Dahan first prince

Chapter 389 Andong County, Anhua City

Since then, Liu Ying has changed.

From the day when the gates of the six palaces of Changle Palace were sealed and the empress dowager Lu Zhi sealed herself in the palace, the emperor Liu Ying changed his appearance.

become taciturn, become morose;
She doesn't like to talk, doesn't like to laugh, and even her expression is like a facial paralysis that hasn't changed for thousands of years.

But Liu Ying's changes did not stop the Han Dynasty from continuing to walk on the correct path.

In the blink of an eye, it was the summer of the sixth year of Liu Ying Xinyuan;
Chang'an City, which has already been built, is still silent in the shadow of Prime Minister Pingyang Hou Cao Shen lying on the couch seriously ill and about to die;
But in Pyongyang, tens of thousands of miles away, everything is so vibrant and so fascinating...
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"arrive!"

"Three or five miles away, it's Pyongyang City!"

The leading soldier gave a high-pitched voice, which immediately caused all the men, women, old and young in the team to stand on tiptoe and look into the distance, the small city that had already begun to outline.

In the fifth year of the Xinyuan Dynasty, the Chang'an court had ordered: change Pyongyang to Anhua, and use Anhua as the county government, and establish Andong County in the range of [-] miles in the east of the river;

Therefore, the local farming group, as well as the local people, have already changed their names, calling themselves "Han Andong County People", and their native place is Anhua City.

It's just that although it has been more than a year since the promulgation of this edict, ordinary people are still more accustomed to calling this ancient capital of Jizi North Korea by "Pyongyang".

Looking not far away, the city wall was only two feet high, and there were some arrogant comments from time to time in the team.

"Is this the rule of a county?"

"Compared to our Suiyang, it's far behind~"

"Extremely, even Liuyi is bigger than Anhua City."

Although they said so, the two young men still stood on tiptoes, looking at the Anhua City full of longing.

Even the children in the team were held by their respective mothers, pointing their little fingers at Anhua City, babbling and talking.

Seeing everyone's reaction like this, the soldier in the lead couldn't help but smirked, and his face was full of pride.

In fact, the only relationship between this 'Anhwa City' and the Pyongyang City in the past is the same location.

As for the city wall, which is three miles long on all sides and two feet high and two feet thick, it was built jointly by soldiers from Guanzhong who arrived in Pyongyang during the first battle against Weiman Korea, and the first few farming regiments who came here.

It's not that these men are idle and have nothing to do, but the former "city wall" of Pyongyang City is really not even a tofu project!
Hundreds of years ago, the city wall, which was piled up with messy stones and filled with grass mud, was already on the verge of falling under the erosion of the years. When the wind was stronger, it would collapse piece by piece at every turn.

It just so happened that in the summer of that year, the Pyongyang captains gathered near Pyongyang and the first few farming regiments had nothing else to do, and it happened that the court ordered the establishment of Andong County and changed Pyongyang to Anhua. Under the order of Anhua County Sheriff, the entire Pyongyang City was refurbished.

Compared with the "Pyongyang City" in the past, the Anhua City is now one mile longer and wider, and its area is more than doubled;
The city is full of rows of neatly arranged brick houses and supporting small farmyards.

During the three seasons of spring, summer and autumn, the soldiers of the Pyongyang captaincy, as well as the regiments of the farming regiments, would set up camps around the cultivated fields outside the city, and did not often return to Anhua city;

But in winter, when the snow is freezing, everyone will huddle in this three-mile long and wide Anhua City, and spend the winter safely under the raging blizzard.

Today, the team that appeared in the west of Anhua City is the sixth farming regiment ushered in by the Pyongyang Duwei, and the first farming regiment, that is, the families of the soldiers of the "Pyongyang Duwei Tungengjia Regiment".

"Mother, where is uncle?"

The young girl's youthful inquiry brought the leader's thoughts back to her eyes, and several old men walking in the middle of the team also stepped forward at this moment.

"Afterlife."

"Are we going to enter the city? Or..."

The hoarse voice of the old man came to his ears, causing the soldier to turn around quickly, not daring to let the old man go forward in person, he only trotted to meet him.

"Returning to the old man, we are going to the family of the Pyongyang Duwei Tungengjia Tuan and the Pyongyang Duwei Tungeng Genggeng Tuan."

"A Tuan's family is small, so he should enter Pyongyang City; the soldiers of Jia Tuan have been waiting in the city for a long time;"

"As for the Geng Tuan, they should first settle down in the city, and then An Dongshou will decide: where to play to open up wasteland."

