The Taiyuan War ended with Sun Chuanfang's defeat and retreat to Shaanxi, the Central Army was more powerful, and after winning the entire Sanjin Dynasty in one go, Chang Zhenbang appointed Chen Jiongming as the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Pacification, and appointed Kong Geng as the deputy commander of the pacification, leading the army to go to Shaanxi with him to make meritorious contributions, and appointed Xu Yongchang as the general officer of the Shanxi Rectification Army and the general office of Qingxiang in Shanxi, and was fully responsible for the reorganization and disposal of the remnants of the Sanjin Army, which means very clearly, Yan Xishan is dead, if the officers and soldiers of Shanxi can be submissive or the identity of the official army, if they do not obey discipline, then there is no way, Just be a bandit and a bandit and exterminate it.

"Governing."

Seeing that Xu Yongchang was sent to take over the old ministry of Shanxi, Kong Geng was hot and greedy, and said unwillingly: "I'm afraid that Commander Xu's work is not easy to do, as the overseer of Shanxi is in charge of the military and political affairs of a province, his prestige is very high, why don't you let him do it!" ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "What Inspector Kong said is very good, Zhenbang admires it very much, but people go to high places, water flows to low places, Inspector Kong is now the overseer of Shanxi, can it stop at the overseer of Shanxi?" ”

"This ......"

Kong Geng's heart was said to the sore spot, don't look at him in front of people to show off his might, but his heart can't help but have some inferiority, a general other identity, even if others don't mind, but he can't forget in his heart, don't look at Chen Jiongming and Xu Yongchang are also generals, but Chen Jiong is wise and brave, Chang Zhenbang leans on the Great Wall, Xu Yongchang Taiyuan is favored, and the righteous knot Jinlan is considered a general, and everyone can't help but look at it, and what is his identity Kong Geng, but he is a southeast general like a cloud, and a strategist is like a rain, less than him, a lot, more than him, not much, Don't look at what everyone doesn't say, but how fierce the war in Shanxi is, how many officers and soldiers have died in the southeast, I'm afraid that this account will be recorded on the body of the Shanxi general, and whether or not he can keep the position of the Shanxi overseer is a question when the time comes, where are there other ideas? The reason why he is so angry with Xu Yongchang is that he has the intention of dominating Shanxi, but more importantly, he wants to take the opportunity to gather more Shanxi generals, and everyone will form a group, even if Chang Zhenbang is black-hearted and learns from Zhu Yuanzhang when he kills heroes, he can take care of each other.

"Brother Kong, you are an honest man!" Chang Zhenbang turned around and patted Kong Geng's shoulder, and said lightly: "Honest people will never suffer a loss here!" ”

"The ruling has won a prize! The subordinates are very ashamed! ”

Chang Zhenbang said lightly: "There's nothing to be ashamed of, this is your advantage, it's not a secret, after the central government conquered the northwest, the Tianshan Mountain was naturally in charge of General Yang." As for the section from Tianshan to Shaanxi, it depends on an honest person like my brother, and my brother can relax in Beijing. If Brother Kong wants to stay in Shanxi to reorganize the army, I don't object here, I just hope that Brother Kong can help me manage it after pacifying Shaanxi, this small request, Brother will not refuse me! ”

Kong Geng saw that he said it so thoroughly, since he already had an arrangement in his heart, the world outside would not have to stay in Shanxi, and Chang Zhenbang, as the ruler of a country, could condescend to demand himself, this is to give himself a big face, no matter what, it is not good to be stubborn, thinking of this, he happily said: "Since the humble position is still useful for the government, the humble duty should be used as a dog and horse for the adult!" ”

When the two talked happily, Lin Yan came in and muttered a few words in Chang Zhenbang's ear, but Chang Zhenbang's eyebrows fluttered, and he immediately asked people to bring people in. I don't recognize it, so I might as well stay here and argue about the truth or falsehood. ”

Kong Geng was also very curious when he heard this, and he said that someone could be summoned by Chang Zhenbang and have to identify it himself?

After a while, a Sven scholar who was less than fifty years away slowly came to Chang Zhenbang and Kong Geng with the steps of the Quartet Minister, but this person Kong Geng didn't recognize, not only did he not recognize it, but he didn't even see this person.

"Master Kong, do you remember the old man?" The scholar seemed to recognize Kong Geng, and said to him slowly.

