The new era of chaos begins in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 205 The perseverant Zhao Mingcheng

Yang Wen left with a dark face. For him, this defeat was even more embarrassing than his defeat to those so-called authentic generals of the Yang family.

It's a pity that Yang Wen is not a king who is good at talking, so he did not leave the classic villain's last words "I will come back again (more on that later)", but Er Gou felt that he still had unfinished business.

However, although Yang Wen had to be driven away, it did not mean that everything was fine.

Now Ergou has to face another thorny problem - how to deal with the curious Li Qingzhao.

For Li Qingzhao, what she saw today almost completely overturned some of her past inherent impressions and concepts.

For example, where is the limit of personal force?

In fact, Li Qingzhao is not a yandere young scholar who only hides in her boudoir and sings softly. She is really a heroine among women with a strong heart, profound knowledge, and lofty ambitions.

This can be seen from the fact that she can not only write beautiful daughter poems like "Like a Dream", but also write such heroic and generous words in the future: "You will be a hero in life, and you will be a hero in death." Her inner strength is stronger than that of most men in the world.

And the fact is exactly the same. Compared with other women of the same age who always love to watch the joys and sorrows of your daughter's family, Li Qingzhao actually prefers to read history, especially the records of the war and the iron horse, and has done a lot for this. There are many emotional poems, but unfortunately most of them have not been handed down except for some fragments.

(I would like to despise those Ming and Qing calligraphers here. Perhaps out of a man’s inferiority complex, they deliberately deleted most of Mr. Yi An’s heroic poems, leaving only some low-pitched singing and lovesickness and sorrowful poems. Li Qingzhao’s business card in life.)
In the past, Li Qingzhao was quite confused about some war descriptions in historical annals, such as the record of King Xiang rushing to kill at Gaixia and killing hundreds of Han soldiers by one man in the "Historical Records". For this reason, she went to see those wars. It's a scene where the warriors of the Song Dynasty's Forbidden Army fight and fight (almost similar to the orderly fights in the old version of the Three Kingdoms), but it feels like this.

Therefore, Li Qingzhao's historical biography of King Xiang emphasized his style and underestimated his original strategy.

But the battle between Ergou and Yang Wen made Li Qingzhao stare blankly.

It turns out that people can really jump three feet away, splitting rocks with swords, and stabbing like shadows with spears are not exaggerated literary modifications, but real and simple descriptions.

In the future, Li Qingzhao was constrained by his identity as a woman, so he had to put all his pride in the study of epigraphy, hoping to imitate Ban Ji (Ban Zhao) and become a female outstanding historian.

But now Li Qingzhao has not yet felt the suppression of her gender by the times, so at this time Li Qingzhao is more adventurous.

When the two dogs were fighting Yang Wen, Li Qingzhao poked his head out of the big urn where he was hiding and watched with amazement this battle that most people thought was beyond the limits of mortals.

The sensory impact of this battle on Li Qingzhao was shocking.It's like the audiences in Ergou's previous life who were accustomed to watching the rigid sword and halberd movies of the 70s suddenly entered Xu's new style of martial arts, but they were all surprised and surprised by the scenes of flying into the sky and escaping from the earth.

Even before Yang Wen walked away, Li Qingzhao stood up from the big urn and tried to climb out.

It's just that the urn is a bit deep and wide, and Li Qingzhao is so weak that he can't climb out.

But she glared at Ergou, who was standing not far away and watched the fun with a smile, and said coquettishly: "Little raccoon cat! What are you doing standing there! Help me out quickly!"

Ergou smiled and stepped forward to hold Li Qingzhao's arms, which were as soft as cotton, and lifted her out of the big urn with just a lift.

Um!The starting weight was estimated to be about 67 pounds. This was Miss Li's current weight, and Ergou felt very happy.

Ergou helped Li Qingzhao get out of trouble, but of course he couldn't forget the little maid.

Compared with Li Qingzhao's boldness, Ling Xiang is not as fearless as the ignorant.

But she hid in the urn, huddled up close like a little quail. It wasn't until Ergou called her out that the little girl timidly asked: "Are all those bad guys gone?"

After Ergou gave her an affirmative answer, Lingxiang dared to stand up. She poked her head out of the big urn and saw Li Qingzhao staring at Ergou with a pair of beautiful eyes next to her. She finally let go of her uneasiness. In her mind, she just said "big lady" aggrievedly, but then she burst into tears with "Wow——".

Ergou was not the kind of person whose mind was disturbed by a woman's cries. He also took the little girl out of the big urn, and then the little girl hugged his little lady and refused to let go.

