Seeing that Feng Haijiao was confused, Bi Xuansheng hurriedly came up to join in the fun: "Congratulations to Feng Yingxiong. You have become a military attache of the imperial court. You are an officer and soldier in Yangshan County. What's the difficulty in raising a few rations?"
This sentence made Feng Haijiao perk up: Not to mention having an official body and a glorious ancestor, just with this name, he is a legitimate "officer and soldier" who can collect food and pay in the county. Which village dares to say "no" "The word means "bandit"! The massacre was not only guiltless, but also meritorious.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel dizzy. However, when I thought about it again, although the title of "Yangshan Left-wing Commander" was tempting, it was just a cover-up. The Kun thieves are not easy to mess with. Governor Xiong's army of 100,000 people was driven all the way to Guangxi by the Kun thieves. What's more, he is just a small group of green forest heroes in Yangshan County - isn't this an egg against a stone? !
Zhan Zhekun saw his expression changing, and guessed what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "Feng Yingxiong, don't worry. Everyone says that the Kun thief troops are excellent and invincible. In fact, they are just relying on sharp guns and cannons." . If it is really as powerful as they boasted, how did Guangning be recovered by the government in the first place?"
He began to brag about how he led his troops, first had people sneak into the city as an internal response, and persuaded the remaining officers and soldiers to surrender, and then cooperated with the inside and outside to break Huining County.
"...He killed several hundred of the thieves on the spot, and also captured the fake magistrate appointed by the thieves and a group of fake officials and officials, and executed them in public!"
Zhan Zhekun said proudly. Indeed, this was his biggest victory since he led his troops to sneak back to Guangdong from Guangxi. The heads of the director of Guihuamin County and several "pseudo-officials" he considered important had been placed in wooden boxes filled with lime and sent back to Guangxi at night. Zhan Zhekun wanted to strike while the iron was hot and win another victory.
However, his plan to incite the Yang family to rebel in Huining, attempt to seize Shijian, and then capture Huining County was ruined by the timely arrival of Kun's army. Yang Juren lost most of his troops in the battle at Shijian. After collecting the team and returning home, Yang Juren and his whole family were in mourning, and even Zhan Zhekun was disgraced.
Fortunately, after the two battles in Shijian, the Yang family had completely become enemies with the Kun thieves. Even if they wanted to rebel, they had no chance. They could only resolve to "destroy the family and serve the country." After Yang Jinghui returned to Zhuangzi, he immediately made arrangements for the follow-up. First, he moved the wealth and family members in the village to the Weihushan mountain stronghold that he had captured in the past - the terrain there was difficult and difficult to attack. They also raised the walls of the village, cast cannons, and manufactured gunpowder weapons. They also forced the villagers and tenants to make two men and one of them to be a village hero. Stand ready and prepare the Australians to fight to the end. The whole village was shocked three times a day, everyone stayed awake all night, and everyone was ready to fight.
However, Huang Chao was eager to capture the Lianyang area and did not send troops to encircle Yangjiazhuang. After hearing from the spies that the Kun bandits' army had passed through the border, the Yang family, who had been in panic all day, finally felt at ease again.
But Yang Jinghui knew that the crisis was not over yet. The Kun thieves ignored him now simply because the Yao people in the Lianyang area rebelled, making them unable to care about him. Once the rebellion is put down, it is impossible for the thieves to let Yangjiazhuang go. As the strength of the National Army in the county increases and the militia system continues to strengthen. Yangjiazhuang's room for activity has been greatly reduced. Some villages that used to submit to it now have the support of the county, and they have also raised "militia". Although it was not difficult to defeat these villages, he was afraid of triggering a massive siege by the county.
Although Yangjiazhuang has stronghold walls and enemy towers, as well as artillery and firecrackers, in the end it is just a village with no danger to defend. What's more, once they are besieged by the National Army, the farmers and tenants will not be able to produce, and where will the money and food come from?
Therefore, no matter how much Zhan Zhekun urged and promised, Yang Jinghui, an old fox, was still unwilling to directly confront the thief. But he also knew that if he didn't do something, he would just sit back and wait to die.
In the end, Yang Jinghui finally decided that he would continue to "cause trouble" for the Kun thieves, not in Huining, but in a different place - rabbits would not eat grass beside their nests.
Zhan Zhekun thinks this plan is feasible. Several people discussed it and chose Yangshan.
Yangshan is a place where Han and Yao people are mixed, and there was a Yao rebellion not long ago. Since it has just subsided, there may be a few dissatisfied people who can instigate and exploit it. The key is that the original second master of Hushan, Jiewendong, is in Yangshan. There are acquaintances.
So this group of people came to Feng Haijiao's house and persuaded him to "support Ming and destroy Kun".
When he mentioned this result, Feng Haijiao couldn't help but be secretly surprised - there is such a thing! He did vaguely hear that the Kun thieves suffered a defeat in Huining and even lost the county seat. Seeing that he didn't believe it, Zhan Zhekun immediately asked his attendants to fetch a box and open it in front of him.
"Feng Yingxiong, please look at this. This is the seven-star blunderbuss used by the fake county magistrate of the Kun thief," Zhan Zhekun said with pride. "This thing is the military weapon of the thief Kun. Only the fake cadres of Kun have it. The Ming Dynasty did not There is nowhere to buy it. Do students need to talk about this matter of destroying the city and killing thieves?"
