Anyuan general Li Guopei was originally guarding Hebei. Due to the death of the late emperor, the emperor's officials sent Ling Xiaoci County to be in danger. After the ministers escaped from danger, Li Guopei led troops to escort them back to the capital and defended the capital for a while. After the Shandong capital commander Si Liu Tong entered the capital
, he suddenly disappeared. Many years later, the general went to war again.
Li Guopei was different from Cao Datong, who kidnapped the Emperor. Not only did he not bear any charges, but he also gained a good reputation as a protector of the ministers and the harem. Therefore, he came out again without changing his name, and delivered a letter to the Fujian Governor's Yamen in an upright manner. Not long after, the disciples
Invite him in. When Li Guopei arrived in front of the hall, a chubby official came out to greet him: "General Li! Your subordinate, Dai Xian, is temporarily acting as governor of the Yamen on the order of Mr. Huang Wengang."
Li Guopei frowned: "Where is Mr. Huang?"
Dai Xian said: "I have been ill for many days."
Li Guopei hurriedly asked: "What disease is it? Is it serious?"
Dai Xian sighed: "I don't know what the disease is, but my whole body feels like it has been cramped. It has been a while, and I have invited all kinds of doctors, including Western doctors from Guangzhou, but nothing has healed! Fortunately, nothing has improved.
Adding illness."
Li Guopei said: "Since that's the case, I will go and see Mr. Huang."
Dai Xian said: "General, we are so busy with work, why not rest for two days first?"
Li Guopei said: "No need. I still have to go see General Zheng Chaoer."
Seeing that he was determined to go, Dai Xian hurriedly called for a master to accompany him. He smiled apologetically and said, "I should have accompanied the general there, but I was really too busy." He put on a grimace and said, "Master Huang is suddenly ill.
, I have never paid attention to such things..."
Li Guopei had long noticed that someone who looked like a master was peeking behind him, and before they could say a few words, two more people came. Presumably, this man named Dai Xian was not a capable master. Huang Wengang fell ill suddenly, and he did not dare to send Fujian to him.
If he left it to a capable person, he would be afraid that he would be in trouble and he would not be able to take back his power after he recovered. Li Guopei looked at him, turned around and followed the master surnamed Zhang.
After leaving the governor's office, Li Guopei asked Master Zhang: "What is the position of Mr. Dai Xian now?"
Master Zhang lowered his eyes and said: "The Fenshou Dao who currently lives in the fourth rank."
Li Guopei looked at him and asked, "Are you following Mr. Huang?"
Master Zhang said: "Of course! Mr. Dai has no use for Master." A trace of contempt flashed in his eyes. Li Guopei became more and more convinced that this Dai Xian was an incompetent person specially selected by Huang Wengang, and sighed softly.
When I arrived at Huang Wengang's home, I saw the old man lying weakly on the bed. He was covered with a thin quilt on a hot day. His face was like gold paper. He was really seriously ill.
Zheng Chaoer.
When I got there, I saw Zheng Chaoer drinking with several concubines! Li Guopei was furious: "General Zheng, there is a big battle ahead, what are you doing?"
Zheng Chaoer was already drunk and said with a smile: "Are you General Li? Come on, let's have a few drinks together!"
Li Guopei kicked away the stomping stick in front of him: "What a shame!"
Zheng Chao'er ignored him and laughed sharply under the breath of wine: "Decent? Haha, what is decency? Is it decent to be a fourth-grade minister who is in charge of the governor's yamen? Hmm? Let me ask you -" Zheng Chao'er grabbed him
Li Guopei's collar, "Is it inappropriate for the fourth rank to be assigned to guard the Tao and take charge of the governor's office?!"
Li Guopei immediately understood that he was dissatisfied with Huang Wengang, and hurriedly said: "I am just acting as the heir. After a few days, Mr. Huang recovers from his illness, and I will naturally return it to Mr. Huang."
