Duoduo's iron cavalry galloped between the Jianghuai River, and wherever the banner of the Qing army went, the cities and towns were led by the gentry and generals from all over the country, and the city gates were opened one after another, looking at the wind and descending.

"The king will give an order to the Zeng brothers, Wu Fengxian, Zhang Linghu, and Confucius and Mencius in Shandong, so that they must launch an offensive and give the king Lu Mahong, Liao Dongzhi, Fan Xiaozeng, Wu Xing, Xie Qian and other soldiers and horses to the king and firmly seal them in Shandong! If they can be driven into Yimeng Mountain and rushed to Denglai Qingsanfu, this king will remember their great achievements! ”

In the city of Yangzhou, Duoduo stared at a huge map on the wall in front of him with high spirits. On the map, the dragon flag representing the Qing army has been planted on both sides of the Huai River and arrived on the north bank of the Yangtze River. Only along the east bank of the canal did the red flame flag representing the Nanyue Army exist.

"The prince said very much. If Mrs. Li's troops and horses were still raging in Shandong and on the plains, they would be able to threaten the canal and cut off the canal. There are great worries about the prince's implementation of the regent's intention to open up the transportation of grain and grass between the Yangtze River and Huai River to the north as grain and salary. It is better to let the local loyal people in Shandong suppress and attack Madame Li's soldiers and horses, drive them into the mountains, and drive them to the sea. As long as they could be driven away from the canal, the regent's will to open the northern section of the canal would be fulfilled. ”

From the Kaifeng Governor to lead Duoduo's huge rear army to Yangzhou, Jingluo Hong Chengchou also praised Duoduo's success in this military operation.

"Exactly! As long as the canal can be opened, Mrs. Li can rely on Dengzhou and other ports to get supplies, what can she do? My soldiers and horses in the Qing Dynasty are like the sand of the Ganges, even if I use people, I can drive them down to the sea! ”

Although there has never been a formal title from Beijing to approve the will, but has been approved by Duoduo, following Cao Zhenyan's original precedent, he tied a red belt around his waist to show his identity, and Dugu Hanjiang, who was dressed in a familiar robe, was very optimistic about the victory prospects of sweeping Shandong and pacifying Lu Ma Hong in front of Duoduo's handsome case. Although the generals of the Qing army knew the name of Lu Mahong, in this era, people were still used to calling her Mrs. Li. It is also a kind of respect for the late Li Huayu. After all, Li Huayu once defeated the Qing army several times.

"No need for people. As long as the polder fortress is built everywhere, the scope of activities of Mrs. Li's soldiers and horses can be compressed step by step. After all, Hong Chengchou was scheming and calculating, and he had dealt with Li Shouhan in Beijing, so he was well versed in the operational characteristics of the Nanyue Army.

"The firearms of the Yugoslav army are sharp, the artillery fire is fierce, and they dare to fight with our army. Mrs. Li's subordinates are soldiers, and there are many soldiers of Miao Yaoxi Cave, and every time they fight, they will jump with white cloth wrapped around their heads, holding long knives and short firearms. A small number of our troops will be defeated by them. There are many soldiers, and it is difficult to move forward in unison. Often one battalion is tightened, and the whole army retreats. However, the Yugoslav armed forces relied on transshipment. If the officials and generals in all parts of the Qing Dynasty practiced with deep ditches and high fortifications, they would attack with defense, consume the gunpowder, artillery, grain and grass of the Southern Army, and the Southern Army would not be able to supply it, and they would be exhausted and have no choice but to retreat. At that time, our army will go out of the village again. ”

"Not bad! That's what Xiang Gong said! Another point is that it is also the experience that Seventh Brother exchanged for the lives of thousands of Eight Banner soldiers back then. That is, the southern army had fewer horses and fewer cavalry. I have a lot of soldiers, horses and cavalry in the Qing Dynasty, and the infantry can face the enemy head-on with deep ditches and high bases, and the cavalry will kill in all directions, intercept the grain routes of the southern army, and plunder his rear! ”

Hong Chengchou and Duoduo, as soon as you say a word, you have summed up the tactical means to deal with Lu Mahong and other Shandong soldiers and horses of the Southern Yue Army.

