Long Qian, who had reversed the ambush battle on the mountain road due to the timely arrival of reinforcements, of course, could not leave Zhang Lianfen and Wu Yong back to Zhengjiazhuang, he had to settle the wounded Wu Yong. Moreover, he needed to seize the opportunity brought by the ambush in Yizhou Road and Wu Yong's bullet and injury, and prompted Zhang Lianfen and Wu Yong to jointly go to the imperial court to accuse Yuan Shikai's subordinates of attacking the imperial court officials in broad daylight. Playing this card must be a huge help to Ning Shijun, who is running for the treatment of the right wing of the Weisheng Army in Taiyuan.

And the main purpose of arranging Jiang Yun's return was to obtain a favorable confession from Tao Sankou.

Zhang Lianfen, who participated in the surprise interrogation of the prisoners despite his fright and fatigue, was extremely angry, and even called it "appalling", without Long Qian's prompting, when he drafted a named memo for impeaching Yuan Shikai, stating why he and Wu Yong's prefect went to Yizhou with General Long Qian, and how they were suddenly ambushed by the officers and soldiers accompanying Lai, and the fact that they survived desperately, and asked the imperial court to severely punish the murderers and make the decision for the innocent officers and soldiers of the right wing of the Weisheng Army. When Long Qian was asked to look at this memo and asked him to sign it together, Long Qian put forward a different opinion, that is, to focus on the statement of facts, rather than accusing Yuan Shikai. For what do you do? Long Qian calmly recounted his grievances with Yuan Shikai's subordinates, and pointed out that the Yizhou garrison colluded with bandits who slipped through the net, mainly targeting themselves, not you and Wu Governor's Mansion. In this case, it is not suitable for you to sign the note. Moreover, the crime of collusion with bandits by the Yizhou garrison may have been the work of a lower-level officer, and Yuan Gong may not have known about it. Directly impeaching Yuan Futai, we have no evidence in our hands, so let's not write it like this.

Zhang Lianfen has been in officialdom for decades, and her time in Shandong is not short. The grievances between Long Qian and Yuan Shikai are clear. This time, Long Qian was appreciated by Cixi, and the garrison of Lunan was also very clear about the current situation of being squeezed out by Yuan Shikai. I thought that if this happened, the handle of the knife was held in Long Qian's hand, and he would definitely make a big fuss, fight with Yuan Shikai, and let out the evil anger in his chest. Who knew that this person was so open-minded, and he actually had the intention of exculpating Yuan Shikai. couldn't help but admire, "Retreat, Zhang didn't expect to make a good friend like you." Compared to you. Zhang really lived this age in vain. There are thousands of undue courage in the two armies, and the unified army conquest directly makes the foreigners tie their hands, and the governance of the local area has its own splendid articles...... is this open-mindedness, Zhang is absolutely unreachable. Zhang Lianfen sighed.

If you can bring down Yuan Shikai in one fell swoop. Of course, Long Qian will not be polite. Yuan Shikai's personal hope. The imperial court categorically would not kill Yuan Shikai because of this matter. Case. It might as well be narrowing the target. So, under Long Qian's hint, Zhang Lianfen and Wu Yong's recital changed the tune. aimed his firepower at the Yizhou generals under Yuan Shikai, and firmly charged them with the crime of colluding with bandits to kill the officials of the imperial court. Remind the imperial court that this incident has angered the officers and soldiers of the right wing of the Weisheng Army, and if the contradiction between the right wing of the Weisheng Army and the Yizhou garrison cannot be properly resolved, the consequences are unpredictable.

Wu Yong's injuries were not serious, and the preliminary judgment was that he did not hurt his bones, and settled down in Yi County to recuperate, Long Qian hurried back to Zhengjiazhuang to deal with internal problems. He never expected that Jiang Yun, who had returned directly to Zhengjiazhuang, had set off a storm.

After severely criticizing Zhou Yi, Lu Shan and others, and locking up the initiator Jiang Yun, and releasing all the "suspects" categorically. Long Qian locked himself in the house, and asked Xiao Xue, a signal soldier temporarily transferred from the guard company, to boil a bucket of hot water and take a beautiful bath.

