burning nations

Chapter 4 Tan Yang
"Boda has been eager to learn since he was a child. For a while, every time I went to him, he was always in the study. There seemed to be endless books. Kneading at will, but I don’t know the depth. Looking back now, it seems that there is a shallow groove between Boda and me.”

A few years later, another hero, Lin Yang, recorded in his memoirs the first meeting of his best friend Tan Yang.

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The setting sun entered the room through the skylight made of dragon-patterned wood on the roof, and the afterglow sprinkled on the young and immature face in front of the desk. The sudden change was raging.

The shoes made of fish skin made of black rubber under the sea step on the floor made of a rare species of willow wood. The fragrant wood chair backs up and stands up. The straight trousers made of fluff on the ribs of Hangzhou swan are dragged to the ground. Quanzhou imported the clothes made of Tusk cloth from the Tucharian camel country in the west, so that the colorful patterns embroidered with seven kinds of color threads stayed in their proper positions.

Being interrupted from studying and thinking, the child was very angry. He left the study to calm down, sat on the bearskin sofa in the living room, and raised his head to relieve the soreness in his neck.

Yinghao is different from ordinary people. Zhang Yaya is like this. She has been a man since she was a child and is rebellious. Tan Yang is different from ordinary people. She has strict requirements on clothing, what to do, and what to wear.When you study, you should wear school clothes and soft-soled leather shoes; when you eat, you should wear dinner clothes and thousand-layer cloth shoes; when you ride horses, you should wear horse clothes, breeches, and riding boots; Wearing a gown embroidered with gold thread on the cuffs of Tan's guardian bird, and wearing shallow cloud shoes; even Chu Gong has a special suit
Although the nobles of the entire empire pay attention to clothing, wearing qualified clothes in qualified places is a compulsory course for imperial nobles, but when it comes to the requirements for clothing, the selection of fabrics, what the fabrics are, who makes them, where they are made, etc... ...There is no one in the entire empire who is more perverted than Tan Yang!
There is a saying in the aristocratic circle: women's clothes can hold ten cabinets; Tan Yang's clothes can fill a manor.

This is really not a joke, because Tan Yang now has as many as [-] pieces of ready-made clothes, and in addition, he is in the development stage, so he rushes to make new clothes every year, and the money invested is gone!

In addition to the requirements for clothing, Tan Yang, compared to other noble children, does not need a maid to serve him, which is rare among the new generation of upper-class nobles, almost the only one!

"My generation will lead the empire forward, let the empire's territory expand infinitely, and restore the glory of the ancient empire. Being served by servants, I can't wear clothes, socks, brush my teeth, or wash my face. I'm afraid of suffering and getting tired. Not to touch the water, this is corrupting the will of our generation, how can we talk about the horse and fight! How can we talk about inheriting the will of our ancestors?"

At that time, Tan Yang, who was three or four years old, finished talking to his father in a childlike and righteous voice, and there was no servant to serve him anymore.

Of course, clothes and bedding are still needed, after all, they are nobles.

I have been studying for so long that I didn't even notice that my lips were dry. When I stopped, I felt that my throat was about to smoke, and I couldn't even speak.Sit up, grab the golden pot on the cloud-patterned table, pour the clear yellow water up to the rim of the silver cup, and drink it all in one gulp.The sweet tea water quenches the fire and quenches the thirst. The fire in the lungs is extinguished, and the body is chilly.

Tan Yang is self-disciplined. He glanced at the hour hand on the grandfather clock, kicked up, packed his clothes and returned to the room. After a while, a man wearing a large martial arts robe came out of the bedroom, with circles of white cloth on his calf. Surrounded by strips, Miro is a heroic young man with fingerless gloves on both hands.

Stepping forward, the cyan skirt in front of the crotch swayed, swayed to the shooting range, walked up to the tall shooting platform and stood still, took the finger wrench made of Mo Baoyu from the west trade, and opened a mini version with difficulty. The golden lacquer carved bow, bowed into a crescent, opened like a full moon, held the arrow, and raised his arms horizontally.

Two hours later, Tan Yang walked down from the shooting platform in a collapsed state, his arms seemed to have been cut short of nerve cords, and he could never lift them up.200 meters away in the shooting range, an arrow cluster of peacock's colorful tail feathers shot through the iron-inlaid helmet, and most of the arrow body was buried in the helmet. If it was a living person, the pituitary gland would have pierced through.

The water that was almost condensed was absorbed by the silk cloth and rubbed against Tan Yang's sweaty body. His blood-boiling body touched the cold towel, alternating hot and cold, water and fire attacking each other, and his young body became stronger with such an attack.

