Although the order to let Ji Qingwen come to meet was Liu Kongzhao, judging from his own contact with Ji Qingwen, Ji Qingwen should not come to see him so happily.

Therefore, Ji Qingwen suddenly led the whole army and horses over, which also frightened him, and he didn't even have time to inform Han Zanzhou, so he hastily changed into an official uniform and came out to greet him.

Ji Qingwen's "Ming Wu Army" is really Qiyu Xuanang. The 2,000 men and horses brought by Liu Kongzhao from Nanjing can be regarded as the elite of the Jiangnan official army, but compared with the soldiers of the "Ming Wu Army", they are similar to the Huazi in the beggar gang.

This made Liu Kongzhao look at the "Ming Wu Army", an army that revealed the temperament of Tuhao from soldiers to clothing to equipment, and he couldn't help but feel a little discouraged and a little envious.

Under the influence of this slightly contradictory and complex emotion, Liu Kongzhao finally put away his contempt and greeted Ji Qingwen with his hand: "It turns out that Lord Ji is here, and there is a loss of welcome, a loss of welcome!" ”

Liu Kongzhao is a descendant of Liu Bowen, a dignified and sincere uncle, and a super-grade nobleman who lives in the first grade, and it is very rare to be able to say such words to Ji Qingwen, a five-grade weaving admiral from a miscellaneous background.

Ji Qingwen had been mixed for so many years at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and he was able to taste the three flavors of them, and he was very proud in his heart, and the anger in his stomach was also vented for three points, and he returned the salute and said: "Why should Lord Liu be polite, even if you count the lower officials, you must ask the lord to carry them more!" ”

Liu Kongzhao heard Ji Qingwen speak politely, so he also greeted: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say." We are all working for the emperor, everything is working together, and there is nothing to talk about whether to carry or not. ”

Liu Kongzhao was certainly polite to Ji Qingwen, but the other two who came together were not treated so well.

Shen Liangzuo, the chief eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch, with the status of the emperor's minister, can still make Lord Liu a little polite, as for the governor of Fujian, Zou Weilian, he hit a hard nail in front of Liu Kongzhao.

I only heard Liu Kongzhao lecture in an official tone: "Governor Zou, you have always been cautious as an official, and the ground in Fujian is quite calm as far as I know." Why doesn't the White Lotus Sect make trouble elsewhere, but chooses to make trouble in your Fujian Province. Lord Zou, have you ever wondered why? ”

Of course, Zou Weilian thought about this problem, but he didn't figure it out for a while, so he had to pour dirty water on himself: "It's all to blame for the lack of prudence of the officials, I don't know the truth that the embankment of thousands of miles is destroyed in the anthill, and I didn't do it to prevent the slightest ......."

Liu Kongzhao nodded and said, "It's rare that Lord Zou can have such an opinion. Fortunately, the current emperor is a benevolent lord and has given Lord Zou a chance to make meritorious contributions. Lord Zou should not live up to the holy hope. ”

What else could Zou Weilian say, he could only bend over and lower his head, and Nuo Nuo kept agreeing.

Liu Kongzhao saw that Zou Weilian was frightened by his words, like a little daughter-in-law, and he was very satisfied, and said with a smile on his face: "It's okay." Han Zan's father-in-law and Governor Zhang Yandeng are also inside, and there are a few important things to discuss with you, so let's go first. ”

Ji Qingwen turned his head and looked at Shen Liangzuo and Zou Weilian, and as soon as he waved, he entered the camp that had just been built and was still a little messy under the escort of the "Ming Wu Army" brigade.

Originally, according to the rules, even if it was a friendly army, foreign troops were not allowed to enter the camp without permission - first, they were afraid that the opponent would pretend to be a friendly army and steal the camp; Second, the battle between the two armies is a matter of licking blood with knives, and the presence of outsiders in the camp is somewhat a bad sign......

However, the army under Ji Qingwen has the title given by the emperor, which can be regarded as the Imperial Forest Army in a sense, not to mention the deeds of the Nanjing Admiral and the Nanjing Garrison Eunuch, and there may only be the Forbidden City in the whole world that cannot enter.

Therefore, Liu Kongzhao saw that Ji Qingwen led the army directly into the camp, although he was a little unhappy in his heart, he also had nothing to say.

In this way, after walking in the slightly messy hard disk that had not yet been fully built, Ji Qingwen and others had already arrived at the big tent of the Chinese army, while several officials such as Han Zanzhou, the eunuch of the Nanjing garrison, and Zhang Yandeng, the governor of Zhejiang, were already waiting in the tent.

