Moreover, a large number of rangers ran around, passing the information to Lian Zining in the back, and once it was a situation that they couldn't deal with, it was Lian Zining who was in the middle of the dispatch. After all, in addition to the logistics force following Lian Zining, he also has an extremely powerful and highly mobile dragochase, as well as the tenth guard, which has grown to a scale of 30,000 people, and hundreds of cannons that are almost indestructible compared to the Jurchen city defense.

These troops can be dispatched at any time, reinforcements, and gnaw down the hard bones that the cavalry can't deal with.

And what the cavalry of the Wuyi Army have to do is to kill all the humanoids in their sight and ensure the extreme secrecy of the operation!

Therefore, the cavalry to the north carefully avoided the territory of the Jianzhou Jurchens and only operated within the range of the Haixi Jurchens, while the cavalry to the south would never go to the Songhua River to work, so as not to be discovered by the resolute southern expeditionary army.

When Gangyi was still besieging Zhenyuan Mansion, he didn't know that his hometown had been raided.

wolf pack tactics, which have now shown great power,

Since the departure from Salhu, the fastest troops have advanced nearly two hundred miles! All the villages and towns along the way were swept away. The blood of the Jurchens soaked the earth, and the mountains, rivers and lakes were stained with blood!

And Lian Zining's goal has also been achieved, and the news has not been leaked in the slightest, which is also due to the population density of the Jurchens - almost half of the area the size of Shandong, but only about 500,000 Jurchens live, and its population density can be imagined.

If this continues, there will be three more days at most. You will be able to conquer Yehe City, the capital of the Jurchens in Haixi. At that time, even if Gangyi learns the news, it will be too late, and at that time, Lian Zining can arrange it calmly!

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Beijing City, outside Zhengyang Gate.

A year ago, Lian Zining led his army to the south to quell the rebellion of the White Robe Army. Since then, it has been rising step by step, and has been to such a high position today. Because he is a child of the capital, these stories are resumed. It was even made into a scripted drama, and it was cited as a beautiful talk by the people of the capital. Speaking of the short term in the family, it is all the benefits of Lian Zining.

In the words of posterity. He, a high-ranking official from a grassroots young age, is very popular among the people of the capital.

And today, there is a new group of recruits.

Outside the Zhengyang Gate, 100,000 Beijing troops, lined up in a neat phalanx, at a glance, boundless, only a mountain of soldiers and a sea of generals. The big red fat jackets of the Ming army converged into a sea of red, and countless flags were waved in the wind. The banner hunted in the wind, adding a bit of solemnity.

Whoever sees it, must also be shocked by the great military power of the Ming Dynasty, in the face of such a huge and powerful army, any enemy must tremble.

It's a cloudy day. The weather was a bit severe, and the wind was mixed with a hint of autumn Northland's unique Xiao killing, which made people feel a little chilled, and the cold hit the face, which had a faint wetness, and it was obvious that a heavy rain was imminent.

The official of the Ministry of Rites said. This kind of weather is the most suitable for the expedition, the sword soldier is a killing weapon, only the elite and strong army, when the expedition, the murderous aura shocks the sky, and even affects the celestial phenomena. This shows that this trip will be won.

The generals in the army scoffed at the indiscriminate remarks of these civilian officials who knew nothing about military affairs, and the fact that they went out on a cloudy day meant that the weight of the grain was more likely to be damp and the shelf life was shorter. And if you add a heavy rain, especially this cold autumn rain, the army will fall into the mud, which will affect the march, not to mention, maybe there will be soldiers who will get sick.

When the time comes, it's going to be trouble.

On the side of Zhengyang Gate, when Lian Zining sacrificed to the sky, the platform had been set up the day before, and at this time, several officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War were busy on it, arranging all kinds of exquisiteness to worship the sky. Kang Lu followed them on the side, and from time to time instructed his own soldiers to fetch some needed things. …,

Zhang Yanchang, the protagonist, was not there, he was standing in front of a stone monument at this time, watching quietly.

The stubble joints of the stele are not old, and it is clear that the history is not very recent.

A poem was engraved on it, Lian Zining's words.

"One life and one couple, two places to teach?

Lovesick and not blind date, who is the spring of the day!

The oars are easy to beg for the blue bridge, and the medicine is difficult to run to the blue sea, and if you visit Oxford, you will be relatively poor and forgetful. ”

In the lower right corner, there are several names engraved, saying, they are a few of the talents in this vicinity, the famous man Lian Zining gave the words here, Cheng is the swan song of the ages, the country is unique, they are also honored, so they set up a monument here to commemorate.

