After completing the delivery with Wang Jiazhen, Lu Xiangsheng led his troops to Beijing non-stop.

On this day, when I arrived at the Beijing Division, I saw that the city was ruined and destroyed, and there was a wail everywhere, but there was no trace of the Qing soldiers. ”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "The Qing soldiers have plundered countless captives, and their actions will be slow, so we will catch up and cover up the killing, with the hatred in Xue's heart." ”

As he spoke, he drove his horse first.

Lu Xiangsheng's mount is the famous horse Wumingji. Once chased and killed by the enemy, Wu Mingji actually jumped over the sand river several zhang wide, so it is not difficult to see the speed of his foot strength.

Lu Xiangsheng also formed a special force of 3,000 people, which was specially used to rob camps and surprise attacks. The successful siege of Yunyang, the defeat of the Righteous Army with thousands of cavalry in Luoyang, and the trampling of hundreds of thousands of troops of the Righteous Army in Chuzhou with 3,000 Guanning Iron Cavalry, all relied on long-distance attacks.

The Qing soldiers returned with a full load, and there was no Ming army to chase after them, so they were inevitably triumphant, and although there was a strict order for Azig to withdraw quickly, more than 4,000 people still fell behind.

When Lu Xiangsheng led his troops to chase over, they were close to the border and were resting peacefully, Lu Xiangsheng ordered his father Lu Guoyun, Lu Guoyan, and Lu Guohong to lead his troops to go around to the front to block the retreat of the Qing soldiers, and he led his troops to rush straight to kill the past.

The Qing soldiers were caught off guard, and there was a great chaos, Lu Xiangsheng and his subordinates were merciless, and they rushed to kill, except for a few who escaped, the rest were all annihilated.

Lu Xiangsheng sighed: "King Jingshi Qin, after all, he didn't come in vain. ”

The generals said, "Yes, but where should we go next?" ”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Don't go anywhere, wait for the holy decree while resting." ”

The generals were also tired, and when they heard the words, they were busy arranging.

Within a few days, the holy decree arrived, and Lu Xiang was promoted to the left servant of the military department, and the military governor of Xuanfu, Datong, and Shanxi.

After receiving the holy decree, Lu Xiangsheng did not slack off in the slightest, and immediately began to perform his duties.

The generals said disapplausively: "Although the Daling River outside the Northeast Pass has been lost, Songshan Jinzhou is still there, and the Shanhaiguan defense line is also very solid after Yang Sichang's rectification, and the Xuanfu and Datong belts are in vain.

Although the rogues have been contained, they are still making trouble everywhere, especially that Wang Jiazhen, who actually let the efforts of the marshal fail, although Sun Chuanting caught Yingxiang, the thief's momentum has not decreased.

At this time, the emperor let the marshal live in such a place, although he was promoted, wouldn't it be overkill? ”

Lu Xiangsheng said with a straight face: "What is big material? Obviously, we can't just look at how much merit we make, but we should look at their ability to grasp the general trend and perform their posts, and they can only grasp the general trend but can't perform their duties, or they can only perform their duties but can't grasp the general trend, which can't be counted as big materials.

In layman's terms, it is to be able to identify and solve key problems that affect the overall situation no matter what position you are in.

I have thought about it, although the current governor of Xuanda is nothing, he is not without nothing to do. What to do? Daxing Tuntian. Everyone is a soldier and knows the role of food. What's missing most right now? It's food.

If all the places where there is no war can be like Sun Chuanting, wouldn't there be countless more Qin troops? When that time comes, whether it is a rogue, or a Qing soldier, who dares to eyeing my Ming Dynasty? ”

The generals were speechless.

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Don't be stunned, come with me to have a look, remember, if you want to make contributions to officials and commanders, the ultimate reliability is not majesty, but practice." ”

The fact is also that because Lu Xiangsheng and other generals at all levels practiced what they preached, the Tianxiong Army, which was originally mostly fraternal neighbors, was able to work together with their lives, and after the grain was ripe, it not only achieved self-sufficiency, but also harvested one minute per mu and stored more than 200,000 stone grains and rice.

