Chapter 47: Wine

Zhang Chongan personally presented the bag to An Luocheng, and then consciously stepped aside.

An Luocheng took the bag, and with just one stroke, he could estimate the weight, which could weigh about a pound. He carefully opened the mouth of the bag, "Brush!" The bag immediately glowed with gold.

The bag was full of gold leaves, and the bag was full, although An Luocheng was a guerrilla general, he had never seen so much gold, so he couldn't help but smile. However, the smile was immediately taken back by him, he looked at Zhang Chong'an, and said, "Shopkeeper Zhang, it seems that you sell wine, and the profit is not small." ”

"General, look at what you said, if there is not enough return, who will risk killing their heads to make this deal. Isn't it always true that risks and benefits are proportional? Zhang Chongan said with a smile.

"That's true." An Luocheng nodded and said, "With so much gold, I really can't bear to put it down, but once the matter is revealed, I'm afraid my head will be gone." Everyone knows that this ban was issued by Lord Yue, and Lord Yue has always enforced the law like a mountain, letting him know that even if it is the king of heaven, Lao Tzu, he can't get any cheapness. ”

"General, that's what I said, but if you don't say it, I don't say it, who will know. The reason why the imperial court ordered the retreat, everyone knows, is because the Tartars have repeatedly taken advantage of the trade between our Ming Dynasty and the Mongols, and they have to close the pass and prohibit mutual markets. Like here at the Three Passes, before the imperial court issued this ban, wasn't it also forbidden to enter and exit, and the people who could enter and exit without permission from the first pass and the second pass seemed to have never been less. Isn't this kind of thing just a matter of opening your eyes and closing your eyes? Zhang Chongan said with a smile again.

"I opened my eyes and closed my eyes, but how did the brothers below me open and close their eyes? They are not blind, let you out of the customs without authorization, and within a day, all the people in the entire pass will know, whether they are too talkative or not, what can I do? At that time, you are gone, leaving behind the sword, and I will not be the only one left. An Luo Cheng said embarrassedly.

"This point, the villain has already thought of it, in the mule cart outside, there is also the filial piety of the general and the preparation of the general to take care of the silver of his brothers." Zhang Chongan said.

As soon as he heard that there ......was still filial piety, An Luocheng's heart was completely moved, the gold he had received now was enough to satisfy him, but most of the people who were officials had this temperament, no matter how much you sent, he would make a look of being too little, so that he could ask for it again. Now that the goal has been achieved, he sighed deliberately, "Alas...... Who called you a friend of my friend, you have to look at the face of the Buddha if you don't look at the monk's face, or I will buy him a friendship today. However, this is the only time, and I will not take this example as an example. ”

"Yes, yes...... Thank you, sir......" Zhang Chongan hurriedly bowed down and said.

"Okay, I'll order the switch now, let your men in, but ......" Speaking of this, An Luocheng suddenly remembered something.

"My lord, what's wrong?" Zhang Chongan thought that something had changed, and hurriedly asked.

"Because the imperial court has an order, so that outside the passes, a large number of trenches and traps must be dug, and people must be sent to inspect them. Therefore, at that time, I sent people to dig a lot of traps outside the city, outside the west gate, the terrain is rugged and dangerous, almost no one enters or leaves, and there will be no vehicles to pass, so that the traps are dug very densely, and it is impossible to walk through the car at all. After An Luocheng finished speaking, he shook his head.

"General, this is easy to do, the villain's men are all people who can endure hardships, the villain can make them do it, just follow a straight line, fill in the trench, wait until the vehicle passes, and then spend some effort to restore the trap to its original state, that is. I wonder what the general thinks? "As long as you can promise to let him out of the customs, no problem is a problem.

