"We are all old acquaintances, come on, come on! Let's have a full drink of this cup." Old Chen Fu sat in the host's seat, looking like a wealthy guest in the world.

Sitting at the guest seat was Wang Tiqian, accompanied by Zhang Huangyan. Lvzhu stood by the side, helping everyone pour tea and wine. In terms of reception standards, this was not an ordinary high-end reception.

"Hey! Our family thought we could never come to Donglaishun for dinner again. We were separated for only two months, and the changes in the Ming Dynasty have been earth-shaking!" Wang Tigan drained the glass of wine in one gulp.

"It seems that my father-in-law has a lot of emotions. Come on, come on! Drink this cup and forget all the unpleasant things." Zhang Huangyan laughed beside him.

"You two don't know that I escaped from Nanjing by hiding in a dung truck. Today's Jiangnan is already dominated by Qian Qianyi of the Donglin Party. Long live leaving the palace in Nanjing is akin to house arrest. Luo Yangxing and Yang Sichang are all gone. Useful. They couldn't control the Nanjing Forbidden Army at all, and Jinyiweinan Town Fusi didn't listen to Luo Yangxing. Dongchang! Dongchang fanzi was lured to Xuanwu Lake and killed everyone. Do the rest. Birds and beasts disperse!" Wang Tiqian drank another glass of wine.

Under the influence of alcohol, Wang Tiqian spoke intermittently, and Zhang Huangyan and Lao Chen Fu listened attentively. Whenever a glass of wine was drained, Luzhu filled it up very considerately.

It turned out that Qian Qianyi had known for a long time that there was a plague in Shaanxi, and Xi'an was not captured at all, but because the plague caused the army sergeants to become infected and unable to fight anymore. Otherwise, how could the rogue people conquer the solid city of Xi'an.

Qian Qianyi concealed the epidemic until Tongguan was captured. The rebels coerced the Eight Banners soldiers to attack Zijingguan and Juyongguan, and then he told the whole story to the emperor.

Zhu Youjian is not afraid of the Eight Banners soldiers, nor is he afraid of the chaos. The three battalions of the Forbidden Army in the capital add up to 100,000 people. The construction of the capital after two hundred years is no exaggeration to describe it as the city is high and the pond is deep. As an emperor, he only needs to climb high and call out. .The armies of King Qin from all over the country will gather together like a river flowing into the sea, and with an overwhelming force, they will kill the rebels and Eight Banners soldiers gathered under the capital city.

As an emperor, Zhu Youjian never doubted his legitimacy and appeal.

But he is really afraid of the plague! Because the plague doesn't care whether you are an emperor or not. As long as you are a human being, the plague may be infected with you. Even if you are the ninth emperor, you are likely to die from being infected with the plague!

In the face of the terrible plague, Zhu Youjian decided to temporarily abandon the capital. Anyway, when the capital was first moved to the capital, Nanjing still retained the palace and the six departments of Nanjing. For so many years, the imperial court spent national money to maintain two sets of bureaucracies. today.

It was very hurried when leaving the capital. Most of the families of the officers and soldiers of the three battalions were in the capital, and people kept fleeing along the way. Qian Qianyi deliberately concealed the news and was just eager to lead the emperor on his way. He even did not hesitate to fabricate military reports to create an atmosphere of military emergency. .

The imperial court was completely controlled by Qian Qianyi, and Zhu You became blind and deaf soon after he arrived in the capital.

At that time, Wang Tiqian was still on his way to the capital with Li Xiao, and these things were later told by Wang Chengen.

When we arrived in Nanjing, the situation completely changed. The maids and eunuchs in the Nanjing Palace had long been controlled by the Donglin Party. The Jiangnan Forbidden Army was also controlled by the Donglin Party. When Qian Qianyi got there, he responded to everything, but Zhu Youjian didn't at all. He could issue political decrees when he had the opportunity. As for his imperial edict, he could not even send out the imperial edict to leave the palace.

Luo Yangxing and Yang Sichang stayed in the palace every day, protecting the emperor and keeping everyone warm. Finally, everyone's safety was temporarily saved! Qian Qianyi would not kill the emperor, but he might not attack people like Luo Yangxing and Yang Sichang.

With no other choice, Wang Tiqian hid in a dung cart and sneaked out of Nanjing. After suffering enough hardships and suffering along the way, he finally ran north to the capital.

After talking about the experiences of the past two months intermittently, Wang Tiqian was already a little fuzzy. The life he had spent in the past two months was really not enough for outsiders. Today he finally relaxed and drank some wine, and his mouth was even more talkative. There is no door.

Old Chen Fu and Zhang Huangyan looked at each other. It seemed that based on the news from Nanjing, all their guesses were correct.

The emperor suddenly left the capital. This matter was completely planned by Qian Qianyi. His purpose was to hold the emperor hostage and order the governors of the world to achieve the point where the Donglin Party controlled the government!

