Syllable! A heavy slap slapped Wu Sangui's face, and the left side of Wu Sangui's face suddenly became red and swollen, but he stood straight and didn't say a word.

"Do you know why I hit you?!" The chief soldier Zu Dashou stood in front of Wu Sangui and questioned Wu Sangui sharply.

Standing next to Ning Yuan's guard Wu Xiang, facing his baby son being beaten, Wu Xiang felt distressed for a while, but the person who did it was Zu Dashou, and Wu Xiang had no temper.

Wu Sangui stubbornly raised his head, pursed his lips, and said nothing.

"Ask you! Dumb?! Zu Dashou shouted.

"Uncle Chang knows it's wrong!" Wu Sangui said in a sullen voice: "I shouldn't go against my uncle's will and make a move to Xu Liang, the governor of Liaodong!" ”

"Is that all?!"

Wu Sangui thought for a while, and added: "I, I also used the guards of Xingcheng Wharf......"

"Idiot!" Zu Dashou scolded angrily: "I beat you, not because you are arrogant!" It's because you didn't think it through, and you actually let people run away! Chop the grass without removing the roots, the spring breeze blows and grows! The governor of Liaodong is a fart, he will die when he dies, who would dare to trouble our Liaodong army! But now it's good, people aren't dead, your people are scared and run back first!! ”

Wu Sangui and Wu Xiang both widened their eyes and looked at Zu Dashou in amazement!

"Uncle......" Wu Sangui suddenly seemed to be encouraged, swept away his previous frustration, and shouted with his hands: "Next time, next time the eldest uncle must be thoughtful and make sure that nothing goes wrong!" ”

Zu Dashou looked at Wu Sangui in annoyance and scolded: "Do you want to have another time?!" This time it's not over yet! Do you think Xu Liang is so easy to dismiss? ”

Wu Sangui listened to this, and sneered quite proudly: "Uncle, don't worry, I have already dealt with the three sailors!" Xu Liang no matter how suspicious he is, without evidence, he doesn't dare to do anything to us! ”

Zu Dashou thought for a while before pointing at Wu Sangui's forehead and scolding: "Next time, without my consent, you are not allowed to come here!" With that, he lifted his feet and walked out.

Wu Sangui asked, "Uncle, your injuries are not completely healed, where are you going?" ”

Zu Dashou said angrily: "Lao Tzu is looking for the governor to wipe your boy's ass!" ”

Three days later, on the eighth day of the seventh month of the sixth year of Chongzhen, the weather was gloomy and the waves rose without wind.

Early in the morning, the defenders of Xingcheng Wharf yawned to change their guards, and saw two large ships sailing over the sea in the distance. The defenders' eyes widened, and then they realized that they had made a mistake, and that there were more than two ships sailing by, for there were four smaller ships behind them.

The point is that the ship is full of soldiers with full generals! Looking at the flag, it turned out to be the Liang army stationed on Juehua Island.

Xu Liang, the governor of Liaodong, was actually wearing chain mail, wearing a blue cloak, holding a knife in one hand, and sitting on the bow of the boat with a golden sword, and beside him, there were two military generals, Sima Qiudao and Xu Changqing!

The big ship docked, and the captain of the garrison greeted him with trepidation, "The last general greets the governor, the governor has worked hard all the way!" ”

Xu Liang glanced at him lightly and said with a chuckle: "It's not hard, but the captain has been sticking to this dock for a long time, and it is a hundred times harder than this officer." ”

The lieutenant was confused for a moment, and listened with a smile.

I only heard Xu Liang say again: "However, in the future, the captain can rest with peace of mind!" ”

"Huh?" The captain looked at Xu Liang suspiciously, not understanding what Xu Liang meant.

Xu Liang walked to the dock, and on several boats, groups of Liang soldiers got off the boat and began to line up on the dock.

The captain glanced at it and couldn't help muttering in his heart: This governor went back to Ningyuan City to make such a big show? There are at least a thousand guards on this trip, right?

Xu Liang saw that Liang Jun had almost disembarked from the boat, so he looked at the captain of the garrison with a smile and said, "Captain, from now on, the defense of this Xingcheng wharf will be fully taken over by Liang Jun!" Captain and your men, go back to where they came from! ”

The captain looked at Xu Liang dumbfounded, his expression changed for a while, and then he gritted his teeth and said, "Lord Governor, the last general is on the order of the Governor of Jiliao to guard Xingcheng!" If you want to send someone else to garrison you, do you have the Governor's consent to this? ”

Xu Liang's eyes were full of murderous intent, and he said coldly: "This official is the governor of Liaodong!" Do you dare not obey the words of this official!? ”

After that, Xu Liang nodded to the accompanying Tsing Yi guards, and in the blink of an eye, the two Tsing Yi guards sandwiched the school comfort in the middle, and a cold steel knife was on the neck of the school captain.

The captain looked at Xu Liang in horror.

Xu Liang shouted: "If you don't want to die, just do what the official says!" ”

Because the steel knife was on his neck, the captain no longer had the will to resist, and obediently followed Xu Liang's wishes to collect several teams of Ming soldiers stationed at Xingcheng Wharf, and Xingcheng Wharf was all taken over by Liang soldiers.

