Yun Zheng gritted his teeth and said after a long time: "So the defense of such a large area has become my business, right?"
"That's natural. The Yongkang Army in Sichuan fought two battles with the Tubo people. Although the Tubo people were beaten back, the Yongkang Army also became half disabled. Now a few Tubo soldiers are imitating Songtsen Gampo in the coward's way.
With a fox tail tied on the back of your head, you become extremely ferocious. From time to time, you enter the Song Dynasty and plunder, and sometimes you attack the state capital. You are a white-fronted tiger with an eye-catching eye. The mountains are your territory. Help us roar.
Let those Tubo people be quiet for a while.
Han Qi said that you have been very violent recently and always want to kill people, so I just want to give you this place. If you like to kill people to vent your anger, then go find the Tubo people and don't attack the Song people."
"Actually, the people I want to kill most are Pang Ji and Han Qi..."
Zhang Fangping clapped his hands and laughed: "I thought the same thing when I was kicked out of the capital... Hahahaha."
Yun Zheng said contemptuously: "Why don't you take action?"
Zhang Fangping spread his hands and said: "I can't beat him, I can't kill him, my strength is inferior to others, so I have to go to the middle of Sichuan and become the unlucky prefect."
The two discussed various matters concerning the new army in Shu. The sun was already high and there was a faint sound of suona coming from outside the door.
Yun Zheng cupped his hands towards Zhang Fangping and said, "Jiaziying is getting married, how about we go and have a chat together? A gift is a must!"
Zhang Fangping said with a smile: "I haven't eaten a grain of rice since I came to Jiaziying. Are you going to kill me with a village banquet?"
Yun Zheng smiled and said: "You are also from a mud-legged background. When you were young, it was probably hard to attend a village banquet, right? Why show off your prestige now?"
The He family was crowded with people, He Zhuang was busy without touching the ground, and He Rouniang was frightened by the grand scene, because almost everyone from Jiaziying came. I heard from the women that the eldest lady came with her second lady and the princess of Qin.
Well, her brother has already killed three pigs...
"I'll be scared to death if I'm tied up..."
Rou Niang was trembling all over while holding a huge palace flower and murmuring to herself...
A woman put a golden peony palace flower as big as a bowl on Rou Niang's head. The flower was almost bigger than Rou Niang's head. The woman looked at Rou Niang's pale cheeks and said with envy: "This is a palace."
The top-grade palace flowers here are usually placed on the heads of the top ladies, and now we, the queens, also have one. This is a blessing that has been cultivated for several lifetimes."
Another woman interjected: "Palace flowers are rare elsewhere, but they don't matter in our Jiaziying. The princess comes to Jiaziying and gives a palace flower to each household's hairdresser girl. The one I have in my house is purple."
,The workmanship, tsk tsk tsk..."
"If Sanlang Zhou saw the glory of Rou Niang, would he regret it and hang himself? My shopkeeper is keeping accounts. The first lady gave her a gold hairpin as a congratulatory gift, and the second lady gave her a pair of gold bracelets.
Coupled with the two palace flowers given by the princess, the county magistrate's daughter is not married in such a grand manner."
The women chatted non-stop around the pale Rou Niang, and there were always women who were diligent and industrious in finding out the news, constantly telling Xi Niang and other sisters in the room the latest situation.
"The general came and gave him a bead. He also dragged the prefect here. He took off a jade pendant as a gift before allowing the prefect to sit down..."
Rou Niang immediately collapsed on the bed, her mind going blank.
He Zhuang served Yun Zheng and Zhang Fangping and sat at the top table. There were only two of them at this table. Mr. Peng Li would rather sit with a group of veterans drinking and laughing than come to their deserted table.
"The pumpkin seeds are fried well and spices are added. Try them!"
Yun Zheng pushed a plate of pumpkin seeds over and let Zhang Fangping, who was feeling uncomfortable, have a taste.
Zhang Fangping grabbed a handful of melon seeds, cracked one, looked around and said, "We are here just to cause trouble for others. We can just deliver the gifts, so why come here in person?"
"You know the allusion of buying bones for a thousand pieces of gold? This little lady is my horse bone. The men and women of Jiazi Camp are now my family. It is my responsibility as a general to give them a bright future. I can't help you once."
I don’t think there is anything wrong with giving the girls of Jiaziying a good start. Besides, I like to attend village banquets. Maybe I am a pure farmer at heart. If I eat more than two bites at an official banquet, the censor will come and call me,
I ate everything on the plate last time, and that old guy Song Shou came to my house to teach me etiquette for a whole day."
"You said you are not Qiu Ba. Why don't you pay attention to etiquette when you are a well-educated person? Isn't the first time I beat Yan Guan the result of taking the wrong path..."
Zhang Fangping found that he couldn't speak anymore. Yun Zheng stared at him with wide eyes, full of anger.
"Even if I forcibly changed your civil service to a military position, etiquette should have already penetrated into the bones of our generation of scholars. Isn't it wrong to use civil and military distinctions to describe etiquette?"
Yun Zheng took a sip of the rice wine, maybe he thought it tasted wrong. After spitting it out, he wiped his mouth, looked at the distant mountains shrouded in white clouds and smiled bitterly: "You are right inside and outside. You have been talking about rickshaws in Tokyo these years.
You are so familiar with it, I admire you."
