In late November of the third year of Ji Han's return to the Yuan Dynasty (274), after being urged by Wei Guan in Xuzhou many times, Wei Mi took his four younger brothers and came to Chang'an slowly.

The so-called friction is not deliberately slow. Instead, I had to go a little slower - the ox cart.

Since passing Huayin, this team of ox carts has continued to attract the attention of passers-by: there is no way, because of Guan Da Sima's leading demonstration, the men of Yiyongliang Sanzhou went out to run errands, either riding horses or walking. It is the female dependents of noble and high-ranking officials, at least in a carriage. And the ox cart thing? Except for the people of the Sima family who came to Chang'an to worship a few days ago, they didn't see it later. Moreover, the team of the Sima family was too large at that time, and Ji Han's soldiers had been guarding outside, so they couldn't watch at all. Therefore, this time, the westward expansion of the children of the Wei family was strongly watched by the Kansai people.

In the eyes of the old farmers in Kansai, the cattle are so strong that they can be used to cultivate the land. Cart? At such a slow pace, it's almost the same time to walk! Therefore, along the way, on the short journey, the Wei family's convoy was ridiculed in various ways.

"Ouch, those guys in Kanto are so virtuous."

"Hahaha, the gentleman who preached before said that the children of the Kanto family have thin skin and brittle bones, and they can't stand the bumps, so they can only take an ox cart when they go out. I was still skeptical, but now, hahahaha~~~"

"Hmph, you guy. When did Mr. Preach deceive us? ”

"Well, that's, that's."

At the beginning, when someone laughed at the Wei family's convoy, the youngest of the five sons of the Wei family, Wei Yi, had to open the car window and argue with the people outside. However, the people of Kansai seem to be completely different from those in Kanto who are full of envy when they see ox carts but hide very far away. Instead of facing the fear of the nobles, they appeared to be very strong.

Also, the emperor often comes down to cut wheat with us, what are you a son of a Kanto family?

Therefore, the delicate and weak voice of the delicate and soft Wei was soon drowned out in the endless ridicule of the Kansai aunts.

"Huh~~ Finally arrived in Chang'an City, those foolish men and women in the wilderness are really unreasonable! Hey? What about the people who came to pick us up? Where's that stinky boy from Annu? Left and right, can you pass it on beforehand? ”

"Returning to the young master, I arrived in Chang'an five days ago and met my uncle. My uncle personally agreed to come here to greet me. ”

"Uncle? Don't scream so affectionately. My little sister hasn't married this guy yet! And with his attitude today...... Hum! ”

As the two families who have decided to be married, the admission procedures for the five sons of the Wei family are specially approved by Guan Yi. Therefore, after the five sons of the Wei family came to Chang'an, it was natural that they should be received by the Guan family. The Wei family spread the word about this, and the Guan family also sent Guan Hui to greet him.

But the problem is that the journey of the five sons of the Wei family is too slow, and according to Guan Hui's calculations, the people of the Wei family should have arrived three days ago. As a result, he came and waited for two days, but the other party hadn't arrived yet: Guan Ershao was still a student of Longshouyuan Academy, and it was the time for the final exam. There's not that much time to waste.

So Guan Ershao flashed directly, and left a message to the guard at the city gate before leaving: The people of the Wei family will arrange it when they arrive, and then the master will come over as soon as he receives the news.

As for how to identify the people of the Wei family, hey! Ox carts, and they are luxuriously decorated!

Of course, this can be regarded as public power and private use, but the young masters of the Guan family are generally very self-disciplined and very polite to their subordinates. Moreover, Guan Ershao was very knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and first gave the city gate guard a pass fee. So, that's it.

So, just when the young masters of the Wei family lost their temper, a remnant army with a complete right hand and a significantly shorter left hand greeted him with a smile: "Dare to ask all the nobles, but the son of the Wei family?" ”

"Exactly, who are?"

"Oh, in Xia Huangsan, it is the east gate of Chang'an City on duty. I just got off duty this morning, and I have been waiting here for a long time by the order of the second son of my eldest Sima family. ”

Guan Annu, you're too much. A disabled person guarding the gate was sent to greet us!

However, Wei Mi is a middle-aged man in his thirties who has been crawling and rolling in the officialdom of the Jin Kingdom for many years. So there was no outbreak at this time: "In this case, please take you to the Guanfu." ”

"No, under the order, please come with me, nobles."

Huang San led the way in front, and the Wei family's convoy followed into Chang'an City.

