A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

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After Wang Dou received the imperial decree and various rewards, the angel smiled and said to Wang Dou: "Uncle Zhongyong, congratulations. When you enter, you can take charge of the five mansions, the six armies, and you can take the seal of the general as the commander-in-chief when you leave." , Jurisdiction over Cao Gang, it can be seen that the emperor attaches great importance to you."
Wang Dou said: "Thank you, father-in-law, may I ask your name?"
The angel smiled and said, "Our family Wang Cheng'en must get close to Uncle Zhongyong."
Wang Dou was stunned, and said: "It's hard work on the road, and Cheng Yi will send you to Dou, so don't refuse."
Wang Chengen said with a smile, "Okay."
Everyone congratulated Wang Dou like a flood. The soldiers of the Shunxiang Army under the stage... Now they are going to be called the Jingbian Army, and there is overwhelming cheers. "General" seal, many people were filled with tears and excited.
The people on the sidelines were equally excited. Today they witnessed the birth of a miracle, and it was General Wang who was highly appreciated by everyone.
They cheered together and merged into one voice: "Uncle Zhongyong, General Zhenglu!"
"Uncle Zhongyong, General Zhenglu!"
"Uncle Zhongyong, General Zhenglu..."
Wang Doudeng performed on the Wutai stage and raised his hand to salute the crowd, which aroused thunderous cheers.
Seeing the sound of the tide below, crowds of people are moving, Wang Dou is so prestigious, Zuo Liangyu and others don't care on the surface, but they are very jealous in their hearts.
Liu Yuanbin snorted even more coldly: "What's the air?"
The angel Wang Cheng'en looked at Wang Dou's back with a thoughtful expression.
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Afterwards, the officials in Xiangyang will clean up the dust for the angels. At the banquet, Wang Dou and Wang Chengen became the protagonists. The supervisor Yang Sichang was seriously ill but could not attend.
After the banquet, the angel Wang Chengen rested in the elegant mansion arranged by Xiangyang officials, and the eunuch Liu Yuanbin visited secretly.
As soon as he saw Wang Cheng'en's face, he knelt down and cried: "Please, father-in-law, be the master of your servant."
Wang Chengen was admiring a calligraphy and painting on the wall. Seeing Liu Yuanbin like this, he frowned and said, "What is it that you want to decide for you?"
Seeing Wang Chengen's deep expression, Liu Yuanbin felt chills in his heart. He knew this person in front of him. Although the eunuch who held the pen was just one of the many eunuchs who held the pen and followed the hall, he was far incomparable.He followed the emperor since he was a child, cunning and ruthless, not only feared by his inner courtiers, but also feared by many foreign ministers, but he was very loyal to the emperor and deeply loved by the emperor.
Seeing Wang Chengen staring at him indifferently, Liu Yuanbin thought about it for a while, and then said: "That Wang Dou is domineering and rude, calling me a slave in front of all the officials."
As soon as this remark came out, not only Wang Chengen's face twitched, but also the eunuchs standing in the hall, many of them changed color.
Wang Chengen walked in front of Liu Yuanbin with his hands behind his back, and said darkly: "Then what did you do, Uncle Zhongyong wants to scold you like this?"
Liu Yuanbin opened his mouth, and finally said in a low voice: "There is a shortage of war horses in my camp, and Wang Dou captured a lot of horses, so..."
For a long time, he didn't hear any movement in front of him. He secretly raised his eyes to look at him, but saw Wang Chengen's gloomy eyes looking at him motionlessly. He couldn't help but tremble, and said tentatively: "Elder-in-law..."
But Wang Chengen yelled: "Okay, Liu Yuanbin, the emperor thinks highly of you and appoints you as the supervisor of the army. This is how you supervise the army? Do you take the emperor's trust to heart? Who is Uncle Zhongyong? Even the emperor I deeply appreciate that you blackmailed him? Think about it yourself, if this continues, I will impeach you to the emperor!"
Liu Yuanbin didn't expect this to be the result, his face turned green and pale for a while, and he said anxiously: "Elder-in-law, please listen to the servant girl's explanation."
Wang Chengen flicked his sleeves: "See off the guests."
