There were about 40,000 elite troops in the western army, and more than 10,000 logistics troops, all of whom returned to Lingzhou City in the east. Military rations are also being assembled in Lingzhou.

The army went north, after crossing Xingqing Mansion, along the Yellow River to the north, Wulahai City was the northernmost city of the Dangxiang people, the east and the north are the land of Liao, the east is the Xijing Road of Liao, and the north is the Shangjing Road of Liao. The territory of Shangjing Province is extremely vast, covering almost all the places south of the Mongolian steppe.

The name Mongolia actually comes from a river north of the Mughul River, called the Wangjian River, which is similar in tone to Mongolia before the Tang Dynasty. It means eternal river, and the Encyclopædia Britannica's interpretation of the word Mongol as warrior is actually wrong.

Murwei, a branch of Donghu, is also presumed to be a descendant of the Xianbei people. Liao, Jin, and Song Dynasty liked to call the steppe tribes Tatar. Murwei is obviously the ancestor of the later Mongols. He is also the ancestor of Temujin.

The Mughal Murwei is a branch of the Murwei, that is, the Mongols, which are also subdivided into some other tribes, such as Genghis Khan's Genghis Khan's Qiyan tribe, and Temujin's father, Wang Khan, where the Kereh tribe is located. However, in the steppes, the Mongols mainly concentrated in the Baikal region, which is further north, and is already considered the northern border of the Mongolian steppe. At this time, the tribes of the southern steppes had little to do with the Mongols, either by blood or race.

It was not until a man named Temujin was born forty years later, and the king Khan of the Kareb defeated the Tatars and then the king Khan, and Temujin gathered the strength of several major tribes around Lake Baikal to sweep the steppe and unify all the tribes of the steppe, that the name Mongol unified to refer to the nomads of the steppe.

The Kublai Khan line, which is also called the Golden Family. The decline of the Golden Family came from the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty's policy towards the steppe was to divide and rule, constantly dividing the steppe tribes, making the Mongols cannibalistic and non-stopper. Until the rise of the Jianzhou Jurchens, that is, the Manchus, rushed into the grassland from the northeast with a large army, rushed into this grassland that had killed each other for hundreds of years, and defeated the relatively most powerful Mongolian at that time, Lin Dan Khan, the Mongols completely declined.

It was not the war that caused the Mongols the most, but religion. During the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the reason why the grasslands were silent and there was no real rebellion since Kangxi was the role of religion. When Lamaism arose in the steppe, it was stipulated that only one man from each Mongolian family could stay in the stove, and all other men had to enter the monastery to become lamas, and they could also be exempted from taxes.

When the Mongols embraced Lamaism, the population declined dramatically. From the Mongolian steppe with a population of 5 million to the end of the Qing Dynasty, the entire steppe had a population of only 500,000.

In fact, it cannot be called Mongolia, but it can be called Tatar, and the two Song Dynasty called the steppe people, and most of them were called Tatars. Liaojin called the grassland people mostly as obstructions.

After several wars against the Khitans, the Divination people slowly formed a loose alliance, which has always existed, but it has no meaning later, because the Khitan has never been defeated. Instead, he was beaten to the bottom every time. The alliance exists in name only, and it is still like scattered sand.

The scattered sand-like obstruction tribes were nominally under the jurisdiction of the Liao, but they did not obey the command of the Liao. The Liao people also don't seem to care about these subdued divination blockers, as long as they surrender openly, they don't rule very strongly. In fact, it is also the failure of the Khitans.

If the Khitans and the Manchus had a strong rule over the grasslands, it would be as difficult for the Jurchens to destroy the Khitans as if they were to ascend to the sky. It was also the Khitan royal family in the later period, and they really did not have the attitude of being prepared for danger in times of peace, and they also looked down on other people, the Jurchens, diviners, and the Song people. I only feel that I am the first in the world and invincible in the world. Life is good, everything is enough.

The Khitan people learned everything well in learning Han culture, even corruption was extremely good, and the corruption of Liao officialdom was even better than that of the Northern Song Dynasty in the last years. The aristocracy has long been eroded, which is why it is so vulnerable.

By the time the army crossed the northernmost Yellow River, the remnants of the Wurahai City were already vulnerable. The divination man saw none of them.

After capturing Wurahai City, which only had a few hundred party members, it was already approaching the end of the year, but he did not panic at all. On the way to Tokyo, it is only said that he fought and won the battle with the vanguard of the Dangxiang Blockade Coalition at Urakhai Castle and occupied the city. The divination people even gathered a large army in the steppe and prepared for war.

Fold Keqiu is ready to take the initiative to attack, take advantage of the fact that the diviner is not ready, and strive for the fastest time to win.

The parties involved in this war, the diviners, did not know anything about it.

When it came to Tokyo, the princes of Tokyo didn't even know what the situation was in the grassland, and they only heard that the war would end in the fastest time, and most of them breathed a sigh of relief, even Zhao Ji was very happy, and he boasted that he could fight effectively.

The New Year is approaching, and the Cangzhou camp begins to distribute New Year's food and salary, and distribute money and grain. The entire barracks was filled with cheers.

