Chapter One Hundred and Four
After hearing the word "pass" in his ears, Liu Cheng realized what had happened during his time when he was not at home.
"Dead?"
"Yes, my husband, just two lowly Han girls. My husband should be content to take them in the past few years."
Kong Sizhen said so righteously, as if she was the incarnation of the truth. But in Liu Cheng's ears, this was like a pot of boiling oil poured on his anger, and his dissatisfaction with the Han princess immediately rushed to the top of his head.
"Han girl is a slut? Then, isn't your daughter, the traitor, even more a bitch among the sluts?"
He thought to himself, but Liu Chengjue did not dare to say it. From the day the decree was issued to marry, Liu Cheng was wondering whether this Han princess would be a spy placed by Xiaozhuang by him. So from the day he got married, as long as he was at home, he was extremely awakened and didn't even dare to drink wine, for fear of losing words after drinking.
Because of this, the subconscious guard directly suppressed his anger like a firewall, which was also an unexpected result.
"What the princess said is reasonable. The Han girl should not stay in this mansion to serve. However, if such a thing happens, the princess should also explain in advance to the husband. If the husband is said to be the husband, he is also the head of the family. If the husband is worried about the princess, does the princess have to consider doing this and let his colleagues know that the husband is a Han people holding the flag, and then he has a reputation for fear. If the execution of the military order is blocked by contempt, wouldn't it be a big deal for the emperor at that time?"
After Kong Sizhen said this, she kept staring at Liu Cheng's expression. Just now, Liu Cheng's brow frowned and saw it in her eyes, but in a flash, she looked relieved. In addition, these words sounded like they were just thinking.
Seeing this, Kong Sizhen thought to himself that Liu Cheng might have been angry at that moment, otherwise he would not have been able to say these words to vent. Seeing this, Kong Sizhen also quickly stood up and said guilty in his mouth. He was not careful in thinking about it. He would definitely discuss it with Liu Cheng in advance before making a decision.
"No need. The princess is the adopted daughter of the Empress Dowager, a Manchu Banner, and a husband, who is also a Manchu Banner who is grateful to the emperor for his favor. Whether it is the Han people who say that the male protagonist is outside, the female protagonist is inside, or according to our Manchu tradition, the princess should have the final say in the family."
"What's more, I have not had this idea for my husband to train the new army in the military camp for a long time. I just hope that the princess can think more about my husband's personal interests. The princess is the adopted daughter of the empress dowager, but she is also my wife of Liu Jiacheng. In terms of selfishness, I still hope that the princess can put the husband's family first."
After Liu Cheng's long and long period of mystery, Kong Sizhen also became more and more convinced of her idea. Since that was the case, she smiled and quickly exposed the matter and changed the topic again. The two lives were left unresolved.
It was already afternoon when Liu Cheng talked about the matter. The two of them chatted for a while and had dinner together. With the harmony after being shocked and angry, Liu Cheng was even more alert to every word Kong Sizhen said. But who knew that while eating, Kong Sizhen's seemingly unintentional words still scared him.
"Mr. I know, my husband followed Chen Ni, the Zhejiang bandit, back then. In fact, my husband should also know that my father had followed Mao Shuai, so whenever I saw him, I would think of my father who sacrificed his life for the country. Back then in Liaodong and in the palace in Guilin, my father mentioned Mao Shuai's heroic figure more than once. Today, when I saw my husband, I remembered my father again. So can my husband tell me about Chen Ni, the Zhejiang bandit?"
Kong Sizhen's father Kong Youde was the adopted son of Mao Wenlong, the general of Dongjiang Town when he was in Dongjiang Town. Mao Wenlong had countless adopted sons and grandsons throughout his life, and most of them were children of subordinates who were defeated in Liaodong. Shang Kexi was an example. Most of these people died in the battlefield in Liaodong, but they also produced such people as Sanshun King. So when Mao Wenlong was mentioned in later generations, someone would definitely give examples of Sanshun King.
At this moment, Kong Sizhen waved her servants away, not only mentioned her traitorous father, but also mentioned the traitorous identity of Kong Youde and Liu Cheng almost bluntly, which really surprised Liu Cheng. But when I think about it carefully, no matter what kind of woman it is, especially Kong Youde's wife, his mother-in-law seems to be the daughter of a wealthy family. She follows her father at home, follows her husband after marriage, and follows her son after her husband's death, and thinks that Kong Sizhen is convinced, and this dissatisfaction fades in an instant.
Looking at Kong Sizhen's gaze full of curiosity, Liu Cheng sighed in his heart that even though he had such a high position in his life, he still lived in the shadow of Chen Wen. Not to mention anything else, at least Chen Wen's wife would never have such a strong curiosity about him.
