Rebel

After Huai's mother left, Gu Ao couldn't help looking at her back for a while, and then said to Huai Xin full of admiration: "I often hear that men stand like pines and cypresses, and women are like vines, so you can make your father stand side by side. It's embarrassing!"

Huai Xin asked: "Brother Gu will marry a wife in the future, do you want a woman who can kungfu?"

Gu Ao said: "Knowing martial arts is better, but I hope she can have perseverance and stand beside me fearlessly."

Huai Xin looked at Gu Ao's appearance, smiled slightly, and did not answer.

"Why, don't you believe it?" Gu Ao asked.

Huai Xin pursed her lips: "When the time comes, let's talk about it." As she spoke, Huai Xin stretched out her hand to pour wine for Gu Ao and Dian Bushi, and the three of them drank it down.

Huai Xin said inwardly: "Brother Gu's love, although his thoughts are passionate, but I don't think it's good. Women who are resolute are very strong. Gu Ao only saw the appearance of my parents raising their eyebrows, but never knew that my father put down his figure and acted When I lie low to please my mother, my father looks mighty and valiant, but when he has no ideas in his mind, he is extremely dependent on my mother.

Brother Gu has his own ideas since he was a child, but he is not good at pleasing others, he doesn't like women, and he doesn't like elegance.Even if there is such a woman in front of him, how can Brother Gu get along with such a woman?

……Brother Gu experienced several storms in Shanyun Academy, and it was all due to his straightforward nature, and also a bit of a self-centered nature, which led to those ups and downs.Although there is the word "perseverance", but the relationship between husband and wife is not the same. I also thought about what kind of woman Gu brother is suitable for... At that time, I thought that he was nothing more than a person who understands righteousness, is warm and considerate, and is soft on the outside and strong on the inside. , Only in this way can we get along with Brother Gu for a long time.

... When Huai Xin came back to her senses, she realized that her thoughts had drifted away for a while, and she couldn't stop laughing at herself: I think so much about what to do, it's all about nothing.

At this time, Gu Ao also unknowingly had the situation of his parents getting along in his mind... In Gu Ao's impression, his father, Gu Ben, always seemed to be sitting on the sidelines in a daze, while his mother, Gu Shi, was always timid no matter what she wanted to say. Timid and a little embarrassed.

Gu Ao didn't notice it when he was young, but as he grew up, he recalled the memory of those scenes... During his school days, when he came home, he saw the smile on Gu Ben's face, and his family's love. The silence is actually the loneliness of Gu Ben's heart.

Why didn't Gu Ao want his mother, Gu Shi, to be the interpreter of his father, Gu Ben? ——But mother Gu Shi always treats father Gu Ben with respect and caution, while she treats herself with gentleness and incomprehension.

Gu Ao once thought that all women in the world were like this.

But the appearance of Huai Xin's mother seems to have opened up a splendid meaning in Gu Ao's perception of women.At this moment, Gu Ao couldn't help admiring Huai Mu's every move, and made up his mind: If I can get such a good relationship in the future, I will definitely marry that woman.

At this time, Gu Ao put aside the haze in his heart, and enjoyed the strong wine from Shangjun to his heart's content.

After a while, Huai Jinsong walked to Gu Ao's table, holding a cowhide wine bag in his hand, and said with a smile, "Boys, how is your meal?"

Gu Ao stood up: "Thank you, the prefect, for your hospitality!"

Huai Jinsong happily received the respect and drank: "Stay here for a while, and accompany the dog."

"It's natural."

Huai Jinsong nodded, reeking of alcohol, and saw Dian Bushi in a blink of an eye, so he asked Huai Xin, "... who is this?"

Huai Xin smiled slightly: "This is Brother Gu's student. His surname is Dian, but his name is unknown. He is from Chenjia Village at the foot of Yunshan Mountain. Now he is traveling around the world with Brother Gu."

Dian Bushi has been paying attention to Huai Jinsong since just now, seeing Huai Jinsong's beard and beard on his face, with a forceful aura, he couldn't help respecting him for a long time, but when he saw Huai Xin talking about him, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed Scratched his head.

Gu Ao reminded from the side: "This is Shangjun Huai Taishou."

Dian Bushi came back to his senses, hurriedly saluted, "See Prefect Huai."

Huai Jinsong looked Dian Buzhi up and down, and saw the young man with a leopard head and tiger eyes, chest and belly protruding, full of the evil spirit of a tiger leaping like a dragon, Huai Jinsong's own generals are brave and heroic, and they have their own "" The scale of "Prime Minister", now carefully "comprehensive" Dian Bushi for a moment, a sense of pity for talent suddenly arises in his chest, seeing that Dian Bushi is still carrying a pair of axes behind him, he asks: "This little brother Dian, what do you think?" Is it a double ax?"

Dian Bushi nodded, Hong Sheng said: "Yes!"

Huai Jinsong asked again: "How long have you been studying?"

Dian Bushi replied, "I have studied for a year!"

Huai Jinsong nodded and said: "You have a good foundation. After eating, rest for a while, Shen Shi will come to the school grounds to look for me, and I will give you a few pointers!"

"Okay!" Dian Bushi agreed, and the excitement was palpable: "Thank you, Prefect Huai!" As he spoke, Dian Bushi poured himself a glass of wine: "Master Prefect, I would like to offer you a toast!"

Huai Jinsong looked at Dian's ignorant and heroic appearance and liked it very much, so he nodded repeatedly and said: "Okay!"

