-
Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading
Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Historic -> Chao s Water Margin Text Chapter 218 Winter Solstice
Previous page Return to Catalog Next page
- At dawn, Chao Yong couldn't wait to get dressed and get up.
Although Chao Yong tried his best to move as gently as possible, he still disturbed Hu Sanniang who was sleeping next to him.
Hu Sanniang looked at the window with sleepy eyes and said, "It's still early, why are you getting up so early?"
Chao Yong lowered his head and kissed Hu Sanniang's smooth forehead, and said with a smile: "I seemed to hear the sound of snow breaking branches last night. I went to see if it was snowing."
Hu Sanniang also got up excitedly and said: "In this case, if the snow is quite heavy, I will also get up and go see the snow scene with you."
The maid outside heard the two men's movements and hurriedly came in to serve them.
Hu Sanniang was already six months pregnant, her belly was already bulging, and she had difficulty moving.
Chao Yong watched the maid dressing Hu Sanniang, then helped Hu Sanniang walk out.
As soon as I opened the door, a cold wind blew in my face, and snowflakes the size of goose feathers also fell in.
Hu Sanniang shivered, but said cheerfully: "It's snowing so heavily, sir, let's go out for a walk."
Chao Yong couldn¡¯t help but frown when he looked at the snow that was still falling continuously. He didn¡¯t know when such heavy snow would stop. Even if it stopped, it would probably take many days to melt.
Chao Yong originally thought that after rescuing Lu Junyi and going up the mountain, the army would be able to wipe out Zengtou City, then attack the city and seize the territory, and strive for hegemony in the world. Unexpectedly, Lu Junyi, who was rescued, was seriously injured. Although he was able to move freely within a few days under the treatment of Dr. An, his muscles and bones were not strong enough, and he would have to recover for a while if he wanted to go into battle to kill the enemy.
Chao Yong himself is also in a normal situation. Although he no longer needs help from others, he is still unable to dance with a gun or a stick.
Therefore, the plan to attack Zengtou City was repeatedly postponed, and even the matter of becoming king was postponed by Wu Yong.
Originally, Chao Gai decided that Wu Yong would become the king after he returned from Beijing after making money from Lu Junyi, but Wu Yong said that Wang Qing and Tian Hu only became king after they captured several state capitals. If Chao Gai became the king in Liangshan, it would inevitably make people unhappy. Laughter is the king of the mountain. After capturing several state capitals, he will then announce it to the world and claim the throne to fight for hegemony.
After Chao Gai heard this, he naturally did not want to be compared with Wang Qing and Tian Hu, but the seizure of the state capital came after the Zengtou City was wiped out. Therefore, everyone was waiting for Lu Junyi to join the gang, and the matter was delayed again and again.
After the Fangla Uprising, Liangshan sent spies to collect information about Fangla's rebel army.
After Wang Qing and Tian Hu became kings, Fangla rose up, but tens of thousands of believers gathered in just a few days. Shocked in the southeast, Cai Zun and Yan Tan, governors of the two Zhejiang provinces, surrounded and suppressed five thousand imperial troops, but they were defeated and died. Taking advantage of his great victory, Fang La captured Muzhou, and nearby Manichaeans responded. Fang La's rebel army quickly expanded to hundreds of thousands.
Although most of Fang La's rebels were untrained believers, their momentum came from behind and overwhelmed Wang Qing and Tian Hu.
Although the Song Dynasty was decadent, it still had an elite army, which was the Western Army that fought with Xixia all the year round. If Fang La made a big fuss, the imperial court would definitely send the Western Army south. Although Manichaeism has many heroes, the generals of the Western Army are also full of talents. The battle-hardened Western Army is even more certain to win against the untrained rebel army. In addition, Tong Guan has always loved to kill good people and take credit, which increases his military exploits. I'm afraid the entire southeast will be bathed in blood.
