On the official road from Yushe to Yuci, a team of people is nervously marching, because in recent times, the boundary of Liaozhou is not very peaceful, small groups of thieves often haunt, and the cutting off of trade routes is still a trivial matter. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

But when it was the turn of Zhang Zongheng, the governor of Xuanda, to lead the civil and military officials of Shanxi to the north of Chun County, this problem was serious, if there were no soldiers and horses to escort it, then this distance would be very dangerous, if the dignified governor of Xuanda was captured by thieves, then the fun would be great, and the court could not afford to lose this face.

Therefore, Zhang Zongheng went north this time, with his own standard camp of more than 800 people, and there was Shanxi General Hu Dawei, who was also familiar with Li Jing, and the rest of the more than 20 civil and military personnel, and more than 700 people in a regular barracks of Jin soldiers, forming a team of more than 1,500 people, and marched north.

This is also because Li Jing put a brigade of troops into the battlefield of suppressing bandits, in exchange for a moment of rest for the official army of Liaozhou, if it were not for this, the main force of the Jin army would not have advanced north at this time, after all, the situation in the southeast of Jin is no longer controlled by the imperial court.

The officers and soldiers can only retreat to the city, but cannot go out of the city to attack the thieves, because the main force of the thieves entrenched in this area has exceeded 200,000 people, including the old thieves in the old camp, more than 20,000 people, ordinary soldiers are not their opponents at all, and even the defense of the city is a little reluctant.

"Governor, I will leave the border of Liaozhou and almost arrive in the territory of Taiyuan Mansion."

Hu Dawei sat on the war horse and led the army all the way forward, but he didn't dare to slack off, after all, the thieves around him often haunted, who knows where he will run into a share, and the safety of the governor is his duty.

Zhang Zongheng in the carriage poked his head out of the inquiry, looked at the troops from afar, and then ordered to stop, took a war horse that he brought with him, and also turned over and walked side by side with Hu Dawei.

Hu Dawei didn't dare to make a mistake, took half a step back, followed closely, and waved back his own soldiers, he understood that the governor had something to say to his own family.

Therefore, he first said with a good word, "Your Excellency, you are working hard for state affairs, and it is rare to rest in the land of Shanxi, so why do you take a horse?" ”

"Alas,"

It stands to reason that the status of Zhang Zongheng is too different from him, and there is no intersection between a governor and a general, but at this moment, Zhang Zongheng also feels that there is no difference between dignity and inferiority, after all, he can't see where the road ahead is.

"General Hu, this governor is going to do the affairs of Jishan on behalf of the society, and I ask what is the future of Jindi, has the general handed it over to me?"

This gesture is sufficient, Zhang Zongheng is not a rigid person, coupled with the words that he has been dissatisfied with in the court in the past few days, he also understands in his heart that if he can't make some contributions in this position, it is very likely that he will not be able to work for long.

But to achieve the position of the governor of Xuanda, a little credit, how many thieves he defeated, it is not a great merit, it is not enough to change the court's opinion of himself, and with Li Jing, a demon, who was born out of thin air, he became an existence with an army of more than 100,000 in one fell swoop, he was even more embarrassed.

The south requires a breakthrough, and the northern front requires stability, but there are only more than 10,000 officers and troops, and unless each of them is a heavenly soldier and a general, and he will win every battle, otherwise neither of these two goals can be accomplished.

According to the current situation, as long as there are 10,000 or 20,000 horses marching from the north and west at the same time, the thieves will not be able to stand in Shanxi, as long as they are driven to Henan, the matter will be over.

When Shanxi is pacified, it will be a huge merit to itself, and its position will be stable, and when the time comes, with the help of the situation stabilized in the locality, and then the new army will be organized and trained, and Shanxi will be completely safe.

This premise is that Li Jing is willing to let go, so he did not hesitate to rush to Chunxian County in person this time, under the pretext of participating in Li Jing's wedding, trying to move him and lead his troops south.

And Hu Dawei had dealt with him again, so he specially invited detailed inquiries.

"The last general will not dare,"

When Hu Dawei heard his tone, he seemed to be a little ashamed to ask, and immediately expressed his sincere fear, but he also knew that the governor had opened his mouth and could not fail to answer, so he carefully organized his language and said uncertainly,

"The future of Shanxi, can only be solved by Li Jing at the moment?"

That is, Zhang Zongheng completely understood in his heart, otherwise this sentence would probably cause him unhappiness, but now, what else can't be seen?

So he nodded approvingly, "The only way to do it now is to look at him, I hope that this time I will go north, and I can have a good result." ”

"But, Lord Governor, I'm afraid that the wolf has been driven away, and the tiger has entered the back door."

Hu Dawei didn't have such a good idea as him, and even his vigilance against Li Jing was no lower than that of the thieves, and in those days of being captured, he also thought about what kind of ability this Li Jing had, he could get the desperate support of the people of the five states, and even the imperial court soldiers and horses were vulnerable in front of him.

