While Zhang Mingwei was speaking, Yuan Shizhong's eyes were bright, and he didn't have any scruples, just staring at Zhang Mingwei's eyes.

His eyes were clear, he looked at each other calmly, and there was no hesitation between his words, and he knew that what Guogong said must be true.

Previously, when he was heading south, he suddenly heard that there was an official like Haigang Peak in Beijing, who was not afraid of power, and he was a powerful person in Beijing, killed the imperial history of the city, and saved countless refugees, and was called Zhang Qingtian and Zhang Bodhisattva.

Very unexpectedly, he decided to go north to have a look, but he happened to meet Lan Tianbao halfway. From Lan Tianbao's mouth, he knew more detailed information, and he had a better impression of this prince, which also made him want to be recruited by the imperial court, and his thoughts became hot again.

As far as he is concerned, he really doesn't want to be a thief. However, I can't help myself, and there is no reliable way. He couldn't trust any of the governors and governors who led the troops. Only this court official, who has become the prince of the country, is where his hope lies.

In the end, he asked Lan Tianbao and Yuan Zhuang to fly to Beijing to verify the situation and find a way out for them in the future.

It's just that Yuan Shizhong never expected that Lan Tianbao turned out to be a secret agent. Seriously, when he knew Lan Tianbao's identity, he had doubts about what Lan Tianbao said about Xingguo Gong before.

In this smoky officialdom, can there really be such a national duke, who will come out of the mud without being stained? And the most important thing is that this prince is still favored by the emperor!

Doesn't it mean that the emperor is deceived by traitorous ministers, and state affairs will be corrupted like this? Why can you discern pearls now and reuse a clean official, a good official?

So, Yuan Shizhong changed his mind and had to meet the legendary Xingguo Gong, and then decide whether to hand over the life and death of Xiao Yuan Ying!

Xingguo Gong had experience in rehousing refugees before, and he also evacuated the military and civilians in Liaodong to resettle them, which were all major events, just like the resettlement of disaster victims. And now, Xingguo is talking eloquently, reasonably, and he can't see the problem, so he believes it.

Therefore, as soon as Zhang Mingwei finished speaking, Yuan Shizhong knelt on one knee again, raised his head with his fists, and said sincerely and loudly: "The name of the Qing official and the Bodhisattva of the Duke of the country, the grass people have long admired the great name, and now they can see it with their own eyes and hear it with their own ears, and they also know that the Guogong disregards the glory and wealth, and is dedicated to the country and the people, and is willing to take great risks. ”

When you're done, hold your posture and bow your head in submission.

Liu Jin, who was behind Zhang Mingwei, was a little dumbfounded when he saw it.

He was ready to make a plan to fight two, just like Changshan Zhao Zilong, in front of the two armies, loyal to the lord. As a result, I didn't expect that one of them was Lan Tianbao, so forget it, it is also a very brilliant thing to capture the leader of the thieves on the spot.

However, after talking for a while, the thief leader turned out to be cowardly. He is a thief who claims to have 200,000 men, and he knelt in front of these two armies? So how can you show your ability? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

In addition to removing this thought, Liu Jin also admired this thief very much, and his vision was accurate, and he actually found the right Guogong.

Thinking so, he looked at Zhang Mingwei's back again, and sighed in his heart, the shadow of the famous tree, Guogong can be regarded as a soldier who surrenders without a fight, right?

He was thinking like this, but Zhang Mingwei was listening very comfortably.

You must know that the person in front of him is not an ordinary person, nor an official under him, but the leader of the thieves and the opponent of the court officials and army. In any case, he is also a famous figure in history.

He sees himself this way, and it seems that his efforts have paid off!

Happy in his heart, Zhang Mingwei also smiled and said: "To tell the truth, the reason why I agreed to Zhao'an, and even risked my life, is because I heard about you, knew that you have a loyal heart, and I can't bear to see you pass on the name of a thief to future generations." ”

Speaking of this, he paused and then continued: "If you are a thief like Zuo Liangyu and Li Zicheng, no matter how strong your troops are, no matter how strong you are, and you can control the situation, I will kill them quickly." Because I know that these heroes in troubled times, I don't know how many people have been ruined and killed by them. If they don't die, the world won't be at peace! ”

Yuan Shizhong was a little surprised when he heard it, he didn't expect that he was not bad in the impression of Guogong! When he came back to his senses, he knew that it must have been Lan Tianbao.

To be honest, when he knew Lan Tianbao's true identity before, he was actually a little uncomfortable in his heart. But at this point, these discomforts dissipate.

Thinking like this, he was a little ashamed and said: "The grass people are willing to wear crimes and make meritorious contributions, saddle the horse before and after the country, and then die!" ”

"Huh!" Zhang Mingwei smiled when he heard this, "Get up and talk!" ”

Yuan Shizhong listened, stood up according to his words, and was respectful.

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On the side of the imperial court officials and soldiers, Zhu Yujiao was wearing armor, and under the escort of Zhou Liu's family, she must have been staring at it from the moment before Zhang Mingwei left the formation.

