Chapter 60: An Unexpected Visitor
"Brother Zhisheng, what do you have to tell me?"
Fang Zhenru looked at Mao Yuanyi's solemn face and asked.
Mao Yuanyi sighed and asked, "The situation in Liaodong is tense right now, does Brother Fang know?" β
"Of course I know, Brother Fool is here for this."
"That'...... Brother Fang should also have heard of it, whose hands is Jinzhou Wei actually in his hands. β
"Yes!"
As soon as he mentioned this, the smile on Fang Zhenru's face disappeared instantly, "Shen Shilang of the Ministry of Rites told me about this matter, it really makes sense!" β
"A seventeen-year-old boy actually commanded thousands of troops of Jinzhou Wei. Although Luo Sanjie can't take care of Golden State affairs, this is too outrageous. β
Hearing him say this, Mao Yuanyi knew that Yang Chengying's worries were very reasonable, and these Beijing officials really didn't care about the reality and gave orders directly.
Seeing Mao Yuanyi's stunned face, Fang Zhenru was stunned at first, and then came to his senses.
"Yang Chengying sent you, right?"
"That's right." Mao Yuanyi replied truthfully.
"Why are you doing things for him? He was a seventeen-year-old boy who did not have an official position or title from the imperial court. β
"Brother Fang is right. It's just that Brother Fang holding the royal flag may not mobilize a single soldier of Jinzhou Wei. β
"What do you mean?" Fang Zhenru frowned, "Does he dare to rebel?" β
Mao Yuanyi shook his head and said, "I don't dare." But he dared to take his soldiers and horses with him, and immediately went south and returned to Jinzhouwei. β
Fang Zhenru secretly breathed a sigh of relief at first, and now immediately raised his throat.
Looking at the calm eyes of his old friend, Fang Zhenru knew that Yang Chengying could really do it.
In fact, on the way here, I asked Luo Sanjie why he listened to Yang Chengying's words so much.
The answer is that Luo Sanjie thinks that following Yang Chengying does not have to worry about being excluded, he can enjoy life with peace of mind.
A simple sentence that reveals a lot of information.
Now seeing that Mao Yuanyi is also like this, Fang Zhenru has to rethink Xiong Jinglue's words.
In fact, Xiong Jingluo clearly told Fang Zhenru in the warrant that he would only supervise, not say a word of superfluous words, and not do a single superfluous thing.
Fang Zhenru felt that Xiong Jingluo was slightly tolerant and conniving at first, but now it seems that this is not the case.
"Since Yang Chengying asked you to come, what did he have to ask you to bring to me?"
Fang Zhenru calmed down the turmoil in his heart and asked calmly.
Mao Yuanyi shook his head and said, "No." β
"Not a word?"
"Not a word!"
"Shhh...... What does he mean by that? β
"Whether you go or stay, it all depends on how Brother Fang behaves."
"He's so confident! Can you master everything about Golden State Guard? β
"Didn't Brother Fang find out that the sailors were all dispatched?"
Fang Zhenru was completely shocked.
The sailors stationed in Port Arthur were nominally under the jurisdiction of the governor of Denglai, but Fang Zhenru found that the situation was not right as soon as he arrived.
Shen Degong, the commander of the sailors, actually listened to Luo Sanjie, and all the sailors were doing things to maintain the port trade.
Now, Fang Zhenru has completely lost his temper.
"Okay. I know how to do it. Fang Zhenru said in a deep voice, "But I reserve my opinion, when I return to the imperial court, I will definitely play the emperor and discuss this matter." β
"This is Brother Fang's freedom, no one will stop it." Mao Yuanyi smiled slightly.
This old man is still too naΓ―ve, and the main trade of the same dynasty is smuggling trade. And to be able to do this, it is only the nobles of the court.
Without Yang Chengying, there would be no one to protect Port Arthur, an important transit point, which is equivalent to cutting off the financial route of the imperial court's nobles, and they are not looking for Fang Zhenru to work hard.
However, these things cannot be told to Fang Zhenru, so as not to cause an uproar.
With Mao Yuanyi's vaccination in advance, Yang Chengying's meeting with Fang Zhenru was quite calm.
After a polite exchange between the two sides, we cut to the chase.
"Xiong Jingluo and Governor Wang hope that the general can go north and contain the army of slave chieftains to the greatest extent."
Fang Zhenru looked at the room full of generals, "I believe the general thinks the same way, otherwise he won't bring Jinzhou Weidu." β
Yang Chengying nodded and said, "That's true." However, our army has a big concern at present, and the slave chiefs are very cautious and hardly come out of Gaizhou. β
"Oh? What are the hidden concerns of our army? Fang Zhenru didn't believe it, and even thought that this was Yang Chengying's excuse.
Hearing the suspicion in Fang Zhenru's words, Yang Chengying despised him a little in his heart, and replied: "Many of the new soldiers have fled from Liaoyang. The soldiers have no fighting spirit, and what is worse is the lack of prestige generals to command them. β
"Huh...... The general can't command them? β
"Prestige doesn't happen overnight. Most of these soldiers came because they had something to eat, and they didn't really obey me. β
Yang Chengying behaved very calmly, "There is no room for carelessness in the confrontation with the elite of the Slave Chief's Zhenglan Banner. I'm still patiently looking for the right person to command them. β
Fang Zhenru looked at him with a serious face, and it didn't seem to be a prevarication. couldn't help but look up and down, and secretly admired the composure of this young man in his heart.
The rest of the generals were completely accustomed to Yang Chengying's way of thinking, and before the battle, they had to plan as carefully as possible and take the situation into account in the most extreme way in order to achieve the greatest victory.
At this time, a soldier walked in and reported: "General, the messenger of General Zu Tianshou of the Ming Chinese Army Guerrilla is asking to meet outside the camp. β
"Huh......!"
The congregations uttered this sound almost simultaneously.
Because his own army pretended to be Zu Tianshou's men and horses not long ago, and made a reckless Gurtai out of the city.
"Please!"
Yang Chengying was also surprised, but still asked the guards to invite the messenger in.
After the messenger came, he sent the letter hidden close to Yang Chengying's hand.
Yang Chengying opened it and took a look, it turned out to be a letter from Zu Tianshou who was desperate and asked to be taken in.
If he wanted to sleep on his pillow, Yang Cheng should immediately tell the messenger and invite General Zu Tianshou to meet him in the camp. In addition, he was afraid that General Zu Tianshou would misunderstand, so he agreed to bring him with an escort.
Fang Zhenru was even more happy in his heart, with Zu Tianshou, he had a chess piece to restrain Yang Chengying, and he must not let Yang Chengying turn Jinzhou into his own territory, it was not the same as the late Tang Dynasty!
Mao Yuanyi saw his friend's thoughts and decided to sacrifice himself.
"Zu Tianshou's father has been the deputy chief soldier of Liaodong, and he himself has been in the Liaodong Army for a long time, and he has a certain prestige in the Liaodong Army, is it appropriate to invite him here?"
Mao Yuanyi asked.
"I'm short of such a character, and with me defeat Mang Gurtai."
Yang Chengying didn't care.
Mao Yuanyi deliberately asked again: "However, I'm afraid that he won't listen to the general's orders." β
"The situation in Liaodong is tense, and I believe he will take the overall situation into account. As for whether to go to Liaoxi or stay in Fuzhou or Gaizhou after the matter is completed, it is up to him. β
Yang Chengying found that there seemed to be something in Mao Yuanyi's words, and then looked at the change in Fang Zhenru's face, and he knew everything.
It turned out to be using the "gentleman's wind" to suppress Fang Zhenru's possible "ungentlemanly" behavior.