Three Kingdoms

Even the assassination of the general could not stop the people's desire for the New Year, so an extremely strange phenomenon occurred in Xu County. The lower-class people began to prepare for the New Year's celebrations and excitement, but the upper-class gentry families were in a strange situation. In the emptiness that cannot be brought to the ground, whether it is the officials in the court or the ordinary nobles, they all seem to be in a state of stagnation with ulterior motives. Everyone is watching and waiting.

This is the original habit of the Han Dynasty, the habit of the children of these noble families.

Even Emperor Liu Xie is waiting.

They are used to waiting.

Waiting for the wind to stop, waiting for the rain to fall, waiting for the thunder to sound, waiting for the heads to fall to the ground.

They pride themselves on being calm and will not make any move until the last moment.

Just like when Emperor Huanling was imprisoned, the scholars angrily denounced them, just like when the Yellow Turbans overthrew Wubao, the scholars roared and rallied...

Of course, for most people, when they can't see clearly, it's safest to wait for the dust to settle, but it will also make the situation eventually evolve out of control.

If you want to make arrangements in advance, you must predict in advance.

This kind of prediction requires wisdom.

Cui Yan believed that Cao Cao was not dead, and that his injuries might even be fake.

So this upcoming Jizhou operation is obviously carried out with Cao Cao's acquiescence, and even with Cao Cao's backing.

Although it is now heard that Cao Pi is sitting in the main hall of the general's palace and temporarily acting as agent for some affairs, Cui Yan believes that Cao Pi has not yet reached such a high reputation that he can suppress all the generals of the Cao family and the Xiahou family...

At least not yet.

Therefore, even if there was no news from the general's palace, Cui Yan believed that Cao Cao's death was unlikely. So Cao Cao's so-called purge of assassins and killing of rebels this time was actually to compete for more benefits, that is, land.

This is not the first time this has happened.

When he was in Yanzhou, Cao Cao cooperated well with Zhang Miao and others at the beginning...

The Yanzhou nobles needed a thug, and Cao Cao just fit this position. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao attracted so many remnants of the Yellow Turban army from Qingzhou in the blink of an eye!

The Qingzhou soldiers, old and young, naturally needed land to resettle them, and the land could not fall from the sky out of thin air, so Cao Cao had a direct and irreconcilable conflict with the Yanzhou nobles.

The Yanzhou nobles were unwilling to give up their land to the Qingzhou soldiers, and it was impossible for Cao Cao to give up the soldiers he had finally obtained. So in the end, both parties had Cao Cao kill Bian Rang, threatening and seizing a large amount of land for resettlement. Qingzhou soldiers, and later Cao Cao was almost homeless on the streets because of this incident, which led to the Yanzhou Incident.

So this time, is history repeating itself, or are there any new changes?

The flickering candlelight was not extinguished all night long. It was not until dawn that a few people came out of the house, and then hurriedly left, rushing in all directions as soon as the city gate opened...

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Dark clouds rolled in the sky.

The ladder was pushed up the wall, arrows flew like locusts, and the shouts shook the sky and the earth.

Cao's soldiers were under Wubao, claiming that the owner of Wubao was involved in the conspiracy to assassinate the general, and demanded that the people inside Wubao open their doors and surrender immediately. Speaking of assassinating the general, Wubao naturally felt extremely wronged, but before he could say a few words, Cao Jun had already launched an attack.

Wubao is naturally a very insurmountable defense system for ordinary bandits and thieves. However, how long can Wubao, which has not received systematic training and organized and coordinated the organization and coordination, be able to persist in the face of regular soldiers?

Therefore, it is no surprise that Wubao was captured on the same day without much disturbance. Soon, Cao Jun found very important "evidence" in Wubao, including the letter from the owner of Wubao contacting the assassin, and the weapons prepared for the assassination. Swords, guns, bows, arrows, crossbows, etc...

December 26th was supposed to be a peaceful day waiting for the New Year, a time for ordinary people to prepare New Year meat, but it became the beginning of the death of a large family in Jizhou.