So, what are the Shandong soldiers and horses at this time, Lu Mahong, Wu Xing and others doing?

Just before Duoduo went south.

In the palace of Linyi Town, Jing Crimson was dressed up in the mirror of Nanzhong, to say that the mirror of Nanzhong is really a god, no matter how bright the bronze mirror was in the past, it was just a vague figure, and this silver mirror was more real than seeing it with his own eyes. Jing Crimson was originally beautiful, and under this dress, it was even more radiant. The maid serving on the side couldn't help but admire: "Madame is really beautiful, and the soothing adults are afraid that they will be fascinated to death." ”

Jing Shenhong pretended to be angry and said: "Little girl, don't talk nonsense, I'm all old and yellow, and I don't have any natural beauty." Besides, no matter how much he spoils me, there will be other women sooner or later in the future, if I don't pay attention from time to time, there will be no place to cry when the time comes. After speaking, Jing Shenhong smiled confidently, but suddenly remembered something, so she said: "Stinky girl, last time you said that your cousin was the eldest lady of the Jinshi family, and she intended to marry the Zhenfu envoy as a concubine, you told her that the family members were magnanimous and generous, and I can mention this matter to the adults." However, her family's national tax must not be less, and I can think of a way to owe it. It's just that what to do, she has to understand. ”

Seeing Jing Shenhong say this, the maid hurriedly replied: "Madame, don't worry, my cousin said your share, the arrears will be converted into silver dollars, and they will be sent to the house another day." As long as Mrs. does not pursue her family's debts, she is willing to make cattle and horses for Mrs. Jing Shenhong smiled coldly and said, "It's all good to say now, but when you come in, it often changes." But tell her for me that I can't grab the handle of her house with one hand, and if she doesn't know the proportions, the mass grave outside Linyi City can dig another one. ”

These words frightened the maid so much that her face turned pale, and the maid hurriedly knelt down and said, "Madam, we don't dare to go against Madame if we are killed, but in the future, if my cousin has anything wrong, you can beat and scold at will, and the slave and maid will never dare to complain." Jing Shenhong laughed when she saw this, she picked up the maid and said, "What about laughing with you, I couldn't count it originally, and I said that I would dig a mass grave?" That has to be said by the adult, and then the canonical punishment can be cleared! What are you really doing!? ”

As he was talking, someone suddenly came outside to report: "Madam, there is a fortune teller outside who asks to see him and brings a gift." As she spoke, a maid handed over a jade pendant. Jing Crimson couldn't help frowning when she saw it, this jade pendant was as crystal clear as snow, and there were red threads in the middle, like blood, and it was not a cheap thing at first glance. How can a fortune teller ask for such a thing to be an idle person? However, after thinking about it for a while, Jing Shenhong still decided to meet her, after all, no matter what the other party's purpose is, you can only know if you see it.

After meeting, Jing Shenhong politely said: "Mr. is extraordinary, I don't know what is the matter with an ordinary woman like me?" While his mouth was polite, his eyes were looking up and down at the fortune teller in front of him. How do you look at it, this person does not have the temperament of the oily man who has been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, but has a bit of the temperament of a son.

However, temperament is temperament, this person is very familiar, and he said directly: "Madam, you know, I look at the appearance." The so-called northerners are good at stargazing, and southerners are good at feng shui, but they can't be generalized. The former I was stargazing in Xuzhou, and I saw that the stars in the north were bright and the purple gas was rising. Contemptible people dare to guess that this will be the general of the star, and the purple qi should be the pacification envoy. The contemptible people originally came to Linyi to report the good news to the envoy and his wife, but on the way, the contemptible people watched the sky at night and found a little strange. ”

"It's this set again!" Jing Shenhong couldn't help but scold, since Wu Xing became the soil emperor of Lunan place, I don't know how many similar words I have heard. However, there was no change in the expression on her face, and she just asked softly: "But I don't know what Mr. has found, just talk about it." ”

