In the afternoon of the same day, Mo Qian held a banquet in the palace of Gao'an City, and he wanted to reward the whole army.

Those who are qualified to enter the palace to participate in the banquet are all high-ranking generals such as the thousands of general staff generals in the army, as well as their staff.

Now there are a lot of scholars in the rebel army who have come to take refuge, and the township mayor and town mayor under Mo Qian are obviously not enough.

In order to accommodate these scholars, Mo Qian also set up many civilian positions in the army.

For example, the positions of clerk, chief bookkeeper, staff and other positions are all set up for scholars.

As long as the talented people are of noble character, have no shortage of virtue, and are willing to contribute to the righteous army, Mo Qian will not refuse to come.

Qian Dayou, the deputy commander-in-chief, had two staff members and a master bookkeeper by his side, and Yi Jiu, a staff officer of the second battalion and the second brigade, also had a scholar by his side.

At tonight's celebration banquet, Yi Jiu came to Mo Qian with a wine bowl and said: "Dashuai, we have already laid down two counties in this Ruizhou Mansion, and now there is still Xinchang County in the mountains, and the last general is willing to recommend himself, and tomorrow he will lead 3,000 soldiers and horses from the headquarters of the last general to attack Xinchang, and ask the commander to be successful!" ”

Mo Qian couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "When did you learn such a literary crepe, who taught you?" ”

Yi Jiu's eyes glared upward, and said: "Dashuai, isn't this what you asked the brothers to read and write, since you gave the order, I went to find a few Xiucai Gong to teach me to read and read, and I now know more than a hundred words!" ”

Mo Qian became interested when he heard it, and he said, "Oh? How long has it been since you already knew so many words? ”

"Of course, I study hard!"

Mo Qian nodded, "Well, it's very good, we have to make persistent efforts in the future, but don't give up halfway." ”

Yi Jiu saw Mo Qian praising him, and his face couldn't help but smile even more.

He stepped forward and asked, "Dashuai, what about beating Xinchang?" ”

"It's up to you, tomorrow you will bring 3,000 people from your headquarters to attack Xinchang, remember, it's okay to attack the city, don't slaughter the city, you have to love the people, understand?"

"Understand, although the marshal can rest assured, the last general will never disgrace the marshal!"

"Good! Ben Shuai toasts you! ”

Mo Qian was drinking and drinking, when suddenly a soldier came from outside the door to report that there was a group of scholars outside the house who wanted to see him.

Mo Qian thought for a moment, and then asked the soldiers to bring the group of people in.

After a while, a group of young people dressed as scholars stepped into the lobby of the palace.

Before Mo Qian could speak, Gong Chengkang, who was suddenly sitting at the bottom of the house, suddenly stood up and shouted, "Brother-in-law, you are finally here!" ”

Xiong Jingqi originally planned to salute Mo Qian first, but he didn't expect to see his brother-in-law calling him as soon as he came in.

Seeing Gong Chengkang appear in front of him, Xiong Jingqi was also taken aback.

He pulled Gong Chengkang's sleeve and said in surprise: "Chengkang, you are also here!" ”

Gong Chengkang said with a smile: "Brother-in-law, I thought you would have to wait a few more months before you come, I am now the general of the righteous army, and the marshal made me the general manager of Qian, and I am in charge of more than 1,000 people!" ”

When Xiong Jingqi heard this, he couldn't help but nod with relief.

Gong Chengkang saw Xiong Jingqi and more than a dozen scholars behind him, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Brother-in-law, are these people all coming with you to join the army?" ”

"Well, Cheng Kang, these are my classmates and friends, and their families have all suffered from military disasters, this time we will go south together to join you!"

When Gong Chengkang heard this, he was overjoyed, and he said with a big grin: "Brother-in-law's words are outside, the younger brother has gained a firm foothold in the righteous army, how can there be any reason not to accept you, come brother-in-law, I will introduce you to the king!" ”

After speaking, Gong Chengkang walked up to Mo Qian and saluted Mo Qian: "King, these scholars are all my friends in Jiujiang, that one is my brother-in-law, and the others are my brother-in-law's classmates, I have already corresponded with them several times, persuading them to serve the king!" ”

Mo Qian was also overjoyed when he heard it, and the scholars of Jiujiang Mansion had come to join him, which proved that his influence was getting farther and farther away, which was undoubtedly a great thing for the rebels.

"Oh, since you are Chengkang's relatives, everyone, please take a seat!"

Mo Qian personally stood up to greet Xiong Jingqi and his friends.

Xiong Jingqi and his entourage saw that Mo Qian was so young and polite, and they couldn't help but have a deeper impression of Mo Qian.

A Xiucai came out and said: "The king raises the banner of righteousness, raises the righteous soldiers, and removes corrupt officials, my Chaisang children have already heard of the prestige of the king, and when I see it today, it is really the posture of the dragon and phoenix among the real people!" ”

Mo Qian couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "This benevolent brother has won the award, I am just a poor talent in Yuan Zhou, and I haven't even been admitted to the exam, how can I have any dragon and phoenix posture!" ”

"The king is too humble!"

