172. The situation in the southwest has changed
Just as Du Bu Bu began to arrange the strategy of counterattacking the Tatars a few days after celebrating in the Xuanfu, a document came from the Ministry of War.
Du did not forget to open the documents of the military department and read them, only to know that what was written in them was that now the eight villages in the southwest have revolted again, and they have captured the entire Guangxi and are heading for Guangdong.
Looking at the military department, it seems that the emperor has intended to let him go to the south to assist Wang Yangming in quelling the rebellion in the southwest.
Du did not forget that he was also very distressed at this time, so he was at a loss.
At this time, Keiko and Haruko actually came to Xuanfu from Suzhou thousands of miles away to find themselves, Du Buyi hurriedly greeted the two of them after eating and drinking, Haruko came to the room at night to accompany Du Buyi, and the two chatted.
Only then did they know that Haruko and Keiko were entrusted by Wang Daochang to persuade him to go back to the south to help him quell the rebellion in the southwest, and the two of them missed themselves in Suzhou, so they came excitedly.
Du did not forget to reply to Haruko:
"Now that the north is turning the situation around, if I go back to the south, won't the operation of this nine-sided town be in vain for more than half a year?"
Haruko says:
"I don't understand these either, Wang Daochang actually came to beg you, Gongzi, it must be that the situation in the southwest is more serious!"
Du didn't forget to think about it, and then said:
"Since Wang Dao Chang has a request, I have to help, and I can only hold off for a few days, and entrust the matter of the nine-sided defense to Qiu Luan and Hu Hu and the two of them within these few days!"
Haruko said to Du Yi:
"Brother Du, you have worked hard, I won't bother you tonight, go back and sleep with Sister Keiko first!"
Du did not forget to pull Haruko and said:
"Don't go back, don't leave tonight!"
Haruko says:
"But I'm worried about your body, I heard Xiaoyi say that you often stay up late and can't sleep in this place, so your body will collapse!"
Du Cheng said:
"I'm in such good health, how can I collapse!"
So he picked up Haruko and walked out of the room!
Haruko asked:
"Where are you taking me?"
Du did not forget to reply:
"Of course, I'm going to take you to Keiko!"
Haruko said:
"Are you crazy, I just said that you should pay attention to your body!"
Du didn't forget to smile and replied:
"I'll be better with you and Keiko!"
After a while, he carried Haruko to Keiko's room, and at this time Keiko was already lying on the bed, and when he saw that Du did not forget to hold Haruko and put it beside him, he also asked:
"Brother Du, what do you want to do?"
Du did not forget to reply:
"You know!"
He threw himself at the two of them.
As a result, he lingered with the two of them until the next day.
Then I didn't rest much, and when I got up, I took care of military affairs and arranged defenses.
As a result, he lingered with Haruko and Keiko for three days in a row, and on the fourth day, he took the two of them and Xiaoyi and began to go on the road to Yingtianfu to find Wang Daochang.
Due to fatigue and physical deficit, Du did not forget that he was very reluctant to walk at this time, and after getting into the carriage, he fell asleep in Keiko's arms.
When the carriage arrived at Zhending Mansion, Du did not forget to fall ill because of the cold.
A few people didn't dare to hurry anymore, so they immediately went to the Zhending Mansion and asked Du not to forget to recuperate here.
This recuperation lasted for nearly two months, and at this time there was news that Liangguang had fallen, and the eight Zhai bandits were marching to Guizhou and Huguang.
And the emperor also sent several urging letters to Du Zhizhi, and Wang Daochang's urging letters were even more continuous.
Du did not forget to drag the uncured illness and continued to go south, heading to Ying Tianfu.
After half a month, I finally arrived at the Yamen of the Yingtianfu Military Department and met Wang Yangming.
At this time, Wang Yangming was anxiously flipping through the documents in the yamen of the military department, and when he saw the arrival of Du Yiyi, who was supported by the three daughters together, he immediately came over happily to greet him.
