July 15 Midyear Festival, commonly known as the Ghost Festival, July and a half, Buddhism is also known as the Bon Festival, the Daomen is the birthday of the Zhongyuan local official, it is the day of sacrifice to the ancestors for the ancient acting,

Compared with the cold food (Qingming) festival where it is strictly forbidden to use stove smoke and needs to be cleaned on the grave,

On this day, it is a small autumn, there are a number of crops ripe, and the folk practice is to worship the ancestors, with new rice and wheat and other sacrifices, and report the autumn to the ancestors. Therefore, every mid-year festival, every family worships their ancestors, and when they make offerings, they perform rituals.

Therefore, as one of the important Sanyuan festivals since ancient times, the Zhenfu Prefecture also informed the states in advance, and specially opened the curfew and entrance guards in many cities, so that the people in various places can follow the ritual festivals. Therefore, the people in the cities, who rarely had a few days to eat a full meal, also prepared skins, paper, wooden branches, and other things early for the new grains of rice and wheat that had just been distributed for a long time.

According to the regulations on the division of the six people and the four people after the autumn harvest was put into storage, although they finally got only about 40 percent of the grain that had not yet been shelled and dried, of the other 60 percent, 40 percent was handed over to the official treasury as reserve grain, 10 percent was used as the maintenance fee for the collective provision of tools and seeds for ploughing cattle and cattle, and 10 percent was retained in the county for daily administrative expenses.

However, in the absence of other superfluous taxes and miscellaneous taxes and additional levies, only seven or eighty percent of the amount of these dried and pounded is still enough to make people barely have enough to eat, and under the local system of sub-camping and management, there is no soil for the interdependence of large clan households, only young and middle-aged men and women are left in pairs, plus a number of original children, and new families with small surnames.

Therefore, the daily consumption has been further compressed and thrifty, coupled with the daily self-planted melons, vegetables and jicama, chickens, ducks, geese and rabbits and other surplus products, you can also breathe a sigh of relief during the New Year's Festival, take out the surplus saved by daily life, and buy some daily necessities in the small and wild markets of barter.

And this is already a rare and valuable corner of the troubled times when people are not as good as dogs.

It must be known that in more places outside of Qingdao and Yange, countless people who have easily survived the wars and famines of previous years, and those who have survived are either struggling under the enslavement and ravages of Huma, or waiting to die in the famine caused by the floods.

Even in the newly occupied areas of Qi, Ji, Yun, and Si, there is still news of starvation and exiles.

Therefore, with the night like a curtain, on the bank of the tributary of the Yishui crossing the city, it has already been dotted with stars, and the river lamps of various shapes have been released one after another. With these river lanterns with the names of their ancestors, they disappear in the distance, and the sorrows and hopes of many families flow down the river.

And in a temporary curtain by the river, as the chief staff of the two prefectures, Hook Guan Ji Yiwen Wuping, is also kneeling in front of a simple incense table, a stack of fragrant fruits, a stack of rice confectionery, a stack of stew, each inserted three incense sticks, a pair of wine utensils, to the east to worship those people and things that have passed away, as well as the dreams and pursuits that he once died.

Falling asleep and pouring the first glass of water and wine raised, familiar and unfamiliar faces flashed in front of him like marquees, but they were as vivid as yesterday.

As a former supporter of imperialism and a member of the radical faction that advocated the reform of Dingxin, he used to be quite naïve and simple to think that as long as he could eliminate the powerful ministers who were in charge of the chaotic government and help the Son of Heaven to regain his authority, he would be able to solve most of the problems in this world and all kinds of desperate injustices and absurdities.

But the bloody facts from those in power have taught them a cruel lesson time and again. And the last and closest to successful efforts were betrayed by the last of them, the hot-blooded warriors, the object of their single-minded support, the Son of Heaven of the Tang Dynasty.

In the end, all the efforts were in vain, and it was easy to gather temporary alliances and forces, and they also found a way out, and then there were powerful ministers who were counterattacked and counted because of internal disdain to delay the last opportunity, and they were trapped in the city of Luodu, and it turned into a feast of terrible death and slaughter.

Then, he filled the second cup, the secrets and the past that he had carried.

But those who can die for those ideals are at least ignorant and happy. As for people like him who survived the catastrophe, they still have to bear the expectations and resentments of the dead in the cruel contrast of reality, and continue to wander in this world, in addition to the choice of breaking down and going crazy or giving up on themselves, struggling to find the unknown way forward.

But when Wuping followed the army into Luodu and witnessed many cruel and tragic events and scenes, for the northern court with only half a breath left, his thoughts and ideas of revenge had already dissipated.

It's just that when his revenge and shameful pleasure and revenge disappear with the experience? After that, there was inevitably vacillation and confusion, as well as confusion about the unknown future and another confusion from the bottom of his heart, is this the choice and result he wants? Even after the elimination of the remnants of the Luodu court, what improvements and changes will be made to the situation in the world?

