Tens of thousands of corpses, tens of thousands of weapons and various siege equipment discarded everywhere by the Tartars...... It all needs to be cleaned up by the Tiger and Par Army, which has just defeated the Tartars.

Therefore, when the battlefield is cleared, except for the blood of Tartars everywhere, there are no other traces of battle. And almost five days have passed.

At a time when the various units of the Haw Par Army were busy replenishing losses, resuming training, and summing up battlefield experience. During this time, Zhou Shuyuan, the busiest butler of the Haw Par Army and the military division of the Haw Par Army, rushed into Wei Zheng's residence with a surprise on his face.

Before Wei Zheng could speak, he shouted with a face full of expectation: "General, someone from the imperial court has come, and the leader is still a palace eunuch." If nothing else, the good news that we have defeated the Tartars again has reached the capital, and the emperor must have sent someone to reward us with the Tiger and Leopard Army. ”

In the entire Tiger and Leopard Army, there is no doubt that the most important thing to the imperial court is the military advisor standing in front of him.

After all, Zhou Shuyuan is not an ordinary person, but a scholar who has been educated by the imperial court for decades. The orthodox dominance of the Ming Dynasty has been deeply rooted in his heart, and he has not been able to make any changes in a short period of time.

As for a few months ago, the reason why the military advisor Zhou Shuyuan joined the Tiger and Leopard Army without hesitation was because life forced him to live. Now, the Haw Par Army has been recognized by the imperial court and has become an official army, and he has also become an official of the imperial court. Faced with this situation, Wei Zheng can definitely say that this is definitely the result that the military division in front of him wants to see the most.

However, Wei Zheng knew in his heart that attaching himself to a dying imperial court was definitely not the way out for himself and the entire Tiger and Par Army. So, in the face of various rewards from the imperial court. Wei Zheng has always shown a non-reluctant expression. Neither too happy nor too disgusted. After all, the current self still has to rely on the banner of the imperial court.

Therefore. Seeing the heartfelt excited expression on Zhou Shuyuan's face, Wei Zheng's first thought in his heart was not what kind of reward the imperial court would give him, but how to find a way to change Zhou Shuyuan's attitude towards the imperial court in front of him, so that he no longer believed in the imperial court, was dead to the imperial court, and followed himself to completely become one heart.

However, what Wei Zheng didn't expect was that his silence was seen by Zhou Shuyuan as speechless because of excitement and shock.

Facing himself in a daze and contemplation, Zhou Shuyuan spoke again......

"General. The imperial court's envoy has arrived at the gate of Mushroom Yu, let's go and greet it! According to my estimates, with this exploit, you can at least become a fourth-rank official of the imperial court. We, brothers, will definitely follow you and take this opportunity to rise to our official positions. ”

Although his future is not in the imperial court, if he wants to develop and grow, he must really rely on the big tree of the imperial court. After a short contemplation. Wei Zheng neither affirmed nor objected to Zhou Shuyuan's words. Under Zhou Shuyuan's gaze full of longing, he replied in a light tone.

"In that case, let's go and see. What kind of reward did the court give us? ”

"Fengtian carrier, emperor...... Sealed Wei Zheng as Jinyi Wei Tongzhi...... In order to cooperate with the border army to regain lost territory, counterattack the Tartars...... Tejia Feng Wei Zheng was the deputy chief military officer of Zunhua. Assist the Zunhua General Army to recover Zunhua as soon as possible. Raise the prestige of our Ming army...... Chin this"

After the eunuch's slightly sharp voice finished reciting the holy decree in his hand, Wei Zheng's calm face did not show the slightest fluctuation.

But. Zhou Shuyuan beside him was not so calm. As soon as the eunuch who read the decree left, he shouted to Wei Zheng in excitement: "General, it's really unbelievable that the reward of the imperial court is so heavy that you are directly put on two positions. More importantly, these two official positions are high-ranking officials of the imperial court. Now it seems that the decision of the general, you to bring everyone to join the imperial court, was right. Otherwise, the brothers would not have become officers and soldiers, and they would have been officers who had never dared to think of before......"

Just when everyone's fiery eyes slowly converged on Wei Zheng, Wei Zheng's next action not only shocked everyone, but also made a complex expression of incomprehension and doubt appear on everyone's face.

Under everyone's gaze, Wei Zheng shook his head unexpectedly. Then, he replied to everyone: "Brothers, the reward from the imperial court in front of you is definitely not so simple......

"Let's think about it seriously, our Haw Par Army has no backstage in the imperial court, and we haven't sent money to the big officials in the capital. Under such circumstances, how could the imperial court promote us exceptionally, is it really just because we defeated Dorgon again and destroyed tens of thousands of enemies? ”

Zhou Shuyuan, who did not fully understand the process of the struggle for the imperial court, asked with a puzzled face: "General, isn't it." Isn't it natural for us to achieve such great military exploits, and the court rewards us? ”

At this time, a mocking expression quickly flashed away from Wei Zheng's face. He replied to Zhou Shuyuan and everyone: "If the imperial court can really reward meritorious deeds and punish mistakes, our Ming Dynasty will not be corrupted to this point, and the imperial court will not allow the Tartars to run wild and plunder at will on the land of our Ming Dynasty......."

