At night, the county magistrate Wei Qing's house was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. Tonight was the wedding day of Wei Qing's widowed sister Wei Su, and the groom was none other than Yang Yuanqing.
Wei Su's ex-husband was a Taipei student. He died in Bianliang, Tokyo in the second year of Jingkang's reign. After being widowed for four years, Wei Qing wanted to find a suitable family for his sister to remarry.
A month ago, Yang Yuanqing led soldiers to help Wei Qing move. Wei Su fell in love with the tall and heroic Yang Yuanqing at first sight. Yang Yuanqing also came from a famous family in Taiyuan and had a good family background. With Wei Qing's help, Yang Yuanqing agreed to marry the soft, gentle and gentle Wei Su.
During times of war, it is impossible to hold a wedding as in the past. We can only try to be as simple as possible, hold two banquets, and invite some relatives and friends to come to the banquet and witness the marriage.
As a general, Chen Qing will of course come to attend the wedding. Today he rarely wears casual clothes, a gauze hat on his head, a thick sheepskin jacket, and a dark coat. Without the killing blows of General Song, he looks a bit gentle and elegant.
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As soon as it got dark, Chen Qing arrived at Wei Qing's house. Wei Qing stood at the door to greet the guests.
Wei Qing greeted him with a smile, "The commander is here, and I'm going to the military camp to invite you!"
Chen Qing took out a small cloth bag, which contained five ingots of silver and a pair of jade bracelets bought for twenty taels of silver.
"This is my congratulatory gift. Please accept it as a token of my gratitude!"
Wei Qing was shocked. He actually gave fifty taels of silver and a pair of jade bracelets, which seemed to be worth a lot. He waved his hands repeatedly, "It's too much. Commander, there is no need to spend such money!"
"Don't worry! This silver was given to me by Zhang Jun, the envoy of Xuanfu. It is my personal property, not confiscated silver. The jade bracelet is also a little bit of my heart. Please accept it!"
Wei Qing couldn't put it off, so he had to accept it and quickly invited Chen Qing into the back hall.
Chen Qing found several pretty young women hiding in the garden of the back hall, gathering together and whispering, seemingly talking about himself.
At this time, the banquet has not yet begun. Almost all the twenty or so guests invited by Wei Qing have arrived. In fact, there are only six families, including Wei Qing's former classmates, local wealthy people with whom he has good connections, and two county officials.
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Chen Qing walked into the back hall. The back hall was also decorated with lights and colorful decorations, with incense tables and wedding candles set up, and big 囍 characters. In the side halls on both sides were banquets for guests, all with food and wine bought from restaurants in the county.
"The commander is here!"
The guests who were chatting stood up and saluted one after another.
Except for two county officials, Chen Qing didn't know any of these people. Wei Qing introduced them to him one by one, and one of them caught Chen Qing's attention.
This man's name was Xiao Rong, who was a Jinshi in the same discipline as Wei Qing. He was a few years older than Wei Qing. He once served as the magistrate of Zheng County, Huazhou. When the Jin soldiers invaded Guanzhong, he abandoned his official position and fled to Linyou County with his family.
The reason why Chen Qing paid attention to him was because Chen Qing found a piece of cloth sewn on his underwear. On the cloth was written "Chen Shangyuan, a native of Shaohua Township, Zheng County, Huazhou."
This name should be Chen Qing's predecessor, the corps leader whose soul was stolen from him. His home was in Shaohua Township, Zheng County.
Although all memories about this Chen Shangyuan have disappeared in his mind, Chen Qing still wants to know about his predecessor.
Xiao Rong came to the banquet with his wife and daughter, and Chen Qing sat down next to him.
"I just heard from Magistrate Wei that Mr. Xiao was originally the magistrate of Zheng County?"
Xiao Rong smiled and nodded, "Exactly!"
"That's right. Although I grew up in Taiyuan, my ancestral home is in Shaohua Township, Zheng County. I have inquired about my relatives in Zheng County, but found nothing. I wonder what the situation is in Zheng County now?"