"Come on, come on, please take a seat, come on, serve wine!"

A few more tables were added to the celebration banquet, and the atmosphere on the wine table suddenly became even more lively.

After three rounds of drinking, a friend beside Xiong Jingqi got up and asked Mo Qian, "May I ask the king, I wonder what the king thinks of the current situation?" ”

Mo Qian put down the wine bowl and looked at the man who asked the question, only to see that he was about thirty years old, with a small beard on his chin, and he looked very mature.

However, asking such a sharp question as soon as he came up, and asking it so directly, made Mo Qian feel a little unhappy.

"Dare to ask who this is?"

"Oh, contemptible Jiujiang Mansion Xiucai, Guo Yunchang!"

When Mo Qian heard that he was still a talent at the age of thirty, and he was so rude, he couldn't help but coldly asked: "It turned out to be Brother Guo, are you asking about Jiangxi, or are you asking all over the world?" ”

The man replied: "Naturally, it is the general trend of the world!" ”

"Within ten years, the Ming Dynasty will die!"

"Oh? Why is the king so sure? ”

"Daming has long been terminally ill, and now Henan, Shaanxi, Shandong and other places are raging, and the Tartars outside the customs are eyeing each other. The Ming Dynasty is now fighting on both sides, but the world has frequent disasters, saying that I have conservative estimates for ten years, if nothing else, within seven years, the Ming Dynasty will perish! ”

"Dare to ask the king, what does this accident mean?"

"This accident is naturally mine, if I go well, it won't take me four years, I will be able to sweep the entire Jiangnan, and if I give me another three years, I will be able to lead troops into Beijing. That's why I said, in less than seven years, I will be able to destroy the Ming Dynasty! ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other.

How confident is this young anti-king in front of him, he dares to say that he can enter Beijing in just seven years, this is probably a fool's dream!

None of Xiong Jingqi and the others believed that Mo Qian could destroy Da Ming in six years, but the generals present felt that what the big marshal said was completely possible.

Since last year's rebellion, as long as the commander goes out, he has won every battle, and he has not tasted defeat.

Seven years into the city of Beijing, this is not much bragging.

"Dare to ask the king, why is the king so sure that he can enter the capital in seven years."

Mo Qian smiled and replied, "I can't answer you specifically this question, but I believe that it won't be long before you will witness my miracle with your own eyes." ”

After saying that, Mo Qian stopped answering their questions and instead drank with his own generals.

Seeing that Mo Qian was no longer talking, Xiong Jingqi pulled the man beside him with his hand and whispered, "Brother Yunchang, you sit down first!" ”

The man sat down, took a sip of the wine bowl, and after the banquet dispersed, Xiong Jingqi and his classmates returned to the inn where they had stayed before.

As soon as he returned to the inn, the man said to everyone: "This King Mo is so confident that he threatens to destroy the Ming Dynasty in seven years, everyone, what do you think?" ”

When everyone heard this, they were silent, they all listened to Xiong Jingqi's words and wanted to go to Yuanzhou together to find Mo Qian to take refuge.

As a result, I didn't expect to encounter Mo Qian's siege as soon as I arrived in Gao'an, and it was better to come than to come by chance, and as soon as a few people discussed, they simply took this opportunity to meet the anti-king.

As a result, I didn't expect to meet in the afternoon, and the big guy had an opinion on Mo Qian, and felt that this person was too good at bragging.

Only Xiong Jingqi doesn't think so, he has a lot of correspondence with his brother-in-law, and he basically knows a lot about Mo Qian's past.

He got up and said: "Brother Yunchang, fellow students, I don't think this King Mo is bragging, this person only rebelled last year, and it has only been a year since he raised the flag."

In just one year, he laid down the land of Sifu, marked with 20,000 elite soldiers, dare to ask you, today's Jiangxi Province, the whole province combined do not know whether there are 20,000 soldiers and horses.

Moreover, I have heard that the deaths of the first two governors were related to this man.

The two governors sent troops to suppress him, but the battle was not won, and he died of anger instead.

I heard Cheng Kang say that this king is very powerful, the righteous army has 20,000 soldiers and horses, and everyone looks at this great king, and the army is extremely loyal to him.

In addition, the people of Yuanzhou and other places also loved him very much, and the root cause was the Juntian policy he promoted.

His Juntian strategy is a big killer move, and the temptation to the people is undoubtedly huge.

I have looked at the heroes of today, and there is no one who has rebelled like him, who can not only conquer the city, but also defend it.

Looking at the Liukou in Henan, Shaanxi and other places, the difference is more than 108,000 miles.

Brother Yunchang, we were too abrupt today, and I saw that King Mo seemed to be a little unhappy when we asked, so he deliberately spoke like this. ”

Guo Yunchang listened to Xiong Jingqi's words, and suddenly felt that he was too impulsive in the afternoon.

