There are lanterns hanging in the courtyard of the yamen, and the sight is excellent, Chang Yu stood under the eaves of the porch in front of the lobby and looked at the few people who walked in with a smile, "If it is later, our family will be hungry."

"Let the factory governor wait for a long time, and he will punish himself with three cups" The first person hugged his fist, and suddenly looked at the person behind Chang Yu and was stunned, "But Ma Zongbing?" ”

"Lord Tang" Ma Ke, who followed closely behind Chang Yu, trembled in his heart and recognized that this person was Tang Tong, one of the eight general soldiers who fought side by side during the Songjin War, the two had not seen each other for several years, and they had never thought that they would meet them in the Dongchang Yamen, and they naturally greeted each other with great emotion.

"Mr. Tang, also introduce Mr. Ma to the next Mr. Bing" When he was sighing, a burly man walked over, Tang Tong hurriedly pulled Ma Ke and said, "This is the famous Huang Degong Huang Commander."

"It was Huang Zongbing, I was wondering who had such momentum, I have heard that Huang Zongbing is brave and fierce today, and this momentum is really worthy of its name" Ma Ke and Huang Degong have really never met, but they have heard each other's names.

As soon as he heard Ma Ke say this, Huang Degong's heart immediately blossomed, "Mr. Ma is so eloquent, you have said everything I want to say."

When the three of them were holding each other, they saw Chang Yu suddenly walking quickly to the gate of the courtyard, "Lord Shangshu, come here and shine!" But it was Shi Kefa, the secretary of the military department, who came, and Ma Ke was shocked and hurriedly saluted.

Shi Kefa is a military boss and a civilian official, but he did not shy away from coming to this place where everyone is afraid of him, which can be said to have given Chang Yu enough face, of course, there is a reason for this.

The first Shi Kefa was parachuted from Nanjing, and his relationship with the Jingguan was not very close, in short, he was hurriedly ordered to go south to oversee the bandits before he had time to be drawn into a certain faction, so he didn't have so many worries.

Secondly, when he first came to the capital, the little eunuch had already dug out his heart and lungs with him, he knew that this little eunuch was a loyal minister and a person who was dedicated to doing practical things for the Ming Dynasty, and if he rushed to help in time, this time not to mention that he had a meritorious role in suppressing bandits, I am afraid that his life will be lost in Baoding City.

Of course, the most important thing is that Shi Kefa is also a very small number of courtiers who are loyal to the monarch and protect the country in the Ming Dynasty at present, the so-called people are like clusters and groups, he knows that the little eunuch is loyal and has seen his bravery, since they are all dedicated to serving the Ming Dynasty and being loyal to the emperor, what is the matter, why care about those gossips, so that when the fan of Dongchang went to invite him, he directly pushed down the celebration banquet set up for him by the Ministry of War and ran to the Yamen of Dongchang.

Because he knew that the little eunuch's invitation was definitely not for drinking, let alone for the sake of nonsense, it must be related to military affairs. There is nothing more important than military affairs at the moment.

There is a round table in the middle of the lobby, a few people with some wine and food, this small-scale high-standard private banquet, only the three general soldiers of Shi Kefa and Huang Degong, Tang Tong and Ma Ke, and the accompanying guests are Chunxiang, the second person in the East Factory, and his personal dog-headed military division monk Li Muxian.

Chunxiang was busy with official business and didn't want to come to the banquet, but Chang Yu hinted that he had to be there, because all the military bigwigs present would introduce him, and it would be convenient in the future.

Everyone sat down, after a little greeting and a few glasses of wine and some food, they each said what they had done recently, which was a ventilation meeting, and they heard that Tang Tong, a coolie, led his troops from Jizhen to the west to intercept the Tartars, and rushed to support the capital and the Tartars fought hard and injured one of the opponent's fierce generals, everyone couldn't help but cheer.

Ma Ke was slightly embarrassed, and took a long breath, "At this time, I can use no more than 5,000 soldiers and horses, unless I transfer people and horses from Juyong Pass...... I don't know if the factory governor can see this point."

Chang Yu smiled faintly: "Mr. Ma has been on the battlefield for a long time, he should have heard a saying: There are not many soldiers, but the essence is fine." Although you don't dare to say that your 5,000 soldiers can withstand the Tartar cavalry, it shouldn't be difficult to beat the Beijing battalion."

Ma Ke smiled and everyone looked at each other and laughed, fortunately Wang Jiayan was not present, otherwise he would not have thrown the cup angrily.

Although Ma Ke's soldiers and horses are not as strong as Wu Sangui's Guanning cavalry, they are also fighting everywhere all the year round, and they have killed the thief army and done the Tartar combat power is also a strong stroke compared to the inland soldiers and horses, at least not inferior to Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji's troops, but there are fewer people and the main general is wilted.

