Lin'an's army has been practicing very diligently recently, and the shouts of killing are loud.
The common people listened to the shouts of death every day and felt at ease at first. Gradually, the shouts of death became louder and louder. Everyone felt something was wrong and asked why the drills this year were longer than in previous years.
The intensity of military training is regular, with high intensity at intervals of three to five, followed by rest. In this era of insufficient nutritional intake, this can not only ensure the combat effectiveness of the army, but also ensure that the bodies of the soldiers will not be destroyed by high-intensity training.
Method.
Jiang San was originally a member of the Lin'an Army. Three years ago, the Jibo Troops attacked and Jiang San followed. The Kibo Cavalry came and went like the wind. They had just intercepted a group of rangers and looked at their comrades who fell beside them.
, Jiang San gritted his teeth and said that he would definitely kill a Jibo man to avenge him...
The Kipo people relied on their cavalry status and constantly mobilized the Lin'an army by roaming and harassing. When they rushed to a village out of breath, the Kipo people were burning, killing and looting.
Jiang San fought bravely and stabbed one person to death with a spear. He felt that he had avenged his comrades, but the comrades in front of him kept falling.
Jiang San rushed to the front, and he rushed to kill without thinking about it. A spear was either as fast as lightning, or it was powerful and heavy... He didn't know how many enemy soldiers he stabbed to death.
When the enemy troops all looked at him, a hail of arrows followed.
His leg was hit by a heavy arrow, and he limped forward to kill.
His companions gradually dispersed, and those familiar screams made him feel confused.
At the moment of despair, a large flag with Liu characters appeared. Lord Shijun came with reinforcements. After the reinforcements defeated the enemy, Shijun found a sergeant kneeling beside the corpse and crying.
"Why are you crying?"
Jiang San raised his head, "The villain once promised him that he would marry his sister in the future. The villain also promised his sister that he would protect him. But now he died in the battle, and the villain is still alive. The villain... I wish I could
Dead."
Make you silent.
His leg recovered after treatment, but he still suffered from lameness.
From then on, there was one less Jiang San in the army, and there was one more hawker setting up a stall in Lin'an City.
He sells some home-made straw sandals every day. His income is not much, but it is enough to live on.
The autumn rain is continuous but not heavy, and this is also the last season for straw sandals. In winter, no one will wear straw sandals to go out unless they are too poor to take the blame.
"It's said that the Taiping Army is attacking." There is a jewelry shop next door, and all the people coming in and out are rich people. A noble lady stands at the door talking to the female shopkeeper, and there is a maid beside her holding an oil-paper umbrella. The oil-paper umbrella in red and green clothes, in the fine
In the thin autumn rain, I look like a person in a painting.
The female shopkeeper sighed, "Yes! News came the day before yesterday that the Taiping Army was dispatched in full force to attack Waxie, eh!"
"Isn't this just hitting an egg against a stone?" The noble lady frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "In good and bad days, I sometimes have to fight and kill. It's all those warriors who are messing around."
After Jiang San heard this, he became angry and looked back: "If we don't beat Vaxie, Vaxie will come and beat us. How can we say this is a fool's errand?"
The noble lady looked at him sideways and said, "What do you know? In the past years, I have been defending but the three major troops have not been able to break through Lin'an City. I think those warriors are crazy about making achievements and are ignoring the good situation."
Jiang San used to often hear Shangguan complain about the situation in the army. With some understanding of his own, he refuted: "Standing blindly will only boost the morale of the enemy and lower the morale of our army. The confrontation between the two armies should have merit.
Keep."
The imperial concubine was at a loss for words and said with a cold face, "How dare you, a straw sandal seller, discuss important matters?"
Jiang Sangen frowned, "Why not?"
"Vulgar!" the imperial concubine said disdainfully: "If you don't believe it, just look at it."
"How about these straw sandals?"
Jiang San, who was arguing with the lady, didn't look back, "Everyone who wears it agrees."
"You won't prick your feet, will you?" The voice was very young.
"No!" Jiang San replied and pouted at the lady, "The people in this city are looking forward to a great victory of the Taiping Army, but you are expecting a great defeat."
The noble lady did not dare to accept the hat, so she changed her perspective and said, "Who said I expected a big defeat? You bitch, what I said was that there were people who were eager to make meritorious deeds, abandoned the good situation, and sent troops to provoke."
She looked carefully at Jiang San, who wanted to turn around but was unable to hold his left leg, and sneered, "You are still a cripple, but do you know anything about military affairs? You don't understand but you talk nonsense, bah!"
Jiang San turned around halfway and became angry when he heard this, "Sergeant Jiang San of the Lin'an Army is here!"
The noble lady was startled, and then said sarcastically: "How do you understand the overall situation as a soldier? Seeing that you are in such a miserable state, you must have been unhappy in the army and retired due to injuries in the battle..."
