Wang Yuanjing thought for a while and then replied: "Because the congratulatory gifts they presented were so huge, Yuanjing was a little surprised at the time, so he was quite impressed.
Cheng Ruzhi, the shopkeeper of Qing'anhe Liangzhuang in Zhencheng, Zhao Zhenju, Shaodong of Hongyuanfu, and Tang Zhiyi, the owner of Wanhe Buzhuang, presented a congratulatory gift of three thousand taels;
Yang Wanjin, the owner of the security guard Shunlongchang Cattle and Horses Store, Diao Dacheng, the owner of the Chicheng Castle Zuixianju, Xu Qingyi from the Dushikou Sihai Car Dealer and others presented a congratulatory gift of two thousand taels of silver.
In addition, Wang Muchen from Shanxi Ruichangtai and Qin Zichen from Datong Qiande Ji both presented congratulatory gifts of five thousand taels. "
Zhang Cheng listened to Wang Yuanjing reporting the names of merchants. Some of them he knew, but some were strangers to him.
At this time, Chen Zhong, who was sitting aside, said: "General, these Shanxi Wang Muchen and Datong Qin Zichen came with Datong Commander-in-Chief Wang.
Cheng Ruzhi and Zhao Zhenju from Zhencheng came with Yang Shuai, and security guard Yang Wanjin came with security guard Commander Li.
Today, several marshals are still in Dushi and have never left. These merchants are also staying in Dushi. They have all submitted invitations to see the general. "
"Well, these people must be asking for something when they send such rich congratulatory gifts. Let me talk about this later after I get together with some general soldiers tonight."
After everyone finished talking, they continued to chat about matters related to receiving guests and safety, and then dispersed.
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In the afternoon, in the east flower hall of the back hall of the Dushikou General Staff Office, there were the generals and deputy generals of Xuanzhen, Datong, and Shanxi towns, as well as staff generals Liu Guangwu and Jiang Mingwu, guerrillas Guo Yingxian, Li Jianming, Hu Zichen, and security commanders. Li Yiming and others gathered together.
Among these people, except for the deputy commander-in-chief of Xuanzhen, Lin Dengyou and Zhang Guowei, and the staff general Liu Guangwu, the rest had participated in the expedition to Beijing last year. Although they were divided into two groups in the end, their friendship was always stronger than others. To be deeper.
In particular, Yang Guozhu, Hu Dawei, Jiang Mingwu, Guo Yingxian, Hu Zichen and others have fought bloody battles with Zhang Cheng many times, and their friendship is more than deep!
When he first entered the capital to aid the capital, Zhang Cheng was just a cavalry commander. Now he has been promoted as a guerrilla and a general. He was also appointed as admiral of the military affairs of the North Road by the emperor's orders. His military power has exceeded that of his uncle Zhang Yan during his lifetime.
For example, Yang Guozhu, Hu Dawei, Guo Yingxian and others are really happy for Zhang Cheng, while Wang Pu, Lin Dengyou, Liu Guangwu and others are indispensable. Now that Zhang Cheng is gaining momentum, they are willing to make friends with him.
Although Zhang Guowei, Li Jianming and others also came to the wedding banquet and even attended today's banquet, in their hearts, they were filled with jealousy and hatred rather than envy, but they were powerless to do anything about it.
Zhang Guowei felt firsthand the pressure Zhang Cheng put on him.
Among the two deputy generals in Xuanzhen, Lin Dengyou assisted in guarding the town. Although Xuanzhen was located in Zhongxin, there were generals Yang Guozhu and other generals and guerrillas there, as well as the governor Liu Yongzhao.
He, Lin Dengyou, was caught in the middle. It was extremely difficult to do things on weekdays, and it was even more difficult to cultivate personal power. Although it was more comfortable, the actual benefits might be less.
But Zhang Guowei was different. He was ordered to guard the East Road separately and also take care of the North Road. In fact, he controlled one-third of the sphere of influence in Xuan Town.
