As the night progressed, the wind and rain suddenly began.
The maid entered the room, closed the doors and windows, and refueled the lamp. Seeing Qin Liangyu holding the letter in a daze, she asked, "Is the old lady going to bed?"
Qin Liangyu shook his head slightly, folded the letters neatly and put them under the pillow, and said to the maid: "Send someone to call Wan Nian from Longhu Village."
Wannian is Ma Wannian, the son of Ma Xianglin. After Ma Xianglin died in Xiangyang two years ago, his son Ma Wannian took over the post of chieftain of Shizhu. The name Ma Wannian may be a beautiful yearning for the Ma family, but Wannian is hereditary.
It is unrealistic, but although it is not known whether the Shizhu chieftain line is the earliest chieftain, it is the longest-lasting line and the latest to be abolished. Its ancestor is Ma Yuan, the Fubo general of the Han Dynasty, and his thirty-ninth generation grandson Ma Dinghu was in
In the Song Dynasty, Shizhu was awarded the title of pacifier, and it was passed down for 26 generations and 569 years until it was abolished in 1949.
Yes, you read that right, it was abolished in 1949.
Ma Xianglin was only forty-six when he died in battle, and his son was only in his early twenties. It was a time when he was full of passion and ambition. He always wanted to do something spectacular and be as brave as his father, invincible and loyal.
However, the current situation is too complicated. Even a good swimmer will drown if he enters the whirlpool rapids, let alone a young child like him.
Fortunately, he had Qin Liangyu, his life mentor, who always reassured him that he should learn to hide his strength and bide his time. Ma Wannian admired this grandma very much and almost obeyed her words. He studied the art of war every day, practiced martial arts hard, and trained soldiers with several cousins. He did not dare to relax for a while.
Work hard, which makes Qin Liangyu very happy. A tiger father has no dog son.
After all, her husband Ma Qiancheng is both wise and brave, and his son Ma Xianglin is even more like a dragon or a phoenix among men, with unparalleled courage, heroic martial arts, good at writing, wearing silver armor, riding a white horse, and often riding alone into battle to take the heads of enemy generals.
He was called "Zhao Zilong" and "Xiao Ma Chao". After his eye injury, he got another nickname "One-eyed Horse" or "One-eyed Horse". He was definitely one of the awesome ones in the late Ming Dynasty!
Longhu Village is a military camp, not far from the main camp. Ma Wannian usually lives there to train his soldiers and horses, and he rushes back when he hears the news.
"Grandma, why don't you rest so late?" Ma Wannian entered the house and closed the Jiangmen door, then quickly walked to the couch and helped Qin Liangyu up, then covered her with a quilt. Qin Liangyu was very pleased to see the gentleness on her grandson's face: "
Met a guest."
"I heard that he is from Beijing, but what's the matter?" Ma Wannian is now a chieftain, but because he is young and has little experience, he has to ask Qin Liangyu about many things. He was not in the city when the Jinyi Guards came today. He was on his way here.
Only then did I know a little bit.
"The opportunity has come!" Qin Liangyu took Ma Wannian's hand and caressed it gently. This grandson looked very much like his father, and even had similar fates. Ma Xianglin was only seventeen years old when Ma Qiancheng died. At that time, she
She is the acting chieftain. Now, Ma Wannian lost her father when she was about the same age. Qin Liangyu is still assisting her. However, she is already seventy years old at this time. She doesn't know how long she can protect her grandson. She only hopes that
He can grow up quickly and take charge of his own business.
"What opportunity is grandma talking about?" Ma Wannian was confused, but there was an inexplicable expectation in his heart.
"There is chaos in Yunnan. The imperial court took advantage of the opportunity to prevent the traitors from entering. The emperor came and ordered us to send troops to attack Chongqing." Qin Liangyu said softly. Ma Wannian was startled at first, then became excited and walked back and forth in the room with his fists clenched. Suddenly
He stopped again and turned to look at Qin Liangyu: "Grandma, with our current strength, can we defeat Chongqing?" He raised his eyebrows: "Containment?"
