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Chapter 1 Flaming Red Makeup

I was originally supposed to publish this article tonight, but in order to make up for the two weeks of waiting, I will publish half a chapter this morning. Over the past two weeks, I wanted to concentrate on writing, but unfortunately I am too busy with work and have not saved many manuscripts so far. I don’t think I will let everyone read it.

It is very enjoyable. Although it will still be updated five times a week, if there is any shortcomings in quantity, please forgive me. My new book has been published by Xinchen Publishing House. It has a traditional Chinese version. Please give me more.

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In the twenty-seventh year of the reign of Emperor Yongwu, on the border of the Northern Han Dynasty, the autumn wind was blowing, and on the road leading from Yanmen Pass to Daizhou City, a knight in red galloped on a Pegasus. The smoke was billowing, and one could only vaguely see the horse, whose fur was like blood.

The rouge horse with red mane like flames. Although the knight's whole body is blocked by the cloak and the hood, his appearance and body cannot be seen, but he can faintly see that the man is wearing a red outfit, wearing a cloak of the same color, and an ebony piece is slung across his back shoulder.

Tan bow, a bag of white feather arrows hangs next to the saddle, and the hilt inlaid with gold and jade is faintly exposed at the waist. The blade is covered by the cloak, and the style of the scabbard cannot be seen, but just seeing the hilt, you can tell that it is a golden sword.

A treasured sword that is hard to replace.

The red knight was galloping on horseback. Suddenly five knights rushed out from both sides. They were all barbarian knights with blouses. They rushed towards the red knight. When the two sides were about to collide, the red knight

He quickly opened his bow and fired arrows. The white-feathered arrows were like lightning. One bow had three arrows, and the sound of bowstrings sounded. Two knights did not expect that the red knight could actually open the bow and shoot arrows at such a short distance. They turned over and fell from their horses. But one bow and three arrows hit each other.

The red knight was a little reluctant, and the third arrow was weak and was deflected by a knight with a knife. The remaining three knights shouted loudly and attacked fiercely. The red knight had no time to fire the arrow.

I had no choice but to draw my sword to greet them. The four of them were all knights skilled in horse fighting, and the battle was fierce. Although the red knight had a sharp sword and excellent riding skills, the three barbarian knights were also brave warriors. Gradually, the red knight began to

Somewhat unable to resist. Suddenly, the knight in red suddenly shouted: "Look at the poisonous powder." He raised his left hand, and a cloud of pink smoke rushed towards the two barbarian knights. The two knights dodged left and right,

A slight opening was revealed, and the knight in red took the opportunity to urge his horse, rushed out of the encirclement, and rushed towards the road. The barbarian knights turned around and chased. Unexpectedly, just as the encirclement was about to be encircled, the knight in red picked up the reins of the horse, and the Rouge

The horse unexpectedly raised its front hooves high and turned its head, like clouds and flowing water, and ran towards Daizhou City without slowing down at all. Those barbarian knights did not expect that the red knight's riding skills would be so good, and they couldn't help but lag behind.

By the time they turned around and chased after him, they were already far behind.

The red knight looked back distressedly. The few barbarian knights were still chasing after them. The red knight gritted his silver teeth. She was not worried about her safety. Twenty miles ahead was Daizhou City. These few unknown

The barbarian knights who had sneaked in would never dare to pursue her, but if someone knew that she was traveling alone and was ambushed, she would not be able to be so free in the next few months. At this time, her eyes lit up,

There is a gray knight in front of him who is walking slowly forward. The horse is also one of the best in a hundred. The knight on the horse is also carrying a bow and arrow. Both men and women in this generation state are warriors who are familiar with bows and horses. No matter how bad the knight is, he can stop him.

Suddenly, the two of them joined forces and might be able to kill those barbarians. Thinking of this, the knight in red shouted loudly: "Brother, shoot the arrow quickly."

The knight in gray looked back in astonishment, a cold light flashed in his eyes immediately, and turned around to greet him. The yellow gelding and the knight in red passed by each other. The knight in red heard the sound of bowstrings in his ears. Just by hearing the sound of strings, the knight in red knew

This bow is not very powerful, and generally only women can use it in Daizhou. But when she heard the sound of the bow and arrow breaking through the wind, the knight in red couldn't help but be stunned. It was clearly a bow with five arrows. When she turned around on horseback, she happened to see five arrows.

The feathered arrows were arranged in an arrow formation of three in front and two in the back. One of the feathered arrows shot into the throat of a barbarian. The other two feathered arrows were just blocked by the other two people. The two following feathered arrows had already arrived.

