burning nations

Chapter 5 Lin Yang
At night, Lin Yang decided to stay overnight in Tan's manor.

"It's my first day in the Imperial Capital, where should I go?"

Without outsiders, Lin Yang seemed very casual.The dark green robe was draped over the shoulders, and a muscular arm was exposed, holding a half-gnawed apple in the hand of this arm.

Tan Yang was reading a book, still in that expensive robe, without raising his head, he said, "I can do whatever you want. Anyway, I have been to all the places within a radius of three hundred miles of the Imperial Capital, and there is nothing worth visiting. .”

"Would you like to go horseback riding in "Bafangyuan"?" Lin Yang suggested.

"Well, yes." Tan Yang nodded without raising his head.

Lin Yang's head was full of black lines.

When Tan Yang was seeing "the ground is light to the horse, the horse is light to the cart, the cart is light to the man, and the man is light to the war", he suddenly felt an irresistible force, so the book was taken away.

Only then did Tan Yang raise his head, and stared at Lin Yang with blank eyes, his eyelids were flickering and cute.

"I said Old Tan, I'll stay at your house and sleep on your bed tonight, how about we chat for a while? Can't you read the book later?"

Tan Yang spread his hands: "Anyway, now that the book is in your hands, I'm sure I won't be able to get it back, whatever you want~~~~"

"You!" Lin Yang was very angry, very angry, so angry!
"Okay, what shall we talk about?" Tan Yang started talking, "I do need to refer to your opinion on some things."

Lin Yang nodded, "I'm all ears."

"Why can't the forest people be wiped out?"

"This." Lin Yang gritted his teeth in embarrassment.

Tan Yang quickly added: "That's not what I meant, what I want to ask is the root cause."

It was rare for Lin Yang to be serious: "I don't know about this matter. Besides, my father often taught me that children should not interfere with adults' affairs."

Tan Yang nodded, he understood: "It's me, Meng Lang, sorry."

"Okay, okay, it's nothing, let's think about where to go tomorrow, I can't be in Bafangyuan all day."

Tan Yang squeezed his chin and said, "Why don't you visit the Imperial Capital with you? Anyway, the Imperial Capital is so big, you won't be able to visit it for two or three days."

Lin Yang was excited: "Okay, I have heard about the prosperity of the imperial capital when I was in Qinzhou, and I will experience it for myself tomorrow!"

-----the next day-----

After exercising in the morning, running horses in the morning, having dinner at noon, and going to the Imperial Capital to play in the afternoon.Since entering the city gate, Lin Yang's eyes were staring straight at the ground.

"Isn't the imperial capital too prosperous? Is...is this a city that only exists in the sky? My god Principus!"

Tan Yang smiled and gave him a popular science: "The imperial capital wall is 30 meters high, 50 meters thick, and has a circumference of [-] miles. There are [-] land gates and [-] water gates. We are still in the outer city, in the north of the city. The place where high-level officials and nobles live. We are going to the south of the Weishui River, where the rich and powerful merchants live; and Dongshi, where it is the most lively place."

"Why, do you want to start shopping in Beicheng first? My family has a mansion here, and I can sleep here tonight when I am tired from shopping."

"Okay!" Lin Yang said, "I'll take half a day to visit Beicheng!"

Tan Yang hehe: "I don't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth, but I think it's beautiful!"

With that said, the two started to walk around on foot.

The residences of officials at all levels and high-ranking aristocrats are really not built, let alone carved dragons, painted phoenixes, gold bricks and jade tiles everywhere, the inheritance of a single charm will permeate the entire Beicheng, giving Lin Yang a kind of inner purification.

Real nobles don't use gold and silver to build houses and villas, they are just nouveau riche!As far as the Tan family's houses are concerned, they are all made of the most primitive marble buildings. Various flowers and plants are planted in the flower garden, and the paint is also ordinary paint, without any inexplicable substances mixed into it.But it is ordinary, which brings out the background of the Tan family.

"The house is well decorated." Lin Yang affirmed.

Tan Yang nodded: "This house was designed by Master Pu during his lifetime."

"Master Pu? Master Puxian?" Lin Yang was surprised, "That's the only design master in 200 years!"

Tan Yang couldn't restrain his excitement: "Exactly!"

"Good guy, my good guy." Lin Yang couldn't help rambling.

At this moment, someone came to Tan Yang and whispered in Tan Yang's ear. Tan Yang showed a bright smile and grabbed Lin Yang's arm.

"Old Tan, what are you doing?"

"Old Lin, let me introduce you to a new friend."

