Shangguan Pass, also known as Longshou Pass, is the north gate of the capital of Dali. Since the Yang family rebelled at the end of May, mercury has poured down the ground along the way, and they have conquered half of the country in the blink of an eye... Of course, that half was originally controlled by the Yang family...
...But in front of the Dragon Head Pass, it was blocked for three months.
Although in the Duan family's publicity in the future, it seemed that under the wise leadership of King Duan, the Duan family's soldiers fought bloody battles to achieve such a victory. But people in Dali who have experienced this period know that if there were not a group of officials from the Song Dynasty who led the army to help
, it is impossible for the Duan's defenders, who are in such a mess and have been frightened to death, to defend Longshou Pass.
But history has no assumptions. Now, under the training of a group of Song Dynasty officials, the mental outlook and combat ability of Duan's defenders have increased several times. The city defense of Longshou Pass is even more impregnable. The city is in order, and there is no trace of war at all.
The dejected look before.
Of course, Wang Shao and the others also grew up rapidly in the brutal battles. Now they are no longer the same as when they first became Jinshi.
However, since the rebels stopped attacking the city a month ago, the elders have fallen into a state of boredom. Apart from training the big soldiers in Dali and leading them to build the city wall, they can only get together to talk and count the days on their fingers.
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This time, it happened that the people of Dali were fasting, and they were eating vegetarian food all day long, and the elders had a lot of food in their mouths. Unable to bear it, Wang Shao asked someone to place a big pot with chestnuts in a sheltered corner of the city wall.
Use the charcoal as a stove, put brackets separated by iron bars on top, and invite the brothers to have a barbecue.
With their status, there should naturally be someone to serve them, but the joy of barbecue lies in the smoke and fire, so Wang Shao kicked all the waiters away and became the chef himself... He mixed the pre-pickled ingredients,
Put it on the net and flip it with long chopsticks. Sprinkle it with the Nanyang spices that came from the poisonous road of Shu to the Central Plains. The aroma soon spread, making the people who were talking all distracted.
Because there are people who love to eat meat, some who maintain a literati sentiment and like light food, and some who are vegetarians, their barbecue ingredients are very mixed. In addition to marinated beef slices, chicken wings, there are also apple slices and fish on the iron rack.
Shrimp, vegetables and even pasta... don't think that only Xuanyu eats it. This kind of Dali pasta called 'bait' is loved by everyone.
It is made of rice flour into a pancake shape. When it is roasted on the fire until it is slightly brown, sesame sauce is spread on the surface, and cucumbers, radish strips, or grilled beef and mutton slices are inserted into it and rolled up to eat. It can satisfy your hunger and is delicious.
Especially during wars, it is deeply loved by Wang Shao and others because it can make people full and well-fed quickly.
However, in this gluttonous moment with plenty of time, the most popular thing is Dali grilled fish... Erhai fish that has been pre-cut and stretched on crisscrossed bamboo sticks, like a kite glued to the skeleton, on the charcoal fire
Flip and bake on both sides until the fishy smell turns into aroma, and oil drips from the squeak. One person picks up one, and the other hand holds the wine jar... He opens the bow with his left hand, and nocks an arrow with his right hand, and he eats it regardless of the image.
"I'm telling you, Prince Duan is not going to invite us to dinner." As he was enjoying his meal, he heard a joking voice saying: "But he is hiding here grilling fish and letting me go top the tank alone." The speaker was Lu Huiqing.
, Duan Silian hosted a banquet for the Song envoy at the Dali Palace yesterday. Except for Wang Gui who stayed in Dali City, only Lu Huiqing went to Longshou Pass as a representative.
"The person who had the state banquet is back." Wang Shao glanced at him and said, "How is it? Did you enjoy the meal?"
"It smells so good. Stop talking nonsense and let me have some to satisfy my craving." Lu Huiqing rubbed her hands.
"I didn't eat enough delicacies at the state banquet." Song Duanping joked: "You still want a broken fish?"
"You're right, it's rare." Lu Huiqing took a piece of grilled fish and took a small bite politely. He said with an intoxicated look: "This is the authentic taste. I ate it at the Dali Palace yesterday. It was tasteless."
"Why, the level of Dali's imperial chef is so poor?" everyone asked with a smile.
"The level is not bad, but this meal is too hard to eat." Lu Huiqing said with a smile: "Whether we are from Dali or we are from Song Dynasty, we all have our own thoughts and agendas in our minds. You think we can eat well?"
What?"
"What does Duan Silian mean?" Wang Shao asked, taking a sip of wine and continuing to turn over the barbecue.
"I still hope that the army of the Song Dynasty can enter Dali City." Lu Huiqing said with a smile: "Duan Silian still doesn't give up..."
"This old man," Wang Shao spat, "is too wishful thinking. How can our Song Dynasty have that strength?"
"Stop complaining." Lu Huiqing shook her head and said, "Be careful not to let anyone hear you."
"I can't hear you." Wang Shao shook his head and said in a low voice: "Ordinarily, Zhong Fang is extremely capable in creating this situation this time. But the attitude of the court always makes people feel aggrieved... Only sending troops
Thirty thousand, but we don’t give food and wages, and we don’t allow the war! The officials and the princes not only made the horses run fast, but also stopped them from eating grass. They really regarded Zhong Fang as a god!"
"Without these conditions, and without Dali's solution to the domestic money shortage, the imperial court would not have given a single soldier to Zhong Fang." Zeng Bu said calmly: "And in order to be able to send troops quickly, Zhong Fang could only hold his nose and accept these conditions."
