Chapter 187: Triple Waves, Wine and Meat
Early in the morning, Jiang Qingzhi woke up.
The autumn wind blew across the roof and the big trees in the courtyard, making a rustling sound.
Comfortable!
Jiang Qingzhi stretched and felt refreshed.
When he walked out of the bedroom, Jiang Qingzhi suddenly found that the feeling of strangeness that he felt every morning after waking up was gone.
He was stunned for a moment.
"Master!"
The silly Sun Chonglou came to ask him to practice martial arts.
Every morning, when Sun Chonglou shouted "Young Master" at the top of his voice, those who were sleeping in would always start shouting and cursing at him.
How many?
Jiang Qingzhi touched his shoulder and felt a little empty.
And those two guys who were eating for free.
As usual, I practiced martial arts and prepared to have breakfast.
During the meal, Jiang Qingzhi called Ma Fang over.
"The villain dare not."
Ma Fang was a runaway slave and was used to the distinction between master and servant.
"Enjoy your meal, Ansheng." Jiang Qingzhi sat down and looked at the plate of grilled meat, his appetite aroused.
Ma Fang glanced at Sun Chonglou and saw him pick up the lamb leg and start chewing it.
The female centurion actually ate with great relish.
The old man was said to be the former Prime Minister, and he also ate quite generously.
He picked up a piece of mutton and chewed it carefully.
The mutton is very fragrant, and when you take a bite of the steamed bun, you can taste the aroma of wheat and the sweetness...
After dinner, Jiang Qingzhi told Xu Wei, "Remember, be more arrogant."
Xu Wei thought about how to show off, and Xia Yan said: "Qingzhi, why do you need to remind him of this? Just let him be true to himself."
Xu Wei is already crazy enough, and if he adds more scenes, he will mess up his performance. Jiang Qingzhi thought the same, "Yes, just be yourself."
Madman Xu is gone.
Jiang Qingzhi waved to Ma Fang and said, "Walk with me."
The two of them walked slowly in the yard.
"You have been in the grassland for many years. What do you think of the Altan tribe?"
Ma Fang said: "An Da's men are brave and valiant."
Jiang Qingzhi glanced at him and said with a smile: "Speak boldly."
Ma Fang had never seen such a gentle nobleman before, and her heart was slightly warmed. "You... Lord, I was once a fugitive slave..."
"It is the incompetence of the civil officials and the military that has caused you to fall to the grassland. They are the ones who should feel ashamed, not you!"
Jiang Qingzhi took a few steps and looked back to see Ma Fang standing there in a daze.
"Isn't it the villain's fault?"
Jiang Qingzhi shook his head. "The civil officials cannot govern the Ming Dynasty well, and the military cannot defend the country. On the contrary, they blame the people for being robbed and enslaved. What kind of logic is this?"
Ma Fang felt that the humiliation he had felt for many years suddenly burst out. He lowered his head and said, "Uncle..."
"You don't need to be ashamed of this!" Jiang Qingzhi came over and patted him on the shoulder. "Sooner or later, I will go to the grassland to see what Altan Khan called the royal court."
There was murderous intent in this sentence, but it made Ma Fang excited, "I am willing to lead the horse for you, Lord."
"Not just leading the horse." Jiang Qingzhi naturally couldn't let such a brave general lead the horse, so he smiled and said, "Tell me about the situation of the Mongolians."
Ma Fang stood up. "The Mongols are brave and have grown up on horseback. They are skilled in archery and horse riding. Our Ming soldiers are not as good as them. In addition, all the Mongols have horses and come and go like the wind. It is difficult for our army to track the enemy's movements and formulate strategies... The Mongols have no fixed place to live and live wherever there is grass. We cannot surround them with a large army..."
Jiang Qingzhi looked at Ma Fang, and just when he was feeling nervous, he suddenly smiled.
I have found a treasure... Jiang Qingzhi nodded, "I will arrange for you to go to the left guard of the Tiger Guard."
"Ah!" Ma Fang was startled. "That's the Beijing Guard. I..."
The treatment of the Beijing guards was much better than that of the border troops, which could be described as a drop of chaff falling into a rice basket.
"Uncle." A guard came to look for Jiang Qingzhi.
Jiang Qingzhi said to Ma Fang: "I said that sooner or later I will go back to the grassland to see the so-called royal court. And you, I hope you can be my wing by then. Do your best!"
Ma Fang stood there for an unknown amount of time before a guard came looking for him.
"My Lord ordered me to take you to the Tiger Guards."
