On the first day of April in the third year of the Apocalypse, Yue Tuo, the owner of the Red Flag Banner who guarded Gaizhou, suddenly led his men and horses to the north, leaving only 2,000 Han military banners to guard Gaizhou.

Three days later, the Ming army seized Lianyun Island off the coast of Gaizhou, used artillery fire, and bombarded the Jiannu army on the shore. The medicine exploded the gate of Gaizhou, annihilated the defending enemy, killed more than 1,400 members of Jiannu's family, and completely recovered Gaizhou.

At this point, all the major cities along the coast of Liaodong fell into the hands of the Ming army, and Jiannu could only retreat inland. However, it is not easy to completely drive them away, after all, Jiannu has the advantage of war horses, and if they leave the coast, the Ming army will lose the convenience of sea supplies, and it is not yet known who will kill the deer at that time.

Zhang Ke did not rush to continue the attack, but took advantage of the fact that Jiannu was still in civil strife to quickly digest the results of the battle. New personnel adjustments began.

Yu Weiliang was promoted from the general army of Changsheng Island to the general army of Gaizhou, Wu Boyan took over the general army of Fuzhou, and Yue Zixuan was transferred to take over the general army of Jinzhou. Li Dan was promoted to deputy commander-in-chief of the Naval Division, commanding the Jinzhou Naval Division.

As for Qiao Fu, he left Liaodong and led 5,000 men and horses to Shandong to serve as the chief soldier.

After a short period of fighting side by side, the two brothers had to be separated, Qiao Fu and Zhang Ke stood side by side, facing the vast sea and turbulent waves, and their hearts were surging.

"Brother Ke, I can see it." Qiao Fu gritted his teeth and said: "The imperial court is iron-hearted, and it wants to weaken your strength, or I will write to the imperial court now, not go to Shandong, stay in Liaodong, and be a pawn, whoever dares to be unfavorable to you will step on my corpse!" ”

Qiao Fu's eyes were red as he spoke, his fists were clenched, and Zhang Ke patted her shoulder hard.

"Good brother, remember what I said, eggs can't be put in one basket, if we all gather in Liaodong, we will be taken by a nest. I asked you to take the martial arts test just so that you can get out of Liaodong. Expand our power. Shandong is our rear, as long as you have a firm foothold in Shandong, watch and help each other, in order to be invincible. ”

Zhang Ke said his plan, Qiao Fu woke up like a dream, it seems that Brother Ke still thinks long-term!

"Brother Ke, I'm afraid that my little brother won't be able to help you even if I go to Shandong, I want to be stationed in Jinan, and Dengzhou and Laizhou are close to Liaodong. The imperial court has sent a governor, what can I do as a general soldier? ”

"Hahaha!"

Zhang Ke looked up to the sky and laughed. said contemptuously: "When I was in Liaodong, I was just a general soldier, and there were governors, governors, governors, and a bunch of big officials, didn't I still hold Liaodong in my hands?" ”

Qiao Fu scratched his head and said with a smile: "How can I have your ability?" ”

"Don't worry, it's a solution. Non-stop trouble. ”

"Troublemaker?"

"That's right, the army is only useful when it's going to war." Zhang Ke taught the most important lesson.

"If you go to Shandong, you will first suppress the bandits, and you will be able to get military achievements. And have a good reputation. As long as the fame is out, the next step is to clean up the White Lotus Sect. ”

Qiao Fu listened carefully and said, "Brother Ke, you have also done these in Liaodong. Is it possible to eradicate those disobedient officials and landlords by cleaning up the White Lotus Sect, and if it is a big deal, they will be deducted from the hat of a bandit. ”

"Huh. Although the words are rough, in fact, it is exactly what it is. Zhang Ke said with a smile: "You have to pay attention to the control of the canal, this is the lifeblood of the north-south traffic of the Ming Dynasty, as long as it is in your hands, if the imperial court has any outrageous moves, we will have a fish to death!" Of course, this is a last resort, you still have to find a way to infiltrate and control the water master, and I will arrange for someone to help you. In addition, in the court, my mentor Lord Hong, as well as Wei Guangwei Wei Ge of the cabinet, and Zhang Gonggong of the celebrant supervisor, they will help more or less, as long as you don't break the sky, you can do it casually! ”

Qiao Fu was originally a bold guy, but after getting Zhang Ke's assurance, he became even more unscrupulous, and happily led the men and horses to Shandong.

