Gongsun Yan was wearing a coarse linen train sent by his aunt Qian and stood by the pillars of the turret. She also came to welcome the team returning from victory.
The fierce cold wind made her face turn pale and she could not stop shivering.
She didn't mean to torture herself.
As part of the ancient ominous rituals, funeral rites were taken very seriously in the Han Dynasty, which was known to rule the world with filial piety.
It can be said that Gongsun Yan and Gongsun Cheng died suddenly of the whole family, but the circumstances were special and there was no funeral, mourning, or filial piety process.
You can still have excuses during the breakout march, but when you reach Xiangguan, you can no longer act as you please.
The ritual of cutting off decline must be performed sincerely.
She had only scratched the surface in the past and had no idea of what to do specifically. The historical books and information in the trading device were so expensive that she was reluctant to spend thousands of material points to buy a book to understand the current funeral rituals.
Yesterday, she chatted with Mr. Qian for a while, and only after Mr. Qian casually reminded her of the process did she know the process in detail.
According to ancient etiquette, she and Gongsun Cheng should only wear unhemmed linen mourning clothes.
If you don't eat or drink within three days after the death of your parents, you can eat a cup of rice porridge in the morning and evening after your parents are buried. You can eat and drink sparingly after a hundred days of crying. You can only eat vegetables and fruits after one year of auspiciousness.
Qian took into account the meat soup meal arranged by Gongsun Cheng when he was ill. If strictly investigated, it would be extremely illegal.
When she first heard about this terrifyingly strict etiquette of observing filial piety, Gongsun Yan immediately excluded Gongsun Cheng from the list of people who strictly observed etiquette and gained fame through filial piety. She did not want her little brother to die at the age of four.
I had no choice but to go into battle myself and start my journey as a filial daughter in the late Han Dynasty.
Since yesterday, she had changed into unhemmed linen mourning clothes, with a plain face and no makeup.
Remove the bed and sleep on the straw mat.
I tried my best to lose weight, refused to eat the rice and millet soup sent by Mrs. Qian, and only drank water to survive.
She dared to do this because the system could refresh free treatment once a day, and she was not afraid of the cold.
You can also secretly fill your stomach when no one is around, and dig out your sleeping bag at night to keep warm.
Compared with the extremely filial sons of the Han Dynasty who licked their parents' coffins and dripped body fluids, she was obviously much inferior, but as a weak woman, she was still sufficiently filial in the eyes of outsiders.
The system of filial piety and honesty in the Han Dynasty destined a person's reputation to be highly linked to his career.
I don’t know how many deviant things she will do in the future. It is very necessary and beneficial for her to accumulate enough reputation in the early stage.
At this time, Gongsun Yan stood shivering in the cold wind. The thermal underwear and leggings he wore under his mourning clothes looked like fakes and could not block the cold wind of the Little Ice Age in the late Han Dynasty.
She regretted in her heart that she had not secretly posted a few more pictures of warm babies. She had to straighten her back and not shrink back.
Another gust of cold wind blew, and Gongsun Yan couldn't help shivering.
Xia Houlan, standing behind with a knife in his hand, could almost hear her teeth chattering. He wanted to persuade her not to hold on, but to go behind the pillar to get some shelter from the cold wind.
But there were maids, maids, and guards from the Captain's Mansion around, so he had no choice but to give up.
Just when another gust of cold wind blew and Gongsun Yan couldn't bear the cold, he finally saw a white line on the horizon and the rumble of horse hooves approaching.
A trace of joy flashed in her eyes, and she took a step forward and came behind the female wall.
His eyes almost effortlessly found Zhao Yun who was walking in the front.
When the team came closer, she saw Zhao Yun's appearance clearly.
His shoulders and back are still as straight as before, and he is as tall as a poplar when riding on the horse.
But his face was dusty and his beard had grown a little longer. He obviously didn't have time to take care of it. His eyes were a little blue and black, showing a look of exhaustion.