Putting on a dress, Tan Yang walked into the living room in a gentlemanly manner.The living room is large, but not extravagant. The thousand-year-old picture scrolls on the wall, many original works of famous painters, and five hundred tables and chairs that can be traced back to seven or eight generations ago all show the unfathomable family of the Tan family in Daizhou. accumulation.

The nouveau riche is not scary, at most it is a battleship Bismarck; what is scary is this kind of family with a long heritage and has been active on the stage, this is Noah's Ark!

"Father."

I have seen Li, no more than three centimeters away from the left shoulder, no more than [-] degrees of bending at the waist, and the guardian bird on the chest is attached to the palm of Tan Yang. How perfect is Tan Yang, like a work of art.

"My son is here, take a seat."

Tan Yang's father, Tan Fang, is a gentle and kind-hearted elder who always puts a kind smile on his cheek no matter who he talks to, but no one knows that Tan Fang used to be the general of Dongshi in the imperial capital. For law and order, five-color water and fire sticks of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth were set up, and thousands of businessmen, bullies, and gangsters were killed by the stick!During Tan Fang's tenure, the law and order in Dongshi was good, and the patrol soldiers were almost a decoration.Later, Tan Fang was transferred to be the prefect of the frontier, and planned to kill [-] northern barbarian rangers with [-] prefecture and county soldiers, and persuade the seven northern barbarian tribes to return to Zhagu in the south and become famous all over the world.Ruthless and vicious, as cunning as a fox, is Tan Fang's true nature!

"Father, which family's distinguished guest is here today?" Looking at the clansmen who had already gathered and chatted, Tan Yang asked with a smile and doubts.

The battle of today's banquet is held only when guests of the same level come to the door.This is easy to distinguish, just look at the Queen Beeswax and Longchen Sandalwood.

"It's because my father forgot to remind me. Today is the Lin family of Qinzhou, Lingnan Road. Before Lin Zhen, he helped Qi Shuai to destroy the forest people. He also helped Qi Shuai to destroy the forest people. He also helped govern the prefectures and counties. Later, he was recommended by Qi Shuai and became the master." The center of the empire, so a tribe of people went north to Beijing."

It was very rare for Tan Yang's stiff face to show joy from the inside out, and a kind of restless enthusiasm fermented in his chest. Tan Fang saw the drastic change in his son's mentality at a glance.

"Lin Zhen's heirs have all entered Beijing."

Tan Yang is a good student. As a father, he can rest assured in his studies. What he hopes more is that he is the best son. He will not become a boring pot and have a friend who can talk to him and vent his emotions.

It is best to develop this friend into a confidant, a friend who will kill each other!

Although the Lin family in Qinzhou, the upper-level family, came to Beijing and left Beijing intermittently, the influence in the central government was not as good as that of a lower-level family, but in Lingnan, in the Linren tribe, and even in Jiangnan Road, the Lin family's influence was deep and deep. The relationship with the Southern Border Army is inextricably linked, and as an ally, there is a combination of powerful forces in one place. The benefits of the Tan family are not only one plus one equals two!

At this time, on the outskirts of the Imperial Capital, a boy who is handsome enough to fascinate men and take off his clothes looked at the Imperial Capital. Lin Yang, who had always thought that Guangzhou and Quanzhou were the most magnificent cities in the world, was saddened by the colossal city. , to reshape the three views.

"Is this the Imperial City? Almighty God Principus (God of the Mountains and Forests), there is such a magnificent city in the world! Praise the Heavenly Emperor~~~~~"

Everyone who comes to the ancient city of Dijingzha will behave like a bumpkin, even if he is a future hero, the only owner of this city of the five most in decades!
The slender beard is trimmed like a treasure, even if it is blown by the wind, it still looks so noble; a bright emerald in the ring finger seems priceless, and the dark green stone surface is smooth and delicate, smooth but not round.Just like the man from the Lin family it represents, handsome in appearance, delicate in life, smooth like pine oil, but upright and not stalking others!

Like the children, Lin Zhen, the Patriarch of the Lin Family in Qinzhou, was also looking at the huge monster sleeping peacefully on the Guanzhong Plain in the distance. The corners of his eyes were slightly moist, and the emerald horsewhip inlaid with gold rims on the palm of his hand was tightly held in his hand, for fear of letting go. , is completely lost.

【Father, the child is back!The Qinzhou Lin family has returned to Beijing! 】

Memories from the past flooded my mind. The nightless Dongshi, the luxurious Nancheng District, the splendid buildings, including the majestic city itself, Lin Zhen spent seven years here. This is the place where he first had a carefree childhood. starting point.

