In the blink of an eye, the Spring Festival was approaching. During this period, Jian Yong came back and told Old Liu that Liu Yan, the governor of Youzhou, had decided to come to Wuji on the ninth day of the first lunar month to host the wedding for Old Liu. At the same time, he also had good news to tell him. However, Liu Yan did not tell Jian Yong the exact news, so he did not know.
At that time, the New Year was the biggest festival, so Old Liu, Tian Feng, and the others discussed it and decided to give the personal guards a six-day holiday. The holiday would start on the 30th of December, and they would return to the team before noon on the sixth day of the month. They could not be late, or they would be punished according to military law.
In order to let everyone have a good New Year, they also decided to give each team member 10 catties of pork, 50 catties of rice, 50 catties of white flour, a jar of Hebei Lao Bai Gan specially made by the Zhen family's winery, and 3,000 copper coins. The generals would receive 5,000 copper coins, and the rest was the same.
As for those who were homeless or whose homes were too far away, they were allowed to stay in the manor. Old Liu would spend the night with everyone on New Year's Eve.
Jian Yong's family was in Zhuo County, Yan Liang and Wen Chou's family were in Zhen Ding, Tian Feng's family had moved to Wuji, Hu Kui was a local, Chu Yan, Lu Kuang, and Lu Xiang didn't have any families, so they could only stay in Wuji for the New Year.
After Wen Chou and Old Liu came back from Zhen Ding, there was a small incident. When Yan Liang was fighting with Wen Chou, he lost to Wen Chou in less than a hundred rounds. Yan Liang was not convinced. The two of them fought again, but the result was still the same. It made Yan Liang very depressed. Fortunately, he was more cunning than Wen Chou. After going around and around, Wen Chou told him the truth.
He didn't think that this fool would have such a good fortune. Yan Liang could only sigh at his bad luck. He didn't get such a good opportunity. In the future, he could only work harder than Wen Chou to hope to catch up with him and take back the title of the number one general under Old Liu.
Although it was only a few days away from the wedding day, Zhen Jiang still visited Old Liu often. The two of them were very affectionate. Ever since Zhen Jiang heard the songs that Old Liu sang for her, she was even more fascinated by those beautiful melodies. Every time, she would ask Old Liu to sing for her. Fortunately, Old Liu knew many songs, so she would always be satisfied. Zhen Jiang also learned many pop songs from Old Liu. When she returned home, she taught her younger brothers and sisters and they sang again. As a result, many people knew how to sing Old Liu's songs. Everyone's admiration for Old Liu was unprecedentedly high. This was the representative of a talented person.
The Zhen family's transportation team that had been delivering grain and cotton clothes to the Wuhuan people had returned. They told Old Liu that Tadun would deliver the horses before Old Liu's wedding. He would personally attend Old Liu's wedding. The other items that had been exchanged, including animal skins, had already been brought back and would be handled by the Zhen family's local businesses.
On the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, Old Liu, Tian Feng, and a few other generals who had stayed in Wuji were outside Wuji City. Old Liu instructed the guards and generals who were sending them home to be careful, especially those who lived in places like Julu where the Road of Peace was more rampant. They were not to have any conflicts with them and to come back on time after the New Year and not be late.
After all, everyone had been with Old Liu for a few months. Old Liu was approachable and loved his soldiers like his own children. He had long won everyone's respect and love. They all thanked their lord for coming to send them off personally. In addition, Old Liu had also inherited Liu Bei's expression of being good at wooing people. Many people's eyes turned red. After sending them off for a long time, everyone…
He said goodbye in tears.
In order to add to the festive atmosphere of the New Year, Old Liu pushed out the Spring Festival couplets. Of course, he could not write them himself because his calligraphy was really not presentable. He turned what he remembered into his own works, such as the increase in years, the increase in longevity, the spring, the blessing of the whole family, the good luck every year, and the blessing of peace every year. Then, Tian Feng wrote them and pasted them on both sides of the Zhen family's courtyard and the gate of the villa outside the city.
Seeing the couplet on the Zhen family's door, the residents of Wuji City felt that it was indeed very meaningful, so they came to the Zhen family to ask for the couplet. Old Liu and Tian Feng were busy for an entire afternoon before everyone returned satisfied.
Tian Feng finally experienced Old Liu's literary talent. He looked at Old Liu and thought for a while before saying a set of three sentences. The couplet (top and bottom couplet plus horizontal script) was blurted out. Moreover, the content, the neatness of the couplet, and the rhythm of the pronunciation were all top-grade. In addition, a few days ago, he had heard the songs sung by Old Liu. It seemed that his lord was not only quick-witted but also good at innovation. The lyrics of this genre that he had created were easy to read. It was estimated that it would soon become popular in the north and south of the Yangtze River. At that time, his lord would become a master of his own.
That night, Old Liu held a banquet in the Zhen family's courtyard. The entire Zhen family, the remaining guards and generals, as well as the hired craftsmen Lu Qi, Ou Peng, Ma Jun, and others all attended. Fortunately, the Zhen family's dining hall was very large, so it was not a problem to accommodate these people.
