Do you know: I’m Xu Jiazi

Time flies

It's June

This morning,

The time has reached the end of Yin Shi (after 4:30 a.m.)

The sky is misty and the morning light is faint.

Yong Yihou Mansion,

In order to let the cool night breeze into the house, the windows around the wooden house next to the racecourse were opened.

There was a lantern hanging in front of the wooden house. There were moths flying around the lantern.

In the distance, two people, one tall and one short, walked out of the passage leading to the inner courtyard without holding a lantern.

After a while,

Two figures arrived in front of the cabin.

The snoring in the cabin stopped for a moment.

"squeaky"

Qingcao opened the door and entered the house.

The snoring continued.

Entering the house from the cool outdoors makes the grass feel slightly stuffy.

Qingcao placed the delicate gourd filled with warm water on the table. After scanning the room, he walked aside and walked out carrying a copper basin with burned incense ashes.

It’s hot in summer,

There are many mosquitoes near the stables. It is difficult to fall asleep at night without burning mosquito repellent grass and incense.

After dumping the ashes, the green grass returned to the house, and the mosquito repellent sachet in the house was replaced with a new one.

Finally, Qingcao moved a small bench out of the house.

Sitting outside in the cool air, in view of the green grass, Qingyun is walking forward with a bow and arrow.

My young master grasped the end of a long spear of astonishing length with one hand and held it flat.

Under the long stem, there is also a stone lock used by Qingyun and the eldest brothers of the Hou Mansion to exercise their strength.

I once wanted to help collect the long green grass. Although under the guidance of my son, I found a position near the back, but the grass still felt a little unbearable, and my shoulders were hurting from the pressure.

"collapse!"

The string of the strong bow vibrated, and an arrow shot out.

Xu Zaijing used one hand to knock the incoming arrow aside with the handle of his long spear.

After completing one movement, Xu Zaijing hurriedly stabilized himself and continued to hold the long stick calmly.

The sky is getting brighter and brighter, and there is already the sun's rays in the east.

The racecourse slowly began to heat up.

A lot of feather arrows had already fallen around Xu Zaijing.

When Qingyun rubbed his arms and walked towards the wooden house, Xu Zaijing also put away his arms and shook his arms.

At this time, Uncle Yin came out wearing cool summer clothes and holding a cattail leaf fan.

Looking at his disciple and nephew, Uncle Yin asked, "How does it feel to practice like this?"

Xu Zaijing nodded and said: "Master, it's a bit laborious!"

Uncle Yin smiled and nodded, limping towards the stable while waving his cattail leaf fan.

In the sealed bath room in winter,

At this time the window is wide open,

Xu Zaijing, who was sweating all over, took a basin of cold water and poured it on his head.

Then, three times five divided by two,

In less than half a quarter of an hour, Xu Zaijing was walking towards his mother's courtyard wearing newly changed clothes.

After dinner, Xu Zaijing returned to his courtyard, sat on an embroidered pier, and let the green grass tidy up his hair.

Finally, Xu Zaijing, who had packed up, rode his horse out of the Xu family gate with his brother.

On Quyuan Street, several large green cloth umbrellas blocked the morning sun.

Under the umbrella,

Shu Bo had already come out of the stall, and with the help of several boys, he was bringing warm and not-boiled large and small rice and mustard crispy melon to the guests' tables.

After nodding in greeting,

Xu Zaijing walked out of Quyuan Street.

Because it is summer, the sun is strong at noon, which makes people feel nervous.

Therefore, the farmers around Bianjing had already set up their stalls early to sell some of their own fruits and vegetables.

On the way to Jiying Lane,

Xu Zaijing looked at the fruits displayed on the roadside. If they were of good quality, he would let Qingyun taste them, and if they tasted good, he would also buy a few.

When we are about to arrive at Shengjia,

Looking at the melons on the street, Xu Zaijing gestured to Qingyun.

Qingyun came over, got off his horse and tasted half of the food. He nodded in approval. After choosing a few, he was about to pay, but the stall owner refused.

It turned out to be one of the stalls where Xu Zaijing brought out Qian Yuan'er after the Dragon Boat Festival.

Qingyun put the melon into the Xu family's carriage, said a few words to Qingcao, took the scattered copper coins in red thread, Qingyun rode to the melon stall, cupped his hands and said:

"Stall owner, my young master appreciates your kindness, but the money still has to be collected."

As he spoke, he threw the money into the hands of the stall owner with a smile.

Mao hour (six o'clock in the morning)

The Xu brothers entered the Shengjia Book School, while Qingcao went to the Shengjia courtyard to get water to wash the fruits Xu Zaijing bought.

It was getting bright at this time,

Xu Zaijing looked at the tired expression of Chang Bai who turned his head to greet him, and said in surprise: "Chang Bai, what's wrong with you?"

Changbai scratched the knot on his face and shook his head.

Soon, Gu Tingye, Qi Heng, and Chang Feng all arrived at the book school.

