Guo Liai, who was standing in the crowd, suddenly blushed with shame when he heard that his Ninth Army had been broken up and reorganized. Guo Li loves the people around him, and immediately pointed at him. Wang Xing and others were still a little dissatisfied with Guo Liai, but now that their army was newly dispersed, they have some sympathy. This is not only a matter of military power, but the most important thing is that there will be a big loss of face.

Seeing this, Zhu Youdong didn't explain too much, and said: "The Ninth Army was changed to Wang Xing as the commander, Liu Dongcai, and Xiong Yansheng as the commander-in-chief. The Tenth Army was commanded by Hao Yongzhong, and An Kun and Hu Guozhu were appointed as the commanders-in-chief. The 11th Army was commanded by Luo Ren, Yang Jiafu, and Ta Xince were appointed as the commander-in-chief. The Twelfth Army was commanded by Ma Weixing, and Anyang and Long were qualified as the commanders. The 13th Army was commanded by Li Rubi, and Hu Yiqing and Feng Tianyu were appointed as the commanders-in-chief. The Fourteenth Army was ....... ”

Zhu Youdong looked around, then looked at Guo Liai in the crowd, and said: "Guo Liai is the commander, and An Chongsheng Gao Qilong is the general guard." All armed forces must be reorganized by sunset tomorrow, and those who dare to delay or deliberately obstruct the reorganization will be dealt with as delayed military aircraft and will not be spared. ”

Everyone who was named immediately agreed in unison, especially Guo Liai, who originally thought that he would be abandoned by Zhu Youdong, but Zhu Youdong still gave him a commander, and he was immediately grateful to Zhu Youdong.

Zhu Youdong glanced at Guo Li Ai and said: "If you are still like a victory, if you are not competent, there will be no next time." Guo Li Ai said excitedly: "Don't worry, Master Hou, even if I die in the future, I will never take a step back." ”

Zhu Youdong said: "It's best if you have such ambitions, after the reorganization of all armies, step up training and be ready to go out at any time." Zhu Youdong looked at Luo Anmin again and said: "Now that the army has all entered Yunnan, Anmin, you return to Guizhou with your headquarters and horses to help the governor of Guizhou stabilize the place and restore production in Guizhou." The army led by Li Tingming, as well as the army that surrendered to Pingbawei, I have asked them to go to An Long Division and Shang Lin Division, and then capture Quang Nam Province. After you return to Guizhou, you will rectify the local garrisons and eliminate bandits in various places. ”

Luo Anmin said: "Okay, I will return to Guizhou tomorrow." Zhu Youdong looked at the generals of the Huguang Qing Army who surrendered and said: "Wang Ping, you return to Guizhou with Luo Anmin and come under the command of Luo Anmin." Wang Ping immediately said: "The last general will obey the order." Zhu Youdong looked at the others and said, "The others will be transferred to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion first, and then make other arrangements." Qin Yiming, Ma Wannian's white pole soldiers will not be reorganized for the time being, okay, now everyone should go to reorganize the army. ”

In the past, the generals could still make small moves in private to prevent the reorganization of the army. Now that he is pressed by Zhu Youdong in front of him, no one dares to come out. The reorganization of the army went smoothly, and after noon the next day, the reorganization of the various armies was completed and training began one after another.

But this training is not only a daily battle training, but also a person who has learned to sing with the people arranged by the Restoration Army, which makes the previous generals a little puzzled. Wan Niance is inquiring about the situation of the army, bent on finding evidence of Zhu Youdong's misdeeds.

When he heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, and came directly to Zhang Zuochen and said, "Ge Lao, what do you want to do with this Pingyu Marquis?" He said before that the army had not been reorganized, but now the army has been reorganized, but he just didn't let the army go, and let the army sing a tune. This is just nonsense, he doesn't have the heart to save the emperor at all. ”

Zhang Zuochen saw that Wan Niance couldn't stop talking as soon as he came in, and he was suddenly a little annoyed: "You can't talk about other things?" It was said that how to fight is the business of the Marquis of Pingyu, as long as he is preparing for the rescue of the emperor, we should not interfere too much, otherwise it will be a big deal. ”

Wan Nian said: "Elder Ge, what you said is not right, how can a minister be disloyal?" Zhang Zuochen was about to say a few words about Wannian Strategy, when he heard someone outside the door: "Is the elder pavilion there?" When Zhang Zuochen heard it, it wasn't Zhu Youdong. When Wan Niance heard that the main lord was coming, he immediately panicked.

Zhang Zuochen was a little disgusted when he saw it and said, "Be calmer." Wan Niance reacted and sat down calmly. Seeing this, Zhang Zuochen said loudly: "It's the Marquis of Pingyu, the old man is here, please come in." So saying, he got up and went out.