Zheng Zhi himself is also preparing for the New Year, and the day of the family reunion is extremely precious, and Hu Sanniang is now also staying in Jingluo Mansion.

Zheng Zhi fulfilled his promise and created a short knife made of fine iron for Zheng Kai, a big man with birds, but the short knife did not open.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, when he got up early in the morning, Zheng Kai, who was five years old, took his short knife and drank around, torturing the flowers and trees in the courtyard, and the two maids followed closely behind, watching this little good official closely, for fear that this little good official would accidentally hurt himself.

After a while, Zheng Zhi also walked to the courtyard, took out his spear from the weapon rack, and practiced marksmanship.

The big man of the bird stopped his short knife and watched dumbfounded.

At this time, Niu Da also approached the inner courtyard, and when Zheng Zhi's spear was finished, he hurriedly stepped forward to take the spear and put it back on the weapon rack.

Zheng Zhi saw his energetic son on the side, and said with a smile: "Kai'er, if you want to fight boxing for your father, do you want to learn it?" ”

Dahan was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly put his short knife on the ground, ran to Zheng Zhi, and said, "Father fights boxing, you have to learn to learn." ”

Bajiquan is actually not good-looking to practice, but it is whirring, Zheng Zhi is fighting, and he also comes to guide his son and correct his posture.

Niu Da also followed Zheng Zhi to box, Niu Da Boxing, for a few years, but the fight is extremely standard.

After a while, Jin Cuilian came out and said crisply: "Official, the rice porridge is ready, and the dough cake is cooked, come and eat it." ”

Zheng Zhi took his hands and feet, gestured to Niu Da, and went to the hall.

Nowadays, most of Cangzhou's food comes from the south of the Yangtze River, and Zheng Zhi drinks rice porridge in the morning.

Zheng Kai, who was still scooping rice porridge with a small spoon, saw his father's appearance, and also put the spoon aside, learning Zheng Zhi to go directly to the bowl and suck it sound.

Niu Da didn't care even more, swallowed the dates, and drank a big bowl of rice porridge into his stomach in a few bites.

At this time, Master Li walked out with a big belly, and when he saw Zheng Kai drinking porridge, he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Little good official, don't eat porridge like this, it's a joke, quickly take a spoon and eat it, don't make a sound." ”

Obviously, Master Li usually educates Zheng Kai in this way, and it is also the etiquette of eating, and in this era of scholars, this etiquette is naturally more exquisite. People with a little status must be like this.

When Zheng Kai heard this, he raised his head and looked at Zheng Zhi, and said, "Father eats porridge like this, Erniang, I learn from my father." ”

When Zheng Zhi heard this, he also raised his head, grinned at Master Li, and said, "Master teaches him well, teach him more, don't worry about me." ”

Obviously, Zheng Zhi thinks that Master Li teaches some truth, and he doesn't make a sound when he eats, which is also a good habit in Zheng Zhi's opinion, and Zheng Zhi's elders also teach him this, but Zheng Zhi didn't learn much.

When Master Li heard this, he was not angry and said, "Official, you should also pay more attention." ”

Zheng Zhi didn't answer, lowered his head and went to drink porridge again, but the sound of drinking porridge was really much quieter.

Master Li said to Zheng Kai again: "Little good official, don't learn from your father, listen to Erniang, don't make such a loud noise when eating." ”

Zheng Kai looked at Zheng Zhi with a puzzled expression, and saw that Zheng Zhi was no longer eating as much as just now, nodded and said, "Erniang, I know." ”

But Zheng Zhi suddenly said again: "Well, Kai'er should pay more attention when she eats at home, and she can be more casual when she arrives in the army in the future." ”

It was this sentence, Master Li's face was already sinking, and Jin Cuilian, who was not far away, also frowned, and the Xu family, who had just walked in, obviously heard this sentence, and his heart was even more uncomfortable, this sentence was the second time that Zheng Zhi said that Zheng Kai would join the army in the future.

Xu walked to the front and said, "Official, is Kai'er really going to join the army in the future?" Recently, Bo Ji has begun to teach Kai'er to read, Kai'er has learned very well, and Bo Ji has praised a lot, saying that Kai'er is extremely intelligent and serious in reading, and will definitely be able to enter the Jinshi in the future. ”

Zheng Zhi looked up at everyone's expressions, and his heart was extremely firm, but he didn't know how to explain it to everyone, so he hesitated for a moment and said, "Kaichun let Kai'er go north with me." ”

Everyone was even more shocked when they heard this, and everyone knew what happened to Zheng Zhikaichun going north. Going into battle with a five-year-old child is really unreasonable in the eyes of everyone.

Even Hu Sanniang, who was sitting far away and was not social, was also surprised.

"Official, Kyle is still young, how can I go to see those murderous things, what can I do if I frighten Kyle." Xu was in a hurry, and there seemed to be tears in his eyes. In front of Zheng Zhi, Xu never refuted head-on, and his words were still persuasive.

