Maoling City is the largest city that the Fifth Lun has seen after Chang'an.

The roads in the city are criss-crossed, the road side is full of white elm, the laurel tree is born in the middle of the road, the high crown canopy, and the traffic is like a cloud.

The side of the road is the ditch of the stone base, the pavilion outside the canal is adjacent, the blue wine flag flutters in the wind, the sound of selling wine is endless, the scholars with high crowns and wide sleeves, the heroic nobles in gorgeous clothes go in and out, and some people are drunk and shaken out from time to time.

With a wealth comparable to Chang'an, but without the restrictions of the Beijing Division, the fifth Lun from Changling can only admit: "The Weibei Tombs, Maoling is the most prosperous." ”

Maoling's status in the tombs is like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in the history of the Han Dynasty. It is said that if the floating population is not counted, the household registration of Maoling has surpassed that of Chang'an, but it is scattered all over the county, not concentrated in one city.

Anyway, in this Maoling City, any family is not an ordinary person, and its family is good at etiquette, such as Shuo Diao Lian rate Geng clan and Zhou Mu Guo clan; Haojie is a ranger who commits adultery, and the most famous is naturally the original hero; There are also many Confucian celebrities, like a place where the dragon is hidden and the tiger is crouching.

Ask for directions in the city, come to the county Jiadi outside the inside, but see that the specifications of the gathering are no less prosperous than Chang'an Shangguanli, the dignitaries live here, and find the location of the horse house after entering the house, but see the Qu of Kangzhuang, the big family of Zhumen.

Fifth Lun also looked back specially, and sure enough, adjacent to the alley of Mafu was the "Gongsun Mansion", but it was the Gongsun Shujia of Daojiang Zheng. It seems that Gongsun Shu and Ma Yuan are indeed small neighbors, but they are competitors who rob people with themselves.

"However, Ma Yuan did not go to Gongsun Shu when he encountered an incident, let alone let him know where to go, it seems that the friendship between the two in Gongsun Shu's mouth is not so deep." Although his current strength is very different from Gongsun Shu, Wu Lun still hopes to pull horses to help.

The entourage behind him was holding a gift, and the fifth Lun asked the fifth blessing to come forward and knock on the door, in the past year? How many times has he been ordered? I have long been familiar with the Ma Mansion up and down.

Knowing that the fifth Lun was coming, Menzi hurriedly went to report to the lady of the Ma family, who was in charge of the family.

Logically? Why can't this Ma Mansion have the turn of Ma Laosi's daughter to be in charge? It's just that his family's situation is special: Ma Yuan's eldest brother Ma died early, and Ma Yuan's sister-in-law who left Ma Yuan was also sick? The Fifth Blessing came several times, but I didn't see anyone.

And Ma Yuan's second brother Ma Yu? At the beginning, he pulled the fifth Lun in the Wuwei Destiny Mansion? Now the official is the lieutenant of the middle base, in charge of the Central Army: the first part of the Northern Army, and the family is often in Chang'an and rarely comes back.

Ma Yuan's three brothers and horses are even farther away? Official to Zengshan (Shangjun) even rate? Upper County is just north of Lieutenant County, the base camp in the heart of the Fifth Lun.

And Ma Yuan's guy abandoned his home and ran away for a man, his concubine was not good to come forward to welcome guests, and his son was young, so Ma's lady had to take the lead.

Shaoqing, the door of the horse family is wide open? Invite the fifth Lun and others to enter, after walking through the courtyard? Madame Ma has stood under the door of the hall to welcome the guests.

It's been more than a year since she said goodbye to Xuanming last year, and Fifth Lun hasn't seen her for more than a year? The girl is sixteen years old this year, and she is a little taller? Wearing a wide-sleeved tight-fitting shirt today? How many times has the clothes been turned? Wrapped around the hips and tied with a silk ribbon, the garment is painted with an intricate and ornate chick pattern.

