Chapter 208: No One Can Move

"That's what he said?"

Xu Hongji sat motionless in his seat, looking at Feng Kelie who was sitting on the side.

Feng Kelie nodded: "Don't dare to deceive the Duke of the Kingdom." ”

Xu Hongji sighed and said: "The dynasty must be surnamed Zhu, and it can only be surnamed Zhu...

Otherwise, heirloom lords like you and me will eventually fall into the hands of others..."

"Grandpa, since Chen Cao has already expressed his attitude, then if we strike first, if this matter leaks out and is known to the imperial court, we will be implicated, involving the crime of rebellion, it is a hereditary noble, and it will not escape the step of cutting the lord to death."

Feng Kelie's worries are not unreasonable, all the lords implicated in King Ning's rebellion back then were unlucky, and several vassal kings were withdrawn from their fiefs.

Xu Hongji pondered for a long time, then shook his head and waved his hand: "Although Chen Cao is now in charge of the military, he can only fight 50,000 people in the military army, and the overall strength of our Ming Dynasty is still enough, and he is not completely full of wings now, I think he should not rebel at this point in time, you can rest assured..."

"Grandpa, you're raising tigers for trouble... That's what Li Chengliang thought back then..."

Xu Hongji was stunned for a moment by Feng Kelie's this, and then sighed: "No wonder he repeatedly asked me if I was sure, I didn't expect that he already knew that I was involved at that time... Ay...

Now the imperial court has named Chen Cao to take command, I took 13 million silver from him last day, and now I am already on the way to Jingshi, and the people of Beizhen Fusi personally escorted him, and there are three guards to accompany him...

The kindness between my Wei Mansion and him can be regarded as the end. ”

"As long as the grandfather gives an order, I will go back and issue an order, and quickly transfer the Nanzhili garrison and the Beijing camp troops to surround Chen Cao's mansion, as long as his family is in his hands, forgive him and dare not make a mistake, so he can only be captured."

Xu Hongji was silent, and after a long time, he said quietly: "You can't touch him..."

Feng Kelie said anxiously: "Grandpa, you have to think twice..."

"This is pressed in advance, you know, Chen Cao didn't make a big move, and the court suddenly ordered him to go north this time, there must be other things, at this time, exposing him for rebellion will definitely backfire..."

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"Wei Guogong doesn't dare to touch me now..."

Chen Cao was in the study, writing an order to prepare the troops of the Caojiang Water Division.

"Grandpa, we are doing things so blatantly, if we really let Wei Guogong and them break their arms and give orders, we don't seem to be beneficial..."

Chen Cao stamped the seal of the commander-in-chief of the Dingwu Army on the order, and then handed it to Zhao Xin: "Don't worry, I'm just saying that now the civil unrest in Shaanxi has spread to Xi'an Mansion, and the Qin Wangfu has already asked for help, and now the emperor has money in his hands, and mobilized the border army of Yulin and Shanxi to go to Xi'an Mansion to clean up;

Shanxi's defense line is just empty..."

Zhao Xin lowered his head and said, "That side has accepted our request, and now it's our own people." ”

"Well," Chen Cao stood up: "Wei Guogong's news will not be less, he must know how effective the garrison of Nanzhili is, if he exposes my rebellion at this moment, the emperor will definitely believe it, but he also has to weigh whether the Jingying troops in Nanjing City can hold the urn city of Zhengyangmen is the key;

He is clear about the combat effectiveness of our Dingwu army, and even the Japanese have been beaten by us, do you think the people in Beijing can resist our volley? ”

"It's a blessing not to run two-thirds of the way." Zhao Xin quipped.

"That's the reason," Chen Cao nodded: "In addition, the business that several of our nobles have joined together is in my hands, and the annual income of the Wei Mansion is now more than eight million taels, do you think he can accept it if he suddenly gives up this business;

That's not the point, it's about who put me back in charge this time. ”

"Wei Zhongxian..."

"Wrong..."Chen Cao looked at Zhao Xin with a serious face: "You believe me, it's definitely not Wei Zhongxian, Wu Chun did not continue to supervise the army and the Dingwu army, this can be seen clearly He must have told Wei Zhongxian about the combat effectiveness and situation of the Dingwu army, and the emperor didn't know it;

So they will never let me take charge of the Dingwu Army again, but after the Dingwu Army is replaced, they are useless except to earn military expenses, and it is still a big trouble, and disbanding on the spot is the only option;

To sum up, it must be the civilian officials who put me in power, and their purpose is very much to cater to the emperor's mind and wear down the strength of the Dingwu army in the first battle of Liaodong. ”

Chen Cao's analysis was very reasonable, and Zhao Xin felt that it was very useful after hearing it, so he said: "Then grandpa, let's go to Liaodong this time, what should we do here in Jinling?" ”

Chen Cao raised his head and looked at Zhao Xin: "Go and find Qi Xianzong..."

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When Qi Xianzong, who is now the commander of the right guard in Nanjing, came to Chen Cao's mansion again, two full years had passed.

"The last general has seen the grandfather..."

"Xianzong, how is the Ming Dynasty?"

As soon as Chen Cao came, he asked Qi Xianzong directly, because at this moment, there were only three people in the study, he and Zhao Xin.

