"Keep your eyes on until the will comes."

After listening to the report, meeting a witness, and reading some letters, Luo An stood up and hurried to the Yuezhou Mansion in the south.

"Now the matter of counterinsurgency is important, I will go to Yuezhou!"

The matter involves the vassal king, although he is a Jinyi guard commander to make some decisions temporarily, but the point is not here.

Now that he is in Huguang, as an extremely important close minister by the side of the Son of Heaven, Luo An has to stand up.

It can both boost morale and make the rebels suspicious.

After all, why was the commander of the Jinyi Guard able to appear in Huguang in such a timely manner?

Yuezhou Mansion is actually very large.

Even if Luo An didn't hide his identity, he led the three hundred Jinyi lieutenants who followed him south to appear at the same time, and rushed from Jiangling to Lizhou, west of Yuezhou Mansion, which normally took three or four days.

But at this moment, the Jinyi guard commanded the envoy to hurry, all the way non-stop, and the three hundred elites were very strong.

After going ashore from Gong'an County, they could only prepare more than 50 horses for them in a hurry.

"Old Eleven, you take twenty people with me to Lizhou first. The rest of the people took a boat to Longyang via Huarong. ”

Luo An wanted to go to Lizhou first, so that the king of Huayang County there would not act rashly.

It's not just a simple county king.

Because the first generation of Huayang County King Zhu Yueyao was moved from Shu to Huguang because of the dispute between his concubines.

At present, the rebels are raising their flags, which also involves the orthodoxy of the big position. From Yongle to the Huayang County King in the Chenghua period, this choice will have a great impact.

This is because of the location of Lizhou.

The entire 800-mile Dongting, the waters in the north belong to Yuezhou Mansion, the southwest corner is Changde Mansion, and the Xiangkou Lake in the southeast corner belongs to Changsha Mansion.

The political envoy of Huguang is also too big, and Yuezhou Mansion is really the confidant of the entire Huguang geographical location. Therefore, in the entire Yuezhou Mansion, in addition to the Yuezhou Wei in Baling County, there are Jiuxiwei, Yongdingwei, and four in Tianping, Malio, Anfu and Lizhou in the west of Yuezhou. Further west to the junction with Sichuan, there are many Xuanfu Divisions under Shizhou Wei, as well as Yongshun and Baojing Xuanwei Divisions.

The terrain of Xiangxi is complex, and all ethnic groups live together.

Once King Rong of Changde Mansion, Chang Dewei and King of Huayang County of Li County also joined the rebel camp, and then invaded the west of Yuezhou Mansion to collect the two guards and four institutes, then they would be able to rely on Xiangxi, Xiangnan, Hunan and Jiangxi mountains, and sit on the fertile fields of Dongting Lake, and gain a firm foothold in the land of Hunan and Jiangxi with a dense network of rivers.

Luo An had a total of 22 people and more than 50 horses, and rushed to Lizhou day and night.

As for the news, he knew it in Jingzhou Mansion, and the king of Huayang County in Lizhou City naturally knew it earlier.

At this time, the king of Huayang County was the fourth generation, named Zhu Binling.

His situation is a bit similar to King Ji, his son-in-law has died early, and his grandson Zhu Chengyi is still there.

After more than 100 years, the situation in Lizhou is that "half of Li is cut into Zhudi". Inside and outside the city of Lizhou, Wangfu Street, Wangfujing, Wangfu Mountain...... The various place names are a clear proof of the influence of the king of Huayang in Lizhou.

Lizhou is also an important transportation area.

To the east, the Changhe River enters Dongting Lake through Anxiang County. To the north, the gallop road goes straight to the Zhijiang River; To the west, Chidao and Lishui can reach Shimen, Cili two counties and two guards and three institutes on the west side of Yuezhou. To the south, Chidao goes straight to the county seat of Wuling County, and then turns southeast to go to Yiyang County and to Ningxiang County to the west of Changsha Prefecture.