In the great empire, there was a constant struggle for power and profit within the ancient empire of Calradia; the current Zaku Empire is still constantly fighting for power and profit internally.This seems to be the intention of the Goddess Xihe, who created human beings. While creating human beings, she infused human genes with such a bad root of short-sightedness and ungratefulness. Only those who are chosen by the elite can get rid of this. Dreamy demon!
Lin Zhen's ancestors lost in the party struggle. A loser, the Lin family was lucky not to be exterminated, but they also lost their original power, and returned to the remote ancestral land from the heart of the empire in despair.Relying on the unexplainable relationship with the Linren tribe, the management of the parents, and their own efforts, finally on this day, the Lin family returned to the center of imperial power.

【It’s not easy to come back, you have to be calm when you make a decision. While serving the country and the people, you must also maintain the power of the Lin family. The Lin family can no longer leave the capital......】

Lin Zhen was looking for a direction for the future life of Dijing, when an immature voice interrupted him at an inappropriate time.

"Father, when will you be able to come to Tan's Manor?"

Starting from Qinzhou, on the straight road, Lin Yang kept arguing to see Tan Yang all the way, which made Lin Zhen's ears callused.Lin Zhen angry?No, he's not angry, he's happy, and he's even trying to make it happen.The two children have become friends since childhood, and they are still the best heirs of the next generation of the Tan family. Not surprisingly, they will be the future Patriarch of the Tan family in Daizhou. Making friends with Tan Yang is equivalent to making friends with an Olympic aid.

Support belongs to support, but Lin Yang's performance, in Lin Zhen's view, is too unreserved.Although the Lin family needs to have an ally in the court, the Lin family is still a superior family, a big family with one and two, with such behavior, the success is overwhelmed.

"Don't go to Tan's manor, go back to your own manor."

"Ah! Why!" Lin Yang's displeasure was on his face, he didn't see Lin Zhen's unkind eyes at all, and he was still trying to argue.

"Father, we are guests, and the Tan family is the host. It is impolite to make the host wait for the guests for a long time."

Just as he was about to continue speaking, he suddenly felt someone bump his arm. He turned his head and saw that it was his elder brother Lin Chong.

"Second brother, don't say a few words. It's not like my father won't go. You see, our group has a dusty face, and it would be impolite to go. After all, we should take a bath first, right?"

"Oh~~That's right~~~~"

Lin Zhen sighed secretly. His second son felt as if he had lost his mind since he was a child.
Speaking of Zhidao, this is a huge project in the history of the Zaku Empire, which has gone through two generations.

The implementer of this project is Zhao Guang, Emperor Taizong Wen of the Zaku Empire mentioned above.

Zhao Guangbei attacked the northern barbarians and was defeated in all three battles. The 80 forbidden troops were all lost, and the Zhagu Empire was forced to enter the stage of strategic defense.Entering the stage of strategic defense, in order to gather the strength of the whole country to resist the invasion of the northern barbarians, and at the same time to stabilize the rule of the empire in the south, Zhao Guang issued an edict to allocate part of the limited funds from the treasury to build the ancient city from Dijingzha to Luzhou, Jiannan Road. , Three military roads from the ancient city of Dijingzha to Leizhou in Lingnan Road, and from the ancient city of Dijingzha to Lanzhou in Longyou Road, these are straight roads.

From Taizong to Zhenzong, there were repairs, integration, and reinforcement of the old roads during the period. Two generations of emperors successively invested huge sums of money, and finally three straight roads were built.As soon as the building was completed, there was no distinction between day and night on the three straight roads, and military supplies went from south to north every minute and every second.It is precisely because the country's resources are continuously invested in the north that the Zaku Empire, which has suffered heavy setbacks, has the strength to consume the barbarians in the north. Countless manpower, material and financial resources are thrown down, and battles are fought, eventually forming a double-dragon situation where the North and the South confront each other.

Up to now, time has passed and the situation has changed. Emperor Taizong Zhenzong is a handful of loess, and he is the ancestor that everyone recalls.Straight roads are gradually opened up from military passages. Big businessmen, or families like the Lin family, will not be punished for using straight roads on straight roads.

As for ordinary people. Hehe.

After driving and riding a horse, the group returned to their own manor, washed up, and stuffed each one with transparent glass. Then they changed into dresses and rode to Tan's manor.

Fortunately, it arrived within the appointed time, otherwise Lin Zhen would have missed the appointment.

"Hahaha, Brother Tan, I'm not being rude."

"It's still a while, so it's not a missed appointment."

"Brother Lin is indeed the queen of the general family. Looking at the Dijing family, it is rare to travel on horseback like the Lin family."

