Win the Ding 1617

Tens of thousands of people gathered along the Tonghui River to watch the excitement.

The emperor sent people to reward the victorious teacher. This is something that has not been seen in many years. To be able to see such a blessing, in the future, there will be some chatter when bragging and gossiping.

According to the Ming Dynasty Code, there is a whole set of procedures for such activities.

However, Shou Han did not do that.

All the soldiers of the South Central Army were lined up inside and outside the camp gate, all dressed in polished and shiny armor, lined with starched uniforms, standing proudly with their chests and heads held high.

Looking at this group of capable and strong fighters, the surrounding people in the capital couldn't help pointing and discussing.

At about ten o'clock in the morning, the Shenji Battalion, the Fifth Army Battalion, and the Three Thousand Battalion of the Brigade poured out from the Chaoyang Gate and lined up along the road, followed by a group of Jinyi Banner schools on horseback.

Don't be afraid of not knowing the goods, but be afraid of comparing goods.In the eyes of the onlookers, although the armor of the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp is bright and the figure is burly, but it is a little bit weaker in spirit and spirit, without that kind of majesty and murderous aura.

Surrounded by a troop of Jinyiqi school horses, it was Wang Chengen, the eunuch who came here to reward the South Central Army, and Xue Guoguan, a representative sent by the cabinet. [

There have been government servants sent by Shuntian Mansion to maintain order on both sides of the road, and two officials from the Ministry of Rites and Shuntian Mansion are here to teach the corresponding etiquette to Shouhan.

"Master Li, the angel has arrived, it's time to play the music and fire the cannon."

"Good! Fire the cannon! Play the music!"

The artillery team has already prepared twenty Dafolang machines, and they are arranged on the east and west sides of the team.The gunners neatly stuffed the charge packs into the barrel and ignited the fuse.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Twenty cannons fired in unison.A series of cannon shots frightened the mounts of the [-] Battalion and the Jinyiqi School and screamed wildly.

The cavalrymen of the [-] Battalion worked hard to control the horses under their crotches, and it took a lot of effort not to fall off the horses.However, the momentum of galloping and jumping just now was completely wiped out by the sound of the cannon.

"Donkey dung! It's light outside, grass inside!"

A few brave and disdainful whispers.

Hearing the cannon fire for three rounds, and seeing the incense tables and other things placed in front of the Nanzhong Army, two classes of fine music were played on both sides of the incense table, Wang Chengen showed a rare smile on his face, as if the whole person became sunny brighten up.

"Eunuch. The Nanzhong Army has been in the barbarian land for a long time. This ceremony of firing cannons should be their highest standard of etiquette." Xue Guoguan also deliberately said good things for the Nanzhong Army, and news has already spread from the palace, because that day he Arguing for the Nanzhong Army greatly increased the emperor's favor for him, and maybe the matter of entering the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister is just around the corner.

"Minister! Li Shouhan, I would like to lead the Nanzhong Army into Jingqin King, and all the soldiers welcome the angels!"

"salute!"

Wang Bao shouted.Pulling out the saber at his waist, he waved it against the wind, just like a bolt of lightning struck in the air.

Following this command, the pikemen lined up on both sides raised their spears in unison, as if a forest of spears had grown out of the flat ground.The sword and shield soldiers hold their shields in their left hands and hold their long swords in their right hands.It's truly majestic.

This strict and orderly formation made eunuchs like Wang Chengen and civil servants like Xue Guoguan, who lived in the palace for a long time, know at a glance that they were elite soldiers, and definitely not those of the Beijing camp behind them. [

Only the eight square teams composed of [-] firecrackers just raised the firecrackers in their hands and pointed them obliquely in the air, not knowing what they were going to do.

See this formation.The officers and soldiers of the [-] Battalion got off their horses very wisely, fearing that the almost obvious incident just now would happen again.

Four personal soldiers of the South Central Army trotted all the way to Wang Chengen and Xue Guoguan.After kneeling down on one leg and saluting, he chanted loudly: "Biao Xia waits to meet the angel! Lead the horse and guide the angel!"

Wang Chengen nodded slightly, and four soldiers trotted forward to grab Wang Chengen and Xue Guoguan's horses by the bridle.

Facts have proved that Wang Chengen's move is very wise.

