Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 389 Repayment of Debt

"Great catastrophe, great catastrophe, great catastrophe in Yangzhou! Uncle Zhongyi captured Yangzhou, killed 16 soldiers, and captured [-] enemies!"

After entering the city, the cavalry immediately galloped along the streets, not only shouting, but also throwing newspapers immediately when they saw the crowd.

These papers were immediately picked up by the common people, carefully passed on to each other, and those who could not read were asked to read for the help of scholars.

But the group of people who passed on the good news in the end put away the good news. They thought it was a rare good news and wanted to keep it.

No one expected that such good news would later become a priceless souvenir, especially the ones written by Yang Chao himself, which became treasures.

The south, north, east, and west of the city were sprinkled with red paper half a foot long and three inches wide in one day.

So the whole city is boiling.

The people of Nanjing really lived in fear during this time.

All kinds of rumors are flying all over the sky, some say that the Tartars are going to cross the river, some say that the Tartars are massacring the city, some say that the Tartars have reached Jiangpu, some say that the Tartars have arrived in Guazhou, all kinds of news want to torture people. The immortal was about to die, so with the help of merchants, prices soared and the people were miserable.

Soon the common people knew about the great victory in Yangzhou through the news, and they naturally needed to vent the pressure of several days of frightening. Many people lit firecrackers to celebrate.

But the imperial court discussed matters about Jiangbei every day, but they couldn't find a soldier to use.

Huang Degong was the first choice, but Huang Degong was far away in Taiping Mansion. Before they could discuss a rescue plan for Yangzhou, news of Yangzhou's fall came.

The courtiers panicked immediately, and quickly discussed the countermeasures. At this time, there were two opinions. Before discussing Shi Kefa's request for help, they mainly discussed who to send, but now they began to discuss whether to send or not.

Yangzhou has fallen, and according to reliable sources (Duoduo's letter of persuasion to the surrounding counties and counties unambiguously stated the capture of Shi Kefa, the governor of Jiangbei), Shi Kefa has been captured, and Yang Chao is nowhere to be found.

Now that Yangzhou has fallen, some courtiers suggested that the most urgent task is to protect Nanjing.

However, some courtiers pointed out that to guard the river must guard the Huai River, so the two Huai Rivers cannot be abandoned, and troops should continue to guard other cities.

The Shouhuai Sect is divided into the Shouyizheng Sect and the Shouguazhou Sect.

After arguing for several days, there was no reason for the quarrel.

Some people even put their minds on Yang Chao. Since Yang Chao has no news, they have to make the worst plan, which is to plan for Yang Chao's death in battle. Since Yang Chao died in battle, the strong soldiers left by Yang Chao cannot be ignored. You have to find someone who can control it.

Sincerity Bo Liu Kongzhao asked for his order, saying that as the admiral of Caojiang, he should have controlled the water camp, and Yang Chao's water camp training was under his jurisdiction.

Cheng Yibo's proposal was approved by Xu Hongji, Zhao Zhilong and other ministers.

But the civil servants disagreed, saying that a capable civil servant should be sent to control. Some people thought of Zhu Dadian, who had rich military experience, and asked the court to order Zhu Dadian, who was at home to supervise food, to come to Nanjing.

However, within the civil official group, Zuo Guangxian sent officials to kill Zhu Dadian for corruption, saying that Zhu Dadian was not suitable for supervising the army, or even employed.

The disagreement of the civil servants made the little emperor feel at a loss, and at the same time, he also felt a sense of doomsday. At one point, he wanted to escape from Nanjing, and fled to Suzhou or even Hangzhou in the south.

Zhu Cihong felt that this situation was so similar to the last period of his father Emperor Chongzhen's reign. The courtiers could not make up their minds, and the court was helpless in the face of emergencies. It seemed that the court had lost control of the whole world at once.

This kind of uneasiness came from the period in Beijing. Zhu Cihong couldn't control himself at all. He was in a kind of mental torment all day long. He really didn't want to face the predicament of the fall of the capital again. Last time there was Yang Chao's lonely savior. This time who can save him.

