Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 433 Father and Son
"It's registered!" Chi Jian replied in a low voice as he took the cloth towel from his wife.

"That's great?" Madam smiled and said, "I heard that archery, spear and riding skills will be tested, sir, your injury is just right—"

"It's all passed!" Chi Jian returned the cloth towel to his wife: "The injury on my leg is almost healed!"

"It's all passed?" Madam was overjoyed: "That's great, then I'll go buy some wine and fresh fish, and I'll have a good celebration tonight!" She turned around and ran out without waiting for Chi Yan to speak. Notice the wry smile on her husband's face.

Orange-red flames spread over the pine needles and dry moss, and the pine wood made a crisp sound in the firepit. The maid skewered the eel cut into sections with a sharp bamboo stick, and inserted the end of the bamboo stick into the firepit.The aroma from burning pine wood mixed with the aroma of eel diffused. Seeing the traces, Akagi couldn't help but take a deep breath. Grilled eel with pine branches is his favorite dish. He watched it being roasted on the firepit. The glistening eel skewers, the original depressed mood has become more comfortable.

"My lord, please!" The madam filled the red wine glass with a smile, and there were six or seven pottery dishes beside her, all of which were refreshing side dishes.Seeing that Chi Yan hummed, he took a sip of wine: "Hey, what kind of wine is this?"

"I bought it from the wine shop at the gate of the fish market. I heard it's a secret recipe from Baekje!"

"Well, it's really good!" Chi Jian nodded, he picked up the wine bottle and poured a glass for his wife: "Come on, you have a drink too!"

"Thank you, Master!" Ji Jian Furen didn't give in, took a sip from the wine glass, and said with a smile, "I wish the Master will be promoted soon, with your ability, you will definitely not fall behind Ping Liu! "

His wife's words touched Chi Jian's heartstrings, he coughed: "Actually, my official position is already higher than Ping Liu's, no, it should mean that tomorrow my official position will be higher than his!"

"Listen to the conditions first, and then thank him!" Ji Jianchi sighed: "I just said that the condition offered by the right minister is that I must hand over the silver mine in my hometown, do you understand? I have to exchange the silver mine for Promotion and estate!"

"The fish is burnt!" Mrs. Ji Jian complained as she frantically took the fish skewers out of the fire pit: "It's you, I forgot the eel when I was talking to you just now, it's all burnt, this is the best eel !"

"That's right!" Chi Jian sighed, "The will of a big man like him cannot be disobeyed. It is already a kind of luck for me to get a promotion and a farm. My family property is lost in my hands, and I feel unhappy!"

"Listen well, watch well!" Nakatomi said, "Perhaps this is the last field music for poor people in this life!"

"Then let's go to the shore! I want to see it too!" Nakatomi Kamazu's answer surprised Dinghui. He didn't remember when his father spent time enjoying music and dancing. In his memory, his father was always busy. Among them, he is like a never-tiring mule, always working for Brother Zhong's orders.

"Father!" Dinghui knew in his heart that this was the last farewell between his father and himself, and he felt extremely painful.Zhongchen patted his son's shoulder with his foot, and said loudly: "Come on, you escort him to Asuka, and you must send him safely!"

"Master, have you forgotten? This silver mine is actually managed by the Ji Jian family on behalf of others! If we can continue to manage the silver mine on behalf of the Minister of the Interior, what loss do we have?"

"What's wrong?" Chi Jian asked in surprise.

"She still cares about me!"

"There are already more than [-] riders with the ability to gallop and shoot!" Wang Wenzuo said: "There are still some who have not participated in the back, and there should be about [-] riders in total!"

"Last time?" Ding Hui's eyes widened in surprise: "Why do you say that?"

"It's not water, but blood!" Dinghui's body trembled. He knew what his father said was true. The war could no longer be delayed. As soon as the spring sowing was over, both sides would start recruiting farmers to continue the war. go down.

Asuka, the open space behind Yamada Temple.

"So that's the case!" Madam nodded, "It's a bit heartbreaking, but it's okay!"

"Yes, the right minister has already asked me to be Zaemon Zuo! In addition, he also gave me a farm of [-] knots, just beside Lake Nara!"

"It's true, the official documents will be issued tomorrow!" Seeing his wife's appearance, he couldn't help but feel a sense of joy in his heart, and poured himself a glass of wine: "The Grange will be later, but it should be like this It's been a few days! However, this is all conditional!"

