After returning to the city and having a rest, Zuo Liangyu still had something to say.
"A few days ago, Duke Xuan Hu sent someone to declare the friendship between our families. I plan to settle the matter between you and Miss Xu as soon as possible."
Hearing that Xu Guangqi really sent someone to ventilate his breath, Zuo Mengeng finally let go of his worries, but he also had some scruples.
"The child is still young, and the marriage..."
Zuo Liangyu immediately shouted: "Young man, I am your sixteenth birthday. Besides, Miss Xu is already eighteen, can she afford to wait?"
Zuo Mengeng slandered.
What happened to eighteen?
He will still be a high school student in later generations.
But after all, we know that this era is different. If a woman is older and is not married, she will be criticized by others.
Even though the Xu family are all Christians, they still live in China and must follow the local customs.
Another thing, thinking of Xu Ruolin's stunning appearance, Zuo Mengeng couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.
It is human nature to be lustful and admire Shao Ai.
"But it's up to my father to make the decision."
Only then did Zuo Liangyu feel satisfied. Nagging, he had already started planning to receive the lottery.
Zuo Mengeng thought of something, called Zuo Rong and Zuo Hua in, and said to Zuo Liangyu: "Zuo Rong and the other eight are now in the army and have become officers under Hai'er. So Hai'er made the decision and exempted them from slavery. Please punish me for not asking my father for permission."
Zuo Mengeng thought it would be a difficult thing, but Zuo Liangyu didn't care.
"You are now on your own. You can handle this kind of thing by yourself. They have made great achievements this time, so how can you be treated as servants again?"
Seeing that Zuo Liangyu agreed, Zuo Rong and Zuo Hua were overjoyed and immediately bowed and thanked them in place of the six who were absent.
In the evening, Zhang Chun rushed back from Qingshui Pass in a dusty manner, and he was completely paralyzed.
"General Secretary, it's true, it's all true!"
Hou Xun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and finally held him back.
"My lord, please speak slowly."
Zhang Chun stamped his feet and howled, rushed to Zuo Mengeng, and bowed deeply.
"Mr. Zuo Qian, thank you for your courage in killing the enemy and increasing the prestige of our Ming Dynasty. Let Donglu know that our Ming Dynasty is not without men."
As soon as this action came out, everyone immediately understood that Zuo Mengeng's military exploits were real.
Hou Xun's last trace of worry dissipated and he suggested: "Zhang Bingxian, in that case, you and I should report the victory to His Majesty and the Viceroy as soon as possible."
How could Zhang Chun be disobedient?
The two jointly wrote a document reporting victory, one sent to the capital and the other to Yongping.
Destroying Houjin's five thousand army and beheading Amin, Turge and other generals was an unprecedented event for the Ming Dynasty.
Early the next morning, Sun Chengzong hurried over from Yongping.
However, the old man's condition was very strange, and his face seemed to be affected by yin and yang and the combination of separation and separation. Half rosy, half livid, and I don’t know how to cultivate?
But when Sun Chengzong reported the situation, the expressions of everyone present changed drastically.
"Shandong Governor Shen Xun has been reporting urgently for eight hundred miles. The White Lotus Sect has started to cause chaos, and the land of the Six Prefectures has been devastated. Please beg us to let Shandong soldiers and horses return quickly for reinforcements."
Shandong didn't have many soldiers and horses. Last year, after the Jin Dynasty invaded, the governor Wang Congyi led his soldiers and horses to help the king. As a result, he was also trapped.
After Wang Congyi was dismissed from office, Shen Xun had just taken over as governor of Shandong. Only two months after taking office, the White Lotus Sect's uprising swept the entire Qilu land.
Zuo Mengeng was by his side. Hearing this, his heart moved, knowing that Xu Yaqing had finally taken action.
She was indeed waiting for her to leave Shandong.
Hou Xun's mind was spinning, and he immediately said to Zuo Mengeng: "When the discussion is over, you will lead the army back immediately. Your efforts will be needed to quell the chaos."
Zuo Menggeng was still an officer in the rear camp of the Linqing Association. When trouble broke out in Shandong, he, as the local leader, had no shirk of responsibility.
Hou Xun has another little idea.
That is, there are too many tricks in the back camp. Although they are hidden for the time being, over time, the secrets will be exposed.
I originally wanted to find a reason to let the rear camp return. Now that this has happened, everything is justified.
Sun Chengzong also supported Hou Xun's approach, but still asked carefully about the battle of Qingshui Pass.
Zuo Mengeng explained what everyone had agreed upon, and Mao Yuanyi was there to cover him. Zhang Chun personally inspected and testified, and even Sun Chengzong, a veteran, didn't find any problems.
Looking at the heads of Amin, Turge and others, Sun Chengzong felt deeply.
"I personally supervised Liaodong back then. After many bloody battles and painstaking efforts, the good situation was destroyed by eunuchs just as soon as it started to appear, so that the situation deteriorated to this point. I thought that it would be difficult in the future and Liaodong would never recover. Unexpectedly, there would be someone who would succeed me, and it would become like this. Great work. In this way, I will die without regrets."
