When Wang Guangen returned to Dongcheng, his two brothers Wang Guangtai and Wang Chang came to greet him.
"Brother, where did the bird messenger come from?"
Wang Guangen wiped his forehead and said with a smile, "This envoy is interesting. Yiling Wen Anzhi was originally the Imperial Academy's Jijiujiu. He was in charge of all the young talents in the world. He is a first-class grand master. He actually has the courage to be alone.
The horse traveled through eight hundred miles of Tatar-occupied territory and arrived at Yunyang, which was amazing."
Wang Guangtai, who had a scar on his face, was tall and tall. His real name was Wang Guangxing. After his brother was recruited by Gao Dou, he was also recruited by a letter from his brother, and he later changed his name to Guangtai.
There are three brothers, Guang En is tough and dares to fight, Guang Tai is resourceful, and the third brother Wang Chang is a fierce pioneer.
"This Lu Jianguo seems to be quite impressive. It's definitely not easy for a reclusive scholar to come here alone." Wang Guangtai wondered.
"It's really not easy. Yunyang also gave us two hundred thousand taels of silver and food, but we need to handle it ourselves."
When he heard that Wang Guangen had been granted the title of Earl of Yunyang, and that both he and Wang Chang had been granted the title of Earl and Viscount, Wang Xingtai smiled and said, "The money you can give is really sufficient. Are you asking us to die? Are you recruiting our brothers?"
Go to King Qin, or go to Jingzhou?"
"No, Supervisor Wendu said that it would be fine if the Supervisory State allowed us to defend Yunyang. If He Zhen of Hanzhong or Yang Wenfu of Xiangyang dared to send troops to reinforce Jingzhou or Wuchang, we would then send troops to respond. He also said that we should preserve our strength and recover as soon as possible.
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"Hey, this Lu Jianguo is many times better than Emperor Hongguang." Even Wang Chang could tell that this condition was too good.
Wang Guangen also nodded, "I originally thought that there was no hope for the Ming Dynasty, and I was wondering if we had to find another way out. Now it seems that it is still unclear who belongs to this country. Maybe the Ming Dynasty has not exhausted its energy, and the king's energy is in the southeast."
"Then we will become nobles of the imperial court in the future?" Wang En giggled.
Wang Guangtai was not so easily convinced, "The good conditions are a bit too much."
"Second brother, you are too suspicious. When I was recruited by Gao Gao, didn't you also suspect that he wanted to lure us to surrender and then kill us? But later on, I didn't stand up to Gao Gong's important position, so I think it's credible.
And you see, Li Guogao, Yigong and others were recruited and reorganized into the Zhongzhen Camp, and Ma Jin Zhongbu was reorganized into the Zhongwu Camp, why can’t we reorganize it into the Zhongkai Camp?”
Guangtai said, "The remaining troops of the Shun Army are said to have 300,000 troops, but our six battalions in Yunyang only have 4,000 remaining troops, so they can't compare."
"It doesn't matter three hundred thousand, it doesn't matter three thousand. We just defended Yunyang for more than three years. When Li Zicheng had millions of soldiers, he still couldn't take down our Yunyang. When Wu Sangui came to recruit him, we just let him return defeated.
With this ability, Lu Jianguo shouldn’t think highly of him?”
Wang Chang, who was tall and burly, but had a feverish brain when he was young and was a bit insensitive, said, "I think the eldest brother is right. The second brother is just suspicious. Brother, is there a viscount in the Ming Dynasty? What rank is it?"
"The duke count is above the first rank, which is a super rank, so the viscount must be equivalent to the second rank, and the baron must be equivalent to the third rank." Wang Guangen is very satisfied with the title of earl. Counts in the Ming Dynasty are very valuable.
, even before the death of Chongzhen, there were not many seals.
I remember that when Li Zicheng was vigorous in the Central Plains, he always told Emperor Chongzhen that he just wanted to be crowned a king.
Of course, Lu Jianguo organized the Sixth Battalion of Yunyang and the surrounding troops into Zhongkai Town, under the command of his admiral Wang Guangen, which made him even more satisfied. Among the Sixth Battalion of Yunyang, some of them were actually from Xiangyang earlier.
