The news that Xu Liang was going to lead the Liang army to enter Beijing with Hong Chengchou reached the ears of Dai Feng, Luo Rucai, Wan Wenshan and others, and several tiger generals ran to Xu's mansion one after another, patting Xu Liang's chest and petitioning to follow Xu Liang into Beijing.

Xu Lianghong Chengchou's statement that he needed garrisons in various places to deter the newly surrendered people's army was brought out and blocked Dai Feng and others.

This time to enter King Qin, Xu Liang also has his own plans. Although the court recognized the name of Liang Jun, Liang Jun actually belonged to Xu Liang's private army. This is well known to the Ministry of War and Emperor Zhenzhen. Although the Liang army was well-known in the northwest region, it was not well-known in the eyes of the imperial court.

The reason why Xu Liang agreed to Hong Chengchou to lead the army into Beijing was mainly to brush up his presence in the eyes of the ministers of the court and Emperor Chongzhen, and to show Emperor Chongzhen that the Liang army was still loyal to the Ming court, and once the court was in trouble, the Liang army would come forward.

As for fighting with the Houjin soldiers? Xu Liang sneered in his heart. From Shaanxi to Beijing City, even if it is a rapid march, it will take more than half a month, and at that time, the Liang army rushed to Beijing, but I was afraid that the Houjin soldiers would have already retreated.

Hong Chengchou was an anxious person, and after getting Xu Liang's promise, he hurriedly arranged for entering Beijing. The troops of King Qin's troops in Beijing this time included 15,000 men and horses of the Liang army, 3,000 people of He Huchen, and more than 2,000 people temporarily put together by Hong Chengchou, totaling about 20,000 people.

Three days later, 20,000 Qinwang's troops were assembled. Xu Liang also arranged the things after he left Shaanxi, and followed Qin Wang's army to Beijing. Iron Head led a hundred Tsing Yi guards to accompany him to protect.

When the army left Pingliang City, Xu Liang suddenly saw Pingliang Tongzhi Huang Daozhou waiting on the edge of the official road with several carriages and joined the army, so he was taken aback and asked, "Daozhou, why do you want to enter Beijing?" ”

Huang Daozhou said in high spirits: "The Son of Heaven is in trouble. Whoever is a minister should save the Son of Heaven from danger. ”

Xu Liang pouted and said: "Don't talk about these big words, this way to the capital, the road is not far, you are a weak scholar, how can you afford to travel a long way?" ”

Huang Daozhou suddenly felt that his loyalty to the Son of Heaven had been hurt. He raised his throat and shouted, "My lord is too underestimated to look down on the officials!" Speaking of weak scholars, adults are no better! ”

As he spoke, Huang Daozhou patted his chest demonstratively, his eyes aimed at Xu Liang's body.

Xu Liang's face turned red, although after practicing the Great Prajna Gong and Dai's Sword Technique, Xu Liang's physical fitness was dozens of times stronger than ordinary people, but from the appearance, Xu Liang, who was only twenty-three or four years old in Shaanxi politics, was indeed a weak scholar. A Confucian shirt looks more single-minded when worn on the body.

Huang Daozhou smiled and said, "Besides, the lower officials also brought a mission with him when he entered Beijing." Hong Zhongcheng has arranged for the lower officials to be responsible for the supply of grain and grass along the way of the Qinwang army. ”

When Xu Liang heard this, he said angrily: "It's up to you, if you fall ill halfway, then don't blame the official for not reminding you." ”

"Hey, hey." Huang Daozhou listened and didn't care. Smirked smugly.

As he was talking, Hong Chengchou and He Huchen walked over. Several people greeted each other, and Hong Chengchou beckoned Xu Liang to the side, and said softly: "Guozhong, I heard that you and He Huchen used to have a very unpleasant quarrel?" ”

Xu Liang listened, groaned, waved his hand and said, "It's all in the past." And that thing. It's impossible to say who's right and who's wrong. He Zongbing is also responsible. If adults don't mention it, I'll forget about it. ”

What Xu Liang said was that when the soldiers besieged Gao Zilin, the leader of the people's army, on the mountain of Xixiang in Hanzhong Prefecture, He Huchen did not listen to Xu Liang's order to kill them all, and delusionally captured Gao Zilin alive. Gao Yingxiang and others dedicated to the court to receive merit. This incident eventually led to He Huchen's dismissal and punishment.

Hong Chengchou listened, nodded with satisfaction, and said: "He Huchen is a rare general, and it is a loss for the court to be idle." This time he entered Beijing, the official brought him with him to earn some military merits for him, so that he could be reinstated. ”

Xu Liang guessed Hong Chengchou's plan from the first time he saw He Huchen following Hong Chengchou's side, and he was not surprised when he heard it.

When the two saw He Huchen again, Xu Liang nodded to He Huchen kindly. He Huchen was obviously relieved and smiled gratefully at Xu Liang.

The 20,000-strong army marched all the way and walked for more than ten days before entering the territory of Hebei, but because of the supply of grain and grass, it had to stop for a day, and the zodiac Zhou led people out to buy grain and grass.

