"Well, we didn't lie to you. The saint said, when General Yang returns victoriously, he will set up a military memorial arch for you. What you did in Haizhou, the saint has not forgotten. When you go to Jinhua this time, we know that you will not insult the holy order, so we will set up the archway for you in advance. ”

Wang Chengen winked at Yang Chao a little sly and said.

It is true that the case of Yang Chao in Haizhou is worth writing about, but there is really nothing to write about when going to Jinhua, but in order to strive for the same number of words on the archway, he actually made up a Haizhou record with a similar number of words, and it is written that the ups and downs are not lost to Haizhou in the bloody battle, I don't know which genius it is from, it can really blow!

"Yang Chao takes the order!"

Before Yang Chao could react, suddenly Wang Chengen shouted solemnly.

Yang Chao immediately knelt in the middle of the archway and bowed his head to the ground.

Wang Chengen chanted loudly: "Fengtian carries the emperor, and he says: I only rule the world with literature, and fight chaos with force." And the military commander will be the pillar of the imperial court and the dry city of the country. It is able to be loyal and brave to the country, and to make efforts to repay the service, but not to praise it. Yang Chao, the deputy general of the Nanjing Water Battalion, was loyal, went north alone, fought with the captives in Haizhou, beheaded and won 10,000 yuan, and Zhang I was a great Ming national prestige, so that the captives did not dare to look south, and it was really a great contribution to the country. He went south to suppress the bandits and exterminate the traitors, which was a miracle to deter Nanbang. Zi Er was awarded the former military governor's mansion Zuo Du Governor, and the dragon and tiger generals were awarded! The tin is destined to be in the play, and the power is vibrant. Deeply attached to the Yuan Rong's Jun Lie Xuan Huaxia, with the Zhao Lu cloth of the pi smoked, temporarily tin Wu Ben, plus Pi Ji, admirable.

After Wang Chengen finished reading, Yang Chao received the order to thank him, but he didn't hear much clearly, because many of them were empty words, and the most practical ones were the Zuo Du Governor and General Longhu.

The Governor of the Left Capital means that Yang Chao has taken the military generals to the end, and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies is divided into the Left and Right Governors, which is already a top-level military attaché.

And General Dragon and Tiger is a loose official rank. No formal power, just a symbol of honor, but not so good.

General Dragon and Tiger is the official rank of Zheng Erpin. Zheng Erpin Wusanguan was first awarded the title of hussar general, and was promoted to the rank of Jingo general. The addition is the Dragon and Tiger General, which is the highest general in the second grade, and it has to be Dr. Ronglu and Dr. Guanglu at the top, if you use Yang Chaohaizhou's kind of military exploits, you may also be awarded a medal to become a minister.

Yang Chao, the general archway, was established in the name of the dragon and tiger generals.

After Yang Chao received the order to thank him, Wang Chengen quickly helped Yang Chao up.

"It's a pity that our family can't drink General Yang's celebration wine."

Yang Chao was puzzled: "What, the prince is leaving?" ”

Wang Chengen said with a worried face: "Then Li is in chaos." The usurpation of the emperor has already reached Shanxi, and he is afraid that he wants to enter Beijing. At this time, our family wants to stay by Banzai's side. ”

Yang Chao was secretly touched in his heart, at the last moment of his life, it was not the princes and nobles he trusted by his side, nor the emperor's relatives, nor the self-proclaimed loyal ministers, but this eunuch.

Suddenly, Yang Chao said: "Princess, the last general is willing to lead troops to escort the prince to the north." ”

Wang Chengen was stunned. I didn't expect Yang Chao to have this proposal, but he was still quite moved.

"General Yang has a heart, but our family agrees. I'm afraid that Master Shi won't be sure to agree. ”

Shi Kefa said with a smile: "It is rare for General Yang to have good intentions, he can be escorted to Huai'an, and he has no right to transfer in the distance." ”

Yang Chao continued: "The last general watched the Tang newspaper, Li Thief made a mess, I am afraid that it is not safe on the road, with the escort of this official, the prince can also boldly hurry, and return to Beijing as soon as possible." ”

Yang Chao's statement is a bit far-fetched, Li Zicheng is still in Shanxi. What does it have to do with Huai'an. But Yang Chao has been looking for an opportunity to go north, and he must enter Beijing before Li Zicheng. To keep Beijing is to keep the last breath of the Ming Dynasty. Although he could only go to Huai'an, he may have received Chongzhen's Qinwang order in Huai'an. You can enter Beijing justifiably, which saves much more time than waiting in Nanjing.

Wang Chengen is very concerned about returning to Beijing as soon as possible, even if there is no Li thief on the road, then there are still rogues, with the protection of Yang Chao, he may really enter Beijing as soon as possible.

So he nodded: "Then General Yang will send our family to Huai'an." ”

The plan was decided, and Yang Chao immediately turned around and came to his parents, the tears on his parents' faces had not yet dried.

The people of the Ming Dynasty attach too much importance to the archway, the emperor set up a memorial arch, and can really touch the liver and brain of a small common people, not to mention the common people, even the officials are also very much eaten.

"Dad, mother! The child is going north, and if he encounters a thief, I'm afraid he won't be able to come back for a long time. ”

Yang Chao knew that he was going north to find trouble with Li Zicheng, but he couldn't tell his parents directly, saying that he might encounter it.

Unexpectedly, the performance of his parents was completely different from the last time Yang Chao went north.

The two of them nodded resolutely: "My son, you can go with confidence, the emperor will take me to the Yang family Longen, a good man is the time to kill the enemy and serve the country, and you must not take care of your family." ”

The words of the Yang family and his wife touched all the civil and military officials around them, and they all praised it, praising the first-class wife Yunyun.

