Han Wendeng slowly opened the gift box, only to see that there was a thing inside, wrapped in silk cloth, opened gently, a strange-shaped thing was lying inside, this thing connected the two small tubes together, Rao is well-informed Han Wendeng also saw such a thing for the first time, and felt weird.

However, this thing is exquisitely made, inlaid with gold and jade, and it looks pleasing to the eye.

"Haoshan, what is this?" Han Wendeng couldn't help but ask.

Lu Haoshan smiled and said, "I wonder if you have heard of the far clairvoyant?" ”

"Clairvoyance? Not only has the official heard, but there is also a body in the study that he bought from an outsider for a lot of money, that thing is good, and it can be seen quite far, but unfortunately once he accidentally fell off the horse and broke it" Han Wendeng said, with a thrill in his heart, and asked a little surprised: "You won't say, this thing is clairvoyance." ”

"Exactly, adults will know by looking at it."

Han Wendeng fiddled with the telescope in his hand and asked curiously, "What is the use of this thing, do you look at it this way?" ”

Good guy, look at the telescope backwards, Lu Haoshan couldn't help laughing, hurriedly walked up, and taught Han Wendeng how to use this telescope correctly while correcting it, in fact, it is also very simple, Han Wendeng has also used clairvoyance before, it can be said that a little bit, after learning how to use it, Han Wendeng played with this telescope with great interest.

Soon, Han Wendeng found that the benefits of this kind of binoculars, not only can see far and clearly, but also see a lot naturally, most of the telescopes that flow into Daming are telescopic monoculars, and you need to squint one eye when you look at them, and Lu Haoshan is a binocular, which is more ergonomic, whether it is application or technology, it is not comparable to the simple monocular.

The work of a generation of master craftsmen, where will it be bad.

I played for a while. Han Wendeng put it down, a little love to play with the telescope in his hand, just now I think it is weird, now I don't feel weird at all, the workmanship is fine, the lines are smooth, not only inlaid with jade, but also carved with a pleasing auspicious cloud pattern, the more I look at it, the more I like it.

"Not bad, not bad. Haoshan, your birthday gift is really good, the old man likes it very much, and let you break the bank. Han Wendeng looked at Lu Haoshan and said with a smile.

To surprise myself again, I am really clever and sensible.

When others come to give gifts, they give too much calligraphy and paintings, and they feel bland, and they feel a bit vulgar about gold and silver goods. Han Wendeng has read the gift list in front of him, although they are all very valuable, but there is no eye-catching gift, but Lu Haoshan's gift. It is delicate and practical, which makes Han Wenden very satisfied.

Lu Haoshan immediately said respectfully: "Actually, it's not worth a few dollars, I know that adults have a breeze on their sleeves, so they are inlaid with ordinary jade, turquoise and other worthless things." It's rare for adults to like it, and it's an honor for the lower officials. ”

It is inlaid with precious materials such as pearls and opal, but Lu Haoshan opened his mouth and said turquoise. In this way, it seems that this gift is not very valuable, but it is even louder to his official voice when it is passed out, Han Wenliang was in a good mood when he heard it, and said happily: "If you have a heart, the official will have to drink a few more drinks with you in a while." ”

"Master Xie." Lu Haoshan thanked him, and then stepped aside very interestingly.

This birthday banquet, Han Wendeng is the protagonist, those who can come here to celebrate their birthdays are all well-known big names, it is estimated that the youngest is his own small thousand households, Lu Haoshan knows it, just make people memorable, there is no need to be in the limelight, and the housekeeper of the Han Mansion on the side is also busy, his own master said that he would have a few drinks with Lu Haoshan in a while, so that Lu Haoshan, who was not qualified to go to the main table, had to arrange to go to the main table, otherwise the master and who would drink, in this way, someone had to be taken down, which one should be taken down These are things he has to consider.

After wishing his birthday and sending a congratulatory gift, Lu Haoshan was taken aside by the waiting girl who led the way just now, drank tea and snacks, and waited for a while to enter the table.

Lu Haoshan finished congratulating, those banquet guests came one after another, Lu Haoshan is still a newcomer, while being polite with the people next to him, while watching others congratulate Han Wendeng on his birthday, for him, this is an opportunity to integrate into the Sichuan Dusi, Lu Haoshan found that the people present, there are generals with troops, there are generals in charge of logistics, there are fellow intellectuals who patrol, etc., these all occupy an important position in the army, no wonder Han Wendeng can bring down Guo Feng, so that Guo Feng's general order is not reached, the command system is invalid, and it almost makes people empty, so it seems that Guo Feng lost unjustly.

"Report, the governor of the three sides, Lord Hong, has arrived."

The atmosphere was a little peaceful and suddenly excited, in Daming, there was only one person who called the governor of Hong, that is, the new governor of Shaanxi Province on the three sides of Zhan Hong Chengchou, which was the number one person in the Ming military attaché, and could be called the nemesis of the mob, and the suppression of the mob was not soft at all, others said that the killing was ominous, but he raised the butcher knife without mercy, and the "mob" who died under his knife can be said to be countless, and he is known as the "King of Hong Yan" in the hearts of the people.

Lu Haoshan knew that the attitude of the Ming Dynasty towards the peasant uprising was not very tough at first, and the former governor of the three sides of Shaanxi, Yang He, advocated that the Fu should be the mainstay, supplemented by the suppression, but there was a severe drought every year, and the overstretched households could not come up with money and silver, and the officers and soldiers of the Liaodong Front could not pay their salaries. Only to rebel again.

