Chen Jisheng, the deputy commander-in-chief of Pidao, had the highest official position. He stepped forward and answered Lu Xiangsheng: "After Marshal Mao disappeared, the number of Liao people who fled back was gradually decreasing. But in these days, it seems that there has been a slight increase."
Lu Xiangsheng looked at him and asked again: "Where did these Liao people originally live and what were the movements of the rebels near them? Have you ever inquired?"
Chen Jisheng's face turned a little pale after hearing this. He knew he couldn't deceive Lu Xiangsheng, otherwise he would be even more unlucky if Master Zhongcheng asked him about his flaws.
"Please punish me, Lord Zhongcheng." Chen Jisheng bowed to Lu Xiangsheng and said, cupping his fists and cupping his hands.
These tasks were all done at first, but Mao Wenlong paid special attention to this and made corresponding countermeasures based on the understanding and confirmation of the enemy's situation. He even went to the enemy to learn about the situation, spread rumors, and alienate Jianlu.
But after Mao Wenlong's death, the soldiers and civilians in Dongjiang Town were worried about their own futures, so no one abided by the rules set by Mao Wenlong.
Lu Xiangsheng's face seemed a little ugly, but he did not have an attack. He just said: "From today on, we must not relax any more. If there is any important enemy situation, we must report it immediately. In addition, we must not relax in the strict investigation and meticulous work."
The reason why he handled it this way was because his military orders had just been issued and the generals under his command had not had time to react, so he was only considerate of this once.
When Chen Jisheng heard that Lu Xiangsheng did not make things difficult for him, he was immediately overjoyed and said repeatedly: "The last general will obey the order, and the last general will understand."
It was still dark the next day, and Lu Xiangsheng, escorted by Yan Yingyuan's fleet, left Pidao for the next stop.
Lu Xiangsheng knew that the situation on Pi Island was like this, and the other islands were not much better. The money and food must be distributed as soon as possible.
A few days later, in the sea area of Dengzhou City, the sunset set over the sea level, dyeing the sea water and Dengzhou City in the distance red.
Lu Xiangsheng stood on the bow of the boat, letting the sea breeze blow, looking at Dengzhou City and thinking about what he had seen and heard in the past few days.
Next to him, Yan Yingyuan was still accompanying him. He saw that Lu Xiangsheng had been silent all the way back from his inspection of the island, so he knew that he was in a bad mood.
After standing for a while, Yan Yingyuan took the initiative to say to Lu Xiangsheng: "Jiutai, I think the soldiers in Guanglu Island are pretty good and should be able to fight the Tatars. Especially Kong Youde and Kong Guerrilla under General Mao Shen. Monk Geng Zhongming Dusi is gratified.
Du Si, there are many elite people under his command."
Lu Xiangsheng turned to look at Yan Yingyuan, shook his head slightly and said: "This is only relative, it may be no problem against ordinary Tatars. Liheng, don't forget, they are all Maozi and Mao Sun, direct descendants of Mao Wenlong.
Of course it will be better.”
Yan Yingyuan also knew this, he just wanted to find something to comfort Lu Xiangsheng.
In fact, he himself had many things to do. He only had a few ships and a few sailors, which was far from the naval fleet that Marquis Zhongxing had described to him.
His water camp was not very useful in the war against the captives. It was generally used to support land wars and protect the islands from being invaded by the captives.
However, there is a task assigned to him by Lu Xiangsheng at the moment, which is to wait for Lu Xiangsheng to make arrangements on the Denglai frontline to accept the people from each island when he comes back this time, and then start traveling to and from the islands to transport the people from each island to Denglai for resettlement.
Yan Yingyuan was thinking about his own affairs and said nothing. Lu Xiangsheng raised his head and looked at Dengzhou City again, thinking about the things to be done next.
No one expected that they would return to Dengzhou a few days early, so no one greeted them at the pier. Lu Xiangsheng didn't care either. He didn't care about the red tape and went straight to the governor's office.
But as soon as he arrived at the governor's house, someone was waiting for them.
The man was a member of the Jinyiwei Baihu family. After seeing the ceremony, he said: "The Marquis of Zhongxing ordered me to escort a group of bandits to the army. I also have a letter for Zhongcheng to read."
When Lu Xiangsheng heard that Zhong Jinwei had a letter for him, he quickly went over to read it on the spot.
