More than 600 years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Gaozu laid the foundation of the world in Bianzhou, and later set the capital of Shengjing.

The morning sun is rising, the snow covers the moat, and the majestic ancient city sits in the golden glow.

As soon as dawn broke, the city gate opened, and the brocade carpet spread across the golden bridge, welcoming the soldiers in armor and triumphant!

Yuan Xiu led a total of ten generals, including General Wen Wuwei, four generals before and after, partial generals and Zhonglang generals, and led 5,000 soldiers to wear battle robes and ride war horses, cross the golden bridge, enter the city gate, and enter the long street!

The people on the long street were like a tide, Long Wuwei held his waist knife on both sides, and the teahouses, restaurants, silver pawnshops, inns and elegant villages were all blocked by the crowded people and couldn't see the doors. The windows on the street are closed, but there are many people behind the window, and the faint fragrance of fat powder wafts out from the crack in the window and scatters into the long street, just to find the people in the spring boudoir dream of the decade.

The man sat on top of the divine horse, wearing a hairpin and a tiger snow crown, wearing a fresh robe and silver armor, holding a fierce bow with a divine arm, a murderous longbow, and a silver armor with snow and frost.

Behind the man, the fierce general followed, his face was like a knife, his eyes were hidden in his sword, and he was as majestic as a tiger, but a young general in the rear was slightly thin. In the year of the young general's dancing elephant, he wore a hairpin goshawk snow crown, wore a white robe and silver armor, and stepped on eagle feather combat boots, but the young man wore five-grade armor! The young man followed at the end, although his body was thin, his bearing was like a green bamboo rooted in the reckless northern plains, clear and resolute, and indestructible.

Behind the young man, five thousand elite soldiers followed, the horses stepped on the bluestone, the army was neat, the armor was cold, the long knife on the waist was not out of the sheath, but there seemed to be a killing sound in the wind.

The long street is lonely, the people are silent, they came to see the excitement, but now everyone is nervous, and the atmosphere does not dare to come out.

The wind swings on the long street, and the soldiers return to the court, like a sword out of the sheath, sweeping the ancient capital of 600 years to be rich and magnificent, and opening up all the way to the battlefield to fight magnificently.

Northwest Army!

The gods of war who defend the country have returned triumphantly!

None of the people along the street made a sound, and they all silently sent the soldiers into the city gate, crossed the long street, walked the Jing Road, the firecrackers did not go off, the lion and dragon did not dance, and the opera troupe did not sing. On this day, there was no lively scene in Shengjing, just because no one wanted to block the way for the soldiers to return to the court.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites waiting in front of the palace gate were quite surprised when they greeted them, and the hour was much earlier than expected.

The soldiers dismounted, the east gate was wide open, and Yuan Xiu led 5,000 soldiers to enter the east gate, pass the view gate, go to the Qianhuamen Square, and rank below the high steps.

There are palace people from the Qianhua Palace, holding the holy decree and reciting it loudly, declaring the benevolence of the saints, praising the merits of the border army, and the achievements of ten years, counting them one by one, and the soldiers knelt down to listen, chanting the oath of loyalty to the country.

After the recitation of the holy decree, the palace people took the holy decree aside, and the decree of this praise will be sent to the northwest border pass with the holy decree of the reward for 800 miles today, and it will be sent to the soldiers who are still guarding the border pass.

"The general of the Xuanxi Northwest Army enters the hall-"

The palace people shouted loudly, Yuan Xiu led all the soldiers to get up, five thousand elite troops stood in the square, and the generals followed Yuan Xiu up the jade steps, climbed step by step, and entered the palace in armor!

In the hall, the Son of Heaven sits high, the hundred officials are solemn, the generals enter the hall and worship, and the palace people will show the holy decree.

Syllable!

The soldiers bow their heads and listen to the seal!

"Yuan Xiu, the general of the Northwest Army, strengthened the city, garrisoned the frontier, arrived at Hulu outside, suppressed horse bandits internally, established the country and the country, was loyal to the martyrs, sealed the first-class town military marquis, gave 10,000 acres of good land, and 10,000 taels of gold and silver."