Chao Yong didn't care about the survival of Fang La's rebel army. If he were allowed to win the world, he would also suppress Manichaeism. This is because Manichaeism is not a secular sect like Buddhism and Taoism. Most of the time, it plays the role of inciting the people. , the role of raising a flag to rebel. Although most of the time it was the darkness of the imperial court that took advantage of the chaos, it was only used by some careerists. No matter who sits on the throne, they will not allow this kind of religion to exist.
Chao Yong is also optimistic that Manichaeism can be eradicated with the help of the Zhao and Song Dynasties, but now the Baihua Princess in Manichaeism is his woman. If she is not good, she will also die.
With Fang Baihua there, Chao Yong could no longer sit back and watch the Manichaeans fight against the Western Army alone.
How did you know that just now you heard that Lu Junyi¡¯s injury was getting better, but it was the winter solstice.
At this time, the Winter Solstice is the most grand festival, and the emperor will hold a grand ceremony to worship ancestors and heaven. Officials at all levels enjoy seven-day holidays during the three festivals of Winter Solstice, New Year's Day and Cold Food Festival, so they can enjoy the festival without having to worry about busy political affairs. Even merchants who usually get up early and stay late will go on strike for three days to celebrate the festival.
On this festival, Guan Pu, which is prohibited on weekdays, will be allowed by the court for three days.
On this day, the common people will also change new clothes, prepare food and offer sacrifices to their ancestors. At this time, it was not long after the autumn harvest, and people had some surplus food in their homes, so they would all have a good festival on this day. However, by the end of the year, many people are already short of money, so there is also a folk saying of "fat in winter and thin in new year".
Liangshan was no exception. Chao Gai announced early that the entire mountain would be on holiday for seven days.
?Chao Yong had no choice but to wait until after the winter solstice before mentioning the idea of ??marching into the army. Unexpectedly, there was a sudden heavy snowfall. It seemed that it would take an unknown number of days for the snow to melt and the roads to dry.
Hu Sanniang didn't get a response. She turned around and saw Chao Yong frowning and thinking, and couldn't help but said: "What do you want, officer?"
Chao Yong didn¡¯t want Hu Sanniang to think too much, so he pretended to be nonchalant and said with a smile: ¡°It¡¯s nothing, Xiaoyu, bring us an umbrella and let¡¯s go out for a walk.¡±
The maid on the side heard this and quickly found the oil-paper umbrella.
Chao Yong held up the oil-paper umbrella and walked into the snow with Hu Sanniang in his arms.
Every time you set foot, there is a "squeaking" sound of squeezing the snow.
Looking at the series of footprints behind her, Hu Sanniang felt as if she had returned to her childhood, pulling Chao Yong to leave various footprints in the snow.
The two of them walked in the snow for a while, and then the soldiers on duty at the village began to clear the snow.
Hu Sanniang couldn't help but wrinkle her nose when she saw that all the footprints she left behind were swept away by the soldiers.
Chao Yong reached out and scratched Hu Sanniang's nose, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's go back to avoid catching a cold."
Although Hu Sanniang still had more to say, she felt a little tired after walking for a long time with her belly full, so she walked back with Chao Yong.
As soon as he entered the yard, Xiao Qing came up to him and said, "Sir, miss, we should go to the parents' place to make wontons. We can come back to play cards after eating early. It's just a good time to stay indoors on this snowy day." Card."
Hu Sanniang rolled her eyes at Xiaoqing and said, "The officials have spoiled this girl more and more wildly. She knows how to play with her all day long."
Chao Yong said with a straight face: "Well, she's getting more and more out of shape. The officer will teach her a lesson later."
But Xiaoqing didn¡¯t believe that Chao Yong would really teach him a lesson. He ran over and hugged Chao Yong¡¯s arm, twisting and saying, ¡°Why did the official help the young lady to bully me?¡±
After Chao Yong was injured, he held it in for two months. Xiao Qing held her arms and rubbed her breasts for a while. He couldn't help but get angry. He slapped Xiao Qing's buttocks hard and said: "Kid, you If you make trouble again, the officials will deal with you tonight."