"If that happens, it's all the best. Okay, let's not talk about it, it's not early at the moment, I'll order the switch to let your people in. Shopkeeper Zhang, you live in my house today, and let me get a little into the friendship of the landlord. After An Luocheng finished speaking, he stood up. In fact, digging a pit, An Luocheng is just a pretext, if Zhang Chongan is willing to give more silver, he will arrange for his soldiers to do it. Of course, it is impossible to do it in vain. But Zhang Chongan said that he was willing to do it himself, which is not bad, anyway, after you fill it in, don't dig it up again for me, don't think about leaving. As for whether there will be a Tartar who will take the opportunity to sneak attack, An Luocheng didn't care about it at all. Not to mention that Liaodong can have more than 4,000 miles according to this, it is impossible to come, even if people really come, with the rugged terrain here, they can find Tartars, and now they have time to close the city gate.

"Thank you, General, in this way, the villain will be bothered." Zhang Chongan smiled again.

An Luocheng took Zhang Chong'an and two personal soldiers out of the watchtower, and told his subordinates that Zhang Chong'an was a friend of his good friend, and he had something important to come, so now switch on and let them in.

He is the number one here, and his orders, how dare his men disobey, immediately open the city gates, and let the convoy enter the city. Next, An Luocheng arranged a place to stay for Zhang Chong'an's subordinates, and now it is dark, and it is inconvenient to start work overnight, and it will be too late to do it tomorrow morning.

Zhang Chongan also kept his word, and personally escorted a mule cart to An Luocheng's general's mansion to stay. The other mule carts were all filled with wine tanks, but this one was the only one with three large boxes in addition to the wine tanks.

When he arrived at the general's mansion, Zhang Chongan asked the men to unload all the boxes and wine tanks. The three large boxes were all filled with silver with white flowers, a total of six thousand taels. When An Luocheng saw this silver, he smiled even more, how could he use so much to help his subordinates, two thousand taels of silver was enough, and the remaining four thousand taels had to fall into his pocket. The four wine tanks in the car were all filled with fine wine, and Zhang Chongan said that this was also a tribute to the general. When a vat was opened, the aroma of wine overflowed, and An Luocheng was also a good wine person, so he naturally accepted it happily.

That night, the general's mansion held a banquet, and An Luocheng also invited all his subordinates to come over and drink together. The wine is indeed good wine, and everyone drinks it very happily, especially An Luocheng, who is in good spirits and drinks more on happy occasions.

Seeing that An Luocheng and the others were in high spirits, Zhang Chongan suddenly said: "Several generals, villains came today, causing you a lot of trouble, I really don't want to go." But now, when I think of something again, it's really a reluctant request, and I don't know whether to say it or not. ”

"Shopkeeper Zhang, everyone is their own person, what's the matter, but it doesn't hurt to say it, there's nothing to say. As long as it can be done, there is no need to denie a definition. An Luocheng had already drunk to the point of excitement, and when he spoke, he didn't go through his brain, patted his chest, and said with a big grin.

"Since the general said this, the villain has something to say. Earlier, in the watchtower, the younger brother had told the general that the matter of filling the trenches outside the city would be done by the villain's men. But I still don't know how long the trench will last, and I don't know if my men will have enough of it. The younger brother is in a hurry and wants to go back quickly, the general sees how this is, when he works tomorrow, if the younger brother's manpower is not enough, can the general borrow some people to help. Of course, you can't help in vain, and the younger brother gives money, and the general thinks it's good. Zhang Chongan said in a pleading tone.

"What must I have done, for this is what it is. It's easy to say, it's rare for the shopkeeper Zhang to open his mouth, our own brothers, how can we not help......" An Luocheng said, glanced at the thousands of generals on the table, and said: "This shopkeeper Zhang is a real person, help him, the benefits are indispensable, which of you is willing to bring his brothers to help tomorrow?" ”

"The general's friend is our friend, and such a trivial matter is naturally obligatory. General, let the mark do the same. "General, Brother Hou is right, your friend, General, is naturally our friend. I've taken care of this, and I'll bring someone to help tomorrow morning. ”……

Everyone here is not a fool, and the big guys all know that Shopkeeper Zhang wants to go out of the customs to do business privately, and he has already bought An Luocheng. Seeing Zhang Chong'an's generosity, who doesn't want to get a piece of the pie, he wants to work for him, and the silver is absolutely indispensable.