Long Qian believed that the one who provided Zheng Cheng with his whereabouts was among the people who were released. Jiang Yun's reconnaissance direction was not wrong, but the way was wrong. There are hidden dangers and two consequences that lead to the instability of the troops, and Long Qian will of course make the choice of stabilizing the troops.

Zheng Cheng and Zheng Du will definitely not swallow that breath. The hatred of the seizure of his family's wealth is higher than the revenge of killing his father, although Zheng Jing did not die directly at his own hands. Long Qian believed that as long as the Zheng brothers did not die, this hatred would not be extinguished. But now I can't take care of Zheng Cheng, it's a pity that the cavalry brought by Cheng Erhu didn't catch Zheng Cheng that day, otherwise the situation would be more favorable.

Long Qian tried to be a qualified politician. Try to look at and deal with all issues from a political perspective. He has integrated into this world, broken into the vision of the highest authority in today's China, and has an army loyal to him, but it has taken more than three years. When Long Qian was meditating alone, he was secretly proud of his achievements. Long Qian concluded that history was being rewritten because of his own arrival. What the future holds is both exciting and anxious. At present, the most important thing is to really control the two states and establish a larger and real base area. If you can't do this, the rest will not be discussed.

The ambush on Yizhou Road is not only an accident, but also an opportunity. Using Zhang Lianfen and Wu Yong to complain to the imperial court is definitely better than the mediation effect of sending Ning Shijun to mediate. Long Qian judged that Ning Shijun would not get anything he wanted from Yuan Shikai. It was not the old feud between the Mengshan Army and the Wuwei New Army that had been confronted several times before, but the establishment of the Weisheng Army and his own being sent back to Lunan completely cut off the possibility of reconciliation with this late Qing hero. As time goes by, he will become more and more the enemy in Yuan Shikai's heart. Since it is destined to be an undying enemy, seizing every opportunity to find trouble with the opponent is the proper meaning of the question. Whether Zhang Lianfen and Wu Yong's joint performance would prompt the imperial court to order Yuan Shikai's military power to withdraw from Lunan was not guaranteed. However, no effort should be spared in this regard.

The reason why Jiang Yun's reckless initiation of the public purge was inappropriate was that the sequelae brought about were far greater than the detection of one or two spies, especially when the army had absorbed nearly 1,000 of Tao San's old subordinates. But this is not the most serious, since Long Qian took charge of the Mengshan Army, he secretly vowed not to take the wrong path in history, such as large-scale rebellion and cannibalism. The Manchu regime was actually torn apart after the Hongyang Rebellion, and the central control over the localities, especially the remote areas, was gradually lost, which was manifested in the increasing authority of the governors. This trend has been exacerbated by the turmoil that occurred last year. If the Mengshan army wants to move towards reunification, it must face all kinds of powerful factions with different interests, and the method of destroying the opponent by force is not the best strategy in Long Qian's view, which will be too much of a loss of national strength. Even if the whole country is unified, it will not be able to cope with the drastic changes in the situation in the world.

As for history, Long Qian actually knows only half of it. There isn't much to work on. But his limited knowledge of history told him that the Spring and Autumn Period was the peak of cultural prosperity and ideological activity. Most of the things that we are now culturally proud of were born in the chaotic years of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. With the advent of centralization and the prevalence of Dong Zhongshu's fallacies, Confucianism became a tool of the rulers and completely lost its independence. With the decline of academics, the Chinese slowly lost the ability to think. It also slowly loses its ability to innovate. The so-called cycle of chaos. In Long Qian's view, it is precisely the consequence of imprisoning thoughts. However, the reality is that the rulers will always strengthen the centralization of power more severely, especially the ideological and cultural rule, as the way to control the turmoil and achieve long-term peace and stability.

