Bright Spring

Chapter 984 The Hot Kang Head

The soldiers who returned to the station of the guard were dismissed and divided into several groups to go south.Some people went to Shenyang and Liaoyang; a few people went to Daning City in the west, which belonged to the Tunbao Guard of the original Daning Capital Division.The military officers will get a job, and when they arrive at the place where there is an official shop, they can eat and live for free, and supplement the food and grass for the horses.

Sun Yonger was supposed to go to Shenyang Zuowei, but the camp he started from was on the side of the Xiliao River, which was closer to Daning City.He asked Baihu for leave, and wanted to go south with the brothers in the direction of Daning, and go to pick up his family first.

After dark, he went to see Zhou Yuanzhong, Shangfeng of Jinyiwei, to say hello and inform him of his whereabouts.

Jin Yiwei is one of the emperor's pro-military guards, originally a military post in the Beijing camp, but this week Yuanzhong is stationed in Daning, and he is very familiar with everything in the area.After hearing Sun Yonger's words, he immediately realized, "Family? Are you talking about the widow Wang who sells glutinous rice at Caishikou?"

Sun Yong said: "Her surname is Li, and we are married."

Zhou Yuanzhong shook his head and said: "Second Sun, on the surface, we made a seventh-rank officer for you. The seventh-rank officer in the army is a little bit different, it is indeed compared to the magistrate who is not an official, but he also manages dozens of officials. No. People. You just find a widow as your first spouse, what do I say to you? Not to mention that you must find Lao Taishan, a seventh-rank official, but what is so difficult about marrying a yellow girl?"

Sun Yong'er smiled disapprovingly: "I wanted her earlier." Zhou Yuanzhong didn't seem to think highly of Sun Yong'er's wife, but Sun Yong'er didn't care about such words at all.After all, he was often looked down upon by others, and Shangguan only joked about it.

Zhou Yuanzhong let out a sigh of relief: "Forget it, I don't care about this kind of thing."

Sun Yong clasped his fists and said, "The last general will retire."

Zhou Yuanzhong stopped him again, looked at his legs and said, "Can you ride a horse?"

Sun Yong said: "It's been more than a month, and riding a horse is fine. It's just walking that still hurts."

Zhou Yuanzhong nodded and said, "Go."

Sun Yonger had an arrow wound on his left calf, the outside of which had healed, but the flesh was not yet fully healed.However, some of the doctors in the Wounded Barracks were well-known doctors sent by the Imperial Hospital, and most of them healed Sun Yong'er's wound.

This wound was left when the Tatars were lured to attack the supply camp.At that time, Shenyang Zuowei, where Sun Yonger was, was one of the troops on the left wing who pretended to be defeated to lure the enemy.This kind of thing is usually done by the army of the guards, and the elite from the Beijing camp are behind; some guards didn't pretend to be defeated at all, they were really defeated, very realistic.

The Tatars' cavalry and shooting were really sharp, and Sun Yonger had no experience, so he stood in the wrong position, and when the cavalry rushed close to him, he immediately hit several arrows in a row.Fortunately, before departure, the army issued a set of armor. The arrows on the chest and thighs only wounded the skin, and only the arrow on the calf was very deep.

At that time, a small flag leader surnamed Zhang under his command ran eastward with Sun Yong'er on his back, and Sun Yong'er was out of danger.When he went to Shenyang, Sun Yonger wanted to have a drink with him.In battle, even generals and President Qian would die. If he hadn't relied on his companions as a general, he might not be able to come back.Just like General He Hao, who used to be in Daning City and was unambiguous, he took the lead in the horse battle and made up for his mistakes, but he was hacked terribly by the Tatars.

A few days later, the troops of the Weisuo Army on the West Road found Laoha River and went south along the river.

The hillsides in the distance are mostly wasteland, and some gravel fields don't even grow weeds.However, the water and grass around the valley are abundant, and the pasture in summer can grow to a person's height. The land here is very fertile.It's just that there are almost no people around, and occasionally you can see some herdsmen's tents, which should be Wuliangha people from Fuyuwei.

