Chapter One Hundred and Fifty Eighth: It's unavoidable!
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 Horse 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, the boss of Ruichangtai, Shanxi, and Qin Zichen, the Qiandeji of Datong, both presented congratulatory gifts of 5,000 taels."
Zhang Cheng heard Wang Yuanjing reporting the names of merchants one by one. Some of them he knew, but some were strangers to him.
At this time, Chen Zhong, who was sitting on the side, said: "General, this Shanxi Wang Muchen and Datong Qin Zichen all 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 generals are still in Dushi and have not left, and these merchants are also staying in Dushi, and they have all submitted invitations to see the general."
"Well, these people must have something to ask for when they send such rich congratulatory gifts. Let me talk about this 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, the generals and deputy generals of the three towns of Xuanzhen, Datong, and Shanxi, as well as generals Liu Guangwu, Jiang Mingwu, guerrilla Guo Yingxian, Li Jianming, Hu Zichen, and the security commander 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 of them had participated in the campaign to go to Beijing last year. Although they were divided into two groups in the end, their friendship was always stronger than the others. A little deeper.
Especially 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, but now he was a guerrilla, promoted to a general, and was ordered by the emperor to supervise the military affairs of the North Road. 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 attend 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, the generals Yang Guozhu and other generals were there to fight guerrillas, and the governor Liu Yongzhao was in charge.
He, Lin Dengyou, was caught in the middle. It was extremely difficult to do things on a daily basis, 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 to 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 local areas, and wooing officials in towns and capitals, in an attempt to assert 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, while half of the land and households on the East Road are managed by Yanqing, Huailai, and Baoan 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 contributions and achievements during his reign as King Qin. Now he was even more jealous of Zhang Cheng and hated 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 an egg with a stone.
During the banquet, Yang Guozhu, Hu Dawei and others praised Zhang Cheng's Monolith Infantry Camp, saying 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 a presence that they can't look up to.
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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 everyone else and only chatted constantly with Zhang Cheng, Yang Guozhu, Hu Dawei and others.
Among the three towns in 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 to send 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.
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To this, Zhang Cheng agreed wholeheartedly and accepted all the congratulatory gifts. Naturally, he could not return. There was nothing to lose in the interview, so why not do it?
Since Wang Pu had taken the 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 are leaving Beijing and will go to the Huguang army to personally command and supervise the suppression of the rogue 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 traitors. It has been approved by the Holy Spirit. By the end of next month, it is 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."
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Shanxi, where Hushuai is located, is close to Henan, but it must be guarded against!"