Even the assassination of the general could not stop the people's desire for the New Year, so an extremely strange phenomenon occurred in Xu County. The lower-class people began to prepare for the New Year's celebrations and excitement, but the upper-class gentry families were in a hurry.
In this kind of emptiness that cannot be grounded, whether it is the officials in the court or the ordinary nobles, they all seem to be in a state of stagnation with ulterior motives. Everyone is watching and waiting.
This is the original habit of the Han Dynasty, the habit of the children of these noble families.
Even Emperor Liu Xie is waiting.
They are used to waiting.
Waiting for the wind to stop, waiting for the rain to fall, waiting for the thunder to sound, waiting for the heads to fall to the ground.
They pride themselves on being calm and will not make any move until the last minute.
Just like when Emperor Huanling was imprisoned, the scholars angrily denounced them; just like when the Yellow Turbans overthrew Wubao, the scholars roared and rallied...
Of course, for most people, when they can't see clearly, waiting for the dust to settle is naturally the safest, but it will also cause the situation to eventually evolve out of control.
If you want to make arrangements in advance, you must make predictions in advance.
This kind of prediction requires wisdom.
Cui Yan believed that Cao Cao was not dead, and that his injuries might even be fake.
So this upcoming Jizhou operation is obviously carried out with Cao Cao's acquiescence, and even with Cao Cao's behind-the-scenes push.
Although it is now heard that Cao Pi is sitting in the main hall of the general's palace and temporarily acting as agent for some affairs, Cui Yan believes that Cao Pi has not yet reached such a high reputation that he can suppress all the generals of the Cao family and the Xiahou family...
At least not yet.
Therefore, even if there was no news from the general's palace, Cui Yan believed that the possibility of Cao Cao's death was unlikely. So Cao Cao's promotion of this so-called purge of assassins and killing of rebels was actually to compete for more
interests, that is, land.
This is not the first time this has happened.
When he was in Yanzhou, Cao Cao cooperated well with Zhang Miao and others at the beginning...
The Yanzhou nobles needed a thug, and Cao Cao just fit this position. What he didn't expect was that Cao Cao attracted so many remnants of the Yellow Turban army from Qingzhou in the blink of an eye!
Qingzhou soldiers, old and young, naturally needed land to resettle them, and it was impossible for the land to fall from the sky out of thin air, so Cao Cao had a direct and irreconcilable conflict with the Yanzhou nobles.
The Yanzhou nobles were unwilling to give up their land to the Qingzhou soldiers, and it was impossible for Cao Cao to give up the soldiers he had finally obtained. So in the end, both parties had Cao Cao kill Bian Rang, threatening and seizing a large amount of land for resettlement.
Qingzhou soldiers, and later Cao Cao also almost ended up homeless on the streets because of this incident, which led to the Yanzhou Incident.
So this time, is history repeating itself, or are there any new changes?
The flickering candlelight was not extinguished all night long. It was not until dawn that a few people came out of the house, and then hurriedly left, rushing in all directions as soon as the city gate opened...
……m9(`Д′)……
Dark clouds rolled in the sky.
The ladder was pushed up the wall, arrows flew like locusts, and the shouts shook the sky and the earth.
Cao's soldiers were under Wubao, claiming that the owner of Wubao was involved in the conspiracy to assassinate the general, and asked the people in Wubao to open the door and surrender immediately. Speaking of assassinating the general, the people in Wubao naturally felt extremely unfair.
, but before he could say a few words, Cao Jun had already launched an attack.
Wubao is naturally a very difficult defense system for ordinary bandits and thieves, but in front of regular soldiers, how long can Wubao, which has no systematic training and organization and coordination, be able to persist?
Therefore, it is not surprising that Wubao was captured on the same day without much disturbance. Soon, Cao Jun found very important "evidence" in Wubao, including the letter from the owner of Wubao contacting the assassin, and the weapons prepared for the assassination.
Swords, guns, bows, arrows, crossbows, etc...
December 26th was supposed to be a peaceful day waiting for the New Year, a time for ordinary people to prepare New Year meat, but it became the beginning of the death of a large family in Jizhou.
