Chapter 39: Viewing the Ceremony (I)
Jishui County
According to the plan, winter wheat is sown in October, and it is harvested at the end of May and early June, while rice is planted next, and winter wheat is planted in October.
It can also be replaced by not planting in winter, and planting two crops of rice, but this is too tense, to be planted around the Qingming time, summer solstice to summer summer harvest summer planting, cold dew to frost to harvest late rice, and winter will have nothing to do, time and manpower arrangements are not balanced, do not take.
At the beginning of Jishui County, due to the reason of reclamation, rice and wheat were planted at the same time, and now after the rice harvest, in order to unify the arrangement, and the harvest is somewhat delayed, it is not ready to plant another season of rice, and has been ordered to plant soybeans, and when it is harvested in October, the wheat is planted uniformly.
Bo Xue, the lord of Jishui County, went to Taisu County, and Lai Tongyu led the county to carry out farming, and by the end of June, it was almost completed.
On this day, just after dawn, a sound of horses' hooves was heard in the distance, and the road from the Jishui River to the county seat of Jishui was dusty, and a team of cavalry rushed over.
In a moment, it appeared, this is a dozen cavalrymen, all fierce, with a little tiredness on their faces, but they dare not slack off at all, and the horses are extremely fast.
The person at the head is about twenty-five years old, and the whole person has a spirit of toughness.
After the sun first rose, before the door could be opened, this group of cavalry had already rushed to the outside of Jishui County, Qi Qi restrained the war horse, the war horse neighed, very loud, for a time far away.
"Who's coming?" The arrival of this group of cavalry made the defenders of the city immediately vigilant, and someone had already reported it to the commander.
A moment later, the deputy team on duty at this time, Zheng He Qi, had already rushed to the city.
Walking to the city wall, leaning over and looking down a few times, He Qi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and asked loudly: "Who are you waiting for?"
Hearing the shouting from the city, one of the cavalry below immediately stepped out.
It was the young man who was the leader, he urged the dark horse, stepped forward and took a few steps, then raised his head and said loudly: "I am Han Yang, the black-clothed guard of the Wenyang Marshal's Mansion, and I came to Jishui County this time to meet the old lady on the order of the marshal." ”
Old lady, in Jishui County, everyone knows who she is referring to, but because of the beginning of the war, the defenders of Jishui County are very vigilant.
The city shouted to the deputy team Zheng He Qi, pondered for a moment, and asked loudly: "You said that you are the black-clothed guard of the Great Marshal's Mansion, what is the proof?"
"It's a waist card, it's proof. The man who claimed to be Han Yang took out an object, held it high above his head, shook it and said, but unfortunately this thing can only be seen up close to distinguish its authenticity.
There was silence for a moment, and after a while, the deputy team Zheng He Qi said again: "In this way, you can enter the city, they need to wait outside, and then we will discuss later, how about it?"
"Yes. ”
"Tell them to retreat a mile, and then I will open the door to welcome you into the city. ”
"Please wait a moment. As soon as he threw his hand at the person upstairs, Han Yang immediately turned his horse's head and said to the cavalry behind him: "Stand back one mile and wait in place!"
"No!" one of the men waved to the right and left, and the horsemen immediately turned their horses, stopped about a mile, and rested on the spot.
At this time, the drawbridge was slowly lowered, and the city gate was opened.
Han Yang rode into the city, and as soon as he entered, the drawbridge was raised high, and the city gate was closed again.
In this regard, Han Yang understands very well, this place has just experienced a big battle, and it would be strange if the garrison was lax.
"If it is the Han team, in Xia He Qi, it is rude to be appropriate, please forgive me. After entering the city, the deputy team Zheng He Qi checked the waist card on his body, and then returned it, saluting apologetically.
"No problem, the duty is, it should be. Han Yang smiled, and there was no reproach.
Seeing that the other party didn't blame him, the deputy team Zheng He Qi breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Team Han is here to visit the old lady?"
"That's right, I came to meet the old lady on the order of the marshal...... The old lady is in the city, right? If so, please take me there quickly, I have something important to discuss with the old lady. Thinking of his mission, Han Yang had no intention of talking about it anymore and said.
"Brother Blackguard ...... Outside the City"
"It's all right, let them wait there, don't let them wait too long, and I'll leave after a while. Han Yang stopped He Qi and said.
Seeing that Han Yang was in a hurry to meet the old lady, He Qizi would not stop him: "Since this is the case, I will let people take the Han team to the mansion." ”
Looking left and right, he pointed to one person and said, "Fire Chief Thirteen, you go and lead the way for Team Han." ”
"No. Then this person took a horse and set off with Han Yang to rush to the mansion.
Seeing this, Han Yang couldn't help but secretly admire, he had heard someone mention it before, saying that it was the army in Jishui County that was established for the first time was very brave and good at fighting, but it was inevitably despised in his heart.
No matter how good it is, but the soldiers of a new county are mostly taken from the homeless people, how can they beat the elite soldiers of the city?
But when I saw it today, it had changed a little, this place was not only properly governed, but also heavily guarded, and the soldiers patrolling in the city all had some skills, although they were not as good as the government soldiers, but they were not soft eggs.
The person chosen by the commander is indeed worthy of his reputation, and the ability to train soldiers in this county alone is already good.
Thinking of this, a few hints of thinking appeared in Han Yang's eyes, but Huo Chang Thirteen was a taciturn person, and he didn't say a word along the way.
