Han ride

Chapter 390 Bet
"You don't need to be polite, general, come up and talk." Emperor Chongzhen was very excited today, or since he became the throne, he has never been as happy as he is today. As long as he is a man, he wants to lead thousands of troops, and so is Emperor Chongzhen.Looking at the thousands of troops and horses in front of him, his mood was extremely excited.

"Aiqing, what do you think of this Beijing camp?" Chongzhen personally pulled Li Xin to the stage, and Wu Sangui was so jealous, he couldn't get this kind of treatment.

"Extraordinary appearance." Li Xin said lightly, sweeping the troops under the general platform.

"Extraordinary appearance?" As soon as Li Xin finished speaking, Chongzhen hadn't answered, but a clear voice came from one side. The voice was very peaceful, full of magnetism, and very nice. Li Xin looked over, but saw a middle-aged scholar with a long white face Xu, on the other hand, was handsome and unrestrained, and when he saw Li Xin looking over, he also nodded and said with a smile: "According to what Zheng Beihou said, these troops are only used for ceremonial guards, and cannot go into battle to kill the enemy?"

Chong Zhen's complexion changed when he heard the words, he looked at Li Xin, and said with some displeasure: "Ai Qing really means that?" In the impression of Chongzhen, they are the elite among the elite, but now Li Xin says that these guys are just soldiers and horses used as guards of honor?This is simply slapping Chongzhen in the face.

"Your Majesty, what do you think is the difference between the soldiers and horses of the last general and the soldiers and horses of this Beijing camp?" Li Xin did not answer Chongzhen's words, but pointed to the black-clothed imperial guards in the audience.

"Well, the general's soldiers and horses are neat and uniform, um, they look a little imposing, and the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp are not far behind!" Chongzhen hesitated for a moment, and he also found that there seemed to be something missing from the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp, but it was different from the forbidden soldiers and horses. Wei Jun compared, but didn't know what was missing.

"Your Majesty, did you find something missing?" Li Xin said lightly: "Murderous, the so-called army is used to destroy the enemy. If it is an army that has not experienced the battlefield, it can only be a show. , these people may be the first to escape, of course, the ones who can really fight to the end must be elite soldiers, but the current Beijing camp is probably a little bit worse, my lord, what do you think?" Li Xin looked at the middle school with disdain. At a glance, the young man knew that the other party was a scholar by his attire, but he didn't know if it was the legendary Yang Sichang.

In this era, these scholars all think that they are Zhuge Liang, who can command thousands of troops. From Yuan Chonghuan, Sun Yuanhua, Sun Chengzong, Yang He, and Hong Chengchou, etc., these scholars have gone forward one after another, hoping that they can be Zhuge Liang, but they really can. How many can lead an army to victory?
"The lower officials have been taught." The middle-aged civil servant's complexion changed, and he quickly returned to his original appearance, and he cupped his hands at Li Xin.

"Oh, this is the censor of the capital of Youqin, Yang Sichang who just inspected Yongping and Shanhaiguan. His family has a long history, and his father Yang He is the nemesis of those rebels!" Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said to Li. The letter introduced.

"It really is him." Li Xin nodded, and also cupped his hands at Yang Sichang.This Yang Sichang also left a strong mark in history.It can be said that the reason why the Ming Dynasty was defeated so quickly has a lot to do with this Yang Sichang.A person who only knows how to shoot empty guns, Li Xin has never liked him.

"How long do you think it will take for this army to become an army?" Li Xin nodded and said to Yang Sichang.

"Master Hou was joking, this army has already formed an army." Yang Sichang was taken aback when he heard the words, and said: "It is the most elite part of the Beijing camp after all, just as Lord Hou said, what is such an army If you haven't experienced the battlefield, as long as you have experienced the fighting on the battlefield, you must be an elite army." This is what Li Xin said.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded repeatedly.To be honest, his impression of Yang Sichang is still very good. Yang Sichang is very good looking, he needs to be good looking, he needs eloquence, and he has eloquence. With a single mouth, he said so much that he fooled Chongzhen into agreeing Yang Sichang to train the Beijing camp , and transferred Wu Sangui from Shanhaiguan.

