Chapter 12: The Cook's Change
"Dayong, save people!"
Seeing that the gang of murderers had escaped into the woods, Yang Yingqian and others hurriedly ran to the front to check the injuries of the young man, because they were afraid that there were ambushes hidden in the woods, Yang Yingqian did not let Liu Daniu and others go into the woods to pursue.
Just a few people were far away, only to see the young man covered in blood, came closer and found that the young man was indeed injured not light, in addition to the clothes were all tattered, the size of the wound exposed was more than ten places, the heaviest one was in the back of the heart, as if it was injured by a wide-backed knife, the wound was very deep into the flesh and almost wanted to see the bone.
Sun Dayong looked at the young man's injuries and his face was very solemn.
"He has more than a dozen new and old wounds on his body, it seems that the gang has been chasing and killing him for a long time, I can only deal with it briefly for him, or I have to hurry back to the guard station and ask Lang Zhong to treat him to be safe."
Hearing Sun Dayong say this, everyone immediately took action, Yang Yingqian asked Liu Daniu to go back to the guard to call Renlangzhong, and find a carriage. Sun Dayong bandaged the young man's wounds on the spot, while Xie Shangzheng took Hong Anlan and Zhan Haozhi to guard the surroundings to prevent the gang from coming back.
In the woods not far away, several black-clothed people were looking in the direction of Yang Yingqian and them by the cover of the trees.
"Lord Xiang, while they are defenseless now, let's rush out and do them!" One of the men in black said eagerly.
"No!" The black-clothed man called the incense lord stared at the young man lying on the ground not far away.
"Those people are all hard stubble, we are not sure of victory, looking at their words and deeds, it seems that they are from the government, and now the sect leader has not yet accomplished the great cause, and the government cannot let the government find out our whereabouts."
The man in black said and glanced at the young man with hatred: "The Blood Sword Gate has been destroyed by the Holy Sect, and this little fish can't make any big waves, let's go back and restore our lives!" ”
The shadows of the trees moved slightly, and the figures of several men in black quickly disappeared in the dense woods........
This place is very close to Yongningwei, and after a while, Liu Daniu came with four soldiers on horseback and a carriage, and the carriage also carried Langzhong from a guard.
Everyone carried the young man into the carriage and hurried back to Yongningwei.
After returning to the Acropolis, Yang Yingqian instructed Sun Dayong to settle the young man in his own home, and told Lang Zhong to rescue the young man, and then took Xie Shangzheng and the three of them to the command envoy Si Yamen to meet Cao Hongxian.
Cao Hongxian was naturally very happy that Xie Shangzheng and the three of them could join Yongningwei, in the Battle of Hunhe last year, Yongningwei's command system was basically reimbursed, and only Hu Er was abolished by Yang Yingqian.
During the time when Yang Yingqian went to Nanjing, Cao Hongxian had been looking for candidates for middle and lower-level officers, and he also sent a letter to the Fujian Metropolitan Command Envoy, but the armaments of the guards in various places had been abandoned for a long time, and how could there be any redundant officers transferred to Yongningwei, so this article was like a mud cow entering the sea.
This time, Yang Yingqian brought back Xie Shangzheng and the three of them, which just solved the urgent need, and immediately decided to personally go to the capital to direct the activities of the envoys, and entrusted the three of them with the positions of commanders.
According to the official position of the imperial court, at the level of the guard, in addition to one commander, there are also two commanders and two commanders, four commanders, and two pacification. It's just that since the beginning of the Jiajing Dynasty, the armament of the guards in various places has been slackened, the military households have fled seriously, and the number of officers in the guards has basically not reached the full allocation.
Anyway, Xie Shangzheng and the three of them are still very happy, and the commander is also a fourth-grade military attache recognized by the imperial court, and for a few of them, the starting point is already very high.
After reporting the details of the meeting with Cao Run in Nanjing, Yang Yingqian took Xie Shangzheng and the three to the school field outside the city.
Before a few people entered the school field, they heard a burst of shouts and killings from the school field.
As soon as I arrived at the gate of the school field, I saw an officer who looked like a hundred households running out of the school gate with a team of about 100 officers and soldiers trotting out of the school gate with a spear, and the 100 households were still shouting the strange words of "one, two, one".
Hong Anlan couldn't help but be a little surprised when he looked at the scene in front of him.
"Second brother, what do you mean by this?"
Yang Yingqian smiled slightly: "It is estimated that the hundred household officials below are taking the officers and soldiers below for ten-mile long-distance running training, and conducting such training will help strengthen the endurance and physical strength of the soldiers." ”
Hong Anlan nodded thoughtfully: "Then why are you still shouting the slogan of one-two-one?" ”
"This is to train the consistency of the soldiers' pace, above the battle array, it is not by individual bravery, but by the overall combat strength of the battle array, only the tacit understanding of the soldiers in peacetime training is like a person, when the big war comes, can they exert their strongest combat power."
After the group of soldiers ran over, Yang Yingqian led the three of them into the school ground, on the school field, in addition to the officers and soldiers who were practicing technical combat in pairs, there were also people who were holding spears to practice assassination against wooden stakes.
Xie Shangzheng and the three nodded frequently after seeing this, and strengthened their belief in staying in Yongningwei.
Yang Yingqian was also very pleased to see this scene, and in the first month, he first trained Sun Dayong and more than a dozen of his personal soldiers with the memory of his previous life.
These pro-soldiers are all warrior monks from Southern Shaolin, and their comprehension ability is extremely strong, and they have thoroughly understood the essence of it in less than ten days, after which Yang Yingqian promoted more than a dozen pro-soldiers to 100 households and general banners, and the officer system of the middle and lower levels has been largely restored.
