Chapter 65 The Hometown Building Group at the Floating Banquet
The new wheat kernels harvested in the summer are sifted through husks, steamed and mixed with homemade koji. After two days of fermentation, the freshest wheat float wine is made. This is the protagonist of today's banquet.
This wine banquet can be called a floating wine banquet, new rice wine, or summer harvest wine.
In the courtyard in front of the Wu family cave dwelling, tables were set up early. There were reed mats on the clean floor, straw futons were placed on them, and fermented and bubbling fresh float wine was poured into a large bowl for each person.
The food and drinks are even more simple, just a big bowl of fried beans, some baked pancakes, and nothing else.
It simply made Huaiyu mistakenly think that this was just a snack before the main banquet.
Neither sheep nor pigs were killed, not even a chicken.
"No food?"
Huaiyi was quite familiar with this new rice wine and said with a smile: "This is not a wedding or wedding, it's just a time for the tenants to sit down and chat after the summer harvest."
This is really just for drinking. There is no oil residue added to the fried beans. They are just fried and sprinkled with salt. However, the village tenants who were invited yesterday, Liu Cunzheng and several military attachés came early, and everyone was even more excited.
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the wine and beans.
"The weather has been good in the first half of the year, and the harvest is good. Don't dislike this homemade float wine made from newly harvested wheat kernels." Lao Butu held the bowl.
"Today, I have something to tell my fellow villagers. Those Turkic bastards under the wolf have been causing a lot of trouble in Longyou, Shuofang. Although our neighbor Yongkang Gong, General Li, guarded Xiaoguan and guarded Jingzhong when Shuofang entered the pass.
The river valley is an important gateway, but they go around Longyou, raid Qinlong, and may enter the pass from the upper reaches of the Wei River at any time."
Huaiyu was a little confused for a moment when he took the petition and the imperial edict. He suddenly became an official. He was a little unprepared. The second and third sisters hadn't seen him yet.
Cheng Chumo handed over another ultimatum.
"Aye,"
And Huaiyu not only got the ninth rank to join the army for nothing, but the prince even paid for him.
However, those wolf cubs are really going to enter Weibei. Although our old Wu was lame when he beat those wolf cubs, are they really going to run away?
This is our home, are we going to let the wolves wreak havoc on our home?
The monk can't escape from the temple if he can run away."
Large wooden shields, spears, bows and arrows, and even flags and golden drums were used to practice advance and retreat.
Once the Turks really enter Guanzhong, they will gather to prepare for war. At that time, there will be one regiment at Longqiaobao, one at Lijiazhuang, and the remaining one as a reserve.
Even Li Sian had already reported to the Sanyuan County Government Office and the Beiquanzhou Government Office, and received support from both the state and county levels.
The official filing fee is quite high, and some new officials cannot even afford it.
He went to Lijiazhuang again with mixed feelings. He found that the Li family had been doing this for a long time. The last time Li Sanniang recruited people to go to the border to save his father, he failed in the end, but Li Jing, Li Xiuxing and others were fighting fiercely at the border.
Naturally, everyone is very aware that the border is currently in crisis, and the crisis may even reach Guanzhong and Weibei.
"We have to prepare in advance, just in case." Lao Wu expressed his thoughts at this time. He wanted to gather the young people in the village to strengthen training, not only the children of the Forbidden Army, but also the children of more than half of the other villagers, including young and middle-aged people.
Be prepared and prepare food for war.
After reading carefully, the fine linen paper of the brocade scroll was copied with his hometown, origin, year and appointment words. He was appointed as the crown prince's right guard and led the government to participate in the military affairs.
The rank-and-file general Shilang dispersed.
My eldest son, Huaiyi, and my second son, Huaiyu, have both bought a house in Chang'an. The house is not small, and my family can easily live there.
Lao Wu, Liu Cunzheng and the others had a good discussion with the Li family about setting up a township league. There are many active imperial guards in Longqiao Fort, fifty of them. They are usually on duty five times, and only ten people go there every month.
In Suwei, Chang'an, there are forty people farming at home, plus the sons and daughters of each family, as well as other young villagers, Longqiao Fort can bring in at least two hundred people.
