A fleet of hundreds of single-sail sampans sailed mightily on the Grand Canal, and in addition to the official flag of "Ming" fluttering, there were also two large flags of "Zhongyi" and "Zhu". This is the rear camp and reserve battalion of the loyal and righteous army from Jiangyin, 300 sampans, there are more than 7,000 people sitting on the sampan, the last main force of the loyal and righteous army, in addition to less than 5,000 people and horses left in Changzhou and other cities, this time to the north, the loyal and righteous army can be said to be all its men.

Looking at this mighty fleet, Qian Lei, dressed in a Confucian robe, wearing a Kong Ming hat and a hand-cranked goose feather fan, looked very proud.

If it is said that when he surrendered in Jiangyin, he was forced to do so, of course, he also had the idea of seeking a way to advance, but for him, he has never been uneasy in his heart, and he will always worry about what will happen if Zhu Mingzhong is defeated.

Almost since the day Zhu Mingzhong led the troops to reinforce the country, he had even made up for the idea of rolling the cover roll with him and keeping his name incognito, and even in those days, he had a gold belt of two hundred taels wrapped around his waist every day - that was a life belt containing twenty ten taels of gold bars, and of course fifty taels of silver ingots.

There is a big pair, ready to flee at any time.

But then, the news from Nanjing made him lose his belt, put on a Kong Ming hat, and even a goose feather fan, and acted as a military advisor in Changzhou.

The reason why this is the case couldn't be simpler - the loyal and righteous army fought a bloody battle in Tongjimenke to restore the southern capital!

In other words, the Northern Expedition was done!

Although Jiangyin was full of filial piety later, even if he was not from Jiangyin, but as a military pay officer, when the family ran to send the pension, in the face of the crying faces, Qian Lei also felt that a certain place in his heart was touched, so that he would personally check the silver taels for the pension every time, and must ensure that it is a standard fifty-tael colored silver, and will not be exchanged, and even the management of the military pay bureau He also deliberately set up a military salary village in the way of imitating the money bank, so as to facilitate the exchange of silver money between the soldiers and their families, When exchanging money with ordinary money, it is less than two cents and more than five cents, so as to facilitate the soldiers.

It is precisely because of these actions that Qian Lei now enjoys a clear reputation in Changzhou, and even in the army, he is deeply respected by the soldiers. And the more this is the case, the more he cherishes his feathers, just like now, for Qian Lei, he only feels that he seems to be one step closer to his goal.

Although after the bloody battle of Tongjimen, Jiangyin and other places are filial piety, but the next good news has made people slowly talk about the sorrow, especially a few days ago, when the news of Yangzhou Mansion and Huai'an Mansion for the military gate came, Qian Lei was celebrating the great victory of the military gate on the one hand. He knew very well in his heart that his dream would soon come true, of course, not like he was wearing a Kong Ming hat and a goose feather fan like he was now. Instead, he wears black yarn on his head and holds a big seal in his hand!

This is his Qian Lei's dream!

With my credit, at least one of the prefects can be put on, is it Huai'an? Or Yangzhou? No, Huai'an Mansion is too close to Qinghe, or Yangzhou.

"Wrap 100,000 yuan around your waist, ride a crane to Yangzhou ......"

Just as Qian Lei was imagining the wealth and prosperity of Yangzhou, suddenly at some point, Gao Jiming walked to his side and only heard him say softly.

"Bingqi, this time you are in Changzhou, preparing military salaries and military supplies, but you have made a great contribution to the military gate, and when you arrive in Qinghe, you will definitely be valued by the military gate!"

Although it seems to be a compliment, anyone can hear the meaning of Gao Jiming's words. He was testing what Qian Lei knew.

The defection of Li Ziyuan and the generals of the Houjin Battalion made Gao Jiming, a "general", embarrassed in the position of the loyal and righteous army, after all, he was not a confidant of the army, and the original "henchmen" could betray the loyal and righteous army, let alone him, a general?

It is precisely because of this that Gao Jiming said that those who suffer from gains and losses all day long do not know what to do.

After all, he is a general!

If he had relied on the past, maybe he would have found a way to turn around and rejoin the Manchu Dynasty, but now, as his "merits" have been passed on to the north and south of the river, who doesn't know how he Gao Jiming cut off Cui Zongtai's head with "righteousness and awe-inspiring" and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty? It is estimated that as soon as this side descends, that side will be beheaded for a reason.

But is it a safe place here?

If the Manchu Qing Dynasty is now peaceful and the world has been appeased, maybe Gao Jiming will really ask himself to take up his post, and then retire to the countryside to be a full-grain man, with the silver he has made over the years, it is enough to squander his life.

But the problem is that now is not a peaceful and prosperous era, when the world is not calm, maybe he will ask for a request today, and Zheng Yanping will be defeated, and when the time comes, how can he keep his own head, in troubled times, the most important thing is military power.

But the problem now is that he doesn't have any military power at all!

