At the very moment as the governor of the five provinces, Xiong Wencan is still doing his best, after receiving the holy decree, he immediately left the capital and rushed to Kaifeng Mansion in Henan, Gao Qiqian and Wu Fu, the governor of Henan, are waiting in Kaifeng Mansion, this Spring Festival, Gao Qiqian and Wu Fu and others are destined to not be able to live well.

Arriving at Kaifeng Fucheng, Xiong Wencan did not rest, and immediately discussed with Gao Qiqian and others.

There are only more than 20,000 soldiers under Gao Qiqian's command, but the total number of rogues under the command of Li Zicheng in Nanyang Mansion, Runing Mansion and Ruzhou has reached more than 100,000 people, plus Zhang Xianzhong in Huaiqing Mansion, Weihui Mansion and Zhangde Mansion, it is rumored that the strength of the army has also reached nearly 100,000.

Under such circumstances, the armies of Shanxi, Huguang and Sichuan, because of the approaching Spring Festival and the death of the former governor of the five provinces, Lu Xiangsheng, stopped assembling to Kaifeng Prefecture.

There is also one of the biggest problems, that is, the supply of military salaries, once the army from all over the country rushes to Kaifeng Prefecture, the supply of grain and grass is completely responsible for the local government, and Wu Fu cannot bear it at all.

The grain and grass brought by Gao Qiqian from the capital could still be supplied to the army in a short time, but unfortunately the money was in Gao Qiqian's hands, and he also wanted to be more greedy for ink, and he was never willing to take it out.

Faced with such a situation, Xiong Wencan's heart was half cold, and he finally realized the feelings of Lu Xiangsheng, the former governor of the five provinces.

The Spring Festival is approaching, Xiong Wencan has no action, and he does not dare to act, the army is stationed outside the city of Kaifeng Mansion, always vigilant, to be honest, if the Liukou is a large-scale attack on Kaifeng Mansion at this time, Xiong Wencan does not know if he can hold it.

On the tenth day of the first month of the eleventh year of Chongzhen, Xiong Wencan couldn't help it, and wrote a memora to the imperial court to report the true situation of Henan Liukou. At the same time, he also wrote a letter to Yang Sichang, he knew that the emperor valued Yang Sichang very much, as long as Yang Sichang could put forward suggestions in front of the emperor, many problems could be solved.

This time. Xiong Wencan paid great attention to getting along with Gao Qiqian, he knew that this master of the prison army could not be offended, but after getting along for a little longer, Xiong Wencan was extremely disappointed, Gao Qiqian was very disappointed in leading the troops to fight. I just don't know anything, and I don't know what is going on in my head.

Yang Sichang's reply was very fast, telling Xiong Wencan that under the current situation, the imperial court could not take care of the affairs of Henan Liukou for the time being, and many difficulties needed to be overcome by Xiong Wencan himself.

Yang Sichang also told Xiong Wencan. Since he was appointed governor of the five provinces and was responsible for the extermination of the Liukou, he had to perform his functions, including the armies of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Huguang, Henan, and Sichuan.

Receiving Yang Sichang's reply, Xiong Wencan was very annoyed, the situation in Henan is so critical, those adults in the court, I don't know what to think, do you want to rely on the guards of the five provinces to exterminate the Liukou. This is an impossible task, and besides, fighting a war requires the consumption of money and food, and the soldiers and horses go first before the grain and grass are moved, and the basic needs cannot be done. How to exterminate the rogue.

After the news of the change of the cabinet first assistant reached Kaifeng Mansion in Henan, Xiong Wencan was completely dead, he knew what the change of the cabinet chief assistant meant, and the power struggle in the court was about to begin. I'm afraid that no one cares about the situation in Henan, that is to say, only he, the governor of the five provinces, is fully responsible for the matter of exterminating the Liukou.

Always cowering in Kaifeng Mansion, that must not work, bad news every day, Liukou completely occupied Runing Mansion, Runing Mansion City was also taken by Liukou, Henan, the place that the imperial court can control, only Henan Mansion and Kaifeng Mansion are left, Liukou has not had the Spring Festival, has been attacking, fleeing to Kaifeng Mansion City of the prefect, Zhizhou and Zhixian more and more, the situation in Henan has faced collapse.

Wu Fu, the governor of Henan, found Xiong Wencan twice in three days and pleaded with the army to exterminate the Liukou.

With more than 20,000 soldiers stationed outside the city of Kaifeng Mansion, Xiong Wencan would never dare to fight, if he really did this, then he would be the next Lu Xiangsheng.

Seeing the situation deteriorating day by day, Xiong Wencan couldn't help it, and after discussing with Gao Qiqian, Wu Fu and others, he decided to go to the capital in person, report the situation in Henan in detail, and implore the imperial court to pay attention to the situation in Henan and add more forces to exterminate the Liukou.

At the end of the first month, Xiong Wencan arrived in the capital.

He didn't see the emperor right away, and he was greeted by Yang Sichang, the secretary of the military department.

The relationship between the two is very good, seeing Xiong Wencan, who rushed to the capital, Yang Sichang specially set up a banquet to entertain him.

Although he has only been away from the capital for more than a month, when he returns to the capital again, Xiong Wencan's feelings are completely different, and he is even a little strange, perhaps because he worries about the situation in Henan every day.

