Facing Hong Chengchou's expectant gaze, Xu Liang gradually restrained his slightly smiling expression, his face became melancholy, worried, and let out a long sigh, Xu Liang said to Hong Chengchou: "Lord Governor, this official is the governor of Shaanxi, in the face of the increasingly rampant civil unrest in the northwest, I am also worried, insomnia all night long, you see, under the accumulation of this official in the past few days, the whole person has lost a lot of weight!" ”

Hong Chengchou's brows furrowed slightly, but Zhu Cunshu, the king of Qin, looked at Xu Liang with wide eyes, looked up and down carefully, and slandered in his heart: Xu Liang's face was ruddy, and he was full of anger when he spoke, where could he see the slightest worry and illness?

Hong Chengchou frowned and said: "Guozhong's concern for the safety of the place, this governor is very clear, that ...... You still have to pay attention to your body. ”

When Xu Liang heard this, he was very moved, and hurriedly said: "Thank you for your concern, Lord Governor, this official's body can still hold up." ”

Faced with Xu Liang and Hong Chengchou's blatant nonsense, Zhu Cunshu, the king of Qin, couldn't stand it anymore, and hurriedly lowered his head and drank tea with a cup.

Seeing that Xu Liang was still taking advantage of the excitement and sighing for a long time, Hong Chengchou finally couldn't play anymore, and asked directly: "This governor asks you, when do you plan to send troops to quell the chaos?" ”

"Uh......" Xu Liang smacked his lips with a regretful expression, spread his hands, and said with an innocent expression: "Originally, these grumbling words were not wanted to be said in front of the governor. However, since the Governor asked, the official said it directly. ”

Hong Chengchou stared at him and said solemnly: "What's the difficulty, Guozhong, just say it!" ”

Xu Liang shouted in a deep voice: "This official always thinks about leading the army to quell the civil unrest!" It's just that the difficulties of Shaanxi, the governor and the court also have to be considerate! It has been almost a year since I Xu Liang took office as governor of Shaanxi. Candidates for some important official positions, but the court has been dragging out their appointments! ”

Xu Liang looked at Hong Chengchou. He cried out bitterly: "Your Excellency, think about it, if this officer leads an army to quell the chaos. There should always be a stable rear, right? The military generals are not worried, but there is a shortage of civil officials to handle government affairs. For example, in the Third Division of Shaanxi, the political envoy He Zhun is only an agent, and Deng Shuiqing is also the envoy and the commander! The prefect of Hanzhong and the prefect of Gongchang have also been unresolved! There is also the governor's yamen, I want to transfer Wang Qinian, the young secretary of Guanglu Temple in Nanjing, to take up his post, but the court has not agreed! ”

Xu Liang Zhenzhen shouted eloquently, and Hong Chengchou listened to it with a bright heart: Xu Liang is talking to himself about the conditions again!

Xu Liang waved his hands angrily and shouted: "It's okay if these civil officials can't be determined!" But the two official positions of the Governor of the Yamen System, the Promotion of the Taxation Department and the Commander of the Patrol Division, should be recognized by the court, right? Nor did it! ”

Xu Liang looked at Hong Chengchou and shouted indignantly, "Look at it." Lord Governor, this official is the governor of Shaanxi, I don't know how many times I have mentioned these small requests to the court, but there has been no response! There are so many uncertain factors in the governor's yamen, how can you tell me to lead the army to quell the chaos with peace of mind! ”

"So," Xu Liang finally sighed and concluded: "It's not that the official doesn't want to quell the civil unrest, but that the official has so many things around him that he really doesn't dare to let go of it!" The difficulty of the officer. Please be considerate of the Governor! ”

Xu Liang was very aggrieved and helpless, and this unbeaten expression made Hong Chengchou's heart angry. Governor Hong told himself over and over again to be calm, calm. Calm down!

"That...... Guozhong," Hong Chengchou said slowly: "Regarding these things you said, this governor has also mentioned them to the court many times!" ”

"And what was the result?" Xu Liangming knew that there was no result. Still asked deliberately.

Hong Chengchou shook his head and said, "The result, alas." Now there is also controversy in the court, and I am afraid that it will not be decided for a while. ”

Xu Liang listened. He spread his hands in disappointment and said: "In that case, the civil unrest in Shaanxi, there is nothing the official can do." ”

Hong Chengchou was discouraged for a while, it seemed that Xu Liang was iron-hearted, the court did not allocate those official positions according to his requirements, and Xu Liang would not pay attention to the civil unrest in Shaanxi.