Ma Fang followed the guards out, and suddenly stopped, staring at Jiang Qingzhi who was talking to Xia Yan, bowed, and said softly:
"I will definitely live up to your trust. I will serve you as your wing for the rest of my life!"
Jiang Qingzhi didn't see this scene. He was discussing the next arrangements with Xia Yan.
"We must be careful of Qian Jun's desperate move. In addition, the thousands of enemy troops outside the city are unwilling to leave. If something happens in the city, we must be careful that they can take advantage of it and break into the city..."
Jiang Qingzhi said: "Mr. Xia, you are highly respected and you should be prepared to step in and suppress the situation."
"I'd rather kill the enemy." The old man also wore a long sword.
"You go and kill the enemy..." Jiang Qingzhi's cheek twitched, thinking that he was probably going to get killed.
"What? Do you look down on me?" Xia Yan sneered, "I also practiced it in the past."
"Uncle." Sun Bu Tong came over, "Mr. Xu has started."
……
"General, Jiang Qingzhi has someone questioning him in the army."
Jiang Ce came, but after only one day, he seemed to have regained his composure, but his face was a little pale. "The man was in the house, and he ordered the soldiers to go in one by one. No one knew whether he said anything."
"Have those tricks been cleared away?" Qian Jun asked.
"They have all been cleared. But if someone reports it, it will inevitably cause trouble." Jiang Ce said.
"Those heads are still hanging in the camp, who dares to speak carelessly?" The staff said: "The military has a strict hierarchy, and those soldiers have long been accustomed to obeying their superiors' orders."
"Their life and death, honor and disgrace are all in my hands. Angels are just a gust of wind that will be blown away sooner or later. And I am the cloud, the cloud covering them."
Qian Jun said: "Nothing to be afraid of."
On the first day, Xu Wei gained a lot, but most of them were reports of generals mistreating low-level soldiers.
"It is said that the generals treated the lower-level soldiers as slaves, ordering them to work on the land, do housework, and repair houses..." This was the first time Xu Wei heard of such a situation, "and they beat and scolded them at will."
"This is a bad habit." Jiang Qingzhi put the matter aside and said, "We will change it step by step in the future."
"In addition, there are more than ten people who wanted to speak but hesitated. I have asked someone to take note of them."
"The rest will have to wait until tomorrow."
Jiang Qingzhi gained little, but after hearing the news, his confidants such as Qian Jun and Jiang Ce drank at home to celebrate.
"As expected, no one dared to speak." Jiang Ce laughed, "They are all afraid of being killed."
"After Jiang Qingzhi leaves, the entire army will be allowed to eat and drink for three days, and this news will be released quietly." Qian Jun said.
"Give him a slap, and then give him a sweet date." The staff laughed and said, "The general has good tactics."
"General, Jiang Qingzhi has returned to Beijing in disgrace. I'm afraid there will be countless impeachments waiting for him?" Jiang Ce touched his head and said hatefully.
Jiang Qingyi had cut off most of the hair there with a knife, and Jiang Ce could only gather the hair around it to cover it.
"Minister Yan and others are eagerly awaiting the news of Jiang Qingzhi's defeat." Jiao Bin said, "My brother-in-law wrote to me and said that there has been internal fighting in Minister Yan's camp recently. I am worried..."
The staff and Qian Jun looked at each other and laughed, "This is a good thing." "Good thing?"
This idiot... The staff looked at Jiao Bin and said, "The best way to resolve internal conflicts is to use external enemies. Jiang Qingzhi has returned in defeat, so naturally those people will vent their anger on him."
Everyone couldn't help but rejoice.
Qian Jun raised his glass. "For glory and wealth!"
Everyone raised their glasses, and there was a gleam in their eyes.
"For glory and wealth!"
Every rosy face was filled with joy.
The smell of wine and meat drifted out through the crack in the door...
A dog passed by the door.
He smelled the smell of wine and meat, sneezed and ran away.
……
Day two.
Wang Yuanfa was in a bad mood recently and found an excuse to go home early.
After returning home, Wang Yuanfa asked someone to prepare wine and food, and drank with a few confidants.
"Deputy General, Qian Jun is all-powerful. If we report this to Chang Wei Bo..." Seeing that Wang Yuanfa was in a depressed mood, a confidant suggested reporting him.
Another confidant shook his head and said, "What the army hates most is reporting. Once reported, the deputy general's prestige will be completely lost."
From then on, Wang Yuanfa became a rat crossing the street in the army.
Wang Yuanfa could not accept this price.
"Fuck!" Wang Yuanfa couldn't help but yell.
"Deputy General, there's someone outside asking to see you." Someone came to report.
"Who?" Wang Yuanfa, slightly tipsy, asked impatiently.
