Chapter 43: Grandpa Mao
Lingnan,
Great Han Kingdom,
The capital of Xingwangfu. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Today's sun seems to be particularly bright, and it is even more comfortable to shine on people!
In this Lingnan winter, there is a warm sunshine, which is really intoxicating. The mood is good and the spirit is also very charming, and the beautiful scenery around it also seems to be full of hope.
Wangxiyi!
Ten miles of long pavilion post house on the outskirts of Xingwangfu!
This is a well-known post house, just along the side of the official road with beautiful scenery and stretching into the distance.
It is also the main post house built in the former dynasty, and belongs to the main passage of Lingnan West Road and the north. From here, you can go out of Wuling to reach the Central Plains to the regimes, and it is also the last post station to go to the Southern Han Dynasty and the capital Xingwangfu to the Southern Han Dynasty, which calls itself the Great Han Kingdom!
The post stations are the same as the post houses in various places, but the scale is more grandiose. It is built on the side of the wide official road, because of the good climate and environment of Lingnan, the post house is surrounded by all kinds of colorful flowers that bloom all year round.
There were noticeably fewer of the original towering trees on the roadside, and a lot of them had been cut down in order to keep the inn transparent and visible from a distance. Of course, the main reason is also to prevent fires, and there is also to prevent enemy attacks during extraordinary times. Those towering trees were all made of local materials to build post houses, and these materials were simply not used up in this era.
However, the new emperor of the Han Kingdom issued a strange order not to allow ordinary people to cut down trees that are more than 500 years old without permission. That is, if all parts of the Han Kingdom want to develop, they must apply for the approval of local officials, others don't know why, but Liu Jixing, who came from later generations, has this awareness.
However, there are still a few large ancient banyan trees around the post house, as well as the horse chestnut trees with bent and flying aerial roots, which set off the antique post station and look a bit of artistic conception. Protected by these towering trees, the surrounding dwarf shrubs and flowers, even though in winter, are still blooming!
Covering an area of more than 10 acres, Wangxi Post House has built a three-in-one structure of houses for convenience and practicality, and these houses are built with three-storey attics. On both sides there are many slightly smaller bungalow-style houses that can be used to house guests and inns and have mules and horses in circles.
Officials, businessmen, and even some private individuals who usually come and go from the south to the north will stop here to rest when they are tired. Therefore, the post chief here is usually slightly more important than that of other places, and after Liu Jixing, the new emperor of the Han Kingdom, succeeded to the throne, he stipulated this place as the first post house outside the Xingwang Mansion in the capital. Now the post chief here is called Guo Su, and he is actually an official family with the rank of nine ranks, and the emperor naturally will not interfere with who will be the post chief, but he must be an official who can do things.
Seeing the flying eaves of Wangxiyi from a distance, Zhou Jian was already excited with tears in his eyes, sitting on the vigorous jujube red horse, the jujube red horse stood upright with its hooves raised when the horse was tightly reined, and the sound of a long howl echoed in the mountains non-stop.
Zhou Jian couldn't help but look back, looking at the fifty-seven brothers who followed him closely behind him and could come back, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion for a while, looking at the familiar home and speechless.
It was Cema standing beside Zhou Jian, Huang Yan, the new waiter of the Ministry of Rites of the Han Kingdom, looking at Zhou Jian with a calm look on his face, and the fifty-seven people in the team behind him, they were faintly a little uncomfortable and uncomfortable, but looking at their excited eyes, I couldn't help but feel a sense of pride.
There were a few wagons and fifty or sixty horses, and only twenty-one people sat in this procession! And several of these horsemen had only one arm, and they were holding the reins with one hand. On his sword-like face, he was calm and calm, and his whole body exuded a majesty that made people feel awe-inspired, and a formidable murderous aura.
may know that the Wangxi Post Station is near, and it seems that it is close to the Xingwang Mansion in the capital, and there is a trace of strangeness in everyone's eyes. They all clutched the reins like Zhou Jian, and quietly looked at Wangxiyi, which was not far away, and their eyes seemed to be wet. Who said that men don't flick when they have tears, it's just that it's not time to be sad!
Among the three horses in the procession were the latest type of horse-drawn carriages with refined steel axles, which were said to have been built under the supervision of the emperor himself, and were smoother and less bumpy than the old carriages. Of course, the cost is far from being imitated by the people, and is now generally used in a few fields with limited military and etiquette.
