Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 338
"My lord, Gao Jie, please see me!"

In mid-May, Yang Chao's striker had just arrived in Suqian and began camping outside the city to rest.

Gao Jie, one of the four towns, sent someone to ask for an interview.

"please come in!"

Yang Chao was very polite.

Because he didn't want to conflict with the four towns.

To be honest, he was most worried about the four towns along the way. He brought so many people with him. If the four towns attacked him, it might cause huge chaos.

But the four towns have always been cautious, especially Gao Jie's department, which has a strong combat effectiveness and the worst discipline.

The most important thing is that Gao Jie is stationed in Xuzhou and Sizhou.

After Fu Wang supervised the country, he immediately began to seal officials and divide defense areas, or spheres of influence, for the four towns that helped him fight for the throne.

Gaojie was granted the title of Uncle Xingping, guarding Xuzhou and Sizhou; Liu Liangzuo was granted the title of Uncle Guangchang, guarding Fengyang and Shouzhou; state area.

Yang Chao went all the way south, passing through Gao Jie's defense area, so he was most worried about Gao Jie's sneak attack on him, and this time he went north, and many men and Wang Pu were harassed by Gao Jie's troops. Yang Chao had to guard against it, so along the way Only at every step, the speed is extremely slow, and I haven't reached Huai'an in half a month.

Soon the people sent by Gao Jie arrived.

"The last general, Li Benshen, has a meeting with Dudu Yang!"

When people meet, they just kneel down alone.

Yang Chao politely helped him up himself.

This man is tall and burly, slightly taller than Yang Chao. Yang Chao is already a big man, and he is considered an expert in the army, but he is not as good as this man.

What Yang Chao didn't know was that Li Benshen was Gao Jie's nephew, and he was from Northwest China, so it was not surprising that he was tall.

"General Li has worked hard, wait for me to arrange the banquet!"

Yang Chao continued.

Li Benshen clasped his fists and bowed: "Don't bother Mr. Yang, my uncle sent the last general here to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Li Benshen was an impatient person, he went straight to him and said he wanted to see the prince.

Yang Chao knew that Gao Jie was worried, and Li Ben took a deep breath. He was Gao Jie's nephew, and if he sent such a confidant to see the prince, it was either to find out if the prince was true or not, or to surrender.

Yang Chao didn't have to refuse, but he couldn't let him see the prince easily, otherwise Gao Jie might misjudge his power.

Therefore, he had to be allowed to meet the prince, but he also had to put on airs.

Yang Chao immediately said: "General Li, wait a moment, I will ask the crown prince for instructions."

Leaving Li Benshen in the camp, Yang Chao went out for a walk, and indeed went to see the prince, but not to ask for instructions, but to explain to the prince.

After returning to the tent, Yang Chao told Li Benshen: "Forgive me, General Li, the crown prince is tired and just rested."

Li Benshen's face was a little anxious, but he replied immediately: "Prince Tianhuang is naturally not as rough-skinned and thick-skinned as I am. I think it has been hard work along the way. You can wait in the end!"

Yang Chao nodded: "Then General Lao Li is waiting."

Then he asked someone to take Li Benshen to rest, and asked Li Benshen to buy some wine and meat.

Li Benshen was made to wait until the next day before he was allowed to meet the prince.

As soon as Li Benshen entered, he knelt down and bowed. The prince sat upright in the tent and let him finish the three prostrations and nine kowtows before coldly letting him stand up.

Li Benshen stood on the sidelines, quite cautious, even these military generals who were born in rebellion were a little nervous when they met the crown prince.When the later generation Wu Sangui captured Emperor Yongli, he fell to his knees and trembled when he met him in the prison cell. Even though he killed Yongli in the end, before he killed him, he was still full of awe of the emperor's identity.

The crown prince waited for a long time before he spoke: "Li Benshen, the lonely king asks you, why didn't Gao Jie come? Could it be that you despised me!"

