Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Battle of Huguang
The winter night is cool, it is the time when the teenager feels nostalgic, Wang Kebin is leaning in front of the window in a daze, with a stunned expression, probably because he has not drunk water for a long time, and his lips are a little chapped.
As soon as the door shaft creaked, Wang Kebin thought it was the maid who delivered supper, and said impatiently: "I'm not hungry, let's go, let's go!" ”
Wang Kefan's voice came from the door: "Sixth, it's good to like someone, but it's a big mistake to think about it for her." ”
"Fourth brother......, you, why are you here?" Wang Kebin and Wang Kefan are only more than two years apart in age, they were very close when they were young, Wang Kefan has made outstanding achievements in the past two years, and his status is getting higher and higher, Wang Kebin has a little more awe of this big brother.
"Why can't I come?" Wang Kefan looked into his eyes and said kindly: "The sixth man can't break the love barrier, I'm here to help you survive the catastrophe." ”
Wang Kebin lowered his head gloomily, and was silent for a long time before saying: "I know what to do, that, I will forget about this matter as soon as possible......"
"You're mistaken!" Wang Kefan smiled and said: "I'll help you through the catastrophe, if you don't say that you are facing difficulties, why are you soft first?" ”
Wang Kebin raised his head suddenly, and his face suddenly brightened: "Fourth brother, do you support me in marrying Miss Zhang?" ”
"Of course I support, the man of our Wang family, which woman in the world can't marry? Well, it's a pity that the emperor doesn't have a daughter today, otherwise I'll marry you a princess! ”
"Fourth brother Mo made fun of it." Wang Kebin finally had a smile on his face, pulled Wang Kefan to the table and sat down, poured a cup of tea and held it in front of him with both hands: "I'm just worried about one thing, Miss Zhang is Zhang Kuang's daughter, and I'm afraid that I will miss the fourth brother's big event, so it's very rare." ”
Wang Kefan took the teacup, took a sip, and asked slowly, "How is Miss Zhang's character?" Do you know the truth? ”
Wang Kebin hurriedly distinguished: "I have inquired, the Zhang family's family education is very strict, and Miss Zhang's character is excellent." ”
"What about temperament, what if you don't have the right temper and can't get along?"
"This ......, if she makes a little fuss, I should tolerate it, and if it's too rude, I won't indulge her."
"Well, now that you've thought it all out. What else does Zhang Kuang do? You want to marry Miss Zhang, not Zhang Kuang's bad old man. Wang Kefan said with a smile: "It's just a Zhang Kuang, and it's not He Tengjiao, you don't have to be afraid of him." ”
"That's not what I meant!" Wang Kebin said: "I'm afraid that the fourth brother will be embarrassed in the officialdom, and the Tartars will soon invade Huguang." I don't want to mess with you......"
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about, just do what you want to do in officialdom. There aren't so many twists and turns. Zhang Kuang's willingness to resist the Qing Dynasty is a friend, and if he is unwilling to resist the Qing Dynasty, he is an enemy, a very simple thing, and it has nothing to do with you. ”
Wang Kefan said: "You just have to rest assured and boldly propose, if the Zhang family is willing to marry Miss Zhang to you, then treat her well." Don't bother with anything else, if that chapter is a hindrance, I'll give you a head start. ”
"Yes!" Wang Kebin's face was full of excitement, and he got up and threw himself to the ground towards Wang Kefan. It's so cool to have such a strong big brother!
"Having said that, if Luohua is ruthless and intentionally ruthless, and Miss Zhang doesn't look down on you, a stunned boy, then she can't be stalked." Wang Kefan said in an accentuated tone: "A man's husband must have a pride in the world, only by seeing through the word 'love' can he make a difference, he can't afford to let go, self-pity and self-harm, they are all sour and rotten children's attitudes, absolutely unacceptable!" ”
Young people have a process of growth, and the biggest hurdle is the relationship between men and women.
Is that Miss Zhang really that important? Wang Kefan disagreed. Some people felt that some things were bigger than the sky at the time, and when they looked back after a few years, they were actually nothing remarkable, and the hazy goodwill between men and women was just the front of the peacock screen.
But for Wang Kebin, Miss Zhang is really important, because he has fallen into it. Wang Kebin was originally a cool character who was difficult to do, but now he is in a dilemma, and he doesn't think about tea and dinner, which shows how obsessed he is with Miss Zhang, and forcibly suppressing it at this time will be counterproductive.
Fortunately, Wang Kefan already has the strength to protect his family's happiness, and he can let him break through.
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On the evening of the third day of the first lunar month, Du Yinxi, Li Guo and Tian Jianxiu and others rushed to Changsha in the dust, and visited Wang Kefan that night.
Wang Kefan walked around Changsha Mansion for a few days, and did not deliberately hide his whereabouts, the government had already known that he had come to Changsha, He Tengjiao once sent someone to invite him, but Wang Kefan politely refused, and he has not shown his head since.
With He Tengjiao's status as the governor of the five provinces, he is still half a level higher than the admiral Caojiang, and of course he must respect his identity after touching a soft nail, so as not to be bored.
Since He Tengjiao ignored Wang Kefan, they also pretended to be ostriches together, Wang Kefan's home was deserted, except for Niu Zhongxiao's old love, no guests came to the door, and he had two days of peace.