He kept pouring the third glass of wine in his hand, but it was for the unforgettable part of his mental journey.

The situation changed drastically overnight, with the successive destruction of the Eastern Route Army, and the defeat of the Central Route Army, they also went from being the first meritorious division to the center, and suddenly became a lone army abandoned behind enemy lines.

Inside the city is the dominant enemy who has made a comeback, and outside the city, countless Huma are raging, and the cruel winter day of freezing and freezing limbs is also constantly weakening and torturing this young army, and for a while people can't help but be confused, and even Wuping himself feels that the road ahead is bright and pessimistic and lost.

And the original intention has not changed, and it has not changed that is his lord. For the confusion and confusion of his subordinates, this general has no superfluous words to solve the confusion and enlightenment, and only personally leads this lone army trapped in the hinterland of the enemy country and defeats the opponent's achievements and actions again and again to show his attitude and intentions.

Since he is cornered, it is better to tear out a free and horizontal world with his own hands, this is his consistent guiding concept in the army, and it is an exceptionally simple and realistic pursuit.

And the fifth ping, which was almost witnessing this thousand-mile battle, slowly regained its strength from the chaos of loss and low tide, at least they were still alive, constantly defeating, capturing, annihilating and plundering, and a qiē dared to stand in front of him.

At this time, he poured a fifth glass of wine, but it was a memorial to his dead and reborn self.

When the lord he followed settled down in Qingzhou and made a world. Wuping suddenly found that he seemed to have changed the world with his dream and original intention, and the dream of helping the world through time was inadvertently re-born.

At least he sees tangible changes and actions here, as well as a manifestation of the joint efforts and struggles of most people for their own destiny. It was a completely different atmosphere and vitality from the majority of the people who drifted with the tide elsewhere.

Under the planning and planning of the local Zhenfu Mansion, at least most of the people here at least know what they are doing, and they have pursued and worked hard in the past ten years.

Even if this is only a small corner of the world, it is at least a real new beginning and a good omen.

What's more, the governance methods and structures that are completely different from those under the rule of the feudal towns in the past, although on the surface they are still such a set of guards and ministers who are in charge of military and civilian affairs, but Wuping, as one of the pro-preparators and participants, can indeed clearly feel that from the private subtle and subtle, all kinds of rules and regulations and self-written laws have gradually begun to take shape in another way.

Although it has not blatantly set aside the rules of the dynasty and formed its own system, you can also feel the ambition and ambition of the lord as the superior. What's more, this superior person used to be a figure who agreed with their ideas and made suggestions and improvements.

As soon as the past was gone, Wuping sighed and raised his salute again, pouring the first glass of water and wine, looking at the wet marks that quickly went deep into the soil under the seat,

But I remembered again that when these carefully selected seeds of lofty ideals were temporarily sheltered in the big library, they encountered all kinds of vigilance and vigilance of this lord for the first time. Then how did he use gambling to provoke and provoke them, and then gain their trust and cooperation step by step, in exchange for their cooperation commitment and service invitation, and finally used the fireboat strategy to attack the west, and most of the personnel, including the old and weak, women and children, were taken out of the death place surrounded by Luodu.

Thinking of this section, Wuping couldn't help but show a smile, among those who rushed out of Luodu, he was undoubtedly lucky.

After the leader fell into the water and disappeared halfway, in the split for the leadership of this temporary team, he was just a fluke, believing that such a unique character would definitely not stop in the torrent of this era because of a momentary accident and destruction.

You must know that even if this person is in a desperate situation, he is difficult to protect himself and the danger is imminent, he does not forget to use various reasons and sources to vigorously recruit these remnants of the rebellion. You know, he was just an exile with nothing.

After coming to Guangfu with the last group of followers, some people could not bear the hardship of making a living and the loneliness of waiting, so they left one after another without news. In the end, only seven people, including the fifth level, insisted on waiting for the news of the return of the man who made the oath.

As a result, their long-term pursuit and determination did not change, and finally they were able to repay and respond, and each continued to move forward as a patriarchal cronie, following the path of greater ambitions and ideals.

As for the many other people who were lucky or changed their minds, and finally broke the agreement and went to another country, they were almost rarely spared under the exhaustive search of the Northern Dynasties.

Now, as the earliest follower of the team, and the chief of the shogunate of the Zhenfu Mansion, Wuping already has eye-catching power and influence, and is known as the "Great Hook Pipe" and "Inner Great Staff".

"Greedy for money and goods and good at accumulating", "poor people and people do not know how to gather", "poor and rejoicing in military affairs" are the most common private comments among the expatriate bureaucrats he comes into contact with, and they are also the best cover.

He is looking forward to what kind of road the lord he is following can take, and how far he can sail against the current with his strength under the general trend of following the tide in this world that has accumulated a lot of difficulties.

Just like the oath made in the faint darkness and cold, he wholeheartedly offered advice and assistance, even if he dirty his hands for this, he did not hesitate to do so.