Late at night, Hu Yangeng got down from Wang Yanshu, turned sideways, and hugged the high heron who was resting on the other side.

"Sister Lu, how do you feel about the first time two people came?"

"Oops, it's dirty."

Wang Yanshu said with a smile on the side: "If the master mother likes it, the slave and maid will definitely serve her sister to heaven." ”

Gao Lu didn't speak, and Wang Yanshu said again: "Sister of the master, I'll be your concubine." ”

Teng, sent also, began in the pre-Qin period, and at the beginning they were all sisters of the main wife, and they were married. From the point of view of blood, it is higher than the average concubine. Before the Tang Dynasty, there were Teng above the fifth grade, and Teng all had grades, which could be granted. And Concubine Teng in the Song Dynasty said that Teng was still before the concubine.

Wang Yanshu was punished as a slave, although Hu Yangeng did not pay attention to these in the inner house, but in terms of legal status, Wang Yanshu was just the property of the Hu family, not a person.

In the Song Dynasty, there could only be one wife, although Gao Lu was known as a flat wife, and various etiquettes were also according to the specifications of marrying a wife, but she was actually still a concubine, and if she obtained the edict, she could obtain the status of Teng.

Gao Lu and Wang Yanshu's status is compared with Dai Juan, Dai Juan is Zhang Chan's dowry maid, and it is an extension of the power of the wife and the housewife in the inner house, when Zhang Chan is not present, Dai Juan is even qualified to speak on behalf of Zhang Chan. Gao Lu and Wang Yanshu are both lower in status than Dai Juan.

Wang Yanshu said that she wanted to be Gao Lu's concubine Teng, and she immediately pried the most sensitive nerve of Gao Lu, and only the real master mother could be equipped with Concubine Teng. This is tantamount to elevating the status of the heron.

Gao Lu didn't make a sound, waiting for Hu Yangeng to speak. And Hu Yangeng is now hugging Gao Lu and spoiling her. Although he despises the inner house struggle very much, thinking that it is a child's play in the teacup, he will never refute Gao Lu's face now. Hu Yangeng had no choice but to say: "Yes, if you marry me, you didn't even bring a wedding maid, so I will make up for you a concubine, okay?" ”

Of course, Gao Lu didn't have a personal maid, but because of Zhang Chan's attitude, he arranged for the maid to marry the officer under Hu Yangeng.

Gao Lu snorted, broke free from Hu Yangeng's arms, and turned his back to Hu Yangeng: "You guys make trouble, I'm going to sleep." ”

Hu Yangeng and Wang Yanshu hugged each other, and Wang Yanshu asked, "Master, am I good?" ”

"Hmm."

"The affairs in the palace, the concubine body has been arranged for the master."

"What's going on in the palace?"

"The master pretended to be confused, the most endearing, it was all planned for the master, and the master only needed to face the saint according to the time given by Yanshu."

At this time, a sound of beating came out, "It's two watches, the master sleeps." ”

On the fifth watch, Wanyan set up a horse and led the cavalry to set off, and they galloped for a day and a night, approaching the city of Lu'an. Seeing the endless banners of the Jin Army suddenly appearing under the city, the six gods of Lu'an Zhixian County were uneasy, and they opened the city and surrendered.

And the Song army's three-way army was also on the way.

Wang Yuan and Chen Cui, Wang Yan with 30,000 subordinates, July 12, set off for Lu'an, after Wang Yuan's department set off, that night, Wanyan sticky Han received the news, arrange the arrangement, in the early morning of July 14, Wanyan set up a horse has been the golden soldier's green flag on the head of Lu'an City.

At this time, Wang Yuan and Chen Cui and other troops had only walked less than 100 miles, while Lu'an was more than 200 miles away from Luzhou. Because the army of the Song Dynasty marched, the grain and grass along the way were supplied by the local government, and the duty of providing grain was counted from the second day of arrival.

When they left Feidong County, the capital of Luzhou, on the morning of July 12, the army ate grain supplied by the city. And if you reach the boundary of Feixi County at night, Feixi will not care. In order to save the grain and grass escorted by the army, the army did not go out of Feidong County in one day, and walked less than 30 miles.

On the 14th of July, Wang Yuan's army finished the breakfast provided by Feixi and continued to advance towards Lu'an. The weather is getting hotter and hotter, in the air, on the treetops, on the ground, all white and bright, with a little red in the white, from top to bottom, the whole ground is like a huge fire mirror, every light is like the focus of the fire mirror, and the sun is going to burn things.

In this white light, every color was blind, every sound was unpleasant, and every smell was mixed with the fishy stench that evaporated from the ground.

Everyone seemed to be covered with a transparent cover, and their mouths were panting as they marched, as if they were attached to their bodies, greasy. The soles of my feet were sweaty, and the straw sandals were glued together, like stepping on a piece of wet mud, wet and slippery.

It was noon, the sun was getting hotter and hotter, and gradually, some of the soldiers in the ranks fainted.

Wang Yuan's personal soldiers said to Wang Yuan sitting in a sedan chair: "My lord, I can't go, my brothers are hot." ”

Wang Yuan sat in the sedan chair, also stuffy, and saw a basin of ice in front of him turn into warm water. He wiped his sweat with a towel again: "Inform the whole army, set up a tent on the spot, and wait until the time is over before leaving." ”

Chen Cui got an order in front, urged the horse to rush back, and persuaded: "Tai Lieutenant, rest for two hours, I can't wait." ”

"You know what, everyone rests when the sun rises, and when it's cold, step up and walk, and progress is faster."

