Chapter 4 The joy of the world 3
Although it is the duty of soldiers to calm down the chaos, of course, what I want to do more as a soldier is the first priority of the Great Jin Dynasty - the Northern Expedition. After confirming my position in Liu's army, the second thing to strive for is to lead alone. General, general, how can you become a general if you don't "general" the army? Leading alone is no longer simply to realize the status or title of "general", but also to condense my dream of life.
I haven't expressed such a dream to anyone after joining the army, but how can Liu Laozhi, who is also a soldier and the queen of Chuyuan, not understand? He gave me a reassurance with great kindness.
Sun En has not heard from him since he fled to the island. Wu County has regained its former prosperity. The streets are mixed with soldiers and civilians, and they are at peace.
This summer came much earlier than usual. At the end of March, the temperature began to rise sharply. In April, the weather was as hot as the midsummer of previous years.
Locals in Wujun said that this was a precursor to the disaster, and they also said that the comet that appeared in the sky last month and the earthquake that occurred in Yizhou at the beginning of this month did not appear for no reason. Some people still say that the gods of heaven and earth have been angry, and the world needs to find a way to protect themselves. This incident made people panic.
Liu Laozhi's believers who were afraid of Sun En took the opportunity to make trouble and posted a notice prohibiting people from Jingkou, Wujun and other places from talking about these things again.
Soon, I was appointed as the battalion governor and came to the army. Liu Jingxuan, He Wuji and others are even happier than me.
On the same day, Liu and He led a group of soldiers and generals to my house and wanted to go out for a drink together. Although I was not promoted, I was officially a member of Liu prison's army, and I had to celebrate. I had to be hugged out by them.
We entered a restaurant in the gate and sat down at the table near the window on the second floor.
Wu County is indeed a rich place. Although it has been destroyed by the thief for a long time, the market quickly recovered. The restaurant facing the gate did not suffer any damage.
The restaurant is extremely magnificent, and it seems that its owner has some assets. An officer of his colleagues seems to be a regular visitor here. As soon as we went upstairs, the shopkeeper left the other guests and took care of them behind the officer. The officer said a few words to the shopkeeper with Wu's local words, and the shopkeeper promised to go downstairs with a smile. After a while, the shopkeeper came up with a wine bowl, followed by a fifteen or sixteen-year-old child with a jar of wine in his arms.
The officer hugged us and said, "You are not from Wu except me. Today, I will be the host. Please try the flavors of Wudi and Taihu Lake.
When I stood up and was about to speak, He Wuji jumped up and said, "How about this?" We just agreed to have a banquet for Liu to join the army together.
Liu Jingxuan and others also helped together.
I said quickly, "It's not good. Since I came under the command of General Daojian, thank you very much for your care. Today, I should take this opportunity to express my feelings.
He, Liu and the officer pressed me in their seats, which was indistinguable.
When the shopkeeper standing next to him saw this scene, he held his fist and said loudly, "Generals, listen to me. You are the heroes who recovered Wu County. It is an honor for me to come to my store for a meal. If I still collect the money for the meal, how can I still have the face to open a restaurant in Wujun City in the future? In any case, we Wu people have to do it this time. Please try the local flavor. As for the wine and dishes, of course, it's my treat.
Hearing what he said, everyone refused. After quarreling for a long time, it was finally decided that everyone would pay for the meal and the wine money would be the shopkeeper. After all, the wine has been stored by the shopkeeper for many years. Today, it is the first time to open the cellar, and it has not been priced yet.
"Come on, everyone, we all congratulate Liu joining the army and officially joining our army and serving as the battalion commander." After waiting for a good drink, Liu Jingxuan picked up the bowl and stood up and led the crowd to toast me. The shopkeeper, together with others, also picked up the cup and clinked with me.
"Good. I hope to take good care of you in the future. I drank all my wine in one breath.
The taste of this wine is completely different from that I usually drink. It is a little sour and slightly sweet. Although I don't like the taste very much, I feel fragrant after drinking it. I know that this is wine from the south.
After drinking the wine in the bowl, everyone praised the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper's eyes smiled into a line.
While waiting for the food to be served, He Wuji said, "Liu joined the army, in fact, we will need more places to take care of in the future. The rapid recovery of Wu County is entirely due to the strategy of Liu's army.
"Yes" and "really" others agree.
"Where, where, where, I am in charge of joining the army and doing the matter of joining the army. As for the decision-making or not, it is all up to the two generals Liu and Xie. You should have made great achievements in the battle with the two generals.
Everyone was modest and couldn't help saying a lot of words on the scene.
At this time, when I saw the shopkeeper greeting several tables of guests to settle down, an officer loudly encouraged Liu Jingxuan to tell everyone about my hand-to-hand fight with thousands of people outside the city that day.
This matter has been going on for several months. Nowadays, many different versions have been derived from the barracks alone, including imagination and self-righteous fabrications. I have heard it five or six times from He Wuji's mouth alone, and each time is more mysterious, more specific, more immersive and more empathetic than the last time. Liu Yu and Liu Jinu, an ordinary soldier of the State of Jin, have become a peerless hero and an unparalleled god of war in the mouths of He Wuji and Liu Jingxuan.
Everyone here, like myself, has heard the story that is both true and false and difficult to distinguish countless times. At this time, someone encouraged Liu Jingxuan to speak again, undoubtedly to show off in front of other table guests. Although I drank a lot, my face turned red after drinking a cup and I was busy trying to stop Liu Jingxuan.
As a result, everyone held hands and covered their mouths, saying that if I was unreasonable, I would pay a glass of wine. I had to listen with a smile. Liu Jingxuan tells the storyline and He Wuji is sensational. The two sang together and complemented each other, and today they heard a new version. I just shook my head and stopped talking.
At the beginning of the conversation, the guests at the other tables upstairs stopped talking. Listening to their reactions, some people have heard this story. But now it is several parties who tell the story, so they can't help listening attentively with great interest.
The shopkeeper scolded and rushed to listen to the story to the guys downstairs to entertain the guests, but he stood firmly at the top of the stairs, leaning against the railing, holding a rag and fanning the wind, while listening happily.
Although Liu Jingxuan was the party, he went late that day and he didn't catch up with the real fierce scene. The officers were still unfinished and encouraged me to tell everyone what Liu Jingxuan didn't see.
I don't think it's good to say this fact in public, but it's not convenient to refute everyone's interest, so I have to say: "If I tell it as a story, I must not have a good story. If it's a real experience, it's really plain. Because there is really nothing to say, which will disappoint you.