After fighting for nearly twenty rounds, Shi Dajun gained the upper hand, and the tip of the whip passed over his head and swept off Duan Fang's head. His bun was messed up and he had to retreat to his own formation and shouted: "My sons, protect me!"
As soon as everyone rushed forward to snatch him back, Shi Da's military headquarters also changed back into the wild goose wing formation, and then surrounded the general and attacked the opponent's two wings.
At this moment of turmoil, the boat sent by Duanfang to pick up the follow-up troops came back. Seeing this, they did not dare to dock, so they had to unload the people on the south bank, and then turned around and came back to pick up the people here.
In a matter of seconds, Duanfang's people had retreated back to the waterline step by step. They are a ragtag group, and even the Duan brothers have only been training for a few days. How can they withstand the Qing Shi team with combat experience, and the Golden Flower Formation is unheard of.
Just listen to Duan Fang shouting: "Boys, get on the boat quickly and retreat!" The people broke up, threw away their weapons and helmets, waded into the boat or held the gang...
Here Shi Dajun stopped the pursuit of his subordinates, not to give face to Duan Duan. He was afraid that if he continued to chase, his troops would be disrupted, and he was also worried that there would be no accidents on the other side of the dock.
So amid the cheers of the Qingshirt team, Duan Fang and others returned to the south bank in shock. "Brother, brother, are you okay?" Duan Yan ran over and put the cloak on Duan Fang's shoulders.
"What can happen to me? But the leader of the blue-shirted team is really powerful. He tried his best for his brother, but he can only resist him." As he said that, he showed Duan Yan his cracked tiger's mouth.
"My brother can't resist? What should I do?" Duan Yan was shocked.
Duan Fang looked around: "The team can't stay here. Let's go back to the city quickly and close the city gate tightly before discussing!" After hearing this, Duan Yan quickly called everyone back to the city. He hurriedly checked and lost more than 40 people. Not a small loss.
Li Dan saw Cen Wu after crossing the bridge. He originally thought the man was tall and burly, but he didn't expect him to be thin and ugly. His arms seemed to be no thicker than Lu Jiu's thumb.
Just looking at the appearance, the title "Good Ghost" is really apt. "Won't you follow me?" Li Dan asked with concern: "If someone reports this matter, I'm afraid it will hurt your life, but it will be my fault."
"Your Majesty does not think that I am ugly and despicable. He treats me as usual, which is beyond the capabilities of a human being. Now that my mother is still here, I can't help myself. I will serve the old man all my life, and my fortune will follow your Majesty. I hope you will tolerate me when the time comes." Cen Wucha Hand answered respectfully.
"Five brothers are pure filial piety, and the old man is happy. With a few small gifts, please extend his life to the old man." Li Dan personally presented fifty guan banknotes.
Cen Wu saw that he thought he wanted to extend his life to the old man, so he had no choice but to accept it. He accepted it humbly, and then said: "Fortunately, at least Beiguo will definitely be committed to the imperial court. When the day of liberation comes, Fuding will be the pioneer!"
"Fifth brother believes in people, I remember it!" Li Dan turned to Regis: "Sir, no one saw the fifth brother when he came, right?"
"Don't worry, Sir, we will blindfold everyone, take him out on the pretense of asking questions, and have the carriage drive him here. We will use this method to send him back later, and no one will be able to suspect him!"
Li Dan nodded: "Excuse me, sir." After saying that, he took care of Cen Wu and mounted his horse to catch up with the group. When he rejoined the front team, he sent an order to report that bandits and soldiers had come out of the city to seize the beach, but they were beaten back by a piece of stone.
"Well, this stone has finally enlightened me and I know not to act rashly." After hearing the report, Li Dan smiled and said to the tall man: "It seems that the three whippings were effective!"
"And it's just right." Gao Hanzi said a rare flattery, and Li Dan laughed. On the road down the mountain, there were cars and horses one after another.
