Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

At this time, another sound of "two books" came from the field. The red-faced fat man could not care about the mutterings of his companions, and waved his arms excitedly, almost starting to dance.

"It's really good, it's really good!" Under the golden-domed purple umbrella, Yan Liang excitedly patted the armrest of the seat. He asked Hu Liang on the side: "Is he better than half of our brothers?"

"Almost, it depends on the age of this person!" Hu Liang smiled: "After all, most of your Majesty's brothers are not very old!"

"That's true!" Yan Liang nodded: "But it's not easy. After all, we are used to practicing this art of bow and horse. He probably hasn't practiced it specifically in the past!"

"Yes! So you have chosen him?" Hu Liang said with a smile.

"Yes, his name is Ono Nagagoro, right? When he's done, send him here. I want to see him!" Yanliang's eyes were shining with excitement.

While he was talking, Chogoro had already completed the entire course. He hit the target ten times in total, three of which were one target, three times two targets, and four times three targets. When he passed the finish line, the audience in the stands let out a deafening roar. Cheers, some bold girls even took off their headscarves and handkerchiefs, tied them in knots, or wrapped them in jewelry and threw them at him, which made him quite embarrassed. Just when he didn't know what to do, An attendant in brocade clothes ran over: "Are you Nagagoro Ono? Please come with me, the king wants to see you!"

"Your Majesty wants to see me? But, my armor was temporarily rented by my adoptive father. I want to return it first to avoid damage-" Changgoro stammered in reply.

"You don't need to worry about this!" The servant in brocade said with a smile: "If my guess is correct, you will be His Majesty's partner in the future. Your Majesty will naturally bear all the armor and horses!"

"Your Majesty's partner?" Changgoro was frightened. The servant in brocade clothes couldn't help but waved his hand. Several people came up from behind and pulled Changgoro off the horse. He straightened his clothes and walked towards the stand where Yanliang was. go.

Chogoro climbed up the steps. As he got closer and closer to the purple umbrella cover, he felt that his breathing became more and more rapid. The biggest official he had ever seen in his life was a medai (i.e. deputy) of Kunsi. , but was suddenly told that the king wanted to see him, which was completely beyond his imagination.

"Your name is Changgoro, right? Stand up, come closer, and come closer!" Yanliang looked at the young man in front of him with satisfaction. He had leather armor on his broad shoulders, and his disheveled hair was as thick as iron wire. Showing fear and nervousness.

Changgoro stood up hesitantly and took two steps forward. He wanted to kneel down, but when he heard Yan Liang's urging, he continued to move forward until he was only three or four steps away before he stopped.

"This little man is extremely frightened when he meets His Majesty the King!" Changgoro said in a low voice.

Yanliang frowned: "The list says you are Nagagoro Ono from Nara, but why is your accent wrong?"

"I am originally from Musashi country, and I came to Namba Kyo with my master. Later, I found that I had no money to buy armor, so my master sold me to the owner of Onoya, a sake seller, for fifty sen as his adopted son, so I signed up with this name. Yes!" Changgoro replied carefully.

"Isoguan? Adopted son?" After listening to Changgoro's words, Yanliang couldn't help but laugh: "So that's what happened? So, this sake-selling Onoya boss really made a good deal! " He stood up from the throne, picked up a purple cloak from the tray in the hands of the attendants, and tied it on Changgoro's shoulders with his own hands: "Then my friend, would you like to continue to be an adopted son or go back? "

"Friend?" Changgoro was stunned by Yanliang's actions. He pointed at himself and then at Yanliang: "Did you just talk about me?"

"Yes, it's you!" Yan Liang said with a smile: "Friend, or partner, the winner of this competition will become my friend, ride side by side with me, and share the country's wealth!"

"But, but I am just an ordinary person, and you are the king and a descendant of the gods. How can I be worthy of being your friend?" Changgoro lowered his head in shame.

"As a king, I can make the poor rich and the nobles humble. Only talent and character cannot be given!" Yan Liang said with a smile: "If you are willing to be loyal to me and regard me as your friend, then you are my friend!"

Changgoro's lips trembled and his knees bent, but he was supported by Yanliang. He smiled and said: "No, friends don't have to be like this. Do you remember the question I just asked? Are you willing to be the adopted son of the Nagano family? Really? Or change it back to your old name?"

