Central Shandong, outside Linzi City.

The night was already deep, and everything returned to the silence. In the huge military camp, the poor women in the female prisoner camp who were tossed one after another had a chance to rest and licked their wounds. However, in the middle of the camp, Hong Chengchou's tent was still brightly lit.

Under the candlelight, Hong Chengchou's old face was a little tired, but he was extremely energetic. He was writing quickly, with big characters flying and flying, full of firmness and hope.

At this time, he was replying to many wealthy families who borrowed from Shandong, including Henan and even Nanjing.

To be honest, the Qing army's failure outside the south gate of Haicheng a few days ago, especially the first appearance of the Model Army's hot air balloon, made Hong Chengchou almost collapse, lost confidence several times, and even had the idea of ​​self-destruction, and it was over.

But as the Qing army gradually unfolded, the situation underwent new changes, and each army made a lot of money. Hong Chengchou finally found a way to crack it and came back to life!

After years of ups and downs in officialdom and experiencing world events, he really knew the mentality of these Ming tyrants.

I am doing well and want to protect myself, but I also want to bet on both ends or even three ends to keep their wealth forever.

I am not doing well and want to turn the tables all the time, but I am suffering from the lack of opportunity and method.

If it is in peace, such things are subtle and unspoken rules that cannot be put on the table. Even if you are unhappy, it will be difficult for you to change anything.

But at this time, the chaos in the world has already begun, and many things don’t have to be so troublesome.

Therefore, he volunteered to Dorgon to "wind the hearts of Shandong people" for the Qing Dynasty.

Originally, Hong Chengchou thought that this matter would have to pay a lot of money, and even be called a traitor, but what he didn't expect was that things would be ten times smoother than he thought!

As he took the lead in visiting the cottage and took over a slightly down-and-out Juren from Linzi, the former capital of Qi, and things quickly set foot on the fast lane.

In just less than ten days, not to mention personal literati, there were more than a hundred wealthy families in Shandong, Henan, and even around Nanjing. They were all willing to do their part for him, Hong Chengchou, and even for the Qing Dynasty.

This allowed Hong Chengchou to quickly find the meaning of life again, and he had endless energy in his whole body.

Finally, when Zi Shi first came out, he finally replied to all the secret letters today and asked his followers to send them overnight.

The servant who was serving him hurriedly brought the midnight snack that had been carefully prepared and respectfully filled him with wine. Then he carefully left the door.

While eating delicious food and tasting wine, Hong Chengchou felt uncomfortable without a single pore.

I did feel like a traitor when I served in the Qing Dynasty, but to a large extent, it was much more comfortable than when he was in the Ming Dynasty.

There was indeed a lot of infighting within the Qing Dynasty, but it has been hovering within the royal family. As long as they, the Han ministers and servants, did not do it themselves, they would generally not be affected.

Regardless of the royal families like Dorgon, Jirhalang, or Sony, Ebilong and other Manchu and Mongolian nobles, they are all people, and there is no need to be too deliberate in many things.

Especially at this moment, he almost felt like he was holding the storm in his hand and was in control!

If you leave him, the Qing Dynasty will not be able to transfer.

And only with him can the entire Qing Dynasty be on a better track.

After drinking a few glasses of wine in succession, Hong Chengchou felt even more happy. He played with the wine glass in a systematic way and said, "After a few days, Qingzhou City will be taken down and things will be completely straightened out. Changqing, don't blame someone, we are... for their own masters. Haha, if you want to blame, blame yourself for being too young!"

...

In the blink of an eye, it was already early March. The ice gradually began to melt, and the faint little green seedlings gradually showed their heads in the wilderness. The whole world began to recover and a new round of vitality began.

During these days, Xu Changqing did not make any major moves. Apart from inspecting military affairs and pacifying the hearts of the people in Haicheng, he did not save him.

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The already precarious Qingzhou has never taken the initiative to launch an offensive against the Qing army.

This made the people in Haicheng start to get restless and didn't understand Xu Changqing's intention.

After all, Qingzhou is the location of the vassal king, and it is the closest vassal king to Haicheng. If Qingzhou loses, Xu Changqing's reputation will definitely be severely hit.

However, what is strange is that the daughter of King Heng Zhu Youqian, who has now become Xu Changqing's concubine, is not in a hurry at this time and often appears in public in Haicheng, as if she is not worried about the crisis on her father's side.

This also makes many people in the civil political circle puzzled.

What is this situation?

Unfortunately, no one answered them.

March 4th.

As usual, Xu Changqing came to the south of Haicheng to inspect the city center early in the morning.

At this time, the defense at the south end of Haicheng had already changed several times, and the person guarding the core area of ​​the front was Xu Changqing's confidant Zhang Long.

However, Zhang Long was not in good condition at this time, and he reported to Xu Changqing very seriously: "Master, the Qing army has built many tall earthen platforms in the surrounding area in the past few days, and artillery was installed on it. This is to guard against our hot air balloons! Moreover, many of the Qing army's roars are very fierce, and we can hardly get out on the south bank of the Qing River..."

Xu Changqing nodded slowly, picked up the telescope, and looked at the wilderness in the south where the green was already revealed.

At this time, at least hundreds of tall earth platforms had been piled up in the originally flat wilderness, each of which was very tall, almost like a hill, and surrounded by potholes and trenches, as if they were gnawed by a dog. In the future, it would take a lot of manpower and material resources to calm these things down.

Xu Changqing was not in a hurry, but just quietly watched the arrangements of the Qing army on these high platforms.

It has to be said that after all, people are the leader of all things, and wisdom is infinite.

