Volume One: Ambition from Apocalypse Three Years Ago
Chapter 001 In the beginning, human beings are inherently good.
"In 1620 AD, the forty-eighth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, the old emperor died and Emperor Taichang Zhu Changluo came to the throne."
Chen Cao, a new time traveler, looked at the notice board outside the city gate with a blank expression and murmured.
"ah……"
"Bold, who dares to make a loud noise at the city gate?" The flag officer on duty at the city gate strode over with the hilt of his sword. Just when he was about to take action, he saw an acquaintance walking towards him with a staggering pace. .
"Hey, isn't this Mr. Chen Qi?" Xiaoqi on duty said with a sneer, "Hey, you look like you've fallen into the water?"
Not to mention, Chen Cao's way of time-travel was indeed different. He climbed up from the water. The vague memories and experiences along the way made him clearly realize that he had indeed time-traveled.
but…
"Damn it, you thief. Others who travel through time travel with either a warehouse or a large bag of automatic weapons. Where is I?" He said and looked down at the backpack and a series of camping equipment in his hand: "What a sin..."
Chen Cao pointed to the sky and cursed, and the soldiers on duty at the general flag and beside him were all dumbfounded.
The body belongs to others, and the memory belongs to oneself and one's past. Well, it's a typical soul travel. But this came with the mountaineering backpacks and camping tents of the previous life...
This is such a nondescript thing.
In my previous life, I liked reading novels about time travel to the Ming Dynasty. Now that I have actually traveled back in time, it feels a bit like a dream.
Now, Chen Cao faces the same major problems as many soul-piercing protagonists.
Who am I?
The bastard in front of me calls me 'Mr. Chen Qi', so my body is Chen Cao himself, and it is consistent with the logic of the soul to pass through me.
Wait a minute…
Chen Cao was stunned for a moment. The general banner had the military position of the Ming Dynasty. From the imperial guards and other armies to the inspection department at the county level, all had the official position of general banner. So which one do I belong to?
But now there is another situation. Thanks to reading the history of the Ming Dynasty all the time, Chen Cao knows that since the orthodoxy, the military position has been the most unpromising official position in the Ming Dynasty, unless he is the general banner of the Imperial Guard, which is another matter.
Just when Chen Cao was confused, a group of knights rushed out from the city gate and stopped in front of Chen Cao. The leading knight waved his whip and shouted: "Come here, tie Chen Cao back."
"promise…"
Before he could recover, Chen Cao had been tied up and thrown into the lobby like a pig.
A man in the hall looked angrily at Chen Cao, who was like a pig, and scolded: "Chen Cao, you are really impudent. Do you think you can force me by jumping into the river and committing suicide? Also," the man called himself a general, and he was obviously a general. : "It's only been two hours, when did you bring a lot of foreign things?"
General Hengrou wanted to give up, but when he saw Chen Cao didn't say anything to refute, he was a little annoyed: "You are a killer, how dare I refuse to talk to you? Come here, give him ten sticks first to enforce military law."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
It's so pitiful that our time-traveling protagonist Chen Cao was not only tied up as a pig, but also had a smelly sock that hadn't been washed for many days stuffed into his mouth by some god on the road, so he couldn't speak.
Military sticks are not boards, and those who hit them are all Qiu Ba, who hits hard. However, although Chen Cao's ten sticks are painful, they are not very heavy. It is obvious that the person who hit him showed mercy.
"Chen Cao, I would like to ask you, did you commit suicide by jumping into the river because the Duke did not agree to your request?"
Damn it, Lord Duke, when Chen Cao was kidnapped into the city, he vaguely remembered the three big characters above the city gate - Nanjing City.
Later generations had a famous saying about Nanjing's nobles: "The princes are as numerous as dogs, and the princes are everywhere." So which prince is this man talking about?
"What do I want to ask you?"
what to do?
Chen Cao's heart was in turmoil. He had just passed through his soul, and the memory of this guy in his body was still vague. Many of them were garbled. If he couldn't answer, he would definitely die.
It's time to show off your real skills
"ah…"
Chen Cao howled for a while, and then burst into tears: "General, calm down, I didn't do it on purpose. It was not because I wanted to die. I walked to the river just to clean the things I bought, but I accidentally fell into the water..." …”
ah?
Everyone in the hall looked shocked, and General Hengrou's eyes widened: "So, I have wronged you?"
