Daming kill

Chapter 94
After leaving Zuo Menggeng's mansion, Li Ping didn't go back to Zhao Jin's place first, but decided to sit at Shi Ming's place. He also brought some newly made cigarettes to Shi Ming and Wang Chengwu.

However, before going to Shi Ming's place, Li Ping ordered Hu Zhongshan who was waiting outside to find He Zhuzi, and ordered He Zhuzi to bring the gifts they had prepared in advance to find Mrs. Zuo Menggeng's maid, Xuejing.

Li Ping planned to go through the back door.

He had planned to take He Zhuzi with him, and he was the only one who was more competent in such a matter of going sideways in the big door.

Originally, Li Ping was a little hesitant about going through his wife's back door, and he didn't think it through, but now he is clear.It's not good to hang on to others.

Shi Ming was still so forthright.

Seeing Li Ping's visit, he immediately found Wang Chengwu, and made sure to sit down with wine and meat.

Before the banquet, Shi Ming explained specifically: he didn't call Zhao Jin to come, because Zhao Jin is now a general after all, and he will often have military affairs with Zuo Menggeng, so he probably isn't there at the moment; Not good, if there is military affairs looking for him again in the afternoon, it will be easy to lose people's tongues; and entertaining Li Ping in his Shi Ming camp, letting Zhao come in to sit with him, it is not good to spread the word, in this chaotic autumn, it is not good to be careful bad thing.

During the toast, Li Ping learned that leggings have become popular in the entire Zuo Liangyu army, because it is indeed very effective.Even Zuo Liangyu praised the effectiveness of the leggings many times, calling it the greatest booster for the infantry, and Zhao Jin's name became widely known because of this.

Now, Zhao Jin's battalion began to participate more and more in Zuo Menggeng's guard of honor missions, and gradually became a very important force.

Moreover, the soldiers trained by Zhao Jin are also particularly bluffing and imposing, and the ceremonial rules they have created are even more formal, very outstanding and pleasing, which has attracted many soldiers to follow suit, and Shi Ming and Wang Chengwu have also revealed a lot of them. Face.

Regarding the current situation, Shi Ming didn't have anything new to say, and it was everyone's consensus to be prepared to leave.

As for the movements of the upper echelon and the court, Shi Ming would not know much more than Zhao Jin due to his limited level. He knew more about the preferences and rumors of the generals, as well as all kinds of appalling incidents in the looting of the various armies.

Especially when it comes to these rape and looting incidents, Shi Ming, the unkind person in Li Ping's impression, kept sighing that it was an eye-opener, showing the degree of cruelty.

But when it comes to Fang Guoan, Shi Ming solemnly said that it would be best for Li Ping to walk around if he has the opportunity.Yan Fang Guoan said that after all, he is the commander-in-chief of one side alone, and has many soldiers under his command. In theory, he is currently on the same level as Zuo Liangyu, who has been demoted, and deserves everyone's attention and careful handling.

Li Ping was taken aback by Shi Ming's sudden solemnity, knowing that Shi Ming had obtained some information that he did not have.

Just looking at Li Ping's expression, Shi Ming guessed that there were many things that Li Ping didn't know, so he didn't pretend to talk about the various secrets about Fang Guoan he had inquired about.

This Fang Guoan was from Zhuji, Zhejiang, and he grew up in a poor family.

It is said that Fang Guoan's mother died very early, and his father also died when he was ten years old. He started wandering around when he was 13 years old. Slowly accumulate meritorious deeds and become the commander-in-chief of one side.

This person has a very good relationship with Zuo Liangyu. Both of them lost their parents early and started wandering at the age of 13. They seem to be related to Zuo Liangyu.

Moreover, when he voted for Zuo Liangyu, Zuo Liangyu was just a small official. He followed Zuo Liangyu to fight in the north and south all these years, relying on Zuo Liangyu's promotion step by step. Zuo Liangyu must have valued him very much. Yes, he must have some real skills.

