With Chigutai's irascible temperament, Fang Yuan was still not at ease when he entrusted him with carte blanche in Shandong's military and political affairs. Chigutai could be appointed governor of Shandong, but Fang Yuan still decided to arrange another governor in Shandong.

Chigutai managed Shandong's military affairs, and was responsible for clearing and recruiting rogues and bandits to defend against external military aggression. The governor of Shandong managed the government affairs of the state government and restored the local people's livelihood.

This candidate for the governor of Shandong, Fang Yuan thought about it and took a fancy to Chen Zilong, who served as the governor of the six prefectures in southern Jiangnan.

Chen Zilong has made outstanding achievements in southern Gannan over the years, which was originally chaotic and full of wanderers, but after two or three years of operation by him and Xu Cheng, the situation has been stabilized.

Jiangxi's previously destroyed bureaucratic system has also been built, and many officials from Jiangnan have also been put in place, and the normal operation of the government has begun. With the concerted efforts of Chen Zilong and Xu Cheng, in the second half of last year, Jiangxi also achieved a balance of payments for the first time after the war, and it was self-sufficient without Fang Yuan investing money in it.

Chen Zilong's political achievements in Jiangxi were very good, and Fang Yuan decided to move this veritable firefighting captain to Shandong again to continue to make the best use of his talents, of course, the position has also changed from the governor of the six prefectures in southern Jiangxi to the more important governor of Shandong.

As for his righteous son Xu Cheng, Fang Yuan decided to give him a chance to make meritorious contributions, and at the same time that Chen Zilong was sent an official document for transfer, he also brought a personal letter to Xu Cheng, ordering him to immediately recruit troops and horses in southern Jiangnan, collect rogues and bandits, and organize a strong army of at least 30,000 people, ready to go to the Huguang battlefield.

After arranging the military and political affairs of Shandong, Fang Yuan decided to organize the army to march west and start a war with Li Zicheng, who was harassing Huguang and Henan.

The soldiers and horses that Fang Yuan stayed in Shandong were 35,000 Xuanjia iron cavalry of the cavalry battalion, and Zhang Ying was arranged to support the 20,000 sergeants of the infantry battalion. This mixed infantry and cavalry army was stationed in Jinan, Dongchang, and Qingzhou.

Before leaving, Fang Yuan also ordered Chigutai to continue to expand cavalry and military horses in Shandong.

As for the issue of silver, Fang Yuan collected 1.5 million taels from Gao Jie in this battle, and also collected 700,000 taels from Sun Chuanting's Jinan Mansion, totaling nearly 2.2 million taels of silver. There are countless other armaments and gunpowder resources.

In terms of expenditure, the Xuanjia army died 53,000 in battle, and each person needed 20 taels of bereavement silver, which required 1 million taels; The remaining 88,000 soldiers were rewarded with ten taels of silver each, and eight hundred and forty thousand taels were required.

After the sum of the silver expenditures, the total surplus was nearly 300,000 taels. All this silver was originally left to Chigutai, and it was allowed to allocate all the commercial tax revenue from the Linqing Banknote Pass to Chigutai, all of which was used to expand the military expenses of cavalry and war horses.

Fang Yuan's westward expedition against Li Zicheng this time, in addition to the 15,000 people of Gao's department and the 12,000 people of Bai Guangen's department, he also brought 30,000 soldiers and horses from his headquarters, including 5,000 of the most elite special combat army.

Of course, this point of soldiers and horses was still a little stretched, and Fang Yuan could only leave a letter and go to the Minguang Governor's Mansion in Guangzhou, and ordered Qin Zhan to reorganize an army of 30,000 people in the Minguang region and come to support by sea.

He also strictly demanded that this support army should immediately go to the battlefield to fight against Li Zicheng, not come to the parade, but must be fully numerous, and ensure combat effectiveness, and cannot be filled with the old, weak, sick and disabled.

Fang Yuan and his entourage led the army south, passing through Huai'an Mansion and reaching Yangzhou Mansion directly. At Guazhou in Yangzhou Prefecture, he joined the sailors sent by Shi Lang to support him, and prepared to go up the Yangtze River and arrive in Wuchang Mansion to participate in the battle.

The officials of Yangzhou Mansion suddenly came with a news that the princess was praying for Fang Yuan and the Xuanjia Army in Jinshan Temple every day for three months.

Fang Yuan listened to the princess's infatuation, his nose was slightly sour, and he felt a deep sense of guilt in his heart.