Although the men tried hard to dodge, they only missed the vital point and both were seriously injured by arrows. The two looked at each other and galloped off, taking away their dead companions and the ownerless horses when they left.

The knight in red breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much, brother, for saving your life. Lin Tong would like to express my gratitude."

The gray-clothed knight turned around, his eyes lit up. He saw the red-clothed knight with his hair in a three-part bun, and a gold hairpin stuck next to the red silk scarf on his head. He was only sixteen or seventeen years old, and his skin was like snow, and his eyes were like snow.

She has curved eyebrows, a pair of sparkling black eyes, and her delicate pink lips are slightly upturned at the corners, making her appear naughty and charming.

The knight in red was also dumbfounded. The knight in gray was also a young man in his early twenties. He was handsome and handsome, even a little weak, but his eyebrows showed a bit of thoroughness and cynical leisure.

. This girl in red clothes usually sees big men, big and thick, and even the handsome men among them are mostly brave and handsome. Where has she seen such a delicate and handsome man? She couldn't help but blush and asked: "Who are you?"

Man, I see that you don’t look like me from the Northern Han Dynasty, you’re not a spy, are you?”

The knight in gray had calmed down and said with a smile: "Miss, this is not the way to repay a favor. How can you regard your benefactor as a spy?"

Lin Tong, the girl in red, blushed again and said: "It's one thing for you to save my life, but it's another thing for you to be a spy. If you don't tell me, I will send you to see the official."

The knight in gray deliberately exaggerated: "Oh, Princess Hongxia is indeed amazing. It seems that I saved the wrong person?"

The girl in red couldn't help but was stunned. She was the second daughter of Lin Yuanting, the Yingyang general who guarded Daizhou and Yanmen. Lin Yuanting was the head of the Daizhou family and an important minister of the Northern Han Dynasty. He was married to the eldest princess of Anqing, who gave birth to four sons.

The second daughter and four sons are all famous tiger generals. The eldest daughter Lin Bi was adopted as an adopted daughter by Liu You, the current Lord of the Northern Han Dynasty, and was given the title of Princess Jiaping. She is twenty-three years old this year.

Lin Bi is not only beautiful and intelligent, but also has outstanding martial arts and military skills. She has resisted barbarian attacks many times and made great military exploits. Marrying Lin Bi has always been the goal of the warriors of the Northern Han Dynasty, and Lin Bi also vowed that unless they are like-minded

A great hero, otherwise he will never marry. But how many people are worthy of such a woman? It was not until two years ago that Weiyuan General Long Tingfei's wife died, and Lin Bi fell into the Long family. Long Tingfei was only twenty-nine years old at the time.

, he was also handsome and mighty, held a high position, and had great military exploits. Although the Lord of the Northern Han Dynasty reused him, he could not help but be a little wary. In order to win over important ministers, marriage was naturally the best way. Lin Bi was both talented and beautiful, and was born in the royal family. Naturally,

He was the best candidate, and Long Tingfei was also a hero worthy of Lin Bi, so the marriage became a good deal. However, because Long Tingfei's wife had just passed away and he was busy fighting Dayong, the two parties agreed

Not getting married yet.

This girl in red was born like this. Although she is usually spoiled and pampered, she is not a rich lady who doesn't understand anything. If it is said that she is the princess of Hongxia, every rouge horse and Hongyi who see her in Daizhou will not miss her.

She recognized him, but this boy was obviously not a local, but he knew his identity at first sight, which made her suspicious.

Suspicious, her tone became a bit colder, and she said: "Who are you? If you don't tell the truth, don't blame me for being ruthless with the knife." As she spoke, she held the handle of the knife.

The young man was startled and quickly held up his hands and said: "Don't be angry, Princess. The common people's surname is Wang and Ji. They are not spies."

Lin Tong's expression softened slightly, she looked the boy up and down for a moment, and asked: "You don't look like a Northern Han person. Please tell me your origins clearly to this princess."

The young man smiled bitterly and said: "My lord, the grass people are from Southern Chu. They later lived in all directions. The year before last, the grass people moved to the north. Because they were good at treating horses and livestock, they mostly walked in the wild lands. I heard about Daizhou a few days ago.

This autumn, a rouge horse was set up in Daizhou, so I came to Daizhou specifically to see the prosperity of the market. Unexpectedly, I met the princess. The common people had already heard that the rouge horse of the princess was a famous BMW in Daizhou, so they recognized the princess.

, what the common people said is the truth, please let the princess know clearly."

