Win the Ding 1617

At the imperial banquet, there was a conflict between Shou Han and Qian Qianyi, the leader of the Donglin Party, which put Emperor Chongzhen in a good mood.

As the emperor, he very much hoped that the relationship between this extremely capable courtier and all parties would not be so friendly, harmonious, or even conflicted.In this way, Li Shouhan, who holds elite soldiers and doesn't need a penny or a grain of rice from the court, is the most powerful card in his emperor's hand.Can be used to frighten the Quartet.

In Kunning Palace, Queen Zhou, Concubine Tian Gui, Concubine Yuan Gui and others who were talking hurriedly got up and saluted when they saw the emperor coming.Seeing the emperor's smiling face, the three women were naturally very happy.

"Your Majesty, the imperial banquet is over?"

The queen ordered people to make tea and asked each other warmly.

"Well. It's gone."

The emperor is in a good mood, and naturally the sun is shining in the harem. Good news has been coming in these days. The concubines headed by Zhou Hou, apart from going to the emperor's sister-in-law Tianqi Emperor Zhang Empress to say hello, they also go to Fengxian Hall To offer incense to the ancestors.

Chongzhen's rare leisurely mood, seeing the two noble concubines in Zhou Hou's palace, he teased, "You two beloved concubines, why are you gathered in the empress's palace today? Could it be that they are going to hit the horse hanging? How about I just join hands?"

Concubine Tian was usually favored, so she smiled and said to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, today is not a horse hanging. Don't Your Majesty think there is something more in this Kunning Palace?"

Concubine Tian's words made Chongzhen pay attention to the changes in Kunning Palace.

There was nothing else, a few young eunuchs were working hard to adjust the position and angle of a utensil, and several court ladies were all gently wiping the dust on the utensil.

"What is this?"

"This was escorted by several fathers-in-law from the Imperial Prison and the Internal Officials' Prison. It was said that Mr. Li from Nanzhong paid tribute to the palace. My sister asked what it was. The father-in-laws said that this is the tribute from Mr. Li to the palace. The ruler glass mirror is extremely precious and rare, so they brought it here in person for fear of losing it."

A nine-foot-high glass mirror is inlaid in a carefully crafted nanmu frame, and the corners are inlaid with gold and silver bars. There are also many gemstones inlaid on the mirror and the frame.Shining brightly under the lights.

"I asked why the Kunning Palace is so bright and dazzling today. It turns out that there are more treasures like this!"

"My lord, not only the Kunning Palace, but also His Majesty's Qianqing Palace. Concubine Tian, ​​Concubine Yuan, and two concubines. There are all these things in the princess's palace, but the difference is in size."

The two eunuchs of the imperial prison took the opportunity to show their merits to Chongzhen.

"There are five-foot glazed mirrors in the palaces of concubines and concubines, and four-foot mirrors in the palaces of princesses and princesses. However, because the princess wants to study, there are four glass lamps embedded with eight treasures in gold thread."

Look at the wives and ladies in the mirror.Chongzhen suddenly had a feeling of being in a peaceful and prosperous age, so warm and happy.

"This is Li Shouhan. He is thinking carefully!"

"My lord, the details of the tribute that General Li ordered to be sent to the palace, will the servants report to you?"

The two eunuchs of the Inner Prison took out a long list from their sleeves.

"This guy! There are so many tricks! In addition to the tributes for me, there are also tributes for the palace! Read!"

"Lilac, sandalwood, instant incense, woody incense, agarwood, jiangzhen incense, yellow cooked incense, and benzoin each fifty catties. Ambergris, chinan incense, lavender incense, black thread incense, body incense, and gold and silver incense are fifty catties each One hundred catties each of Tujiangxiang, Baixiang, Burning Crushed Incense, Huatengxiang, Matengxiang, Agarwood, Cingpixiang, borneol, rice brain, yellow wax, naphtha, storax oil, rose water, etc. One hundred catties."

"Ten pairs of parrots, peacocks, turkeys, and warblers, five pairs of white deer and black bears, ten pairs of upside-down birds, red monkeys, black apes, and colorful parrots."

"Five pairs of three-foot-long corals, twenty hawksbill shells, two buckets of South Sea pearls, one bucket of Ceylon gemstones, one bucket of crystal, and one bucket of agate. Several items such as emerald hair, turtle tube, ivory, rhinoceros horn, and peacock feathers."

"Two hundred bows, five hundred spear heads, one hundred sword handles, five hundred helmets and armor, five hundred waist knives, and two hundred saddles."

