As the time of the child approached, and the feast was coming to an end, many people had no intention of tasting the fresh fruits, and poured out of the hall one after another, throwing green bamboos into the fire with their families and children. The green bamboo burst, the sound shook the night sky, and Jinyang City was bathed in a festive and peaceful atmosphere.

Li Hong, the eldest princess, Xiaoyu and Fengxue stood in the crowd, exchanging blessings and smiling with the people around them. Li Xiu and Li Wen worked together to throw a bundle of green bamboo into the fire, then covered their ears and screamed all the way to Li Hong and hide behind him. The green bamboo was roasted by the raging fire and burst instantly, the dense and violent explosion was deafening, and the sparks were brilliant and dazzling.

The bells rang, the melodious bells rang through the sky, and the New Year arrived, and the cheers suddenly rang out like thunder.

Bursts of flames rose into the air, and the night sky of Jinyang City was ignited in an instant, and the earth-shattering sound of firecrackers almost overturned the entire city.

In the hall, the music and dance also entered the **, and the masterpiece of Emperor Xiaowu was played in the sound of gold and stone, and the momentum was magnificent.

"What can I do? The vast ocean, the worry is the river. The river is restless, and the mountains are flat when there is no success. My mountain is flat and wild, and the fish is lush and cypress is in winter. The right path is far away from the normal flow, and the dragon is traveling far away. Return to the old Sichuan and be full of gods, and do not seal Zen Xi and know the outside. The emperor said that the river prince is not benevolent, and the flood is not only sorrowful. The mulberry is full of floating and Huaisi, and the water is slow for a long time. ”

The fifth year of the Great Han Yuanping, the first month.

On the first day of the first month, the night leak is not over seven quarters, and the bell rings. The ceremony begins.

The eldest princess took the place of the Son of Heaven and accepted the congratulations and tributes of the ministers of the court and the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Qiang, Buyeo, Goguryi and other foreign tribes, and gave a banquet to hundreds of officials.

In the morning, the monarchs and ministers celebrated the New Year and enjoyed the music and dance in Jinyang Palace.

On the third day of the first lunar month, the eldest princess led the ministers to climb Longshan Mountain and worship the martyrs.

After the sacrifice and other ceremonies were completed, the war drums sounded, the horns continued, and the majestic and heroic chapters were played to pay tribute to the heroic soul of the Han Dynasty.

Lu Bu raised his hand to the sky and sang a sad song: "Fighting in the south of the city, dying in the north of Guo, and dying in the wild is not buried." ”

Yan Wuxing's wine spilled on the grave, and his hoarse and desolate voice was like crying: "Say Wu for me:" And for Kehao! The wild death is not buried, and the carrion can escape. 'The water is deep and fierce, the reeds are dark, the horsemen are dead in battle, and the horses are wandering and singing. “

Wei Jun took a big drum from the music worker, used his fist as a mallet, and roared wildly: "Liang builds a room." Why south, why north? What food can you eat if you don't get it? Would you like to be a loyal servant? Si Zi Liangchen. Liangchen Cheng Ke Si: Attack the court, return at night! ”

Zhang Yan, Li Wei and a group of generals, Lao Gui and thousands of veterans of the Longshan battalion sang in unison, and their voices were fierce and fierce, shocking the world and the world.

"Fight in the south of the city, die in the north of Guo, and die in the wild and don't bury Wu is edible." And for the guest! The wild death is not buried, and the carrion can escape. 'The water is deep and fierce, the reeds are dark, the horsemen are dead in battle, and the horses are wandering and singing. Liang Zhu's room, why south, why north? What food can you eat if you don't get it? Would you like to be a loyal servant? Thinking of the son of a good minister, a good minister is honest and thoughtful: go out to attack, return at dusk! ”

The tragic song echoed on the top of the mountains, violently hitting Li Hong's heart.

At this moment, he thought of Xiao Tianzi and hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the battlefield in Nanyang, the soldiers guarding the northwest and Xinjiang, the dead brothers and the countless lives that fell on the battlefield for more than 20 years. Li Hong looked up at the blue sky, as if he saw Tian Chong, Li Song, Zheng Xin, and Ji Ming...... I saw Koji Yi, Xian Yufu, Tian Jing, Fist, Wu Zhao...... Before I knew it, tears had quietly welled up.

For a long time, I always thought that the tears had dried up and would not shed any more tears, but every time I saw the blood of my siblings staining the field, I still couldn't help but be grief-stricken, and every time I thought of their voices and smiles, I was still sad. The world is about to be calm, and our wishes are about to come true, but how did you ever think that when we have nothing, we are fearless and fearless, but when we are close to our dreams, we tremble, like walking on thin ice, like facing the abyss. You don't feel it, this fear keeps me awake at night, I am afraid of losing everything I have now, I am afraid that our blood will be shed in vain, I am afraid that our dreams will be shattered.

Xiaoyu gently hugged Li Hong, as if she wanted to integrate her thin body into his body and give him strength and confidence.

Feng Xue gently wiped away the tears on Li Hong's face, looking at his sad and helpless eyes, Feng Xue's heart suddenly broke...... The long years of fighting horses ruthlessly destroyed Li Hong's life, and she could no longer see the shadow of the idiot big brother from Li Hong's body, he was no longer a bloody and brave leopard, he was just an ordinary veteran who was tortured and ravaged by war.

The eldest princess held Li Hong's cold hand and slowly snuggled into Li Hong's arms, "Big brother, thousands of heroic souls will protect the big man, and the big man will never fall." ”

Li Hong looked up to the sky and howled, tears spilling on his clothes.

On the way down the mountain, Li Hong invited Lao Gui to sit in a car.

