Chapter 11: The armor is ready to go on the expedition, and the revenge is made outside the gate

Wang Ping, Marquis of An Han, said to the generals and partial generals behind him: "Since the inspection has ended, you still have to select qualified sergeants." ”

It turned out that after Shu decided to send troops out of Qishan to recruit Qiang people into Shu, Wang Ping was ordered to serve as the commander of the rear army, responsible for the escort of grain, grass and equipment. The reason why Wang Ping forcibly coerced Ma Po soldiers to stand with him for six hours under the stage this time was to select elites to join the rear army.

In the end, after selection, Wang Ping selected more than 900 soldiers from the Mapo military camp to fill the rear army. After all the personnel were selected, Wang Ping gave a simple lecture to all the selected soldiers, which was nothing more than some words of encouragement. Then the 900 soldiers were given a day's holiday, and after a day all the personnel needed to be charged into the rear army and go to the battlefield.

In the Han Dynasty, it was customary for soldiers to take a day off for one or two days before going out to fight. After all, when going out to fight, few people can guarantee that they will be able to come back with all their beards and tails. Let the soldiers go home for a reunion, the first can make the soldiers more deeply aware that they are Shu people, in order for their family members to live better in the future, they must fight bravely to kill the enemy, and the second is that the soldiers who have already become a family can take this opportunity to sow one or two seeds with their wives and concubines at home, so that the population of the country can be increased, and the third Han law is very strict in the control of deserters, generally speaking, to catch is to cut off and decide, so there are basically no deserters without special circumstances.

So, early the next morning, half of the 900 sergeants left at once, and the remaining half were either from their families who had traveled far away, or some of them who had no family to worry about remained in the barracks.

Wei Yuan sat in the camp tent and was carefully looking at a waist card in his hand. This waist card is a silver waist card. The workmanship is extremely fine. On the side of the waist card, there is a unicorn pattern, the front of the waist card is full of the word 'Wei', and the back of the waist card is engraved with the words 'Handu Tinghou' (Note 1). When Yuan Ming was dying, he pointed his finger to the side of the corner of the wall in the house, and later Wei Yuan chiseled the wall and saw that there was this waist card hidden in the wall, so he put it away. After deciding to join the camp and join the army, Wei Yuanshi didn't know if he still had a chance to return to Wuyang, so he carried his waist card with him.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the tent, and Wei Yuan hurriedly hid the waist card in his arms. Looking up, it was Li Ming who came in.

"Uncle Yu, there are people outside the camp who are looking for each other." Li Ming said.

"Who's looking for me?" Wei Yuan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, in this place of Shudu, Wei Yuan was basically unaccompanied, and when he heard that someone had specially visited him, he couldn't help but be stunned.

"It's a thin old man with a short beard." Li Ming said that Wei Yuan couldn't help but be overjoyed when he said the appearance of the people outside the camp, and said, "Uncle Shangguan must be here." Then he stood up and said, "Yesterday in front of the stage, thank you Zichao (Li Mingzi Zichao) for helping." ”

"To tell you the truth, the uncle is serious." Li Ming said with a smile. In fact, as soon as Brother Wei Yuan entered the barracks, he found that Brother Wei Yuan was all extraordinary martial arts, and he thought that the two of them would do something sooner or later, so they had the heart to serve.

Wei Yuan said with a smile: "Having said that, in fact, if it weren't for Zichao's help, I, Liao Yuan, would be in danger, and I wouldn't dare or forget." Then he talked a few words with Li Mingxiao, turned around and went to look for Niu Mang out of the camp to meet Shangguan Qingyi.

As soon as the two of them left the camp gate, they saw an old man standing not far from the camp gate, who was Shangguan Qingyi.

Wei Yuan and Niu Mang hurriedly stepped forward to pay their respects, and after the salute, Wei Yuan said: "Uncle came to learn that my brother and sister are about to go on an expedition?" ”

Shangguan Qingyi said with a smile: "Yes, I heard that the two virtuous nephews are about to go on an expedition, and I have nothing to do, so I came to visit one or two." ”

Wei Yuan arched his hand and said: "Uncle Lao is a big driver, and Ziliang is ashamed." I wanted to go to my uncle in the afternoon to say goodbye, but I didn't want my uncle to arrive early. ”

Shangguan Qingyi said with a smile: "In this case, it is better for me to set up a banquet in the house tonight, firstly, we can have a small gathering, and secondly, we can practice for the two virtuous nephews." ”

Wei Yuan couldn't refuse, so he had to accept it.

