Zhao Yingcheng was responsible for the local military and political affairs under the Xuanxuan Zhizheng Yuan, which was called "Ti Ling", and was responsible for running the local area and consolidating Zhao Ying's control. Originally, the scope of the territory of the Commander was limited to the state and county level, but with the continuous expansion of Zhao Ying's power, Zhao Dangshi and Chang Zeyu finally agreed that the scope of the Commander's jurisdiction was directly expanded to the province, so as the two most important territories that the Zhao Camp was currently attacking, Huguang and Sichuan have set up a "Draw Yamen".

The person with the highest authority in the yamen is called the "big leader", one person. The deputies are the "military promotion" and "military promotion", and are in charge of military and political affairs, and the number of people depends on the actual situation. Take Huguang's promotion of the Yamen as an example, the Yamen Office is in Fanhecheng, the big commander is Shuiqiutan, Li Wanqing is the army, and Xiao Yingkun, Yang Yongyu, Deng Yanzhong, Wang Jiazhu, Yu Shangyou, Yao Xiyin, and Chen Kexin are all responsible for carrying out relevant government affairs work on the seven prefectures actually controlled by Zhao Ying. The corresponding relationship is that Xiao Yingkun took the Jingzhou Mansion, Yang Yongyu took the Chengtian Mansion, Deng Yanzhong took the Hanyang Mansion, Yu Shangyou took the Xiangyang Mansion, Yao Xiyin took the Yunyang Mansion, Chen Kexin took the De'an Mansion, and the Nanyang Mansion was also temporarily assigned to the Huguang Consulate Yamen, which was led by Wang Jiazhu.

Xiao Yingkun was originally the political envoy of Guangxi, Yu Shangyou was originally the imperial history of the DPRK, and Wang Jiazhu was originally the magistrate of Qingtian. The three of them were disheartened and lazy about the hopelessness of their careers, but they were recruited by Zhao Dangshi with a lot of money, and they knew that Zhao Dangshi was actually the first powerful person in Huguang now, so they agreed to go out of the mountain to serve. Yang Yongyu is the doctor of Qin Tianjian of Chengtian Mansion, and he is unwilling to be mediocre and follows Zhao Ying. Deng Yanzhong, Yao Xiyin, and Chen Kexin are all sons of Shaanxi and Huguang who admired Zhao Ying. The seven of them either have experience in government affairs or have some talents, and they can only be used for promotion.

Li Wanqing is in charge of the military affairs of the local area under the jurisdiction of the Yamen, and does not belong to the Soldiers and Horses Metropolitan Yuan, but belongs to the Chengxuan Zhizheng Yuan, so he has no responsibility for field warfare, and is mainly responsible for maintaining local order, suppressing the people, and arresting thieves and traitors.

The big leader of the Sichuan Yamen is Qin Qigong, the army is Deng Longye, and the leader is Zheng Shiqi and Sun Weizheng.

It has been more than a year since Qin Qigong and others entered Sichuan. At the end of last year, Shaanxi deserters and thieves were mixed up in the Baizhang Pass area, and in order to disrupt the local area, Yang Zhan of the Guangyuan garrison and Wang Xiang, general of the Yunyang Forward Battalion, both intended to bring this group of veterans with rich combat experience under their command. Unexpectedly, in the end, he killed Qin Qigong halfway, and took advantage of Zhao Ying's prestige and the money funded by the Kong family to take them in, and became the family base of Zhao Ying's pioneers to open up Sichuan.

Because of the mood of Wang Xiang, who helped Zhao Ying take care of the safety of the line from Sichuan to Chu, Qin Qigong said that his army would be under the establishment of the Yunyang Forward Battalion, which calmed Wang Xiang's anger. However, Yang Zhan was unwilling to suffer a dumb loss, and then joined forces with Cao Xun, the general of the camp in northern Sichuan, and Zhao Ronggui, the general of the Han and Qiang soldiers who came from Shaanxi to pursue deserters, and attacked Qin Qigong, who originally planned to be the camp of the original stick thief Yuan Tao in Tongjiang County.

