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Volume 7: Joking about drinking the blood of the Huns Chapter 7: Encourage advancement

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    In the study room of the Anxi Jiedushi Mansion, behind the bamboo curtain window, next to the blue gauze cabinet, there is a guqin next to the bookcase. A long scroll is spread out on the bookcase. The paper is as white as snow, with several lines lightly dyed with an eyebrow pencil.  The outline vaguely resembles mountains, city gates, temples, and tourists.  ///

    "This "Dunhuang Buddha Ceremony" has a vast scene, which is suitable for the majestic and majestic momentum of the ancient city of Dunhuang. However, if you want to paint such a long scroll in detail, it will take several months." Zhou Wei said with a frown.  It turns out that the paintings of worshiping Buddhas painted by Dunhuang painters focused on figures. When Huang Wen lived in Bianliang, the long scrolls depicting scenes were on the rise. She collected many long scrolls in her spare time. She was deeply impressed that there was nothing to do in her boudoir, so she wanted to paint a "Dunhuang".  "Long Scroll of Worshiping the Buddha", the scenery of the scroll starts from Mingsha Mountain Thousand Buddha Rock on the left, to Yangguan on the right. In the middle is the ancient Khotan Road, Crescent Moon Spring, hundreds of streets in Dunhuang city, and ten canals of Dangshui winding to irrigate thousands of fertile fields outside the city.  For a while, tourists and monks were coming and going in droves on the outskirts of the city. Grass grew beside the meandering road, and warblers were flying, and herds of cattle and horses were scattered in the wild.

    "That's why I, Sister Caiyang, co-wrote this painting," Huang Wen pointed at the scroll and said softly, "In the past, Xuanzong praised Li Sixun's work in several months and Wu Daozi's work in one day, both of which are extremely wonderful. People in the world said  Without understanding its meaning, they tend to respect Wu rather than Li, but they don't know that anyone can learn the charm of Wu Daozi. Li Sixun's painting style is exquisite and strict, and his rules are strict. It often takes several months to complete his work to perfection.  This is the safe path for painters." Zhou Hou nodded and sighed: "The two paintings of Li Sixun and Wu Daozi originally had copies in Chengxintang. They were made by master painters in the previous dynasty. They are quite worthy of the two.  He was a charming person, but it's a pity that he was lost during the chaos in Jinling." Thinking of the destruction of Jinling City, her expression darkened again. Seeing her sadness, Huang Wen comforted her and said, "It's a good thing that he was lost, so as not to be burned down that day."

    At this time, a maid came forward and said: "Mistress, the young master is crying and crying, as if he is looking for his mother." Huang Wen was shocked when she heard this, put down her eyebrow pencil in a hurry, and left in a hurry with the maid.  Zhou Wei stared at the painting alone, as if she saw someone walking alone under the Thousand Buddha Rock. It was the back of Li Yu, who loved to worship Buddha. She couldn't help but worry about it. This time, another maid came forward and said: "The cook heard that Madam has not been here recently.  To withstand the heat and humidity, I specially made a refreshing tea soup to relieve heat and ask Madam to take it while it's hot." Zhou Wei hummed, took the bowl, took a few sips, drank half of it, and then drank the rest.  Put down the tea soup.  Not long after, she suddenly felt dizzy and her delicate body was on the verge of collapse. She actually fell asleep on the painting table. Since the chaos in Jinling, Zhou Wei had been filled with sorrow about separation. Only in her sleep could she relax a little and her eyebrows gradually relaxed.  A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

    Chen De lived in Bianliang for many years, and Dunhuang City was under the control of Xiao Jiu and Li Si. Xiao Jiu took charge of the affairs, and most of the affairs in the Jiedushi House were arranged by Li Si, who had served as the captain of the Yajun camp. He told several maids to do this.  , the maid didn't dare to ask any more questions, she just obeyed orders and did what she was told. Seeing that Zhou Wei was asleep, they moved her to a side room together, undressed her, and then laid her on the bed.  Two of Li Si's confidant sergeants were standing guard outside the door, pretending to be servants, waiting for Chen De, who was still intoxicated behind the yellow robe, to arrive.

    At this time, in the flower hall of the Jiedushi Mansion, three tables of banquets were extremely lively. Xingu, the commander of the Hussars Army, Xiao Jiu, the commander of the Lianrui Army, Li Si, the commander of the Jiaorong Army, and Yu Furengui, the commander of the Baiyu Army.  , Huamao Army Commander Zhang Zhongyao, Chi Hunter Army Commander Luo Youtong, Jinfan Army Commander Lin Hong, Hu Yang Army Commander Chen Zaili, Tayan Army Commander Li Ran, Iron Bone Army Commander Zhu Dao, together with more than a dozen senior  The capable captains and generals were noisily boasting to Chen De about their achievements and hard work over the past year.

