Chapter 16: Auspiciousness and Human Heads
When he woke up, Li Deyi sat on the bed and thought about everything that happened in his dream last night, but he couldn't remember anything. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info just vaguely felt that the headache yesterday had a lot to do with the sudden improvement of the brain, but I didn't know why. Shaking his head, Li De thought to himself: If I can keep my brain so good, it hurts, it hurts, it's a big deal, I can bear it. Li Deyi felt as if he knew something at the moment, but if he thought about it carefully, those things would immediately disperse like smoke, leaving him completely confused. "If you can't think of it, forget it, I'd better cultivate the original qi step by step." After settling down, Li De got out of bed together.
At this time, it was still dark outside, and Brother Xiao Liu didn't come, so it seemed that he got up early today. As soon as Li Deyi went to find a fire fold to light the lamp, ready to read, and just moved this thought, the whole text of "Yuqi and Hejing" immediately appeared in his mind. "Hee-hee." Li Deyi couldn't help laughing, but he didn't realize that he had only read it a few times yesterday, but he had memorized it all, and he could actually recite it today. There is no need to light the lamp now, just sit on the chair and recite silently.
At this time, it was the dark night before dawn, in Zhongshen City, inside the imperial palace, a small yellow gate named Liu Quan took advantage of the cover of this last bit of night to secretly burn paper money in an unattended side hall. His sworn brother Guo Erde was called away by the chief eunuch last night, and he swallowed his breath soon after carrying it back, and he didn't dare to make a noise, so he could only cry and secretly burn some paper money for his brother.
Early in the morning, on the Qianyuan Palace, a guard suddenly came to report: "Last night, there was a yellow silk dragging the tail of the south owl of the left Chengtianmen." When the Son of Heaven on the throne heard the news, he swept away the listlessness he had when he listened to the government before, stood up directly from the throne, and hurriedly ordered someone to go and check. After a while, the little eunuch reported that there was a yellow silk with something in it. When the Son of Heaven heard this, he actually got up and left the throne directly, walked quickly to the palace, waved his hand, beckoned the ministers to come closer, and led the ministers to go straight to Zuo Chengtianmen.
After asking people to bring rootless water to clean their hands, the Son of Heaven took it upon himself to open the yellow silk with sincere fear, and inside were three beautifully packaged gold leaf books. When the Son of Heaven saw this book, he was overjoyed, and immediately announced that it was a book from heaven, and told a story in front of hundreds of officials: "One day two months ago, in the middle of the night, I suddenly saw that the bedroom was full of light, and there was red light shining outside the window. I was astonished when I saw a man of God suddenly appear from the sky, wearing a star crown and a crimson robe, and he flew into the room and said to me, 'On the third day of December, you should build a yellow urn dojo in the main hall, and then you will descend to heaven to write three chapters of the 'Chiwo Daxiang'. And warn me not to leak the secret of heaven in advance, otherwise I will be damned! I was terrified, and I was about to answer, when suddenly the man of God disappeared. I immediately wrote it down with a pen myself. Since November 1st, I have been bathing and fasting, building a dojo in the Qianyuan Temple, and I have been waiting for a whole month with great respect, and finally I have come to these three volumes of heavenly books. ā
As soon as the Son of Heaven finished speaking, Wang Huipai, who participated in the politics of the right below, immediately came out and said: "Your Majesty, auspicious from the sky, this is a major event of the country, Your Majesty should inform the four seas of this matter to boost the hearts of the subjects of the world." "Taishi Cai secretly sighed in the queue of ministers, I am old, not as fast as young people, and he robbed the jackpot.
Dou Bi, the Son of Heaven, was overjoyed when he heard this, and issued several edicts one after another: amnesty for the world, change the Yuan Zhongxing, change the left Chengtianmen to Chengtian Xiangruimen, and celebrate the three days of the world's celebration. Cai Taishi and other important ministers immediately stepped forward, all kinds of greeting words, auspicious words desperately threw on the emperor, and even more talented and quick-witted, improvised a poem to participate in this grand event.