Liu Yuanbin couldn't bear the fear in his heart anymore, and collapsed to the ground.
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When the angel arrived that day, it was not only the news of Wang Dou Fengbo that caused a sensation. In the afternoon, the angel visited the supervisor Yang Sichang, showed the emperor's hand, and summoned Zhongyong Bo's class teacher to help Jinzhou.The Jingbian military supplies left the customs as soon as possible, and arrived in Ningyuan on July [-].
Of course, it is also said in the hand metaphor, you can see what Yang Sichang means, if he is determined not to let people go, the emperor will not be reluctant.
Those who heard the news were very concerned about the meaning of the supervisor Yang Sichang. To be honest, Yang Sichang was in a complicated mood. He wanted Wang Dou to stay in Huguang and continue his great cause of suppressing thieves, but he also knew that Wang Dou was at odds with Zuo Liangyu and others. Not wanting to regenerate right and wrong in Huguang after death, he finally decided to let him go and let Wang Dou be his teacher.
When the news came out, Zuo Liangyu and others celebrated happily, congratulating Renlong as fierce as a tiger, while Sun Yingyuan and Huang Degong felt conflicted.
No matter what others think, Wang Dou decided to leave, early in the morning on the ninth day of the lunar new year.
On the seventh day and the eighth day of the lunar new year, there were a lot of people feasting. For everyone, being able to make friends with a loyal and brave uncle who is famous all over the world is something to be proud of. , It is also a matter of honor.
On the eighth day of the eighth day, the supervisor Yang Sichang invited Uncle Zhongyong Wang Dou for business, and Wang Dou just said goodbye to Yang Sichang, so he came to the supervisor Xingyuan.
When he saw Yang Sichang, he saw that his spirit had improved a lot, and his face was glowing red. Wang Dou knew that this was a flashback, so he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Yang Sichang also looked at Wang Dou carefully, and saw that he was wearing a boa robe, with an extraordinary bearing, and the appearance of a man and a dragon. He was admiring and sighing at the same time, and said: "The sage once gave him a poem, "Sweep away the atmosphere of the bandits, and then you will be at peace, and you will be educated and the people's livelihood will be restored." , I am ashamed of the governor, I haven't done all my work, Uncle Zhongyong is old in military affairs, tell me, can the bandits in this world be wiped out?"
Wang Dou saw himself leading the army to Qishui, and the victims were scrambling to throw themselves into the water. Sadness appeared in his eyes, and he said: "The military chaos stems from lack of pay, and the civil chaos stems from hunger and cold. It is easy to wipe out a certain bandit, and it is difficult to wipe out all of them."
Yang Sichang sighed: "The first two sentences were probably said by Lu Jiandou. It is said that when Duchen Lu died in battle, you can blame me and hate me?"
Wang Dou looked at Yang Sichang's expectant expression, saw that he was as thin as a stick, and was indeed doing his best for the country's affairs, and then thought of Lu Xiangsheng's death in Julu in grief and indignation. Bit by bit, the past came to his mind, he stood up and sighed: " Right and wrong, who can tell, let the world judge."
He cupped his hands slightly: "The cabinet department takes care."
He turned around and strode away, leaving Yang Sichang staring at Wang Dou's back in a daze.
This was the last time Wang Dou saw Yang Sichang.
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The angel Wang Chengen stayed in Xiangyang temporarily because Yang Sichang was seriously ill.
In the 14th year of Chongzhen, on the morning of the ninth day of March, Wang Dou led his army to leave Xiangyang.
The people of Xiangyang sent them all over the city, and some people decided to follow the Jingbian army to the East Road.
There are also officials from Xiangyang, Song Yihe, Governor of Huguang, Wanji, He Renlong, Mengruhu, Sun Yingyuan, Huang Degong, Zhou Yuji and others to see him off.Eunuch Lu Jiude was with the crowd, but Zuo Liangyu and Liu Yuanbin were missing.
The officers and generals had been sent across Fancheng for several miles before they stopped and said in one voice: "Uncle Zhongyong, goodbye, take care on the way."
Huang Degong shouted even higher: "When we meet each other again, we will never return home without getting drunk."