Xiao Qing winked at Chao Yong and said, "Then Xiao Qing will wait for the officials to come tonight."
Seeing Xiao Qing's coquettish look, Hu Sanniang couldn't help but joked: "What a waste, the official will stop her mouth tonight and then teach her a lesson, so as not to disturb everyone again."
Chao Yong pinched Xiao Qing¡¯s buttocks hard and said, ¡°Okay, let¡¯s talk about it tonight. Let¡¯s go to my parents¡¯ place first.¡±
When the three of them arrived at Chao Gai's residence, Mr. He had already prepared the stuffing. Sanniang and Xiaoqing, the wife and concubine, went to Mr. He to show off.
Although there are many maids serving in the He family's house, He still does many things by herself.
I don¡¯t know when the delicacy of wonton appeared. By the Song Dynasty, it was already a winter solstice delicacy.
It is said that during the Han Dynasty, the Huns from the north often harassed the frontiers and the people were not at peace. At that time, there were two leaders in the Xiongnu tribe, the Hun clan and the Tun clan, who were very ferocious. The people hated it so much that they made wontons with meat fillings and called them "wontons" after taking the pronunciation of Hun and Tun. I hope to eat them so that I can live a peaceful life. Since wontons were first made on the winter solstice, every household eats wontons on the winter solstice.
It is also said that during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, King Fu Chai of Wu defeated the Kingdom of Yue and captured the King of Yue Gou Jian alive. The peerless beauty Xi Shi was also among those captured. Gou Jian lay on his back and tasted the courage, but Fu Chai felt that he had no rivals anymore and got carried away. He indulged in singing, dancing and drinking all day long, and did not care about state affairs. . When the Winter Solstice came this year, the King of Wu accepted the worship of hundreds of officials as usual, and there was singing and dancing inside and outside the palace. Unexpectedly, during the banquet, Fu Chai felt a little unhappy when he saw the delicacies he ate every day. Xi Shi saw this and made the wontons. Put them into boiling water and boil them, and they will rise to the surface one by one. Xi Shi then offered the soup and wontons to King Wu. As soon as King Wu tasted it, it was extremely delicious and asked, "What kind of snack is this?" Xi Shi saw that Fu Cha was confused all day long, as if he was in a state of confusion, so he casually said, "wontons." From then on, the delicacy of wontons was born.
Sanniang and Xiaoqing were both used to wielding knives and guns, but they were clumsy in making wontons, which caused a lot of chaos. However, He did not preach to them as usual, but enjoyed the holiday as a big family. hapiness.
Soon, the hot wontons were cooked.
Chao Yong held a strange wonton between his hands and said with a smile: "This must be made by Sanniang."
Hu Sanniang took one look and couldn't help but blushing.
After everyone finished eating their wontons, they were chatting in the room when they heard someone shouting outside: "Brother Yong, Brother Yong, Brother Yong"
He said: "It's snowing, who is shouting in such a hurry?"
Chao Yong listened and said with a smile: "The voice sounds like Li Kui. You guys sit down and I'll go out and take a look."
Xiao Qing rolled her eyes at Chao Yong, knowing that today's card game might have been ruined again.
When Chao Yong arrived at the courtyard, he saw Li Kui standing outside the courtyard in a hurry.
Chao Yong asked curiously: "Tieniu, why don't you go in?"
Li Kui rubbed his hands and said with a flattering smile: "If I have something to do with you, I won't go in."
Chao Yong asked curiously: "What are you doing with me in this snowy day?"
Li Kui looked at Chao Yong and saw that no one came out, and said sheepishly: "Lend me some money."
Chao Yong has long been used to Li Kui borrowing money, so he smiled and said: "Just go find Chao San. I have already told him that you don't have to ask me if you want to borrow money."
Li Kui was embarrassed and said: "I borrowed a lot this time, so I asked you to ask me." (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
- Previous pageCatalogNext page