After the bridal chamber, the wedding banquet was over. Lin Xuan drank a lot of wine and returned home drunk.
Under the care of Chunyue Yuhe, I fell asleep not long after washing and going to bed.
When he woke up the next day, Lin Xuan shook off the pain caused by his hangover and his head became much clearer.
After washing, I took a spear and went to the yard to practice martial arts.
Practice Sanjiu in winter and Sanfu in summer.
Practicing martial arts requires perseverance, and he has been somewhat idle during this period.
After performing a set of marksmanship, Lin Xuan began to practice Wuqinxi again.
Lin Xuan has become very good at playing the tiger role in the Five Animals Opera, and now he is starting to practice the deer role.
He had been practicing the deer trick for a while, but he just couldn't get it right.
Lin Xuan was wondering whether to buy a few deer and keep them, and observe them to see if they would be helpful in practicing deer tricks.
After practicing martial arts and sweating a lot, Lin Xuan took a shower and started eating breakfast.
After dinner, Lin Xuan was just about to go upstairs to continue reading the information, when a servant came in to report, and Xi Jun asked to see him.
"Let him in."
Not long after, Xi Jun bought it and came in.
"See Mr. Marquis."
Xi Junmai bowed respectfully.
Lin Xuan waved his hand and said, "Sit down. Is your family settled?"
Although the Lin family's soldiers are all in the house, the family members cannot be in the house as well.
After returning to Chang'an, Lin Xuan asked the housekeeper to help Xi Jun buy and arrange a house in Zhouzhuang, and also allocated some fields.
Lin Xuan also gave Xi Jun a few days of leave.
"It has been settled. Thank you, Lord Marquis."
Lin Xuan not only arranged a farm and a house for him, but also gave him some cloth and money so that his family could establish themselves in Chang'an. He was very grateful to Lin Xuan.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. You came just in time. I have something to ask you." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
"Excuse me, Lord Marquis."
"What is your ambition?"
"Back to the Marquis, my subordinates want to follow the Marquis and protect him now." Xi Junmai said with firm eyes.
"Pedant, I have so many personal soldiers, why don't I miss you one?" Lin Xuan scolded.
"Master Hou, I..."
Seeing Lin Xuan's sudden anger, Xi Junmai was about to explain, but Lin Xuan interrupted him directly and said, "I know you are grateful to me for my help. But do you really just want to be a guard?"
Xi Junmai was silent. He was superb in martial arts and skilled in bow and horse, so he naturally wanted to do something great.
"Princes, generals, and ministers would rather have their own kind. The country is not yet settled, and if a good man does not want to make contributions and establish a career, he will make his wife a shadow. Wouldn't it be in vain?" Lin Xuan said.
When he said this, Lin Xuan blushed somewhat. He encouraged others to go to the battlefield, but he was only willing to go to the battlefield under the pressure of Li Shimin.
Fortunately, Lin Xuan was thick-skinned and Xi Junmai didn't stare at him, so he didn't notice.
"What the Marquis said is that my subordinate will return to Hangzhou to join the army." Xi Junmai said.
The Tang Dynasty implemented a government-armed system, and there were Zhechong mansions in various places.
Chang'an's Twelve Guards, each guard commanded a certain number of Zhechong Mansion.
The additional soldiers of the Twelve Guards are all recruited from the subordinate Zhechong Mansion.
Therefore, if you want to join the army, you must go to the local government to join the army according to your household registration.
If Xi Junmai wants to join the army, he naturally needs to return to the local Zhechong Prefecture to join the army.
"You are the commander of my own soldiers, so you naturally have military status. Although you do not have an official position, you are already a soldier." Lin Xuan said.
Although he appointed Xi Junmai as the deputy commander-in-chief of his own soldiers, only Liu Da, the commander-in-chief of his own soldiers, had official positions, and none of the others had official positions.
When Xi Junmai became his deputy commander of the army, he needed to report to the Ministry of War for registration.
