Chapter Ninety-Nine: Difficulties in Advance and Retreat, Escape Strategy
What to do? This is an excuse to wait for the day to be discussed, and it is a problem that makes Jiang Fu, the chief soldier of the Xuan Mansion, the most confused, after the two sons of the Yang family and Wang Jinchang were driven out of the General Soldier's Mansion.
Even after the master who had been hired for a lot of money arrived in a hurry, he heard what Jiang Fu said, and for a while, he was also bluffed into having no master, and it took a long time for the old man to recover a little blood on his face, frowning tightly, racking his brains to think of a way for the proprietor to solve this major incident that put the proprietor in a life-and-death worry.
Jiang Fu was pacing in the room anxiously, but his head was a mess, after all, this matter was too big. Being able to take over Yang Hong as the chief soldier of the important town of Xuanfu, Jiang Fu was originally quite satisfied, hoping that he could carry forward the past and forge ahead into the future and create a better situation.
At that time, when he heard the real reason why Yang Hong was replaced, Jiang Fu really had some schadenfreude in his heart at that time, but he didn't tell anyone, but now, Jiang Fu sadly found that he had also fallen into the same situation as Yang Hong at that time, and it was even worse.
"Damn, I knew this was a hot potato, and it was impossible to kill Lao Tzu to come to this troubled water." Jiang Fu snorted in a low voice, and slapped his palm on the desk, which shook the tea cup on the case and trembled, so startled that the master almost spilled the hot tea in his hand.
"Proprietor, you have to think of a way for the official, even if you can't have the best of both worlds, at least you can make the official less responsible." Seeing that this master, who had given himself a lot of good ideas and brilliant ideas, also looked like a master of the six gods, the bitterness on Jiang Fu's face deepened, and he walked up to the master and made a half-salute.
"Don't be like this, the old man can't bear it, the emperor's move is tantamount to forcing the proprietor to the death, if you want to solve the best of both worlds......" The master, who is over sixty years old, showed an astringent smile with his three long wisps of long beard: "I'm afraid that in the end, I will fail at both ends." Only now, as the proprietor said, it is better to take less responsibility, or not to mention the responsible party. ”
"Oh, master, but there is a way?" Hearing this, Jiang Fu's eyes couldn't help but light up.
This master squinted his eyes, the old eyes that were already cloudy flickered, and there was enough kung fu to stick incense, just when Jiang Fu was waiting impatiently, he couldn't wait to pick up the waist knife and slap it on the head of this master whose eyes were almost narrowed into thin slits, this master finally showed a bit of a confident smile on his face. "The proprietor, the old decay has a plan that can solve the proprietor's immediate worries......"
After a while, Jiang Fu, who had listened to his master's words, couldn't help but be overjoyed, and even said that it was wonderful. "Hahaha...... The master really deserves to be a high-quality material, so he can solve the worries in the heart of the official. ”
"The proprietor, this matter is not urgent, and I hope that the proprietor will implement it immediately, so as not to ......"
"Don't worry, master, wait a minute! The officer will then go and issue a military order. Jiang Fu's big hand slapped on the master's shoulder, leaving behind the big hand of the military general who had been boiling his body all year round to slap his teeth and rub his shoulders and have to accompany the smiling master, and walked briskly towards the outside of the study with an excited face.
-------------------- Wang Jinchang's mansion, Yang Neng, Yang Xin and Wang Jinchang sat around the table, and on the table were the delicious dishes cooked by the cooks of the palace. Seasonal fresh vegetables, a few side dishes, although not abundant, but at least in the middle of the night to be able to rush to such a color and fragrance of the delicacies, is good, there is a jar of wine that has just opened.
The wine jug had already dried up two pots, but the dishes on the table only moved a few chopsticks, and the expressions of the three of them were extremely depressed. Wang Jinchang picked up the wine glass and opened his mouth, wanting to say something to mediate the atmosphere, but in the end, he only turned into a sigh and poured the liquor straight into his throat.
After all, the youngest Yang Xin couldn't stand the depressing feeling brought by this dead atmosphere, so he poured a glass of wine fiercely and paused the wine glass on the table. "Discuss again, grandma's, how can you discuss such an urgent military situation?! Could it be that Jiang Fu really thought that he hugged the new emperor's thighs tightly and ......"
"The third brother is talking nonsense!" Yang Neng's face couldn't help but change, and he stopped Yang Xin.
"Hmph, don't say it, anyway, it's strange if he doesn't have such a thought." Yang Xin muttered in a low voice.
"Third son, in fact, this matter is really difficult, and it is no wonder that General Jiang is like this." Wang Jinchang couldn't help but squeeze out a hint of a smile and said, but his tone was also very gloomy. Wang Jinchang is very aware of the secret dispute between the Son of Heaven and the emperor, at least, he is regarded by Yang Hong as a confidant, but he knows a lot of inside information from Yang Dadu, so Jiang Fu is like this, Wang Jinchang can understand some of the troubles of the new commander-in-chief.
"Can't we just wait?" Although Yang Neng scolded his younger brother, he was also very unfair in his heart. When his old father was leaving, he secretly instructed the two brothers that if the Son of Heaven had an edict, they should try to obey it, but now, he stopped him at that Jiangfu place, so how could they not be annoyed?