At this time, Guazhou sent someone to send a message, which was very vague, saying that Yang Chao counterattacked Yangzhou and killed the army of Commander Duduo.

The news only made the court lively, and was quickly denied by the courtiers as a rumor, because they got the news that Duoduo attacked Yangzhou, but he commanded hundreds of thousands of troops, the exact number is unknown, from 30 to 80. There is everything, how could Yang Chao counterattack when the reinforcements were sheltered from the wind, and since Yang Chao is capable of counterattacking, it is impossible for the Qing army to break through Yangzhou.

After denying this only optimistic news, the courtiers fell into a deeper pessimism.

At their most pessimistic moment, good news finally came, really good news, good news from Yang Chao.

Of course, the red paper on which the good news is written is for the common people to read, and the one for the court is the memorial written by Yang Chao himself. When he dispatches fast horses to distribute the good news, it will be sent to the palace at the same time!

The emperor called Xie Fei, who was sent to the imperial court to deliver the victory report, to the main hall, and personally asked him in front of all civil and military officials in the main hall, about the history of the Yangzhou War.

Xie Fei answered with joy, making Yu Jiye, who was guarding the emperor with a sword, envious. Although he was appreciated by the emperor, he was regarded as a prosperous man, but as a general with good martial arts skills, it is a pity that he could not kill the enemy himself.

Xie Fei answered happily, and also felt a kind of deep pride. This was Yang Chao's reward for him to deliver the victory report to the emperor in person, but he was dragged down to the court to answer in court, which Yang Chao did not expect.

But this is also what Xie Fei deserves. He has made a lot of contributions in this battle, opening the city gate, opening the corner gate of the Governor's Mansion, etc., he should record a first contribution. Yang Chao also emphasized Xie Fei's achievements in the memorial.

When he heard that Yang Chaohuo shaved his beard and Shangyou frightened the troops, the emperor couldn't help but feel a chill. When he heard that the Tartar red-clothed cannons bombarded Yangzhou for a day and night, and Yangzhou was opened a gap, the little emperor couldn't help being worried.When he heard that the Tartars bombarded with red cannons and finally entered the city, the little emperor felt worried.Hearing the chaos in the city, when Yang Chao chose to retreat, the little emperor also sighed.

When they heard that Shi Kefa was awe-inspiring in order to protect the people and calmly captured, the little emperor and civil servants were silent.Hearing that Yang Chao's more than 1000 mourners met with [-] reinforcements, and everyone was arguing about whether to counterattack, the emperor actually thought that he should retreat.When he heard that Yang Chao was determined to attack, the little emperor felt a sense of tragedy.

By the way, Master Yang also wrote a poem at that time, which was also brought back by the last general, saying that he was going to give it to a girl.

Speaking of this, Xie Fei suddenly interrupted.

Everyone was nervous when they heard it, and they suddenly turned away, and suddenly felt a lot more relaxed. After all, Xie Fei's narration made them feel as if they were in the scene. They kept pulling their hearts, and they really felt a lot of pressure .

But after this divergence, they suddenly relaxed, secretly amused in their hearts, Yang Chao had already won anyway, why were they so nervous.

Immediately, a civil servant asked in a relaxed tone what kind of poem Yang Chao had written.

Xie Fei said that he didn't dare to take it apart to see.

But at this moment, everyone is still interested in hearing what a masterpiece Yang Chao's poem is.

In the end, it was Ma Shiying, the chief assistant, who made the final decision: "General Xiao Xie, there is no need to be shy. Since it is given to a girl, it will definitely spread. You can open it and see that neither Uncle Zhongyi nor that girl will blame you. Let the old man Wait for a sneak peek."

I wanted to listen to the poem, and then everyone would feel less nervous. Who would have thought that after hearing this poem, not only did they not get rid of the emotion of the battlefield, but they felt that kind of chill immediately filled the court, The atmosphere became harsh again.