Lin Tong looked at the young man in surprise for a long time and said: "Wang Ji, you are not the 'Bole Miracle Doctor' that is passed down by word of mouth among the barbarians. I heard that you are not only good at treating livestock, but also good at looking at horses?"

The young man smiled and said: "I don't dare to be a princess. The grassroots are indeed somewhat famous in the barbarian land. I didn't expect that the princess has heard of it."

Lin Tong said: "Of course, I am close to the barbarian land on behalf of the state, and I dare not ignore the movements of the barbarian land every day. Unfortunately, the barbarian land is vast and sparsely populated, and the tribes live in pursuit of water and grass. All kinds of information are always insufficient.

Detailed. I originally thought that the 'Miracle Physician Bole' that people call must be an old gentleman with high morals, but I didn't expect it to be so young. Wang Ji, I want to ask you, you are from Nanchu. Where did you come from?

Why would I go to a barbaric land after learning the skills of being a veterinarian and a horse teller?"

The young man smiled bitterly again and said: "Princess, you can't just say that, blocking the road is not the solution, right?"

Lin Tong was surprised to realize that there were already people walking on the road, so he said: "My princess is going to Daizhou to visit the market. Just go with me and tell me slowly on the way. You are not allowed to run away.

Otherwise, this princess will ask dad to send out an army to hunt you down."

The young man smiled and said: "The common people don't dare, the princess invites you."

The two rode their horses towards Daizhouxing. For some inexplicable reason, neither of them let their horses gallop. They just walked slowly and continued talking as they walked.

Lin Tong asked: "Wang Ji, you haven't said who you learned your skills from?" Although it was the same question, his eyes were a little less suspicious and a little more curious.

The young man seemed to be deep in thought. It was not until Lin Tong asked again that he woke up and said with a smile: "Speaking of Cao Min's master, he is a rare and strange person in the world. What he has learned is unfathomable. Cao Min was originally his old man.

There was a servant beside him, who was just lucky enough to learn some superficial skills. A few years ago, his old man dismissed many servants, and the common people were one of them. Although the common people also received a lot of gold and silver as gifts, they couldn't just sit back and rest on their laurels.

After much deliberation, the common people have no other skills but to make a living by being veterinarians. However, if this veterinary profession is in Nanchu and Dayong, it is just a way to make a living, and the common people are unwilling to be left behind.

Finally, I thought about it and realized that I can't be mediocre in my life, so I went to the barbaric land, where there are the most livestock and the most difficult and complicated diseases. If I become famous there, I will naturally become famous all over the world in the future.

There is no need to worry about livelihood. Finally, the grass is good, and I have practiced medicine for several years without making any mistakes. Although the barbarians are brave and bloodthirsty, they respect veterinarians the most, so the common people can live at ease in the barbarian land. As for the theory of Bole,

It's just that the common people recognized a few rare horses, and the news was spread by false rumors, and when it reached the ears of the princess, it was inevitably a bit exaggerated."

Lin Tong rolled his eyes and asked: "It seems that although you are young, you have traveled to many places. I, the princess, have something to ask you?"

Wang Ji bowed on his horse and said: "Princess, please inquire. If the common people know about it, they will not dare to hide it."

Lin Tong said: "You even recognize this princess, so you must have heard of my sister, Princess Jiaping Lin Bi?"

Wang Ji nodded and said: "Of course the common people have heard that Princess Jiaping is a hero among women. She led the army to defeat the invading barbarians many times. Everyone in the Northern Han Dynasty does not know the princess's famous name. I heard that the princess has been betrothed to General Long, who is exactly the same."

There is no one in the world who would not be envious of a peerless couple."

Lin Tong said proudly: "Yes, my brother-in-law is a great hero, and he is the only one in the world who can match my sister. However, I have always heard that others put a princess of Changle alongside my sister. Is there anyone else in the world who can do this?

A woman compared to my sister? I don’t believe it, but no one is willing to tell me about Princess Changle. You can’t say that you don’t know, right?”

Looking at Lin Tong's wide almond-shaped eyes, Wang Ji couldn't help but burst into laughter. It wasn't until he saw Lin Tong's expression getting more and more annoyed that he stopped smiling and said, "It's no wonder they refused to tell you that Princess Changle's

They have experienced ups and downs, and they are from Dayong, so they are unwilling to tell you."

Lin Tong said excitedly: "Then you know it, tell me quickly."

