When Zuo Liangyu was reprimanding his son, deputy general Ma Shixiu arrived. Zuo Liangyu let his son go and said to Ma Shixiu: "I guess it is impossible for the court to give this kind of armor. Please go there for me!"
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When Ma Shixiu heard this, he was immediately surprised and asked quickly: "Since the commander-in-chief thinks that it is impossible for the court to give it to him, why should he go at the end?"
After hearing this, Zuo Liangyu patted the armor and said, "Bring a lot of money and give a generous gift to Mr. Sun and a few important people, and see if you can create a good relationship!"
Having said this, he sighed again and said: "Several of the backers in the court have fallen, and I have no confidence in my heart!"
Hearing this, Ma Shixiu couldn't help but feel a little sad. When he came back to his senses, he said to Zuo Liangyu: "Don't worry, Commander, I will go for a trip right now!"
As Zuo Liangyu's confidant, he certainly understands that Zuo Liangyu has been doing things smoothly over the years without any scruples. In addition to the military power he holds, there is another very important reason: there are people in the court.
Now the original backers have been taken care of by the current emperor. If you don't find a backer, life will be difficult in the future.
In this case, he did his best to see if he could hug Sun Chuanting's thigh.
As soon as Ma Shixiu left, Zuo Mengeng jumped out again and said to Zuo Liangyu a little angrily: "Dad, it's such a good thing, why don't you let the child go? If you become familiar with the child in front of Mr. Sun, you will treat the child the same in the future.
There are benefits!”
After Zuo Liangyu heard this, he felt a little pain in his head. If the whole family hadn't been killed and only one son was left, he would probably beat this son to death!
After waving the guards to retreat and only his son was left in the lobby, Zuo Liangyu explained to his son: "Do you think this is a good job? You might lose your head!"
"Heads fell off?" Zuo Mengeng was startled when he heard this, but when he came to his senses, he asked a little doubtfully, "What do you mean, do you lose your head? How do you lose your head?"
Seeing that he didn't understand, Zuo Liangyu had no choice but to continue: "Do you think the court turned a blind eye to the things that my father did? In the past, there were people in the court who could help speak. Now that there is no one in the court, who can speak for my father? My father
For all the things he did, it was possible to kill the Nine Tribes. Moreover, the imperial court was able to defeat hundreds of thousands of captives and already had a strong army in hand. Do you think the imperial court would still care about the small amount of troops in the hands of your father and whether they would settle the score later?
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When Zuo Mengeng heard this, his expression suddenly changed, and he couldn't help crying and said: "Dad, what should we do?"
"Don't worry too much about this. Didn't dad send your Uncle Ma to check on the situation?" After hearing this, Zuo Liangyu comforted his son and said, "If you can hug Sun Chuanting's lap, then the days to come will definitely be better than before.
It's better. If there is a situation, I probably won't touch your Uncle Ma, because the court will arrest the father first. If you are sent, it will be different. The court will probably threaten the father with you! So,
Do you understand why I sent your Uncle Ma instead of you?"
Another thing he didn't mention was that his son had no eyesight. Whether he was acting according to the situation or knowing the smallest details, he was not as good as Ma Shixiu.
However, if he said this, he was afraid that it would damage his son's self-confidence too much, so he didn't say it.
After Zuo Mengeng heard this, he understood his father's intention and said nothing more.
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About ten days later, Ma Shixiu hurried back, but did not bring back the armor. He reported to Zuo Liangyu: "I have accepted all those heavy gifts, but Mr. Sun still insisted, saying that the new armor is of great importance and must be commanded."
You just have to go there in person!”
Having said this, he added: "By the way, I have actually seen those armors piled up in the warehouse."
After hearing his first words, Zuo Liangyu was initially concerned, but then he was shocked when he heard what he said next. He immediately asked, "Have you really seen armor? Are they all this kind of armor?"
As he spoke, he pointed at his son, because the new armor as a sample was already worn on Zuo Mengeng.
After hearing this, Ma Shixiu nodded and said: "There are indeed armors in the warehouse. The general pretended to be careless and bumped into them. The ones underneath are also the same. That's right!"
"Then you think this is real and you just asked me to get the armor?" After hearing this, Zuo Liangyu felt a little moved and asked Ma Shixiu.
If his army can be equipped with such new armor, he knows better than anyone the improvement in combat effectiveness. Therefore, he is naturally very jealous of that batch of armor.
After hearing this, Ma Shixiu thought about it seriously and said, "General, I think it should be like this."
Of course he knew what Zuo Liangyu was worried about, so he added: "The general has given generous gifts to Lord Sun and the few people in power below. During the conversation, they did not mean to blame the Lord!"
Zuo Mengeng, who was standing next to him, smiled immediately after hearing this. It seemed that his father had guessed wrong, and that was for the best!
Unexpectedly, Zuo Liangyu was not happy. Instead, he frowned and pondered for a while, then suddenly his face changed and said: "This is definitely not normal!"
When Ma Shixiu saw him, his expression changed. Naturally, he knew Zuo Liangyu very well, so he admired Zuo Liangyu very much.
