Chapter 823 Congratulations
On the afternoon of the last day of the year, Shao Xun was still walking through villages and alleys, delivering gifts to the sergeants.
This time is a little different from previous years because there are a few new faces.
The eldest son Jin Dao, the second son Badger Lang, and the third son Nianliu followed.
Nianliu Nai was born in May of the sixth year of Yongjia (312), the son of Pei Lingyan. He is twelve years old this year, and it is almost time to show off.
Jin Dao is the oldest and rides a tall horse.
Badger Lang and Nianliu both rode ponies. In fact, they were not very happy to come. After all, they had been learning riding skills since they were young, and their level was pretty good. However, Shao Xun was still a little worried, so he changed to a pony.
When we arrived at the last few houses, heavy snow fell from the sky. The cold wind blew hard, and the snowflakes went straight into my neck.
Golden Sword acted as if nothing had happened, Badger Lang looked at his brother and stood there steadily.
Nian Liu shrank a little. After looking around, he found his father standing not far away talking to someone. He seemed to be paying attention to them from the corner of his eye, and his face suddenly turned pale.
"Have you bought anything at home in the past two years?" Shao Xun asked, looking at Zeng Yi, the leader of the first battalion of the Yellow Head Army.
The small courtyard of the Zeng family was gradually shrouded in heavy snow. Only the smoke rising stubbornly above the stove brought a touch of warmth to this cold world.
“I bought a bullock and a calf.” Zeng Yi said.
“Not bad.” Shao Xun was very pleased to hear this.
Cows are big things, not comparable to small things. Shao Xun has never collected taxes from the homes of Huangtou Army soldiers. This three years seems to have revitalized these broken and reorganized families.
"Have a good New Year." Shao Xun patted him on the shoulder and said, "I may go on an expedition next year."
"Promise." Zeng Yi stood up straight and responded loudly.
“Don’t be nervous.” Shao Xun smiled, pointed at the three teenagers not far away, and asked, “Do you recognize them?”
Zeng Yi looked through the wind and snow. , glanced roughly, and said: "The owner of the building just said that these are the eldest prince, second prince, and third prince."
"How do they look?" Shao Xun asked.
"Your Majesty's seed is naturally extraordinary." Zeng Yi replied.
Shao Xun laughed loudly and said: "I can talk. When I get old in the future, maybe they will lead the Yellow Head Army into battle."
Zeng Yi was stunned.
He then came back to his senses. It turned out that in his mind, King Liang, who was like a god descending to earth, would also grow old and even die, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
“Let’s go.” Shao Xun waved his hand and walked away in the snow.
Zeng Yi quietly watched the retreating figure of King Liang, then took a closer look at the three princes, writing down their appearances.
A true man repays kindness and revenge.
The King of Liang was very kind to him. If his heirs were in trouble in the future, what if he risked his life to protect them?
Shao Xun came to the three sons, first brushed the snowflakes from their cloaks, and then asked: "Is it cold?"
"Not cold." The three of them replied in unison. .
"Nonsense!" Shao Xun laughed and cursed, and said, "Walk with my father for a while."
The snow was heavy and the weather was very cold. The four father and son wandered in the gray fields, like lonely walkers.
"In October of the third year of Yongjia (309), the Xiongnu soldiers surrounded Luoyang, and people were panicked. My father left Yiyang with only ten thousand soldiers at that time, and he was really unsure. He finally gritted his teeth and decided to send troops. They fought and marched in the wind and snow, marched two hundred miles, fought through the siege, and arrived in Luoyang under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of Xiongnu cavalry. "Shao Xun walked in the front, facing the wind and snow, and said: "Father. When I say this, I don’t mean to ask you to do the same thing. I just want to tell you that all this is not in vain. When your father comes from a humble background, no one will bow to you and no one will hand over the power. Without peerless merit, there would be no reward for being promoted. "
"In the cold winter, it is difficult to wear iron clothes in the wind and snow, and your face is like a knife, and you have to sleep in the battlefield. Open your eyes. When the thieves suddenly arrive, you can only jump up and fight hard. "
"Is it cold in this wind and snow today? Tell the truth." Shao Xun pointed his finger at the sky and asked.
