It was a quiet night, with occasional intermittent insect sounds, bird chirping, and a breeze dropping scattered petals. The three girls of the Fujian governor's family were unsettled for no reason, and they got a poem under the moon, frowning slightly. A maid came up to her and told her to rest, and she looked around for no reason—there was nothing wrong with it; Finally, I helped the maid back to the house.

There is a firewood shed in the northwest corner of Huangfu, in which a family of four is closed, it is Zeng Ah Donkey, his wife and two children, who were originally keeping vigil at the back door. A few days ago, Master Zhang suddenly called him over, saying that someone had seen their big girl in Taiwan. That day, the big girl couldn't be found, everyone said that she was dead, and the old couple wiped their tears and burned some incense, candles, and paper money for the big girl; When Meng heard that she was still alive, he was pleasantly surprised and chanted Buddha again and again.

Master Zhang sneered and slapped the table and shouted: "I don't know whether to live or die!" And he said, "Fleur has fled from her master, and the master has sent someone to bring her back." ”

Zeng Ah Donkey hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Master, my kid didn't run away, but let Mrs. Zhang force her to live!" Then he cried and complained about how cruel Mrs. Zhang was, how she beat and scolded his daughter, and how pitiful his daughter was.

Master Zhang sat and listened for a long time, Zeng Ah Donkey still thought that he intended to make the decision for his daughter, who knew that he actually ordered someone to lock up their whole family here, saying that they would be disposed of together when they were caught. Zeng Ah Donkey shouted for several days that he was wronged, but no one paid attention to him, but sighed day and night: he was afraid that the steward would implicate and dispose of their whole family, and he was afraid that the eldest daughter would let the master hold it, and he was afraid that he would not be killed; The wife and children were even more frightened, and washed their faces with tears.

The family was still trembling and couldn't sleep tonight. After the fourth watch, I suddenly heard a "click" and there was a sound at the door. Zeng Ah Donkey immediately woke up. I only heard the door squeak open, and an old man swaggered in, followed by a big man holding a fire fold in his hand, and the old man asked, "Are you from Zeng Adonkey's family?" ”

Zeng Ah Donkey got up, bent over and said in a trembling voice: "The slave is Zeng Ah Donkey." ”

The old man suddenly jumped up to him and grabbed him, and shouted affectionately: "Father-in-law! Zeng Ah Donkey was stunned. The old man turned around and said, "Big dog, don't kowtow to the old man soon!" ”

The big man then handed the fire fold to the old man, turned over and knelt down: "Meet my father-in-law." ”

Zeng Ah Donkey looked at him blankly, and only after a while pointed at him and asked the old man, "What did he call me?" ”

The old man smiled so much that his eyebrows and eyes bloomed: "He called your father-in-law, he is your son-in-law, and he has become a relative to your eldest daughter the month before last." ”

Zeng Ah Donkey didn't know whether to believe it or not: "My big girl...... Son-in-law? ”

The old man was about to speak, when another person came in from outside and said, "Second uncle, eldest brother, hurry up, after all, this is someone else's house." ”

The old man snorted: "I don't even have a decent nursing home, and I still say what kind of official it is!" ”

The one who just came in said, "I heard that many young and strong laborers have gone to the countryside to farm...... Old man Zeng, my eldest brother is still kneeling. ”

Zeng Ah Donkey was like a frightened dream: "Get up quickly, get up and get up......"

His son-in-law stood up and hugged his fists and said, "Father-in-law, I don't have time to say much at the moment." But what's the matter? Hurry up and take it, let's go. ”

Zeng Ah Donkey said: "It's nothing important. Just how to get out of the house? His son-in-law smiled slightly.

Now all the sons and daughters of the donkey have awakened, and they have opened their eyes to look at them. The old man stepped forward with a smile on his face and asked, "Are you bold?" ”

The girl said, "I'm bold! Then he pointed to her brother, "He is cowardly! ”

The boy hurriedly said, "I'm not cowardly! ”

The old man snorted twice: "Don't shout if you're bold." He threw the fire fold in the ground, and strode out with one hand like a chicken.

