"That's good, please take this pocket from the eldest brother!" Ah Gui said with a smile, he took out a deerskin bag from his bosom and threw it on the small table on the fire kang, only to hear a muffled sound, obviously the weight of this bag is not light. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"What's in there?"

"Big brother, just open it and take a look!"

Ye Dacheng looked at Ah Gui's face, carefully untied the deerskin pocket, and saw that many gold nuggets the size of thumbs and different shapes were poured out of it, scattered on the table. Ye Dacheng's face suddenly changed greatly, and he hurriedly stuffed the gold nugget back into the deerskin pocket and pushed it back: "Brother Gui, how can this be done, take it back quickly!" ”

Ah Gui didn't stretch out his hand: "Brother Ye, how can the money sent out and the water spilled out be taken back?" Besides, if you are in this Shengjing to communicate with each other, there is no place to make money. I'll tell you the truth, this gold is specially used by Lord Jinong, and I can't see the slightest bit of history! ”

After Ah Gui's reminder, Ye Dacheng noticed that the size and shape of these gold nuggets were irregular, as if they were obtained after melting the jewelry and then breaking it. He knew that the Houjin army had plundered a large number of gold and silver utensils and jewelry several times, and in order to facilitate the carrying and statistics, the Jurchens adopted a very simple method: put the jewelry and utensils in a large clay pot, and then put the clay pot on the fire to roast, and when the gold and silver melted, the clay pot was smashed to obtain pieces of gold and silver ingots. And its generals often crush this gold and silver ingot when rewarding meritorious soldiers, so there are a lot of such small pieces of gold and silver in the Later Jin Army, and Ye Dacheng can use it with confidence, without worrying about things like ingots and foreign money, which are easy to expose.

Seeing that Ah Gui was so well prepared, Ye Dacheng also had a bottom in his heart, he gritted his teeth, put the deerskin bag under the small table, and said with a smile: "Since this is the case, then the foolish brother will accept it!" ”

Ah Gui smiled, filled the wine glasses for himself and Ye Dacheng, and toasted each other with a glass of wine. Ye Dacheng drank a glass of wine, his mind was also lively, he thought about it and whispered to Ah Gui: "Brother Xian, do you still remember Zu Kefa?" ”

"Oh, is it the righteous son of Zu Zhentai?"

"Not bad!" Ye Dacheng said with a smile: "He is now the deputy commander of our Han army, except for a few old people and the younger generation, he has the heaviest military power in his hands, I have a good relationship with him, if this matter can be pulled over, it will be very good!" ”

Ah Gui tried his best to search for the image of the young military general named Zu Kefa from his memory, but unfortunately it was only a blur, he thought about it, and finally shook his head: "Forget it, this person can be the deputy commander, the Jurchens must be very good to him, you may not be able to convince him, if he betrays him, it will harm your life." Big brother, Zu Dashou They have a deep relationship with the Guanning Army in Liaoxi, if the eastern captives kill each other, and when the situation changes, he will definitely contact the towns in Liaoxi. It took so much time and effort for my family to get to where we are today, and this credit must not be given to those guys in Liaoxi, big brother, do you understand what I mean? ”

"Understood!" Ye Dacheng said with a smile, it is not uncommon for the towns of the Ming army to compete for the first level of merit and stumble with each other, and even directly show their knives to kill each other, what Ah Gui said is simply normal for an old Qiu Ba like him. He patted his chest: "Brother, don't worry, don't talk about our brother's righteousness, as the saying goes, take people's money and eliminate disasters with people, I took so much gold from your family, no matter how I say it, I have to do a good job." Besides, Zu Dashou and they have received credit, even if they can give my brother a little leftovers, even if they have a heart, it is better to let you make a great contribution brother! ”

"Brother, don't worry, after the matter is completed, how can my family guarantee the future of a general to the imperial court!" Ah Gui stood up, took out half a jade pendant from his arms, and handed it to Ye Dacheng: "Big brother, you put away this half of the jade pendant, next time I'm afraid I won't be able to come in person, the person who comes will take this half of the jade pendant as a symbol, and when he sees you, he will take out the other half of the jade pendant, and the two pieces are compatible!" ”

"Got it!" Ye Dacheng carefully put away the half of the jade pendant, reluctantly sent Ah Gui out of the door, put it in the house and carefully pried open the bricks of the kang corner, put the deerskin bag inside, and put the bricks back in place, only then did he feel that his mouth was very dry.

