At the age of eighteen, Shi Fu followed Zheng Zhilong across the sea and made countless meritorious achievements, which can be described as Zheng Zhilong's old age. Zheng Zhilong sent him to Huguang to assist the Huguang Governor Yamen in preparing the navy, which really gave Zhao Dangshi enough face.

As Shi Fu's nephew, Shi Lang also joined the army early to serve Shi Fu. He is brave and intelligent, so he is only twenty-three years old, but he has become an indispensable deputy of Shi Fu. This time, he also followed, one to serve, and the other to broaden his horizons.

Because of his illness, Shi Fu was always delirious, and along the way, Li Yuduo talked with Shi Lang. To Li Bi's surprise, this Shi Lang looked young, but he was actually quite sophisticated in speech and demeanor, especially in the art of war. Li Bi sometimes secretly thought that with this quality, maybe he didn't go to Huguang to guide the Zhao Ying Navy in person, as long as Shi Lang went once, it would be enough.

The group alternated by land and water, and arrived in Nanjing City in a few days. At this time, Fu Xunyu also finished Ruan Dacheng, and the two sides met smoothly on the agreed date.

Li Bi saw that there were two faces behind Fu Xunyu, so he asked why. Fu Xunyu said: "This is Hou Fangyu, the third son of the Hou family, who lives in Nanjing, and will return to Huguang with me this time." ”

"The sons of the Hou family are all good-looking, heroic, and all of them are dragons and tigers." Li Bi nodded at Hou Fangyu, his gaze swept to a woman standing next to him. The woman dressed as a man and wore a scarf, although she was not stunning, she was upright and had an extraordinary temperament, and her eyebrows were heroic and not inferior to men.

"This is ......" Fu Xunyu paused for a moment and coughed lightly, "This Miss Li is the confidant of Hou Sangongzi." ”

Li Wei smiled and said yes, and didn't ask any more. There was a sound behind him, and when he turned around, Shi Langgang drove the carriage to a stop.

"Uncle is sick and can't see a few gentlemen for the time being, please bear with me." Shi Lang hugged his fists and said to Fu Xunyu.

Fu Xunyu said straight, and then asked: "I have heard that someone in my Admiral's Yamen followed a senior surnamed Teng of your side to the Wa Kingdom, I don't know what is going on now?" ”

Shi Lang frowned slightly, thought for a while, and said, "The senior surnamed Teng? Isn't it a Japanese merchant Nobuyo? ”

"That's the name."

Shi Lang nodded and said, "I don't know anything else, but two months ago, Fuji Xinliang went back to the Zhongzuo Institute, and my uncle received him." I was also present during the meal, and I heard him say that not long ago, he took the people of your army to meet the Japanese lord Gen Jiaguang, and he was quite appreciated, and I thought it should not be bad. ”

Fu Xunyu smiled and said, "That's fine." Then he turned to everyone and said aloud, "In addition to Nanjing and Changshu, we have to go to Jiujiang Mansion to meet Yuan Junmen on the way back. ”

Last year, Yuan Jixian, who had been killed by Yang Sichang and was killed in Guizhou, was reinstated, and was originally going to go to Tuntian, the prime minister of Beizhili, but then because of "the name of the soldier is known by the court", this year he was temporarily changed to the right attendant of the military department and the right governor of Jiangxi, Anqing, Yingtian and other places, and was stationed in Jiujiang Mansion, and instantly became a member of the department.

When Yuan Jixian was an official in Huguang, Zhao Dangshi had deliberately made friends, and the relationship between the two sides was originally good, but now his Jiangxi Governor Yamen and Huguang Governor Yamen have become neighbors on the left and right, so they have to go to Lala again.

"It is reported that the thieves are currently wreaking havoc around Jiujiang Mansion and Wuchang Mansion, and this trip is afraid to be dangerous." Shi Lang was young and old, often frowning, and when he heard this, he squeezed out a Sichuan character between his eyebrows.

"Haha, don't look at me and other literati, but they have all been born and died with Zhao Shuai for a long time, and I have been to Longtan Tiger's Den more than once, are you still afraid of him Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong?" Fu Xunyu flicked his beard and smiled, "The Zheng family is also shaking in the wind and rain, why is Shi Xiaoye more worried than me?" ”

No matter how calm Shi Lang is, he must be young and vigorous, and he gave him a stirring speech, and immediately didn't want to let go, and said stiffly: "There's nothing to worry about, isn't it Jiujiang Mansion, I heard that there are many places of interest and historic sites, and I also wanted to go and see it." ”

"Well said."

