"Really? Where are they now? What's going on? Yang Sichang asked. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"In Taiwan, Du Gu, remember, it is my former captain of the personal army, and he is in charge."

"Taiwanese officer, where is that? Why haven't I heard of it? ”

"It's a big island overseas, very close to Fujian!"

Yang Sichang's face changed slightly, Liu Cheng was still wondering if he had just said something wrong, Yang Sichang had already stood up, walked to the door and shouted outside: "Uncle Qing, you let people go to the study and bring all the maps!" ”

Yang Qing answered, and then Liu Cheng heard the footsteps in the distance, Yang Sichang closed the door and came back to sit down, and waited for him fiercely: "Say, what's going on?" ”

Looking at Yang Sichang's eyes as if he was about to swallow himself alive, Liu Cheng felt a slight tingling in his head, and it seemed that his nerves were still too nervous. He sighed, got up and walked to the door, opened the door and looked around to see that there was no one, before returning to the chair and sitting down, and said in a low voice: "My lord, this is the situation! So Liu Cheng sent Zhao Youcai to the south to buy tea, and the Spanish ship docked in a storm and returned to the island to help the Zhejiang government defeat the Spaniards. He also formed an alliance with the Spaniards, raised money to raise troops to besiege the Dutch in Dayuan's castle, and finally forced the Dutch to surrender, but omitted the passage of defeating Zheng Zhilong's men and horses.

"Alas!" After listening to Liu Cheng's narration, the anger on Yang Sichang's face gradually dissipated, and in the end, he already showed a look of appreciation: "Well, it's not easy to say this, but you are in the northwest, why are you meddling in Zhejiang's affairs?" Still with soldiers? Isn't that good? ”

"Humph!" Liu Cheng sneered: "Lord Yang, I have to train and fight every day in the northwest, and the imperial court doesn't pay me, don't I do business?" For thousands of miles, the roads were unstable, and there were no soldiers to rob them all long ago. ”

"Ahem!" Yang Sichang was speechless by Liu Cheng's snatching, so he had to bow his head and cough twice to hide his embarrassment. He also knew that most of what Liu Cheng said was not true, but the problem was that people had won so many battles with such a small military salary, and they had calmed down the troubles in the northwest of the imperial court, and they were still busy dealing with the troubles in the northeast.

"Well, I don't know about these things!" Yang Sichang waved his hand: "That's it, at the moment, Jiangnan and Nanjing are very tight, let him go to Yangzhou to prepare for the road, first, he can protect Caoyun, and second, he can also protect Nanjing and Su Song, what do you think?" ”

Liu Cheng hurriedly asked, "What about the matter that asked me to send troops to the pass?" “

Yang Sichang smiled: "You don't have to worry about this, at least not before the spring next year!" ”

"That's good!" Liu Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and was about to leave, Yang Sichang looked at the sky outside, and said with a smile: "Why don't you stay and have dinner together, the roast pig's head in Jufulou is really good!" ”

"Thank you, sir!" Liu Cheng arched his hand and said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid that I won't be blessed, I will go back to pack my bags, rest early, and go out of the city to Datong early tomorrow morning." ”

"In such a hurry?" Yang Sichang was taken aback, he looked at Liu Cheng's solemn face, sighed and said, "Okay, I wish you a smooth journey!" ”

"Thank you, sir!" Liu Cheng bowed deeply to Yang Sichang, then turned around and pushed the door out.

The autumn of the seventh year of Chongzhen finally came to an end, and the crops in the fields had been harvested, leaving only patches of stubble, which seemed very quiet and empty, and the north rolled up pieces of dead leaves and branches, scattered everywhere; Occasionally, one or two foraging foxes or raccoon dogs pass through it, stepping on the fallen leaves and dead branches, which makes people feel even more desolate and desolate.

It was about noon, the sky was overcast, and Liu Cheng and his party finally finished the last part of the journey, and the city wall of Datong was already in front of them. At this moment, Liu Cheng saw the silence and lifelessness around him, and when he looked up at the sky, it was gloomy and gray, thinking of the noisy carriages and horses in the Beijing Division, rubbing shoulders, as if he was in a different world; At this time, Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Yangzhou and other prosperous places in Jiangzuo must be even more crowned with each other, and the fireworks are brilliant, which is another scene, right?

