In the new house, the ceremonial lang "casts the tent".

Outside the new house, the crowd was crowded, and Deng Chengzhi was mixed in with the crowd, looking anxious. The midday sun was warm and warm, dispelling the chill of the early morning. Deng She sat on the bed, his eyes passed through the door, and through the crowd, he clearly saw that Deng Chengzhi's forehead was shining, and it was all the light reflected by sweat. He was obviously sweating more than he was in the morning.

In the crowd, Deng She also saw Hong Jixun. There is also Zhao Guo, who just sent away the relatives of the Luo family, and only then turned back.

Hong Jixun and Zhao Guo also coincidentally discovered Deng Chengzhi. Squeeze through. The three of them gathered together and whispered for a moment. Immediately, Zhao Guo squeezed out of the crowd again, and on the way out, he met many companions who followed Deng She to greet his relatives, all of whom patted him on the shoulder, or whispered in his ear, and picked out five or six of them one after another, and went out with him. Deng She noticed that the five or six people who were picked out by Zhao Guo were all the old brothers of the thieves, the cronies of the cronies, and the military ranks were also very high, and the lowest one was also a deputy thousand households.

Watch them squeeze out of the crowd and walk to a corner in the courtyard. Zhao Guo whispered softly, as if he had ordered something, and the expressions of those companions, the smiles immediately disappeared, and gradually became serious. Later, one or two people even subconsciously put their legs together, as if they wanted to salute. Fortunately, Zhao Guo's eyes were quick and he hurriedly stopped it. After whispering a few more words, the people looked at each other, nodded their heads, reluctantly put away their serious expressions, and smiled happily again.

Zhao Guo didn't seem to be at ease, and looked over their faces with scrutinizing eyes, and saw that there was no flaw in it, so he nodded slightly. Everyone dispersed into two or three ways, blended back into the crowd, and while talking and laughing loudly with their acquaintances, they left quietly one by one as if nothing had happened.

Looking at Hong Jixun again, although he stood still in the crowd, his eyes wandered away from time to time. From time to time, I went to the courtyard to see Zhao Guo; From time to time, he stared indoors to see the ceremonial man who was presiding over the ceremony. Inadvertently, the corners of the eyes and eyebrows will show a look of impatience. Lift your legs a few times, as if you want to go indoors; But he restrained himself several times, raised his head again and again, and turned to look at the sky.

Deng She's smile did not change, but he knew in his heart that the front line must have changed again. But the wedding ceremony is ongoing, and it must not be abruptly suspended. Otherwise, a big war will be imminent, and it will inevitably have a bad impact on the people's morale and morale. He pretended not to know, and listened to the etiquette man say, "The tent is finished, and it is time to put it together." ”

Bun is the knot of hair.

"Men on the left and women on the right, with little hair, and the two families produce satin, hairpins, wooden combs, hair beards, etc., which are called 'buns'." It means that the husband and wife will grow old together and share a common fate. Deng She followed the etiquette Lang's singing, meticulously, and started at the same time as Luo Guannu, picked up the hair and beard that had been prepared long ago, combed it neatly with a comb, and then twisted and wound it with each other. Sometimes, the hands of the two will touch in one place.

Whenever this happens, Dunshe smiles slightly. And in front of everyone's eyes, although Luo Guannu is coquettish, he is inevitably shy in this scene. It was like carrying a little rabbit in his arms, his heart was pounding, and he couldn't say that his body was soft and soft, and even Xia Fei's cheeks were red. There is a feeling that she can't say whether it is satisfaction or happiness, which fills her heart. She remembered what her mother had said to her: "If you tie your hair, you will live for a lifetime." This was what her mother had told her last night.

She didn't know what was going on in Dunshe's mind, but she knew her own very well. She thought about what her mother had told her, and then peeked at Dunshe. Her feeling at this time was strange and happy, and she couldn't help but think, "Why is the slave's heart beating so fast?" Why is the slave's body so weak and weak? The sister of the Yan family said that there is a feeling called sweetness. ......, is this sweet? ”

After the "bun", it is time to drink the "hand over a glass of wine".

The ritual of handing over a glass of wine, originated from the ancient combination, and was popular in the Tang Dynasty. "卺", that is, a kind of gourd, commonly known as bitter gourd. The so-called combination is to cut a gourd into two scoops, tie the handle of the two scoops with a red thread, and the bride and groom each hold one and drink it. It symbolizes marriage that unites two people.

