Lu Ming

That night, Li Bei, the chief soldier who temporarily presided over the work, was quietly called into Wu Qianhu's room.

After entering the door, Wu Qianhu got up seriously, coughed, and said in a deep voice: "There is an order, Li Bei, the commander-in-chief, listens to the order."

Li Bei didn't doubt that there was him, and immediately knelt down to listen to the order.

"Zuo Liangyu, the commander-in-chief of aid and suppression, fled before the battle. He was insane. His crime is unforgivable. He acted on his own merits. I admire this."

After hearing the secret decree, Li Bei instantly understood the emperor's intentions: he didn't want to let Zuo Liangyu go, and he didn't want to make things big, so he sent Jin Yiwei to carry it out secretly.

In all honesty, as a relatively pure soldier, Li Bei also despised Zuo Liangyu who was the first to flee from the bottom of his heart.

But tonight's incident made him feel a little danger: he is currently in charge of the work, and Zuo Liangyu has an accident when he turns around, so he won't be blamed at that time, right?

As if seeing through what Li Bei was thinking, Wu Qianhu, who spoke the "Beijing Master's dialect", patted Li Bei's shoulder kindly: "Lord Li, please rest assured. The errands ordered by the emperor himself, brothers will definitely be able to do it." It’s done seamlessly.”

Li Bei relaxed his mind a little: "So...the plan will be safe?"

"Tomorrow morning, Zuo Liangyu's meal, regardless of tea and wine, just bring it over and let me take a look."

Speaking of this, Wu Qianhu added lightly: "Don't worry, after three to five days, he will die of diarrhea himself, and no one else will be implicated."

Li Bei was originally worried that it was something easy to detect like arsenic.Hearing what Wu Qianhu said now, my heart immediately relaxed: "Then this matter will be left to the general."

"Jin Yiwei's ancestral craftsmanship, adults can rest assured."

In the early morning of the second day, Wu Qianhu personally watched Zuo Liangyu and had breakfast.Then, the group of them packed up their luggage and escorted the prisoner Lu Xiangsheng into the carriage.

It stands to reason that Lu Xiangsheng should ride a horse together.However, his leg was seriously injured and he couldn't ride a horse, so he specially arranged a carriage.

After getting on the horse, Wu Qianhu bid farewell to Li Zongbing with his fists in his hands, and left the gate to go north.

Unexpectedly, after twenty miles to the north to the Yellow River Ferry, Wu Qianhu commanded the team to turn around and head to Zhengzhou.

Lu Xiangsheng who was sitting in the car didn't want to talk at first, but it was too different now, so he couldn't help asking through the small window.

"Master Lu probably doesn't know."

Wu Qianhu was also kind, and answered any questions: "A few days ago the Tatars entered the customs, and now the capital has been besieged. We will not be able to enter the capital from Baoding."

Just before Lu Xiangsheng led his army to attack Luoyang, he had just received the news that the Tatars had entered the customs.Historically, after a while, Lu Xiangsheng would be transferred back to King Qin of the capital by Chongzhen.

And in this plane, it is impossible for him to be appointed by Chongzhen any more.

"Oh..." After hearing the news, Lu Xiangsheng also thought about it: "Is that going to Shandong?"

"Shandong Kong Youde has rebelled, and the canal has been broken. Let's go to Hankou and return to Beijing with Qin Wang Chuanjun."

Hearing this amazing news, Lu Xiangsheng was very surprised.He faintly felt that something was wrong, and originally wanted to ask carefully, but at this time Wu Qianhu was annoyed: "Master Lu, you are already a prisoner, what are you doing with so much leisure?"

Helpless, Lu Xiangsheng had no choice but to lie flat and let him go.

Hulao is [-] miles away from Hankou, and the horse convoy is slow, and it will take several days to get there.

On the way, when Lu Xiang ascended to Xiangcheng, the situation suddenly went wrong: early in the morning, there were dozens of well-dressed men riding on the periphery of the team.

Ask again, only one sentence: "The road is not peaceful, I bought a bodyguard to escort."

Lu Xiangsheng, who was full of questions, wanted to ask more questions, but now he is a prisoner, and people are impatient to answer him.Not only did he not respond, he even covered the car windows with a black cloth... Mr. Lu was completely confused now.

So, after starting from Hulao, on September [-]th, the cavalry finally entered the bustling Hankou.

