After Lu Yue set up the radio station as quickly as possible and communicated with the "Liangyuan", Wang Kunjun informed Li Junwu of the situation about Lin Xiaoyu and his thoughts with Zhang Weixin and Xu Shaoan in the most concise language. Although this news made Li Junwu feel very sudden, but in view of the fact that Wang Kunjun and the other three committee members had reached an agreement on this matter, he did not say much, and happily agreed with Wang Kunjun and others to set up a Kaifeng detention center.

However, when the four committee members began to discuss the specific personnel of the detention center, Li Junwu expressed disagreement with Xu Shaoan's idea of asking to participate in the detention center. He felt that Xu Shaoan, as a member of the committee, had a great responsibility, and many things in the team needed his participation in decision-making. If Xu Shaoan stays in Kaifeng, although everyone can contact through the radio, any machinery and equipment may fail, and once the radio station fails, it will inevitably have a serious impact on the operation of the committee.

Regarding Li Junwu's worries, Xu Shaoan first proposed that Lu Yue, a radio expert, could be left behind to ensure the normal operation of the radio station as much as possible. After Li Junwu still showed an uneasy attitude, Xu Shaoan simply didn't do it, and put forward a suggestion that surprised everyone. He waved his hand and said, "If the eldest brother still feels uneasy, then it is better to take the initiative to resign as a member of the committee, and the plenary meeting will re-elect a new member to replace me." In this way, we can not delay on either side. ”

As soon as Xu Shao'an said this, the other three committee members were in an uproar. Li Junwu scolded Xu Shaoan on the other end of the radio for being "ridiculous", Wang Kunjun at this end also couldn't even say it, and Zhang Weixin couldn't accept Xu Shao'an doing this anyway. In his opinion, the current four-member committee has basically matured after a long run-in. After more than two years of cooperation, the four committee members have been able to reach a tacit understanding when dealing with all aspects of the team, thus effectively ensuring that the team develops towards their desired goals. In addition, the current composition of the committee is the result of the compromise between the various factions and small groups of shili in the team, and this composition has created a delicate balance between the shili within the team.

If Xu Shaoan resigns, then whoever becomes the new committee member will inevitably have to go through a process of adjustment and adaptation. In this way, it will inevitably affect the team's next development strategy. In particular, after the "delegation" returns to Youzhou, the team is likely to carry out a series of big moves, and the instability of the committee will have a direct impact on the implementation of these big moves. What's more, the emergence of new committee members will inevitably upset the balance between factions within the team, which will have a more profound impact on the team.

Such adverse consequences made Zhang Weixin unable to agree with Xu Shaoan's idea no matter what, and he seriously criticized Xu Shaoan's irresponsible behavior. However, with Zhang Weixin's understanding of Xu Shaoan, he naturally understands the reason why he did this. While he criticized Xu Shaoan, he also saw from the expression on his face that Xu Shaoan's attitude at this time was also very resolute. Therefore, while criticizing, he also turned his brain rapidly, thinking about how to solve this problem once Xu Shao'an died without repentance.

After all, time waits for no one, and maybe Chai Rong's holy decree will come when. At that time, after Lin Xiaoyu received the order, he was afraid that he would have to pack up immediately and prepare to go on the road with Queen Fu the next day. If you can't come up with a charter right away, it will inevitably cause the work of the Kaifeng Detention Center to fall into chaos from the beginning.

Facts have proved that Zhang Weixin's judgment of Xu Shaoan is very correct. No matter how he, Wang Kunjun, and Li Junwu persuaded and educated, Xu Shaoan did not change his original intention, and wanted to stay and join the Kaifeng Detention Center. Seeing that Xu Shao'an was so resolute, even if everyone pulled him back to Youzhou, he was afraid that he would be able to pull him back, but he couldn't pull him back, and there was not much time left for everyone, Zhang Weixin had to come up with a temporary solution to dismantle the middle.

