Although Qiao Zhiqing did not require the shaving of his head, most of the people in Nanjing still cut off the big braids on their heads, and only a few corrupt old people still regarded themselves as courtiers of the Qing Dynasty.This is not how high everyone's consciousness is, after all, it has been passed down for more than 200 years, and many people will be full of unconvinced if the head shaving order is issued immediately.The parents of Confucianism's body hair and skin are not cut by cutting it.Qiao Zhiqing only started with soft power, and let the newspaper promote the benefits of shaving his head every day.All factory units are strictly required to cut off the big braids when recruiting workers.The first requirement for a cheap rental house application is also to cut off the big braids.In this way, there is no place to sleep in Nanjing with big braids, let alone looking for a job.Besides, after cutting the braids, it is really much easier and more convenient, even if you work in the field, it will not be a drag.Finally, before I knew it, the new habits were slowly implemented.If you walk in the crowd with long braids, you will become a nondescript monster.Qiao Zhiqing took Zeng Jiyun to sit at a table next to him, and Yan Lili hurriedly served him tea.Qiao Zhiqing changed into a civilian's robe and short coat, and he was not conspicuous in the crowd.Although his face is handsome, it is also a public face, and it is no different from the boy who walks on the street on weekdays.The diners came and went, but not a single one recognized him.Think about it, in the eyes of the people, the president eats delicacies from the mountains and seas every day, how can he have the leisure to eat wontons every day."
Lili, have you seen these people before" Qiao Zhiqing asked Yan Lili softly and pointed to the side."
No, I only met once the day before yesterday.They went from house to house on these streets tasting as if they hadn't eaten at all. ”Yan Lili covered her mouth and smiled, and replied in a low voice."
Alright, you go and greet the others."
Qiao Zhiqing commanded with a smile and listened carefully to the side of his ear for a while.Those people actually spoke with a pure Beijing film accent, and they came from the capital as soon as they heard it."
Brother Qiao, there are more people with big braids in Nanjing, why are you so nervous" Zeng Jiyun reminded in a low voice, and smiled sweetly with a tea bowl, with a strange expression."
No, hurry up later, something must happen."
Qiao Zhiqing reminded him, and listened to a few people talk about it for a long time, but they were all mundane things about looking for flowers and asking willows, and there was no serious word."
The ravioli are coming."
Wang Jinsuo cheered in the kitchen, and brought bowls of wontons to Qiao Zhiqing and Zeng Jiyun.Ever since he knew Qiao Zhiqing's identity, as soon as he saw Qiao Zhiqing, his legs couldn't help but weaken.He also spoke as close as before, always with a respectful expression."
Brother Yan, if you don't have anything to do, you can go and get busy, don't delay the business."
Qiao Zhiqing ate a few bites of wontons, but found that Yan Laoshi was still standing in place, smiling stupidly."
Yes, yes, yes.Then I'll go down, you two slow down. ”Yan honestly nodded again and again, and retreated respectfully.At this time, after eating and settling the bill, the table next to him shouted to Yan Lili, "Little Er, come and settle the bill." ”"Guest officer, three bowls of wontons, two bowls of hot and sour noodles, two cold dishes, five baskets of xiaolongbaozi, and a jar of Shaoxing daughter red, a total of one hundred and eight yuan."
Yan Lili smiled sweetly and reported the bill.One of the young men in the "Is a tael of silver enough?"
one of the young men took out the silver from his bosom and threw it on the table."
That's enough, I still have to find you ninety-two yuan, the guest officer waits."
Yan Lili picked up the money from the table, and as she spoke, she was about to take out the change from her arms and give it to the young man."
Forget it, it's a tip for you."
The young man chuckled, full of luxury, and left with his men shaking their fans.Yan Lili was stunned with the silver, turned around and happily went to the kitchen to tell her father to know."
Look, I said it's nothing, isn't that young man quite kind" Zeng Jiyun ate the wonton in a big gulp and replied vaguely."
Eat it, you know what.The jade pendants they were wearing just now were all royal things, and these people were either rich or expensive, and they were by no means so simple as doing business. ”Qiao Zhiqing glared at her, ate a few bites indiscriminately, and then anxiously took Zeng Jiyun back to the presidential palace.Zeng Jiyun was not satisfied, and when she left, she asked Yan Lili to pack two baskets of xiaolongbao.I didn't stop talking all the way, and when I arrived at the door of the presidential palace, I was full of burps, and there were only two or three left."
Ji Yun, you used to be a young lady of the Governor of Liangjiang, how can you eat a bun so fragrant" Qiao Zhiqing looked at her foodie and couldn't help but be happy."
The young lady of the governor's family is so bitter that she can't eat anything casually.Do you think I am a big fish and a big meat every day, delicacies from the mountains and seas" Zeng Jiyun rolled her eyes and swallowed the remaining two buns.Qiao Zhiqing smiled, took her hand and hurriedly rushed back to the study.Sure enough, Wei Ziyou was waiting for him anxiously in the lobby."
Brother Qiao, you can be regarded as back, there is new information sent from the capital."
