On the eighth day of March in the twelfth year of Chongzhen, Gu'an County, Shuntian Prefecture, experienced the looting of the Manchu Tartars, and the area of Shuntianfu in Beizhili appeared to be a little depressed. In these years, either the Liukou rebels or the Tartars went south, but the people of Shuntianfu were able to deal with it calmly, and after the Qing army retreated, Gu'an soon returned to a normal rhythm of life.

Early in the morning, Guchengyi received an order from the magistrate that there would be court officials entering Beijing from Gucheng today, and Guchengyi was instructed to entertain them. This made Jiao Han, the post of Guchengyi, very embarrassed.

As we all know, in the early years of Chongzhen, the imperial court issued an order to abolish the post stations in various places, and for a time the post stations in the Ming Dynasty were closed one after another. According to rumors, Li Zicheng, the leader of the Liukou who is now known as the "King of Chuang", was a member of the Ming Yi pawns back then, and only joined the ranks of the rebellion because he lost his job.

Until the last two years, due to the abolition of the post station and its subsidiary delivery office, a certain amount of time caused the obstruction of land transportation and the inconvenience of official travel, especially the entry of the Tartars, the inconvenience of material transfer in an endless stream, and therefore, the imperial court began to re-establish the post station and delivery station in the Gyeonggi area.

It's just that at present, the imperial court is weak, and there is no financial resources to support the operation of post stations and delivery stations, so these stations in the Gyeonggi area are just decorations. As soon as the magistrate touched his mouth, he asked the poor jingling post station to receive the court officials, which really made Jiao Han in danger.

But there was no way, Jiao Han discussed with the only few post guards under him, and re-cleaned the house in the post station, burning the hot water. The next thing is not only food, but even bedding, tea and other things have become a problem, helpless, Jiao Han gave up an old face to a few shops on the street to ask for some, looking at this little pitiful use, Jiao Han was sure that this time he was going to be punished, not good, even this hard-won errand had to be thrown away.

Just when the crowd sighed for a long time, a group of carriages and horses had already arrived in front of the post station. There was no way, Jiao Han had to bite the bullet and catch up.

It seems that a group of officials from Gu'an Zhixian County received this group at the city gate. Delivered to the station. bowed and saluted for a while, and after telling Jiao Han, he smeared oil on the soles of his feet. Jiao Han secretly scolded in his heart, this county is not rich. But he pushed this hot potato to the post station. It's a really good idea for this county to fight.

Jiao Han stepped closer. When I looked at this group of people, I suddenly had a bitter face. There were more than 50 horses in this group. There is also a carriage, where can the small post house be loaded!

The leader is a middle-aged man in his forties, dressed in a white scribe's robe, wearing a net scarf, but there is also a filial piety belt tied to the net scarf. The face is thin, not angry and arrogant, and the dozens of big men behind him, with big eyes, know that they are some soldiers, and the killing aura on his body can not be covered by a casual suit.

The middle-aged man didn't seem to see Jiao Han, turned around and ordered his subordinates to settle the carriage, and then two people helped a young man down from the carriage. However, at the age of sixteen or seventeen, he still wipes his forehead, and his face is a little haggard, as if he has just recovered from a serious illness, and his steps are a little vain.

At this time, a big man walked up to the middle-aged man and said: "My lord, this Gu'an County is a little too slow, this small post station, there is only one courtyard, how can we live like many people!" ”

Jiao Han's heart trembled, and he hurriedly bowed his hand, "Lord Qiyu, the small one is the post man of this solid city station." Please also ask the adults to reply carefully, I really don't know that there will be so many people in the adult's car, Guchengyi has not been built for a long time, and now it is such a large scale, it is indeed slow to treat all the officials ......! ”

When Jiao Han said this, he couldn't stop looking at the middle-aged man, but the middle-aged man didn't say anything, but the sick-looking young man on the side opened his mouth, "My lord, this post station can't accommodate so many of us, I see that there is an inn at the corner of the street, it is better to charter that inn and let the brothers live there temporarily." ”

The middle-aged man nodded, and the sick-looking young man turned his head and ordered: "Blonde, go and charter that inn, now that Gyeonggi has just calmed down, there are not many merchants who want to go out, if there are people who stay in the house, give more silver, and persuade them to leave, don't have a dispute!" ”

"What about you, uncle?" The man on the side asked.

"I, Inspector Lu and Lord Yang will stay here, there are post guards waiting here, and you have worked all the way, so you can rest well today!"

When Jiao Han heard the words "Inspector Lu", his legs weakened, and he knelt in front of him, and asked in a trembling voice: "Dare to ask the lord, but is it Inspector Lu of Xuanda?" ”

Lu Xiangsheng smiled slightly, "It's this official, what does Yicheng have to say?" ”

The assembly guards behind Jiao Han also exclaimed, and before the middleman could react, they all knelt behind Jiao Han, and they couldn't be said, and they kowtowed a few times with Jiao Han.

