Chapter 15 second quarter
When Qi Chu and the twenty subordinates brought from Piaocheng were about to step into the main entrance of "Feng Yilong Head Office", they were stopped by the guards guarding the door.
Qi Chu glared at the guards angrily.The other party showed no expression, but said coldly: "They are not allowed to enter."
Although Qi Chu knew that the people in the "Dashutang" could only hide in Wuchang Fang, he was still very careful—after all, it was not easy to be targeted by a monster like the sickle head, and he had to take it with him every time he went out. There are so many people, otherwise it feels like walking down the street with no clothes on.
But now he had to obey. "You all wait here." Without looking at the gate guards again, he walked straight into the door.
In the main hall, Zhang Shuai was still sitting on his favorite chair with his eyes closed, and there were fifteen burly guards on the left and right sides. The "Curse Army Master" has never put on such a big posture in the past, but today he is no longer the "Six Sacrifice Wine" who used to hide in the shadows.
Qi Chu didn't even say hello, and directly asked Zhang Shuai, "Why is Yu Runsheng still alive?"
"He will." Zhang Shuai didn't even wrinkle his eyebrows.
"This is not our agreement!" Qi Chu paused, his delicate face flushed.
"You have already got the person you want." Zhang Shuai smiled slightly, as if looking at a naughty child. "You have also fulfilled your promise. There is nothing more to ask you in Kyoto, why don't you take her back to Piaocheng? You have left the business there for a long time."
"Don't worry, hasn't the money from Piaocheng been sent over in a steady stream?" Qi Chu folded his arms on his chest. "I won't leave until I see Yu Runsheng's corpse with my own eyes."
Zhang Shuai showed an impatient expression.Of course he relies heavily on Piaocheng, a great source of wealth, but Qi Chu's power in Piaocheng also needs the support of "Feng Yilong".
"Did you come here to tell me that?"
"I'm here to ask you something." Qi Chu's mood was still resentful. "I told you about Yu Runsheng hooking up with Nanmian long ago! And that Lu Yingfeng, Long Bai also personally sent him there - this is first-class information for the court! Now the battle is on, Why didn't you report him to Grand Master He? Once the charge of 'collusion and treason' is exposed, Yu Runsheng will die even if he has a hundred lives!"
Zhang Shuai sighed and shook his head. "Fourth Master Qi, do you think this is a floating city? If Zha Song is settled alone, he can do everything? Things in the capital are not that simple."
Only then did Qi Chu calm down a little. "tell me the story."
"When Yu Runsheng had an affair with Nanfan, he was still a member of 'Feng Yilong'. This matter was exposed, do you think 'Feng Yilong' can completely get rid of the relationship?" Zhang Shuai's tone seemed to be a lesson. "He Taiji, on the surface, is sanctimonious, but he is not the number one corrupt official in his heart? Lun Xiao has closed Mengzhen, and He Taiji's share of the sweetness in the private salt sale has been reduced; seeing the gold mine in Piaocheng, he is not ashamed. Use this excuse to confiscate it? Don’t forget, Cha Song is also his.”
Thinking of losing Piaocheng's business, Qi Chu felt a chill in his heart.He knew that he had blatantly betrayed the righteous brothers of "Dashutang", and he was still able to maintain this large group of subordinates only because he had enough money at hand; if he had no more money, he couldn't imagine what would happen to him...
Seeing that Qi Chu had calmed down, Zhang Shuai showed a satisfied smile.This guy who loves women more than brothers, he is completely in the palm of his hand.
He didn't tell the court about Yu Runsheng, and of course there were some reasons why he didn't tell Qi Chu.Now that the war has just started, no one can be sure who will win the battle between the imperial army and the Southern Fan. If the Southern Army really goes straight to the "King Qin" in the capital and the power of the court changes hands, wouldn't he be the informer who will be investigated at any time?At that time, the final victory would easily fall into Mengzhen's hands...
What's more, Meng Zhen and Yu Runsheng are still in conflict. Although they did not start fighting due to the intervention of the imperial court, sooner or later they still have to fight to the death.Why rush to change this situation at this moment?Of course Zhang Shuai knew that Qi Chu would never agree with this, and he only had Yu Runsheng in his eyes.
"Fourth Master Qi, if you want to stay in the capital and watch this scene, I won't force you. Don't worry, no matter what, Yu Runsheng is just a death row prisoner waiting to be executed. You can wait in the capital for a while, what's the matter?" Let me know anytime you need it."
"There is one thing." Qi Chu's face was gloomy for a while. "Don't call me 'Qi Si Ye' anymore, I am no longer someone's fourth child."
"Yes, yes..." Zhang Shuai said with a mocking smile.
A subordinate hurried into the main hall, holding a thick envelope sealed with sealing wax.
"Boss, this is sent by Xiao Wenzuo." The subordinate respectfully handed over the envelope with both hands.
When Zhang Shuai took the envelope, his face became serious.A guard on the left pulled out a dagger from his waist and cut open the paint seal for Zhang Shuai.
