This year's Chinese New Year's Eve was exceptionally cold, and the hanging ice under the eaves was as long as a vertebral gun, and the air turned into frost.

Early in the morning, all the Huya battalions went out to remove ice and sweep the floor, clean the streets, and work steamingly, winning praise from the people.

In the camp, the chickens and fish were busy slaughtering, and the fat pigs and sheep had been killed a day earlier, and they were bubbling in the cauldron, and the aroma was overflowing.

Qi Sanduo was lazy, begged for a clever job, and Liu Qiang stringed money hangers, a string of 100 copper coins, and the money hangers were deliberately dyed red, but unfortunately the color fastness was not good, and everyone was red.

"Five thousand strings, when will this be stringed?"

Qi Sanduo regretted it for less than an hour, only to feel back pain, hand pain, and itchy buttocks, and for the first time, he felt that Qian Duo was really troublesome.

"Can you get six strings, if you want to do it, you can, give the money to everyone, everyone is willing, Xiao Liuzi, don't you say?"

The guy named Xiao Liuzi sniffed and said with a smile: "You don't need six strings, just give me one string." ”

Qi Sanduo kicked angrily and said, "It's beautiful to think." ”

A few people were talking and laughing, and Jia Yin's voice sounded at the door: "Sanduo, bring out twenty strings and follow me." ”

"Okay."

Qi Sanduo wiped his face excitedly, but forgot the bright red in one hand, and wiped his face like a monkey's ass.

Liu Qiangqiang couldn't hold back a laugh, asked him to sign the pledge, and then watched him go out with a handful in each hand, and then laughed wildly.

Qi Sanduo was inexplicable, and when he saw Jia Yin and Li Xing also laughing, he finally realized that something might be wrong with him, and he was looking up and down by himself, Jia Yin smiled and said, "Give the money to Li Xing, you go and wash your face." ”

Qi Sanduo came to his senses at this time, and "Ahh

Jiayin went to comfort the lonely elderly.

Qin Yue, Hua Gun, and Ye Husheng had already gone first, and the area assigned to Jiayin was the closest, so they fed Xiaohu Kui, took a bath, and wiped their hair by the fire pond before going out.

After taking a bath, the little tiger was in good spirits, and his eyes were open like amber and he wanted to jump to the ground at every turn.

Jiayin was reluctant to let it get dirty again, holding his hands together, followed by Li Xing and Qi Sanduo, and came to the streets and alleys to complete the warm task arranged by Qin Yue.

Another year has passed, and at this time last year, I was still in Jiangning, happily spending the New Year with my teacher, senior brother, and Chunniu, but I didn't know that everything was okay with the master, and Chunniu had grown taller again?

He found that he had no conscience, and he should have gone to seal the letter a long time ago.

There are firecrackers scattered on the street, every household is busy celebrating the New Year, the sound of knives falling on the cutting board, the sound of dishes being cooked, and the laughter of children are very beautiful.

shouldn't have dismantled a string of copper coins, he looked at the more and more children gathered around him, so he had to ask Qi Sanduo to open another string and distribute it one by one, but in the end, the two families should pay for their own silver.

Looking at the happy children, looking at the old people who were so grateful, Jia Yin suddenly felt that letting them live a good life seemed to be what he should do.

In the city of Shouzhou, there is a loneliness, there is no joyful atmosphere of the New Year, and everyone's face is full of great sorrow.

The 20,000 troops outside the city are surrounded, and all the food in the city has been controlled.

A child inhaled hard, pointed to the barracks, and said, "It smells of meat." ”

His mother patted her son's head hard, and said, "Is that meat something you can eat, go home quickly, it's getting dark, my mother will give you pancakes to eat......

Sure enough, there was the smell of meat wafting out of the barracks, and there were five large pots, and Liu Renzhen personally held the spoon and served vegetables for the soldiers, one bowl of meat per person, and all-you-can-eat white rice.

This was a rare opening for the Shouzhou Army, but everyone ate silently, and a few of them cried while eating.

Liu Renzhen ate with the soldiers on the broth, looked up at the sky, and saw that the sky was gradually darkening, so he said, "Serve the wine." ”

A thousand warriors, one man and one bowl of wine.

Liu Renzhen said: "The gentleman has something to do, and he doesn't do anything, my Shouzhou military and civilians, all of them are iron-beaten men, there is no reason to be bullied, and we have a bad New Year, then, they don't want to have a good New Year, they are good men, so they drank the wine and went out of the city with the old man to kill the enemy - do it." ”

The south gate of Shouzhou quietly opened in the night, and a thousand warriors, under the leadership of Liu Renzhen, quietly approached the southern camp of the Zhou army.

