"...Although I don't know what the results will be in this exam, judging from the evaluations in the past two years, Master is very satisfied with my studies. If I perform well on this study trip, maybe we can achieve the goal of two brothers." As agreed at the beginning, the eldest brother has to wait for the younger brother, so that the younger brother also has a chance to catch up with the eldest brother's back. ※% Top ※% Point ※% Small ※% said, Sincerely, salute.
Also, I heard that there was a bloody battle in Lian County that changed the color of the world and the earth, and I am very disappointed. I hope that my elder brother will prepare a good story."
He read the contents of the letter in his hand again, and the person who read the letter showed a reassuring smile on his face.
"Husband, what makes you so happy, can you share it with me?"
"Ah, my brother gave me a letter." He raised the letter in his hand, and the smile on the man's face became a little more proud.
"Is she that little devil that your husband keeps talking about all day long?" The woman's voice was not coquettish, but rather frank and aggressive. Just by listening to her voice, you could tell that she was a very independent woman.
"He is no longer the little brat he used to be. I haven't seen him for a few years, and he must have grown into a young man."
"Then it's time to think about marriage. Although logically speaking, a man cannot get married without a crown, but these days are so chaotic, and no one can predict what will happen in the next moment. Just like you, a silly goose. , the enemy army is obviously strong, but you still have to lead people to guard the front line of the city. As a result, you almost died, but you have not left any descendants. Speaking of which, I am not living up to expectations, but if you come out What kind of accident happened? How can I explain it to your ancestors?"
There was a little bit of resentment in the woman's voice. Obviously, women in this era have a natural sense of responsibility when it comes to giving birth to offspring. In other words, in the eyes of most people, the main person responsible for such things lies with the woman. , not the men’s side.
It is precisely because of this that the reason of "having no offspring" can be openly used as a reason for husbands to divorce their wives, and it is an important reason.
However, considering what ordinary men have to bear in this era - the burden of the family, the possibility of being drafted into corvee at any time, and who knows when they will be drafted. Unless, like some folk customs in Guangdong, the wife is asked to go out to work. My husband is at home having a leisurely meal, otherwise it would be understandable for such a situation to occur.
Of course, we must despise those terrible men who pretend to be uncles at home and even let their wives go to the ground when they are pregnant with a child.
However, if it is something like a matriarchal society, it is not included in the discussion because it is another social structure.
"Let's wait for things like marriage. He is not me. He is not the eldest grandson of the family. He is destined to have far fewer things than me. If possible, I hope to let him make his own choices, even if he is the elder brother. The gift for him is ready."
"Okay, everything is up to you. But it's so late, so you should go to bed."
"Go to bed after approving these official documents. You also know the current situation in the entire county. If these things are not dealt with quickly, it is very likely that tomorrow's spring planting will be delayed. That is a matter of one or two years. However, You must wait for me. Didn't you just say that if you want to renew our family's incense quickly, how can I not comply with my wife's call?"
"You damn ghost~ I'm going to get you some porridge so that you can bully me for a while."
This will probably be a wonderful night, although as a man, there will inevitably be back pain, leg cramps and so on the next day.
It's a pity that there is neither Welkang nor Huiren Shenbao in this era, so we can only rely on young people and strong energy to survive...
Ahem, don't go on talking about this kind of thing. I always feel that there will be many innocent people shot.
Although I had a night that could barely be called a beautiful one, when I woke up the next day, I had to face a mountain of official documents, and even though they were not written on the official documents, I still needed to send officials from the government to handle the matter.
things.
This is Lian County, a place devastated after a great war.
And compared to the villages and Wubao outside the county town, the situation in the county town is enough to be called a paradise.
At least this place has not been breached by the enemy, it has not been raided by the enemy, and it still has the ability to protect the people in the city.
Walking hurriedly on the street, the magistrate of Lian County had a very calm face, even though there were ruins beside him, all due to the war - in order to have more shields to protect the walls.
Soldiers and militiamen, all door panels have been torn down
Very simple wooden rafts were made from them, and all the usable stones were transported up the city wall and handed over to the militia to attack the enemies who boarded the city. Even the archers who had shot all the arrows they had left in their hands would join in.
Throwing stones is a risky business.
It can be said that if it had not been for this spirit of sacrifice, Liancheng, a city that had been abandoned and now once again stands on the land of the Han Dynasty, would still be under the rule of the Han Dynasty, and might once again become a grassland barbarian.
People's pasture.
Along the way, we can often see pedestrians on the roadside taking the initiative to salute the County Magistrate Lian. After that hard battle, the County Magistrate, who is always on the front line of the battlefield fighting with the soldiers and civilians in the city, won the victory of the entire county.