If you want to attack Changsha from the east and west, the western front must stabilize the rear of Lizhou and Changdefu.

The governor of Lizhou was extremely nervous.

Ban Zhongping, the Zhengqianhu of the Lizhou Thousand Households, was very excited: "Shengzhou Mu, although Sun Getai and Fantai are in the position, Ban has already received the military order. The traitors must collect Chang Dewei and Chenzhou Wei, invade the west of Yuezhou Prefecture, and then attack north to hold the upper reaches of the river. Now that the Liao King has just died, if there are any more people in the Liao Domain, the southeast and west of Huguang will be in the hands of the enemy. In this situation, why can't you go directly to the county king's mansion to show his loyalty and donate food? ”

Lizhou is a subordinate state of Yuezhou, not a Zhili prefecture of Huguang.

Sheng Wenyi, the Zhizhou, is from the fifth grade, slightly higher than the Zhixian.

The rest of the feudal king's fiefdom is the fourth-rank prefect to the vassal king, and he is here from the fifth-rank prefect to the county king, but Sheng Wenyi didn't dare to act rashly: "It's better to wait for the official document to arrive......"

"The military situation is like fire, and there is no delay!" Ban Zhongwen blushed, "Since the traitor dares to raise the flag, he must have been planning for a long time. As long as Chang Dewei defects, the front of the army will only be a hundred miles away from my Lizhou! Jiuxiwei is going to come east, and it will take at least five days! Now prepare a moment early, and the state city will be stable! ”

He has already led the Qianhu Institute of Lizhou to hold on to Lizhou City, waiting for Jiuxiwei to come to help.

Although the Thousand Households in Lizhou needed more than 1,000 officers and soldiers according to the book, there were only more than 600 capable fighters now, and they also had to guard Anxiang County, the gateway to Lizhou and Dongting Lake.

Relying on such a few people to defend the two county seats, Ban Zhongwen needs enough supplies.

In the palace of Huayang County, Zhu Binjun shook his head again and again: "Absolutely not!" Don't you see that the group of thousands of households has already led the army into the city, and is dispatching the people to rest the city defense? My county palace doesn't even have a guard of honor, that class of thousands of households are eager to make meritorious contributions, and this king shows a little resentment, and he will be taken care of in an instant! ”

"Grandpa, Sichuan Gao Kewei is plotting rebellion, and the King of Shu must have been jealous of His Majesty! My Huayang County King is from the King of Shu, how can I be spared? His grandson Zhu Chengyi is ambitious, "Now King Ji is the heir of the first emperor as the prince, and he still uses the Zhengde year name, and King Yi of Jiangxi must only be able to raise the banner together." The kings and relatives of the world all want to enter Beijing, but grandpa doesn't have to go, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! ”

"Confused!" Zhu Binling was so frightened that he covered his mouth, "With only Changsha and Hengzhou Erwei, how can they succeed?" This king is only the king of the county, and what elite soldiers and good ministers can help him succeed? ”

"What the people want......" Zhu Chengyi was covered with his mouth, but he still said it without hesitation.

Zhu Binjun added a little strength to his hand, gritted his teeth and hurriedly said: "If Your Majesty is really suspicious of the King of Shu, my Huayang County King has the hope of returning to the Great Sect to re-attack the King of Shu." Since Zhu Jianjun is plotting rebellion, Lizhou must be the land of four wars! For today's plan, it is necessary to quickly draft an article to refute King Ji and donate money to Wang Shi to quell the rebellion. What do people want...... has already rebelled, and the fight is who is strong! ”

Zhu Chengyi also wanted to persuade him, but Zhu Binjun was so frightened that he ordered someone to guard him in the bedroom first, and then he thought about how to refute Zhu Jianjun and make a stand, and asked people to prepare food and military supplies.

It was so busy until it was almost night, and there was a curfew in the state city.

In the north of Lizhou City, the soldiers defending the city were a little slack.