Gongsun Yan felt a little distressed in her heart. In the live reproduction of the system battle report, she could see more than others.
After seeing him fighting in a big battle, he didn't dare to relax.
Seeing his exhaustion sitting alone by the well platform, and his self-blame when he wrapped the girl's body in his cloak.
Gongsun Yan's fingers on the female wall tightened slightly. If she blamed herself, she should blame herself.
Although he repeatedly told himself that the real culprit was Aduna and those who indulged Aduna, but...
Her eyes dimmed, like a butterfly flapping its wings. It was her arrival that triggered this series of chain storms.
Zhao Yun's five senses were sharp and he noticed the line of sight on the turret. When he reached the bottom of the city tower, he looked up and saw Gongsun Yan standing on the turret, and was stunned.
The two of them looked at each other across the tower.
Zhao Yun looked into her pale eyes, and she smiled back at him.
Zhao Yun didn't know that human eyes could speak before, but at this moment, he truly received what Gongsun Yan's eyes wanted to convey.
You have done a good job, there is no need to blame yourself.
Zhao Yun's chest felt hot, and he didn't know how to react for a moment. He calmed down, and when he looked up again, there was no one on the turret anymore.
"Captain Zhao." Gongsunda, who was standing at the city gate, strode forward to greet him. Zhao Yun came back to his senses and did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly dismounted.
"Colonel Gongsun." Zhao Yun cupped his hands and said, "I bother you, Colonel Gongsun, to welcome you in person. Yun is ashamed to accept it."
"Hey, what the hell." Gongsunda laughed loudly and patted Zhao Yun's arm. He really liked the young captain in front of him from the bottom of his heart.
He already admired Zhao Yun's bravery, and he even knew that Zhao Yun had asked Wang Yan's tribe to do the good job of cleaning up the battlefield and dividing the spoils and captured horses.
Gongsunda admired this kind of person who was good at his conduct and knew how to handle things without seeking credit, and he had some desire to win over him.
Zuo Ping was also a step behind and came forward: "Thank you very much, Captain Zhao, for taking care of my useless grandson."
Zhao Yun was a humble and gentle person. He took a step back and did not accept Zuo Ping's courtesy: "No, it all depends on the help of the two Sima Yibing. Yun dare not take the credit."
Zhao Yun's words really made Gongsun Da and Zuo Ping even more happy. In any case, this was a great victory that defeated thousands of Wuhuan Huqi. Zhao Yun's attitude made it clear that he wanted to share the credit.
Even Zuo Ping was pleasantly surprised when encountering such a good thing. If his grandson Zuo Yuan could add such a contribution, he might be able to leave Lingzhi and become a military attache at the frontier, and find hope in this chaotic situation.
A chance to shine.
Thinking of this, Zuo Ping quickly called Zuo Yuan and Zhao Yun, who were looking happy, to express his thanks.
"Brother Tian."
Zhao Yun was chatting with Zuo's grandfather and grandson, and Gongsunda came to Tian Kai who got out of the carriage.
Gongsun Da and Tian Kai used to work together in Gongsun Zan's tent, but now they see each other again and they feel that things are different.
Gongsunda held the empty sleeve of Tian Kai's right arm, his previous joy faded, his eyes turned red and his eyes filled with tears.
"Ada doesn't have to be like this." Tian Kai patted him hard on the back a few times, "Fighting on the battlefield, the sword has no eyes, it is a blessing to be able to save one's life, why do you have to act like a child?"
"Brother is right." Gongsun Daben was not such a weak person, but when he saw Tian Kai thinking about Gongsun Zan and his current situation, he felt unspeakably worried and a little lost his temper.
After listening to Tian Kai's comfort, he quickly wiped away his tears, held Tian Kai in one hand and Zhao Yun in the other, and walked into the city.
Gongsunda welcomed Zhao Yun and others into the pass, and pointed out a barracks in Xiangguan for a group of white-horse Yicon soldiers to camp.