Lao Gui followed Li Hong to conquer the world from the beginning of Lu Longsai, and later was ordered to supervise the homeless disabled veterans and thousands of craftsmen to manufacture heavy ordnance in the Longshan camp, and he has made outstanding achievements, and he is still a captain with high martial arts. The Longshan camp has been manufacturing heavy ordnance all these years, and it is the largest production of the official camp of the imperial ordnance manufacturing, and it is subordinate to the examiners of the Taifu Mansion.

"How many veterans are there in the camp?"

"There are more than 20,000 more." Lao Guan said, "In the past few years, under the care of His Royal Highness and the Prime Minister, about 10,000 people have returned to their hometowns one after another. When people are old, they all want to go home. ”

"And so many?" Li Hong was slightly surprised, "Is it because the money given by the imperial court is not enough?" They are disabled, and they have no relatives in their hometown, and if they are given too little money, it will be very difficult to return home. You are the commander of the Longshan camp, you can subsidize some appropriately. Over the years, the military market of the big camp has become bigger and bigger, almost comparable to the big city of Jinyang, and the income of the military market belongs to the big camp, and you should be very rich in your hands. ”

The old man smiled and shook his arm. "You're mistaken. When these veterans return to their hometowns, not only the battalion subsidies, but also the two wives give subsidies, which must be enough. After Li Hong's family left Jinyang, the income of the Marquis of Jinyang's Mansion and the Marquis of Jinyang's food was entrusted to Lao Gui. Li Hong didn't know how much property the Marquis of Jinyang had now, but Lao Guan knew it clearly.

"Then why don't they go home?"

"With the general, my heart is steady, and I sleep peacefully." Lao Guan smiled.

Li Hong's heart was hot, and tears almost fell. "You tell them that if you want to go back, you can go back, and if you can't stay in your hometown, you can go back to Jinyang."

"More and more people are coming back." "It is very difficult for the disabled to survive alone, but everyone has a care when they are together, so many people go back to their hometowns and come back again." ”

Li Hong sighed, "How many old brothers do we have?" ”

"Except for the little lazy, it's all here."

"Only seven?" Li Hong said in surprise, "How is it possible? There were still twelve when I left Jinyang last time. ”

"You've been away from Jinyang for more than four years, and a few of them are gone." The old man turned his eyes and showed sadness, bowed his head and sighed, "We are all old, and if we say no, we won't do it." You were very sick some time ago, and we were afraid that you would be sad and didn't dare to tell you. ”

Li Hong covered his face with his hands, and he was extremely sad.

"I'm still alive." Lao Guan stretched out his hand and patted Li Hong's arm, comforting, "As long as you give an order, I can pull out at least 20,000 people to help you fight." It doesn't matter if you can't ride a horse, you can sit in the car and direct us. ”

Li Hong excitedly hugged Lao Gui's shoulder, patted it a few times, and didn't say anything. After the end of the Lulongsai War, there were few Luronsai soldiers left, and more than 20 years later, only the last seven were left in the gang. The years are merciless, which is really sighing.

"On the seventh day of the first month, you come to drive." Li Hong said, "You take His Highness into the Hou Mansion." ”

"Okay, good ......," the old man smiled happily, "It's my pleasure." ”

"Since then, I'm staying in Jinyang and not leaving."

Lao Guan was stunned and hesitated for a long time, "You don't go to Chang'an?" ”

"I'm not going."

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, the eldest princess got married.

After the Chinese New Year, the heads of the gate valve families who rushed to Jinyang from all over the country, the officials from various prefectures and counties sent to engage in Peng's subordinates, the families of the ministers who came from Chang'an, and the foreign tribal envoys who came from the northwest and the desert were more and more.

Fortunately, the Marquis Mansion of Jinyang is on the shore of Jinshui, the place is big enough, and Zhang Yan, the Taiwei who presided over the wedding, was orderly and thoughtful, and everything went smoothly.

At dusk, Prime Minister Li Wei rode a high-headed horse, holding a wild goose in his arms, surrounded by a team of Fengyun guards, slowly walked out of the mansion gate and appeared on the avenue. The onlookers cheered in unison, shouting one after another.

On both sides of the avenue, a team of soldiers with distinct armor stood on their horses, majestic. When a lieutenant saw the welcoming procession leaving the house, he immediately waved his hand and made a gesture to the horn men. Eighteen horn soldiers raised their horns, raised their heads to the sky, and the majestic horn sound immediately resounded through Jinyang City, "Woo...... Woohoo......"

The three flag-bearers rushed out of the queue on horseback, holding high the banner of the black panther and the wind and clouds, galloping on their horses, the rapid sound of horses' hooves whistling away like a whirlwind, and the excited shouts echoed in the thick twilight, "Raise fire...... Raise the fire ......"

The Fengyun soldiers lit the torches in their hands in turn, the flames jumped in the cold wind, the twilight faded in the firelight, and from a distance, it looked like two vigorous fire dragons were flying vigorously on the city avenue. Suddenly, the flames on the west gate rose into the air, and the two fire dragons collided together, letting out an earth-shattering roar, and the dragon spat fire, and the flames rushed along the avenue outside the city, all the way to the Hanging Urn Mountain, bathed in *night*.

Jinyang City was overwhelmed by the cheers of tens of thousands of people on both sides of the avenue in an instant.

"There is momentum......" Li Wei waved his horsewhip at the captain Fengyun in the distance to show his praise. The lieutenant looked smug and bowed slightly reservedly.

