Pang Jinming, Deng Longye, Man Ning and others escorted Zhu Yousong, the king of Dechang, to Shaolin. Shaolin presided over the other side of the sea Kuan early news, and personally led the monks out to greet him. On the other side, Hai Kuan read Bi Zhao's letter of recommendation and asked Pang Jinming: "Where are the two donors who need to live in the temple?" ”

Pang Jinming introduced Zhu Yousong and said: "This is King Dechang, the son of King Fu of the Fu Domain. Fu Fan suffered a catastrophe, closed the door and died, we rescued the prince, and sent it to your temple to talk about it. When the world gradually calms down, he will definitely take back the prince. ”

Haikuan nodded and said, "Amitabha." The small temple has a deep relationship with the imperial court, and has also received incense money from the blessed domain, so it should take care of the prince with all its might. As he spoke, he saluted Zhu Yousong again. The paper can't hold the fire, Zhao Dangshi doesn't want to hide Zhu Yousong's identity from Haikuan on the other side, what Haikuan sees on the other side is a good act of the loyal soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yousong couldn't figure out what happened, and he was influenced by Zhao Yingzhong day and night for half a month, and slowly began to believe that Deng Longye and others were really loyal and righteous people who rescued him from the sea of fire. ”

Deng Longye nodded and said: "Don't worry, the prince will wait for my lord to kill and disperse the Luoyang thieves, and then go home to inherit the foundation of the Fu Domain!" At this time, he felt that the time was ripe, so he no longer concealed it, "My lord and prince should have heard of it, that is, Zhao Dangshi, the chief soldier of Yunxiang." ”

"Zhao Dangshi?" Zhu Yousong couldn't help but be stunned, "It turned out to be him, I know." At that time, Xiao Wang's birthday banquet, he also specially sent someone to congratulate him on his birthday. ”

Deng Longye said: "Exactly. My lord of the family put his family and country first, and he knew that the thief wanted to commit Luoyang, so he prepared to rescue the prince in advance. It's a pity that the world is unpredictable, and the old prince couldn't escape after all. He sighed as he spoke.

Zhu Yousong's eyes were red when he heard this, and Deng Longye coaxed: "My lord and the thief are incompatible, the short is one or two months, and the long one is March and April, and the Henan group will be wiped out, and the prince will be returned to a pure land." "What he said is serious, but how Zhao Ying will act in the future, how can Deng Longye know that for the sake of today's plan, it is just a matter of time for Zhu Yousong to delay here for a while.

"Mr. Zhao is famous, and Xiao Wang is waiting in the temple for him to defeat the thief and recover the good news of the rivers and mountains!" Zhu Yousong's family was ruined, helpless, and helpless, which was no different from a wanderer in the wind, but he felt that the only person he could rely on at the moment was Zhao Dangshi, the general soldier of Yunxiang in Deng Longye's mouth. In his opinion, after all, he is the one who took the initiative to give gifts to his family, and this alone is so good that he doesn't know where to go compared to Zuo Liangyu, who is flying next door and has no one in his eyes.

Pang Jinming then introduced Wang Jiye, who was also taken up the mountain, to Haikuan on the other side, and said: "This is a distant relative of my lord, named Zhao Jiye, who originally served in the army, because he was tired of fighting, he voluntarily converted to Buddhism and promoted Buddhism. He also said, "I hope that the host will be merciful, accept him, and give him a place in the temple." "Zhu Yousong entered the temple and was not released, but Wang Jiye wanted to be a monk in the Eight Classics.

On the other side, Haikuan said: "Senior Brother Haijian also said the ins and outs of this donor in the letter. There is a heart is fate, I Shaolin sea embraces all rivers, tolerant of thousands of colors, Hugh said that this donor one, even if there are more temples are sweeping paths. "Turned to Wang Jiye with one hand together, "Donor, if you don't dislike it, you can return to the poor monk's seat, and you can meditate on weekdays, and you can take care of it." ”

On the other side of the sea is less than 50 years old, not a few years older than Wang Jiye, but is already a well-known monk, regarded as Shaolin for hundreds of years rarely seen "the lord of Zhongxing", Wang Jiye on the way to Shaolin did not hear the countryside people praise the kindness of the other side of the sea wide. On the other side, Haikuan took the initiative to accept Wang Jiye as a disciple in Zhao Dangshi's face, which can really be regarded as a great luck, even if Wang Jiye was previously resistant to committing to Buddhism, but he was able to get this opportunity, and he was happy, and most of the negative and pessimistic emotions during this period of time were washed away, of course, he agreed.

