me! Come on, senior brother, I am angry and angry, killing people to silence me." The first update, everyone, Wu An. Please recommend, collect, reward. Huh, it's so tiring to write. Drinking apprentice.
Chapter completed!