This time, Gao Yigong hesitated for a while before answering, although he was straight, he was not stupid, he knew very well how valuable the cannon casting craftsman was, and he was in captivity during the normal season, and it was a talent that could not be produced in captivity in the royal military battle. In order to prevent the town from rebelling, the imperial court strictly forbade the local military town to cast cannons privately, and one of the measures was to prevent these cannon craftsmen from spreading.

"Uncle, this Gao is powerless, even if he is bold enough to come down at this time, he can't go back and make a difference, and ask Uncle to take care of it, and then send someone back to talk back after going back to report to the adult." Gao Yigong replied calmly, without pretentiousness, honestly.

"Well, the stakes are high, and it's the right thing to do." Wang Huan said: "I still have a word, please General Gao to bring it to the governor for me." ”

Gao Yigong's expression was awe-inspiring, and he said contemplatively: "Please make it clear to Uncle Gao, Gao must bring it." ”

Wang Huan's eyes turned, looking at the towering mountains in Xiangxi, Xinhua City is full of mountainous areas, at a glance out of one after another of the mountains continuously, at this time it is evening, the mountain peaks under the setting sun seem to be millions of soldiers, arrayed in the sky, the golden sun sprinkles on the top of the mountain, as if for the earth to be clothed in golden armor, brilliant and dazzling.

In front of the Prancing Horse Mountain, pride is born, and Wang Huan suddenly feels the magnificence of the mountains and rivers, and the infinite feeling is general.

"Wang Huan was originally a commoner, living in troubled times, accustomed to seeing people's warmth and coldness, and the hot and cold world, and he also understood the truth that the heart of harming people and the heart of preventing people was indispensable, so I don't blame the governor, please rest assured." Wang Huan's eyes were empty, as if he was speaking to Qingshan, but in the eyes of others, he had an unusual resoluteness: "But Wang Huan is not a saint, and it is not my principle to do good deeds without trying to reciprocate, so it is best for me to be a cannon casting craftsman, and it is better to give it to the governor, otherwise, what Li Maozu did not do, others will do it!" ”

After a pause, he said: "In Changsha City, there are thousands of craftsmen who have been withdrawn from the Nanjing Military Bureau, all of whom were captured in the city by the Qing court, as long as the city is taken, the craftsmen will naturally fall into the hands of the governor and He Duchen, as long as the governor is fast enough, it is not uncommon to take them all, I only need a hundred people, I believe that the governor will not be reluctant." ”

Wang Huan turned his head back, looked at Gao Yigong, and asked, "Has General Gao remembered clearly?" ”

Gao Yigong frowned, silently recited it in his heart, raised his head and replied: "Remember clearly, I will definitely tell Lord Block!" ”

Wang Huan smiled, affectionately stretched out his hand to pull the head of the horse with high skills, and said with a smile: "It's here, let's enter the city quickly, the city has prepared a small banquet of thin wine, washing the dust for General Gao, come and come, the best stew will be rotten if it's late!" ”

When Gao Yigong heard this, he laughed heartily and said, "Great! Lao Gao Pingsheng likes stewed meat, and if he doesn't eat it for a day, he will panic, and his uncle is really a wonderful person! ”

The group giggled and laughed, as if they had forgotten what had just been unpleasant, hooked their shoulders, joked with each other, and rode their horses into the city.

Behind the crowd, thousands of Qing soldiers were disarmed, strung with long ropes, tied strongly, and under the care of the soldiers of the loyal battalion, they lined up in a long line and went to the direction of Xinhua City, where there were already people rushing to the prisoner of war camp, and these soldiers would be imprisoned inside.

This night, the wine found in Xinhua City was almost drunk, the generals of the loyal battalion and Kuizhou and the army gathered together, pushed the glass and changed the lamp, and the wine was happy, the warriors did not love anything else, they liked wine and women, but these two teams were strictly disciplined, and it was strictly forbidden to be close to women during the battle, so there was only a hobby of drinking, and the county hall had almost become a big wine jar, and everyone drank from dusk to dark, and drank from dark to rooster, and everyone was drunk.

Wang Yingxiong was the first **** to lie down, and the governors of the three provinces fell directly drunk under the table; Wang Huan drank a few glasses and became cautious, where was his alcohol consumption opponent for this group of soldiers, and climbed onto the table to pretend to be drunk; Gao Yigong can be called the god of wine, he is still energetic after drinking all night, the more he drinks, the more sober he becomes, and he pats the table and shouts who dares to come again.

