Great Han Empire
Chapter 1037 Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Banner Unrolled
Chapter 1037 The Banner of Heroes in Troubled Times Unrolled
The time of the child is approaching, and the feast is drawing to a close. Many people pour out of the hall one after another without wanting to taste the fresh fruit, and throw green bamboos into the fire with their families and children.The sound of green bamboo explosions shook the night sky, and Jinyang City was bathed in a festive and peaceful atmosphere.
Li Hong, Princess Chang, Xiao Yu and Feng Xue stood in the crowd, exchanging blessings with the people around them, smiling happily.Li Xiu and Li Wen worked together to throw a bundle of green bamboo into the fire, then covered their ears, screaming all the way to Li Hong and hid behind him.The green bamboo was roasted by the raging fire and burst instantly, the dense and violent explosion sound was deafening, and the radiant sparks were brilliant and dazzling.
The bell rang, the melodious bell rang through the sky, and the New Year came, and the cheers suddenly sounded like thunder.
A burst of flames rose into the sky, and the night sky of Jinyang City was instantly ignited, and the earth-shattering sound of firecrackers almost overturned the entire city.
In the hall, the music and dance reached a climax, and Emperor Xiaowu's masterpiece "Song of Huzi" was played in the sound of gold and stone, with a magnificent momentum.
"Hu (hu) son is decisive, what will he do? The vast ocean, worrying about the river. The river is restless, and the merits are endless. My mountain is flat. My mountain is flat, the wild is overflowing, and the fish are full of cypresses in winter. The righteous way (shi) is far away from the regular flow, and the dragon is flying and traveling far away. Returning to the old Sichuan, the spirit is full, and the Zen is not enshrined, so you know how to be outside. The emperor said that the river is so unkind, and the flood is endless. Worry about us. The mulberry is floating. Huaisi is full, and the water is slow if it does not return for a long time."
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The fifth year of Yuanping in the Han Dynasty (207 AD), the first month.
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On the first day of the first lunar month, seven quarters before the end of the night leak, the bell rang, and the ceremony of the court meeting began.
In place of the Son of Heaven, the eldest princess received congratulations and tribute from ministers of the DPRK and China, Xiongnu, Xianbei, Qiang, Fuyu, Gaogouli and other foreign tribes, and gave banquets to all officials (xiang).
In the morning, the monarchs and ministers celebrated the new year together and enjoyed music and dances in Jinyang Palace.
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On the third day of the first lunar month, the eldest princess led the ministers to climb Longshan Mountain to pay homage to Zhonglietai.
After the sacrificial offering and other ceremonies were completed, the sound of war drums and continuous horns played the majestic and heroic chapter of "War City South" to commemorate the heroic soul of the great Han Dynasty.
Lu Bu raised his hands to the sky, and sang lamentably: "War in the south of the city, die in the north of Guo, if you die in the wild, you can eat crows without being buried."
Yan Wuwei spilled wine on the grave, and his hoarse and desolate voice was like weeping and complaining: "Call me for me: 'And you are a guest! If you die in the wild, don't bury it, and the carrion can escape.' Ming, the owl cavalry died in battle, and the poor horse lingered and croaked."
Wei Jun brought a big drum from the musicians. Using his fist as a mallet, he beat the drum and roared loudly: "Liang Zhushi, where is the south and where is the north? What food can you eat if you don't get the king? May you be a loyal minister? Think about your son and good minister." , The good minister is sincere and thoughtful: Go out to attack in the morning, and never return at night!"
Zhang Yan, Li Wei and a group of Fengyun generals, Laoguai and thousands of veterans from the Longshan camp sang together, their voices were powerful and intense, shaking the world.
"War in the south of the city, and die in the north of Guo. If you die in the wild, you can eat it without burying it. 'Be a guest! If you die in the wild, don't bury it, and the carrion can escape.' Ruins and horses linger and cry. Liang builds a house, why is it south, why is it north? What food can you eat if you don’t get the king? Will you be a loyal minister? Think of your son and good minister, and the good minister is sincere: go out to attack in the morning, and never return at night!"
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The tragic song echoed on the top of the mountains, violently impacting Li Hong's heart.
At this moment, he thought of the little emperor and the 10,000+ soldiers who were far away on the battlefield in Nanyang, the soldiers guarding the two frontiers in the northwest, the dead brothers and the countless lives that fell on the battlefield over the past 20 years.Li Hong looked up at the blue sky, as if he saw Tian Zhong, Li Song, Zheng Xin, Ji Ming... Qu Yi, Xian Yufu, Tian Jing, Fist, Wu Zhao... Before he knew it, the tears had already quietly gush.
For a long time, I always thought that my tears had dried up and I would no longer shed tears, but every time I saw my brothers and sisters bloodied on the battlefield, I still couldn't help but feel distraught, and every time I thought of their voices and smiles, I was still saddened.The world is about to settle down, and our wish of the past is about to come true, but have you ever imagined that when we have nothing, we go forward without fear, but when we are close to our dreams, we are trembling, treading on thin ice, as if we are on the verge of death? abyss.You can't understand this feeling, this fear keeps me up at night, I am afraid of losing everything now, I am afraid that our blood will be shed in vain, I am afraid that our dreams will be shattered.
Xiao Yu hugged Li Hong lightly, as if she wanted to melt her thin body into his body, giving him strength and confidence.
Feng Xue gently wiped away the teardrops on Li Hong's face, looking at his sad and helpless eyes, Feng Xue's heart was suddenly broken... The long military years ruthlessly destroyed Li Hong's life, and she could no longer recover from it. Li Hong can see the shadow of the idiot brother back then. He is no longer a bloody and brave leopard, but an ordinary veteran who has been tortured and devastated by the war.
The eldest princess held Li Hong's cold hand, and slowly snuggled into Li Hong's arms, "Brother, thousands of heroic souls will protect the big man, and the big man will never fall down."
Li Hong looked up to the sky and screamed, tears streaming down his clothes.
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On the way down the mountain, Li Hong invited Lao Guai to ride in the same car.
Laoguai has followed Li Hong to conquer the world since Lulongsai, and later he was ordered to lead homeless disabled veterans and thousands of craftsmen to manufacture heavy ordnance in Longshan Camp. Captain.Longshan Daying has been manufacturing heavy ordnance over the years. It is the largest production workshop in the government's ordnance manufacturing, and it belongs to the Kaogong (official office specializing in casting weapons and textile affairs) of Taipufu.
"How many veterans are there in the camp?"
"There are still more than 2 people." Laoguai said, "Over the past few years, under the care of His Highness and the Prime Minister, nearly [-] people have returned to their hometowns one after another. People are old and their leaves have fallen back to their roots, and they all want to go home. "
"There are still so many?" Li Hong was slightly surprised, "Is the money given by the court not enough? They are disabled and have no relatives in their hometown. If they are given too little money, life will be very hard when they go home. You are from Longshan Daying Commander, can you subsidize some appropriately? Over the years, the military market in Daying has grown bigger and bigger, almost comparable to the big city of Jinyang, and all the income from the military market belongs to the camp, so you should be very rich."
The old crutch smiled and shook his one arm, "You misunderstood. When these veterans return to their hometowns, not only the big battalion subsidy, but also the two wives will also give subsidies, which must be enough." After Li Hong's family left Jinyang, the Marquis of Jinyang The food income of the government and Marquis of Jinyang are all entrusted to Laoguai.Li Hong doesn't know how much property the Marquis of Jinyang has now, but Laoguai knows it all.
"Then why don't they go home?"
"Being with the general, I feel at ease and sleep peacefully." Laoguai said with a smile.
Li Hong's heart became hot, tears almost fell down, "You tell them, if you want to go back, you can go back, if you can't stay in your hometown, you can go back to Jinyang."
"There are more and more people coming back." Laoguai said, "It is very difficult for disabled people to survive alone, but they can be taken care of when they are together. So many people go back to their hometowns and come back again."
Li Hong sighed, "How many old brothers do we have?"
"Except for Xiaolan, everyone is here."
"Only seven?" Li Hong said in surprise, "How is it possible? There were still twelve when I left Jinyang last time."
"You have been away from Jinyang for more than four years, and none of them are here anymore." The old crook looked sad and sighed, "We are all old, and we can't do it if we say no. You were very sick a while ago, we are afraid You are sad and dare not tell you."
Li Hong covered his face with his hands and was extremely sad.
"I'm still alive." Laoguai reached out and patted Li Hong's arm, and comforted him, "As long as you give an order, I can pull out at least 2 people to help you fight. It doesn't matter if you can't ride a horse, you can sit in a car command us."
Li Hong hugged Laoguai's shoulder excitedly, patted him hard a few times, but said nothing.After the Lulongsai War ended that year, there were very few soldiers left in Lulongsai. After more than 20 years, only the last seven of these people remained.The years are ruthless, which is really lamentable.
"Chu Qi, you come to drive." Li Hong said, "You take His Highness into the Marquis Mansion."
"Okay, okay..." Laoguai happily stroked his beard and smiled, "This is my honor."
"From now on, I will stay in Jinyang and never leave."
Laoguai was stunned and hesitated for a long time, "Aren't you going to Chang'an?"
"not going."
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On the seventh day of the first lunar month, the eldest princess gets married.
After the Chinese New Year, the patriarchs of powerful and powerful families from all over the country came to Jinyang, the family members of the ministers from Chang'an, and the envoys of foreign tribes from the two northwestern borders and the desert. There are more and more cars and horses in Jinyang City, and there are huge crowds of people, and it is very lively.
Fortunately, the Marquis of Jinyang's Mansion is on the shore of Jinshui, and the place is big enough. The Taiwei Zhang Yan who presided over the wedding was orderly and thoughtful, and everything went smoothly.
At dusk, Prime Minister Li Wei rode a tall horse with a wild goose in his arms, and surrounded by a group of Fengyun guards, slowly walked out of the mansion gate and appeared on the avenue.The onlookers cheered in unison, shouting one after another.
On both sides of the avenue, groups of soldiers with distinctive armors stood on horseback, majestic and majestic.A school lieutenant immediately waved his hand and made a gesture to the horn soldiers when he saw the welcoming team leaving the palace.Eighteen horn soldiers raised their horns and raised their heads to the sky. The mighty sound of the horn immediately resounded through Jinyang City, "Woooo...oooo..."
The three flag-bearers rushed out of the formation, held high the black panther and the wind and cloud banner, and galloped the horses. The rapid sound of horseshoes whizzed away like a whirlwind, and the excited shouts echoed in the thick twilight, "Raise the fire... Raise the fire..."
Fengyun soldiers lit the torches in their hands one by one, the flames danced in the cold wind, and the twilight faded in the firelight. From a distance, it looked like two vigorous fire dragons roaring and flying on the avenue in the city. Suddenly, the flames on the west gate Soaring into the sky, the two fire dragons collided with each other, making an earth-shattering roar. The giant dragon breathed out fire, and the flames rushed along the avenue outside the city to the Xuanweng Mountain bathed in the night.