The old crutch drove up the road in a carriage. Li Hong sat in the carriage, dressed in brocade clothes, and the only thing that stood out was his long hair that flowed casually. Yan Wuxing and Wei Jun beat horses to accompany the carriage on both sides. Behind the car were thirty heavily armed horsemen. Thirty-six horsemen followed, playing a festive song.

The sound of the trumpet was loud and loud.

"Raise your spear ......" Captain Fengyun raised his knife and roared, "Salute ......"

The drums of "Boom ......" thundered, and the Fengyun soldiers raised their spears in unison, and the snow-bright spear tips revealed a cold color under the reflection of the firelight.

Zhang Yan, Lu Bu, Guo Yun, and Ling Hu Shao sat in the two passenger cars and walked slowly.

"After this wedding, Chang'an is going to make a big fuss." Guo Yun looked at the majestic Fengyun soldiers on both sides of the avenue, and said with a wry smile, "I really don't understand, although Lord Taiwei's mobilization of Fengyun Iron Cavalry is nominally to create a luxurious atmosphere for the wedding, but in fact, the consequences caused by this are very serious. Why didn't the ministers in Xingtai dissuade them, but let Lord Taiwei do whatever he wanted? The general's marriage to the eldest princess in advance has caused uneasiness in the imperial court, and now he is openly showing off his strength at the wedding, is this not clear to tell the world what he wants to do? ”

"The general can't help himself now." Linghu Shao sighed, "Lord Taiwei's purpose is very simple, at present, the reform of the Prime Minister is at a critical juncture, if the official system is revised, the failure of the reform will be a foregone conclusion." If the restructuring fails, the northern Xinjiang department will be driven out of the court, and the military class will lose its power. In this case, the only way is to use the power of the general and the eldest princess to forcibly suppress Chang'an and drive the opposition forces out of the court. The general marries the eldest princess in advance and shows off his strength at the wedding, isn't it a helpless move? How could he have thought that he would also be unable to help himself one day? ”

"But in this way, isn't the contradiction even greater?" Guo Yun said, "After Lord Taiwei arrived in Jinyang, he proposed the integration of Confucianism and Taoism, and the policy of aiding Taoism into Confucianism, intending to revive Taoism, this matter has spread throughout Chang'an, Luoyang, Handan and other places, and now the general has married the eldest princess, and shows off his strength, and the warriors of Northern Xinjiang have made it clear that they want to take Jinyang as the center of power, and intend to sacrifice the Chang'an court at any time. I'm worried, I'm worried, if the contradiction between Jinyang and Chang'an intensifies, the Nanyang battlefield is very likely to be frustrated again. ”

"I don't see it that way." Linghu Shao approached Guo Yun and said in a low voice, "It's been so many years, and the general is powerful, you don't know it." Think about it, why did he suddenly transfer the Fengyun Iron Cavalry back to Jinyang a few years ago? When the general conquered the northwest and two frontiers, why didn't he recruit the Fengyun Iron Cavalry? The general has already taken precautions, he wants to retain his strength, as long as he still has a wind and cloud iron horse, he can dominate the world. In fact, even if the general doesn't marry the eldest princess now and doesn't show off his strength at the wedding, Chang'an is very afraid, because the Fengyun Iron Cavalry is in Jinyang, and Yan Wuxing and Wei Jun are in Jinyang, who dares to say that he is not afraid? After the wedding, Chang'an is likely to be quiet out of fear, and things may not be as bad as you think. After all, after so many years, what the general has done is obvious to all, and most of the ministers in the DPRK and China still trust the general very much. ”

"Trust is also limited, although the general has indeed been loyal to the Han over the years, but with the change of the situation, especially in the fierce struggle in the court, and he gradually can't help himself, the general may repeat Dong Zhuo's mistake to seize power, and then may embark on the road of usurpation like Wang Mang back then. You see that this time the little emperor even wants to reward Jinyang Palace to the general, is this kind of favor a good thing? The general didn't dare to accept it, and he couldn't afford it. Xiao Tianzi is still young, ignorant and ignorant, these years and followed the general around the expedition, his feelings for the general is very simple, if he arrives in Jinyang, the scale of the wedding must be huge, there must be more places to transgress the etiquette system, and it is even more unfavorable to the general, which is probably one of the reasons why the general suddenly advanced the date of welcoming relatives. Guo Yun said worriedly, "Xian Yufu and Koji Yi, who are loyal to the Han Dynasty, are dead, and Zhang Yan was born in the Yellow Turban, Li Wei can't be speculated with common sense, and Xingtai is all from the Northern Xinjiang Department, if the contradictions in Chang'an intensify, who dares to guarantee that things will not change dramatically?" ”

Linghu Shao was silent, and after a long time, he whispered: "In this case, shouldn't we also take precautions and think of something as soon as possible?" ”

"What can you do?"

"At this time, Lord Taiwei proposed the integration of Confucianism and Taoism, and the purpose of aiding Taoism into Confucianism, was definitely not only to revive Taoist doctrine. Of course, we can't misunderstand it and think that this is the Taiwei preparing for the usurpation of the general. I think it should be understood as improving Confucianism, finding a theoretical basis for the reform of the imperial court, and then alleviating the contradictions between the government and the opposition. Linghu Shao said, "Xiangkai, Zhang Yan and others all know that it is too difficult for the imperial court to implement Taoist doctrine, after all, Taiping Dao and Zheng have caused chaos in the society, and the imperial court will not accept the Taoist doctrine of governing the country." After arriving in Jinyang, he put forward a proposal to revive orthodox Confucianism. The revival of orthodox Confucianism must reorganize the doctrine of the pre-Qin Zhuzi in order to draw on the strengths of the pre-Qin Zhuzi doctrine. Taoism is a kind of pre-Qin Zhuzi doctrine, and Taoism can take this opportunity to revive, so Bu Qihou's proposal was immediately strongly supported by Xiangkai and a group of Daoists. ”