As a result, the people rebelled repeatedly, and the court finally understood that "Fu" was not as good as suppression, so Yang He, who advocated "Fu-based", stepped down, and Hong Chengchou, who had always advocated suppression, was reused and took over as the governor of Shaanxi Trilateral, and Hong Chengchou was also a general among the Ming generals, but he did not expect him to come to Han Wendeng's birthday banquet.

Now that the mob is making trouble in Shaanxi and Shanxi, how can he have time to come to Chengdu?

Not only Lu Haoshan was surprised, but even the guests present were also surprised, even the birthday star Han Wendeng stood up in surprise, in fact, he admired Hong Chengchou's personality and had a little old friend, but he didn't expect him to come, so he quickly stood up when he heard the words and went out to greet him immediately.

"Brother Hong, it's really you, I didn't expect you to come, it's really flattering to Han." Before he walked out of the hall, Hong Chengchou had already arrived, and Han Wendeng immediately said with a smile.

"Brother Han is really joking" Hong Chengchou said with a smile: "But it's not a special trip, it's a bit of business, passing through here, I'll come to eat a glass of birthday wine and drink, I'm in a hurry, I didn't prepare a congratulatory gift, and I ask Brother Han to bear with me, and I will make up for it in the future." ”

Both of them can be said to be literati and full of poetry and books, and on such informal occasions, they do not call each other's official names, but refer to each other as "brother", which shows that their personal relationship is not bad.

Han Wendeng laughed, patted Hong Chengchou's shoulder and said, "How can you say this, Brother Hong, you can come, this is the best gift, what are you bothering to do, by the way, Brother Hong, now those mobs are making a lot of trouble, why do you have time to appear here now?" ”

"Huayuan, does Brother Han believe it?" Hong Chengchou said with a wry smile.

"Fate?" Han Wenden paused for a moment, but quickly nodded and said, "It's difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, this is wronged Brother Hong." ”

For an army, there is one thing more important than the commander's command skills, that is, logistics, the army has no food for three days, but it is reasonable to think about it, Shaanxi is the hardest hit area, ten rooms and nine empty, at most more than 100 large and small mobs loot everywhere, all of them are easy to cannibalize, and the money and food of the court are even more stretched, for an excellent general, sometimes you have to find a way to turn around, you can't rely on the court, otherwise the soldiers will have to starve to death, what kind of war, Sichuan is the country of abundance, although there are also riots, The emaciated camel was bigger than the horse and ran to Sichuan to ask for help.

This is not a good place.

Han Wendeng didn't ask any more, and said with a smile: "Brother Hong, please." ”

"Please"

Just when Han Wendeng and Hong Chengchou were sympathizing with each other, Lu Haoshan couldn't help but ask: "Zhou Yanshi, isn't Governor Hong busy exterminating those anti-thieves?" How did you come all the way to Chengdu? ”

Hong Chengchou and Han Wendeng deliberately lowered their voices when they said "Huayuan", after all, this matter is disgraceful, the most important thing is that Lu Haoshan's official rank is too low, and the position arranged is also a little behind, and he didn't hear it clearly, in his impression, Hong Chengchou at this time, the new official took office, he must make some political achievements and be busy suppressing bandits, why does he have time to come here? Zhou Yanshi is Zhou Zhong, who invited Lu Haoshan on behalf of Han Wendeng, and happened to sit next to Lu Haoshan.

"Yes, if you don't know the price of firewood and rice, the thieves entered Shanxi in large numbers, and the officials in Shanxi reported to the court that Shaanxi was not effective in suppressing bandits, and the neighbors were beggar-ggars, and Governor Hong was able to suppress bandits, and he was deeply valued by the emperor, and he was specially approved to lead troops into Shanxi to suppress bandits. In the middle of the week, he was in the Dusi Mansion, well-informed, and Lu Haoshan was his own person, so he explained to Lu Haoshan with a smile.

"Is the time?" Lu Haoshan said in surprise: "My lord, is there something wrong?" ”

Zhou Zhong nodded and said: "That's right, Lu Qianhu, you are really careful, the main Houjin invasion of the army in the Jifu region has been plundered and returned, and now it is winter, Liaodong is extremely cold, not suitable for fighting, there is no threat of the Liaodong front, the imperial court can free up its hands to deal with them, like Shaanxi General Wang Chengen, Gansu General Yang Jiamo and other Qinwang troops, successively transferred back to Shaanxi to participate in the pursuit, and that's it, forcing those mud feet to run to Shanxi, Governor Hong while sending troops to continue to pursue and suppress the mob left in Shaanxi, while drawing troops, Following the thieves into Shanxi, the two fierce generals like Cao Wenzhao and Ai Wannian have set off first, and it is estimated that Governor Hong is making final preparations. ”

It turned out that this was the case, Lu Haoshan suddenly realized, no wonder the Sichuan border has been so calm recently, it turned out that the main battlefield has been transferred to Shanxi, it is a crisis and a turning point, for Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, this is an opportunity for development and expansion, not limited to an uprising in a place in Shaanxi, looking at the Central Plains, this is driving the tiger into the mountains.

Isn't it also an opportunity for yourself? (To be continued......)