In an instant, Jinyang City was overwhelmed by the cheers of tens of thousands of people on both sides of the avenue.
"It's imposing..." Li Wei waved his whip at Captain Fengyun in the distance to show his praise.The captain looked smug, and bowed slightly reservedly in salute.
Laoguai drove the carriage onto the road.Li Hong was sitting in the carriage, dressed in brocade clothes, the only thing that stood out from him was his long hair that flowed freely.Yan Wuwei and Wei Jun rode horses to accompany the carriage.Behind the car are thirty fully armed Tiqi. The 36 riders followed closely behind, playing a festive song.
The horn sounded again, fast and high.
"Raise the spear..." Captain Fengyun raised his knife and roared, "Send a salute..."
"Boom..." The sound of drums and thunder, the soldiers of Fengyun raised their spears together, and the sharp tips of the spears showed a gloomy and cold color under the reflection of the fire.
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Zhang Yan, Lu Bu, Guo Yun, and Linghu Shao sat in the two auxiliary cars and drove slowly.
"After this wedding is over, Chang'an is going to be turned upside down." Guo Yun looked at the majestic Fengyun soldiers on both sides of the avenue, and said with a wry smile, "I really don't understand, although Master Taiwei mobilized Fengyun Iron Cavalry, although the name is to create a luxurious atmosphere for the wedding , but in fact the consequences caused by this are very serious. Why didn't the ministers of Xingtai dissuade them, but let the Taiwei do whatever they want? The general's marriage to the eldest princess in advance has already caused uneasiness in the court, and now he is publicly showing off his force at the wedding. Doesn't this clearly tell the world what he wants to do?"
"The general can't help himself now." Linghu Shao sighed, "The purpose of the Taiwei is very simple. At present, the reform of the prime minister is at a critical point. If the official system is revised, the failure of the reform will be a foregone conclusion. Reform If it fails, the Northern Xinjiang faction will be kicked out of the court, and the military stratum will lose its power. In this case, the only way is to use the power of the general and the princess to forcibly suppress Chang'an and drive the opposing forces out of the court. Tang. Isn’t it a helpless move for the general to marry the eldest princess ahead of time and show off his force at the wedding? How did he ever think that he would have a day when he couldn’t help himself?”
"But in this way, isn't the contradiction even greater?" Guo Yun said, "After Mr. Taiwei arrived in Jinyang, he proposed the policy of integrating Confucianism and Taoism, and aiding Taoism into Confucianism, with the intention of revitalizing Taoism. In Chang'an, Luoyang, Handan and other places, now the general has married the eldest princess and is showing off his force. The warriors in northern Xinjiang have made it clear that they want to use Jinyang as the center of power, and plan to sacrifice the court of Chang'an at any time. I am very worried, very worried, Jinyang If the conflict with Chang'an intensifies, the Nanyang battlefield is likely to suffer another setback."
"I don't think so." Linghu Shao approached Guo Yun and said in a low voice, "It's not like you don't know how powerful the General is for so many years. Think about it, why did he suddenly call Fengyun Iron Cavalry back to his home a few years ago?" Jinyang? When the general conquered the two frontiers in the northwest, why didn’t he recruit Fengyun cavalry? The general had already prepared for the rainy day, and he wanted to preserve his strength. Marrying the eldest princess and not showing off his force at the wedding, Chang'an is also very afraid, because Fengyun Iron Cavalry is in Jinyang, Yan Wuwei and Wei Jun are in Jinyang, who can say that they are not afraid? After the wedding, Chang'an is likely to be quiet because of fear, Things may not be as bad as you imagined, after all these years, what the general has done is obvious to all, and most ministers in the court still trust the general very much."
"Trust is also limited. Although the general has been loyal to the great man these years, as the situation changes, especially when the court struggle is fierce and he gradually becomes involuntary, the general may repeat Dong Zhuo's mistakes. Holding power, then it is possible to embark on the road of usurping usurpation like Wang Mang back then. You see, this time the little emperor even wants to reward the Jinyang Palace to the general. Is this kind of favor a good thing? The general dare not accept it, and he will I can't bear it. The little emperor is still young and ignorant, and he has been fighting with the general all these years. His feelings for the general are very pure. If he arrives in Jinyang, the wedding scale will be huge, and the place where he violates the etiquette system will definitely be even bigger. This is probably one of the reasons why the general suddenly moved up the date of welcoming the bride." Guo Yun said worriedly, "Xian Yufu and Qu Yi, who were loyal to the great man, are all dead, and Zhang Yan is from the same family. Yellow Turban, Li Wei can't be judged by common sense, and the Xingtai are all from the Northern Xinjiang Department, if the conflicts in Chang'an intensify, who can guarantee that things will not change drastically?"
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Linghu Shao was silent, and after a long time, he whispered: "Since this is the case, shouldn't we also plan for the rainy day and think of something as soon as possible?"
"What can you do?"
"Master Taiwei put forward the strategy of blending Confucianism and Taoism at this time and aiding Taoism into Confucianism. The purpose is definitely not only to revive Taoism. Preparations for the general’s usurpation, I think it should be understood as improving Confucianism, finding a theoretical basis for the imperial court’s reform policy, and then alleviating the contradictions between the ruling and opposition parties.” Linghu Shao said, “Xiang Kai, Zhang Yan and others all know It is too difficult for the imperial court to promote Taoism. After all, Taiping Dao and Zheng together have brought disaster to the country, and the imperial court will not accept the Taoist philosophy of governing the country. Unexpectedly, after arriving in Jinyang, he proposed the revival of orthodox Confucianism. The revival of orthodox Confucianism must be emphasized Consolidate the pre-Qin philosophers' theories in order to learn from the pre-Qin philosophers' theories. Taoism is a kind of pre-Qin philosophers' theories. Taoism can take this opportunity to revive, so Bu Qihou's proposal immediately got Xiang Kai and a group of Taoist scholars strong support."
Guo Yun immediately understood Linghu Shao's meaning, "You mean, Taoism may take advantage of the opportunity of the revival of orthodox Confucianism, under the cover of orthodox Confucianism, openly integrate its own ideas of governing the country into the national policy, and then use the national policy in reverse Help revive Taoism?"
"Yes, as long as the government is always controlled by the ministers of the Northern Xinjiang Department, and as long as the court's ZTE strategy remains unchanged, the little emperor will be able to rule smoothly. In order to prevent the general and the eldest princess from interfering in politics, the court will help the little emperor to work together to fight against the general and the princess. Eldest princess, in this way, when the power of the emperor is restored and the laws of the great Han regain their absolute authority, the general and the eldest princess can only hand over their power. be relieved as much as possible.”
"Yes, yes, what you said makes sense." Guo Yun figured out the key details, and said excitedly, "The reason why the general and the eldest princess cling to power, and Jinyang became the center of power is the ministers of the Northern Xinjiang Department. Interests are seriously threatened, and the reason for this threat is that the ZTE strategy is facing the danger of overturning. If the ministers of the Northern Xinjiang Department want to continue to stabilize the ZTE strategy, they must have a strong theory as the basis, which is the one proposed by Taiwei. A new theory that can integrate the strengths of Confucianism and Taoism."
"It is orthodox Confucianism in name, but in fact it is a new Confucianism that combines the strengths of Confucianism and Taoism." Linghu Shao said, "Seeking New Confucianism is the real purpose of the prime minister and the Taiwei who came to Jinyang one after another. It is something urgently needed by the ministers of the northern border. The ministers of the northern border include the military class and us. If what you are worried about really happens, we, the high-ranking families in the northern border, will bear the brunt and become the targets of the joint killing of both sides. Therefore, for our own benefit, should we actively support the integration of Confucianism and Taoism, and support the revival of orthodox Confucianism?"
Guo Yun pondered for a long time, and said helplessly: "We have studied modern classics for generations, but now due to the situation, we have to study both ancient classics and new classics. I was smashed to pieces in the past year, if I go one step further at this moment, why not study orthodox Confucianism as well?"
"Okay, okay..." Linghu Shao smiled happily, "The Wang family in Taiyuan is the head of Confucianism in northern Xinjiang. As long as the Wang family advocates it, the Confucianism families in Northern Xinjiang will follow suit and learn orthodox Confucianism at the same time. Look at us, don't we?" Find a time to pay a visit to Wang Ze, and write a letter to each of Wang Chen, Wang Lie, Wang Ling, Wang Chang (chang) and others to ask for their opinions?"
"Okay, let's do this, sooner rather than later." Guo Yun stroked his beard and sighed, "The great Han Dynasty has been rejuvenated, and Confucianism should also keep pace with the times. If we continue to stick to the rules and stick to the handicapped, the Confucianism passed down from generation to generation will be destroyed sooner or later. We have it."
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The welcoming convoy arrived at Beppu, the eldest princess of Xuanweng Mountain.
Beppu was bustling with people inside and outside, and the people outside Jinyang came here after hearing the news, three floors inside and three floors outside, completely surrounded Beppu.
The eldest princess pays homage to your temple (father's temple), where the tablets of Emperor Xiaoling and Empress Linghuai are enshrined.The eldest princess knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times, tears streaming down before she could say anything, "Father, mother, daughter is married, please bless her with the spirits in heaven, and bless her and Big Brother Leopard to grow old together."
"Your Highness..." Dutinghou Wang Duan hurried in, "Your Highness, the general is here, hurry up and wait in the east room."
Duting Hou Wang Duan is the son of the eldest princess' uncle Wang Bin.When Emperor Xiaoxian arrived in Chang'an, he asked Dong Zhuo to find Wang Bin, the elder brother of his mother, Wang Meiren.Dong Zhuo lived up to his trust and sent people to inquire around, finally found Wang Bin's family in Jiujiang, Yangzhou, and took them to Chang'an.Emperor Xiaoxian was very happy and worshiped Wang Bin as Zhijinwu and Dutinghou.Soon after Wang Bin died of illness, his son Wang Duan inherited the title.When Emperor Xiaoxian arrived in Jinyang, Wang Duan was left idle for a time because the court strictly enforced the law that foreign relatives should not interfere in politics.
The eldest princess saluted again, and then Princess Hongnong and Mrs. Du Tinghou helped her up from the left and the right.Princess Hongnong was repatriated to her hometown in Yingchuan after the death of King Hongnong Liu Bian. Her father Tang Mao wanted to marry her, but she refused.When Xiliang soldiers captured Yingchuan, they brought her back to Chang'an. Li Jue wanted to marry her, but she refused.This matter was learned by Jia Xu, who was then Shangshu, and while admonishing Li Jue, he hurriedly played filial piety to the emperor.Emperor Xiaoxian was shocked when he learned that, he hurriedly sent someone to take her to the palace, and conferred the title of Princess Hongnong.During the chaos in Chang'an, she managed to escape the catastrophe and went to Jinyang with Emperor Xiaoxian.