Guo Yun immediately understood what Ling Hu Shao meant, "Are you saying that it is possible for Taoist doctrine to take advantage of the opportunity of the revival of orthodox Confucianism, and under the cover of orthodox Confucianism, it will grandly integrate its own concept of governance into the national policy, and then use the national policy to help the revival of Taoist doctrine?" ”

"Yes, as long as the government has been controlled by the ministers of the Northern Xinjiang Department, as long as the court's Zhongxing strategy does not change, Xiao Tianzi will be able to govern smoothly. In order to prevent the general and the eldest princess from interfering in politics, the imperial court will help the little emperor to work together against the general and the eldest princess. In this way, when the imperial power was restored and the absolute authority of the Han law was restored, the general and the eldest princess could only hand over their authority. In this way, the society will be stable, the court will be stable, and the contradictions between the government and the opposition will be alleviated to the greatest extent. ”

"Yes, yes, you have a point." Guo Yun figured out the key details and said excitedly, "The reason why the general and the eldest princess hold the authority tightly, and Jinyang becomes the center of power, is that the interests of the ministers of the Northern Xinjiang Department are seriously threatened, and the reason for this threat is that the Zhongxing strategy is facing the danger of overturning. In order to continue to stabilize the strategy of Zhongxing, the ministers of the Northern Xinjiang Department must have a strong doctrine as the foundation, that is, a new doctrine proposed by Lord Taiwei that can integrate the strengths of Confucianism and Taoism. ”

"Nominally orthodox Confucianism, in fact, it is a new Confucianism that combines the strengths of Confucianism and Taoism." Linghu Shao said, "Seeking Neo-Confucianism is the real purpose of the Prime Minister and the Taiwei who rushed to Jinyang one after another, and this is what the ministers of the Northern Xinjiang Department urgently need at present. If what you are worried about really happens, we, the high-ranking clans in Northern Xinjiang, will bear the brunt and become the targets of joint killing by both sides, and it is very likely that the life and death clans will be wiped out, so for the sake of our own interests, should we actively support the integration of Confucianism and Taoism and support the revival of orthodox Confucianism? ”

Guo Yun pondered for a long time, and said helplessly: "We have studied modern literature and classics for generations, and now we are forced by the situation to study ancient scriptures and new scriptures at the same time, and the concept of "teacher law and family law" that has been inherited for hundreds of years has been shattered in just over ten years. ”

"Okay, good ......" Ling Hu Shao smiled happily, "The Taiyuan royal family is the head of the Northern Xinjiang scriptures, as long as the Wang family comes forward to advocate, the Northern Xinjiang scripture families must be the first to look forward to it, and they have to learn orthodox Confucianism." Do you think we should find a time to meet with Wang Ze, and write a letter to Wang Chen, Wang Lie, Wang Ling, Wang Chang and others to ask for their opinions? ”

"Okay, that's it, sooner rather than later." Guo Yun sighed, "The Han Dynasty is prosperous, and Confucianism should also keep pace with the times." If we continue to stick to the old rules and cling to the defects, sooner or later the scriptures that have been passed down from generation to generation will be destroyed in our hands. ”

The convoy arrived at Beppu, the eldest princess of Hanging Urn Mountain.

Beppu was bustling with people inside and outside, and the people outside Jinyang City heard the news, and there were three layers inside and three layers outside, which surrounded Beppu.

The eldest princess worships you in the temple, and the temple enshrines the tablets of Emperor Xiaoling and Empress Linghuai. The eldest princess knelt three times and bowed nine times, and before she could say anything, tears flowed down first, "The father, the mother, and the daughter are married, please bless your daughter in the spirit of heaven, and bless your daughter and the leopard brother to grow old together." ”

"Your Royal Highness......" Duting Marquis Wang Duan hurriedly walked in, "Your Highness, the general has arrived, go to the east room to wait." ”

Duting Marquis Wang Duan is the son of Wang Bin, the uncle of the eldest princess. When Emperor Xiaoxian arrived in Chang'an, he asked Dong Zhuo to find his mother Wang Meiren's brother Wang Bin. Dong Zhuo lived up to his trust, sent people to inquire around, and finally found Wang Bin's family in Jiujiang, Yangzhou, and took them to Chang'an. Emperor Xiaoxian was very happy, and worshiped Wang Bin as the ruling Jinwu, and the Marquis of Duting. Soon Wang Bin died of illness, and his son Wang Duan inherited the title. When Emperor Xiaoxian arrived in Jinyang, because the imperial court strictly enforced the law that relatives were not allowed to interfere in politics, Wang Duan was idle for a time. Later, he served as a princess in Zongzheng Mansion, and he was idle.

The eldest princess made another big salute, and then was helped up by Princess Hongnong and Mrs. Dutinghou, one left and one right. Princess Hongnong was repatriated to her hometown in Yingchuan after the death of Liu Wei, the king of Hongnong. Her father Tang Mao wanted to marry her, but she insisted on complying. When the Xiliang soldiers captured Yingchuan, they brought her back to Chang'an, and Li Dao wanted to marry her, but he refused. This matter was learned by Jia Xu, who was still a scholar at the time, and while he advised Li Dao, he hurriedly played filial piety to the emperor. Emperor Xiaoxian was shocked when he learned of this, and hurriedly sent someone to take her to the palace and confer the title of Princess Hongnong. During the chaos in Chang'an, she escaped the catastrophe and went to Jinyang with Emperor Xiaoxian.