"Oh, Brother Tan, I'm a herdsman in the frontier. I, Lin Zhen, am a frontier herdsman. When I get on my horse, I want to get rid of the invaders, and when I get off my horse, I want to solve the disputes of people's livelihood. If border officials like me drive cars in cars, will the empire still have generals who can defend against the enemy? "

"Hahaha, what Brother Lin said is that if you come to Beijing this time, you can let the imperial capital see the elegance of the Lin family!"

"This term is too unfamiliar, Brother Tan calls me Ziming."

"Well, let's do it in the next table, the idiot's eldest son Ming is one year old, and he has the audacity to grow up."

The two old guys had a face-to-face conversation, and their relationship was about to become a family.Tan Yang and Lin Yang were facing each other, Tan Yang's expression remained unchanged, his textbook-like smile made no mistakes; Lin Yang couldn't wait any longer, his aristocratic smile almost dislocated the corner of his handsome mouth.

So he stabbed Dad.

Lin Yang had great strength, and this stab almost made the disc in Lin Zhen's waist protrude.He took a deep breath and resisted the severe pain in his ribs, and the words on his lips quickly turned into introductory words: "Hiss~~~Brother Zigan, this is my brother's son, Chong'er, Yang'er."

"Oh, what a talent."

"Nephew has seen uncle."

Lin Chong could bend his waist and bow his hands when paying respects to the elders, but Lin Yang couldn't do it. He hardly bent his back and bowed his hands. If you didn't look carefully, you might think he was shrugging.

Lin Zhen's expression changed, and his five fingers clacked together.But Lin Yang turned a blind eye, and if you are rude, you can be rude. Where is my buddy Tan Yang?

Tan Fang did not lower his evaluation of the entire Lin family because of his disgust, but he was used to seeing the same pattern, and he felt a kind of willful liking for Lin Yang when he saw it.

According to Tan Fang, the sentence is the same as Lin Zhen's.

"Brother Ziming, this is the dog, Yang'er, Yi'er, and Fu'er."

"Well, everyone has the talent of a unicorn."

Later, Tan Yang's performance surprised Lin Zhen.

"Nephew has seen uncle."

The back is straight, which means that you are not humble; the waist is bent a little more than 45 degrees, and the bend is more than half, which means respecting the elder; the hands do not exceed the shoulders, which means that the elder is not subordinate to you;

Only textbooks can have perfect etiquette, only saints can have perfect etiquette, Tan Yang has achieved it, [-]% standard, impeccable, impossible to pick, Lin Zhen feels like a spring breeze.

"Nephew. No courtesy."

Helping Tan Yang, Lin Zhen sighed, "What a genius, there is no other in the world!"

When he said this, Lin Zhen gave Lin Yang a hard look.

Lin Yang shrugged and said nothing.

[I understand, I understand, look at other people's children, look at you. 】

Tan Fang is very useful when his father praises his son.

"Ziming won the prize, but Yang'er is the next best. I think Mr. Ling will be able to achieve great things in the future."

"It is not empty talk to want to marry the princess and become a relative of the emperor."

"Hahaha, thanks to Brother Meng Zigan for your good words." Lin Zhen really hoped that there would be a child who could become the princess, at least two generations of power and wealth would be guaranteed.

"The banquet is ready, Ziming please!"

"Alas~~Brother Zigan is the host, and younger brother is the guest. The host invites you first."

"Hey~~ The door is full of distinguished guests, since you are a distinguished guest, invite them first."

"Don't you dare, let's ask the master first."

The two gave way, which made them both laugh.

"There is no need for such politeness between our two families, let's go in together."

"That's right, let's go in together!"

After finishing speaking, Tan Fang and Lin Zhen entered the banquet hall arm in arm.

Later, Lin Yang clung to Tan Yang immediately.

"Brother Tan, long time no see, how have you been?"

"Very good, very good." Tan Yang smiled, not the kind of polite smile, and randomly introduced his partner to Lin Yang: "Let me introduce, this is Tan Ren, this is Tan Hong, This one is Tan Chun, this one is Tan Dun, this one is Tan Yuan, this one is Tan En, all of whom are talented in the family."

Lin Yang was surprised: "Brother Tan, there are so many talents in Guizhuang."

Tan Yang smiled modestly: "Martial arts, art of war, archery, riding and archery are far behind my brother."

Speaking without giving Lin Yang a chance to speak, he turned to the six people and said, "Don't be disdainful, my brother Lin has the "power of the four elephants" in both arms, do you understand the power of the four elephants? One arm can support four elephants! "

Lin Yang smiled shyly, then followed Tan Yang in dizzily.

(End of this chapter)