As he marched towards the camp of the South China Army, the eight firecracker formations began to release the firecrackers one by one.The continuous sound of gunfire shocked the Beijing camp officers who came with him so that their eyelids twitched and their faces turned pale.Everyone knows that the firearms of the Nanzhong Army are sharp, but they didn't expect it to be so sharp!Dare to fire empty guns into the air when the angels come, as a military salute.

If it weren't for the two personal soldiers who held Wang Chengen's horse tightly, I'm afraid that Wang Gonggong, a very docile horse on weekdays, would be frightened and run around.

"Li Shouhan! Receive the order!"

Standing behind the incense table, Wang Chengen took a brocade box wrapped in yellow silk from a hundred householders in Jinyi guard beside him. Inside was a box with red lacquer and gold pan dragon. He carefully took out the imperial decree wrapped in yellow silk and dark dragon from the box. The voice sang: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said:... Slaves and thieves have brought disaster to the country, and the people have suffered. My subjects don't hate their teeth. Today, I heard that Qing led Qin Wang's soldiers and horses to kill the thieves. I am very happy and comforted by the victory in Hexi. Today Li Shouhan was promoted to the second-rank Jinwu general, Yin's eldest son, Jinyiwei Qianhu. His wife Li Yan was the second-rank imperial wife, and his flat wives Li Fu and Li Li were three third-rank Shuren! Rewarded with 3 taels of silver and imperial horses Fifty horses and [-] eunuch horses for military use... and sent the right deputy capital censor Xue Guoguan and the eunuch Wang Chengen to reward the three armies on my behalf."

(Sisters Li Fu, namely Mei Shan and Shi Lin, couldn’t remember what their Chinese surnames were at the moment, so they picked one at random. Fortunately, Fu also has Chinese surnames, so Shou Han did this , but it did not arouse much doubt from the officials of the Ministry of Rites. On the contrary, he was a little envious because he was able to marry a pair of sisters as concubines.)

After listening to him finish reading, Shou Han kowtowed to thank him.

"Chen, Li Shouhan, thank you! Long live my emperor! Long live!"

"Long live! Long live!"

Shouts like thunder erupted from the ranks.

In order to win over the Shou Han, Chongzhen also put a lot of thought into it. Apart from breaking the rule that there can only be two ordinary wives, and granting the order of the third-rank Shuren to Meishan, Shilin and Li Muhua, he also made other arrangements. The jade belt of the python robe was bestowed, and the python robe had a five-clawed dragon pattern on it, which was very similar to the dragon gown worn by the emperor. This was also a great honor for a while.

After handing over the imperial decree and various rewards, Shou Han stepped forward and took the hands of Wang Chengen and Xue Guoguan. "My father-in-law and my lord have worked hard all the way, and Shou Han set up bojiu. I hope you two will not resign."

"General Jinwu, you are welcome. Our family is about to get close to the general."

"To be an official, you have to be the executive Jinwu. Today, this official is going to bother General Jinwu with a cup of wedding wine."

"Please take a rest in Shouhan's big tent, Shouhan has another intention."

In Shouhan's big tent, three tables of banquets have been set up, which are still seafood banquets, but they are much higher than the standard for greeting the Ministry of War and the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

Off the account.There were bursts of singing, intertwined with the clamor and curses of the soldiers of the Beijing camp, which seemed extremely disharmonious.

"Go! See what's going on?"

Wang Chengen frowned, and signaled the capable eunuch beside him to press down.

After a while, the eunuch came back.

"Grandpa, there are soldiers from the Fifth Army Battalion, the Shenji Battalion, and the Three Thousand Battalion outside. Because, because," he was at a loss for words.

"Because of what?"

"Because General Jin Wu rewarded him with food, wine and meat, and everyone fought for it, so they cursed at each other."

I see.Only then did the people in the tent relax a bit.

"This group of worthless things, after we go back, our family must take good care of them!"

"The flag is fluttering, the horse is rustling, the gun is on the shoulder, the knife is on the waist, and the blood is like a frenzy. A good man is serving the country today.

Rise up quickly, don't make cowardly rumors; unite quickly.Mo Yi scoffed.The countryside is broken, disaster is at the brow, to survive, you must throw your head!To save the sinking, it all depends on my comrades.Why didn't Dai Tianchou avenge him?If you don't kill the enemy, you can't hate it! "

"The blue sky, the clear river, alas, the green farmland, this is my home, alas. The babbling waterwheel, the white sails, aye, and you, my girl..."

