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Chapter 5 The Governor Summons the Generals

Zhang Yan's general tent was divided into two rooms, inside and outside. The outside room was used for discussing matters with his subordinates, and also used as a dining place, while the inside room was his resting place.

Seeing that Zhang Cheng had returned, Zhang Yan smiled and said, "You boy, are you a starving ghost reincarnated?"

Hearing the voice, Zhang Cheng raised his head, chewing a piece of dried bacon in his mouth, and said with a slightly vague smile, "I've been marching for days, I'm so hungry, this bacon is really good."

Zhang Yan came to sit down, but he was not in a hurry to eat. He just looked at Zhang Cheng with kind eyes. After a while, he said calmly, "Eat slowly, uncle will make sure you are full."

Zhang Cheng swallowed hard the steamed buns in his mouth, took another sip of rice soup, and said to Zhang Yan: "Uncle, do you think our Xuan Dajun's entry into the guard will go well? I heard that I intend to discuss with the Tartars today." Mr. Yang Ge of the Ministry of War is already planning this matter..."

The more Zhang Cheng spoke, his voice became softer, and he kept carefully watching the changes on Zhang Yan's face.

Zhang Yan had just picked up a steamed bun at this time, when he heard that Zhang Cheng mentioned Jinshang and the cabinet ministers, he stopped immediately: "Shut up, can you just mention Jinshang casually?"

After speaking, he began to eat steamed buns. In fact, on the way to Changping, Zhang Yan had already heard about this matter. The generals of Xuanda were secretly worried that the current court situation would be unfavorable to the governor Lu Xiangsheng.

Everyone knows that the governor Lu Xiangsheng is determined to take the lead in the battle. When he came, he was ready to fight the Tartars with all his heart, but along the way, there were constant gossip.

It is said that the imperial court is going to discuss the payment with the Tartars, and the elder Yang Sichang is already planning the matter. It seems that the current emperor is also very supportive of the discussion. Everyone is worried, worried for Governor Lu, and also for the future of Xuan Dajun worry.

"Cough...cough..." Zhang Yan was thinking about something in his heart, and he was a little anxious to eat a few mouthfuls of steamed buns. He hurriedly drank two mouthfuls of rice soup, looked up and saw Zhang Cheng standing there, and said to him in a slow and loving voice: "This It's not easy to talk nonsense, and it must not be mentioned in the army in the future."

Seeing the love and care in his uncle's eyes, Zhang Cheng was moved, and said sincerely, "Yes. Uncle, don't worry, Cheng'er will not mention it in the future."

Zhang Yan said to him again in a deep voice: "This time we enter the guard, we just need to follow the military orders of Duchen Lu and Yang Junmen." Having said that, he looked at Zhang Cheng with love in his eyes, and continued road:

"As for the matters above the court, those civil servants will take care of it. Don't worry about it anymore."

"Yes, uncle." Zhang Cheng was moved after hearing these words: "Cheng'er, write it down."

After Zhang Yan finished eating a steamed bun, he looked at Zhang Cheng in front of him with satisfaction, feeling somewhat comforted in his heart. He had no children before his knees, only one daughter, and he had long regarded Zhang Cheng as his own son.

Now he is taking the opportunity to observe and test him, and he also wants to use this time to enter the capital to help Zhang Cheng accumulate some military merits. How did he know that he would follow Duchen Lu to die in Julu, and then asked with caring: "Cheng'er, your body has not been recovering for a long time. It's okay to run a long distance, right?"

Zhang Cheng was still eating steamed buns with bacon and rice soup, and he was moved when he heard that Zhang Yan cared about his body. His father died early, and he treated this uncle as his half-father.

At this moment, he replied softly: "Uncle, don't worry, Cheng'er is fine." After finishing speaking, he put down half of the steamed bun and soup bowl, stood up and punched Zhang Yan a few times, and then said with a smile: " You see, it's all right."

"Okay, as long as there is no problem." Zhang Yan saw that his nephew was in good health and did not suffer from any stubborn illness due to the army stick he hit last time. He was really happy, and he laughed unconsciously.

Zhang Cheng saw it in his eyes, and felt the warmth in his heart again.

Zhang Yan's care and love for Zhang Cheng was shown in words, which moved Zhang Cheng very much. A little bit of warmth made his heart a little excited, and he couldn't help thinking of saving his uncle's life during the Battle of Julu. .

"By the way, the right post of your department has followed me to Changping, you can take it back yourself!" Zhang Yan proposed to ask Zhang Cheng to bring back the right post of the cavalry headquarters who accompanied him.

"Let's keep the right whistle by my uncle's side. The Targat are powerful and can't be compared with bandits. If the right whistle is kept by my uncle's side, it can also protect my uncle." Zhang Cheng replied with a smile, seeing that Zhang Yan didn't show any kindness on his face. .

He continued: "Uncle is only surrounded by more than 200 cavalry from the Central Military Post, and the strength is too weak!" Zhang Cheng sincerely expressed his worries.

