After breakfast, all the generals followed Chang Yu out of the city except Li Yan, who was recuperating in the county government office. As the soul of the first army commander of the Gyeonggi soldiers and horses, the young eunuch must go to the military camp to show his face to boost morale.
The white money last night made the soldiers' wallets bulge. What the little eunuch has to do now is to bulge their spirits and souls.
As soon as Chang Yu and his group arrived at the camp by Taigong Lake, the soldiers became excited after hearing the news and surrounded them, waving and shouting. The appearance of the soul figure was really different. The little eunuch had such a high prestige in the army that he was really like the stars. Like holding the moon in his arms, most of the soldiers were proud to speak to him. Chang Yu was also extremely approachable and even joked when he saw someone with a familiar face: "Hey, he's still alive." The soldiers would proudly shout: "Not dead yet. I still have to follow the Lord Governor to kill the Tatars..."
"Have a good meal, drink, and rest these two days. When you are full and full, all the soldiers will go with the governor Qingzhou Mansion to collect the money!" The little eunuch drank chicken soup and blood for a long time and finally ended with this sentence. The soldiers caroused wildly, Zhu Cian His face changed. What he said was a bit too direct. He was obviously going to protect the vassal, so why did it feel like fighting against the landlord to divide his property?
It’s obvious that he doesn’t understand the soldiers very well. Protecting the family and the country is a great duty, but drinking, sex, and wealth are important in life. Talking about those useless things will only make the soldiers feel boring, tasteless and unmotivated. On the contrary, this kind of naked money is a woman. Ah can stimulate their spirit even more.
"Did anything happen last night?" On the grass beside Taigong Lake, the generals sat around Chang Yu and looked at the rippling blue water of the lake in the wind. There were many soldiers inside having a great time playing with Mengzi.
"Mr. Factory Supervisor, there were Tatars ten miles northeast last night who wanted to get closer and had several conflicts with our outer police posts, but there were no casualties," Weng Zhiqi said softly.
Chang Yu hummed and sneered silently.
Huang Degong curled his lips: "The dog Tatars are afraid!"
"Maybe, or maybe it's just wild dogs guarding food against us." Zhou Yuji shrugged, looking at the lake and sighing: "From Taiyuan to Baoding to Beijing and then here, the distance traveled in these two months is far greater than the previous two years. There were so many, even the soles of my shoes were worn out, but I killed more thieves and Tatars than ever before, it was very enjoyable!"
As he raised his feet, it turned out that there were holes in the soles of his boots. Everyone laughed and told their own scandals. Some of their pants were torn, and some of their buttocks were torn...
Chang Yu also laughed and had mixed feelings in his heart. It was this group of generals who were not afraid of death, tiredness or hardship who followed him to kill thieves and resist the Qing Dynasty to protect the country. They are the last strength and the last hope of the Qing Dynasty. I hope the Ming Dynasty will live up to it in the future. got them.
"When the Tartars retreat, Prince Heng's palace will not forget your kindness in protecting the vassal. Ci'an boldly took the initiative and promised each of the generals a reward of ten thousand taels of silver." Zhu Ci'an had been obediently listening to everyone's jokes, but now he was very touched and couldn't bear it. Zhu said something.
After hearing this, all the generals stared at each other and laughed, and thanked Zhu Cian repeatedly. Tu Yuan even asked Chang Yu with excitement: "Manufacturer, this is not considered bribery, right?"
"This is money for selling one's life. How can the silver reward given by Prince Heng's Mansion be regarded as bribery?" Chang Yu scolded lightly, and everyone was happy to know that it was correct.
There is no need to go into details about the concept of ten thousand taels of silver in these days. It is no wonder that these generals were overjoyed. Huang Degong and Tu Yuan shamelessly ran to Zhu Cian to get close to him: "Your Highness, I heard that the palace has good wine that has been stored for more than ten years..."
Chang Yu was happy that Prince Heng was so generous, and he had a better impression of Zhu Cian in his heart. However, he was also angry with Prince Heng Zhu Youji. This prodigal son really wanted to bankrupt Prince Heng's palace, let alone Prince Heng in Qingzhou. He had promised to donate hundreds of thousands taels, but Zhu Cian just said that hundreds of thousands were gone. He was not just talking about giving Huang Degong and big bosses like Zhou Yuji 10,000 taels each, but also his subordinates!
But having said that, although Chang Yu didn't know how much property Prince Heng had, he counted which vassal king in the Ming Dynasty didn't have a millionaire. Maybe he thought that he was ruined, but in fact it was just a dime.