However, at this time, a cadre of civil officials and important ministers, but no one mentioned that a month ago, the Tuliao people were still outside the Zhongshen City, forcing His Majesty the Emperor to dip the blood of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians into the humiliating alliance under the city. Now it seems as if this has never happened, and everyone selectively suffers from amnesia.
Only a few people such as Han Weiqi still have a little conscience, and they still have a little face, and they are afraid of their reputation in history after a hundred years, and they have never stepped forward to praise the emperor's stinky feet.
After a few edicts, the world was in an uproar. Local officials have been gearing up, scrambling to be the first emperor to present the newly discovered 'auspicious', what's there: white deer, white turtle, five-colored turtle, white tiger and so on. For a while, this kind of thing 'Xiangrui' was like wholesale, splashing water and sending it directly to Shenzhou City, and the world was disturbed and lively.
At this time when the world is crowded with auspicious and auspicious cities, an old horse pulling a dilapidated carriage is slowly leaving Zhongshen City along the official road to the south. Just because he once opposed peace and advocated resolutely resisting the Tuliao people, he was impeached and ostracized in the court, and finally was relegated to the southernmost coastal Leizhou in the middle of the world.
In recent years, the county town of Dingbei has gradually become lively, and various tricks that are rarely seen in ordinary times have also appeared in the big set on the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month.
Li Deyi finished practicing this morning, ate breakfast, and was about to go to find Brother Xiao Liu. Xiao Liu's medical officer took the first step to find Li Deyi, "Today is the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, the last big gathering a year ago, I won't learn new things, come with me to the market, and give you a day off." ā
As soon as Li De heard this, he jumped high on the spot with joy, turned his head and ran back. Dr. Xiao Liu shouted behind him, "Why are you going?" "I'll go back and carry a basket so that I can hold something for you." When Dr. Xiao Liu heard this, he hurriedly shouted: "Don't take the dung basket from before, take a new one, I can buy something for the New Year today." When Li De, who had just run into the door, heard this, he stumbled directly and almost fell.
The long street market outside the city is full of people who rush to the market, the big market is very lively before the year, all kinds of shouts are endless, almost half of the people in the county are on this set. Doctor Liu walked in front of his head, and Li Deyi behind him carried a new basket on his back, happily following behind. It was the first time for Li Deyi to go to the market when he was so old, and he was surprised to see everything, and he wanted to ask everything he saw. "Senior brother, what is this?" "Brother Liu, what do you think it is?" It annoyed Dr. Xiao Liu.
In the end, there was really no way, and Medical Officer Xiao Liu paid Li Deyi to buy a packet of Bingxue Leng Yuanzi, which temporarily blocked Li Deyi's mouth. Li Deyi was so busy eating that he couldn't speak, and when he saw something he hadn't seen before, he could only stare at his eyes dryly and make a "uh-huh" sound, hoping that his senior brother would say it. Most of the time, Dr. Liu didn't hear it, and only occasionally said a few words. "That's a frozen fish head." "That's the Winter Moon Rabbit." "That's ...... Don't ask, help me pack something, this is wrapped roast duck paw and roasted pork rind, Master's favorite two kinds of wine. ā
"Senior brother, look, there are tricks in front of you." As soon as Li Deyi finished eating Leng Yuanzi, his mouth was able to speak again. "Can I go over and have a look?" "Let's go, let's take a look, I haven't fished it for a long time."
The first family to play tricks was an old man and an old donkey, the old man played the drum, and the old donkey was actually dancing to the beat of the drum. Li De saw the donkey dancing for the first time, and his eyes were about to pop out. Doctor Xiao Liu said beside him: "This is the Tuzhi Dance, which is said to have been passed from a blue-eyed person further west. I didn't expect that there would be people in this small Dingbei County who would play this, and I saw it once before in the capital of Xijingluo. ā
Li Deyi didn't care about listening to what his senior brother said at this time, and watched the donkey dance with wide eyes, and his hands involuntarily followed the beat. After watching it for a while, Doctor Liu poked Li Deyi's head, "Let's go, let's go, there are still more things to buy, just watch it for a while." "Before leaving, he threw out a copper coin. Li Deyi was about to reply, but found that his jaw didn't know when it fell, and he couldn't speak, so he could only scream nonsense. "It's really not a good idea. Watching an old donkey dance can make your jaw drop. Doctor Xiao Liu scolded with a smile, stretched out his hand, and reinstalled Li Deyi's chin with a click.