Jingzhou and other Ming armies gathered together, and one battalion was a hilltop.
Although Wang Guangen is the commander-in-chief, the battalions do not completely obey his orders. Now, it is legitimate to integrate the battalions and coordinate them in a unified manner.
"Brother, I think we should go visit Wen Dujian."
"Well, Wen Anzhi is a supervisor sent by the imperial government to supervise the country, so he must be worshiped."
"Brother, it would be best to ask Supervisor Wen to write a letter of thanks to Shao Tianxing for our brother, thanking the Supervisor for the reward, and expressing our brother's absolute loyal support," Wang Guangtai said again.
Wang Guangen always followed his brother's advice, so his brother collected some gifts and went to visit him.
In the Fuzhi Yamen in Yunyang, Wen Anzhi, Gao Douyun, and Xu Qiyuan were eating.
Yunyang was blocked for a long time and supplies were in short supply. On the table, there was porridge made from sweet potatoes mixed with some rice, and some dried salted fish.
This meal was originally invited by Xu Qiyuan, the governor of Yunyang, but Wen Anzhi said that he was here to invite him, so he ended up with this wild rice porridge and salted fish.
"There are two more good things, given by the supervisor, to share with the second prince."
Wen Anzhi took out two things, which were a jar of Shaoxing rice wine and a piece of Ningbo rice cake. "Bake the rice cake and drink this rice wine."
The things were not rare or valuable, but Gao and Xu couldn't help crying when they saw them sent from thousands of miles away in eastern Zhejiang.
The two stood up and said thanks to the north.
Just as the rice cakes were cut into long strips and put on the fire to bake, the three brothers Wang Guangen arrived.
When Wang Guangen saw Gao and Xu, he didn't mind. He came up directly and placed a large bag of gold and silver at Wen An's feet, "A few gifts are not disrespectful."
Gao Doushu couldn't help but asked, "In what manner?"
Wen Anzhi laughed and said, "Although I supervise the army, I am not the kind of supervisor who is corrupt and demands bribes. I am here to restore the honors and honors together with the princes and revive the Ming Dynasty. Please put away these yellow and white things and keep them for later."
In the future, when the world is at peace, it would be a good idea to buy land in my hometown."
"Wen Gong, don't be too little. We don't have much left. It's because the Tatars have blocked it for too long. We all have money to buy grain. We sent people to Xiangyang, Nanyang, Jingzhou and other places to smuggle grain. Those damn profiteers even took the opportunity to raise the price.
, one stone of grain is worth five taels of silver..."
"When Jingzhou, Wuchang, and Yunyang are recaptured, they won't be in such a dilemma. You guys came just in time. They are baking Ningbo rice cakes. This is a gift from the Jianguo. Let's try it together. There is also Shaoxing rice wine given by the Jianguo."
Wang Guangtai didn't speak the whole time, but carefully observed Wen Anzhi in secret. Looking at this world-famous grandmaster, he felt that this person was really grand.
My eyes were not focused on the gold and silver at all.
While eating grilled rice cakes, drink Shaoxing rice wine, and some sweet potato porridge with salted dried fish. It’s a meal that’s quite unique.
"The soldiers of Yunyang are indeed working too hard. We have to find a way to open up the situation as soon as possible. We can't just sit and wait." Wen'an said.
"Uncle Yunyang, you are now the imperial envoy to the Yunxiang and other departments. You are responsible for contacting the Yi Zhen in the Qin and Yu areas, unifying the loyalty to open the camp, and bearing the seal of the military general of the town. You have been fighting against Yunxiang for a long time. Do you have any good suggestions?"
Wang Guangen grimaced because he was burned by the baked rice cake, "If the soldiers come to stop us, if the water comes and the soil submerges us, then the war will be over."
Wen Anzhi chuckled.
"Captain, I have an idea, please correct me." Wang Guangtai stood up, saluted Wen Anzhi, and then said.
Wen Anzhi felt very fond of this polite commander in chief, "Please tell me!"