It was unanimously affirmed by everyone. Even if it weren't for the fact that he still needed to stay in Lian County to preside over the post-war recovery work, he was also one of the most dazzling people in the Winter Festival Medal.
Of course, another important reason why County Magistrate Lian was unable to return to Jinyang was because of his father's efforts to stop him.
"You are the county magistrate appointed by Mr. Zhou Mu. Now Lian County needs you. Mr. Zhou Mu needs you in Lian County. You must not leave at this critical time. If you give up the battlefield that belongs to you, you will not be able to leave in the future.
Call me daddy, I don’t have a son like you.”
Well, there is only so much content related to this in the letter, and it is placed at the end. The first part is full of longing for his son and the fact that the "stinky boy" in his family has been able to make contributions to Lord Zhou Mu and let his father
It gives me a lot of face in front of my colleagues.
However, County Magistrate Lian knew very well that if he violated his father's request, even though Li Shushi, the state pastor, might not say anything, his father, who was a staunch supporter of Li Shushi, would definitely do what he said.
Therefore, even when he is off, County Magistrate Lian is still working on the front line, working hard to practice his father's teachings.
Of course, when the winter festival comes, he will be somewhat jealous that his younger brother can be happy and filial in front of his father, but because today's work, in addition to his father's "teachings", also has his own will, so
It's not too difficult.
After talking for a long time, who is this County Magistrate Lian? Why are the father and son so loyal to Li Shushi?
"Hey~ Isn't this County Magistrate Li Yun? Do you want to come and sit here at the slave's house? I've prepared hot kumiss here~"
The person who greeted the young magistrate was not some wandering woman, but a grassland barbarian living in Lian County.
Many of these grassland Hu people were Qiang people who had already migrated inland during the reign of Emperor Huan, and a small number were Hu people tribes who later entered this area as the rule of the Han Dynasty weakened. Then when Huang Zhong's troops appeared in the north and even
After visiting Liangzhou, they did not choose to leave. Instead, they decided to leave.
Living here, perhaps I feel that although Li Shushi and the officials he appointed are very tough on many things, there are no discriminatory provisions in legislation. As long as they abide by the orders issued by the Bingzhou Army, their lives and property will be at risk.
Safety can be guaranteed the same as that of the Han people.
After some intense struggles in the early stages, these alien races have now basically agreed with the rule of the Bingzhou Army.
Even many tribes believed that they were already serious Han people after being treated in this way, and they shed their lives and blood for the rule of the Han people. This is not wrong, because these Hu people played an outstanding role in the defense battle of Lian County.
Small effect.
At least they did not rebel under the temptation of the Xianbei people, and they tried their best when defending the city. It can be said that their performance was even more satisfactory than those of the Han people. They were really good citizens.
But the only thing that gives County Magistrate Li Yun some headaches is that because of the extremely poor living environment of their ancestors, in order to obtain more descendants and continue the entire tribe, the folk customs of these Hu men and women are quite open.
Comparatively speaking, Hu men may be easier to manage. They cannot violate Han laws to force Han women to have sex with them. The results of doing so are often quite severe. Anyway, Li Shushi and various powerful coal mines have always
There were not enough slaves to mine, and such a sentence was even more famous and feared than exile or death.
But for those Hu women with open folk customs, it is a big headache - this does not mean that those Hu women will cheat after marriage. In this regard, even the grassland people have changed with the consolidation of patriarchal society.
It is very taboo, but if there is no constraint of marriage, they are very open-minded, just like now, they will never be stingy with men who like them.
Cherish her smile and flirtatious talk. If the two parties meet each other's eyes, even if they are not married and have sex, there will be no taboo. Anyway, even if someone is killed because of this, the tribe behind the woman will bear the responsibility. These tribes even welcome children of Han descent.
Because it is said that children with mixed Han ancestry will be smarter than pure-blooded Hu people - the reproductive advantage of mixed blood is so willful.
Simply speaking, the folk customs of the Han people at this time were not as rigid and restrictive as those in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Although the relationship circle of Hu Feng women before marriage was relatively chaotic, at least they could basically guarantee their loyalty to their husbands after marriage. In fact, if they could not guarantee
In this regard, the Hu tribe, which has begun to integrate into Han society, will not actually interfere too much with married women.
Because of this, it is not surprising that Li Yun, the county magistrate who can already be called the "star figure" of Lian County today, is favored by those fierce, bold and unusually open-minded Hu women.
