After arranging these things, Emperor Chongzhen led three battalions and more than 5,000 rebel thieves to the east two days later.

At this time, it was the first day of October in the twelfth year of Chongzhen.

Knowing that the army was going to be pulled out and the royal car was going to return to Beijing, all the people in the Nanyang Prefecture area spontaneously came to see them off. Among them, there are even many people who have received the silver ticket of the Daming Royal Bank.

When Emperor Chongzhen wore armor and appeared in front of everyone again surrounded by many generals, all the people knelt on the ground together and expressed their greatest respect to their emperor: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

They couldn't speak, and when facing the emperor, they were even more afraid to speak. However, their hearts are filled with infinite gratitude.

The emperor's words, they passed on in private, and they will never forget them until they die: If you are an official and don't make decisions for the people, you might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes!

When the emperor heard that the Nanyang Dilong had turned over, he didn't care about himself, galloped in the rain, and was all drenched. Later, he personally rescued the victims and mobilized the army to help them with all their might.

This kind of emperor who really puts the people in his heart, how many emperors can there be since ancient times?

Yao Shunyu soup, how wise he is, they don't know how wise the emperor is now, but they have experienced it firsthand.

Just imagine, for such an emperor, how could they not be grateful, just because they couldn't speak, they could only shout the words "Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live".

In their hearts, they sincerely hope that such a good emperor can live a long life!

Emperor Chongzhen looked at everything in front of him, looked at the countless crowds on both sides of the road, and felt their strong love, and immediately felt that if he relied on the cognition of later generations to change the Ming Dynasty and the Zhongxing Ming Dynasty, then at this moment, he felt that he had changed the Ming Dynasty for the sake of these simple people, which was the most real!

Emperor Chongzhen did not speak, at this moment, it is superfluous to speak, do it seriously, let the lives of these people get better and better, in this way, it is the greatest achievement of this life!

The officers and men of the three major battalions who drove with them also felt the sincerity of hundreds of people, and as long as people's hearts were flesh and blood, they were naturally proud of the feelings they showed to the people. Their thoughts at this time are to be honored!

And the original thieves, who had never experienced such a strong love for the people, watched all this silently. When I think of the comparison between them when they were thieves in the past, I am deeply moved. Even Li Guo and others have seen the popular scene when Li Zicheng proposed "Juntian free grain", but compared to the present, it can only be said that it is a small thing, and it is not an order of magnitude at all.

At this moment, Li Guo and others believe that with such a good emperor, the people of the Ming Dynasty will have a day when they can truly live and work in peace and contentment!

The grand occasion of this day is forever recorded in the local chronicles of Nanyang and remains in the oral tradition of the local people.

After leaving the Nanyang boundary, Zheng Chongjian, the governor of the three sides, wanted to lead the army back to Shaanxi, and he took his generals to bid farewell to the emperor.

Feeling the emotions on this road, whether it is Zheng Chongjian, or his generals, or Wu Sangui and others who were temporarily transferred to Qindi, they all respect Emperor Chongzhen from the bottom of their hearts.

A good emperor, a beloved emperor, no matter who it is, will respect him from the heart!

At the time of parting, Emperor Chongzhen specially paid attention to Wu Sangui, and he suddenly had a feeling that if he let Wu Sangui go back to Shanhaiguan now, he would also stand on the side of the imperial court.

Of course, this idea is only fleeting, and it has already been arranged, and there is absolutely no reason to change it.

When Emperor Chongzhen returned to Beijing, at the easternmost tip of the mainland, Shandong Dengzhou Mansion and Lu Xiangsheng's Governor's Mansion were located here. At this time, he was worried.

The emperor personally ordered Zheng Zhilong to be transferred, and three hundred warships of all sizes were enough to deal with the ships that Kong Youde and other rebel generals brought to Jianyu at the beginning. But now, he still has a problem.

The warship was there, and even the military rations were prepared for him because of Zheng Zhilong's acquaintance. But the key question is, what about Bing? Where do the soldiers come from?

The guards and other former subordinates he brought from the capital division were only about a hundred people. In Denglai and other places, the Liaodong soldiers who had fled back before were summoned, as well as the troops of the guards in various places, and they were picked and selected, and only more than 1,000 were selected. This amount of troops alone is far from enough.

