Kneel down and beg to return to the field

The Wei family is a family of military households for generations, and the population has flourished in the early years.It's a pity that there have been too many wars in the past hundred years, and the Wei family members all died on the battlefield after all.In Wei Lai's father's generation, there was only one single seedling left.

The year Wei Lai was born, her father was drafted into the army again.Before leaving, I said to her mother: "I don't know if I can come back this trip. When the child registers his household registration, you should register as a boy first, otherwise if I don't come back at that time, you two I can't live anymore."

Wei Lai's father's worries were not superfluous.Now that there are many wartimes in the country, there are also many exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes. The family of military households can be exempted from taxes. All year round, the harvest of the few acres of land in the family can still support the mother and daughter.But if there is no male in the family, naturally they will not be able to become military households, and those exorbitant taxes alone can drive people to death.

Wei Lai's mother agreed with tears in her eyes, and her father walked away without turning his back.Later on, all the Wei family waited for was the news of Wei Lai's father's death, not even a handful of ashes.

Wei Lai never had her father in her memory, and the only impression she had was what her mother told her.Just for the family to survive, she could only continue to be her boy until she was 16 years old when she had to be drafted into the army...

Dingbei Army returned to the court victoriously, and the celebration banquet was naturally indispensable.That night, three celebration banquets were held in the imperial palace, the school field in the west of the city, and the camp in the suburbs.

Although Wei Lai was named General Dingyuan, he still had some status in the army, but in terms of rank, he was only at the fifth rank.He went to the palace, but he was not even qualified to enter the gate of the main hall.She didn't like tedious things at first, so she rejected Marshal Wei Yan's kindness to let her take the opportunity to show her face, and insisted on staying in the school grounds in the west of the city, celebrating with the two thousand soldiers who entered the city.

This celebration banquet was held all night, and after the rewards were finalized on the second day, people in the city could also go home and have a look.So this night at the school grounds in the west of the city was destined to be a carnival.

Wei Lai was young, and usually looked very friendly. As soon as he sat down at the banquet, there was an endless stream of people coming to toast.Fortunately, she has also practiced drinking in the army these years, and she never refuses anyone.

After drinking for three rounds, there were fewer people toasting. Wei Lai took the time to pick up the chopsticks and stuffed the untouched dish in front of him into his mouth.Before he had eaten a few mouthfuls, he saw Wang Hu hugging a wine jar and came over with a dazed expression.

"Drink too much?" Wei Lai asked casually without stopping the movement of his hands.

When Wang Hu heard this, he immediately sat down beside her, and then hiccupped a few times in a row, before saying inarticulately: "Who...who drank...too much?! I...I have a good capacity for drinking...do you think...just like you...just like your kid... just pour it in one bowl... Pour it?!"

A few generals who were still awake heard it, and suddenly laughed lowly.

What Wang Hu said was an old story.Although alcohol is prohibited in the Dingbei Army, if there is a big victory, they can still drink a little at the celebration banquet.That year when Wei Lai first came to prominence, he alone killed seven enemies on the battlefield. To reward her, the general gave her a bowl of wine.

For ordinary people, this bowl of wine is enough to satisfy their hunger, but after this guy drank it coyly, he fell to the ground. In the end, it was Wang Hu and his brothers who carried him back to the tent...

This incident can be regarded as Wei Lai's dark history.Although Wei Lai's drinking capacity has skyrocketed since then, every time he gets drunk, he will definitely be able to drink more next time, and now he is almost drunk after a thousand drinks, but people who are familiar with this matter will still use it to make fun of it when drinking. sentence.Fortunately, Wei Lai was never angry, and when he heard the words, he always smiled and changed the subject.

It was the same this time, Wei Lai was not annoyed when he heard the low laughter around him, he just helped Wang Hu's body tilted to one side, and said with a smile: "It's because I'm so happy to go home, I drank too much. "

Almost all the high-ranking generals went to the palace tonight, and Wei Lai was the one who had the highest rank present, and she was Marshal Wei's confidant, so others naturally had to show some face.It's okay to laugh a little teasingly at this time, if you continue, you will feel uncomfortable for yourself and others, so they all laughed and agreed.

Everyone was laughing, when a small soldier hurried over: "General Wei, there are people from the palace."

Wei Lai and the people around him were stunned for a moment, and after realizing it, they all got up to greet them.When he ran to the gate of the school grounds, he saw a servant wearing a blue eunuch uniform and two imperial guards coming. Seeing this group of people, the servant said, "Which one is General Wei Laiwei? "

These words did not surprise everyone, apart from Wei Lai, probably there was no one in the palace worthy of this trip.

Wei Lai was not very happy when he saw this, he took a step forward with a serious face, cupped his hands and said, "The last general is Wei Lai, I don't know what your father-in-law is doing here?"

The little servant looked a little arrogant, and there was always a kind of arrogance in his eyes when facing other people.Seeing Wei Lai at this time, he restrained himself a little, at least looked him up and down: "The emperor summoned, let's go to the palace with our family."

Naturally, he couldn't refuse at this time, but Wei Lai couldn't help feeling a little annoyed.Because of her status, this general can't continue to be a general. Now that the war is over, she plans to resign and go home, so now she doesn't plan to fight for that military merit. She wants to be as low-key as possible, but Who knew that the celebration banquet in the palace could not be avoided? !

At this time, Wei Lai naturally didn't know how much her marshal admired her.She thought she could keep a low profile after returning to Beijing, but unexpectedly, her name had already been passed on to the emperor in the previous battle reports.Now that the battle is settled, the emperor is naturally reluctant to part with these young generals, not to mention that he can express his thirst for talents by the way, so how can he let her go so easily?

Just like that, Wei Lai was full of reluctance, and followed the little servant to the palace in a daze.

The banquet in Chengde Hall was still going on, and Wei Lai's arrival did not cause much disturbance.During that school's singing and dancing, the emperor took time to meet her, said a few words of courtesy, and rewarded a pile of gold and silver, and then gave her a seat and let her have a banquet with Marshal Wei.

The so-called "emperor's summons" ended without incident, and when the singing and dancing sounded again, Wei Lai finally relaxed.She picked up the wine glass in front of her and took a sip, a little absent-minded.

Marshal Wei on the side didn't have much interest in admiring the soft singing and dancing. He glanced back while drinking and asked, "Xiao Wei, what are you thinking?"

Wei Lai raised his head and blinked, and replied with a smile on his face: "Marshal, just now the emperor rewarded me with one hundred gold, five hundred silver and one piece of jade. I am thinking about how many acres of land I can buy when I go back to my hometown."

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