In the blink of an eye, Zuo Liangyu has been dead for more than a month. As a common people's topic of conversation after dinner, the situation in the city is still unabated. Although there are undercurrents surging under the control of two old foxes, there are no dangers.
Although Zuo Mengeng was deeply dissatisfied and dissatisfied, he could only bear to stay behind closed doors in the name of filial piety. However, Wang Yuncheng was promoted to Chief Military Officer and was filled with happy guests.
The two old foxes also took advantage of this opportunity to carry out their duties in and around Wuchang, inspecting military affairs, and discovered many problems, large and small, but they only investigated and did not investigate.
The reason is self-evident. If you dare to investigate this issue, there will be chaos!
Then why check it?
Of course I have to investigate. I won’t investigate, but I need to know that this is a hello to you. You can also take it as a warning. If I don’t deal with you today, it doesn’t mean I won’t deal with you in the future. If you don’t restrain yourself now, you won’t restrain yourself in the future.
The chance is gone.
The whole city is full of imperial guards.
In Wuchang City, for more than a month, you can see flying fish clothes embroidered with spring knives everywhere. This is in the open, but there are still many secrets.
A few days ago, a Dongchang fanzi sent a secret letter to the two old foxes. The letter was written by the eunuch and contained a few sentences: Xu Qiyuan and Wang Guangen were invited to Wuchang, and they were prepared to come to Beijing to meet the saints at any time.
Xu Qiyuan was the prefect of Xunyang before, and Wang Guangen was the commander-in-chief. Civilians were good at defense and military generals were good at attacking. Together they were invincible. Three years ago, Li Zicheng took all thirteen counties in Hunan and Hubei into his hands. Only Xunyang made him work hard.
The reason for losing the army and generals was because these two men were stationed in Xunyang, and Xu Qiyuan was appointed governor by Emperor Chongzhen because of this.
If Jingzhou and Xiangyang were Li Zicheng's revolutionary bases, then Xunyang was the imperial base behind enemy lines. It was located deep in the mountains, and thieves could not reach it for several years, but instead came out to harass Xiangyang from time to time.
You must know that the thief general stationed in Xiangyang is Yuan Zongdi, Lao Huihui guarding Jingzhou, and Shiwanta Tianbao and others, but even so, they can only look at Xunyang and sigh. For this reason, they also lost the thief general Ying Bao. It can be seen that the two
How fierce!
This time it was rumored that the two men came out of the mountain. The two old foxes knew Chang Yu's thoughts. Xu and Wang had made great achievements in sticking to the enemy's rear. Now that they had reached peace talks, they naturally had to go to Beijing to face the emperor and receive the emperor's award.
In this era, let alone promotions and titles, just meeting the emperor is worth more than anything else. It is truly an unparalleled honor. If you don’t believe it, look at the memorials and excerpts stored in the museum. Various local officials visit them every year.
Zou Shuzhezi asked for an interview, saying that he wanted to be the emperor...etc., but most emperors would reply, "I understand, no need to come!"
But from Xunyang to Wuchang, you have to pass through Li Chuang's territory. Although Li Chuang has surrendered during the peace talks, there is no guarantee that the two of them will be absolutely safe. After all, not everyone supports surrender. If they take the opportunity to kill Xu Qiyuan and Wang Guangen who are passing by,
, which would immediately provoke another conflict between the court and Li Chuang.
On the surface, Li Chuang surrendered to the imperial court, but in reality he cooperated with the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. He was used by the imperial court but his territory was autonomous. Officials and soldiers of the imperial court could not cross the border at will, and the fiscal revenue within his jurisdiction also belonged to him.
This kind of advanced cooperation method is unimaginable in this era, but Chang Yu copied the homework and moved it, and the court and Emperor Chongzhen also acquiesced, because they knew that all this was temporary and was the best at the moment.
way.
In order to ensure the safety of the two of them, the two old foxes decided to send people to pick them up and protect them along the way. They just had to pass through Li Chuang's territory, so they had to say hello first.