The army was encamped at the foot of a mountain, Xu Liang had nothing to do, so he got out of the carriage and begged Sima, and the two of them went to the camps of the Liang army to inspect and comfort the soldiers.

When he passed by He Huchen's military camp, he saw two soldiers in the camp being hung up and whipped from a distance. The soldiers who were executing next to them shouted the number of whips every time they heard the sound of the whip. He Huchen watched the execution with a gloomy face.

Xu Liang and the others were about to walk over quietly, not wanting He Huchen to hear the footsteps, and when they saw Xu Liang and the others, they stepped forward to salute.

Xu Liang was helpless, stopped and asked, "What is the situation in General He's camp?" ”

He Huchen said with an embarrassed face: "These two little soldiers actually sneaked out of the camp at night to steal the things of the nearby people!" The last general is punishing them according to military regulations. ”

Xu Liang nodded and praised: "Strict discipline is the foundation of the army, and General He has a good way of leading the troops." ”

He Huchen said: "Lord Xu has won the award. ”

Xu Liang exchanged two words with He Huchen, then said goodbye and continued to walk towards the Liang army camp. On the way, Xu Liang said to Sima Qiudao in a deep voice: "General Sima, strict discipline and clear rewards and punishments are the foundation of the Liang army. What happened just now reminded me, let's go along the way, you have to pay special attention to the discipline of the Liang army, there is no military order, those who dare to attack and harass the people along the way will be severely punished! ”

Sima Qiudao knew the seriousness of Xu Liang's words, so he replied in a deep voice: "Yes! The end will understand. ”

Tietou interjected: "Young master......"

Xu Liang glared at him.

Tietou hurriedly changed his words: "General, we have been walking for more than ten days before we arrived in Hebei. When our army arrives in the capital, can we still see the shadow of the enemy soldiers? ”

Xu Liang was silent for a while, and said, "We have gone all the way, and we have not received the news that Jingshi has turned the corner. I don't think the form of coming to Jingshi is still optimistic. ”

At night, after Huang Daozhou led his troops to raise grain and grass and returned to the camp, the Chinese army's big tent suddenly beat the drum and gathered the generals.

Xu Liang and others hurriedly rushed to the big tent of the Chinese army.

Yansui Governor Hong Chengchou's face was gloomy and frightening, and after Xu Liang and the others took their seats, Hong Chengchou sighed in a low voice: "This official has received the latest news. On the first day of the twelfth lunar month, His Majesty had already ordered Inspector Yuan to be taken to prison! ”

"Huh?" Everyone in the tent was so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths. Xu Liang looked even more incredulous, looked at Hong Chengchou, and asked: "Zhongcheng, Inspector Yuan is the commander of the Liaodong Army, and now the enemy soldiers of the Beijing Division have not retreated. Replacing the commander of the first army in battle is a taboo for soldiers! ”

Hong Chengchou sighed.

Huang Daozhou trembled his lips and asked, "Your Majesty has condemned Inspector Yuan, have you ever said the reason?" ”

Hong Chengchou glanced at everyone and said sadly: "There are three reasons: he killed Mao Wenlong, the chief soldier of Phi Dao, and connived at the enemy's commander to drive straight into the key place of the Beijing Division, and fired artillery to injure the Shanhaiguan general soldier Man Gui. ”

When Xu Liang and the others heard this, they looked at Hong Chengchou dumbfounded, and Huang Daozhou said angrily: "This, what a bad reason for this." In addition to conniving at the enemy's attacks and disturbing the key places of the Beijing Division, this article is barely reasonable. The killing of Mao Wenlong was in June this year, and it was not possible to beat the Jingshi by eight poles. As for the artillery shot and wounded Man Gui, this, where does this start, is it possible that Inspector Yuan is crazy? ”

Hong Chengchou was silent for a while, sighed, and said, "No matter what." Inspector Yuan was taken down, that is already a fact. ”

"Self-destruct the Great Wall. Self-destruct the Great Wall! Zodiac Zhou thumped his chest and exclaimed.

Seeing this, Xu Liang shouted in a deep voice: "Zodiac Zhou! In front of adults, don't be presumptuous! ”

Huang Daozhou came to his senses and saw Sima Qiudao, He Huchen, and Hong Chengchou all looking at him with strange expressions. Shut your mouth and don't say anything. But his face turned red.

"Okay," Hong Chengchou said, "Inspector Yuan has an accident, and the capital must be in a mess." Our Qinwang army must hurry up and rush to Beijing as soon as possible! ”

Everyone got Hong Chengchou's military order. After walking out of the tent, they each returned to the camp to prepare for the camp. Xu Liang saw that Huang Daozhou was still pursing his lips and looked unhappy, so he patted him on the shoulder, led Huang Daozhou to his carriage, and the two sat opposite each other.

