Chapter 7 A moment in the rain
At noon, it started to rain lightly in Hangzhou, with drizzling rain and smoke and willows in West Lake.
There were few pedestrians on the road in the middle of the city. A man leaned on a wooden stick, a straw raincoat and a straw hat limped on Guan Street. The straw sandals on his feet were not grinding, his bare calves were covered with scars, and some were still seeping blood.
Looking up at the street, Zhang Huangyan and Zhang Yinli were on their way to Guancang with a team of soldiers from Fangying.
On the wide street, the water was hazy and the willows were green on the street. Zhang Huangyan noticed the lonely figure on the street and slowed down.
"Go and see that person." Zhang Yinli said to the soldier behind him. He also found the man with a suspicious sign, and his tense nerves were touched.
Two soldiers responded, but as soon as they ran to the man, they saw the man staggering, falling to the ground, and fainting. The soldier quickly raised the man.
"Take it back to the government office for care first, and the government will deal with it later." Zhang Yinli waved his hand. The important thing now is to appease Fangying, so we have to pay the food and salary as soon as possible.
The small episode did not waste much time, and Zhang Huangyan and Zhang Yinli hurried to the Guancang surrounded by eager soldiers.
On the other side, in front of the palace, a man with a fair face, thin body and protruding cheekbones came, wearing a dark blue cloth dress, paced back and forth in front of the palace with a bit uneasy eyes.
After a while, the eunuch Li Bao came to the front of the mansion and looked at the person in front of him, murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
Seeing this, the man hurriedly greeted him with a eager face, lowered his body and asked respectfully: "Eunuch Li, what do you mean by the State Supervisor?"
Li Bao glanced at Gao Qiqian indifferently, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional. This once-high-powered admiral of the Beijing camp, who was now in such a state of power.
"The State of Jianguo said, please stay in the Super League for a while and then summon him." Li Bao said calmly. Seeing that Gao Qiqian had touched his hand in his arms, he hurriedly held it down and continued, "The State of Jianguo also said, please think about the sorrow of Julu, and come to see him again if you understand."
Gao Qiqian was stunned, Julu? In an instant, I remembered that when the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the Qing army invaded in large numbers, crossed the Great Wall, and ravaged the Jifu. The court urgently ordered Lu Xiang, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, promoted him to the Minister of War, and promoted him to the Minister of War, and awarded Shang Fangjian, and governors of various reinforcements. He was the supervisor of his army. Although Lu Xiang was nominally promoted to the Governor, in fact, all the heavy troops were controlled by himself, and he could mobilize only 20,000 troops.
Later, Lu Xiangsheng insisted on entering Jiazhuang, Julu, and he had heavy troops in Jize. His troops met the main force of the Qing army and sent people to ask for help. Due to the great power of the Qing army and his strong advocacy for peace, he had a deep disagreement with Lu Xiangsheng, so there was no rescue, so Lu Xiangsheng's troops were wiped out.
He never took this matter seriously. At that time, there were more soldiers who died, and Lu Xiangsheng was not allowed to be promoted. Besides, he did so, which was considered to be a new force for the court.
Li Bao looked at Gao Qiqian who was stunned and felt that the June rain was already deep and he felt a little cold. So he leaned over and bowed slightly and turned back to the mansion.
Seeing that the door of the mansion was closed, Gao Qiqian came to his senses, looked up at the plaque of the royal mansion, and left in a daze.
Before that, the rain gradually became lighter and the palace flew everywhere.
Zhu Changqing stood on the bridge in the back garden of the palace, watching the rain hit lotus leaves, and listening to the cry of the frogs, his restlessness slowly subsided. Gao Qiqian's resignation made him a little angry. No matter how righteous his reason was, he held heavy troops but refused to save Lu Xiangsheng when he was dead. This was difficult to forgive. If he followed the Qin army's military laws, Gao Qiqian would be killed immediately.
Li Bao came to Zhu Changqing quietly and reported that Gao Qiqian had left. Zhu Changqing nodded, and then seemed to remember something again, and asked: "Is the original Cao Dulu Zhenfei unemployed?"
The First Emperor saw Lu Zhenfei's name in Zhu Changqing's memory. The reason why Zhu Changqing remembered him was because when Lu Zhengyi was in the "Lu Gong", Lu Zhenfei wrote to Shi Kefa and said: The order of the Lun should be in King Fu, so it is better to decide the country's ruler as soon as possible.
This incident was very rumored at that time, so Zhu Changqing also knew about it. So later he paid some attention to Lu Zhenfei. He knew that after King Fu ascended the throne, Lu Zhenfei was dismissed, and Ma Shiying replaced his position with Tian Yang, a close confidant of sincerity, Liu Kongzhang.
Calculate it, Lu Zhenfei should be unemployed somewhere now.
"It should be because I am unemployed, but I don't know where I am. I am brave enough. You may ask the Chief Master of Horse about this matter." Li Bao said softly.
"No, you sent someone to send a message to Zhang Guowei, saying that Lu Zhenfei is available, so find him and summon him to the shogunate." Zhu Changqing shook his head. Ma Shiying and the others are racking their brains to seize power. How could they let others enter the center again? Once he knows it, Lu Zhenfei may have life worries.
"I obey the order, let's do it now." Li Bao gave his salute and left in a hurry. During this period, he had been running around, not idle for a moment, and his legs were almost broken. But he was indeed happy in his heart, which shows that King Lu trusted him, and in the future, King Lu ascended the throne, he would also become prosperous.
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Outside the city, Fang Guoan was in the camp. In the central army's tent, Fang Guoan and his nephew Fang Yuanke were gathering in front of the brazier, baking their boots. It was raining and raining. The two of them had just inspected the battalions. The situation was a bit bad. Now that the food and salary were insufficient, the camp tent was broken, and the Qing army was approaching, the morale was almost collapsed.
Fang Guoan looked worried. He wanted to rush to fight Qiu Feng, but was stopped by his nephew Fang Yuanke.
"Uncle, hasn't Governor Zhang allocated food and salary for us? Just wait with peace of mind." Fang Yuanke fiddled with the brazier and held up his soaked boots to comfort Fang Guoandao.
"You are too young, and these civil servants are not sure. They fool us, but they are holding hands and pinching them. He said he would give you food and salary, which is to hang you. Even if it is really given, it means it is." Fang Guoan sneered. In recent years, any civil servant he had seen was not like this. He said that he gave food, but in fact he tried to do it, and he kept it privately. When he got to his hands, it would be nice to have all kinds of sacks.
Fang Yuanke sighed slightly. He knew that what his uncle was talking about was the truth, but at this time, plundering the troops would only anger the Lu Wang Jianguo. Now the Lu Wang Jianguo has summoned the righteous army to serve the king. Soon there will be a large army gathering in Hangzhou, so it is better to be more stable.
"I heard that Governor Zhang is a good official..." Fang Yuanke stared at the beating flames and murmured.
"Damn it, let's hold us. When the charity master arrives, will we not need us?" Fang Guoan speculated.
"No! Uncle, don't think about it all. When the rain stops, maybe the food will be delivered. I told my brothers just now, so I'll endure it for a while." Fang Yuanke hurriedly stopped Fang Guoan's dangerous idea. He was afraid that his uncle would do something bad in impulse.
After hearing this, Fang Guoan had to sit back in front of the brazier and silently bake his boots. The camp has been full of meals a day. If the rain stops and there is no food, he can only pull out the camp to predate elsewhere. He can't let the ten thousand soldiers disperse.
The uncle and nephew were in a daze around the brazier.
The rain hits the camp tent, and the sounds continue.
Chapter completed!