Li Benshen's body trembled, and he fell to his knees again: "Your Highness, forgive me, my uncle is busy with military affairs, and I really can't get away. The special general came to say hello."

The crown prince snorted coldly: "It doesn't matter if Gao Jie doesn't come. The lonely king is going to Nanji, why didn't he send someone to escort him?"

Li Ben knelt on the ground without raising his head: "Return to Your Highness, Your Highness is escorted by Dudu Yang. Dudu Yang's martial arts are world-class. It is expected that there will be no young people to disturb your driving, so my uncle dare not come without authorization. I am afraid that the subordinates will be disturbed." Your Highness."

The crown prince said again: "Alright. What's the purpose of Gao Jie asking you to meet the lonely king? Could it be that Gao Jie sent you to test the lonely king?"

Li Benshen kowtowed again and again: "Don't dare. My uncle sent the last general here, just to say hello."

The crown prince snorted, "Since it's a greeting, the lonely king is well, you can go back to Gao Jie."

Li Benshen quickly responded, how dare he say no, bent over, looked at the ground, and stepped back.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the tent, the Crown Prince suddenly called him back.

Li Benshen fell to his knees again.

"Go back and tell Gao Jie that King Fu Jianguo canonized him as Uncle Xingping, which suits me very well. Let him be easy to do. You must train soldiers and horses diligently, restrain soldiers, and don't plunder the people. Now that you have been appointed uncle, you are honorable. In the future Don’t lose your status when you do things! As long as you make meritorious service for the country, you will not be unable to be a prince in the future!”

Li Benshen quickly kowtowed his head to thank him, his face was already a little excited, the crown prince said that he acquiesced in the reward from King Fu, that is to say, the crown prince would not touch Gao Jie when he came to power, which reassured him a lot.

Yang Chao resigned to the prince and sent Li Benshen out.

"General Li, are you here to see if the prince is real or not?"

Li Benshen was still in a trance, suddenly stopped Yang Chao, nodded subconsciously, and then shook his head hurriedly.

Yang Chao said with a smile: "General Li needn't hide his words."

Only then did Li Benshen smile in embarrassment, admitting it.

Yang Chao asked again: "General Li thinks the prince is real or not?"

Li Benshen had a serious face: "The crown prince is majestic, and he really belongs to the heavenly family!"

Yang Chao didn't expect that Li Benshen could tell from the crown prince's aura, but Yang Chao couldn't feel Zhu Cihong's majesty, probably because of his mentality. Li Benshen subconsciously believed that the prince was real, so the prince had a certain halo .

But the prince was indeed real, and Yang Chao had to convince Li Benshen, so he chased him out.

"General Li, please take a look, this is a secret decree from His Majesty to me!"

So Yang Chao took out the original secret decree and showed it to Li Benshen, but he didn't give it to him directly. He just let him take a look in front of his eyes. It is even more certain.

After watching for a long time, he suddenly cupped his fists: "The last general congratulates Uncle Yang!"

Yang Chao waved his hand, the secret decree of Chongzhen indeed granted Yang Chao the title of earl, uncle of loyalty and righteousness.

At the same time, Yang Chao was asked to escort the prince secretly to the south and guard Nanjing.

After congratulating him, Li Benshen suddenly took out a small box from his pocket and gave it to Yang Chao.

"My uncle didn't know that my uncle was enshrined, so I didn't prepare a big gift, and only asked the general to send me a mere gift. Don't blame my uncle!"

Yang Chao took the box and opened it. It was a pearl the size of a longan. It was very round and shiny. It was priceless. I don't know where Gao Jie got it from.

"Isn't Governor Gao also an uncle? Please be polite."

Yang Chao said with a smile, accepting this gift was regarded as accepting Gao Jie's overture.

Li Benshen said: "Actually, uncle also said that he would personally apologize to Uncle Yang if he had the opportunity."

Yang Chao asked suspiciously, "Apologize?"