Princess Hongnong gently wiped away the tears on the eldest princess's face, and said with a smile: "Today is your big day, don't cry." You can get what you want, and you can come to the bitter end, all because of the blessing of your father and mother, who will always bless you and the general. ”

"And bless you to have a son." The gentle and demure Dutinghou Lady leaned into the eldest princess's ear and laughed in a low voice, "Don't let your queen mother down." ”

The eldest princess blushed and chuckled shyly.

Li Hong got out of the carriage and walked to Beppu surrounded by Zhang Yan, Lu Bu and others.

When the crowd of onlookers saw Li Hong, they excitedly shouted, "General...... Leopard...... The general ...... "Many people are trying to break through the barrier of the storm and storm to see more clearly, and the scene is a little chaotic.

After finishing the house, he hurriedly walked out of the mansion, and Xu Shao, Wang Jian and others followed.

The confessor shouted: "Kneel ......"

Li Hong was about to kneel, but after being shocked, he hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him, "General, it's free, it's ......"

"Today, the general marries His Highness, you are the elder of His Highness, and you should be courteous." Xu Shao stopped Fu Wan and said with a smile, "Etiquette must not be messed up, let alone abolished." ”

After finishing the ambush, he didn't listen at all, and grabbed Li Hong's hand, but didn't let him kneel. Guo Yun, Ling Hu Shao, Wang Jian and others also persuaded each other one after another, "With so many people in front of you, how can you abolish the ceremony for personal reasons?" "I had no choice but to let go.

Li Hong knelt down and bowed. After receiving the salute, he welcomed him into the house.

Princess Hongnong stood outside the lobby to greet her. King Hongnong is the elder brother of the eldest princess, since ancient times, the eldest brother is like a father, and the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, and many of the etiquette that should be exercised by the woman's mother at the wedding is passed on by this eldest sister-in-law. According to the ceremony, the man wants to kneel and worship, but the situation is special, and the person who presides over the ceremony opens his mouth and does not dare to shout.

Xu Shao glared at the red-faced confessor, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Kneel ......"

Li Hong knelt down as he picked up his clothes. Princess Hongnong was so frightened that she reached out and hurriedly reached out to pull, and suddenly she realized that it was too rude to pull the general in public, so she hurriedly bent her legs and knelt, but her arm was dragged by the prime minister's wife Xiaolan, and she couldn't kneel.

"The princess is the eldest sister-in-law of the eldest princess, and she can accept this gift." Xu Shao bowed to the frightened Princess Hongnong and said, "Please accept the ceremony." ”

Li Wei, Zhang Yan, Lu Bu and other ministers bowed in unison, "Please accept the salute princess." ”

Princess Hongnong accepted the salute tremblingly, pointed to the east room and said, "Your Royal Highness is in the east chamber, please welcome the general in person." ”

Li Wei picked up Li Hong and pushed him in the direction of the east room, "General, you go to pick up the bride, don't delay for too long......"

"If the bride doesn't want to go with you, you roar, and we'll help you grab it." Wei Jun pointed to Yan Wuxing and Kirby Bear who were standing behind him, and laughed, "We are the best at snatching relatives." ”

The crowd burst into laughter.

"General, you come with me...... General Wang Fu stretched out his hand to invite, Li Hong smiled and arched his hand at everyone, and walked away.

After Fu, Princess Hongnong invited everyone to sit down in the lobby and eat a little wine. Yan Wuxing saw that Kirby Bear was about to take chopsticks, so he hurriedly patted him, and shook his head again and again, "Just drink some wine, don't eat vegetables, we'll leave immediately." ”

"Leaving right away?" Kirby Bear muttered in surprise, looked at the exquisite dishes on the table, and couldn't help but swallow a mouthful, "What a pity." ”

The eldest princess wore a twelve-picking heavy robe made of Jinqi Luo Xuan, graceful and luxurious, facing south. Nine rows of maids stood in front of her, each holding a colored gauze fan and standing together, tightly covering her face.

Cai Yan and Mrs. Dutinghou stood at the door to greet the general.

"General, please fan for the bride." Cai Yan pointed to the gauze fan in front of the eldest princess, and said with a smile, "You have to look carefully, don't mistake the bride." ”

Li Hong smiled slightly, and when he walked up to the maid, he was about to raise his hand to push away the first gauze fan, when Xiao Lan's voice came from behind. "No, no, you can't let the general take the bride easily, it's too easy. Our bride has suffered a lot for the sake of the general, and today we will let the general taste the hardship. ”

"Yes, yes, if you don't let the general suffer today, I'm so sorry for Your Highness." Cai Yan clapped his hands and applauded, "Let's guess the riddle, the general guesses one, and he is allowed to fan it." ”

Li Hong was dizzy, "Wen Ji, there are nine fans here, you let me guess the nine anagrams, when will I guess?" ”

"No matter what, you have to guess." Wang Fu smiled, "If your heart hurts Your Highness and you don't want her to wait too long, try to guess." ”

Li Hong complained bitterly, and made a fuss again and again, "Guess less, how about three word fans?" ”

"No, no......" Cai Yan and Wang Fu shouted repeatedly. Mrs. Dutinghou and a group of maids also took the opportunity to make a commotion, and the house was in chaos.

"Okay, okay, let's do it, if Your Highness wants to step into the general's door early, then help the general guess together." Xiao Lan smiled, "It's started, it's started, I'll start with the simplest, 'Qianli Cao, He Qingqing, Ten Days, Still Not Born', General, guess a person you are very familiar with." ”

Li Hong looked at Xiao Lan thoughtfully, and said with a smile: "Dong Zhuo." These four sentences are a ballad of Wei Wei, which was circulated in Guanzhong before Dong Zhuo was killed. Xiao Lan suddenly mentioned Dong Zhuo today, obviously meaning something.

