In the lobby of the prefect's yamen, all the generals looked at Governor Liu with angry expressions.

Governor Liu stood for a while with a blue face and snorted angrily before he forced himself to suppress the monstrous anger in his heart. I secretly warned myself dozens of times, to be calm, calm, so many generals in the hall are watching. Xu Liang and Dai Feng did not come, but this meeting could not but be suspended because of this, and the intention that should be achieved still had to be realized.

Governor Liu slowly sat back again, his face sank like water, and said, "Start the meeting......"

In fact, there is only one theme of the meeting, and the people's army headed by Zhu Zijian, the king of Shunyi, has broken through the defense line arranged by the Shaanxi commander in Zhen'an City, and is marching towards Chang'an, an important town in Shaanxi, with great fanfare. The Shaanxi commander gathered the only Ming army and intercepted them along the way, but due to the disparity in strength with the civilian army, the officers and troops were defeated and retreated, and the Shaanxi commander used 800 li to urgently request reinforcements from the new governor of Shaanxi, Liu Zhilun.

There were as many as 100,000 civilian troops attacking Xi'an, but only about 10,000 officers and soldiers. The shape is very critical, and at this time, Governor Liu has to take the kitchen knife himself, and he has to bite the bullet. Therefore, at the beginning of Governor Liu's tenure, he urgently summoned several major Ming army generals in Shaanxi Province.

The order to reinforce Xi'an Mansion was arranged, and Governor Liu ignored the complaints of He Huchen, the chief soldier of Yansui, Wang En, the general soldier of Ningxia, and others, and demanded with a strong posture that all armies gather outside Pingliang City in five days and rush to the aid of Xi'an Mansion.

After the meeting was dismissed, Governor Liu pulled Hong Chengchou to participate in the politics of Shaanxi, and took a few personal soldiers to the house of Dai Feng, the deputy chief soldier of Pingliang. reported their identities to the menzi of Dai's mansion, and Governor Liu and the others rushed into the mansion without waiting for the menzi to report, and walked in with Hong Shenzheng.

Dai Mansion is actually not particularly large. When Governor Liu and the others walked into the mansion by themselves, they saw a palace beauty. About two years old, with two yellow-clothed girls walking outside the door. Seeing Governor Liu and others, the beauty gave a salute, sideways and got out of the way, and when Governor Liu and others walked over, the beauty left in steps.

"That is the third lady of the Xu Mansion, Lou Xian'er." Hong Senzheng saw that Governor Liu looked back at the beauty, so he explained.

Governor Liu listened and asked in surprise: "Xu Liang's third lady surnamed Lou shouldn't be the daughter of General Dai, right?" She is a woman, how can she appear in Dai's mansion? ”

Hong Shenzheng said: "General Dai's biological daughter." After the death of Dai Yingying, the second lady of the Xu Mansion, the third lady Lou Xian'er recognized General Dai as her father-in-law. It was Mrs. Yilou who often walked around the Dai Mansion. ”

When Governor Liu heard this, his expression was abrupt, and he didn't say anything more.

After a while, Dai Fumenzi, who had just rushed in, walked in front of Governor Liu, and arched his hand: "My lord has an unbearable headache, and he is resting on the bed, so it is inconvenient to come out to greet guests, so please come with the little ones." ”

Governor Liu and the others followed this door for a while. actually went directly to Dai Feng's bedroom.

In the bedroom, the furniture and objects are very elegantly arranged, and the floor is spotless. General Dai frowned and lay on the bed. Hum and chatter, in front of the bed, two beautiful girls in green clothes, one of them was holding a pink fist and carefully beating Dai Zongbing's legs. The other was holding a bowl of hazel juice steaming hot. The girl scooped a spoonful and placed it on the side of the small cherry mouth, blowing softly. When it cools down, it will be sent to Dai Zongbing's mouth.

Governor Liu glanced at the two maids, and his eyes were almost flashed by the delicate faces of the two. With difficulty, he looked away and looked at Dai Feng, only to see that although Dai Feng was frowning, lying on the bed, he was wearing a thick cotton jacket, and half of the quilt covered the part below the waist.

"General Dai, I heard you're sick?" Governor Liu asked.

When Dai Feng saw Governor Liu, he struggled to get up as if he was weak, and straightened his waist twice, but finally lay back, screaming a few times, and said weakly: "The last general suddenly felt unwell and had an unbearable headache, so I can't get up to greet the two adults." ”

"It doesn't matter." Hong participated in politics and said in a friendly manner.

"The war in Xi'an Mansion is tense, and the official is using soldiers and people, and when he heard that Dai Zongbing was unwell, he was very worried about it, and specially pulled Hong to participate in politics and came to visit Dai Zongbing." Governor Liu said.

"Mr. Dai's body doesn't matter, right? Can you still lead the troops to the battle? Governor Liu asked.