"Senior brother, don't laugh, it's really the first time I've seen it, I never thought that this donkey could learn to dance, it's really human." Doctor Xiao Liu smiled and said, "The next time you meet a donkey to dance, don't forget to hold your chin with your hand, don't fall off again." In case I'm not around, who do you ask to put it on you? "Uh-huh." Li De nodded busily, and actually really freed up one hand to support his chin, it turned out that there was another trick in front of him.
This time, it's a puppet figure dancing. I don't see where the mechanism is, this villain can actually dance by himself. Li De held his chin with one hand and the basket with the other, trying to ask Dr. Liu what was going on, but his hand was not empty, so he had to arch his head. As soon as Dr. Xiao Liu turned around and saw Li Deyi like this, he couldn't help but laugh again. In the end, he couldn't stand Li Deyi's repeated questioning, and Xiao Liu Medical Officer reluctantly explained to Li Deyi: "That person made a special silk thread, secretly manipulated the puppet, and fiddled with it in the backlight, so it is not easy for ordinary people to see the flaws." Do you see his white cloth on the floor? "I see, his special silk thread on this white cloth?" "No, that white cloth is a deliberate trick to attract attention. In fact, the real silk thread is hidden in a little dark place deliberately blocked by the man, and it is extremely difficult to be discovered. "Oh, I see."
Further on, there are storytelling, singing and other tricks, the little brothers walked all the way and played, and they didn't realize that it was noon. After Li De cultivated the original qi together, the amount of food increased day by day, and by this time he already felt hungry, and his stomach began to cry out uncontrollably. Embarrassed, he raised his head and looked at Dr. Xiao Liu, Li Deyi just opened his mouth, and Dr. Liu said, "Are you hungry?" I was also a little hungry, so I went shopping all morning, and went to buy something to eat. ā
The two little brothers each held two meatloafs and walked around while eating. Walking and walking, I saw a company selling ginger and spicy radish, Li Deyi said to Doctor Xiao Liu: "Senior brother, I can eat meat every day these days, I'm a little tired and panicked, can I buy some of this radish to eat?" When Dr. Xiao Liu said this, he felt that there was no food in winter, and he was really tired of eating mutton every day, so he stepped forward and asked for the price.
Simply pad the bar and order food, sent away the Five Organs Temple, and Dr. Liu took Li Deyi to continue to play around and buy. It wasn't until it was dark that the two returned to the barracks.
After returning to the camp for dinner, the two were called to the staff camp again. This time, Wang Zhuangbiao was also in the camp tent, and his huge figure directly occupied half of the camp tent, and the already small tent suddenly felt even more cramped.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, the old doctor Sun first opened his mouth and said: "This year's Layue is very lively, it is a book from heaven, and it is auspicious, but it is a good thing to amnesty the world." ā
Mr. Li said indignantly: "Who is the Son of Heaven fooling? Do you really think that if you get a book of heaven to come out, you can calm the hearts of the people in the world? What's the use of getting those white deer, white turtles? You can only fool the ignorant people. I went to the wine shop today to inquire, and what did you say about the people, they all said that it was good that there were so many auspicious rui, that is, the tax would not be reduced at all, and there was no less to pay. ā
"Hehe, there is news in Beijing, there is that shameless Wenchen is writing a book to pry the Son of Heaven to seal Zen Dongyue, the Great Cultivation Palace. At that time, I am afraid that not only will the tax not be reduced, but it will also be levied. Han Jiang always sneered twice, and said in a deliberately yin and yang weird tone.
