"Yuan Chonghuan, Yuan Chonghuan, you are unkind and I cannot be unjust. Yesterday you turned us away. Today I sent you a hundred carts of ordnance." Liu Ziguang was riding on the horse and said to himself. He led a hundred people
A large car followed Zu Dashou into the city for the banquet, and delivered the ordnance there. The driver of the car had been replaced by soldiers from the death camp, with three people in each car; there were also seventy or eighty people disguised as technicians and a convoy of one hundred people.
, the entire death camp is dispatched, because tonight's banquet is likely to be a Hongmen banquet, and it is better to use your own people at the critical moment.
Of course, Liu Ziguang did not tell Zu Dashou these things. The matter was extremely confidential and involved high-ranking officials in the imperial court, so he could not be reckless. Moreover, Liu Ziguang still had a little selfishness in his heart and wanted to help at a critical moment to show his heroic nature. On the contrary,
Wu Sangui told his uncle about the discovery of Wuhu military rations on the Qing army. It is said that Zu Dashou was furious and took rice bags and other evidence with him to report to Marshal Yuan face to face.
Today, it was deserted outside the Yanzhou City Gate. There was no bustle like yesterday. When the defenders saw that the generals from Dongda Camp were coming for the banquet, they hurriedly opened the city gate and welcomed the convoy in.
Liu Ziguang asked Zhamu and his people to go to the ordnance officer of the Forbidden Army to hand over the handover. He followed Wu Sangui, the ancestor of the emperor, to meet Yuan Chonghuan. Zhou Mengren wore a suit of armor and mixed in with the soldiers and followed Liu Ziguang. The group arrived at the gate of the commander's mansion.
When they were walking in, they were informed by the gatekeepers that Marshal Yuan was on patrol in the city, and they were told to go directly to the governor's residence.
It was almost dusk. Zu Dashou thought about it and decided to go to the governor's office to wait. Anyway, there was no rush for this matter. His subordinates should go there early. Marshal Yuan was the host and guest, so it was reasonable for him to arrive late, so he took his hand with him
The next few generals rushed to Cui Chengxiu's camp as a guerrilla.
Cui Chengxiu stayed in the former palace of King Lu of the Ming Dynasty. It occupied an extremely large area and could accommodate thousands of people. The courtyard walls were extremely high and surrounded by wealthy families with high-rise buildings. The lanes between the walls were paved with bluestone slabs, and tall trees came from behind.
Lush branches and leaves protrude from the wall.
The gate of the palace is three-bay, with a pair of stone lions in front, and three-bay tuck doors on the left and right, forming a main entrance connecting nine rooms. It is majestic and extremely spacious. The copper nails on the red lacquer door have been polished extremely bright, and the tuck-in doors are
The door was wide open, and there were eight tall soldiers standing on both sides of the door. Seeing Zu Dashou and his party coming, a fourth-grade military officer who was responsible for welcoming guests hurried over to greet them: "General Zu, everyone has almost arrived, just wait.
Yours, please come in quickly."
Everyone dismounted, handed the reins to the soldiers, and followed the military attache as they walked inside. Entering the north gate, there are two gates with five bays. Inside the second gate is the Yin'an Hall, the main palace of the palace in the past, and this is where Cui Chengxiu hosted the banquet.
Along the way to the site of meritorious generals at the border, low-level military officers wearing green robes and green robes with bears, tigers, rhinos and seahorses embroidered on their chests were walking back and forth, all with smiles on their faces. When they saw Zu Dashou, they all saluted respectfully.
, a peaceful scene.
The meritorious generals entered the palace to wait. The soldiers and horsemen gathered in the east and west side halls where they had their own wine and meat reception, and the horses were also served by dedicated people. Before entering the palace, Liu Ziguang winked at the soldiers, who nodded knowingly. After a while, he naturally
He would sneak out to report the location of the palace to Zhamu and them.
Entering the main hall, I saw that other generals were present, including Man Gui and Niu Yong from the West Camp, Zhao Lejiao, He Kegang from the Chinese Army, etc., as well as dozens of generals with over a thousand households who were not on duty. There were also Shan
Ting Shen general Mao Wenlong's group of people, in short, almost all the essence of the Shandong front line of the Ming Dynasty were concentrated in the Yin'an Hall of the former Lu Palace. Somehow, Liu Ziguang immediately thought of the human bombs of the Islamic extremist organization. If he came here at this time,
With one bullet, the Ming army was leaderless and defeated without a fight.
