Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 64
Now that criticizing censor has nothing to say, if he wants to have a leader, and if he wants a prisoner, he insists that he is falsely reporting his military exploits, isn't that talking nonsense with his eyes open?

Qian Longxi said: "Even the number of prisoners is written clearly, this good news must be true. But, who is this Lu Xiangsheng? When did Ming Dynasty have such a strong general who dared to fight Jiannu and fight in the field?" And win?"

Chongzhen also felt curious: "Yes, who is he? Why have I never heard of his name?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Finance and the Minister of the Ministry of War looked at each other with sad faces. The Minister of the Ministry of War searched his brains. No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t remember that there was a general named Lu Xiangsheng in any army in Ming Dynasty. Who the hell is it?Sun Chengzong answered for them: "Lu Xiangsheng is a native of Yixing, Jiangsu. He is a scholarly family. He is not only full of poetry and books, but also extremely powerful. He can dance with a 170-jin sword like flying. He has practiced martial arts hard since he was a child, and he has developed a good skill." In the second year of Apocalypse, he passed the Jinshi examination and served as the head of the household department. Three years later, he became a member of the Jin Dynasty, Wailang, and two years later, he served as the magistrate of a daimyo. Afterwards, he took the initiative to dissipate his family wealth and recruit more than 1 brave fighters, and rushed to the capital day and night..."

Chongzhen interrupted: "Wait a minute, Mr. Ge, are you saying that he took the initiative to recruit warriors who dared to fight into King Jingqin?"

Sun Chengzong said: "Exactly. As a civil servant, he could have stayed out of the matter, and no one asked him to join King Jingqin. However, he still took the initiative to recruit people and horses to help Xingye, and fought fiercely with Jiannu on the way. Loyalty is rare."

Chongzhen said excitedly: "Loyal minister, really loyal minister!"

The officials were secretly dissatisfied: "He is a loyal minister, so we are traitors?" The dissatisfaction was dissatisfied, but they dared not speak out. They asked themselves that they did not have the burden of Lu Xiangsheng. way.Now the mood of the emperor's boss is cloudy and sunny, and everyone finally doesn't have to be scolded anymore, so don't make yourself uncomfortable, and let the boss be happy first.As a result, flattery was flying everywhere in the Golden Luan Hall, and each shot became louder and louder.Who is it for?Of course it was filming the emperor's boss.Chongzhen was in a good mood, and said secretly: "Even if he didn't defeat Jiannu, the loyalty of taking the initiative to become king of Jingqin on him should be reused!"

This flash of thought directly changed Lu Xiangsheng's fate.

Seeing the smile on Chongzhen's mouth, Sun Chengzong knew that Lu Xiangsheng had already left an excellent impression on the young emperor, as long as he made a further word, Lu Xiangsheng would definitely be reused.However, he suppressed this tempting thought, he had to see how talented Lu Xiangsheng was, and whether he could really take on the burden.Now that the court's talent is withered, every talent is precious, the more so, the more cautious it is, because the current situation of the court is bad enough, it may not be much lust if you use the right one, but if you use the wrong one, it will cause trouble. If it is not good, it will collapse directly, so he has to be cautious.He also mentioned a few words about Yang Menglong. He heard that Yang Menglong led the army and civilians in the city to fight bloody battles as a commoner, repelling the seven Jiannu attacks. Chongzhen was also full of praise.
The Ming Dynasty just catches the most useful people and uses them to death. You are so tired that you vomit blood and you are not finished. With such an unscrupulous and unscrupulous sweatshop, Yang Menglong wants to stay out of it and be a carefree rich second generation , it’s very difficult...

The outline of the city of Beijing became clearer and clearer in sight. Lu Xiangsheng reined in his horse and looked around. He saw banners flying around the city of Beijing, battle flags like clouds, and tents of all sizes connected one by one, as if the sky was full of clouds. On the ground, it is boundless, the horns are desolate, the drums are beating, the brigade is mobilizing, and the swords, guns, swords and halberds cover the earth like pieces of steel forests, and the chilling air penetrates the sky, changing the color of the situation!He couldn't help feeling ups and downs, his blood was so hot that he could bend the spear, and a thought came to his mind: This is what a man should do!

Zhuanghuai is fierce, back to Zhuanghuai is fierce, there are heavy troops gathered in the city of Beijing now, but there is no place for uninvited troops like him, so let's report to the superior honestly and wait for orders.

What surprised Lu Xiangsheng was that the arrogant soldiers who he thought were difficult to deal with were very polite to him, and took the initiative to vacate places with better locations for him to set up camp. With the meaning of knot.Just when they were puzzled, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households came again, bringing wine, meat, food, grass and weapons, and generously said that if you need anything, just ask. Sample?Lu Xiangsheng got dizzy, what are you guys doing?I don't seem to be that famous, do I?
Later, another group of officials came, and after some politeness, asked to inspect the heads, prisoners and trophies.Lu Xiangsheng asked several large carts to be brought over, and there were more than 600 heads piled on them. These officials picked them up one by one to check their teeth and hair.After a long while, the officials finished the inspection and said with certainty: "There are more than six hundred levels, all of which are real captives!"

