Chapter Fifty-six: You should be Li Gongzi sitting in the world
On December 17, the 13th year of Chongzhen reign in the Ming Dynasty, the sun was shining brightly. It was a rare sunny day. The warm sunshine shone on the earth, making people feel warm.
Zhang Cheng was dragged out of the gentle village by Yang Liying early on. Although she is usually carefree and does not pay attention to the red tape, she is a woman after all, and she is still a pure and kind little girl.
What's more, she has to make her own decisions about marriage matters, but she also attaches great importance to these rules and traditions. Even Zhang Cheng's attempt to be gentle with her in the morning was rejected, and she almost jumped him from the bed.
Turn down.
Zhang Cheng accompanied Yang Liying to visit the ancestral hall, and then met with the elders of the Yang family. Then there was another morning of banquets, and it was not until the afternoon that the guests gradually dispersed and it became quiet a little.
Outside the south gate of Yangjialou, Zhang Cheng was seeing Wei Zhice, Zhang Guangda, Zhang Guodong and others off. They led the left side of the carriage to continue crossing the Yellow River north, but they were no longer going to Meng County.
This morning, Zhang Cheng has made new adjustments to the army's next course of action.
Zhang Guangda and Zhang Guodong will lead the army to cross the river to the north bank today, but not to Meng County, but to the east through Wen County, Wuyi and Yuanwu counties, and then cross the river again at Yujiadian in Fengqiu County and return to the south bank.
However, it was not easy for Wei Zhice's chariot camp to cross the river, so he marched covertly along the south bank of the Yellow River back to Kaifeng, accompanied by two Mongolian cavalry generals, Su Laohu and Mo Rigen, to protect them.
Only Chen Zhong's cavalry unit was left by him to stay in Yangjialou. Also staying with him were Cui Shijie's infantry camp left officers and soldiers, and the army counselor Wang Yuanjing also stayed in Yangjialou.
They will temporarily hide here to spy on the situation in Luoyang City and look for opportunities to regain Luoyang City in one fell swoop. Chen Zhong will be responsible for commanding the war in Luoyang, and Wang Yuanjing will assist him in all matters after taking Luoyang.
Looking at the retreating figures of Wei Zhice, Zhang Guangda, and Zhang Guodong, Zhang Cheng didn't know whether his arrangement was correct, but he vaguely remembered that shortly after the king of the invaders, Li Zicheng, broke through Luoyang, he personally led the main force to open the seal.
Now he just hopes that his memory is not wrong. In this way, if he regains Luoyang City, joins in the bloody battle with the main force of thieves under Kaifeng City, and bravely rescues Kaifeng City and the King of Zhou in the city, then the aid and suppression of Henan will be considered complete!
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In fact, on the day after Zhang Cheng married Yang Liying, a wedding was also taking place in Luoyang City, that is, Li Yan, a traitor and a traitor, married the female thief Hong Niangzi.
After Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, conquered Luoyang, he collected a large amount of grain, gold and silver hidden in the palaces of the city's lucky kings, officials, wealthy merchants, and gentry. While packing these important supplies, he took some of them out for relief to win people's hearts.
The city of Luoyang is really full of joy now. The poor people have received the grains and grains released for relief, and everyone is happy. The streets, alleys, teahouses and restaurants are everywhere promoting the good news of King Chuang.
The poor people who had benefited from it were sincerely celebrating the intruders who conquered Luoyang and killed King Fu and Lu Weiqi, while those who were dissatisfied with the intruders, at least on the surface, enthusiastically supported them, so the entire city of Luoyang
They were all very lively.
There are three operas playing all night in the city, one is the Bangzi Opera from Western Henan, one is the Yue Diao from Nanyang, and the other is the Shaanxi Bangzi Opera, which is also known as Qin Opera.
In addition, there are many sideshows, such as those playing with lions, those playing land boats, those riding donkeys, and those walking on stilts, all of which are performed every year during the Lantern Festival and have been passed down from generation to generation. They are all on the streets today.
In previous years, the donkey rider would play the role of a magistrate and the official wife riding a donkey through the streets. The magistrate, with white eye sockets and a black gauze hat upside down, rode the donkey upside down. A follower carried a chamber pot on a long bamboo pole and would bring the chamber pot to him from time to time.
In front of the audience, he invited the "master" to drink, which made the audience laugh.
This year, he was bold enough to replace the magistrate riding a donkey with a fat man, wearing a crown upside down, drunkenly calling himself the King of Fortune.
