Chen Suole and Li Muchian's worries did not come to pass. The group crossed the river and followed the foot of the mountain to hit Masi. On the way, they did not encounter a Qing army scout. Instead, they happened to encounter a group of Ming army scouts who were resting. When they heard that Chang Yu was going to Linzi, they volunteered to escort them there.
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"Have any Tatars passed this way?" Chang Yu asked, and the scout leader shook his head and explained: The foot of Mingzu Mountain is within the sphere of influence of the Ming army. The lush vegetation makes it easy for the Qing army to ambush the Qing army who dare not come over to take risks. Moreover, since last night, within ten miles,
There are few traces of it.
"Dorgon's posture is quite similar," Li Muchian mocked, while Chang Yu burst into laughter: "When it comes to acting, you have to complete the whole thing, aren't we the same way?"
It was almost noon and Chang Yu and his party arrived at Taigong Lake outside Linzi City and met more than a dozen of Zhu Cian's servants. They were ordered to go out to find out information and rested by the lake to eat in the hot weather.
Chang Yu asked about the surrounding situation, and the servant said that within ten miles it was calm and there were no Tatars exploring horses, and then everyone went into the city.
Zou Fengji and Zhu Ci'an were naturally surprised when they heard Chang Yu's arrival. They rearranged the food and drinks and held a banquet to welcome him. During the banquet, they also said three sentences that were inseparable from their curiosity about the war in Qingzhou. Chang Yu patiently told the story from beginning to end, and they listened.
Several people almost cried with joy, oh no, Zhu Cian really cried, especially when he heard about his father's illness.
"Mr. Factory Master, can Cian go back to Qingzhou with you later?" Zhu Cian couldn't help but asked.
"There are only about ten people in our family. If His Royal Highness is not afraid, let's go together," Chang Yu said casually, and Zhu Cian quickly thanked him: "With the Factory Superintendent here, you can't go anywhere in the world..."
Chang Yu glanced at him: "You are young, don't imitate those old people's talk."
Zhu Cian looked embarrassed, and Zou Fengji next to him was smiling. How could he not realize that the old man in Chang Yu's mouth also included him.
"Although the prince's words are meant to be flattering, they are also sincere. The factory governor strategized and used his troops to defeat the Tatars one after another, saving the lives of Qingzhou from ruin. The factory governor has a rebirth of kindness to the people of Qingzhou, not to mention the peace and prosperity of Qingzhou.
The people in Linzi and Linzi were so grateful that even the people in the neighboring county called the factory governor the patron saint of the Ming Dynasty. Some local officials who had become official came to thank the governor in person after hearing the news."
The old man has a good speaking skills, and Chang Yu would feel offended by Zhu Cian's kind of compliments, but Zou Fengji talks about what a common person can do, which makes it much more comfortable to listen to. Chang Yu enjoys it but feels a little embarrassed:
"The folks in Qingzhou praise me too much. I cannot afford to be the governor. I cannot afford to be the governor."
"It's time to do it, it's time to do it." Zou Fengji quickly picked up the wine glass and made a toast. "Factory governor, there is no need to be humble. Nowadays, in the government and the public, we are talking about marching, fighting, and fighting bandits and expelling prisoners. Who can stand shoulder to shoulder with the governor? You are the well-deserved patron saint of the Ming Dynasty!"
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Hey, Chang Yu was even more embarrassed, and drank tea with Zou Fenggi instead of wine: "Let's just joke about this in private, and we can't make provocative jokes outside. It will not be helpful to the governor. Zou Zhixian is on duty to kill him."
explain".
Zou Fengji didn't take it seriously: "This is definitely not flattery from a lower official. It should be a heartfelt statement from the people. How can it be praised and killed? If the factory governor doesn't believe it, there are several celebrities from other places in Linzi who come here to meet them."
Then you will know whether it is true or false.”
Hey, Chang Yu was a little curious when he heard what he said: "Famous people? Let me tell you who is there?".
Zou Fengji looked a little embarrassed: "He is just a local celebrity, I'm afraid the governor doesn't know him." He quickly explained: "But I am not deceiving the governor. There are many people who are famous. For example, Sun Zhixian, the former Shuntianfu rural examination examiner, heard that the factory governor
Your Excellency led his troops to Qingzhou to relieve the siege, and came from a hundred miles away just to see the factory governor. He just arrived in Linzi the day before yesterday and wanted to go to Qingzhou in two days to ask for a meeting, but you are here today. If the factory governor wants to see you,
I will send someone to inform you."
