() This memorial needs to be reviewed and approved by Emperor Chongzhen as soon as possible, and then fed back as soon as possible. Therefore, the best messenger is Zhong Jinwei’s follower, a person from Dongchang. He can reach Tianting immediately.
This glorious and simple task was left to Wang Peng to carry out.
As soon as the matter was settled, Sun Chengzong said: "Uncle Zhongxing, Jiutai, go to the back tent to have a rest and discuss the specific details of the troop reduction to be announced tomorrow."
Zhong Jinwei has been suppressing the doubts in his heart. Now that he has nothing to do, he can't help but ask: "Well, isn't Magistrate Lu's name Xiangsheng and Jiandou? Mr. Sun, why do you call Magistrate Lu Jiutai?"
When Sun Chengzong heard this, he smiled "haha" at Lu Xiangsheng, and then said: "Jiutai, you explain it yourself."
Lu Xiangsheng also smiled and said: "Jiutai is a humble title for the supervisor."
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, people who were close to each other were no longer called by names, but by numbers. Even thieves would give themselves numbers to catch up with others.
Zhong Jinwei didn't know this, so he was naturally confused.
When Sun Chengzong saw Zhong Jinwei mentioning the issue of this name, he couldn't help but think of something and asked Zhong Jinwei: "I have been in contact with Uncle Zhongxing for a long time. I don't seem to have heard the name and name of Uncle Zhongxing. I wonder if I can tell you."
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he smiled: "I'm sorry, I don't have any characters or numbers."
Suddenly, I remembered that when I was in middle school, my classmates gave me a nickname. Is this my nickname? I added hurriedly: "I may have a nickname, but it doesn't sound good."
When Sun Chengzong, an old naughty boy, heard this, he became even more excited and urged Zhong Jinwei to call him quickly.
"My howl is three big steps." Zhong Jinwei was forced to say it out.
"..." When Sun Chengzong and Lu Xiangsheng heard it, there was such a trumpet?
"I've said something unpleasant, but you insist on letting me say it."
Sun Chengzong refused to give up and said: "I am very curious about its origin. Please tell me quickly."
Zhong Jinwei just refused to say anything. In the end, he was forced to have no choice but to say: "My three big steps are unpredictable. That's it."
Sun Chengzong still wanted to ask more questions, but Zhong Jinwei refused to talk anymore and just begged for mercy. Sun Chengzong had no choice but to give up.
Such back-and-forth chatting also brought the three of them closer to each other. This was partly because Sun Chengzong deliberately did it. The old guy knew that Zhong Jinwei was a popular figure in front of the emperor, and he was leading the troops outside.
There are people in the court who can do things easily.
Zhong Jinwei was still quite interested in historical celebrities. He said to Lu Xiangsheng: "Jiutai, do you use a 140-pound sword when you practice?"
Lu Xiangsheng was very curious that Zhong Jinwei, whom he had never met before, knew that he used a 140-pound sword to practice martial arts, because there should be very few people who knew this.
He said to Zhong Jinwei: "How did the supervisor know that not many people know about the low-level martial arts sword practice?"
"Haha, not only do I know that your sword weighs one hundred and forty pounds, but I also know that you love to read military books and that you can ride a good horse." Zhong Jinwei said with a proud smile.
Lu Xiangsheng looked stunned after hearing this.
Zhong Jinwei added more information: "I also know things that you don't know, so I recommended you to the emperor. I am optimistic about you."
Lu Xiangsheng suddenly realized that he had been wondering who recommended him, and it was not because he was a Jinshi.
Recommendations in ancient times were very generous. Lu Xiangsheng knew that it was Zhong Jinwei who recommended him, and he clasped his fists gratefully and bowed, "Thank you, Supervisor, for the recommendation."
Sun Chengzong was also puzzled. This guy not only recommended himself, but also recommended Jiutai. He didn't know who else he recommended.
"It's okay, it's okay, it should be." Zhong Jinwei said with a smile. But in his heart, he thought to himself, it would be great if there was a recommendation fee.
Lu Xiangsheng asked again: "Just now, the supervisor said that he knew things that he didn't know in his humble position. What was it?"
Ah, those things can no longer be repeated now. Besides, his origins cannot be known to others. This is what Emperor Chongzhen has repeatedly asked. So, he pretended to be mysterious: "The secret of heaven must not be leaked."
When Lu Xiangsheng saw that Zhong Jinwei refused to say anything, he had no choice but to make Zhong Jinwei the supervisor of the army or his benefactor.
The three of them went to the back tent to rest while talking, and then discussed the details of the elimination of troops.
