Zhu Ping'an felt that his expression and eyes were sincere enough, but Yang Tinglin still didn't mince words at him, glanced at him coldly, and then cast his eager eyes on Lu Xiangsheng.

In all fairness, Yang Tinglin's proposal is indeed the best policy. Zhu Ping'an's original idea was very different from it, and he even began to plan for the war in Hebei a year ago, but now it seems that the way of thinking about problems like Yang Tinglin is still very different from that of him, a traverser. Traversers like to use divergent thinking to consider things, while these famous ministers adapt to local conditions and use the resources available to solve difficult problems, and from this point of view, Zhu Ping'an has a lot to learn from the ancients.

It is true that Lu Xiangsheng is an outstanding military general, even if he is a civilian official, but the military general temperament exuded by his body and experience completely conceals his identity as a civilian official. Although they have not met for a long time, Zhu Ping'an has been friends with him for a long time, according to his perception and analysis, Lu Xiangsheng is just a general, if there is no flaw in his character, he can definitely be a handsome talent, but unfortunately, he is still trapped by his own congenital shortcomings.

The heart is not black enough and the skin is not thick enough, this is Lu Xiangsheng's biggest character shortcoming. It is quite qualified to be a pure military commander, but once the military and politics are hooked, they are immediately at a loss and have no way to deal with it. In history, he was full of unwillingness in his heart, leading the last 6,000 remnants of the army to fight a bloody battle with 30,000 Qing soldiers, and finally did not stop the Qing army from ravaging Shandong, and his death was worthless.

In Zhu Ping'an's opinion, for now, Lu Xiangsheng's talent is not even as good as Yang Tinglin. Although Yang Tinglin has not yet been tested and has not yet been tested by the heavy dà and the opportunity to take charge of the trial alone. But now definitely a first-class staff officer.

Sure enough, Yang Tinglin's construction did not have much effect on Lu Xiangsheng at all. Lu Xiangsheng shook his head bitterly. "For the last two months, the cardinal and the eunuch have deceived the Lord. Uncover the attack. Looking around at the people's feelings inside and outside the DPRK and China, they tried their best to blame each other for the crisis. If the official is transferred to the three prefectures, the imperial court will be punished with the crime of fear of the enemy, and within a few days there will be cavalry coming. Instead of dying in the West Market, why not die on the battlefield! ”

"But. Even if the governor does not hesitate to die on the battlefield, what is the benefit of the country? ”

"But I want to be worthy of my heart and live up to my grace!" Lu Xiangsheng's lips trembled as he said this.

Yang Tinglin also suddenly lost his brilliance just now, and lined up on the table in the tent with one palm, "Could it be that the country is going to die at the hands of these people, I, I, I am unwilling!" ”

Lu Xiangsheng was also speechless for a while, thinking about it, and then he opened his mouth again. "There's still a way to go."

"Commander, please speak!"

"Boxiang, I want to ask you to go to Baoding!"

Yang Tinglin sneered again and again, and arched his hand, "The commander asked me to go to Liu Yuliang and Liu Mianzhu, who supervised the army, to cry for Qin Ting. Asking for reinforcements? ”。

Lu Xiangsheng sighed and nodded.

"Commander and slow!" As soon as Zhu Ping'an heard that it was this matter, he knew that he wanted bad dishes. Lu Xiangsheng wanted to entrust the future, and sent Yang Tinglin to Liu Yuliang in Baoding to ask for help. Isn't that a joke! What a fool to be a buddy!

Liu Yuliang is the first assistant of the cabinet. It is notoriously timid and afraid of things, if it weren't for Chongzhen's persecution this time. The ghost believed that he would come from the capital to Beizhili, a place of war and chaos. Looking for him to rescue the soldiers, he relied on the thousands of troops defending the city in Baoding Mansion. It's too much time to take care of yourself, where is the spare strength to save Zhending. How could the Guan Ning soldiers under Gao Qiqian be mobilized by Liu Yuliang!

