I have a backstage in Datang

The war is about to break out, there is nothing soft-hearted!

Some have only one word...

kill!

Ma Sanbao's face was as sinking as water, his eyes were like burning fire, and he pierced through the distance, looking at the Turkic army below the mountain like a tide.

There are more than [-] people, there are no boundaries, and the dust covers the sky and the sun, as if even the sky and the earth are about to be overwhelmed by the momentum of the Turkic people.

But Gu Jiajun's three thousand iron armor was not taken away by the momentum.

On the contrary, there was a wave of excitement on everyone's face.

"General, kill?"

"General, kill or not?"

"General..."

There was a frantic tremor in the voices of the soldiers.

But Ma Sanbao never issued a military order, he just held his iron spear tightly with both hands, his body was straight, motionless like a mountain, standing like a sculpture in the forest.

Without his military orders, the three thousand iron armor could only continue to hide. Many soldiers' eyes flashed with desire, but they could only watch the Turkic people continue to pass through their defense lines.

This wait is half an hour.

At least [-] to [-] cavalry roared past.

There are [-] to [-] cavalry, and they are still Turkic cavalry...

A trace of caution flashed in Sanqian Tiejia's heart, but no thoughts of fear or fear arose.

So what if there are 3000 or 8 cavalry?The iron cavalry of their Gu Family Army still dare to rush forward to kill them, even though they only have [-] people, but they are the most fierce iron cavalry in the world, so what if there are [-] or [-] people, we will launch a ruthless attack to kill you all the same.

I just don't know why, General Ma Sanbao never gave the order to charge.

Since there was no order, they had to continue to wait.

Until, all the Turkic cavalry roared past...

The cavalry of this era is extremely fast, and half an hour is enough to run for thirty or forty miles. It seems that in the blink of an eye, [-] to [-] Turkic people have disappeared into the horizon.

But at this time, there was another cloud of dust in the rear.

"coming!"

Ma Sanbao finally spoke slowly, with a hint of excitement in his tone.

The soldiers were slightly surprised, and couldn't help looking down along the mountain forest. Suddenly, their hearts were shocked, and great ecstasy appeared on their faces.

As far as the eye can see, there are countless Turkic troops again. This army also has 8 or [-] people, but it is not the cavalry that rushed past.

But auxiliary soldiers.

It is a Turkic auxiliary soldier with a bullock.

This auxiliary troop is so huge, it is as big as a winding dragon. Standing on the mountain forest and looking at it from a distance, I saw this troop stretching out for five or six miles, unable to look at each other from head to tail, and all eyes were full of bullocks .

"call!"

Ma Sanbao let out a breath of hot air, and slowly raised his cold iron spear. Suddenly, his face was ferocious, and he let out a grin like a night owl, and said: "Today, the little master is baptized on the full moon, and I want to give it to the little master Sending you a great gift..."

He paused slightly while speaking, turned his head to look at Sanqian Tiejia, and said in a deep voice: "Sanqian Tiejia, listen to the order."

Boom!

The knights held their breath for a moment.

A great killing intent filled the sky.

Ma Sanbao's eyes widened, and he suddenly let out a stern voice, and roared: "For decades, the Central Plains have suffered from the Turks. Whenever autumn comes, the Turks will go south to plunder. They rob us of our wealth and kill us. Relatives, they regard the Central Plains as their own granary, and when they want to eat food, they bring steers over, just like transporting them, and they are complacent and indifferent. In the past, we could only endure this kind of indifference, because our Han family was weak and could not beat them... ..."

"We dragged our feet along, we had tears in our eyes, we listened to the cries of the common people, and witnessed our relatives being tortured and killed by them."

"But today, we don't just live by it."

"They are coming to rob wealth again. They still bring bullocks to assist them. They think that the Central Plains is still their granary, and they can transport the grain back casually. Where did the grain come from? That is because they killed the people of the Han family. Got it later."

"They can rob, so can we. Today, we want them to know that those who plunder people's wealth will be killed one day..."

"Bros!"

"Let us roar, raise our butcher's knives, today we will make the most tyrannical voice, and let everyone in the world know one thing..."

"This place will be named Gu from now on!"

"Kill!"

Three thousand iron armors, like a tiger coming out of a cage, like a torrent of steel rushing down the ambush forest in an instant.

There is no kindness between each other and the world's enemies.

Yes, just a kill.