Zheng Chaoer let go of his hand and sat back on the chair, humming: "How long will it take? People are lying there moldy, and they haven't even found out the cause. God knows what the disease is and when it will be cured! If you have been sick for three to five years, how can you
Isn’t it going to take that fourth-grade petty official to take charge of Fujian for three to five years?”
Li Guopei wanted to give Zheng Chao'er more credit for his official title for the King of Yan, but thinking about it in retrospect, he decided to leave it alone. Dai Xian was incompetent, and Zheng Chao'er was a military general. The governor's general and military officers were both civil and military to control each other. Fujian was so far away from the Yan State, even if it fell
It is better to be in Dai Xian's hands than to fall into Zheng Chao'er's hands. After thinking about it again, now he wants Zheng Chao'er to help attack the Taiwan government, so why not coax him for a while? Whether the prince will promote him will be decided later. He said with a smile: "I
What do you think it is? It turns out that Mr. Zheng is worried about such a trivial matter. It is easy to handle. When the battle is won, are you afraid that the imperial court will not give you a reward? "
Zheng Chaoer glanced at him drunkenly, waved his hands and said: "If you want to fight, you go and fight, I won't fight."
Li Guopei said: "Master Zheng, credit..."
Zheng Chaoer heyed twice: "Contribution? What credit are you still thinking about? You need food but no food, you need fire. Guns don't have fire. Guns, you need weapons but no weapons. Soldiers herd sheep every day, but you still want to win the war?"
"Hiss..." Li Guopei was startled, "General Zheng is a veteran on the battlefield, why are the soldiers below him like this?"
Zheng Chaoer lazily said: "How did I know? I was also sick, and I just got better. Dai Xiancheng was busy all day long, and he didn't know what he was doing. He demolished the east wall to mend the west wall, picked up the sesame seeds and threw away the watermelons, just letting him have fun.
go!"
Li Guopei thought to himself, "Not good." Zheng Chaoer was grudged against Huang Wengang. He was here alone, and the warships were pointing at Fujian for supply. How could Fujian officials fight among themselves? Is this war still going to be fought? He
After just a few words of advice, Zheng Chaoer gestured and shouted: "Get the painting off the top of the cabinet! Yes, that's the one. Yes, yes, give it to General Li, um, give it to him!"
Li Guopei opened the scroll and took a look, his eyes widened immediately: "This is... a chart of Taiwan Island?"
Zheng Chaoer pointed out: "Well, this is their safe harbor. There is only such a big port on their island. I heard that there has been a lot of excitement in the safe harbor in the past few days, so I am not in the mood to inquire." He hugged a beautiful concubine beside him.
, "Eat wine, eat wine!" Li Guopei saw that he had prepared a chart and thought that he also wanted to start a war, but he was just trying to vent his anger with Huang Wengang and Dai Xian. He tried to persuade him for a long time. But Zheng Chaoer refused to listen and finally ordered someone to send him away.
Guest! Li Guopei is at a loss.
After Li Guopei came out of the general military office, he thought that if Fujian could not be protected, there was nothing he could do to help, so he would have to fight the battle himself. So he left the city and returned to his military tent to discuss with his men. Wan Zhang, the mountain king who came down from Jinggang Mountain together, listened.
Then he said: "Fujian is actually like this. General, should we write a letter and return to Beijing to report to the Ming Dynasty?"
One of Li Guopei's confidants said hurriedly: "To ask the prince for such a small thing is a big deal. Besides, the day given by the prince is just around the corner. It is better to rush over and capture the island as soon as possible.
"
Li Guopei said: "Where are the grain and warships?"
The general said: "It's easy to ask for help from Dai Xian, but he dares not to give it to you? Zheng Chao'er, giving up the fight is no different from running away from the battle."
Li Guopei hummed: "According to the law, he should be killed. It's just that it's inconvenient to touch him right now."
Wan Zhang's eyes lit up: "General, why not get rid of that Zheng Chao'er and seize the military power in Fujian?"
Li Guopei shook his head and said: "If it fails, it will miss the prince's important business."
