In the drizzle, when Chang Yu and the others were fighting fiercely with the monks in the Zhangjia Building, the Wusheng Gate in Wuchang City was indeed peaceful and even a little joyful.
Just because Wuchang Commander-in-Chief Wang Yuncheng, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Ma Jinzhong and Xunyang Commander-in-Chief Xu Qiyuan came here to reward the troops.
Rewarding the soldiers is not just a formality and a few high-sounding words. It must bring practical benefits to the soldiers, such as food, drink, and some silver rewards. If conditions permit, several art troupes must be hired to perform some big plays.
There were four soldiers and horses outside the city and at Wushengmen, Huang Degong, the middle part of Wangti, Huying, and Yingying. In order to prevent changes in the city that would be detrimental to Chang Yu, the four were ordered to seize Wushengmen just in case. Although at this time The undercurrent in the city gradually receded, but the city gates still remained open for twelve hours, and the four armies did not withdraw. Again, Chang Yu did not leave the city for a day, and Wu Shengmen did not withdraw his troops for a day.
After the midday banquet, Zuo Menggeng came to the General Military Mansion and voluntarily withdrew from the power struggle. Wang Yuncheng and Ma Jinzhong were both surprised and secretly happy, and then proposed to reward the troops at Wushengmen.
Huang Degong was rude but not stupid. He knew that Wang Ma was just taking the opportunity to express his gratitude to Chang Yu, so he was too drunk to go back to the bedroom to rest and didn't bother to act with Wang Ma.
However, Huang Degong only guessed half of it right. Wang Ma had other thoughts, and that was to get a glimpse of Dongchang Wei's true appearance!
Everyone in the government and the public knows that the Dongchang Guards are a special force built by Chang Yu that have proven to be invincible on the battlefield, and the emperor even placed them under his own personal guard, becoming the 27th personal guard of the emperor. The truth is The purpose is also known to everyone, which is to let his crony Chang Yu control a powerful army.
With these soldiers and horses, the emperor's waist will be much stronger, and the court's waist will also be much stronger. Even though there are only a few thousand soldiers and horses, they can fight!
With these soldiers and horses in hand, internally, no one will dare to disobey orders and kill you every minute. Externally, if there is another foreign enemy to invade, hundreds of thousands of troops will not be watching and no one will dare to take a step forward. It's like being in a deserted place.
Everyone knows that the Dongchang Guards are powerful, and they are invincible in beating Li Chuang against the Tatars. Some people say that they are comparable to the Guan Ning Cavalry at its peak.
Everyone said what he said, but not many people he had seen.
As generals who lead troops, Wang Yuncheng and Ma Jinzhong are also among the best. To put it bluntly, they are both experts and just want to know the ropes. Moreover, they and the Tiger Eagle Battalion are old acquaintances. Chang Yu went to Yunnan to put out fires a few years ago. Passing through the Jingzhou area, Wang Ma was besieging Jingzhou on Zuo Liangyu's orders at that time. He learned that the Dongchang Guards were crossing the border to provoke in the name of seeing off, but they were rubbed against each other by Tu Yuan and Ji Jike. People were afraid of the Dongchang Guards, so this time they rewarded the military leaders with the honor of coming back to get up close and personal with them.
Xu Qiyuan and Wang Guangen also had this idea, so they went together. Tu Yuan and Ji Ji couldn't show off like Huang Degong. They had to go with them when they were going to reward their subordinates. And the upstart of the capitulation faction in Wang Ti was in need of connections. , naturally they will also come together.
Wang Yuncheng and his party did not bring wine because he knew Chang Yu's rules. At this time, there is no difference between giving wine and giving people heads. They brought a lot of meat and prepared a thousand taels of silver. Although the four troops outside the city had nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses, but in the military But there are only more than a thousand people who win the gate, and each person can get one tael of silver.
It doesn't sound like much, but it's actually enough to cheer up the soldiers.
There was no wine and no troupe, but they had meat and money and were full of sincerity. The group rode in the rain to Wushengmen without many followers. Wang Yuncheng was worried that bringing too many people would cause unnecessary misunderstandings.
Within 300 steps of Wusheng Gate is a restricted area. Wang Tizhong's men are responsible for patrolling the streets around the city gate, Huang Degong's men are responsible for the top of the city, and the Tiger and Eagle Battalions are responsible for guarding the city gate.
Although it was raining continuously, the soldiers were already patrolling in the rain in neat rows. Their clothes were soaked and their appearance was neat. Even in the city gate, the soldiers did not take off their armor and their horses did not rest their saddles. They were uniform and uniform.
