The night change outside Jinan City did not come to an end until midnight; I also knew that the next morning, the relevant military reports were sent to Yidu.

Today is the day of Dunshe's wedding.

He got up before dawn. The groom is married, and he can't go to his relatives alone. A few days earlier, in order to show that he did not forget the old man's intentions, he specially summoned many old brothers who got on the horse from the army stationed in Yidu, as well as many old men among the 800 old soldiers, and some meritorious soldiers who had followed him since the Yongping incident. There were forty or fifty people in all. It was agreed with them, even if they were the accompanying team, the people led by Zhao Guo would accompany Deng She to the Luo family when the time came.

On this day, everyone came to the outside of King Yan's mansion before dawn. All of them are soft armor inside, and brocade robes are outside. From a distance, there are all the great men in Tibet; If you look closely, you can see that they are all handsome and vigorous. Probably because of the habit of marching in the army, there are a few of them, and they all carry long knives and short blades.

Zhao Guo saw it, walked closer, frowned, and said, "Today, today's lord's happy day." What are you doing with all these Raushs? Also、Don't take it off yet! Most of the people who came were not very old, in their early twenties and thirties, and they all laughed when they heard the words. Those who brought weapons listened to Zhao Guo's reprimand, and didn't dare to distinguish them, so they smiled, took them down, and handed them to the guards at the door.

On both sides of the doorway, bright red lanterns were raised high. In addition to these people who accompanied the family, there were hundreds of elite soldiers, some on horseback and some on foot. Their task is to clear the way back and forth, and they also serve as guards. Because it was still dark, many people were still carrying torches. and the lanterns set off each other, and the entire street in front of the Yanwang Mansion is reflected in red.

And there were many servants of the house, either with a hand or with a carry, and they took out one by one the things that they would use to welcome their relatives. These things have been arranged to be supervised by special personnel in advance, and they are all distributed separately.

However, although there are many people, things are busy. But few spoke. The night is silent. I don't know how long it has been, and it seems that a moment has just passed, in short, when the sky is about to dawn, suddenly, I heard someone in the house seem to say something loudly. Immediately afterwards, there was a commotion in the house. The people who accompanied the relatives whispered: "Isn't it the hour?" ”

Before the words fell, at the door of the house, a person walked out with his head held high. Dressed in a bright red robe. Looking at his dress, although it can be seen that it is the dress of the groom's official, it is different from the popular dress nowadays. Among them, there were also well-informed, and said in a low voice: "I have long heard that today's lord's wedding, specially from the Liu tailor's shop in the city, ordered a set of auspicious clothes imitating the Song Dynasty. It seems that this should be the case. ”

I went to see this person, who was only twenty years old, and his face was full of joy under the light of the lantern. Behind him, he was accompanied by more than a dozen ministers of civil and military affairs. On the left is Liu Shijiu, and on the right is Hong Jixun. All the men and armies in front of the house, and those who were on horses, jumped down one after another; Those who possessed weapons laid them flat one after another. Nearly 1,000 people knelt on the ground and shouted in unison: "Congratulations to Your Highness!" "Sonic boom roof tiles.

This person is none other than Dunshe.

Deng She smiled and said, "Today is my wedding day. Let's not talk about the courtesy of the monarch and the ministers, but please get up. The etiquette officer said that the auspicious time had come. ......, everyone, shall we go? Turning around, he said to Hong Jixun and the others, "It's still early, and it's windy on the road." Ladies and gentlemen, there are many old people, and there is no need to go with me. Lord Liu, your identity is extraordinary, and I don't dare to work for you. Mr. Hong, Governor Wu, the two of you will stay in my mansion and accompany the princes for me. ”

Hong Jixun and Wu Henian bowed down.

Shi 3000 turned out and brought Dunshe's mount in.

Deng She didn't say much, held the saddle with one hand, and didn't wait for three thousand knees to bend and kick, that is, to use his hands and feet hard, and turn over on the horse. In the end, he fought with a knife and a gun, although he had not been in battle for a long time, the action of getting on and off the horse seemed to have been engraved in his bones a long time ago. A set of saddle kicking movements, beautifully ended, as if flowing water. Especially wearing the groom's official dress, it is even more colorful.