Qi Xianzong sat on the stool, and when he heard this, he was stunned at first, and then asked, "Does Grandpa have any ideas?" ”

"Your Qi family is full of loyalty, your ancestors died unjustly, the Qi family army was also deeply wronged by Wang Bao, and they had the strength to die during the Korean War..."

Qi Xianzong clenched his fists: "Grandpa, the Qi family did what should be done to the imperial court." ”

"Do you think the Ming Dynasty can still be saved?"

Qi Xianzong stared at Chen Cao and didn't speak until he saw that Chen Cao's eyes were also firm and abnormal, and then he clenched his fists again: "My father only sent one of my clan brothers to participate. ”

"Okay..."Chen Cao nodded with satisfaction.

"Grandpa has something to order..."

"After I'm gone, here and at the Workshop Academy, you have to do your best to protect yourself..."

Qi Xianzong took a deep breath and slowly spit it out: "Don't worry, Grandpa, the Qi family only has me and my brother..."

"Hmm..."Chen Cao nodded again: "How's the training?" ”

"All military training is organized in accordance with the Dingwu Army, and you can change your outfit at any time."

Qi Xianzong also had a serious face.

Chen Cao looked at Zhao Xin at this time: "Send an order to go to the workshop, reequip all the Nanjing right guards with firearms, and in addition, let Ning Guoxing divide a battalion of artillery over and bring enough artillery." ”

"It's Grandpa..."

After finishing speaking, Chen Cao looked at Qi Xianzong, and then clenched his fists: "I'll leave it to you..."

Qi Xianzong stood up and bowed: "Grandpa, don't worry..."

After Qi Xianzong left, Zhao Xin looked at Chen Cao and said, "Grandpa, are you sure?" ”

Chen Cao shook his head: "After all, the Qi family is a loyal and righteous person, so I have to take precautions, go, and find the commander of Xiaolingwei." ”

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After Liu Yucheng became the commander of Xiaolingwei, he felt that there was no oil and water to fish for the entire Xiaolingwei, and because of the sufficient military expenses in Datong, he could follow the general army to eat a lot of benefits as a general.

If it weren't for Jinyiwei's revelations, it is estimated that he would still be living in abundance.

"I heard that Commander Liu contributed all his family wealth to keep this official position, and the living expenses in Jinling are large, I wonder if Commander Liu's one-year silver is enough for the family's expenses?"

Liu Yucheng is in his forties, and the main reason why he is submissive in front of Chen Cao, a young man in his twenties, is because the young man in front of him is a national prince.

"Thank you Liangguo Gong for your heart, the life of the humble post in Xiaolingwei is not bad."

Chen Cao threw a document to him, and then said: "Xiaolingwei's military salary for a year is seven thousand three hundred and sixty-two taels, plus six hundred and thirty stone of military rations, but Xiaolingwei is full of only four thousand two hundred and twenty people, and if you shrink and deduct it, you Liu Commander will be greedy for more than three thousand taels of silver a year..."

Poof...

Liu Yucheng sat down well, and when he heard this, he knelt in front of Chen Cao, threw garlic, and cried: "Grandpa Guo spares his life... I can't help it..."

"What are you doing here?" Chen Cao frowned: "My father told the truth, and he didn't say that he wanted Jinyiwei to arrest you, what are you afraid of?" ”

Zhao Xin, who was wearing a scarlet flying fish robe on the side, stepped forward with a smile and personally helped Liu Yucheng up: "Commander Liu, don't be afraid, I didn't say that I wanted to arrest you." ”

This isn't there yet?

The commander of a brocade-clothed guard army personally helps people, and he must not take off a layer of skin?

Liu Yucheng almost urinated: "Grandpa Guo, don't joke with the lowly position, the lowly position has only been greedy for 10,000 handfuls of silver in the past two years, and the lowly position is willing to donate all the output, I hope that the grandfather of the country will be gracious..."

Chen Cao shook his head a little uncompetitively, and then said: "Commander Liu, my father asks you, when you were a general in Datong, was you greedy for military expenses or not?" ”

The people of Jinling know about Liu Yucheng's dismissal and transfer, and since it has become the way it is now, they simply don't hide it: "It's so greedy, the main reason is that there are many border troops, and the border army uses the guard army as an auxiliary soldier in the sequence, and the original establishment of 5,600 people can be increased to more than 10,000 people, and you can report more when you report military expenses.

Those of us eat some of the leftovers of the general army, and it is still feasible to exchange food for money. ”

"Well," Chen Cao nodded: "You are still telling the truth, how much land do you occupy in Xiaolingwei's army?" ”

Liu Yucheng trembled and said: "There is not much occupied, and the grandfather of the country also knows that most of the commanders of this guard are hereditary officers, especially Nanzhili, if it were not for the previous commander to make the defendant smuggle the sale of ordnance, the official of the Xiaolingwei command envoy would not fall into the hands of the lowly position, except for the land occupied by the predecessor, the lowly position occupied a total of less than three hundred acres of land. ”

Chen Cao nodded thoughtfully: "You also told the truth, and my father will believe you once." ”

"Grandpa Xie Guo, Grandpa Xie Guo..."

Liu Yucheng quickly knelt down and kowtowed a few times, then raised his head and said, "Grandpa Guo won't just ask about these things this time, right?" ”

"Yo he..." Chen Cao looked at Zhao Xin interestingly: "Look at it, corrupt officials have this awareness, how do you say that you are a person from the military who learned to behave as a civilian official in the court?" ”