His questioning was obviously questioning Mo Qian, wanting to see if Mo Qian was the master of eloquence.

However, there are often eloquent and strategic masters, who are very arrogant, and think that he is a person who has come to take refuge, where can he ask such impolite questions.

"Hey, I'm abrupt, Brother Bear, how is this good?"

"Don't panic, I'll go to my wife and brother tomorrow and ask him to intercede in front of the king, and let's go and meet the king again, maybe we can turn around!"

When Guo Yunchang heard this, he could only nod in agreement.

.......

With a large warehouse, Mo Qian was in a good mood, and early the next morning, with his consent, Yi Jiu sent three thousand soldiers and horses from his headquarters to attack Xinchang.

After Li Jingyuan, the magistrate of Xinchang County, learned about the surrender of Fucheng, he directly opened the city gate and surrendered before Yi Jiu's people launched an attack on the city.

Mo Qian sent troops for only ten days, and he took the three counties of Ruizhou without bloodshed, and the entire Ruizhou was in his pocket.

At this time, the four counties of Nanchang, Fengxin, Jing'an and Anyi, which were close to Gao'an, closed their city gates one after another, and spies continued to be sent on the official roads every day, for fear that Mo Qian would take advantage of the victory to attack them.

Zhu Changlian, the new king of Fengxin, even took out the silver and money of his palace to help Cheng Shaoru of Fengxinzhi County recruit troops and horses.

Zhu Changlian has heard about the King of Fengcheng, he and Zhu Changwei, the King of Fengcheng, are half-brothers, one of them is the fourteenth son of King Xuan, and the other is the nineteenth son.

Zhu Changwei went to the vassal in the twentieth year of Wanli, and he Zhu Changlian was many years younger, and he waited until the thirty-fourth year of Wanli to become a new vassal member.

Zhu Changlian is no better than his fourteenth brother, he is much more sober than that old fool.

The fourteenth brother was rampant in Fengcheng, and the local people hated him to the bone.

But Zhu Changlian is different, he never bullies the people, does not bully the market, and takes the initiative to take out money to help the people.

Zhu Changlian has a good reputation in Fengxin, and this person is also a loyal son of the Zhu family in history, in the second year of Longwu, that is, two years after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the Qing army captured Fuzhou, Zhu Changlian was arrested, and he died of hunger strike for seven days in prison.

Zhu Changlian himself contributed money and food to help the county recruit soldiers, and in just three days, he recruited more than 4,000 soldiers and horses in Fengxin.

Although these 4,000 people are all a group of farmers who have just put down their hoes, with 4,000 strong men, Cheng Shaoru of Fengxinzhi County is not so panicked.

Cheng Shaoru and Zhu Changlian both felt that with thousands of men and horses in their hands, it was impossible for Gao An's anti-thieves to attack so easily.

In fact, the two of them did something completely superfluous, because Mo Qian had no intention of attacking several county towns in Nanchang Mansion at all.

He fought Gao'an completely for Ruifeng Cang, such a big granary is here, if he doesn't hurry down, when Lu Xiangsheng empties the warehouse, then he will no longer have strategic value in fighting Gao'an.

In fact, Mo Qian hurriedly returned to Yuanzhou after defeating Gao'an, but the others went back, but the soldiers and horses were not brought back.

Mo Qian left Qian Dayou in Gao'an, and asked him to lead 6,000 people to guard Gao'an against Lu Xiangsheng in Nanchang.

As for why he was in such a hurry to return to Yuanzhou, it was because something big had happened at home.

Mo Qian's wife's grandfather, Yang He, the former governor of Shaanxi Province, died of illness in Yuanzhou.

The news of Yang He's death was reported by his daughter-in-law Kuaima, and Mo Qian learned that Yang He had died, and rushed back to Yichun with dozens of cavalry overnight.

After returning to Yichun early the next morning, I saw that the palace was already full of white sails, and Cao Guoqi, the prefect of Yuanzhou, saw that Mo Qian was back, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Yesterday afternoon, Yang Gong's condition suddenly worsened, and the doctor of Huichun Hall had no effect after using the decoction, and Yang Gong passed away not long after!" ”

Mo Qian couldn't help but feel sad when he heard this.

He hurriedly put on his filial piety clothes and entered the mourning hall.

After entering the mourning hall, Mo Qian called Cao Guoqi and asked, "Have you sent someone to inform Su Xin's father Yang Sichang?" ”

Cao Guoqi nodded and replied: "It has been sent, but Yang Sichang is far away in Shanxi, and I am afraid it will take a month to arrive." ”

"No matter how long it takes, we can't hide this, we still have to tell him, by the way, who did you send the messenger?"

"The ones sent are veterans of the Lord's Father-in-Chief's Army, and they are all shrewd and capable hands!"

When Mo Qian heard this, his heart finally settled down.

He and his cheap father-in-law are not in the same camp, one of them is the governor of Xuanda Shanxi, and the other is a thief, if the person who sent the letter is not the kind of person who is die-hard, once there is any mistake on the road, it will affect many people.

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