"If the grain and grass are not enough, we will recruit troops and buy horses, and then go to Jinan to have a look!" Shen Jin's words were very domineering.

The officials were amazed when they heard this, and they secretly muttered in their hearts, they still want to establish political power, can they fight for hegemony in the world?

"Let's restore order in Yidu City first, the surrounding areas, and then gradually calm down after the city defense is consolidated, and you have to play your role. Ugly words are in front, leave you behind, if you can't play your due role, or make trouble, our Shandong Righteous Army will definitely not be polite! Shen Jin said in a serious voice.

"Don't dare, please rest assured, the leader and all the heroes, we will do a good job, restore peace as soon as possible, and let the people live a stable life."

"Yes, yes, we must do a good job, never cheat, blame each other, and the leader will put a hundred hearts!"

One of the officials spoke on behalf of the others, and everyone agreed.

"Okay, I can trust you once, if it turns out that you are not worthy of the trust of the rebels, the people will deal with you!" Shen Jin warned twice.

"Don't dare, we will definitely be cautious and live up to the trust of the leader and all the heroes!"

A group of officials were very excited and hurriedly expressed their hearts.

Now that they have not only returned from the ghost gate, but can also regain their original power, it is naturally difficult for them to calm down.

"From today on, our Shandong Righteous Army will take over the power of Shandong, I will be the envoy of Shandong Jiedu, the second brother will be in charge of the left government, and the third brother will be in charge of the right government, so I can recruit troops and buy horses by myself to strengthen our power! However, there is one thing to keep in mind that all the people and the rebels are our brothers and sisters, and they must not be forced to join the rebels, let alone rob the grain of the common people and squires. ”

After speaking, Shen Jin turned his head to look at the officials, and said: "You still perform your own duties, and belong to the jurisdiction of the Jiedu Envoy Yamen and the Left and Right Governments, but you are directly responsible for the Jiedu Envoy Yamen, and the orders issued to you by the left and right governments must be reported to the Jiedu Envoy Yamen as soon as possible, and you must not make decisions without authorization!" ”

"Yes, do as your lord commands!"

The officials were commanded to say yes.

"I forgot to introduce, my surname is Shen, a single name is a compound character, the surname of the left government is Yao Mingzhong, and the surname of the right government is Luo Mingyuan." Shen Jin then introduced the names and surnames of the three people.

"Lord Shen! Lord Yao! Lord Luo! ”

All the officials saluted Shen Jin and the three of them one by one.

"Second brother, third brother, the left and right mansions are formed by yourself, the defense of Yidu City is temporarily in charge of the right government, and the left government is stationed in other cities that need to be garrisoned. Under normal circumstances, the Yamen will not meddle in military affairs, and the recruitment, training, and management of the righteous army will be responsible for the left and right governments, and if they need to use troops externally, they can also decide on their own, but they need to report to the Yamen in advance to make the Jiedu Envoy, and if the number of troops used abroad exceeds 2,000 people, the Yamen will discuss and decide with the left and right governments. Do you have any objections? Shen Jin quickly divided his authority and defined his authority.

Luo Cong and Yao Chang were a little surprised, the arrangements of the Yamen, the Left Mansion, and the Right Mansion were arranged by the Jiedu, and Lord Shen did not reveal even a little bit of information to them in advance, and he had always thought that they were staying in the Left-behind Mansion together, and the matter of the Shandong Righteous Army was also to be discussed and decided by the three of them, but they didn't want to end up being separated, and each of them was in charge of a yamen.

In front of a group of officials, the two of them could not question it in person, so they could only raise their hands and say yes and accept the appointment.

"Okay, since the second brother and the third brother have no objections, then you can quickly form the two governments, take over the city defense and military camp of Yidu, and deal with the prisoner problem."

"Well, let's get busy then."

Luo Cong and Yao Chang got up and raised their hands to say goodbye.

By the time I walked out of the gate of the Left-behind Mansion, the sun had already risen very high.

Luo Cong and Yao Chang seemed to have a tacit understanding, and as soon as they came out of the gate, they stopped in unison.

"Third brother has something to say?" Yao Chang turned his head and asked.

"Does the second brother also have something to say?" Luo Cong asked.

"Okay, I'll tell you. What do you think about Big Brother suddenly making this arrangement? Yao Chang didn't say, but couldn't help but ask.

"I'm not sure if it's his own idea or if someone instructed it. Supposedly, this kind of thing should be discussed with us in advance, and it just suddenly came out, but I was a little caught off guard and had to have some ideas. Luo Cong had some dissatisfaction in his heart.

"And what do you think?" Yao Chang was very serious.

"After all, they are civil officials, they have been in Lin'an for too long, and they have some habits, if they don't suppress the generals, they will feel uncomfortable. Maybe he got the guidance of some people in Lin'an, otherwise he wouldn't have come to such a hand for no reason. Luo Cong was blunt.

"It's a little weird indeed. We are going north together, and it stands to reason that Ren Jie Du envoy, or the two governments are under control, should have discussed with us in advance, at least we should ventilate, so rash and unreasonable. It's been less than an hour since he took Yidu Mansion, and he came out like this, which doesn't look like his temperament. Yao Chang agreed.