Wan Zhang smiled and said: "How can it not be possible? I will do it myself."
The general said in a low voice: "General, this is also a method."
Li Guopei thought for a long time and gritted his teeth: "That's it. General Wan, be careful."
Wan Zhang chuckled and said, "Don't you, the general, know about my methods?"
That night, Wan Zhang put on his night clothes and went out. He was a big bandit, and he didn't know how many crimes he had committed. Although Li Guopei didn't think highly of his character, he trusted his ability, so he arranged for his men to do whatever they wanted tomorrow.
How to surround the general yamen and how to trap Dai Xian. If these two important officials were taken down, Fujian would naturally have it in its hands. Everything was ready, just waiting for Wan Zhang to come back. Unexpectedly, he didn't come back until dawn.
Li Guopei was anxious and hurriedly ordered people to go into the city to inquire. Not long after, the scout came back and said: "General! Someone near the General Military Office was reporting that Mr. Zheng Chaoer was assassinated last night. Fortunately, Mr. Zheng was safe and sound. The assassin was injured and escaped. This time
Huizi Fuzhou is searching the whole city."
Li Guopei was shocked: "Wan Zhang didn't succeed? He was injured by Zheng Chao'er's men? He is a fighting general. How can he compare to Wan Zhang in hand-to-hand combat?"
The scout said: "I heard that one of Master Zheng's bodyguards was injured."
"Go and find out who that bodyguard is!"
His confidant lieutenant general heard this and frowned: "General, we came in secret, and we used the banner of the Fujian Army. Now that such a big thing has happened in the Zheng Mansion, and the whole city has been alarmed, will we
Arousing suspicion? I will think that it is better to cut through the mess quickly."
"Um?"
"Look at Zheng Chaoer's posture, he won't help us." The deputy general said, "Our army is elite and has trained in water warfare in Poyang Lake. We can accomplish this without Fujian soldiers."
Li Guopei sighed: "The lake and the sea are different after all. Besides, we still have to use Fujian warships."
The lieutenant general said: "Just ask for the baggage and other items from Lord Dai. How can he, a fourth-grade petty official, not please his superiors? Zheng Chao'er is resentful, and his men will not be able to help unless they cause trouble."
Li Guopei already knew very well that the chart Zheng Chaoer gave him yesterday actually indicated to him that he was only willing to do so few things. If the imperial court wanted him to go to war, it would have to give him the power of Fujian. At this moment, he quickly went to Beijing to ask Situ Pan for instructions.
, when the news came back, it was too late to go out on the day of the secret order. Li Guopei was capable. Unfortunately, he had been trapped in the mountain for many years and knew little about what was going on outside. He then thought about using his own troops to attack a small island.
, it’s not difficult at all. He said, “Although it’s not easy to fight alone, there’s nothing you can do if you have to.”
The deputy general cupped his fists and said: "The general is wise and the soldiers are brave, we will win!"
Li Guopei clenched his fist: "Go see Dai Xian!"
When he came to the governor's office again, Dai Xian came to greet him. The master who led him in said with a flattering smile: "Something happened in Fuzhou City last night... Our Lord Dai... was... a little busy."
Li Guopei sneered. He was a bit busy. He must have been taken advantage of by Zheng Chaoer. After waiting for half a day in the study, he saw Dai Xian come in with a disgraced face. He smiled and said, "General Li, you've been waiting for a long time..."
Li Guopei said seriously: "Master Dai, the last general has heard about Master Zheng's assassination."
Dai Xian smiled bitterly and said: "The assassin was badly injured. He searched all over the city but couldn't find him. I really have a headache."
Li Guopei snorted secretly and thought to himself, Wan Zhang stole things from Prince Xian's Mansion and escaped safely, let alone the small General Military Mansion; it was already a big deal to be able to hurt him. He said: "Since he is an assassin,
He must be highly skilled in martial arts, or good at disguise, so it's not uncommon to find him hard to find." Dai Xian rubbed his eyes and shook his head slightly. After a while, Li Guopei inquired, "I think Mr. Zheng's bodyguard must be highly skilled in martial arts, but he's also not easy to find."
