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Chapter 134 The Contempt of General Guan Ning

In the 11th year of Chongzhen, on November [-], outside the west gate of Zhendingfu City.

Gao Qiqian is waiting for Lu Xiangsheng's arrival together with Zhending governor Zhang Qiping and other military officials.

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After Lu Xiangsheng led Zhang Cheng and other generals to arrive, there was an immediate commotion. Countless Zhending people gathered on both sides of the official road outside the west gate of Zhending Prefecture, pointing and cheering towards Zhang Cheng and other Xuanda generals.

"Look, that's Duchen Lu, Duchen Lu of Gaoyang Great Victory..."

"Look, look, that young general is Zhang Cheng, he is so loyal and brave, he is so young, the hero who is the best in the three armies."

"Look, those generals are all mighty, no wonder they were able to beat Dorgon away..."

"With more heroes like this, we won't have to be afraid of Tartars anymore."

There were bursts of cheers, and the people inside and outside Zhending City were all cheering loudly to Zhang Cheng and other generals.

Their thoughts are actually very simple, whoever can kill the Tartars, whoever does not harass the people, whoever can protect their safety, they will sincerely cheer for them.

Lu Xiangsheng smiled all over his face, and Ce immediately bowed his hands to Zhending's people in high spirits.

The rest of his generals also held their heads high. Zhang Cheng looked at his uncle, General Zhang Yan, and Yang Guozhu's Chinese general, Guo Yingxian. They also looked mighty.

Even Guo Yingxian, who is usually carefree, is extremely serious at this time.

Standing under the stone plaque of "Sanguanxiong Town", seeing Lu Xiangsheng and other generals approaching, Director Jun Gao Qiqian and Zhending Governor Zhang Qiping greeted them with smiles on their faces.

Director Jun Gao Qiqian still wore a three-mountain cap inlaid with gold on his head, a brocade robe on his body, and an exquisite jade belt around his waist. He has a tall and straight figure and walks vigorously.

If it wasn't for his white face and beardless face, and his high-pitched voice, outsiders would definitely think he is a fierce general!
Gao Qiqian laughed at Lu Xiangsheng from a distance, and said in a shrill voice: "Duke Lu is really a tiger, Gaoyang's great victory, killing more than a thousand slaves, the government and the people are invigorated, and the morale of our army is greatly boosted. Congratulations, sir."

Lu Xiangsheng hated him for repeatedly restraining him and turning black and white several times, but in order to cooperate with each other and attack Donglu together, he could only smile slightly and said, "Director Gao has a heart."

Seeing Gao Qiqian grinning from ear to ear, although Lu Xiangsheng was disgusted in his heart, he was extremely happy. When Gao Qiqian agreed to divide the army with him that day, did he ever think that such a day would come?
His subordinates have won many battles and victories, but he has risen high and dived repeatedly but has failed in many battles. Today, Lu Xiangsheng is really determined to meet each other, and Lu Xiangsheng feels a big breath of anger in his heart.

Gao Qiqian exchanged greetings with Lu Xiangsheng, warmly greeted him, and then introduced Zhending Governor Zhang Qiping and other gentry officials in the city to him, and everyone catered to him for a while.

Lu Xiangsheng wanted to say a few words to ridicule Zhang Qiping, but thinking about the overall situation of uniting and fighting against the slaves, he just gave him a look, and Zhang Qiping was so scared that his hairs stood on end and his whole body trembled.

Afterwards, Gao Qiqian felt his eyes light up, strode towards Zhang Cheng, and said with a shrill voice, "Haha, little general Zhang, our family only saw you as extraordinary in Changping, as expected, Zhang Qianhu, at that time, Today is General Zhang."

He took Zhang Cheng's hand affectionately, looked Zhang Cheng up and down, and praised again: "Our family heard that General Zhang actually shot the slave chief Dorgon with an arrow?"

Zhang Chengzheng felt that there were countless eyes on him from around him, and being held by Gao Qiqian in such a way, he felt his palms were wet and slippery, and the goosebumps all over his body hardened.

Seeing Gao Qiqian's question, he quickly took the opportunity to withdraw his hand, clasped his fists and replied: "Zhang Cheng only regrets not being able to shoot that slave chief with one arrow."

Gao Qiqian stretched out his hand again, patted Zhang Cheng's shoulder, and boasted in a sharp voice: "If you are a fierce general, no wonder you can defeat the thieves and get the emperor's praise."

Zhang Cheng smiled and bowed to salute: "Duke Gao is too famous, the last general will be polite."

Gao Qiqian helped Zhang Cheng affectionately, and said softly: "General Zhang doesn't need to perform such a great gift, please get up."

After he finished speaking, he grabbed Zhang Cheng's hand again, and smiled at the generals Guan Ning who were sizing up Zhang Cheng behind him: "General Zhang has become famous, but when he was in Changping earlier, he didn't know each other by chance. Today is the best day." Introduce it to the generals."

He introduced the generals of Guan Ning one by one, Zhang Cheng couldn't stop clasping his fists to meet those generals, and they also met when they were in Changping that day.

However, at that time, Zhang Cheng was just a small general, and these high-ranking generals would not look at him directly. How could he have imagined that in just over a month, Zhang Cheng had been promoted to the rank of guerrilla general, and he was highly valued by the emperor. .

At this time, they attached great importance to Zhang Cheng.

Because of Zhang Cheng's successive military victories, he was rewarded by the emperor's decree, and he was also praised as being unparalleled in loyalty and bravery, and the best among the three armies.

At the same time, Zhang Chengneng was personally introduced by director Jun Gao Qiqian. At different times, the treatment can be said to be very different.

However, when Gao Qiqian introduced them, everyone had different expressions.

Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of Ji Town, gave Zhang Cheng a light "hmm", and said with a half-smile: "You really are a young hero, the prestige of General Zhang is really thunderous these days."

Tang Tong, the commander in chief of Miyun, said with a very easy-going smile: "The waves behind the Yangtze River drive the waves ahead. There are young talents like General Zhang, but we are old."

Wang Tingchen, the former commander of the guards, squinted at Zhang Cheng, with a look of dissatisfaction in his eyes.

Only Ma Ke, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, praised Zhang Cheng very much and was full of praise.

After a round of introductions, Zhang Cheng only felt very depressed in his chest. These generals of Guan Ning were all heavy-hearted and extremely arrogant.

It was Wang Tingchen, the former commander-in-chief of the Tunwei. Although he was loyal in history, he fought to the end during the Songjin War and sacrificed his life for the country. He deserves my respect, but their expressions clearly showed that Unconvinced and unfriendly to oneself.

If we only talk about being easy to get along with, among the generals Zhang Cheng met, Wang Pu, the chief of the Datong Town, and Ma Ke, the chief of the Shanhaiguan, are the most. However, these two are famous escaped generals. .

But the communication skills of these two people are absolutely not to be outdone.

Lu Xiangsheng saw Gao Qi lurking in front of the crowd, openly showing his favor to his favorite general, his eyes gradually showed displeasure.

After Gao Qiqian, Zhending governor Zhang Qiping and his group praised Zhang Cheng again and again, especially praised him for shooting the slave chief Dorgon with an arrow, saying that this matter will definitely become a good story, which will be circulated in the market for a long time. Praise to all peoples.

After finally introducing everyone to Zhang Cheng, Gao Qiqian seemed to have the intention of letting Zhang Cheng follow him into the city.

Lu Xiangsheng took a step forward calmly, Zhang Cheng cleverly took the opportunity to retreat behind Yang Guozhu, and Yang Guozhu couldn't help turning his head to give Zhang Cheng an appreciative glance.

(End of this chapter)