Wu Zhong was shocked when he heard this, his eyes rolled, and he pretended to exaggerate and said, "Jin Shang? Why? His Royal Highness is the prince of the Great Qing Kingdom, with great military achievements, and all his subordinates are elite soldiers and strong generals, how can lowly Jin merchants cling to him? ”

"Huh!" When the Tartar heard this, he couldn't help laughing, laughing at Wu Zhong's loneliness and weakness, laughing at his shallowness, coupled with Wu Zhong's original identity as the general banner of Jinyi Wei (Wu Zhongming was still the general banner on his face), which made him have a sense of superiority, so he proudly preached to Wu Zhong, "You don't understand this!" Our Qing Dynasty is in the corner of Liaodong, if there are no Jin merchants, we will not die poor! Thanks to the food, iron and other materials they brought in we, we were able to grow stronger. You Ming people look down on merchants, but these merchants are treasures in our Qing Dynasty. The business has become bigger, not to mention His Royal Highness Prince Heshuorui, even the emperor is also courteous! ”

Wu Zhong was shocked when he heard it, he didn't expect the Jin merchants to be so bold! But on the surface, he corrected with a smile: "Wrong, wrong, I'm not a wise person anymore, I'm now a member of the Qing Dynasty." ”

Seeing that the tartar was pointing at him, with a hint of ridicule, he didn't care, and continued to ask curiously: "What are they merchants doing here when they are fighting now?" ”

"Who knows!" This Tartar was obviously not high enough, shook his head and said, "Anyway, every time they appear, it will be good for us in the Qing Dynasty." ”

Wu Zhong was not satisfied with what he heard, and wanted to ask again, but this tartar was a little unhappy, and he couldn't show off his identity if he couldn't answer, so he directly scolded Wu Zhong and left.

At the same time, where the Ming army, which was a half-day away from the Manchu army, Lu Xiangsheng was also having a headache.

Don't look at him to be able to stick to the Manchu army, sticking to Dolgon has no temper, but only Lu Xiangsheng himself knows that this is all based on a thorough understanding of the movements of the Manchu army.

And to do this, the night sent out must be forced. How can it be powerful? Only under the heavy reward there will be brave men!

Thanks to the emperor's allocation of silver, for the sentry who does not collect at night, it is a real reward of silver. There is an opportunity to reward like this for many years, and those who don't collect it at night are afraid of missing this village, and there will be no such shop, which will naturally serve the dead.

But after these days, the money set aside for the silver bounty was almost spent; And he didn't collect the night that dared to serve the dead, and he also lost a lot in the confrontation with the Manchu Tanma. In the next sentinel confrontation, the Ming army was a little powerless if it didn't collect it at night.

And if there is a problem with the sentinel, there will be no way to grasp the movements of the Manchu army in time, and when Lu Xiangsheng makes a judgment, it is naturally impossible to stick to the Manchu army as before.

It was for this reason that made him very worried. But this reason can't be said, and Wang Chengen just knows it.

At this very moment, suddenly there was a word outside, saying that another angel had arrived.

When Lu Xiangsheng and Wang Chengen heard this, they didn't dare to slack off, and immediately went to greet the angel.

Seeing that the person who came was just a eunuch in the palace, Lu Xiangsheng knew that this should be the central decree. He was a little bottomless in his heart, and he didn't know what the emperor was going to explain?

It stands to reason that it may be a reply to the previous performance of Chen Hongxu, the governor of Jinzhou, but it doesn't seem to be, and the timing is a bit wrong. Could it be that someone in the court said that the emperor wanted to urge him to drive the Manchu army out of the customs as soon as possible?

The reason why Lu Xiangsheng thinks so is not unreasonable. After all, the emperor allocated so much silver to this side before, and it is estimated that many people are red-eyed. The money was given, so what about the matter? There's got to be an explanation, right?

In fact, it is almost customary for the court to point fingers at the generals who lead the army outside. When I suppressed the thieves in the past, I met them several times, and I didn't have a backache when I was standing and talking.

Thinking about this in his heart, Lu Xiangsheng was also mentally prepared.

But who knows, the angel did come to deliver the decree, but the meaning of the emperor conveyed was completely different from what he thought.

It turned out that Emperor Chongzhen knew that in Lu Xiangsheng's army, the morale of the disabled soldiers was very low. At the same time, I also understood that even if the money was given before, it was only a drop in the bucket for the disabled soldiers. Therefore, he had already had a draft, and as soon as Wang Chengen's good news arrived, he sent a eunuch to deliver the decree. It's just that Lu Xiangsheng kept moving with the army and moved the location, so it was a little late when he came to the door.

Emperor Chongzhen's will was to let Lu Xiangsheng count the disabled soldiers this time, who were indeed wounded and disabled in heroic battles, and could report it to him, and he was ready to arrange it in the palace to replace some of the Han generals.

In the will, Emperor Chongzhen made it clear that in his eyes, the disability of these soldiers is the proof of their loyalty to the country, and they deserve such an honor more than the Han generals who have not made any achievements!

After listening to this will, Lu Xiangsheng even couldn't believe it, this was really the emperor's attitude towards the soldiers?

Since the past dynasties, the generals of the Han Dynasty have all been tall and big, and they are all necessary conditions for façade anyway. When, if these Han generals were replaced with disabled soldiers with missing arms and legs, wouldn't it make people laugh off their big teeth!

But if you look at it from another angle, as the emperor said, the disability of these soldiers is the proof of their loyalty to the country, which is completely different!

Lu Xiangsheng dared to conclude that as soon as this decree was announced, it would definitely inspire many soldiers to serve the dead and have no worries!

After the eunuch finished announcing the decree, he smiled and said to Lu Xiangsheng: "The emperor is very sorry, now the court has no money, so he can only make an arrangement for these Ming soldiers within his ability." When there is money in the future, the pension system of the Ming soldiers will definitely be completed again! ”

Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but be amazed in his heart again. It is said that it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, but the emperor can still think of a way to motivate the soldiers in this predicament. I really don't know how the emperor came up with this method!

Impressed, he immediately ordered the whole army to announce the emperor's will.

This will is not to solve the arrangement of how many disabled soldiers can be solved, but to show an attitude of the emperor. The soldiers discriminated against by the world are very important in the eyes of the emperor! For ordinary soldiers, when they comprehended the emperor's heart, the excitement in their hearts can be imagined.

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live!"

Tens of thousands of soldiers chanted, and suddenly resounded in the sky above the barracks.

At this moment, Lu Xiangsheng sensed something from the emperor's attitude of attaching so much importance to the soldiers, and his confidence in ending this troubled era was unprecedentedly high.

So, the military orders went down one by one, and the night, which had been weakened, was not closed, and another team galloped out of the barracks.

Some of the news in the two armies of the Ming and Qing dynasties was fed back to Emperor Chongzhen through eavesdropping seeds.

Lu Xiangsheng's side is nothing, in fact, it was expected by Emperor Chongzhen, but the feedback from Wu Zhong's side surprised him.