At the moment of a strong enemy, Qin Qigong discussed with Deng Longye, Zheng Shiqi, Sun Weizheng and others and believed that the northern Sichuan region was not suitable for continued development. Regardless of Yang Zhan, Cao Xun, and Zhao Ronggui, who have already killed in front of them, there is Hou Tianxi, a general of Yongning Town, Cangxi County, to the west, and Ma Gan, a soldier from the eastern part of Sichuan who is stationed in Guang'an Prefecture, to the south. Hou Tianxi is the son of the late Sichuan general soldier Hou Liangzhu, and has a grudge against Zhao Ying for killing his father. Ma Gan's concubine was once taken captive by Zhao Ying, and finally died in the hands of Zhao Dangshi, which can be regarded as a hatred of taking the concubine. Sichuan's leading yamen mediates the largest capital in Sichuan is Zhao Ying behind it, but this advantage will not only be unbearable in the face of these two people, but will stimulate more fierce contradictions. In addition, at the junction of Sichuan and Shaanxi in the north, there was still Zhao Guangyuan, the deputy general of Qingyang who was ready to enter Sichuan to support at any time, and Qin Qigong finally made a decision to find Wang Xiang, who was stationed in Bazhou nearby, and asked him to come forward to block the pursuit of Yang Zhan and other troops, and then returned to Yunyang County in Kuizhou with Wang Xiang.

Throughout the first half of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, Wang Xiang tried every possible way to completely absorb Qin Qigong's soldiers and horses into his team, but Qin Qigong was resourceful, false and wrong, and kept dragging Wang Xiang. It was not until Wang Xiang received an order from the imperial court to return to Banzhou that the matter was settled.

After Wang Xiang left with hatred, Qin Qigong immediately received an invitation from Shibaozhai guerrilla Tan Hong. Zhongzhou Shibaozhai guerrilla Tan Hong, Dazhou guerrilla Tan Wen, Wanxian Tianshengcheng guerrilla Tan Yi brothers admired Zhao Ying very much, originally saw Qin Qigong and Wang Xiang getting close, but now finally got rid of Wang Xiang, and was overjoyed, for fear that Qin Qigong would go elsewhere, so he hurriedly came to invite.

Qin Qigong told the Tan brothers about the difficulty of having no place to stand, and Tan Hong said with a smile: "Why didn't Mr. Qin say it earlier, the left and right are good places, why go to northern Sichuan to eat that bad luck." He continued, "There is a golden city in Liangshan County, the mountain is steep, and the camp is strong enough to accommodate you. ”

"Liangshan County? This ...... "Qin Qigong knew that Zhao Ying had a holiday with the Tu family, a wealthy family in Liangshan County, and was worried that he would be retaliated against by the Tu family, and there would be no peace."

Tan Hong had joined forces with Wang Xiang and the Tu family against Zhao Ying, and he knew his worries, so he said: "Mr. Qin, rest assured, the old man of the Tu family has been dead for many years. Without him, the Tu family would be a plate of loose sand, and it would have long since lost its prestige. Now guarding the Jincheng Walled is a group of thieves, headed by Yao Yulin, who also has contacts with my brothers, and my brother has come forward, he must have said that he serves your army. ”

Tan Wen and Tan Yi also nodded.

Qin Qigong thought carefully, Liangshan County is Dazhou in the north, Zhongzhou in the south, and Wanxian in the east, it can be said that it is located in the triangular shelter of the Tan family brothers, when it is safe and sound, and it is close to the river, which can take into account the water transport of goods, and the distance from Yankou Town is much closer than that of northern Sichuan, which is indeed a good choice. So he asked: "Then Yao Yulin is willing to be with the camp?" ”

Tan Hong said: "Since the death of Yuan Tao, the stick thieves in Sichuan have been getting worse and worse, although Yao Yulin is a little famous, but at best he is just a bandit and a bandit, where can he get on the table?" Being able to climb the big tree of your army is afraid that it will bloom in my dreams. If he doesn't know each other, my brother will immediately help Mr. break through his village and take the village to your army. ”

Hearing what the Tan brothers said, Qin Qigong agreed.

Sure enough, I heard that Qin Qigong was a person from Huguang Zhaoying, and Yao Yulin of Jincheng Village was convinced. When Qin Qigong led the troops into the village to check, he realized that Yao Yulin's gang said that they were thieves, but in fact, they were not much different from the homeless, and they could only be homeless people with some wooden sticks and iron forks. The Tan brothers said that they were giving Yao Yulin a face, but they actually saved his life.

Although the quality of Yao Yulin's department is inferior, Qin Qigong intends to open up Sichuan affairs, and he has left an example that he thinks is a good money. Soon, a group of larger thieves wandering in the southern part of Chungju also came to defect, and the leader Hu Mingdao and Yao Yulin were fellow villagers. Qin Qigong and Deng Longye screened the soldiers and horses of Yao and Hu Erbu, and mixed with hundreds of veterans collected by Baizhang Guan, with a total of nearly 2,000 people.