Xiao Lan pursed her lips and smiled, bowing to salute, "General, you can fan it." ”

"Sister, this is too easy, you favor the general." Wang Fu was dissatisfied, and immediately came up with a second riddle, "1858, Feiquan flows upstream, guess a word." ”

Li Hong was dumbfounded. Wang Fu shouted, "Your Highness, the general can't guess it, he can't guess such an easy word, it's miserable, it's miserable, it looks like you can't enter the general's door tonight." ”

As soon as Wang Fu finished speaking, the eldest princess's coquettish laughter came, "Well." General, you fanned again. ”

Wang Fu hid his face and laughed, "Your Highness is in a hurry. Two sisters, and then the question, the question must be the most difficult. ”

Cai Yan thought for a moment, and said in a coquettish voice: "I'll tell you a story, and then you guess an anagram, and if you guess correctly, the general can welcome His Highness away." ”

Li Hong secretly complained. Cai Yan said so solemnly, it is estimated that even the eldest princess can't guess the anagram.

"During the time of Emperor Xiaohe, there was a sorcerer named Cao Yang in Shangyu County. On the fifth day of May one year, Shangyu people rowed a dragon boat to meet the tide god, he was drunk in the boat, fell into the river and died. At that time, the river tide was surging, and no one dared to go into the water to salvage. Cao Yang's fourteen-year-old daughter cried around the river for seven days and nights, and finally jumped into the river. Five days later, her body floated to the surface of the river carrying her father's body. After hearing about it, Shangyu County Ling Dushang was very moved and played the imperial court. The imperial court named Cao E as a filial daughter and erected a monument for her. Du Shang ordered Handan Chun to engrave the monument to remember his events. At that time, Handan Chun was still a thirteen-year-old child, and he didn't add any points, and everyone was amazed by his words. When my father and I took refuge in Wuzhong, we went to see the Cao'e Monument. After reading it, my father didn't say anything, but wrote eight words on the back of the stele: Huang Juan's young woman's grandson fontanelle. ”

Cai Yan looked at Li Hong and asked with a smile, "Can the general guess what it means?" ”

Li Hong smiled bitterly, he couldn't think of it, he simply didn't want to, just waited for the eldest princess to tell the mystery.

Xiao Lan, Wang Fu and the others were also meditating, and the room suddenly became quiet. Li Hong was very leisurely, looking at the beautiful patterns on the gauze fan with great interest. After a few breaths, the eldest princess suddenly spoke, "Teacher's natural material, this kind of hidden words are really a must, coupled with Cao E's filial piety, Handan Chun's wonderful words, this monument can be described as three unique." ”

Cai Yan's face changed, and he bowed down and said, "Your Highness is amazingly talented, and you can guess it." ”

Xiao Lan and Wang Fu looked at each other, and suddenly realized, and the color of admiration was overflowing.

"What's the mystery?" Before Li Hong could react, he asked Xiao Lan embarrassedly.

"Ask your bride to go." Xiao Lan smiled, "The general has this beauty, what more can the husband ask for?" ”

"General, the answer to the mystery is a wonderful word." The eldest princess smiled coquettishly behind the veil fan, "Yellow silk is colored silk, which is the word 'absolute'; 'young woman' is a maiden, that is, the word 'wonderful'; the grandson is the son of a woman, which is the word 'good'; '齑' is the pounded ginger and garlic, and '齑雟' is a vessel for pounding ginger and garlic, and it is a 'vessel for receiving bitterness'." "Accept" and "Xin" is "speech", so the mystery of "Huang Juan's young woman's grandson" is "wonderful words". ”

"But fan, but fan......" Wang Fu and Cai Yan pulled Li Hong and urged repeatedly, "Take the bride home quickly." ”

Li Hong opened the heavy veil fan, saw the beautiful face of the eldest princess, and saw the affectionate eyes of the eldest princess, he couldn't help himself, opened his hands and hugged the eldest princess tightly into his arms, "Come home with me." ”

The eldest princess snuggled in Li Hong's broad arms and cried with joy.

Cai Yan stroked the qin, Xiao Lan played Xiao, Wang Fu beat the drum, and the three of them sang a song, "Evil!" I want to know you and live a long life! ”

The maids raised their gauze fans and surrounded the couple in the middle, singing and dancing softly. "The mountains have no tombs, and the rivers are exhausted. Winter thunder and earthquake, summer rain and snow, heaven and earth together, dare to be with the king! ”

Zhong Ming, the east room opened, and Li Hong took the eldest princess's hand and walked out.

Drums played in unison, firecrackers shook the sky, and cheers shook the night sky.

The Fengyun soldiers outside Beppu sounded the war drums and sounded the horns, and for a while, the wind and clouds changed color.

Fu Wan stood on the stone steps of the lobby, facing west. Princess Hongnong stood at the door of the lobby, facing south. Li Hong walked in front of Fu Wan, knelt down, and bowed three times and bowed nine times, "Uncle, I took His Highness away." After Fu Wan helped Li Hong up, grabbed his arm, with tears in his eyes, he choked up and said: "Zimin, treat her well, treat her well, don't let her suffer anymore." Li Hong raised his hand and swore, "Even if I am gone, my brothers will protect her as if they were their own lives." ”

The eldest princess knelt down in front of Princess Hongnong and saluted. Princess Hongnong picked up the eldest princess, tied a small belt for her, tied a scarf, and couldn't stop her tears, "When you arrive at the Hou Mansion, you must serve the general well, and you must be in harmony with Xiaoyu and Xiaoxue, and you must abide by women's morals, be docile and frugal......" The eldest princess nodded again and again, and then walked to Fu Wan with the help of the maid, and made a big salute, "Uncle, I'm leaving......" Fu Wan suddenly cried, old tears, crying silently. The eldest princess stood up, hugged Fu Wan, tears rained down, "Uncle......"