When he spoke, he was already at the place: "Team Han, please wait." ”
In front of the mansion, Huo Chang Thirteen turned over and dismounted, and said to Han Yang, who nodded and watched him enter the mansion.
He stood in front of the mansion and looked at it carefully.
Although this place is the residence of the county order, it is not luxurious, spacious and elegant, and the luxury is insufficient, and the young master is not a person who likes luxury, and this is another advantage.
At this time, how many people don't like luxury?
is a person with a reputation like the Wang family and the Li family, and he is not restrained in this regard.
People are divided into several grades, and so on, people with money and status, even if they enjoy it, as long as they do not reach the point of anger and resentment that day, they will not be criticized.
Not long after the establishment of Jishui County, it was the time of development, if Wang Shoutian still paid attention to luxury, even if no one would say anything, it was just mediocre and inferior.
Now, it seems, he thought too much about it before.
The young master seems to have self-control, this mansion is only tall and bright, but it is very ordinary in terms of use, and the overall look is not like an official mansion, but a little like a military camp.
The black-clothed guard is the middle of the lineage of the handsome, with only 200 horsemen, although Han Yang only led 50 horsemen, but he was also the same as Jia Dou that day, he was the captain of Guoyi, and he was the core of the real power faction.
Just as he was thinking, the fire chief thirteen had already come out of it and said to him, "The old lady is already waiting in the hall, please." ”
"I'm tired. With a hand towards the other party, Han Yang stepped inside.
It's not that he is approachable, there is a huge difference in status between this Fire Chief Thirteen and him, but compared to him, this person may be Wang Shoutian's original team.
Even if he is just a fire chief, he may not be able to use it in the future, how can Han Yang not understand this truth?
Under the leadership of the thirteenth fire chief, he soon came to the front of the hall.
After a short pause outside, Han Yang carefully tidied up his clothes before entering the hall.
As soon as you enter this hall, your eyes will suddenly open up, this place is elegantly arranged, a few bamboo orchids, placed in the hall, in the air, there is a faint fragrance of flowers.
In the upper seat, a middle-aged lady sat there, and next to her stood a woman who looked like a maid, all looking at her.
Presumably that noble lady is the old lady of the Wang family, right?
Han Yang lowered his head, saluted upwards and said, "The black-clothed guards of the Wenyang Marshal's Mansion are Han Yang, and they have seen the old lady. ”
"Hurry up and excuse me, the old body is just a woman, and I don't deserve such a big gift from the Han team. Wang said above.
Han Yang still made a full salute, and then he was even.
"I don't know why the Han team is coming here?"
I had listened to the report of the thirteenth chief of fire before, and it was not very detailed, and I thought that it might be related to my own son, so the old lady took the lead in asking.
Han Yang bowed his hand respectfully and said, "Don't hide it from the old lady, Han Yang came here this time to pick up the old lady, the young lady and other family members and rush to Wenyang Mansion." ”
"Rushing to Wenyang Mansion?" these words shocked the old lady on the seat: "Could it be that something happened to Tian'er?"
"The old lady need not be alarmed. Han Yang explained: "The marshal has decided to accept Wang County's order as his heir, and sent Han Yang here to welcome a few people to participate in this matter. ”
Hearing this, Wang was stunned for a while, and for a while, the expression on his face was a little complicated.
After a long time, Fang said: "The old body knows, may I ask Team Han, when will I leave?"
"If it's convenient, prepare a little and leave immediately. If it's late, I'm afraid it won't be timely. Han Yang said.
Wang nodded: "That being the case, please allow the old man to work for a while." ”
"Naturally. Let someone take Han Yang down to rest, and the old lady of the Wang family sat there and was silent for a moment.
Turning her head to look at Hegui who was surprised next to her, the old lady sighed and said, "Hegui, go find the young lady and Su'er." ”
"No. He Gui knew that the family had something to discuss, so he was busy answering and went down.
After only a while, Zhao Wan and Su Su'er came together, and the two of them gave the old lady a salute.
The old lady hurriedly aroused the two of them and said, "No need to be polite, I have something to discuss with you." ”
"Mother-in-law, please speak. Zhao Wan had probably heard He Gui mention it, and she was not surprised, and there was joy in her eyes, but she still responded obediently.
"That's the case, the Shicai Marshal sent someone over to pick up Tian'er's family and rush to Wenyang Mansion to watch the ceremony, this time Tian'er was called by the Dashuai, which is a great thing. He has been chosen by the marshal, and he wants to accept him as his heir, so I will wait for him to go to the ceremony. Wan'er is Tian's daughter-in-law, so she wants to go, Su'er, you are also a member of the Wang family now, do you want to go with us to watch the ceremony?"
The old lady looked at the girl who was dressed lightly and beautifully.
Su Su'er smiled and said, "If you don't dislike it, Su'er will follow you wherever you go." ”
"My good girl, how can I dislike you?" Hearing this, the old lady suddenly smiled and bent her eyebrows.
Since a few days ago, this Su'er showed her first medical skills and cured the old lady of her leg soreness for many years, and the old lady has become more and more affectionate with her.
Zhao Wan saw it on the side and lowered her eyes slightly.
"Wan'er, you go and clean up quickly, after a pillar of incense, I will set off to Wenyang Mansion later. When she was in a daze, the old lady had already ordered it down.
Zhao Wan hurriedly responded and said, "Yes!"