Wang Pu in the late Ming Dynasty

"You, don't hurt me, even if Wang Pu comes back alive, I can't afford to flee south with my family, hide far away, I can still save this cheap life, the captivity is an insult to the ancestors, if you are not careful, you will betray your relatives, be hacked to death by your subordinates, or be killed by your family. "

"I didn't call you Tongjiao, just use the one in the north, now that person must know the power of the firecracker, is having a headache for this, our people can't catch the mastermother of the Wang family, that's because there is no fine horseman, as long as you persuade Huang Taiji to send a fine horseman, disguised as a caravan, we will do a good job up and down, lead all the way, and wait for the robbery people to exchange for the fire gun in hand, and use the fire gun to do all the people who come to the east, and if you don't admit it after using it, it will not be called Tongyu." "

"This, can this be done? Wang Lu couldn't help muttering in his heart, this plan sounded very mysterious.

"Wang Pu doesn't die, even if you run fast, what can you do if you avoid being chased and killed, there is nothing left in this life, what is the difference between death, brother, brother, I am a person who has come over, I am used to being the king of the mountain, killing people until I am soft, sleeping with women until I can't get out of bed, after tasting those sweetness, I will go to be only promised, and I will be called to drink, a good citizen who is as cheap as a dog, it is better to die. "

Wang Lu glared at Xu Hongjie with a resentful face, his delicate and handsome face was uncertain, his eyes flashed in the dim faint light, obviously he was entangled in his heart, struggling repeatedly, he had the heart to order to do it, desperate to have a fight, and Xu Hongjie, the thief, fought to the death, that may be the best way to die, and after death, he can get some praise from the court, no, the government. The eldest young master will report his heroic deeds to the government, get a good reputation as a righteous citizen, and the government will casually send Wang Lu's family with some pension money, so that's it.

"No, I don't want such a cheap death, a few taels of silver is not enough to buy my life. Wang Luxin said.

Chen Shiliang set up a table of banquets in the backyard of the official residence, saying that it was an old friend who came from afar, but the servants who had served around for many years knew in their hearts, the lord did not have any dealings with this person, and after becoming an official, it was daily for friends to socialize, which time was not to go to the restaurant wing room in the market to eat a ready-made banquet. With the home-cooked side dishes cooked by the lady herself, how did this person come from, and what a big face.

"This official's performance appraisal this year is the best, Brother Gu thinks it is a blessing, if it is promoted, where should I go. Chen Shiliang rarely has a heart-to-heart relationship with others, these words are hidden in the bottom of his heart, fermented and brewed, and he does not vomit or be unhappy.

"Being an official in the north, people say that they are taking their lives to change their careers, hiss, this is not necessarily, looking at the adult's career, it is really enviable, as long as you survive this year, when the East Lu retires, there is a list of officials waiting to be filled, and when the time comes, it will be in the ministry to do a point, with the experience of adults, it should not be difficult to get a real shortage of state officials, how can there be such a good thing as an official in the south. Gu Huanchen smiled lightly.

"That's right, but this official is worried that he will go elsewhere to be a state official, not so, after all, there is a Shenjia battalion stationed here, and ordinary thieves dare not approach, how can there be such elite soldiers elsewhere. Chen Shiliang was really difficult to choose, and said unwillingly: "It would be nice if there was a way to do both." "

"If you want to go to a place where there is a Shenjia camp to be a state official, then you can only go to Taiyuan. "

"Where is there a real shortage in Taiyuan, even if there is, it will not be my turn. Didn't Miss Wang Yan tell you, Wang Jiezhi is the Donglin Party, and now there is more rumors, which is not good for the Donglin Party, I was implicated by him Wang Pu, and was inexplicably branded as the Donglin Party, and it was bitter. Chen Shiliang smiled bitterly, thinking of the sad part, the five organs were stirred into a ball, and the five senses were squeezed together.

"Do you want to betray the king's moderation and rebel against the Donglin Party. Gu Huanchen suddenly blurted out with a question.

"No, no, no, I don't dare, how powerful are those soldiers and horses controlled by the king, how dare I make a mistake. Chen Shiliang hurriedly shook his hand and denied it, lest it be untimely.

"Once you're on board, don't jump around for fear of drowning. Gu Huanchen kindly reminded.

"Yes, yes. Chen Shiliang was shocked and drenched in cold sweat, although this person in front of him had no official body, he was like a mountain, and he took the dignified county commander in a few words, and only dared to call himself a subordinate.

"As long as the adults don't leave Shanxi and go to other provinces to take up their posts, things will be much easier, I heard that Yang Wanchun, the thief is very cunning, and he specializes in opposing the adult, where does the adult go to take office, the anti-thief surnamed Yang will follow, and our Shenjia battalion will have to be stationed in the jurisdiction of the adult for a long time in order to suppress the thief, and I hope that the adult will not be unhappy at that time. Gu Huanchen smiled with a smile that seemed to have a deep meaning.

