Peach and plum spring breeze and a glass of wine

"Dang Dang Dang..."

Hu Qiang, the leader of Luting, excitedly beat the gong and ran wildly along the long street. He shouted loudly as he ran, "The second master was granted the title of Marquis of Luting. The whole county celebrated. The second master was granted the title of road seal." Tinghou and the whole county celebrate together..."

The people of Luting, immersed in the festive atmosphere of the New Year, took to the streets one after another, talking in twos and threes in surprise: "The second master has been made a marquis? Really?"

"How can this be false? The imperial list notices are out!"

"Honey, take out the firecrackers quickly..."

No one asked which second master it was.

Because there is only one second master in Luting!

There were also a large number of policemen wearing red belts, carrying baskets of red paper for profit, and took to the streets handing out red envelopes door to door: "Second Master has been granted the title of Marquis, so I am very happy!"

"Congratulations to the second master, congratulations to the second master!"

"Second Master has been granted the title of Marquis, I am very happy..."

"Pah, pah, pah..."

The sound of jubilant firecrackers resounded through the road pavilion.

Countless people from road pavilions took to the streets with gongs and drums and paraded in groups to celebrate the New Year. Shops that had been closed for the New Year suddenly opened their doors and shouted loudly, half selling and half giving away. The temple fair that was supposed to be held in the evening was held in the afternoon. People dressed in red and colorful clothes were put up, and the theater troupe invited by the county government put on a drama "Yang Erlang's wits against three major grain merchants" all night long...

The joy that came from the heart, as if there was a happy event in one's own family, stunned all the people who came to pay Yang Ge a New Year's greeting.

The folks in Luting are not like the folks in Jiangdong, who often talk about the three words "Yang Erlang".

But they kept these three words in their hearts!

In Jiangsu and Zhejiang, if you ask about the three words "Yang Erlang", even at a roadside sesame cake stall, the boss will proudly pat his chest and say loudly, "Second Master has eaten sesame cakes at our house"!

And in Luting, when asked about the three words "Yang Erlang", everyone from an eighty-year-old man to a ten-year-old child would be wary of asking questions, and then turn around and go to the police to complain.

The best example is that most of the aboriginal people in Luting actually know that the young shopkeeper of Yuelai Inn who always has a kind smile on his face is the world-famous 'Sage Revealed True Monarch' Yang Erlang.

But very few people came to disturb Yang Ge's peaceful life in Luting County. Everyone pretended to be blind and ignored the abnormalities in Yuelai Inn with a tacit understanding, and carefully guarded Yang Ge's peaceful life in Luting County.

Evening, Chaimen Street.

After seeing off all the guests, Yang Ge sat under the grape trellis with a pot of hot tea.

He half-closed his eyes and listened quietly to the distant noise of joy. Suddenly he no longer felt lonely, only feeling at peace.

Xiao Huang lay down at his feet and took a nap, wagging his tail here and there.

"Whoosh...pop!"

A gorgeous fireworks lit up the night, and the distant noise of joy seemed to be inspired and became more and more lively.

Xiao Huang got up all of a sudden, raised his head and looked at the fireworks in mid-air, slowly wagging his tail, with happiness written all over the dog's face.

Yang Ge also opened his eyes. He glanced at the brilliant fireworks blooming under the night sky, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly...

He bent down, put his arms around the dog son's neck, and shook it gently: "How are you, are you happy?"

Xiao Huang turned his head and licked his cheek.

"Hey, what a loud tone."

Yang Ge pretended to be disgusted and shut up with his hands, then smiled and patted its head: "Go and play, you don't have to accompany me!"

Xiao Huang rushed out with a big grin on his face, fluttering back and forth in the yard excitedly.

Yang Ge leaned back on the chair and slowly narrowed his eyes.

After a while, a steady sound of snoring came from under the grape trellis.

The ups and downs and colorful fourteen years of Xiping slowly came to an end in his sleep.

When he woke up again, it was already the fifteenth year of Xiping.

It was his fifth year in the Wei Dynasty.

…

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Yuelai Inn opened for business.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Shen Fa came again.

Also returning with him was Zhao Miao.

"snort!"

As soon as Zhao Miao rushed into the inn, he snorted coldly at Yang Ge who was eating melon seeds behind the counter. His eyes were not eyes and his nose was not a nose.

Yang Ge put down the melon seeds in surprise and said with a smile: "What's wrong?"

Zhao Miao stared at him intently: "Have you agreed to pick me up in the capital?"

Yang Ge laughed and said, "I can go, but does your father dare to let me go?"

Zhao Miao snorted again: "Don't the legs grow on you?"

Yang Ge smiled and said: "Your father gave me a big gift just a year ago, and I am too embarrassed to bother him..."

"snort!"

Zhao Miao shook his head: "You just don't care about me!"

Yang Ge straightened his face: "It's okay to be naughty, but don't show off your face!"

Zhao Miao turned around and walked to the backyard: "You just don't care about me!"

Yang Ge made a sound, and couldn't help laughing: "Make me a pot of tea!"

Zhao Miao, who had her back to him, couldn't help but smile cheerfully, but still pretended to "hum".

Yang Ge turned to look at the sneering Shen Fa at the door again, and said with disdain, "Are you, the commander, so idle?"

