"lucky--"
At the New Year's Eve banquet, the generals of each battalion were just waiting to return to Chengdu to report on their duties. The old Confucian Wang Yong had already followed Xu Mu's wishes, put on a clean plain robe, and began to hold his hands to worship the sky.
After a long meal, Lao Wang almost froze to death.
The lingering incense on the cauldron was blown this way and that by the cold wind, and soon disappeared before it reached the sky above Shuzhou.
"Shu General Dou Tong, who cut down the cold weather in winter and successfully defeated Wenlang City, was promoted to the first level and given three hundred pieces of Shu brocade and eight hundred taels of gold."
"Fan Lu, the general of Shu, has made great achievements in cutting down the cold weather in winter. He was promoted to the first level and was given a hundred pieces of brocade and three hundred taels of gold."
"Shu Brocade Weifeng——"
…
Wang Yong coughed twice, "Wang Yong, the governor of Chengdu, successfully defended Chengdu. He was given a hundred pieces of Shu brocade and a hundred taels of gold, and was promoted to Chengdu Youfu Cheng."
The position of Youfu Cheng was previously held by Dongfang Jingzai, but this time he defended Chengdu, and Lao Wang proved himself. Furthermore, Dongfang Jing had already been transferred to the Yizhou Grand Council, and there was no problem in giving up the vacated position of Youfu Cheng to Lao Wang.
"Shu General Han Jiu Sunxun, his merits and demerits are equal to each other, no blame and no reward."
"General Hall...Han Xing defended the Chengdu Royal Palace and made great achievements in suppressing the army. From now on, he will be named a general guard of the royal palace, lead a battalion, and be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold."
…
The promotion of the puppy's fortune is not in line with the merits made. But to be honest, even after the new year, Xiaoqiao Fu was still only thirteen years old, and Xu Mu did not want to become a general. He also hoped that Xiaofu Fu could work hard for another two years and not be arrogant in victory or discouraged in defeat.
This promotion decision was carefully discussed by Xu Mu and Jia Zhou. Throughout the ages, there have been countless cases of praising and killing talented people.
As for other generals, such as Yu Wen, Fan, Lu, and Chen Zhong, who were guarding outside, they more or less said hello, which was just a formality.
"God bless Shuzhou, the king and his people will feast together, and there will be peace for all eternity."
"New Year's Eve Banquet!"
The sky-wide cheers, as well as the sounds of singing and dancing, instantly resounded near the palace.
On the main street under the palace, Xu Mu had already ordered people to set up a long flowing banquet. All the people in Shuzhou can attend the banquet with their dental cards and without half a penny of silver.
Xu Mu held the child, Jiang Caiwei, and Li Xiaowan in their best clothes, and slowly walked down the palace under the protection of many iron guards.
Jia Zhou followed closely behind with the help of puppy Fu. Many Shuzhou generals, some chatting and laughing, walked towards the flowing water mat.
"Sun Xun, where is Si Hu?"
"Lord, how could I know?"
…
Among the people, Si Hu's face was full of excitement. If Mrs. Luan Yu hadn't held her back, she would have probably rushed out.
"Daughter-in-law, the third table, the earthen pot on the third table is big, and the spring fish stewed on the third table must be fat as well."
"Come on, grab the New Year's Eve feast!"
Dragging his wife with one hand and his eldest son Meng Huo with the other, Si Hu raised his head and shouted.
On the day before the end of the year, the entire Chengdu was tightly surrounded by joy and excitement.
"Raise a glass, let's drink together!" The cold wind could not blow away the warmth, Xu Mu raised the wine cup and faced the sky.
Behind him, on the three-mile-long flowing mat, whether they were traders or soldiers or soldiers and beauties, they all raised their wine glasses.
Even Si Hu, who was pulling the earthen pot, was pulled by his ears by his wife and stood up.
"Drink with my king, and you will never return until you are drunk!"
"drink."
Xu Mu raised his head and drank the wine in one gulp.
