When Emperor Yuan got the division and collapse of the Jiangnan coalition army by Chang Zhenbang, he immediately issued an appointment appointing Chang Zhenbang as the Jiangxi Protector Army, ordering him to take full charge of Jiangxi's military affairs during Li Chun's recuperation, and crowning Chang Zhenbang as a second-class earl to show his favor, and at the same time ordered him to leave for Beijing to face the saint on the same day.

Chang Zhenbang played with the telegram in his hand with great interest, looked at a few cronies in the hall, and said: "The emperor asked me to enter Beijing to discuss the country, I don't know what the big guy's opinion is?" ”

Dehai, the third uncle of the Lu family, Liu Shifa, Wang Xifeng, Li Tingyu, Zhao Laosi, Hu Zhong and others all bowed their heads and pondered, glancing at each other in private, hoping to find out a thing or two from the eyes of others, but no one dared to stand up and express their opinions.

Chang Zhenbang glanced around, couldn't help sighing, and felt a little sorry in his heart, the shortage of talents is still a defect of his non-professional background, this defect is not very significant when he is only the regiment commander, division commander, and town guard. After all, it's okay for these brothers to fight, but when they encounter this kind of brain-playing thing, they can't sleep and it's a little insufficient.

Just when Chang Zhenbang sighed secretly in his heart, Zhao Laosi stood up suddenly, and said without mind: "Boy, the fourth child thinks that you can't go, there are only two generals who have gone to Beijing over the years, and if you can't be Cai Yi, you can only be Zhang Zhenwu, so you kid must not go." ”

The words are not rough, what Zhao Laosi wants to say is almost what everyone present wants to say, but it was Yuan Shikai of personnel who let Chang Zhenbang enter Beijing, that is the emperor today, do you dare not go? What excuse do you have not to go? You must know that Jiangxi is in the land of four wars, Anhui in the north, Hubei, Zhejiang, Hunan in the west, Guangdong in the south, and Fujian in the east.

Chang Zhenbang sighed and said: "I also know that I can't go to Beijing and see the emperor, but how can we tell the emperor that the emperor knows that we don't have a hard time not going." ”

Wang Xifeng stood up and said: "It's better to tell the emperor that the chaotic party is rampant in Jiangxi, the rebels are raging, and we need adults to sit in Nanchang and protect the territory and the people!" ”

"No!" Dehai immediately stood up and objected: "Now that your lordship is a provincial protector, you have reached the point where you don't need to do it yourself, as long as your lord orders Gannan and Ganbei to suppress bandits and calm the people." There is no need for adults to come forward at all, and if they say this kind of thing, wouldn't they tell the people of the world that the people of the world have not yet established themselves in Jiangxi, and they can't move the guards of the four towns at all? Not only could he not help adults, but he was coveted by people with ulterior motives around Jiangxi. ”

The third uncle of the Lu family thought about it, stood up and said: "Uncle, there is a way that the emperor Lao Tzu also has to celebrate the New Year, so you have to let the adults take it after the New Year, it is better for the adults to write to the emperor, and they will say that the New Year is over, and they will go to Beijing to meet again, the emperor can't not let the New Year be celebrated by himself without being allowed to celebrate the New Year!" My aunt and grandfather can relax during this time, maybe there is a good way to survive it? Besides, the emperor has a lot of opportunities, and he may forget this little thing about his uncle. ”

Dehai said with a smile: "The humble position is in favor of the third uncle's method, but the adult is now one of the few figures in the world, and it is not the Beiyang system, as long as the emperor is still the emperor, he will never forget the adult." I think adults have to be prepared for both. First, prepare a large amount of gold and silver to trouble the old lady to use the Beiyang relationship to help the adults move, and by the way, find out Emperor Yuan's opinions on the adults, if you can use the silver without entering the Beijing Saint, it is naturally the best. Second, we still have to be prepared for how to leave Beijing after entering Beijing. ”

Chang Zhenbang nodded and said: "There is some truth in what I said, now that the situation is stronger than people, I have no choice but to do this, as for how much gold and silver is appropriate, Mr. Dehai, you might as well make a budget." ”

Dehai smiled and took out an envelope from the sleeve of his robe and handed it over, saying, "The old man has already calculated, please take a look at it." ”

