Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 693 Famous Generals Gather



Chapter 693 Famous Generals Gather
Three thousand generals, hundreds of iron factory craftsmen, countless horses and horses, filled with nearly [-] ships of various types, took advantage of the moonlight to sail into the Wei River and flow eastward, filling the river in a mighty way. There is a domineering spirit of "a hundred battles".

The sky is getting brighter, and the fleet arrives at Tongguan.

Tongguan, facing Shanxi across the Yellow River in the north, bordering Hangu in the east and Henan, and at the same time, the Yellow River and the Weihe River meet here. It is known as the traffic hub known as "the three provinces of chicken crowing". It has been a military important place for military strategists since ancient times .

There is a checkpoint on the river of Tongguan, which collects the customs tax of merchant ships.

Now, although the imperial court has brought up a dispute over whether to abolish the Guanjin tax, the people of Guanjin everywhere in the world are already in panic, and there is a fear of precariousness.Therefore, many checkpoints crossing Jin are more presumptuous than before, and they severely exploit the passing caravans, causing anger and resentment.

However, as long as you see this majestic five-tooth warship from a distance, naturally no one will go blind and die to intercept Fang Jun's fleet...

Hearing that Fang Jun's fleet had arrived at Guanxia, ​​Tongguan guards ordered soldiers to open the gates to let them go, disperse all the merchant ships to ensure that Fang Jun's fleet passed first, and seized the time to board the ship to meet him.

No matter how unruly and well-established officials are, they dare not take them lightly. The official rule is that everyone carries a sedan chair. You offended such a promising official today. How do you know that it won't fall into other people's hands in the future?
Even in different camps, there is very little such apparent resistance and negligence.

Who knows that one day the wind above will change, and the current enemy will become a comrade-in-arms in the same camp?
Tongguan Garrison is a general surnamed Cheng. He has a childish face in his twenties, but he is tall and muscular. His body is as strong as an iron tower. When he jumped on Fang Jun's boat, the bow sank severely. a bit.

"Erlang is really lucky to be able to go south to the south of the Yangtze River to show his talents, but he has to guard such a checkpoint and be called a vampire by the caravans passing by. How enviable!"

This person is very familiar, although he doesn't recognize Fang Jun, he doesn't know anyone else, and he complains a lot when he meets Fang Jun, but he is not annoying.

Fang Jun likes this kind of young general who looks like a fierce general the most. He is very skilled and obedient.

Reaching out his hand not to hit the smiling face, Fang Jun smiled and clasped his fists together and said, "My next Fang Jun, didn't you ask your brother's name?"

The fierce general clenched his fists, showing his white teeth, and laughed at himself: "Why is it so expensive? A certain surname is Cheng, and he has a good reputation. My father, Cheng Mingzhen, the governor of Mingzhou, also had a relationship with the house minister in the past. My father has always regretted that he could not." It is a pity to listen to Fang Xiang's teachings."

Fang Jun was stunned for a moment, Cheng Wuting?Cheng Mingzhen?
It seems to be quite lucky recently, famous generals show up one after another.

Liu Rengui, Xi Junmai, Su Dingfang, Pei Xingjian, Cheng Wuting...all of them are the mainstays of the Tang Dynasty in the future. These famous generals who were admired and respected like myths in history books have crossed paths with Fang Jun one after another. How lucky they are ?

Fang Junke said politely: "I've heard about the reputation of Old General Cheng, but it's a pity that I didn't see him. My father mentioned to my younger brother more than once that Old General Cheng was brave and kind-hearted. If there is a chance in the future, brother will definitely It’s for my younger brother to recommend.”

Cheng Wu laughed loudly: "If my father knows these two comments from Fang Xiang, I'm afraid he will be so excited that he can't sleep, and he can't drink three cups!"

Cheng Mingzhen was a famous general in the history of the early Tang Dynasty!
In the early years, he served as the county magistrate of Pule under Dou Jiande. During his tenure, he had outstanding achievements, courage and great reputation, so thieves did not dare to set foot in Pule County.After he returned to the Tang Dynasty in the fourth year of Wude, Li Yuan granted him the order of Yongning and let him manage Hebei.Soon after, he raided Ye County at night and arrested more than 1000 people, including many men and women.Therefore, people in Ye County are very grateful to him for his kindness, and he has a very good reputation in Hebei.It all came that Liu Heita's counterattack was fierce. He knew he was invincible, so he ran back to Chang'an in a hurry. Unfortunately, his mother and wife fell into the enemy's hands and died tragically.

"Old Tang Book" stated that "Ming Zhen asked Taizong for the black gun again", and these military achievements inevitably belonged to Li Shimin's wise leadership.But Fang Jun knew that Li Shimin and Cheng Mingzhen didn't know each other at all, let alone assign him to do this or that.

