Blood from Daming

Chapter 685
Li Qianhu hurriedly stepped forward and said: "General Xue, this imperial envoy came to Datong non-stop to meet you day and night after receiving the imperial edict. Congratulations on your promotion to the second-rank military officer of the general army of Datong Town."

Xue Yun laughed and said, "Congratulations, congratulations, brother Li should also be promoted."

Li Qianhu smiled and said: "Before coming here, the emperor gave up a full-time job to show that he attaches great importance to General Xue. Speaking of which, he is still in the honor of General Xue."

Xue Yun looked at Li Qianhu modestly, and then said to Luo Yangxing who was beside him: "Brother Luo, you have endured all hardships and rewards, and you will surely rise to the top in the future. You should pay more attention to my little brother in the future."

Luo Yangxing was feeling that he was being neglected, Xue Yun's words made him feel grateful, so he also said modestly: "Brother Yu is no better than Brother Xue, he is promoted and rich, but the emperor asked Brother Yu to go back to the capital to serve as a servant, and after that, I will Brothers should take care of each other."

There is a reason for Luo Yangxing to say this. In mid-August, a caravan Luo Yangxing was in charge of came to Datong City from the capital. He saw the Xue family army fighting against the Mongolian army outside the side wall. Luo Yangxing was worried that the business would lose money. Director Xue Jiayang bought this batch of goods at the end of August at an increase of 12% of the original price of the goods. This price was nearly 2% higher than that of other caravans. Luo Yangxing's caravan earned [-] taels of silver. Manager Yang and Luo Yangxing had two sets of accounts. In this way, Luo Yangxing dropped more than [-] taels of silver into his own pocket, and Luo Yangxing realized the benefits of interacting with Xue Yun himself.

Xue Yun said with a smile: "We are all good brothers. If we have money, we all earn money together. If there are good things, please take care of them."

Luo Yangxing knew that he would be promoted when he returned to the capital and nodded with a smile. Li Qianhu said, "General Xue, why don't we just read the imperial decree here. After the reading is over, brothers will no longer be imperial envoys, and it will be convenient for everyone to talk."

Xue Yun stopped him and said, "This is an imperial decree. How can we be careless as ministers? It's better to set up an incense table in the barracks and read it out safely."

Fortunately, the five-mile journey is not too long, the three of them quarreled along the way, and arrived at Daying without knowing it. At this time, the sky was already dark, Luo Yangxing suddenly took a few deep breaths into the air, and meditated for a while Then he asked Xue Yun in doubt: "Brother Xue, why is there a strong smell of blood in the wind?"

Xue Yun pretended to be stunned for a moment and boasted: "Brother Luo, you are indeed from the Jinyiwei family. You have a bad nose, and you can tell the mystery of it just by smelling it. Yes, you fought a battle with the Mongolian army during the day. .”

Luo Yangxing said: "Brother Xue, you must have won a complete victory."

Xue Yun shook his head and said: "The Mongolian army has tens of thousands of soldiers, but my brother only has 6000 troops, and 2000 troops are left to protect the special zone. The difference in strength between the two sides is five or six times. This battle is really impossible to fight. Today is barely an unwinnable situation."

Luo Yangxing thought for a while and said, "Brother Xue, do you mind if Brother Yu goes to visit the battlefield?"

Xue Yun said: "Brother Luo has arrived at the army camp of my younger brother. There is no place that brother Luo can't go to. However, the battlefield is not far from the Mongolian army camp. Brother Luo needs to be extra careful."

Luo Yangxing said that he would pay attention, so Xue Yun obtained Li Qianhu's consent and personally accompanied Luo Yangxing and Li Qianhu to the battlefield during the daytime. Wang Erwa, Li Xiaoyong, and Yan Laoyao led the army to the battlefield The Xue family army lit thousands of torches at the edge, and the entire battlefield was immediately illuminated red. The flames shone in conjunction with the blood stains on and around the Mongol corpses, which looked very eerie and frightening, and made people feel chills after seeing it.

Luo Yangxing seemed to have nothing to do, and continued to walk towards the center of the battlefield, looking at the dead bodies from time to time. Xue Yun didn't understand what Luo Yangxing wanted to do. If he looked at it like this, he would show his feet sooner or later, as long as he thought about it carefully There are many flaws exposed.

Now on the battlefield, except for the corpses of the Mongols, there are knives, guns, shields, flags, burnt broken vehicles, and feathered arrows scattered everywhere. There are almost no casualties, such as livestock. There are quite a few wounded soldiers in the Xue family army. There are really no corpses of this soldier. Getting ready, Xue Yun followed Luo Yangxing with a wry smile.

At this time, the horns of the Mongolian camp sounded in the distance, and then the horns of each battalion rose one after another, and Mongolia suddenly seemed to be boiling. He stopped, turned around and asked Xue Yun, "Brother Xue, how many Mongolians are there on the opposite side?"

Xue Yun replied: "There are 4 to [-] horses."

Luo Yangxing said: "Brother Xue, it is not easy for you to resist ten times the enemy with 4000 troops. This time you will officially take up the post of the general of Datong Town, and you can deploy more officers and troops of Datong Town. I believe that Brother Xue will not be able to defeat the Mongolian bandits. Problem."

