As the organizer of this year's Shenwu Ice Palace, Chenggong Mansion has made every effort.
The ice bricks are made from the most transparent ice in the river. Each piece weighs half a ton, with one layer of ice bricks and one layer of snow. It is a full 13 meters high on the Xuanwu River embankment, plus the original embankment and lake surface. The height of the Ice Palace is close to sixteen meters.
The interior is made of snow as bricks, paved with grass and furs, and a six-story snow platform is built along the left and right riverbanks. Master carvers are dispatched to make exquisite carvings on the ice and snow walls, and put on various decorative objects.
Coupled with the cold air rising from the river, the entire Shenwu Ice Palace is like a fairy palace descending on the world.
Compared with the severe cold outside, the temperature inside the Ice Palace is pleasant. Hot air blows from time to time through exquisite mechanisms. Visitors can take off their heavy fur coats and watch the games in spring and autumn clothes.
On the snowy steps on both sides of the strait, Kun on the left and Qian on the right took their seats in order based on their titles, official positions, concubines and other factors.
"It's really a big deal!"
After sitting at the table, he took off his bearskin coat and smiled at Huang An, "Why are you in a hurry?"
"No rush, no rush, we invite you to watch the battle today. Do we have any other ideas?" Huang An waved his hands, "They are all a bunch of impatient people. If it weren't for family orders, who would be willing to do such boring things? Come?"
"Master Fang, there is no need to worry, everyone is here to relax today!"
"Things should be done slowly, relationships should be talked about slowly, the war has rekindled, and I have lost a lot of friends this year, so I can't leave the seat empty, right?"
"I'm looking at the market today. If you're interested, you can play!"
The people sitting next to him spoke one after another, their words filled with relief, obviously not wanting Fang Fang to think too much.
"A lot of things happened together. As long as you come to Xuanwu River today, you will definitely watch the Shenwu Competition. After finding you in the crowd, everyone will invite you up!"
Huang An explained again.
Now they are looking to the equation to lead the way, rather than the equation looking to them.
To be honest, everyone is very curious about Equation appearing in the Xuanwu River tonight.
Equation's character and temperament have long been studied by others. Especially after Shang Zhong joined the team, everyone present was full of curiosity and questions.
The Wu Dynasty did not respect Confucianism, but the military merit system strictly followed the rule of "the eldest son and the youngest".
A direct descendant is a direct descendant, and if a concubine appears again, it will not be the concubine's turn to inherit everyone's great achievements. Even if luck makes all the half-brothers die, according to the law of military inheritance, military merit will not be passed down to the concubine, but will be transferred. The previous generation was born directly, and then divided the family property in the order of eldest and youngest.
But rules are rules, and people's hearts are people's hearts. The two are not the same.
Parents and elders will always have preferences, especially under the harsh military merit system, compensatory preferences become more and more important.
If you focus on one thing and your family can't give you any actual benefits, then I'll give you endorsements and connections. It all depends on you to decide what you can do in the end.
But this kind of approach that gives hope but eliminates the possibility of escape is the most hurtful!
After enjoying the scenery, how many people can afford it and let it go?
They don't dare to subvert the military merit system, and they don't have the ability to resist, so they can only go all out, take advantage of the capital in hand, gamble, and stud!
It’s done, soaring into the sky!
If it doesn’t work, it doesn’t matter!
Due to this crazy gambling mentality, the proportion of first-born sons dying on the battlefield is getting higher and higher.
But war relies on blood and bravery, not gambling-style risk-taking. The people in power are afraid. In order to prevent these crazy ruffians from entering the army, most of the young son's path to joining the army has been cut off.
Like the Li brothers, Huang An, who had achieved military success, he was definitely one of the few among the youngest sons.
As a result, most active children of wealthy families in the market are the youngest sons, while the eldest sons have to grow up in the dark. Important celebrations are represented by the outstanding ones among the legitimate children.
But what does this compensation mean compared to the family fortune and the future?
People always have to find a way out for themselves. The harder the pressure, the harder the rebound will be.
It's okay if they don't know Fang Fang, but Fang Fang was dug out by Shang Zhong. Now their leader, Huang An, has heard about a way to make money from Fang Fang.
Everyone, who has been repeatedly educated by society, has no time to offer Fang Fang, so how can they do anything to make Fang Fang unhappy?
As for failure?
Life has become like this, how can we fail again?
Even that crazy ruffian Shang Zhong dared to bet!
Why don't they dare?
"Everyone will be friends sooner or later. I don't think it's necessary to wait until the third year of junior high. Let's get to know each other first?" Fang Fang said with a smile.
There are quite a few losers.
From the perspective of ability, these people are not trash, but abandoned by fate. There are too many people who can appear here as representatives of a family. They are absolutely excellent in dealing with people. After years of training, their minds have gradually become calmer.
If they are willing to follow, then just follow. Even if the futures fail, Fang Fang still has other options.
After getting this batch, not to mention the distance, as long as Fang Fang doesn't cause trouble, he can lie down in Tai'an City.
"That's right, we know each other, but there are many of us, why don't you introduce me to Yan Ting?"
Favoring each other, Fang Fang gave the favor, but it was not to Fang Fang, but Huang An was able to favor Li Yanting.
Everyone was a decent person and nodded with a smile.
"You bastards, why are you looking for that salted fish? If you have anything to do in the future, just come to me!" Li Yanting turned over and glared at Huang An fiercely. He was not wasting time with this, and reported the situation of more than a dozen people on the left and right. Each step was introduced one after another.
Not all of these people may have been notified by Huang An, but in terms of status, none of them are bad.
The person with the highest official position is a collector of the fourth rank. His surname is You and his given name is Xianke. He is thirty-four or five years old. He is the same generation as Huang An and is one level higher. However, his position does not allow him to control hundreds of craftsmen. of Huang Anbi.
Collection envoys are people who manage documents in the Documents Department. There is no limit to the number of people. They do something a bit like the Hanlin Academy bachelors in the Ming Dynasty. The difference is that the Imperial Academy usually studies to raise their aspirations and make connections, so as to get the opportunity to rise to the top. The collection envoys of the Wu Dynasty were completely sinecures. It was easy to get in and get promotions easily, but it was difficult to get out. It was even harder to get an important official position. If you were unlucky, you could not do without it until you retired.
In recent years, Yu Xianke's qualifications have been exhausted. He is either waiting for four years to be promoted to a fourth-level bachelor of archives, or he is seeking to be transferred to other places as soon as possible to become a substantial local official.
For others, the equation proposal is just to make money and enhance their own foundation, but for Yushchenko, it will also have a share of credit.
As for the others, the situation is very different. They have all completed nine years of life in the capital camp and obtained the third or fourth rank of non-combat military merit. The young ones are waiting for the imperial examination in two years to enter the official career. The slightly older ones are more like Shang Zhong. Likewise, participate in the family's external affairs.
In theory, the future of these people will not be too bad, as long as they don't go astray, Huang An and You Xianke are their role models, but a second- or third-rate official position like a general officer, no matter how high it is, is not a problem for a legitimate son born into a wealthy family. A heavy humiliation.
Not everyone can accept this gap, but not Shang Zhong, so he only has an official rank but no official status.