And it is said that the wine is extremely bitter, and the bitter gourd is used as a drinking utensil, and the "bitter gourd" is therefore "bitter gourd" because of its bitter taste. This also symbolizes that the husband and wife will share weal and woe in the future, and will never give up. Moreover, it is a kind of musical instrument in ancient times, "Heyu", and it also symbolizes that the groom and the bride will be in harmony after marriage. It is a good wish for the newlyweds.

And the toast is evolved from this ritual. "The ancients had a wedding, and now they also use two cups of colored silk to connect their feet, and the couple passes on the drink, which is called the cup." In fact, in the Tang Dynasty, the joint was still used to use a scoop, which was divided into two, and the husband and wife drank together, and after drinking, it was restored to a scoop. In the former Song Dynasty, the scoop was not used at first, but the lamp was used instead. In the Tang Dynasty, husbands and wives drank three times each, while in the Song Dynasty, husbands and wives drank and exchanged glasses.

Deng She and Luo Guannu stood opposite each other, with a silver cup in their hands, and two wine glasses were connected with red threads, drinking a glass of wine and exchanging wine cups. Inside and outside the room, dozens and hundreds of people shouted with joy. The sound was so loud that it shook the beams of the house, and the dust fell down in a torrent. Deng She also smiled happily, turned around, looked at everyone, and joined hands with Luo Guannu to throw the wine cup and flower crown to the bottom of the bed.

This is also one of the customs of the former Song Dynasty. "If you look up and close, the vulgar clouds will be auspicious, and everyone will be happy." Everyone's eyes, following the actions of Deng She and Luo Guannu, hurriedly looked under the bed. Sure enough, I saw two wine cups, one on the back and one together. It's a real rarity. I don't know who took the lead, and he knelt down on the ground, prostrated and shouted, and shouted congratulations. And all of them fell down. The voice of congratulations is like a wave, wave after wave, one after another.

At this point in the wedding ceremony, most of the ceremonies have already been passed.

In addition, there are "bride's visit", "aunt's worship", "three pilgrimages", "worship" and so on. However, this will not be done until after the next day. After handing over a glass of wine, Deng She hugged his fists, saluted everyone indoors and outdoors, and thanked him. He also bowed down to everyone and said with a smile: "After a long time of busyness, I am afraid that you are all hungry." I have prepared a feast at Liang Yuan. Ladies and gentlemen, please move and eat and drink. ”

Everyone said, "If the lord doesn't go, how can I go?" "All the gossip urged Deng She to go out, so that he could drink and be lively. Deng She said with a smile: "Lord Anfeng Liu, and the envoys from all over the country who came to congratulate me are still waiting in the side room. I'll have to go and give them a little bit of talk first. By the way, I invited them to the banquet together. Ladies and gentlemen, please go one step ahead. In a moment, I'll go. ”

Someone shouted: "The newlywed is not big for three days." General, although you are our lord, you don't want to escape today's wine! Another person said: "Crazy Li, we can write down what you said." Later, when it's time to toast the general, don't pretend to be a bear. It's up to you! The man grinned and said, "Zhou Douzi, why talk more!" Don't you know that your family Li Ye, the last thing you eat is the radical general? "It seems to be a muddy person, but it's also very slippery. Everyone laughed.

Deng She also laughed, and only said, "Everyone, please go to the banquet first." ......, Mr. Hong, Ah Guo, Ah Zhi, you can stay for a while. Come with me to invite Lord Liu and all of you to come. Everyone responded in unison, clapped their hands and shouted, hooked shoulders with their friends, and left one after another in a mess.

They went to the feast first, and did not mention it.

Hong Jixun, Zhao Guo, and Deng Chengzhi saw them walking away, and the courtyard quieted down, and they stepped into the room. The etiquette lang also went to Liang Yuan with everyone, and there were only Deng She and Luo Guannu in the room. Zhao Guo and Deng Chengzhi are restrained and courteous, and Luo Guannu is now their mother, especially Deng Chengzhi, who is also his stepmother. Although Luo Guannu is much younger than both of them, etiquette cannot be observed. The two knelt and bowed, first to see Deng She, and then to participate in Luo Guannu.

Hong Jixun was not as restrained as the two of them, and came directly to Deng She's side and said, "Lord,......。 ”

Deng She waved his hand to stop him, turned around, held Luo Guannu's hand, smiled, and said warmly: "Anu, you are also tired for a long time, are you hungry?" Luo Guannu shook her head shyly, these half a day, she was curious, happy, and sweeter, where would she feel hungry?

