Nanming Engineer

Chapter 182 Three Policies
The black and thin old man pulled Chen Kun up, and gently pushed him aside, while he stood firmly in front of the moon gate, neither humble nor overbearing, his eyes were plain and natural, his green clothes were plain, and a white beard on his chin trembled slightly in the draft. His whole body exudes the majesty of a person who has been in a high position for a long time, and he has the incomparable calmness to see through the warmth and coldness of human feelings. Standing in front of him, people can immediately feel that this old man is not an ordinary person.

Chen Kun panicked and shouted: "My lord, why did you come out?"

Immediately, he felt that he had slipped his words, and hurriedly turned to Wang Huan and added, trying to cover up, "Uh, Mr. Commander, this person is an elder of my family who lives here occasionally. He is not the person you are looking for."

Wang Huan, Chen Xiang, and Ma Wannian looked at him strangely, with expressions of contempt for his IQ.

The thin black old man waved his hand and said softly: "Nephew, you don't have to say anything. Since the Commander-in-Chief has come to look for someone, he will not stop until he finds someone. You have an honest character, and you can't deceive people even by lying."

Hearing this, Chen Kun lowered his head in frustration and remained silent, but immediately raised his head again, standing behind the black and thin old man with piercing eyes, staring at Wang Huan and the three of them like a guard. fight.

The black and thin old man took a step forward, with a steady and resolute composure on his skinny face, he didn't take the three generals wearing armor as a big deal at all, and cupped his hands and said: "Chen Qiyu, the commoner, I have seen the commander-in-chief of Kuizhou! "

Seeing this well-known feudal official saluting himself, Wang Huan felt a little bit emotional for a while. Unexpectedly, Chen Qiyu, the governor of the five provinces who drove Li Zicheng like a mouse, is now no different from the folk farmer, except for his stature in this era. The man is taller and prominent, more than six feet away, with a thin body, dark skin, grey-haired beard, cracks in the cypresses on his outstretched hands, and deep forehead lines like ditches on his face. It shows that the famous minister who called the wind and rain in the past has lost his ambition and arrogance in his wandering life in exile.

However, when he raised his hands and raised his head, Wang Huan was still keenly aware that the sparkle and sharpness flashing in Chen Qiyu's pupils still reflected the wisdom that can only be found among men. The hardships of being homeless for many years did not make him lose his talent that was deeply rooted in his bones. With the city government, in Chen Qiyu's mind, perhaps he didn't take the Kuizhou General Soldier seriously at all.

Wang Huan laughed, and bowed in return: "Your official, Wang Huan, has met Governor Chen."

Chen Qiyu said indifferently: "Where is the Wang Zongbing? Chen is a criminal. His previous official position seems to have been forgotten a long time ago. Now he is just an old man."

When Wang Huan heard this, he put away his smile and gave a deep bow in a solemn voice: "Governor Chen, don't be so condescending. Although Wang Huan has never met His Excellency, he has been fascinated for a long time. He just wishes to see His Excellency soon. The majesty of your lord back then, like gold, stone and wood, shines through the world, and no one can erase it, so Wang Huan has admired him for a long time, and I come here today to pay my respects."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere became relaxed. Chen Kun's widened eyes narrowed a little, and he let out a long breath while touching his chest. It sounds that Mr. Wang is not here to seek revenge, but to visit Chen Qiyu. The hanging heart was finally relieved.

Chen Qiyu's eyes widened in surprise. As the saying goes, once the emperor and the courtiers, a fallen phoenix is ​​not as good as a chicken. When he was high above the ground, it was common for a Ming general to say this politely to himself, but since he was demoted and exiled Not to mention the general soldier, even a small inspector can tease himself, who cares about a governor who can't make a comeback and has countless enemies?

Chen Qiyu was a little surprised again. Looking at Wang Huan's complicated eyes, he replied softly: "The Commander-in-Chief is ridiculous. It's okay not to mention what happened back then."

Wang Huan smiled slightly, turned sideways and said to Chen Kun, who was standing aside: "Today is a good day, and I am honored to meet Governor Chen here. Why don't you let Chen Zhizhou be your host, find a quiet room here, cook a pot of sake, and have a good talk? , that’s not true.”

Chen Kun was stunned, what was he enjoying?It would be nice if you left as soon as possible.

He tried not to speak, but glanced at Chen Qiyu.

Chen Qiyu smiled and said, "Since Wang Zongbing is so elegant, how can my nephew be stingy."

