Chapter 11: Cao Wenzhao's Ideals
Lu Yan did not let those cowardly Xue enter Liaoyang City, but asked them to find a ruined temple outside the city and wait for him. Their equipment is so eye-catching, and bringing it into the city might cause some trouble.
He only took his sister, Zeng Xiaoshuang, Zhang Xiaoyi and Su He into Liaoyang City.
After entering Liaoyang City, Lu Yan and the others found an inn to live in.
Due to the large number of refugees pouring in, the price of staying in the inn has skyrocketed, but they can afford it.
Cao Wenzhao used his original relationship to try to realize the heads of those Jurchen cavalrymen as soon as possible.
LΓΌ Yan once expressed to Cao Wenzhao that he was willing to give up this money, and he wanted to go to Guangning as soon as possible to join Mao Wenlong.
But Cao Wenzhao insisted on disobeying, he didn't like to owe favors to others, his Cao Wenzhao's favors were very valuable, definitely more than 140 taels of silver.
Lu Yan could only smile bitterly at this.
Not long after Cao Wenzhao left the inn, Lu Hongsleeve, Zeng Xiaoshuang and Zhang Xiaoyi appeared outside his door with serious faces.
"Big brother, I have something to say to you."
Lu Hongsleeve said to him with a straight face.
Lu Yan smiled bitterly, the time to come is still here after all.
"Come in."
Lu Yan said, and after speaking, he opened the door and let them in.
"Big brother, do you really plan to join the army?"
After coming in and sitting down, Lu Hongsleeve said straight to the point.
"That's right, it's a troubled time. If you are only a small people, how can you save your own life? Those bandits, Jurchens, rebels, and even corrupt officials can kill us for a variety of reasons. Although it is dangerous to join the army, but I have a sword and gun in my hand, and if I want my life, I have to ask if I can agree to the sword and gun in my hand. β
Lu Yan said.
He knew that Lu Hongsleeve would not agree to him to join the army, and at this time, there was too much discrimination against the army, so he had already thought of a rhetoric.
"The Jurchens are so ferocious, even the Ming army is not an opponent, and the general soldiers have died so much, not to mention that you can only be a small soldier at most?"
Lu Hong's sleeves frowned, she was against Lu Yan's idea of joining the army from the bottom of her heart.
"Although our family is in the middle of the road, we still have thousands of taels of silver in our hands, as long as we get to the customs and buy dozens of acres of land, it is better to cultivate and read heirlooms than to join the army."
Lu Yan smiled bitterly, do you really think that you will be safe when you get to the pass?
A few years later, Huang Taiji would lead the army to rush into the pass repeatedly, burning, killing, and plundering all kinds of evil. The peasant rebels would also rebel everywhere, rob the property of those households, and then coerce them into thieves. Shandong has Wenxiangjiao and Kong Youde rebelled, and the south is full of pirates and pirates, how can there be a safe place in this dignified Ming.
But Lu Hongsleeve didn't understand this, in her heart, joining the army was definitely a very bad idea.
So she continued to persuade bitterly: "You are the only son in the family, if you have three longs and two shorts after joining the army, isn't our family the last?" When the time comes, how will you explain to your dead parents? β
"You have also seen the skills of those Mongols, and with their protection, I will be fine."
Lu Yan said helplessly.
"What's going on with those Mongols? Why are they all willing to be your homekeepers. β
Lu Hongsleeve asked again.
"They were friends I used to know, and when they were in trouble, I helped them, and they took me as a benefactor."
Lu Yan said.
"Xiao Yi, is there such a thing?"
Lu Hongsleeve said to Zhang Xiaoyi.
"I haven't heard of it."
Zhang Xiaoyi said with some cringe.
Regarding Lu Yan's, Zhang Xiaoyi knows best.
Whoever he fights with one day, and who gambles and loses one day, will quickly spread among his subordinates.
Lu Hongsleeve looked at Lu Yan with a smile on his face, meaning that you don't lie to me anymore.
"Xiao Yi, in a few days, when we flee, we may sleep in the wilderness, you take some silver to buy some bedding and come back, so as not to freeze Miss and Xiaoshuang."
Lu Yan said viciously to Zhang Xiaoyi.
"Xiao Yi, you are not allowed to go, no one is allowed to leave if you don't speak clearly today."
Lu Hong's sleeves and phoenix eyes were majestic.
Zhang Xiaoyi looked at Lu Yan, who had a fierce face, and Lu Hongsleeve, who had a tough voice, with a bitter face.
This is really a fight between immortals, and mortals suffer.
The two masters have an opinion, which can make him how good.
"Sister, don't you still believe me?"
Lu Yan said with a straight face.
"Don't believe me?"
Lu Hongsleeve shook his head very firmly, "If you must join the army, leave your heirs first, otherwise I will never agree." β
Lu Yan smiled wryly, and when the descendants stayed, the daylilies were cold.
It seems that today is destined to be uncalm.
In the next few days, Lu Yan and Lu Hongsleeve almost had a very unhappy quarrel because of their military service.
