After the news of the Phi Dao Turmoil and the Confucian Rebellion came, everyone was no longer optimistic about the future of Lord Sun, and they were looking for a way out with different thoughts, so that Lu Zhi's official office had recently broken through the threshold.

Sun Yuanhua sat in the second hall dejectedly, surrounded by Wang Zheng of the old dragon bell, the first Yu Dacheng's urgent report came, Sun Yuanhua out of self-protection mentality, resolutely refused to admit that it was the Denglai soldiers who made trouble, and insisted that it was the deserters from other places who aided Liao to make trouble in the name of Denglai, and replied to Yu Dacheng with a letter of justification, explaining that the Liao soldiers had always obeyed their own dispatch and would never do such a thing.

But the news continued to come, especially the Qingzhou Mansion, they were too far away from Jinan, worried that the governor of Shandong could not send troops to rescue in time, and repeatedly asked Dengzhou for help, and their report confirmed that Kong Youde's troops were in chaos.

After Sun Yuanhua confirmed, he seemed to be ten years old in a few days, even if he still pretended to be confident in front of people, but in front of his old friend Wang Zheng, his fatigue had been fully revealed.

"Chuyang, if you can caress it, you can caress it, if you can't caress it, you can suppress it, there are tens of thousands of troops in Dengzhou, and there are thousands of Wufu people not far from Kong, Kong Youde is only three or two thousand people, not the opponent of Wendeng Battalion, as long as Chuyang, you send an order to Chen Xin to encircle and suppress, for my brother I don't believe that Wendeng Wufu dares to disobey the order." Wang Zheng's eyebrows furrowed together, and he said in a deep voice to Sun Yuanhua.

Sun Yuanhua let out a long sigh, if it was just a Kong Youde rebellion, he would have nothing to be afraid of, the difficulty was that Kong Youde's choice of time was too wrong, the siege of the Daling River was not lifted, and there was chaos on Phi Dao, he could imagine the emperor's anger.

In September, Shaanxi Liukou became more and more rampant, coerced the hungry people to attack the city everywhere, Chongzhen in the case of internal and external pressure, the character began to become impatient, he could not bear the trilateral governor Yang He, directly arrested Yang He and took him to prison and asked him to die, Jiahong Chengchou military department right squire Lang and right Yu Shi, governor of Shaanxi trilateral military affairs, this controversial figure during the Ming and Qing dynasties officially became an important role in the Ming Dynasty politics.

Fortunately, Yang He has a good son, Yang Sichang, who participated in the politics of Shandong, asked for the crime of surrogate his father, and the emperor appreciated this political rookie, and changed Yang He to the army on the side of the net, and Yang He finally saved his life.

The dignified three-sided governor is not this end, Sun Yuanhua's basket does not seem to be under Yang He, Kong Youde and others are chaotic Jinan Mansion is close to the canal jurisdiction, not far from Beizhili, has always been a rich place in Shandong, judging from the news sent from all over the country, the losses caused must be very strict, and it also directly affects the overall strategy of the imperial court to rescue the Daling River.

Sun Yuanhua said with blank eyes: "What Liangfu said is reasonable, but the root of this matter is still not visible, the person who can worry about it at the moment is not Kong Youde's rebellion, the official is already disheartened at the moment, this governor is not appropriate, the only worry is that Lord Shoufu is involved, Wendeng Nawufu should be proud now, I am afraid that he has already become a confidant of the Wen Party." ”

Wang Zheng also knew a little bit about the relationship between the two at this time, and said indignantly: "Wendeng Ying's martial artist is really hateful, if he hadn't been viciously framed at that time, how could you have fallen into such a situation in Chuyang, if you didn't urge too much, Kong Youde might not have made trouble." ”

Sun Yuanhua shook his head, "Chen Xin is scheming, this official was not his opponent in the first place, but he has a strong army in his hands and has trained a large number of private troops, but what to do in the future is alarming." ”

Wang Zheng stood up and said loudly to Sun Yuanhua: "I will immediately impeach him, and ask the imperial court to thoroughly investigate where Wendeng's military salary came from, and how many soldiers there are?" ”

Sun Yuanhua pulled him to sit down, and his face became calm, "Liangfu can't be reckless, you and I are now responsible, who will see it, the celebrant will never submit it to the emperor for preview, Wendeng's military salary is also very bad, the only thing that can be checked is the number of remaining soldiers, but don't forget, Wendeng also has three guards, among which there are originally soldiers, he deduced that it is the guard's army, what can you do about it?" On the contrary, the emperor wanted to praise him for training the guards into strong soldiers. ”