Among the entourage greeting relatives, the old brother who got on the horse, and even the old man of the eight hundred old soldiers, needless to say about the relationship with Deng She. Genuine people of their own. What's more, these people are all from the army, and most of them are rough and arrogant, and when they see this scene, they can't help it, and they cheer loudly.

Deng She stood tall on the horse, smiling, and hugged everyone with a square fist.

Zhao Guo walked over quickly, raised his face, and asked, "This, is this leaving?" Deng She's smile didn't change, and he didn't look at Zhao Guo, he still hugged his fists with everyone and thanked them, thanking them for cheering, and just nodded lightly. Zhao Guo turned around to leave, and Deng She called him back again, and asked softly, "Where is Lao Bi?" ”

"Please be relieved, my lord. Two quarters of an hour ago, General Bi sent a military report, and all the battalions of the defenders in and outside the city were safe and sound. "Bi Qianniu has the heavy responsibility of defending the city, Deng She's wedding, he can't attend, and is now sitting in the military camp in the city. Deng She bowed his head slightly, and said: "And I brought my brothers, and I led the way, so I got up and went to Luo's house." Zhao Guo complied, turned around and shouted: "Play music, go." ”

According to the etiquette system, the wedding does not need to be fun. But since the pre-Song Dynasty, it has been widely used for music. Whenever there is a wedding, where the welcoming procession passes, "the drum music is noisy, and the sheng song is deaf".

Zhao Guo gave an order, and suddenly the music was lifted, and for a while, the sound broke through the night sky, and it was very lively.

The band in front of the band drummed, and in the middle, Dun She rode slowly with the companions of the crowd. After that, hundreds of family members and servants carried all kinds of things, vases, candles, washstands, skirts, clothesboxes, and so on. And before Deng She and the others, someone carried a sedan chair.

——, the gift of welcoming relatives, there has always been a special float. It's just that since the time of the former Song Dynasty, the folk have changed to popular sedan chairs.

Further on, before the band, two or three hundred foot soldiers opened the way, and torches lit it. Later, after the servants, there were still two or three hundred foot soldiers behind the palace, and the same torches were bright. On both sides of the team, there are wolf-like cavalry.

Along the street, the procession slowly moved forward. There are people on the street, who already knew that Deng She's wedding today, and many families stayed up all night, just to see the pomp and circumstance of King Yan of Haidong.

Ordinary people, there is no pavilion, because there is a ban, they are not allowed to go out, so the whole family gathers at the door, through the crack in the door to look out. As for the rich and wealthy gentry, they can go upstairs to the pavilion, call friends, and look at it calmly from a high place. There are also those people who do good things, whose homes are not on the street where the greeting procession is going, but because they want to see the excitement, they have to go to relatives and friends, and they also find a house on the road that can lend them a place early, and make a place, and watch it with the same joy.

is the so-called: the most is the wedding day of King Yan, when the celebration shocks the whole city.

This pomp and circumstance does not have to be detailed one by one.

But the people on both sides of the street, and among the people who watched it, there were not only men, but also a large number of women. They all looked near or far, and saw Deng She riding on a horse, heroic and high-spirited; Looking left and right again, I saw countless sassy teenagers, huddled with them. It's as if the stars are holding the moon. But I don't know how many girls in the boudoir are lovesick because of this; But I don't know how many young women who have already married have also been provoked because of this*.

The streets that the welcoming procession should go through were all predetermined in advance. After going around Yidu City, I turned around for half a circle, and finally came to the door of Luo's house. The sky was already bright. The armies extinguished their torches and stood in their positions.

When you arrive at the place, you don't see the bride right away. Since ancient times, there has been a custom, to first "raise the eaves". What is "eaves"? It is to make fun and urge the bride to get on the sedan chair. When the army, the people, and the band in front of them all stood still, Zhao Guo and the others dismounted first, and they all turned their faces to look at Deng She. Zhao Guo is a man with a cautious temperament, although he and Deng She are friends of the general horn, but he refuses to talk much at this time, just laughs. Among the companions who greeted the relatives, there were those who were bold and shouted. Or shout: "General! Why don't you get off the horse? Or laugh: "Bride, I'm afraid I'm in a hurry!" ”

Deng She smiled, and did not blame them for not being big or small, and dismounted himself. Supported by everyone, they came to the sedan chair. The sedan chair stopped in the middle of the door of Luo's house.

