It turns out that when the civil war between the northern and southern Tartar tribes began in the millennium, many male Tartar herdsmen were forcibly recruited to the battlefield to participate in the civil war. These people have not had contact with their families for two years. They may have died in a certain battle or may have disappeared somewhere.
, leaving only the women and children at home struggling to survive. Women in the grassland are strong, but no matter how strong a woman is, she is still a woman after all, and she also needs the body temperature of the opposite sex.
In the process of purchasing meat for the government, some returnees helped the families of herdsmen who had lost their labor force. When the men and women were left alone for several days, some subtle emotions naturally developed.
Tartar women are much bolder and bolder than women from the Central Plains. If they like it, they will say so directly. Most of the returnees are veterans who have served in the army for several years. They cannot bear such a direct and enthusiastic confession, so they borrow a donkey down the slope to marry into a Tartar herdsman's house.
, it can be regarded as a blessing in disguise.
When Zhang Xiaowu first learned that a dozen returnees had joined herdsmen's families and became new herdsmen, he asked Guan Xiang to send people to send five hundred kilograms of grain to each of their households as a gift. The gift of five hundred kilograms of grain was enough for ten bags.
Enough to feed a family until next summer.
The civil war in the northern Tartar Khanate resulted in the death or disappearance of more than 100,000 men, and also caused many herdsmen families to face the cruel test of the longest and coldest winter. Some families even had to commit suicide because they were unable to survive due to hunger. Women and children had to commit suicide.
Death.
What does it mean to provide help in times of need? This is providing help in times of need.
The herdsmen in Saibei immediately spread the news to their neighbors. For a while, the surrounding herdsmen all married off their daughters or widows who had lost their husbands to these returnees.
The number of returnees who married into herdsmen's homes quickly increased from a dozen to several hundred. Guan Xiang was afraid that some of them would fake marriages and actually defraud grain, so he suggested that the distribution of grain should be suspended.
Zhang Xiaowu laughed and said that they were not pretending to go for food, but really went there for food. However, people are emotional animals, so he let them sleep together for half a year. After half a year, the orphaned boy and the good girl would also pretend to be real and return home.
They are all poor people. Even when they return to their hometown, they will be disliked. Not only do they not bring back any money, but they also occupy the family's rations. Now that they have settled down in Saibei, it can be regarded as the best ending. As for marrying a girl who is not a yellow flower,
It's not that important anymore.
In addition to relying on the army to make a living, some returning veterans also became laborers in many shops in the city. Some brothels even hired strong returning veterans as guards. The prostitutes took the opportunity to have sex with the returning veterans who had been single for many years.
Some romantic stories...
November has passed, and the soldiers and civilians of Mucheng have gradually stabilized. After a month of rigorous training, the defenders of Mucheng have gradually emerged from the haze of defeat and regained their morale. Because there is enough food, the soldiers can train all day long and defend their field marches.
Wait, the rising combat power is visible to the naked eye, and all the generals and generals have gradually adapted to their new identities.
Following the ghost general, there are officials to work, meat to eat, and women to sleep with!
After Xiao Kai got married, Li Yuan also married a young wife. She was the daughter of a chief of a small tribe in Xitata. Local herdsmen all got married early, so the chief's daughter reached the age of marriage when she was only fourteen years old. The tribes in Xitata never married.
Participated in the struggle for the leadership of the Tartar Alliance in the wilderness of northern Saibei, so he did not have any position against the Han people or the Wuhuan people.
The small tribe was close to Mucheng, so Chen Guanxi, who was a scout and colonel, passed by many times. The tribe leader admired Li Yuan greatly after talking with him and married his daughter to him.
Zhang Xiaowu was surprised after receiving the invitation: "You are not married yet?"
Li Yuan said: "I have been in the army for many years, how can I have time? Besides, when I was at Yuwei at Yumen Pass, the horses there were all stallions..."
Zhang Xiaowu laughed and ordered his men to prepare some gifts for the small tribe of Xitarta. As for the gifts or grains, Mucheng only had grains.
