Chapter Seventy-Four: Dividing Troops and Assigning Generals
The people around Wang Ce bowed their heads and fell silent one by one. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info even the old man wiped away his tears and slowly stood up.
At this time, I saw a woman next to me walking over softly for some time, and said softly: "You don't understand, and the concubine also understands, but please believe Lord Wang Ce, what he did today is for the good of everyone on our island, and he has no selfish intentions at all." ”
Ye Cheng looked at the voice and saw that although the woman who spoke was wearing filial piety clothes, she still couldn't stop the amorous charm between her eyebrows, it was Liu Huai'e, the wife of Chen Zuyi who she saw yesterday.
"Let's go, talking to them is tantamount to begging for a fish, since the fate of the tens of millions of people on the island is only in the hands of one person, let's talk more peacefully?" said an elder in green clothes in the crowd hatefully, and then turned around and brushed his sleeves away.
Immediately afterwards, all the people surrounding Wang Ce also left one after another, and the old man who was kneeling on the ground looked left and right, seeing that the general trend had gone, and it was irretrievable, so he had to look up to the sky and sigh slowly and follow away.
Wang Ce stood there, but he didn't even look at these people, waiting for the footsteps to fade away, and then he moved forward, and arched his hand towards Ye Cheng and the others: "The mountain village man, lonely and unheard, does not know how to judge the situation, and has made all the superiors laugh. ”
Ye Cheng looked at the backs of everyone in the distance, and then looked at Wang Ce and Liu Huai'e in front of him, there was always something wrong in his heart, but it was difficult to explain for a while, so he had to return the salute immediately: "Where does Lord Wang say, the tree is thousands of feet high, and the leaves must always fall and return to the roots." The people of Sanfo Island, I think most of them are from the Central Plains, and now they can return to the Ming Dynasty, which is the best thing, thanks to the mediation of Lord Wang. ”
Wang Ce nodded, and then handed over a thick blue booklet in his hand: "Ye Shaoxia, as you said, Wang is ashamed, he just does what he should do, and he says what he should say, as for the merits and demerits, he has his own descendants to comment on them." This account book is the island chronicle of the people, products, and topography of the entire island after the owner of Chen Island took over the Sanfo Island. ”
Ye Cheng came over and looked at it casually, only to see that it was densely recorded with the customs and customs of Sanfo Island and the products of money and silk, he was originally here to look for children who were taken captive by Wei Chong, and the people in the rivers and lakes were naturally not so concerned about the affairs of the government and the opposition, so they changed hands and handed it over to Vice General Ji Tianming beside him.
Ji Tianming took it and nodded.
Ye Cheng couldn't help but feel a little relieved when he saw that Wang Ce was indeed sincere at this time, but the matter of the abducted children had not yet been resolved, and he couldn't help but be very worried in his heart, and he wanted to ask, but he felt a little abrupt, and he didn't know how to speak for a while.
At this time, Zhong Qing had already come to the courtyard, came to Ye Cheng's side, and saw everyone's solemn expressions, not knowing what they had just talked about.
At this time, Wang Ce smiled and said: "The matter of retrieval and transfer is very cumbersome, and it must not be able to be done in a while, this is not the place to speak, why don't we move to the main hall and discuss the arrangement?"
Ye Cheng looked at Huo Ran and Ji Tianming behind him, and saw the two of them nodding at him, so Ye Cheng smiled at Wang Ce: "It should be so, or Brother Wang Ce is thoughtful, then please lead the way." ”
Everyone then followed Wang Ce to the main hall of this Ying Bao Palace, but saw a magnificent meeting hall, carved dragon jade pillars on both sides, hanging plaques in front of the door, if it were not for the two days to see Wang Ce was very sincere, but looking at this dragon picture jade pillar, it is inevitable that people will be suspicious, and feel that the people on this island do not have a heart of disobedience.
Wang Ce came to the hall in front of the hall and wanted Ye Cheng to sit at the head, where Ye Cheng was willing to take the lead, the two inevitably gave in, and finally Wang Ce sat in the first place, and Ye Cheng and others sat on both sides of the seats.
Wang Ce waited for everyone to sit down, and first spoke: "Now that the owner of the island has unfortunately passed away, it is when the dragons have no leader, Wang is dull, and he is also overstretched for a while, and he has no clue, so there are some things at this moment that I really want to ask you to help, I hope you will not refuse." ”
Ye Cheng saw that the things he was talking about now involved the affairs of the imperial court, and it was inconvenient for him to say more, so he turned to Ji Tianming and said: "Lord Zheng sent Lord Ji to accompany him on this trip, although he did not say it explicitly, but it can also be known that he wanted Lord Ji to make his own decision on behalf of Lord Zheng in case of trouble. ”
Ji Tianming is a refreshing general, seeing Ye Cheng say this, he didn't shirk it at the moment, and then arched his hand and said: "General Wang said that it doesn't matter, the people of Sanfo Island surrendered in good faith, so as to avoid a war disaster that ruined lives, the general is naturally a great meritorious, and if there is a place where we can help, we will naturally not hesitate." ”
Wang Ce stroked his palms and smiled: "Okay! Master Ji is quick to talk, then I, Wang Ce, will have the courage to speak frankly." ”
Ye Cheng and the others listened quietly, wanting to see what Wang Ce wanted.
"Although the owner of the island cares about the safety of the people on the island in vain and wants to go his own way, after all, Sanfo Island has been in business for many years, and the owner of the island can be regarded as a great merit to have today's people's rich island. Wang Ce said.
"It's natural, what the owner thinks but it doesn't matter. Ji Tianming said at the audience.
