In the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, not only did Henan Province have no peaceful festivals, but Shandong was also uneasy, and the news of Li Zicheng's gathering in Henan reached Shandong, Li Meng immediately issued an order, and the Jiaozhou battalion began to enter a state of combat readiness.

In peacetime, every year, some soldiers have a holiday to visit their relatives and return home to reunite with their relatives, but in a state of war readiness, everyone has to stay in the barracks and wait for orders.

The Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau also worked overtime overnight to produce all kinds of weapons needed by the Jiaozhou battalion, and Zhou Yang and Ning Qiangui's subordinates also went to various Tuntian Granges in Shandong to count the number of warehouses in the Grange.

The Lingshan Commercial Bank in Jining Prefecture also put forward a request with several other cooperative trading houses, in addition to the purchase of various military supplies, and also asked the other party to raise ships as much as possible for the use of the Jiaozhou battalion.

During the Spring Festival of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, Li Meng only stayed at home for two days, accompanying his family, and the rest of the time was in the barracks, Ma Gang and Zhao Neng each led 5,000 soldiers to garrison near Jining Prefecture, Yanzhou Prefecture, and the troops directly under Li Meng's hands also began to move towards Yanzhou Mansion.

The rest of the soldiers and horses also went to the borders everywhere to prepare for defense.

Huang Ping and his intelligence officers had no chance to go home for the New Year, and as soon as the matter of Lianghuai was settled, they rushed to Henan directly via Nanzhili to carry out activities.

Sun Chuanting's words are indeed reasonable, if something happens in Henan, whether it is the soldiers and horses of Henan or the ministers of the imperial court, the first person to consider sending troops to rescue is his army in Shandong.

Li Meng's words of consolation to Sun Chuanting said that Li Zicheng hastily gathered more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, and the foundation was unstable, and it would not cause great harm to Henan.

Now it seems that none of these words are right, after Li Zicheng gathered more than 100,000 people in Henan. Immediately, it exploded with great combat effectiveness, and those homeless and hungry people who were still alive all came to defect, plus those backbones who had been wandering in Henan for many days.

The officers and men are no longer capable of contending with such rogues, and it is terrible to say that Li Zicheng was still wandering in the mountainous area of Sichuan's fish belly two months ago, desperately wanting to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff. But he just caught a gap in Zuo Liangyu's defense, and hundreds of light horsemen crossed Huguang overnight and fled into Henan.

And then. There was no process at all, and the remnants of a few hundred people were suddenly defeated into an army of hundreds of thousands, and the difference between the front and the earth was not enough to describe from heaven to earth.

And the invasion army at this time is a little different from a few years ago, the invasion army led by Li Zicheng in the past. Compared with today, the combat effectiveness and strength are even higher. But at that time, it was just a local brigade of poor people, fighting in order to fight the officers and soldiers, and all day long in order to escape and beg for food.

However, the current Li Zichengdi army has its own purpose. Chuang Jun is already known to the outside world as "the land of the world." Let there be no distinction between rich and poor", of course, what is even more popular is the sentence "Welcome the king, look forward to the king, and the king will not pay for the food". For the common people who are trying to survive everywhere, this is simply a blessing from the sky, whether the slogan is true or not. Everybody wants to go and run to it.

Correspondingly. The Chuang army did not worry about the damage to their combat strength during the battle, because the people from all over the country who came to defect would soon be able to make up for this shortcoming

Why a rogue army. Suddenly there was a propaganda slogan, which was certainly not something that these peasants could come up with, this is the difference after Niu Jinxing joined, which is also very little explained, a person who has just joined this army is immediately named a military advisor.

In the first month of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng led a large army to besiege Luoyang, and the world was shaken......

Luoyang City is the largest city in Henan, and it is also the ancient capital of an important town with a long history, but more importantly, Luoyang City lives the most important vassal king in the world, King Fu.

King Fu is Emperor Wanli's favorite son, and he originally wanted to make him the crown prince, but the distinction between the eldest and the youngest was unsuccessful, and as a result, Wanli was ready to divide the land to King Fu. However, because the land area was too large and the ministers of the court were constantly arguing and seesawing, it was not until the end that a much smaller number was determined.

