Wu Zhiwang was the governor of the three sides, and he said that he would only discuss the matter of sending troops, and no one would oppose it.

In the council hall, several of the few adults in Shaanxi discussed how to transfer troops to the expedition.

From beginning to end, Xu Liang lowered his eyelids and did not say a word except after arguing with Zhang Nianyun, the imperial history of the capital. His eyes were calm, his gaze fell through the doors and windows of the council hall to the thin snowy landscape outside the room, and he seemed indifferent to the battle in front of him, even though several adults finally agreed on the army and the leading generals, and the Liang army was impressively in the ranks. Xu Liang did not show any fluctuations in his feelings.

After the meeting ended, Xu Liang got up silently, patted his robe, and walked out.

Shaanxi political participation Hong Chengchou looked at Xu Liang's back when he went out, and his face was different.

The agreed leading general was He Huchen, the general soldier of Yansui, and He Renlong and Xu Liang of Qingyang garrison were placed under the jurisdiction of He Zongbing as a supporting army.

General He's troops are still in Yansui, and it will take time to lead the army to Guyuan.

The 6,000 Liang troops brought by Xu Liang began to maintain order that had been disrupted by the rebel army. While waiting for the arrival of General He's soldiers, Xu Liang attended the funeral held by Li Ying, a guerrilla general in Guyuan, for his family.

General Li looked sad, holding the coffin of the third concubine he had just married, and cried so much that he couldn't persuade him. Others only think that General Li likes that concubine very much, and only Xu Liang maliciously speculates that General Li Ying is mostly sad about his future. Compared with the departure of his family, Li's guerrilla went from a guerrilla general who commanded four or five thousand troops to a bare-bones general after a mutiny, and he didn't even have a single personal soldier under his command.

In the makeshift mourning hall, several monks who had been randomly picked up on the street were hanging their heads and closing their eyes. Recite scriptures. Xu Liang comforted Li Guerrilla a few words, but he really couldn't stand the atmosphere inside. He came out and came to the courtyard of the Li Mansion to breathe.

Xu Liang looked at the spacious mansion where Li Guerrilla lived. In his heart, he thought about the possible whereabouts of Li's guerrilla and whether it was possible to take him under his account.

At this moment, Hong Chengchou, a political officer in Shaanxi, stood beside Xu Liang and said in a casual tone: "I am about to go out with General He's army, what do you think of Guozhong?" ”

Xu Liang retracted those messy thoughts, and chuckled: "General He is a veteran of the border pass, and he is experienced, and if he is in charge, he will be able to succeed in one battle." His Excellency the Governor arranged it this way. Appropriately, what can I think. ”

In fact, there are two tiger generals in the northwest, both surnamed He, one is He Huchen, the general soldier of Yansui, and the other is He Renlong, the garrison of Qingyang. In terms of ability level, the two are not equal, but He Renlong is too sharp, and his temper is not very good, so he is slower to progress.

"Actually. The leader of the army that this official pays the most attention to is the loyalty of the country. ”

Hong Chengchou said quietly.

Xu Liang didn't expect Hong to have such an idea, so he couldn't help but smile dumbly and asked, "Why do you have such an idea?" ”

Hong Shenzheng said: "General He and He Garrison will not bring many soldiers. At best, three or four thousand is incredible. And Xu Liang, you can send tens of thousands of Liang troops at any time. With such an obvious advantage in troops, Master Wu didn't expect you, to be honest. I was surprised. It's just that although Master Wu made this move, he must have his considerations. Xu Liang, you don't want to have any other thoughts. ”

Xu Liang smiled: "I'm convinced. ”

"But I see you're in the council hall. Not very pleasant. Hong Chengchou said.

Xu Liang said: "It has nothing to do with the expedition. ”

The yamen of Guyuan Prefecture had been cleaned up, and the Liang army stationed there had chosen the brightest and warmest room for Xu Liang to rest. The surviving dozen or so officials and state officials began to work in the yamen with trepidation. The mutinous rebels looted almost the entire state of Guwon, burned down vast swaths of houses, and displaced tens of thousands of people. After the rebellion, the city was repaired and rebuilt, the commercial store was restored, and the bereavement of the deceased officials was a series of affairs, and the Guyuan Prefecture seemed to be very busy.

Xu Liang is the more idle one. He went to Guyuan Zhizhou Lu Chengyuan's room in the morning to take a look, poor Lu Zhizhou was originally frozen underground all night, and after being rescued by Xu Liang, he was frightened again and again, and his mental exhaustion was coupled with the damage of the cold, Lu Zhizhou finally fell ill without accident.

When Xu Liang appeared in his bedroom, Lu Chengyuan was covered with three layers of thick quilts, and he was still trembling. Seeing Xu Liang come in, Lu Zhizhou struggled to sit up from the bed, and his eyes looking at Xu Liang were very complicated, from the initial resentment and fear, to surrender.