As for his relationship with Zuo Menggeng, let alone, it can be regarded as watching Zuo Menggeng grow up, and Zuo Menggeng has always trusted him very much.

It is said that Fang Guoan is quite intelligent, he has read books and can read characters, which is very outstanding among a large number of illiterate warriors, and it is not difficult for Zuo Liangyu, who has always had a good impression of scholars, to fall into his eyes. , Otherwise, he would not have been promoted from a small soldier to the position of the general soldier so quickly.

Of course, as a native of Zhejiang, and among the Donglin Party, the Xi Party is the most powerful, and there are many senior officials in the court, it is not certain whether he has been linked or has received special favor.

But there should be a story anyway, otherwise it would be impossible to get independent from Zuo Liangyu early and be promoted to the chief soldier. It is probably impossible to rely on Zuo Liangyu without any background.

Anyway, Zuo Liangyu often consults with Fang Guoan to discuss important matters now, and his trust and reliance are not lost.

However, everyone generally said that this person was very greedy. He was more greedy than anyone else for his military salary.

There are even rumors that the reason why he left his hometown was because he was a rascal since he was a child, and was eventually expelled by his tribe for stealing cattle from the same village.

We have to be careful when dealing with such a person, after all, it is impossible for our little capital to survive the years of friendship and the combination of deep interests.

After hearing what Shi Ming said, Li Ping finally felt that he understood something, but he still couldn't say it well.

After leaving Shi Ming's place, Li Ping went back to Zhao Jin's place, and he could only live there for two days.

Although it was already afternoon, Zhao Jin hadn't come back yet, but He Zhuzi had.

He Zhuzi had finished the matter, and Li Ping finally relaxed a little, and then he was a little worried, and he was a little uncertain, and he didn't know whether what he did was right.

In fact, there are not many gifts for Mrs. Zuo Menggeng, only three, including the latest improved soap, newly produced perfume and lipstick.

Although Zuo Menggeng is already mass-producing soaps and using them to accumulate wealth, Li Ping believes that the soaps they have continuously improved with the knowledge of later generations can still be steadily better in a short period of time.Not to mention perfume and lipstick, which are definitely killers for women in this era.

All of this is thanks to Zhao Lanyue who can make troubles, otherwise Li Ping would never have invested a lot of resources in these women's needs, but Li Ping dared not take out bras as gifts even if he was beaten to death.

When it was getting dark, Zhao Jin came back, and it seemed that he really had a lot of errands.

When discussing again, Li Ping hesitated for a while and didn't talk about giving gifts to Mrs. Zuo. He felt that it was strange to go through a woman's back door, and it was inconvenient to tell others.

So, he only detailed what he heard from Shi Ming, and Zhao Jin really didn't understand a lot.It is true that cats have cat ways, and dogs have dog ways, and it seems that their communication is not close.

Speaking of Fang Guoan, Li Ping expressed his concerns.

If most of the information that Shi Ming got was true, then Fang Guoan was likely to cause trouble for himself.And today, in Zuo Menggeng's cold spot, Zhao Jin also saw that the simple Zuo Menggeng shouldn't be like this.

However, Zhao Jin didn't take it too seriously.One is based on the original judgment, and the other is that he has done a lot of homework.

Zhao Jin explained to Li Ping that from the information he had, Zuo Liangyu benefited from the promotion of Donglin party member Hou Xun, so he always had a high opinion of Donglin party members and literati.Judging from the many civil servants that Zuo Liangyu has befriended, he is indeed politically inclined to the Donglin Party, which is completely different from many warriors and civil servants who are in the same boat.

And Zuo Liangyu's troops were mainly surrendering soldiers and generals, and the inside was extremely complicated, many generals were enemies not long ago.Although Zuo Liangyu was very open-minded and trusted the surrendered generals, as Zhao Jin said in the morning, there were still differences.

Zuo Liangyu attaches great importance to the people who came out of Liaodong with him. Most of these people's promotion speed is amazing, and many of them are mediocre, like Du Guerrilla.

