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Chapter 100 First Arrival in Liaodong
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Shanhaiguan is the starting point of the eastern end of the Ming Great Wall. It leans against Yanshan Mountain in the north, connects to the Bohai Sea in the south, and tightly restricts the throat of Liaodong entering the Central Plains. It is known as "the first pass in the world"!Standing under this majestic pass city, Young Master Zhang suddenly felt a sense of trance and timidity, and couldn't help muttering to himself, "Shanhai Pass, this is Shanhai Pass! After entering this pass, I can I have seen countless famous people in history, Sun Chengzong, Sun Yuanhua, Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou Brothers, Cao Wenzhao Brothers, Man Gui, Zhao Shoujiao, Mao Wenlong, Hei Yunlong, He Kegang, Mao Yuanyi, by the way, Wu Xiang and Wu Sangui There are too many pairs of top-quality father and son. But how many of these people will have heart-to-heart relationships with me, a eunuch? Who will work for me with all their hearts...?"

"Woo--!" The sound of the horn to greet the coach interrupted Young Master Zhang's thoughts. Amidst the sound of drums, the suspension bridge at the south gate of Shanhaiguan was slowly lowered, and the gate was closed wide open. A large group of civil and military officials of different ranks surrounded a pale old man , walked out of the pass unhurriedly. The old man was dressed in casual clothes and had a refined temperament. He presumably was Sun Chengzong who had resigned from office to serve the people.At the same time, the two groups of Ming soldiers rushed out quickly from left to right, and the leader did not stand still until five hundred steps away from the closed door, and then shouted two slogans. With only one person walking, the team of thousands of soldiers was completely undisturbed and motionless, which was in stark contrast to the casual style of the soldiers of the Ming army in the Central Plains.

"Welcome to Senior Supervisor!" The leader of a thousand households took the lead in shouting. As soon as the words fell, a thousand soldiers of the Ming army shouted in unison: "Welcome to Senior Supervisor!"

The sound of thousands of people shouting at the same time is so majestic, it shakes the mountains echoing, the trees on both sides of the road are clustered with dead leaves, and the eardrums of young master Zhang and Gaodi who are walking in the front here from the south are also ringing, Gao Di, who was born as a literati Di Ye's face turned pale, and he almost sat down on the ground.Fortunately, Young Master Zhang was used to seeing such scenes on TV in the 21st century, so he held Gao Di calmly and said in a low voice: "Master Gao, this is giving us a blow, we must not show weakness, otherwise , the two of us will be demoted by the generals of Liaodong."

"Yes, yes." Gaudi agreed in a low voice, sweating profusely.On the other hand, Young Master Zhang calmly walked up to the leader Qianhu, wiped off a small mud spot on Qianhu's chest leaf armor with his thumb, and said with a smile, "This general, are you so careless? It seems that you It’s time to spank the soldiers’ asses when we go back.” The thousand households blushed, and immediately replied loudly: “Yes, after the last general returns to the camp, he will definitely give ten lashes to the soldiers who wiped the armor today!”

Young Master Zhang nodded and smiled, and then walked towards Sun Chengzong and his party.Seeing this scene, Gao Di was naturally determined, and he was glad that he finally didn't lose face in vain, and got such a good assistant as Young Master Zhang.Sun Chengzong on the opposite side nodded secretly, thinking that this Zhang Haogu really lived up to his reputation, he was indeed a bit courageous, and it was his blessing to have such an assistant.The generals in Liaodong were expressionless, and only eliminated the image of Young Master Zhang as a pustule in his impression.

"Master Gao, Mr. Sun has been waiting here for two months, and finally he's looking forward to you." After a dozen steps away, Sun Chengzong smiled and raised his hands to Gaodi, with a very kind and cordial attitude.Gao Di didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly returned the salute and said: "Don't blame Mr. Sun Ge, this time the subordinates brought a lot of military supplies, so they walked a little slower. I hope Mr. Ge will forgive me."

Sun Chengzong looked up and found that Gaodi brought a lot of convoys this time, so he said with a smile: "That's no wonder, by the way, Mr. Gao, this young hero, could it be the famous Xinke Tanhua Zhang Haogu Zhang Your Excellency?" When he said this, the person Sun Chengzong pointed at was of course Young Master Zhang.Without waiting for Gao Di to answer, Young Master Zhang quickly cupped his hands and bowed, respectfully said: "Your Majesty, Zhang Haogu, pays homage to Elder Sun Ge, and has admired his name for a long time, like thunder pouring into his ears. I can see you today, and I will have no regrets in this life."