Kong Geng was taken aback, and his head spun again, but there was still no image of this person when he turned around, the man looked at Kong Geng with a blank look, couldn't help but shake his head, and said: "Kong Inspector, you are really a noble person who forgets things, the old man Zhao Daiwen Shanxi Taiyuan General Senator, we used to meet commonly, why do you turn your face and deny it now that you become an overseer?" It's nothing if you don't recognize the old man, the old man is not ashamed, but he thinks that the adults are embarrassed because of this, but it's no wonder that the old man is gone. ”

This old guy's articulate attitude is really powerful, and before he finished three sentences, he deducted the basin that he forgot about his wealth and turned his face and refused to admit it, if it weren't for Chang Zhenbang here, Kong Geng really had the intention of dragging him out and beating him into a dye.

"Is this person really Zhao Daiwen?"

Chang Zhenbang asked suspiciously.

Kong Geng said: "This person is indeed not Zhao Daiwen, there is a photo of Yan Xishan and Zhao Daiwen in the Overseer's Mansion, if you don't believe it, you can find it to check the authenticity!" ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "Since you are not Zhao Daiwen, who are you, why did you pretend to be Zhao Daiwen to see Ben in power!" ”

The man smiled slightly, took a step forward, seemed to get close to Chang Zhenbang, after Lin Yan on the side learned that he was not Zhao Daiwen, his two eyes never left him, seeing him step forward, he hurriedly inserted himself in front of Chang Zhenbang, stretched out his hand and kicked in his arms, but did not take it out, the meaning is already obvious, if you are taking a step forward, don't blame Lao Tzu for being unkind to you. Who knew that the man made a gesture in front of Lin Yan, and when Lin Yan saw it, he stepped aside silently, as if he was very relieved about this person. After Lin Yan retreated, the man took a step forward, took out an official document from his sleeve and handed it to Chang Zhenbang, Chang Zhenbang glanced at it, which was marked with Dai Yunong's name, and immediately understood, and after taking the official document and reading it hurriedly, he said slowly: "You are Zhao Daiwen." After speaking, he pointed to this person and said to Kong Geng: "Brother Kong, you are really a noble person who forgets things, isn't this person Zhao Daiwen, Zhao Senator?" I haven't seen it yet. ”

Kong Geng saw that Chang Zhenbang suddenly recognized this person as Zhao Daiwen, and he was terrified, but he could only admit it: "What the ruling government said is that this person is Zhao Daiwen, the general staff of Shanxi. ”

Chang Zhenbang laughed and said: "The elder brother is actually not wrong, but this Zhao Daiwen may be different from the Zhao Daiwen that the elder brother knows, and it is not that the brother refers to the deer as a horse to test the elder brother's heart." It's the brother who treats the elder brother as his own, so that the elder brother will know about it, this Zhao Daiwen is going to Shaanxi on business. In the future, if there is anything that needs Brother Kong's cooperation, Brother Kong still has to take care of him in front of his brothers. ”

"Since this is what the adults mean, how can there be no reason for the lowly position not to cooperate with Lord Zhao."

Kong Geng was not stupid, and immediately expressed his position.

Chang Zhenbang was very satisfied with his answer, and immediately asked Zhao Daiwen to explain in detail the customs of Shaanxi and the affairs of civil and military officials. With this first-hand information, it is a little easier to sweep away Shaanxi

"In power, in fact, it is not difficult to sweep away, the main thing is to conquer Tongguan and enter Shaanxi, and the rest is Xijing, as for other states and counties, it depends on it!"

"It's so easy to say, this Shaanxi is Sun Chuanfang's base camp, and other places can be passed on, this Shaanxi is only afraid of a bloody battle."

Kong Geng said coldly.

