Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest.
The heavy snow decorated the entire northern country with a plain look.
The newly completed Shuozhou New City is dressed in a thick layer of white amidst the white skies.
Bringing a group of people back to Shuozhou and entering the rebuilt general's mansion, Zhu Li faced a major event in his life that he had to face.
Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. Since ancient times, almost everyone has to face this issue.
What's more, in the late Tang Dynasty, lovelorn was a rarity, and many young people didn't even know that their parents had already arranged for them to be with them for the rest of their lives.
After all, that was an era that emphasized "parents' orders and matchmaker's words."
The person Zhu Li was going to marry was naturally Yuchi Jin, and Zhu Li was naturally happy to get married.
Since Guo Qizuo proposed the river dam strategy, hundreds of thousands of Khitan captives have begun working on the vast northern border grasslands. In order to gain freedom as soon as possible, these people work very hard, regardless of wind or rain.
Their relatives were also relocated to Sanggan; they were all dispersed by Wu Dao and separated in the 24 states where the Han and the Hu peoples lived together.
The Khitan people, who originally had millions of people, experienced internal turmoil and sudden attacks by the Heshuo Army. Later, Zhu Li sent Zhu Ya, Geng Yan, Yue Yun and others to sweep the area. At least 200,000 to 300,000 Khitans died in the war.
In addition, hundreds of thousands of able-bodied men became captives, and nearly one million elderly, weak, women and children migrated to Sanggan. The power of the Khitan was greatly reduced, and it was inevitable that it would never recover.
Since arriving at this era, in Zhu Li's heart, the most threatening Khitans in the northern border have no longer been able to cause any trouble; he can also take the opportunity to take a break, hug his most beloved young wife, and produce the next generation day and night, which is obviously a good choice.
The fate of the Khitans undoubtedly frightened other weak ethnic groups around them. The Tatars were the first to express their submission to Heshuo and offered tens of thousands of war horses.
Just when Zhu Li had not yet expressed his position, the envoys of Western Xi also rushed to Shuozhou. They not only brought a large number of cattle, sheep and war horses, but also took the initiative to request to be affiliated with Heshuo.
In response to this, Zhu Li accepted Guo Chongtao's suggestion and drafted a large number of able-bodied men from those ethnic minorities who took the initiative to show goodwill and sent them to the army. He also settled the families of these able-bodied men outside the Great Wall in the newly built simple stone cities for the purpose of controlling them.
Not only that, he also hired a group of experienced farmers from within the country at high salaries to teach these herdsmen how to farm.
Obviously, Zhu Li wants to gradually assimilate these foreign herdsmen; after they have formed the habit of farming and are accustomed to the diverse flavors of Central Plains cuisine, will they be able to get used to it if he lets them return to the grassland to live
Zhu Li showed no mercy to those ethnic minorities who took a wait-and-see or hostile attitude, such as the Uighurs and the Mohe. He directly ordered Geng Yan to lead his troops to attack, with the assistance of the Wolf Guards, to fight to support the war, and to kill them until they could no longer take care of themselves.
We Han people have always been willing to help our friends, but we are also always ruthless and vicious to our enemies.
In general, the situation in northern Xinjiang is very good.
In the territory, although the people of Heshuo today cannot be said to be wealthy, there are still many well-off families. Looking at the entire Tang Dynasty, even in Hedong and Jingxiang, which are known as the most prosperous areas, the people of Heshuo are not as leisurely as those in Heshuo.
There is no doubt that Heshuo has become a prosperous and happy place famous throughout the world in this era.
Although the Tartars are not yet completely wiped out, our country and our families can still be safe; the common people work hard in the fields, so how can they not have enough food to eat
The common people who settled here would never have to worry about having no food as long as they worked hard in the fields; even if the world was in chaos, with the countless guards of Heshuo protecting them, the wars seemed to have nothing to do with them.
In an atmosphere of peace in Heshuo and good situation in northern Xinjiang, the falling snow will only bring endless joy to the people who have already had enough food and clothing.
Bathed in the white snow, Yuchi Jin, accompanied by Qian Muran, Wenlan, and Yangguang, walked towards home with excitement on their faces, humming a little tune involuntarily.
The famous flower and the most beautiful woman in the country are in love with each other, and the king often looks at them with a smile. Explaining the infinite hatred of the spring breeze, leaning against the railing of the north side of the Chenxiang Pavilion... ...
This is "Qingping Diao" by the great poet Li Bai. It was written by Li Bai under the order of the emperor. It naturally depicts the lingering love between Yang Yuhuan and Li Longji.