He had been messing around with Xing's family in Shandong for a few days, and it was quite fresh and exciting at first, but as time went by, the more he felt tired and tired of tossing for half an hour, just for a few seconds of pleasure, this kind of pure carnal venting relationship was tasteless.

Only the princess's true feelings that come from the heart and are unswerving until death are the most valuable.

Fang Yuan immediately handed over all military affairs to Jing Jie, and ordered him to rush to the Huguang battlefield with the Xuanjia army first, and he had to delay in Jiangnan for a few more days, wait for the reinforcements sent by Qin Zhan from Minguang to arrive, and then go to Jiangxi to join Xu Cheng's assembled army, and then come to support together.

He unloaded all his military affairs, only brought a thousand brocade guards with him, and then rushed across the river and went straight to the Jinshan Temple in the river.

When Fang Yuan met the princess, the princess was doing a water and land dojo in the Daxiong Treasure Hall of Jinshan Temple. Jin Yiwei asked the monk of Jinsha Temple, and it turned out that this was a ritual for the soldiers of the Xuanjia Army who died in battle.

Fang Yuan ordered Ma Yishan to immediately restrain the Jinyi guards who were guarding, not to disturb the Dharma Dojo in the Daxiong Treasure Hall, and only looked at the princess who was engrossed in the main hall and reciting the scriptures with her eyes closed.

I haven't seen her for half a year, and the princess is still as beautiful as water, without powder, but she has been carved by any more delicate and heart-wrenching. She is not as glamorous as Chen Yuanyuan, and she does not have Xing's coquettishness, but she can stir Fang Yuan's heart in broad daylight. As for Chen Yuanyuan and Xing, he will only have indulgence in the dead of night and when he is alone.

Fang Yuan looked at it blankly for a while, among the thousands of flowers, in the end, the most beautiful scenery was still his original wife.

Alas! The absurd things in Shandong, do you want to confess to the princess truthfully?!

Fang Yuan hesitated and waited outside the main hall for an hour, and the water and land dojo with cumbersome ceremonies finally ended.

The princess Yingying got up, and bowed to the Buddha Shakyamuni, Medicine Buddha, and Amitabha Buddha enshrined in the main hall, and recited the words in her mouth, "Bless the health of the horse, return triumphantly as soon as possible, I am willing to live a ......"

Fang Yuan was worried that she would really fulfill her vow of folding her life in the future, so he hurriedly stepped forward and hugged her waist and interrupted her words, "Jiao'er, don't swear arbitrarily!" ”

The princess was hugged from behind and was startled, but then she smelled the most familiar and favorite man's smell, and she was overjoyed, and when she turned around, it was really Fang Yuan.

The princess was worried for a few months, and when she saw that Fang Yuan had returned safely, her hanging heart finally fell to the ground, and tears couldn't help but cross her pink face, and she threw herself into his arms, "Donkey!" Bridegroom! ”

Fang Yuan couldn't wait to hug her and love her wantonly, so he hugged her in his arms and said in his ear, "Jiao'er, the waterway law field is over, we should do the right thing!" ”

The two hugged each other in the Daxiong Treasure Hall in public, which was simply an insult to the holy land of Buddhism. So much so that the monks led by Zen Master Guang were dumbfounded, and if it weren't for the fact that he was the regent, they would have reprimanded him a long time ago.

Zhiguang Zen Master stepped forward with his hands together, and saluted respectfully to Fang Yuan, "Amitabha, the regent is here, and the small temple has never been far away, rude!" Faux pas! ”

Fang Yuan just hugged the princess like this, rushed to the light Zen master and said, "Zen master, after ten days, I will make the biggest dojo to overtake the Xuanjia army that died in battle." If this dojo is to be held for 7749 days, it must be grand and magnificent, and everyone in Jiangnan knows about it. ”

Such a large dojo costs at least 10,000 taels of silver, and it is also a lot of income for Jinshan Temple, where pilgrims are prosperous.

Zhiguang Zen Master even called Amitabha Buddha, and when he saw that Fang Yuan was still holding the princess and did not let go, he knew that Fang Yuan had no time to listen to his chatter, so he was busy and retreated.

When the princess saw that he was still holding herself in front of everyone, her face turned red and she whispered, "Put me down, donkey!" ”

Fang Yuan laughed and hugged her, and under the guidance of Mama Liang, he went to the meditation room where the princess lived.

After Fang Yuan hugged the princess and entered the door, Mama Liang stopped knowingly, closed the door for the two, glanced at Ma Yishan, and went out of the courtyard together to avoid suspicion.