A day of love is like being immersed in a honey pot, and even the taste of breath is sweet. Walking is like stepping on cotton, light and soft, and my heart is always itchy. In addition, the object Li Huamei is particularly capable of fighting, so our love career is definitely wonderful.

Since the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, we have really treated each other as the other half who will be together and will never be separated, this mood is completely different from friends or lovers, it is a feeling of heart palpitations and sweetness intertwined, it is difficult to describe in words.

From that day on, I was on the Great Wall of Juyongguan, and from time to time I could see Li Zaixing's assistant and adjutant Yang Xien.

Yang Xien also always brings something made by Hua Mei herself. A pair of gloves, a scarf, a stack of socks or something, all of them. But no matter what it is, there must be a very delicate embroidered plum blossom on it, which I wear on my body from time to time, and I can always feel her affection and righteousness.

And I will also give her some small gifts from time to time, but it is relatively rare for me to run back to Jingshi by myself. After all, building the Great Wall is a big deal, and it is not a good choice to neglect one's duties and be impeached by the imperial history.

On the sixth day of the second month, I received a reply from Qi Dudu, which was a reply to my previous letter to him. He readily agreed to my request to go to Li's house to propose marriage, after all, this was also his original promise. So this happy day was set for February 20th.

I also wrote to Governor Qi to express my sincere gratitude and that he would not have to worry about it anymore as soon as the gifts were prepared by me!

So in the next half month, Qiao Hansheng and Lan were busy, and the two of them were one inside and one outside, and they searched for gifts according to the basic list I listed. At the end, there was a list of things to prepare, and I took it and looked at it:

According to my requirements, tobacco, alcohol, sugar, tea, pulp, this is the most basic. But the first "smoke" was difficult for Qiao Hansheng.

After listening to him, I remembered that there were no cigarettes at that time, but this problem was solved by Lan - the last time Chen Kui went to Europe, he brought back a few boxes of Havana cigars, so they were packaged by Seiko and became the perfect gift!

In other words, it is estimated that Lao Li doesn't know where Havana is, okay! I don't know if he smokes this cigar cone? I thought to myself.

The wine is specially transported from his hometown of Shandong, and the 20-year-old Jingzhi has a high fever; Sugar is the champion sugar in red paper packaging; Tea is the top jasmine tea; The fruit was brought by Qi Dudu, and Jizhou is the most abundant fruit; The meat is the rib of choice. These things come in two portions as a base gift.

As for the three golds or something, I always feel that it is too cheesy to give gold and silver, and I have a Qingyu Pavilion, which is not worrying at all.

When I was in the South Seas at the stage of Lan Qian, I encountered the Tanzanian light fuchsia turn-over gemstone sold by Portuguese merchants, which had a bright color and perfect color, and was very rare.

I told Holmes to stop his other work and focus on crafting a pair of bracelets, a pair of rings, a pair of earrings, a pendant, and a hairpin in the scraps.

This set alone, according to the market price of the Ming Dynasty, is above 3,000 taels of silver, which is quite handy.

As for other things such as silk and satin, they were all prepared by Qiao Hansheng, not to mention.

In addition, Lan also made a special trip to Dongying before and brought back an extremely precious green magnetic horse locust that he had received before and stored in the Echigo House.

The name of the green magnetic horse locust is strange, but it is actually a tea bowl. It is a celadon ware produced in Longquan, China, which has a history of nearly 500 years. After it was passed to Toei, it was originally owned by Heishigemori in the Genpei period, and later spread to Ashikaga Yoshimasa and Kakukura families, and it was an heirloom of the Ashikaga shogun's family.

Later, the Ashikaga family was displaced several times, and the treasure somehow spread to the market, and Arashi purchased it from a foot merchant. The green magnetic horse locust is slightly green and pale yellow because it contains a small amount of iron, and there are six bowl nails to mend the bowl, which is named because it resembles a locust eye. In terms of value, it can be said to be the most precious tea set in the world!

But anyway, I can't appreciate this rough man, so let's take it as a dowry!

In this way, the time saw February 20, I took leave in advance and returned to Beijing for this important event, and Qi Dudu also arrived in Beijing on February 19, I asked Haige to set up a banquet and hospitality, and was ready to accompany him to have a few drinks.

As a result, he was eating and drinking, and suddenly Qiao Hansheng came in and reported that the first assistant Zhang Juzheng asked someone to bring a gift and attached a handwritten letter.

Qi Dudu and I were very surprised, but I probably knew it.

When I opened the letter, I saw that Zhang Ju had written it to me as the second uncle. The gist is that he, as my only elder in the Central Plains, should come forward to propose, but considering his special status and the fact that he is not very healthy, he did not come forward.

In addition, he also gave me a set of four treasures for the royal study, which I sent to the Li family as a dowry gift.

The significance of this gift is really tantamount to his own visit, Qi Dudu read the letter, looked at me again, smiled, and sighed.