Mr. Fortune Teller looked at Jing Crimson's expression, and couldn't help sweating on his head, in fact, to put it bluntly, looking at the thing of fortune telling, it is about observing words and colors, and now Jing Crimson is silent, so he is very difficult to do, no way, he had to say: "The former stargazing, there is also purple gas in the south, but the purple gas is dim, but recently, there is a revival of the image." The purple gas in the north is more abundant, and at this time, Wu Zhenfu sent the south to Jianghuai, and the purple gas was in danger of clashes. The so-called two tigers fight, there must be an injury, and now the king's momentum is evenly matched, if there is a collision, I am afraid that there will be an accident, so the contemptible people dare to come to inform the lady, hoping that the lady and Wu Zhen will make it clear to avoid its harm. ”

Jing Shenhong remained silent, and when the fortune teller finished her words, she nodded and said, "Sir, that's all?" Seeing that she was always silent, the fortune teller had no choice but to nod. The corners of Jing Shenhong's mouth showed a hint of disdain and said: "Since there is only these, then sir, it's not too early, and I haven't prepared Mr.'s lunch here, so Mr. please take care of yourself." The words were already very ugly, almost blasting people out, and Jing Shenhong turned around and was about to leave after speaking.

This scared the fortune teller a lot, but he had a task, and in a hurry, he had to tell the truth: "Mrs. Wu, please stay, the mountain people have something to say to you directly." I wonder if Madame would like to hear it? ”

Jing Shenhong stopped at this time, and then said: "It's over if you don't say no, talk to me about this, last night I watched the sky and felt that my lord should have seen more Buddhas, I believe that this should have committed suicide a long time ago." The fortune teller wiped his sweat first, and then said with a smile: "Mrs. Wu, that's the case, the master of my family is the shopkeeper of Longsheng, as for who it is, I don't dare to say, I think Mrs. can guess a thing or two." Here's the thing, Wu Zhenfu went south to Jianghuai, and the soldiers approached the adjacent place of Yangzhou, but the grandfather didn't say anything, but my shopkeeper was afraid that if the two families met, the old unhappiness would cause trouble, and if Yangzhou fell into war, the prevailing business in Nalong would be over. So he asked me to come and see if Mrs. could persuade Wu Zhenfu to stop going to Yangzhou, so that the court would have a face, the prince would have a face, and Wu Zhenfu would also earn a favor. ”

Jing Shenhong shook her head when she heard this, and said, "My master said that I am not allowed to interfere in his affairs. Besides, it doesn't benefit me to fight Yangzhou or not, so why should I wade into this troubled water. ”

The fortune teller was not in a hurry at this time, because he found that Jing Shenhong had begun to be willing to discuss this issue, that is, there was a door, so he decided to take out the trump card directly: "Mrs. Wu, then I will tell you the truth, this matter has something to do with you." The former I heard that Mrs. and Mrs. Li have discord, Mrs. Please think, at that time, Mrs. Li still had a place to pacify the envoy, so she dared to do this to Mrs., if Wu Zhenfu went south to join forces with the Guogong, to say a word of punishment, Mrs. will be in the future. ”

Before he could finish saying this, Jing Shenhong suddenly got up, her eyes were already full of anger, but fortunately, Jing Shenhong still tried to control her emotions, and barely suppressed her anger and said: "I know what Mr. said, I have my own measure in what to do, Mr. can wait for good news." ”

Seeing that the goal had been achieved, the fortune teller said goodbye with interest, leaving Jing Shenhong alone as if thinking about something. In the evening, Jing Shenhong was rarely busy cooking, and prepared a table of sumptuous wine and dishes for Wu Xing, all of which were Wu Xing's favorite dishes.