As the hero of this triumphant return, because someone was seriously injured and afraid that the bumps along the way would affect the injury, Emperor Liu Jixing specially approved the Ministry of Rites to bring three iron-axle BMW carriages to greet him. At this time, there were seventeen people lying in three two-wheeled carriages.
They were all soldiers who followed Zhou Jian and returned to the territory of the Han Kingdom after all the hardships, because they were seriously injured and infected, and they finally insisted on returning to the country. Now they have been specially sent by the imperial court to meet them at the border, and the imperial doctors have re-bandaged and treated their wounds, although all of them are seriously injured, but obviously after these days of full treatment, they are now all out of danger of life.
They all lifted the curtains and lay in the carriage looking at Wangxiyi with difficulty, although the comfortable axle BMW car kept walking for several days, it did not affect their body.
But there were also thirteen people lying in the chariot, although all of them had a bright face, but you could see that they had either lost a leg, or even worse, they had lost a leg and an arm, although they were disabled, but their eyes were so blazing when they looked ahead through the curtain.
Although there were six people sitting on horses, they were all escorted by the people sent by the Ministry of Rites to greet them at the same time, and the master of ceremonies sent Liu Hui to send his own soldiers to sit behind the horses with these wounded soldiers. Liu Hui seemed to understand what these strong and self-respecting warriors were thinking, most of them were covered with gauze on their upper bodies, and some even had their faces covered with gauze, but there were thin gaps between the gauze to give them eyes to see, but they all sat firmly, behind the soldiers who greeted them in the Ministry of Rites.
Looking at these wounded soldiers, one can imagine the cruelty and fierceness of the war experienced along the way. Rao is Huang Yan, as a civil official of the Great Han Kingdom, saw the miserable scene of the soldiers at that time, and he couldn't help but be awe-inspiring and sad. This time, he was assigned by the emperor to go to Lianzhou to welcome these returning soldiers, and when he saw the miserable appearance of these people at the beginning, Huang Yan was moved to tears, and finally brought people back to the capital at this moment, Huang Yan actually had a feeling of relief, but the pride in his heart was even stronger.
"General Zhou, the front is Wangxiyi, we have finally arrived in the capital!" Pulling the horse close to Zhou Jian, Huang Yan saw the roof of Wangxiyi, remembering the back and forth of more than ten days, Huang Yan, as a civil official, should have been very hard, but now the flesh and blood between the two crotches are blurred. But in the face and seeing these returning soldiers, he survived, and his heart was more touched and enlightened.
Seeing Wangxiyi at this moment, Huang Yan couldn't help but be excited in his heart, and muttered: "It is said that Your Majesty has sent Lord Xue of the Ministry of Rites to personally come to Wangxiyi to greet everyone!" ”
As a soldier like Zhou Jian, whenever he returns from a battle, soldiers of this level can be greeted by Huang Yan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, for hundreds of miles, which is already an exceptional treatment. Now that he heard that Xue Yongpi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, would come to greet him in person, and it was the first stop outside the capital, Wangxiyi, Zhou Jian couldn't help but be enthusiastic when he heard it.
"Yes! It's back, it's back, we're finally back in the capital! Zhou Jian slowly hissed and muttered, but his voice was a little choked, and he looked back at the almost incomplete brothers behind him, and couldn't help but have wet eyes. He slowly raised his right hand and saluted, and shouted hoarsely: "Brothers! Let's go home! Someone brought you back! ”
Tears couldn't stop flowing out, I didn't know whether to be excited or sad, thinking back to the brothers and soldiers who fought with him that day, this heroic man couldn't help but burst into tears and couldn't help himself.
"We're home! We're home! Fifty-seven people roared out almost in unison, hoarse with a hint of desolation, and their voices seemed to carry too much hope, and that trace of sadness, and there was a nostalgia for home!
The nostalgia for those who fought for the country and the homeland, as well as the comrades-in-arms who lost their lives in a foreign land, now the wanderers from afar have returned, with the entrustment of their comrades-in-arms, with the remembrance of their homeland, and with hope.
This desolate sound seemed to echo in the sky!
Boom!
Knock knock!
Knock knock!
Knock knock knock
Knock knock
Knock knock
Suddenly, a low war drum sounded!
Zhou Jian couldn't help but clutch the reins, and looked in the direction of Wangxiyi with blood gushing all over his body, feeling a little puzzled and a little surprised. And the fifty-seven soldiers who traveled with them all stared closely at Wangxiyi, could it be that there would be a war near the capital?
The low sound of war drums makes people feel a sense of depression!
