Lou Yun and Zhang Chao saw Huang Han complaining and misunderstood, and the two glanced at each other.

The outspoken Zhang Chao said: "Don't be embarrassed, adults, we are Jinyi Guards, we already have a bad reputation for being extremely vicious, and we are not afraid of falling into the reputation of slaughtering prisoners and Tartar women and children, how about we start slaughtering immediately?" ”

Lou Yun patted his chest and said, "Lord Huang, why do you have to worry about trivial matters, do you need to be so embarrassed?" Don't worry, we don't have enough people in Jinyiwei to find a few hundred Han people to help, and you won't see a single Mongol after a few days. ”

"Huh?" Huang Han couldn't cry or laugh, it turned out that Jinyiwei had misunderstood, thinking that he didn't want to waste food to feed the women and children of the Tartars, and he didn't want the "Red Flag Army" to fall into the reputation of killing and slaughtering women and children, so he was embarrassed.

In fact, the reason why Huang Han said that was to express that although the capture of the "Red Banner Army" was considerable, the population to be fed and resettled was also considerable.

He hoped that after Jinyiwei returned to Beijing, he would build momentum and help the "Red Banner Army" cry and cry poor as much as possible, so as not to have a royal history and impeach Huang Han in the matter.

Huang Han hurriedly said: "Lord Lou, brothers, you have misunderstood, this official means that there are twenty or thirty thousand mouths to eat, housing, and resettlement fields, and the burden is too heavy.

Therefore, this time the retreat could not be fast, and the official would rather risk being surrounded and annihilated by the Tartars and Jiannu, and also load and transport all the things that can be eaten and used in Qingcheng.

Even if they make two or three trips, they have to return to the warehouse, and now those ordinary people have even ripped off the meat and skins of dead horses and shipped them away. ”

Lou Yun was shocked: "I'm afraid I won't be able to reach Da'ankou in half a month, my lord, you have to be cautious, in case the delay is too long, and a large number of Tartars and Jiannu are coming, won't we become asking for money and not dying?" ”

"This official is indeed a little reluctant to sacrifice his life and wealth, alas! After returning to the Ming Dynasty, it is easier to expect the imperial court to give money and grain to settle these people, and it is not as easy as taking the risk of transporting more materials now.

It would have taken more than half a month to calculate, but the work had already started ten days ago, and it was much easier to do the following. ”

Lou Yun was silent, how could he not know the virtues of the princes of the imperial court, and now the "Red Banner Army" that had fought hard out of the customs had won a complete victory, and they could completely leave all their teachers and return to the court to enjoy the honor and reward, but now they had to stay outside the customs for some money and food to gamble on the danger of being surrounded and annihilated by the enemy.

"My lord, I wonder how humble duties can help?"

Huang Han said: "The official will not keep you, hurry back to Beijing to tell what you see and hear, don't worry!" The three wounded brothers who need to recuperate will take care of them. ”

Lou Yun nodded and said, "Okay, listen to you, leave early tomorrow morning, my lord, you seem to be writing a few letters to your relatives and friends in Jingshi!" ”

"Yes! Without saying goodbye, the teacher and Taishan are probably very angry, so I will go back to write a letter. ”

Lou Yun also said more: "My lord, there is another person who should be more concerned, don't forget to write a few words." ”

Huang Han is very unaccustomed to writing calligraphy, not only writing crookedly but also very slowly, and writing credit pencils is very inappropriate, so he is too lazy to write.

Later, he asked craftsmen who specialize in processing jewelry to make blanks from brass, and then slowly polished them with fine files, and succeeded in making a few pen nibs that could be dipped in ink to write, which greatly improved.

The copper pen made by Huang Han is actually similar to a fountain pen, and the pen characters in his previous life are okay, and the words written are not calligraphy works, but they can be regarded as neat and decent.

It is easy to write letters to Xu Guangqi and Zheng Guochang, which is nothing more than to report work, letters to Li Ruolian and Fang Zhenghua are nothing more than to report safety, and it is a little difficult to write letters to concubine Chuchu, because one of the duties of Jinyiwei is to peek at the private messages of civil officials and military generals.

Although Lou Yun and his subordinates may not be able to spy on themselves, these people are used to it, and it is strange that they do not peek at the letters they entrusted them to bring back, and it is estimated that the letters written to Chu Chu will bear the brunt.

Huang Han had an idea, and casually wrote the lyrics of a cut plum and put it in an envelope.

The brocade guards who had received great merit were alive and well, and they brought the seized silver that each person had kicked twenty or thirty taels of money, and the two horses were exchanged for galloping south.

Since the contact point operated by Huang Han was close to the north of Da'ankou, it was possible for Lou Yun's group of Jinyi guards to change horses and gallop after resting in a warm yurt on the road.

No one shouted that they were tired, they ran at a speed of nearly 300 miles a day, and it only took four days to get up early and bring late to the capital.

When the Son of Heaven learned that Lou Yun and his entourage not only took the initiative to contact the "Red Banner Army", but also personally went into battle and won more than 50 levels to return to Beijing, he summoned Luo Yangxing, Li Ruolian, Lou Yun, Zhang Chao and more than 20 other people on the same day.

Zhang Chao and more than a dozen Jinyi guards were all excited to face the saint for the first time, and Lou Yun was named by the emperor to tell the process of killing the enemy outside the gate.

This kid is usually very good at blowing, but unfortunately in front of the Son of Heaven, his calves shook and his voice trembled, and his words did not reach his meaning, and after leaving the Forbidden City, Lou Yun slapped his big mouth fiercely and scolded himself for being unproductive.

How did he know that the emperor actually listened to it with relish, because Lou Yun stammered and told the story, and when he thought of where he said, it was not polished at all, but it had authenticity.

The emperor likes to know the truth of the matter the most, and often the truth will be the farthest away from the emperor.

Lou Yun's recounting of the battle examples was entirely his own experience, and he even burst into tears when he told that a lieutenant under his command was smashed to the chest with a Tartar hammer, and his mouth was full of blood, and he could not explain his last words to his brothers.

The emperor was also embarrassed when he heard this, and the casualties of the Jinyi Guards who participated in the battle reached half, which shows how easy it is to go to the gate to kill the Tartars, and I don't know how many people and horses there are in the "Red Banner Army" who returned to the division?

From Lou Yun's mouth, he learned that the "Red Flag Army" had won a complete victory, and the Holy Son of Heaven Long Yan was happy, and he also learned that Huang Han did not retreat quickly for the sake of some grain, grass and materials, and he was angry that he hated iron but could not become steel.

"Ruthless may not be a real hero, how can a concubine not be a husband! Haha, that Huang Han is such a wonderful person! ”

After the brocade guards withdrew from the main hall, the emperor who was in a good mood said happily.

Wang Chengen, who has been waiting, said: "No wonder Elder Xu Ge thinks that Huang Guer's all-round talent in civil and military affairs insists on asking for fame for him, he can not only write lyrics, compose music, but also compose poems." ”

"Yes! His poems always have good sentences, and his talent is no less than that of the champion and Tanhua. ”

"That Huang Han loves the concubine room, and His Majesty can't give him a reward for his concubine, the identity of the slave maid and Cao's father-in-law is the most suitable, I want to go to Yichun Courtyard at night to see the Chu Chu girl who has made a lot of merit in Jiannu, and bring her some gifts."

The emperor nodded and said, "That's very good, pick something and watch the arrangement for the king." ”