After returning to the city and having a rest, Zuo Liangyu still had something to say.
"A few days ago, Duke Xuan Hu sent someone to declare the friendship between our families. I plan to settle the matter between you and Miss Xu as soon as possible."
Hearing that Xu Guangqi really sent someone to ventilate his breath, Zuo Mengeng finally let go of his worries, but he also had some scruples.
"The child is still young, and the marriage..."
Zuo Liangyu immediately shouted: "Young man, I am your sixteenth birthday. Besides, Miss Xu is already eighteen, can she afford to wait?"
Zuo Mengeng slandered.
What happened to eighteen?
He will still be a high school student in later generations.
But after all, we know that this era is different. If a woman is older and is not married, she will be criticized by others.
Even though the Xu family are all Christians, they still live in China and must follow the local customs.
Another thing, thinking of Xu Ruolin's stunning appearance, Zuo Mengeng couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.
It is human nature to be lustful and admire Shao Ai.
"But it's up to my father to make the decision."
Only then did Zuo Liangyu feel satisfied. Nagging, he had already started planning to receive the lottery.
Zuo Mengeng thought of something, called Zuo Rong and Zuo Hua in, and said to Zuo Liangyu: "Zuo Rong and the other eight are now in the army and have become officers under Hai'er. So Hai'er made the decision and exempted them from slavery.
Please punish me for not asking my father for permission."
Zuo Mengeng thought it would be a difficult thing, but Zuo Liangyu didn't care.
"Now that you are on your own, you can handle this kind of thing by yourself. They have made a great contribution this time, so what will it be like to be a servant again?"
Seeing that Zuo Liangyu agreed, Zuo Rong and Zuo Hua were overjoyed and immediately bowed and thanked them in place of the six who were absent.
In the evening, Zhang Chun rushed back from Qingshui Pass in a whirlwind of dust, and he was completely paralyzed.
"General Administration, it's true, it's all true!"
Hou Xun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and finally managed to hold him back.
"My Lord Military Officer, please speak slowly."
Zhang Chun stamped his feet and howled, rushed to Zuo Mengeng and bowed deeply.
"Mr. Zuo Qian, thank you for your bravery in killing the enemy and increasing the prestige of our Ming Dynasty. Let the Donglu know that our Ming Dynasty is not without men."
As soon as this action came out, everyone immediately understood that Zuo Menggeng's military exploits were real.
Hou Xun's last trace of worry dissipated and he suggested: "Zhang Bingxian, in that case, you and I should report the victory to His Majesty as soon as possible."
How could Zhang Chun be disobedient?
The two of them jointly wrote a document reporting the victory, one of which was sent to the capital and the other to Yongping.
Destroying Houjin's five thousand army and beheading Amin, Turge and other generals was an unprecedented event for the Ming Dynasty.
Early the next morning, Sun Chengzong hurried over from Yongping.
However, the old man's condition is very strange. His face seems to be affected by yin and yang and the combination of dispersion. Half of it is rosy, and the other half is livid. I don't know how he cultivated it?
But when Sun Chengzong reported the situation, the expressions of everyone present changed drastically.
"Shandong Governor Shen Xun has been reporting urgently for eight hundred miles. The White Lotus Sect has started to cause chaos. The land of the Six Prefectures has been devastated. Please beg us to let Shandong soldiers and horses return quickly for reinforcements."
Shandong originally didn't have many soldiers and horses. Last year, when the Hou Jin invaded, the governor Wang Congyi led his soldiers and horses to help the king. As a result, he was also trapped.
After Wang Congyi was dismissed from office, Shen Xun had just taken over as governor of Shandong. Within two months of taking office, the White Lotus Rebellion swept across the entire Qilu land.
Zuo Mengeng was by his side, and when he heard this, his heart moved, knowing that Xu Yaqing had finally taken action.
She was indeed waiting for her to leave Shandong.
Hou Xun's mind was spinning, and he immediately said to Zuo Mengeng: "When the discussion is over, you will lead the army back immediately. Your efforts will be indispensable in quelling the chaos."
Zuo Menggeng was still an officer in the rear camp of the Linqing Association. When trouble broke out in Shandong, he, as the local leader, had no shirk of responsibility.
Hou Xun has another little idea.
That is, there are too many tricks in the back camp. Although they are hidden for the time being, over time, the secrets will be exposed.
I originally wanted to find a reason to let the rear camp return. Now that something like this has happened, everything is justified.
Sun Chengzong also supported Hou Xun's approach, but he still asked carefully about the battle of Qingshui Pass.
Zuo Mengeng explained what everyone had agreed upon, and Mao Yuanyi was there to cover him. Zhang Chun even inspected and testified in person, and even Sun Chengzong, a veteran, didn't find any problems.
Looking at the heads of Amin, Turge and others, Sun Chengzong felt deeply.
"I personally supervised Liaodong back then. After many bloody battles and hard work, the good situation was destroyed by eunuchs just as it started to appear, so that the situation deteriorated to this point. I thought that it would be difficult in the future and Liaodong would never recover. Unexpectedly, there would be a successor who would end up like this.
