Just when the Qing army attacked Yangzhou, Lin Yu drove a truck with 100,000 taels of silver and returned to Fengyang.

100,000 taels of silver were converted to about three tons before Lin Yu crossed, and it took a total of more than 20 wooden boxes to load them all, and they were piled up in the carriage to occupy a lot of space, and only four people could be accommodated in the back.

Lin Yu asked Deng Yan to escort him with three soldiers with good marksmanship, and he sat in the cab with Gu Jinxi and Fang Yizhi, and hurried towards Fengyang day and night, while the others all rode horses and inquired about returning to Fengyang to find the army.

When I came, it was drizzling, and when I went back, the sun was scorching, the road was dry and flat, and the average speed could reach 40 kilometers per hour.

Lin Yu let Gu Jinxi drive, smoke cigarettes, blow air conditioners, and listen to music leisurely along the way.

This trip to Hubei was not in vain, not to mention the 80,000 main forces under Li Zicheng, but also saved the life of Yuan Jixian, a feudal official, and made a name for himself in Yuezhou Mansion, forcing out a large amount of silver and grain.

This Li Zicheng's descendant has been cornered, and he has sent weapons and food and military salaries, Lin Yu believes that the army's heart has completely fallen to him, and there should be no recurrence.

From now on, he will be a warlord with 80,000 troops, if he wants weapons and weapons, if he wants soldiers and horses, he will no longer have to look up to others, whoever dares to make himself unhappy, he will make him unhappy!

Even the Nanjing Imperial Court, headed by Zhu Youxiang and Ma Shiying, had to weigh and consider the gains and losses when talking to them in the future.

Of course, Lin Yu also understood that the main enemy now was the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and he tried to avoid conflicts with the Southern Ming Dynasty without losing his interests, and waited until the Qing army was repelled and the situation was stabilized.

"The governor received 80,000 soldiers during his trip to Hubei, and the villain's admiration for you is like a surging river." Fang Yizhi took the cigarette handed by Lin Yu, learned to light one, and smoked it.

Lin Yu laughed: "Li Guo is Li Zicheng's nephew, Gao Yigong is Li Zicheng's brother-in-law, as long as the two of them are entrapped, with their influence, it will be easy to recruit 350,000 troops who have been scattered to various places in the future." ”

"I believe that." Fang Yizhi nodded in approval, "But the villain wants to remind the governor, the merits are high, after all, these soldiers and horses are Li Zicheng's old department, if they have been following Gao and Li, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not learn from Zhao Kuangyin in the future." ”

"Oh...... Isn't that small? Lin Yu laughed loudly, "Mr. Fang is now comparing this governor to Chai Rong?" ”

Fang Yizhi said: "In the past, Qin lost his deer, and the heroes of the world chased him. Now that Zhu Ming has lost all the people's hearts, the eunuchs are vying for power, the friends are fighting, the military attaches are afraid of death, the civilian officials are greedy for money, natural and man-made disasters, and the Hulu invasion, the governor does not want to replace him? ”

Since Fang Yizhi was so honest, Lin Yu didn't want to hide it anymore: "Mr. Fang said it well, since you can open your heart, I, Lin Zhenjiang, will be honest." In this troubled era, who doesn't want to tear the soil and seal the king, or even win the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and do a vigorous job?

It's just that Lin hasn't thought about it yet, should he learn from Cao A to hide from the Son of Heaven in order to order the princes? Or should we learn from Wang Mang to support the young son of heaven, be humble and not usurp, and wait for the time to go further when the time is ripe in the future? ”

"What stupid!"

Gu Jinxi, who had been driving quietly, finally couldn't help but interject, "Wang Mang was overthrown after eight years as emperor, and he can only be regarded as a loser." Of course, you have to learn from Cao Cao, the hero of troubled times! ”

"Huh...... No wonder you don't blink when you kill people, it turns out that you are a loyal believer of Cao Mengde? Lin Yu couldn't help but sneer.

