When everyone saw it, they couldn't help but look at him in surprise, and Wang Liuhui hurriedly asked, "Wang Gui, what are you doing?" ”

Wang Gui ignored him, but looked at Liu Guoneng and said sincerely: "Big brother, Zuo Liangyu gave me five hundred taels of silver before, and promised me that I could be his personal guard in the future, and he would promote me and let me ...... Let me ......"

Speaking of which, he seems a little hard to say. But he didn't have to continue, and the others immediately understood what was going to happen next.

Suddenly, Wang Liuhui and the others were angry, and they surrounded them, and when they were about to shout angrily, they were stopped by Liu Guineng. He squatted down, and helped Wang Gui up with all his strength: "Since you can confess, then we are still brothers!" ”

Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at the other people, and explained with a serious face: "Have you heard it too, we will still be brothers in life and death in the future, understand?" ”

Wang Gui lowered his head in shame, and Wang Liuhui's anger did not subside, and he still seemed to be a little disgusted, Liu Guoneng was angry, and said to Wang Liuhui and others: "Who hasn't done anything wrong? You, or you? How many years have we been thieves before, do we all have a clear conscience? Wang Gui is now active and honest, so he is still a good brother! Did you hear that? ”

Hearing this, Wang Liuhui and others recalled their experience, the anger on their faces finally subsided, and after Liu Guoneng drank again, they finally stepped forward one by one, according to Liu Guoneng's request, stretched out a hand, folded it together, and said in unison: "Life and death brothers, never give up!" ”

Liu Guoneng patted everyone's shoulders again, and then rushed to Xiangyang with Wang Gui.

Obviously, Zuo Liangyu didn't seem to care at all about whether Liu Guoneng had different intentions on the surface, and even behaved like this in front of his son. However, in fact, he kept his hand in secret. Those who can get out at the end of the Ming Dynasty are indeed cunning enough.

Early the next morning, in Xiangyang City, Chen Qiyu had just woken up, and when he was washing, he couldn't help but ask the guards who came over with water: "Is there any news from Zuo Liangyu?" ”

"Not yet, and the people who sent it have never returned!"

Chen Qiyu's brows furrowed when he heard this, it has been several days, and Zuo Liangyu has not been able to come to his illness. Now it seems that it should be conclusive, he should have guessed something, and he will definitely not come to Xiangyang Mansion. At least until it's clear that he's safe, there's no way he'll come!

Thinking like this, Chen Qiyu couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. The emperor gave a secret decree, that is, to kill Zuo Liangyu to sacrifice the flag, indicating the attitude of the imperial court: Harm the people like Zuo Liangyu and a thief, which is never allowed by the imperial court.

However, the first fire of his new official took office was stuck and did not burn!

Since the darkness is not good, it can only be bright!

Making this decision, Chen Qiyu immediately sent an order to let the general soldiers who had arrived from all walks of life go to the Governor's Mansion to discuss the military.

The commanders of the two Yongwei battalions in Xiangyang were Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji, as well as several general soldiers and deputy generals in the surrounding areas. Of course, Liu Yue, who was ordered by the emperor, was also listening.

As soon as the military discussion began, Chen Qiyu announced the will of Emperor Chongzhen, emphasizing the military discipline of the imperial court officials and soldiers, and wanted to arrest Zuo Liangyu. As far as the current situation is concerned, he also said it, and began to deploy troops, taking advantage of Zuo Liangyu's pretending to be sick, he unexpectedly used force to take him down in one fell swoop.

As soon as they heard this, these generals below couldn't help but be a little afraid.

Actually, they are also a little unclean, but this time, the emperor didn't pay attention to them, but wanted to use Zuo Liangyu to kill chickens and monkeys! Even if Zuo Liangyu's strength was the strongest among these people, the emperor did not hesitate and made this will.

It can be seen from this that no matter how much he felt before, he felt that the imperial court would rely on himself to encircle and suppress the thieves, and he would not be a general with military power, which would be absolutely impossible in the future. Even a powerful general like Zuo Liangyu said that he would be caught, so who would dare to mess around again?

And Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji, as the chief soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion, were originally the best military discipline in the army at the end of the Ming Dynasty, so they naturally looked down on those who harmed the people. Therefore, the two of them immediately took the order loudly, and this operation was also to use the Yongwei Battalion as the main force to capture Zuo Liangyu.

