When he said this, Zheng Yunming had no choice but to say to Xu Shiqing: "Mr. Bai has taken care of everything in Ezhou, and I have Mr. Bai like a fish in water, in case there is any danger in the place, even if I sit in Xiangyang, I will have trouble sleeping." ”

"Just put 10,000 hearts." Xu Shiqing said with a serious expression: "If anyone dares to touch a single hair of Mr. Bai, hundreds of thousands of miners in Jinghu will never spare him." ”

When he made this promise, he never thought about the risks that Bai Yijie would encounter.

Even Bai Yijie himself couldn't imagine what kind of adventure there would be.

On the tenth day after Bai Yijie left, the fleet of the Governor's Mansion finally arrived at the city of Xiangyang.

Originally, Wei Liaoweng in Huangzhou received an edict from the imperial court to dissolve the Governor's Office, the content of which was nothing more than that Wei Liaoweng's body could not support the task of supervising the entire Jinghu, and the emperor was sympathetic and specially ordered to recall Yunyun. Wei Liaoweng has been immersed in the sea for decades, how can he not see the middle joint clearly.

After he left Lin'an, the ministers who had been at odds with the physicists quickly woke up from their silence and launched a new round of political attacks against him. No matter what kind of tricks he gives to the emperor, there will definitely be people who will stand up and put forward negative opinions.

The vicious political struggle completely restrained the normal handling of front-line affairs by the imperial court, and the Governor's Office had lost its meaning of existence under the situation of the imperial court disputes.

Therefore, when he was in Huangzhou, he should have disbanded the governor's office and returned to Lin'an.

At this time, he received information that there might be a change in Xiangyang, and Wei Liaoweng immediately reported it to Lin'an, and led the guards and officials to continue to march towards Xiangyang.

Lin'an's reaction was also unexpectedly fast, and soon an official letter from the imperial court came from the urgent delivery shop, agreeing to suspend the revocation of the governor's office, and strictly ordered Wei Liaoweng to urge all military horses to rescue Xiangyang quickly.

So he gathered all the troops and horses all the way to Xiangyang to quell the rebellion.

But then the news came that the Xiangyang Rebellion had been set up to pacify the Si Tulong army, and most of the culprits were captured. In this way, the prefectures and counties of Hanchuan, Yingzhou and Suizhou, which flow under the Han River, can also be preserved.

But Wei Liaoweng was still not at ease, and sent Liu Tingfu, the commander of the Tiger Wing Army, to lead the troops from Jingmen, meet the rebels of Lao Ya Cottage on the road, and quickly reinforce Xiangyang by land.

And he personally led the Governor's Mansion to transfer to a clipper, and rushed to Xiangyang in the starry night.

But when he arrived in Xiangyang, he was already very seriously ill and could no longer handle official business. As soon as he entered Xiangyang City, he was stationed in the system to recuperate in the yamen. All official affairs were handled by Wu Qian, the senator of the Governor's Office, and Zheng Yunming.

Wu Qiansheng is short and chubby, with a blessed face, but his talent in his chest should not be underestimated. He was originally the champion of the palace examination in the eleventh year of Jiading, and he also had a lot of achievements as a local official, and since he was recalled to the imperial court to serve as the secretary of the province, everyone regarded him as a candidate for the future prime minister.

Zheng Yunming, who handled official affairs with him, was naturally dwarfed by the agile talent of the champion.

Wu Qian's first promulgation was the imperial court's praise for quelling the Xiangyang Rebellion. Although since the southern crossing, the Great Song Dynasty has often had unfair rewards and punishments, this time it was unexpectedly bright.

At this time, when the emperor was going to use Zheng Xianggong to deal with side affairs, how could he be stingy with rewards to the prince who had made great contributions?

Zheng Yunming, the chief contributor to the pacification of the Xiangyang Rebellion, was promoted to the deputy commander of Jing'e and Hubei and the commander of Nanzhang County. In fact, a general at the level of the unified capital should at least take care of the affairs of a state, and with Zheng Yunming's current strength, it is undoubtedly a more suitable choice for him to know that Xiangyang Mansion.

But this seriously violates the principle of progressive seniority in officialdom, Zheng Qingzhi knows better than anyone that if Zheng Yunming is promoted to the prefect of Xiangyang, this kind of meteor rocket-like leap will do his son more harm than good.

The principle of officialdom is to show the edge but not too much. If you don't show your edge, you will inevitably give people the impression of being dead and inactive, and if you are too sharp, you will even threaten your boss and your colleagues, and turn your boss and colleagues into your opponents.

After the First World War, he was promoted from a counselor to the position of the lord of a county, which not only showed that the imperial court did not hesitate to reward those who made meritorious contributions, but also allowed him to get rid of the situation of being in charge of Xiangyang. Allowing Zheng Yunming to advance and retreat flexibly in the land of Xiangfan is undoubtedly the most suitable choice for his son to be arranged by the prime minister of his father.

Nanzhang County is just south of Xiangyang, and its territory includes Zheng Yunming's Laoying Lao Crow Cottage. The county commander who is also here can take care of the defense of Xiangyang in the north, and the south can take care of the people's livelihood in Lao Yashan and the nearby area, and even Zheng Yunming secretly shouted good for his father's move.

As for Zheng Qingzhi, the deputy commander of Jing'e, it doesn't matter, since Wang Min took over, a large number of northern troops have been recruited, and in the impression of the imperial court, it is equivalent to a deputy commander of the loyal army and horses who manage the northern army. The one who led the loyal army and horses in a battle and was promoted to the deputy commander of the imperial court had already had such a precedent before. What's more, now that Wang Min has committed a big crime by not governing the army strictly, and Fan Wenbin, the deputy commander of Jing'e, has died in Zaoyang, the entire Jing'e Metropolitan Division is actually an empty shelf.