When Gu Yinxi, Li Guo and Tian Jianxiu came to Changsha, Wang Kefan's two-day annual leave was over.
After a few people met, they bowed to each other and greeted each other, Wang Kefan and Du Yinxi were feudal officials, Li Guo and Tian Jianxiu both had marquises, and this was not a formal occasion, and no one had to kneel to anyone.
After the salute, before greetings, Du Yinxi once again dressed properly, arched his hands high, and bowed down very solemnly, bowing in his mouth.
"Yuntai, I want to worship you again, thank you for your efforts to save the car in Tingzhou, the work of Ganzhou to relieve the siege, and to turn the tide, the credit is in Sheji!"
The so-called great favor becomes an enmity, and when the favor is too great to repay, the benefactor will disappear as soon as possible. Wang Kefan rescued Emperor Longwu, relieved the siege of Ganzhou, and got rid of Ding Kuichu in Guangzhou, which can be said to be the benefactor of the entire Longwu court, but the court was very wary of him, worried that the powerful Chuxun group would infringe on their interests, and always deliberately avoided Wang Kefan's merits and contributions.
The bystanders of Plug Yinxi were clear, but they could see very clearly that if Wang Kefan had not appeared in time, the Longwu Imperial Court would have collapsed, and the Ming Dynasty would have fallen in sight. He himself is a lonely and loyal minister who endures humiliation and burden, and he cherishes Wang Kefan and sincerely admires him, so he has this worship.
"You Gong (Plug Yinxi) is really a fair gentleman, but when it comes to my heart, in this way, I have to worship a few more times, thank you for fighting Leke Dehun alone in Huguang, which can be called the mainstay!"
Wang Kefan was dressed upright, arched his hands high, and was about to salute solemnly, but Du Yinxi frowned and scolded: "You are a descendant, and now you are also a member of the imperial court, but you are making fun of the old man, what kind of system have you become?" ”
"Hah, what can I do?" Wang Kefan said with a smile: "As an elder, but you worship me, a descendant, don't you force me to kowtow to you?" ”
To be more honest, Wang Kefan's current identity is half a level higher than that of Du Yinxi, and on some formal occasions, Du Yinxi does want to kneel and kowtow to him, of course, Wang Kefan also needs to kneel and return the salute. Wang Kefan only talked about the young and the old, regardless of the official rank, and showed respect to Du Yinxi without a trace.
Li Guo and Tian Jianxiu watched from the side, with a faint smile on their faces, but they couldn't hide the worry between their eyebrows.
A few people entered the house and sat down, a maid served tea, Wang Kefan took the teapot, waved her hand to let her go, personally poured tea for Du Yinxi and others, and after a few words of greeting, he turned to the topic.
"You Gong is from Hubei, what has been the recent movement of the Tartars?"
"The Tartar army passed the Wusheng Pass a year ago, Geng Zhongming's forward arrived at Wuchang Mansion, Kong Youde and Shen Zhixiang's Chinese army was placed in De'an Mansion, and Shang Kexi, Tong Yanghe's rear army entered Xiangyang Mansion, and our army's Chengtian Mansion has been encircled.
Du Yinxi introduced the general situation, and said to Li Guo: "Xingguo Hou is commanding on the front line, and he is more aware of these things, so let him talk about it." ”
"Obey the orders of the military gate!"
Li Guo had great respect for Du Yinxi, and first saluted him with a fist, and then turned to Wang Kefan and said: "According to the scouts, Kong Youde and other Sanshun Wang Yishun Gong's Han army banners almost poured out, and the soldiers under him totaled more than 47,000 people, and the right wing Gushan Ezhen Jinli, the left wing Meile Zhangjing Tong Yanghe led 12,000 elite Eight Banners to help the battle, as well as 38,000 green battalion soldiers from various provinces, plus the Luck Dehun Department of Wuchang Mansion, the total Tartar army exceeded 150,000 people. ”
Gongshun Wang Kong Youde, Huaishun Wang Geng Zhongming, Zhishun Wang Shang Kexi, Xushun Gong Shen Zhixiang, is the so-called Sanshun Wang Yishun Gong, they surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty earlier, deeply trusted by the Qing court, have their own territory population and army, and later the Manchu Qing Dynasty reformed the Eight Banners system, Sanshun Wang Yishun Gong's population and army are hung under the Han army flag, but not under the jurisdiction of the banner owner.
Kong Youde and others brought all the troops and their families, and all kinds of household belongings were also available, and they brought them very completely, and they spent a few months from the Northeast Laochao to Huguang, and made a big move of thousands of miles, and they had no intention of going back at all.
For Dolgon, it was a clever move to transfer the Sanshun King and Yishun Gong out of the "land of Longxing" of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to fight against the Ming army in the "wild land" in the south. For Kong Youde and these traitors, the Battle of Huguang was also a rare opportunity, if they could successfully defeat the Ming army, they would be able to seal the territory in the south and become the vassal kings of Yongzhen.
If history does not change, Kong Youde will die at the hands of Li Dingguo, but Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi will take root in the south and participate in the "Rebellion of the Three Feudatories" of the Kangxi Dynasty.
In other words, Kong Youde and others are fighting for themselves, and they will definitely take out twelve points of strength to fight to the death with the Ming army. (To be continued......)