Chongzhen Sunset Song

?one

"Master Yang, welcome!"

Yang Sichang was very efficient in handling affairs, and three days later, Yang Tinglin arrived at the gate of the Ming army camp with his luggage and a personal servant.Lu Xiangsheng led Chen Guowei and other generals to greet him at the gate of the camp, which made Yang Tinglin very at a loss and flattered.

"Lord Lao Lu and other lords greeted me like this, it's really frustrating to be a lower official." Yang Tinglin's eyes became hot, and he handed over the burden in his hand to the servant, bowed his waist and bowed.Seeing this, Lu Xiangsheng quickly stretched out his hand to stop him, and chanted with a smile on his face: "Master Yang is too modest. I heard that Master Yang knows how to fight. This time, I have the honor to work with Master Yang on a great plan to defend against the enemy. There is no reason not to welcome him."

"Hey, it's ridiculous to teach Master Lu. How can I make a fool of myself in front of Master Lu with the little military art I know." Yang Tinglin waved his hands humbly, and the group walked towards the camp talking and laughing.

"Master Lu must have heard about the reason why he came here this time."

In the tent of the Chinese army, Yang Tinglin and Lu Xiangsheng sat facing each other, the other officials went back to their tents, only Yang Lukai was left serving tea in the tent.

"I have heard a little bit." Lu Xiangsheng nodded slightly, "Dare to impeach Yang Sichang like this, Mr. Yang's courage really makes Lu admire."

"Hey... I'm ashamed. When I delivered the memorial, I heard that Yang Sichang was in the palace. I thought it was a godsend, and taught him that he had no time to think through the countermeasures. But I don't know what kind of trick Yang Sichang played, and taught His Majesty not to be suspicious at all." He." Yang Tinglin hammered the chair, and said regretfully, "Impeachment failed, but I was sent out. If Yang Sichang and Chen Xinjia do anything in the future, I'm afraid they won't even be able to hand in the report papers."

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he raised his eyebrows. "Chen Xinjia? Does the movement Master Yang mentioned refer to...?"

"Master Lu doesn't know? Yang Sichang privately sent Chen Xinjia to negotiate a peace with the Qing army, which is the reason for his impeachment." Yang Tinglin said.

"So that's how it is. I only know that Mr. Yang is going to impeach him, but I haven't heard that there is such content in the compromise." Lu Xiangsheng narrowed his eyes, and his face was slightly sullen, "It was reported the day before yesterday that Gao Qiqian's subordinate Guan Ningjun I still didn't believe that I had an affair with the Qing army, but now it seems that it is in line with this matter."

"Really?!" Yang Tinglin's eyes widened, and he was furious immediately, "Yang Sichang, it's not enough for him to bow his knees to the Jian captives, but he has to pay for the reputation of the Guan Ning army! No, he must not be allowed to be so arrogant. Immediately, the official will write the fold note to the Emperor Ming!" Yang Tinglin said angrily, and then paused, "...Even if the fold note cannot be handed in, let this shameless villain see Yang Tinglin's integrity!"

two

Yang Mansion.Gao Qiqian smiled contemptuously, closed the memorial in his hand, and tapped on his palm.

"This old man Yang Tinglin is really stubborn. He knows that the book can't pass Mr. Yang's level, but he still writes it all day long. Why bother?" Gao Qiqian said while playing with the memorial in his hand.

But Yang Sichang looked absent-minded, lowered his eyes, and didn't bother to respond much. "After reading the scriptures, go back to the barracks. Now that the battle is in full swing, the supervisor always stays in the city, what a shame."

"The military camp stationed in the wilderness, how can it be more comfortable than the capital." Gao Qiqian grinned, lost the note, and returned to the topic just now, "By the way, Yang Tinglin satirized Sir Geng Nanzhong and Huang Qianshan, but Sir is not annoyed? Our family can't sit still after hearing it in our ears."

"Didn't he be driven to Lu Xiangsheng's camp?" Yang Sichang said lightly.

"It's fine to drive him away?" Gao Qiqian said in a high tone, "My lord should punish him!"

"As soon as he impeached this official, this official punished him. Isn't this a special excuse for others." Yang Sichang glanced at Gao Qiqian, feeling a little impatient in his heart.

