Back to Daming to be a genius

Chapter 290

(PS: I am very sorry to inform all my friends, because I have to take a trip to Yunnan due to something, I have to ask for two days off, so NO.12 will not be updated tomorrow on October [-] and the day after tomorrow. Please forgive me and understand.)
Ever since Young Master Zhang took office in Shaanxi, he had a rare and beautiful sleep. When he fell asleep and woke up naturally, it was already close to noon on the first day of March, and then he listened carefully. It was already much weaker, and it was obvious that the offensive and defensive battle of Xi'an City had come to an end, and the Ming army was certain to win—otherwise, Young Master Zhang would have been woken up long ago.Then he yawned and called Zhang Shitou to ask. Sure enough, the Shaanxi-Gansu Ming army had basically taken back Xi'an City under the command of Sun Chengzong and Hong Chengchou, and the rebels in the city had also abandoned the city and fled to Fengxiang Mansion. Now the Shaanxi-Gansu army is divided On the two roads, Sun Chengzong led the infantry into the city to wipe out the remnants of the enemy, and Hong Chengchou led the cavalry to chase and kill the defeated rebels. The faint cry of killing came from the south, which was the sound of Sun Chengzong fighting the rebel army who had no time to escape from Xi'an.

"Where are Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong? Are they dead?" Young Master Zhang continued to yawn and asked.Zhang Shitou replied with some embarrassment: "If you want them to die, young master, it will only make you regret-they are still alive brazenly, and they have withdrawn from Xi'an City with their army, to Sun Mr. Ge's army surrendered, and Mr. Sun Ge accepted their surrender according to your order. Now they are gathering outside the city to wait for your release, young master. Also, although our traitor Zuo Liangyu died on the battlefield He killed two swords with one arrow, but he was alive and kicking, because he was the first to climb the city wall of Xi'an, and it is estimated that Sun Ge would still ask the imperial court for credit for him."

"Fuck! God is so short-sighted!" Young Master Zhang scolded, slapped his head again, and said angrily: "It's bad, I only cared about alienating thieves beforehand, I didn't expect these two boys to be so lucky and obedient, give them He directly promised the position of chief soldier. Although he is only a local miscellaneous general soldier, he has reached the peak of the military rank. Now he does not keep his promise, but he keeps this promise. He will give them such a high position all of a sudden, and there will be one less person to control them in the future. Important method! Didn't think carefully beforehand, didn't think carefully."

"What are you afraid of? Master, you promised to be the chief soldier for them—but you didn't say whether to let them be the chief soldier or the deputy chief soldier. Wouldn't it be enough to give them a deputy chief soldier?" Zhang, who was the same as the young master While serving Young Master Zhang to wash, Shi Shi said nonchalantly: "Coax them first, and let them fight with the rest of the thieves. If they are still alive after fighting the thieves, then send them to Liaodong to fight Jian slaves." , waste utilization."

"It's easy to say, do you think they are as stupid as Song Jiang? The story of "Water Margin" has been going on for more than 200 years. Who else doesn't know what happened to Song Jiang?" Young Master Zhang gargled his mouth with green salt, and said vaguely Said: "There is no other way, fortunately, the local commander-in-chief did not stipulate that second-rank military officers must be appointed. Let them have two military ranks and fourth-rank first. You can explain to our generals and let them connect more with these two guys." Tell them more about the prosperity of Liaodong and the coastal areas of Fujian, and more about the benefits and prestige of being a provincial commander-in-chief, so that they have something to look forward to." Zhang Shitou agreed, but Young Master Zhang didn't want to tell them: "There is still , go to say hello to Mr. Tangchuan Tang, the Shaanxi-Gansu Supervising Army, and ask him to prepare two reliable young eunuchs, and if he has the opportunity, he will be placed in the army of these two guys as a supervising army." Zhang Shitou promised again, remembering carefully live.

After washing and changing into the vermilion official uniform of the second grade, Young Master Zhang led a group of confidants and personal soldiers to the position to check the situation.Arriving at Sun Chengzong's flag formation outside the north gate of Xi'an, the battle inside the city wall has basically ended. Sun Chengzong has also led the Shaanxi-Gansu generals to transfer the flag formation, and is preparing to command the battle at close range on the north gate tower. Seeing the arrival of Master Zhang, Sun Chengzong hurriedly led all the generals over to salute, knelt down on one knee together, cupped his fists and said respectfully: "Your official (the last general) has seen Zhang Butang." Young Master Zhang smiled, got off his horse and helped Sun Chengzong himself, complaining: "George Old man, the junior has already said that you are the elder of the junior, you don't need to salute when you see the junior, why do you want to kill the junior like this?"

