Song Wenxian and Liang Tingdong have been walking around for a long time, his status has been rising with the achievements of Dengzhou Town again and again, at the beginning, Liang Tingdong generally only let the housekeeper or cronies see him, and now they are all guests in the main hall.

Song Wenxian listened to Liang Tingdong's words, smiled slightly and said: "Lord Liang, Lord Chen can't do this alone, Qingzhou enters Denglai, who has the most benefits, it goes without saying, Geng Zhongming is not to the point of going against Lord Chen, just like the court, impeaching someone may not really be to deal with someone, maybe everyone takes what they need." The villain runs a lot in Jingshi, and there are few people who can speak in front of Lord Liang. Whoever wants to find a villain to run an errand is okay, as long as he doesn't really want to deal with Lord Chen, the villain will earn some money for running feet, and Lord Chen will also remember the affection of Lord Benbing, so to tell Lord Liang is honest. ”

Liang Tingdong snorted twice, if according to Song Wenxian's statement, then he is a political broker, there are many such political brokers in Beijing, many of them are former officials, using their own connections, and Song Wenxian has relied on Wendeng's strength in recent years, and has dealt with various ministries a lot, although the connections are average, but the entanglement of interests is not small, and a large part of Chen Xin's Liao's salary will be returned to him and Qianzhuang, and he can be regarded as the number one person in Beijing.

Liang Tingdong quickly understood Song Wenxian's words according to his own experience, that is, Wang Tingxian, Geng Zhongming, and Chen Xin sang a play, plus Shang Kexi's impeachment of Chen Xin received yesterday, that is, four people sang a play, the purpose was to make a new general soldier. At the same time, it also involves the competition for the general army of Dongjiang Town, among which Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming may have a lot of entanglements with Wang Ting. The reason is reasonable, but Liang Tingdong is still skeptical.

As soon as this Qingzhou general soldier came out. There will be a strange barracks and a guerrilla battalion below, that is, six or seven thousand soldiers, the military equipment and a year's military salary combined, about 200,000 taels, in the Liao salary to say that it is not much, to say less is not a lot, this share will most likely be apportioned from Liaozhen, Shanhaiguan, the Ministry of Industry and other major items, and it will not make these people desperate, so he thinks that Chen Xin and Wang Tingqian have carefully calculated.

Liang Tingdong thought for a moment. asked Song Wenxian: "Dao Shi, you say this, the official is not easy to say, but you also tell the person who entrusted you with the errand, the dark tide has been surging in the DPRK and China recently, and it is in luck whether you succeed or not." ”

"What Lord Liang said, the villain can trust it, but according to the villain, this matter only needs to be determined to increase the Qingzhou general army, and everything else is a matter of course. At that time, the soldiers only need to recommend the first general of Dengzhou Town, and Zhou Yanru and others will find suitable people, and Geng Zhongming is undoubtedly the most suitable. ”

"Now there are a lot more general soldiers in the Northland, and sometimes the officer can't remember how many chief military officers there are. It doesn't hurt to have one in Qingzhou, but the official remembers that there is also Liu Zeqing in Dengzhou. Do not make a wedding garment for another. ”

"He's just a general now, and he wants to go to Lushun this time. Lord Chen didn't let him get his wish, but Geng Zhongming might be able to go later. The military exploits are there, Geng Zhongming and Henan have not been rewarded for their military exploits in suppressing bandits, and it is not Liu Zeqing's turn. ”

Liang Tingdong touched his beard gently, Chen Xin has outstanding military achievements, and his subordinates naturally have a lot of military achievements, most of the generals in Dengzhou Town are from the Wendeng camp, and now the combat power far exceeds that of other towns, the emperor will be a little worried in his heart, now it is Denglai to contain Liaozhen, and it may be Liaozhen or other places to contain Denglai in the future, if this is not handled well, it is easy to be hated by the emperor, so it doesn't hurt to have one more general soldier in Qingzhou, the key is who this general soldier is.

