Chapter 373: Zhang Xiang

"But these remnants of the Song Dynasty are very grouped. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" Chongzhen said suspiciously, "Your idea is good, but it's difficult. ”

"Your Majesty can do both." Gao Qiqian suggested again, "There are only more than 300 people left behind in the Song Dynasty, and the soldiers of the Yulin Army are all my Ming people, Your Majesty Shengming." ”

Chongzhen understood what Gao Qiqian meant, and smiled slightly: "You go and arrange it, don't let Wang Chengen and Lu Xiangsheng know." ”

Zhou Lei and Wang Qianxiang did not go with Ye Zhan's Fourth Regiment, because now Datong and Xuanfu did not have their own people, and it was just mid-February when the two of them returned to Yulinbao quickly. Wang Qianxiang did not return to Datong immediately, but inspected the location of the new castle with Zhou Lei.

Before the two came back, Wei Yang and Zhang Guodong looked for them privately. On behalf of the Military Commission, Wei Yang conveyed a secret order to the two men that they could do some tobacco business with the Jin merchants in private, and tacitly allowed the Jin merchants to sell the tobacco to Huang Taiji. However, Zhang Guodong repeatedly stressed that this business cannot be made public, let alone in arrears, and that silver must be paid before delivery, and that it is limited to tobacco, and the rest of the materials are not allowed to be traded.

The two of them walked along the Heihe River and the Great Wall for a few days, and then returned to Yulin Fort together after roughly deciding on the location of the new castle.

Zhou Lei had just dismounted from the Yulinbao regimental department, and a lieutenant officer stepped forward to report: "Sir, a few fathers-in-law from Beijing have been waiting for you all day." ”

"Father-in-law from Beijing?" Zhou Lei glanced at Wang Qianxiang strangely, "What could it be?" ”

"I don't know." Wang Qianxiang said with a smile, "It's clear when you go in and take a look, there's nothing to worry about, this is Yulin Fort." ”

"You go and invite them to the conference room of the regiment headquarters, and I will be there right away." Zhou Lei said as he threw the reins to the soldiers behind him.

The two of them changed into the guerrilla general's uniforms of the Ming Dynasty and walked quickly to the conference room, where there were three people dressed as eunuchs.

"Xiaguan Yulinbao guerrilla general Zhou Lei, Xiaguan Datong town guerrilla general Wang Qianxiang, meet your father-in-law."

"You are Wang Qianxiang?" One of the eunuchs at the head looked at Wang Qianxiang and smiled, "It's just right that you are here, so our family doesn't have to go to Datong to find you." ”

Before Zhou Lei and Wang Qianxiang could understand, the eunuch changed his serious expression: "Zhou Lei, the guerrilla general of Xuanfu Town, and Wang Qianxiang, the guerrilla general of Datong Town, received the order. ”

The two of them knelt on their knees, and the eunuch took out the holy decree and read it aloud: "Zhou Lei, the guerrilla general of Xuanfu Town, and Wang Qianxiang, the guerrilla general of Datong Town, are doing their best to defend my Ming Dynasty, and I am very pleased." Zhou Lei was specially promoted to the general of Xuanfu Town, and General Zhaoyong was crowned; Wang Qianxiang was a general of Datong Town, and was crowned General Zhaoyi, rewarded with a pair of jade pendants and 100 taels of silver. ”

"Thank you, Lord Long."

The eunuch pulled the two up from the ground: "Our family congratulates the two generals. Before our family came, Banzai personally asked our family to tell the two of them that the military affairs of Xuanfu Datong depended on the two generals, and I hope that the two generals can do their best to serve the imperial court. ”

"The ministers must do their best to repay the grace of the Lord." The two men replied together.

Zhang Xiang has been in the Shenji Battalion as his deputy Qianhu, since the last time he was beaten by Ye Zhan because he was late, Zhang Xiang went to find his clan uncle Zhang Fengyi, the secretary of the military department. But the Yulin Army was being reused by Chongzhen, and Zhang Fengyi didn't want to cause more trouble, so he didn't care about it. Zhang Xiang had no choice but to suppress this breath, and be cautious every day, for fear that something would go wrong again.