The old medical officer Sun turned his head and asked Mr. Li: "How can there be a reply to the beheading of the military merits we reported before, according to the usual practice, half of the above is divided and half is left for us, why hasn't there been a response in recent years?" ā
General Li sighed and said: "The Tuliao people have entered the Kou this time, and all the armies from all walks of life will collapse at the touch of a button, and it is even easier for the Tuliao people to attack the city and pull out the village. The Weibei battalion alone held Dingbei County, and it also made some gains. This report went up, so that the faces of the army of all the Qinwang in the world were put away, and it is estimated that when it comes to the Privy Council, most of those civil officials will think that we are lying about our military exploits and will simply put it aside. ā
Old Medical Officer Sun is also well aware of the drawbacks here, and he can only smile bitterly when he hears this, "It seems that my Weibeiying is a doll without a father and a mother again, so I have to fend for myself." As long as Han Weiqi and Han Xiangye reign for one day, I don't want to have a bright future. ā
Mr. Li snorted coldly and said: "These Wenchen have always been unable to see others being stronger than themselves, and jealousy is the most shameless. At that time, Han Weiqi guarded the northwest frontier for five years without an inch, and as soon as he left, after Di Dashuai took office, the Tuliao people who fought were defeated one after another, and more and more people were sent to the capital. This Han Weiqi didn't complain that he didn't know anything about the military, but was jealous that the marshal could fight habitually. When the marshal entered Beijing to report on his work, he even ridiculed to his face: "Those who sing with champions outside the Donghua Gate are good, and you are vulgar and martial arts, how can you be good!" After the marshal entered Beijing, he was ostracized again and again, and finally became angry and depressed, and Han Weiqi could not escape the blame. It's hateful that after the death of the marshal, this Han Weiqi is not finished, and he has tried his best to suppress the Weibei battalion created by the marshal, and the military merits we have reported over the years have never been rewarded, at most in exchange for some supplies. ā
Hearing this, I couldn't help it, Qian Zong slapped the table and said: "Anyway, it's not a year or two for us to make a living in Weibei Battalion, and the military town above doesn't care about us, and we have been drifted away a lot of the number of military merits reported, and the other armies are at most 20%, but we are 50% every time." The rations issued to us were all moldy and blackened, and the weapons were also eliminated by other armies, and they were even rusty. We've gotten used to it all these years, and it's not bad for us to make a living. The imperial court is doing such nonsense, but the northern captives are getting stronger day by day, and I don't think this court will have long to live. ā
Han Jiang always showed a sly smile, "Hehe, fend for yourself, that's a good point." When Lao Li reported his military merits and beheaded him, I kept an eye on it and secretly cut down fifteen heads. Do you still remember our running away Mr. Cao Qian? I heard that he fled to Xijing Luodu. Mr. Li interrupted and said, "Wow, I said that the number was a little less at that time, and it turned out that you were secretly ignorant." ā
"Lao Li, don't worry, listen to what I say." Mr. Han held down the excited Mr. Li, and then said: "After a month, I saw that there was no news about the military exploits reported by Lao Li, so I wrote a letter and sent it to Mr. Cao Qian along with these fifteen heads. He said that he would like to ask him to take care of our Weibei Camp, and if there is a head in the future, he will definitely give it to him. Guess what happened? "Mr. Han said that he actually sold Guanzi.
Mr. Li glared and shouted: "Don't sell it, I haven't looked for you yet, hurry up, everyone is waiting to listen." Mr. Han touched his head and smiled embarrassedly, "Isn't this trying to surprise everyone." This Cao Qian is a relative of the emperor and the country, he has a way, and he has a lot of operations, and he actually passed the credit of this little fifteenth-level head to the ears of the Son of Heaven. Today, the saint knew that he had such a reliable relative, and immediately issued an edict to recruit him back to Beijing to serve as the head of the Beijing Camp Guards. This Cao Qian also knew the size of his ability, so he deduced that if he served as the head of the Praetorian Guard Regiment because of this little effort, he was afraid that he would not be able to convince the public, so he asked himself to take up the post of head of the Xijing garrison, and wrote to resign from the post of head of the Beijing battalion. In the end, the Son of Heaven had no choice but to nod his head and agree, and when the holy decree came, this Qian Zong directly promoted the head of the Chengxi Jing garrison. Mr. Cao Qian, no, now he is the head of Cao, he is also a good man, he tasted the sweetness, and immediately replied to me with a letter, along with the letter came fifty stones of grain and grass, five hundred steel sabers, fifty pairs of half-body armor, and five pairs of full-body armor. These are all good things in the Xijing military arsenal, all of which he sent to us under the pretense of public help, and he specially sent his henchmen to escort them all the way over in order to prevent accidents. ā
After hearing this, Mr. Qian also stared at Mr. Han and said, "Wow, I said why a few carts of grain were suddenly transported a while ago, and they all used Bumeng's death." I only thought that the military rations I applied for were delivered, and I didn't check carefully, it turned out that you got it, okay, you old Han. Later, Wang Zhuangbiao, Li Deyi and Xiao Liu were also overjoyed when they heard this, but Wang Zhuangbiao's smile could still scare people to death.