Yang Tinglin patted his ass and left, but Zhu Ping'an's 2,000 people are still here, as well as Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu's people, these people are not obliged to follow Lu Xiangsheng to ask for the name of sacrificing their lives for the country.

As soon as he saw that Lu Xiangsheng wanted to send Yang Tinglin away quickly, Zhu Ping'an suddenly became anxious, and at this time, he didn't care about any scruples about being shallow and profound, so he hurriedly opened his mouth to dissuade him.

"Slow and slow, things haven't gotten out of control yet. Our army still has 20,000 men, which is enough for a battle. There are some lowly positions, maybe you can relieve the worries of the commander a little! ”

Hu Dawei slapped his face, he has been a general soldier in Shanxi for a long time, but the concept of Shanxi's local scholar and merchant clan is extremely heavy, and he has become an outsider because of him, a native of Shaanxi. Not only is it difficult for the Shaanxi soldiers under his command to get supplies locally, but even the influence in Shanxi is not as good as that of Wang Pu, the general soldier of Datong, who is well-rooted. This time, he was ordered to join the command of the governor of Xuanda, and he fought a lot of battles, and his soldiers also lost a lot, but he saw that this war was getting worse and worse, and it was not good, the big guy really wanted to mix up the honorary title of sacrificing his life for the country in Hebei.

Hu Dawei himself had a fire in his stomach, if it weren't for Lu Xiangsheng's personality and kindness, maybe as soon as Wang Pu Baying left, he would immediately follow back.

The same is true for Yang Guozhu on the side. He was originally a subordinate of Mao Wenlong, the chief military officer of Pingliao in Dongjiang Town, Mao Wenlong was killed by Yuan Chonghuan, and then Dongjiang Town and Phi Island fell, Yang Guozhu took his two sons to travel thousands of miles, returned to Guannei, and is currently temporarily living in Jizhen General Army. After the grudge between Yuan Chonghuan and Mao Wenlong was settled and the situation in Liaodong deteriorated, Yang Guozhu finally settled down and had a certain status in the Liaodong faction, and he didn't want to die in this Hebei land for no reason.

Therefore, when Zhu Ping'an said that the current predicament could be solved, Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu were the first two people to cheer.

"What do you have in mind?" Yang Tinglin was skeptical, but after Fengyang and his party, he didn't dare to underestimate Zhu Ping'an too much.

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, his spirits were also lifted, "Master Zhu, please speak directly!" He pointed to the five people in the account, "At present, the army respects the five of us, and everyone sits in the same boat, although Lord Zhu said it bluntly!" ”

"That's it!" Hu Dawei is extremely tall, a piece of iron armor always looks one size smaller, and his slightly bulky figure is as light as a swallow at this time, so he hurriedly poured a bowl of hot water and handed it to Zhu Ping'an, "We are all straight men in the army, if you have anything to say, just say it!" ”

In contrast, the elderly Yang Guozhu was more old-fashioned, exchanged glances with Lu Xiangsheng, and hurriedly walked to the door of the tent. Parting the curtain of the big tent, he shouted, "Pass the commander's order." Anyone outside the tent, exit thirty steps away. If you get close, shoot and kill! ”

Outside the tent, the soldiers agreed in unison, followed by the sound of chaotic footsteps and the rubbing of armor, and in a short time, silence returned.

Zhu Ping'an was also polite to several generals who were far more than him in terms of official position and age, took the hot water handed by Hu Dawei, drank it cleanly, and threw the bowl aside. Look at the slightly nervous and excited expressions of the crowd. asked Lu Xiangsheng in a low voice, "Does the governor have a familiar ...... in the capital?" ”

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November 11, Guang'anmen, Beijing. The Tartars entered the Kou, the Beijing division was under martial law, and most of the soldiers and horses of King Qin were stationed outside the city, but the Tartars bypassed the Beijing Division, waved the division and pointed directly to Hebei, and the wind in the north was loud, but the atmosphere of the Beijing Division was much more relaxed. The gates of the outer city are open for two hours a day for the travel of farmers and merchants. But in these chaotic years, who is willing to leave the city at this time to go out, therefore. The city gate was deserted, but it was stationed around, and the soldiers and horses and soldiers of the Beijing camp who were carefully guarded were holding swords and guns, and the appearance of cautious vigilance added a bit of solemnity.

