Chapter 419: A Strange Letter
Ruixue Trillion Year.
The heavy snow sprinkled on the whole northern country was plain.
Shuozhou New Town, which has just been completed, is wrapped in this world and wears a thick layer of white clothes.
Returning to Shuozhou with a group of people and entering the rebuilt General's Mansion, Zhu Li ushered in a major event in his life that he had to face.
Men should get married, women should get married, and since ancient times, almost everyone has to face this matter.
What's more, in the era of the late Tang Dynasty, there were very few such things as falling out of love, and many young people didn't know that the person who would accompany them for life had already been arranged by their parents.
After all, it was an era that paid attention to "the orders of parents and the words of matchmakers".
And the person Zhu Li wants to marry is naturally Wei Chi Jin, and Zhu Li is naturally happy to get married.
Since Guo Qizuo offered the river dam strategy, hundreds of thousands of Khitan captives have begun to work in the vast grasslands of northern Xinjiang, and these people, in order to strive for freedom as soon as possible, have worked very hard, rain or shine.
And their relatives were also relocated to Sangan; They were all scattered by Wu Mourning and lived separately in the territory of the twenty-four prefectures where Hu and Han were mixed.
The Khitans, who originally numbered as many as millions, experienced internal turmoil and the sudden attack of the Heshuo army, and later, Zhu Li sent Zhu Ya, Geng Yi, Yue Yun and others to sweep around, and at least 200,000 or 300,000 Khitans died in the war.
In addition, hundreds of thousands of strong men became captives, and nearly a million old and weak women and children migrated to Sanggan, and the power of the Khitan has shrunk significantly, and it has become inevitable that it will collapse.
Since coming to this era, in Zhu Li's heart, the most threatening Khitan people in northern Xinjiang have been unable to turn over the storm; He can also take the opportunity to rest, hug his most cherished little daughter-in-law, and give birth to the next generation day and night, which is obviously a good choice.
The fate of the Khitans, undoubtedly, frightened the other weak peoples around them, the Tatars, took the lead in expressing their submission to Heshuo, and sacrificed tens of thousands of war horses.
Just when Zhu Li had not yet expressed his position, Xixi's envoy also rushed to Shuozhou, not only bringing a large number of cattle, sheep, and war horses, but also taking the initiative to ask for attachment to Heshuo.
In this regard, Zhu Li accepted Guo Chongtao's suggestion, and took out a large number of strong men from these alien races who took the initiative to show favor and filled them into the army; And the families of these strong men were all placed outside the Great Wall, in those humble stone cities that had only recently been built, so that they could be controlled.
Not only that, but he also hired a group of experienced farmers from China with high salaries to teach these herdsmen to farm.
Obviously, Zhu Li wants to gradually sinicize these foreign herdsmen; When they develop the habit of farming and eat a variety of Central Plains delicacies, will they still get used to it when they return to the grassland to live?
For those alien races who were wait-and-see or hostile, such as the Uighurs and the Tatars, Zhu Li did not show mercy at all, and directly ordered Geng Yi to lead his troops to attack, with the assistance of the wolf guards, to fight and fight until they could no longer take care of themselves.
We Han people have always stuck knives in our friends; But there is never a lack of ruthlessness and viciousness towards the enemy.
On the whole, the situation in northern Xinjiang is very good.
In the territory, today's Heshuo, although the people are not rich, there are still many solid people; Looking at the entire Tang Dynasty, even Hedong, which is known as the richest place, and Jingxiang, do not have the people of Heshuo.
There is no doubt that Heshuo has become a well-known place of happiness in this era.
Although the Tartars are not exhausted, the family and country are still safe; The common people work diligently, how can they not have enough to eat?
The common people who settled here, as long as they worked hard, did not have to worry about not having food; No matter how chaotic the world is, there are countless guards in Heshuo guarding it, and those wars don't seem to have anything to do with them.
In the peaceful atmosphere inside Heshuo and the situation in northern Xinjiang, the snow will only bring infinite fun to the people who have already eaten and clothed.
Bathed in the white snow, Yu Chijian, who took Qian Muran, Wen Lan, and Sunshine with him, walked towards his home with an excited face, and hummed a little song involuntarily in his mouth.
Famous flowers love the country, and the king often looks at it with a smile. Explain the infinite hatred of the spring breeze, and the agarwood pavilion leans on the railing in the north......
This is the "Qingping Tune" written by the great poet Li Bai, which was written by Li Bai at his behest and depicts the lingering sympathy between Yang Yuhuan and Li Longji.
Since ancient times, the famous flower is like a beauty, and Yang Yuhuan and the red and fiery peony complement each other; Famous flowers, beauties, and beautiful scenery reflecting each other make Li Longji always happy.