The door of the Luo family was not opened, it was locked and closed, and there was no one outside. There is a pause in the drumming. Zhao Guo turned his head, looked at the black head behind him, asked Deng She for two sentences, waved his hand, and the music started again. Dunshe took the lead and exclaimed, "The bride's ,......。 Everyone shouted in unison: "Rush out!" ”

According to the rules, it is estimated that the bride will come out after shouting for a while. After all, Deng She is the king of Yan, and Luo Lilang is cautious, where can he have the courage to let Deng She wait for a long time? Before the shouting was finished, the door of the Luo family opened with a "squeak". Including Zhao Guo, everyone couldn't help laughing.

An older entourage said with a smile: "Back in my hometown, I also had a fellow villager to welcome my relatives. But when have you ever seen it? Shout and the bride will go out? Ha ha! "Compliment Dunshe," the general's might, sure enough! As soon as these words came out, everyone couldn't stop laughing.

When Deng She looked at it, he recognized this person, it was one of the eight hundred old soldiers, who was famous in the army for his fierce and capable of fighting, raised his hand, patted him on the head, and said with a smile: "Mouthy! ”

Inside the gate of Luo's mansion, I saw a group of people coming out from a distance. Deng She was about to look when he heard a commotion beside him. Hurriedly turned his head, and saw a person sweating profusely and crowding in. But it was Deng Chengzhi. Deng She got married today, and two close people did not participate, one Tong gave birth to and raised, and the other was Deng Chengzhi.

Deng Chengzhi is Deng She's righteous son, and Tong Shengyang is Deng She's righteous brother, and the two of them should have come. It's just that because the war on the front line is about to start, the Yidu branch cannot be guarded without people with cronies. Deng Chengzhi is now in an official position, the deputy head of the Yidu Branch; Tong Shengyang now lives in an official position, and is known to the Yidu Branch.

Therefore, Deng She left the two of them, one for the other, and was on duty in shifts. In this way, if there is an urgent military task at the front, there will be no delay.

Seeing that it was Deng Chengzhi coming, Deng She's heart jumped. Zhao Guo also saw Deng Chengzhi, and hurriedly stepped forward to help him clear the road. Deng Chengzhi didn't have time to talk to Zhao Guo, so he rushed to Deng She, whispered in his ear, and said, "Last night, outside Jinan City. Our army and the Tartar patrol met in a narrow way and met in advance. ”

"A narrow encounter? What's going on? ”

"According to the information of the General Administration, the Tartars have never been in the habit of going out of the city at night. But last night, a hundred-man Tartar cavalry suddenly went out of the city at night and went to a county town on the edge of Hanshan to plunder grain. I run into a patrol guard in the place. The two are engaged. The defenders were few and outnumbered. Defeat. Escape into Hanshan. The Tartars were in hot pursuit, and they happened to run into the two battalion heads of our army in ambush in Hanshan. ”

"What happens after you bump into each other?"

Liu Saburo, who led the team, immediately made a decision and launched an ambush. It's a pity that they couldn't wipe them all out. About three or four people fled. "Failed to be completely annihilated, so the Yuan army escaped three or four. When Deng She heard this, his face changed sharply, Huo Ran turned his head, and said, "So, the news of our army's ambush has leaked?" ”

Once the news leaks, the Yuan army in Jinan City will definitely be on guard. As soon as the Yuan army in Jinan City was prepared, the Hanshan encounter that was originally scheduled to take place this afternoon would inevitably lead to changes. If the encounter changes, the entire battle plan will be lost.

Deng Chengzhi said in a low voice: "It was said that it was leaked, but the news did leak."

However, Liu Saburo did a good job, and he made a quick decision, led people, and tracked down the Tartars until the city of Jinan. And he shot one man and killed another, and slew another. Show off your might. At last he angered the Tartars in the city and lured hundreds of people out. Liu San immediately turned his horse and left, fighting and walking. Although it was not all according to the plan, it was better to lose two county towns and give them to the Tartars. ”

According to Haidong's original strategy, it should have abandoned the three county towns one after another, so as to induce the Yuan army in Jinan City to penetrate deep into the belly of Yidu, so as to exaggerate its threat to Liu Shijiu. Furthermore, according to this, the boat was pushed down the river, and the plan to go south was changed, and Jinan was taken first. Liu Saburo's two consecutive impromptu responses, although they failed to fully complete the goals of the original plan, but after thinking about it, it is not bad.

