Chapter 7 The end of the Liao Kingdom
While he was thinking about his second life plan, the servant woman at home had already invited him out to dinner outside the door.
Above the side hall, the lights are bright, and the Xu family is a big family in the village. Although the furnishings in this hall are far from luxurious, they are worthy of the name of a large family. Tables have been set up in the hall, and several servant women are holding wine and food one by one. This made Xu Wei very depressed, people crossed over, and when he opened his eyes, there were a few pretty maids there calling softly "young master" and "son" and the like, and when he opened his eyes, he saw a strange aunt who quickly put her face on his head, and cried there with a handful of snot and tears. It's no wonder that although the Xu family is a big family in the village, no matter how big you are, this is just a suburb of a county under the rule of the Daimyo's Mansion, and to put it bluntly, it is a countryside. Where to find the well-behaved and gentle girl? That is, to hire a few nearby landless peasants, the men to take care of the stable gatehouse, and the women to do the laundry and cleaning.
"The beef is put on this side, my uncle loves to eat it, and my father can't eat this hard thing."
The woman who spoke was about twenty-six or seventeen years old, with a few ordinary pieces of jewelry inserted in her coiled hair, a blue narrow-sleeved short coat on it, and a Luo skirt. She is Xu Sheng's wife, Xu Wei's sister-in-law, Xu Wang's family.
"Uncle is here, sit down quickly, your brother and Daddy will come later." Seeing Xu Wei, the little uncle, Xu Wang smiled.
"Sister-in-law has worked hard." Xu Wei knew that his sister-in-law was a very virtuous woman, and the whole family depended on her. A few days ago, she was bedridden, and she was also undressed to take care of her, which was really not easy. Just such a simple sentence, but Xu Wang's moved inexplicably, since the little uncle has been seriously ill, it seems that the whole person is more sensible, it is really a blessing in disguise, and the ancestors are blessed.
While talking, Xu Sheng helped an old man out of the room. The old man, about sixty miles away, had gray hair, and was covered with vicissitudes, dressed in cloth, without any ornamentation, and carried a man-high cane, and his whole body was black, as if it were made of iron. He sat down with the support of his eldest son, raised his head and glanced at Xu Wei, his already cloudy eyes even darker. This old man's face is like a knife and an axe, making it impossible to tell whether it is a wrinkle or a scar, he is naturally Xu Taigong.
"Eat." Just two words, short and powerful, as if a general was giving command to his subordinates. The two brothers Xu Sheng and Xu Wei sat down, served bowls, started eating, and no one spoke, this scene reminded Xu Wei of the army canteen.
The family dinner should have been a joyful and laughter, but the Xu family's banquet was really dull. Xu Wei made up his mind to "come and be safe", and the first task is to integrate into this era first. Just when he wanted to find something to talk about, Xu Taigong had already opened his mouth to ask, "How is the situation in the army recently?" Although he has been away from the army for many years, this soldier's habits are difficult to change all his life, he has eaten a big pot of rice for a day, and he has been in love with the military camp all his life.
"Since the attack on Liao, the army has been stationed for training, and there is nothing to do." Xu Sheng replied.
Attacking Liao? Now the Great Song is at war with the Liao State? Could it be that it is the early days of the Northern Song Dynasty? Although Xu Wei used to be an old man, he was a serious university...... A junior college student, history stands out among all his miserable academic achievements. It is precisely because he has studied history well that he has realized a truth, since ancient times, "support the bold to death, starve to death the faint-hearted". He knew that the wars between the Northern Song Dynasty and the Liao State were mainly concentrated in the early period, especially during the reign of Song Taizong. As a result, neither side could help the other, and finally entered a state of stable confrontation for a long time.
When Xu Taigong heard this, he nodded and said: "The Khitan is newly dead, and the Jin State has returned to the six states of Youyun and reconciled with our dynasty, so I think there will be no more wars in the short term." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, a mouthful of hot soup squirted out of Xu Wei's mouth with a "poof"! What's that? The Liao State is dead? Bad thing! Historically, as soon as the Liao State fell, the Jin army took advantage of the power of victory and waved its army south, directly attacking and destroying the Northern Song Dynasty. It's over, and the Daimyo Mansion where he is now is likely to be the Daimyo County of Hebei Province in the future, which is very close to the front line of the Song and Jin Dynasties. Jin Jun came over as soon as he called......
"Hot?" Xu Sheng saw that his younger brother looked stunned, so he asked. There is a way that the eldest brother is like a father, his mother died early, and his father is a soldier, so he, who is the eldest brother, naturally took on the responsibility of taking care of his younger brother, and he has been worried about it all these years, until he became an officer in the shade.
"Big brother, the Liao Kingdom is finished? When? Xu Wei put down the dishes and chopsticks and asked nervously.
Xu Sheng was surprised, not that his younger brother didn't know that Liao Guo was dead, as soon as he came back, he learned from his wife that Xu Wei was seriously ill, and he seemed to have a problem with his head and didn't remember anything. He was surprised that his younger brother could care about national affairs, he used to be full of eating, drinking, and making trouble.
