Since there is a direction for recruiting troops, it is natural to have the permission of the emperor.

Xu He handed over the sign to the palace early the next morning.

Unexpectedly, he was not the first to arrive.

Qin Yan was called into the Wanshou Palace last night, and he didn't know what happened.

Chen Hong saw that Xu He, who was [sick] yesterday, came in again early this morning, and suddenly felt that his brain was not enough.

Isn't this stepping on the horse clearly deceiving the king, let alone ......

He saw that there were only a few small firefighters on the left and right who were sweeping outside the palace gate, so he walked up to Xu He and whispered: "Don't you enter the palace at this time to scold?" ”

Xu He was surprised when he heard this: "What happened?" ”

Chen Hong looked at the gate of the palace and whispered, "Huguang has an accident again......

Huguang had an accident again, and the Ming army broke through Wuchang after the soldiers divided into two routes, one way to the east to capture Huangmei and Dehua, coerced Jiujiang, and then turned south, and the soldiers took Jiayu, Chongyang, and Baling, that is, Yueyang in later generations.

On the other hand, he returned to Xiangyang and Junzhou from Wuchang, broke through Yunyang Mansion, and after killing the officials of Huguang Xingdu, he set up an ambush in Shibapanshan at the junction of Shaanxi and Huguang, and caught Zuo Sizhong by surprise more than 10,000 Shaanxi soldiers.

More than 10,000 people, it is said that when they saw the commander fleeing, they all laid down their weapons and knelt all over the mountains.

Moreover, Shi Zhouwei's various ministries also reversed.

Under the command of the Ming army, these Tusi entangled people and horses gathered together, and from the beginning of the establishment to the north to attack the Fengjie troops guarding the border, the Sichuan Guard, the Tusi soldiers and horses were in a mess, and they collapsed in an instant.

Fortunately, Xu Song had 5,000 Qutangwei who were separated from being taken away a few days ago in order to prevent being served in a pot, and they were stationed in Dachang.

Dachang's Qutangwei backed the Daning River, and finally blocked the Tusi soldiers and horses, and now the two sides are facing each other on the first line of Wushan and Qutangxia, but because there are not many people and horses, the situation is precarious.

In fact, Xu Song was called overnight, and Emperor Zhizheng still understood the priorities, so he first summoned Xu Song to discuss countermeasures.

In the end, Xu Song was also anxious, and after discussing with Emperor Zhizheng, he strictly ordered Jiangxi Jiujiang to prepare for the road, organize the people of Jiujiang Mansion, and cooperate with the imperial history of Caojiang to recover Huangzhou Mansion within ten days, without delay.

Strictly ordered Sheng Zhengqi to leave 5,000 people stationed in Wanzai, Lianhua, and Liling to guard the thieves in Pingxiang Lingguan, and most of the rest went north through Changsha and Miluo to recover Yuezhou.

In addition, the Henan Zhuwei Station was sent to strictly guard the passes and forts of Xinye, Xinyang, Dengzhou, and Xichuan, and the rest of the guards were assembled in Nanyang to prevent the thieves from entering Henan and eroding the Central Plains at any time.

In fact, Xu Song and Emperor Zhizheng both missed the south of Shizhouwei, Baoqing Mansion, Chenzhou Mansion, Yongzhou Mansion and other places.

Why?

Because everyone knows that relying on the Huguang local health center is an idiot's dream.

Before, several guards have ordered them to garrison Jingzhou, in order to prevent anti-thieves from eroding Liangguang, these guards, claiming more than 20,000 people, in fact, the real combat strength According to Dong Rui's report, only a few guards commanded the personal soldiers under their command are still able to fight, and the rest are old and weak military households that are temporarily brought in to make up the number.

When he heard the news, Emperor Zhizheng threw his favorite jade Ruyi down.

But what can be done?

Now these people are still needed to maintain Jingzhou for the time being, and if they are forced to rebel, the problem will be big.

Therefore, a large area in the south of Huguang has now been abandoned by the imperial court by default.