"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no."
Celebrities were talking nonsense, but he knew in his mind that these so-called celebrities who came here for fame were actually just opportunistic and looking for shortcuts.
Zou Fengji nodded and praised in his heart. Although this young eunuch is young, he is experienced in dealing with things. He doesn't care about fame and can see through the fishy things at a glance.
"The factory supervisor's military affairs are the most important thing. Let the lower officials handle these small things." Zou Fengji agreed, but Chang Yu suddenly stood up: "So Sun Zhixian is from Zichuan County and was a Jinshi in the second year of Tianqi?"
Everyone was shocked when they saw the little eunuch's reaction. Zou Fengyi stood up in a hurry and said, "It is true that he is from Zichuan County and he was also a Jinshi, but I don't know when he was promoted to Jinshi."
Hey, Chang Yu sneered: "Fate, fate! How could the governor not see me when he was rushing to deliver it?" He said to Zou Fengji, "I'd like to trouble Zou Zhixian to arrange a quiet place."
"Hey, okay, let's do it now." Zou Fenji left quickly. He could already tell that something was wrong.
"Is Sun Zhixian an old acquaintance of the factory owner?" Li Muxian, who was helping the little Taoist priest pick out fish bones, also noticed something strange and asked.
Chang Yu nodded: "We've known each other for three to four hundred years."
Damn it! Li Muxian rolled his eyes. If you don’t want to say it, we won’t listen. You’d better take good care of your good apprentice.
Who is Sun Zhixian?
When he was an official, he was a seventh-grade sesame seed and had no achievements in terms of political achievements. However, his name is very famous in the history of Ming Dynasty! After all, there have been countless traitors in China for thousands of years, but he can definitely be ranked among the top five!
He can no longer be described as shameless and groveling. His words of "keep your hair but not your head" can be described as extremely unscrupulous and despicable. The backbone of the Han people that has lasted for thousands of years was cut off by him!
But why did this shameless guy travel hundreds of miles to find Chang Yu?
The reason is simple, because he is shameless.
More so because he smelled an opportunity.
In fact, all the most evil people know how to watch the wind and seize opportunities. Sun Zhixian is this kind of person. In history, this seventh-grade sesame seed originally attached to Wei Zhongxian's eunuch party lived a relatively comfortable life.
, later when Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne and Wei Zhongxian collapsed, this guy was still struggling in the end, and was kicked off by Emperor Chongzhen to go back to his hometown to live. It was not until the Qing army entered the customs that this guy rushed to offer advice and got a minister of rites, but because of his personality
A person with low morals that makes dogs dislike cats and people dislike him. Until this guy got an order to shave his head...
At this time, history changed slightly due to the arrival of Chang Yu. For example, the intruders almost reached Beijing, but the imperial capital was unharmed. The Qing army also launched its fifth invasion and robbery, but instead of taking control of the Ming Dynasty, it was
His head was beaten and bloody.
But this did not affect Sun Zhixian's keen sense of smell. When he learned that the Qing army had invaded Qingzhou, he was panicked. Later, he heard that the admiral of Dongchang was leading an army to suppress it. He knew that the opportunity had come!
At that time, the reputation of the young eunuch was already known to everyone in the government and the public. Although they did not know his real name, they all knew that there was such a person. Taiyuan defeated Li Zicheng's hundreds of thousands of traitor troops, and Wu Sangui teamed up with Wu Sangui to defeat more than 100,000 Tatars. Baoding Prefecture... this news
They all travel thousands of miles every day as if they had wings.
Sun Zhixian, who was always paying attention to current affairs even though he was idle at home, also heard about it and was moved!
Because he was originally hanging out with Dongchang! Ever since Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, Dongchang had been declining for more than ten years, so how could he suddenly become a blockbuster?
When he thought that he was a Jinshi but only became an examiner, and when he really wanted to show his ambitions at a young age, his backer fell and he was kicked off, he felt very unhappy. He decided to go to Qingzhou Prefecture to meet Dongchang.
The new head of the family was reminiscing about old times and seeing if he could get a part-time official position, even though he was already fifty-six years old!