It was dark in the room, and the boy couldn't help but shout. The girl said, "I said he was timid! ”

The boy argued, "I'm not scared, I'm scared!" ”

The son-in-law's younger brother laughed, led everyone out of the house, picked up the great-mother-in-law and ran forward; The old man followed behind with his two children. Seeing that they were all gone, Zeng's son-in-law went into the house alone, untied a skin bag from his waist, sprinkled the contents of the bag on the walls and the haystack, and came out and sprinkled some more on the roof. Nai jumped down and picked up Zeng's donkey, took out a fire fold from his sleeve and threw it behind him—the firewood room suddenly caught fire, like a fire dragon. The son-in-law smiled: "This is called oil pouring fire on fire." Immediately ran away with the old man on his back.

The people of the Huang family woke up immediately, and one exclaimed, "Go to the water", and the vigil sounded the gong. This firewood room is not the only one, there are two other rooms next to it with firewood, and after a while, they are also burning, and a few trees are leading. Everyone rushed over to extinguish the fire; The fire was so great that it took more than half an hour to extinguish it. Three firewood rooms burned down to empty shelves.

Before dawn, the guy from an inn near the south gate of Fuzhou City slapped the door of a merchant courtyard with a courtyard and shouted. The merchant opened the door with a little boy in a daze and asked, "What are you shouting early in the morning?" ”

The man said, "Yesterday, your lord asked me to call you up at six o'clock today, saying that you will leave the city early today to travel a long way." ”

"Oh, yes." The kid rubbed his eyes, "Thank you, little brother." ”

"You're welcome! You have all the dry food you wanted. ”

"Our second master will go to settle the bill."

After a while, the second master of the merchant really went to the front to settle the bill, and thanked the guy for waking them up in time, "I will live in your house when I come back to Fuzhou." ”

They had already packed up the carriages and horses for the goods last night, and had only washed up for a while, and had not even eaten breakfast in the shop, so they made a noise and left the inn, and left the city gate in a hurry.

Master Zhang didn't know about burning Guan Zeng's house until near noon, and immediately said to Huang Wengang: "There is a ghost in this matter!" How can a person catch fire for no reason? The Zeng family must be saved. ”

Huang Wengang didn't fully believe that Zeng's was Furui, but this time he believed it and slapped the case hard! After a while, he gritted his teeth and said: "In this case, if this official goes to Taiwan again in a few days, he will definitely get that slave back." ”

"Master Mingjian!" Master Zhang bowed down and said, "It doesn't matter if it's just a minion, what matters is the master's face, and he slapped Jia Lian's face." ”

At this moment, someone hurriedly broke in and shouted, "Master, it's not good to ...... big thing."

Huang Wengang said angrily: "What kind of system is reckless! ”

The man hurriedly said: "There is a group of cavalry outside the south gate of the city, all of them carrying Western fire. Guns, the guards of the city can't close the gate, and they will shoot down in the blink of an eye, and this time they have entered the city! ”

Huang Wengang was stunned. On the contrary, Master Zhang asked, "Where did the soldiers and horses come from?" ”

"The word 'Cheng' is written on the big banner!" The messenger said, "It's too fast, it's like flying all the way!" ”

Huang Wengang shouted: "Go and report to Lord Zheng!" ”

Before the words fell, I heard the sound of footsteps, and then someone ran in and shouted: "Master! The enemy has turned the corner and is about to be killed! ”

Master Zhang shouted: "Guard! Guards! Yibi said to Huang Wengang, "Master, don't hesitate, the master quickly changes clothes with the villain, just say that you are the master and the villain is Governor Huang." ”

Huang Wengang calmed down at this time, waved his hand and said, "No need." I, Huang, am a dignified court official, and I still have some backbone. ”

Master Zhang persuaded again, but he just didn't listen. Master Zhang was in a hurry, and ordered the people under him: "Change the master's clothes!" Several guards knew that what Master Zhang said was very true, and they didn't care about Huang Wengang's struggle and refusal, so they forcibly ripped off his clothes and put Master Zhang's with him. The two had just finished changing, and there was a lot of chaos outside, and some people screamed as if they were dying. The guards hurriedly escorted Huang Wengang and Master Zhang to the back door. I opened the back door and took a look—there was a line of cavalry and dozens of Western fires lined up outside. The gun was pointed at them. Huang Wengang's feet were weak and he almost fell.

