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"Quickly bow your head." Noticing that there were people around her looking at her table, "Young Master" quickly lowered her head, and the book boy who accompanied her also quickly bowed her head.The two reacted quickly, and the location was a bit remote and the light was dim, so those eyes couldn't see anything, so they turned back to the stage one after another.
Unable to feel the eyes of other people, the son and the book boy raised their heads one by one, and then looked at each other with grimaces.It was at this time that their playful nature was revealed. If Mr. Hu Changning and Mr. Hu were here, he would be surprised to find that these two so-called sons and book boys are actually his precious daughter Hu Yan and her husband. Xiaoqing, the close maid.
They will appear here, naturally because they heard that Baihuatang will sing a new song at night, and knowing that Lady Xue only came back from Yangjiazhuang during the day, the two became more curious, and after discussing it, they decided to come here to see what happened. , See what this Snow Maiden looks like?Let's see if this new song is really as rumored outside, it really makes people listen to it unforgettable, and it has a refreshing effect.
"The peach leaves point upwards, and the willow leaves are all over the sky. The Ming who is in his place, listen to me carefully." After the narration finished, the singing officially began. The refreshing tune penetrated into everyone's ears, making people feel so comfortable and comfortable.
Different from Yang Chendong's voice, after Xue Niangzi sang, it seemed to be more sad.Even Xu Chengzong, Zhang De's Wang Si, and Yang Yang have the same sentiment on this point.
Where there is a beginning, there is an end. When the song ends, there is silence first in the arena, and then there is an overwhelming applause, which seems to form a heat wave, and it is going to give the Snow Lady sitting on the stage a blow. melted.
"Thank you." Seeing that the effect was so good, Xue Niangzi immediately got up and said good luck to everyone, then she sat down slowly, and slowly put her slender fingers on the guzheng, and then hoped that people will have a long life The tune began to echo in the Hundred Flowers Hall.
Everyone was first attracted by the clean tone of the song, and after a while, the beautiful voice of Xue Niangzi rang out, "When will the bright moon come? Ask the wine to the blue sky. I don't know the palace in the sky, what year it is now?"
Jiuyifang.
It was far less lively than yesterday's, and even a little lighter than before.
Although the name Xiang Niangzi has long been put on outside the square today, and it has indeed attracted some young masters and masters, but in comparison, the identities of these people are far from being comparable to the guests of Baihuatang.
On the stage, Lady Xiang just sang two old songs before retreating with a sad face.As soon as they entered the backstage, Cui Na'er, the bustard's sister, greeted her, "Sister Hanxiang, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have stopped you from looking for Dong Shuai yesterday."
"No, Sister Cui, it's not your fault, it's because I was thinking too much. I have already decided that I will go to Yangjiazhuang tomorrow. No matter what, Dong Shuai will teach me two songs." Mrs. Xiang The expression is very firm, and there is a sense of self-confidence.
In the daytime, when she learned that Mrs. Xue had gone to Yangjiazhuang, she felt a little regretful.Then the news came out that Xue Niangzi had learned two new songs and obtained Dong Shuai's consent. When she sang publicly for the first time in Baihuatang at night, she regretted it even more.
Originally, Yang Chendong was the first to come to Jiuyifang, so she had a chance.But she didn't grasp it, and finally gave up all the benefits to others. How could this be acceptable to Miss Xiang who still holds the name of Oiran.Whether it's for gaining popularity or for the future business of Jiuyifang, she needs to meet Dong Shuai again.She must humbly ask for advice and revive her prestige.
Curfew is about to begin.A large number of people in Baihuatang also began to go out, going their separate ways.
Among the crowd, Hu Yan and Xiao Qing, who were dressed as two sons and schoolboys, were walking in the direction of Hu's residence in a hurry.They came out in disguise this time, if their grandfather, father, and mother knew about it, what would it be like?The dignified miss of the Hu family actually went to Huajie and went to Baihuatang to listen to music.Once such a shocking incident spreads out, it is certain that the Hu family will be accused of being uneducated in the future, even if Hu Yan can find a heart-warming marriage, it will be a matter of debate.
Chapter 77 Seize the Flag Mountain (Monthly Pass Plus)
The two of them ran all the way before the curfew, until they came to the alley in front of the back door of Hu's mansion, Hu Yan leaned on the wall beside her and panted and said to Xiaoqing, the maid beside her who also seemed to be falling apart. He said, "Let's take a rest and go into the mansion after a rest, or we will be in big trouble if our father bumps into us."
"What are you afraid that I will run into you?" A thick man's voice sounded from the side, not loud, but at this moment it sounded like thunder in Hu Yan's ear.