Yu Chijin hummed this song invisibly, because she also wanted to join hands with the person in her heart, and the two watched together.
She's getting married, five
After years of waiting, she finally got the man's approval, how could she not be happy.
Qian Muran, who was following her, seemed to be a little melancholy while being happy; Her eyes looking at Yu Chi Jin, envy, occasionally flashed a hint of a different kind of complexity.
She once designed to harm Zhu Ning'er in the Shilu bowl, but she did not expose it; Because, the two people who knew the inside story, Yan Mujin and Gao Bodhisattva, were both dead.
Gao Bodhisattva died at the hands of Zhu Li, and Yan Mujin died in the war.
Speaking of which, she also has to thank the two brothers Zhu Li and Zhu Li, she designed to trap Zhu Ning'er, but two insiders, one was killed by Zhu Ning'er's eldest brother Zhu Li, and the other was killed by Zhu Li's guards.
In this way, invisibly, she escaped a disaster; Perhaps it was her feat of sacrificing herself for others that moved the heavens, so in the dark, she helped her erase the traces of her mistakes and leaves.
It is precisely because of her two feats of sacrificing herself that no one in Heshuo has ever doubted her.
The only two who followed her and had the opportunity to detect the clues were Wen Lan and Sunshine, these two ignorant and greedy little girls.
Just today, Zhu Li personally appointed her as the commander of Luanwei, responsible for forming a female guard to protect the safety of the general's mansion.
For the Zhu family brothers who helped her by mistake and saved her, Qian Muran naturally had a different kind of feelings.
It's a pity that Zhu Li has Wei Chi Jin, and the relationship between the two is that they can't be separated by thousands of troops and horses; And the second general, Zhu Li, is a strange person who knows how to be as ignorant as a child.
When girls get married, most of them will find a man who loves them, who would be willing to take a little kid to play.
Therefore, among the two brothers of the Zhu family, her heart is undoubtedly biased towards the general Zhu Li.
It is precisely because of her complex emotions of kindness, affection, and a little admiration for Zhu Li that she has a bad feeling for Yu Chijian.
Since returning to Shuozhou, the elders have begun to talk about the marriage of Zhu Li and Wei Chijian.
Seeing that because of this upcoming wedding, the whole Shuozhou was jubilant, and Qian Muran became even more anxious and melancholy.
For her little thoughts, the two parties did not notice it.
For Zhu Li, he came from the later generations, bringing the knowledge of the later generations, and at the same time, he also brought some taboos of the later generations.
In later generations, among young people, there is a legend.
Most of the lovers who sang "Prague Square" together dispersed as they walked; And couples who have been in love for more than three years, most of them, cannot enter the palace of marriage.
He loves Wei Chi, loves for no reason, is very evil, but he is willing to give everything for the other party.
A lady like Yu Chijin, he doesn't want to lose, so he wants to give the other party an explanation; Without any explanation, it can make the other party feel more at ease than giving the other party a home.
It was precisely because of this incident that Wei Chijin was very happy and had never been excited, and Qian Muran was naturally very melancholy.
There are four people in a group, and the first two people are in different moods, immersed in their own emotions.
As for Vinlan and Sunshine, who were left behind, they were chattering non-stop, not noticing the emotional changes of the two in front of them at all, which was so contradictory and abrupt.
"Senior sister, the general has appointed us as deputy commanders, with a five-grade title, if this is exchanged for money, I don't know how much gold we can exchange?" The sunshine is full of the longing of the poor to get rich, perhaps, her head is also full of glittering gold ingots.
But at this moment, Wen Lan was in a different situation, her eyebrows were frowning, her face was sad, as soon as she heard Sunshine ask her this, she responded weakly: "Senior sister, don't think about this." ”
"Uh, what's wrong?" Sunshine looked suspicious, in her mind, senior sister should love gold more than her, how did she change her temperament today.
However, this doubt didn't last long, and Wen Lan explained weakly: "Just when I was sealed, I asked General Yue Yun. ”
"I asked him, how much can the deputy commander of Zhengwupin exchange, but people said that this can't be sold at all."
"Even if they sell, no one dares to buy it; I wondered, the big officials of the fifth grade have no market, do they still want people to live! Wen Lan looked aggrieved, as if she had finally picked up the money and suddenly found out that it was a counterfeit bill.
"Ah, you can't sell it, how can you do this!" As soon as he heard his senior sister say that the deputy commander of Zhengwupin couldn't exchange money, Sunshine was anxious, "We went all the way to Beijing, and there is no merit and hard work; Just give us something that we can listen to, but can't sell, there is
What's the use, the pig-headed general is too bullying! ”
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The noise behind him made Yu Chi Jin and Qian Muran turn their heads at the same time, and when they heard that the two of them were going to sell their official positions, Yu Chi Jin and Qian Muran almost didn't laugh.