The crowd continued to go south, and everyone could see the forts and official shops of the Ming army.Most of those forts are also near the Laoha River, and people have opened up the water-rich valleys into patches of cropland.The Han people still like farming rather than animal husbandry, because with the same size of land, they can harvest more from farming.

The battlefield filled with gunpowder and blood has gone far away. On the sunny river bank, the families of the soldiers in the army station are watching the soldiers on the post road from afar in the rice fields.From time to time came the laughter of children.There was a boy at the edge of the field, pointing at the people and horses on the road, and calling out for his father. It is estimated that the father of the boy was also a sergeant in the army, wearing the same clothes.Soon a woman came from the field and left with her baby in her arms.The men on the road burst into laughter, and some people spoke various dialects and called the child to call him father.

Looking at all this, Sun Yonger only felt that he was thinking about Li Shi more than he was in the barracks.

When he was about to arrive in Daning City, Sun Yonger changed his clothes in a post station and put on the neat and beautiful military uniform.This military uniform is usually worn during inspections and ceremonies, and it is inconvenient to wear when marching, and there is no place to wash the white lining.

So the military households who were traveling with him all looked at him like a monkey, and some of them even spoke a few words of kind sarcasm in various dialects.Most of the Han people in the Liaodong capital moved here after Hongwu, and the military households and their families were the majority, and there were people from anywhere.

But Sun Yonger didn't care.Not only did he hurt his leg on the battlefield this time, but he also scratched his face when he fell. He suffered a stroke, ate and slept in the open, and he lost a lot of weight.He only thought that when he met his newly married wife who had just been together for a few days, he was always so embarrassed and changed back to his original bear.

When Sun Yonger came to Caishikou on horseback, all the familiar scenes appeared before his eyes again.It is still so noisy here, surrounded by tall buildings and dilapidated shop fronts, traffickers and decent rich people are also active on the same street.

In front of Wangji's shop, there were a few people buying Guozi there.Sure enough, Mrs. Li was also here to help, she was buried in the shop rubbing her face.

Sun Yonger led the horse and walked over slowly, his legs were still a little limp.The old lady of the Wang family who was selling Guozi saw him first, and blurted out in surprise, "You're back."

Several people who bought Guozi turned their heads to look at Sun Yonger.He was neatly dressed, with a weapon on his body, and a horse in his hand, but his appearance changed a little after several months of eating and sleeping, and his limping appearance showed a little vicissitudes.Mrs. Li also raised her head and looked at Sun Yonger.There was also a look of surprise on her face, she stared at Sun Yong Er for a long time, and after a while she came back to her senses, stroked her sweaty temple hair with the back of her hand, and walked out quickly from the door.

"Where did you get hurt?" Li asked with concern, her face full of pity.

Sun Yonger shook his head and said, "It's okay, I let a Tatar cavalry shoot an arrow in my leg, and it's almost healed."

"It's good that people are fine." Li turned around in a hurry and said, "I went to wash my hands and tie the horse. You can go in and sit down."

Sun Yonger found a place by himself at the door, tied up the horse, and entered the house.Mrs. Li squatted in front of him again, wanting to see if his injury was okay, he patted his left leg and said: "The scars on the outside are all healed, and you can't see anything, go back and have a look."

Li Shi said: "There is a doctor at the opposite door. I heard that he is very magical. I will call him later."

Sun Yong said: "Can you surpass the medical officers of the Imperial Hospital?" Seeing that Li Shi didn't quite understand, he said, "The medicine for the army doctors sent by the Holy One is also a good medicine for the emperor."

Mrs. Li asked kindly again: "Husband must be hungry, the glutinous rice balls are too oily, I'll cook a bowl of noodles."

"Stop busy, sit down, I have something to say." Sun Yong said, and he glanced at the old woman of the Wang family in front of the shop.

Li Shi had no choice but to sit down on the bench next to her.