    After three rounds of drinking, Pu Hangu, the captain of the Hussars, had taken off all his clothes and armor. Pointing to a scar as big as a bowl on his chest, he boasted: "To be honest, my lord, this is where the Mongolian Blackbeard Tribe was expelled by wolves from the north of Huaiyuan."  The arrow was shot with teeth, I broke the arrow shaft on the spot, led my brothers to chase him for two days and nights, and cut off the head of the leader of the Black Hu tribe to make a chamber pot. A large piece of flesh was rotten from the arrow wound."

    Xingu said to the surrounding generals: "This Black Hu tribe is the largest barbarian tribe in the north of Lingzhou. After this battle, except for those who were captured by our army, the rest migrated far away to the bitter cold land of Mobei Xiaohai.  Went. Lingzhou was preparing to set up a new army and continue to pursue the barbarians north along the Boling River until they reached the Xiaohai area, where they set up camps and conducted operations. All the captains of the new army recommended Colonel Pu as the commander.  , Now is the time to ask the Lord to give me the military trumpet."

    Zhang Zhongyao handed the wine bowl to Chen De and explained: "This small sea is the ancient North Sea, where Su Wu herded sheep. During the Han Dynasty, Husband General Huo Qubing pursued the Huns to this place."

    Chen De's eyes lit up, he took the wine bowl, and said in a deep voice: "It's bitterly cold in the North Sea. General Pu has five thousand athletes, so I'll call him the Duhan Army. That's where the men of Mobei herd horses. I'll pay tribute to Pu here first."  General, your achievements are better than those of the ancients!"

    Pu Hangu and Chen Deman drank a large bowl of wine, and they were still reluctant to give up: "My lord just gave me the bowl of wine. If Lao Pu is so shameless on behalf of the brothers who are about to go to the bitter cold land of Mobei, I will give you three bowls of wine on the grassland."of good wine.  "After saying that, he didn't use the cooking knife next to him. He filled six large bowls with the koumiss from the big leather bag he carried with him, and he and Chen De did it one after another. Not to mention Chen De, even Pu Hangu, who had already prepared these four large bowls of muddy wine,  After drinking it, I felt my ears were hot, my eyes were dim, and my steps were sluggish.

    Chen De was about to sober up when he saw Luo Youtong and Lin Hong approaching rather uneasily. Chen De had always been particularly kind to the generals of the Guiyi Army, so he greeted him: "In recent years, these two generals have led their troops to fight bravely and conquered the Tubo people."  We have more than 200,000 tribesmen, and everything north of Qingtang City has become Han territory. This is a great victory that has not been seen in the decades since the previous dynasty lost the Longyou River and Huang."

    Luo Youtong felt more relaxed after hearing his praise. He raised the cowhide wine bag in his hand and said with a smile: "General Pu has horse wine. General Pu also has three kilograms of highland barley wine here from the Tubo people. Today I and Lin  General Dai Jinfan hunted more than ten thousand brothers from both armies, and together they served the lord three large bowls!" Without waiting for Chen De's consent, he filled up all the ten wine bowls that the servant had already placed, and Zhang Zhongyao smiled and brought the bowls to Chen De.  Virtue.

    Chen De burped and smelled of alcohol, and pointed to the seven wine bowls that were still there and said: "Okay, have a good time today, and we won't go home until we are drunk. Zhong Yao, you will come with us later. The highland barley wine from the Tubo tribe,  But it has a long-standing reputation." Zhang Zhongyao and the other generals also picked up the wine bowls, and everyone drank it into each other's throats. The army originally advocated heavy drinking, but because of military discipline, the generals had been in high positions for a long time.  We can't just do whatever we want. Today, we have a drink with our lord. Although there are a few people who are uneasy, as they drink, they gradually let go. In addition to one after another, they come forward to praise Chen De and persuade him to join.  The rest was to brag to each other about how they had killed enemies, conquered subordinates, and expanded territories over the past year, talking and laughing loudly while drinking heavily.

    Xiao Jiu, the commander of the Lianrui Army, and Li Si, the commander of the Jiaorong Army, came over with large bowls. Xiao Jiu pointed to the magnificent wine in the glass jar on the table and said in a deep voice: "The two of us have been ordered to explore the Western Regions. Who will  I know that after many years, not only failed to capture Gaochang Shule, but also many horse thieves were not completely suppressed, so I came here to plead guilty to my lord."