Jiang San's face turned red, "I once killed seven enemies!"
The people watching were startled.
If you kill seven enemies, you can be called a hero.
The hawker on the side was stunned, "Jiang San, why haven't I heard you say this before?"
"It's just a lie!" The noble lady also felt something was wrong and couldn't help but sneered, "You are a hero if you kill seven enemies. Seeing that you are so miserable that no one can repair your torn clothes, and you are probably still alone. Is this also a hero? Hahahaha!
"
Jiang San frowned, turned around and sat down.
"Hey! How much does a pair of shoes cost?" In front of the stall, a man wearing a bamboo hat was squatting and looking through the straw sandals. He was wearing a raincoat and a pair of torn boots under his feet.
Jiang San said: "Two coins."
"Is it okay if I give it a try?"
"OK."
The man alternated his feet and took off the boot on his left foot first. His feet were actually steaming. It turned out that the boot was broken and rainwater had entered the boot.
He was a little embarrassed, "I bought these shoes."
"It's okay." Jiang San was in a daze, still thinking about what happened back then.
The noble lady proudly said to the female shopkeeper, "What kind of eyes do I have? When I was at home, Aye and my mother-in-law said that I have a vicious eye on people. From my first glance, this lame man is a good-for-nothing."
"It's not bad." The man tried on the straw sandals, "You killed seven enemies, and you're supposed to be rewarded a lot. Why are you so miserable?"
The noble lady said harshly: "You are just a liar!"
The man raised his head, smiled and said: "Shut up!"
lady:"……"
Jiang San lowered his head, "My brother died in the battle, and I failed to protect him. I gave all the rewards to his family, and I... feel shameless."
"But no one can predict the casualties in battle!" The man thought he was a bit stubborn.
"I made a promise to his sister. If I promise someone, I must keep it. If I fail to do it, I will be shameless."
"It's not your fault."
"As a human being, you must keep your promises! Otherwise... otherwise, without your promises, this person will feel panicked."
"I see that your straw sandals are pretty good and you can make a living if you want. Then why aren't you getting married?"
Jiang San's head lowered further, "I promised her to protect her brother. Her brother is my brother. He died beside me in the battle and cut open his lower abdomen with a knife. I saved him."
, there is no way to save her... I have no face to see her."
"Then you marry another one!"
"That's not possible! I promised to marry her."
"But you don't dare to see her, why don't you marry someone else?"
Jiang San rubbed his hands, "I promised her that people should keep their words."
"Hey! Then it's time for her to get married, right?"
The lady just woke up from the shock of being scolded, strode over, and cursed: "You bitch slave, raise your head!"
She raised her hands, followed by fierce servants, ready to cheer her master on slapping this idiot.
The man looked up at Jiang San and sighed, "Are you at odds with yourself just because of this?"
Jiang San looked up and saw the lady reaching out to slap the man. Just as he was about to get up to help, the man stretched out a hand from behind and firmly held the lady's wrist.
The lady screamed, "You are all dead and you still don't help!"
But the servants and maids looked at the man blankly.
The man turned his head and looked at the woman, "It's too noisy.", and then slapped her in the face.
Snap!
Half of the lady's face was swollen.
She saw the face under the bamboo hat clearly and was stunned for a moment, "Yang Xuan!"
"I'm not familiar with you, your name is Yang Sima."
The lady's lips moved, "Yang Sima."
Jiang San saluted, "I've met Yang Sima!"
Everyone around gathered around.
"Didn't Yang Sima lead the Taiping Army to conquer Waxie? Why did he come back?"
At this moment, a burst of cheers broke out from the Zhoushe side.
Yang Xuan asked: "Where is your brother's sister?"
Jiang San lowered his head and just rubbed his hands.
"explain!"
"Right... diagonally opposite."
Yang Xuan smiled, "I'm still reluctant to give up. I've become an infatuated man."
He got up and walked over.
"Great victory!"
Cheers came from the Zhoushe side, "The Taiping Army has won a great victory, and Waxie has been destroyed."
Jiang San's body was shaken violently, "Sima..."
The lady was thinking about looking for an official husband to make the decision for her. When she heard this, her body was also shaken. The servant woman beside her whispered: "The three major ministries have existed for decades, and successive governors have been unable to solve them. Yang Xuan
I killed Vaxie in one move. Madam, this achievement will shock Chenzhou. Let’s leave quickly to avoid being recognized and hurting Mr. Lang.”
The noble lady's lips trembled. She also knew how great her contribution was in killing Vashe, and she also knew that Yang Xuan's power would rise again in the future.
"Let's go!"
The noble lady stumbled away, and the drizzle seemed not to touch her clothes, but the ground was slippery. The noble lady fell down hard, and after being helped up, she slapped the servant girl with both hands and said sharply: "I don't even help anyone."