"Gu Gan, the general of the Northwest Army, is loyal to the monarch and serves the country, has been on the border for half his life, has been awarded the first-class loyal and brave uncle, and has been given 10,000 acres of fertile land and 10,000 taels of gold and silver."

"Lu Da, the hussar general of the Northwest Army, is heroic and resolute, bravely crowns the three armies, seals the general of Zhenxi, and gives 3,000 acres of fertile land and 3,000 taels of gold and silver."

Gu Gan, Lu Da and other generals of the Northwest Army have not returned to the court, and the reward decree will be sent to the border pass urgently after it is read out in the palace. Ten years on the border, the generals of the Northwest Army have been rewarded, and the voice of the palace people is like a tide, wave after wave, out of the Golden Palace, and the sky above the square is like hearing the sound of geese.

"Wang Weihai, the left general of the Northwest Army, was given the title of General Pingxi of Sanpin, and was given a thousand acres of fertile land and a thousand taels of gold and silver."

"Zhao Liangyi, the right general of the Northwest Army, and General Anxi of the third grade, gave him a thousand acres of good land and a thousand taels of gold and silver."

……

The rewards are from high to low according to the grade, first the old generals of the Northwest Army, and then the new army!

The new army marched from the south of the Yangtze River in June, arrived at the border pass in September, and has been in the city for half a year, more than Shiguan City training, and participated in the border pass war on a small scale.

This man is in the temple at this time!

The man knelt at the end, bowed his head solemnly, and did not look at him.

The palace people held the order, I don't know if it was because my throat was tired or my mouth was dry after reading it for a long time, but I broke my voice, "The Northwest Army's Yingrui Zhonglang will be the egg on Tuesday!" ”

As soon as the voice broke, it was extremely harsh, and all the officials seemed to be pierced by this sharp voice, and they all frowned, first looking at the kneeling young general, and then at the palace people, all thinking that they had heard it wrong.

The name of the village can also be ascended to the Golden Palace?

"The Northwest Army's Yingrui Zhonglang will be the egg on Tuesday, determine the heart of the army in a strange case, break the organ to save the new army, protect the people with war horses and bandits, and rescue the commander in the enemy's rescue, which is really wise and brave, worthy of the name of Yingrui! Feng Northwest Army Left General, give 100 acres of fertile land, 1,000 taels of gold and silver, Qin this-"

The holy decree of the generals is read, the generals are grateful, the emperor is flat, the generals get up, and the officials look at the twilight.

I saw the young man's sallow face, thick eyebrows and thin eyes, it was hard to imagine such an ordinary appearance, but he did many shocking things.

In half a year, a pariah from the border to Shengjing, the Golden Palace was sealed, and the official residence was four!

In this case, don't say that there is no poor family, and neither does the scholar family!

Hundreds of officials watched, and the twilight stood solemnly, with an expressionless face. Today's position is not as Han Qichu expected, it is really the general of the fourth grade, and there is no mention of the water master in the holy decree, obviously she has just returned to the court, Yuan Xiangguo knows very little about her, and she is not at ease. Based on her speculation last night and Han Qichu, tonight's palace banquet is the test.

Soon after the early dynasty, after the generals were leveled, the emperor personally commended the exploits of the Northwest Army in the frontier, and every time they showed a meritorious service, all the generals had to kneel to thank the holy grace, call for the oath of loyalty to the country, and the etiquette was cumbersome. Twilight stood up on her knees, but she didn't even see the corners of her dragon robe because she didn't look up because of the palace ceremony.

After the commendation, the hundred officials mentioned the palace banquet, which means that tonight is the Chinese New Year's Eve, and the day when the soldiers return to the court, which can be described as double happiness, so tonight's palace banquet should be a big event! It is necessary not only to feast the kings and officials, but also to feast the Wuhu envoys. Now that the two countries are negotiating peace, this move is to show that our country is a state of etiquette, and secondly, to show that our country is rich and strong, to promote the prestige of a great country, and to deter the state of Yunyun.

