Chapter Ninety-Six: Northern Xinjiang Changes
Time passed slowly in the rivalry between Li Xuan and Wu Jiangchao, and as time went by, Wu Jiangchao's attitude became more and more arrogant. Chen Wen knew that he didn't have much time, and it wouldn't be long before the will of the capital came, and he would be done.
Liu Yu already had an army of 100,000 in his hands, and they still had to divide a part of the army to guard the prisoners, and they also had to face the dying struggle of the Yan army. According to Wu Jiangchao, it is okay to send troops, but not too much.
For the number of troops to be sent, Chen Wen and Wu Jiangchao fought several times. In the end, under the forced surname of Li Xuan, who used his identity as the governor of northern Xinjiang, he once again increased his troops to Liu Yu by 150,000, including 50,000 cavalry and 100,000 infantry.
Not long after Liu Yu got the soldiers over there, Li Xuan's good words here came to an end, and the eunuch in the capital arrived.
"The Yan Kingdom invaded, and Chen Wen, the commander of the Northern Army, should fight to kill the enemy. But Chen Wen sat back and watched the Ming lose ground and refused to send troops, which was a dereliction of duty and fearing the enemy! Immediately escort Chen Wen, the marshal of the Northern Army, into Beijing for questioning, and Wu Jiangchao, the commander of the Northern Forbidden Army, temporarily replaced him as the marshal of the Northern Army and the governor of the Northern Xinjiang, and coordinated the war with Yan State! ”
"Fart!" As soon as the eunuch finished pronouncing the decree, a general stood up. grabbed the eunuch's neck, "You say it again, you say it again!" ”
"Presumptuous!" "Stand down!" Wu Jiangchao and Chen Wen said at the same time.
The general just now had a hideous face, and he didn't let go of the old eunuch's hand at all, but instead hissed and shouted with all his might, "Dashuai, the court is too bullying, what's wrong with Dashuai?" Brothers, the court wants our northern army to open the sword, and we must not give in! ”
In this case, the soldiers of the Northern Army unsheathed their swords one after another and looked coldly at the eunuch who sent the decree. As long as Chen Wen gave an order, they would do it immediately. The eunuch was so frightened that he almost didn't pee in his crotch.
Which one of the people who came out to deliver the decree was not stuffed with a full pocket, why was he so unlucky. originally thought that this time the fox fake tiger might be able to take advantage of the change of coach to beat these soldiers who had no backing, so as to make a lot of money. Who knew that these soldiers were so ruthless, and they had the intention of rebelling against their commander.
Seeing such a situation, Wu Jiangchao was not chaotic at all, and looked at Chen Wen with a smile, "What, is General Chen going to rebel?" ”
After speaking, Wu Jiangchao waved his hand slightly, and a large number of forbidden troops suddenly appeared, surrounding everyone here, the knife was unsheathed, and the bow was wound. There is a tendency to shoot arrows at all times if you don't agree with each other.
"It turns out that General Wu has been prepared for a long time!" Looking at the forbidden army that suddenly surrounded this place, Chen Wen couldn't help but say with a smile
Wu Jiangchao stood up leisurely and said with some excitement, "Of course, you, General Chen, have heavy troops in your hands, and you have to guard against it." General Chen, I think you still honestly hand over your military power and go to Beijing to stand trial, maybe you can save a small life, otherwise, hum! ”
"General, you can't, the court clearly wants you to go back to Beijing and die. It's a big deal, let's fight, as long as the handsome man says a word, the end of the sword mountain and the sea of fire will also be done. ”
"Yes, handsome!"
"Shut up!"
The generals of the Northern Army stood up and shouted loudly, and there was a great tendency to fight to the death. Chen Wen immediately shouted to stop them. There are forbidden troops all around, and if they make any changes, the little life is over. "As a courtier of the Ming Kingdom, Chen Wen should obey the arrangements of the imperial court, and don't say anything more. Chen is willing to hand over the military power. ”
"Marshal, alas!"