However, he thought about it carefully, in fact, most of his status came from Denglai's military exploits, which was like this from the time of Wendeng Battalion, especially when the Daling River was defeated, Dengzhou counterattacked Liaonan and improved the situation in Liaodong in one fell swoop, which made him sit firmly in this army. So although he had concerns in his heart, he still decided to push this matter, and he said after a while: "With Geng Zhongming's impeachment in front, Zhou Yanru and his gang are harmful to others and themselves, and it is reasonable to launch this Geng Zhongming to be the commander-in-chief of Qingzhou. ”

Song Wenxian said with a smile: "Exactly, Lord Liang is worthy of a masterpiece, and the more Lord Liang and Mr. Wen oppose Geng Zhongming, the more this thing can be done." ”

Song Wenxian was silent after speaking, this is what he and Chen Xin deduced, the intelligence analysis obtained from the intelligence station in the palace, Chongzhen has some concerns about Dengzhou Town, but the overall evaluation is still very appreciative, and his character is quite suspicious, and he also likes to use checks and balances. At this time, the importance of intelligence was revealed, Song Wenxian and Chen Xin made plans according to Chongzhen's attitude, Wen Tiren's faction is now completely dominant in the court, and Chen Xin is a firm Wen faction, so as long as the Wen faction is firmly opposed, it is most likely to be through the emperor, because Denglai is containing Liaozhen, then this Qingzhou general soldier can be used to contain Chen Xin, and the candidate is Geng Zhongming.

Song Wenxian arranged another person to act as Geng Zhongming's representative, looking for a real political broker, and asked him to find Liu Yulie, this person is the general of Zhou Yanru's faction, and the current squire of the military department, just spending money.

As long as Liu Yulie mentions Geng Zhongming, then Liang Tingdong and his gang can strongly oppose it, even if Geng Zhongming has anything to do in the future, it has nothing to do with them, so the whole thing is divided into two sections, and it is determined that the increase in the total army of Qingzhou depends on Liang Tingdong, and the selection of the general army depends on Zhou Yanru, Zhou Yanru must not have anyone who can compare with Geng Zhongming, because Geng Zhongming's military exploits in Henan have not been rewarded, as long as Wang Tingtry to piggyback him in Lushun, then no one is more suitable than him.

Liang Tingdong didn't ask Song Wenxian about the operation behind him, he just sighed and said, "Daoshi, you often walk in the official's place, and the affairs of the court are also clear, if you are not careful, it will not work, if you really want to say that you can trust someone, you have to count General Chen, although he does not often come to Beijing, but that intention is always there." ”

Song Wenxian said in a low voice: "Once Lord Zhou retreats bravely, the cabinet still has a position, Lord Liang has worked hard for many years, and it is not a problem to enter the cabinet. In the future, if Lord Liang is tired of the court, he will want to invite adults to come to Denglai to live. He can also ask adults for advice in person. ”

Liang Tingdong shook his hand at Song Wenxian and said: "Talking to Mr. Chen is a happy life." This Qingzhou thing. The official knows that if Dao Shi wants to return to Lushun recently and bring a letter to General Chen, the official will help him keep an eye on the affairs of the court, and Qingzhou is also sure. He just needs to play Lushun well, and he doesn't want to take the lead in everything, whether it is an official or wealth, he must be healthy to be useful. ”

"The villain understood, and Lord Chen also sent a letter yesterday. He asked the villain to tell the adult, the two tigers seemed to be competing to divide the winner, and it was better to have a big size than not to win. ”

Liang Tingdong laughed, his tearing with Zhou Yanru today came from his judgment of the recent shape in order to gain a more powerful position in the Wen faction. And the information in the hands of Song Wenxian, a political broker, was quite important to him, and he didn't expect that Song Wenxian had a strong force behind him, so he just thought that this broker was going around to inquire about it.