Well, from a certain perspective, there seems to be nothing wrong with killing pigs twenty-six times...
Cao Jun stepped on the blood-stained footprints, raised his sword high, and spread the breath of death in southern Jizhou...
The killing continues.
The outcome of death has not changed, but the process of death has undergone some changes.
"What? The dock door is wide open?"
When Cao's army was marching and preparing to attack the next Wubao, the scouts sent back a special message.
The owner of Wubao sat alone in the courtyard, looking at Cao Jun who was coming with murderous intent, and sneered.
"Hurry up and capture me! But you won't die!"
Xiahou Dun's third son and Xiahou Gu stood still, holding their swords, looking at the old man in the courtyard, and shouted coldly.
The Lord of Wubao laughed strangely twice, his beard and hair grew wild, he cursed Cao Cao, cursed Xiahou, and then before Xiahougu could take action, he stabbed himself and killed himself.
"No! It's on fire!" a Cao Jun shouted while pointing at the rising fireworks.
Xia Hougu was stunned for a moment and said quickly: "Quickly retreat!"
Cao Jun hurriedly evacuated Wubao, and the original murderous spirit and majestic momentum disappeared for a while.
"Tsk..." Xia Hougu looked at the raging fire, "The old immortal even made kerosene... If you say you didn't collude with the assassins, huh, who would believe it?"
"Captain, what should I do with the prepared things?" Xia Hougu's confidant asked.
"Well... you go and make a mark on the book of sinners... just say that this old immortal feels that he has sinned so much that he has no face to live in the world anymore..." Xia Hougu snorted, "Anyway, he did commit suicide himself.
Isn’t that right? Let’s go, team up! Prepare for the next one! Kill these pigs and dogs, and we still have to wait for the New Year!』
……(＾－＾)V……
Chang'an, the mansion of the Han Hussar General.
The gentle sound of the piano is like a naughty elf in the Louxie courtyard, jumping and laughing. Even the brilliance seems to have turned into running water with the music, swaying and rippling in this peaceful place, and then
It is blended with the elegance of writing and the jingle of the ring.
"Oops..." Cai Yan stopped playing the piano and touched his belly, "He kicked me..."
Fei Qian stretched out his hand and covered Cai Yan's swollen abdomen, feeling the rhythm of life. "The little guy seems to be very happy... You are tired too. Just rest for a while. I will make you tea."
Cai Yan smiled and nodded.
Just a few personal maids came, some held the qin, some withdrew the case, and then brought a complete set of tea sets.
Fei Qian looked at it, pointed to the tea bowl and tea tray, and said, "Change the set, change the pottery."
What is brought up now is a red and black lacquer tea set inlaid with gold and silver. Although it is gorgeous and the lacquer has been made into lacquerware, basically it will not cause allergies, but you still have to be careful. After all, Cai Yan is pregnant.
It's the last period of time again, and any slight symptoms are very troublesome.
Cai Yan smiled slightly and looked at Fei Qian, obviously very satisfied with Fei Qian's care.
"Well, these tea leaves are from Sichuan..." Fei Qian smelled the tea leaves in the jar, "The taste is not bad, this kind of tea has a delicate fragrance... but it is not as easy to store as tea bricks... so it's all
It is drunk year after year. After being stored for a long time, it will inevitably absorb some miscellaneous flavors... In the early days, everyone liked to fry and roast them first. In fact, this was because the tea leaves had been stored for a long time and there was no need to roast them over charcoal fire.
The smell of old mold is too strong and mixes with the taste of tea...』
The sound of water on the fire began gradually.
"The earliest batches of tea leaves can only be stored for half a year at most. Even if they are sealed with wax on the outside, the inside will be prone to corruption. Later, they will have to be improved again..." Fei Qian said casually while removing the kettle.
He lifted it up from the stove, poured some into the teapot, and then scalded the teacups and so on. "Finally, the tea is like this...the tea leaves need to be dry...the teapot also needs to be cleaned. If there is any debris or water stains in it...