At this time, Chang'an, due to the change of political status, was no longer just a military town in the west during the Wei and Jin dynasties. As the capital of Jihan, he gathered merchants, goods from all over the country. What's even more special is that because Ji Han opened up the communication between the Western Regions and Taixi, it is not uncommon for Persians with high noses and deep eyes and black-haired Romans in Chang'an City at this time.

However, in the end, commercial development has not yet reached a certain level. Therefore, Guan Yi's management of the city imitated the practice of Chang'an City in the later Tang Dynasty: commercial transactions could only be carried out in a certain area. Therefore, after the Wei brothers entered the city, although they felt that the crowd density was very high, they did not feel the noise and noise.

Sitting on the ox cart, the five brothers of the Wei family were very happy to find that the residents of Chang'an City were indeed of much higher quality. Because along the way, the gaze cast on their team may be a little strange at first, but it will not be long before they become extremely respectful. There were even those soldiers who passed by and bent slightly towards them.

"Hey, big brother, after all, this Chang'an is a big city. When you see our ranks, you also know that we are not ordinary people. ”

"Hey~~" With a long sigh, Wei Mi turned his head to Wei Yi and said, "Fifth brother, have you really seen the situation clearly?" ”

"How?"

"These passers-by are not saluting us, but the Huang San in front."

"This? How is this possible? ”

"Hey, that's it, stop."

After the ox cart stopped, Wei Mi got out of the car and saluted Huang San.

"What do you mean, noble?"

"Dare to ask this brother, why do most of the passers-by salute you all the way we have traveled?"

"Oh, that's what you ask. That's because of the medal on my chest. ”

"Medals?"

"However, my family's eldest Sima played His Majesty more than a month ago and established a medal system. I was one of the first to be awarded. ”

"The matter of the medal, the imperial court newspaper said it. It's a pity that I didn't pay much attention to it. Uh, dare to ask Brother Tai if the medal is pinned to his chest now? ”

"Yes, well, please see, noble. On my chest are two medals. One is the Order of the Fifth Rank of the Great Han, this is nothing, as long as it is disabled in the service of the country, you can get one. Therefore, there are at least 350,000 people who can wear this kind of medal in our country. Well, my lord, please look at the left front of you, there is a remnant of the army wearing the Order of the Fifth Rank of the Great Han. ”

Following Huang San's fingers, Wei Mi looked forward, and sure enough, he found a young man who was missing a leg and was still moving fast with a cane.

"This person seems to have only one medal on his chest?"

"Haha, your eyesight is good." Speaking of this, the look on Huang San's face became richer, he moved closer to Wei Mi, lowered his voice and said: "People who only have the fifth-level Han Medal are generally new recruits, and they were crippled by the enemy before they had time to make their achievements on the battlefield...... It's not like us. ”

"Hehe, what about Brother Huang's other medal?"

"Haha, this is the Order of the Second Degree of Boyo! At present, there are no more than 100 people who can get this kind of medal! ”

"Brother Huang is really not an ordinary person, dare to ask, how can I get this kind of medal?"

"It is very clearly written in the Great Sima Order that as a general, he can successfully achieve his strategic goals, and at the same time, his own side loses less than half of the opponent's losses. Or if you still achieve your goal with less than half the enemy's strength, you can get the Order of the Boyo of the third class. On top of this, those who annihilate the enemy instead of crushing the enemy, and whose losses are less than one-third of the opponent, are awarded the Order of the Boyo of the Second Degree. And we are soldiers who are relatively simple, counting heads. Twenty or more, third level Boyo. Grade 50 or above, second class boyo ......"

When Huang San said this, he unconsciously brought with him the murderous aura that he had been indomitable on the battlefield before. Wei Mi, who was originally standing very close to him, unconsciously took two or three steps back.

What a shame! was almost made to kneel by such a subordinate.

"Brother Huang, is there any benefit to this medal?"

"The benefits? Of course there is, haven't you seen all the nobles along the way? ”

"Well, that's not what I meant. I mean, is there any benefit in terms of money, food, and money? ”

"How is that possible? When I joined the army, the imperial court gave me a settling-in allowance. Crippled discharged, severance pay was given. He was also responsible for finding me a job. This medal is just a proof of past honors, how can it be used to earn money? This nobleman, I think it's very good now, and I have people who respect him wherever I go. Of course, I have to be more serious in my work, otherwise I'm sorry for the two medals on my chest! ”

"......I see," he sighed, Wei Mi raised his head and looked at the sky of Chang'an: "I didn't expect that Kansai was only taken by the Han for six or seven years, and the changes in folk customs here are so obvious." It seems that this time to Chang'an to study is really interesting. ”