"In that case, you should rest in your room for a while. If you are hungry, go and prepare food for you. Among the people who came to the wedding feast today were many of my old brothers, who were not formal, and many of them were bold. Perhaps, after a while, they will also shout for a toast to you. If that is the case, I will have people call you again. ……。 Seeing Luo Guannu's frightened look, Deng She couldn't help but smile, smiled, and comforted her: "When you mention your courage, there is nothing to be afraid of. ”

After saying a few words, he beckoned Zhao Guo and Deng Chengzhi to get up, and led them and Hong Jixun out one after another.

"How's the battle going on the front?"

"I just sent a military report, and there are two teams of Tartars out of Jinan City. There were seven or eight hundred cavalry, more than 1,000 foot soldiers, a total of two thousand people. After they seized the two county towns that Liu San had deliberately thrown to them, they first looted and then set them on fire. It seems that there is no intention of staying for a long time, as if he wants to retract back to Jinan. ”

Deng Shewei stopped, suddenly turned his head, looked at Deng Chengzhi, and said, "'Retract back to Jinan'? If we teach them to retract, won't our army have lost all their achievements? ”

If the Yuan army is successfully retracted, then at most, they will come out and loot. It was only plundered, but it did not plunder the land and trap the city. It can only be said to be a "hazard", but it is far from being called a "threat". If it is difficult to call it a "threat", how can it be better to talk to Liu Shijiu and change the southward to Jinan first?

"Please don't worry, father. There were two copies of the military newspaper, one written by the front-line battalion and the other by Liu San. The two military newspapers were both sent by the front-line battalion. Liu San said in the military newspaper that he had taken his headquarters to the county seat where he had lost. Deng Chengzhi took out the military newspaper from his arms and presented it to Deng She with both hands.

Deng She caught it, and while walking, he unfolded it to watch, and the one placed on it was Liu Sanjun's newspaper. He glanced at ten lines, roughly swept over, his eyes stayed at the end of a few sentences, and read: "Guantarzi seems to have the intention of escaping back to Jinan, and the last general has led the headquarters to return to the county seat." In any case, it will be at all costs to hinder the Tartars' way back to the city. However, the general's headquarters suffered heavy casualties, and there were only 100 survivors. I'm afraid that I won't be able to hold out for a long time, so I ask the battalion to send military horses as soon as possible to help. ”

Deng She frowned, and then went to look at a military newspaper below, there was not much content, only five or six lines were written, to the effect that the armies on the front line had not yet been prepared. But please rest assured, because the battalion has decided to send hundreds of cavalry troops in advance, and quickly go to the place where Liu San and the Yuan army are engaged in the battle, thinking that it will echo. And at the end, he emphasized again that a military order was made, guaranteeing: Absolutely no Yuan army will be allowed to return to the city.

Deng She frowned, asked Zhao Guo, and said, "Ah Guo, didn't you say that you can complete the mobilization of the whole army within three hours?" Since last night, not to mention three hours! In the middle of the night and half of the day, Liu San fought for one or two hundred miles, how bitter! But why are the front-line armies not ready until now? ”

Zhao Guo replied: "It takes two or three hours for the army and military newspapers to be sent from the front line to Yidu. Extrapolating and estimating the time when the military report is sent from the front line battalion, it is around the time when it arrives and at most the time. Now, now, it must have been mobilized. The chief generals of the various armies, Monk Li and others left Yidu last night. Estimating the time, it should have already arrived at the armies at this time. As expected, perhaps, the ministries have now been launched. ”

Deng Chengzhi said: "The military order that my father ordered all armies to launch in advance was sent out by my father on the order of my father. The 800-mile fast horse that is still used to expedite it should have arrived at the front-line camp by now. What Zhao Zuocheng said is very true, perhaps, the front line is now at war. ”

Hong Jixun said: "Whether there is a war or not, you will only know when the next military report arrives." Now all we know is that the Yuan army wants to escape back to the city, and Liu Saburo gallops to plagiarize. ”

Deng She raised his eyes and glanced into the distance, and saw the branches of the trees in the courtyard. Just after the cold winter, the new spring has just arrived, and there are many branches, which have not yet produced leaves, which are thin and straight, like thin threads. A thought suddenly occurred in his mind: "Unfortunately, there is no telegram and no telephone. ”

The distance between Yidu and Jinan is actually not very far, hundreds of miles; But they can only rely on fast horses to transmit information. I wonder what the situation is at the front line at this time? Is it as Zhao Guo and Deng Chengzhi's speculation that the war has already started? Or is it as Hong Jixun said, I only know that Liu Saburo is plagiarizing at a gallop, but whether there is a plagiarism success is unpredictable? If Liu San didn't succeed, let the Yuan army escape back to Jinan smoothly?

