Nanming Engineer

Chapter 296 Eunuch
"Royal?" This time it was Wang Huan's turn to be confused. He had just returned from Zhaoqing, but he took a turn in Huguang and wasted some time. Why did someone chase him from Guangdong to Shizhu.

As soon as he thought about it, Wang Huan became murderous: Could it be that Li Chengdong's son was slaughtered by himself, the court couldn't withstand the pressure of the Li family, and sent the royal relatives to bring me back to question and apologize?

Wang Huan sneered again and again. People in Guangdong who dared to kill local snakes would return to their own territory and arrest them without a fight just because they were relatives of the emperor?Is it true that Lao Tzu is a Confucius who has learned too much?
Seeing his expression change, Ma Chongming looked like he was gnashing his teeth. He was frightened. He was afraid that something bad might happen to Uncle Pingliang. He quickly stretched out his hand to take away the fragrant tea handed to him by a group of enthusiastic village elders, and approached Wang Huan and asked in a low voice: " Then, Uncle, what's the matter? Can you let me know and make preparations."

When the royal family is involved, either great wealth or great disaster is imminent. In the feudal dynasty, this is an eternal truth.

Judging by Wang Huan's face, it probably won't be wealth or something. When disaster strikes, no matter what it is, one must be fully prepared to deal with it.

Wang Huan pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said: "No need! This is a stone pillar. Unless he brings the entire Ming Dynasty army, he can't do anything to me. Don't panic. Just ask me to explain to the folks, and I will rush to Go to the stone pillar."

He pointed to the endless line of prisoners of war at the back of the line, and said to Ma Chongming: "These people are handed over to you. They are Han Chinese, but they are soldiers who surrendered to the Tartars. Send them to the mine for labor reform, and you will deal with them." .”

Then he didn't wait for Ma Chongming to speak, straightened up immediately, clasped his fists and bowed to the surroundings, which immediately aroused cheers from the surrounding people.

Wang Huan waved to them apologetically, and then whispered something to Li Dingguo. Li Dingguo nodded, and raised his horse and shouted loudly: "The rear team will be changed to the front team, and after leaving the first team, the five centurions will escort the prisoners into the city and fight with them." The horse stays behind for the delivery, and the rest of the people escort the lord to the stone pillar!"

The Kuizhou army immediately separated, and the five hundred-man teams ran to the rear in an orderly manner, changing guards with those who had originally escorted the prisoners. The official way of Shizhu went.

Seeing the morale of the Kuizhou army's rigorous military posture, the cheers of the people became more enthusiastic. Many young girls and clever wives looked at the tall and straight Kuizhou sergeants with blushing faces; many young men and strong men Looking enviously at the white-armored battle robe, he secretly decided that he must join the Kuizhou Army when it enlists this year.

Wang Huan rode his horse and galloped in the middle of the queue, and kept looking at the Longevity City not far away. Although he had not entered the city, the official road passed through the Longevity Valley, and he had a panoramic view of the scenery in the valley.

The Longevity Valley at this time is very different from when Wang Huanchu first built it. The city is towering and the fertile fields are still there. However, the large forests that were originally reserved for the reserve have been cut down, and a large flat land has been opened up. Many factories surrounded by walls In the crowded space, a wooden plaque with black lacquer and gold characters hangs high on the gate, and several huge gold-plated characters of "Kuizhou Military Warfare Bureau" can be seen from a long distance away.

At the four corners of the walls of the military battle bureau, several tall watchtowers were pulled up on the ground, and soldiers holding crossbows patrolled them. Under the walls on all sides, groups of soldiers in white uniforms patrolled along the walls. Looking from a distance, they were heavily guarded. His posture makes people dare not approach.

"Li Huaien is inside." Looking at the chimneys emitting black smoke in the military battle bureau, Wang Huan said, "I don't know if there has been any new progress in the research and development of the bird system after so many days? This time I brought back many Can the tiger crouching gun be cast into the expected mortar on this basis? It's all good luck, it's still unknown."

The horses under the seat were galloping, and the houses of the Bingzhan Bureau were continuous, almost occupying less than half of the Longevity Valley, which showed the scale of the Bingzhan Bureau. No effort was spared to achieve such a large appearance in less than two years.

Turning out of the Longevity Valley and running up the official road leading to the stone pillars, Wang Huan found that the road was more than twice as wide as before, enough for two carriages to run side by side. The bluestone slabs were laid, and drainage ditches were dug on both sides of the road, so as to ensure the rain or shine as much as possible.

On the road, there was an endless stream of convoys coming and going, and the vehicles were loaded with ore dug out from various mines, ready to be transported to various factories for processing. Along the way, there were many newly opened teahouses, and the vehicles and horses stopped. , Rest and eat, business is booming.If Emperor Chongzhen knew that the post station that was cut out at the beginning reappeared on the stone pillar in this way, he would not know how he would feel.