Wang Ji thought for a while and said: "The title of Princess Changle is actually Princess Changle of Ningguo. She is the eldest daughter of Emperor Li Yuan of Dayong. Her biological mother was originally a noble concubine. She was promoted to the queen three years ago. Now she has become the queen."

She is the Queen Mother. This princess has a virtuous and chaste temperament. She married me, the Crown Prince of Southern Chu, as my concubine at the age of sixteen. Later, when the crown prince ascended the throne, the princess became the mother of the Southern Chu Kingdom. In terms of status, she is naturally extremely noble."

Lin Tong asked doubtfully: "Is it for this reason that others put her and her sister together?"

Wang Ji shook his head and smiled: "Of course not. Although this princess has a noble status, it is a pity that Dayong and Nanchu are enemies. Although no one in Nanchu dares to treat her badly, this princess is afraid that she will not be happy for a moment and has lived in seclusion all year round.

Deep palace, later, in the 22nd year of Xiande in Nanchu, the ruler of the country changed to Yuanzhihua in that year, but this reign name has been abandoned. In the 23rd year of Xiande, which was the 19th year of your country's prosperity,

At that time, Li Zhi, King of Yong, led his troops to attack the capital of Southern Chu and took Princess Changle back to Dayong."

Lin Tong looked happy and said: "Is this good? The princess is not happy in Nanchu. Although I hate Dayong people, I still did a good job as the emperor of Dayong."

Wang Ji smiled and said: "Not long after the princess returned to Dayong, the king was returned to Nanchu, but he died on the way, so the emperor of Dayong wanted to find another consort for the princess. At that time, the emperor liked three people

To choose, one is Qin Qing, the son of Qin Yi, the Fuyuan general of Dayong, the other is Wei Ying, the son of Wei Guan, the prime minister of Dayong, and the other is Xiahou Yuanfeng, the deputy chief of the former bodyguard of Dayong. One of these three people is a military general.

One is a civil servant, and Xiahou Yuanfeng is both civil and military, looks like a prince, and is known as the most handsome man in Dayong. It stands to reason that no matter how high-minded Her Royal Highness the Princess is, she should have someone she likes."

Lin Tong asked excitedly: "So which one does the princess like?"

Wang Ji shook his head and said: "The princess doesn't like any of them."

Lin Tong said in surprise: "She doesn't even like it. Could it be that someone like my brother-in-law is what she likes?"

Wang Ji smiled and said: "How many people like General Long can there be in the world? People don't know whether Her Royal Highness the Princess likes heroes like General Long, but in the end Emperor Yong said that as long as the Princess likes someone,

, no matter what your status is, you can be a consort?"

Lin Tong asked curiously: "Who did Princess Changle choose in the end?"

Wang Ji sighed and said: "How can I choose this consort at will? No matter which dynasty or generation he is from, the so-called princess, the rich man, this word of happiness is the most rare. It is not just marrying into the family of a hero."

The tool to win over courtiers is to be the victim of marriage. Princess Changle and Qin Nanchu were such victims. Although she returned home by luck, Emperor Yong arranged several candidates for her consort, all of whom were from famous families. He said that the princess should be allowed to marry.

Your Highness chose your consort at will, and I am afraid that Princess Changle really has someone you like. Either she will be killed by Emperor Yong, or she will be assassinated by some of the other princes who were not chosen. Moreover, although the matter of becoming the prince is extremely glorious, for a true hero, it may not be possible.

But you will feel that you are unwilling to give in to the heroic grave in the gentle countryside. So in the end, Princess Changle remained silent and gritted her teeth and refused to choose a son-in-law. Later, Emperor Yong decreed that the princess betrothed to Wei Ying, but Princess Changle would rather become a monk than

In the end, the emperor had no choice but to let her observe the festivities and not marry. At that time, there were rumors that Princess Changle might be grateful for the kindness of the Lord of Southern Chu and wanted to observe the festivities for the Lord."

Lin Tong did not speak this time, but his eyes showed disapproval.

Wang Ji knew that this was because the Northern Han Dynasty was located on the border and young and strong men were easy to die in battle. Therefore, in order to maintain the population, widows were not encouraged to observe the festival. He did not say anything and continued: "Later, people guessed that the princess's eyes were as bright as a torch.

You can see through a person's loyalty and future at a glance, so I don't want to choose a prince-in-law from those young talents."

Lin Tong couldn't help but asked: "How do you say this?"

Wang Ji smiled and said: "The princess must not remember that in the 21st year of its prosperity, which was the 25th year of its power, there was civil strife in Dayong. The then prince Li An committed treason and was later forced to commit suicide.

