Chapter 310: Official and Thief Envoys, Coincidence

The scholars who have fame and honor followed the thief. Although there are so many scholars in the Ming Dynasty, it would be really shocking to join the ranks of the bandit Li Chuang.

After hundreds or even thousands of years of education on the loyalty of the monarch and ministers, the entire Neo-Confucian environment in the world is probably a kind of unforgettable fear and even shame when Niu Jinxing dreams late at night. It seems that Niu Fu, a scholar, must have been unable to raise his head in front of others.

However, the first time Niu Yi has slept soundly in the past five years was that he was in this camp. He slept particularly sweetly. Although Niu Jinxing quit drinking now, he was known for being generous five years ago. Drinking with his peers often excessively. If people overdose, they will easily make big talk, and more people will lose.

In the Baofeng County Magistrate's Mansion, there are some bad things among the county magistrate's family members who are rumored to be among the people. Such family scandals are often the topics that people like to talk about the most.

Niu Jinxing's words after drinking were exactly what he said, but he was not lucky, and some people passed his drunk words to the county magistrate's ears.

According to this juren's origin, he could live comfortably in the county town, conceal the fields of farmers and eat some commissions by himself, which was a small fortune. But if the county magistrate was bad, his life would not be so easy. The county magistrate's troubles made it difficult for the Niu family to go in the city.

In desperation, the Niu family had to go to the Lu family county town with relatives to avoid the limelight. Who would have thought that not only they had relatives in the Lu family, but the Lu family county magistrate and Baofeng county magistrate had a friendship in the same year. As soon as the Niu family father and son entered the Lu family county town, they were thrown into prison by the county magistrate for a big reason.

Until today, Niu Fu is still lamenting the good luck of the day. When he met a wealthy man from another province, he gave him a piece of silver, and then he redeemed Niu Jinxing from the prison. Moreover, the wealthy man did not do anything. After borrowing the money, he disappeared without a trace. It is true that there is compassion in the world.

Knowing that the county magistrate wanted to deal with him, Niu Jinxing's family was not small in the local area. The family was big and the countryside was not allowed to move. They had to grit their teeth and sell some property to raise a lot of money to the county magistrate of Baofeng to seek peace for himself.

Originally, Niu Jinxing and his son thought that if they were given the money, they would be fine until the term of office of the county magistrate expired. If anyone left, everything would be fine. Who would have thought that the county magistrate would just be calm for a year after receiving the money, and would have to leave the office for a few months. After finding Niu Jinxing for a small matter, he would be imprisoned in prison.

Poor Niu Jinxing has been cautious in his words and actions since the Lu County incident, and dared not make any mistakes again, but he was still locked up.

The great disaster in Henan was barely maintained by a little savings, and then collected the money given to the county magistrate, but couldn't take too much. The familiar yamen servants secretly sent out several messages, saying that Niu Jinxing must have been killed in prison one month before the county magistrate left office.

The Niu family was completely desperate. Mrs. Niu and her son had already begun to prepare for the funeral of Niu Jinxing. Who would have thought that at this time, Li Zicheng's rebel army broke the county town.

After releasing Niu Jinxing, the Niu family father and son recalled the past few years and found that the Niu family was always murdered by the government. They were afraid that they would not talk about it for now, but they had a state of mind that although the world was big, they had nowhere to go. People were forced to the dead end and many things were ignored. Since you could not tolerate our Niu family in the Ming Dynasty, you simply turned around and the whole family went to the camp.

On the swaying carriage, Niu Qi's mind was not on the road in front of him at all. Instead, he recalled the past years.

After entering the rebel army, although they were floating around with the army every day, these so-called "bandits" could not compare to their Niu family's respect.

Whenever the camp discusses major events, the king of Chuang will inevitably invite Niu Jinxing to discuss together. Li Guo and Gao Yigong often come to visit and ask for advice. Even Niu Qi, who is young, is polite. Niu Qi has been in the county town in the past few years, and suddenly changes his position, and is really full of emotion.

