The meeting of Li Mu and Sun Chengzong heralded the official convergence of the two teams. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The next thing is naturally taken over by Man Gui, and there is no need for the two of them to arrange the matter personally, and those who sit on the official must always give their subordinates a chance to perform, so as to highlight the importance of their subordinates.

Besides, Man Gui has long been very handy in managing such trivial chores in Shenyang City, and he can handle it clearly by himself, and there is no need for the two of them to point fingers next to him, which will make it even more chaotic.

Livestock were left on the ice of the Liao River, and some trees were cut down on both sides of the riverbank, and wooden stakes were used to temporarily fence around to prevent livestock from running around.

After all this, it was time for dinner, and everyone went up to the banks of the river, lit bonfires, slaughtered cattle and sheep, set up boilers, and prepared a hearty dinner.

The arrival of the Shanhaiguan team and the appearance of Sun Chengzong also heralded the end of the order of the Liaodong border army to strictly defend and defend.

After seeing the warrant, the Jinzhou city guard immediately came to visit with rich living materials, and explained some reasons, Li Mu's team had just arrived at Jinzhou City, and there was no difficulty in coming to visit.

Li Mu also generously expressed his understanding, and in front of Sun Chengzong, he personally invited the guard general to participate in tonight's bonfire night.

He has no reason to be angry when people strictly abide by the general order, after all, this general order was issued because of him.

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Under the city of Jinzhou, on both sides of a section of the Liao River, orange and red bonfires are lit, and the sound of firewood burning can be clearly heard in the air.

The bonfire night in the barracks is always inseparable from the activities of wrestling with each other and competing with each other for the amount of alcohol, venting the excess energy in the body, and after a hearty hearty experience, they feast around the roasted beef and mutton, singing songs that only men can understand.

Fortunately, this bonfire night is not only a one-man show for men, but also for more than 20,000 Jurchen women, who are attached to the campfire, in addition to taking care of the barbecue on the bonfire, also bring unique Jurchen songs and dances to the men.

It also adds a bit of fun, not as monotonous as when men move between each other.

Pretty Hu Xuan.

Sweet singing.

The reflection of a woman under a bonfire is extraordinarily moving.

"Warrior on the horse, your girl is looking forward to your return...., with watery eyes, and will speak love words......"

After presiding over the opening of the bonfire night, drinking a few glasses of spirits with his subordinates, eating a few bites of barbecue, telling some jokes, and of course, kicking a few feet on his subordinates, Li Mu and Sun Chengzong handed over the scene to their subordinates to play.

With the presence of the two of them, although the atmosphere is also very warm, it can be clearly seen that these subordinates are playing, and their spirits will always be tense, and they dare not relax too much.

Listening to the singing of the Jurchen women behind him, as well as the unbridled shouting of the men, Sun Chengzong smiled enviously: "The young man is so good, the old man is old, he is too strong to drink, and he can't dance." ”

"Lord Sun said with a smile, Lao Ji is determined to be thousands of miles, you can at least work for the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years, and when the Ming Dynasty prospers again, it is not too late to enjoy your old age." Li Mu said with a smile.

For the loyal and famous ministers in history, he has always maintained the greatest respect, and Sun Chengzong is now less than fifty years old, at least he can be an official for more than ten years, and shine for the Ming Dynasty, he will not let such a capable minister not use, let the capable minister waste time in vain, it is simply a tyrannical thing.

Sun Chengzong shook his head, waved his hand, and said, "No, it's not as young and promising as Master Li, the old man is really old." ”

He really felt a little powerless, Daming had changed too much in the past two years, and it was too fast, which made him feel like he couldn't touch the edges.

Looking at Jinzhou City at night not far away, Sun Chengzong continued: "Lord Li solved the border trouble in eastern Liaodong for the Ming Dynasty, and the old man is useless, and it is time to disarm and return to the field." ”

Anyway, the battle of 120,000 Jurchen Eight Banners, the Ming Liaodong Frontier became relaxed for a while, and now with Li Muzai, he thinks that it doesn't matter if Liaodong has him or not, he is not the kind of person who likes to hold on to his power, otherwise, in the Apocalypse Dynasty, he will not work against the eunuchs.

Master Sun laughed. Li Mu looked at the distance, the ancient clear sky, the air without haze, and he could vaguely see the torches used for lighting on the Great Wall in the distance, and turned to Sun Chengzong and said, "Lord Sun is cold outside, why don't we go to the camp tent and sit?" ”

Hearing this, Sun Chengzong nodded and smiled: "It's okay." ”

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A temporary camp made of wood and fur used as a resting place for Li Mu and Sun Chengzong, although it was built temporarily, it was enough to withstand the wind and cold outside.

