Deng She and Luo Guannu were happy and entered the house before and after.

At the same time, on the front line of Jinan, on the bank of the Xiaoqing River, Liu San led 100 people to drink water from horses. After fierce fighting in the middle of the night, there were two battalion leaders and more than 200 cavalry originally ambushed in the Hanshan area, but now more than half of them have been lost. Liu San was originally a hundred households, but because of his meritorious service in passing military reports back and forth in the First Battle of Yidu, he was rewarded after the war and was promoted to become a deputy thousand households. and was awarded the rank of Colonel, now of the lower ranks.

He is a deputy thousand households, and he can directly lead a battalion leader. Two camp heads, he can't manage it alone. Originally, there was another hundred households and his subordinates, and they brought another hundred cavalry. It's just that the battle with the Yuan army last night was too fierce, and the hundred households had already been killed when they were under the city of Jinan.

The soldiers drove their horses into the river. In the middle of the night, people and horses were tired.

But the horseman is a horseman because he has a mount. Everyone knows to cherish war horses. They were all tired and tired, and first took care of the war horses to drink water and eat horse feed. Some of those who particularly cherish their mounts, or who have been with them for a long time and have developed very strong feelings, even take out the horse brush and carefully brush the mount to remove the dust and blood stains that have been splashed on the horse during the war.

Then, not caring about the cold, they went into the water, or drank, or washed. The armor, faces, and even hair of the soldiers were all covered with blood, just like the horses. The armor is upside down, but the face and hair are stuck in it, and it is very uncomfortable, and it can't be washed without washing.

Liu San is handsome. His romance is very famous in the whole army of Haidong, but at this time, because of the responsibility of leading the army, he has no intention of caring about these stubbles at all. Seeing that all the soldiers went into the water to bathe, he didn't go, but just casually picked out a few blood clots on the side of his eyelids, so as not to affect his eyesight, even if he took two or three personal soldiers and galloped up a nearby dirt mountain. Climb high and look far away.

"In the fierce battle in the middle of the night, our department was defeated again and again, and we have lost two county seats. I wonder if the brother sent to the arraignment sent the news to the camp at the front? ”

Liu San looked into the distance for a long time, but saw nothing. Because the sky was overcast, the daylight seemed a little overcast. When the cold wind blows, it stirs up the sand and soil. In the midst of the sand, many trees, tall and short, swayed in the wind. Further away, there were a few faint black smokes, rising and rolling, straight into the sky.

One of the pro-soldiers pointed to the smoke and said, "Look at the place where the black smoke started, it is where the county seat is located." Come to think of it, it should be that the Tartars have finished looting and have begun to burn the city. "According to the predetermined plan, the people should be evacuated before the county town is abandoned. However, last night's changes came too quickly and there was no time to warn again. As a result, the people of the two lost counties have not yet had time to evacuate.

Liu San didn't answer, squinted, met the dim sunlight, and looked into the distance for a while. He frowned and said, "That's not right. A pro-soldier interface asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"When our troops marched east from the city of Jinan, there were seven or eight hundred Tartar cavalry chasing after us. Later, he sent his brothers back to see them, and they saw that thousands of Tartar foot soldiers had come out. ”

"Didn't the general speculate a long time ago, thinking that these more than 1,000 foot soldiers of the Tartars must have come out to meet the cavalry?"

"Not bad. The Tartar cavalry who left the city first was because of my agitation. It can be seen from this that the commander of this Tartar cavalry must be a man without a plan. And then, the foot pawn came out. The brother who went back to see it reported that the Tartars who had gone out of the city were in good shape, and that they were in order. It can also be seen from this that the commander of the Tartar foot soldier who came out later was obviously different from the commander of the cavalry, and if I expected it to be true, it must have been a brave and resourceful man. Around dawn, another scout came to report that those who had taken our two counties were all Tartar cavalry, not Tartar foot soldiers. Nearly two hours have passed since dawn. It's been almost an hour since we last met the Tartars. ......, let me ask you, why did the Tartar cavalry and foot soldiers suddenly disappear? ”

"What does the general mean?"

"Those who have fought with our troops many times are all cavalry of the Tartars. The speed of the foot soldiers is slow, calculating the distance we are now from Jinan, if the foot soldiers of the Tartars want to catch up with the cavalry of the Tartars, it will take two hours. You see, smoke rises in the distance. You've guessed right, it must have been looted by the Tartars, and the city is beginning to burn. ......, I'll ask you again, why did the Tartars burn the city? ”

"It has been looted, and the city will be burned naturally. A few years ago, when Chahan came to invade and fought with our Haidong Yidu, because they were defeated by our army, they were defeated and retreated, didn't they do this? Robbed and burned out. ”

"Exactly! Before the Tartars retreat, they will rob and burn them all. This time, they still robbed and burned it out, and they will not have the intention of staying in the county for a long time! ”

"What does the general mean?"