It is the latest battle report sent by Xiao Xian.In order to obtain military information with the imperial court at the same time, Zhang Shuai sent a lot of gold to Xiao Xian.
Zhang Shuai opened the folded paper in the envelope, and the battle report only had a few words.
But it was enough to make Zhang Shuai's heart beat faster.
The marshal who led the Nanfan rebellion turned out to be the "Marquis of Antong" Lu Yingfeng who had been away for a long time. This news shocked the government and the public. The power of the word "Lu Yingfeng" is of course not limited to politics. When Peng Shilong's "Suppression Army" heard that the opponent was the "Invincible Tiger General" in Weizhen Guanzhong, the morale of the army was greatly shaken. The "Battle of Luyeyuan" had already decided the outcome. Due to the rapid and sudden defeat, many of the current situation of the "Suppressing Chaos Army" have not been determined. It is only known that when Peng Shilong successfully retreated to Tengzhou City, he brought back only 30,000 soldiers and horses.It is estimated that about 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers of the imperial army died in the battle at Luyeyuan, and more than 40,000 people were captured or surrendered, all of whom had surrendered to join the Nanfan Rebellion Army; Whether it will regroup is still unknown. It is even more difficult to know how many troops the rebel army lost in the battle, but it is estimated that it may be less than 10,000.It can be seen from this that Lu Yingfeng not only relied on his prestige, but his ability to use troops was indeed far different from that of Peng Shilong. ——And Peng Shilong is the only general who can place high hopes on the imperial court today. The bad news doesn't end with these two.Lu Yingfeng once again performed a bold strategy: leaving most of the main force in Tengzhou, continuing to contain Peng Shilong's remnants, preventing him from breathing and recalling the fleeing soldiers; he personally led about 30,000 elite troops, known as the "Split Army", and marched at full speed. Drive northward, pointing directly at the capital. This move simply violated the general military common sense.However, everyone knows that Lu Yingfeng has served as the chief general of the imperial court for many years, and he knows the reality of the garrisons in various places.Whether his sudden attack was crazy or not will soon be known. The main force for suppressing the chaos was defeated, and the capital was in a hurry... It was as if the imperial court had been overthrown.The first unlucky person was the messenger who brought the battle report back to the imperial city—the emperor, in a rage, ordered the person who brought the bad news to be pushed out and beheaded. For the next few days, the emperor hid in the harem, refusing to go to court to discuss countermeasures with his officials.He believes that the unfavorable war is entirely due to the disturbance of the thieves in the ceremony of hunting and worshiping heaven last year, which damaged the national fortune. The emperor, who seldom gave orders to the "Iron and Blood Guards" in person, directly issued an order to Wei Yishi from the harem, and once again hunted down the remnants of the bandits.The poor in the suburbs of Beijing have long been killed, so where is the "remnant party"?Wei Yishi had no choice but to randomly suppress and arrest a group of irrelevant civilians in the capital, use cruel torture to produce a confession result, and only after signing the confession, the pain was relieved. Lun Xiao and He Taiji are extremely united in every "war against chaos".The Nanfan held the banner of "the emperor's side of the Qing Dynasty", and the "lord's side" was of course the two of them.There were voices in the court advocating peace talks with Nanfan, but they were all suppressed by Grand Master He. Lun Xiao knew that because of the news of Lu Yingfeng's attack, people in the capital were already in a state of panic, and if the emperor continued to kill indiscriminately in the city, it would be difficult to prevent the people's minds from changing.With great difficulty, he persuaded the emperor to terminate the order to the "Iron Blood Guard" and immediately prepared another great sacrifice, which appeased the emperor's anger. At the same time, Taishi He also entered the palace to ask to see the emperor, and very euphemistically stated the current situation and various interests.Coupled with the assistance of Lun Xiao, the emperor really understood how serious the situation was, so he issued an imperial edict, calling on the generals guarding the northern border to lead their troops back to the capital Qin Wang as soon as possible. ——From the day when the battle report was first received, this decision was delayed for seven days. Lun Xiao and He Taiji also knew that Lu Yingfeng's wolf-like army was coming in such a hurry that King Qin's frontier generals might not be able to arrive in time to rescue them - not to mention that when the frontier troops were owed a lot of salary, the guards might pretend to delay In order to return the color, it is necessary to prepare to defend the city. The Imperial Guard of the capital has about 25,000 people, which is not far from the number of "Split Army" commanded by Lu Yingfeng.But He Taiji knew very well that most of these superficially selected imperial guards were ostentatious, lacking field combat experience, and their combat effectiveness was fundamentally questionable. He immediately asked the emperor to issue another imperial decree to urgently recruit strong men within the capital and organize a "Volunteer People's Brigade" to assist in defending the city.He Taiji predicted that if 30,000 to 50,000 people were recruited, together with the original forbidden army and the strong fortifications of the capital, it would not be impossible to resist Lu Yingfeng's 30,000 people. The work of recruiting "civilian brigade" is in full swing.Of course, it is hard to expect how brave the civilian men who are temporarily drawn into the army are; but both Lun Xiao and He Taiji know that there is still a hidden armed force among the people... Underworld...
