Time flies so fast, more than three months have passed in the blink of an eye, from the time Chang Yu put an end to the chaos in Kunming to now. A lot of things happened in these three months, such as when Shi Dian and Qin Liangyu recognized their relationship and consolidated the relationship between the court and Shi Dian. Relations, in order to contain Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan, making him restless and unable to concentrate on consolidating the new political power.
Then he quickly returned to Beijing to formulate a plan on how to deal with Li Zicheng's peace talks. Li Zicheng suddenly proposed peace talks, which was something Chang Yu had not expected. But after careful calculation, he felt that this was a particularly good opportunity. As long as he grasped it well, perhaps Get twice the result with half the effort, and during the preparation period, he also did a lot of things, including helping the prince build a football club, helping Princess Kunxing create and market a brand, imparting experience to military hospitals, and imparting some scientific theories of later generations to military industrial institutes and royal schools. He didn't know much, but he put the most energy into it.
Just because he wants Ming's technology to go on the right track. Although his ability is limited, he can be a guide, not always a set of gods and ghosts, let alone when future generations mention the laws of mathematics, physics, chemistry and so on. They are all named after foreigners.
Let me tell you something that you may not expect. One year before the fall of the Ming Dynasty, that is, in 1643, Newton was born. In the following more than a hundred years, foreign natural sciences mushroomed and developed rapidly, both in theory and practice. And we are still listening to music, playing birds and crickets, praying to God and worshiping Buddha.
Five days have passed in the blink of an eye since the negotiation that night. During these five days, Song Xiance left the city and entered the camp and never showed up again. But no one would suspect that he ran away. There was no reason for him to run away, and there was almost no chance of him running away. , after all, they are all under the strict surveillance of Jin Yiwei.
It wasn't until the sixth day that Song Xiance left the camp and entered the city alone, and then went straight to the Daming Gate and asked to see Shi Kefa at the Ministry of War Yamen. This time he was taken directly to the Ministry of War Yamen without any obstruction, and soon met Shi Kefa. .
Shi Kefa thought that he came to see you in such a hurry because he had received some instructions from Li Zicheng to discuss peace talks, but he didn't know that Song Xiance came to ask for food. No matter how he came to your territory, even if he didn't fulfill the friendship of the landlord, it would be fine. They would purchase it themselves. They were all blocked, isn’t this too much! How could a dignified court do such a narrow-minded thing?
But this time, Shi Kefa put away his original politeness towards him and spoke righteously: You are thieves who have brought disaster to the country and the people. How can you feed the thieves with rice when the imperial court is already stretched thin! As for your purchase being blocked, what does it have to do with the Ministry of War? Moreover, he is the Minister of the Ministry of War and is ordered to negotiate and does not interfere with other matters. Whoever stops you can go to him!
The righteous words left Song Xiance, who was always eloquent, speechless. After saying goodbye, he stood outside the Ming Dynasty gate and thought for a long time.
He decided to go to Dongchang to find Chang Yu.
The only stumbling blocks in the city were Dongchang and Jinyiwei. He had nothing to do with Jinyiwei and he couldn't enter the yamen. He was sure that once he entered, he would not only not be able to solve any problems but would also cause more new troubles.
Let's go to Dongchang. Although this is also the Yamen of the King of Hell, after all, he knows the Lord of Hell in this Yamen. With Chang Yu's appreciation for him, he will not deliberately blame him even if he doesn't help, so he walked towards the Dongchang Yamen.
It's just that I'm still extremely confused. I met Chang Yu before. Although the other party clearly expressed his appreciation and solicitation, he also expressed his current position: If he doesn't return for a day, he will be an enemy by the way, and he doesn't want to get involved in this matter.
Maybe we shouldn't bother about food and grass matters.
But he had to go, because the military camp outside the city had run out of food and grass. The few carts of food that he had tricked a few days ago had reached the bottom. If he didn't buy them, he would have to kill the horses for meat and drink soup again. But since the last time, The imperial spies wandering outside the camp would never give them another chance to get food.