"How can you be unhappy, hahaha, this is the best, it is in line with the official's intentions. Chen Shiliang hurriedly laughed.

Gu Huanchen lowered his head to eat the vegetables, his gentle eyes suddenly became cold, and they were fleeting, and no one else noticed anything unusual. After the banquet dispersed, he returned to his residence and closed the door, leaned on the side of the bed alone, was stunned by the flying cover, pondered about the recent events carefully, and said in his heart: "Yang Wanchun is really tired, when I heard Miss Yan talk about this person, I didn't take it seriously, this is too wrong." Yang Wanchun's thieves are so close to the dock where the Shenjia Battalion is heavily garrisoned, almost close together, the officials and thieves are not separated, they should only be regarded as a thorn in the side, and they want to get rid of them as soon as possible. Today, the county magistrate heard him make a fool of Yang Wanchun, but he knew the so-called expression, eight or nine are not far from ten, Wang Pu must have secretly colluded with Yang Wanchun, and it is already known to everyone, and everyone knows this. "

Thinking of this, Gu Huanchen stroked his forehead, remorse surged uncontrollably, and sighed with self-pity: "In the eyes of outsiders, I am already Wang Pu's subordinate staff, and I can't figure it out, so I have to fight hard, and there is no other way to go." So he recorded today's conversation with the county official Chen Shiliang verbatim and ordered someone to send it to Yanmen.

The old farmers all know that after a long drought, there will be locusts this year. The locust plague is the most ferocious of all kinds of natural disasters, and the drought and flood damage the crop yield, but the locust plague is not harvested. The people of the Northland are panicked, and the catastrophe is approaching, but the profiteers who have lost their conscience are looking forward to it, as if waiting for a gluttonous feast, and the hoarding Ju Qiyu is going crazy. Ordinary farmers have changed their wheat fields to wild vegetables, according to the time to calculate that the locust plague will come in June, the wheat fields will not mature until July, it is too late to harvest, it is better to plant fast-growing wild vegetables, just in May before the arrival of locusts, so as to earn food from the ground.

With such a popular heart, the price of food on the market naturally soared, and although Xing Hongniang was a thief, her benevolence could not be extinguished. She was strict and never allowed her soldiers and horses to loot civilians, so she was quite popular with the people. The righteous act of the beautiful woman is certainly respectable, but the food is really not enough, and at this stall, the Shenjia battalion escorted the food by chance to pass under the nose, as long as it is not stupid, everyone will suspect that this is a trap.

In the depths of the trail of the

barren goat farm, Xing Hongniang sat in the middle of the abandoned shack.

"There is nothing unusual in Pinglu, nor is there anything wrong with Yanmen, but the general of Taiyuan suddenly led the army south, who do you say this is for? "

"This Taiyuan official army left the city three days ago and went straight to the south, so calculated, now it has arrived in Linfen, it's bad, if they come to meet the Shenjia battalion, then they must do it as soon as possible. The second master, Chen Quanen, said.

"It is indeed very suspicious that the Taiyuan staff general suddenly killed halfway, it stands to reason that the official army must have an order to go out of the city, those dog officials do not hesitate to die, and they are willing to risk the city's air defense to transfer the soldiers and horses guarding the city to other places, there must be some scheme, Chen Quanen, you immediately take the three hundred elite soldiers of the department to Pinglu County, remember to go to the city to set up a suspicious formation, try your best to exaggerate the number of people, and wait for the Shenjia battalion to come back to rescue, we will start to hijack the grain truck, so that the dog officer knows our strength. Xing Hongniang ordered.

"I received an urgent letter from Tang San this morning, saying that Lu Ye suddenly disappeared for a whole day the day before yesterday, and asked him where he was and refused to say, which is very suspicious. Ge Shangjing frowned and said: "Tang San is a coarse and delicate person, he said that Lu Ye's appearance is suspicious, we must not guard against it." "

"There is no doubt about employing people, suspecting people do not need to, Wang Lu is a slave of the official eunuch and the magnate, since he was a child, he has been a noble man, since he is not

in line with ordinary people like us, everyone looks awkward and it is not his fault, he should not be embarrassed everywhere, Lu Ye came to take refuge We have made it clear that he does not want to be a slave anymore, he wants to be a man again, this period of time is really a lot of merit, the news he came has made us repeatedly avoid the sneak attack of the Shenjia battalion, how many brothers have been saved, this grace can not be forgotten. "

"The official is good at calculation, and there is a bitter trick in the thirty-six plans, in case this little white face puts a long line to catch a big fish, and the meritorious service in the past is to win our trust, so that he can get a big trap to catch us all, this time there will definitely be a treacherous plan. Luo Luo said hatefully.

