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Volume 1: The Life of a Bandit Chapter 224: Double Happiness

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    Soon a large group of people poured into the hall, and Lord Zhizhou Chen and Feng Jian were seen walking into the hall accompanied by a fat middle-aged official wearing a black gauze hat, a white pheasant regiment leader's official uniform, and a rhinoceros horn belt around his waist.  , one look at the official uniform and know that this is a full-fledged civil servant.  This must be the minister who announced the decree of the imperial court. The officials and gentry in the hall all looked more respectful. Although the other party's official position was low, he came from the emperor's feet, and his status was invisibly superior to others.  After arriving in the hall and chatting for a while, Feng Jian said: "Master Liu and Master Chen, please take a seat, Master Fang also please sit down. The three of you will have tea and rest for now. I will go down and change my official uniform and come back." What Chen heard and Master Liu, the imperial envoy, smiled slightly.  After sitting down, the state magistrate Fang Zengwei quickly bowed and said humbly: "Master Feng, you don't have to be polite. I don't have to sit down if I'm a low-ranking official.  " Chen Suowen twisted his beard and smiled and said: "Lord Fang, you don't have to be humble. You are currently holding the post of Pingdu magistrate, and you should have a place here.  " Feng Jian immediately said with a smile on his face: "Congratulations, Master Fang. I will rely on you many times in the future, so please take a seat.  " After saying this, Fang Zengwei, the magistrate of the state, was all smiles and humbly sat down. Feng Jian said again: "I have gone to change my official uniform before I come back. Please ask the imperial envoy Haihan.  " Imperial Envoy Master Liu looked kindly and said with a smile: "Master Feng, don't bother, it's not too late to change into official uniform after I finish reading the imperial edict!  " Feng Jian thought for a moment and realized that he would wear the uniform of a general officer later. Knowing that the imperial minister had good intentions, he said with a smile: "Thank you, Mr. Liu, for your understanding. It is better to obey my orders than to be respectful.  "He turned around and sat down on the seat on the right side of the other party. The officials and gentry in Pingdu City next to him didn't know why at first. It was only right for Mr. Feng to wear formal official uniforms and respectfully welcome the imperial edict. Why did Mr. Liu, who was announcing the edict, stop him? Many people speculated.  I heard that Dengzhou City was captured by the rebels. Could it be that the imperial decree came to dispatch Feng's guards to defeat the enemy? Some officials were surprised to find that Master Chen, the governor of the state, was wearing a fourth-grade Yunyan official uniform.  "Mr. Chen has been promoted twice in a row?"  Why was there no news beforehand?  "Most of the officials and gentry were puzzled. There were many lively people in the hall, and they immediately thought that the imperial envoy had gone to the official office to read the imperial edict. This was a special trip to the Feng family to announce the edict. Could it be that Feng Shoubei also wanted to be promoted! Only listen to this imperial envoy  Master Liu smiled and asked: "Master Feng, looking at the posture in your house, is it possible that you are holding a happy event?  " Feng Jian bowed slightly and said, "Master Liu really told me that today is Quanzi's birthday.  "The imperial envoy Mr. Liu's expression changed and he said with a smile: "Congratulations to Mr. Feng. Today is a double happiness.  " Suddenly hearing Mr. Liu's last words, the officials and gentry in Pingdu City suddenly realized that Feng Shoubei was really going to be promoted again. The doubtful officials and gentry in the hall suddenly realized, and many of them had expressions of envy on their faces. "  When the incense table was set up, Mr. Liu smiled and said: "I will read out the imperial edict first and then talk to you.  " Feng Jian quickly walked to the incense case and knelt on the ground and kowtowed. Chen Suowen and other people in the hall followed closely and knelt down. Master Liu, who was standing on one side of the incense case, unfolded the imperial edict, held both ends of the edict with the black rhinoceros horn as the axis and shouted loudly  Read: "By God When Dengzhou City was captured by rebels, Feng Jian, the garrison officer of Pingduzhou Flood Camp, overcame the difficulties and broke through the ice of Shuicheng All the warships of Dengzhou Navy survived, which is really a sign of wisdom and bravery.  