Chapter 104: Stepping on the Wheat at the Wei Bridge
"There are many places to play, jump and trample on, which is quite noisy." Notes from Yuewei Thatched Cottage, Huaixi Magazine 1
The bleak and cold autumn rain finally stopped at nearly noon after a night of pattering. It is said that the autumn rain is not as violent as the summer rain, and it is not as abundant as the summer rain. However, it happened to cause the Wei River to swell a bit overnight, almost
All the piers of the Wei Bridge were submerged in the water.
In addition to the constant flow of business travelers on both sides of the Wei Bridge, there are also large wheat fields that are too late to be harvested. The ends of the heavy wheat ears are still stained with some raindrops, making the wheat ears even heavier. Several farmers are waving farm tools and bending in the fields.
Working hard, my back would rise and fall in the boundless sea of wheat from time to time, as if I was tireless.
Occasionally when they were tired, they would straighten up, wipe the sweat from their foreheads and necks, and take a look at the cars and horses passing by on the Wei Bridge and the boats drifting on the Wei River.
Several carriages carrying dust passed by on the bridge, and the copper bells hanging on the four corners of the carriages swayed gently, making a clear and clear sound.
A young man about sixteen or seventeen years old was sitting in the car, exuding a nobility that ordinary people could not find. Even though he was exhausted physically and mentally after a long journey, he still straightened his back and maintained the appearance of a high-ranking nobleman.
His demeanor was just that, but a hint of sleepiness could still be found between his brows.
"Sir, after we cross the Wei Bridge, we have reached Chang'an." The coachman waved his whip in front and said loudly.
"Yeah." The young man responded softly, lowering his eyelids and not caring whether the driver heard it or not.
Maybe the journey was too boring, or maybe he was about to reach the destination, so the coachman suddenly let go. He sat on the shaft and said to himself: "If we hadn't encountered the heavy rain on the road and delayed our time, we would have
I have arrived in Chang'an a long time ago. I don't know if Taixue will still be there after the deadline."
"Why do you want to do so much? We have the recommendation certificate issued by You Fufeng, and it is excusable. Taixue will not turn me away." The young man said impatiently: "If it is really overdue, then we
So I went back home, I have a lot of those books to read at home."
"This is not possible, this is not possible." The coachman said quickly: "Madam, you have already said that this is not just for the purpose of studying. In the future, whether you are making friends with eunuchs or visiting famous teachers, it will be best to have the status of a student.
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The young man was about to continue talking when he heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the official road behind the car. The sound of horse hooves was very brisk, and it sounded like about a dozen horses.
Accompanied by the sound of horse hooves, there were also bursts of panic and joyful laughter on the roadside.
"Your Majesty, please rein in your horse and don't harm the common people."
The young man couldn't help but look outside. It turned out that a group of young people in their teens and twenties were galloping on the roadside, like naughty boys. They were running happily on the road for a while, and they seemed to be unable to control themselves for a while.
Like a horse, the horse rushes into the fields and tramples the wheat.
The farmers in the field did not dare to come forward, so they could only kneel on the ground and kept begging.
The knights ignored them and allowed their horses to eat the ears of wheat, mumbling in strange languages.
"These are all Qiang people." The driver murmured: "How can there be such Qiang people near Chang'an?"
"Stop the car." The young man immediately ordered, and when the car stopped, he walked out.
The leader of this group of knights was a young man riding a white horse and wearing a brocade robe. He stood proudly on the horse and whipped the whip in the air. He seemed arrogant and crazy, but in fact he was very careful not to hit passers-by. It seemed that he just wanted to use it.
For fun, watch passers-by being driven away in panic.
He put two fingers in his mouth and blew a sharp whistle into the sky. The group of people then rode horses to meet him and made a fuss on the roadside around the young man on the white horse.
In the crowd, the young man looked into the distance and vaguely saw the young man riding the white horse with a very heroic face.
He saw it and thought to himself: Although this person has extraordinary skills, he behaves wantonly and he doesn't know which family he belongs to.
This group of people did not play for long. They gathered together and headed towards the city gate. Everyone was covered in stinking sweat. The saddles were all hung with prey such as hares. They had obviously just returned from hunting.
The young man suppressed his anger and watched helplessly as the group of people beat him as they passed by.
If today's Chang'an City is full of such dandies, then he really came to the wrong place.
At this time, one of the leaders of the knights noticed this young man with extraordinary temperament. He couldn't help but glance at the driver beside the young man, and suddenly let out a sigh.
"What's wrong, Ling Ming?" The person riding on the white horse was Ma Chao. He had been holding back in Chang'an for too long. Finally, he waited until his father Ma Teng came to the city to pay homage to officials and receive rewards, and then he was able to go out of the city to vent his anger with everyone.
Ichiban.
Pound still looked back at the driver, suddenly pulled the reins and stopped.
"You know him?" Ma Chao stopped and asked doubtfully.
Pound shook his head and stared at the horse driving the car: "I don't know it, but I know this horse. It's such a good horse, but it's actually used to pull a cart. It's really hateful."
"Good Horse" Ma Chao followed Pang De's gaze and saw that the horse pulling the cart was all yellow, except for its gaping mouth, which was black, and its appearance was extremely ugly. It didn't look like a good horse at all.
Somewhat like.
Ma Chao laughed and said: "You must be wrong, such a bad horse, what kind of good horse is it?"
There were a group of soldiers behind him, and the Qiang cavalry also followed suit.
After Ma Chao finished laughing, he saw that Pound was still looking at the horse with reluctance and regret. He suddenly wanted to try his father Ma Teng and Han Sui's usual methods of winning over their cronies, so he said: "If you like it, I will go and do it for you right now."
If you buy it, I guess the family is also ignorant."
With that said, Ma Chao rode back to the young man and said with a smile: "I'm here to help Fufeng Ma Chao. My father is General Ping Di of the imperial court. I haven't asked for my surname."
The young man looked Ma Chao up and down and said coldly: "You are Ma Teng's son."
"How dare you" someone behind Ma Chao suddenly shouted: "How dare you address the general directly?"
Ma Chao waved his hand back to stop the man's subsequent scolding, and at the same time his face darkened. He still knew some sense of propriety in his heart. He wanted to find out the details of the other party first, and then see if it would happen: "I haven't asked for your name.
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The young man was not afraid of the knights behind Ma Chao and said calmly: "Fufeng Suze."
Ma Chao's expression immediately changed. The name of the Su family of Fufeng can be traced back to Su Jian, the Marquis of Pingling who followed Wei Qing in defeating the Xiongnu. Even Su Wu, the later hero of Qilin Pavilion, was born in the Su family of Fufeng. It can be said that he is a man of two thousand stones.
If the aristocratic family hadn't gradually declined later, Fufeng Ma's name might not have been able to eclipse his.
He did not doubt whether the other party's identity was fake. After all, driving a car could be faked, but a person's temperament could not be faked.
Ma Chao said seductively: "Is this how a high-ranking son calls his father's name in front of his son?"
"If you want to establish yourself, you must establish others." After Su Ze finished speaking, he actually didn't want to stay any longer. He turned around and got into the car and ordered the driver to start.
Ma Chao was furious. According to his past temper, he would have dragged Su Ze out of the car and whipped him with a riding crop. But he couldn't do it now, either because of his family background or because this was under the emperor's feet, and his father had just
He has been a good man for a short time, so he really can't offend a wealthy family.
On the way back, Pound said apologetically: "If I had known this, I shouldn't have stopped for that horse."
When Ma Chao heard this, he glanced at Pound with some dissatisfaction. This look was so fleeting that even Pound didn't notice it.