Time passed little by little, and the weather became colder day by day. On the fifth day of December, the unexpected heavy snow fell on Wonju, covering the hills and mountains with a huge white blanket.
Li Shan stood under the eaves, staring aimlessly at the snowflakes dancing and leaping in front of his eyes. He suddenly remembered the Mayi Tenth Day two years ago, which also had such heavy snow. He made up his mind in that small village. With one blow, from that moment on, he jumped out of the trap and gave Pei Shiju's old fox a heavy blow for the first time.
At the same time, it was also the beginning of his rise to fame all over the world. Li Shan thought of the old and strong Liu Shirang, the cautious but naughty Zhang Gongjin, Guo Ziheng and Du Shiyuan who later rebelled in Yuan Junzhang's old army, and the later emperor who entered the court. He Liu, who lives in Sun Moon Lake and is also with the army this time, and many, many others...
In fact, Li Shan rarely saw snow in his previous life. In this life, he can see heavy snowfall every year. It seems that snow has become a symbol of Li Shan and a sign of good fortune for him.
The earliest was in the last battle in Shandong, beside the Yongji Canal, in the overwhelming snow, the Tang army finally defeated the enemy and captured Liu Heita alive. Later, in Mayi, they attacked the camp on a snowy night and forced Yuan Junzhang and Yanmen to surrender. Dajie also pursued them all night long despite heavy snowfall, and finally captured them again.
"Huairen hasn't had a new work for a long time. It snowed suddenly today, so there will definitely be a good work in the near future."
"After asking local officials, I'm afraid there will be heavy snow again this year." Li Shan turned around and said with a wry smile: "With such heavy snow, the road is slippery and difficult to travel. I'm afraid there is nothing we can do this year. How can we bother to write poems and compose poems?"
The speaker was Li Kai, who had been appointed as the magistrate of Baiquan County. It had been a few years since Li Kai had passed away, and now Li Kai had a touch of weathered charm, and his words and deeds were quite capable.
"The sixteenth brother has also arrived." Li Kai said with a smile: "It's a pity that brother Xiaoqing is still observing his filial piety. Otherwise, it would be nice to gather here to talk about the past and look forward to the future."
Li Shan couldn't help but laugh, "I heard that Zhao De also wants to imitate Zhi Gui and join the army?"
"Yes, I was severely scolded by my fourth uncle."
"Zhao De has the ability to do things, and his official career will be good in the future, but like Zhi Gui, military strategy is not his strong point." Li Shan shook his head, "The King of Handan in the Tang Dynasty was a famous general and defeated the Turks several times, but Jingzhou Ten days before the great victory, my younger brother could hardly sleep at night, and even when he fell asleep, he was often awakened."
"Until the war ends, no one knows whether their choice is right or wrong...but every choice is related to thousands or even tens of thousands of lives."
Li Kai sighed. The friend in front of him turned the tide time and time again and became famous all over the world. However, in recent days, he often frowned, rarely smiled, and no longer had the cheerfulness he had when they first met.
After thinking about it, Li Kai changed the topic, "We should celebrate the New Year here this year, but do we need to prepare something?"
"The food and grass are safe, and there are enough cattle and sheep left by the Turks. There is no need to prepare anything else." Li Shan said with a smile: "Brother Demou has been in Daidi for two years. When he returns to Beijing one day, my aunt will definitely give him a lesson. "
"Mother scolds you?"
"This is to reprimand my little brother." Li Shan chuckled and said, "My family's Sanlang has made great achievements and was awarded a title. I want to imitate Huairen, but I also need to apply powder."
Li Kai was stunned and laughed loudly. In his early years, he brought Li Shan to visit his mother for the first time, and Changsun asked him to bring a few boxes of powder as a gift in return. He was such a good man, but he was as black as a black bear.
"Speaking of which, Brother Demou has been delayed in the two years since he went to Dai County..."
"Mom is ready to welcome the bride next year." Li Kai said with a smile: "If you haven't resigned yet, then we will welcome the bride in Baiquan County."