"Sooner or later I will tear this shadow."
Thinking of this in his heart, Liu Cheng sorted out his words and then said to Kong Sizhen: "When I first met Chen Wen, I was still in a small village at the foot of Dalan Mountain. Every night, he would talk about ancient times in the threshing grounds of the village. He was knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and even ordinary civil servants could not compare with him. However, the rumored Chen Wen was the best in the three armies and his martial arts skills were invincible in the world. This person had no martial arts at all. He fought on the formation all by his brute force, but that courage was rare in the world."
As he said that, Liu Cheng seemed to be in front of him, Chen Wen was charging in the battle behind Simingshan Palace. A person's martial arts are not scary, but what is really scary is that he has no martial arts skills but still dares to launch a desperate charge against a powerful opponent. What's more, although Chen Wen has no fighting skills, he can rely on his power to defeat his seemingly invincible opponent. This wisdom is the most terrifying thing.
With this beginning, Liu Cheng stopped eating dinner and started talking in front of Kong Sizhen. For him, this was not only a conversation with Kong Sizhen about Chen Wen, but also a way to recall his first half of his life through Chen Wen, and he had never had any insights in it.
"So that's the case."
After listening to the story, Kong Sizhen also looked like she suddenly realized: "I listened to the concubines and princesses. In their words, Chen Ni is like a human-eating demon. Thinking about it now, it is normal. I remember that when I heard people's evaluation of Mao Shuai was completely different from my father's statement. But when I heard from the prince, Chen Ni seemed to be stronger than Mao Shuai?"
Mao Wenlong floated thousands of miles to expedition to Liaodong, and opened up an anti-Qing base behind the Qing Dynasty. He insisted on fighting against the Qing Dynasty for many years. His courage and resilience were all temporary choices. The heroes of the Tianqi Dynasty can still be regarded as the heroes of the Tianqi Dynasty.
In comparison, Chen Wen can have today's atmosphere and has attracted a lot of light to understand history, but more importantly, his rock-like firmness - the Qing army in Zhejiang broke its head on this rock again and again, so when Hong Chengchou was forced to come out of the mountain, he was already facing a military group that had established a firm foothold in Zhejiang. In front of the army that had completed the transcendence of idols, no matter how cunning and wise Hong Chengchou could not do anything.
"Compared to Mao Shuai, Chen Wen's thoughts are harder to figure out."
Chen Wen is the biggest enemy in Liu Cheng's life. Speaking of this, Liu Cheng is no longer willing to say anything, but just sighed sincerely.
This tone was a sincere complexity. The admiration, resentment, jealousy, helplessness, fear, etc. can be called a mixture of all kinds of flavors, which really made Kong Sizhen stunned.
"Forget it, I won't mention him."
Speaking of this, Liu Cheng took out a small box from his arms and opened it in front of Kong Sizhen. A very delicate and exquisite shaking was revealed.
"So beautiful, my husband is intent."
"This is the style of Suzhou last year. Now that the north-south exchanges have been cut off, it is still sent by those smuggled maritime merchants. A good friend of my husband works in Tianjin Acropolis. When he saw it, he asked someone to send it over."
As he said that, Liu Cheng took Bu Yao in his hand and inserted it into Kong Sizhen's hair. Then, Liu Cheng retreated and saw a butterfly made of gold, silver and various gems on the jade flower of Bu Yao sat up and swung his wings up and down, as if he was about to fly.
"It seems that this thing still sets off the princess' appearance of falling fish and falling geese, and looks ashamed of flowers."
The joy of the boudoir is even more than that of the thrush. Liu Cheng first matched Bu Yao with him and then expressed his sincere praise. Kong Sizhen immediately blushed, and his pretty look of asking for help made Liu Cheng swallow hard.
"Grandpa, it's getting late, it's time for us to rest."
"The prince just ate these, aren't he hungry?"
"With the handsome princess, I'm already full of my husband."
Speaking of this, Liu Cheng took advantage of the situation to take Kong Sizhen's hand, pulled her and walked to the bedroom of the back house. However, just as he walked to the door, an old lady sent from the palace when she got married stood in front of the door, which seemed to me as if this mountain was opened and this tree was planted by me.
"I have to bribe the housekeeper in advance when I sleep in my own wife. What are the rules?"
Having said that, Liu Cheng knew the rules. Before the nanny could speak, he walked forward and took out a large silver ingot from his body. The nanny smiled and made way out, and presented her most sincere blessings.
The next morning, Liu Cheng, who had stretched his muscles and bones, returned to the camp of the Wuwei Right Army and continued to train the army. However, Kong Sizhen, who had been better than the newlyweds after seeing Liu Cheng off, went straight to the palace and went to the Cining Palace to pay homage to her adopted mother, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang.
