Chapter 2: Out of the Ranks (17)

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The hot and dry air scorched people's nostrils painfully, one was cold, one was hot, and then it was cold, Li Xu felt that there was no flame in front of his head, and he rushed forward a few steps, taking advantage of the momentum and threw himself to the ground. Roll quickly while pouring, using the cold ground to extinguish the flames on your body.

A dozen stunned soldiers immediately stepped forward and poured large vasks of cold water on him. The scorching smell made people cry, and the embers of sparks were all extinguished. Li Yuan and Jiancheng rushed forward at the same time, one helped Li Xu up, and the other pulled up the "wooden barrel" with legs. Reaching out to wipe the mud and soot from the other's face, revealing two hopeful faces.

"Zhong Jian!" Li Yuan looked at his daughter and the newly acquired cheap nephew, and the emotion in his heart was incomprehensible.

"Daughter!" Mrs. Dou, who saw the miracle in despair, completely lost her temper, and hugged Li Wan'er, who had escaped death, and howled loudly.

After taking off the wooden barrel, Li Wan'er seemed to be stunned, first looked at her mother and was stunned for a while, then gently got rid of Dou's arms, and walked to Li Xu, who was helping everyone to untie the armor and wash the wounds, Ying Ying gave a salute and thanked: "Brother Zhongjian, I knew you wouldn't leave me!" ”

"Attached, don't leave me ----" In the wind, there was a faint wolf howl, Li Xu was stunned, and there was a pink in front of him.

Note 1: The three counties of Liaodong, the first front line of Yang Guang's attack on Goryeo, were divided into Liaodong, Yanjun and Liucheng, corresponding to the area of the present-day western Shenyang, western Liaoxi and Chaoyang Jinzhou respectively.

Note 2: Piben, a hat commonly used by warriors, is usually seated on deerskin. In the following, Li Xu's Ziguan is a commonly used hat for scholars, regardless of grade.

Note 3: Dayi, a kind of Han rite, is practiced by younger generations to their elders. The elders are usually still even. In the article, the old man thought that his rank was lower than Li Xu, so he had to kneel at a higher level. The knees of the Han and Tang people do not often kneel, and when friends meet, they also use Pingyi. When strangers first see each other, they bow their hands. Only when worshipping the ancestral tablet, only three knocks.

Note 4: Li Jiancheng, 589-626, there is no historical record of his epigraph. Zigu is made up by the author.

Note 5: Cai's five alleys, namely "You Chun", "Lushui", "Secluded Residence", "Sitting Sorrow", and "Autumn Thoughts", are all famous songs through the ages, and were once listed by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty as a compulsory test topic for the Jinshi examination.

Note 6: Huaiyuan Town, marked in the Sui and Tang Dynasty volumes of the Historical Map of China, is located in present-day Yi County on the Liao River, and some people think that it is too close to the border and doubt this statement.

Note 7: Li Wan'er, the princess of Pingyang, one of Li Yuan's nineteen daughters, was born to the same mother as Jiancheng, Shimin, and Yuanji. After the Song Dynasty, the history was revised, and the woman did not record her name, so only her name was left in history. In the romance of the late Qing Dynasty, he was called Li Wan'er, and Mr. Huang Yi made up that he was Li Xiuning. When Li Yuan raised the army, Li Shimin was nineteen years old, and Princess Pingyang had been married for many years. Therefore, she should be the sister of the people and not her sister.

Note 8: Qin Wuyang, a famous warrior at the end of the Warring States Period, killed people in the downtown area at the age of thirteen. Later, as Jing Ke's deputy, he entered Qin to assassinate Yingzheng, failed, and died.

Note 9: This action is the whole process of the Han Rite Festival. The following is Li Yuan's behavior in the Han rites. Liu Hongji is Li Yuan's junior, so he paid a big visit to Shibo, and Li Yuan returned it with a flat bow. The Han rites are basically divided into four categories: kneeling, bowing, flattening, and holding fists, and the severity decreases in turn. Kneeling is usually only for ancestors.

Note 10: Historically, Li Yuan and Li Shimin were both very brave people. When Li Yuan was guarding Shanxi, he used 2,000 soldiers and horses to make the Turks dare not go south. In the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Li Shimin was even more likely to go forward in every battle and directly capture the enemy's core. At that time, the minds of the Chinese people had not been castrated, and in addition to the feminine power, many people had masculinity.

Note 11: In the Great Sui military system, ten people are fire, and the fire has a fire length.

Note 12: Sun Anzu, a native of Qinghe at the end of the Sui Dynasty (the ancient city of Hebei). In the seventh year of the great cause, his hometown was flooded, and he was exempted from military service. The government did not allow it, so they arrested his wife and children and forced him. Before he been, his wife and children starved to death. An Zu was angry and killed the official and rebelled, calling himself a sheep.

Note 13: Changbai Mountain, now Zhangqiu, Shandong

Note 14: Great Sui military uniform, yellow clothes and red flags.

Note 15: In the Sui system, the commander could govern 800 to 1,200 people, and there could be one Changshi, Bing Cao, and other generals, and six captains. 300 soldiers are in the regiment, and the regiment has a lieutenant; 100 people are brigades, and brigades have brigade rates; Fifty people are a team, and the team has a team; Ten people are fire, and the fire has a fire length.