"I'm exhausted, I'm exhausted. I asked Brother Zhang, when can I climb to that ruined temple?" Zhang Xiaolangjun rubbed his waist, leaned against a pine tree, and complained bitterly.
"Young man, why are you shouting? When I was your age, I could kill a tiger with my bare hands." Zhang Shouyu climbed up the mountain without looking back, leaving a joke.
Zhang Yanji rolled his eyes and muttered in a low voice: "You are just here to fool us."
It is not an exaggeration to say that this is a ruined temple.
The temple's plaque hangs crookedly in the air, weeds have grown between the thresholds, and the red paint in front of the wooden door has long since peeled off.
"Brother Zhang, would that master really live in such a ruined temple?" Li Kuo frowned and raised his head and asked.
"You don't understand this. The more masters you are, the more you live in seclusion in grass huts in the woods and ruined temples in the mountains. They have already seen through the fame and fame in the world and don't care about these external things." Zhang Shouyu tilted his head and said casually.
"Oh." Li Kuo responded softly and followed Zhang Shouyu towards the door.
Gently pushing open the old wooden door, there was a puff of gray dust.
"Cough, cough." Zhang Yanji covered his mouth and nose and said, "How long has this place been unoccupied? Master is not particular at all."
"Be careful!" Li Kuo glanced at his friend and walked through the door.
"Is there anyone there?" Zhang Shouyu shouted in a circle, but no one answered.
"Could it be that Master Wu Nian has traveled far away again?" Zhang Shouyu muttered silently and walked towards the main hall.
There was a wisp of smoke in the hall, thinking that food had just been cooked. Zhang Yanji touched his shriveled belly and ran towards the hall resolutely...
Naturally, there is no Master Wu Nian in the hall. A Buddha statue with a broken arm, two hunters with haggard faces, and three moldy futons are all the objects in this main hall. Without the carved beams and painted pillars, and the sandalwood incense, even if
Even the most devout believers cannot connect this scene with the Buddhist holy land.
After all, the Buddha also needs to fill his stomach. If the sesame oil money is short, the Buddha will not starve and freeze?
The injured hunter had already woken up. He simply ate the vegetarian meal prepared by Master Wu Nian, and his complexion gradually improved. The tall hunter lowered his head in shame and said, "It's all my fault that I have caused trouble to my elder brother. If I hadn't insisted on hunting in the mountains,
Brother, you won’t be hurt either.”
The injured Orion squeezed out a smile and patted his brother on the shoulder: "There is no way to avoid disaster. These are all determined by fate. Even if I don't encounter the black blind man in this mountain, I will encounter danger elsewhere.
.Instead of being stabbed by the Tubo barbarians on the battlefield, it is better to let the black blind man break this disaster."
"Brother...I..." The tall man wanted to say something, but finally sighed and remained silent.
Zhang Shouyu walked quickly towards the two hunters, wanting to inquire about the whereabouts of Master Wu Nian, but was stunned when he got closer. The injured hunter was none other than his deputy, Li Lin.
It turned out that these two men were not hunters, but two brothers who went hunting in the mountains.
"Old Li, why are you here?" Zhang Shouyu hurriedly stepped forward to check on Li Lin's injury.
"General!" Li Lin made a gesture and tried to get up, but he happened to pull the wound and let out a sad hiss.
"Don't move and speak slowly." Zhang Shouyu hurriedly helped Li Lin down and said softly.
"Hey, it's a long story." Li Lin shook his head and said, "I asked you to take leave these days to recuperate at home, but the second child is restless and insists on going to the mountains to hunt roe deer. What can I do about his stubborn temper?"
Is that true? We simply changed into hunter’s clothes and went hunting with him in the mountains. We were also unlucky, and we met a black bear in the mountain col. The female bear was in the period of giving birth, and she was very violent and turned towards us.
I came running wildly. My horse was frightened and threw me to the ground. The blind man hit me on the chest and slapped me. If my second brother hadn't shot the blind man in both eyes in time, the consequences would have been disastrous."
After listening to his beloved general's story, Zhang Shouyu was angry and laughing, and looked at Li Lin's second brother carefully.
"Young man, what's the big number called?"
"Li Sheng, the word is a good weapon." The young man bit down the name of his cousin very hard, for fear that Zhang Shouyu would not know that he had performed the crowning ceremony. (Note 2)
"Well, you shot the black blind man with two arrows in a row?" Zhang Shouyu cleared his throat and looked at the young man in front of him with amusement.