"Okay, two little money fans, do I owe you food, or do I want to sell your official position after you drink less?" Yu Chijin glanced at the two little girls angrily, and saw that the heads of the two little girls shrank, and they didn't dare to shout anymore.
"Since you like gold so much, then so be it, when you return to the mansion, I will reward you with two taels of gold each, how about it?" Yu Chi Jin said proudly.
Two taels of gold is already a lot, about 200,000 or 300,000 yuan in later generations, which is also Wei Chijin's happiness, which can be regarded as the happy money paid to the two little girls in advance.
Such a bold promise, but in the ears of Vinland and Sunshine, the two of them were not happy at all.
Sunshine still raised his mouth and said: "It's just two taels, last time Li Ke used it, it was ten taels as soon as he shot it, lady, can't you be generous?" ”
"That's right, lady, the two of us have no credit and hard work, so let's make up a whole number, five taels of lines?" Wen Lan on the side hurriedly helped.
The bargaining between the two immediately made Yu Chijin frown, these two little girls, do you know how much you can buy with two taels of gold?
Even if it is a solid family, if you take this money, it is enough for the family to use it for her son to marry her daughter-in-law, these two girls are still too little, and they still talk about Li Keyong, which made Yu Chijin squint his eyes in an instant.
"What, too little?"
"Ugh!" Looking at Yu Chijin's suddenly unkind eyes, the two little girls immediately came back to their senses, and hurriedly shook their heads like tambourine, and said in unison: "A lot, a lot, a lot, not a lot at all; Two taels is enough. ”
Although he said so, the loss hidden in his eyes could not deceive people; Obviously, the two little girls have always felt that two taels of gold are too little.
It's just that their little trick can't hide from Wei Chijin's eyes, so I only heard her snort coldly: "I remember that you still owe me five hundred gold for medicine, if it's too little, I won't reward you for the time being, keep it to pay off the debt." ”
"Uh, lady, don't!" As soon as they heard that Yu Chi Jin was going not to reward him, Wen Lan and Sunshine immediately became anxious like rabbit fathers.
"As the saying goes, many people don't have to worry about debts, lice are too lazy to scratch, five hundred gold is so much, these two taels of gold, even if they are repaid, it is a drop in the bucket, the lady still sends it to us." Wen Lan hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Wei Chi Jin's arm, and kept shaking.
"Yes, with the atmosphere of a lady, how can you care about this little money; Besides, the lady is about to marry the pig's head, uh, no, it's the general, the general's family has a big business, does the lady still need to spend money then, it's better to let my senior sister help you spend it. Sunshine did the same, stepped forward and grabbed Yu Chijian's other arm, and shook it.
really let these two little girls be defeated, Yu Chijin was a little helpless; Many people don't have to worry about debts, lice are too lazy to scratch, and Zhu Li's family has a big business, is this what should be said when asking for rewards from others?
Just when a few people were talking about the trouble, a group of four people also returned to Wei Chi's mansion, and the little girl bean sprouts who came to open the door for Yu Chi Jin, as soon as she saw her own lady returning, she said: "Lady, you are back." ”
"Well, what's wrong?" Wei Chi Jin pulled his arms out of Vinland and Sunshine's arms, held them in his arms, and looked at the bean sprouts with a puzzled expression.
Facing Wei Chijian's gaze, Bean Sprouts didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly said: "Lady, someone sent a letter, saying that it was going to be handed over to you; If you don't come back, the old lady will have to take it apart and take a look. ”
It turned out that this was the case, what else should Wei Chijin do.
Since they came to the north, their Wei Chi family, except for Li Keju, has no other relatives and friends; At this time, the person who wrote to her was probably her brother Wei Chi Xin.
If it is a letter from Wei Chi, the old lady wants to see it, and it is also common sense, what is the fuss.
Bean sprouts have been by Yu Chijian's side since he was a child, and when he saw his lady's disapproving expression, he immediately knew what the other party thought, and hurriedly said: "Does the lady think that the letter was sent by Yu Chi Langjun?" ”
"Isn't it?" Yu Chijin glanced at the other party.
"Hmph, lady." The bean sprouts dragged a long nasal voice, and looked at Yu Chijin with disgust, "Lang Jun's handwriting, how can the maid not recognize it; The signature of the letter, judging from the handwriting, was definitely not written by Lang Jun, and the lady went back to the house to take a look. ”
"Oh." As soon as he heard the bean sprouts say this, Yu Chijin became strange; Since it wasn't her brother's letter, this letter came in a strange way.