Chapter 75: The Big Wedding

Mianchi is a small county with few land and few people, and if it weren't for the record of the meeting of Mianchi in the "Historical Records of Lian Lin Lie", few people might know about this place." After the incident, King Zhaoxiang of Qin invited King Zhao Huiwen to meet in Michi. During the banquet, King Qin said: "I have heard for a long time that King Zhao is proficient in music and rhythm, please help to have fun." "I asked King Zhao to drum, King Zhao may be stupid, maybe he is afraid, so he coped with it and played a song. The historian of the Qin State then took a knife, pen and bamboo slip, and read while carving: "On a certain year, month and day, King Zhao obeyed the order of King Qin and drummed for King Qin." Lin Xiangru then stepped forward and forced the King of Qin to slap the rope with "within five steps, Xiangru invited the king to splash blood on his neck", and turned back to order the historian of Zhao to record: "On a certain year, month and day, the king of Qin struck the king of Zhao." Later, Qin officials asked King Zhao to cede fifteen cities in the name of King Heshou of Qin, and Lin Xiangru asked King Qin to sacrifice the capital Xianyang on the grounds of King Zhao's birthday...... finally preserved the dignity of the country for King Zhao, who was not very competitive.

Time flies, and Michi is gradually forgotten.

In this kind of place, Fu Yuehui, the magistrate of the county, lives a relatively hard life. There have been several ups and downs in the officialdom, and I have also explored fame and fortune, and I don't want to do any more speculation, so I wrote a couplet in the back hall:

A name, a benefit, a crown for friends, in vain add a lot of trouble

A few chickens, a few geese, accompanied by poetry and wine, there are many fairies at ease

I am used to being idle, and I don't have much serious business, so I raised a few chickens and geese in the yali and planted a few peonies, but I was at ease.

On this day, I suddenly received a report that Ding Shichang, the prefect of Luoyang Prefecture, had arrived at the county border and had to go out to greet him immediately. Only then did I suddenly remember that a while ago, a few people came to Fucheng, saying that they were going to Shaanzhou to deliver official documents, and they left after changing horses in the county seat, and they have not come back so far, and a trace of uneasiness rose in my heart.

met and found that Ding Shichang came with Cai Wenying of Xin'anzhi County. Fu Yuehui was secretly shocked again: the lord of a county can put down his official duties and follow Shangguan to his place, this matter must be extraordinary.

Sure enough, as soon as Ding Shichang sat down, he asked about the situation in Shaanzhou. Fu Yuehui was at a loss, and replied: "Lord Ding, although our county is subordinate to Shaanzhou, it is only about Qiangu. Tian Fu was handed over according to the custom, and the forced labor was sent as soon as it was ordered. Besides, His Majesty is very ...... Well, it's very unique, the lower officials, cough cough, to be honest, the lower officials know that they are stupid, they are afraid of it, and they are afraid to avoid it, and the affairs of Shaanzhou are really unknown to the lower officials. A few days ago, people from Fucheng went to Shaanzhou on business, but they have not returned, and it is inconvenient for the lower officials to inquire about what is going on and how much time it takes, so they have not returned to Fucheng, please forgive your sins. ”

Ding Shichang sighed: "Brother Xiaomang (Fu Yuehui's words), you and I, as well as Brother Wenlan (Cai Wenying's words) have known each other for many years, and I won't hide it from you, including Lord Fuzun, to that", he said and said in the direction of Shaanzhou to the west, "It's not that I don't have no opinions." However, people are in the limelight, and there are no two for a while, and even Lord Qi has to give up a few points. I came here this time because I was ordered by the Emperor of the Mansion. As he spoke, his expression changed and he continued: "It's been nearly a month, and the house hasn't received any news from there, and it was for this reason that people were sent over a few days ago. A few days ago, Lord Qi heard rumors about the merchants coming from Huaiqing Mansion, saying that a huge gang had emerged out of nowhere and occupied Shaanzhou. So, let me find out. Passing through Xin'an, Brother Wenlan was not at ease, so he came together. Brother Xiaomang has the elegant style of Mr. Wuliu (Tao Yuanming), and we and other laypeople often feel ashamed of ourselves. However, the stakes are high, everyone's lives are at stake, and it is not comparable to ordinary business, and it is absolutely impossible to be careless. ”

Fu Yuehui was taken aback when he heard this: "There is such a thing? ”

Ding Shichang looked at Fu Yuehui fixedly, spread his hands, and did not answer.