"Master Zhang is too much." Sun Chengzong carefully looked at Young Master Zhang and found that our Young Master Zhang is really good-looking. Although he is slender and looks like a little white face, he has a straight waist and piercing eyes. With a spirit, he can barely be regarded as a material for being a leader-of course, if Sun Chengzong saw the young master Zhang's hippie smiling face and glib tongue molesting ignorant girls, he would definitely not come to such a conclusion.After nodding secretly again, Sun Chengzong tentatively asked Young Master Zhang: "Master Zhang, this time you are going to take office in Liaodong with Master Gao. What Liaodong strategy do you plan to adopt? Attack? Or defend?"

This question of Sun Chengzong is actually an old question. No matter which official went to Liaodong to take office, he would always be asked this question by his colleagues, superiors, predecessors or the emperor—for example, Yuan Chonghuan was asked by Xiong Tingbi, and the answers were varied. all kinds.Young Master Zhang, of course, was mentally prepared for this, and immediately replied with his hands clasped together: "Back to Mr. Sun Ge, I intend to advise Mr. Gao to adopt a strategy of using defense instead of offense."

"Defense as offense? Why is defense as offense?" Sun Chengzong raised his eyebrows and asked.Young Master Zhang clasped his fists and replied: "Back to Mr. Sun Ge, before I went to Liaodong to take office, I have carefully checked the intelligence records of Liaodong, and found that since the year of Tianqi, the Liaodong prefecture where the slaves were entrenched has been suffering from constant drought and the climate is abnormally cold. , Food cannot be self-sufficient at all. Therefore, the lower officials believe that our Ming army only needs to seal the border tightly, cut off the source of food for the Jiannu, and supplement it with the tactics of fortifying the city and clearing the fields, so as not to let the Jiannu have the opportunity to plunder. Within a few months, the Jiannu There will inevitably be food shortages in the territory, and food shortages will lead to chaos, and chaos will lead to opportunities. Whether our Ming army is fighting heavily or continuing to block and divide the enemy, we have a great chance of winning."

There were so many people present, of course Young Master Zhang did not dare to speak out all his means in public, he could only use the old tone of his father-in-law Xiong Tingbi, and Sun Chengzong, who was actually implementing Xiong Tingbi's strategy, was not too surprised, but he was not disappointed either. , just nodded, noncommittal.Sun Chengzong made another invitation gesture to Young Master Zhang and Gao Di, and said with a smile: "Master Gao, Master Zhang, I have prepared a welcome banquet for you in Shanhaiguan, and I will introduce you to the generals of Liaodong by the way. As for the handing over of the seal letter, the old man I plan to leave it tomorrow, but I don’t know how Gao Daren will like it?”

"No problem, it doesn't matter if it's later." Gaodi agreed, saying in his heart that you'd better never hand over the seal, and it would be better to take back the resignation letter.Sun Chengzong smiled, said a favor, and entered the customs hand in hand with Gao Di.Young Master Zhang, who was left behind, kept looking at the Liaodong generals, trying to find out who was Yuan Chonghuan, who was Man Gui, and who was the legendary Wu Sangui. The Liaodong generals also looked at Young Master Zhang silently. The man's eyes were full of disdain, as if he looked down on such a little boy like Young Master Zhang, a naive little boy.At this time, a high-ranking general of the Ming army with a hundred households suddenly walked up to Young Master Zhang, patted Young Master Zhang on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Master Zhang, long time no see."

"Wu Liuqi!" Young Master Zhang shouted in surprise. It turned out that the person who appeared in front of him was none other than Wu Liuqi, a powerful general who was recommended by Young Master Zhang to serve under Sun Chengzong in a letter, and he was still wearing the armor of a hundred households of the Ming army.After patting each other's shoulders and being affectionate, Young Master Zhang lowered his voice and asked, "Brother Wu, how are you doing? Did you do well in Liaodong? Did you make any contribution?"

Wu Liuqi sighed and replied in a low voice: "Brother, I am ashamed. Although Governor Sun rewarded me with a hundred households for my lord's sake, I haven't fought a single battle in a few months." , I have no chance to make meritorious service at all. This Liuhe battle happened to be not transferred to my army, so it is still a hundred households, eating and drinking in the army and waiting to die. This time it is Master Sun who heard that Master Zhang is coming Shanhaiguan sent someone to ask me to come and meet you, otherwise, I’m afraid I’m still training and running with more than 100 soldiers in the army.”

"It doesn't matter, if it is gold, it will shine." Young Master Zhang also knew that the Liaodong army was deep in water, and it was difficult for outsiders like Wu Liuqi to have a chance to show their talents without a backer, so he patted Wu Liuqi on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry, wait for the high After you hand over the seal letter with Sir Sun, I will transfer you here to work under my command, and there will be plenty of opportunities to make contributions at that time."