After Xu Song discussed with Emperor Zhizheng, he hurriedly arranged it.

And Qin Yan was left alone and took on the wrath of Emperor Zhizheng.

Zuo Sizhong, the governor of the four provinces, specializes in suppressing the thieves in Huguang, and hangs the title of secretary of the military department, it can be said that this is already the first person among the feudal officials.

However, during the period when this duke took office from Beijing to Shaanxi, the magistrate complained bitterly along the way, not only ushered in the send-off, but also prepared Cheng Yi and sent him out of the country as a gift.

It is said that as soon as this duke arrived in Leping, Shanxi, he asked the local county magistrate to send 1,500 taels of silver.

After arriving in Shaanxi, he had a banquet with wealthy businessmen all day long.

The imperial court sent five or six edicts urging him to lead his troops south, but he prevaricated back on the grounds that he had just arrived in Shaanxi and did not know the military situation.

During this period, he also went back to his hometown, saying that he was worshipping his ancestors, but in fact he rebuilt the ancestral house, and it is said that he had encroached on more than 170 neighbors' mansions, which caused public resentment to boil.

Seeing that the impeachment notes kept coming, Emperor Zhizheng had the heart to kill him.

But changing generals in battle is a taboo for soldiers, and there is no way, so the court can only issue an order to urge him to go on the expedition again.

This guy has fished enough, played enough, and finally remembered the business and led the troops south.

But as soon as he came out of the mountains in southern Shaanxi, he was caught off guard by the Ming army that had been ambushed for a long time.

When he went out, this duke took 20,000 Shaanxi soldiers, and when he came back, there were only 11 personal soldiers.

The people of the brocade guard have been sent out.

This kind of goods, the fate is unknown.

Then, he was Qin Yan's in-laws, and Qin Yan recommended him, and Emperor Zhizheng left Qin Yan behind, so it is conceivable that he is being held accountable.

Xu He waited for about half an hour before he saw Qin Yan come out of the Wanshou Palace with a disgraced face.

Seeing him in front of the hall, Qin Yan only glanced at him in a hurry, and left in a hurry without even saying hello.

At this time, the sound of jade being knocked in the hall sounded, and Chen Hong said to Xu He: "Your Majesty asked the horse to go in." ”

After Xu He tidied up his clothes, he nodded to Chen Hong and walked into the hall by himself.

As soon as he entered the hall, he saw Emperor Zhizheng with his cloak dismantled drinking decoction under Wang Ji's service.

After seeing Xu He, he snorted coldly, hung Xu He in place, and drank medicine, rinsed his mouth, and ate caramel again, tossing and turning, and stopped for a long time.

"Are you well?" Emperor Zhizheng opened his mouth to turn over yesterday's old accounts.

Okay, I understand that you are in a anxious mood right now, and I have different insights with you: "Back to Your Majesty, it's already good!" ”

Emperor Zhizheng pinched his eyebrows and leaned on the dragon chair on the steps, and the whole person looked very scattered.

"In the past two days, the concubine has gone to the queen to make trouble, and there are more people who have handed over excerpts to you! You are very similar to your uncle in this respect, and you are not treated by hundreds of officials! Hehe, even your same year has ginseng, you are cruel, unkind, domineering, and careless of human life! ”

Xu He knew that this was the emperor beating him, but he still knelt down and explained: "The military needs to be used to control the army, the Jingwei has been corrupted to the point of prostitutes, an hour, more than 10,000 people in the two guards, and the actual registered sergeants to the camp are only more than 400 people. Expecting these people to defend the Jingshi and protect His Majesty is a fool's dream! ”

"The minister kills people so that Jingwei doesn't want to become the second Huguang!"

Although Emperor Zhizheng knew some information, he was still shocked and speechless for a while when he heard the real data from Xu He's mouth.

Especially the last sentence Xu He said, yes, if Jingshi is like Huguang ......, no, it is already Huguang, and if it doesn't change, won't Dawei be broken with a stab?