Wang Zheng frowned and thought about it, and sighed dejectedly, he suddenly found that he actually had nothing to do with this military leader, and the sense of superiority of civilian officials over military attaches seemed to have disappeared, which made him feel a great sense of loss. After half a ring, Wang Zheng sighed and said: "Chuyang, since you can't do anything, why don't you resign from your official position and go with me to spread the Holy Religion, and leave this useful body to guide the world on the way home. ”

Sun Yuanhua's eyes showed some yearning, as a Catholic, he has his own beliefs, but the vices of officialdom are impossible for him to avoid, in his opinion, spiritual cultivation and secular coexistence can be separated, just like Buddhism is born and entered the world, not an absolute contradiction. Power can give him the satisfaction of entering the world, but at this time, he is extremely eager to be a simple priest, spreading the gospel all over the Ming Dynasty, and watching those confused people find the truth of the world, what a happy thing it should be.

This feeling was only for a short time, and Zhou Yanru, Xu Guangqi, Sun Chengzong and other faces who were full of expectations for him appeared in front of him, these people all had kindness to him to promote and point, but now they may be implicated by themselves.

His face returned to grim, and his tone became calm, "I'm afraid that I may not be able to retreat with my whole body, Yang He also asked for resignation in May, the emperor did not allow it, and Yang He was arrested in a blink of an eye, if it weren't for Yang Sichang's holy heart, Lord Yang was afraid that it would be difficult to escape a knife at the mouth of the vegetable market, and now Kong Youde has become chaotic, how can the emperor allow me to resign, when the Shanxi army was defeated, the governor Geng Ruqi and the general soldiers were beheaded, how similar this official is to him." Wang Zheng listened dumbfounded, a bitterness welled up in his heart, he and Sun Yuanhua are both friends and parishioners, he really doesn't want to see his friend in trouble, and the current shape may not even be able to protect Sun Yuanhua's life.

Sun Yuanhua continued to say lightly: "The Wen Party in the court, Lu Zhi and Wen Dengna Wufu, everyone is waiting for the official to fall, but the official wants to fight. ”

"How else do you fight for Chuyang? Why bother to fight with a martial artist. ”

Sun Yuanhua said: "Kong Youde is just looting, the official seems to be still in the list of recoverable, this army is the essence of Denglai, the official should do his best to keep a combatable army for the imperial court, personal gains and losses, he can't take care of it." ”

Wang Zheng is not a fool, he knows that Sun Yuanhua actually still has a glimmer of hope, he hopes to appease this rebellious army, reduce his own guilt, at least implicate Zhou Yanru less, if Zhou Yanru is fine, he can protect Sun Yuanhua and escape with his whole body.

Wang Zheng was relatively sober at this time, and said worriedly to Sun Yuanhua: "Chuyang, Li Jiucheng has always disdained to abide by the law, Kong Youde seems to be loyal, but in fact he is also unruly, appease these two, how do you know their sincerity, if they are really caressing, it is difficult to ensure that they will not rebel in the future, once the chaos rises in Dengzhou, our sins are far beyond today." ”

Sun Yuanhua stared at him and said: "Kong and Li are both Liao people, and it is legitimate for the Liao people to defend the Liao land, this time the two of them are in chaos, they must be confused for a while, they can follow Mao Wenlong in Dongjiang Town to fight Jiannu for many years, they should still be loyal." ”

"But ......"

"Liangfu doesn't need to say it, the official will repair the book immediately, Liangfu, you send someone to Kong Youde, explain the official's intention to appease, and hope that the two of them can get lost and return."

Wang Zheng wanted to speak and stopped, thinking that this might be the last hope to save Sun Yuanhua, and finally nodded, when there was a sound of footsteps at the door, and a staff member came in and said, "My lord, there is news from Phi Dao." ”

Wang Zheng stood up and asked eagerly, "How?" ”

"Phi Dao Fei tried his best to get out of a boat, and sent a message that Guangludao Shang Kexi quietly went ashore, and the deputy general Shen Shikui raided the rebels, and Geng Zhongyu and others led by him have been captured and killed, and rescued Huang Long, the chief soldier of Dongjiang Town, but Huang Zongbing's ears and nose were cut off by the rebels, and his legs were also discounted, but the island is already stable."