"It must be the Tartar foot soldiers who have caught up with the cavalry, and the commander of the foot soldier must have already said that the commander of the cavalry!"

"What does the general think?"

"The Tartars want to withdraw their troops and go back to Jinan!"

All the soldiers gasped, and someone said, "Our troops have worked hard to lure the Tartars out of the city." Moreover, two county towns have been lost. If the Tartars withdraw at this time, and our front-line battalion is still unprepared. This, this,......, isn't this a failure? ”

Not to mention the failure, it was easy to lure out the Yuan army, the county seat was also lost, and the people died so much. What's more, the two county towns were also burned by the Yuan army. In the end, he watched the Tartars retreat to Jinan. If you want to talk about military law, this is a failure to complete the task, and cutting off the head is considered light.

Although the responsibility is not all on Liu San, who told the battalion at the front line to give him this task? Whatever the reason, I'm afraid he will not escape the blame.

"General, what should I do?"

Liu San groaned slightly, made a quick decision again, glanced at the river, and ordered: "Send another messenger to report to the front camp as soon as possible." Send a few more people, and the information must be delivered. As for the rest of the people, pass on my military order, and order all of them to get on their horses, that is, follow me, go to the place where the black smoke begins, and find the Tartar to fight again! Either way, be sure to keep it tangled. If the main force does not come out, our department will not retreat. ”

More than 200 horsemen, all of them were carefully selected elites, although the casualties had already exceeded half, Liu Sanjun ordered, but the remaining 100 people did not hesitate at all, and immediately shouted and got on the horse.

Although Liu San was born as a musician, after all, he had been on the battlefield for a long time, and he had his own set of morale, so he rode around the mount, ran down the dirt mountain, approached the river, galloped back and forth, drew his saber, and shouted with all the soldiers: "You are all old soldiers, and you have been following the general for a long time." Today is the day of the general's wedding. Brothers, are you happy? More than 100 people raised their guns and shouted in unison: "Happy! Glad! ”

"Do you want to give a big gift to the general?"

"Yes!"

"In that case, let me come." Liu San turned his horse and left, and the horse's hooves flew and kicked up dust. One hundred and ten people followed. Liu San has good riding skills, holding the bridle in one hand, retracting the saber with the other hand, and taking out the flute. His flute has always been carried close to him, and he is inseparable. Put it on your mouth and blow it, a high and stirring tune, rising with the wind. All the armies sang in response: "Broken bamboo, continue bamboo." Fly the earth, chase the enemy! ”

All the soldiers are veterans of the battlefield. Who doesn't know? Nine times out of ten, it will be death. But one, because of Dunshe's prestige in the army; Second, it is also because Liu San usually loves soldiers like children. Moreover, there are more than 100 people, quite some of whom have been awarded the title of "soldier", and Deng She's idea of wanting to "raise a soldier" in the army has been initially implemented, and they usually get a lot of praise in the army, and they also cherish honor. It is a combination of many aspects, although he knows that he is going to die, he is also generous.

The flute is gone, the song is gone. The wind gradually became stronger, and the sand and dust flew, gradually obscuring their figures, and disappeared. The people are gone, and the river flows.

A small Qing River, which crosses the land of Shandong in the north, flows non-stop and flows to the sea. The chilly water undulated, revealing a little bright red from time to time. This is the blood stain washed by the soldiers when they washed their horses and armor in the water. Like ink, it soaks into the water and spreads out. and the soldiers who are gone, who have disappeared; It echoes with the red flags that have been covered by the wind and sand. In the cold wind, under the hazy sky, this bit of color seems to be the only warm color visible.

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Xi Po lifted the sedan curtain, and Luo Guannu came out. Still in front of the sedan chair, two carpets were placed. There are also "yin and yang people", that is, Taoist priests and the like, holding a flower bucket in their hands, and the bucket is filled with grain, beans, copper coins, colored fruits and other things, while chanting incantations, while looking at the door and scattering. Kids scramble to pick it up. This custom, called "Scattering Bean Valley", is said to have originated from the Western Han Dynasty, the purpose is to avoid the "three evils", and the vulgar clouds suppress the Qingyang killing gods.

There are quite a few children vying to pick up beans, grains and other things, seventy or eighty. However, it was not just anyone who could come, but it was selected in advance by Ji Zongzhou and others. Most of them are the sons and nephews of the wealthy gentry in the city. However, at Dunshe's request, there were also some children of small families.

