I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 40
The sound of firecrackers in Daning City is more festive than that in Shangjing City. The New Year's Eve with 10 people in the city was not affected by the absence of snow in Gyeonggi Province.

After all, Liaodong has always been a place of bitter cold, and there is no shortage of snow every winter.Although only one season of grain can be grown a year, the vast land is sparsely populated, and most people will not starve to death.

Yanwang Mansion is located in Daning City, modeled on Daxing Palace City in Xijing, and built with reduced regulations.On the north-south central axis taking the famous Solitary Beauty Peak in Daning City as the coordinate, Duanli Gate, Chengyun Gate, Chengyun Hall, Bedroom Palace, Royal Garden, Guangzhi Gate, etc. are arranged in sequence.The palace buildings on the east and west sides of the central axis are all symmetrically arranged.

King Yan's Mansion has only been passed on for two generations, but compared to those clan princes, King Yan's Mansion actually controls the land of Liaodong and 10,000+ soldiers and horses, which is different from other idle clans with no real power.

Wu Renguang, the king of Yan, who was the most powerful minister, held a family banquet in the Chengyun Hall, and spent the New Year's Eve with his relatives and friends and a few close old ministries, such as Zhao Qinzhi, the governor of Yingzhou, and Gao Dejie, the soldier and horse envoy.

"In the past, when Da Lang was at home, Da Lang wrote the correct answers. This year, Mr. Yao wrote when he was away. I don't know how he spent the year in Shangjing. In the past, he liked the excitement the most."

When Wu Renguang mentioned his own eldest son who was a hostage in the capital, he was somewhat dispirited.

"Yeah, without Dalang, we don't feel lively here." Wu Renguang's second brother Wu Rengong also yelled.

But even so, you still have to eat, and you still have to drink, but compared to previous years where you can drink until midnight, this year's New Year's Eve banquet at the Palace ended early, and several old ministries, relatives and friends all bid farewell and left.

After the banquet was over, Wu Renguang took a few children to the side hall to talk.

He has three sons and four daughters. The eldest son, Wu Yaoshi, is a hostage in the capital. The second son, Wu Moke, is only 17 years old.The third son, Wu Mingche, is two years younger than Wu Moke, and looks very delicate, with a bit of male and female appearance.

Among the four daughters, the eldest daughter, Wu Fohu, was nearly thirty years old, with a plump and beautiful appearance, and married Xu Daokui, the son of the old palace.

The second daughter Wu Foyou, at the age of 26, is also married to Gao Yanling, the son of the old part of the palace.

The third daughter, Wu Chibao, was two years younger than the second daughter, but the son-in-law he recruited was a scholar named Yao Shi, who was quite talented and was the lay nephew of Yao Bingkuan, a close confidant of King Yan.

The fourth daughter, Wu Mingda, is a twin with His Royal Highness Wu Yaoshi. She is not yet married.It is called Sanming among Arhats, and Sanda among Buddhas.It symbolizes wisdom and understanding of the world.

She was smart since she was a child, and her temperament was extremely strong. Many people in the palace and Yanfan army said that it would be great if the four princesses could change with His Royal Highness.

Just by looking at the names of these children, it can be seen that Wu Renguang believes in Buddhism, which is not just an ordinary belief.

However, such a person who believes in Buddhism is also a famous general in the world who commands thousands of troops and tens of thousands of troops to fight, and a vassal king with different surnames. Such overlapping identities make people feel a little strange.

As a result, many people in the imperial court said that Wu Renguang did not believe in Buddhism, but "fascinated Buddha".

After all, an orthodox family of scholars might use the Five Elements theory of Taoism for their names. For example, men in the imperial clan of the Jin Dynasty were named after the Five Elements cycle, and rarely had anything to do with Buddha.

However, Wu Renguang ignored it directly. To him, it was just a bunch of gossip. Who would dare to say it in front of him?

Want to taste whether his sword is sharp?

"Mingda, you should go to the capital after the next year. Dalang is alone there, after all, he is a bit lonely." Wu Renguang loved his children very much, especially his eldest son Wu Yaoshi.