But even if this so-called much smaller amount, the fields in Henan Province are no longer enough to be divided, and it is necessary to go to other provinces to cut off the land to make it up, and even Yanzhou, Shandong Province has part of the land belonging to Fuwang's Wangzhuang.

The fact that the land is so big does not mean that King Fu is important in the Chongzhen Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen has just ascended the throne, at that time the nine thousand years old was still very powerful, and Emperor Chongzhen ate everything in the palace to eat the food sent by the queen, for fear of being inexplicably poisoned.

At such a critical moment, King Fu sent a team of soldiers to protect the safety of Emperor Chongzhen, this team of soldiers actually did not have much effect, but this significance was extraordinary.

Since Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, King Fu's performance was naturally remembered by him, and Emperor Chongzhen was actually the most tolerant person of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty to the pro-vassal nobles.

The identity of King Fu is different, and his actions are also unscrupulous, and the fields around Luoyang and Wangzhuang are all exploited by King Fu, and the common people in western Henan are miserable.

The center of the court didn't know about these things, but they only knew that King Fu was in danger and was being besieged by hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and he had to send troops to rescue.

There is no difference from what everyone judges, King Fu's distress document only asks the imperial court to send soldiers and horses to rescue, while Li Xianfeng, the governor of Henan, directly points out on the fold and asks Shandong soldiers and horses to come to the rescue. And the ministers in the court were also the first to think of Shandong soldiers and horses.

Before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the imperial court issued an order to order Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, and Li Meng, the general soldier of Shandong, to lead troops to Luoyang, Henan Province to rescue and exterminate the thieves.

Incidentally, in November of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, most of the eunuchs in most places were withdrawn from Beijing by Emperor Chongzhen, and the power to lead troops was completely concentrated in the hands of a civilian official.

The eunuchs and the Jinyi guards who guarded the Jingshi had also rushed to Jinan City, and they ignored the generals who led the troops, but went to urge the civil officials who led the troops every day - Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong.

Shandong soldiers and horses sent troops or not. Yan Jizu didn't have the right to speak at all, but the eunuchs were sent out in the first month, with a little resentment in his heart, and the urgent documents from Henan were sent to the Beijing division one after another, and the fast horses from the Beijing division were also urging the eunuchs to pass the decree.

At the beginning, Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, could still take some silver and property bribes, but after a few days, these gold and silver property were not used at all. The eunuch who delivered the decree even returned the money.

Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, was very optimistic at first, and the last time Kaifeng City asked for help, Li Meng sent troops to rescue without any excuse, and this time the matter was even more critical. Li Meng's reaction should be even more swift.

Who would have thought of going to discuss with Li Meng a few times, and Li Meng said that the army was not fully prepared. No troops can be sent. Hearing this meaning also made the governor of Shandong relax a little, this is not a refusal to send troops, there is still room for negotiation, the situation in Henan, even the Di newspaper is extremely terrible. The generals in order to preserve their own strength. Who is willing to send troops to the rescue.

But after a few times, Yan Jizu felt that something was wrong, he didn't prepare completely, but he didn't even give a definite date, what is the difference between this and not sending troops.

When the first month was about to come out, even the eunuchs and brocade guards who passed the decree were really anxious, and they talked to the governor Yan Jizu that the localization was getting heavier and heavier.

It's good that Yan Jizu has also served as a person in the middle of the matter. The old faction among the Beijing teachers sent an urgent letter. said that if there were no more troops, if the emperor gave a second will. I'm afraid it's going to be a disaster.

Things have come to this point, Shandong Governor Yan Jizu was really forced to have no choice, he was unwilling to continue to do it in the position of Shandong Governor, but he had to retire after his term of office, and he was asked by the emperor to be imprisoned, and then it was not his wish to die in prison as unexplained as Sun Chuanting recently.

In the yamen of Li Meng's general army, the messenger cavalry dressed in cloth stood solemnly under the main hall, and after Li Meng confirmed the orders, a cavalry immediately took the order and galloped towards the goal.

"Mr. Ning, go and tell the shopkeeper Zheng of the Bafu Commercial Bank that between March and May, let them transfer military ships and warships to the area of Dengzhou Port, whether it is the Zheng family's ship or our own ship, it must be guarded over there."