"It won't be long before I go to the battlefield. If you can make meritorious deeds then, I will personally take credit for you." Lin Xuan said.
Whether it was Xue Rengui or Xi Junmai, he had no intention of staying with them.
Wouldn't it be a pity if he kept these famous ministers and generals who have shone brightly in history as his bodyguards?
"Thank you, Lord Marquis. I will definitely not let you down." Xi Junmai said firmly.
"The training methods of my soldiers are the same as those of the army. You should train with them more during this time and get to know them better," Lin Xuan said.
"Yes, my subordinate will go right away."
After sending Xi Junmai away, Lin Xuan went upstairs to continue checking the information on Qicai.
In fact, the best way to deal with aliens is not war.
Since ancient times, the Han people and the nomads have been fighting for thousands of years, but the alien problem has not been resolved.
In fact, the best way to deal with foreign ethnic groups is ethnic integration and Chineseization.
In history, the most famous national integration was the Five Husbands.
The Five Husbands' rebellion in China brought a huge crisis to the Han people, and the Han people were almost exterminated.
But it is undeniable that the Han people and the Wuhu have achieved great integration during the more than 100 years since the Wuhu disrupted China.
But this fusion was full of blood, and Lin Xuan didn't want such blood to appear again on the children of the Han family.
Since the integration of nationalities is full of blood, why can’t the blood be shed by foreigners?
In fact, the Tang Dynasty did a very good job in this regard. Among other things, Li Shimin had Xianbei ancestry, and Empress Changsun was even more from Xianbei.
Didn’t other dynasties think about ethnic integration?
In the long history, there will always be people with vision.
The reason why they did not do this is because the Han people were deeply influenced by Confucianism.
Those who are not of my race must have different minds.
He maintains his noble blood and regards other ethnic groups as barbarians.
In addition, the Han people and the nomads have been at war with each other all year round, and they have a bloody feud.
If someone talks about the great integration of ethnic groups, they will be regarded as traitors and heretics.
Under such circumstances, naturally no one would mention ethnic integration.
However, the royal family of the Tang Dynasty all had foreign ancestry, so the emperor did not look down upon foreigners.
The Tang Dynasty can be regarded as the most suitable dynasty in history to implement national integration.
Of course, foreign races are naturally unwilling to integrate, which is why they need to be 'conquered'.
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Fan Erniang lives in a village more than 20 miles away from Chang'an.
Because the weather has been good these past few years and life has been much better, Fan Erniang's family has raised some chickens.
Every once in a while, Fan Erniang would take the eggs laid by the chickens to Chang'an City and sell them to subsidize the family.
Although there is a county seat not far from their village, because the price in Chang'an is a bit higher, she doesn't mind traveling a little longer.
Fan Erniang came to Chang'an and sold out all the eggs within a short time of arriving at the West Market.
After selling the eggs, Fan Erniang took the basket and prepared to go back.
Although she made some money selling eggs, there was nothing she needed to buy at home, and she had no plans to buy anything.
When passing by a shop, many people gathered outside.
Everyone is curious, and Fan Erniang is no exception. Out of curiosity, she squeezed into the crowd and planned to watch the excitement.
"Everyone, everyone should know that if the clothes are stolen, you need to pound them hard to clean them. But if you do this for a long time, the clothes will be easily damaged." A boy said loudly.
"Yes, if you don't pound it hard, it won't be clean. But if you pound it hard, it will damage the clothes too much."
"Then what can I do? I have to wash it."
Many people echoed the same sentiments and started talking.
For them, a piece of clothing is not cheap.
This is still in Chang'an. Many villagers in rural areas or even a family only have one pair of pants. Whoever goes out wears it, and the others can only lie in bed.
"Everyone, our Huanxin Pavilion has launched a soap. You only need to apply a little bit and scrub gently to clean the clothes. A piece of soap can be used for a family for a month or two." The waiter said.