Chapter 388: Blossom (1) (Text)
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The conditions of Dinghaiwei are simple, there is no Guang Mansion required by Zhang Guojun, the uncle of King Lu, and there are no various delicacies listed by him, Ma Gui was busy sweating, which did not satisfy Zhang Guojun, but added a belly of fire to him.
"King Lu is here to take the position of superintendent, and we don't eat such vulgar food in Taizhou!"
Zhang Guojun's voice was sharp, similar to that of the eunuchs in the palace, and the shouting voice pierced several courtyards. The general soldier's mansion was not big, and King Lu in the house also heard it, but he didn't come out to stop it.
Ma Gui didn't dare to fight back, his face was red like a pig's liver, and he wanted to go to Zhai Zhe for instructions.
He lowered his head and hurried away, but was intercepted by Zong Mao, who rushed out of Zhai Zhe's study. Facing Zong Mao in front, Meng Kang followed three or four steps behind, his steps were fast, and his expression was hurried, as if he was ordered to go out to do something.
"Sect Leader!" Ma Gui held back his anger and puffed out his mouth to ask for instructions. He is honest and honest, and the management of accounts and materials is clear, but the power of the general military office and military quartermaster is actually completely in the hands of Zong Mao. On weekdays, it was mostly Zong Mao who gave orders, and he went to do it. Recently, Ningshao Military Town has been busy with affairs, and Zong Mao can't get rid of it, and he has been handling various affairs according to old practices.
"Old Ma, why have you been wronged?"
Zong Mao and Ma Gui are partners in Hanzhai, and they can immediately guess his thoughts at a glance. He is such a strong manager, and his partner Ma Gui has no heart to fight for power, and he is a deputy who does things in a down-to-earth manner, which is very suitable, so for more than ten years, he and Ma Gui have cooperated perfectly, and the relationship is also good.
Ma Gui briefly recounted Zhang Guojun's scolding.
Meng Kang walked behind Zong Mao and heard it clearly.
"What King Lu, if you follow Lao Tzu's temper, you will have an adult as this prison country, the emperor, and the princes of the court, what good things can you do." Meng Kang didn't wait for Ma Gui to finish speaking, and began to open his mouth to scold, but his voice was not as loud as before, and it was only heard by the two people around him.
Zong Mao's face was full of joy and gradually became cold, and he hated iron and instructed: "Old Ma, you are really confused, you should also go to the adults for this kind of thing." If everyone does this, adults are afraid that they will not even have time to eat on weekdays, and they will scold him, and you will turn a deaf ear. If King Lu does not want to live, he moves out by himself, and he does not want to eat, so he will go hungry himself. ”
Ma Gui was dumbfounded.
Meng Kang gave a thumbs up to Zong Mao.
"Xinqi met me, the adults are busy, how can I care about such trivial things now." Zong Mao shook his head again and again, "General Meng and I are about to lead the army to Ningbo, if anyone blames it, you will say that it is my order." ”
Ma Gui nodded, he was used to Zong Mao taking big ideas on weekdays, and suddenly he was on his own, and there were indeed many discomforts.
Meng Kang went to the barracks to order soldiers, and after Zong Mao sent Ma Gui away, he was still secretly sighing, "Ma Gui is so honest!" "If you are not honest, how can you be his deputy.
The excitement of Dinghaiwei Station soon ended.
After welcoming King Lu, Zhai Zhe seemed to disappear, and Zhang Mingzhen led his troops to warship on horseback an hour later, and sailed to Zhoushan Island on the opposite side of the wind and waves, leaving only Ma Gui and Zhang Guojun entangled.
At noon, seven or eight hundred gunners wearing chain armor lined up neatly out of the Dinghai Guard, trotting all the way to the direction of Ningbo, followed by a hundred cavalry, holding two flags "Dinghai" and "Xiao".
Xiao Zhiyan didn't go, Zhai Zhe only asked Zong Mao and Meng Kang to come forward and contact the squire of Ningbo Mansion on behalf of Ning Shaojun Town.
The June sun was very hot, and the soldiers had to rest for a while after running ten miles.
At this time, there are many people who are not afraid of the sun.
In front of the government office in the city of Ningbo, nearly 1,000 people gathered.
