The protégé had indeed met this man and promised him a great reward. He said that if he was unfortunately discovered by the thieves or died at the hands of Li Thief's uncle and nephew, the court would give his wife, sons, father, and brother a large amount of money and generous benefits. Sun Chuanting firmly believed in his heart that Li Zicheng's uncle and nephew had become his own fish in the kettle, and he would definitely not be able to pass the three levels of ambush outside Tongguan;

"Where is the 'Great Heavenly King' Gao Jie now?" Hong Chengchou asked Sun Chuanting, he knew that this 'Great Heavenly King' was the descendant of the Li family's uncle and nephew, and he knew best how they dealt with it at a critical juncture.

"The protégé is afraid that the adult will pass him on for questioning, so he has taken Gao Jie to Tongguan, and he is waiting outside the line at this time, can the adult pass him in?" Sun Chuanting knew Hong Chengchou's temperament very well, and the banner of "Every major event must have calm" written by him was hung in the hall at this time, and Hong Chengchou could not ask about important chess pieces such as 'Death'.

"Don't see him now! Gather the generals immediately, I want to show the opportunity, as for the 'Great Heavenly King' Gao Jie, I have something to use him......"

Hong Chengchou shouted out of the curtain: "Zhongjun!"

There was a paging outside the curtain of the hall, and with the sound of footsteps of "kicking", a young general dressed in a lieutenant general's uniform, handsome and beautiful, and a heroic demeanor lifted the curtain and entered, he walked to the side of the governor Hong Chengchou, bowed in his ear and waited for the general's order.

Hong Chengchou whispered a few more words to Sun Chuanting, and then turned back to him and whispered to him: "Wait for the promotion!"

Tonight, because of the confidential matters to be discussed in the middle of the line, so the pomp and circumstance of the cannons, drums, and music when the governor raised the tent on weekdays, as well as the civil and military officials who signed up loudly to see and so on, were all dismissed by Hong Chengchou, and he only took the Shang Fang sword that Emperor Chongzhen gave him a few years ago, and embroidered the dragon's velvet suit with yellow satin, and placed it on the hardwood bar in the middle of the hall, close to the solid black lacquer screen.

Hong Chengchou was originally a civil official from the second grade, because the emperor gave him the title of secretary of the military department, and it was discussed that tonight he changed into a second-grade brocade chicken supplement; under the service of several handsome young domestic servants, Hong Chengchou put on a big red silk python suit and wore a six-beam crown on his head. Tie a green jade belt around his waist and pedal foundation official boots, which is even more outstanding in this superintendent's line.

When he and Sun Chuanting came to the lobby from the signing room, the civil officials and military generals who were summoned had already stood in the east and west. Needles could be heard silently in the lobby, and although there were two rows of samurai in full uniform, they were also holding their breath and staring silently.

Hong Chengchou sat down on the Taishi chair in the middle of the lobby. He habitually coughed lightly, and with sharp eyes, he glanced at all the civil and military officials standing in the hall.

Ding Qirui, the commander of the Tongguan Army, and the civil and military officials below the rank of chief soldier all felt the prestige of the governor from this light cough, and everyone became more and more respectful at this time, and no one dared to look up to the tiger power of the governor. After a while, first Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi, and Ding Qirui, the commander of Tongguan, led the civil officials to salute Hong Chengchou in order according to their ranks, and then the generals saluted the superintendent sitting on the Taishi chair in turn.

Tonight in the superintendent's line, although there is no formal promotion, all the rituals are simple, but because Inspector Hong hangs Shang Fang with a sword in the hall, and Inspector Hong Chengchou is neatly dressed, therefore, only Sun Chuanting, Ding Qirui, several chief soldiers, adjutant generals, and several cronies and senior staff of the governor have seats in the lobby, and the rest of the dozens of generals are all standing on the spot after paying homage.

At this time, Hong Chengchou was completely different from the gentle and elegant and amiable attitude when he met with Sun Chuanting in the signing room, and the superintendent looked dignified and reserved at this moment.

Thinking that tomorrow he will be able to wipe out the most powerful and elite thieves after Gao Yingxiang near Tongguan; there is a great possibility that after this bloody battle, all the troops of Li Zicheng's uncle and nephew will be wiped out, and Li Zicheng, Li Guo and others will be captured or beheaded, at this time, Hong Chengchou's heart shows a joy that has never been seen before.

However, in view of the many years of his career in the sea of eunuchs, Hong Chengchou has been tempered to the point of joy and anger, and besides, his excitement tonight is slightly complicated. He was now rejoicing at the coming victory, but he was also thinking about the unforeseen situation.

He feared that the clever Li uncle and nephew would take advantage of a small flaw to break through the cage and escape, and once they were allowed to gather their troops and regain their strength after some time, the situation would be unimaginable.

From this point of view, Hong Chengchou's mind is still calm, he is ready to establish a great merit, get the reward of the imperial court and become an official and become a knight, and maybe even be able to enter the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister, but he cannot ignore the blame of the emperor for Li Thief's escape.

Hong Chengchou knew in his heart that no matter whether he could capture Li Zicheng alive or behead Li Zicheng tomorrow, as long as this group of thieves who had been rampant for many years was temporarily defeated, he and Sun Chuanting would immediately lead the troops to King Qin and go to fight against the Qing soldiers to defend Gyeonggi.

Because he was favored by the country by the Hong family, he also received the kindness of the old Zhu family, so even if Chongzhen ordered him to give up the credit that was about to come and supervise the king of Qin, he had nothing to say.

Hong Chengchou thought that among the armies under his command, there was a shortage of food and horses, and most of the generals seemed to be afraid when they mentioned fighting against the Qing soldiers, and his heart was secretly worried.

In the solemn atmosphere of the superintendent, Hong Chengchou, the thief superintendent of Shaanxi and the trilateral governors with the title of Shangshu of the Military Department, was thinking about his heart while accepting the visit of the last few generals.

When these subordinates had finished their salutes, Hong Chengchou habitually coughed again and was about to speak, when he saw a little dust fall from the roof beam, which happened to fall on the sleeve of his official robe. After many years of being handsome, it has not changed his cleanliness, and Hong Chengchou gently dusts off the sleeves of his robe with his fingertips.

He stroked his delicate beard and began to lecture in a low tone. First of all, he praised the hard work and military exploits of the generals over the past year, and he repeatedly praised Sun Chuanting's mastery of many outstanding achievements in Taoluo; now, the prime minister is in the vicinity of Tongguan, and he has made careful arrangements in the face of fierce and stubborn bandits, and he really lives up to the emperor's heavy entrustment of the feudal territory.

The ancestral home of the Hong family is in Fujian, although Hong Chengchou's own official language is not very good, and there are a lot of local dialects in Quanzhou, Fujian, but he is not only well-read and memorable, but also very good at rhetoric; this earnest teaching just now made Sun Chuanting and a group of arrogant soldiers sound very pleasant, and everyone feels excited.