"Ah..." Seeing the guilty look on General Hengrou's face, Chen Cao knew something had changed, so he cried even louder: "I accidentally fell into the water in my humble position, and almost met the Dragon King. I finally escaped death, but was beaten again. Ten sticks, ah...unjust accusation..."
This acting skill is much better than some little fresh meat.
A low-ranking military attache standing in the hall quickly stepped forward to help Chen Cao up, then untied the rope and said: "Hey, let me just say, Yaozhong is definitely not that kind of person. Don't cry Yaozhong. Come quickly, please call the doctor." Give YCIS diagnosis and treatment..."
As the saying goes, people are inherently good by nature. Chen Cao's cry and the identity of his body made General Hengrou feel a little sympathetic. He coughed and said, "Yao Zhong, don't cry either." Yes, the Duke is also kind-hearted. The Tatars are now powerful, and the court has killed tens of thousands of elite border troops in Sarhu. Even if you go to Liaodong, I'm afraid you won't be able to come back. All of us are the Duke. The lives of our generals belong to the Duke of the country, what qualifications do you have to earn them?"
"Yes," a general next to General Hengrou also said: "Earlier, the Duke of Guo said that he would transfer you to Nanzhen Fusi tomorrow. After all, you are also an officer of Jinyiwei. It is better than being a city patrol commander in Beicheng Soldiers and Horses Division. A lot."
Wait a minute...
Chen Cao felt confused for a while. Liaodong, Sarhu, Nanzhen Fusi, and Jinyiwei were all terms he was familiar with. Who was this 'Chen Cao' who was wearing the soul?
The young low-ranking military attache who came to look after Chen Cao earlier also comforted him: "Yes, Yaozhong, revenge is not enough. The Jinyi guards responsible for supervising the army in the Liaodong Army were all sent by Nanzhen Fusi. If you are in Nanzhen Fusi After establishing a firm foothold, and with the words of the Duke, it is probably not a bad idea to be transferred to Liaodong to supervise the army. Why bother just for a moment? You, too, dare to say anything about jumping into the river in front of the chief steward, you..."
After hearing these words, Chen Cao roughly understood why this "Chen Cao" jumped into the river, and finally understood why he got up from the river without being able to cross, and drank a lot of turbid river water.
Seeing that Chen Cao was silent, General Hengrou also sighed, and then said solemnly: "Although Brother Miande died in the battle, you are still his son. As the saying goes, 'Like father, like son', I will I also hope that you will be as upright a man as your father."
What the hell?
Now Chen Cao wanted to find out more about who he was, but he couldn't ask directly, otherwise he would be treated as a fool and punished. Thinking of the punishments used by officials in the Ming Dynasty to punish the evildoers of the White Lotus Cult, Chen Cao instantly slapped him. cold war.
"I will remember your teachings in my humble position, and I will definitely work well in Nanzhen Fusi... Oh, no, I will definitely be on duty, and then avenge my father."
Although he can wear his soul and fight to death for his father, at least he is called Chen Cao, and he has to do a full set of acting. But now, Chen Cao is a little happy. Before time travel, he liked to read some useless novels, but now he is helping My own big deal.
...Good rain knows the season, when spring is here...
The junior military attache's surname was Song Che, whose surname was Shixiu. He was the general banner subordinate to the Nancheng Army and Horses Division of the Five Cities of Nanjing. Like "Chen Cao", he was the son of a general of the Duke of Wei.
It is said that wine is 'nun's urine'. After drinking it, it will lead to the reincarnation of grains. The alcohol content of this era can only be tasted in the mouth of Chen Cao, an 'old dick'...
"Well, it's about 20 degrees at most, and spirits are about 40 degrees..."
The nun urinates, and the soul passes through the body's original memory just like turning on a computer, reorganizing the sequence, and then...
"Yaozhong, don't be sad. On the day of my uncle's death, although his body was buried in Liaodong, according to the previous pensions from the Duke's Palace, I think that in the future you will not only be the general banner of Nanzhen Fusi, but also be promoted high."
As the old saying goes, alcohol is a poison that penetrates the intestines.
"Well, it would be nice if there was music and a few striptease dancers..."