Then he asked Du Bu not to forget:
"Brother Xian, why are you so weak!"
Du didn't forget to smile, and replied:
"It's too much work at the border!"
Wang Daochang asked again:
"Why did the saint issue several urging orders, and I wrote a lot of letters for my brother, but you haven't replied yet!"
Du did not forget to reply:
"Aren't I sick, so I can't go back!"
Wang Daochang said:
"Do you know, the Holy Lord is furious about this, thinking that you deliberately delayed on the way and did not want to come to preside over the southwest military affairs with me, and also issued an order, if the southwest makes any more mistakes, you will be convicted of dereliction of duty!"
Then he slowed down and said:
"Actually, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have told Your Majesty that I sent you to the south to help suppress bandits for my brother, and now you are so sick on the road that you are still harming!"
Du did not forget to think in his heart:
"Wang Dao Chief, your advice has almost destroyed the northern defense that I have worked hard for more than half a year, and it is because of this that I indulged in female sex for a few days and collapsed my body!"
But these words must not be said to Wang Daochang.
Then he asked Wang Daochang:
"What happened to the eight big bandits now?"
Wang Daochang replied:
"I heard that they have approached the vicinity of Guiyang Mansion and the Hengshan faction!"
Du Bu sighed and said:
"Then let's discuss how to deal with it!"
Wang Yangming said:
"Brother Xian, you just arrived at Yingtianfu, your body is so weak, hurry up and rest first!"
Then arranged for Du not to forget to stay with Haruko and Keiko, and Xiaoyi missed Suzhou Fuzhong, so he turned to Suzhou by water before he arrived at Yingtianfu.
After Haruko and Keiko helped Du Bufu to lie on the bed in the room, Keiko went to help Du Bufu not to eat.
Haruko chatted with Du Buchu.
I only heard Haruko say to Du Buyi:
"It's still the two of us who hurt you, otherwise you wouldn't be like this!"
Du did not forget to reply:
"I don't blame you, I just indulged it once!"
Haruko asked:
"Why?"
Du did not forget to reply:
"You may not understand what it's like for a man to be full of confidence to show his ambitions, but suddenly being pulled down!"
Haruko replied:
"I know, in fact, no one is to blame, it's just the times that make people!"
Du did not forget to reply:
"Maybe!"
Then he said:
"Actually, I have a lot of regrets that I can't express in words, but I can only vent myself with your and Keiko's bodies, don't you blame me?"
Haruko replied:
"How is it possible, besides, aren't we all your wives and concubines now? Although you didn't marry us, we have already decided in our hearts that we want to live with you for the rest of our lives!"
Du Bu Bu said again:
"Do you know about my wedding to Sith?"
Haruko nodded, and then said:
"Sister Xi can marry you like this, it is your happiness, Sister Xi is generous, she doesn't care about those, she can get along well with anyone!"
Du did not forget to reply:
"Then I won't treat you and Keiko and Xiaoyi badly, and if I have a chance in the future, I will give you another marriage gift!"
At this time, Keiko came with a bowl of soup, and when she heard Du Forget's words, she said:
"We don't ask for that, as long as you have us in your heart!"
Then he began to feed the soup one by one and gave it to Du Yiyi to drink.
On the second day, Du Buyi still went to the meeting hall of the military department with the help of the two of them, and discussed the matter of leveling bandits in the southwest with Wang Daochang.
Participating in the deliberations this time were the staff general Zhang Jing, all of whom commanded Xie Peijian, Weng Su, and Wang Qin, the envoy.
I only heard Wang Yangming say:
"The Bada Village led by Lu Su, Wang Shou and other bandits has now united many chaotic people in the south to gather people to rebel, and only hate the corruption of the southwest prefecture and county, and the discouragement of the army has caused these bandits to occupy most of the southwest area, and we must find a way to exterminate these bandits now!"
Du did not forget to ask:
"Wang Shangshu, we have opponents in the soldiers and horses we can mobilize now, and how many bandits are there now?"
Wang Yangming motioned to Wang Qin to reply.