"It should have been buried after the first seven days, but now it is very time, not usual, Wang hopes to be able to bury the owner of Chen Island on the shore of the East China Sea tomorrow, and at that time hopes that the upper hand can be able to support the coffin, one can comfort the guilt of the heart, and the other can show the court's respect for the island owner, so as to calm the hearts of the people of Sanfo Island. ”
Ji Tianming looked at Ye Cheng, then at Huo Ran and the others, and felt that this invitation was reasonable, and there was no reason to refuse, so he replied: "What General Wang said is very true, and we will agree." ”
Wang Ce nodded, but did not smile, but continued to say with a straight face: "Yesterday, I heard that the fleet of the Shang Dynasty that came to the island this time is a Zheng Lord named Zheng He, and I want to ask him to deign to go to the burial place, which can also show the sincerity of the imperial court." ”
"This ......" Ji Tianming hesitated.
"What's the matter, does Master Ji have any concerns?" asked Wang Ce.
Ji Tianming was worried about the complicated situation on the island, and he was not familiar with the situation, so how could he let the chief soldier take the risk lightly. But after thinking about it again, tens of thousands of troops have been stationed on the ship, and they are afraid of regenerative diseases and disasters if they have not been dispatched for a long time, so it is better to take this opportunity to let the chief soldier lead the army to land on the island, and rightfully return to Chen Zuyi's original song on the island, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone.
After making up his mind, Ji Tianming smiled and said: "In this case, I will definitely send someone to tell Lord Zheng, but whether to land on the island or not is not up to the bottom of the list." ”
Wang Ce nodded and said, "I understand, as long as Lord Ji's words are enough." ”
"I don't know what General Wang else commanded, so it's better to say them together. Ji Tianming said.
Wang Ce sighed and said, "The first two things are quite easy to do, but this last thing is quite tricky. ”
"What's the matter?" asked Ji Tianming.
"The owner of Chen Island has worked hard over the years, and has trained 5,000 troops to prevent foreign invasions, but now he is stationed in the camp in the west of the island. After the sudden change, I was afraid that someone in the army would mutiny, so I needed the court to personally accompany me and others to the camp, and understand the holy oracle to calm the army's heart. Wang Ce frowned slightly.
Ji Tianming nodded yes, he was born in the army, so he naturally knew the scourge of this army's unstable heart. So he said angrily: "General Wang can rest assured that the chief soldier of this trip has already handed over the imperial court to me, as long as the general sends someone to accompany him, he will definitely be able to show the edict to calm the army's heart." ”
Wang Ce nodded with relief and smiled: "In this way, Wang is really grateful. Now that the three things have been arranged, but our stomachs are still empty, I will arrange for someone to cook some food, and let's have a drink. ”
Shicai talked about it devotedly, but he didn't feel very hungry, and after Wang Ce said it, everyone suddenly remembered that they hadn't had breakfast when they woke up in the morning.
After Wang Ce arranged it, the wine and food came up quickly, and everyone talked happily, and after eating, Wang Ce still had follow-up things to arrange, so he retreated first, but Ye Cheng and the others returned to their residence together to discuss related matters.
"Master Ji, since Lord General sent you here, then I can just listen to your arrangement. But you say it's okay, and we can't do anything. Ye Cheng said first.
Ji Tianming excused himself, and saw that he was not willing to give in, so he said: "Since everyone trusts Ji so much, then I will dare to arrange it first, and if there is any objection, just say it." ”
"Just say it, I just want to see what the military generals of the imperial court are like. Zhong Qing said with a smile.
Ji Tianming also smiled slightly, and then said with a straight face: "Wang Ceshi just made three requirements, but I don't think it's too much, especially the third thing is particularly important, if the army mutinies, I'm afraid it will inevitably be a bloody battle, so since the commander-in-chief is on me, this military camp will be up to me." ”
Ye Cheng and the others nodded, and listened to Ji Tianming continue: "The matter of the burial of the coffin can show the respect of the imperial court, and I think that Hu Yishi and Huo Yishi can be in this position." It is also extremely important to return to the chief soldier, and if you escort the chief soldier to the island, you may be in danger along the way, and you must be escorted by a person with strong martial arts. ”
Ye Cheng and Hu Sanxiao nodded, and there was no objection. Zhong Qing listened to it for a long time and didn't have anything to do with himself, and couldn't help but say: "General Ji, you forgot Zhong Qing, why don't you have anything to do with me?"
Ji Tianming said with a smile: "It's up to us to do these things, Miss Zhong and Mrs. Hu are resting in this Ying Bao Palace, they can make a response for us, and they can first understand the people's hearts here." ”
Zhong Qing is so smart, knowing that this is just Ji Tianming's excuse, but he still doesn't trust himself as a woman. So he said unhappily: "I don't want it, I want to go back with Brother Ye to pick up the general soldier." ”
Ye Cheng said with a smile: "Don't talk about going back and forth, but I have another thing I want to think about, except for Qing'er, no one else can do it." ”
When Zhong Qing heard that it was difficult for anyone else to do it except herself, she couldn't help but frown again and said, "What's the matter?" Brother Ye, tell me quickly. ”
Ye Cheng leaned over to Zhong Qing's ear and whispered: "Chen Zongyuan disappeared last night, this person is the son of Chen Zuyi, it is extremely important, you can take a look here to see where he went." In addition, we have not been able to find the children who have been taken captive, so you may wish to take this opportunity to find out some news. It's just that even if you have eyebrows, don't act blindly, lest you put yourself in danger, and everything will be planned when I come back. ”
Zhong Qing nodded while listening, and agreed in his heart that this was indeed a big deal, and he had a brain fever just now, and he actually forgot about it.