Princess Hongnong gently wiped away the tears from the eldest princess's face, and said with a smile: "Today is your day of great joy, don't cry. You can get what you want, and all the hard work is because of the blessing of the emperor and the queen. They I will always bless you and the general."
"I will also bless you to have a son." The gentle and quiet Mrs. Du Tinghou leaned into the eldest princess's ear and whispered, "Don't let your mother down."
The eldest princess blushed and smiled shyly.
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Li Hong got off the carriage and walked towards Beppu surrounded by Zhang Yan, Lu Bu and others.
When the onlookers saw Li Hong, they jumped up and shouted excitedly, "General... Leopard... General..." Many people tried their best to break through the obstacles of the stormy soldiers to see more clearly, and the scene was somewhat chaotic.
After Fu Wan rushed out of the house, Xu Shao, Wang Jian and others followed behind.
The audience shouted: "Kneel..."
Li Hong pulled up his clothes and wanted to kneel, but when he fell down he was shocked, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him, "General, please, please..."
"The general is marrying His Highness today. You are His Highness's elder, so you should accept the ceremony." Xu Shao stopped Fu Wan and said with a smile, "The ceremony must not be messed up, let alone abolished."
Fu Wan didn't listen at all, and grabbed Li Hong's hand to prevent him from kneeling.Guo Yun, Linghu Shao, Wang Jian and others also tried to persuade, "There are so many people in front of each other, how can you give up courtesy for personal reasons?" They had no choice but to let go.
Li Hong knelt down and saluted.After bowing down and accepting the ceremony, welcome him into the mansion.
Princess Hongnong stood outside the lobby to greet her.King Hongnong is the elder brother of the eldest princess. Since ancient times, the eldest brother is like a father, and the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother. Many etiquettes that should be performed by the bride's mother at the wedding have been performed by the eldest sister-in-law.According to etiquette, the man should kneel and worship, but under special circumstances, the person presiding over the etiquette opened his mouth and dared not shout.
Xu Shao gave the red-faced visitor a hard look, and shouted at the top of his voice, "Kneel..."
Li Hong lifted his clothes and knelt down.Concubine Hongnong was so frightened that she stretched out her hand to pull it. Suddenly, she realized that it was impolite to pull the general in public. go down.
"The princess is the eldest sister-in-law of the eldest princess, so I can accept this gift." Xu Shao bowed to the panicked Princess Hongnong and said, "Please accept the gift."
Li Wei, Zhang Yan, Lu Bu and other ministers bowed together, "I invite the princess to accept the gift."
Concubine Hongnong accepted the salute tremblingly, pointed to the east room and said: "Your Highness is in the east room, please welcome the general personally."
Li Wei helped Li Hong up and pushed him towards the east room, "General, don't wait too long to pick up the bride..."
"If the bride doesn't want to go with you, just yell, and we'll help you snatch it." Wei Jun pointed to Yan Wuwei and Kirby Bear standing behind him, and laughed, "We are the best at snatching a bride. "
The crowd burst into laughter.
"General, come with me..." Wang Fu, the wife of General Zhengxi, stretched out her hand in invitation, and Li Hong bowed to everyone with a smile, and followed them away.
Fu Wan and Princess Hongnong invited everyone to sit down in the lobby and have some wine and food.Yan Wuwei saw that Kobe Bear was about to pick up chopsticks, so he patted him hastily and shook his head repeatedly, "Just drink some wine, don't eat vegetables, we'll leave right away."
"Leave right away?" Kirby Bear muttered in surprise, looking at the exquisite dishes on the food table, he couldn't help swallowing, "What a pity."
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The eldest princess is wearing a twelve-color robe made of brocade silk (hu) and is graceful and luxurious, standing facing south.Nine rows of maids stood in front of her, each holding a colorful gauze fan, which tightly blocked her face.
Cai Yan and Mrs. Du Tinghou stood at the door to welcome the general.
"General, please fan the bride." Cai Yan pointed to the gauze fan in front of the eldest princess, and said with a smile, "You have to look carefully, don't mistake the bride."
Li Hong smiled slightly, and just as he walked up to the maid and raised his hand to push away the first gauze fan, Xiao Lan's voice came from behind, "No, no, we can't let the general take away the bride easily, it's too It's easy. Our bride has suffered a lot for the General, and today I want to let the General suffer."
"Yes, yes, if you don't let the general suffer so much today, I'm so sorry for Your Highness." Cai Yan clapped his hands and applauded, "Let's make a guess. If the general guesses one, he is allowed to slap one."
Li Hong was dizzy, "Wen Ji, there is a fan of Jiu Dao here, you asked me to guess the fan of Jiu Dao, when will I guess?"
"No matter, you must guess." Wang Fu smiled, "If you feel sorry for Your Highness and don't want her to wait too long, try to guess."
Li Hong complained incessantly, bowing again and again, "Less guessing a little less, how about being a fan of three characters?"
"No, no..." Cai Yan and Wang Fu shouted repeatedly.Mrs. Dutinghou and a group of maids also took the opportunity to make noise, and the house was in chaos.
"Okay, okay, how about this, if Your Highness wants to step into the door of the general earlier, then help the general to guess together." Xiao Lan smiled, "It's started, it's started, let me tell you the simplest thing first, 'Thousands of miles grass, He Qingqing, ten-day divination, still not born,' General, guess someone you know very well."
Li Hong looked at Xiao Lan thoughtfully, and said with a smile, "Dong Zhuo." These four sentences are a prophecy ballad, which was circulated in Guanzhong before Dong Zhuo was killed.Xiao Lan suddenly mentioned Dong Zhuo today, obviously she meant something.
Xiao Lan pursed her lips into a smile, and bowed in salute, "General, you can give me a slap."
"Sister, this is too easy, you are partial to the general." Wang Fu was dissatisfied, and immediately came up with a second riddle, "[-], Feiquan Yangliu, guess a word."
Li Hong was dumbfounded.Wang Fu cried out, "Your Highness, the general can't guess it, even he can't guess such an easy word, it's too bad, it's too bad, it looks like you won't be able to enter the general's door tonight."
Just as Wang Fu finished speaking, the eldest princess's charming laughter came over, "Well, General, you just slap me again."
Wang Fu covered her face and laughed loudly, "Your Highness is in a hurry. Two sisters, if you come up with another question, you must choose the most difficult one."
Cai Yan thought for a moment, then said softly, "I'll tell a story, and then you guys guess a word. If you guess correctly, the general can welcome His Highness away."
Li Hong secretly complained.Cai Yan said it so solemnly, it is estimated that even Princess Chang would not be able to guess that word fan.
"During the time of Emperor Xiaohe, there was a sorcerer named Cao Gan in Shangyu County. On May 14th of a year, Shangyu people rowed a dragon boat to meet the tide god. He fell into the river and died while dancing in the boat. People dared to go into the water to salvage. Cao’s 13-year-old daughter cried around the river for seven days and nights, and finally jumped into the river. Five days later, her body floated to the surface of the river with her father’s body on her back. Shangyu County Magistrate Du Shang (famous party member, Zhang Miao and other eight people called Bachu) were very moved when they heard about it, and played it to the court. The court named Cao E a filial daughter and set up a monument for her as a biography. Du Shang ordered Handan Chun (a famous scholar in Yingchuan, a famous calligrapher) ) wrote an essay on the stele to remember it. Handan Chun was still a [-]-year-old boy at that time, and everyone praised him for his ability to write without adding any points. When my father and I took refuge in Wuzhong, we went to see the stele of Cao E. After my father finished reading it, he didn't say anything, but wrote eight words on the back of the stele: "Yellow silk young woman grandson Jijiu."
Cai Yan looked at Li Hong and asked with a smile, "Can the general guess what it means?"
Li Hong smiled wryly and said nothing, he couldn't think of it, so he simply didn't think about it, and waited for the eldest princess to tell the answer.
Xiao Lan, Wang Fu and others were also thinking hard, and the room suddenly became quiet.Li Hong was very leisurely, looking at the beautiful patterns on the gauze fan with interest.After a few breaths, the Eldest Princess suddenly spoke, "Teacher is a genius, such cryptic words are really unique, plus Cao E's filial piety, and Handan Chun's wonderful words, this stele can be called three."
Cai Yan's complexion changed, and he bowed and said, "Your Highness is amazingly talented, you can guess right."
Xiao Lan and Wang Fu looked at each other, suddenly realized, their admiration was beyond words.
"What's the answer to the mystery?" Li Hong asked Xiao Lan awkwardly before he could react.
"Ask your bride." Xiao Lan said with a smile, "The general has such a beautiful woman, what can my husband ask for?"
"General, the answer to the riddle is the wonderful words." The eldest princess smiled coquettishly behind the gauze fan, "Yellow silk is colored silk, and it is the word 'jue'; 'Young woman' is a girl, that is, the word 'miao'; The grandson is the son of a woman, that is the word "good"; "齑" is crushed ginger and garlic, and "齑炑" is a utensil for crushing ginger and garlic, which is a "vessel for receiving Xin", and "Shou" is added with Xin ' is 'Ci', so the answer to the riddle of 'Yellow Silk Young Woman's Grandson Jijiu' is 'Excellent Ci'."
"But fan, but fan..." Wang Fu and Cai Yan pulled Li Hong and urged them repeatedly, "Hurry up and take the bride home."
Li Hong pushed aside the heavy gauze fan, saw the beautiful face of the eldest princess, saw the pair of affectionate eyes of the eldest princess, he couldn't help himself, opened his hands and hugged the eldest princess tightly into his arms, " Come home with me."
The eldest princess snuggled into Li Hongkuan's arms, weeping with joy.
Cai Yan played the piano, Xiao Lan played the flute, and Wang Fu played the drums. The three of them sang, "Shangxie! I want to know you and live forever!"
The maids raised their gauze fans and surrounded the newlyweds who were tightly embracing, singing and dancing, "There are no hills in the mountains, the rivers are exhausted, the winter thunders are shaking, the summer is raining and snowing, the heaven and the earth are united, and you dare to break with the king!"
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The bell rang, the east room opened, and Li Hong came out holding the hand of the eldest princess.
Drums played in unison, firecrackers shook the sky, and cheers came and went, shaking the night sky.
The Fengyun soldiers outside Beppu beat the drums and blew the horns. Suddenly, the situation changed.
Fu Wan stood on the stone steps in the lobby, facing west.Princess Hongnong stood at the entrance of the lobby, facing south.Li Hong walked up to Fu Wan, knelt down, bowed three times and kowtowed nine times, "Uncle, I took His Highness away." Fu Wan helped Li Hong up, grabbed his arm, and said with tears in his eyes: "Subject, treat her well, treat her well, and don't let her suffer anymore." Li Hong raised his hand and swore, "Even if I'm gone, my brothers will protect her as if they were their own lives."