Shen Fa slowly walked to the counter: "How can I? I'll send the eldest princess over... I'm going to Liaodong."

"Liaodong?"

Yang Ge glanced at the salted fish playing mahjong in the front hall, thought for a while and then turned away from the counter: "Go upstairs and talk!"

Shen Fa glanced at him and didn't move: "You won't beat me again, will you?"

Yang Ge turned his head and looked him up and down suspiciously: "What, are you plotting against me again?"

Shen Fa shook his head blankly: "No."

Yang Ge clapped his hands: "That's alright. If you don't count on me, why should I beat you up?"

Shen Fa crossed his hands and said, "Come on, you said the same thing last time!"

Yang Ge glared: "Don't force me to slap you in front of others!"

Shen Fa quickly put down his hand and followed his pace: "Just talk about things, why are you always touching..."

Yang Ge: "That's not what you said back then."

Shen Fa: "The past was before, the present is now..."

The two of them went upstairs one after the other, with a cow's length between them.

Yang Ge: "Why, the court is going to attack the Tatars again?"

Shen Fa pulled out the chair opposite him and sat down: "How do you know?"

Yang Ge rolled his eyes and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Apart from this, is there anything else worthy of you, the Commander of the Embroidered Clothes Guards, making a trip in person?"

Shen Faqiang smiled and nodded: "I have this intention, but whether it is worth going to war or not, I have to go and see it in person before I can make the next step!"

Yang Ge: "Are you going to drag Japan's servant army over to fight?"

Shen Fa scratched his head: "How come you know everything?"

Yang Ge: "Whose idea was this?"

Shen Fa: "Mine!"

Yang Ge stared at him, gently stroking the short beard on his chin with one hand, and his mind began to work rapidly.

Shen Fa felt uncomfortable looking at him: "What, there are flowers on my face?"

Yang Ge pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "This is not a good idea!"

Shen Fa asked doubtfully: "How do you say this? Didn't you say before that you wanted to deal with the Japanese servant army as soon as possible?"

Yang Ge: "I mean to get rid of that group of servants as soon as possible, but dragging them to fight the Tatars is not a good choice..."

When Shen Fa came, he pulled his chair forward and said seriously: "Tell me carefully!"

Yang Ge turned around and looked at the stairs: "That person eavesdropping downstairs, watch your ears!"

"snort!"

Zhao Miao's angry snort came from downstairs.

Yang Ge couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, and when he turned around, the smile on his lips quickly disappeared: "I don't know much about the combat effectiveness of the Tatars, but I know very well the combat effectiveness of the Japanese servants. They are a group of people who bully the weak and fear the strong. Using them as the main force, once the war is blocked, I guarantee that they will be defeated faster than a rabbit. Using them to fight the Tatars will not only fail to achieve the strategic goal, but also sound the alarm to the Tatars who are temporarily in internal strife, and it will be wasted. Money and food... are extremely unwise!"

Shen Fa frowned: "This... I didn't think carefully!"

Yang Ge looked at him and nodded slightly: "This really doesn't seem like an idea you would come up with... Why, are you under a lot of pressure?"

Shen Fa pursed his lips tightly and did not answer for a long time.

Yang Ge didn't rush him, he got up and went downstairs slowly, and came back with two bowls of tea.

Only then did Shen Fa speak: "The current momentum is great!"

Yang Ge said doubtfully: "Isn't this good?"

Shen Fa pursed his lips and whispered: "Just because it is good, I don't want it to be affected in any way..."

Yang Ge breathed out softly and pushed the tea bowl in front of him: "You look like this, I regret saying those words to you earlier."

Shen Fa: "I don't blame you. If I were really in trouble but didn't do anything, I would regret it for the rest of my life!"

Yang Ge held up the tea bowl: "Relax, my friend. Didn't you say before that there is Wang Jiangling inside and I outside? As long as everyone can work together, there will be no chaos in this world!"

Shen Fa suddenly laughed and said, "Wang Zhongtang said the same!"

Yang Ge took a sip of tea, thought for a while and said: "You might as well go to Liaodong and find out what the current situation is inside the Tatars and the frontier army. Know yourself and the enemy and you will be victorious in a hundred battles. If you must use troops, the Japanese servants The army can only be used as an auxiliary army, and a strong general must be sent to lead it in order to be effective!"

"In fact, my previous plan was to use Goguryeo to train the servant army first. Anyway, the servant army is Japanese, and we in China will not be blamed for losing or winning. When the servant army adapts to the intensity of the war around the Central Plains, Then join the northern grassland battlefield."

"But now, the Tatars haven't been dealt with yet, and I don't know if it's wise to provoke Goguryeo again!"

"So, you still have to brainstorm and come up with a charter."

Hearing his plan for the servant army, Shen Fa felt regretful that such a great talent was wandering around. But now that the matter was over, he didn't say anything more. He just nodded and said, "Okay, we'll talk about everything after I come back from Liaodong!"

Yang Ge smiled and said, "I just happened to bring a jar of old wine to Jiang Kui for me, and tell him that I still have his money in the inn, waiting for him to come back to cook the mutton!"

Shen Fa smiled and nodded: "Just say this to you, he will have to come back for another meal whether or not he lives!"