"My grandson has made great progress." Qin Liangyu chuckled and nodded, and then told the emperor's secret decree in full. Ma Wannian was shocked: "The emperor personally wrote the secret decree, which shows that Yunnan is definitely not an ordinary rebellion." Qin Liangyu nodded and said, "Then
The chief eunuch of Dongchang also wrote a letter to grandma, do you know what he wrote?"
The great eunuch of Dongchang? Ma Wannian was startled, as if he thought of something: "Is that the eunuch who is rumored to be good at fighting? Hey, the rumors are not credible. Those eunuchs who supervise the army are all as brave and invincible as if Zhuge was alive..."
This was a joke, but seeing Qin Liangyu's expression, he quickly stopped: "Then what did the eunuch say?"
"The rumors may not be fully believed, but there is no smoke without fire. From the mouths of the few imperial guards who delivered the message, we know how powerful they are. Think about how many capable ministers and generals have failed or even lost their heads in front of the bandits and Tatars in the past ten years.
But this eunuch was able to turn the tide in just one year. He defeated the intruders and defeated the Tatars in a row, and even chased the Tatars for thousands of miles. He even captured the Tatar prince and brought Zu Dashou back..."
Qin Liangyu's words were brief, but Ma Wannian was stunned: "Grandma, please don't lie to me. How can there be such a powerful person? If it is true, wouldn't he be a genius!"
"It's not like there are no talents in Tianzong. I think Huo Qubing is the same, but I don't know if this eunuch is real. Anyway, that's what the few Jin Yiwei who sent the message said. Maybe they exaggerated in some details.
, but the overall situation cannot be faked. The bandits were defeated in the Eastern Expedition and retreated to Xi'an, the Tatars entered the border and suffered a bloody head injury, and now they are fighting among themselves and there is no time for the Ming Dynasty. These are all facts."
"If there is such a person, I would like to meet him if I have the chance." Ma Wannian licked the corner of his mouth. He admired this kind of strong man very much, just like he admired his father. After all, his father was also a fierce man!
"Didn't I just tell you that the opportunity has come?"
Qin Liangyu took out Chang Yu's letter from under the pillow and handed it to Ma Wannian to read. The letter was short and plain, with no unnecessary nonsense except for the sincere greetings. The main message was that he was in the office when Qin Liangyu saw the letter.
On the way to Yunnan, after the chaos has been quelled, I will visit Shizhu, probably a few days before and after the Chinese New Year.
Ma Wannian calculated with his fingers that it was less than two months before the Chinese New Year. It would take him at least one month to get from the capital to Yunnan, and he would only have more than twenty days left... That means that he would be able to live in peace in these twenty days.
If you drop the rebellion and then fly here, if this is not a joke, it is a very powerful self-confidence!
"Grandma, are our family going to be in the spotlight again?" Ma Wannian was a little excited and helpless, but Qin Liangyu had a calm face: "I told you just now, the opportunity has come."
Only then did Ma Wannian realize that grandma's words were a double entendre.
At this time, there were almost no available soldiers in Sichuan. Shizhu should be regarded as Taishan Shigandang, and he would inevitably charge into the battle. However, it was also a test for himself and an opportunity for him to make contributions and become famous in the world. The same was true for Shizhu.
Wealth is gained through danger, and risks always coexist with opportunities. Fortunately, this time the court did not throw him into the sea of knives and fire, but feinted to contain him. He just took the opportunity to practice and sharpen the knife first.
What a killing spree!
But how to contain this, how to pretend to attack Chongqing, how to set off a huge wave, so that Zhang Xianzhong would not have time to enter Yunnan, but he needed a detailed plan, so that night Ma Wannian sent someone to pass on the four tiger generals of the Qin family to return to the village to discuss, and these four tiger generals also
Qin Liangyu's four nephews, Qin Yiming and Qin Gongming were already the deputy commander-in-chief, and Qin Zuoming and Qin Zuoming were the staff generals. At this time, they were ordered to garrison key locations around Shizhu.