It's just a few nameless people, and even the author of the word, Lian Zining, will not know them, but the businessmen and people who enter and exit Zhengyangmen, but those who know a few words, always stop in front of the monument for a moment and savor the longevity of this poem. If you can't taste it, you have to shake your head anyway, so as not to be looked down upon.

There is a small pavilion outside the stele, and there are some chicken and dog bones on the seat of the pavilion at this time, and I don't know if there are just a few sour shows who have just held a poetry meeting here.

Zhang Yanchang read it silently and sighed: "This kid is amazing!" ”

It's not the first time he's read this poem, and even the Daming Rite Department, which is in charge of scientific research, has printed Lian Zining's three poems, distributed them all over the world, and listed them as one of the citation materials for scientific research. This is a supreme honor for the literati.

Although it is not the first time, every time I read it, I still can't help but feel a little throbbing, which makes Zhang Yanchang a little regretful that Lian Zining, who can write such good words, has never written a song since that song Qinyuan Chun.

Some people say that he is Jiang Lang's talent, and some people say that he is an official and should be phlegm-obsessed, but in any case, few people can force him to write new words now, unless he is willing.

But obviously, this Uncle Wu Yi is more interested in being an official and fighting, Zhang Yanchang only heard yesterday that Wu Yijun and the Jurchens are at war again, some time ago the imperial court ordered Wu Yijun to attack the Jurchens, but he didn't expect that before Wu Yijun went out, this time the Jurchen army of 100,000 had already besieged Xishenwei.

The situation is even more critical than last year.

The news reached the capital. The reactions of all parties were different, some were gloating, some were worried, and more were not concerned with themselves, and the imperial court had not had time to react to this matter. Zhang Yanchang was still thinking about saying a few good words to him during the court discussion, but the day of the expedition had arrived.

He sighed. There was a faint sense of apprehension.

But it was not only the worry about the siege of the Jurchens, but also the things he was worried about came more from the court.

This time. I don't know why, some news about Lian Zining Bahu began to circulate on the streets of the capital. It has a nose and eyes, just like the real thing. Zhang Yanchang also heard some of these words, and his first reaction at that time was that someone instructed him, this is someone like Lian Zining!

But he didn't pay too much attention to it, after all, he knew Wu Yibo and was also a high-ranking official like General Songhuajiang, and he couldn't be killed just by leaving a message, and the princes in the court were definitely not stupid, but this gave him a wake-up call. With his years of experience, he can clearly feel that Lian Zining has some enemies who are about to move.

For Lian Zining's domineering. He knew something, but the aura of Lian Zining, a great scribe, helped him a lot. This is the reason why although Lian Zining has repeatedly been arrogant, not many people have impeached him. The officials are all civil officials, and in the eyes of civil officials. Lian Zining is his own person, a literati and a commander of the army, not a military general, so he naturally has some orientation towards him.

But don't let that be a fool of you! …,

Kang Lu rode up behind him and said, "My lord." The time has come! ”

Zhang Yanchang nodded and rode away.

After that, he went to the stage to pray for blessings, and a series of processes were not mentioned.

After the ceremony, Zhang Yanchang gave an order, and the army headed south like an iron stream.

"Master Zhang, wait a minute!" Zhang Yanchang was about to get into the car and head south--he was from a family and had the ability to fight, but he could not stand the wind and sun, and he was accompanied by a luxurious cart--when he heard a shout not far away.

Zhang Yanchang looked back, but saw several big cars driving towards this side, and there was a person standing on the wheel of the current car, waving to this side, but it was Liu Liangchen.

For Liu Liangchen, Zhang Yanchang is also familiar with it, Wu Yijun applied, and the military department canonized him from Sanpin Zhenfu, speaking out, he is also a general in the army, and his status is not low. And since Lian Zining went to the Northeast, during the New Year's holiday, as soon as the gifts were moved, Liu Liangchen did it for him. Now there are few wealthy families in the capital who don't know this well-mannered and eloquent Wu Yijun Liu Zhenfu.

Zhang Yanchang said in his heart, why did he come. If he came to see him off, Lian Zining was qualified to send him, but Liu Liangchen was not qualified to send him alone, and he had already feasted guests in the mansion yesterday, and Liu Liangchen was also listed.

Several large carts were full of things, piled high, and covered with waterproof tarpaulins, and I didn't know what they contained.

Liu Liangchen jumped out of the car, walked in front of Zhang Yanchang, saluted, and said with a smile: "Xiaguan has seen Master Hou." ”

Zhang Yanchang smiled and said, "Liu Zhenfu is here to bid farewell to this official." ”

"Your Excellency, you can elevate the rank of official." Liu Liangchen hurriedly said: "I came to send you for the adult, and in addition, I want to give you some things." ”

"Oh?" Zhang Yanchang raised his eyebrows: "What is it?" ”

He set his sights on the six carts.

