How many times rose flowers

This morning, Jixue was thinking about the art of war taught to her by General Xie Qiong, when she saw Li Bai running towards her from a distance, her cheeks flushed.

"Hey, Miss Li Bai's face is full of red, she must have met a peach blossom." Jixue has been in the camp for a long time, and she is already used to joking with the soldiers.Seeing Li Bai's state at this time, he couldn't help joking.

"Master Gantang has come to the camp." Li Bai said shyly.

"Who is 'Gantang'?" Jixue was at a loss.She is also a half-reader, knowing a few lines of poetry. Isn't the word "Gantang" in "The Book of Songs Zhaonan"?

Cover Fu and Gantang, don't cut down, don't cut down, and call Bo's scorpion.

Jixue never imagined that someone would use this as a name, although it is also very elegant.

"A Nian, why don't we go and have a look?" Li Bai was full of expectation.

So, Jixue was dragged by her almost forcefully to go to the main tent to visit Mr. Gantang.

They were waiting outside the tent, not long after, a person in the tent raised the curtain and leaned out.Several soldiers followed behind him.That person was wearing plain clothes, with his back to the two of them, it was Gan Tang.

Gan Tang explained something to the others, seemed to have noticed them, turned around and walked towards them.Jixue saw his face - his eyes were starry, his features were handsome but not harsh, and when the corners of his mouth were raised, he always gave off a gentle feeling.

The people on Mo are like jade, and the son is unparalleled in the world.

What a glorious person.Ren Shixue couldn't help sighing.Li Bai's cheeks were very red, he hid behind Ji Xue, not saying a word, his eyes glanced at Gan Tang from time to time.

"Under Gantang, your Excellency is Jixue, Commander of the 27th Battalion?" Gantang greeted with a smile as if he didn't see Li Bai behind her.

"Your Majesty, I don't dare to be that. You can just call the last general by his name." Jixue winked at Li Bai behind him, and Li Bai hurriedly stood up and introduced himself: "My lord, Li Bai is a good friend of the commander."

"Ji Xue, do you know where the curtain is?" Gan Tang asked with a smile on his lips.

"The last general will take you there. Young master, please." Jixue felt that Li Bai's eager gaze was approaching a little bit, and added: "Li Bai, are you going?"

You can't ask for anything.

The curtain is not far from here, just a few steps away.At that time, General Xie Qiong was discussing the art of war with several lieutenants inside.I saw Young Master Gantang bowing respectfully outside the tent, saying: "Father."

Xie Qiong responded and told the three of them to come in together.

Jixue looks at Li Bai in disbelief, and Li Bai is also at a loss.Are you kidding me, this man is the son of her master Xie Qiong?

"Jixue, Gan Tang is here, how about you and him?" Xie Qiong took out a sword, and the silver light on the sword was absolutely extraordinary.

Xie Qiong: "This sword was forged by a famous craftsman of our time. This commander will give the sword to anyone of you who wins."

Without saying a word, Jixue drew out the sword at his waist.Seeing Li Bai winking at her all the time, he seemed afraid that she would hurt Gan Tang.Gan Tang also took out his saber.The name of the sword is "Zhao Nan", which is really the same as his name, very casual.

The two stepped outside the camp, both eager to try.

Suddenly, Zhao Nan unsheathed and attacked Jixue Mingmen, Jixue held the saber against the sword, but was not so lucky, the saber was broken in two because it hit the too hard Zhaonan sword.

Jixue simply took materials from the local area, turned around and took a piece of hard tree branch, and used it as a sword for the time being.Holding the branches in Jixue's hands, one person and one branch moved as fast as a sword, before Li Bai could see the shadow clearly, they moved to Gan Tang's side.

It was still the same style of Flowing Cloud Sword Pofeng.

Compared with Jixue's Liuyun Fourteenth Form, Zhao Nanjian was a little slower.The branch was already lying across Gantang's neck.

Li Bai was so anxious that he was about to shout out.General Xie Qiong smiled slightly: "The victory has been decided."

"I heard that Liuyun's fourteenth form is famous for its speed and is not restricted by weapons. I can see it today, and it is true." Gan Tang bowed.

"It's just that I took advantage of the weapon. The branch is very light, so my speed is naturally faster." Ji Xue replied.

General Xie Qiong couldn't bear to see them flattering each other, coughed, and said, "This sword belongs to Jixue. Gantang, do you have any objections?"

"I already have the Zhaonan Sword, so why do I need other weapons?" Gan Tang said bluntly.

Jixue took the heavy sword and took a deep breath.That sword is not heavy, it can even be considered light, and it just matches the speed of Liuyun's fourteen moves. It can be seen that Master has specially considered it.

Xie Qiong: "Jixue, give the sword a name."

Silently, I go up to the west building alone, the moon is like a hook, and the lonely phoenix tree is locked in the deep courtyard in autumn ([-]).When Jixue saw the sycamore tree a few miles away from the main tent, he suddenly thought of this poem.

His Excellency Jixue, commander of the 27th Battalion, once again had a whim, looked at the hilt inlaid with jasper, and said, "This sword should be called 'Qingqiu'."

