Wu Han couldn't tell that this was a courtyard for several entrances, but the front yard was very large and extremely empty. On the white snow www.biquge.info rut marks meander backwards.

Wu Han walked inside, while looking at the rut marks under his feet, the ruts were dense, and it looked like there were more than three or five cars.

The snow hit his face, and Wu Han thought to himself, it seems that this car has just passed by here. Looking along the rut, there is a moon gate by the high wall in the northeast corner, and it seems that there is a large mansion behind the moon gate.

Wu Han came here for the first time, his eyes swept to the northeast, and he immediately turned his head and walked forward. Li Yi said: "General Wu, how about looking at my house?" ”

Wu Han said: "Very magnificent, Nanyang Li family, this can be seen." ”

Li Yi smiled slightly and said, "General Wu's false praise is really insignificant." ”

Li Yi said as he pulled Wu Han towards the main hall.

Wu Han looked in front of him, a row of tall houses, different from the common low houses in Pingzhou Mansion, the houses here are very tall and magnificent. Although there was snow, I couldn't see it clearly, but I saw that the hall of the main house was open, and a yellow light came out of it.

Wu Han came to the door of the living room, the living room was five or six feet inside, and there were actually two small doors, and when he pushed open the small door, the lights inside were bright, as bright as day.

As soon as Wu Han entered the house, he was almost stunned, not for anything else, it was too hot, he took off his cowhide coat on the spot and threw it to the two personal soldiers who were with him behind him.

Li Yi also took off his coat, and it was still a brocade robe. Li Yi said to Wu Hanyan: "General Wu, how about drinking together, in a place thousands of miles away from home, have you ever wanted to taste the wine of our Wanxian County, which is our Li family's own home." ”

Wu Han swallowed his saliva and said anxiously: "I haven't drunk it for many years, is there anything here?" ”

Li Yi smiled slightly, nodded, and waved his hand, and immediately someone set up a round table in the main hall and put a bench.

The living room is not very large, with a circle of charcoal basins and red fires. Li Yi first invited Wu Han to drink hot tea next to the small coffee table next to him, and the servants were busy preparing the meal.

The two opened the conversation, and Li Yi first talked about how he was not used to coming here, not eating well, not living well, and in the final analysis, it was better to live in Nanyang.

Wu Han may have been deeply infected, and sighed and said, "When I first came here, I was not used to it. Maybe after a long time, now I feel that Nanyang is as good as Nanyang, and Pingzhou is as good as Pingzhou. I used to sell horses in Yuyang County, and then I did some sheepskin business, and I have been dealing with Pingzhou more often. At first, I'm afraid I'm more unaccustomed to it than you, you look at the chair we are sitting on now, we have this in Handi, what kind of etiquette do you talk about, is it clearly barbarian? ”

Wu Han said, laughing.

Li Yi was a little surprised, and his face changed slightly: "General Wu is cautious, since you are a fellow villager, I must remind you that there are some things that you can't say nonsense, even if you are in a high position." ”

Wu Han laughed even louder, waved his hand and said, "Mr. Li, you think too much, we don't have any taboos on these things here, you can say whatever you want." Moreover, you also know that there are basically Han people here, but many things also use the customs of Wuhuan, anyway, there is not much etiquette here, and some are simpler, far less exquisite than our hometown. Do you know how I joined the Pingzhou Army back then? ”

Li Yi saw that Wu Han was very easy-going, and he didn't talk in circles, so he had a good impression. Hurriedly asked, "How did General Wu join the Pingzhou Army?" Many people here are not very familiar with you, and I only learned a few days ago that there was actually a fellow villager from Wanxian County in Pingzhou, so I went to visit immediately, but the general was busy. ”

Wu Han said: "Mr. Li, I was very busy a few days ago, please forgive me." Later, the doorman told me, you see, I'm just taking some time out now. Hey, it's better than anywhere else in the army? Speaking of joining the army, I was considered a late adjunct.

