The Soldier of the Ming Dynasty

It was deep winter and the weather was getting colder, but the wind and waves on the sea were not big. Li Yuanqing and his party made a smooth journey and arrived at Dagu port two days later.

Li Yuanqing is now a garrison in the Guangning army. He is a middle-level officer of the Ming Dynasty and a man of some status.

He directly ordered Yang Xiaobo to go to the local yamen for filing and replaced the road guide. The party did not stop and went straight to the direction of the capital.

It's already the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, and the new year is coming soon. There are not many people on the official roads. In the villages and towns along the road, people have put up new couplets and hung up red lanterns. There are also children from wealthy families who set off fireworks. The new year is getting stronger and stronger, which is quite peaceful and peaceful.

Originally, Li Yuanqing wanted to buy some horses or mules in the market. After all, people's feet are limited. It's nearly a thousand miles away to go to Xuanfu, and there are animals that can speed up a lot.

Unfortunately, near the new year's day, the prices of livestock in various markets have increased sharply. Not to mention horses, mules have to be about one in ten, which is amazing.

This year, there are many natural disasters in the Ming Dynasty. Although the common people can't afford to eat, the bad effects brought by the little glacier are getting deeper and deeper. If Guangning is defeated again

Li Yuanqing didn't want to think about it any more, so he had to speed up the pace of the people. All of them were young and strong men. This trip was regarded as military training.

On the evening of new year's Eve, Li Yuanqing and his party arrived at the capital.

There were nearly 20 people in the team. No one had ever been to the capital before. At this time, looking at the towering wall of the capital, everyone was shocked.

"Brother, is this the capital? It's the same as I thought in my dream. No, it's bigger than I dreamed. " Shunzi is like Grandma Liu's first visit to the Grand View Garden, with her mouth wide and eyes wide open.

The rest of them were not much better.

The capital, under the emperor's feet, is a sacred place for all the people of Daming.

Li Yuanqing, looking at the towering city walls of the capital, is also a wonder.

This is the core of Daming and the whole Chinese nation.

Such a city, can be said to be a miracle of the world, how can such magnificent rivers and mountains be reduced to the hands of barbarians?

"Ha ha. It's the first time we're all here. It's new year's Eve again. Let's go. Let's go to the city. I'll treat you tonight. I'll have enough wine and meat. " Li Yuanqing laughed and took the lead in entering the gate of the capital.

After death, people are not only happy, but also rush in.

several soldiers in the Beijing gate guard looked at the back of Li Yuanqing's people, not sneering. "Where did the woodlouse side army come from? Want to go to a big restaurant? Hum. It's not worth a meal to sell them. "

"Hehe. Yes, it is. Mr. Li, today's new year's Eve, we will not be in a bad mood for a few poor beggars. We are going to change jobs soon. Where are we going to eat tonight

Although Li Yuanqing and other people walked out more than ten steps, they still heard what they said.

Shunzi was angry and said in a low voice, "brother, these dog scumbags. I'll teach them a lesson. "

But Li Yuanqing grabbed shunzi and said in a sharp voice, "what is this place? Why are you fooling around? Come on, let's go to a big restaurant to drink and eat meat. "

Even though shunzi was not happy, she did not dare to violate Li Yuanqing's meaning and hurriedly followed Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing and his party entered the city from the south gate, but they were totally dazzled when they entered the city for more than a mile.

Even if Li Yuanqing, who has more than a few hundred years of experience, is somewhat dazzled. The capital city is really too prosperous. Today is new year's Eve. The streets are full of people, and the crowd is moving, which is even more lively.

They were not familiar with the terrain. They were afraid that they would lose their way and dare not go further. They found the largest restaurant on the roadside and rushed in.

On New Year's Eve, this meal is the new year's Eve dinner. Even in the capital city, Li Yuanqing is not stingy. It's full of big fish and meat. It's more than 20 dishes. He specially orders the cook to cook two more pig hind legs. Shunzi, these good guys, almost ate his tongue into his stomach. Everyone was very happy.

However, as soon as the bill was settled, Li Yuanqing was somewhat speechless. He ate nearly 20 liang of silver for this meal. If he was in Guangning City, he could have had such a banquet seven or eight times.

In this prosperous new year, how should the people live?

But at this time, Li Yuanqing's identity, these problems are certainly not he can worry about. After dinner, the party found a small inn to stay, and they all went to sleep.

On the first day of the lunar new year in the second year of Tianqi, Li Yuanqing and his party left the capital early in the morning. They actually went northwest to Xuanfu town.

Out of the boundary of the capital, all the way to the northwest, the topography, there have been some changes.

But the most obvious is the farmland on both sides of the official road.

From Dagukou to the capital, there is plenty of water. Even though the weather is bad, the crops in the farmland are growing well. But after the capital and Huailai, there is a difference between the sky and the ground.

The farmland is covered with thick snow. Li Yuanqing went to several farmland along the road to check it out. The wheat in many fields has just sprouted. I'm afraid it's not as high as an inch. Even though I don't know about agriculture, compared with the land in the south of the capital, Li Yuanqing can guess that this year, the harvest here will be no better.On the fifth day of the new year, Li Yuanqing and his party finally arrived in Zhangjiakou.

At this time, Zhangjiakou was far from comparable in scale to later generations. It was a town close to Xuanfu Acropolis. Because of its important geographical location, it was valued by Shanxi merchants. Only in these years did it gradually develop.

