Six Hundred and Ninety-Seven: The Lord Borrowed Someone, but Never Returned (1)
He wanted to be alone and lick his wounds. Yang Jian's son, Yang Tao, his only son who was twenty-two this year, entered the tent.
Yang Tao was born to the main wife and died of illness shortly after giving birth.
Over the years, concubines in the backyard gave him a series of daughters, but never a son, so Yang Jian still only has an only son.
He is very precious on the inside, but on the outside he behaves like a standard strict father.
"Something happened?"
His son looked embarrassed, "Father, just now Liu Xi sent someone over to borrow someone from us."
Yang Jian was suspicious, "Who can I borrow from?"
Yang Tao said, "The person Liu Xi wants to borrow is a centurion."
"Why borrow it?"
Centurions are not inferior soldiers. Yang Jian only has 50,000 soldiers and horses under his command, so a centurion is quite precious.
Yang Tao looked at his father hesitantly, with a hint of hesitation on his slightly immature face.
"If you have anything to say, just say it. Momojiji is still a big man?"
Yang Jian suddenly raised his voice, which frightened Yang Tao and said hurriedly, "Father, forgive me. Liu Xi thinks that man is very ugly and wants to borrow it for a look."
Ugly... chic?
How ugly can it be?
Yang Jian didn't believe that Jiang Pengji was the kind of willful and mischievous person. There must be a reason for her to borrow someone.
He frowned and raised his hand to call the centurion over.
At first glance, he felt a little disgusted even by people like Yang Jian, who was not considered a face-controller. He felt it was eye-catching.
This centurion is shorter than ordinary people, and his right leg has been injured. If he takes a few steps quickly, you can see that he is lame.
Not only that, this man's face is indeed ugly.
The eyebrows are distant and one is high and the other is low, the eyes are slender and sunken, the bridge of the nose is depressed, the sides of the nose are covered with freckles, the lips are thick and dark, the proportions of the neck are very different from ordinary people, the shoulders look a bit slumped, and the energy is insufficient. , the length of the arms is slightly different...
Reminds me of the expression "so ugly",
The tips of his eyebrows were pressed down, looking slightly worried.
A handsome and stalwart man like Yang Jian vaguely dislikes ugly people.
But why did Liu She's son borrow this person from him?
"Do you know Liu Xi, the county magistrate of Xiangyang County?"
Yang Jian carefully looked at this person's appearance and saw that there were flaws everywhere.
The man stood with his hands at his sides, lowered his eyes and whispered, "I don't know him, but I heard about him occasionally."
This person's voice is hoarse, naturally not the magnetic kind, but the hoarseness after hoarseness, which sounds harsh.
Yang Jian became more and more dissatisfied. He no longer had the desire to explore this person's details. That face ruined the atmosphere.
He said directly, "Liuxian Cheng thinks you have a unique appearance and asked me to borrow you for a few days. Are you willing to come over?"
The inquiry was just a polite word, so the person would naturally not object.
However, Yang Jian was also a scheming person, and he inadvertently caused a wave of hatred for Jiang Pengji.
"The villain is willing."
"Then go ahead and don't neglect Prime Minister Liu County."
Yang Jian sent the man away, while Yang Tao watched quietly, with a somewhat troubled look on his face.
He wanted to speak several times, but Yang Jian asked him about his homework and martial arts. Yang Tao could only swallow the words that were left on his tongue.
After finally dealing with Yang Jian, Yang Tao returned to the camp gloomily.
After a while, a young scholar of about the same age came in.
The young scholar looked at Yang Tao amusedly, "What's wrong? You look unhappy?"
His eyes are like a clear spring, containing fascinating depth and wisdom, and there is an elegant and bookish atmosphere lingering around him.
Yang Tao raised his head, looked at his friend with some fear, then lowered his head again, making mental preparations for a long time.
"Um...there's something...tell me, don't be angry..."
Yang Tao had a somewhat flattering look on his face.
"What's going on?" The young man was as gentle as ever.
"Didn't you think highly of a centurion who was responsible for training soldiers before?" Yang Tao hesitated.
"Yes, remember. What happened to this person?"
"It was borrowed..."
After Yang Tao finished speaking, he shrank his neck and didn't hear anything else for a while.
He quietly opened his eyes and saw that his friend was still sitting upright.
Not angry...but...
The original smile-like expression had disappeared, replaced by a calm expression like water.
"Borrowed? Who borrowed it?" the young man asked.
Yang Tao said, "Liu Xi, the Prime Minister of Xiangyang County, said that the man was very ugly and wanted to borrow it for a look."
The young man curled his lips and sneered, and threw the book in his hand on the ground. Although he didn't make much noise, the momentum was so overwhelming that it made people breathless.
"Borrow? Ha! I'm afraid I won't be able to repay you."
Yang Tao sat obediently, looking like a good student waiting for criticism, which made the young man dumbfounded.
"Tell me carefully the details of that time."
Yang Tao didn't dare to hide anything, he just muttered, not even missing the change in his father's expression.
"Why did uncle mention Liu Xi's 'borrowing'?" the young man asked him.
"mentioned."
The young man murmured, "Oh, I hope this can be a thorn in his heart, and he will not fall to Liu Xi."
Yang Tao asked doubtfully, "I really don't know why Liu Xi borrowed this man? Just because he is ugly?"
The young man resisted the urge to hold his forehead, "That Liu Xi doesn't want to see how ugly people are, he clearly wants to become a sailor!"
Training as a sailor?
Yang Tao looked shocked, and then said cautiously, "What does Liu Xi do to train as a sailor?"
The young man asked, "What do you think Liu Xi is using this person for?"
Is it really because the other person is "uniquely ugly"?
Such a reason can only coax a three-year-old child, not him.
"If you really want to train sailors, then this man's ambition is... Maybe you are overthinking..."
After all, no matter from which aspect, the young man's speculation is too scary.
Liu Xi's territory is located in the north of Dongqing, most of which are basins and hills, with few river roots, and no large-scale water battles.
Training sailors, what is the difference between this action and drawing water with a bamboo basket?
The young man did not think so, "Liu's father and son are so low-key that most people ignore them. If you pay close attention, it is not difficult to find their ambitions. At this time, they want a talent to train sailors from us, and their ambitions are obvious!"
Yang Tao said distressedly, "Even if what you said is true, Liu Xi can still think of other ways if he doesn't borrow people from us."
The young man looked at Yang Tao with pity, as if he was looking at a mentally retarded person.
The key to the problem is not how ambitious Liu Xi is, but that they have been poached!
Maybe Liu Xi is addicted to poaching, and he will stare at them next time!
Yang Jian's family business was not big to begin with. If it was handed over to the unsophisticated Yang Tao, he would be poached without knowing it.
He was also tired of having such a childhood sweetheart.
Yang Tao also realized that he had said the wrong thing, and whispered to him, "How about I find a way to get him back?"
The young man's eyes became more desperate. Why could his friend make such a stupid suggestion?
Get him back?
Yang Tao dared to chase him, and Yang Jian was the first to break his legs.
"Forget it, forget it, he is just a talent. There are many people in our army who are proficient in water warfare, so it's not a pity to have such a person."
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