The eldest princess knelt down in front of Princess Hongnong and saluted.Concubine Hongnong helped the eldest princess up, tied her a small belt, tied her scarf, tears could not stop rolling down, "When you arrive at the Hou's mansion, you must serve the general well, and be in harmony with the two wives Xiaoyu and Xiaoxue." , you must abide by women's morals, be meek, respectful and thrifty..." The eldest princess nodded repeatedly, and then was supported by the maid to walk in front of Fu Wan, and saluted, "Uncle, I'm leaving..." Fu Wan burst into tears, crying uncontrollably .The eldest princess stood up, hugged her, and burst into tears, "Uncle..."
"I can still live to send you to marry, I... I am happy..." Fu Wan suppressed his excitement, and waved Fu Dian to bring the clothes, hairpins and other expensive accessories for the eldest princess, "See With these things, you can think of your parents and relatives, and if you have time in the future, take your children to Chang'an to see me, and I won't live for many years."
The eldest princess thought of her parents who had passed away for many years, her two brothers who had suffered a lot, thought of the lonely and helpless little emperor, and remembered that she could no longer take care of the little emperor.
"Okay, okay..." Xu Shao persuaded from the side, "Your Highness, today is a day of great joy, don't cry. Your uncle's life is still long, and he won't die for a while, I can guarantee it." .”
"What's your name?" Wang Jian gave him a dissatisfied look.Fu Wan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and patted the princess on the back lightly, "Son, don't cry, go, the general is still waiting at the door."
Xiao Lan, Cai Yan, and Wang Fu stepped forward, half dragged, and walked down the stone steps with the eldest princess in their arms.When approaching the door, Mrs. Du Tinghou tied a silk sac containing a scarf on the eldest princess, "Your Highness, you have to listen to your parents and look at this sac in your spare time. When you see the sac, you will think of your parents." Earnest teachings will not let you make mistakes in your husband’s house.” The eldest princess turned around and knelt down, and once again saluted Fu Wan standing on the stone steps and Princess Hongnong outside the hall door, thanking her parents for their upbringing and teaching.
Li Hong led the eldest princess and walked out of the mansion slowly.
The cheers soared into the sky, like bursts of raging waves.The sound of firecrackers shook the sky and the earth, and sparks shot out.The drums are played, and the horns are sounded together.
Yan Wuwei and Wei Jun flew off their horses with 24 generals, saluted, and shouted in unison: "Respectfully invite your wife to get on the carriage. The officials and others will swear to defend your wife to the death, even if they are smashed to pieces."
Li Hong and the eldest princess returned the gift hand in hand.
"Dong dong..." The drums sounded, and the 24 generals got up on their horses and lined up in two rows.
Laoguai came by car and drove straight to the gate of the house, "I respectfully invite Madam to get in the car."
Li Hong helped the eldest princess into the carriage.Xiao Lan took a white fox fur cloak and put it on the eldest princess, then took out a piece of white silk to gently wipe off the tears on the eldest princess's face, and smiled sweetly, "When you walk out of this house, you will be the wife of the general, From now on, be a happy little princess with peace of mind and joy, and never cry again."
Li Hong shook the reins lightly, and the carriage moved slowly.After the wheel turned three times, it stopped.Li Hong turned to look at the eldest princess, and smiled slightly, "I'll wait for you at home first." The eldest princess nodded, and held Li Hong's hand reluctantly.Li Hong smiled lightly, and said in a low voice: "Just for a moment, from now on we will be together all the time, and we will never be apart again."
Li Hong got into another carriage and went home with Li Wei first.
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The horn sounded, and the bannermen and Tiqi led the way forward, while Laoguai drove slowly, and Yan Wuwei and Wei Jun each took twelve lives to protect the eldest princess on both sides, staying close at every step.The Fengyun iron cavalry lined up on both sides of the avenue saw the convoy passing by, immediately retreated and followed the convoy.After a short time, more than a dozen cavalry phalanxes gathered behind the convoy, densely packed with torches, like giant stars in the galaxy, which was spectacular.
When there were more than 500 steps away from the West Gate, hundreds of bonfires were suddenly lit on the city wall extending from the two ends of the West Gate tower to the north and south, and the front and back were connected for about a mile.At this moment, with the west city gate as the center, two fire dragons cross together, forming a huge fire "ten", which is magnificent.
The war drums on the city tower rang, and the low and violent drums shattered the silence of the night, and the sky trembled.
"It's so beautiful..." The eldest princess pointed to the two fire dragons in front of her, and exclaimed in surprise, "Fearless, Beard, look quickly, it's so beautiful..."
"Your Highness, please wait and see, there are better ones..." Yan Wuwei smiled, "I want to let the gods of heaven and earth know that today is a day of great joy for our Highness, and we must celebrate it together, and we must celebrate it together."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a series of violent firecrackers coming from the city walls at the north and south ends in front of him, and then piles of bonfires exploded, and bundles of flames rushed into the air, instantly filling the sky with dazzling sparks, Brilliant and colorful, extremely gorgeous.
The explosion was still going on, and the soldiers running on the city wall could be vaguely seen. They threw bundles of green bamboos into the burning fire. The green bamboos expanded after being heated and exploded. Burning flames rose into the sky, and the sky was full of red stars.
Jinyang City was shaken in the explosion, Jinyang City was burning in the fire, and Jinyang City was shrouded in the sky full of red stars.
The war drums became more powerful, the horns became more heroic, and the shouts of the soldiers pierced through the clouds and cracked rocks, bursting into the magnificent night sky.
"Boom boom boom..." The most violent explosion finally resounded on the West Tower. Five piles of huge bonfires, hundreds of bundles of green bamboo, a continuous and shocking explosion finally started, and the majestic West Tower was destroyed in a blink of an eye. The sky was engulfed in flames, and the biggest and most gorgeous fireworks burst out suddenly, shocking the world.
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Jinyang City went crazy, people rushed up the avenue, yelling hoarsely, the huge cheers were like a tsunami, setting off shocking waves, Jinyang City was instantly submerged by a sea of people and roaring sound waves.
The Fengyun iron cavalry protected the eldest princess from front to back, and tried their best to open a passage in the crowd, and it took more than half an hour to walk in just a few hundred steps.
The avenue and the small square in front of Jinyang Marquis' Mansion were impenetrable, no matter how hard the Fengyun soldiers tried, they could never go any further.In desperation, Zhang Yan ordered to tear down the wall and evacuate the crowd into the mansion.The wall fell down, and the flow of people got a vent. Only then did Fengyun cavalry protect the eldest princess to reach the gate of the mansion smoothly.
Li Hongsan rushed to the front of the carriage in two steps, seeing the happy smiling face of the eldest princess, his heart fell in mid-air, "Thank God..." He excitedly picked up the eldest princess, and under the guards of Yan Wuwei, Wei Jun and others Down, quickly walked to the mansion.The eldest princess was caught off guard and blushed with embarrassment.
"General, how is the scene?" Yan Wuwei asked triumphantly.
"Are you crazy?" Li Hong scolded angrily, "What if something goes wrong?"
"How did something happen?" Yan Wuwei said disdainfully, "I sent someone to deal with the West City Tower long ago, and it couldn't be burnt down. Didn't you see the West City Tower standing majestically?"
When Li Hong arrived at the gate of the mansion, he carefully put down the eldest princess.Xiao Lan, Cai Yan, and Wang Fu who followed closely behind hurriedly came up to arrange her clothes.
"The West Tower is safe and sound, but what about the people?" Li Hong glared at Yan Wuwei, and whispered, "You frightened the people, do you know that? If someone loses their life because of this, I'm the only one to ask."
Yan Wuwei and Wei Jun looked at each other and smiled, not paying attention to Li Hong's words.
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The Jinyang mansion was full of voices, and the sound of silk and bamboo was endless, and the grand wedding banquet began.
In the new house in the inner hall, Li Hong and the eldest princess ate together in prison, drank together (jin), and completed the ceremony of marriage.
Xiao Lan, who presided over the ceremony, withdrew.
Li Hong and the princess sat hugging each other, enjoying this peaceful and warm moment.
"Is this a dream?"
"No."
"If it's a dream, I will live in this dream forever." The eldest princess closed her eyes, lay comfortably in Li Hong's arms, and fell into a deep sleep with a sweet smile on her lips.
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The following do not count the number of words:
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Eat together in prison: the new house is located in the groom's bedroom.The waiters alternately poured water for the groom and the bride to wash their hands, and the congratulators arranged the first meal for the newlyweds.The food customs of the ancients are somewhat similar to today’s meal system. Each person has one portion of various foods. Therefore, before the bride and groom’s banquet, the staple foods are millet and millet, as well as sauces for seasoning, scorpion (pickled mallow vegetables), There is one serving of 醢 (snail sauce) and 鹆 (broth).But the situation of the wedding is a bit special. There is only a single portion of Yuzu, Tuzu, and La (dried whole rabbit)zu, which is placed between the meals of the two for the bride and groom to eat together. This arrangement is called " Let's eat together." "Prison" refers to the food in Zu or Zu.
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Drink together (jin): The first meal of newlyweds is very simple.Eating is of a ceremonial nature, and eating is not much. The praiser moves the millet to the bridegroom and the bride's table, and gives them the lungs and spine of the dolphin.The couple eat millet first, then drink the broth, and then eat the sauce with their fingers. This process is called "one meal".A total of three times, called 'three meals'.In ancient rituals, three meals are full, and the ritual of eating is over.The ancients would "yin" after meals, that is, to rinse the mouth with wine, which is not only to clean the mouth, but also has the effect of food safety. '关' has three times and is called '三关'.In the wedding ceremony, the wine vessels of the three types are used for the first two times, and for the last time.The so-called 卺 is a scoop made by splitting the gourd in half, and the couple each holds a piece and drinks it.This arrangement is called "drinking together".
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"War City South": In the south of the battle city, the north of the dead Guo, if you die in the wild, you can eat birds without burial.Said Wu for me: "Be a guest! If you die in the wild, don't bury it, and the carrion can go and escape." The water is deep and violent, the reeds are dark, the owl rides to death in battle, and the horse wanders and screams.Liang Zhushi, where is the south and where is the north? What food can you eat if you don’t get the king? May you be a loyal minister? Think of your son and good minister.
Meaning explanation:
This is a battlefield after a fierce battle, and no one can bury the corpses, only for the crows to peck at them.The ghost who died in battle said to the crow: "Before you eat me, howl (howl) for me a few times, and pay your respects. No one will come to bury you when you die in the wild. Our rotten meat will be your meal sooner or later." The rushing water and boundless pampas grass beside the battlefield are also shrouded in a sad atmosphere.The fine horse charged and died, and the inferior horse wandered and croaked.Fortifications are built on the bridge (beam), how can the north and the south pass? The strong men died in battle, and no one harvested the crops. What do people eat? It is impossible to be a good citizen (good minister) in the midst of war.Thinking of those good people, how pitiful they are: going out to fight in the morning, and not returning at night!
