The night was already dark, but the tent of the big camp of Hejian Mansion was still brightly lit.

The curtain of the handsome account was lifted high, and there were constantly soldiers with plates coming in and out, and the big red tray in his hand was full of dishes, and the aroma was so fragrant that people couldn't help but salivate when they smelled it.

This big tent is huge, with a radius of fifty steps, just like a huge palace, the inner space is very vast, and there are two zhang high, even if hundreds of people gather in it, it makes people feel no crowding and cramped.

The tent is made of fine felt and fabric, and looks simple on the outside, but it is quite luxurious on the inside.

There was a thick carpet on the ground, like grass, and when you stepped on it, you only felt that your feet were soft, as if you were stepping on the air. Lian Zining's family is also in business, so he naturally knows the goods, and when he sees the red, blue and white patterns, as well as the beautiful patterns of the date palm trees, as well as the blue sky and white sand, he knows that this carpet must have come from Arabia. Persian carpets are famous all over the world, and this kind of carpet with a size of thousands of square meters, I am afraid that it will take thousands of female workers to spend months or even a year to do well, the carpet is not rare, such a large one, it can be called a priceless treasure, if it is really sold, I am afraid that it will not be 50,000 taels of silver!

Moreover, Persia is thousands of miles away, bandits are rampant on land, and the sea route is easy to get damp and salt, and I don't know how it was transported.

The four walls of the big tent are full of swords and swords of various colors, but they do not lose the true character of a warrior.

The soldiers of Wu Yijun have entered the camp surrounded by all kinds of eyes and moved into the barracks, because of Dai Zhangpu's relationship, Zhang Yanchang also attaches great importance to Lian Zining, and has already ordered someone to rectify the barracks to wait for Wu Yijun to come.

After some tossing, I finally settled down the two thousand people, and an afternoon has passed. Lian Zining changed into a set of regular clothes and came to attend the reception banquet held for him.

It seems a little unruly for the dignified handsome to give a five-grade deputy thousand households to the wind, but everyone seems to have forgotten this, no one raised any objections, and everyone took it for granted.

This is the rule in the army, if you can fight, your soldiers are strong, your voice will be great, your status will be high, and everyone will obey you! Zhang Yanchang was ordered to lead the military of Beizhili and Shandong, and came to the camp of Hejian Mansion to gather tens of thousands of troops, and it was a little pretentious, everyone didn't even see a single hair of the white-robed army, but the Wuyi army not only saw it, but also fought a big victory with weak troops, more than 1,000 heads set up a Beijing view at the gate of the camp, looking at it makes people feel cautious and panicked, and they can't accept it!

After Lian Zining came in, he found that there was a different world in this big tent. On the north side of the big tent, a three-foot-high platform was erected, about ten paces square, and they, the commanders of the first army, as well as the high-ranking officials such as the commanders and commanders, sat down on the platform. And under the stage, from the high platform to the door, there was a small table facing each other, full of low-ranking officers.

This time it was not purely for Lian Zining to catch the wind and wash the dust, but more because Zhang Yanchang used this to envelop his subordinates and contact feelings, so all the officers above the general flag in the army had a share.

There are not hundreds of people at all levels above the general banner of the big camp in Hejian Prefecture, hundreds of households, and deputy thousand households, all of whom are gathered in this big tent at this time, and they are all warriors, bold and heroic, drinking wine in big bowls, eating meat, and it is very lively.

On the stage, the atmosphere is also very hot and harmonious.

In the next season, people who are a little more particular about it still share their food, and a small table in front of one person is full of all kinds of food. Naturally, the same is true here, Zhang Yanchang sits in the north and faces the south, in the main position, and on the east and west sides are two columns of officers at all levels facing each other, ranking down in order according to the rank of the officer.

When I was arranging the seats just now, there was a slight fork.

Needless to say, Zhang Yanchang naturally sat in the center first, but on his left and right hands, that is, who did the first position in the two rows facing each other, there was a slight disagreement.

