Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 659: The officialdom sucks
In the lobby of Fusi Yamen in Nanzhen,
Cao Ji, the thrifty official in the imperial city, had a respectful face and had a certain attitude towards everyone he met. This was Cao's secret to getting promoted and making a fortune. As a person and an official, there is no need to fight for that tone. As long as he can be an official If you do it well, everything will work.

As soon as Luo Yunhou left,
Instead, the hall fell into a strange silence, as if everyone was a little taboo inside.

Only Cui Dehai, who was still sitting in the hall, suddenly laughed heartily when he saw the cautious looks of several adults.

"Haha, oh, it's really strange. I have been an official for more than ten years. I boast that I can see through the officialdom, but I can't see through people's hearts. Mr. Shen also has a bad day. It is extremely rare. You can enter the imperial prison, but you can't get out. Go, it's all time-honored rules, and it seems that rules can be changed. However, Xianguan also wants to say, thank you Master Shen and Elder Ge for their kindness. Xianguan is now a sinner and can't repay you. He can pay it back in the next life. "

After Cui Dehai finished speaking, he seemed to have understood and removed his shackles. He stood up, bent down, picked up the shackles on the ground, looked at Lord Cao and shouted;
"Master Cao, go back to the cell."

Cao Ji looked thoughtful at this time. As expected, the plan did not change quickly. Nothing is absolute. In this way, the prisoners in the prison cannot be too harsh.
He cupped his fist at Minister Shen and said;

"Master Shen, I'm sorry to see you off. Come here, escort Master Cui back. By the way, I can boil hot water for Master Cui to wash up, change into clean clothes, and go outside to buy some good wine and food." Bring it over, don’t neglect Mr. Cui.”

"Yes, sir, I understand."

Someone from the Imperial City Department had come over a long time ago and took Cui Dehai away, leaving Shen Zhongxin alone, holding the confession recorded by the scribe, sitting there still in a daze, the world is unpredictable, the teacher's calculation is undoubtedly, but there are some loopholes, and every time I thought of the account books of the Ministry of Accounts, all kinds of deficiencies, the former Minister of Accounts Yuanze was killed by a court stick, which caused shock in the court, and last year's cost accounting, the bills drafted by the cabinet arrived, and after careful calculation, the deficit reached 1 Tens of millions of taels of silver is very shocking. What are the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Work going to do?
a long time,

Looking at the dim lobby, he sighed heavily helplessly.

"Yes, sir, sit tight and drive!"

get up,

Wang Ziteng turned around and glanced at the two of them. He was quite pleased. He could tell the difference between people inside and outside. He had seen the right person. Of course, he couldn't say that.

There was a din,

"Let's go to the teacher. Don't delay."

Wang Ziteng was obviously a little surprised. The two of them had good intentions. On the battlefield, there are no eyesight for swords and guns, and it is inevitable to be injured. There are some good secret medicines, but they can be used to save lives. In addition, there are many things that must be paid attention to. It is said that military commanders are upright, that is It's nonsense. No one has any selfish motives in it. It just doesn't affect the overall situation. Prince Teng doesn't bother to care about it.
"That's good. The doctor accompanying the army must bring it with him. Bring more herbs. When marching and fighting, you not only rely on soldiers, but also rely on these to save your life. If you encounter a headache and a fever in the barren mountains and wild mountains, you will be in trouble every day. , The earth and the earth should not respond. What can I do at that time? As for the good medicine, keep it away and don't spread it to avoid trouble. "

After getting on the carriage,

Wang Ren immediately replied at his side. His uncle explained again and again. After sending troops to support the elites in the grain and grass area of ​​Tongzhou, he also drew some troops and reorganized the left and right battalions, just to go south to protect his uncle. How could they dare to be careless? They are all training intensively.

He took the confession scroll, sorted it out, and left the prison.

After giving instructions,
First, he led Wang Ren and Jia Lian into the Chinese army's tent. Seeing that the two of them had lost their lazy image, they felt quite satisfied.

What's more, he accidentally thought of the maid next to the madam, Ping'er, whose body became more and more graceful. More importantly, she was a girl. She must be no worse than Wang Xifeng, but she never succeeded, and she didn't even touch her a few times. She was very upset.

Anhu Camp,

"Back to uncle, Brother Lian and I have trained two battalions on the left and right, with a total of 30,000 troops and horses. We have already prepared them, and we have brought extra bows, crossbows and arrows."