It's just that Ganzhou City fell into the hands of the people's army, but for Hong Chengchou, it was extremely passive. Hong Chengchou pondered for a long time, looked at Xu Liang, slowed down his tone and said, "Guozhong, what do you think of this?" Now the leader of the people's army, Li Dusi, is menacing and has captured the city of Ganzhou. You can ignore the people's army in other places for the time being, and this Ganzhou City is still in the hands of the court. As for the appointment of those officials you mentioned, after the governor returns, he will find another way to make a compromise to the court and strive to complete it as soon as possible. ”

Xu Liang glanced at Hong Chengchou lightly, seeing that Hong Chengchou had said everything he had said, thinking that there were still many places where he would have to rely on Hong Chengchou in the future, and he couldn't offend Hong Chengchou all at once. After thinking about it, Xu Liang nodded and said, "That's it...... I think that Li Dusi doesn't take me, the governor of Shaanxi, too seriously, so he has to teach him a lesson! Saying that, Xu Liang said to Hong Chengchou: "Don't worry, Lord Governor, this official will order Luo Rucai, the guerrilla general of Pingliang, to take back Ganzhou City!" ”

"Okay, okay." Hong Chengchou breathed a sigh of relief, and stared at Xu Liang.

Seeing this, Xu Liang shook his head slightly, then called over a Tsing Yi guard and wrote a warrant for Tsing Yi Wei Pegasus to give to Luo Rucai, a guerrilla general in Pingliang.

Seeing this, Hong Chengchou shifted his gaze.

Hong Chengchou's main purpose of coming to Chang'an had been achieved, so he turned his head to Zhu Cunshu, the king of Qin, and smiled: "Lord Qin, I've kept you waiting." ”

King Qin smiled and said: "The Governor is polite, I don't know if the Governor has come to find this king, what's the matter?" ”

Hong Chengchou hesitated, he originally asked King Qin for a reason to enter Chang'an City, but in fact, there was nothing at all, but at this time, King Qin asked with great interest, if Hong Chengchou simply picked something to ask Prince Qin, it would inevitably let Xu Liang see the clue and expose Hong Chengchou's mind in vain.

So Hong Chengchou arched his hand and chuckled: "It's a shame to say that this governor is looking for Prince Qin, but it is a private matter. Let's go to the prince's mansion and talk about it in detail. ”

"Oh." King Qin nodded, then got up and said to Xu Liang: "In that case, Lord Xu, this king will come back another day." I'm going to say goodbye today. ”

Xu Liang glanced at Hong Chengchou thoughtfully, and Hong Chengchou stood up after King Qin. Suddenly, he said, "Your Excellency, this official has another matter. ”

Hong Chengchou looked at Xu Liang in surprise. asked, "What else is there to do with Lord Xu?" ”

Xu Liang chuckled and said embarrassedly, "That's the case. Two days ago, Luo Rucai, a guerrilla general in Pingliang, wrote to his own officer, saying that when he led his army to relieve the siege of Guyuan, he collected some weapons and armor left at the scene by the defeated people's army. Later, Cao Wenzhao, the deputy chief soldier of Shaanxi, caught up with him to ask for it, and the official had some ideas about this matter and wanted to talk to Governor Hong. ”

Hong Chengchou's heart jumped, Cao Wenzhao asked Luo Rucai for the spoils of the Guyuan War, Hong Chengchou already knew. The final result was that Cao Wenzhao touched Luo Rucai's nose and didn't ask for anything back!

Cao Wenzhao has always been haunted by this matter. Now that Xu Liang is solemnly bringing up this matter, what does he want to do?

Hong Chengchou stared at Xu Liang vigilantly, and said curtly: "This matter, this governor has also heard Cao Zongbing talk about it. As far as Ben Du knew, the last of the spoils were taken by General Luo. ”

Xu Liang stroked his palms and said, "This is exactly what the official wants to say!" Your Excellency the Governor, this official thinks that since it is my Shaanxi soldiers who help the court fight. Then after we win, it's not too much to collect some loot, right? I know that the emperor and the court are prejudiced against their own officials and against Shaanxi. Military merit is of no use to us at all! If we don't have military merits, we can always collect some weapons and armor, right? ”

"Well. The spoils of war that Mr. Cao had laid down, his people wanted to collect. The Governor can't say anything. Hong Chengchou secretly said, exterminate those people's army. Even if they don't have any great feats at all, the officers and soldiers of Shaanxi don't want it, because even if they report to the court, there is no reward.

When Xu Liang heard this, he looked at Hong Chengchou with dissatisfaction, and blamed: "It's too chilling for Lord Governor to say such a thing!" I, the officers and soldiers of Shaanxi, clean up the thieves for the court, don't want the court's grain, don't want the court's salary, and don't want to fight for any merit and reward! After a hard war, I don't know how many brothers were killed and wounded! Let's not think about anything else, after the victory, it's not too much to pick up a few broken knives and guns, and a few armor suits, right? ”

"Mr. Cao has to fight for even this little request, and this official personally thinks that Mr. Cao's popularity is too small!"

Xu Liang finally said.

Hong Chengchou paused, thinking that as long as Xu Liang could lead the army to quell the civil unrest in Shaanxi, the things in the hands of those people's troops, they would have to go.

So, Hong Chengchou nodded and said, "Since Guozhong has this request, this governor will say to Cao Zongbing." ”

After that, Hong Chengchou and Zhu Cunshu, the king of Qin, left the yamen of the governor of Shaanxi.

Xu Liang is a trustworthy person, and he will do what he says when he says that he will recover Ganzhou for the court. When Hong Chengchou returned to Guyuan City, Ganzhou had rejoined the arms of the court.