Dunshe took a deep breath and suppressed the uneasiness in his heart. said with a smile: "What Mr. Hong said is very true, it is difficult for us to guess what the situation is on the front line now. However, regardless of whether Liu Saburo's plagiarism is successful or not, the Tartars, at least have left Jinan City, fought with our army, and occupied two county seats. While walking, he saw that he was almost in the courtyard where Liu Shijiu was waiting, asked Deng Chengzhi, and said, "......, Ah Zhi, have you brought the Qianfeng Military Newspaper?" Deng Chengzhi nodded, and took out another military report and presented it to him.

Deng She didn't say more, took the military newspaper, lifted his placket, made a hurried appearance, and rushed straight into the hospital. Hong Jixun and others followed. Rushing into the courtyard, Deng She casually grabbed a subordinate who knelt down to greet him, and asked urgently, "Where is Lord Liu?" The man was startled and at a loss. Hong Jixun raised his leg, kicked it over, and asked sharply, saying, "Isn't the lord asking you?" Where is Lord Liu? ”

The man was pitiful, rolling on the ground, not daring to get up, Zhang Huang looked around, pointed to a room, and replied in a trembling voice: "Lord Liu is there." ”

Deng She hurried away and did not reach the door, but when he saw the curtain of the door opened, he walked out alone. If you look closely, isn't it Liu Shijiu? Liu Shijiu didn't know the inside story, because he heard the voice, so he came out to watch, and when he saw that it was Deng She, he was stunned for a moment, and then he smiled all over his face, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, you are happy today, why are you in such a hurry?" Glancing at the man, he was suspicious in his heart, and said, "Even if you are in a hurry to find a drink, you don't need to be so impatient." Ha ha. ......, Your Highness, please come to the house. Before you eat your wine, eat my wine. ”

"Lord Liu,......。" Deng She stretched out his hand, grabbed Liu Shijiu's arm, and said urgently, "Now is not the time to eat and drink." Jinan just sent me a military report, last night around the third watch, the Tartars in the city of Jinan suddenly out of the city, first captured Hanshan, and then captured my two county seats! At present, there is still fierce fighting on the front line. ”

"Huh?"

"This is a military report, please read it carefully."

"This, this, where does this begin?"

Hong Jixun said: "In my opinion, it must be the Yuan army that is overjoyed to see today's lord, and guess that the armies on the front line of our front line will be defenseless, so they suddenly attacked and took our city one after another." ”

"Lost two county seats?" Liu Shijiu hurriedly unfolded the military newspaper to read, and suddenly remembered that he couldn't read, grabbed Hong Jixun with his backhand, stuffed the military newspaper into his hand, and said in a loud voice, "Please sir, read it for me." Hong Jixun read it aloud. Liu Shijiu withdrew his arm, rubbed his hands, spun in place, and said, "Tartar is hateful!" Tartars are abominable! Taking advantage of His Royal Highness's great joy, he dared to provoke himself. This, this, but how to do it? The smile on his face had long since disappeared, grabbed Deng She, and said, "This plan is to go south in the next two days, and Jinan is going to war at this time." ......, Your Highness, what are your plans? Will the plan be settled? ”

Without waiting for Deng She to speak, Hong Jixun said in a loud voice: "The Yuan army has already called the door, and asked, 'Ji will be released'?" Even if you go south, if Jinan is unstable, how can you go south? Liu Shijiu was shocked and asked Hong Jixun, "Then, in Mr. Hong's opinion?" Hong Jixun was categorical and said: "If you are uneasy inside, how can you get rid of it?" In the opinion of the minister, the only way to deal with today's plan is to give the Yuan army who invaded our realm a head-on blow first! Liu Shijiu gasped and said, "If Jinan starts a war, how can it go south?" ”

Hong Jixun said: "The Yuan army expects me to be unprepared, how can I know that our army has already intended to go south, and has already deployed tens of thousands of elites around Jinan?" Going south, big things too; Jinan, small affected ear. However, if you don't get rid of small troubles, you can't help big things. Fang Jin's strategy is to use the elite of my tiger and wolf first, and take Jinan first! As soon as Jinan is concerned, our army will have no worries, and then join forces with Prime Minister Tian Cheng, and then go south. There is no other way to do it. ”