"Zhang Butang, court etiquette should not be dismissed lightly." Sun Chengzong replied with shame on his face.Young Master Zhang laughed and said: "The etiquette of the court is used in the court. Outside the court, you are still the elder of the younger generation, so you don't need to be so polite." Sun Chengzong had no choice but to agree honestly, and was supported by Young Master Zhang himself Sitting on the left side of the commander-in-chief, Young Master Zhang called the generals to stand up again, and then sat in the middle seat - of course, this time basically none of the Shaanxi-Gansu generals whispered their dissatisfaction quietly.

"Master Ge, what's the situation in the city now? How about the casualties of the enemy and us in the battle last night?" Young Master Zhang asked.And Sun Chengzong didn't know what tone to use to answer, so he could only say truthfully: "The remnant enemies who resisted in the city have basically been wiped out, and only a handful of bandits are left hiding in the middle of the houses of the people. They are also being searched from house to house. As for the losses of both the enemy and us, because the trespasser Gao Yingxiang and the rebel Luo Rucai resisted desperately, our army suffered heavy casualties. More than 600 soldiers were sacrificed and more than [-] bandits were wiped out. , about [-] family members, women and children were captured. In addition, apart from Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng, who had already surrendered to you secretly beforehand, there were also three small bandits who also surrendered to our army with their troops. The Ministry will show you."

"Send someone to call them here, and I will deal with them personally." Young Master Zhang issued an order.Sun Chengzong agreed, and after sending people to fetch some surrendered thieves, he sighed to Young Master Zhang: "Although we successfully recaptured the city of Xi'an in this battle, the city of Xi'an was basically destroyed. Most of them were destroyed, the food was looted, and the ordinary people were even more miserable. Most of the strong men were forcibly taken into the gang by the thieves, more than half of the old and weak women and children were slaughtered innocently by the thieves, and countless women from good families were raped to death by the thieves. I heard from the people who were rescued that it would take only one night for the thieves to break through the city, and the streets in the city would be flooded with blood on their feet, and they would not find a well where no civilian women committed suicide..." At this point, Sun Chengzong was already in tears, Weeping uncontrollably, he regretted the serious consequences of his rash attack.

Master Zhang didn't say anything to comfort Sun Chengzong, but turned his eyes to the city of Xi'an in the south with a heavy heart. Above the city, the thick smoke brought by the fire has almost completely covered the sky, and the people who were rescued were crying endlessly. Like a mountain, there are thick or thin traces of blood flow everywhere on the wall, as well as the densely packed heads of the people hanging on the tower, all of which are forgiven for the charcoal and disaster suffered by this thousand-year-old city.Seeing this, Young Master Zhang closed his eyes, shook his head slowly, sighed again, and then said in a low voice: "Master Ge, it's useless to regret, let's think about how to compensate the common people. The younger generation came here for alms from King Fu. The 3 shi of the military rations, after deducting the loss of the road and the expenses of the people these days, there are more than [-] shi left, and the [-] shi are distributed to the people to help them survive the spring famine. In addition, strict military discipline is strictly prohibited in our army. Looting and raping the women of the people can no longer rub salt into the wounds of the people."

"Yes, the old man will continue to explain." Sun Chengzong wiped his tears and agreed.Young Master Zhang also ordered: "Also, go and order Hong Chengchou immediately, and let him pursue the rebels and the defeated soldiers to maximize the results of the battle. I will ask the Henan army to guarantee him the logistics, and chase me all the way to Fengxiang Mansion, and then stationed in Fengxiang Mansion City. In order not to let the thieves invade Fengxiang City again. In addition, send urgent orders to the defenders of Pingliang Mansion and Gongchang Mansion, so that after receiving the order, they will immediately strictly implement the fortification of the walls and clear the fields, and close the wild valleys to guard the city. If the thieves break into them The state capital is only allowed to defend the city, not to go to war, and the rebels must have no food to live in and no city to live in!"

"Okay, I'll give you an order now, old man." Sun Chengzong agreed, and called Lu Shanji, his aide, to quickly draft the official document, and asked, "Ministry, what about the Hanzhong mansion guarded by Shizhu Qin Zongbing? Do you want to give them such a strong wall to clear the field?" official documents?"

"No need." Young Master Zhang shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "Leave Hanzhong to the thieves. As long as the thieves dare to enter Hanzhong, I will let them in and out!" Expose the flaws in Hanzhong, waiting for the thieves to drill.

