Chang Yu came leisurely in the middle of the afternoon, accompanied by Chang Yanling, Shi Kefa, Lu Daqi and others. After Xu Hongji heard the news, he hurried to the entrance of the military camp to greet him. Chang Yu, who had not yet opened his mouth, rushed to him with enthusiasm and said, : "The wind is beautiful today, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and the Duke of the State is here for an outing?"
Xu Hongji was confused and thought, what the hell are you talking about? Feng Heli is obviously a mess from a cloudy day, and this little eunuch turned out to be a completely different person overnight. He was arrogant and domineering and even a little crazy last night. , how could he turn into a youthful and sunny boy in the blink of an eye? This contrast caught him off guard for a moment, and he didn't know how to deal with it. He cupped his hands and smiled slightly: "It seems that Eunuch Chang also has this kind of elegance."
"No," Chang Yu laughed and looked around: "You have to come and take a look at the beautiful scenery, right?"
"Since we have the same interests, let's go for a walk together." Xu Hongji hit the snake on the pole. Although he didn't know why there was such a big contrast between the little eunuch, but since he had a smiling face, he couldn't be sullen.
In this way, the two of them walked side by side into the military camp and walked slowly north along the Jinchuan River. They talked and laughed all the way like old friends who had forgotten their years. It was as if what happened last night had never happened at all. Lu Daqi and Shi Kefa followed behind and whispered when they saw this. Said: "The depth of this city is rare at that time."
"The Dongchang people are extreme people from top to bottom, moody and perverse." Xu Wenjue whispered to his younger brother Xu Renjue in the crowd, while Liu Kongzhen remained silent with the chief historian and guards in the palace, looking solemn.
Chang Yu and Xu Hongji seemed to be chatting casually, sometimes talking about the weather, sometimes about the scenery, sometimes about things in the military camp, not mentioning what happened last night and pretending not to know about the fight this morning, but in just a short time In just one cup of tea, he asked everything that needed to be asked, and Xu Hongji also said almost everything that needed to be said, such as Nanjing's combat strength, grain and grass storage, military equipment storage, and various city defense arrangements.
"Eunuch Chang, can you tell me how you plan to retreat from the enemy?" Crossing the river with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses is not an easy task.
Chang Yu smiled slightly: "It's too early to talk about this at this time."
Xu Hongji was startled: "The bandit army has broken through Wuhu and is only a stone's throw away from Nanjing..."
"That will happen in three days, oh no, two days later." Chang Yu chuckled, and Xu Hongji suddenly realized something. His expression became unnatural. After thinking for a while, he was about to say something. Chang Yu suddenly raised his hand and pointed to the northwest: "I also know how to sharpen a knife, which is quite a bit. "Unexpectedly" it turned out that there were soldiers practicing military formations nearby.
"Don't dare to relax," Xu Hongji said quickly.
Chang Yu smiled and walked towards the other side without commenting, saying in a broken voice: "Nanjing's soldiers and horses have not been fighting for a long time. I only know that they can eat, but I don't know whether they can fight." Xu Hongji's face turned pale, Shi Kefa and Lu Daqi looked at each other and smiled, this little eunuch The mouth is too damaged.
"I've heard for a long time that Eunuch Chang is good at using troops. Can you tell me if Nanjing City's soldiers and horses can fight again?" Xu Hongji said calmly. Chang Yu laughed and said nothing, standing under the shade of a tree next to the school ground and watching. After a while, he glanced at his mouth and said: "If you can eat a bucket of rice, you can't bear a battle."
These words were too direct. Xu Hongji's face was extremely ugly. His son Xu Wenjue couldn't help but said: "You will know if you can compete in a battle. Eunuch Chang, your warriors are said to be invincible, so why don't you invite them to have a sparring match?" You will know it on the spot, and I will also let you see whether the soldiers and horses in Nanjing City are really useless."
