Chapter 50: Thyme Green

Zhang Xuan and Luo Yujiao's children's relationship is just a simple embellishment in troubled times.

In the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, the seventh day of the third month. Zhang Xuan and Cao Zongyu were at the south gate of Runing City, and the left and right knights were a hundred steps away, only Cao Zongyu and Zhang Xuan stood side by side.

"I still don't approve of you taking this risk. Li Zicheng was only a few hundred horses in Chongzhen's fourteenth year, but in three or five years, he had millions of people, and now you also have a place in Runing and a Runing army. As long as you develop with peace of mind for three or five years, it may not be worse than him Li Zicheng, why be in such a hurry? Cao Zongyu said.

"Times are different." Zhang Xuan sighed and said.

Li Zicheng can have today's trend, although Li Zicheng has his own ability, but it is also indispensable to take care of the right time and place, and the current situation is very different from Chongzhen's fourteenth year, and it is impossible to compare it at all. Every time Zhang Xuan scrutinized, he felt that if he couldn't occupy the beautiful place in the first year of Hongguang in the Southern Ming Dynasty, he could only be driven to Fujian, Liangguang, Yungui, and other remnants of the mountains and rivers by the Qing army, struggling.

When the national player plays chess, he competes for the momentum first, and once the situation is gone, it will be extremely difficult to turn the tables.

The importance of Cao Ying lies here, Cao Ying's strength can save Zhang Xuan several years and get involved in the chess game of the world.

"I've made it clear, there's no point in arguing anymore." Zhang Xuan said.

Cao Zongyu snorted coldly and did not speak.

Indeed, Zhang Xuan and Cao Zongyu have been arguing about this matter for a long time, Zhang Xuan can't convince Cao Zongyu, and Cao Zongyu can't convince Zhang Xuan.

"However, if you don't think about winning, you should lose first, if I can't come back." Zhang Xuan said.

"Knowing that the danger is still gone." Cao Zongyu said sullenly.

Zhang Xuan said solemnly: "I will give this foundation to Brother Cao." ”

Cao Zongyu suddenly sneered and said, "What kind of person do you think I, Cao Zongyu, covet your ten thousand people, right?" ”

"Nope." Zhang Xuan said: "I just want my career to be passed on, and it is not in vain that I am fighting to the death in the troubled times." ”

"Don't worry." Cao Zongyu said: "Even if I want to inherit, the children of the Zhang family in your Linying camp will not allow it, but if you really have to fold into Xiangyang City, I will support Luo Yujiao as the master, and inherit a child for you from the Zhang family in Linying, and according to your original plan, go south to Zhang Xianzhong." Trying to occupy a place near the sea, training elite soldiers inside, and engaging in sea trade outside, it really can't work, so they set sail out to sea and occupy a place in the South Seas. ”

"Thank you." Zhang Xuan said: "If God doesn't bless me, Yujiao will please." ”

"Huh." Cao Zongyu tilted his head and said, "Your little daughter-in-law is not an easy person. ”

Zhang Xuan looked along the place where Cao Zongyu was sideways, but saw Luo Yujiao dressed in white, standing above the city, like Feng Xu's wind, shooting fairies. Pinch a willow leaf and blow gently. The melodious sound slowly spreads.

An invisible force suddenly grabbed Zhang Xuan's heart.

"I really want to stay. If I can live with Yujiao in modern times, even if I am a small staff member from 9 to 5, I am willing. At that time, there were not so many life and death partings, and there were not so many last resorts, how good it would be. This thought slowly spread in Zhang Xuan's heart.

"Actually, you can choose to stay now." Cao Zongyu saw Zhang Xuan's reluctance and said.

"Hahaha." Zhang Xuan laughed and said: "There are some things that I know are dangerous and still do them, because what I am most afraid of is not danger, but powerlessness." ”

If he didn't accumulate enough strength before the Qing army went south, when the Qing army went south, he would probably face nothing but powerlessness.

"Brother Cao, take care." Zhang Xuan hugged Cao Zongyu and said, "I'll go." ”

Zhang Xuan pulled the reins and rode south.

The more than 1,000 horsemen of Luo Dai's department, who had been waiting on the side, plus Yang Shan's entourage, had already ridden Yuan Shimin and others, rolled up the billowing smoke and dust, and headed south.

"Take care." A tear fell from the corner of Zhang Xuan's eye, and he was caught up in the billowing smoke and dust, and disappeared in an instant. It's as if it never happened.

Zhang Xuan's route to Xiangyang was from Runing to Queshan, and Queshan went west into the mountains. After passing through the small town of Zhugou, you have to climb over a mountain.