Chang Zhenbang opened the envelope and saw that his face was much whiter, and he said in disbelief: "Do you really need so much?" ”

Dehai said: "The humble position has been carefully calculated, and when the old lady enters Beijing, he needs to add an additional thirty percent to make those adults in Beijing regard them as confidants." Of course, this part of the budget of the lowly post is calculated according to the price received by the various ministries recently, and it depends on what the old lady will do as to how it will be operated. Maybe you won't need that much, but it doesn't hurt to be prepared! ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "Do we have so much money? ”

Dehai said: "Wu Hongchang, the town guard of Gannan, sent 120,000 to the ocean, Wu Jinbiao, the town guard of northern Jiangxi, sent 70,000, Yue Zhaolin, the town guard of Gandong, sent 50,000, and 300,000 to congratulate the new official from all over the country. Coupled with the more than 300,000 oceans we sell flour these days, it's almost this number. ”

"If they are all sent to Beijing, won't the plan of the adults to expand the army be frustrated, and when the army of Wu Jinbiao, Yue Zhaolin, and Wu Hongchang is expanded, how can we stand up to them?" Wang Xifeng said unconvinced.

Liu Shifa also stood up and said: "In the first battle of Nanchang and the first battle of Sanhekou, the brothers suffered a lot of casualties. Otherwise, I am afraid that the morale of the army will be unstable. ”

Chang Zhenbang sighed, faced Dehai and asked, "It's not all the money to deal with those wretches in Beijing, right?" ”

Dehai glanced at the officers around him, and still said with a smile: "Actually, it's good to send some antique calligraphy and paintings, but money is the best and most convenient!" Adults may wish to send some antique calligraphy and paintings in the house to Beijing, but it can only be reduced by about 50,000, after all, not everyone is vassal. ”

Chang Zhenbang thought for a while and said, "Fifty thousand oceans is not much, can you think of some other way?" ”

"Only open source and reduce expenditure, adults must know that all serious transactions, no matter how much money you make, it takes time, but the business without capital is the fastest to make money!"

"Bold! Okay, you Dehai, a dignified provincial military envoy, how can you do such a thing of stealing chickens and dogs, blocking roads and robbing, and it is rumored that it will make the hearts of the people scattered and the morale of the army lost? Wang Xifeng said dissatisfied.

Zhao Laosi, who was doing it on the side, was even more furious, and he stretched out his hand to pick up the old fist and teach Dehai a hard lesson.

Chang Zhenbang immediately asked Wang Dewang and Zhang Xiaoliu to go up and talk about Zhao Laosi, so he persuaded him to return to his seat.

Dehai smiled and said: "The business without capital depends on how to do it." ”

"What else can be done? If the adult really listens to your dog and does this, Lao Tzu will be the first to kill you, and then the adult! Zhao Laosi said viciously.

Chang Zhenbang glared at Zhao Laosi and said, "Fourth, I heard Mr. Dehai say that it can't be completed?" ”

"Humph! Boy, I'll give you a face, I'd like to hear what this old cub has to say! Zhao Laosi said.

Dehai didn't mind Zhao Laosi's attitude, and continued: "It's naturally not okay to block the road and rob everyone, but what if you rob those bandits and robbers? You must know that an adjutant Zhang was extorted by Wang Dadazi for five thousand oceans, if the adult takes this old boy's lair, I don't know how much he can gain? You must know that the whole Jiangxi does not know how many big and small Wang Dadazi, killed them, adults can not only harvest a lot of property, but also win the hearts of the people of Jiangxi, and after this stubble bandit is extinguished by adults, adults have money, reputation, isn't it fame and fortune? ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was in a bang, and they applauded Dehai, even Zhao Laosi, who was dissatisfied with him just now, was not only amazed by his idea, Dehai glanced at these people, and said to Chang Zhenbang: "What do you think, adult? ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "Adjutant Zhang doesn't seem to have come back? ”

Dehai smiled: "Not everyone can put aside their flesh and blood relatives. There is love in the world, as long as Wang Dadazi's blood mouth is open, someone will definitely send money to ransom people. ”

Chang Zhenbang thought for a while and said, "How many oceans do you expect in Wang Dadazi's lair?" ”

