Chapter 662: Crusade against Tulupan

Xu Liang groaned and said to Duan Zhigang: "Now that Lord Jin is serving his sentence in Xi'an, the Thousand Households Institute has existed in name only, and this official does not want to see Jinyiwei haunt in Shaanxi in the future. Zhigang, you know the Jinyiwei stronghold in Shaanxi Province best, I will give you a month, I want you to clean up the hidden piles and strongholds laid by Jinyiwei in Shaanxi, from now on, there is only Qingyiwei in Shaanxi Province, and there is no longer Jinyiwei. ”

Duan Zhigang listened to Xu Liang's words, but he was not too surprised, since Xu Liang ordered the killing of Peng Jianghai, a thousand households of Jinyiwei, Duan Zhigang understood that Xu Liang was determined to uproot Jinyiwei. And Duan Zhigang no longer had a way out from the moment he decided to follow Xu Liang, as for telling the court that he wanted to abandon the official and return to the field, it was all a scene.

Duan Zhigang silently mourned the fate of Shaanxi Jinyiwei in his heart, then bowed his hand and withdrew.

Everyone left, and Wang Qinian, the political counselor of Shaanxi, saw Xu Liang holding the table with his hands, staring at a military map in front of him, on which the territory belonging to Turpan was marked.

Wang Qinian said: "My lord, do we really want to go to war with Turpan?" Although the number of troops in Turpan is less than 50,000, they are basically cavalry, and their combat effectiveness is not weak. ”

Xu Liang glanced up at Wang Qinian, pointed to the direction of Tulupan on the map, and said: "Tulupan is far away from Shaanxi, and I didn't want to attack it. It's just that this time, the third prince of Turpan, Cha Kexi, actually used two things, nitrate and sulfur, to threaten me! I feel very upset! This time, he just took the opportunity to clear the Jinyi Guards and sent troops to Tulupan, not necessarily to destroy Tulupan, but to beat Turpan and let them know that they were afraid. ”

Wang Qinian can understand it at one point. Since Prince Chakexi followed the governor of the three sides, Hong Chengchou, to live in the hotel, Wang Qinian somewhat guessed Xu Liang's intention to deal with Turpan.

Wang Qinian did not persuade again. With the strength that Xu Liang now has at his disposal, it is enough to launch a small-scale campaign.

Prince Chakexi and Karl Manthorn were tied up by the Patrol Department to the Shaanxi Governor's Yamen. The two of them no longer regained their swagger. Grizzled and frightened, especially Prince Chakexi, who still had bruises on his face, most likely suffered a lot during the arrest.

Chakexi and Carl watched the trilateral governor Hong Chengchou angrily go out of the restaurant and head towards the Yamen of the Jinyi Guard, where the killing sound was thick, and then the two waited until it was about to get dark, and still did not see Governor Hong come back. sent his subordinates out to inquire, only to find out that after Governor Hong left the Jinyi Guard Yamen. He hurriedly left Chang'an City, apparently rushing back to the Guyuan Governor's Mansion.

Chakosi and Carlton were dumbfounded! Governor Hong left in such a hurry that he completely forgot about the distinguished guests of Tulupan in the restaurant.

And the subordinates who inquired about the news from outside also brought back bad news: Chang'an City is under martial law! The streets were full of patrolling officers and soldiers, who caught suspicious people and threw them into prison.

Chakexi and Carl were a little flustered, although the negotiations between Chakexi and the trilateral governor Hong Chengchou were not particularly smooth, but as soon as Hong Chengchou left, Chakexi was hung in the restaurant, Chakexi meant to go out of the city to chase Governor Hong. Let's go to Guyuan City and continue talking. And Karl Man is a few years older, and it can be seen from the situation in the past few days that although Governor Hong is the highest in Shaanxi Province, it is still Shaanxi Governor Xu Liang who speaks the most.

Now Governor Hong ran away without saying a word. And the task on Chakosi is not yet complete. The governor of the three sides ran away, but fortunately there was still a governor of Shaanxi.

When Karl Manthorn was bitterly persuading Cha Kexi to go back to Xu Liang, the governor of Shaanxi, to discuss the conditions, Tietou and the officers and soldiers of the Patrol Division surrounded the restaurant! I can't help but say. He escorted Chakosi and Karmanthorn back to the governor's yamen.

Xu Liang was not in a hurry to see Cha Kexi and Karl Man, he sent the song sent to the court first. Then he drafted a letter inviting troops to go to Turpan and sent it out.

Before the mobilization meeting. Xu Liang actually came to visit Zhu Cunshu, the king of Qin.

Prince Qin was very frightened of Xu Liang's arrival. Xu Liang led his troops to serve all the dignified brocade clothes and guards in one pot, which had deeply shocked the prince of Qin.

Now there are only Prince Qin and Princess Qin in the Qin Palace, plus an old housekeeper, and several subordinates, the properties under the name of the Qin Mansion have been assigned to the name of the Xu Mansion, and the Lord Qin has a very hard life every day.