Even the military power was puzzled, on the surface, he is now the commander of the rear army, but two thousand nine of the three thousand rear army are not his people, most of the officials are transferred from the left and right armies and the middle army, as for his former subordinates, they are either transferred to the other three armies, or they are transferred to other places. Even if they are soldiers, most of them are new recruits.

Zhu Junmen, this hand is clever!

Inadvertently, even Gao Jiming himself didn't react, his military power was relieved, and when he reacted, it was already too late.

This time, more than once, Gao Jiming has sighed at the cleverness of Zhu Mingzhong's wrist.

But what can be done now?

The farther the boat went, the more worried Gao Jiming became, after all, who knew how Zhu Junmen would treat him as an outsider after arriving at Qinghe.

Qian Lei naturally understands Gao Jiming's thoughts very well, in fact, speaking of which, the two even have some sympathy for each other, but compared to Gao Jiming, he has already taken a reassurance.

"Narita!"

Hand cranked goose feather fan, Qian Lei said with a sigh.

"In fact, Qian Mou has also been stained, although he has never been out of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but he can be regarded as aiding and abetting, these things, what is disgraceful......

sighed, Qian Lei said with a look of chagrin.

"If it weren't for the rescue of the military gate at the beginning, maybe Qian would still be in the captivity camp now, and he would still be doing things to help the abuse, and he would not be ashamed, but proud......"

At this time, Qian Lei's face was full of a kind of sentimentality that suddenly woke up. And Gao Jiming hurriedly said.

"What Mr. Bingqi said is very true, if it weren't for the military gate, I am afraid that I would still be used by a prisoner now, doing the thing of forgetting the sect!"

No matter what state of mind it is, for Gao Jiming, he must say that in order to survive, he followed Li Chuang, descended to the Ming Dynasty, voted for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and later lowered Zhu Mingzhong, where to say the truth, how could he not understand, of course, that is, under Zhu Mingzhong, his men and horses were easily replaced, and it seemed that the soldiers were strong, but they were not his people.

But it doesn't matter, if Zhu Mingzhong's soldiers are defeated, these soldiers must be his soldiers, but will Zhu Mingzhong be defeated?

Of course, more importantly, is it possible for him to wait until the day when Zhu Mingzhong's army is defeated?

Maybe, before that day arrived, the head here will be picked!

"Yes, the military gate has the grace of reinvention for us and others!"

In the sigh, Qian Lei continued.

"Narita knows that when Qian was under the command of the military gate, when he was restless day and night, he was afraid that the military gate would cut off Qian's head, how did the military gate say to Qian?"

In front of Gao Jiming, Qian Lei almost never called him "brother", let alone called himself "little brother", but treated him with a condescending attitude, the reason why he was so was because he knew that the military gate kept him in Changzhou with the intention of monitoring Gao Jiming, so that he did not dare to act rashly.

Therefore, he needs to show some attitudes in words, only in this way can the outside world know that even if the military gate is gone, Qian Lei's position in the army is still higher than Gao Jiming.

Sometimes, some details seem to be inconspicuous, but they are very effective, this is the experience accumulated in the career of the master for many years, in addition to the county in the yamen, who is the biggest? Of course, it's him! As for the others, even if they are officials, what does it matter?

"To this day, Qian Mou remembers what he said when the military gate invited Qian to eat crabs, and the military gate said to Qian Mou, since he wants to live, then he should be this master and let him leave, so that he can not only save his life, but also get glory and wealth!"

Looking at Gao Jiming with a smile, Qian Lei asked rhetorically.

"Narita, in fact, what you are worried about, Qian Mou has never known, Qian Mou just wants to say a word, why do you need to think about it so much, although you are a general, but what about a general? As long as you remember the grace of the military gate to our reinvention and do your best, how can the military gate treat you badly? ”

Seeing that Gao Jiming was about to speak, Qian Lei said.

"The military gate is a person, it can be described as frank and sincere, even if Li Ziyuan rebelled against my loyal army, how could the military gate harm him because of this? For that kind of person, the military is still tolerant, let alone a general like Narita who has meritorious service to the country? ”

Although he didn't say it like this, but when Qian Lei said this, Gao Jiming was always more or less at ease, but it was only a little comforting, after all, he knew that as an outsider, it was not easy to gain trust, as for Li Ziyuan, I'm afraid it's not that the military doesn't want to kill, but he can't kill now!

Although he thought something else in his heart, Gao Jiming's mouth denied it again and again.

"Mr. Bingqi, Jiming dares to complain about the military gate, and the military gate will repay me for the kindness of reconstruction, and I will be dissatisfied?"

Regarding Gao Jiming's answer, Qian Lei just smiled, sometimes, even if he knows that the other party is acting, he has to take the play seriously, because everyone needs to act.

He Qian Lei is acting, and Gao Jiming is also acting!

"What Narita said is extremely true, the grace of the military gate can only be repaid!"

When speaking, Qian Lei even deliberately and contrivedly clenched his fists and said in the direction of Qinghe.

"As a subordinate of the military gate, I can only repay it with this!"