When Chongzhen heard the news, he was overjoyed, and ordered all parts of the nine sides to learn from Xuanfu and Datong.

Therefore, there is an endless stream of people rushing to learn.

Lu Xiangsheng believed that this kind of study was most likely to cause waste, and ordered his own practice to be compiled and printed in a book and published in various places.

was busy, the Chinese army hurriedly came in and said, "Marshal Qiyu, Mr. Huang Daozhou is here." ”

Huang Daozhou, the word Youxuan, a work of Youping or Youyuan, also the word Ruo, Ping, No. Shi Zhai, Zhangpu County, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province (now Tongling Town, Dongshan County, Fujian Province) people, ancestral home Putian, Fujian, his great-grandfather migrated from Putian to Zhangzhou.

In his year, he was reinstated, moved to the left, promoted to the Zhan Mansion Shao Zhan Shi, and studied for a bachelor's degree in Hanlin, serving as an official on the day of the feast.

"Huang Daozhou is the most upright, never associates with people he doesn't like, we have no relationship with him, he actually came to us, what will happen?"

Lu Xiangsheng was stunned for a moment, guessed, and said, "Hurry up, please." ”

As he spoke, he felt that it was inappropriate and greeted him in person.

Huang Daozhou was not polite, and then entered the house, that is, he said: "I smell that Xiangsheng has great ambitions, I don't know if I am willing to stay for the country?" ”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Eventful, although the emperor has reopened Enke, but the court is still short of talents, if there are talents to stay, what is the way for Xiangsheng to die nine times?" ”

Huang Daozhou nodded and said, "Hou Xian, the secretary of the household department, and Zheng Sanjun, the secretary of the criminal department, I don't know if Xiang Sheng thinks he can be regarded as a talent?" ”

Lu Xiangsheng said solemnly: "These two are important ministers of the country, why did Lord Huang say this?" ”

Huang Daozhou sighed and said: "The secretary of the Ministry of War, Hou Sui, was jealous of the ministers Xue Guoguan and Wen Tiren, and instigated Song Zhipu to impeach Hou for misleading the country and going to prison.

Xue Guoguan Bing Wen Ti Ren intention, with the criminal department Shangshu Zheng Sanjun and Hou Sui are both Donglin, there is a friendship between teachers and students, and the crime of bending the law for personal gain and protecting Hou Sui played the emperor, and the emperor was furious and dismissed Zheng Sanjun.

coincided with Tianfu Cheng Xu Shiqi in Beijing, and he tried his best to save him, and he was responsible. At the emperor's feast, the speaker Huang Jingfang called Sanjun to Qing, and accompanied Zhou to rescue. The emperor did not accept it, and he blamed Sanjun for bullying. With no stolen goods, he was released from prison pending trial.

Because this matter involves the powerful people of the dynasty, no one dares to say anything else, I don't know if Xiangsheng dares to save it? ”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "This is a move to retain talents for the country, how dare you dare to say it, but I don't know if Xiangsheng can make a number of words?" ”

Huang Daozhou said: "Everything in the world has a fixed number, and we often try our best to do it." If Xiangsheng dares to do it, he only cares about the sparse performance, whether it is successful or not, it is a fixed number. ”

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he stopped talking, and went straight to write a note and reported it immediately.

Chongzhen read the song and said: "Xiangsheng is a loyal and upright person, and his words must be credible, and he is promised to redeem." ”

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he couldn't help but say to himself: "What a favor the emperor has, how can Xiangsheng repay him?" Only to do your best and die. ”

Muttering to himself, seeing that the generals entered the door one after another, he remembered that he had made an appointment with them to study the current situation, and hurriedly beckoned them to sit down.

This is Lu Xiangsheng's habit, as long as there is no war, every once in a while, he will gather all the generals to study and judge together.