Of course, Lu Xiangsheng is also training the new army, but if you want to train the new army, it will not be able to become an army in a while. And the emperor's expectation is that he will rebuild Dongjiang Town and send troops to contain Jianyu. In this case, the strength of Dongjiang Town must be large enough, at least to be able to threaten Jianyu. And, it must be as soon as possible.

Calculating the time, Jianyu only came out of the customs in the first half of the year, and at least the 200,000 or so animals that were plundered had to be digested for a year and a half. In other words, the next entry is likely to be at the end of next year, or the year after.

Although it looks like there is still a year to go, but in the next time, winter is coming, and the coast will be frozen at that time, and there will be no sea at all, and it is not good to rebuild Dongjiang Town. At least until the weather warms up next year and the ice along the coast melts. By that time, the new army will certainly not have formed combat effectiveness, at least until the end of next year. But in the early stage of rebuilding Dongjiang Town, if only a thousand troops were relied upon, Lu Xiangsheng felt that it was very likely that he would not be able to put pressure on Jianjiao.

In the previous battles of Tianjin, the animal power of the entire Beijing division was used. It can be seen that it is impossible to set off the war horse in the short term. That is to say, the army under his command is basically dominated by infantry troops. Even if you go to collect it yourself, if you really want to use it to fight on the battlefield, it must be a real war horse. It is estimated that 500 usable war horses can be collected, which is about the same.

On land, cavalry is king, and Lu Xiangsheng is very clear about this. Even he himself once asked for the formation of elite cavalry, which shows the importance he attaches to cavalry. If it is a thousand cavalry troops, Lu Xiangsheng feels that if it is used reasonably, it may be able to cause some pressure on Jianyu. But......

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but say to himself: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you said that you were going to seize the war horse of Hetao, and Weichen really hoped for a miracle, and he was really taken away by you." In this way, Weichen personally took a thousand cavalry troops to Liaodong to preach the prestige of the Ming army! ”

But in fact, Lu Xiangsheng didn't think that Emperor Chongzhen could have this ability. Therefore, there is only a sigh, this wish is beautiful, and the truth is impossible.

If you want to be careful, it's a problem. He simply didn't want to think about it, and Armor prepared to go to the barracks to supervise the training of the new army.

At this moment, suddenly the little school at the door hurriedly entered and announced to Lu Xiangsheng: "My lord, there is a holy decree!" ”

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he was slightly stunned, thinking in his heart, this is only October, could it be that the emperor can't wait and come over to ask about the reconstruction of Dongjiang Town, right? But......

He didn't dare to think about it, so he hurriedly gave an order, opened the middle door, and gathered to put incense on the case.

After this military order was passed out, several generals and Zheng Zhilong, the chief officer of the naval division, soon arrived, and received the order with Lu Xiangsheng.

For Zheng Zhilong, after coming to Denglai, there are still a lot of feelings.

First of all, he has a new understanding of the ability of Ming officials.

In the past, the senior official at the level of the Ming feudal official he had come into contact with was the governor of Fujian, and the one he had dealt with the longest was Xiong Wencan. To tell the truth, he actually despised it in his heart.

In his opinion, the skills of these officials in this life have basically been used in the imperial examination. The ability to really do things, the ability to command the troops, is more or less just a little bit. And just a little bit of it can be ignored for him, a person who has struggled for most of his life.

However, since he met Lu Xiangsheng, he quickly changed his opinion.

This Lu Xiangsheng, who loves soldiers like a son, governs the army rigorously, and the most important thing is that he can be civil and martial, and he is not the kind of Jinshi master who died of studying, and Zheng Zhilong still admires his methods. Under Lu Xiangsheng's hands, Zheng Zhilong did not dare to have other thoughts.

After staying here for a long time, he felt that he had underestimated the government before.

However, it was also because of Lu Xiangsheng that Zheng Zhilong felt that he seemed to be a little frightened by the emperor.

The fact that the north was able to achieve a great victory and defeat the Jianyu who entered the customs this time must be because of the ability of Governor Lu; In addition, it is said that there are two governors, Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou, who are also as capable as Governor Lu. In this way, it is not surprising that the imperial court can win the battle.

The emperor is now driving out to fight the thieves, and he doesn't know what happened? Don't leave these three governors and lose the battle, or if you can't exterminate the thieves at all, it will be a big shame. If you want to be the emperor yourself, you must definitely take one of the three of them with Governor Lu and go out with the car, only in this way can you have a higher chance of winning.

