A smile of approval gradually appeared on Shizi's face.

Wang Xingwu knew that he had guessed the "understood" of the prince; The ministers in the temple also knew that Wang Shengwu's response today was very much in line with the Sacred Heart. This servant, who was promoted by the prince of the world, has military exploits and ability, and will definitely be a strong contender for their career in the future.

However, before everyone in the hall could taste the five flavors of the mixture, the buzzing discussion suddenly stopped.

I saw a figure on the treasure platform flickering, and the little eunuch Zuo Tong flashed out from the screen behind the treasure platform, and walked lightly to the side of the prince. After a few whispers, he saw the prince hurriedly get up and leave his seat and strode towards the temple gate.

The middle door of the main hall was wide open, and the dazzling sunlight pierced people's eyes. The prince stepped forward into the sunshine, and after a while, he walked in with a vermilion-robed official with an elegant face and a wealthy body.

Who is the person who can make the prince personally go out of the palace to greet him, it turns out to be Liao Daheng, the governor of Sichuan!

But didn't Liao Daheng lead Ma Gan, Minister of Military Aircraft and Deputy Envoy of Sichuan Military Garrison, to inspect the Meizhou front line with Hu Heng, a three-in-one Shangchuan South Branch Patrol Road, and other officials who had three seals in one, and why did he rush back to Chengdu so quickly? Is there any urgent military business?

If Liao Daheng is not in a hurry, it is a lie. But if the matter is so urgent that it is necessary to break into the temple, it is not so serious.

In fact, Liao Daheng was jealous, or rather, the vinegar jar was overturned again.

When Liao Daheng learned from the eunuch Zuo Tong who was blocking the car that the prince was giving a banquet to the ministers today and discussing the so-called "words of the world", the old fox immediately guessed Zhu Pingjin's thoughts: This is to use the rhythm of Bingchuan outside!

Outside the Bingchuan River, even if it is laid out in advance, or a small fight, it is also a prelude to the competition for the world.

For such a major matter, as the governor of Sichuan and the chief military minister of the Shu Palace, the prince did not ask for his opinion in advance, which is really unbearable!

So, the puffed up Liao Tycoon rolled up his sleeves and shouted two sentences outside the Jinde Palace, which made the little eunuch hurriedly play the report. The prince opened the middle door, went out of the hall to greet him, and gave him the honor of entering the hall with his hands, and Liao Daheng, who was full of resentment just now, had a big face, and instantly became a dog that ate hot, and was satisfied with a happy smile.

……

Liao Daheng took a large number of Shu officials to Meizhou to watch the battle, with several purposes.

The first is to let those mediocre and lazy officials who were born in the imperial examination and like to open their mouths to talk nonsense but do not do practical things, and see with their own eyes what war is and what bloodshed is. Take the opportunity to beat them up, so that they can quickly change their minds and devote themselves to the great cause of protecting the country and the people.

The second is to appear under the city, showing the attitude of the Sichuan government towards the Meizhou rebellion, dividing and shaking the determination of the Meizhou officials and gentry to resist the army.

As for the last, on behalf of Zhu Pingjin, he talked and exchanged with several people who needed to pay attention to the people who participated in the siege to test their attitudes.

The first person that Zhu Pingjin and Liao Daheng paid attention to was Wang Xiang, deputy commander of the Northern Sichuan Military Region of the Protector Army, head of the 13th Regiment, and a brigade-level treatment.

After Wang Xiang successfully held Bazhou and won the first merit in the battle of northern Sichuan, his headquarters was reorganized into the headquarters of the 13th Regiment and the 49th and 50th battalions of the National Protector Army. Due to the lack of troops, the numbers of the 51st and 52nd battalions were temporarily absent. Wang Xiang and Lu Nianyu, a guerrilla general and deputy commander of the 13th Regiment, concurrently served as battalion commanders of the 49th and 50th Battalions respectively.

Just as Wang Xiangbu was resting in Enyang Town, and He Qiukou was fighting Yuan Tao in Mengjiashan, Zhu Pingjin received a letter of complaint from Lu Nianyu with sincere words and vague evidence.

Lu Nianyu revealed in the letter: Wang Xiang was born in poverty in his early years, and he was committed to Wang Yingxiong's cangtou (Note 1), and later made meritorious contributions and was promoted, so he got rid of his slave status.

Wang Xiang was able to be promoted from an unknown soldier to a general of the imperial court, and Wang Yingxiong secretly helped a lot. It can be speculated that Wang Xiang must be the minions of the army of Ying Xiong, the great thief king of the country.

What made Wang Xiang even more suspicious was that at the same time as the prince was investigating Wang Yingxiong, Wang Xiang received a private letter from Wang Yingxiong, the specific content of which was unknown.

