"...Zhao Siwei, the left lieutenant of the Forbidden Army, was brave and good at fighting, and was the best in the three armies. However, yesterday in the battle of Sheling Mountain, Zhao Siwei defended the main general, and finally died heroically~! I am very sorry for such a loyal and courageous man, He is truly a role model for our soldiers of the Tang Dynasty~! I am hereby bestowing the title of General Zhao Siwei on Xuanwei and granting his widow, Gaotang Yongye, 300 acres of fertile land, 100,000 yuan, and 20 horses. I admire this~!"
South of Chang'an City, Anlefang.
A private house with two entrances, the courtyard is full of plainness~!
"I accept the decree, thank you... Your Majesty for your grace~!"
In the courtyard, under the mourning hall, there were an old woman sitting on her knees, a young woman crying so hard, and a four or five-year-old girl with a flat mouth and tears on her face. After the Huangmen chamberlain read out the imperial edict, , the old woman suppressed her sadness, stood up from the ground, and bowed slightly.
"My condolences, old lady~! The Holy One also said, Madam, if you have any other requests, just tell me. If it is reasonable, the Holy One will certainly grant it~"
The Huangmen chamberlain handed the imperial edict to the old woman and asked gently.
The old woman shook her head and said: "The gift from the Holy Spirit is already very rich, I dare not ask for more~!"
From the fourth-grade general Xuanwei plus three hundred acres of Yongye land, it makes sense that Li Er's reward for Zhao Siwei's family was already very generous.
The so-called Yongye Field is also called Shiye Field. In the Sui and Tang dynasties, from the king down to the fifth rank or above of the governor or casual official, Yongye fields were allocated according to rank, and their descendants were hereditary and exempted from service.
This kind of thing is an iron rice bowl. With a few hundred acres, basically the children and grandchildren will have enough food and clothing~!
"This...okay~! Then let's go back to the palace and resume our lives~!"
The Huangmen chamberlain was stunned for a moment, and then said goodbye with his hands in hand.
"The angel stayed behind~! I wonder if Your Majesty can send my husband's body back, wuwu... Now in the coffin, there are only my husband's clothes~!"
The young woman in mourning clothes stood up and cried.
"Remains~? This..."
A look of embarrassment suddenly appeared on the old eunuch's face. When the old woman on the side saw this, she quickly said: "Wan Qing, don't embarrass the angel. Si Wei died for the country. Even if he dies, it will be an honor~!"
"Mom~! But my daughter-in-law wants to see her husband for the last time~! Wuwuwu~~!"
The young woman couldn't bear it anymore, fell to her knees and cried loudly.
"Auntie, Wan'er also wants to see Daddy~! Woohoo~! Wan'er also wants to see Daddy~!"
The little girl kneeling next to her came over and hugged the young woman's arm, saying with tears in her eyes.
Seeing this scene, no matter how strong the old woman was, she couldn't help but her eyes turned red.
"We will bring Mrs. Zhao's words, but you have to be mentally prepared. Snake Spirit Mountain is not an ordinary mountain~!"
The Huangmen chamberlain sighed, then turned around and left with his entourage.
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"Is this true~? Was my husband really killed because of Li Zexuan's random orders~?"
In Chang'an City today, many families are holding funerals.
In a dilapidated courtyard in the west of the city, a woman dressed in mourning squatted in the corner with another woman in her thirties, wearing red silk, and whispered.
"How can it be fake~? He's from the Changde family. Don't you think about it, how old is the Li County boy this year? He's less than fifteen~! How can such a little kid have the ability to lead an army? He didn't get it by flattering the saint. This position~? He took the position, but he caused the death of so many soldiers~! Now everyone in Chang'an City is talking about it~!"
The middle-aged woman glanced around and made sure no one was there, then she pulled the young woman and whispered.
"But... Li County men don't look like this~!"
The young woman didn't believe it.
The middle-aged woman said earnestly: "Hey~! He belongs to the Changde family. As the saying goes, you know the person but the face but not the heart. If you have never gotten along with him, how do you know what kind of person he is~? Now there are other family members of the sergeants who died in the war. , they are all crying out for their own men~!”
"Is there still such a thing~? But doesn't the court give us pensions~? It's useless for them to complain~!"
The middle-aged woman said with hatred, "Pension~? From the Changde family, we Ming people won't talk secretly. How much pension did the court give to your family? Is it eight guan of money plus ten acres of Yongye land~?"
"Ah~? Aunt Jiang, how do you know~?"
The middle-aged woman surnamed Jiang snorted: "Why can't I know? I just came from Mingpeng's house~! They all received so much pension~! Xinhe~! I'm not talking about you, that's all What can you do with the pension~? After Changde leaves, this family will have to rely on you to do some needlework to support the family, but your Baoyun will get married when he grows up~! You can afford a dowry with this little money ~? Even if you don’t think about yourself, you still have to think about Baoyun~!”
The young woman looked stunned and said bitterly: "I understand too~! But Changde is gone, what can I do~?"
"Hey~! There is a way, there is a way~! Who says there is no way~!"
The face of the woman surnamed Jiang suddenly became excited, and she said quickly: "Xinhe! Look, Li Zexuan was still at home eating and drinking after losing the battle. The Lord didn't punish him at all~! Changde, Mingpeng and the others were killed by Li Zexuan Is it fair to command people to go through life and death, but he himself is rich and has no worries?"
"this......."
The words of the woman surnamed Jiang were very heart-wrenching and easy to confuse. After hearing this, the young woman began to feel shaken.
"Unfair~! This is definitely unfair~! So, people from other families are planning to go to Li Zexuan's house to make trouble tomorrow morning~! Even if they can't attract the attention of the Holy One and punish Li Zexuan's crime, they can also use this to get rid of Li Zexuan's crime. Let’s get more compensation from home~!”
"Aunt Jiang, this...isn't this bad~? I heard that many sergeants died in this battle. Even if the Li family is willing to pay, it won't be much, right~?"
Aunt Jiang raised her orchid finger and said with a smile: "Haha~! Silly boy, are you overthinking this~? Do you know how much money the Li family has~? Even if all the more than 200 people go there, the Li family can still afford it Money~! Did you know about Li Zexuan’s wedding last month~? The cost of that wedding was over hundreds of thousands yuan~!”
"Ah~? Hundreds of thousands of guan~? So much~?"
The young woman covered her mouth and said in surprise.
A trace of pride flashed in the eyes of the woman surnamed Jiang, and then she tentatively said: "Hey, of course, so Xin He, do you want to go with them tomorrow to ask for an explanation~?"
The young woman struggled for a moment and finally nodded: "...Okay~!"
"Haha~! That's good~! That's good~! Let's meet in front of Mingde's house tomorrow~! Then we'll go to Li's house to ask for an explanation~! He Li Zexuan has caused so many of our families to lose men, how can we not pay for it? The price~?”
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