Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 327 The Brothers Are Here

Chapter 327 Crossing the Tribulation, Brothers Are Here
In late March, Li Guo, who was in Xi'an, received a secret decree, and the emperor ordered him to properly arrange for the envoys to go north and protect them secretly.

Li Guo read the secret decree several times, stroked the beard he had grown in the past two years, and thought: "At this time, His Majesty is sending an envoy to the north, which must be of great importance and cannot be missed. I don't know who the envoy will be?"

A few days later, the mission entered the city of Xi'an. They pretended to be a caravan and booked the Suzhou Guild Hall in the city.

In the middle of the night, Li Guo came to meet the envoy in secret according to the agreement in advance. In order to avoid people's eyes and ears, he wore casual clothes and sat in an ordinary sedan chair for four people. He was accompanied by only two personal guards. It was Xiao Erhei.

Arriving at a secluded room in the back courtyard, there were only three people sitting in the room.One of them is less than 20 years old, but he has a distinguished appearance. One is an old man with fair skin and wearing green clothes, and the other is a bit weird, with an iron mask on his face.

The imposing young man got up and bowed, showed Li Guo the documents, and said with a smile, "Your official Xia Wanchun pays homage to Xingguo Gong! Xingguo Gong, this is Xichang Admiral Cao Huachun, this is Yiguo Gong Wang Yi .”

Li Guo was very shocked, and said: "Oh, the names of Mr. Xiao Xia and Governor Cao are like a thunderbolt. We are lucky to meet you today! As for Duke Yi, I read the Di Bao a few days ago and learned about your heroic deeds. I admire you so much, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

"Why, General Li doesn't know me?" Wang Yi stood up. He lost his nose and spoke in a strange voice.

Before Li Guo could speak, Wang Yi took off his mask and laughed loudly: "Mr. Xing Guo, do you still remember the little soldier who captured you alive by the lake outside Ningling City?"

"It's you?" Li Guo's eyes widened, and he said with mixed feelings, "Unexpectedly, five years have passed, and you have changed from a soldier to a prince! Your face..."

"Thanks to Dorgon, not only my face but also my body are covered with scars. Even the old wounds left by Duke Xingguo on my back have been covered up by new ones."

With mixed feelings, Li Guo bowed to Wang Yi and said, "What Lord Yi has done is a hero who stands up to the sky and deserves the word loyalty. From this point of view, I was lucky in my life to be captured alive by Lord Yi." ah!"

Wang Yi put on his mask and asked, "Don't you resent me?"

"What are you talking about? I, Li Guo, admire the upright heroes the most, and I have nothing but admiration for Duke Yi. Moreover, we are all ministers of the Ming Dynasty and brothers of Paoze, so why should we be resentful?"

"Actually, if Duke Xingguo hadn't shown mercy back then, I would have died by your sword!" Wang Yi held Li Guo's hands and said with a smile, "We didn't know each other if we didn't fight. They are sneaking into the capital from the north of the Dabie Mountains, and I don't want to suddenly see each other today after several years have passed."

"Why, you were also in Dabie Mountain at that time?" Li Guo was surprised.

Wang Yi smiled and talked about the shadow pretending to be a ghost. After hearing this, Xia Wanchun and Cao Huachun burst out laughing.

Li Guo was both amused and convinced: "Our Majesty is resourceful and resourceful, and if it falls into his hands, I, Li Guo, can't escape Wuzhi Mountain of Tathagata Buddha like my grandson monkey."

Because of the past, Li Guo and Wang Yi quickly became close and called each other brothers.

After exchanging pleasantries, Li Guo asked seriously: "What is the purpose of the mission going north? The emperor sent three confidant ministers all at once, the battle is really too big."

Xia Wanchun briefly explained the mission of the mission, and said, "Mr. Xingguo, do you have any suggestions?"

Li Guo talked eloquently: "Oh, the burden on you is very heavy! I still have some understanding of the situation in Mongolia. Since I raised troops against the Taizu, Mongolia has been in decline. Let's not talk too far, just say that now the Mongolian tribes With the desert as the center, it is roughly divided into three major groups, Mobei, Monan, and Moxi, and these three major groups are divided into many small tribes, which are like a star-studded chessboard, with various forces intertwined."