…』
"It's easy to break... As it is now, it can be stored for about a year and a half, and then there will be no tea flavor. If it exceeds two years, it will still be broken..." Fei Qian arranged the hot cups and put the tea leaves on the
Then pour boiling water into the teapot and wash away the tea foam and floating dust. "No matter how good the tea leaves are, they have been passed through human hands. The first pass is sweaty hand tea... Some special teas... Hmm, forget it, generally."
Those who said they didn’t want to drink the first tea soup...look, these bubbles...you can still see some powder...』
Cai Yan blinked, as if a few small question marks appeared on his head, but he was soon disturbed by Fei Qian, and his attention was transferred to the tea soup.
"The brewing time for the second tea soup should not be too long..." Fei Qian counted silently in his mind, and then poured out the tea from the teapot. "Some conditions are not quite met now, so I can just use a teapot like this."
Now, in the future, when the world is settled, we may not have to change it again... This teapot is not bad, the main thing is that the tea leaves will be stuffed in it..."
"Please have tea, madam..." Fei Qian gently pushed the tea cup towards Cai Yan.
The corners of Cai Yan's mouth turned up slightly, obviously in a good mood. He picked up the saucer, then picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
From some perspectives, perhaps carefully prepared synthetic sugar drinks can deceive human tastes and make humans feel delicious. However, in terms of actual effectiveness, these drinks made from pure nature may not be better.
.
Fei Qian himself took a sip, and then asked: "How is it?"
"Today I drank the tea brewed by Piao Qi himself, and it was like drinking nectar... It is fragrant and sweet..." Cai Yan looked at Fei Qian, the light in his eyes was flowing, and after a moment he smiled, "Well, it seems Piao
You are quite advanced in the art of tea ceremony... I must have practiced a lot..."
"Huh?" Fei Qian suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck.
"But was I right?" Cai Yan said, then wrinkled his nose and snorted softly.
Fei Qian burst into laughter, "Practice, that's not necessarily the case... But drinking tea is also related to your mood. If you are in a good mood, the tea will taste sweet, but if you are in a bad mood, the tea will be bitter...
Come on, this is the second dip..."
The two of them sit together, chatting casually, and sometimes bickering, but they act more like a couple, as if they respect each other as guests, and are polite at all times, sometimes more like they are showing it to outsiders.
"It's another year..."
Fei Qian finished serving tea to Cai Yan, put down the teapot, and looked at the surrounding pavilions.
In order to welcome the arrival of the New Year, the New Year's cleaning and decoration has already begun in the General's Mansion. Now all the corners have been cleaned and wiped, even the moss in the corners has not been spared. On the wall of the pond in the corner of the courtyard,
Some of the old blistered walls were also removed, and then the walls were repaired and then filled with chalk.
Everything seems clean and brand new.
Such behavior seems to be full of expectations and longing for the new year...
"My husband came to my place...do you have something to do..." Cai Yan smiled and put down the tea cup, "When I got up early, I heard that there was some chaos in the front yard..."
Fei Qian was stunned for a moment, and then did not deny it, "Yes, I just feel that this place is clean, so I came here to escape..."
Cai Yan said curiously: "What kind of thing is it that makes the hussar have to temporarily avoid the edge?"
Fei Qian laughed and said, "There's nothing special...it's just that guy Xu Zhongkang..."
A few days ago, Huang's workshop presented Fei Qian with a set of the latest improved standard armor. It can be regarded as an improved version of the previous general's armor. It has made some lightweight designs and strengthened defense in some key parts. It is moderately
It adds some comfort etc...
This is a relatively big improvement.
Especially the style of the new armor is quite special...
Fei Qian himself didn't go to the front line very much. He knew a little about armor, but he wasn't very proficient in it, so he simply gave the armor to Xu Chu and let Xu Chu wear it to experience it, and then planned to ask afterwards to see what improvements were made.
Which ones are better, but those ones still need to be adjusted, etc.
"This is a normal thing, right?" Fei Qian asked Cai Yandao.
Cai Yan nodded, "Yes, there's no problem with that..."