"Cold." The three of them replied in unison.
"It was the weather that year when my father and the soldiers fought against the Xiongnu in the west of Luoyang City. After a fight, I was sweating like rain, and then I was shivering with cold." Shao Xun said: "You have been in Jinyi since you were young. Yushi, but you should also know that all this did not come easily. The country that my father conquered with one sword and one shot should not be ruined easily."
The three of them listened and thought.
The wind and snow today really impressed them deeply. However, in this storm and snow, my father had to face the edge, fight with thieves, march 200 miles to rescue Luoyang, and gained a huge reputation.
All this did not come easily.
"I've met hundreds of sergeants in the past few days." Shao Xun looked at their expressions, nodded secretly, and said, "Why do you, as a father, go to all the trouble to give gifts to them one by one? Even if you meet such heartless people, It will also touch your heart. You will realize the benefits in the future."
The three of them seemed to have some enlightenment.
Of course, at this young age, it is impossible to have too deep an understanding.
To grow up, people still have to experience things, and today is the beginning of their experiences.
Among these three people, the eldest son Jin Dao is the one who has gained the most.
He had been in charge of Shangliyuan for some time, and had 200 soldiers and more than 800 households in his hands. After taking charge, he was in a hurry.
Make mistakes, suffer losses, and your understanding of worldly affairs has entered a new stage. When I went back to interact with my brothers and sisters, I suddenly realized that they seemed a little taken for granted, a little childish, and not mature enough.
"It's time to celebrate the New Year." Shao Xun looked at the slightly empty wilderness again and said: "If you can have a good time, put down your thoughts and have a good time. After you feel comfortable, you will start doing business next year ”
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After canceling the Zhengdan Festival for two consecutive years, it will not be canceled again this year. After all, this is a serious political event that has the power to unite people. effect.
On the first day of the first lunar month, men congratulate each other in Guangji Hall of Ningshuo Palace, while women gather in Zhaode Hall.
As Mrs. Dai Guotai, Wang followed Li and entered the Zhaode Palace in batches to pay homage to Princess Liang Yu.
Princess Yu looked quite young. When she sat on it, she immediately looked graceful and graceful with the bells and ceremonials.
If Shao Xun were here and saw his wife like this, he would probably never think about the queen or princess again, because the little wife who acts coquettishly in his arms every day looks no worse than the real queen. It even looks more noble.
It's a pity that he couldn't see the beauty of his wife in the dark.
Before entering the palace, the women sat leisurely in the side halls on both sides.
Wang followed closely beside Li, looking very worried.
"Zhang Zhonglei has taken a bride." Whispers came from the side. Wang didn't know anything, but Li pricked up her ears and listened carefully.
Zhonglian General (fourth grade) Zhang Shuo, Silver Spear Zhongying Warlord, is an important member of the Liang Kingdom’s martial arts group and one of the Liang King’s favorite disciples.
"Ah? Why are you marrying a bride?" Someone asked: "Where is your first wife?"
"She died of illness. Recently, she is planning to marry a second wife."
"How did I hear that it was because of anger? "Dead?" Someone said "big melon" without saying anything shocking.
"I've heard about it too. The first wife was the daughter of a farmer from Taiyuan who was chosen by his family in Yiyang. After Zhang Zhonglei became successful, he sent his soldiers back to Yunzhongwu in Yiyang to move his family. Not long after, They got married. Hearing that she had two sons and two daughters, she had been in poor health and got sick during the epidemic. Zhang Zhonglei thought she was going to die, so he rushed to marry a woman from a high family, which made his wife mad to death. "
"True or false?"
"I dare not say anything else, but it is true that I married a woman from a high family. People from the Wang family in Donghai have come to Pingyang. I heard that she is Wang Kang's legitimate daughter. She was married. Her husband died in the epidemic and she had no children. "Young and young."
"Daughter? That's no wonder." The woman who said this said sourly.
......