Zhu Youdong walked in when he heard the voice, glanced at Wan Niance, seemed a little strange, and said, "Oh, Lord Wan is also here, it's good to have something to find you." Zhang Zuochen said: "I don't know what the Hou Ye is looking for us?" ”

Zhu Youdong said: "Lai Emperor Hongfu, now most of Guizhou has been recovered by my Ming Dynasty, but the Manchu Qing Dynasty killed a lot in Guizhou, and the local government has also been destroyed, so I want to reorganize the local government in Guizhou, resume production, and let the people live and work in peace and contentment." ”

When Zhang Zuochen heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and said: "Master Hou's idea is very good, this is the blessing of the people." Zhang Zuochen was originally from Guizhou, so of course he was very happy when he heard that Zhu Youdong was going to resume the construction of Guizhou. But Wan Niance said beside him: "Hmph, Lord Hou is really interested, the emperor is in exile in a foreign country, you are not in a hurry to send troops to rescue, but here you are talking about restoring production in Guizhou." A few days ago, you said that the army has not been reorganized, and the army cannot go out to fight, and now that the army has been reorganized, you just taught the soldiers to sing songs, and you care about the affairs of Guizhou, are you willing to save the emperor? ”

Zhang Zuochen was originally very happy about Zhu Youdong's restoration of Guizhou, but now that Wan Niance said this, it was difficult for him to speak, if he said the wrong thing, he would put the emperor in danger, which was a sign of disloyalty.

Zhu Youdong glanced at Wan Niance and said: "I heard that Lord Wan is a squire of the military department, and he also wanted to let Lord Wan participate in the military aircraft, but now it seems that there is no hurry to let you counsel military affairs." When Wan Niance heard this, while feeling annoyed that he had lost his position, he was very unconvinced by Zhu Youdong's words, and said: "Master Hou looks down on people, besides, what qualifications do you have to interfere with my official position." ”

Zhu Youdong said: "As for what official position the imperial court gives you, of course I can't control it, but now the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan are all under the jurisdiction of the Restoration Army, and now the war is tense, and the three provinces and localities are also implementing the war mechanism, as long as I don't let you be an official, I think you really have no way to be an official, as for the imperial court you said, then wait first." ”

Wan Niance grabbed Zhu Youdong's words, and suddenly shouted: "Elder Ge, can you hear it, he Zhu Youdong just said, the three provinces of Yunnan, Guichuan and Sichuan are under his jurisdiction, when did the imperial court let him govern, and he can just say, let the imperial court wait, he doesn't want to save the imperial court, he doesn't want to save the emperor." ”

Zhu Youdong's words were distorted by Wan Niance, and they suddenly changed their taste. Zhang Zuochen was also worried that Zhu Youdong was in charge of too many troops and too much power, and when he heard Wan Niance's words, his face suddenly became not good. Zhu Youdong ignored Wan Nian Ce, and said to Zhang Zuochen: "Ge Lao is a sensible person, Wan Nian Ce distorts the meaning of Ben Hou, I believe that Ge Lao can distinguish right from wrong." ”

Zhang Zuochen was also in a dilemma suddenly, on the one hand, he was worried that Zhu Youdong's power was too big and it was not good for the country. On the one hand, he also wanted Zhu Youdong to save the building from the general, save the Ming Dynasty, and save Yongli. After thinking for a while, Zhang Zuochen said: "Hou Ye's loyalty is undoubted, but please also ask Hou Ye to send troops to rescue the emperor as soon as possible." ”

Zhu Youdong shook his head and said, "Does Elder Ge think I don't want to save the emperor?" Originally, I wanted to wait until the Yungui place was straightened out, but since the elder asked here, I will also say it. ”

Zhang Zuochen suddenly cheered up and said, "Hou Yeqing said." Zhu Youdong looked at Wannian Ce, and then said: "Actually, when the emperor first went to Burma, the king of Jin sent to escort the troops under the jurisdiction of Jin Tongwu, but they were driven back by the emperor just when they arrived at the border Burma Pass. This is because of the Burmese side's demand that all people entering Myanmar be disarmed. After the king of Jin got the news, he knew that Burma had disarmed all the arms around the emperor, so he immediately asked his subordinate Gao Yunchen to chase back the emperor and his party, but Gao Yunchen was actually killed by Burma. Therefore, the king of Jin no longer has news of the emperor, and only knows that the emperor is in Burma. ”

Zhang Zuochen suddenly panicked and said: "In this way, isn't the emperor not knowing life and death at all?" And around the emperor, there is no army that can protect the emperor at all. Zhu Youdong said: "Burma didn't dare to kill the emperor, but after the King of Jin and the King of Gongchang rescued many times, they were all reprimanded by the emperor and blocked back. ”