On this day, Zhang Xiang finished his military work in the Shenji Battalion, and when he saw that it was still early, he called a few subordinates to go to a wine shop on the edge of the imperial city to drink.

A few people pushed the cup and drank for a while, Zhang Xiang was a little anxious to urinate, and went to the toilet alone.

Zhang Xiang had just stood still, and another person walked in outside, Zhang Xiang didn't care, unbuttoned his pants and peed.

When Zhang Xiang lifted his pants and turned around, he found that the person who came in did not relieve himself, but stood aside and looked at himself with a smile.

Zhang Xiang was a little strange, but he didn't ask more, he raised his leg and wanted to leave, the man arched his hand at Zhang Xiang, and said in a sharp voice: "Your Excellency is Zhang Xiang, the deputy of the Shenji Battalion?" ”

"Not bad." Zhang Xiang stopped and looked at the person who spoke, "Who is Your Excellency?" ”

The man didn't answer, but continued to ask: "Lord Zhang was beaten by Ye Zhan 40 military sticks 2 years ago, and he didn't get out of bed for half a month." ”

When Zhang Xiang heard him mention this, his anger suddenly came up, and he stepped forward and grabbed his collar: "Who are you, do you want to entertain me?" ”

The man didn't panic, and pulled open the collar with his hand, revealing the clothes inside: "I have something to tell Master Zhang, can you find a place to talk alone?" ”

Zhang Xiang saw the clothes inside him, thought about his voice again, and understood in his heart, and hurriedly let go of his hand and said, "Offended, I don't know what my father-in-law wants to say to the villain?" ”

"You come with me." The man said lightly, turned and left the latrine.

Zhang Xiang followed closely, and the two of them came to a secluded place and stopped: "Don't hide it from Lord Zhang, our family is a person from Gonggong Gao, and naturally he is also the emperor's person." ”

"Offended, offended." Zhang Xiang arched his hand again and again, "I don't know what my father-in-law is looking for a villain?" ”

"It's not that our family is looking for you, it's Grandpa Gao who has taken a fancy to you." The eunuch smiled, "I wonder if Lord Zhang and those people from Yulin Bay in the officer training regiment can move around a lot?" ”

Zhang Xiang didn't understand, and hurriedly explained: "Father-in-law Mingjian, the villain and them don't have any private dealings, it's all official business on the scene. ”

"It's not good for Lord Zhang." The eunuch smiled again, "It's better to move around more, Lord Zhang and them are both people from the Shenji Battalion, and they are all doing things for Long Life, and it is very convenient for Lord Zhang to move around with them." ”

Zhang Xiang was a little confused, staring at the eunuch and not speaking again.

"Don't get me wrong, Lord Zhang." The eunuch took out 10 taels of gold from his body, "This is Banzai and Gao Gonggong rewarding you, Gao Gonggong hopes to know more about Yulin Bay." But you have to remember that Wang Chengen's father-in-law and Lord Lu Xiangsheng are also very close to them. ”

Zhang Xiang had heard Zhang Fengyi say a sentence or two before, Wang Chengen and Gao Qiqian had some disagreements, Zhang Xiang's heart understood seven or eight points, took the gold and thanked him: "There is a father-in-law, and the villain will do his best for the father-in-law Gao." ”

"Gonggong Gao won't look away, pay attention to the people in the officer training regiment, and pay attention to who wants to serve the court." The eunuch didn't say anything more, and threw down a sentence, "Ten days later, it's still this time, this wine shop, our family is waiting for Master Zhang." ”

Zhang Xiang bowed deeply to the distant back: "The villain will definitely bring news to my father-in-law." ”

Zhang Xiang straightened his waist, pinched the gold in his hand, and sneered in his heart: "Officer Teaching Corps, Jiang Beiming, Ye Zhan, hehe." ”