Chapter 3 Is it really just a lake?
When the banquet dispersed, Wei Lai was still in a good mood when he followed Wei Yan out of the palace with a box of gold and silver.
This trip was not in vain, the emperor didn't pay too much attention to her, and rewarded so much gold and silver. She secretly calculated in her heart that with all this gold and silver and the military salary she had accumulated over the years, she could at least buy a hundred and eighty acres of land after returning to her hometown. When the time comes, she will rent out all the land and become a small landlord or something, and she and her mother will be able to eat and drink without worrying in this life.
Thinking about it like this, Wei Lai's steps forward were much lighter.
Wei Yan, who was traveling with Wei Lai, obviously also noticed this, and when he looked back, he met Wei Lai's bright eyes, and couldn't help but smile for a while: "It's just some money, are you so happy?" Back then, you led your troops to attack the Hu people's military camp, and you didn't see such a happy thing when you burned them to the point that they ran out of food and grass. ”
Wei Lai clamped the box containing gold and silver to his waist with one hand, and the other hand
This was indeed true, but Wei Yan heard something else from the words. As the commander of an army, he naturally has no shortage of tactics and battlefield bravery, in addition to being more delicate, from Wei Lai's words tonight, he actually didn't hear too much joy, but he heard a strong sense of return.
The young general in front of him was afraid that he was not carried away by the victory, and he was not blinded by the prosperity of the capital, but now he is like an arrow, and he has the intention of abandoning the glory and wealth that is within reach in front of him.
doesn't care about glory, wealth, fame and fortune, Wei Yan naturally appreciates it, but Wei Lai is also a confidant in his hands, whether it is out of pity for talent or out of his own selfishness, he is not willing to let go.
Wei Yan was afraid to say a few more words, so he teased Wei Lai's words to beg for words, and he didn't know how to respond when the time came. So he just smiled and said nothing more.
Wei Lai naturally didn't know that Wei Yan had already seen her intentions, but today was a happy day for them to return to the dynasty in victory, and she actually didn't want to spoil the fun at this time. Although she is like an arrow, she has survived seven years, and naturally she is not bad for a few days, so Wei Yan doesn't ask, and she naturally won't talk about disappointing topics such as resignation at this time.
The two walked out of the palace without incident, Wei Yan went back to his marshal's mansion, and the original intention of Wei to come to live at home also stopped at this time, and he walked quite fast. Wei Lai didn't have a place to stay in the capital, so he could only ride back to the temporary military camp in the west of the city again.
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After the celebration banquet, except for Wei Yan, the marshal of the Dingbei Army, and several main generals, the rewards of other people actually did not come down so quickly, but the holiday of the sergeants officially began the day after the celebration banquet.
Not to mention those who were left in the camp on the outskirts of the city, most of the people who entered the city this time were natives of the capital. At the beginning of this holiday, the temporary military camp on the edge of the school field in the west of the city was basically empty, except for the locals who were like arrows to their hearts, a small number of people whose homes were in other places also chose to take off their military uniforms and take silver taels out to visit the capital, and few people were willing to continue to stay in the barracks.
Among these people, Wei Lai is an exception. Her family is not in the capital, and this holiday is not enough for her to rush back to her hometown, so she is naturally homeless this time, but she is also reluctant to go out with other people.
When he was in the barracks, Wei Lai didn't listen to those rough men talk about women. Now that she has finally returned to Beijing, she still has the spare money she has accumulated over the years, and she can think of wherever they like to go.
She can't afford this excitement!
So on the second day after the celebration banquet, Wei Lai practiced martial arts on the school field for a while as usual, and the unfamiliar and empty school field made people a little unaccustomed. However, she still patiently carried the knife, and after practicing for two hours, she returned to her camp sweating profusely.
I took a towel and rubbed it casually in a copper basin, wrung it out and wiped off my sweat. After Wei Lai walked around the camp twice, she finally felt a little bored - in the past, if there was no war at this time, she would be training the black-armored cavalry, but now that the whole army is on vacation, she really can't find anything to do.