Li Kai was engaged to be married to the Boling Cui family. He was originally planning to get married two years ago, but he was delayed until he temporarily became an official and acted as acting county magistrate.
"Brother Demou and Brother Huairen are ready!"
Zhang Wenguan trotted over and tutted: "It's a good time to have beautiful scenery and a small banquet to enjoy the snow."
Several guards came over with tables, copper pots, and charcoal stoves, and placed them under the eaves. Zhang Wenguan pointed at them and said proudly: "Yuanzhou is mountainous and rich in mushrooms. These are picked and dried by the mountain people." , plus the soup made from big bones, it is extremely fragrant and mouth-watering."
The table is full. In addition to soaked mushrooms and fungus, there are also various kinds of meatballs. Beef meatballs and mutton meatballs are just there. There are also shrimp balls and fish balls. After all, Yangjinchuan and Hong Kong are not far away. The water river is rich in aquatic products.
Of course, when it comes to hot pot, the most important thing is beef and mutton. Several guards are taking the frozen beef and mutton from the eaves and cutting them off piece by piece with knives. Among them, Fan Shiyi is the most skilled. The beef and mutton that came out were as thin as cicada wings, even thinner than those made by machines in later generations.
As soon as the wine was poured and the hot pot was boiling, an angry voice came from outside, "Brother Sixth, Brother Huairen is so unkind, he didn't even call me my younger brother!"
"Why are Sixteenth Brother here?" Li Kai said with a smile, "Aren't you afraid that Fourth Uncle won't let you go out?"
It was Li Zhaode who came, and Li Qianyou was appointed governor of Yuanzhou. This guy came excitedly. After all, only Baiquan and Pingliang had been recovered, and the governor's office of Yuanzhou could only be located in Baiquan County.
In previous years, when Li Shan, Li Kai, and Wang Renbiao had a banquet with others, if they wanted to use beef, they would ask Li Zhaode to get it from the Chang'an County government. All cattle slaughtered by private farmers had to be reported to the official.
But things are different now. Li Kai is the Baiquan Order and it is not easy to get some beef.
"It's snowing heavily today. My father is on a patrol with Nanyang County Duke." Li Zhaode chuckled and said, "If my father asks about it, I have to cover it up with my brother Huairen."
"What are you covering up?" Li Shan rolled his eyes, "My uncle has repeatedly mentioned that Zhaode has not made progress in his studies in recent years... I am planning to give my uncle a gift, which will definitely improve Zhaode's studies."
"What gift?" Li Kai asked with a smile.
Looking at Zhang Wenguan and Li Zhaode who were curious, Li Shan said slowly: "The great victory in Jingzhou, Tuli Khan was captured alive. Although he was sent back, his riding whip was inlaid with gems that day, which was quite exquisite."
"Hahaha!" Zhang Wenguan clapped his hands and laughed, "Zhaode, Zhaode, you should just learn from me and simply learn the scriptures."
Li Zhaode said angrily: "Even if I'm beaten, I can't write poems like Brother Huairen. I've long wanted to take the Ming Jing exam, but my father doesn't allow me."
"Since "Spring River Flowers and Moonlight Night" came out, how many people have dared to take the imperial examination?"
Li Shan touched his nose and felt really sorry... But you can't blame me. Who let that shameless Li Dewu force me to take the bachelor's degree examination?
They force me to pretend to be thirteen, and I feel helpless!
Zhang Wenguan asked curiously: "That day, my uncle punished Mr. Huai to write three new articles. Do you have any clues?"
Li Shan shook his head and said, "Let's talk about it. I am busy with military affairs now and really have no time."
Zhang Wenguan curled his lips. He had been with the army for a long time and followed Li Shan every day. He didn't know that the camp had not yet been completed and Li Shan was still busy inspecting it every day. However, since the completion of the camp, Li Shan had nothing to do.
Dou Gui and Su Dingfang are usually in charge of military affairs. Wen Yanbo is responsible for logistics management, and is assisted by Zhang Shigui and Li Qianyou. Li Shan is now... In his own words, it is called a home.
(End of chapter)