After a while, the sea on the other side led everyone into the mountain gate. On the way, Pang Jinming pulled Wang Jiye aside and said secretly: "Living in Shaolin is a gift from the lord, do you know?" ”

Wang Jiye agreed: "The villain understands, the villain understands." He killed a number of heavyweight officials in the Xiangyang Mansion and was passed on his names, knowing that he was guilty of a serious crime, and it was impossible for him to defect to Zhao Ying, who was an official and soldier, under the name of "Wang Jiye". Zhao Dangshi arranged for him to become a monk, saying that he would be temporarily avoided for three or five years, but he was not stupid, in fact, he was mentally prepared for "Wang Jiye disappeared forever in the world".

"When you are in the temple, you must always follow the rules of the temple and listen to the teacher's teachings. It is forbidden to cheat and cheat in all kinds of schoolwork. ”

Wang Jiye said solemnly: "Yes." Zhao Dangshi's power is tilted into Chubei, and it is already very affectionate that he did not cook rabbits and dead dogs for his little Wang Jiye, so Wang Jiye has never had the luxury of talking about any "fairness" with characters like Zhao Dangshi. In order to save his life in the troubled times, he could only follow the path given by Zhao Dangshi.

Pang Jinming was quite satisfied with his attitude, and continued: "In addition, don't forget your own responsibilities. ”

Wang Jiye glanced at Zhu Yousong, who was close at hand, and nodded.

Pang Jinming said coldly: "King Dechang is very important to the lord, and he will be of great use one day." Before that, you have an eye on him, and you are not allowed to make any mistakes. Speaking of this, his tone suddenly became as cold as an ice pick, "If there is a strange feeling, it is better to let him die than to let him leave Shaolin...... Got it? ”

Wang Jiye's heart froze, and he peeked at Zhu Yousong, who was unaware, swallowed and saliva, and only spit out one word from his mouth: "Understand." ”

When Pang Jinming and his entourage arrived at Shaomu Mountain, more than half a month had passed since the Battle of Xiangyang. The people in the secret service department have always been meticulous and thoughtful, and the reason why Deng Longye, Man Ning and others waited hard was that Pang Jinming and them encountered some emergencies halfway.

Chu is in turmoil, and central Henan is not much better. During this month, the governor of Henan, Li Xianfeng, and the governor of Henan Province were at odds with Gao Mingheng and slandered each other, and finally Li Xianfeng fell and hanged himself at his home on the eve of his arrest. The thieves were urgent, and the governor of Henan could not vacate his position for too long, and the court originally used Huguang to supervise the army under the supervision of Zhang Kejian, who was virtuous to fill his position, but the news that Zhang Kejian unfortunately died in the rebellion in Xiangyang City spread to the Beijing Division, and he could not find a suitable candidate for a while, so he took materials nearby and appointed Gao Mingheng to replace Li Xianfeng.

When Li Xianfeng was there, many of the armies in Henan did not listen to control, Gao Mingheng took the opportunity to take the position, and there were even more disobedient people, and there were very few officers and soldiers who were willing to obey the military orders of Futai. Gao Mingheng felt weak, and asked the court to add troops to help suppress it. After deliberation in the imperial court, the imperial decree Yang Wenyue, the governor of Baoding, led his generals Hu Dawei and Zhang Dechang into Henan. When Pang Jinming arrived in Dengfeng, Yang Wenyue himself happened to have just arrived at the nearby Yanshi, and the officers and soldiers of various departments were under martial law along the road, so they were affected and detoured some mountain roads, so that they were late.

In just one month, the Fu Domain was destroyed and the Xiang Domain was in danger, and as the supervisor who coordinated the defense of the provinces, Yang Sichang could not escape the blame. But Emperor Chongzhen knew in his heart that if he wanted to punish the crime, Yang Sichang would not be able to escape the serious crime. But if the crime is really cured, Yang Sichang's position is much more difficult to deal with than Li Xianfeng, and he is bound to lose face.

Therefore, even though Lei Yanzuo, the head of the Criminal Department who has always strongly opposed Yang Sichang, fiercely criticized Yang Sichang for the capital crime of "six beheadings", Zuo Maodi also thought that Yang Sichang "spent troops and wages", "vainly defrauded", "made the feudal seal die, and the society was in danger", and the ministers Li Rixuan, the secretary of the ministry, Wang Daozhi of the Zuodu Imperial History, Ye Chuchun of the Henan Provincial Imperial History, Xu Yunzhen, the Duke of Dingguo, the official department of the Imperial Bureau, Zhang Zhengchen of the Ministry of Affairs, and Zhang Jinyan of the Military Department of the Ministry of Justice, and other ministers were impeached like a tide, "extremely saying the evil of the pivotal assistant", and demanded that Yang Sichang be held accountable. But Emperor Chongzhen was still undecided, and even summoned the six Jiuqing and Kedao ministers into the palace, and personally said, "Yang Sichang is simple to use, and the use of troops is ineffective, and I am self-judged." In addition, there are still talents to be advisable", "everyone rejects them, and they want to sell their reputations", etc., both soft and hard protect their shortcomings. When the ministers saw this, they could only keep silent.