"I was just an orphan originally, without a surname!" Changgoro shook his head: "The owner of the wine shop treated me quite well. I have been very happy at his house these days!"

"I understand! Then you can continue to use this name from now on!" Yan Liang smiled.

Just as Changgoro was flourishing under the purple umbrella, Gao Yannian also entered the scene. Although he was two years younger than Changgoro and more than half a head shorter, he was as nimble and skillful as if he was born on the back of a horse. Driving the mount through rugged roads, through bushes, woods, ditches, and wet mud, bending the bow to hit targets one after another, throwing short spears at targets near or far, following the sound and shaking of the ceremony's announcement The flag was raised, and bursts of exclamations and cheers erupted from the stands, which suddenly attracted Yan Liang's attention again.

"Twelve arrows and three spears were all hit. Six of them had one arrow, five had two arrows, and four had three arrows! I can't believe it!" Yan Liang sighed: "There are such outstanding young men among the warriors from all over the world. Hero!"

"That must be longevity!" Changgoro said with a smile.

"Extension of life? What do you mean?" Yan Liang asked in confusion.

"My master's son, he also participated in this competition!" Changgoro said with a smile: "His abilities are much better than mine!"

"Seriously, why didn't you tell me earlier!" Yan Liang said with a smile, "Come on, bring this person quickly!"

A few minutes later, Gao Yannian also climbed onto the high platform. He also received a purple cloak and the title of Friend of the King. "Gao Yannian, Gao Yannian!" Yan Liang read the boy's name twice: "What a coincidence, your name 'Yan Nian' and my name 'Yan Liang' sound almost the same!"

"I don't dare. This is the name my father gave me. I hope I can live a long life!" Gao Yannian replied.

"Well, my father also gave me this name!" Yanliang looked at Gao Yannian. He liked the young man in front of him who was closer to his own age. "Where is your father? Where is he now?" "Also. In Nara, he joined Ji Jian Akatsuki’s disciples!”

"Jijian Chiying? Haha! It turns out you are under his sect, which is great! Then you can live in my palace from now on!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

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Guard the general's mansion.

"Would you like another drink?" He Bayong asked.

"I have no objection!" Yuan Aolie said and handed over the wine glass. Compared to a few years ago, his body was much broader, and his protruding belly was moving closer to the wine barrel: "This wine is really good, it is really the best among them. ?Dunhuang?"

"No, from Dengzhou!" He Bayong made a gesture, and the maid came forward to pour wine. Except for a few maids pouring wine and dishes, he and Yuan Aolie were the only two people in the small hall.There were candles on the table, and the surroundings were dim.

"It's really strange to say that the taste of Dengzhou wine is usually not so strong." Yuan Aolie took a big sip: "Really, how did you do it? I've drunk Dengzhou wine, and it's always a bit astringent. Not so sweet and rich!”

"So you like it very much?" He Baoyong smiled, and he made a gesture to ask the maid to fill up Yuan Aolie's wine glass: "Actually, it doesn't matter if you tell me clearly, one of my Kunlun slaves is very good at mixing wine. , he mixed some mulberry wine and cider into the Dengzhou wine he sent, then kept it in the cellar for three years, and put a little honey when he took it out!"

"Really? This is an amazing method!" Yuan Aolie took another big sip, and the wine spilled on the front of his coat. It was obvious that he had overdosed.

He Bayong covered his mouth and burped. With the gradual stability of the Japanese country and the development of trade, his wealth was rapidly accumulated and his life became more and more affluent. His manor was built by famous craftsmen specially invited from Luoyang. It covers an area of ​​nearly a thousand acres and costs more than 24 yuan; and his chef is from Yangzhou, and has always been famous for making soups and noodles. The dinner he entertained Yuan Aolie that night included: Guangming Shrimp Grilled, Shengjin 24 Qi wontons (with different flower-shaped fillings, [-] types), concentric preserved meat, finely shredded crab rolls, cold clams, crystal dragon and phoenix cake (steamed jujube and rice), jade dew dumplings, white dragon cake (mandarin fish meat), golden suping (caviar), Phoenix fetus (mixed fish white), Quxun sauce, milk-stuffed fish, clove-flavored wonton, onion and vinegar chicken, Wuxing bream, steamed pork shoulder crumbs, Shengpingzhi (sheep and deer tongue), Eight Immortals Plate ( Pick eight pairs of geese), immortal chowder (chicken with milk), shredded green bean sprouts (sealed raccoon meat with fat), chopstick head spring (grilled live quails), five-egg plate (sheep, hog, cow, bear, deer) And treat it carefully), special food (mutton, intestines, and pods wrapped separately).There were more than twenty dishes in total, and there were corresponding wine pairings for beef, sheep, and fish. The dinner lasted for three hours.