In the history of constant wars, this folk song has a very typical anti-war significance.
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The time of the child is approaching, and the feast is drawing to a close. Many people pour out of the hall one after another without wanting to taste the fresh fruit, and throw green bamboos into the fire with their families and children.The sound of green bamboo explosions shook the night sky, and Jinyang City was bathed in a festive and peaceful atmosphere.
Li Hong, Princess Chang, Xiao Yu and Feng Xue stood in the crowd, exchanging blessings with the people around them, smiling happily.Li Xiu and Li Wen worked together to throw a bundle of green bamboo into the fire, then covered their ears, screaming all the way to Li Hong and hid behind him.The green bamboo was roasted by the raging fire and burst instantly, the dense and violent explosion sound was deafening, and the radiant sparks were brilliant and dazzling.
The bell rang, the melodious bell rang through the sky, and the New Year came, and the cheers suddenly sounded like thunder.
A burst of flames rose into the sky, and the night sky of Jinyang City was instantly ignited, and the earth-shattering sound of firecrackers almost overturned the entire city.
In the hall, the music and dance reached a climax, and Emperor Xiaowu's masterpiece "Song of Huzi" was played in the sound of gold and stone, with a magnificent momentum.
"Hu (hu) son is decisive, what will he do? The vast ocean, worrying about the river. The river is restless, and the merits are endless. My mountain is flat. My mountain is flat, the wild is overflowing, and the fish are full of cypresses in winter. The righteous way (shi) is far away from the regular flow, and the dragon is flying and traveling far away. Returning to the old Sichuan, the spirit is full, and the Zen is not enshrined, so you know how to be outside. The emperor said that the river is so unkind, and the flood is endless. Worry about us. The mulberry is floating. Huaisi is full, and the water is slow if it does not return for a long time."
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The fifth year of Yuanping in the Han Dynasty (207 AD), the first month.
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On the first day of the first lunar month, seven quarters before the end of the night leak, the bell rang, and the ceremony of the court meeting began.
In place of the Son of Heaven, the eldest princess received congratulations and tribute from ministers of the DPRK and China, Xiongnu, Xianbei, Qiang, Fuyu, Gaogouli and other foreign tribes, and gave banquets to all officials (xiang).
In the morning, the monarchs and ministers celebrated the new year together and enjoyed music and dances in Jinyang Palace.
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On the third day of the first lunar month, the eldest princess led the ministers to climb Longshan Mountain to pay homage to Zhonglietai.
After the sacrificial offering and other ceremonies were completed, the sound of war drums and continuous horns played the majestic and heroic chapter of "War City South" to commemorate the heroic soul of the great Han Dynasty.
Lu Bu raised his hands to the sky, and sang lamentably: "War in the south of the city, die in the north of Guo, if you die in the wild, you can eat crows without being buried."
Yan Wuwei spilled wine on the grave, and his hoarse and desolate voice was like weeping and complaining: "Call me for me: 'And you are a guest! If you die in the wild, don't bury it, and the carrion can escape.' Ming, the owl cavalry died in battle, and the poor horse lingered and croaked."
Wei Jun brought a big drum from the musicians. Using his fist as a mallet, he beat the drum and roared loudly: "Liang Zhushi, where is the south and where is the north? What food can you eat if you don't get the king? May you be a loyal minister? Think about your son and good minister." , The good minister is sincere and thoughtful: Go out to attack in the morning, and never return at night!"
Zhang Yan, Li Wei and a group of Fengyun generals, Laoguai and thousands of veterans from the Longshan camp sang together, their voices were powerful and intense, shaking the world.
"War in the south of the city, and die in the north of Guo. If you die in the wild, you can eat it without burying it. 'Be a guest! If you die in the wild, don't bury it, and the carrion can escape.' Ruins and horses linger and cry. Liang builds a house, why is it south, why is it north? What food can you eat if you don’t get the king? Will you be a loyal minister? Think of your son and good minister, and the good minister is sincere: go out to attack in the morning, and never return at night!"
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The tragic song echoed on the top of the mountains, violently impacting Li Hong's heart.
At this moment, he thought of the little emperor and the 10,000+ soldiers who were far away on the battlefield in Nanyang, the soldiers guarding the two frontiers in the northwest, the dead brothers and the countless lives that fell on the battlefield over the past 20 years.Li Hong looked up at the blue sky, as if he saw Tian Zhong, Li Song, Zheng Xin, Ji Ming... Qu Yi, Xian Yufu, Tian Jing, Fist, Wu Zhao... Before he knew it, the tears had already quietly gush.
For a long time, I always thought that my tears had dried up and I would no longer shed tears, but every time I saw my brothers and sisters bloodied on the battlefield, I still couldn't help but feel distraught, and every time I thought of their voices and smiles, I was still saddened.The world is about to settle down, and our wish of the past is about to come true, but have you ever imagined that when we have nothing, we go forward without fear, but when we are close to our dreams, we are trembling, treading on thin ice, as if we are on the verge of death? abyss.You can't understand this feeling, this fear keeps me up at night, I am afraid of losing everything now, I am afraid that our blood will be shed in vain, I am afraid that our dreams will be shattered.
Xiao Yu hugged Li Hong lightly, as if she wanted to melt her thin body into his body, giving him strength and confidence.
Feng Xue gently wiped away the teardrops on Li Hong's face, looking at his sad and helpless eyes, Feng Xue's heart was suddenly broken... The long military years ruthlessly destroyed Li Hong's life, and she could no longer recover from it. Li Hong can see the shadow of the idiot brother back then. He is no longer a bloody and brave leopard, but an ordinary veteran who has been tortured and devastated by the war.
The eldest princess held Li Hong's cold hand, and slowly snuggled into Li Hong's arms, "Brother, thousands of heroic souls will protect the big man, and the big man will never fall down."
Li Hong looked up to the sky and screamed, tears streaming down his clothes.
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On the way down the mountain, Li Hong invited Lao Guai to ride in the same car.
Laoguai has followed Li Hong to conquer the world since Lulongsai, and later he was ordered to lead homeless disabled veterans and thousands of craftsmen to manufacture heavy ordnance in Longshan Camp. Captain.Longshan Daying has been manufacturing heavy ordnance over the years. It is the largest production workshop in the government's ordnance manufacturing, and it belongs to the Kaogong (official office specializing in casting weapons and textile affairs) of Taipufu.
"How many veterans are there in the camp?"
"There are still more than 2 people." Laoguai said, "Over the past few years, under the care of His Highness and the Prime Minister, nearly [-] people have returned to their hometowns one after another. People are old and their leaves have fallen back to their roots, and they all want to go home. "
"There are still so many?" Li Hong was slightly surprised, "Is the money given by the court not enough? They are disabled and have no relatives in their hometown. If they are given too little money, life will be very hard when they go home. You are from Longshan Daying Commander, can you subsidize some appropriately? Over the years, the military market in Daying has grown bigger and bigger, almost comparable to the big city of Jinyang, and all the income from the military market belongs to the camp, so you should be very rich."
The old crutch smiled and shook his one arm, "You misunderstood. When these veterans return to their hometowns, not only the big battalion subsidy, but also the two wives will also give subsidies, which must be enough." After Li Hong's family left Jinyang, the Marquis of Jinyang The food income of the government and Marquis of Jinyang are all entrusted to Laoguai.Li Hong doesn't know how much property the Marquis of Jinyang has now, but Laoguai knows it all.
"Then why don't they go home?"
"Being with the general, I feel at ease and sleep peacefully." Laoguai said with a smile.
Li Hong's heart became hot, tears almost fell down, "You tell them, if you want to go back, you can go back, if you can't stay in your hometown, you can go back to Jinyang."
"There are more and more people coming back." Laoguai said, "It is very difficult for disabled people to survive alone, but they can be taken care of when they are together. So many people go back to their hometowns and come back again."
Li Hong sighed, "How many old brothers do we have?"
"Except for Xiaolan, everyone is here."
"Only seven?" Li Hong said in surprise, "How is it possible? There were still twelve when I left Jinyang last time."
"You have been away from Jinyang for more than four years, and none of them are here anymore." The old crook looked sad and sighed, "We are all old, and we can't do it if we say no. You were very sick a while ago, we are afraid You are sad and dare not tell you."
Li Hong covered his face with his hands and was extremely sad.
"I'm still alive." Laoguai reached out and patted Li Hong's arm, and comforted him, "As long as you give an order, I can pull out at least 2 people to help you fight. It doesn't matter if you can't ride a horse, you can sit in a car command us."
Li Hong hugged Laoguai's shoulder excitedly, patted him hard a few times, but said nothing.After the Lulongsai War ended that year, there were very few soldiers left in Lulongsai. After more than 20 years, only the last seven of these people remained.The years are ruthless, which is really lamentable.
"Chu Qi, you come to drive." Li Hong said, "You take His Highness into the Marquis Mansion."
"Okay, okay..." Laoguai happily stroked his beard and smiled, "This is my honor."
"From now on, I will stay in Jinyang and never leave."
Laoguai was stunned and hesitated for a long time, "Aren't you going to Chang'an?"
"not going."
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On the seventh day of the first lunar month, the eldest princess gets married.
After the Chinese New Year, the patriarchs of powerful and powerful families from all over the country came to Jinyang, the family members of the ministers from Chang'an, and the envoys of foreign tribes from the two northwestern borders and the desert. There are more and more cars and horses in Jinyang City, and there are huge crowds of people, and it is very lively.
Fortunately, the Marquis of Jinyang's Mansion is on the shore of Jinshui, and the place is big enough. The Taiwei Zhang Yan who presided over the wedding was orderly and thoughtful, and everything went smoothly.
At dusk, Prime Minister Li Wei rode a tall horse with a wild goose in his arms, and surrounded by a group of Fengyun guards, slowly walked out of the mansion gate and appeared on the avenue.The onlookers cheered in unison, shouting one after another.
On both sides of the avenue, groups of soldiers with distinctive armors stood on horseback, majestic and majestic.A school lieutenant immediately waved his hand and made a gesture to the horn soldiers when he saw the welcoming team leaving the palace.Eighteen horn soldiers raised their horns and raised their heads to the sky. The mighty sound of the horn immediately resounded through Jinyang City, "Woooo...oooo..."
The three flag-bearers rushed out of the formation, held high the black panther and the wind and cloud banner, and galloped the horses. The rapid sound of horseshoes whizzed away like a whirlwind, and the excited shouts echoed in the thick twilight, "Raise the fire... Raise the fire..."
Fengyun soldiers lit the torches in their hands one by one, the flames danced in the cold wind, and the twilight faded in the firelight. From a distance, it looked like two vigorous fire dragons roaring and flying on the avenue in the city. Suddenly, the flames on the west gate Soaring into the sky, the two fire dragons collided with each other, making an earth-shattering roar. The giant dragon breathed out fire, and the flames rushed along the avenue outside the city to the Xuanweng Mountain bathed in the night.