"Good!" Sun Yuanhua shouted, stood up and walked back and forth excitedly, so that his guilt was smaller, and he stopped and said to Shen Sui after half a sound: "Let Zhang Tao monitor Geng Zhongming, don't let him leave the house." ”

He then turned to Wang Zheng, "Phi Dao is established, this official immediately sent a fast horse to the Beijing Division to report to the first assistant, now there is only the chaotic army, the most worrying person in the Beijing division is the chaotic army into Zhili, I will appease the policy, first order it to return to the east, away from Zhili and Jinan Fushuzhou County, when the first assistant has room for maneuver, Liangfu quickly went to complete the matter that was discussed." ”……

At the same moment, in the Zhenhaimen Tower, which was only a few hundred steps away from the governor's yamen, Wang Bingzhong, the general manager of the standard camp stationed at Zhenhaimen, was looking at a meeting ticket in front of him in a daze.

"This is the 5,000 taels that can be taken in Linqingzhou, and after the matter is completed, there will be another 5,000 taels, which is enough to ensure that Lord Wang will be a rich man in the future." Zhang Dong's voice sounded faintly, he had been connected with a member of Wang Bingzhong's family, and had established a relationship with Wang Bingzhong for several months, supplying tobacco and southern goods from Wendeng to Wang Bingzhong to sell in Dengzhou, and they had long been brothers and sisters, and Wang Bingzhong also knew his background.

Wang Bingzhong and his brother took their eyes off the ticket, the two looked at each other for a moment, Wang Bingzhong swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "Just let some people in our army?" ”

"Yes, but not right now, when the time is right, President Wang Qian needs to help open the city gate."

Wang Bingzhong and the two hesitated, Zhang Dong smiled when he saw this, and said unhurriedly: "If Lord Wang thinks that my family is also going to rebel, then it is wrong, Lord Chen has won three battles and won a big victory, and he is in the middle of the court, and he will never do such a crazy thing, and now Kong Youde and others are returning to the east, and Lord Chen is just taking precautions." ”

Wang Bingzhong hesitated and said: "What does Lord Chen mean, is General Kong still going to fight Dengzhou?" The army of Kedengzhou exceeded 10,000 people, and his 3,000 men and horses could not be defeated. ”

"I don't need Mr. Wang Qian to take care of this matter, I just ask Mr. Wang Qian, whether Kong Youde fights Dengzhou or not, is the life of the Liao soldiers better? Lord Chen will be the commander-in-chief of Denglai sooner or later, and I believe that Wang Qian can always think of the benefits of being able to take refuge in Lord Chen earlier. ”

Wang Bingzhong shook his head at the same time, although he is a thousand presidents, but his life is also difficult, the military salaries for these two months are all in arrears, and he has not even received the salaries of dozens of family members.

Zhang Dong struck the iron: "After this time, Lord Sun's ending is needless to say, Wang Qian is always willing to serve under Lord Chen, and it is okay, if you don't want to be a soldier again, you are willing to stay in Denglai to do business, Lord Chen promised to give you a county cigarette shop wholesale operation, and protect your family from all over the world." ”

Wang Bingzhong's eyes fell on the meeting ticket, Chen Xin, he knew that it was needless to say that the Wendeng camp was very powerful, there were many Liao people in Dengzhou, and the news he got from it was very background, judging from the confrontation between Chen Xin and Sun Yuanhua, he was completely a leader in martial arts, Wang Bingzhong gritted his teeth and made up his mind, "Whether you are a soldier or a rich man, it all depends on the placement of Lord Chen, but the safety of your family, please take care of Lord Chen and Brother Zhang." ”

Zhang Dongshu breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Wang Bingzhong was taken, Dengzhou would be in the hands of Wendengying.

"Wang Qian always rest assured, Master Chen said that as long as you do things according to his rules, no matter who it is, don't think about arresting his soldiers. Now in these years, a soldier is the king, Zu Dashou's combat strength is mediocre, and the court is also unable to do it, not to mention our Wendeng camp, Kong Youde, Sun Yuanhua and Lu Zhi, if you want to gain a foothold in Dengzhou, no one has to rely on Lord Chen. ”

Wang Bingzhong put away the ticket, "Then please Brother Zhang tell Lord Chen, we have agreed to this matter." ”