Fu Xunyu stroked his palm, but the expression on his face immediately became a little serious. But seeing that he then raised his eyes to the north, he said meaningfully: "If it is dangerous, compared to the north, what is the way for us to be in the south?" ”

Thousands of miles away, a bloodstained man suddenly turned out of the dense thatch.

With him, there were three other men dressed in short brown and bold men, one of them carrying a cloth bag, which was heavy, and the bottom was constantly dripping with blood and falling to the ground, and the other two were both carrying sharp knives, looking vigilantly to the left and right.

Around the corner, another man dressed as a military attache leaned against a pine tree with a grass stalk in his mouth, and saw four figures in the distance. ”

When the four of them arrived in front of them, the blood-clothed strong man smiled and said, "My old Pang is out, how can I miss." With a wave of his hand, the blood-oozing cloth bag was thrown to the ground, the knot spread, and three bloody heads rolled out.

The strong man in the bloody clothes squatted down and looked at it fixedly, distinguishing his appearance, reached out and grabbed the bun of a head, weighed it, and said, "This is the main master." As he spoke, a short brown man handed the military attache another letter.

The military attache carefully checked the description on the official document, glanced at the head hanging in front of him from time to time, and finally closed the official document and said with satisfaction: "Yes, this person is Li Qiande who did not run away. The huge commander personally went out of the horse, and sure enough, he was captured. ”

The strong man in blood put down his head in his hand and asked, "Old Zhou, what's next?" ”

"Someone buried it, I'll take the official document back to the lord, remember not to leave any traces."

"It's okay, I'm used to this business." The blood-clothed strong man grinned, "Besides, if a person dies in Henan, what does the court think, he should also be harmed by thieves." ”

"Okay, I'll go first, and you can go back when you're done." The military attache arched his hand at the four strong men, stuffed the official document into his chest at the moment, and immediately got on his horse and left.

At the same time, Xiangyang Province Fan River City.

On the high-rise building of the Three Military Mansions, Zhao Dangshi and Hao Mingluan overlooked the scenery outside the city.

"The smoke of the farmhouse is often hidden in the wilderness, and the residents do not leave their hometowns. I don't want such a peachy scene, but it actually appears under my nose. Zhao Dangshihao sighed.

"This is all thanks to the Lord Kuang and the people to help the world, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment." Although the scenery in the distance was refreshing, Hao Mingluan's mind was not here, and he hesitated and asked, "Lord, do you really want to send your subordinates to Shaanxi this time?" ”

"How?" Zhao Dangshi looked at him with a smile, "Does the famous Jiangdu Hao Mingluan still have any concerns?" ”

Hao Mingluan shook his head and said: "The subordinates are not worried about this, the subordinates are puzzled, there are many camps in Fanhe City, and there are not a few experienced generals and officials. No matter how you look at it, it shouldn't be the turn of your subordinates to take on this heavy responsibility. ”

"When people heard that I had an errand, they all rushed to grab it, but you were good, but you were humble?" Zhao Dangshi said with a smile.

"The subordinates have never done this kind of thing before, the lord trusts the subordinates, and the subordinates are grateful, but if they don't know the reason, they feel uneasy."

Zhao Dangshi said first: "You haven't done this kind of thing?" You've done it, and you've done it well. ”

"Oh?" Hao Mingluan was reminded by him, and suddenly remembered something, thoughtfully.

"The reason why I looked for you was not because of random support, but because I took a fancy to you because of three outstanding points."

"Dare to ask what are the three points of the lord?" Hao Mingluan bowed and bowed, he was straight and straightforward.

Zhao Dangshi looked at him and said in a loud voice: "What you have to do when you go to Shaanxi, you can't do it alone, and you can't do it with wisdom." I have a lot of brave warriors in Zhao Ying, and there is no shortage of resourceful people, but if you want to talk about people with both wisdom and strategy, it is none other than you. This first point also. ”

"The lord praised it falsely, from the perspective of his subordinates, my battalion Yang joined the army, and his thesis and martial arts are also outstanding."

Zhao Dangshi said with a smile: "In your words, Fengzi this time, I also have arrangements." I had already met him before you came. ”

"He's going to Shaanxi too?" Hao Mingluan was a little surprised.

"No, he's going to Henan." Zhao Dangshi said, "You and him need to work together to promote this incident." ”

"Then I join the army with Yang ......"