Her appearance has also grown a little, but her childish feeling is still there, her color is cheerful and polite, and she bowed down and said: "I received many gifts from the Fifth Clan first, and the concubine wanted to go to thank her on a certain day, how could she dare to let the gentleman come to the door first?" ”

Fifth Lun arched his hand and said: "It's rude to come without a notice, it's just that the military situation is like fire, if you don't hurry up today, I'm afraid there will be no chance." ”

Ma Shi was a little surprised, there were many people outside the door, and he didn't ask much, but only invited the fifth Lun into the north hall, which was warm, and the coal stove sent by the fifth Lun burned the dog's head charcoal, and the ground was covered with a precious felt blanket (qú shū).

On top of the coffin, the lady of the Ma family stretched her waist and knelt down again, and asked the fifth Lun Ping'an: "A few years ago, I was shocked to hear that the gentleman was mourned, and the concubine sent someone to mourn, and then I heard that the gentleman wrote to ask Ying to enlist in the army, and first escorted the teacher back to Shuzhong, and then I haven't heard the news for a long time." ”

"I sent someone to the fifth mile to inquire, only to learn that the gentleman had gone to Hongmen to join the army, and now he is about to be promoted? Don't know where to go, and how long? ”

She was careful and polite in her words, but it still couldn't hide the concern in her words.

In the past year, she has been in charge of a large family alone, and she must be a healthy woman who holds the door and is better than a husband. Although she is in charge, she is only a teenage girl after all, and she will still cry in the dead of night, and she hates that her father has never heard from her once she has written a letter.

However, the fifth Lun was quite concerned about her family, and sent people to send local products every three or five times, often with a letter. The exchange of letters between the two was restrained at first, but after many times, if they did not receive the letter for a month or two, they were also a little disappointed.

It's just that when we met today, there was no fluency between words, and Ma was a little nervous.

Fifth Lun didn't study with Yangxiong for a year in vain, and some poems are now easy to come by, he knows that the lady likes to quote poems in her letters, so he shook his head and said: "Wang Shi 靡盬 (gǔ), not to mention the beginning, the conscription has no end, how can there be a moment to settle down, when to come back, I really don't know, maybe three years, maybe five years?" ”

For some reason, this poem is the most familiar to Madame Ma, and she suddenly felt quite sad: "My heart is sad, I don't know how sad I am...... Although the concubine can't bear this feeling of leaving home, she also feels the same, and my father is the same. ”

Fifth Lun smiled: "But the place I went this time happened to be Weirong County. ”

Ma Shi understood and retreated, leaving only her younger brother to play in the hall, plus an old Fu Mu waiting outside to avoid suspicion: "In this way, the gentleman may have a chance to see my father?" ”

Fifth Lun said: "Perhaps, at that time, our battalions will be stationed separately in each county, and I will strive to go to Tewu County, and I can take care of each other with Wen Yuan." ”

Ma Shi breathed a sigh of relief, rejoiced again, and before she could finish talking and laughing, she asked the Chinese kitchen to prepare coarse rice, so as not to delay.

"I don't have to buy food, I have to go back to the camp before dinner." Fifth Lun said: "Does the lady have any letters and items, and you want me to bring them to Wen Yuan?" ”

Let the next person put the wine, innocent bottles, she also personally poured wine for the fifth Lun, the wine into the cup gushing foam, and then dissipated, like the flower of the sparse, like the ambiguity of the atmosphere at the moment.

Although he had deliberately misaligned his gaze, he occasionally glanced at it and saw that the fifth lun was close at hand. Maybe the coal stove in the house was burning too strong, or maybe it was too warm, Ma's face looked a little crimson.

But he still held his hand and drank the wine, Ma Shi toasted to the fifth lun, and after drinking a glass, his face became even hotter.

Today's time always feels very fast, the fifth Lun will leave, and Ma will also deliver the letter written to him, the fifth Lun took a look, there is only one, it seems that there is only for Ma Yuan, but there is no his.

In addition to the letter, Ma asked the servants to come with other things, but it was a complete set of horse harness.

The low saddle is painted with silver and gold, and the sheath is written and jade, plus a short bridle and a long sheath, all of which are good things.

"Do you want me to bring it to Wen Yuan?"