Why don’t Niu Jinxing think about it? Why don’t Mrs. Niu Qi think about it? Niu Qi is also an adult man in the family, and he doesn’t ask these questions that embarrass and boring for his family. However, he said that he would sleep soundly and sleep soundly until the morning when he touched his pillow every night. This is his own feeling, at least he would feel comfortable in his heart.

There is no need to be awakened by your nightmare in the middle of the night, or to hear someone knocking on the door and suspect that the county officials came to pick up the people. For Niu Qi, this is enough.

Thinking of this, Niu Qi's uneasiness and fear were a little bit gone. The camp was quite good for my Niu family. Niu Qi was also a member of the army, and it was worth living through life and death.

However, it is quite appropriate for Niu Jinxing to be a military advisor, because Niu Jinxing had a special hobby for books on military tactics and strategies when he was studying at home.

Niu Qi was sitting in the carriage and thinking about it. The knights beside him were extremely nervous. They went out of camp overnight without the reflection of moonlight and were pitch black. Fortunately, there was a guide leading the way, but it was fine that night. The sky suddenly appeared. Not long after, the knights of these convoys saw cavalry cruising around.

Hao Yaoqi's horse team was gathered together, and his horse team suffered no losses. He followed Hao Yaoqi and was disbanded. The soldiers and horses in Kaifeng City did not dare to come out. The identities of the cavalry cruising around were obvious. It must be the Shandong horse team.

Although it was an envoy who came over to discuss secretly, it would be too unfair to be killed by the opponent's cavalry outside before entering the opponent's military camp.

The little male husband was thinking about things in the carriage, but the knights escorted were all anxious and all handed over the swords and guns.

But the cavalry cruising outside have only reached more than a hundred steps recently, and then left again, which is inexplicable.

When the sun rose, it was almost noon. Niu Yi, who had been thinking about all night, was tired at this time. He fell on the carriage and slept soundly. The escorted cavalrymen in the camp woke him up and said:

"Niu Shuban, we brothers can only send it here. There is almost fifteen miles away, so you have to walk by yourself."

Niu Qi rubbed his eyes and had not yet woken up. When he heard the guard cavalry say this, he was shocked and stood up and said:

"When you go back, will these officers and soldiers come to arrest me directly? What if they kill people on the way!"

The cavalry leader turned around and looked around, shook his head and said:

"If we were to catch or kill people, the other party would have taken action long ago. We saw nearly 300 cavalrymen along the way."

Speaking of this, the cavalry leader spat on the ground and whispered:

"After fighting for so many years, I haven't encountered such a strange officer and soldier. I look better than our camp team."

As a bandit, it is strange that the official army is stronger than the refugee cavalry. But Niu Qi didn't think there was anything inappropriate about the other party's words when he heard this.

The sun was already very high, and although there were still people riding horses around to spy from afar, they felt a little safer than at night. Niu Fu's mind stabilized. When he heard the other party say he was leaving, he quickly jumped out of the carriage, bowed and thanked:

"Thank you brothers for your escort at night, I hope everything goes well for the return journey!"

"There are many scholars, and this is all our brothers' business. What a polite thing? The drivers who drive the bus are looking for the local people. If they know the way, you can just follow them. Next, you must be careful!"

The head of the guard laughed and scolded, and then he gave a few instructions. Someone next to him told the coachman that the two coachman's children were in the camp and naturally knew how to do it. He nodded repeatedly.

After everything was explained, the leader of the guard held his fists and nodded, and got on the horse and led the man to gallop in the direction he came. Niu Qi got off the carriage and followed a few steps. The two carriages were actually not used to carry Niu Qi, but pulled the cages on the carriage, all of which were searched for money in Luoyang. Although there were not many cages, they were quite heavy. They were obviously precious gold, silver and treasures, and they had to be pulled by carriages.

The escort cavalry that left disappeared from sight. Niu Qi rubbed his hands on his face for a few times, feeling a little awake. He was about to get on the carriage, but he saw the official cavalry who had been cruising far away gathering towards him.

