[Ming] Wuzong's Chronicle of Rebirth

The eight years of Hongzhi passed in a hurry in the discussion of whether to resume the mutual market in Hami.Naturally, the atmosphere of the new year is getting stronger in the capital city, but there is no such relaxed and lively atmosphere in Hami city.

In Hami City Lord's Mansion, Xu Jin hastily opened the eight hundred li urgent letter from Beijing.After a closer look, it was a letter written by his mentor Ma Wensheng, briefly stating his appointment to stay in Hami, and the imperial court's plan to open a mutual market in Hami, asking him not to return to Gansu as a teacher, but to wait for the imperial court's order.

Seeing Xu Jin's expression changed, military advisor Qin Linchao hurriedly asked, "What did you say in the general's letter?"

Xu Jin smiled wryly: "Qingxi, we must celebrate the New Year in Hami." Qingxi is Tan Linchao's word.Xu Jin handed him the thin letter paper.

He himself naturally knew the reason, but it was just that he was unfavorable in his career, which was quite a demotion in disguise.Although it is said that there is still a turning point for the mutual market, but it doesn’t matter whether the mutual market will be successful or not. Ah Mahei has fled and the mutual market has started. Is he really willing to give up Hami?

"Wang Longbiao's poem, I only love the next song. In the whole poem, there are the last two lines that I like the most. The yellow dust is full of ancient and modern times, and the bones are messy. Qingxi, I don't know when I will be full of people outside the Great Wall A handful of loess among the bones." Although Xu Jin was a general, he was actually a literati.Knowing the cruelty of the battlefield, he can better understand those parts of the ancient poems that were originally vague.

"General, why did you say that? There is great potential for this matter. Since the closure of Jiayuguan, the people have been furious. There is no tea outside the pass, and horses are rare inside the pass. Although Ah Mahei escaped, our army only had 4000 people and beat them. Falling flowers and flowing water. Ah Ma Hei is not to be feared.” Qin Linchao is different from orthodox literati like Xu Jin. Chinese literati always think that what is needed to conquer others is morality and etiquette. They don’t know that for the poor, half a bucket of rice can actually be bent down.

"Now the imperial court has issued a decree to open a mutual market, and let the adults station here. It can be seen that the imperial court attaches great importance to it. If the adults can do it well, it must be a great achievement."

Tan Linchao was talking about the possibility of starting a mutual market, but Xu Jin was thinking about something else.The civil officials headed by Mr. Xu Ge have always advocated abandoning the northwest and putting the main force on the Tatars.And his mentor Ma Wensheng does not advocate the establishment of a mutual market now.Since neither party agrees with this matter, but it has been done, it is self-evident who is going to do it.

Since it was the Holy Majesty's will... Xu Jin felt full of vitality when he thought about whose intention it was.

For the Hami people, sheep and horses are the most important property.But every war will cause the Hami people to lose these precious properties, or lose their most precious lives.

"Grandma, Auntie, the sheep are back, the sheep are back." Kerim happily ran home with the five sheep that belonged to him, not even caring if he dropped his worn-out shoes.

When Kerim's grandma saw the thin but strong sheep in front of her, she slapped him without thinking. "Little Kerim, your father has gone, your elder brother has gone, you are the only child of the Kurban family now. Why do you want to provoke the imperial army? If something happens to you, you want grandma, you What should I do?!

The father of Crimea was killed by the subordinates of Shanba, and the eldest brother of Crimea was killed by Amahei who occupied Hami.Kerim's grandmother exchanged [-] sheep for the lives of the two women and the little Kerim, leaving only five lambs.

The grandma who has no sheep can only support the three of them by serving the war horse with the grandma.After raising the five lambs like caring for children, the imperial army drove away Ah Mahei.Those people took all five of their sheep away, and grandma and grandma almost died of grief.

You can live without the sheep, but Little Kerim actually went to steal the sheep back. What will those people do if they find them?

Little Kerim was not annoyed when he was beaten, and he still said happily: "No, grandma, they returned the sheep by themselves. They are returning the things at the city lord's mansion. They said that as long as someone can prove that the things are You can bring back your own. As soon as I yelled, the lambs came back with me. I heard that we will be sending mixed noodles tomorrow." Little Kerimu said so nicely, but grandma didn't believe it. "You must have lied to me. How can there be such a good thing."

"Mother, Crimea didn't lie to you. I just went to the city lord's mansion and saw with my own eyes that Crimea brought the lamb back." Today, Crimea's mother accompanied the aunt next door to bring back her own horse. , I happened to see the Crimean leading the sheep.Everyone praises the well-raised sheep in Crimea.

"Why did the imperial army do such a good thing?" Grandma has lived for more than 50 years and has seen countless troops, but she has never heard of such a thing.

"I heard that we will open a mutual market here. In the future, the whole sheep and horse business in Hami will be here." A Niang in Crimea said happily. More business means more rich people and more people. work.In this way, she can feed Kerim well. Kerim is the only man in the family, so he must grow up quickly.

If this is the case, it is more than Hami's business. "Krimu takes good care of your sheep, and I'm going to your grandma Yili's house." The Kurban family is destined to not have an ordinary life, and now the opportunity has come.