Only then did Chen Kun hurriedly greet the few people, walked into the flower hall in the back hall, and called the servants to set up wine and prepare some dishes to go with the wine.

Wang Huan and Chen Qiyu walked side by side. Wang Huan was extra cautious and deliberately lagged half a body behind. Chen Qiyu saw this and didn't say anything, but he was deeply moved in his heart. He couldn't help but feel sorry for this young man who looked so young. The commander-in-chief of Kuizhou, aroused a curiosity. The official position may be obtained through money and nepotism, but this calmness and magnanimity cannot be faked. Who is this Wang Huan? He has nothing to do. What to do with yourself seems worth a conversation.

After entering the flower hall, Wang Huan asked Chen Qiyu to take the first seat, and he accompanied him on the side. Of course, Chen Qiyu wanted to shirk, but under Wang Huan's insistence, he reluctantly sat down. Then Wang Huan waved Chen Xiang and Ma Wannian out, and stood up. Outside the door.

Chen Kun wanted to leave but also wanted to stay, but he was on the other side anxiously. Chen Qiyu looked at Wang Huan, thought for a while, and then drove Chen Kun out of the door.

The two backyard maids put a jug of wine and four or five dishes of vegetables on the round table in the flower hall with food boxes in their hands, and retreated. Chen Xiang closed the door from the outside, and the flower hall fell silent.

Wang Huan thought about it in his mind for a while, thinking about how to speak. Faced with such a famous person, you can have a small talk. He has never seen anything before. He drank and ate with the emperor, and talked with Li Zicheng. Crossing the mountain, if you want to take him under your control, you can't compare to other cats and dogs.

While thinking, Wang Huan heard Chen Qiyu speak.

"I don't know how long Zongbing Wang has been in the army, and which general and supervisor will he fight with?" Chen Qiyu's voice was as calm as water: "Please forgive the crime of disrespect for the old man. I haven't lived in the temple for a long time. I am not familiar with the changes in the court, and Zongbing Wang Young hero, a rising star, so I have this question."

When he said this, Chen Qiyu's complexion remained the same as usual, his words were kept low, but his tone was old-fashioned, and there was a hint of the original meaning of what he said. Wang Huan is a person with a penetrating mind, and his heart couldn't help but move.

Looking up again, Chen Qiyu looked into his own eyes, his pupils were shining brightly, he was completely different from the disheartened and desolate look outside just now, the whole person sat upright, even though he was wearing common clothes, he was wrapped around him like a python robe , the aura of high-ranking officials and dignitaries emerged spontaneously.

Wang Huan rolled his eyes, reached out to pick up the jug on the table, poured a glass of wine for Chen Qiyu and himself, and replied politely: "The last general is a humble person who escaped from Jiangnan in the middle of the year. Mr. Qin, the commander-in-chief of Mongolian Sichuan Province, did not give up, accepted him as his adopted son, and built a city in Shizhu Xuanwei envoy. Last month, because of his meritorious service in fighting against the local bandits, the imperial court decreed that he was promoted to the commander-in-chief of Kuizhou. It was only a short time before he joined the army For a few months, I can't get into Mr. Chen's eyes."

Chen Qiyu smiled, stroked his white beard and said, "Zongbing Wang is really young, and he even called Zeng Ying, Yang Zhan and other Ming military sects as local bandits. This kind of bearing is amazing."

Wang Huan was not surprised at all and said slowly: "Master Chen lives in a small county in Hezhou and looks at the overall situation in central Sichuan. His calmness is even more remarkable."

Chen Qiyu cast a glance at him, shook his head and said, "Forget it, you don't have to put a hat on me, I'm old, and the cliques of the court and the middle school have long been different. If you come to me, I'm afraid I won't be able to help you."

As soon as Wang Huan heard it, he knew that he thought that he had come to him, but he wanted to use his relationship and influence to promote him through multiple channels, so he waved his hands and said with a smile: "The last general is not trying to rely on Mr. Chen's reputation. The Ming Dynasty is at the end of its power, so what's the use of being a governor? The official position is nothing more than a name, and although the general is dull, he doesn't take these things seriously."

Chen Qiyu lowered his head, picked up the chopsticks to pick up the vegetables, and remained silent.

Wang Huan went on to say: "Mr. Chen is only sixty years old, and his age is still early. Although he has wasted ten years, his ambitions have not been fulfilled. Now the country is in danger, the country is about to fall, the barbarians are rampant, and the people are in dire straits. Why don't Mr. Chen come out of the mountains and teach the end Prepare a strong army to revitalize our Han family.”