After driving all the way, finally, Master Lu heard a heavenly voice in the dark carriage: "It's the end of the road, Master Lu, come down."

Getting out of the car with his injured leg, the first thing Lu Xiangsheng felt was dizziness: two huge warships were parked at the pier beside him, and rows of gun muzzles shining with blue light could be seen through the open portholes.

Looking up again, on the towering mast, the huge "Cao" flag is flying.

At this moment, a man with short stature, wearing a blue double-breasted jacket, and a strange ring-shaped hat ran over from under the soft rope at the bow, panting and asked, "Are you a prisoner from the Intelligence Bureau? But here we come. Hurry up." Order the handover, the ship is about to leave."

Wu Qianhu took out a pen and quickly signed the form in the man's hand: "Okay, the prisoner Lu Xiangsheng has arrived, and the handover is complete."

After signing, Wu Qianhu smiled and took Master Lu to the bottom of the ladder: "This is Instructor Fu from the detention center, Master Lu, you can get on board with him."

Master Lu who was at a loss grabbed the ladder tightly: "Who the hell are you? What do you want?"

"Oh, I don't have time. I'll listen to Instructor Fu's explanation after boarding the boat. I told you to let go, Mr. Lu. The emperor and several adults are waiting to see you in Shanghai! You're about to get rich!"

While beckoning people to forcefully push Master Lu onto the boat, Wu Qianhu, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, even held down the whip drawn by Instructor Fu: "No way, this is the emperor's guest!"

Seeing this scene, he raised his head to look at the huge recognition flag. Master Lu, who finally got to the key point, asked the key question: "Dare to ask, which emperor is it?"

"Your Majesty Cao, who else could it be!"

With trembling hands, he let go of the gangway, and Master Lu pointed at Wu Qianhu tremblingly: "Rebel...rebel!"

"Yes, yes, yes, yes."

Taking advantage of Master Lu letting go, Wu Qianhu... Fang Yanxiao, the deputy captain of the Wuhan Station Action Team, hurriedly greeted people, dragged and pushed the distraught Master Lu all the way to the deck of the giant ship.

In the afternoon, with the sound of long sirens, the battleship Zhenman, which was berthed at the Hankou Wharf, slowly set sail with a string of transport ships, heading for Shanghai Port.

At the same time, Zhen Beizhen Fusi was in charge of punishing thousands of households in Wuhengzhou, and after going through all kinds of hardships to avoid the Tartars near the capital, he finally rushed into Hulao Pass.

Then this Lord Qianhu and his subordinates were thrown into prison by Li Bei, the furious chief soldier... Zuo Liangyu died of diarrhea a few days ago.But what the later Lord Qianhu brought was the imperial decree ordering Zuo Liangyu to perform crimes and meritorious deeds.

In addition, the living man Lu Xiangsheng was also lost by Li Bei.

At this moment, Li Bei, who has been blamed, is seriously considering the issue of voting for Li Zicheng.

Speaking of Li Zicheng, on the second day after Lu Xiangsheng set off by boat, September No. 11, King Li Chuang also led his army out of Luoyang City.

Originally, Hong Chengchou, the trilateral leader, had already led his army out of Tongguan on the second day after Lu Xiangsheng's defeat.But after receiving the battle report, Hong Chengchou, who was taken aback, immediately stopped his troops at the foot of Tongguan, and then frantically sent out multiple scouts to inquire about the military situation.

With the continuous return of spies, Hong Chengchou became more and more afraid to go east: the serial armored horse?

On Li Zicheng's side, until the formation of the new army in Luoyang and the adjustment of the troops, there was still no Hong Chengchou waiting to attack the city.

Well, if Uncle Hong doesn't come, then Uncle Li will go.Anyway, I will eventually go to Chang'an, Tongguan is on the way.

So, when Li Zicheng was impatient, on September 11th, except for the 5000 people left behind, the rest of the army left the west gate of Luoyang and drove directly to Tongguan, intending to find an opportunity to fight Hong Chengchou's troops.

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Chaoci Baidi Caiyunjian

A Thousand Miles of Jiangling Returned in One Day

The steam fleet traveling down the river is very fast.

On September [-]th, the battleship Zhenman docked at the pier in Shanghai Port.

Lu Xiangsheng, who was in an extremely complicated mood, met an elder from his hometown Yixing as soon as he got out of the cabin, and two friends of the same age in Hangzhou and Shanghai.

