Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VII The Bloody Battle in the Southwest

Chapter 4 Soldiers will be rewarded heavily

Section 1 The first time I saw the king of Shu

Zhou Tianyi hurriedly rushed to the camp in the city, and saw Liu Yunwei and Guo Yi and other soldiers talking and laughing from a distance, and were packing things to return to Liu's house to visit the old lady, he couldn't help but feel anxious, and quickly stepped forward and grabbed Liu Yunwei's sleeve, and said loudly: "Zongzhen, when is this, why don't you go to the Shu Wangfu to meet His Royal Highness the King of Shu!" ”

Liu Yunwei looked at Zhou Tianyi's flushed cheeks and was a little stunned for a while, and then slapped his forehead sharply and said, "Yes!" Yes! I was so busy dealing with the arrival of the army into the city that I forgot about it! I was negligent! ”

After speaking, Liu Yunwei couldn't care about going home, so he hurriedly asked Guo Yi to take someone to buy a heavy gift, and then he took Zhou Tianyi and ten personal guards to wait outside the gate of the Shu Palace.

It didn't take long for Guo Yi to lead thirty guards to the gate of the Shu Palace, followed by a carriage full of valuables seized from the rebels, worth three thousand taels.

Liu Yunwei checked the gifts on the carriage, and after feeling that it was foolproof, he asked Guo Yi to step forward and call the door.

"Bell! Clang! Clang! ”

After knocking a few times, the side door next to the vermilion gate of the Shu King's Mansion opened a crack, and a man with a knife poked his head out, and after looking left and right, he saw that the door was full of Ming generals, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and the frightened look on his face also dissipated by Ma Shan, replaced by a face of arrogance.

I saw the man with the knife straighten his clothes and asked lazily, "Who are you?" ”

Liu Yunwei couldn't help but sigh secretly when he saw that the guards in the palace were so cowardly, and that the rebellion had been put down.

Over there, Guo Yi arched his hand and said: "Please pass the word on behalf of the general, Liu Yunwei, the chief military officer of Tongzhou Town and the commander of the Hanwei Army, came to visit His Royal Highness the King of Shu." ”

The man with the knife couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, turned his head to look at Liu Yunwei who was waiting not far away, and then immediately seemed to be a different person, the previous arrogance suddenly disappeared without a trace, and the whole person became respectful, and arched his hand and said: "It turned out to be General Liu who exterminated the rebels, the small one has eyes and does not know Mount Tai, and the small one will go to report to His Highness!" ”

Guo Yi looked at the man with a knife who turned around and rushed into the palace, couldn't help but shake his head, turned around and said to Liu Yunwei: "Zongzhen, why are the people of this Shu Wangfu like this?" It doesn't look like it's imposing at all.,It's a flattering thing at first glance.。 ”

Liu Yunwei was a little surprised, and said: "If you are placed in this kind of glorious and wealthy gentle township for a few years, it is estimated that you will become like this, people are like this, they will be corrupted by silver." ”

"Then I might as well be poor for the rest of my life!"

While he was talking, the main gate of the Shu Wangfu suddenly opened, and I saw two teams of subordinates walking out quickly, standing on both sides of everyone and saluting together, and said loudly: "Welcome General Liu!" ”

At the same time, a man dressed in an unusually luxurious manner, surrounded by at least twenty maidservants, slowly walked out and bowed to Liu Yunwei from a distance.

Liu Yunwei walked forward and saluted quickly, and secretly observed, only to see that the man was only about twenty-seven or eight years old, and judging from his pomp, it should be the son of the Shu Palace.

Liu Yunwei was just about to say a few polite words, when he heard the man say: "I have seen General Liu, the villain is the chief envoy of the Shu Palace, and he came to greet General Liu on the order of the prince of my family." If you miss the distance, you can hope that General Liu is not strange! ”

Liu Yunwei, Guo Yi, Zhou Tianyi and others were stunned when they heard this, the envoy of the Shu Palace's mansion was so pompous, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was a big party to look at this posture! When everyone saw this, their ears were hot, as if a group of wild men from the countryside had walked into the palace, and followed the envoy into the palace of the king of Shu. Along the way, the carved beams and painted buildings, the buildings and water pavilions, the flowers, birds, fish and insects, and the beauties in gorgeous costumes are dazzling and dizzying.

Guo Yi took the opportunity to walk quickly to Liu Yunwei's side and whispered: "Zongzhen, you have seen a lot, and you have been to the mansions of the great officials in the capital, are the princes and nobles of the imperial court like this?" ”

Liu Yunwei smiled bitterly and whispered: "It's the first time I've seen such a luxurious mansion, and it's probably the same as the Imperial Palace." ”

After speaking, Liu Yunwei thought secretly in his heart: "When I went to Xu's Mansion for the first time, I thought that even if I had seen the style of the rich and noble family, I never expected that my father-in-law would not even be as good as asking for food compared to this King of Shu!" ”

Thinking of Xu's house, Liu Yunwei couldn't help but think of his deceased wife Xu Wanxin again, and his mood suddenly fell, and his face was full of sadness.

There was no word for a while, and everyone walked for another half an hour before they bypassed a pond that covered a large area and came to a courtyard.

"General Liu, my prince is resting in the courtyard, please wait a while, the little one will go and report it."

"There's Mr. Law."

A moment later, Liu Yunwei, Guo Yi, and Zhou Tianyi walked into the courtyard under the guidance of the chief envoy, and the dozens of guards accompanying them were settled to rest elsewhere.

