—Chen Guo, Shengjing, Imperial Palace.
It was obviously New Year, but there was no festive atmosphere in the Chen Kingdom Palace. The officials sat at the banquet, even a little absent-minded.
In the past dozens of years, the country of Chen was the world’s most powerful country. The country of Wu fought as he wanted, and the country of Qi entered as he wanted. The cavalry was even more famous for its bravery and powerfulness. No country dared to touch Chen’s brows. Unexpectedly, it was just a few short years, and the situation would be earth-shaking.
The formerly weak Qi country has now become the tiger that took away most of the country’s Chen. The clan of Chen’s clan that once produced many talents is now dead and some are missing, dying until the underage children are removed, only sitting. The new emperor and peace king at the banquet. Thinking of the Qi State army who would not know when they would hit the Holy Capital, everyone in the seat couldn't squeeze a smile.
In the main hall, the dancers danced gently and gracefully, and the musicians played melodious and lively melody, but no one appreciated it.
Emperor Chen Guoxin, Di Xiao, sat in the first seat, glanced at King Pingsha, who was sitting on his lower left corner, with no expression on his face, but he regretted it in his heart.
Nowadays, with the exception of Chen Pingzhou and Shengping State where Shengjing is located, the vast land of Chen Kingdom has been completely occupied by Qi State.
It would be great if his father was still alive. Thinking that his father trusted Di Qing most before his death, Di Xiao regretted it. Why did he forget what his father told him before his death, and why should he trust King Pingsha credulously? If he had not listened to King Pingsha's slander, he would not have turned against Di Qing, and Chen Guo would not have gone step by step to where he is today.
He shouldn't have believed in King Pingsha just because Di Qing was separated from him by blood!
I remember that when Di Qing was regent, no matter what decision he made, he would first ask him and consider his proposal. Nowadays, the government is controlled by King Pingsha. He, the emperor, is just like a thread puppet. Comparing the two, Di Xiao is even more remorseful and hateful, almost crushing a silver tooth.
There was a gloomy mist in the Chen Kingdom Palace, and everyone in the palace had different thoughts, and the situation in the Chen Kingdom barracks was not good.
When a centurion came to collect winter clothes and rewards for his men, he was surprised to find that the clothes were much thinner than in previous years. After a careful touch, he found that the wool stuffed in the clothes was at least two catties less than in previous years. Not only that, but there are even fewer festivals for soldiers and soldiers. The food, meat and cloth are less than one-third of the previous year, and there is only a consistent amount of money for the silver reward.
Behind those soldiers, there are still families to raise. Most of these things are sent home after they are taken. How can they live a life with just a few things
The centurion hurriedly asked Shangguan what was going on? The look in Shangguan's eyes also looked strange.
Seeing his appearance, the captain sighed, "Don't look at me like this. That's what I got down. I'm not greedy for you at all. If you don't believe me, you can go to other barracks or ask the general. ."
The centurion immediately bowed his head and apologized, and said, "The subordinates know that they are wrong, but how can you tell the brethren to live with such a thing?" This is a big Chinese New Year, just such a little thing can no longer be described as shame.
The captain only sighed. They were standing in the camp at this time. In order to block the cold wind outside, the thick sticky curtains were also hung tightly, so they were not afraid of being heard. The school lieutenant lowered his voice and said, "You also know that Qi Guo is now beating us Chen Guo!"
The centurion nodded, and listened to the captain to continue: "I heard that except for the Shengping Prefecture and Chenping Prefecture, all other places have fallen into Qi Guo's hands."
The Centurion was shocked. He was from Chen Pingzhou. Last year, he was transferred to Shengjing. The news was not well informed and he did not know the situation outside. In his eyes, Chen Guo was the strongest country in the world. At this moment Hearing this, it was not only disbelief, but also a kind of trance that turned the world upside down.
He had people pulling things back to the camp where they belonged. The soldiers gathered around to receive winter clothes and New Year's gifts. When they saw those things, they all showed disappointment.
The weather was so cold that some young soldiers were so cold that their hands and feet were swollen and pus. When they saw that the warm clothing sent from them was thinner than in previous years, they could not help but feel resentful.
The winter in Chen Guo was very cold and cold, and it was so cold that people felt cold in the heart. The winter in the Qi State army camp was as warm as the autumn of harvest.
At this time, in Chen Guo's army camp, the battle was on the way, and the New Year was lively.
The soldiers in the barracks set up a big iron pot on the firewood and threw the prepared things into the pot of water. After they boiled, a strong fragrance came out of each pot one after another. Drifting in the direction of the camp, whether it is the generals discussing matters in the camp, the guards standing upright outside the camp, or the other soldiers cleaning the field, they smelled this extremely domineering fragrance, and they all got a shock and swallowed. Drooled.
A lieutenant said to Ge Xiuwu: "General, my wife's cooking skills are really superb, just use the sauce she tuned and put it in the soup, and it will be so delicious. If you are lucky enough to eat the dishes made by your wife, then Really... Really..." As if he didn't know how to describe it, the lieutenant blushed.
Everyone in the camp laughed. Some people laughed and cursed: "It's beautiful to think, can General Ge's wife cook for you herself?"
Someone said: "I heard that Mrs. Ge was an imperial cook in the palace and served her majesty and empress."