"Hey, Mr. Yang is too careful." Gao Qiqian leaned back in his chair, squeezed his throat slowly and said, "The emperor's heart is towards Mr. Yang, even if there are so few elm heads who dare to fight against him, how can you not be so careful?" What's the problem? Didn't Wen Shoufu rely on the trust of the emperor back then, so many people impeached him, and still covered the sky with one hand for so many years."

"In the end it still fell." Yang Sichang answered the words in a neutral manner.

"Then..." That was him asking for death and trouble for Wang Chengen.Gao Qiqian thought to himself, it's just that he didn't want to contribute to the prestige of his old enemy anyway, so the words came to his lips, but he still couldn't say them out.

"Besides, Your Majesty is also a smart person. How could he repeat the same mistakes again and again. I only hope that peace talks can be achieved and that I free up my hands to quell the civil strife. As for covering the sky with one hand, I am not that ambitious." Yang Sichang said again.

"Hehe." Gao Qiqian smiled, Yang Sichang's attitude was not very warm, but he didn't care, "Since Mr. Yang has scruples in his heart, why not let our family express this anger for you." Gao Qiqian narrowed his eyes. Cheng Cheng said, "Tomorrow, the Guan Ning army will set off to stop the Qing army in the south, and our family must rush back to the army as soon as possible, and we can no longer stay in the capital. After that, the adults can leave it to our family to handle."

"Oh? Then there is Mr. Lao." Yang Sichang cupped his hands, but his expression remained indifferent.

"Then let's say goodbye to our family. My lord, take good care of yourself."

"Eunuch, take care."

Gao Qiqian got up, cupped his hands and returned the salute, and left Yang's residence.

three

"Look, my lord, we are about to reach the boundary of Daming Mansion." Yang Lukai clamped his horse's belly, and hurried a few steps to Lu Xiangsheng's side, pointing with his whip to a hill shrouded in the setting sun in the distance, said, "Remember that When Nian took in the villain, the adult was still the daimyo magistrate here."

"Yes." Lu Xiangsheng rode a tall horse and walked in front of the mighty army.He raised his head and looked along the whip in Yang Lukai's hand, feeling a burst of nostalgia in his heart. "Time flies like an arrow, and it has been 12 years. Back then, you were still a child with an immature physique, but now you are a man who can stand on your own."

"The villain is today, all thanks to the kindness of the adults." Yang Lukai put away the whip and said seriously.

Lu Xiangsheng smiled warmly and didn't answer any more.At that time, he was a small daimyo magistrate, and his words were soft; now he has gone through the southern and northern wars, holding the imperial sword bestowed by the emperor, the governor of the three armies, and an extremely human minister.The heart of devotion to the country has never been abated, but the position is high and the wind is tight. Now it is more difficult to practice the ambition in the chest than it was 12 years ago...

"My lord, what are you thinking?" Seeing that Lu Xiangsheng was silent, Yang Lukai asked, blinking.

"Ah, it's nothing." Lu Xiangsheng calmed down, thought about it, and said, "You go to the Commander's Army, and you will be stationed in an open area in front today. Without my order, it is strictly forbidden to leave the camp and disturb the people. Tomorrow, you will go out with me in plain clothes and go north together. Go check out the enemy."

"Yes." Yang Lukai lifted his spirits and replied crisply.

Once the enemy's situation is detected, it will be a day and a night.When Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Lukai returned to the camp, it was already noon on the second day.Obviously there was only one night apart, but everything in front of them made the two of them stunned on the spot. Neither of them could believe their eyes—there were only dozens of tents left in the large and orderly tent that had been set up yesterday. Scattered everywhere, the patrolling soldiers disappeared, the battalion was lifeless, and the soldiers guarding the gate looked as if they had just lost a battle, all of them were downcast and dejected.

"My lord! My lord! You're back!!" A small school found Lu Xiangsheng outside the camp, hurriedly scrambled and rushed out, plopping and kneeling in front of Lu Xiangsheng.

"What's going on here!" Lu Xiangsheng asked the principal with staring eyes.

"Yesterday, not long after my lord left, Eunuch Gao led his troops and insisted that the Qing army in the middle road was too large, and the Guan Ning army could not deal with it. He wanted to send our Xuan army to reinforce it." The generals vowed to die, but the high-ranking man restrained General Chen, put the knife on General Chen's neck, and used the emperor's imperial decree to suppress him in words. Under the threat, the generals had no choice but to obey him. Unexpectedly, he took all our elite troops away, leaving only these weak and disabled soldiers...stay here..."