The two drivers who were driving the car had not yet recovered. When they realized that they could not care about anything, they ran towards the way they came. Niu Fu on the carriage couldn't even shout if he wanted to greet him.

However, Niu Yi was a little aware and simply sat in the carriage and did not move. The cavalry gathered over were quite interesting. The group went to chase the two escaped coachmen first, and quickly forced them to let the two trembling coachmen return here.

Niu Qi also trembled as he looked at the officers and cavalry approaching. This was the first time he had dealt with officers and soldiers face to face after he joined the rebel army.

A cavalry who came in front of him stopped the horse about ten steps away from the carriage, and said politely on the horse:

"Did this gentleman come from there?"

The other party's kind attitude made Niu Qi much calmer, and the other party's words were vague but clear, which made him feel much more confident. The Shandong soldiers were indeed waiting for them to talk. They wanted to hold their fists, but they felt it was not suitable. They quickly jumped out of the carriage, and bowed according to their etiquette, and said politely:

"It's just that side, please lead the way."

Originally, Niu Fu was going to use the word "junye", but later he stopped it, thinking that he was also an envoy of the rebel army, so he could not lose his identity.

The cavalry who came here also admired Niu Fu's attitude of being neither humble nor arrogant, and said loudly:

"Since that's the case, please follow us!"

After saying that, he turned his horse's head and trotted to the front of the carriage. The officials and cavalry slowly gathered over came to the sides of the carriage consciously and arranged in two teams. It looked a bit solemn to greet him.

At this time, in the Li Meng military camp on the bank of the Yellow River, he was receiving an envoy from Kaifeng City - the Kaifeng Prefecture Promoter Huang Peng. The Kaifeng Prefecture Promoter came over, with a simple purpose, urging Shandong troops to move forward and get to Kaifeng City as soon as possible to rescue the siege.

The person who received the referee was not Shandong General Li Meng or Governor Yan Jizu, but Zhao Neng, the general of Qingzhou, who was appointed as the governor. Huang Peng was also considered a responsible official.

When the King of Rebellion Li Zicheng besieged Kaifeng City, the officials in the city were extremely frightened. He and the inspectors called on the people to defend the city. After all, it was until Chen Yongfu led his troops back.

Jiaozhou Camp defeated Hao Yaoqi's troops at the ferry crossing of Zhaopizhai. The news also spread to Kaifeng City. All the civil and military officials in Kaifeng City celebrated each other, and the siege of Kaifeng City was saved.

Moreover, after Hao Yaoqi failed, the camp quickly contracted its offensive, but arranged for troops to attack at the west gate of Kaifeng City. I thought that after Hao Yaoqi was defeated, Shandong soldiers would definitely come overnight and completely rescue the siege. Who would have thought that the reinforcements from Shandong would have no movement.

The officials in the city suddenly became anxious. Huang Peng volunteered to take advantage of the fact that the rebel army concentrated its forces to attack Kaifeng City, and the defense was empty in other places. He sneaked out of the camp with several guards and rode horses toward this side overnight.

Speaking of which, they came out at about the same time as Niu Qi, but these people were all light riders and had a very fast speed, but they arrived a little earlier than Niu Qi and the others.

In Shandong, civil officials and military generals have equal status, and even higher status of military generals, but in this Henan area, civil officials still have some superior awareness.

The status of the promoter Huang Peng and the general Zhao Neng is quite different. However, Huang Peng felt that he had a high status as a civil servant, and was indeed impatient. When he met, he did not even have the necessary etiquette. He directly urged:

"General Zhao Shen, Kaifeng City was still besieged by most of the bandits, and was in danger, but your troops were stalking. Could it be that if Kaifeng City and His Highness the King of Zhou were in danger, it would be better to march as soon as possible to break the siege of the bandits."

Zhao Neng is a good-tempered person, but the way the provost Huang Peng made him frown and guarded the Qingzhou Governor. When the Qingzhou Governor saw him, he would call him respectfully. When the local gentry saw the gang general Zhao Neng, some even kowtowed on the ground. Zhao Neng treated him with courtesy and was polite.

