A handsome young man sat next to Li Ying and introduced: "Ruoxu, this is Qingping Wei Shi Bangxian, nicknamed Xiyin. Brother Xiyin, this is Mr. Yangming's student Wang Yuan, nicknamed Ruoxu."
"I've met Brother Xiyin!"
"Haha, brother Ruoxuxian is too polite. I heard that you killed nearly a hundred bandits in one night attack. I admire you very much!"
Shi Bangxian is nineteen years old this year. His grandfather is a commander and his father is a commander. Not surprisingly, he will also be the commander of the Qingping Guards in the future. Once he takes up the post, he will be a third-grade military attache.
If Wang Yuan is familiar with "History of the Ming Dynasty", he will know that the man in front of him will not only become the commander-in-chief of Guizhou in the future, but will also be posthumously awarded the title of Zuo Dudu (a first-grade military attache) after his death. Even for three generations of his ancestors, because of Shi Bangxian's outstanding achievements, the male
They were all posthumously given the title of first-grade governor, and the women were posthumously given the title of first-grade concubine.
The secret of this king's military management is not to be greedy for money, so he will receive rewards from the court and distribute them all to the soldiers. Therefore, the soldiers use their orders and work together as one, and they can conquer all battles, large and small.
Despite the arrogance of the An family now, when An Guirong's great-grandson ascended the throne, Shi Bangxian scolded him and made him kneel down to beg for mercy. The soldiers of the An family were summoned by Shi Bangxian and left immediately.
Wang Yuan added wine to the two of them and asked, "Brother Xiyin is far away in Qingping, why are you here in Guiyang?"
Shi Bangxian explained: "Fourteen days ago, the bandits suddenly invaded the Ping Yue Division. My father went to rescue him, but he was short of troops and food, so he asked me to come to Wei Zhitai with a letter. The bandits were not good at attacking cities, so Ping Yue Division
We can still defend it for the time being, but if Guiyang can send troops quickly to block the way behind the bandits, the bandits will inevitably lose their ground and will be defeated in less than three months."
Li Ying said from the side: "Everyone is waiting for An to send troops."
Shi Bangxian suddenly smiled bitterly. He also knew what the Guizhou garrison was like. Two years ago, the Anning Division rebelled, and his father Shi Jian also chose to avoid the war. When it was inevitable, he sent troops to fight. Four months ago, he had just made meritorious service.
The official was reinstated.
"The An family should send troops soon." Wang Yuan said.
Shi Bangxian praised: "I don't know who planned this plan. It has been spread throughout Guizhou City. It is difficult for the An family to think of sending troops."
Wang Yuan and Li Ying looked at each other and smiled, but neither revealed it.
"Da da da da!"
The sound of horse hooves was heard on the street, and within a moment, Song Ling'er hurried upstairs.
"I'm furious!"
Song Ling'er smashed the saber on the table and said angrily: "The Song family still has more than 5,000 soldiers and horses, and the main force of the bandits has already moved westward. My father and the others are so afraid of the enemy that they can't come out. They hide in Beiyazhai and drink all day long.
Just kidding, I don’t even want to fight back from my ancestral home in Hongbian!”
It's so cowardly that all the ancestral graves of the Song family have been dug up and they are still waiting for their descendants to fill them up.
"Who is this?" Shi Bangxian asked.
Li Ying introduced: "Miss Song Ling'er, the only daughter of Shuidong Song Xuanwei. Sister Ling'er, also joined us in killing the enemy this time, and even killed a bandit with her own hands."
"It turns out she is a heroine, disrespectful, disrespectful!" Shi Bangxian stood up immediately. Even when facing the woman, his attitude was very enthusiastic.
Not to mention his military ability, just by looking at his words and deeds, you can tell that he is a well-rounded person. As soon as they met, he called Wang Yuan his wise brother, and his compliments were sincere. Now he praised Song Ling'er as a heroine.
As expected, Song Ling'er's appetite was met. She always dreamed of becoming a heroine, so she immediately laughed and said, "Haha, just a few random cuts, so she can't be called a heroine."
Wang Yuan asked: "You came alone?"
Song Ling'er said: "All of my father's personal attendants died in Hongbian Village. Now Achai, Awang and others have all been transferred to my father's side as errands. I don't have a single bodyguard. What do I call a widow..."
"A lonely person," Wang Yuan said, dumbfounded, "you better read some books and don't always use the wrong words."
The food and wine had been served, and the four of them drank to keep them entertained, and soon they were chatting.
The topics were all related to the war. Although Shi Bangxian was only nineteen years old, he had been fighting for two years. He mainly defended the city and killed more than ten traitors personally. Later, An Guirong led troops to put down the rebellion, and Shi Bangxian also
After chasing him all the way, he killed seven or eight more people. Anyway, he was very powerful among his peers.
Song Ling'er and Li Ying both envied Shi Bangxian very much. They envied him not only for being able to go into battle to kill the enemy, but also for his ability to inherit the military post and become a third-grade military attaché from now on.
Among the four, Shi Bangxian was the oldest, playing the role of the big brother and comforting his younger brothers and sisters. After drinking the wine, Song Ling'er and Li Ying were both fooled into thinking and wanted to burn yellow paper with Shi Bangxian on the spot.
Just as the show was about to end, a sergeant suddenly ran into the restaurant, came to Shi Bangxian and said, "Major General, An has decided to send troops!"