When the tent was set up, the surrounding frozen snow had already been cleared, and the cleared snow was piled up in a circle around the tent, which could not only play a fixed role, but also prevent the cold wind from blowing into the tent from below.

The ground inside the tent was covered with a thick Mongolian carpet, so that the temperature inside would not melt the frozen soil and step on it, and the melted soil would be stained on the boots.

Lifting the curtain of the tent, a hot air rushed to his face, so that Sun Chengzong couldn't help but praise: "It's still warmer here, the old man's body is about to be unbearable to the cold of Liaodong." ”

Li Mu smiled and didn't speak, the reason why the camp was so warm was thanks to the half-human-high copper stove in the middle, which was naturally brought out of the imperial palace in Shenyang City.

In other words, this copper stove with a hollow lid was originally placed in the Dazheng Hall and used as a stove for incense, but now it is used for heating, and I don't know if it is considered a waste use.

Seeing this copper furnace at that time, Li Mu originally wanted to let Man Gui dissolve directly into copper water, so that it would be convenient to bring it back to Daming, but he didn't know what would happen, but he finally stayed.

In Li Mu's four-wheeled carriage, there was also an identical copper stove, but in terms of size, it was much smaller than the one in this tent.

Inside, Li Mu proposed to Sun Chengzong: "Lord Sun, why don't we sit around the fireplace, drink a cup of hot tea, chat, and you can also relieve hangover?"

"That's what the old man wants." Sun Chengzong was also greatly moved.

With that, the two sat around the fireplace.

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The two sat down.

Li Mu took off the hollow lid on the copper stove, revealing the silver frost charcoal fire in the stove, and on the mouth of the stove, an iron shelf was propped up, and a pot of water was boiled.

Wait for the water to boil for a while, so that you can use it to make tea.

Looking at the blazing flames in the furnace, Li Mu said to Sun Chengzong: "Lord Sun, I really didn't expect you to personally lead the team out of the customs, it's really torturous for Li Mu." ”

"Where, the old man also wants to see Lord Li who has made immortal contributions to the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible, so he will act like this." After speaking, Sun Chengzong looked ashamed and added: "But to ignore the border defense of Liaodong, this is the old man is a little reckless." ”

"Lord Sun is too worried, at this time, whether it is a Jurchen or a Mongol, no one should dare to run over to pick up the tiger whiskers of the Ming Dynasty, unless they don't want to live." Li Mu said confidently.

It's not that he exaggerated, the battle of Shenyang City not only crippled and abolished the Jurchen tribe, but also shocked all the enemies of the Ming Dynasty in the eastern Liaodong frontier.

Sun Chengzong said with heartfelt emotion: "With Lord Li's meritorious service to suppress the Ming Liaodong Frontier, don't talk about this period of time, I am afraid that in the next few years or ten years, there will be no war in the Liaodong Frontier." ”

"This is really for the benefit of the people of Liaodong."

It's also true, Li Mu killed 120,000 Jurchen Eight Banners at once, how could the Jurchens still have the heart to invade the border Daming? It is estimated that Huang Taiji was sitting in the dilapidated Dazheng Hall at this time, thinking about how to let the remaining tens of thousands of Jurchens survive this winter and how to restore the Jurchen ethnic group.

Without the Jurchens threatening the Liaodong frontier of the Ming Dynasty, the people of the Ming Dynasty living in Liaodong would not have to worry about being ruined and displaced by the war.

In this way, isn't he just benefiting the people of Limin?

However, Li Mu didn't want to let the Liaodong border of the Ming Dynasty be quiet like this, so he said to Sun Chengzong: "Lord Sun has been promoted, this official is not doing this to benefit the people of Liaodong Dawn, if you want to say so, it is okay, at least in the future, the people of Liaodong will no longer have to suffer from the Jurchen invasion of the border." ”

"How should this be said?" Sun Chengzong was puzzled.

Therefore, Li Mu talked about the reform of the Ming army in his heart, took the Liaodong frontier as a place for military training, and used the tens of thousands of Jurchen tribes he deliberately left behind as a whetstone to temper the reformed Ming army.

After listening to Li Mu's future arrangements for the Liaodong Frontier, Sun Chengzong pondered for a moment and said, "I didn't expect that Lord Li would think so deeply about the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Where, this official also eats the king's lu, and he should think about the Ming Dynasty." Li Mucai will not say that all this is prepared for his Yan'er.