"Two hundred bolts each of fine red cotton cloth, white cotton cloth, black cotton cloth, and western fine cloth, and five hundred bolts of bamboo cloth and linen cloth."

"Your Majesty, Mr. Li said that there are two other pairs of white elephants and rhinoceros. Because the weather is cold and it is inconvenient to transport by sea, they can only be sent to the palace after the spring of next year. In addition, the concubine sent a pair of colorful parrots and two pairs of parrots to the palace. When we get to Changping, let this little girl have some fun while studying."

Empress Zhou's words were like a spring breeze in Chongzhen's heart.

The list of tributes of Shou Han is rich and huge, which made Chongzhen feel in a trance that he had seen the scene when all nations came to court in a peaceful and prosperous age, and the Ming Dynasty was expected to rejuvenate!

"The servants have done some calculations. Among the various tributes sent by Mr. Li when he came to Beijing to pay tribute, those gems, crystals, agates, spices, etc., if calculated according to the market price, can be worth millions. The servants invite the emperor's Will, how should these treasures be disposed of?"

If it was a day when money and food were scarce, Chongzhen might have ordered the eunuchs to secretly exchange these gold and jewels for money.However, today is different from the past, seeing the expectant eyes of the concubines, he changed his mind.

"Send the list to the Queen's Wife, and ask the Queen's Wife to choose one or two first, and then hand it over to the Empress."

It feels so good to have money and food in hand!

However, the happy time is always short.

"My lord, Lord Luo Sigong and Eunuch Cao are out to see you!"

"What's the matter?"

Anyone who has a good mood ruined by others will not give the perpetrator a good face, let alone the emperor?

"Report to the emperor, the servants have received the secret report, and the adults of the Ministry of War have also received the official document. I'm afraid something big will happen!"

Cao Huachun's words caused Chongzhen's slightly drunkenness to fly to the sky immediately.

"What happened?! Is there anyone who dares to rebel?!"

"I don't dare to rebel, I'm afraid it will be a gang fight in the army, a mutiny!"

"Your Majesty, this is how it happened..."

After the daily sacrifice of prisoners, Guanglu Temple acted according to Chongzhen's will, and rewarded the three soldiers who offered prisoners with wine and food, and the soldiers and horses stationed in Jizhen, Yutian Town and other military towns stationed outside the city also gave wine and meat.

With Shou Han's temperament, he naturally disdains such wine and meat.Not only did they distribute all of them, but they also ordered the supply battalion to take out the salted fish, salted meat, chicken, salted duck and other things that they had brought to add to the dishes.This was a bad thing, the camp bastards in the nearby military camps smelled the aroma of wine and meat, and then looked at the clear soup in their bowls, of course they were not angry.

On weekdays, it has long been displeasing to see the bright armor of the South China Army, the generous military pay, and sufficient supplies. At this time, you still want to show off your wealth?For a time, hundreds of soldiers from each battalion gathered outside the Nanzhong Army camp.

It happened that a few auxiliary soldiers came out to empty the slop in the garbage pit outside the camp, and a few battalion bastards snatched the leftovers, not to mention the leftovers, and stripped off their armor and cotton clothes along the way.

That's where things start.

While the auxiliary soldiers were fighting with him, someone returned to the camp to report.Gradually, he was beaten one-on-one by these soldiers.It became two-on-two barely supporting, five-on-five did not lose the wind, and one man knocked more than ten soldiers to the ground.

After the two teams of soldiers on duty joined the battle group, the group fight between the South Central Army and the regiments of various towns and cities came to an end.

Two hundred South Central Army defeated more than 400 veterans from various towns!

"The generals of the towns heard that the soldiers in their battalion were detained by the South Central Army. They went to General Li to ask for them. The general asked them to write a pleading. The towns refused to write. I don't know what was said in the middle, and finally they agreed three times. In the future, when we perform martial arts in Nanyuan, all armies and towns will be present. Lord Hong and Lord Lu are invited to be middlemen."

"This Li Shouhan!"

I heard that there was also a conflict between the South Central Army and the Ji Liao Army.Although Chongzhen was a little displeased, his heart was full of joy.

"You clashed with the leader of the Donglin Party at the banquet, and one Buddha that Qian Qianyi folded was ascended to heaven and two Buddhas were born. Your subordinates fought with the subordinates of several general soldiers, and you even performed martial arts. It's obviously a show of force! This It's all over, if you don't want to be my lonely minister!"