Deng She's heart was relieved, and then, he thought of another question, frowned again, and asked, "Did these two counties lose last night?" Deng Chengzhi replied: "Yes." ”

According to the predetermined strategy, the loss of the county seat should be this afternoon, and the battle should start at noon tomorrow. But now, the county seat was lost last night. In other words, the time of loss in the county seat was advanced by more than half a day. So, now there is a choice in front of Dunshe. Will you continue to follow the predetermined strategy and wait until tomorrow to start the war? Or is it better to change the plan, since the county seat was lost in advance, then simply launch the offensive to capture Jinan in advance?

"What is your Sorting Opinion?"

"If it takes a long time, there will be loopholes."

Why did Deng She ambush two battalions of military horses in the middle of the night at the corner of Hanshan? And why did Liu Saburo not be afraid of death and take the initiative to provoke under the city of Jinan? And why, when an army of hundreds of yuan goes out of the city, it can easily capture two county towns in a row? As Deng Chengzhi said, if it drags on for a long time, the Yuan army in Jinan City is very likely to react. Although they may not be able to guess Dunshe's true intentions from this, it is certain that they will be on guard. If you wait until that time and then attack Jinan, the effect of surprise will be light, and if it is difficult to win quickly, it will be heavy.

Deng She made a decision and said, "That is, send an order to all departments to prepare for war." Eight hundred miles of expedited and fast horses sent a letter, asking Monk Li if the generals had arrived? If it arrives, pass on my general's order, and the time of the battle will be advanced to noon today. "Regardless of whether Monk Li and the generals have arrived now, they will definitely be able to arrive before noon. The shilling ordered all departments to mobilize in advance, and when the heavy generals of the unified army arrived, the battle to capture Jinan was launched.

"Yes." Deng Chengzhi took the order awe-inspiringly.

"What about Tong Shengyang?"

"Uncle Tong was on duty last night. After staying up all night, I just went back to the house to rest. ”

"Tell him to get up. Get his cavalry ready. Things have changed, and we must not be unguarded. His reserve team may also be used in advance. ”

Deng Chengzhi received the order and asked again: "Where is Tianfeng in Dizhou?" ”

"It's also eight hundred miles to send him a letter on an expedited and fast horse. Let's just say that the plan has changed, and our army will take Jinan first. Tell him to drive the army outside the city of Jinan by tomorrow night at the latest! ”

Dizhou is two hundred miles away from Jinan, and even if it is a rapid march, it will not be able to catch up with a day's effort. What's more, the time to send the letter to Tian Feng needs to be excluded in the middle? So, he had to arrive tomorrow. This still has to make him fight hard, start from the order, and go slowly.

Deng Chengzhi was ordered to go.

Dunshe spoke to him in a low voice, and the drums were in unison, and the surrounding environment was noisy. Yes, no stranger heard. Zhao Guo noticed that Deng She was faintly worried, leaned over, and asked in a low voice: "Lord?" What is Cheng Zhilai? But the front line ,......? Deng She replied simply: "Last night, I met the enemy, and the siege battle was launched in advance. The vocal music is in the ears, and the Luo family has walked out of the door.

Between the hundred and ten people, there is one person in the middle, a phoenix crown, with a flower crown and a red hijab.

Although they can't see their faces, everyone knows that this must be the bride's son Luo Guan slave. Luo Lilang personally accompanied him. The bride went out, from the time she left the hall until she got on the sedan chair, there was a rule, she could not get dust under her feet, and she should not fall to the ground. Even if you have to land, someone has to carry it. Usually brothers or uncles. Luo Guannu has no brothers, but his uncle does. However, it is still because of Deng She's identity, although her uncles have come to Yidu for this marriage, no one dares to carry it. Princess Yan is too noble. Most importantly, there is pregnancy. What should I do if I come up with a question? No one has the guts. That's okay, though. Spread felt and carpet in front of you.