The two drank it all in one gulp, Huai Jinsong stretched out his hand and patted Dian Buzhi's shoulder, then motioned to Gu Ao and Huai Xin: "Sit down, sit down! Eat well!" Then they went to another table.

Seeing the scene just now, Gu Ao couldn't help smiling at Huai Xin: "Your Honor is really arrogant, I don't know Dian and I have traveled so many counties, but we have never seen such an open-minded eunuch."

Huai Xin smiled and nodded, but did not answer.He looked at Huai Jinsong's back, and for some reason, Huai Xin always had such an illusion... The fact that his parents treated his subordinates so kindly was not necessarily because he was afraid that his health would not be good. After they returned to the west, they would not be able to suppress the generals, so they showed kindness In the past, I wanted to make them grateful...

... Huai Xin had such a guess in her heart, so even now that Huai Jinsong is ignorant of Professor Dian, in Huai Xin's eyes, there is a sense that her parents are trying to win over Gu Ao for her own future.

"Brother Huai, what's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing."

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After eating and resting for a while, Dian Bushi hastily headed to the school field with two axes on his back, while Huai Xin and Gu Ao stayed in the tent, continuing to think about the battle formation.

Gu Ao asked, "Before the Rong cavalry charged into battle for the first time, was the only bow and crossbow able to shoot the Rong cavalry from a distance?"

Huai Xin nodded and said: "That's right, there are only bows and crossbows, and the range they can shoot is only two hundred paces, no matter how far they are, they can't shoot them, and no matter how close they are, the archers can't retreat."

"When I was eating just now, I was also thinking, in fact, if we also have cavalry, the difficulties in the battle can be easily solved."

"Brother Gu meant..."

"Yes, the Han cavalry can not only guard each other on both sides of the battle formation, but also attack the enemy head-on and break them up. If the scattered cavalry fall into the battle formation, why worry about not being captured alive?"

"...But since the cavalry are fighting each other head-on, there must be battle damage. I just said that there are not enough horses in Shangjun."

"You can have another rider in the battle formation. Once you pick off the Rong cavalry and kill them under the horse, that rider will directly mount the army horse and ride the army horse to attack."

"Our difficulty now is that there are very few horses capable of fighting in Shangjun, not as good as Rongdi."

"I see that Mr. Yong's Huben Army also has cavalry. How do they train their horses?"

"Those horses of elite tiger and bent are all bred in Shanglin Garden."

"Brother Huai, in my opinion, the horses in the stables of Shangjun can also be trained more, so that they can practice charging and familiarize themselves with combat. When they actually go to the battlefield, they will blindfold the horses; if they win the battle, they can capture a large number of soldiers and horses... "

Huai Xin said: "This is a last resort, and it can only be done temporarily; it can be regarded as a solution..."

"By the way, the intermarriages that Brother Huai mentioned earlier, do they also herd herds?"

Huai Xin thought for a while and said, "They also herd cattle, but most of them are merchants."

"Why not buy war horses from them?"

Huai Xin smiled wryly: "Shangjun has never had anything to do with Rong. It is not as rich as Yuyang County. This is a remote and cold place, and the taxes in the county are all used for fortifications. How can there be money to buy horses?"

Gu Ao sighed: "That's right..."

The two discussed some details about the battle formation, but they kept chatting until it was getting dark.Mother Huai picked up the tent and entered, bringing in the cold air of the north, and said to Gu Ao with a smile: "Gu boy, the Dian Buyou you brought is really talented, he is a genius in martial arts, his father took it into his hands." , but I can’t stop teaching.”

Gu Ao saluted and said, "Thank you so much for your hard work."

Mother Huai waved her hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay."

Huai Xin asked, "Are they still in the school yard?"

Mother Huai nodded and said: "Your father hasn't taught martial arts in person for a long time, no, it's just a matter of excitement; don't care about them, it's getting cold at night, you two go back to the mansion first."

"it is good."

Gu Ao and Huai Xin arrived at the school together, and from a distance they saw Huai Jinsong and Dian Bushi in the center, one dedicated to teaching, the other devoted to learning, Dian Bushi found out Gu Ao after a while, and came over sweating profusely: "...Brother?"

Gu Ao smiled and said: "You practice slowly here, I will accompany Mr. Huai back home first."

Dian Bushi agreed: "Okay."

Gu Ao bid farewell to Dian Bushi, and together with Huai Xin, drove back to the county mansion in the car that came.The sky outside the car window was gradually falling, the snow had stopped, and the vast land was covered with white under the dark night.

Back in the room, the night was getting colder and colder, Gu Ao took out the mink fur coat that Yu Junfan had given him and put it on, Huai Xin accompanied Gu Ao in the room, had dinner with someone, the two had a drink Afterwards, we talked at night, from what Gu Ao saw and heard along the way, and talked about what happened in Rongdi in these years.

Huai Xin said: "In the past, 'Rong people only knew that they had a mother, but not a father'. Now, there is also a custom in Rongdi, that is, the son can take the mother's surname. Back then, the king of Rong betrothed his younger sister to the emperor, and gave birth to and abolished the prince. Then he raised up the army and was called Badger Yun; now that the crown prince was abolished and returned to the army, he was immediately named Zuo Xianwang by the Rong king, but the position of Zuo Xianwang in Rong is generally reserved for the Rong prince..."

Gu Ao couldn't help wondering: "...Does King Rong have a son himself? Why does he value the deposed prince so much?"