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After sending Qiao Fu away, the smile on Zhang Ke's face disappeared in an instant, he returned to the Shuai Mansion, thought carefully for more than two hours, and called his subordinates to invite Hong Fu.

After a while, Hong Shiki rushed to the handsome hall, and after the salute, he sat down opposite.

Zhang Kexian sighed and said with a wry smile: "Teacher, I really didn't expect that I would lift a stone to shoot myself in the foot, begging for the power to control the armies, but I didn't expect it to fulfill Sun Chengzong." ”

Ever since Hong Fu sent the holy decree, Zhang Ke has been extremely aggrieved. He wrote a letter to build a unified command of military horses in various places, which was obviously to ask for power. But God is pitiful, Zhang Ke thinks more about the Ming Dynasty.

As long as they can cooperate with each other, the Ming army can counterattack Jiannu from two directions, and with the help of Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang Town, it will definitely be able to pacify Liaodong within a few years.

But it backfired, and the imperial court agreed to Zhang Ke's proposal, and even went further, giving him the power to open the government and appoint and dismiss officials on his own, but it was only limited to southern Liaoning, and as for the western Liaoning corridor, Yizhou, Ningyuan, Jinzhou, Guangning and other places were handed over to Sun Chengzong for moderation.

In principle, Zhang Ke is the governor of Liaodong, but for specific affairs, he must pass through the governor of Sun Chengzong. Moreover, the imperial court also expanded Sun Chengzong's power. The original wanted unified military power not only failed to materialize, but also completely divided the army into two parts, and I don't know what the imperial court thought, don't they know the consequences of dividing the army?

got the land of four states, but lost the old nest, and the taste of it is cold and warm.

Zhang Ke tried his best to hide his anger in his heart, facing each of his subordinates with a smile and confidence, but he had been unable to sleep for several nights in a row, and he was thinking hard about countermeasures.

Hong Shiki listened to Zhang Ke's complaint and suddenly laughed.

"Yongzhen, how young are you? In order to prevent the dictatorship of military generals, the art of checks and balances has reached its peak. The leading general no longer wants to be like the predecessors of the Han and Tang Dynasties, pulling the flag and rebelling. Even Hu Zongxian, the governor of the southeast who was in power for a while, as long as there was an impeachment and an order, he had to obediently hand over the military power, and no one was an exception! ”

"Teacher, the disciple you said naturally knows, but this breath is really unbearable, not to mention that Yizhou and other places have poured the efforts of their disciples, and they can't fall into the hands of others." Zhang Ke said unwillingly

Hong Fu smiled: "Being a teacher didn't let you suffer, you have to fight back." ”

"Excuse me, teacher, how to counteract?"

Hong Shiki smiled slightly: "Yongzhen, you don't need to teach you this as a teacher, you have so much power in Yizhou, Jinzhou, and Guangning, can't you give Sun Chengzong a few soft nails, so that he can't speak!" ”

Zhang Ke smiled embarrassedly: "This is natural, in fact, the disciple didn't put Sun Chengzong in his eyes, but what I'm worried about is the imperial court, once there is a trouble, the imperial court will stand on Sun Chengzong's side, and if he really tears his face at that time, it will be too unfavorable to the disciple!" ”

Compared with Sun Chengzong, Zhang Ke is a big family, and Mr. Sun is a big deal to lose his official position and go home to coax his children. But once Zhang Ke is defeated, the army, grange, and workshop he established are all in danger, not to mention the Huang Taiji who is eyeing him.