Well, from a certain perspective, there seems to be nothing wrong with killing pigs twenty-six times...

Cao Jun stepped on the blood-stained footprints, raised his sword high, and spread the breath of death in southern Jizhou...

The killing continues.

The outcome of death has not changed, but the process of death has.

"What? The dock door is open? 』

When Cao Jun was marching and preparing to attack the next Wubao, the scouts sent back a special message.

The owner of Wubao sat alone in the courtyard, looking at Cao Jun who was coming with murderous intent, and sneered.

"Hurry up and capture!" But Raoer will not die! 』

Xiahou Dun's three sons and Xiahou Gu stood still, holding their swords, looking at the old man in the courtyard, and shouted coldly.

The Lord of Wubao laughed strangely twice, his beard and hair grew wild, he cursed Cao Cao, cursed Xiahou, and then before Xiahougu could take action, he stabbed himself and killed himself.

"not good! There's a fire! "A Cao Jun shouted while pointing at the rising fireworks.

Xia Hougu was stunned for a moment and said quickly: "Retreat quickly!" 』

Cao Jun hurriedly evacuated Wubao, and the original murderous spirit and majestic momentum disappeared for a while.

"Tsk..." Xia Hougu looked at the raging fire, "The old immortal also made kerosene... If you say that you didn't collude with the assassins, huh, who would believe it?" 』

"Captain, then...what should we do with the things we prepared?" ” Xia Hougu’s confidant asked.

"Well... you go and make a mark on the book of sinners... just say that this old immortal feels that he has sinned so much that he has no face to live in the world anymore..." Xia Hougu snorted, "Anyway, he did commit suicide himself. Is not it? Let's go, whole team! Get ready for the next one! Kill these pigs and dogs and still have to wait for the New Year! 』

……(＾－＾)V……

Chang'an, the mansion of the Han Hussar General.

The gentle sound of the piano is like a naughty elf in the Louxie courtyard, laughing and jumping around. Even the brilliance seems to turn into flowing water with the music, swaying and rippling in the peace, and then It is blended with the elegance of writing and the jingle of the ring.

"Oops..." Cai Yan stopped playing the piano and touched his belly, "He kicked me..."

Fei Qian stretched out his hand and placed it on Cai Yan's bulging belly, feeling the rhythm of life. "The little guy seems to be quite happy... You're tired too. Just rest for a while." I'll make you tea. 』

Cai Yan smiled and nodded.

Just a few personal maids came, holding the qin, withdrawing the case, and then brought a complete set of tea sets.

Fei Qian looked at it, pointed to the tea bowl and tea tray, and said, "Change the set and change the pottery." 』

What is brought up now is a red and black lacquer tea set inlaid with gold and silver. Although it is gorgeous and the lacquer has been made into lacquerware, basically it will not cause allergies, but you still have to be careful. After all, Cai Yan is pregnant. It's the last period of time again, and any slight illness is very troublesome.

Cai Yan smiled slightly and looked at Fei Qian, obviously very satisfied with Fei Qian's care.

"Well, these tea leaves are from Sichuan..." Fei Qian smelled the tea leaves in the jar, "The taste is not bad, this kind of tea has a delicate fragrance... but it is not as easy to store as tea bricks... so it's all It is drunk year after year. After being stored for a long time, it will inevitably absorb some miscellaneous flavors... Earlier, everyone liked to fry and roast it first. In fact, this is because the tea leaves have been stored for a long time and there is no need to roast them over charcoal fire. The smell of old mold is too strong and mixes with the taste of tea..."

The sound of water on the fire began gradually.