Inside the city gate is a row of tiled houses. It was the resting place of the guards stationed at the city gates. The innermost house is as warm as spring at this time. The two servants carried the burning brazier into the room, and easily removed the old brazier, which had been used for an hour. He bowed and withdrew.

Zhou Mian was different from the past, he only wore an ordinary family uniform, and the cotton hat on his head was at hand. Dressed like this, walking on the street, no one will recognize that this is the big housekeeper of Jiading Bofu.

On the opposite side, there was an officer in guerrilla armor, in his forties, thin and withered, his butt didn't sit on the bench at all, and he was busy helping Zhou Mian pick up vegetables and add wine, and his mouth was full of jokes, which made Zhou Mian laugh.

"Don't pour any more wine, I'm here to run errands today, it's always inappropriate to drink high!"

"Zhou Ye is too modest, who inside and outside the capital doesn't know that you are massive. What's more, the little one knows that you are here today, and what you specially prepared is the rice wine produced by the Xicheng Koi Building, and the wine strength is really small, absolutely nothing! ”

Zhou Mian smiled and pointed at the little man with chopsticks, "Old Fang, you still have this mouth, you have this heart, it is the capital of wealth!" ”

Fang Guerrilla nodded again and again, "It's not for the care of Uncle Jiading and Master Zhou, the small ones are able to attack this worldly position, if the little ones can't even remember this, then it will become something inferior to pigs and dogs!" ”

Zhou Mian smiled, and then lowered his face, "I'll say it again, I haven't been to Guang'anmen today, and whoever asks about it will bite me hard, understand?" ”。

Fang Guerrilla swore an oath by referring to the gambling curse of the heavens and the earth.

A family member quietly entered the door, "Master, here!" ”

Zhou Mian immediately stood up, didn't speak, and walked straight out of the door.

As soon as he came to the cold outside, Zhou Mian suddenly shivered, frowned and put a shabby leather jacket on his body, and waved his hand at the corner of the street in the distance.

At the city gate, the soldiers were inspecting two carriages that had come from afar to enter the city. Fang Guerrilla scolded, the soldiers hurriedly let them go, and the carriage entered the city slowly. A few people immediately ran up from the corner of the street, and one of the leaders stopped the carriage, brought the carriage to the side of the street, ran to the carriage in small steps and asked, "But the high shopkeeper of the Sunrise Warehouse?" ”

A man dressed as a nurse on the side of the carriage nodded, "The shopkeeper of my family is on the car!" ”

The man smiled and said, "The villain is from the Sihai Warehouse, and the shopkeeper specially ordered me to wait at the city gate to greet him, please come with the villain, the residence of the shopkeeper is ready!" At night, the yin shopkeeper does the east to wash the dust for the high shopkeeper! ”

Two carriages followed the men and walked east down the alley.

Zhou Mian glanced at several of his subordinates, got on his horse, and followed closely behind.

After turning a few corners, he stopped at a deserted street corner, the courtyard door was wide open, and the carriage drove straight through the side door.

The courtyard door was immediately slammed shut, Zhou Mian entered through the side door, and several family members who followed behind him instantly dispersed, scattered all over the street, staring at the surrounding movements.

Zhou Mian entered the courtyard, and immediately trotted to a black painted carriage in the courtyard, and fell to the ground on his knees, "Little Zhou Mian, on the orders of my master, welcome the boss of the pavilion!" (To be continued......)