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Chapter 1 The Barracks Going to Post

On July 13, the weather was sunny and cloudy. It was the hot summer at this time, and the morning glow in the east had not yet dissipated, and the scorching sun was already felt. Needless to say, this was another hot summer day.

"Selling pancakes!"

A long hawking sound passed through the high wall and reached Liu Yixuan's ears. He had just gotten up and was washing his yard. Since he could neither play games nor watch movies at night, he slept very early every day, so he developed the good habit of "going to bed early and getting up early" in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Liu Yixuan pricked up his ears and listened to the hawking outside the wall, and was still wondering: "When did this Wu Dalang move to Tokyo? Can't Yanggu County survive again?"

Every time the dog days of the summer, in order to avoid the scorching sun, the small vendors in Bianliang City also took advantage of the cool morning to go out to hawk the streets. The hawking and shouting broke the tranquility of the morning and passed through the high walls to all households, making the women and children who woke up early couldn't help but go outside to see. Some women joked with the peddler carrying the load, and some also bought some morning snacks for their children. Bianliang in the twelfth century was a commercial city, and the day of the people of Bianliang began with these hawking sounds.

After breakfast, Liu Yixuan planned to take office at Yongzi Camp outside the east gate. First, Ling'er had moved back to the palace and had no playmates at home for a while. Second, the veteran General Zongze had reported to the Palace Commander's Mansion, hoping that Liu Yixuan, the seventh-grade fruit chief lieutenant, would be the military clerk, to serve as the military clerk. Liu Yixuan had not been to the military camp for many days, and missed the good friends in the camp very much. While there was nothing wrong, he rode out of the city to Yongzi Camp.

Outside the gate, Xiao Liu and a group of minions were guarding the village gate. From a distance, Liu Yixuan rode over and surrounded him to welcome him.

"Mr. Prince Concubine, why are you here? The young men are here to pay tribute to you!" Xiao Liu said and laughed, coming to lead his horse.

When Liu Yixuan heard the title of "Son-in-law", he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. He quickly touched Xiaoliu's head and said, "You little brat, have you heard about this?"

"Of course, there was a prince consort from our 'Yongzi Camp'. The soldiers of the camp were spread all over the place, waiting to drink your wedding wine!"

After hearing this, Liu Yixuan giggled for a long time. "No problem, no problem, I will definitely invite you to go then!"

The group talked and entered the military camp. Liu Yixuan asked Liuzi again: "Is General Zong in the big tent?"

"It seems that there is no. Early this morning, the veteran general and the coach Yuan went to the city. It is estimated that the Ministry of War had another urgent report and summoned the veteran general to discuss matters!"

"Oh, that's the case." Liu Yixuan wanted to report to Zong Ze first, and asked him if he had any instructions. If there were really some manifesto and memorials in the military camp, it would not be delayed. When he heard that Zong Ze was not there, he felt much more relaxed.

"Sixth son, where is Prince Wang? I haven't seen him for a long time!"

Liuzi pointed to the school ground in the east and said, "Now, Mr. Wang is practicing sergeants on the sidelines of the school ground. Two days ago, he also said to us a few of you, I'll call him for you?" As he said that, he was about to run east.

Liu Yixuan hurriedly stopped him and said, "Hey, don't go, I'll just go find him. You'd better stand guard here so that the generals won't come back and see you, and they will scold you again!"

After hearing this, Xiaoliu smiled mischievously. Zong Ze had always been strict in military discipline and had to be beaten to twenty military sticks without reason. When he thought that his companion was beaten to a military stick last time, he felt afraid, so he resisted the spear and obediently returned to the gate to continue standing guard.

Liu Yixuan led the horse to the horse shed behind. He tied the bronze BMW to the shed pile, and asked the old military leader in the shed to feed it some fodder. After the arrangement was made, he swung to the schoolyard.

"Zi Chun! Zi Chun!" Liu Yixuan started shouting from a distance.

When Wang Zichun heard someone calling him, he quickly turned around and saw that it was his friend, he was overjoyed and ran to greet him.

"Oh, I don't know if the prince consort has arrived. I'm sorry to welcome you. I hope the prince consort will forgive me!" Wang Zichun deliberately praised her.

"Go to you! Why are you laughing at me? If you do this again, you won't play with you anymore!"

Prince Chun smiled and said, "How can this be a joke? My brother took the princess of the Song Dynasty and became the son-in-law of the Supreme Emperor. It really makes my brothers envious? Our brothers in the Yongying camp will also benefit from it!"

Liu Yixuan grinned and said, "Go and go, what a son-in-law who is a dragon? Do you think this princess is so easy to serve? You can't scold you even if you are beaten or scolded. Our whole family also has to act according to the empress dowager's expression. How can this son-in-law be so easy to be!"

Since Liu Yixuan was promised the marriage between the two by the empress dowager that day, his father and mother have to go to the empress dowager's side to discuss the marriage every day. The royal family has many rules and etiquette. Once they get married with the royal family, they will have to take out the red tape and show it.