When he was in Jianchang, Lu Chengyuan was very tough, very backbone, and unscrupulous in order to get to the top. And when Xu Liang held in his hand a qiē that was enough to destroy what he had now, Lu Zhizhou changed very quickly.

Although Xu Liang couldn't see through Lu Chengyuan's inner thoughts, at least on the surface, Lu Chengyuan was very deferential. Putting on the cotton shoes on the ground, Lu Zhizhou bowed to Xu Liang and bowed, humbly saying the words of surrender.

Xu Liang was very satisfied with Lu Zhizhou's statement, Wen Yan comforted him, and told him to rest for a good time.

Xu Liang didn't expect Lu Chengyuan to be able to sincerely submit, but as long as Lu Chengyuan took care of the note in his hand and didn't dare to blatantly stumble on Xu Liang, Xu Liang's goal would basically be achieved. At the moment when he rescued Lu Zhizhou, Xu Liang once thought about killing Lu Chengyuan quietly, but soon Xu Liang vetoed his idea. Obviously, if Lu Chengyuan died, the court would definitely send another person to take over the position of Guyuan Zhizhou, and Xu Liang might not know much about this successor. On the contrary, although Lu Chengyuan hates it, he is also a familiar person, and Xu Liang has the evidence of his rebellion, so it is better to put a puppet Zhizhou in Guyuan than to send a stranger over from the court.

After subduing Lu Chengyuan, Xu Liang's power in Pingliang was much more stable. Although there is still a prefect Zhang Fengqi blocking the way, Xu Liang believes that even if there are people in the capital of the prefect Zhang, Xu Liang can still manage to kick this person in the way and sit in the position of the prefect of Pingliang in one fell swoop.

Because, that position was originally Xu Liang's.

Thinking that three days ago, in the council hall of the Governor's Palace, Wu Zhiwang, the governor of the three sides, only talked about military affairs and did not involve other words, Xu Liang felt bored for a while.

With such obvious evidence in front of him, Zhang Fengqi could still be firmly in front of his Pingliang prefect, Xu Liang couldn't help but sigh that the court was unfair and the world was unfair.

Hearing that Li Guerrilla had been drinking alone in the newly opened restaurant for two days in a row, Xu Liang decided to go to the restaurant to drink with this old man, and by the way, he encouraged him to play an impeachment of Zhang Fengqi, the prefect of Pingliang.

Arriving in Guyuan Prefecture with He Huchen, the general soldier of Yansui, there is also bad news. A few days ago, Ye Yanqing, the commander of the Central Guard of Anton, who was escorted into Beijing by the officers and soldiers of the Beijing battalion, and Huang Ziren, the commander of the command, were rescued by a group of unknown strongmen when they had just left the territory of Shaanxi, and their whereabouts were unknown. More than half of the officers and men of the Beijing battalion in charge of escorting were killed or wounded.

The two ministers who were still in Guyuan City were shocked and angry when they heard about this, and they couldn't wait for the army to go on the expedition, so the two ministers said goodbye to the governor of the three sides, Wu Zhiwang, and led the officers and soldiers of the Beijing battalion to the place of the incident.

Xu Liang was also surprised, who dared to be so bold?

Pingliang officials who knew the relationship between Xu Liang and Huang Ziren were secretly speculating whether it would be Xu Liang's hand. Those suspicious eyes made Xu Liang very helpless, and sighed secretly: I really didn't do it.

Four days have passed, and the Qingyang garrison He Renlong is still grinding in Qingyang City. The 4,000 soldiers and horses of He Huchen, the general of Yansui, and the 6,000 men and horses of Xu Liang had already gathered outside Guyuan City.

However, we could not wait any longer.

Luo Rucai, the defender of Jingning Prefecture, used the information sent back by an urgent fast horse of 800 miles to ask for help, and the rebellious army that withdrew from Guyuan City went all the way south under the leadership of Zhao Yongyong, and joined the thieves who were cowering in the mountains outside Jingning City.

The officials and troops of the court, who were not fully prepared, set off overnight and sent their troops to Jingning City.

A night of rapid marching. Xu Liang's carriage once again set foot on the road to Jingning City.

Xu Liang in the carriage leaned on the cushion in the car, watching Dai Yingying carefully cut the preserved fruit snacks, and his hand on the small square table between the two trembled slightly.

Dai Yingying asked softly, "Are you a little panicked?" ”

Xu Liang clenched his fists and said with a sigh: "I can't help but panic!" According to the news from the Tsing Yi Guard Detective Office, after the thieves and the rebel army were combined, the strength reached more than 40,000 people, and in Jingning City, there were only Luo Rucai's 3,000 pioneer battalions. ”

Dai Yingying said: "Isn't there still General Wan's cavalry battalion?" ”

Xu Liang said distressedly: "It's okay for the cavalry battalion to charge, but it's not okay to defend the city." (To be continued......)