The first three of him were all daughters, and it was only the fourth child of the princess who gave birth to twins and a son.Therefore, he attaches great importance to the eldest son Wu Yaoshi.

Wu Mingda heard this and said: "He is such an adult, you don't have to worry about it all the time, it's okay for me to go and see him, but let's talk about it first, don't think about finding a marriage for me in my capital, and if he is in The capital is in disrepair, don't regret it if I beat him."

Wu Renguang smiled and said: "I don't regret it, since he was a child, he has been most afraid of you. He will definitely listen to what you say. Is it worth fighting?"

"Look, look, I haven't gone yet, I'm afraid your eldest son will be beaten, I've never seen you such a eccentric Aye." Wu Mingda scolded Yan Wang Wu Renguang unceremoniously.

In fact, although Wu Renguang valued his eldest son Wu Yaoshi, he treated his other children equally, especially Wu Mingda, who was born with Wu Yaoshi, otherwise he would not be able to develop such a mind.

Wu Mingda is also quite prestigious in the Liaodong army. He rides a strong horse and shoots a strong bow. He often leads dozens of female troops out of the city to shoot and hunt, and even personally puts on armor and goes into battle with the army.Compared with the dandy son, this princess is obviously more motivated by the army.

"Okay, okay, if you go, you can take care of him as you like. I won't interfere if you beat him or scold him. That's fine. Besides, you, Aye, I'm far away in Liaodong, so I can't control him if I want to."

Wu Renguang said helplessly.

It was hard for the other children to watch Yan Wanglai who rarely revealed such expressions, because they didn't want to laugh out loud.

At this time, in Hexi, thousands of miles away, the New Year's Eve of Fu's father and son, Mr. Huang, and Zhao Fubai was not too cold.

Zhao Fubai talked about his uncle and brother-in-law, and his attitude was very respectful.In previous years, even if he had a high status, it was impossible for a tooth soldier to sit at the same table with the general.

But this year is different, because of his military merits, Zhao Fubai was named the third-ranked general of the clan.The military rank has also been raised a few levels, and he is a Huaihua general under the fifth rank.

You must know that he is also a Lang general, and Guo Daifeng has made great contributions from birth to death, so he changed to a Guide Lang general who was lowered from the fifth rank.

This is the grace of being a son of the clan, but to Zhao Fubai, the general of the country is useless and cannot be hereditary, besides, he is the eldest grandson of Prince Yong's mansion, and he will be hereditary in the future to become the prince.

Although the clan princes and county kings of the Jin Dynasty had no vassal states, they could be governors or governors of any prefecture, such as King Yong, who was even more restrained in Guanzhong. care about.

Zhao Fubai, who has practiced for two years, is quite capable now, pouring wine for Fu's father and son and Mr. Huang with a wink.

"Uncle, brother-in-law, Mr. Huang, I respect you with this cup."

"Fu Bo, you have been through a lot of experience in the past few years. To be honest, when your father pushed you over, I really had a headache, but you are still doing well. Not bad, let's drink this cup together."

Fu Maoxiu looked at the present Zhao Fubai much more pleasing to the eye.

Fu Jinchuan went down with a glass of wine, and joked with a smile: "When we were in Xijing in the 14th year of Xuanjia, I was visiting the West Market with Mr. Huang. This kid Zhao Fubai walked up to me and asked me to hold the knife. give him."

Zhao Fubai said: "Isn't it because I didn't know my brother-in-law at the time? I like weapons again, but I didn't expect to hit the wall with this one."

Fu Jinchuan said proudly: "This is Xijing. If this is in Shangjing, how dare you, a dude like you, not know me? You go to Shangjing to find out, even Zhao Yuanzhang has been beaten by me!"

Zhao Fubo was startled and said: "Zhao Yuanzhang? Isn't that the third prince? Liang Wang?"