Yuan Wenhong, who was sitting on the side, wrote down Li Meng's orders, Ning Qiangui's economic affairs also included maritime trade, and it was also his duty to deal with the Zheng family, Li Meng groaned, and added:

"Transfer the letter to Yangshui Camp to go north to Dengzhou, it's okay, take it and use the seal!"

Yuan Wenhong took the written order and blew a few breaths on it, and hurriedly handed it over, Li Meng took the big seal of the general army and stamped it, and someone over there wrapped the cover, wrote it, and handed it to the cavalry outside.

The generals and civil officials in the house are a little strange, thinking that using troops in Henan is the current strategy, and strengthening the defense everywhere is also a matter of concern, but why spend so much effort on the Dengzhou side, there is a vast ocean.

In fact, until the end of the Qing Dynasty, no one boarded the sea from Dengzhou6, but Li Meng had to be careful, he could requisition ships and go to Henan along the canal and the Yellow River.

At that time, Shandong's troops were empty, but it was a disaster, but this matter was indeed he thought too much, the Manchu Qing Dynasty since the beginning, the attack on the Ming Dynasty has been from the 6th road, not the sea route.

"Mr. Zhou, the armed salters everywhere must be mobilized, if the soldiers leave, it is inevitable that there will be some confusion and trouble, let the armed salters take care of these."

Zhou Yang hurriedly stood up and bowed in agreement, Li Meng really wanted a few more heads to come out, as soon as the army moved, all aspects of Shandong had to be planned and prepared, and he was specialized in military affairs, so he was really a little impatient, and at this time, the more important it became that the auxiliary person was.

The document on the head of the Tuntian Grange leading the Zhuang protection team and the strengthening of the vigilance of the armed salt teams in various states and counties had just been written, and Li Meng had not yet used the seal, when he heard a loud report from the pro-soldiers outside:

"Governor Yan greets the handsome ......"

When the governor saw the general soldiers, he couldn't use "visit" anyway, this is upside down, but this is the norm in Shandong, and I don't know when it will be changed. Maybe it was Zhou Yang's order, but Li Meng didn't take him seriously, and the governor didn't seem to have any objections, so he did it.

Hearing this communication, Li Meng frowned, thinking that my busy feet here don't touch the ground, what are you doing to make a fuss, but you still have to give the necessary face, and nodded. Standing on the side, Di Wang Hai immediately shouted back:

"See!!"

As soon as Yan Jizu entered the main hall of the Yamen of the General Army, except for Li Meng, all the civil and military people in the room stood up and bowed, and saw the appearance of the governor of Shandong. Everyone was taken aback, and Yan Jizu was also a top-notch figure among the Jiangnan scholars. Over the years, because of the leisurely days, the income has increased, and I have paid more attention to self-cultivation. High-ranking officials.

Since the beginning of the use of troops to Henan. The civil and military people in the Jiaozhou battalion are all nervous and busy, and the governor of Shandong is an idle post in their eyes, and no one will pay attention to him, but he has not seen him for a month, and this Governor Yan is actually haggard like this, his eyes are sunken, and he must be scattered.

Even walking is a little unsteady. Stumbling into the house. Seeing everyone saluting him, this Yan Jizu is very particular about this officialdom etiquette on weekdays. But at this time, he hurriedly said:

"Why are you so polite."

After speaking, he didn't care about the stunned everyone, and said directly to Li Meng, who was sitting behind the bookcase:

"Master Li, can you go to the inner hall to talk, this official has important matters to discuss."

These words are really rude, and they are even more inexplicable, everyone in the room looked at each other, and Li Meng was also stunned, but the person standing in the lobby said on the bright side that his status was still above himself, and he always had to give some face, although he felt that it was a waste of time in his heart, he still raised his hand and said to Yan Jizu:

"Lord Futai, please, discuss in the inner room."

There were no books in the inner study of the General Soldier's Yamen, that is, a few maps that looked unusually crude in modern times, and some weapons hung on the walls.

Li Meng and Yan Jizu came to this house, Wang Hai as the leader of the personal soldiers and two personal soldiers also followed, as soon as Yan Jizu entered the house, he whispered:

"Master Li, can there be only you and me, there is indeed something important to discuss!"

Wang Hai bowed his head and was about to turn around and leave, but Li Meng frowned a little impatiently, and said in a cold voice:

"These are all my confidants, Lord Yan has something to say, and it will definitely not be leaked!!"