"Since these masters of hundreds of battles are going to perform a rehearsal, you should inform the Ministry of War to confirm it. Also, when the day comes, order the capital to garrison and go watch it together!"

As the largest wetland in Beijing, Nanhaizi was the royal hunting ground of the Liao, Jin, Yuan, and Ming dynasties and the royal garden of the Ming Dynasty. The "Autumn Breeze in the South" is listed as one of the "Ten Views of Yanjing" together with Xishan Qingxue.

In this howling autumn wind, teams of soldiers and horses marched into the royal hunting grounds with a radius of tens of miles.

"Uncle Erhu, there are so many officers and soldiers!"

"Luo Hu, don't talk! There are people from Madman He in here! Don't be recognized!"

Liu Tichun led Luo Hu to hide among the spectators, looking nervously and excitedly at the banners of the teams of officers and soldiers.

"Governor Hong of the three sides!"

"Governor of Shaanxi!"

"Xuan Da Governor Lu!"

"Congratulations from the General Soldier of Shaanxi!"

"Ji Town Commander Zhang!"

Liu Tichun and Luo Hu were a little dazzled by dozens of flags and recognition flags of officers, soldiers and generals.Among the several commander-in-chief flags of the governor-general, Liu Tichun still recognized the commander-in-chief of Li, the commander of the South China Army, at a glance.No way, Shou Han's flag is too out of the ordinary among these few flags.

"Uncle Er Hu, do you think that if I rushed up to Crazy Hong and chopped him off, would I be able to avenge King Gao Chuang?"

"Don't act nonsense! Be honest! I told you a long time ago that our mission to Beijing is not to kill people!"

Seeing a large group of people entering Nanhaizi, the people who watched the excitement had to disperse one after another. Liu Tichun and Luo Hu looked at nothing and sneaked in along a path where nearby people went to Nanhaizi to poach fish, shrimp and animals.

"Hong Jiulao, Lu Jiulao, Brother Baigu, generals, today's meeting is in accordance with the emperor's order, and each army and each town will compete with each other. Our Southern Central Army is far away, and we dare not overstep, so please invite Hong The Nine Elders arrange the order of the martial arts performance, and my South Central Army is at the rear."

Shou Han said it politely, but he didn't take these guys seriously in his heart.

However, the attitude of the performance still needs to be shown.

"Tell the soldiers of the army that the food and beverages provided today are from our South China Army. Whatever our army eats, the generals will eat whatever they eat!"

When Liu Tichun and Luo Hu walked around the forest amidst the sound of killing, passed through the reeds, and came to the waterside where dozens of cooking vehicles were lined up, the martial arts performances of the Shenji Battalion, the Three Thousand Battalion, and the Fifth Army Battalion in the distance had ended. .The soldiers of the various towns watching from the side sneered at these gentlemen in bright armor, but neither their personal skills nor group discipline were worth mentioning.

"Which boss are you two under?! Don't plan to be lazy, come here and help fetch water!"

A cook obviously regarded Liu Tichun and Luo Hu as volunteers in the camp.Throwing them two iron buckets and a pair of poles yelled at them to go to the water to fetch water.

This time it was all right, and the two of them had a legal identity, and they could walk back and forth around the edge of the Ming army's martial arts performance in a grand manner.While carrying water, Liu Tichun couldn't help but sneered.

However, as the performance progressed step by step, Liu Tichun, nicknamed Liu Erhu, had less and less smiles on his face.

At this time, it was the Shaanxi Binghe Madman's Department that was conducting the drill.

He Renlong and Chuangying are very familiar with each other. They are both from Mizhi in northern Shaanxi as the backbone. The two parties are not only members of the township party, but also relatives.

Watching the madman He's Ding cavalry team performing the attack, they came and went like the wind, hacking and stabbing among hundreds of straw figures.The armor on his body gleamed brightly in the autumn sun.Liu Tichun couldn't help swallowing, "Donkey Ball! You really have a good outfit!"

He Renlong's servant has changed his shotgun this time.He Renlong spent a large sum of money to buy a large number of armor, knives and guns from Shou Han.Not only did everyone wear armor, but the officers above the general banner even wore double-layer armor, very ostentatiously wearing the armor of the Southern Central Army on the outside.The rest wore captured Tartar armor though.But it's also pretty well made.Compared with the previous equipment, it is undoubtedly heaven and earth.

"This group of thieves. I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with them when we meet again in the future!"

After a few buckets of water were picked, He Renlong's troops had finished their drills, and it was Tianxiong's turn to enter the field.

"This guy is hard to deal with!"