Lu Nianyu also revealed in the letter that Wang Xiang had committed crimes of stealing and selling ordnance, selling war horses privately, withholding food and wages, and robbing the people; He never preached the bad deeds of the prince and only talked about his loyalty to the imperial court, and implored Zhu Pingjin to be vigilant against Wang Xiang, and even suggested that drastic measures should be taken against Wang Xiang to prevent Wang Chaoyang's change from happening again.

When Zhu Pingjin got the letter, he hesitated.

Stealing and selling ordnance and horses, and deducting the food and salary of officers and soldiers are the consistent virtues of officers and soldiers, and they can only be corrected slowly; But if Wang Xiang is Wang Yingxiong's retainer, then the problem is big.

Zhu Pingjin was skeptical of Lu Nianyu's revelations, while Liao Daheng's opinion was that he would rather believe what he had than what he didn't, and that precautionary measures must be followed. Since Wang Xiang is suspected of being disobedient and is at odds with Lu Nianyu, it is better to take advantage of the situation to break up the 13th regiment and mix it with sand.

The two had the same idea, so they approved Wang Xiang's letter of request for war, and transferred him, the headquarters of the 13th Regiment and the 49th Battalion to the front line in Meizhou. As soon as Wang Xiang left, Lu Nianyu and the 50th Battalion were transferred to Chongqing Mansion.

The strength is weak, and the two battalions are hundreds of miles apart, even if Wang Xiang rebels, it is unlikely that he will set off stormy waves.

The second person that Zhu Pingjin and Liao Daheng focused on was Lizhou Tusima Jing, who took the initiative to respond to Zhu Pingjin's call and brought his own weapons to participate in the war.

Ma Jing is a hereditary Tuqianhu, who has just turned 16 this year, and is younger than Zhu Pingjian. Accompanying Ma Jing in the war included his younger brother Ma Ting, who was only 14 years old, Li Huayu, who was nearly eighty years old, and Jiang, Huang, Li, Lai, Cai, Bao, Zhang, and other seven Tusi soldiers surnamed the Han Domain.

Lizhou is Hanyuan County, where Zhu Pingjin lived in his previous life, and is famous for producing peppercorns. This place is in the south of Yingjing County, adjacent to the Sichuan Xingdu Division, Han Yi is miscellaneous, barren and poor, sparsely populated, and thousands of troops are also equipped with their own equipment, which is to take out all their family background.

Zhu Pingjin was very interested in Ma Jing, a hot-blooded young man, and was even more interested in the Lizhou soldiers he led, so he specifically instructed Liao Daheng to go to the Lizhou camp before leaving. If the Ma brothers and the Lizhou soldiers can be of great use, Zhu Pingjin plans to reorganize one of them into his own guard force after the battle of Meizhou.

……

"Liao Gong returned in a hurry, presumably there is good news in Meizhou, but Liao Gong can slow down and play again."

The monarch and the minister sat down, and Zhu Pingjin took the lead in opening his mouth leisurely: "Today's Dragon Boat Festival, this son has nothing to do, so I invited all Aiqing to eat rice dumplings and chat together." Lord Wu recommended a student from Kunshan who came to Shudi, surnamed Gu Mingjiang. Mr. Gu is full of talent, and has a strategic treatise, called "Theory of the Situation", which talks about the world, and the ministers have many opinions. The son of this world will argue here to make clear right and wrong...... Liao Gong came here, and this prince happened to ask for advice: Where is it appropriate for me to protect the national army out of Sichuan? ”

An ugly-looking student gave a salute at the end of the class, and Liao Daheng nodded slightly, snorted lightly, and returned the salute.

Offering advice and inviting pets, for Liao Tycoon, that's what he has left.

In the Extravagant Rebellion that year, Liao Daheng relied on a strategy to successfully make his name enter the emperor's sight. However, it is impossible to soar with just one piece of strategy, even under Chongzhen, a self-righteous and foolish emperor.

Officialdom is like a battlefield. There are only a few places, but those who want to sit on them can stand all over the Huangji Palace Square.

Zhang Juzheng's examination method provides a legal tool for officialdom to dump, and with the ruler of the examination method, those who try to get lucky have been attacked by the courtiers early, where can they get to the emperor? At the top level of the cabinet department, there is also the statement of Tingtui. The emperor was not satisfied with the selection of the court, and sometimes he had to pinch his nose and admit it - otherwise he would be considered by the ministers as violating the laws of his ancestors, which would lead to a more violent counterattack.

The careful thinking of the prince to take the school examination, Liao Daheng is clear. He smiled slightly, and asked without hesitation:

"I don't know Mr. Gu's strategy, where is the best suggestion?"