After speaking, he walked to the front yard and saw someone standing in the yard. Tan Yang smiled lightly and said, "Brother Shi is really active!"

"You're finally willing to leave the house, it's really not easy." The man was talking with a smile on his face, his eyes fell on Lin Yang, surprise flashed in his pupils: "Old Tan, your new friend?"

"Let me introduce you." Tan Yang stepped forward, "This is Lin Yang, from the Lin family of Qinzhou; this is Shi Jin, from the Shi family of Lanzhou."

Shi Jin clasped his fists and said, "So it's the Lingnan Lin family, disrespectful and disrespectful."

Lin Yang also clasped his fists: "It turns out that he is a historian of Longxi, and he has admired his name for a long time."

Shi Jin was surprised again: "What? Mr. Lin has heard of my historian?"

Lin Yang respectfully said: "Lingzu Weidegong's meritorious deeds, are there any heroes in the world who haven't heard of it?"

Shi Jin solemnly clasped his fists: "Thank you, Brother Lin."

"Brother Shi, my brother Lin has strength, why don't you guys have a play?" Tan Yang said with obvious anger from the side.

A trace of doubt flashed in the corner of Shi Jin's eyes: "Brother Lin is famous for his strength?"

Lin Yang said lightly: "The elders in Lingnan say that I have the power of four elephants."

Shi Jin was amazed, it didn't look like Lin Yang was so thin, he was at least 70 catties thinner than himself.

"Oh, then Shi must experience the power of Brother Lin's Four Elephants!"

Lin Yang asked for Lao Tan's opinion, and Tan Yang said it was fine, so Lin Yang agreed.

This is the Tan family, there are plenty of clothes!Soon Tan Yang found the military uniforms that suited the two of them, and the two changed into the martial arts room, respectfully clasped their fists and saluted.

"Please!"

"Brother Shi is the master, please invite Brother Shi first!"

"That's offended!"

Shi Jin didn't give in either, a tiger jumped forward and hugged Lin Yang's back, and lifted him up vigorously.But the strange thing is that Shi Jin lifted it up three times in a row, but Lin Yang remained motionless like a rock!
Shi Jin was shocked!

"Brother Shi, if you can't lift it, I will fight back." Lin Yang reminded him friendly.

Shi Jin put his arms around his waist and back with all his strength and lifted it up. His face and neck were flushed with blood, and his steel teeth were about to be crushed, but he couldn't lift it up.

Lin Yang stood there motionless like a huge cauldron with a mouth of ten thousand catties.

"Huh~huh~huh~huh~~"

"Brother Shi, are you still here?"

Shi Jin waved his hand: "No, I won't come."

"Then I'll start." As he said, Lin Yang stretched out three fingers in a very humiliating manner, inserted them under Shi Jin's buttocks, and started to drink softly~~~

Shi Jin was lifted up.

Shi Jin's brain shut down instantly.

Tan Yang was also dumbfounded.

After a long time, Tan Yang praised: "True divine power!"

Shi Jin also praised and said: "It's like Cupid and Da Luo are alive!"

After this incident, Lin Yang and Shi Jin became good friends and tried to wrestle each other, but Shi Jin didn't win.

From this, Shi Jin admired Lin Yang even more, and acted as an intermediary, introducing his good partners Shi Xiu, Lei Heng, Shi Quan, Yang Gao, Yuan Chi, and Li Min to him.Lin Yang gained a lot of friends with his strength.

A few days later, Tan Yang took Lin Yang to play in the imperial capital again. This time, the two brothers took a boat across the bridge and drifted along the not-so-clear gurgling river. After seeing the scenery on both sides of the river, they arrived at their destination .Get off the boat and leave.

These boatmen's ships belong to a chamber of commerce, and the consumption records are recorded in the account. When the year ends, the chamber of commerce will have a special person come to each house to settle the bill. Naturally, the nobles will not be short of a few boat money, which is not shameful enough.

Lin Yang asked: "Brother Tan, why did you take me here by boat?"

Tan Yang smiled without answering, and led him a hundred or so steps, pointing to a large-scale granite gate.

"Look, here it is!"

Lin Yang scratched his head: "Where is this???"

Tan Yang said enviously: "This is the cradle of imperial generals and marshals. All the students who come out of the "Imperial Army Generals Academy on Foot, Riding, and Water" have become generals!"

Lin Yang said: "Brother Tan, you don't want to apply for this exam, do you?!"

Tan Yang nodded: "That's right! Except here, studying and studying in other places is a waste of time!"

