Chapter 206: The Greedy for Life and Afraid of Death

Xu Hongji stared at Chen Cao's eyes, and then said, "Maybe the imperial court is too anxious." ”

The psychology of the nouveau riche is the same, whoever has money will not work hard for the scourge ...

"I don't think so," Chen Cao shook his head: "I'm out of the military expenses, no problem, but grandpa, the current strength of Jiannu is not what it used to be, after they conquered Korea, they have made great changes in armaments, and there are no less than a few Han people in Liaodong who have been taken captive in recent years;

Once the official army enters Liaodong, logistics is a big problem, if I build a slave, I only need to use mobile cavalry to quickly intersperse the grain route of the official army, then the victory or defeat of this battle has been known;

In addition, Jiannu has 80,000 huge cavalry, the officers and soldiers are basically all foot soldiers, and some guards also carry heavy general cannons or a small number of Hongyi cannons.

The officers and soldiers are already afraid of the enemy, and after suffering a blow, the whole army will inevitably be defeated..."

"Even if you don't go out, you're still very well informed at YCIS..."

Xu Hongji said with a ridiculous taste, but Chen Cao didn't care at all: "Grandpa, don't forget, I have a lady from Longhu Mountain in my family..."

"Hahaha..."Xu Hongji naturally didn't believe it, and after laughing, he became serious: "The imperial court is determined to send troops again, this time it has invested a lot of money, and is ready to send 100,000 troops, take back Chuansha Castle and other places, and cut off the road of Jiannu's westward advance;

The will is still clear, and the imperial court still enables you to lead troops. ”

Chen Cao leaned back, then shook his head with a smile: "Grandpa, I have already handed in my resignation, not only has I lost the official position of Jinyiwei, but I have also gone to the rank of the chief soldier of the Dingwu Army, and now I am just a fictitious official who is in charge of the Songjiang governor of Shanghai County, and the imperial court will never let a county official lead the troops to fight, is there no one available in the national dynasty?" ”

This is a very ridiculous remark, obviously dissatisfied with the emperor, how could Xu Hongji not know this, so he had a comforting expression: "Yaozhong, don't dare to disobey Your Majesty's will..."

"Everyone knows that I, Chen Cao, is greedy for life and afraid of death, so it's a big deal that the imperial court will give me, the duke of the country, right? If you are still not satisfied, you can remove my false official as the governor of Songjiang; ”

Chen Cao looked like a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water: "Now my family has a big business, but I don't dare to die, my family is full of beautiful wives and concubines, if I die on the battlefield, then this large group of orphans and widows will not become someone else's people?" ”

Xu Hongji's head suddenly became bigger, he thought of this consequence before he came, so he didn't let the messenger come, but personally came to lobby Chen Cao: "Yew Chung, state affairs are important... If you don't resist the decree, it won't be a matter of losing your official position and resigning your lord. ”

"What Grandpa said also makes sense..."Chen Cao nodded tacitly: "But Grandpa, if you can use it to do things in the country, you can use it hard, and it is not too much to kill it if you don't need it, isn't my Chen Cao the donkey now?" ”

Xu Hongji laughed dryly, and then said: "I can't fool you, but now that the dynasty is in danger, you have to show your duty as a martial artist in this kind of thing." ”

Chen Cao's eyes rolled wildly, and the clear-eyed person knew at a glance that this guy must be thinking of a bad idea: "Grandpa, what does Your Majesty's will say." ”

"Return your official position as the commander-in-chief of the Dingwu Army, and add the title of commander of the Nan Zhenfu Division, so that you can once again supervise the Southern Army and go north to attack Jin."

The Ming Dynasty naturally did not recognize the Jin State of Jiannu, and this kind of thing was said in private.

Chen Cao asked again: "How much does it cost?" ”

"Liao pay 10 million taels..."

After listening to Xu Hongji's words, Chen Cao lowered his head and laughed, then got up and looked at Xu Hongji: "Grandpa, I know who you are here now, Chen Cao respects Grandpa, so I will ask the last sentence again...

10 million taels, can the court eat it? 10 million taels, the imperial court has to consider the consequences of using this money..."

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"Congratulations to Grandpa, congratulations to Grandpa," Zhao Xin's news was very fast, but he still said hello first after seeing Chen Cao.

Before Zhao Xin came, the major lords and officials of Jinling who did not dare to come to the Liangguo Mansion because of the wind direction came to congratulate them.

Chen Cao's hand was ticking on the desk, and he looked at Zhao Xin with interest: "Thirteen million taels of silver bought a fictitious title of chief soldier and Nansi, Zhao Xin, do you think it's worth it?" ”

"So much?"

Zhao Xin learned from Chen Cao's mouth that he had spent so much money to buy an official position, and he couldn't close his mouth in surprise: "Grandpa, these people have a black heart, right?" ”

"Wei Gelding wants to help the emperor squeeze my money out of me, and then he can unload the mill and kill the donkey..."

Chen Cao sighed with a smile: "When Wei Guogong escorted the money away, I asked him, is the court at ease about the thirteen million taels of silver...

