Sheng Bao, the minister of the Qincha who was ordered to supervise the suppression of bandits in Shandong Province, had already moved his Qincha from Dezhou Mansion in Shandong Province to Qingxian County in the north of Cangzhou Prefecture in Zhili.

What he has to deal with is East Twist. Since the British and French forces attacked the capital last year, Tan Tingxiang, the governor of Shandong, brought part of the troops to "go north to the king of Qin", and Liu Yuyuan, the "king of Qing" who twisted in the east, took advantage of the situation to enter Shandong, not only threatening the area of Zhili, but also twice into Qufu, approaching the root of the city, cruising back and forth, and almost seized the hometown of the Confucian sage.

The troops of the twisted bandits were mainly cavalry, while the troops of Shengbao were mostly infantry. He set the purpose of static braking, so that his three general soldiers, step by step, should gradually compress the twist bandits to the area of Kaocheng, and then seek a decisive battle. And he himself led 8,000 people, waiting for the opportunity to move, of which there were only more than 1,000 horses, which was relatively strong in combat.

On the morning of this day, Sheng Bao wore the usual white robe of Dai Xiao for Emperor Daxing, and was talking about grain and grass with several staff members in the Chinese military tent, when he received a report from the flag officer, saying that there were three officers and soldiers outside the camp and asked to see the marshal. When asked where they were, they refused to say that the general who led the leader only said that he was from Zhili and had confidential military information and wanted to report it to the commander.

Katsuho frowned. This kind of thing is unheard of, not to mention that I haven't heard of any bandits in the Zhili area recently, and the so-called confidential military information, where to start? Thinking about the word "confidential" again, he suddenly realized that he hurriedly said: "Bring that general in!" ”

When the general came in, he saw that his face was dusty, his clothes were disheveled, and he was already wilted, knelt on the ground, and shouted, "See Keshuai!" ", there is a look that can't be supported - where is the boss, but it's not his "nephew" Guan Zhuofan?

"Little three!" Katsuho was shocked. Guan Zhuofan is very popular in Rehe, he already knew about it, and his own relocation was still based on his suggestion, but now how could he suddenly appear in his camp and wear the uniform of the seven grades?

"How did you get it like this?" As soon as Shengbao's words came out, he immediately realized that Guan Zhuofan, a popular five-grade leader, not only changed his clothes, but also refused to even disclose his identity, so naturally there were secrets that were not enough for outsiders - most likely because of the great changes that had happened in Rehe. At that moment, he ordered his own soldiers to help him sit down, brought him a bowl of hot porridge to drink, and then ordered the unrelated people to retreat, leaving only a confidant named Xu Jiacheng, and then said gently: "Little San, don't worry, speak slowly." ”

"Fourth uncle," as soon as Guan Zhuofan received the news sent by Cao Yuying, he learned that the Military Aircraft Department refused to inspect the affairs and enforce martial law in the palace, so he immediately went on the road. In two nights and one day, I ran 500 miles, and I was extremely tired. After drinking the porridge and gasping for a while, his spirit slowly recovered, and he looked at Xu Jiacheng with his eyes, and then looked at Shengbao.

"Okay, Mr. Xu has been with me for more than ten years, but I can keep it secret."

I see. Guan Zhuofan nodded to Xu Jiacheng as a sign of greetings, and then said to Shengbao: "Fourth uncle, something happened to Rehe!" "From here, I will tell Katsubo about the various situations in Rehe in the past six months, and I will not bother to talk about it, until I talk about the people who have come up to offer the curtain and the reaction of the minister who cares about it.

"In this way, the princes who take care of their lives are on the shelf." Shengbao stroked the two mustaches on his lips and muttered, "The palace is under martial law, what does Su Shun want to do?" Rebellion? ”

Parking the car, as the name suggests, is that the driver puts the big car off the brake and stops on the road. Guan Zhuofan thought to himself, this statement is quite vivid.

"Rebellion or not rebellion, you have to look again," it was Xu Jiacheng who was sitting on the side, "but the intention of the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces is obvious." ”

Xu Jiacheng's words were very well said. Guan Zhuofan glanced at him, took out a sealed bag from his arms, and then took out an envelope from the sealed bag, and handed it to Shengbao: "This is a letter from Cao Yuying and Zhu Xueqin to the fourth uncle, please take a look at the fourth uncle." ”

"Oh?" Shengbao took it very seriously, took out two pages of letterhead, and read it back and forth twice before putting it down. He knew that these two people were King Gong's henchmen, and their words naturally represented King Gong's meaning. The letter was written by Cao Yuying, written very politely, praising Shengbao as "the mainstay, the dry city of the country", and at the same time suggested that Shengbao should go to Rehe to knock on the Zigong Palace of the Daxing Emperor, and euphemistically pointed out that this was a good opportunity to establish an "immortal honor", and the payment was signed by Zhu Xueqin.

The four words of immortal honor are what Shengbao values. He followed Guan Zhuofan's suggestion and moved the camp north to Cangzhou Mansion, which was also for the reason that the situation in Rehe was changing, and if something happened, he could echo it nearby. The current situation is obvious, there is a great conflict between the two palaces and Gu Ming, and King Gong is naturally on the side of the two palaces. As a general who leads troops abroad, his weight is very heavy, and as long as he shows something, he must have the credit for maintaining orthodoxy.

To express, of course, it is to the two houses. As for Su Shun, Shengbao, like other flag camp generals, was very resentful, and unlike others, he still looked down on Su Shun.

Shengbao is Xianfeng's favorite general during his lifetime, less than thirty, he once supervised the teacher as a minister of the Qin Mission, controlled all roads, gave Shang Fang the sword, and the second rank of the deputy general below, can be cut first and then played, and is considered a famous general in Manchuria. His temper is very great, he is more domineering than Su Shun, Su Shun is stubborn, he is more rigid than Su Shun, so among the generals, he is the most feared person in Su Shun.

However, Shengbao is not a reckless person, this trip to Rehe, of course, is in the name of knocking on Zigong, but what exactly to do, I have to ask again.

"Little San, what the two of them mean, you know best, do you mean to let me lead the army?" Every time Shengbao saw him, the "clan nephew", he had the feeling of being a stranger for three days, and this time, he knew that he could no longer be treated as an ordinary nephew, so in his words, he was quite respectful.

"If you want to talk about fighting with the forbidden army of Rehe, it will never be." Guan Zhuofan said firmly, "And now the situation in Rehe is urgent, if the whole army pulls out the camp, I am afraid that it will not be urgent, if only the Chinese army horse team is brought in, it will be much faster." According to the little nephew's humble opinion, with the prestige of the fourth uncle, even if he is Su Shun, he does not dare not buy it, as long as the fourth uncle's people can arrive, it is enough to collect the deterrent. ”

In this way, it is to scare and scare Su Shun. Sheng Bao nodded and looked at Guan Zhuofan with concern, "You ran five hundred miles, can you still withstand it?" ”

"Fourth uncle, don't worry, as long as I sleep for half a day, everything will come back." Guan Zhuofan said in his heart that in order to save this royal sister, he would not be able to do it if he didn't do it.

"Good!" Sheng Bao made up his mind, "I moved to Cangzhou, and what I am waiting for is today." The first emperor once issued an edict to commend memoirs, saying that I am dedicated to the country, what is he obedient to, dare to be so rampant? Of course I can't sit idly by! He turned his head to Xu Jiacheng and said: "Pass my order, the whole team of the Chinese army, and start after lunch!" ”