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Chapter 134 You are a bit pursuing, okay?

Shen Shuren really wanted to keep a low profile. Seeing that Zuo Liangyu was forced to arrive in Nanyang, he didn't bother to know the other party. He just let his personal guards go around the left side and go south on the main road.

However, he didn't expect that he would stimulate Zuo Liangyu so much.The vanguard scouts of the Zuo Family Army saw the "Shen" flag appearing in front of them, even if they were passing by the camp, they still sent people out to intercept and question:
"Stop! The military camp is important, don't get close! Where are you soldiers!"

Faced with the rudeness of Zuo Liangyu's department, the generals around Shen Shuren were of course furious.Zuo Zixiong, who was strong in martial arts, was the first to jump out and shouted loudly:
"Presumptuous! This is Huguang Bingbei Shen Daotai face to face! How dare you Zuo Zongbing be rude? Yang Ge's old man is close to the city, so you are not afraid of being punished by him!"

Zuo Zixiong brought out Yang Sichang, after all, he still had the prestige of a sick tiger, Zuo Liangyu's department did not dare to be too rude.After all, Zuo Liangyu had given up Ruanyi Town Nanyang, gave up the territory he had operated in Hanyang, Wuchang for nearly two years, and only brought his direct line troops to start anew.

If you can't bear this, you can directly raise the flag in Wuchang to rebel against it, so why delay it until now.

Seeing that the two sides are about to clash, fortunately, there are senior military officers controlling the field.Zuo Zixiong personally stood in front of Shen Shuren, and guards beside him took out heavy iron shields to cover the surroundings.

While talking, there was a sound of horns in Zuo Liangyu's army.A majestic military general in his forties, with a burly appearance and a well-groomed moustache, came out more and more, and the guards on both sides split like waves, making way for him.

Seeing this posture, Shen Shuren knew that Zuo Liangyu himself had appeared.

It was the first time he saw Zuo Liangyu with his own eyes, and he was a little surprised by the other person's appearance.

He originally thought that a warlord like Zuo Liangyu would have a mustache like Zhang Fei's, and if it was long enough, he would wish to have a beard like Guan Yu's.

But Zuo Liangyu shaved her cheeks very clean, leaving only a handful on her chin, except for the delicate mustache on her lips, which looked like it was between Adolf and Stalin.

Shen Shuren is good at observing people. From the way Zuo Liangyu tidied up his beard, he could tell that this person was probably on par with Hong Chengchou in terms of "cherishing feathers"——

Anyone who cherishes things will often be entangled in righteousness and status, which is why Zuo Liangyu can't be a thief directly and frankly, and always wants a status to serve the court.

It's no wonder that in history, he could play the banner of the Qing emperor, but he didn't have the courage to directly play the banner of rebellion.

Of course, cherishing feathers is not a bad thing.Shen Shuren also cherishes feathers and likes to plan for the long term.It's just that if the opponent also cherishes the feathers, there is no need to worry about the opponent's recklessness and violent attacks.

Shen Shuren also gave just the right amount of face, reined in his horse and came out more and more, holding a folding fan and cupping his hands:
"It seems that Zuo Zongzhen is in person. I have seen him for a long time. I heard that Mr. Yang Ge will be reused in the future. I wish Zuo Zongzhen to make persistent efforts and win the head of the intruder as soon as possible. It's done."

Just now Zuo Zixiong called Zuo Liangyu "Zuo Zong Bing", but Shen Shuren used the honorific name "Zuo Zong Zhen" anyway, which was considered as a way of saving face.

However, everyone in the Shen family's army obviously has a very good sense of scale, respects the imperial court's transfer order, and always emphasizes that Zuo Liangyu has been deprived of the title of "General Ping Zei" and is now just a general soldier, nothing more than a town with a large number of troops the commander in chief.

Zuo Liangyu's cheeks twitched, but it was not easy to attack, but she couldn't help smoothing her well-groomed mustache with her fingers.

What Shen Shuren said was official, in this Nanyang boundary and Yang Sichang's territory, he hadn't gained a firm foothold yet, so he couldn't just tear his face apart.

Fortunately, Zuo Liangyu also has confidant lackeys around him, and at this time, his subordinates are needed to be rude, so he can smooth things over.

I saw a powerful general named Kong Wu coming out of the crowd, pointing at Shen Shuren and insulting: "Shen Shuren, don't be hypocritical! Who doesn't know that you instigated my general to move the town! Don't think that you are a civil servant! Attached!

My general is close to Mr. Hou and Shangshu, and to Donglin Zhengdao. It is a way of repaying kindness. You framed the general out of personal grievances, and sooner or later you will end badly! "

"Loyalty, don't be presumptuous! Go back and get twenty army sticks!" Zuo Liangyu waited for his subordinates to finish cursing, and he also trimmed his beard. Then he reprimanded a few words without pain, and then turned to Shen Shuren:

"Shen Daotai, my subordinates are all rough people, you won't argue with them, right? The imperial court has its own judgment on the merits and demerits of the lack of rescue. Your congratulations are appreciated by the general."

