The food and grass that was urged did not arrive.

Huang Jiadun and Liu Chengdong's 3,000 men and horses could only reduce the food supply and take turns to practice.

Li Xiang promised in the letter that there would be no killers in this turmoil in Mingyuezhuang, and Liu Chengdong was relieved, and the last trace of guilt for Liu Xiadu and others disappeared. As Li Xiang's father-in-law, he decided to follow his daughter Liu Susu's request to fight with peace of mind, regardless of those bad things.

Xiong Dachun and Liu Yuan are of course following in Liu Chengdong's footsteps. The two wrote secret letters, asking their families to obey Li Xiang's arrangement. These two have complicated life experiences, and thanks to this, they know Li Xiang's temperament very well:

As long as it is not too excessive, Li Xiang is still very particular and always maintains a harmless appearance of humans and animals. But as soon as someone crosses the line, Li Xiang becomes terrifying. When it comes to his own safety, Li Xiang can do anything under the blow-up.

Liu Chengdong, Xiong Dachun, and Liu Yuan finished talking about the bad things in the village and continued to discuss the situation in Jiangnan.

Liu Yuan was depressed, "It's all Yao Pingzhong's foolishness, and he has ruined the good situation." Fortunately, Jiaxing was not lost, otherwise Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, and Zhenjiang would be in an emergency, and Jiangnan East Road would be completely eroded. ”

Of course, Liu Yuan's battle formation level is not worse than that of ordinary Great Zhou commanders, but compared with Xiong Dachun and even Liu Chengdong, it is not enough.

Liu Yuan also knew his level, and seeing that Liu Chengdong and Xiong Dachun didn't speak, he knew that these two were taking care of their own face.

Liu Yuan lowered his head in amusement and stopped talking, Xiong Dachun coughed twice, "Fang Lajun's situation is not quite right. The people who attacked the camp two nights ago were Ying Ming, who was guarding Deqing, and Wu Fu, who was stationed on the south bank of the canal. Judging from that battle, the elite armor of the Fang La army is very capable of fighting. There are elites in the north of Hangzhou, and there must be more in Hangzhou. ”

"The Hangzhou Treasury was hit by Fang La, and the Yongle Dynasty also had tens of thousands of armored soldiers. Fang Lajun has been cowering near Hangzhou, which is unreasonable. The stalemate continues, and after the officials and troops complete their preparations, Hangzhou City can no longer be defended, is Fang La so stupid? ”

Liu Yuan suddenly realized.

Liu Chengdong drew around on the map, and finally pointed to two lines, "Huangjiadun, Tangxian Ancient Town and Han Zhao's Chinese army are connected in a line to control the canal and the main road, and prevent the Fangla army from eroding around Taihu Lake, which is the northern line." ”

"Liu Guangshi is worthy of being a famous general, he firmly controls Puyang Pass and Keqiao Town, blocking the way for Fang La's army to go south, this is the southern line."

"As long as these two lines are not disabled, if Fang Lajun wants to expand, he can only drill the mountains southwest of Hangzhou, but the gains outweigh the losses. There are more and more elites in Fang La's army, and there are tens of thousands of pairs of armor, Lao Tzu also thinks that Fang La will not sit still, what is Fang La thinking about? ”

After analyzing the situation between the enemy and us, Liu Chengdong looked at the night sky in the east, "The only thing to worry about is the most critical fulcrum, don't go wrong." ”

Anglican House.

Fang La was given a shot of chicken blood by Fang Tianding, and convened the old brothers of the past and the current high-level of the Yongle Dynasty overnight.

Fang La no longer thought about the lofty questions, regained his ambition, and thought to himself: "Over the years of the Great Zhou, there have been more and more displaced people, and there is already a loss of country. If it weren't for the corrupt officials, bullies and gentry who forced hundreds of thousands of people to live, how could Lao Tzu take Hangzhou? ”

"Now that the north has changed greatly, the forbidden army and the box army of the Great Zhou are unbearable to fight, and the original elite western army and border army are no longer what they used to be, and they must be attracted by the situation in the north to attract a large number of troops. As long as the entire Jiangnan and Jianghuai are taken down, my Yongle Dynasty will be the Western Xia of Jiangnan! ”

Fang La's personal guard commander signaled quiet.

After the quiet sound of the big wax in the warm pavilion, Fang La got up and walked down the steps, patting the old brothers who followed him one by one.

Fang La walked back to the steps and touched his bulging belly, "A few months ago, Lao Tzu was still fighting with the enemy on the battlefield, and now he is full of flesh. ”

A sparse dry laugh rang out.