Dozens of Eight Immortals tables were placed in the main hall, with refreshments placed on them for people to enjoy. The servants acting as soldiers from the Zhejiang Army shuttled back and forth carrying tea and water, and they were very attentive.
The generals are all wearing gauze hats and round collars, and they are holding the beasts on their chests in series. This way, there are not many opportunities for everyone to gather, so everyone greets them affectionately, and calls of "brother, brother, general" come and go.
, only a group of bandits in Shanting Town were ignored. They sat in the corner and looked around. It was obvious that they had never been to such a high-end place.
Liu Ziguang had no official position and only wore a red shirt. He was not familiar with the generals, but the generals of the Xuzhou Army knew Liu Ziguang very well. Marshal Yuan asked Factory Owner Peng several times for this fierce general who could break the chain horse, and even
He was willing to give three thousand prisoners of war in exchange, but he was politely declined. Liu Ziguang didn't know the little stories behind them.
Wu Sangui accompanied Liu Ziguang and kept introducing him to the generals of the Xuzhou Army, which made Liu Ziguang feel like a star. The generals were all very polite to him, not only for the sake of Yuan Marshal and the iron factory, but also for the sake of Yuan Marshal and the iron factory.
What's more important is the respect that warriors have for warriors. While we were chatting, we suddenly heard someone outside shouting: "Commander Yuan is here~~"
The generals hurriedly put their hats on and went out to greet them. Cui Chengxiu, who had been resting in the back hall, also came out and personally brought a group of military officials to the gate to greet them.
Yuan Chonghuan has just come down from the city wall. The Tatars have been unusually calm recently. It feels like the atmosphere before a storm. I don’t know what they are up to. At this time, we need to take more precautions, but Cui Chengxiu wants to arrange a banquet.
He summoned all the generals to distribute the rewards from the imperial court in public. This was obviously causing trouble. After his own arguments, he managed to get the deputy generals of each battalion to stay behind as a precaution.
He is wearing the scarlet robe of a second-rank official, a rhinoceros belt around his waist, a black gauze on his head, and a lion embroidered on his chest. Today is no better than yesterday. He can't say nonsense about not having time to change clothes. Although Cui Chengxiu is of a similar rank to him, he has a governor.
As the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he is his immediate superior, so it seems that he has to pay homage to him today.
Yuan Chonghuan dismounted at the gate of the palace. Cui Chengxiu and all the generals were already standing there waiting. Yuan Chonghuan took one step forward and was about to lift his robe and kneel down. Cui Chengxiu had already supported him and said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Yuan, Shanshan.
If you are late, I will punish you with three cups of royal wine later."
The governor and the marshal walked into Yin'an Hall side by side, seemingly intimately. Taking advantage of the time to welcome the guests, the servants had already served the food and wine. They were all authentic Shandong cuisine cooked by the cook brought by Miao Kejian.
Fried, braised and steamed steak, boiled and smoked, marinated in soy sauce, sweet and sour Yellow River carp, double crispy in soup, roasted conch, roasted oysters, grilled prawns, bird's nest in clear soup, dry steamed Jajji fish, fried in oil
Conch, nine-turn large intestine, grilled abalone in the original shell, stir-fried vegetables are fragrant, tender, and rich in flavor; the soup is clear and fresh; the seafood is authentic; Jinan cuisine, Kongfu cuisine, and Jiaodong cuisine are all available. In addition to two pots of royal wine per table,
There are also several jars of various fine wines such as Nuerhong and Jiannanchun.
After everyone sat down according to their rank, Cui Chengxiu began to announce the list of rewards: each soldier of Xuzhou Army and Shanting Town Army would be rewarded with one tael of silver, one meter, one stone, and one piece of cloth; officers would be doubled; generals with more than 1,000 households would be rewarded with one hundred silver each.
Two, in addition, I have to ask for credit for everyone. As long as you work hard, you will be promoted to an official position and become a noble.
Hearing that the reward was so generous, the officers present were very happy. Cui Chengxiu took a glass of wine and accompanied Yuan Chonghuan, and went to each table to toast. Yuan Chonghuan first introduced each general's name, official title, and military exploits, and then Cui Chengxiu encouraged him.