Liang Tingdong said to Song Wenxian quite meaningfully: "If Lord Zhou really retreats bravely, then the middle shape of the court must be different from before. In fact, in the eyes of this official, this may not be all a good thing, being the first assistant is the biggest target, and those Kedao imperial historians will keep an eye on it. The emperor will also pay attention to certain things, if you want everyone to live comfortably, the subtleties of it. Wen Xiang understands, and General Chen should also understand. ”……

"Not many people can figure it out." Chen Xin smiled at Yang Yunnong in front of him in Lushun Water City. "Huang Long is a fool, although he also fights Jiannu. But he can never understand the shape, and he has not learned a lesson after being cut off by the rebels. Although he went ashore this time, he went to the direction of Tieshan, not the direction that Lord Wang said, at that time, it would be necessary to look at the head of others, and it was indispensable to join him after the war, Shang Kexi and Mao Chenglu were stronger than Huanglong, this time since Mao Chenglu agreed to pay the troops with a salary ticket, then he would be his own person in the future. Shang Kexi is even better, besieging the Yellow Bone Island Fort twice, even if it is not down, but the mind of the war can be understood at a glance. ”

Yang Yunnong wiped the fine beads of sweat on his forehead, "As the adults said, my subordinates ran down the Dongjiang River this time, and Shicheng and Guanglu were the most affectionate to me, and Shen Shikui on Phi Island was also acceptable, only Huanglong was lukewarm, even if he was so good, it was no wonder that I didn't accept his ginseng fur, and his subordinates on the island had a lot of complaints about him." ”

Chen Xin smiled and said: "Don't owe him your true colors, everyone on the island has to eat, and you can drift thirty percent according to the rules, so as not to let the islanders have nothing to eat and go to Jiannu." However, if I want to spread some news in private, I will say that Huang Long is unwilling to communicate with Dengzhou Town for the sake of his own face, so the materials on the island are not allowed to exchange,"

Yang Yunnong hunched his waist and said, "Xiaguan understands." ”

After he finished speaking, he peeked at the front of Lushun, there was a burst of gunsmoke, and the sound of artillery was rumbling everywhere, and it seemed that the battle situation was still jīliè, Chen Xin did not take him to the front line, but I heard that Jiannu had dug into the horse ditch, and the two sides could even hear the talk, and the sound of the explosion was the fire thunder on both sides, and the porcelain thunder in Dengzhou Town was consumed very quickly, and now it was replaced by a simple fire mine.

"Deputy Director Yang."

Chen Xin suddenly spoke, Yang Yunnong was startled, and quickly retracted his thoughts, only to hear Chen Xin say: "Have the North Koreans been respectful to you this time?" ”

"Respectful, very respectful, the villain originally only planned to stay on Phi Island for a few days, and the North Korean officer on the island contacted and came back, how do you know that Xuanchuan and Tieshan Li Dynasty officials came to invite in person, the villain went to publicize a trip, Li Chao rave reviews of the adults, in the past, Tieshan Xuanchuan everywhere Tartars came and went at will, and now they have fled back to the river, and they dare not cross the river, the Koreans all say that it is the credit of the heavenly soldiers, and the first thing is Dengzhou Town."

"Have you negotiated everything about tobacco and ginseng this year?"

"Okay, but North Korea wants to sell it to us directly, but the adults have explained, so the villain still let them change hands through Phi Dao, so that Shen Shikui can drink some soup, and other specific matters are negotiated by the trading company itself, and the villain can't interfere."

Chen Xin smiled and said: "They Wang Jing can directly come to Jinghaiwei by boat, this can be promised, it is better to take the Dongjiang River in the north, so that the money village and the trading company can stand on Phi Island, you have earned the money, what do you have to do with the Dongjiang soldiers on Phi Island." ”

"Subordinates remember."

There was a dense explosion in front of Lushun, and puffs of white smoke rose in the middle position, Chen Xin took a breath, and then said to Yang Yunnong: "Deputy Director Yang, if you go back this time, you will pay more attention to Qingzhou, and the main task of your Foreign Affairs Department in the next step is in that place." ”