Zheng Zhi couldn't bear to look up at everyone's expressions, but buried his head and went to drink porridge again, and only said one sentence in his mouth: "It's good to be used to it, five years old is the time to become a child, and I will be with you at home every day, but I am afraid that there will be less courage in the future." It's just right to go north with me next year. ”

Zheng Zhi has obviously made up his mind to take his son into battle, studying and fighting are not contradictory, looking at the major families in the northwest, it is proof. But every day I grew up with the woman, and my character was fixed, no matter how much I cultivated, I would not be such a decisive person in the future.

Zheng Kai didn't understand what these elders said, so he ate rice porridge, pastries and side dishes by himself, and after some activity in the morning, his appetite was excellent.

Tears were already rolling down Xu's face, looking at his son with an excellent appetite, how could he not bear to let his five-year-old son go to the battlefield, and said again: "It's good to wait until Kai'er is older and then go to the battle with the officials?" ”

There was already a pleading in Xu's tone, Zheng Zhiqiang endured a hard heart, and replied: "Bo Ji Kaichun will also go north, and he can't delay his studies." ”

With an army of more than 100,000 people, the logistics are extremely heavy, no more than Zheng Zhi fighting with thousands of people, and the heavy logistics naturally require a person who is specifically responsible, Li Gang is obviously this candidate, and Pei Xuanhui is Li Gang's deputy. Wu used Zhu Wu to help Zheng Zhi plan the war. Zheng Zhi also wants to set this configuration for a long time.

Zheng Zhi's tone was categorical, and there was no room for maneuver. Xu Shi was already crying, but he also knew that it was a foregone conclusion.

Master Li and Jin Cuilian were even more worried and anxious, but there was no room for the two of them to talk.

"Ahh Suddenly, Master Li shouted from his mouth, and everyone hurriedly went to see it.

Xu Shi was the first to react and shouted: "The master is about to give birth, quickly call Wen Po to come." ”

Zheng Zhi also hurriedly stood up, looked at Master Li with a painful face, and hurriedly stepped forward to hold Master Li's hand, and said in his mouth: "Call someone quickly, call someone quickly." ”

Niu Da put down the bread in his hand and rushed out, just to call someone.

Zheng Zhi was already at a loss, this was the first time Zheng Zhi saw his child born, he had no experience at all, and he didn't know what to do, so he hurriedly asked Master Li: "Master, but it's about to be born?" ”

Master Li suddenly had abdominal pain, the pain was too sudden, and he knew that he was about to give birth, and his mind was also in a state of dazedness.

Xu Shi heard Zheng Zhi's question, and only said: "Official, it's still early, it will be born in a few hours, and the official will quickly carry the master to the bed in the wing." ”

When Zheng Zhi heard this, he hurriedly picked up Master Li and went into the room.

Jin Cuilian was full of experience, and when she got out of the hall, she hurriedly ordered the firewood room to start boiling water.

Everything is in order, but it is busy everywhere.

Zheng Zhi was also kicked out of the wing, and the man could not stay in the delivery room to see red, on the grounds that the filthy blood was unknown. Zheng Zhi naturally didn't care about this, but he was repeatedly driven out and driven out, and was finally kicked out of the delivery room.

Zheng Zhi, who looked anxious, paced around the courtyard, watching more and more people enter the delivery room, and heard the screams in the delivery room.

It wasn't until the middle of the afternoon that the nervous Zheng Zhi finally heard a baby crying, and then everyone who came out of the room was smiling, and they all stepped forward to say goodbye, and the mother and daughter were safe.

Master Li gave birth to a daughter, and after she was washed and wrapped tightly, Zheng Zhi also glanced at her daughter at the door, her face was wrinkled, and she was not good-looking. After taking a look, the child was carried into the room again, which was also the first time Zheng Zhi saw a newborn baby.

The room was still being cleaned up, and it was not until it was cleaned up that it was time for Zheng Zhizhi to go in. Zheng Zhi had already thought of the name of this daughter outside the door, and when she was born on Chinese New Year's Eve, she took a single word as "Xi".

In the evening, it is evening. The origin of this word is "month", in the oracle bone inscription, the night and the moon are connected, after the word "moon" is simplified, there is one less stroke, which means that the moon has not come out before. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Cao Zhuang Gong was surnamed Ji and Xigu. Xigu is also an extremely rare surname in China, and this is where it comes from.

Niu Da, who had been following him, was also smiling, thinking about auspicious words for a long time, and finally thought of a sentence, stepped forward and said: "The official has another child, and the official will win the battle if he has a child!" ”

Zheng Zhi heard Niu Da think about this auspicious sentence for a long time, and he also grinned, and only said: "Just now I gave this child a name for the word Xi, and you said this sentence reminded me, so I added another word to the word, which happened to be combined with Kaier's name as a triumph." His name was Zheng Xixuan. ”

After Zheng Zhi finished speaking, he felt that the name lacked some cultural connotation, thought for a moment, and explained it in his heart. The word "spin" means "soon", such as "soon". Sunset, that is, the sunset comes out not long ago, before night, it is the most beautiful time.

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhi became more and more proud, and felt that although he had read a few books less, the name he chose was extremely good.

Niu Nature didn't know these things, and grinned flatteringly: "The name chosen by the official is really good, and it is rare in ancient and modern times." ”74

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