    Chen De was already drunk, his tongue was spinning, and he patted the two of them on the shoulders and said: "The Gaochang Uighurs and Black Khans have been resisting China since the Tang Dynasty. They have always been tough and difficult to control. They are even extremely warlike in Islamic countries such as Persia.  With a steady stream of thugs as backup, my Anxi Army must fight with all its strength. You two have done a good job this year. When I stabilize the situation in the east, I will personally lead tens of thousands of soldiers to the west to defeat Gaochang and Heihan.  country, send troops to the west to regain the old place of broken leaves in the river in the Tang Dynasty." He seemed to remember something, turned around and saw Zhang Zhongyao chatting with Li Ran, the commander of the Tayan Army, and greeted: "Zhong Yao, Li Ran,  Director Zhu, you three come here!" Chen De usually treats the generals with great respect, but today he lost his composure after getting drunk and just called him by his name like a servant in front of the public. Zhang Zhongyao came over and looked at Li Si with a smile.  Everyone picked up their wine bowls and listened to Chen De's words.

    Chen De's eyes were a little dazed. After a moment, he remembered that everyone was waiting for him to speak. He raised his wine bowl and said: "The three armies of Xinlihua Hat, Ta Yan, and Iron Bone will most likely go to the Western Regions to fight in the future. Come on, you three will pay your respects first."  Xiao Jiu and Li Si have three bowls. The Western Region is vast, and we need all the armies to unite sincerely to prevent food and Turkic forces from getting involved in our Chinese backyard!" As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Jiu said: "If the lord doesn't care about me and Li Si,  The advance is slow, so please drink this wine." After saying that, he actually handed the glass bottle on the table that contained half a liter of wine to Chen De. Chen De was also a little stunned. He had never been able to hold a full bottle of wine.  After drinking from the half-liter bottle of wine, he looked at the magnificent blood-like color, his pride surged up, and he laughed loudly: "Okay! The luminous cup of grape wine, if you want to drink, play the pipa immediately. Don't laugh when you are lying drunk on the battlefield. Since ancient times,  How many people have been fighting! The color of this wine is like blood. Drinking it is like drinking the blood of the enemy. The men in our army drink it most! Today there is no pipa to urge, and there is no battle on the battlefield, so everyone comes to drink!" Follow the servants!  The servants found more than twenty exquisite glass jars and filled them with grape wine one by one. Chen De raised his neck first, as if drinking water, and saw a gurgling sound in his throat. He poured a liter of wine into his mouth and touched the corner of his mouth.  , shouted loudly: "Good wine!" and threw the glass wine bottle to the ground with a bang.

    Seeing Chen De's high spirits and heroic demeanor, the generals all aroused their lofty sentiments. They all picked up glass bottles and opened their mouths to drink heavily. Some of them could not drink the amount, and they were shaking after drinking only half of it.  Others, like Chen De, drank the entire bottle of wine in one gulp, then threw the valuable glass wine vessel to pieces and laughed together.

    Chen De was drunk, and most of the generals had finished drinking. They clapped their hands and applauded. When he was feeling dizzy, and took a short rest, he saw Xiao Jiu leading the newly attached Yizhou general Chen Zaili, carrying a big bowl. The bowl was full.  Pour strong wine and burn the knife.  Chen Zaili was originally a little uneasy about joining the Anxi Jiedu Envoy. Today, when he saw Chen De and his subordinates laughing and drinking happily, treating each other with almost sincerity, his doubts were all gone, and he came to pay respects sincerely.

      As soon as the two of them walked up to Chen De, they smelled a strong smell of alcohol from a distance.  Seeing Chen De burping from wine, Xiao Jiu frowned, knowing that by this time, Chen De was already nauseated by the smell of the wine. He saw Zhang Zhongyao, Li Si and other generals staggering around next to him, and became even more ruthless.  Chen Zaili came forward together. Chen Zaili held up a big wine bowl and said: "Chen Zaili, the commander of the Populus euphratica army, represents the loyalty of the five thousand Han troops in the Western Regions. There is no other strong liquor in Yizhou, so I will offer my lord three bowls of newly roasted Shao Knife!"  "

    Author: At the wine table, the officer asked: Are you afraid of death in war?  The soldier replied: Don't be afraid!  The officer praised him and said: "I'm not afraid of death, but I'm afraid of being a bird when I drink!" So he drank heavily.  Is it true that the more alcohol is banned during the march, the more booze is advocated, thus completing the army's drinking culture?

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