At this time, the Qing army would have to have earthen forts that were seventy or eighty meters or even hundreds of meters high, which would still pose a great threat to the hot air balloons of the Model Army.

With these staggered arrangements, the Model Army not only makes it difficult to extend the hot air balloon, but the ground offensive will also be greatly hindered.

Almost from both land and air dimensions, the Haicheng is firmly locked in this limited space.

Xu Changqing also admired Dorgon a little. The method was a local method, but it was really easy to use.

This is also the biggest embarrassment between Xu Changqing and the Model Army at this time. If you fight against a country with one city, you will not be able to take action rashly before the time is ripe. Even if the Qing army acts in trouble, you can only endure it for the time being.

"Brother Long, how are the morale of the boys? Is the political work going well?"

Xu Changqing looked at it for a while and was not confused about these questions. Instead, he asked about his actual work.

Zhang Long was already very mature at this time. After a moment, he understood what Xu Changqing meant and smiled: "Master, the men are very upbeat and are waiting to have sex with the Tartars! A few days ago, the women from Qingzhou fled to our Haicheng. The adapted drama was miserable. Many men cried. Everyone was trying to accumulate their strength to avenge these sisters!"

Xu Changqing smiled and nodded: "Brother Long, what did our ancestors say? If you are poor, you will be safe; if you are rich, you will help the world! Our ability is limited now, so we can only endure it first! However, as long as the opportunity appears, we have to show our bravery, and we cannot let the people of the Ming Dynasty bully the Tartars!"

Zhang Long hurriedly focused his head and knelt on one knee: "Master, don't worry, my 4th Thousand Corps has more than 5,000 men, and I can wait for the command of the Grand Marshal at any time!"

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After leaving Zhang Long's army, Xu Changqing inspected several main combat troops, including Wang Anshan army, Zhao Zengjin army and other departments. It was not until after noon that he had a little free time and came to the third city wall for lunch.

And here, Li Youwei, Tang Yu, Gu Hengbo, Dong Yu, Chen Yuanyuan, Kou Baimen, Yishui, and Xiu'er had been waiting here for a long time.

They're now

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Of course, it was not for a trip here to play, but a huge opera troupe of hundreds of people.

This was the solution that Xu Changqing thought of after he separated from Empress Zhou, Zhu Meiyu and others that night. After several days of planning, Li Youwei and the others finally made it.

However, everything has just taken shape and is still far from perfect. Last night, I only had a test show at Zhang Long's department. At present, the effect is pretty good.

Inside the temporary office.

As the maids started serving, Li Youwei also began to report to Xu Changqing in detail: "Xu Lang, we have rehearsed three plays now, one is "Ling'er Saves the Father", the other is "The Brothel Woman", and the other is "The New White-Haired Girl" with new wine in old bottles. The main reason is that there is really insufficient staff and there are no suitable actors, otherwise, we can arrange ten plays. In this case, the main feature is "The New White-Haired Girl", and the new actors are still being trained, and this episode can only be Yuanyuan personally..."

Xu Changqing looked at Chen Yuanyuan while having a meal.

Chen Yuanyuan's pretty face suddenly turned slightly red, and she was very happy and said in fear and expectation: "Master, mainly because there are no actors anymore. I like the script "New White-Haired Girl", so..."

Xu Changqing smiled and said, "What? I, Xu Changqing, are you so unintentional? Do you all want to act in this "Brother House Hero"?"

The women suddenly blushed, and even Gu Hengbo was a little shy.

Not to mention, the script "Brother Woman" is simply tailor-made for them. Unfortunately, even if they think about it, they will definitely not be able to try this kind of thing.

Otherwise, where would Xu Changqing's face be put?

Looking at the tangled and anticipated women, Xu Changqing was a little funny and speechless.

A woman is a weird creature after all.

Even at this time, who doesn’t want to be a star anymore?

"Okay, don't pretend to behave one by one. It's not impossible to act, but you must grasp the right measure! Take the script of "The Legend of the Brocade" for example. The contradiction is not deep enough! What are the Tartars? The Tartars are beasts that are worse than birds and beasts! They can't treat them as humans! Of course, they will not treat us Han people as humans! Therefore, the contradiction must be prominent. If necessary, actresses can sacrifice a little and show off their flesh a little! We must let everyone feel the hatefulness of the Tartars. We Han people must fight desperately!"

Seeing Xu Changqing's passionate look, Li Youwei and the girls were a little confused.

They thought they were already very radical, but it was not enough for Xu Changqing's side...

Xu Changqing looked at the shocked look of the women, couldn't help but smile and continued to explain: "I have selected a few good players who used to run the opera troupe, and they have all reviewed it. They will come over later. They will help you operate the matter better. Now in the army, this is just the beginning. After that, you have to go deep into the people. At that time, especially when you have children, you must pay attention to the scale of the opera..."

After all, Dong Yu was born in a brothel, so she instantly reacted and said with bright eyes: "Master, you mean, in the army, we want..."

Although she didn't say it, how could Xu Changqing not understand what she meant?

He smiled and said, "That's it. We should give our children expectations and make them angry! We should let them understand that this is a life-and-death battle, and we are irreconcilable with the Tartars! In addition, you should change the new script in time based on current affairs! The adaptation of "Ling'er Saves the Father" by the Qingzhou female family members who fled a few days ago is very good! As long as you can do these things well, I will give it to you in the future, Haicheng, including my Shandong Zuohui's acting career, how about it?"

"Wow, that's great!"

"Master, don't worry, we will definitely work hard!"

"Master, just look at it..."

Looking at the excited women, even Li Youwei and Gu Hengbo couldn't help but cheer, and Xu Changqing couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth.
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