Han Jiang said proudly: "Don't worry, it's not over yet, didn't I take people to the grassland to fight the grass valley of the Liao people a while ago, when I got the sheep, I also cut off more than 20 people's heads and came back, this time I also gave it back to the personal soldiers of the head of Cao, I estimate that after the New Year, the head of the Cao regiment will have to have something good to send over." ā
Old Medical Officer Sun touched his beard and said, "Although Commander Cao escaped from the battle, he was as timid as a mouse, and he simply relied on his status as a relative of the emperor to get into this position. But I didn't expect him to be so generous, and he could come and go often in the future. In this way, we don't have to report our first-level military merits in the future, and a lot of these annual reports have been reported, all of which are meat buns and dogs, so I don't think it is better to send them to Commander Cao in the future. ā
"That's what I mean, and I want to discuss this matter with everyone." Han rolled his eyes and said in response.
Mr. Li knocked on the table with his hand, pondered for a while, and said, "I think I'll do it in the future, so I can still give something back from Head Cao." The money manager next to him also nodded again and again.
Old Doctor Sun continued: "In the past, we had no way, but now we have a way, you see if we can manage Commander Cao to find some new soldiers to replenish, this time there are more than 100 casualties, and if we don't replenish, my Weibei battalion will be exhausted." ā
General Li shook his head and said: "It's difficult, although Commander Cao usually relies on himself to be a relative of the emperor and the country, and he has always been very bold to take benefits, but I am afraid that this recruitment matter will greatly exceed his authority, and it will be difficult." ā
Old Medical Officer Sun pondered for a while, and said: "You said that if we send him another hundred heads, as the head of Cao, can we become the commander-in-chief of the Western Army, and at this level, we will have the right to recruit troops." ā
When General Li heard this, his eyes lit up: "The old general was put in prison, and the Western Army was leaderless at this time. Today, I must want to take this opportunity to firmly grasp this soldier and horse in my own hands. After all, only the Western Army had fought desperately with the Tuliao people this time, and the main force defending Shenzhou City was also the Western Army. The elite of the Western Army is obvious to all in the world. If the Son of Heaven has relatives who have made military exploits at this time, it is very likely that the Son of Heaven will ......"
General Han interrupted General Li's words, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, it is likely that Commander Cao will be promoted to the commander-in-chief of the Western Army and will be promoted to the rank of general." After all, people are relatives of the emperor and the country, and it is extraordinary for them to be promoted to officials. When the time comes, we will ask him to send us a letter of paper, allowing us to recruit a thousand new soldiers, and there will be no hindrance. After a few words, General Han actually said that this matter in the army was like a business.
"The problem is that we don't have that many Tuliao heads now." Qian always interrupted everyone's words and poured cold water on everyone.