Since ancient times, famous flowers have been compared to beauties, and Yang Yuhuan and the fiery red peony complement each other. The beautiful scenery of famous flowers and beauties reflecting each other always made Li Longji happy.
Yuchi Jin hummed this song unconsciously because she also wanted to be together with the man in her heart, and enjoy the happiness together.
She is getting married.
After years of waiting, she finally got that person's approval. How could she not be happy
Qian Muran, who was following behind her, seemed happy but also a little melancholy; the look she gave Yuchi Jin was full of envy, but occasionally a different kind of complexity would flash across her eyes.
The fact that she had plotted to harm Zhu Ning'er in Shilunababo had not been exposed because the two people who knew the inside story, Yanmujin and Gao Bodhisattva, were both dead.
Gao Bodhisattva died at the hands of Zhu Li, and Yan Mujin died in the war.
Speaking of which, she also has to thank her two brothers Zhu Li and Zhu Ya. She designed a plot to harm Zhu Ning'er, but two people who knew about it ended up with one being killed by Zhu Ning'er's elder brother Zhu Li, and the other being shot to death by arrows by the palace guards under Zhu Ya's command.
In this way, she avoided a disaster invisibly; perhaps it was her selfless act that moved God, who helped her erase the traces of her past mistakes.
It was precisely because of her two selfless acts that no one in Heshuo ever doubted her.
The only two people who followed her and had the chance to detect any clues were Wenlan and Yangguang, the two ignorant and greedy little girls.
Just today, Zhu Li personally appointed her as the leader of the Luanwei, responsible for forming a female guard to specifically protect the safety of the general's mansion.
Qian Muran naturally developed a special feeling for the Zhu brothers who helped and saved her by accident.
Unfortunately, Zhu Li already had Yuchi Jin, and the relationship between the two could not be broken even with thousands of troops; and the second general Zhu Ya was a strange man who was as ignorant as a child.
When girls get married, most of them will look for a man who loves them. Who would be willing to play with a little kid
Therefore, between the two brothers of the Zhu family, her heart undoubtedly leaned towards General Zhu Li.
It was precisely because she had this complex emotion of gratitude, affection, and a little bit of admiration towards Zhu Li that she felt resentful towards Yuchi Jin.
Since returning to Shuozhou, the elders have begun to arrange the marriage of Zhu Li and Yuchi Jin.
Seeing the entire Shuozhou filled with joy because of the upcoming wedding, Qian Muran seemed even more anxious and melancholy.
The two people involved were unaware of her little trick.
For Zhu Li, he came from the future and brought with him the knowledge of the future, as well as some taboos of the future.
In later generations, a legend circulated among young people.
Most of the lovers who have sung "Prague Square" together will eventually break up; and most of the couples who have been in love for more than three years cannot enter the marriage hall.
He loves Yuchi, a love without any reason, which is very strange, but he is willing to give everything for the other party.
He doesn't want to lose a woman like Yuchi Jin, so he has to give her an explanation; no explanation can make her feel more at ease than giving her a home.
It was because of this incident that Yuchi Jin was very happy and more excited than ever before, while Qian Muran was naturally very melancholy.
There were four people in the group. The two in front had different expressions and were still immersed in their own emotions.
As for Wenlan and Yangguang who were left behind, they were chattering non-stop and did not notice at all the emotional changes of the two people in front, which were so contradictory and abrupt.
"Senior sister, the general has appointed us as deputy commanders, a fifth-rank rank. If this is exchanged for money, I wonder how much gold it can be exchanged for?" Yangguang's face was full of longing for a poor person to become rich suddenly. Perhaps, her mind was also full of glittering gold ingots.
But at this moment, Wenlan was in a completely different mood. Her dark eyebrows were knitted tightly and her face was full of sorrow. When she heard Yangguang ask her this, she responded weakly, "Junior sister, don't think about this."
"Uh, what's wrong?" Yangguang looked surprised. In her opinion, senior sister should love gold more than she does. Why did she change her personality today
However, this doubt did not last long, and Wen Lan explained weakly: "When I was just conferred the title, I asked General Yue Yun."
"I asked him how much a fifth-rank deputy commander could be exchanged for, but he said that this could not be sold at all."
"Even if I sell it, no one dares to buy it. I'm wondering, a fifth-rank official has no market, how can people still live?" Wenlan looked aggrieved, as if she had finally picked up money and suddenly found out it was a counterfeit bill.
"Ah, it can't be sold, how can this be!" Yangguang was anxious when he heard his senior sister say that the deputy commander of the fifth rank couldn't be exchanged for money. "We traveled a long way to the capital, even if we didn't make any contributions, we must have worked hard; and now we are given something that can only be heard and can't be sold.
