On the second day of the seventh month of the sixth year of Jiajing, it has not rained for half a month, and the high temperature in the capital has not subsided for days. In front of the Wu Mansion in Yongfang, two large lanterns were hung early, and several family members were sitting on the benches by the door, shaking the pu fan and talking loudly.

At this time, three people came to the gate of the Wu Mansion, and the leader was a young man of about twenty-five or sixteen years old, dressed in short clothes, with a sturdy body, a high nose and a wide mouth, and a well-defined outline.

Behind the young man stood two people, one was about forty years old, with a long shirt and wide sleeves, and he seemed to be a scholar, and the other was also a young man in his twenties, who was born with a strong force and was also dressed in a short costume.

The housekeeper who was sitting on the bench to enjoy the shade hurriedly stood up and asked very rudely, "You guys, where did you come from?" This is the Guozhang Wu Mansion, don't ask for trouble! ”

The young man at the head frowned, took out a note from his arms and said, "A certain family is loyal and brave Uncle Yu Dayou, who is invited!" ”

It turned out that this young man was Yu Dayou, and standing behind him were his left arm and right hand Zhao Dahe and Chen Dacheng, who were the backbone of the Yu family's army.

When the few family members of the Wu Mansion heard this, they immediately restrained their arrogance, took the invitation sticker and glanced at it, and respectfully handed it back to Yu Dayou with both hands, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be General Yu, please come inside." ”

It is said that since the battle of coastal Pingwa in the past few years, Yu Dayou began to become famous, and his performance was quite eye-catching, becoming a rising general in the Ming army, and won the appreciation of the coach Xu Jin, and finally was appointed as the first Nanyang Protector.

After the recovery of Annan the month before, Yu Dayou's fame was even greater, and he was crowned as a hereditary loyal and brave uncle just after returning to Beijing a few days ago, and he ate a thousand stones, which was equivalent to the treatment of Xie Erjian and Wang Lin'er, and Yu Dayou was also recommended by Zhang Xuan and others, and was officially appointed as the general of Pingxi, controlling the soldiers and horses of all roads in Shaanxi, and fully taking over the unfinished work of Xu Jin.

Therefore, now Yu Dayou has become a hot figure in the army, not only the generals are close, but even many civilian officials have extended olive branches. Yu Dayou is not good at socializing, and he politely refused most of the people's banquets, but the banquet of the national abbot Wu Deyou was unavoidable, after all, he was a relative of the emperor, and he couldn't afford to offend, so he could only go to the appointment.

It is said that Yu Dayou and the three of them entered the Wu Mansion under the leadership of Jia Ding, and came to the living room, but found that there were many people sitting in the living room, and they couldn't help but be slightly stunned. ”

Wu Deyou said happily: "General Yu doesn't have to be polite, oops, the old man has long heard of General Yu's prestige, and when I saw it today, it really deserves its reputation, heroic and cool, a good tiger general!" ”

On Wu Deyou's left hand side, an old man dressed as a civil official stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Everyone in the world says that the Duke of Yasukuni is Xu Changsheng, but everyone knows that General Zhongyong Boyu is also a victorious general who has not tasted defeat so far." ”

Yu Dayou hurriedly said: "Lord Guozhang and this Lord Shangguan have praised it falsely, and they dare to compare with the Duke of Yasukuni in Xia'an." ”

The civil official on Wu Deyou's left hand side was wearing a crimson official robe, and he was embroidered with a brocade chicken, a proper second-grade official, so although Yu Dayou didn't know this person, he was called Shangguan.

I saw this second-grade official stroking his beard and said with a smile: "General Yu doesn't have to be arrogant, your martial arts in the future may not be under the Duke of Yasukuni, if you can pacify Turpan this time, the marquis will be just around the corner!" ”

Yu Dayou didn't dare to say anything, but Zhao Dahe behind him frowned imperceptibly, faintly sensing that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

Wu Deyou glanced at Yu Dayou, who still looked calm, and said with a smile: "I just cared about talking, but I forgot to introduce, this is Lord Fang Xianfu Fang of the Ministry of History, this is Lord Zhang Xuan of Langzhong of the Ministry of History, this is Lord Gui Caogui, the director of the Criminal Department, and this is Lord Xianningbo Qiu Luan." ”

Yu Dayou was slightly taken aback, hurriedly saluted one by one, and then sat down!