"I've already talked to my father, and my father agreed to send me in after I'm crowned."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and asked, "What about you?"

Lin Yang shrugged: "Me? I guess nine times out of ten, the old man in my family will also send me in. And the eldest brother."

Tan Yang frowned: "Oh? Why, brother, you don't like the academy?"

Lin Yang snorted coldly and said, "Who knows how to talk about military affairs on paper? I want to join the army after I am crowned. With my martial arts skills, I will definitely be able to become the commander-in-chief of a party in the first year of my life, and get the rank of general."

"The courage of a common man is not advisable." Tan Yang commented, "Don't underestimate this academy, the skills taught here are invincible!"

"Huh? Ten thousand enemies!" Lin Yang rolled up his sleeves with a chuckle, showing off his strong and strong biceps.

"Brother Tan, how many enemies do you think I can be with just my arm?"

Tan Yang was speechless for a moment.

"Don't compare yourself, you are just an example." After a pause, he continued, "You are not human, so how can you measure Lin Yang by human standards?"

Lin Yang was angry: "What am I if I am not a human being?!"

Tan Yang said lightly: "Cupid Daluo is alive!"

Lin Yang turned his anger into joy.

"Oh, it's still Lao Tan who can praise people!"

Lin Yang patted him lightly a few times, almost causing Tan Yang to die young.

While the two brothers were arguing, they suddenly saw a student from the college coming out of the gate, and then put up a notice board beside the gate.

Tan Yang and Lin Yang stepped forward to take a look, the former half-closed his eyes, and his brain was thinking rapidly.

"This Luota, Luo Mingshan, seems to be Qi Shuai's subordinate!" Lin Yang asked suspiciously, "General Luota is not Qi Shuai's confidant general, is he following Qi Shuai to defend against iron men and gold men? How could Beijing be the principal? gone?"

Tan Yang tugged on Lin Yang's sleeve: "Let's go brother, it's time to go back."

Lin Yang looked at the sun above his head in doubt.
"Old Tan, isn't it early?"

Tan Yang said again: "Go back now, maybe you can learn something."

"You haven't answered my question just now." Tan Yang could not drag Lin Yang away.

Tan Yang said to him seriously: "Lin Yang, listen to my advice, the water in the imperial capital is very deep, you can't grasp it. You have to watch and learn from the sidelines, and find the answers to the questions you think through your own efforts. .”

Lin Yang became serious: "Brother Tan's tone, do you know something?"

Tan Yang didn't answer, and dragged Lin Yang home.

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But at this time, Marshal Tong Guan is seeing off former Marshal Qi Qi outside the east gate of the Imperial Capital.

"Tong Daojiang! Do you still have the face to send this old man off?!"

Tong Guan, with three strands of long beard, said shamelessly with his male duckbill: "Old Qi, look at what you said, let's go together, you are handsome in the north, I am handsome in the right, you and I are the second son of the empire." Handsome. Today, old brother, you leave your job and return to your hometown to take care of yourself. I can’t send you off? Congratulations?”

When Qi Qi heard this, he almost gave Tong Guan a slap in the face!
"Tong Daojiang! Don't you know that you brought me down! Are you not ashamed to panic when you stand here and say such things?"

Tong Guan said without changing his face, "What shame is there for this old man?"

"Furthermore, you, Qi Qi, Qi Pingbo, shouldn't be ashamed!"

Qi Qi's killing intent surged: "What do you mean?"

"You left His Majesty and got involved with the Donglin Party. Are you worthy of His Majesty? Are you worthy of the trust His Majesty entrusted to you, Qi Pingbo?!" Tong Guan said coldly, "Qi Qi, you must not forget your roots. You The Qi family was originally just a high-ranking family, who promoted your Qi family to the upper and lower ranks? Twenty years ago, your Qi Qi was just an unknown little general in the southern border, and I, Tong Guan, was just a handyman in the inner court Little eunuch, who promoted you and me to become marshals of the empire?"

As he said that, Tong Guan asked angrily: "Qi Pingbo! Are you worthy of His Majesty for being so old?!"

Qi Qi glanced at Tong Guan coldly, turned and left.As the sun set, he stretched the veteran's back for a long time. Looking at his own shadow, he turned his back to Tong Guan and said loudly: "I, Qi Qi, am sorry for Your Majesty, but I, Qi Qi, am worthy of the world! I am worthy of the people of the world!"

After speaking, leave.

Tong Guan heard a distant voice, and asked loudly: "Qi Pingbo! Can the Donglin Party represent the people of the world?!"

Qi Qi didn't answer him.

(End of this chapter)