The little principal spoke incoherently, and reported in a fluttering manner, but Lu Xiangsheng didn't seem to listen to it, and just stood motionless, staring blankly at this despairing scene. "My lord..." Seeing that Lu Xiangsheng had been silent for a long time, the little principal stopped talking, and called softly.

"How many troops...?" After a long time, Lu Xiangsheng spit out a few words slowly.

"It's full of money, and there are less than five thousand left..." Xiaoxiao lowered his head and whispered.

"I'll kill that bastard asshole!" Yang Lukai's eyes widened with anger, and he shouted, flying on his horse, he was about to run northward, but Lu Xiangsheng said "come back" and sternly stopped him. "My lord!" Yang Lukai blushed with anger, but he reined in the horse obediently, not daring to disobey Lu Xiangsheng's order.Lu Xiangsheng lowered his sword eyebrows and took a deep breath.

"What's the use of you going alone. You go to the camp and gather some soldiers who are still strong and go with me!"

four

The night was deep, and there was silence in the tent of the Chinese army.Lu Xiangsheng withdrew his cloak, threw it aside, and leaned wearily on a chair.During the day, I went to the Guanning military camp stationed in Jize to seize soldiers, only to find that Chen Guowei and others had been placed under house arrest, and all the generals in Xuanda had been replaced by Gao Qiqian's subordinates, and no one dared to listen to his orders; Looking for Gao Qiqian's theory, but he repeatedly evaded it with excuses, and he never even saw him face to face.When the great war was about to break out, Yang Sichang did not expect Yang Sichang's methods to be so decisive.No matter how determined the heart of fighting is, no matter how careful the plan to retreat from the enemy is, in this way, everything becomes empty talk on paper.Lu Xiangsheng sat behind the desk with a gloomy face, staring at the ground without saying a word.Yang Tinglin sat on the side, opened his mouth, and closed it discouragedly. After thinking for a long time, he finally spoke again:

"The plan is done, the only plan for now is to report to the Emperor Ming, and ask the Emperor to make a decision. Otherwise, only take these five thousand remnants, how will the plan to attack Julu be carried out..."

"Hmm..." Lu Xiangsheng paused for a long time before picking up the conversation, "Your Majesty Yang is impeaching you every day these days, is there any reply from the Emperor?"

"...No reply." Yang Tinglin was taken aback for a moment, and replied helplessly.

"There are so many excerpts, either to demote Yang Sichang, or to warn and punish Mr. Yang, no matter what, there should be a conclusion." Lu Xiangsheng said lightly.

Yang Tinglin understood the meaning of Lu Xiangsheng's words, and he also understood that he was writing every letter every day, which was just a joke for Yang Sichang.But when he said these words, he was determined in his heart, with another thought.

"Forget it, the book still has to be written. Even if nothing happens in the end, you still have to try it." Lu Xiangsheng straightened his body, pulled himself together, and then took out a pen and paper to write.Seeing this, Yang Tinglin made up his mind, stood up, took a few steps, stepped in front of Lu Xiangsheng, and bowed his hands: "If Lord Lu is willing to go up and play the Ming Emperor, then the zhezi will be delivered to the emperor himself by the lower officials!"

"Oh?" Lu Xiangsheng raised his head, his eyes sparkled, "Master Yang is willing to make this trip for me?"

"Lord Lu has worked so hard for Daming, he put his own life in danger in battle, and a subordinate official just sends a memorial for him, so what's the point!" Yang Tinglin said firmly.

Yang Tinglin's volunteering gave Lu Xiangsheng a glimmer of hope, and his complexion was no longer as gray as before.He stood up and walked around the desk, holding Yang Tinglin's arched hands, with a hint of eagerness in his sincere expression. "Master Yang...are you sure to see the emperor?"

"Although I am not fully sure, I will do my best to live up to Master Lu's trust!"

"Okay!" Lu Xiangsheng was moved in his heart, and nodded emphatically, "At present, it seems that this is the only way to do it. Mr. Yang's loyalty and kindness, Lu is really unforgettable!" Said, I want to bow down.

"Hey! Master Lu, what is the meaning of this!" Yang Tinglin was startled, and quickly supported Lu Xiangsheng, "Master Lu is serious, Yang, a scholar, is no better than Master Lu. He has a heart to serve the country, and he can only use it. It's here. Without further ado, Master Lu will write the memorial tonight, and I will leave tomorrow!"