The visitor is not very old, a beautiful three-grade military attaché's robe is cut very well, a person in his twenties, his face is very arrogant, but when he speaks to Gao Jie, he has to put on a very respectful appearance, once Gao Jie is contemplative or does not look at this person, his face will return to a look of pride and self-confidence, and even, Zhang Wei saw a very powerful murderous aura in this person's eyes, when he saw this, Zhang Wei was also taken aback, and said in his heart: "This person is not very old, The military attache's robe is obviously a brand new clothes, so murderous, it doesn't look like a serious military attaché, but like a pole swordsman who walks the rivers and lakes!

He quietly retreated at the moment, called Gao Jie's personal soldier leader over, and asked in a low voice: "What is the origin of this person, has he checked it, and has he touched it?" ”

The leader of the pro-soldiers knew what he meant, grinned, and said, "Look at people who are not good masters, right?" ”

"That's right, I've been 'swinging' for more than ten years, and there are really few people who have such a murderous appearance at this age."

"Qi!" The leader of the pro-soldiers burst out of his nostrils with a laugh, and only after laughing did he say: "He is Liu Zeqing's own brother, he killed people at the age of thirteen, and now he has not a hundred or eighty lives in his hands, of course he is powerful!" ”

"Shhh Zhang Wei gasped, shook his head and said, "No wonder, no wonder!" ”

Shandong General Army, Liu Zeqing, who is now stationed in Huai'an, is also one of the strong towns in the area of Nanzhili, although the soldiers and horses are not as many as Gao Jie, but together with his family, there are more than 30,000 foreheads, mules and horses also have five or six thousand, when retreating from Shandong, he has a vote, there is a lot of money in hand, after the garrison Huai'an, he often plunders the army, so he has soldiers and horses and money and food, and he is regarded as a strong vassal overlord of one side. Even if this cult is later eradicated, the sect is still warm, Liu Zeqing has a lot of followers around him, and the hidden strength and dissent in his hands are not small, ten years after Chongzhen, this person often resists and disobeys, or excuses, or simply ignores it, and the order of the imperial court to transfer troops is only regarded by him as a papyrus to wipe his buttocks.

In the second half of the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng's troops were very close, and Chongzhen successively transferred troops and asked him to enter the defense of Jinggi, but this person ignored him, and as soon as the news of the fall of Jingshi came out, he immediately went south and slipped away.

This alone is also a feudal town, but Liu Zeqing has a great reputation, because he once put the condemned prisoner into a banquet, killed him on the spot, and ate his heart and liver raw, and it is even rumored that he eats human brains, so cruel, of course, he is famous, when it comes to Liu Zeqing and Liu Dashuai, it is a famous brutal and fierce character that everyone knows.

So as soon as he heard that it was Liu Zeqing's younger brother, Zhang Guerrilla was immediately relieved, and said continuously: "It's Liu Dashuai's own brother, so what else is there to say?" ”

The two of them were talking lively, but inside they were laughing, and the leader of the pro-soldiers slapped his leg and said, "It's time to send off guests, I'll go to the station." ”

Sure enough, he was also going to send off a guest, this military attache surnamed Liu came out first, Gao Jie was very polite, not only sent out the door, but also sent it all the way to the dripping eaves of the inner house door, and then he repeatedly bowed his hand and said with a smile: "Brother Liu, forgive me for not sending it far." ”

"How dare you, how dare you!" Major General Liu was naturally much more respectful to Gao Jie, half-bent over, crossed his hands and said: "This is already a big handsome, and after I go back, I will definitely bring Gao Shuai's words to my eldest brother." ”

"Good, hard work!" Gao Jie said politely, and then commanded loudly to the leader of his own soldiers: "Have the guests' 'Fengzi' been washed and fed?" ”

"Back to Dashuai, the villain personally took his subordinates to cook, and now they are all washed and cleaned, loosened the belly belt, and fed enough materials."

Gao Jie is still in the habit of being a thief in Shaanxi, calling the war horse "Fengzi", and the guest arrived in the morning when the sky was not bright, thinking that he would move in the middle of the night, and after arriving, he declared that he would not untie the harness, only wash it slightly, feed water and feed some beans, and set off after speaking.

It can be seen that what came to discuss was not only a major matter, but also very urgent, and it was necessary to leave for home immediately after it was finished, so this pro-soldier leader did not dare to slack off at all, and everything was done according to the instructions of the guests and Gao Jie.

"Thank you for your trouble, my little brother has taken his leave."

Major General Liu was also very satisfied, arched his hand again in place, and then strode away with his sword. He himself was wearing a third-grade military attache robe, followed by the companions of two second-grade military attachés, after leaving the courtyard gate, a group of military attaché-level relatives followed, looking like a group of pro-soldiers, Gao Jie stood on the steps under the eaves, his eyes followed out far away, seeing such a situation, he smiled meaninglessly, and turned back to the upper house where he spoke.

"A melon peel!" After Gao Jie sat down, he scolded first, then took a sip of the tea bowl, and said with a smile: "People in their twenties go out and take a few deputy commanders as companions, no wonder people say that there are as many generals as dogs, and the lieutenants are all over the street!" ”

In fact, the rotten name of the lord, that is, just started, and a year or two later, Gao Jie and others were knighted, and there were dozens of generals and deputy generals under the general army, and more than 100 deputy generals.