The history book mentions that "and Hei Kaiping, Ming Zhen please cut Hei Kai and use his head to sacrifice to his mother." ——Li Jiancheng was the one who caught Liu Heita, and it was Li Jiancheng who ordered Liu Heita to be killed.Cheng Mingzhen wanted to behead his enemy with his own hands, and take Liu Heita's head to sacrifice to his mother. It was self-evident who he would "invite" with.Later, "Mingzhen paid homage to the governor of the governor's office of Yingzhou for his meritorious service, and was named the Duke of Dongjun. He was bestowed with 300 pieces and [-] taels of gold. After a long time, he was transferred to the governor of Mingzhou."

Besides, the area around Shandong and Hebei has always been the sphere of influence of Prince Qi, so one can imagine who Cheng Mingzhen is.With Cheng Mingzhen's qualifications, he is still serving as the governor of Mingzhou, so it can be seen that he is not favored by His Majesty Li Er...

Therefore, when Li Shimin was about to attack Liaodong, he met Cheng Mingzhen, who had already served as the governor of Yingzhou, for the first time. He said that he had the weapon of a general and wanted to promote him.

Very interesting person!

The fleet was huge and cumbersome. Even if the gates were opened and they passed through first, they would not be able to finish their journey in a while, so Fang Jun asked Cheng Wu to sit down and chatted.

"I heard brother complain just now, it seems that he is not satisfied with his current official position?" Fang Jun asked casually.

Cheng Wu was very troubled by this black face that surpassed Fang Jun: "It's not that he is dissatisfied with the official position, but that he doesn't want to just stay and be a tax collector! The place in Mingzhou has always been chaotic, and was tossed by Dou Jiande back then. They were all killed in wars, so the bandits sprang up, and the place was corrupted, and it has gotten better in recent years. At the age of 14, he followed his father to fight against the bandits, and he was a vanguard before the battle. How can someone who has made great achievements on the battlefield be a tax collector in this small Tongguan? But my father can't speak in front of His Majesty, and there is no one in the court who can accommodate. You're so eager-eyed!"

While speaking, a pair of big eyes stared at Fang Jun in a murmur, testing Fang Jun's reaction.

Fang Jun laughed secretly in his heart, this guy looks rough and reckless, but in fact he is also brave and resourceful, he actually wants to find a way on his side... But Fang Jun is not disgusted, who made this guy really able to fight?With this hunk by your side, even if you lose a battle and run away, you can have one more backup...

Fang Junhao was angry, patted his chest and said: "How can a hero fall into recklessness, have great ambitions but not show them off? If brother really wants to charge forward and fight for a wife and son whose name goes down in history, my younger brother will write a letter to my father and ask him Your Majesty begs for a grace to let the older brother serve under the younger brother's command, wouldn't it be a pleasure for us brothers to flatten the East China Sea and cross the ocean together?"

Cheng Wu was overjoyed: "Erlang's words are serious?"

Fang Jun stared and said: "Go to Chang'an to inquire. Some people say that Fang Er is a stickler. Who dares to say that Fang Er is not trustworthy? Slap him to death with your big mouth!"

"Hahaha! I have long heard that Fang Erlang has a strong sense of responsibility. He is a strong and resounding hero. I am convinced! Then I went back and resigned from the tax collector, and waited for Erlang's order to transfer the more than 100 catties. Erlang! Guaranteed to hit wherever you want from now on, if you frown, you're a son of a bitch!"

The two looked at each other and laughed.

In fact, Fang Jun knew in his heart that if he said how much Cheng Wuting recognized him, it would be pure nonsense.The more capable a person is, the less likely he is to convince others. Su Dingfang is like this, and Cheng Wuting is also like this.

But Fang Jun has great potential!
Who doesn't know that Goguryeo is a demon in His Majesty Li Er's heart?Who doesn't know that joining Fang Jun's navy is equivalent to the pawn of His Majesty Li Er's eastward expedition to Goguryeo?Those aristocratic families would rather be brutally slaughtered by Fang Jun one after another, isn't it just to be able to join the navy for meritorious service?

As long as you can join me, I can subdue you!
You Cheng Wuting is like this, and so is Su Dingfang!
Traveling through time, if you can't collect a few fierce generals to play with, wouldn't it be a waste of God's favor?

The two were chatting and laughing happily, when suddenly there was a burst of shouting from the shore.

Fang Jun opened the curtains on the boat, glanced at the shore, and was immediately happy...

 I have been exhausted these past few days, my brothers, but seeing the monthly ticket recommendation tickets and subscriptions soaring, I am very happy!Since all the loves are so supportive, I am tired of wrists, and I am willing to be happy! Chapter 1 is here, please enjoy it, the excitement will continue...

 
(End of this chapter)


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