Xue Yun was a little confused. His acting was so bad just now. Could it be that Luo Yangxing didn't see it, or Luo Yangxing was fed by him and said good things for him. Then he checked the battlefield because of Xue's army, but as long as you Xue Yun will be thankful if Luo Yangxing doesn't tell Zhu Youjian about Xue Jiajun's affairs.

Xue Yun said: "That's right, King Xin trusts his subjects, and in the end he will try his best to serve the emperor by killing Mongolian bandits."

Luo Yangxing said in a low voice: "Brother Xue, you have gained a lot. Collect all the heads. Brother Yu will go to Beijing to ask the emperor for your credit."

Listening to Luo Yangxing's tone, Xue Yun was still thinking about himself. It seemed that he could maintain cooperation with Luo Yangxing for a period of time, and he felt much more comfortable. So he asked Luo Yangxing and Li Qianhu to return to Xue's Army Campus on the grounds of safety. Luo Yangxing agreed immediately, but Li Qianhu didn't say anything, which gave Xue Yun an unfathomable feeling.

Back in the big tent of the Xue family army, Xue Yun set up the incense table and knelt down to receive the imperial decree from the new emperor. Li Qianhu read out the imperial decree: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict: General Dingguo, deputy general, from the second-rank military officer Xue Yun to nourish Qin Yu for a long time. The military achievements in the frontier affairs are brilliant, and the diligence is commendable. General Xue Yun, Longhu, Datong Town, the chief military officer, and the second-rank military officer. Yixi favors Enqin.

After listening to the imperial decree, Xue Yun felt that something was wrong. He became the general officer of the Zhengyin army in Datong Town, but the Imperial Forest Army appointed by Emperor Tianqi to lead Jinyiwei Qianhu and imperially appointed wind patrol envoy on behalf of Tianxun hunting for rank three and above can be obtained secretly. I heard that Shen Sanpin and below are in charge of life and death but did not mention it. If everything remains the same, Xue Yun will be regarded as an official position. If Zhu Youjian does not recognize his brother's appointment, Xue Yun will be greatly reduced in power. What is more serious is now Zhu Youjian began to guard against himself.

Xue Yun was beating drums in his heart, but he didn't show it on the surface, and immediately ordered his soldiers to serve the banquet. The dishes included scarlet lips, hump, bear's paw, Hericium (mushroom), leopard fetus, deer tendon, sparrow tongue, pigeon The chest and other rare birds and animals were all collected by Xue Yun from Hari Zhula, and the cook also came from Hari Zhula.

Both Luo Yang and Li Qianhu came from dudes, and after seeing such a table of delicacies, they got closer to Xue Yun. Xue Yun personally filled Luo Yang and Li Qianhu with Xinghua Village. Accompanied by Erwa, Li Xiaoyong, and Yan Laoyao, the six drank three glasses of fine wine in a row.

Luo Yangxing and Li Qianhu felt that their throats were hot. They had just sat down and added two pinches of vegetables to eat. Xue Yun asked Wang Erwa and Yan Laoyao to hold a box of jewelry and put them on Luo Yangxing and Li Qianhu. Beside them, Wang Erwa and Yan Laoyao opened the lid of the box, which was full of jewels and gold wares, reflecting the candlelight, the gold wares were very dazzling, conservatively estimated that the total gold wares in each box should be more than [-] taels of silver .

Both Luo Yang and Li Qianhu were embarrassed, so they declined with Xue Yun. Xue Yun wanted the two of them to accept bribes together, because the king of trust, Zhu Youjian, was as wicked as a villain. As long as Luo Yang and Li Qianhu bought these jewels at the same time Jin Qi, even if these two people were dragged into the water by themselves, it would be difficult for them to speak ill of themselves in front of Zhu Youjian in the future.

So Xue Yun said: "Brother Luo, we are family friends, brother Li, we lived together through life and death, don't you think little brother has this awareness."

Luo Yang and Li Qianhu thought to themselves, what's the matter with Xue Yun? How can someone who doesn't avoid others give gifts? Could it be that warriors go straight like this? The advantage is that you can earn a lot of money, we are good brothers, and if you have good things, you should share them with your brothers, and if you don't accept gifts from my younger brother, you don't want to recognize my younger brother."

Luo Yang and Li Qianhu listened to Xue Yun's words too seriously, so they had to smile wryly at each other and took the two boxes of jewelry and gold. Xue Yun continued: "Datong's foreign trade is very profitable. Brother, you just need to get more goods, so that your business can make a lot of money."

Faced with Xue Yunzhang's solicitation, Luo Yang and Li Qianhu's hearts were pounding with excitement. In this world, people make money and birds die for food. With money, one can live a life of a rich man. , If you buy a pastoral house, your descendants will be able to live the life of a master.

Unable to resist the temptation, Luo Yang and Li Qianhu nodded in agreement with Xue Yun's statement, so Luo Yang and Li Qianhu exchanged cups with Xue Yun, Wang Erwa, Li Xiaoyong, and Yan Laoyao, and the six of them exchanged cups one after another. After a glass of wine, all except Xue Yun were more than five points drunk. The six of them started calling each other brothers and guessing numbers. They drank until the third watch. Luo Yang and Li Qianhu couldn't hold on any longer. Going to rest in the prepared tent, Wang Erwa, Li Xiaoyong, and Yan Laoyao were escorted away by their own soldiers, and this sumptuous banquet finally came to an end.

(End of this chapter)