Wang Chengen stood in front of the Tianjin County Mansion with more than a dozen eunuchs, looked at the Tianjin County Palace, which was renovated by the Tianjin County Mansion, and shook his head. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

I didn't expect to come here again, I came to beg Li Zhi.

Although Wang Chengen proposed that the Son of Heaven ask Li Zhi for waterproof equipment, Wang Chengen also knew that this line of work was very embarrassing. At the time of Li Zicheng's great rout, the Son of Heaven pushed away the king of Tianjin and said that let my new army come, but the result was that today's new army was trapped in the central county of Shaanxi and could not advance or retreat. Until now, he still asked Li Zhi to help.

Even Wang Chengen, a eunuch, also felt a little ashamed of this matter.

However, this matter cannot be left undone, the Son of Heaven is now suppressing civilian officials in the capital, changing the law with great fanfare, and it is in need of a big victory at the front line to increase prestige and deter the Jiangbei army in the Jianghuai area. If all 50,000 new troops are folded in northern Shaanxi, I am afraid that not only will the prestige of the Son of Heaven be damaged, but the civilian officials will even fight back en masse.

The Jiangbei Army was in the south and could not capture the capital. However, there were more than 100,000 battalions in Jizhen, Xuanfu and Datong towns near the capital. On the surface, these battalions were soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty, but in fact, all the generals at all levels were promoted by civilian officials. The Son of Heaven is now shaking the Manchu Dynasty Wenchen with his own strength, if the Beijing camp is killed, the miscellaneous soldiers near the capital are likely to make trouble.

The change of the Son of Heaven completely cut off the gentry's financial route, and the counterattack of the civil officials must be very fierce. Maybe these miscellaneous soldiers will follow Li Zhi's example and attack the vicinity of the capital.

So in any case, the Jingying soldiers and horses must win. If Jingying loses, the equalization reform method that the Son of Heaven has managed to do with great difficulty may die.

Wang Chengen took a breath and walked into the palace with the eunuch.

At the entrance of the main hall of the palace, Li Zhi wore a black gauze folded scarf on his head, and wore a four-clawed golden dragon collared narrow-sleeved robe, standing on a high platform and waiting for Wang Chengen.

At this time, Li Zhi, as the king of the county, is not something that Wang Chengen, a celebrant and eunuch, can neglect. He walked quickly to the bottom of the high platform and bowed down: "Wang Chengen has seen His Royal Highness the King of Tianjin County!" ”

Li Zhi smiled and looked at Wang Chengen, only to feel that Wang Chengen's face was tired, and it seemed that he hadn't slept well for a long time.

As the first confidant by the Son of Heaven, Wang Chengen not only has to serve the Son of Heaven, but also has to worry about the family, country and society, which is really a bit of pressure.

Li Zhi waved his hand and said, "Let the nobles enter the palace with the widows!" ”

Wang Chengen sang the promise loudly, walked on the high platform, and entered the main hall of the palace.

Entering the main hall, Wang Chengen found that Li Xing, the governor of Tianjin, and other ministers were already waiting there. When all the people saw that the Son of Heaven's cronies were coming, they all came up to greet Wang Chengen. Wang Chengen came to Tianjin to ask for help at this time, and naturally returned the gift one by one.

Li Zhi sat on the throne and asked lightly: "Why did the nobles come to Tianjin this time?" ”

When Wang Chengen heard this, he glanced at Li Zhi, and said, "Your Royal Highness, our family is here to ask for a set of rainproof equipment for the new army in Beijing. ”

Li Zhi replied lightly: "Oh? ”

Wang Chengen said quickly: "Your Highness, let's talk straight, now the 50,000 new troops of the Beijing Battalion are trapped in the central county of Shaanxi, and they can't advance or retreat because of the lack of waterproof equipment. This day has dragged on for a long time, and I am afraid that sooner or later the thieves will cut off the food route. Now, only His Highness can save the new army by manufacturing waterproof equipment. ”

When Li Zhi heard this, he smiled and did not speak.

Li Xing looked at Li Zhi's face, walked out with a smile, and said, "The nobleman's words are wrong. The Son of Heaven said at the beginning that the Huben army did not need to advance westward after occupying Tongguan, but only waited for the good news of the new army in Henan. The Son of Heaven made such remarks, naturally there is no need for me to interfere in the affairs of Shaanxi from top to bottom in Tianjin. ”

"The Son of Heaven has already spoken, how can the nobles hide their backs from the Son of Heaven and come to my Tianjin to ask for rainproof equipment?"