The man who served wine in a chamber pot was replaced by two eunuchs, one old and one young, who kept making jokes and making the audience on the street laugh.
Especially when people heard that Mr. Li, who was doing charity work, was getting married, they stood guard on both sides of the road early. When they saw the wedding sedan approaching, they knelt down and worshiped from a distance.
"Thank you Mr. Li for surviving..."
"...Master Li is really a great Bodhisattva..."
"...May Mr. Li live a long life...and the couple be harmonious..."
"...May Mr. Li live a long life...may he live a long life..."
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Here, in the main hall of the Yang Family Courtyard in Yangjia Louzhai, Zhang Cheng and Yang Shibin sit together at the top. On the left are Wang Yuanjing, Chen Zhong, Lin Fangping, and Cui Shijie. On the right are the two brothers Yang Shili and Yang Shijie.
Zhang Cheng's new wife, Yang Liying, was also present. She was still wearing a red military uniform and sitting at the head of her brother Yang Shijie, making the hall no longer full of majestic colors.
Zhang Cheng held the tea cup and said slowly: "Brother Wenquan, Henan is now in ruins, many officials have been killed, and most of the remaining people have abandoned the city and fled. It is the time when the country is looking for talents. I don't know if my uncle has any intention of becoming an official.
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Yang Shibin was not in a hurry to answer. He hesitated for a moment and then said: "Nowadays, famines are happening one after another, and hungry people are everywhere. Many places have reached the point of exchanging children for food. Even the name of 'vegetable man' has become a thing of trade."
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Moreover, there are bandits raging, all prefectures and counties are in danger, and all officials in the government are frightened. In such a world, being an official is like overcoming a disaster, and the slightest difference will be irreversible!"
Zhang Cheng also sighed and said: "The world is like this, we have to do our best, just know and do good things, don't ask about the future!"
He turned to Chen Zhong, who was standing next to him, and asked, "How are you doing with what I arranged for you to do over there in western Henan?"
Chen Zhong smiled and said: "The commander-in-chief is relieved and has already given the order. Now the news has spread all over the west of Henan. Many people are spreading the praises of Master Li. They are all saying, 'You should be the master of the world', and they all think of it."
Mr. Li is good.
There are even new rumors saying that Young Master Li is King Li Chuang, so the ‘Eighteen Sons are the Master Artifact’ refers to Young Master Li.”
He hesitated for a moment and then said: "It's just that there are so many bandits around Luoyang now. We haven't had contact with our brothers in the city for many days, but we are a little worried."
Zhang Cheng also had a worried look on his face, but he said: "I don't think anything will happen. Tong Shoushan and Wan Guangjin are both old men in the army, and they were both born in the night. There are hundreds of thousands of people in Luoyang City."
Common people, it is not difficult to hide hundreds of them.
Furthermore, if they had been discovered, how could they be willing to just surrender and be captured? They would definitely have to go through a lot of trouble, and how could the brothers who were guarding outside not hear anything."
His face darkened, and he said: "Chen Zhong, according to my estimation, the intruders may not be able to stay in Luoyang for a long time. There is a high possibility that they will raid Kaifeng. If they can capture the important territory of the vassal, they will definitely be able to spread their weapons.
Stand out among the thieves.
From my perspective, the intruders seem to have a plan to seize the world, so we must not treat them according to common sense. The thieves in Cao Cao have been evenly matched for many years.
Today, the bandits are so powerful that they will definitely do earth-shattering things to frighten the thieves, so that they can help them to conquer the world. At this time, the Yang Ge Department is supervising the suppression of the bandits in Sichuan, and the war in Liaodong has started again. Looking at Henan, who is more powerful?
Can a person cure a robber?
He has just gone to Luoyang now, and the death of Fu Fan is enough to shock the capital. If he can take advantage of the victory and go to Kaifeng, not only will he have plenty of money and food, but also the people of Henan Province will not become thieves.
At that time, the herdsmen who occupied the cities in Zonghengwan and Luo were attacking everywhere. Shaanxi, Shanxi, Huguang, Nanzhi, and even the capital were in danger!"
Yang Liying interjected at this time: "However, the intruders have not yet cultivated a foundation. If they can defeat their main force and make them flee back, it will be impossible!"
Zhang Cheng couldn't help but be deeply surprised when he heard this, and he couldn't help but think highly of Yang Liying.