These six officials were divided into guests and hosts, sat down in shifts according to their level and seniority, and were just about to say a few words of greeting after making tea, but Zhang Yandeng, the governor of Zhejiang, was the first to lose his breath, and got up and accused: "Governor Zou, the White Lotus Sect started in your Fujian and caused chaos, and it should be solved by your Fujian itself, why should it affect our Zhejiang?" ”

Zou Weilian was stunned for a moment, and instantly understood the meaning of Zhang Yandeng's words, and distinguished: "Lord Zhang, you are the wrong person, right?" It's true that the White Lotus Sect is making a mess in our Fujian, but there is no way for them to go to Zhejiang. ”

Zhang Yandeng waved his hand and scolded: "Governor Zou, in front of these adults, you don't mess around with me, if it weren't for Lord Zou, you deliberately drove the people of the White Lotus Sect to the north, how could the White Lotus Sect think of running to my Zhejiang?" ”

Zou Weilian is no worse than Zhang Yandeng in terms of age, qualifications, and background, so he said without showing weakness: "Lord Zhang's words are interesting, it seems that I asked the White Lotus Sect to go to Zhejiang. Hahaha, it's really strange, if I can listen to the White Lotus Sect, then why should I be here to discuss some measures to quell the chaos? I told them all to commit suicide by throwing themselves into the sea. ”

"Phew, you don't have clever words here, what you have done, you know best in your own heart!" Zhang Yandeng immediately sneered.

The current situation and trend are obviously that the White Lotus Sect is slowly leaving Fujian and moving towards Zhejiang, so Zou Weilian, as the governor of Fujian, is obviously extremely relaxed, and said with a smile: "What Master Zhang said just now is good, where something happens, it must be solved there. Now the White Lotus Sect is about to go to Zhejiang, and Governor Zhang is both civil and military, and he will deal with it himself. ”

The muscles on Zhang Yandeng's face trembled, and he said, "Lord Zou, don't be too complacent. Xiaguan has already deployed heavy troops in Quzhou and Wenzhou, and the White Lotus Sect may not be able to break through the defensive line. ”

"Then I have to congratulate Governor Zhang, and I wish Lord Zhang a successful start and make new contributions!" Zou Weilian's words had an obvious teasing tone.

Liu Kongzhao was the commander of the three armies ordered by Emperor Chongzhen, so he also presided over this meeting with the right people, and listened to Zou Weilian and Zhang Yandeng, the two feudal officials, attack each other, and actually heard a different timbre.

I saw that he deliberately put on a far-sighted demeanor, and said with a smile: "Okay, Zou and Zhang are right. If neither of them would allow the White Lotus Sect bandits to wreak havoc in their jurisdiction, then they would definitely fight to encircle and suppress them. In this way, the White Lotus Sect bandits are under the enemy's back, and they can't take care of each other, so how many days can they have a good life? ”

Zou Weilian and Zhang Yandeng were clearly biting each other, why did they suddenly become intimate collaborators in the mouth of Liu Kongzhao, a sincere uncle?

This made Zou and Zhang a little overwhelmed, looking at each other with a smile, but they didn't know how to continue the topic.

Liu Kongzhao saw these two bewildered expressions, and his heart was extremely proud, he really thought that he was possessed by the ancestor Liu Bowen, and in a few words, he subdued the two feudal officials who were in the same situation.

But he was proud for not a second, and a basin of cold water was poured on his head.

I only heard Ji Qingwen ask coldly: "Everyone, everyone is happy. But have you thought about it carefully, Xu Hongru of the White Lotus Sect can be driven away if you want to? Can it be blocked? ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was dumbfounded, and even the expressions of joy or anger, anger or silence on their faces froze.

As he said, before Ji Qingwen was ordered to go south to Quanzhou by sea, the White Lotus Sect led by Xu Hongru could be said to be in a no-man's land - all the way to attack Kexian County, and after plundering Quanzhou, he calmly withdrew, which can be described as majestic, and the local officials and soldiers in Fujian had no ability to resist at all.

And a few months ago, the defenders of Nanjing, who were known as the most effective in the Jiangnan army, were also beaten to the point of losing their armor.

As for the Zhejiang soldiers under Zhang Yandeng, although they also claim to be related to the Qi family army back then, no one knows how much combat effectiveness they really have.

Therefore, none of the people present, except for Ji Qingwen, had absolute confidence and patted their chests and said that they could defeat the rebellious army of the White Lotus Sect.