Yan Yingyuan was a little curious, wondering what else Marquis Zhongxing had to explain. But it was useless for him to be curious now. Lu Xiangsheng was still watching, so he asked the Jin Yiwei Baihu: "Where is Marquis Zhongxing now?"
The people of Jin Yiwei have a sense of superiority when facing the army generals. This is not only due to their previous power, but also because the responsibilities of Jin Yiwei have changed and they focus exclusively on the army. Invisibly, they all think that they are superior to the army generals.
What's more, the person speaking now is just a young general.
However, when he saw that Yan Yingyuan and Lu Xiangsheng were relatively close, he asked, "Who are you and what is the purpose of asking about Marquis Zhongxing?"
Yan Yingyuan was a little dissatisfied with Jin Yiwei's condescending demeanor, but he wanted to ask for help, so he smiled and said: "I am Yan Yingyuan, general of the Dongjiang Central Association, and Zhongxinghou is my future brother-in-law. I don't mean anything else, I'm just caring."
When the Jinyiwei Baihu heard that the man in front of him turned out to be Zhongxing Hou's brother-in-law, he immediately changed his expression and said flatteringly: "Ah, the villain has eyesight but cannot see Mount Tai. I have offended you so much just now. Please forgive me."
"Where it is, it's up to the noble officer to ask clearly." What could Yan Yingyuan say, he could only agree with his approach. As for using the power of Zhongxing Hou, he couldn't do anything like a fox pretending to be a tiger.
"According to the villain's estimation, Zhongxing Hou is about to return to the capital." Seeing that Yan Yingyuan did not care about him, Jin Yiwei Baihu quickly answered his previous question.
At this time, Lu Xiangsheng had finished reading Zhong Jinwei's letter. While handing the letter to Yan Yingyuan, he asked Jin Yiwei Baihu: "Where is he?"
The hundred households of Jinyiwei still didn't dare to put on airs against the governor of the civil service system, and quickly replied: "I am locked up in the prison cell of Dengzhou Mansion."
When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he turned to Lu Dadao beside him: "Go over and bring all those prisoners to the governor's house. I want to see them."
"Yes, sir." Lu Da agreed, and then invited hundreds of Jin Yiwei to hand over the prisoner.
When Lu Xiangsheng saw the two of them leaving, he looked at Yan Yingyuan and found that he had just read the letter. He smiled and said: "I believe in the vision of Marquis Zhongxing. Since these thieves are talented people, I will incorporate them into my
The standard camp.”
Yan Yingyuan also agreed with Lu Xiangsheng's view. He nodded and said: "Jiutai, I'm afraid your men will be as fierce as the clouds in the future!"
"Hahaha..." When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he burst into laughter. This Yan Yingyuan started to flatter him in person.
At this time, I heard from the guards that an imperial envoy had arrived.
When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he realized that it was already so late and the imperial envoy was still coming. He was probably in a hurry. Thinking of this, he didn't know that the emperor had something to explain to him, so he hurriedly took Yan Yingyuan out to welcome him.
Unexpectedly, the imperial envoy was not looking for Lu Xiangsheng, but wanted Yan Yingyuan to accept the order.
What was even more unexpected was that the emperor specially sent an imperial edict for Yan Yingyuan to return to Beijing to attend the wedding of Marquis Zhongxing.
After the imperial envoy finished reading, he congratulated Yan Yingyuan with a smile and went to rest by himself.
When Lu Xiangsheng heard the news, he also congratulated Yan Yingyuan. The emperor actually sent someone to deliver the message, which seemed to attach great importance to this marriage.
The smile on Yan Yingyuan's happy face never changed. Before, he was still slightly worried about this marriage.
He was afraid that Marquis Zhongxing would one day dislike his sister. After all, his sister was just a palace maid in terms of status.
Now that the wedding is approaching, a shoe in Yan Yingyuan's heart has dropped.
He was just a little strange. He was the elder of the woman, so why should he be asked to go back to Beijing directly? He should go back to Tongzhou.
But since the imperial edict said so, he had no choice but to follow it. Yan Yingyuan thought that he could also meet his brother-in-law, complain to him, and see if he could help him get more money to build ships and recruit people.
Lu Xiang was promoted to a border official and could not leave the defense zone without the imperial edict. Therefore, while racking his brains to think of some unique congratulatory gifts, he asked Yan Yingyuan to tell Marquis Zhongxing about Denglai's plight to see what his opinion was.
Yan Yingyuan agreed one by one and hurried back to the capital early the next morning.