Ge Sibao returned to An Ren's home. As soon as he entered the door, his wife came up to him with a smile. He winked and said, "We have guests at home!"
"Oh?" Ge Sibao glanced at his woman carefully, then turned around and asked the soldiers to rest. After watching him close the door and walk away, he asked, "Who is he?"
"Guess." The woman gave him a wink and turned to go into the house. Ge Sibao followed him inexplicably. This house was left by his parents during their lifetime. Relatives in the clan originally wanted to occupy it, but Zhou Xin intervened and gave it back to him.
When he was thirty years old, Zhou Xin sent Ge Sibao to Yugan to do some work. During the two days of waiting, he fell in love with a woman from Menghua Building, so he used most of his savings to redeem her and brought her back as husband and wife.
He was stunned as soon as he entered the main room. "Why is mom here?" The "mom" he refers to is Aunt Zhou from Menghua House. It was he who bought his wife's family from Aunt Zhou, but he still remembers her after not seeing her for several years.
"Alang, please sit down, Aunt Zhou is here to give you a fortune today!" His wife greeted him.
"Not only is it rich, but it's also a happy event!" Aunt Zhou smiled. She is forty years old this year, and it can be seen that she was also a charming young beauty when she was young.
"Auntie, I'm just joking. I'm going to do a little inspection. Where does this kind of wealth and happiness come from?" Ge Sibao said, curious in his heart, he put away the Yanling knife, sat down opposite her, cupped his hands and said, "It's Auntie Lao. Coming all the way, sin, sin.”
"Hey, it doesn't matter!" Aunt Zhou giggled: "Although the big ship is impassable now, the land route is very easy to travel! I heard that it was built by more than two thousand prisoners? It is really smooth, and the carriage is very comfortable to walk on!
Speaking of this carriage, I have to praise Li Sanlang for his good skills in building such a soft sedan carriage, which is very convenient for my female family members to travel! From getting on the Baimabu Pier to driving to this city, hiring a car only costs ten dollars, which is so cheap! "
"Mom...!" the woman shouted softly, giving an angry look to stop Aunt Zhou from dancing.
"Oh, you see, I forget the topic when I am happy. Okay, okay, let's get down to business!" Aunt Zhou waved her hands with a smile, and then asked: "Now that Ge Lang is an official, he also manages some people, right? "
Ge Sibao smiled: "Not many, just three or four hundred brothers."
"Ouch, that's not much? That's more powerful than a hundred generals in the army!"
"How does this compare? I only manage the militia and the people in the inspection department." Ge Sibao wondered: "Mom asked this, is it to act as a matchmaker for the brothers?"
This sentence made the two women laugh. Aunt Zhou waved her hands quickly: "I only care about you, Ge Lang, but I can't care about anyone else!"
"I?"
"Ge Lang," his wife tugged at her sleeves: "Do you still remember sister Ayou?"
Ge Sibao's face turned red and he whispered, "Why did you mention her?" It turned out that Ayou was three years younger than his wife, but she was the heart of Aunt Zhou.
Back then, he initially wanted Ayou, but was intimidated by her worth, so he changed his mind to his wife.
In the past few years, Ge Sibao had not dared to mention it, for fear that his wife would be jealous. Unexpectedly, she brought it up today. It was like a punch to his weak point, making him breathe quickly.
"Young Master, you don't have to be like this, just say it boldly if you want to!" My wife didn't care at all. She was a veteran among flowers. She had never seen anything before, so she knew she was right by looking at the situation.
"This, this, this is not a joke!" Ge Sibao said angrily: "Where can I find that much money to redeem her life?"
"Hey, Ge Lang is in charge of hundreds of people, is he still short of money?" Zhou's mother exclaimed in surprise.
"Although I manage people, I follow the rules. The imperial court in the Yamen will give me a salary, and the Qingshirt team will give me another allowance. How can there be any overstep? If the governor finds out that he is not easy to play, dismissal will be lenient. It’s not good to have to be assigned to chop down trees and dig mines!”
Ge Sibao thought that Aunt Zhou was really here to marry her, so he quickly stood up and crossed his hands and said: "Please forgive me, Auntie, it is enough for me to have a wife, I don't dare to think any more. Ge was really ashamed of Auntie and Ayou's kindness, so he had to I apologize!" After that, he sang a big song.
The two women looked at each other. Aunt Zhou stood up, helped him up and pushed him back into the chair, saying, "Don't panic, Ge Lang, this time
But it's not a joke. It was a big shot who ordered me to do some errands.
