Don't steal a man from me

The spring rains arrived as scheduled.

The willows on both sides of the Luohe River have begun to sprout, and softly covered the ice-breaking river with a layer of goose-yellow clouds in the mist and rain. The climate in the Xiangtingze area is already warm and suitable. , a thriving scene.

There was an endless stream of boats coming and going on the lake, and the boatman was wearing a jacket with a sandwich, rolled up his sleeves, and roared leisurely—"Guest officer, sit down!"

The small black-covered boat floated out, and the melodious singing of the boatman rippled on the boundless lake.

"There are trees in the mountains, and there are branches in the trees, and the heart is pleasing to the king, and the king doesn't know..."

In the melodious and melodious singing, the people on the boat traced back all kinds of affection and started a new year's wandering, or "the spring breeze is proud of the horseshoe disease, and I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day", or "It's already dusk to worry alone, and it's more wind and rain."

The start-up ceremony was held in the countryside outside Yancheng.The new law "restricted private land" replaces the old system "well field system", and there is no longer the term "public land" or "private land".

According to the number of people in each household in the city, the imperial court distributes the cultivated land. After registration, the tax is collected every year according to the number of households in each household. Expenses have also greatly mobilized the enthusiasm of the people. After the beginning of spring, the people in the city rushed to start the first plow of the new year with farm tools.

The sun rises slowly from the east and sprinkles the land with sunlight. The dewdrops on the weeds on the roadside reflect the sunlight, shining brightly and translucently like tears of beauty.

At three o'clock in the morning, the closed gates of the Chu Palace slowly opened, and the royal guards and officials, big and small, who stretched for several miles, hurriedly stepped on the road leading to the outside of the city.

Chu Yunqi was wearing a big black fur coat with a sun totem embroidered with red thread. Layer after layer of complicated royal clothes, solemn and solemn, his long black hair neatly tied up, wearing a crown of seven beams reaching the sky, sitting He straightened his body and closed his eyes to rest in the six-foot canopy.

Sitting beside him was Su Jue, who was dressed in white and golden phoenix suit.

The monarch and his ministers are in the same car, Chu Yunqi wants to tell the world that seeing Xiangguo is like seeing the king of Chu!

The common people gathered on both sides of the road and stretched their necks to look around. They all wanted to see the young King of Chu and Xiangguo, who was so kind to him.

When Chu Yunqi's car drove by, everyone fell to their knees and shouted "My King Wannian".

Wei Ran wore a black iron armor and rode a horse to lead the way. When he reached the outside of the city, he jumped off his horse and directed the royal guards to quickly form a human wall to separate the convoy from the people. He himself led a team of guards to fly He came to the side of Chu Yunqi's car, clasped his fists and saluted, "Your Majesty, everything has been properly arranged!"

Hearing this, Chu Yunqi raised his eyes, nodded to Wei Ran, held down Su Jue who was about to get up, stepped out of the car before him, turned around and stretched out his hand to him, and said with a smile, "Xiangguo, please."

Su Jue met his eyes, frowned slightly, sighed inaudibly, reached out to hold the hand he extended, and got out of the car.

Chu Yunqi held his hand, and while smiling and waving to the people around him, he walked towards the altar that had been built in the southeast corner of the plowing field.

"Your Majesty, there are differences between monarchs and ministers." Su Jue said in a low voice. It is already out of etiquette for monarchs and ministers to ride together. Just now, as the king of a country, Chu Yunqi personally helped himself out of the carriage. Su Jue could already imagine the "upright and upright" expressions of those Confucian scholars who went to court the next day.

Chu Yunqi turned his head to look at him, laughed loudly, and said loudly: "Xiangguo has devoted all his energy to our Great Chu Reform, and he is equal to the people of Chu State as the 'Grace of Reconstruction', so what's wrong with the widow and Xiangguo offering sacrifices to our community of Chu? "

The people beside the road knelt down one after another and shouted: "My king will last for ten thousand years, and my prime minister will last for ten thousand years!"

Su Jue took a deep look at Chu Yunqi, lowered her eyes and remained silent.

We solemnly ascended the altar together with him, solemn and solemn music sounded, the two stood still in front of the altar enshrining the gods of heaven and earth, and led the accompanying officials to bow three times and bow nine times to heaven and earth. Shouting worship to heaven and earth.

After worshiping heaven and earth, Su Jue turned around and took a step towards Chu Yunqi's right hand. He solemnly took a bamboo slip tied with red cloth strips from the master of ceremonies, opened it slowly, and read the eulogy on behalf of Chu Yunqi: "Hao Hao God, the earth bears the sky and the sky is overturned. Taiyi is the mother, and the two forms are transformed; yin and yang complement each other, and the five elements grow together. It is cloud in the sky, rain in the earth, and dew in the soil. Moisten my jade field, strengthen my Jiahe, and beautify my silkworm .The great emperor of Chu, the heaven and the latitude, the people's livelihood, the farming and mulberry is the first, the spring couples its work, the crops are abundant, the widows cultivate themselves, and set an example for all sentient beings!" (Note)

The promulgation and implementation of the new law, coupled with the nourishment of the New Year's spring rain, made the people so grateful that they knelt down on the ground and chanted "Wang Shang Wan Nian" and "Chu Guo Wan Nian" over and over again.