Li Xin nodded and said: "What Master Yang said is very true." Li Xin was disdainful for a while, if it is so easy to train a strong army, it would be a strange thing!Li Xin also practiced like this at the beginning, but he didn't think about it. At the beginning, Li Xin didn't have such good conditions to train troops. He could only train the army by fighting on the battlefield. With Li Xin's bravery and commander, he could gradually grow stronger. stand up.How can Yang Sichang use the same method to train soldiers?
"Okay, two lovers, since that's the case, why don't you two have a competition here?" Emperor Chongzhen suddenly became interested. He is a layman, and he can't tell the depth of the two armies. He only feels the might of one army. Majestic, an army with a murderous spirit, each of them is different, and they are even comparable, so they simply let the two compete, which is also the meaning of his asking Li Xin to lead three thousand soldiers here.

"Your Majesty, if the two armies fight, there must be losses. I think it's better to forget it!" Li Xin hesitated for a while, then said hastily.He was extremely disdainful of the army in front of him. If he really wanted to fight, it would probably be one-sided. Isn't this a slap in the face of Chongzhen?So I quickly rejected it.

As soon as the voice fell, Wu Sangui on the side was faintly relieved. Unlike the others, Wu Sangui was a battle-tested man. He naturally knew what the real elite was, just like what Li Xin said. , The army in front of me is just a show. If you really want to become an elite, I am afraid there is still a long way to go. I don’t even think about what kind of army Li Xin’s army is. It is often hovering on the death line. , Never stopped fighting, how can these veteran soldiers in the capital be comparable.Li Xin didn't want the two armies to fight each other, that's what he wished for.

The reason why he showed off in front of Li Xin was to show off his status in Chongzhen's heart, not to show off the army in front of him. This army can't even compare with the Guanning Army, so how can it compare to Li Xin's Imperial Guards? Woolen cloth?
It's a pity that he thought so, but Yang Sichang didn't think so. He felt that the army in front of him was extremely strong, and it was the best of the best soldiers, and no one could compare with it.Immediately said: "Could it be that Lord Hou is afraid?"

Li Xin frowned. This Yang Sichang reminded him of Zhou Yanru again, and he couldn't help but feel sad for Emperor Chongzhen. Maybe this Yang Sichang was the second Zhou Yanru.

At this time, they heard footsteps coming again, and everyone looked up, only to see another group of troops appearing in front of them in the distance. This group of troops was dressed in mandarin duck battle jackets, or cavalry, or infantry, and so on. , some battle robes were still stained with blood, and their faces were dusty. There were about [-] soldiers in the army. The leader was wearing a python robe and holding a sword in his arms. He was riding on a horse. , with a thin face, resolute and stern; there is also an old woman holding a silver gun.Li Xin knew each other, but Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng and the old general Qin Liangyu also came here with [-] elites.

"Honor Hong Chengchou (Lu Xiangqin Liangyu) kowtowed to my emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live long live long live."

Hong Chengchou and the others did not use Li Xin, although the two in front were not wearing armor, but Qin Liangyu was wearing armor, and paid homage one after another, and the three thousand soldiers behind them also paid homage with neat voices, shouting The sound rose into the sky and swept across the sky.

"Okay, okay, soldiers, let's live without courtesy." Emperor Chongzhen's face was flushed, and the army brought by Hong Chengchou gave him a lot of confidence. In his feeling, perhaps the Beijing camp just now was less than Li Xin's army But this thing was reflected in Hong Chengchou's army.Combining the two, Li Xin probably wouldn't say anything.

"How is it? Master Hou, how about Lord Hong's army?" Wang Chengen approached Li Xin and said softly.

"Hmph! If we hadn't rescued him, this army would have been wiped out by Jiannu in Zunhua." Before Li Xin could answer, Gao Meng said in a low voice, "If we hadn't rescued him, Jutu I won’t die in battle either. Prince, what do you think?”