Li Qingzhao comforted his maid for a while, then turned his attention to Ergou again and said, "Little raccoon cat, I didn't expect you to be so powerful!"

Ergou asked with some confusion: "Why does Mrs. Li call me 'little raccoon cat'?"

Li Qingzhao looked at Ergou with a half-smile, but asked, "Are you Brother Chen Shi from Aunt Pang's family?"

"Aunt Pang?" Ergou was really confused this time.

Li Qingzhao explained: "Agu Pang is the eldest granddaughter of the late Zhuang Min Gong (Pang Ji), and my biological mother is the eldest daughter of the late Duke Wen Gong (Wang Gui). When my mother came out of the cabinet, she and Agu Pang were close friends in the boudoir. They are called sisters, so Qingzhao is called Agu."

When Ergou heard this, he realized that Li Qingzhao actually had such a close relationship with his wife.

But he was hesitating whether he should tell the truth or not. When he met Li Qingzhao's talking eyes, he felt a surge of emotion in his heart and said to himself: The beauty is here, I should take it sincerely, why bother to hide it.

Ergou made up his mind and said, "That's right! I am the country boy from Xiangzhou who was taught by Master Pang to preach. My surname is Chen and my name is Ergou. But this time I have met the Li family's sister!"

Li Qingzhao heard Ergou introduce himself, but he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, glanced sideways and complained: "Brother Chen Shi's name is really... unique! Did Aunt Pang never give you a formal name?"

By the way, Li Qingzhao was also famous for his venomous tongue in history. He was known as the "poisonous poet". Later, he wrote a "Ciology Theory" to describe sixteen masters of poetry in the Northern Song Dynasty, including Su Shi, All the big guys including Liu Yong, Ouyang Xiu, and Wang Anshi were sprayed.

Here, Li Qingzhao could call Ergou's name "unique", but he was already showing mercy.

Ergou, however, pretended not to care and said with a smile: "I am a wild boy from my hometown. I was born with nothing to do. My parents gave me the name 'Ergou' with all kinds of blessings. Haven't Li Amei ever heard of 'cheesy'?" Is it a saying that fame is good enough to make a living?!"

Li Qingzhao said: "This is the foolish opinion of an ignorant countryman. With Agu Pang's talent and background, how can you believe such lies?! Brother Chen Shi is also a man who has read poetry and books, so he shouldn't believe such rumors. ?”

Ergou shook his head and said: "This is not nonsense! It is the experience gained by the people of Situ who have struggled to survive for thousands of years. In those rural areas where civilization is not flourishing, there are many children with unworthy names. If you don't believe it, you can ask your maid. If she was born in the countryside, she should also be aware of this phenomenon. Understand something.”

When Li Qingzhao heard this, he looked at his maid Ling Xiang with doubt.

Lingxiang was brought over from Qizhou by the Li family, but she said: "Nu... I don't know much about it. I only remember that when I was young, several families in my hometown did have children who died in infancy. My parents were still envious of the name at that time, but it was only after they all died that my mother said more often, 'It's easy to make a living with a bad name.' Madam, I miss my mother so much!"

Li Qingzhao comforted her without sincerity: "When you grow up, I will go back to your hometown to visit your mother-in-law." Then she turned her eyes to Ergou again and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Chen Shi, what's going on here?" What’s the point?”

Ergou said with a serious face: "There is indeed a big secret hidden in the sentence 'It's easy to make a living with a bad name', but it's not suitable for you to know now. Sister Li, I'm not being alarmist, so don't go there casually Explore the reasons, otherwise you will harm others and yourself."

Li Qingzhao pouted to himself, with a look of disbelief.

But Ergou pointed it out directly: "Li Amei, are you thinking that you will find some kids with cheap names later and change their names to verify it?"

Li Qingzhao couldn't help but widen his eyes and asked, "How could you guess that?"

Ergou sneered: "Ms. Li, you are not the only smart person in this world! My brother advises you not to do stupid things. Do you think you are the only one who can think of verifying the truth of that saying?"

Li Qingzhao couldn't help but his expression changed when he heard this, and asked, "Has anyone done this before?"

Ergou nodded and said: "That's right! In my hometown, there was a woman named Liu who verified this. I don't know how many people she had harmed with this, but I myself saved one child who was harmed by it. That child will never be a normal person again."

At this time, Ergou added in his mind: I wonder if Taoist Master Lingji has got rid of Huanghuaguan and the Liu family's young lady, but don't leave his tail behind when he goes back.

This was the biggest reason why Ergou ran away from home. At that time, he couldn't deal with Huanghuaguan, and only two demons made Ergou miserable. However, he didn't want to leave them to harm others, so he asked Lingjizi to sit in the village for him. wild.