Ah... (Song Che stared with confusion)
The first thing Chen Cao did when he woke up with eyes wide open was to arrange for memory reorganization, and then he carefully reviewed what happened yesterday. The guy whose soul had penetrated his soul was indeed called Chen Cao, his cousin was Yaozhong, he was seventeen years old, his father's name was Chen Fei, his cousin was Chen Fei. Named Miande, he was a general of the Duke of Wei State. He died in the battle of Sarhu. There was also an old grandmother and a minor sister in the family.
In the Ming Dynasty, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, various noble families have had many retired generals to protect them, not to mention the lineage of the most noble lord in the Ming Dynasty, Duke Wei. To put it simply, Duke Wei is the commander-in-chief of the entire Nanzhili and Nanjing city defense forces. The supreme commander and general are essential products.
As for Chen Cao, Chen Fei, the cheap father, in addition to being highly skilled in martial arts, he also relied on the way of the Duke of Wei to become the deputy commander of Liaodong with the rank of staff general. He followed the commander-in-chief Du Song and died in Saarhu together. .
"The product of Xungui was already a top wealthy family in the Ming Dynasty. It is strictly stipulated that except for some individual princes who serve as officials, everyone else can only live a stable life. Therefore, other than relying on their own ways to support the family and promote the nursing home to an external force, there is no other choice. The method..." (from a certain blogger in a certain society)
"In other words, my actual identity now is also a general of Wei Guogong's mansion," Chen Cao said to himself on the bed.
After Chen Fei's death, Chen Cao was awarded the post of general banner of the North City Military and Horse Division of the Five Cities of Nanjing because of his father's influence. This was also the reason why the little flag guarding the city had a humble attitude toward him when he first arrived at the city gate.
In the final analysis, the reason why I was 'Chen Cao' before was because the chief steward of the Duke of Guo's Mansion came to bring me a letter asking him to go to Jinyiwei to avenge Chen Fei when he was struggling to go to Liaodong, so the chief steward let go. Jumping into the river.
Chen Cao closed his eyes more than once to wonder if he could go to another parallel space with a warehouse, but the fact was that just like his idiot, he could do whatever he wanted with his eyes open and closed.
Thinking of his backpack, he quickly got up and checked it. Fortunately, when Song Che sent him back last night, he brought his backpack with him. In addition to a mobile phone and power bank, the hiking backpack contained snacks and a few books. .
Let’s first pave the way for our Chen’s origins.
Chen Cao graduated from Capital University in engineering in his previous life. After graduation, he joined a subsidiary of a certain military industry group. From a bottom-line intern to a chief designer, what did he design? Gun manufacturing; in my spare time, I like to go fishing with a group of colleagues. One minute before crossing, I accidentally slipped and fell into the water while fishing in Miyun Reservoir, and then I got up from the river yesterday.
'No, this era is before the end of the Ming Dynasty. It's too dangerous. It's most comfortable to go back to my era. Although there are confidentiality regulations, it doesn't affect my ability to play with women. The key is how to go back? '
'How about going to Miyun Reservoir to jump again? '
This idea is not perfect. There is obviously no Miyun Reservoir in this era. Chen Cao shook his head vigorously.
'How about dying again? Maybe I'll go back'
Well, it was a good idea. Chen Cao also thought it was a good idea, so he quickly thought of a way to die, and finally chose the simplest, most effective and most common way of death in this era - hanging.
...The merchant girl does not know the hatred of the country's subjugation, but she still sings the flowers in the backyard across the river...
"Have you heard? Chen Cao hanged himself?"
"Is he dead?"
"No, he was discovered by his little sister and rescued."
"I heard that his face was purple and swollen, like a pig's urine. Zhang Shenxian shook his head when he went there. I don't know if it was a god descending to earth. The guy opened his eyes and screamed, and then he came back to life."
In the outer city of Nanjing, in Willow Lane in the north of the city, Chen Cao's home is at the end of the alley. There are many people standing outside the alley at this moment. It is still rare for a person to die in this era. The identity of the key person who died is not simple, but After-dinner conversation.
In Chen's house, the old grandmother Chen Li was walking back and forth in Chen Cao's bedroom on crutches, cursing non-stop. If Song Che and other troubled brothers hadn't arrived, Chen Li didn't know how long she would have continued to scold.
As soon as he entered the door, Song Che shook his head and said, "Yao Zhong, you are in trouble now."