"Ah! Ghost." Upon hearing other people's voices, the maid Xiaoqing screamed instinctively, and then hid behind Miss Hu Yan.
"Xiaoqing, what are you doing? I can't hear it, it's my father's voice." Hu Yan was still calm, mainly because she was very familiar with that voice after listening to it for so many years.
After grabbing Xiao Qing who was still a little panicked, Hu Yan lowered her head and said as if she had done something wrong, "Father, my daughter is just bored at home and going out for a stroll."
"Walking around? Gao Sheng, you say?" The voice suddenly became a little harsh, and two figures flashed in the alley.It was Hu Changning and Gao Sheng, one of his subordinates, one of the two who had been taught by Yang Er in the old house of the Yang family in the Jian family mansion.
"Yes, my lord. In the afternoon, Xiaoqing found Lieutenant Sun Chuang (another person who was beaten by Yang Er) and asked him to go to Baihuatang to book a table."
"Enough." Before Gao Sheng could continue, Hu Yan interrupted him.Now that my father has investigated all these, it is meaningless to explain anything. "Father, my daughter is just curious about what the two new songs are like, so"
"So you dared to go to Baihuatang? Do you know where it is? Do you know what to do if your identity is revealed, or if you meet a disciple? Do you know?" Hu Changning obviously Very angry, he scolded Hu Yan for a long time in one breath.In the end, Hu Changning, who kept saying for a long time that Hu Yan was not, made the final decision, "Hu Yan didn't obey the rules and was fined for one month. Maid Xiaoqing didn't do what a maid should do, didn't take good care of her master, For half a year, Gao Sheng sent someone to enforce the punishment. Captain Sun Chuang was reckless, and he was fined half a year with salary and ten punishments at the same time."
After Hu Changning finished speaking in anger, he turned around and left, leaving Hu Yan with an incredulous expression on his face.After recalling it, she suddenly yelled loudly, "Father, you can punish me however you want, don't hit Xiaoqing, it hurts too much."
Hu Changning didn't pay attention to his daughter, and his pace became faster and faster, as if he would change his mind if he slowed down a bit.
Unable to call her father, Hu Yan had no choice but to look at Gao Sheng for help, "Lieutenant Gao Gao, can you write down Xiaoqing's two boards first, and I will go and intercede with my father, okay?"
"No, the orders issued by the adults must be carried out." Gao Sheng shook his head. This time, Hu Changning was really angry. Will Captain Sun Chuang be punished?If he dared not to carry out the military order and beat Xiaoqing, he would be the one who was beaten.
Yang Chendong didn't know that Hu Yan went to Baihuatang disguised as a man in order to listen to a new song, and was caught by Mrs. Hu Changning and grounded.He is adjusting various drinks with Yi Qiuer in the kitchen, preparing for the opening of Shenxianju.What he didn't even know was that on this night, Kaohsiung's navy and army jointly launched a military operation to seize Qishan.
In the early years of Ming Zhengtong, the old Zhongshan King Shang Bazhi conquered Shannan, and together with the previous conquests of Shanbei and Zhongshan formed the unified Little Liuqiu Kingdom (the First Shang Dynasty).
It was also the golden age of the Little Liuqiu Kingdom at this time, with highly developed commerce and trade with Ming, Korea, Southeast Asia and Japan.But everything had just begun, and it was forced to stop because of Yang Chendong. The powerful navy headed by Kaohsiung harassed and surrounded the Ryukyu Islands.As a result, the Ryukyu Kingdom suffered huge losses, hindered maritime trade, and became a closed country.
Chixian City was occupied and the sea route was sealed off. This made the sixth king pissed off, and was succeeded by the underage seventh king Shangde.
Shande was only 12 years old, and he took over the throne due to his father's early death.It's just that although you are the king of one place, you still can't change the critical situation on Ryukyu Island.He also sent ships to break out of the siege and go to sea to tell the outside world about the situation here.
But without exception, the ships sent were sunk just after leaving the port.
To say that the Little Liuqiu Kingdom is also full of disasters. It has only been less than a dozen or less than 20 years since the first Zhongshan King Bazhi, and several kings have died successively.Either died of illness, or had an accident while going to sea, now all the burdens fall on the young Shang De, how can we not let him worry.After trying all kinds of methods, he finally decided to stick to it and wait for help. Perhaps after a long time, someone will find out that there is something wrong with Ryukyu, and maybe they will send someone to check it out.
Shang De still has some hope, but Gao Xiong really can't wait.