At this time, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and the other three little thieves had already led a large group of thieves to the flag formation. Under the supervision of the soldiers of the Ming army, they came down to the front of Young Master Zhang. All the thieves knelt down together, kowtowed and said : "Caomin, etc., please greet Mr. Zhang, the governor of the five provinces." Seeing these old opponents for many years, the generals of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ming Army all showed anger, while Master Zhang laughed loudly. He got up and walked in front of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong. General, laughed and said: "General Zhang, General Li, you have worked hard. Thanks to your help last night, our Ming army was able to take Xi'an City so smoothly!"

"Caomin and others have committed heinous crimes, and they deserve to die. Now the city is surrendered, just in case of atonement, please accept it." Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong were both from the public family, and they kowtowed together to apologize.Young Master Zhang laughed and went to help them again, and said with a smile: "You two generals, you don't need to kneel down. It is very rare for you to know your way back and stop your horse from a precipice. Besides, you went astray because of an unjust, false and wrong case. How can I bear you? Don't worry, I have already written a memorial to the imperial court for you last night, and sent it to the capital with six hundred miles of speed. Mercy will surely pardon all your crimes."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang." Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng clasped their fists in agreement, and looked at Young Master Zhang expectantly.Young master Zhang understood, and raised his voice and said: "Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng, kneel down to accept the military order! From now on, I will order Zhang Xianzhong to act as the commander in chief of Xi'an, and Li Zicheng to act as the commander in chief of Yan'an. People and horses will not be abolished or transferred. They will all be rewarded and appointed, and they will still belong to the two of you to assist me in eradicating the Shaanxi-Gansu rebels! I have sent the official memorial to the imperial court for you, and I have already sent it to the capital. The official seal and ribbon sword will be issued immediately when the imperial edict arrives!"

"Thank... Thank you, Mr. Zhang." Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng, who were worrying about the young master Zhang's dishonesty, were overjoyed, and hurriedly led their subordinates to kowtow to thank him.Over there, Sun Chengzong and the generals from Shaanxi, Gansu, and Gansu were all taken aback. They never expected that Young Master Zhang would be so arrogant. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong were two local generals of the fourth rank. Put on a posture of no doubt.Surprised, Sun Chengzong couldn't help but whispered: "Zhang Butang, is it too high? This is not to say that the two generals Li and Zhang are not suitable for this position, but the chief soldier is the highest position in the military. How can the two generals, Li and Zhang, be promoted?"

As soon as Sun Chengzong said this, Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng, who had just subsided from their uneasy mood, inevitably sank again. They never thought that Young Master Zhang patted Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng on the shoulders, and said with a smile: "Mr. Ge, Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng A general with both courage and strategy is a rare talent. I let them serve as the commander-in-chief, just to let them flex their muscles on the battlefield without any constraints, make contributions to the country, and eliminate harm for the people! As for their future official positions——Sun Elder Ge, do you dare to make a bet with your subordinates that in the future, the reputation of the two generals Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng will definitely be higher than the generals present here? And in the future, these two generals will at least be the commander-in-chief of a province Thank you handsome talent!"

"Really or fake?" Sun Chengzong was skeptical, thinking that even if you want to appease the general's heart, you little devil, you don't need to be so exaggerated, right?Over there, Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng were deeply moved, and then knelt down and kowtowed and said: "Master Zhang trusts the young general so much, the latter will go through fire and water, and he will never say anything, and will never let down the kindness of your lord!" "Master Zhang, I will say this to you!" From now on, Zhang Xianzhong will follow you, if you say a word, if Zhang Xianzhong frowns, he is a son of a bitch!"

"The two generals are serious, you don't need to kneel, you don't need to kneel." Young master Zhang laughed and helped Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng, and asked Zhang Shitou to bring the armor of the general soldier that he had prepared, and handed it over to him one by one. For Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, the second general took over with great joy, and put them on on the spot - not to mention, these two guys are really born to fight, and they immediately became more majestic when they put on the armor, and won countless applause, real or fake .Immediately afterwards, the two generals Zhang and Li retreated to their original places, leaving space for the young master Zhang to reward the other three little bandits who led the headquarters to surrender. He held Zhang Xianzhong's hand and asked with a smile: "Godfather, are you really a general?"

"Of course, Mr. Zhang has made me a fourth-rank general!" Zhang Xianzhong replied very proudly.The half-thief general asked curiously again: "Godfather, compared with the magistrate of the county, who is the highest official?"

