It was all because of greed that he lost two war horses for ten jars of rice wine. Dakui felt a little worthless.
Nowadays, remnants of the Yuan Dynasty are causing chaos in Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan. This province of Guangxi is the buffer zone. Troops from both the Yuan and Ming Dynasties have been harassing them year after year. As the saying goes: Deserted soldiers are thieves. Under the harassment of local people, all transactions in the market are There was very little money exchanged in bartering. The rice wine Dakui drank at that time was exchanged for a piece of silk and satin. This was a wedding ceremony, so he exchanged a jar of wine for it.
A piece of silk is exchanged for a jar of wine. The price is really ridiculously expensive, but there is nothing we can do about it. It's just a matter of willingness to pay.
"Master Zhang, the camp has been broken out and the carriages and horses are ready. Do you want to set off?" Hong Wu came to Da Kui and asked with his hands in his hands.
"Ask Mr. Wang about everything. He is the comfort envoy and I am the deputy envoy." Dakui felt a little angry. He lost two horses in a useless job. Although they were not worth much, it was really infuriating. The best plan now is to leave this right and wrong place as soon as possible. If the people from the Zhuang family stronghold come to cause trouble, it will be a big trouble. The team has set off, and everyone is reluctant to leave this beautiful place.
Han Yu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, once praised the Li River: "The river is a green belt, and the mountains are like jade hairpins." In the distance, there are local fishermen boating on the river, and the distant mountains are echoing with the folk songs of woodcutters. Such a beautiful place with beautiful mountains and clear waters makes people forget to leave.
After a journey, suddenly more than a hundred riders came from behind the team. Dakui looked back from his horse and saw smoke and dust rising from a distance, and in front of him was a slim figure wearing a black cloak. Dakui couldn't help frowning, he was not the one who came. The beauty competing in the competition is that one again. This is really scary.
In desperation, Da Kui got off his horse, immediately took down the baggage he was carrying, and immediately raised his voice and ordered: "Stop them." As soon as he finished speaking, the two hundred soldiers behind the accompanying team were led by Hong Wu and immediately turned around. , and rode towards the hundreds of people who were chasing them.
The two groups of men and horses were about twenty feet apart, and Hongwu led his subordinates to line up to block the way.
"Everyone, stop, who are you waiting for, who dare to disturb the imperial pacifier's carriage," Hong Wu asked first.
The beauty standing across from me raised her eyebrows and said sweetly: "I am Lu Binglan of the Zhuang family, who are you?"
Hong Wu smiled slightly and said, "I am a personal attendant of Mr. Zhang, the general envoy of Jiangnan Province."
"I thought he was some kind of high-ranking official, but it turned out he was just a personal attendant," he said, pointing his riding whip at Hong Wu and saying, "Get out of the way, I'm here to find someone." His words were instructive and quite unruly. Lu Binglan's unruly attitude is not unreasonable. The Zhuang family does not have a surname, but the surname Lu has a great background.
In 221 BC, after Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, he sent Wei Tu Sui to lead an army of 500,000, divided into five groups, and marched into Lingnan. The Qin army defeated the Xiou people, unified Lingnan, and established Guilin, Nanhai, and Xiangzhou. The three counties were placed under the rule of the Qin Dynasty imperial power, and Jian Lu was sent to build the Lingqu Canal in Guangxi, which connected the Xiangjiang River and the Lijiang River, and communicated the Yangtze River water system and the Pearl River water system. Then, a large number of Han people moved from the Central Plains to "contact Yuezachu" During the interaction and intermarriage with Ou and Luo Yue, some of these Han people became Zhuang people, which also accelerated the development of exchanges between Yue people and Han people. From the Han Dynasty to the early Tang Dynasty, some "stronger than Zhuang people" appeared in the Zhuang area of today's Guangxi Province. "Xiangqu" surnames, such as the Lu family in Guilin, the Xian family in Gaoliang, the Xian family in Hepu, and the Ning family in Qinzhou, etc. These surnames are called "one hundred Yue surnames", each of which is dominant in its own area.
Lu Binglan's father is the patriarch of the Thirteen Villages of the Zhuang Family in Guilin, and there are nearly 10,000 people in these Thirteen Villages with the surname Lu. Now that they are on their own land, there is no reason to be humble.
