A new house has been built in the east of Xuchang City. It is magnificent and magnificent.
This is the residence of Yu Liang, who joined the army.
In the afternoon, groups of guests came one after another, and the house was full of guests.
The servants were so busy that they never touched the ground, bringing food and wine from time to time, so there was no time to rest.
At this time, banquets often lasted from afternoon to late at night, which was normal.
Liu Dayang had just finished killing a lamb and was carrying it away. He was very tired, so he wiped his hands and sat on the threshold to rest.
There was a large cauldron set up in the courtyard. The fire was raging under the cauldron and the inside of the cauldron was steaming.
On the wooden shelves nearby, there were several disemboweled sheep hanging from south to north, swaying gently in the cold wind.
The sheep that had just been killed were also hung up.
One servant was carrying the sheep, and another pulled an iron hook from the shelf, pointed it at the knife edge on the lamb's neck, and easily hung it up. Then he took the sharp knife and gently peeled the sheep's skin - when the blade scratched the sheep's skin
It made a pleasant rustling sound when it came into contact with the skin of the mutton.
"How is your hometown in Runan?" Liu Dayang asked aloud.
"It's not bad." The servant who was skinning said: "Yesterday, I came back from collecting grain from my brother and Dianji. They said that a large army was dispatched from Langling, Ye County, and Wuyang. Zhang Xiaoer has been killed."
Liu Dayang nodded.
Outsiders may not know who the troops coming from Langling, Ye County, and Wuyang are, but to them servants of the Yu Mansion, they still vaguely know: the Tuntian Army.
Another person in the rebellion, Li Mazi, was also destroyed in Xincai, and even died earlier than Zhang Xiaoer.
One of these two people is from Guanzhong and the other is from Bingzhou. Looking at their hometowns, you can tell that most of the people who followed them in the uprising were refugees from other places resettled in Runan.
Because of this incident, I seemed to be in disgrace when I joined the army, and I didn't feel relieved for a long time after I came back.
"I'm afraid you will have a hard time after this experience in Runan." Liu Dayang stood up, came to the cauldron, and added salt, pepper, onions, garlic and other seasonings into it.
The pieces of meat were floating, the oil foam was rolling around, and the rich aroma hit your nostrils.
Someone was grilling pork breasts nearby. When they were almost done, they brushed them with honey.
"Liu Dayang, go give some food and wine to the people in the outer courtyard." Someone shouted not far away.
"Okay." Liu Dayang didn't waste any time. He brought two earthen jars and filled them with mutton soup. Then he carried one in each hand and walked out of the courtyard gate, entered another courtyard, looked at it for a while, and then walked towards the temporary
Walk under the erected shed.
There were many people gathered in the tent, mostly followers of those attending the banquet.
Although they are followers, their status is not necessarily low. To put it bluntly, they are all close associates of the officials and officials, reserve officers, and many of them are descendants of the noble families.
When Liu Dayang approached, he vaguely heard their conversation.
"When Yu Gong was appointed as the captain of the Sili school, he was probably going to appease the old people in Hebei. Is it possible to appoint them?"
"Are there few people from Hebei in Yuzhou? Chen Guoxiang Cui Gong, Xiangcheng Prefect Cui Kuang, Anfeng Prefect Yang Bin, Longxiang shogunate Sima Chengmu, etc. Oh, by the way, because of the civil uprising in Runan, veteran general Fei Li
He is about to be appointed internal historian of Runan. Although this person is from Shu, he has always listened to Lu Zhi, just like the people from Hebei."
"Fei Li is an old member of the Chengdu royal family. On the birthday of Mr. Chen's eldest son, he gave a gift. But on the birthday of Mrs. Lu's son, why did he also give a gift?"
"That time he was delivering gifts on behalf of Shizhong Lu. Shizhong Lu and Mrs. Lu came from the Lu family in Fanyang together. They were a little far apart at first, but later they recognized each other again. Mrs. Lu called Lu Zhi 'uncle', and Lu Zhi called Mrs. Lu 'niece'
, this is the name of a close relative. They now move around every year and festival, and Fei Li comes to give gifts, which is normal."
"That's it. If Zhang Jun hadn't solved the problem, it would have been difficult to see clearly."
“You’ll know if you live in Xuchang more often, haha.”
Liu Dayang put down the earthen pot gently, then returned to the kitchen and took out two more plates of freshly roasted deer breasts.
The deer was captured in Gwangseongtaek.
During the two years of drought and locust plague, Guangchengze, which originally had countless birds, animals, fish and turtles, suffered a great disaster. However, after several years of recovery, the number of wild animals has gradually increased, and deer have begun to appear in the mountains, forests and pastures again.
I heard that four silver spear troops withdrew from Heyang and were training in Guangchengze. After winter, they went up to the mountains to hunt and sent part of the prey to Chen Gong's house. Mrs. Yu went to admire the shogunate officials and generals, and she joined the army and got a few deer.
I used it to entertain guests today.
"I killed so many sheep and roasted so much meat, but I couldn't eat even one piece." Liu Dayang sighed.