The leading troops of the Second Company have arrived at Qinghu and set up defenses at Hanlian Mountain. The subsequent brigade entered Qinghu to rest, and the engineering platoon began to check the conditions of river crossings and bridges on the Wei River.
Everyone was extremely happy, because they all knew that as soon as they reached Qinghu, there was not much power ahead that could stop the entire battalion from returning home. They finally broke through the siege and came out!
"Crash!" Li Su kicked down the shelf where the azaleas were placed. The whole pot of flowers fell to the ground, and broken pottery fragments were scattered everywhere.
"Ah, what's going on? You're so angry when you come in?" Grandma Dou heard that the master had arrived home, so she came over to take a look. As soon as she walked in, her whole body trembled. She looked suspiciously at Li Changjing, who was shrinking aside. The latter quietly waved his hand to indicate that he was not doing his own business.
Mrs. Dou didn't say anything else, she just asked her servants to come in and clean up, gritting her teeth secretly. This pot of cuckoo is a good variety. She spent a lot of money and effort on it.
"Those bastards, none of them are good, they are all snobs!" Li Su was still wandering around the room, looking angry.
"Who are you talking about?" As soon as Grandma Dou said this, she saw Li Changjing winking at her, and hurriedly ordered everyone in the room to go out first. She poured a cup of tea and walked over, sitting next to Li Su on the bedside. Put water in his hand.
"Master, please tell me slowly, don't make yourself angry because of some little people, it's not worth it."
"Aren't you those people from the Chief Envoy's Department? They all take money but do nothing, just like those people from the Nanjing Left-behind Department! They talk better than they sing. If there is any news, I will definitely report it to you. What a monk with too much food and too little food? No matter how patient you are, it’s all about coping with the situation!” 33
Li Su drank the water and patted the edge of the bed irritably: "The matter couldn't be simpler. The hozen ruined my reputation and took away my property. All it takes is a piece of official document to express responsibility, but I don't believe that the county dares to stand idly by!
But look at the people in the Chief Envoy Si Yamen. It seems that I am asking them to do something difficult. They all say it is difficult and want me not to make it difficult for them. It’s so unreasonable! "
"Then... the Nanjing Ministry of Rites' errand... still has no follow-up?" Grandma Dou is not interested in disputes between men. In her opinion, the loss in Yugan City is really nothing. As long as you become an official, if you want to earn Wouldn’t it take two or three months to repay these losses?
"Well, everyone said they haven't seen any official documents. Some people say that the emperor is busy with wars and preparations for the Queen Mother's birthday, as well as the grand competition in the capital next spring, so he may put such things later.
Some people say that the position is said to have been given to someone else. Brother Yan Ruo might as well wait and see other opportunities. It's all official nonsense! "
"What? This, this official can be given to whoever he wants?" Grandma Dou was angry. She agreed that the position belonged to her own man, why should she give it to someone else?
"Hmph, what do you think? These guys will do anything for five hundred taels!"
"This is unfair!" Grandma Dou thought about it: "You didn't go to Tang Dixuan? Maybe he can help you."
"Alas! I don't even dare to look for him now." Li Su said: "Since Commander Shi took office, he has not taken the initiative to look for me. I guess this is both to keep secrets and to avoid suspicion.
You said, this Shi Shuai has advocated honesty and hard work since he came here. Now it is very inconvenient for me to find someone to inquire about information! "
"Even so, Mr. Tang and you have the same friendship and friendship. We can be said to share weal and woe, and share the same boat. How can he not ignore you?" Mr. Dou pouted:
"Even us women know that a boudoir has to help its own people. You must have either failed to say what you said or the money has not been used. I don't believe that he will leave you and take care of himself.
If you had his guidance, why would you need to run around? In my opinion, instead of trying too hard everywhere, it’s better to just hug this big tree! "
These words made Li Su hesitate. After a while, he suddenly stood up and Dou sneered. Li Su asked her why she was laughing, and Mrs. Dou said: "Even the women here don't understand anything. It seems that I have to go to that room to ask for advice!"