When Chu Yunqi came to the field, the pavilion chief and the elders had already prepared farm tools for him, and he took the plow and rake.

Su Jue led the cattle and started the first plow of "Jitian".

The plowshares set off waves of mud, and the people cheered again. When he and Su Jue finished plowing a field ridge, their foreheads were covered with thin beads of sweat.

Chu Yunqi breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Su Jue with a sinister smile, and said in a voice that only they could hear: "I, an old farmer who can't read a single word, is a good match for you, an old woman with a beautiful heart."

Su Jue was stunned for a moment. He looked at the King Chu with a smile on his lips, his eyes flickered, he sighed inaudibly, gritted his teeth, and remained silent.

Chu Yun smiled brightly, took the wine jue full of wine, and sprinkled the wine on the land that had just been plowed, and then gave the seeds.

He took the seeds handed over by Su Jue, solemnly bowed three times in the direction of the sun, and then gave the seeds to the three elders who were the head of the pavilion.

A thin voice came from the incident: "The king bestows three cups of wine—"

The elder among the three elders stepped forward to thank the people on behalf of the people.

The King of Chu's will to persuade Nongsang will start from here and spread throughout the entire Chu Kingdom in the near future.

It was at this time that Su Jue's nerves, which had been tense, really relaxed. The Cultivation Ceremony is held every year, but this year's Ceremony has an extraordinary significance.

First, the new king of Chu needs to build up his prestige; second, the reform has just begun and needs to be stabilized.

King Shangyou’s 26th year’s Ceremony of Initiating Farming was equivalent to a bridge of transition, which led Chu people into the regulation of the new law without haste or slowness.

Chu State is slowly rising at a speed that ordinary people can't imagine.

He breathed a sigh of relief, his frowning brows finally relaxed, and the boulder that had weighed on his heart since the reform also disappeared with the cheers of the people on the terrace.

Reform is a double-edged sword. If it succeeds, the country will be strong and the people rich, but if it fails, the country will be ruined and the family will perish.

The vassal states in the Central Plains have many examples of inadvertent reforms, which caused rebellion by powerful officials, massacres by the royal family, and people's livelihoods.

Thinking of this, Su Jue raised her eyes and glanced at Chu Yunqi who was standing on the altar wearing a crown.

This person is full of maturity and stability that does not belong to his peers. King Cheng of Chu died, and the Qing army suppressed the country outside, and the Zhao family rebelled inside. This young king, who was only in his early 20s, personally led the Chu army and the Qing army. confrontation.

The state of Chu he took over was a state of Chu that was turbulent and could cause a bloody storm at any time, but the people in front of him did not show a trace of panic and confusion from the beginning to the end.

He personally led the troops to retreat, personally presided over the reform, dealt with the rebellion of the veterans, changed the Xianle Palace into the Jixian Academy, appointed people on their merits, and in the short period of more than a year when he was in power, everything he did was enough to let him go. People all over the world are amazed.

The young king put his shoulders on the state of Chu, without panic or confusion, and led his people step by step towards the rising sun. How could such a Chu Yunqi not make him feel palpitations?

The new law spread like a tidal wave to the entire Chu State.

The foundation of a country lies in farming and mulberry, while the backbone of a country lies in the army, and the strength of the army makes the country strong. Therefore, after the ceremony of starting farming, Chu Yunqi focused on the formation of the army and the training of the new army.

Su Jue divided Chu's new army into two types, one called "Final Army".

In the end, there is no change. The soldiers are in the barracks regardless of the seasons, so that when other countries attack, they can gather a large number of soldiers to fight against the enemy in the shortest possible time.

The other type is called "Green-Yellow Army". The green-yellow ones correspond to the change of crops in four seasons. The number of soldiers of this type is more flexible. They are sent home to plow and harvest wheat during busy farming seasons, and enter the barracks during slack farming seasons.

Chu Yunqi organized new and old soldiers together for drills. The number of soldiers in Chu State reached more than 20, and the number of green and yellow soldiers reached 40. Among them, because Su Jue especially emphasized that on top of this, he recruited [-] cavalry separately. One hundred thousand sailors.

"Where do the soldiers usually live? Where do they practice?" Chu Yunqi asked calmly after hearing Wei Ran explain the strength of the country's troops.

"They all set up camp in various counties and counties. For drills, the county magistrates will select local generals." Wei Ran said.

Chu Yunqi frowned. The cohesion of the recruits trained in this way is too poor, and the generals and soldiers are not familiar with each other. If they just get together and go to the battlefield, not only will the general's order efficiency be low, but the soldiers will not know how to help each other in battle.

