Chapter 4 National Memorial (Part 7) The sky after being washed by the rain is very pure, as pure as a piece of jade. Of course, this piece of jade is blue, so blue that it is impossible to look at it. Under the blue sky, the reeds are visible to the naked eye.
It sped up at a fast speed, stretching its waist in the breeze while spraying thin water columns from the leaves like a fountain, returning the nectar falling from the sky to the sky again. The dazzling sunshine is in this layer upon layer.
The fountain turns into seven colors, red, orange, yellow, green... Each color contains a different artistic conception.
Li Xu likes this kind of quiet poetry. The war has been far away for more than a month. Although 600,000 troops surrounded Liaodong City and waved flags and shouted several times as a routine every day, everyone knew that they were putting on a show. The Sui Dynasty had already dispatched another main force.
Eulji Munhui, the defender of Liaodong City, also knew about it, but he could not send the letter. Although there were not many elites among the 600,000 troops surrounding the city, their sufficient numbers could definitely guarantee that Liaodong City would be conquered.
Not even a fly can fly out of the city.
More than a month ago, His Majesty the wise and powerful Emperor personally ordered to dispatch Zuo Yiwei General Yu Wenshu, You Yiwei General Yu Zhongwen, Zuo Xiaowei General Jing Yuanheng and other 300,000 elite soldiers of the Ninth Army to bypass Liaodong.
The tribesmen in the villages and towns along the way to Pyongyang watched the wind and surrendered. Gao Xu, the defender of Wugu City, tried to sneak attack the army from behind, but the veteran general Zhongwen used his plan to defeat the enemy.
completely annihilated
Next, the expeditionary force sent back all good news. The Sui soldiers and horses who had crossed the Mazhai River were bound to win every battle. The vanguard had already pointed directly at Pyongyang, and General Lai Hu'er, who was attacking from the sea, also went up the Jian River.
Sixty miles west of Pyongyang, the Goguryeo army was defeated and beheaded to no avail.
The only regrettable thing is that the Eastern Expedition army let go of Goguryeo Prime Minister Eulji Mundeok. This traitor came to the Sui camp and pretended to surrender. Yuwen Shu and Yu Zhongwen secretly deployed warriors to capture him alive and capture Liu Shilong, the Liaodong consolation envoy.
However, on the grounds that the two countries were at war and did not kill the envoys, Eulji Wende was released. The two veteran generals Yu Wenshu and Yu Zhongwen had a disagreement with Liu Shilong, the civilian supervisor, and the impeachment memorial was sent to the emperor by horse.
In front of him, His Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty angrily scolded Liu Shilong for being a benevolent woman. He had already sent his consort, Wei Yuwenshi, and an imperial edict to the army to reprimand him.
If the situation continues to go so smoothly, the army will be able to make a triumphant return in a month! Many people in the food protection army excitedly speculated that they could make a fortune and return home in glory. This was almost everyone's expectation except for a few extremely utilitarian guys.
, no one wants to spend any more time in Liaodong
The news that makes Li Xu even happier comes from his father in his hometown, who revealed in a recent letter that because he has taught his son well, he has been promoted as a village elder by the clan and is qualified to participate in the decision-making of major issues in the clan.
It is said that he has excellent knowledge. Since his son can be appointed as a school captain by the current Holy Emperor, he will definitely be able to lead the whole family to restore the glory of their ancestors. The uncle's tavern business has gradually improved, at least the government servants do not dare to come to blackmail anymore.
According to his father's letter, a certain scoundrel from the west of the county came to pay the debt owed three years ago, and begged Uncle Baosheng in tears to be magnanimous and stop being like a little thief. After the tavern gradually regained its strength, some relatives who had not been in contact with each other for many years also
He started walking around again, especially Zhang Wuwa's father, Zhang Baobao. After learning that his son had gone to Li Xujunzhong, he suddenly remembered that he had a younger brother and a younger sister. He visited Uncle Baosheng's house several times and even specially put on a
In the carriage, he personally went to Li's house to pick up his sister and return to her parents' home to visit the relatives (Note 1) "This is all thanks to the support of Tang Gong, and my son must not forget it!" In the letter, Lao Li Mao repeatedly reminded his son that he was a man who had experienced hardships.
, I know better in my heart the origin of the sudden return of family ties. The old man can see clearly better than anyone else.
"My son will definitely live up to the virtues of Duke Tang!" Li Xu assured his father in a family letter that Duke Tang Li Yuan's family treated him well. The young man knew that he could not let down others' cultivation, not to mention that now, Wan'er and Shimin are still him.
good friends
There was a noise in the distance, which drew Li Xu's eyes away from the surrounding scenery. It was a group of friends from the food protection army playing polo on the river beach. The Li brothers and Liu Hongji were both good players since the expedition.
After the army set off, the bored generals often looked for opportunities to play a game by the river. This fist-sized takraw ball was more important than the Liaodong war in the eyes of many people. Many people did not think about food and tea for it. Other generals in other armies also talked about it privately.
His Majesty the Emperor believed that bow shooting would help the soldiers practice equestrian skills and cooperate with each other in battle, so he has always been tolerant of this game (Note 2). Twenty riders were galloping back and forth on the beach, and the scene was very lively.
In Li Xu's view, Liu Hongji and Qi Poning's side had a big advantage. Li Jiancheng hit the ball several times, but Liu Hongji intercepted it diagonally on the way. Every time Liu Hongji intercepted the ball, he immediately swung his stick.