Li Su knew that she was referring to the Wen family, and his face turned red and he quickly said: "Look, you are the eldest lady..."
"Okay, I know that I have to be courteous and know things well, and I can't be jealous. Go ahead and ask for an idea quickly so that our family's money will not be scattered all over the world and ultimately benefit those cannibalistic bureaucrats! "Ms. Dou rolled his eyelids and muttered.
The more she said this, the less Li Su dared to leave. Finally, Mrs. Dou reached out and grabbed the feather duster. Then Li Su hurriedly came out with a smile, straightened his clothes and went to the west wing to find Mr. Wen.
As soon as he got home, he threw pots and bowls and made a lot of noise. Of course, Mrs. Wen had heard about it. Since the girl Xiaoyuan had already deduced the whole story from Li Changjing, Wen sat in front of the dressing table and thought for a while, then she heard the door open and Li Su walked in.
Wenshi sat still, took out the hairpin from her head and sighed. Li Su heard her sigh when he entered the door. He couldn't help but be startled and asked quickly: "What's going on? But who has made my sister angry?"
As he spoke, he looked at Xiaoyuan and saw the girl waving her hands quietly. She was a little confused. She walked over carefully and picked up the golden hairpin on the table to look at it and asked, "But this hairpin is not as good as my sister wants?"
Wen's family was a merchant, and her family was engaged in silk, linen, and linen business, which was well-known in Jiangnan. After she got married, she managed finances and business for Li Su. She was an out-and-out female goddess of wealth.
In addition, she was twenty years younger than Li Su. She was beautiful and resourceful, so although she only gave birth to a daughter, she was loved by Li Su. Mr. Li always calls her "sister" in the house, but it is a pet name among his boudoirs and has nothing to do with her age.
Listening to her husband's words, Mrs. Wen pointed to the bronze mirror and said, "People are old and their pearls are yellow, so what's the use of it?"
Li Su was startled: "Sister is still young, why would she say such unfavorable words?"
"If you can't help your husband, you are useless!"
"Hey, don't be so arrogant." Li Su hurriedly sat down next to her and said to her: "My husband has always been flustered. It's the so-called indiscriminate treatment for illness. I didn't come to ask my sister for advice in time, so I still hope for Haihan. "Said and bowed.
Mrs. Wen quickly went down and asked, "I wonder where Alang is lost now? I hope I can tell you the truth, otherwise how can I know how to help?"
Li Su answered several yes words in succession, and then told in detail that he had been waiting for official documents from Nanjing since he came to Nanchang but had not yet arrived, that he had consulted everywhere to no avail, and could not get the key points. He also detailed the recent changes in the officialdom of Jiangnan West Road.
Then Wen Shi was thoughtful for a while and asked Li Su, "That's all?"
Li Su was stunned: "Isn't the thing I'm concerned about now about Wusha?"
"No," Wen Shi shook his head: "If this is the only thing, those adults have no reason to prevaricate the master.
Moreover, Mr. Cai said just now that he had not only inquired with the Nanjing Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites, but also asked about the experience of the Chief Secretary and the officials here, and even interacted with the Chief Minister of the Provincial Department of Punishment and Prosecution. Why did the master find the inspector? "
"Uh, cough! It's nothing. By the way, let's talk about that little bastard in our family. I'm an elder, so I can't just be manipulated by him. Wouldn't that make people laugh? Besides, we have lost so much money, I have to Tell him to spit it out!"
Li Su waved his fist angrily. Wenshi looked at him quietly, and after he finished speaking, she said, "Master, please don't get excited. Listen to me. Although Brother Dan has confiscated part of our family property, he is responsible for this matter, so you can't Take it and talk about it everywhere.”
"What's the point of this? Do I have to put on a smiley face when I get beaten?"
"I'm afraid that's the case." Wen Shi persuaded in a gentle voice: "Think about it, you are an unemployed official, and you have a good reputation for leaving before the war. Why bother to talk about it yourself, lest others don't know?"
"I-I'm not here for you?"