"I can still live to send you to marry, I, I'm happy......" Fu Wan endured his excitement, waved his hand and asked Fu Dian to bring the clothes for the eldest princess, hairpins and other precious clothes, "When you see these things, you can think of your parents, think of your relatives, and when you have time in the future, take your children to Chang'an to see me, and I won't live for many years." ”

The eldest princess thought of her parents who had passed away for many years, her two brothers who had suffered many disasters, the lonely little Tianzi, and the fact that she could no longer take care of the little Tianzi.

"Okay, okay...... Xu Shao persuaded on the side, "Your Highness, today is a day of great joy, don't cry." Your uncle's life is still long, and he won't die for a while, I can vouch for it. ”

"What's that your name?" Wang Jian glared at him dissatisfied. After Fu Wan, he laughed and patted the eldest princess on the back, "Child, don't cry, go, the general is still waiting at the door." ”

Xiao Lan, Cai Yan, and Wang Fu stepped forward and half-dragged and half-pulled, and walked down the stone steps with the eldest princess in their arms. When she was about to arrive at the door, Mrs. Dutinghou tied a silk bag with a scarf for the eldest princess, "Your Highness, you have to listen to your parents, take a look at this silk bag in your spare time, and when you see the silk bag, you will remember your parents' earnest teachings, and you will not be allowed to make mistakes in your mother-in-law's house." The eldest princess turned and knelt down, and once again saluted Princess Hongnong, who was standing on the stone steps, and thanked her parents for their nurturing and teaching.

Li Hong took the eldest princess and slowly walked out of the mansion.

The cheers rose into the sky, like a stormy wave. The sound of firecrackers shook the sky and the earth, and sparks shot out everywhere. The drums are playing and the trumpets are sounding in unison.

Yan Wuxing and Wei Jun flew off their horses with twenty-four Fengyun generals, saluted, and shouted in unison: "Respectfully invite Madame to get into the car." The lower officials and others swore to defend Mrs. to the death, even if they were broken. ”

Li Hong and the eldest princess returned the gift hand in hand.

The war drums of "Dong Dong ......" sounded, and the twenty-four generals got up and mounted their horses, lined up in two rows.

The old man came by car and went straight to the door of the house, "I respectfully ask Mrs. to get in the car." ”

Li Hong helped the eldest princess into the carriage. Xiao Lan took a white fox fur coat and draped it on the eldest princess, then took out a piece of white silk silk and gently wiped the tears on the eldest princess's face, and smiled, "When you walk out of this house, you are the general's wife, and you will be at ease in the future, be a happy little princess happily, and don't cry sadly anymore." ”

Li Hong shook the reins of the horse, and the carriage moved slowly. After three turns, the wheel stopped. Li Hong turned to look at the eldest princess and smiled slightly, "I'll go back to the house and wait for you first." The eldest princess nodded, took Li Hong's hand, and was reluctant. Li Hong chuckled lightly and said in a low voice: "Just for a moment, we will be together all the time in the future, and we will never be separated again." ”

Li Hong got into another carriage and went home with Li Wei first.

The horn sounded. In charge of the flag soldiers, Ti rode forward to guide, and the old crutch drove slowly, Yan Wuxing and Wei Jun each took twelve Fengyun generals to protect the eldest princess on both sides, not leaving an inch. The Fengyun Iron Cavalry, which was arrayed on both sides of the avenue, saw the convoy passing, and immediately retreated from the formation, following behind the convoy. It didn't take long for more than a dozen iron cavalry phalanxes to gather behind the convoy. The dense torches gathered together, like the giant stars in the galaxy, are magnificent.

When there were still about 500 steps away from the West City Gate, hundreds of bonfires were suddenly lit on the city wall that extended from both ends of the West City Gate tower to the north and south, and the front and back were connected for about a mile long. At this moment, with the West City Gate as the center, the two fire dragons crossed together, forming a huge fire "ten" character, which was magnificent.

The drums of war on the towers of the city rang out, and the low and fierce sound of the drums shattered the silence of the night. Day trembling.

"It's so beautiful...... the eldest princess pointed to the two fire dragons in front of her, and exclaimed in surprise, "Dauntless, beard, look at it, it's so beautiful......

"Your Highness, please wait and see, there are even better-looking ......" Yan Wuxing smiled, "I want the gods of heaven and earth to know that today is the day of great joy for our Highness, and we want the whole world to celebrate together, and we want the heavens and the earth to celebrate together." ”

Before he could finish speaking, he heard a series of violent firecrackers coming from the north and south ends of the city wall in front of him, and then piles of bonfires exploded, and beams of flames rushed into the air, and suddenly the sky was full of dazzling sparks, brilliant and colorful, and extremely gorgeous.

The explosion continued, and you could vaguely see the soldiers running on the city wall, they threw bundles of green bamboos at the blazing fire, the green bamboos were heated and expanded, exploded, and the burning bonfire was torn apart by the continuous violent explosion, and then the burning flames rose into the air, and the sky was covered with red red stars.

Jinyang City shook in the explosion, Jinyang City burned in the fire, and Jinyang City was shrouded in red stars in the sky.

The war drums became more and more powerful, the horns became more heroic, and the shouts of the soldiers pierced through the clouds and cracked stones, and exploded in the magnificent night sky.