Li Benshen said: "The last time I offended a lot, it was because the soldiers under my command were ignorant and offended Uncle Yang's sergeants. My uncle has already punished them. If Uncle Yang was not relieved, my uncle would have sent the heads of those soldiers. "

Yang Chao knew that this was the reason why Gao Jie gave the gift, because he had attacked Yang Chao's soldiers before, but Yang Chao didn't intend to pursue it anymore. At this time, pursuing a general with tens of thousands of soldiers in his hands would not be worth the candle.

So he comforted him and said: "Uncle Gao has a heart, so there is no need for the head. In the future, Uncle Gao can restrain the army well. To avoid conflicts."

Li Benshen answered yes again and again, then took his leave and left. He wanted to return the attitude of the prince and Yang Chao to Gao Jie in a hurry.

Yang Chao stationed troops in Suqian, waiting for the follow-up refugees and soldiers to gather. As a result, not all of the tens of 10 people arrived, but another wave of people from Huai'an came.

"Brother Yang, little brother is late!"

Wang Xiao rushed to Suqian with a dozen or so gentry, and brought over a dozen boats of beef, mutton, pork, and fine wine to work in the army.

"Brother Wang, you look good."

After Wang Xiao opened up the salt industry, his status in the Wang family has risen. This time his father did not let go of the grind and killed the donkey, and temporarily entrusted Jiangbei's business to him, but he was still not involved in Jiangnan's business, and he did not say that he would take over Jiangbei's business. Wang Xiao's property was directly given to him, but it greatly improved Wang Xiao's status, so he was proud of the spring breeze, and he was a little bit blessed.

"Xiaomin see Master Yang!"

The other gentry visited Yang Chao together, and the leader was Du Shouchang, a wealthy merchant from Huai'an.

Yang Chaoxu raised his arms: "Every gentleman, please stand up!"

Then he invited these people into the camp and asked the cooks to kill pigs and sheep. Yang Chao recruited many good cooks, especially a few cooks from Shandong.

But these wealthy businessmen didn't care about delicious food, and they didn't touch the food very much. Instead, they kept toasting Yang Chao.

Yang Chao dealt with it casually, and after a long time, everyone felt that it was almost done, so they gave Wang Xiao winks one by one.

Wang Xiao just stood up.

"Lord Yang, I waited for the merchants to hear that the crown prince was going south, and they couldn't sleep at night, so they boldly came to meet him. I wonder if we can meet His Royal Highness the crown prince!"

These people are all gentry who are determined to rely on the prince, not only rich businessmen, but also big landlords and famous families.

Yang Chao is no longer surprised by it, there are such characters in Xuzhou and Jining.

Nodded: "The crown prince is tired today, when the crown prince is free some other day, I will recommend you."

Although they didn't see the prince immediately, everyone was happy when they got Yang Chao's promise.

But he still kept winking at Wang Xiao.

Wang Xiao took a breath, and seemed to be more courageous before he dared to speak: "I have the courage to ask the adults for help with something!"

Yang Chao laughed: "But you want to drive with you?"

Wang Xiao nodded vigorously, and the other gentry looked nervously at Yang Chao.

Yang Chao smiled easy-goingly: "Okay, I have agreed to this matter!"

It's funny to say that there are many gentry walking with the crown prince at this time, even since Linqing.

It's called a ride-along, but in fact, there are not many benefits to be gained. At most, it is an honor to say it, but people at this time just enjoy it.

Yang Chao also knew that until the Ming Dynasty was completely destroyed, many officials from the small southern courts, whether it was Longwu or Yongli, especially Yongli, accompanied them to Myanmar.

At this time, in addition to the gentry, there were also officials from Huai'an to meet the driver, as well as officials from Linqing, Jining, and Xuzhou. I'm afraid they are willing to go south with the crown prince, in addition to making a living, they also have this kind of accompanying complex in it.

(End of this chapter)