Wu Liuqi was overjoyed, thanked him repeatedly, and said in a low voice: "Master Zhang, please remember, I am under the command of General Yang Qiyang." Young Master Zhang nodded, and hurriedly asked: "By the way, Brother Wu, where are you going?" Who is Yuan Chonghuan?" Without waiting for Wu Liuqi to answer, an official who was walking on the other side of Young Master Zhang suddenly interjected, "This official is Yuan Chonghuan, what is Master Zhang looking for?"

"Mother, Yuan Chonghuan is right next to me?" Young Master Zhang was taken aback, and when he quickly turned his head to look at Yuan Chonghuan, he found that a black and thin middle-aged man appeared in front of him, with ordinary appearance and bright eyes. With a blunt expression, it looks like an extremely stubborn and stubborn character.Yuan Chonghuan also looked at Young Master Zhang for a while, and he didn't like the frivolous and slippery temperament that Young Master Zhang exuded when he didn't pay attention, and asked coldly: "Master Zhang, what do you want to do with me?"

"It's okay, it's okay." Young Master Zhang quickly waved his hand and said with a smile: "That's actually the case. When I was discussing the war in Liaodong with Xiong Tingbi, the former envoy of Liaodong Economic Strategy, Mr. Xiong Tingbi praised that among all the people in Liaodong, except Sun Chengzong and grandson Mr. Ge, Mr. Yuan Chonghuan is the only one who looks up to you the most. He said that you are definitely the second person in Liaodong, the giant pillar of the Liaodong battlefield! Mr. Xiong’s words left a deep impression on me, so when I arrived at Shanhaiguan, I naturally I want to see what you look like, Master Yuan."

If it were someone else, if Young Master Zhang flattered him, he would at least put a smile on his face if he didn't say anything good.But Yuan Chonghuan was different, he just said coldly, "Lord Xiong is too much." After saying that, Yuan Chonghuan quickened his pace and walked away.Wu Liuqi was a little strange, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Zhang, why did you offend him? Looking at him, he doesn't seem to like you very much?" Young Master Zhang smiled wryly and shook his head, not quite understanding why Yuan Chonghuan was so indifferent to him— —Of course, with Master Zhang’s comprehension, of course he also thought that he was Gaodi’s assistant brought from the capital, and Yuan Chonghuan was Sun Chengzong’s right-hand man, so Yuan Chonghuan might be worried that he would snatch his class and seize his power. But Young Master Zhang quickly erased this thought from his mind, and really didn't want to think about Yuan Chonghuan in this way...

After entering Shanhaiguan, the military supplies brought by Young Master Zhang and his party were naturally transported by the army. Young Master Zhang and Gao Di were led by Sun Chengzong into the Governor's Mansion where he had already had a banquet. When they were seated, Young Master Zhang had learned How strong is the repulsion of the Liaodong generals—except for Wu Liuqi, who leapfrogged to attend the banquet, none of the generals and officials were willing to come and sit with Young Master Zhang. They all sat in their own small groups, and would rather be crowded than with Young Master Zhang Deskmate.As a result, even Sun Chengzong couldn't stand it anymore, and scolded the generals: "What are you doing? Why don't you sit at the same table with Mr. Zhang?"

"Mr. Sun, it's not that we don't want to sit with Mr. Zhang." A bearded general said with a smile, "It's just that we are all rough people, and we drink in bowls. Mr. Zhang is not used to it, so I am embarrassed to sit at the same table with him."

"Hahahaha...!" Many Liaodong generals laughed, and their tone was full of disdain for this little boy, Young Master Zhang.Wu Liuqi was furious, and was about to stand up, but Young Master Zhang held him down calmly, and smelled the wine jar, and found that the rice wine in the jar was only relatively primitive fermented wine, with a degree of ten or twenty degrees at most. Cai laughed and said: "This general, although Zhang is a literati, his alcohol capacity is actually not weak. It is definitely not a problem to drink three or five bowls a night. When those generals come over, let's meet some people first. bowl?"

"It's good, but one bowl is not enough, at least three bowls!" said the bearded general.Young Master Zhang smiled and nodded, the bearded man smiled smugly, and he picked up a wine jar and pouted at the people around him. Five or six generals immediately stood up, accompanied him with a smile and sat down at Young Master Zhang's table, and slapped away the wine The altar was filled with seven or eight bowls of wine.Young Master Zhang was also polite, raised a bowl of wine and said: "Generals, please." Wu Liuqi also picked up a bowl of wine angrily, touched Young Master Zhang and other generals, and drank it painfully.

As soon as the wine was in the mouth, Young Master Zhang realized that the bearded man was playing tricks, and the wine on his table was low-alcohol fermented wine, and the jar of wine he brought was distilled wine invented after the Yuan Dynasty, with a proof of about [-] degrees Left and right—but to Mr. Zhang, who is used to drinking Moutai Wuliangye, this is really nothing.So Young Master Zhang poured the bowl of wine into his belly without any hesitation, put down the bowl and said with a smile: "Good wine!"