Shangguan Qingyi said again: "I came this time, but I want to give something to the two virtuous nephews. Ziliang might as well guess what it is? ”

Wei Yuan said: "I haven't repaid my uncle's gift of weapons before, how can I accept my uncle's gift now?" ”

Shangguan Qingyi said with a smile: "Other gifts may not be accepted, but this gift must be accepted." Then he gave an order, and the servant behind him opened the box in front of him, and Wei Yuan looked at it, and it turned out to be two full-body armors (Note 2)

"Our brothers will never accept such a valuable thing." Wei Yuan couldn't help but be shocked when he saw this, and the two pieces of armor were probably at least 500 gold (Note 3), so he hurriedly excused himself.

"Where did the virtuous nephew come from, as a craftsman, the most important thing is this weapon and armor, if it is not for the fear of violating the system now, I want to give the two virtuous nephews fish scale armor." Shangguan Qingyi shook his head and smiled.

"Since my uncle is a sincere gift, why does my brother refuse the heart of a good person?" Niu Mang said: "Now that my brothers and sisters are about to set off with the army, it is the right time for my uncle to send armor at this time. ”

Seeing this, Wei Yuan had no choice but to thank Shangguan Qingyi, and then at the suggestion of Shangguan Qingyi, Wei Yuan and Niu Mang put on the armor and tried it out, the size and length were very suitable, and they were worthy of being masterpieces.

Then the three of them talked freely outside the gate for a long time, and Shangguan Tsing Yi said goodbye and left. Before leaving, he repeatedly told the two of them to remember to go to the banquet in the evening.

After Shangguan Qingyi left, Wei Yuan and Niu Mang returned to the military tent to pack up the things of the army. In the afternoon, Li Ming rushed in again and said, "Uncle Yu, someone outside the camp has come to look for you." ”

Wei Yuan and Niu Mang glanced at each other and said strangely: "My two brothers are only familiar with Uncle Shangguan in Shudu, but I don't know who it is this time?" ”

Li Ming said: "According to the messenger, it is a woman. ”

Wei Yuan said with a smile: "In this way, there is no doubt that Miss Shangguan is on time, it seems that she came to the mansion for a banquet on the order of Uncle Shangguan." ”

Niu Mang said with a smile: "My brother has always said that I am impatient, it seems that Uncle Shangguan's temperament is even more impatient than me, and he said that he would go to the banquet in the evening, and just after noon this day, people came to invite." ”

So the two of them cleaned up a little, and then got up and walked out of the tent.

As soon as he got out of the gate, he immediately saw Shangguan Xingye standing next to the carriage outside the gate. Shangguan Xingye was dressed in a pale pink silk shirt and a white long skirt on his lower body, and his delicate face and the green silk loosely pulled up with beads and hairpins looked even more beautiful, attracting the soldiers in the camp to peek at him.

Wei Yuan and the two stepped forward, and Wei Yuan arched his hand and said: "Sister Lao Xian came to ask the two brothers to come to the house for a banquet, in fact, my brothers and sisters know the way, and my uncle is too worried. ”

Shangguan Hoshino Qi said: "Sister heard that the two brothers will go out with the army, so I came to see each other off, Brother Liao mentioned going to the banquet, but my father has come?" ”

Wei Yuan said with a smile: "Uncle came here early in the morning, gave my two brothers armor and asked my brother to come to the house for a banquet in the evening, the foolish brother thought that the virtuous sister came on the order of the uncle, so it seems that it is a mistake." ”

Shangguan Xingye immediately laughed after hearing this, and said: "When my sister heard that the two brothers were going on the expedition, she planned to make a brocade robe for each of the two brothers, and it was not until noon that she staggered to make it for the two brothers. ”

Wei Yuanleng paused for a moment, and when he saw Shangguan Xingye's pitiful appearance, he couldn't bear to refuse, so he had to give up his hand and say, "There is Sister Lao Xian." ”

In fact, during the Han Dynasty, it was not as common for girls to give a dress to a boy as in later generations. At that time in the Han Dynasty, it was basically equivalent to handing you a love letter, the most famous of which was the long-circulated Yuefu poem "Lang Angelica" (Note 4)

Shangguan Xingye couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Wei Yuan should go down, in fact, from Wuyang County to Shudu, they all had a hazy good impression of Wei Yuan, and when Wei Yuan and the two of them were traveling, he mustered up the courage to make a brocade robe for the two of them, and because he was worried that Wei Yuan would not be accepted, he had been worried in his heart.