Chen Qiyu's hand holding the chopsticks visibly paused, his brows frowned, he paused for a while, and then he threw a piece of dried meat caught on the chopsticks into his mouth, chewed a few times, and then slowly said: "These things are handled by the imperial court." Your lords are in charge, I am a prisoner, why bother."

He swallowed the meat in his mouth, and then said: "Also, Wang Zongbing, although you have the true biography of Qin Liangyu, and even the titan Zeng Ying was destroyed by you, you should not be arrogant and ambitious, and you must know that the strong Rulin, just Zhang Xianzhong occupying the middle of Sichuan is not easy, let alone the Tartars in the north, the old man relies on the old and sells the old to say one more thing, the minister should only do his duty, guarding the three mansions in the east of Sichuan is enough carry on."

Wang Huan shook his head and retorted: "My lord Chen's words are wrong. If everyone is like what your lord said, and they have nothing to do with themselves, then who else in this world will forge ahead? I, Wang Huan, train soldiers The uprising was not for fame or power, but only for the people of the Han family in the world. To be honest, the last general came from the south of the Yangtze River and witnessed the Tartars ravaging the people of Ming Dynasty, burning houses and looting land. In one place, there were hundreds of thousands of corpses lying on the ground, and even the dozen or so brothers who escaped from Yangzhou with the last general, there are only three survivors including me."

At this point, Wang Huan couldn't help but feel sad. With choked words, he picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it all in one gulp. Then he picked up the wine flask and filled it up. While pouring the wine, he said: "When the general is burying their bodies, what will happen to them?" God swears that I will avenge the Han people who died at the hands of the Tatars, drive the Tatars back to the far north, and recover all Shanhaiguan and beyond. As long as I survive, my ambition to expel the Tatars will remain alive!"

He stood up, his eyes were red, he drew a knife and cut off a corner of the table, hissing: "If Wang Huan said half a sentence of lies, he must die with such a table!"

These words were so impassioned and inspired that Chen Qiyu stopped using his chopsticks and looked at Wang Huan in surprise. He was an experienced man, and upon hearing this, he understood that there was nothing pretentious or pretentious about these words.

"I didn't expect General Wang to have the world at heart. I was wrong just now. I mistakenly thought that people like military generals in the imperial court have become extinct. They are all selfish people who have their own little plans." Chen Qiyu frowned and stood up. Pulled Wang Huan down and sat down again: "I don't want to have a loyal minister like Wang Zongbing, come, I will toast you."

Wang Huan said repeatedly, "Don't dare!" He raised his cup and touched it with Chen Qiyu, and the two drank it down at the same time.

Putting down the cup, Chen Qiyu sighed: "What Mr. Wang said really aroused the old man's heart. It's a pity, it's a pity. If I had met you a few years earlier, I might have left with you."

"It's a pity, I haven't led a soldier for 14 years, and I haven't ridden a horse for ten years. Half of my body has been buried in the ground." He laughed at himself, looking at the beams, with a lonely expression on his face: "Last month Far away in the country of Tang Wangjian in Fujian, an envoy was sent to ask me to be a scholar of Dongge University. I can’t even climb a horse. How can I do it? Hehe, it won’t be long before the old man will follow the old brothers who fought with me back then went."

Wang Huan was taken aback, and said anxiously: "Master Chen, don't do this..."

Chen Qiyu interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "God's will can't be violated. I've done my calculations. In the past few years, I should have died. In fact, as early as the sixth year of Chongzhen, the emperor should have executed me. It wasn't me. Li Zicheng didn't enter Beijing later." In the city, there is no death of the emperor, and the crimes of old people cannot be forgiven."

Wang Huan didn't know what to say. If Li Zicheng doesn't enter Beijing, sooner or later other peasant armies will enter Beijing. The Ming Dynasty is in ruins and its demise is a historical law. However, this cannot be used to comfort Chen Qiyu. Do you tell him that this is doomed? Isn't it your fault that history is played out like this?

"Fortunately, God is still kind to this old man, so that I can still meet Wang Zongbing in the last few years." Chen Qiyu turned around and turned his attention back to Wang Huan, with praise in his eyes, and said sincerely: "You are good, Very good, Qin Liangyu has a good eye for seeing people, unexpectedly found you this uncut gem, compared with other generals of Ming Dynasty, you are young and capable, I even vaguely saw the shadow of Lu Xiangsheng back then, but you are less than him A little more stubborn, a little more slippery."