It is also an honor for the scholars and the people to be selected to do this. Looking back, the adults in the family talked about it, on the day of King Yan's wedding, among the children who went to grab beans and grains, there were their own children and nephews, how proud. On the other hand, for Deng She, this is also a woo for the scholars and the people.

"You have no jokes". As the master of the people, you can't do whatever you want. Even if it is a big wedding, it needs to be deeply intentional when it comes to the details of the arrangement. However, Deng She has been in the top position for a long time, but he has long been accustomed to this.

He was overjoyed and entered the house. Next, it's time to worship. It's just that you can't just go to the church. There have to be customs and rituals to get there.

Luo Guannu stepped on the blue carpet and walked into the middle gate. At the middle door, there is a saddle. Helped by someone, she strode over the saddle. This custom is the ritual of crossing the saddle, and the "saddle" is homophonic with "an", which means praying for peace. This custom is said to have been passed down from the Tang Dynasty.

The reason is that the Hu people rode saddle horses at that time, so there was this marriage custom.

Subsequently, someone sent a mirror, and Luo Guannu made a look and took a mirror to look at the face. When marrying a wife, you must pay attention to your appearance. "Women's appearance" is also one of the virtues of women. Since then, when she is not a daughter, she needs to always be dignified and polite. Go further on, to the triple gate. Here, you need to ask someone to shoot arrows with a bow, and shoot three arrows in a row. This custom is also similar to the "Spreading Bean Valley", in order to avoid the gods.

Under Deng She's command, there are many people who can shoot. But this archery is not something that anyone can shoot casually, Deng She chose Liu Mingjiang. Actually, he originally wanted to use Ju Sheng, but Ju Sheng went out to spread the message and has not yet returned. Therefore, Liu Mingjiang was used instead. Liu Mingjiang, who was friendly with Tong Shengyang, only entered Shihaidong after Deng She's benefit. It was up to him to shoot these three arrows, which can be regarded as representing the ministers of Yidu.

Liu Mingjun shot three arrows.

His family was originally a Jurchen, although he was a mature Jurchen, and he had moved to Shandong for a long time, but his kung fu of riding and archery did not fall. Three arrows shot beautifully. The bow is like a full moon, and the arrow is like a shooting star. It attracted loud applause from the onlookers. He thanked him and returned his bow and arrows. Deng She patted his arm and said with a smile: "Seeing you shoot these three arrows, I regret that I have served you in the Yidu Branch." If there is a battle in the coming day, do you have the courage to go to the battlefield and use your archery skills to kill the enemy for me? ”

General Liu said: "If the lord has an order, go up to the knife mountain and go down to the sea of fire, and the minister will not dare to resign." ”

"Good! Ambitious. That's how men should be. Dunshe laughed. Zhao Guo and the others also laughed. Luo Guannu walked through the triple gate and entered the new house. Along the way, they all stepped on the carpet. Before worshipping, she had to sit in her room for a while. This is said: "sit rich." "She can't be the only one in the room, the maid is there. In addition, there must be a child. It is about the meaning of "pressing the bed child", which is also similar to "passing on the generations", all of which are trying to please a good mouth, and have the meaning of asking for children after marriage.

At this time, the Luo family came to see off their relatives, and it was time to leave. But before they left, they had to drink the three glasses of wine that had been prepared for them. This custom is called "pro-send-off". This ceremony does not need to be done by Deng She himself, just entrusted to relatives. He didn't have any relatives, so the task was handed over to Zhao Guo. After three drinks, the Luo family said goodbye and left. Zhao Guo and others were sent to the door, which was "send-off".

Luo Guannu's family has left, indicating that the ceremony of welcoming the family has passed, and you can worship in the church.

According to the customs of the Song Dynasty, the clothes worn by the groom officials were not the red dresses of later generations, but green clothes with flower heads. Deng She did not want to wear green clothes, so he chose a red robe. Come into the new room and ask Luo Guannu to come out before the bed. Taking this opportunity, I looked at her carefully several times.

Since the morning, Deng She has been busy with various ceremonies, and this is the first time he has time to visit Luo Guannu. Seeing her sitting on the bed, she was not in a mess. A pair of slender jade hands, exposed outside the sleeves, rested quietly on the knees, are also steady, very calm, and there is no sign of panic at all.

Deng She was secretly surprised in his heart, and unconsciously thought: "Unexpectedly, Anu is very calm, but he is very calm. There are noisy people around here, and what a big deal is it to marry a wife? I didn't see her flustered at all. He whispered, "Anu, are you afraid?" I didn't hear an answer for a while, so I asked again.