Letting Zheng Yunming take up this name is the most suitable way to deal with the entire Jinghu defense.

In addition to this, the Ministry of Rites and the Privy Council also made amendments to Zheng Yunming's class. Previously, the emperor gave the name of school scrivener, which was originally used as a remote collar to show the meaning of temporary favor. At that time, the rank of the Ministry of Officials was given to the thirty-eighth rank of the Tonshiro. Now that he has become a military attaché, he has changed from a civil to a military officer in terms of rank, and according to the rules, it is impossible to be lower than the seventh rank of the county order civil service, that is, the level of Zuo Wulang at the thirty-third level of the martial arts.

The Privy Council also asked the emperor to give Zheng Yunming the title of general Zuo Qianniuwei, and since then, people have also used Zuo Qianniu to refer to Zheng Yunming.

In addition, because Li Bodu, the Jinghu transfer envoy and the promotion of Jinghu Changping, was frightened in the Xiangyang Rebellion and became ill and could not take charge, he asked Zheng Yunming to lead the promotion of Jinghu Changping and act as an agent to preside over part of the affairs of the Jinghu Transit Division.

At the same time as the official promotion, the emperor issued an edict to give Zheng Yunming a mansion in Beijing, which lived next to the prime minister's mansion to show his honor. In addition, he was given 100 acres of fertile land, 1,000 taels of silver, and 2,000 horses of brocade.

Zheng Yunming's subordinates were also rewarded in order. Lu Xunzhi, the commander of the left army, was appointed as the commander of Yingzhou and Wugonglang, Ge Huai, the commander of the right army, was appointed as the commander of Jinghu and Wu Delang, Wang Deng, the commander of the left army, was appointed as the lieutenant of Nanzhang County and Wu Yilang with military merits, and Yang Wei, the commander of the right army, also led the guard of Lao Yashan and Xiu Wulang. He also granted Zheng Yunming the position of Qin Wu, a righteous soldier in front of the account, and Wu Yilang with the jurisdiction of Junzhou soldiers and horses, so that he was officially included in the establishment of the Great Song army.

However, in addition to giving Zheng Yunming and his subordinates many personal honors and rewards, the imperial court was still vigilant about the rapid expansion of the strength of this newly established new army. In addition to the original quota of 5,000, the imperial court approved the expansion of Zheng Yunming's subordinates to 12,000 people, divided into two armies, Tulong and Zhenwu, with Ge Huai as the commander of the Tulong Army, Yang Luo as the deputy, Lu Xunzhi as the commander of the Zhenwu Army, Wang Deng as the deputy general, and the two armies were under the control of the Yamen under the deputy capital of Jing'e.

and distributed the thousands of people of the Northern Army who had been incorporated in the Xiangyang Rebellion to the Governor's Mansion who came to Xiangyang for further processing.

This was a very unusual move in the military history after the Southern Crossing, since the fifth generation, the army has become the private property of the generals, and any behavior of others who touch their subordinates in the slightest is considered an offense to the generals. After the founding of the Song Dynasty, although the principle of using literature to control military forces was established, you can seize power from military generals, take back the command of an army, and forcibly carve out the military horses that have been incorporated to others, which is extremely rare after the southern crossing.

Of course, the rapid rise of such a young general to become one of the pillars of the party is rare in the history of the Great Song Dynasty.

The Privy Council itself also knew that the Tao was a loss, so the emperor ordered Zheng Xianggong to write a handwritten letter to his son in Jinghu, which talked about two things: the first is that young people must not go through experience and hastily master the army, which is not a good omen for their career promotion, naturally used the Warring States Zhao Kuo as a metaphor, and the second is that the country regards him as a pillar of talent who can show his strength in the future court, so there is no need to rush to accumulate honor in martial arts, but to pay attention to the effectiveness of local governance.

"Although it is easy to make achievements in battlefield confrontations, for scholars, governing the people and seeking well-being for the people is the career pursued by our generation." Wu Qian's words are not necessarily just to comfort Zheng Yunming, but more about the overall values of the current readers.

At this time, he was still clinging to the view of emphasizing literature over martial arts, and sometimes Zheng Yunming, who was a disciple of a saint, could not bear the solitary view of scholars.

You all go to read the books of the sages and become justices of the peace, who will bring me troops?

He didn't care much about the imperial court taking away his thousands of northern military horses, neither he nor his army were too young.

When the Mongols invaded on a large scale, Zheng Yunming commanded three or four thousand people and was able to cope with it with ease. By the time of the Wulipo War, I already felt that the command was sluggish. If he really gave him 20,000 horses, he might be in a mess when the Mongols marched south.

No one is a natural god of war, even if Wei Qing and Huo Qubing are sick, they have experienced the strict military training of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in order to become commander-level talents who are in charge of their own affairs. This is even more true in this world, Di Qing, Yue Fei, and Han Shizhong all led three or four thousand people first, then more than 10,000 people, and finally became the commander of tens of thousands of troops.

Before the next wave of the Hu people's autumn offensive began, there were more than 10,000 people in their hands, which was enough to deploy. The protagonist who confronts the enemy head-on is destined not to be him, but the wise and brave general in Huangzhou.

Wu Qian didn't see it that way, he instructed Zheng Yunming with a straight face: "The general is a young man to lead the army, the sky is a talent, autumn is a good time for you and the fourth prince of Mongolia to win a decisive victory in Xiangfan, be careful to take care of your body, the gateway of the Great Song Dynasty depends on the general." ”

Zheng Yunming, who was bluffing at this moment, broke out in a cold sweat.