Since the last time the ministers of the Remnant Ming questioned Chen Hong in the last dynasty, about two days have passed, although the time is shorter, but the current capital of the Remnant Ming Dynasty, Chengdu, has become more and more stormy. Chen Hong gradually felt a little irrepressible, and only hoped that Zhu Houxi's plan could succeed as soon as possible, after all, the official system of the Bashu Ming regime was not perfect, and the rules of officialdom had not been fully established, and anything out of the ordinary could happen.

If the saint Zhu Houxi returns, everyone in the world will know that he is not a traitor who controls the government, but a loyal minister who endures humiliation. In fact, Chen Hong, the loyal traitor in the eyes of others, doesn't care too much, but he is afraid that the Ming Dynasty will be in chaos, then it will be out of control and it will be a big deal. If he was regarded as a traitor and could appease the ministers, then Chen Hong would rather be a traitor, and his loyalty to Zhu Houxi could be regarded as the loyalty of the sun and the moon.

In order to appease everyone, Chen Hong was out of the way, he invited the heads of several civil and military officials to the secret room, and then Chen Hong took off his pants. Everyone was shocked and confused, but Chen Hong told everyone that he was a real eunuch, but everyone didn't know that eunuchs usually have both glory and loss with the emperor, so they will never betray the saint, and misleading the country is equivalent to digging their own grave. After Chen Hong made his interests clear, he said that there is really suffering now, and he hopes that the ministers will not be forced to force each other.

In fact, everyone knows what Chen Hong does on weekdays, and they also know that Chen Hong is not a stupid person. Chen Hong said that the rumors outside are not credible, and he and Lu Bing are mortal enemies. Lu Bing's eldest brother Ren Tianxiang's adoptive father was killed by Chen Hong, this is a deep hatred, and Lu Bing is the most righteous. Moreover, the tragic situation of Master Wu Chan was also his own doing, so Lu Bing hated Chen Hong to the core. How is it possible to surrender, misleading the country is even more nonsense, Chen Hong will not make such a decision, there is no reason more serious than people's selfishness, if Chen Hong really does this, it is not equivalent to suicide.

And Chen Hong said. He is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and the back road has long been cut off, and he is nothing without the emperor. It's just a crippled person, who will listen to his own call, and today's magnates are just because of the rights given by the emperor, or is that sentence both glory and loss. How could he rebel?

Everyone saw that Chen Hong was emotionally explained. It is also to show others that he is a eunuch, this is what the eunuchs care about the most, and what they want to cover up the most, if ordinary people talk about this, they will have a deep hatred, which is heavier than the revenge of killing their father, which is exactly the mental defect caused by the mutilation of the body for a long time. Chen Hong went out so openly, and even revealed the scandal to show his loyalty, maybe there are really confidential and important things that are difficult to hide. And Chen Hong did not use the emperor's power of life and death to suppress people, which made everyone even more satisfied. It was as if this had won the victory of the civilian clique, but it was useless.

The ministers of the remnant Ming no longer deliberately embarrassed Chen Hong, after all, it was just the disease-free moaning of this yogurt before, everyone knows in their hearts, Chen Hong should have no bad intentions. Everyone was worried about the saint before, and even impeached Chen Hong, lest Chen Hong monopolize power and lose his status. Seeing this, everyone gave Chen Hong ten days, if there is no news of the saint after ten days, then the Bashu officialdom will be in chaos. Chen Hong thanked him again and again, and the ten-day period was definitely enough. In fact, Chen Hong was also in a state of confusion, it is said that now the Holy Lord has definitely been at war with the Lu family's army, how can there be no news? For the sake of secrecy, Chen Hong could not send out spies to investigate, lest the Lu family's intelligence officers obtain information from the inside, but instead mistook the emperor's major affairs.

The Bashu officialdom, with Chen Hong's suppression, was broken one by one, and now several high-powered civil and military ministers have repeatedly guaranteed it, which can be regarded as finally calming down, which can be said to be dangerous. And what the eunuch cares about most is being said to be a eunuch, but this time, Chen Hong actually claimed to be a eunuch and resolved this crisis, which can be regarded as really out of the way.

So where did Zhu Houxi go?

Zhu Houxi led a total of more than 40,000 soldiers and horses to Shaotong, but he still immediately set up and ranked, and did not dare to make a statement. After arriving at Shaotong, Zhu Houxi led his army eastward and went straight to Hezhang, preparing to go eastward from there. Although the Lu family has secret agents in Wusizang, Yunnan, and Guizhou, after all, it is not a place that has developed for a long time, and it used to be someone else's territory, so there are not too many eyeliners, and the defense is not too tight, so as long as you act cautiously, you can hide from the ears and eyes of the spies. The people here are multi-ethnic groups, and there are constant wars between each other, and the Lu family has not won much popular support not long ago, everyone takes care of themselves, and they don't have time to care about the affairs of the Lu family.

Zhu Houxi was triumphant, since the whole army entered Shaotong, the whole army has changed into the fiery red Lu family uniform, and even the banner is also holding the banner of the new country, that is, to steal the beams and pillars and steal the sky and change the day. Zhu Houxi led the army to march, and suddenly the sentry horse came to report, a team of men and horses from Zhongshan, more than 10,000 people, the banner covering the sky and the sun, the team was well-equipped, and the murderous speech was about to arrive.

