Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 134 Second Uncle?

After Zhao Wen and Liu Wenqing finished talking, Zhao Wen sent Fan Zheng and Liu Wenqing out.

With the relationship between Liu Wenqing and Liu Changfu, the success rate of the matter is much higher.

Although Zhao Wen is not afraid of being known by the court, it is good to have less trouble.After all, the current Longmen Castle also needs a stable and stable development.

Another one is to hope to reach a cooperative relationship with Liu Changfu.Let Liu Changfu act as Zhao Wen's eyeliner in the court, so that if there is any trouble, it is better to know in advance.

Although the power of the eunuchs in the Chongzhen Dynasty was not as good as that in the Tianqi Dynasty, who made Liu Changfu the godson of Cao Huachun?
After Fan Zheng left the Garrison Mansion, he was not in a hurry to go back. Instead, he took Liu Wenqing to live in Fan's House in the market.

Zhao Wen evenly distributed the five mortars to several hundred households under him, and taught Zhao Daniu, Song Hu and the others in detail.

With these mortars, the strength of the Longmen Army has increased a bit.

After all, these mortars from later generations are almost invincible in this era.

After receiving Zhao Wen's reply, Liu Wenqing stayed in Fan's House for a few days, and hurried to Xuanfu after recovering from his injuries.

Liu Changfu bought a flat when he was a guarding eunuch in the Xuan Mansion, and Liu Wenqing happened to know about it, so Liu Wenqing went directly to the flat.

At this time, Liu Changfu had been in the Xuan Mansion for three or four days with Dongchang Fanzi and Jin Yiwei Xiaowei, and was about to lead his men to Longmen Fort when he met Liu Wenqing who rushed over.

When Liu Changfu looked at Liu Wenqing standing at the door, Liu Changfu froze in place.

"Second Uncle? Why are you here?" Liu Changfu hastily greeted him.

Liu Wenqing let out a long breath, and said slowly: "Why? Now that you are rich and famous, you won't recognize you as your second uncle when you become a big celebrity in front of His Majesty's eyes?"

Liu Changfu hurriedly apologized: "Hey, my second uncle, how can I, you are my only relative in this world, how can I not recognize you?"

Liu Changfu hurriedly turned around, and said to his entourage, "Boys, hurry up and order a table for our family in the biggest hotel in Xuanfu. We want to entertain our second uncle."

As soon as Liu Changfu finished speaking, his entourage rushed outside.

"Second Uncle, we two have a good drink today!" Liu Changfu looked at the dusty Liu Wenqing and said.

Liu Wenqing looked at Liu Changfu, and said: "Oh, my brother left early back then, our family was so poor that we couldn't get rid of it, and you were sent to the palace at that time, don't you blame me?"

Liu Changfu was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "How can I blame Second Uncle? If it weren't for Second Uncle, I would have died in a corner."

"Okay, my father and I haven't had a good meal for a long time, so we won't say such depressing words today."

"Listen to Second Uncle, don't say such frustrating words. Second Uncle, let's go!"

A few quarters of an hour later, Liu Changfu and Liu Wenqing sat in the largest hotel in Xuanfu Town.

It was time for dinner, and there were many people eating in the hotel lobby.

Liu Changfu picked up a glass of wine and said to Liu Wenqing, "Second Uncle, I toast you."

Liu Wenqing also raised his glass and drank it down.

Liu Wenqing put down his wine glass, and said tentatively: "You came to the Xuanfu this time, but you are under the emperor's order?"

Liu Changfu sighed and said: "It is true that I bear the emperor's order, but this emperor's order is not a good emperor's order. If one is not good, maybe the little life will be gone."

Liu Wenqing looked at Liu Changfu suspiciously, and asked, "Is it so serious?"

"Why is it not so serious? You don't know who Zhao Wen of Longmen Fort is, but I know it very well. He is a master who kills people when he disagrees with him. Hou Shilu didn't do anything to him before, but he was shot It’s dead. If my godfather said I was familiar with this place and asked me to come by name, I wouldn’t have come.” Liu Changfu looked at Liu Wenqing, thinking wildly in his heart.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. I thought I would go to Pingyang Mansion to see the second uncle after the business here. Since the second uncle is here, it will save me a trip.

It's not easy to meet the second uncle, let's not talk about business, we will have a good meal and drink. "Liu Changfu didn't seem to want to talk about this issue, so he directly diverted the topic.

At this time, Zhao Wen also hurried towards the Xuan Mansion with a few personal guards after finishing his work.

At the same time, Li Hongji, who was far away in Ganzhou, Gansu, squatted beside the fire, looking at the crowd sitting around the fire with a cold face.

Li Hongji's nephew, Li Guo, stood by the fire and said angrily, "Uncle, our military pay has not been paid for several months. If this continues, we will starve to death."

Li Hongji looked at Li Guo who was standing beside the fire, extremely angry, and said coldly: "Hmph, why don't I know that we haven't paid the military salary for several months, you are making noise here, can the military salary come down?"

"Uncle, what do you think we should do? Let's just hang around here and wait to die?"