First, because there has been no war for a long time, and second, if the rebels come, they should also come from the south.

But a rush of horses' hooves made them nervous.

"Draw your bow and arrows, and close the city gates!"

After the captain nervously gave the order, he hid behind the city wall and poked his head out slightly, and shouted loudly to the distance ahead, "Who is coming?" ”

"The Jinyi pro-army is the commander of the envoy and the commander of the envoy Lord Luo An is here! Where are the guards in the city and the governor? Tell the story of the city wall! ”

This name immediately shocked the captain of the north gate who was on duty at night.

Although the commander of the Jinyi Guard is only the third grade, he is only responsible to the emperor.

Now that the commander actually appeared here in person, the captain hurriedly said: "Commander Lao Luo will wait a while, and I will report to the general manager of Ban Qian." ”

Luo An rode on his horse and quietly looked at the city wall not far away.

His brow furrowed.

The people in the city did not dare to let him into the city easily, and he did not dare to enter the city easily.

How the king of Huayang County and the thousands of households in Lizhou are not completely sure of their position now.

The Marquis of Zhenyuan sent people to Yuezhou Mansion, but he was in Baling County, east of Dongting Lake, to deal with the affairs of Yuezhou Wei, and that was before Zhu Jianjun rebelled.

What is the attitude of the Lizhou Qianhu Institute and Chang Dewei now, Luo An only thought about the new information he received on the way: the reason why Changsha Wei and Hengzhou Wei are so bold is because Tang Peiyu and Pu Zitong, the two commanders, one has stayed in Yuezhou Wei and the other in Changdewei before, and they are too deeply involved in the many interests of the land and the guard station that built embankments on the shore of Dongting Lake.

The day when the vassal king's relatives entered Beijing was getting closer and closer, and on the shore of Dongting Lake, this share of interests became the fuse because of Gu Shilong's agitation.

While thinking about it, the fire at the head of the city was bright, and a strong man in armor came up.

"But Commander Luo in person?"

Hearing the voice, Luo An clamped his legs, pulled the reins and slowly stepped forward, but stopped at a slightly safe distance: "It's this commander, are you Ban Zhongwen Qianhu of Lizhou Qianhu?" ”

"Humble is exactly. Commander Luo forgive me, I don't recognize Commander Luo, and Sheng Wenyi of Zhizhou is also here, I don't know if you can use the talisman to verify your identity? ”

Luo An waved his hand when he heard this, and another person behind him slowly stepped forward on horseback, took out a token from his arms and handed it to him.

"Your Majesty's Qinci token and this command tooth card are all there, Lao Sheng Zhizhou and Ban Qianhu went out of the city with the tooth card tiger charm to verify their identity, and received orders to listen to orders."

From the fish talisman to the turtle talisman to the tooth brand tiger talisman used by the Ming Dynasty, these are the identity documents of the officials. The civil official tooth card is made by the Ministry of Officials, and the military attache tiger charm is made by the Ministry of War.

This tiger talisman is not only a proof of identity, but also a certificate for mobilizing and commanding the army.

Now Luo An asked the two of them to go out of the city to verify their identities, but Ban Zhongwen and Sheng Wenyi were a little hesitant.

What if it's not the right owner? What if it was a forgery by the rebels, and after tricking them out of the city, they took down all the civil and military officials in Lizhou City at this moment?

At this moment, a voice appeared behind him: "Sheng Zhou Mu, Ban Qianhu, this is my waist card, and it is indeed Commander Luo outside the city." ”

Ban Zhongwen turned his head in shock, only to see that it was Xiang Yong, who had been recruited from the city before.

Now, he didn't know when he came up from the place where he was resting for the night under the city, and took out a waist card without humility or arrogance.

“…… Are you a captain in brocade? After Ban Zhongwen took it and looked at it, he looked at him in disbelief.

At this moment, he appeared in time, thinking that he was the person who had been staring at the king of Huayang County and the civil and military people of Lizhou before.