During the meal, Xiong Wencan had no intention of drinking, and told the situation facing Henan without concealment.

Yang Sichang always had a smile on his face, but he listened very carefully.

After Xiong Wencan finished speaking, Yang Sichang quickly spoke.

"Lord Xiong, the relationship between you and me is not ordinary, I won't hide it from you, Lord Zhang Zhifa served as the first assistant of the cabinet, not for a long time, the cabinet has not been able to start real deliberations so far, the affairs of the six ministries are all under the control of the cabinet adults, for example, the military department is directly managed by Lord Zhang Fengyi, if there is anything, I still have to report to Lord Zhang, and then talk about the household department, it is Lord Qian Shisheng and Hou Xun who are directly in charge, if they don't nod, no one can say anything."

Xiong Wencan's face changed a little, he looked at Yang Sichang, and spoke in some surprise.

"Lord Yang, will things come to this point, even if it is the opinion put forward by Lord Zhang Zhifa, Lord Zhang is the first assistant of the cabinet."

"Lord Xiong, do you think I'm going to laugh, this is the case, I don't know how I got to this point, if Lord Wen is still the head of the cabinet, there will definitely be no such situation."

"What Lord Yang means, the situation in Henan, won't it attract the attention of the imperial court, but the situation facing Henan is indeed dangerous, just relying on the strength of the five provinces of Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Sichuan and Huguang, it is almost impossible to exterminate, Lord Yang also knows where the elite of the imperial army is concentrated."

Xiong Wencan's meaning, of course Yang Sichang understands.

"Lord Xiong, on the surface, I am the secretary of the Ministry of War, on behalf of the imperial court, I can mobilize Datong, Yulin, Liaodong and even the Zheng family's army, but can I actually do it, Liaodong's army is all controlled by Lord Hong Chengchou, not to mention the Zheng family's army, the imperial court wants to transfer, it is not so simple, the cabinet proposed to let Lord Hong or Lord Zheng be responsible for the extermination of the Liukou, in fact, it is in this regard, so you still need to rely on your own strength as the governor of the five provinces."

Speaking of which, Yang Sichang specially reminded Xiong Wencan.

"Lord Xiong, the situation in Shaanxi is quite special, the predecessor of Lord Lu has never mobilized the army of Shaanxi, you are the governor of the five provinces, you can completely mobilize the army of Shaanxi, I heard that the Zheng family army has thousands of soldiers left behind in Shaanxi, if you can mobilize these soldiers, wouldn't you be able to deal with the rogue."

Xiong Wencan's body trembled slightly, although he still had a smile on his face and nodded frequently, his heart was cold.

Mobilize the Zheng family's army, what kind of joke, even if it is Yang Sichang, the secretary of your military department, you can't transfer it casually, there is no holy decree in the imperial court, how can Xiong Wencan mobilize the Zheng family's army, that is not only boring, but also directly offends Zheng Xunrui.

The armies of Liaodong and Datong cannot be mobilized, the Zheng family army cannot participate, just relying on the army of the local guard, it is a joke to exterminate the Liukou, in such a situation, Xiong Wencan should not think about making any great contributions, and he can keep Kaifeng Mansion and Luoyang Mansion and other places, even if he is thankful.

After working hard to come to the capital, Xiong Wencan didn't want to go back like this, and as a last resort, he would even hang up the seal and go away and submit his resignation to the imperial court, knowing that he couldn't do it, either because he was an official fan, or he had mental problems.

"Lord Yang, the lower official has been favored by you, serving as the governor of the five provinces, responsible for the extermination of the Liukou, but it is difficult for the Qiao woman to cook without rice, and the power of the Liukou is gradually growing, in this case, if the Xiaguan does not get the help of the imperial court, it will be difficult to exterminate the Liukou, and may not even be able to keep the Kaifeng Mansion and Luoyang Mansion, rather than waiting for the punishment of the imperial court and embarrassing the adult, the lower official might as well submit his resignation now."

Yang Sichang was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Xiong Wencan to say this, he thought that Xiong Wencan had exaggerated the power of the Liukou, but now it seems that what Xiong Wencan said is probably true.

"Lord Xiong, don't have such thoughts, it's okay for you and me to talk about it, if it is heard by others, it will be a crime of bullying the king, the situation in Henan is so deteriorating, it really has not attracted the attention of the imperial court, you might as well stay in the capital for a few more days, I will try to talk to Lord Zhang Fengyi, see if I can mention this matter in the early dynasty."

Xiong Wencan nodded, and stopped talking, his first goal was achieved, that is, to attract Yang Sichang's attention, and then the early dynasty was able to discuss the affairs of Henan and come up with a practical way to exterminate the Liukou, so that he could really use his hands and feet, otherwise everything would be free to discuss.

After eating, Yang Sichang returned directly to the official post, did not go home, he came to the capital to report something, unless the matter is done, he can go home, otherwise at this time, he was discovered by the imperial history of the Imperial Procuratorate, and he must be impeached, and now is a very moment, such a stupid thing must not be done.

It should be said that Xiong Wencan still has a lot of confidence in Yang Sichang, and I believe that after Yang Sichang pays attention to this matter, he will be able to think of a solution. (To be continued.) )