"The earliest batches of tea leaves can only be stored for half a year at most. Even if they are sealed with wax on the outside, the inside will be prone to spoilage. Later, they will have to be improved again..." Fei Qian said casually while removing the kettle. He lifted it up from the stove, poured some into the teapot, and then scalded the teacup and so on. "The last thing is the tea like this...the tea leaves need to be dry...the teapot also needs to be clean. If there is any debris or water stains in it... …』

"It's easy to break... As it is now, it can be stored for about a year and a half, and then there will be no tea flavor. If it exceeds two years, it will still break..." Fei Qian arranged the hot cups and put the tea leaves on the table. Then pour boiling water into the teapot and wash away the tea foam and floating dust. "No matter how good the tea leaves are, they have passed through human hands. The first pass is tea with sweaty hands... Some special teas... Hmm, forget it, generally." Those who said they didn’t want to drink the first tea soup...look, these bubbles...you can still see some powder...』

Cai Yan blinked, as if a few small question marks appeared on his head, but he was soon disturbed by Fei Qian, and his attention was transferred to the tea soup.

"The brewing time for the second tea soup should not be too long..." Fei Qian counted silently in his mind, and then poured out the tea from the teapot. "Some conditions are not quite met now, so I can just use a teapot like this." For a moment, when the world is settled in the future, we may not have to change it again... This teapot is not bad, the main thing is that it can trap tea leaves in it..."

"Please have tea, madam..." Fei Qian gently pushed the tea cup towards Cai Yan.

The corners of Cai Yan's mouth turned up slightly, obviously in a good mood. He picked up the saucer, then picked up the teacup and took a sip.

From some perspectives, perhaps carefully prepared synthetic sugar drinks can deceive human tastes and make humans feel delicious. However, in terms of actual effectiveness, these drinks made from pure nature may not be better. .

Fei Qian himself took a sip, and then asked: "How is it?" 』

"Today I drank the tea brewed by Piao Qi himself, and it was like drinking fine wine... fragrant and sweet..." Cai Yan looked at Fei Qian, the light in his eyes was flowing, and after a moment he smiled, "Well, it seems Piao Qian." You are quite advanced in the art of tea ceremony... I must have practiced a lot..."

"Um? Fei Qian suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck.

"But was I right? Cai Yan said, then wrinkled his nose and snorted softly.

Fei Qian burst out laughing, "You may not have practiced, but drinking tea is also related to your mood. If you are in a good mood, the tea will taste sweet after all. If you are in a bad mood, the tea will only be bitter..." Come on, this is the second dip..."

The two of them sit together, chat casually, and sometimes quarrel, but they look more like a couple, as if they respect each other as guests, and are polite at all times, sometimes more like showing it to outsiders.

"It's another year..."

Fei Qian finished serving tea to Cai Yan, put down the teapot, and looked at the surrounding pavilions.

In order to welcome the arrival of the New Year, the New Year's cleaning and decoration has already begun in the General's Mansion. Now all the corners have been cleaned and wiped, even the moss in the corners has not been spared. On the pond wall in the corner of the courtyard, some old blistered wall skin was also removed, then the wall was repaired, and then chalk was added.

Everything seemed clean and new.

Such behavior seems to be full of expectations and longing for the new year...

"My husband came to my place...do you have something to do..." Cai Yan smiled and put down the tea cup, "When I got up early, I heard that there was some chaos in the front yard..."

Fei Qian was stunned for a moment, and then did not deny it, "Yes, I just feel that this place is clean, so I came here to escape..."

Cai Yan said curiously: "What kind of thing is it that makes the hussar have to temporarily avoid the edge?" 』

Fei Qian laughed and said, "There's nothing special...it's just that guy Xu Zhongkang..."

A few days ago, Huang's workshop presented Fei Qian with a set of the latest improved standard armor. It can be regarded as an improved version of the previous general's armor. It has made some lightweight designs and strengthened the defense in some key parts. It is moderate. It adds some comfort etc...

This is a relatively big improvement.

Especially the style of the new armor is quite special...

Fei Qian himself didn't go to the front lines very much. He knew a little about armor, but he wasn't very proficient in it, so he simply gave the armor to Xu Chu and let Xu Chu wear it to experience it, and then planned to ask afterwards to see what improvements were made. It's better, but some of them still need to be adjusted and so on.

"This is originally a normal thing, right?" Fei Qian asked Cai Yan.