Now the court is in need of people.  After being recommended by the cabinet and the ministers of the imperial court, he will be awarded the rank of general and captain of the army, and he will still hold his original position.  He is also in charge of the Dengzhou Naval Camp I hope that this officer will serve with all his heart and serve as the capital of the country In addition, the area where this officer is located is raging with rebellion, so he can postpone going to Beijing to meet the saint.  The decision will be made after the rebels are wiped out.  Admire this!  " Feng Jinwang's case ended with a kowtow. Mr. Liu personally helped Feng Jin up. He took the seal and official uniform from the entourage behind him and handed them to Feng Jin one by one. He said with a smile: "General Feng Jin can change his official uniform now!  " The business was done. The imperial envoy Liu became more easy-going, and Feng Jian wore a fourth-grade military attach¨¦ uniform to accept the congratulations from everyone. At noon, a banquet was held in the garrison mansion for all those who came to congratulate him. The imperial envoy Liu, the newly appointed Liaohai Coast Guard  Fang Zengwei, who was Dao Chen Suo Wen and temporarily photographed Pingdu Zhizhou, was personally accompanied by Feng Jian. He took a seat alone in the flower hall of the garrison. Chen Suo Wen was promoted to two levels in a row and became the fourth-rank Liaohai Haiphong Dao with real power.  The credit goes to Feng Jian, so he spoke highly of his son-in-law. During the dinner, Chen Suowen had a drink with the imperial envoy Mr. Liu, put down his glass and sighed: "Now Dengzhou is occupied by Kong Youde's rebel army.  We will not sit back in the city and eat nothing. The county offices near Dengzhou will definitely be looted. We don¡¯t know when the imperial army will come to encircle and suppress them.  " The imperial envoy Mr. Liu served as a doctor in the Ministry of War, Wu Xuanqing, and served in the army.He is also a high-ranking figure, so he naturally knows the situation of the imperial army's mobilization.  Mr. Liu shook his head and said: "To be honest with Mr. Chen, in the fourth year of Chongzhen's reign, the Hou Jin army and the Chahar Mongols entered the pass through Xifengkou and looted many cities one after another. The troops passed by directly threatened the capital; Daling River City.  They were besieged and still cannot be relieved. They lost their troops in the battle of Changshan. The Ji and Liao armies and the reinforcements in various towns and roads were destroyed one after another. The ambitious general Zhao led the army and died in Zunhua. Mangui, the most accomplished general of the country, died in the battle.  In the suburbs of Beijing. In a short period of time, the imperial court was unable to mobilize a large army to encircle and suppress the Dengzhou rebels. Therefore, facing the invasion of Kong Youde's rebels, they had to rely on the local county government to defend themselves. " Chen Suowen said anxiously: "It won't take long for the Dengzhou rebels to be allowed to wreak havoc.  It must be in dilapidated condition, and its harm is much greater than that of ordinary refugee bandits. Couldn¡¯t the imperial ministers see it?¡± Master Liu, the imperial envoy, sighed: ¡°To be honest with Mr. Chen, the court is now divided into two factions, with Mr. Zhou Yanru as the chief assistant?  As one group, they ignored the numerous evil deeds committed by Kong Youde's rebels, burning, killing, looting, and advocating for appeasement; while many ministers such as Cifu Wen Tiren advocated resolutely annihilating Kong Youde's rebels to prevent future generals from following suit.  Decision, when I left the capital, I heard that the emperor had issued an order to implement the policy of recruiting. "Feng Jian knew very well that history had been hesitating between recruiting and killing Kong Youde's rebels, from the time when the rebels captured Dengzhou City to the court's mobilization of the army.  The siege lasted for nine months. It was during this period that Kong Youde's rebels seized the opportunity to wreak havoc throughout southeastern Shandong, making the local people miserable and causing devastating damage to their production and life.  "Huh, unless Kong Youde's rebels don't come, Pingdu will be their burial place!" Feng Jian's eyes were shining brightly.  By now, Pingdu City and its surroundings have been completely controlled by Zhenshan Camp, waiting for Kong Youde's rebel troops to arrive.   On February 21, the fifth year of Chongzhen, in the back hall of the governor's office in Dengzhou City, Kong Youde and other rebel leaders were holding a banquet. Kong Youde was sitting in the middle, and on the left were Geng Zhongming, Li Jiucheng, Chen Guangfu, Wang Bingzhong, and others.  Liu Chengzu, Cao Shaozhong, Li Yingyuan and other rebel generals, and on the right side of Kong Youde sat Guanglu Island deputy general Mao Chenglu and several close men.  Kong Youde picked up the wine glass and said to Mao Chenglu: "Brother Mao abandoned high-ranking officials in the court and led more than a thousand of his men to Dengzhou to participate in the charity event. I and the brothers are deeply moved. Please drink this cup to the full!" Feng Jian sent Fushan  The navy patrolled the Dengzhou waters, but in the end there was no loophole. The Guanglu Island guard evaded the patrol of the Fushan fleet and took refuge with Kong Youde.  It seems that Feng Jian¡¯s plan to eliminate Kong Youde¡¯s retreat is going to come to nothing!  Mao Chenglu took a big gulp of the strong wine in the glass, smacked his lips and said: "Staying on a small island where rabbits don't poop all day long, and having to be exploited by the dog official Huanglong of Dongjiang Town all the time, brother has had enough. Now I heard that  Marshal Du led his troops to capture Dengzhou City, which really made us Dongjiang Town brothers proud. I believe Mao Shuai Jiuquan would also be impressed. Brothers directly brought all the soldiers and weapons of Guanglu Island to defect to Dengzhou again.  We can see the glory of Mao Shuai's period. "Li Jiucheng's eyes were bloodshot when he drank, and his eyes showed a sinister smile. The table was full of old brothers from Dongjiang. It can be said that the initiators of the Dengzhou rebellion were Li Jiucheng and Li Yingyuan.  It was under the coercion of their father and son that Kong Youde led his troops to launch a rebellion.  Since the Wuqiao Mutiny, the father and son cooperated with Kong Youde to lead the rebels to break through the city. They also took advantage of Sun Yuanhua's eagerness to appease and brought the troops back to Dengzhou safely. They also used Neiying to break the city. If it weren't for their low prestige among the old brothers in Dongjiang,  , I am afraid that without Kong Youde's status as Marshal of the City today, the father and son have become more important roles among the Dongjiang generals.  Li Jiucheng put the wine glass on the table and said loudly: "According to Wang Hui of Shuicheng Coastal Defense Road, one hundred warships of the Dengzhou Naval Camp were secretly transferred by Feng Jian, the garrison of the Pingdu Prefecture Flood Camp, which almost caused the death of our brothers.  Road, thanks to Brother Mao who came to the rescue from Guanglu Island and brought more than fifty large and small warships, together with the Tianjin Navy's more than one hundred large and small warships from the Tianjin Navy that was deceived, our brothers have enough to deal with the imperial court.  A way out." Geng Zhongming smiled approvingly and said: "Thanks to Brother Jiucheng's clever trick, he lured the Tianjin Navy garrison and its more than a hundred naval warships to Dengzhou Water City, and our brothers killed them and captured them.  After getting off the warship, the brothers have an extra way to retreat. This is called the inexhaustible road." Li Jiucheng snorted and said: "Because of this, we can occupy Dengzhou City for a long time and attack it.  It is acceptable to retire. From now on, the brothers will be free and at ease, free from the arrogance of the court officials." Kong Youde put down his wine glass and said thoughtfully: "It seems that the brothers intend to live in Dengzhou for a long time, so this Dengzhou city must be run well, and it must not be like this.  In the past, people generally killed and destroyed wantonly, and treated the captured Governor Sun and other officials kindly.??, secretly recharge your batteries.  " Geng Zhongming grabbed the wine glass, drank it down in one gulp, and said with a smile: "We old brothers from Dongjiang finally got together and secured a piece of our own territory. This is all the result of Marshal Du. Brothers, everything is done by Marshal.  ¡± !!(To be continued)
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