Can you find a new path? Can there really be an inclusiveness? An eclectic cultural atmosphere. Allowing various schools of thought to coexist within the framework of one constitution? This is a question that Long Qian has been thinking about lately. It's a new path that no one has ever walked at all. If there is no research abroad, there is certainly no history of China, and either/or is our most important cultural feature. But this was something that Long Qian deeply despised. So. Since he took charge of the Mengshan Army, he has never rectified and unified his thinking, and he has only unified discipline. As long as you don't violate military discipline, you can do whatever you want.

To realize his fantasy ideals, Mengshanjun is undoubtedly the only carrier. Therefore, the establishment of this culture must start with the Mengshan Army. However, the army is also an armed group that demands absolute obedience and absolute unity, and of course the more "pure" the army, the better, and ideological weapons are dangerous. This pair of contradictions is a problem that has plagued Long Qian for a long time but cannot find a solution, and he has no one who can open his heart to discuss these problems at present.

As for the stability of the troops, Long Qian believed that apart from Tao San's old troops, the original basic troops would not have problems due to this large-scale arrest and interrogation. The old part of Tao San was scattered among the troops and was not concentrated, so this was not a big problem.

Now, he had to take care of it. Where to start?

After taking a bath, Long Qian changed into a military uniform and went to the courtyard where Zhou Yi's family lived alone.

"I'm sorry, I apologize to you." Long Qian is not very good at calling Wang Yuechan, it doesn't seem appropriate to call Mrs. Zheng, what about the name, speaking of which she is still Zhou Yi's elder, this damn feudal polygamy.

"Commander Long," Wang Yuecian didn't expect Long Qian to apologize to her, and her eyes immediately turned red.

"It's they who are reckless. I understand Brother Zhou's mood at that time, and you should understand it too. If you have grievances in your heart, blame me Long Qian. I know that you will never be a traitor. ”

The last sentence made Wang Yuecian cry, at first sobbing, and then simply squatting on the ground and crying. The cry alarmed Zheng Chan, who was holding her daughter, and when she saw that it was Long Qian in the yard, she immediately froze.

Zheng Chan and Wen were both set on fire in this incident. Because of Zhou Yi's position in the army, their lives have not been violated, but they really feel a great danger. Because of Wang Yuechan's arrest, Zheng Chan is sure that even if she is in the position of Wang Yuechan, she will still be arrested.

Fortunately, Long Qian came back, and fortunately, Long Qian stopped the spread of terror.

"Commander Long, you're here, he's not at home__"

"Mrs. Zhou, I'm not looking for Zhou Yi. It's to come and see you, and look at her. She has been wronged, and I apologize. Long Qian looked at Wang Yuechan, who was squatting on the ground and crying, and turned his face to Zheng Chan and said, "You and your mother must have been frightened too." It's okay now. But I still want to say a few words to you," Long Qian pondered the words, "Zhou Yi is your husband, my brother from birth to death. This time he did the wrong thing, and the wrong thing was the way he did things, not the rape itself. Brother Ling's plan to attack me is an ironclad fact, not a fiction of someone from my dragon, and he did not wronged Brother Ling. If it weren't for God's mercy in that battle, I would have died on the Yizhou Road like those brothers who died in battle. If that happens, you can think about what the outcome will be for you. Therefore, I advise you to completely cut off relations with Zheng Cheng and don't fantasize about preserving any family affection. Zheng Cheng is already my enemy, that is, the enemy of the Mengshan army, including Zhou Yi. Mrs. Zhou, if you do what I request, you are my Mengshanjun's family and my sister-in-law Long Qian. Hope you think it through. ”

Zheng Chan's face was pale, "Commander Long, I am a woman, how can I harm you if I marry a chicken?" Isn't that harming my husband? ”

"That's the truth. Although the words are a bit heavier, Zheng Cheng is your brother after all, I just hope that in the future, if I say yes, you have to stand firm and know who can give you happiness. Long Qian saw Wang Yuechan stand up, "Wang Yuechan, you are a soldier of the Mengshan Army, I will say more, this matter has nothing to do with you." But I'm still going to find out the spy. I'll give you a task, you think about it, what is the problem? Don't tell anyone, just report it to me. ”

"Me?"

"Yes, that's you. This is my command to you. (To be continued......)