Dai Feng sighed a few times with a sad face, and said, "Lord Zhongcheng, look at the current appearance of the last general, the inside of his brain seems to be about to explode, and the pain is so painful that his eyes are about to burst into Venus." Zhongcheng, Hong participated in politics, it was not that the last general took the opportunity to be lazy, but the last general was too uncomfortable now. ”

Hong Senzheng smiled and said: "General Dai is the pillar of the country, since he is unfortunately sick, then it is good to recuperate and lead the army to the battle......

"When it comes to leading the army, it is of course best for General Dai to personally lead the troops to the expedition." Governor Liu interjected, pointed behind him as he spoke, and said, "Coincidentally, before this official came to Shaanxi, he specially brought an apricot forest master from Beijing, and asked him to diagnose General Dai, so that he can prescribe the right medicine." ”

Governor Liu said, and a doctor with a medicine box stepped forward behind him.

Dai Feng's frowning brows couldn't help but jump lightly twice, stared at the doctor for a while, smiled very reluctantly, stretched out his arm, put it in front of the doctor, and said, "If you have Liu Zhongcheng worried, then ask this Xinglin master to take a look." ”

The doctor stepped forward and put his right hand on General Dai's wrist. The two waiting maids got up and stood cautiously to the side. Governor Liu couldn't help but glance at the two Yahuan two more times.

The doctor squinted his eyes and pondered for a while, slowly opened his eyes, looked up at Dai Feng, and hesitated to speak.

Governor Liu urged: "What kind of disease is General Dai suffering from?" Does it matter? ”

The doctor groaned and hesitated: "Judging from the pulse image, General Dai's pulse is stable and powerful, not like he is sick." ”

Dai Feng glared at the bull's eye, pulled the hair on his head, and shouted, "Will you be a quack doctor in the rivers and lakes?" If General Ben wasn't sick, how could he have a splitting headache and a gold star in his eyes? ”

Governor Liu looked at the doctor with displeasure and asked, "What's going on?" ”

The doctor groaned and said suspiciously, "This...... General Dai only had an unbearable headache, but there should be no major physical problems. ”

Governor Liu said in a deep voice: "This official is asking you, how to eradicate his headache?" ”

The doctor was embarrassed and said, "Lord Zhongcheng, in fact, what I am best at is typhoid fever. It's the first time I've seen a headache. This one...... The reason for this, I will for a while. I can't tell. ”

When Governor Liu heard this, his face turned ugly and he glared at the doctor.

General Dai on the bed began to hum again, and the screams of ouch and ouch looked like they were very strict, and the two little girls who had retreated to the side hurriedly moved forward, feeding medicine and beating their legs.

The doctor suddenly looked at the bowl of one of the maids. He looked over to the bowl of brown juice and asked, "What kind of medicine did you use for General Dai?" Can you give the old man a look first? So saying, he went to grab the bowl of juice.

Dai Zongbing's eyes were quick, and before the doctor could reach the bowl, Dai Zongbing snatched the bowl of brown juice, tilted his neck, drank it all in one go, and sighed: "This taste." It's so bitter! ”

Governor Liu and Hong exchanged glances, both of them disappointed. absentmindedly instructed General Dai to rest and not to think about the affairs of the Pingliang guerrilla barracks.

After Governor Liu and the others left, another quarter of an hour passed. Dai Feng kicked off the quilt covering his body, and a carp stiffened, and he immediately sat up straight. Beckoning to the two maids and smiling, "Zhen'er, Zhu'er." You're doing a good job this time, come here. I have a lot of rewards, sir! ”

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Governor Liu and the others walked silently all the way back to the prefect's yamen, because Governor Liu and Hong participated in politics, and several pro-soldiers did not speak, so the muttering voice of the doctor who walked at the back reached everyone's ears softly.

"What kind of medicine is this......" the accompanying doctor muttered there.

When Governor Liu heard this, he was a little angry, stopped the doctor, and scolded in a deep voice: "What are you talking about!" People are like that, and you still say that General Dai's connections are normal! Useless stuff! ”

The doctor immediately felt that his doctor's level was questioned, and he blushed and looked directly at Governor Liu, and shouted: "The old man has practiced medicine for decades in his life, and he has never missed the pulse!" Ah, yes! I know what's in that bowl! ”

Governor Liu was startled by the old man, and asked angrily, "What's the matter?!" ”

The doctor looked at Governor Liu happily and said, "Lord Zhongcheng, I think I know what kind of medicine General Dai is drinking!" ”

"What to drink?" Governor Liu and Hong asked in unison.

The doctor's eyes were strange, and he said word by word: "He's drinking tea!" ”

"Tea?!" Governor Liu and Hong Shenzheng stared at each other, "What kind of prescription is this?" ”

The doctor was also puzzled, and muttered to himself, "I haven't heard of this person who can use tea to make medicine......

The doctor was still thinking about it, but Governor Liu had already reacted, jumped to his feet and scolded: "What a Dai Feng, you dare to tease this official like this!" Come on, go back to Dai's house! This official must cure him for the crime of deception! ”

Hong Shenzheng was taken aback, and hurriedly persuaded: "Zhongcheng, stop your anger and ...... anger."