After the girls from the Sheng family paid their respects and came to the school, Ru Lan's eyes lit up as she watched the green grass wash the fruits placed on the academic table.

Then looking at Chang Bai's face, he quickly lowered his head and walked behind his desk.

On the path outside the book school lecture hall,

Xuexue Zhuang held up a folding fan to block the sun and walked leisurely from the yard where he lived.

Seeing the students gathered together, Zhuang Xuexue nodded with satisfaction. Seeing the water soaking beside the table and the fruits on the table, Zhuang Xuexue was even more satisfied.

Sitting on the Arhat chair, Xuexue Zhuang waved his folding fan and said, "Please hand in all your homework from yesterday."

Amidst Zhuang Xuexue's praise and criticism of everyone's studies, the sun rose higher and the blazing summer sunshine shone directly on the courtyard.

Fortunately, the large branches in the yard were lush and blocked a lot of sunlight. Otherwise, the maid and the servants would not be able to sit on the wooden platform in the back.

After finishing Gu Tingye's lesson, Xuexue Zhuang waved his folding fan and said, "Take a rest." After that, he picked up the herbal tea on the table and took a sip.

The female envoys and servants in the school also hurried forward to serve tea to their young masters and girls.

Qingcao poured tea at Xu Zaijing's table. Seeing Xu Zaijing drinking the tea, Qingcao whispered: "Sir, I heard from Brother Hanniu that the fifth girl went to see Brother Changbai last night, and somehow she pretended to be Yanghao. The window screen was opened."

Xu Zaijing's movement of drinking tea was stagnant.

"There were a lot of mosquitoes in Brother Changbai's house. Even though he lit incense, they still disturbed him so much that he couldn't sleep well all night."

Xu Zaijing nodded, handed the teacup to Qingcao, and said, "No wonder Rulan is so honest today."

As the sun gets higher,

The female envoys lowered the gauze on three sides of the lecture hall.

After resting for two quarters of an hour,

Zhuang Xuexue was ready to continue his lectures.

At this time, Liu's mother and Caihuan led the female servant mother-in-law outside the lecture hall.

First, he bowed to Xuexue Zhuang, and then said: "Xuexue, my eldest lady sent a slave to bring some ice and well water."

Xuexue Zhuang waved his hand.

Wei Ruixuan's female envoys placed the copper basins filled with ice cubes beside everyone.

At noon,

Shouantang sent Bingsu cheese again.

In the afternoon, fresh well water and a lot of saltpeter were delivered.

On the hottest afternoon, by putting saltpeter in the well water and fanning it with a folding fan, the temperature in the school was still tolerable.

The sun sets in the west,

It's time for school to end,

After everyone thanked Zhuang Xuexue, they walked out of the lecture hall.

As soon as they left the cool lecture hall, everyone started fanning themselves more frequently.

In such a hot weather, the Qi and Gu families' carriages contained ice cubes replaced by the Sheng family.

The entrance to the Sheng family.

After entering the carriage, Qi Heng opened the curtain and looked at Xu Zai Jing who was riding beside him: "Brother Jing, are we still going to have a cold drink?"

Xu Zaijing shook his head and said, "I won't go today. My mother said yesterday that she would go home immediately after school."

Qi Heng looked puzzled: "Brother Jing, why is this?"

Gu Tingye, who was behind Xu Zaijing, chased him on horseback and said, "Brother Heng, don't you think about how many things happened to Brother Jing in June in the past two years."

Upon hearing this, Qi Heng was stunned for a moment, then blinked and said, "What the second uncle said is that Brother Jing, you should go home directly."

Xu Zaijing smiled and shook his head on the horse, lightly knocked the horse's belly and left the gate. The rest of the Xu family hurriedly followed.

When I returned to Quyuan Street,

Entered the gate,

Xu Zaijing saw his mother waiting for him at the second door.

Zai Zhang got off his horse and said, "Mom, I told you, I guarantee that Xiao Wu will go home after school this month. Why are you still waiting here on such a hot day?"

Mrs. Sun said: "I am standing here. If your brothers don't come back after this hour, I will send someone to find you."

Xu Zaijing stood next to his brother and scratched his head: "Mom, didn't I just go and have some cold drinks with Brother Heng and the others yesterday?"

Mrs. Sun didn't listen to Xu Zaijing's words, turned around and led the female envoys towards the inner courtyard.

The two brothers Sora looked at each other at the door.

sunset,

The sky becomes dark,

Half an hour later than in winter,

At Ansumen in the northwest of Bianjing's outer city, the heavy city gate slowly closed under the push of soldiers.

The sky gradually becomes dark,

Lanterns were lit on Ansu Gate and braziers were lit under the city gate.

It was a hot summer day, so the soldiers guarding the city threw some mosquito-repelling grass into the brazier and then immediately stayed away from the brazier.

There is no sun,

It was still cool in Bianjing at night. When the soldiers standing on the city wall looked into the city, they could see many lighted attics.