Xinhua rested for two days, and on the third day, the two sides said goodbye and left, Gao Yigong had to return to sweep the Xiangxi prefectures, pacify and rebuild the yamen destroyed by Li Maozu, Wang Huan also had to rush back to Sichuan, and many things were still waiting for him to do.

So the two sides said goodbye and parted ways with each other, but when Wang Huan was leaving, he had to go to the nearly 6,000 Qing soldiers to surrender.

These pawns can be of great use, Wang Huan's Wanshou Valley mining area, there is still a shortage of miners, these strong men, can show their skills in it.

However, Wang Huan first cut off the rattail pigtail that they were dragging behind their heads before letting them go on the road, and the braid was uncomfortable to look at.

Sleeping in the open all the way, climbing mountains and wading through rivers, the 2,000 Kuizhou troops pressed 6,000 shaved soldiers, and walked on the official road that was not easy to walk for nearly a month before entering the territory of Sichuan.

Following the Banzhou Propaganda Mission, Chongqing Mansion and other state capitals all the way forward, Wang Huan finally returned to his sphere of influence after leaving Sichuan for half a year.

After walking for more than ten days, finally, the familiar landscape of Wanshou Valley re-entered Wang Huan's field of vision, and the not very tall earthen city gate made him feel very kind.

Ma Chongming, as the left-behind and silver mine ambassador of Wanshou City, went out of the city early to greet him, and the residents of Wanshou City helped the old and the young, followed Ma Chongming out of the city together, welcomed him in the middle of the road, and looked forward to it, just to take a look at the engong who saved his family.

When Wang Huan's team appeared at the end of the official road, the cheers did not stop, and the villagers with white hair led the boy, offering fragrant tea, melons and fruits, and pulled Wang Huan's horse without letting go with tears, "Engong, Engong!" The shouts were endless, and in people's simple hearts, they already regarded Wang Huan as a savior Bodhisattva, without him, at least two-thirds of the people in Wanshou City would not survive.

Ma Wannian fox followed behind Wang Huan like a fake tiger, this stone pillar comforted the future heir, he had long forgotten the duties he should inherit, and planned to follow Wang Huan to the end, walking on Wang Huan's side at the moment, he also felt extremely proud, the establishment of Wanshou City also had his own efforts, many people also recognized him, and the cheers of "Ma Gongzi" also sounded from time to time.

Li Dingguo and Liu Yun and other newly attached soldiers who walked behind, were stunned and deeply surprised, such a scene of joy with the people, even if such a general like Li Dingguo emphasized the people's livelihood and cherished the people's strength, he had never seen it, this is the real situation between the army and the people, and those who are in power can do this, and they will have no regrets in death.

Ma Chongming squeezed away the villagers who were besieging Wang Huan in front of him, smiling all over his face, like a blooming trumpet flower, and a mouth with a new golden tooth shouted in a new voice: "The little one wishes the lord the title of Jin Uncle, and he will be called the uncle in the future, and the little one knows that he will have a good life with the uncle, hahaha, I want to ..... at the beginning."

Wang Huan was squeezed and sweating profusely, and finally perfunctory a group of villagers, hurriedly grabbed Ma Chongming's hand, and shouted: "Don't talk nonsense, quickly persuade the villagers to get out of the way, let me go into the city!" ”

Unexpectedly, Ma Chongming was more anxious than him, and shook his head like a rattle: "No, uncle, you can't enter the city!" ”

Wang Huan glared: "Why?" ”

Seeing his glare, Ma Chongming replied in fear: "Uncle, your stepmother sent someone to deliver a letter yesterday, if you come back, you will go to the stone pillar to comfort the envoy as soon as possible, there is something important waiting for you." ”

Wang Huan was stunned, his stepmother Qin Liangyu had something important to look for him?

With a twist in his heart, he remembered that according to history, Qin Liangyu's lifespan was about to run out in these two years, could it be ......

He was concerned about the chaos, changed color, grabbed Ma Chongming's collar, and said sharply: "Why are you so anxious? Is there something wrong with her stepmother's old man's health? ”

Ma Chongming looked confused, and said inexplicably: "Huh? Body? No, no, it's someone from the imperial court, and I heard that it's still a royal dignitary. ”

(End of chapter)