Perhaps he spoke the thoughts of many people, but Xu Hongji didn't even say anything to stop him. Chang Yu turned his head and glanced at Xu Wenjue with a half-smile but said: "The soldiers under my command have no interest in this kind of drill. They only go up." A real battlefield, and forgive me for being arrogant, a hundred men under my command can defeat a thousand of yours! Whether I am training or fighting you, you will be humiliating yourself."
Xu Wenjue is about the same age as Chang Yu. He is in his adolescence and has a strong competitive spirit and self-esteem. As the eldest son of the Duke of Nanjing, he has always been the target of all kinds of flattery in Nanjing. How has he ever been humiliated like this? Chang Yu suddenly lost his composure when he said this, especially when he saw Li Muchian's half-smiling eyes, he was almost furious: "Why are you talking so much? Why don't we have a showdown?"
Seeing that he was anxious, Chang Yu laughed: "Children's games, I have no interest in them." Xu Hongji quickly reprimanded him: "Don't be rude, Lord Wen." He turned around and bowed his hand to Chang Yu: "Chang Yu Father-in-law, don’t be like a child.”
Xu Wenjue was ignored by Chang Yu and scolded by his father. The most important thing was that he was humiliated in front of so many people. Not to mention how angry he was, but he also knew that he had to endure it no matter how much he refused. This little eunuch who was similar to him in front of him was His father didn't even dare to act rashly, let alone him. But it is still okay to curse a few words in a low voice. His younger brother Xu Renjue also echoed a few words, and several small officials from the palace around him were also trying to comfort him: "You must learn to be a good person before doing anything. People who only know how to fight and kill will never make a difference. After all, they are just a person." ordinary man".
The tips of Chang Yu's ears actually heard it, and he turned around and sneered: "Don't you look down on ordinary people who fight and kill? Oh, it turns out they are some civil servants." He rolled his eyes and said sternly: "The world of all dynasties. I have never heard that the world was conquered by some literati reciting poems and writing duels. Instead, the world was conquered by those men who only knew how to fight and kill. When the country was in crisis, it also relied on these men who only knew how to fight and kill. They threw their heads and shed their blood and wrapped their bodies in horse leather to protect their families and the country, but no civil servants went to the battlefield to write articles or poems that could defeat the enemy." He then glared at Xu Wenjue: "Even your current glory and wealth are due to your ancestors. It’s not just you, but the entire city of Nanjing and Beijing. The ancestors of the nearly 100 nobles of the Ming Dynasty didn’t earn this family fortune by fighting and killing. How come it’s so embarrassing now?”
The few petty officials who were yelled at by Chang Yu were trembling and kowtowed, but Xu Hongji, his son, and even Chang Yanling suddenly felt a little bit excited. The little eunuch was right. My ancestor, the King of Zhongshan, was an ordinary citizen at that time, earning his family fortune by fighting and killing. How come more than two hundred years later, his descendants are so unsatisfied, and even look down on those soldiers who served in the army.
But Chang Yu seemed to be still angry: "Wen Zhiwu Gong, Wen Zhi Wugong, the world's martial arts have been conquered, and then look at how they are treated by civilian officials. Nine out of ten those who bring disaster to the country and the people are those who think they are superior." literati!"
"Well done! Well done." Xu Hongji nodded and looked at Chang Yu sincerely: "Eunuch Chang's words woke up the dreamer. I, the Duke of Wei, should set an example. How about we discuss what happened last night in the long run?"
"Are we discussing here?" Chang Yu smiled slightly: "It's almost noon."
Xu Hongji was startled, then laughed loudly, and invited Eunuch Chang and everyone to come to my house to have a glass of wine.
What a smooth ride. There was no trace of the smooth flow. Liu Kongzheng looked at Xu Hongji walking side by side with the little eunuch in front of him. He felt slightly relieved. He also thought about the change in the little eunuch's face. Just now he was full of indignation and scolded the civil servants. , in the blink of an eye, the spring breeze blew on his face again, and he threw the past behind him, as if he had forgotten to clean up. This person is simply... too elusive.