This waist card is only bronze, and the front reads "Whoever meets the straight stay hangs this card, and does not use it out of Huguang Zhumen" Eighteen regular script Yangwen, which shows that this waist card is specially customized for Jinyi Wei Huguang walking.

The back is plain and unmarked.

"The lowly Jinyi Wei Huguang walked under Zhou Long, and I saw Sheng Zhou Mu and Ban Qianzong."

“…… Captain Zhou, how do you know that Commander Luo himself is outside the city? ”

There are so many people in Jinyiwei, how can he tell the difference when he only listens to the sound in the middle of the night?

Zhou Long replied calmly: "I received a secret order from the walking lord three days ago, and the walking lord ordered the humble duty not to act rashly in Lizhou City, and Commander Luo has personally traveled from Sichuan to Huguang. Moreover, Commander Luo came from the Hidden Mansion, and after being appointed to take charge of the Jinyi Guard, he naturally inspected his subordinates in batches. Before leaving Beijing, I was fortunate to hear the voice of the conductor. ”

Ban Zhongwen looked at the waist card again, pondered for a moment, then gritted his teeth and instructed others: "Use a hanging basket to let me go down the city wall, and if I don't order it, don't open the city gate without permission!" Sheng Zhoumu, just wait on the city wall! ”

After that, he looked at Zhou Long again: "Captain Zhou will go down with me!" ”

"Humble duty understands."

Luo An rode on the horse and watched Ban Zhongwen come down in the hanging basket after a while, and there were two people inside.

Sheng Wenyi was very nervous, the commander of the Jinyi Guard asked the two of them to go out of the city together to receive orders, but Ban Zhongwen let him stay in the city.

I saw that Ban Zhongwen did not go far after leaving the city, but stood at the gate of the city and drew a knife holder and shouted at the neck of Gao Long, the captain of the brocade clothes: "Commander Luo forgives the crime, the enemy situation of the rebels is unknown." Although there were no rebels within thirty miles outside the city of Lizhou, the lowly duty should still be cautious. This person claims to be the captain of Jinyi Wei Huguang, if Luo Commander Guo is himself, please come forward to talk alone! ”

Zhou Long did not resist, and shouted very cooperatively: "Lord Commander, Zhou Long, No. 319 of the lowly martial arts." Ban Qian's total number of days to repair the city wall to recruit village warriors, was ordered to stick to wait for help, and the thousand households in Lizhou did not rebel. ”

Luo An looked at the two of them, turned around and asked the person next to him first.

Ban Zhongwen's eyes widened, and he saw that the man took out another book-like thing from his arms, looked at it in the light of the torch, and nodded to Luo An.

Then Luo An turned over and dismounted, and came over without hesitation.

After approaching, he smiled and spoke: "Ban Qian always acts cautiously, which is the luck of Master Wang." Qin this token and this command waist card are here, where is the tiger talisman of Ban Qian? ”

Ban Zhongwen's knife was still not put down, but he saw the two things Luo An took out.

Luo An's "ID card" is made of ivory, and two beasts are engraved around it, with a hole in the hole. There are only eight words on the front of this round ivory waist card: Jin Yiwei commands Luo An. On the back, the center of the moire is engraved with the words "auspicious day in February of the first year of Jiajing".

As for the imperial token, Luo An didn't have to show it to him, the five-clawed dragon dark pattern was only wrapped in four words: If I am here.

Ban Zhongwen hurriedly put away his knife and knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "The last general, Ban Zhongwen, knock and ask St. Ann!" Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live! ”

"St. Bow." Luo An also checked his tiger talisman, and then said, "Ban Qian, get up." Now that you have verified your identity, and open the city gate, let this commander enter the city first. ”

Ban Zhongwen dared to go down in the hanging basket alone, and Zhou Long testified, Luo An didn't have to put on a score to ask Sheng Wenyi to go out of the city first.