These things were originally discussed in advance, and at this time, it was just a formality in the court, and the emperor withdrew from the court after the play.

When he retreated from the court, he performed a palace salute, and after the emperor left, the officials got up one after another.

But there is one person who has not yet risen - Yuan Xiu.

Yuan Xiu knelt, lowered his head and turned around, facing a person, and said, "The child is not filial, and he has seen his father." ”

The hundred officials were silent, and the twilight Qing followed the look, and saw an old man standing in front of Yuan Xiu with his hands in his hands, and he was actually in the age of the sixtieth year, with a purple plate collar and a crane robe, frost on his temples, and a majestic gaze. The father and son have not seen each other for ten years, and when they said goodbye, they were in the court, Yuan Xiangguo only bowed slightly, and said in a majestic voice: "Your mother is reading at home, go back to the house and talk about it." ”

Yuan Xiudao is, and then he got up.

Hundreds of officials congratulated, Yuan Xiu greeted one by one, and Twilight Qing went out of the Golden Palace with the crowd.

As soon as I got out of the Golden Palace, I saw five thousand elite soldiers standing tall in the square, and hundreds of officials were holding their hands outside the Golden Palace, and they sighed in unison.

"The army is neat, like a galaxy, worthy of being the wolf army guarding the border!"

"Five thousand elite troops have this potential, and three hundred thousand troops are really sharp swords!"

"I have this wolf army in my dynasty, it is really a blessing for the community!"

Seeing this, Twilight Qing couldn't help but feel cold, the early dynasty had retreated, the emperor had gone, but the hundred officials did not leave the palace, but instead pointed out the military appearance on the high steps outside the Golden Palace, like a military parade! Such a thing that violates the duty of a courtier, Yuan Xiangguo, as the head of a hundred officials, did not stop it, but let the hundred officials talk nonsense.

"Xiangye is working hard for the country in the court, and the general is loyal to the country abroad, he is really a tiger father without a dog, which can be a good story for my dynasty!"

"This is a mistake, now you shouldn't be called a general, you should be called a marquis."

All the officials were stunned, and then they laughed, and congratulated Yuan Xiu one after another.

Seeing that Yuan Xiu's face also lightened, Du Qing turned back to Wang Weihai and Zhao Liangyi and said, "You take people out of the palace, and I will go back to the palace for a visit, and we will meet again for the palace banquet in the evening." ”

Wang Weihai and Zhao Liangyi received the order and went down the high ranks and went straight to the square to bring the five thousand elite soldiers to the palace gate.

"And you." After the people left, Yuan Xiu said to Duqing again, "Last time you were sealed at the border pass, the saint gave you a house, and the title deed and the deed were given to you. Go and see, and take your men and settle down first. ”

He wanted to invite her to sit in the Prime Minister's Mansion, but the nonsense of the officials ruined his mood, presumably she was also in a bad mood, so she would be in a bad mood for another day! With this peace, they should stay in Shengjing for a few days, and it is most important for her to settle down first.

Twilight nodded.

"You don't know the way when you first arrived in Shengjing, I'll send you there first!" Yuan Xiu said to Du Qing before he waved at Yuan Xiangguo and said, "Father, the generals in the army still need to settle down when they return to Beijing, and the son will settle down first and then go home." ”

Yuan Xiangguo bowed his head and said: "Well, as the commander of the first army, you should first settle down the generals and soldiers of the army before talking about family affairs, you can go, I will talk to your mother when my father returns home." ”

"Thank you, father." Yuan Xiu thanked him respectfully, and then took Du Qing and the rest of the Northwest Army to lead out of the palace.

The group went down the high steps, crossed the square, and went straight to the palace gate, Yuan Xiangguo stood outside the golden palace with his hands, but his eyes fell on the back of the twilight, and he examined it deeply, until the group went out of the palace gate, and then couldn't see it.

