Quang Ninh battalion, commander-in-chief's camp tent.

Qi Dudu sat on the top seat, and after Ye Sizhong and I came in to salute, Qi Dudu got up to greet each other, and sat on both sides of us and bowed down. Just now in the big tent of the Chinese army, Qi Dudu has commended everyone, and wrote a merit book to report to the imperial court, it is expected that within half a month, the court's reward will arrive, or the meritorious minister will enter Beijing to face the saint and be rewarded in person. The crowd shouted hooray. After the meeting, Qi Du ordered someone to secretly summon me and Ye Sizhong to another place, and the two of us came in a hurry.

After taking a sip of tea, Qi Dudu smiled and said, "This time, the two of you were ordered to rescue Liaoyang, and you did an excellent job. Especially Qilan,

Destroying the enemy's grain and grass is in the front, attacking the enemy is not prepared in the middle, and the root of it is in the back, and the contribution is very great! ”

I hurriedly got up and clenched my fists, and thanked: "Thanks to the commander's command!"

Qi Dudu waved his hand and said, "You sit!" My credit lies in the selection of generals, and your credit lies in commanding in battle, which does not need to be distinguished, and cannot be run. Sizhong, do you say yes or no? ”

Ye Sizhong happily replied: "Although Qilan is young, he has repeatedly performed miraculous feats, and he is actually the talent of the governor's right-hand man and the capital of the pillars of the imperial court!" As he spoke, he glanced at me, and I understood that he regretted that I had been unwilling to stay and serve the court wholeheartedly, but everyone has their own aspirations. I only heard him continue: "Such a talent must be rewarded with a thick seal, and it must not be let go!"

Qi Dudu knew in his heart that since I talked to him about allegiance and cooperation, he knew that I was not a foolish person, and the reason why I did this was to do my best morality on the one hand, and to take what I needed on the other. And the reason why I am so desperate this time is more likely to be out of morality to the Han nation, otherwise I would not risk the condemnation of the world to exterminate the remnants of the Tatars who have nominally surrendered. It's just that the force is a little too strong and too hasty! He was thinking, what the hell am I worried about? Why is there such a hurry? After all, I'm not even eighteen years old!

Thinking of this, Qi Dudu looked at me and said with a smile: "Qilan, I heard that something unpleasant happened on the way back."

I nodded and smiled, "It's some little thief who doesn't have long eyes."

Qi Dudu smiled again: "Do you know who the thief is?"

I took a sip of tea, shook my head and said lightly: "Before they were martyred, they called Nilan Khan to avenge them."

Qi Dudu smiled and asked, "What do you think about this?"

I put down the tea bowl, looked at Qi Dudu and said with a smile: "Dudu, I am loyal to the country, but I have suffered this calamity, do you still want to play dumb riddles with me, my lord?"

Qi Dudu laughed, stroked his palms and said, "I know that you have a number, but how are you going to deal with it?"

I picked up the tea, lowered my head and took another sip, but I didn't speak.

Ye Sizhong asked: "I also have doubts about this matter, but I always feel that if it were them, it seems to have come too quickly!"

I looked up at Ye Sizhong and teased, "Then when is the right time for you?"

Ye Sizhong frowned: "It's really them?"

I put down the teacup, looked at Qi Dudu Zhengse and said: "Dudu, I have shown my heart in the next and have no intention of fame, but at this time, the thieves have regarded me as a party ...... the governor."

When Qi Dudu heard this, he smiled and said nothing.

I continued: "In that case, let me be a good pawn and a bird! It's just that I have something to ask for. ”

Qi Du said: "But it doesn't hurt to say it."

I arched my hand and said, "Since I have fought with them, life and death have my destiny, but my family is innocent, and I am afraid that I will be hacked." Therefore, I want to send my family and my uncle's family overseas first, and I will be a naked official here, please allow the governor! ”

Qi Dudu laughed and said, "Naked official! It's funny. I agreed! But where do you want to move your family to? ”

I looked at Qi Dudu and said for a while: "Malacca."

Qi Dudu muttered: "Malacca...... During the reign of the first emperor, the Chinese leader Zheng Fangyang built the Qingyun Pavilion in Malacca, which is the earliest temple in Malaysia, dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva, Emperor Guan, and the Queen Mother, and is the center of Chinese memorial activities. ”

I nodded and said, "I am uniting with the Dongying Chamber of Commerce and am looking to expand the business in Nanyang. The family is gone, but there is also a livelihood. ”

Qi Dudu nodded yes, and then asked again: "Then what do you plan to do from now on?"

I picked up the tea, took a sip, looked carefully at the pattern of the lid of the cup, and smiled softly: "Since they are my pawns, they will want to get rid of them as soon as possible, so that if they come and do not be rude, I should also get rid of their pawns!"

After that, we agreed to leave in five days to go to the capital to meet with Lord Shousuke, and then we dispersed.

Back at the barracks, I called the nine ghosts Zhengxiao, Kite, and Mo, and explained like this, and they each prepared to go.

Three days later, but it was the fourth day of the fifth month, when the night was ugly, I took the nine ghosts and three others to a private house fifty zhang away on the east side of the gate of the Quang Ninh Government Office.

It is a very spacious courtyard, the gatehouse is located in the southeast corner, it is in accordance with the direction of the yin and yang gossip "Xun" to open the door, using the meaning of "Kanzhai Xunmen", "Xun" is the southeast, open the door to the southeast corner, in order to take auspicious wishes, this custom is quite popular in Shanxi, Gyeonggi, Shandong and other places. The layout of the house is quite careful, the gate is hugging the building type, and the second door is the hanging flower type, which looks quite elegant. There are three main rooms in the courtyard, one ear room on the left and right sides, three east rooms, three west rooms, three south rooms, and a toilet and a mill room in the southwest corner.