Now the Hejian Mansion battalion has four guards, four guards, four guards, four guards, eight commanders, 16 commanders, plus two thousand households of the avant-garde of the government army, a total of 30 generals with more than five grades, which can be described as a bright star.

Now Lian Zining has been added.

The final rule of the Chinese people is that these relatively upright generals are no exception, and the seating at the banquet is also very particular, and if the arrangement is not good, it is inevitable that some people will be indignant and secretly hateful. Before Lian Zining came, it was not that there was no such banquet, but after a few times, a certain unspoken rule has been formed.

Among the four guard commanders, Chen Dakang, the guard commander of the Shenwu Right Guard, is nearly sixty years old, the oldest, and the most senior, so he has nothing to say as the first big guy. And the avant-garde of the government army led two thousand households Wang Yancheng, although he is only a thousand households, but firstly, he can fight under his subordinates, and he is a great elite at first glance, and secondly, after all, he was born in Jingwei, and anyone has to look at it highly, so these two people are the first, and everyone else is convinced. The first decision is out, and the rest is easy to do, and the individuals are ranked according to their official ranks.

But Lian Zining's visit invisibly disrupted this rule.

According to Lian Zining's thoughts, he has the lowest status among the thirty people, and he admires the last seat. But Wang Qianhu, who was avant-garde in the government army, first proposed that Lian Zining had just come today, and it should be to wash the dust for Lian Zining, plus Wu Yijun had just won a big victory, so Lian Zining should be the first person, and he voluntarily gave way.

Lian Zining just smiled coldly, how could he not know what his idea was? This Wang Qianhu is dignified, but he is full of insidious and ruthless tricks, and he can't get on the table, but these little tricks are also extraordinarily effective in some cases. If you sit in this position, you will immediately have to be pointed at by thousands of people, and thousands of people will spit on you! The anger that erupted at the gate was only aimed at Luo Yangqing alone, which is understandable to everyone, and it won't be anything, after all, whoever is so wronged will get out of anger.

But now, if you do it yourself, you will obviously look down on everyone! After all, he is only a deputy Qianhu, and the other thirty people here all have higher official ranks than himself! These generals, who have led the army for many years and are used to being arrogant, are not a little arrogant in their hearts? Wu Yijun's great victory in the war was to steal the limelight from everyone, and now everyone has a very complicated view of Wu Yijun -- fear, disgust, jealousy, and so on. And at this time, if Lian Zining still came out like this, all the generals would naturally be disgusted.

If it's a group where everyone rejects you, then you're also confused, so please get out of here. How about how powerful you are? How can the subordinate soldiers fight again? We don't take you to play, you can't do anything about it!

Of course, Lian Zining knew that it was powerful, and he could roughly grasp the psychology of the generals, so he tried his best to refuse. In the end, Zhang Yanchang opened his mouth and asked Lian Zining to sit down on his right hand, Zhang Yanchang opened his mouth, and Lian Zining sat down with a big grin, which was very different. Lian Zining's refusal just now, everyone could see that it was indeed sincere, so their perception of him was much better.

The direct consequence of this is that during the banquet, people frequently toasted Lian Zining, and Lian Zining did not refuse, and the wine was dry, which won the favor of many people.

Many of the generals muttered in their hearts, this Lian Zining young man was ambitious, and he made military exploits, he was so ruthless and ruthless outside the gate, he thought he was rampant and arrogant, and there was no one in his eyes, but he didn't expect that he knew how to advance and retreat, and he was also bold, but he was a friend who could be made.

Wang Qianhu originally thought that Lian Zining was arrogant, and he took the initiative to give way and squeeze him one by one, but he didn't take the bait obediently? Unexpectedly, this Lian Zining was young, but his scheming was deep, and he couldn't be fooled no matter what, and he finally sat on the throne, but he suffered a dumb loss.

During the banquet, he bowed his head and pondered, looking at how to deal with this old enemy, and occasionally looked at Lian Zining, both of them looked at each other and smiled, and they raised their glasses very well, just like a good friend for many years.