Have you caught the assassin?"
"His bodyguard didn't catch him at all!" Dai Xian complained. "The bodyguard was hired by him from S.H.I.E.L.D. He said he only wanted to protect Mr. Zheng's safety and not catch the assassin. Otherwise, there would be no need to expend so much effort.
"
Li Guopei was startled. He had lived in the mountains for a long time and had never heard of S.H.I.E.L.D., so he quickly asked: "What is this S.H.I.E.L.D.?" Dai Xian then told him about the business that S.H.I.E.L.D. usually does. After hearing this, Li Guopei shook his head and said,
"The dignified military commander of the imperial court actually hired bodyguards from the green forest!"
Dai Xian hummed: "The Zheng family has done a lot of business in the past few years. It is inevitable that they will bully others and have many enemies. Green forests have always been rampant in Fujian, and Mr. Zheng is inevitably afraid."
Li Guopei nodded: "I see." He cursed in his heart, the general of the imperial court fought for profits with the people to the point of fearing the revenge of the bandits in the green forest! It can be seen that it is common for ordinary people to be corrupt and bend the law. I will go back to the capital to see the prince the next day.
He wanted to take off his official hat. He then said, "Master Dai, the general will not go around in circles. When it comes to sending troops to Taiwan, Master Zheng seems to be willing to let go."
Dai Xian twitched the corners of his chubby mouth and whispered: "Don't be surprised, General Li. Mr. Zheng didn't just start to give up his job yesterday. To be honest with the general, I can't change the soldiers and horses."
Li Guopei sighed again: "I've guessed it. It's a big battle and we haven't seen the enemy yet. Our own people are fighting like black-eyed chickens..." He shook his head and said, "I have all the soldiers and horses in my hands."
They are elite soldiers. They just have warships, baggage and other items..."
Dai Xian said: "I will go and make arrangements now."
Li Guopei frowned and said, "Didn't we have a secret edict for a long time? We haven't started making preparations yet?"
Dai Xian said pitifully: "When we received the secret order, Mr. Huang had just fallen ill a few days ago, and the yamen was in chaos. Later...well...there were so many affairs that the lower officials were too busy..."
Li Guopei couldn't help but cursed, "Damn it!" Huang Wengang chose such a loser to take over his job. If he had been ill for a longer time, wouldn't the whole of Fujian have to suffer from this person? He didn't dare to leave it to Zheng Chaoer.
Why not choose another capable person? He looked at Dai Xian and said, "Does Mr. Dai still remember the date of the imperial edict?"
Dai Xian shrank his neck: "Remember...remember..."
Li Guopei said: "This is a big event. I hope Mr. Dai will put aside the sundries for the time being and concentrate on preparations." Dai Xian said yes. Li Guopei narrowed his eyes and said, "I will see, Mr. Huang is very sick and getting older.
Whether he can be cured or not remains to be said. If Mr. Dai has made great contributions..." Dai Xian's eyes suddenly lit up! He nodded repeatedly. Li Guopei said again, "If Mr. Dai missed the important event of the court..." He suddenly slapped Dai with his palm.
Xian looked at the long case in front of him, turned around and strode away.
Dai Xian shocked him. He stared at him without blinking and disappeared. Just when he took a breath, he heard a "crash" sound - the long case was broken! He was so frightened that Dai Xian sat down on the ground.
Li Guopei returned to the military camp angrily, only to see several generals under his command hurriedly came up to him and asked what was going on. Someone said: "Sir, there are rumors in the camp that the governor of Fujian and the general are trying to blame each other. This time
Not only did they not send out troops or ships, they also didn’t even send out food and fodder. Their morale was greatly reduced!"
Li Guopei was furious: "Where did the rumors come from? Go and find out!" Several generals looked at each other. How could they find out about rumors?