Chapter 472: Great achievements, cover up, legitimate and illegitimate negotiating

The ceremonial guards and the flag of the commander are symbols of the commander. In many battles from ancient times to the present, there have been examples of the ceremonial guards and the flag of the commander and the flag of the commander and the flag of the commander and the flag of the commander and the flag of the commander and the flag of the commander and the situation has been taken down, resulting in the collapse of the army and the collapse of the entire line.

Li Zicheng's Huang Gai, Daqi and a series of ceremonial wars were all left on the battlefield and seized by He Renlong and Sun Dingguo. This was a truly remarkable victory. After taking these things to express their power, the general Hou Xun honestly wrote a document to report the meritorious service and sent it to the capital quickly.

The meritorious documents are full of documents, which means that in this battle, the bandit army was defeated. The bandit chief Li Zicheng was captured by me with full guard of ceremonial guards. The people were missing. He suspected that he died in the chaos. The army of the bandit suppressed the bandits was determined to pursue the victory and completely eliminated the remaining enemies.

Before this battle, the area run by the Shun Army was Baofeng and Jiaxian, where fortifications were built and defenses were arranged. However, after this great defeat, He Renlong and Xu Dingguo took advantage of the situation to pursue him. Li Zicheng was unable to gather the defeated troops and retreated all the way.

The areas of Baofeng and Jiaxian are too close to the battlefield, so they have no time to take care of it. They can only give up helplessly and retreat to Xiangcheng.

The commander Hou Xun was afraid that the two generals' troops would rush too far and leave the formation. If there was any difference, he would take Baofeng and Jiaxian County and migrate the camp from Ruzhou, set up a large tent in Baofeng, command the troops to suppress the bandits. The army was moving. The landlords from all over Henan came to join.

The troops of more than 100,000 people gradually expanded, and by the time of Baofeng, there were already more than 200,000 people. The 200,000 people were moving forward like a monster, and no soldier in the rebel army could be chewed off.

However, after Li Zicheng retreated to Xiangcheng, the main forces of the Shun Army, except for Li Guo and Gao Yigong in Xiangyang, the other generals had already led their troops to Xiangcheng, Ye County, and Lushan. It had already formed a semi-encirclement state, and the total number of troops and horses was about 300,000.

When the King of Chuang began to issue orders in Xiangcheng, the news that Li Zicheng died on the battlefield in southern Ruzhou was self-defeating, but it would take time for this news to be sent to the capital.

At the end of July, Emperor Chongzhen received great victories from Hou Xun in the capital, and news that Li Zicheng might have died in the chaos, so his performance can only be described as ecstasy. This kind of victory was captured, and the thief chief ceremonial war was killed and the bandits were destroyed, with nearly 20,000 casualties. What a great victory.

It seems that since Sun Chuanting was sentenced to prison and Hong Chengchou died in the battle, he has never had such a great victory again. Of course, Emperor Chongzhen would not have thought that if he did not kill Sun Chuanting, would the thief still be so arrogant in the Central Plains if he did not kill Sun Chuanting.

He Renlong and Sun Dingguo were both granted the title of Bo, and added the title of General, Bai Guangen and Gao Jie both gave the title of General, and the deputy general Niu Chenghu was promoted to general. The commander Hou Xun clarified the scope of duty, governed the military affairs of the five provinces of Shaanxi, Jin, Henan, Sichuan and Chu, controlled the civil and military affairs of various provinces, and worked hard to suppress the thieves.

In addition to such rewards, there are rumors in the capital. If Li Zicheng is determined to be awarded the title of the head, He Renlong and Sun Dingguo will be awarded the title of Duke, and the rest will be at least Marquis, and Hou Xun will at least be the position of Grand Tutor, and his son Hou Fangyu will become the Left Minister of the Ministry of Personnel in Nanjing.

This kind of reward was already the most generous reward given to civil officials and military generals after the three major battles of Wanli. With the stingy personality of Emperor Chongzhen, it is really rare that he could afford such a large amount of capital. It can be seen how happy this great achievement really made Chongzhen happy.

Such high-ranking officials are not worthy of rewards. The capital court has reversed its low-keyness for about a year, distributing good news to all parts of the world and sending it to various provinces.

Such a move to report success is not so much a demonstration as a demonstration as a customary report of the world in the officialdom. It shows the victory achieved by the court and the bright prospects that are coming.

The troops in Shandong were being mobilized nervously. Part of the troops directly under Li Meng and the troops directly under Denglai General Zhao Neng were heading to the Xuzhou area. Such large-scale military mobilization must be carried out through water. Despite the news blockade, it was actually impossible to hide many people.