He groaned for a moment and said, "Since the eighth brother is so resolute, and what the eldest brother said is also very reasonable. In my opinion, it is better for everyone to take a step back and adopt a compromise approach. ”

"What's the solution?" The other three asked in unison.

"That's what I think," Zhang Weixin explained, "We don't agree with Lao Ba to stay in Kaifeng, and the main consideration is the operation of the committee." We are afraid that the old eight will be in Kaifeng, and once the radio station fails, the two sides will be separated by more than a thousand miles, and the old eight will not be able to perform the duties of the committee members very well. In that case, let's give him an artificial doppelganger. On the one hand, Lao Ba still retains his duties as a committee member and continues to perform his duties and obligations as a committee member through the radio station. On the other hand, the eighth child will recommend a brother who will basically not have long-term outing tasks, and he will serve as an alternate member. When the eighth member is unable to participate in the committee meetings normally due to various reasons, the alternate member shall act as a member and participate in the work of the committee until the eighth child can resume his duties as a member. Do you think my suggestion is feasible? ”,

After putting forward his thoughts, Zhang Weixin stopped talking and quietly waited for the answers of the other three committee members. It should be said that Zhang Weixin's suggestion basically solved the various problems that may be caused by Xu Shaoan's stay in Kaifeng. On the one hand, in Ke Yujian's future, it is unlikely that the radio station will have an irreparable malfunction, and it will not affect Xu Shao'an's performance of his duties as a committee member. On the other hand, the proposal of the alternate member not only solves the problem of the operation of the committee when Xu Shaoan is unable to perform his duties due to radio failure or other reasons, but also because the alternate member is nominated by Xu Shaoan, it can very much avoid the impact of the adjustment of the committee on the faction balance within the team. As for the degree of tacit understanding between committee members, I think that the alternate committee member, as Xu Shaoan's most trusted person, will naturally be able to embody Xu Shaoan's ideology and will, and there should be no major problems in cooperating with other committee members.

Although Zhang Weixin's proposal is the first time for the crossing team, the term "alternate member" is not unfamiliar to Wang Kunjun and others. In previous lives, they would often see the word on TV, newspapers, books. Although the meaning of "alternate member" is not the same as that of the "alternate member" in his previous life, it is more suitable for the problems that the team is currently facing. Therefore, after some thinking and choice, Wang Kunjun and Li Junwu agreed to Zhang Weixin's proposal in principle, and Xu Shaoan raised his hands in favor.

Subsequently, after careful consideration and careful comparison, Xu Shaoan finally selected his confidant Yang Xin, who is also a member of the temporary committee in Youzhou, as an alternate member. After discussion, Wang Kunjun and others not only approved Xu Shaoan's nomination, but also reached a consensus on the specific rights, responsibilities, and obligations of the alternate members. It is based on what Zhang Weixin just said, but if the other members of the committee feel that the alternate member cannot perform his duties very well, Xu Shaoan needs to recommend a new candidate. Similarly, if Xu Shaoan himself feels that the alternate member is not satisfactory to him, he can also recommend a new candidate to the committee member and become a new alternate member after the other members of the committee agree.

The toughest problems are solved, and the rest is easy to organize. After repeated discussions among the four people, it was finally determined that the members of the left-behind office included: Xu Shaoan, Zheng Zhiwei, Lin Xiaoyu, Huang Hai, and Lu Yue.

Among them, Xu Shaoan concurrently served as the person in charge of the Kaifeng Detention Office, and Lin Xiaoyu entered the Taiyi Department to work according to his own wishes. Zheng Zhiwei was responsible for establishing an intelligence team in Kaifeng, which was used to collect various information in Kaifeng City, and after screening and summarizing, it was transmitted back to Youzhou together with the information obtained by Xu Shaoan and Lin Xiaoyu from the government. Huang Hai is responsible for the security of the garrison, and Lu Yue assists Huang Hai in his work on the one hand, and is also responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of the radio station on the other.

