Cutting 1719

Chapter 314
As New Year's Eve approaches day by day, the city of Wuchang has also begun to decorate with lanterns and festoons, preparing to celebrate the rare festive days of the year. Compared with the past two years, this year's Wuchang City can finally celebrate the new year with peace of mind.

In the first three days before New Year's Eve, Ning Zhongyuan said that in order to reward everyone for their hard work for a year, he specially held a huge banquet. In this banquet, the middle and high-level officials in various systems of the Fuhan Army will be invited. The church, the Privy Council, and the Supervisory Council all have arrangements, and officers above regiment level in the army will also participate in this banquet. Since the banquet is arranged at the foot of Luojia Mountain on the shore of East Lake, it is also called the East Lake Meeting.

Speaking of which, the East Lake meeting this time is naturally not a simple banquet, but a gathering that Ning Zhongyuan has planned for a long time. The purpose of this meeting is to thoroughly lay down some things for the restoration of the Han army and the establishment of the country in the coming year. Of course, the most important thing is to confirm Ning Yu's ascension to the throne, and to implement this matter in people's hearts.

The venue of the banquet is located in an open space on the bank of the East Lake. A high platform has been built here. Although it is not luxurious, it is quite large. Many tables and chairs have been placed on it, which can accommodate thousands of people at the same time. It also looked very mighty, and there were two large characters written on the stage - Luo Jia.

Although it has not yet reached the prescribed time, many people have already arrived on the high platform one after another. They may be in groups of three or four, or they may be alone. Everyone is smiling, enjoying the taste of victory.

Yes, the war has reached this point, and a country has been fought, so it's time to enjoy it.

In their hearts, they may regard themselves as famous generals and ministers, thinking that they have gnawed down this iron-clad country bit by bit-but in Ning Yu's view, the value of the vast majority of people present is not It has not reached the point of being irreplaceable. After all, most of the battles were fought by Ning Yu and his men. In addition, the equipment and tactics of the Fuhan army itself are also in a state of crushing against the Qing army, so it does not need a strong general.

"Lorgar? What does this mean?"

Most of the people who came to the meeting had also read poetry and books, but when they saw the big word 'Luo Jia' on the stage, they quoted scriptures one after another, but there was indeed no reference to 'Luo Jia' in the past allusions. The allusion is somewhat puzzling.

Of course, there will be a special person involved in this show of literary talent. The number one scholar Peng Qifeng is walking as a servant of the Chu Palace, and now he is about to end his career as an observer of politics, so he is also qualified to participate in this banquet, and has also been valued by many people. They couldn't help but looked at Peng Qifeng one after another.

When Peng Qifeng came this time, he also gathered a few friends around him. Seeing that everyone asked him to come to explain their doubts, he was not to be outdone, so he took a closer look and pondered for a while, but after thinking for a long time, he finally shook his head sighed.

"Luo means stones; Jia means headgear. This Luo Jia has never appeared in the allusions, but I know that our place is at the foot of the Luo Family Mountain. Could it be that 'Luo Jia' has been changed to 'Luo Jia'?
"Brother Hanwen is indeed a great talent, I really admire him."

A clear voice came, but it aroused everyone's curiosity, and they all looked at the place where they came from, but saw a young man walking quickly, it was Wu Jingzi who was ranked among the top three with Peng Qifeng.

Peng Qifeng glanced at the high-spirited Wu Jingzi, and couldn't help feeling a little more envious. Although he was the number one scholar, he was now in an important position, but compared with Wu Jingzi, he was not that important, because everyone in the court knew that Wu Jingzi was the Ning Yu asked to go there in person, which meant that Peng Qifeng was naturally a little envious.

Who doesn't know that Ning Yu will be the proper crown prince after the Han army establishes a kingdom?In the future, he will be the proper emperor, and the people around Ning Yu will naturally be able to ascend to heaven.

Of course, at this time, Peng Qifeng didn't know that Ning Yu was about to ascend the throne. He took Wu Jingzi's hand enthusiastically, and introduced to the surrounding scholars: "Everyone, this is Wu Minxuan. Of course, his literary talent also makes me quite admire."

Wu Jingzi smiled slightly, and after exchanging salutes with the surrounding scholars, he looked at the word "Luojia" on the stage, and said with a smile: "Brother Hanwen's words are true, this "Luojia" person does not come from an allusion , actually changed 'Luo Jia' to 'Luo Jia', and the arm in it came from the Great Governor."