He turned around and came to the sheepskin map with the mountains and rivers of Chu, stared at the map for nearly a stick of incense, and then he said: "In Yingdi in the south and Daze in the west, two barracks were quickly built. , and then inform the soldiers of the counties and counties to go to the camps in the two places, and I will go to the general in person for the drill.”

"My boy, this is a great trick! Yingdi and Daze are two places with a flat surface. It is a good place to build a camp, and it is also close to the capital Yancheng, so it is convenient to mobilize." Wei Ran looked at the map and patted Chu Yunqi on the shoulder. Smiling, when he realized that the person in front of him was the king of a country, he hurriedly handed over his hand and made amends.

Chu Yunqi smiled, expressing his indifference.

Wei Ran said: "It's just that my country of Chu has not fought any battles in the past 20 years, and the talents of generals are really very few!"

Chu Yunqi smiled and said, "There are quite a few in detail. The old general Long Tian, ​​Zhao Gao, the top general Wei Ran, the military advisor Sima Yan, and the law-protecting general Fan Kui, aren't they my great Chu generals? "

Wei Ran scratched his head and smiled.

After making a plan, Chu Yunqi immediately summoned Longtian, Zhao Gao, and Sima Yan into the palace.

That Long Tian was a well-known battle general under King Chu Cheng, and he was already in his prime at this time, but his hair was tied in a bamboo crown, he was wearing a red armor, and his steps were steady, without any signs of aging. Full of air, he said: "Veteran Longtian pays his respects to my king!"

"Please get up quickly, the old general's prestige is still the same as before!" Chu Yunqi smiled and helped Longtian up, and patted him on the shoulder and said.

Zhao Gao is Longtian's close friend, the two were bloody brothers in the same robe back then, Zhao Gao was brave and resolute, and has always been Longtian's capable lieutenant, he fought against Qingguo Huaiyang and became famous in the first battle, known as the Southern Tiger.

I saw that he was wearing the same red armor as Longtian, with a dark and thin face, and traces of the battlefield could still be seen. Chu Yunqi held the hands of Zhao Gao and Longtian, and sighed: "The general's sword is not old yet. I am doing Chu Jiang Shanshou for me! I am worshiped by the widow!"

"Your Majesty is such a shame on this old man!" Long Tian and Zhao Gao returned their salutes one after another, "It is not a pity for this old man to die for being able to serve my Great Chu!"

Chu Yunqi patted the shoulders of the two old generals heavily and said: "I am ordering the two old generals to go to Yingdi Camp to train 50 new recruits!"

"No!" The two clasped their fists in salute.

Then Chu Yunqi turned his head to look at Wei Ran and Sima Yan and said, "General Wei Ran, Chief of the Right Concubine Sima Yan, I ordered you to go to the Daze barracks to train 30 new recruits!"

"No." Wei Ran and Sima Yan clasped their fists in salute.

After sending off Wei Ran and other generals, he rode lightly out of the palace, and took Chu Yunqi's order to the Dharma Protector General's Mansion on Southwest Street of Yancheng.

When the servant arrived at the gate of the mansion, Fan Kui went out to greet him in person. The servant opened the bamboo slips and said: General Fan Kui, the guardian of the law, obeys the order. I want to build a barracks in Yingdi, and I order you to take full responsibility. Tian and Zhao Gao sit in town and drill the new army.

"No!" Fan Kui saluted, raised his hands above his head to accept the bamboo slip handed over by the servant, stood up solemnly, and returned to the mansion after the servant's carriage left.

Having worked with Chu Yunqi for so many years, he knows that everything Chu Yunqi does and every decision he makes must have extremely meticulous logic and purpose.

Chu Yunqi entrusted him with the main force of training the new army in Yingdi, with three purposes: first, Fan Yu knew the terrain and folk customs of Yingdi well, so that he could let go of his hands when the time came;

Second, although Fan Kui has the talent of a general, he has never led an army in a real battle. He can learn from each other by training the new army with veteran generals who have experienced many battles;

Third, he is the general who protects the law. He participated in the whole reform process. The two old generals are not very familiar with the new law. With him, there is nothing wrong with it.

"It's really a blessing for three lives to have a king in Chu." Fan Kui looked at the bamboo slips in his hand and said in a low voice.

So far, the recruitment system of Chu State has reached maturity. Three months after the completion of the two battalions, generals and soldiers, soldiers and soldiers are like a family.

Su Jue was overjoyed when he heard this, and wrote on the bamboo slips——

Qi said without clothes?Go with the child.Master Wang Yuxing, repair my spear.Have hatred with the son!

Do you say no clothes?Same with Zi.Wang Yu Xingshi, repair my spear and halberd.Work with your son.

Do you say no clothes?Wear the same clothes as your son.Wang Yuxing division, repair my armor soldiers.Walk with the child.

Chu Yunqi immediately sent someone to pass this song to the barracks, so every day in the barracks, the soldiers' full-hearted singing would be heard, and the camp was full of joy.

The author has something to say: the commentary part of the article is the document that the emperor had to recite when offering sacrifices to heaven and earth in ancient times.