Cai Wenying took over the conversation: "Brother Xiaomang, if the rumors are true, this giant stream will come out, and you and I will bear the brunt." The thief doesn't care about your indifference to fame and fortune, as long as you wear this official uniform, you will live or die. So let's take a look at it together. ”

Fu Yuehui frowned and muttered, "Clear, clear." However, from our county to Shaanzhou, there is only one road, forty miles to the west, there is a natural danger of Shishiguan, two mountains sandwich a line, if the thief lays down a heavy army here, it will become a husband and a pass. Xia Guan thought that if the rumors were true, the Banfu Poor a few days ago should have been trapped here. If you go rashly again, you may inevitably repeat the mistakes of the past, and you need to think carefully. ”

It has been five days since the occupation of Shaanzhou, and Gong Derun, who stayed in Lingbao as the main army palace, also rushed to Shaanzhou to join everyone, and Guan Shengyun was ready to start the whole team in another day or two.

In the past few days, in addition to repairing the troops, it is to collect grain and grass materials and craftsmen, and pull people to replenish the auxiliary barracks. These specific tasks are all responsible for special personnel, and there is no need for Guan Shengyun to worry about it. He discussed in detail with Luo Yonghao the next step of the route.

Except for Luo Yonghao and his son, almost no one in the whole army knows anything about the provinces and divisions of the Ming Dynasty. Even Luo Yonghao himself only knows a rough idea: out of Shaanxi Province, how to get to Huguang, Luo Junshi only knows that it should go south, as for the rest, at best, he remembers a few big cities, and in addition, his eyes are black.

But that's not a problem.

There is a map of the whole province of Yu Province in the government of Shaanzhou, although it is as abstract as a landscape painting, the approximate location distance of important cities and official roads can still be seen at a glance. Although the accuracy is not at all comparable compared to modern maps, this type of map has a significant advantage: where there are mountains and rivers, they are all depicted. So it is still very helpful when making a plan for the march. Luo Yonghao also tried to learn some key information through Pan Ding, Jing Xiangshan and others, but as expected, they sternly refused. Guan Shengyun once wanted to be tortured and persecuted, but was stopped by Luo Yonghao, under the pretext that if they couldn't survive the pain, the army might fall into death. In fact, Luo Junshi still had a layer of thought in his heart: after all, he was once in another camp like them, and if he wasn't completely desperate, he wouldn't be a thief...... Oh, well, a righteous teacher who is a great man. It's a little unbearable. Guan Shengyun also knows this.

Unexpectedly, the biggest help came from Ma Wensheng - Luo Shifan had deliberately made a bad mistake and bit his ear to let Guan Yehuo put the four captured officials in the same room. He just acted out of a prank: Anyway, the last few people have to be beheaded, let a few subordinates take care of this guy and get angry, and everyone can see the excitement. Sure enough, the first one to scold endlessly was Jing Xiangshan, who broke a leg, Ma Wensheng endured pretending to be deaf and dumb at first, and then he was scolded and angry, and went to beat Jingzhou to judge, Pan Ding pulled the frame, Ma Wensheng simply beat Pan Ding together, until Wang Jian, who couldn't bear it, jumped up...... When Guan Yehuo and Luo Shifan asked someone to pull them away, Ma Wensheng had been so drawn on Wang Jian's body that his mother couldn't recognize him.

Master Ma, who was woken up by the cold water, cried and kowtowed, begging to be locked up alone, and never to be in the same cage with those dogs again. As the saying goes, if you don't have desire, you're just - if you have desire, it's easy to do. Pointing to the map of the whole of Henan Province, Guan Shengyun was given all the towns and roads to know everything, and the general march route was set. As for the details, that one is easier: most of Hongnongwei's post guards are captured alive, and with a few strokes of the knife to the neck, you will get a dozen good and dutiful guides.

Another big event was Gu Baihua's wedding.

The girl saved by Gu Baihua is surnamed Zhao, and she has a lot of origins - it is actually the clan of Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Great Song Dynasty!