Shengjing is divided into two cities, the outer city is inhabited by the people, the inner city embraces the imperial palace, and the princes and princes, the residences of the scholars and officials are all in the inner city.

Ludao Lake is a scene in the south of the city, there are peach forests on both sides, there are islands in the center of the lake, peach blossoms in spring, egrets in summer, peaches in autumn, and snow in winter. The houses on South Street are not bought with silver taels, they are not rewarded in the palace, or the mansions of princes and princesses, and some are the outer mansions placed by the high gate of the scholar family, which are used to live and enjoy the scenery.

The house of the twilight green is three in and three out, facing the Ludao Lake, there is an attic in the house, you can enjoy the lake view by climbing the high window, there is a small garden behind, the house is not big, it is not comparable to the big mansion that enters five into seven, but it is better in the quiet and exquisite.

Twilight is not the picky person, but this house is quite to her heart.

Yang looked inside and out of the house, and replied with a smile: "General, all the furniture in the house is complete, even the antique vases and other furnishings in each house are ready-made, and the scenery of the back garden is also well maintained. ”

"There's no need to add people, I don't like to be noisy." Twilight Road.

"That's right! Our general is happy to be quiet. Liu Heizi nodded, he had served Du Qing for a while, and he knew more about her temperament than the Yang family, so he immediately said, "We are the general's mansion, and the general has personal soldiers, so there is no need for a small servant to serve." ”

"This ......" Yang is a little embarrassed, it's nothing if he doesn't add people, it's just that the cook has to add one, "General Xijing also has to eat, the general is a Jiangnan person, he must not be used to eating noodles in Beijing, so it's better to add a Jiangnan chef." ”

"That makes sense." Yuan Xiu said beside him, "Although I haven't been back in Jingzhong for many years, it's still easy to find a Jiangnan cook, leave this matter to me!" ”

"Not necessarily." Twilight shook her head and looked at Yang, "I'm not picky about eating, just be light, and I'll leave the kitchen to you." ”

She didn't come to Shengjing to live a comfortable life, she knew her own temperament, there would be no fewer people to offend when she investigated the case, and it was best not to go through the hands of outsiders to eat, and it was always good to prevent something.

Yang was a little surprised, the Yue vegetable sauce was heavy, and the staple food was also pasta, she was afraid that Twilight would not be used to it, so she didn't take care of the kitchen at the beginning. But she is also an understanding person, she has experienced all those things in the mansion, and she knows what Twilight Qing means when she wants her to handle the kitchen, which is to trust her own people at the beginning, Yang's heart is moved, so she did not refuse, and happily responded to the matter, "The slave listens to the general, and the food will be lighter." ”

Twilight nodded, and after saying this, she said to the other generals of the Northwest Army, "Generals live here with me." ”

Not all of these generals have houses in Beijing, although they have sealed the fields, gold and silver, but their families are in the northwest, there is no need to buy a house in Beijing. The house in Beijing is too much to say, and it is not possible to buy it with silver taels, and it is better to give it to his wife, children and mother in the northwest with this silver tael. Besides, this time when she returns to Beijing, if she can lead the post of governor of the water division, she will live in Shengjing permanently, but they may not stay for a long time, and the military general may not be ordered to return to the border pass one day, and there is no need to buy a house in Beijing.

The generals all laughed when they heard this, "You don't have to worry about it, we have already been eyeing the general's house and squeezing him there together!" ”

"That's right, when I was at the border, the court gave me a few mansions, pick a more spacious one, and hang the plaque of the General's Mansion to live in it." Yuan Xiudao.

"What a general's mansion, Hou's mansion!" A general next to him said.

The rest of the people laughed and said, "Yes! Our general is now the Hou Ye. ”

A general pinched his throat and said, "Lord Hou Wan'an, the little ones are going to live in the Hou Mansion for a few days." ”

The generals laughed, and Yuan Xiu kicked the general out of the door.