Lu Yan put on the posture of his eldest brother like a father, thinking that this family should be his master.
Lu Hongsleeve believes that there are three unfilial pieties, and if you want to join the army, you must first leave an heir, otherwise you will be unfilial.
And sometimes she puts on a pitiful appearance, saying that if Lu Yan joins the army, what should she do if she is a lonely and weak woman.
Lu Yan felt extremely big about this, so he found an excuse to leave the inn every morning to avoid arguing with Lu Hongsleeve over this matter.
At the same time, he was extremely eager for Cao Wenzhao to come back as soon as possible to help him get out of this sea of suffering.
After five days like this, in the process of Lu Yan's life like a year, Cao Wenzhao finally came to the door with the silver in despair.
"Brother Lu, I'm really embarrassed. Recently, the various yamen have been busy with war, so the silver has come a little late. β
Cao Wenzhao said with some humility.
In fact, it took a lot of effort for him to get the money so quickly.
In order to get the money quickly, he shared part of the credit with his boss, and all of the money was paid in advance.
If you want to get the money according to the process, it will definitely take more than five days.
"You can order a little, it's a total of 300 taels."
"Why are there so many? Didn't you say that there were only 140 taels? β
Lu Yan did not order the silver, but directly handed over the package to Zhang Xiaoyi.
"Your stuff was bought by someone else."
Cao Wenzhao said very secretly.
Lu Yan nodded to show that he understood, the head of the Jurchen people was a very valuable thing, and for ordinary people, these could only be exchanged for some silver taels.
But for people in the military system, these are military exploits, and they can be promoted and made rich.
Especially in this situation of the great defeat of the Ming army, I don't know how many defeated officers want to use the heads of the Jurchens to shirk the responsibility for the defeat, so the market of these heads is definitely rising in a straight line.
At this time, he found that Cao Wenzhao's face was a little gray, so he asked, "Brother Cao, is something happening, why is your face so ugly." β
"The news came just now that the Hunhe army was defeated, and the 6,000 Sichuan and Zhejiang reinforcements were almost wiped out, and all of them died......"
As he spoke, Cao Wenzhao's eyes moistened.
At this time, he no longer hated those nights, because maybe they had already sacrificed their lives for the country.
Hearing this, Lu Yan was also gloomy.
Although he had been mentally prepared for this, he still felt very uncomfortable when the news really came.
"Xiao Er, come and have two jars of your best wine here, and then two catties of braised pork and some side dishes to accompany the wine, today I will not get drunk with Brother Cao."
Lu Yan said to Xiao Er on the side.
"Wait a minute, the guest officer, you will come soon."
Xiao Er saw that the business came to the door, and hurriedly said happily.
Soon the things they asked for were brought up, and Lu Yan filled Cao Wenzhao with a large glass and drank with him.
"What the hell is going on? Why do we always lose again and again? β
Cao Wenzhao drank all the wine in front of him.
Lu Yan filled him again, and at the same time motioned for him to eat.
"Why can't we win? We have millions of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty and are rich all over the world, why can't we defeat a group of Jiannu? β
The more Cao Wenzhao spoke, the more excited he became.
"Big brother is cautious."
Lu Yan said.
Now is not the afterlife, Mo talks about state affairs, but it is blatantly pasted on the wall of the inn.
Cao Wenzhao shook his head and drank the wine in front of him again.
At this time, the people in the inn knew the news of the defeat of Hunhe, and they all thought that the Jurchens might attack Liaoyang City.
As a result, some people called their families to pack up and plan to continue fleeing.
"Xiao Er, come to a good banquet on the table, if you have any good dishes, just serve them, I have silver."
Lu Yan said to Xiao Er in the lobby, and after speaking, he threw a silver ingot to Xiao Er.
"Okay, guest officer, just rest assured, the good banquet will come soon."
After taking the silver, the shopkeeper's face became happy, and the gloomy face that had been gloomy because the guests in the inn were leaving, immediately disappeared.
"You know what? I used to hate those nights, but now I don't hate them at all. β
Cao Wenzhao drank a large glass of Dao.
"I swear to help them avenge in the future and kill that bastard of **Hachi."
Cao Wenzhao said murderously.
"I'm sure you'll be able to do it, big brother."
Lu Yan said, and after speaking, he had a drink with Cao Wenzhao.
"You know what? Since I was a child, I wanted to be a general soldier, serve the court, and resist foreign insults. Then he sealed his wife and son, and he lived for a hundred years. β
"I'm sure you'll be able to do it, big brother."
Lu Yan said that Cao Wenzhao was indeed the chief soldier of the official residence later, and he has been famous for centuries.
It's a pity that his wish to resist foreign aggression has not been fulfilled, and since he has come here, let him help him fulfill this wish.
"Brother Lu, you are really a good person, you are willing to drink with me."
Cao Wenzhao said with a little drunkenness on his face.
"Let's give a toast to those fallen soldiers."
"Come on, do it."
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