It turned out that the general next to him who was in charge of scolding and beating people with military sticks was named Hao Xiaozhong - this guy was not well-known in history, and Zuo Liangyu also followed Zuo Menggeng to surrender after his death.

The only bright spot is that Hao Xiaozhong was not very loyal when he was working for Daming, but he was very loyal after he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.Later, when he fought against the Nanming armed forces in Huguang and Sichuan, he was defeated and captured by Sun Kewang. He would rather die than surrender. He is a loyal and hardcore traitor.

Later, in the seventh year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty, Hao Xiaozhong and Kong Youde were enshrined in the "Zhaozhong Shrine" as a sacrifice. killed).

Shen Shuren didn't know much about the deeds of these little people. When he read "History of Ming Dynasty" in his previous life, he just felt that the deeds of this guy were too weird, so he couldn't help noticing them a little bit.

Looking back now, I am also amazed: Today is really an eye-opener, seeing such a hardcore traitor.

It's a pity that the other party's bad deeds haven't happened yet, and they can't find an excuse to kill them directly. They can only talk to his master.

Shen Shuren responded with a half-smile: "Don't worry, Zuo Zongzhen, how can I have the same knowledge as this kind of thing. If you can live to this day, I believe that all of your subordinates will not be like this, otherwise I believe you would have died in Zhang Xianzhong's life." Got it."

Hao Xiaozhong was furious at Shen Shuren's words, and regardless of Zuo Liangyu's obstruction, he went forward to show Shen Shuren a good look at the moment of his brain - at worst, he would be punished!Anyway, it is said that Shen Shuren insulted him, he was impulsive, and has nothing to do with his general!
As long as Zuo Liangyu didn't order other people to come forward to use force, if something happened, he wouldn't be able to bite Zuo Liangyu's head, at most he was lax in running the army.

Zuo Liangyu seemed to hesitate for a moment, and after such a delay, Hao Xiaozhong had already rushed in front of Shen Shuren.It's a pity that the next second, as if he had hit a wall, he was directly sent flying by the handle of a long knife.

Zuo Zixiong's long saber was spinning like flying, just like Liu Ting in the battle of Saerhu, he directly threw the rude Hao Xiaozhong off his horse.

Zuo Liangyu narrowed his eyes, and the other generals around him also couldn't help but lean back a little. He didn't expect that there would be such a strong martial arts general beside Shen Shuren.

However, Shen Shuren's face remained unchanged, he just looked at all this coldly, without the panic of "a scholar meets a soldier, and he can't explain why" when other civil servants suddenly changed.

The soldiers on both sides couldn't help but glance at Shen Shuren's calmness again.

Zuo Liangyu had no choice but to suffer from this dark loss. After all, if he personally ordered the left and right hands to act, the nature of the matter would change.

His decree lines twitched a few times, and the left and right immediately brought military sticks, pushed Hao Xiaozhong to the ground in public, and severely punished him for being rude to Shen Daotai in public.

After the forty sticks, Hao Xiaozhong's chrysanthemum was covered with blood and flesh, Zuo Liangyu said with a smile on his face: "Shen Daotai, the last general is not strict in running the army, and my subordinates are impulsive. I just want to argue with you. I have already punished you." It’s over, let’s forget about it.”

Shen Shuren also knew that he couldn't be in a hurry, so he saved some face, got a cheap deal, and accepted it as soon as it was good.

He said very measuredly: "Since Mr. Zuo has spoken, I still want to give you some face. To be honest, I didn't want to be your enemy. It was Hou Xun and Hou Fangyu who offended me, and they wanted to Of course I have to obstruct what I do.

Zuo Zongzhen, you are not a member of the officialdom, it has nothing to do with you whether Donglin is not Donglin.Let me advise you, as a general, don't try to curry favor with the faction of court officials.I heard that His Majesty has become more and more taboo about civil and military friendship recently, and some things will only harm Hou Shangshu more.

Li Xiangjun's matter is that you didn't reinforce Huangzhou first, and I got drunk and angry for a while, and said that I slipped my tongue, didn't you embarrass you?I bid farewell to Mr. Ge this time, and I will go to Wuchang to take over. I hope that the civil and military personnel who stay in Wuchang will not trip me because of Zuo Zongzhen's relationship.Otherwise, I will have no choice but to deal with business. "

Blue veins popped up on Zuo Liangyu's forehead. For a moment, it seemed that the left and right generals were watching him behind his back, and there was a silent rumor that "the concubine Hou Fangyu wanted to buy for Zuo Liangyu was cut off by Shen Daotai and fell asleep".