After a while, the enemy army entered the backyard from the front, led by a young man in his twenties. When Master Zhang took a look, he couldn't help but secretly praise: This person has a full heaven and a round earth, which is an extremely rare blessing. The young man walked straight up to Huang Wengang with his back and hugged his fists and said, "Lord Huang! ”

Master Zhang coughed: "The old man is Huang Wengang." ”

The young man said: "The bearing of a second-class member of the imperial court is not something that the staff can pretend to be. ”

Huang Wengang smiled bitterly: "The young man has good eyesight. Yes, I am Huang Wengang. But I don't know what kind of grievance this official has with you, you broke my city and killed my soldiers? ”

The young man said: "The last general, Cheng Chi, is the special battalion of the Taiwan Government to pacify." "This official position was made up casually by Jia Cong." I was instructed to invite Lord Huang to visit Taiwan. ”

Huang Wengang sneered: "It turned out to be Jia Lian's person. You are a small person from Wupin to pacify, and besiege my Fujian governor's yamen with soldiers, can you be guilty? ”

Cheng Chi's face was blank and said: "The last general will only act according to orders." Lord Huang, it's useless to talk more, let's go with the general. Nai turned his head to Master Zhang and hugged his fists, "Trouble this staff member to tell Mr. Zheng Zongbing." Then he made a gesture, and the people under him stepped forward and Huang Wengang left.

Suddenly, I heard two sounds of "bang" and "oops", but I saw that Huang Wengang had a personal guard covering his arm, and blood immediately oozed out of his arm. Cheng Chi said: "Play Western fire. The gun is faster than whose hand is faster. You're inferior to me. He looked at him again, "The courage is commendable, Lord Huang will return home in the future, and he will be rewarded with a good life." ”

Master Zhang suddenly asked behind him, "Dare to ask you that there is a teacher surnamed Yang in Chengtian Mansion, can you come today?" ”

Cheng Chi said inexplicably: "Teaching and learning are all about catching fast, what does it have to do with us?" He turned around and walked away.

The Fujian General Army's Yamen is not far from the governor's Yamen, Cheng Chi and Huang Wengang just walked to the intersection, and bumped into Zheng Chao'er and led the soldiers and horses over, Huang Wengang shouted from afar, "Lord Zheng save me!" Without waiting for Zheng Chao'er to speak, Cheng Chi caught fire. The snap of the gun "bang" hit Zheng Chaoer's horse's head. The horse made a bloody cut in the middle of his eyes, neighed, fell to the ground and died, and threw Zheng Chao'er down.

The soldiers hurriedly helped him up and gave him another horse. Look at Cheng Chi's muzzle again, and aim at the head of the horse again. Zheng Chao'er shouted: "There is a kind of gun fight with a certain family! Catch fire. What kind of ability is a gun? ”

"Bang!" Zheng Chaoer's horse head was shot again, still in the middle of his eyes. Cheng Chi said indifferently: "There is fire. Guns, also with a long . Gun fighting, is General Zheng stupid when he is the last general? ”

A soldier of the Zheng family shouted: "Taking advantage of weapons, it's not a big husband!" ”

Cheng Chi said: "I am a warrior, not a green forest hawker. For a warrior, what matters is not righteousness and reputation, but killing the enemy. Nai gestured, and the soldiers behind him burst into flames. The gun was aimed at Zheng Chao'er's camp. But there was no fire in the Zheng army. Gun. Zheng Chaoer also made people look for hi claws, biased fire. The gun was so expensive that he didn't want to buy it. Although no one spoke, both armies knew in their hearts that once the fight started, according to Cheng Chi's accuracy, Zheng Chao'er was afraid that he would not be able to live.