Chen Cao's life was also miserable. His original idea was to die once and go back in time, but he didn't know that he didn't die. When he was discovered by his little sister, he was dragged down by his feet by the minor. This time was good. Chen Cao, who was about to break free, was tightly strangled in the rope, neither up nor down, and almost killed himself.
If the old servant at home hadn't heard about it and came over and cut the rope with a simple knife, otherwise it would be unknown whether he could even wear it back.
'This is some bad idea from some bastard. Chen Cao cursed in his heart, but when he heard Song Che's words, he turned around and looked at him with difficulty and said, "Thank God for not dying. Why did he get into such big trouble?"
Song Che said solemnly: "You hang yourself. The Duke of the country knows about it. He scolds you for being ignorant and wants to punish you. The king ordered them to persuade and persuade the Duke to calm down his anger. No, let you shut up at home and think about your mistakes. Nanzhen Don't go to Fusi for now. When you realize your mistake, you will take office again."
"Hey, what do I mean? Since I'm not dead, let Chen do something big in this world."
Chen Cao's understatement made Song Che, who was delivering the message, stare blankly and feel confused.
'Why did this guy change so much after he fell into the water? '
Chen Cao sat up from the bed, stood up and stepped on the ground a few times, then patted his clothes and said with a smile: "Let's go, clean up, let's go see the Duke."
'ah? '(Song Che is even more messy now)
"Before I go, I have to find two pieces of cotton, otherwise it will be difficult to kneel down."
"Yew Chung, just now you said you wanted to do something big. Brother Fool is stupid, can you give me some insights?"
"Well, become CEO, marry Bai Fumei, and reach the pinnacle of life..."
"..."
...Heroes arise everywhere regardless of their origin...
The Duke of Wei, the Xu family, stayed in Nanjing after Zhu Di was unable to move the capital. When Emperor Zhengde was confused, the Duke of Wei, Xu Peng, was promoted to the governor of Southern Zhili, formally taking over all the defense of Southern Zhili and Nanjing, and becoming the commander-in-chief of the entire Southern Zhili; Who is the biggest in Southern Zhili? Of course it is Wei Guogong.
Xu Hongji, the tenth generation Duke of Wei, ascended the throne in the 23rd year of Wanli. His official positions were Qian Shi of the Nanjing Governor's Office, Grand Governor of the Houjun Governor's Office, Nanjing Assistant Protector, and Caojiang Admiral.
With these official positions and the status of the Duke, sitting there without speaking gives people a feeling of calmness and authority. However, since the orthodoxy, military generals have completely declined, and nobles have begun to be arty and imitate the behavior of civil servants. Learn well. I have a feeling that those who don’t learn well and are neither fish nor fowl are praising these people.
Chen Cao knelt for almost an hour. According to this era, it should be half an hour. Only then did Wei Guogong Xu Hongji slowly walk into the lobby. He sat down on the main seat with a golden sword, looked at Chen Cao like a sentient being, and said slowly : "Chen Cao, after all, your father is also a general of our Duke's family. It stands to reason that you are too," he said, his voice suddenly raised: "Why, do you think our Duke's family is easy to bully?"
If Chen Cao hadn't thought like a thief that 'kneeling is easy', otherwise he would have been able to kneel down with this hour of kneeling. Then he raised his head and was about to act when he was stunned on the spot.
'This damn Xu Hongji is also called the Duke of the State. He is twenty-seven or eighty-year-old at most. How can he still be an old man? '
Chen Cao thought to himself, not to mention, according to historical calculations, Xu Hongji was indeed just twenty-five years old in 1620, and he was a young man.
"Chen Cao, I want to ask you a question." General Hengrou from before was also there. After Chen Cao recovered his 'memory', he remembered that this guy was Wang De, the commander of the Military and Horse Division of the Five Cities in Nanjing, and he was also promoted to the Duke of Wei. One of the generals.
After Chen Cao was surprised, he calmed down, and then used his Oscar-winning acting skills again, forced out two tears, and then howled: "My lord, please calm down. My father died in the battle, and my subordinates are unbearable with grief and anger, so I couldn't help but want to chase my father away, but I thought about how my father had been greatly favored by the Duke during his lifetime and wanted to repay the favor, so I gave up the idea of committing suicide and only left my body to be used by the Duke to repay the favor. Thank you very much."