Li Dingguo and others came to Shizhu for the first time, and they found everything new, especially seeing the huge scale of Longevity Valley, which is like a mining city. The people here can live a life of food and clothing only by mining and working in government-run factories. , They were all shocked, and when they found out that working in a factory or a mine, if they did a good job, they would be rewarded by the government, and their annual income would be about the same as that of a family with a hundred acres of fertile land, their jaws would drop to the ground in shock.

The two secretly discussed that when they had free time, when Wang Huan was in a good mood, they must speak to him and seek a benefit for the soldiers of the former Daxi Army who had joined Wang Huan, so that those who were injured and retired among them could enter the factory to work. Avoid the misery of living on the streets in the future.

Running all the way, the stone pillars came in front of us, the magnificent carved gatehouse of Xuanweishi Siyamen was still majestic, and a group of people were looking forward to it under the gatehouse.

Among the crowd, there was a woman in the middle who was wearing the first-grade clothes ordered by the imperial court, holding a dragon's head and a cane, and wearing a jade beaded handkerchief. She was Qin Liangyu, the pillar of the dynasty.

At this time, Qin Liangyu's body was not as good as before, her head was full of gray hair, her face was covered with wrinkles like furrows, her desolation seemed to flow forever, her tall and straight waist was hard to resist. Reduced by one number.

Wang Huan was on the horse, and he recognized the figure of his adoptive mother at a glance from a long distance away. Seeing her aging outline, he couldn't help but feel sad. He could have today thanks to the support of this old man. He and Xu Tiezhu drifted here like desolate orphans, and they recognized Qin Liangyu as mother and son, as if it was just yesterday, but now things are different, and Qin Liangyu's life is nearing the end of his life, and he feels a burst of pain in his heart.

Before the horse stopped, the people had arrived. Wang Huan almost flew off the horse and ran quickly to Qin Liangyu. With tears in his eyes, he knelt down with a "pop", banged his head on the ground, and choked with sobs: "Mother , you are in poor health, and the child failed to be filial by your side, it is a serious crime, please punish me!"

Ma Wannian also followed behind Wang Huan, weeping and kowtowing, knocking on the stone floor until there was a "bang bang".

All the people present did not hide their faces, Qin Liangyu let go of his crutches, gently raised his hands one by one, and said softly: "Get up quickly, get up quickly, you are all people who are worshiped by Uncle Feng, doing this will cause people to gossip, get up and talk .”

Pulling Wang Huan and Ma Wannian up, Qin Liangyu pulled the two of them, and looked at them endlessly, looking at them with a pair of eyes, smiling, full of eyes full of old people watching their children and grandchildren grow up. The relief and kindness are beyond words.

"They are all good boys, good boys. My Ma family has a son. I have lived up to my long-cherished wish and raised two good sons for the country and the family!" Qin Liangyu dragged Wang Huan and Ma Wannian, nagging all the way Talking to himself, he walked while laughing, crossed the square in front of the yamen, and walked towards the lobby.

A group of people followed behind, and the guarding Kuizhou army, led by Liu Yun, stayed at the foot of the mountain.

There were Qin Yiming and Qin Gongming in the crowd, they were both acquaintances of the Xuanwei envoy, Wang Huan couldn't be free, so he had to greet them with his eyes, but fortunately he had a different status, everyone understood and clasped their fists to show their goodwill.

In front of the main hall, Qin Liangyu stopped, turned his head and said softly to Wang Huan: "Huan'er, I hurried to call you over, one is because of my mother's selfishness, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I think about it; I want you to meet a distinguished guest."

Wang Huan listened intently, but was shocked when he heard the words. He had already seen a figure standing there on the steps under the eaves of the lobby of the Xuanwei Envoy, as if waiting for their arrival.

In front of the lobby of the Xuanwei Envoy, he dared to stand taller than the Xuanwei envoy, he must be not an ordinary person, Wang Huan's heart moved, and he looked intently.

This person is dressed in a crimson python robe, jade belt leather boots, and a uniform mountain and river towel on his head. He stands on the steps in a row, with the aura of a superior person. There are a pair of red phoenix eyes on a horse face, white and beardless, and his eyes are smiling. , watching Wang Huan smile and salute.

This face seemed to have been seen somewhere before. Wang Huanning thought about it for a while, his face changed suddenly, and he immediately recalled that it was the person standing beside Emperor Yongli in Zhaoqing Shuiyue Palace.

"Eunuch Wang!" Wang Huan yelled out, "Why are you here?"

This person is none other than the eunuch in charge of the chief inspector of ceremonies, Yongli's number one confidant, Wang Kun.

(End of this chapter)