Why should the birthday banquet that will be held in the middle of next month be sent more than a month in advance?

Because, my mother's maiden home is in East County.

That's right, it's Dongjun, where his grandfather Liu Xiong was an official. Liu Bei also knew that it was his grandfather who set this marriage with his colleagues in the county when he was the commander of Fan County.

Mother's surname is Fan, and her name is Zhen. She is the daughter of the Fan County clan.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the ancestor of the Fan family will be (Fan Wuzi), and the food will be collected in Fan. The descendants of the Shihui "take Yi as their clan" and their surname Fan. It has been passed down for more than 20 generations now.

The celebrities in the clan include Shangsheng Fan Li, the 'sub-father' of the overlord of Chu, Fan Zeng, etc.

At this time, the Fan clan, the first person in the clan, was named: Fan Fan. The word Meng Bo, Shao Li Qing Festival filial piety and honesty, to the office of Runan Gong Cao, promoted to Jizhou Qingnuma envoy, moved to Guang Luxun to do the main business, for the Eastern Han Dynasty Mingqing, listed as 'eight Gu'.

Ranked alongside 'Sanjun', 'Bajun', 'Baji', and 'Bachu', he is a clear stream figure admired by the world.

At this time, the Fan clan had already spread out and spread all over the country. For example, Fan Fan, who is listed as the 'Eight Gu', is originally from Runan.

The Fan family who stayed in their hometown of Fan County was not famous. Of course, it is still a first-class family in the township.

No wonder.

Come to think of it, when my grandfather was the county magistrate in Fan County, there was a Fan family who served as officials under my grandfather. In this way, this marriage is a matter of course. If his father is filial piety, if he does not die, it will be a matter of time before he becomes an official.

And when his father died early, Fan wanted his mother to remarry, and it was natural that he should have been.

It's just, why Zhuoxian Zhang Tu?

Presumably, the Fan family also considered that their mother could not bear to leave Liu Bei. Even if he remarries someone else, he can always take care of Liu Bei.

Zhuo County is more than 1,000 miles away from Fan County.

If you don't take a carriage, you can't get there. The ox cart is too slow.

Fortunately, there is a post for five miles on the official road, "a pavilion for ten miles, and a post station for thirty miles, and there are no thieves and policemen in the end." He also said, "The field is in the field of anointing, and the post is placed on the key road." galloping to the post, endless in time and month; Merchants and sellers, Japanese money is plugged down. ”

The official road is full of people coming and going, and caravans are endless. Although there are more than 1,000 miles from Zhuo County to Fan County, it is very safe. Of course, this is also the last ascension before the troubled times come.

Thousands of miles away, not a day. There are two options for resting and settling down on the way, one is the 'pavilion' or 'transmission house' built by the government, and the other is the 'reverse journey' and 'guest house' built by the private government. Of course, private hostels are for making money, and there are also 'righteous hostels' that don't need money.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Lu once "made a righteous house, and now the pavilion is passed on." and put righteous rice and meat, the county is in the righteous house, and the traveler measures the abdomen and takes enough; If there are too many, the ghost will get sick." The free supply of rice and meat to pedestrians is related to its religious activities. Private hostels are used for ordinary pedestrians to rest and stay, and sometimes for officials. 'Merchants and merchants, Japanese money is stuffed' shows that the pavilion is indeed open to ordinary business travelers.

In terms of safety, it is better to pass on the official family.

If you want to stay and rest in the official house, you must show the relevant 'road permit' when you stay. Move-in is allowed only after an inquest. The passage permits of civil servants in the Han Dynasty are common: symbols, transmissions, zhi, passing, etc., and the use of transmission is more extensive. 'Biography' is a token of passage and proof of staying in the house.

All these things you need on the road are available at home.

Including 'biography'.

The so-called 'biography' is a piece of wood stamped with my grandfather's private seal and the official seal of the county order. There are lacquer words on it: "Fan County Lingxiong, sick and sick; In the beggar township, the edict passes". Liu Xiong, the county commander of Fan County, retired due to illness and went home to retire, so he was mailed along the road and let him pass.

With this legend, this road will be helpless.

This is a long way to go, and it must be guarded. Liu Bei found the third uncle to accompany him. Without it, only the third uncle's family has horses in Lousang Village. Forget about the slow and leisurely ox cart. It's okay to go to the county seat on weekdays, thousands of miles away, and it's too hard to count on ox carts.

"In the summer of August, I ordered the young children to enter primary school. Breaking silk to control the flocculent, making a new Huansu, and Wei Lu is cheap and good to buy (pre), in order to prepare for the winter cold. The reeds are cut and the crossbow can be used when it is cool and dry. The hoe is being tied to the armor, and then the bamboo and wood bow arc are used to practice. ”

Foals are weaned, usually at six months of age.