Chen Qiyu was very familiar with the matter of marching and fighting, and quickly drew up a plan, and was about to order them to act, when he saw a personal guard hurriedly enter, clasped his fists and said: "My lord, there is a secret report!" ”

After finishing speaking, Chen Qiyu nodded, and immediately stepped forward and whispered a few words in Chen Qiyu's ear.

The generals below, including Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji, were all a little surprised, staring at the face of the governor, they found that Chen Qiyu's face had also changed, and it seemed that it was bad news.

As soon as the guard finished speaking, Chen Qiyu immediately stood up and hurriedly ordered: "Bring it to the back hall, and the official will ask it in person." ”

After finishing speaking, he turned around to leave, but as soon as he turned around, he seemed to remember something, so he turned back and said to Liu Yue: "Liu Baihu also come over and listen to it together!" ”

When Liu Yue heard this, he was not polite, and with curiosity, he followed Chen Qiyu to the back hall.

Seeing this, Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji glanced at each other, and did not speak, but stood like mud bodhisattvas. Although the other generals were curious, seeing the two of them like this, they had to hold back their curiosity and wait for the governor to return.

After a while, in the back hall, Chen Qiyu saw the person who was hurriedly brought in by the guards, and without waiting for him to speak, he hurriedly asked, "You are Liu Guoneng under Zuo Liangyu?" ”

Speaking of which, Liu Guoneng is not very famous among the thieves. There are so many bandit leaders, all kinds of names, and they are not necessarily very prominent, so Chen Qiyu has no impression of Liu Guoneng.

Liu Guoneng couldn't wipe the sweat on his head, and immediately hugged his fists and replied: "Back to the governor, it is the last general, and there is an urgent military situation." ”

At this time, what Chen Qiyu lacked most was his understanding of Zuo Liangyu, so when he heard that Liu Guoneng, a garrison under Zuo Liangyu, came to say that there was an urgent military situation, he immediately put down the military discussion.

Liu Guoneng didn't talk about the conditions, he didn't talk nonsense at all, and told Zuo Liangyu's speculation about sending him to the thief army, and then sending him to go again.

At the beginning, what Liu Guoneng said was still expected by Chen Qiyu.

As soon as Zuo Liangyu couldn't come to his illness, he expected that Zuo Liangyu must have guessed something, but he didn't expect that Zuo Liangyu was not idle, but made a decision immediately, prepared to rebel, and even immediately contacted those thieves. In addition, the situation on the thief's side also shocked him.

He was like this, and so was Liu Yue, who was listening on the side, and he was shocked by the news.

After Liu Guoneng explained the situation, he said earnestly: "Huang Hu and Cao Cao should be trying to drive a wedge between the governor and the emperor, and they seem to want to plot against the emperor. ”

While listening, Chen Qiyu glanced at the brocade guard beside him imperceptibly. For him, the news that the thieves wanted to separate, with the testimony of the hundred households of Jinyi Wei, it was only good for him, and there was no harm. But at the same time, he had to be surprised by the ambitions of the thieves.

Of course, he will not believe what Liu Guoneng says, but after Liu Guoneng finished speaking, he immediately asked: "Why did you rush to report to this official?" Aren't you afraid that the officer will suspect you? ”

"Back to the Governor, as long as the Governor checks the matter of Zuo Liangyu, he will know the truth or falsehood." When Liu Guoneng said this, he suddenly held his head high and said frankly, "The last general was forced to be a thief in the past, but the court was magnanimous, so he had the opportunity to repent and reform. If others think so, the last will not know, the last will only know, and the last will must cherish this last opportunity! ”

When Chen Qiyu heard this, he couldn't help but look a little more serious, staring at Liu Guoneng's eyes. In his experience, he didn't find a hint of lying. Then he turned his head to look to the side and asked, "Liu Baihu, what do you think?" ”

Although Liu Yue's official position is very small, he can represent the emperor, so it is reasonable that he is respected. He had been observing carefully from the side, and when he heard Chen Qiyu ask, he replied: "My lord, the last general believes him!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Guoneng couldn't help but be a little surprised, and stared at Liu Yue seriously, feeling a little excited in his heart.

The relationship between his background is somewhat inferior, but Jinyi Wei Baihu directly said that he believed in him, and this trust was very precious to him at this time.

When Chen Qiyu heard this, he no longer hesitated, and immediately said to Liu Guoneng: "Okay, the official already knows about Zuo Liangyu's matter. The stakes are very high, in order to prevent the grass from startling the snake, if you go back, you will treat it as if you have never come. When the official sends troops and the two armies face each other, if you attack by surprise, you will make a great contribution, and you can lead the position of guerrilla and serve the imperial court! ”

As soon as Liu Guoneng heard this, he immediately received the order, and immediately quietly left the city and rushed back to be an undercover agent.