Xiao Rong stroked his beard and said with a smile: "It turns out that the commander is from Shaohua Township, and the surname Chen is the common surname in Shaohua Township! There are at least a hundred families, basically all hunters, but Shaohua Township is in the south of Zheng County
The terrain at the foot of Shaohua Mountain is very dangerous and it should not have been raided by the Jin soldiers. I specifically inquired last year and found out that the Jin soldiers only passed through the county seat of Zheng County and along the Weihe River."
Chen Qing just asked, if he didn't dare to go to Shaohua Township to recognize his relatives, what if a large group of children hugged him and called him daddy? Then another woman appeared.
Thinking about that scene is scary.
Xiao Rong's wife, Wang, was quite interested in Chen Qing. She smiled and asked, "How old is the commander this year? Can he get married?"
"I am over twenty-four years old and not yet married."
"It's rare to be twenty-four and not married yet!"
Chen Qing didn't know how to answer for a moment, but Xiao Rong helped him out, "It's been a war now. It's been five years since Jingkang. Soldiers have to protect their families and the country, and the battlefield is even more precarious. How can General Chen think about it?"
Starting a family?"
The reason why Ms. Wang asked Chen Qing about her marriage was that her eldest daughter was fifteen years old this year and had not yet married. She was a little tempted when she saw that Chen Qing was tall, handsome, talented, and the commander of a thousand people.
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But Xiao Rong understood his wife's thoughts, and with a few words, Wang was able to stop thinking about it.
'Everything is precarious on the battlefield!'
Xiao Rong was hinting to his wife that military service was too risky and not suitable for her daughter. Wang immediately understood what her husband meant.
"When will the commander leave Linyou County?" Wang changed the topic and stopped mentioning the marriage.
Chen Qing, on the other hand, doesn't have that much thought. He has never thought about his marriage at all. He didn't even have a girlfriend in his previous life, and he doesn't want to be trapped by marriage prematurely in this life.
"Of course I will leave after the spring, so as to avoid the Jin soldiers' attack on Linyou County."
Xiao Rong chuckled, "We also plan to leave Linyou County after spring."
"Oh? I wonder where you plan to go?"
"I want to go to Lin'an. To be honest with the commander, I am originally from Hangzhou, and Linyou County is just a temporary place to stay. I will eventually return to my hometown."
"How to get there?"
"I'm just worried about this! Can the commander give me some advice?"
Chen Qing thought for a while and said: "After the spring, the Jin soldiers will attack Dashan Pass with all their strength. I suggest that your husband take his family to Hanzhong via Ziwu Road, then go to Bashu, and then take a boat from Bashu to Jiangnan."
Xiao Rong pondered for a moment and said: "I heard that thieves are rampant on Ziwu Road and Luo Tang Road. I am very worried about the safety of my family."
"I don't know about Luo Tuang Road, but the three groups of thieves on Ziwu Road were all cleaned up by the Song army. I used to take Ziwu Road before, and it was very safe. Moreover, once a war breaks out in Dashan Pass, many people in Guanzhong will inevitably flee from Ziwu Road.
Bashu, sir, you can consider it."
"The commander's message was so timely and gave me some direction."
At this time, the time had come and the newlyweds were about to start worshiping. A group of girls came in from the garden outside and sat back down.
A little girl of eight or nine years old actually sat next to Chen Qing, and another girl of fifteen or sixteen years old sat next to Wang. She glanced at Chen Qing secretly, and her pretty face suddenly turned red.
How can we meet again in life? We met at a jewelry store in the afternoon, and it turned out that they were Xiao Rong's daughters.
The little girl winked at Chen Qing mischievously. Her sister had just repeatedly told her not to tell anything about what happened in the afternoon.
Although you can't mention what happened in the afternoon, it doesn't mean that Xiao Mei will quietly keep her mouth shut.
"Sister, it must be him you were talking about just now!" The little girl spoke freely and betrayed the secrets of a group of girls. Several girls' faces turned red.
"Azhu, what are you talking about?" The girl blushed and whispered coquettishly.
Chen Qing smiled at his little sister and asked Xiao Rong, "Are these two young ladies?"