Twilight raised her eyebrows and looked at Yuan Xiu, hearing the meaning of his words, and asked, "You want to move out of the mansion to live?" ”

The smile on Yuan Xiu's face faded when he heard this, and he said, "Naturally, move out and live more comfortably!" ”

There are enough worries about returning to Beijing, he doesn't want to live in the Prime Minister's Mansion, in addition to the affairs of the DPRK and China, he has to pay attention to the bad things of his brothers and sisters, it is better to open a mansion to live alone, build a martial arts training ground in the house, and have nothing to do with the soldiers, how comfortable!

"And your house, now you are also General Zuo, and you will hang a plaque when you turn around, you don't care about this matter, I will help you buy it together! You can rest in the house today, the palace banquet will be held at the same time, and I will pick you up then, and we will enter the palace together. ”

"Okay." Twilight nodded, and Yuan Xiu took his leave and took the rest of the generals to settle in his mansion.

After the person left, Yang smiled and said, "The saint really saved a lot of money for the general." ”

She was also an official lady in her early years and had seen the world. The houses in the inner city of Shengjing, especially those with beautiful scenery, cannot be bought with gold and silver, and even if they do, they will have to spend a good sum of silver taels to buy the furniture that can be lined up. She originally thought that the saint had given such a house, and the two thousand taels of gold and one thousand taels of silver that had been rewarded to the general twice before and after would have to spend half of it just to buy furniture and antique furnishings, but she didn't expect that the house given by the saint should be complete, which was really saving the general!

"These silver taels saved, the general can keep them for entertainment in Beijing." There were outsiders here, and some things were inconvenient to say, and at this time, everyone was gone, and Yang only spoke.

"I don't like to socialize, and the government doesn't have to do it." Twilight Road.

Yang was surprised when he heard this, how could he gain a foothold if there was no relationship in Beijing?

Only then did she realize how cold and indifferent Twilight's temperament was, but she was the one who even dared to scold the imperial history of the central government, and it was normal for her to look down on the relationship and leave the favor.

"Do you think it's precarious to follow me?" Twilight asked, looking up.

Yang was stunned for a moment, then laughed, and said: "Look at what the general said, you are the person who even dares to scold the princess and the imperial history, and the slave and maid are also the people who even dare to kill the second-rank masters!" Still afraid of precariousness? If the general doesn't like to socialize, forget it, the slave and maid family follows you, and they live and die together. ”

Twilight Qing lowered her head and drank tea when she heard this, and she naturally knew whether what Yang said was true or false.

Yang is actually a strange woman.

"This is good, the gold and silver rewarded by the saint, the general can't spend it." Yang smiled, as if racking his brains to spend Duqing's silver, after thinking for a while, he suddenly clapped his hands, "It's a good thing that you can't spend it, keep it for your daughter-in-law in the future!" ”

Twilight was drinking tea when she almost choked and coughed several times.

Yang only thought that Twilight was a teenager, and he was shy, so he giggled and went out of the house, and after a while, he took a list and came out, and the first list was all things to be purchased.

Just like a new house, although all the furniture and furnishings are complete, but living at home, some small things still have to be added, such as oil, salt, sauce and vinegar in the kitchen, sprinkling the broom bucket to sweep the yard, and twilight wants to live in the attic, and the furnishings in the attic have to be seen by her, the tent curtains, the bed bedding, if you don't like it, you have to change, and the bedding should be new, but today's New Year, there is no place to pull silk and cotton to make new bedding, these things can only be done after the year. Besides, although the antique furnishings in the house are already there, they must also make a list and save a foundation in Twilight.

Yang's poured beans and talked about life, Twilight Qing was in a trance when she heard it, her parents died early in her previous life, and she only had her father in this life, and she didn't see her mother's appearance, with Yang's chattering by her side, she was really a little unaccustomed to it for a while.

Twilight didn't want to pay attention to these things, and left them all to the Yang family, and rested after lunch, just waiting for Yuan Xiu to come in the evening, and went to the palace banquet together-

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The first part of this chapter is difficult to write and takes a lot of time