Liu Yunwei saw a pavilion from afar, a man in his thirties was drinking tea and reading a book, presumably the King of Shu himself. However, to the surprise of Liu Yunwei and others, the King of Shu's clothes were very ordinary, and compared with the envoy, he was like a common man, but his body was too fat, and he was like a mountain of meat sitting on the Jindun.

"Liu Yunwei, the chief military officer of Tongzhou Town, has seen His Royal Highness the King of Shu!"

"Haha, I've long heard the name of Liu Yunwei, the commander of the Hanwei Army and the chief soldier of Tongzhou Town, and when I saw it today, it was really a dragon among people, what a hero out of a boy!" The King of Shu smiled and continued: "This Tusi rebellion, Chengdu was able to survive the disaster, and the whole battle was fought by the general Huwei and the army. ”

Liu Yunwei looked at the King of Shu who bowed his hand slightly, smiled faintly, and said: "Your Highness has a good reputation, this is all the duty that martial artists such as me should do." After the last general entered the city, due to the complicated affairs of the army, he did not come to see His Highness in time, and asked His Highness not to blame. ”

"Where, where, state affairs are important."

The King of Shu smiled and said: "General Liu doesn't know, this king has always respected the soldiers of the Hanwei Army, Shandong Pingding Wenxiang Sect, Henan Pingding Rebellion, Liaodong Bloody Battle and Tartar Capture, each of which can be described as an earth-shattering peerless war, every time this king hears it, he is so happy!" I have to see General Liu himself today, this king wants to put a thin wine in the house, and ask General Liu to tell this king an interesting story in the army, I wonder if General Liu can appreciate his face? ”

Liu Yunwei was slightly stunned, he didn't expect that the King of Shu would stay for dinner, and when he was hesitating, he was secretly stabbed by Zhou Tianyi behind him, and hurriedly said before he had time to think about it: "How dare your Highness not obey if you have a fate, the end will be honored!" ”

The king of Shu said with a smile: "Okay, this king will go to change his clothes first, and the king will make it!" ”

"The little ones are here!"

"You take General Liu to rest first, and after the king changes his clothes, he will set up a banquet in the side hall to entertain General Liu."

"Command!"

After Liu Yunwei and the others said goodbye to the King of Shu, under the guidance of the king's envoy, they shuttled for a while and came to a secluded courtyard.

"General Liu, please rest here for a while, and when the dinner is ready, the little one will come to respect. If there is any need during the period, please ask General Liu to give orders. ”

"Envoy Wang is polite, please."

Liu Yunwei, Guo Yi, and Zhou Tianyi walked into the small courtyard, pushed the door into the house, and asked, "Governor Zhou, why did you let me promise the King of Shu to stay for the banquet just now?" ”

Zhou Tianyi said with a smile: "Haha, the town doesn't know, this King of Shu is not ordinary, and we can't shirk his dinner." ”

"Oh? Governor Zhou still knows so much about the vassal king? ”

Zhou Tianyi said with a slight expression: "This time the army came to Sichuan to quell the rebellion, I naturally want to know about all aspects of the situation in Sichuan, and the matter of the vassal king is also among them." ”

Liu Yunwei thought about it for a moment when he heard this, and then glanced at Guo Yi, Guo Yi immediately understood, turned around and walked out of the room, and wandered around the courtyard, taking care of the two of them.

"Governor Zhou, please!"

After Zhou Tianyi waited for Liu Yunwei to sit down, he said: "Zongzhen, this King of Shu is not ordinary!" Today's Shu king is named Zhu Zhishu, although he is only in his thirties, but his seniority is very high, he is the emperor's uncle today, and he is also the chief of the vassal kings of several southern provinces, and his family wealth is the head of the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty! Its ability to operate and accumulate wealth can be described as outstanding! ”

Liu Yunwei couldn't help but admire when he heard this: "No wonder this Shu Wangfu is so luxurious!" ”

At the same time, Liu Yunwei also sighed heavily in his heart: "Many vassal kings of the dynasty are masters of accumulating wealth, and this King of Shu is a master among masters, he is really wealthy!" I had been in Shuzhong for many years earlier, and I didn't know anything about it, so it's really embarrassing to say. ”

Liu Yunwei frowned and thought for a while, and asked, "It's just, what does the good wealth of the King of Shu have to do with me?" ”

Zhou Tianyi hesitated for a moment and said: "Zongzhen, although you are a second-rank member of the imperial court, in the eyes of the vassal king, you are just a martial artist, and you will not change because you have made a little military achievements." The reason why the King of Shu wants to invite the general town must be for other reasons, and it is also the reason why the King of Shu is interested. ”

"For example......

"Money, for example, a huge amount of money!"

Zhou Tianyi paused and continued: "General Town, our Hanwei army has defeated more than 100,000 rebels this time and quelled the rebellion in the four southwestern provinces, and the money captured by the army is very considerable. Not to mention anything else, just the gold and silver looted by those rebels everywhere will amount to hundreds of thousands of taels, and the King of Shu must be eyeing the capture in our hands. ”

At this time, Liu Yunwei's face was already full of anger, but he still tried his best to suppress it, calmed down a little, and asked, "What does Governor Zhou mean?" ”

"Try to maneuver as much as possible, of course, on the premise of not offending the king of Shu."

"Humph! What's going around? If the King of Shu wants it, I'll give it to him! ”

Zhou Tianyi's face suddenly changed when he heard this.