Shi Bangxian stood up abruptly, clasped his fists at Wang Yuan and the others and said, "Ruoxu, good ministers, and sister Ling'er, that's all for today's drinks. I will go back to Qingpingwei immediately to report to my father the military situation of the An family's upcoming troops."
"Brother, please be more careful on the road!"
Wang Yuan and the others also got up and sent Shi Bangxian straight out of the east gate.
Shi Bangxian drove away drunk with his entourage, two men and two horses. The official road to Pingyue Division had been blocked and the city was surrounded by rebels. If he wanted to report the military situation, he had to risk his way through the siege.
Inside the east gate, Song Ling'er led the horse and said to Wang Yuan: "Hey, I'll go to Longchangyi with you to study."
"Suddenly you figured out that you want to study?" Wang Yuan asked.
Song Ling'er murmured and said angrily: "My guards were all taken away by my father, and he didn't let me go to battle, and he didn't even allow me to go hunting. What's the point of staying in Guizhou City? It's better to go to Longgang.
As for the mountains, at least there are more lively friends there."
Li Ying suddenly said: "I won't take part in the war anymore. I will go back to Longgang Mountain and study honestly."
Wang Yuan said amusedly: "Why have you all changed your gender?"
Li Ying explained: "Brother Shi was able to take up the post, and he started as a commander. I am the third son of the Li family, and I have no share in anything, so I made great achievements and fought until I was forty or fifty years old. I probably won't be able to do it."
A commander might as well study hard and become a scholar, and maybe he can go to the battlefield as a civil servant."
"Then let's study together." Wang Yuan also had no ability to get involved in the war.
An Guirong is an old fox. It is difficult to make him submit to a rumor. The rebels will definitely not be able to put down the rebels in a short time.
Wang Yuan's plan, forcing the An clan to send troops, was secondary. The real power will only be revealed after the rebellion is suppressed - rewards based on merits and convictions based on faults are enough for An Guirong to drink a pot.
as expected.
Ten days later, An Guirong transformed into a senior actor and took the oath in Guizhou City with a sick look on his face.
Due to poor health, An Guirong stopped and went, and it actually took him more than a month to reach Hongbian. Governor Wei Ying repeatedly urged An Guirong to go into battle despite being ill, and recovered Hongbian Village, An's ancestral home, in three days.
Then, An Guirong fell ill again and was carried back to Guizhou City for medical treatment. The Shuixi native soldiers lost their leader and stayed in Hongbian Village, refusing to go any further.
Governor Wei Ying was so angry that he wanted to kill someone, and was convinced that An Guirong was colluding with the rebels.
Because when An Guirong was attacking Hongbian Stronghold, the rebels happened to abandon the stronghold and fled overnight, and they were able to recover it without any effort. Moreover, the stronghold they captured was an empty one, and the money, food, and goods had long been evacuated, and even the nearby people were
Being carried away.
Two months later, An Guirong recovered from his illness and recalled all his troops on the pretext that he had run out of rations.
As soon as the Shuixi soldiers left, the Miao rebels returned, and Song Ran, who had moved to Hongbian Village, asked for help again.
After much talk, An Guirong finally agreed to send troops and easily helped the Song family to rescue the siege. After making great achievements, his mother fell ill.
This disease is just like the chieftain soldiers under his command. They are really obedient and can come and go as they please.
You can't accuse him too much. He is already in his sixties or seventies. He has been sick many times and went out to fight rebellions. His loyalty can be seen from the sun and the moon.
This battle was fought like a family, and the imperial court was confused by the complex military situation. Sometimes it was said that the rebels had been suppressed, and sometimes they were said to have risen again. In addition, Liu Gong's power was in the hands of both the government and the public, and the Ministry of War had no time to relax.
Move troops to quell the rebellion.
The life in Chuan Qing Village was quite pleasant. The rebels did not come to provoke him, and the chieftains did not come to collect taxes. They also robbed countless money, grains and goods, and added men and women. The leader of Fang Village wished that this war could last for a hundred years.
Even because some people had food and livestock, the owner of Fangzhai started a water diversion canal project. He planned to spend five or six years, taking advantage of the slack farming days, to connect the water from the underground river to the canal and bring it to the village to irrigate the farmland.
Wang Yuan's life was also quite free and easy. Although Song Ma Tou had too much time to take care of himself and no longer supported his studies. But he was rich himself. After the night attack, the leader of Fang Village gave Wang Yuan more than three hundred taels according to his merits and demerits.
The money was enough for him to squander it all the way to Yunnan to take the provincial examination.
There are endless battles outside, but the peace in Longgang Mountain remains.
The governor Wang Zhi left in the winter, taking with him a lot of looted property, which was used by the local government to honor Eunuch Liu.
Mao Ke, the deputy envoy for raising education, also left. He was in poor health and retired directly to his hometown. Before leaving, the Guiyang Academy co-founded by him and Xi Shu was completed. He also invited Wang Yangming to come to the city to give lectures, but Wang Yangming declined politely by writing a poem: "
The wild man became lazy due to illness, and his books were often forgotten. His dignity was not worthy of the Dharma image, and he was really ashamed of his writings. He moved to a doctor's office, but when he was empty, he still bothered to avoid the lecture hall. I should have achieved nothing, but my order was empty.
Toast laughs at Wang Liang."
Finally, Xi Shu personally went to Longgang Mountain to have some academic exchanges with Wang Yangming. He promised that Guiyang Academy would not limit the teaching content and Wang Yangming could spread his inner learning as much as he wanted.
With such favorable conditions, Uncle Wang could not refuse, so he immediately packed his luggage and moved with his servants and students.