Chapter 155: Shuibo Liangshan
As soon as the Dragon Boat Festival passed, the generals and more than 1,500 special combat soldiers had gone to Shandong one after another, Zhao Chongyang took the princess and two maids to bid farewell to Zhao Ji, saying that because they had to prepare supplies and ships, and also to train the guards, they would go to Shandong in advance, and then they would set off directly from Shandong and would not come back to bid farewell to His Majesty.
The next day, Zhao Chongyang and the princess took Qiu Qiongying, Pang Qiuxia and others, under the escort of Fang Tianjie, Pang Wanchun, Qiu Qionghu, Shi Qian, Dai Zong, Wu Song and other heroes and heroines and two hundred special teams, to Shandong......
When they arrived at the Daimyo's Mansion, they called Lu Junyi again, got on a few steam boats sent by Ruan Xiaoer to pick them up, and went to Jeju along the canal.
When they arrived in Jeju Prefecture, many local officials in the nearby prefectures heard that the princess and the concubine Zhao Houye were coming here, and they all rushed over to greet the princess and Zhao Chongyang. Its Middle East Pingfu Taishou Cheng Wanli was also sandwiched among the officials who came to greet him.
After Zhao Chongyang and the princess reassured the officials in various places, they did not have to stay in the local area to summon them, and they should return to their respective posts as soon as possible, fulfill their duties, and benefit the local people. Only when he met Cheng Wanli, he specifically asked him about the details of Dongping Mansion, and called Wu Song to introduce him to him: "This is the pride of your Shandong people, the famous tiger hero Wu Song Wu Erlang, who followed me for the first time to pacify Western Xia and made great achievements. It's a pity that he doesn't want to be an official, otherwise he would already be a third-grade military attache of the Northwest Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.
I heard that Master Cheng has a daughter named Wan'er, who looks beautiful and has a high vision, so at the age of eighteen, she is still a sister-in-law alone, and no young hero has ever been able to enter her eyes. I heard that she once let out a word, saying that if she wants to marry, she will marry a big hero like the tiger hero Wu Erlang. Now we are training in the area of Shuibo Liangshan, you go back and ask Sister Wan'er, if you are really willing to marry the second brother Wu, the princess and I will personally be the matchmaker for the two of them, of course it doesn't matter if you don't want to, we will never embarrass your father and daughter. ”
Cheng Wanli listened to Zhao Chongyang's words, and his heart suddenly became alive: Is this the heroic tiger hero? Sure enough, a talent, not only looks heroic, the jade tree is like the wind, but also is born with divine power, killing a tiger with his bare hands, which can be called a hero and invincible, just like the famous general Luo Cheng of the Tang Dynasty.
Cheng Wanli immediately said: "If the villain can win the love of the Hou Ye's henchman, I feel very honored, and I will go back to ask the little girl immediately, if there is no opinion, I will personally take her to Shuibo to marry the martial hero." ”
"How this makes. In this way, if Sister Wan'er has no opinion, you can find the local beggars and ask them to send a message to Shuibo, and the princess and I will accompany Second Brother Wu to come to the appointment in person, first give enough dowry and then discuss marriage, and you must not wronged the smart and beautiful Sister Wan'er. ”
"Since you are so cautious, it is better to be respectful. I will have the courtyard cleaned and will be waiting for you and the princess. ”……
I think that all the officials should understand by now that Zhao Chongyang matched wives and concubines for many generals who conquered Western Xia a few years ago, but he didn't look for a beautiful woman for Wu Song. The reason is that when Wu Song took Kong Ming and Kong Liang to transport goods in Shandong, he went to Dongping Mansion twice and met with Cheng Wan'er. Zhao Chongyang heard Erkong say that Second Brother Wu had a good impression of Miss Wan'er.
After Wu Song was transferred back to Zhao Chongyang's side, Zhao Chongyang asked Wu Song. Wu Song said that the current time is tight and he is busy preparing for the westward journey. I will have time in the future, and this training camp in Shandong is a good opportunity, so Zhao Chongyang decided to help his senior brother make this wish......