After thinking about it, he couldn't ask for the law, but after he was released, and then saw what the officials and soldiers of the court had done, he suddenly understood, that is, Li Jing's soldiers, not to mention loving the people like sons, it was true that Qiu did not commit any crimes, and all those who marched into various places must first open warehouses to help the people, and then distribute the ownerless land, so that of course they can quickly get the support of the peasants.

But there is one thing about this, that is, the world is big, it is not the king's land, the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister, and Li Jing's move is tantamount to self-isolation from the Ming Dynasty, and the wolf's ambition is undoubtedly revealed, as long as the court frees up his hand, he must meet him on the battlefield.

"Let's not talk about that yet."

Zhang Zongheng shook his head, he didn't care about this, Li Jing's affairs, he had his own court to take care of, now he was the governor of Xuanda of the imperial court, he was the general of the imperial court, and he was a minister of the same court, he was very afraid, as long as he was willing to agree to send troops to rescue and pacify the thieves, then what he wanted, as long as he could give it, he would never be ambiguous.

Therefore, he only sought a good strategy for sending troops, and did not listen to anything else, and said, "What does the general think of his people?" What do you say? ”

Hu Dawei persuaded him not to do it, knowing that he was pretending to be stupid and stunned, and only looked at the front of him, so he could only say obediently, "This person just said, but he is also a handsome man for a while, he was born stupid when he was young, and once he recovered, but he was like a straight to the clouds, and now he is only more than a year old, and he has 100,000 elite soldiers in Shanxi, and his character is the most resolute, I am afraid that the governor will not move him." ”

"It doesn't matter, people will have advantages and disadvantages and weaknesses, Li Jing this person, although he was successful and famous when he was young, but he also has weaknesses that ordinary people can't hear, I expect that he will not be able to take charge of the army himself, he must fake his hands to others, I went north this time, but also saved the mind of winning over his generals, if it can be divided and divided, it can be regarded as the grace of the court."

Zhang Zongheng is not stupid, he knows that he is going to beg Li Jing, once the lion opens his mouth, he will not be able to get the necessary price, but the generals under his command are different, if he can say that one or two will be moved, and then he will promise heavy profits, win them over, and run errands for the court.

It's a pity, he just thinks about it, those generals, which one is not from Bai, now with the silver of the begging army, sitting on a prominent identity and power, the court offers, they have always been petty, they can't look down on it, even if Zhang Zongheng allows one or two to buy at a high price, it will have to be pulled out of the team.

As far as the supervisors and guides in the army are concerned, these generals don't want to easily move a soldier, and Zhang Zongheng's abacus is even dreaming, the general's personal soldiers, all of them are from the town, and they are loyal to Li Jing, but as long as one of them reports the news, the military general who tries to sell it for a good price will be exposed.

But he didn't know, so he still optimistically guessed along the way, if he could really instigate one or two generals with real power, then the days after that would be much better.

"The last general thinks that the beggar army is different from the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, and we don't know how many secrets there are, if we rush up to act, we are afraid that when the time comes, we will clash and tear our faces, and provoke Li Jing's unhappiness, and then we will have to sit on wax!"

Hu Dawei said worriedly, but Zhang Zongheng didn't like to hear this, he also had a secret weapon in his hand.

That is Xu Congzhi, who died in Laizhou, Shandong a few days ago, and the dark line left for him, Wei Bo'an, the governor of Daizhou, Shanxi, has not passed on news to him these days, and the military affairs of the beggar army stationed near Daizhou have basically been figured out by him, and the first target of his trip is the general under Li Jing - Zheng Renbao.

"If it can be done, I am a little sure, but I am worried that Li Jing will not follow, if he suddenly turns his face, what can he do?"

Hu Dawei thought about it, if he could know himself and the enemy, he wouldn't be able to succeed, but he was also worried that once the matter leaked, he would be poisoned by Li Jing, after all, the north was his territory.

"Don't be afraid, if it doesn't work out, I am the governor of the imperial court, this thief will not dare to touch me, only retreat with his whole body, it is not impossible."

Zhang Zongheng said quite confidently, as if he didn't take Li Jing's possible threat into account at all, but at the same time, he was quite sure of the outcome of his trip, in this world, who can resist the temptation of power,

"This must be done, I am the commander of the Yamen of the Shanxi Dusi to invite the general soldiers of Jianingwu, after the fact, he is allowed to lead an army alone, this person has lived under it for a long time, and there is no reward, a hundred taels of money in January, how to be willing, just provoke an incident, and then lead the soldiers and horses of Datong Town to the south, and its troops are stationed in Chun County, which is just right."

He continued to fantasize, "If he hesitates, he will threaten to exchange letters, borrow his hand to first put Li Jing under house arrest, seize his military power, escort him to Beijing first, hand it over to the emperor for decision, get his military horses, and transfer him to Jinnan. ”

This plan, in Zhang Zongheng's cognition, is perfect, as long as Zheng Renbao is willing to rebel, his soldiers and horses will be stationed in Daizhou, and it will be okay to hold Li Jing at that time, even if he doesn't hold him, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Datong and Daizhou, Li Jing will not dare to act rashly, and when the time comes, the immortal merit will be his own! (To be continued.) )