"It turns out to be Lan Luo. I heard that your tribe suffered a lot this time. The reward from the county should be distributed. Can it make up for it? It's a pity that Lian County's treasury has been squandered by me during the war. Otherwise, otherwise
I can compensate you some more..."
Li Yun did not reject the other party directly, but instead started chatting with him on the roadside, and the things they talked about were all related to the life and development of the tribe, so the Hu girl had to respond carefully, otherwise the top official of Lian County would
If the chief misunderstood something and lost a good thing that he might have obtained, it is estimated that the tribe leader would hang her upside down and calm down.
This is the short-sighted but realistic wisdom of prairie people. But precisely because of this, County Magistrate Lian used this method to get rid of the woman in front of him who was likely to cause trouble - at least tonight's public grain meeting
It's a normal amount, not an excess.
After getting rid of the enthusiastic Hu girl, Li Yun visited various areas of Liancheng. He solved many problems that were not difficult to say, but would be quite troublesome if they were accumulated, which greatly improved the reconstruction of Loulian County.
Work becomes smoother.
Of course, the most important thing is the repair and reinforcement work of Lian County city walls and the resettlement of residents in wartime houses.
Simply because this battle was too brutal, it made the latter problem easier to solve. By the way, it also provided a lot of raw materials for the former. However, because it is still winter, the progress of the project is still unsatisfactory.
"County Magistrate Li, please take a rest. I don't have anything good to entertain Magistrate Li. I only have a cup of hot water to express my feelings."
"Uncle, you are too polite. In the previous battle, you cut off twenty-three enemy heads. That's amazing! If you really think I did a good job, I hope you can go to the county government next spring.
Take up a position here. Guide and guide us young people. If we can learn the three basic things from you, this battle will be much easier to fight."
"Hehe, it's rare that someone can appreciate this old man. No problem. I just like you Mr. Li. As long as he sees Mr. Li, he will be reminded of the time he used to serve under General Li Yan.
The days of serving under my command.”
"Oh~Uncle, the General Li Yanli you are talking about is the one from the Li family in Lishi..."
"That's right, that's right, he is the grandfather of the current Lord Zhou Mu. Speaking of which, Lord County Chief, your surname is also Li. Is it possible that you are also related?"
"Yes, Mr. Li Junshi is my great-grandfather."
"I see. I see. As expected of someone from the Li family, he has courage and courage~!"
Yes, Li Yun is also from the younger generation of the Li family in Lishi, and to be more precise, he and Li Bai also belong to the third generation.
This is natural, after all, the younger brother who wrote to him is called Li Bai, and his father is called Li Ke.
Yes, he is the uncle hiding in Li Shushi's personal bodyguards. Of course, thick hair is definitely not a bald head.
Speaking of the lawn mowing game popular in modern society in another dimension, most of the male characters have one head washed, cut and blown, and our Dianwei children's shoes have a shiny bald head, but those shapes are different in this
But the world is definitely one of rebellion among rebellions. Even being burned at the stake is not an exaggeration for rebellion. Even one of the punishments in this era is to cut your hair.
It is conceivable that if a modern person travels to this era, unless he describes himself as an overseas person, there is a high chance that an old farmer in the countryside will "take out the demons" with a hoe. Even if the old farmer is timid and
They don't dare to make enemies of those time-travelers who they regard as "roman thieves", but they will take the initiative to stay away.
Although people who are sentenced in this era are not necessarily bad people, for country people, staying away from these people can definitely be equated with "staying away from trouble". At least they don't have to worry about talking, giving food, clothes, etc.
Being misunderstood and thrown into jail.
Well, as a beneficiary of Li Shushi's naturalization into the Li family in Lishi, you should know the reason why Li Yun worked so hard for Li Shushi.
"However, I admire Mr. Zhou Mu even more now. When I was in Lishi, Mr. Zhou Mu was not much older than me, but he was already able to ride on a beautiful horse and fight against ferocious enemies, but I could only
Standing in the crowd and watching from a distance
Following the departure of Mr. Shumu. From that time on, I vowed to become a person like Mr. Shumu. Even if I cannot reach the height of Mr. Shumu, I must be able to catch up with Mr. Shumu. So.
I haven’t done enough yet!”
"It's really a good wish. I support your idea and believe that you will be able to do it."
"Haha, let me borrow your good advice from you. But I will continue to patrol now. I will come back to you when I have time to discuss the establishment of our Lian County Border Patrol Team. Uncle, if you have any powerful friends, you will definitely do it.
Would you like to recommend it to me?"