"It's not easy for the Emperor of Chang'an to eat such delicious food every day!" Yuan Aolie patted his belly, squinted his eyes and smiled: "Brother He Ba, how have you been living your life these past few years? It’s really good!”

"That's right! But this is what we paid for with our lives, don't you think so?" He Bayong said with a smile.

"That's true!" Yuan Aoli sighed: "We really had a narrow escape under the general's command! I still remember when we besieged Rencun Mountain City, everyone put up wooden fences and attacked up the mountain road, and the Baekje people started from Big rocks were thrown down from the top of the mountain, and the mountain road was littered with corpses, and I don’t know how many brothers were shattered to pieces!”

"Well!" He Bayong picked up the wine glass and took a sip: "So our wealth is not in vain. If others point to it, why didn't he exist during the bitter battles in Baekje, Japan, and Liaodong?"

"That is, we are dedicated to serving the country and guarding this foundation for the general and brothers. I don't know how much thought we have wasted. It doesn't matter if we enjoy it!" When Yuan Aolie said this, he was already indignant: "Why? Come on, did you hear any rumors that someone said bad things about us in front of Sanlang? Could it be that guy Shen Faseng? "

"No!" He Bayong shook his head.

"Zhang Junyan?"

"No!" He Bayong shook his head again.

"Cui Hongdu?" When Yuan Aolie said this, he also felt that something was wrong: "Brother Cui stayed in Chang'an to serve the emperor. He will definitely not speak ill of us!"

"Old Yuan! Don't be so suspicious!" He Bayong said with a smile: "These are good brothers born from blood and fire. Why would they talk about us in front of Sanlang? Sanlang is not that stingy person. He What are your abilities that others don’t know and we don’t know yet, but if I lend you some courage, how dare you go against Saburo?”

"Don't dare, I don't have the ability!" Yuan Aolie shook his head like a rattle: "Others don't know, and you don't know, but we are so loyal to Sanlang! We also defended his legacy in the Japanese country!"

"Yes, we have no objections. Sanlang also knows that we old brothers also know that with his magnanimity and mind, he is not the kind of mean master. But he can't stand some backward people who use us as a stumbling block in the way and want us. If you make way for him earlier, there will be nothing you can do!"

"Underachievers? Give way?" When Yuan Aolie heard this, he had already sobered up a little, and his face changed greatly: "He Ba, you are not talking about that person, are you? Don't say this nonsense!"

"Who else besides him?" He Bayong sneered: "Before the hair on my breasts faded away, I was eager to recruit juniors and seize power. I ignored us old guys, but I didn't know that he How did you get the throne!"

"Ahem, cough, cough!" Yuan Aolie coughed four or five times, looked at the surrounding maids who were far away, and then lowered his voice: "He Ba, as the saying goes, you can't get close if you're not close, no matter how close we are to Sanlang, we can't get close. Father and son are the closest relatives. Besides, he is the king of Japan, and we are just ministers. The relationship between the king and his ministers is already three points weaker!"

"Father and son are true relatives, but there are many sons of Sanlang. He is just one of them, and he is still a motherless one. Sanlang's first wife is named Cui, and he is just a bastard. What does it matter? As for the relationship between kings and ministers, The division is a joke, it is true that we are ministers, but as a minister of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he is nothing but a vassal king. If we had not shed blood and sweat over the years, his throne would have been long gone."

"It's true to say that, but the Japanese recognize this!" Yuan Aolie smiled bitterly: "Have you forgotten about the White Horse Alliance? It was he, not us, who made the agreement between the martial arts families of various countries. Look at him this time , with a single order, martial arts from all over the world were summoned, how amazing is this? To be honest, without him, not to mention you and me, not even Sanlang can control this Japanese country!"

"Then what do you think we should do?" He Bayong sneered: "Then if I want you to leave, you will obediently make room for me?"

　When Weber reads history books, he often feels that there is nothing new under the sun.The same is true for the books I wrote. After you read it, you will find out why it happened again, but at first thought, it can only be like this. Maybe this is human beings!
　　(End of this chapter)