It has only been three months. In order to catch up with my grandfather's birthday banquet, I had to endure the pain.

Han Law: If there are more than three people, drink in a group for no reason, and a fine of four taels will be imposed.

Although the law is like sending private mail, there are not many people who follow the rules and follow the rules. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, in order to kill the extravagance, this order was carried out many times. Nowadays, everything is abundant and the people are in Fufu, and every family has wine utensils, and these old laws are no longer appropriate.

Before going out, Liu Bei took the redrawn wooden board to the old craftsman.

The old craftsman suddenly opened his mouth wide: "Young owner, do you want to build a dock fort?" ”

"Dock Fort, of course." Liu Bei laughed with a mouth full of white teeth.

"In this way, it takes a lot of money." The old craftsman thought for a moment: "Or a million dollars!" ”

A hundred horseshoe cakes. If you go to the horse market to exchange, one gold can be exchanged for 15,000 yuan. Just over sixty.

"Yes." Liu Bei smiled and nodded: "List the materials first, and then ask someone to buy it." If I'm not there, I'll discuss it with my sister if I have something. ”

"No." The old craftsman clenched his fists and left.

Entrust everything in the family to the Gongsun clan, and let the clan take care of it. Liu Bei put on the carriage and said goodbye to everyone.

"Little brother, go in peace." Gongsun's calm send-off.

"Third brother, Bai Xi has me, and don't worry." The second brother Liu Wu patted his strong chest and said with a smile.

"Third brother, the cockfighting at home is handed over to me." Fourth brother Liu Xiu raised his head and smiled.

"Third brother, if there is anything, I will inform my brother by letter." The eldest brother Liu Wen waved his hand.

"It's a long way to go, be careful." The old patriarch told Liu Bei's third uncle again.

"Okay." Liu Bei said goodbye and drove away.

In this era, it is really good to have a family with the same hatred.

A cart with two horses.

Huang Bi is on the left, and Qing Yu is on the right.

Although Liu Bei is driving for the first time, it doesn't matter.

Just light the reins, and the good horse will be on its own. Soon there was a tacit understanding.

"Left." Mother couldn't help but remind.

"Yes." The middle gallop road is for the emperor's exclusive use. No one below the emperor has the right to walk. You can only take the official roads on both sides.

"Mother, tie the hemp rope." Liu Bei rushed to the safety rope made of four linen strips and snorted his mouth.

"Okay." My mother tied it around her waist.

"Drive!" Liu Bei shook the reins suddenly, and the two horses galloped away!

Only then did my mother understand why she had to tie a rope around her waist.

When the third uncle who was moving forward saw the carriage chasing after him, he laughed and whipped up.

At this speed, it is more than enough to travel 100 miles a day.

At dusk, check in to Donglinyi.

After checking the road permit, the third uncle offered enough money, and the post history ordered someone to send food.

The food and drink provided by the house for the tolerance trip is called 'Chuanshi'. Passing on food also includes 'horse feeding'. The so-called everyone eats.

"The Law of Passing on Food": "If the prime minister, the imperial historian, and the envoys of the two thousand stone officials, if they send officials, new officials and subordinates, lieutenants, and ministers above to sign up for migrants, and military officials and county roads who are particularly anxious to say anything about change", the above-mentioned officials who go on official missions, inspect the Quartet, change positions, and report changes (those who foretell disasters and report disasters) 'can be used as food transmission'. Officials' appointments, retirements, and appointments are also among them. The food supply is graded according to the ranks, and different levels enjoy different food supplies, and the retinue also provides food delivery.

The "Law of Passing on Food" also says: "A follower shall not exceed 10 people in 2,000 stones, 5 people in 1,000 stones to 600 stones, no more than 2 people in 500 stones or less, and no more than 200 stones, and one person in 200 stones." The passing of food by the entourage of the king, the five doctors, and the doctors is compared to the above standards. "Those who dare to serve as food heralds for the sake of the heralds, and those who make private envoys, are all sitting on the food and stealing it." There is a certain limit on food delivery, and private individuals are not allowed to enjoy it.

The rules are man-made. Liu Bei and his entourage, with the help of the evidence left by their grandfather, played a side-kick and were also counted among them.

It is also a common practice to offer sufficient resources.

It is important to know that the house was originally an official camp. The officials in the house also received the money. There are accounts for all transactions, and there is no extra private money. If it is secretly used for public and private purposes, the money obtained is his own.

Hearing what the third uncle said, Liu Bei understood.

In a word, this is an era when etiquette is about to collapse.