When he heard Zuo Liangyu come to such a conclusion, he quickly asked: "What's abnormal?"
"Do you think, based on what we have done, Sun Chuanting has no friendship with us and just chose to turn a blind eye because he gave us a heavy gift?" Zuo Liangyu reminded Ma Shixiu.
Upon hearing this, Ma Shixiu's expression suddenly changed. Only Zuo Mengeng scratched his head after hearing this, obviously still unable to figure it out.
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In Kaifeng, Sun Chuanting showed Ma Shixiu the new armor. Naturally, it was impossible for him to give it to Zuo Liangyu. There were only three thousand pairs of these new armors, which was not enough for Chen Yongfu, so how could they be given to Zuo Liangyu!
The reason why these new armors were shown to Ma Shixiu was naturally to deceive Zuo Liangyu into going to Kaifeng. In this case, Zuo Liangyu could be dealt with very easily.
It's just a pity that after Ma Shixiu returned, he waited for several days and did not see Zuo Liangyu come to Kaifeng. The man he sent there reported back, saying that Zuo Liangyu was working hard to conquer the place and even sent troops to Nanyang Fucheng.
The surrounding areas were looted.
Upon hearing the news, Sun Chuanting understood that Zuo Liangyu would definitely not come.
Once the sense of luck was gone, Sun Chuanting no longer hesitated and immediately ordered Luoyang to gather troops, while Yuan Shizhong and Chen Yongfu also began to prepare for war.
If Zuo Liangyu is allowed to harm the place under his nose again, it will be difficult for Emperor Chongzhen to explain!
It's just a pity that there are not enough troops, and I am afraid that the cunning Zuo Liangyu will escape!
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Guide Mansion, after being plundered by Li Zicheng's troops, was flooded by the water of the Yellow River. It can be said that it is completely desolate.
However, along the Suishui River, there is a lively scene. Many people are busy digging soil and building water conservancy projects here.
In the distance, a group of cavalry appeared, coming south. Yuan Shizhong's troops, who were on alert along the way, immediately greeted them.
After a while, cheers rang out, and then a horse galloped back towards the banner with the word "Yuan".
"What?" Yuan Shizhong, who was packing his things and preparing to break camp, couldn't help but said with great joy when he heard Pegasus' report, "Did Zhuang Fei persuade the Gezuo Fifth Battalion to accept the recruitment?"
After receiving the confirmation, Yuan Shizhong immediately sent someone to report the news to Sun Chuanting in Kaifeng, and then he personally led his men south to greet him.
At the front of the Gezuo Fifth Battalion, Yuan Zhuangfei accompanied Lin Chengcheng and others. When he saw the banner with the word "Yuan" coming towards him, he immediately said happily: "It's my brother here!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Chengcheng and others did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly went over with Yuan Zhuangfei and others.
When the two parties met, Yuan Shizhong laughed immediately when he saw Yuan Zhuangfei, and then quickly said loudly: "Zhuangfei, why don't you introduce me to me now!"
While speaking, he turned over and dismounted, clasped his fists and said, "I'm going to Yuan Shizhong!"
He did not introduce himself as an official, but followed the etiquette of the world, and even greeted him with a smile. All these things made Lin Chenggong and others feel very fond of him.
Therefore, without waiting for Yuan Zhuangfei's introduction, they all returned the favor with clasped fists and introduced themselves at the same time.
"I was raised in Xialin, and my bandit name is King of Troubled Times. I have met Uncle Huaxian!"
"Down here..."
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Of course Yuan Shizhong had heard of the name of the Fifth Battalion of Gezuo. Therefore, after hearing this, both sides exchanged polite words such as long-term admiration.
"Who is this?" Yuan Shizhong also asked curiously when he saw a relatively elegant man who seemed to have a higher status but did not say hello.
When Yuan Zhuangfei heard this, he immediately laughed and introduced quickly: "This is Zhang Wenxiu, one of the four adopted sons of the Eight Kings. By the way, his surname has now been changed back to Liu Wenxiu!"
"Haha, Brother Liu is thinking about his mother-in-law, and he is not very happy!" He Yilong listened on the side and said with a laugh.
Of course Yuan Shizhong knew who Liu Wenxiu was, but he didn't expect Liu Wenxiu to come with him. He couldn't help but be very surprised, and then he was overjoyed and hurriedly greeted Liu Wenxiu.
When Liu Wenxiu saw it, he didn't dare to neglect him, so he quickly stepped forward to pay his respects.
Afterwards, they continued to go north while reminiscing about old times.
Lin Chengcheng and others were naturally not indifferent. They did not talk about Yuan Shizhong's downfall when he was a small Yuan camp, but asked about the battle of Jizhou.
This was Yuan Shizhong's knighthood battle, and it was also the most proud battle for the imperial officers and soldiers. Yuan Shizhong was naturally very happy when he introduced it, and he couldn't say enough about it.
As he spoke, he was approaching the river construction site. Yuan Shizhong pointed over there and said, "Look, over there, the ones my brothers are guarding..."
When Lin Chengcheng and others looked over, he continued: "Have you seen it? They are all money rats, building captives in a serious manner!"