The water well in the courtyard was still covered with a big stone mill. Da Kui couldn't help but feel relieved. Since the stone mill was still there, then the two brothers Zhang Liangbi and Zhang Liangchen must still be in the well. Da Kui directed the soldiers to lift the stone mill. Another person was lowered with a rope, and soon two corpses were pulled up.
Da Kui was not only dumbfounded when he saw these two corpses, why were they dead? Zhang Liangbi and Zhang Liangchen were knocked unconscious and thrown into the well. They were all wearing heavy armor. It is strange that they would sink if they saw water. Only two corpses were soaked. All night long, his hands, feet, head and face were severely swollen. He led the military commander to Dakui and asked carefully: "Colonel Zhang, what should we do next?"
Dakui sighed and replied: "Send the two corpses back to the garrison and report them to the marshal."
The captain nodded and ordered the soldiers to remove the door panels and carry the bodies of Zhang Liangbi and Zhang Liangchen back to the garrison together.
The soldiers placed the bodies of brothers Zhang Liangbi and Zhang Liangchen in the hall of the garrison and then exited the corridor. Xu Da looked at Dakui standing in the hall, but his eyes inadvertently glanced at the "Long Yin" that Dakui had inserted into his waist. sword'.
"Captain Zhang, where did your sword come from?" Xu Da asked lightly.
When Da Kui asked, he pointed at Zhang Liangbi and said: "It was taken from the enemy general Zhang Liangbi. This sword belongs to Brother Chang Yuchun. Brother Chang was plotted against. The killer stole the sword and gave it to Zhang Liangbi."
Xu Da's face darkened when he heard this, and then he ordered the guards beside him: "Bring all the captives, including generals and generals, to see me." The guards accepted the order and then left the hall.
Xu Da then said in a deep voice to Da Kui: "This sword was given to General Chang by Emperor Taizu. I have taken this sword back today and will return it to its original owner." Xu Da's intention was to take the sword back. .
Dakui's mind was spinning, but he said: "Back then, I competed with Brother Chang and said that if there was any damage to the Longquan Sword, I would use the Dragon Sword to offset it. Now that I, Zhang Dakui, have been convicted and demoted, all the rewards given by Taizu have been taken back. The Longquan Sword is naturally no exception. The Longquan Sword has been lost, so it should be counterbalanced by the Dragon Sword."
What is the reason for this? Xu Da couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and then asked: "You and I are playing tricks, what does the oath made during the martial arts competition have to do with your conviction and being demoted?"
Dakui's face darkened: "Brother Chang and I hit it off like old friends. Now that Brother Chang has been killed by a traitor, Zhang Dakui should avenge him." He pointed to the body of Zhang Liangbi beside him and continued: "This man once said, kill Brother Chang’s is Fang Jiutian from Miao Territory, and Fang Jiutian is a subordinate of King Liang of Yunnan,”
Xu Da listened for a long time without understanding what it meant, and couldn't help asking: "So what, how do you want to take revenge?"
Dakui smiled slightly and said: "Although Zhang Dakui is a martial artist, taking Yunnan is just like searching for things."
Xu Da was shocked when he heard this and stood up with a cry: "There is no joke in the army. Do you know what you are talking about?"
Although today's Ming Dynasty occupies the north and south of the Yangtze River, Gansu has Timur (Wang Baobao) and Li Siqi of Lanzhou, Yunnan has Liang Wang Bazaci Valmy and Duan Ming, the descendant of the Dali Kingdom, the general manager of the Ming Dynasty. There are two major cruxes. Marshal Xu Da once vowed to regain the world for Emperor Taizu, and Gansu and Yunnan are also two of Marshal Xu Da's worries.
Da Kui smiled but did not answer. When Xu Da saw this, he waved his hand and said: "Captain Zhang, go and have a rest." Xu Da understood Da Kui's thoughts very clearly. .
