"The thieves' army is so powerful, no wonder the governor is so powerful."
Lin Jinxiao glanced at the angry He Ying and Zhang Yu, and said calmly and consolingly: "The most urgent task is to bring back the Governor first. After all, the Governor is the only son of the General. If he has any problems under my rule,
I made a mistake, how can I explain it to the general?"
Mentioning General Tang Yao, Kang Xiu's face was immediately filled with shame, and he said sadly: "What Your Highness said is absolutely true. This time, the Governor is not to blame. It is only the unruly people in Changning County who colluded with the Baiyu people to make the Governor
He fell into a quagmire due to his carelessness.”
Although he said this, he knew very well in his heart that if the rebellion could not be quelled this time, it would be difficult for Tang Ru to gain a foothold in the state capital.
It is really infuriating to think that Princess Shu led five thousand cavalry and didn't even pay attention to Bai Yu's tens of thousands of troops. Now Tang Ru led tens of thousands of Tang family troops and made a group of rogue bandits flee in all directions.
The most important thing is that he vowed to issue a military order before leaving.
Li Ce saw that Kang Xiu, the captain of Sili School, was still protecting Tang Ru at this time, and the anger in his heart immediately filled his face, and he said frankly: "Master Sili's words are wrong. As the commander of the three armies of the state, the governor was defeated in the first battle."
If you lose the battle and don't deal with it strictly, how can you convince the people?"
"Bold, Deputy Captain, you are an official of the Consort, how dare you add insult to injury at this time, what is your motive?"
Lin Jinqian, who was coming out of Changliuyuan, heard Li Ce's words, led Tang Yuanxi and the female envoys and ran over quickly, and when she opened her mouth, she sternly rebuked Li Ce.
"It's not that the end will add insult to injury."
Li Ce replied solemnly: "It was only Han Zhen, the governor of Changning County, who deceived the superiors and exploited the people all year round, which made the people resentful. This time, 80% of the disaster relief money and food allocated by the state government went to Han Zhen and his county officials.
As a result, the whole county was starved to death. The governor went to the county and did not comfort him. Instead, he covered up the crimes of Han Zhen and others, which made the bandits more and more powerful."
"Li Sanlang, don't stop making false accusations against my son-in-law with empty words."
Lin Jinqian pointed at Li Ce and cursed: "It's just a defeat and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were lost. How can you lead an army to win every battle? Do you, Li Sanlang, dare to boast that you can't lose a battle? A wandering in the countryside.
, dare to accuse the majestic prince-in-law, where does the courage come from?"
These words directly angered everyone present, and even Kang Xiu had to persuade him bluntly: "The military order is like a mountain. Your Highness, the princess, should not interfere in your Highness's military affairs. Your Highness has made your own decision."
"The king's sister-in-law can help handle the state affairs for brother Wang. As an imperial princess, how can I interfere with the safety of the prince-in-law?"
Lin Jinqian angrily sat down on a stone bench nearby and said angrily: "If Brother Wang doesn't immediately send troops to rescue the consort today, I will die in front of you."
"Ahem."
Lin Jinxiao coughed slightly. There was no anger on his face at Lin Jinqian's reckless behavior. Instead, he was secretly happy: "Of course I want to rescue the Governor."
Kang Xiu was so angry that his blood surged, but he didn't want to talk to him anymore.
This princess is stubborn and arrogant, and sooner or later she will kill the prince-in-law. He feels so sad in his heart that it is difficult to express it to others at this time.
Tang Li had no choice but to come forward and volunteered: "The general is willing to personally lead the troops to Changning County to quell the rebellion."
"Your Highness, you can't do that."
He Ying immediately stopped him and said, "Now that the Dongsang people have come back and repeatedly harassed the border, if we send troops to Changning County again, I'm afraid the coastal defense will be unstable."
"Your Highness, I would like to lead only 20,000 troops to the aid of Changning County."
Tang Li gritted his teeth and handed over the tiger talisman given by Tang Ru: "The general will rescue the governor within ten days and stop the war."
"Okay, please ask Tang Changshi to issue a military order and immediately lead troops to reinforce Changning County."
Lin Jinxiao agreed to his request without hesitation.
