Chongzhen stopped Wang Chengen's reminder and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's better this way, it's been a long time since I've spoken so easily." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Since he changed from a letter king to an emperor, whether it is a minister or a royal family, they only regard him as a powerful emperor, not a living person, and even his concubines and children have a deep estrangement, except for the cold royal etiquette, there is no trace of humanity in the entire palace. Now that he finally met a military attache who did not play cards according to common sense, Chongzhen felt that it was very interesting, he didn't have to hold the emperor's shelf with a straight face, he could temporarily withdraw from the living environment of worrying about the country and the people all day long, and relax himself.

However, such a thing can only happen to Huang Mengjia, and any change of person will not be dull to this point. He grew up in the Li tribe since he was a child, and before being subdued by Xia Nan, he had never stepped out of Chengmai County, although he had been to Japan, Shandong, and Anhui in the light of Xia Nan, but it was all on the battlefield, and it was normal to not know the pattern of the palace and the emperor's dress.

Huang Mengjia sat down unceremoniously, reached out and took a piece of dim sum on the stone table and loosened it in his mouth, and said while eating: "Since Huang Ye wants to hear it, I will tell me about the process of catching Gao Yingxiang......"

Wang Chengen saw that this military attache was not only nervous, but also rude and rude, and was about to open his mouth to stop it, but Chongzhen shook his head with a smile.

Huang Mengjia started from meeting Gao and Zhang Lianjun after crossing the river, and then went to the battle of Qiuyushan. Although his eloquence is clumsy, because of his personal experience, Chongzhen and Wang Chengen also sound relish, Chongzhen didn't know that the war was so dangerous, and it was not something that could be solved with a few words of strategy in the mouth of a civilian official.

When he heard that the cannon had blown up and Sun Kewang fled, Chongzhen couldn't help but wave his fist and said to himself: "Relieve your anger, this cannon is really sharp!" ”

Wang Chengen interjected: "Emperor, we also have the Hongyi cannon, and the power will not be much worse......

Huang Mengjia said disdainfully: "The Hongyi cannon is very heavy, and it can only be used to defend the city, and it is absolutely impossible to fight in the field." Our heavy artillery is only more than 1,000 catties, counting the gun truck, front trailer, and shell box is less than 2,000 catties, three or four horses can pull it, and the Hongyi cannon can also cost three or four thousand catties, which is only the net weight of the barrel. ”

Chongzhen couldn't help but snort: "With this sharp weapon, why don't you give it to the court?" ”

Huang Mengjia took a bite of the cake and explained: "Our general said that the steps of casting this cannon are very cumbersome, and it is necessary to take the coal from Shandong and the iron from Qiongzhou, first practice fine iron, and then pour it with an iron mold. But the food and salary allocated by the imperial court are deducted layer by layer, and at most 30% of the ten percent below are left, and even our soldiers can't support them, so how can we expect to cast cannons to be dedicated to the imperial court, and it is good to ensure that they can be used for their own use. ”

Chongzhen asked Wang Chengen suspiciously: "Isn't the food and salary allocated by the Ministry of War calculated according to the head?" How can it not be enough? ”

Wang Chengen shook his head, "The slave doesn't know, why don't you call Zhang Shangshu to ask?" ”

Chongzhen nodded: "You send someone to call him." Then he said to Huang Mengjia, "Skip this matter, you continue to talk about the war." ”

Huang Mengjia continued to talk about the battle of Qiuyushan, when it was said that the coalition army of 50,000 people launched a general attack on Qiuyushan, and the Qiong navy only had 5,000 people, Chongzhen, who had been substituted in the first person, clenched his fists tightly, as if he was the one who faced thousands of troops. When he heard that the defense line of the first battalion was crumbling by the old battalion of the coalition army, he couldn't help but interject: "Why don't you gather the rest of the troops and gather and annihilate them?" ”

Huang Mengjia looked at him speechlessly: "This Huang Ye, our Qiong Navy is surrounded on three sides with one enemy and ten, and each battalion can't take care of itself, how can we draw our hands to gather and annihilate it?" It's good to stabilize your position and not be annihilated by the rogues. ”

Chongzhen's face turned red, and he took it for granted, talking on paper and actual combat are two different things after all.

Wang Chengen diverted the conversation: "Then how should I deal with it?" ”

Huang Mengjia said proudly: "Then it's time for me to show my skills." I have been protecting the general at the top of the mountain, and the general sent me down to the top of the mountain to ask for help. I led a thousand men down the mountain and beat them to the ground. I often hear how powerful the old camp is, in my opinion, but it's just a local chicken. ”

Wang Chengen was amazed and said to Chongzhen: "Emperor, the slave maid heard that the Liukou can always resurrect after losing the battle, relying on the foundation of these old camps, but I didn't expect that in the eyes of Mr. Huang Qian, it is just a chicken and a dog." ”

Huang Mengjia puffed up his chest proudly, and continued to tell the rest of the story.

Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong's soldiers were defeated and fled, and the special combat team entered the mountains to pursue Gao Yingxiang under the guidance of meticulous work, and the style of painting changed from a war film to a spy war movie, and Chongzhen still listened to it with relish. When the design lured Gao Yingxiang and captured him alive without blood, Chongzhen clapped his hands with satisfaction: "Win more with less, pursue a hundred miles, capture thieves in the mountains, and capture people in one go, this battle is wonderful and enjoyable." ”

After listening to the story, Chongzhen looked at Huang Mengjia with appreciation, wondering whether to leave him in the capital and reuse him. Just as he was about to speak, the little eunuch outside the pavilion came to report: Zhang Fengyi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, is here.

As soon as Zhang Fengyi entered the pavilion, he knelt on the ground and respectfully greeted: "The minister has seen Your Majesty." ”

Chongzhen raised his left hand lightly: "Flat." ”

Huang Mengjia choked on a mouthful of pastry, and he looked at Chongzhen in surprise: "Your Majesty? Are you the emperor? ”

Chongzhen smiled slightly, didn't answer him, turned his head and asked Zhang Fengyi with a serious expression: "Listen to this Huang Qian, the food and salary allocated by the military department to various towns are deducted layer by layer, is this true?" ”

Zhang Fengyi was taken aback, and beads of sweat the size of beans immediately appeared on his head. The military salaries allocated to various places were reduced from the military headquarters to the localities, and all those who handled it had to be withheld, which was the unspoken rule of the daimyo for many years, and it was an open secret, but it was just a matter of hiding it from the upper and lower levels, and only keeping the emperor in the dark. Although once the matter is known to the emperor, many people will definitely suffer, but from civil officials to military generals are all vested interests, no one will have their brains into the water to expose this kind of thing to the emperor, it seems to be very risky, but it is actually very safe. After Zhang Fengyi took office as the secretary of the Ministry of War, he soon chose to be with the light and became a link in this chain of interests, and he was one of the people who took the most. He never thought that the emperor would suddenly ask about this matter today?

How did he know that the emperor would summon a thousand generals on a whim, and he didn't expect that Qiong Haijun didn't look down on the three melons and two dates allocated by the imperial court at all, nor was it part of this huge chain of interests, Huang Mengjia casually exposed this open secret.