The Gu family's iron cavalry is too fierce, it can be regarded as the fiercest cavalry in this era.

If there were tanks in ancient times, every cavalry in these three thousand iron armors could be called a tank.All the cavalry were wearing thick iron armor, and even the horses were covered with a layer of thick armor. Under the charge of the whole army, no flesh and blood could stop it.

The huge butcher knife raised...

The rapid horseshoe impact...

With a flash of the cold knife light, a human head flew up.

This is indeed a massacre.

At the peak of the three thousand iron armor, Ma Sanbao turned into a life-harvesting ghost. Every time he swung the iron spear, two or three Turkic people flew out backwards.

But there is one more fierce than him.

That was the madness of killing people like mowing grass.

But seeing that Li Yuanji rode alone, he seemed to be the God of Killing returning from the underworld, and he also used iron spears, and there were no live cattle in the places he passed...

This guy really deserves to be a lunatic on the battlefield, once he is killed, there is no way for any creature to survive.

But as long as he can breathe, everyone who stands in front of him is dead.

The three thousand iron armors have only one purpose today, and that is the tens of thousands of bullocks that symbolize wealth. As for the [-] to [-] Turkic auxiliary soldiers who came with them, they are just a stumbling block preventing them from collecting bullocks.

Since it is a stumbling block, just move it away.

It's just that the method of moving away is a bit inhumane.

They want to present a generous gift to the little master...

……

The iron pot was steaming, and the water was boiling.

The wormwood that grows best in autumn is cut off by the oldest blind man in the village, and then chooses the most vigorous old leaves, picks them off and throws them into the iron pot.

While the hot water is boiling, the aroma of wormwood is gradually boiled out.

Xiaoqing was holding an antique copper basin, and Xiaorou was holding a soft cloth as white as snow. The two girls stood side by side, solemnly beside the iron pot.

Li Jiancheng's official wife, Zheng Guanyin, was a former princess. At this time, she was holding a golden spoon in her hand.

Li Shimin's first wife, the eldest Sun, is the current princess, but at this time she can only hold a silver spoon in her hand.

The two daughters are the aunts of Baby Tiger, and today they are responsible for taking the wormwood soup from the iron pot.

Since ancient times, an uncle is like a father, and an aunt is really like a mother, so every child's full moon baptism, the greatest pampering is the aunt's love grass soup, which symbolizes the protection from the mother's mother clan, which can make children more healthy growth.

Under the eyes of countless people, Zheng Guanyin and Changsun took the first pot of wormwood soup.

Then, Xiaoqing and Xiaorou walked into the house with a copper basin and a soft cloth.

According to the ancient rituals of the Han family, there should be three baptisms for a baby's full moon baptism. [Note: This is not feudal superstition, but the traditional culture of the Han family]

The first washing, cleansing of dirt, is done by the father to wash away the breath of hell brought by the child when he was born.

Gu Tianya's movements were very gentle, and he wiped it gently with a soft cloth dampened with warm water.After wiping, he leaned down, kissed his son, and said with a smile: "Little thing, congratulations on getting through the calamity of the full moon."

This sentence is sincerely happy.

Even in the era of extremely developed later generations, a child's full moon is also a catastrophe. A little carelessness often leads to accidents. Therefore, a child's ability to cross the full moon symbolizes the first catastrophe after birth. .

After the first wash comes the second wash.

The courtyard outside the house was densely packed with people. Those who could stand in the courtyard to watch the ceremony had to be at least the official wives of the duke and the marquis. However, many ladies were smiling and couldn't help saying some words of blessing. Between the blessings, the two aunts of Baby Tiger took the second pot of wormwood soup.

The second wash is to eliminate disasters and pray for blessings.

This baptism is a mother's baptism, which needs to be performed by Zhaoning himself, but not only Zhaoning, but all lucky people who have been mothers can participate.

Thus, under the envy of countless people, several noble ladies of the Tang Dynasty stepped into the seemingly ordinary hut in front of them.

Being able to baptize the Gu family's baby tiger itself represents a kind of status and strength.

Lee Hyo-gong's wife...

Fang Xuanling's main wife...

Madam Cheng...

Madam Qin...

More than a dozen noble ladies stood by the bed, all looked at the baby lovingly, and offered their blessings together, with a solemn face, and said in a deep voice: "We are all mothers. Since ancient times, mothers are strong, but now motherhood Zhilie, warn the ghosts and gods of the common people, the tiger baby of the Gu family should be protected by our maternal love, anyone who dares to covet the little baby, we will eat its flesh..."