Da Kui walked out of the garrison hall with his hands and was led by soldiers to the back house. The courtyard here was quiet and elegant, and the house was clean and tidy. However, it was the perfect place for sleeping in Da Kui's heart. Unexpectedly, Yang Xiaohu was also here.
When he came to sit down in the room, Yang Xiaohu said: "The marshal asked me to take care of my adoptive father. I will take a rest first and I will get you some good wine and meat."
Da Kui has been running around and fighting for his life in private these days, but he has had a serious meal. Hearing this, he hurriedly said: "Go, go, go, I'm really hungry."
Yang Xiaohu smiled, stood up and left the room. Da Kui came to the inner room, looked at the carved bed with gold silk quilt, then looked at himself with a gray face, then went back out of the inner room, opened the door and saw that there was someone in front of the door. Two soldiers guard.
Dakui immediately ordered: "Go and fetch water. I want to take a bath and change clothes." The two soldiers followed the order.
The soldiers brought water from the bathtub. Da Kui took a bath, changed into clean clothes, and had a full meal before going back to the inner room to sleep. Da Kui was really tired, so he went to sleep. It was noon on the second day.
After dressing, he got up and walked out of the room. Looking around, he saw two soldiers still standing in front of the door. Dakui smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, you can go to the room to refill the tea." The two soldiers were flattered, but they dared not make any mistakes.
Dakui smiled and walked towards the courtyard.
Although it is the back house of the garrison mansion, the cloisters, rockeries, winding paths lead to secluded areas, and the houses, pavilions, carved beams and painted columns have a unique charm.
It was already late autumn, the sky was gloomy and it was probably going to snow. Dakui was walking in the garden when Yang Xiaohu came over with a big cloak in his arms.
"Father," Yang Xiaohu ran to Da Kui and said with a smile, "The marshal asked me to give this to you. You put it on. Don't freeze your body when the weather turns cold." He said and put the big cloak on Da Kui.
Da Kui smiled and accepted the gift gladly. What made Da Kui happy was not the clothes, but the courtesy. Since Marshal Xu Da could deign to condescend to give this gift of clothes, it showed that he had the ability to subdue his merits.
As expected, Yang Xiaohu continued with a smile: "Marshal has rewarded the three armies these days. Those who have meritorious service will be rewarded. If you are not talented, you will be promoted to Qianhu."
Da Kui was stunned when he heard this, then looked back at Yang Xiaohu and asked: "You won the martial arts examination and entered the capital to compete in martial arts, and then followed your Uncle Tang's subordinates. It is supposed that you are also an official of the fifth rank. Why are you now a thousand households?" After a pause, Dakui asked himself and answered: "To be honest, you are a member of the Communist Party of China in name only. Although Mr. Qian is from the fifth rank, at least you have soldiers to lead."
Yang Xiaohu's face turned red when he heard this: "If there are no soldiers, I will still be in charge of food."
Dakui suddenly turned his head to look at Yang Xiaohu: "What, the person in charge of food?" Yang Xiaohu was startled, but still nodded.
Dakui couldn't help but point at Yang Xiaohu, looking extremely angry: "You said you were in charge of food, and it's already noon, and you asked your foster father to stand in the snow and starve, and asked me to tell you what you are good at,"
Yang Xiaohu suddenly realized it and said hurriedly: "Father, don't blame me, my son is going to get some food and wine." He turned to leave, but then turned around and asked, "I don't know what my foster father wants to eat."
Dakui chuckled and said, "Of course you can eat whatever is delicious,"
Yang Xiaohu smiled and said: "Marshal Xu Da said, ask the best restaurant in the city to send someone to cook it for you. You can have whatever you want for three meals a day." Da Kui was overjoyed when he heard this. This was not because he had enough food. , but what you want to eat depends on whether you have the ability to eat it. I think you will have your own place in the Ming army in the future.
