Gao Jie couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Li Chengdong is right, at this time, cutting this with a knife will not solve the problem, but will make the problem more complicated.

To a certain extent, the lack of evidence shows that Gao Jie is empty-hearted, and he is deliberately covering up something.

If he doesn't have a ghost in his heart, why should he rush to "kill people and kill his mouth"?

Gao Jie knew that he must not do such a stupid thing to give people authority, and those hypocrites who claimed to be the pillars of the imperial court wanted Gao Jie to make a mistake, and then attacked him en masse.

Despicable, shameless, inferior.

But that's what the reader is.

After carefully analyzing the pros and cons, Gao Jie finally decided to adopt Li Chengdong's suggestion, tie up the messenger, and send him to Nanjing.

In this way, it is equivalent to Gao Jie handing over the power of how to deal with the envoys to the court and to the Son of Heaven. If he wasn't honest and unselfish, how could he do that?

Gao Jie is equivalent to taking out his heart and showing it to the Son of Heaven.

I only hope that the Son of Heaven can understand his painstaking efforts and not fall for the divisive plan of the East Captive!

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The Xuanwu Battalion and the Yongwu Battalion arrived in Dengzhou one after another to garrison, and the Tianqi Battalion arrived in Laizhou.

Denglai Town, which was originally empty of troops, became stronger, and Governor Zhang Kentang's waist suddenly hardened.

According to his requirements, both infantry, cavalry, and sailors had to undergo three days of drills.

The Xuanwu Battalion, the Yongwu Battalion and other Shence armies have completed very well, and the newly trained Sailor Battalion is much worse.

However, Zhang Kentang demanded that they must grit their teeth and insist, with the example of the Divine Army, they can't help but cheat.

Liu Sanshui is in a very good mood.

It was the first time he had seen the sea with his own eyes.

The sea was bigger than he had imagined, and the feeling of swallowing everything was truly intoxicating.

In his spare time, Liu Sanshui would always come to the beach with Pao Ze to tread water, and let the waves lap on his feet.

Liu Sanshui also saw the sea boats in Dengzhou Water City, and imagined the scene of sailing out to sea on a sea boat.

It's a pity that he belongs to the infantry battalion, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to get such an opportunity.

What's on the other side of the sea?

I heard that you can go directly to Liaodong by boat from Denglai, and Dongjiang Town got food supplies from Denglai.

Liu Sanshui only hoped that he could see the moment when the Daming Sailor crossed the sea and went to Liaodong to level the Dongyu.

But for now, it's important to get your training done.

The intensity of the three-day exercise is not too great for the soldiers of the Xuanwu Battalion, and Liu Sanshui has no problem adapting to it.

However, Liu Sanshui will always practice by himself after training, so the consumption is not small.

Compared with Nanjing, Denglai's meat production is not abundant, but it is better than the abundance of seafood.

Liu Sanshui, like all the robes, can eat fresh fish and shrimp at every meal, which is an extremely happy thing for them.

The only thing that Liu Sanshui will never forget is the literary team.

For this reason, he did not hesitate to take the initiative to suggest to the officials and requested that a special art team be set up in Dengzhou to rehearse plays for performance.

This suggestion was reported layer by layer, and finally reached Governor Zhang Kentang.

Zhang Kentang had never heard of the art team before, but after some explanation by the staff, he suddenly realized.

After some inquiry, Zhang Kentang learned that the art team is now very famous in Jinan Mansion, not only the soldiers in the barracks, but even ordinary people like to watch their performances.

Zhang Kentang also heard from his staff that there are similar performances in Nanjing now, mainly in restaurants and teahouses.

As the governor of a town, Zhang Kentang's government affairs and military affairs naturally need to be considered most urgently. But it's not impossible to form a literary team.

If the performance of the art team can relieve the stress of the soldiers, then it is also a good thing.

To this end, Zhang Kentang solicited the opinions of officials large and small throughout Dengzhou, and the final result was that the majority of people supported the formation of a literary and art team.

Especially Yuan Weitai, the prefect of Dengzhou, is very respectful of the literary team.

This directly affected Zhang Kentang's judgment, which made him finally decide to form a literary team in Dengzhou City.

Zhang Kentang also handed over this work to Yuan Weitai as a matter of course. First, he wanted to take this opportunity to examine Yuan Weitai's ability, and secondly, Yuan Weitai was the most active in this matter.

Zhang Kentang is new to the city, and he needs to rely on a veteran like Yuan Weitai to a certain extent in order to better manage the overall situation.

And if you do everything yourself, it will cause disgust among your subordinates, and your knowledge is still very deep.

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Huguang, Wuchang.

In the General Army's Mansion, Zuo Liangyu frowned.

Recently, he received news that Li Zicheng had led the main army to withdraw from Guanzhong and came all the way to Huguang through Henan.

Although the Shun army has not yet stepped into the territory of Huguang, it is only a matter of time before this posture is seen.

Zuo Liangyu had to plan ahead.

Judging from the direction of the marching of the army, they were most likely to enter Huguang Xunyang Mansion first.

Now Xunyang Mansion is also in the hands of Bai Wangbu, and it is connected with Xiangyang, Jingzhou, Chengtian, and De'an.

Li Zicheng's appetite will definitely not be limited to this, if he leads his troops down the river, Wuchang will face great pressure.

Although Zuo Liangyu claimed to have an army of 800,000, it was actually 200,000 or 300,000 people.

Among these 230,000 people, more than 100,000 can really fight tough battles.

In addition to the four battalions of the Chinese army personally controlled by Zuo Liangyu, there are the 'Qin soldiers' commanded by Jin Shenghuan, Ma Jinzhong and others.

Deep down, Zuo Liangyu extremely did not want to have a conflict with Li Zicheng.

Although Li Zicheng was repeatedly defeated against the Qing army, his strength was still above Zuo Liangyu's department.

The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, Zuo Liangyu knows this very well.

To hold Wuchang, it is necessary to hold Hanyang, and Zuo Liangyu must mobilize heavy troops to garrison Hanyang in advance.

But is it really worth it?

For Zuo Liangyu, the reason why he was able to seal the marquis was because he had hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands.

If these hundreds of thousands of troops are lost, the court can kick him away at will, and replace another person as the chief soldier.

And if Zuo Liangyu leads the army to evacuate, there are many directions to choose from. You can enter Huangzhou Mansion to the east, or you can go south to Ruizhou, Jiangxi.

Of course, there is another option, which is to go down the Yangtze River to Nanjing.

Nanjing is a place rich in gold dust, and if you can lead a large army to eat near Nanjing, it will definitely be very enjoyable.

The only problem is that Nanjing is the imperial capital today, and the Zisheng Driver is here today.

If Zuo Liangyu really planned to lead the army to Nanjing, he had to come up with a suitable reason.

Qingjun's side seems to be a good reason, but who should be clear?

This kind of thing naturally cannot be discussed with outsiders, Zuo Liangyu has not even said it to He Tengjiao except for mentioning it to his son Zuo Mengeng.

As a last resort, Zuo Liangyu did not want to give up the foundation of Huguang. After all, Huguang is the granary of the world, and if you control the army here, you can raise fat and maintain a strong strength.

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