In early December, an imperial envoy from Longdu rushed to Mucheng to announce the imperial edict. Zhang Xiaowu immediately led all the civil and military officials in Mucheng to greet the edict. Zhang Xiaowu specifically asked Ruan Qingwen whether he should kneel when receiving the edict. Ruan Qingwen laughed and said
: "Who said you have to kneel when receiving orders? We only need to bow solemnly, no need to kneel. We don't even kneel when we go to court in the morning. When we go up to the court, we bow to greet the saint, and when we go to the court, we bow to greet the saint.
An, this dynasty stipulates that you can only kneel when offering sacrifices."
Zhang Xiaowu said MMP in his heart, but was deceived by the TV series again. It turned out that not all ancient people knelt down to receive orders. He asked again: "Then do you have to kneel down when you see the emperor?"
"No need. I only kneel down when I confess my sins, offer sacrifices to ancestors, ghosts and gods, and pray to the gods. What do I usually kneel down for?" Ruan Qingwen asked doubtfully.
Zhang Xiaowu said to himself that it was lucky that Ruan Qingwen was on hand to guide him, otherwise he would be really embarrassed.
Although there are eunuchs in the imperial palace, what is different from the TV series is that the eunuchs of the Holy Han Empire are absolutely not allowed to leave the palace, let alone come into contact with the imperial edict. Therefore, there is no so-called eunuch announcing the edict in this dynasty.
The imperial envoy who came to announce the decree was the editor of the imperial study. This imperial envoy was a civil servant in his thirties with a beard. He was quite handsome. He was considered a middle-aged handsome man. His face was full of majesty and solemnity, and he was very royal.
.
There is a requirement in the imperial study room. Editors must be among the top 30 in the imperial examination list. Once these people are released, they will be fifth-rank officials, which is much higher than the starting point of seventh-rank county magistrates. Although they are only fifth-rank officials, they can be compiled
The monks accompany the emperor every day, and they are all the emperor's cronies. They have a bright future and no one dares to offend them.
After everyone stood up, the imperial emissary announced: "By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: The third prince Xuanyuan Zi followed his behavior and violated his moral integrity. He lost his army due to his lack of morality. When the Qinglong Army defeated Yashan, he lost his army and lost his generals."
Countless, abandoned Jincheng again
One hundred thousand soldiers and civilians ignored him and humiliated the royal family, so he deposed the crown prince and demoted him to a commoner. The fifth prince Xuanyuan was filial and sincere. He was talented, intelligent, literary, and had a kind and virtuous character. Therefore, the fifth prince was appointed as the crown prince.
, admire this.”
Everyone bowed to receive the order. Zhang Xiaowu stepped forward to receive the order. After returning, he was about to reward the imperial envoy, but saw the imperial envoy taking out another imperial edict and said with a smile: "Sir, don't be busy, there is another imperial edict here." Everyone thought.
What was strange today was that I actually received two imperial edicts at once and stood respectfully again.
"Feng, God has it, on the 16th day of the twelfth lunar month (October) in the twenty-ninth year of Taiqian, my emperor Longyu passed away, and the three armies wore filial piety until the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the crown prince's enthronement ceremony was held to change the title of Dade, and all the generals
The ministers of the state must be loyal to the emperor and bravely resist the barbarians, so I admire this."
The two imperial edicts were issued at the same time, announcing that the turmoil in the court had ended. Zhang Dang finally turned the tide and won the final victory. Zhang Kuan's fifth prince, Xuanyuan Zixiao, finally succeeded in ascending to the throne and took charge of the country.
The news of Emperor Taigan's death had long been known to the important people in Mucheng, but the surrounding soldiers did not know about it. Some soldiers could not help but kneel on the ground and cry bitterly, especially Ruan Qingwen, who also knelt on the ground and cried loudly.
Zhang Xiaowu was astonished. Master Ruan was the first to know the news of the emperor's death, and then planned to take away the emperor's money. He was crying so genuinely at this moment. He was really a born actor.
Zhang Xiaowu had no feelings for Emperor Taigan. He had just asked Ruan Qingwen whether to kneel or not. Now he saw that most people were kneeling on the ground and crying bitterly. It seemed very unusual for him not to kneel, so he had no choice but to kneel down after receiving the imperial edict. There were two dry howls on the ground.