After the prince returned to the camp, he immediately ordered Wang Ren to ask the baggage officials to immediately pay three months' salary and summon all the generals going south to discuss the agenda of the southward march.

He said to the groom,

There was a look of confusion on his face.

Nowadays, Jia Lian is not as handsome as he used to be. He is training in the military camp and is much stronger and more capable. But every night, when he is horny, the figure of Wang Xifeng is always lingering in his mind, as well as the little Cui girl from Chunlou. , even more anxious Jia Lian scratched his head and regretted not loving her so much.

Jia Lian and Wang Ren suddenly realized that this was the case. They thought that they would lead the battle and just charge into the battle. It turned out that there were other sayings. Obviously, it was a life-saving thing for the uncle to hide his own weakness, and he should be more careful.
Jia Lian nodded, he was the best at this, he was prepared for everything, and replied;
"Uncle, don't worry. Jia Lian understood in his heart that the herbs he brought were divided into two batches, and the other batch was hidden in the soldiers' luggage. In addition, the eldest brother also found a cook from the capital for his uncle to bring with him. He can cook authentic Beijing dishes. It’s always better to have hot food in the camp.”

There was a crisp sound of the whip waving, and the carriage turned around and sped away.

"You two, have you made arrangements for the soldiers under your command?"

Jia Lian was wearing chainmail, his hair was simply tied up, and a wooden hairpin was inserted on it. He took off his helmet and held it in his hand. He looked like a handsome general. He also nodded.
"Uncle, we have all the troops and horses. We have prepared three times the amount of weapons and arrows. The doctor has also found some. All the medicinal materials have been bought in advance. The best golden sore medicine in the capital was also delivered last night. However, The quantity is small and they are stored close to your body.”

"You guys, you are just so careful. You are used to eating and sleeping in the open air. You don't have time to make a cook. Bring it with you. This will be the same next time. Don't let anyone know about it."

"Yes, uncle, my nephew will not be the same again,"

Wang Ren quickly admitted his mistake, but the smile on his face always remained there, which was self-evident.

Prince Teng straightened his clothes and armor, walked a few steps, lifted up his hem, sat down in the main seat, looked at the march map on the desk, and said again;

"You two have to remember that when you go south, your two battalions on the left and right don't go anywhere. They stay firmly around the Chinese army's tent and stay here. How can we fight outside? There are them. Well, Wang Ren, you lead Stand behind the soldiers and look out for the way back. As the saying goes in the art of war, talk about defeat before talking about victory."

"Uncle, don't worry. Both nephew and brother Lian understand that it's just uncle. In this case, how can we calculate the credit? We still want to make meritorious deeds and secure our positions with good reputation. At least we can become generals. "

Although Wang Ren agreed with his mouth, his eyes were a little eager. The reason he could persist in the capital camp was not because he had the opportunity to be made a general. Otherwise, who would suffer this pain? Jia Lian glanced at his uncle with hope. What the eldest brother said Yes, that's all he counted on,
Seeing the two of them looking hopeless, Wang Ziteng cursed in disgust;
"You two are ignorant. When you get there, how do you make meritorious deeds? How do you record your merits? It's not even a word from me. You two just obey orders. If you win, you two just go with the flow, lead the troops up, and fool around. Scatter the power, uncle will polish it for you, and the merit will come.

If that doesn't work, I'll arrange some feint attack missions for you. If you get the chance, you can kill some of the bandits' auxiliary troops or the bandits. The credit goes to you, but I'm afraid you won't be able to become a general. "

Wang Ziteng didn't mean to say that when he got to the underworld, he could still use it easily. At the critical moment, he and the two of them still needed to work hard to find out the information.

After hearing this, the two of them looked overjoyed and worshiped together;
"Thank you uncle for your cultivation."

finished speaking,

When I still want to say something more,
Outside the big tent,
There was a sound of footsteps, and Wang Ziteng immediately winked at the two of them. After understanding, the two immediately stood up and separated, standing on both sides to wait.

Just finished preparing,

All the generals entered the tent one after another and paid homage together;
"The general will finally meet the Commander-in-Chief."

"Generals, there is no need to be polite. Please take your seats."

"Thank you handsome,"

After the generals saluted, they took their seats on both sides. No one dared to make any noise and looked eagerly at the people in their seats.

When Wang Ziteng saw that everyone was gathered, he was not polite. He took out a map, hung it on the wall behind him, stretched out his hand to point to Daliang City on the south side, and said;

"Tomorrow, all generals, according to the formations agreed upon in advance, will send out troops one after another to go south. The vanguard general, Lv Daiyuan, the military envoy of Daliang City, will go south first, building roads across mountains and building bridges across rivers."