In view of the fact that Huang Hai is still in Youzhou and cannot perform his duties immediately, Wang Feng is temporarily responsible for his work until he arrives at his post. After the Yellow Sea arrived in Kaifeng from Youzhou, the two handed over again - Originally, Wang Kunjun planned to directly let Wang Feng be in charge of the security work here, so as to save the trouble of going back and forth on the road. But Zhang Weixin considered that Wang Feng had already started a family, and the Zhong family was one of the most important partners of the team, whether it was to let Zhong Ziqi rush to Kaifeng to accompany Wang Feng, or let the two live apart, it was not a good way. Therefore, at his suggestion, the committee decided to transfer Huang Hai, who is still a bachelor, to replace Wang Feng.

With a person in charge of security, there must be a corresponding security liliang. After studying, the committee decided to select 12 people from the three squads of guards who accompanied them to stay in Kaifeng to provide security for Xu Shaoan and others. Among them, six people came out of the guard squad, four people came out of the ranger squad, and two people came out of the combat squad. In terms of the selection of members, according to the suggestions of Zhang Weixin and Xu Shao'an, the security personnel who stayed behind all chose to be composed of guards with families in Youzhou - after all, this is the most prosperous city in the north in this era, and in the face of various temptations, it is easier to control the guards with families in Youzhou.

In addition, as a traveler with a strong sense of business, Wang Kunjun and others will naturally not give up the opportunity to do business in Kaifeng. The four of them decided to let Xie Tian stay in Kaifeng temporarily, and use the money they received from selling leather goods and medicinal materials to find a suitable shop in Kaifeng City, and prepare to open a shop that operates north-south trade. This can not only provide faster and more effective financial support for the Kaifeng Detention Center, but also use this store as a base to establish another relatively secret communication line, so as to provide a safe passage for the secret evacuation of the Detention Center if necessary. ,

After the store is on track, the committee will send a competent shopkeeper and bookkeeper to replace Xie Tian - after all, Xie Tian still has a lot of things to take care of in Youzhou, and he can't stay in Kaifeng for a long time. As for the guys in the store, some of them will be transferred from various industries in Youzhou to be responsible for important positions, and some will be recruited locally to be responsible for ordinary posts - Zheng Zhiwei will select suitable people from Youzhou to join the intelligence and secret lines of communication, and conduct the necessary vetting of the locally recruited guys.

In addition to this shop, Xie Tian was also responsible for finding two suitable houses for the members of the Left-behind Office to live in and outside Kaifeng City. The main reason for the preparation of the two residences is the safety of the members of the remaining office. Although the crossing team now gets along well with Chai Rong, no one can guarantee that it will always be like this. Especially now no one knows whether Empress Fu will survive that catastrophe, so the committee is telling Lin Xiaoyu to be careful in everything, once she feels that Empress Fu's situation is critical, when she immediately retreats, she is also ready to deal with emergencies - while buying a house in the city, she will also prepare a house outside the city, and will secretly send a team of pioneer battalion soldiers to this house. As soon as the situation in the city changed, the members of the garrison quickly retreated outside the city and fought back to Youzhou under the protection of this group of soldiers. In order to ensure the speed of everyone's movement, the soldiers of this team and all members of the garrison will be equipped with horses. As for the location of the mansion outside the city, it was selected by Xie Tian and the members of the left-behind office at their discretion, and reported to the Youzhou side for information, so that the Youzhou side could send soldiers to station.

After the committee reached an agreement on the issue of the Kaifeng detention center, Wang Kunjun summoned the other brothers to the main room again, announced the committee's decision in public, and announced the work arrangements for the relevant personnel. In addition to Xu Shaoan and Lin Xiaoyu, who took the initiative to ask to stay, Zheng Zhiwei and Lu Yue also gladly accepted the appointment. Xie Tian and Wang Feng, the two brothers who needed to stay and help for the time being, also had no objections. Everyone unanimously said that they would never fail to live up to the trust of the committee and your brothers, and would definitely build the Kaifeng Detention Office into the first solid bridgehead of the crossing team in the south. At this point, the Kaifeng Detention Office was officially established.