"In February this year, Emperor Liao was captured in Yingzhou, and the two-hundred-year foundation was completely suspended." Xu Sheng was a little embarrassed, he was a soldier, and he naturally knew that he had fought several wars with the Liao State since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, and he was deeply impressed by the strength of the Liao army. Even though the mountains have been declining in recent years, a few days ago, the Great Song Dynasty and the Jurchens agreed to attack Liao from the south, but they were still defeated by the Liao army and returned. Thinking of this, he was professionally worried.
But after thinking about it, when Song Jin made an appointment to attack Liao, he agreed to return to the sixteen states of Youyun after destroying Liao. Although only the six states have been returned now, the Song army's record is really embarrassing, and it is not easy to recover the six states. What is rare is that after the Jurchens conquered the Liao State, they continued to send envoys to the Great Song Dynasty to repair relations.
Xu Wei's heart sank straight into his stomach, this joke is too big. Historically, as soon as the Liao State died, the Jin State only waited for a few months, and then sent troops to attack the Song Dynasty, until Kaifeng, captured the second Emperor Huiqin, and the Northern Song Dynasty perished, which is the "shame of Jingkang". God is kidding, how did you let me travel to this period, you give me a few years to prepare, let me find an opportunity to use my historical knowledge, be a petty official, develop step by step, occupy territory, collect talents, and then try to dominate, this is called crossing. You directly got me the year when the Jin Army attacked the Song Dynasty, and it didn't follow the routine!
Seeing that Xu Wei looked worried, and couldn't even eat, Xu Taigong was also surprised and inexplicable, so he asked: "The fall of the Liao Kingdom, what kind of heart are you?" ”
Xu Wei shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The destruction of the Liao State is about my bird business, but if the Liao State picks on it, we will be unlucky." ”
Mrs. Xu and Xu Sheng, father and son, were taken aback, when did our Xu family Jiulang say something coherent? What's more, this sentence is quite insightful, but the sun is coming out of the south.
Where does that begin? The Khitan and my Great Song Dynasty are feuds, and now the enemy is destroyed, and the whole world should celebrate together, why is it unlucky? Xu Taigong forgot to take a bite while holding the bowl, and asked Zhengse.
Xu Wei sighed, he knew that nothing had happened, and everything he said was in vain. Right now, Jin Guoding is pouring ecstasy soup into the Great Song Dynasty, who is willing to believe his words? Thinking that the Great Song Dynasty was about to perish, and this place would soon fall under the iron hooves of the Jurchens, he couldn't help but feel a tense in his heart.
"Eat, I'm not hungry." Pushing the bowl, Xu Wei got up and said.
When Xu Sheng saw it, he hurriedly shouted: "Ninth brother......"
"That's it, let him go, since he woke up, he has been chattering, alas......" Xu Taigong sighed, he couldn't eat it, put down the dishes and chopsticks, and left by himself. Xu Sheng was left alone, and there was no taste at all.
The moon and stars are scarce, Xu Wei is lying on the bed, looking at the moonlight spilled into the room, unable to sleep peacefully. The insects and cicadas outside disturbed him, so he simply got up and stood at the window in a daze. If there is no business trip, the Jin State will send troops to attack the Song Dynasty in the near future, and the history that is already familiar will happen in front of us. But what is depressing is that he is just a flat-headed ordinary person now, although he learned from Zhang Qing and others that he has a son of Zhishi, the elder brother of an official, but this background is almost negligible, what can he do in this era?
After a while, there was a slight footstep outside, Xu Wei used to be an old man, extremely alert, holding his breath as if reflexively, listening attentively. The man outside the room stood for a moment, then turned away, leaving only a heavy sigh. Xu Wei heard it, it was Mrs. Xu.
As soon as he breathed a sigh of relief, he heard Xu Sheng's voice outside: "Ninth brother is asleep?" Xu Taigong didn't speak, but the sound of the footsteps of the two gradually drifted away until they didn't hear it.
For some reason, Xu Wei's heart suddenly felt sad, and the bright moonlight outside the window also became annoying. As soon as he closed the window, he rushed up to Chuang, and Na Bo was covered with his head.
On the second day, Xu Weizheng dreamed that several foreign warriors wearing fur coats and scimitars tied him up with flowers, and one of them wiped the soles of his shoes with a knife and asked, "Do you want to eat bandao noodles or dandan noodles?" He replied with a "dan dan noodle", and the knife was chopped off.
"Little official, it's time for breakfast." The strange aunt's voice sounded outside the room on time.
Xu Wei opened his eyes, recalled the messy dream just now, panicked in his heart, and responded angrily: "I want to eat dandan noodles!" ”
I didn't want to get up, but I suddenly thought that Da Song was about to perish, so I quickly got up, got dressed, and rushed out of the door. I saw the strange aunt holding a copper basin with hot water towels. wiped his face indiscriminately and went straight to the dining room. As soon as he turned out of the corridor, he bumped into Mrs. Xu on crutches, limping out from behind the shadow wall, presumably going out for morning exercises.
"Early ......" Xu Wei thought for a long time before he said such a word.
Mrs. Xu paused, didn't say anything, and walked straight to the dining room. Xu Wei followed behind, without saying a word, this father and son have probably never been so strange.