In the past few years, he has been concentrating on cultivating his personal power, amassing wealth by occupying farmland and enslaving military households, wooing small groups of individuals in the local area, and wooing officials in towns and capitals, in an attempt to declare his position as the commander-in-chief of the town.
However, Zhang Cheng's arrival posed a threat to him. From the initial inspection of farmland and military households on Shangbei Road, Zhang Guowei had been quite critical.
But he never thought that Jin Xinpeng and others would fall to Zhang Cheng's side so quickly, and he never thought that Xue Liangqing and Wu Youlu would be so vulnerable.
Today, Zhang Cheng is already the admiral of the military affairs of the North Road, but half of the land and households on the East Road are managed by Yanqing, Huailai, and Bao'an prefectures. This has greatly reduced the territory that Zhang Guowei actually controls. How can he Don't hate.
However, the Xuanzhen guerrilla Li Jianming was originally jealous of Zhang Cheng's merits and achievements during his reign as King Qin. Now he is even more jealous and hates Zhang Cheng in his heart.
Just because everyone had different thoughts, today's banquet was particularly interesting.
But these are not what Zhang Cheng cares about. With his current strength, even the two Zhang Guowei are helpless against him. If they want to confront him head-on, it will be like hitting a stone with an egg.
During the banquet, Yang Guozhu, Hu Dawei and others praised Zhang Cheng's Monolith Infantry Camp. They even said that it was indeed impressive that he could train such a large army in less than half a year.
In fact, they don't know that such a large army has one each in Yunzhou and Chicheng. Zhang Cheng's current strength may be slightly worse than that of their general soldiers, but maybe it won't be long before he will be someone they can't look up to. .
Regarding the questions raised by Yang Guozhu and others, Zhang Cheng simply said that the soldiers on the North Road were good.
During the banquet, only Wang Pu, the chief military officer of Datong, was the most active. He ignored others and only chatted constantly with Zhang Cheng, Yang Guozhu, Hu Dawei and others.
Among the three towns of Xuanda and Shanxi, Wang Pu is the most sociable. Although he is not good at fighting on the battlefield, he can handle interpersonal relationships extremely well. He also values Zhang Cheng very highly.
Among the generals of the three towns, he was the only one who sent a congratulatory gift of three thousand taels of silver. At this moment, he put his arms around Zhang Cheng and introduced Wang Muchen, the boss of Ruichangtai, Shanxi Province. He only said that he was his brother and invited Zhang Cheng to come to the North Road. Provide care within the territory.
Qin Zichen, who also wrote about Datong Qiande, also admired Zhang Cheng's heroic deeds when he was King Qin last year, so he came to visit him this time and offered congratulations. He also asked Zhang Cheng to look at his face and give him an interview. .
To this, Zhang Cheng agreed wholeheartedly and accepted all the congratulations. Naturally, he could not return. There was nothing to lose in the interview, so why not do it!
Since Wang Pu had taken this initiative, Yang Guozhu also introduced Cheng Ruzhi, Zhao Zhenju and others who came to the town. Zhang Cheng did not refuse anyone who came and agreed to them one by one.
During the dinner, Yang Guozhu even talked about the rogue bandits. He said: "Well, now the Huguang bandits are on the rise again. I heard that Yang Ge's troops will leave Beijing and go to the Huguang army to personally command and supervise the suppression of the bandits. I don't know whether it is true or not!"
Zhang Cheng put down his wine glass and said: "It is true that the Yangge Ministry has asked the army to suppress the Xian thieves. It has been approved by the Holy Spirit. By the end of next month, it will be time to leave Beijing and go to Xiangyang."
Hu Dawei also said with an indignant look: "Zhang Xianzhong is a thief who has repeatedly surrendered and rebelled. If you fall into my hands, I will definitely kill him alive."
Zhang Cheng looked thoughtful and said to Hu Dawei: "Commander Hu, I heard that there is a severe drought in Henan. I am afraid that I will be sad in the coming year. If the thieves rush into Henan and kidnap the hungry people, it will be even more difficult." rule,
Shanxi, where Hushuai is located, is close to Henan, but it must be guarded against! "