The ball was thrown to Qi Po Ning. The distance between Qi Po Ning and Wang Yuantong was exactly one strike. Therefore, he could hand the ball to Wang Yuantong without running continuously. The person who connected Wang Yuantong was Qin Ziying. His movements were mainly feminine.
, the moves are very ruthless...
On Li Jiancheng's side, the best rider should be Li Shimin. He has a good vision and a flexible mind, and can coordinate everyone. However, due to his age, his riding skills and arm strength are not as good as others, so he cannot play a fatal role. Therefore
, even though Li Waner was on the court playing drums and cheering for her brother and younger brother, the Li family team still lost one after another.
"Zhongjian, why don't you try it!" Suddenly, Zhang Xiu's voice sounded from behind, startling Li Xu. After several months of dating, Li Xu discovered that his cousin was particularly good at being a scout.
potential, he can appear almost anywhere you don't expect him to appear, and he can do it absolutely silently
"I can't!" Li Xu shook his head gently. This is the truth. In terms of horse control ability, no one in the field can compare with him. But in terms of batting skills, even Li Waner is much higher than him.
"If there's anything difficult, I'll teach you!" Zhang Xiu recommended himself without hesitation, looking at Li Xu with surprise in his eyes.
"You have to go and play by yourself, I don't like it!" Li Xu shook his head and turned towards his horse. He hated Zhang Xiu's surprised look. The same look he had just experienced in Li Waner's eyes a few days ago. He heard that he didn't
Knowing how to play Ju, Li Waner's eyes were almost as wide as eggs, as if she saw a lame man running very fast.
This kind of look made Li Xu very hurt. It seemed that in an instant, a thick wall separated him from Li Waner and Li Shimin. When there was no high wall, everyone could talk and laugh unscrupulously like friends. There was a wall.
, immediately reminds people of how huge the status gap between them is.
"Only generals are eligible to play, you don't know that!" Zhang Xiu muttered angrily at Li Xu's back. He didn't understand what his cousin was suddenly angry about. He just couldn't play ball. Who is born with this ability?
Whoever can get off the field after playing has not spent seven or eight months on the stick!
He admired his cousin's excellent riding skills and thought that after a little learning, he would be victorious in every battle. However, he forgot that before leaving Yixian County, his cousin was riding a blue and white mule. His family did not even have a good horse.
How do people who are rich have the free time and money to play jiju?
Li Xu ignored Zhang Xiu's complaints and rode slowly towards the military camp. All the good mood today was ruined by Zhang Xiu's words. Now he just wanted to go back to the tent, cover his head and sleep, but no matter how much the horse ran,
Come on, Li Wan'er's shouts outside the stadium are still lingering in my ears, and I can't get rid of them no matter what.
Li Xu didn't know if he liked Li Waner a little, but he only knew that he could never have any thoughts about the second lady of the Li family. Their family backgrounds were too different, and Waner already had a marriage contract with the Chai family.
Xuzi is still young, and he still doesn't know that even without that damn engagement, their temperaments are incompatible. Although he has begun to grow up at this time, he has not grown up enough to understand that everyone has things between men and women.
His own growth environment is like a bird and a fish. They may be full of curiosity about each other, but no matter whether either party enters the other's world, they will not get the desired ending.
"If I could become a general..." Sometimes, Li Xu thought excitedly, but his dream was soon awakened by him pouring cold water on him. He was no longer the young man with unrealistic dreams in his head in Yi County. He felt
When he grew up, he already knew that there is a gap between people when they are born. "Fame can only be obtained immediately." This sentence sounded exciting at first, but the bloody battle in Liaodong made him know that the lives of 10,000 ordinary people
Not one of the children may live to realize their dreams, and those children from aristocratic families will have their achievements piled up with the corpses of others.
"What will happen after becoming a general? I can't even guess her thoughts!" Li Xu smiled bitterly and reached out to pat the back of his head. The dream of his youth is just a dream, and there is no possibility of it becoming a reality. Li Waner
Maybe she is good to herself, likes to play with herself, and hopes to hear herself tell those weird stories outside the Great Wall, but she is also good to others, and she is just like a little sister in front of Liu Hongji, Wang Yuantong and others.
"Maybe she came to me just because she was curious!" Li Xu comforted himself with a smile, and suddenly felt a little bitter in his mouth, and a sour taste surged from his heart to his eyebrows and into his eyes.
"Woo-wu-wu!" A trumpet sound suddenly sounded in the four fields, completely interrupting his thoughts. "Tang Gong gathered generals to discuss matters!" Li Xu was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that the horn sound came from the food protection army. This had not happened for a long time.
What happened was that he clamped the horse's belly hard and rushed into the military camp like lightning.
Note 1: According to ancient rituals, after a woman gets married, she is not allowed to go home unless her family sends someone to pick her up.
Note 2: Juju, the origin of ancient polo is unknown. In the Tang Dynasty, the most popular game was played with ten players on each side. The goal was won by scoring. Because it was conducive to the cooperation of the cavalry, in the martial Sui and Tang dynasties, the royal family, nobles and rich people
It is very popular and has been handed down to this day. The bronze mirror pattern with Juju as the background has been handed down from the Tang Dynasty.
Drinker's Note: The reeds in Jinzhou area can spray water. I saw them many years ago. I wonder if they still spray water now?