After Wang Chengen heard this, his complexion changed drastically, and he glanced coldly at Gao Meng, this guy is really hateful.He now also knows the truth about the Zunhua Battle.I have to say that Hong Chengchou is still a little bit worse.

"Master Hong didn't have any preparations at the time, so he was taken advantage of by Jiannu. Otherwise, the 20 army would have wiped out Jiannu without any effort." Seeing Wang Chengen in embarrassment, Wu Sangui quickly explained.After hearing this, Wang Chengen's complexion improved a lot, and he looked at Wu Sangui with grateful eyes.This is to remember Wu Sangui's favor.

Wu Sangui looked at it in his heart, and felt even happier. He is no better than Li Xin. He sits on the grassland and the world is so big that no one can control him. But Wu Sangui is different. He is just a general in Shanhaiguan. It will be much easier for him to be promoted in the future. In fact, he did catch up with Wang Chengen. Even an old man like Hong Chengchou respects eunuchs, didn't he also call Wei Zhongxian "nine thousand years old"?He is also extremely respectful to Wang Chengen.Everyone here wants to get promoted and make a fortune, but there is no one in the court, even the best officials, it is difficult to get promoted.

"Come on, General Li, you must know Hong Qing and all the other generals. I am very happy today to see the three most elite troops of my Ming Dynasty. It means that my Ming Dynasty is hopeful!" Emperor Chongzhen was very happy today, as if In an instant, all the loopholes of the court, such as lack of money and food, disaster relief, party struggles, etc., have disappeared without a trace, and it is like Haiyan and Heqing everywhere.Perhaps in his opinion, ZTE Daming is the meaning of his existence.

"I've seen Lord Hou." The three of Hong Chengchou also cupped their hands towards Li Xin. The expressions of the three of them were different. Hong Chengchou was smiling, obviously he didn't take the thing that offended Li Xin to heart at all. Lu Xiangsheng twitched the most, and finally became expressionless again, only Qin Liangyu showed a slight embarrassment on his face.

"Since Mr. Lu appeared in the capital, has the slave-building army withdrew?" Li Xin glanced at Lu Xiangsheng and said calmly.

"Now Zunhua has been garrisoned by Master Zhang Fengyi." Lu Xiangsheng's complexion changed, and he snorted coldly: "Although the army of founding slaves has not been withdrawn, it has no effect on Zunhua."

"If Lord Hou doesn't leave, I'm afraid Jiannu won't leave." Yang Sichang said with a smile on the side.His eyes were shining brightly, but his face was full of gentleness, showing that he was extremely approachable.

"In that case, it's my Li Xin's fault." Li Xin sneered, "Forget it, I'll bid farewell to the emperor, but Mr. Hong will become a slave if he drives away. We can share part of the grain and grass we seized. Me! Otherwise, after letting Benhou go back, it will be difficult to explain to Benhou's soldiers!"

"Food and grass are owned by the country, and the lower officials dare not be the masters. If Lord Hou wants to, he can go to the emperor directly. The lower officials are only the governors of the three sides, and they cannot be the masters of Zunhua." Hong Chengchou said without thinking.Although he knew that Li Xin had met with Emperor Chongzhen, and even appeared here now, how could he not know that Li Xin was safe and sound now, but who was Hong Chengchou, who was able to live under Wei Zhongxian back then? A person who lives with interest naturally has a book in his heart. Although Li Xin is honest now, he will definitely rebel in the future.Hong Chengchou returned the food and grass to Li Xin, and it is fine now, but once Li Xin rebelled, those opponents within the court would grab this little braid and concoct themselves. Li Xin, but what he said is well-founded. Food and grass originally belonged to the imperial court, and he is now in the capital instead of Zunhua. Naturally, he can't control the affairs of Zunhua. Right now he is in the capital. Li Xin wants to teach himself a lesson, unless He rebelled by himself, and when Li Xin really rebelled in the future, it might be possible for him to take advantage of his performance today.

