Ming politicians

() On April 21st, Su Tiancheng left Pingyang Fucheng and set off for Jiangning County to take office.

The walking route has been determined a long time ago. It still leaves Shanxi from Pinglu, enters Henan, passes through Henan Mansion, Kaifeng Mansion, Guide Mansion, enters Xuzhou Mansion in Nanzhili from Henan Guide Mansion, passes through Fengyang Mansion, Chuzhou Mansion , Entering Yingtian Mansion.

The distance along the way is close to three thousand miles. Calculated according to the normal time, it will take about half a month. That is to say, the time Su Tiancheng arrived in Jiangning County was around the fifth day of May.

The team is huge, more than 500 people, including 100 nursing homes, and more than [-] tenants. As for the servants of the Su Mansion, there are not many of them.

In the team, there is an extra Liu Zhongji.

Liu Zhongji finally made up his mind to follow Su Tiancheng to Nanzhili.

This is the decision made by Liu Dahua. He has been in the government all his life. Liu Dahua's eyes are very poisonous. He has already seen that Su Tiancheng's future future is absolutely extraordinary. Let Liu Zhongji follow Su Tiancheng, and he will definitely not suffer.

At Mao, the large army left the city gate.

Just as they walked up the official road, several sergeants on horses appeared in front of the team.

The leading sergeant clasped his fists to salute Su Tiancheng.

When Su Tiancheng saw these sergeants, he felt a little familiar.

"My lord, I submit a letter to my lord under the order of the young prince."

Su Tiancheng soon understood that these soldiers were the guards of Prince Jin's Mansion, and he had seen them once.

The guard handed over the letter and a sandalwood box.

"This is a gift from the little prince to the adults."

Wang Dazhi had already dismounted, and picked up the wooden box, which seemed to be a bit heavy, and Wang Dazhi seemed to be struggling.

Su Tiancheng opened the letter.

In the letter, Zhu Shenxuan talked about his younger sister Zhu Shenxin. It turned out that Zhu Shenxin was in the mansion and couldn't eat or sleep well. Zhu Shenxuan was very anxious and knew that her sister was suffering from lovesickness. Recently, Zhu Shenxin actually wanted to run away from home, Zhu Shenxuan hurriedly sent a sergeant to keep a close eye on his sister.

Zhu Shenxuan gave Su Tian thousands of taels of gold, including some expensive gold leaves.

Why they did this was not mentioned in the letter.

But Su Tiancheng knew what it meant, he was the only one who could solve Zhu Shenxin's problem, not now, besides, the blood relationship between Zhu Shenxuan and Zhu Youjian was already very indifferent.

"Please tell the little prince that I have accepted all the letters and gifts. I have already understood the little prince's wishes."

Four days later, the brigade left Shanxi and entered Henan Mansion in Henan.

Henan is still suffering from a famine, and there are many refugees on the road.

There are too many people, it is not very realistic to live in a town or a county seat, and the time does not allow it. For several days in a row, everyone camped next to the official road.The journey was a bit tiring. After eating, everyone rested early. Every morning, they would set off at [-] o'clock. If they slept a little longer, their physical strength would be much better.

Su Tiancheng was also preparing to rest.

At three o'clock in the morning, Su Tiancheng, who was in a daze, heard movement around him, but before he got up, a familiar voice came.

"My lord, something is wrong."

Su Tiancheng got up with a grunt, and Xiong Zijian insisted on being responsible for the safety issue.Since he said he found something, there must be something wrong, and it won't be a small thing.

"What's the situation?"

"A large number of birds are flying in this direction from the front."

Su Tiancheng's expression became serious, and a large number of birds flew over, which explained the situation. There were many people and horses ahead, coming in this direction. These people and horses alarmed the birds. Moving, there is always a sound, and it is inevitable to startle the birds.

It was a coincidence that he and Qu Qingze met rogues in this place when they were traveling.

"Don't alarm everyone, tell all the nurses to stand up and get ready."

"My lord, I've already made arrangements."

A bright moon was hanging in the air, and the guards were already standing neatly. Everyone was holding steel knives, but the steel knives hadn't been sheathed yet.

"Brothers, the origin of the other party is unknown, but it must be aimed at us. They came here at night, and they are not good men and women. This is already in Henan Province. We are not familiar with the terrain. I am afraid that we don't have much advantage. You brothers are all experienced. Fighting, this difficulty is not enough to stump us, after the battle outside the city of Pingyang Prefecture, the brothers’ precious swords have not drank blood for a long time, and today the opportunity has come, so we will fight him.”

Su Tiancheng's few short words stirred up everyone's emotions.

"Fighting must not be carried out here. If the opponent attacks the female relatives, it will mess up our position. I will bring 200 people to meet these uninvited guests. Mr. Xiong, you will bring 100 people to meet them."

The crowd moved slightly, and Xiong Zijian was ready to speak.