Sun Yong said: "I came back from leave, and I have to go to Shenyang Zuowei as soon as possible. It was agreed before that I will pick you up to Shenyang after the war. Both old people will go, and the shop here will be transferred to others as soon as possible. "

He paused for a moment, and then said: "I haven't received the official salary for these few months; I heard that if the battle is won, the Holy Majesty will allocate money to reward the soldiers, and there is probably a sum of money. I will arrange for you after taking the money. In the past, you didn’t have to worry about your livelihood.”

The old woman turned her head and said, "We won't go."

Sun Yong said: "Business is not a business. If you go to the east, you should have someone to take care of you."

Mrs. Li said cautiously: "You can set up a family business with these harvests, and you are an official again. Are we dragging you down?"

Sun Yonger smiled, shook his head and said: "I escaped from the guard before, and I had no land and no livelihood in Daning City. No one knew about it. Later, when I bought Guozi at your house and saw your mother and daughter, I felt that there are still good people in this world. Sometimes I still dream that I can have such a family, a woman and a child. Hot kang head."

He spoke very plainly, but suddenly remembered to speak casually.But Li Shi was very moved, she looked at Sun Yonger, her eyes were faintly red.Her expression looked a bit sad, but Sun Yonger was not uncomfortable anymore, I don't know why she looked like that.Perhaps, only when you are a bit famous and recall the past at this moment, you will feel sad.

Sun Yonger was also affected by her emotions, and said a few more words: "You are very kind to people, and you look good when you smile. The little girl is alive and kicking all day long, making people happy. If I hadn't met your wife, I would really I don’t think there’s any meaning in this world.”

For a while, Sun Yonger was also a little surprised, he spoke from the heart, but he didn't expect that he could speak well.It doesn't matter if you say it out loud, Li Shi is indeed a little uncomfortable in front of him, and she is too flattering, maybe she also thinks that marrying an official is a bit unreasonable.As Zhou Yuanzhong said, this kind of thing is not very common.

However, it was still very noisy outside, with all kinds of hawking and shouting, and occasionally the sound of laughing and beating, which was incompatible with the mood here.But Sun Yonger and Li Shi didn't care, even the old woman of the Wang family seemed to be forgotten by them for a while.

Mrs. Li stretched out her hand to hold Sun Yonger's palm, her red eyes suddenly showed a smile, and said in a low voice, "We'll go with you. When we get to Shenyang Zuowei, I'll give birth to a few babies for you, so that we can live a good life together. "

Sun Yonger also became happy, and said with a smile: "Very good, very good."

Outside the door, there are some pitted brick floors, as dusty as before.But today's sunshine seems to be particularly bright.

Chapter 985 Come and Go

The Tatar envoys, Asari and other party, under the escort of Ming army cavalry, have arrived at the distant Ming capital.

The envoys were arranged to a place called Huitongguan. They will attend a dismounting banquet hosted by Ming officials within three days before discussing business matters.

Sure enough, as Alutai said, the Tatar envoys don't need to worry about their safety.Whether the officials in the capital are hostile or hate the Tatars is not important at all. They have their own complicated rules and will only deal with everything according to experience and habits.Moreover, there are envoys from many countries in the same hall, and the reception rules are the same.

As soon as Ashali arrived in the capital, she was immediately invited to the imperial city by the eunuch.Perhaps because the emperor knew Asari, her arrangement was a bit special.

It was morning when Ashali entered the city.There are so many people in the city at this time, the roads are also congested, and the streets are crowded with people.But as soon as she entered the imperial city, she suddenly felt quiet. Inside and outside the red wall, there were simply two worlds.

After walking through the majestic towers, Asari followed the eunuch into the palace.She walked for a while, before crossing a white marble bridge over a river in a palace, and then entered a palace.The double eaves of the palace in the distance are scattered and ups and downs, and the end can't be seen. I don't know how wide the palace is.

Daming's imperial city is very grand and imposing, and Ashali will inevitably be shocked when she comes.In the past, the Mongols' imperial city in Dadu might have been so spectacular, but when Asari was born, the Mongols had already been driven to the grasslands, and she had never seen them before.

In this palace, it feels more peaceful.There were no two people in the huge room, only the emperor Zhu Gaoxu was standing behind a huge table.Pressing his hands on the table case, he lay there looking at the large drawings spread on the table.