Actually, as mysterious as it sounds, there's really nothing to make a fuss about. Zhao Kuangyin's attitude towards his own heirs is much more enlightened than Zhu Yuanzhang. The reason is that in the Song Dynasty, the clan was just an identity, and there was no privilege, and there was no interference and restraint on the clan to engage in various political and economic activities: you can participate in the imperial examination, and you can be an official if you pass, but you have to rely on your true skills, no one will open up for you, you can do business, but you have to rely on your own ability, the royal family will not endorse you, you can even go to be a lawyer and other super despised professions in the Ming and Qing dynasties, but the lawsuit or loses depends on your ability, even if it is a seven-grade county official, I won't care about your clan identity! Therefore, although the scale of the clan was huge, it did not cause a serious financial burden on the state, and there was no rebellion of the vassal kings in the entire Northern and Southern Song Dynasty.

Therefore, despite the change of dynasties, the clan of Zhao Song was not completely exterminated like Zhu Ming, and the descendants of Zhao Kuangyin still live with us today.

Miss Zhao was alone, because of everything that happened before, everyone knew that it was only a matter of time before she was with Gu Baihua. When the matter came, it was Gu Baihua who couldn't wipe off his face.

Don't look at this fight without blinking, if you really get to this point, you will twist it instead. The army was about to start, Luo Yonghao simply stood up, first generously accepted Miss Zhao as a righteous daughter - this is not a formality, in that era, it was a very serious and serious matter to accept a righteous son and a righteous daughter, almost no different from his own flesh and blood - and then presided over the wedding of the two in the form of the order of their parents.

The big victory and the wedding, double happiness is coming.

This kind of thing, even ordinary people will be very lively, not to mention this group of military men who have nothing to do!

The largest restaurant in Shaanzhou City is brightly lit, and the masters of various famous restaurants have been "invited", and each master has brought two guys to pick up their own unique ingredients with food boxes. At the beginning, I was afraid that others would steal my secrets, and they all had more or less reservations, but after a while, these people had the idea of being competitive, and they sweated in front of the stove one by one to make their signature dishes: braised Yellow River carp, fried herring head and tail, fried perilla meat, grilled wide belly, scallion grilled mutton, fried eight pieces, Bianjing roast duck, stewed three bags...... Dishes flowed out of the kitchen and into the mouths.

Baiba Li is the head chef of Bianjing Building. Since there is Bianjing in the name, the roast duck is naturally a big dish - the well-known Beijing roast duck at home and abroad is developed and improved from Bianjing roast duck. Baiba Li's nickname comes from his superb knife work: a roast duck from head to tail a full 100 and 8 knives, each slice with a belt meat, the size is not bad at all, the last knife down, a pair of skeleton-like duck racks will be served together, and then removed in the cheer of the guests, hanging out of a pot of thick duck soup. The milky white soup is sprinkled with a few green chopped chives, and no matter how much you drink, you can't resist the temptation of this aroma and color! In order to live up to the gold-lettered signboard of himself and Bianjing Building, Baiba Li brought two knives with him, sharpened and sharpened them before leaving, and pulled two hairs from the apprentice's head (Baiba Li himself is bald), put it on the edge of the knife and blew it lightly - it was broken, and it was a good knife!

Sure enough, the roast duck, which is roasted to a jujube red color and drips with fat downwards, is one of the most popular dishes among the kings. The only small problem is that the kings are eating too fast, and Baiba Li can't catch up with all his efforts to keep urging in front. Baiba Li was a little puzzled: the thin steamed cake was sandwiched with two slices of duck meat, green onions, melon strips, and then smeared with a sauce prepared by a unique secret recipe...... It's going to take a lot of time. Each one is a full one hundred and eight pieces, and any table is enough for the kings to eat for a while! The strength under his hands has increased, and the speed is faster - this is when Lao Li's kung fu is really revealed: every slice of roast duck is still decent and the same!

After sending out a few more, the guy who served the dishes came to the back kitchen and said to Baiba Li hesitantly: "Master, the kings want you to come over." ”

Baiba Li laughed when he heard this: "Haha, this is the king's boasting of their craftsmanship!" Let's show a hand to the kings on the spot! Come, take the duck and follow me! ”

Baiba Li came to the front with great ambition and asked with a smile on his face: "Ladies and gentlemen, am I in this roast duck?" ”

You Futian, who had already drunk a lot of wine, was the first to shout: "Medium! Middle! It's so hit! Delicious! ”

Without waiting for Meizizi's Baiba Li to say anything humble, Gao Tengdou picked up: "It's just that the cut is a little bad." ”

Hearing this, Baiba Li was suddenly shocked: after more than 20 years of teaching, this is the first time that a guest is picky about his knife work! When I was an apprentice, I heard the master tell me that it is said that there is a knife technique on the rivers and lakes, which can peel off the crispy skin on the duck's neck. It's a pity that this kind of knife technique is just a legend in the rivers and lakes, and the master himself will not do it. Could it be ......