Mino country.

The sound of drums was like thunder, and the sound of galloping horses' hoofs could not be covered.

Following the sound of orders, the knights got on their horses and drove their mounts over the specially set up mounds, shallow ditches, and ponds. Some people fell off their horses from time to time, which immediately caused a burst of laughter from the onlookers, and those who fell off their horses were also ashamed. Covering their faces with their sleeves, they ran out of the school grounds with their heads bowed. What awaited them was a special punishment—they would be punished by taking off their shoes and hats and running around the school grounds three times barefoot. The punishment does little harm to the body of the punished, but it is quite a blow to the spirit. The onlookers will even shout the name of the punished runner. This shame may extend to his descendants.

"Yes! But it is Minister You who wants the silver mine! Can his request be refused?" Madam asked back: "Don't forget, a big man like him doesn't need to exchange his farm position with you at all. Just say a word, and the Traces of the Clan will be wiped off the ground without leaving any traces, and the silver mine will naturally belong to him!"

The spring breeze blows through the tangled hair, gentle and fragrant, just like a girl's fingertips.Dinghui closed his eyes, listened to the singing of the birds, felt the pulsation of the river, the boat was paddling with the wooden oars, experienced a cold winter, Dinghui felt that the world was so sweet, the sun was shining on him, It was warm and comfortable, and the cheerful sound of drums and flutes came from a distance. It was farmers holding field music, praying for a good harvest that year, and he couldn't help laughing out loud.

"It's quite a lot!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "Besides, you Japanese were not used to shooting enemies with heavy arrows and bows at close range before. If you hadn't strengthened your practice these days, I'm afraid you wouldn't even have half of them!"

"Taller than Heiroku? He's already Captain Zaemon!" Madam asked in surprise.

"Stop talking, I understand what you mean!" Nakatomi Kamazu raised his right hand: "But I can't accept your suggestion, I've been on the ship for a long time, it's impossible to change the ship, and you still have the freedom to choose !"

"Yes!" Dinghui said with a smile, "Can we go to the shore? I want to take a look at Tian Le. I don't know why. Every time I see Tian Le, I can't tell why I am happy or unhappy. Forget it all!"

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"That's true!" Saitama nodded: "In the past, there were people in Asuka who rode and shot, but they usually hunted deer and foxes, and they used soft bows and light arrows, but the arrows were pre-soaked with medicine!"

"What do you mean?" Chi Jian frowned, "That's a silver mine, the most important foundation of our family!"

"Eight hundred horses? That's all?" Saitama asked disappointedly, "Have you found everyone you can?"

"It's nothing, spring is here!" Ding Hui said with a smile: "I think the air is full of sweetness, and there is the sound of field music, so I naturally laugh out loud!"

"My silly son, you haven't thought of it yet, have you?" Nakatomi Kamazu said with a smile: "Whether it's Saitama or Katsuragi, they are waiting for the rice seedlings to be planted, and then they will start irrigating the fields, but with It's not water, it's blood!"

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"Father!" Dinghui knelt down and hugged Zhongchen's sickle feet, tears running down his cheeks.

One word awakened the dreamer, and his wife's words were like a bolt of lightning piercing through the fog in Chi Yu's mind, waking him up, yes!This silver mine was not originally owned by the family, anyway, it is a contemporary official, so what difference does it make?He originally worried that Minister You was from Tang Dynasty and would leave Wa country one day, but wouldn't this be better for the Ji Jian family?The farther away the main family is, the greater the power of the deputy official. The right minister can take away the silver but not the mine. Even if he has great skills, he can't dig in the mine himself, right?
"Oops, Oops!"

"A soft bow and a light arrow can reach far, and it is convenient to draw the bow, and it is easy to shoot!" Wang Wenzuo said: "But in the battle, you live and die. If you can't penetrate the armor, what's the use of shooting a hundred arrows? It's not as good as Recently, as long as you get hit by an arrow, you can be seriously injured if you don't die!"

"What's wrong?" Nakatomi Kamazu turned around.

"That's good!" Madam breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately became happy: "The right minister is really a generous nobleman, Zuo Weimenzuo, and the hundred-knot farm by the lake of Nara, see you in two or three generations. The family is a veritable nobleman!"