After the meal of floating wine, Lao Wu's face was still glowing red.
"No, I saw Sanniangzi last time when she was dispensing medicine at the Yongkang Palace. I haven't seen her since, nor have I seen any of the girls around her."
This was something Huaiyu had never thought about before. What he was thinking about was that it would not be long before the Turks really invaded, and they were very likely to plunder the Three Plains of Weibei. By then, it would not be safe here.
The Turkic cavalry in the wild were thinking about how to safely retreat to Chang'an City in advance to escape.
"Erlang, there is no need to persuade me anymore. I will not leave. When you leave, take your eldest sister, sister and niece back to Chang'an. If the Turks really come, I will ask your mother to come to Chang'an too. We men must
Stay here."
Huaiyu, on the other hand, was unable to interrupt the conversation. After watching it for a while, he felt bored and simply went home.
"Anyway, the Turks are really coming, and I, the warrior, will not leave. Although I am old, I will still pick up my sword and spear, mount my horse, fight those wolves to the end, and defend our homeland to the death."
Huaiyu did not expect that the warrior Ke would suddenly talk about this matter, and it seemed that what he said yesterday that he would go to Chang'an as soon as the Turks entered the country did not count.
Everything was trusting and harmonious, and there was no fussing over anything. The villagers reported it to the Wang family, and it was enough to send the grain to the Wu family courtyard according to this number later.
"also not."
"On official business, I am sending you a confession by order of the crown prince. Congratulations to Erlang, you are now an official. The crown prince's right guard will lead the palace to join the army."
After a bowl of float wine, while the Huaiyu brothers were pouring wine for everyone, Lao Wu asked his concubine, Wang, to take out a pen and paper. The land was rented on a share basis, and the harvest from the land was not the same every year, but it was still a certain amount.
Zhima Xiaoguan, the lowest level in the stream.
Fighting should be a matter for the army, and ordinary people should avoid fighting.
Nowadays, many women, children, old and weak people from Lijiazhuang have begun to be sent to Chang'an to live temporarily, and those who stayed have begun to organize servants to train in their spare time.
Huaiyu listened to the very professional preparation plans they made there, and was very impressed. Although his father had the highest military position in the past, he was only a brigade commander, but in this posture, he was at least the commander of the military command house.
Cheng Chumo congratulated him and said, "You have been specially authorized by His Highness the Crown Prince to join the army. The Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs personally expedited the process, and the Prime Ministers of the three provinces signed the approval. Originally, according to the usual practice, when the Ministry of Civil Affairs sues an official, he must first pay the money for the Zhujiao silk scroll.
But the Crown Prince has an order, and the East Palace will hand it over for you."
But he is also a real high-ranking official and a military attaché of the East Palace.
Together with the young people from several other villages, they can form three regiments in the east of Qinghe Township, one regiment, two brigades, and four teams of 200 people, and a third regiment, six brigades, and twelve teams.
Some of them are still the Forbidden Army, and some have been succeeded by their sons. They are a father-son army.
They had the courage to fight against the Turks.
Huaiyi was there and didn't try to persuade him.
"Isn't the Third Lady at the Yongkang Mansion in Pingkangfang?"
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"Wu Erlang, it just so happens that I have something to ask you."
"No one was seen yesterday morning. My wife asked me to ask Wu Erlang if he has seen the third lady and the maids around her."
But I never thought that I would be armed here to defend my homeland and fight against the Turkic cavalry.
"Liu Cunzheng and I will go to Lijiazhuang later to talk to Li Lizheng about organizing a township league. You should also go together. You have a good relationship with the Li family and it's easy to talk." Lao Wu wanted to bring Lijiazhuang and surrounding villages together to organize a township group.
Regiment, especially the Li family, which has many soldiers who have been on the battlefield.
"Did Sanniang buy medicine from Wu Erlang?"
This is their home, their cave dwellings, their cattle and sheep, their wives and children, their fields and crops, why should they give up.
This wine is drunk boldly, and the air is filled with the joy of harvest.
Huaiyu took it doubtfully and framed it into a scroll. It was very extraordinary at first glance. When he unfolded it, he could see the word "Edict" at the beginning, and at the end it was stamped with the seal of "Shang Shu and Li Bu".