Not long after Wang Kunjun announced the establishment of the Kaifeng Detention Center, the voice of the post came from the gate of the small courtyard, saying that the father-in-law in the palace had come to deliver the decree. Everyone hurriedly escorted out of the hospital and took the eunuch who delivered the decree into the main room.

The eunuch who came to deliver the decree this time was known to Lin Xiaoyu, and it was Ma Gonggong, who had dealt with her many times. And the content of the holy decree is also expected by everyone, it is Chai Rong who officially appointed Lin Xiaoyu as the medical officer of the Imperial Physician's Office, and is responsible for diagnosing female royal family members such as Queen Fu and ** concubines and princesses, and asked Lin Xiaoyu to pack up immediately, return to the palace with Gonggong Ma, and prepare to accompany the queen to the south tomorrow.

The announcement was completed, Ma Gonggong congratulated Lin Xiaoyu with a smile, and tactfully asked Lin Xiaoyu to pack his things quickly, so as not to miss the time for the two to return to the palace. Lin Xiaoyu didn't dare to slack off, and while letting the brothers entertain Ma Gonggong, he returned to his room to pack his belongings, as well as all kinds of modern medical tools and medicines brought all the way from Youzhou this time.

After a short time, Lin Xiaoyu packed up, and after bidding farewell to the brothers, he followed Ma Gonggong out of the pavilion and went to the palace.

After Xu Shaoan reluctantly sent Lin Xiaoyu out of the gate of the pavilion and saw her go away, he immediately returned to the small courtyard and told Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin that he would immediately go to Zhao Kuangyin, who was quite familiar, and explain to him that he had decided to stay, and asked him to show Chai Rong so that he could justifiably carry out public activities in Kaifeng in the future. Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin fully agreed with Xu Shao'an's proposal and let Zeng Zhilin go with him.

Zhao Kuangyin was very satisfied with Xu Shao'an's willingness to stay in Kaifeng, although he preferred to stay with Zeng Zhilin, who he thought was more familiar with firearms -- if he knew that Xu Shao'an, the battalion commander of the armored infantry battalion, was far more experienced in leading troops than Zeng Zhilin, who had only been the squad leader of the armed police special police team, he was afraid that he would secretly rejoice that he had obtained a right-hand man.

Zhao Kuangyin praised Xu Shao'an for his loyalty in serving the country, and said that he would immediately enter the palace to explain the matter to Chai Rong, and would recommend Xu Shaoan to serve as the commander of Shenjizhi.

In this regard, Xu and Zeng naturally thanked them again and again, and Xu Shaoan was even more humble, saying that he was limited and did not dare to take on this important task. Zhao Kuangyin naturally knew that these were polite words, so he encouraged Xu Shaoan again. ,

Subsequently, Xu Shaoan put forward a series of suggestions to Zhao Kuangyin about Shenjizhi. One of the most important points is that I hope Zhao Kuangyin can tell Chai Rong that when it is difficult to create finished products for artillery and flintlock pistols, the production of black powder should be put in the first place. Because as a more destructive material, black powder can have a considerable effect even when used alone. Then, Xu Shaoan introduced some ways to use black powder alone to Zhao Kuangyin, such as concentrated and large amounts of use can blow up the city wall; For example, you can make explosives packs, and then use a tool such as a stone thrower to throw them into an enemy camp or city, and use the power of the explosion to kill and injure the enemy.

Zhao Kuangyin was very interested in Xu Shaoan's suggestions, and he said that he would definitely know about these actors. Zhao Kuangyin also said that once the official family accepted his suggestion and appointed Xu Shaoan as the direct commander of the divine machine, he would have to talk to Xu Shaoan again about the skills and tactics of using various firearms. Moreover, since he was going to go south with Chai Rong the next day, this conversation was likely to last until late, and Zhao Kuangyin reminded Xu Shaoan in advance to let him be mentally prepared.

In this regard, Xu Shaoan naturally agreed, saying that there was no problem. Don't say it's late, even if it's an all-nighter. Then Xu and Zeng left Zhao Kuangyin's mansion and returned to the pavilion to wait for news.