Old Medical Officer Sun smiled, "Don't worry about the head, there are." You see, this is the topographical sand table north of Qingyuan Mountain and Tuliao Grassland that I made in my spare time. ā
Everyone gathered around the sand table, and the old doctor Sun carefully analyzed for everyone: "The grassland north of Qingyuan Mountain is gentle, and it is close to the Jinshui River, a tributary of the Qingyuan River, and the water and grass here are abundant. When spring opens and the pastures thaw, the Tuliao people will inevitably come to graze again. At that time, we went north out of Qingyuan Mountain, and we could ambush these small tribes of Tuliao who came to graze. Although the Golden Horde Court of Tuliao has returned to the grassland, the Golden Horde Court is no less than 2,000 miles away, and next year the Golden Horde Court will inevitably focus on sweeping away the major tribes on the grassland, in order to unify the grassland as soon as possible and claim the emperor to establish the country. The Golden Horde had these big things to do, and the little things in the outlying places couldn't be taken care of. Moreover, in the spring, the horses of the Tuliao people were hungry for a winter, and they were all emaciated and unbearable, and they could not organize cavalry to fight against the elite infantry of our Weibei battalion, and they could not run away. That's the perfect time for us. ā
"These Tuliao dog thieves always take advantage of my busy farming in the autumn, and this time we also take advantage of their weakness to rob him." Wang Zhuangbiao listened to it for a long time in the back, and finally couldn't help it, and shouted in a loud voice: "When the time comes, please invite Sun Junshi, and the three generals will not be left behind." These days have not been in battle, and the Sprinkle family is uncomfortable all over. ā
Old Medical Officer Sun continued: "After the New Year, I plan to send some elites to cross Qingyuan Mountain, and first go to the grassland to find out the news, and then it will be regarded as clearing the wasteland." At that time, they will pretend to be merchants to find out the number of tribes, how they communicate with each other, whether there are any grievances between tribes, and whether there are large forces stationed in the vicinity. ā
Mr. Han preemptively said: "Then I'll lead the team, I went to the grassland to fight grass valley before, and I am already familiar with the terrain." Don't compete with me for this. Mr. Li said: "When I first recovered from a serious injury, I couldn't fight, even if I was fighting." Qian always said: "Old Han, since you are used to walking the road, you are used to doing business among us, and I will not fight with you, so as not to delay the big event." ā
Later, Wang Zhuangbiao listened to it and said hurriedly: "Bring the Sprinkle family, the Sprinkle family can be a first-class guard." Xiao Liu interjected: "Master, it's okay to pretend to be a businessman, but I don't know what to use to do this business?" ā
Old Doctor Sun said with a smile: "This thing has already been secretly prepared by the teacher, you come with me." Everyone followed the old doctor Sun to the tent where the ordnance was placed, and the old doctor Sun walked to a place that was specially covered with a thick cloth, and when he reached out and lifted the thick cloth, it turned out that there were dozens of iron pots inside.
"This thing is the easiest to sell on the grassland, and it is easy to transport, some horses are packed, and one person carries an iron pot. In the early years, Di Dashuai used an iron pot to exchange horses with people on the grassland, and in good years, an iron pot could even be exchanged for two mares. You bring some tea bricks and coarse cloth, these things are in high demand among the Tuliao people. ā
Medical Officer Xiao Liu took over Master's words and said, "And if the matter is revealed, or if you encounter robbers, you can just run away with this iron pot on your back, and you can also defend against arrows shot from behind." The crowd burst into laughter.
When Wang Zhuangbiao heard this, he stepped forward and picked up an iron pot. The iron pot that can cover the upper body of ordinary people, but it can only cover the tip of his stomach. Wang Zhuangbiao smacked his lips and said innocently: "It's not suitable, it's not suitable, it's too small, and the sprinkler family can't do it." ā
Dr. Xiao Liu quipped: "Others can cover half of their body, but Wang Da Fat can only cover his head." When Wang Zhuangbiao heard this, he deliberately teased, and really buckled an iron pot on his head, just covering the fat and shiny head. When everyone saw it, they burst into laughter again.
After everyone dispersed, Li Deyi quietly approached the old doctor Sun: "Master, I want to go too." Doctor Xiao Liu came up and gave Li De a look at it, "It's extremely dangerous to go to the grassland, you and the ability to merge the realm have not been trained, and you haven't had the power to protect yourself!" Not allowed to go. ā
Old Medical Officer Sun looked at Li De for half a day and said, "If you want to go, you can, but there is a condition for the teacher." Li De hurriedly replied, "Master, you say, I will definitely agree." ā