What's the use? General Pighead is too bullying! "
... ...
The noisy chatter behind them made Yuchi Jin and Qian Muran turn their heads at the same time. When they heard that the two men were going to sell their official positions, they almost burst out laughing.
"Okay, you two little money-grubbers, did I owe you food or give you less drinks? Why do you want to sell official positions?" Yuchi Jin rolled his eyes at the two little girls in annoyance, causing them to shrink their heads and not dare to shout anymore.
"Since you like gold so much, let's do this. When we return to the mansion, I will reward each of you with two taels of gold. How about it?" Yuchi Jin said proudly.
Two taels of gold is already a lot of money, equivalent to about 200,000 to 300,000 RMB in later generations. This also made Yuchi Jin happy, as it was an advance payment to the two little girls.
Despite such a bold promise, Wenlan and Yangguang showed no joy at all.
Yangguang pouted and said, "It's only two taels. Last time, Li Keyong gave ten taels. Madam, can't you be more generous?"
"Yes, my lady, even if we have no merit, we have worked hard. Let's at least make it an even number, five taels is ok?" Wenlan on the side quickly joined in.
The bargaining between the two immediately made Yuchi Jin frown. Do these two little girls know how much they can buy with two taels of gold
Even if it was a wealthy family, this money would be enough for the whole family and for their son to get married. However, these two girls thought it was too little and even brought up Li Keyong, which made Yuchi Jin narrow his eyes instantly.
"Why, you think it's too little?"
"Ugh!" Seeing Yuchi Jin's suddenly unfriendly look, the two little girls immediately came to their senses and quickly shook their heads like tambourines, saying in unison: "Not less, not less, not less at all; two taels is enough."
Although they said so, the disappointment hidden in their eyes could not be deceived; obviously, the two little girls had always felt that two taels of gold were too little.
But their little tricks could not be hidden from Yuchi Jin's eyes. She snorted coldly and said, "I remember you still owe me 500 gold for medicine. If you think it's too little, I won't reward you for the time being. Keep it to pay off your debt."
"Uh, my lady, please don't do that!" When Wenlan and Yangguang heard that Yuchi Jin was not going to reward them, they immediately became as anxious as Rabbit Dad.
"As the saying goes, a debtor has no worries, and a lice with too many lice is too lazy to scratch. Five hundred gold is a lot. Even if we pay back these two taels of gold, it will be a drop in the bucket. Madam, please give it to us." Wenlan hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Yuchi Jin's arm, and shook it continuously.
"Yes, with your generosity, why would you care about such a small amount of money? Besides, you are about to marry a pighead, uh, no, a general. The general has a wealthy family. Why would you still need to spend money then? Why not let my senior sister help you spend it." Yangguang followed suit, stepped forward, grabbed Yuchi Jin's other arm, and shook it.
Yuchi Jin was helpless after being really defeated by these two little girls; "I don't worry about having too many debts" and "I'm too lazy to scratch too many lice"; Zhu Li has a wealthy family and a great business. Are these what you should say when asking for rewards
While they were talking and making noise, a group of four returned to Yuchi Mansion. The little girl Douya, who came to open the door for Yuchi Jin, said as soon as she saw her wife coming back: "My wife, you are finally back."
"Well, what's wrong?" Yuchi Jin pulled his arms out of Wenlan and Yangguang's arms, held them in his arms, and looked at Douya with a puzzled look.
Facing Yuchi Jin's gaze, Douya did not dare to neglect it and said quickly: "Madam, someone sent a letter, saying that it was for you; if you don't come back, the old lady will open it and take a look."
So that's what happened. What else did Yuchi Jin take seriously
Since coming to the north, the Yuchi family has had no other relatives or friends except Li Keju; the person who could write to her at this time was most likely her brother Yuchi Xin.
If it was a letter from Yuchi Xin, it would be normal for the old lady to want to read it. There was no need to make a fuss about it.
Douya has been with Yuchi Jin since she was a child. When she saw her wife's indifferent expression, she immediately knew what she was thinking and asked quickly, "Do you think that the letter was sent by Yuchi Langjun?"
"Isn't it?" Yuchi Jin rolled his eyes at the other person.
"Hmph, my lady." Douya dragged out a long nasal sound and looked at Yuchi Jin in an angry manner, "How could I not recognize your handwriting? Judging from the handwriting, the signature on the letter was definitely not written by you. My lady, you will know when you go back to the room and take a look."
"Oh." Upon hearing Douya say this, Yuchi Jin felt strange; since it was not a letter from her brother, then this letter must have come out of nowhere.