It's just that the cold glint in his eyes is a signal to the opponent - never die!

It is better to cut off people's wealth than to kill their parents, Lian Zining has long had this consciousness in his heart, he was not afraid when he was just a mere general flag, and now he is even more afraid.

He silently told himself in his heart that this matter must be solved as soon as possible, this Wang Qianhu is so insidious and ruthless, unscrupulous, he is now looking down with him and not looking up, every day beware of not being calculated by him, so what kind of battle is there to fight?

There is no doubt that the protagonist of this banquet is Lian Zining, but he deliberately kept a low profile, except for other people's toasts or inquiries, he hardly spoke, just bowed his head and ate food. This kind of behavior also made several veteran officers nod secretly in their hearts. When you first enter a collective, the best choice is to say nothing and watch more and learn more. If you come and say it everywhere, even if you really have the ability, you are an exaggerated person in the eyes of others.

He didn't speak, but Zhang Yanchang refused to let him go, and asked with a smile: "Chengbi, look at you bowing your head vigorously, but you covet my Persian blanket?" ”

As soon as he spoke, the stage was quiet, and everyone looked at Lian Zining, and there were really not many people without envy or jealousy in their eyes. The tone of Shouning Houye's speech is no longer like a question and answer from a superior to a subordinate, it is like treating his own children and nephews, and he is very close.

Lian Zining was also a little surprised, seeing that this marshal, who was a second-class marquis overclock, was not familiar with the harsh reprimand on the surface, or rather, he was very strict in governing the army, and he would not tolerate the soldiers who made mistakes, but he was quite tolerant of these generals. Strict to lead the troops, lenient to govern the generals, this is also the tradition of the dynasty. After all, even if you are a marshal, you need the support of the people below, and all orders must be implemented by the people below.

He originally teased Lian Zining when he said this, but unexpectedly, Lian Zining smiled: "Persian carpets are not unusual, but such a big one is extremely rare." This carpet can't be made in ordinary small Persian places, and it can't organize so many people at all, I'm afraid that only a few places in the Persian Empire, such as Baha Tower and Sergeant's Fort, can make it. Now Persia is thousands of miles away, and the land route is full of bandits and people, and it is not accessible at all, and if it is transported by sea, it will be a long journey for several months, and I am afraid that the sea water will seep into it, and then the salt will not be beautiful. Oh, this big blanket is so big, so gorgeous, it can be called a priceless treasure! ”

Zhang Yanchang was stunned at first, then he shouted hello, raised his eyebrows, and said in surprise: "Chengbi is really very knowledgeable, this big blanket was sent by the old department in Guangdong five years ago, and they exterminated a small group of Persian pirates pretending to be merchants at sea, which was found on the ship." Those Persians had special means to prevent moisture, and according to those Persian captives, this blanket was only made in Persia. Haha, these things, Ben Shuai is really unheard of, but I didn't expect to be broken by you in the city! When I was in Beijing, I heard the name for a long time, and I didn't believe it at first, but now I believe it! ”

Zhang Yanchang is a person who is extremely stylish and dignified in terms of appearance and style, or speech and demeanor. He bluntly said that he accepted benefits, bluntly said that he looked down on you, and he was frank and unrestrained. But it makes you feel that you can't have any other thoughts in your heart, and I just feel that it is a great honor to be looked down upon by such people.

Those generals listened to their questions and answers, and they all looked shocked, Persia, everyone knew, but what Bahata and Sergeant's Fort were unheard of, a fog, and they couldn't interject if they wanted to interject to please someone.