After mobilizing troops to Xuzhou, with a deliberate judgment, he was the first to confirm that the eunuch Lu Jiude, the eunuch in Nanjing, seemed to be an ant on a hot pan, and hurriedly followed the mobilization to deal with the defense.

But when they learned from the familiar officials in Jiangbei that many of the troops under General Ma Gang, who said they were General Chen Liu, who was in the Western Expedition, were mobilized to Xuzhou. This was Lu Jiude's breath of relief. If he wanted to fight against Southern Zhili, Jiangbei would not have to go to Xuzhou to gather.

While everyone was chaotic and trembling, a clear order was issued at the Duke of Qi in Jinan, saying that fierce fighting in Ruzhou was in full swing, and the bandits were stationed in the southwest of Kaifeng Prefecture. In the overall situation, 5,000 Shandong troops were specially assigned to Kaifeng to guard the local security.

Five thousand soldiers and horses were transferred to Kaifeng City, which made the Shun and Ming Army relieved. There were still 6,000 Shandong troops in Kaifeng City. This was led by Kaifeng City Defense, and Jia Dashan, the guerrilla guerrilla in northern Henan. The two troops combined were more than 11,000, which could be called the front-line troops of Shandong. There were more than 6,000 troops guarding Kaifeng, but they might not be able to fight outside.

However, the Ming Dynasty led by the commander Hou Xun to suppress more than 200,000 bandit soldiers and horses, and the Shun Army led by the King of Rebellion Li Zicheng was nearly 350,000. This time, it was a battle between the two sides. For such a large-scale and dangerous battle, Kaifeng City and Guide Mansion must be on guard.

Kaifeng City began to store grain in mid-June, preparing to repeat the previous situation of closing the city to defend itself. The grain in Kaifeng City has to wait for it to mature very early, so naturally, Shandong and Jiangbei, which have surplus grain, need to provide support, so the canal and the Yellow River are extremely busy.

A large number of grain ships set off from each wharf, with high grain bags covered with tarpaulins, and went upstream to Kaifeng, Henan.

Food is the lifeblood. After the discussion of Henan Governor Li Xianfeng and the guerrilla Yuan Shizhong in northern Henan, they began to use 120 security guarantees to ensure that the food was transported into Kaifeng City and would not be stolen and coveted by idle people. For this reason, they specially carried out military control at the Taojiadian Ferry in the north of Kaifeng City.

All passing civilian and merchant ships can only dock and unload goods at the Zhaopizhai Ferry downstream and the veterinary ferry upstream. Only grain ships and military ships related to Shandong can dock here.

In order to store these grains, large warehouses were built in the area between Kaifeng and Taojiadian to store grain and various materials, and were also prepared to be used to defend the outer city of Kaifeng.

The situation in Kaifeng City was calm. She was surrounded by the bandit army for two or three years and survived. Now she has food and soldiers. I don’t know how much better than the situation at that time, so what are you afraid of!

Even the children running around were not under control. The Wang family, who lives east of the Zhou Wang Mansion in Kaifeng City, was the most naughty and bold, and was the leader of the children in this area. The Zhou Wang Mansion is surrounded by wealthy families in the mainland of Kaifeng City, and the same is true for the Wang family.

Since opening the city, several villages outside the city have been cleaned up and rebuilt. During the July and August, Kaifeng City has been a little hot. According to previous rules, they have been going outside the city to escape the summer heat, but this year they are busy with things. They only asked the housekeeper to take the two kids with them.

The day before, the housekeeper came back the next day, saying that a soldier had notified him that the military control would be implemented from the north of Kaifeng City to the Taojiadian Ferry, but the two young masters stayed there and did not come back. He had to arrange someone to watch it first and ask the master to call him in person when he came back. The master of the Wang family also knew what kind of bad things his son was, and the military control there was. The child was not allowed to come back, and he might cause any trouble. Go and call him quickly.

I immediately took the bus to the farm and pulled back the two children who were already like mud monkeys. As a result, after going home to wash, the two children shouted and said, "The two of them went to the ferry to play." As a result, the intersection was guarded by soldiers.

The two of them were familiar with the land. They found a path that no one walked to the ferry to see the fun. They thought why it was so mysterious. But they saw grain ships docking at the Taojiadian Ferry. After lifting the tarpaulin, teams of soldiers walked down, looking at the bright armor and the weapons glowing. It was so majestic.

Hearing this allusion, the hostess of the Wang family didn't care, she just felt sorry for the child. The man had done a lot of business with Lingshan Trading Company, but he knew the news was so powerful that he immediately got scared and sweated. On the one hand, he told his family's family not to say what he heard, and on the other hand, he severely ordered the two kids not to go out of the house again, otherwise they would break their legs, etc.