This custom has existed as early as the Tang Dynasty. At that time, it was called "Passing Felt". Bai Letian's poem "Spring Deep Marrying a Woman's Family": "Tsing Yi turns into a felt mattress, and the splendid is oblique." ”

There is a saying that you can't take away the soil of your parents' family, that is, you can't take away the ancestral wealth of your parents' family. The woman who marries out spills the water. Since you are married, you are from another family. Two pieces of felt, passed back and forth. Wherever the bride goes, the felt is laid. In the Central Plains, there are also bags that are used, which are called "passing on bags", which means self-evident, "passing on the ancestry".

As the lord of Haidong, Deng She is frugal, but he is not bad for such a piece of felt, although the rules are so, the carpet made may as well be larger. The red carpet, wool material, graceful and luxurious. But because of this, some of the Luo family's people were spared the burden of passing.

The bride has come out, and all the companions shouted in unison, and there was another shout: "Bride, hurry up to the sedan chair!" ”

This sentence is not such a rule. Everyone is so lively, shouting a few times, it is also fun. Dunshe didn't think it was strange. Luo Guannu got on the sedan chair. got on the sedan chair, but it couldn't be done. Give bonuses and give money to the market. Otherwise, the welcoming team refused to start and carry the sedan chair. Some people who have read some books are noisy: "The high beaded curtain hangs a jade hook, and the incense car BMW arrives at the door." There are many rewards in the flower dividend market, and the wealth and glory are more than 100 autumns. ”

Get a good mouthful. The bride said that she was happy, and a lot of bonuses were sprinkled out. Deng She covered his thoughts, smiled, and let everyone make trouble. After a long time, the companions who greeted the relatives expressed their satisfaction with the bonuses they had gotten, and then the drum music sounded again and again, and the road turned back to Yanwang's mansion.

The companions who followed Deng She to welcome his relatives were no better than Luo Lilang.

The fact that they were selected by Deng She already shows that they are all Deng She's own people. Among them, there are really a few who are bold. Deng She is the lord, Luo Guannu passed the door, he was the master's mother, and the etiquette that should be there must be must be indispensable, but if they should make trouble, they will definitely make trouble. Therefore, if you want a bonus and a good market, no one is willing to be soft. There are even those who go to tease Luo Lilang.

According to the rules, the female family needs to use the wine ceremony to entertain the person who welcomes the family. Luo Lilang went out again and became the main escort. He was also dressed in auspicious clothes, neatly dressed, but he never expected that none of these military masters were greedy for wine, let alone go to the dishes, but whistled, swarmed up, surrounded him, pulled out his pockets, touched his arms, only went to find money, and made him disheveled.

But he didn't dare to get angry yet, so he could only laugh with him. Zhao Guo still couldn't stand it anymore, and reprimanded a few words, and everyone stopped. followed the sedan chair, followed Deng She, and turned back to the Yanwang Mansion.

This picked up the bride, and on the way back to the house, there is still a custom. The same is true as early as the Tang Dynasty. Call it a "barrier". That is, scoundrels in the market, and even princes blocking the road to beg for wine and money. In the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, this custom was still popular. It's about to be too troublesome, and Song Taizu also issued a strict ban for this. Since then, this trend has abated. Deng She is the king of Yan, and no one dares to stop his car. This one, however, is not much to say. However, no one "blocked the car", but someone "blocked the door".

After the custom of "blocking cars" was banned, there was a "barricade". That is, when the welcoming procession returned to the door of the man's house, the musicians, singers and others did not let the bride get off the sedan chair and enter the door, recited some hymns, and still begged for money.

When I arrived outside the Yanwang Mansion, there was a musician who had already been selected to "block the door", and he was bold, came to the door, stretched out his arms, recited the hymn, and said: "Xian'e is ethereal, and you will return to the cave mansion." Today's door is more joyful, and the flower box is not save. Zhao Guo stepped out and replied: "A gentleman has never cherished gold, and this intention is deeper." I want to talk about my relatives, and I don't need to worry about introducing my heart for a long time. ”

These sentences are the "Answering the Door Poem" that replied to the man's family. Zhao Guo is familiar with reading and reciting, and he is full of energy, but it is rare, and he didn't stutter when he read it. After replying, it will be beneficial for the market to spill money. Look at the sky, it's the end of the day. Deng She and Luo Guannu were beaming and entered the house before and after.