Ma Shi bowed his head and said: "My father has always loved horses, when he was young, he liked to raise famous horses, there are guests to come, as long as the horse is mentioned in the conversation, he will rise up, and the people who come to talk about the "Soma Sutra", and at the end of the always invite guests to see the horses together, sometimes in public to carry the saddle and hold the bridle, to the suburbs gallop. ”

"My father traveled far away, and his family did not bring him, but horses and harness could not be missing, he must have brought his own ones, and he did not have to send them at home."

There was a thought of his father in his words, but there was also a hint of complaint, and Ma sent the saddle to Wu Lun: "This pair is given to the gentleman, and in a year, the concubine and the younger brother have received the gentleman's care and care, and there is nothing to repay." ”

Fifth Lun excused himself: "This gift is too heavy, I can't afford it." ”

Ma held them higher, and they all reached his eyebrows: "The gentleman can bear it, and the good things should be attributed to the strong man, and I hope that the gentleman will return victoriously as soon as possible." ”

"Borrow the lady's good words." Fifth Lun took it solemnly and said with a smile: "Maybe I will bring Wen Yuan back with me." ”

According to the rules of the Han Dynasty, although women can welcome guests by themselves, they must grasp the proportions and send guests not too far. So she didn't stay at the door, only knelt down a little longer, until the figure of the fifth Lun was far away in the alley, and the middle door slowly closed.

Fifth Lun also looked back at Maoling, this was the last bit of warmth and prosperity he felt before the bitter cold of Biansai.

Fingers gently stroked the still warm saddle sheath, Wu Lun loved it very much, and said in his heart: "It seems that I went to Saibei, I have to follow the map, according to the size of this saddle, to find a suitable horse!" ”

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It was still early, and Wu Lun and his entourage galloped all the way, and when they reached the vicinity of the barracks, they saw several people standing there on the mound, pointing at the barracks.

"Who are you waiting for, why are you spying on the barracks?"

He frowned and asked about the identities of several people, and the rest of them were a little flustered, except for the ugly-looking scholar in Confucian clothes who was very calm, and only said: "The villain looked at Pingling, and when he passed by here with his companions, he saw the camp from afar, and he was curious for a while, so he stopped and watched." ”

Pingling Wulun knew that it was next door to Maoling, but this Fang Wang had never heard of it, so he kindly persuaded a few people: "The Son of Heaven has an edict, Fang will go out to march the army, dare to have a tendency to break the law, and there is no need to choose the time, until the rear of the Xiongnu is destroyed, the control of the camp is very strict recently, you and others should not get too close, otherwise they will be arrested!" ”

Fang Wang and the others promised, only after the fifth Lun left, Fang Wang's humility turned into disdain again, and he looked at the Zhu Tu Yong camp a few times, and only predicted to a few friends next to him: "With this chaotic army and miscellaneous troops going north, Hugh said to destroy the Huns, I am afraid that it will mess up and hit the edge of the edge, I think this new room not only has Lu Mu and green forest in the east and south, but also has chaos in the north." ”

And when the fifth Lun arrived in the camp to give Liang Qiu his life, he saw Captain Liang Qiu hesitant.

As soon as the fifth Lun asked, he said: "Boyu should know that we, as envy pawns, will set off with the pawns, and we will transport grain and straw for their generations, while the pawns will keep an eye on the pawns, so as not to let the pigs run away bravely." ”

Fifth Lun knew, that's why they were waiting for the regular army in Maoling, and more than 5,000 people in the entire Quming face would also be assigned to a "General Pi" commander.

Liang Qiu Ci said: "The order has been issued, and the general who commands us is Han Wei!" ”

Wu Lun remembered: "Could it be that Han Wei who once wrote to the Son of Heaven, wishing to have 5,000 brave men, who did not fight for food, starved for captives, thirsted for their blood, and rampant against the Huns?" ”

"However, he also threatened to swallow Hulu with the power of the new room, which is tantamount to fleas and lice in his mouth, so he was named 'General Swallowing Hu' and marched from Weirong."

Liang Qiuci's face was full of melancholy: "General Han is eager to march, and he looks down on the pig suddenly, along the way, I am afraid that we will not have a good life!" ”

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PS: The second chapter is at 13:00.