He Renlong also shouted: "My brother is well-developed, don't forget about my brother."
Wang Dou saluted them farewell, and sighed in his heart: "I hope we can meet again."
Before leaving, Yang Shansong handed a package to Wang Dou: "Uncle Zhongyong, my father asked me to give it to you."
Wang Dou was a little strange, but thanked him for accepting it.
He rode on the horse and looked back, the warm sun pierced through the mist, and the vast world seemed to be covered with a layer of golden light.
He waved his horsewhip and shouted, "Go home."
There were cheers and a majestic singing sounded:
"Don't you see, Han Junjun, the weak crown is a prisoner, please Changying."
"You can't see, Ban Dingyuan, the absolute light cavalry urges Zhanyun."
"A man should be in a serious danger, how can Confucianism be mistaken for this life."
"The situation is that if the country's prestige is exhausted, the strife and galloping will never stop."
"Abandon my old pen, and hold my wartime pride, and call out to hundreds of thousands of comrades, singing war songs and joining the army."
Watching the army rushing away, Wanji couldn't help sighing: "He is really a strange man in the world."
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On the way, Wang Dou opened the package delivered by Yang Shansong, and found some collections of poems by Yang Sichang, including "Yang Wenruo's Poems", "Wuling Race", "Ye Ke Qing Shoes Collection", "Diguan Collection" and so on.
Wang Dou sighed and wrapped it up again.
At this time, the weather was warm and everything was recovering. The army marched dozens of miles a day, passed through Nanyang Mansion, and entered the border of Kaifeng Mansion. However, it was much more leisurely than when they went out last year.
Wang Dou's name spread to all parts of Henan early on, and he even put on the seal of a general and granted him the title of Zhongyong Bo. Every time he passed through the city, various officials would greet him, hoping to establish a relationship with Wang Dou.
However, Wang Dou frowned deeply, seeing that there had been no rain for a long time, he was afraid that it would be another year of severe drought.
On this day, the army arrived in Kaifeng City. Li Xianfeng, the governor of Henan Province, patrolled Gao Mingheng, and the general Chen Yongfu and others went out to meet him.Accompanying him were Wang Yinchang, the deputy envoy of military preparations, the magistrate of Kaifeng, and the magistrate of Xiangfu County.
At this time, Li Xianfeng was still the governor, and Chen Yongfu was finally promoted to the commander in chief. An official ceremony is required.
The scene of Li Xianfeng's welcome was quite big. In the crowd, Wang Dou also saw an old acquaintance, the former governor of Baoan Prefecture, and now the prefect of Guide Prefecture Li Zhentang.But when he heard that Wang Dou was coming, he specially came to Kaifeng from Guide Mansion. Of course, it is unknown what excuse he used.
When Wang Dou came to Henan last year, he had written letters with Li Zhenyu, but they hadn't met each other. Wang Dou couldn't help being surprised when they met at this time.
In the past, Li Zhenteng had three long beards, was in the prime of life, and had a handsome appearance. Now Li Zhenteng, with gray hair at the temples, looks like he is in his 60s or [-]s in his forties.
Wang Dou came to Li Zhenyu and sighed, "Li Gong, how could you be like this?"
Li Zhenyu saluted and said: "I pay my respects to Uncle Zhongyong. Alas, I recall that when I was in Baoanzhou that day, it was the most leisurely time for me. I can't go back to time."
He was full of sighs and emotions.
When Wang Dou talked to Li Zhentong, all the officials looked at Li Zhentong in surprise. From the tone of his voice, Li Zhifu was actually an old acquaintance of Uncle Zhongyong?Even Governor Li Xianfeng paid special attention to Li Zhenzhen.
That night was another night banquet, after all the officials had dispersed, Li Zhenyu went to Wang Dou's mansion to pay a visit, and the two of them recalled the old days with great sorrow.
Li Zhenzhen complained to Wang Dou that under the drought, the common people ate vegetables from the local soil, but it was necessary to do a good job in government affairs. It was like sitting on a mountain fire when he gathered the green of the forest. He said: "Uncle Zhongyong is a man of old warfare , I know the most about thieves, tell me, will there be thieves and thieves again in all parts of Henan?"