Zhang Zuochen and Wan Niance suddenly said in a big way: "In this way, isn't the emperor being taken hostage by them?" Zhu Youdong said: "Most likely, at this time, there are rumors at the border that the emperor has gone to Fujian by boat." ”

Zhang Zuochen said: "It's not impossible, if the emperor goes to Fujian, of course it's best." Zhu Youdong said: "Of course, this is a lie of the Burmese, and later Huairenhou Wu Zisheng, Gao Wengui and others led people directly to the vicinity of the royal city in Myanmar, and went to pick up the emperor back, but they were blocked by the emperor's holy decree." So it's not that we don't pick up the emperor now, whether the emperor is willing or forced, we can't get the emperor. ”

Zhang Zuochen couldn't accept this reality for a while, and said: "How is this possible, why is the emperor unwilling to come back?" Zhu Youdong said: "I don't know about this, so we can only manage the Ming Dynasty first, and then let Myanmar be afraid of us, and they will return the emperor to us." ”

After Zhang Zuochen heard this, he was also a little panicked, if the emperor wouldn't come to do this? The fierce Zhang Zuochen remembered a news he heard, and he hadn't figured out whether it was really or not. It is rumored that Zhu Youdong, the Marquis of Pingyu, is a descendant of King Xiang, Zhang Zuochen glanced at Zhu Youdong and didn't seem to see any flaws, but combined with some of Zhu Youdong's practices, he seemed to think of something.

Zhang Zuochen thought for a while and said: "Yes, as long as I am strong and the small country of Myanmar does not dare to disobey, I will naturally send the emperor back." Wan Niance asked Zhu Youdong: "How do we believe that what Hou Ye said is true?" Isn't it that the Hou Ye didn't want to rescue the emperor, so he made up excuses and lies? ”

Zhu Youdong glanced at Wan Niance and said, "What are you doing when I have nothing to do?" Fought thousands of miles with an army, and then came to make up lies for you, Lord Squire, to deceive you into believing it? Zhang Zuochen also said: "Yes, Wan Nian Ce, don't be unreasonable, Hou Ye can be a king for thousands of miles, there is no need to make up lies to deceive me at the last moment." ”

Zhang Zuochen then said to Zhu Youdong: "Just now Hou Ye came to me and said that he wanted to straighten out Yungui's place, what does Hou Ye want the old man to do?" Zhu Youdong said: "I have asked Qihou Hezhen to be the governor of Guizhou and preside over the restoration of Guizhou, but now I can't find anyone to take care of Yunnan, and I want to grieve the elder to govern Yunnan." ”

When Zhang Zuochen heard that Zhu Youdong asked him to govern Yunnan, he immediately smiled and said: "Since Hou Ye looks at the old man, I will help Hou Ye to govern Yunnan." Wan Nian said: "Pavilion Elder, you are an important minister of the imperial court, how can you govern a province?" ”

Zhang Zuochen didn't care and said: "As long as you contribute to the Ming Dynasty and save the Ming Dynasty, what is there to govern a province?" Even a county is not too small. After listening to Zhang Zuochen's words, Zhu Youdong changed his opinion of these courtiers slightly. There are still people who are willing to lower their heads and do practical things. Immediately said: "What Elder Ge said is right, if we all put down our bodies and do our best to do our own things, this is the greatest support for the restoration of the Ming Dynasty." Instead of lying on the back and talking every day, that would not benefit the country in the slightest. ”

Wan Niance continued to argue, but was stopped by Zhang Zuochen. Zhu Youdong didn't say anything when he saw this, and then said to Zhang Zuochen: "I know that the imperial court went west in a hurry that day, and there were a large number of Ming courtiers hiding in the mountains and wilderness. ”

Zhang Zuochen listened to the people Zhu Youdong was looking for, first of all, they must be capable, and then they are willing to work for Daming. Suddenly, he had some questions: "How can you be sure that you are capable?" What does Hou Ye mean? Zhu Youdong said: "It's not difficult, even if he has another skill, we will accept it, but we must not wear it." If he only has no knowledge and rhetoric, this kind of person can let him teach and educate people, and he must not be allowed to dare to engage in military affairs in political activities. ”

Zhang Zuochen suddenly understood: "What Master Hou wants is someone who does practical things, and the old man understands." Just hand over these things to me. Zhu Youdong said: "Okay, the top priority in Yunnan is still military affairs, so everything must be military affairs first, and after Yunnan is completely pacified, it will be transferred to government affairs." ”

Zhang Zuochen said: "This is a matter of course, but I also ask the Hou Ye to send troops to save the emperor and return to China as soon as possible." Zhu Youdong said: "Of course, I think His Royal Highness King Jin is also very anxious, always worried about the emperor's comfort, as long as there is a chance, I will take the emperor back to China as soon as possible." ”