Great work. In this way, I will die without regrets."
Zuo Mengeng hurriedly said humbly: "There are only a thousand people in the department, with the strength of ants. Under the conquest of the army, it is like a small boat. If there were no cabinet ministers, chief ministers, prime ministers, soldiers and seniors in the army to fight hard together, what would happen again?"
How can the younger generation be so lucky?"
Seeing him passing the credit on to everyone else, everyone was very happy and praised him one after another.
Sun Chengzong liked this young man even more when he saw that he was not arrogant in victory or discouraged in defeat and was always alert.
"It's a pity that Shandong is in chaos. Otherwise, I really want to take you to Liaodong. With talents like you, Liaodong has great potential."
Zuo Menggeng was just grateful, and he was heartbroken.
Is that big pit in Liaodong a place where you can go?
So what if you always rise to Liaodong again?
It was not that he was dismissed from office in a moment, but that he was not favored by Chongzhen until his death.
After the inquiry, Sun Chengzong and Hou Xun made a decision. He and Hou Xun immediately took the heads of Amin and others to Beijing to submit them.
Zuo Mengeng didn't need to delay any more and set off immediately to return to Shandong to put an end to the chaos.
In addition to Zuo Mengeng, the new Shandong Commander-in-Chief Song Wei, who is also in Gyeonggi Province, is also about to set off.
Poor Shen Xun, he doesn't have any troops at hand now. He doesn't know how to cry while sitting in sleepy city.
Zuo Mengeng was very happy to finally be able to go home. Fearing that something might change, he went back to say goodbye to Zuo Liangyu and picked up Huang Zongxi.
When we returned to our headquarters that day, we closed the camp and immediately headed south.
Forbidden City.
Hou Jin's retreat did not make Chongzhen feel even a little better.
Because bad things are like ocean waves, destroying him one after another.
"What do the local government and the army in Shanxi do? They let the rebels from northern Shaanxi cross the Yellow River. Now Shaanxi and Shanxi are rotting together. Do they have to watch the rebels come to the capital to be happy?"
Cao Huachun, who was accompanying Chongzhen, did not dare to raise his head at all, let alone persuade him.
Ask yourself, if he were in Chongzhen's position, he would probably vomit blood.
The Houjin invaded here, and the capital was shocked three times a day. The king of Qin was summoning the country, but the rebels in northern Shaanxi found an opportunity, broke through the natural barrier of the Yellow River, and entered Shanxi.
Now the northwest Shanxi area has been turned into a pot of porridge, many states and counties have been conquered, and Shanxi itself has no control at all.
why?
Because Shanxi's soldiers and horses were led by Geng Ruqi and Zhang Honggong to the capital, Shanxi was completely empty.
It stands to reason that after the Battle of Liangxiang, the Shanxi soldiers and horses can return to the army, right?
Unfortunately, this battle completely crippled Shanxi's troops and horses, leaving less than 2,000 men. Even the governor, Geng Ruqi, was seriously injured and had to resign.
No matter what, it finally arrived in May. With Hou Jin about to retreat, Chongzhen was able to dispatch various troops into Shanxi to deal with the rebels.
But just as the dispatching here was completed, bad news came from Shandong.
The White Lotus Sect revolted, with more than 100,000 followers, and all the six prefectures in Shandong were affected by the war.
The governor of Shandong Shen Xun, the deputy general of Denglai Zhang Keda, the Linqing military commander Zhang Jimeng, and the princes of Yanzhou and Qingzhou sent letters asking for help almost all at once to Chongzhen.
When Chongzhen saw it, he almost suffered brain congestion on the spot.
Now, where does he have any troops to deploy?
The capital was reduced to ruins, and the passes in Ji Town also needed to be renovated. Most importantly, the situation in Liaodong also needed to be readjusted with the fall of Yuan Chonghuan.
Most of the troops were exhausted in these two places.
Finally, some were left, and they were all sent to Shanxi.
Chongzhen looked around blankly, and suddenly realized that he had become a bare commander, and could only watch the mob wreaking havoc everywhere.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... a great victory!"
A young eunuch rushed in excitedly, holding a report high, but Chongzhen hit him with a paperweight.
"Asshole, what are you yelling about?"
The little eunuch's face was smashed with blood, and he felt extremely aggrieved, but he still tried to persevere.
"Your Majesty, is this a victory or a great victory?"
He was afraid that Chongzhen would be impatient, so he talked about everything.
"A few days ago, Linqing Xie's rear camp set up an ambush at Qingshui Pass and annihilated more than 5,000 Donglu slaves. They killed the Donglu slave chief Amin, Turge, Chakara, Namtai, Bao Chengxian, Gao Hongzhong and other generals. Only Tang Gudai led the remaining cavalry and fled."
Chongzhen froze.
He did not answer the report, but stared at the little eunuch.
"Slave dog, who asked you to lie about military information?"