As soon as he saw his close friend and friend, Mr. Lu, who was full of absurdity and grievances, immediately had a place to confide in.

However, several friends cheerfully invited Master Lu to disembark, and took him all the way to the best restaurant in Shanghai Port for a meal.

During the dinner, Master Lu learned the following information:

First, Marshal Cao himself has arrived in Shanghai a few days ago.The so-called proclaiming the emperor was just shouted by the people below. In fact, Marshal Cao himself has not raised the flag to rebel.

Second, Marshal Cao respected Master Lu's heroic spirit, and it was out of good intentions that he got Master Lu to come to the south of the Yangtze River, but he couldn't bear to see him die in the sky prison in the capital.

Third: The overall situation in the world is already extremely dangerous, and the emperor in the capital may be in danger.

The private communication between literati quickly appeased Master Lu's various emotions.

In the end, based on the face of several acquaintances and friends who came to be lobbyists, Master Lu expressed his attitude: he is still a Ming minister and cannot work for Marshal Cao.

It's okay for lobbyists to keep talking: the current situation is chaotic, Mr. Lu can stay in Shanghai temporarily, wait and see for a while before making plans, and Dashuai Cao has reported all the expenses.

At this moment, the newsboy's voice of selling newspapers suddenly sounded outside the window: "Extraordinary, Li Zicheng defeated Hong Chengchou in a series of armored horses, and the governors of the three sides were killed in Tongguan!"

Lu Xiangsheng's face was pale, and he stood up suddenly, even bringing the chair down.

Chapter 723 The Prisoner

In other words, while Lu Xiangsheng was eating Boss Cao's business meal and drinking Boss Cao's rice wine in the hotel, there was another person working for Lu Xiangsheng: Fu Youdifu Discipline.

This time he went north with the boat from Guangzhou, and Guanjiao Fu gained another wave of knowledge.Not only did you experience the charm of Shanghai, but also the magnificence of the Yangtze River.

In Wuchang, Guanjiao Fu was lying on the side of the ship and witnessed the textbook-like city defense takeover operation.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, a large number of field forces were mobilized to the Shanluo theater and the northern border, causing the three towns of Wuchang, an inland transportation hub, to become a sieve.The various peasant armies passed through the three towns back and forth, crossing the south of the Yangtze River frequently, and regarded this place as a logistics center for free supplies.

This time, the arrival of thousands of musketeers and gunboats essentially represented that the inland navy of the Great Yan Kingdom blocked the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, completely blocking the route of the peasant army.

This action, by the way, protected the property and lives of the officials and people of the three towns.

In fact, before this, the officials of the three towns had received the wind.However, unlike imagination, the resistance of most mid-level and low-level officials and even merchants is actually not high...In troubled times, if you can have a strong team to defend your hometown, you don't need so much.

The huge amount of pre-preparation and publicity work here is the result of the hard work of all colleagues in Wuhan Station, which is indispensable.

Of course, there are still loyal courtiers who are still stubborn in the face of the muzzle, ignorant of current affairs, and devoted to the king, who say that they are at odds with Cao thief, but not many.

Among them, the two most influential had inexplicably caught a bad cold and died before the fleet arrived at the port.Among those with little influence, one was knocked out of a sedan chair and broke his leg, and the other one was ignored.

In such a tense environment, Fu Youdi dared not get off the boat from the beginning to the end.Later, he received the latest order: a Ming official named Lu Xiangsheng would be "administratively detained" when he came back.

Usually, most of those who fall into the hands of Fu Youdi are reeducation through labor prisoners who are equivalent to criminal detention.

Administrative detention, in this period of time, is called a prisoner, but it is actually synonymous with "house arrest".It indicates that the identity of the visitor is unusual, and the review time needs to be extended.

Fu Youdi accepted the task cheerfully: among the colleagues who came with him, unconsciously, he has already belonged to an excellent civil servant who "has participated in major operations" and "has a strong thinking and a tenacious style".

Excellent civil servants belong to the training objects, and they began to leave chores and take on some important tasks... such as detaining Lu Xiangsheng.

A political prisoner of Lu Xiangsheng's level would definitely not run away, and it is rare to change his mind.

On the way back to Shanghai from Hankou, Guanjiao Fu understood the intention of his superiors.While taking good care of Lu Xiangsheng's daily life, he used his shallow life experience to brainwash this old master Lu by the way.