Someone said to Zhu Houyu to avoid the 10,000 Lu family army, but Zhu Houxi stopped the man's words, thought quietly, and then laughed and said: "The order goes down, the front team remains unchanged, do a state of rest, don't show a panicked look, and when asked, it is said that Li Xiang's men and horses are interspersed with the soldiers and horses, this is a secret march, and others should not ask more." The rear team lined up artillery fire, and once the situation was not right, they would strike first and catch them off guard. We are the most elite troops of the Ming Dynasty, enough to defeat Lu Bing's 10,000 soldiers and horses. ”

"Holy Lord, with all due respect, isn't this a bit too risky?" A general asked.

Zhu Houxi waved his hand and said, "If we can find people, people can find us." Not only will we be exposed to this run, but we will also be beaten passively, allowing the opponent's artillery fire to rage, and the later strategies will not be able to be implemented. In this way, we are only afraid that it will not be good, we can only win in danger, we will pretend to be the end, and if it is not right, we will start fighting, which can be regarded as earning. It is not easy to get to Hezhang before anyone finds out, and it is very novel to say that Lu Bing's use of troops is very novel, we are all acting in secret when we go out of Sichuan like this, and Lu Bing also has a military arrangement that acts secretly, and there are many things that are not humane to outsiders, so it is reasonable to say. So as long as the acting is similar enough, it is enough to confuse the public. Besides, there are only 10,000 soldiers and horses of the Lu family, Lu Yi is guarding the southern frontier, Qi Shuhai is in Shandong, Li Xiang is in the north, Xu Yang and Qi Jingtong are fighting, and Lu Bing will not come in person. What is the rest of the Qingfeng, Ji Lianhong and his ilk are not the ones who lead the troops, and the only person who can lead the troops is Lu Bing's eldest son Lu Xun. But when I arrived in Shaotong, I had sent people to reconnoitre, and Lu Xun should lead the soldiers and horses to be stationed in Ningnan, and he would definitely not give up the opportunity to supervise behind the battle of soldiers and horses in Guangxi in Wusizang. And the number of these 10,000 horses is not much, but it is a lot less, I think that these horses should not be led by the front-line figures of the Lu family, so I must not have seen me, as long as we arrange it properly, we will definitely be able to deceive the past if we don't mess around. ”

At this time, the 10,000 soldiers and horses who came from Lu Jiajun did find the 40,000 horses from Hezhang, and the leader of the troops was a young general, who was not a bystander, but Zhu Houxi's son Lu Bing, who was worried but was excluded, Lu Xun. Lu Xun asked Cui Ling to sit in Yunnan and Guizhou, making the illusion that he was still there. Following his father's orders, he led 10,000 elite soldiers transferred from his brother Lu Yi in Guangdong to attack Bashu. Naturally, these 10,000 people can't set off any big winds and waves, but they are just confusing the public, preparing for a winning blow, involving the attention of the remnants of the Ming forces, and at the same time secretly helping Xu Yang cut off Qi Jingtong's back road and make a support from afar.

At this time, Lu Xun didn't know the news of Xu Yang's defeat and retreat, but although Lu Xun was cynical and disrespectful in politics on weekdays, he did have a set of leading troops to fight. The keen Lu Xun already felt that it was not normal for Xu Yang to march so quickly, and it was probably because of Qi Jingtong's strategy. Although he didn't know the specific information, Lu Xun was still very anxious, Xu Yang had suffered a loss from Qi Jingtong once, why was he still so careless this time. If Qi Jingtong had prepared early, hid his weapon first, and deliberately retreated to hide him in a trap, what was the use of high-altitude reconnaissance? Xu Yang is too arrogant and believes too much in the benefits of weapons.

Therefore, Lu Xun received the order to march quickly, and it is said that Lu Yi will also lead a large army later, although the soldiers are new and old, but the equipment is also complete, and the number is enough for more than 60,000 people, the Lu family can finally have an advantage in the number of combatants. Lu Xun just went to fight a front battle, he is suitable for running and fast attack, this position is only suitable for Lu Xun. If you change to Lu Yi as a pioneer seal officer, although you are decisive enough to do things, you are still cautious in marching, and saving soldiers is like fighting fires, I am afraid that you will look forward and march cautiously and slowly, and it is difficult to achieve results quickly.

It is said that it is difficult for a Qing official to decide family affairs, but it seems that Lu Bing does know how to make good use of people, even if he is a son who knows how to use it appropriately. And Lu Bing's military order not only made Lu Xun feel gratified, but also sighed at the wisdom of his father Lu Bing, but also worried about Xu Yang even more. It seems that his previous worries were not mediocre self-disturbance, his father's actions were not without restraining effect, it seems that he also saw Xu Yang's crisis and Qi Jingtong's possible schemes, so Xu Yang is even more dangerous, not his own random speculation and unfounded worries.

Lu Xun marched quickly, from receiving the order to leading the soldiers and horses, from training the soldiers and horses to count the grain, grass and ordnance to rushing to Hezhang, Lu Xun shared more than a day, which can be described as a model of rapid march. At this time, Lu Xun was preparing to rest in Hezhang for half a day, but he never expected that there would be 40,000 Lu family troops in front of him. Lu Xun was thinking about the Guangxi soldiers and horses at the time, Wei Yinbao was praised by him and couldn't find the north, and Lu Xun gave his father Lu Bing an order to praise Wei Yinbao, and gave a false name to the general of the west. And Wei Yinbao didn't know at all, he only sighed that there were really endless benefits to following Lu Xun, and now he had just returned to Shun, and he became the general of the expedition to the west after a few battles, and it would be good to continue to develop at this pace. As for Di Bao, Wei Yinbao didn't read it, and most of the generals under him didn't even know a single big character, so no one read it, and no one understood the deep meaning of it. (To be continued......)