Fang La sighed, "It doesn't matter if Lone grows fat, after all, you all stop Lone and don't let Lone go to the battlefield." But you can't all grow hip meat, otherwise my Yongle Dynasty will become a pig in the eyes of the officials and soldiers. ”

"My Yongle Dynasty has defeated the official army's attempt, but are we really safe?" It wasn't until all the civil officials and martial artists got serious that Fang La continued: "The Great Zhou has millions of soldiers, and the bones have not been damaged, and Hangzhou may be besieged at any time. When the officers and soldiers come to the city, will you go to the battlefield with a fat body, or will you be captured? ”

There are three main sources of middle and high-ranking military generals in the Yongle Dynasty. The first is the old brother who followed Fang La's uprising, the second is the small group of rogue troops who have taken refuge in various places, and the third is the new general who has been promoted. The most crisis-conscious people are precisely the third group of people.

An astonishing scene happened.

Several guards in helmets and armor entered the hall and began to put on armor for the Holy Father. Several exclamations sounded, and some people inquired, but Fang La didn't say a word.

After wearing the golden-red steel mountain armor, Fang Lacai held the helmet in his hand and said lightly: "You occupy mansions, rob shops, and rob people in Hangzhou City, and I don't blame you." But if it continues like this, after the beginning of spring, the Yongle Dynasty will be in danger. ”

Fang La put on his helmet and sighed, "Life is comfortable, none of you want to fight, and when the front line is in an emergency, none of you want to go." A tiger that has lost its fangs and claws is not even as good as a pig. ”

"The saddest thing is that you people always stop Lao Tzu from going to the battlefield, saying that you don't stand under the wall. The idea in my heart, I'm afraid that as long as you press Lone in Hangzhou and don't move, you can be lazy and not go to the battlefield and live a comfortable life, right? ”

Fang La strode out, "Lone wants to go to Keqiao Town, you can do whatever you want." ”

As you see fit? Who dares to be so casual!

The city of Hangzhou was in chaos. The leader of the general school who stayed in Hangzhou saw that the Holy Father was personally recruiting, and no one dared to persuade him, so he had to put on all his armor and quickly run to the south city gate to ask for battle.

Under the instigation of the sense of crisis and Fang La, the top management of the Yongle Dynasty suspended the speed of corruption, regained martial arts, and began a new round of expansion.

Not long ago, Xue Dounan, who was reassigned to the defense of Xiaoshan Pass on the south bank of the Qiantang River, put on his clothes and got up, and he was shocked when he received the report from his own soldiers.

In a state of confusion, Xue Dounan ordered all the elites to gather and follow the Holy Lord straight to Keqiao Town. Xue Dounan didn't care about anything else, if something happened to the Holy Father, everything would be over!

At dawn, Fang La personally came to Keqiao Town, ignored the bow and arrow attacks of the official fleet, and immediately ordered an attack.

Liu Guangshi never stopped repairing Keqiao Town, but the Keqiao defenders couldn't withstand the desperate blow of Fang Lajun's armored elite, and collapsed in half an hour.

Keqiao fell.

The resources of the Yongle Dynasty and the Great Zhou are not equal. Fang La learned the lesson of repeatedly leaking information and finally having to fight with the officials and soldiers, and only discussed with Fang Tianding, Fang Fei and a few other people, and then acted immediately.

One hit worked.

Fang La's army captured Keqiao Town, and regardless of Liu Guangshi's subordinates who fled quickly, they went straight to the southeast. Fang La's goal is not elsewhere, but: Mingzhou!

At the same time, the Fangla army that left the west gate of Hangzhou rushed to the hills, rivers, lakes and rivers, and was about to begin to attack the city and seize the land. They don't need to occupy much space, they mainly play the role of suspicious soldiers. The real killer was led by Fang Tianding, mixed in, and the purpose was unknown.

A day after Fang La's departure, Wu Fu, north of Hangzhou, received Fang La's military order to defend on the spot. On another day, Shi Bao, who was guarding Yuhang and Tongxiang, also received a similar order.

Yongle rebelled against the bandits to defend the north and attack the south, and sent troops on a large scale before the New Year's Festival, and the news spread quickly in all directions......

It is now the third day of Fang La's personal expedition, noon.

In the west city of Bianjing, Huang Qianshan was invited to Wang Boyan's mansion.

After a while, I had lunch and drank tea for a while. Taking advantage of the right day, Wang Boyan invited Huang Qianshan to the back house for a while.

Two top smart people who have almost reached the pinnacle of their lives are chatting about the reports of the past few days, and from time to time they make comments on certain personnel.