After replying sternly, the soldier couldn't help grinning, and leaned forward a little.

"The old man's son, should it be Yu Jiatuan?"

"The boy is also a soldier of the first regiment, why is Tim so good;"

"The son of the old man, Xu and the boy are familiar, and they are in the same village and the same song. Is it unknown?"

The old man was obviously wary of this 'extremely long' enthusiasm, he just bowed his hands politely, and returned to the team cautiously.

Seeing this situation, Na Shichang seemed to be used to it for a long time, he only giggled and ordered the team to move on.

After walking for less than a mile, outside Anhua City, one after another tanned and extremely strong figures rushed out.

"Sister! Sister~"

"Hey! Ah Ji, here!"

"Unfilial son, my lord..."

All of a sudden, outside the west gate of Anhua City, it was filled with the warmth of a family reunion.

On the top of the city, Lu Lu, the new governor of Andong County, could not help but raise a gentle smile.

"Send the order down;"

"The whole regiment of the first regiment rests for three days, so that the regiment soldiers can reunite at home."

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Half an hour later, the entire city of Anhua fell into a strange calm.

Not because something bad happened;
Instead, almost all the people in the city returned to their homes, spending time with their families.

As for who can stay in the city in this midsummer, it is naturally the Pyongyang Duwei Tungengjiatuan who was personally approved by the county governor Lu Lu for three days to reunite with his family.

The other farming groups, without exception, worked outside the city, and unless something happened, they would not come back for ten days and a half months;

As for the locals, that's all for later.

Full of excitement, he picked up his little niece and led his sister into the brick house that belonged to him. On Zhang's sick face, there was still a look of disbelief.

Since the elder sister got married six years ago, the two brothers and sisters have never seen each other again;
It's just that Zhang Bingji can occasionally hear the words from his sister: I have a daughter with my husband, and my life is considered complete.

Four years ago, Zhang Bing, who was 20 years old, had separated from his family and went out to make a living. He also secretly went to the neighboring village where his sister married to see his little niece who had just learned to walk.

Two years ago, the desperate Zhang Bingji resolutely came to the county government and signed up to join the farming group that farmed North Korea. There was no contact between the brother and sister.

In the past two years or so, Zhang Bing has suffered a lot;
But compared to the past, the suffering of wandering the streets all day long after eating the last meal, the "suffering" of the past two years has made Zhang Bingji feel extremely fulfilled.

Two consecutive years of hard work and military drills had transformed the originally extremely thin Zhang Bing into a burly man over seven feet tall and weighing three hundred catties!

The low self-esteem and cowardice that were originally attached to the temperament, which seemed to be lingering forever, were completely replaced by the heroic spirit between the brows.

In addition, there are two brick houses outside here, a farmyard, and all kinds of animal fur and dried meat hanging in the yard and house...

It is no exaggeration to say that the same scene, even in Linzi, the capital of Qi, which is extremely wealthy, can definitely be regarded as a wealthy household.

While Zhang Bingji hugged his niece, sighing and recalling the experiences of the past few years, at the same time, his older sister, Zhang E, was also secretly looking at his younger brother Zhang Bingji.

Zhang E was very surprised by the change of Zhang Bingji from the inside out, and at the same time was happy for his younger brother.

—— Just outside the city, Zhang E didn't even recognize his younger brother Zhang Bingji when he saw a burly man running towards him shouting 'Sister'!

But after a short period of surprise and joy, Zhang E's brows were once again occupied by a lingering sorrow.

Three years ago, both parents had left the siblings;

As for the elder brother who inherited the family business, he had already lost the family's hundred acres of land at the gambling table.

If there were no other accidents, the elder brother's squandering of the family property would not have affected Zhang E who was already married;
But at the beginning of this year, the short-lived husband caught wind and cold, and died without blinking, leaving Zhang E and his five-year-old daughter, orphans and widows, alone...
And after her husband passed away, her parents-in-law became more and more displeased with Zhang E who failed to give birth to a boy for her family;
Although he didn't drive people away explicitly, but inside and outside the words, it all implied that Zhang E was "seeking a way out for himself".

