Chapter 100: The Old Man
It's just that as soon as the words came out, Mrs. Xing felt that this "younger brother" seemed too affectionate, but Liu Yongxi generously accepted this unusually affectionate title.
Although he knew that the final result of this matter would inevitably be thrilling, Liu Yongxi was still arrogant: "Sister, rest assured, this matter can be solved with me, and when I arrive in Xuzhou, I will personally lead the army to the south, no matter whether it is Huang Degong or Liu Zeqing, they will be wiped out!"
It's just that Liu Yongxi said this, but Mrs. Xing felt that letting Liu Yongxi lead the army south was not a perfect plan, after all, now it was only Huang Degong who wanted to take advantage of the fire to rob, but after Liu Yongxi went south, Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo, Liu Yongxi's old enemies, would definitely attack Liu Yongxi's troops back and forth.
Although Gao Jie's whole army is the strongest and most powerful existence in the four towns of Jiangbei, if it encounters a situation where the other three towns join forces to attack, it will definitely be more defeated and less victorious, so Mrs. Xing immediately made up her mind: "If my brother wants to unify the army to the south, my sister will go with you, but I think Xingping Bo has paid so much for the country, and the court will not give up on us!"
This is Mrs. Xing's sincere words, she feels that now in addition to Liu Yongxi, she can at least rely on the imperial court and famous ministers such as Shi Kefa, Yue Qijie, and Tian Yang.
Moreover, there are still 2,300 people left by Xing Shengping and hundreds of people around his family in Jiangdu, as long as Huang Degong is firmly defended in the city, there is not much to do in a short time, so Mrs. Xing feels that the most important thing is to take over Gao Jie's family first.
And when this army arrived in Xuzhou with Gao Jie's coffin all the way south, there was also good news, although Huang Degong wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to retaliate for the sneak attack on Jiangdu, but Jiangbei Governor Shi Kefa stood up and persuaded him for several days, and finally Huang Degong dispelled this idea.
Now that Shi Kefa has rushed to Xuzhou in person, he even sent a message from his own soldiers, so that Mrs. Xing does not have to worry at all, and the court will not let down the meritorious ministers.
Mrs. Xing finally breathed a sigh of relief.
And Liu Yongxi also got a good news, that is, another famous minister has been added to the camp of Empress Zhang in central Zhejiang.
This person is none other than Zhang Guowei, the former secretary of the military department who was ordered to assist in the Jingying Rongzheng in the Hongguang Dynasty, which also shows that the party struggle in the Hongguang Dynasty has reached a new stage, and the neutral faction that does not belong to the camp of Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng has little place in the court.
Although Zhang Guowei has always admired Donglin and supported the Donglin Party on many issues, he is not a Donglin Party member in the real sense after all, and a famous minister like Liu Zongzhou will put him to death at every turn, so his position in the Hongguang Dynasty is very delicate and close to Ma Shiying, and Ma Shiying once recommended him to be the secretary of the ministry.
But now the court is already the world of Ma Ruan's party, and people like Zhang Guowei can't stand on it at all, and he happens to be from Dongyang County, Jinhua Prefecture, because he did not hesitate to go to Empress Zhang.
For the small court of Hongguang, Zhang Guowei's influence on Zhishi is very limited, and the most important thing in the imperial court is the former Shangshu, Ma Shiying let his second son Ma Xi take over the entire Beijing camp as soon as possible, but it is unprecedented good news for the characters in Empress Zhang's camp.
The two most well-known local gentry in Jinhua Mansion, the former governor of Fengyang, Zhu Dadian, and the former secretary of the Ministry of War, Zhang Guowei, both expressed their support for Empress Zhang, and Zhang Guowei still took the initiative to jump from the Hongguang small court to Empress Zhang's camp and was very enthusiastic, which made everyone see an infinite possibility, so they sent a messenger over in the hope that Liu Yongxi could lead the troops south as soon as possible.
This Empress Zhang's envoy is now full of enthusiasm: "Now there are three prefectures and twenty-three counties in Zhejiang, and half of Yanzhou Mansion is also our territory, and what is most lacking now is a strong army.
Liu Yongxi looked at this heroic young envoy and felt very kind, although he knew that doing it according to his train of thought might cause a disaster, but he still replied with a smile: "What Mr. Zhang said is extremely true, but Xingpingbo died in the battle of Suizhou The army is unsettled, and now I am afraid that there will be more luck than luck in going south!" ”
This young envoy who made a special trip from Nanjing felt that Liu Yongxi had wasted a God-given opportunity: "It's just Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo, Huang Degong and the like, now Zuo Liangyu is willing to uphold justice for the world, with Ningnanhou here, we are already in an invincible position!" ”
Liu Yongxi understood where Mr. Zhang's confidence came from: "Zuo Liangyu? When Zuo Liangyu moves, it's not too late for us to go south, and now I'm afraid that Zuo Liangyu has taken the lead in going south, doesn't Mr. Zhang understand the stakes! ”
Don't look at this Mr. Zhang who wants to rely on Zuo Liangyu to come down to persuade Liu Yongxi, Liu Yongxi understood as soon as he said this: "Sincerity means that Ning Nanhou wants to wait for us to lose and lose Nandu and then come out to pick up the cheap, he is indeed not a good type!" ”
Now the gentlemen of Donglin all regard Zuo Liangyu as a savior, and they all expect Zuo Liangyu to lead his troops eastward to defeat Emperor Hongguang and Ma Ruan's party, but although this Mr. Zhang in front of him is young, he is a very smart person, he not only understands a little but even thinks of more details: "Before I came, I said that I don't expect anything to go together, and he is indeed very reasonable, if the Virgin wants to return to the southern capital, she must borrow the power of Yongxi Gongzi!" ”
The sincerity he is talking about now refers to Liu Kongzhao.
This Mr. Zhang had received unprecedented treatment in Nanjing before, and Liu Kongzhao not only opened the library that had been hidden by the Chengyi Bofu for many years, but also provided him with the highest standard of treatment, giving whatever he wanted.
And this Mr. Zhang didn't know until recently that all this was arranged by Liu Yongxi, the son of the sincere uncle, so his transformation would be so fast after arriving in Xuzhou.
And Liu Yongxi also gave him face: "If Zhang Niangniang wants to return to the southern capital, she must first borrow the power of Mr. Zhang, does Mr. Zhang want to be handsome or famous?" ”
Mr. Zhang knew that Liu Yongxi had always treated him differently, but he didn't expect Liu Yongxi to attach so much importance to making a wish as soon as he met, and even asked himself whether he wanted to be a handsome or a famous minister, and he couldn't help but be extremely frightened.
After all, he is just a person, and he doesn't even have the fame of Jinshi, and now he is twenty-seven years old and still has nothing to do, but the little sincerity in front of him attaches great importance to himself, and then thinking of the various legends of the sincerity of the past dynasties, this young man is more and more frightened.
But he quickly settled down and told Liu Yongxi very calmly: "In the troubled autumn of the country, Zhang Huangyan is willing to put pen to paper and do his best for the country and the sincerity of the Bofu!" ”