The Three Kingdoms Of The North Are Proud And Heroic

The next morning, Zu Zhao first recited a passage of the Analects in his study and Xi arithmetic. After noon, he changed into his travel outfit, had lunch in advance, and went to inform the horse farm to prepare his mount. According to Zu Zhao's earlier instructions, this time he specially summoned more young people in the clan to train horses. When they came to the racecourse, there were already fifty or sixty people waiting for them, and they saluted and greeted Zu Zhao when they saw him. Only Zu Ji arrived a step late, and it wasn't until everyone sorted out the reins and accompanying items that he appeared, and when he arrived, there were still a few grains of rice hanging from the corners of his mouth.

Zu Jixian hurriedly found Zu Zhaoma in front of him, and said with a slight pant: "Eldest son, I just went to Anyang Pavilion in the morning, and I have already told the Zhang brothers that I will meet at Xihe Bridge in the afternoon."

Zu Zhao nodded and said, "Very good, you have worked hard to run back and forth."

Zu Ji smiled innocently, touched his head and said: "Where is the hard work, there is nothing to do on weekdays, and I often run to Anyang Pavilion."

Zu Zhao and Se smiled and said, "Okay, let's go." The

group got on the horse one after another, carrying the bow and sword, quite heroic. Under the leadership of Zu Zhao, the team came out of the southwest gate of the manor. The Xihe Bridge is located in the north of Anyang Pavilion, according to which there are eight or nine miles of road, although it is called a bridge, in fact, there is no water system around, just a place where nearby villages occasionally gather as a market.

After walking for about three quarters of an hour, Zu Zhao and the others left the Beiguo Pavilion and entered the realm of Anyang Pavilion. When I came to Xihe Bridge, I happened to encounter that today was the day when the nearby villagers were rushing to gather, and more than a dozen stalls were placed in an open space, or straw mats were laid out with home-grown vegetables, or small carts loaded with all kinds of dry goods, or one or two hunters hung freshly hunted birds and beasts around their necks and shouted and sold. It has passed the busiest time of the market, and there are many fewer people selling or buying goods, but the atmosphere is still still active, after all, it is the autumn harvest season, the goods are complete, and it is in time for the peak season of stocking up before winter.

There is a tea shop on the side of the road not far away, and business is booming. Seven or eight horses were parked outside the shed, and a few tables outside sat a group of young men, most of them dressed plainly, each carrying a longbow and a short sword, dressed like a street ranger.

Zu Zhao and his entourage have many people, and they are quite powerful from far and near. Many of the people coming and going on the Xihe Bridge frequently looked around, and even some cowards mistakenly thought that something was going to happen, so they hurriedly wrung up their bags and left. One of the rangers in the tea shop shouted, and the other rangers immediately cast their eyes out, and then someone took the lead in standing up and walking outside the tea shop.

Zu Ji, who was following behind Zu Zhao, saw the ranger standing outside the tea shop at a glance, and immediately hit a horse and came to Zu Zhao's side and introduced: "Eldest son, that person is Zhang Yuan, the elder brother of Zhang.

Zu Zhao bowed slightly, and waited until he got close to look at the other party carefully for a while. Zhang Yuan has passed the weak crown, but he does not wear a crown on his head, only a bundle of short cloth is tied on his head, and he wears a short cotton cloth coat that is old and slightly stained, but he wears a pair of polished leather wristbands on both hands and wrists; The figure is not burly, but he stands upright, and he has a sassy and heroic posture like a hero of three or four points.

Zu Ji waved to Zhang Yuan and drove his horse to meet him first. He jumped off the horse in front of Zhang Yuan, happily helped the other party's arm, and after gossiping and greeting him, he turned around and took him to meet the eldest son of the ancestral family. The rangers who were still in the tent also rushed out one after another, and followed behind to see Zu Zhao.