The most violent explosion of "boom boom boom ......" finally sounded on the Xicheng Tower, five huge bonfires, hundreds of bundles of green bamboo, and a continuous and shocking explosion finally began. The majestic Xicheng Tower was swallowed up by the flames of the sky in a blink of an eye, and the largest and most gorgeous fireworks suddenly bloomed, and the heavens and the earth were shocked.

Jinyang City was crazy, people rushed onto the avenue, screaming and shouting hoarsely, the huge cheers were like a tsunami, setting off a shocking wave, and Jinyang City was overwhelmed by the rolling sea of people and surging waves in an instant.

Fengyun Iron Rider protected the eldest princess before and after, and tried his best to open up a passage in the crowd, and walked for more than half an hour in just a few hundred steps.

The avenue and small square in front of the Marquis of Jinyang are impassable, and no matter how hard the soldiers try, they don't want to go any further. In desperation, Zhang Yan ordered the wall to be torn down and the crowd evacuated to the house. The wall fell, and the flow of people got a place to vent, and the Fengyun Iron Rider escorted the eldest princess to the gate of the mansion smoothly.

Li Hongsan rushed to the carriage in two steps, saw the happy smiling face of the eldest princess, and the heart hanging in mid-air immediately fell, "Thank God......" He excitedly picked up the eldest princess, and under the escort of Yan Wuxing, Wei Jun and others, he hurriedly walked towards the mansion. The eldest princess was caught off guard and was so ashamed that her face was red.

"General, how is this meeting?" Yan Wudaunt asked triumphantly.

"Are you crazy?" Li Hong scolded angrily, "What if something happens? ”

"How could something happen?" Yan Wuxing said disdainfully, "I have already sent someone to deal with Xicheng Tower, and I can't burn it." Don't you see the West City Tower towering majestically? ”

Li Hong arrived at the gate of the mansion and carefully put down the eldest princess. Xiao Lan, Cai Yan, and Wang Fu, who followed closely behind, hurriedly gathered around her to sort out her clothes.

"Xichenglou is safe and sound, but what about the people?" Li Hong glared at Yan Wudaunt angrily and whispered, "You frightened the people, do you know? If someone is hurt by this, I will only ask you. ”

Yan Wuxing and Wei Jun looked at each other and smiled, unimpressed by Li Hong's words.

The people in Jinyang Mansion were full of voices, the sound of silk and bamboo was endless, and the grand wedding banquet began.

In the new house in the inner hall, Li Hong and the eldest princess ate and drank together, completing the wedding ceremony.

Shinoarashi, who presided over the ceremony, withdrew.

Li Hong and the eldest princess sat in each other's arms, enjoying this quiet and warm moment.

"Is this a dream?"

"It's not."

"If it's a dream, I'll live in it forever." The eldest princess closed her eyes and lay comfortably in Li Hong's arms, with a sweet smile on the corner of her mouth, and fell asleep.

The following does not count the number of words: Eating in prison: The new house is located in the groom's bedroom. The waiters alternately water and wash their hands for the bride and groom, and the celebrants arrange the first meal for the bride and groom. The food customs of the ancients are somewhat similar to today's meal system, with one portion of each food, so in front of the bride and groom's feast, the staple food of millet and millet and millet and sauce, as well as sauce, syrup, and soup for seasoning are all each one. However, the situation of the wedding is somewhat special, and there is only a single portion of the fish figurine, the porpoise figurine, and the wax figurine, which is placed between the meals of the two people for the groom and the bride to eat together, and this arrangement is called "eating together in prison". "Prison" refers to the food in the figurines or figurines.

Drink together: The first meal for a newlywed is simple. Eating was ceremonial in nature, and there was not much to eat, and the celebrants moved the millet to the table of the bride and groom, and gave them the lungs and spines from the porpoise figurines. Couples eat millet first, then drink broth, and then eat it with their fingers smacking the sauce, a process called a meal. It is taken three times in total, which is called three meals. Ancient ceremony, three meals are full, and the food ceremony is completed. The ancients wanted to rinse their mouths with wine after eating, which was not only to clean the mouth, but also to have the effect of eating well. There are three times of the cheek, which is called the triple diplo. The three-fat dropper in the wedding was used twice for the first time and the last time. The so-called gourd is a scoop made by cutting the gourd in half, and the husband and wife each hold a piece and drink. This arrangement is called "drinking together".

: Fighting in the south of the city, dying in the north of Guo, and dying in the wild is not buried. For me: "And for the guest!" The wild death is not buried, and the carrion can escape. "The water is deep and agitated, the reeds are dark, the horses are dead in battle, and the horses are wandering and singing. Liang Zhu's room, why south, why north? What food can you eat if you don't get it? Would you like to be a loyal servant? Thinking of the son of a good minister, a good minister is honest and thoughtful: go out to attack, return at dusk!

Explanation of meaning: This is a battlefield after a vicious battle, and the corpses are unburied, so the crows can only peck at them. The ghost who died in battle said to the crow, "Before you eat me, howl for me a few times and pay tribute." No one will come to bury you in the wilderness, and our rotten meat will be your meal sooner or later. "The turbulent water and the boundless reeds beside the battlefield are also shrouded in an atmosphere of sadness. The steed charged and died, and the inferior horse wandered and chirped. Fortifications were built on the bridge, how did the north and south pass? The strong men are all killed in battle, no one harvests the crops, what do people eat? If you want to be a good citizen in the chaos of war, you can't do it. Sorry for those good men, who went out to fight in the morning and did not return in the evening!

In the history of constant wars, this folk song has a very typical anti-war significance.