Zhu Zhikui, the prefect of the Qing court, and several others lost their hats and hid in the corners of the mansion. Qian Sule and more than a dozen squires and a cadre were under the big banyan tree in front of the government office, a group of people were noisy, and some people looked up at the sky from time to time.
"Why haven't you come yet!"
The restless students ran from east to west, and from west back to east.
"Neither General Zhai nor Deputy General Zhang have seen him, but the personal soldiers of General Zhai in Zhoushan told him that he will definitely arrive today, and Vice General Xiao agreed very simply." Qian Sule's head was half white, and his two eyebrows squeezed towards his nose. The promised military town was not available, and he only relied on these people, and he began to make sudden troubles in his heart.
Several of the squires seemed to be preoccupied, and most of them did not speak, and six or seven students were full of energy, and from time to time they went to the front of the government to agitate the gathered people.
"I'd rather die than shave my head!"
Someone took the lead, someone echoed, Zhu Zhikui's face was like earth, and he opened his hoarse voice and begged bitterly: "Old Qian, you and I have been friends for more than ten years, just let me live, I know I was wrong!" ”
Qian Sule's face was unbearable, everyone looked up and didn't look down on weekdays, and they used to take care of it in the officialdom. If, as those students said, Zhu Zhikui was beheaded at home, he really couldn't bear it.
"It's coming, it's coming!" A few township soldiers trotted all the way into the crowd, "The cavalry is coming from the direction of Dinghaiwei." ”
"Really?"
The shouting in front of the government office became louder, and Qian Sule touched the sweat on his forehead. The squires on the left and right reacted differently, some with excited expressions, some with gloomy faces. The slightly famous squires of Ningbo Mansion are here, but a few people don't know if they are willing. Dong Zhining and other troublemakers gathered a mob and dragged them from their homes here three days ago, not allowing them to be free.
Ningbo Fu Xie Sanbin hid behind on the right side, sometimes looking at the ground, sometimes looking up, and the ants that were running around under his feet had been trampling. The mob made trouble and forced him to donate 10,000 taels of silver as a soldier's salary. His family has a big business, unlike those students. It was not easy to not have this silver when he was a prisoner, and he provoked the Qing army to advance eastward, and he was in vain in the first half of his life.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"
Meng Kang urged his horse to lead a hundred cavalry to rush into the city gate of Ningbo Mansion, and the soldiers were thrown more than 20 miles away.
Cheers erupted on both sides of the street.
The township soldiers led the way, and a hundred cavalry showed off their might and rushed through the people gathered in front of the palace.
The fierce momentum, the indifferent eyes, the cavalry stepped on the ground when they dismounted, and the soldiers on both sides pulled out their cold long knives to open the way, so that the boiling scene immediately quieted down.
These people are Zhai Zhe's personal guards, and they have been tempered in the grassland for ten years.
The cavalry on both sides made way for a road, and Zong Mao and Meng Kang stepped forward side by side.
"On the orders of Ning Shaoxiao's general soldiers, take over Ningbo Mansion." Meng Kang was aggressive and pulled his throat.
"General!" Qian Sule stepped forward to talk.
"Qian Lao!" Zong Mao bowed his hand, "Please wait!" ”
He turned to face everyone, raised his eyebrows, and said: "Qing captives plundered my Ming land, killed my Han people, and wanted to destroy my Ming clothes, you are all my iron-clad men, so you dare to do such a famous thing with your head." ”
"I am ordered by General Ning Shaozhai to accept everyone's righteous deeds!" Zong Mao raised his right hand, "Good news for everyone, last night Zhai led the army to attack Hangzhou at night, and has recovered Hangzhou City, and is preparing to enter Nanjing and recover Jiangnan." ”
"Oh!" , continuous exclamations, the students and civilians who were originally frightened by the fierce cavalry were like fireworks.
After waiting for a quarter of an hour or so, Zong Mao pressed down his hands, stopped the crowd cheering, and took out a letter from his arms.
"Most of you are heroes and righteous men, but there are also traitors hiding in the world."
He handed the letter to Qian Sule, "This is Xie Sanbin's secret letter to Chief Xiao to tell you about your actions!" Which is Xie Sanbin? He looked polite and polite, far less intimidating than Meng Kang, and Xie Sanbin collapsed to the ground after drinking this body.
