When Li Zicheng and Gao Yingxiang were talking, they were about to leave Huaiqing Mansion, thousands of miles away in Beijing, on the top of the court hall, a eunuch was reading a holy decree, officially announcing the appointment of Wang Pu, Yang Jinchao and Lu Jiude, and the consensus reached between Emperor Chongzhen and the Ministry of War.

As soon as the eunuch finished reading, Li Jizhen, the staff officer, stood up, bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, Weichen has a plan to play!" ”

In an instant, everyone's eyes in the hall were focused on Li Jizhen's body, and his heart moved, and he jumped up. Chongzhen, who was sitting above, frowned slightly, then waved his hand and said loudly: "Master Li, what else do you have to do?" Do you have any opinion about my will? ”

At this time, Li Jizhen stood straight, his face was full of perseverance and determination, and he said slowly without humility or arrogance: "Your Majesty, Wang Pu is only under the shadow of God's father, so he can take charge of the post of deputy general of the Beijing battalion, and now he is defenseless, but he has become the post of chief soldier, Weichen feels that this matter is inappropriate and unconvincing. ”

Suddenly, Chongzhen's face collapsed in an instant, extremely gloomy, the atmosphere in the hall became extremely tense, and most of the officials were worried in their hearts, and they admired Li Jizhen very much, and dared to speak out!

Li Jizhen's expression was still the same, he didn't seem to see the change in Chongzhen's expression, and he didn't seem to feel the tense atmosphere in the hall, he just paused for a moment, and continued his straightforward advice.

"Your Majesty, although the war between Zuo Liangyu and Li Bei in Henan is not dead, but there are many merits, and there are countless thieves who have been exterminated. Moreover, the troops under the command of General Zuo and General Li were already insufficient to take care of all of them, and it was inevitable that Huixian County would be besieged repeatedly, unless the second general Zuo Li did nothing but set up defenses in the city. However, this is contrary to the emperor's policy of suppressing bandits. ”

A series of words, like a slap in the face, made Chongzhen realize that he had indeed done some mistakes, no matter what, Zuo Liangyu and Li Bei did make countless meritorious contributions, killing many rebel armies and bandit leaders.

And Wang Pu and others, who were defenseless, were promoted several levels at once, and became the post of chief soldier, stabilizing Zuo Liangyu and Li Bei. Once this matter spreads, it will inevitably shake the morale of the army and make many generals dissatisfied.

Obviously, Chongzhen also knows that because of his own prestige, Zuo Liangyu and Li Bei may not say anything, but they will definitely be dissatisfied and unconvinced.

As soon as he thought of this, Chongzhen's brows furrowed slightly, and it was a little difficult to do left and right, and he blurted out: "Master Li, I am the Ninety-Five, the exit is the golden rule, and in a word, it is the Nine Dings, how can I take it back so easily?" Is it possible, do you still want me to go back on my word? ”

"Weichen doesn't dare!" Li Jizhen responded, made a cautious attitude, and at the same time hurriedly bowed and saluted, showing a look of self-reproach, and then continued in a loud voice: "Enlighten the emperor, Weichen does not want the emperor to withdraw the holy decree and change his mind, but wants the emperor to be able to reward and punish them, and in view of the merits of Li Zongbing and Zuo Zongbing, they can be given a certain reward. ”

Hearing this, Chongzhen's expression was obviously much better, he muttered slightly, and immediately said aloud: "Spread my will, in view of the military exploits of Zuo Liangyu and Li Bei, the two of them are qualified for the position of governor and commander-in-chief. ”

"The emperor is wise!"

In an instant, there was a sound of mountain shouting from the bottom of the hall, and the military generals knelt on the ground one after another, bowing to the ground one after another, and the atmosphere in the hall was also relaxed, and Li Jiji secretly wiped the cold sweat on his forehead.

At the same time, everyone's hearts were full of relief, fortunately, the emperor was able to add officials to Zuo Liangyu and Li Bei in time. Otherwise, not only will the two be discouraged, but also the hearts of the soldiers in the world will be chilled.

After all, others can be promoted to knighthood without merit, rising step by step, and working hard by themselves, not only will they not be rewarded, but they will also be punished, how can they let those soldiers on the battlefield fight?

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Henan Governor Yamen, as soon as he took office, Xuan Mo immediately summoned all the military generals of Henan and gathered in the hall.