There were a group of rough men in the camp. Everyone smelled the scent coming in from outside and imagined Miss Gu's delicious dishes. They could not help but sucked their saliva. There was a rumbling in their belly, and the color of longing appeared on their faces.
Ge Xiuwu also laughed and said, "My lady is still in Wucheng. When we triumph, I will ask her to cook a table of dishes and treat you well."
Everyone present showed excitement, "Then thank you General!"
"The general can't go back!"
"If the general repents, we have to tell my sister-in-law when we look back!"
The soldiers and horses stationed in Changping Prefecture by Ge Xiuwu had just started to eat, but the two soldiers and horses stationed in Qingping Prefecture and Liaoping Prefecture had already held a dinner party.
The generals gathered in the marshal's big tent, and the warm wine to drive away the cold was placed like meat. Everyone gathered around the charcoal basin and was not too polite to enjoy the wine and meat.
Looking out from the entrance of the big tent, groups of bonfires are set out in the night. On the fire, large pots are used to cook food, or grills are used to barbecue wild things... The thickly dressed soldiers sit around the bonfires. Next, some raised the barbecue in their hands to feast on, and some held a bowl and held long chopsticks in the pot to keep picking food. These sauces used for barbecue and cooking were all sent by Mrs. Ge from Wucheng. Needless to say how beautiful it tastes.
The soldiers squatted by the bonfire, eating profusely and looking ruddy, and ignored the good wine stacked on top of each other.
The food in the pot was finished, and someone pulled up a cart to eat. Everyone gathered around to move things down. Every bonfire had a soldier who could cook. Everyone was cooking while eating and drinking. Some people ate and jumped up to sing in their native dialect, and some followed and sang and some clapped their hands; there were others who said auspicious words than fighting, and whoever said auspicious words lost all of them. I had to cook barbecue for the winner all night... The winner laughed and said that thanks to reading a lot of books on weekdays, the loser sighed and vowed to go to Xingwenguan to study more after the triumph. Aroused laughter around.
The camp is lively and festive.
Zhang Gai took a bite of the broth with one bite of the barbecue, and the veteran sitting next to him smiled from ear to ear.
Seeing him smile, Zhang Gai didn't feel a little embarrassed, but eagerly said: "It would be nice if it was New Year every day, I have never eaten so happily!" This is the first time since they set out to eat so heartily, even though Someone who ate and drank on the ground would not be blamed by the superior, but the soldiers in the same camp would carry each other back.
Hearing what Zhang Gai said, the veteran next to him showed expectation and said: "Come on, I heard that if you take two more state capitals, you will be able to go home."
Speaking of going home, Zhang Gai thought of his grandmother. He looked at the veteran, and when he saw that his face was also showing nostalgia, he asked him, "My brother is homesick too?"
The veteran said: "Why don't you? I still have a wife and a girl in my family. The girl is fourteen years old. It's time to look for her in-laws.
Zhang Gai asked, "My brother is over 40 years old, why are you still here as a soldier?" He could see that this veteran had only joined the army in the past few years. Otherwise, at his age, he should be promoted to lieutenant now. .
The veteran said: "The family is too poor to open the pot, and I am the only man in the family. I can't raise the family by farming, so I will come to serve as a soldier." Said this, he took a bite of the thick soup and laughed: "There are many soldiers. Okay, every month there is a supplementary money. In case of death on the battlefield and the court will help support the family, my family will be lost." Under the fire, he smiled honestly and honestly, "The Chinese New Year will be in these two days. The army also distributed a lot of cloth and food. I thought that there was food and drink in the barracks, so I sent them all home. If the girl finds her in-law’s house, those things will be enough for the dowry."
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This New Year's Eve dinner for all soldiers did not end until late at night. This party was not happy to watch the year. Except for the soldiers on duty, who were on guard, everyone else slept dimly in the camps everywhere.
Feng Yuan got up early in the morning, after stretching his muscles and bones, he took a pen to write a letter to his majesty.
One month later, His Majesty, who was a thousand miles away, received Feng Yuan's letter, but he dared not open it for a long time.
Yao Yanyan saw his complex expression staring at the letter and hesitated, she was startled, and hurriedly said, "What's the matter, are we defeated?"
Speaking of it, after fighting so many battles with Chen Guo, it is naturally impossible to win every one. It’s just that with sharp weapons and armor, Qi Guo loses less often. Most of them are victorious. But in the past, I heard of defeats. At that time, His Majesty had never looked like this before. Seeing his appearance, Yao Yanyan thought that after a big defeat, her heart would stop beating.
His Majesty the Emperor shook his head and said no.
Yao Yanyan breathed a sigh of relief, "Then why your Majesty hesitate."
His Majesty the Emperor looked bitter and said: "I am afraid that Mr. Feng will ask me for money."
Now that your Majesty sees Feng Yuan's letter, there is a psychological shadow.
Yao Yanyan:...
She touched her majesty's head comfortingly, and said: "Extending your head is a knife, and shrinking your head is a knife. Since the small vault is dying, your Majesty let it die quickly!
His Majesty the Emperor hesitated even more after hearing this comfort. He shook his hands and opened the letter. The next moment he called out, "My five thousand taels are saved!"
Yao Yanyan:...
what? Is your majesty's small vault only five thousand taels
It should be... what! There is still money in your majesty's small vault!
This morning, while I was still asleep, the mosquito bit two of my toes, ah, my toes were swollen, damn mosquito! Only by killing them can I dispel my hatred!