Although Zhang Yuan and Zu Ji were pleasant, when he stood in front of Zu Zhao, he looked like a hanger, and he arched his hand to Zu Zhao lightly, and said with a smile: "It's a good sentence to make Longcheng Feijiang, don't teach Hu Ma to do Yin Mountain, the eldest prince is really a young hero, and his spirit is tight." There was a looming contempt in his tone.

Zu Zhao's face was slightly puzzled, and the children of the ancestral family behind him had already shown dissatisfaction.

Even Zu Ji, who was as straightforward as he was, noticed that something was wrong with Zhang Yuan's words at this time, and couldn't help but interject: "Wenyi, why do you want to talk like this?"

Zhang Yuan sneered twice and did not answer.

Zu Zhao had heard Zu Ji mention Zhang Yuan, although the Zhang family in Anyang Pavilion was a big family, Zhang Yuan was not a relative of the Zhang family, but only a side branch, plus he was used to being a good ranger on weekdays, and was not favored by the clan. He could vaguely guess that people like Zhang Yuan didn't like the conformist thing the most, so the more people admired it, the more disdainful they were about convenience.

Naturally, he didn't take it to heart, jumped off the horse with a dashing deep leap, and returned the salute to Zhang Yuan very politely, and said with a smile: "Brother is really a man of temperament, and Zu Zhao admires it tightly." A long time ago, I heard Zeng Zu Ji mention that his brother is a famous hero, and his brother made a special appointment today, and the first thing is to hope to get acquainted with his brother.

Seeing that Zu Zhao was so humble, Zhang Yuan had a good impression in his heart, but since he planned to give the other party a dismount from the beginning, he couldn't completely let go of his face now. He laughed twice, crossed his arms and said, "You're a talker." I, Zhang Yuan, came to the appointment to sell the face of Zu Ji, and I heard that the eldest prince is extraordinary today, and I want to gather everyone to accompany you to train the horse. Hey, Anyang Pavilion is not Beiguo Pavilion.

He said this loudly, with a strong emphasis. The rangers who followed behind them sighed and coaxed under the leadership of Zhang Pre.

Zu Ji's face suddenly changed greatly, and he felt regretful for not speaking clearly yesterday.

Zu Zhao glanced at Zu Ji, and didn't mean to blame, after all, he didn't make it clear yesterday, and it became a misunderstanding when he thought about it. He maintained a humble smile, bowed his hand to Zhang Yuan again, and thanked: "Brother's words, my brother is very frightened. It's no wonder that my brother didn't make it clear with Zu Ji yesterday, so there was this misunderstanding. In addition to getting to know his brother, the other purpose of my brother's coming this time is to discuss with my brother about this year's theft.

Zhang Yuan raised his eyebrows, he was by no means an arrogant and unreasonable person, not to mention that Zu Zhao's reputation for humility was not empty in the county, and a teenager would not be so arrogant that he would trouble others for no reason. He improved his face slightly, and said with his head held high as if he was old: "It's just autumn, and the eldest prince is already enthusiastic?" Why, isn't it because he repelled those humas some time ago?

On the side, Zu Ji couldn't bear it anymore, and scolded Zhang Yuan: "Zhang Wenyi, I treat you as a brother, but you have repeatedly disrespected my eldest son, what do you mean?"

Zhang Yuan smiled at Zu Ji, but still didn't reply.

It was Zu Zhao who raised his hand to stop Zu Ji and said, "Ah Ji, don't be rude."

Zu Ji was angry, and although he no longer spoke, he still stared at Zhang Yuan angrily.

Zu Zhao was as calm as ever, and turned to Zhang Yuan and said: "Whether the elder brother is joking or not, the younger brother has to justify the elder brother's misremarks." The three generations of the younger brothers and ancestors are all border soldiers, and the family style is like this, so they should follow the ancestors. In previous years, if he wasn't young, his younger brother would have participated in the county's preparation for theft anyway. This time, the younger brother repelled Huma, although it was a fluke, but as a big man, he was also very happy. Because of this, my brother has the confidence to do his part for this year's theft. Thinking that my brother is a hero in the county, and the name of my brother's bravery in previous years is resounding, it is indispensable to come to visit my brother first, and I can teach my brother a lesson or two.