"Okay, General Chen really knows the current affairs!" Seeing Chen Wen so decisive, Wu Jiangchao said loudly. Then he leaned into Chen Wen's ear and whispered, "General Chen, feng shui takes turns, I said I hope you don't regret it." Ha ha! ”
Chen Wen said this, and the generals of the Northern Army had no backbone, and their faces were like ashes. As soon as the general's hand that grabbed the old eunuch was released, the old eunuch immediately struggled out of the general's hand, ran behind his entourage in a panic, and shouted loudly, "Take him down to our family, take it!" ”
Seeing that the general seemed to have no heart to resist, he rushed forward and helped him with three circles in the rope and three circles outside. Seeing such a scene, the old eunuch tidied up his clothes and walked out from behind his entourage. With an arrogant face, he said to the entourage behind, "Come on, press down Chen Wen and take it away!" ”
Then he ran to Wu Jiangchao with a flattering face, and said with some flattery, "Congratulations to Wu Dashuai for officially becoming the governor of Northern Xinjiang, Wu Dashuai really deserves to be a child of the Wu family, and he is really both civil and military, and he is resourceful!" ”
"Happy and happy, thank you father-in-law for complimenting!" As he spoke, Wu Jiangchao quietly stuffed the silver ticket into the old eunuch's sleeve. While smiling, he said, "I still have to rely on my father-in-law to speak well in front of my mother!" ”
After getting the benefits, the old eunuch smiled even brighter. nodded again and again, "Wu Shuai, don't worry, this is as it should be." Wu Shuai has made outstanding contributions, and Niangniang will not forget it. ”
"By the way, I almost forgot about business! This is the mother's secret letter," said the old eunuch, and slapped his head violently. Then he pulled out a letter from his sleeve and quietly handed it over. Then he came over and asked in a low voice, "Wu Shuai, Niangniang wants me to ask, how are these three princes in Northern Xinjiang?" ”
"These three princes are not easy to deal with, even Zhou Yunfan of the Zhou family is folded in his hands when he has a heavy army. Not long ago, Chen Wen transferred him an army of 150,000, and now he has 250,000 troops in his hands, which has become the climate! ”
Hearing that Liu Yu had more than 200,000 troops, the old eunuch gasped and couldn't calm down. Along the way, I heard the people talk about how powerful the three princes were, and the old eunuch always thought it was just a rumor, and he didn't know what virtues the three princes had.
But now even Wu Jiangchao said the same, the old eunuch was a little sure, and then looked at Wu Jiangchao in a panic, and whispered, "What should I do, Niangniang and the three princes are now incompatible, if the three princes gain power, we will have to go around without eating!" ”
Seeing the old eunuch do this, a trace of disgust flashed in Wu Jiangchao's eyes. said with some comfort, "Father-in-law, don't worry, although the third prince is powerful, he is not afraid of it." Now I am the Governor of the Ming Army, and I can destroy it as long as I use means! ”
The old eunuch is not stupid, he has seen more palace battles, and he can't help asking, "But the third prince is the prince after all, and he is the king." Wu Shuai is a courtier after all, he can obediently listen to Wu Shuai's command! ”
The old eunuch's words made Wu Jiangchao a little displeased, but he still couldn't help but explain slowly, "Father-in-law, this is the governor of the Northern Army to coordinate the war. If he doesn't go, it will be for his own selfish desires, ignoring the war, and the reputation of the people will be stinky. If he goes, hum, I'll make sure he goes, but he won't come! ”
The old eunuch also knew that he had said the wrong thing in a hurry, and immediately reacted, "Okay, Wu Shuai is far-sighted and worthy of being a pillar of the country." It was our family's fault just now, please don't take Wu Shuai to heart! ”
"My father-in-law said this, how can he be such a person in Xia" and the old eunuch had a false and wrongful time, and Wu Jiangchao sent him to the county town to rest, so that he would leave for Beijing tomorrow.
Back in the barracks, Wu Jiangchao immediately recruited his henchmen and asked anxiously, "How about it, have the military power of these generals of the Northern Army been confiscated?" ”
"Don't worry, Chen Wendu will be arrested obediently, how can these people have the courage to go against the big handsome!"
"Okay, then we have more than 300,000 troops in our hands. As for the Yan army, it is completely possible to let the three princes fight, the three princes are so powerful, they should be dealt with. However, I asked to clean up the mess, and I could take the opportunity to leave the third prince here. ”
"General, in this way, it is inevitable that there will be some mistakes and omissions. So many soldiers are watching, if it gets out, it will damage your prestige."
Raising the letter in his hand, Wu Jiangchao sighed faintly, "This is also a helpless thing." Niangniang said that the third prince must not be allowed to return to the capital. It is best to let the three princes stay in the northern frontier and stay on the battlefield of the war with the Yan State. This is the time for my Wu family to behave well, as long as the three princes are left, when the time comes, the Wu family will be able to take the Zhou family and become the first family of the Ming Kingdom! ”
"Dashuai is far-sighted, I can't wait!"
"Okay, stop talking nonsense, bring Wang Ming here!"
"No!"
It didn't take long for a middle-aged man wearing a black armor to walk in the big tent. When I got closer, I saw that it was the general who was the first to make a mistake in the morning and grabbed the old eunuch's neck. As soon as he came in, the man immediately knelt down and said with a flattering face, "My subordinates see the handsome!" ”
"Today, you did a great job!"
"Xie Dashuai compliments!"
"Hmm!" Seeing Wang Ming's appearance, Wu Jiangchao felt a sense of accomplishment. He said with satisfaction, "General Wang, the remaining 100,000 troops of the Northern Army are under your command, and I believe that your performance today can completely convince the Northern Army." In addition, after taking charge of the army, slowly get rid of Chen Wen and the three princes who are loyal to them, and really hold them in your hands, can you do it? ”
"Xie Dashuai, the last general swears to swear allegiance to Dashuai!" Wang Ming said excitedly: "Don't worry, the last general will never give up!" ”
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