Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 77 Biggest Belly

The noise of the cavalry crossing the border and the rumble of horse hooves were really a bit loud.

After a while, the officers and soldiers in Huailai City flocked to the top of the city to see what was going on.

"Where is this cavalry army, and it just passed by like this?"

"Look at the flag as the word "congratulations", I don't know who the commander is, I haven't heard of it!"

"There used to be a commander named He Renlong who could fight, but he was beheaded by the court!"

"It doesn't matter who he is or what he wants to do. Anyway, I'm too hungry to walk, so I'm just lying here!"

"That's right. Whether it's the imperial officers and soldiers or the Chuang King's army, whoever feeds will follow whoever has the biggest belly!"

"Aren't you afraid of being heard by those above when you say this?"

"So what if you hear it, you'll die. If you have the seed, come and get it!"

"..."

While they were talking, they watched the cavalry go away. The dust they rolled up enveloped the city, and there was another wave of curses.

Just as they were about to disperse, I didn't know who it was, but suddenly shouted: "It seems like another cavalry is coming!"

As a soldier and a frontier soldier, I am particularly sensitive to the sound of cavalry's hooves.Just by listening for a moment, they can tell where the sound of horse hooves comes from, whether it is going away or coming.

Sure enough, after waiting for a while, another cavalry army appeared in the direction of the cavalry army that came just now.

As a result, there was another discussion on the top of the city. It was probably the same as before, with the mentality of watching a show and not caring about what the cavalry outside the city was going to do.

However, this time it was different from the previous cavalry army.

I saw someone pointing to the middle of the cavalry in front of me and exclaiming loudly: "Look, what is that, the Jin Yi Guard Cavalry?"

"Really, I've never seen so many. What are you doing?"

"..."

This cavalry army still circled the city, chasing the path of the previous cavalry army towards Xuanfu Town.However, among the cavalry that the city defenders were most concerned about, five cavalry suddenly left the team and came towards the Huailai city gate.

At this moment, everyone turned their attention to these five imperial guards. They wondered what they were here to do.
They saw the five horses galloping to the city gate downstairs and then reining in their horses and stopping. The leader raised a gold medal he had already held in his hand and shouted to the top of the city: "Where is General Huailai?"

With such a big movement, it was impossible for General Huailai not to be on top of the city. Hearing the sound, he looked and recognized the gold medal. His heart tightened and he quickly replied: "The general is here!"

As he spoke, he prepared to ask people to open the city gate.

As a result, the guard with the gold medal in hand had no intention of entering the city. Instead, he looked up at the top of the city and shouted loudly: "There is a decree. Officers from more than [-] households in each guard station in Huailai will arrive at Xuanfu Town before noon tomorrow. The governor's yamen will take the list of soldiers under his command to calculate the arrears of pay. Anyone who dares to miss out on pay or has an incorrect list will be killed! Anyone who dares to commit fraud will be killed! Anyone who delays his arrival will be killed!"

He shouted three times in a row, and then shouted to the top of the city: "Can you hear me clearly?"

Although there was the sound of rumbling horse hooves, this Jin Yiwei shouted to the top of the city from below the city gate, and he shouted three times, so anyone who was not deaf could hear him clearly.

General Huailai was confused after what he heard. Although he heard clearly, he still had questions, so he asked: "I dare to ask the angel, what does the general mean when he heard that it was accounting for unpaid wages?"

The others held their voices and held their breath, listening with their ears perked up. "Of course we have to pay off the arrears!" The Jinyi Guardsman shouted loudly, "The newly formed Beijing Camp in the capital has paid off the arrears!"

After saying that, the five of them tightened their reins, turned their horses' heads, and chased the cavalry that had passed.

At this time, the people on the top of the city were dumbfounded. They watched the cavalry disappear before they came to their senses.

"Impossible? Why do I hear it? It seems that the imperial court not only wants to pay military wages, but also pay off the outstanding wages? Why do I feel like I am dreaming!"

"Yes, I feel like I'm dreaming too. Where does the court get the money?"

"It would be great to be able to pay military pay, but we still have to pay off the outstanding pay. How is this possible? Are you kidding us?"

"Didn't you see that the Jin Yiwei has a gold medal? It represents the emperor's will. How can he be fooling others? If we go back to Xuanfu Town, wouldn't we know it?"

"..."

Suddenly, the city became very lively, and every soldier actively participated in the discussion due to their expectations for military pay.

Although none of them believed that there would be any good thing about getting military pay, let alone paying off the arrears, there was hope after all.

General Huailai on the top of the city also had a look of disbelief. He hurriedly discussed with his subordinates, but no one believed that the imperial court had the money to pay the army, let alone pay off the arrears.

At this time, they actually saw another cavalry army of three thousand people passing by Huailai City.

This movement was definitely something they had not expected before.

Of course they knew that Li Zicheng's army was in Shanxi.The tens of thousands of cavalry galloping past must be related to Li Zicheng's army.However, you can’t even dream of paying off the outstanding wages, right?
If the imperial court had this kind of money, it would have settled the issue of thieves long ago!

But no matter what, the gold medal is real, and so is the cavalry. Even if General Huailai doesn't believe it, the soldiers below can't give up the hope of making money, and they all flock to their superiors and ask for a declaration. Let’s take a look at the situation.

"Anyone who dares to take advantage of free money or have an incorrect list will be beheaded! Anyone who dares to commit fraud will be beheaded! Anyone who is late will be beheaded!" These three consecutive "beheads" made Huailai dare not regard it as child's play, so he hurriedly Go get ready.

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At the same time, in Xuanfu Town, several people were eating and drinking in the most luxurious private room of the most famous "Ying Ke Lai" restaurant in the city.

The person sitting in the main seat has almost no eyebrows. One look at this person makes him feel a little feminine.

Hearing him speak, he also spoke with a feminine tone: "Everyone here today is a trustworthy person. Marshal Wang will tell you the truth. The auspicious news that week was a great victory. This is different from what was expected before. You have to give our family an explanation. "

He said this to a middle-aged and elderly man on his left, probably in his 40s or almost 50s.Listening to this conversation, he must be a general soldier.

I only heard him reply respectfully: "Eunuch Du, I still have the same view as before. Zhou Yuji's great victory was mostly just to fool people. There was no danger to defend Daizhou and the troops were insufficient. How could there be a great victory? Wait until then As soon as Li Zicheng's army arrives, Zhou Yuji will definitely use the mantis' arm as a chariot and surrender before he dies, there is no third outcome!"

Eunuch Du is Du Xun, the supervisor of the Xuanfu, and this commander is Wang Chengyun, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu.

After hearing this, Du Xun turned to look at the man on his right, dressed as a businessman.

When this man saw Du Xun turning to look at him, he quickly said with a smile: "I am a businessman, and the last thing I want to do is fight. As long as Eunuch Du can be considerate of the people's sentiments, he should be a filial piety."

(End of this chapter)