Lian Zining smiled faintly, didn't dare to say anything, and said nonsense: "I just like to read some idle books, and I have a close friend who makes a living at sea, so I know a little more, and I don't dare to be an adult." ”

Zhang Yanchang laughed and said to the generals: "Everyone, Lian Zining Lianchengbi is not an ordinary old man, fighting Han, he is a serious talent, and he is a literati and a martial artist, haha, there is an ancient legacy!" You may not know that the city is in Shuntianfu, but there is a big name, if a song of life is only as first seen, I don't know how many important ministers in the court will praise it! ”

When everyone heard this, they were all moved. The Ming Dynasty emphasized literature and light military force for more than 100 years, and it was not as good as writing a splendid article to kill 3,000 enemy heads, although there was a slight improvement in the past 20 years, but the general trend is still the same, not only the people, but these soldiers, but also the literati are quite respectful. As soon as they heard that Lian Zining was born in a literati, and it seemed that he was quite famous, everyone immediately raised his fame a little more in their hearts.

Lian Zining naturally hurried to be modest, and even said that he didn't dare.

Luo Yangqing had a gloomy face during the banquet, looking at Lian Zining, his eyes were like fire, his big hands were full of green muscles, and he was almost about to pinch the silver cup in his hand.

When Wang Qianhu saw this scene, his heart moved, and he suddenly had a plan.

Zhang Yanchang asked with interest: "What kind of business does that best friend of Chengbi do?" ”

Lian Zining thought of Yu Susu, and couldn't help but have a little smile in his eyes: "My friend, this is a small profit, not worth mentioning, and now he is running to North Korea and Ben's side." ”

"Oh?" Zhang Yanchang's eyes lit up, and he smiled: "There are also a few unsuccessful ones in the Marshal's Mansion, and now they are also doing sea trading, if you have time, you have to be close and close, hehe." ”

At that time, people still didn't look down on businessmen, although they were all in business openly and secretly, but they were all secretive, but this Marquis of Shouning did not shy away from saying it, and he was really an outlier. Lian Zining looked at his color and saw that he was not a fake, and then Zhang Yanchang pulled him to say a lot of things about business, and he was full of interest, not like a handsome, but like a business traveler.

Lian Zining naturally did what he liked, but fortunately, he learned a lot and could tell a way about everything, so he also picked up some strange things in the West and said it to be pleasing to him.

There is Venice in the far west, there is no land route, and it is passed by boat when it goes out, and it is ruled by merchants, but the highest decision-making body of the political axe is the federation of merchants. What's more, thirty thousand miles away, in the West Sea, there are three islands, which are not as big as a slave Gandusi, but there are thousands of large ships, and the merchants are also pirates, and what is even more strange is that the country's chicken Sichen is actually the queen in power. But if a great pirate presents a treasure to the queen, he will even be knighted!

All these things are unheard of and unseen by everyone. Not only did Zhang Yanchang stroke his beard and listen very attentively, but around the two of them, many generals also came over and listened with relish.

After talking for a while, Zhang Yanchang slapped his thigh and laughed: "Chengbi is really knowledgeable, and I will have to tell Ben Shuai about these rare things in the future." ”

Lian Zining hurriedly responded with a smile, Zhang Yanchang mentioned the business of the partnership again, Lian Zining inquired, only to know that this old guy already knew that the Lianji supermarket in Jingshi was his own industry, and every time the sales were huge, he intended to put the goods from his caravan directly into the supermarket to sell, so that there would be less redundancy and more money.

Lian Zining naturally would not refuse such a matter of cooperation and benefit, and immediately agreed.

Lian Zining sighed secretly, his previous estimate was wrong, this handsome, I am afraid that he is no longer the iron-blooded handsome man who sat in Liangguang and had blood on his hands, which made Francis's people tremble.

The imperial court has always been tolerant of the honorable relatives, but it is secretly vigilant, only using the honorable relatives to lead the troops, but the right to transfer troops is firmly in the hands of the cabinet, and the honorable relatives lead the troops to the battle, and there are many civilian officials and eunuchs to supervise the army.

Zhang Yanchang sat in Liangguang and Guangzhou, commanded the world, and made great contributions, but it inevitably caused some people in the DPRK and China to worry. After the pacification of Yiliangguang, he was transferred back to Beijing and given the official title of a flashy metropolitan governor, and it was hung out. This is ten years!

Ten years, no matter how much ambition there is, I am afraid that it will be blown away by the rain and wind.

