When Sun Chuanting went to Xi'an, Shaanxi, he had already sent a letter to Wen Zhenheng, the governor of Shaanxi, explaining the situation, that recruiting 10,000 soldiers was not a trivial matter, and it would take at least ten days and a half months.

Sun Chuanting, who had just taken office, could only be in a hurry and single-handedly killed Sichuan, without any effect, but the sergeants who could command under his command were currently only 5,000 people in Henan.

Sun Chuanting thought of saving time and wrote a letter to Wen Zhenmeng, meaning that he asked the governor Yamen to make all preparations, and it was best to be able to recruit 10,000 soldiers in a short time.

Shaanxi, Xi'an, Governor Yamen.

Wen Zhenheng frowned, looking at Sun Chuanting's letter, Xu Jikuang stood aside.

"Lord Xu, you have read this letter from Lord Sun, for so many years, the governors of the five provinces have never been involved in anything in Shaanxi, I don't know why Lord Sun suddenly thought of recruiting the sergeants of the guard in Shaanxi."

Xu Jikuang was still thinking about it seriously, before going to Shaanxi, Zheng Xunrui had talked to him, meaning that Wen Zhenheng's thoughts were still a little different, in the final analysis, he was loyal to the emperor and the court, so in the process of doing things on weekdays, he needed to pay special attention to what to say and what not to say, and to have a spectrum in his heart.

Sun Chuanting went to Shaanxi to recruit the guards and soldiers, although Wen Zhenheng felt strange, but he still supported it in his heart, after all, Sun Chuanting represented the imperial court, but behind this recruitment of soldiers, there were too many things involved, including the supply of grain and grass, etc., which required a lot of money and grain from the governor's yamen.

Xu Jikuang, as the governor of the Yamen of the eighth grade, is qualified to talk to Sun Chuanting face-to-face, if such a situation really occurs, it will arouse suspicion, and Xu Jikuang will not be able to say anything.

So the conversation with Wen Zhenheng is very important.

Zheng Xunrui's letter had not yet arrived in Shaanxi, and when Xu Jikuang reported the matter to Zheng Xunrui, he made suggestions in the letter. He believed that the direct rejection of Sun Chuanting's request did not meet the actual requirements, and that doing so would definitely give the imperial court an excuse, although the imperial court would not blame Zheng Xunrui and Zheng Jiajun for the time being, but it was very likely that the governor of Shaanxi would be replaced. In that case, it would be disadvantageous.

Xu Jikuang's suggestion was to agree to Sun Chuanting's request and let Sun Chuanting take away some of the sergeants in the guard.

Xu Jikuang's reasons are also sufficient, Hong Xintao is recruiting sergeants on a large scale, judging from the size of the Zheng family's army, 30,000 people are enough to protect the whole of Shaanxi. Including some border passes, the army of some local guard posts seems to be somewhat redundant, especially in Yansui, Ningxia and other border pass places, you can take this opportunity to transfer some Ningxia Wei and Yulin Wei sergeants, and then send some Zheng Jiajun soldiers to guard the border passes, focusing on guarding Jingbian, Xiazhen, and Huangyangchuan, which are the three places where the market is intertwined.

This move can be described as killing two birds with one stone, as for the matter of money and food, Wen Zhenheng can talk to Sun Chuanting. It means that more grain and grass cannot be provided, unless it is a large army in Shaanxi, and the government at all levels can be responsible for providing the necessary grain and grass.

Why did Sun Chuanting think of recruiting soldiers from Shaanxi, Xu Jikuang's analysis is very likely to have something to do with the imperial court, Shaanxi is located in the border area, the land is vast and rich, the people are strong, the old and the young are poor, and it is the place where the most rogues appear. It would not have attracted the attention of the imperial court, and it was a headache for anyone, but over the years, the Liukou had been afraid of Zheng Jiajun. did not dare to enter Shaanxi, but it calmed down all parts of Shaanxi, and under such circumstances, it was reasonable for the imperial court to begin to meddle in Shaanxi's affairs.

After thinking about it for a while, Xu Jikuang slowly spoke.

"Lord Wen. Xiaguan felt that Lord Sun wanted to recruit soldiers from the guard in Shaanxi, and such a decision was to be supported by the governor Yamen, and Xiaguan estimated that Lord Sun would also accept the arrangement of the imperial court before making such a decision. ”

Wen Zhenheng nodded, a smile appeared on his face, of course he knew Xu Jikuang's identity, and he was also worried that Zheng Xunrui would not agree to such an approach, he didn't expect Xu Jikuang to be so refreshing, which saved him a lot of things.

"What Lord Xu said is that Lord Sun is going to Xi'an in the near future, and the official wants to immediately transfer the sergeants of the Shaanxi Xingdu Division, the meaning of Lord Sun's letter, the Liukou are ravaging Huguang and Sichuan and other places, and today's plan is to quickly form a large army and enter Huguang and Sichuan to encircle and suppress the Liukou, such a major event cannot be delayed."

"My lord, Xia Guan thinks it's better to transfer the sergeants of Yulinwei and Ningxiawei, the sergeants of the Xingdu Division have not experienced a fight for many years, and their combat effectiveness is not known, Ningxia Wei and Yulinwei are different, after all, they are responsible for guarding the border passes, and their combat effectiveness is still good, and the sergeants from these places can be immediately put into battle."

"But Yulin and Ningxia and other places are border passes, and it is not a trivial matter to transfer border troops, and besides, the guarding task of Yulin and Ningxia is very heavy, and it must not be delayed."