Marshal Xu Da found out the ins and outs of the murder of Chang Yuchun within a few days. It turned out that Bei Yuan wanted to get rid of Chang Yuchun and Xu Da, so he sent a secret envoy to Yunnan to recruit experts. The king of Liang sent Zaciwal to the secret letter and sent him The Miao Poison King Fang Jiutian handled the matter. At that time, the Ming army had conquered the entire territory of Shandong and was fighting Kuoku Timur in Henan. Fang Jiutian traveled thousands of miles to get to Henan, not wanting Kuoku Timur to be defeated again and again. Henan territory.
When the Ming army was victorious, Da Kui had heard about Yuan Ting's plan to assassinate Xu Da and Chang Yuchun in Yunnan, so he sent someone to deliver the letter. Chang Yuchun discussed with Xu Da and decided that Xu Da would stay in Jiangbei and Chang Yuchun would lead him. The troops returned to the court.
Fang Jiutian learned about Chang Yuchun's squad and secretly followed Chang Yuchun's troops to the Liuchuan River. When Chang Yuchun's army was setting up camp, Fang Jiutian poisoned the food and wine at night, and Chang Yuchun was unprepared for the plot. , after poisoning Chang Yuchun to death, Fang Jiutian stole the Dragon Yin Sword and rushed back to the border between Gansu and Shaanxi overnight, and handed the Dragon Yin Sword to Zhang Liangbi to show that he had completed his mission. Afterwards, Fang Jiutian returned to Yunnan and there was no news. These are the causes and consequences of General Chang Yuchun's sudden death.
Half a month later, Tang He's troops and Lu Zhongheng's troops also returned to Qingyang City, followed by two imperial edicts from the capital Yingtian.
The first imperial edict: The Ming army recovered various places in the north of the Yangtze River. Xu Da was the first to take the lead. He was promoted to the right prime minister of Zhongshu Province (the Central Plains area was Zhongshu Province), and he cultivated land and stationed troops to train soldiers and horses.
The second imperial edict: Zhang Dakui, the criminal official, will have his merits offset and his faults equal, and he will follow the army and listen to his instructions.
When Da Kui received this imperial edict, Xu Da led the generals to congratulate him. Da Kui was a little confused and couldn't help asking Xu Da: "Marshal, what does it mean to obey the army?" In fact, Da Kui was Asking questions knowingly and obeying the army is nothing more than doing whatever they ask you to do.
Xu Da chuckled and said: "Congratulations to General Zhang, success and fame are just around the corner."
"General," Dakui was a little confused.
Xu Da gently stroked Xu Ran and said, "I have made up my mind. You will be my vanguard general and command the vanguard army of 20,000 troops."
Dakui was shocked when he heard this and said hurriedly: "Marshal, please show me. Zhang Dakui is willing to become a common man and no longer serve as an official. Please be considerate of the marshal."
Xu Da couldn't help but frown when he heard this, but then he smiled and said: "You are a dignified second-grade Beijing official, but now that Mr. Hu Weiyong has taken over the post of Jiangnan General Secretary, you can no longer be reinstated. Well... let's do that. ," Xu Dal thought for a while and then said: "Since you don't want to be a military general, then become a local official."
Dakui was not only overjoyed, but also hurriedly said: "My hometown is in Jeju, Shandong. Can you allow me to return to Shandong to take up a post?"
Xu Da chuckled and said: "It is not my commander's power to appoint and remove local officials, but I have a way to make it happen."
Dakui asked hurriedly: "What method is it?"
Xu Da waved mysteriously, and Da Kui hurried over. Xu Da said softly: "As long as you capture Lanzhou, I will recommend you to be the garrison of Lanzhou. When the time comes, you can be transferred to Shandong. I don't know what happens."
Hearing this, Dakui couldn't help complaining in his heart, and said: "It's not that the marshal doesn't know that Lanzhou is still defended by nearly 100,000 yuan of soldiers, and Li Siqi is colluding with Timur, so if he goes to attack Lanzhou, he will have to go through a bloody battle."
Xu Da smiled slightly and asked: "Are you afraid?"
Dakui puffed up his chest and said, "As long as the marshal keeps his word, I will take the lead in attacking Lanzhou."