Wang Huan spoke clumsily, and thought to himself, are you hurting me or praising me?
Chen Qiyu continued: "Although the old man can't help you, he can give you three words, alone."

Wang Huan was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Wang Huan is all ears!"

Chen Qiyu picked up the wine glass, slowly sipped the liquid in the glass, and said slowly: "The first sentence, you must have a strong army of your own, remember, it must be completely your own, and the strong one who will follow you wholeheartedly military!"

"The army is the backbone of a general. Without an army, a general is just a common man. Back then, I was the governor of five provinces and planned a great scene. There were countless troops and horses in name, but in fact, it was the Tianxiong Army that really worked. Lu Xiangsheng followed me. I think He is like a son and he respects me like a father. The Tianxiong Army was created by the two of us. In many big and bloody battles, the Tianxiong Army stood alone."

"I have also heard about your Kuizhou army in this state government. It is majestic and brave. It has a bit of the essence of white soldiers back then, but it has shortcomings. That is the second thing I want to say. words."

"Your army must have firearms."

Listening to Chen Qiyu's second sentence, Wang Huan was so impressed that when Chen Qiyu led the troops, although firearms and equipment were already very common in the Ming army, in terms of attention, except for a few capable ministers, other people It's not too high, but Chen Qiyu regarded this sentence as one of the three strategies against Wang Huan, which shows that in his eyes, the status of firearms.

"Firearms can be far and near, and they are powerful. If they are used well, they are enough to withstand thousands of cavalry without defeat. The Tianxiong Army was famous for their powerful crossbow firearms. In the battle with Gao Yingxiang, Lu Xiangsheng defeated him with [-] Tianxiong troops. Armored cavalry rely on crossbows and firearms to be ferocious. From now on, no matter you are fighting with thieves or Tartars, you can use firearms and crossbows to kill a group of them from a long distance, and then use white soldiers to fight them hand-to-hand. , if a cavalry is used to hide and kill, there will be no enemy in a single battle. But this is easy to say, but it is very difficult to do, financial resources, manpower and material resources are all indispensable."

Wang Huan laughed, and said relaxedly: "Master Chen, you can rest assured, when it comes to money, you will never be short of money."

Chen Qiyu also smiled: "Wang Zongbing has a good way of making money, but the Shizhu Silver Mine has expanded again?"

The two raised their glasses with a smile and drank again.

As soon as Chen Qiyu put down the cup, his face became serious, his face blushed a little, his eyes widened, and he said in a hateful voice: "The third sentence, killing must be decisive!"

"If you don't stop, you will be subject to chaos. On the battlefield, in the political situation, you are fighting to the death. In troubled times, use heavy codes and big swords to cut through the mess. Remember not to be indecisive. Maybe you hesitate for a moment, and the enemy will pick up the knife and stab you in the back. Don't be pitiful, don't need to be pitiful, everything is the overall situation, if the situation requires you to kill, even if you want to massacre the city!"

Wang Huan couldn't help but frowned slightly. These words were somewhat emotional. It seemed that the shadow of Chexiang Gorge was still hovering in Chen Qiyu's mind. Letting Li Zicheng go was a stain in his life. Backfired.

So Wang Huan nodded and took this sentence with him.

"These three sentences can also be regarded as three strategies. After I thought about it, I thought it would be useful for you in the future. If Wang Zongbing thinks it is useful, I have the right to write it down." Chen Qiyu took a deep breath, and slowly Slow down.

Wang Huan got up and said respectfully: "Wang Huan has been taught, and he must keep it in mind."

Chen Qiyu smiled, beckoned him to sit down, and said: "I said before, I want to send you a person. This person has been with me for nearly 20 years. He has fought with me in the north and south. There are countless soldiers and horses. The old man is dying. Let him stay here." If you are by your side, it is useless to listen to someone, why not recommend it to Wang Zongbing, I hope I can help you."

Wang Huan said with a smile: "Master Chen recommended, the general is very happy. He must be someone with great ability, but who is it?"

Chen Qiyu said: "This person is a middle official. He was the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty Military Bureau. He was demoted because of a crime. When he was down and out, he was recruited into the army by an old man. Seeing that he has extraordinary skills, he stayed by his side and listened to him."

Military situation?Supervisor?When Wang Huan heard this, the hairs all over his body stood on end, and an inexplicable emotion stimulated him to stand up suddenly.

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