Zhou Shuyuan, who still had a glimmer of hope for the imperial court, asked rhetorically with a suspicious face: "General, are you worrying too much. Tartar Kouguan, the cavalry has run outside Beijing, and the imperial court is now the time to employ people. At such a critical juncture, do they still dare to play tricks, and they are not afraid of the death of the country? ”

Hearing the word "Death of the Country", Wei Zheng wanted to say in his heart that the Ming Dynasty, which had been glorious for hundreds of years, died at the hands of these people.

However, Wei Zheng still resisted the impulse in his heart. In the calmest tone possible, he said to everyone: "Look, things are definitely not as simple as everyone thinks. Perhaps, it won't be long before the answer will be revealed. At that time, the crisis facing our Haw-Par Army may be even more dangerous than when facing tens of thousands of Tartars. ”

Speaking of this, Wei Zheng's calm face quickly became stern, and he ordered Wang Feng, who he trusted the most: "Commander Wang, you immediately arrange some trustworthy brothers to closely monitor the imperial envoys who enter our mushroom Yu. I always felt that there were more than a dozen of these people who were wrong......"

A day later, in the evening, Wang Feng came to the general's mansion where Wei Zheng was located with a mysterious face. After seeing Wei Zheng, he was like a spy, and reported with a mysterious face: "General, you are too wise, these envoys sent by the imperial court really have a conspiracy. ”

"According to the reports of the brothers I sent to monitor them, these people haven't been at peace since they moved into our mushroom Yu."

"What did they do?" Wei Zheng's brows furrowed, and he asked Wang Feng.

"General, as far as I know so far, there are two main things they are doing."

"The first thing is to find out the true strength of our Tiger and Leopard Army through various means."

"For several days, several court envoys chatted with their brothers to investigate the true strength of our Tiger and Leopard Army. In addition, there are people who want to sneak into the weapons workshop behind us and see how our new muskets are made. Luckily, we had already set up guards in the armory workshop to stop them and keep the secret of our new musket from leaking out. ”

"Second, these envoys from the imperial court actually used silver tickets to bribe our officers in our Haw Par Army barracks, disintegrating us from within. As far as I know, there is now a battalion commander, three captains, and five platoon commanders who have received the silver tickets that these imperial envoys use to buy them. ”

Speaking of this, a trace of hatred quickly appeared on Wang Feng's face, and he scolded angrily, "These dog-day court officials, I thought they were really rewarding us on behalf of the imperial court. I didn't expect them to do such a thing that was not good for our Haw Par Army. You know, the Tartars of Zunhua are still looking at us? ”

"Digging into our corners now, isn't that forcing us to our deaths..."

"As I expected...... Wei Zheng's solemn face slowly showed an expression of sudden realization

Wang Feng analyzed in front of him: "To explore the true strength of our Tiger and Leopard Army, it must be the imperial court to prepare for their next move." After all, we have defeated the Tartars several times, and our strength cannot be underestimated. No matter how confused the court is, it knows that only knowing oneself and knowing oneself is the truth. ”

"As for the officers who bought us, this is the court digging into our corners again...... From within, disintegrate our Haw Par Army, weaken the strength of our Haw Par Army, and force us to ...... death Dog, these court envoys are really insidious, and all the methods they can use have been used by our tiger and leopard army. ”

Speaking of this, a trace of murderous aura quickly flashed on Wei Zheng's face. He asked Wang Feng: "Commander Wang, among the officers found by the imperial court envoys, did they all take silver tickets, and did ......they refuse?"

"There is a refusal...... According to my statistics, there were three company commanders and four platoon commanders, and there were no cash registers. In addition, there was also a company commander who took the initiative to hand over the silver ticket to the regimental headquarters. ”

"Very good, these people are the real brothers of my Haw Par Army, and the brothers of my Wei Zheng."

"As for those who receive money and don't hand it over, since they love money, then don't stay in our Tiger and Leopard Army, go to their masters, and live a good life."

"When you go back, make them anxious, hand in the money you collected, and then clear all the Haw Par Army. When we quit our Haw Par Army, except for the travel expenses, the equipment belonging to our Haw Par Army could not bring out the mushrooms. ”

"As for those imperial envoys who are active in our mushrooms, since they are willing to send us money, let them continue to send it. However, it is still my order just now, and we must send more people to keep an eye on them. ”“

"On the last day, after I went back, I immediately sent someone to find the military advisor, and I had something important to discuss with him. Not surprisingly, it won't be long before a conspiracy against our Haw Par Army and against our Wei Zheng himself will hang over all of us. So, we have to be prepared in advance. “

"Conspiracy ......," Wang Feng asked rhetorically with a puzzled face.

"Yes, it's a conspiracy...... You'll know when the time comes. Not surprisingly, this conspiracy will be more dangerous than the Tartar heavy attack on us. If one is not good, our Haw Par Army will be finished. Wei Zheng said with a firm expression. (To be continued......)