At this moment, Xuan Mo's bookish expression was very calm, his eyes flickered, he glanced at the generals one by one, and finally stopped at the body of a naval division general in the middle of the left side, and said slowly: "General Yuan, as an officer in the middle of the river, is in charge of all the naval divisions in this area of the Yellow River, your burden is not light, not only to be responsible for inspecting the Yellow River, but also to strictly prevent the rebellious army from crossing the Yellow River and entering the hinterland of Henan at all times." ”

Hearing this, Yuan Daquan, an officer in the middle of the river defense, immediately stood up, clasped his hands into fists, and replied loudly: "Your Excellency, rest assured, the last general has increased the number of warships patrolling the river, and the personnel and warships take turns to work day and night to closely monitor all movements on the river. In particular, several important crossings on both sides of the Yellow River are the focus of patrols. ”

Speaking of this, Yuan Daquan showed hesitation, and finally turned to worry and said: "However, my lord, although the last general has strengthened the patrol on the river, the defense force on the south bank of the Yellow River has weakened a lot. If you are close to the river defense division, it is difficult to stop the thieves from escaping. ”

"Hmm... General Yuan, what you said is good. Xuan Mo responded, showing a deep groan, and after thinking for a moment, he immediately said: "General Yuan, don't worry, this official will draw troops from other places to support you and assist in the defense." ”

Hearing Xuan Mo's words, Yuan Daquan's expression was obviously relaxed, and he secretly breathed a long sigh of relief, as if he had thought of something, his face was solemn, and he reminded again: "My lord, there is still one word in the last general that I don't know whether to say or not?" ”

"General Yuan, you don't have to be so polite, even if you have something to say, this official is not that kind of hypocritical person." Xuan Mo's eyebrows raised slightly, and he returned to normal in an instant, and responded lightly.

"My lord, that's right, although it's still spring, the encirclement and suppression of thieves is by no means something that can be finished in three or five months. Once in winter, according to the situation in previous years, the Yellow River will form a thick layer of ice during the cold winter wax moon. At that time, not only will the warships of the naval division be unusable, but the Yellow River will also lose its natural barrier effect, and the rebel army can cross the Yellow River from any place and enter the hinterland of Henan, without hundreds of thousands of troops, they will not be able to prevent them at all. ”

In an instant, Xuan Mo, who had no waves, suddenly became solemn, nodded, and at the same time the current situation in Henan also appeared in his heart.

Once the rebel army enters the hinterland of Henan, with the current situation in Henan, the originally weakened rebels will instantly resurrect and become strong and stronger.

Thinking of this, Xuan Mo's heart became heavier and heavier, and he secretly had an opinion: "It seems that before winter, we must speed up our actions, even if we can't completely eliminate the rebel army, we must block it in the border between Huaiqing Mansion and Shanxi." In this way, even if the surface of the Yellow River is frozen in the cold winter and the moon is frozen, the defense line can be greatly reduced, and with the current strength, it can also be encircled and suppressed. ”

Thinking of this, Xuan Mo nodded slightly, restrained his mind for a moment, and said solemnly: "Generals, during this time, you must strictly guard the areas you are responsible for. Moreover, it is necessary to pay close attention to the fact that once there is a sign of rebellion in a certain state capital, it must be nipped in the bud. Otherwise, our defense line on the south bank of the Yellow River will fall into a situation where we will be attacked from both sides and collapse at any time. ”

After the generals left, Xuan Mo stood by the window and looked at the south from afar. Although his face was extremely calm, he looked calm. However, there is no peace of mind and no certainty about his task.

Compared with Xu Dingchen, the governor of Shanxi, he only needs to suppress and encircle the rebel army, and his responsibility is much heavier, not only to control the general army of Deng Xi, Zuo Liangyu, Li Bei, Tang Jiuzhou and other general troops to encircle and suppress the rebel army, and eliminate the rebels on the north bank of the Yellow River, but also to prevent major turmoil in Henan at any time and maintain stability.

However, Xuan Mo only felt that his mouth was secretly bitter, the task ahead was easy to do, as long as it was handed over to Zuo Liangyu and the others. Moreover, reinforcements from Huguang and Sichuan are still rushing to Henan to encircle and suppress the thieves.

However, for the next task, Xuan Mo is not a little sure, not that he has no way, but he is powerless, as long as there is food, he can completely solve his worries, and there will be no major turmoil in the hinterland of Henan.

Xuan Mo knows very well that solving the hidden dangers in Henan is also a hidden concern in Shanxi and Henan, and the key to solving the problem is in people's livelihood and food. As long as there is food, the people will live and work in peace and contentment, and will not rebel with the rebellious army.

And if you want to solve the problem of food, it lies in silver, or a large amount of silver.

Just left from the capital division, Xuan Mo also knew that the treasury was already empty, on the verge of collapse, and almost all the financial revenue was spent on military salaries, how could there be any extra silver allocated to him for relief to the people?

