Chapter 180: I implore the commander to save my brother's life
The next day, after getting up in the morning, Zhang Cheng did not allow Ji Xuanzhu to get up. He only asked her to lie down on the bed safely, watching Yu Rui and Xiu Yue help her get dressed, and then left to busy with military affairs.
After Zhang Cheng left, Xiuyue complained about why her young lady didn't keep her uncle more, and actually asked her uncle to favor the Liu sisters. However, she heard Ji Xuanzhu say leisurely: "The general is a person who can achieve great things, even if he doesn't covet the world.
Stunningly beautiful, there will definitely be no shortage of women in this house, as long as he doesn't favor only one person."
She sighed and added: "You guys finally don't understand that if you don't fight, you will fight, and if you fight, you won't fight!"
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Zhang Cheng went to say good morning to his mother and aunt first. The two old ladies were now focused on their little grandson, and they did not lecture him as much as before. They just told him to pay attention to safety during the battle to aid Liao.
When he was not alone, he could ignore it. Even if he didn't think about the two old people, he still had to think about Ji Xuanzhu, mother and son.
Zhang Cheng just agreed in a pleasant manner, and asked two old ladies to name his son. The two old ladies asked him to make a decision on his own, so he had to say: "Since the mother and aunt said so, in the child's opinion, no
What if we just name it after Jade Cauldron?"
Mother Yang looked at her younger sister Han and saw that she had no objection, so she said to Zhang Cheng: "Okay, this child was born to your own wife, just ask Xuanzhu for his opinion."
Zhang Cheng chatted with the two old ladies about their daily life, and after having breakfast with them, he got up and left, heading straight to the mansion next door. The Governor of Xuanda, Liu Yongzhao, was going back to the town today.
Liu Yongzhao had just finished breakfast and had to report that Zhang Cheng had come to greet him. He hurriedly asked his entourage to invite Zhang Cheng to sit in the left side hall next to him.
After a while, Liu Yongzhao came to the side hall dressed neatly. Zhang Cheng stood up quickly, clasped his fists and bowed: "Zhang Cheng pays homage to Mr. Futai."
Liu Yongzhao walked straight to the boss and sat down, then said softly: "Zhongchen, it's just you and me here, there's no need to be so polite!"
As he spoke, he waved his hand to repel his entourage, and then said to Zhang Cheng: "I didn't come to Chicheng just to drink your wedding wine. In fact, I came here to urge you to send troops to Liaodong."
He sighed and then continued: "The imperial court's appeals are coming one after another. If we don't send troops again, it will be difficult to explain to the imperial court and to the present superior."
Zhang Cheng cupped his fists and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Liu, Zhang Cheng will definitely send troops to Liaodong within five days, and it will not be difficult for Mr. Futai to do it."
Liu Yongzha picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and said: "That's good. Then Governor Zhang can feel at ease."
He put down the tea cup and continued: "I will set off at noon to go to Baoan and Yanqing to see the two prefectures. I will be waiting for your army in my arms to prepare for your campaign in Liaodong."
Zhang Cheng secretly laughed in his heart. This was not practice at all. It was clearly to monitor his ability to dispatch troops on time!
But he couldn't say that. He said: "In this case, Zhang Cheng will thank you in advance. I will retire now and go to clean up the military affairs and send out troops as soon as possible."
After Zhang Cheng stood up, he said: "Liu Futai is going to Baoan and Yanqing Prefectures. I will send a team of guards to accompany him. Not only will you be safe, but you can also go to Yanqing first and wait for the army to go out together."
Hearing this, Liu Yongzhao said: "This east road is under your rule. Banditry has been eliminated and there is no danger anymore. However, I am sincere and sincere in my kindness, and I cannot refuse it. Let me just follow your words."
Gu Ying
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Zhang Cheng just returned to the official hall in the back hall of the General's Office, and when he was waiting to call Su Zhenxiang from the Jianfu Camp to give him some instructions, he saw Lin Fangping running into the hall in a panic and kneeling directly in front of Zhang Cheng.
There were obvious tears on his face. He knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing. Zhang Cheng hurriedly asked: "Xiao Linzi, why are you so panicked? Get up quickly and answer."
Lin Fangping did not get up, but kowtowed and said, "I beg you, Marshal, to save my brother's life."
Zhang Cheng shouted again: "Lin Fangping, stand up. I am supporting you in everything. You stand up and answer me. Why are you so panicked?"
Only then did Lin Fangping stop crying, stood up, stood in front of Zhang Cheng with lowered hands, and recounted what had happened.
It turned out that Lin Fangping also had a younger brother named Lin Fangqing, who was four years younger. When Zhang Cheng left Zhenbei Road, he also came with him. He had previously studied and read with the scholar Wang Yuanjing.
Later, he was incorporated into his Chinese Army. Because he was more literate, he accompanied Wu Zhizhong to recruit and train new troops. When he went to Henan to aid and suppress the bandits, he did not go into battle with the army.
According to Lin Fangping, after the army returned to Xuanzang, Zhang Cheng distributed pay and silver rewards to the soldiers. Lin Fangqing also received some rewards for assisting Wu Zhizhong in recruiting troops and training.
When he was in Xuanzhen, he had a playmate named Cheng Hu, but later because his father was killed in Julu, the family moved to Beilu with his eldest brother Lin Fangping. He also joined the army and became Zhang Cheng's subordinate.
, and the contact was cut off.
After he settled down on the North Road, he contacted Cheng Hu through letters and recommended that Cheng Hu also come to the North Road to join the army. However, because Cheng Hu's mother was weak and sick, he was unable to make the trip.
After Zhang Cheng returned to the army this time, he arranged a holiday for all the soldiers. Lin Fangqing also got seven days of leave. He borrowed a military horse from the camp and rode back to the town to visit Cheng Hu, but he ran into Cheng Hu's mother again.
Died of illness.
In fact, Cheng Hu also has a younger sister named Cheng Xiaomei, who is only three years younger than Lin Fangqing. Now she is a tall and graceful girl of seventeen. She and Lin Fangqing are indeed true childhood sweethearts.
It was only because of Lin Fangqing's father's death in the war and family changes that he lost contact with her when she went to the North Road. After Lin Fangqing and Cheng Hu exchanged letters, they reconnected.
This time Lin Fangqing returned to Xuan Town with the intention of helping Cheng Hu's family move to North Road. However, when Cheng Hu's mother died of illness, she stayed behind to help organize the funeral. Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened.
It turned out that there was a libertine in the town who accidentally saw Cheng Xiaomei and often came to harass her. The Cheng family had been tolerating him because they were about to move to North Road.
But this time when she was arranging her mother's funeral, the libertine came to harass her again, and even threatened that unless Cheng Xiaomei came into his house as a concubine, her mother would not be able to be buried peacefully.
After all, Lin Fangqing was young and vigorous, so how could she bear such bad breath? She started arguing with the libertine at that time. The libertine wanted to use his power to bully others and summoned a group of idle street gangsters. Unexpectedly, he was beaten up by Lin Fangqing.
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Everyone thought that the matter was over like this. After the Cheng brothers and sisters were buried with their mother, they sold the shabby house and other belongings at home, and were preparing to follow Lin Fangqing to settle down on North Road, the prodigal man was sitting on the pole.
He also led a group of people, including one of Guerrilla Wen Hui's sons.