"The last general takes command!"

Lu Daiyuan stood up and clasped his fists and replied,
"Sit." Wang Ziteng turned his eyes to He Yong and Hu Le and ordered;

"Sizhou Guard General He is the left rear wing of the vanguard army, and Hongnong Dian Lieutenant Hu Le is the right wing of the vanguard army. They cannot be separated too far."

The two generals immediately stood up and took orders with clasped fists.

"What is the use of the general (Hu Le) in obeying orders,"

"Okay, as for Dong Dawang of Hexi County and Peng Shiying of Hedong County, they are the left and right guards of the Chinese army and will move with the Chinese army."

Wang Ziteng motioned to the two generals to sit down, then looked at the two county guards again,

Dong Dawang and Peng Shiying didn't dare to neglect, they stood up and replied with fists in hand;
"The last general takes command!"

"Okay, sit down."

After Wang Ziteng gave the order of dispatching troops, he stood up and walked to the map behind him and introduced his strategy.

"After we raise our troops tomorrow, march as fast as possible to Daliang City to rest for a day. We will send out scouts to investigate the situation in Linshan County. We will make plans after we find out the enemy's situation."

Wang Ziteng has been reminding himself in his heart that he does not seek merit but seeks no faults, and he must work steadily and steadily.

However, such an arrangement made the generals who were eager to make achievements frown. They had to rest in Daliang City for a day. Isn't it a waste of time? Especially Lu Daiyuan, the governor of Daliang City, felt that it was inappropriate.

"Commander, I wonder if I am being too cautious. As the saying goes, the most important thing is speed. Why don't the army go straight to Linshan County? If something goes wrong in Linshan County, how can we explain to the court and His Majesty? If the Commander-in-Chief feels something is wrong, why don’t I, the Commander-in-Chief, lead his troops and leave first?”

Lu Daiyuan thought about it and expressed his thoughts. He was still vaguely worried about whether Wang Ziteng might have another secret letter aimed at him.
With this remark,
The two generals He Yong and Hu Le also nodded. Sizhou Guard General He Yong spoke first;

"Commander Jie, what Lu Jiedu said is right. We should rush to support Linshan County. We should protect the city first and then we will be invincible. It is not up to Commander Jie to decide how to fight in the future."

"That's right, Commander-in-Chief, it's not like I'm going to break my mouth. I'm already pressed for time on the road, so if I spend another day in Daliang City, what if something goes wrong in the county town?"

Hongnong Dianwei Hu Le took advantage of the situation and complained. He had merit in front of him, so how could he let it go? If he made further merit, he could pass on the title to his son.
Dong Dawang from Hexi County and Peng Shiying from Hedong County did not want to go there too early and objected;
"Why are you anxious? The people in Taipingjiao will not run away. After occupying Lin Yue Mansion, they have gained the advantage of having soldiers and armor. We cannot ignore them. It is not a bad thing to be wise and stable."

Dong Dawang shook his head, fighting is not just playing house, why are you in such a hurry?
"What General Dong said is absolutely true. If you move quickly, your troops will be tired. If you rush, you will easily make mistakes. It is better to follow the steps and be safe."

Peng Shiying immediately agreed from behind that it would be best not to fight without fighting. He just looked at the other generals and immediately put this idea behind him.

Wang Ziteng glanced at the generals in the tent, his face suddenly relaxed, and he laughed;
"Well said, it seems that everyone agrees that this is a good thing. In this case, I can't be too conservative. In order to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army, I will rush to Linshan County at the normal marching speed, but I will have to rest for half a day outside Daliang City. It’s time to see how Linshan County is doing,”

Wang Ziteng looked at Ambassador Lu Jiedu again and said with a smile;
"Of course, no matter what, we will definitely raise troops and go straight to the county. Anyone who dares to stop them will be killed if they are below the fifth rank!"

"I will obey the commander-in-chief's order!"

Beijing,

Nanzhen Fusi Yamen,

As soon as Zhang Jinyu walked out of the door, he was dazzled by the sunshine in the sky. It was a good weather, but it was much better than the unlucky prison.

"Master Marquis, where else do you plan to go today?"

Ning Bian behind him asked in a low voice.

"Of course I went back home and took the brothers back to eat. We are all hungry. There is no time to rest in peace every day."