Although the salaries and silver of the border army are paid on time, and there is a lot of money, how can there be no oil and water here. How can a fat sheep not catch a handful? Therefore, one by one is scrambling, and everyone wants to grab this errand.

In fact, the length of the trench outside the city gate is not particularly long, it is only more than a mile, and it is only filled in a straight line, so that the mule cart can pass smoothly. But now that Zhang Chongan said so, An Luocheng also wanted his subordinates to make some money and make some benefits, so naturally he would not tell Zhang Chongan the details.

An Luocheng thought for a moment and said: "You don't have to fight, I think that's it, tomorrow President Liu Qian will lead the team and lead 200 people to help." Ma Zheng, tomorrow you should be in charge of guarding the West Gate. ”

"Yes, General." The general manager who called Ma Zheng hurriedly answered.

"Since it's your class, your people naturally have to be counted. The other one, just ask Hou Ying to take his men. You two groups of people, you must work hard, don't be afraid of hardship, the shopkeeper will not treat you badly. An Luocheng commanded.

"Yes, General. Leave this matter to us, brothers, and you will be relieved that you will do it well. ”……

The one who got the task was always very happy, and hurriedly agreed, and the joy was beyond words. However, the other eight generals who did not get the errand inevitably showed disappointment on their faces. However, there is no way to do it, since the head of the person said so, what else can be done.

However, An Luocheng is still righteous to his subordinates, and he knows what it means to be a witness. If some of these things are not beneficial, who knows if they will be crooked. He thought about it for a while, and then said: "The work of filling in the trenches is not a light work, especially since the sand has already been cleared, and now it has to be dug up from other places, and the east wall is demolished to make up the west wall. Moreover, after the shopkeeper left, he had to take it out again, which was very troublesome. I think so, the eight of you will also go over tomorrow morning to take a look, help with the handle, and the speed can be a little faster. ”

Hearing this, the other eight generals immediately showed a smile on their faces, smiled, and nodded again and again, "The general is right, this errand is really troublesome, tomorrow we must go to the handle, finish the work as soon as possible, so that the shopkeeper can get out of the jam as soon as possible." ”……

"Thank you, thank you, I'll leave it to you tomorrow." Zhang Chongan thanked him repeatedly.

This banquet was drunk until the second watch, An Luocheng and others drank five confusions and three ways, that is, Zhang Chongan was quite sober.

Early the next morning, Zhang Chongan took his men and drove the mule cart to the West Gate. Liu Qianzong, Ma Zheng and Hou Ying led 200 people to arrive, and even the eight Qianzong who came here to make soy sauce also ran over early.

More than 200 people, plus Zhang Chong'an's men, worked together to fill in the trench. This work fully embodies the spirit of grinding foreign workers, and the movements of the officers and men are not ordinary slow, with them blocking the front, those guys, even if they want to be fast, they can't get up quickly.

When the officers and soldiers came, they had already been instructed to work today, not slowly, not quickly, and for only one purpose, to let the shopkeeper know that his money was worth it. But no matter how slow it is, in just one mile, so many people can do it, how much time can it take, and by noon, most of it has been done.

When it's time to eat, the big guy sits on the floor and eats here.