"Very good. Hong Chengchou deserves to be Hong Chengchou." After hearing this, Li Xin was not only not angry, but had a smile on his face, as if he didn't take this matter to heart.

Emperor Chongzhen had no choice but to listen to Hou Xun on the other side, "Marquis Zhengbei is about to go north, has the food and grass been prepared?"

"If you go back to the emperor, the Ministry of Households does not have enough food to supply the army, and the army of the Marquis is also cavalry, which is very worn out. I am afraid it will take some time to prepare all the food and grass." Hou Xun glanced at Wen Tiren and saw Wen Tiren Nodding his head, the big stone in his heart suddenly settled down.I'm afraid this Wen Tiren has other plans, but no matter what, Li Xin and his more than 3 cavalry must be kept here.

"Okay, since that's the case, I won't say anything more." Chongzhen nodded, and said to Li Xin: "I'm very interested today, I don't know if Marquis Zhengbei would dare to bet with me?"

"How dare I compete with the emperor?" Li Xin said hastily.He would not do unnecessary things. Winning Chongzhen would not only make him lose face, but also bring him no benefits. Li Xin would not do such stupid things!

"It's just a gamble." Chongzhen said with some dissatisfaction.

"Is the emperor personally directing or let someone else direct?" Li Xin rolled his eyes and said, "If the emperor personally directs, then the emperor will win. I don't have the guts to bet with the emperor. If I don't bet with the emperor, then I will bet." .”

"Of course I won't play." After hearing what Li Xin said, Chongzhen felt very comfortable, and laughed loudly: "How about a comparison between you and Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui? Each of them leads an army of three thousand and defeats each other." for the winner."

"If this is the case, I will agree." Li Xin thought for a while and said: "I don't know what the bet is? Please let the emperor express it."

"[-] war horses. If you lose, you can pay [-] war horses to the imperial court every year, what do you think?" Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while, and suddenly stretched out five fingers.

"I don't know, so what if I win?" Li Xinxin sneered, this Chongzhen really figured it out, he just wanted [-] war horses, and he didn't know if he could swallow them.

"Well, what do you want?" Emperor Chongzhen thought for a moment.He glanced at Li Xin, then looked at the two troops below, and said, "Li Qing, what do you want? As long as you can defeat the two troops in front of you, tell me."

"Grandma, this guy is really shameless." After hearing this, Li Xin thought viciously in his heart.In the beginning, it was only necessary to defeat one side. After all, it was three armies competing together. Now it has been changed to use 3000 soldiers from the Northern Army to deal with two soldiers and horses. This is a bit unkind.But the other party is the emperor, and he is just a marquis.He took a deep breath and said: "Since the emperor issued an order, I will naturally obey the order. However, my lord, before the competition, I have a small request, so please allow me."

"Marquis Zhengbei, you are presumptuous, and you dare to blackmail the emperor." Hou Xun stood up and said dissatisfied.

"Hou Xun, you are presumptuous." Li Xin suddenly took out a few copper coins from his bosom, threw them in front of Hou Xun, and said with a sneer, "You are the Minister of the Household Department, but you don't even know your responsibilities, how dare you be here?" Show off your power in front of this Marquis, let me ask you, do you know the copper coins on the ground?"

"Of course I do." Hou Xun said lightly, "It's the Chongzhen Tongbao that I am using in Ming Dynasty, what's so difficult about it?" Seeing Hou Xun's disdainful look, Wang Chengen, who knew Li Xin's purpose, secretly complained.He secretly scolded Hou Xun for being stupid.

"Hmph, it's Chongzhen Tongbao, but let's take a look, is this the real Chongzhen Tongbao?" Li Xin sneered and said, "As the secretary of the household department, I don't even know the price of real money, official money or private money. Showing off your power here, if it were this Marquis, he would have been hiding at home long ago and dare not come out."

"What, private money." The faces of many officials on the stage became uncertain. They were filled with righteous indignation just now, but now they all sat there and stopped talking. Even Wen Tiren bowed his head and remained silent.

(End of this chapter)