Zhang Jinyu touched her belly and it was obviously deflated. She would have eaten a few more buns if she had known it in the morning.
As soon as I got on the horse, I felt something was wrong. It seemed that I had been thinking about it these past few days and had forgotten to go to my father-in-law's house to sit there.
"Let's go back to the house first, then pick up my wife and go to the father-in-law's house. I almost forgot."

"Yes, Lord Marquis,"

Ning Bian led the people, quickly got on his horse, and followed the Marquis back to his home.

People just left,
Just a few eyes fell on this place,

In a restaurant at the corner of the street, near the window, a few strong men were eating soup cakes with three dishes on the table. They looked like coolies, but the light and power in their eyes were not what ordinary people could have. .

"Tang, cough, brother, the one who left just now is Marquis Luo Yun, but I don't know why he came back to Nanzhen Fusi Prison?"

A strong man sitting incense master sitting in the south picked up the bowl and took a sip of the soup. When he used the bowl to cover it, he said it, causing several other people to turn around and look, and it was true.

"Brother, this is strange. According to the news obtained by my subordinates, Luo Yunhou is now involved in the Enke examination in the capital. He is also the examiner of Hanyuan Palace. How can he have the leisure to come to the prison? Could it be that he is venting his anger on Jia Zhen? ”

The incense owner in the west turned his head back after reading it, with a somewhat puzzled look on his face. He was sent to prison, but the people left behind by the Taiping Sect focused on monitoring the place, just because he heard that Fusi Yamen in Nanzhen was coming. A capable Qianhu trained the people of Nanzhen Fusi Yamen to be quite elite. Especially early in the morning, the 4,000 Royal City Guards troops frightened them into breaking out in a cold sweat.

"What are you thinking? Now at this time, Jia Zhen is already meat on the chopping board. If you step on it again, how will other people view Luo Yunhou? If they want to punish Jia Zhen, he doesn't need to do it himself. I guess it's good. If so, the person who just went in with Marquis Luo Yun was Shen Zhongxin, the Minister of Household Affairs, and that is the Jingcang case."

Sitting at the east end of the Taiping Sect's leader Chu's confidants, the hall leader Luo Fei thought for a while and concluded that this was probably the case. However, as a result, the supplies that the Taiping Sect could get in the capital were much less, and many things came from Purchased from Beijing.

"What the eldest brother said is absolutely true. Since Shen Zhongxin is here, the case of wanting to come to Jingcang is closed. It's a pity that Zhou Ji and Tian Fangzheng managed to get through it, and now they are in it, hey."

Wan Sheng, the incense owner sitting on the right, sighed after hearing this. They had benefited a lot from him, but now they are afraid that they have no chance.
"Who said that? It's not that there are no opportunities now. The Fusi Yamen in Nanzhen is very empty now. Although the imperial prison is well guarded, it's a pity that all the old and weak are inside. There are plenty of opportunities, but Tian Fangzheng is not that important and cannot take risks. By the way, is there any news from Anhu Camp?"

Hall Master Luo just said casually. After all, Master Chu is not here. Although the capital city has its own decisions, it must not take risks. It is better to keep an eye on what is going on in the city.
"Brother, there is some movement in the Anhu camp. Today, the brothers who were following me came back to send a message, saying that from the Jing camp, there are supply camps one after another that have begun to move south. As for the army, it seems that they are packing up the whole army. It seems that it has been in the past few days. ,"

Lord Wanxiang, who was opposite, had a heavy expression on his face. He knew that the army that the imperial court used to quell the chaos consisted of more than 150,000 people. Although they were guest troops, their combat power was not reduced. Some of them were veteran generals, similar to Bai Lian back then. Taught those who have played against each other.

Not to be taken lightly.

"Then we can't wait any longer. Send a message to Master Chu immediately when we get back, saying that the Beijing army will be heading south in the next two days, and ask Master Chu to make more preparations."

"Yes, brother, I understand. It's just here in the capital. Do we need to make some noise to attract the attention of the court?"

The incense owner from the south put down the soup bowl, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and tried to ask.

"It doesn't have to be like this. We are short of manpower. Captain Pan will arrive in the capital soon. Don't act rashly. However, do you still remember what happened in Dongshi a few nights ago? Someone ambushed Qianhu Liu Chen from Fusi in Beizhen. Almost succeeded!"

"What! Whose people are so powerful? Brother, you can't do it."

There was a hint of astonishment on everyone's faces!
(End of this chapter)