Xu Liang did it for the time being, but Hong Chengchou hesitated. He was very aware of Xu Liang's conditions for sending troops, but Hong Chengchou was very reluctant to let Xu Liang be satisfied with these things. Seeing that Ganzhou City had been recovered, Hong Chengchou did not hand over to the court in response to Xu Liang's conditions.

Xu Liang waited in Chang'an City for more than ten days, and there was no movement in the court, and Xu Liang knew that Hong Chengchou had become a turtle with a shrunken head again!

"It seems that the lesson is not deep enough." Xu Liang sighed lightly.

Admiral Tietou of the Patrol Division was originally in charge of the affairs of the Tsing Yi Guard, and he knew better than Xu Liang about the movements of the Guyuan Governor's Mansion and the Jingshi. Regarding Hong Chengchou's hesitation, Tietou shouted indignantly: "Governor Hong is really good, and he forgot the pain when he has a scar." Ganzhou City was recovered, and he no longer thought about your affairs. ”

Xu Liang sneered and said: "Wait, there are more than 100,000 people's troops in Shaanxi, and there will always be a time when Governor Hong begs me again!" ”

In the Guyuan Governor's Palace, Hong Chengchou had already come up with the idea of entering Chang'an City again.

Although Ganzhou City has been recovered, Li Dusi's main force is still wandering around Guyuan City, taking the opportunity to capture a county town and steal some food and money. Several other people's armies, such as Gao Yingxiang, Li Ting, and Shangtianlong, also echoed each other in Gongchang, Hanzhong, Qingyang and other places, and the momentum was still very strong.

Hong Chengchou brought Cao Zongbing to discuss the matter of writing to the court on behalf of Xu Liang, but Cao Wenzhao heard about Xu Liang's conditions for sending troops, and couldn't help but be so angry that he scolded Xu Liang for being shameless!

"My lord! These conditions must not be granted! Cao Wenzhao said angrily: "Why did the court turn a blind eye to Xu Liang's proposal and cut off food and pay for the officers and soldiers in Shaanxi? Isn't it because he is afraid that Xu Liang's power will grow and impose more restrictions on him? If, according to Xu Liang's intentions, all the important positions in Shaanxi are installed by Xu Liang's cronies, then the whole Shaanxi will really become Xu Liang's backyard. ”

Hong Chengchou frowned and sighed: "Chief Cao Bing, what you said, this governor can understand!" However, the civil unrest in the northwest is rampant, and if it is not stopped, the governor is worried that the whole of Shaanxi will be chaotic! ”

Cao Wenzhao exhaled a heavy breath and shouted: "Anyway, I don't agree with playing for Xu Liang's matter!" ”

Hong Chengchou looked at Cao Wenzhao helplessly and asked, "Then what do you say about the people's army everywhere outside?" ”

Cao Wenzhao angrily ripped off the bandage on his shoulders and shouted at Hong Chengchou: "Your Excellency, my injuries have healed!" I'm going to take the troops and cut down Li Dusi! ”

Cao Wenzhao said to do it. arched his hand towards Hong Chengchou, and went out to order troops with heavy footsteps.

Hong Chengchou sighed abruptly, Cao Zongbing was specially transferred by Emperor Chongzhen to help Hong Chengchou, and Hong Chengchou had to consider Cao Wenzhao's opinion carefully.

Cao Wenzhao ordered all the cavalry from the cavalry barracks, about 1,300 people, and then killed Li Dusi's station, hoping to kill Li Dusi in one fell swoop.

Li Dusi's current residence is on the mountain outside Ganzhou City.

Cao Wenzhao led more than 1,000 horsemen, bypassed Ganzhou City with a sweeping world, and went straight to the foot of the mountain of Li Dusi's men and horses, and then the sound of killing suddenly started, and the people's troops in ambush in all directions crushed Cao Wenzhao's men and horses.

When the news of Cao Wenzhao's ambush by the people's army reached the Guyuan Governor's Mansion, Hong Chengchou was so shocked that he almost jumped up, asked for directions, and hurriedly sent Hong soldiers to the rescue.

As soon as the 3,000 Hong soldiers passed through Ganzhou, they were stopped by a 15,000-strong civilian army. The people's army set up a formation and blocked the way of the 3,000 Hong soldiers.

The Hong soldiers charged twice, and seeing that the casualties were too great, the Hong soldiers had no choice but to return to Guyuan City.

Even Hong Bing was killed and returned, and Hong Chengchou finally realized the seriousness of the problem again! Under the gaze of several staff officers of the Governor's Palace, Hong Chengchou circled around the house, and finally made up his mind, beckoned a staff officer of the Governor's Palace, and ordered in a deep voice: "Go to Pingliang to see the guerrilla general Luo Rucai, and ask him to send troops to save people!" ”

The staff officer hesitated, and said helplessly: "My lord, Luo Ru is a muddy person, and if the subordinate goes like this, he will probably not pay attention to it." ”

Hong Chengchou stared at the staff officer and said, "When you see Luo Rucai, just tell him: Xu Liang's conditions, the governor has agreed!" He's going to send troops. (To be continued.) )