Dehai said: "Since this Wang Dadaozi was arrested after the ugly bandits, the people are extremely angry, and he should have been executed a long time ago, but he doesn't know how many oceans he sends to Marquis Li every year to save a small life, but if you want to know the details, you might as well ask Captain Hu Zong!" ”

When Hu Zhong heard the roll call, he immediately stood up and said: "As for how much money Wang Dadao sends to Marquis Li every year, I don't know much about the humble position, but the humble official knows that he sends no less than 30,000 taels of oceans to the headquarters of the garrison every year, as well as prisons and other departments, he will have a filial piety, and the humble position thinks that he has to send at least 100,000 oceans every year to save an old life!" As for how many oceans there are in his lair, no one knows, because it is said that every time this old boy gets 10,000 oceans, he will ask the young and strong little bandits to go to the mountains to dig anti-burial money, and he will always ask the little bandits to dig two pits, one pit to bury the money, and then take advantage of the little bandit's inattention to shoot him, bury him in another pit, and let them mention themselves after death, and call him a miser. ”

Chang Zhenbang smiled and said: "So many little misers are supporting a big miser, since he has guarded such a large amount of property for the official, if the official doesn't take it, he will be a little sorry for him." ”

Wang Xifeng heard this and immediately said: "I am willing to lead my troops to destroy Wang Dadazi, and eliminate harm for the people of western Jiangxi." ”

Hu Zhong said unyieldingly: "Wang Dadaozi's escape from the nose of the garrison is really a shame for the garrison, and it is also a shame for Hu, and he is willing to lead three garrison brigades up the mountain to suppress bandits. ”

Liu Shifa, who was sitting on the side, couldn't help laughing, causing Hu Zhong and Wang Xifeng to look at him angrily, Wang Xifeng was his old subordinate, so he could only look back, and then lowered his head, but Hu Zhong glared at Liu Shifa fiercely, and said, "Sir Liu, do you think that our brothers are not small enough to be a small bandit leader?" To tell you the truth, the last time Wang Dadazi was captured alive was a great contribution by someone from my Hu! ”

Liu Shifa realized his gaffe, first smiled apologetically, and then said: "Don't worry, Lord Hu, as the director of the Judge Advocate General, I will naturally not forget your merits, but please don't forget, when you marched into Nanchang with Marquis Li, you captured Wang Dadazi on the battlefield, and now Wang Dadazi has returned to Luoxiao Mountain, to say something unpleasant, as long as he is careful and hides in the vast mountains, even if the regular army of the entire Jiangxi is dispatched, Wang Dadazi will not be able to catch him, let alone you brigade commanders." , Captain! ”

Hu Zhong knew the truth he said, but he was still a little unconvinced: "The army can't do it, the garrison team can't do it, can't you dispatch your law enforcement team?" ”

Liu Shifa said seriously: "You have finally opened your mind, using a large army to encircle and suppress these bandits is tantamount to fighting mosquitoes with artillery, and you can only use small-scale elite troops to fight with them. Please allow me to play the law enforcement team. ”

Hu Zhong, Wang Xifeng listened, and couldn't help but admit that Liu Shifa's analysis was quite reasonable, but this suppression of bandits is a good thing for fame and fortune, and he didn't want to let him out, Wang Xifeng was okay, he was Liu Shifa's old subordinate, and it was not easy to fight with him, but Hu Zhong had nothing to do with him, so he naturally said: "What Lord Liu said is reasonable, it is indeed a good way to use elite troops to deal with Wang Dadazi, but those people in the law enforcement team are afraid that they are worse, after all, Luoxiao Mountain is full of mountains and mountains, and there are Xiangjiang River around. Part of the waterways of the Gan River and the Beijiang River. It is the land of mountains and valleys, inlaid with oblique columns, your elite law enforcement team is true, but in this complex terrain can not carry out an effective attack, it is better to select a part of our garrison team who are familiar with the local mountains and hydrology of elite men and horses to entangle and fight with Wang Dadaozi, presumably to be able to achieve good results with half the effort! ”

Liu Shifa said: "There are men in your garrison who are familiar with the local situation, don't you have one in my law enforcement team?" ”

The two of them disagreed, and immediately quarreled, Liu Shifa was the original in the Jiujiang Army, Hu Zhong was just the first time to participate in this kind of meeting, the relationship between relatives and aliens was immediately revealed, everyone admired Liu Shifa, and suggested that Chang Zhenbang This kind of thing should be handed over to Liu Shifa, in comparison, Hu Zhong seems a little lonely and weak.