At this time, Zhang yunniang and Liu Chunhua lived here temporarily.

Although there is no way to contact Zhang yunniang, Zhangjiakou is not big. After asking Yang Xiaobo to inquire for a while, Li Yuanqing finds the door.

Although Yang Xiaobo has small arms and legs, and is rather thin and not like a soldier, he is clever and familiar with human relations. He is most suitable to do such mundane trivial things.

This is a small two into the courtyard, the door pasted with fresh couplets, Shun Zi knocked on the door for a while, soon, a familiar little figure, then came out to open the door, "who is it?"

At the sight of Li Yuanqing, her small mouth couldn't help but cover it. For a moment, she ran to the house in a hurry. "Madam, madam, yes, yes, yes, I'm back."

Looking at the delicate figure of Xiaohe, Li Yuanqing could not help but also showed a trace of smile, "little girl, slow down. Don't fall. "

I haven't seen you for a few days. Maybe it's good to eat these days. The little girl seems to be more and more mellow and mellow when she opens up.

For a moment, Zhang yunniang, Liu Chunhua, wench, Xiaohe and Xiaolian all greet each other.

"Brother --"

Zhang yunniang gave a strong cry, and her tears couldn't stop rolling in her eyes. If she didn't care about the occasion and identity, she would immediately jump into Li Yuanqing's arms.

Li Yuanqing strode forward, smiling and holding Zhang yunniang's small hand, "Yun Niang, these days, you have worked hard."

At this moment, Zhang yunniang's thoughts were released in an instant. For a moment, she wiped her tears and said to Li Yuanqing in a low voice: "brother, go to the house first and let sister-in-law Chunhua arrange for these brothers. We still have guests."

"Guest?" Li Yuanqing eyebrows not from a pick, between the expression has been a bit unhappy.

This small house is full of his female dependents. Who will come here for the Spring Festival?

But for a moment, a familiar figure, Shi Shi ran, came out of the room. She gently said, "is Mr. Li back? I'm sorry. "

At the sight of her familiar pretty face, Li Yuanqing's expression was immediately relieved, showing a trace of unspeakable relaxed and happy smile, "madam, you are here. It's cold outside. Go to the inner room

It's actually Miss Qu's family.

How smart is Miss Qu? Naturally, he understood the unspeakable eagerness in Li Yuanqing's eyes. His pretty face was slightly red, and he said to his servant girl lotus root: "lotus root, help me to the house."

"Yes." Ou'er helped Miss Qu to the inner room. Li Yuanqing and Zhang yunniang also came in later.

Zhang yunniang personally made hot tea for Li Yuanqing. Several people exchanged greetings, and the estrangement of parting gradually dissipated.

Miss Qu said with a smile: "a few days ago, I heard that Mr. Li followed Mao's army gate and knocked down Zhenjiang city. It's really encouraging. But then, the Tartars attacked Zhenjiang again. Mao junmen and Mr. Li had no news. Yun Niang's sister was really worried. Mr. Li, can you tell me what happened these days? "

Zhang yunniang also pricked up her ears.

Li Yuanqing couldn't help laughing, "madam, Yun Niang, it's a long story."

With that, Li Yuanqing narrated the events after the Zhenjiang guard war to the two men. Of course, it was only a very general process, and all the details were ignored.

When Miss Qu's family heard this, she couldn't help but frown. She thought for a long time, and then she said, "the maojunmen are really far sighted, and the skilled people are bold. Retreating to Liaohai islands seems to have lost the initiative in Liaodong. However, JianNu was not good at water war. As long as time goes by, Mao's army will be able to make a comeback. "

Li Yuanqing can't help but look at the Miss Qu family with a certain degree of admiration. Unexpectedly, this little Niang PI not only can do business, but also has a vision far beyond ordinary people in military affairs.

However, after careful consideration, Li Yuanqing is also relieved. Even if the QUS are ordinary, they are still the blood of the Qu family. With the energy of the Qu family, how can their children's education level be poor?

This is also the biggest and most fatal key point between the common people and the gentry and aristocrats in the feudal era.

The gentry and nobles often have the best right to education, while the common people have many restrictions on learning knowledge.

If we lose the equal right to education, the gap between the two classes will be widened and will never be made up for.

Several people chatted for a while, and Miss Qu tried to say goodbye.

At this time, Zhang yunniang busy way: "minqiu sister, before Yun Niang can't help you, but now my brother is back. He must be able to help you. Shall we tell him about it? "

Miss Qu's pretty face turned red? Yun Niang's sister, this is my sister's family affair. Mr. Li, although he has the ability, how can he help me... "

How is pure Zhang yunniang the rival of Miss Qu family? "Brother, that's it. The uncle of the Qu family is the elder brother of sister minqiu. He wants her to remarry. ""Remarry?" Li Yuanqing said, his eyes narrowed slightly and looked at Miss Qu.

Miss Qu's pretty face is even more red. She was originally a widow. How could she say that?

Originally, the meeting with Zhang yunniang, on the one hand, is to keep in touch with Li Yuanqing. On the other hand, with the increase of acquaintance time, Miss Qu family also fell in love with the pure Zhang yunniang and regarded her as her sister.

Today, her elder brother sent someone to annoy her again. She had to come to Zhang yunniang to take refuge. Unexpectedly, Li Yuanqing came back.