The guards and infantry troops commanded Li Jixun, the commander of the Zhaowu army, and Li Qian, the defense of Caizhou, fled in a hurry, and was embarrassed.

By the time Li Chongjin led his army to the northwest, the southern camp was already in flames, and the besieged equipment had been destroyed, but most of the grain had been removed, and the rest was burning in the flames.

……

In the sound of firecrackers, the spring breeze sends warmth into Tusu.

The first rays of dawn in the third year of Xiande pierced through the clouds, breaking through the cold wind and bringing warm hope to the world.

The Royal Palace, the Imperial Study.

Guo Rong did not accept the congratulations as usual, but left alone until dawn.

Empress Fu had to move to the imperial study again, and said with red eyes: "Holy Lord, the twists and turns that can never be approved, now that the people are stable and the territory is peaceful, why bother so hard?" ”

Guo Rong put down the pen, rubbed his sore wrist, got up and stomped his numb feet, stretched his waist, and then grabbed Fu's soft waist, and said with a smile: "I am about to conquer Huainan in person, if I can have more batches, I will have more batches, the season of the year lies in spring, if you don't work hard at this time, let alone when." ”

"Holy ......"

Fu Shi stretched out his jade hand, stroked Guo Rong's thick eyebrows, and said softly: "Look at your face full of sweat, since last year, you have been getting clearer and clearer, this is not a thing, since you are determined to go to the conscription in person, and the concubine body will also go, you can't have no people around you to take care of." ”

Guo Rong said with a smile: "Although the saddle horse is tired, but I am a seven-foot man, can't I stand this little hardship, fighting, men's affairs, you can take care of Xun'er in the palace." ”

"Xun'er's obedience, far better than you a hundred times, look at you, last night's dim sum has not been touched until now, it is still the case in the palace, if the march is outside, you are not too busy to eat, no, the concubine has decided, this southern expedition, the concubine will follow."

“…… I don't have chariots. ”

Fu Shi smiled: "Jungui, you have forgotten that I was born in Jiangmen, the children of the Fu family, who can't ride a horse or hold a bow." ”

This change of words couldn't help but remind Guo Rong of the difficult years in the past, and he couldn't bear to dismiss her intentions, and said: "But the army is full of men, you ......"

"You're really busy forgetting, or pretend not to remember, the twenty-four swordsman given by your father has never been unsheathed in the past few years."

Guo Rong patted his head and said with a smile: "It seems that you are ready, then it will depend on you, don't complain if you suffer hardships." ”

"What can I blame you? Now there are really people who complain about you, the beauty offered by the king of Goryeo, you don't look at it all year round, it's not good, these two days, hundreds of officials are resting, you ...... It's time to relax. ”

Guo Rong twisted his neck, looking a little tired, "I really want to rest, what I hope is to sleep for three days and two nights." Let's talk about it later, let's arrange a meal together at noon, and I will take a nap first. ”

……

In this first month, although the hundred officials had a rest, no one had a rest, because the saint had already issued an edict a year ago, with Xuanhui Southern Yuan envoy Xiang Xun as the right to stay in Tokyo, and Duanming Hall scholar Wang Pu as the deputy to stay. Take the auspicious day of the zodiac on the eighth day of the first month, and drive the expedition in person.

The entire Beijing division was caught in a busy armament.

In the Song Mansion, Song Hongyin and Song Jiuzhong's father and son had a rare reunion dinner at home, so they began to pack their equipment, and in another hour, they would go to their respective military camps.

Song Jiong looked at his slightly older father, and then at the second brother who was more calm as a mountain, and couldn't help but say, "Father, second brother ......"

"The credit is taken right away, the things of the battle formation, there are things for your father and your second brother, and the affairs of the family, you have to take responsibility, after the New Year, you are also a year older, and you must not mess around anymore."

“…… Promise. ”

Song Jiu patted the third brother on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Let's use martial arts to inherit the family, martial arts can't be left behind, when drinking with friends in the world, you might as well pay attention to one or two, see which lady is virtuous, wait for the father to come back with a certain person, and propose it for you, with the current foundation of our family, the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty can be matched." ”

"Second Brother ......"

Song Jiong was a little uncomfortable with the kindness of the second brother, and flashed slightly.

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