……

The war lasted three years in a flash.Another good spring, Jixue and Gantang had become the two lieutenants in the camp at that time.A year ago, Jixue accidentally discovered a few plants of Nepenthenia on the edge of the battlefield, and under her research, they became the anesthetic "Zuihuayin" used in the military.

Recently, the war has gradually become victorious.On this day, Jixue rarely wants to go out of the barracks.General Xie Qiong wished that she would go out more to relax, so of course he did.

Li Bai took Jixue to a clothing store and chose a white cloud pattern robe for her.Jixue refuses in every possible way, but she can't hold her back, so she agrees to try on the clothes.

Jixue changed into a long robe behind the curtain of the tailor shop, looked at the bronze mirror, and tied her messy hair back into a ponytail.Then he walked up to the two of them cautiously.

Gan Tang and Li Bai were both taken aback.They all knew that Jixue was a woman disguised as a man, but Jixue hadn't dressed up much in the barracks these years, so when they saw the handsome young man in front of them, they didn't know what to say.

Jixue thought it was not good-looking, and was in a hurry to replace it, but heard Li Bai say, "A Nian, it's really good-looking."

So they paid the silver taels, and the three of them stepped into the street again.From time to time on the street, there are girls who look enthusiastically at Jixue, and she can't help but feel a little embarrassed.After all, she is a woman disguised as a man, how can she accept these gazes calmly?

"A Nian, today is your birthday," Li Bai said, "Let me treat you to longevity noodles."

Jixue was startled.After staying in the camp for too long, she got used to carelessness, almost forgot that today is her birthday, unexpectedly Li Bai would still remember it.

The three found a noodle shop, sat down and ordered a bowl of noodles, and ate with relish.

Not far away, a child in his early ten years was running on the street, and accidentally bumped into Jixue.The little girl was so anxious that she was about to cry, because a group of people behind her were chasing after her.

She pulled Jixue's sleeve pitifully, as if she was about to cry in a second.Jixue glanced at the person who was about to catch up, and motioned for her to hide.

The little girl squatted down behind her.

Those chasing her saw Jixue and Gantang, shook their heads, turned around and walked away with a little fear.Seeing them leaving, the little girl got up boldly.

Looking at the little girl's face, Jixue felt familiar, but couldn't remember who she was.Just as she was about to say something, the little girl ran away as if fleeing, leaving only one sentence: "Thank you, sister."

At the other end of the street, those chasing the little girl turned a few corners and walked into the compartment of a teahouse.The candlelight in the cubicle was dim, and a man in black was standing against the light, unable to see his expression clearly.

"My lord, my subordinates are not doing their job effectively, please be punished by my lord."

"She ran away again?" The man frowned.

"Yes. I followed her to the street, and she disappeared. At that time, the two lieutenants of the human race were also there. I was afraid of revealing my identity, so I came back to report to you first."

"Trash. Even a child with 'Butterfly Dream' in his body can't be looked down upon." The man looked extremely displeased, he made a gesture, and Jiuyouqi, who was hiding in the dark, immediately shot an arrow in the back of his sleeve, killing them.

……

It was dusk when Jixue and his party returned to the barracks.The soldiers were very relieved to see that Jixue finally took off the military uniform that had not changed for thousands of years.

General Xie Qiong seemed a little absent-minded.When he was young, he retreated from everyone, leaving only Jixue and Gantang, saying that he had something to explain.

"Master, Jixue sees that you are very worried, but what happened to the front line?" Jixue asked.

"Ji Xue, Gan Tang, how do you think this world can be peaceful?" General Xie Qiong asked instead of answering.

Jixue and Gantang were silent and did not answer.But I heard General Xie Qiong say loudly: "Wenchen officials don't love money, military officials don't hesitate to die, and the world is at peace⑵!"

As the sun was setting, Xie Qiong stood under the old sycamore tree who didn't know how old it was, facing the light.The sun seemed to emanate from him.Not far away, a few lone geese soared across the sky and flew into the distance.

"The last general is willing to follow the general and protect the peace of the world." Ji Xue and Gan Tang said in unison.

At this moment, they seemed to be the only light in the world, illuminating the sunny path leading to peace.This is their oath, and it is also the belief they have pursued throughout their lives.

General Xie Qiong smiled lightly.He didn't speak, but just handed a document to the two of them.

Jixue and Gan Tang took the document, which was a letter of surrender—a letter of surrender from the ghost clan.

Then I heard Xie Qiong say: "This time the ghost clan is negotiating peace, I always feel uneasy in my heart."

This sentence is like a basin of cold water pouring down from the top of the head.Ji Xue and Gan Tang couldn't laugh anymore.Gan Tang asked: "Father is saying that this time the ghost tribe negotiated a peace, maybe there is fraud?"

Xie Qiong nodded, "That's why I'm so worried today. The ghost clan said that after three days, the leader will come in person and meet me at the tea house on Jingzhou West Street to discuss the specific matters of the peace."

The spirit of spring is strong, the sycamore trees are green in color, and the leaves are swaying with the wind in the sun, growing wantonly.