Wang Yan is responsible for all matters. With the feeling of sharing the credit before, Wang Yan is very diligent and responsible.
Zhao Yun arranged for Zhang Ze to take charge of the matter, and he and Tian Kai were dragged by Gongsun Da Zuoping to a banquet hosted by the school captain's mansion.
Zhang Ze is a rough-and-tumble person, and he was recently brought around by Zhao Yun to give him some advice. Although he was not willing to share the credit with the Xiangguan reinforcements, he did not show it on his face. He smiled and maintained a relationship with Wang Yan, and the two of them People cooperated to handle settlement matters.
The top priority is to settle the wounded.
Wang Wu dug out the arrowhead and treated the wound on the same day. Tian Kai fed him half a tube of therapeutic medicine and he woke up that night. However, he lost a lot of blood and could not walk on the ground.
Zhang Zhu was just like Tian Kai before, he had been falling asleep after drinking the potion.
The two of them squeezed into Gongsun Yan's carriage together, so they had company.
What was more troublesome were a few white horse Yi Cong sergeants who fell off their horses. The situation was such that the hands and tendons of the men who fell off their horses were all broken, so Zhang Ze placed them in a separate barracks.
He also arranged the captured war horses, baggage, etc. one by one.
Gongsunda also sent people to bring extra pigs, muttons, wine and meat for the soldiers to drink and have fun together.
Zhang Ze was busy here, and Zhao Yun, who was dragged to the banquet at the captain's mansion, was not relaxed either.
Tian Kai was injured and should not drink, so the social work fell to Zhao Yun.
Gongsunda and Zuo Ping knew that the current White Horse Yi Cong might no longer be named Gongsun after this battle, so they were extremely enthusiastic towards Zhao Yun.
Three hundred elite warriors are nothing in the eyes of Yuan Shao and others, but in the northwest of Liaoning, even the head of the Gongsun family would covet such elites. As long as they are willing to spend a lot of money and use these few hundred knights as seeds, they will soon be A team of elite cavalry can be drawn out again.
At the moment when Gongsun Zan was defeated, Zhao Yun and these hundreds of elite cavalry had no idea where they would go in the future, so they had to try their best to win over them if they could.
At this moment, Zhao Yun is asked to hand over his military power, and it is estimated that this white horse Yi Cong will not be willing to do so.
In the past, Tian Kai might still have some influence, but now that Tian Kai has a broken arm, he can no longer fight with his horse. What's more, under the leadership of Zhao Yun, they just won such a great victory. It is almost certain that this cavalry will change their surname to Zhao.
Gongsun Yan's siblings, orphaned children, Gongsun Da and Zuoping don't think they can have any influence on this team.
Although military reports were sent by courier before, they were mostly just going through a process to show respect. Could it be that they were really taking orders from a childish child like Gongsun Cheng or a young lady like Gongsun Yan?
Gongsunda and Zuo Ping all tried their best to express their friendship towards Zhao Yun, whose position and attitude were temporarily unclear.
Zhao Yun and Tian Kai were first taken to the side room, where they briefly washed themselves and put on new clothes.
Then, under the guidance of the servants, he walked into the banquet hall.
Gongsunda, Zuo Ping, Tian Kai, Zhao Yun and several generals of the Xiaowei Mansion were sitting in the hall.
Because Gongsun Zan had recently died, the banquet was not extravagant or extravagant.
One person, one dish, a stack of Hu cakes, a cup of meat soup, and two plates of preserved meat.
There were servants roasting mutton in the hall and serving it on lacquer plates.
"Zilong, try this lamb liver quickly." Gongsunda sat at the head of the table and signaled his servants to offer a plate of delicious roasted lamb liver to Zhao Yun first.
Also served was a plate of eight-flavored rice dumplings made with onions, ginger, orange peels, white plums, cooked chestnuts, salt, vinegar, and japonica rice.