Now the old majesty of the system still exists, Gao Jie himself surrendered after he was just a nominal guerrilla, angry everywhere, fought for many years, and made many military exploits before he came all the way up, and now I look at this Liu Xiaoguan with a brother of the general army, rampant and domineering, respectful on the surface, how can I not feel the arrogance of Gao Jie behind his back? Naturally, I felt very uncomfortable.

"Hey, you're back?" After a glance, Gao Jie saw Zhang Guerrilla who came in to stand on duty, and asked, "How is it, is Sun Chuanting's old man angry?" ”

"Nope!" Zhang Wei guerrilla was in high spirits and replied loudly: "Not only did he not get angry, but he was also very polite with the marker, and in the end, he mentioned two things." ”

"Say!"

"First, tell us to send some soldiers and horses north to make more noise; Second, strict military discipline, there are many local fathers and elders who have recently sued, and he told us to pay more attention. ”

"Haha, this coffin, I look at him, what is it called......" Gao Jie listened to Sun Chuanting's words with contempt, and after listening, he waved his hand and said, "He is poor in donkey skills!" ”

"Handsome and wise."

", Lao Tzu has also invited a group of literati to be his staff, if you can't do this, the handsome might as well call you to be it." Gao Jie scolded his subordinates very rudely, but these cronies who scolded him were all smiling, and after laughing and scolding, he said with a straight face: "Now Sun Chuanting is to treat the emperor and the prince as treasures, of course, if the emperor and the prince go to Nanjing, it will be another matter, if there is discipline in the imperial court, of course we must be obedient when we are soldiers and eat food." However, Lao Tzu's Ji Gang of Emperor Chongzhen was originally very limited...... Hmph, of course we don't do the matter of sending troops, this kind of stupid thing Sun Chuanting can do it himself! We're ...... Wait for the news, Lao Tzu has soldiers and food, don't worry! ”

"Then, Dashuai," Zhang Guerrilla said with a smile, "I have already sent an order to them to converge, do you want to withdraw this military order?" ”

"Are you stupid?" Gao Jie kicked this subordinate lightly and said with a smile: "Rabbits don't eat the grass by the nest yet!" Tell these bastards to restrain me a little, and don't make trouble with the chickens and dogs. Speaking of this, a smile appeared on the corner of Gao Jie's mouth, he thought about it, and scolded with a smile: "Damn, you heard clearly, don't make trouble recently, train hard." Lao Tzu is planning a big thing, if it happens, our Lao Tzu is certainly soaring, and you are also good one by one, have you heard? ”

The people present were all Gao Jie's most trusted henchmen, and the tenth ** of them was still he who followed him when he was under Gao Yingxiang, and later followed Li Zicheng, and now, at least more than ten years of hard work.

Gao Jie's face, everyone knew at a glance that something important must be happening.

"Yes, the commander ordered, mark the next moment to go to Buda." Zhang Guerrilla really wanted to probe from Gao Jie's mouth to see what major matters were being discussed recently, and whether he could get to the bottom first, but as soon as the words came out, Gao Jie waved his hand and said impatiently: "Lao Tzu has something to think about, you all go out quickly!" ”

As soon as they said this, everyone only saluted on the spot and turned their hands to withdraw.

It was only after everyone went out that Gao Jie's face could not be concealed with a smile. Liu Zeqing sent his younger brother to discuss this major event, including "Flower Horse Liu" Liu Liangzuo, and "Huang Chuangzi" Huang Degong, the four towns together, there are more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, except for a Zuo Liangyu, there is no military town in the whole of South China that can compete with this force, as long as the four families really join forces, the big thing will be done, and when the time comes, everyone will have at least one earl or marquis...... In this way, it can be regarded as the ancestor who burned high incense back then, and blessed him, a person born as a thief, has also become a feudal town, a hereditary lord!

As for Li Zicheng, that damn it, at least everyone set up a new master, retreated across the river, and finally made a situation of confrontation across the river, Lao Li's situation is also very clear to him, a total of more than 100,000 main forces, and the strength of the four towns is about the same, if several town marshals are willing to work hard for the sake of wealth and prosperity, and there are Zuo Liangyu and the Yangtze River moat, and the river is governed, I am afraid that there may not be no chance!

Of course, before taking charge, according to Liu Zeqing's plan, he will secretly do this big thing!

………… Liu Zeming came out of Gao Jie's barracks, regardless of the fatigue and fatigue of the journey, and only hurried all the way surrounded by his relatives and companions.

From Xuzhou to Huai'an, the official road maintenance is not bad, after all, it is a north-south thoroughfare, and there are a large number of pedestrians and merchants passing by in the adult months, so the road is straight and spacious, and the road is unimpeded.

Even so, starting from the morning of the same day, only rested for two hours in the evening and then went on the road overnight, the weather was mild, although it was the middle of the night, there were many merchants who took advantage of the starlight and moonlight, carrying torches, and saw the cavalry coming, of course, everyone was busy avoiding it, and then seeing the color of the officers and soldiers' uniforms, it was natural to provoke some tongue.

Those who are out of the house are much more sensitive to the news than those who have not gone out for many years, the life and death of the emperor, whether the prince has moved south, are all very lively topics, and when they see the cavalry of the brigade surrounding a group of military attachés passing by, they are naturally connected to the situation in Beijing.

In the midst of the turmoil along the way, at noon the next day, the towering Zhun'an City was also in sight.

(To be continued)