On the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month, the armies of the three divisions in front of the palace stationed in the capital are all on holiday, and the sergeants will return to the team on the twentieth day of the first month of the next year, and the sergeants who stay in the barracks are generally about 1,000 people, responsible for guarding. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

This rule made Wu Shaogang feel surprised, you must know that there is no Spring Festival holiday in the imperial army, and it is very good to be able to go home to visit relatives once in about three years.

They are all the troops of the imperial court, and the difference in treatment is so huge that Wu Shaogang is speechless.

What is even more incomprehensible is how the army can have such a large-scale holiday, in case the Mongol Tatars take advantage of this time to launch a large-scale attack, wouldn't it make the emperor and the court scramble.

The 1,280 people stationed in the barracks outside the city did not have the Spring Festival holiday, and the sergeants stationed in the city were also trained during the Spring Festival, leaving 1,000 people on duty to guard the rest of the army.

However, Wu Shaogang's requirements are also very clear, he is not allowed to leave the barracks with any military supplies, not to mention the war horses, what can be taken away is Yulu and food.

This regulation is different from other armies, no one raised objections, but what made the sergeants feel satisfied was that in the first few months since Wu Shao took office, they had received all the money they had received, and before the Spring Festival holiday, each sergeant was also given an additional 20 Jiaozi and five buckets of food.

This kind of treatment is not enjoyed by other armies.

On the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, the day of sweeping the dust, the common people think that on this day, all the gods have gone to the heavenly court, and they will not accept mortal things, and they will return to the mortal world on the fourth day of the first month of the next year, so no matter what they do at home, they will not collide with the gods.

This is the most suitable day to clean the house.

Sweeping, also known as sweeping, is to sweep away all the unhappy things in the past year, to welcome the arrival of the new year, the more thorough the sweeping, the better the luck of the new year.

For a long time, this day is called Chinese New Year's Eve, and the Spring Festival officially began on this day.

Wu Shaogang didn't expect that the people would pay so much attention to the Spring Festival.

The first Spring Festival after the crossing, he spent time in Jiangling Fucheng, which experienced the war, was extremely depressed, and there was no Spring Festival atmosphere at all, Wu Shaogang, who was in the army, was also thinking about combat at that time, and did not pay attention to the Spring Festival at all.

This time the situation was completely different, Wu Shaogang was in the capital and saw with his own eyes the scene of large-scale cleaning by the people.

The sergeants in the barracks are also cleaning the barracks, and no one has organized them, and many of them clean up by themselves.

After a thousand years, the Spring Festival, the rest is a formality, nothing more than a relatively long holiday, the family in the field of the car back for the New Year, the home in the local can rest, eat and drink, or sleep well.

Folk customs, almost invisible anymore.

Early in the morning, children dressed in new clothes begin to pay respects to the elders in the family, and after the visits, they will change into new clothes and participate in the sweeping.

The women in the family are the main force, not only to participate in the sweeping, but also to carefully prepare the meals for the Chinese New Year's Eve.

Children who like to steal their mouths are sneaking through the kitchen, they steal delicious things from the kitchen, and their good friends will share them together, and when it is time to eat, these children can't eat anything.

The elderly, middle-aged and young people in the family began to really relax from this day, and began to celebrate the New Year without thinking about the matters of the fields and livelihoods.

If you are reluctant to eat something on weekdays, you can drink happily, you can eat meat, even if you are drunk, no one will complain.

Wu Shaogang was very emotional, remembering that after a thousand years, many people clamored to preserve traditional Chinese culture, but unfortunately many cultural customs gradually disappeared with the passage of time, and people were lost in the bustling interests.

Wu Shaogang didn't need to be involved in these things, the young lady and the housekeeper Wu Lin had already cleaned the house.

It was already time to return home from the barracks outside the city.

As soon as he entered the house, the housekeeper Wu Lin opened his mouth to report.

"Young Master, Master Li asked the butler to come, please invite the young master to the Li family to spend Chinese New Year's Eve."

"Did you say when you were going?"

"The butler said that he must arrive before the end of the day."

"I know, there are only Qingniang and you left in the family, don't be wronged, get more delicious food, and it's okay to drink some wine."

Wu Shaogang's sentence is equivalent to not saying it.

When I returned home, I had just finished washing, Zhang Binghui, Ma Long, Wang Shisan, Du Xiaoqi, Tan Mazi, Zheng Tongwu and Yuan Shichun and others came to pay New Year's greetings in turn, and Wu Lin and Qingniang were busy with their hands and feet not touching the ground.

Just after the hour, Qin Han also came.

These people naturally want to eat at home, and they don't care if they learn that Wu Shaogang won't eat at home.

Now it's hard for the young lady, and she has to prepare a large table of meals.

The young lady was very happy and went into the kitchen to prepare.