In addition to these two bold children, there are also idle men who are watching nearby, and sailors who accidentally run into the boat. These people were all captured by patrol soldiers near the ferry. These people were temporarily used as strong men and women recruited by the army. When will they be regained freedom, they still have to wait for the arrangements of the army.

On the third day of the eighth month of the 17th year of Chongzhen, Jinan City was the Duke of Qi’s Mansion.

Following two personal soldiers, Li Hong carefully led his younger brother Li Wu and wandered in the yard covered by the awning. Li Hong was already over five years old, but because he was well-behaved and had good food and good food, his figure was already quite tall, looking like a child from eight to ten years old outside.

But Li Wu is only over one year old and doesn't walk too steadily. Under the guidance of his brother, he is always giggling while surrounding the yard.

Seeing his younger brother laughing, Li Hong was also very happy, but his actions were still very careful, for fear that he would hurt his younger brother.

Because there were two personal soldiers in the yard, for the sake of the difference between men and women, bamboo curtains were hung in the inner hall. Li Meng and Yan Ruoran looked at the two children outside through the bamboo curtains, and their faces were full of smiles.

The higher the status and power of Li Meng, it is not easy to have such free time with his family in the mansion. Both the couple cherish it quite well. The old couple, and the old couple, are not talkative people. Just sit quietly. Listening to Li Wu's crisp laughter, they feel quite comfortable.

The two of them looked at it for a while, and Yan Ruoran chuckled and said:

"Hong'er is usually a terrible person and looks rough. Who would have thought that he would take care of his younger brother so carefully? If I hadn't seen it today, I wouldn't have believed it!"

Li Meng picked up the porcelain cup next to him and drank a sip of water. He smiled and nodded, and said:

"It is a blessing for our family to be able to have such a kind look. I hope they will be like this today, ten or twenty years later."

After saying this, Li Meng's face was smiling. But Yan Ruoran's expression was stiff. Everyone had a rough estimate of what Li Meng's future would be. As a descendant of Li Meng, everyone knew what status would be in the future.

Since ancient times, the battle for the throne in this family has been the most heartbreaking thing. It is also the most heartbreaking thing, but it is unavoidable, which makes people feel extremely troubled.

At present, Li Hong is the eldest son, but his status does not have any formal identity proof, and he does not even have the name of a prince. Although this name was given by the Ming Dynasty, he could have such a "hostile force". There will be a lot of things to say in the future.

But the Ming Dynasty court and Shandong were already as powerful as water and fire. With their status as Li Meng, Li Hong and Li Wu should have rewards for titles and official positions since they were born, but the court was just like this. They completely ignored it.

Although Yan Ruoran and Mu Yunyao have a relationship like sisters, they will still fight for their future for their descendants regardless of their mercy. Yan Ruoran has a gentle personality. Knowing that some words that he and Li Meng want to take the initiative to mention may be traces, but they will have the opposite effect.

Yan Ruoran didn't say it, but Yan Guanzheng and some of the female relatives who were close to Yan Ruoran all told him about this matter openly and secretly. This is a major event in the entire Shandong, and it is uncertain. The relevant people will also be uneasy.

This year, Li Meng spent most of his time at home. Yan Ruoran hesitated several times when he wanted to find an opportunity to mention this matter.

Li Hong and Li Wu walked together for a while, and chased each other for a while. The two little brothers were extremely happy. Yan Ruoran was thinking that when his husband Li Meng was at home, he could not tell which of his preference for these brothers. Li Hong has not been close to his parents since he was a child. Instead, he was willing to play with the people in Tongling who were studying in the same public school, but Li Wu was in poor health. He was more obedient, and Li Meng often hugged him.

As a mother, when she encounters things involving her children, she becomes worried about gains and losses. This is also human nature. Yan Ruoran hesitates for a while and still speaks. She asked softly:

"Mr. Husband, why didn't Sister Yunyao come here today?"

Li Meng sighed helplessly and smiled:

"The body is weak after childbirth, and the doctor also told her to have a good rest, but she always couldn't live without the matter in the inspection department. She said that there are many things in Shandong now, and no one is in charge of the affairs there. She led Gu Hengbo and Liu Rushi to stare there every day... and said he would not listen."

Yan Ruoran's purpose of saying this was not to say Mu Yunyao, but to lead the following text. She bit her lower lip and said in a low voice:

"My husband, I want to apologize for the following words first, so as not to be blamed by my husband for being rude!"

Li Wu outside escaped his brother's hand and ran staggered there, but his feet were dressed up and the person fell to the front. The personal soldiers behind wanted to support him but it was too late. Li Meng was also anxious. Just as he was about to greet him, Li Hong in front seemed to feel something, turned around and bent down, hugged Li Wu.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Li Wu didn't know that he was about to fall down just now, but just hugged his brother and laughed loudly. He didn't hear what Yan Ruoran said just now.