"Eunuch Wang! Brother Xiao's every move is being watched by people, so it is inconvenient to come to see my father-in-law. When he comes, Brother Xiao specially asked me to inform my father-in-law. We, the Liao Army, will always be loyal to the Ming Dynasty and to Your Majesty! All we need is a letter from Your Majesty. According to the decree, we will definitely send troops to serve Wang Qingjun and kill Qian Qianyi and other villains." Zhang Huangyan assured Wang Tigan, patting his chest.

"Li Shuai's loyalty lasts forever, even longer than that of Guan Yun." After hearing Zhang Huangyan's words, Wang Tiqian was so moved that he almost cried.

"Brother Xiao also said that he is worried about Wanzai's safety. He hopes not to raise troops for the time being. He will send capable people to Nanjing to help Wanzai find a way to escape. As long as Wanzai returns to the capital, he can naturally order the world to punish the Donglin rebellious party. Come to Nanjing. At that time, our Liao army will be the vanguard." Old Chen Fu continued to say from the side.

"That's very good! That's very good! What I'm worried about is that after Li Shuai raised his troops, Qian Qianyi jumped over the wall in a hurry, which would be detrimental to Long Live." Wang Tiqian agreed very much with this proposal. In any case, it was serious to bring Zhu Youjian from Nanjing to the capital. .

"When we arrive in Nanjing, my father-in-law has to contact Wanzai in the palace. We will send Miss Lvzhu back to lead the elite to help Wanzai escape from Nanjing city."

"Very good! Very good! Li Shuai is loyal and righteous, you two adults are loyal and righteous. Long live out of danger, I will never forget you." Wang Tiqian was very moved after hearing this. With Li Xiao's support, Zhu Youjian has nothing to fear. Got it!

After the matter was settled, the three of them exchanged glasses. Wang Tiqian was already half-drunk, but he couldn't stand the two old foxes trying to persuade him to drink. Finally, he was so drunk that he slipped out under the table.

"This matter is big or small, do you really want to tell Brother Xiao?" He ordered Wang Tiqian to be taken away, and Zhang Huangyan and Chen Fu made a pot of fragrant tea.

"Forget it! Let's not talk about it. It's useless to annoy him. Our commander is good at everything, but his heart is not as vicious as ours. Let me do this dirty work. This time, I and Lu We will go to Nanjing together with Zhu. We will definitely get things done smoothly, and you are well prepared here. I will send someone to inform Mr. Sun. As long as things are done, the world will be ours in the future."

"Thank you for your hard work! I would like to offer you a cup of tea instead of wine."

"Drink victory!"

The two old foxes clinked their teacups and showed knowing smiles.

Li Xiao didn't know about the upcoming big event. He had been upset these days because Yulao sent his grandson Xiaoyu to bring bad news. The machine gun test failed!

According to Li Xiao's understanding, it should be very easy to build a machine gun with fixed ammunition. But in practice, it is not the case at all!

The gun has been made and can fire continuously. But the quality of the gun barrel is seriously unqualified. Even if it is made into a Gatling machine gun, the steel produced on Changxing Island cannot withstand continuous fire at a high rate of fire.

.Yield strength and high temperature resistance are both worse than one level. It seems that basic science cannot do anything to encourage progress. This thing needs to be accumulated over time, and quantitative changes will eventually lead to qualitative changes.

When a machine gun fires more than a hundred rounds of bullets continuously, the barrel of the gun will become jammed due to heat and deformation. When the bullets from behind push forward, an explosion will occur.

The failure of the machine gun made Li Xiao extremely frustrated. The firearms of the Eight Banners soldiers, the Han army flags, and the Jiangnan Forbidden Army were constantly improving. In fact, Li Xiao now only has the advantage of gunpowder. Of course, there are also advantages in training and organizing equipment.

.But I believe they will be caught up soon. Facts have proved that there are no fools in this world. Li Xiao found that these bastards were progressing too fast.

The Nanjing Forbidden Army trained by Shi Kefa imitated Li Xiao from the beginning. In order to imitate Li Xiao, they even bought a large number of arms at a high price. The flintlock gun was actually a one-shot deal. The craftsmen in Jiangnan quickly copied it.

Come out. This is one of the reasons why Li Xiao insisted on selling a large amount to Shi Kefa.

The current Nanjing Forbidden Army is completely on par with Li Xiao's Liao Army in terms of organization and training. Even the military uniforms are similar to the Liao Army. Shi Kefa found that this combination of pants and clothes is very suitable for combat. In comparison, the traditional Ming Army uniforms

Appears bulky and bloated.

Anyway, apart from not shaving his head, Shi Kefa learned everything he could. In fact, Shi Kefa also wanted to shave his head, but he was strongly obstructed by the Taoist gentlemen of the Donglin Party headed by Qian Qianyi. His body and skin were influenced by the ancient teachings of his parents.

