"Xu Xu..." Wang Gui finally stopped the carriage because the carriage had just gone down a long slope down the mountain.
There are mountains on all sides, very big mountains, but they are different from the high mountains in Guizhou Province. The mountains here are relatively gentle, with continuous ups and downs. Sometimes you can't even notice that you are on the hillside. When the carriage can't stop, you will wake up and realize that you are on a long slope.
Yang Sheng, the groom of the Mu Mansion, got out of the carriage, limped hurriedly to the side of the post road, untied his belt facing a body of water covered with lush southern reeds, then raised his head and let out a long breath.
When Yang Sheng tied his belt again and turned around, Duan Yang was already standing behind him.
"The reeds are dense here. I'll keep watch for you," said Yang Sheng.
Duan Yang shook her head, squinting her eyes at the surrounding scenery, and then fixed her
The sun was still hanging in the western sky. Behind the three main halls of the Han Palace and inside the Chengyun Gate was the harem; the last rays of the setting sun sprinkled all over the palaces and brick floors here.Guo Wei was doing chores in the palace, her skirt fluttering in the orange afterglow, the silk material was quite shiny, as if all the light was gathered on the dress.When she was not meeting guests, she usually wore ordinary clothes, not the princess's formal dress or casual clothes. Because the clothes stipulated by etiquette were very rigid in style, color and pattern, and what to wear was only related to one's social status. Therefore, the daily dressing of the ladies could best reflect their preferences.Guo Wei was wearing a light purple silk jacket that reached her knees, and a simple six-pleated long skirt. After all, she was only fifteen years old, so choosing clothes with light colors was suitable for her. There were no patterns
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The street in front of Kunming County Government Office is called Xianqian Street.There was a carriage by the street, and the young man sitting in front of the carriage with a whip in his hand was Yao Fang. Yao Fang was wearing a short grey cloth coat and a straw hat on his head.Looking from this side, you can just see the screen wall of the county government office diagonally opposite, and even the carving of a beast swallowing the sun on the screen wall can be seen clearly.At this moment, Yao Fang saw Mu Sheng, wearing a lion-embroidered troupe collar, walking out of the county government office. Mu Sheng suddenly held onto the wall, and vomited by the wall with a "vomit..." sound! Several people around Mu Sheng hurried forward to hold him, and someone handed him a handkerchief.There was a faint voice, and Mu Sheng asked, "Can you confirm that the dead body inside is really Yang Yong's body?"Several people were talking, and one of them sai
"More than a month!? The King of Han put down the rebellion in Yuezhou?" Mu Sheng sat on a mahogany chair, his eyes wide open with confusion.A general in a red robe stood in front of him. He clasped his fists and said, "It is absolutely true. The notice from the military commander will be posted soon! A victory report has just been sent back from Dongshan, Yuezhou. The Han army has beheaded more than 500 people and captured more than 20 criminals and bandit leaders. They will return to Yunnan Prefecture soon."The red-robed general paused and said in a deep voice, "According to reports, the King of Han didn't take more than a month. He was still drinking and having fun in Qujing Prefecture during the Mid-Autumn Festival. It's been more than half a month since he arrived in Yuezhou..."Mu Sheng said, "The mountains in the east of Yuezhou are high and densely forested, the roads are difficult to travel, and the situation of the various camps is complicated. E