Liu Liangchen stepped forward, lowered his voice, and pointed to the big lanes: "Uncle knows that you are going to fight in southern Xinjiang, so he sent someone to send these things, and asked the lower officials to hand them over to you." It contained 500 flintlock pistols, 10 sample Franco cannons, 100,000 lead bullets, and 200 shells. ”

"Guns?" Zhang Yanchang was stunned when he heard this, and he was overjoyed in his heart, when he was in the white-robed bandit army, Lian Zining's still very weak Wu Yijun used the power of firearms, but it made him remember it vividly, and then he also wanted to get some muskets, but he was told by the Ministry of War that all the muskets had been allocated to Wu Yijun, so he had to give up. But he didn't expect that when he learned that he was going to fight in the south, Lian Zining actually sent someone to send so many muskets and cannons, he didn't know the scale of Wu Yijun's musket artillery, thinking that these were already a large number, and gratitude rose in his heart.

He took a light breath and said in a deep voice, "I accepted this intention, and I thanked you for me." In addition, "

He beckoned, Liu Liangchen understood, and hurriedly stepped forward: "Bring a message to you adults, finish the matter, be careful." Jingzhong is afraid that someone wants to be unfavorable to him. ”

After that, he glanced at Liu Liangchen deeply. Turn around and get in the car.

The coachman threw a loud whip, and the guards crowded around the cart to the south, Kang Lu smiled at Liu Liangchen, and led everyone to receive the six carts.

Liu Liangchen's face was cloudy for a while, he thought for a moment, made up his mind, and was surrounded by a group of guards. Entered the Zhengyang Gate.

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It was already dark. It's still gloomy, and the water vapor is getting bigger and bigger.

There weren't many pedestrians in sight on the streets, and a cool breeze blew. The yellowed leaves on the ground were swept up and swirled in the wind.

A carriage was surrounded by dozens of black-clothed guards, slowly approaching. The carriage looked a little old, and it wasn't very ornate, and even the decorations were only wind chimes hanging at the four corners. But if you look at it from the perspective of those who know it, you can definitely see that this carriage is made of the finest golden silk nanmu, and the whole body is full. Even the simplest part of the carriage was made of golden silk nanmu, which alone was worth more than tens of thousands of taels of silver. Not to mention, the various parts of the carriage are extremely fine, and there are no flaws in the connection. …,

All this reflects the luxury of the owner, and if you look more closely, it is not difficult to see. The coachman's whip was actually made of gold wire, and the wind chimes at the four corners of the carriage were carved from a whole piece of lustrous topaz. And those black-clothed guards are also strong, and the horses under their crotches. All branded in the army.

Occasionally, a few pedestrians, seeing the convoy, also quickly stepped aside.

The carriage moved forward unhurriedly, and walked forward for a while, and then turned and entered the alley of the tethered horse pile.

In the alley of the tethered horse pile, there are all high-gate mansions, and a tall door can be seen from a long distance, and when you see this carriage passing by, the eyes of those high-ranking slaves who watch the door show a touch of awe.

The largest mansion in the Tie Ma Pile Hutong is naturally Wu Yibo's Mansion.

The house is huge, occupying half a block in size, with pink walls and green tiles, and water mills illuminating the doors and walls, which is very elegant.

There are twelve extremely high and wide steps in front of the door, and this foundation alone is equivalent to the height of other people's courtyard walls, a tall three-story gatehouse, the threshold of the gate is knee-high, and the vermilion gate is nailed with copper nails of the size of a bowl mouth.

The mansion of the high gate, but that's it.

In front of the door stood a column of servants, no more, no less, exactly fifty. Yishui'er cyan and soap-colored hats, standing straight and straight, look very energetic, and show off the style of the wealthy eunuchs.

Not far from the gate, there are some stalls selling jujube cakes, steamed buns, tofu brains, and wontons. There was also a richly decorated carriage parked at the door, and a dozen or so guards and maids were waiting there, and those guards were rotten silver plate armor and big red cloaks, but they were much more imposing.

The carriage slowly stopped at the gate of Wu Yibo's mansion, and a maid had already put her feet, and a girl in a snow-white dress walked down.