In this chill, the emperor and courtiers finished listening to Xie Fei's story.

The mood could not be calm for a long time, Yang Chao's counterattack really affected their hearts, but the tragedy of Yangzhou City's massacre made them feel the horror from the bottom of their hearts. As a class of scholar-bureaucrats cultivated by Confucian benevolence and morality, it is really difficult for them to accept This kind of extermination killing, the practice of leaving no survivors and no seeds, made them feel deeply terrified.

Not only are the people gone, but even the post is gone, so the article is naturally gone!

Xie Fei walked out of the palace contentedly. The little emperor rewarded him with many things, ten bolts of silk and satin, 50 taels of silver, one gold medal, and the title of Commander of Jinyiwei.

Xie Fei is not married yet, although there is a line of people coming to the door to say goodbye, but he has high vision, and he doesn't like vulgar fans.

Xie Fei was originally a son of a rich family, otherwise he would not have the conditions to practice martial arts since he was a child. Practicing martial arts is more expensive than learning literature.

But when he was 13 years old, his father passed away suddenly, and his concubine suddenly ran away with the family's belongings.

Soon the family ran out of money, and my mother had to make a living by making needlework for others.

Naturally, such things as martial arts could only be given up. Three years later, Yang Chao recruited soldiers, and Xie Fei, who didn't want his mother to work hard, joined the army.

Afterwards, he followed Yang Chao and fought several battles. The promotion was not a big deal, the key was earning hundreds of taels of money.

In the village, Xie's family showed signs of prosperity again, so the matchmakers from the neighboring village began to visit.

But Xie Fei didn't like those rough girls from military households, and he was a military household after all, and he was a soldier, and the real rich families looked down on him, so they dragged on.

The mother was very anxious, and said many times that if Xie Fei didn't want to marry a wife, he could take a concubine first, but when Xie Fei heard the word concubine, he offended, and he, who had always been filial, turned against his mother.

Now suddenly he was rewarded with a shade, suddenly Xie Fei wanted to get married, wanted to marry a wife, wanted to have a son.

Xie Fei, who had been thinking foolishly, unknowingly arrived in front of Meilou.

Then he soon met Gu Mei, who had been famous for a long time.

After seeing Gu Mei, Xie Fei was stunned for a moment. For a moment, he had an idea that to marry a daughter-in-law, he must marry such a beautiful woman. want.

After delivering the letter, Xie Fei left Meilou and went home to visit his mother. Yang Chao asked him to come back to deliver the letter, and at the same time gave him a vacation, so he could stay at home for three days.

After Xie Fei left Meilou, that night Meilou became lively.

Li Xiangjun, Dong Xiaowan, Chen Yuanyuan, etc., all the famous prostitutes who had a good relationship with Gu Mei came to the door one after another.

Their purpose is very simple, just to read the poem that Yang Chao wrote to Gu Mei.

At this time, almost all the romantic people in Nanjing knew that Yang Chao had written a poem for Gu Mei, because it was hard to know. It was read out in the court where the matter was discussed, so this poem immediately became famous in Nanjing.

Although most people have heard about the content of the poem and feel that it is majestic and worthy of being written by a great general, they still want to take a look with their own eyes and see this poem written by Yang Chao on the battlefield.

Gu Mei didn't hide any secrets, and took out the paper without hesitation.

Everyone passed it on immediately.

The first is words.

A few hasty strokes, not neat, but the sharpness of the battle-tested is undeniable, and it is impossible for someone who is not really murderous to write this kind of words.

In the end, it was passed on to Li Xiangjun. Although she already knew the content, she couldn't help but recite it softly after seeing the poems written by Yang Chao himself that were stained with the smoke of war.

"How do you feel about cutting your head today? Starting a business is difficult and has many battles. I will go to Quantai to recruit the old department. I will kill Yama with a hundred thousand flags..."

(End of this chapter)