Li Xing's words were a slap in the face of Wang Chengen.

Fools know that if Zhu Youzhen, the son of heaven, does not speak, Wang Chengen will naturally not come to Tianjin to ask for equipment. However, Wang Chengen was embarrassed to say that this matter was arranged by the Son of Heaven, because when the Tiger Ben Army fought the thieves and fled, the spirit of the Son of Heaven's holy decree was too great. At that time, the Son of Heaven thought that the war in Shaanxi was not to be worried, and the 60,000 new troops could destroy the thieves with a snap of his fingers.

Who knew that the boat capsized in the gutter and now became such a situation.

Does Wang Chengen want to admit that this time it was the Son of Heaven who pulled down his face and begged Li Zhi? It is impossible for Wang Chengen to admit this, he is desperate to maintain the last bit of face of the Son of Heaven.

His face was red and white, and Wang Chengen stood in the center of the hall speechless.

Li Xing was actually a little annoyed by the Son of Heaven's holy decree. At the beginning, he led his troops to occupy Tongguan, and he was about to go down to Shaanxi Province again and make great contributions, but he was stopped by a holy decree of the Son of Heaven. Li Xing saw that the credit he was about to get was snatched away by the Son of Heaven, and he was very unhappy. At this time, seeing Wang Chengen's embarrassment, he also wanted to make a mockery.

But Li Zhi waved his hand and stopped Li Xing's pursuit.

Li Xing saw Li Zhi's gesture, swallowed the words that came to his mouth, and sneered.

Wang Chengen saw that Li Zhi had helped him out of the siege, and said: "The situation of the new army is critical, please rescue Your Highness!" ”

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Zhonggui! It is not so easy to make waterproof equipment for the new army. First of all, the foundry factory has to make molds and cast them with molten steel. Then the machine tool factory should refine the molded equipment, and the most important thing is to turn the threads and buckles on the casting, so that the waterproof equipment can be installed on the fire. ”

"If it's made by hand, I'm afraid I won't be able to make one in a month."

"And the thieves are so cunning that they will not only fight in the rain, but also attack the camp at night. If the new army wants to win, it needs not only rainproof equipment, but also flares, which are sharp weapons for night warfare! ”

Wang Chengen blinked, and secretly said that Li Zhi began to shout difficulty, but he took the initiative to give a flare, which was obviously a condition.

Li Zhi waved the sleeve of the four-clawed golden dragon robe and said, "The widow made equipment for the Son of Heaven this time and provided flares!" In exchange, after the widow came to Japan to go south to defeat the rebel Jiangbei Army, he was willing to govern half of the southern Zhili for the Son of Heaven. ”

Hearing Li Zhi's words, Wang Chengen's face turned pale all of a sudden.

Li Zhi wants to dye the guide Naoli.

What is Minami Naoli? Listen to the name to know that it is not an ordinary province, it is the Zhili Province in the south, where the Ming Dynasty stayed in Nanjing. Nanzhili has a population of more than 30 million, accounting for 20% of the total population of the Ming Dynasty. Half of Nanzhili, that is also more than 10 million people, close to the total population of Tianjin plus Shandong plus Henan.

If you don't count North Korea, the population of the Ming Dynasty ruled by Li Zhi is actually only 18 million. Li Zhi wanted half of Nanzhili all of a sudden, but he actually wanted to double the territory under his rule.

Wang Chengen stammered a little and said: "Nanzhili is where my Ming Dynasty stays in the capital, how can it be handed over to His Royal Highness to manage?" ”

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Nanjing is south of the Yangtze River. The south of the Yangtze River does not want the widows, and the widows only need the north of the Yangtze River. If the Son of Heaven agrees, in the future, the southern Zhili of Jiangbei will be called Jianghuai Province, which will be governed by a widow on behalf of the Son of Heaven. ”

The south of the Yangtze River is more than half of the South Zhili, with a population of nearly 20 million.

Hearing Li Zhi's words, Wang Chengen's face turned white and red. If it were in normal times, I am afraid that Wang Chengen would immediately jump up and scold Li Zhi for his wolf ambition. However, at this time, the new army was in danger, but Wang Chengen did not dare to offend Li Zhi at all.

Finally, he sighed deeply.

"Let our family play the Son of Heaven, and it will be decided by Long Live."