I know that he is sorry because he knows that Zhang Juzheng's life is dying, so why shouldn't I? But it's useless to think about that. It's better to take care of the things in front of you.

The next day was February 20th, and after Qi Dudu got up for breakfast, packed up and changed clothes, he took a team of family members, dressed in red and hanging colors, carrying gifts, and went straight to Li's mansion.

And I waited quietly at home. To be honest, I'm not worried, because this is actually something that Li Zaixing and Mrs. Li agreed to before, and Hua Mei loves me even more, so I stayed like this, happily waiting for the response.

At three or four o'clock in the afternoon, Qi Dudu returned to Wenhai Pavilion, his face was full of joy, and told me that the Li family had agreed to this family business, and Li Zaixing and Qi Dudu agreed that after I completed the construction of the Great Wall, I would choose a good day and an auspicious day to complete the marriage.

My heart was settled. However, I have always had a doubt in my heart - historically, just a few months later, after Zhang Juzheng's death, many officials of the faction and the neutral faction he represented were frantically retaliated against by the ruling opposition, and I have the impression that Li Zaixing is there.

I don't know how long Zhang Juzheng, who was reminded by me in this life, will live. But now that the two sides have an in-law relationship, I must take the opportunity to persuade Li Zaixing that if the situation is not right, it is better to leave Daming with me.

Otherwise, according to the historical situation, the opposition has almost been baptized in blood, and it is the best situation to degrade the people, and it is a matter of raiding homes and destroying people and being exiled for 3,000 miles at every turn, so I have to use the appropriate form and must reach a consensus with Li Zaixing as soon as possible.

In the following days, after I sent Qi Dudu back to Jizhou, I walked around with the Li family more frequently, but most of them were entrusted to Qiao Hansheng, after all, I still had to keep an eye on Juyongguan's office affairs.

As the days passed, I saw that in mid-March, the weather was getting warmer and the frost was melting. However, the construction of the Juyongguan Great Wall has basically been completed, especially the two sections of the Badala Lingnan and the north, which have been fully completed.

During this period, Qi Dudu came to see it several times and was very satisfied. Li Zaixing also came once, praised me for a long time, and brought Li Huamei's message: "Hurry up and get married!" And according to Li Zaixing, both the Li Mansion and the Sun Mansion have begun the preliminary preparations for the wedding. As we talked, we laughed out loud!

I put the finishing touches on almost all the time with a smile on my face, and everything seemed to be going according to plan. As soon as this place is finished, I will go back to prepare for the marriage and go to the pinnacle of my life!

However, what I did not expect was that on March 28, a letter arrived in a hurry, which completely disrupted all my plans!

Last year, we defeated the Tumut and Black Carboniferous coalition forces on the front line of Liaoyang and Jizhou, and the grassland tribes were greatly shocked, and most of them signed a peace treaty with the Ming Dynasty and traded with each other. However, there are also a few tribes that have not signed a treaty and remain hostile.

At present, the local barbarians, who had not participated in the war last year, quickly raised 100,000 troops from the department to attack Jinzhou Wei again, and quickly divided the troops of the younger brother Fried Flower and his son Bu Yantu to attack the Acropolis of Jinzhou Yizhou, attacking from both sides, and the situation was very urgent!

Li Chengliang's troops resolutely resisted the invading enemy and severely frustrated the arrogance of the swift control! However, Li Chengliang's troops only had more than 50,000 troops, half of the enemy's army; In addition, there are only more than 7,000 cavalry, and the mobility is far less than the speed to move the department back and forth like the wind!

Therefore, Li Chengliang urgently wrote to the imperial court and asked for reinforcements! According to the suggestion of Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant, Mingshenzong sent 30,000 troops from the Jizhou battalion to help Jinzhou.

In the early morning, Zhu Yijun of Mingshenzong appointed Sun Qilan, the deputy commander of the Jizhou battalion, to lead the reinforcements, and set off immediately after receiving the order, and there must be no mistakes!

When I received this decree, my heart was full of resentment. I don't reject leading my troops into battle, nor do I resist the holy decree, but at this time, I was in the excitement of pre-marriage, and suddenly came to such a play, and I couldn't help but feel depressed.

But the holy decree was difficult to disobey, I had to sigh, hold the holy decree fiercely, gritted my teeth and handed over the rest of the tasks to Ye Sizhong, and then prepared to leave for the Beijing Division, and after reporting to the military department, I was ordered to go to the Jizhou camp immediately.

Ye Sizhong also wanted to go, but the construction of the Great Wall couldn't be watched by anyone, so he was reluctant to send me away, and told me to be more careful.

Naturally, I agreed, and with a stomach full of depression and anger, I rode back to Jingshi.

On the way, I received three gold medals from the Forbidden City, and I reported to the military department as soon as possible, which made me feel more and more depressed.