The troubled Song Xiance unknowingly followed the imperial city to the entrance of Dongchang Hutong. After hesitating for a long time, he finally headed there. If he did not surrender, he would have to be loyal to Li Zicheng.
Hey, just after entering the alley and walking a few steps, a Taoist priest walked towards me not far away. I saw him staring straight at Song Xiance, with a look of surprise on his face. Song Xiance was shaken from his thoughts by his exclamation. He pulled it out and took a closer look at the Taoist. He was also surprised. He had an extraordinary temperament, so this person must have a certain background.
"Could it be the Great Military Advisor Song?" The Taoist spoke first. Song Xiance quickly raised his hands and said, "That's it. The Taoist Master is..." He suddenly frowned and said, "There is a scheming half-immortal under the command of Governor Wen Chang. Could it be that he is?" Taoist priest?"
This man was none other than Li Muxian. Hearing Song Xiance call him a half-immortal, he couldn't help but beam with joy and declared: "It is Pindao. The Great Military Advisor of Song Dynasty is one of the few extraordinary people in the world. He is so praised. The poor man deserves to be ashamed of himself."
Song Xiance was secretly shocked that it was really him. At this time, Chang Yu had already become famous all over the world, and there were various rumors about the talented people under his command in the government and the public. Li Muxian was even said to be amazing, so Song Xiance had heard of him. Just meeting him here made him a little surprised and confused, whether it was a chance encounter or a long wait. If it was a chance encounter, he bumped into the great eunuch here last time. Wouldn't it be a coincidence to bump into his confidant this time?
"Is the Taoist Master waiting for you?" Song Xiance decided to go straight in. Li Muxian was startled after hearing this and then laughed: "I don't have the power to penetrate the heaven and the earth, how did I know that the great military advisor was coming? By the way, you are going to Go to the Yamen?"
Song Xiance nodded: "Something bothers Governor Chang."
"Song Military Advisor, you are really not afraid of causing trouble to the Governor." Li Muxian smiled coldly: "Now is the time when the negotiations between the two armies are tense, but Song's Military Advisor did not shy away from going to the Yamen to seek an audience. You know this will bring trouble to the Governor." If you are suspected of collaborating with the enemy, how many people in the government and the public will take the opportunity to act like a monster? Great Military Advisor of the Song Dynasty, are you doing this intentionally or unintentionally?"
Song Xiance smiled bitterly: "There is no way to beg him, so we have no choice but to do it. Furthermore, both the government and the public know that Governor Chang is jealous of us and is at odds with us. No one believes that he is colluding with Dashun."
"Then you are really wrong. There are people in this world who believe in this." Li Muxian laughed and said, "And for these people, it doesn't matter whether they believe it or not. What's important is that they can use this matter to make a fuss about it." He sighed again. "Please come back, Military Advisor of the Song Dynasty. Let's not talk about whether the Governor will see you, but he is not in the Yamen at this time."
"Um, then..." Song Xiance was startled, and Li Muchian continued: "I don't know where Lord Du Gong is at this time." He frowned slightly: "I haven't seen you for a few days. He's not here at home. The Yamen, maybe in the palace." After saying this, he chuckled and said, "If not, will Song's military advisor go to the palace to look for it?"
Song Xiance smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Why do you have to joke, Taoist Master?" He sighed slightly: "In that case, I'll just..."
"It's better to meet by chance than to invite me. Since we are destined, if the military advisor has nothing else to do, would Pindao be willing to be the Eastern military advisor? Would you like to share a glass of wine with me? Pindao is outside the Three Realms and is not afraid of being accused of collaborating with the enemy." Li Muchian smiled and extended the invitation. Song Xiance She looked up at him and nodded slightly. This Taoist priest was the great eunuch's associate. Regardless of whether he surrendered in the future, he should get closer to him now. Maybe he could solve the current food shortage.
Both of them were strange people in the world, and they had similar majors and hobbies. Naturally, they had endless things to talk about. They came out of Dongchang Hutong, walked north along the roots of Huangcheng, and then found a tavern and went in.
