Liu Yan followed Lu Xiangsheng to the outside of the tent, and saw a arrogant eunuch standing outside, followed by several guards in royal robes, wearing flying fish uniforms and embroidered spring knives on their waists. Behind those few people, there were more than a dozen soldiers from the Beijing camp accompanied by horses. All of them were fully armored and wore bright red cloaks outside their armors.
Seeing Lu Xiangsheng and others coming out, the eunuch shouted again and said, "Lu Xiangsheng takes the order!"
At this time, there was no time to place any offerings on the incense table. Led by Lu Xiangsheng, everyone knelt down to receive the order. All the soldiers in the camp also knelt down on one knee and said in one voice: "Long live my emperor, long live the emperor." Long live!"
Everyone was in awe. The eunuch took a brocade box wrapped in yellow silk from the hand of a brocade guard nearby. Inside was a box with a red lacquer and gold coiled dragon. From the box, he carefully took out the imperial edict enveloped in yellow silk and hidden dragon, and sang loudly: "Fengtian The emperor carried the imperial edict and said: ... The slaves and thieves have harmed the country and the people have suffered. All my subjects are too proud to gnash their teeth. Now I hear that the right minister of the Ministry of War, Lu Xiangsheng, has the strength to kill the thief. I am very relieved! I promoted Lu Xiang to be the Minister of the Ministry of War, and gave Shang Fang a sword. A gold-coated rhinoceros girdle, a gold-woven chest and a unicorn round collar, five hundred taels of silver inside, and twenty pairs of silver medals for meritorious service before the formation..."
Lu Xiangsheng lay on the ground, already crying and extremely excited.
Liu Yan was lying behind Yang Guozhu. When he heard Lu Xiangsheng's movements in front of him, he was secretly happy for him. A loyal man like Lu Xiangsheng deserved such a reward.
Later, the imperial edict praised Yang Guozhu and gave him a horse, silver coins, and a pair of Pi Bian crown uniforms. Liu Yan felt that Yang Guozhu in front of him could not help but tremble.
Then Liu Yan couldn't help but perked up, and he was actually mentioned in the imperial edict: "...Liu Yan, the defense officer of Qianhu Station in front of Xiahe Village in Lingshan Guard, Jimo Camp, the capital of Shandong Province, first bravely defeated Dongnu on the mountain road of Yaoshan, beheading dozens of people. , I am very happy to have thwarted the arrogance of the fierce Hu! Now I have led my troops to help Lu Xiangsheng's troops. They are commendable for their loyalty and bravery. I have been given a sword and an armor each, and two hundred taels of silver. They have been passed down to the three armies and all the people, as a sign..."
The eunuch talked a lot more, and finally said: "I admire this!"
Lu Xiangsheng, Liu Yan and others then stood up and shouted their thanks. Lu Xiangsheng, with trembling hands, respectfully accepted the imperial edict.
Then Lu Xiangsheng took over Shang Fang's sword, flowery silver, python satin and other gifts one by one. Every time he received something, Lu Xiangsheng kowtowed and thanked him. After the eunuch handed over all the things, he said to Lu Xiangsheng with a smile on his face: "Master Lu, congratulations. ”
Lu Xiangsheng suddenly burst into tears. He felt that all the grievances he had suffered these days were worth it. He choked and said: "My father-in-law, please stay in the camp for a while. Lu will express his gratitude and trouble my father-in-law to take him back to the capital."
The eunuch said: "Haha, easy to say, easy to say."
After Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly entered the tent, the eunuch put his hands behind his hands and looked around in the camp. When he saw the commanders in the camp smiling happily, many people almost jumped up, but he snorted with dissatisfaction, and finally his eyes stopped at He touched Liu Yan's body and said reservedly: "Is this Liu Qianhu?"
Liu Yan hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted. You should never offend an eunuch like this. He was too difficult to deal with and his hands were dirty. So he smiled and said, "I'd like to ask my father-in-law, I will be the one to do it."
The eunuch glanced at Liu Yan for a long time, squeezed out a smile on his face, and said: "Liu Qianhu's last great victory spread the word in the capital. The emperor ordered that the beheaded slaves be piled up in the Western City to form a palace. , with the captured slave flags, armors and other items, there are thousands of people watching every day. Even if we want to see it, we can’t squeeze in. Liu Qianhu has become famous in the capital."
Liu Yan was overjoyed. If all this was true, it would be very meaningful for his future development. However, he still said: "This is all due to Master Futai and the power of Shangguan Hu. I will not dare to take the credit."
The eunuch hummed and said with a smile: "If you are not arrogant or impetuous, Liu Qianhu's future is limitless."
Liu Yan hurriedly said something modest, and praised the eunuch for his hard work in announcing the decree, so as not to neglect the eunuch.