After Xu and Zeng returned to the pavilion, they told Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin about their meeting with Zhao Kuangyin, and all they could do was to wait patiently for Zhao Kuangyin's news.

Soon after the brothers had a hasty dinner, the eunuch in the palace finally appeared at the gate of the small courtyard again. Although the eunuch who delivered the decree recited a lot of the holy decree, the central meaning was two: one was to promote Xu Shaoan from Zhaowu lieutenant to Zhaowu lieutenant, that is, the same official rank as Zeng Zhilin. The second is to appoint Xu Shaoan as the direct commander of the divine machine to assist Zhao Kuangyin in forming this new team.

After receiving the holy decree, Xu Shaoan went to Zhao Kuangyin's house again. On the one hand, he expressed his gratitude to Zhao Kuangyin, and on the other hand, he would fulfill his previous promise and prepare to talk in detail with Zhao Kuangyin about firearms. Before leaving, he also greeted Wang Kunjun and others in advance, saying that he might talk for a long time when he went to see Zhao Kuangyin this time, and the brothers didn't have to wait for him. Wang Kunjun and others expressed their understanding and instructed him to bring a hand-held radio station and to inform the "delegation" in time if anything happened, so as not to worry everyone. Xu Shaoan nodded in agreement, took the handstand from Lu Yue, and took the two guards out of the pavilion and went to Zhao Kuangyin's mansion.

Xu Shaoan came to Zhao's mansion and was taken by his family to the side hall where Zhao Kuangyin usually meets guests. As soon as I entered the door of the side hall, I saw that in addition to Zhao Kuangyin, there was another person I didn't know in the side hall, and a person dressed as a military general was present.

Xu Shaoan didn't think much about it, and stepped forward to salute Zhao Kuangyin. Zhao Kuangyin was very happy to see that Xu Shao'an came to him after receiving the holy decree. He asked Xu Shaoan not to be polite and sit down quickly. While pointing to the general next to him, he introduced: "Commander Xu, this official will introduce you to you, this is the commander of the right wing of the guard Si Longjie, and he is also the sworn brother of the official, Liu Guangyi." Commander Liu has just been appointed by the official family as the direct deputy of the Shenji Du Yuhou. During the period of the official family's southern expedition, Commander Liu will stay in Kaifeng and train the soldiers with Commander Xu. If Commander Xu has any ideas and suggestions, please explain them carefully to Commander Liu. ”

Although Xu Shaoan didn't know that this Liu Guangyi was one of the famous "Ten Brothers of the Righteous Society", since the other party was Zhao Kuangyin's deputy, his boss, and Zhao Kuangyin's sworn brother, he didn't need to ask more. Therefore, on the one hand, he greeted Liu Guangyi, and on the other hand, he told Liu Guangyi in detail about the several suggestions on the application of firearms that he had previously made to Zhao Kuangyin.

Liu Guangyi, as Zhao Kuangyin's sworn brother, naturally understands the importance that the official family and his brother-in-law attach to firearms and divine intelligence, so when Xu Shao'an narrates, he not only listens very carefully, but also asks Xu Shao'an to explain in detail what he doesn't understand very well, until he understands it.

The introductory lesson on firearms was a great success, with the instructors talking endlessly and the listeners attentive. The three of them talked from the middle of the hour to the end of the sub-hour, that is, from 8 o'clock in the evening to about 1 o'clock in the morning of the next day. If it weren't for the fact that he would have to go on the expedition with the car the next day, Zhao Kuangyin, who was also listening with great interest, might have let Xu Shaoan talk until dawn.

After the explanation was over, Zhao Kuangyin saw that it was too late, and the curfew had begun in Kaifeng City, and it was not convenient for Xu Shaoan and Liu Guangyi to go back to their respective residences, so they let them stay in their own house for one night and leave again tomorrow morning. Xu and Liu nodded yes, and then followed the servants of the Zhao Mansion to the guest room to rest.

);