Several pro-soldiers bowed slightly, looking at Li Meng's eyes but full of gratitude, this is the handsome's trust in himself, Yan Jizu looked at the pro-soldiers, hesitated for a while, but Li Meng's expression was a little impatient.

There are really no rules, the military general is facing the governor as if he is facing his master's staff, but Yan Jizu can still take care of this, and he gritted his teeth and knelt down towards Li Meng.

This sudden action startled Li Meng and several surrounding soldiers, thinking what a big deal it was to let Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, perform such a big gift.

"Lord Yan, why did you kill Li."

Li Meng was about to help, Yan Jizu didn't look at it as a civil official, he was still a civil official in his fifties, but his movements were not slow, he used his hands and feet at the same time, and took a few steps back, Li Meng actually didn't help him, Yan Jizu pleaded with a crying voice:

"General Li Bing, Li Dashuai, please save the lower officials and save the students!!"

"Lord Yan, you are the dignified governor of a province, this upside down, Li can't stand it!"

This inexplicable move made Li Meng unable to figure it out at all, and his tone inevitably slowed down a little, Yan Jizu hurriedly said when he saw this:

"Lord Li, the imperial court is in a hurry, if Shandong does not send troops to Jinan, Luoyang is afraid that it will fall, at that time, you are fine, and the top of the lower officials will not be able to keep it. Since the lower official came to the governor of Shandong, he has always been respectful to the marshal, and there is no offense and collision, please have mercy on the lower official family, and send troops to Henan! ”

Yan Jizu was excited, his voice became louder and louder, and the old tears were rampant, and when Li Meng heard the word "send troops", his face suddenly sank.

How can these literati and ministers see the matter of sending troops so simply, Shandong Province mobilized almost 20,000 soldiers and horses, preparing for the rescue of Henan, marching across several provinces, so many soldiers and horses, the daily consumption of food and drink is a huge amount of materials, but Henan Chidi is thousands of miles. It is not possible to raise it locally.

But such a huge amount of materials, can only be transported by water, if it is 6 transport, such a huge amount of materials need for people and animal power is a terrifying number, people and livestock also have to eat and drink, produce consumption, then this consumption is so huge, Henan can not be supplied on the spot, can only be transported through the rear. I am afraid that before we reach Henan, Shandong's finances will be completely bankrupt.

Water transport must rely on the canal and the Yellow River, but it is only the beginning of February, and the Yellow River has just been civilized. Ships simply did not pass, and the ships were not raised enough. How can troops be dispatched in this case, it is because they have grown wings and flown over.

Li Meng made a look, Wang Hai and a personal soldier hurriedly helped Yan Jizu up, and Li Meng said in a deep voice:

"When I go to Henan with soldiers and horses from Shandong, I must take the waterway. Right now, the waterways are frozen. It can only be pulled out at the beginning of March, Lord Yan, you also led the troops that day, don't you know the truth? ”

Yan Jizu finally calmed down, and when he heard Li Mengdi's rhetorical question, he replied with a wry smile: "It's not that Yan doesn't know the secret, it's that the court is urging it." Today, the eunuch who delivered the decree came to the door. It is said that the soldiers and horses of Shandong are so delayed and do not obey the will of the saint. Could it be that he had a different intention, and said that if he didn't send troops again, this decree would be to take my errand and lock him back to the capital directly. ”

The eunuch who came to deliver the decree was escorted by the Jinyi guard, and after the governor of Shandong and the chief military officer received the order, the eunuch did not leave, and he would not leave until Shandong really sent troops, and he also had the responsibility of supervising and monitoring, in the final analysis, the emperor was the most trustworthy of these eunuchs around him.

Hearing Yan Jizu say this, Li Meng also felt helpless for him, but the major affairs of the military family naturally could not be delayed, so he paused and said:

"Lord Yan, Li also knows your situation, and it is indeed powerless to send troops now......

Yan Jizu was already in a hurry, and hurriedly interrupted Li Meng and said:

"General Li, as long as you send a small team of soldiers and horses to Henan first, so that the official will have a way to deal with it."

After saying this, Li Meng's face had already sunk, and he replied coldly:

"A small team of soldiers and horses went to Henan, to send them to death, Li's soldiers are all children of Shandong, but I am reluctant to let them die so in vain, Lord Yan, I am busy preparing to send troops here, please go back!"