If Ge Lang does well, not only will Ayou be yours and the old woman won't take anything from you, but the big man will also reward you with 500 yuan, a house, and the position of county captain (county captain) in Jiujiang. Then your family will move there. How? "
"This, this..." Ge Sibao muttered in a daze, "Is this an eye opening in the sky? How could such a coincidence happen to me?"
He looked at the two women and felt that they were not joking, so he asked again: "Mom, how big is the big shot you are talking about?" Aunt Zhou smiled but said nothing. Ge Sibao looked at his wife and said, "Bigger than Zhou Zhixian." ?Prefect? It can’t be the Chief Envoy?”
"Hey, Ge Lang is really a former official. Even the Chief Envoy knows about it." Aunt Zhou smiled, but shook her head and said, "The Chief Envoy must kneel down when he sees that guy!"
Ge Sibao trembled. He swallowed hard to prevent himself from choking. Then he stayed for a long time, raised his head and asked, "Mom, what does that big shot want to know, or what does he want Si Bao to do? As long as someone has the ability to do it, If you come, I will fight to the death!"
Aunt Zhou giggled again: "I'm just asking you to get some information. Why do you want to die? You men are really... Hahaha!"
After returning from the drill, before taking a break, Li Dan heard that the governor was waiting in the hall, so he trotted into the yard.
This yard is the property of Yingtan squire Yang Tingwang (the one who recommended Yang Shijie, who is now the acting county magistrate of Yujiang), and Li Dan borrowed it to make a temporary official residence. When he entered the courtyard, he saw Zhao Chongbi admiring the carvings on the partition window with his hands behind his back. He quickly came forward to greet him.
"I wanted to change my clothes before reporting to the Lord, but I didn't expect you to come here first. But what's the urgent matter?" Li Dan asked.
"There is no urgent matter, but you are covered in dust..." Governor Zhao looked him up and down with a smile.
"Then wait a moment. I'll go in and take off my armor and scrub it down." After speaking, Li Dan turned around and walked toward the back hall, but was stopped by the other party.
"There is a decree, I have to rush to see Shi Shuai, but I can't wait for you to change." After saying that, he stepped aside and Li Dan noticed someone standing not far away from him. Hey, isn't that Liu Xi?
Just as he was stunned, Liu Xi shouted: "There is an order. Li Dan, who has experience in the Xuanfu Division of Jiangnan West Road and is also the training envoy of Raozhou Regiment, has accepted the order!"
"Your Majesty, Li Dan, kowtow! Respectfully welcome the imperial edict!" As soon as Li Dan knelt down, the generals and guards who followed behind him all knelt down, and the sound of armor leaves was heard.
Seeing that he was much calmer and smoother than last time, Liu Xi couldn't help but smile and slowly opened the scroll and read out.
This imperial edict issued at the end of the eighth year of Jingwu's reign stated that because of Li Dan's meritorious service in reinforcing Shangrao, he was promoted to a first-class honorary rank, and that he was allowed to nominate six subordinates to take over the posts of chief registrar, county lieutenant, and other officials in the recovered counties. Twenty sets of the General Banner of the Forbidden Army and fifteen sets of the Hundred Household Banners were given to Li Dan as a reward for meritorious service.
"I appreciate this!" After Liu Xi read it, he rolled up the imperial edict and put it in Li Dan's hands. He handed it over with a smile: "Congratulations, Mr. Li, we have met again. As expected, what I have brought is Good news!"
In the main camp in Jiangbei, Lou Shiming stood in front of the generals: "Can't attack? There are only a few defeated soldiers on the other side. You tell me that we can't attack. Are they powerful or are you stupid?"
"Back to the Second Young Marshal, this...is actually not because the brothers don't want to do their best." A leader looked at everyone and said softly: "Everyone is whispering privately, saying that Lou Shuai did not give the order for us to pursue this far..." Everyone has some drumming in their hearts. So, so..."
"So it's half-hearted, right?" Lou Shiming sneered: "My father didn't give the order. His old man has never left the three-acre land in Shangrao from the beginning of this year to now.
Let me ask you, what will our tens of thousands of troops stay around that dilapidated city next spring, and what will they eat? Are you chewing tree bark? "He looked at the leaders around him who all lowered their heads, sighed, patted a few people on their shoulders and backs, and said:
"Brothers, if you follow me, I will have to find a way out for you. We all know that attacking that city will cost a lot of people death, am I still stubborn and asking you to die?"
"Uh, I'm talking about Second General, I don't understand what you said.