When Hong Wu saw that Lu Binglan was about to break through, he immediately shouted: "You're going to rebel," he said, and then he drew out the long sword at his waist, and the two hundred elite soldiers who came with him also showed their swords and prepared for the attack.
At this moment, a sharp shout came from behind Hong Wu: "Who is so arrogant here?"
Hong Wu looked back and saw that the person who came was Dakui in official uniform. Behind Dakui were Meng Ge and Pan Bu.
Seeing the general envoy approaching, two hundred elite soldiers voluntarily gave way to the road, and Da Kui rode his horse to the front of the two formations.
When Lu Binglan saw Da Kui, she immediately became furious and showed no ladylike demeanor: "Hey, Zhang Xiaokui, so you are really here,"
Hearing this, Dakui deliberately pretended to be confused and asked: "I'm afraid you have mistaken the wrong person. I am Zhang Dakui, the political envoy to Jiangnan. The Zhang Xiaokui you mentioned is the younger brother of my compatriot." As soon as these words came out, behind him All the relatives and friends were at a loss.
Meng Ge quietly asked: "When did Mr. Zhang have a younger brother?"
"Master, these must be my adoptive father's words. The twists and turns are not known to you or me," Pan Bu also replied in a low voice.
When Lu Binglan heard what Da Kui said, she was furious and immediately asked: "Then where is your brother?"
Da Kui replied: "Although my brother is born worse than me, he is still handsome. However, he has already married and has a family. I advise girls not to be persistent."
When Lu Binglan heard this, she couldn't help but became furious. Her delicate body trembled with anger. After a while, she said sternly: "Go and find your brother. I want to teach him a lesson."
Dakui was stunned and couldn't help but ask: "Where did my brother bump into the girl? Oh, if there was any offense, I am here to apologize for him." Dakui said and bowed his hands on the horse.
When Lu Binglan saw that Da Kui insisted on protecting his shortcomings, her eyebrows stood up, and she and her men were about to rush in. Unexpectedly, there was a sound of rushing horse hooves behind her. Lu Binglan turned around to look, and saw that the person coming was a villager from the village.
The villagers galloped to Lu Binglan's side, reined in their horses, and said, "Da Binglan, the village leader is giving an order. These people are distinguished guests. We cannot embarrass them. The village master is behind and will be here soon." (ps: Zhuang language Zhongda means girl, and Da Binglan means ice blue girl.) Lu Binglan glared at Dakui and others, and then immediately waited on the spot. After half an hour, she saw the slow pace in the distance. Several people came riding horses, and the leader was Dakui, whom he had seen before, but he was the leader of the Zhuang family who was in charge of the competition.
"Hahahahaha, it's Lu's fault that a distinguished guest has passed by." The village owner is about fifty years old. He is wearing a gray and black robe with a short coat outside. This is the first time he has seen Da Kui dressed like this. Little did he know that this It is the dress worn by the Zhuang family when meeting guests, commonly known as a long gown with a mandarin jacket.
"Oh, this must be Master Lu of the village. Zhang has been disrespectful and disrespectful because he has admired his name for so long," Dakui said as he bowed his hands on horseback again. Not only was he complimentary, but he was also very polite.
The leader of the village, Lu, said with a smile: "I came here to invite Mr. Zhang and his party to the village as guests, but I don't know why you are in such a hurry."
Da Kui said with a smile: "I still have official business, so I don't dare to stay here for a long time. When I return, I will go to the village to visit the village owner." However, Da Kui didn't know. The Zhuang family is very hospitable and treats the original guests. It is especially polite, but it is a big taboo if you are rejected.
Da Kui didn't know much about the etiquette of various ethnic groups, but Meng Ge behind him did. Seeing Da Kui reject the leader Lu, he hurriedly rode his horse to Da Kui and whispered something in a low voice. After listening to Meng Ge's words, Da Kui then Knowing the reason, he immediately turned to Pan Bu and said, "Since Master Lu of the Village warmly invited me, I am being disrespectful." After saying that, Dakui turned back to Pan Bu and said, "Pan Bu, go tell Mr. Wang to go with you." Pan Bu accepted the order. He returned to his horse and ran towards the front of the carriage and horse team.
Not long after, Wang Xiyuan changed his horse and came to Da Kui with Pan Bu. After the two parties greeted each other, the leader of the village Lu explained his purpose. Wang Xiyuan couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, but how could he refuse the other people's kindness.