"It's not a way to wait, but now, the right to transfer troops is in the hands of Jiang Fu, if you and I mobilize troops and horses without authorization, it will be a big crime to raid our homes and destroy our families." Wang Jinchang glared at Yang Neng and said.
"If I can't transfer troops, then I'll transfer my family!" Yang Xin's eyes suddenly lit up, and he shouted with his hand.
Hearing this, Yang Neng and Wang Jinchang couldn't help but glance at each other, and they both saw the joy in each other's eyes. "That's right, the 800 soldiers left behind by my father when he left will be distributed to you and my brother, and if we get together, we can make up a thousand elite cavalry." Yang Neng high-fived and smiled.
The smile on Wang Jinchang's face didn't last long: "Plus my brother, the top of the sky is 1,500 horses, but who can know whether Your Majesty will go to Yehuling or Yutai Ridge, don't forget, both places are dangerous places, and they are separated by dozens of miles, 1,500 horses, even if it is a little insufficient, if you really send troops to catch up with the emperor, it will be a heavy force to overwhelm the realm......"
Suddenly, the room fell silent again, and at this moment, someone rushed from outside the hall. A personal soldier of Wang Jinchang led a military general into the hall in a hurry.
"Hey, General Liu, why are you here?" As soon as he saw the arrival, Wang Jinchang couldn't help but be a little stunned and said, this General Liu is Jiang Fu's confidant, and he entered Xuanfu Town with him.
"General Wang, the two generals Yang are here, it just so happens that the last general is on the order of General Jiang's army, and he specially came to find three." General Liu walked into the hall and saluted the three of them with his fists, and then said solemnly. "The general soldier has an order, recently heard that Shangzhuang Fort, Dining Fort, Xinhekou Fort, there are bandits rampant disorder, so that the Ming merchants lose their goods, so specially ordered Wang Yanshi to lead the foot to ride 3,000, to Shangzhuang Fort to inspect the border soldiers, strictly investigate the matter, and order the two Yang generals to lead the cavalry 1,005 each, to the dining room fort, Xinhekou Fort to inspect and investigate, if there are bandits, when you can gather troops to move. The commander-in-chief had already ordered the messenger to go to the three forts, and hoped that the three generals would set off quickly, so as not to miss the military order. ”
"This ......," Wang Jinchang blinked his eyes for a long time before he reacted. What else did Jiang Zongbing say? ”
"The commander-in-chief ordered the last general to come and give orders, and he had already gone south to inspect the garrisons of the forts and the guards. After the last general gave the order, he would immediately rush to meet with the general soldier, and the three generals, the last general would take his leave first. This General Liu was like a heavy machine gun, and before the three of them could fully react, they had already hurriedly resigned and strode towards the outside of the mansion.
-------------------- "What a Jiang Fu, damn it!" Wang Jinchang finally understood it all at this time, and couldn't help but curse hatefully, and slapped his palm on his thigh. Old boy, you're pretty fast. ”
Yang Xin, who was looking happy, turned around and saw Wang Jinchang like this, and couldn't help but be stunned: "What's wrong with Brother Wang?" Isn't that right? We are not short of soldiers at hand, and now the soldiers are here, and Shangzhuang Fort is only ten miles away from Yutai Ridge, and Dining Fort and Xinhekou Fort are only ten miles away from Naye Fox Ridge......"
"That's true, counting it, he Jiang General Soldier can be regarded as a great help to us, but third brother, didn't you hear the military order clearly?" Yang Neng thought about it for a while, and he already understood. "He didn't let us pick up the emperor, but he allowed us to go."
"In a word, this old boy is afraid of taking this responsibility, so it's all on us." Wang Jinchang picked up the wine on the table and took another sip, and the spicy feeling brought by the liquor in his throat made him sigh. "In this way, if the emperor can return to the Ming Dynasty, even if the Son of Heaven knows, he has nothing to do with him, if you want to blame, you can only blame us, and you can only blame the 'bandit news' in that area. If we can't welcome the Son of Heaven, we are just patrolling the border under his military order, and the Son of Heaven still can't blame him, and he can still win the favor of the Son of Heaven. ”
"That's fine, at least, he didn't try to obstruct it, and he can still give us soldiers and horses, and provide convenience, if he doesn't bear it, he won't bear it, and we can't bear it if we want to." Yang Xin didn't think so.
Hearing Yang Xin's words, which were a bit like venting, Wang Jinxi untied the knot in his heart: "Yes, hehe, it's still the third son's words." ”
"That's just as well." Yang Neng couldn't help but smile to himself. In the hall, the hearty laughter of the three people overflowed...... In the afternoon of the same day, Wang Jinchang led a soldier and horse straight to Shangzhuang Fort, and the Yang brothers also led their soldiers and horses to the Dining Room Fort and Xinhekou Fort, and just an hour before the soldiers and horses left the city, the Ming merchant who sent a letter to Wang Jinchang had already taken a fast horse out of Xuanfu and galloped towards the north...... --------------
(To be continued)