. What does this pursuit of Yintuo to the west have to do with what will happen next spring? "
The speaker was Wang Shixin, the loyal Qushuai, nicknamed Jiu Mu Wang. This time he brought 7,000 people to join forces with Lou Zishi, and they were put under the command of Lou Shiming according to the wishes of the eldest son Lou Shiyong.
This time Huo Bingyin Tuo divided the captured equipment of two thousand people. It was the time when he was passionate about Lou Shiming, but his mind really didn't turn around, so he had to ask.
"Commander Qu, what the second general means is that we will not participate in the attack on Shangrao, and we will chase Yintuo to the west. Even if we cannot defeat them, we will first capture all four of his counties!" Qianzhong was standing by. explain.
After learning that Yin Tuo was dead, Lou Shiming allowed him to quietly find the burial place under the guidance of the prisoners, bury Yin Tuo again, and even cried bitterly. Lou Shiming said that he was a loyal man and asked him to join the army.
After listening to Qianzhong's "explanation", not only Wang Shixin understood, but everyone present also woke up. If you think about it carefully, it makes sense!
Originally, the Second Heavenly King held Guangfeng and Chaoyang in his hands. If he takes over Qianshan, Xing'an, Geyang and Guixi, it will be the territory of six counties!
And who wants to sleep in a tent in the wild all day long? Who doesn’t want to live in a county town and have a wife? Everyone whispered for a while, feeling very excited, and their eyes glowed with a long-lost green light.
Wang Shixin stroked his beard and nodded frequently: "Oh, so that's it. No wonder the second general asked Huang Zhougong to cross the river to Qianshan. So you had already planned it?"
"Yin Tuo has no more than 2,000 troops stationed in Geyang and other places, and the three counties to the west are not that dangerous. All he can rely on is Qianshan City. As long as Qianshan is captured, the rest of the army will definitely be discouraged, and then the only way to surrender is to surrender. !" Lou Shiming said.
Due to the need to fight against rebellion, he has not disclosed the news of Yin Tuo's death until now. His subordinates still think that Yin Tuo is on the other side.
"Since my brother has already made up his mind, there is no need to say anything. According to the arrangement, I will seize Xing'an, and you will try your best to kill Yin Tuo across the river and force Yin Tuo to continue fleeing to the west.
At that time, we will block Geyang in front and back, telling him that there is no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth. Great things can be accomplished! Lou Shifan raised his hand, showing the tattoo on his arm and loudly encouraged him. Everyone shouted in unison: "Okay!"
"The second child's behavior is getting more and more outrageous! Why is the third child also joining in the fun?" In the Chashan camp, Lou Zi was pounding the table angrily. Compared with half a year ago, his skin is fairer and the bags under his eyes are deeper, obviously due to the influence of alcohol.
"You are also confused. You actually gave him so many troops. It's a good thing he took away 20,000 men at once. Should we attack this Shangrao or not?" He pointed at his eldest son Lou Shiyong and asked.
"Lord, please hold off for a while." He Zhang sighed and advised: "The government troops have surrounded Yushan, and the Fujian troops on the southern front have also occupied various passes. They will launch a large-scale attack as soon as winter passes.
Now that the Yang family and his son are defeated, Hongdu (Nanchang) can send troops southward to block the west without any scruples. Unless we hide in the mountains to the north, we have no way out.
And I estimate that the imperial court must have mobilized troops to Raozhou, and Dexing and Wannian may not be able to survive! "
"Well, military advisor, if you say so, aren't we doomed?" Qiu Keqin spread his hands and shouted. He still called He Zhang military advisor according to his old habit.
"General, don't be anxious." He Zhang waved his hand: "Although the situation is not good, at least the war in the west has just ended, and the army is taking advantage of the winter to rest. The gate to the west is not closed. If we move faster, we can still rush out!
Enter Jianchang from Luxi, then go south, evade the main force of the Fuzhou official army and rush into Ganzhou. In this way, Zhao Chongbi, the governor of southeastern Jiangxi, will have nothing to do with me! "
Lou Shiyong looked at his father's face and knew that he was still unwilling, so he asked, "Mr. Lin Quan, is there any other way?"
He Zhang smiled bitterly: "Is the eldest son sure that we can conquer Shangrao before spring? If not, we have to leave! Otherwise, the entire army will be short of food in spring, and the outcome will be the same as a defeat."