Galloping all the way into the north gate of the Beijing Division, I went straight to the military headquarters without stopping, and reported to the military department, and the military department immediately went to the Jizhou camp with me. Qin Yike, the new left attendant of the military department who received me, said that Li Zaixing had just returned to the mansion, and told him to tell me that he must go to the Li mansion before going to Jizhou.

I nodded in thanks, went out and turned over my horse, and went straight to the Li Mansion.

Burning eyebrows like a fire to the Li Mansion, turned over and dismounted, Li Zaixing was waiting for me in the main hall, saw me coming, a few steps out, grabbed my sleeve and entered the main hall, after sitting down, Li Zaixing frowned and said: "Qilan, I won't say much gossip, now that you and I are a family, I will tell you the truth." ”

I nodded, and Li Zaixing continued: "The 100,000 soldiers and horses that should be quickly put on are just the troops of the barbarians this time, according to the horse exploration report, the Jurchens are also moving at this time!" ”

I'm shocked, is this going to be a two-sided attack? He hurriedly asked, "I would like to hear about it!" ”

Li Zaixing said in a deep voice: "In the third year of Wanli, Li Chengliang led an army to attack Jianzhou, and Wang Gao was captured and imprisoned in Beijing. His son, Atai, escaped and defected to Huerhan. Now it has been replaced, with 80,000 handsome soldiers, faintly attacking Gushan and Xunhe, forcing Shenyang, and assaulting Shanhaiguan! ”

I recalled it carefully, and Fang remembered some things - this Wang Gao is also known as Xitara Agu, and the Jurchen name is "Atuhan". He is the leader of the Jianzhou Jurchens, the maternal grandfather of the Qing Taizu Nurhachi, and the official to the governor of the right guard of Jianzhou.

In history, Wang Gao was indeed captured by Li Chengliang a few years ago, and now his son Atai, that is, Nurhachi's uncle, began to lead his troops to attack Shanhaiguan, which was really a big trouble for the Ming Dynasty!

I couldn't help frowning, the Jurchens of this era are different from the late Qing Dynasty when they were so lax and slack, and the Jurchens at this time were gradually rising and becoming more and more powerful, full of vitality and vitality, and it would definitely be very difficult to fight against them.

But on the other hand, once it comes, it will be safe, and the holy decree has been issued, and it is impossible to hide.

Li Zaixing frowned when he saw me, patted me on the shoulder and said, "Okay, don't panic. I have arranged for the military department to send you additional soldiers and horses, and the ordnance, money, food, and horses are all supplied by 50% more according to the convention, so you can go and lead the troops with peace of mind! In addition......"

Li Zaixing raised his head and shouted: "Someone! ”

Outside, he answered, but saw Yang Xien with two soldiers and brought in a leather suitcase. The soldier opened the rivets of the box and withdrew.

Yang Xien opened the box, but inside was a set of half-body armor, and he skillfully untied the armor rope and was about to put it on for me.

So I took off my robe, Yang Xien helped me put on the armor, and Li Zaixing said: "This set of armor is a family heirloom armor handed down from my ancestors, called Mingguang Fish Scale Armor!" This armor has been with my ancestors for several generations, and I also wore it in my early years to fight against the Japanese invaders! ”

Saying that, he smiled and continued with infinite remembrance: "Once I fought with the Japanese in Penglai, a Japanese warrior sneaked up on me from behind and slashed me on the right shoulder, but I was blocked by this treasure armor, and it didn't hurt my life, but there was an extra wound on the armor!"

When I looked down, there was a mark on my right shoulder that had been patched with gold and silver thread. Li Chengliang saw that I was wearing armor, looked up and down a few times, pursed his lips and patted my shoulder and sighed, "Come back as soon as possible!" I'm still waiting for you to be your son-in-law! ”

I was about to answer, when suddenly a soft voice came from behind me: "Qilan!" ”

I could tell it was Hua Mei's voice, so I turned to look at her and smiled hard.

Hua Mei's eyes were red, but she didn't cry, she approached and raised her hand to stuff something into me. When I opened my palm, it was a small sachet. Hua Mei looked down at me and whispered, "This is the talisman sachet I have carried since I was a child, and I will give it to you now!" May it protect you for me! After saying that, tears flowed uncontrollably, turned around and ran out!

I was just about to chase, but Hua Mei turned her head again, and said with tears in her eyes: "If you dare not come back!" I'll go to the underworld to find you, a guilty man! ”

After saying that, I cried and ran!

My throat choked, my eyes were slightly hot, but I couldn't say a word. Gritting my teeth, I put on my robe, turned back to Li Zaixing and arched my hand: "Farewell!" He strode out of the door and got on the horse, looked back at the gate of the Li Mansion, and pinched the spur hard, and the horse neighed with a "slippery" sound, and ran towards the east gate of the Beijing Division with all his might.

Li Huamei, who was in the painting pavilion, heard the sound of horses' hooves getting farther away, and finally burst into tears......