Sheng Wenyi, who was on the city wall, saw Ban Zhongwen kneeling and bowed, and had hurriedly descended the city wall and rushed to the city gate.

It's a genuine Jinyi Guard commander!

So how can you slacken?

It's coming so fast! Your Majesty has already arranged it!

After Ban Zhongwen spoke, the city gate was immediately opened.

After entering the city gate, Luo An replied to them: "The rest of the flag schools under the command of this commander take the waterway and go directly to Longyang County, Changde Prefecture. Mr. Ban Qian, is there any news from Chang Dewei? ”

This little episode only proves the gravity of the situation today.

The soldiers are fast, His Majesty's will has not yet reached Huguang, and it will also take time for Gu Shilong to arrive here.

In Huguang, there are now several important tasks such as Sun Jiao, Gu Shilong, Gu Dayong, and Luo An, but it is not easy to make the civil and military officials on the defense line from the south of Wuchang Mansion, the east and west of Yuezhou Mansion, Chenzhou Mansion, and Changde Mansion form a joint force, and the military orders come and go smoothly.

After Luo An entered the city, he did not delay, and went directly to the palace of Huayang County accompanied by Sheng Wenyi and Ban Zhongwen.

Even if it's late at night, Zhu Binling must open the door to welcome guests: When is this?

Seeing Luo An's presence in person, Zhu Binjun recognized his judgment even more: Zhu Jianjun was only afraid that he was crazy.

He nervously pulled out the article he had just prepared: "This king is about to send someone to Changde Changsha to refute the rebel king Zhu Jianjun and other great rebellions. Grain, grass and military funds, the king also ordered people to prepare to donate to the state government. Commander Luo is here, and the traitor is looking for the wind! ”

Luo An smiled: "The prince understands the righteousness, I will report it to Your Majesty." ”

This is the meaning of Luo An's first letting go of the inside story of the death of King Liao and going to the southern front first.

Because he, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, represents the emperor's strategy and affects the morale of the royal division and the rebels.

This time, he was bound to take some risks and walk on the front line.

confirmed Zhu Binling's attitude, but Luo An still needed him to do more: "Although the prince is the king of the county, the Ming Dynasty only has the king of Huayang County separated from the big sect and sealed another place, and it cannot be regarded as the same as the rest of the county kings." Long live Your Majesty, the prince should also enter Beijing as a congratulator, so the commander will send a powerful flag school to escort the prince to Beijing first, right? ”

Zhu Binjun's face changed slightly, what he was worried about was not the royal family's wealth and property, nor was it anything else - what is the situation at this moment, how can he still care about this?

He was worried about his restless grandson.

After gritting his teeth, he said, "You can get this special grace!" Thank you, Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live! Commander Luo, I wonder if this king can bring his grandson to Beijing to congratulate? Lizhou is the front line, and the royal mansion and assets are available to the king. This king is incompetent, so it is better to enter Beijing to avoid trouble. ”

Luo An was a little surprised, and was moved when he heard the words: "The prince understands the righteousness, and His Majesty will be happy!" ”

Zhu Binling's statement is ruthless!

If you avoid trouble, it will indeed come from the appearance of your heart.

Luo An understood after thinking about it, after all, he himself had already arrived at his mansion, who knew what Zhu Binling was suspicious of now?

As long as the butt sits upright, at least one life will be saved in the future. After the Great War, the emperor always has to appease the clan, right?

If he didn't show his resolute attitude now, how would he know if Luo An had brought any secret decree to cut him with a knife?

Ban Zhongwen and Sheng Wenyi looked at each other.

As soon as Luo An came, the king of Huayang County offered the wealth of the family.

But Luo An didn't stop at all, and after leaving ten people in Lizhou City, he said to Ban Zhongwen: "Mr. Ban Qian, there is no need to worry about Lizhou City. Hurry up with 300 elite soldiers, go south with this command, and go straight to Changde Mansion! ”

There, there is a King Rong, and there is a full Chang Dewei!

(End of chapter)