Those who were standing at the door of Wu Yibo's Mansion all knelt down and said loudly: "Miss Wan'an! ”

"Hmmm! Arise, all of you. Cheng Yu smiled slightly, and when she saw that those family members were all up, she turned back to the guard and said, "You put down the car and go to dinner!" Don't be restrained, hehe, the food in my brother's house is delicious. ”

The leader of his guards is also from the Wu Yi army, and the leader of the guards who can be sent by Lian Zining to be his sister-in-law is naturally extremely polite and rigorous, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, eldest lady, your subordinates are awake ......."

Cheng Yu nodded, and walked towards the gate surrounded by a dozen maids.

A man in his forties greeted him from the porter and said with a smile: "The eldest lady is here?" But it just so happened that Mrs. had someone come to inquire about it just now, so please hurry up, I guess there is just enough food in the kitchen. ”

This man's name is Chen Shouli, his Hun family is the Chen family's lady who makes excellent grilled fish, when Lian Zining was still the town guard of the six counties in Shandong, Meng Fanqian sent the couple to the house because of the craftsmanship of the Chen family's lady. Lian Zining really likes the grilled fish of the Chen family's lady very much, and she has to eat it three times and twice, and for this reason, the couple has a high status in the house. Chen Shouli also touched the light of his daughter-in-law, and became a porter in the mansion, from the original six counties to guard the yamen to the current Wuyi Bo's mansion, he has always been in charge.

Don't look at it as just a mere gatehouse, as the saying goes, the seven-grade official in front of the prime minister, Lian Zining, the gatekeeper of Wu Yibo's Mansion, can be regarded as a nine-grade official, and there are hundreds of people under his hands, and he is just among them. That's a lot of money. And when Lian Zining was the town guard of the six counties, the door was like a city, and I don't know how many people came to ask for things all day long, and they received red envelopes softly. It's just that now that the officials are older, there are fewer people who come to ask for errands, and their income is much thinner.

All in all, it's a place to have status. To be affordable, there is an affordable fat spread. …,

"It's hard work!" Cheng Yu smiled, glanced at Chen Shouli, and thought for thought.

Chen Shouli's ability is good. In fact, if he wasn't capable enough, he wouldn't be able to get along in Lianfu at all. Lian Zining is by no means a cronyist. If Chen Shouli is not successful, he would rather give the Chen family a monthly silver than let Chen Shouli be an errand. Everything is arranged in an orderly manner, and nothing has gone wrong, just because he can train those family members in such a way, you can see one or two.

Before Lian Zining went to the Northeast, he often called the ladies of the Chen family to make grilled fish to eat, and the grilled fish was time-consuming and laborious, and it took more than an hour to stay. How many things are clear to outsiders about the things in the back house? So, one came and went. Someone chewed his tongue and said some meat words, and he said it vividly, but this Chen Shouli could not show any different colors, and this scheming was enough.

Facing Cheng Yu's gaze. Chen Shouli still smiled respectfully, and Cheng Yu said lightly: "Chen is in charge, I think these family members are very well trained, and they look a little good." We are not as tall as before, Wu Yibo's Mansion is not much higher in Beijing. is always a relative of real power, but we can't let people say that we are nouveau riche. Thanks to you, I'll talk to my sister-in-law later. ”

Chen Shouli bowed his waist and showed gratitude: "Thank you Miss, but forgive the little one for saying that he doesn't know how to lift, the small one is in his position, but he doesn't dare to worry about the eldest lady, and the house has enough for the small one." ”

"You know how to measure." Cheng Yu was stunned, but he didn't expect him to retreat, so his evaluation of him improved a little more, smiled, and didn't say anything anymore.

After entering the mansion, I didn't take two steps when I saw Kang Ling coming from the back house, and when I saw Cheng Yu, I had a bright smile on my face, and I rushed over to hold her hand, and said with a smile: "Cheng Yu, you are here!" I haven't seen you in days, and I want to go to you. ”

Cheng Yu was blessed, and a wicked smile appeared on his face: "Cheng Yu has seen his sister-in-law who has not passed the door. ”

"Sister-in-law who hasn't passed the door? Oops, that's ugly! Kang Lingjiao snorted, and when she mentioned this stubble, she had some resentment on her face: "I don't know what I am now, my sister is here, and I have nowhere to go, so I have to stay here." ”

"What do you say?" Cheng Yu glared and said furiously: "If anyone dares to let you go, see if I don't tear him!" ”

At the beginning, Lian Zining got married and married Qinglan, and on the second day, he accepted Amber, Kang Su, and Xiaoqing as concubines, but there was no Kang Ling, Kang Ling was a little nervous at the time, and he finally screwed up a little bit these days, but he was naturally a little uncomfortable in his heart. Isn't the way of the heart just a little younger? Why can't it be?

