Kublai Khan's troops besieged Ezhou, causing turmoil in the Song Dynasty. However, the rumors among the people were much lagging behind.
Ordinary people are unaware of the war, but Lin'an City is still peaceful and prosperous.
There are still people talking loudly in the tea house and restaurant.
"Did you know that last year I actually made a phoenix at Phoenix Mountain in Ouchi?"
"real?"
"The omen of Jiarui, as the saying goes, 'When a king appears, a phoenix will appear.'"
"What do you mean by this? Shopkeeper, please warm up a pot of wine...please sit down."
"There is a king here. Who is the king? It certainly indicates that the official family will have a heir."
"Ah! Don't dare to lie about this."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Everything I say is true. Don't you see, the officials originally intended to change the title of the year to 'Kaiqing'?"
"I'm talking nonsense. This year is the seventh year of Xingchang."
"That's because the Mongol leader raised his troops to attack Sichuan and Shu. It was delayed. It was delayed. So this year is still the seventh year of prosperity."
"Haha, the Sichuan and Sichuan soldiers have killed the Mongolian lord and driven back the Mongolian Tatars. To celebrate this, I was dragged to a banquet the day before yesterday. I was drunk all night, but I don't know the details..."
"Pour some wine, pour some wine, I'll tell you in detail. Do you know the names of Lu Wende, Wang Jian, Li Xia, Zhang Jue and other generals?"
"I've heard about it..."
From the cloth shop next door, a middle-aged woman walked out with a piece of cloth in her arms. Listening to these discussions, she stopped in her tracks.
She seemed to think these people were quite insightful and planned to listen to them for a while.
"...As the saying goes, after a fierce battle, the great sweat dies, and the hero will go down in history from now on!"
"good!"
"good!"
When the old man finished speaking, the restaurant burst into cheers.
Suddenly, a rough voice sounded.
"Hey, you people only know about the Battle of Diaoyu City. Let me tell you. Now, even Hanzhong has been recovered..."
The middle-aged woman standing outside the cloth shop was a little surprised when she heard the voice and hurried outside the wine shop.
Looking over, I saw a big man squeezing his way into the crowd, standing on the table, laughing loudly: "Let me tell you..."
The middle-aged woman then smiled, sat down on the stone bench nearby, and listened to them discussing the Battle of Hanzhong.
The cheers were loud again.
Someone shouted loudly: "I have made up my mind! The person I admire most in my life is General Li Xia and Li!"
"Pooh!"
The rough man suddenly changed his face and said loudly: "It's a war, it's a war. I despise Li Xia's character the most! Bah!"
"What does the strong man mean by this?"
"I come from Xuzhou, and I know best that Li Xia is notorious, greedy for money and lust, and does all kinds of evil for the sake of harming the people in the village..."
The middle-aged woman sitting outside was stunned for a moment, turned her head and glanced, then started laughing again.
She didn't care, just held the cloth and continued listening.
"...Besides, there is a family in Xuzhou whose surname is Xue. They live in Jiuli House on Xianxi Lane in the east of the city. They are well-known as good people. The Xue family gave birth to a daughter, whose nickname was 'Baochai'. She was sixteen years old. She was called a
The face is like a silver basin, the eyes are like water apricots, how can I put it, like a flower closing in the moon..."
"The shy flower closes the moon, like a flower and a jade."
"Oh, shame on the flowers and the moon... You don't interrupt me! Xue Baochai married Jia Baoyu, the son of the wealthy Jia family. Jia Baoyu is also a well-known gentle man. What a perfect match, God-given marriage. Unexpectedly, damn Li
When Xia saw Xue Baochai, she became lustful and evil, and grew evil..."
There were boos in the wine shop.
"The Jia family was originally a wealthy family who did good deeds and accumulated good deeds. In the end, they were persecuted by Li Xia, just like a bird that had eaten all its food and jumped into the forest. It ended up in a vast white land with nothing!"
"This strong man, are these things you said true?"
"Are there any lies? I didn't mention any of the famous people's names. Jia Baoyu suffered such a great disaster and fled to the Thousand Buddhas Terrace to become a monk. He told me personally. However, Li Xia still didn't let him go and sent people to hunt down Jia Baoyu.
I don’t know where Baoyu fled to, otherwise you can confront him..."
"Yes, a strong man is not a liar at first glance."
"Of course, I don't change my name in Jin Liu Xing, I don't change my surname in sitting, and I never tell lies. Let me tell you, the evil things Li Xia did in Sichuan are more than these, that is, 'killing people and taking away their wives, Li Feiyu, he was a knife and I was a fish
', I will never do bad things, and I won't be able to finish them for three days and three nights!"
"What else? The strong man will tell you later."