The Sichuan Consulate Yamen did not occupy any state capital, so it was slightly different from the Huguang Consulate Yamen in terms of establishment, focusing on the military. Under the army Deng Longye, the field army was divided into four posts, with Manning, Bai Yelang, Yao Yulin, and Hu Mingdao as sentry officers - Bai Yelang was the leader of the Baizhang Pass rebellion army, and he was quite good at fighting. Zheng Shiqi and Sun Weizheng did not have much government affairs, and their work revolved around the army.

The above is the report that Zhao Dangshi received from Qin Qigong on the latest Sichuan incident in mid-September. To be honest, the speed of development of Qin Qigong and others was beyond his expectations. After handing over the letter to Gu Junen, Xu Yixian and others, he said: "The recent news from the Secret Service Department shows that the situation in Anlu is still on the right track. "Stopped, continued," Zhang Xianzhong crossed the defense area and went straight to Anhuikou after breaking through the Luzhou Mansion, where he set up boats and trained sailors. Last month, the governor of Fengyang, Ma Daren, restored the Luzhou Mansion with Liu Liangzuo and other troops, Zhang Xianzhong immediately untied the cable out of the river, and raided Zongyang Town at the beginning of the month, set fire to the water village of the official army, and added boats. Master Ma led the army to rescue, and he led the fleet down the river, and it is said that he is recruiting sailors in Tongling and other places in the near future. ”

"In terms of wandering, who can compare with Zhang Xianzhong? A few years ago, he and Gao Yingxiang, Ma Shouying and others led their troops to invade the land of Nanzhili, I am afraid that they are more familiar with the geographical advantages than the guest soldiers from all walks of life, and it is impossible to capture Zhang Xianzhong with those officers and troops of Nanzhili. Gu Junen smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Zhang Xianzhong is a natural thief, and he is very keen on the topography and terrain. I heard that he fled to Sichuan with his father when he was young, although the time was short, but he already knew the affairs of Sichuan as well as the natives, which is why he entered Sichuan many times. ”

Zhao Dangshi sighed: "There is a specialization in the art industry, and no one can be the right of Zhang Xianzhong." Then he added, "But my good days are probably coming to an end." According to the conclusive military report, Huang Degong recently defeated Yuan Shizhong in Fengyang Mansion, temporarily slowed down the situation in Huaibei, and soon joined Liu Liangzuo and other troops to pursue Zhang Xianzhong. Huang Degong is not what it used to be, Liu Liangzuo's fists are also hard, and Zhang Xianzhong can't take advantage of these two people. ”

Gu Junen brushed his beard and said: "This is very good, it can be described as killing two birds with one stone for me Zhao Yingzheng." ”

Zhao Dangshi continued: "You have to greet Wuchang Mansion and Hanyang Mansion in advance for this matter, otherwise these two places will act without authorization, and I am afraid that something bad will happen." After speaking, he paused slightly, and said, "The situation in the north is also roughly consistent with the estimate, Ding Qirui and Yang Wenyue, one is in prison, the other is guilty of meritorious service, Hou Sui has just entered Henan from Beijing, and he thinks that he will join forces with Sun Chuanting to fight the thief soon." I have calculated that the combined strength of the officers and armies in Shaanxi and Henan is five or five different from that of the Chuang Army, and the Chuang Army may be slightly stronger, but the number of victories and defeats is still unpredictable. In this battle, our army must pay close attention. ”

"It is a good thing that the army is strong and the army is weak, but as the lord said, not only the army and the officers and armies of the two provinces cannot be taken lightly in this battle, but our army cannot be taken lightly." Gu Junen said slowly, "Nanyang Mansion, you can prepare in advance." ”

Zhao Dangshi nodded and said: "I have this plan, and I will take the three battalions of horse troops to Nanyang Mansion to coordinate military affairs in the near future." There are 4,000 people in Nanyang Mansion, and with my one, it is enough to deal with the changes. And said, "I will go to Nanyang Mansion, and it is estimated that I will not be able to come back in a month or two, and the affairs in the south must be arranged thoroughly." ”

Gu Junen said: "There is a white manager in the south, and there will be no mistakes." "Bai Wang, the head of the power army stationed in Hanyang Mansion, is meticulous and disciplined, and he is famous in the Zhao camp.

When Zhao Dangshi heard this, he smiled and didn't speak, but he suddenly remembered Hou Dagui, who was still studying and reforming in the Unified Power Inspection Institute. To tell the truth, it was Hou Dagui who wanted to lead the army in the south, and his choice to go out in person may not be in the north, but in the south. Thinking like this, I couldn't help but feel a little melancholy in my heart.

"Let's wait for a while." He comforted himself.

On Zhao Ying's side, all the arrangements were being made in an orderly manner, and who knew that a few days later, an unexpected news came from the north.