Zhao Guo and Deng Chengzhi knew that it was time for them to appear, so they all drew their knives in their hands, majestic and high-spirited, bent their knees on one leg, stuck their knives on the ground, and generously asked for their lives, saying: "Please give an order, and the ministers are willing to lead five thousand tigers, go out of the city immediately, and gallop to the front line." Use the city of Jinan to make a congratulatory gift for the father-in-law's wedding. ”

Deng She pretended to hesitate and said, "However, the earlier military order was to order the three armies to go south. If the order is suddenly changed at this time, it is a change of order at the dawn and night, and the morale and morale of the army? ”

"Jinan, the land of self-benefit, fell into the hands of Chahan. The officers and men of the three armies are all ashamed of it. The ministers sighed all night, sharpened their guns and sharpened their swords, and they were always thinking about recovering them as soon as possible. Today, the Yuan army in Jinan City took advantage of the lord's wedding and came to attack me again. It's rude! Although the order changes overnight, the morale of the army will definitely be like a rainbow! Hong Jixun, Zhao Guo, and Deng Chengzhi said that they asked Deng She to give an order to take Jinan.

Deng She went to see Liu Shijiu and asked, "Lord Liu,......, what do you think?" ”

Hong Jixun and others brought out the reason that the Yuan army in Jinan took advantage of Deng She's wedding to commit the extremely rude offense, and Liu Shijiu had nothing to say. He can't say that Chahan and Yidu are enemies, so how can they be polite and rude? That would be too disrespectful to Dunshe. What's more, if it is really as the military newspaper said, Yidu lost two county towns in a row, it is really because the rear is unstable. The rear was neither stable nor apparently unable to move south.

His mind turned sharply, and he looked at the faces of Deng She, Hong Jixun, Zhao Guo and others, and finally made a decision and said: "Since the matter has come to this, I have to retreat from the enemy of Jinan first." Your Highness, please give the order. ”

Deng She didn't just give the order, and said: "If the enemy of Jinan is light, then this battle will be easy to fight." Our army will meet the head-on attack, just beat it back. However, if the enemy in Jinan has been planning for a long time and is well prepared, then I am afraid that this battle will have to drag on for some time. On the side of the court? ”

"I have my own book to explain."

"Good! With Lord Liu's words, I am relieved. ......, Zhao Guo, Deng Chengzhi. ”

"Yes."

"Immediately pass on my order, and all the armies on the front line will launch a counterattack."

"Yes!"

The military newspaper said that a message had been sent to Dizhou, asking Prime Minister Tian Cheng of Dizhou to come to help. In this matter, the front battalion did a good job. In order to achieve a quick victory, I really have to ask Prime Minister Tian Cheng to send out the army. That is, I will pass on my order again and urge Prime Minister Tian Cheng to go out of the army. ......, as long as our two military horses in Yidu and Dizhou can be combined into one, as long as the Tartars are not fully prepared, it is expected that our army will win this battle! ”

Zhao Guo and Deng Chengzhi received orders.

Liu Nineteen asked: "The front line is fighting, what about the 'Liang Yuan' wine feast?" ”

"In the past, when the Jin Dynasty was in the past, it was a battle with the former Qin Weishui. The chief general of the Western Jin Dynasty is Xie An's son and nephew. Win. When he reported to the hotel, Xie An was playing chess with the guests. The guest asked: 'How was the war?' Xie An said calmly: "The younger generation has broken the enemy. 'Lord Liu, would you like to be a guest playing chess with Xie An?' ”

What Deng She said was that Xie An could be calm, and he could be calm. The wedding banquet continues, and the banquet remains the same. Liu Shijiu didn't feel impressed and said: "Your Highness is really lightweight, and he has a calm and unhurried style. ”

Zhao Guo and Deng Chengzhi pretended to be pretending, and then went to transmit the military order.

Deng She, Hong Jixun, Liu Shijiu, and then turned to invite envoys from all over the country, a group of more than a dozen people, to enter Liang Yuan. Be led by the guards to the place of the wine feast. When I entered the door, I saw that the hall was full of people, and I was staggered. When you look up, you can see lights everywhere; A commotion came to the face.

The ceremonial lang said in a loud voice: "Your Highness has arrived. The hall was quiet for a while, and everyone rose up to bow and congratulate: "The ministers wish His Highness great joy." Dunshe smiled and motioned for everyone to get up and step inside.

In the palace of King Yan, in the Liang Garden, Deng Shejin stepped inside. Hundreds of miles away, on the side of Hanshan, Liu San was urging the horses to move quickly, leading the headquarters into the county for the sixth time and intercepting the Yuan army.