"Liu Cheng, the future of the general!" Ye Dacheng drank all the residual wine in the cup, licked his lips again, only to feel that an evil fire in his chest rushed straight to his head, he tore open the placket on his chest, revealing half of his hairy chest: "Damn, Lao Tzu has been ruining for half his life, and finally the time has come, this time must not be let go!" ”

In addition to Ye Dacheng's mansion, Ah Gui took two turns in Shengjing City, confirmed that no one was following behind him, and then returned to his residence. But there is a feature here that is beyond the reach of the cities in the Guannei, there are hundreds of blacksmith shops outside the Shengjing City, which stretches for more than ten miles, and the fireworks are endless day and night, and they can also be seen in the city, these are for the Eight Banners Army to provide armor and equipment. Ah Gui didn't pay attention to it when he was in Shengjing before, but now that he saw all this again, he couldn't help but have a strange thought in his heart.

"Speaking of which, this Shengjing City is still somewhat similar to Chaoyi, both of which are fireworks soaring into the sky, many iron factories and forging workshops, and strong armor and soldiers are all out of Yan!" Looking at the smoke rising into the sky outside the city, Ah Gui said to himself: "No wonder your lord cares so much about Dongyu, lest it fall into the hands of the towns of western Liaoning!" ”

Under pressure from Zilharang and Daishan, Dolgon had to end the house arrest of Abatai's family, and Agui returned to Ningguta with a letter from Daishan. With the passage of time, the cold wind blowing from the Siberian wilderness completely dominated the vast land of Liaodong, and the snow and storms blocked people indoors, and all military operations of attacking, retreating, and encircling became impossible, and the messengers on the road became scarce. Whether willing or unwilling, Dolgon, Suppilon, and Abatai must stay in a warm room, waiting for the arrival of the spring of Chongzhen's tenth year.

But the cold winter did not dominate the entire East Asian continent, and the Songjiang River south of the Yangtze River was a different story. Although it was already night, it was not like the northern cities where there was a curfew, except for the occasional change of wife. The passing husband saw the light on the small building beside him, and it was evident that the owner had not yet fallen asleep, and he could vaguely hear the singer inside gently tapping the board with a red sandalwood or ivory clapper, and singing in a low voice, sometimes as thin as a strand of hair, as if there was nothing or so, and constantly curling, hovering over the delicately painted beams, and then flying into the mysterious air. Hearing this beautiful music, the husband couldn't help but stop, forgot to bang on the bangzi, and only knew to open his mouth wide, staring blankly at the window of the small building that shone with light.

In the building, several scribes had stopped their glasses in their hands, their toes tapping lightly on the ground, and their eyes were silent, almost pausing to breathe. As soon as the singing stopped, they nodded their heads frequently in appreciation, happily persuading the wine to let the dishes go, and guessing the fist. The husband downstairs heard the music stop, so he came back to his senses, sighed, shook his head, and walked away.

"Hou Gongzi!" Chen Zilong's face was already a little pale, which was the credit of a few bottles of high-grade Shaoxing rice wine brought by Hou Fangyu: "You came back from Jingshi this time, what news do you have?" ”

"Message? Of course, there is, but now is not the time to say it! Hou Fangyu smiled, a trace of pride appeared on his face, since the last time Huang Daozhou was dismissed and returned to his hometown, he led more than 20 scholars to send each other outside the long pavilion, he became famous in Shilin, the southern Shilin are called upright, there is the style of ancient scholars, Huang Daozhou accepted it as a disciple, but also faintly overwhelmed Fang Yizhi, Mao Xiang and others with the same name, becoming the first person in the field of Shilin, even the bigwigs in the Beijing division dare not underestimate it, although Hou Fangyu has not been awarded an official now, but with his background, family background and reputation, Who knew that ten years later, it would not be this young man who would sit in the position of first assistant?

"Oh! So what if you want to know! It was Liu Ruis who spoke, and I saw him sitting next to Chen Zilong, leaning on Chen Zilong's right arm, looking lazy, but not having an ordinary beauty, looking at Hou Fangyu's eyes, he couldn't help but have a sour taste in his chest. He forcibly suppressed the vinegar in his heart and said with a smile: "Since it was Mr. Liu who spoke, then Fang Yu naturally didn't dare not say it!" I went to Beijing this time, but I learned an extremely important news! Speaking of this, he paused slightly, and when he saw the expectant eyes cast around him, he couldn't help but feel a burst of happiness in his heart: "Yang Wen's weak Shoufu is almost done!" ”

"What?"

"Really?"