"But can you guess what the imperial court wants? Mr. Tang did not hesitate to send out the navy to take our family out of Yugan. If this matter spreads, it will not be good for you or Mr. Tang.
Now the officials at all levels are busy with the war, and everyone is thinking about how to drive the Yang family and his son out of Jiangxi or even annihilate them on the spot. Who will take the thousands of taels of silver we have lost to heart?
From my concubine's point of view, I'm afraid you can't say this: My nephew wanted to protect the city, so he confiscated my property.
When others heard this, it was too late to hide, so how could they dare to mess with him again? If we dig deeper, it will be detrimental to everyone. "Ms. Wen said, taking off the jewelry on her head one by one, sighing and holding Li Su's hand:
"Even if you want to target Brother Dan, it's not at this time. A little impatience will mess up a big plan. Your most important thing now is Wu Shamao, so don't let this matter get involved. The simpler, the better!"
"Well, maybe it makes sense." Li Su nodded.
"I think you should go back to Yugan and see how much we have lost before talking to Brother Dan. And even if you want to mention it, you have to find a suitable opportunity in the future, not now." Wen shook his head. explain.
"I understand what you mean. Do the immediate urgent tasks first, and then talk about other things?"
"right!"
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Li Su wanted to take advantage of that bastard for a few days.
Wenshi advised him not to burn incense everywhere, but to make an appointment with Tang Xuan, or to quietly choose a private place to meet. We must find out from Tang Xuan what the situation is at the Nanjing Ministry of Rites and why.
After hearing what Wen said, Li Su went to the study to call Li Changjing and discussed with him secretly for a long time.
The next day, Li Changjing sent a capable family member to Yuqian in the name of visiting the third master Li Yan, and he himself came to Tang Xuan's gate to ask for an audience. Unexpectedly, Tang Xuan did not show up for two days in a row. The last person who came to see him was Tang Fu, the steward of the Tang Mansion.
He cordially took Li Changjing to the street and found a spacious restaurant called "Sihaiju". He sat down and ordered four or five seasonal vegetables. After drinking for three rounds, he told Li Changjing that Tang Xuan was now entrusted with supervision by Shi Hao. The important task of providing food and grass was very busy, even exhausted. I really had no time and no mood to go out for a drink.
"This..." Li Changjing frowned.
"Why, it's not easy to do business with your house?" Tang Fu asked with a smile. He is a middle-aged man in his fifties, one generation higher than Tang Xuan, so Li Changjing did not dare to be too impatient with him.
"At the beginning, my master received the letter from the eldest master of your house and sent a boat to pick him up in Nanchang to wait for the official document from Nanjing, but there has been no movement in the past few months...
My master just wants to know the truth, is there any chance of this happening? If not, he will go back to Yugan.
I couldn't take care of my family's business and production, and I was about to have nothing to lose, so I was very anxious. I hoped that Tang Shenzheng would give me clear instructions. "
"Haha, your house is still sitting on nothing? Who doesn't know that your family has thousands of taels of wealth left in Yugan? Butler Lin's words are too exaggerated."
Tang Fu's teasing words made Li Changjing blush. He scolded Li Dan several times secretly, and then he handed over his hands angrily: "That's all the total, and I let my nephew bring trouble to it and make Butler Tang laugh."
"Hey, what Butler Lin said is wrong. Li Sanlang of your house destroyed the family and saved Yu Qian's siege. How can this be called a disaster?" Tang Fu corrected him: "With his heart, don't say a single Now that I have become a Cavalry Lieutenant, I am worthy of even a higher title!"
"What? Title?" Li Changjing was shocked.
"Why, your mansion doesn't know about it yet? The emperor specially decreed that Li Sanlang be given the first rank, and he was appointed as the training envoy of the Raozhou regiment and the experience of Jiangxi Xuanfu Division. That is the sixth rank! How could your lord not know this? ?”
"My master lives in Nanchang and can't even read the newspaper. How could he know this?" Li Changjing smiled bitterly.