After he finished speaking, he raised his hands and said, "My lord, although the second young master is a little more independent, he has also done a good thing. He can recruit Yin Tuo's men and occupy all the territory along the way, so that there will be no obstacles on the way for my army to march westward.
Please give an order to the lord, simply reprimand Yin Tuo for his injustice, and order the second young master to be the
Marshal Zhengxi, the Third Young Master will be the vanguard. The two of them are in front to clear the way for the entire army. Let's break out of the encirclement and let the little emperor stare! "
"Then, what about the founding of the country?" Lou Shiyong asked hesitantly, peeking at his father.
"My lord, the founding of a country can be anywhere. The Taizu of this dynasty founded the country in Haozhou, and finally proclaimed himself emperor in Yingtian. This shows that founding a country and proclaiming emperor can be in different places.
After conquering Ganzhou, we can also establish a country there! During the Five Dynasties, Wu and Yue were separated in Hangzhou, and the Southern Han Dynasty was separated in Fuzhou. What is the relationship between this?
The key is to give hope to the soldiers. Now that the enemy is blockading them from all sides, with a fortified city in front and enemy reinforcements behind them, and food supplies seeming to be getting less and less, how can morale be unwavering?
Therefore, I advise your lord to follow the trend and never stick to one city or one place. The situation between us and the enemy is changing. If we continue like this, we will be trapped in a well that cannot be saved by gods!
Lord, what does the court call us? Rogue bandit! The reason why it flows is that they are afraid; the reason why it flows is so that the rebels can flow without rotting, like the green grass that grows again when the spring breeze blows! If I just sit there and don't move, that's what the court wants most! "
He Zhang spoke so impassionedly that even Qiu Keqin and Long Hui, who had always disliked each other, felt it was reasonable, and they nodded in unison, which was rare.
"So, everyone agrees with what Mr. Lin Quan means?" Lou Zishi looked at everyone's expressions and made a decision: "Okay, we can only tell tomorrow's things while we are alive. Let's move forward first, and then we can make plans to found the country when the situation becomes favorable to me. !
Besides, Yang He is my old brother. When he went west, he ambushed the officers and soldiers who came to aid Shangrao on the way, so he was kind to us. Now that he is trapped in the mountains, how can I not save him?
Please sir draft a document for the second and third children. Boss, get ready while we leave Shangrao. The Chinese army will cross the river early tomorrow morning and retreat to Guangfeng! "
When the order to retreat reached Chaoyang, the more than 300 defenders here didn't know what to do.
In fact, Chaoyang is not even a county town. To be precise, it was originally just a military town under Guangfeng, specially used to monitor the quarry.
Because the stones used to build Shangrao's city wall and the palace walls of the county princes came from here, a hundred officials were placed in the guard station. They even built themselves a wall one foot high, one foot thick, and seven hundred paces long.
Later, he was favored by Lou Shiming, who moved his young brother here and sent troops to guard it.
The guard was nominally the child's uncle, but Du Jing, who no longer wanted to participate in the rebellion, was actually Lou Shiming's good friend, Captain Wang Fan.
The task Wang Fan accepted from Lou Shiming was to protect Lou Shiji and only listen to his command.
Unexpectedly, when General Guangfeng issued the assembly order to various places, he did not forget Chaoyang's "fly meat", which made Wang Fan embarrassed. To go or not to go, this has become a question worth thinking about!
He came to Du Jing with the order, hoping that Mr. Du would give him some advice.
Ever since the child's mother had an accident, the uncle and nephew had been closely protected in a courtyard built behind the kitchen.
The space is not small, but there are actually only five people: two uncles and nephews, two maids, and Du Jing's book boy.
Wang Fan greeted the guard outside the door. As soon as he entered the door and turned around the screen wall, he heard a voice saying: "If you want to know what happened to Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, you first need to write the Three Character Classic and show it to your uncle."
"Huh?" A little boy of six or seven years old immediately grabbed the man's arm and started playing tricks on him: "Uncle, you can't do this! You always ask me to write on the festival, how annoying it is!"
"Hehe, if I were you, I'd go in and write quickly. With this naughty skill, I can write at least two sentences with twelve words, right?"
The child was unhappy, but had no choice but to climb down from his uncle with a pout, and was led into the house by a smiling maid. Du Jing stood up from the patio and looked at Wang Fan with his hands behind his back: "What, are you moving?"
"How did you know you were moving?" Wang Fan was surprised and respectfully handed the documents over to him for his review. After reading it, Du Jing handed it back to him and said with a sneer: "Still can't beat it? Huh, if I had known today, why did I do it in the first place!"