Huang Qianshan's eyes lit up, he stepped forward quickly, took a closer look, and admired: "The winter bamboo in Wang Xiang's house is really not ordinary. ”

Wang Boyan was humble for a while, "Xiao Dao'er, the right to come is a pastime." What do you think of Fang La, Maohe in Jiangnan? ”

In terms of official position, Wang Boyan is already a member of Tongping Zhangshi, Huang Qianshan is now a governor of political affairs, and Wang Boyan is higher than Huang Qianshan.

Huang Qianshan solemnly bowed his hand, "Random killing, the gentry hate it very much, and it is a little troubled." ”

The gentry in Huang Qianshan's mouth are actually gentry.

The gentry are the elite group of the Great Zhou, and whenever Fang Lajun goes to a place, he does not leave any of these people, so Huang Qianshan has this to say. But two days later, Jiangnan's urgent war report arrived in Bianjing, and he didn't think so.

Wang Boyan, who is about to go one step further and become a member of the Zhongshu Sect, is on an equal footing with Zhao Ding, looking very energetic, twisting his beard and saying: "Having said that, the money and food in Jiangnan still need to be distributed more, so that a few warriors can fight without distraction." It's time to say hello to those people in the sixth department, it's a big deal, don't keep staring at Zhao Xiang's side. ”

In order to further strengthen the imperial power, the Great Zhou has always selected a number of rulers to govern.

Although the rulers have different political views and fight with each other, there is hardly a time when they completely turn their faces. After all, they are all Confucian masters, and their life wishes are to govern the country and level the world, and they will pay more attention to it.

Some officials on Wang Boyan's side were not angry with Zhao Ding's side for taking away the right to speak on the levy of Fang La. The allocation of grain and grass, the selection of generals, and the selection of new officials after the war are all linked, and if a little is missed, it will be a great benefit!

However, Wang Boyan had reached an agreement with Zhao Ding and Li Gang on the war in Jiangnan. Fang La wantonly slaughtered the gentry, public opinion was in an uproar, and everyone in the Confucian family hated to drag the old arms and legs and hit Fang La to death. Under such a background and the pressure of famous families, Wang Boyan did not hesitate to make more concessions to Zhao Ding's side, and he also had to hurry up to eliminate Fang La's rebels.

The thorn in Jiangnan is too conspicuous.

Wang Boyan remembered something again, "The Li Xiang who made a big move not long ago, has Mao Cheng heard of it?" ”

Huang Qianshan also had an impression, "I heard a few juniors in the family mention it with the staff around me." That kid was a businessman, and he was cunning enough to escape quickly. ”

The two big men shook their heads and smiled.

In the eyes of Wang and Huang, Li Xiang is just a clown who knows some business methods, just some partial talents, and Da Zhou has never lacked such people.

If you don't enter the imperial examination and don't follow the right path, it will be difficult to become a big weapon after all, this is the consensus of the officialdom and people of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Mr. Qingshi accepted Li Xiang as a disciple, and Wang Huang and the others only thought that Wang Qi was grateful for the two knowledge that Li Xiang had offered, and it was difficult to suppress his excitement, which was very common in Confucianism. The juniors of the two families shouted loudly: How can Li Xiang be favored by Mr. Qingshi? Why didn't I have such good luck to be taught some skills by Taoist monks?

Wang Qi published a new book, Arabic numerals have been widely circulated, and Chinese pinyin is somewhat ......

The two also knew some news that Mingyuezhuang was embarrassed by many parties.

Under Li Xiang's layers of concealment, the two only thought that Mingyuezhuang was taking the standard route of a large family in the mountains, and under the premise of this cognition, they only thought that Mingyuezhuang was going through the process of being polished.

Haoqiang, the big households in Hedong, Jingdong and Jingdong East Road, almost all have the experience of being grinded, and if they get through, they will die out. Mingyuezhuang is located at the junction of Qinling Mountains and Funiu Mountain, that kind of chicken-ribbed place, and there have been many heroes in previous dynasties.

Wang Boyan sighed lightly, "My uncompetitive juniors, provoked by Cai Xiang's eldest son, meant that they wanted to target Li Xiang and those martial artists in Bianjing City. ”

The so-called Cai Xiang's eldest son is, of course, Cai Quan.

Huang Qianshan's juniors are also restless, "After all, he is a disciple of Mr. Qingshi, and the old man doesn't embarrass him, so the juniors will make trouble." The Huang family must also say hello, and not provoke Liu Chengdong, who is on the front line. ”

In the eyes of the two, what happened in Mingyueji was a trivial matter, but it was just to compete for interests. Li Xiang did everything possible to hide it, so that Mingyuezhuang's interests on the surface were not very large, and the two big men did not pay much attention. It's just a matter of fun.

However, Li Xiang's embarrassment by the local gentry, merchants from all over the world, and the Liu family's relatives was by no means so simple.