"Secretary Cheng is here...ah..." Someone stuttered and said hello to Mr. Cheng.
Cheng Dabeard only nodded slightly, then lowered his head and entered the gate of the Ministry of War. Both the soldiers guarding the door and the officials of the Ministry of War who came in and out all looked at him.
I guess I'm wondering, who is this guy who was beaten like a pig? Looking at the official uniform, he seems to be in charge? Is it appropriate for you to be on duty at the Ministry of War like this? If you are injured on the job, you can still tolerate it...
In other words, Lao Cheng's beard covered his face quite a bit, so he walked away quickly without making eye contact with anyone.
When someone came towards him, Lao Cheng gave way, but the few people who came were very ignorant and stopped in front of him. One person even put his head in front of him to take a closer look.
Cheng Dabeard couldn't help but get angry, "What the hell, I'm so merciless."
But after taking a look at the man's official uniform and seeing his face clearly, Cheng Dabeard's heart skipped a beat.
The visitor smiled and cupped his hands, and took the lead in saluting, "Isn't this General Cheng? Why is he so miserable? Is he fighting with General Luo again?"
He speaks with a Henan accent, mixed with some Kansai accents, which is neither fish nor fowl, but his words are not good-natured, and the meaning of teasing is palpable.
Otherwise, Cheng Dabeard has many enemies. Anyone who comes from Henan has to be careful. On the contrary, the Kansai people are more friendly to him.
The man in front of him, Cheng Dabeard, was naturally recognized. He had a bamboo pole-like figure that seemed to be blown away by a gust of wind. His face was covered with scars, which were even worse than Cheng Dabeard's current face.
Shen Qingnu, the leader of the Luoyang Beggar Army, and Niu Jinda later surrendered to the King of Han when Wang Shichong was defeated, and led the Jin army across the river.
At that time, Cheng Dabeard and Qin Qiong were in Tongguan, looking at the defeated Zheng army. They were glad that they were smart and did not end up with the same fate as those in the city.
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But things have changed, and no one knows what the final outcome will be.
Just like the two of them, Shen Qingnu later became the commander of the Han king's personal army, but Cheng Dabeard was trapped in Tongguan and was almost buried with Li Jiancheng.
When the two met again before, it was Cheng Dabeard who entered Qianniu Beishen Mansion, and Shen Qingnu was a Sima of Qianniu Beishen Mansion and joined the army, and was controlled by Qianniu Beishen General Zhang Jin.
Now Shen Qingnu is serving as a member of the Ministry of War. Because he was born in the emperor's army, no one in the Ministry of War dared to provoke him easily. Moreover, Wei Chixin, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, also takes good care of him. It can be said that he has a bright future.
Shen Qingnu was really not easy to mess with in the past. The beggar army was its own entity in Luoyang. It was neither a bandit nor an official army. In other words, it could be said that it was a team of Luoyang people themselves. Many of them belonged to poor families in Luoyang.
Children.
Shen Qingnu, who was called Shen Jiu at that time, later followed Fei Qingnu and regarded himself as an official and soldier. Naturally, he was not on the same side as the Wagang bandits like them.
Later, Fei Qingnu died in battle, and Shen Qingnu led his people to snatch his body back and buried it in the east of Luoyang City. Shen Jiu became Shen Qingnu, and later it was up to him to make the decision.
Because most of the Beggar Army are locals from Luoyang, they still have considerable influence in Luoyang City.
But no matter how you say it, they are not as good as Cheng Dabeard's group. To put it bluntly, if Shen Qingnu offended Cheng Dabeard back then, she would have killed Shen Qingnu with one finger.
One thing that Cheng Dabeard remembers very clearly is that after Li Mi's defeat, he took refuge with Li Yuan, and then somehow escaped from Kansai and was captured and killed by Wang Shichong.
At that time, there was only one Wang Bodang beside Li Mi. He was captured and imprisoned in prison. He was also an old brother from Wagang. However, after he was captured, he scolded everyone for being shameless and ignorant of kindness. He betrayed Wei Gong and so on.
Everyone's face looks very ugly.
No one thought about saving Wang Bodang from prison. Later, Wang Bodang died in prison. Cheng Dabeard actually breathed a sigh of relief when he heard about it, although everyone behaved very badly when talking about Wang Bodang.
It's sad...
However, everyone has different opinions on how Wang Bodang died. Later, Qin Qiong privately told Cheng Dabeard that it was the beggar army who did the good deeds.
The reason is also very simple. Fei Qingnu was surrounded and killed by Wang Bodang's men, and the Beggar Army avenged Fei Qingnu.
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Speaking of these old things, in fact, it means that Cheng Dabeard and Shen Qingnu have no friendship, and of course there is no enmity.
When they met again at Qianniu Beishen Mansion, Shen Qingnu had nothing to say to him, the Henan bandit. No matter how depressed Cheng Dabeard was, he still had his brother Luo Shixin looking after him.
As Li Po's bodyguard, Shen Qingnu had been taken care of by Luo Shixin, Zhao Shixun, and Xu Shiji a long time ago. When he was in the Han Palace, there were also Zhang Jin, Zhang Liang, Wang Qing, and others, all of whom were shrewd.
Without the Beggar Army as his minions, Shen Qingnu could not recite the curse.
Cheng Dabeard came a little late, but he was fooling around with Luo Shixin. It was said that he had followed the emperor in Mayi in his early years. In addition, he came from the same background as Zhang Liang and Xu Shiji, so Shen Qingnu naturally kept a distance from him.