However, Shen Shuren used an explanatory tone, and the timing was just right. If Zuo Liangyu had an attack, he would definitely be charged with a more serious crime.

Moreover, while Shen Shuren humiliated him, he secretly threatened him, and at the same time, there was another step hidden in the threat for him to descend——

Historically, in the second half of the 14th year of Chongzhen, Hou Xun had been released from the Imperial Prison, resumed his post as Minister of the Household Department, and was even transferred to the governor of Huguang and Henan later.

Zuo Liangyu went north to Yancheng in the 15th year of Chongzhen and fought against Li Zicheng in Zhuxian Town. It was during his benefactor, Hou Xun, who supervised him, who urged him to fight.It was also rare for him to give Hou Xun face and made a contribution, but he was still defeated by Li Zicheng, and his elite was wiped out.

Now, because of the butterfly effect, because Yang Sichang is still alive, there is no need for others to supervise Zuo Liangyu.

Secondly, Shen Shuren also promoted a lot of reforms in the household department, and attracted many real power factions to make contributions together. Jiang Dejing, the current secretary of the household department, has become a full-time official.

Three times, because the Hou family colluded with Zuo Liangyu and was muddied by Shen Shuren, the reputation of the Hou family became even worse.Hou Fangyu has been kicked out of the "Four Princes of Jiangzuo" in Nanjing Shilin, and has become a despised existence.Hou Xun even estimated that he would be imprisoned until he died.

If Zuo Liangyu acted rashly and caused losses to the court, then Chongzhen would directly kill Hou Xunwen!
Zuo Liangyu hesitated again and again, and finally found a step down for himself.

He can flexibly apologize to Shen Shuren in public, and he is very respectful.Dismounted from the horse and stood with hands folded until Shen Shuren and his party went away.

The generals behind him were outraged, and even Hao Xiaozhong, who was beaten to a pulp, shouted:

"General! Since when did our army of thieves ever suffer from this kind of arrogance! We have an army of [-], and we are afraid of such a civil servant who leads [-] troops! This guy humiliated me too much, and the general will go up and give them a good time. Go and accept the crime." Yes! The general will not be implicated!"

"Fool! Am I afraid of trouble! I am doing this for my benefactor Hou Shangshu! Hou Shangshu is still in prison! If there is a big trouble, if people misunderstand him, there will be no civil and military affairs. Wouldn't it harm Hou Shangshu! "

Zuo Liangyu slapped her face a few times to save herself face.

The generals felt bad, but they also found the steps, endured their disgust and continued to boast: "The general is so righteous! Only for the sake of Hou Shangshu did he put up with this Shen! Killed!"

No matter what everyone thinks in their hearts, whether they laugh at Zuo Liangyu for being cut off by someone or not, the stunning concubine can bear it, at least the lines spoken on the surface are enough for spiritual victory.

After regaining face, Zuo Liangyu took a long time to come back to his senses. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that his tricks might not be able to convince the crowd, and he was afraid that he would eventually lose face in the hearts of his subordinates.

He thought to himself bitterly: This Shen Shuren is amazing, he is calmer than other soldiers in charge and civil servants he met before, and in a hurry, he can continue to beat people in the face to save face, and at the same time threaten you with the benefactor Shangguan, One side has already thought of going down the steps.

After Shen Shuren had gone several miles away, Zuo Liangyu finally figured out the logic of what happened just now.

Originally, when he met Yuan Jixian, he didn't think it was that difficult to deal with. Although Yang Sichang was majestic, he was already very old. If he was younger and more vigorous, he would have the majesty of Shen Shuren.

This guy was able to frame him successfully, he really wasn't someone who was easy to deal with!Zuo Liangyu was sullen for a while, but there was nothing he could do.

On the other side, Shen Shuren and his personal guards quickly rode to the Baihe Wharf, boarded the boat and went downstream by water.Zuo Zixiong and other generals beside him were still full of praise:

"The Daotai is really heroic and powerful, with both civil and military skills. With a lot of reasoning, a stubborn person like Zuo Liangyu is speechless. You are shocked. I believe that other civil and military people around Mr. Yang Ge will soon know about this. of."

Shen Shuren smiled indifferently: "What's the point of bickering. You guys are a little pursuing, okay?"

On the same day, the Shen family's army boarded a boat and went down the river. Two days later, they passed through Xiangyang again, took care of some daily business affairs, and then continued southward.

The fleet sailed along the Han River for four days, and finally arrived at Hanyang Mansion. Shen Shuren and his party lingered here to rest, waiting for the big boat to cross the river. Let everyone know who is in charge of Hanyang and Wuchang in the future, and whose orders they should listen to.

Two days later, the Shen family's fleet of large ships arrived and carried the eldest and young master across the south of the Yangtze River before arriving at Wuchang Mansion.The acceptance of Zuo Liangyu's legacy is also officially in full swing.

(End of this chapter)