Wu Xing couldn't help but wonder a little when he was happy, so he asked, "Madam, why are you in such a good mood when it's not a New Year's holiday today?" Jing Shenhong replied with a smile: "Master, this is your carelessness, in a few days, you will go to the Jianghuai front, although you don't have to charge, but at least leave Linyi for a few days." In my heart, I'm always a little reluctant, and I'll cook you something delicious before you leave, which is not what it should be. ”

Wu Xing was naturally very happy when he heard it, and he smiled: "It's still that Mrs. feels sorry for me, so I'll accept it." After saying that, he seemed to remember something, so he beckoned his subordinates to bring in a box, Jing Shenhong couldn't help but be stunned, what was going on? Wu Xing saw that Jing Crimson Fox was suspicious, so he pulled her to the side of the box, and then Wu Xing opened the box himself. As a result, Jing Crimson was stunned at that time, only to see that the box was full of silver dollar rice tickets and jewelry, and Jing Crimson's eyes were full of small stars and some kind of coin symbols. As if he was afraid that Jing Crimson would not be shocked enough, Wu Xing added: "Madam, these will be yours in the future, you can use them as you like." ”

At this time, Jing Shenhong jumped up directly, she hurriedly kept looking at these belongings, and regardless of the fact that her husband was still around, the whole thing was possessed by a wealth fan, and it took a long time for Jing Shenhong to come back to her senses and say, "Husband, where did all this money come from?" Wu Xing smiled and said: "There are too many ghosts who don't know how to die these days, and I copy all the houses with soft hands, these are easy to take, and there are not many, as long as you like it." So that I am not by your side, and you will not be short of use. ”

In the end, Wu Xing couldn't help but sigh, but Jing Shenhong didn't notice this detail at all, she only knew that today was a good day, and money kept flowing in. She diligently poured wine and food for Wu Xing, and Wu Xing's mood seemed to be very good, and he soon got slightly drunk. Feeling that the time was almost up, Jing Shenhong said: "Husband, don't blame me for being too talkative, I've thought about it these days, if we go south to Yangzhou, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient." ”

After Jing Shenhong finished speaking, she peeked at Wu Xing, for fear that he would be angry, but unexpectedly found that Wu Xing was not angry at all, but said lightly: "Madame thinks there is something wrong?" Jing Shenhong said with confidence: "Husband, I think so, Yangzhou is an important town of the imperial court, and we are nominally a local official of the imperial court, and we directly attack the important town of the imperial court, and we can't get by legally." And after defeating Yangzhou, it is bound to be handed over to Lu Ma Hong, we can't get anything after tossing it, so it's better not to occupy it. ”

Wu Xing didn't speak directly after hearing this, but took another sip of wine before saying, "Madam, you are thinking a little too much, when did I say that I was going to attack Yangzhou?" I went to Yangzhou this time just to arrest a group of official gentry who fled from northern Jiangsu, Shandong. It is estimated that you are also ill-informed at home, madam, do you know that there is a saying that the official gentry is fifth-class? ”

Jing Shenhong was stunned for a moment and said, "What is the fifth rank of the official gentry?" Wu Xing explained with a smile: "The so-called fifth class of officials and gentry is because we implemented the new policy, cleared up the arrears of money and grain, returned the land to the people, and cracked down on the armed officials and gentry. The richest and most powerful people went to Shanghai County to buy land and build houses in the so-called business and trade zone to live in and avoid the limelight. The second is Hangzhou Mansion and Ningbo Mansion, which is also concocted in the same way in the variant of the business zone. Yangzhou Mansion again, although there is no business area, but businessmen gather, naturally it is also a good day. After that, there were county towns all over the Ming Dynasty, and there was really nowhere to go, so let the children surrender to us and ask for forgiveness. This is the so-called fifth class of the gentry.

When Li Shouhan's policy document on the establishment of an anti-Qing united front was delivered to Linyi, it immediately caused an uproar, and Wu Xing almost jumped to his feet and shouted that this was a chaotic life, and I would not be ordered, and then threw his sleeves away. After carefully reading the specific policy, Lu Mahong did not express any opinions, but temporarily suppressed the order, saying that she would wait for the discussion before making a decision. It's just that what Lu Mahong didn't expect was that after Wu Xing threw his sleeves away, he didn't work for a few days, but hid at home. One day, two days, three days, and on the fourth day, Lu Mahong couldn't wait any longer, she decided to go and see for herself what Wu Xing wanted to do.