Everyone around looked at Liu Yan with extremely envious expressions. Yang Guozhu stood beside Liu Yan, feeling equally happy and envious in his heart. It is the highest expectation of a warrior to leave a name in a hundred battles. Now Yang Guozhu and others know that Liu Yan has already fought against the Qing soldiers in Shandong, and he has also made great military exploits, so much so that he is now ordered to do so by the emperor. They were commended and rewarded with horses, silver and other gifts. In their hearts, Yang Guozhu and others really hoped to be as majestic and famous as Liu Yan.
Hu Dawei was happy for Yang Guozhu and Liu Yan, while Wang Pu, the chief military officer of Datong Town, glanced at Liu Yan with great jealousy. It was a pity that he was not the one who made the military exploits. Then Wang Pu looked at the horse gifted to Liu Yan by the emperor with envy. The horse was red in color and looked very handsome. He had never seen such a horse in Datong Town.
Soon, Lu Xiangsheng came out with a cheerful face and handed a letter of apology to the eunuch. The eunuch was smiling and exchanged a few words with Lu Xiangsheng. However, the more he talked about it, the more ugly his face became. Lu Xiangsheng was in a very good mood at this time. Didn't pay attention.
When the eunuch was about to leave and turned around to leave, there was already a faint look of displeasure on his face.
Liu Yan saw it all, and after thinking about it for a while, he understood the reason. It was the reason why Lu Xiangsheng didn't thank the eunuch.
This time Emperor Chongzhen gave Lu Xiangsheng 500 taels of internal money and 200 taels to himself. However, the eunuch did not lose even one tael of silver. There must be a gap in his heart.
So Liu Yan hurriedly handed his silver box to Chen An, Lu Xiangsheng's general, and whispered to him to transfer the silver to the eunuch.
Chen An patted his forehead, glanced at Liu Yan gratefully, and hurriedly chased the eunuch with the silver box in his arms. When Liu Yan saw what they said, the eunuch with a dark face turned from anger to joy. , happily holding the silver box and leaving the camp.
Don't offend a kid like this if you can, otherwise you don't know what kind of trouble it will cause.
At this time, Lu Xiangsheng was still in a state of excitement and did not notice this matter, but Hu Dacheng, Yang Guozhu, Wang Pu and others saw it. Yang Guozhu nodded repeatedly with a look of approval on his face.
Then Lu Xiangsheng excitedly called the generals in the tent to give words of comfort and instruction, and asked them to return to the camp to gather the soldiers, and he wanted to read the emperor's imperial edict in public.
Liu Yan's new army of Xiahe Village was camped on the edge. At this time, the only people beside Liu Yan were Miao Shao and a group of personal guards. Naturally, they all saw what happened just now, and they were all very proud of themselves.
Liu Yan returned to his camp, summoned the generals, commended the imperial edict, and communicated everything to the three armies. Everyone was excited. The emperor finally knew about the great victory of beheading on the mountain road of Yaoshan, and he rewarded him so much that all the soldiers shouted that the emperor is wise.
Under the watch of everyone, Liu Yan also put on the armor and sword given by the emperor himself. The armor is extremely fine and has a crimson shirt inside, which can be worn in both cold and hot weather. Each of the armor leaves on the outside has been tempered for thousands of times and is shining brightly. It can be said to be a set of steel armor, light and fit, and extremely protective. Outside the armor, there are red and green robes, which are extremely bright. He also wears a cloak and a cloak, and wears a royal-given stainless steel sword that is as sharp as clay. Liu Yan's whole person looks very energetic, and everyone below him can't help but swallow. saliva.
Liu Yan posed a few poses on his own, and they felt good. Unfortunately, he didn’t have a camera, so he couldn’t preserve his heroic poses for future generations to admire.
At this time, more than 10,000 people from Xuandasan Town gathered outside the camp to the west. On a temporary high platform erected in front, Lu Xiangsheng stood on the platform and read out the imperial edict loudly. Behind him, a group of military staff stood densely singing. painting. After sweeping away the previous decline, Lu Xiangsheng was in high spirits, and his voice spread far and wide.
The soldiers who seemed to cover the ground below the stage were all looking in his direction. Everyone's face was in high spirits. The news of the emperor's imperial decree and commendation greatly encouraged them. The earth was silent, except for Lu Xiangsheng's ups and downs voice, there were bursts of cold wind howling like wolves.
After hearing the imperial edict commending Liu Yan, the defense officer of Qianhu Station in front of Xiahe Village, Lingshan Guard, Jimo Camp, Shandong, everyone's eyes turned to Liu Yan. With this imperial edict, the name of Shandong Dusi Liu Qianhu will be spread all over the world.