Everyone couldn't help but raise their horses and get closer, and they saw that the place on this side of Wangxiyi was actually full of people. There were people in the open space, people on both sides of the official road, people on the side near the post station, and people inside and outside the post station.
Looking at the posture and state, at least not tens of thousands, there are thousands of people, but the flag is flying fiercely but it is not a battle flag, it is the imperial flag representing the royal family and the national flag of the Han Kingdom. The voices of the people were flying, but they were not shouts, but all the cheers of the people and the officers and soldiers together.
The official road was full of ordinary people who came to Xingwangfu after hearing the news, and the Ministry of Rites seemed to have made sufficient preparations to publicize it before, greatly publicizing the merits and experiences of Zhou Jian's people, and the significance of these people returning to Xingwangfu on this trip.
The common people are very simple, not to mention that under the policy of Emperor Liu Jixing, everyone can settle down and work to solve the problem of food and clothing. Now I know that it was these soldiers who fought bloodily to defend their homeland, not to mention that many of these soldiers who returned from the expedition were their relatives and children! So everyone spontaneously came out from afar to greet the hero.
And the team close to the Wangxi Post House is the officials sent by the imperial court to greet these heroes and the forbidden army in the capital. They did not interfere with the surging people, but just stood in the middle of the official road to maintain the normal order, keeping the official road smooth and empty, and even several civil officials of the Ministry of Rites worked hard in the middle of the road, constantly reminding the people not to crowd each other and fall.
What is even more surprising is that these forbidden soldiers are all powerful and self-disciplined, using their spears as railings to block everyone. A group of officials supported Liu Jixing, the emperor of the Han Kingdom, and stood at the front of the roadside by the post house.
Liu Jixing was wearing a thin yellow linen tailor-made full-sleeved underwear, revealing his now strong arm muscles, and his hands couldn't help waving the drumsticks, beating the big drum in front of him with a red drum body that was five meters wide and one meter high.
Looking at the team that was galloping, bringing up bursts of smoke and dust, Zhou Jian and Huang Yan and their entourage, who were slowly approaching Wangxiyi, were not a huge team. Liu Jixing's eyes suddenly brightened, and the sound of drums suddenly stopped when his arms beat and drums. Then I saw Liu Jixing's wrist shake, and he danced the drumstick and drummed up urgently, but it was still a rhythmic rhythm, which was the familiar drum order for later generations, taken from the lyrics of Jingzhong to serve the country.
The wolf smoke rises and the country looks north
The dragon flag rolled the horse, and the sword qi was like frost
The heart is like the Yellow River
Who can fight in fifty years
Hatred is mad and the knife is headed
How many siblings are buried in their bones
What a pity to die to repay the family and country
Endure sighing, even more speechless, blood and tears in his eyes
The horseshoe came from the south and looked north
People look north at the grass and yellow dust
I am willing to defend the territory and reopen the territory
The dignified Han Kingdom wants to give way to the Quartet
Come to congratulate
Hatred is mad and the knife is headed
How many siblings are buried in their bones
What a pity to die to repay the family and country
Endure sighing, even more speechless, blood and tears in his eyes
The horseshoe came from the south and looked north
People look north at the grass and yellow dust
I am willing to defend the territory and reopen the territory
The dignified Han Kingdom wants to give way to the Quartet
Come to congratulate
The horseshoe came from the south and looked north
People look north at the grass and yellow dust
I am willing to defend the territory and reopen the territory
The dignified Han Kingdom wants to give way to the Quartet
Come to congratulate
A popular song of loyalty to the country in later generations, everyone listened to the blood boiling, and the aftermath echoed endlessly between heaven and earth. Liu Jixing deliberately used his internal force to spit in, and under the deep and deep voice, the exciting voice came out far and wide, and it was actually heard clearly in the crowded wilderness.
On the side, Shi Wu and Yang Jiong looked at Liu Jixing, looking at each other in surprise and speechlessness, but there was more surprise and appreciation in their eyes than anything else. Hearing this song, I finally understood what Liu Jixing was thinking, and I couldn't help but reassess Liu Jixing. And Li Ji, who followed behind him, and several civil officials, heard Liu Jixing's new words, and they were even more excited than the meaning of this greeting.
Here, Zhou Jian and the others heard Liu Jixing sing to the end, because the easy-to-understand lyrics were catchy, and they couldn't stop chanting the last few words repeatedly. For a while, they couldn't help but shout in response: "I am willing to defend the territory and reopen the territory, and the dignified Han Kingdom will let the Quartet come to congratulate!" In the end, even the forbidden army on the side of the post house responded.