There should be applause here
After all, Xu Hongji is also a young man. In addition to the emphasis on filial piety in this era, it is understandable for Chen Cao to do this. Listening to Chen Cao's cry, he couldn't help but feel pity in his heart. He was a little at a loss and stammered: "Ben. ..I...I understand, I understand..." Then he asked: "Then why did you commit suicide yesterday by diving into the water?"
'ah...'
Chen Cao's howl shocked everyone in the hall, and Xu Hongji almost stopped sitting.
"My subordinate is unjust. I am even more unjust than Dou E. I just went to the river to clean up and accidentally fell into the water. Who knew? Lord Wang sent someone to capture the subordinate and beat him ten times. Stick, there is no unreasonable disaster, there is no unreasonable disaster..."
'ah...'
Another howl made Xu Hongji, who was listening attentively to Chen Cao's story, so frightened that he spilled the tea in his hand.
"My lord, the same is true for my subordinates. It's also because they are on good terms with Mian De and they're afraid that this guy will make a mistake, so..." Wang De said with a stern expression, cupping his hands towards Xu Hongji.
"Okay, stop howling..." Xu Hongji scolded, and then wiped the tea on the silk silk handed over by the servant: "In this case, you have come to your senses, so be it, you should go to Nanzhen to heal Secretary, if you have a way out in the future, don’t forget about me, the Duke of Wei.”
What you said is too straightforward, right?
Everyone in the hall was embarrassed for a while. Wei Cheng, the chief steward of the Duke of Wei's mansion who was standing next to him, coughed and said: "Chen Cao, Duke Guo is so kind to me, but you still haven't thanked me..."
...There are heroes in pairs, who can recognize the great hero...
Jinyiwei, the full name is "Jinyi Qianjun Gongwei Si". After Zhu Di moved the capital, Jinyiwei was divided into the North and South Town Fusi, with the same powers. After Zhengchenghua, the powers of the North and South Town Fusi began to be differentiated. During the Zhengde Dynasty, the North Town Fusi was responsible for investigation and interrogation. , instigation of rebellion and protection; Nanzhen Fusi is responsible for intelligence, instigation of rebellion, military supervision, and the most important thing, monitoring and arresting colleagues in the guard and army. North Town Fusi is the CIA, and South Town Fusi is the FBI.
Starting from the Xuande period, in every war, there were Jinyiwei from Nanzhen Fusi leading the army to oversee the army. The task was simply to kill anyone who turned around and ran away.
Nanzhen Fusi Yamen is located outside the Chengtianmen wall of the Nanjing Imperial Palace. Chen Cao is the new general banner. The area he is responsible for is in the west of the city. The station is in Qianye Hutong in the outer city of the west.
"Stop, what are you doing? The Jinyi Guards want the place, and the rest of the people are waiting to leave quickly." Outside the gate of Baihusuo, a school captain on duty said coldly.
It had become an iron rule in the Ming Dynasty to be an official but not to build a government office. Chen Cao looked up and saw that although he had been prepared for it, he couldn't help but think, "What kind of houses are these?"
The house number of Chiba Hyakusho is covered with ivy and other weeds, and the writing has long been mottled.
"Brother, please, I am..."
"roll..."
Before Chen Cao could finish speaking, the captain on duty hit him with a scabbard...
ah...
When Chen Cao woke up again, he was surrounded by a group of captains in golden uniforms. They all smiled and raised their hands towards Chen Cao. The leading man smiled and said: "I don't know that the new general banner master has taken office, and his subordinates have not been far away to welcome him." , please forgive me." He said and handed a cloth bag over: "This is the filial piety you brothers give to you."
"Who beat me..." Chen Cao sat up, thinking that he had been knocked unconscious by the scabbard before, and felt unhappy in his heart: "Are all Jin Yiwei so lawless?"
Seeing everyone's frightened look, Chen Cao also murmured in his heart. He touched the filial piety money that was forcibly handed over in his hand. He thought about the three things that the new official had to do when he took office. If he could secure this position, he would have to have confidants, so He shook his head and said: "Forget it, I just took office, so those who don't know are not guilty."
Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this and quickly knelt down on one knee and said, "Your Majesty, you are so kind."
"You should all take the money back and share it with your brothers. If there is any benefit in the future, I will let everyone take it..."
"Your Excellency is righteous..."
"My lord is mighty..."