Liu Yan stood quietly in armor, surrounded by swords and spears like a forest, and flags like clouds. Especially the soldiers of the Xiahe Village New Army, all of them stood up straight with their chests and belly protruding, and their faces were full of expressions. It is the color of pride. Listening to Lu Xiangsheng's voice and the eyes of all people, Liu Yan secretly exhaled a breath, this time he had built up momentum.
Now that I have changed my destiny and made my life colorful, I have also changed part of Lu Xiangsheng's destiny. Can I control what the future holds?
At some point, Lu Xiangsheng's voice stopped, and a voice came out from somewhere in the army: "Long live!" Immediately, the voice merged into a mountain roar and a tsunami, rolling close to Liu Yan.
Without thinking, Liu Yan followed the crowd and raised his arms and shouted: "Long live, long live, long live!
On that day, Lu Xiangsheng was in high spirits. He loudly lectured and encouraged on the high platform, and made a blood alliance with the generals to defeat the Japanese invaders. Liu Yan also drank a large bowl of blood.
On the spot, Lu Xiangsheng also rewarded all the taels of silver awarded to him by the emperor to the soldiers, without leaving any taels of silver for himself.
The troops were in high spirits, but they thought that Xuan's army would be hungry and exhausted for a long time, and the tens of thousands of troops would still need to rest under Baoding City for a few days.
It seems that Zhang Qiping, the governor of Baoding, heard the news of the emperor's edict and commendation, and sent someone to invite the Xuan army to the city to rest. He also sent someone to reward the army with 200 stones of grain and ten pigs and sheep.
Lu Xiangsheng collected the grain, grass, pigs and sheep, but coldly ignored Zhang Qiping's invitation to enter the city.
At this time, Lu Xiangsheng decided to go south to find Qing troops to fight. He had been convening the generals for several days to discuss how to fight the enemy invaders.
Liu Yan was present every time. He was now a celebrity in the military, and the emperor praised him and awarded him awards. This kind of honor is not something that can be obtained casually.
Every time Liu Yan walked outside the camp, everyone he met was either worshiping, admiring, jealous, or unconvinced. There were even more people who were eager to try, looking like they wanted to challenge.
Of course, Liu Yan had no interest in paying attention to those who wanted to challenge him. He was good at military service, and the emperor rewarded him for his ability to command and fight. He had no interest in challenging anyone in a one-on-one battle. Although Liu Yan is not afraid of a one-on-one challenge, his hands are a little itchy since he hasn't fought with anyone for a long time, but his status is different now, and he can no longer be a soldier like before.
Every time Liu Yan went to the camp, everyone greeted him with smiles. First, Liu Yan sent food from thousands of miles, and the soldiers in each town were grateful. Second, Liu Yan had a great victory on the Yaoshan Mountain Road, and he had the strength to behead dozens of people. He has earned the respect of everyone, and this is the case in the army. With strong soldiers and strong horses, and constant success stories, it is natural for people to admire him. While welcoming and sending off the generals, Liu Yan also discovered that there were many good things in each army.
Take Lu Xiangsheng's Supervisor Camp as an example. Although there are only a few hundred people left now, it is equipped with a large number of sophisticated bird guns and three-eyed guns, as well as a hundred self-generated fire guns, a hundred Lumi guns, and red barbarian cannons. Five, each one a six-pounder.
Liu Yan is still working hard on the self-generated fire gun and Lumi gun, but there are so many of them in the Dubiao camp. I heard from Chen An, Lu Xiangsheng's general, that the Lumi Guns had been used in the Superintendent's Camp for several years, and the self-generated fire guns that had been newly manufactured had been used in the army for more than a year.
The Rumi gun has a range of one hundred and fifty steps. Although the gun's mouth is small and it is within a hundred steps of the enemy, its armor-piercing ability is very strong. Liu Yan also took out a Lumi gun and looked at it. The gun was heavy and indeed had a double-layer barrel. It was well-made and there were no worries about quality. Lu Xiangsheng had been working hard at Xuanda for several years, and the Lumi gun was one of the results.
Chen An naturally cherished the Lumi gun very much, but when it came to the self-made fire gun, Chen An had no choice but to say that although the gun was much more convenient than the bird gun and did not require a match rope, it also had many shortcomings. This time the army brought some , only for testing on the battlefield when facing the enemy. In terms of personal bravery among the officers and soldiers in the Supervisory Biao Camp, I am afraid that only the only one in my own army can compare with them. Liu Yan secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, fighting in the army did not rely on personal courage.
A few days later, Lu Xiangsheng led more than 13,000 Xuanda generals and more than 3,700 Liu Yan's troops to leave Baoding City in a mighty manner to find Qing troops to fight.
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