Xu Liang reproached: "Dao Zhou, although Your Majesty is young today, he has always been arbitrary, and your feelings today are very inappropriate!" Be careful in the future. ”

Huang Daozhou smiled reluctantly: "Fortunately, the lord reminded me that the lower officials did not make a big mistake." It's just, my lord, don't you think that Your Majesty's treatment of Inspector Yuan like this is too arbitrary and capricious? ”

Xu Liang was silent for a while, and said: "The sacred heart is unpredictable, thunder and rain are all Jun's grace." ”

Huang Daozhou looked at Xu Liang in amazement, pouted and said, "If you don't want to say it, forget it." ”

Xu Liang sighed, looked at Huang Daozhou, and said earnestly: "Dao Zhou, it's not that I don't want to say it, but the news of Inspector Yuan's imprisonment, I only heard a rough idea, I don't know what the specific situation is." Maybe there's something hidden in it that we don't know. Without investigation, there is no voice. ”

Huang Daozhou grunted, and Lord Xu was talking about remarks he didn't understand again.

Telling Huang Daozhou a few words and sending him out, Xu Liang fell into deep thought. Regarding the matter of Inspector Yuan's imprisonment, Xu Liang did not have much interest in analyzing it. However, the first reason for Inspector Yuan to go to prison, the unauthorized killing of Mao Wenlong, the chief soldier of Phi Dao, reminded Xu Liang that according to the statement that Wei Zhongxian brought to him when he was dying, one of the five sheepskin Diamond Sutras was in the hands of Mao Wenlong, the chief soldier of Phi Dao. So, Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong, and now Zhenzhen has arrested Yuan Chonghuan again, whose hands will this scripture in Mao Wenlong's hand fall to?

One of the nine sides, in the northwest of Yulin City.

Yang He, the governor of the three sides, inspected the border and arrived here. When the moon and stars were scarce at night, Yang He, the governor of the three sides, wore a gray cloak and climbed on the tower of Yulin City, which was heavily guarded, looking at the northern sky.

Master Song Shiwen followed Governor Yang's footprints and climbed the city tower, and when he saw Governor Yang, he stood beside him lightly.

Yang He and Song Shiwen have a close relationship, even if they don't look back, Yang He knows who the person standing next to him is.

"Sir," Yang He's tone floated, and he said a little unboundedly: "The Later Jin Emperor Taiji soldiers surrounded the Beijing Division, Emperor Chongzhen killed a soldier Shangshu Wang Qia, and captured a Jiliao Governor Yuan Chonghuan, the anger of the Son of Heaven can be seen." ”

Song Shiwen arched his hand and said: "I heard that Sun Chengzong has taken over as a cabinet scholar and secretary of the military department, with this one, it is only a matter of time before Huang Taiji retires." ”

Yang He listened, sighed lonely, held the battlements with both hands, and said: "Yes, the Jingshi is surrounded, Your Majesty can kill Wang Qia, and then withdraw the Yuan Governor, no matter how bad it is, there is a Sun Chengzong on top, the sky, it can't collapse." But if there is chaos in the northwest again, there is no willingness to stand up to it in front of the governor. ”

When Song Shiwen heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then said in a resolute tone: "Don't worry, Dong Weng, if anyone wants to harm you, unless they step on my Song Shiwen's corpse." ”

When Yang He heard this, he smiled at Song Shiwen movingly, then shook his head again, his tone was desolate, and said, "Can Mr. block one person, ten people, can he block a holy decree?" ”

Song Shiwen's face instantly turned pale, stared at Yang He, shook his head and said, "Dong Weng, the situation has not gotten bad to that point, at least the northwest is still very stable at present." ”

Yang He said bitterly: "Sir, don't comfort me. I'm still very clear about what I'm doing. At present, the people's armies in the northwest are temporarily stabilized with silver. But even if the gentleman doesn't say it, I know that the deposit in the Governor's Palace is running out. As soon as those people run out of food and money, they will start to make trouble again. ”

Song Shiwen's eyes flashed fiercely, and he said coldly: "Dong Weng, these people are white-eyed wolves who can't be fed!" In my opinion, it is better to strike first than when the East Window incident occurs and His Majesty surrenders the crime! As he spoke, Song Shiwen made a gesture of cutting off his head.

Yang He breathed for a moment, and then shook his head with a painful expression: "Originally, I cherished the lives of those people, and I couldn't bear to hurt my Ming vitality, so I proposed a strategy to Your Majesty to appease you. Now the total number of people's armies in various places is not less than 100,000, if you want to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, you must launch a thunderous momentum, and you can't leak the news in advance! And how difficult is it to do that......"

Song Shiwen looked at the night sky with a faint gaze, and said, "If Dong Weng's men have enough troops, it will not be difficult to do this. ”

Yang He's face was even more bitter, and he looked at Song Shiwen and said: "There are only a few troops that can be mobilized in the northwest, and more than half of them are in the hands of that Xu Liang, who participated in politics!" Alas, Xu Liang led the army to quietly surround the governor's mansion, and you didn't know about it, which angered him, and no one could get out. ”

Song Shiwen's eyes flashed, he looked at Yang He, smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, and said faintly: "Dong Weng, Xu Liang led the Liang army to enter Jingqin with Governor Hong and left King Qin for more than ten days, right?" ”

When Yang He heard this, he looked at Song Shiwen suspiciously, and then showed a sudden look on his face, and looked at Song Shiwen for a long time, both of them looked up to the sky and laughed. (To be continued......)