Faction, I didn't expect to just introduce a few new people in, and they encountered the hostility of the old people, although they didn't realize this, but the authorities were obsessed with bystanders, Chang Zhenbang still saw it clearly on the side, he couldn't help but shake his head and said: "Okay, you don't have to fight, the official has his own arrangements for going up the mountain to suppress bandits, let's talk about how to deal with the emperor's summons!" ”

The return of this difficult problem made everyone present obediently shut their mouths at once, and thought about it with a sad face, although there were many ways and reasons that were thought up by the people below, but before they could stand up and speak, they rejected it in the following whispered introduction and discussion.

Chang Zhenbang's gaze swept away from the people below, and finally sighed helplessly.

The following people Liu Shifa is a talent for law enforcement, Hua Zhongtian is a talent for military and politics, Zhao Laosi is a talent for guards, Hu Zhong and Wang Xifeng are talents for fighting, Dehai is a talent for financial management, the third uncle is a talent for logistics, Zhang Youhua is a talent for training, this talent can be described as a talent of talents, but Chang Zhenbang still has to say that there is a lack of talents, after all, there is still a lack of talents around him who makes ideas for him, just like Liu Xuande is missing Zhuge Kongming, Cao Mengde is missing Guo Jia, and so on Just thinking of Cao Mengde, he couldn't help but think of Sima Yi, A fine light flashed in his eyes, and when he thought of this, he immediately slapped his head with self-deprecation, and said to himself: "How did you forget your own Sima Yi." Then he looked at Li Tingyu and said, "Brother Li, you are familiar with the emperor and our Jiangxi, I don't know what way to teach me?" ”

Li Tingyu smiled, took out a newspaper from his sleeve, threw it on the table, and pushed it in front of Chang Zhenbang with his fingers.

Chang Zhenbang took the newspaper and read it, and couldn't help but be surprised, Li Tingyu said: "Please read it to Adjutant Zhang." ”

Chang Zhenbang said: "Is this necessary? ”

Li Tingyu said: "If you read it, you may have a way." ”

Chang Zhenbang nodded and handed the newspaper to Zhang Xiaoliu, who was also taken aback when he picked it up, but still coughed and read it as correctly as possible: "After Wang Wenhua led the Protector Army to the Qianxiang border in late Yuan, he immediately split up to attack the Yuan army in western Xiangxi, and the first regiment launched an attack on the evening of February 2 on the occasion of Yuan's army celebrating the Chinese New Year's Eve in Huangzhou City, Hunan. The Guizhou army entered and occupied Huangzhou. On the 4th, the Centipede Pass was overcome, and the Fifth Mixed Brigade of the Yuan Army and the Zhenyuan Garrison were annihilated. The 3rd Regiment arrived in Qianyang on 5 February. During this period, the second regiment captured some strongholds on the outskirts of Mayang City, and twice failed to attack the city. On the 13th, the 1st Regiment and the 3rd Regiment jointly launched an attack on Yuanzhou, and Yuan's army abandoned the city and fled, while Li Liejun's troops marched from Kunming to Guangxi in mid-February! ”

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and as soon as Zhang Xiaoliu finished speaking, the people below almost exploded.

Wang Xifeng said: "The Qianjun has been a two-gun general since ancient times, holding a rifle in one hand and a smoking gun in the other, how can such a team completely annihilate the Beiyang Elite Fifth Mixed Brigade?" I don't believe it! ”

Li Tingyu smiled slightly: "You don't believe it, I don't believe it, and people in the world don't believe it, but according to my understanding of Beiyang, this matter is not fake, as for why it is not fake, it doesn't matter, the important thing is that we finally have an excuse not to go to Beijing to face the saint.!" ”

Chang Zhenbang pondered for a moment and asked, "I still hope that Brother Li will guide you." ”

Li said softly: "There are many Beiyang generals who support the emperor's accession to the throne, but Feng Guozhang is against the imperial system, and the lord is friendly with Feng Guozhang. ”

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