Immediately, the cavalry and horse teams set up camp at the same place. Da Kui and Wang Xiyuan led more than ten followers to follow the leader of Lu Village to Zhuangjia Dazhai.
On the way, Meng Ge told Da Kui some customs of the Zhuang family.
The Zhuang people pay attention to etiquette and are warm and hospitable. When entertaining guests, only the elderly can sit at the main table with the elderly guests. The young people must stand next to the guests and pour wine for the guests before they can take their seats. Young women cannot go to the banquet in the main room to share the meal. Older women who drink some wine can.
According to Zhuang tradition, guests of one family are guests of the whole village, and visitors are often invited by each family in turn; especially VIPs, sometimes they have to eat at five or six families for a meal, and often the guests have just sat down at the first family, and the second or third family has already Send someone to stand behind and wait for an invitation. According to Zhuang customs, guests cannot refuse. Experienced guests will never be full of wine and food at the first place. They must think of other invitations. For Zhuang people, it is best to refuse It is rude to invite someone, and it will be embarrassing to be rude when you are drunk.
Dakui and Meng Ge rode behind Wang Xiyuan, because Wang Xiyuan was the pacifier of the trip, and Dakui's move was to ask in detail about the etiquette and rules of the Zhuang family.
Not far away, Lu Binglan saw Da Kui and Meng Ge whispering, and she couldn't help but feel angry. This Da Kui was obviously the same Zhang Xiaokui. Every expression and behavior was so similar. It was not him or which one. Lu Binglan secretly bit her lips to plan. Come on, she already had an idea in her mind and decided to fix this bold maniac who dared to kidnap her.
The group of people walked for about half an hour before arriving at Miao Village. Da Kui had been here once, but he was familiar with the road.
After entering the village gate, Dakui saw two horses tied in the corner of the compound from a distance. The horses' buttocks were branded with fire paint, but they were the horses that Sima Yan and he were riding away at that time. Seeing these two horses, Dakui's heart Suddenly, Sima Yan must have been captured by the Zhuang family.
The leader of Lu Village very enthusiastically invited Wang Xiyuan, Da Kui and others to his wooden building. After the guests and hosts were seated, he ordered people to serve tea to entertain the guests. Wang Xiyuan was not only full of knowledge, but also knew the Zhuang family's etiquette very well. The discussion with the village leader Lu turned out to be very clear and logical. Dakui couldn't help but secretly admire him. Who said Bai Wuyi was a scholar?
It was almost noon, and the master of Lu Village ordered a banquet to entertain the distinguished guests, but Lu Bingyan was not seen during the banquet. Da Kui knew that there must be something fishy, but he could only wait and see what happened.
Master Lu personally poured a glass of wine for the guest and himself. After the host and guest drank the "cross-arm wine" together, several women from strong families came in from outside the door, each holding a huge wine pot in their hands. Wang Xiyuan encountered a change. Not surprised, Dakui was confused. He saw these women coming to the banquet and singing a toast song in unison: "The wine in the tin pot is white and full. Don't be dissatisfied when the wine is in front of you. I sincerely respect your distinguished guest. You are like worshiping the gods, putting wine in a tin pot and a white porcelain cup. When the wine comes to you, don’t push it away. Although the wine is not easy to brew, you are a god and drink half the cup." The beautiful singing voice can't help but make people fascinated.
As soon as the song ended, the leading woman filled the glasses with wine for the guests. Wang Xiyuan was not restrained and took the wine glass and signaled to Master Lu, "I borrow flowers to offer to the Buddha. I only wish that the people in the world will be happy and healthy."
"Okay, okay, Sir Wang, please drink this cup to the full," Village Leader Lu said with a smile.
Wang Xiyuan continued: "My subordinates are camping at the foot of Elephant Trunk Mountain. One of me and Mr. Zhang must go and take charge. I am too weak to drink, so I will leave after drinking this cup." He drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.
When Da Kui saw Wang Xiyuan's words, he wanted to retreat, but he didn't know why, but he still raised his glass and said: "I feel the kindness of Master Lu Village. With this glass of wine, I wish the Zhuang family good weather and good harvests."
The glass of wine was drained in one gulp.
As soon as the wine entered my throat, I suddenly felt spicy and strong. The glass I drank was actually strong wine, but the smell of alcohol was so bland that I couldn't smell it with my nose.