His career is getting bigger and bigger, and he is worried more and more, but Zhang Ke is not as chic as he was at the beginning.

Hong Shiyi was very satisfied with Zhang Ke's expression, although he was very aggrieved and uncomfortable, but he did not make any radical moves, this is the style of a general.

"Yongzhen, as a teacher, I know that you are the only one who recovers Liaodong. The problem is in the imperial court, if you insist on looking for trouble, you are really not easy to deal with, internal and external troubles, you can't tear your face with the court! ”

Zhang Ke nodded, but said in his heart: "Wait for Lao Tzu to suppress Huang Taiji, so that he will not suffer a dumb loss!" ”

Hong Shiki continued: "Since you can't touch the stone with an egg, let the stone divert your gaze. ”

Zhang Ke's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Teacher, do you mean to find something to do for the imperial court?" ”

"There has been no shortage of things in the imperial court, it depends on how to manipulate it."

Hong Fu traveled back and forth to Liaodong several times, knowing how much effort Zhang Ke had put in, and he also knew the filthiness of the imperial court, so he did not hesitate to help Zhang Ke calculate the imperial court.

After some explanations by Hong Fuyi, Zhang Ke finally figured out the situation thoroughly, and suddenly had a plan in his heart.

It turned out that the storm brought by Zhang Ke's butterfly hit the Donglin Party in advance, and Wei Zhongxian grasped power early, gathered a large group of officials around him, and formed a eunuch party.

The Donglin Party was wounded but not killed, and continued to actively expand its strength and prepare to fight back.

The contention between the two sides has spread from the capital to the two capitals and 13 provinces. Only on the issue of Liaodong, Zhang Ke's family is dominant, so it can be regarded as free from party disputes, but Sun Chengzong entered Liaodong, and the Donglin Party wanted him to seize military power. And Wei Zhongxian stood in the position of the emperor and acquiesced in the division of Zhang Ke's power, but in fact, he was also planning to let the two sides fight, so that he could take advantage.

Up and down the court, a group of guys with their own ghosts and careful calculations.

"According to the teacher, as long as you provoke the war between the Donglin Party and Wei Zhongxian, you can shift the focus?"

"Well, in fact, the two sides are tense and have long wanted to fight to the death, but they lack an excuse." Hong Fu smiled and said, "Yongzhen, you are the best at this kind of thing, and it won't be much to do as a teacher." ”

Hong Fu retreated, after all, as an official of the imperial court, he just clicked, as for the real shot, it depends on Zhang Ke.

Zhang Ke was not polite, and immediately asked Du Qing to find out all the newspapers of the last half a year and put them in front of him, Zhang Ke personally rummaged back and forth in the pile of papers, sweating profusely.

As the so-called hard work pays off, for three days, Zhang Ke finally found a clue.

"On the third day of October in the second year of the Apocalypse, the eldest princess was born for three days, covered in bruises, and her life was whimpering." Zhang Ke couldn't help but read it out.

Du Qing grinned when he listened, and asked inexplicably: "Master Hou, it's just a child, what's so strange!" ”

"Hehe, Han Wazi, you don't understand this, the eldest princess's mother is Fan, I heard that he and Mrs. Shengquan Hakka do not agree, and there are many conflicts. And the child she gave birth to died suddenly, doesn't it have anything to do with the Hakka family? ”

Du Qing said nonchalantly: "Who can tell the secret affairs of the palace!" ”

"Needless to say, someone will make up for it!" Zhang Ke laughed and said: "You immediately arrange manpower to spread rumors, and the lobbyist clan colluded with Wei Zhongxian to frame the children of the Holy Lord, and want to kill the heirs of the Son of Heaven!" ”

After hearing this, Du Qing's palms were sweating, framing the royal heir, what a crime, the adult's shot is simply poisonous and spicy!

It seems that it is time for a moment of silence for Grandpa Wei...... (To be continued......)