"Do you think he's listening to someone else's instructions or orders? Who could that be? ”

"Could it be Lord Yang?" After thinking about it for a while, Yao Chang suddenly said.

"No, Lord Yang is now in the north and has won so many battles, he must know how much impact civilian interference in military affairs has on the war. I don't think Lord Yang would give him such an order or instruction, besides, Lord Yang was also born as a martial artist, and we have been with him for more than ten years, so he still doesn't know us? You want him to contain us? Luo Cong expressed skepticism and didn't quite believe that Shen Jinlai's act was instructed by Yang Congyi.

"If it's not Lord Yang, then it can only be the meaning of some people in Lin'an, maybe he has been instructed, otherwise he wouldn't have directly appointed himself as a festival envoy, he is an official, and if he is not authorized, he shouldn't dare to come nonsense." Yao Chang was also a little confused, but immediately there was a new target for suspicion.

"Do you think it means Lu You? He stayed in Lin'an longer than anyone else, but this time he did not go north, but let him continue to organize Huiyi, and the chance of going north to get meritorious service is greater than that of Huiyi, once the Central Plains is restored, he will definitely go down in history. He was born into a famous family, and now his family is in decline, and if he wants to regain his former glory, participating in the great cause of restoration in the north is the fastest way, and the restoration of the Central Plains itself is far more attractive than returning to Yi. ”

"It's entirely possible. Lu You has been in Lin'an for a long time, and he must have made friends with many important ministers of the DPRK and learned a lot from them, and he must have learned the way the Chinese officials of the DPRK dealt with military generals, perhaps the separation of the Jiedu Yamen and the left and right provinces was to facilitate him to intervene in the military affairs of the north through the Jiedu Yamen at the right time. Luo Cong agreed.

"However, the matter has come to this point, it is useless for us to think about it, can we still oppose it? If we can't work together to take Shandong and Jinan, and help the adults to take Jeju, I'm afraid no one will be able to get the credit for this restoration. In my opinion, as long as they are not too excessive, they can coordinate and tolerate one or two. Yao Chang thought about it, quite helpless.

"That's all there is to it." Luo Cong sighed.

"As long as we don't have major differences, the whole army is still in our hands, and even if they want to hold back, they may not be able to hold it back. If something happens, we two brothers must work together and not be divided into others! Yao Chang said earnestly.

"Understand, don't worry!" Luo Cong smiled slightly.

"Okay, you are the commander of the right prefecture, and the defense of Yidu City will be handed over to you, I will take over the barracks and see how many people are available, and half of them will be one and a half when the time comes, how about it?"

"Okay, then I'll bother the second brother."

Yao Chang and Luo Cong quickly separated, one to take over the barracks and the other to take over the city defense.

In the Yidu City barracks, all the captured soldiers were disarmed and kept under centralized care, and most of them did not even have time to put on their coats, so they became prisoners in their dreams.

Dozens of officers were singled out first, gathered in a room, and Yao Chang personally lectured.

"Who we are, I think you already know. I have stayed with you until now, for no other reason, but to give you a chance. This city has been taken by the Shandong Righteous Army, and soon after, the whole Shandong will return to the hands of the Righteous Army and the people, you used to be the army of the northern barbarians, they provide you with food and clothing, and give you food and wages, if any of you still want to continue to eat the food and salary of the northern barbarians, that is the enemy of our Shandong Righteous Army, and we will not be polite to the enemy. Now, I give you a chance to choose whether to join the rebels and fight with us against the northern barbarians, or to lay down their arms completely and go home to farm. ”

Shen Jin looked at the disheveled officers with a very serious expression.

The captured officers were still in a daze, they had never imagined that the rebels would suddenly appear in the city and take them prisoner from their sleep. Yes

It is naturally best to follow the Jin people to eat military salaries, but now that Yidu City is occupied, they have become prisoners, and the left-behind mansion will definitely be gone, even if you want to continue to eat the Jin people's food and salary, there is no way, unless you go to the north to fight, but once you go to the north, you are destined to go and have no return, and your life will definitely be lost there.

Now that two roads are given, it is impossible to go home and farm, and it was because there was no land to plant that he joined the army and ate with a mouthful of food, so the only one who could choose was to join the rebels.

Do you have food to eat and money to take when you join the rebels?

The question rolled in their minds, but no one dared to ask it.

"How to choose? I'll give you a quarter of an hour to think about it. ”

Yao Chang knew what they were thinking, and there were no more than two reasons for joining the army, one was to make meritorious contributions and get ahead, and the other was to have food and clothing, and something to eat. These people will not join the army for the sake of meritorious service, and if they really have this intention, they will not become prisoners.

"If you are willing to join the Shandong Righteous Army, it is still no problem to eat well, but if you want to be promoted and make a fortune, you have to work hard! One thing you must know is that you are prisoners, not generals, don't think about the official positions given to you by the northern barbarians before, you really have the ability, and you also have a chance in the rebel army! ”