Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 7 Overnight in Wangjiazhuang

After leaving Jinmen, Zhu Cihong led the team all the way to the south, and soon it was dark, so he sent cavalry to find a Zhuangzi nearby, where he planned to stay for one night and leave the next day.

Anyway, they are still thousands of miles away from Jiangnan. No matter how urgent they are, they can't save much time by rushing at starry night. It is better to take their time, which is safer.

The cavalry sent out as scouts found out for him that there was a Wangjiazhuang nearby, so Zhu Cihong led the team to rush there.

But at that time, people in the village were in panic, because they also found Zhu Cihong's team of hundreds of people.

Wangjiazhuang, as the name suggests, the people who live here are basically surnamed Wang. Among them, there is a large family who also serves as the head of the clan.

After the housekeeper found Zhu Cihong's large team of hundreds of people, he hurriedly stumbled and ran back to Wangjiazhuang to report to Master Wang.

"Master, a large group of people appeared in the north of Zhuangzi, holding torches, I don't know how many people there are." The housekeeper works in the house of Master Wang, and his surname is actually Wang, not because the housekeeper is from the Wang family village.

In fact, he came from another place, but because the housekeeper is also a servant, if there is no accident, he will live in the master's house for the rest of his life, so Master Wang praised him and asked him to change his surname to Wang.

When Master Wang heard what his loyal servant said, he was so frightened that he didn't know what to do. As the saying goes, a thief is like a comb, and a soldier is like a grate. In today's troubled times, no matter what kind of army you encounter, it is not a good thing. matter.

"What are they here for? Go and see if they are coming for us." Mr. Wang asked.

Steward Wang didn't think about it, and immediately told Master Wang, "They came to Wang's Village, and the leader said they would stay here for one night."

"This is true!" If they only came to stay for one night, Mr. Wang would not be unacceptable, but he was afraid that they would be peddling dog meat, saying that they were staying overnight, but they were actually coming to rob.

Steward Wang shook his head and replied, "I don't know about that. He has a knife in his hand and is wearing armor on his body. Who dares to ask random questions."

Having a knife in your hand means that you have force, and having armor on your body means that you have an army. This can't be offended. Steward Wang was afraid that Zhu Cihong and the others would be in a bad mood, so he gave himself two swords when he came up, so naturally he didn't dare to ask random questions.

Master Wang heard this and said, "Okay, open the door outside Zhuangzi and let the soldiers come in."

He recognized the reality clearly. In any case, the power of choice did not lie in their hands, but in the wishes of Zhu Cixiang and others.

At the same time, Zhu Cihong and the others were stopping outside the gate of Wangjiazhuang. He thought he was the prince of Ming Dynasty with a noble status.

At this moment, seeing the gate of the villa opened, Zhu Cihong smiled and said, "Oh, you are quite sensible, and opened the door."

So he turned his head and said to the team behind him, "Let's go, let's go to the village to rest."

Then, like a long dragon, the team of hundreds of people entered Wangjiazhuang little by little.

As soon as Zhu Cihong entered, he was invited by Master Wang to talk at home.

"My lord, I have come from a long way and don't know what to do. If there is anything I can do for you, please tell me as much as you can." Master Wang said to Zhu Cihong with a flattering smile.

Zhu Cihong saw that he was so upbeat, so he stopped being polite to him, and said directly, "The hundreds of people under my command haven't had dinner yet, so please reward them with some food."

"In addition, find me three more high-quality coffins." Zhu Cihong said in an orderly tone.

After hearing Zhu Cihong's request, Master Wang found himself in trouble. Now that the world is not peaceful, and the prices of food and coffins have risen, if he does what Zhu Cihong said, he doesn't know how much money it will cost him.

But he felt that if he flatly refused, he would definitely fail, so he came up with an idea to make a [-]% discount and sit on the floor with Zhu Cihong to bargain.

"My lord, our Wangjiazhuang is small and the land is barren. We really can't afford it. Why don't you think we can provide food for 300 people and give you two coffins of the same size?"

Zhu Cihong only thought it was funny when he heard it, and he was a little angry at the same time. The desolate phoenix is ​​not as good as a chicken. No matter whether it is a cat or a dog, the small rich man in the country dares to bargain with him.

He slapped the table violently, knocking off the teacups on it, falling to the ground and smashing into pieces.

Then Zhu Cihong said, "I didn't come to negotiate conditions with you. I must see these things within half an hour, otherwise I don't need you. I'll get them myself."

After thinking about it, I felt that what I said might not be clear, so I added, "When the time comes, it will not be the hand, but the knife."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Cihong left and returned to the camp where the team was stationed, but unexpectedly, several people came to him as soon as he came back.

The doctor who took care of Princess Changping said that the princess was seriously injured, and in addition to the long and bumpy journey, a ginseng was needed to strengthen the foundation and nourish the vitality, otherwise her life would be in danger.

After Zhu Cihong heard this, he immediately agreed. Princess Changping is his own sister and the only princess in the clan. Believe that there are plenty of ginseng or something.

If there is no ginseng in Wangjiazhuang, at worst, he will send cavalry to plunder, and he believes that he will be able to get ginseng in a short time.

King Yong and King Ding were hungry, so they found Zhu Cihong, the amiable brother in front of them, to eat.

Zhu Cihong stroked the heads of the two younger brothers, and said cordially, "You go back to the camp and stay there, and there will be delicious food in a while."

In less than ten minutes, as expected, servants from Master Wang's mansion in Wangjiazhuang kept coming to transport rice noodles, bacon and other items to the camp.

It's a pity that no one in Zhu Cihong's team knows how to cook. The soldiers are all fighting for food, so they have no reason to cook by themselves, and those palace ladies and eunuchs live a life of luxury in the palace, so it is even more difficult for them to cook Like going to heaven.

So Zhu Cilang simply left the servants sent by Master Wang to cook for them, and ordered a team of cavalry to borrow a group of cooks from Master Wang's house.

Now that the soldier is by his side, Mr. Wang doesn't dare to say anything wrong. Not to mention that Zhu Cihong asked him to send a cook, but even if he asked him to send a concubine, he probably wouldn't hesitate at all.

In this way, Zhu Cihong and the others finally had a decent, steaming meal today.

After dinner, Zhu Cihong left dozens of soldiers to watch the night, and then fell asleep. The whole camp extinguished the torches at the same time, and suddenly fell into darkness.

(End of this chapter)