At the beginning of the banquet, Old Liu gave an impassioned speech, asking everyone to work hard and train hard. He would never treat everyone badly, which made everyone's confidence rise and they were determined to follow Old Liu to make contributions.
Zhen Yi also said a few words. He mainly requested that Old Liu would be in charge of all the Zhen family's affairs from now on. His words were his own words and no one could go against them. So far, the Zhen family had completely tied their family to Old Liu. Of course, this was also because the things that Old Liu had designed had made the Zhen family earn more money than they could earn in the past few years in just a few months. Moreover, they had a monopoly on many products. Therefore, Zhen Yi was 100% assured of his son-in-law, which was why he handed his family business to Old Liu to manage.
That was what he thought, but Old Liu had his own plans. He wanted to compete with the heroes for the world. He could do business, but it was not everything to him. Therefore, he left this to Zhen Yan to manage. By doing so, he won the favor and trust of the Zhen family.
The Jetta had been brought back. Fortunately, the Erguotou in the car was still fine. Old Liu had brought a bottle today for Tian Feng to try. Finally, Tian Feng had a taste of the wine mentioned by Old Wen Chou. Unlike Wen Chou, who only knew how to drink like a pig, Tian Feng first took a small sip and felt the mellow and long Erguotou. Then, he took a big sip. The feeling of swallowing a ball of fire was indeed incomparable. Tian Feng was satisfied. He only let Old Liu drink a little, and the rest was all his. He knew how strong this wine was, so he only drank three taels. Then, he hid the bottle in his arms, afraid that others would snatch it.
That night, everyone drank to their heart's content. When they were happy, they asked Old Liu to sing for everyone. Old Liu couldn't refuse. This feeling…
Under such circumstances, the song " Farewell My Concubine " brought endless imagination to everyone.
I'm standing in the fierce wind
Hating that I can't let go of my endless heartache
looked up into the sky
Clouds move in all directions
sword in hand
Ask the world who is the hero
There are a thousand beauties in the world
I only love the kind that loves you
Who is different when we part in sadness?
How many years of love have been buried in a hurry
You are the most important in my heart
Sorrow and joy, life and death
You use tenderness to carve into the bones
For me to be free of love
You are the most important in my heart
My tears rush to the sky
In the next life, I'll be a hero
Returning, the setting sun is thick
After the song was sung, everyone was shocked. In the past, Old Liu had sung beautiful love songs for Zhen Jiang. Today, Old Liu's song was so passionate that it made people's blood boil. It was as if they were on the battlefield, killing the enemy with a sword. When the tune changed in the middle, it gave everyone a heartbreaking feeling. These two completely different styles were perfectly combined by Old Liu. Many people seemed to be immersed in it and could not calm down for a long time.
After half a day, the people who had woken up cheered loudly for a long time.
At this moment, Old Liu and Zhen Jiang's eyes met. The two of them were already immersed in the love filled with vicissitudes of life in the song. At this moment, they only had each other in their eyes and had long forgotten everything around them.
On the afternoon of the seventh day, Tadun brought dozens of Wuhuan warriors and Yuwen Kang to Wuji. At the same time, he brought 6,000 warhorses for Old Liu. 5,000 of them were exchanged for the grain he sent last time. The remaining 1,000 were wedding gifts from his adopted brother, Tadun. The wedding gift from the Wuhuan King, Qiu Liju, was a BMW from the Wuhuan. According to Tadun, Shadowless was the best horse in their tribe. It was just over two years old. Many people wanted this horse, but Qiu Liju didn't give it to them. This time, Qiu Liju gave it to Old Liu, which showed how important Old Liu was to Qiu Liju.
He ordered Chu Yan and the Wuhuan people to bring the warhorses to the Zhen Family's courtyard to feed them and then settle the Wuhuan people down. At present, Old Liu already had more than six thousand warhorses. In a few days, he would be able to send food to the Wuhuan people and exchange them for another five thousand warhorses. By then, he would have more than ten thousand warhorses. He could completely organize a cavalry team of ten thousand people.
Now, the Wuhuan Prince Louban had been living in the manor and training with his personal guards every day. His physical fitness had obviously improved. This Wuhuan Prince was quite hardworking. He had to train himself for an extra two hours every day to complete the training subjects that Old Liu had set for his personal guards.
Seeing Tadun come, Lou Ban was very happy. He told his cousin that he was training every day. Although he couldn't catch up to the guards, as long as he worked hard, he could reach or even surpass them.
Tadun told him that the king was doing well and told him not to worry about him. He must learn more from Old Liu so that he could help the king in the future.
Yuwen Kang had come here to convey Qiu Liju's gratitude to Old Liu and to come up with a plan to unite the four Wuhuan tribes as soon as possible so that they could become Old Liu's strong support in the future.
