weaving

Chapter 223

The roads in Xuanfu Town are old and uneven. The bluestone slabs are broken in many places and have not been replaced. Moreover, there are many stalls on both sides of the main streets.

Because there are many carriages and horses, there will often be traffic jams. At this time, carriages are more expensive and scarce than automobiles in later generations.

Leaving aside the carts, the mules and horses that pull carts are beyond the reach of ordinary families, not to mention coachmen and grooms, so those who own carts think highly of themselves.

All the coachmen have also formed a general habit of being ashamed to give way, so they often quarrel and scold in the market, each setting up their own backstage, and refusing to give in to each other.

At this time, the road in front of Changping Street was blocked again, and the two coachmen were swearing at each other there.

A coachman yelled: "You pretty bastard, do you know which house this car belongs to? Saying it will scare you to death! You won't let it go."

The other coachman was not to be outdone, and retorted: "You beggar, do you know who is sitting in the old car?"

The two pointed at each other's noses, laughed and cursed at each other, surrounded by many idle men and women, and many people came to watch with great interest.

Really, in any era, at any time, there is no shortage of people who eat melons!

The onlookers even booed from time to time. They urged the two coachmen to do it. Seeing the truth under their hands, whoever was defeated would get out of the way.

During the bustle, everyone suddenly looked to the south suspiciously. It seemed that the ground felt like it was vibrating neatly...

When everyone was surprised, someone shouted in front: "The King Qin army of Yang Junmen has returned to the city, and Zhang Yan will die for the country..."

The crowd was in an uproar, Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Xuanzhen, Zhang Yan and other generals who led the army at the beginning also caused a sensation.

Now, the return of the army, how can it not be eye-catching, especially a while ago, about Lu Xiangsheng and Zhang Yan fighting and dying for the country, Zhang Cheng shot Dorgon with an arrow, and Yuetuo was killed by the array, and other things have already spread all over the town of Xuanfu .

Although there are all kinds of people in the world, each of them has different ideas about Dajun Qinwang. Some people look forward to it, some people fear it, and some people are indifferent. However, it is certain to pay attention to it collectively.

At this time, some not-so-glamorously dressed officials of the governor's office hurriedly came to drive away the people on the street, and cleared the way for Zhang Yan's coffin to enter the city. in the alley.

Now in the town of Xuanfu, stories of Zhang Cheng becoming the queen of Weiqin are everywhere. legend.

Neighbors and alleys heard that Zhang Cheng was being talked about everywhere, about Lien Zhan Lianjie, the emperor personally crowned the best of the three armies, was promoted to guerrilla and left the town on the North Road, shot Dorgon with arrows, and killed Mazhan and Yuetuo, etc. It has been deduced into a storytelling, and the more it is passed on, the more magical it is.

Everyone stood on both sides of Changping Street, looking at groups of pioneering cavalry on horseback. Many of them still had bloodstains on their iron armor, and under the sunlight, they faintly flashed a dark red color.

The murderous aura emanating from their bodies was cold and solemn, and the Changping Street was suddenly extremely quiet. As Zhang Cheng appeared in the eyes of everyone, there was another burst of discussion.

"The general walking ahead is Zhang Cheng..."

"He was the one who killed Yue Tuonan..."

"...a very handsome little general...have you married yet..."

"It seems that you haven't married a wife yet...what's the matter...just you...still want to be General Zhang's father-in-law?"

Afterwards, the four whistlers who carried the coffin always appeared in front of everyone, and the sound of their boots hitting the ground was uniform, as if they had been rehearsed by colleagues before.

"Isn't that Mr. Zhang Shao? What's wrong with his eyes..."

"Who is that person? Why haven't I seen it before, Old Wang, do you know..."

"I've never seen it before... By the way... why don't you see Hushao..."

"Look at that, that's Mr. Wu Shao... why does he seem to be missing an arm..."

Amidst the discussion among the crowd, there was a "plop", and I don't know which of the onlookers knelt down first.

Suddenly, there was a sound of "plop... plop..." and people knelt down wherever Xuanzhen Shen moved Zhang Yan's coffin.

There was no longer any discussion on the street, but it seemed very solemn. People kneeled down for Zhang Yan as if from the bottom of their hearts. There were some people who didn't want to kneel down, but in such an environment, they couldn't stand out from the crowd too much. .

The crowd fell to their knees, and among them was the lender who was borrowed 2000 taels of silver by Zhang Chengqiang. At this moment, his heart was like fifteen buckets, churning up and down.

Ever since he heard that Zhang Cheng had been promoted to be a guerrilla general, and that he would leave the third-rank officer as a third-rank officer with the command of Wei, he began to feel uneasy. He thought about Zhang Cheng's borrowing of money back then.

Back then, Zhang Cheng asked him to borrow money, but he rejected Zhang Cheng because Zhang Cheng had no collateral, and finally forced Zhang Cheng to resort to that sinister trick to forcefully borrow 2000 taels.

Only now did he realize that he regretted it, and he said to himself in his heart: If I had known Zhang Qian would be promoted so quickly, I might as well have given him more money back then, hey!

How to do?
Do you want the 2000 taels of silver? How should you want it?
…………

Zhang Yan's mourning hall is located in the Xikuayuan of the general's mansion. For three days, there have been officials on duty in turn. Zhang Cheng has been guarding his uncle's mourning as a dutiful son. Rich merchants also came to worship.

Since entering the city, Zhang Cheng gave the soldiers under his command a holiday. They have served with the army for more than five months. Now that they are back, they are all looking forward to returning home to see that they are safe.

There are also fathers and brothers like Chen Zhong and Lin Fangping who are also in the army. Nowadays, there are many relatives who died in the war, and each of them has chores to take care of. Now only Wei Zhice, Liu Jinhai and others are by Zhang Cheng's side.

With the end of the grand burial ceremony, Zhang Yan, the Hussar general of the Ming Empire and general of Xuanzhen, was buried in peace, and all the soldiers under Zhang Cheng also returned to the team.

The mood of flexing his fists and doing a big job burned in Zhang Cheng's chest.

He first sent Chen Zheng to lead the three hundred elite cavalry in his sentinel, carrying three thousand silver taels, to go to the vicinity of Chi Castle, and go north to investigate the situation on the Shangbei Road, including the mountains and rivers, the folk customs, the population of each place, the fields, etc. situation.

That night, Chen Zhong came to report that Diao Dacheng, a gangster from Xuan Town, was begging to see Zhang Cheng outside the gate of the mansion. This was the third consecutive night that Diao Dacheng knelt outside the gate of the mansion begging to see Zhang Cheng.

Zhang Cheng glanced at Chen Zhong, and said, "The fire is almost ready, let him come in and wait in the east side hall."

(End of this chapter)