"Master Li, go and do your work. The little old man really needs to think about it carefully, but it has been so many years. Many old friends have dispersed. I don't know if they are still alive and whether they can be contacted. But the little old man
I will definitely try my best."
Once again, Li Yun inspected the situation in Lian City, but Li Yun found that he seemed unable to enter the previous state.
There seems to be something extra in my heart.
It is probably an emotion that can be called memories.
Because the veteran who had followed his great-grandfather Li Yan in the battles brought back some memories of his youth.
To this day, I still vaguely remember that he was just a young boy who grew up listening to his father and clan elders telling stories about how his ancestors fought against all odds to create the Li family in Lishi.
Among those stories that make people excited, yearn for, or lament, the favorite story of Li Yun and his younger brother Li Bai is the legendary story of their great-grandfather Li Yan - including his great-great-grandfather and his senior brother
Tong Yuan's travel days
There are strange and interesting stories below. There are the passionate passion of the two senior brothers who fought on the battlefield to protect the family and the country. Of course, there are also some senior brothers and the Yan sisters who may not understand it well but will smile when they grow up.
The lingering sadness among flowers.
So not only Li Yan, the great-grandfather, was so tall and heroic in the hearts of the two little brats Li Yun and Li Bai. Even Tong Yuan, the great-grandfather's senior brother, was also portrayed as a hero in the story. He was really a great figure of the generation.
Xia.
Well, even if knight-errant and the like were not really a compliment in the Han Dynasty, a successful hero was still highly recognized among the people. Especially those Jianghu people who kept their promises and kept their word, they could still get a good salary in the countryside.
reputation.
The parents of Li Yun and Li Bai heard almost the same story. Even because they experienced the rise and fall of the Li family in Li Shi, their admiration for the glory of their ancestors became even stronger.
It is conceivable that under this kind of influence, when Tong Yuan intervened forcefully into the Li family of Li Shi, he faced on one side the old men who were incompetent to let the family decline, and on the other side the heroes who had grown up listening to his deeds. These Li Shi
The young people of the Shili family will not have any phobia of choice at all.
As Li Yun himself said, he only listened to Li Yan's legendary deeds with his ears. But Li Shushi's story happened in front of him - from an ordinary little person to two people through the operation of countless people.
Qian Shi was in a high position but was thrown into a decaying place. Inside were dissatisfied clan elders who controlled a lot of power and resources in the clan, as well as local tycoons who lacked trust in them. Surrounded by a group of enemies who were eyeing them.
Then Li Shushi succeeded.
This success was not entirely smooth sailing, because Li Yun still remembers the battle to defend Lishi City, which was no less tragic than the just-concluded Battle of Liancheng. It can even be said that Li Shushi had more weapons than Li Shushi at that time.
In addition to having more troops and stronger generals, the battle in Lishi City was more difficult than Lian City, which only had to face partial divisions.
In terms of scale, the Battle of Lian City is more like the Battle of Zhongyang City commanded by Cao Ren.
I am afraid that few people will know that during the battle that took place in Lishi City, brothers Li Yun and Li Bai were also on the front line. However, it was obviously just a big adventure for two naughty children, and it was only a part of the war.
Only during the intermission period can it be possible to sneak into key protected areas such as the city walls.
But even so, Li Yun will not forget the scene that shocked him:
A young man covered in blood but exuding a childish feeling was pulling out the arrow stuck in an ordinary soldier. Although the young man looked tired, he still tried hard to control his body and was careful not to let go.
His hands were shaking due to severe fatigue. Afterwards, he would chat with the injured person for a few words, either joking with the other person, encouraging the other person, or sharing some of his own experiences with the other person.
Behind him, on the left and right sides, were the indifferent man who protected him and provided him with various battlefield knowledge and answers, and the beautiful girl who helped him treat the wounded soldiers.
The three people, the iron triangle, seem to form an indestructible iron gate, and also seem to have become the sharpest blade. Wherever they pass, those who stand in their way are invincible and those who follow them are invincible.
"Perhaps from that moment on, I had already made up my mind to follow that figure."
Turning around and looking around at Lian County, which looked like a large construction site, Li Yun couldn't help but open his arms slightly.
"And now, at least this time, I should be doing pretty well."
The naughty boy he once was has grown into the young Hao Erlang he is now.
The little kid who once could only hide in the corner and watch his relatives fight has now grown into a leader who can bring safety and confidence to the people around him, and he feels that his limits are far beyond that.
"I remember that I really liked a certain sentence that Uncle Clan said at the time, but why did I forget it when I said it..."
My goal is the stars and the sea! (To be continued...)