From Gao Yingxiang's old department and several adopted sons of Zhang Xianzhong.Liu Tichun has also heard about the fighting style of the Tianxiong Army. Once these guys target you, they will be like the hungry wolves in Beishan.

"Don't look around! What's there to see in these teams' performances?! Pour the water into the pot and boil it! Don't let our brothers drink unboiled water!" The guy shouted at Liu Tichun and Luo Hu. .

While pouring water into the cauldron and burning it, Liu Tichun and Luo Hu kept peeping at the Tianxiong Army's drill.The armor of Tianxiong's army is much stronger than that of He Renlong's troops, hundreds of men all wear iron armor, unlike the many iron-coated armors in He's madman's family.

"kill!"

Hundreds of people shouted in unison following the orders, waving knives and guns in unison, stabbing and hacking, with steady steps under their feet, and the entire formation slowly moved left and right, like a forest of guns.

"Hundreds of people are like one person, Lu Xiangsheng is really powerful! No wonder even King Gao Chuang and the Eight Great Kings have suffered a lot under his hands!"

Liu Tichun watched the Tianxiong Army's drill, and couldn't help admiring in his heart.

"General Li, all the ministries and I have already made a fool of ourselves, now we have to look at the brothers of the South China Army!"

Crazy He spoke out loudly what was in the minds of the leaders and generals of the various armies.

Holding the command flag in his hand, Shou Han pointed to the places where the troops and horses of the various troops were arrayed and drew a virtual circle, "General He, how big is this place?"

"There are so many soldiers and horses here, maybe there are thousands of miles?"

"Command! Our army horses will run around the venue before performing the drill!"

As the flag was waved in the hands of the defenders, the sound of the bronze trumpet rose and fell in the formation of the South China Army.Under the guidance of their own flags, the small square teams with whistle as the unit began to slowly run out of the formation.

To the astonishment of everyone present, whether the thousand or so people were running at the front or at the end of the team, their speed and pace were exactly the same!There was no yelling or cursing from the officers, only the faint whistles from the ranks, the clanging sounds of the shields and scabbards in the hands of the sword and shield soldiers colliding with the armor.The spear on the spearman's shoulders was undulating with the pace, and the light on the tip of the spear was like the golden light dancing on the sea, shimmering.

"Regardless of skills, Li Weiru is already stronger than me with this military discipline of thousands of people like one!" Hong Chengchou admired secretly in his heart.

"Brother Li! You really are a good soldier! How did such a good soldier be recruited into the account? Tell us, Lao He?!"

"These soldiers were not recruited from all over the world. They were recruited by the guards according to the guard system, with a slight change. One soldier was conscripted, and then they were drilled!"

"How should I practice?"

All the generals and lords pricked up their ears, trying their best to collect every conversation between Li Shouhan and Madman He.

The current guard system has been broken for a long time, and the recruitment of each army depends entirely on the leading generals to find their own way.There are those who recruit scattered soldiers, those who recruit and surrender the masses indiscriminately, and those who seize the strong men.

During this conversation, the South Central Army had already completed the task of running around the troops and horses of the various units, and completed the formation at the place where the various units were performing formations just now.

"My lords, father-in-laws, and generals, it is as if our army suddenly encountered an enemy army on the way of marching. The scouts reported that there were more than twice as many enemies as our army, with half and half infantry, all armored swords and guns, and approached our army two miles away. Come on!"

In an unhurried tone, Shou Han explained the war scenario to the governors, eunuchs, and commanders who were watching the battle.

"If this is the case, the hero will not suffer the immediate loss! Our father must turn around and run away immediately!"

Amidst the roar of laughter, Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting and others couldn't help but smile.

"He Zongbing, that is, Governor Hong and Master Sun are kind, if you are in our South Central Army and run away without authorization, the official and the officers above the sentinel will be severely punished, ranging from military batons, demotion to beheading." Hearing the words of this lunatic He, who was as famous for his escape as for his madness in combat, Shou Han couldn't help but put on a straight face and beat him up, and reminded Hong and Sun by the way.

Amid the chatter and laughter of the bosses, a hundred volunteers had already planted hundreds of straw figures in the open space.

The gunners in the South China Army team also completed the arrangement of the Dafo Langji. With the Dafo Langji as the center, the spears, swords, shields, and firecrackers completed their respective positions.

"Our Nanzhong Army fought against the enemy, and there is no untold secret. It just followed the tactics handed down by Chengzu, artillery bombardment, and cavalry charging!" (To be continued...)