Wang Ma and others were greatly moved after hearing for a long time that the Dongchang Guards had strict discipline, and it was true.
Several cavalry rushed out from the doorway and ran straight towards them. They arrived in the blink of an eye. The leader was unusually tall and tall, which surprised Wang Yuncheng and others. Tu Yuan was already a rare burly man among the Han people. This man in front of him had never experienced anything before. No less than that, let's see that he doesn't look like a Han Chinese.
When he was confused, Tu Yuan introduced Wu Mushan, the vanguard officer under his command, who was both a monastic and a fierce man.
Wu Mushan and Wang Fuchen were originally under the command of Jiang Xiang, the general of Datong. Later, Chang Yuxicai kept them with him and trained them in the Sixth Battalion. Although they were illiterate, they fought bravely and had high combat effectiveness, and they soon became popular. , was fought over by the commanders of the fifth battalion. After some bargaining, Wu Mushan entered the Tiger Camp to follow Tu Yuan, and Wang Fuchen entered the Eagle Camp to follow Ji Jike.
"Are all Mongolians so burly?" Ma Jinzhong stared at the burly man in front of him and sighed with emotion. No general is short in stature. He himself is considered the strongest among the Han people. But compared with Wu Mushan, he is still Very different.
"My physique is average among men," Wu Mushan said casually. Everyone looked at each other in surprise. Xu Qiyuan couldn't help but sigh: "Now you can imagine how hard it was for us Han people to fight against the North from the Han Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty. , what a strong opponent we are facing, what we eat is the mutton and milk that others eat in Cai Zhuan, and our Han soldiers are like little chickens in front of others!"
"This will show how powerful we Han people are." Ji Jike smiled lightly, and everyone agreed. Wu Mushan seemed to have something to say, but he still did not dare to say anything in front of these big guys.
At dusk, the rain stopped.
Wuchang City was closed except for Wusheng Gate. After Ma Jinzhong rewarded the army, he hurriedly left to cross the river and return to Hanyang.
The chief eunuch has met, drank wine, and held a meeting. Next, he will start to mobilize troops and generals to prepare for big moves. Not only him, Wang Yuncheng also immediately summoned his subordinates to start arranging tasks after returning to the General Military Mansion. Soldiers and horses in Wuchang and Hanyang are sharpening their swords.
It was already dark when Chang Yu returned to the General Military Mansion. Lu Daqi and the other big guys had a casual meal and drank tea together to discuss matters. The only missing person was Huang Degong. He didn't like to play with civil servants, and even small talk made him feel uncomfortable.
After hearing that Chang Yu was back, he came to the door and saw Chang Yu shirtless in the room wiping sweat. The weather in Wuchang right now was very hot and humid, making him feel uncomfortable all over.
Gu Dao: "Then Wang Yuncheng convened a group of subordinates to discuss matters in the evening, and then left the General Military Mansion and has not returned yet. Old man Lu and those bastards, besides drinking or tea, talked endless nonsense, I don't like to talk to them. , but I’m so free that my balls ache..." Huang Degong couldn’t stop pressing him when he saw Chang Yu.
Chang Yu chuckled: "Since when did Uncle Jingnan take up the post of Jin Yiwei and inquire about such news for our family?"
Bah, Huang Degong rolled his eyes: "It's okay for others to call you uncle Jingnan, but don't call me one after another. I heard it is harsh. You don't need to call me uncle, and I don't need to call you the governor. We are even, so just call him." I’m just brother Sheng.”
"That's not okay. We are personal friends, but we must abide by the rules. Your uncle is a royal official from the imperial court. He is not someone with a cursive prefix, so there is no need to feel guilty. You are both my brother Huang and Uncle Huang." Chang Yu said seriously, Huang Degong squinted and nodded: "It makes sense, why don't you just call me uncle..."
Chang Yu cleaned up and changed into clean clothes, and asked Chen Suole to send a message to the chef of the General Military Mansion to bring over some food and wine. He wanted to drink some with Huang Degong.
Before the food and drinks came, Li Muxian came in shakily on crutches. When he saw Huang Degong hurriedly trying to salute, Huang Degong waved his hand: "No need to be polite. Hey, Zamao, why are you injured?"
Huang Degong actually admired Chang Yu as a staff member, but this guy was very talkative and could only say random things. If it were someone else calling him that, Li Muchian would have to fight to the death regardless of being injured, but this person is Huang Degong. , he also knew the bad behavior of Huang Chuangzi, he sighed in his heart, and said with a wry smile on his face: "He was plotted by the thieves."