Ergou believed that as long as he was clever and experienced enough, he would never turn a blind eye to those evil spirits. He would have to sort them out thoroughly no matter what.

This is the tradition of succession of Demon Suppressors, but when a newcomer takes up the post, there will be powerful seniors to help sort out the "territory" and eliminate most of the troubles, leaving only a few insignificant ones for the newcomer to practice.

By the time the demons in this area developed again, the novices had also grown up.

When Old Man Chen left to say goodbye to Ergou, he secretly gave Ergou two choices.

One is to keep to oneself behind closed doors, turn a blind eye to evil spirits, and become an ordinary person in the world. From then on, we will never be friends with Old Man Chen.

The second is to ask Lingjizi to clean up the hard problems in his "territory" for him and become a true successor of the Demon Suppressor.

Obviously, Old Man Chen was quite pleased with Ergou's choice.

Li Qingzhao asked curiously: "Why is that child so shameless? Has he turned into a ghost?"

Ergou smiled and said, "That child is also in the capital. You can meet him when you have time."

Li Qingzhao nodded and said "Okay".

After only being silent for a while, Li Qingzhao asked seriously: "Brother Chen Shi, what should I do to know the secrets you mentioned that cannot be known?"

Ergou took a deep look at Li Qingzhao and said, "I can't say this, but when you get home, you can ask your stepmother, she should tell you what to do."

Li Qingzhao was confused when he heard this, Brother Chen Shi, are you kidding me?My stepmother is very capable, she is stupid, stupid, silly and boring.

Ergou suddenly said: "Li Amei, you haven't said why you called me little civet cat yet?"

Li Qingzhao smiled and said: "That's not what I called you. It was when Agu Pang and her boring women friends were gathering, there would often be an old man peeping not far away, and she would jokingly call him the old civet cat. That day You also went to peek in the tree, and everyone said it was the old civet cat that attracted the little civet cat. By the way, you are still talking about me behind my back. Brother Chen Shi, is this slave's family ugly?"

But when this little lady asked her last question, her beautiful eyes were as bright as stars, which made Ergou's heart flutter, and he said awkwardly: "Not ugly! Not ugly! He's very handsome! I really feel pity for him!"

Li Qingzhao couldn't help but giggle when he heard Ergou's praise, just like the sound of silver bells ringing in the breeze.

Ergou and Li Qingzhao left as they talked, with the little girl Lingxiang following closely behind, while the three of them headed to the place where the carriages and horses were parked outside the Taishan Temple.

Only three people arrived at the carriage station, but they saw a person waiting there, and it was none other than Zhao Mingcheng.

Zhao Mingcheng was also sad to say that he had put on a big show in the market and established his own personality. He was supposed to be waiting for Li Qingzhao to send a maid to get acquainted with him.After all, Li Qingzhao is famous for being a free spirited person. If he saw a character like Zhao Mingcheng, he would definitely not let him go.

I just didn't expect Ergou to suddenly appear and intervene, but it would ruin Zhao Mingcheng's good deeds.He had never met Li Qingzhao, but he had no choice but to come to the carriage station and wait and prepare to "renew his relationship" with the young lady of the Li family.

I have to say that Zhao Mingcheng's calculation was very accurate, but he really waited for it.

The appearance of Li Qingzhao's master and servant together with the two dogs surprised Zhao Mingcheng, especially the scroll on the two dogs' backs, which made Zhao Mingcheng realize that something was wrong.

However, he still had the courage to wait there. When Li Qingzhao approached, he couldn't help but stepped forward and said, "Zhao Mingcheng in Xiamizhou has seen the young lady. Excuse me, but the young lady needs to hire a carriage and horses." ?”

Although Li Qingzhao knew that Zhao Mingcheng's previous performance was just a show, his impression of him was still very good, so he replied with a blessing and said: "Qingzhao has met Zhao Mingcheng's brother, I am concubine..."

But Ergou interrupted and said, "Brother Zhao, does he have a carriage and horse to lend to me?"

Zhao Mingcheng had already complained about Ergou, but he couldn't get angry in front of Li Qingzhao, so he forced a smile and said: "Indeed, I have an oil truck, which I can lend to my lady."

Next to him, Lingxiang asked: "Zhao Langjun borrowed our oil truck, what did he use as a substitute?"

Zhao Mingcheng wanted to say: "I know how to drive a car, but I can be your driver." He had been practicing his driving skills for half a month before this, just for today's trembling.

Ergou did not wait for Zhao Mingcheng to speak, and only said: "Zhao Langjun is a man, but he travels in his daughter's family's oil truck. He is quite unique!"

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