330 Hot Hands (Purple Moon Flower Qing Leader 8/11)
At this time, he was also a little overwhelmed!
Liu Wenxiu never thought about being recruited before.
As one of the four adopted sons of Zhang Xianzhong, he is considered to be of high authority. When Zhang Xianzhong founded the country, if there were no accidents, he would naturally die for Zhang Xianzhong's Daxi Kingdom! Since the imperial court clearly stated that Zhang Xianzhong would not be pardoned, he would naturally not be recruited.
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But in this situation, if you don't accept the recruitment, you will only die and be treated as a traitor by these people in front of you!
However, if I accept the recruitment, I will be sorry for Zhang Xianzhong and bear the infamy in the world!
It can be said that Liu Wenxiu is really in a dilemma!
Because there is another factor. He never expected that he would be valued by the current emperor. If he was recruited, his future prospects might be limitless!
Yuan Shizhong was knighted. He thought that he could never be worse than Yuan Shizhong, who had never heard of his reputation, so he would definitely be knighted!
However, after all, what happened to Zhang Xianzhong? He was very embarrassed!
At this moment, the less decisive side of his character was fully reflected.
"Why are you still standing there?" He Jin was a little unhappy when he saw it, and immediately shouted to him: "Is it possible that you really want to eat Pan Dao Noodles?"
"That's right!" Liu Xiyao also said, "If you work hard for Huang Hu, do you really want to do it for the rest of your life? And then I will give you the last heir of the Liu family?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Wenxiu's heart suddenly tipped to one side.
At this time in the late Ming Dynasty, it was a very common behavior to adopt an adopted son, especially in the military.
The simplest example is that all of Mao Wenlong's subordinates in Dongjiang Town are his adopted sons, numbering in the thousands.
After Mao Wenlong died, his adopted sons all restored their original surnames.
Zhang Xianzhong was no exception to this point. After his death, Liu Wenxiu and others restored their original surnames.
Therefore, the adopted son at this time in the late Ming Dynasty was actually a kind of servant-like person, not the kind of adoptive father-son relationship that later generations considered.
"Come here, come here!" Lin Chengcheng also greeted him, "Since Huang Hu has been unjust to us, we will discuss together whether we can get him to be our vote-getter!"
"That's right!" Ma Shouying heard this and immediately agreed, "It's definitely not good to lie to us. In this case, we might as well take advantage of it. Isn't it in Macheng? We led the troops there and captured him and presented him to the court!"
Hearing these words, Liu Wenxiu flatly refused: "It is absolutely impossible for me to deal with my adoptive father!"
After a pause, he added: "And don't even think about leading troops to Macheng. My adoptive father is here with his elite troops."
When he said this, Liu Wenxiu also came to his senses, frowned and said: "At first I thought we were directly gathering troops to deal with the imperial army, but now that I think about it, it is to deal with you, right?"
He can become one of Zhang Xianzhong's four generals, and he definitely has the ability and vision to lead troops. I didn't think about it before, but now that I know that what Zhang Xianzhong asked him to lead was all false, I will naturally think more about it.
I can think of something strange!
After asking, Liu Wenxiu said awkwardly: "You can recruit me if you want. But my family is from Wuchang!"
When He Jin heard this, he said casually: "What are you afraid of? There will be plenty of people who want wives and children in the future!"
When Liu Wenxiu heard this, of course he wouldn't do it.
It's just that he didn't know it. Unknowingly, he had expressed his intention to accept the recruitment, but he was still hesitant about several things.
So, these people in the lobby all started talking.
Some asked Liu Wenxiu to tell Zhang Xianzhong about Zhang Xianzhong's troop deployment, some asked him to send people to meet Liu Wenxiu's family, and some asked Liu Wenxiu to lure Zhang Xianzhong over...
One thing is clear, that is, the people in the Fifth Battalion of Gezuo do not agree to let Liu Wenxiu go back to resettle his family, nor do they agree with Liu Wenxiu going back to work as an undercover agent. In short, they are unwilling to let Liu Wenxiu leave.
The final result of the quarrel was that Yuan Zhuangfei, who represented the imperial court, made the decision.
First, let Liu Wenxiu's bodyguard choose a reliable one, rush back to Wuchang with the letter, take a boat down the river, and settle down in Shuntian Mansion, waiting for their reunion someday.
Second, according to what Liu Wenxiu said, Zhang Xianzhong should not be able to get any advantage. In this case, he will go north as planned and accept the reorganization of the imperial court.
Regarding this second item, it was still beyond the expectations of the five leaders of the Fifth Battalion of Gezuo.
According to their thinking, they thought that after the imperial court recruited them, they would let them fight Zhang Xianzhong, or at least cooperate with other imperial officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress Zhang Xianzhong.
Regarding their doubts, Yuan Zhuangfei actually didn't know the real reason, so he could only tell them his guess: "The emperor probably doesn't want to kill more people. You will go to the north to be reorganized first. You will all be replaced with new equipment and weapons, and your combat power will be improved."
There will definitely be a huge increase, and it will be easy to come back and wipe out the bandits!"
Others can't guess a more appropriate reason, so they can only think so.