Hong Shenzheng also had some suspicions that Dai Feng was pretending to be sick, but this time, Hong Shenzheng knew that Dai Feng was pretending to be sick, but he did not have full evidence to prove this matter.

Ordinary bruises, typhoid fever, doctors may be able to immediately get rid of the disease, but the human brain is the most complicated, Dai Feng said that he had an unbearable headache, no one would ask Dai Feng's skull to be dissected for examination!

Hong Shenzheng talked about the importance of calming and even the stability of the situation in Shaanxi, and only then did he stop the angry Governor Liu.

However, Governor Liu is also a master who refuses to admit defeat, he thought for a while, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he took Hong to participate in politics and changed his route to the Pingliang guerrilla camp, and found Long Feng, the deputy general of Pingliang who was guiding training in the camp, and found a separate room, and several people discussed for a while.

Five days of preparation time passed in the blink of an eye, and two days passed.

Governor Liu and Hong Shenzheng counted the total number of officers and soldiers who went out on this expedition, the number of officers and soldiers in each battalion who gathered together to fight, and the coercion and temptation that allowed Pingliang's guerrilla deputy general Long Feng to bring 4,000 soldiers, a total of less than 10,000 soldiers.

Governor Liu looked straight at the string of numbers, and said in a daze: "I can't imagine that in Shaanxi Province, there are two general soldiers, a garrison, a guerrilla, and a guerrilla deputy general, and the troops that so many generals can transfer are only less than 10,000 people!" It's ironic to think about. ”

Hong Shenzheng sat next to Governor Liu, and sighed when he heard the words and said: "In the first battle of Hutou Pass, all battalions suffered heavy losses, and several generals were able to raise 6,000 soldiers and horses in just two months, which is extremely difficult. ”

Governor Liu nodded slowly.

Hong Shenzheng thought about it, and then said softly: "Zhongcheng, how can you exterminate the people's army just by relying on the men and horses led by these generals?" My lord, the lower official said that in the entire territory of Shaanxi, there are only troops fighting with the people's army, and only Xu Liang's Liang army. Look, do you communicate with Xu Liang and ask him to lead the troops to the battle? ”

When Governor Liu heard this, his face turned cold, he shook his head and said in a deep voice: "This official has been an official for decades, how can he bow his head to a little Pingliang Tongzhi, joke!" ”

"But...... We have too few troops. Hong participated in the political road.

As he spoke, a personal soldier stepped forward and presented a letter to Governor Liu.

Governor Liu opened it suspiciously, and suddenly it was as disgusting as suddenly eating a fly while eating.

Hong took the letter suspiciously, looked at it, and was stunned!

None of them thought that Pingliang's deputy chief soldier would pretend to be sick and not buy Governor Liu's account. And the replacement person who was finally found, Long Feng, the deputy guerrilla general of Pingliang, turned out to be just an hour ago, in the flat guerrilla camp, Long Feng actually stumbled and fell off his horse, so he couldn't die, broke a bone, and fell into serious injuries!

Governor Liu's first thought was that Long Feng was also pretending to be sick. At that moment, Governor Liu took Hong Shenzheng and others to the Pingliang guerrilla camp again, and saw the Pingliang guerrilla deputy general Long Feng, whose thigh was fixed with a splint and wrapped in a large circle of white cloth. Looking at the original wife of Vice General Long Feng, who was lying in front of Long Feng and crying, was in tears, Governor Liu had mixed feelings in his heart.

Dai Feng pretended to be sick, Long Feng was seriously injured, and Xu Liang was nowhere to be seen! Governor Liu's first time in office gathered generals to order troops, and in the end, it would be like this, the Liang army of 40,000 or 50,000 soldiers and horses, one was not invited! And the recruits hastily recruited by General He and others added up to more than 6,000 people, and they were all brought out to fight.

He Huchen and Wang En couldn't help but complain again.

Governor Liu said to Hong in a hateful voice: "It's time to invite the governor of the three sides, Lord Wu, to come out!" ”

Hong Shenzheng was shocked when he heard this, and asked, "Lord Zhongcheng, what do you mean?" ”

Governor Liu shook off his official robe, and sneered: "This official can't cure them, so I can only find someone who can cure them to exert pressure!" ”

Seeing that there were still two days left in the five-day assembly date, Governor Liu came to visit the governor of the three sides again, Wu Zhiwang, and in the shocked eyes of Governor Wu and Hong Shenzheng, Governor Liu said his request in a deep voice.

Hong Shenzheng listened to the worry on his face.

Governor Wu was silent for a long time before he confirmed to Governor Liu for the last time, "Lord Liu, are you sure you really want to do this?" As soon as this order comes out, there will be no possibility of alleviating the contradiction between you and Xu Liang! ”

Governor Liu said fiercely: "This official can't control so much!" (To be continued......)