Thinking of this, Baiba Li's cold sweat came down at that time, and he was surprised and hugged his fists and bowed down in fear: "The villain is ashamed!" The villain dares to ask the king to show it, and the villain is grateful, grateful! "I thought to myself, I thought that I had worked as a three-year apprentice and two years of service, and how many times I was beaten by my master to master this kung fu? If you can take advantage of this king's strength and steal such a stunt, this will be a big advantage! In the future, don't talk about Shaanzhou, don't talk about Henan Province, you can be regarded as famous in the entire Central Plains!

Gao Tengdou, who was a little too drunk, did not refuse, stood up and came to the cart with the roast duck, waved his hand and refused the knife handed over by Baiba Li with the handle of the knife, and pulled out the dagger on his waist with a brush.

Baiba Li was even more shocked when he saw it: the so-called big ingenuity is not work! Not to mention the knife work that you are proud of, don't you still want a special knife? Look at this king, just a dagger can make it! This is a lot of juvenile kung fu...... Well, it's not enough to have kung fu, you have to be talented, talented! I just don't know if I have the talent to learn such stunts in a flash......

Without waiting for Baiba Li to think about it more, Gao Tengdou picked up the duck's neck, and the dagger was slashed down, and the roast duck was divided in half! A good high vine bean, grabbed half of it and threw it at Gu Baihua in the air: "Catch!" He picked up the other half and took a big bite of the duck leg and said vaguely: "What are you doing?" It's too much trouble to eat! That's it! ”

Suddenly, all the tables burst into a burst of colorful sounds!

Before Gao Tengdou, who was full of duck meat, walked back to his seat, a young man's voice came from behind him: "Master, why are you faint?" Master, wake up! ”

Baiba Li didn't know how he stumbled back to the kitchen. Many years later, the only thing he remembered was that he sat by the stove in a dejected state, and from time to time he heard shouts in his ears: "Two more, whole ones, don't cut ......"

Full of wine and food, cave room.

The big and small leaders are here - the cave house is selected in the back hall of the state ya. The big joy of the brothers, Guan Shengyun naturally has to look like the boss, and gives Ma Wensheng's bedroom to the newcomer. I've drunk it before, but I don't count, I have to drink it again in the cave room. Gu Baisong was obliged to help his brother come out to block the wine - and in a moment, he foamed at the mouth and was put out like mud.

Gu Baihua knows that it is useless to beg for mercy, drink it.

The one who made the most trouble was Liang Laosi, who seemed to be honest - after all, this guy is one of the only few guys in this group who have married a daughter-in-law! has the painful personal experience of being almost killed at night in the cave room, and the doorway is naturally more than those singles...... Gu Baihua, whose face was painted with colorful colors, was pinched by everyone's nose and poured wildly, until the new house was vomited all over the ground, and everyone dispersed in a hurry.

Miss Zhao, who was covered with a red hijab, couldn't care much, and when the people were gone, she groped over to help Gu Baihua, but was pushed away by the latter. Without waiting for Miss Zhao to recover from her fright, Gu Baihua staggered to the wardrobe, pulled open the cabinet door, and stretched out her hand without looking...... Dragged Zhang Ding out from the inside!

Miss Zhao watched in amazement as her husband pushed and kicked the hippie-faced Zhang Ding out of the door from the gap under the hijab, ashamed and angry, and sat on the edge of the bed at a loss, and then Gu Baihua actually picked up the basin and came closer.

What is this for? Isn't it the custom of Yunnan to wash the bride's face? Miss Zhao was wondering, as soon as Gu Baihua was possessed, a basin of water splashed under the bed! A few strange screams sounded, and several came out of the bed in one breath, and they crawled and laughed and fled out of the house!

Gu Baihua cursed vaguely and closed the door, then returned to the bed, and was about to reach out to remove the red hijab, at this moment, a stream of water arrows rushed in from the crack in the door and hit Gu Baihua's back heart - I don't know which, filled it with pig urine bubble water, and swooped in through the crack in the door......

Gu Baihua looked back angrily, and in the candlelight, he saw that the window paper had already been poked out of black holes, and in each hole there was an eye staring at him without blinking......