Lu Xiangsheng was taken aback, and hurriedly helped, "Why did Yi Cheng make such a big gift?" ”

Jiao Han stubbornly kowtowed three times in a row, and then stood up respectfully, "The superintendent is serious, now who in the area of Beizhili Jingshi does not know the prestige of the superintendent, and has been fighting with the Tartars for several months, and even beheaded dozens of generals of the Tartars and expelled them from the Beijing Division. The superintendent is now in the hearts of our people and others, and that is the real Buddha of all families! If it weren't for the bloody battle led by the superintendent, I don't know how long the people of Zhili would have been poisoned by the Tartars! ”

Lu Xiangsheng was also a little moved. Zhu Ping'an, who was behind him, nodded with satisfaction, and whispered to Cao Wuxian, who was supporting him beside him: "It seems that Yin Shigang's errand to build momentum is doing a good job!" ”

Cao Wuxian smiled: "It's not that the young master knows people!" ”

At the moment, Jiao Han suddenly became busy, and was busy letting Lu Xiangsheng and others use tea in Dao Zhengtang, and after a short time, the people in the surrounding streets and alleys knew that Lu Xiangsheng had come to Gu'an, and immediately crowded the post station, and sent in baskets of eggs, meat and vegetables, and pastries like flowing water.

And Zhu Ping'an looked at the facilities of the post station with the support of Cao Wuxian, and after reading it, he didn't say anything, so he ordered his subordinates to purchase a tool and send it directly to everyone's residence.

After the Julu War, Zhu Ping'an fell ill, but this illness was menacing, and the fatigue of the coming day and the sadness squeezed in his heart also led to this illness coming like a mountain. After falling asleep for three days, they woke up slowly, but Lu Xiangsheng and the others were so frightened that they asked famous doctors for research and treatment, and recuperated for more than a month, and then they got better, but their bodies were still a little weak.

I had no choice but to receive the will of the imperial court, and I heard that Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting were also going to Beijing, so they couldn't delay it forever. So, Lu Xiangsheng prepared a carriage, and Cao Wuxian and others served with the carriage, so they set off for Beijing.

And because Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu were going to return with the whole army, they would have to meet in Gu'an County, Shuntian Prefecture, and then rush to Beijing together.

And Zhu Ping'an's only remaining 500 soldiers and horses rushed back to Fengyang under the leadership of Yue Jinfeng. The bodies of the soldiers who died in the battle have been collected, and Zhu Ping'an requisitioned a cart near Fucheng at any cost to transport all the remains of the soldiers who could be found back to Fengyang, which also made Lu Xiangsheng and others sigh. In the past, the bodies of the soldiers who died in the war were all buried on the spot, and it is really unique for Zhu Ping'an to pay for a car to transport the soldiers' coffins back to his hometown, but it can also be seen from this that his love and compassion for the soldiers, this alone can win the hearts of the army and the people.

After dinner, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't sleep, so he called Yang Tinglin and went straight to Zhu Ping'an's room, which was getting closer and closer to Jingshi, and Lu Xiangsheng's heart was becoming more and more uneasy, always feeling that some words were not unhappy, and there were some things to ask Zhu Ping'an's opinion.

Speaking of which, Lu Xiangsheng's own feel a little funny, he has been fighting horses for half his life, and he is no longer confused, but he wants to ask a young man for advice, but he feels that he should take it for granted in his heart, and he is really getting along with Zhu Ping'an during this period of time, and he has found more and more that this son is extraordinary, and there is a splendid picture in his chest!

Zhu Ping'an did not rest, and after Zhang Ergou was killed in battle, the casualties of the auxiliary battalion were not small. So he drew the blind man to his side as a personal guard, and the blind man was not nameless or surnameless, and directly reported the name of "Shen Ke", while Li Rujing had no whereabouts.

After blocking an arrow for Zhu Ping'an, he was sent to the city for treatment. During the time when Zhu Ping'an fell ill, Li Rujing disappeared mysteriously.

Zhu Ping'an finally remembered his true identity, although he tried his best to recruit him under his command, but Zhu Ping'an also knew that with Li Rujing's identity and experience, it might not have much effect in a short period of time, but since he already knew his existence, Zhu Ping'an was confident that he would dig it up. After all, Li Rujing blocked an arrow for himself, which shows that he has already approved his own approach in his heart, and it is only a matter of time and timing to solicit.

Wang Jin sent hot tea, and the three of them gossiped without being salty or light. When Lu Xiangsheng didn't know how to speak, Yang Tinglin was a little excited about the execution of the Beijing Division.

"Governor! This time Julu victory, the imperial court has praised it, it is a good time for me to show my strength! I heard that there are rumors in Beijing that the commander may be in charge of the military department this time! ”

Lu Xiangsheng smiled wryly: "It's just some rumors, this official doesn't care about these, I just hope that the saint can see that my Ming army's heart is still useful, work hard, and turn the tide!" ”

Listening to the words of the two, Zhu Ping'an didn't say anything, but just asked Wang Jinfa to take a box, take out a piece of letterhead from it, and hand it to the two. "Commander, Lord Yang, this is news from Jingshi, it is conclusive, let's take a look first!"

Lu Xiangsheng took a look at it, and his face suddenly turned colored.

Yang Tinglin also hurriedly looked at it, but couldn't help but exclaim, "What? Hong Chengchou was appointed as the governor of Jiliao, the governor of the military outside the Guan, and the governor of Sun Chuanting Shandong, Henan, and Hebei soldiers and horses, and the main thief matter! (To be continued......)

PS: This chapter should be the first chapter of the second volume, and it cannot be deleted due to an upload error, so it can only be placed in the first volume, please forgive me!