Cheng Chi Nai said: "The last general was ordered to tell General Zheng one thing. ”

Zheng Chao'er had already gotten up at this time, and he didn't get on the horse, so he stood on the ground and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"There is still one way to Ningde in our army." Cheng Chi said, "I will go all the way to Nanping, Sanming, Longyan, Zhangzhou, and Quanzhou." If General Zheng is interested, he can go and meet them. ”

Zheng Chao'er sneered: "Jia Lian wants to occupy Fujian? What a big appetite! Don't forget that the north of Fujian is the country of Wu. ”

Cheng Chiqi said: "Lord Jia is the prefect of Taiwan, what is he doing in Fujian?" Just take a walk, walk around, and go back. Zheng Chaoer was stunned. Cheng Chi continued, "The one who led the army really wants to meet Master Zheng. Why don't you and I just stop the army, and Lord Zheng go to him to fight? ”

Zheng Chao'er asked, "Who is the leader all the way?" ”

"Jarvis."

Zheng Chao'er was taken aback. Whether it is three Jia in Rongguo Mansion or one thousand or five thousand, he has heard of it. Jarvis was a wizard of soldiers, and the men and horses he commanded must have been armoured. The device will not be weaker than the one in front of you, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to deal with. He asked, "What does Jia Lian want to do?" ”

Cheng Chi Zhengse said: "In recent days, Fujian has blocked many seaports, which has damaged the normal trade between our island and the inland, and it is becoming more and more intense. Therefore, Lord Jia sent the last general to invite Lord Huang to Chengtian Mansion as a guest, so that he could discuss this matter. ”

Zheng Chao'er said: "Sure enough, that's the thing." Don't you know how many people flee from Fujian every day? After a long time, won't Fujian have no one to cultivate? ”

Cheng Chi said: "The soldiers just ask about political affairs, these are not under the care of the last general, and when the time comes, Lord Huang will discuss with Lord Jia." "It's a fist hold," the military advisor only gave the order of the last general to invite Lord Huang to go, and did not order the last general to fight with Lord Zheng. Master Zheng might as well let the last general go back first. Then either discuss with Lord Jia to open the dock, or gather troops and horses to attack the island and recapture Lord Huang, and Lord Zheng will discuss with the adults in Fujian, how about it. He and Zheng Chao'er just talked, and none of the soldiers behind him put down the fire. guns. Seeing Zheng Chao'er's eyes rolling wildly and his expression hesitant, Cheng Chi looked back at Huang Wengang and said, "Otherwise, Ah Qi will point a gun at the back of Lord Huang's head." ”

The soldier behind Huang Wengang replied loudly: "Get the order!" "Hands to fire. The gun was pointed at the back of Huang Wengang's head.

Cheng Chi said: "Master Zheng, now we only take Lord Huang as a hostage, you don't dare to act rashly, for fear of accidentally injuring Shangguan, okay?" ”

Zheng Chao'er smiled bitterly: "That's it, I'm Zheng someone today." He waved his hand and led them aside.

Cheng Chi hugged his fists and said, "Thank you." "Lead the troops and horses to march forward proudly.

The two horses were staggered, and Zheng Chao'er asked, "Is Jia Lian's life just for you to kidnap Lord Huang?" ”

"Not only that, but the military advisor has another order." Cheng Chi smiled and said, "Otherwise, according to the foot strength of the last general, I will be lying in the suburbs last night, and I will open the city gate at the end of the night to attack the house of Lord Huang, and I will definitely be able to take Lord Huang out of the city before Lord Zheng's armor is neatly draped." ”

Zheng Chao'er finally paid attention to the word "military division" and asked, "What is the order of the military division?" ”

"Raise your might." Cheng Chi waved the reins of his horse, "Lord Zheng is relieved, General Jia has also obtained this order, and he will not take away your Fujian city." After walking a few steps, he suddenly turned back and said, "Lin Junshi and General Jia are all the way." If General Zheng is interested, would you like to go for a while? ”

Seeing Huang Wengang pointing his head and walking over, Zheng Chaoer's eyes turned red: "Lord Huang, the last general will save the adult back!" Huang Wengang also immediately rolled down tears.

For a while, Cheng Chi's people walked away, and the soldiers hurriedly asked, "Lord Zheng, how is it good?" ”

Zheng Chao'er sneered: "Gather the troops and go to Nanping!" Nai turned over the third horse, "That Lin Junshi has put the war book under his nose, if I don't go, won't I teach the world to laugh!" ”

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