The current Zhang Yanchang is still extremely majestic, majestic, speaking and doing things, and he is also a first-class general of the country, but it makes people feel that he is a believer. But between the eyebrows, there is no cold murderous and evil aura!

Lian Zining was also a little fortunate when he was lost, and he wanted to be able to do things under the command of such a Marquis of Shouning.

The two talked for a while, and then Commander Xie of the Shenwu Right Guard came up to toast, Zhang Yanchang socialized with him, Lian Zining was free, turned around and was about to eat two bites of food, but saw the red-faced old man sitting in front of him smiled and raised his wine glass to him.

Lian Zining hurriedly raised his wine glass, raised his butt slightly, smiled at the old man, and drank it first. When the old man saw that he was refreshed, he laughed and drained the glass of wine in one gulp.

Zhang Yanchang has already let him meet his colleagues in the army, Lian Zining has an excellent memory, and he has basically memorized everything, and he has basically become familiar with each other. Everyone has a good impression of Lian Zining now, and thinks that this young man has the ability, but he is not arrogant, and he respects them very much.

This red-faced old man is Chen Dakang, the commander of the Shenwu Right Guard, who is a veteran in the army, and his protégés are many old, especially among the armies in Hebei and Shandong, and his prestige is extremely high. He joined the army in the early years of Zhengde, and at the beginning, he also followed the border generals of the four armies to quell the rebellion of Liu Liu and Liu Qi's white robe army, and he had quite rich combat experience.

This old man was very kind to Lian Zining, and Lian Zining went to his table to toast, and pulled Lian Zining to talk for a while, but there was no general in the army, and he relied on the old shelf.

Lian Zining looked at more and said less, but now he is figuring out a few ways, not only to himself, but also to other generals, Zhang Yanchang has a lot of things to woo between words, which is completely different from what he imagined before. After thinking about it for a while, Lian Zining understood that now it is very different from when he was in Liangguang, he has been operating in Liangguang for many years, and he is deeply rooted, and the generals there are all appointed and dismissed by him, so he can naturally act at will. But here, there is no one who is his old team, and if he wants to integrate these people and these troops and do the errand of counterinsurgency well, blindly relying on severe punishment and strict law can only be counterproductive, and he has to be enforced and powerful.

Lian Zining couldn't help but feel a little emotional, Zhang Yanchang, as a second-class marquis of super grade, and the former military governor's mansion, is extremely noble, and he is already a first-class figure among the military generals, but when it comes to power, he is inferior to those court ministers. The imperial court casually sent one out of the four assistants of the cabinet and the six scholars and servants, so why is it so troublesome? Since the civil engineering change, after Yu Qian killed the second-rank general as a squire of the third-grade military department, there have been quite a lot of cases of Wenchen killing military generals, and it is not uncommon for everyone to do so.

And for his extraordinarily good tolerance, in addition to Dai Zhangpu's reasons, most of them still value their own troops to be able to fight.

The so-called reliance is nothing more than that.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Shou Ninghou coughed lightly and knocked on the table, and the table was instantly quiet. The middle and low-ranking officers who were paying attention to the nobles on the stage at any time also quieted down, and suddenly, the big tent fell into silence.

Zhang Yanchang showed a satisfied smile on his face, he abandoned the wine glass, took a big bowl, poured a bowl of wine, flat-ended the big bowl, and said loudly: "Everyone, Wu Yijun is a loud rebel and beheaded more than a thousand, congratulations!" Drink this wine to your heart's content! ”

Chen Dakang suddenly stood up, picked up the wine bowl, and said loudly: "Congratulations to Wu Yijun!" ”

Lian Zining hurriedly got up, but said with a smile: "Congratulations for me, congratulations for Da Shuai!" ”

Zhang Yanchang glanced at him approvingly, and behind the two of them, dozens of generals and hundreds of school officers in the big tent all stood up and said in unison: "Congratulations for Daming, congratulations for Da Shuai, and congratulations for Wu Yijun!" ”

After that, everyone dried up the bowl of wine.

(To be continued)