However, compared with Hu Guang, some people have encountered more trouble, and this trouble is precisely given by Hu Guang.

In the back hall of the Trilateral Governor's Mansion in Guyuan, Shaanxi, an old man in plain clothes, with a dignified appearance and elegant temperament, knew at a glance that he must have been a beautiful man when he was young.

But at this time, he frowned, sitting on the main seat with his hands pressed against his head, looking like he had a headache.

Suddenly, a subordinate appeared at the door, walked softly into the threshold, and then bowed down and said, "Master, Lord Hong Chengchou Hong, who is in charge of grain and politics, has arrived." ”

When the old man heard this, he immediately put down his hands, and at the same time ordered with a little anxious face: "Quick, please." ”

After he finished speaking, he looked down at the open letter on the table in front of him and took a deep breath.

Hurried footsteps came from outside the door, and a young man in a scarlet official uniform, who looked like a dusty servant, bypassed the screen, and when he saw the old man, he bowed and said: "Hong Chengchou, the governor of Shaanxi, is participating in politics and visiting the governor." ”

When the old man, that is, Yang He, the governor of the three sides, saw it, he hurriedly raised his hand and said, "Don't be polite to look at the seat." ”

As soon as Hong Chengchou's buttocks touched the round stool on the side, he asked Yang He, "My lord, I don't know why I urgently recruited the lower officials back?" ”

The thieves in various places became more and more fierce, and the more troublesome they became, he and the general soldier Du Wenhuan went to various places to clean up, and they were very busy. If there was no urgency, the Governor would not have been able to bring himself back, which is why he asked.

Yang He didn't answer directly, but asked him rhetorically: "Hengjiu, Shaanxi territory, I don't know what you think about the extermination of the thieves?" ”

Hong Chengchou was stunned when he heard this, could it be that he recruited himself back in such a hurry just to ask this?

However, although he had doubts in his heart, he did not show them on his face. Instead, he replied respectfully and truthfully: "The thieves are only gathered by the victims of the disaster, and their combat strength is not strong, and they can be quelled as soon as the officers and soldiers arrive." It's just that thieves are used to wandering, but this is not easy to do! ”

"You've killed a lot of thieves, big and small, but haven't you ever encountered a strong thief?" Yang He frowned slightly. Still asked.

Hong Chengchou was stunned again when he heard this, the Governor seemed to be very abnormal today. These questions have either been discussed before, or they are just common sense, and there is no need to rush to come back.

He couldn't figure out what Yang He meant for a while, and after a little deliberation, he slowly replied: "Ordinary thieves are indeed just a rabble, but after the last Guyuan Mutiny, some border troops defected to the thief army. Relatively speaking, these thief armies are indeed a little stronger. But as long as the subordinate commander leads the army, if the other party does not escape. It can be destroyed. ”

Yang He's brows did not loosen, and he continued to ask: "Is it possible that this situation is possible, the thief army is not only small in number, but also very elite, and can double the number of officers and soldiers, but the border army will be wiped out?" ”

"No way!" Hong Chengchou can also be regarded as a cautious person, but he also knows when to be decisive in front of Shangguan, so he immediately replied without hesitation.

Yang He listened. It's strange in my heart. Among the people around him, he is the most confident in Hong Chengchou's judgment. Because Hong Chengchou is not only a civil official. is still the one who has fought with the thieves the most, and knows the most about the thieves.

After thinking for a while, he reached out and picked up the letter on the table and said, "Look at this letter, isn't it an exaggeration, covering up some ulterior motives?" ”

The governor's personal guard on one side immediately reached out to take the letter and handed it to the governor to participate in politics.

Hong Chengchou was puzzled when he heard it. Listening to the Governor's meaning, it seems that some officers and soldiers have been defeated by thieves, this is impossible, right? As soon as the letter was in his hand, he immediately looked at it at a glance.

It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, just look at it. The skeptical face suddenly became nervous. After reading it all over, he began to look at it again from beginning to end.

After a long while, Hong Chengchou slowly put down his hand holding the letter and looked up at Yang He. Seeing that he was staring at him, he said solemnly: "Xia Guan thinks that even if this matter is exaggerated, it will not be too exaggerated. ”

By saying this, he is admitting that he has failed as stated in the letter? Yang He was a little confused when he heard this, and couldn't help but confirm again: "Then why did Heng Jiu just say that it is absolutely impossible for the thieves to defeat the official army? ”

When Hong Chengchou heard this, his face turned red, but he immediately returned to normal, bowed his head and said to Yang He: "Back to the Governor, just now the lower official was in a hurry, and he missed this thief army who called himself the Heavenly Army. ”

"Oh, then Heng Jiu is saying, this is called the Heavenly Army, is it really a strong army?" When Yang He heard this, his heart tightened, and he immediately asked.

Hong Chengchou is now a big celebrity in Shaanxi to suppress thieves, and he is therefore valued by Governor Yang He. He knew that if he wanted to go up the ranks of officialdom, he must continue to show his authority and irreplaceability in suppressing thieves.

Therefore, although he was negligent for a moment just now, forgetting the existence of the Heavenly Army and answering incorrectly, Hong Chengchou is also very human, so he immediately admitted his mistake, and then explained: "Xiaguan once went with Sun Xianzu's general army to exterminate the Heavenly Army entrenched in Fugu. However, the lower officials also saw the Heavenly Army because of this, and knew that one of the thieves was proficient in the art of artillery......"

When Hong Chengchou said this, he raised the letter in his hand before continuing: "According to the battle, the lower officials thought that it must have been the thief who was proficient in the art of artillery to make such a powerful artillery, and General Sun could not know himself and his opponent, so the defeat was expected. ”

Whether it is Hong Chengchou or Yang He, although they are all civilian officials, they are all engaged in commanding operations. Therefore, in military affairs, it is not ignorant either.

Now that Hong Chengchou, an authoritative thief suppression expert who has come into contact with the Heavenly Army, has made a conclusion, Yang He naturally no longer doubts. If he hadn't heard that the 5,000 border army had lost to the even fewer thieves, he would have been the first to suspect that the governor of Yansui had something to hide from him, and there was something in it.

At this time, the matter was confirmed by the trusted subordinates, Yang He's face changed a little, and he immediately asked: "Since the Heavenly Army is so powerful, does Heng Jiu have a countermeasure?" ”

Hong Chengchou is indeed a person of extraordinary intelligence, and before Yang He asked, he had already prepared a few ideas. When he heard this, he immediately replied: "My lord, the lower official has two strategies to solve this thief army." ”

"Oh, what two strategies, tell me quickly?" When Yang He heard this, he said a little eagerly.

The annihilation of the 5,000 border army is a big deal! Although the governor of Yansui was primarily responsible, he was his boss and had an accident in a place under his jurisdiction. If you don't handle this matter well, you will definitely be held accountable. (To be continued......)