Wei Ziyou hurriedly greeted him, followed Qiao Zhiqing into the study, and handed the secret report to Qiao Zhiqing's hand.Qiao Zhiqing opened the secret security and looked at it carefully.According to the information played by the fire fox, it turned out that the imperial court saw the Huaxing army marching into Xiangyang, and thought that Qiao Zhiqing was going to start the northern expedition across the river.hurriedly gathered more than 300,000 troops to besiege Xiangyang, but they were all repelled by Chen Yucheng.Xiangyang has been an important place for soldiers since ancient times, and the city is strong and the walls are high, easy to defend and difficult to attack.Chen Yucheng was ordered to go north from Jingzhou to Xiangyang, and he was invincible all the way.The Eight Banners Army and the Green Battalion Army almost fled, but they still suffered a lot of resistance under Xiangyang City.Tan Tingxiang, the defender of Xiangyang City, had just taken over the Huguang Governor Huguang used to refer to Hubei and Hunan, and his predecessor was the Huguang Governor Guanwen, who was wiped out in a battle with the Hunan army, and fled to Rong Lu to move the rescue troops, and was beheaded by Rong Lu with a knife.Later, Huguang and Guangzhou, except for Jiangbei, were actually controlled by the Huaxing Army.Tan Tingxiang was also promoted by military merits, and he had made great contributions to the suppression of the Twist Army in Shandong, and the imperial court saw that he was brave and good at fighting, so he rewarded him with the empty title of Governor of Huguang, and the Governor's Mansion was temporarily located in Xiangyang.Less than three months after Tan Tingxiang took office, he reformed politics and raised group training within the jurisdiction of Jiangbei.In vain, he tried to seize Jingzhou and regain Huguang and Guangzhou.However, he fought several battles with Chen Yucheng, who was stationed in Jingzhou, and returned defeated, and since then he has been living in peace, stationed in Xiangyang City, guarding the only remaining one acre and three points of land in Hubei.Chen Yucheng met his old opponent this time, and he already knew that the other party had a few catties and taels.As soon as he came up, he bombarded the east gate of Xiangyang with mortars.The defenders in the city did not collapse as Chen Yucheng imagined, but still held on to the city wall with high morale.Only the east gate of Xiangyang City is low, so Chen Yuchen concentrated the main attack force here, and the other three gates were all feints.Because the troops were all lightly armed, there were no siege artillery except for artillery bombardment.The artillery did not work at all against the city walls of Xiangyang, and in desperation, Chen Yucheng had no choice but to use the old method of digging tunnels and planting explosives.Send people to suppress the counterattack of the city wall with expeditionary rifles, and then dig tunnels everywhere under the east city wall four miles wide.Tan Tingxiang's regimental training was beaten and he didn't dare to show his head on the city wall, but he even put a bow and arrow, and as soon as he pulled the bow, he was pierced by a bullet.So he focused his attention on the city wall, and ordered people to bury a large urn every ten meters near the city wall.As long as there is a sound of digging tunnels outside the city, the inside of the city can immediately know the direction, and then snipe at the digging inside.The battle between the two sides for the city wall instead evolved into the underground, and after three days of repeated battles, the Huaxing army finally blew up the east city wall and launched a general attack.Tan Tingxiang retreated while fighting, and finally carried out the alley in the city.After resisting for three days, he used up his last soldier before he raised his head to the sky and screamed his sword to kill himself.More than 30,000 defenders of Xiangyang were killed in battle, except for some who surrendered and fled.Chen Yucheng soon posted notices in the city to secure the people, opened warehouses and released grain, and soon won the favor of the people of Xiangyang.After the counter-attack organized by the Qing court arrived outside Xiangyang, Chen Yucheng had already organized the people to re-block the blown up city wall.He was already familiar with the defense of the lonely city, on the basis of ensuring the food and grass of the New Third Army.And do not take the initiative to attack, so as not to consume too much ammunition and food and grass.The Qing army claimed to be more than 300,000, but in fact, it was also a straggler gathered in one place, and there was no unified command, and the combat effectiveness was very low.The places they passed along the way were all burning, killing and looting, which was worse than bandits.The only thing that has some combat effectiveness is that the 100,000 Mongolian iron cavalry stationed in Xinyang Mansion, Henan, Seng Lin Geqin, but this Mongolian prince does not attach as much importance to firearms as his ancestors, and can only dance knives and guns across the horse, and he is at a loss in the face of siege battles.The friendly forces that came to cooperate symbolically attacked once with ladders and bumping wood, but as soon as they came within range of the mortars, the bombed men flipped on their backs and suffered heavy losses.The Huaxing army on the city wall barely fired a gun, and the attacking troops retreated on all fronts.Monk Lin Geqin did not expect these rabble to capture the city, as the largest general on the front line, he took the initiative to abandon the strategy of besieging the city, and used the strategy of digging walls and building walls to besiege Xiangyang City.Then notify the imperial court as quickly as possible, and let the imperial court transfer Rong Lu, who was stationed in Xi'an, to lead a large army to attack.As a result, at the same time, Rong Lu also wrote to the imperial court, talking about the importance of the position of Guanzhong.If Guanzhong is lost, not only Qiao Zhiqing, but also Li Xiucheng and Shi Dakai, who have established themselves in Chengdu, will also go north to the Central Plains.The imperial court agreed with Rong Lu's opinion and let the monk Lin Geqin continue the siege without attacking.Then he sent a joint mission of the royal family and the Han nationality to go down to Jiangnan and negotiate peace with Qiao Zhiqing.Monk Lin Geqin's teeth are about to spit out, this is a good time to completely annihilate Chen Yucheng's army.Xiangyang City is still more than 200 kilometers away from Jingzhou, the rear of the Huaxing Army.Qiao Zhiqing had no follow-up troops to support at this time, even if Chen Yucheng's weapons were advanced, relying on Rong Lu's hundreds of thousands of troops and his own hundreds of thousands of cavalry, he could definitely encircle and annihilate this force, and the imperial court actually chose to negotiate peace
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