Xue Guoguan listened intently to the lyrics sung by the South China Army, and couldn't help admiring them, "That's all! Being able to teach the soldiers to sing such a heroic ballad tells the younger generation to be loyal to the emperor and love the country. General Jin Wu's move is just in line with the sage's enlightenment to moisten things. The theory of sound!"

Shou Han smiled, "It's not a big deal. Compiling ballads for a while and ordering soldiers to sing them can boost morale and make them understand some truths."

While speaking, several soldiers came to Wang Chengen and Xue Guoguan's table with red wooden trays in their hands.

"Nanzhong is remote and the products are not plentiful. I will give you something else, some local products, just to show my heart. I hope you two don't ask for it."

Wang Chengen and Xue Guoguan sneered secretly, you bum!Don't think you can defeat Jiannu, if you want to talk about the rare treasures and gold and silver in the world, how can we still be compared with you?However, it is good to have this intention!

A little eunuch stretched out his hand to take the wooden plate, and immediately ouched, and almost threw the wooden plate out.

Someone took the wooden tray and gave the little eunuch a hard look, expressing strong dissatisfaction with his gaffe just now.In the wooden tray, besides a gift list, there are several tips.

"Ten rubies, ten emeralds, ten emeralds. Two pairs of three-foot-long ivory. Twenty gold coins."

Wang Chengen took a brocade pouch casually, felt quite heavy when he took it, untied the silk ribbon on the mouth of the brocade pouch, and a few gold coins slipped out from the mouth of the pouch.I took one in my hand and weighed it. Although it is not the best red gold, but judging from its fineness, it should be around 30% to 400%. Maybe there is more than one or two pieces?These [-] coins will cost nearly [-] taels of gold, and these gold coins alone are worth [-] taels of silver. As for those precious stones, they cannot be valued at all.

There is also an extremely beautifully printed paper ticket in the gift list. "I will pay you one thousand shi for top-quality japonica rice upon seeing the ticket." It was the rice ticket issued by Long Shengxing.

Rao Wang Chengen and Xue Guoguan are people who have seen the world, but this gift also surprised them.Xue Guoguan was famous in history for being greedy for money and good goods. He was quite clear about the prices and market values ​​of all kinds of property. After a rough calculation, the things in front of him could be exchanged for at least 1 taels of silver in the capital!This rice ticket alone is worth thousands of taels!

"This? General Jin Wu's kindness, our family has the audacity to accept it!"

"In the future, Father-in-law will help you!"

"Good talk! Good talk!"

Xue Guoguan over there also raised his glass to signal, and the three of them chatted happily, and it was inevitable to exchange glasses during the banquet.

After the banquet, Wang Chengen wanted to watch the South China Army's drill, taking advantage of the wine. He also repeatedly stated that our family only cares about firearms.

"Then invite Eunuch to watch the artillery team's drill!"

"... Slash head-on in the slanted wind. When chasing, you need to slide the knife, and when you go together, you need to stab. The horse can't stop. The hedge is on the waist, and the man must follow the knife. Don't get out of the group, it's important to stay in the back. Riding the horse depends on the situation. Left, stop the horse and look behind. The strength of the spear is weak, and the head of the spear should be leaned on. When the force is released, it should be turned by the wrist. It is most forbidden to cut the head, and cut the head by horsepower. The knife should be drawn on the back, not on the waist. Hold the tail of the long spear obliquely, charge the battle with the long spear, break the enemy and draw the sword first."

Dozens of cavalry led two or three hundred volunteers to lead the horses rewarded by Chongzhen, happily took these war horses to the stables, and still recited the key points of cavalry combat and horse training.In case these volunteers don't know how to deal with horses and get hurt by horses.

"Sure enough, he is a good soldier!"

Wang Chengen looked at these hundreds of soldiers who straightened their backs, his face was full of the arrogance of the bloody battle, but it was completely different from the arrogance of the three major battalions of the capital.No mouthful of praise.

"The book says that the tiger is a man, that's exactly what it says!"

"My father-in-law is absurd."

Shou Han was polite in his mouth, but secretly laughed in his heart.Most of these people were the first batch of plundered refugees rescued from Zhengbai Banner. They served as civilian husbands and auxiliary forces during the Battle of Hexiwu, and are currently receiving some basic military training in the battalion.However, compared with those veteran soldiers in the Beijing camp, these people have to practice every day.In terms of personal skills, it may not be as good as the Beijing Army's horses, but in terms of queue discipline and other items.But it is better than a lot.

