In December of the 11th year of Chongzhen, the weather in Hebei was extremely cold and there was no snow. There seemed to be only the "whistling" sound of the cold wind in the world.

However, in such weather, a "rush" sound suddenly sounded, and three fast horses galloped in the cold wind in the distance of the official road.

"Hey, who is so brave that he is not afraid of being hit by Jianlu's provocation?" Someone in the leeward field said unexpectedly, "Let's go and see, maybe there is something urgent!"

After the words came, the Ming army drove the horses to meet them without stopping at night and shouted loudly: "Who is it?"

The cold wind blew in front of him, and the leader called the man in a concise and concise manner, wishing he could say the least.

When the three knights saw that the Ming army was not accepting us at all, they did not slow down at all. They were almost in front of them before they hurriedly stopped. The leader raised his chest and raised his head, and shouted loudly with rushing intentions: "I am the head of the Ministry of War under the command of Minister Lu. Where is Director Gao?"

This person was Yang Tinglin, who came out on the order of Lu Xiangsheng. As he spoke, white air burst out, and even the long beards left were painted with white. It was obviously because the exhaled air was quickly frozen and hung on it.

After seeing the clothes and listening to the introduction, I knew that there was a sixth-rank civil servant in front of me. Ye Bushang looked at each other immediately. No matter what, these military men admired the civil servants who risked to run away from the bottom of their hearts when they were ordered to do business in such ghost weather.

The leader Ye Busu immediately clasped his fists and bowed respectfully: "When I say that, Director Gao is now stationed in Jize, ten miles away!"

Without any nonsense or hesitation, Yang Tinglin suddenly grabbed the horse's belly and leaned down again, prompting the horse to move quickly. His two servants immediately followed and escorted the master and left.

At night, they watched them go away until they can’t see them. Only then did one of them sighed: “It’s rare to see civil servants who don’t talk in vain and are willing to take risks like this!”

"Yes, there are few civil officials in the court. Otherwise, our Ming Dynasty would not have become such a ghost, so that the Jianlu army would come whenever they want and leave when they want. It would be extremely cowardly!"

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Yang Tinglin could not hear these praises. He was just thinking about military orders in his heart, only knowing that Mr. Lu urgently needed him to bring food, grass, and soldiers. As he galloped, he soon arrived at Jize.

Looking up, there were dense military camps centered on Jize City, which came into view. From time to time, I heard war horses neighing in my ears. Obviously, there were many cavalry here.

Yang Tinglin was anxious and had no intention of watching. He quickly went into the city to go to the county government office. He turned over and dismounted and ignored the war horses. Before he could stand firm, he had already taken out the seal and bowed to the guard at the door and said, "Under the command of Minister Lu, Yang Tinglin, the head of the Ministry of War, was ordered to have urgent military information to ask for the meeting of Director Gao."

When the captain at the door heard this, he did not dare to neglect it. He immediately stepped forward to check the seal and hurried inside.

At this time, Yang Tinglin was relieved and felt that there was nothing delay on the way he rushed over. Mr. Lu should be able to wait. Only at this time did he feel so cold that he could not help but rub his hands quickly, rub his face hard, and wiped off the frost hanging on his beard.

But after waiting for a while, I felt that the time was almost over and the lieutenant had not returned, so I was a little anxious. But he was only a sixth-rank civil servant, and this place was the head of the director. He had no right to go out, so he could only stretch his neck from time to time to take a look. After a while, he walked back and forth a little impatiently, trying to relieve his anxiety.

Although Lu Xiangsheng did not say it clearly, Yang Tinglin had already felt that there would be war on Lu Xiangsheng's side soon. What's more, the Qing army was eyeing it and it was possible to take the initiative to fight with Lu Xiangsheng's army at any time. In this way, the army's food and grass must be in place as soon as possible, and reinforcements should arrive as soon as possible. Only in this way can they have the strength to confront the Qing army.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but touch Lu Xiangsheng's letter again, thinking in his mind that he didn't know what trick Mr. Lu had to fight with the Qing army?

Just as he was thinking, Yang Tinglin heard footsteps coming from the yamen, and quickly stood up and looked up, and saw that the lieutenant who had passed the news had returned. Suddenly, he was anxious and walked in with his legs.

Unexpectedly, the captain stopped him and said coldly: "The Chief is not available. If you have any questions, the same will be given to you."

When Yang Tinglin heard this, he was stunned at first. He thought that he had said that he had an emergency military situation and asked for a meeting, but he was not available yet. What was the director doing? He didn't have time to deal with the emergency military situation?

Gao Qiqian's beardless face immediately flashed in his mind, and he always had a sinister expression, knowing that he was afraid that he would not like Mr. Lu.

As soon as he thought of this, Yang Tinglin suddenly became angry. At this time, at this time, military and national affairs, did Gao Qiqian even take charge of Minister Lu? If this continues, it is not necessary to delay military operations, Minister Lu is very likely to be in danger!

Staring at the lieutenant's face, seeing his cold expression, Yang Tinglin suddenly woke up again. He was here to ask others for help, not to impeach Gao Qiqian, the dead eunuch.

Thinking of this, Yang Tinglin immediately took out the letter from Lu Xiangsheng, handed it on both hands, and at the same time, he barely squeezed out a smile, and said humbly: "This general, please transfer it to the Chief Executive. He said that the food and grass in the army of Lu have been cut off and urgently needs to be supplemented. Moreover, Mr. Lu has a plan to defeat the Qing army. He also asked the Chief Executive to make a quick decision after reading the letter. The subordinates are waiting for a response at the door."

A civil servant, a Jinshi, was quite rare for the gatekeeper to a low voice. When the captain heard this, his face suddenly became much better. He immediately ordered the person at the door to say, "Why don't you let the adults go to the gatehouse to avoid the wind and cold!"

After saying that, he also looked better and said to Yang Tinglin with some respect: "Sir, wait a moment, Rong Mo will go and pass it on again."

Then, the lieutenant quickly walked into the backyard and went straight to the courtyard. When he heard the sound of silk and bamboo coming from the room, he remembered the anxiety of the civil servant at the door. He suddenly sighed in his heart. After standing still, he immediately reported loudly: "Report, Mr. Lu urgently wrote a letter to Director General!"

After the words were finished, the sound of silk and bamboo in the room was still there, with the woman's charming laughter, the sound of a rough voice, and the sound of cups and cups changing.

The lieutenant looked at the two soldiers guarding the gate, gritted his teeth, raised his voice again, and repeated it again, even adding, "The army was cut off food, and Minister Lu had a plan to destroy the Jianlu army."

In the lobby, there was a white-faced official wearing a red and red robe without any need. On both sides were men dressed in generals, with drinks and maids beside them. There were several other women dancing in the middle of the lobby. There were several musicians playing and singing at the door.

When the report was repeated several times outside the door, and the sound became louder and louder, I finally heard it in the room. The musician at the door stopped first, and the dancer stopped too. The generals who were drinking also stopped and looked at the master.

This person was naturally Gao Qiqian, the director who commanded the main force of the Ming army. He had actually heard it a long time ago. When he saw that everyone in the lobby stopped, and a report sounded outside, he frowned and seemed very annoyed.

Judging from his appearance, it seemed that the sky fell outside and didn't want to pay attention. But at this time everyone in the hall was looking at him, as if he had done too much, so he had to ask someone to get the letter with a gloomy face.

After a while, Gao Qiqian took Lu Xiangsheng's letter in his hand, without any scruples, and watched the military event in this amusement place. The military generals in the lobby were silent, waiting for the director to follow up.
Chapter completed!