Zhang Fangping got emotional for no reason, knocked on the table and said: "Tokyo is expensive because of its price, so it is not a place where we have lived for a long time. Tokyo is prosperous, so it is not a good place to talk. Tokyo is too rosy, so it is not a fighting ground for warriors."
The brave will be exiled by the prosperity, and the stubborn will be annihilated by the glitz. Yun Zheng, I am still a little bit reluctant to leave Tokyo City. After returning to Shuzhong, I have decided to bury my bones here."
Yun Zheng smiled and said: "There are too many people on the mainland, and they will get angry for no reason when they see them. I plan to go out on a boat and go to sea, and I won't compete with you for the burial place."
While they were talking, a woman brought over several plates of wine and food. They were crude in appearance, but the aroma was fragrant, especially the newly slaughtered pork, which was oily and served in a large basin. Sauce was added to it, and it was stewed over a fierce fire until it became crispy and trembling.
Pick it up and swallow it in one bite, then add a piece of green garlic, it is really a delicacy in the world.
Yun Zheng ate very quickly, and Zhang Fangping ate not too slowly. The two of them quickly devoured a piece of crispy pork. At this time, the sour taste of the farmer's muddy wine was just the right relief.
After eating meat and drinking wine, the wedding banquet was considered to be attended. Yun Zheng and Zhang Fangping stood up to leave. If they didn't leave, the groom, whose legs looked like he was playing the pipa, might faint again.
Before leaving the house, Yun Zheng looked at He Zhuang who was escorting him out and said, "Well done. Studying at the Eagle's Nest did not take away your thoughts of filial piety and brotherhood. It's very good. There are thousands of roads for a man, and every one of them is a broad road."
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Poor health is due to congenital causes, self-improvement is the way of a man to live in the world. If you focus on the small Shu, it will damage the spirit of Jiaziying. The heroes of Jiaziying have conquered the world without ever being defeated. What a waste.
Don’t let this pride of yours dissipate on the parents’ shortcomings.”
He Zhuang bowed and thanked him: "After my sister got married, I no longer had any worries. I planned to follow the convoy of Shuzhong Trading Company to travel around the world, and use the Bo Road to see if I could find a new business road. Although Dujiangyan is good, my road is good.
Just begun."
Yun Zheng patted He Zhuang's thin shoulder, laughed and walked away with Zhang Fangping. It was a very interesting young man who had a direction in his heart. As long as he kept going, he would always reach his goal.
Lu Qingqing, Ge Qiuyan and Qin Guo walked into Rou Niang's room. They looked at the woman kneeling on the floor and frowned and said: "I came here today to add makeup to my daughter in Jiaziying. How come we are all from the same family?"
Just kneel down and get up."
The women stood up. Lu Qingqing was splendidly embroidered, looking like a concubine and a fairy. She wore a golden bun with eight treasures and pearls on her head, and was tied with a Chaoyang Five Phoenix hanging pearl hairpin. She had the aura of a second-grade noblewoman that even the Qin Kingdom.
Rich people like the princess are far behind. Wherever she appears, there will be silence.
Even among the ladies in Tokyo, she stands out! Except for some elderly ladies, no one among the young ladies can surpass her in their calm and powerful aura.
Ge Qiuyan's lawless temper never dared to speak loudly in front of Lu Qingqing.
Qin Guo was very envious. He looked at Lu Qingqing's round and round figure, and then looked at his own youthful figure. He couldn't help but straighten his chest and follow suit.
Lu Qingqing looked at Rou Niang's messy painted face and shook his head. Xiaochong immediately came out from behind to help Rou Niang, who was at a loss, to wash her face and put on makeup again.
Lu Qingqing opened the two large wooden boxes placed in front of the bed and checked the dowry carefully. From time to time, he and Ge Qiuyan would comment on the quality of the silks and fabrics.
Fortunately, most of these silks and satins were brought back from Chengdu Mansion by Rou Niang's father. They are quite good things, especially half a piece of Shu Brocade, which should be a reward from Yun Mansion. The golden light is eye-catching.
"Why is it half a horse? Your father has outstanding military achievements, so why should he be rewarded with a horse?"
Rou Niang, who was putting on makeup, said quickly: "I wanted to leave the Sichuan brocade to my brother for his marriage, but he tore half of it and gave it to my daughter. It was a waste of a good thing."
Lu Qingqing smiled and said: "Sichuan brocade is something that can't be worn by a small family. It was originally given as a monetary reward. This is good. It is also a testimony of the deep love between your brothers and sisters. There is affection, which is better than anything else."
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I heard that you were married to a scholar before? If you feel that marrying a butcher is a loss, our Jiazi camp has many ways to make that scholar come to your house and get married."
Rou Niang hurriedly waved her hand and said: "Thank you madam for your kindness. My daughter was originally interested in a butcher, not a scholar. His family's withdrawal from the marriage was in line with my daughter's original intention."
Lu Qingqing smiled with trembling branches, pointed at Rou Niang and said to Ge Qiuyan: "Look clearly, this is a very smart girl. It is not easy to tell who is good and who is bad at this age."
Rou Niang smiled and said, "My little girl doesn't have any big expectations. She just wants to live a stable life. She is a very good person..."
Lu Qingqing pulled out a hairpin from his head and put it into the camphor wood box and said with a smile: "I give you this hairpin for no other reason than to reward your intelligence!" (To be continued)