The more than ten gates of Beiyingmen's Dafo Langji have been placed.

"Elder-in-law, Mr. Xue, all the cannons were supposed to be arrayed here. Please give me some pointers. But right now, the capital's mind is uncertain. Once the cannons start to sound, I'm afraid it will disturb the people in the capital. So I only took these more than ten cannons." , just to express it briefly.”

But Wang Chengen didn't care about listening to Shouhan's politeness, and just fixed his eyes on the barrel of the big Buddha Langji.

On the body of the cannon, there are spots and tentacles, all of which are undulating particles.However, the muzzle of the gun is extremely smooth. Looking inward with a glance, the inner wall of the gun barrel is extremely smooth under the faint light passing through the muzzle of the gun and the mouth of the female gun.

Wang Chengen didn't find it strange at all about the pockmarked surface of the cannon body.He also heard from the Jiazhang Bureau of the Ministry of War and the eunuchs and supervisors in charge of firearms. When casting artillery, it is common for the gun body to be not smooth. It's really rare.

However, what Wang Chengen didn't expect was that the pockmarked surface of the cannon body was intentionally made by the South China Army when casting the cannon.The purpose is to increase the heat dissipation area of ​​the gun body.Although this raises the requirements for the daily maintenance of the artillery, it can improve the heat dissipation efficiency of the smooth gun body a lot.

He took a cannon from a gunner. The cannon was polished smooth, round and cute. Suddenly, he threw the cannon along the ground, jumped a few times along the ground, Rolled out on the ground for a long time.

It's much better than those potholes in the Shenji Camp, full of beehives and stagnant cannons!

Wang Chengen couldn't help but praise in his heart.

"Eunuch and this lord, please retreat to the back temporarily, we are going to start the drill!" The officer of the artillery team asked Wang Chengen and Xue Guoguan to withdraw from the artillery position first.

Xue Guoguan didn't feel so much about these guns and cannons, but he deliberately showed high interest to flatter Wang Chengen. When he heard this, he immediately retreated to Shou Han's side and started talking with him.On the contrary, the prince looked at the big Buddha Langji reluctantly, as if a child lost his beloved toy.

"What is this guy thinking? Could it be that he regards these cannons as his masculine characteristics from the bottom of his heart?"

Seeing the melancholy on Wang Chengen's face, Shou Han had no bad guesses in his heart.

"The lower officials are bold, I don't know how to call General Jinwu's name? All the documents only have the name of the general, and the upper and lower Han, I don't know what the general's name is? Or is it written in words?"

Yizixing means "walking in the world with characters", and it is a term about appellation.The ancients generally had a "name" and a "character", and "acting with characters" was because of various reasons, most of them only called the person's "character" and were not familiar with his "name".For example, Xiang Yu, Yu is his character.And the one we are most familiar with is Chiang Kai-shek, and Jieshi is his character.

"A man with twenty crowns and characters should have been bestowed by his parents and teachers. However, the strictness of the family has long since been betrayed. Before the Shou Han has reached the weak crown, he presided over the housework and was busy with mundane affairs, so he delayed this matter."

"Boom! Boom!"

While Shou Han and Xue Guoguan were talking, the gunners began to fire on the open space outside the north gate, and several piles standing [-] paces away fell down in response!

The cannon's castration has not diminished.Still galloping and jumping in the wilderness for a dozen times, he stopped just twenty paces away.

"Good! Well played!"

Wang Chengen jumped over.As soon as the gunner opened the gun, he lay down on the muzzle and tried it with his hands. The muzzle was only slightly hot.

"A good shot! The potency of the medicine is also excellent! It emits white smoke, unlike your Shenji Camp, where the black smoke fills the air with one shot, just like his mother's Zhu Wuneng coming!"

While praising the gunner of the South China Army, he reprimanded the deputy general who accompanied the escort of the Shenji Battalion.

"Yes! The father-in-law taught you the lesson!" The general couldn't help nodding his head in agreement, with sweat dripping from his forehead.But he didn't dare to wipe it.

"If your guns are still like that grandma's, our family will ask the fathers-in-law of the Yumajian to stop your food and salary!"

"Yes yes yes! Father-in-law taught me a lesson!"