Qingzhou General is the best-rated general among the four generals Li Meng, but the style of this good man is not a style that makes people arrogant.

When Zhao Neng heard that Huang Peng was so rude, he was also angry. He thought that my Jiaozhou Camp had been here for such a long journey from Shandong to rescue him. After meeting, your little prosecutor didn't even say a word of thanks, but instead he was urging him with bad voices. How could this be the reason?

It was replied now:

"I came to the Jiaozhou camp to help from afar. Camping behind the river was a dangerous situation. The food, supplies and supplies have not yet arrived. How dare I march easily? If the thief army catches the vacant situation and there is a mistake, then will Kaifeng City rescue or not save it?"

If Zhao Neng was selling private salt, he would definitely not be able to say this, but his status has risen over the years and he is also a general who commands ten thousand people. This official accent is quite good.

This sentence was politely pushed back. The promoter Huang Peng was choked. This was the reason why he realized that the other party could not be driven by his own shouting, but the tough words had already been said just now. It was a bit inappropriate to say anything, and he became a little embarrassed for a moment.

Their place is on the left wing of the camp by the river beach, and Zhao Neng’s own camp tent. However, Zhao Neng looked at the awkward atmosphere in the camp. The soldiers from Kaifeng City who came with him all looked a little embarrassed. He was kind-hearted and greeted him:

"Everyone is rushing to go and have some hot tea and eat some food!"

Those soldiers thought Huang Peng was a little reckless in speaking. They all felt that those who followed him were not suitable. They were embarrassed in the military tent. Huang Peng also felt that his performance was not suitable and said:

"You guys are also very tired. Thank you General Zhao for your kindness. Go down and rest, and call you later!"

These people hurriedly thanked and followed Zhao Neng's personal soldiers out of the tent. Seeing these people leaving, Huang Peng quickly stood up and gave another big gift, and said:

"Huang was eager to urge his troops just now, and his words were a little abrupt. I hope he won't be surprised."

The civil servant understood the matter, Zhao Neng nodded with a smile and said:

"Mr. Huang is also dedicated to the public. I understand. How can I talk about it twice? Don't mention it. Mr. Huang hasn't had breakfast, so I'll arrange for the kitchen to make some for the adults?"

Although Zhao Neng had a smile on his face when he said these words, he was sweating slightly all over his body. It was really inappropriate to make him sing this official voice. Yuan Wenhong taught him these words in advance. People from the city urged the troops to move forward, and Zhao Neng was the one who came forward to swear.

These polite words in official voice are all prepared words. When Huang Peng gets angry, he has one thing. If he asks for good words, there is another thing to correspond to.

"General Zhao, although the army won a great victory, the huge bandits still stationed troops under the city, and Kaifeng City is still in danger. If the army does not go to rescue early, if the situation changes, it will be a disaster!"

The other party was kind-hearted, but Zhao Neng followed in time and said with a smile:

"Mr. Huang doesn't have to worry so much. There have been many military reports in the past few days. General Zuo Liangyu, the general who suppressed the bandit, was flowing down the Yellow River. The northern soldiers of the governor of Baoding, are about to cross the river. At that time, the inside and outside will be combined, and the three-way attack will inevitably be defeated by the bandits under the city. Why should our Shandong army steal this limelight?"

When Huang Peng heard this, he was anxious, but he did not dare to be as angry as before. He stood up helplessly and bowed again, wanting to continue persuading.

Zhao Neng was a little impatient, and said slowly:

"Mr. Huang, do you remember the incident when the bandits "Song Jiang" besieged Kaifeng City last year?"

When he heard the other party talk about this, Huang Peng naturally remembered it. But he suddenly remembered it. The troops led by Shandong General Li Meng, who came to solve the dilemma of Kaifeng last year, could not help but feel embarrassed for a moment. He thought that the Shandong troops were obviously successful in Kaifeng City, but he was really ashamed of his behavior. He nodded repeatedly and said:

"Of course I remember that if your army hadn't rushed to help thousands of miles, Kaifeng City would probably not have today..."
To be continued...