"Hey..."Xuan Mo suddenly sighed, with a look of emotion on his face, and said to himself faintly: "Over the years, if the food and salary used to suppress the rebellious army could be used to help the people, the turmoil in Shaanxi, Shanxi and Henan would have been solved long ago. ”

"If there is no raging army, the imperial court can reduce taxes, and the people can barely live and farm at home with peace of mind, how can they rebel with the thieves? If that is the case, the imperial court can concentrate all its forces and concentrate on solving the rebellion in Liaodong and completely solving the root cause of the Tartar trouble. As soon as it resisted the invasion of Houjin, the rebellious army grew and grew again, and so on, when was it a head? ”

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A few days later, in the base of Zhongnan Mountain, Gao Guiying was lying on a sleeping chair with a big belly, her eyes slightly closed, enjoying the warm sunshine of spring, and the whole person looked graceful and lazy, very comfortable.

Kiss~!

At this moment, the drowsy Gao Guiying suddenly felt her cheeks wet, and with a crisp voice, she was just about to get angry, and the bold person dared to scare her, and a familiar voice came into her ears, making her look stiff, and then she was very surprised.

"Kiss your son and wife, you're living a good life, and you're enjoying it!"

Gao Guiying opened her worried eyes, and the person she was thinking about day and night, Li Zicheng. Hearing Li Zicheng's playful and greasy title, Gao Guiying turned red, and said with some disgust: "Husband, how can you shout such greasy words?" ”

At this time, Li Zicheng had already squatted down, lying on the side of the couch relaxedly, gently stroking Gao Guiying's stomach with one hand, and said in a harmonious voice: "Guiying, is it a boy?" Or a girl? ”

However, Gao Guiying did not answer immediately, and became a little baby fat and smiled, revealing a mysterious look, and asked instead of answering: "Husband, guess what?" ”

"Hmm... Daughter-in-law, husband, I don't have clairvoyance, and I don't know how to practice medicine, how can you let me guess? Li Zicheng blurted out, and when he saw Gao Guiying's face full of ridicule, he suddenly became interested, he smiled, showing a cunning meaning, pretending to be a deep groan, and then sold a pass, and then said seriously: "However, if you let your husband guess, you should always cooperate, I can guess, right?" ”

"Uh..." Gao Guiying was stunned for a moment, her face was full of puzzlement, and she subconsciously asked, "How to cooperate?" ”

Li Zicheng smiled more and more brightly, his expression suddenly changed, he pretended to be very serious, and said solemnly: "As the saying goes, a big butt is not only easy to give birth to, but also easy to give birth to a son." How to cooperate? Needless to say? Of course, let the husband see your buttocks, whether it is big or small, so that the husband can have a basis for guessing and guessing more accurately! ”

Ha ha...

As soon as the words fell, Li Zicheng couldn't help laughing out loud anymore, which made Gao Guiying's face flushed, and she was disgusted, and her magnificent chest rose and fell.

"Oops..."

At this moment, Gao Guiying suddenly exclaimed in pain, which frightened Li Zicheng's laughter abruptly, and hurriedly asked nervously, "Guiying, what's wrong with you?" Isn't it uncomfortable there? ”

"Husband, I'm fine." Gao Guiying responded, she had returned to normal, the anger and shyness had disappeared, she touched her stomach very gently, and said softly: "It was the child who kicked me, it's okay." ”

Hearing this, Li Zicheng suddenly took a long breath, let go of his hanging heart, and not only said to himself: "I'm scared to death." ”

At the same time, Gao Guiying had a big belly and struggled to stand up, Li Zicheng hurriedly pulled out and stood up, leaned over and helped him over, and asked with concern: "Guiying, what's wrong with you, lie down well, why do you have to get up?" ”

"Husband, I'm fine, but I've been lying down for too long, and my body is a little numb, and I want to get up and walk."

Under Li Zicheng's support, Gao Guiying slowly stood up with some bulkiness, with a happy look on her face, and Li Zicheng's eyes were rolling around, staring at Gao Guiying's buttocks, showing a look of consternation, and subconsciously said: "Daughter-in-law, your ass is big and small, and you can't be pregnant with twins, right?" ”

Gao Guiying's expression froze, and the whole person had a feeling of crying and laughing, but she still showed a happy smile, regardless of Li Zicheng's squinting eyes and that strange color, she put her arms around Li Zicheng's arm and said helplessly as she walked: "You, there are many strange truths." However, you guessed correctly this time, Dr. Wu said, I am pregnant with a dragon and phoenix fetus. ”

Li Zicheng's expression became very exciting, it was indescribable joy, indescribable happiness.

At this time, as if he had thought of something, Li Zicheng's expression suddenly froze, and a trace of annoyance flashed, and he said indignantly: "What is the person in charge of the base area doing?" Daughter-in-law, your belly is so big, and it won't take long for you to give birth, why haven't you arranged someone to take care of your daily diet, housing and transportation? ”