"General Jinwu, our family would like to try the cannons of your army. Is it possible?"

Li Shouhan, who was discussing with Xue Guoguan on the wording issue, almost dropped his jaw!

What?Although you are the eunuch second only to Zheng He in the history of the Ming Dynasty, such things as shooting cannons are not a joke.

"It's okay, our family will!"

Wang Chengen did know how to fire.Recorded in historical materials.In March of the 17th year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng attacked the capital, and Zhu Youjian ordered Wang Chengen to supervise the capital.At that time, the general trend of the Ming Dynasty was over, and there were only a few defenders in the capital. They rushed into the army and set up flying ladders to attack Xizhimen, Pingzemen and Deshengmen.Seeing that the enemy army was rampant, Wang Chengen personally bombarded them.Several people were killed in a row.Therefore, this master is not as simple as going to Jingshan with Chongzhen.

"Take good care of me!"

The gunners of the five Dafolang machines that hadn't fired just now became nervous.

Wang Chengen leaned down and adjusted the Dafo Langji according to the actions of the gunners just now, and then the torch in the gunner's hand ignited the fuse on the gunner.

"boom!"

Don't say it.His shooting skills are really good, and he hits two out of five.The two stacks fell in response.

"Look! If you have the means of our family, our family will not scold you!"

Wang Gonggong complacently reprimanded the deputy general of Shenji Battalion.

"General Jinwu, Mr. Xue, how is our family doing?"

With a bit of pride and showing off, Wang Chengen came to Shou Han and Xue Guoguan.

"My father-in-law shoots so well that I feel ashamed!"

"Hey! General Jinwu is polite. You are a great general. This artillery shooting is just a trivial skill. However," he paused, "we are very curious. The gun is so precise."

"Our family knows, so that these monkey cubs can follow suit and train a good artillery team for the emperor!"

"Elder-in-law is laughing at you." Shou Han cursed secretly in his heart, I will learn the coordinate system for my artillery, memorize logarithmic tables, and calculate trigonometric functions?Simple meta-calculations based on the distance to the target? !

"Where is there any secret technique, it's just more practice, practice makes perfect!"

"Oh! That's how it is, it's the same as what our family thought!"

There seemed to be some regret in Wang Chengen's tone.

Practice more?Practice makes perfect?joke!What is the current tax and financial situation of Daming? Others don't know. Does he, the eunuch who is in charge of etiquette, know?How much does the artillery team practice?When the cannon was fired, the cannon and gunpowder were all exchanged for money!

"Hey! Our family wanted to share the worries of the emperor, but the emperor has always wanted to practice internal exercises. I don't know how the soldiers and horses under General Jin Wu are trained?"

Because the armies everywhere are unreliable, Chongzhen intends to organize the strong eunuchs in the palace and rely on these slaves of his own to train an army directly under him. This is what Shou Han has read in various books, but it is I don't know how effective the battle of the Sunflower Book is.

"If the emperor intends to practice internal exercises, Shou Han has some humble opinions and can report to the emperor. However, the first thing to do in military training is to have enough food and salary. I wonder if the emperor's military salary has been settled?"

When Shou Han asked about military pay and rations, Wang Chengen immediately laughed and talked about him.

"Just now I saw President Xue and General Jin Wu talking quite speculatively, what are they talking about?"

"Father-in-law, the next official is bold and intends to present General Jinwu with a watchword, but he is afraid that General Jinwu will not like it, so he is hesitating."

"Oh?! Let's hear it, so our family can give you the details."

"General Jinwu's contribution this time is to show that I have lonesome loyalty thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty, and secondly to punish the Liaodong Jian slaves so as to defend my Ming Dynasty's clothes. Therefore, the watch words that the students plan to present to General Jinwu are The word Weiru. I don't know what the father-in-law thinks?"

"Defend my Han family's clothes, defend my Confucian sacred teachings, this word, General Jinwu can afford it!"

Shou Han immediately thanked Xue Zongxian and Xue Guoguan for the virtue of presenting the watch characters, and it is inevitable to buy wine for a treat, of course.

After the guests and hosts had a good time, Shou Han sent Wang Chengen and Xue Guoguan to Chaoyang Gate and said goodbye.

"Father-in-law, please report to the emperor. If you are worried about food and salary, Wei Ru is willing to share the worries for your father." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote, monthly tickets, your support, It is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m to read.)