However, there were only a small number of people who fell off their horses, and most of them passed through those obstacles. At this time, they will pass a long and narrow straight road. There are three straw figures on each side of the road more than ten steps apart. The whole area is painted with white lime, which is very conspicuous.The knights took out their bows and arrows as soon as they rushed to the straight. They shortened the reins, sat up slightly from the saddle, slightly bent their buttocks, and drew their bows to shoot at the straw man.

"Saburo! How many rides are available now?" Saitama, who was sitting behind the curtain, asked in a low voice.

The room fell into silence, only the crackling sound of burning pine wood. The dim light of the fire shone on the face of the lady who closed her mouth, like a clay doll. After a while, she groaned: "This, this is real?"

For the vast majority of onlookers, this novel rehearsal is considered a performance to reward the gods and Buddhas.But people who are familiar with the military, especially those who have experienced the last war, will know the true purpose of this military exercise.The right minister is learning how much power he has available, and the real decisive battle is not far away.

"Father!"

"Very good, you still remember what I said!" Nakatomi Kamazu showed a satisfied smile: "Just do as I say! Go and do your best for the minister on the right, and be like cattail grass that can be at ease in any situation. Don't forget your true heart!" At this point, he paused a little: "If possible in the future, I will help those nephews who help you!"

"Yes, spring is here!" Nakatomi Kamazu sighed: "The field music is playing, and the rice seedlings will be planted soon!"

Hearing Nakatomi Kamazu's order, the boatman began to steer the boat towards the shore.It can be seen that the shore is full of rich gray and black soil, and the land is divided into neat squares by strips of ridges.You can see a group of people walking along the ridge of the field. The leader is wearing a hat full of flowers, stepping on wooden clogs, playing the flute, and beside him is a witch playing drums. Behind them, there are groups of people. These farmers followed the two people in front, sometimes squatting down, sometimes standing up, dancing with the music, as if they were planting rice seedlings in the field.

"What do you mean?" Seeing that his wife became nervous, he grabbed her husband's sleeve: "What does the right minister want you to do? To assassinate the eldest brother and the prince?"

"Stand up!" Nakatomi Kamazu shouted, "Do you still remember what I said before boarding the boat for Datang?"

"Not bad!"

"What's the matter! It's the same if it's burnt!" Seeing that the depression of the red scorpion has gone, he felt happy, picked up a bunch of eels and stuffed them into his mouth, chewed and smiled: "Well, I'll go to Yamada tomorrow Obey the orders from the temple, and finalize the appointment of acting officials as soon as possible!"

"Not bad! By the way, Saburo, when do you plan to send troops?"

Seeing the trace, Chi Yan couldn't help feeling warm in his heart, and patted his wife's hand: "Don't think about it, how can I have this ability, it's another matter!"

"What did you say before you boarded the ship to go to Tang Dynasty?" Dinghui began to try to remember, and after a while he whispered: "The moment you step on the deck, you have to forget who you are and where you came from, and do your best for the emperor of Tang Dynasty." Loyalty and wisdom! No matter what the situation is, a wise man can be at peace with the situation, and never forget the original intention of his pursuit."

The arrows they used were much larger than the ordinary arrows, and the shafts were also thicker, almost like short spears. The straw people who were shot were often pierced by the arrows, or even nailed to the ground.Whenever this happened, the surrounding onlookers cheered so loudly that even the sound of drums was overwhelmed.After the knights hit the finish line, they will also be led to the stands, where they will be personally received and rewarded by the right minister.

"It should take some time!" Wang Wenzuo said: "I have sent many spies, but the deployment of Brother Zhong is not yet clear, so we can only wait!"

"Omi is his old lair, and the whole country is his henchmen! When the rebel Katsuragi is defeated, he will definitely kill all of Omi and leave no one behind!" Qiyu said bitterly: "You don't have to worry , It won’t be too late to send troops when everything is ready!”

Wang Wenzuo nodded. Although Qiyu did not understand military affairs, she did a good job in one thing. She trusted Wang Wenzuo to the greatest extent and gave him full freedom of command, while she herself worked hard to win over others politically. The county has become a pair of military and political partners. During the short truce period, she has already attracted most of the counties along the Seto Inland Sea such as Shikoku Island and Awaji. With regard to reinforcements, the numerical advantage previously held by the big brother's army is no longer so obvious.

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