After chatting for a while, everyone sat down, and after staggering each other and drinking for a few rounds, Gui Cao, the director of the Criminal Department, said with a smile: "General Yu, it was Lord Zhang who recommended you to send troops to Annan before, and the person who recommended you as General Pingxi this time is also Lord Zhang, so General Yu should really give Lord Zhang a cup." ”

Zhang Xuan hurriedly said solemnly: "It is the duty of a courtier to be virtuous for the country, and this official just did what he should do, and Lord Gui will mention it again, so as not to misunderstand." ”

"Master Zhang's style is bright, and he is really a model for my generation!" Wu Deyou laughed.

Yu Dayou hesitated, but still raised his glass and said, "I will give a glass to Lord Zhang." ”

Zhang Xuan happily drank a glass with Yu Dayou, and said with a smile: "General Yu is about to set off for the west in the next day, and I wish General Yu a victory and a marquis immediately." ”

"Cheng Zhang's auspicious words." Yu Dayou hurriedly said, and everyone present also raised their glasses to congratulate.

A trace of jealousy flashed in Qiu Luan's eyes, this product had been sent with Xu Jin to suppress the rebellion, although he did not make any merit, but later he still got a real position as the general soldier of Jizhou, as a result, at the beginning of this year, when he sent troops to the Northern Expedition to Tatar with Xu Jin, the whole army was annihilated, and hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and grass were lost, causing Xu Jin's 50,000 Northern Expedition main army to almost run out of ink, and was cut off the title afterwards.

"Qiu also salutes General Yu with a cup, and wishes General Yu success." Qiu Luan raised his glass and pretended to be authentic.

Yu Dayou and Qiu Luan drank a glass of each other, and as soon as he put down the glass, he heard Wu Deyou say: "General Yu is going west this time, and he must bring some of his own people, right?" ”

Yu Dayou nodded: "The emperor allowed this general to bring 10,000 soldiers." ”

Wu Deyou's eyes rolled and said with a smile: "That's right, after Xianning Bo is a martial artist, he once won the third place in Wujinshi, and he is a talent of Yunwen Yunwu, but he made a small mistake due to bad luck and was put on the shelf, if General Yu is short of manpower on his westward journey, why not give Xianningbo a chance?" ”

"This ......" Yu Dayou looked embarrassed, there were five or six thousand people in the Yu family army under him, and it was easy to use, so he didn't plan to increase the number of people.

Wu Deyou's face sank and said, "Could it be that General Yu can't trust the old man?" ”

Yu Dayou didn't dare to offend the national abbot, not to mention that there was a Shangshu Fang Xianfu of the Ministry of History next to him, so he had to say: "Don't dare, since Xianningbo has the ambition to serve the country, how can this general refuse!" ”

Qiu Luan was overjoyed and thanked, and Wu Deyou also smiled: "That's right, Xianningbo participated in the martial arts when he personally presided over the Jingguo Gong, how could he choose the wrong person in his eyes." ”

Yu Dayou was a little relieved when he heard this, but Zhang Xuan frowned, the reason why he recommended Yu Dayou was to use Yu Dayou's rise to weaken Xu Jin's influence in the army, so I only hope that he will succeed in pacifying the Western Regions and not make any mistakes, and Qiu Luan has a "criminal record", and it will be bad if he drags his feet again this time.

However, Zhang Xuan was worried and there was no way, after all, Qiu Luan followed the path of Wu Deyou, the national ruler, and he naturally couldn't wipe Wu Deyou's face in public.

The banquet was drunk until about eight o'clock in the evening, Yu Dayou, who was already a little drunk, stood up and said goodbye, and Wu Deyou warmly stayed overnight, but Yu Dayou politely refused and left the Wu Mansion with Zhao Dahe and Chen Dacheng.

