The Wei family is a family of military families for generations, and it was also prosperous in the early years. It's a pity that there have been too many wars in the past hundred years, and the people of the Wei family have all died on the battlefield after all. In Wei Lai's father's generation, there was only one single seedling left.

The year Wei Lai was born, her father enlisted in the army again. Before leaving, he said to her mother: "I don't know if I can come back this time, when the child registers, you should report as a boy first, otherwise if I can't come back at that time, you two won't be able to live." ”

Wei Lai's father's concerns were not superfluous. At present, there are many wars, and there are a lot of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the military family can be tax-free, and the harvest of the few acres of land at home can still live for the mother and daughter all year round. But if there is no male in the family, naturally he will not be able to be a military household, and those exacting taxes alone can force people to death.

Wei Lai's mother tearfully agreed, and her father also turned around and left. Later, the Wei family waited for only the news of Wei Lai's father's death, and they didn't even see a handful of ashes.

Wei Lai never had a shadow of her father in her memory, and the only impression was only her mother's story. Just so that the family could survive, she could only continue to be her boy until she was sixteen years old, and had to be conscripted into the army......

The Dingbei Army returned to the dynasty after victory, and the celebration banquet was naturally indispensable. That night, three celebration banquets were held in the imperial palace, the school field in the west of the city, and the camp on the outskirts of the city.

Although Wei Lai was named General Dingyuan, he also had some status in the army, but in terms of grade, it was only a fifth grade. I went to the palace, but I was not even qualified to enter the gate of the main hall. She didn't like cumbersome, so she rejected Marshal Wei Yan's kindness to let her take the opportunity to show her face, and insisted on staying in the school field in the west of the city to celebrate with the two thousand sergeants who entered the city.

This celebration banquet will be held all night, and after the rewards are all set on the second day, people who are in the city can also go home to see it. So this night's school field in the west of the city is destined to be a carnival.

Wei Lai is young, and he looks very kind on weekdays, and as soon as he sat down at the banquet, there was an endless stream of people who came to toast. Fortunately, she has also trained her alcohol in the army over the years, and she will not refuse to come.

After three rounds of drinking, there were fewer toasters, so Wei Lai took the time to pick up the chopsticks and stuffed the dish in front of him that had not had time to move into his mouth. Before he could eat a few bites, he saw Wang Hu holding a wine jar and came over with a dizzy face.

"Drinking too much?" Wei Lai's movements in his hand did not pause, and asked casually.

When Wang Hu heard this, he immediately sat down beside her, and then couldn't stop burping a few times in a row, and then said inarticulately: "Who...... Who drinks...... And a lot?! I...... I drink a lot of alcohol...... Isn't that a good amount of alcohol...... What do you think...... With you...... Just like you kid...... Pour a bowl and ...... Pour?! ”

A few generals who were still awake next to him heard it and immediately chuckled.

What Wang Hu said was an old thing. Although alcohol is forbidden in the Dingbei army, if there is a big victory, you can still have a little drink at the celebration banquet. That year, when Wei Lai first came to prominence, he killed seven enemies on the battlefield alone, and the general gave her a bowl of wine in order to reward her.

For ordinary people, this bowl of wine will also satisfy their hunger, but after this guy squirmed and drank it, he was planted on the ground, and in the end, Wang Hu and a few brothers carried people back to the camp tent......

This matter can be regarded as Wei Lai's black history. Although Wei Lai's alcohol consumption has risen wildly since then, every time he gets drunk, he will definitely be able to drink more next time, and he is almost a thousand glasses away from being drunk now, but people who are familiar with this matter will still take it out and ridicule it when drinking. But fortunately, Wei Lai never got angry, and he always smiled when he heard the words.

It was the same this time, Wei Lai was not annoyed when he heard the low laughter around him, he just helped Wang Hu's crooked body to the side, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, it's because I'm so happy to go home and drink too much." ”

Almost all the high-ranking generals went to the palace tonight, and Wei Lai's official rank was the highest, plus she was Marshal Wei's cronies, so others naturally had to give some face. At this time, it is okay to laugh ridiculously, and if you continue, you will not be comfortable with yourself and others, so they all laugh and echo.

Everyone was laughing, and a small soldier hurriedly ran over: "General Wei, someone is here in the palace." ”

Wei Lai and the people around him were stunned for a moment, and after reacting, they all got up to greet them. When I ran to the gate of the school field, I saw that a little chamberlain wearing a blue eunuch uniform came with two royal forest soldiers, and when he saw this group of people, the little chamberlain said: "Which one is General Wei Laiwei?" ”

This was not unexpected, except for Wei Lai, there was probably no one in the palace who was worthy of this trip.

Wei Lai was not very happy when he saw this, Yan Sù took a step forward with a face, and arched his hand: "The last general is Wei Lai, I don't know what my father-in-law is doing here?" ”

The little chamberlain looked a little arrogant, and there was always a kind of arrogance in his eyes when he looked at others. Seeing Wei Lai at this time, he restrained himself a little, and at least looked at the person with his eyes: "The emperor has summoned, let's go to the palace with our family." ”

At this time, he naturally couldn't refuse, but Wei Lai still couldn't help but feel a little annoyed in his heart. Because of her identity, this general naturally can't keep going, and now that the war is over, she plans to resign and go home, so now she doesn't plan to fight for that military merit, she wants to be as low-key as she wants, but who knows that the celebration banquet in this palace can't be hidden? !

At this time, Wei Lai naturally didn't know how much her marshal admired her. She thought that she would be able to keep a low profile after returning to Beijing, but unexpectedly, her name had already reached the emperor in a previous war report. Now that the war is decided, the emperor is naturally reluctant to let these young generals go, not to mention that by the way, he can also express his thirst for talent, so how can he let her go?

In this way, Wei Lai followed the little chamberlain to the palace in a daze, full of reluctance.

The banquet in the Chengde Hall continued, and Wei Lai's arrival did not cause much turmoil. In the singing and dancing of that faction, the emperor took the time to see her, said a few words, and rewarded a bunch of gold and silver, and then gave her a seat and let her drink and feast with Marshal Wei.

The so-called "Emperor's Summons" ended without waves, and when the song and dance sounded again, Wei Lai finally relaxed. She took a sip from the glass in front of her, a little absent-minded.

Marshal Wei on the side didn't have much of the heart to appreciate those soft songs and dances, and he glanced back in the middle of drinking, and asked, "Xiao Wei, what are you thinking?" ”

Wei Lai raised his head and blinked, and replied with a signboard smile on his face: "Marshal, just now the emperor rewarded me with one hundred gold, five hundred silver and a piece of jade, and I think I can buy a few acres of land after returning to my hometown." ”

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