Hou Fangyu's words were tantamount to pouring a spoonful of cold water into a pot of boiling hot oil, which immediately stirred up a wave, and a scholar asked, "Brother Hou, where did you get the news?" My uncle is also an official in Beijing, and the day before yesterday he said in a letter that Yang Wen was weak and the saint was very long, how could Shoufu be about to do it? ”

In the face of the sound of doubt, Hou Fangyu's face showed a look of disdain: "What do you know, if you wait until the Holy Family has fallen to know what kind of ability Shoufu has to do?" Otherwise, let's make a bet, if Yang Sichang's position as the first assistant can be achieved in September next year, I will lose, which of you dares to bet with me? ”

Seeing Hou Fangyu's determined appearance, everyone's hearts were empty, and they looked at each other but no one spoke. Hou Fangyu saw it in his eyes, becoming more and more proud, he glanced at Chen Zilong who was sitting on the side, and a thought suddenly flashed in his heart, and said with a smile: "Brother Mao, it's just boring late at night, why don't we gamble?" ”

Chen Zilong was stunned when he heard this, and then he saw the disdain in Hou Fangyu's eyes, he was still young, and he rushed up with a smile: "Okay, I just don't know what Brother Hou wants to bet on?" ”

"Take this!" Hou Fangyu took out a piece of paper from his arms: "My father likes the scenery of Suzhou, and he bought a Zhuangzi in Suzhou in his early years, and wants to retire there after Zhishi. However, a few years ago, my uncle died early, and my father had to live in the township, so I asked me to dispose of this Zhuangzi. ”

Although everyone was a gentleman's son, when they heard Hou Fangyu being so arrogant, they couldn't help but gasp, and their eyes suddenly focused on Chen Zilong. Hou Fangyu's father is a well-known eunuch in the world, and he is definitely not simple to prepare for his own pension, Hou Fangyu will definitely not be far behind if he takes out such a bet, and Chen Zilong's side must not be too far behind. Compared with Hou Fangyu, Chen Zilong's family background is much worse, he was thinking about what bet he should come up with, but he heard Hou Fangyu laugh and said: "Brother Mao, if I win by luck, I don't need you to lose any silver Zhuangzi to me, I only need to promise me one thing!" ”

"One thing?"

"Yes, I have heard the beauty of Taihu Lake for a long time, but it is a pity that no one accompanies me to play, if I win this game, please also ask Mr. Liu to accompany me to take a boat to Taihu Lake!"

As soon as Hou Fangyu said this, there was an uproar in the room, and Chen Zilong's originally pale face suddenly turned red, obviously extremely angry. It is said that Hou Fangyu's words are quite rude, but if it is not anything in terms of etiquette, after all, Liu Ru is not Chen Zilong's wife, not even a concubine, if Chen Zilong wants to have a seizure, it seems that his strength is narrow.

"Good!"

Just when Chen Zilong was ashamed and annoyed, and didn't know how to speak, Liu Ru suddenly sat up straight and said with a smile: "Hou Gongzi looks up to me like this, so he is flattered." Hou Gongzi, why don't you put the title deed here with me for the time being, if you win, I will return it to you when I swim with you in Taihu Lake! ”

"Okay!" Hou Fangyu saw that Liu Ru suddenly opened his mouth to agree, thinking that the other party was shocked by his "arrogance", he was secretly happy in his heart, and hurriedly handed over the land deed. Liu Ru unceremoniously accepted it. Seeing this, the people next to them started to coax. A scholar smiled and said, "Hou Gongzi, dare to ask, why are you so sure that you can win?" ”

Hou Fangyu was in a happy mood at this time, and he didn't shirk it, and said with a smile: "It's easy to say, let me ask you, why can Yang Wenqiao sit in that first assistant position?" ”

The scholar was not a straw bag, and after a little hesitation, he replied: "This guy has always been famous for knowing soldiers, and now there are thieves jumping off the beam outside, and there are thieves inside, and the Holy Son of Heaven must rely on him to destroy the thieves!" ”

"Well, it's not far off!" Hou Fangyu nodded: "Yang Wen is weak and can control the government, in fact, there are two reasons, one is that the imperial court is in an eventful time, and the Holy Son of Heaven wants to use people who know the soldiers; The other is that he has a capable lackey Liu Cheng, who can fight and is a good general. And now that the thieves have been pacified, he has torn his face with Liu Cheng again, and he is trapped internally and externally, how can this Shoufu position sit for a long time? ”

"Liu Cheng and Yang Wenqiao tore their faces? Where does this begin? ”

"Huh!" Hou Fangyu said with a smile: "This is the secret, you naturally don't know." In the autumn of this year, Liu Cheng broke through the East and beheaded the head of the chief Taiji, what great achievement did he make? But Yang Wenwan is a jealous and capable person. He divided this credit into two, and returned most of it to a captive Ezhe who stayed in Beijing, and named this guy the king of Shunyi, but only named Liu Cheng a Marquis of Wu'an. Think about it, Liu Cheng fought on the battlefield, and it was not easy for him to make such a great achievement, but he only got a marquis, and the captive who did not send a single arrow was crowned king and was on it. He is a martial artist, how can he endure his temperament, so he simply sent his henchmen to suffocate this Ezhe! ”