And Chen Qiyu's side did not dare to delay any longer, while sending out the night to investigate the movements of Zuo Liangyu's side, and on the other hand, he adjusted the deployment, and in response to what Liu Guoneng said, he sent the Yongwei battalion to suppress Zuo Liangyu's rebellion.

However, what he didn't expect was that Zuo Liangyu had already started to act at the same time as he sent Liu Guoneng, and he continued to attack the surrounding cities, which caught Chen Qiyu off guard and hurriedly remedied. And sent people to strictly inform the magistrates everywhere again that now that it is wartime, they must defend the city according to the manual handed down by Chen Hongxu.

What Chen Qiyu didn't know was that there was another thing that he definitely didn't expect, that is, his conversations with others, including his own self-talk, were fed back to Emperor Chongzhen in Shaanxi for the first time, so that Emperor Chongzhen learned about the situation in Xiangyang for the first time.

At this time, the prefectures and counties near Shangluo Mountain, the first is the army pressing the border, and the second is the things about Emperor Chongzhen, which also spread here, so that those poor people have no sense of fear of the official army. Therefore, as soon as Emperor Chongzhen arrived, this side was pacified.

The appointment of new magistrates and the restoration of local order are all arranged by Zheng Chongjian, and Emperor Chongzhen does not need to worry about it. He's just thinking about the latest news and seeing how he can take advantage of it.

Others don't know, but Liu Guoneng this, he happens to know, this person finally died for the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, under this premise, after thinking about it for a long time, he made a decision and immediately sent eight hundred miles to Xiangyang to convey his will.

These thieves are not good at stubble, and they actually came up with the idea of using conspiracy to get rid of Chen Qiyu. If the original history is deduced, they may not succeed, especially Zuo Liangyu, who is familiar with things in the officialdom, and also joined the team of thieves. And that Li Zicheng's department, after wandering for so many years, also knew the importance of the people's will, and put forward the slogan of "free grain in the field".

If you can't completely exterminate them this time, I don't know how much energy it will take to continue to encircle and suppress them. If you continue to suffer from such internal friction, it is definitely not what you want to see. After this year, the best thing is to stabilize the country and be able to concentrate on dealing with the Manchus in Liaodong, which is the right thing!

When Emperor Chongzhen thought so, he felt that his will was right, and it was best to kill them all this time, and finish it all in one battle!

But there is one thing he is still dissatisfied with. It's just that the speed of grain delivery in Jiangnan is not fast enough, at least he didn't hear the news of grain being transported from Chen Qiyu's eavesdropping seeds. It seems that the money and food used for military affairs in the early stage mainly depends on the mansions of the feudal princes in various places. It's also a loss that there was already a precaution and something to do.

As for those thieves who wanted to pick up the soft pinch of persimmons, they thought that he would definitely not be able to lead the troops to fight, so they wanted to come and fight him. In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen didn't think about it at all, nor was he angry. Because as the army approaches the thieves, I believe the thieves will know that their ideas are actually wrong!

Thinking like this, Emperor Chongzhen led the elite army and left southern Shaanxi without hurry and headed for Tongguan.

And on the northern side of Hubei, Zhang Xianzhong and others are almost good news after good news. First of all, Zuo Liangyu really rebelled against the imperial court and threw the original station to them, and he himself captured two county towns one after another before the imperial court reacted.

In the county seat that was defeated, Zuo Liangyu did not seal the knife, and as soon as this kind of thing was done, it was enough to prove Zuo Liangyu's determination to rebel. As a result, Zhang Xianzhong and others recognized Zuo Liangyu and began to discuss the matter of the union.

For this matter, they even have an expectation, that is, Chen Qiyu has just taken office, and he has forced a general soldier who can fight, and lost two county seats, it is estimated that he will definitely be impeached, and it is best to go back and forth from there!

Zhang Xianzhong and the others were still happy that the situation was very good, when suddenly, someone came to report that Li Zicheng's department, nearly 60,000 horses, also came to their side, saying that they also wanted to unite with them to fight against the encirclement and suppression of the imperial court.

If these aspects are combined, the number of troops will increase dramatically! Suddenly, all the thieves became very optimistic, and they felt that they were back to their most glorious time.