Chapter 221: Good News Comes

Hui'an House.

In the study, Lu Yuan is sorting out the battle report of the Southern Route Army, in general, the Southern Route Army was defeated first and then won, Meng Xiao made great contributions, Lu Yuan couldn't help but sigh, the behavior of going to Xuanzhou to seek talent finally had a harvest, and Meng Xiao was indeed a good general.

He decided to go to the book to commend him, and at the same time write down his two major merits, and then reward him for his merits when the war is over.

As for Jin Yuanwu and Ma Kongming, Lu Yuan was slightly disappointed, Jin Yuanwu was calm, Ma Kongming was brave, both of them were people he trusted very much, he thought they would perform on the battlefield, but the result of the war was very cruel.

Jin Yuanwu even asked to resign as the chief general, Lu Yuan rejected his request, disappointed to disappointed, but he, like Ma Kongming, had made a lot of contributions before, and he didn't want to change generals because of a mistake.

And the most important thing is that judging from the battle reports submitted by Jin Yuanwu and Ma Kongming, one of them was too reckless to underestimate the enemy, and the other was too cautious, but later they both realized their mistakes and listened to the opinions of their subordinates, so as not to make the result worse.

And it can be seen from the battle reports of the two that they did not shirk their responsibilities and voluntarily assumed the fault of defeat, and also made Lu Yuan notice that Wei Chidan and Jiang Yun both had good military talents, so Lu Yuan was a little relieved in his disappointment.

If they refuse to admit their mistakes and are stubborn and self-serving, then even if they have made great contributions in the past, they will never use them as their main generals again.

At this moment, a personal guard entered the study and said, "Jie Shuai, there is a battle report from the Eastern Route Army." ”

Lu Yuan hurriedly took it, couldn't wait to open it and take a look, and after reading the entire battle report, he rubbed his eyes and read it again.

This...... It's impossible, not to mention that Yu Xun defeated Muzhou City, but he still relied on more than 2,000 people to defeat the 50,000-strong Yijin army? However, when he saw the detailed battle process, he couldn't help but believe it.

Lu Yuan looked at the battle report blankly, and after a long time, a smile gradually began to appear on his face.

His mood at this time was very similar to the feeling he had when he learned that Qin Youyu and Qin Quan had defeated the eleventh village, but the joy was even stronger than that time, he realized that he had obtained a super fierce general, no wonder he could make people like Meng Xiao so respectful.

At the end of Yu Xun's good news, he also applied to Lu Yuan, hoping to expand the army to 10,000.

Lu Yuan decided to agree, but he also planned to send a few civilian officials to Muzhou to take over the affairs of Muzhou, and Yu Xun was only responsible for the military.

This is not that he does not trust Yu Xun, but he knows very well that when a general holds military and political power at the same time, it is easy to breed ambition, and this is the reason why Jiedu makes it easy to have different intentions.

As for his merits, just like Mengxiao, he sent him letters, rewarded him with good words, recorded the merits first, and then rewarded them after the war.

After sorting out his thoughts, Lu Yuan sent a personal guard and asked him to summon Zhang Dezhong and Zhanyuan and other important officials.

It didn't take long for several highest-ranking civil officials in Hui'an Mansion to arrive, and when Lu Yuan informed the situation of the Eastern Route Army, everyone showed disbelief.

The shock was followed by joy, among which Yuan Chi was the most excited, and he said happily: "I can't imagine that General Yu is so good, he really defeated Muzhou, and defeated Wu Yueguo's Yijin army, this is incredible!" ”

Zhan Yuan said with a smile: "Coupled with the good news of the South Route Army a few days ago, among our four route armies, three roads have been defended, and the north is defended by General Qin, with the largest number of troops, we will definitely be able to win this war!" ”

Ji Yan said with a calm face: "The Eastern Route Army has only conquered Muzhou City, and the other counties and counties in Muzhou are still in the hands of Wu Yueguo, and Wu Yueguo still has 100,000 forbidden troops in Hangzhou, so we should develop our strength as soon as possible and be prepared to fight against Wu Yue's forbidden army, and we must not be complacent."

"As for the Southern Route Army, there are more than 10,000 people in the Anhua Army, and they can't be careless, the north is the imperial forbidden army, and the combat power is extraordinary, so it should be treated with caution, it's too early to talk about victory now."

"Where did the other counties resist General Yu, it is estimated that it will be defeated in a few days!" Zhan Yuan said disapprovingly.

Ji Yan immediately objected: "Even if you can fight, you shouldn't fight, the old man thinks that the situation in Muzhou City should be stabilized first, and there is no need to rush to expand, we have fewer soldiers, the more cities, and the more places that need to be defended, it is better to stick to Muzhou City first, and then slowly Xu Tu after other counties." ”

Lu Yuan glanced at Ji Yan with relief, and said with a smile: "I am going to send someone from Hui'an Mansion to Muzhou City with a few civil officials to be responsible for the government affairs of Muzhou, Master Ji, after listening to what you just said, I believe that you can be qualified for this position!" ”

"As long as the marshal wants, the old man is willing to go to Muzhou, but I don't know who the marshal is going to deal with the affairs of the official school?"