At that time, I sold sheepskins to Pingzhou, and I didn't want to lose a lot of money. Look at Pingzhou no matter how you look at it, I am annoyed, although it is a Han person, many people actually learn the customs of the Hu people, and many people actually have hair, no matter how you look at it, it is awkward. ”

Then, Wu Han told him how he fought Li Xiaoquan because of scolding people and barbarians, how he was subdued by Wu Kui, and then apprenticed, and later joined the army.

Wu Han's mouth was a little stupid, and although what he said was a little messy, it was generally understandable.

Li Yi listened very seriously, while listening, he couldn't stop nodding, and after listening, he said slowly: "It seems that there is no difference between Hu and Han here, and it is normal for all Hu people to become Han people, and naturally Han people will retain some of the customs of Hu people." ”

Speaking of which, Li Yi saw that the servant had prepared the wine and food. In the middle of the table is a hot pot with sparks bubbling from it.

Li Yi hurriedly beckoned everyone to take a seat, poured wine, pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and the table began to be lively.

After three rounds of drinking, Li Yi looked at Wu Han beside him and said, "General Wu, prepare in a hurry, coarse tea and light rice, I'm afraid I have wronged you." ”

Wu Han laughed and said: "Mr. Li, you are too modest", as he spoke, his chopsticks pointed to the full plates on the table, venison, tiger meat, mutton, etc., and then said, "This is still coarse tea and light rice, I'm afraid we don't even have many opportunities for coarse tea and light rice in our lives." I haven't eaten such a sumptuous banquet yet? ”

Li Yi laughed and said, "General Wu, if you eat well, I will be happy." As he spoke, he helped Wu Han's pro-soldiers to distribute vegetables, and the two pro-soldiers thanked them repeatedly, bowed their heads and ate in the sea, and did not talk much.

Wu Han raised the wine glass and saluted Li Yi again, and after drinking this glass of wine, Wu Han said: "Mr. Li, when I was in Nanyang, I had heard that the Li family was rich for a long time. It's just that what business is Mr. Li doing in Pingzhou now? ”

When Li Yi heard this, he hesitated for a moment and said, "General Wu, you know that my cousin has recently become a captain in Huping Prefecture. Although the school lieutenant's office is in Liaoxi County, it still often travels back and forth between the two places.

You also know that the relationship between the Xiongnu and our new dynasty is very bad now, aren't you Pingzhou already at war with them? Now the imperial court has also issued an order to conquer the Xiongnu. As for me, the business is related to the conquest of the Xiongnu, and I came here to buy some grain and bring it to the border counties in the future, and sell it to the imperial court for military use. ”

Wu Han said: "Oh, it turns out that the grain business is a good business. The court said that the Xiongnu were conquest, and I have heard about it for a long time, but I have not seen any movement? ”

Li Yi said with a smile: "The territory of the new dynasty is thousands of miles, and it will take half a month just to send the order to the whole country to know, and I am afraid that a month is not enough for distant places." What's more, it will take more than half a year to gather troops from all over the country and use money and food from all over the country, right? ”

Wu Han smiled dumbly, he was used to it in Pingzhou, and when he said that when he went to war, the troops would just set off and leave. Forget that the standing army of the Han Dynasty is not like Pingzhou, except for the southern army of the Beijing division and the northern army, there are not many armies directly controlled by the imperial court. A big war like the fight against the Xiongnu must be fought with the strength of the whole country. Not only did the imperial court send troops from Chang'an, but also the local county guards recruited local soldiers from the local area, and they also had to add border soldiers from several border counties in the north. It takes a lot of time just to inform, assemble, and transfer troops from all over the country.

During the war, it was impossible to recruit hundreds of thousands of troops to fight for the Xiongnu in the northern border counties. Now that there has been peace in the northern part of the country for more than 60 years, it is even more difficult to re-recruit troops, and it is estimated that it will take more than half a year. (To be continued.) )