"If it is said that two years ago, it may have been easy to beat the Beijing camp, but at this time...... "Ma Ke sighed and raised his head and drank it all" after a long time of fighting, I am afraid that the knives will be rusty, and I don't hide that you encountered thousands of Tartar cavalry in Pinggu a few days ago, and only two charges were defeated."

"Ma Zongbing does not need to be humble and do not need to depreciate himself, although you have not been in the war in the past two years, you have been recuperating, Taoguang and obscurity, only waiting for today, and there is no shame in suffering a little loss under the hands of the Tartars, the Tartar cavalry is strong, we have to admit it, but it is not invincible, a month ago outside the Guan, the governor and Tang Zongbing teamed up and beat him up, and at that time, the soldiers and horses under the command of the governor were almost all vegetables, which mainly depends on tactics and fighting spirit."

Chang Yu gave him a shot in the arm without a trace. Tang Tong also echoed beside him, saying how tragic the battle situation was at that time, how heroic the Ming army was, and the hard work of everyone listening, Huang Degong also borrowed wine to boast, "Lao Tzu in the south of the city had a fight with Tartar the day before yesterday, if it weren't for the heavy rain...... "Saying that, he glanced at Chang Yu and Shi Kefa's eyes and wilted, "Actually, the dog Tartar is like that, there is nothing remarkable......"

Ma Ke's heart was hot, how could he not hear the encouragement in everyone's words, and looked at the banquet with mixed feelings in the hearts of several people, he had worked with the Qing army outside the gate for several years, and he knew that he had his own advantages, but the Ming Mansion was about to fall, so he relied on these few people to support him? I couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "The factory governor is too humble to promote the humble position, the humble qualifications are mediocre, but there is no talent of the factory governor, I have long heard that the factory governor is brave and good at training, and the four battalions under his command are powerful on the battlefield, and even those raw melons and eggs in the Beijing camp can be pulled out and Tartar to do a fight after a few temporary grinds, it is said that the fight is not bad, this kind of ability is absolutely impossible."

As soon as the words turned around, he began to compliment Chang Yu, but it was also realistic, Tang Tong and Huang Degong also thought so, and even Shi Kefa nodded again and again, the three of them had fought side by side with Chang Yu, and they saw their skills with their own eyes, Ma Ke saw a few people with sincere expressions, it seems that the rumors are true, and the people who can make Huang Degong and Shi Kefa nod and admire, that must be the real ability.

"I have heard about the incident in Jingying, did you tell you about it" Chunxiang raised his wine glass and toasted to Ma Ke, and said lightly, but it made Ma Ke's heart skip a beat, and the people in Dongchang were really everywhere.

Wu Fu is the second assistant of the Ming Dynasty of Dongge University, the second-in-command of the cabinet, in history in the Ming Dynasty is about to die in the country, it will be deeply reused by Emperor Chongzhen, who was sick and rushed to the hospital, and he was named the prince Shaobao in one breath...... However, he didn't do anything, but his medical skills were good.

And what frightened Ma Ke was that when he entered the city in the evening, he first looked for a related person to inquire about the news, and this related person was the second assistant Wu Fu, and the two had a good relationship.

I thought it was a secret thing to visit Wu Fu, but I didn't think that I would have been stared at by the people of Dongchang for a long time, but in fact, Ma Ke still thought about it a lot, Chunxiang was not staring at him, but staring at Wu Fu.

It is said that although Wu Fu has no talent, he is also a loyal minister, and he is tough when Wei Zhongxian covers the sky with one hand, and Zhou Yanru is also incompatible with him when he is deceived, why should this kind of direct minister stare at him.

Just because he was too straight, Wei Zhongxian's shadow was too heavy back then, so that he was extremely prejudiced and defensive against Dongchang and the eunuchs, even if Chang Yu did not have any selfish desires and made great achievements, he was still closely watched by him, and he was really nitpicking, and even chasing after the wind......

That being the case, if you are staring at me, how can I be at ease, Chunxiang listed him as one of the key targets, but it just happened that Ma Ke went to visit and was found today, but at this time, it made Ma Ke's heart jump.

"I have some friendship with the second assistant, and when I returned to Beijing today, I went to visit it, said some gossip, and listened to a lot of the great achievements of the factory supervisor, and I really admired it."

Chang Yu smiled and said nothing, raised his glass and drank it all, and suddenly thought of something, "Are Mr. Ma and Li Yutian familiar?" He remembered that historical records recorded that the two surrendered to the Qing army on their front and back feet, and led the troops south together to serve the Qing army and fight against the Ming army.

"I have worked together outside the Guan, but I have no deep friendship, is Lord Li still outside the Guan? As soon as Ma Ke's words came out, Chang Yu was sure that the two of them really didn't have a deep relationship.

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