In fact, it was not only her, but also the old man Min Hongxue, the secretary of the Ministry of War, as well as the loyal uncle Zhou Yuji, and 25,000 soldiers, all of whom were staring at Zhang Mingwei's back.

Min Hongxue has already passed down the military order, the whole army is ready for war, as long as the military order is given, regardless of the sword mountain and the sea of fire, he must rush over to save the country.

Among them, Zhou Yuji even put his mind on it, he didn't believe that the national prince Ding could fight two, if there was really a situation, he would rush over as soon as possible.

However, no one expected that the thief who dared to change his hexagram in front of the military department Shangshu would bow down after seeing the prince. And more than one bow, after saying a few words, he actually bowed down again.

Zhou Yuji could see at a glance that the matter of surrendering before the battle should have been completed!

Although Min Hongxue is old and a little dizzy, this does not prevent him from coming to the same conclusion as Zhou Yuji. In this regard, he was slightly uncomfortable, thinking in his heart, is the old man's reputation so unbearable, he has to come to the country?

Thinking of this, he also had to admit that in today's Ming officialdom, if you want to talk about reputation, Xingguo Gong ranks second, and absolutely no one dares to say first. This is true for both the people and the political enemies.

In order for the refugees to dare to offend the Jingshi Lord, this kind of thing, the entire Ming Dynasty, only the Duke of the Kingdom and Haigang Peak also!

I don't know how many people's homes have been copied, up to the first assistant, the eunuch who holds the seal of the celebrant eunuch, Cheng Guogong, down to the eight Jin merchants, etc., even if he is 9,000 years old when the power of the Apocalypse Dynasty tilts towards the government and the opposition, he is not so good at copying homes!

What's even more incredible is that he also donated two glass and cement firing methods to the imperial court. Not only is it beneficial to the country's society, but also gives up the infinite wealth that these two firing methods can bring, who can have the generosity of the country!

Thinking about this, his heart is also balanced!

And for ordinary soldiers, they don't recognize Blue Sky Protection. thought that Zhang Mingwei and the thief leader each brought one person and clashed in front of the two armies. Just the courage of the Guogong has already made them admire it a lot.

Then, after seeing the thief meet Guogong for the first time, they worshiped Guogong after talking for a few words, and their impression of Xingguo Gong was definitely promoted to a very high level.

There's not much to say about that. Regarding the matter of recruiting Xiao Yuanying, he began to accept the reorganization specifically.

Xiao Yuan's camp has a total of 110,000 horses, but there are actually only about 25,000 soldiers who can fight, and the rest are ordinary people, who need to be placed by the imperial court.

According to the prior plan, after reviewing the soldiers of the Xiaoyuan battalion, only 16,000 men and horses were left in the end, of which about 3,000 cavalry were all retained.

Considering that there will be a series of battles in the future, there is no time for reorganization, so this small Yuan battalion of 16,000 troops is still a separate battalion and has not been split.

According to the usual practice, Yuan Shizhong was appointed as the capital secretary and was in charge of the generals, while Yuan Zhuangfei was also the capital secretary and was in charge of guerrilla affairs.

Their families no longer follow the army, but go north with the people they arranged, and then enter the Beijing division to live.

Zhang Mingwei was the supervisor of the army, and he held the power given by Emperor Chongzhen, so that Baoding Mansion could coordinate the resettlement of the people and ensure that the people could go to the north of Beijing and Tianjin.

Min Hongxue, on the other hand, is reorganizing the army, and wants to complete this reorganization as soon as possible, and then go south as soon as possible to attack Zuo Liangyu's department, and then relieve the siege of Feng.

I have to say that Min Hongxue is indeed experienced in leading the army, and the reorganized army is all in good order, and there is no chaos. It took only three days, and the preliminary reorganization was almost completed.

And Zhang Mingwei's side, the reputation is there, no one in the local government dares to challenge the authority of this national prince, and the cooperation is not bad, nearly 100,000 people, all of whom began to go north in an orderly manner.

However, what everyone never expected was that just when Min Hongxue was about to lead the troops south, the old man fell ill!

Come to think of it, an old man in his seventies is still working in the army and fighting, so he must not have a good rest.

If he is sick, the army will not be able to move, because he is the commander!

When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he immediately took Zhu Yujiao to visit. According to Lang Zhong, it's just an occasional cold, and you need to recuperate with peace of mind, so there should be no big problem, it's just a matter of marching and fighting, so don't think about it.

If you want to wait for Min Hongxue to recover, I don't know when I will have to wait. Not to mention Zuo Liangyu's side, the battle of Kaifeng has already begun, and if it is delayed for one more day, there will be one more day of danger on the Kaifeng side.

Min Hongxue was also helpless, so he said to Zhang Mingwei: "Xiaguan's body is really delaying things too much. The major military affairs really can't be delayed, so I can only ask the national prince! ”

"Me?" Zhang Mingwei was a little surprised when he heard this, he was just a prisoner.

Although he really wants to lead thousands of troops to fight, such a large-scale war is so important, and the army in his hand should be regarded as the last mobile force that the imperial court can squeeze out. If it is lost, the consequences are very serious.

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