After a while, each toast ranged from one to three glasses depending on their official rank and military exploits. The two of them only had wine in their glasses, and each toast was only a small taste.
The wine was the royal wine brought from the capital, and it was served personally by the Minister of War. Everyone was so frightened that they drank the wine to the sky. Liu Ziguang did not have an official grade, so he sat with thousands of households in the East Camp. He used to be in
After drinking imperial wine at the Duke's Mansion, his keen sense of smell felt that today's wine seemed to be mixed with something, so when Cui Chengxiu was about to arrive at the table, he bit Wu Sangui's ear and said softly: "This wine is weird.
Don't touch your lips later, pour it into your sleeve!" Wu Sangui was startled. Seeing that Liu Ziguang's face was serious and not joking, he asked softly: "Is it... a Hongmen... banquet?" "Don't forget that Miao Kejian is...
Cui Chengxiu's cronies, it's best to be careful." Liu Ziguang also replied in a low voice. The other households looked excitedly at Cui Shangshu, who was approachable and did not notice the conversation between the two of them.
Soon Cui Chengxiu came to the table where Liu Ziguang was sitting. Yuan Chonghuan introduced him to the thousands of households present one by one. When he introduced Liu Ziguang and Wu Sangui, he specifically praised their young bravery. Wu Sangui once led 20 cavalry into the Qing army's ten thousand horse formation.
Liu Ziguang once rescued his father Wu Xiang; Liu Ziguang once defeated a chain of horses and chased the Qing emperor to take off his boots and escape. Cui Chengxiu nodded in approval, raised his glass and said: "Sure enough, a hero comes from a young boy. Wu Qianhu saved his father alone, and General Liu frightened the enemy."
, you are all my good sons and daughters of the Ming Dynasty, I offer you three glasses of wine, and the rest of you can join in." He raised his glass and took a sip.
Everyone hurriedly raised their wine glasses and drank three glasses in a row. Only Liu Ziguang and Wu Sangui secretly poured the wine into the sleeves of their shirts.
After Cui Chengxiu served the last table of wine, he returned to his seat with satisfaction and said: "All the generals are the pillars of the Ming Dynasty. In order to regain the homeland of Shandong, you threw your heads, shed your blood, climbed on the ice and lay in the snow, and wrapped your bodies in horse leather.
I am determined to report to the Ming court and give you promotions and titles to honor our ancestors. When Shandong is restored, it will be necessary to place a position as the Shandong general soldier. Who can take this official position is up to you."
The generals were delighted when they heard this, especially Man Gui and Zu Dashou. They usually competed secretly, but now they were even more determined to grab the position of Shandong Commander-in-Chief.
Cui Chengxiu continued: "The day I came to Yanzhou, I heard that the Xuzhou Army's military pay had not been paid for three months, and the military rations were also very poor. Under such difficult conditions, I could still fight against the Tatars and kill the enemy bravely.
I am deeply saddened and deeply moved. Please accept my bow!" After saying this, he bowed to the end and gave a deep salute to all the people below.
All the generals burst into tears of gratitude and bowed down one after another to express their thanks. The scene was very emotional. Only two people curled their lips unmoved, one was Yuan Chonghuan and the other was Liu Ziguang.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Cui Chengxiu changed the topic: "Where did the three months' military pay go? The Headquarters Court (called the Headquarters Court at the moment, emphasizing his dual status of the Ministry of War and the Metropolitan Inspectorate) has already made some conclusions after careful investigation.
, all this money has been embezzled by your commander-in-chief Yuan Chonghuan!"
Yuan Chonghuan was at a loss by this sudden blow. He had no time to distinguish, and the generals were also in an uproar. Yuan Shuai has always been honest and loves his soldiers as his own son. How could he be greedy for military pay? This is really ridiculous.
Cui Chengxiu didn't give everyone time to react, and then loudly said to Yuan Chonghuan: "The Headquarters has talked with you all night, and it won't be too late to return the stolen money in time. Who knew you were so ambitious and always deceived. Don't let the Headquarters go.
It can be tolerated in my eyes, but how can it be tolerated without the imperial court! How can it be tolerated without the Xuzhou Army's hundreds of thousands of soldiers? Jiu Qiansui and the emperor have piercing eyes. They have long noticed your many crimes, and specially gave the sword to Shang Fang, the chief minister, just for this purpose.
Kill you, the arrogant person who bullies the emperor and soldiers!"