Since being recognized by Wu Qiming and Xu Zongying, Qingniang's spirit is much better than before, and she is more neat in doing things, and the dishes she makes have a stronger taste.

The chatter was still about the army, especially the training of 1,280 people outside the city.

Needless to say, the results of the training are beyond everyone's expectations, especially some similar textbooks compiled by Wu Shaogang himself, which have great benefits for training, some of the skills of survival in the wild, and how to compile calligraphy and painting maps, how to survey the terrain and other knowledge, are firmly embedded in everyone's minds.

Zhang Binghui even believes that the next task is to participate in actual combat and cast the team with blood and fire.

Speaking of training, everyone's emotions were very active, and there were a lot of words, and after everyone finished speaking, Wu Shao just spoke.

Wu Shaogang's meaning is very clear, the effect of training is needless to say, with such a lot of energy, if there is no effect, wouldn't it be angry to death, but the training and casting of willpower also need to invest huge strength, no matter how strong the army, the casting of willpower is the most critical, even in the face of thousands of troops, but also dare to launch a charge without hesitation, even if it is in a desperate situation, it will not give in, and still fight to the end.

With such willpower, it can be regarded as a truly strong army and an invincible army.

Wu Shaogang's words made a deep impression on everyone, in fact, this team of 1,280 people, the willpower has been gradually established, and what is engraved in the minds of many sergeants is the idea of obeying orders as their duty, no matter what kind of situation they are facing, no matter how dangerous the situation is, as long as the order is given, it must be carried out.

Chatting about the army, time flies.

During this period, Wu Shaogang paid great attention to Qin and Han.

Qin Han used to be the captain of Li Tingzhi's personal guard, and after coming to Wu Shaogang's side, he naturally shouldered some tasks, Zhang Binghui and others once advised Wu Shaogang that he needed to guard against Qin Han, but Wu Shaogang did the opposite, fully believed in Qin Han, and let Qin Han participate in the most confidential training.

This time, Wu Shaogang went to Li Tingzhi's home, and through observation, he found that Qin Han did not disclose the matter of urging the front army.

This made Wu Shaogang very pleased, he used to be very worried, I don't know if the road he will take in the future, whether he will encounter strong resistance, or even internal defection, now it seems that this possibility exists, but it can be avoided by finding a way.

It wasn't until the housekeeper Wu Lin came to remind him that Wu Shao had just found out that the time had reached two o'clock.

The banquet at home had been prepared, and after Wu Shaogang beckoned everyone to the table, he picked up the wine glass, toasted everyone with a glass of wine, and then turned around and left, heading towards Li Tingzhi's mansion.

The housekeeper was already waiting at the door, his expression was already a little anxious, and when he saw Wu Shaogang getting off the carriage, the housekeeper hurriedly greeted him, and Wu Shaogang told the housekeeper with a little apology that there were guests at home, and he was delayed, so he arrived when he was close to the hour.

The housekeeper sighed, saying that the master had been at home all the time, and it seemed that he wanted to have a good talk with Wu Shao.

Wu Shaogang was a little annoyed, but he knew that since Li Tingzhi wanted to have a good talk with him, he wouldn't care about the time, and he could talk before and after eating.

The banquet was set up in the front yard, and after entering the mansion, Wu Shaogang followed behind the housekeeper, but he was thinking about it in his mind, and he didn't know what Li Tingzhi was thinking about discussing with him.

The housekeeper did not take Li Tingzhi into the lobby, but went directly in the direction of the study.

This made Wu Shaogang a little surprised, the banquet would definitely not be set in the study.

Entering the study, Wu Shaogang didn't have time to salute before Li Tingzhi spoke.

"Cangling, why did you come so late?"

Li Tingzhi's tone was dissatisfied.

Wu Shaogang did not hesitate and quickly answered.

"Father-in-law, there are guests at home, all of them are Cangling's subordinates, discussing matters in the army together, Cangling is going to his father-in-law's house for a banquet today, and he can't accompany his subordinates to eat, so he left after a glass of wine, so it's a little late."

"So it is, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and it is normal for your subordinates to come to your home, but in the future, when you encounter such matters, you should ask the people in the government to come and report them, so as not to cause misunderstanding."

"Cangling remembered."

"Well, there is still half an hour to eat, you sit down, we have a good chat, I have long wanted to talk to you, but during this time, there are too many guests at home, there is always no time, today Chinese New Year's Eve, I have ordered the butler, declined all guests, can spare time."

Wu Shaogang sat down naturally, and his expression became focused.

Li Tingzhi specially took time out to discuss, and it was in the study, which showed that today's negotiation was very important, and it was by no means an ordinary matter, either involving matters involving the imperial court, or matters involving the urging army, after all, the relationship between Wu Shaogang and Li Tingzhi was different, and Li Tingzhi would also say some of the secrets that Wu Shaogang could not know before, so as to help Wu Shaogang avoid the undercurrent in the court.