"If you join the army, you can eat meat." Someone next to him laughed and said, "Meat is obtained by soldiers hunting and is available every year, which means they can eat meat every year. What? Dare to kill sheep, but dare not kill people?"
"I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with you." Liu Dayang took the meat and left.
"Now that you are a soldier, you can be awarded an officer after meritorious service. It is different from before." A voice came from far behind.
Liu Dayang paused, sighed again, and came to the courtyard where the nobles' entourage was again.
"Have you heard? Wu Qian, the right minister of the Duke's palace, has returned from Liangzhou and Qinzhou. Lu Hun ordered Gao Qiu to marry his daughter to Wu Qian's son Yong as his stepmother."
"Chenliu Gao clan? Could it be that Tingwei Gaoguang Gaoxuanmao is from the clan?"
"They are the same clan, but not the same family. To be honest, golf is Gao Guang's nephew."
"Then Wu Yong has reached such a high level! He is only a ninth-grade shepherd who deals with horse manure all day long. How can a humble person reach the heights of Gao's daughter? She is still a step-brother!"
"Gao's daughter has also been widowed for a year and is now a widow at home."
"That's a tall order."
"Tingmei is careful, don't let trouble come out of your mouth. Let me ask you, if it is considered high status for a soldier's son to marry a daughter from a noble family, who started it?"
This sentence suddenly silenced everyone.
It's hard to say who it started from, but in the past ten years, a person has swept away the noble girls of Luoyang, and then married Yu's sister who joined the army. Can this person be said?
He took the initiative and vigorously changed the trend. In the past year, he has greatly improved the status of warriors, and some small families have begun to climb up. This is normal.
Chenliu Gao's life is not easy now.
After Gao Guang was killed by Sima Yue, the family was repeatedly suppressed and suffered great losses. There were almost no Gao clan officials in the court.
Gaoqiu was just the county magistrate of Luhun, and Luhun was south of Yique, close to Guangchengze and Xiangcheng, the two old lairs of Chen Gong, and was greatly affected by it.
This person clinging to the Wu family who settled in Xiangcheng is actually a manifestation of Gao's efforts to save himself.
Times have changed, and new families are slowly rising.
But the taste of these new families is different from that of the old gentry.
First of all, they have very little land. A family with only a few dozen hectares would be as big as the sky.
Secondly, the number of bookmakers and dealers is also very small, often less than a hundred households.
Finally, a large number of their children joined the army, or were engaged in farming, horse administration, iron smelting and other affairs related to the war, which is another important feature.
Whether these families can finally rise is hard to say, as too many people are waiting to see.
But one thing is certain, these families cannot occupy high positions for a long time like the old noble families, they rise and fall too fast and are not stable enough.
To put it bluntly, if the descendants of those who started their careers with military exploits are unable to obtain new achievements, they will naturally be replaced by new military elites who emerge later, and will not be able to pass them down from generation to generation like the old families.
If the family is not stable enough, its value will naturally be greatly reduced.
"Okay, let's not talk about this and eat meat." The person called "Ting Mei" nodded and smiled at Liu Dayang, took the plate with his own hands, and shared a plate of deer breast with the person opposite.
Liu Dayang continued to serve the dishes, going back and forth, busy.
After finally finishing it, he was called back again to continue killing the sheep.
As he keeps killing, he slowly becomes distracted.
There is no doubt that the Yanling Yu family is now the most dazzling family in Henan, even surpassing the originally very famous Yingyin Xun family.
As a servant in such a big family, as long as you pay attention, you can always know a lot of things that the outside world doesn't know.
For example, today he learned about the so-called "Hebei force" in Henan and the intricate relationship between this force and Mrs. Le and Mrs. Lu.
He also learned that aristocratic families who had lost power began to cling to the new military elite, which was simply turning against Tiangang!
Oh, by the way, he also knew the results of the Runan civil uprising. Maybe some officials in more remote counties and counties didn't know yet.
All these things made him a little proud, a little vain, and then a little disappointed.
He also wants to one day become the protagonist that others talk about.
He also wanted the nobles to follow him.
This may not have been possible before, but Chen Gong made everything possible.
Who are Wu Qian, Wu Yong and his son? Their status was similar to his ten years ago, but now they are far different.
Perhaps, the only way is to join the army...
The sky was getting dark, and the party had just reached its climax.
Most of the attendees at today's banquet are high-ranking officials, and many are even officials with real power.
Yu Liang joined the army for the shogunate. The position was neither low nor high, but because of his relationship with Mrs. Yu, he was naturally attractive. Gradually, more and more people came closer to him, especially those who came from Yingchuan.
, official staff in Runan.
Chen Gong's power has gradually stabilized, and factions have begun to take shape.
There is no faction, there are all kinds of strange things, this kind of thing is inevitable at any time.
Yu Liang half-heartedly and half-heartedly stepped into the limelight.
This good feeling lasted until after the banquet was over, I was slapped hard by Yu Chen who came back from Liang Kingdom...
"Mr. Chen has returned to Xuchang. Come with me to see him tomorrow." Yu Chen said with a straight face.
Chapter completed!