Liu Cheng was thinking about his thoughts, and suddenly rushed over a hare from the side of the road, chasing a fox behind him, which surprised Liu Cheng's horse, fortunately, he had already practiced equestrianism in recent years, his legs clamped his abdomen, tightly tightened the reins, and the whole person seemed to be stuck to the horse's back, and he couldn't break free. Liu Cheng didn't care about the frightened horses, and shouted loudly: "Quick, hurry up and take that fox, there will be a reward!" ”

Before he could finish speaking, several young knights beside him rode their horses to chase after him, but Ah Gui ignored them and scolded the rest of the guards, telling them to keep Liu Cheng alone. The knights, all of whom were eagle shooters on the steppe, caught up with the fox in a short time, rode their horses and bent their bows, and the rest of the knights who accompanied them cheered for their companions.

He looked at the knights who were riding their horses and shooting foxes, and then looked at the rest of the guards who were shouting and cheering beside him, whether they were Mongols or Han'er, all of them were dark and resolute, and their rough skin was blown by the north wind, like a statue forged from steel, and he must have looked no better. Compared with the people in Jingshi and Jiangnan who are well-dressed and well-fed, these warriors around him are as cold, rough and hard as steel, but the future belongs to steel, and it also belongs to these people like steel.

After a while, the hunters brought the prey back, and the one who got it was a vigorous young man with braided hair, he flew off the horse and presented the prey to Liu Cheng, Liu Cheng took the dead fox, only to see an arrow pass through the left eye, and the right eye pierced out, and it did not hurt a little fur.

"What a Mozhigen! Sure enough, it's my Jebe (the Mongolian word for spearhead, arrow, here refers to the marksman)! What reward do you want? Liu Cheng said with a smile.

"I don't need any reward!" Mo Rigen said loudly: "I just ask Lord Jinong to let me choose the front when I go on the Eastern Expedition, take out the hearts and livers of those dog thieves, and throw them in front of you!" ”

"Good!" Liu Cheng smiled and said: "I promise you, but I still have to reward what I deserve!" Speaking of this, Liu Cheng jumped off the war horse, walked to Mo Rigen, took off the jade wrench on the thumb of his right hand, and put it on the thumb of his right hand that was still stained with fox blood. Liu Cheng said to Mo Rigen: "This wrench is what I got from the relics of Lin Dan Khan, and I heard that it was used by the Mongolian Great Khans for hunting. I will reward you with this today, and I hope you will shoot your enemies for me and for the Great Khan! ”

"Thank you, Lord Jinong!" The young man was overjoyed when he heard this, this jade wrench finger was emerald green, deep and clear, it was a rare top grade in the world, and more importantly, the meaning behind it, the other guards next to him were all envious.

The group entered the city and came to the residence of Lu Boqi, the military department of the military department, the right capital of Yushi, the governor Xuan, the military affairs of Da and Shanxi, and the manager of food and salary. Liu Cheng jumped off the horse, slapped the dust on his cloak twice, and slammed the door to ask to see him. The doorman saw that it was Liu Cheng, and hurriedly bowed down and introduced into the courtyard, and said while leading the way: "The chief soldier has not been here for a few days, and the master still talked about you yesterday, I miss you very much!" ”

"Oh, I'm busy with military affairs during this time, but I don't come much!" Liu Cheng replied casually, just in time to see Lu Boqi walking to the front of the hall and descending to greet him. Liu Cheng took off his boots and sat down with Lu Boqi. I saw Lu Boqi wearing a black short-winged gauze hat on his head, wearing a gray robe, sitting next to the kang with a half-spread book, obviously reading a book. Liu Cheng also took off the outer fur fur, revealing the round-necked narrow-sleeved knee-length robe inside, with a gold-handled talisman short knife inserted in the belt, sitting cross-legged on the kang, and glancing at the cover of the book, but it was a "Book of Changes".

"It's easy to live and read, Lu Gong is so interested!" Liu Cheng said with a smile.

"Hehe, relying on the general's military might, there is nothing to do near the left, and the autumn grain has been put into storage, so I will be idle!" Lu Boqi smiled: "A few days ago, a monk came from Wutai Mountain, ascended to the throne to give a lecture, but it was quite interesting, the celebrities around Datong came, but unfortunately the general did not arrive!" ”

"Oh!" Liu Cheng shook his head: "Unfortunately, I went out of the city to hunt in the past two days, but it's a pity!" Speaking of this, Liu Cheng patted his thigh lightly and said to Ah Gui beside him: "Bring that white fox to you!" He took the white fox from Ah Gui's hand and said with a smile: "Gong Lu, not to mention the beauty of this white fox's fur, the most important thing is that an arrow pierces both eyes, and there is no damage on the body, which is really a rare top grade." Winter is coming, please accept it for the cold! ”