Four or five hundred Ming soldiers gathered at the Xingcheng wharf, when five ships appeared on the sea again, and thousands of Liang soldiers disembarked from the boats. These Liang soldiers quickly occupied all the important places at Xingcheng Wharf according to the pre-arranged arrangement. The steel knife was in the neck of the horse, and the captain looked at Xu Liang with a frightened expression. He is just a small lieutenant, and he has no courage and strength to resist the dignified governor of Liaodong at all, basically, whatever Xu Liang says, the lieutenant will do what he is asked to do.

After the 2,000 Liang soldiers completely occupied the Xingcheng wharf, Xu Liang appointed Sima Qiudao as the general of Xingcheng and completely occupied the various transportation arteries of Xingcheng.

The former captain of Xingcheng came up under the threat of Xu Liang's life, and led the team back to the Jianingyuan military camp in despair. Xu Liang immediately received an order from the Governor's Palace.

Xu Liang was ambushed on the way back to Juehua Island, and naturally such a big matter could not be concealed from the governor's yamen.

Xu Liang pressed as the governor of Liaodong, and under the military deterrence of a battalion of more than 2,500 Liang soldiers who came down from the ship, the guards of Xingcheng Wharf wisely did not resist, obediently gathered the defenders, completely withdrew from Xingcheng Wharf, and returned to Ningyuan City in despair.

Xu Liang arranged for Sima Qiudao to take over the defense at Xingcheng Wharf, and he took Xu Changqing and a group of guards into Ningyuan City with a swagger, and returned to Ningyuan Governor's Yamen.

Ling Qing, who manages the daily affairs of the Yamen, does not know about Xu Liang's ambush on the way back to the island, and is still slowly reporting to Xu Liang about the things since the recovery of the Ningyuan Governor Yamen, and the one hundred and twenty officials recruited by Niu Er have fully adapted to their posts, and they are currently sorting out the Governor's Yamen prison, and the Liaodong officialdom, since the senior engineer of the Ningyuan Prefect, after Fan Zhiwan came to visit, the front of the Yamen can be described as a crowd at the door! Then Ling Qing cautiously asked for instructions, Ning Yuan's Governor Yamen had not been repaired for more than two years, it was too dilapidated, and the red paint of the gate was about to fall off, which really damaged the prestige of the dignified Liaodong Governor's Yamen.

Xu Liang listened patiently, waved his hand to interrupt Ling Qing's words, and said, "Ling Qing, you are the master of these small things, and you don't need to report everything to me." ”

Ling Qing nodded, and said with a bitter face: "My lord, my subordinates want to be in charge, but this yamen is so poor that Ding Dangdang......"

Xu Liang said: "You prepare a report and ask the Governor's Mansion for silver!" Then he asked, "Is there any news about that Ning Yuan's experience with Fan Zhiwan?" ”

Ling Qing's expression changed and he said, "Master Fan hasn't come back since he left that day. ”

Xu Liang said: "Ling Qing, you take the initiative to contact Fan Zhiwan to see the progress of the evidence he has collected. ”

"Yes." Ling Qing nodded.

Xu Changqing interjected at this time and said, "Ling Qing, adults are tired from the journey and need to rest. ”

Ling Qing was stunned, and hurriedly withdrew in embarrassment, Xu Changqing then followed, pulled Ling Qing aside, and said earnestly: "Ling Qing, you are in charge of the affairs of the First Office at a young age, and you are a little inexperienced. Lord Xu is the governor of Liaodong, and his eyes are on the entire Liaodong. Like these trivial things in Ningyuan's yamen, you can make your own decisions. There are some big things that Lord Xu needs to know, so you have to report to Lord Xu. Especially those things that Lord Xu cares about, you should pay special attention to it and report the situation at any time. ”

"How to report to your superiors is also a profound knowledge." In the end, Xu Changqing said with deep feelings.

Ling Qing's face suddenly turned red, and he scratched his head in embarrassment: "Father, the child knows." I'll pay attention later. ”

Xu Changqing patted Ling Qing's shoulder affectionately, smiled and encouraged, "You have done a good job, far exceeding your father's expectations." It's just a few small details that need more attention. ”

Ling Qing said yes.

Immediately, Xu Changqing commanded in a low voice: "On the way back to Juehua Island last time, Lord Xu was attacked by unknown people, and the accompanying guards suffered heavy casualties!" The three ships on which they were riding also sank! ”

"Huh?" Ling Qing was stunned, "Who is so bold as to dare to plot against the governor of Liaodong?!" ”

Xu Changqing snorted coldly, "Liaodong Wenwu has always been bold! The meaning of this is to remind you that when Lord Xu is in the Yamen, you should pay special attention to the defense force of the Yamen, so as not to give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it! ”

Ling Qing's expression was awe-inspiring, he nodded heavily, and hurriedly ran out to find Niu Er, asking him to rearrange the defense of the governor's yamen, if he let the enemy kill the governor's yamen, then his face would be completely lost.

Half an hour later, someone from the Governor's Mansion informed: Elder Sun Ge has summoned him.