If someone else said this, Zhao Fubai would definitely spit on the other person's face.You can really blow, who do you think you are?But Fu Jinchuan. That's all right, so he dared to do it after hearing that he was the eldest grandson of Prince Yong's Mansion. This was still in Xijing, and beating a prince in the capital didn't seem like a big deal?
"You still have the nerve to say it." Fu Maoxiu was furious when he heard Fu Jinchuan mentioning this.

"You are also so bold that you dare to attack anyone. Can you also fight the prince? If it weren't for my close relationship with His Majesty, ten heads of yours would not be enough to cut off."

Fu Jinchuan was reprimanded, but he didn't speak a word. He lowered his head and continued to drink and eat meat.

When Zhao Fubai heard this, he thought, good guy, this really happened.
Coming out of the commander's mansion, Zhao Fubai followed Fu Jinchuan back to the camp.And had a second drink in the camp.

"Ayun, I want to ask you something." Zhao Fubo sneaked a look at Fu Jinchuan's position in the military tent, and when he saw that he was far enough away, he asked in a low voice.

"Ayun, I heard that my brother-in-law beat the third prince in the capital. Is this true?"

Pang Yun was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Really, Mr. Lang was whipped dozens of times because of this matter."

"Brother Ayun, tell me."

Zhao Fubo became interested as soon as he heard it, so he asked Pang Yun to tell him.

Pang Yun has always talked about everything, and he let go after drinking a little wine, and forgot to lower his voice. As a result, the warriors from the left and right gathered around to listen to him.

"At that time, Mr. Lang was accompanied by the prince to study, and he had to go to the palace to study with the prince and princesses every day. Mr. Lang and His Highness Chengyang were childhood sweethearts. They had been close since childhood. They often brought food and play for His Highness outside. Other princesses His Highness must be jealous after seeing it, so he started a quarrel with His Highness Chengyang."

"His Highness Chengyang, who is that? Can he be bullied? This made Her Royal Highness Shanyin cry. Later, Princess Shanyin's brother, the third prince, went to look for His Highness Chengyang, but he was beaten by Mr. Lang." A meal."

"Actually, the third prince also practiced martial arts since he was a child, but why is he an opponent of Mr. Lang? I haven't seen him, I heard that his face is swollen from beatings."

Liu Liu, Liu Qi, Zhang Gou'er, and Zhao Fubai were all stunned when they heard this, the prince is so tyrannical that the prince dared to beat him.

At this time, Jiang Wu, who went out for convenience because he drank too much, entered the military tent. Just when he heard Pang Yun talking about Fu Jinchuan's glorious deeds, he walked up to him with a smile and said, "Ah Yun, your skin is itchy again. Your Majesty heard it."

As soon as Pang Yun heard it, he looked up guiltily, and then said in a low voice, "Don't spread this matter, I will be miserable if you let the gentleman know."

Zhao Fubo said: "Don't worry, Ah Yun, I will definitely not spread the word."

Several other people also assured, "Don't worry, it will definitely not be rumored."

"Come on, everyone is almost here, let's have a few drinks together." At this time, everyone in the big tent heard Fu Jinchuan talking, so they all picked up their wine bowls and listened quietly.

"We have people from Shangjing, Hebei, Guanzhong, Shuzhong, and Liangzhou. Everyone left their homes and came to Hexi. It is also for the peace of the border of Dajin. This first glass of wine is for Dajin and the prosperity of the country. Done."

"Do, do, do."

Hundreds of people drank together in unison, with great momentum.

"Today is New Year's Eve. After today, it will be Xuanjia's 17th year. After coming here for several years, I will inevitably miss the elders at home. The second glass of wine, toast to the family, wishing them peace and prosperity."

"Do, do, do."

"It is precisely because of us guarding here that there is a splendor in the south of the Yangtze River, the lights of Shangjing, and the splendor of Xijing. This glass of wine is to us."

"Do, do, do."

New Year's Eve, the day of reunion, but there are always people who can't get reunion, and they want more people to be reunited.

One family is not round, but ten thousand families are round.

　Although Army Day has passed for many days, but this chapter is given to PLA
　　
　
(End of this chapter)