It's summer right now, and the weather is hot and humid, even if it's against the city wall, it's a little unbearable. At this time, one of Zhang Chong'an's men suddenly said: "Shopkeeper, the big guy has been busy all morning, he is tired and doesn't look like he's very thirsty." Can you give everyone some wine to eat, and when you finish drinking, the big guy will have the spirit to work, and then he will be full of energy and finish the rest of the work. ”

When Zhang Chongan heard this, he looked very unhappy, and said: "You wine worms, you know how to drink all day long, and when you are in Taiyuan, it doesn't hurt to drink more, but now, these wines are to be transported outside the customs and sold for a lot of money, how can you drink them casually." ”

"Shopkeeper, you can be accommodating. Look at the big guy is tired, if you don't drink some wine, I'm afraid I won't have the strength to work in the afternoon. We don't drink much, one bowl per person, and that's it. ”

When the guy finished speaking, the other guys also said, "Yes, shopkeeper." If you don't drink some wine, you really don't have the strength to work in the afternoon. We don't drink these wines in vain, not only do we work hard in the afternoon, but after we get out of the customs, we also step up our journey to get to the place as soon as possible, you see if it's okay. ”……

All the guys begged together, and Zhang Chongan had no choice but to say: "Okay, okay, I really can't stand you people, you know how to drink all day long." Well, this time it's up to you, but there is a word first, you have to work hard in the afternoon, and what you have said cannot be counted. Also, each person is only allowed to drink one bowl, not much. ”

"Don't worry, shopkeeper, we promise to do what we say." ……

For a moment, the guys were boiling and happily ran to the mule cart to unload the wine. Soon two large vats of wine were moved. When the seal of the vat is opened, the aroma of wine is overflowing.

From ancient times to the present, people who have been soldiers like to drink, and the soldiers on the side smell the aroma of this wine, and they are immediately fascinated. I was even more envious when I saw the guys in the wine shop, using a ladle to hold bowls of wine.

There was that greedy soldier, who couldn't bear it, and began to beg the commander if he could ask Zhang Chong'an for something. This time, I received the money, and I also knew that the wine was going to be shipped out of the customs and sold for a large price, so I was embarrassed to come forward and ask for it. To be honest, Mr. Qian, Mr. Jiang is still in the smell of wine last night.

Hou Ying has always been good at wine, but the wine worms are strange and uncontrollable, so in the end he had to be cheeky and walked in front of Zhang Chong'an.

"Shopkeeper Zhang, little brother...... Alas...... This wine ......"

Hou Ying's expression was embarrassed, and he was slurring when he spoke, but Zhang Chongan couldn't understand what he meant. After hesitating, he nodded and said, "General Hou, you are polite." Come on, why don't you bring four jars of wine to the general. ”

Hearing this, Hou Ying was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him. The men unloaded four jars of wine from the car and sent them to the soldiers' pile, and when they saw the wine being delivered, the soldiers began to cheer, picked up their rice bowls, and beat them one by one.

There can be about 20 soldiers in the city, who are specially responsible for watching, and if there is anything, they will light a beacon fire. At this moment, they also saw it clearly, there was actually wine in the barracks, but they found that the wine of the shopkeeper Zhang seemed to be good wine, and it must be several times stronger than the wine they drank. Everyone has the psychology of joining in the fun, how can they not go down and ask for a bowl of wine. As a result, the soldiers in the city also ran down one after another.

This scene, the shopkeeper Zhang saw clearly, he glanced at the wine vat on his side, and saw that there was still a small half vat of wine left, so he said: "Wang Si, you take a few people, hold a few bowls of wine, and send them to the chief master of the city." ”

"Yes, shopkeeper."

The guy named Wang Si immediately greeted a few guys, and before he ran to the wine tank, several people surrounded the wine tank at once. Wang Si grabbed the scoop with his right hand, and in his left palm, I don't know when, there was a small bottle.

The bottle was filled with white powder, and because the people next to it were all their own people, the officers and soldiers would not find out. He poured the powder into the vat, then stirred it with a scoop, and the powder dissolved instantly.

Immediately after, Wang Si began to serve wine, filled more than a dozen bowls of wine, and sent it to the city with a group of men. There were still six soldiers left in the city, who had not left their posts, and when they saw them coming to deliver wine, they were very moved, and said several words of New Year's greetings.

After a while, all the soldiers, having drunk their wine, rested for a while, and began to work.