Of course, Zheng Zhilong has been here for a while and has also learned about Lu Xiangsheng's difficulties. He felt that under normal circumstances, the emperor would not transfer Governor Lu, otherwise, things would only get worse here.

Thinking like this, Zheng Zhilong suddenly thought of a possibility, could this holy decree be that the emperor couldn't deal with those thieves, and finally wanted to transfer Governor Lu, who was both civil and military, over?

I heard that those thieves, but those who call Governor Lu "King Lu Yan" are afraid!

He thought so, but on the surface, he didn't show it, so he stood behind Lu Xiangsheng and began to take orders.

When this will was read out, these people, including Lu Xiangsheng and Zheng Zhilong, were immediately stupid!

Lu Xiangsheng never expected that the emperor would tell him in the holy decree that the matter of war horses had been solved for him, and he could provide him with 5,000 selected war horses. In addition, the thieves have been exterminated, and among them, the repentant thieves for many years volunteered to go to Liaodong to kill Jianyu, so the emperor allocated these 5,000 people to Lu Xiangsheng's side.

The emperor is not here to urge the reconstruction of Dongjiang Town, but to give actual assistance to his side, no horses, give horses; No soldiers, give soldiers; It's completely a charcoal in the snow, and it rains in time!

At this moment, Lu Xiangsheng once again felt that when he was in charge of King Qin's army before, when he lacked silver to boost morale, the emperor would send silver; When he lacks mules and horses to transfer his troops, the emperor will send mules and horses;

This...... It's really not too comfortable to do things under the emperor!

It is estimated that Lu Xiangsheng didn't watch "Water Margin" much, and he didn't dare to think about it rebelliously, otherwise, Song Jiang's nickname would probably be given to Emperor Chongzhen.

When Lu Xiangsheng came back to his senses, he still didn't believe it, and after receiving the holy decree, he asked the angel of the decree: "After the emperor left Beijing, he first went to Hetao to seize the war horse, and then went to encircle and annihilate the thieves, just in just a few months, the emperor has completed so many great things?" ”

The angel heard the incredulity in his words, and if he dared to doubt the emperor under normal circumstances, he would definitely be responsible. However, now that the emperor has done these things, it is indeed unbelievable, and more importantly, these are all good things, and they are a good opportunity to promote the emperor's wisdom and martial arts, even if it is an angel who transmits the decree, there is also a feeling of honor, so not only did he not get angry, but he smiled and replied to Lu Xiangsheng with a look of admiration: "Of course, after the emperor left Beijing, he personally led the cavalry, set a plan, and annihilated the Hetao Tumut Department in one fell swoop, and captured nearly 20,000 good war horses......

As the commander of the army, he naturally knew how difficult it would be to annihilate the Mongol tribes on the steppe, so he tried to confirm again: "Is it annihilation, not defeat?" ”

If they were routed quickly, the Mongol Tartars could flee and capture their horses. Because in his mind, the defeat was still within his comprehension.

However, the angel shook his head and replied affirmatively: "Of course, it is annihilation, the main force of the Tumut Department was ambushed by the emperor in the old Anbian camp in Shaanxi, and the whole army was annihilated, and then Governor Hong got His Majesty's will and lightly took the old and weak who remained in the Hetao. So, what is it if it is not annihilation? ”

Seeing the famous Lu Xiangsheng, he showed a look of surprise, to be honest, the angel was still very happy in his heart, so he told the story again; Of course, there is always a little more vinegar to add to it;

After he finished talking about Shaanxi, he said that the emperor laid out Nanyang, cleverly set up a fake emperor, attracted thieves to gather, and then annihilated them in one fell swoop, without any effort at all. Anyway, as soon as the emperor arrived, the enemy was wiped out.

As the angel spoke, he described a wise and martial emperor, as if the emperor was holding a feather fan in his hand, and with a wave of his hand, the strong enemy would be wiped out.

His remarks stunned Zheng Zhilong.

Originally, he still thought that the emperor mainly relied on the three major governors; However, I didn't expect the emperor to drive the expedition in person, and he didn't need these three governors, not because of any face problem, but because the emperor himself had this ability, and it was far beyond the ability of the three governors.

Otherwise, look at Governor Lu, if it is easy to hear the emperor's achievement, you will not be so surprised!