So, Lu Mahong came to Wu Xing's mansion with a few Tianzhu orchid casual clothes, but he didn't expect the people outside the door to greet him directly, telling them that Wu Xing said that he was working now, and if they were interested in doing it, they would go and see, and if they were not interested, they could go back directly. Since he came, there was no reason to go back, so Lu Mahong asked to go and see it immediately. The group walked through the door and came to a small courtyard, but saw Wu Xing holding a scoop in his right hand, grabbing a handful of soybeans from the scoop with his left hand from time to time, and then putting the soybeans on a slope composed of a small wooden plank, letting the beans roll down, and so on, while constantly picking out some beans and putting them aside.

Lu Ma Hong has seen soybeans and knows the use, but she has never done this kind of work herself, and she felt very novel for a while, so she looked at it. looked at it, and even tried to help, but then Wu Xing stopped with a smile: "Mrs. Li, you can't do this work if you don't understand the reason, do you know why I'm like this?"

Lu Ma Hong thought for a moment and said, "I should pick out the big and round beans." Wu Xing smiled and said, "Yes and no." Big, round beans should of course be singled out, but such beans are not necessarily good beans. As he spoke, Wu Xing picked out a bean from the side and said, "Look at this, it's big and round, but it's actually broken, but the skin is still intact." Such beans look big and round, but in fact, they are inferior beans, and you don't even know if they contain extremely dirty things. As he spoke, Wu Xing crushed the beans, but saw that the moldy part was immediately exposed inside. Wu Xing threw the bad beans aside, and said: "Such beans, if they are ground into soy milk with good beans, the light ones will affect the taste, and the heavy ones will have bad stomachs for those who drink them, and if they are weak, it is difficult to say that they will die." ”

Lu Ma Hong heard the song and knew the meaning of Yayi, and immediately understood Wu Xing's allusion, in fact, she did not agree with her father-in-law's approach, but she couldn't face outsiders and not defend her father-in-law, so she said: "Wu Zhen Fu Envoy, as a subordinate, it is not a good behavior to insinuate to the superior. And I don't think there is a big problem with the approach of the national government, you see, with the slogan of resisting the Qing Dynasty, the implementation of the new policy and the unity of the official gentry are combined, and now the new policy has also been pushed down, and the official gentry have also paid money and grain, isn't this a great joy? ”

Wu Xing looked at Lu Ma Hong and said, "Really? Well, I'll let you make a choice now. My method of selecting beans is to carefully select, and Guogong's selection method is rough and quick selection, and now I have two bowls of soy milk, which are made by two selection methods, I want to ask Mrs. Li to choose it herself, which one do you want? ”

As he spoke, Wu Xing beckoned, and the waiter immediately brought two bowls of hot soy milk. When I looked at Lumahong, I saw that one bowl of soybean milk was milky white in color, with a little yellowish, and the other bowl was turbid in color, and the quality was extremely poor at first glance. Of course, Lu Ma Hong knows which one is better, but the question is, if you choose a better bowl, it means that you want to support Wu Xing's opinion, what should you do? At this time, a voice suddenly came in my heart, Lu Ma Hong, you are starving to death, you can't choose that tempting bowl of soy milk if you jump from here. So, Lu Ma Hong did not hesitate to pick up the bowl of good soybean milk, drank it all, and suddenly, the mellow and sweet flavor of the soy milk made Lu Ma Hong intoxicated, and even couldn't help but say, "It's so fragrant." ”

"Madame also knows that the carefully selected beans, the ground soy milk is sweet when you drink it, and it will not make you upset when you reach the stomach. If we don't clean up the officials and gentry well, we will incur our subordinates. I'm afraid it's just like this bowl of soy milk, although it is quick to make, it can also achieve the effect on the surface. However, when you drink it in your mouth, it doesn't taste like that, and when you get to your stomach, you're afraid that your internal organs will rebel! ”

Yin Jian is not far away. For their own interests, the officials and gentry were able to put their youngest daughter to sleep with the son-in-law of the Nanyue Army first, and then, under the pretext of holding a happy event for their sister-in-law and brother-in-law, they shot their son-in-law and two daughters to death with arrows. This lesson is clearly remembered by the generals and officials below Lumahong.

"That's good! We first picked the soybeans in our house and then headed south. Join forces with your father's soldiers and horses to deal with the Liaodong rebels in the north and west! ”

Lu Ma Hong made a decision very firmly.