Fang Cai's words made Li Meng a little angry, in order to deal with the above, you took my soldiers to death, it was really cool, and the order to evict the guests was issued, and he didn't send them off, and led Wang Hai and a few pro-soldiers to go out directly.

Yan Jizu knew that he had said the wrong thing, and when he saw Li Meng's cold face, he suddenly stood in place in despair, watched Li Meng walk out of the study, and suddenly said loudly behind him:

"Mr. Li, if Yan is imprisoned by the imperial court, and then send a minister over, how can Yan be so docile and obedient, if Yan is in Shandong, you Mr. Li is the real master of Qilu, if the newcomer comes, even if Mr. Li tames him, it will be troublesome and laborious!"

The words of the heart, although he did not kneel, but it was like he really knocked his head on the ground, servile Yan and his knees, Wang Hai and his soldiers looked as usual, and they didn't realize that there was anything wrong with Yan Jizu's rebellious words, maybe in their hearts, this was a matter of course.

However, Li Meng turned around, the smile on his face seemed to be a smile, and he said in a deep voice:

"What Lord Yan said is very interesting!"

"Mr. Li, Lord Li, you have to lead the troops into Henan anyway, it's just a matter of time, but the eunuchs of the imperial court don't know the difficulties of our Shandong soldiers and horses, and if they don't give them an explanation, I'm afraid it won't be good.

Yan Jizu's speech was quite interesting, using "we" to say Shandong, but using "they" to call the court and Qincha, Li Menghaha laughed, but he had already made up his mind, and said:

"It turns out that it's not to urge Li to send troops, it's to deal with the imperial court and the Qincha, right, this is simple, wrapped in Li Meng's body."

After saying that, he didn't care about Yan Jizu's reaction, turned around and went out, walked to the door and stopped, didn't look back, and said with a smile:

"If Lord Yan feels that the Qincha side is pressing, he can move his family to the military camp to live. Nature is pure. ”

The eunuch who came to the capital to urge the troops was named Chen Min, who was five short in stature and looked quite stocky, and he had always been unpopular in the palace, so he got an errand to go out of Beijing to urge the troops.

The local area is not as good as the Beijing Division, and the officials always have many means of delaying, but Luoyang City is besieged, what is the relationship between King Fu and the current Chongzhen Emperor, and the officials who serve in the palace all know it. But the imperial court issued an order, and the governor and the general army had already received the order, but they were slow to fight.

If he is not famous, the eunuch who delivered the decree cannot return to Beijing to resume his life. The Jinyi guards beside Chen Min had already made a few trips back and forth between Jingshi and Jinan, and the words of Jingshi were getting more and more harsh.

Every time I see the paperwork and letters from the Jingshi. Chen Min was drenched in cold sweat, thinking that if it was the second will of the imperial court, I was afraid that it would not only be Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, who would be convicted, but also his own head.

However, Chen Min also gritted his teeth with hatred, and the Jingshi Celebrant and Dongchang, as well as the Jinyi Guard, all commanded the envoys to give him and the Jinyi Wei leaders around him. If Yan Jizu delays sending troops to rescue again. Then they directly sent Yan Jizu to prison for questioning, and Chen Min took over in the name of the eunuch of the prison army, and ordered the Shandong general army to send troops with the will of the Son of Heaven.

Although the eunuch Chen Min was anxious, he had the authority given by the Jingshi, but he also had a little confidence, and when he went to the Shandong Governor's Mansion to urge, his tone became more and more severe.

Yan Jizu also knows. If I continue to push like this. I'm afraid that he will be unlucky, it is said that he can put the responsibility on Li Meng, the Shandong general soldier in the same city. But the eunuch didn't know that Li Mengdi was vicious, but he knew that this Jinan City was equivalent to his Li Meng's military camp.

And Emperor Chongzhen's temper, as a civil official, you can't urge your generals to send troops, and the generals may not be charged with any crimes, and he, a civil official, is afraid that he will be severely punished.

If it is after Beizhili enters the Kou, there is no historical variable of Li Meng, because King De was captured by the Tartars, and afterwards Yang Sichang was convicted of meritorious service and punished, and Yan Jizu also belonged to the list of beheaded.