"how?"
The palace maids and eunuchs had already stepped down, and there was only Su Malagu left beside them. Xiaozhuang held Kong Sizhen's hand and asked. Kong Sizhen obviously knew very well what Xiaozhuang was asking, and answered without thinking.
"My daughter killed those two sluts and gave them to the prince according to what the emperor taught. The prince was a little unsatisfied, but also..."
Kong Sizhen told the story of what happened last night. After hearing this, Xiaozhuang nodded and started talking with Kong Sizhen. It was not until a long time later that Kong Sizhen returned to the mansion after lunch. However, another guest was welcomed by Xiaozhuang, to be precise, the owner of the Forbidden City.
"Mother, how about it?"
When Shunzhi asked this question, Xiaozhuang was prepared for it. He directly repeated Kong Sizhen's words and added some of her understandings, which made Shunzhi feel relieved.
"It's normal, and it's reasonable for him to spoil my sister. However, his evaluation of Chen Ni is much more pertinent than others."
"Yes, Chen Ni's mark on him is too profound, so I really have to be careful."
Having said that, for the Han people, especially those who have real power, who are not guarded by them. However, Liu Cheng's example is quite special. The special thing is the same as Hong Chengchou at that time. He has to use his talents and prevent him from calculating the Qing Dynasty together. He is really trembling.
However, whether it is their mother and son, Kong Sizhen, or other powerful people, they seem to have a special fear of Chen Wen's name. When Chen Wen is mentioned, Chen Ni is often replaced, and only Liu Cheng will inadvertently speak out about these two words.
"Now with Zhang Dayuan and Wang Fuchen, and with the past night, I have felt a little relieved. Since that's the case, let Liu Cheng and Guarja Murima, the two slaves, lead the Wuwei Right Army."
Shunzhi made up his mind and soon the imperial edict was sent to the camp of the Wuwei Right Army. According to the imperial edict, the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang raided Lushun, posing a threat to Dagukou. In order to ensure the safety of the Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau, the Qing court needed a new army to go forward to cooperate in defense between Tianjin Acropolis and Dagukou, and this new army was the Wuwei Right Army.
"Slaves obey the order."
After receiving the imperial edict, the Wuwei Right Army began to prepare for the transfer of troops. Of course, they were new troops, and there was no need for them to build the military camp. They just needed to set off step by step. When they arrived at the new camp, the Tianjin Guard government prepared it. Their camp was located near the area, and there were also large areas of the old guard stations established by the Ming Dynasty. Those military households were free laborers.
However, when the imperial edict was issued, the dissatisfaction in the camp was inevitable. The right army of Wuwei left Tianjin Guard and built a whole city there. However, compared with the capital, the prosperity of Tianjin Acropolis at this time could not be compared with the imperial capital. It was not the most important port in northern China in the late Qing Dynasty. The psychological gap was quite large.
"This may not be a bad thing. When it comes to Tianjin Wei, it will not be more strict than in the capital. It will not be easy to bully those private households, military households, etc. at that time."
"I don't think it is necessary. This new army attaches great importance to military discipline. Our prince is still from the devil in the south, which is even more unreasonable."
"Oh, it's so fucking. If I had known, I would have spent more money. If I had gone to another new army, I would not have been defeated by this lowly slave Buller."
Compared with the thoughts in the camp, Liu Cheng did not show his face, but his heart was extremely turbulent. He had mentioned a question at the end of the hall, that is, the fact that the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Ming Army Navy mentioned in the imperial edict could pose a threat to Dagukou.
Assuming that there is only one Ming army in Lushun, it would be fine, but now the Qing court has no strength to get the sea control power. If Chen Wenwan takes the Yin Dynasty and goes straight to the capital bypassing Huaibei and Shandong Jinghai Road, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Of course, this possibility is very small, but the Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Administration is crucial to the Qing court today. If the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang sends ships into the Haihe River and raids the Tianjin Acropolis, it doesn’t even need to occupy it. As long as the factory is burned, the new army’s weapons and armor will be gone.
After years of battle, the ordinary Qing army has been proved to be no match for the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and only the new army can win. Since this is the case, sending a new army forward will become inevitable. However, others may not avoid this candidate, but Liu Cheng wanted to strive for it - because only by leading the army alone can he have the possibility of privatizing the new army, otherwise he would have been staying in the capital and staring at countless pairs of eyes, and he could only be a dog traitor who even his wife looked down upon.
"It really works for this slutty Kong Sizhen to feed her. With her beautiful words in the palace, I don't have to continue to be restrained, at least not like I am now."
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on the corner of Liu Cheng's mouth. As he searched on the map based on the imperial edict, he quickly found the new garrison of the Wuwei Right Army.
Chapter completed!