This is the oath and threat from motherhood, which symbolizes the declaration of war and intimidation on certain levels. The concept of the ancients is different from that of modern people. I am not begging for the blessings of the common people, ghosts and gods, but threatening you existences to leave. After you leave far away, our children will naturally be healthy and healthy.

A woman is strong as a mother, and dares to fight for her life with ghosts and gods.

In the cognition of the ancients, fighting with ghosts and gods will shorten the lifespan, so it is actually a great gift for these noble ladies to baptize the tiger cubs. [Note: Although this is superstition from a modern perspective, it does not prevent us from respecting the ideas of the ancients. 】

Zhaoning was obviously very moved, bowed his knees to salute the ladies, and solemnly said: "Thank you sisters-in-law for blessing the children."

Everyone hurriedly returned the gift and said: "Whatever the princess said, we are all good friends. Although the tiger baby is your son, but the little baby is our junior. We don't care if we can ward off disasters and pray for the child. Don't lose your life."

The second wash is done.

Xiaoqing Xiaorou went out of the house again with the copper basin, and asked the two princesses to take the third basin of wormwood soup.

Next is the third washing, wishing the children to grow up and become talents.

Dozens of noble ladies in the yard all looked enviously at an old man, that is Wen Zhongzi, who is famous all over the world, who claims to be a figure who directly pursues the sages of the Confucian family. The Gu family's tiger cub was baptized.

Being baptized by this old man, the baby tiger will immediately be cast as a Confucian. No matter how mischievous it may be, and even when it grows up to be ignorant, when people mention the baby tiger, they must give it a thumbs up. , solemnly said: "That is a child who can read."

So this third baptism is also called the blessing of the elders.The elders here do not mean older, but people who have profound knowledge and penetrate the world, implying that the baby will grow up and become a talent, revealing the essence of the traditional culture of the Han family.

After the three washings, the etiquette is not over.

I saw two elderly ladies walk into the house, and they lit an oil lamp together with loving faces, and then handed the oil lamp to Gu Tianya's mother.

Holding the oil lamp, Mrs. Gu irradiated the baby tiger's forehead a few times symbolically, with incomparable pampering in her eyes, and said softly and lovingly: "The forehead is like a red light, and the star of life is bright. Yin body, you should live in the yang world for a hundred years, dear grandma, you are welcome to be reborn in our door."

The two older ladies stood aside, and at the same time raised their voices and shouted to the outside: "Please come in, Uncle Tiger Baby, and cut the baby's fetal hair."

This is the most important part no matter ancient or modern.

Whether in ancient times or in later generations, when a child is full moon, the uncle must pick up the scissors and cut off the lanugo, because the lanugo is born with it, which means that it has a connection with another world, so it has to be cut off by the mother. The elder brother or the younger brother would do it himself, using the blood of a man to cut off this connection.

Of course, it is definitely not really cutting off the child's hair with scissors, but just shaking it symbolically and cutting a little hair. [This paragraph of description must have been experienced by readers who have been parents^-^]

"Please bring Uncle Tiger Baby into the house..."

The two noble ladies shouted softly again.

In the courtyard, Li Jiancheng suddenly stretched out his hand and pushed Li Shimin, and said with a smile, "Second brother, you can go."

Li Shimin was obviously taken aback, and said in astonishment: "Brother, you are Baby Tiger's uncle."

The implication is self-explanatory, as the second child, he is not qualified to do this etiquette.

Li Jiancheng laughed and said, "I'm already a 'dead person'. It's unlucky to cut a child's hair, but you are the new crown prince, and you are responsible for the luck of the whole country. Only by cutting the baby tiger's hair can it bring him the greatest protection..."

Li Shimin was startled again, still a little unwilling, and said: "Brother, I think you are qualified. As long as you live for a day, I, Li Shimin, can only be the second child in the family."

Li Jiancheng stood up helplessly, sighed and said, "I haven't recovered from my cough yet, and entering the house may affect the baby. We are uncles, and everything is for the baby."

Li Shimin suddenly realized, and immediately said solemnly: "Then I will go in, you don't go in. Although Gu Tianya said that you are already cured, but we brothers should be careful, baby tiger is too small, so don't pass your cough to him .”

"Brother is exactly this worry!" Li Jiancheng also looked solemn.