"The Fu minister is overly praised. Zhang Cheng is a warrior who only knows how to serve his life on the battlefield. He will live up to the emperor's favor and live up to the governor and Fu minister. He really has no other thoughts."
Zhang Cheng sat in the chair and spoke respectfully.
Liu Yongzhao, the governor of Xuanfu, said: "General Zhang is loyal and brave in protecting the country. We really admire him. If you have no other intention, I will call you by your cousin from now on. How about that?"
Zhang Cheng heard this and replied: "Your Excellency, how could Zhang Cheng not want to show his love?"
After a pause, he continued: "Your Excellency, Mr. Liu, thanks to the great love of the emperor and the trust of the supervisors, I have allowed me to train five thousand sharp soldiers. Zhang Chengcheng is embarrassed by the big task, but he does not want to live up to the holy grace."
Liu Yongzhao said: "Chen Duchen has sent someone over to convey the message. Zhongchen, you can build a camp and recruit troops. Our Xuanfu will definitely support you. However, according to Chen Duchen's wishes, Zhongchen, you can choose another place to guard." ,
For example, the South Road, Shunshengchuan or places like Yuzhou and Guangchang are deep in the hinterland of Xuanzhen, and the land is rich, so it is not necessary to even stay in the right wing camp of the town!
This is all due to your loyalty, but the love and care that the Holy Emperor, cabinet ministers, and governors have for you today are extremely sincere. "
Zhang Cheng sat in his chair, clasped his fists towards the capital and said: "The emperor's holy grace is so great that Yang Ge Lao and Chen Duchen are deeply looking forward to it. Zhang Cheng knows that he is leaving the town now and is guarding the country's borders. Why?" If you dare to live deep in the heart of Xuanzang, wouldn't you be betraying the divine grace?"
"Well, if your heart is like this, I will fight with all my strength. As long as there are weapons and armor in the treasury, I will be loyal to you first. As for what you need for garrison, I will write a letter for you. You can get it from the nearest place in Yanqing Prefecture."
Zhang Cheng was deeply moved and thanked him: "Zhang Cheng has nothing to repay for the governor's love. He can only be loyal to the king, cultivate wasteland and train the army, sharing the emperor's worries and the governor's worries."
"In the current turmoil of national affairs, the imperial court requires governors, governors, and generals to deploy soldiers and train them to prepare for the needs of the state. In particular, loyalty is what the emperor expects the most from you. The reason for my ability as a governor is naturally I will help you accomplish this."
Zhang Cheng didn't know much about the historical outcome of Governor Liu Yongzhao, but considering that he was already in a high position as governor at this time, he had never heard of this name. He had surrendered to the rebels or the Tartars. He must have been a Loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty.
In fact, in history, Liu Yongzhao lost his father when he was young and his family was poor. He studied under the famous scholar Xie Fu.
In the forty-seventh year of Wanli, he passed the Jinshi examination and was appointed as the head of the household department. At that time, Wei Zhongxian was in power and tried to win him over with money and salary, but Liu Yongzha refused and was dismissed from office.
After Chongzhen succeeded to the throne, Wei Dang was executed. Liu Yongzha was reinstated and moved to the position of governor of Xuan Town. He was later dismissed again due to political disagreements with his chief assistant Yang Sichang.
After the Qing army entered the customs, Liu Yongzha set up an anti-Qing banner in his hometown of Hancheng. In the seventh year of Shunzhi, the Qing army invaded Hancheng. Liu Yongzha occupied Zhouyuan Fort and fought with the Qing army at Tiandi Temple. The young master was defeated and captured, and was taken to the provincial capital to be executed.
The two continued to talk about some specific matters of farming and reclamation, as well as recruiting brave soldiers and training, and Zhang Cheng took his leave.
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As soon as Zhang Cheng left the governor's office, Chen Zhong came over to report that the commander-in-chief Yang Guozhu had just sent his own soldiers to invite Zhang Cheng to come over for a banquet at Unity Time tonight.
After looking at the time, there were still nearly two hours, he said, "I'm a little tired. Let's go back to the house to rest first."
The idea was good, but Zhang Cheng didn't have time to wait. Just when he returned to the door of the mansion, an old servant ran over: "Oh, my young general, you are back. The two old ladies have been looking for you all day. .”
Zhang Cheng turned back to Chen Zhong and shook his head and smiled bitterly. Chen Zhong gave him a grimace in response, reached out to take the reins of the horse and said: "General, we are waiting outside and will not enter the inner courtyard..."
Zhang Cheng raised his foot and kicked him and said, "Go away." Then he followed the old servant and entered the house.
As the old servant went straight to the backyard, Zhang Yan's mansion was not very big in a town where officials gathered, but it was still OK.
The front yard is where he does daily business and entertains guests. Some of his officers and soldiers usually wait in the front yard to handle some military affairs. The backyard is where his family members live.
Zhang Cheng followed the old servant to the small garden in the backyard. Although it was not midsummer at this time and Xuanfu was in the north, it was still generally hot. However, the pavilions, rockeries and ponds in this small garden were quite a bit like Jiangnan gardens. flavor.
Even in midsummer, the back garden has shadows of trees and a cool breeze, making it a good place to enjoy the coolness at home.
Under an old locust tree, Zhang Cheng's mother and aunt were sitting and drinking tea, with several little maids waiting on them with comfortable expressions.
Seeing Zhang Cheng coming over, the little maid on the side quickly moved a small stool. Zhang Cheng sat opposite his mother, sitting there honestly like a prisoner about to be interrogated.
"Cheng'er, you are already twenty-four, and you should have married a wife and started a family a long time ago. Your uncle was still alive, and your aunt and I indulged you a lot, but now, you are the one who wants to stir up trouble in this family. "
Zhang Cheng's mother, Zhang Yang, took a sip of tea and continued: "You are going out of town on the north road. I know I can't stop you, but I have one condition for my mother. You must get married and marry a wife. I Only then are you allowed to go to Shangbei Road to take up your post, otherwise, if you dare to leave, my mother will hang herself on this old locust tree."
As he spoke, the old man shed tears. The aunt next to him hurriedly tried to persuade him: "Sister-in-law, don't worry. Cheng'er is older and more sensible. He will be obedient."
After saying that, he turned around and scolded Zhang Cheng: "Cheng'er, you said you too, you are already a grown-up, yet you still ask your mother to worry so much. There are three so-called unfilial piety, and having no heirs is the worst. Even if you have to leave town, , but you have to be filial."
Zhang Cheng smiled, isn't it just to marry a wife, why go to such a lot of trouble?
Who the hell doesn’t want to marry a wife? We don’t want to be a monk. Isn’t this a waste of time?
As soon as I traveled through time, I lay in bed for more than half a month. I endured the pain and got out of bed, and began to prepare for joining the Guard King. I had to save my life first. If my life was gone, everything would be gone.
If I hadn't been delayed by King Qin's affairs, I would have married a fucking wife long ago. No, one is not enough, I have to marry at least eighteen of her.
No, eighteen seems to be a bit too little, thirty is enough. They change people every day. I want to be the groom every day, go into the bridal chamber every night, give them all number tags, and sleep with a different wife every day.
"Hahaha……"
Getting promoted, getting rich and marrying a wife, this is his life!
Zhang Cheng was sitting on the small stool thinking about wonderful things, and he laughed out loud unconsciously. His smile didn't matter, but it frightened his mother and aunt.
His mother stopped crying and looked at Zhang Cheng blankly. She held her sister-in-law Zhang Han's hand tightly, trembling a little, and murmured softly: "This child... this child is sick again." …”
