Chapter 556 Banquet at Cheng Mansion
The house of Sizhong Mileya in Yecheng was filled with guests.
In addition to the two fellow officers Taobao (Governor) and Zhixiong (Sima) who served the Jiedi Army, three chief officers of the Zhongyi Army also came: Liu Hedu, Xu Guang, and Yu Chen, who took office from Luoyang His subordinate is Zheng Shida.
All the middle and low-level officials of the original Shile regime who could stay in office came.
Some people may ask, what are you doing gathering so many old officials and generals in private? Want to cause trouble? No, Cheng Xia didn't panic, because he originally planned to entertain Tao Bao and Zhi Xiong, but after hearing about it, Chen Gong said that it was idle time, so it was better to gather more people to have fun, and he would also be there by then.
Cheng Xia was overjoyed.
What is pie in the sky? This is it.
He is a scholar and knows very well what is going on. In short, Chen Gong gave him the opportunity to guide the views of Shi Le's old troops, eliminate unnecessary distractions, and better serve Chen Gong.
Mr. Chen has arrived. After drinking a few drinks, he went to change clothes.
Cheng Xia called an old servant, gave a few instructions in a low voice, and continued to enjoy the banquet as if no one else was around.
"After the Chinese New Year, we may have to leave Yecheng and go somewhere else." After going out for a round of drinks, Cheng Xia sat back, looked at Tao Bao, Liu Hedu and others, and whispered.
"Oh? Where to go?" Liu Hedu asked puzzled.
To be honest, he didn’t want to leave Yecheng.
He has become accustomed to the life here, every plant and tree here, and his home is here.
“I heard we are going to Xuzhou.” Cheng Xia said mysteriously.
"Xuzhou?" Taobao was a little surprised, and immediately looked at the place where Mr. Chen left, and asked: "But what Mr. Chen said?"
"That's right." Cheng Xia was vague. said.
Taobao and others looked at each other and their expressions changed.
Cheng Xia felt happy, now you know how powerful I am, right? I told you to look down on me back then.
“Why go to Xuzhou?” Zhi Xiong asked.
"I heard that Shi Mihuang in the East China Sea can't stand it any longer and needs me to come for reinforcements. Both the Jiefang Army and the Loyalty Army will go." Cheng Xia whispered: "March at the latest."
Tao Bao, Liu Hedu, Zhi Xiong and others had not said anything yet, but Zheng Shida frowned.
He used to be in charge of the palace guard in Luoyang. After being "optimized", he had no career opportunities and had no official position. Later, by chance, I met Yu Chen, the captain of Sili School, and then I got another chance.
He has been to Xuzhou and knows something about several counties there. The counties in the north are fine, but the south is really a swampy and muddy land with rivers and lakes everywhere. I wish I could have a village with two rivers in front and behind it, a pond in front of every house, and trees and bamboos everywhere. Although it is a flat wilderness, it is really not a place where cavalry can show off its majesty.
In fact, even the infantry had trouble walking. After all, they were constantly crossing rivers and wading in water, which was annoying to anyone.
If you want to fight there, you can't do it without the navy.
Especially Xiapi, where he once visited the governor's office of Xuzhou. As an important water transportation town, it is surrounded by water. You can't believe it unless you see it with your own eyes.
Thinking of this, he glanced at the confused Tao Bao and others, and sighed secretly.
Will the Hebei infantry and miscellaneous cavalry go to fight with the Jiangdong Navy? Mr. Chen wants you to consume each other with the thieves.
But he didn't intend to say these words, he just kept them in his stomach.
Now everyone is drinking, and Mr. Chen just said a few words to cheer up. They are all in high spirits, so there is no need to dampen the mood. After I go to Xuzhou next year, I will slowly tell everyone. It’s better to be more stable.
The loyalist army and the loyal army are united as one, which is the foundation of their existence. They must not lose them all in Xuzhou.
"That's fine." Zhi Xiong slapped his thigh and said, "If you go to Xuzhou, you can make meritorious service, and maybe you can have a chance to make a fortune."
"It's better than staying in Hebei to fight." Taobao said vaguely.
