Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 43 Do you dare to fight?

"Coming." Suddenly someone shouted.

Just listen to the sound of dense horse hooves in the city gate hole. The horse troops who came out first were lined up in four columns. They all wore helmets and armor, carried strong bows on their backs, and carried long spears. They were in uniform formation, with red tassels fluttering on their helmets, making them very powerful and majestic.

"This is the horse army of the Xishan Camp. The one in front is the Qingqi Battalion. Look at the word "Qi" on the flag. It is the tooth flag of the battalion commander - Qingyang Marquis Qi Feng. The one behind is the Qingqi Battalion. The battalion commander - —Ningling Marquis Zhao Xing." Niu Jizong on the side explained to Jia Cong.

After waiting for the thousands of cavalry to pass, two battalions of infantry followed closely, wearing cowhide armor, carrying swords and shields, and walked in formation.

"This is Fenwu Camp and Liwei Camp in the 12th Regiment Camp of the Capital. The battalion commanders are Baoan Hou Xiong Chao and Yingchuan Hou Zhupeng respectively.

After passing the Beijing camp, Niu Jizong patted Jia Cong on the shoulder: "Look, this is your Yulin Guard of Feng Shibo!"

Jia Cong hurriedly stepped up and looked around, and saw three thousand armored soldiers rolling towards the ground like black clouds. The soldiers were all burly and fierce, with cold and solemn expressions and resolute expressions. They were wearing heavy armor, carrying sabers on their backs, and carrying long spears. Their armor leaves were clanging as they moved. , murderous!
  What a group of warriors! Jia Cong couldn't help but praise.

Feng Tang rode on a horse and walked slowly, smiling and greeting the nobles and clan members on both sides of the road. Seeing that Jia Cong was also in the team, he nodded to him.

That's what a man should be. Jia Cong looked at Feng Tang with envy. I will one day build an army stronger than this.

Niu Jizong smiled and said, "Do you feel a little excited?"

"That's true." Jia Cong nodded.

"Work hard, and sooner or later you will have this day."

"Thank you for your good words."

After the Yulin Guard, there were more than a thousand eunuchs from the palace, standing in two rows, holding pairs of dragon flags, phoenix feathers, pheasant feathers and kuitou, there were also gold-pinned stoves burning royal incense, and dozens of crank-handled golden dragons. There were yellow umbrella covers, and there were eunuchs on duty holding fragrant beads, embroidered handkerchiefs, gargle bowls, whisks, etc., and they passed by in groups, followed by the Emperor Luanyu pulled by eight black horses, like a small palace, slowly go through.

Everyone on the roadside hurriedly knelt down and shouted long live the mountain.

The emperor Luan Yu was followed by ten young knights, wearing purple gold crowns with hairpins and precious stones on their heads, python robes of various colors, jade belts around their waists, and dragon horses on their crotches. They were smiling and greeting relatives and nobles of various clans.

"Oh, I've met your highnesses."

"Greetings to your highnesses."

There was chaos all around.

Jia Cong learned from Niu Jizong that these were the ten princes today, and indeed all of them were extraordinary in martial arts.

Then came dozens of golden carriages with carved dragons and embroidered phoenixes, all of which were extremely luxurious. They were obviously used by nobles in the palace.

Then there was another battalion of palace guards, the Huben Battalion, guarding the Emperor Luan from the front and back.

Finally, two battalions of Beijing infantry troops pressed the formation.

Later, the clan members and nobles each led their own people to follow. The entire team consisted of tens of thousands of people, spread out in a row, and stretched for more than ten miles.

Huanghai Tiewang Mountain is only a few dozen miles away from Shenjing, but it took two days for the large group of people to arrive. Fortunately, there were campsites where they stayed along the way. Food is easy.

In the past two days, Jia Cong had already become familiar with several children of aristocratic families who were closely related to Rongfu. Seeing the Tiewang Mountain in sight, they gathered together to discuss how to hunt and get ahead.

The slender, tall and handsome young master in brocade clothes said with a smile: "My father has to protect His Majesty now, so he has no time to take care of me. I have already inquired clearly about the area around Tienwang Mountain. The mountains are high, the forests are dense, the grass is long and eagles are flying, and there are many tigers and leopards." , wild boar, bear bear and other fierce beasts, if our brothers don't hunt a few back, it won't be in vain." It was Feng Ziying, the son of Shenwu General Feng Tang.

Another man with a long face and a strong face smiled and said: "Ziying, you have such ambitions, and I will accompany you as a brother. I am afraid that you will pee your pants when you see the beast." But it was Han Qi, the uncle of Jinxiang.

A tall, thin, elegant young man next to him joked: "Then let's make a bet to see if Ziying will wet her pants. I'll pay 100 taels of silver. Who will bet with me?" It was Wei Ruo, the son of Linchuan Bo. orchid

Chen Yejun, the uncle of Chang'an, said with a smile: "What's the point of betting on this? Why not bet on who can hit the bigger mountain goods?"

Everyone laughed and said, "This is the best."

"Brothers, I'm not good at shooting and I'm short of money, so why don't I gamble?" Jia Cong said with a smile.