Breaking the original military system of the Ming Dynasty and setting up an inspection team to check the civilian system, everything can be said to be done for Zhang Yan.

It was even said that he personally took the wolf cavalry guard out to deal with the Jurchens, and that was also for his women.

Men can sometimes do a lot for the sake of their women.

As for Daming, he can only say that he is very sorry, the old Zhu family has no relationship with him, so he is not in the mood to waste energy to save the old Zhu family's industry.

What does it have to do with him whether the Ming Dynasty will perish or not?

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After a while, I saw Da Yu'er walk into the camp tent, turned around and lifted the curtain of the camp tent, and let Zhezhe, who was following behind with something, walk in.

Li Mu saw Zhezhe and Da Yu'er enter the tent, so he ended the conversation with Sun Chengzong and looked at his two women.

Zhezhe came to Li Mu with his things, and said softly: "Master, Zhezhe and Bumu Butai stewed some fish soup, and brought it to Lord and Lord Sun to taste, the fish was caught by General Mangui himself in the ice hole dug in the Liao River." ”

"The fish that Man Gui caught?" Li Mu was surprised for a moment, and then smiled at Sun Chengzong: "Lord Sun doesn't know, this guy Man Gui has helped the official a lot in Shenyang City." ”

"Lord Sun, why don't you try the craftsmanship of these two women?"

"Well, the old man is hungry just by smelling the taste, this fish soup must be very fresh." Taking the bowl of milk-white fish soup handed over by Zhezhe, Sun Chengzong said: "Master Li, don't look at Man Gui's rough appearance, his mind is still quite good, but sometimes he has a short temper. ”

Li Mu also took a bowl of fish soup, blew a breath, and said, "It's okay, this guy Man Gui is quite suitable for the official's appetite." ”

Serving the fish soup to Li Mu and Sun Chengzong respectively, Zhezhe and the two did not leave, but saw the kettle boiling on the stove, saw that the water was boiling, and naturally took over the responsibility of making tea.

Sun Chengzong took advantage of the heat to take a sip of fish soup, glanced at Zhezhe and Da Yu'er who were making tea in the camp tent, and said: "Lord Li is really a blessing, I went to Shenyang City and returned with a great victory, and I got back two such beautiful Jurchen beauties." ”

In ancient times, men were not lustful, it was simply abnormal, so Sun Chengzong was not surprised by Zhezhe and Da Yu'er, and there were more than 20,000 Jurchen women outside.

"Hehe, Master Sun guessed wrong." Li Mu pointed to Zhezhe and Da Yu'er and introduced: "The two of them are not Jurchen women, they are Mongolian women, one is called Zhezhe, and the other is called Da Yuer, both of them are the Fujin of the guy Huang Taiji, and when they attacked Shenyang City, they happened to be captured by the official in the palace. ”

Sun Chengzong was stunned and said, "I didn't expect Lord Li to make his dream come true." ”

He remembered very clearly, what did Li Mu say at that time on Shanhaiguan, didn't he just want to see the two women of Huang Taiji?

This time I not only saw it, but I brought it back.

I had to make him admire.

Thinking of the large number of Jurchen women outside, Sun Chengzong asked again: "Lord Li, could those Jurchen women outside also be plundered back by you?" ”

"Those?" Li Mu shook his head and said: "At the beginning, it can be said, but not when I left Shenyang City, these are Jurchen women who are willing to submit to the Ming Dynasty." ”

Thinking of agreeing to these women, Li Mu instructed Sun Chengzong: "Lord Sun, tomorrow you return to Shanhaiguan, and the property will be sent to the capital for the official to be handed over to the Queen Mother, and more than 20,000 Jurchen women will stay in Shanhaiguan for the time being, but Lord Sun can help the official take care of it, but the official promised them to wait until they return to Daming, and hold a wedding for them and the 20,000 Guan Ning Tieqi who went out of the customs this time, and they are the main wives." ”

"Won't Master Li go back to Shanhaiguan with the old man?" Sun Chengzong asked, he thought that after tonight, everyone would go back to Shanhaiguan together.

"No, the official has a wolf cavalry guard, and there are 20,000 Guan Ning iron cavalry with other important matters, as long as Lord Sun returns to Shanhaiguan, he will temporarily help the official take care of the more than 20,000 Jurchen women, and don't let them be bullied." Li Mu really regarded these more than 20,000 Jurchen women as his own clan.

"Something else?" Sun Chengzong asked, "I wonder where Lord Li is going to go this winter?" ”

Li Muqing couldn't help blurting out.

"Majestic, high-spirited,......。"