I only heard Wang Qin reply:
"Now we have less than 200,000 troops to mobilize, and the original number of the Bada Zhai bandits, plus the number of people who have responded to their calls, is nearly 600,000!"
Du Bu was taken aback and then asked:
"Why are there so many bandits?"
Wang Yangming explained:
"Lu Su and Wang were bewitched by these bandits, and sent people to incite soldiers and people to rebel, and the hearts of the people in the southwest were already unstable, and most of them were under the jurisdiction of the Tusi, and these Tusi were mostly greedy people, and after their instigation, they responded to seek personal gain!"
After listening to this, Du did not forget to say to a few people:
"In this case, then these toasts will definitely not work hard for King Lu and other eight villages, why don't we pick the place occupied by the toast first and use troops?"
At this time, General Zhang Jing spoke:
"Does Jingbian Marquis mean to attack these toasts with heavy troops first, to deter them, and then take the opportunity to appease them?"
Then he continued:
"After appeasing these toasts, will you cooperate with the toasts to attack the eight villages?"
Du Cheng said:
"General Zhang still understands what I mean, so we should now concentrate our forces to deter these Tusi in southern Guizhou first, and then we can drive straight into the nest of Badazhai in Guangxi after recapturing southern Guizhou!"
Wang Yangming slapped the table at this time and said:
"Marquis Jingyuan's proposal is really good, I didn't expect you to be so talented!"
Du did not forget to smile and replied:
"It's okay, otherwise I would have been beaten by the Tatars in the north and fled!"
Wang Yangming also smiled and said:
"I recommended you to go to Datong Mansion and gamble once, but I didn't expect you to really have the talent of a self-seeking general!"
Du did not forget to reply:
"It's okay, let's not say these polite words, since it's already set, let's arrange soldiers and horses now, prepare grain and grass and set off today!"
At this time, Wang Yangming came over and whispered to Du Cheng:
"Can you march like this?"
Du did not forget to reply:
"Reluctantly!"
Wang Yangming asked again:
"Have you recently tried the inner strength of the mind therapy that I once taught you?"
Du did not forget to say to Wang Yangming:
"I still have something to tell you!"
Then Wang Yangming helped Du Yiyi to a vacant wing room in the backyard.
After Fu Du did not forget to sit down, Du did not forget to ask:
"Daoist Wang, is this method of your mind passed down from Taoist patriarch Zhang Tianshi?"
Wang Yangming was stunned for a moment and said:
"How do you know?"
Du did not forget to tell Wang Yangming about the legacy of the Heavenly Master near Yangming Cave.
Wang Yangming smiled and said:
"I haven't discovered this secret after living in Yangmyeongdong for so long, but you have discovered it by Brother Xian, you are really blessed!"
Then he said:
"It turns out that my mental method is similar to Zhang Tianshi's mental method, it must be in the same lineage, and my mental method is also derived from an ancient scroll, but it has long been lost!"
Du did not forget to reply:
"I see, but I'm completely powerless to use my mind now, so I may have to recuperate slowly. ”
At this time, Wang Yangming took the opportunity to check the pulse for Du Yi, shook his head and said:
"You young people, let's pay attention to your body, and try to restrain women!"
Du did not forget and replied:
"Of course I do!"
Then he asked:
"Wang Daochang heard that you have recently had a noble son, but is there such a thing?"
Wang Yangming smiled helplessly and said:
"But at this time, I also saved a woman named Zhang Ji for my brother two years ago, I didn't expect him to like me, I just married her, just last year Zhang Ji gave birth to an incense called Zhengcong for me, who was nearly in his twilight years!"
Du Buyi said with a smile:
"It turns out that my nephew's name is Zhengcong, and Wang Daochang must take me to meet Mrs. and Zhengcong in the future!"
Wang Yangming replied:
"No problem, when the bandits are pacified this time, I will definitely take you to see their mother and son!"
Wang Yangming did not predict that this trip to the southwest bandits would actually be a point of no return for himself.