Shangguan Xingye said with a smile: "In this case, the two brothers can put on a try, and I hope that the two brothers should not dislike the foolish sister's rough handwork." ”

At this time, Niu Mang spoke: "I am a rough person, I can't get used to wearing this brocade robe, Sister Shangguan still just asks my brother to try it on, I don't have to try it." ”

Before Shangguan Xingye could speak, Wei Yuan had already smiled and said, "Jin Shang, it's rare for Sister Xian to give her a thought, so let's give it a try." ”

Immediately the two tried it on, Shangguan Xingye deserved to be a master craftsman, not to mention that the brocade robe was made exquisitely, and the length of fat and thin after the two of them were dressed was just right, and they couldn't help but praise each other.

Just as the three of them were talking at the camp gate, suddenly a general came to the gate with his own soldiers, and saw Shangguan Xingye from a distance suddenly turned his horse's head and went straight to the three of them, and the person who sat upright immediately was Huang Feng.

Huang Feng didn't look at Wei Yuan and Niu Mang at all, but just smiled at Shangguan Xingye with a shy face: "Sister Shangguan came to the barracks, but I came to see me off for my brother?" Come and come, and follow my brother into the account. ”

When Wei Yuan saw this, he immediately stepped forward to stop in front of Shangguan Xingye, but before Wei Yuan could speak, Niu Mang had already shouted: "You didn't get beaten enough last time?" Nayon just has itchy hands! Immediately, he picked up the horsewhip next to the wheel and prepared to teach Huang Feng a lesson.

Seeing this, Wei Yuan hurriedly stopped, and then reprimanded Huang Feng: "After you become a cadre of Shu State, you should work hard to serve the country, why do you do such a dirty thing?" ”

Shangguan Xingye also opened his mouth and reprimanded: "Huang Gongzi, please take a break from my reputation, my name Shangguan Xingye has nothing to do with the Ru Huang clan. ”

Huang Feng glanced at the brocade robes on Wei Yuan and Niu Mang, and said: "Outside the camp gate, in front of everyone's eyes, the brocade robes have been given, what reputation is there?" Then he was afraid that Niu Mang would be angry and entangle with him, so he went straight into the gate with a dozen horses.

After this incident, the three of them were no longer interested in talking, and after chatting for a while, Shangguan Hoshino directly said goodbye and went home.

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Note 1: In the Han Dynasty, the waist plate used by the prince was made of gold, the emperor's seal was mostly made of jade, the seal of the prince was made of gold, the duke's seal was made of silver, but the waist card was made of gold, and the rest of the marquis's isosceles cards were made of silver, and the seal was made of copper.

Note 2: Zajia, a soldier of the Han Dynasty, used pieces of iron to tie together and cover the main parts of the body to prevent injuries from being injured by the sluggers. There are three types of armor: cuirass (a chest that covers only the chest and abdomen), a half-body armor (a chest that covers the upper body including the back), and a full-body armor (a full-body armor). Some of the more finely crafted armor piercing is even comparable to the chain mail of some generals.

Note 3: Regarding the monetary system of the Han Dynasty, there will be many places in this book, and I will explain it once that the 'gold' of the Han Dynasty with the number of 'gold' is copper, 500 gold, which is equivalent to 50 catties of copper now, and the real gold (referring to the current gold) is actually rare in the Han Dynasty, if there is a transaction, because of its golden color, it will generally be called gold.

Note 4: Yuefu poem: "Lang Dangxing", the author vaguely remembers this Yuefu poem, but the name and content are not clear, and I have not found it after several searches. I only remember that when I was in school, there were a few sentences that moved the author very much: the night is dark, the lights are dim, the lights are yellow, and the needlework is busy. …… (I can't remember in the middle) the green silk recedes and the white occurs, the red face recedes and becomes wrinkled, and the Lang returns to the Lang Mo Return, and the chrysanthemum on the wall in the past can be recognized. (Everybody who knows please send it to me, thanks)