From a close distance, the soldiers could still faintly hear the sound of silk and bamboo pipe music.

This night scene can sometimes last until the next morning.

Activities at night are much cooler than during the day.

As the night gets darker, the city becomes cooler and cooler, and some banquets and parties are reaching their climax.

Suddenly,

The rumble of horse hooves could be heard on the official road outside Ansu Gate.

"Urgent report! Urgent report of military information!"

Some hoarse sounds reached the entrance of Ansumen.

The soldiers guarding the city rushed forward holding torches.

The leader of the city guard led his subordinates to the firelight, looking at the sweaty, dusty face, white lips, and the token in the hand of the post knight who smelled of sweat.

Golden token.

This made the team members excited, and they hurriedly shouted towards the city wall: "Quick! Quick! Get off the hanging basket! The golden one!"

Pao Ze on the gate tower also heard this, and the hanging basket was quickly lowered.

The postman was quickly pulled up.

Entering Bianjing City,

Ansu's disciples quickly gave the knight a horse.

Afterwards, the post knight ran towards the inner city at a faster speed.

After the normal process outside the inner city wall,

The post knight ran towards the palace.

The Imperial Palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty,

sleeping hall

There are candles burning in the hall,

There were huge ice cubes placed in the surrounding ice mirrors, which were steaming with air.

The female officials in the palace beside Bingjian each held a big cattail leaf fan as tall as one person and fanned themselves gently.

The dragon bed is surrounded by thin, delicate and breathable curtains.

bed,

The Emperor of Zhou held a small cattail leaf fan in his hand and was fanning Zhao Fang beside him.

Looking at Zhao Fang's sleeping face under the candlelight, Emperor Zhou's face was filled with a doting smile.

On the other side of the big bed,

The queen said softly: "Your Majesty, you have been fanning me for a long time, please let me come!"

The emperor shook his head and said: "I'm not tired."

The queen said softly: "You are waiting for news from the north. You haven't even taken a nap at noon. It's better for me to come."

The emperor felt the soreness in his elbows and wrists and nodded.

Handing over the exquisite cattail leaf fan, the emperor continued to look at Zhao Fang and said, "I was at Concubine Rong's house before. I heard from the female official in her palace who accompanied the Rong family girl to the Xu family that the Sun family had gone there that day. A lot of kids.”

The queen chuckled and said, "Well, there must be thirty or forty."

Hearing this number, the emperor couldn't help but laugh.

The queen said: "I heard that there was a lot of trouble when getting on the bus to go home!"

"I hope that we, Fang'er, will have so many children in the future!"

The Queen on the side smiled and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, it will happen."

The emperor nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, there is a brat like the fifth son of the Xu family here."

Then he said: "I don't know if the gifts from Consort Lu's family have worked."

As the emperor spoke, his voice fell silent and he fell asleep.

Looking at the emperor's appearance, the queen stood up and handed the exquisite fan in her hand to the female officials beside the bed, and said: "Let them use more force."

"Yes, concubine."

Afterwards, the dormitory fell into silence.

I do not know how long it has been,

A bright lantern shone on the window and moved quickly along the corridor outside the dormitory.

After a while of whispering,

The emperor's personal chief chamberlain quickly walked into the hall.

After whispering a few words hurriedly to the Queen's capable female officer, the two entered the bedroom together.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Hearing the call, Zhao Fang suddenly opened his eyes.

Looking at the high official beside the bed, Zhao Fang hurriedly touched the emperor: "Father, father! The high official is here!"

The sleeping emperor suddenly opened his eyes: "Fang'er? What's wrong?"

The chief minister beside the bed said urgently: "Your Majesty, urgent report from the northwest, urgent report from Marquis Yongyi!"

After hearing this, the emperor stretched out his hand, took the palm handed over by the chief minister and sat up suddenly.

Looking at the queen who had also woken up, the emperor waved his hand and said, "I'm going outside."

With that said, the emperor put on his slippers and walked out with the chief minister.

"Is this good news?"

asked the emperor walking on the road.

The chief minister felt the emperor's trembling palms and said urgently: "Your Majesty, this is good news!"

"In accordance with your Majesty's instructions, the postman who reported the news was brought directly to the palace."

The emperor chuckled uncontrollably.

Come to the main hall on the side,

The postman, who was supported by a strong Imperial Guard soldier, was drinking honey water.

After seeing the emperor's figure, he suddenly knelt on the ground and shouted: "Your Majesty, the victory of Yong Yihou has been reported!"

"explain!"

"Your Majesty, under the leadership of Marquis Yongyi, General Xu, General Zhang, and General Cao are attacking with great force! Destroy the Black Rock City of Bai Gao Kingdom! Destroy the Black Mountain Weifu Army Division of Bai Gao Kingdom! Fengzhou has been recaptured!"

"Fengzhou Beach has returned to our Great Zhou territory!"