Whenever the princess of the Song Dynasty got married, before the wedding, the prince-consort was given a royal tomb to worship the ancestors, and she had to go to the palace to pay homage to the biological mother, concubine, and wet nurse to kneel down one by one. This is not over yet. Every day, I have to go to the Internal Affairs Department to study royal etiquette. I must remember what words cannot be said and what things cannot be done as the prince-consort of the Song Dynasty. In addition to knowing the birthday of the Supreme Emperor and the Queen Mother, I also need to know the birthdays of dozens of concubines and princes in order to prepare for future interactions between relatives. Liu Yixuan could not bear these things. After more than ten days of busyness, he was already exhausted. Every day when he returned to the mansion, he lay on the bed and sighed, "It's better if this prince-consort is not done!"

"Hahaha, my brother is joking, right? This princess is naturally a golden branch and jade leaf. How can she be more than ordinary people's daughter? I have seen Princess Yuling several times in the mansion, but she is not a arrogant and unruly person. My brother has found a beautiful woman to accompany me, and I am about to go to the mansion to send some gifts!"

It is naturally a great thing for Liu Yixuan to marry Ling'er. However, Wang Zichun's family had just experienced an accident. After Wang Taiwei was killed, he was relieved of all official titles. At this time, he would make it difficult for him to give him any gifts. After all, many officials in the capital would take this opportunity to interact with the Liu family. Although the Wang family has fallen, Wang Zichun is still an official in the capital. If he meets his father's former subordinate officials for a while, he will inevitably be unable to lose face.

Liu Yixuan smiled and said, "Brothers who don't have congratulations, don't think about taking care of themselves. Although you and I are sworn brothers, I regard my brother as my own brothers. If I marry the princess, I will definitely let you be my best man. Just go to my house to drink, don't think about any congratulations. Even if you give it to my father, you may not accept it!"

After hearing this, Wang Zichun felt warm naturally. He knew that he could not bring any generous gifts to give at this time, because he had to pay rent and manage the monthly military salary, which was already in a shortage. Fortunately, Liu Anguo's help some time ago allowed the Wang family to survive the most difficult days. Today, his sworn brother said this again, which would naturally make him grateful to the Liu family.

Liu Yixuan held Wang Zichun's shoulder and said, "Brother, don't be so polite to me. When I get married, I have to bother my brothers to help us. This emperor is too particular about the show of marrying a girl. My father also asked someone to send a message to his hometown the day before yesterday, hoping that Mr. Hu from Xiangyang's hometown would come to the capital with a few servants, and he said why he was afraid that he would not be able to get busy for the moment!"

Prince Chun smiled and said, "Uncle He Lao's father went back to his hometown to dispatch people? Our brothers from Yongying are still shouting that they are going to have a wedding banquet? Then I will ask for leave from the old general and go to the mansion to help!"

"Yes, I told my dad the same way. I really have to let my brothers come and support the store!"

"This is natural! I wonder when my brother will get married?" Wang Zichun asked again.

"Well, the edict has not been sent yet. My father said that the Empress Dowager said that the sixth day of the 10th lunar month is an auspicious day, and it should probably be set at that time!"

"Okay, okay, I will congratulate you in advance. I wish you a brother and the princess a knot, a harmonious voice, a child will be born soon, and a long life together!"

"Hehehe, brother, you really know how to write a poem, then I'll thank you!"

The news that Liu Yixuan wanted to be the prince-in-law had already spread in the Yongzi Camp. Many soldiers who knew him also came to congratulate him and shouted for a wedding banquet. Liu Yixuan was happy for a moment and agreed. There were tens of thousands of soldiers in the Yongzi Camp. If he really treated him, he would have to eat his old lady. Fortunately, these were all imperial guards of the Song Dynasty, so it was impossible for them to go to their house to have wedding banquets. Liu Yixuan was just excited when he was happy and agreed in a random manner.

While we were having fun, Xiao Liu, who was watching the gate, came to report the message, "Two young men, the old general has returned from the city. He said that there was an emergency military situation to discuss with the generals and asked me to call the two of you to the central army tent!"

After hearing this, Liu Yixuan and Wang Zichun quickly stopped playing and walked into the big tent. Liu Yixuan lifted the curtain and entered the big tent, but saw that almost all the officers above the seventh rank of the camp of "Yong" were here. I guess there must be some military order to be announced.

Liu Yixuan walked up and saw the old general Zong Ze, who had already gray hair, holding a document in his hand, and was stunning. Seeing that he was frowning, as if the court had some important instructions. Liu Yixuan had not seen Zong Ze for many days and came to the military camp to report today. How could he not greet him? He hurriedly stepped forward and bowed and worshiped.

"The late boy visited the old general!"

Zong Ze looked up and saw that it was Liu Yixuan coming, and hurriedly said, "Oh, it turns out that it is the prince consort here?"

Liu Yixuan smiled and said, "The old general was joking. In this military camp, Wansheng is just a clerk under your tent, not a son-in-law!"

After hearing this, Zong Ze nodded silently, feeling that he had read it wrong, and said, "Since that's the case, I won't say those polite words. I'll call you here today. There is indeed a military consultation. I have a document I just received from the Palace Commander's Mansion. Please read it to the generals!"

As a clerk of the army, Liu Yixuan was really his duty. He took the document gently and looked closely, but there were six big words: Please collect it, please recommend it! :) (To be continued)
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