So, after another period of discussion, the Gezuo Fifth Battalion broke out of camp and headed north three days later. After entering Henan, they announced that they had accepted the imperial court's invitation. If they were willing to follow, they would leave, and if they were not willing to follow, they would disband.
Liu Wenxiu, on the other hand, had no choice but to go north together. His family had no choice but to ask his cronies to go back and help him!
As for Zhang Xianzhong, who was in Macheng, he could not wait on the left or on the right. Not only did none of the five men from the 5th Battalion of the Left Army come, there was no news about Zhang Wenxiu, which made him even more unhappy.
At the end of the day, news came back that the fifth battalion of Gezuo had broken camp and headed north. It felt like the duck that was about to be eaten flew away. By the way, one of his capable generals was missing. Zhang Xianzhong was so angry that he cursed Xu Yixian.
What a bad idea!
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Besides, Sun Chuanting sent Yuan Zhuangfei to recruit the fifth left battalion of Ange. It was just a move on his part. It would be the best if he could do it. If he couldn't, he wouldn't lose anything.
His main focus was on expanding Kaifeng's troops, that is, the army under Chen Yongfu. Most of the new soldiers he recruited were refugees from the Yellow River flood areas.
The second focus was to assist the new Henan governor Zhang Guoxiu in building the Yellow River dams and regulating the Yellow River flood areas. There were more than 5,000 Jurchen captives, but only more than 4,000 were left. These people all asked Sun Chuanting to send troops to guard and serve as supervisors.
, otherwise, the local government officials would not be able to deter them at all.
On this day, while he was inspecting by the Yellow River, a fast horse came galloping to report.
"What?" When Sun Chuanting heard this, he frowned and said, "Zuo Liangyu came to Nanyang Mansion and robbed the place?"
Nanyang Mansion is just south of Kaifeng Mansion and north of Xiangyang.
Previously, Zuo Liangyu had been hiding in Xiangyang, and Sun Chuanting ignored him. Unexpectedly, Zuo Liangyu actually came to Nanyang Mansion.
In the must-kill list given by Emperor Chongzhen to Sun Chuanting, Zuo Liangyu was at the top of the list.
Therefore, after hearing that Zuo Liangyu was causing harm to Nanyang, Sun Chuanting immediately began to consider taking this opportunity to deal with Zuo Liangyu.
However, there is a problem. If Zuo Liangyu cannot be killed at once and he runs away, he will become another bandit!
However, Henan is in the Central Plains, mostly plains. If you want to prevent him from escaping, you must surround him and kill him!
However, at this time, Sun Chuanting did not have many troops at his disposal, so it was not suitable to go on an expedition immediately.
The first is that spring plowing is about to begin, and farming work cannot be delayed.
The second is that Kaifeng is expanding its army, and Chen Yongfu's troops have lost their combat effectiveness. Yuan Shizhong's troops have been sent down to assist Zhang Guowei in building water conservancy and controlling the flooding of the Yellow River.
Over there in Luoyang, the situation was similar. In order to ensure spring plowing, the army was also sent out to eliminate small-scale bandits everywhere.
If troops were to be gathered, one might alert Zuo Liangyu, and it would also take time.
After Sun Chuanting thought carefully, he sent an order to Zuo Liangyu, saying that the imperial supplies were on his side and asked Zuo Liangyu to go to Kaifeng to get them. He did not mention anything about Zuo Liangyu's looting of the place.
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In the lobby of the government office in Nanyang Fucheng, Zuo Liangyu smiled like a Maitreya Buddha and personally sent Sun Chuanting's messenger out of the lobby. After watching the messenger disappear, he turned back to the lobby.
"Dad, look at this armor, it's really strong!" When his son Zuo Mengeng saw him returning, he immediately knocked on a pair of armor placed on the desk and said happily, "We have to hurry up.
If we are not separated by other roads, we will be gone!"
But Zuo Liangyu's face no longer smiled. Looking at the armor, he suddenly sighed.
"What's wrong?" Zuo Mengeng saw him and asked a little strangely. Then he focused on the armor and said with emotion, "No wonder the imperial court can defeat Jianlu. With just this armor, each person has one pair.
It’s not like killing a chicken!”
After hearing this, Zuo Liangyu, who had already walked to the table, reached out to touch the armor and whispered: "This armor is a bit hot!"
"It's not hot!" After hearing this, Zuo Mengeng immediately responded in confusion, then reached out and touched the place where his father touched, and then added, "Dad, the place you touched is not hot either!"
When Zuo Liangyu heard this, he raised his hands in anger and wanted to beat his son.
When Zuo Mengeng saw it, he was startled and ran away immediately. His face was quite puzzled. He didn't know why his father suddenly became angry!
Zuo Liangyu did not chase and fight, but frowned and thought for a moment, then turned around and ordered: "Call Ma Shixiu to come see me immediately!"
When Zuo Mengeng heard this, he immediately said: "Dad, you don't want Uncle Ma to go, do you? Master Sun's military order is very clear. I need dad to get it in person and sign it before he can explain it to the emperor."
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Having said this, he added: "And even if Uncle Ma goes, it's okay. What if Uncle Ma steals some armor? Such good armor, these are all treasures!"
"You know nothing!" When Zuo Liangyu heard this, he couldn't help but cursed angrily.