Chang Zhenbang raised his head and said to Lin Yan: "After the Taiyuan War, what happened to the situation in Hubei, what happened to Wang Zhanyuan's old thing?" ”

Lin Yan said: "Hubei is guarded by Lord Li Tingyu, and it is naturally calm and waveless!" It's just that Wang Zhanyuan's rampant expropriation has gone too far, and the people are extremely angry, if they don't deal with it, they are afraid that they will provoke a popular uprising. ”

Chang Zhenbang frowned slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he smiled again, and said: "Wang Zhanyuan learns from Xiao He, but I am not Liu Bang, Hubei will be fine, but Hubei and Shaanxi have a close relationship and cannot be guarded against, let Master Li pay attention to the direction of Wang Zhanyuan's capital flow, it is human nature for him to hook up with Sun Chuanfang, and it is unkind to worry too much, but if he helps Sun Chuanfang to fight against the central government, then he can't help but understand the reason and move the army." ”

Lin Yan said: "My subordinates understand that Master Li is going to prepare a telegram wherever he is humble." ”

"What's going on with Sichuan Janssen?"

Lin Yan didn't expect him to ask about Yang Sen, and after thinking for a while, he said with a smile: "This person is not very angry, relying on the adult's fox and fake tiger power to serve as the commander of the second army of the Sichuan army, he was defeated in the battle of the first and second armies, and fled to Yichang to attach himself to Li Dashuai. ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "Don't underestimate this person! This person was of great help to our Central Army's entry into Kawabata. He was appointed commander of the 16th Division of the Army and awarded the rank of lieutenant general, and at the same time, Marshal Li asked him to support him in many ways. ”

Kong Geng was a little puzzled, what kind of character is this Yang Sen, he also knows, don't look at it as just a division commander, but he is also a famous master, when Gu Pinzhen expelled Tang Jiyao, Sichuan was a scuffle, it was really you singing, I appeared, and I couldn't say anything, but the bigger these people are, the more spiritual, this Yang Sen is one of them, he and the crystal monkey Deng Xihou, Ba Gecko Liu Xiang, Duobao Taoist Liu Wenhui, Wang Lingguan Wang Lingji and called the five elements of the Sichuan Army, it sounds good, but these five elements are similar to the five links, They are all the gods of cholera in the world.

"What do those who are in power want him to do? If you recruit Liu Xiang or Liu Wenhui, it is better to use Yang Sen, who has no soldiers and no people, but is afraid that Sichuan will be difficult to pacify. ”

Chang Zhenbang smiled slightly and said: "Yang Sen is my acquaintance, Yu Private, I want to pull him, Yu Gong, my brother should know what a mastiff is!" ”

"Mastiff?"

Kong Geng was a little puzzled, talking about people, why did he talk about mastiffs again?

Chang Zhenbang saw that he was puzzled, smiled faintly, and said: "In order to get the best mastiffs, ten young mastiffs of the same age are often placed in a cellar pit, there is no food, maybe only a little food, only enough for one mastiff to eat, these ten mastiffs, must go through cruel competition, and in the end only one mastiff can survive, it either relies on grabbing a little food each time, or it must devour the same kind of ......" When he said it, he glanced at Kong Geng, and saw that he had no reaction, his face was ignorant, so he had to sigh and continue: " The five elements of the Sichuan army are five fierce dogs, and the infighting with each other is Tang Jiyao's helplessness, if he is waiting for the Tibetan mastiff to come out, and the other four dogs support him, it is a great disaster, it is better to choose the weakest one, and I will kill him with the money and food of the soldiers, horses, horses, and food, that is, to defeat the four, and it is just the head dog. ”

"Your Excellency is far-sighted, and your subordinates admire you!"

Kong Geng complimented, but he was a little hairy in his heart, don't look at him young, so many power schemes, he is really a famous person, and he still underestimates him.

Chang Zhenbang smiled, but turned his head to Zhao Daiwen and said, "Sir, you might as well talk about it!" ”

Zhao Daiwen cleared his throat, and then told Sun Chuanfang about the state secretary, and said very proudly that the state secretary had a good conversation with him, and he could go to appease him.

Chang Zhenbang said happily: "Then Mr. Trouble." ”

Zhao Daiwen smiled and continued: "Tongguan has been difficult and dangerous since ancient times, and it is really a man who is a man and a man ...... a thousand people."

There is no need for a heavy hammer to ring the drum, Zhao Daiwen only started, and Chang Zhenbang already knew what was going on, and hurriedly asked: "Who is the person guarding the pass?" ”

"Shangguan Yunxiang!"

"It turned out to be him!"

Chang Zhenbang nodded, as if he had an idea, he turned to Kong Geng and said, "How is Brother Kong's preparations?" ”

"Everything is ready, just wait for the adults to give the order to send troops."

"Good!"

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