Feng Haijiao took the revolver. Although he had never seen this object, he had heard it mentioned before. No matter the shape, luster or sophistication, it cannot be made by local blacksmiths. It is obviously an authentic "Kunwu".
"How about it? The so-called invincible Kun thief sometimes suffered defeats." Zhan Zhekun began to brag again, "The Kun thief went west and was defeated in Teng County, unable to advance even an inch; throughout Guangdong, heroes from all walks of life rose up. . The Kun thieves only have tens of thousands of troops, and they are spread all over Guangdong. They are already stretched to the left and right, and they are beyond their capabilities! Even if they are making trouble now, it is actually a situation of spring ice with the tail of the tiger - in less than half a year, the officers and soldiers will counterattack! Yangshan Zhi The ground is the main route for officers and soldiers from the two lakes to enter Guangdong. If Feng Yingxiong is here to support him, wouldn't he be a great contributor to the imperial court's restoration of Guangdong!"
These words made Feng Haijiao dizzy, and the flames of fame and fortune arose. Then he smiled and said, "Okay! That's it!" After saying that, he raised his hand and said, "Come here, put the wine on the table!"
After a banquet, although everyone had their own secrets, they all got what they wanted and everyone enjoyed themselves. All the people from Huining had the idea of taking Feng Haijiao out of the fire, and they tried their best to flatter him. Zhan Zhekun even kept saying "general" and made Feng Haijiao drunk. He seemed to have completely forgotten that what he promised to Feng Haijiao was just a "Yangshan left wing general" who could not be found vacant by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of War. total".
The next day, under the instigation of the people in Huining, Feng Haijiao held a small ceremony, put on the military attache robes brought by Zhan Zhekun, wore a monkey hat, and officially assumed the position of "General Manager of the Left Wing of Yangshan" . Zhan Zhekun presented him with a standard war sword used by Ming army generals. Bi Xuansheng and Wen Dong also joined in the fun and presented gifts respectively. They also kowtowed to greet him with the squad below, and praised Feng Haijiao so much that he couldn't find him.
Feng Haijiao had already been appointed an official, so he naturally had to show off his authority. He immediately asked someone to find an engraving craftsman and carved a piece of wood for the gate. They also asked people to copy fifty copies of the notice - the notice was written by Bi Xuansheng. In addition to the words "to punish the people and punish the people" and "to support the Ming and destroy the emperor", the most important ones were to levy wages and to ask the big households to "please be happy". donate".
He took the big seal and stamped it over and over again on the "notice". However, except for Qinglianwei and some surrounding places, what he said was not so effective - even sending people to post it was not necessarily effective. Just as his interest was gone, Bi Xuansheng knew what he was thinking and said: "General Feng! Since ancient times, when doing big things, you have to say something just and right. You are now a military attache of the imperial court, but everyone doesn't know it yet. You just need to post all the notices. When we go out, the loyal people in Yangshan County will naturally gather in Jingcong to help with food and wages - if there are so many stubborn people, it is justifiable for you to raise troops to conquer."
"That makes sense!" Feng Haijiao became interested again when he said it. He felt that the young man in front of him was very to his liking. He remembered that since ancient times, whether he was a mountain king or an official, he always had to have a military advisor or a master. kind of characters. Although Feng Haijiao had a few people around him who were proficient in writing and writing, they were not as eloquent as Bi Xuansheng, the son of a professional master. He was very fond of him at the moment and said: "You are right, you are a scholar and knowledgeable!" He walked around the room shyly and said, "I think you can be a master by my side. ?”
Although Bi Xuansheng is young - he is not even twenty years old - he is quite an "ambitious" person. He looked down upon his father. He felt that his father was well-read in poetry and books, and he knew astronomy and geography, yet he was content to work as a master for a master in a mountainous area. He had no ambition at all to start a career of his own.
As he got older, he realized that it was difficult to achieve success in a career. He read too many storybooks and thought that it would be good to be like a master to emperors and generals, assisting them in their careers - as the saying goes, "strategizing" and "talking and laughing". However, my father was only a scholar after studying for a long time. He himself was not even a scholar. He had a lot of "knowledge" but nowhere to sell it.
Master Yang raised the flag of "King of Diligence", which gave Bi Xuansheng hope of getting ahead. He is more active than his father. This mission to Yangshan was the one he volunteered for - Mr. Yang agreed because he didn't want to be coldhearted and enthusiastic. Unexpectedly, the hero here actually fell in love with him at a glance! Bi Xuansheng suddenly felt like a "confidant".
So Bi Xuansheng became Feng Haijiao's "master". Zhan Zhekun was secretly amused in his heart, thinking that this little boy with a yellow mouth and no hair on his lips would actually be attracted by this green forest hero. God help me! Originally, Bi Xuansheng was just an insignificant figure, but now he became a great help. With him by Feng Haijiao's side, many things are under control. At the moment, he said that Feng Haijiao has "a keen eye for recognizing talents."
On the other hand, Jie Wendong was a little anxious. Master Bi had entrusted him to protect his son's safety. Now that he has become the master, he has to stay here. How will he explain it when he goes back?
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