Thirteen million... When Wei Zhongxian was engaged in Jingcha in the capital, he only embezzled four million taels. ”

Zhao Xin gave up his hand: "Grandpa, are you going to do it?" ”

"I'm not busy..."Chen Cao stood up and walked around in front of the map: "It's a bit hanging to want to take Nanjing City, Song Che is still in the Wa Kingdom, and there are not many soldiers we can use." ”

Zhao Xin raised his eyebrows: "Grandpa, have you forgotten the guards of the army?" ”

Chen Cao was reminded like this before he remembered that he had buried so much foreshadowing back then, and immediately stared at Nan Zhili's map: "Pang Zhihuan's Yangzhou Wei, Wang Wei's Songjiangwei, Lin Guodong's Guanhaiwei, and the Hangzhou general Kang Shu...

I've forgotten that there are so many people..."

"Yes, Grandpa, if you raise your arms and exclaim, maybe Nan Zhili will fall, you think, the lord who followed when Lan Yu rebelled was a real handful..."

Zhao Xin was a little anxious, he had long wanted to be a prince of the country.

Chen Cao thought about it and shook his head: "It's still not good, the garrison of Nanzhili can crush us together;

Moreover, there are about 100,000 troops in Nanjing, and these people are all in the hands of those lords, 600,000 people, which is not a small number. ”

"Grandpa, you look up to these people too much..."

Zhao Xin snorted, and then looked disdainful: "Even the current Nanjing Right Guard can beat those Beijing camp troops, if the casualties increase sharply, the defeat of 100,000 people will only be overnight." ”

Isn't most of the troops organized by Sun Chuanting in later generations still the garrison troops of Nanzhili?

Chen Cao thought about it for a while, and then said: "Zhao Xin, there are only you and me here today, there is a secret, I want to tell you, you can help me verify it when the time comes; ”

Zhao Xin's face was serious, and Chen Cao continued: "A few days ago, Zhang Ru watched the sky at night and saw the crape myrtle star moving strangely, hanging in the extreme west..."

The crape myrtle star generally symbolizes the emperor, and the emperor's position is in the north, and now in the extreme west, is that not the bliss of the afterlife?

Zhao Xin's brows trembled, and then he said urgently: "Grandpa means that the one in the north has a bad omen this year?" ”

Chen Cao nodded thoughtfully: "You and I have seen Zhang Ru's skills, they Zhang Tianshi have never made a mistake in seeing the celestial phenomena, Zhao Xin, this is the reason why I am willing to invest 13 million for them to beat me as a local tyrant." ”

"Grandpa is smart..."Zhao Xin admired his face: "In case something really happens to the north, we have heavy troops in our hands, and we are not afraid of being liquidated..."

Chen Cao naturally has to take his own safety as the first guarantee, otherwise he would not spend so much money to do something unbelievable.

"Zhao Xin, you find a way to send this map to Wan Qing's hands."

Zhao Xin has seen this map, which is the military deployment map of the Ming Dynasty in the north.

"Tell Wan Qing that this picture must be sent to Huang Taiji's hands..."

Chongzhen's famous invasion in the second year, the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs from Xifengkou to loot and kill until Shandong, such as entering a no-man's land, relying on the help of the eight imperial merchants at that time to get the defense map of Shanxi.

"Grandpa, didn't you expose us by doing this?" Zhao Xin's face was worried: "If Jiannu is a counter-plot, the court will definitely not let us go." ”

"Tell Wan Qing that the defense map was obtained from a Shanxi businessman."

Zhao Xin rolled up the map and put it away, then nodded: "The subordinates must be transparent, but grandpa, what if Wan Qing doesn't do it?" ”

Chen Cao's face sank: "Don't forget, his family is still in our hands." ”

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When Chen Cao returned to the camp of the Dingwu Army, he received enthusiastic support, but the civilian official of the supervising army was replaced by a civilian official, and Wu Chun did not appear.

Even so, those generals almost threw Chen Cao into the air as if they saw their savior.

"Grandpa, don't you know, since Grandpa was dismissed, those officials have lowered our salary, but the last general knows that Grandpa will come back sooner or later, and he doesn't dare to let his soldiers stop drilling, and they still go out for four hours a day."

Tang Kainian said loudly, Chen Cao nodded with satisfaction, and then patted him on the shoulder: "You are a promising, your merits are remembered, and you will definitely be rich and noble in the future." ”

"The last general Xie Grandpa..."

Chen Cao walked into the big tent, looked at Sun Chuanting, who was a little haggard, and then approached him and asked in a low voice, "Has Boya done a lot of ideological struggle these days?" ”

Sun Chuanting was a little emaciated, but after learning that Chen Cao had regained control of the Dingwu Army, he knew that he had stepped on a big thief ship: "How is Grandpa doing lately?" ”

Chen Cao looked at Lu Xiangsheng on the side again, Lu Xiangsheng was even more robust after the ceremony, and at a glance, he knew that he had completely changed from a civilian official to a military general.

"Jiandou, your body is getting better and better..."

Lu Xiangsheng laughed and clenched his fists: "Grandpa said he was laughing..."

"Grandpa, after taking charge of the army this time, will the military power never let go again?"

Chen Cao looked at Sun Chuanting with interest: "Boya, a powerful empire must have strong military capabilities to support it, although my Ming Dynasty is wearing millions of armor, but...

The displaced people in Shaanxi have rebelled for so many years, and the million-strong army does not seem to have played any role. ”