It's not busy here, but it's very busy over there.
After Cao Minglei, the commander-in-chief of Baoding, returned to his camp, he immediately held a military meeting. He briefly told his men what had happened in the military tent, and then issued an order: "Tonight, all soldiers in each department will have extra meals tonight and tomorrow morning, so that they can
Let them all eat well and give them enough charcoal. Let them have a good sleep. They will line up tomorrow and stand up for me. As long as they can outlast others and stay in the end, I promise to reward each of them with five pieces of silver. Do you hear me?"
The subordinates knew that the commander-in-chief was going to spend a lot of money, so they did not dare to neglect and nodded in agreement.
After seeing that these subordinates understood his orders, he disbanded and asked them to prepare quickly. Then he left the leader of the cavalry behind and told him: "Tomorrow, you will monitor the other troops. If they find any of them unable to stand, drive them out of the line."
, don’t show mercy, understand?”
The leader of the cavalry blinked, not quite understanding that although he was not always in harmony with his brother troops, he would not be so ruthless. However, he still nodded, indicating that he would not show mercy.
Cao Minglei knew his cronies very well, and looking at his appearance, he knew that he was just obeying his orders out of habit. So he explained: "If other armies gather enough numbers to eliminate soldiers earlier, wouldn't we ourselves be able to eliminate fewer soldiers?
understand?"
At this time, the cavalry leader understood and nodded vigorously. He must not be lenient when it comes to his own interests.
Cao Minglei did this, and other generals were actually doing similar things. The central idea was to keep the quota of their own soldiers as much as possible and eliminate others.
However, there are also some generals who are determined to be evil and want to see the situation first. If they see someone retreating, they will follow them and run away. It is impossible to kill them all.
These people were soon disappointed. As the "woo woo woo" horn sounded, Zu Dashou's 18,200 Guan Ning cavalry were divided into four troops and headed to the four corners of the camp respectively to strangle them.
Live on traffic arteries in four directions.
Soon, the general who wanted to escape understood Zu Dashou's intention of dividing his troops, and reluctantly gave up his idea, and obediently participated in the competition between the dead Taoist friends and the immortal poor Taoists.
When Emperor Chongzhen received Sun Chengzong's memorial from Wang Chengen, it was already sunset.
Emperor Chongzhen quickly finished reading the memorial and couldn't help but feel happy and worried.
Fortunately, only half a day after I sent out Zhongxing Bogang, I have actually promoted the implementation of the strategy of eliminating the weak and retaining the strong. Moreover, the intensity of eliminating troops is so great that the pressure on logistics will be greatly reduced.
The worry is that so many people are about to join the ranks of refugees, and I don't know if they can be taken care of.
Emperor Chongzhen never considered the issue of whether to relocate them at all, but considered whether they could be relocated.
Thinking of this, he asked Wang Chengen: "This afternoon, has the number of people responded to the court's call increased?"
"Your Majesty, I asked you once at the end of the Wei Dynasty and the beginning of the Shenshi period. In addition to the one in the morning, there are also a group of businessmen who have imitated the people in the world and made donations. I will immediately send people to Wang Gong Factory to make detailed records." Wang Chengen
He bowed and replied.
"Well, go and come back quickly. I still need to reply to Master Sun and Master Zhong."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang Chengen quickly bowed and exited the hall to make arrangements.
Emperor Chongzhen no longer sat down, but stood up and walked back and forth along the edge of the imperial table, thinking about how to resettle all the refugees if the response from the people of the capital was not enough.
After thinking about it, I finally felt that the only way to make the decision was with the civil servants, military officers, and the emperor himself. The court was in such difficulty, and it was time for them to contribute their part.
Emperor Chongzhen thought of this and returned to the imperial table to pick up the memorial and prepare to approve a reply.
Then I saw Zhong Jinwei's horrible signature again, and I couldn't help but laugh out loud.
If you want to talk about Master Zhong, you might say he has no ability. He keeps coming up with ideas one after another, and he can solve any problem. But if you want to say that he is very capable, he can even write his own name crookedly.
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Emperor Chongzhen laughed and felt better again. He didn't wait for any news from Wang Chengen and directly wrote, "Very good. You will follow the plan and I will solve the problem for the remaining people."
Then someone sent the memorial back to the camp outside the city to prevent Master Sun and Master Zhong from waiting anxiously and delaying the matter.
About half an hour later, Wang Chengen came in with a piece of paper and said: "Your Majesty, Wang Gongchang has brought the results of recorded donations."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he hurriedly said: "Bring it to me quickly."