After thinking about it, Wei Lai took out the pen and ink from the temporary tent, and then took the hand that was not much better than a dog and began to write the recital-she was thinking about wanting to disarm and return to the field, and what she wrote at this time was naturally the resign.
Regardless of whether the rhetoric is ornate or not, the theme of this letter is still very clear. Because Wei Lai wrote the two big characters "resignation" at the beginning of the recital, as long as you are not blind and literate, you can understand it......
In fact, there are few literate soldiers in these years, and Wei Lai was also illiterate, and she was able to write at this time thanks to her two years earlier in Wei Yan's eyes, Wei Yan forced her to read and read the military book, so that she could write a few words. However, Wei Yan only begged her to be able to understand the book of war, and her own requirements were not much, so this word was like this.
It was simply less than a hundred words to finish the fold, Wei Lai raised it and looked at it, felt quite satisfied, nodded and put it away. I plan to wait until after the holiday, talk to Marshal Wei, and send this letter to you.
Here, as soon as Wei Lai closed the written fold, the curtain of the camp tent was opened with a "bang": "Wei Lai, you are really still in the camp." Let's go, let's make an appointment to go out together, and specially asked me to come back and call you, how boring it is to be bored here. ”
The person who came was the ranger general He Lin, and his official rank was half a grade lower than Wei Lai, but the relationship with Wei Lai was good, but he was a little hot, and he couldn't remember some of Wei Lai's rules.
No, Wei Lai's face turned black with a "swish". He Lin also realized that something was wrong, and after thinking about it for a while, he pouted, and muttered in a small voice: "Didn't you just say hello before coming in, why are you angry?!" There are a lot of rules in this camp, and you have to say hello when you enter a tent, and you squirm like a woman......"
Hearing this, Wei Lai's face darkened. These rough men in the barracks are like this, all of them are very arrogant, and those little soldiers are okay to say, she is really difficult to manage like He Lin. But she couldn't let it go when she was on such a rampage, otherwise what if she was changing her clothes or taking a shower when they broke in?
Obviously feeling that the air pressure on Wei Lai's body was lower, He Lin shrunk his neck uncomfortably, and secretly sighed that Wei Lai was a little majestic. He only thought that Wei Lai was unhappy that he said that she was like a woman, but he didn't know why the other party was worried, so he put on a flattering smile: "Okay, don't be angry, I'll just remember to say hello next time." Everybody waits, you can come with me. ”
He Lin didn't know how many times he had said this, but Wei Lai could only reply helplessly: "You have to remember what you said." As for going out, I won't go, and I'll practice riding and archery again in the afternoon. ”
He Lin obviously ignored Wei Lai's previous words, and his eyes widened when he heard this: "Then how can it be done?" Everyone is waiting for you! When can't you practice riding archery, this afternoon's kung fu? Besides, the battle is over, what's the use of you practicing this? ”
"......" This is the first time Wei Lai really realized that the war has ended, and the two countries have signed a letter of peace for fifty years, and her riding and archery martial arts may really no longer be useful.
There was inevitably a wave of loss in her heart, and she felt a little panicked and didn't know where to go, although she had planned to disarm and return to the field.
Taking advantage of Wei Lai's distraction, He Lin grabbed her arm and dragged her out: "Let's go, let's go, don't think about any riding and archery martial arts, let's make an appointment to go to the lake together in the afternoon, and don't be able to rent a boat any later." ”
Just a lake cruise?! Wei Lai was surprised, and subconsciously relaxed his strength, and the result was that He Lin was successfully dragged out of the camp, and then he said with hindsight: "Wait! If you want to go out, you have to wait for me to go back and change my clothes first, how can I swim in the lake in a military uniform? ”
He Lin glanced back at her and let go decisively: "Go quickly, go quickly, I'm waiting for you." ”
Wei Lai turned around and went back to the tent to change clothes, and he still couldn't help muttering in his heart: This is the first day of the holiday, will this group of people really have such leisure and leisure to run to the lake? .