The women gathered together, and the gossip involved was a general in the country. Mrs. Li listened with interest, and even Mrs. Wang, who was worried, couldn't help but raise her head. Listened curiously.
Actually, she understands it very well.
Although the Donghai Wang family is not as good as the first-class families such as Langya King, Hedong Pei, and Taiyang Family, it has once been glorious. It married the royal family and was once on par with these wealthy families. It has just declined in the past twenty years.
Such a family background is truly remarkable.
Li's thoughts are generally the same.
Wang Kang was once appointed as the governor of Yuzhou, but he did not dare to take office and ran away halfway.
His legitimate daughter has a fatal attraction for Zhang Shuo, a middle-ranking general named Zhang Daniu who was born in a refugee family in Taiyuan.
Even if the woman is a widow, a legitimate daughter is a legitimate daughter and is more sought after than a concubine who has never married.
"If the Northern Expedition to Xianbei next year, will General Zhang still get a chance to fight?" The other side continued to talk.
“To attack the Dai Kingdom and hold the Tuoba clan in front of Lord Tuoba to question his guilt, I am afraid that such a monumental achievement must be given to others.”
“It’s still a matter of debate whether we should fight or not. "
"There will be a fight. My husband has received the order to supervise the transportation of grain and grass after the beginning of spring." The person who said this was the wife of the captain of the Bianliang branch, which is very credible.
"Be careful if your husband changes you." Someone joked.
"He didn't dare." The woman said calmly: "At the beginning, he was just a fort commander. During the Battle of Zhemati, he attacked Wang Zhang's camp and lost all his strength. Later he ran to In front of my father, he begged me to marry him so that he could continue to strive for wealth. The soldiers and generals under him were all my servants. If he wronged me, my father and brother would kill him directly. "
As soon as this was said, several people laughed in a low voice.
Li Shi also laughed, but she was laughing at the overall low quality of these military family members, who dared to say anything, and even talked about the generals of the dynasty.
Wang didn’t smile.
Every time these women said something, her face turned paler.
At the end of the sentence, his eyes were dull.
To put it bluntly, before today, she was only eighteen years old, a woman, and her psychological quality was just like that.
When she was in the Cheng Mansion before the Chinese New Year, Prince Liang seemed too lazy to talk to her and had a completely perfunctory attitude. This made her full of confidence fall to the bottom and she felt extremely uneasy.
What Shi Hong'er said hit home to her biggest worry. It has been lingering in her mind for the past few days, and she can't get rid of it.
When I heard it today, I felt even more desperate.
It turns out that King Liang has already made the decision to attack Dai...
What will King Liang do?
Will he join forces with Helan Aitou to launch an army? If this is true, will he make Tuoba Yihuai the acting duke after it is done?
It would be even worse if King Liang had a bigger appetite and directly attacked and destroyed Dai State without supporting anyone, because Shi Yijian was not even qualified to be a hostage.
Wang suddenly wanted to cry.
The husband was killed, Guangning was captured by Qi's mother and son's troops, the brother struggled to support himself in Dai County, and tens of thousands of people who fled into the Jin Kingdom were crying for food...
All of this It all weighed on her heart, almost crushing her.
She was really out of breath.
“Let’s go, it’s time to enter the palace to pay our respects.” Li came over and reminded in a low voice.
Mrs. Wang stood up in confusion, staggered and almost fell down.
The women all looked over.
Wang lowered her head in shame. She felt that everyone was laughing at her.
Laughing at her as a daughter of a subjugated country, a rootless girl who can be bullied at will.
Yes, no one can support her anymore, and she is still under tremendous pressure.
The elder brother earnestly hopes that she can move in to rescue the troops and regain the two counties.
The son hoped that she could take him back to Shengle and accept the worship of the adults.
The people count on her to bring them food to survive and a precious place to live.
Everyone is counting on her, but who can she count on?
The sound of the bell rang.
In the solemn and solemn hall, Wang walked in without thinking.
The aloof Princess Yu, radiant and smiling, how could she be so happy?
(End of this chapter)