After only this rejoicing, after next year, he will return to the front line and fight a decisive battle with Liangzhou to compete for the hegemony of several states in the west.
Whoever wins will be qualified to dominate the world.
…
On the last day of the year, the Liangzhou palace was still lonely and lonely.
There were no parents or brothers, even if they were of the same clan, I gave him some gifts as a courtesy and left the palace in a hurry.
There were only a few charming concubines who stayed in the palace with some trepidation to accompany Dong Wen.
And of course there’s the Dancing Girl. But no matter how fiery the dancer's dance was, it could not dispel the chill in the palace.
Dong Wen was lying on the throne, closing his eyes slightly, holding the wine cup and not drinking, not knowing what he was thinking. Many days of drinking had caused dense stubble to appear on his originally fair face.
…
Changyang Palace.
Holding the cup, Tsuneshiro stood on the balcony, facing the snowy mountains and rivers in the distance.
By his side, the old counselor still followed closely and never left him.
"Zhongde, another year has passed. Every time at this time, I always think of that old friend."
Tsuneshiro poured the drink calmly on the ground.
The old counselor stood aside, and he naturally understood who his lord's old friend was. In this world, my lord rarely toasts anyone.
One is the living Xiao Dongjia, and the other is the dead Hou Guo.
"A few days ago, a piece of news came from the hidden pile in Yanzhou. After Gongsun Zu transferred his troops to Hebei, the Rouran people outside the Great Wall took advantage of the lack of troops in Yanzhou and the winter snow to pave the way. Stepping into the Central Plains. Gongsunzu’s 20,000 archers returned in the snowy night and drove back Rouran’s 30,000 army.”
"It's winter, and these people outside the Great Wall are always evil-minded. I have always been reluctant to say that the five-foot-three dwarf has made meritorious service in guarding the northeastern border. But no matter what, between the inner city and Hebei, we have vowed to fight to the death. Bring out the male and female. The Central Plains has been weak for a long time, and it’s time for a new era.”
The old counselor was beside him and nodded seriously.
"Next year, the little master will attack Liangzhou, and I will attack Hebei. If the little master is here, I will definitely make a bet with him to see who can move faster."
"My lord, and Zuo Shiren, will attack Laizhou. In addition, in Qingzhou, southwest of Hebei, there was originally a melee among various families, but I heard that a Tang family rose up and took over the entire Qingzhou before winter. Next year , and perhaps also use troops.”
"Tang's surname? Tang's surname from a literary and Confucian family of ten generations?"
"Exactly."
"Literati also want to compete in the world." Chang Shiro laughed, "Donkey'er said that the old lady put on rouge, and she became a bit flirty when she was old."
"Lord, watch your words!" the old counselor said with a straight face.
"I know, I know." Changshiro turned around, grabbed the old counselor's shoulders, and the two of them walked forward slowly.
"Zhongde, you don't know. If the war hadn't been tight, I would have wanted to go to Shu and have a good drink with my little boss. I also heard Chang Wei say that the girls at the Qing Palace in Chengdu are very dedicated, compared to those in Changyang Everyone has their own style——"
"My lord...if not, I will choose a princess from a noble family."
"Pick a chicken feather." Chang Shiro shook his head, "I would rather go to the Qingguan to play than raise a wolf. When I decide the situation, we can discuss these matters."
The old counselor sighed, said nothing, let his master hold on to him, and walked back to the grand banquet in the palace.
…
In the Cangzhou Imperial Palace, the officials were also having a banquet.
Yuan An, who was sitting on the dragon chair, held the jade lamp in his hand, trembling slightly.
"I will drink with you all."
No one paid attention to him, and all the civil and military officials in the dynasty were silent. It was only when Empress Su beside Yuan An toasted her glass that the entire palace banquet became lively.
Yuan An raised his head and poured the wine into his mouth. He probably choked on the smell of the wine. After a while, he held the dragon chair and coughed violently.
There were people drinking wine in the palace, and outside the palace, it was already covered with snow.