Lu Boqi took the white fox, and saw that except for an arrow from the left eye into the right eye, there was no scar on the whole body, and he couldn't help but be amazed, he shirked two sentences, and finally accepted it, and the expression on his face was much gentler: "As the saying goes, no merit is not punished, I am really embarrassed to accept such a generous gift from you today!" ”

"Why did Gong Lu say this!" Liu Cheng said with a smile: "If there was no Lu Gong to strategize, how could Liu Cheng be today?" The world is shallow, I only know that I Liu Cheng has broken countless enemies, but I don't know the credit of Lu Gong behind it! ”

"Where, where!" As the saying goes, a thousand wear it, but you don't wear it. Although Lu Boqi knew that six or seven points of Liu Cheng's words were false, he was still very happy in his heart, as if he was really an indispensable person by Liu Cheng's side. The two men said a few more words, and as the sky grew dark, the servant pushed the door through the outer room and brought in a pot of soup. Lu Boqi sniffed it and said with a smile: "My cook is a Changzhi person, and he makes a good mutton soup, this soup is boiled all morning with leg stick bones, and put mutton and haggis on it, which is the most replenishing qi!" ”

Liu Cheng clapped his hands and smiled: "Oh? Changzhi people, I have heard about the reputation of Huguan sheep soup for a long time, but I want to drink more! ”

The servant poured soup into the bowl for the two, and at this time, a cold wind blew in the outer courtyard, blowing the door open, only to see the snow particles falling in the courtyard, and the slightest cold air blowing into the door, Liu Chengban not only shivered, but stood up: "It's snowing?" ”

Lu Boqi glanced at Liu Cheng in surprise: "What's the matter, it's just some snow particles, and it's almost snowing at this time in previous years!" ”

"Lu Gong!" Liu Cheng put down the soup bowl and said in a low voice: "I have something to tell you, I will go out of the Eastern Expedition in two days!" ”

"Really?" Lu Boqi was not surprised, although he was a mediocre talent, but since the beginning of the autumn, he has also seen the movement of the army and the movement of grain and straw, obviously Liu Chengqiu is going to use troops, and the south is Daming; Half of Mobei is occupied by his brother-in-law, and the other half is also too busy to take care of himself, and he is no longer a threat; To the west is the territory of Gushi Khan and Batur Khan, and there is no threat to them, and the only possible direction of attack is to the east. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "Do you want me to go with me?" ”

"No need, I'm going on an expedition, Datong can't be without one, and there will be Lao Lu Gong for the things that stay behind!" Liu Cheng shook his head, in order to avoid arousing the disgust of the Mongolian left-wing departments and better divide and annex its forces, he planned to march east in the name of the Mongol Great Khan Abnei, while the Ming army appeared as a supporting role in the Great Khan's allies, and he commanded the coalition army as Jinong instead of Abneh. This war became the Great Khan's conquest of rebellion, not the conquest of the Ming State, so it would not be good to bring Lu Boqi with him, there were many words, many things were inconvenient to say and do.

"Hmm!" Hearing that he didn't have to go out with him, Lu Boqi breathed a sigh of relief, he had the experience of following Liu Cheng to aid Ningxia, although the battle was a complete victory, but the arrows flew sideways in the war, the white blades intersected, and the scene of the earth-shattering killing sound He could never forget, if possible, he would never want to have a similar experience again in his life. Thinking of this, Lu Boqi couldn't help but worry about Liu Cheng again. He also has self-knowledge, knowing that with his Jinshi background and mediocre talents, if he leaves Liu Cheng, not to mention keeping the glory and wealth, even returning to the east gate of his hometown to chase rabbits is a luxury. Although Liu Cheng acted a little more domineering, he treated himself really well, not only did he not forget himself for any credit, but he was even more generous in terms of money. As the saying goes, thousands of miles of officials are only for money, and Brother Kong Fang is the most practical in this world. There is no loss in fame and fortune, where can I find such a good thing in this world?

"General Liu!" Lu Boqi looked at the thin layer of snow in the yard and asked, "It's already snowing, is it too late to get out of the jam?" ”

"It's okay!" Liu Cheng shook his head: "This is just some snow seeds, after two days the sun comes out, the yang energy rises, and the temperature will naturally rise a little." Besides, snow isn't necessarily a bad thing! ”

"Why do you say that?" (To be continued.) )