Zhang Yuan stroked his palms and laughed, with a little smugness on his face, and said: "The eldest prince Zu is really full of knowledge, and he speaks so literately, how can we be embarrassed by those who don't learn and don't know how to do it?"

Once again, the other rangers chimed in. There was no shortage of indignant people among the children of the ancestral family behind Zu Zhao, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Zu Zhao behaved indifferently, and said in a serious tone: "My brother has always respected my brother, why did my brother treat him lightly three or four times?" If the elder brother really doesn't want to see his brother, why bother insinuating and talking too much, everyone will speak clearly and openly, and they will not become friends or enemies. What does my brother think?

Zhang Yuan couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, and gradually retracted his expression. He claims to be a hero, even though he is a little dissatisfied with Zu Zhao, but the other party frequently apologizes for his crimes, and he repeatedly resents himself and loses measure. With a low sneer, he changed his words and said: "The eldest prince is really capable of speaking, Zhang Moujie is rude, please forgive me for the unconcealed words." Since the eldest prince is so serious about preparing for thieves this year, Zhang should accompany him.

As Zhang Yuan said this, a group of rangers followed closely to contain the momentum.

Zu Zhao bowed and smiled: "Brother thanked my brother first."

The corners of Zhang Yuan's mouth raised inadvertently, and he quickly said: "The eldest prince is a young hero, and he can repel more than 100 horses with twenty horses, which shows that the eldest prince has outstanding martial arts." Today, the eldest prince made a special trip to Anyang Pavilion to invite Zhang to practice horses and prepare for thieves, and Zhang Mou wanted to take the opportunity to ask the eldest prince for advice and see how the eldest prince was powerful that day. "

The reason why Zu Zhao specially invited Zhang Yuan and Zhang Yu to practice horses this time is to hope to make a statement in Xu Wu County first, so that more people know that they will participate in the preparation for thieves in winter this year. This is only the first step, and he will use his ability to repel Huma, coupled with his rich power, to become the leader of the thieves.

Although there is a disadvantage in age, but preparing for thieves is a matter of soldiers, as long as you can crown the county with bravery, combined with the name of the county to participate in the county government's inspection, everything can be logical. Anyang Pavilion and Beiguo Pavilion are adjacent to each other, Zhang Yuan and Zhang Pre are well-known market rangers, if they can deter these two, they will soon be able to release the wind through each other's mouth, and they can better win over the militia of Anyang Pavilion when preparing for theft.

He already had this plan in his heart, even if Zhang Yuan didn't take the initiative, he would still try his best to show his hand. In other aspects, they have to be more or less humble, but the northern people are still martial, and if they twist and pinch in this regard, they will only be looked down upon, and they will take the initiative to become the leader of the thieves.

Immediately, he said kindly: "Don't dare to be, if it is a discussion to the end, my brother is sincerely willing to ask my brother for advice."

Zhang Yuan snorted coldly in a low voice, he had always thought that Zu Zhao was polite and polite, but he didn't expect it to become clean and neat at this time, it is not difficult to see that this son is indeed a good martial artist. He said in a tone of no weakness, "That's really good."

Zu Zhao said again: "It is not only in Anyang Pavilion, but also the elder brother's proposal first, and the younger brother who learns from him is a guest and is at will."

Zhang Yuan smiled lightly: "I wait for northern boys to Xi martial arts since childhood, and the art of bow riding is indispensable. The eldest prince repelled Hu Ma by riding and shooting, and Zhang did not dare to take advantage of the elderly, so he simply took the bow and riding as the theme.

Zu Zhao agreed without hesitation: "Okay." "