So he sent generals Zhang Yong and Hui Deng to lead five hundred troops.
Because Prime Minister Hui Deng was a subordinate of Zhang Xianzhong before, and he was an old thief and Li Chuang's subordinates. They were old acquaintances and it was easy to establish a relationship.
As expected, people in the world are very sophisticated, and Yuan Zongdi, who was guarding Jingzhou, readily agreed after seeing the people sent by Prime Minister Hui Deng.
He is a member of Li Zicheng's faction and is also the group of people who agree with the peace talks.
Strangely enough, those in the bandit army who agreed to the peace talks were all big bandits. Even Liu Zongmin, who had always been opposed to the peace talks and was dissatisfied with the results of the peace talks, now changed his mind. Instead, it was the small and medium-sized mountains below.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, it’s not surprising at all. Those who do well and are in high positions naturally want to keep things smooth and retain their achievements, while those who do not do well want the world to be chaotic. The more chaotic the world, the better the chances of getting ahead.
Yuan Zongdi was also worried that someone would disrupt the current situation, so he not only readily agreed to Prime Minister Hui Deng's request to cross the border, but also offered to personally escort him during the crossing.
Finally got over it!
When the news of Li Chuang's surrender reached Xunyang City deep in the mountains, Xu Qiyuan and Wang Guangen hugged each other and cried excitedly. No one could understand their mood at this moment, and no one could empathize with the suffering they have endured in the past few years.
The foreign aid was left alone in an isolated city, lacking food and clothing, and endured both mental and physical torture.
Once upon a time, even they themselves didn't know whether they could hold on and how long they could hold on.
I don’t know which day the city will be destroyed and the country will die, or will it surrender?
Surrender is impossible. Xu Qiyuan's roots are red. Although Wang Guangen was a thief, he has killed more thieves in the past few years. If the two of them had surrendered long ago, why would they have to suffer in the past few years?
The days passed and the news became clear day by day, which made the two of them a little confused. Surrendered but still autonomous?
This model is incomprehensible to both of them, but they can accept it.
After all, it is always better to make peace without fighting.
At least the soldiers and civilians can take a breather.
Suddenly one day, I heard that Zuo Liangyu was dead.
Well...it's over, maybe there will be a big mess again.
It was just that the two of them had too much time to take care of themselves, and there was nothing they could do if they were in a hurry, but suddenly someone came to the door the next day. It was Jin Yiwei who said that Lu Daqi and Yuan Jixian had invited him to Wuchang to discuss matters.
What the hell, these two people came to visit right after Zuo Liangyu died, and even invited him to Wuchang to discuss...
The two of them were a little confused and a little suspicious.
But the visitor said that Zuo Liangyu has been dead for almost two months, and the two old foxes have been in Wuchang for more than a month...
After all, Xunyang is located in deep mountains and old forests, and is also separated from Li Chuang's autonomous region, so news of traffic closures is lagging behind.
The Jin Yiwei who delivered the letter again talked about what happened in Wuchang recently. The two of them were surprised for a long time before they recovered. The imperial court had unknowingly taken control of the possible chaos, and the person in charge of Wuchang now was
Wang Yuncheng, Ma Jinzhong, and the children of the Zuo family are mourning behind closed doors.
Good guy!
The two of them, who had regained their composure, now roughly understood the deep meaning behind the two old foxes asking them to go to Wuchang. To put it simply, if they survived and survived, good times would come.
However, traveling hundreds of miles to Wuchang is hard to guarantee that someone with an intention will not cause trouble.
Jin Yiwei said that the old fox had already greeted Yuan Zongdi, and Prime Minister Hui Deng came to greet him, and Yuan Zongdi would also protect him along the way.
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief and secretly praised the two old foxes for their thoughtfulness. However, the two of them, who were always cautious, would not leave their heads in other people's hands easily, so they decided to go there themselves with three hundred elite soldiers.
However, after staying in Xunyang City for several years, I naturally had to pack a lot before going on a long trip. It was impossible to get up immediately and I had to wait for Prime Minister Hui Deng to come to greet me.