Wang Dou is heavy and silent, will there be another large-scale bandit?Looking at the situation this year, he has no confidence.
Li Zhenyu sighed, "I understand now."
He bowed deeply to Wang Dou: "If there is a day, please ask Uncle Zhongyong to help my family a little bit."
Wang Dou stretched out his hand: "You don't have to be like this, Mr. Li. Your family is small, and I will take care of it myself. If you can't do anything, just abandon your official position and leave."
Wang Dou knew that Li Zhenyu's hometown was in Qingxu, Shanxi, which was considered the birthplace of Shanxi mature vinegar. The Li family was also a well-known big family in the area, specializing in the vinegar industry.
The family members who accompanied him to Guide Mansion back then, such as wives, concubines and daughters-in-law, were sent back to their hometown in Shanxi when the bandits flourished last year.And his lineage was already weak, his only son died again, and there were three ups and downs, and the remaining old wives and daughters-in-law were all women. It is conceivable how long they will be in the clan, so there is this saying.
Hearing Wang Dou's promise, Li Zhenyu felt a little relieved, and when he heard the words behind him, he sighed: "It's a matter of being loyal to the king. How can I abandon my official position and go to do this thing that has no king and no father."
On the second day, Wang Dou joined a group of heavy soldiers who stayed behind in Zhuxian Town and led the army to continue northward. Chen De, the son of Chen Yongfu, was also in the army.
Looking back at Li Zhenzhen's bleak figure in the farewell crowd, Wang Dou felt sad. Will there be another large-scale bandit in Henan?If there is another thief, what will be the fate of the guardian of Guide Mansion.
At this time in the Ming Dynasty, there were many military generals who surrendered to bandits, but civil servants, regardless of their loyalty and treachery, mostly died with the city.In history, when Li Zicheng broke through Beijing and Emperor Chongzhen died, the large-scale surrender of civilian officials began.If the city falls, Li Zhenyu will die.
The shadow of troubled times is really breathless.
On this day, the army arrived in Xingtai, but it left Henan and entered the boundary of Shunde Prefecture in Beizhili. Going to the upper right is Julu, and going straight up is Lincheng.
Seeing Wang Dou standing on his horse looking at the direction of Julu, all the generals flocked to Wang Dou and asked, "General, are you going to Julu?"
Wang Dou nodded lightly, Julu was once the place where he fought bloody battles, the place where Duchen Lu died.I heard that many temples have been built on the edge of the battlefield, the incense is flourishing, and there are many worshipers from the people.It's been a few years, it's time to check it out.
He said: "All the soldiers who participated in the battle back then will go, and the rest will be led by Chi Zhen, and the two armies will join forces in Lincheng."
All the generals had no objection, and were about to split up and set off, suddenly there was a commotion in the army, and someone kept pointing to the sky and asking: "What is that? Look, what is that?"
Wang Dou's face sank, his own army collapsed in front of him, but his face remained unchanged, what caused the commotion?
He looked along where everyone was watching, and was also taken aback.
Xie Yike screamed loudly: "It's locusts, my God, there are so many locusts!"
Wang Dou stared blankly, locusts came from the sky like black clouds covering the sun, the blackness seemed to be endless, everyone standing on the ground couldn't help feeling horrified.
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In the spring and summer of the 14th year of Chongzhen, there was a resurgence of drought in Liangji, Shandong, Henan, and Huguang.In summer, there was a severe drought and no rain in Suzhou Prefecture, locusts swarmed, the price of rice was four taels of silver per stone, beggars filled the streets, and many people died.
Luo Rucai went north to Henan, entered Ying and Huoshan, and joined forces with the fifth camp of Gezuo.Ge and Zuo are as cunning as Xian and Cao, and there are more than tens of thousands of good fighters, and the rebel army has regained its momentum.
Hearing that the king was fighting to leave, the thieves celebrated with each other. During the meeting, Luo Rucai proposed to mention Li Zicheng's remnant troops in the Western Union, thinking that all the thieves are good at spreading across Henan, Hubei, and Anhui!
"End of Volume Seven"

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