"General Yu stays!" As soon as Yu Dayou and the three of them walked out of the gate of Wu Mansion, Zhang Xuan, Gui Cao and Fang Xianfu walked out together.

Yu Dayou stopped, turned around and hugged his fists and said, "What do the three adults command?" ”

Zhang Xuan smiled and said, "General Yu is walking?" If you don't mind, you can ride with the official! ”

Yu Dayou waved his hand and refused: "Lord Zhang is kind, the weather is hot, and I drank again, and I walked cooler." ”

Zhang Xuan was not reluctant when he heard this, and nodded and said, "Yes, General Yu will go!" ”

Yu Dayou clenched his fists again, turned around and strode away.

Zhang Xuan watched Yu Dayou leave, the smile on his face gradually subsided, and Fang Xianfu said with a smile: "Brother Bingyong, it seems that Yu Dayou is not very knowledgeable." ”

Zhang Xuan said indifferently: "This is normal, if he completely falls to us from the beginning, then it is debatable, don't worry, civil and military first, martial arts are second, he will not be willing to be under Xu Jin, that is enough." ”

……

This hour is breezy at night, but it is a little cooler, Yu Dayou can't help but tear his chest apart, the weather is already hot, and it is even hotter after drinking.

"The general is traveling westward this time, if he can take Turpan, he will definitely be able to make a marquis, if he sweeps the entire Western Regions, hehe, it is also possible to sit on a fair level with Yasukuni." Chen Dacheng said happily, as if a fire of hope was burning in his eyes.

It is said that although Yu Dayou was picked up by Xu Jin, his henchmen naturally looked towards him and thought about him everywhere, but he didn't have much awe and love for Xu Jin.

As the so-called prince and general Xiangning have a kind of, Xu Jin can be the prince of the country, and his own Yu Lao Nature can also be the prince of the country!

Yu Dayou is much more sober-minded, he knows that he is inferior to Xu Jin in terms of merit and pattern, but in terms of leading troops to fight, he feels that he can compare with Xu Jin.

"Don't talk nonsense, how can you arrange it for Yasukuni Gong!" Yu Dayou reprimanded in a low voice.

Chen Dacheng pursed his lips, but he was silent.

Zhao Dahe frowned, he was the county commander of Yiwu, Zhejiang, and later Yu Dayou recruited troops in Yiwu, and his county commander was also appointed by Xu Jin as the supervisor of the Yu family's army, and he became the closest partner with Yu Dayou from the beginning.

After all, Zhao Dahe is from a serious academic background, unlike Yu Dayou and Chen Dacheng, he still has some connections in Beijing, so although he has only returned to the capital for a few days, he still has a little understanding of the situation in Beijing.

I only heard Zhao Dahe say in a deep voice: "General, my subordinates heard that Zhang Xuan and Yasukuni Gong are not dealing with each other. ”

Yu Dayou's footsteps froze, and he was stunned: "What do you say?" ”

It is said that Yu Dayou was stationed in Malacca, and he knew very little about what had happened in the court in the past few years, such as Lu Bing, Zhang Xuan and others who almost killed Xu Jin, he was not very clear.

Zhao Dahe briefly said the news he had heard recently, Yu Dayou was silent after listening to it, and Chen Dacheng was also beating a drum in his heart at this time, although he didn't have much awe for Xu Jin, but he didn't want to be an enemy of Xu Jin, a great god.

"Lao Zhao, why didn't you say it earlier? It's over, since Zhang Xuan and the Yasukuni Gong are incompatible, will the Yasukuni Guild treat us as Zhang Zhang's people to clean up? Chen Dacheng said with a toothache: "Or did the general push this errand?" ”

Zhao Dahe smiled bitterly and said: "The holy decree has been received, how can it be pushed out, how many heads do you kid have?" ”

Yu Dayou said in a deep voice: "No matter what you do, a certain family only needs to fight, let's go!" With that, he walked away.

Zhao Dahe and Chen Dacheng glanced at each other, and quickly chased after them, the general is right, let's just fight, and the rest of Lao Tzu's!