Xiao Rong nodded and smiled: "They are both, the older one is called Xiao Xuan and the younger one is called Xiao Zhuer."
The little girl pouted her little mouth and said to Chen Qing seriously: "I am Xiao He's Xiao, Mingzhu's pearl, I don't mean 'little pig'."
Chen Qing laughed dumbly, "I understand, there is no mistake."
"The auspicious time has come, the newcomers are entering!"
The master of ceremonies shouted, and the groom Yang Yuanqing, who was dressed in wedding clothes, held the red hydrangea ribbon, and the bride Wei Su held the other end. The two walked into the main hall one after another. The wedding was indeed relatively simple. They tied their hair, drank Henu wine, and paid homage to the church.
Just these three steps.
At this time, Chen Qing suddenly saw Zhao Xiaoyi waving to him outside the hall.
He walked out quickly.
"What's wrong?"
"Can the commander go back to the camp now?"
"What happened?"
Zhao Xiaoyi whispered: "The king has sent someone to deliver a letter, saying there is important information."
Chen Qing was surprised. Wang Yan sent someone to deliver a letter. This was a big deal.
At this time, Wei Qing also walked out, "Commander, is there something wrong?"
Chen Qing nodded, "I do have something urgent to go back to, so I'm sorry!"
"It's okay! It's just that I didn't let the commander eat well, and he didn't fulfill his duty as a landlord!"
"I'll bother you another day, so I'll take the first step."
"I'll send the commander out!"
Chen Qing waved to Xiao Rong, and he turned around and left quickly.
Looking at Chen Qingyuan's retreating figure, Wang smiled and asked her daughter in a low voice, "What do you think of this General Chen?"
"Li Qian and the others spoke highly of him, saying he was brave and handsome and felt safe around him."
"how about you?"
"Me!" Xiao Xuan shook her head in panic, "I...I have no evaluation of him!"
"That's all nonsense!"
Xiao Zhuer murmured in a low voice beside her: "I don't know who was lamenting that General Chen has a generous heart and a gentleman this afternoon?"
Xiao Xuan was immediately embarrassed and annoyed, and glared at her sister, "Hurry up and eat! Stop chewing your tongue!"
Xiao Zhuer stuck out her tongue, reached out and grabbed a big yellow pear, and took a bite of it.
"The husband and wife bow to each other and send them to the bridal chamber!"
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Chen Qing met the messenger at the Zhongjun tent. He recognized the messenger as Wang Yan's personal soldier Liu Xiang.
"The commander-in-chief didn't know where the general was, and he was always worried. Just then the scouts got the news that the general was in Linyou County, so the commander-in-chief Wang sent me to deliver a message to the general."
"The road must have been blocked due to heavy snow! How did you get here?"
Liu Xiang smiled slightly, "The heavy snow has closed the road, making it difficult for war horses to travel, but if we switch to camels, there will be no road closures. Two of my men and I came here on three camels."
Liu Xiang took out a thick letter and handed it to Chen Qing, "Here are the tasks that both of you have given to the general. They both hope you can come back safely."
Chen Qing nodded silently. Why didn't he want to go back safely as soon as possible?
Liu Xiang smiled again and said: "Your deeds in Qilin Village have spread among the Jin army. Wu Dutong and Wang Dutong know about it. The Xuanfu envoy is full of praise for you. Five hundred people killed more than three thousand people."
Jin Bing, you can still escape intact, Xuanfu Envoy will ask you for credit!"
"We can't even say we escaped unscathed. We also lost half of our brothers."
Chen Qing didn't want to talk more about this matter, so he changed the topic and asked: "When do you plan to go back?"
"Please give me a reply from the commander. I will leave early tomorrow morning."
"Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, it's best to leave after the New Year!"
Liu Xiang shook his head, "Just because the New Year is safe, we are also worried about being caught by Jurchen sentries, which will cause big trouble."
Speaking of this, he pointed to the eagle cage in the corner and said: "Those are two trust eagles. Use one each when capturing Guancheng and losing Guancheng. It is a matter of great importance. You must contact the camp in time!"