It turned out that when he was in Yuqian, because Li Su was an unemployed official, the county would always make a copy of the Di newspaper and send it to the Li family. Now that he has come to Nanchang, who would take him seriously?
Neither of them noticed that when Li Sanlang was mentioned, the shop assistant passing by the door quickly glanced inside.
"Oh!" Tang Fu suddenly realized and asked quickly: "Then your house must not know what happened next?"
After saying that, he talked about how the Qingshirt team cooperated with the army to defeat Jinxian, Dongxiang, Yujiang, and Jinxi, and later defeated Yang He's vanguard in Qingni, and killed his nephew Yang Que.
He also told him that the Qingshan Army later blocked the Jiangshan Army's breakout and counterattack between Yihuang, Chongren and Linchuan, allowing the army to complete the siege of Yang He's tribe at Xiangai Mountain in the southwest of Linchuan. After the war, Yang He led a small number of tribesmen. Fleeing into Luoshan, his son Yang Xing disappeared.
"Now all the officers and soldiers are going to Luoshan to encircle and suppress the army, trying to complete their efforts." Tang Fu picked up a shrimp dumpling and put it in his mouth to eat. He wiped the corners of his mouth with a brocade handkerchief and said with a smile:
"One hundred thousand rebel troops were wiped out in a matter of ten months. This is a great achievement! Commander Shi has already taken the pacesetter battalion to Fengcheng to supervise the battle. Before leaving, he left a message, saying: The Qingshirt team is the strongest among the regiments in various places. Your Majesty values it. Gotta be lazy!
Listen, what a high praise this is! I believe that the road ahead for Sanlang Guifu will not be bad! "
Full of shock, Li Changjing had just stepped into the door of the mansion when he heard bursts of wailing on the corridor downstairs. He quickly ran over and saw that the person who was being beaten was the family member he sent to Yugan. "W-why is this?" he asked in surprise as he stopped the execution.
"Butler Lin, save me. Master, he, he said he would beat me to death!" The family member was filled with grief and urged him to plead for mercy on his behalf.
"I can plead for you, but...for what reason?"
"I don't know either!" The family member cried and replied: "When the villain came back, the master always answered truthfully when he asked questions. Who would have thought that the master suddenly became anxious and wanted to beat me to death..."
"Okay, I'll go find the master. Stay here, no executions will be carried out until I come back!" After Li Changjing said that, he ran over to see Li Su and saw him leaning on the recliner, staring and gasping for air, his face red from holding back. The house full of girls and women was in chaos.
Mrs. Dou cried like a tearful person. It was Mrs. Wen who made the decision and assigned some people to call the doctor, some to fetch ice water, and some to fetch soft cushions.
After a while, the doctor came, looked at his face, waved his hand and said: "It's okay, it's just a heat attack. I'll give you two injections. As long as you calm down and fall asleep, it'll be fine." After that, he called for Huozhu. , he lit the needle on fire and pricked one needle each in Renzhong and Baihui.
Everyone was watching. After half a cup of tea, Li Su's face gradually faded and his eyes were slightly closed. The doctor took the needle, checked the pulse, and nodded. Everyone knew it was okay, and their faces turned from gloomy to bright.
Mrs. Dou led her two aunts to salute the doctor, and Mrs. Wen sent the doctor out and paid the consultation fee.
When he turned around and saw Li Changjing, he realized that there was another spanked man waiting for punishment in the corridor. He waved his hand and said, "Tell them to help him back to heal his wounds, and to shut up and stop talking nonsense!"
"Auntie, do you know what the reason is?" Li Changjing was still confused at this moment.
"Ahem, this guy has no sense, he deserves it!" Aunt Wen scolded:
"As soon as I came back, I praised how good Yu Qian is now, how capable Li Sanlang is, and how prosperous he is now after being granted an official title by the emperor, etc. Who do you think I will hit if I don't hit such a person? Fortunately, I'm fine. Otherwise, I will beat him to death cruelly!"
Some people died, but not completely...