"Stop talking and drink." Xu Guang stopped Tao Bao's words, picked up the wine bottle, and advised.
"Drink, drink." Cheng Xia raised his glass in return, then turned to look at the entire hall.
Officials from far and near came, including children of wealthy families in Hebei. It was truly a packed house. Naturally, it was for Mr. Chen's sake that everyone chose his house as the venue for the gathering.
Cheng Xia was particularly fascinated by this feeling.
He even grasped the void, as if he had grasped the power and wealth.
After drinking a few drinks, Cheng Xia became a little drunk. He stood up unsteadily, confessed his crime, and slowly walked out of the hall.
As the cold wind blew in the courtyard, he woke up a little. After looking around, he quietly disappeared behind a small bamboo forest. After twisting and turning, I entered a woodshed, carefully uncovered a hidden entrance, and climbed down the ladder.
The cat bent down and walked for a while in the dark tunnel, climbed up the ladder, then opened a lid and quietly entered an empty side room.
There was a plump woman in the side room. When she saw Cheng Xia, she was startled at first, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
Cheng Xia was about to say something, but was stopped by the woman.
Cheng Xia understood, leaned over gently, and put his ear against the wall.
"Why are you here to serve me? Your brother asked you to come?" This is a male voice.
"Yes." This was a soft and weak female voice: "Ming Gong, this is the hangover soup. You will feel better after drinking it."
"I have already let you go home. , Why bother?"
A slight sob sounded.
"Brother You is so passionate about fame and fortune, how come he has such an innocent sister like you?" The man was a little drunk and said, "What? No longer willing? You are my trophy, and I can destroy you again with just one sentence." Take him back. Liu Ye is still in Bingjingtai. Is Shi Le so good? He lost his wife and son after I beat him."
There was silence.
"Ming Gong, please don't." The female voice was a little panicked: "Please."
"It seems that you haven't understood your brother's thoughts. When I let you go home, Is he disappointed?”
The struggle became much quieter, and another burst of sobs came out. Cheng's wife rolled her eyes at him, Cheng Xia felt a little unnatural.
The sound of messy footsteps sounded, and after a moment, it sounded like someone fell on the table, making a "creak" sound.
There was a rustling sound, and there was an increasingly heavy breathing.
"Yeah!" A female voice containing complex emotions suddenly sounded. Halfway through, it seemed to be covered by herself, leaving only a faint whimper.
After a long time, the noise next door subsided.
Cheng Xia stopped listening and asked his wife with his eyes.
The wife nodded hesitantly.
Cheng Xia sat back on the couch, his neck was a little sore and his legs were a little numb.
After all, Mr. Chen is a warrior who can shoot a strong bow and ride a fierce horse. He has good physical strength. My sister has been tossed and turned by him for so long, and I don’t know if she can bear it.
But he finally succeeded, and his hard work paid off.
I think it was like a bolt from the blue when I learned that my sister was released and returned home with a bottle of oil.
I once wanted to kill Shi Le's child and send his sister back to Chen Gong's house, but I didn't dare to think about it.
Thankfully everything is back on track and it was all worth it.
After resting for a while, Cheng Xia signaled his wife with his eyes again, and then left from the tunnel.
There was a slight sound of voices next door, and after a while, the man, surrounded by soldiers, left for the front hall.
Cheng's wife waited for a while to make sure everyone had left, then opened the door and entered the next door.
What he saw was that his sister-in-law was lying on the desk, motionless.
Cheng's wife sighed, picked up a blanket and covered her buttocks.
She leaned into her sister-in-law's ear and whispered: "I'll tell my husband later that I won't marry you off, don't worry."
Ms. Cheng's face flushed when she heard her sister-in-law's words. Finally, his dull eyes started to move, and after a long time, he let out a soft "hmm".
Cheng's wife was suddenly jealous of this sister-in-law.
Weak, timid and shy, submissive and easy to bully. This kind of woman will certainly arouse a man's protective desire, but it will also make him have the urge to bully her.
The sister-in-law was obviously bullied into looking beautiful. The person who bullied her was still the most powerful person in the world. Should she be called lucky or unlucky?
"Do you want to take a shower?" Cheng's wife asked.