Needless to say, from a dying starving person to today's appearance, Fu Guanjiao's life experience really aroused Master Lu's interest.This exchange in the cabin also let Master Lu know about the power he is about to contact from the side.

In short, the completion of the teaching work is not bad.After Lu Xiang was promoted to Shanghai, he was in a stable mood and had a clear mind, some of which were also part of the storytelling factors along the way.

After this, the ship docked.Even though he was dismissed from office, Master Lu, who is still a Jinshi, was picked up by his friends to have a drink.

But Guanjiao Fu went to run the formalities for Lu Xiangsheng bitterly.

As soon as the formalities were completed, I got the temporarily assigned house.When Instructor Fu returned to the boat, he found that Master Lu had already returned to the cabin, but his face was full of complex expressions, and he sighed from time to time.

Fu Youdi didn't know what stimulated this guy after going out.He can't take care of so much here, so he has to pack up and salute quickly, and take Master Lu to the new house.

Just as he was packing up, he heard Master Lu asking leisurely, "Do you know that Hong Chengchou was defeated in Tongguan?"

Fu Youdi didn't care at all: "I heard someone yell when I got up early."

Lu Xiangsheng asked, "Do you have an opinion?"

Master Lu obviously asked the wrong person.With Fu Youdi's level of education and the overall situation, he only knows which gang Hong Chengchou and Li Zicheng belong to... This is beyond the outline.

"Fuck the asshole to death!"

Lu Xiangsheng stared dumbfounded at Fu Youdi who was packing his luggage, and couldn't help shaking his head and laughing: "It's student Meng Lang."

Next, Fu Youdi, who didn't know why, took Master Lu to a high-end hotel in the Shanghai port area.Master Lu's temporary room was on the top floor. Although the area was small, it was beautifully furnished, with running water and a toilet.

Following Fu Youdi's ass, after learning how to use high-tech furniture, Master Lu sat on the soft sofa, thought for a long time, and said slowly: "Brother Fu, I am writing a greeting card here, please send it to me. Go to the handsome."

"Ah! Master Lu, you finally figured it out!?"

Fu Youdi was overjoyed.He knew that Lu Xiangsheng was the guest that the commander-in-chief wanted to see, but he also knew that Lu Xiangsheng had a literati air and was resistant to the commander-in-chief.Unexpectedly, shortly after disembarking, this guy suddenly figured it out.

Lu Xiangsheng said indifferently: "When staying at the master's house, you must always thank him according to the etiquette."

Master Lu's level is undoubtedly very high.In the afternoon of the second day, I joined a team of various gentry, heroes and figures who were waiting outside the "Walk in", and Fu Guanjiao led Master Lu into the "Walk in".

The so-called walking is actually a hotel in the core area of ​​Shanghai Port, called Four Seasons Hotel.The contemporary living Cao Cao Cao Chuan stayed here after arriving from Guangzhou on a battleship a few days ago.

There was no way, the main force of the field battle was sent to the north, and Prime Minister Xia Xianze wanted to stay in his hometown to preside over the overall situation, so Emperor Cao himself had to come to Jiangnan to sit in charge.

Hearing that Cao Cao is here, there has been an endless stream of people from Jiangnan, including Nanjing and other places.The bigwigs from all walks of life brought their subordinates, and almost filled the commercial and residential rooms around Shanghai Port, and there was a continuous line of cars and horses walking in front of the door, which was quite spectacular.

Mr. Cao naturally does not refuse anyone who comes: he is here to appease people's hearts, and the more people he sees, the better.

After presenting his ID and identity documents, Fu Youdi led Master Lu through a "silver door" standing in the middle of the road, shining with metallic luster... This door has recently been endowed with various mysterious functions by visitors.

Afterwards, the tall agent used a silver brush to brush the space between the front and back of the two... It looked like exorcism.

After all the tossing, Guanjiao Fu took Master Lu and followed a young man who was in charge of reception into the spacious modern hall.

After entering the door, Fu Youdi could not move forward and was signaled to stand by the door.But his purpose has been achieved.Actively running around to contact "Miansheng" for Master Lu, just for this moment: Now that the talisman has land, you can see "Tianyan".

Looking up, in the wide hall, first of all, there is a circle of big ice cubes half the height of a person.The cold ice made the hall cool and comfortable.

Surrounded by ice cubes is a sofa arranged in a ring.The people sitting on it are all the nobles and dignitaries in silk.