"Haha, you have intentions. But, do you think that I have been protected all these years? Besides, Liu Zhankui's infantry battalion will reach Changping in three days. Your uncle's safety is of no concern." Zhang Yan Said heartily.

"Nephew is still worried, the right whistle is still with uncle." After Zhang Cheng finished speaking, he grabbed another piece of bacon and put it in his mouth, and began to chew.

Zhang Yan looked at Zhang Cheng, and said in a solemn voice with majesty in his eyes: "Hmph, uncle, I have been fighting for many years, and I am not old and weak enough to need someone to protect me."

"Haha..." After speaking, the heroism in his heart was aroused, and he couldn't help laughing. Zhang Cheng sat beside him and laughed along with him.

Seeing that Zhang Cheng was in a daze, he said softly, "You take the right sentry back yourself. You and my uncle and nephew are in the same battalion. We will arrive immediately if something happens, so why worry?"

When Zhang Cheng saw what his uncle said, he didn't insist anymore, because he knew very well that Zhang Yan's danger was only in Julu. Before the battle of Julu, his life was not in danger, so he responded immediately: "Cheng'er, take orders!" !"

Zhang Yan has no children, only one daughter, so he has taken care of his nephew Zhang Cheng as his own son. Seeing that Zhang Cheng is calm and capable, and worried about his own safety, he can't help but feel very relieved, and he feels very happy comfortable.

As soon as the uncle and nephew had lunch, some soldiers came in to report.

It is said that Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of the Xuanfu, sent his own soldiers to report: "At the time of Shen, more than a thousand officers from various ministries in Xuanzhen, who came to aid Gyeonggi, gathered at the big tent of Yang Junmen, and followed Yang Junmen to Xingyuan, Governor of Changping."

After the soldiers withdrew, Zhang Cheng said to his uncle Zhang Yan: "Uncle, what do you mean by the governor summoning the generals?"

"It's hard to say." Zhang Yan thought for a while, and continued: "At this moment, there is no trace of the Tartars near Changping, so there will be no emergency military situation."

Zhang Yan paused for a while, fixed his eyes on his nephew Zhang Cheng, and suddenly asked, "Cheng'er, what do you think of this time the Tartars invaded the border?"

When Zhang Cheng heard this, he really didn't know how to answer for a while. After thinking for a while, he said: "Since the second year of Chongzhen, the Tartars have repeatedly broken into the border and invaded, and each time is more than once. If you don't fight the barbarians , to make them fearful, fearing that there is no other way."

Zhang Yan nodded approvingly, and said, "Duke Lu really wants to fight the captives, but I'll just follow the military orders."

Zhang Cheng looked at his uncle and continued: "The Tartars have overwhelmed all the Mongolian tribes, and I heard that they are now subduing North Korea. He has no worries, and he can focus on my Ming Dynasty. However, there are bandits in my court and Tartars outside. , but the finances are exhausted, and the court struggles continue.”

Zhang Yan looked at his nephew Zhang Cheng in surprise, with a trace of surprise in his eyes, he couldn't help asking: "According to Cheng's opinion, what should I do?"

Zhang Cheng closed his eyes and pondered for a long time before opening his eyes and said: "According to the imperial spirit of the capital, gather the soldiers of the king who are loyal to the king, fight against the captives, make them fearful, and then make peace with them, and discuss money with the captives, so that the eastern front will be worry-free. .

We must stabilize the foreign enemies before we can focus on suppressing thieves and appease the people. In less than three to five years, when the government settles down and the power of the people recovers, what is there to be afraid of?

By that time, our victorious army in suppressing thieves will have become a hundred-strength and strong army, enough to wipe out bandits and captives! "

After listening to what Zhang Cheng said, Zhang Yan fell into deep thought, walked slowly to the handsome chair and sat down.

He felt that what Zhang Cheng said was not unreasonable. The reality of Daming was here. The financial resources were exhausted, but he had to fight on two fronts, and the results were not satisfactory to both fronts.

Basically, where there is an emergency, there is a place to rescue, press the gourd and the ladle floats, and he is constantly consumed by various forces, and eventually the state affairs are corrupted, lacking an overall strategic policy, which is not beneficial to the state affairs.

If according to Zhang Cheng's words, the soldiers of King Qin of today, relying on the fortified city, fought fiercely with the captives, and after the captives were driven away, they would negotiate with them for money, and the saved Liao's salary would be used to specialize in suppressing bandits and appease the people, why? Worried about the turbulent bandits, and the civil strife?

Liao pay?

Yes, it is Liao Xing!

Zhang Yan had been faintly feeling that something was wrong with what Zhang Cheng was thinking, and suddenly he woke up.

The problem is Liao's salary. The Liao's salary of three to four million taels per year is the source of income for many officials and generals in Beijing, and who can move it?Whoever moves is the enemy of the Liaodong warlord family, and the mortal enemy of the officials and gentlemen who profit from it.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yan couldn't help but shudder...

　Thanks to the book friends who are drunk with green hair, life is like coffee, little ants on the road, and Xu Yongping who rides a cat and robs Xu Yongping for their recommendation tickets. You are the source of motivation for my persistence!
　　


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