Since the words were said, the courage of a person became stronger. Yan Ruoran raised his voice slightly and said it again. After saying that, he looked around nervously. Of course, whether it was the personal soldiers who played with the children or the maids and servants who served here were tactfully avoiding it far away.

Hearing Yan Ruoran's words, Li Meng turned his head in surprise and looked at her with a smile:

"Can we still have to say that the conversation between us is not a sinner? If so, just say it, don't be afraid of anything?"

"My husband, now, whether we are close or distant from our Li family, we all say that our family will be rich and honorable in the future. Although I don't know much about the outside world, I understand that these people are right."

Speaking of this, Yan Ruoran paused, looked at Li Meng's expression, and found that Li Meng's expression was very interesting, so he continued to speak:

"My husband is unlimited in wealth and honor, and Shandong's great business is booming. However, although Honger and Wuer, Honger are a little reckless, not as smart and well-behaved as Wuer, they are sincere..."

Although he had been in this era for more than ten years, Li Meng also thought that he had completely adapted to this era, but he still wanted to adapt to this tactfulness. Li Meng was still stunned for a moment before reacting. He occasionally thought about this question, and he felt a headache every time. If it was a civilian family, he didn't need to think so much, but his identity and status were already the time to think about it. Fortunately, Li Meng already had an answer to this question.

Seeing that Li Meng did not react immediately, Yan Ruoran felt even more panicked. Li Meng stared at Yan Ruoran's face for a while. Yan Ruoran became more and more panicked. Li Meng laughed loudly. After laughing, Li Meng raised his arms and waved his arms outwards. The servants who served from afar all retreated. Someone also ordered the two soldiers who were watching the children, asking them to take the children further. Li Meng said with a smile:

"You and my husband have been so many years. Why do you still keep your words so concealed? If you want to ask me whether I am Li Chang or Li Xian?"

This was too direct, and as soon as she said this, she smiled bitterly and turned into Yan Ruoran. She thought that she was used to her husband's direct way of speaking. Otherwise, this question just now would have been so scared that she would kneel down to apologize. Yan Ruoran knew that Li Meng was not angry now, so she had to nod her head with a blushing face.

Li Meng sighed. He reached out and hugged Yan Ruoran, let her lean on his shoulder, and said in a deep voice:

"If Wu'er had the intention of competing for this position, how could Yun Yao go to the inspection department to be busy? She should come here to join you."

Li Meng and Yan Ruoran are not old, but they are also old couples. Li Meng's intimate behavior made Yan Ruoran blush with shame. But he also felt sweet. Li Meng's attitude undoubtedly explained some problems. She was at ease in her heart, and Li Meng said again:

"I originally thought that Yun Yao might have this idea and was going to make things clear to her, but I didn't expect that Yun Yao would tell me first. Today's day, the child's future wealth is no shortage, and even if it is a higher position, the risk is greater. She and her family have seen too much, and they are already afraid that Yun Yao is satisfied that Wu'er can be so peaceful in the future."

Although Yan Ruoran and Mu Yunyao are like sisters, they gradually know each other's background over time. Mu Yunyao is fine, but Yan Ruoran is inevitably a little wary.

Mu Yunyao's identity is extremely valuable. In a sense, she is more suitable for Li Meng to be Li Meng's wife than her little bureaucratic girl. Moreover, Mu Yunyao has lived with Li Meng much longer than herself. The following generals all have a good relationship with Mu Yunyao.

More importantly, from the time when the inner account was first established to the current inventory investigation department, all the powers in it have always been controlled by Mu Yunyao, and Mu Yunyao is also in charge of daily affairs.

Yan Ruoran felt that he was at a disadvantage than Mu Yunyao for various reasons and aspects, and he didn't care, but his child Li Hong...

Every time I think of this, Yan Ruoran is frowning, but today I suddenly heard Li Meng say something like this, which is really a surprise. Moreover, when Li Meng retweeted, he actually affirmed the position of Li Hong's heir.

At this moment, Yan Ruoran felt that his whole body was soft. Although he was extremely happy, he could not raise any strength. Li Meng smiled and said with some emotion:

"If you and my husband were in a peaceful age, how good it would be to live a harmonious life for a lifetime, but in this position, nothing is so simple!"

After saying this, Li Meng raised his voice and greeted the other side:

"Hong'er, Wu'er, I'm crazy for a long time. Come back and wipe your sweat and prepare for lunch."

"Dad, my brother and I will have a chance to play for a while, how long has it been!" "Dad,..."

Listening to Li Hong's resentment and Li Wu's slightest promise, Li Meng felt extremely happy for a moment, as if he was in a fairyland.

However, this happy time did not last too long, and the personal soldiers on duty were singing to report outside:
To be continued...