Cheng's wife watched her sister-in-law's movements with fascination, and secretly swallowed, thinking that if she was pregnant, would Guild Chen admit it?
It’s hard to say.
When scholars get together these days, they often use concubines and maids to entertain guests, and they even play with them. It's hard to tell whose children are born, but they don't necessarily recognize them.
Just think about it, you went to a friend's house for a party and stayed overnight. The friend sent his concubine over to entertain him and left the next day. A few months later, the concubine is pregnant. Will you admit it? Impossible, because the concubine probably entertained more than one guest, and who knows whose seed she was carrying.
On the other side, Cheng Xia and Shao Xun returned to the banquet one after another.
After drinking for a while, Shao Xun put down his glass and said: "There are many things going on right now. Jizhou has not yet been pacified, and trouble is happening in Xuzhou again. Sima Rui betrayed his trust and blatantly interfered in Xuzhou affairs, which is intolerable. Who can help me share my worries?"
As soon as this was said, before anyone else could react, Cheng Xia stood up first and said, "I would like to share my worries with you."
Cheng Mu, the governor of Guangping, looked at him in surprise.
They are all from Guangping and come from the wealthy Cheng family. But Cheng Mu moved to Yecheng with his father when he was a child. He had never heard of Cheng Ya and had no friendship with him.
Strictly speaking, he is from Yecheng.
Just like Cheng Yuantan, the former family leader of Princess Xiangcheng, this gentleman was also born in the Cheng family of Guangping, but he settled in Luoyang three generations ago. Where do you think he is from? In fact, Cheng Yuantan sometimes calls himself the Cheng family of Luoyang.
However, after Cheng Mu followed Lu Zhi to serve as an official in Henan, he gradually became acquainted with Cheng Yuantan and rekindled their family friendship.
Cheng Xia likes to work hard and is keen on fame and wealth, which makes Cheng Mu a little unhappy.
But how should I put it? When he became an official in Guangping, he still needed Cheng Xia's help, because the latter had lived in Guangping for a long time and was very powerful in the local area. Even Shi Le wanted to take his sister as a concubine. After many attempts to win over, Cheng Xia once advised Shi Le to focus on Handan or Xiang State, abandon Yecheng, and stay as far away from the Yellow River as possible. Perhaps it was selfish, but it was not unreasonable.
I volunteered to go to Xuzhou today. What happened? Does he have any grudge against Jiangdong's gang?
"Okay!" Shao Xun slapped the table hard and said with a smile: "I have to let the Jiangdong rats see the style of my Hebei athletes."
When he said this, he looked at the others people.
"I am willing to share my worries for you." Tao Bao and others stood up and said.
"Wonderful." Shao Xun exclaimed: "As requested by you and others. The Zhongyi and Xiaojie armies will make up for the vacancies in Hebei, and the 9,000-step cavalry will be handed over to you and others. Then we will go to Ye. Cheng, Anyang, Handan and other places raised 20,000 infantry troops and went south together. "
The 20,000 infantry troops that will be raised are of course Shi Le's troops who have passed through the fields.
Using Shi Le to surrender his troops to attack Sima Rui is a bit like when Cao Mengde led the Yuan family to surrender their troops to Jingzhou. No matter what the outcome of the battle, it would not be a loss.
“The 30,000 athletes from Hebei Province will take Xi Jian as the commander, Taobao as his deputy, and Cheng Xia as the supervisor.” Shao Xun added: “After the spring sowing is completed, we will go to Mount Tai and Lu to gather.”< br>
Zhang Bin, who was drinking silently during the banquet, paused when he heard this.
Taishan and Lu counties are both territories that the Yang family has been operating for many years. It means a lot that 30,000 Hebei troops marched there.
Eating, drinking, and defecating consumes the money and food of the Yang family.
The ambition of the Yang family is shocking.
At the same time, it also allowed Hebei forces to make a public appearance for the first time - how can they participate in the fertilizer distribution without making an appearance?
Mr. Chen really knows how to seize the opportunity to attack the mountains under his command.
The people from Hebei attack Xuzhou, and the people from Henan attack Jizhou. They have a kind face and a dark heart. You are right.
(End of this chapter)