Xu Liang can even say that he will be destroyed, how can he not be afraid of an idle prince.

The prince of Qin trembled and welcomed Xu Liang, the governor of Shaanxi, into the mansion, served tea politely, and then did not dare to sit in the center, but sat opposite Xu Liang. Prince Qin asked very politely: "Lord Xu suddenly came to visit today, and this king is terrified. ”

Xu Liang listened, waved his hand and said: "Alas, Prince Qin is too polite, in fact, this official came today to ask for something." ”

"Lord Xu, please speak." Prince Qin said busily, with a flattering smile on his face, and said: "If you want to use this king's place, please just ask, this king will definitely do his best." ”

Xu Liang sighed for a long time, looked at Zhu Cunshu, the king of Qin, and asked: "Three days ago, this official led people to surround the Jinyi Wei Xi'an Office, does the prince of Qin know about this?" ”

King Qin secretly said in his heart: Such a big thing is now known to all Shaanxi! However, King Qin still pretended to be a little surprised on the surface, and said curtly: "This ...... This king has also heard a little. ”

Xu Liang asked again: "Does Lord Qin know why this official did this?" ”

"This ...... Ben Wang really didn't know. King Qin knew that this was a big thing to break the sky, so he hurriedly shook his head and cleared himself up.

"Alas, don't hide it from Lord Qin, this officer and soldier surrounded the Jinyi Guard Yamen, in fact, to verify a case!" Xu Liang said, and restated the plot he had told Wang Qinian and Duan Zhigang in the study of the Shaanxi Governor's Yamen. Seeing the suspicious eyes that Qin Wang Ye couldn't hide, Xu Liang couldn't help but take out a hand-drawn Ming border defense map again, spread it out in front of Qin Wang Ye, and said: "Lord Wang, please see, this is the layout map of the Ming border defense forces that the spy Peng Jianghai did everything possible to get it. ”

Prince Qin really doesn't want to see it, and most of the time he will get involved in these rights and wrongs. However, Xu Liang's eyes were firmly fixed on him, and a scribbled map was pushed in front of him, and Prince Qin couldn't look at it if he didn't want to.

"This is the border map that Peng Jianghai wants to give to the prince of Turpan?" Prince Qin disagreed. However, under the threat of Xu Liang's gaze, he had to echo against his will: "This guy really deserves to be killed!" ”

Xu Liang sighed: "Peng Jianghai defected to the enemy and committed treason. Death is too good for him! However, what makes this official sad is that most of the Jinyi Guards in Xi'an have been bought by Peng Jianghai! This official pits and kills Jinyiwei. It's a helpless move. ”

Lord Qin said curtly: "Lord Governor has worked hard! ”

"If it's just Peng Jianghai, it's fine." Xu Liang stood up, looking worried about the country and the people, "Under the careful investigation of this official, he actually found that the third prince of Tulupan, Cha Kexi, had already infiltrated Chang'an City, intending to spy on my Ming army!" Lord Wang, as the governor of Shaanxi and a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, it is okay if he didn't find out about it, since he has already let the official find out. I will definitely not sit idly by and ignore it! This official has written to the court, please order to lead the troops to Tulupan, crusade against Tulupan, and raise the prestige of my Ming army! ”

Qin Wang Ye followed and stood up, he had a pain in his skin about who Xu Liang was, and he knew better than anyone else. If it is said that the governor of Shaanxi is greedy for money and lustful, Prince Qin may believe it. If Xu Liang is a loyal and patriotic minister. Then Prince Qin won't believe it if he is killed.

However, now the situation is stronger than people, Xu Liang is covering the sky with one hand in Shaanxi, and killing the prince of Qin is as easy as pinching an ant to death. Lord Qin was helpless. I had to go against my will to echo Xu Liang and said, "Lord Governor's loyalty and physique, this king has already understood it." The governor asked for orders to lead the army into battle. With such a patriotic heart, I think the saints today will also feel gratified. ”

Xu Liang listened. I met a bosom friend and hated to see each other with an excited look. Walking towards Prince Qin, he asked in surprise, "Lord Qin also thinks that this official should do this?" ”

Lord Qin took two steps back and sneered: "Tulupan dares to offend my Ming Dynasty, Lord Xu asks for his life to fight, it is the righteous army, this king, this king wishes the governor a triumphant ...... as soon as possible."

Xu Liang chased after two more steps, caught Prince Qin excitedly, and exclaimed excitedly: "If the prince can agree with it like this, then the official will be relieved." ”

Prince Qin chuckled in his heart, looked at Xu Liang suspiciously, and said in his heart, I am a prince who has no soldiers and no power, and he eats and waits for death, is it so important to recognize it or not?