Two wolf-like soldiers rushed forward, lifting Xie Sanbin's thin body in the air like an eagle catching a chicken, and pulled him to the middle of the field.
"What do you say?"
The audience was silent at first, and Dong Zhining, the student standing at the front, had a hideous face, and suddenly shouted angrily: "Kill him!" Xie Sanbin secretly reported that he wanted to kill everyone, no wonder he was so angry.
Zong Mao wanted to order Xie Sanbin's head to be cut off and detonate the atmosphere of the audience, but Zhai Zhe had explained in advance.
"This matter will be handed over to Mr. Qian and you to discuss and deal with together."
Zong Mao kicked the ball to Qian Sule.
He walked up to Qian Sule and whispered: "Ningbo has a rich old man, Shaoxing Zheng Zunyu drove away Zhang Su, the prefect of the Qing Dynasty, and the land of Ningshao is full of hot-blooded men." Please ask Qian Lao to inform the righteous teachers from Shaoxing, Cixi, Fenghua and other places to gather outside the city of Ningbo, and be uniformly deployed by Ningshao Military Town, so as not to fight separately and scatter the sand. In addition, General Zhai has invited King Lu to Dinghaiwei, and asked Qian Lao to come forward and contact Zhang Guowei, the former military secretary of Dongyang, and Zhu Dadian, the former governor of Fengyang in Jinhua, to discuss important matters. ”
"King Lu is already in Ningbo?" Qian Sule was pleasantly surprised, the news that came at this hour was too exciting. Ning Shao's chief soldier Zhai Zhe seemed to have already arranged a qiē, and he only needed to push the boat down the river.
"Exactly!"
"Okay, I'll send a letter to the courtiers in eastern Zhejiang." Qian Sule nodded busily.
This side deals with various affairs, and the eight hundred birds and soldiers of Ning Shaojun Town enter the city to control the city gates on all sides.
Zong Mao supported Qian Sule, summoned Dong Zhining and other six prestigious students, and entrusted them to persuade the onlookers. On the same day, notices were posted overnight, and those who had money contributed money, and those who had power contributed to recruit new soldiers in Ningbo Prefecture.
Qian Sule once served as a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, and his prestige in Ningbo was very high, so it was only fitting for him to come forward to gather volunteers from various county governments and contact courtiers from all over the country.
Xie Sanbin, Zhu Zhikui and several others were imprisoned in the prison of Ningbo Mansion, and everyone was busy with affairs, so they had no time to take care of them for the time being.
In the second half of the night, the night dew moistened the grass in the dark, Zong Mao, who had been busy for a while, still had bright eyes, and there was already a whirring snoring sound from Meng Kang's room next door. He was full of energy, staying up late to deal with military affairs as a daily routine, and in another hour it was about to dawn, and he was not a little tired.
"Someone, take me to the prison!"
The four pro-soldiers lit lanterns and led Zong Mao to the cell.
The original prisoners in the prison were all released, only Xie Sanbin, Zhu Zhikui and other four.
There was a musty smell, and the rats were frightened and scurryed around. Under the light, Xie Sanbin's eyes were like a frightened rabbit, watching Zong Mao approach step by step.
"Let me go, I'll give you 10,000 taels of silver!" His voice trembled.
Zong Mao bent down and stood in front of him, "Ten thousand taels? Hey, hey,"
Xie Sanbin knelt on the ground and looked up.
Zong Mao's right hand took out a roast chicken and half a bottle of wine like magic, and handed them through the gap in the fence, "I haven't eaten for a day, I must be hungry!" ”
"Thank you, sir, after letting me out, there will be a lot of thanks." Xie Sanbin hugged the roast chicken and took a bite.
"Eat it!" Zong Mao let out a long sigh and continued to walk forward.
Xie Sanbin's face instantly turned pale, as if he had figured out something, "This is ......" He immediately threw the roast chicken on the ground, kowtowed fiercely, and screamed in horror: "Don't kill me!" You can do whatever you want! ”
"Fifty thousand taels of silver, fifty thousand taels!"
Zong Mao turned around, and his smile was very warm in the firelight, "I heard that you are rich in Ningbo, and your family has thousands of acres of fertile land." ”