Zhang E, who lost her husband and was half-persuaded and half-kicked out of the house by her in-laws, had nowhere to go, so she could only return to her ancestral home in the end;

But after seeing that her ancestral house has been sold by her elder brother, and the last money in her hand has been snatched away by her gambler elder brother, Zhang E no longer has the idea of ​​living...
Fortunately, there is no unparalleled road;

On the day when Zhang E carried her daughter and walked to the river alone, her younger brother Zhang Bingji, who had long since disappeared, sent someone to send a letter back;
In the letter, Zhang Bingji said: Anton is very good and the land is very fertile. Although the winter is very cold and long, the grain harvest is not bad at home!
After hearing the news, Zhang E, who had been desperate for a long time, had no choice but to borrow money from his parents' old friends and set foot on the long journey to Anhua with his last hope.

Along the way, Zhang E didn't dare to hope that his younger brother was really as good as in the letter;
I never dared to imagine that myself and my daughter could be taken in by this younger brother who I thought was 'unknown'.

Zhang E only thinks: walking on the road, there is hope;

If you die on the road, it's better than drowning yourself in the river in your hometown, which makes people laugh for no reason...

But at this moment, after sitting on the knee-high kang in his younger brother's brick house and looking at the dried meat and fur hanging all over the wall, Zhang E was at a loss again.

——The younger brother managed to get ahead, and he took his daughter and two burdens with him...
The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable Zhang E felt, her body could not stop moving, as if something was stabbing her under her buttocks.

Seeing this situation, Zhang Bing thought that his sister was overly happy, so he put his niece on the ground with a smile, knelt down and pointed out the room.

After the little girl stumbled and ran to the corner of the courtyard, Zhang Bingji heaved a long sigh and sat down beside his sister.

"Ji has read the letter sent by sister."

"In the future, sister, what are your plans?"

Hearing this question, Zhang E couldn't sit still any longer, stood up humming, and sobbed softly.

"It is said that a daughter who is married off is the water that is poured out;"

"My lord and my mother are both dead, my sister should not be a burden to my brother..."

"It's okay."

"I'm taking my son here..."

Seeing his elder sister's appearance, Zhang Bing was anxious, got up from the kang, and stopped his elder sister who was about to leave.

"Sister, what are you talking about?!"

"Sisters and brothers of the same mother, are you still guilty of saying these things?"

Seeing that Zhang's illness no longer seemed to be a fake, Zhang E raised her head in tears with some doubts: "Could it be..."

"Hi~"

"Sister misunderstood brother~~~"

Full of anxious excuses, Zhang Bing stopped speaking for a moment, and simply stopped talking, stepped into the back room with two steps, and pulled out the comrade who had been hiding in the back room earlier with his arms.

"Let's see, sister, can this guy still catch his eye?"

The cold abruptness caused Zhang E to freeze in place again, subconsciously raised her head, and looked at the man pulled out by her younger brother;
The man doesn't look very old, at most he's just in his early twenties;

Although he looks a little shorter and thinner than his younger brother, but he is still kind-hearted, and he is blushing for a long time.

"A... sister..."

After being stabbed in the waist by Zhang Bingji, the man finally plucked up his courage and gave Zhang E a little bow.

Relieved, realizing that she had been staring at the man for so long, Zhang E hurriedly lowered her head, her face turned red to the base of her ears.

Seeing the behavior of the two of them, Zhang Bing couldn't figure it out anymore, so he simply stepped forward again, took Zhang E's arm, and walked outside the house.

"I heard that my brother-in-law has passed away. Brother is really anxious. I'm afraid that my elder brother will sell you mother and son somewhere if he gets together!"

"Fortunately, my sister has found it. From now on, there should be something to rely on, right?"

As he said that, Zhang Bingji did not forget to turn his head and look at the comrade in the room who was kneading the hem of his clothes shyly.

When he turned his head again, Zhang Bingji's complexion could not help showing a hint of strength.

"This is my fellow robe, named Duo Mi, from Hejian, honest and responsible, I can trust you."

"It's okay if my sister doesn't like it. My brother is now the head of the village anyway. With dozens of people under his command, there will always be someone who looks up to my sister."

"But sister, you must not let it go, you have delayed yourself for nothing?"

"Even if you're not thinking about yourself, you still have to think about your son?"

Hearing his brother's earnest persuasion, Zhang E could only stop talking; after hearing the last sentence, a little hesitation appeared on his face.

Looking back, I saw my daughter happily riding the wooden horse, with her body folded backwards and forwards;

Turning around, seeing that the big man was still inside the house, he lowered his head in frustration...

After thinking for a long time, Zhang E finally lowered her head slowly, and gave her answer in a voice lower than that of a mosquito.

"A person who can be trusted by brothers, then sister, there is no reason why you can't believe it..."

(End of this chapter)