After Cheng Wanli went back, he immediately told his beloved daughter about Zhao Chongyang's words. Miss Cheng Wan'er heard that the Hou Ye and the princess personally acted as a matchmaker for her and married her to Wu Erlang, the hero of the tiger fight.
This is her own favorite hero, and now that she has the princess and others to protect the media, it is naturally 10,000 agree......
On May 20, Zhao Chongyang and Emperor Maode, under the escort of a group of male and female generals, came to Dongping Mansion with various dowries worth more than 20,000 yuan to propose marriage for Wu Song.
As soon as everyone arrived outside the south gate of Dongping Mansion, Cheng Wanli was already welcoming them outside the city gate with the civil and military officials of the city.
The two sides were about to hand over, when suddenly a fierce-looking young soldier rushed out of the crowd, holding two heavy iron guns in his hands, pointing in the direction of the road and shouting: "Who among you is Wu Song? If you want to marry Miss Wan'er, you will pass my pass first. If even I can't win, it means that you are not qualified to marry her. ”
Zhao Chongyang has experience in later generations, and immediately guessed the origin of this person: "You are Dong Ping, the double-gun general of the Dongping Mansion, I know that you like Miss Wan'er, and you have proposed to the Cheng family many times." Although you are the same as Second Brother Wu, you are strong in martial arts and a young general with real skills, but you are not the type that Miss Wan'er likes. Since you want to compete today, then compare your fists and feet, if Second Brother Wu loses, I will give you a dowry gift, so that you can ask Wan'er again with the glory of victory, and if you lose, you don't want to be a hindrance. ”
Dong Ping nodded in agreement, so he handed the two iron guns to his entourage and came to the middle of the road with his bare hands.
Wu Song had no choice but to dismount and take off his coat to meet Dong Ping. Both of them are famous brave generals, and their martial arts were originally between the best. But after Wu Song worshipped the famous teacher, his fighting skills improved a lot, so his current strength should be slightly better.
The two of them fisted back and forth, leaping vertically and horizontally, and each showed their ability to fight together. Played more than 30 times, and there was no winner or loser. But Wu Song is now learning martial arts with everyone at any time, his physical fitness is excellent, and he is getting braver and braver, while Dong Ping is not durable to fight for a long time, and his pace is gradually chaotic.
Dong Ping got up from the ground, bowed his hand to Wu Song, rushed into the crowd, took two guns, stepped on his mount and left......
Four days later, the Shuibo Liangshan Juyi Hall was full of lights and beaming. Emperor Mao De and Zhao Chongyang feasted guests here and held a wedding for Wu Song and Cheng Wan'er. The 800 miles of Shuibo Liangshan has always been a place where strongmen haunt, and after more than a year of operation, it has begun to take shape:
Nearly 50,000 immigrants have been recruited from all over the country, in more than 20 villages. Countless paddy fields have been carved out of the flat areas around the village, and all of them have been planted with hybrid rice this year. The surrounding hillside trees were cut down and sent to the paper mill, where the slopes were reclaimed and planted with corn and red roots, and some potatoes were planted.
Various industries on Yangsan have begun to take shape. Dozens of blast furnaces are constantly smelting large quantities of refined iron, and the steelworks are all high-quality steel with chrome ore added.
The mechanical workshop is mainly responsible for the production of revolvers and flintlock pistols, and the ammunition factory is responsible for the production of various types of ammunition and grenades, etc. The ironsmith workshop has a military workshop specializing in the creation of weapons and armor, and a workshop for the production of various agricultural tools. In addition, there are paper and textile workshops, each of which is no less than 3,000 people.
The princess never expected that almost all of this was Zhao Chongyang's private property. Accompanied by Zhao Chongyang, the princess visited all the workshops and garrisons, and she silently remembered in her heart that there were 30,000 sailors in the entire Shuibo Liangshan alone, and there were 40,000 or 50,000 horse infantry. And all of them are well-trained soldiers.
The princess was secretly frightened: Could it be that her future husband had the intention of rebellion?