Chapter 769: Brothers on the Wall (1) (2nd Update)
In Du Jiansi's opinion, it is already a good result for the imperial court to let Qian Biao serve as the political envoy of Hubei Province, you must know that Hubei Province has more than a dozen states under its jurisdiction, which is not a little stronger than the town navy.
But Qian Biao was still reluctant to town the four states of the navy.
The key is that if Qian Biao resists the order, he will drag the officials and generals of the entire Zhenhai Prefecture into the water.
The imperial court did not say that it would clean up the officials of the four prefectures of Zhenhai, but as soon as Qian Biao resisted the decree, as the officials and generals of the four prefectures of Zhenhai, they would become rebels. At that time, not only will your own life be at risk, but it will also affect the entire clan.
In the case of not reaching a dead end, they are naturally unwilling to resist with Qian Biao, and no one is willing to bear such a result.
Du Jianhui knew that his eldest brother's words were sophistry, but he didn't want to resist with this Qian Biao, "Brother, what should our Du clan do?" ”
"Wait and see, until the overall situation is decided, my Du clan can't be the first bird. However, you can also keep in touch with Jinyiwei, explain the situation, and let Jinyiwei push a bird out to force the festival commander to obey the order, and we will support it later. Du Jian thought for a while and said.
Du Jianhui hesitated, "Brother, will Jinyiwei do this?" ”
"Yes, they also want to take down the Zhenhai Navy through peaceful means, after all, as soon as the war starts, the four prefectures of Zhenhai will fall into the flames of war, and the gains outweigh the losses." Du Jiansi affirmed.
What the Du brothers didn't know was that when they discussed privately, Chen Xun, the assassin of Muzhou, who had an in-law relationship with Du Jianhui, was indeed fighting hotly with the Zhendong Army.
You must know that Chen Xun is a Muzhou assassin, not an ordinary person.
If Chen Xun came out to oppose Qian Biao, the movement and influence would not be small.
As time passed, Qian Biao did not choose to follow the order, and the imperial court was also actively mobilizing soldiers and horses.
In addition to the Yangtze River Naval Division and the Mingzhou Naval Division, Jiangnan Province and Jiangxi Province each transferred 20,000 soldiers and horses, and the Zhendong Army transferred 25,000 soldiers and horses.
Such a dense army movement couldn't hide from Qian Biao, but Gu Quanwu didn't come back, and he didn't know how to choose.
During this period, he also stepped up the arrangement of Hangzhou's city defense.
If the imperial army is attacking in a big way, Hangzhou will definitely be the focus of the attack, so he has to do a good job of holding on.
Just when Qian Biao was a little impatient to wait, Gu Quanwu, who went to Yangzhou on his behalf to negotiate an alliance with Yang Xingmi, finally returned.
This alliance is different from the past, this time it is a direct war with the imperial court, and it is not allowed to be sloppy.
Seeing Gu Quanwu with joy on his face, Qian Biao knew that it was done.
"General Gu, what did Yang Xingmi say?"
Before Gu Quanwu could rest for a while and drink saliva, Qian Biao couldn't wait to ask.
"Marshal, Yang Xingmi promised to send troops to help, but there are conditions." Gu Quanwu eased up for a moment and said with a solemn expression.
"On what terms?" Qian Biao is not surprised by the conditions, it would be strange if there were no conditions.
"The first one is that in the future, we must respect Yang Xingmi and obey Yang Xingmi's transfer." After speaking, Gu Quanwu looked at the other party and found that the other party's face was a little serious, but it was not that angry expression, so he continued, "The second condition is that one million pieces of property must be given as the cost of the Huainan army. ”
"Promise!" Qian Biao gritted his teeth.
One million guan, for him, is not unacceptable, in terms of wealth, even if he only has four states, he is richer than Huainan.
"The last condition is that Yang Xingmi hopes to marry the marshal. It is to choose a son from the command of the marshal to marry Yang Xingmi's daughter, and the heir of this son must be the next envoy of the town navy. ”
As soon as Gu Quanwu finished speaking, Qian Di's face changed.
Yang Xingmi's move is also to rob him of his inheritance, and sure enough, there is no pie in the sky, and Yang Xingmi is not a good person.
"Jieshuai, Yang Xingmi is not a good thing, and I can't agree to his conditions." Ma Sui immediately stood up against it.
"Think twice!"
Although Cheng Ji did not object, the expression on his face also proved that he was also a little dissatisfied with Yang Xingmi's conditions, but he did not oppose it openly.
"General Gu, what do you think?" Although Qian Biao was annoyed that Yang Xingmi's lion opened his mouth, he also knew that the other party who could help him at this time was the only one who could help him.
Gu Quanwu sighed and said, "If the marshal doesn't want to accept the will of the imperial court, he can only agree to Yang Xingmi's conditions." At this time, except for him, no one can help the festival commander.
As for these conditions, it seems that the last general is trivial. After all, Jieshuai is still in the prime of life, and we are willing to follow Jieshuai to fight in the east and west, and we may not be able to get rid of Yang Xingmi's control in the future. ”
Qian Biao nodded, looking a little unwilling, "That's the only way, tell Yang Xingmi, just say that Ben Shuai agreed to his conditions, and I hope he won't be untrustworthy." ”
"Are you ready?" Cheng Ji looked at Qian Biao with a serious expression, "If this decision is made, there will be no way back for the commander." ”
"Don't worry, since Ben Shuai dares to agree to Yang Xingmi's conditions, he is ready for this. As long as we hold Hangzhou, we will be able to repel the hopes of the imperial army.
Ben Shuai resisted the order, not because he wanted to make trouble, but the court forced him step by step, and he could only take risks if he didn't give him a way to live. Would you like to advance and retreat with me? ”
After Qian Biao finished speaking, he glanced at these capable subordinates in front of him, and although his tone was inquiring, he could not refuse.
"The last general is willing to follow the marshal!"
Only then will a fool stand up and oppose it, and opposing it at this time is no different from looking for death.
"Jie Shuai, something is wrong!"
Just as a group of people were showing their loyalty, there was a sudden rush of shouts outside.
Hearing this voice, everyone had some worries in their hearts, it is definitely not a good thing to have such a stubble at this time, it depends on how bad it is.
After a while, I saw Pi Guangye running in with a panicked expression.
"Officer Pi Tui, what are you doing here? What is it that makes you fuss? Qian Biao's expression sank, and he was a little dissatisfied.
"Jie Shuai, it's reversed, someone is reversed!"
"Who is the opposite?"
"Section... The younger brother of the section marshal, Hangzhou Thorn Shi Qian Fat, as well as a number of generals of the Tooth Army and the eight generals were all reversed, as well as Luo Yin and others.
They are leading their army towards the Marshal's Mansion! Pi Guangye shouted anxiously.
"What?"
Hearing the news, the faces of the crowd changed greatly. Don't talk about Qian Biao, the same is true for Gu Quanwu and the others, they didn't expect that the first person to rebel at this time was not someone else, but Qian Biao's own brother.
Didn't this slap in the face say, 'Brothers work together, and their profits will be cut off'??
Why has it become a big drama of brothers looking at the wall now?
Everyone looked at Qian Biao together, and the other party's face was so blue that he could drip water.