Fei Qian sighed and said: "But I forgot to explain it specifically... Then these people came... Then Pang Shiyuan, the boy, ran away immediately when he saw that the situation was wrong..."
Cai Yan was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, "Oh, I understand."
Han people especially like to get together and show off.
No, Xu Chu got new armor. During Mu Xiu, he not only found someone to compete with, but also specially wore the armor, and then shook it so hard that the armor plates all over his body made noise...
In addition, the improvements this time are relatively large, and there are some major improvements compared with the previous armor, especially the two larger integrated steel plates on the front chest. Although it is not as cool as the one-piece plate armor of later generations, it is
It is basically close to the armor of the Tang Dynasty, so Xu Chu wore this new armor, shaking two bright bras... er, breast shields, when he appeared in front of Xu Huang, Zhang Liao and other generals, don't mention it
How seductive...
Fei Qian felt that the aesthetics might be a bit weird, but Xu Chu, Xu Huang, Zhang Liao and others knew about this multi-layered structure and how powerful the latest fish scale armor was in defense. He also heard Xu Chu boast about this.
The armor was so rare that they were preparing for a new armor upgrade, so they couldn't hold it back and came to the general's mansion.
Xu Huang and Zhang Liao came, and then more people came, all in the name of paying New Year greetings to Fei Qian, so naturally there was a bit of chaos.
This is normal, even in later generations.
For Zhang Liao and Xu Huang, they would not come to Fei Qian to ask for a set of armor for personal reasons, but if it was for the purpose of replacing and upgrading the entire army, then Zhang Liao and Xu Huang would be red-necked, spitting, rolling up their sleeves and giving them a slap on the spot.
Everyone has to fight for it and grab it...
The key is that at this time, Xu Huang and Zhang Liao were both having anal sex with each other. Even if Fei Qian said no, Zhang Liao and Xu Huang would not believe it. Even if he believed it, they would not leave immediately. Otherwise, when he turned around and left, someone else would
When new equipment arrives, all your subordinates can do is look at it and swallow their saliva? How embarrassing!
Therefore, it was hard for Fei Qian to talk or scold him, so he could only hide for now.
"Then what are you going to do, husband?" Cai Yan chuckled, as if he felt that seeing Fei Qian deflated was something that made people take pleasure in his misfortune. No, it was a happy thing.
Fei Qian said: "Let it dry first, they may not be able to listen now... The armor will not be available until after the New Year, there is no point in hurrying..."
After all, most of the craftsmen have gone home for the holidays now at the end of the year. You can’t say that these craftsmen are called back because of this? Even if you really call all the craftsmen back, they still have to start the furnace again, smelt and build, and it doesn’t mean three days.
It can be made in two nights.
Cai Yan nodded slightly. She could understand this.
Because it was the same in the backyard of Jiangjun Mansion. Although she and Huang Yueying did not have much of an antagonistic relationship, her maids and servants always acted consciously or unconsciously because of this or that.
No matter how big the issue is, we have to fight for it...
"Well, my husband is staying here..." Cai Yan joked and patted his chest, "Let me see who dares to come and chat..."
Cai Yan was quite good at first, and now he was eating a little more mellowly than before, so he patted his chest like this, and it suddenly became a bit touching.
Cai Yan covered it with his little hand, then gave Fei Qian a blank look, "What are you looking at?"
"We have quite a lot of food and grass reserves..." Fei Qian said with a smile.
"Yeah..." Cai Yan was a little embarrassed and angry. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand to pat Fei Qian, but Fei Qian held it backhand and struggled a little. Then Cai Yan laughed out and couldn't help but go to Fei Qian.
He leaned on his shoulder and sighed quietly for a while, "It's so good..."
"What?" Fei Qian asked.
Cai Yan shook his head, "It's nothing... don't move, let me lean on you for a while..."
Although Fei Qian didn't quite understand Cai Yan's sudden surge of emotions, it didn't stop him from sitting down and letting Cai Yan lean on his shoulder.
Autumn passes and winter comes, and another year comes.
With the harp and harp at your disposal, it is best to be quiet.