"Chang Wei Bo and Xia Yan."
……
"There are enemy troops outside the city these days, so you can't leave the city."
Qian Jun was giving instructions to his daughter when a servant came to see him.
"Then I'll go shopping." Qian Qin squatted down and said goodbye.
"Go!" Qian Jun watched his daughter go out, the smile on his face gradually faded, and a serious look emerged, "What's the matter?"
The servant said, "The person keeping an eye on Jiang Qingzhi reported that Jiang Qingzhi and Xia Yan went to Wang Yuanfa's house."
Qian Jun's eyes narrowed.
"Let Jiang Ce and the others come immediately."
Later, the confidants gathered together.
"Wang Yuanfa doesn't dare." Jiang Ce said, "He can't afford the consequences of breaking the military rules and being ruined."
"But what if he is willing to fight with us and both sides suffer losses?" Someone said: "After all, he has been suppressed by us in the past few years."
This possibility exists.
"If Wang Yuanfa speaks up, we're afraid..." Jiao Bin was panicking. Wang Yuanfa was the deputy commander and had the right to intervene in many matters. He could not hide what Qian Jun and his gang had done over the years.
The rules in the military are the same as the unspoken rules in the officialdom where everyone is welcome. You can disagree or not participate, but you cannot report it.
Once you report it, you are breaking the unspoken rules, and all warriors in the world will be your enemies.
The atmosphere was a bit tense.
"I'm sure he won't dare to do that." Qian Jun smiled and said, "I'll have a good talk with him tomorrow."
Everyone heard the coldness in his words.
Jiang Ce nodded, "That's best."
With Qian Jun stepping in to appease and threaten, Wang Yuanfa should be able to stay stable.
Jiao Bin walked out of the hall and said to the generals around him, "Why do I feel a little uneasy?"
"me either."
The next day.
Jiang Ce just arrived at the general's mansion.
The person responsible for keeping an eye on Jiang Qingzhi has arrived.
"But is there any movement?" Jiang Ce asked.
"More than ten soldiers went to Jiang Qingzhi's place secretly this morning. They came out later and were all happy and relieved. Lieutenant General Jiang, you..."
In the morning light, this person saw Jiang Ce's face suddenly turn frighteningly pale.
When Qian Jun heard the news, he was stunned.
Upon hearing the news, the staff stamped their feet and said, "People are most afraid of being the first to stand out. Once someone stands out, the others behind them will not be afraid anymore. Once Jiang Qingzhi spreads the news that someone has come to report, the trend of reporting in the army... will suddenly rise!"
Qian Junqiang smiled and said, "Maybe it's something else."
Jiang Ce laughed, "Yeah! Don't worry."
But who can feel at ease?
……
"Xu Wei went into the army to question them. Qingzhi and I went to see Wang Yuanfa. In the morning, more than ten soldiers came to see us quietly. These are three huge waves, one after another. Qian Jun and others must be panicking."
Xia Yan found some of the feeling of being in power back then, "Be careful that Qian Jun escapes."
Xu Wei said: "The only ones who were willing to flee with him were his trusted generals. There were so many troops in Xuanfu, and those people were just a drop in the ocean."
"Keep an eye on the enemy outside the city, don't give them a chance to take advantage." Jiang Qingzhi took out the medicine cigarette. "It's time to close the net, be careful of the desperate dogs."
……
"The big thing is bad!"
Jiang Ce summoned several of his trusted generals.
He looked at several trusted generals viciously, "Jiang Qingzhi is ruthless. If he gets the evidence, none of us can escape. So speed is of the essence. Let's leave the city tonight."
Someone asked, "Commander-in-Chief, where can we go after we leave the city?"
Everyone felt somewhat desperate.
"The grassland is very large." Jiang Ce said, "I have sent someone to contact the enemy general outside the city, and the enemy general has agreed to help us."
"Go and join Altan?" someone exclaimed.
"If we don't surrender to Altan, will we be captured by Jiang Qingzhi and then be executed or exiled?" Jiang Ce said coldly: "Altan needs to know the strength of Xuanfu, and we will both get what we need by surrendering to him.
If the army moves south from now on, we can still lead the way...
If the Ming Dynasty is destroyed, thinking about the Yuan Dynasty, we might be able to become a duke or something, return home in glory, and bring honor to our family."
"Done!"
"I listen to the lieutenant general!"
Jiang Ce's mouth curled up slightly, "But before we go, we need to bring a gift."
"What gift? Just tell me, lieutenant general."
Jiang Ce's eyes were filled with murderous intent, "Jiang Qingzhi's...head!"
(End of this chapter)
