The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 254

Seeing Huang Han complaining, Lou Yun and Zhang Chao misunderstood, and they looked at each other.

The outspoken Zhang Chao said: "Your Excellency, don't make things difficult. We are Jinyiwei, and we have a bad reputation of being vicious. We are not afraid of the reputation of massacring captives and Tartar women and children. How about we start massacring them immediately?"

Lou Yun patted his chest and said: "Master Huang, why worry about trivial matters, do you need to be so embarrassing? Don't worry, our Jinyiwei is short of manpower and will go to hundreds of Han people to help. After a few days, you won't see one of them." Mongol."

"Ah?" Huang Han didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It turned out that Jin Yiwei had misunderstood, thinking that he didn't want to waste food to support the women and children of the Tartars, and he didn't want the "Red Banner Army" to get a reputation for killing surrenders and slaughtering women and children, so he was embarrassed.

In fact, the reason why Huang Han said that was to express that although the capture of the "Red Banner Army" was considerable, the population to be fed and resettled was also considerable.

He hoped that after Jin Yiwei returned to the capital, he would build momentum and help the "Red Banner Army" cry as much as possible, so as not to have a censor, and Huang Han would be impeached for private seizures.

Huang Han hurriedly said: "Master Lou, brothers, you have misunderstood, what I mean is that there are [-] to [-] mouths to eat, housing, and farmland, and the burden is too heavy.

Therefore, this time the retreat is not going to be quick. I would rather risk being surrounded and wiped out by Tartars and Jian slaves, and have all the edible and usable things in Qingcheng loaded and transported away.

Even if you go two or three times, you have to return the grains to the warehouse. Now those ordinary people even pick up the meat and skin of dead horses and ship them away. "

Lou Yun was shocked and said: "I'm afraid we won't be able to reach Da'ankou in half a month. Your lord, please be careful. If you delay for too long and a large number of Tartars and Jian slaves attack, won't we become a king of war?" Money doesn't matter?"

"This official is indeed a little bit risky for his life, alas! After returning to Daming, expecting the court to provide money and food to accommodate these people, it is not as easy as taking the risk to transport more supplies now.

The calculation time is more than half a month, but this kind of work has already started ten days ago, and it will be much easier in the future. "

Lou Yun was silent. How could he not know the virtues of the court officials? Now that the "Red Banner Army" has won a complete victory, they can abandon all their troops and return to the court to enjoy the honor and rewards, but now they have to fight for some Money and food staying outside the pass bet on the danger of being surrounded by the enemy.

"My lord, I don't know how a humble job can help you?"

Huang Han said: "I won't keep you guys anymore, go back to the capital quickly and tell the public what you have seen and heard, don't worry! The three brothers who are injured and need to recuperate will be taken care of by the medical soldiers."

Lou Yun nodded and said: "Okay, I'll listen to you, I will leave early tomorrow morning, sir, it seems that you should write a few letters to relatives and friends in the capital!"

"Yes! Leaving without saying goodbye, my mentor and Taishan are probably very angry, I will go back and write a letter."

Lou Yun also talked a lot: "My lord, there is another person who should be more worried. Don't forget to write a few words."

Huang Han was not used to writing with a brush. Not only did he write crookedly but also very slowly, and the pencil was not suitable for writing letters, so he didn't bother to write.

Later, he asked a professional jewelry processing craftsman to use brass to make a blank, and then slowly polished it with a fine file. After successfully making a few pen tips that can be dipped in ink to write, he made a big difference.

The copper pen that Huang Han asked to make by hand was actually similar to a fountain pen. The pen in his previous life was not bad, and the characters he wrote were not calligraphy works, but they were neat and well-shaped.

Writing letters to Xu Guangqi and Zheng Guochang is nothing more than reporting work, writing to Li Ruolian and Fang Zhenghua is nothing more than reporting safety, and writing to my concubine Chu Chu is a bit difficult, because one of the responsibilities of Jin Yiwei is to peek at the private letters of civil servants and generals.

Although Lou Yun and his subordinates may not monitor him, but these people are used to it, it is strange not to peek at the letters that he entrusts them to bring back, and it is estimated that the letter to Chuchu will bear the brunt of it.

Huang Han had an idea, wrote a cut of plum lyrics and put them in the envelope.

The Jin Yiwei, who had made great contributions, were alive and well one by one. They brought the captured silver and changed their horses and galloped back to the south.

Since the pick-up point operated by Huang Han was close to 120 miles north of Da'ankou, it was possible for Lou Yun and his group of Jinyiwei to change horses and gallop after resting in a warm yurt on the road.

No one complained of suffering or tiredness. They ran nearly [-] miles a day at a super fast speed, and it took only four days to get to the capital.

The Holy Son of Heaven learned that Lou Yun and his entourage of Jinyiwei not only took the initiative to leave the customs and contacted the "Red Banner Army", but also went into battle in person and won more than [-] ranks. He was overjoyed to return to Beijing. On the same day, he summoned the guard commander Luo Yanghe and Li Ruolian, Lou Yun, and Zhang Chao Wait for more than twenty people.

It was the first time for Zhang Chao and a dozen Jinyiwei to face the saint, and they were all very excited. Lou Yun was named by the emperor and told about the process of killing the enemy outside the pass.

This kid is usually very good at bragging, but unfortunately his calf shaking in front of the emperor, his voice trembled and his words were not expressive. After leaving the Forbidden City, Lou Yun slapped himself hard and scolded himself for being worthless.

He didn't know that the emperor actually listened with gusto, because Lou Yun stammered and told the story, and said whatever he thought of, without embellishment at all, but with authenticity.

The emperor likes to know the truth of things the most, and often the truth is the farthest from the emperor.

The battle examples Lou Yun narrated were entirely his own experiences, and he even burst into tears when he told how a school lieutenant under his command was hit on the chest by a Tazi's hammer and spurted blood from his mouth, and he couldn't even give his last words to his brothers.

The emperor also sighed when he heard this, half of the Jinyiwei's casualties in the battle, so it can be seen that it is not easy to kill the Tartars outside the pass, and I don't know how many troops are left in the "Red Banner Army" returning to the division?
Knowing from Lou Yun that the "Red Banner Army" had won a complete victory, the Holy Emperor Longyan was very happy, and also learned that Huang Han did not retreat quickly because of some food, grass, and supplies.

"Ruthless is not necessarily a hero, how can a concubine be a husband! Haha, that Huang Han is really a wonderful person!"

After all the Jinyi guards left the hall, the emperor, who was in a good mood, said cheerfully.

Wang Cheng'en, who had been serving him all the time, said: "No wonder Mr. Xu Ge thinks that Huang Guerrilla is an all-rounder in civil and military affairs and insists on seeking fame for him. He can not only compose lyrics, compose music, but also compose poems."

"Yes! There are always good lines in his poems, and his talent is no less than that of the number one scholar and Tanhua."

"The Huang Han loves concubines, and His Majesty can't give rewards to his concubines. The status of slaves and Eunuch Cao is the most suitable. I want to go to Yichun Courtyard at night to see Miss Chuchu, who has made great achievements in building slaves, and bring her some gifts. .”

The emperor nodded and said: "That's very good, let's pick something and Wang Banban will watch and arrange it."

(End of this chapter)