Hearing that Wu Jingzi mentioned Ning Yu, everyone praised Ning Yu in unison. Some people praised that this change was almost a miracle, turning the vulgar "Luo Family" into an extraordinary "Luo Jia". Mount Luojia sounds a lot more elegant and refined, and holding a grand event here is just as it should be.

After everyone chatted, it was quite lively, but these literati and refined scholars were not the only ones showing off their coquettishness here. The generals of the Fuhan Army also had a heroic and high-spirited demeanor. People like Dong Ce, Xu Chengliang, Li Shihu and others led almost all The limelight is also extremely eye-catching among the crowd.

Beside Li Shihu, there was a young man with a black cloth over his right eye. It was Hao Zhao who captured the city of Jiangning in the First World War. However, due to the war, his right eye was also completely blind. Having been personally commended by Ning Yu and borrowed from Ning Zhongyuan, he has earned a lot of credit for himself.

For this reason, Hao Zhao was also recognized by Ning Zuyi, the commander of the Imperial Guard Division, and was directly promoted to the newly formed Imperial Guard Division. The throne of the head of a regiment has become a well-known young talent in Wuchang.

In this meeting, the imperial guards were in charge of all aspects of security, but because of Hao Zhao's current status, he didn't have to watch in person, so he accompanied several old bosses who had just arrived in Wuchang, and chatted together.

Xu Chengliang squinted his eyes and glanced at Hao Zhao, then hummed and said, "Why doesn't the Second Division have a talent like you? If it wasn't for Lao Ning's quick action, I would have to ask the governor to ask for you!"

Dong Ce chuckled, and said loudly: "Xu Chengliang, your second division is now shouldering the heavy responsibility of the Northwest. Hao Zhao was probably wasting talent in the past."

Of course Xu Chengliang knew that his old opponent would not let go of the opportunity to ridicule him, so he had no choice but to say: "You don't understand what kind of thing Gengyao was when I was willing to do so. Our task at the time was to stick to it and not allow the front line to expand at will, so we let that old boy go."

"But I didn't expect that this old boy went directly to Qinghai-Tibet. This time, we didn't have a chance to fight with him. We can only wait for the right time, and when the governor gives an order, I will cut off my year." Gengyao's dog head!"

Coincidentally, apart from fighting a big battle in Changsha, the second division did not have many opportunities to participate in the war at other times. As the main division, it has been repeatedly entangled with the Qing army in Yunyang Mansion. The master called back and forth in the south of the Yangtze River, and he couldn't help feeling a little envious in his heart.

Ning Zhongyi, the commander of the second division at the time, no longer served as the commander of the second division after the reorganization of the army, and Xu Chengliang, the deputy division commander, took over. Both he and Dong Ce were promoted to the position of division commander, but Dong Ce Later, he went to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion as the chief of staff, relatively speaking, he was one step ahead of Xu Chengliang.

When everyone was clamoring, a team of palace guards walked into the venue, followed by Ning Zhongyuan, Ning Yu, Cheng Yuanzhi, Zheng Xian, Cui Wancai and others walked over together.

After Ning Zhongyuan took the main seat on the stage, Ning Yu and others divided into two factions and sat down, and the others also sat in their seats one after another. These thousands of people became the current Fuhan Army core strength.

"rise!"

With an order, everyone stood up, and the red official clothes instantly turned into a sea of ​​waves. They raised their glasses and looked at Ning Zhongyuan, with a bit of fanaticism in their eyes.

"Congratulations to the King of Chu! Long live the King of Chu!"

Waves of shouts swept over like waves. In the hearts of everyone, the Fuhan Army was a legend that he personally participated in, a legend that swept the southern provinces, and a legend that overturned the prosperous Qing Dynasty.

In this legend, although there is the invincible Governor Ning Yu and Ning Ning, the most important thing is Ning Zhongyuan. Without him taking the lead to lead everyone on this road, many people would not be what they are today. Therefore, the cry of Long Live the King of Chu was indeed sincere.

Especially for the orphans who were born in the Young Eagle Camp, they will never forget everything bestowed by the Ning family and the Fuhan Army, especially Dong Ce and Xu Chengliang, who almost simultaneously remembered what they had in the temple. During those days, if Ning Yu hadn't reached out, I'm afraid many of them would starve to death.