"Yes, my lord, there is no military salary. What shall we eat? What shall we drink? My family depends on my military salary. Without the military salary, the family's livelihood will be gone."

"My lord, think of a way!"

For a while, the frontier soldiers sitting around the fire all looked at Li Hongji anxiously.

After Li Hongji fled to Ganzhou, he had no relatives. In desperation, he took his nephew Li to join the frontier army.

When he was in the frontier army, he fought with the Tartars, made a small contribution, was appreciated by the general kingdom, and was promoted by the kingdom to be general manager, with fifty or sixty people under his command.

Li Hongji looked at the fire, without saying a word, with an uncertain expression on his face.

Ever since he became general, he thought he would be able to settle down safely, but who would have thought that the frontier army's salary has been in arrears for a long time, not only did not pay the military salary on time, even there was no folded rice noodles.

Not to mention these things, even the food in the army is getting worse every day, and in the end it is even gone, and the food I want is gone.

Without military pay and food, who will go to war?

It was also impossible for Li Hongji to lead his soldiers to inspect the side walls or go out to investigate the military situation without military pay, so he stayed in the camp every day with nothing to do, hoping that the military pay would come down soon.

But wait and wait, the military pay just won't come down.

Li Hongji's gully-covered face reflected the red light of the fire. He squatted beside the fire, holding a branch, and kept poking at the fire.

Everyone looked at Li Hongji who fell into silence, and fell silent for a while.

The sky was getting dark gradually, Gansu was extremely cold at the end of September, and the flames of the fire where everyone was sitting around kept getting smaller.

Li Guo raised his head, looked at the sparse stars in the sky, rubbed his rumbling stomach, and said with a dejected expression: "Today I didn't eat a single meal. Going to starve to death."

A big black-faced man squatting beside Li Hongji looked at the gradually shrinking fire, and said in a low voice, "I'll get some firewood!"

As the big man said, he walked away into the distance.

Not long after the big man left, the sky in the distance suddenly turned red.

It was the sky reddened by flames, and a huge flame shot up into the sky, straight into the sky, billowing thick smoke, and the smell of smoke wafted in the air.

Li Hongji looked at the sky that turned red, and stood up directly from the ground.

"What's going on? Where's the fire?" Li Hongji looked at the burning sky and said in surprise.

Li Guo looked at the red sky and said in shock, "Isn't that the direction of the Chinese army's tent?"

Just as Li Guo finished speaking, there was a sudden shout of killing in the distance.

Countless swords and soldiers collided together, making clanking sounds, echoing non-stop in the silent night.

Li Hongji looked in that direction vigilantly, and pulled out the waist knife from his waist.

The frontier soldiers standing behind Li Hongji also drew their sabers from their waists, and looked ahead vigilantly.

The big man who ran to find firewood ran over from a distance panting heavily.

"It's not good, the mutiny has changed, the frontier army has made a noise, the frontier army has made a noise. The rebel army has already rushed into the central army tent, and the rebellious army has rushed towards the county government."

The big man hissed as he ran.

"Mutiny? What's going on?" Li Hongji grabbed the big man by the collar and asked in a hissing voice.

The big man let out a long breath, and hurriedly said: "I just went out to find firewood, and within two steps I heard the sound of swords and soldiers clashing, so I hurriedly hid.

But it didn't take long for the large tent of the Chinese army to be set ablaze, and then countless chaos troops rushed over from all directions.

As soon as I heard this, I ran back in a hurry. On the way back, I met some soldiers with swords. They asked me to go with them to grab the military pay, but I refused. "

Li Hongji let go of the big man, looked at the people behind him, and said, "The military payment has been in arrears for such a long time, and now someone is making a noise, what do you think should be done?"

A stern look flashed across Li Guo's face, and he said, "Uncle, why don't we hurry up too, it's too late, but there's nothing left."

"But the general is kind to me." Li Hongji's face flashed a look of struggle.

"The kindness of knowing you? Can the kindness of knowing you be eaten? If he really appreciates uncle, it is impossible to keep arrears with the military salary. Uncle, don't hesitate, without the military salary, we will have no way of life.

Now someone is taking the lead in making a noise, even if the higher-ups track it down, there will be someone taller.Uncle, let's do it. "Li Guo looked at Li Hongji expectantly.

"My lord, do it, I went late but there is nothing left."

"Yes, my lord, do it!"

Inspired by Li Guo, everyone's thoughts suddenly came alive.Their eyes were bright, and they looked at Li Hongji with hope.

Li Hongji looked at everyone's hopeful eyes, and finally made up his mind. He gritted his teeth and said coldly, "In this case, let's do it. It was agreed in advance that if the higher-ups track down, who will be caught?" , and do not confess your brethren.”

"My lord, don't worry, even if we die, we won't confess to your lord."

After hearing everyone's affirmative answers, Li Hongji nodded and shouted: "Brothers, rush for me, grab food, grab money!"

As soon as Li Hongji finished speaking, he rushed towards the burning place with a waist knife.

"Since the imperial court doesn't give me military pay, I'll take it myself." Li Hongji looked at the burning tent of the Chinese army in front of him, with a cruel smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)