"Huh?" Seeing that Young Master Zhang drank six or seven taels (16 taels of ancient scales) of spirits that only people in the Northeast dared to drink without changing his face, several generals at the same table were greatly surprised, and looked at Young Master Zhang with admiration.The bearded general was unconvinced and filled up young master Zhang again, and said loudly: "Tanhua Lang is really refreshing, let's come again!"

"Do it!" Eldest Young Master Zhang agreed with a smile, touched the bowl of wine, and drank it down in one gulp. After drinking three bowls in a row, Young Master Zhang's white face did not show a little red, and he spoke very clearly.In this way, even the bearded general was a little shocked—you know, among the several generals who came with him, two of them didn't finish three bowls. With a contemptuous tone, he gave Young Master Zhang a thumbs-up, and said admiringly: "Tanhualang, you have a good capacity for drinking, my ancestor Dale admires you!"

"Zu Dale? Zu Dashou's brother?" Young Master Zhang nodded secretly, then smiled again: "General Zu, this is actually nothing, it's just that Master Gao gave an order when he came, in order to prevent the military from being hindered, drinking alcohol is not allowed in the army After three bowls, otherwise, I might be able to drink two more bowls. But it doesn’t matter, when we repel Jiannu and celebrate, I will definitely have a good drink with General Zu.”

"Yes, for the sake of military affairs, you can't drink more than three bowls of alcohol in the army!" Gaodi nodded repeatedly, and said: "Today's situation is special, Zhang Tanhua can drink a few more glasses with General Zu and the others, but bowls are not allowed."

"Thank you, Mr. Gao." Eldest Young Master Zhang agreed with a smile, and then asked someone to change the wine bowl into a wine glass, and had a few drinks with Zu Dale and the generals at the same table.The Liaodong generals at the same table saw that Young Master Zhang was drinking so boldly, of course, they also understood that Young Master Zhang was not the sour scholar as imagined, and their attitude towards Young Master Zhang became a little closer, and it was not intentional to talk with Young Master Zhang while exchanging glasses. Sarcasm, and our young master Zhang's mouth is not covered, and he called the generals at the same table brothers and sisters without a few words. Laugh, and become more cordial with Young Master Zhang.But in this way, someone will be unhappy...

"Tanhualang, Xiaosheng proposes a toast to you." A man dressed as a scribe came over to toast. Young Master Zhang bumped into him, and the scribe smiled again: "Xiaosheng has heard that Tanhualang is both civil and military. It's a pleasure to meet you today. Show off a few hands and let everyone open their eyes? Generals, do you think it is good?"

"Good!" Several civil servants present applauded.Sun Chengzong frowned and shouted: "Lu Shanji, Zhang Tanhua is a literati, so what kind of martial arts can you do? You step down!"

"Lu Shanji? A sympathizer of the Donglin Party, Wei Zhongxian's opponent?" Young Master Zhang recalled Zuo Guangdou's story, his face was calm, but he smiled: "Mr. Lu praised, Zhang Hao was born as an ancient literati, then What can you call both civil and military skills?" Speaking of this, Young Master Zhang patted Wu Liuqi on the shoulder next to him, and smiled at Lu Shanji: "It's my good brother who knows how to do tricks, if Mr. Lu can teach him a few times If so, Zhang Haogu would definitely be very grateful."

When Wu Liuqi came to see Sun Chengzong with a letter of recommendation from Young Master Zhang, Lu Shanji happened to have not seen Wu Liuqi in Ningyuan. Later, Wu Liuqi went to become a hundred household and never had a chance to make a name for himself, so Lu Shanji never met him. The young master suddenly pushed Wu Liuqi out of martial arts training, of course Lu Shanji was a little hesitant, not quite understanding Wu Liuqi's details.But Wu Liuqi stood up calmly, grabbed the corner of the table with his hand, and he immediately pulled off a piece of the birch table corner, and squeezed it with his hands, and sawdust clustered from between his fingers immediately.Wu Liuqi smiled again and asked, "Mr. Lu, how are you doing? Can you give me some pointers?"

As he said that, Wu Liuqi spread out his palm-sized hand, revealing a pile of crushed sawdust, which immediately elicited exclamations from the audience.Lu Shanji turned pale, and hurriedly said: "Tan Hualang was joking, Lu Shanji is a literati just like you, how can he have the qualifications to teach your brother martial arts?" Running away, in a hurry, he tripped over his left foot and tripped over his right foot, and fell on the spot, causing the audience to burst into laughter and Sun Chengzong's contemptuous eyes.Many generals thought to themselves, "Who is this guy, and why is he so strong? Since Zhang Haogu and him are brothers, they must have a good relationship. It seems that this Zhang Haogu will not look down on our generals like other sour civil servants. And being so forthright, you should be able to make friends with us warriors."

(End of this chapter)