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Lin Tong said: "I remember that my sister and her brother-in-law got engaged that year, but my brother-in-law was busy sending troops to attack Dayong, so the wedding has been delayed until now."

Wang Ji said: "The Prime Minister Wei Ying participated in the rebellion and later escaped with Fengyimen. Now he has no idea where he is. However, he implicated his father and committed suicide. If the Emperor of Dayong hadn't cared about his father's contribution,

, I am afraid that even the nine tribes will suffer. The Qin Qing Qin general married the wrong person. His wife Jingjiang Princess Li Hanyou was rebellious and attempted to assassinate Princess Changle. However, the Qin general was killed by his wife, and it is said that Feng

The reason why Yimen succeeded in forcing the palace to rebel was because General Qin was deceived by his wife."

Wang Ji paused for a moment, picked up the water bag next to the saddle and drank some water. Lin Tong took the opportunity to ask: "What about the one named Xiahou Yuanfeng?"

Wang Ji thought for a while and said: "How should I put it? This person has now become the new king's new king. Although he is still the deputy general manager, there are rumors that King Yong has established a 'Mingjian Department' in the inner court in recent years.

This Xiahou Yuanfeng is the person in charge of Mingjian Division. The common people don't know what Mingjian Division does, but they just heard that if the civil servants and generals of Dayong heard the name of Mingjian Division, most of them would frown. Thinking about this

Xiahou Yuanfeng is not a good candidate for a consort, right?"

Lin Tong heard this and asked: "So, this Princess Changle is really smart, but if she can compete with my sister based on this, I won't accept it."

Wang Ji was about to answer when his expression suddenly changed and he said: "Princess! There is -" behind you.

Lin Tong was startled and couldn't help but look back, only to see a few feet away, a female knight wearing a green riding costume and a yellow cloak embroidered with a brocade phoenix was looking at him with a slight smile.

The female knight is probably in her twenties, and her appearance is 70% similar to Lin Tong's. However, she has long eyebrows, majestic phoenix eyes, graceful appearance, and demeanor that is far superior to Lin Tong. The female knight is twenty feet behind her.

Outside, there were eight knights, four men and four women, all standing motionless on their horses.

When the female knight saw that Lin Tong had noticed her, she smiled and said, "Tong'er, you sneaked out again."

Lin Tong screamed: "Sister." Then she jumped up from the horse and threw herself into the arms of the woman in green clothes. The female knight stretched out her hand and happened to hold Lin Tong's delicate hand. Lin Tong used her strength.

He turned around, landed on the saddle of the woman in green clothes, and sat gently and skillfully in the woman's arms. With a bright smile on his face, he said: "Sister, Tong'er just wants to see the excitement."

The woman in green clothes smiled slightly, a hint of doting flashed in her eyes, and then her eyes fell on Wang Ji.

Wang Ji was startled. He quickly turned over and dismounted, prostrated himself and said, "Wang Ji, the common man, please pay homage to Your Highness the Princess."

The woman in green clothes, Princess Lin Bi of Jiaping, stretched out her hand to help her, and said kindly: "Excuse me, it must be Tong'er asking you about Princess Changle, right? I heard that you speak elegantly and know all the treasures, so I think you must be well aware of the inside story.

Already."

Lin Tong took her sister's arm and said: "Sister, he is the miracle doctor Bole who is widely rumored among the barbarians. I pestered him asking questions, and he saved my life just now. Sister, please don't blame him wrongly."

Hearing Lin Tong's words, the look in Lin Bi's eyes became much gentler, but there was also a bit of doubt. She bowed lightly on the horse and said: "It turns out to be Divine Doctor Wang. I heard that Divine Doctor Wang is good at treating horses. I am

The palace has long heard that the two fish that slipped through the net have been captured by me. They originally wanted to take advantage of the crowds of people coming and going in the market to intercept the general's spies. Thank you Mr. Wang for saving my sister."

Wang Ji said respectfully: "The common people dare not thank you as Your Highness. It is not worth mentioning for such a small effort. If there is nothing else, please allow the common people to say goodbye."

Upon hearing this, Lin Tong tugged on her sister's sleeves anxiously. Lin Bi said calmly: "Mr. Wang, I just heard you talk about Princess Changle's deeds. I am also very interested. You might as well continue talking and let me know.

I listen to this."

Wang Ji smiled bitterly. With Lin Bi's status, she was probably familiar with Princess Changle's anecdotes, but since she said this, what could she do? At that moment, she had no choice but to get on the horse and the group continued to walk slowly towards Daizhou.


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