The marshal who led the Nanfan rebellion turned out to be the "Marquis of Antong" Lu Yingfeng who had been away for a long time. This news shocked the government and the public. The power of the word "Lu Yingfeng" is of course not limited to politics. When Peng Shilong's "Suppression Army" heard that the opponent was the "Invincible Tiger General" in Weizhen Guanzhong, the morale of the army was greatly shaken. The "Battle of Luyeyuan" had already decided the outcome. Due to the rapid and sudden defeat, many of the current situation of the "Suppressing Chaos Army" have not been determined. It is only known that when Peng Shilong successfully retreated to Tengzhou City, he brought back only 30,000 soldiers and horses.It is estimated that about 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers of the imperial army died in the battle at Luyeyuan, and more than 40,000 people were captured or surrendered, all of whom had surrendered to join the Nanfan Rebellion Army; Whether it will regroup is still unknown. It is even more difficult to know how many troops the rebel army lost in the battle, but it is estimated that it may be less than 10,000.It can be seen from this that Lu Yingfeng not only relied on his prestige, but his ability to use troops was indeed far different from that of Peng Shilong. ——And Peng Shilong is the only general who can place high hopes on the imperial court today. The bad news doesn't end with these two.Lu Yingfeng once again performed a bold strategy: leaving most of the main force in Tengzhou, continuing to contain Peng Shilong's remnants, preventing him from breathing and recalling the fleeing soldiers; he personally led about 30,000 elite troops, known as the "Split Army", and marched at full speed. Drive northward, pointing directly at the capital. This move simply violated the general military common sense.However, everyone knows that Lu Yingfeng has served as the chief general of the imperial court for many years, and he knows the reality of the garrisons in various places.Whether his sudden attack was crazy or not will soon be known. The main force for suppressing the chaos was defeated, and the capital was in a hurry... It was as if the imperial court had been overthrown.The first unlucky person was the messenger who brought the battle report back to the imperial city—the emperor, in a rage, ordered the person who brought the bad news to be pushed out and beheaded. For the next few days, the emperor hid in the harem, refusing to go to court to discuss countermeasures with his officials.He believes that the unfavorable war is entirely due to the disturbance of the thieves in the ceremony of hunting and worshiping heaven last year, which damaged the national fortune. The emperor, who seldom gave orders to the "Iron and Blood Guards" in person, directly issued an order to Wei Yishi from the harem, and once again hunted down the remnants of the bandits.The poor in the suburbs of Beijing have long been killed, so where is the "remnant party"?Wei Yishi had no choice but to randomly suppress and arrest a group of irrelevant civilians in the capital, use cruel torture to produce a confession result, and only after signing the confession, the pain was relieved. Lun Xiao and He Taiji are extremely united in every "war against chaos".The Nanfan held the banner of "the emperor's side of the Qing Dynasty", and the "lord's side" was of course the two of them.There were voices in the court advocating peace talks with Nanfan, but they were all suppressed by Grand Master He. Lun Xiao knew that because of the news of Lu Yingfeng's attack, people in the capital were already in a state of panic, and if the emperor continued to kill indiscriminately in the city, it would be difficult to prevent the people's minds from changing.With great difficulty, he persuaded the emperor to terminate the order to the "Iron Blood Guard" and immediately prepared another great sacrifice, which appeased the emperor's anger. At the same time, Taishi He also entered the palace to ask to see the emperor, and very euphemistically stated the current situation and various interests.Coupled with the assistance of Lun Xiao, the emperor really understood how serious the situation was, so he issued an imperial edict, calling on the generals guarding the northern border to lead their troops back to the capital Qin Wang as soon as possible. ——From the day when the battle report was first received, this decision was delayed for seven days. Lun Xiao and He Taiji also knew that Lu Yingfeng's wolf-like army was coming in such a hurry that King Qin's frontier generals might not be able to arrive in time to rescue them - not to mention that when the frontier troops were owed a lot of salary, the guards might pretend to delay In order to return the color, it is necessary to prepare to defend the city. The Imperial Guard of the capital has about 25,000 people, which is not far from the number of "Split Army" commanded by Lu Yingfeng.But He Taiji knew very well that most of these superficially selected imperial guards were ostentatious, lacking field combat experience, and their combat effectiveness was fundamentally questionable. He immediately asked the emperor to issue another imperial decree to urgently recruit strong men within the capital and organize a "Volunteer People's Brigade" to assist in defending the city.He Taiji predicted that if 30,000 to 50,000 people were recruited, together with the original forbidden army and the strong fortifications of the capital, it would not be impossible to resist Lu Yingfeng's 30,000 people. The work of recruiting "civilian brigade" is in full swing.Of course, it is hard to expect how brave the civilian men who are temporarily drawn into the army are; but both Lun Xiao and He Taiji know that there is still a hidden armed force among the people... Underworld...