This kind of condiment is exquisitely made and carefully selected, and has very strict requirements on the proportion of ingredients and the order of production. Gongsun Da also received a jar sent by a merchant from Jiaren during the Chinese New Year.
It is indeed generous and sincere to entertain Zhao Yun and Tian Kai now.
Zhao Yun picked up a piece with his chopsticks, dipped it in Bahe Gu, put it into his mouth and chewed it carefully, then passed it to the people around him, while praising it repeatedly.
In fact, Gongsun Yan usually had the habit of stuffing him with random food. Candies, snacks, dried meat and juice, all tasted far better than the carefully prepared delicacies of the current era.
Whether it's Zhao Yun or Tian Kai, they've already developed a reputation for being naughty.
But at this time, praise is still needed.
Seeing the two of them eating the tender roasted lamb liver and the delicious eight-legged glutinous rice, they praised each other but did not show greed and behaved calmly, just like Tian Kaize. Zhao Yun was so restrained and measured at a young age. Gongsunda and Zuo Ping It also raised his evaluation to a higher level.
Zuo Ping looked at his grandson Zuo Yuan, who was sitting at the end of the banquet, and saw that he was picking up several chopsticks one after another, showing a gluttonous expression, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
The grandson Zuoyuan and Captain Zhao are only a few years apart, but their temperament and demeanor are much different. They still need to practice hard.
Gongsunda raised the wine bottle, and the maid serving at the side immediately filled the wine glasses for Zhao Yun and Tian Kai.
Tian Kai just gave a signal and drank a little. Although there was no alcohol in the army at that time, Gongsun Yan emphasized countless times that he should not drink alcohol when he was injured. Tian Kai, who was quite cherishing his life, was not good at alcohol, so he only touched his lips. In the name of the injury, I stopped pushing the cup away.
In Xiangguan Xiaowei Mansion, many staff and officials came to Zhao Yun with enthusiasm.
After all, Zhao Yun was young and not good at drinking. After several rounds of exchanging glasses of wine, he showed a bit of drunkenness on his face.
Seeing him like this, Gongsunda showed a bit of ridicule on his face.
He originally thought that Zhao Yun behaved very calmly, but he didn't expect that he was not a good drinker, so he toasted to him more enthusiastically and frequently.
Knowing that Zhao Yunyang Qiuli personally served as the vanguard in the first battle and tore through Aduna's cavalry formation without even being injured at all, the generals in the hall were also very impressed and joined Gongsunda in urging him to drink.
China has been a land of etiquette since ancient times, and etiquette is reflected in all aspects, especially in the Han Dynasty.
In an era when worshiping with wine was important, even if Zhao Yun did not drink at all and was honest and introspective, he could not refuse the toast at the banquet.
If one person drinks, he must drink with another person, and he will soon be overpowered by alcohol.
Tian Kai laughed loudly when he saw this. He didn't drink, but that didn't stop him from helping the fire. He also had a share of the credit for the wine that Zhao Yun drank.
Unable to withstand the enthusiasm of everyone in the hall, Zhao Yun apologized and got up to change his clothes.
Gongsunda hurriedly asked the maid on the side to follow him.
Seeing Zhao Yun staggering, the maid hurriedly reached out to help him.
Zhao Yun froze and almost subconsciously threw the person away, but in the end he retained some consciousness and stopped.
When I walked out of the lobby, the cool breeze blew, and I felt so drunk that I staggered on the corridor leading to the back toilet.
The maid helped him from the side to prevent him from falling.
Just when he felt that the road was long and the world was spinning in front of him, he came to a corner and suddenly heard a more familiar voice: "Zilong?"
Zhao Yun was stunned. Before he could think about whose voice it was, he subconsciously withdrew his hand from the maid who was supporting him.
Holding on to the wall, he straightened up and looked around with drunken eyes, and saw Gongsun Yan standing not far away, slightly raising an eyebrow.
Gongsun Yan looked at the drunk cat-like man in the distance, and for some reason, two words came to his mind - alcohol prohibition!
