As he said that, Zhou Xian looked at him carefully and smiled faintly: "I have seen this past few months of experience darker, thinner, but more refined. I heard that you performed very well as your performance as the county magistrate."

Gu Yanwu rubbed his hands a little embarrassedly, "General, I made a lot of mistakes during my term. If the county magistrate Wei Daji had no help, there might be a big trouble."

Zhou Xian nodded and said, "I already know what happened. Wei Dazhong is indeed a good talent. The Fuya has issued an appointment to him and transferred him to Kaizhou, Daming Prefecture, as the governor."

Gu Yanwu was shocked, "As the commander-in-chief, have you been promoted from an eighth-rank county magistrate to a sixth-rank magistrate?"

Zhou Xian nodded and said, "It's not just him. This time, nearly 100 middle- and low-level officials have been promoted, and many of them have been promoted across levels. It is convenient to pick up scholars in the imperial examinations, but what we need more now is experienced lower-level officials to stabilize the place."

Wan Ji sent Zhou Xian to the gate of Nancheng, "Wang Quan, be careful all the way."

Zhou Xian nodded and stepped onto the horse. Zhang Huai next to him quickly handed over the horse whip. Zhou Xian took it and clasped his fists to Wan Ji and said, "Mr. Wan, thank you for your hard work in Shandong."

Wan Ji nodded gently and reminded: "Wangquan, when you go to Yangzhou this time, you should try to tolerate and never act impulsively. From the current perspective, not many people in the Ming Dynasty want to go to war with our army. If you can make a little concession and seek temporary peace between us and the Ming Dynasty, it is very worthwhile."

Zhou Xian pondered for a moment, and finally nodded and said, "I understand."

As he said that, Zhou Xian bowed to Wan Ji again, turned his head back, and ordered loudly: "Everyone, go."

The huge city gate was slowly opened and the suspension bridge was also lowered. Three hundred cavalrymen shouted and rushed out with Zhou Xian, swaying a stream of yellow smoke soaring into the sky.

At this moment, not far from the city wall, in the darkness that no one noticed, the two of them pressed down and lay behind a small hillside.

After the cavalrymen walked away, one of them lowered his voice and asked, "Did you see clearly? Is it Zhou Xian himself?"

The other nodded, "It's him, it's absolutely true."

"You keep watching here, I'll report to the general." After saying that, he quickly retreated to a jungle, and then walked out with a horse.

Behind him, they followed the other three riders. They stepped onto the horse, raised their whip, and galloped out.

Boluo stared at the soldiers kneeling aside and asked in a deep voice: "Are you sure that Zhou Xian personally led his troops to Yangzhou?"

The soldier lowered his head and replied honestly: "Master, although it was midnight when he left and the light was not good, the slave was sure that it was him. And on the second day after he left, there were about 6,000 infantrymen starting from Jinan and heading south."

Boro thought for a moment and waved, "Go down and receive the reward!"

The soldier showed surprise on his face, "General Xie."

After the people left, Bai Yintu looked happy and laughed: "The Han people liked internal fighting the most. Now Zhou Xian and Nanming are bound to fight another match, and we can take the opportunity to take Kaifeng."

Baiyintu was smiling when he suddenly realized that Boluo seemed not so happy, and said with a puzzled look on his face: "Bolo, what's wrong? Isn't this a good thing? No matter how you look at you, you're still frowning!"

Baiyintu is Nurhaci's nephew, Boluo is Nurhaci's grandson, and the two are cousins. And in terms of age, Baiyintu is much older than Boluo.

Therefore, although Boro is the main general and Baiyintu is the deputy general, the conversation between them is very casual.

Boro frowned, "Brother, Zhou Xian has a grudge against me to kill my father this time, and I wish I could peel him alive. In order to achieve this goal, I sent a lot of people to collect information related to him. Judging from his previous actions, he is a person who cares about the overall situation very much."

Boluo paused for a moment and then said, "On the eve of the treacherous robbers breaking the capital, he took away the Ming Dynasty crown prince Zhu Ciyang. However, he did not use the emperor to command the princes like Cao Cao to take the opportunity to seek greater benefits for himself. Instead, he took the initiative to let Zhu Ciyang go south, not letting the Southern Ming fall into civil strife for the throne, and also made it more difficult for the Qing Dynasty to seize the world. Later, he took the initiative to propose the slogan of not fighting for the world for five years and only opposing our army. I just don't understand why a person like him chose to go south at this time? Don't he know that once our army defeats the treacherous army, he will be the next one to deal with?"

Baiyintu frowned and said, "What do you mean?"

Boluo said: "I wonder if Zhou Xian will have other purposes for going south this time?"

After listening to the Baiyintu, he pondered for a moment, then waved his hand indifferently, "Boluo, you're thinking too much, let me tell you why he went south! For the past few months, Zhou Xian has been fighting with our army. But except for a slight victory in southern Liaoning, he did not get much advantage in the Central Plains. If there weren't a thief in front of us, our army would have entered the hinterland of Shandong long ago."

Boluo frowned, "It is because of this that he should concentrate his troops to rescue Kaifeng Rebellion Army, instead of leading his troops south at this time! Moreover, the reason why Zhou Xian did not make any progress in the Central Plains before was because he lacked troops, and he has been recruiting soldiers for several months!"

Bai Yintu waved his hand, "How can he rescue him? He only had two roads to Kaifeng, one from south to north, crossing the Yellow River from Huaxian to south to Kaifeng city. The other was from east to west from Dingtao, first defeating our siege of Suiyang and rescued Liu Tiren's troops. Then attacking Qi County and Chenliu to the west, and finally rescue Kaifeng. According to the theory, crossing the river to rescue Kaifeng is the most beneficial to Zhou Xian, but there is Prince Yu's army and Jiang Guan's restraint in Daming Prefecture. I dare say that Prince Yu is afraid that Zhou Xian will cross the river and annihilate his elites in one fell swoop! And on our side, Liu Konghe has been attacking for so many days, but hasn't he successfully crossed the river?"

Speaking of this, Baiyintu suddenly looked up at Boluo, "Boluo, I ask you, there are so many places to cross the river, and Liu Konghe is blocked here, why don't you choose to cross the river from other places!"
Chapter completed!