Xu Liang sneered a few times and took the Eight Guards to the Governor's Palace. Sun Ge Lao and Xu Liang looked at each other for a while, and then asked with a complicated expression: "You sent someone to take over the defense of Xingcheng?" ”

Xu Liang stared at him.

"Why?"

Half an hour later, someone from the Governor's Mansion informed: Elder Sun Ge has summoned him.

Xu Liang sneered a few times and took the Eight Guards to the Governor's Palace. Sun Ge Lao and Xu Liang looked at each other for a while, and then asked with a complicated expression: "You sent someone to take over the defense of Xingcheng?" ”

Xu Liang stared at him.

"Why?"

"I'm a timid person, I'm scared by a dog when I urinate, I'm afraid that Xingcheng Wharf will come out of something greasy, and there will be an assassination or an ambush halfway through, the official's worries will not be guaranteed, Xingcheng Wharf is the key, and the official's people will take care of the affairs of Xingcheng ants."

Sun Ge Lao was silent for a while, and asked Xu Liang about the ambush at sea.

Xu Liang looked at Elder Sun Ge sneeringly, "Such a big thing has happened on the ground in Liaodong, and this official doesn't believe that you, the governor of Jiliao, don't know anything about it!" ”

Old Sun Ge's face was embarrassed, "The old man heard from the sergeant patrolling the sea that there was a shipwreck on the sea, but he didn't expect it to be your Xu Liang's ship." ”

Xu Liang raised his shoulder, briefly explained the matter, and then asked meaningfully, "How does the Governor plan to deal with this matter?"

Elder Sun Ge looked very innocent and said: "Liaodong has been in war for a long time, and there are serious bandits in the territory!" It's not uncommon for pirates to appear at sea! ”

"Pirates?" Xu Liang looked at Sun Ge Lao like an idiot, and sneered: "Ge Lao, although this official has just come to Liaodong, he is not an idiot!" More than 100,000 troops on the Guanning defense line, and Huanglong's Dongjiang Naval Division patrolled in Weihai! On the road to Juehua Island, there will be pirates? Hehe, don't you feel blushing when Ge Lao said such a thing? ”

Sun Ge Lao was embarrassed, coughed repeatedly, and then said solemnly: "Of course, attacking the governor of Liaodong and sinking the governor of Liaodong on a boat, such acts are regarded as complicity, and the old man, as a cabinet minister and governor of Jiliao, will never allow such a thing to happen, and the governor will definitely investigate to the end and give Xu Liang an explanation." “

Xu Liang said lightly: "This official will wait and see!" I thought to myself, since Sun Ge Lao wanted to act, I would accompany him to play a full set, and see what the result of this Jiliao governor would come up with in the end to explain to him.

"Well, about the replacement of the guard army at Xingcheng Wharf, the old man thinks that it is still not appropriate to be in a hurry! The original guards must be familiar with the defense of Xingcheng, and in my opinion, the Xingcheng Wharf will be managed by Xu Liang, your Liang army, and the original guards! ”

Sun Ge Lao led the topic to Xingcheng Defense again, and in his heart, Sun Ge Lao was very worried about letting Xu Liang's people occupy Xingcheng Wharf alone!

Xu Liang thought about it for a while, and said secretly, as long as he sent a battalion of troops to guard the Xingcheng wharf, he would not be able to make any waves for others, and besides, if he completely occupied the Xingcheng wharf, with Sun Ge Lao's deep vigilance against himself, he would definitely not agree. Thinking like this, Xu Liang readily agreed.

"By the way, Lord Governor, this official still wants to ask you for a warrant!" Xu Liang Zhengse said.

"Warrant?" Elder Sun Ge looked at Xu Liang in surprise.

Xu Liang sat down, arched his hand, and explained: "Originally, when the official was an official in Shaanxi, the Shaanxi Governor's Yamen had a patrol department and a tax department! Now that the governor of Shaanxi is concurrently served by Hong Chengchou, the people of the original two divisions have nowhere to go! The official instructed them to come to Liaodong, and then serve the official! Now people have arrived outside Shanhaiguan, and because there is no customs clearance document, they can't get out of the customs for the time being. Therefore, the official wants to ask for a customs clearance warrant from the Governor, and take these people over. ”

Sun Ge Lao frowned, and secretly wondered: Xu Liang already has 30,000 Liang troops in Liaodong's hands, if he gets the old team from Shaanxi again, then his strength will be even higher! It's even harder to control in the future!

Sun Ge Lao glanced at Xu Liang, and happened to meet Xu Liang with a smile, looking at himself meaningfully, and couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, because of Xu Liang's attack at sea, he had just barely stabilized him, if he refused Xu Liang's request, it would be difficult to guarantee that Xu Liang would have something to do!

"How many people are there?" Elder Sun Ge asked in a deep voice.

Xu Liang smiled and said, "It's not much, three or four thousand people!" It's all ordinary servants! ”

Hearing that there were only three or four thousand people, Sun Ge Lao was a little relieved and nodded, found pen and ink, and wrote a warrant casually and handed it to Xu Liang. (To be continued.) )