In an instant, Jinyang City was overwhelmed by the cheers of tens of thousands of people on both sides of the avenue.
"It's imposing..." Li Wei waved his whip at Captain Fengyun in the distance to show his praise.The captain looked smug, and bowed slightly reservedly in salute.
Laoguai drove the carriage onto the road.Li Hong was sitting in the carriage, dressed in brocade clothes, the only thing that stood out from him was his long hair that flowed freely.Yan Wuwei and Wei Jun rode horses to accompany the carriage.Behind the car are thirty fully armed Tiqi. The 36 riders followed closely behind, playing a festive song.
The horn sounded again, fast and high.
"Raise the spear..." Captain Fengyun raised his knife and roared, "Send a salute..."
"Boom..." The sound of drums and thunder, the soldiers of Fengyun raised their spears together, and the sharp tips of the spears showed a gloomy and cold color under the reflection of the fire.
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Zhang Yan, Lu Bu, Guo Yun, and Linghu Shao sat in the two auxiliary cars and drove slowly.
"After this wedding is over, Chang'an is going to be turned upside down." Guo Yun looked at the majestic Fengyun soldiers on both sides of the avenue, and said with a wry smile, "I really don't understand, although Master Taiwei mobilized Fengyun Iron Cavalry, although the name is to create a luxurious atmosphere for the wedding , but in fact the consequences caused by this are very serious. Why didn't the ministers of Xingtai dissuade them, but let the Taiwei do whatever they want? The general's marriage to the eldest princess in advance has already caused uneasiness in the court, and now he is publicly showing off his force at the wedding. Doesn't this clearly tell the world what he wants to do?"
"The general can't help himself now." Linghu Shao sighed, "The purpose of the Taiwei is very simple. At present, the reform of the prime minister is at a critical point. If the official system is revised, the failure of the reform will be a foregone conclusion. Reform If it fails, the Northern Xinjiang faction will be kicked out of the court, and the military stratum will lose its power. In this case, the only way is to use the power of the general and the princess to forcibly suppress Chang'an and drive the opposing forces out of the court. Tang. Isn’t it a helpless move for the general to marry the eldest princess ahead of time and show off his force at the wedding? How did he ever think that he would have a day when he couldn’t help himself?”
"But in this way, isn't the contradiction even greater?" Guo Yun said, "After Mr. Taiwei arrived in Jinyang, he proposed the policy of integrating Confucianism and Taoism, and aiding Taoism into Confucianism, with the intention of revitalizing Taoism. In Chang'an, Luoyang, Handan and other places, now the general has married the eldest princess and is showing off his force. The warriors in northern Xinjiang have made it clear that they want to use Jinyang as the center of power, and plan to sacrifice the court of Chang'an at any time. I am very worried, very worried, Jinyang If the conflict with Chang'an intensifies, the Nanyang battlefield is likely to suffer another setback."
"I don't think so." Linghu Shao approached Guo Yun and said in a low voice, "It's not like you don't know how powerful the General is for so many years. Think about it, why did he suddenly call Fengyun Iron Cavalry back to his home a few years ago?" Jinyang? When the general conquered the two frontiers in the northwest, why didn’t he recruit Fengyun cavalry? The general had already prepared for the rainy day, and he wanted to preserve his strength. Marrying the eldest princess and not showing off his force at the wedding, Chang'an is also very afraid, because Fengyun Iron Cavalry is in Jinyang, Yan Wuwei and Wei Jun are in Jinyang, who can say that they are not afraid? After the wedding, Chang'an is likely to be quiet because of fear, Things may not be as bad as you imagined, after all these years, what the general has done is obvious to all, and most ministers in the court still trust the general very much."
"Trust is also limited. Although the general has been loyal to the great man these years, as the situation changes, especially when the court struggle is fierce and he gradually becomes involuntary, the general may repeat Dong Zhuo's mistakes. Holding power, then it is possible to embark on the road of usurping usurpation like Wang Mang back then. You see, this time the little emperor even wants to reward the Jinyang Palace to the general. Is this kind of favor a good thing? The general dare not accept it, and he will I can't bear it. The little emperor is still young and ignorant, and he has been fighting with the general all these years. His feelings for the general are very pure. If he arrives in Jinyang, the wedding scale will be huge, and the place where he violates the etiquette system will definitely be even bigger. This is probably one of the reasons why the general suddenly moved up the date of welcoming the bride." Guo Yun said worriedly, "Xian Yufu and Qu Yi, who were loyal to the great man, are all dead, and Zhang Yan is from the same family. Yellow Turban, Li Wei can't be judged by common sense, and the Xingtai are all from the Northern Xinjiang Department, if the conflicts in Chang'an intensify, who can guarantee that things will not change drastically?"
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Linghu Shao was silent, and after a long time, he whispered: "Since this is the case, shouldn't we also plan for the rainy day and think of something as soon as possible?"
"What can you do?"
"Master Taiwei put forward the strategy of blending Confucianism and Taoism at this time and aiding Taoism into Confucianism. The purpose is definitely not only to revive Taoism. Preparations for the general’s usurpation, I think it should be understood as improving Confucianism, finding a theoretical basis for the imperial court’s reform policy, and then alleviating the contradictions between the ruling and opposition parties.” Linghu Shao said, “Xiang Kai, Zhang Yan and others all know It is too difficult for the imperial court to promote Taoism. After all, Taiping Dao and Zheng together have brought disaster to the country, and the imperial court will not accept the Taoist philosophy of governing the country. Unexpectedly, after arriving in Jinyang, he proposed the revival of orthodox Confucianism. The revival of orthodox Confucianism must be emphasized Consolidate the pre-Qin philosophers' theories in order to learn from the pre-Qin philosophers' theories. Taoism is a kind of pre-Qin philosophers' theories. Taoism can take this opportunity to revive, so Bu Qihou's proposal immediately got Xiang Kai and a group of Taoist scholars strong support."
Guo Yun immediately understood Linghu Shao's meaning, "You mean, Taoism may take advantage of the opportunity of the revival of orthodox Confucianism, under the cover of orthodox Confucianism, openly integrate its own ideas of governing the country into the national policy, and then use the national policy in reverse Help revive Taoism?"
"Yes, as long as the government is always controlled by the ministers of the Northern Xinjiang Department, and as long as the court's ZTE strategy remains unchanged, the little emperor will be able to rule smoothly. In order to prevent the general and the eldest princess from interfering in politics, the court will help the little emperor to work together to fight against the general and the princess. Eldest princess, in this way, when the power of the emperor is restored and the laws of the great Han regain their absolute authority, the general and the eldest princess can only hand over their power. be relieved as much as possible.”
"Yes, yes, what you said makes sense." Guo Yun figured out the key details, and said excitedly, "The reason why the general and the eldest princess cling to power, and Jinyang became the center of power is the ministers of the Northern Xinjiang Department. Interests are seriously threatened, and the reason for this threat is that the ZTE strategy is facing the danger of overturning. If the ministers of the Northern Xinjiang Department want to continue to stabilize the ZTE strategy, they must have a strong theory as the basis, which is the one proposed by Taiwei. A new theory that can integrate the strengths of Confucianism and Taoism."
"It is orthodox Confucianism in name, but in fact it is a new Confucianism that combines the strengths of Confucianism and Taoism." Linghu Shao said, "Seeking New Confucianism is the real purpose of the prime minister and the Taiwei who came to Jinyang one after another. It is something urgently needed by the ministers of the northern border. The ministers of the northern border include the military class and us. If what you are worried about really happens, we, the high-ranking families in the northern border, will bear the brunt and become the targets of the joint killing of both sides. Therefore, for our own benefit, should we actively support the integration of Confucianism and Taoism, and support the revival of orthodox Confucianism?"
Guo Yun pondered for a long time, and said helplessly: "We have studied modern classics for generations, but now due to the situation, we have to study both ancient classics and new classics. I was smashed to pieces in the past year, if I go one step further at this moment, why not study orthodox Confucianism as well?"
"Okay, okay..." Linghu Shao smiled happily, "The Wang family in Taiyuan is the head of Confucianism in northern Xinjiang. As long as the Wang family advocates it, the Confucianism families in Northern Xinjiang will follow suit and learn orthodox Confucianism at the same time. Look at us, don't we?" Find a time to pay a visit to Wang Ze, and write a letter to each of Wang Chen, Wang Lie, Wang Ling, Wang Chang (chang) and others to ask for their opinions?"
"Okay, let's do this, sooner rather than later." Guo Yun stroked his beard and sighed, "The great Han Dynasty has been rejuvenated, and Confucianism should also keep pace with the times. If we continue to stick to the rules and stick to the handicapped, the Confucianism passed down from generation to generation will be destroyed sooner or later. We have it."
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The welcoming convoy arrived at Beppu, the eldest princess of Xuanweng Mountain.
Beppu was bustling with people inside and outside, and the people outside Jinyang came here after hearing the news, three floors inside and three floors outside, completely surrounded Beppu.
The eldest princess pays homage to your temple (father's temple), where the tablets of Emperor Xiaoling and Empress Linghuai are enshrined.The eldest princess knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times, tears streaming down before she could say anything, "Father, mother, daughter is married, please bless her with the spirits in heaven, and bless her and Big Brother Leopard to grow old together."
"Your Highness..." Dutinghou Wang Duan hurried in, "Your Highness, the general is here, hurry up and wait in the east room."
Duting Hou Wang Duan is the son of the eldest princess' uncle Wang Bin.When Emperor Xiaoxian arrived in Chang'an, he asked Dong Zhuo to find Wang Bin, the elder brother of his mother, Wang Meiren.Dong Zhuo lived up to his trust and sent people to inquire around, finally found Wang Bin's family in Jiujiang, Yangzhou, and took them to Chang'an.Emperor Xiaoxian was very happy and worshiped Wang Bin as Zhijinwu and Dutinghou.Soon after Wang Bin died of illness, his son Wang Duan inherited the title.When Emperor Xiaoxian arrived in Jinyang, Wang Duan was left idle for a time because the court strictly enforced the law that foreign relatives should not interfere in politics.
The eldest princess saluted again, and then Princess Hongnong and Mrs. Du Tinghou helped her up from the left and the right.Princess Hongnong was repatriated to her hometown in Yingchuan after the death of King Hongnong Liu Bian. Her father Tang Mao wanted to marry her, but she refused.When Xiliang soldiers captured Yingchuan, they brought her back to Chang'an. Li Jue wanted to marry her, but she refused.This matter was learned by Jia Xu, who was then Shangshu, and while admonishing Li Jue, he hurriedly played filial piety to the emperor.Emperor Xiaoxian was shocked when he learned that, he hurriedly sent someone to take her to the palace, and conferred the title of Princess Hongnong.During the chaos in Chang'an, she managed to escape the catastrophe and went to Jinyang with Emperor Xiaoxian.