"Brother Cong, don't show any cowardice. Your brother has taken over your share, so you must make a bet with them." Feng Ziying waved her hand with pride.

"That little brother is disrespectful."

Jia Cong pointed his horse whip: "This seems to be the right place." He saw a large camp standing at the foot of the mountain and next to the lake in front of him, which was a pre-built siege camp.

Feng Ziying, Wei Ruolan and other young masters looked excited and rode forward.

Suddenly, a group of men and horses came out of the diagonal stab and occupied the road, almost squeezing several people out and turning them upside down.

"Who is so rude!" Feng Ziying said angrily.

"Yes!" The leading young nobles laughed, turned their horses, and looked at the people with great interest. They looked confident and did not take them seriously at all.

"So it's you. No wonder you are so arrogant and domineering, but you want to cause trouble in front of the Holy Master?" Feng Ziying sneered.

"Brother Feng is serious. In this hunting and siege area, everyone relies on their riding and shooting skills. If your skills are not good enough and you fall off your horse and get injured, you can't blame others."

"If Brother Feng is not convinced, you can have a competition with our brothers to see who catches more. How about a small bet of ten thousand taels of silver?"

After saying that, those few people laughed loudly, and all the soldiers under his command also laughed. Feng Ziying and the others were blushing with anger, but they were helpless. Let alone whether they could win the hunting, the key was the bet of 10,000 taels of silver. They couldn't win it. come out.

Jia Cong recognized that these people were the ones who rode their horses to rush into the people in the city gate the day before yesterday. He frowned slightly and asked Chen Yejun: "Who are they?"

Chen Yejun said in a low voice: "These five people are famous yamen in Beijing and have always been lawless. Look, the burly one is the security prince Xiong Lin, and the one with the scar on his face is the Yingchuan prince Zhu Hong. The tall and thin one is Zhuzhou, the prince of Liu'an Hou, the one with a long sword at his waist is Qi Zheng, the prince of Qingyang Hou, and the one wearing a red cloak is Zhao Guan, the prince of Ninglinghou. Their families are all in charge of Jingying or Xishan Daying. A battalion of soldiers and horses has great power and is very prominent in the army."

Jia Cong nodded slightly, no wonder he was so arrogant. Now the situation is stronger than others, so he walked over and pulled Feng Ziying and said: "Brother Feng, how can a person fight for the road with a dog? If they want to leave, just let them go. Please come to the office."

Wei Ruolan and Chen Yejun laughed in unison: "That's it, everyone, please."

"How brave! Who are you!" Xiong Lin and others said angrily.

"I'm Jia Cong of Rongguo Mansion." Jia Cong sneered. He was pointed at the nose and bullied to the head. He didn't bother to talk about the situation. He was just stubborn and stubborn.

"Oh, it turns out to be the Jia family." Xiong Lin laughed, "Can you see the flag of Rongguo Mansion in front of you?"

"No."

"Never seen."

"People who don't dare to raise a banner dare to compete with us?" Qi Zheng smiled contemptuously, pointed at Jia Cong with the riding crop, and then pointed at himself and others.

Jia Cong laughed: "Why do the descendants of Rongguo need to use the banner of their ancestors to embolden them? You are the prince of Qingyang Hou. Your flag is quite beautiful, but I don't know if your ability is worthy of your flag."

Qi Zheng's expression changed and he said coldly: "Are you going to take the exam to test me?"

"I don't dare, that's what I meant." Jia Cong smiled and said: "I see that you carry a sword with you, and you are obviously good at it. Do you dare to fight me right here?"

Qi Zheng saw that although Jia Cong was a few years younger than him, he dared to take the initiative to challenge him, so he must have some skills, so he hesitated and did not dare to answer for a while.

At this time, the surrounding nobles and clan disciples saw the conflict, and they all gathered around to watch the fun. The crowd was like a snowball, and a large number of people gathered in an instant.

Seeing the huge crowd of people around him, Jia Cong wanted to clear up the name of Rongguo Mansion, so he simply filled up his hatred level and said with a big smile: "Qi Zheng, if you don't dare to challenge, why don't you carry your family's banner over and be brave? Anyway, you like it very much." Flags and flags."

"You! If we fight, we will fight!" How could Qi Zheng bear this tone? He turned his horse and came back, approaching fiercely. He thought to himself, I am at least four or five years older than you. No matter how hard it is, I will have to work for a few more years. Is it possible that I still can't win? You kid.

Jia Cong smiled and said, "You just agreed on a bonus of 10,000 taels of silver. Don't even think about denying it!"

As he spoke, he clasped his fists around and said loudly: "Brothers, Prince Qingyang wants to have a bet with me. The bet is 10,000 silver. Please bear witness. Whoever loses and defaults on his debt is a bitch." Raised!"

"Okay! I'm willing to bear witness!"

"Brother Qi is such a big hand!"

"Master Cong really has the legacy of a prosperous country!"

Everyone around looked at the excitement and cheered, fearing that the two of them wouldn't be able to fight.

(End of this chapter)