For a while, the sound echoed in the heavens and the earth, and the ordinary people were all enthusiastic and shouted loudly in response.
In the end, everyone sang this sentence repeatedly, and sang in response to Liu Jixing's drum sound. Those civil officials felt that the heavens and the earth were trembling, and their hearts were stirring upside down.
The horse's hooves are urging, and people are in a hurry! Hometown timidity!
Knock knock!
With a few crisp drums, Liu Jixing collected the drumsticks!
I haven't played the drum for a long time, and I don't feel rusty at all, with the growth of my own qigong cultivation in the inner family, Liu Jixing didn't spend much effort to wave the mallet at all, and he completed the show of Wangxiyi vividly and comfortably.
"Welcome! The people's heroes of the Great Han Kingdom are back! Liu Jixing, like a great man in later generations, waved his hand from behind and looked at Zhou Jian who was riding a horse and approaching with a loud voice. The look in his eyes undoubtedly seemed full of emotion in the eyes of others, and he looked at the group of people who were getting closer and closer.
"Welcome back the people's heroes of the Han Kingdom!" Without warning, the people on both sides shouted loudly, and many of the forbidden soldiers also roared, and these returning people were their heroes.
Seeing the more than 50 soldiers in the car on the horse, tears welled in their eyes, and their bodies involuntarily trembled slightly. This is my country, this is my homeland, this is the homeland that I have sacrificed my life to protect! These are my dearest relatives!
Huang Yan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, rode forward, and suddenly, he saw Liu Jixing standing there, shirtless and holding two drumsticks in his hands. Huang Yan was dumbfounded and didn't believe his eyes, but he had just been promoted to a squire by the emperor, and he had been personally received in the main hall, and he had been asked many countermeasures by Liu Jixing! What could go wrong! But it's also incredible.
Looking at the civil and military officials behind Liu Jixing, Huang Yan was a little apprehensive, a little surprised, and a little shocked! Looking at his direct boss Xue Yongpi behind the emperor, he couldn't help but give himself a look, and hurriedly remembered that he was still on the horse, and couldn't help but turn over and dismount to salute the emperor, who knew that as soon as he landed, there was a tearing pain between his hips, and the person had fallen to the ground.
Seeing that Huang Yan suddenly made a mistake, Xue Yongpi's face turned a little green. Yang Jiong, who was on the side, quietly stepped forward, grabbed Huang Yan's arm, gently supported Huang Yan, whose legs were weak, and said lightly: "Your Majesty, Lord Huang may have been on the horse for too long, and his hips have been worn out during the action!" It doesn't seem to hurt lightly! ”
"Hmm!" Liu Jixing naturally knew Huang Yan's hard work, and looked sad, and said to Gong Chengshu on the side: "You can pass on the imperial doctor, Lord Huang has worked hard to come back and forth in a short time, and he will take care of Lord Huang!" The others stepped forward quickly, and as soon as they grasped Zhou Jian, who was following closely behind, they were looking at themselves excitedly, and couldn't help laughing: "The hero of a certain family is back, let me take a good look!" ”
Not to mention Huang Yan's gratitude, Liu Jixing didn't care about putting on a show, and then under the shock of the people's officials, Liu Jixing stubbornly did not follow Zhou Jian's panic, the envy of the people and officials, and personally stepped on Zhou Jian's horse.
He kept holding his hand, and then looked at the officials and bigwigs of various ministries, scrambling to help or grasp their hands, and looked like relatives to help the heroes behind them, who could help them down, and those who couldn't help were beside the cars and horses on the side, or holding their hands, or Yin Yin's personal greetings, it was really a good scene of pro-people construction.
Liu Jixing took Zhou Jian, walked to the side of the road a little higher and stopped, laughed and said to Zhou Jian who was excited: "The Qing family really lived up to the high expectations I had for you that day!" This battle for the northward journey of the country not only made the Han country famous all over the world, but also let the people of the world know the green camp majesty of the Han Kingdom in the south of the Yangtze River! Now that there are soldiers such as the Qing family, why is the Han Kingdom not happy, and the people are not worried at home! Trip! The Qing family should be the first! ”
"Do your best for the country, smear your majesty's liver and brain, and serve the country loyally for the people!" Zhou Jian is worthy of being a good seedling from the military academy, and he immediately seemed to understand what Liu Jixing meant, and couldn't help shouting the slogan excitedly!
"Serve the people!" Liu Jixing emotionally said a famous sentence that influenced future generations!
Whose point of view is this! Grandpa Mao!