"This time is no small matter. I must lead the way. Brothers, when you attack, you must not show mercy. No matter whether the opponent surrenders or not, you will be killed. Don't leave future troubles. Fighting will inevitably lead to casualties. If any brother encounters an accident, you Your parents are my parents, and your children are my children."

Just as Su Tiancheng finished speaking, Xiong Zijian stepped forward and knelt down in front of Su Tiancheng.

Soon, all the nurses knelt down.

"My lord, you must not lead the team there. The brothers have concerns in their hearts, so they can't let go. I am responsible for leading the team. If you don't agree, I won't get up."

Su Tiancheng was dumbfounded, he had nothing to do now, time was too tight, it was impossible to delay, if he persisted, no one would get up, and when the other party arrived, the casualties would be even more serious, and he didn't know what would happen.

Su Tiancheng gritted his teeth and couldn't hesitate anymore.

"Okay, I'll listen to you, you are in charge, it is enough to keep a few people around me, and you take all the rest of the brothers."

Xiong Zijian ordered 50 people to follow Su Tiancheng. These people followed Su Tiancheng along the way.

Su Tiancheng stood in place, watching the figures of Xiong Zijian and the others disappear into the darkness. He knew that the situation was different in this fight. Since the opponent came prepared, he had some combat power. The moon is dark and the wind is high. Night is a good time to kill people and rob money.

These three hundred nursing homes are all extremely good players. They have been trained in the army. They have not stopped practicing in the Su Mansion for so many days. Not to mention ordinary rogues, even the brave generals in the army may not necessarily belong to them. opponent.

The only thing to worry about is the issue of casualties. It would be a pity if the nursing home suffered heavy losses here.

"Master, why didn't you tell my concubine about such a big matter."

There was a bitter look on Su Tiancheng's face, originally he wanted to hide it from Wang Furong.

Wang Dazhi, who was standing beside him, saw his younger sister approaching the young master, and quickly stepped back a few steps.

"Fu Rong, go and rest quickly, don't worry, it's nothing serious."

"No, the concubine should be by the young master's side."

Wang Furong walked to Su Tiancheng's side, holding Su Tiancheng's arm. In the early summer night, there was a slight cool breeze, which made people feel comfortable, and Su Tiancheng sighed.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and Su Tiancheng estimated that the other party was about to arrive. He seemed to feel that a group of men in black, riding horses and holding steel knives, with only hideous eyes showing, leaped over their horses and swung their whips, as if they were their own. It is already their prey.There was a sneer on Su Tiancheng's face, it's still uncertain who is the prey.

The screams of the steed came, and it was very clear in this dark night, and the sound of knives and knives collided, and Su Tiancheng's face showed no trace of anxiety, and looked very calm.

Wang Furong was a little worried at first, but when she saw Su Tiancheng's expression, she was very calm. She was not afraid even if the sky fell by the young master's side.

Five minutes later, Su Tiancheng spoke to a nursing home beside him.

"Go over and see what's going on, and report right away."

The nurse didn't hesitate, and left quickly after cupping his fists and saluting.

There was a louder sound of swords and swords, and Su Tiancheng's expression changed a little. Could it be that the situation is different, or that there are too many people on the other side.

"Furong, go and rest, I'll take the nurse to have a look."

Wang Furong held Su Tiancheng's arm tightly, did not speak, but did not let go.

The nurse next to Su Tiancheng spoke.

"Master, Miss Wang, my subordinates are going to lead the horses. If something happens, the young master and Miss Wang will leave first. The subordinates will risk their lives to stop the enemy."

Seeing such a situation, Su Tiancheng smiled, showing a kind of arrogance soaring to the sky.

"Haha, my life, Su Tiancheng, depends on the sky. How can these young people be able to plot against me? Don't worry, nothing will happen."

The strong self-confidence displayed by Su Tiancheng infected everyone.

Half an hour later, Xiong Zijian returned with blood on his face.

Before Su Tiancheng could ask, Xiong Zijian did.

"Young master, there are 45 people on the other side, and none of them escaped. The strange thing is that they didn't expect our attack. After encountering an ambush, after a short period of confusion, they immediately recovered their composure and were able to quickly organize a new attack." The offensive is obviously not ordinary people, it should be the elite sergeants in the army, and when they were besieged, no one surrendered, they all resisted desperately, and the brothers showed no mercy."

"We killed 42 people, captured three, and captured 45 horses, all of them."

"How are the brothers doing?"

"Seven brothers were killed, three were seriously injured, and there are no statistics for minor injuries."

Su Tiancheng's body trembled for a moment. These people are Xiong Tingbi's personal soldiers. They have experienced many battles, and after arriving in Pingyang Mansion, they have not relaxed their training for a moment. Besides, 250 people, against 45 people, there is such a thing Casualties, who are they dealing with?