Looking at the spirit of these officers and soldiers in front of him, Yang Yingqian knew that he had taken the right step.
A few people walked around the school field, and then returned to Yang Yingqian's mansion, but when they entered the mansion, they did not see the old housekeeper Yang Fu, Yang Yingqian pulled a subordinate to ask, and only then did he know that Yang Fu was busy in Lingyan Pavilion in the past few days, and he had not gone home for several days.
The development of Lingyan Pavilion in the past few months has been somewhat unexpected by Yang Yingqian, the old housekeeper Yang Fu is also over sixty years old, and the tobacco trading stall will definitely get bigger and bigger in the future, so he has to find someone to help him.
It's just that this Yongning Wei will be easy to find a soldier who can play with a knife, but it is not easy to find a businessman, Yang Yingqian can only keep this matter in mind for the time being, and turn his head and tell the family to notify the kitchen to prepare a dinner and give the three Xie Shangzheng brothers a pick-up.
After a short time, a table of exquisite dishes was ready to stop, and Yang Yingqian beckoned Xie Shangzheng and others to take the seat.
After the four of them sat down, they found that there were few people, and they couldn't drink happily, so they wanted to call Sun Dayong and Liu Daniu, but Sun Dayong was now taking care of the seriously injured young man, Liu Daniu went home to visit his mother, and he couldn't find anyone left and right, Yang Yingqian patted his head and sent someone to call the two priests Tang Ruowang and Nan Huairen, who were living in Yang Mansion at this time.
The two priests were dragged to the wine table in the main hall by Yang Yingqian and Xie Shangzheng, and Tang Ruowang refused while dragging Yang Yingqian's arm.
"Oh, Dear Yang, our doctrine requires that our clergy refrain from drinking alcohol, which is blasphemy against the Heavenly Father!"
Yang Yingqian smiled and pressed Tang Ruowang to the chair and sat down, and said to Tang Ruowang seriously.
"Father Tang, have you ever heard of a phrase?"
Tang Ruowang blinked his blue eyes and looked at Yang Yingqian, not knowing what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.
"There is a saying that wine and meat pass through the intestines, and the heavenly father stays in his heart!" After saying that, he glanced at Xie Shangzheng beside him, and the two of them took a wine bowl and half-forced the wine into the mouths of the two priests, and a large bowl of wine went down to the stomach, Tang Ruowang was suddenly choked and coughed, and several people suddenly laughed.
The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors. There were already five or six wine jars lying on the ground, and Father Tang, who was still righteous and awe-inspiring just now, was holding a wine bowl and drinking it in a big gulp.
After drinking, following the example of Yang Yingqian and others, he put the wine bowl heavily on the table.
"Yang, Daming's dishes are the best in the world I've ever tasted, and so is the wine!" Tang Ruowang moved jerkyly, put a piece of Dongpo meat in his mouth with chopsticks, and said drunkenly.
Yang Yingqian also laughed when he heard this, and put his arm on Tang Ruowang's shoulder casually, bringing the distance between the two people closer.
"Old soup, I am the kingdom of the Heavenly Empire, rich in products, a wide variety of cuisines, you have not eaten a lot of delicious delicacies, tomorrow I will send someone to the largest restaurant in Quanzhou to hire a cook for you, who will be responsible for you and Father Nan's diet!" Cook Daming's food for you! ”
Hearing Yang Yingqian's words, Tang Ruowang was overjoyed, in his own country, in addition to eating that damn black and hard whole wheat bread every day, he ate those vegetables without any cooking skills, and even the beef was simply fried in a pot, which was simply not enjoyable.
In just a few months after coming to Daming, he found that the master chef of the restaurant could even cook a simple cabbage with all the color, flavor and flavor, and this place was simply a paradise for eating.
"Ao, dear Yang, you are really an empathetic friend!" While John Tang was excited, he poured a bowl of wine into his stomach.
"But there's one thing, you have to help me!"
In an instant, the alcohol on Yang Yingqian's face seemed to disappear, and a pair of rational eyes looked at Tang Ruowang fixedly.
Tang Ruowang didn't notice the change in Yang Yingqian's demeanor, and said with a big tongue: "Yang, you are my most loyal friend, I am happy to help you!" ”
Hearing Tang Ruowang's words, Yang Yingqian sighed.
"Old Tang, you know, the north of our country is being invaded by a group of backward barbarians, who have invaded our land, plundered our wealth and population, and slaughtered our people."
Seeing that Yang Yingqian said solemnly, Tang Ruowang also restrained his expression and became serious, and several other people at the table also stopped talking and laughing, and listened to Yang Yingqian quietly.
"As a soldier, when the country is in trouble, I should stand up heroically to drive this group of barbarians out of my country, and my soldiers and I are willing to sacrifice our lives for this goal."
"But fighting a war means death, and although my soldiers are not afraid of death, each of them is someone else's father, husband, and son, and I cannot face the heartbroken tears of their families. So, I need to use sharp weapons to ensure the survival of my soldiers. ”
Speaking of this, Yang Yingqian stared straight at Tang Ruowang and suddenly said nothing.
"Yang, what do you mean?"
"I need better guns and cannons to equip my army, can you help me?" Yang Yingqian looked at Tang Ruowang with burning eyes.
John Tang waved his hand and burped.
"Of course there is no problem, my friend, my country has also been invaded by infidels, I understand your feelings," Tang Ruowang said and gently patted Yang Yingqian's shoulder.
"During this time, I have studied your artillery, most of the problems are that the production is too rough, these can be solved, believe us, in the near future, you will have a powerful firearms army!"
Yang Yingqian patted Tang Ruowang's shoulder with a smile in his eyes, and filled the wine bowl in front of him.
Just as everyone was about to share a drink, Sun Dayong stumbled in from outside the door........