Chen Cui argued a few more words, and Wang Yuan said: "Chen Tongzhi is in a hurry, why don't you lead the team to go first." Ben Shuai will chase you later. ”

Chen Cui wanted to go first as he said, but his subordinates saw that Wang Yuanbu was resting, but he had to march against the sun, and complained, Chen Cui couldn't, so he had to order to rest on the spot.

When the time came, the sun was gone, and thick clouds gathered in the sky. The roasting sunshine is gone, but it's still stuffy.

"Hurry up, hurry up." Wielding whips, the guards drove away the slow-moving men and urged them to line up and begin to march.

The clouds grew thicker and thicker, covering the sky, and the heavens and the earth became dark, as if it were twilight.

At this time, the wind rose, first a breeze, so that the soldiers and men ignited hope, feeling that the second half of the day's journey would not be too difficult, suddenly, the wind was strong, flying sand and stones, a gust of wind passed, the sky was dark, and the dust flew into the air. The dust fell a little, and the clouds in the sky became thicker.

The sky was full of black clouds, and the ground was already very dark, and the sunny afternoon, which was extremely bright and hot, suddenly turned into night. The wind carried the rain stars, as if looking for something on the ground, and slammed east and west. A red flash in the distance to the north seemed to lift a black cloud and reveal a large patch of blood.

The wind is light, but it is so strong that it makes people tremble. When such a gust of wind passed, everything seemed to be fine, and even the trees were waiting for something in disbelief. Another flash, overhead, white and bright raindrops fell on it, extremely hard, smashing up a lot of dust, and the soil was slightly rainy.

Some of the soldiers pulled up their cloaks, some tied their turbans tighter, and the dust went in all directions, and the rain fell down, and the raindrops the size of beans were mixed with hail; The wind, the earth, the rain, and the hail were mixed together, and they were all gray and cold in both horizontal and vertical directions, and everything was wrapped in them, and it was impossible to distinguish which was the tree, which was the earth, and which was the cloud.

The wind passed, and only a straight rain channel remained, falling from the sky to the bottom, and it was impossible to see one by one, just one piece, and for a while, countless arrows shot up from the ground, and thousands of waterfalls fell from the houses. In the blink of an eye, heaven and earth were inseparable, the water in the air fell down, and the water on the ground flowed everywhere, becoming gray and dim, sometimes white and bright, a water world.

Every soldier, whether he has a cloak, a hat, or a turban, no one is immune. It's all drenched. The water on the ground had long since reached the top of the feet, the wet pants wrapped around the people's legs, and the rain on them hit everyone's heads and backs, sweeping across people's faces.

No one can lift their heads, they can't open their eyes, they can't breathe, they can't take a step. The soldiers stood in the water, not knowing which road was, not knowing what was in front of them, left and right, but feeling that the bone-chilling water was pouring everywhere on their bodies.

"Military order, go quickly." The herald seemed to be shouting from the sky, but no one paid attention to him, and the heavy rain made it impossible for people to open their eyes, and no one could see anyone.

The generals were all lost, as if swallowed by the endless rain, and the commander of the army wanted to pull out the tents on the cart around him and set them up to hide from the rain, but most of them were even people with tents that were knocked over on the ground by the heavy rain, and the tents were nested in the water, and they couldn't be used for a while.

The few tents that had been erected were immediately crowded with people, everyone huddled together in soaked clothes, everyone seemed to have fallen into the ice cellar, and there was not a trace of heat from the surroundings, and everyone was shivering.

It rained heavily for more than an hour, and it didn't get smaller until three minutes of Shen Shi, and it rained for more than half an hour. By the time of the unitary, the sky began to darken, and it was no longer suitable for marching.

But even if it was dawn, the army could no longer march, and Chen Cui ordered the whole army to quickly collect firewood and make a fire to keep warm. Because he has just left Feixi County, there is no local official to take care of the meal today. The soldiers all took out the rice balls they carried with them and ate them.

This rice ball was made before departure, and it was carried in my arms for two days under the scorching sun, but today it was drenched by heavy rain, and it has long been too rancid to eat.

After resting for a while, Chen Cui sent someone to Wang Yuan to ask for the distribution of military rations.

"Haven't you already sent out rice balls? Finish the rice balls today, and the county government will deliver the grain tomorrow morning. ”

The man sent by Chen Cui said: "The rice balls are already rancid and cannot be eaten. ”

"According to military law, eat the dry food you bring first, and then eat the military food that comes with the vehicle. If you dare to waste food, it will be unfavorable to our military law. ”

Chen Cui and Wang Yan's subordinates, of course, including Wang Yuan's subordinates, had no strength to make trouble today, and everyone was hungry and fell asleep hastily.

Wang Yuan also kept an eye on it, and sent people to Lu'an County in front of him overnight to urge the army to send breakfast to the county.

On the second morning, the messenger did not return, nor did breakfast. Wang Yuan thought to himself, wait a little longer, it will be dozens of miles back and forth.

waited until noon, when there was no news, and Wang Yuan ordered to remove the military rations from the car and cook. After everyone finished eating, they finally regained some spirits, and it was past noon.

Wang Yan felt that something was wrong, and suggested that Wang Yuan send a horse to explore. The army marched for more than ten miles against the sun, and several horses galloped in front.

"It's a probe sent out at noon." Wang Yan said.

These probe horses came to Wang Yan and jumped off their horses.

It turned out that when they arrived at the foot of Lu'an City, a small group of Jin cavalry rushed out of the city and gave Wang Yuan a dismount. Except for a few of them, the others were chased and killed by the Jin soldiers.