Princess Hongnong gently wiped away the tears from the eldest princess's face, and said with a smile: "Today is your day of great joy, don't cry. You can get what you want, and all the hard work is because of the blessing of the emperor and the queen. They I will always bless you and the general."
"I will also bless you to have a son." The gentle and quiet Mrs. Du Tinghou leaned into the eldest princess's ear and whispered, "Don't let your mother down."
The eldest princess blushed and smiled shyly.
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Li Hong got off the carriage and walked towards Beppu surrounded by Zhang Yan, Lu Bu and others.
When the onlookers saw Li Hong, they jumped up and shouted excitedly, "General... Leopard... General..." Many people tried their best to break through the obstacles of the stormy soldiers to see more clearly, and the scene was somewhat chaotic.
After Fu Wan rushed out of the house, Xu Shao, Wang Jian and others followed behind.
The audience shouted: "Kneel..."
Li Hong pulled up his clothes and wanted to kneel, but when he fell down he was shocked, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him, "General, please, please..."
"The general is marrying His Highness today. You are His Highness's elder, so you should accept the ceremony." Xu Shao stopped Fu Wan and said with a smile, "The ceremony must not be messed up, let alone abolished."
Fu Wan didn't listen at all, and grabbed Li Hong's hand to prevent him from kneeling.Guo Yun, Linghu Shao, Wang Jian and others also tried to persuade, "There are so many people in front of each other, how can you give up courtesy for personal reasons?" They had no choice but to let go.
Li Hong knelt down and saluted.After bowing down and accepting the ceremony, welcome him into the mansion.
Princess Hongnong stood outside the lobby to greet her.King Hongnong is the elder brother of the eldest princess. Since ancient times, the eldest brother is like a father, and the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother. Many etiquettes that should be performed by the bride's mother at the wedding have been performed by the eldest sister-in-law.According to etiquette, the man should kneel and worship, but under special circumstances, the person presiding over the etiquette opened his mouth and dared not shout.
Xu Shao gave the red-faced visitor a hard look, and shouted at the top of his voice, "Kneel..."
Li Hong lifted his clothes and knelt down.Concubine Hongnong was so frightened that she stretched out her hand to pull it. Suddenly, she realized that it was impolite to pull the general in public. go down.
"The princess is the eldest sister-in-law of the eldest princess, so I can accept this gift." Xu Shao bowed to the panicked Princess Hongnong and said, "Please accept the gift."
Li Wei, Zhang Yan, Lu Bu and other ministers bowed together, "I invite the princess to accept the gift."
Concubine Hongnong accepted the salute tremblingly, pointed to the east room and said: "Your Highness is in the east room, please welcome the general personally."
Li Wei helped Li Hong up and pushed him towards the east room, "General, don't wait too long to pick up the bride..."
"If the bride doesn't want to go with you, just yell, and we'll help you snatch it." Wei Jun pointed to Yan Wuwei and Kirby Bear standing behind him, and laughed, "We are the best at snatching a bride. "
The crowd burst into laughter.
"General, come with me..." Wang Fu, the wife of General Zhengxi, stretched out her hand in invitation, and Li Hong bowed to everyone with a smile, and followed them away.
Fu Wan and Princess Hongnong invited everyone to sit down in the lobby and have some wine and food.Yan Wuwei saw that Kobe Bear was about to pick up chopsticks, so he patted him hastily and shook his head repeatedly, "Just drink some wine, don't eat vegetables, we'll leave right away."
"Leave right away?" Kirby Bear muttered in surprise, looking at the exquisite dishes on the food table, he couldn't help swallowing, "What a pity."
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The eldest princess is wearing a twelve-color robe made of brocade silk (hu) and is graceful and luxurious, standing facing south.Nine rows of maids stood in front of her, each holding a colorful gauze fan, which tightly blocked her face.
Cai Yan and Mrs. Du Tinghou stood at the door to welcome the general.
"General, please fan the bride." Cai Yan pointed to the gauze fan in front of the eldest princess, and said with a smile, "You have to look carefully, don't mistake the bride."
Li Hong smiled slightly, and just as he walked up to the maid and raised his hand to push away the first gauze fan, Xiao Lan's voice came from behind, "No, no, we can't let the general take away the bride easily, it's too It's easy. Our bride has suffered a lot for the General, and today I want to let the General suffer."
"Yes, yes, if you don't let the general suffer so much today, I'm so sorry for Your Highness." Cai Yan clapped his hands and applauded, "Let's make a guess. If the general guesses one, he is allowed to slap one."
Li Hong was dizzy, "Wen Ji, there is a fan of Jiu Dao here, you asked me to guess the fan of Jiu Dao, when will I guess?"
"No matter, you must guess." Wang Fu smiled, "If you feel sorry for Your Highness and don't want her to wait too long, try to guess."
Li Hong complained incessantly, bowing again and again, "Less guessing a little less, how about being a fan of three characters?"
"No, no..." Cai Yan and Wang Fu shouted repeatedly.Mrs. Dutinghou and a group of maids also took the opportunity to make noise, and the house was in chaos.
"Okay, okay, how about this, if Your Highness wants to step into the door of the general earlier, then help the general to guess together." Xiao Lan smiled, "It's started, it's started, let me tell you the simplest thing first, 'Thousands of miles grass, He Qingqing, ten-day divination, still not born,' General, guess someone you know very well."
Li Hong looked at Xiao Lan thoughtfully, and said with a smile, "Dong Zhuo." These four sentences are a prophecy ballad, which was circulated in Guanzhong before Dong Zhuo was killed.Xiao Lan suddenly mentioned Dong Zhuo today, obviously she meant something.
Xiao Lan pursed her lips into a smile, and bowed in salute, "General, you can give me a slap."
"Sister, this is too easy, you are partial to the general." Wang Fu was dissatisfied, and immediately came up with a second riddle, "[-], Feiquan Yangliu, guess a word."
Li Hong was dumbfounded.Wang Fu cried out, "Your Highness, the general can't guess it, even he can't guess such an easy word, it's too bad, it's too bad, it looks like you won't be able to enter the general's door tonight."
Just as Wang Fu finished speaking, the eldest princess's charming laughter came over, "Well, General, you just slap me again."
Wang Fu covered her face and laughed loudly, "Your Highness is in a hurry. Two sisters, if you come up with another question, you must choose the most difficult one."
Cai Yan thought for a moment, then said softly, "I'll tell a story, and then you guys guess a word. If you guess correctly, the general can welcome His Highness away."
Li Hong secretly complained.Cai Yan said it so solemnly, it is estimated that even Princess Chang would not be able to guess that word fan.
"During the time of Emperor Xiaohe, there was a sorcerer named Cao Gan in Shangyu County. On May 14th of a year, Shangyu people rowed a dragon boat to meet the tide god. He fell into the river and died while dancing in the boat. People dared to go into the water to salvage. Cao’s 13-year-old daughter cried around the river for seven days and nights, and finally jumped into the river. Five days later, her body floated to the surface of the river with her father’s body on her back. Shangyu County Magistrate Du Shang (famous party member, Zhang Miao and other eight people called Bachu) were very moved when they heard about it, and played it to the court. The court named Cao E a filial daughter and set up a monument for her as a biography. Du Shang ordered Handan Chun (a famous scholar in Yingchuan, a famous calligrapher) ) wrote an essay on the stele to remember it. Handan Chun was still a [-]-year-old boy at that time, and everyone praised him for his ability to write without adding any points. When my father and I took refuge in Wuzhong, we went to see the stele of Cao E. After my father finished reading it, he didn't say anything, but wrote eight words on the back of the stele: "Yellow silk young woman grandson Jijiu."
Cai Yan looked at Li Hong and asked with a smile, "Can the general guess what it means?"
Li Hong smiled wryly and said nothing, he couldn't think of it, so he simply didn't think about it, and waited for the eldest princess to tell the answer.
Xiao Lan, Wang Fu and others were also thinking hard, and the room suddenly became quiet.Li Hong was very leisurely, looking at the beautiful patterns on the gauze fan with interest.After a few breaths, the Eldest Princess suddenly spoke, "Teacher is a genius, such cryptic words are really unique, plus Cao E's filial piety, and Handan Chun's wonderful words, this stele can be called three."
Cai Yan's complexion changed, and he bowed and said, "Your Highness is amazingly talented, you can guess right."
Xiao Lan and Wang Fu looked at each other, suddenly realized, their admiration was beyond words.
"What's the answer to the mystery?" Li Hong asked Xiao Lan awkwardly before he could react.
"Ask your bride." Xiao Lan said with a smile, "The general has such a beautiful woman, what can my husband ask for?"
"General, the answer to the riddle is the wonderful words." The eldest princess smiled coquettishly behind the gauze fan, "Yellow silk is colored silk, and it is the word 'jue'; 'Young woman' is a girl, that is, the word 'miao'; The grandson is the son of a woman, that is the word "good"; "齑" is crushed ginger and garlic, and "齑炑" is a utensil for crushing ginger and garlic, which is a "vessel for receiving Xin", and "Shou" is added with Xin ' is 'Ci', so the answer to the riddle of 'Yellow Silk Young Woman's Grandson Jijiu' is 'Excellent Ci'."
"But fan, but fan..." Wang Fu and Cai Yan pulled Li Hong and urged them repeatedly, "Hurry up and take the bride home."
Li Hong pushed aside the heavy gauze fan, saw the beautiful face of the eldest princess, saw the pair of affectionate eyes of the eldest princess, he couldn't help himself, opened his hands and hugged the eldest princess tightly into his arms, " Come home with me."
The eldest princess snuggled into Li Hongkuan's arms, weeping with joy.
Cai Yan played the piano, Xiao Lan played the flute, and Wang Fu played the drums. The three of them sang, "Shangxie! I want to know you and live forever!"
The maids raised their gauze fans and surrounded the newlyweds who were tightly embracing, singing and dancing, "There are no hills in the mountains, the rivers are exhausted, the winter thunders are shaking, the summer is raining and snowing, the heaven and the earth are united, and you dare to break with the king!"
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The bell rang, the east room opened, and Li Hong came out holding the hand of the eldest princess.
Drums played in unison, firecrackers shook the sky, and cheers came and went, shaking the night sky.
The Fengyun soldiers outside Beppu beat the drums and blew the horns. Suddenly, the situation changed.
Fu Wan stood on the stone steps in the lobby, facing west.Princess Hongnong stood at the entrance of the lobby, facing south.Li Hong walked up to Fu Wan, knelt down, bowed three times and kowtowed nine times, "Uncle, I took His Highness away." Fu Wan helped Li Hong up, grabbed his arm, and said with tears in his eyes: "Subject, treat her well, treat her well, and don't let her suffer anymore." Li Hong raised his hand and swore, "Even if I'm gone, my brothers will protect her as if they were their own lives."