But because Li Mengdi's military exploits escaped this punishment, Yan Jizu escaped from the catastrophe, his ambition when he left Beijing, and his calm face after King De was taken captive, these prides are all gone, and I just think in my heart that it is better to live well than anything else.

The eunuch who passed the decree of Jingshi urged like this, Yan Jizu was terrified, and he just wanted to survive, but the Son of Heaven persecuted him step by step, where did he go to survive as a civil official.

Thinking about it, he could only ask for the protection of Li Meng, the general soldier of Shandong, Yan Jizu thought quite self-deprecatingly, the shame of civil officials in the world is probably himself, who has such a low profile to ask for a military general with a lower position than himself.

Self-deprecation is self-deprecation, emotion is emotion, after Yan Jizu returned home, he asked his subordinates to pack up their things, pack their luggage, and prepare to move into the half of the city where the Jiaozhou camp is managed.

On the fifth day of the second month, Chen Min, the eunuch who came from Beijing, took more than a dozen brocade guards to accompany him, and came towards Yan Jizu's mansion with a fierce momentum.

Speaking of which, this is also a cover-up and stealing the bell, the military generals with heavy troops do not send troops, and even the civilian officials who have been with him for many years are urged not to move, even if they are replaced.

But for the Jingshi Imperial Court, this is also a helpless way, after all, the current righteousness of the imperial court can still oppress people, and it will not be completely useless.

The eunuch Chen Min is also familiar with this road, and leads people to the governor's mansion early in the morning, if he enters the yamen, there are also the governor's personal guards and officials there, it is always a little inconvenient, Chen Min is familiar with the way, anyway, he blocked him when he left the house in the morning.

Who would have thought that a group of people came over viciously, but they were faced with an empty mansion, but fortunately, there was a young man who guarded the mansion and showed them the way, saying where to move.

Last time, Governor Yan Jizu said that he was giving three days of grace, and he was going to drive the Shandong General Army to send troops, but who would have thought that he would move quietly. Chen Min's nose was almost crooked, thinking that you are a dignified governor, you actually have this kind of naughty child-like means of prevarication, the world is so big that there is a big tomorrow, even if you run away with your life, you can't escape, can you run away if you move.

The young man who guarded the house was also enthusiastic, and he carefully talked to the eunuch Chen Min and others about where the governor Yan Jizu's family had moved.

Knowing where to live, Chen Min and his party did not delay, and went towards the governor's mansion angrily.

These eunuchs and Jinyi guards went out of Beijing to deliver orders and errands, and when they arrived in the local area, the magistrates welcomed and curryed favor. Gifts of gold and silver are indispensable, and you can also visit the local scenic spots and famous restaurants.

This errand was indeed a chore, not only because the will could not be implemented, but also because the dispatch of troops had been delayed. Moreover, this Jinan city was captured by the Tartars and became a completely empty city.

Jinan City is now completely the Jiaozhou camp and the various yamen office and living places, this living place facilities are very simple, even inferior to the county town near Beijing.

The eunuch Chen Min and the Jinyi guards came to this bitter place, an empty city outside. I don't have the mood to wander around, and I think about sending troops every day.

So these people didn't have any idea of how Jinan City was different from other provincial capitals, and they followed the young man's instructions. The group walked towards Yan Jizu's new mansion.

Along the way, I saw those soldiers and horses passing back and forth. Chen Min pondered in his heart, it didn't seem like the Shandong general army was not going to send troops, otherwise how could the soldiers and horses in the city be transferred so frequently.

The place where Yan Jizu lives is the former mansion of General Fengguo, and this General Fengguo is also the title of the royal family, and it is completely illegal for a governor to live in such a mansion.

Chen Min stood at the door of this mansion and said with a cruel smile:

"It seems that this Yan Jizu really doesn't want to live anymore. This disrespectful charge will definitely not run away. ”

The gates of this mansion are open. The eunuchs and the brocade guards needed to knock on the door to pass the word, and after dismounting, they rushed directly inside.

General Fengguo's mansion is really extraordinary, at least after the shadow wall in front of the door, the courtyard is enough to be used as a school field, according to Chen Min's impression, there are many servants in the governor's family, but this courtyard is deserted.

"Squeak". The doors of this mansion are closed.