"You don't have to see each other for the time being, I told him that when the time comes, he will take the initiative to contact you."

"My subordinates know."

"As mentioned earlier, I trust your ability, and I don't worry about changing to someone else." Zhao Dangshi smiled and said, "In addition, Ling Zun was once ranked in the Qingliu, famous in Shilin, and even served as the supervisor of Yuanma Temple in Shaanxi. If the information I obtained here is correct, at that time, Ling Zun and Sun Chuanting were colleagues. In the ninth year of Chongzhen, Sun Chuanting took the initiative to ask Ying to be the governor of Shaanxi, and Hao Mingluan's father Hao Jingchun was an official in Shaanxi at that time, and there should have been an intersection.

"Yes, yes." Hao Mingluan replied, "My father mentioned some things about working with Sun Junmen to dispatch Ma Zheng. ”

"This time you go to Shaanxi, not alone, but also with the five hundred horse army of the Feijie Zuo Battalion. With this friendship, your people can return to the past and be more comfortable. This is the second point where you excel. ”

Hao Mingluan said: "But ...... But does Sun Junmen know about our Admiral's Yamen sending troops to help? ”

"I don't know." Zhao Dangshi immediately vetoed, "On this trip to Shaanxi, you must not hit the signboard of my Huguang Governor's Yamen." You have to go to Yunyang Mansion to find Kong Quanbin first. ”

"Kong Quanbin?" Hao Mingluan was stunned. He hadn't seen this person, but he had heard of the name when chatting with Yang Zhaofeng and others. It seems that when Zhao Ying entered Sichuan for the second time, Kong Quanbin, who was then the deputy chief soldier of Songlong, pursued all the way and caused great trouble to Zhao, why did he appear in Yunyang Mansion now?

Zhao Dangshi saw his doubts and explained: "Kong Quanbin is a native of Liaodong, first in Shaanxi as a general, and then in Sichuan as a general, but as a guest army, he has always been depressed. In the first two years, he climbed He Renlong, and there was a slight improvement, and He Renlong's brother He Renji was in his camp as the camp capital. Unexpectedly, with bad luck, He Renlong beheaded Sun Junmen again, although he was exempted from the responsibility of the party, but he was not treated by Sun Junmen. Li Qiande, the new governor of Yunyang, took office to be a personal soldier, and the imperial court transferred Shaanxi soldiers as a foundation, and Sun Junmen sent him to Yunyang Mansion as the deputy general of the Qingtongguan garrison. I sent someone to recruit him, and he and his subordinates Guo Tiancai and others had promised not long ago to bring the 2,000 infantry army and 1,000 horse troops under his command to join the army, and the plan was changed to the Qingtong Battalion, which was subordinate to General Xu. ”

Hao Mingluan frowned and nodded: "I see, but when our battalion recruited Kong Quanbin, didn't we openly dig up Li Qiande's corner?" ”

Zhao Dangshi laughed and said, "You are indeed smart, and you have thought of the key point." But there is no need to worry about this, it is estimated that Li Qiande will not be able to reach Yunyang Mansion, and the governor of Yunyang Mansion is still Wang Yongzuo. Since Wang Yongzuo was "escorted" to Yunyang Mansion by Xu Hui, he has always been obedient, and Zhao Dangshi wants to keep Yunyang Mansion tightly in his hands, and he will not allow others to shake Wang Yongzuo's position.

"My subordinates understand."

Since Zhao Dangshi said that there is no need to consider Li Qiande, there is no need to think about it, Hao Mingluan, like other generals in Zhao Ying, rarely questioned Zhao Dangshi's guarantee.

"If you follow Kong Quanbin's path and see Sun Junmen, you will say that it is the soldiers and horses sent by the Yamen, the governor of Yunyang Mansion, to help in the war, so he will accept it." Zhao Dangshi's voice was slow but powerful.

Hao Mingluan said yes, and then listened to Zhao Dangshi continue: "In addition, to tell the truth, compared to others, although you have made great contributions to Zhao Ying, you have few opportunities to show up, and people outside are not familiar with it. This operation is quite special, and it is the best to be able to cover up your identity as a person in my Zhao camp. This is the third point. ”

"With these three outstanding points, you are a worthy candidate for this trip to Shaanxi." Zhao Dangshi smiled faintly, as if he was full of confidence in Hao Mingluan, who was about to embark on a journey of thorns.