The eldest princess knelt down in front of Princess Hongnong and saluted.Concubine Hongnong helped the eldest princess up, tied her a small belt, tied her scarf, tears could not stop rolling down, "When you arrive at the Hou's mansion, you must serve the general well, and be in harmony with the two wives Xiaoyu and Xiaoxue." , you must abide by women's morals, be meek, respectful and thrifty..." The eldest princess nodded repeatedly, and then was supported by the maid to walk in front of Fu Wan, and saluted, "Uncle, I'm leaving..." Fu Wan burst into tears, crying uncontrollably .The eldest princess stood up, hugged her, and burst into tears, "Uncle..."
"I can still live to send you to marry, I... I am happy..." Fu Wan suppressed his excitement, and waved Fu Dian to bring the clothes, hairpins and other expensive accessories for the eldest princess, "See With these things, you can think of your parents and relatives, and if you have time in the future, take your children to Chang'an to see me, and I won't live for many years."
The eldest princess thought of her parents who had passed away for many years, her two brothers who had suffered a lot, thought of the lonely and helpless little emperor, and remembered that she could no longer take care of the little emperor.
"Okay, okay..." Xu Shao persuaded from the side, "Your Highness, today is a day of great joy, don't cry. Your uncle's life is still long, and he won't die for a while, I can guarantee it." .”
"What's your name?" Wang Jian gave him a dissatisfied look.Fu Wan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and patted the princess on the back lightly, "Son, don't cry, go, the general is still waiting at the door."
Xiao Lan, Cai Yan, and Wang Fu stepped forward, half dragged, and walked down the stone steps with the eldest princess in their arms.When approaching the door, Mrs. Du Tinghou tied a silk sac containing a scarf on the eldest princess, "Your Highness, you have to listen to your parents and look at this sac in your spare time. When you see the sac, you will think of your parents." Earnest teachings will not let you make mistakes in your husband’s house.” The eldest princess turned around and knelt down, and once again saluted Fu Wan standing on the stone steps and Princess Hongnong outside the hall door, thanking her parents for their upbringing and teaching.
Li Hong led the eldest princess and walked out of the mansion slowly.
The cheers soared into the sky, like bursts of raging waves.The sound of firecrackers shook the sky and the earth, and sparks shot out.The drums are played, and the horns are sounded together.
Yan Wuwei and Wei Jun flew off their horses with 24 generals, saluted, and shouted in unison: "Respectfully invite your wife to get on the carriage. The officials and others will swear to defend your wife to the death, even if they are smashed to pieces."
Li Hong and the eldest princess returned the gift hand in hand.
"Dong dong..." The drums sounded, and the 24 generals got up on their horses and lined up in two rows.
Laoguai came by car and drove straight to the gate of the house, "I respectfully invite Madam to get in the car."
Li Hong helped the eldest princess into the carriage.Xiao Lan took a white fox fur cloak and put it on the eldest princess, then took out a piece of white silk to gently wipe off the tears on the eldest princess's face, and smiled sweetly, "When you walk out of this house, you will be the wife of the general, From now on, be a happy little princess with peace of mind and joy, and never cry again."
Li Hong shook the reins lightly, and the carriage moved slowly.After the wheel turned three times, it stopped.Li Hong turned to look at the eldest princess, and smiled slightly, "I'll wait for you at home first." The eldest princess nodded, and held Li Hong's hand reluctantly.Li Hong smiled lightly, and said in a low voice: "Just for a moment, from now on we will be together all the time, and we will never be apart again."
Li Hong got into another carriage and went home with Li Wei first.
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The horn sounded, and the bannermen and Tiqi led the way forward, while Laoguai drove slowly, and Yan Wuwei and Wei Jun each took twelve lives to protect the eldest princess on both sides, staying close at every step.The Fengyun iron cavalry lined up on both sides of the avenue saw the convoy passing by, immediately retreated and followed the convoy.After a short time, more than a dozen cavalry phalanxes gathered behind the convoy, densely packed with torches, like giant stars in the galaxy, which was spectacular.
When there were more than 500 steps away from the West Gate, hundreds of bonfires were suddenly lit on the city wall extending from the two ends of the West Gate tower to the north and south, and the front and back were connected for about a mile.At this moment, with the west city gate as the center, two fire dragons cross together, forming a huge fire "ten", which is magnificent.
The war drums on the city tower rang, and the low and violent drums shattered the silence of the night, and the sky trembled.
"It's so beautiful..." The eldest princess pointed to the two fire dragons in front of her, and exclaimed in surprise, "Fearless, Beard, look quickly, it's so beautiful..."
"Your Highness, please wait and see, there are better ones..." Yan Wuwei smiled, "I want to let the gods of heaven and earth know that today is a day of great joy for our Highness, and we must celebrate it together, and we must celebrate it together."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a series of violent firecrackers coming from the city walls at the north and south ends in front of him, and then piles of bonfires exploded, and bundles of flames rushed into the air, instantly filling the sky with dazzling sparks, Brilliant and colorful, extremely gorgeous.
The explosion was still going on, and the soldiers running on the city wall could be vaguely seen. They threw bundles of green bamboos into the burning fire. The green bamboos expanded after being heated and exploded. Burning flames rose into the sky, and the sky was full of red stars.
Jinyang City was shaken in the explosion, Jinyang City was burning in the fire, and Jinyang City was shrouded in the sky full of red stars.
The war drums became more powerful, the horns became more heroic, and the shouts of the soldiers pierced through the clouds and cracked rocks, bursting into the magnificent night sky.
"Boom boom boom..." The most violent explosion finally resounded on the West Tower. Five piles of huge bonfires, hundreds of bundles of green bamboo, a continuous and shocking explosion finally started, and the majestic West Tower was destroyed in a blink of an eye. The sky was engulfed in flames, and the biggest and most gorgeous fireworks burst out suddenly, shocking the world.
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Jinyang City went crazy, people rushed up the avenue, yelling hoarsely, the huge cheers were like a tsunami, setting off shocking waves, Jinyang City was instantly submerged by a sea of people and roaring sound waves.
The Fengyun iron cavalry protected the eldest princess from front to back, and tried their best to open a passage in the crowd, and it took more than half an hour to walk in just a few hundred steps.
The avenue and the small square in front of Jinyang Marquis' Mansion were impenetrable, no matter how hard the Fengyun soldiers tried, they could never go any further.In desperation, Zhang Yan ordered to tear down the wall and evacuate the crowd into the mansion.The wall fell down, and the flow of people got a vent. Only then did Fengyun cavalry protect the eldest princess to reach the gate of the mansion smoothly.
Li Hongsan rushed to the front of the carriage in two steps, seeing the happy smiling face of the eldest princess, his heart fell in mid-air, "Thank God..." He excitedly picked up the eldest princess, and under the guards of Yan Wuwei, Wei Jun and others Down, quickly walked to the mansion.The eldest princess was caught off guard and blushed with embarrassment.
"General, how is the scene?" Yan Wuwei asked triumphantly.
"Are you crazy?" Li Hong scolded angrily, "What if something goes wrong?"
"How did something happen?" Yan Wuwei said disdainfully, "I sent someone to deal with the West City Tower long ago, and it couldn't be burnt down. Didn't you see the West City Tower standing majestically?"
When Li Hong arrived at the gate of the mansion, he carefully put down the eldest princess.Xiao Lan, Cai Yan, and Wang Fu who followed closely behind hurriedly came up to arrange her clothes.
"The West Tower is safe and sound, but what about the people?" Li Hong glared at Yan Wuwei, and whispered, "You frightened the people, do you know that? If someone loses their life because of this, I'm the only one to ask."
Yan Wuwei and Wei Jun looked at each other and smiled, not paying attention to Li Hong's words.
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The Jinyang mansion was full of voices, and the sound of silk and bamboo was endless, and the grand wedding banquet began.
In the new house in the inner hall, Li Hong and the eldest princess ate together in prison, drank together (jin), and completed the ceremony of marriage.
Xiao Lan, who presided over the ceremony, withdrew.
Li Hong and the princess sat hugging each other, enjoying this peaceful and warm moment.
"Is this a dream?"
"No."
"If it's a dream, I will live in this dream forever." The eldest princess closed her eyes, lay comfortably in Li Hong's arms, and fell into a deep sleep with a sweet smile on her lips.
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Eat together in prison: the new house is located in the groom's bedroom.The waiters alternately poured water for the groom and the bride to wash their hands, and the congratulators arranged the first meal for the newlyweds.The food customs of the ancients are somewhat similar to today’s meal system. Each person has one portion of various foods. Therefore, before the bride and groom’s banquet, the staple foods are millet and millet, as well as sauces for seasoning, scorpion (pickled mallow vegetables), There is one serving of 醢 (snail sauce) and 鹆 (broth).But the situation of the wedding is a bit special. There is only a single portion of Yuzu, Tuzu, and La (dried whole rabbit)zu, which is placed between the meals of the two for the bride and groom to eat together. This arrangement is called " Let's eat together." "Prison" refers to the food in Zu or Zu.
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Drink together (jin): The first meal of newlyweds is very simple.Eating is of a ceremonial nature, and eating is not much. The praiser moves the millet to the bridegroom and the bride's table, and gives them the lungs and spine of the dolphin.The couple eat millet first, then drink the broth, and then eat the sauce with their fingers. This process is called "one meal".A total of three times, called 'three meals'.In ancient rituals, three meals are full, and the ritual of eating is over.The ancients would "yin" after meals, that is, to rinse the mouth with wine, which is not only to clean the mouth, but also has the effect of food safety. '关' has three times and is called '三关'.In the wedding ceremony, the wine vessels of the three types are used for the first two times, and for the last time.The so-called 卺 is a scoop made by splitting the gourd in half, and the couple each holds a piece and drinks it.This arrangement is called "drinking together".
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"War City South": In the south of the battle city, the north of the dead Guo, if you die in the wild, you can eat birds without burial.Said Wu for me: "Be a guest! If you die in the wild, don't bury it, and the carrion can go and escape." The water is deep and violent, the reeds are dark, the owl rides to death in battle, and the horse wanders and screams.Liang Zhushi, where is the south and where is the north? What food can you eat if you don’t get the king? May you be a loyal minister? Think of your son and good minister.
Meaning explanation:
This is a battlefield after a fierce battle, and no one can bury the corpses, only for the crows to peck at them.The ghost who died in battle said to the crow: "Before you eat me, howl (howl) for me a few times, and pay your respects. No one will come to bury you when you die in the wild. Our rotten meat will be your meal sooner or later." The rushing water and boundless pampas grass beside the battlefield are also shrouded in a sad atmosphere.The fine horse charged and died, and the inferior horse wandered and croaked.Fortifications are built on the bridge (beam), how can the north and the south pass? The strong men died in battle, and no one harvested the crops. What do people eat? It is impossible to be a good citizen (good minister) in the midst of war.Thinking of those good people, how pitiful they are: going out to fight in the morning, and not returning at night!
In the history of constant wars, this folk song has a very typical anti-war significance.
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