Zuo Mengeng hurriedly said humbly: "There are only a thousand people in the department, with the strength of ants. Under the conquest of the army, it is like a small boat. If there were no cabinet ministers, general affairs ministers, prime ministers, military officers and senior military officers working hard together, what would happen again?" How can the juniors be so lucky?"
Seeing him passing the credit on to everyone else, everyone was very happy and praised him one after another.
Sun Chengzong liked this young man even more when he saw that he was not arrogant in victory or discouraged in defeat, and was always alert.
"It's a pity that Shandong is in chaos. Otherwise, I really want to take you to Liaodong. With talents like you, Liaodong has a lot to do."
Zuo Mengeng just thanked him modestly and laughed in his heart.
That big pit in Liaodong is also a place we can go to?
So what if you always attack Liaodong again?
It was not that he was dismissed from office in a short while, but he was not favored by Chongzhen until his death.
After the inquiry, Sun Chengzong and Hou Xun made a decision. He and Hou Xun immediately took the heads of Amin and others to Beijing to submit them.
Zuo Mengeng didn't waste any time and set off immediately to return to Shandong to quell the chaos.
In addition to Zuo Mengeng, the new Shandong Commander-in-Chief Song Wei, who is also in Gyeonggi Province, is also about to set off.
Poor Shen Xun has no troops at all now. I don’t know how to cry while sitting in sleepy city.
Zuo Mengeng was very happy to finally be able to go home. For fear of changes, he went back to say goodbye to Zuo Liangyu and picked up Huang Zongxi.
When we returned to our headquarters that day, we closed the camp and immediately headed south.
Forbidden City.
Hou Jin's retreat did not make Chongzhen feel even a little better.
Because bad things are like ocean waves, destroying him one after another.
"What do the local government and the army in Shanxi do for a living? They let the rebels from northern Shaanxi cross the Yellow River. Now that Shaanxi and Shanxi are rotting together, do they have to watch the rebels come to the capital to be happy?"
Cao Huachun, who was accompanying Chongzhen, didn't dare to raise his head at all, let alone persuade him.
Ask yourself, if he were in Chongzhen's position, he would probably vomit blood.
Houjin invaded here, and the attack shocked the capital three times a day. The King of Qin was trying to recruit the emperor, but the rebels in northern Shaanxi found an opportunity to break through the natural dangers of the Yellow River and enter Shanxi.
Now the northwest Shanxi area has been turned into a pot of porridge, many states and counties have been conquered, and Shanxi itself has no control at all.
why?
Because Shanxi's soldiers and horses were brought to the capital by Geng Ruqi and Zhang Honggong, Shanxi was completely empty.
It stands to reason that after the Battle of Liangxiang, the Shanxi soldiers and horses can return to the army, right?
Unfortunately, this battle completely crippled Shanxi's troops and horses, leaving less than 2,000 men. Even the governor, Geng Ruqi, was seriously injured and had to resign.
No matter what, it finally arrived in May. Seeing that Hou Jin was about to retreat, Chongzhen was able to dispatch various troops into Shanxi to deal with the rebels.
But just as the dispatching here was completed, bad news came from Shandong.
The White Lotus Sect revolted, with more than 100,000 followers, and all six prefectures in Shandong were affected by the war.
The letters asking for help from Shandong Governor Shen Xun, Denglai Deputy General Zhang Keda, Linqing Military Preparatory Zhang Jimeng, and the princes of Yanzhou and Qingzhou were almost all sent to Chongzhen at the same time.
When Chongzhen saw it, he almost suffered brain congestion on the spot.
Now, where can he deploy any troops?
The capital city was reduced to ruins, and all the passes in Ji Town had to be renovated. The most important thing is that the situation in Liaodong also needs to be readjusted with the resignation of Yuan Chonghuan.
These two places exhausted most of the troops.
Finally, some were left, and they were all sent to Shanxi.
Chongzhen looked around blankly, and suddenly realized that he had become a bare commander and could only watch the mob wreaking havoc everywhere.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... a great victory!"
A young eunuch rushed in excitedly, holding a report high, but Chongzhen hit him with a paperweight.
"Asshole, what are you yelling about?"
The little eunuch's face was smashed with blood, and he felt extremely aggrieved, but he still tried to persevere.
"Your Majesty, is this a victory or a great victory?"
He was afraid that Chongzhen would be impatient, so he talked about everything.
"A few days ago, Linqing Xie's rear camp set up an ambush at Qingshui Pass and annihilated more than 5,000 Donglu soldiers. The formation killed the Donglu slave chief Amin, Turge, Chakara, Namutai, Bao Chengxian, Gao Hongzhong and other generals. Only Tang Gudai led the remaining cavalry and fled."
Chongzhen froze.
He did not answer the report, but stared at the little eunuch.
"Slave dog, who asked you to lie about the military situation?"