Luo Guannu raised her head,—— although she couldn't see anything, it should be a subconscious action, and replied softly: "I'm afraid but I'm not afraid, I'm just so angry." ”

Since she went out in the morning, she has not lifted her hijab. I only heard the excitement, but the little scene in front of her was gone, and it was strange if she wasn't angry.

Deng She didn't expect her to give such an answer, and said with a smile: "And bear with it for a while." I can lift your hijab now. ”

Seeing Luo Guannu's head moving slightly, she nodded, and heard her say again: "Daddy, slave ......." I don't know what she wanted to say, but Deng She was suddenly taken aback, for fear that others would hear what she called her, so he hurriedly interrupted her: "I told you earlier, don't mention this title in the future." In the future, you will be my princess Yan, and you must not call me so in public. ”

"Yes. Your Highness, slave slave,......。 ”

"And don't call you that."

"Your Highness, the concubine is ,......。"

Luo Guannu changed his title three times in a row, and before he could start speaking, he heard the etiquette outside the door say something in a loud voice. That is, someone holds something in his hand, walks in, and offers it with both hands. But it was a concentric knot, which was made of red and green colored satin. And this colored satin is one from the Yan Wangfu and the Luo family. This custom is called "scarf". Symbolizes love. Luo Guannu held it with his hand, and Deng She hung it on the wat. Someone else offered a small scale, Deng She caught it, and used it to pick up Luo Guannu's hijab.

The hijab was lifted, and Deng She's eyes lit up. Accustomed to seeing the dress of Luo Guannu's youngest daughter, she opened her face and combed the woman's hair bun at this time, which had a unique flavor. Maybe because the room is too hot, or because of "stuffiness", Luo Guannu's cheeks are rosy, like a glow. A pair of black eyes, not looking anywhere, and like Deng She, he first looked at Deng She's face, looked at the face, and then looked at the clothes. blurted out a sentence: "Daddy, you look so good today!" ”

Deng She laughed and laughed. I reminded her just now, and I forgot it in a blink of an eye, but I still use this title. Fortunately, it was noisy outside, and Luo Guannu's voice was low, so no one else heard it. However, there are clever ears, and when they heard the second half of her words, they couldn't help but laugh when they heard the words, and couldn't help but laugh when they heard it, and couldn't help but say fun: "The lord is today's groom official, how can he not look good?" Everyone burst into laughter.

The two of them held scarves, Deng She was in front, walked backwards, led Luo Guannu, came out face to face, and came to the family temple.

In the palace of King Yan, there is no family temple. For the wedding, a house was specially set up to enshrine Deng She's parents, grandparents, and portraits of Deng San and the gods. Before worshipping the church, you need to visit the ancestral gods. Deng She and Luo Guannu bowed. Then, he changed Luo Guannu and came out upside down. Since she is married to Deng She, she is Deng She's person, which is to show respect for the ancestors of her husband's family.

There are also relatives and other gifts, Deng She has no relatives, this one can be saved.

The two then moved back to their new house. The mats were spread in the room, Deng She stood on the east side, and Luo Guannu stood on the west side. Husband and wife worship, it is feasible at this time. Luo Guannu bowed first, and Deng She replied. According to the custom of the Song Dynasty, Deng Shebai twice, and Luo Guannu worshiped four times. After the prayer is completed, it is sent to the cave room. At this time, there was another "tent".

While chanting the happy words, the ceremonial lang scattered concentric flowers and fruits and special coins into the curtain, and the coins were engraved with auspicious words such as "longevity and wealth". The directions in which it is sown include east, west, south, north, up, middle, bottom, front, and back. For a time, the indoor was full and the outdoor was crowded.

Deng She sat on the bed, with a jade figure on his side, watching festive sweets and coins flying everywhere. Listen to the etiquette Lang chant and say: "Sprinkle the east of the tent, the curtain is deep and the candle shadow is red, the good green onion cage is long, and the painting hall is drunk with spring breeze every day." Sprinkle the west of the tent, the four corners of the brocade tassel are low, the dragon and tiger list is the first to win the bid, and the mandarin duck spectrum is stable and amphibious. ……。 ”

The sound of chanting came into the courtyard and mixed into the wind.

Deng She's gaze also gradually turned from the body of the etiquette lang and the people in the room to the outside. His face was joyful, but thoughtful. The noise of everyone and the chanting of the etiquette man slowly disappeared, and in his ears, there seemed to be a sudden iron horse entering. The sun was rising, and it was almost noon. Yidu front, I don't know how? He turned his eyes to look at the crowd outside, and Deng Chengzhi hurried over again.