No, what’s the use of you?!”
Yang Xuan walked outside the house diagonally opposite and knocked gently on the door.
"Who?" came a woman's voice, neither high nor low, with a somewhat deserted tone.
"Passers-by, I have something to ask my lady."
Squeak!
The door was half open, and a woman in her twenties stood inside the door, looking rather indifferent, "What's the matter?"
"Do you know Jiang San?" Yang Xuan tilted his body and pointed at Jiang San and asked.
When he saw Jiang San almost lowering his head to his crotch, Yang Xuan was sure that this woman was the real owner.
The woman glanced at Jiang San and closed the door hard.
But Yang Xuan's foot got stuck inside the door. Being pinched like this, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
It really hurts!
"I am Yang Xuan."
At this time, everyone was cheering outside, and everyone around was looking at this side. Some people even saluted Yang Xuan and shouted: "Yang Sima is mighty!"
"mighty!"
The woman blessed her body, "I have met Yang Sima."
In many cases, the official position is useful, at least it can make the person involved feel a sense of authority.
"Have you ever been married?"
The woman lowered her head and said, "Never."
"Why not marry?"
If a woman in the Tang Dynasty does not marry when she reaches the age, she will be betrothed by an official.
But the woman's brother was killed in the war, so those petty officials didn't dare to force her to do anything for her, otherwise their former army comrades would kill them.
The woman shook her head, "I don't want to get married."
Looks like there's drama.
Yang Xuan smiled and said, "I'm going to arrange a marriage for you today, are you willing?"
The woman hesitated for a moment, then Yang Xuan said: "I have seen Jiang San. He is an honest man. Although he is lame, it does not affect his work. He can still make straw sandals. If you do some more work, I think the whole family can be harmonious."
Beautiful.”
"As for men and women, it's better to have hands." Suzaku said ambiguously.
Yang Xuan's eyelids twitched. If there weren't so many people, he would really want to turn off his phone.
The woman was silent.
"Bring it here!" Yang Xuan pointed at Jiang San, and the two guards went over, but Jiang San lowered his head and refused, so he was pulled over one by one.
"Tell me, do you want to marry her?"
Jiang San was silent.
"Don't tell me, I will find a husband for her today!"
Jiang San raised his head and said, "I think so, but a villain is not worthy of it."
The woman raised her head and choked with sobs: "That year when you left your belongings and turned around and left, why did you ever look at me again?"
Jiang San rubbed his hands, "I...I don't think much of Dalang. I don't have the face to see you."
Tears fell from the woman's face, "I also know that the battlefield is ruthless. I don't blame anyone for my brother's death in the battle, I can only blame those foreigners. But you..."
Jiang San murmured: "When you cried, I became flustered. I...I didn't know what to do, so I ran away."
The old thief said in a low voice: "He is an honest man."
Yang Xuan asked the woman, "Are you willing to marry him?"
The woman said with tears in her eyes: "He doesn't even have the courage to speak. I won't marry such a person!"
Well!
Jiang San raised his head, and Yang Xuan said calmly: "Speak, ten breaths, or I will find a husband for her!"
Jiang San still feels guilty because the woman's brother died in the war, and the woman remains unmarried because of him. This is clearly the man's love and his concubine's intention, but there is a man who died in the war between them, so neither of them can speak.
Jiang San's eyes were red, his face flushed, he clenched his fists, held it in for a few times, and shouted: "If you are not a second wife, I would rather not marry her in this life."
Yang Xuan smiled and said, "In this case, I will make the decision today. You two can be husband and wife."
The woman raised her head and said, "I have been waiting for him for three years, slave..." She was choked with sobs.
This is a happy occasion, Yang Xuan said: "The old thief will buy some things later and give them to the woman as a dowry."
"Thank you Sima." Jiang San knelt down, and the woman also knelt down.
This is……
"Xiao Xuanzi, you can change your career to be a matchmaker."
Those who were watching were quite pleased.
"There is love and justice!"
"He is a good man, and that woman is also quite loyal. But thanks to Yang Sima, we can get married again."
"Even a small official doesn't care about such trivial matters. Yang Sima not only acts as a matchmaker, but also gives gifts."
"Yang Sima is a good man."
Lang Jun has won the hearts of the people well... The old thief is feeling happy stroking his beard.
Someone behind him said sadly: "Yang Sima, is this a private visit incognito?"
Well!
Yang Xuan quickly forced out a smile and turned around slowly.
"Your Majesty."
"Why secretly return to the city?"
"It's too tacky for me to think of reporting victory, so I might as well come in person."
"Then why stay?"
"The scout reported that a Lin'an Army scout got the news and rode back."
"So you came for a private visit incognito."
"Isn't this what you taught me?"
"Why do you say that?"
"Your Majesty will be in the market every once in a while, helping people solve their problems. The people affectionately call you their close friend."