The army had already crossed the old estuary and entered Junzhou, but it was stopped by Yang Sichang, the superintendent and assistant minister who was far away in Wuchang, with an 800-mile fast horse, and tens of thousands of horses were divided into several roads and made a simple delivery in the old camp.

On the second day, in the old camp town within a radius of dozens of miles, the buildings were empty, and only Xue Zhen, who had just been appointed governor of Yunyang for less than a year, and several Qianwei stations with less than 1,000 people and more than a dozen generals, guerrillas, and thousands of households.

If it weren't for the fact that there was also the local Huguang Metropolitan Si Yunyang Mansion Governor Yamen, and the thrifty envoy Ding Xuechang from Sipin, with his 2,000 people from the headquarters, Xue Zhen didn't know if he would have the courage to return to his own territory to continue to protect the territory and the people.

Seeing Xue Zhen depressed, Ding Xuechang also felt suspicious, but faintly guessed something.

The army that was divided was all the way to the north.

If you go after the thieves who are advancing eastward, the direction of the army should be south.

So, again, the problem lies in the north.

That Jiannu must have started to provoke again, and the movement was extraordinary.

"Lord Governor, there are occasional rumors of the lower officials, hasn't the Governor been planning to make peace with the Jianzhou Tartars, how-"

Xue Zhen hurriedly raised her finger and looked around.

"Lord Ding, don't talk nonsense about such topics. Negotiated peace, you and I have seen it with our own eyes? ”

Ding Xuechang was stunned for a moment, looked at the outside of the tent in a daze, and then said:

"In this case, the army has been drawn first, and our troops should return to their original positions as soon as possible. Lord Governor, then the lower official will still take the lead in the forerunner. ”

Seeing that Ding Xuechang was a little displeased, Xue Zhen thought about it, retreated left and right, and said with a smile:

"Lord Ding, Benfu must stay here for a few days, and your people are the elite of the entire Yunyang Mansion, so don't move with Benfu for the time being."

Ding Xuechang's eyes flashed, and just as he was about to speak, Xue Zhen immediately raised his hand and said:

"I know that Lord Ding has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, so let's do it, didn't your department send back a small group of rangers to patrol the sentry the day before yesterday, and the entire territory of my Yunyang Mansion is already safe, and the army is no longer in the way of the overall situation. I will move back one of the thousand households under my rule first, and I will make sure that it is safe. After a few days, we will triumph together. ”

Ding Xuechang knew that this Xue Zhen was the opponent of Yang Sichang's faction in the court, although he was not Yang Sichang's family, but he could hold the sword of Shang Fang of the Son of Heaven in his hand. When the time comes, the head of the offender will be cut off.

"It's-"

Seeing that Ding Xuechang still refused to let go, Xue Zhen was a little displeased, blackened his face, pulled out a portrait from his sleeve, shook it and said:

"Lord Ding, don't you think that Ben Fu is afraid of the thief? Joke, let's take a look, this is a copied portrait that Lord Luo personally delivered to Ben Fu under the command of the Jinyi Guard, and there is a secret dictation from the emperor, do you still have any objections? ”

Ding Xuechang's heart was shocked, and he said:

"Don't dare, the lower official will accompany the governor for the past few days."

Back in his camp, Ding Xuechang pondered for a long time, and suddenly his heart moved, and he immediately ordered his soldiers to bring the two messenger patrol posts over.

After the loaches and clever ghosts reported the news, they were thrown into the camp, and no one came to ask about them.

These days, it's really not going to go, it's not going to go. Suddenly brought to a big official like the Admiral, the two of them were a little stunned for a while.

Ding Xuechang stared at the two small soldiers who were nervous in front of the tent, smiled and comforted him when he heard the words, and then went straight to the road:

"You said that when you went back to the city that day, you saw a rich boy Zhang Bang outside the city, Guangluo Jiading, and there were tens of thousands of people, but you two saw it with your own eyes?"

How dare this matter be ambiguous, the loach and the clever ghost hurriedly nodded again and again.

Ding Xuechang's face suddenly turned flat, and he shouted:

"Bold slaves, 10,000 responders, that son is tall and long, smiling, and dressed, why didn't he report it in detail?"

The two of them trembled in fright, fell to their knees, and tried their best to recall:

"My lord, that son is rumored to be my Daming Sea returnee, and I returned to my hometown to worship my ancestors and settle down. is grotesque, the accent is not fake, and the appearance is even more like my Ming people, but they are taller and white than us, especially the teeth, which are white and bright. ”

"Oh, and besides, it's rumored that he can do magic, and he has many magic weapons that can kill people invisibly. I can't tell how much money and food he has, and some people even say that he will ride the clouds at night......"

Ding Xuechang listened extremely carefully at first, but after hearing it, he couldn't help sneering in his heart:

What kind of rich son, pretending to be a god, is simply a gentleman, taking advantage of the absence of the imperial court, running out to spread wild!

Hmph, I have long heard that Zhu Yiming, the king of Xiang, has a private son who is not stingy, mixed with the people, and does something to shame the royal family at every turn. It is said that he also had a connection with Wang Sen, the leader of the White Lotus bandits who was killed, and almost became a disciple of others, which is ridiculous.

"That's enough, you two go back, don't tell anyone that you've seen Bento."

Ding Xuechang felt that he had guessed who the rich boy was, and immediately waved his sleeves with interest.

As soon as the two left, Ding Xuechang looked left and right, and asked out loud:

"What does Mr. Sun think about this?"

Sun Zhi, a staff member of the Ding Mansion, heard the sound and said in a deep voice:

"In troubled times, the heroes are on the side, adults, more things are better than less things."

Well, Ding Xuechang nodded thoughtfully, and after a long time, he finally didn't tell the portrait and the emperor's secret edict that Xue Zhen saw.

Isn't this more than less, haha.

Seeing Ding Xuechang smuffling his beard and smiling complacently, Sun Zhi hesitated for a moment, and then said:

"My lord, I heard that the royal mansion is not stingy with private people, and it seems that he has recently hooked up with Xu Hongru, the successor of the White Lotus Sect. In the second thought, adults should still visit in private, in case of emergency. ”

"You mean—"

Ding Xuechang was reminded by Sun Zhi like this, and suddenly remembered something, so he twisted his beard and pondered, and slowly said:

"Mr. Sun still doesn't know, the governor has just changed his itinerary, and my department has postponed his return."

Sun Zhi was stunned for a moment, and blurted out:

"My lord, could it be that Jiannu is making trouble again?"

Ding Xuechang nodded, but shook his head again, got up and paced.

Sun Zhi saw it in his eyes. Suddenly, he said:

"My lord, I have agreed with my lord in advance that if the northern border affairs arise again, my lord will allow me to go to the border to serve——"

"Don't be in a hurry," Ding Xuechang immediately waved his hand, looked at him and said:

"This matter will be discussed later, and it will be a pity to fulfill your wish. It's just that I was put on hold here by the governor, but I remembered something again, and I had to bother Mr. Sun to make a trip. ”

As he spoke, he motioned for Sun Zhi to come close and whispered a few words in his ear.

Sun Zhi listened, although his face was surprised, but he still silently left.

Ding Xuechang stared at Sun Zhi's back, looked at it for a long time, turned around and ordered another soldier:

"Go to the housekeeper of the back camp and ask Ding Jizong to come to see the governor quickly."