Cai Yan nodded, "Yes, there's no problem with that..."

Fei Qian sighed and said, "But I forgot to explain it in particular... Then these people came... Then Pang Shiyuan, the boy, ran away immediately when he saw something was wrong..."

Cai Yan was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, "Oh, I understand." 』

Han people especially like to get together and show off.

No, Xu Chu got new armor. During Mu Xiu, he not only found someone to compete with, but also specially wore the armor, and then shook it so hard that the armor plates all over his body made noise...

In addition, the improvements this time are relatively large, and there are some major improvements compared with the previous armor, especially the two larger integrated steel plates on the front chest. Although it is not as cool as the one-piece plate armor of later generations, it is It is basically close to the armor of the Tang Dynasty, so when Xu Chu appeared in front of Xu Huang, Zhang Liao and other generals, he was wearing this new armor, shaking two bright bras... er, breast shields, etc. How seductive...

Fei Qian felt that the aesthetics might be a bit weird, but Xu Chu, Xu Huang, Zhang Liao and others knew about this multi-layered structure and how strong the defense of the latest fish scale armor was. He also heard Xu Chu boast about this. The armor was so rare that they were preparing for a new armor upgrade, so they couldn't hold it back and came to the general's mansion.

Xu Huang and Zhang Liao came, and then more people came, all in the name of paying New Year's greetings to Fei Qian, so naturally there was a bit of chaos.

This is normal, even in later generations.

For Zhang Liao and Xu Huang, they would not come to Fei Qian to ask for a set of armor for personal reasons, but if it was for the purpose of replacing and upgrading the entire army, then Zhang Liao and Xu Huang would be red-necked on the spot, spitting, rolling up their sleeves and beating them. Everyone has to fight for it and grab it...

The key is that at this time, Xu Huang and Zhang Liao were both having anal sex with each other. Even if Fei Qian said no, Zhang Liao and Xu Huang would not believe it. Even if he believed it, they would not leave immediately. Otherwise, when he turned around and left, someone else would When new equipment arrives, all your subordinates can do is look at it and swallow their saliva? How embarrassing!

Therefore, it was hard for Fei Qian to talk or scold him, so he could only hide for a while.

"Then what are you going to do, husband?" ” Cai Yan laughed, as if he felt that seeing Fei Qian deflated was a good thing, but no, it was a joyful thing.

Fei Qian said: "Let it dry first, they may not be able to listen now... The armor will not be available until after the New Year, there is no point in hurrying..."

After all, most of the craftsmen have gone home for the holidays at the end of the year. Can't they be called back because of this? Even if we really call all the craftsmen back, we still have to restart the furnace and smelt it, which is not something that can be made in three days and two nights.

Cai Yan nodded slightly. She can understand this.

Because the same is true in the backyard of Jiangjun Mansion. Although she and Huang Yueying do not have much antagonistic relationship, her maids and servants always act consciously or unconsciously because of this or that. No matter how big the issue is, we have to fight for it...

"Well, my husband will stay here..." Cai Yan joked and patted his chest, "Let me see who dares to come and chat..."

Cai Yan was quite good at first, and now he is eating more mellowly than before, so when he slaps his chest like this, he is immediately moved.

Cai Yan covered it with his little hand, then gave Fei Qian a blank look, "What are you looking at?" 』

"There is quite a lot of food and grass reserves..." Fei Qian said with a smile.

"Yeah..." Cai Yan was a little embarrassed and angry. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand to pat Fei Qian, but Fei Qian held it backhand and struggled a little. Then Cai Yan laughed out and couldn't help but go to Fei Qian. He leaned on his shoulder and sighed quietly after a while, "It's so good..."

"What? Fei Qian asked.

Cai Yan shook his head, "It's nothing... don't move, let me lean on you for a while..."

Although Fei Qian didn't quite understand Cai Yan's sudden surge of emotions, it didn't stop him from sitting down and letting Cai Yan lean on his shoulder.

Autumn passes and winter comes, and another year comes.

With the harp and harp at your disposal, it’s best to be quiet.