At present, he still needs some time to arrange the coastal defense affairs of various counties. Tang Li is a strong general. Now that he has taken the initiative to request to go to Changning County, it can be said that he kills two birds with one stone. It not only allows the Duwei Mansion to be completely under his control, but also allows him to go to Changning.
The county asked him to wait for another minute and a half to buy himself enough time.
Seeing Brother Wang's compromise, Lin Jinqian finally felt relieved. After waiting for Tang Li to write the military order, he and Kang Xiuxing hurried out of the palace.
Tang Yuanxi was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes, and she knelt down excitedly: "Thank you so much, husband."
Hearing the harsh "husband", Lin Jinxiao couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and silently led the rest of the people back to the main hall.
After sitting down, Lin Jinxiao looked sternly at the commander of the army, Zhang Yu, and said loudly: "General Zhang, if I allocate an army of 10,000 to you to defend the coast, once the Dongsang army invades, how many days can you hold on?
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Zhang Yu gritted his teeth, clasped his fists and replied: "I will definitely be able to hold on for a month, so that the Dongsang thieves will not dare to step into the sea."
Lin Jinxiao nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, I will promote you to the post of Commander-in-Chief of Coastal Defense of Pingning Prefecture, and immediately lead the coastal defense battalion to Haining County to prevent the Dongsang people from invading."
"Haifang Camp?"
Zhang Yu frowned: "Your Highness, those are all new troops that have just been recruited."
And there are only three thousand people.
If he were to lead the team that would join the Royal Guards, not to mention 10,000, but only 3,000, he would still have the confidence to resist the enemy's invasion.
"Yes, it's the new army. Plus there are exactly over 10,000 garrison troops stationed at various coastal defenses."
Lin Jinxiao smiled calmly.
He knew that Zhang Yu was not only brave, but also more calm than Chen Chuan and He Ying. Looking at the entire prefecture today, he was the only one who could bear the heavy responsibility of guarding the rear.
Zhang Yu knew that His Highness needed to focus on quelling the rebellion in Changning County, so he clasped his fists tightly and said, "General, if the bandit army invades, I will fight to the last moment for Your Highness and vow to live and die with Haining County."
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"Okay, I can trust you."
Lin Jinxiao smiled happily and waved his hand: "Go ahead and set off immediately. If you can hold on to Haining County for one month, on the day of victory, I will personally report to the court and ask for merit for you."
"Here."
Zhang Yu turned around and left with the determination to die.
When only He Ying was left in the palace, after Li Ce, Lin Jinxiao then ordered: "He Ying, now there are not many troops in our prefecture that can be transferred to Changning County. The nearest garrison to Changning County is Changyuan County. You
Go quickly to pick up Zheng Huan from prison, go with him to Changyuan County, and take over the 30,000 infantry stationed here. When I arrive at Changning County, I will lead the army to join you."
Knowing that this guy was just like Chen Chuan, he was an impatient person who dared to kill and rush forward. Now he needed such a loyal soldier to fight for his life. He was afraid that this guy would only think about making meritorious deeds, so he hurriedly warned again: "You remember, there is no such thing.
My king’s tiger talisman, if anyone goes to Changyuan County to ask for help, you will not send troops. You only need to guard the various passes and work with County Supervisor Zheng to calm and appease the people."
"Here."
When He Ying saw that he could finally lead his troops to go on an expedition, he was ecstatic and rushed out of the palace as fast as flying to prepare for the expedition.
Everyone had errands to do, and Li Ce couldn't hold it any longer and asked eagerly: "Brother, what about me?"
"you?"
Lin Jinxiao stood up slowly, walked up to him and patted his thick shoulder heavily:
"Brother Yu is about to personally conquer Changning County. During my absence, you must completely gather the Duwei Mansion and guard the state capital together with Sun Wucai and Peng Pai. I heard that King Qinghe has entered the capital. I am afraid that your brothers, sisters-in-law, and nephews are now
We have also arrived at Jinling City, we cannot let Tang Ru have another chance to stand up this time."
Although Li Ce was anxious to go into battle and kill the enemy, thinking of his sister-in-law's safety, he finally nodded heavily and replied: "Please rest assured, brother, I will definitely live up to my destiny."