"Of course your godfather is a senior official." Young Master Zhang said casually with a smile: "Your godfather is the fourth rank, the county magistrate is only the seventh rank, and the magistrate is only the fifth rank. Your godfather is older than the county magistrate and the magistrate." !"

"Really, Mr. Zhang, then I will thank you for your godfather." The half-thief general was overjoyed, and hurriedly knelt down in front of Young Master Zhang and kowtowed.Young Master Zhang laughed and waved his hands, motioning him to stand up, while Zhang Xianzhong ordered to the half-thief generals: "Dingguo, come here quickly, Master Zhang will return your Uncle Zhou and the others as officials."

"Okay." The half-rogue general agreed, and was about to get up, but Young Master Zhang shook his body, and suddenly grabbed the half-rogue general, and asked excitedly, "Young man, your name is Dingguo? What's your name? How old are you this year?" gone?"

"Master Zhang, my name is Li Dingguo, and I am 12 years old." The half-thief general answered honestly.Young Master Zhang was a little dumbfounded. He looked at the kid in front of him who was as tall as his own chest and looked like a fourteen or fifteen-year-old kid. He asked in surprise, "12 years old? Are you really 12 years old this year? False or real?"

"My lord, this godson of the last general is twelve years old, but his real age is only ten years old." Zhang Xianzhong replied on behalf of his godson.In this way, even Sun Chengzong was amazed, "Ten years old? So tall and strong at ten years old? This kid has such exquisite bones, he will definitely not be a thing in the pool in the future!"

"Good boy, I like it!" Young Master Zhang didn't blush, clapped his hands and shouted, brazenly said to Zhang Xianzhong: "General Zhang, I like you godson very much, how about it, can you part with me? Bring him over and adopt him as a foster son!"

"My lord, do you want to accept the godson of the last general as a foster son? Are you kidding me?" Zhang Xianzhong was so surprised that he couldn't believe his ears—with this kind of relationship with Young Master Zhang, he would never have to worry about his own life in the future up.Young Master Zhang laughed and replied: "Of course, if I remember correctly, I seem to be two years older than you. General Zhang, you don't mind if I steal your godson?"

"I don't care, of course I don't care." Zhang Xianzhong was overjoyed, and hurriedly shouted to Li Dingguo: "Dingguo, you are very lucky, why don't you kowtow to your adoptive father?" Li Dingguo hesitated, and Young Master Zhang saw his thoughts and said with a smile : "Dingguo, you don't have to worry, there is a custom in my hometown that a child can have several foster fathers, so after you recognize me as a foster father, you can still call General Zhang godfather."

"Well, my son kowtows to his adoptive father!" Li Dingguo was overjoyed, and quickly kowtowed respectfully to Young Master Zhang three times under the envious eyes of everyone, and officially recognized Young Master Zhang as his godfather.The people next to them had different thoughts. The thief who surrendered breathed a sigh of relief, and he sympathized with Young Master Zhang's way of accepting his adopted son to appease his heart; although Sun Chengzong and the Shaanxi-Gansu generals also understood that Young Master Zhang was trying to appease people's hearts However, he disapproved of Young Master Zhang's warlord style of randomly accepting his sons. Only Young Master Zhang was secretly happy-it would be strange to be unhappy after picking up such a big deal.

The good man did it to the end, and overjoyed, Young Master Zhang untied the sword on his waist and drew out the sword edge. The light of the sword was as green as frost and snow, and then he handed the sword and sheath to Li Dingguo, and said with a smile: "Good boy, get up! The Qingshuang Sword is a famous sword of the Tang Dynasty. It blows hair and cuts hair, cuts iron like mud. It was originally a supreme treasure in the Ouchi collection. Adoptive father, I will act as a grandfather for you, and I will pass it on to you as a meeting gift!"

"Green Frost Sword?" Sun Chengzong gasped, and exclaimed: "Could it be the Zidian Qingshuang recorded in the "Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng"? Take such a priceless treasure as a meeting gift for accepting the adopted son. It's really generous!" Li Dingguo, who was about to pick up the sword, was so frightened that he quickly stopped, kowtowed and said, "Father, I really don't dare to take such a precious thing." Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng over there Apart from being stunned, he also secretly regretted—if we had known that Young Master Zhang was so generous, we should have recognized Young Master Zhang as a godfather.

"Good boy, take it!" Young Master Zhang stuffed it into Li Dingguo's hand very generously, and said with a smile: "There is a saying that red powder is given to beauties, and swords are given to heroes. Take this sword, and the foster father is still waiting for you to grow up." Adults, be an indomitable Chinese hero!"

(End of this chapter)