Because of this, their loyalty to Ning Yu and the Ning family is almost the highest group. In Dong Ce's words, no matter whether everyone is the teacher or the head of the regiment, they are all the slaves of the Ning family and Ning Yu. They will not feel ashamed because of this status, they will only feel endless glory.

Ning Zhongyuan looked at the crowd in the audience, and his heart was extremely excited. Even though he didn't drink much, he still felt dizzy. It was an intoxicating smell. Perhaps this was the feeling of being an emperor. Down, the whole world trembled.

"This world is lonely, but it is also yours!"

Ning Zhongyuan looked around at the crowd, and drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp. The crowd was moved by Ning Zhongyuan's pride, and they drank the wine in the bowl one after another, shouting long live, and the sound shook for miles.

A series of fine drums sounded, and dozens of soldiers of the Fuhan Army in heavy armor came out with swords in their hands. They danced their swords on the high platform with the sound of drums. Applause.

Ning Yu looked at the sword-dancing warriors under the stage with a smile on his face, but his heart was also filled with interest, so he said in unison: "I want to present my father with a sword dance for my father."

When everyone heard that the governor was going to perform the sword dance, everyone was excited for no reason at the moment, and Ning Zhongyuan also laughed, "My son, the sword dance, should be the grand ceremony of today's meeting!"

Ning Yu got up and drew his sword, walked to the middle of the warriors, and danced with a serious look. After all, he was taught by a famous master since he was a child. He saw a long sword flying up and down in his hand. The momentum is extraordinary, but it also makes everyone look at it intently.

All the monarchs and ministers danced on the stage to show their pride, but Zheng Xian who was sitting beside him felt a little flustered. He glanced at Ning Zhongyuan, but the other party didn't look at him, and then glanced at Cheng Yuanzhi who was sitting beside him, The latter smiled slightly at him, with a somewhat deep expression in his expression.

"Zhi Zhai, when you advocated righteousness in Wuchang City that day, you were as restless as you are today."

After a long while, Cheng Yuanzhi finally uttered a sentence, he really didn't want to see the Zheng family fall completely at this critical moment, this is not a good thing for the Ning family and the Cheng family.

When Zheng Xian heard this sentence, his heart was shocked. Of course, he would not think that this sentence was said by Cheng Yuanzhi casually. When Ning Zhongyuan rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, Zheng Xian was also shaken, but after all, it was a The grasshopper on a rope really couldn't change this relationship, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow the Ning family, and Cheng Yuanzhi had reminded him at that time.

Therefore, now that Cheng Yuanzhi said these words, Zheng Xian understood in his heart that the current situation is somewhat the same as that day. If he is willing to go with the Ning family, then naturally nothing will happen. The Cheng family won't help him when the time comes.

"Old Mrs. Cheng, my Zheng family has taken the blame for this step. I just asked Mrs. Cheng to take care of Duoduo in the future."

There was a bit of bitterness in Zheng Xian's expression. He naturally understood what the current general trend was, but it was precisely because he understood this general trend that he felt resistance.

Cheng Yuanzhi glanced at Ning Yu, who was wielding a sword, and said with a smile, "My good grandson is so good, but there is only one thing that is not good, and that is that he is too kind to people. Zhizhai, if it weren't for him, Your Zheng family is not what it is now."

Zheng Xian's heart trembled, he let out a long sigh, and stopped talking.

While everyone was celebrating, martial law was ushered in again in Wuchang City. Ning Zhongyi, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, and Ning Zuyi, the commander of the Imperial Guard, who had never appeared before, appeared at the east gate of the city in armor. Army soldiers entered the city one by one from outside the city, holding long muskets in their hands, and the bayonets at their waists glowed coldly.

"It's almost New Year's Eve, and this Wuchang City should be cleaned up, or it will be delayed until the New Year, I'm afraid it won't look good. Get rid of the old and welcome the new. If the old is not removed, how can the new come? "

Ning Zhongyi looked at Ning Zuyi with a bit of coldness on his face, and said in a low voice: "Although artillery can't be used in today's battle, two regiments alone are enough."

Ning Zuyi smiled slightly, "Hmph, why do you need artillery to deal with those bastards? In one hour, I will give you a clean Wuchang city!"

(End of this chapter)