That night, Old Liu took out two bottles to welcome Tadun…
Erguotou and Wuhuan people had always liked to drink hard liquor, but today, Tadun finally had a taste of the real liquor. Wen Chou had to accompany him, but the two of them had drunk more than half a bottle each and were so drunk that they had to be carried back. However, the guards who carried them had a hard time. After all, these two people were both heavyweight.
Old Liu, Tian Feng, and Yuwen Kang drank the rest of the wine. They drank it slowly, so there was no problem. Seeing that the Wuhuan people had treated Old Liu as one of their own, Tian Feng was secretly happy. Although he used to think that the Wuhuan people were outsiders, after listening to Old Liu's explanation and understanding Old Liu's purpose, Tian Feng was relieved.
Indeed, those who lived in the land of the Han Dynasty were all descendants of the Yellow Emperor. They could not kill each other. In the future, they would fight those marked on the globe that Old Liu showed him. Outside the land of the Han Dynasty, especially that place called Ryukyu, according to the lord, there were some despicable and shameless people who lived by robbing others. In the future, they must be eliminated according to the lord's wishes.
On the afternoon of the ninth day of the lunar month, Liu Yan, the provincial governor of Youzhou, arrived at Wuji with a group of followers. A spy in Yan Country had already sent the news back. Liu Yan had already led his men out of the city and waited for him for 30 miles. Seeing that Liu Yan was so respectful to him, Liu Yan was very happy. He pulled Liu Yan into his car and the two of them chatted happily along the way.
When the local officials heard that the provincial governor of Youzhou had arrived in Wuji, they hurriedly went out of the city to welcome him and wanted to take Liu Yan to the county government. However, Liu Yan told them that he was here to officiate the marriage of Old Liu and read the imperial edict to Old Liu. Therefore, he didn't go to the county government and went directly to the Zhen's residence. Those officials had to accompany Liu Yan to the Zhen's residence.
After hearing that the provincial governor of Youzhou Province was coming to his home, Zhen Yi hurriedly led the others out of the mansion to welcome him. Although his family was one of the four major commercial clans in Han Dynasty, merchants didn't have any social status in that age. Therefore, the provincial governor of Youzhou Province came to his home because of his son-in-law. Seeing the arrival of the provincial governor's car, Zhen Yi hurriedly knelt down with the others and said,"This commoner welcomes the arrival of the provincial governor.”
Old Liu was still in the carriage. When he saw his father-in-law and brother-in-law kneeling in front of the carriage, he hurriedly got off the carriage. Liu Yan also got off the carriage for Liu Bei's sake and walked to Zhen Yi to help him up.
"There's no need to be so polite, Mr. Zhen. You used to be an official in the imperial court, and you're my senior.”
"Thank you, Lord Provincial Governor. I am only an ordinary citizen now. How dare I be your senior?”
"Mister Zhen, I came to Wuji this time to read out the Emperor's decree and to host my nephew Liu Bei's wedding. Let's enter your residence first. I want to read out the decree to my nephew Liu Bei.”
Hearing that there was still an imperial edict, Zhen Yi hurriedly led Liu Yan and the others into the courtyard. They came to the living room and placed an incense table, respectfully inviting Liu Yan to read out the imperial edict.
At this moment, a fat eunuch walked out from behind Liu Yan. He asked in a sharp voice,""Who is Liu Bei? Come forward and receive the edict."
Liu Yan quickly said to Old Liu," This is Lord Guo Sheng, the constant attendant in the palace. When I went back last time, I reported Liu Bei's contributions and identity to the Emperor. I know that Liu Bei…"
He is a descendant of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Ling was very happy and sent Lord Guo to read out the imperial edict. Liu Bei quickly received the edict.”
Old Liu hurriedly went forward and knelt down.”
Guo Sheng opened the imperial edict and read aloud,""The Emperor has decreed that Liu Bei of Zhuo County is a descendant of Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan. He is a relative of the Han clan. In order to protect the Han Dynasty, he led his family to repel the Wuhuan army and made outstanding contributions. It is indeed the fortune of the Han Dynasty. Liu Bei, accept the decree."
"Thank you for the emperor's grace. Long live my emperor!”
After the ceremony, Old Liu took the imperial edict from the eunuch Guo Sheng." Thank you for your hard work, Lord Guo," Old Liu said, while stuffing a large ingot of gold into Guo Sheng's hand.
Guo Sheng saw that the gift Old Liu gave him was not light and immediately beamed with joy." Xuande, you are too polite. I heard from the Emperor that you are his younger brother and will be promoted in the future. I hope Xuande will not forget about us."”
"I won't, I won't. I won't dare to forget Daren's kindness.”
When Old Liu got up, Liu Yan and the others came forward to congratulate him. Old Liu quickly exchanged pleasantries with everyone and then invited Liu Yan to take a seat. The officials who came with him and Wuji also arranged for them to sit down. He, Zhen Yi and the others accompanied them to drink tea and chat.
In the evening, Old Liu hosted a banquet to entertain everyone and gave everyone some gold, silver, and jewelry. These officials were very happy and praised Old Liu as a pillar of the Han Dynasty. He would definitely become a great person in the future.
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