He smiled and handed over a petition.
"Brother Cheng, why are you here?"
Each tenant would report the summer harvest by themselves, then record the rent according to the agreed rent amount, and then pay according to this amount later.
They are all veteran soldiers who have fought in the war. They plan to organize the Dongli Township Regiment into three regiments to practice spears, bows, arrows, swords and shields. They must train every morning and evening, and maintain at least three groups of people on patrol every day.
Huaiyu agreed. After all, Mrs. Zhang was also Runniang's stepmother, so she had to give her face.
Just roasting soybeans and drinking newly brewed float wine, the group of people was very excited. Even the tenants who were not forbidden soldiers were very excited. Even Hou San, a member of the Wu family, rolled up his sleeves and said he would kill the Turks.
There are even some people who are often transferred to officials and are often transferred here and there, so they simply do not ask for a petition and only receive an appointment letter issued by the Minister of Finance instead.
Li Sixing took Huaiyu aside and took him to meet a tribesman from the Yongkang Palace in Chang'an. When the man met, he asked him if he had seen Li Sanniang.
Although there are not many households in Lijiazhuang, they have a lot of tribal slaves attached to them, many of them are family soldiers who have been on the battlefield, and there are even many non-banned weapons such as spears, bows and arrows.
"I am Emperor Yuancong, who was born in the Forbidden Army. Although I have retired from the army like several brothers here, I have settled here for nine years and have taken root. More than half of the villagers in Longqiao Fort are not from the Forbidden Army, but this is what we all have
of roots.
"Then if Erlang sees Sanniang again, or if Sanniang sends someone to buy medicine, please be sure to tell her. Madam is very worried. She is afraid that she will rush to the border on impulse. It would be too dangerous."
This is a letter of appointment written by Zhongshu Sheng in the emperor's voice, called a book. After being reviewed and approved by Menxiasheng, it will be approved by the emperor, the original will be archived, and a copy will be sent to the Shangshu Province for formal procedures.
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Others suggested joining forces with Lijiazhuang to form a township regiment to train in self-protection, archery, spears and shields.
Several other Forbidden Army military attachés in the village, whether retired or serving, also expressed that they would not abandon their homes.
But now what Lao Wu and the others said reminded him that there were fifty emperors and Yuan Cong Imperial Guards in Longqiao Fort. Although these father-son troops had been replaced by father and son over the years, they were not as elite as before, but they all had the name of Imperial Guards. The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty gave
They were placed on the best land in Weibei.
Led by Lao Wu, several old Forbidden Army officers were even more excited, shouting that if the wolf cubs came, they would be punished.
Most of these people are old, but no one wants to retreat or hide. This is their home and they don't want to leave.
"Celebrating the harvest, let's do it!"
As soon as I got home, Cheng Chumo came.
"The prince has an order for you to receive the ultimatum. After the ultimatum, you should immediately return to the capital and report to the Youwei Mansion to take office."
"We must carry bows for hoeing, swords for woodcutting, and strengthen the gate and wall of our Longqiao Fort."
Another round of wine was poured, Lao Wu smiled and raised the bowl again, and everyone raised the bowl with a smile.
This is an official appointment letter.
The Huaiyu brothers are at the last table today, serving wine and entertaining guests.
The two sides also agreed on the colors of the flags, contact signals, etc. The leaders of the company and brigade were decided, with the warrior Ke commanding the Longwubao regiment, Li Si'an commanding the Lijiazhuang regiment, and the remaining regiment being commanded by Xu Erleng's father, Xu Zhongyi.
Everyone also picked up their wine bowls.
Anyone who is sued for death must also receive an ultimatum, which is an appointment document issued by the Shangshu Province.
"The last time you painted the portraits of Duke Qin and Duke Yuchi, you made a talisman to infuse the portrait with divine power and pasted it on the gate of Lizheng Palace. As expected, His Highness no longer has nightmares. The two generals finally no longer have to stand guard every day. The prince is very happy.
Here." Cheng Chumo looked up at Wu Huaiyu now.
"Hurry up and pack up and go back to Chang'an."
"What is the duty of me, the right guard, to lead the government and join the army?" Huaiyu asked.