"You can nominate one of your subordinates to serve on a temporary basis."

"Yes." Ji Yan nodded.

At this time, Zhang Dezhong spoke: "Jie Shuai, we should immediately inform the whole government of the good news to reassure the people." ”

"What Zhang Shaoyin said is very true, this matter will be handled by the judge Zhan."

"Yes." Zhan Yuan nodded hurriedly.

After all the matters were discussed, all the civil officials left the second hall one after another, and Zhan Yuan returned to the judge's office, immediately assigned the tasks assigned by Lu Yuan, and then began to deal with daily work.

But as long as he thought of the victory of the Eastern Route Army, he could not hide his excitement in his heart, and it was difficult to concentrate on his work, and when the drums sounded, he quickly got up and prepared to take advantage of his wife's absence to go home and have a good drink to celebrate.

After buying a jar of wine at the tavern he frequented, he hurried back home, and when he got to the door, he tapped on the door and shouted, "I'm back." ”

Soon, a rush of footsteps sounded, Zhan Yuan's face changed greatly, this footstep was very familiar to him, it was Jin Lanzhi who came back, he stepped to the door of the family opposite, put down the wine jar, and then quickly returned to the door.

Just at this time, the door opened, Jin Lanzhi's delicate face appeared behind the door, she didn't seem to be in a good mood, after opening the door, she didn't say a word, turned around and returned to the house.

Zhan Yuan glanced back at the wine jar, sighed, and then closed the door.

I first went to the mother's room in the inner room to say hello, and then walked to the lobby and smiled at Jin Lanzhi, who was sitting on a chair: "Wife, you are back, is it still going well in Muzhou?" ”

"It didn't go well, it didn't go well at all." Jin Lanzhi snorted.

"What's wrong, what's wrong?"

Jin Lanzhi was sullen.

Seeing that his wife was unhappy, Zhan Yuan smiled slightly and said, "Then let me tell you a piece of good news first, you will be happy to hear it." ”

Saying that, he told the story of the great victory of the Eastern Route Army.

"I've known this for a long time." Jin Lanzhi's face became even more ugly.

Zhan Yuan was puzzled: "What? Isn't that good news? ”

"Good is good." Jin Lanzhi snorted: "But even if he wins, he shouldn't be so blind!" ”

"General Yu, you say? What, he offended you? Zhan Yuan said in surprise.

Jin Lanzhi gritted his teeth and said, "He arrested my sister-in-law!" ”

She was ordered by her brother to go to Fuyang County, Hangzhou to find her sister-in-law Xia Yurong, after going, she inquired for a long time, only to learn that Xia Yurong's father lost his official position because of the previous incident, and went to Muzhou to seek refuge with his father-in-law.

Because she was not familiar with Yu Xun, she didn't ask him to help her find someone, and after some inquiry, she learned that Xia Yurong's grandfather was Sima Muzhou, and now the whole family is in prison.

Jin Lanzhi had no choice but to ask to see Yu Xun, but who knew that she had a closed door, she suddenly lost her temper and quarreled with the guards, if it weren't for the sign that she had the head catcher of Hui'an Mansion in her hand, I am afraid she would have been arrested.

She told her husband everything about the incident, and after Zhanyuan listened, he was silent for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, when he returns to Hui'an Mansion, I will help you ask for someone!" ”

"Will it cause you trouble? Now that he has won a big battle, Lu Jieshuai will definitely be very important to him. Jin Lanzhi was slightly worried.

Zhan Yuan was furious: "He has only been following Lu Jieshuai for a long time, even if he wins the battle, he can't bully people!" Don't worry, I believe that Lu Jieshuai will not favor him. ”

"That's too, you are the first person to follow Lu Jieshuai, he doesn't favor you!" Jin Lanzhi nodded his head vigorously.

……

Hangzhou.

Less than a few days after the Yijin army was dispatched, Qian Hongyu never dreamed that he would hear the news of their defeat, and it was a fiasco, and less than 10,000 people returned.

Above the court, Qian Hongyu looked at a general kneeling below, gritted his teeth and said, "What happened to make you suffer such a fiasco?" ”

That general is a general of the Yijin Army, and he is now the highest military rank among the living people in the Yijin Army, feeling Qian Hongyu's anger, this general said in a trembling voice:

"Your Majesty, we have been tricked, Muzhou City has long been captured by the enemy, they dressed up as Muzhou soldiers, set up an ambush halfway, and attacked us with fire, plus it happened to be a southwest wind that day, so the fire spread quickly, and this was defeated!"

"You mean that they have already conquered Muzhou City, and the letter asking for help is also fake?" Qian Hongyu said coldly.

"Yes, everything is their trick!"

Dai Mu said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the letter asking for help is Fang Ying's handwritten letter, so it seems that Fang Ying has taken refuge in Hui'an Mansion, and the minister suggests that Fang Ying be beheaded immediately!" ”

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