"I finally understand. Fighting for the Song Dynasty is the work of gods." He laughed angrily and said, "You don't have the immortality like Chen Sanlang, so don't pretend to be that big-tailed wolf."
"Okay, okay, don't say weird things." Lu Huiqing didn't want to hear him complain and cause unnecessary trouble. Back then, Wang Yirou, Su Shunqin and the gang had their futures ruined when they first entered politics, not just because of their drunken arrogance.
Destroy it? The bloody lesson must be learned: "This mission, we can be said to be a great success. Even if it cannot shine in the annals of history, it is enough to be famous for a while. You should be happy."
"What's so exciting about this? Relying on maintaining the balance of power among the three parties to maintain our position in Dali is too unstable. When the balance among the three parties is broken, everything will go into the unknown." Wang Shao, however, seemed to contradict him: "What?
When it comes time to turn Dali into a state and county of the Song Dynasty, that would be really something to be happy about."
"You need to be strong to make iron." Song Duanping knew that Wang Shao and Lu Huiqing often had quarrels because of their different ideas. If they were left to argue, the meal would be unfinished. So he said to Xini:
"When will the Song Dynasty be united? When the treasury is abundant and the army is strong, when will Dali be completely ours?"
"It's like you didn't say that." Wang Shao rolled his eyes and said, "But it's true."
"Yes." Zeng Bu also nodded and said: "The Great Song Dynasty was riddled with many shortcomings and was struggling. All the officials were in a state of insignificance and were insignificant. It is not easy to maintain such a court, so how can we talk about the great cause of spreading it?!"
"We must change laws, change customs, and reform from the inside out. Only then can there be hope." Wang Shao nodded and said, "But I think the current official family has little hope and is in a state of despair. I hope God will bless me and give me some blessings."
We have a promising new king!"
"Look, here it comes again..." Lu Huiqing said depressedly: "The Qingli Party members are not far away from learning, why don't you accept the lesson?"
"Nang Qiu! Today, the emperor is far away, so what he says can still reach the ears of officials?" Wang Shao rolled his eyes and said: "Besides, I am not the only one who thinks of these words. The court has the knowledge.
Scholars, all have this view!"
"It's just alarmist talk. The official family is at its peak in the Spring and Autumn Period, how can you say that it's old age?" Lu Huiqing shook his head and said: "How can we not expect it?"
"Of course I won't spread rumors!" In order to refute him, Wang Shaocun revealed a secret: "You may not know that Wang Jiefu, who presided over the Spring Festival this year, is actually my uncle who played in the fifth server."
"Really?" It's true that no one has heard him mention it, but it's normal. This guy has been seeing the dragon all day long, and he has too many secrets.
"Well, what's there to do with a poor relative like that?" Wang Shao said with a smile: "In the spring of this year, he presided over the Spring Palace as an exception. People in the world thought that this was a sign that the government would make great use of him. Who knew that he would actually
He was immediately demoted from Beijing, which made people shocked. Do you know why?"
"Didn't you say that at the flower-viewing and fishing banquet, he ate all the bait and thought that the prince had bad intentions and was trying to please others?" Song Duanping said.
"Haha..." Wang Shao said with a smile: "This is just a superficial phenomenon. In fact, Wang Ping was sometimes confused. It was not uncommon to eat the wrong food and wear the wrong clothes. What does it matter if he eats some fish bait? The officials just demoted him out for an excuse.
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"Then what's the real reason?"
"Before the accident, he wrote a book called "The Book of Ten Thousand Words" that pointed out the ills of the times. It was really lofty and arrogant, and his ambition for change was as blazing as a flame!" Wang Shao said: "After handing it over, he was left untouched.
It was as if nothing was heard from him again, and he was soon demoted from Beijing..."
"Have you read his Ten Thousand Characters Book?" Everyone's interest was immediately aroused, and even Lu Huiqing pricked up his ears.
"I happened to read the manuscript when I visited the prince that day."
"How much more can you remember?"
"No word left out!"
"Why don't you recite it and drink with it?!" Everyone was overjoyed.
"Wash your ears and listen carefully." Wang Shao cleared his throat and chanted loudly:
"...a gentleman is not without dignity, but even a villain has to be treated as such; right opinions are not without dignity, but heretical theories are sometimes used; I seek to be the best in the world by memorizing poems and poems, but there is no way to cultivate them in schools; I use imperial examination qualifications to narrate
In the position of the imperial court, there is no method for court examinations. There are no prosecutors in the supervisory department, and the generals are not selected officials. The transfer is urgent, and it is difficult to evaluate the performance, and the people who talk about it can confuse the truth. Make friends with those who want to support themselves.
If there are too many high-ranking officials, those who work in the military camp may be rejected. Therefore, the superiors and subordinates are just trying to gain popularity. Although there are capable people in office, they are no different from mediocre people... Your Majesty, Fu Wei, bows to the saint's quality and inherits it endlessly.
If you know that you cannot always rely on God’s help, and you know that you cannot be lazy in human affairs, then the time for great achievements is today!”
"You are so sincere!" A group of young officials were excited from the bottom of their hearts, and suddenly they were no longer confused.
My brat, he can't afford to sleep during the day and doesn't sleep at night. Last night, I was still a thousand words short of finishing this chapter, but he started to struggle, coaxing and coaxing him, but I couldn't put him to sleep. I went to bed first.
Yes, hey... I am guilty, and I will apologize more today.
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