These people haven't reacted to what is going on. Then I saw a soldier in armor with a sword coming out of all places, and a man turned out from behind the shadow wall. He asked with a smile:

"This is Gonggong Chen, who came from Beijing and sent a decree urging the troops to be dispatched!!"

The tone of the person who spoke was quite gentle, but looking at the armored soldiers around him, he couldn't talk about any mildness in any way.

A brocade guard looked at the armor soldiers who were gradually leaning over around him, and his heart was inevitably nervous, his hand was on the hilt of the knife at his waist, and he just pulled out half of it, and the wind whistled "whew", and a long ash rod poked straight over, ready to stab him in the chest, and the brocade guard did not take a breath between his chest and abdomen, and he was in pain, and fell directly to the ground.

This action suddenly shattered the so-called "gentle" atmosphere in the field, and the knives and guns in the hands of the armor soldiers were immediately pointed at the eunuchs and brocade guards in the inner enclosure.

Different from the Beijing camp straw bags that Chen Min saw in the Beijing Division, as soon as these ambushed soldiers in the Fengguo General's Mansion worked for a while, the murderous aura and pressure immediately appeared, and Chen Min's circle of people were all pale, knowing in their hearts that if they acted recklessly, the other party would really kill them.

"Who are you, our family is a messenger who heralds, are you trying to rebel like this?"

Chen Min asked with a fierce voice, but everyone knew that this was just a fierce inward-looking.

"Father-in-law Chen, don't panic, the brothers know that you are the messenger, so they are waiting in this mansion."

The man replied gently, but then his face changed, and he said in a deep voice:

"Gonggong Chen, the Yellow River has not yet been civilized, the movement of the army is quite inconvenient, Governor Yan and General Li are determined to send troops to Henan at the end of February or early March, after the river is civilized, but the princes of the court blindly urged, and asked the father-in-law to write a letter to explain one or two, these brothers who are on an errand in Jinyiwei also have the right to send a letter to the Jinyiwei Yamen, and write the news together, just say that my Shandong soldiers and horses are stationed everywhere, and there are soldiers and horses far away in Lianghuai, Xianxia is nervously mobilizing and preparing, and it will be February 25 at the earliest, and there is no shirk."

Hearing what this person said, Chen Min and the Jinyi guards darkened their faces, originally this delay in sending troops was the responsibility of the governor and the chief soldier, if he wrote a letter to explain, if there was a bad thing in the future, it would become his own responsibility.

What's more, these days, the letters and feedback from Chen Min and these brocade guards to the Beijing division are all how the civil and military officials of Shandong delayed, and suddenly retorted, this is not their own face.

"This ...... How can this be written, this is clearly a crime of deception. ”

The eunuch Chen Min said this sentence tremblingly, and the man said with a smile:

"I don't write, but I just go out of the city at night, I don't know where I am, and I write, at least I can live a peaceful life for a few years......"

On the third day, the fast horse with Chen Min's reply drove out of Jinan and went straight to Beijing.

In this letter, he carefully explained the difficulties faced by the soldiers and horses in Shandong and the preparations needed for the transfer of troops, among which Chen Min changed his previous attack on the civil and military officials in Shandong, but vigorously praised them, saying that he had done his best to raise troops and horses to go to Henan to rescue, and said that the slaves were willing to supervise in Shandong and return to Beijing after sending troops to Henan

Emperor Chongzhen doesn't believe in the world, but he still has some trust in these eunuchs around him, although he was very angry before, but after receiving this letter, his anger weakened a little, so he had to send an envoy to the provinces near Henan to transfer troops to rescue, and praised a few words, saying that Chen Min was loyal and worthy of reuse. Emperor Chongzhen thought he was in control of everything, but in fact he couldn't control anything, and everything he trusted was deceiving him.

In the history without Li Meng, in the first month of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, Luoyang City was broken by the Chuang army led by Li Zicheng, but at the end of February, Luoyang City was still in the hands of the Ming army.

Perhaps because after Li Meng entered Henan, the Liukou "Song River" was defeated, and most of them were led to Huaibei, while the Liukou "Li Zhenhai" was close to Yanzhou Mansion, almost infiltrated by the Jiaozhou battalion, and did not attach to Li Zicheng, and the strength of the army was a few points worse, and this Luoyang City could still support it.

History, after all, has changed a little...... I hope to go further, which depends on everyone's support.