"Mr. Gu suggested that the infantry should be in Hanzhong and the cities of the Yangtze River." Zhu Pingjin gently avoided the word edge, a little cunning, "But the ministers seem to have their own opinions, and this son is a little uncertain." ”

"Hanzhong is the barrier of Shu, so naturally it must be taken as soon as possible. As soon as King Rui fled, Hanzhong was empty. If I don't go to the National Protector Army, will it be left to the local tyrants in vain? As for the cities along the river......"

"Duke Liao, there is a report in the Political Research Office, and King Yan Rui will not abandon the country. King Rui is the uncle of the present day, and once there is an emergency, the imperial court will definitely send troops to solve the difficulty......" Zhu Pingjin reminded Liao Daheng.

"The emperor's Jiangshan Sheji is more important than his own uncle!"

Liao Daheng couldn't help but say something, interrupting Shizi's reminder.

"The imperial court strictly ordered Sun Chuanting to leave the customs, and has sent the imperial history supervisor to supervise it. This time, Sun Baigu may not be able to escape, and Shao Jiechun's fate (Note 2) ......

Hey, Sun Chuanting was forced by the emperor to be unable to do anything, so he had to invite He Maniac and other generals to discuss the matter......

Wang Genzi, the deputy general of Xi'an, a native of Sichuan, just sent a private message to his husband:

On the first day of the first month of this month, the Qin Governor Sun Chuanting General Assembly was held in Xi'an. During the discussion, Sun Chuanting suddenly read out the holy decree, took down He Renlong, and charged him with the crime of mourning the two governors, and immediately tied him up and cut him down. As soon as He Renlong died, the generals trembled, and the three armies were shocked......

The old minister hurried back to Chengdu to make this matter known to the prince. The emperor is prestigious, and he must be in Henan......"

"The crazy man of Megatron Qinba died like this?" The ministers were taken aback.

Although He Renlong does not have the name of the marshal of the Qin army, he has the fact of the marshal of the Qin army. He fought with Shaanxi thieves for more than ten years, and although they won and lost each other, they did not suffer big losses. After Yang Sichang's death, He Renlong relied on his own soldiers and generals, and became more and more domineering, and Fu Zonglong and Wang Qiaonian were killed by him. Now that the emperor borrowed the hand of Sun Chuanting to take the head of He Renlong, what should he do with the 10,000 or 20,000 elite soldiers under him?

"Sun Chuanting is also a talent! This kind of thunderous means, only he dares to do! Zhu Pingjin, who knew the fate of He Renlong, couldn't help but pat his hands and praise.

"He Renlong's veteran Zhou Guoqing was killed as a thief, and Gao Ruli, He Yong, He Guoxian, Dong Xueli and other old generals were all in their original positions. Now it is the deputy general Gao Jie leading the ......

The old minister thought that the generals of the He family were just afraid of the situation, so they temporarily chose to compromise. Although Gao Jie is a mortal enemy of the thief, he is only a thief, how can he lead those many fierce soldiers!

In a short period of time, Sun Chuanting will not need the He family's army, which will lack a strong army! If you want to wait for the adjustment of the He Jiajun to be completed, it must be after August......

In the opinion of the old minister, the Qin army will leave the customs in autumn and winter......

With Kaifeng's aid, the Qin army will inevitably not be able to catch up, and only Zuo Ping is left to fight alone......

At this critical juncture, how could Sun Chuanting have more troops to come to Hanzhong? If the local rioters are under the city of Nanzheng (Note 3), whether the king of Rui is willing to flee or not, what is the use? If the old ministers are Chen Qi and Zhao Guangyuan, even if they risk the following crimes, they will tie up King Rui to Sichuan! ”

The word "tie" woke up everyone in the Jinde Temple.

I see!

The accountability system of Ming officials forced local officials to abandon the city and flee rather than risk leaving the noble clan vassal king in a dangerous place. Even if the imperial court held them accountable for fleeing without a fight in the future, they could also bring in the vassal king to testify: We are all meritorious escorts!

X! What stupid pig came up with an idiot system!

Zhu Pingjin, one of the beneficiaries of this system, scolded with hatred in his heart.

Note 1: Pale head, as the saying goes, means servant.

In real history, Wang Xiang was very likely to be the servant of Wang Yingxiong's family in his early years, which is recorded in many historical materials. During the Southern Ming Dynasty, Wang Yingxiong supervised Zunyi, and Wang Xiang's department was indeed Wang Yingxiong's basic force. Later, Wang Xiang was able to monopolize Zunyi and compete with Pi Xiong in Guizhou and Yang Zhan in Jiading, and Wang Yingxiong's public support was a very important factor.

Note 2: Shao Jiechun and Sun Chuanting were both Jinshi in the 47th year of Wanli.

Note 3: Hanzhong Prefecture is based on Zheng County.