, is rooted in everyone's heart and is not easily shaken. Moreover, Shi Kefa does not have the courage to take the lead in shaving his head.

The New Year in the capital was boring because I didn’t spend this year with my family. The Wang family was sent back to Changxing Island by Tokugawa Senhime. Li Xiao brought a large number of troops to Beijing, and the struggle with the Donglin Party continued.

It is becoming more intense. No one can guarantee whether the Donglin Party will use such despicable means as assassination. Sun Chengzong, Sun Chuanting and the others have raised their security to a very high level.

Zuojiazhuang Humanity Field in the suburbs of Beijing!

Wu Sangui looked around and quietly knocked on a house that looked inconspicuous. Zuojiazhuang had a bewitching place, which was taboo among people in the capital, so there were very few people here. There were only a few bewitching households.

The people from the field make their home here! The Huren field earns a lot of money on weekdays, and these families are quite wealthy. Every family has built a large blue brick house, and in order to ward off evil spirits, they hang bronze Bagua mirrors on their eyebrows.

"Who is it?" A woman came out of the yard and asked through the door.

"The third son of the Hao family, please ask if you want lamp oil."

"Yes! We only had the last bottle of lamp oil left yesterday, and you came at the right time. It's a cold day, so why don't you come in and warm yourself up?" The woman opened the door enthusiastically and let Wu Sangui out.

He went in. He looked up at the idiot sitting stupidly at the entrance of the village. Seeing that he didn't move, he led Wu Sangui inside.

Everything was so natural. Wu Sangui followed the woman, his hand holding the revolver hidden in his sleeve.

After entering the house, the woman lifted up the Kang mat to reveal the secret door underneath. She opened the secret door and said to Wu Sangui: "Please go in, there is someone waiting inside."

Wu Sangui looked at the secret door, and it was dark underneath. He didn't want to go in at first, but when he thought of the words on the note, he decided to go in anyway.

Unexpectedly, there were people coming to help below. The tunnel was very dark, and there was an oil lamp not far away. Wu Sangui saw several forks in the road. If no one was there to guide him, it would be difficult to turn out.

After walking around in circles, Wu Sangui was a little confused. Then he came to a secret room. The secret room was fully equipped with rice noodles, tables, chairs and beds. A gray-haired old man was sitting on the chair. When he saw Wu Sangui come in, he smiled and said: "

The Major General is here, please sit down."

Wu Sangui took a look at the secret room. Although it was underground, it was not stuffy. Obviously, there was a vent in this place. Wu Sangui looked for a long time but could not find where the vent was.

Sitting opposite the old man, Wu Sangui saw an old face without a beard. It turned out to be a eunuch!

"Our Cao Huachun has met the young general." Cao Huachun raised his hand to Wu Sangui.

"Eunuch Cao! I wonder why you summoned me with the long-lived secret order?" Wu Sangui looked at the tea handed over by Cao Huachun and didn't even reach out to take it.

"This Zuojiazhuang Huaren Field is actually controlled by the Xiaoling Guard. I am the person in charge of the Xiaoling Guard. We people are not as prestigious as the Jinyi Guard. Just do some things dealing with the underworld, hey! The Twenty-Four Guards of the Ming Dynasty

"The most despised person is our Xiaoling Guard." Cao Huachun ignored Wu Sangui and just drank tea and talked to himself.

Wu Sangui felt a very dangerous feeling, and the hair on his back stood up. He held the revolver in his hand again, and felt more at ease.

"A country man will naturally live underground. If the young general wants to take action, then go ahead. But I remind you, if I die, you will never be able to get out of this place in your life. I am fifty-seven this year.

No matter how you calculate it, it cannot be considered an early death. Just losing the Major General is not worth it.

A few years later, our bodies were exhumed. Those who didn’t know thought they were grandsons! Hahaha!” Cao Huachun’s laughter was harsh, like a goose suffering from asthma.

Wu Sangui immediately turned off the safety of the revolver. He didn't want to be buried with this old bastard.

"Haha! The murderous intention has been reduced a lot. You are a talent. What did you say just now? Oh, that's right! Talking about the bad situation of our Xiaoling Guards!

But now that Mr. Qian Ge is here, Xiaoling Guard's life is much easier. Jinyi Guard has been in the limelight for so many years, and it's time for us Xiaoling Guard to shine."

"What on earth do you want to say?" Wu Sangui was a little impatient. Although he was not depressed, who wants to stay underground for nothing. Only the dead have to stay underground!

"When people get old, they tend to talk too much. Don't be surprised, young general. What I mean is that I take orders from Mr. Qian Ge. As for him, he can make life easier for us, Xiaoling Guards."
Chapter completed!