This sycamore tree is said to have been planted by General Xie Qiong's grandfather's grandfather.At that time, the Xie family was just an ordinary small farmer, and Jingzhou City was still a small village.

This is Xie Qiong's hometown.However, General Xie Qiong was used to fighting everywhere, and this time when he returned to Jingzhou City, he just built the barracks next to the plane tree.

But deep down in his heart, he must be homesick.

When his wife died that year, General Xie Qiong held back his tears and took his son Gan Tang to the frontier fortress for ten years.If it wasn't for the ghost clan's invasion, maybe Xie Qiong would never return to Jingzhou City for the rest of his life.

Now it's all right, the world is finally going to be peaceful, but why is there always a faint sadness in his heart?Xie Qiong couldn't figure it out, so naturally no one could.

In a blink of an eye, it was time for peace talks.The two parties agreed not to bring too many people, so General Xie Qiong led his apprentice Jixue, and the two went to the teahouse agreed by the ghost clan.

The leader of the ghost clan "kept his promise", and he was the only one with two Jiuyou riders in the compartment.Jiuyouqi is an elite soldier of the leader of the ghost clan, and also a secret guard. It is conceivable that the force value is self-defense. As a ghost, he himself does not believe it.

Even so, Jixue and Xie Qiong greeted Li very politely.The leader of the ghost clan also bowed in return.

The two sat on the wooden chair opposite the leader of the ghost clan.Taking a closer look, although the leader of the ghost clan is old, he can still see the demeanor of the past, especially those eyes, which are breathtaking.

Jixue inexplicably felt that these eyes were very familiar, but couldn't remember where she saw them.She just felt that the eyes she had seen were equally breathtaking, but they were clean and bright—although she couldn't remember who had the same eyes.

"This is the treaty drawn up by me. Please have a look at it, General." The leader of the ghost clan smiled and handed the documents on the case to Xie Qiong.It has to be said that in terms of fake smiles, if the leader of the ghost clan dares to be the second, then the future Ninth Princess will definitely dare to be the first.

It's a pity that no one knows the current situation now. General Xie Qiong took the document and looked inside and out several times, with a solemn expression.

"Master, what do you think?" Jixue asked in a low voice.

"Use southern Xinjiang as a trade zone between the human race and the ghost race? Oh, that group of northwestern Tartars also said so." General Xie Qiong fixed his eyes on the leader of the ghost race and smiled contemptuously.

Of course the leader of the ghost clan knew there was something in his words.Because the second day after the group of northwestern Tartars proposed to use northern Xinjiang as a common trade zone, General Xie Qiong led his soldiers straight to the opponent's camp. The opponent was so frightened that he hurriedly changed the treaty and bowed his head to the king of the Central Plains.

"Don't worry, general. In order to show our sincerity, I have a big gift for you." The leader of the ghost clan was not angry, "Bring it up."

Two Jiuyou riders came up with a girl in red.The girl is only 12 years old, but she can vaguely see her beautiful appearance in the future - Jixue frowned, that is the girl who ran away on the street that day.Wait, these almond eyes, she is... Ah Jiu?

Jixue finally knew why she saw the leader of the ghost clan familiarly.Because the leader of the ghost clan has a pair of almond eyes that are almost exactly the same as Ah Jiu, the difference is that the leader of the ghost clan has fierce eyes, while Huaci's is brilliant.

In a daze, the leader of the ghost clan said: "This is my daughter, the nine princesses of the ghost clan, Huaci. Huaci, salute the general."

Huaci saluted respectfully, and always dodged a little when his eyes met Jixue.She knew that the soldiers of the human race hated the ghost race the most.

Xie Qiong: "What does the leader mean by this?"

"Huaci is twelve years old, and I have always wanted to visit the human race, but I have no acquaintances, so I asked the general to take care of me." The leader of the ghost clan pushed Huaci forward a few steps.

The implication of this is that I will send you a proton as a weight for you and me to sign a peace treaty.

The two clans reached a consensus and immediately signed a peace treaty, and the leader of the ghost clan left with his subordinates.One of the younger Jiuyouqi seemed a bit impatient, and turned his gaze back to Huaci, who met his eyes and made a mouth shape: don't worry.The man also left with the leader.

Xie Qiong and Jixue returned to the barracks, and took His Royal Highness Ninth Princess of the ghost clan to bid farewell.Hua Cisheng had a good appearance, and when the soldiers in the camp were guessing whose daughter she was, they learned that this lady seemed to have a lot of friendship with Vice-General Jixue.

Jixue put Huaci and Li Bai in the tent next to the 27th Battalion, in a separate room.Just came out of Huaci's camp, but heard some soldiers gossiping:

"Have you heard that Mr. Yuxu brought another young lady back?"

"That's a good thing, we brothers, who have been single for so long, will finally be able to one day..."

"What nonsense, that's Mr. Yuxu's person, how can you and I think about it?"

For some reason, Jixue always felt that there was something wrong with this conversation.It took a while to realize, when did there be another "Yuxu Jun" in the camp?Whose nickname is this, why has she never heard of it?

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⑴From Li Yu's "Happy Meeting: Going to the West Building Alone Without Words"

⑵From "Song History·Yue Fei Biography"