However, as soon as the work began, and within a quarter of an hour, a soldier was heard: "This wine is really strong, why do I feel dizzy?" ”

"Who said no, I'm also a little dizzy."

"Poof!" "Poof!" ……

As he spoke, some soldiers couldn't support him and fell to the ground. It wasn't one who fell, it could be said that it fell in pieces, and in a moment, all the soldiers fell, only the shopkeeper and them, who didn't do anything, still standing.

Zhang Chongan glanced at the people around him and said, "Wang Si, go to the city and have a look." Wang Liu, you should go out of the valley as soon as possible to report the news, the faster the better. ”

"Yes!" ……

Wang Si and Wang Liu, two men, acted separately, one went up to the city to check, and the soldiers in the city had also fainted to the ground. Wang Liu ran quickly, and it took him half an hour to get out of the valley.

Behind the mountain on the left, there was a troop of men waiting there, led by none other than Dord.

When Wang Liu saw Duoduo, he immediately knelt on the ground and said loudly: "General Qiyu, the city gate has been taken. ”

Wang Liu called Duoduo a general, obviously because he had never met Duoduo, and he didn't even know what his identity was. Duoduo was not surprised, nodded, and said: "You have done a good job, after I conquer the three passes and welcome the emperor into the city, the emperor will definitely be rewarded." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, General."

"Alright, now is not the time to speak, you should get up first." When Wang Liu got up, Duoduo didn't pay attention to him, waved the whip in his hand, and said loudly: "Warriors, follow me into the city!" ”

In the canyon, it is difficult to walk, let alone ride a horse, and there are countless ditches and bumps, and the horses cannot rush up at all. No wonder the defenders in the city are so leisurely, and with such natural dangers, even the most elite troops in the world can't break through.

Unfortunately, greed kills people, and in a strong fortress, it is possible for someone to open it from the inside.

"600 miles expedited, 600 miles expedited, 600 miles expedited from Shaanxi......"

Normally, the six-hundred-mile rush can be sent directly to the cabinet, and a disgraced soldier, under the leadership of the forbidden army, rushed towards the cabinet.

Today's Yue Su, the mood is very good, the Japanese side, just sent good news, Wu Sinan won a series of victories in Chiba, defeated Date Masamune, and completely won the entire territory of Chiba. However, Tokugawa Iemitsu is mobilizing Edogawa's troops and horses to prepare for a counterattack on Chiba, and a big war could break out at any time.

Yue Su believed in Wu Sinan, Jiang Jie, Wu Jiaxing, and Xing Ying's abilities, and believed that they would be able to withstand the counterattack of the Japanese people. After the morale of the Japanese people was exhausted, the Ming Dynasty sent reinforcements again, and the victory was under control.

Just when he was happy, he suddenly heard someone outside shouting that he had sent 600 miles from Shaanxi to expedite it, which really surprised him. After Shaanxi Ziliukou was appeased, it has been very peaceful, and I have never heard of anything, how can I have 600 miles to be sent urgently today.

Yue Su hurriedly got up and shouted loudly outside: "What is the six hundred miles urgent, bring it in and show me." ”

The forbidden army and the soldiers who delivered the letter had already come to the door of Yue Su, and as soon as they heard Lord Yue's shout, they hurriedly pushed the door in. The soldier took a few steps forward and knelt down in front of Yue Su, a letter with feathers on the city.

Yue Su took it, opened it and looked at it, the content written on it was very clear, the Tartars had entered from the three passes, and now they were entering the three passes, forcing Yinchuan with troops, and looting around Yinchuan City, but fortunately, the city was prepared, the city was not conquered, and now the Tartars have been killed in the direction of Chang'an.

After seeing this recital, Yue Su only felt that the sky was spinning, his head was buzzing, and it took a long time before he came to his senses and said, "You guys go down." ”

"Yes, sir."

The forbidden army and soldiers immediately retreated, how dare Yue Su delay, he immediately walked out of his duty room and asked to enter the palace to face the saint. wW