On the contrary, Cheng Yu often comes over, and he is familiar with his sisters-in-law, he and Kang Ling are similar in age, Kang Ling is extremely lively, and the relationship between the two is very good.

"Alright, don't talk about these useless things." Kang Ling pulled her and walked to the inner house: "The sisters-in-law have to keep the etiquette, and it is inconvenient to come out, so they are all at the door of the flower hall!" Let's hurry up, I'm hungry. ”

The two of them entered the inner house, Chen Shouli kept looking at all this with a smile, he retracted his gaze very politely, and walked into the gatehouse unhurriedly. As a gatekeeper in Wu Yibo's Mansion, Zhu Zi came and went, and there was no white Ding to deal with, in such an environment, over time, he had already developed some official prestige.

It is said to be a gatehouse, but it is actually a five-room house, two feet high, with a ridged roof, red walls and green tiles, which is already the main house of a large family.

The furnishings inside are also very gorgeous, after entering is a hall, eight wide tables of eight immortals, dozens of fine pine chairs are placed on the boundary of the wall, the lacquer glaze painted outside is good, clear and translucent, and the backrest is also inlaid with oval porcelain, which is blue and white. Such a chair is also worth a lot of money. Some large families who don't have much background, the furnishings are nothing more than that. …,

By this time, several tables were already full, and there was a constant stream of servants, each with a plate of food in his hand, on which were delicacies. The guards who escorted Cheng Yu over had already started their meal, and the table was full of food, and these guys were eating heartily and noisyly, and the atmosphere was very lively. These guards are all veterans of Wu Yijun, and Chen Shouli didn't dare to slack off, arching his hands, with a smile on his face: "Junior brother sue for a crime, the brothers are eating happily, and the younger brother is disturbed." You will treat this as your own home, eat whatever you want, and the little brother will talk to the kitchen, and then send a steamed salmon to each table! Drink, it was sent from the northeast by the adults, one is more than four feet long, fat and tight! Okay, little brother bother, brothers eat slowly! ”

These words were said beautifully, and all the guards applauded, and one said something strange and smiled: "Lao Chen, what are you talking about, this is our own family, isn't it?" ”

Chen Shouli laughed and lightly slapped himself in the face: "That's right, that's right, haha, the little brother said the wrong thing!" ”

After talking about the scene, he went to the kitchen again, Chen Shouli walked back again, slowly paced out of the door, and saw him come out, and the family members standing outside the door saw him come out, and when they saw him come out, they all straightened their waists a little more. This steward Chen is in the eyes of the people, but there is no room for a spiritual person with a little sand in his eyes.

Chen Shouli nodded with satisfaction, but he took a few steps forward, and there was a small stall there that sold jujube cakes.

Seeing Chen Shouli coming over, the vendor selling jujube cakes was already full of smiles: "Steward Chen, come to two catties of jujube cakes?" ”

"Two catties of jujube cake." Chen Shouli took out a piece of broken silver and said with a smile.

Many people in the house know that the Chen family lady is a native of Leling County, Shandong, where there is a town called the golden silk jujube after hundreds of years, so the Chen family lady is very fond of eating jujube cakes. Many people are still envious behind their backs, and the Chen family is blessed.

"Okay!" The peddler lifted the covered quilt, picked up the horn knife and cut a large piece neatly, put it in the scale and weighed it, and said with a smile: "One or two halves more, they are all cooked, count them as yours." ”

He wrapped the jujube cake in oiled paper, tied it with hemp rope, and tied it in a slipknot.

Chen Shouli smiled, didn't speak, and handed over the silver.

The peddler weighed it, cut a small piece from the top, and handed it to Chen Shouli.

Chen Shouli carried the hemp rope, went to the other side to buy two big meat buns to take away, and Shi Shiran went back to the house.

The vendor was still selling things until it was already dark, and six big red lanterns with a diameter of more than six feet were hung at the entrance of Uncle Wu Yi's mansion, illuminating the door transparently.

Although the curfew of the imperial court has been postponed for an hour and a half, it is already late at this time, and if you don't leave, there will be a curfew.

The vendor's jujube cakes had been sold, so he packed up his things, pushed his cart, and slowly walked towards the mouth of the alley.

In addition to the mouth of the alley, he looked left and right, and saw that there was no one around, so he carefully spread out his palm, and what was lying in the palm of his hand was a paper ball sealed with wax.

A flash of ecstasy flashed in the peddler's eyes, and he quickly folded his hands, pretended to be nothing, pushed the cart back to his small courtyard, and put his things away.

Then I flipped out of the backyard.

After a tea time, he appeared at the back door of Sun Yanzhi's mansion. (Your support on this site is my biggest motivation.) )