"This problem is very easy to solve, the mutual market is set up in Jingbian, Xiazhen and Huangyangchuan, and some soldiers sent by the Zheng family army to guard these places, they just take on the task of guarding the border passes."

Wen Zhenheng looked at Xu Jikuang and didn't speak immediately.

Xu Jikuang's arrangement can be described as painstaking, and he controlled the border pass without showing the mountains and waters, and any mutual market with the Mongolian tribes in the future was completely under the control of Zheng Jiajun.

But Wen Zhenheng also supports this matter, from the perspective of the army's combat effectiveness, let the Zheng family army garrison the border pass and defend against the rogues, Wen Zhenheng does not need to worry about it at all, he can rest assured that he can manage local affairs, plus all the expenses of the Zheng family army, which has nothing to do with the local government, and the governor yamen can also get a lot of silver from the mutual market to subsidize expenses.

"Lord Xu's suggestion is also good, it's just that 10,000 soldiers are transferred from Shaanxi, and this grain and grass matter is a bit troublesome."

"The lower officials think that the lord can clearly put forward the request, and the previous rules of the imperial court are the same, these 10,000 soldiers follow Lord Sun to exterminate the Liukou, where they go, the local government should be responsible for supplying money and food, and it is impossible for the governor yamen to come up with so much money and food, if these 10,000 soldiers are stationed in Shaanxi, of course, the governor yamen and the officials at all levels are responsible."

Wen Zhenheng had a smile on his face, in fact, he had already thought of this method, that is, to see what Xu Jikuang would say, it was unrealistic to ask the governor Yamen to be responsible for the expenses of 10,000 sergeants all the time, this is unrealistic, Wen Zhenheng will not agree, but he needs to find a reason to refuse, of course, if Sun Chuanting asks these 10,000 sergeants to be stationed in place and be transferred when the battle comes, it doesn't matter, it is equivalent to maintaining the status quo.

When Sun Chuanting arrived in Xi'an, Wen Zhenheng had already come up with a plan to draw sergeants.

Along the way, Sun Chuanting was also thinking carefully, he was not a fool, it was impossible not to know the subtleties in the court, but in order to be able to form an army, in order to be able to really start exterminating the Liukou, he didn't care so much, he originally thought that Wen Zhenheng would raise many difficulties, but he didn't expect that in such a short time, Wen Zhenheng had already listed the plan.

Seeing that Wen Zhenheng was drawn from the border troops of Yulinwei and Ningxiawei, Sun Chuanting was very moved.

It is well known that the combat effectiveness of the border army is significantly stronger than that of the sergeants of the inland guards, and Wen Zhenheng was able to think of transferring 10,000 border troops, which shows that he attaches great importance to the arrangements of the imperial court and is completely obedient.

As for the solution of grain and grass proposed by Wen Zhenheng, Sun Chuanting also thought it was reasonable, and asked Yulinwei and Ningxia Wei 10,000 soldiers to go to Huguang and Sichuan to fight and kill, and later asked the governor of Shaanxi Yamen to solve the problem of money and grain, which would not make sense anywhere, in order to solve the problem of money and grain, Sun Chuanting specially wrote a note to the emperor and the imperial court, asking for a part of the money and grain, as for the follow-up matters, Sun Chuanting could think of a way.

In just five days, all the 10,000 troops that Sun Chuanting needed arrived in Xi'an.

Wen Zhenheng provided 10,000 soldiers with a month's worth of food and grass, including military salaries.

Sun Chuanting was very happy, and specially wrote a memo to the imperial court, saying that the Shaanxi Governor Yamen spared no effort to support the operational deployment arrangements for the extermination of the Liukou.

Huai'an, Caoyun Governor's Palace.

"You have all read Xu Jikuang's letter, it is best to deal with it like this, the court wants to meddle in Shaanxi, there is no such good thing, but we can't do it against the court on the surface, Xu Jikuang's way of dealing with it is the best way, I don't think there is a need to reply to Xu Jikuang, I believe that at this time, Lord Sun Chuanting should go to Xi'an, Shaanxi."

After Zheng Xunrui finished speaking, Xu Wanghua followed and spoke.

"My lord, my subordinates feel that we still have to take precautions, not this time to recruit sergeants, the key is what the imperial court will do in the future, this needs to remind Xu Jikuang, Lord Sun went to Shaanxi to recruit sergeants, subordinates think that this is just a temptation of the imperial court, the Spring Festival has passed, the northern Zhili has stabilized, the biggest hidden danger of the imperial court is the liukou, taking advantage of this opportunity, the imperial court will extend its hand to Shaanxi, Huaibei and even Fuzhou and other places, it is possible."

Zheng Jinhong didn't speak, Xu Wanghua's words were not alarmist, judging from the information sent by the secret line in the capital, the emperor was already very vigilant about Zheng Xunrui.

"What Mr. Xu said makes sense, but Xu Jikuang should know how to deal with it, since Xu Jikuang was sent to Shaanxi, then let him deal with the relevant matters alone, after such exercise, Xu Jikuang will be able to take charge on his own."

After Zheng Xunrui finished speaking, the room fell silent, although it was not a big deal for Sun Chuanting to recruit soldiers in Shaanxi, from this matter, it could already be seen that the emperor and the court were wary, and their actions would not stop there, and would become more and more excessive.

Zheng Xunrui must be prepared for everything to deal with the temptation and attack of the imperial court at any time. (To be continued.) )