The year before last, which was the fifth year of Yuanzhen's reign, Shen Qingnu was transferred to the Ministry of War to serve as a member of the Ministry of War, which was regarded as the emperor's recognition of his hard work over the years.
Yuanwailang is the lieutenant of the lieutenant. He helps the lieutenant deal with the sexton, and he can also be regarded as the superior officer of Cheng Dabeard. The reason why he saluted Cheng Dabeard first was not because of General Cheng’s position in Luoyang, but because now Old Cheng is the commander of Qi County.
It’s public.
If the title is higher, even if the rank is low, you can still treat him with courtesy.
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Cheng Dabeard wandered around and also arrived at the Ministry of War. Today's encounter reminded Shen Qingnu of those days of bitter fighting with Li Mi's bandit army near Luoyang.
I came up to talk to him just to ask for some verbal advantage, and he didn't have much malice. The main reason was to see that General Cheng, who was once very powerful in Luoyang, the hussar general of Li Mi's gang, looked so miserable today. If he hadn't come up to tease me,
After the last tease, Shen Qingnu felt very sorry for herself.
Of course, if this were in Qianniu Prefecture, he would never talk to Cheng Dabeard.
Lao Cheng looked at the people in front of him and sighed secretly in his heart. It's really a disaster. He must get promoted quickly, otherwise all the bad things dare to show off in front of him. Wouldn't his work be in vain?
After so many years?
Cheng Dabeard wanted to laugh when he opened his mouth. This was an instinctive reaction. He had been laughing like this for many years.
It was just the wounds on his face that told him to stop laughing, we couldn't bear it.
So Cheng Dabeard could only grin, cupped his hands slightly and said, "So it's Mr. Shen. I haven't seen you for two years, right? When are you free, Mr. Sir, let me have a drink with you?"
Seeing that he was not embarrassed at all, Shen Qingnu was a little bored and responded cheerfully, "Let's wait until Secretary Cheng recovers from his injuries."
The few people next to him seemed to be his lackeys, and they all immediately became happy. Cheng Dabeard glanced around, took all these people into his mind, laughed his ass off, and waited for me to free up his hand to let you all...
The idiot laughed enough.
Cheng Dabeard returned to Beijing for half a year and encountered setbacks one after another. He was very angry. He couldn't deal with Luo Shixin and Shen Qingnu. Can't he deal with these bastards?
At this time, a man in his thirties who was next to Shen Qingnu suddenly said: "Sir Cheng... But is it in front of Mr. Cheng who is on an envoy to Tibet?"
Cheng Dabeard glanced at Shen Qingnu and said in his heart, you lackey is not very loyal. Look at him, isn't he trying to get close to me?
After taking a closer look at the man's official uniform, he felt a little frustrated again. Damn it, he was the head of the Ministry of War, half a rank higher than his old Cheng.
The accent sounds like he's from Henan...
Shen Qingnu seemed to have great respect for this man. He put away his playful gesture and introduced Cheng Dabeard: "This is the chief Yu. The chief Yu has not admitted his mistake. This is the envoy to Tibet. He has made great contributions and won the title."
Cheng Shijun, the Duke of Qi County.
Now that he is serving as the Treasurer of the Ministry of War, he and Brother Yu are serious colleagues."
Manager Yu looked at Cheng Bearded in surprise and bowed solemnly, "Sir Cheng's achievements are not as good as mine. When I have some free time, can I be lucky enough to come and ask for advice?"
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When Shen Qingnu and others left, Cheng Dabeard was still a little confused. After returning to Beijing for more than half a year, it was Cheng Dabeard who made friends with others, but there were very few people who tried to curry favor with him.
This person in charge... was full of praise and admiration on his face. He looked like he couldn't fake it, and he didn't know what the reason was. It was really strange.
And to be honest, many people did mention it in his ears about the mission to Tibet, but they were all close and friendly. What outsiders saw was the military exploits of Ashina Danai and others. The envoys to Tibet?
who is it?
Cheng Dabeard thought for a long time. When he went to his office, the two secretaries saw his appearance and both suppressed laughter and expressed condolences.
Cheng Dabeard then forgot about Shen Qingnu and being in charge, asked the clerk to sort out the document, looked at it pretendingly, signed his signature, and sent it to Wang Langzhong.
In the afternoon, people from the Ministry of Revenue and the garrison came together to discuss the imperial examination in Beijing.
The garrison guards are responsible for maintaining public security during the Beijing Trial Period. The deployment of troops is definitely not the responsibility of Huicheng Dabeard. However, the deployment of troops must be supported by food and grass, and some weapons must be mobilized from the arsenal.
The people from the Ministry of Household Affairs discussed with the Ministry of War which granary should be used to store grain. Proofs for the entry and exit of grain and grass needed to be issued in advance by the treasurer of the Ministry of War.
It's a simple matter, but not a single link is missing, and it involves the mobilization of the garrison in the capital, so it shouldn't be ignored.
Nowadays, the Ministry of War is different from previous years. The process of mobilizing troops is becoming more and more strict. Everything is done according to the rules. If you lack a signature or document, the Guards will not be able to mobilize a single soldier.
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The position of Cheng Zhijie is one of them. He controls the food, grass and baggage of the Wei Mansion, and is the weapon used by the Ministry of War to deal with the Wei Mansion.
Cheng Dabeard had just taken office a few days ago, so he was definitely not very skilled in business, but he also had his own methods. As an official, he had one thing in mind: as an official of the Ministry of War, he would never show cowardice in front of "outsiders".