Emperor Chongzhen defended Yang Sichang and dragged out the matter of punishing him, hoping that Yang Sichang would make meritorious achievements in the short term to stuff the mouths of the ministers, and in turn, he did not hesitate to deal with other military towns in Chuyu and other places, and it was very meaningful to let these military towns take the blame for Yang Sichang's arrows.

Zuo Liangyu was dismissed from his post on the charge of "slacking off the war and not advancing and watching the fall of Xiangyang", and he was guilty of meritorious service. "Being dismissed" seems to be a heavy punishment, but if "meritorious service" is added after it, the nature is completely different. In layman's terms, it is "killing a thief to redeem himself", which is equivalent to a suspended sentence and is only used for beating. Not only Zuo Liangyu, but also Hong Chengchou, He Renlong and other military and military officials in various places have received this kind of punishment, and they will not really hurt their muscles and bones. Although Zhao Dangshi recovered Xiangyang in time, he was still punished because of "merit is compared with merit, and the merit is greater than merit", and he was also punished, which was roughly the same as Zuo Liangyu, and they were all false crimes - Emperor Chongzhen knew that Zuo Liangyu and Zhao Dangshi were all scapegoats for Yang Sichang, and they could not bear the main responsibility, so they were ashamed and did not really pursue it.

Penalties are one thing. On the other hand, thieves in Chuyu and other places became more and more rampant, Yang Sichang was unreliable, and Emperor Chongzhen could only directly intervene in military affairs again. Under his series of arrangements, in addition to letting Yang Wenyue, the governor of Baoding, lead the army to aid Henan, Liu Yuanbin, the eunuch of the Yongwei Battalion, choked Guangshan and Gushi, Lu Jiude controlled Qianshan and Taihu Lake, Song Yihe, the governor of Huguang, intercepted Qizhou and Huangzhou, Zheng Eryang, the governor of Anlu, stationed in Luzhou, Mou Wenshou, the general soldier of Fengyang, defended Fengyang and Sizhou, and the new commander-in-chief of Huguang Qian Zhongxuan chose Wei Chengtianfu, and Zhang Maojue, the commander of Yingzhou, traveled between Yingzhou and Shouzhou. Then Yang Zhuoran presided over the work of Chudi, Cao Fu Zhu Dadian, and entered the post of governor of Langzhong, Yang Zhuoran presided over the work of Chudi, Cao Fu, Zhu Dadian, and entered Yingshan and Huoshan and so on. In fact, the Beijing Division, which was commanded by remote control, was completely unaware of the deployment of officers and troops in Chu, Henan, and Nanzhili; throughout February, officers and troops were mobilized one after another, and the ranks were chaotic and abnormal, and there were countless gaps in the remaining defense areas, and thieves and bandits roamed freely, and the situation not only did not improve, but on the contrary deteriorated greatly.

The only thing that can be regarded as good news is that the Yu generals Chen Yongfu and Gao Qian, Huang Shu, the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture, and Wang Xie, the magistrate of Xiangfu County, cooperated to repel the invasion of Kaifeng's Chuang and Cao coalition forces, so that the situation in Henan would not be further eroded. It is worth mentioning that in this battle of Kaifeng, Zhu Gongfang, the king of Zhou who sealed Kaifeng, scattered his wealth to reject thieves, which greatly boosted the morale of the officials and soldiers. Compared with the Fu Domain, which was unrelenting and even destroyed, the Zhou Fan can be called a positive example of self-help. The son of Chen Yongfu, the deputy commander-in-chief of Henan, even shot and injured Li Zicheng's left eye, who was watching under the city in person, in this battle, and made a great contribution to the retreat of the thieves. Chen Yongfu was also promoted from the deputy general of Henan to the general of Henan because of the war, and became an important general, and Chen De was also promoted from the garrison to guerrillas. Wang Shaoyu, Luo Tai, Liu Youyi, and others who rebelled against the thieves were all captured and beheaded.

All of the above are under the close observation of Zhao Dangshi. These distant or recent events have different impacts on Zhao Ying's future development, but at the cusp of Zhao Ying's intense efforts to seize the power of Xiangyang Mansion, there are three things that are particularly important: first, Fan Juan, the governor of Suizhou, was transferred to the prefect of Xiangyang Prefecture; Second, Zuo Liangyu's army showed signs of pulling out from Yunyang; In the third case, Yang Sichang fell ill.