It's another year of Lantern Festival, but this year Zhu Houzhao didn't watch the Lantern Festival, but slipped into Andinghou Mansion to eat Lantern Festival with Du Ruo.

"The food from your family is still delicious. Well, I have decided to forgive the soup garden stuffed with sesame seeds." Zhu Houzhao put a dumpling filled with cherry stuffing into his mouth, the sweet taste, Zhu Houzhao decided to forget that he was beaten this morning Sesame stuffed glutinous rice balls filled by Zhang Shisheng.

"Didn't you not like eating glutinous rice balls before?" Du Ruo smiled and added a few more glutinous rice balls of different flavors for Zhu Houzhao.

"You know my mother's brutal behavior, so it's no wonder I like eating glutinous rice balls." Zhu Houzhao's mother is from the south, and her hometown has the habit of eating glutinous rice balls during the Spring Festival. Every year, Zhu Houzhao is forced to eat twelve before giving up.At this point, the two mothers are really alike.

When Du Ruo heard him talk about the things they had experienced together, she suddenly had a wonderful feeling of traveling back in time, as if she and Zhu Houzhao were still living in modern times. "Auntie just wants to have a good meaning. Twelve months, every month holds ingots." In Zhu Houzhao's mother's hometown, glutinous rice balls are also called ingots.

"Actually, I miss it after not eating it for a long time." The glutinous rice balls made by Zhu's mother are actually delicious, but the quantity is a bit big. "Speaking of which, my mother also made glutinous rice balls with this flavor."

"I learned it from my aunt. How does it taste? Have you inherited the essence of my aunt?" In modern times, Master Zhu was a culinary idiot, and he was picky again. Du Ruo had no choice but to do it himself.

"Of course it's my mother's delicious food. My mother's glutinous rice balls are a must. There's also my mother's whole pig feast. It's a pity that you have to observe filial piety for three years, so you can't do it for the time being." Zhu Houzhao told the ancient There is a little bit of resentment in this way of keeping filial piety.After finally finding his lover who had been separated for many years, now he can't even meet him face to face.This feeling is called a tangle.

"Don't keep eating these clear soups with little water, you are growing your body." Du Ruoshang could only eat rough tea and light rice in Xiaozhong, and according to strict etiquette, he could not eat big fish and big meat.Zhu Houzhao saw things like tofu and vegetables a few times.Du Ruo has been back in the capital for more than half a year, but he didn't grow any meat, and Zhu Houzhao scratched his ears and cheeks in a hurry.

"Actually, it's nothing. These things are always exquisite, rich in vitamins, protein, nutritious, and not bad in taste." Du Ruo thinks these dishes are delicious. The dishes are no worse than ordinary home-cooked dishes, and the dishes prepared by modern top chefs are no worse.

Zhu Houzhao managed to fill a large bowl of glutinous rice balls into his stomach, and suddenly remembered Du Ruo's angry young master. "To be honest, is it because of your crazy master that you don't eat meat?"

The Bai Anxian recommended by Jiang Bingyan is not only an angry youth but also an old antique.Why Du Ruo kept his filial piety and ran around, why the Hou Mansion was too wasteful and so on.Zhu Houzhao didn't know how this man's head grew. No one took him seriously, and he still considered himself an elder.

"Why did he get involved again? After all, the Dus and his wife raised me, and I should honor their filial piety according to the current etiquette." Du Ruo finished eating the glutinous rice balls, and handed him a small bowl of thick hawthorn water. digestion.

"That's right, if my emperor's father died, I'd probably die of grief too." Zhu Houzhao took a sip lightly, very sour, "It's so sour." Zhu Houzhao grabbed the tea next to him and drank it vigorously, finally better.He gossiped again: "Whether Bai Anxian can pass the examination or not?"

"Drink it obediently. You have to go back to the palace later. If you have food and blow cool breeze, what should you do if you are sick?" Du Ruo pushed the hawthorn water back again. "Why are you so curious about him?"

"Do you still remember the Fan Jinzhongju you learned in junior high school? Don't you think he looks a lot like him? You thought that reading the books of sages would make you superior to others." It wasn't that Du Ruo was biased against scholars, it was Bai Anxian who was so weird.He regards himself as noble, and laments his bad luck every day. His colleagues have been praised by famous scholars, and he also said that he is following others.

"He doesn't do very well, but he's not a bad person. There are old parents, mothers, wives, and children to take care of at home. I just take it as a good deed." If Du Ruo needs a decent master, Bai Anxian still has a little talent. He doesn't get annoyed at how much he doesn't want to talk to him, but it's actually cute when he thinks about it.

Zhu Houzhao drank the hawthorn water while listening to Du Ruo. "It's over, my teeth are going to be sore." After speaking, he touched his cheek with an unbearable look.

Du Ruo hurriedly handed him the tea to rinse his mouth, "After drinking, let's set off the fireworks together. I'm still in Xiaozhong, so I can't blow it up, but I prepared a small firecracker, so it can be regarded as an atmosphere."

Zhu Houzhao happily set off fireworks with Du Ruo again.