The big man standing on the table turned his head and suddenly saw the middle-aged woman outside.
Gu Pang
He was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly said: "No! My mother-in-law is beautiful, and Li Xia sent people to chase me all the way! I have to go!"
Everyone turned around and saw the big man running outside the wine shop, taking the cloth from a middle-aged woman's hand, and walking away side by side with her.
"Hey, she's not that pretty either."
"A bit old-fashioned, but it makes people look quite comfortable..."
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"Why are you here?"
"When I went out to buy cloth, I happened to meet you talking to someone."
Liu Jinsuo looked at the piece of cloth in his hand, looking quite happy, and asked: "Make me clothes. I'll tell you, it will be hot over there in Hanzhong in two months, so I won't wear clothes."
Liu Niang smiled.
She looked at Liu Jinsuo like a mother, with some admiration.
The two of them are actually married and are a serious couple.
But speaking of which, Lady Liu is not a very serious person.
These days, there are many orphans who have no father or mother, and they often work in brothels. She is not pretty, and her livelihood is not good, but fortunately she has eyes and can talk, and she has not been reduced to a butcher shop. When she was young, she could barely make a living.
mingling in the small pomp and circumstance.
A few years ago, more than ten military officers came for prostitution, and all the pretty girls were picked, leaving Liu Niang alone.
She looked at Liu Jinsuo, who was sitting there at the end, and found it strange that he looked so arrogant and could be so coquettish.
"I'll just wait here for them to come out, okay?"
"Master Jun, do you think the slave's family is not well-educated?"
"That's not true. You are beautiful. But my mother said before that she won't let me go whoring..."
After getting acquainted with each other, Liu Niang felt that Liu Jinsuo was completely different from those smooth-talking scholars.
He has tattoos all over his body without shame, but his character is excellent.
When she redeemed herself, she asked him to borrow money, but without saying a word, he gave her all the reward for her meritorious service in Huaizuo, probably treating her as a brother.
"You are different from other prostitutes." Liu Jinsuo said at that time.
But later, when the Forbidden Army delayed payment, Liu Niang continued to help Liu Jinsuo.
At that time, Liu Niang built a courtyard and taught three or five girls to play the piano and sing songs to serve people. She still made a lowly living.
The business was very poor, with only a few old scholars who were too poor to go to the top brothels to patronize her. Liu Niang didn't have much ambition. At most, she wanted to prevent those miserable and pretty orphans from living in the butcher shop... which would be a little better.
She laughed at herself and said to Liu Jinsuo, "I sold myself to support you to protect my family and the country." Liu Jinsuo blushed, and the two of them got along well.
At that time, they were both the most inconspicuous people in Lin'an City. One could die in battle at any time, and the other could barely maintain a disgraceful business.
Last time Liu Jinsuo came back from the north and asked someone to borrow a hundred guan of money, and the two got married.
This time he came back from Sichuan and Sichuan, but it was completely different.
It is said that he was promoted to commander, but when his general takes charge of Sichuan, he will have to be promoted to commander.
It was said that he would go to Hanzhong and then go to Kaifeng to become a native of the capital...
Liu Niang didn't care about this, she had seen many ups and downs. She just felt that she was not worthy of Liu Jinsuo, and knew that he didn't care about those false reputations, so she packed up her belongings and prepared to go to Hanzhong with him.
At this time, the couple were walking side by side, and Liu Niang asked: "You have always been handsome and handsome, but you are handsome and short. Why are you slandering you today?"
"Hey, did you see that old man just now? He was told by the butler of the imperial censor in Jingtai."
Liu Jinsuo turned back, raised his hand and pointed, lowering his voice and said: "When these words spread, the commander-in-chief will be a real commander-in-chief."
In private, he was actually nagging his temper, and said with a smile: "Commander, how majestic. Over the years, we all feel that his official position is not worthy of his ability. We would rather not be called by his official name, but be called Alang, or be called a general."
Add a big character... Nowadays, you should have a prestigious official position."
Liu Niang didn't know what Marshal Li was capable of, but she remembered something and asked, "What's the point of those objects that Lin Zi took out last night?"
"Giving gifts, isn't it allowed to give gifts when seeking an official position? A letter is given to the prime minister, and a gold cup is given to the noble concubine. The commander-in-chief asked us to choose among the trophies."
Liu Niang took a breath.
"But... Wang Xizhi's calligraphy is forged, and the gold cup is also gold-plated..."
"Don't talk nonsense, it can't be false!"
Liu Jinsuo waved his hand, his tone unquestionable.
"I just met Lin Zi this morning, and he also said that Ding Daquan was very happy to receive Wang Xizhi's name. How can I put it, love is not unrestrained, love is not unrestrained, hahaha."