The mountain is not too big, but it is the watershed between the Huai River basin and the Yangtze River basin, and in this era, it is also the natural dividing line between Runing and Nanyang provinces, and the locals seem to call it Dahu Mountain.

After crossing this mountain, it didn't take long to walk before I came across a river that flowed from east to west, and this river was a tributary of the water flow, and the water flow was a tributary of the Han River, which obviously entered the Yangtze River basin.

The small county of Miyang is also far away.

It didn't take long to go south along the water, and it was Tang County.

Looking at the somewhat familiar city walls in Tang County, Zhang Xuan suddenly remembered the original little county lord, and only sighed slightly in his heart, a little sour, but he didn't know who to say, so he could only secretly say in his heart: "I'm sorry." ”

The situation in Tang County is very different from before, there are many people at the city gate, and when they see a large group of people, although they still have a look of panic, they do not look like they are dodging.

Due to the urgency of the journey, Zhang Xuan did not enter the city to rest, and more than 1,000 people rested outside the city.

Zhang Xuan saw an old man from a distance, turned over and dismounted, walked over, and said, "Boss, is there something wrong, Xiaosheng wants to ask the old man." Please also ask the old man to stay. ”

When the old man looked at the guards beside Zhang Xuan, he didn't dare to resist, and said, "My lord, if you want to ask Xiao Lao'er something, Xiao Lao'er will say it." ”

Zhang Xuan was still a little scared when he saw his father-in-law's words.

Zhang Xuan smiled: "What's my father-in-law's surname?" ”

The old man said: "The cheap surname is Tang." ”

"Gui Geng this year?

Zhang Xuan asked.

"Two out of forty." The old man said.

Zhang Xuan took a deep look at this old man, and really didn't realize that this old man Tang was only forty-two years old.

After a few small talks, Uncle Tang seemed to relax, and Zhang Xuan cut to the chase and said, "How are this year's crops?" ”

When it came to the crops, Uncle Tang smiled and said, "This year's rain is good, it should be a good year." ”

When Zhang Xuan heard this, he said, "Oh, didn't there be frost a few days ago?" ”

"No, it's cold for a day or two, but it's not frosty, God bless." Uncle Tang said.

However, hundreds of miles apart, the weather was so different, Zhang Xuan could only sigh slightly, and he didn't know if it was the mountains outside the Nanyang Basin that blocked the cold current, or if it was too far south.

Zhang Xuan didn't dwell on this point either, and asked, "Did you plant too much winter wheat last year?" ”

"Many, the officers and soldiers didn't dare to fight, I only heard that there were soldiers in the west, and there were no soldiers here, and King Chuang was free of food. So they planted a lot. Uncle Tang took the hoe in his hand, waved his fingers, and encircled a large area along the river, and said: "This large area is planted with seedlings, and it is connected for hundreds of miles." ”

Zhang Xuan looked in the direction of his father-in-law's finger, looking far away, and it seemed that he couldn't see the end of the wheat field. He suddenly felt like crying, this kind of scenery that he saw in later generations was the most beautiful scenery of this era.

Not one of them.

"Yuan Hai, give this old man a reward." Zhang Xuan said.

"Yes." Zhang Yuanhai immediately took out a piece of silver and gave it to his father-in-law, and Mr. Tang immediately thanked him.

This ingot of silver is almost a year's income for ordinary people. Silver is definitely not as common as it is on TV.

Zhang Xuan said secretly: "It seems that in the matter of persuading farmers, not only Zhang Zhen has done a good job, but Niu Jinxing has also done a good job." ”

Indeed, governing places is the specialty of many literati, although Zhang Zhen is a good official, but he is not a world-shattering talent, Zhang Zhen can do it. Niu Jinxing and Li Zicheng's staff can also do it.

The only problem is that although the territory occupied by Li Zicheng is not small, it can really be effectively used, and it is only in the Nanyang Basin.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Xuan's apology to the little county lord didn't know what was wrong, and suddenly faded.

It's just that when he thought that the good times would not last long, this trip to Xiangyang was to break with Li Zicheng, Zhang Xuan didn't know how, and his heart suddenly became melancholy. said secretly: "If I am not Luo Rucai's son-in-law, this Li Zicheng may not be someone who can assist." Only now ---"

Zhang Xuan fully understood what it meant to be the master of each other.

"It's almost time. Let's go. Zhang Xuan said.

Under Zhang Xuan's supervision, more than 1,000 horses rushed south, and Xiangyang City was near.

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