It's really a good place for self-cultivation and home travel! I can't help but sigh, it seems that the owner of this house, the guerrilla general Yan Chongsi, is really a particular person!

I raised my hand and tried the direction of the wind, and it was a west wind, and the wind was strong, and God helped me! In this case, I will give him a west wind and give Sun Lang a convenience, and the courtyard will lock Yan Xiao deeply!

It's night, there's nothing to say.

The next day, it was the fifth day of the fifth month of May, the Duanyang Festival. Qi Dudu set up a banquet in the big tent of the Chinese army to entertain the generals. Qi Dudu was massive, and he toasted from table to table, and was toasted twice by everyone, still sober as usual. Everyone is also staggered and happy. Among them, some people came, some people left, I don't know who came, but there was the guerrilla general Yan Chongsi who left.

It is said in the army that General Yan Chongsi loves talents, and he has a group of people at home, so he must have left early to have a banquet with the people. According to Mo's response, Yan's Mansion did set up a big banquet, and there were more than 30 people from all over the family, drinking in the courtyard, which was very pleasant. I was very happy to hear it, after all, people should enjoy it when they live, who knows when they won't be able to enjoy it, so they still have to be happy in time!

That night, everyone in the Chinese military tent was drunk, and I was also carried back to the camp tent by the sergeant, and I slept peacefully.

Early the next morning, there was a lot of discussion in the camp, saying that last night, during the night banquet at the home of the guerrilla general Yan Chongsi, there was no restriction on food and drink, and they were free to eat and drink, and even the servants gave wine, and everyone was drunk. I never thought that the guy was drunk, and the fire source in the gang room was not properly disposed of, resulting in a fire in the middle of the night!

At night, the west wind was fierce, the wind helped the fire, and the fire was mighty, and the whole hospital was burned for a while. The old man who was on the watch saw it and hurriedly knocked on the door, but there was a sound of snoring in the courtyard. When the old man called the city guards, the whole courtyard had already burned down. It was early morning when the fire was extinguished, and the courtyard was burned to the ground, and the family, including 35 people, were all burned to charcoal...... Early in the morning, Governor Qi personally went to inspect the army, and when he saw this, he was furious and ordered that the officers and men in the army should not drink alcohol without authorization, and those who violated the order were served by military law. And so on and so forth.

When I heard what my colleagues said, I was also shocked, lamenting that the world is impermanent, and we should be cautious everywhere, and everyone is reasonable. At noon, the two heads of the government came to the camp with a few public officials, and reported to the governor of Qidu, after inspection, Yan Chongsi's house was indeed on fire, and everyone was drunk, which led to the destruction of the door. Qi Dudu sighed and responded, sent the public away, and then sent the sergeants under his command and buried Yan Chongsi's family. Since they were all burned and couldn't tell who was who, they had to be buried according to the house.

As a result, our trip to Beijing was postponed for another day. On the sixth day of the fifth month, Ye Sizhong, Li Chengliang and three other generals who had performed well in this battle were accompanied by Qi Dudu and took a carriage to Jingshi to face the saint.

At night, when the camp was already resting, Qi Du ordered someone to quietly call me and Ye Sizhong into his car. The two of us lifted the curtain and went in, but they saw that the car was bright, and there were four small dishes and two pots of wine on the kang table in the middle of the wing. The two of us have seen Qi Dudu, and they sit down on both sides.

Qi Dudu poured a glass of wine for each of the two of me, and sandwiched a chopstick dish, and the two of us thanked him. Qi Dudu raised his glass, and the two of us hurriedly raised their glasses, clinked glasses gently, and drank them all. Qi Dudu filled it again, so he drank three cups in a row.

Qi Dudu put down his wine glass and sighed: "Since I inherited the position of my ancestor in the twenty-third year of Jiajing and was appointed as the commander of Dengzhou Wei, I have always been the first to do everything, and I have always been the last. However, officialdom is like a battlefield, but there are still a lot of open guns and hidden arrows, and they are afraid to avoid it, and there are 92 times before and after being assassinated, so they are even more cautious. But today I know that it can still be dealt with in this way! Qi Lan! He patted me on the shoulder, shook his head and sighed, "Why didn't you give birth thirty years early, and why didn't you devote yourself to fame?" ”

I also sighed, poured wine for everyone, raised a glass to Qi Dudu, and said in a low voice: "Dudu, please let Qilan report." It's ridiculous not to learn when you were young, but when you were dancing spoons, you met a master to teach you skills. When the master was full of art, the master once sent me a message, which meant that I was not destined to be an official, and if I entered politics, my life would not be long. Therefore, Qilan did not dare to disobey the Mandate of Heaven. ”

Qi Dudu said unhappily: "I regard you as a confidant, but you bluff me with ignorant words!" Qilan, you have disappointed Pontus! ”

When I heard this, I didn't get angry, but smiled and asked, "Dudu, do you want to listen to the truth?" ”

Qi Dudu snorted and said disdainfully: "What are you going to do?" ”

I nodded, drank another glass of wine, and asked Qi Dudu: "My lord, do you know the longevity of Shoufu Yang?" ”

Qi Dudu was shocked: "How can you know such a thing!" But what do you know? ”

Ye Sizhong also said urgently: "Qilan, don't talk nonsense!" ”

I glanced at Ye Sizhong, looked back at Qi Dudu, and said word by word: "I don't say much for the reason, but I promise that the first assistant's yang life will be ...... next year." That's it! ”

Qi Dudu's hand softened, and the wine glass suddenly fell, and with a "click", it fell into several pieces on the table!