Huang Degong's curiosity aroused, so he broke the casserole and asked what was going on. Li Muxian started talking. Huang Degong was startled. The two were talking over there. Chang Yu made tea and brought it to the table under the eaves of the corridor outside the room. Come on, it's a little cooler here than inside.
The food and drinks were delivered quickly, and the three of them got on the table. Li Muxian continued to tell Huang Degong a story. One kept talking, and the other was shocked. Chang Yu was left out in the cold, and couldn't say anything for a while, so he called Wang Zhengnan over. Have a drink together.
In the west wing room, Wu Zhongzheng was teasing Duoji: "Because of you wild ass, my boss was banned for a chapter, and the ban was not released for several days!"
Duoji looked through the window at Chang Yu, who was eating and drinking with Huang Degong under the eaves of the corridor: "This young master's family has a lot of background."
"Hey, what did you see?" Wuzhong snorted with a curl of his lips.
"It's extraordinary that you are willing to be used by him. Since Mr. Seng entered this house, he has seen at least two masters besides you. In addition to Wang Zhengnan, Chen Ruxin, and the Taoist priest, it is not easy. , How can one person be a simple person with so many masters under his command, let alone live in such a big house."
"Zhaizi, huh, don't just practice martial arts and learn to read when you have time. If you only knew the three characters at the gate, you wouldn't be so confused now." Wuzhong looked contemptuous, and Duoji raised his eyebrows: "Master Seng, I came from the back door. Those who were brought in by you want to be like thieves but have never seen the words on the gate."
Wu Zhong sighed: "It's as if you really know how to read when you come in from the gate."
Just as Duoji was about to yell, the door was pushed open and Sujing walked in. He stared at Duoji with a murderous look on his face.
"Hey, there is a nun." Duoji was startled and then his eyes fell on the plain hand holding the sword: "You are a master of swordsmanship."
"Night Demon, don't mess around." Wuzhong knew Sujing too well and said calmly. Sujing snorted: "You have to address him."
"I have weighed you, and my young master has also weighed you. If you don't weigh enough, you won't bring him in." Wuzhong shook his head gently: "Besides, this is not the right time."
Su Jing sneered: "That's what I have to do." Then he glanced at Duoji, who was still looking confused: "Today is not suitable, then let's wait for another day. When your injury is better, you will not say that I took advantage of others." "After that, he turned and left.
Only then did Duoji react and looked at Wuzhong blankly: "Then the little master is going to fight with the monk..." Wuzhong directly gave him a big tease: "Who can say anything to him? One monk at a time Master, your name is Bajie!"
In the corridor, Huang Degong had just heard about Li Muxian's injury and wanted to express his feelings. He happened to see Su Jing walking out of the west wing. He glanced coldly here and couldn't help complaining about Chang Yu: "How come the dignified Governor of the East Factory always likes her so much?" Jianghu Daodao, if you have nothing to do, go to the rivers and lakes and cause a lot of trouble. You also have a group of Jianghu people around you. If they are just ordinary Jianghu people, they even have monks and Taoist nuns. I wonder if these three people are all troublemakers. If you don't do it well, you might get backlash." He then patted Li Muchian and said, "Niu... Taoist priest, don't think too much, I didn't talk about you."
Chang Yu smiled and said nothing, while Li Muxian took advantage of the conversation and glanced towards the west wing: "The Governor is unwilling to gather all the monks, Taoists and nuns. If we have Taoist priests, we will also have Taoist nuns. If we have this nun, then I had to get a monk to come, but unfortunately, the monk Haicheng was absent-minded. He just wanted the horses to run instead of feeding them, so I got a monk to come over, and my wish finally came true."
Chang Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It's not that our family has obsessive-compulsive disorder, but it's actually a fate."
edge? Li Muxian seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "The governor left the Japanese thief without killing him, and now he takes in a foreign monk. I'm afraid it's not just a simple fate."
Huang Degong was not a fool. He caught the hint and said to Chang Yu solemnly: "I know you have a far-sighted view of things and like to plan things in advance. What's that called a strategic mosquito net..."
"Uncle, it's called strategizing." Li Muxian quickly corrected him. Huang Degong glared at him and turned to Chang Yu and continued: "The water is deep over there, so be careful not to mess around."
"Uncle Jingnan also knows that the water over there is deep. Could it be that he heard something?" Chang Yu smiled faintly, and Huang Degong curled his lips and said: "Don't worry, since the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, and even for hundreds of years in this dynasty, that place has only been If you put your hand out in a name, it will cause chaos."
Chang Yu nodded with a wry smile on his face. Not only was the water deep, it was also quite sensitive!