Only then did Yang Chao discover that his mother's official uniform had indeed changed and had become a first-class order.

It turned out that as Yang Chao became a first-class military general, his mother's decree also became a first-class general, and the holy decree had been issued earlier.

Now Mother Yang is also a first-class lady with Shi Kefa's mother.

Yang Chao walked in front of his sister again: "Yang Yue, after my brother leaves, you have to listen to your father and mother at home, don't make your mother angry, you know?" ”

Yang Yue nodded obediently.

Then I thanked a group of civil and military officials, and these people also congratulated Yang Chao, and Yang Chao also apologized and said that there was no way to invite everyone to drink.

After some preparations, I first went to Wang Yihe's grocery store and took the hundreds of pigeons raised by the Wang family in Nanjing directly.

It is convenient to send the news back to Nanjing at any time, after all, it is impossible for Yang Chao to take the army north this time, and the army has not all returned, and most of them are still stranded in Zhenjiang.

When the time comes, you will inevitably have to send the news back to transfer troops, so having these pigeons will save a lot of time.

In the afternoon, he left Nanjing, took a boat from Xinjiangkou, and was escorted to Guazhou by a big ship with Zhang Dawei.

Then he went north without stopping, arrived in Yangzhou in the early morning of the second day, and then rushed to Gaoyou.

On the third day, he crossed the lock, and on the morning of the fourth day, he arrived at Huai'an.

This speed stunned Wang Chengen, and he even said that it was no wonder that Yang Chao came back from Jinhua so quickly, it turned out that all of his men were Shenxing Taibao.

It's a pity that Huai'an did not receive Chongzhen's Qinwang order.

Yang Chao can't go north, otherwise he will cause trouble, this is the time when he can't get into trouble the most, so Yang Chao stayed in Huai'an under the pretext of resting.

However, he forcibly sent thirty people, and a flag team went north, saying that they wanted to send Wang Chengen all the way to Beijing.

This made Wang Chengen grateful again.

What Wang Chengen didn't know was that in addition to escorting him, this group of people also brought a hundred Huai'an-raised pigeons to the north.

Yang Chao's order to them was to find a way to stay there when they arrived in Beijing City, and then pay attention to the movements of Beijing City at any time, and immediately release carrier pigeons to pass it back as soon as there was major news, especially if Li Zicheng attacked the news of Beijing, it would not be too much to directly release all the carrier pigeons.

And also gave them an impossible task, if Yang Chao did not arrive in Beijing in time, they were asked to find a way to protect the emperor to the south, if they could not protect the emperor, at least to protect the crown prince or a prince of Chongzhen to go south.

Yang Chao knew that it was precisely because Chongzhen's family was unable to escape from Beijing that the Jiangnan group of dragons had no leader, and it was difficult to convince the public to elect a Fu King, and the result was that the party struggled constantly.

If there is Chongzhen or one of his sons, then the situation will be much better, and the undisputed inheritance is the best foundation for Jiangnan's stability as soon as possible.

Of course, this task made all the soldiers feel incredible, they really couldn't imagine how Yang Chao was sure that Li Zicheng would attack Beijing, and might break through the city of Beijing, but orders are orders, they must carry them out, and they must keep them secret.

Yang Chao was stationed outside Huai'an with the remaining more than 200 people, while Yang Chao himself was closely active in the city.

Because of his achievements in Haizhou, Yang Chao is still very popular in Huai'an, especially the salt merchants from all walks of life are particularly enthusiastic about Yang Chao.

After the victory in Haizhou, they soon resumed the business of transporting salt from Haizhou, and some even used Yang Chao to make friends with the Haizhou government and merchants, and the business was bigger than in the past.

Therefore, Yang Chao stayed in Huai'an, interacting with these businessmen for several days, feasting and drinking every day, and at the same time moving frequently with the Caoyun Governor's Mansion and Huai'an Prefect's Mansion, and taking the initiative to feast these civil officials.

It's not that Yang Chao is greedy for a cup, but because he has to find a reason to stay in Huai'an, he came to Huai'an this time in the name of escorting Wang Chengen, Wang Chengen has already left, and he is still a little unjustified here, the cities of the Ming Dynasty are generally deeply wary of the guest army, and foreign officers are stationed in other cities with troops for no reason, and they are often suspicious of the imperial court.

This time in Jinhua, Zhu Dadian's family was convicted, wasn't it because his son recruited troops without authorization, it was because of the defense of Jinhua Mansion, the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty had no other skills, and their defense against military generals was famous.

Fortunately, Yang Chao is famous, and his reputation is relatively good, and he escorted Wang Chengen, the big red man next to the emperor, to Huai'an, so the Huai'an government also has to give some face, so it acquiesced to Yang Chao's temporary stationing of soldiers outside the city, and his own entertainment with businessmen and officials in the city.

Yang Chao had to be cautious in this kind of thing, although with his current power, even the emperor would not be able to move him, but Yang Chao did not want to offend people at this time and cause trouble for himself, because he had to do the big things in the future, there were too many places that needed help, and the government's non-cooperation would obviously be very troublesome.

Therefore, he only brought 300 people, and found various ways to stay in Huai'an, if he brought 3,000 people, I am afraid that no matter how Yang Chao moved the civil officials, the Huai'an government would have already urged Yang Chao to go back.

After staying for three days in a row, on March 18, a few pigeons finally flew to Huai'an, and the shopkeeper of the Wang family in Huai'an hurriedly found Yang Chao and handed over the superstition to Yang Chao.

Yang Chao opened it and saw that it was not King Qin's edict, but Wang Chengen's letter asking for help without authorization! (To be continued...... ）。