Xu Liang continued: "Lord Wang, the official was originally worried, no matter how I said it, he was just a local governor, and it was really not like leading troops to fight against foreign countries. I want to invite the prince to come out, but I am worried that the prince will refuse. Now that the prince agrees with this, it will be easy to do. In this crusade against Tulupan, the official wanted to ask the prince to take up the post of general of the crusade. Please don't shirk it. ”

Prince Qin was startled, and suddenly shook his head like a rattle: "No, no, this king is just a vassal king who eats and waits for death, and has never had the experience of marching and fighting, and this position of a great general can't be done......"

When Xu Liang heard this, he immediately stared at the prince of Qin with dissatisfaction, his tone became cold, and he asked angrily: "As a hereditary vassal king, the prince has received the emperor's favor from the world, doesn't he want to share the emperor's worries and make some contributions to the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"This ...... It's not a matter of worry. The prince of Qin was squeezed into a corner by Xu Liang's words, and there was no way to retreat, so he explained embarrassedly: "Lord Governor, you know, the court has a clear order, and the vassal king is not allowed to leave the fief unless he is edicted, otherwise, he will ......be punished for rebellion."

Xu Liang listened, didn't speak for a long time, sighed, looked at Prince Qin coldly, and said faintly: "Before this official came, he had a glimmer of hope, hoping that Lord Qin was a vassal king who loved the Ming Dynasty and knew the general situation, but now it seems that Prince Qin is actually no different from Peng Jianghai who defected to the enemy and treasoned!" This official has never been able to figure out a question, Peng Jianghai has just arrived in Shaanxi for less than a month, how can he get the border map of the Ming Dynasty, and how can he have contact with the third prince of Tulupan, who is thousands of miles away! The official was puzzled, and now that he thinks about it, there must be someone among them who threads the needle. Moreover, this person has a special status, not only to be familiar with Tulupan, but also to easily gain Peng Jianghai's trust. ”

As Xu Liang said a word, Prince Qin's face turned pale, and the uneasiness in his heart became stronger and stronger.

Sure enough, Xu Liang glanced at Prince Qin deeply, and then said: "Now that I think about it, King Qin has lived in Chang'an for a long time, and his family has a lot of property, and it is said that he has sent a caravan to Turpan to do business...... If Prince Qin wants to move his crooked thoughts, it will be impossible to prevent it! ”

Xu Liang turned around and walked out, and threw down a sentence before leaving: "Lord Qin, you rest first, and the official will go back and arrange for the patrol department to find out." so as not to wronged the prince of Qin. ”

Xu Liang was about to leave, but Qin Wangye was in a hurry, ran to Xu Liang, stopped Xu Liang, cried with a sad face, and said without tears: "Lord Governor, slow down!" Regarding the crusade against Turpan, the governor said very much. This king is the royal family of the Ming Dynasty, the hereditary vassal king, Tulupan provokes my Ming Dynasty so much, how can this king turn a blind eye! Lord Governor, this king has thought about it, and this crusade against Tulupan will definitely go with the army. ”

Xu Liang smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "The prince is wrong, he didn't go with the army, but led the whole army as a crusading general!" ”

Prince Qin said bitterly: "Everything is arranged by the governor." ”

Xu Liang said: "The prince is so patriotic, if this news is known to the current emperor, he will definitely be happy." Lord Qin, do you think you should plan to play a part, please lead the officers and soldiers of Shaanxi to fight against Tulupan, and raise the prestige of my Ming Dynasty? ”

Prince Qin was silent for a while, and said dejectedly: "The governor is very right. This king will write a letter tonight. ”

Xu Liang shook his head and said, "Why wait until the evening?" Come on, prepare pen and ink, please write it now, the official is on the side, so I can give Qin Wang Ye an idea, Wang Ye, do you say it? ”

King Qin was stunned for a moment, and watched as the two Tsing Yi guards brought in the paper and pen and put them on the table, and when he saw Xu Liang staring at him tightly, the threatening intent in his eyes was very obvious.

Prince Qin no longer has a temper, and he knows that Xu Liang will not leave until he sees the twists and turns he wrote with his own eyes. With a long sigh, Prince Qin lifted his pen, as if he was on the execution ground, his eyes were angry and tragic. As he began to put pen to paper, Xu Liang stood beside Prince Qin and stared at the words formed on the paper. From time to time, I also corrected it and wrote in the meaning of Xu Liang himself.

An hour later, Prince Qin sent Xu Liang to the door, and after saying goodbye, Prince Qin stared at the hastily written letter and put it in the pocket of a Tsing Yi guard's clothes, patted the horse and left, and Prince Qin felt that his good life was coming to an end.

Xu Liang got the King of Qin and returned to the Yamen of the governor of Shaanxi, Xu Liang even ordered to bring Cha Kexi and Carl over, and the governor wanted to interrogate him in person, and he got the Qin King Zhu Cunshu, Xu Liang felt that it was time to have a showdown with Cha Kexi and Carl. If you don't beat Tulupan once, let it know that it is afraid, otherwise it will use the name of nitrate and sulfur to coerce Xu Liang at every turn, and Xu Liang will not be able to accept this no matter what. (To be continued.) )