This kind of thing has been said many times, and since it has never been fulfilled, he must not go on and on, lest these hurtful words spread behind his back, and he will be chilled by his ears. Xing Hongniang said solemnly, although her tone was plain but not majestic. After saying that, he saw that the faces of everyone present were not worried, so he said: "I arranged for Tang San to go to Wang Lu's side, just to guard against him, this person is useful, let me use it, he is well versed in the official mansion, and he is the only one in our village, and if you want to defeat the Shenjia Battalion, this person has to use it." "

"The big boss is right, no matter what, Wang Lu is a useful person. Ge Shangjing snatched the good words and said: "The Shenjia Battalion is the best at surprise attacks, repeatedly traveling dozens of miles, and suddenly killing in front of them, making people unable to guard against it, and the rebels everywhere have all suffered big losses, so we can receive the news in advance to avoid the sneak attack." Wang Lu's news has always been very timely, and this credit is not small. "

"Then so be it, this batch of grain must be in hand, or else it will be out of food next month. Chen Quanen said in a deep voice with a dull face. The topic of Wang Lu's possible disloyalty has been debated for a long time, but it is all speculation out of thin air, and there is no real ironclad evidence, and it has never been able to get the point, and in the end it is not settled.

In early spring in March, the

green mountains are like Dai, the spring and Jingming, a long dragon tactfully turns in the Qianmo ravine, Zuo Liangyu and Cao Wenzhao and other more than 10,000 troops finally converged Ma Shilong such as the fire camp slowly approaching the Xiang River, the five Buddha stone bridge is vivid, there is a small group of people and horses stationed on the opposite bank to guard the small temple at the head of the bridge, this Dongyu army is very elite, the Ming army scouts have been shot from the opposite side several times and are forced to retreat by the rain of arrows shot from the opposite side.

"The forests here are too dense, and the East Captives will definitely set up an ambush around them. Zuo Liangyu, the queen of the palace, couldn't even sigh, and grinned: "Don't fall into the trap, or we will retreat a little bit and send scouts to go around the upstream to cross the river to search." "

"Dongyu is cunning, you can't guard against it, I will reconsider. Zhang Shujia, the general of Beitang, also felt that the Dongyu was likely to set up an ambush.

"The general is brave enough to retreat without even seeing the shadow of the Eastern Captive, how to explain it to the imperial court. Ma Shilong is not without vigilance, but the Holy Lord expects him so much, and the holy oracle is full of the eagerness of the one who is about to win the victory in the First World War, how dare he delay, it is like an arrow on the string has to be sent.

Seeing that the Ming army on the opposite side had arrived, the army stretched endlessly, and the dust swept into the sky, and

finally there was fear to step on the horse and retreat, so the Ming army grabbed the stone bridge and sent the scouts to the other side.

"Ma moderation, why are we not the bridge, the Dongyu people have already run away, don't dare to chase it, just be frightened and cower, what's going on, the saint praises you for Qi Jiguang's bravery, Li Rusong's loyalty, don't harm our family, it's going to kill people when you do errands." The eunuch of the prison army chattered endlessly with a sharp voice. The army hesitated in front of the stone bridge, and the follow-up soldiers and horses continued to push forward, huddled together in a chaotic manner.

"Cao Jie, let's cross the bridge. Ma Shilong had no choice but to try his best to pull more people to strengthen his courage.

"Hmph. Rao is Cao Wenzhao, who has always been a good talker, couldn't help but be angry at this time, and said in his heart: Good things are not my Lao Cao's share, bad things will not be abandoned, you are a good Ma Shilong, a thief is good at calculation.

"The forest on the other side is too dense, and it is difficult for the scouts to search carefully for a while, my Ruhuo battalion has many light horses, and they are scattered across the bridge first, if there is an ambush, it will soon be clear, Cao Jie, your Zhuo Rui battalion sword and shield infantry will follow and set up a formation at the other end of the bridge to prevent the eastern captives from coming to cut off the retreat. After all, Ma Shilong had some talents, and he quickly came up with a safe way to deal with it.

Cao Wenzhao pondered for a while, turned around and inadvertently saw Zuo Liangyu riding on horseback and slumping around, blending into the crowd and looking at this side from a distance, his eyes were slippery, buried in the general's standard helmet, which was inexplicably hateful. The four eyes were far away, Cao Wenzhao glared at him, Zuo Liangyu pretended to be innocent, he seemed honest and loyal, the good horse under his crotch happened to be a stumbling horse, he lowered his head to stroke the horse, and he couldn't lift it up again.

The friendly army was so sneaky and had no responsibility, Cao Wenzhao wanted to scold, but in the end, his eyes rolled helplessly, and he forced a word out between his teeth: "Okay." "