Then, the group of gangsters went to inspect the dozens of captives.The captives are easy to handle, look at their muscles, and ask a few more words to understand everything. Of the 39 captives (the one captured by Yang Menglong was also sent), [-] were Jiannu, and [-] were Mongolian Tartars.As for the spoils of war, it is even easier, as long as you are not blind, you can tell that they are genuine post-gold war horses and weapons.After the inspection, these officials asked for ten sets of armor and ten war horses, and took away the heads and prisoners, saying that they wanted to show victory to the king. Before leaving, an official said to Lu Xiangsheng: "Lord Lu , You have made a great contribution this time! Take the initiative to dissipate your wealth and recruit brave warriors to join King Jingqin, and wiped out the three Niu Lu who built slaves. This great contribution has reached the heavens. In the heart of the emperor, your lord will not make progress It's possible!"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "The next official is just the salary of eating the king, and it's just for the king to share the worries. I dare not take credit for it."

The official shook his head and said, "Maybe tomorrow, I will salute you when I see you." After that, he smiled, turned around, got into the sedan and left.

The group of soldiers under Lu Xiangsheng's command who had suffered so much all the way couldn't help but get excited, and they all whispered to each other, saying that this trip was worthwhile, the adults have made great contributions, and there must be great rewards, and they can also get some credit.Lu Xiangsheng sternly said: "This is a battlefield, what's the proper way to whisper to each other? Keep quiet, don't make noise, and those who disobey the order will be killed!" The gang of forgetful guys stuck out their tongues in fright, and dared not speak any more.

The defense outside Beijing was not as difficult as imagined. After all, this is an army of 10,000+, and behind it is a city wall with many cannons, which is not so easy to chew.After this period of contesting, Hou Jin already knew clearly that it was a dream to take Beijing with their strength, and Huang Taiji hadn't let the donkey pass his brain, there were a lot of places for him to plunder, so why rammed his head against the city wall of Beijing?Therefore, the two sides just stood in the cold wind and competed head-to-head corns. Frequent battles occurred between scouts, but large-scale battles did not even have a bubble, and it was just time-consuming.For Lu Xiangsheng, this is a good thing, because with his current strength, he would be killed if he bumped into the mighty Manchurian Eight Banners, so let's take his time and let Jiannu go away first.

But he was not lonely. After those officials took away the heads and prisoners, more generals came rushing through the door, which annoyed Lu Xiangsheng so much that he really wanted to kick them out!It's just that those generals are not sandbags, and he can't kick them if he wants. A few days later, he ushered in a big man who didn't dare to kick him even if he borrowed his guts.

This great man walked into his barracks with a few entourages, inspected around, and saw that the entire barracks was neatly arranged, although the soldiers' equipment was messy and they didn't even have many jackets, but they had strict military discipline, and no one dared to make any noise at will, so they couldn't help but slightly nod.He didn't reveal his identity, but asked directly about Lu Xiangsheng's process of recruiting brave fighters and the details of his battle with Hou Jin. He asked very carefully, and he didn't miss any details. He can't even hide the flaws from him, and it's a bit like interrogating a prisoner.Lu Xiangsheng answered one by one, seeing the tricks, and even counterattacked a few times appropriately.The big man didn't worry about it, and then he took the exam on Lu Xiangsheng's art of war. The questions he asked were very profound and tricky. Lu Xiangsheng was familiar with military books. Knowing everything by heart, and knowing those famous battles like the palm of his hand, he was a bit overwhelmed by the question.That dead old man is really wicked. Every time when Lu Xiangsheng couldn't answer, he seemed to be casually saying a word, which solved the confusion in Lu Xiangsheng's heart and made him suddenly enlightened. However, don't be happy yet, because more difficult questions It hit again.The more Lu Xiangsheng talked, the more awe-inspiring he felt. He only felt that this old man was knowledgeable and proficient in strategy. He was probably a master strategist. In front of this old man, he could only be regarded as a child!
"If Jiannu and rogues echo each other, how should Daming respond?"

Finally, the old man raised such a question.

Lu Xiangsheng only felt his bones shiver, and cold sweat broke out on his back. He said in a trembling voice: "If the slaves enter the customs, Da Ming can beat them out within a few months; if the bandits make trouble, Da Ming will do everything possible They can be beaten down; but if the two echo each other, even if Da Ming has the ability to reach the sky, I am afraid that he will be powerless! My lord, the lower officials are dull, I really don't know how to untie this knot, I wonder if my lord can teach me? "

The old man was silent, with a deep worry on his brows, and he said after a while: "I can't think of a solution... This almost unsolvable problem can only be solved by your generation... He sighed a long time, stood up, and said, "It's rare for you, a civil servant, to have such unique insights into military strategy. Your humble attitude is even rarer. Please keep this attitude." , you will become the Optimus Prime of Ming Dynasty sooner or later. Now, follow me into the palace, the emperor can't wait to see your martial arts."

(End of this chapter)