"It's me! The elder brother I caused has suffered and deserves to die. The black blind man is thick-skinned and thick-skinned. It's useless to shoot him anywhere else. The only way is to shoot him in the eyes and make him become a real blind man!" Li Sheng straightened up.
Chest said.
"Oh?" Zhang Shouyu was surprised. There are very few people in the army who can shoot consecutive arrows. Even a great general like General Xue Rengui can only shoot three arrows in a row. This man can actually shoot two arrows in a row and blind a black bear.
He couldn't help but be surprised by his eyes! (Note 3)
"At such a young age, he has such skills, not bad!" Zhang Shouyu nodded and praised.
Li Sheng seemed to be very confident in his archery skills. He raised his head and said proudly: "That's natural. In this Longyou Road, if my archery skills are ranked second, no one would dare to claim to be first!"
Zhang Shouyu's face suddenly turned cold and he said, "But do you know that just because you insisted on hunting, my most capable lieutenant was seriously injured? How should this account be settled?"
Li Sheng didn't expect Zhang Shouyu to mention this matter, and he pursed his lips and said: "I have already apologized to my eldest brother, what else can I do? Besides, this is a family matter between the two of us brothers, why are you, an outsider, interfering?"
Zhang Shouyu grabbed Li Sheng's wrist and said, "Boy, do you really think this is your family matter? The Battle of Hehuang is about to begin. If you harm a general of our army first, what crime should you do?"
Li Sheng was suddenly grabbed by the wrist like a child by Zhang Shouyu. He felt extremely humiliated. He struggled but could not get away. He was extremely angry and said bitterly: "Then what do you want? I just do as you are told."
Zhang Shouyu nodded and said, "You are somewhat responsible. Well, I won't embarrass you and you can join our army. When the Battle of Hehuang is over, I will return your freedom."
Li Sheng raised his eyebrows and said: "What's so difficult about this? I think my Li family has been a general in Longyou, Hexi Province for generations, and joining the army is very common. If my grandfather hadn't blocked it and wanted to leave a safe incense for the Li family, I would have gone
He joined the army at the age of 10!"
Zhang Shouyu raised his hands and laughed and said: "What a good boy, you are worthy of being a general. One year, I will lend you one year of freedom. If you don't want to be a soldier by then, everything is up to you!" Zhang Shouyu waved his hand and said cheerfully.
"A deal?" Li Sheng's eyes were stern, full of determination.
"It's a deal!" Zhang Shouyu slapped Li Sheng on the shoulder and paused slightly: "However, you can't inherit your eldest brother's military position. You have to start from the top of the army. I think you can go to Li Kuodu
Let your subordinates do their work." Li Kuo was Zhang Shouyu's favorite young general, so he assigned this talent to the young man without hesitation.
"That's natural. I, Li Sheng, will rely on my own strength to become rich and powerful, and I don't need anyone else's protection!"
"Welcome to Tongwu Camp!" Li Kuo invited with one arm and a friendly face.
Note 1: Black bears mate from June to July every year, and bear cubs are usually born between December and March of the following year. Female bears during pregnancy can be quite cruel and very aggressive.
Note 2: Li Sheng, courtesy name Liangqi, was born in Lintan, Taozhou (now Lintan County, Gansu). He was a famous patriotic general in the Middle Tang Dynasty who was as famous as Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi.
Crowning Ceremony: In ancient times, men performed a crowning ceremony when they were twenty years old to signify their adulthood.
Note 3: "New Book of Tang Dynasty. Biography of Xue Rengui": "Deputy Zheng Rentai was appointed as the general manager of the Tiele Road march. At that time, there were more than 100,000 soldiers of nine surnames. He ordered dozens of knights to challenge him. Rengui fired three arrows and killed three people at every turn. So
The captives were so frightened that they all surrendered... The song in the army goes like this: 'The general set the Tianshan Mountains with three arrows, and the strong men marched into Hanguan with a long song.'"
ps: It is said that Li Sheng debuted very early. He was appreciated by Wang Zhongsi, the governor of Hexi Province at the age of 18. I really admire him and really want to use pen and ink to describe this man. Fortunately, he was only 21 years old in the 7th year of Tianbao.
, the age is just right. This is a fictional novel. For the needs of the plot, his debut period has been pushed back a few years. His grandfather and father were both military generals, and they were good at riding and shooting. It would be a waste not to join the army, so I let Li
Kuo took him in... The plot requires it, and I'm here to tell him to float him away...
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