And this kind of balance is for those generals to see, and no one will have any opinions. Isn't there something wrong with a general who doesn't rely on his old background?
As for Fang Guoan, Zuo Liangyu's old subordinate, literate and literate, and a senior member of the party, it is more likely that he has inextricably linked with the Donglin Party. .

And according to Fang Guoan himself, after his mother died, it was a woman in the same village who was also breastfeeding his child who looked at him with pity, so he had milk to eat.After Fang Guoan's father died, his nurse's family even adopted him, so Fang Guoan often said that he would never forget this kindness, and he would definitely repay it.

With such a style, Zuo Liangyu, who values ​​loyalty and righteousness, naturally likes it more.

But there is also a problem here, that is, Fang Guoan's official position is a bit too high.

How many general soldiers did Ming Dynasty have in total?It is said that there are only 20 people, and this is a completely independent position.After Zuo Liangyu was promoted to general of bandits, among his old subordinates, only Fang Guoan was promoted to general.

Moreover, after all, Fang Guoan had already independent Zuo Liangyu's army, and this year he and Zuo Liangyu were under the direct command of the supervisor Ding Qirui with the rank of commander in chief, standing almost parallel to Zuo Liangyu.

Although after the defeat of Zhuxian Town, Fang Guoan temporarily returned to Zuo Liangyu's dispatch, but as long as Zuo Liangyu's general who suppressed the bandits did not recover for a day, they were equal in theory, and Fang Guoan could stand on his own again at any time portal.

In this way, Fang Guoan's troops are unlikely to be regarded by Zuo Liangyu as his own strength.

A few days ago, Fang Guoan's provision of guards for Zuo Menggeng's wife was fundamentally a manifestation of old grace and maintenance of the relationship with Zuo Liangyu, and sending Ma Liuzi, who was also from Zuo Liangyu's army, was also a gesture of favor.

After such a big problem, Fang Guoan bloodbathed his troops to show his attitude.

But this also shows the subtlety between Fang Guoan and Zuo Liangyu, because the real intimacy doesn't need to be like this.

As for Zhao Jin and Li Ping, both of them belonged to the official military system, they had made great contributions to the Zuo family, and they seemed to be good leaders.In this situation, it is exactly what Zuo Liangyu should and must cultivate with all his heart.

Zhao Jin and Li Ping therefore represent Zuo Liangyu's face, attitude and foundation, and it is not just as simple as buying bones with thousands of dollars.

Otherwise, Zuo Liangyu would not have arranged them under Zuo Menggeng from the very beginning, let alone go against all consensus and agree to give him and Li Ping such a large reward. .

Although Zuo Menggeng can't be said to be a dandy, his ability can only be said to be mediocre, but Zuo Liangyu has the final say and grasps the overall situation of the Zuo Family Army.

Therefore, no matter what Fang Guoan did, Zuo Liangyu would definitely help them follow up. There were some things that Zuo Liangyu couldn't tolerate happening.After all, no matter how close a relationship is, it cannot match one's own core interests.

Fang Guoan is not his own son, but Zuo Menggeng is!

In this way, they are actually very safe and have a bright future, and no matter how stupid Zuo Menggeng is, it is impossible for him to do something that hurts someone who has done something and is cast aside by others.

After explaining this, Zhao Jin also said to Li Ping meaningfully: "Don't you think that following a mediocre leader is far more room for free play than following a shrewd leader? How good we are now !Especially you, freedom, no one cares about it. If you change to a smart one, it will be trouble!"

Zhao Jin's words gave Li Ping a sense of enlightenment.

After savoring it carefully, he felt that what Shi Ming said was not unreasonable. He was a little confused for a while, and couldn't help wondering if he was the kind of person who had no opinions and couldn't tell the left from the right.

Notes:

Regarding Fang Guoan, most of the information that can be found so far is rather confusing and inaccurate, and there are many contradictions.Most of the materials here come from various records, but the authenticity cannot be confirmed.

(End of this chapter)