No matter what, if you promised to give it, don’t try to cheat!
But why did Zhu Cian suddenly be so impulsive and spend hundreds of thousands of dollars?
Everyone here is a veteran, and they know clearly that this young man is not impulsive! No matter what time it is, tens of thousands of Qing troops are blocking the door of his house. His money is money to buy his life!
Of course, this fat and white young man is also a smart person. Soldiers are rewarded with silver, not to mention these big guys. Why were they all complaining just now? It's just that I didn't ask for it. You can't pretend to be stupid and don't understand.
As for why you don’t take the initiative to ask for it?
There are two completely different realms between taking the initiative and taking the initiative. They are both high-profile people who want to lower their status without saying anything. They are also suspected of taking advantage of others' danger to blackmail, which is a disgrace to their reputation and make it true. But Zhu Cian's initiative to others will only praise him for his magnanimity and vision. Price, both parties are happy.
In fact, we are all smart people who see through things without telling them.
The sky is covered with clouds, and there is a gentle breeze by the lake. It is a cool day today. The soldiers are enjoying the comfort before the war by the lake. They are sleeping with their heads covered, playing in the water, or gathering together to gamble money. All the soldiers are today. If you are drunk today, who knows whether you will be able to see the sun tomorrow.
Chang Yu and others were still chatting by the lake, but the topic had turned to the war. The generals sat around and watched him rowing around on the ground with a branch. Where is Qingzhou City and where is Beiyang River? Who is the main attack? Which area is responsible for...
Li Yan's carriage arrived. He was recuperating in the county government office, but he was worried about the war, so he came to the military camp to discuss the matter. Seeing people discussing by the lake, he asked from a distance: "Who will go into the mountain after discussing?" He looked up. He looked at the sky and said: "It's half noon, it's time to set off."
Chang Yu stood up, helped him out of the carriage, and placed him on a chair by the lake: "Our family will lead us into the mountains ourselves, and the Beiyang River will be left to you."
"Factory Supervisor..." Li Yan wanted to say something but then let out a long sigh: "Sometimes I really don't know whether the factory supervisor wants to be lazy or rush to do dangerous work."
Everyone laughed.
"Our family has recently been thinking about going into the mountains to get some game to eat. Who among you is interested in going with us?" Chang Yu chuckled.
Asking for orders from a humble position
I am willing to follow the factory supervisor into the mountains...
The generals scrambled to take the lead.
Chang Yu laughed and said to Li Yan: "Look at how greedy everyone is when they want to be lazy."
Everyone laughed, but also asked for a fight.
Chang Yu glanced at everyone's faces one by one, and then pointed at Lu Xing: "Jinwu Guard Tengxiang Guard sent three thousand people to follow the governor into the mountain. As for who will go, you will discuss among yourselves and break camp in half an hour."
"I accept the order from my humble position." Lu Xing, the commander of Jinwu's left guard, clasped his fists, then waved to the two guards and seven commanders (Cheng Ming had gone to borrow food) and gathered together to discuss in a low voice.
"Mr. Factory Supervisor, Ci'an is also willing to follow you into the mountains." At this time, Zhu Ci'an walked to Chang Yu and said softly.
Chang Yu looked back at him and shook his head: "Don't you know why Prince Heng, the governor, agreed so readily to bring you out the day before yesterday?"
Zhu Cian lowered his head and said nothing. He naturally knew that it was to give him a seed of King Heng's lineage just in case.
"At this time, the war has begun, and everything is more dangerous than yesterday's fight. You can assist Zou Zhixian in handling civil affairs in Linzi City and wait for the news." Chang Yu said expressionlessly, and Zhu Cian quickly said yes.
At this time Zhou Yuji came over again: "The scouts reported that the main force of the Tatars was still resting on the north bank of the Beiyang River and had not broken out of camp. It seems they are tired."
"If he doesn't move, you won't move either. He sends people to keep an eye on us, and we also send people to keep an eye on him. When he leaves camp, you can follow him. It doesn't matter if you go slower. He won't attack the city as soon as he arrives. No matter what, you have to do it. Shout for a while." Chang Yu sneered, and the generals nodded in agreement.
"General Li, I'll leave this to you!" Chang Yu walked up to Li Yan and patted him on the shoulder. Li Yan nodded vigorously: "This humble position will do your best not to hold back the factory supervisor."
"Everyone, see you in Qingzhou City!" Chang Yu swept away everyone with a smile on his face, and the generals clasped their fists: "See you in Qingzhou City!"