When Yang Chendong was about to leave Chixian City, he told him that once the population was sufficient, he had to think about expansion. The first thing was to eat the entire Xiaoliuqiu country and occupy the entire island.Now, every few days there will be boats going back and forth between Hei Dock and Chixian City, and those boats are full of Ming Han people, and they were all secretly obtained by Leng Song during Deng Maoqi's uprising.
Leng Song completely obeyed Yang Chendong's order, and looted people and things whenever he saw them. For a while, Chixian City, which had a relatively low population base, began to develop and expand rapidly.Although there is no crisis to be seen now, Kaohsiung remembers the words of the Sixth Young Master, "People have no long-term concerns, but there must be near-term worries." For this reason, he decided to go to the nearest flag mountain in the southwest of Chixian City. hand.
In line with the principle of exchanging the least casualties for the greatest victory, Kaohsiung made a detailed pre-war plan before starting the attack. He summoned Lieutenant Xiao Feng, the first company commander of the army, and Lieutenant Teng Shan, the third company commander, who were at home, and made a joint internal response to the outside world. The battle plan for attacking Qishan.
At the beginning of September in the 13th year of Ming Zhengtong, when Yang Chendong first arrived in the capital and was still making troubles, Kaohsiung launched an operation.
This night, the night is dark and windy, especially for an island like Ryukyu. At night, the night wind is even stronger, and the flag on the wall of Qishan City is swaying vigorously, and the flagpole seems to be broken at any time. .
On such a night, it was rare for anyone to come out and walk around, even on the city wall. The soldiers of the Shang Dynasty who were in charge of the night watch had long since hid in a shelter from the wind to rest.
In the hut, all [-] soldiers were crowded here, causing captain Li Lun to look displeased: "Everyone has come here to rest, who will guard the city wall, what if that boy pirate kills him, what will we do?"
"Captain, don't worry about it. With such a strong sea wind, if you want to climb the three-foot-high city wall, it will be blown away by the sea wind? Besides, I don't think there is anything wrong with those pirates. When it’s good, we brothers can all see that those people on the opposite side are well dressed, and all of them are full of oil, and they must eat very well. Unlike us, even the military pay is often in arrears. Life will only get worse."
One soldier didn't seem to be afraid of Li Lun. As soon as he complained, the other soldiers also started to chatter.
Although Li Lun was a little angry about this, he also knew that his prestige was not enough to shut up these people.Speaking of which, he was also angry, his wife and children couldn't get enough to eat, which made him, the captain, extremely lethargic.
Everyone was sighing spontaneously, saying that when they were born at the wrong time, they had no idea that in such a strong sea breeze, Leng Feng had already used the triangular anchor and other equipment in his hand to climb up the city wall of more than three feet.
This kind of city wall may seem very high to others, but for the Leng Front members who often have to conduct climbing assessments, this is nothing more than pediatrics.In less than half a stick of incense, a row of [-] advance team members all arrived on the tower.
"It's such a strong wind, let's shoot." Xiao Feng, the company commander who followed the first group of team members to the tower, felt the whistling wind coming from his ears, and decisively asked the soldiers to put away the crossbow and replace it with a ninety-five submachine gun. .
The 30 people moved in unison, and it took only a few seconds to hold the firearms in their hands, and at the same time they carried out the pre-battle inspection.
As the first person stretched out his right thumb to indicate that the inspection was over, the next 29 people did the same thing one by one.All of this was done silently and quickly, and it was obvious at first glance that such training and exercises were not the first time.
Xiao Feng saw Leng Feng's performance in his eyes, nodded slightly, and then made a gesture of dispersing and encircling.Thirty soldiers were moving forward in a fan shape.During the period, no one made a sound. In the dark night, they were like ghosts and ghosts, approaching the hut that could live on the tower.
In the hut, the soldiers were still complaining.As the captain, Li Lun had already closed his mouth and narrowed his eyes.If you have time to gossip, you might as well rest for a while, so that you can eat less when you eat tomorrow morning, and take some more home for your children.
"Hey, I really don't know when such a day will end." Thinking of the current situation, Li Lun sighed in his heart, suddenly heard the bell from the porter, and then he stood up abruptly.
He knew that the [-] soldiers of his team were all in the hut, and the ones who could appear here at this time were either his superiors who came to check, or the enemy's sneak attack.
Chapter 78 Heaven's Punishment (Monthly Pass Plus)
Li Lun's reaction wasn't too slow, but the person who came reacted faster. Before Li Lun could draw out the saber that was slung on his body, a black gun had already been aimed at him.Not only that, but several black muzzles were aimed at his subordinates at the same time.