"Aang!"

Gu Jinxi nodded, "In this troubled world, you have to be a real villain, don't be a hypocrite like Liu Bei!" must be like Cao Cao, I would rather bear the people of the world than the people of the world bear me! ”

"Miss Gu is so insightful!"

Fang Yizhi gave a thumbs up and praised sincerely, "Students also think that they should learn from Cao Mengde, even if they can't coerce the Son of Heaven, they must establish their own base, and then recruit heroes from all over the world, at least like Zheng Zhilong." ”

Lin Yu smiled slightly: "Mr. Fang has already thought of these governors, and when the Qing army is repelled and the situation is stabilized, I will go to open up a base area, where does Mr. think is the best?" ”

Fang Yizhi thought for a while: "Anhui, Jiangxi, and Hubei are all places of chaotic warfare, and they are attacked on all sides, and it is not enough to take them. The students thought that it was best to take Shaanxi and Shandong when Jiangnan could not be moved. ”

Lin Yu nodded: "This governor will seriously consider it, and make a decision according to the situation in the future!" By the way, does Mr. Fang have any talent to recommend to the Governor? ”

Fang Yizhi thought for a while: "There is a man named Gu Jiang in Kunshan, Jiangsu, who is loyal and Qingqing, and is about thirty years old. This man is full of poetry and books, and he has a good mind, and now he is at home and free, and the governor can send someone to invite him to join his command, and he will definitely get a talent. ”

"yes, how did you forget him?"

Lin Yu slapped his thigh and almost cried out.

This Gu Jiang is none other than Gu Yanwu, a Confucian master in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, because the Qing army broke through Nanjing and admired the character of Wen Tianxiang's student Wang Yanwu, so he changed his name to Gu Yanwu.

What is rare is that this Gu Yanwu not only read poetry and books, but also had patriotic enthusiasm, and after the fall of Nanjing, he traveled to various places to organize anti-Qing movements. He successively launched anti-Qing uprisings in Kunshan, Jiading and other places, and later served for the Longwu regime in Fujian, and spent his whole life running for the anti-Qing Dynasty.

Later, the Yongli regime was destroyed, the Ming Dynasty was completely destroyed, Gu Yanwu was famous for Confucianism, and was recruited by the Kangxi Emperor many times, but he was always unmoved, and even did not hesitate to hide in the mountains to escape from the office, and refused to serve the Manchu court until he died.

"Don't bother the two masters, since Mr. Fang and Mr. Gu are old friends, then I bother you to go to Kunshan and invite Mr. Gu to serve in our army, it will be of great use." Lin Yu solemnly clasped his fists together, with a thirsty expression.

Fang Yizhi happily agreed: "Since the governor is thirsty for talent, then the student will go to Kunshan and invite Gu Jiang to serve in the army." ”

Lin Yu and Gu Jinxi drove in turn, and it took a day to enter the territory of Anhui.

Fang Yizhi got off the car in Chaoxian County, and accompanied by a soldier of the Shenji Company, bought two horses and headed south to Jiangsu.

Lin Yu drove the truck and continued to hurry, spending most of the night on his way, searching all the way and finding the Ming army camp in the early morning.

Knowing that Huang Degong had led his troops to arrive, and Liu Liangzuo was also approaching Fengyang City, Lin Yu was overjoyed: "Okay, a general in the Southern Ming Dynasty finally stood up, and the people of Fengyang were saved!" ”

Seeing the truck returning, the patrolling Ming army hurriedly flew to report Huang Degong, Wei Guangdong and others, and Yang Baili, Zhu Hou and other subordinates rushed out of the camp to greet them.

Lin Yu jumped out of the car and instructed Zhu Hou to send a group of reliable people to protect the truck, "There are 100,000 taels of silver in it, you must keep an eye on it!" ”

Yang Baili, Zhu Hou and others got into the carriage and looked at it, and almost looked straight in the eyes, this is 100,000 taels of silver, and they will not worry about no military pay in the future!