"And the Mongolian tribes in Monan have surrendered to the Manchu Qing and became the territory of the Manchu Qing; Mobei has also begun to profess its vassals to the Manchu Qing, and pays tribute every year. If there are no major changes in these two groups, it is unlikely Those who rebelled against the Manchu Qing court."

"Only the Moxi Group has been unwilling to give in, and has been confronting the Jiannu Tartars. Unfortunately, the Moxi Group is weak and has been invaded by Tsarist Russia in the north in recent years. It is now at war with Tsarist Russia, and it is difficult to free up hands to deal with Jiannu."

Cao Huachun said: "The situation that Xing Guogong said is roughly the same as the information collected by Jin Yiwei's spies. But His Majesty has already set a strategic policy of 'cutting down big trees'. No matter how difficult it is, we have to do our best. Xing Guo Lord, go to negotiate with the Mongols, leave it to us, you just need to send troops to escort the mission to Puzhou."

"Why are you going to Puzhou? Puzhou is still in Manqing's hands, and it's not far from Tongguan. Wu Sangui and Jierhalang's army is nearby. It's a den of thieves!" Li Guo said.

Cao Huachun explained: "Puzhou is the birthplace of Shanxi merchants. These Shanxi merchants have been out of customs for many years to do business with Mongols and slaves, especially the Zhang family in Puzhou. Make a fuss about it.”

"The Zhang family in Puzhou?" Li Guo frowned and said, "When I was serving in the Dashun Dynasty, I moved to Shanshan and Shanxi. I heard about the name of the Zhang family in Puzhou and beat them up. Qiufeng. But as the saying goes, there is no business without evil, these people can sell their mothers to the brothel in order to get rich, and the mission bears a heavy responsibility, will dealing with them cause trouble?"

"Our family is best at dealing with profiteers!" Cao Huachun smiled, and said, "To be precise, we are going to Puzhou to find a man named Zhang Qitai, who is the grandson of Zhang Siwei, the chief assistant of my dynasty during the Wanli period. If you don't enter the tiger's lair, how can you catch tiger cubs, General Li, please think of a way."

Li Guo was very embarrassed and felt that it was too difficult: "It's not that I'm afraid of difficulties, but that you came at an unfortunate time. General Li Dingguo returned to Hanzhong, and the heavy responsibility of guarding Xi'an City rests on my shoulders. Divide troops to escort the mission to Puzhou, send Let the other generals go with you, I don't worry about it, but the Manchu Qing army is close at hand, and I dare not leave Xi'an without authorization."

Xia Wanchun said: "This is difficult, it seems that we underestimated the difficulties in front of us..."

Just as he was talking, Xiao Erhei, who was refilling the tea for the adults, opened his mouth and stopped talking.He hesitated for a moment, and finally plucked up the courage to say: "That Zhang Qitai, I seem to know him, he is not in Puzhou, but in Shangzhou."

"Really?" Cao Huachun raised his eyes to look at Xiao Erhei, his sinister temperament was too strong, his eyes were sharp and fierce, and Xiao Erhei knelt down in fright.

Li Guo hurriedly said: "This man's name is Xiao Erhei, he is my personal guard, he is smart, courageous, and he is a good young man. Xiao Erhei, we are talking about important affairs of the court, if you interrupt randomly, if you cause trouble Come on, but he’s going to be beheaded! Tell me, what’s going on?”

Xiao Erhei tremblingly said: "General Li knows that I used to help my uncle manage the mill in Shangzhou, and because I wanted to deliver flour to the big families in the city, I almost visited the houses of the famous people in Shangzhou City. There is a pawn shop on the street, and the owner is called Zhang Qitai, who moved from Puzhou, Shanxi, and it is said that he also wanted to avoid the pimple plague."

Cao Huachun and Li Guo glanced at each other, both showing joyful expressions.If Zhang Qitai was in Shangzhou City, it would save him a lot of trouble.

"Is Zhang Qitai still in Shangzhou?" Xia Wanchun asked.

"This little one doesn't dare to guarantee it." Xiaoer replied.

Cao Huachun waved his hand and said, "Send someone to investigate, and you will find out once you investigate."

Three days later, the spies rushed back from Shangzhou City and reported that Zhang Qitai was still in Shangzhou, and that he was Zhang Siwei's grandson, a true member of the Zhang clan in Puzhou.

"Okay, it's time to meet this profiteer." Cao Huachun laughed, his laughter was full of hostility.

(End of this chapter)

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