Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 261

Changsha.

The gate of the Changsha Mansion Yamen was open, majestic and majestic, and the passers-by did not dare to look at it, and hurried away one after another.

As if it were a man-eating beast.

Da da da--

Suddenly, there was a sound of horseshoes, and the crisp sound made people's hearts tremble. A group of cavalry came galloping, with indifferent power, and they seemed to have killed people.

Especially the leader, his eyes are like torches, and his aura is menacing.

"You are—" the yamen servant guarding the yamen was about to reprimand when he saw the man in the lead, his face changed suddenly.

He hurriedly bent down, and flatteringly said: "Li Tongzhi, why are you here? Are you here to find the prefect?"

Li Jizu glanced sideways at him, got off his horse neatly, held the whip, and walked forward on his own, saying:
"I have something to do with your magistrate, so go and report it."

Having said that, he went straight away, obviously impatient to wait.

Seeing this, the yamen servant was taken aback for a moment, hurriedly speeding up and running away.

Du Yinxi is checking the water conservancy dams in the mansion. The weather has been abnormal in the past few years, so it is extremely necessary to build water conservancy.

"Fujun, Fujun, Li Tongzhi is here—"

Just as he was fascinated, there was a voice outside the door.

What is Li Jizu doing here?

Is it...

Just as he was thinking about it, a shout came from beside his ear:

"Du Zhifu, Du Liangyun, why are you avoiding me?"

Li Jizu's voice came before Li Jizu came, which really made Du Yinxi a little helpless.

In this chaotic world, the voices of the warriors became louder and louder. Although he didn't like it in his heart, he knew that this was the trend of the times, and he couldn't change it.

"Li Tongzhi, I'm right here, where did I hide?"

Du Yinxi had no choice but to open the door and speak out.

"hey-hey!"

Seeing the presence of Du Yinxi, Li Jizu relaxed his attitude a lot, and sat down familiarly:

"The shogunate gave you the position of chief food transporter. It's not a lie. It's been half a month, why hasn't the food arrived yet?"

"The matter of dispatching troops was decided by King Yu himself, so there should be no delay."

Seeing that Du Yinxi's face remained unchanged, Li Jizu was still a little timid in his heart.

The advocacy of culture and suppression of martial arts for hundreds of years has already penetrated into the bone marrow.

But he also had to do this, and the shogunate and his subordinates really urged him to do so.

What's more, the situation is becoming increasingly tense. If He Tengjiao stays in Guizhou, if he recruits troops again, it will be difficult to deal with.

However, in the Hunan area, the titles that have recently been circulated by the shogunate are not just as simple as suppressing bandits and guarding places, but also have the meaning of monitoring.

This time, he became more courageous.

"I naturally understand the order of the shogunate."

Du Yinxi glanced at Li Jizu amusedly, he came to force the palace like this, let's say that he forced the palace, and he didn't know where he learned it.

"However, there is no rush for food and grass. Changsha, Hengyang and other places have transshipped a lot in the past few days. Xiangyang has also allocated [-] shi of grain, and it will arrive in two days."

These words made Li Jizu feel a lot more relaxed, and he was quite satisfied with the chief grain transporter in front of him.

After staying in Changsha Mansion for nearly a year, he admired the Du Zhifu very much. He did the facts, worked for the people, and was honest and upright, which is rare in official circles.

This is also one of the reasons for his lack of confidence.

There are too few good officials.

Du Yinxi naturally didn't know what he was thinking, so he frowned slightly:

"The imperial court sent troops recklessly before, thinking that the western thief was just a dog in the water, and took advantage of it, but who knows that it fell a big somersault, we must take it as a warning."

"There is no shortage of food, but how to transport it to Yunnan and Guizhou is a problem. Li Tongzhi, do you have a solution?"

Hearing this, Li Jizu became more and more difficult to listen to.

The grain of the shogunate and the local area is about 200,000 shi together, but if it is transported to Guizhou, it is fine to have [-] shi left.

Rugged mountain roads, damaged official roads, and dismantled post stations made this grain transportation a difficult problem.

Without food, the army is like a grass without roots, and it will not survive for a long time.

Li Jizu scratched his head and said helplessly: "There is no other way, what should be done is still done."

Du Yinxi smiled, and finally said: "The order of the shogunate must be followed."

Having said that, he said confidently: "Adjust measures to local conditions!"

"Actually, in the Yunnan-Guizhou region, there is a rich breed of pony horses, with a shoulder height of no more than three feet five inches, but they are very popular with horse teams. They are often let on camels to carry food and walk between mountain roads."

"These days, I have been recruiting pony horses. When the number is enough, I can send troops."

Hearing this, Li Jizu was overjoyed: "How long will it take? The children are already hungry and thirsty, and they all want to drink Guizhou water as soon as possible."

"At most half a month."

Du Yinxi said in a deep voice: "At the end of August, troops must be dispatched. To control, you only need to restrain your subordinates and work hard."

Li Jizu came angrily and left excitedly.

Du Yinxi looked at his leaving back, feeling quite irritable.

Others may not understand the shogunate's thinking, but he can know that King Yu is planning to expand his power to Yungui.

Although there are only two remote and barren provinces, they are still two provinces. There are only a dozen or so in the entire Ming Dynasty.

The imperial court in his heart is so big, and at the same time he feels sad that Yunnan has fallen into the hands of the thieves.

And according to what he heard, even Guizhou is not very stable.

Instead of this, it is really better to let King Yu take over.

Or, the imperial court also wants to see King Yu suffer a little bit, or the fisherman will benefit from it!

I sighed in my heart, but there was no way, the situation was like this.

Regarding the expedition to Yunnan and Guizhou, King Yu, together with the shogunate, did not want to go to war.

Moreover, the current stage of this war is to occupy Guizhou and plot against Yunnan, so the main forces to send troops are Li Jizu and Yang Zhan, who are defending the area in Hunan.

Immediately afterwards, Cao Xun and Wang Xiang were called in. They barely made up 20,000 people, which was called [-] people, and they planned to go to Guizhou first.

The entire Hunan region is gearing up to show off.

For the thief, he is not afraid and has a psychological advantage.

In fact, due to the battle in Sichuan, the confidence of the shogunate was greatly enhanced, and the thieves and trespassers were looked down upon, thinking that the court was underestimating the enemy, or that it was a waste.

In this regard, Zhu Yixi did not say anything.

After all, over the years, the bandit army has been strong and the officers and soldiers are weak. It is good to have more confidence, but the army is different.

Therefore, Li Tongzhi, who was almost majestic in Changsha, ran back to Xiangyang and was summoned by King Yu.

However, he looked at the huge Prince Yu Mansion, there were many women and few eunuchs, and indeed the folk rumors were true, His Highness was very wary of eunuchs.

"Your Highness!"

How could Li Jizu dare to think that the person in front of him was Brother Xiao Zhu, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, we will never embarrass you."

"Shame?"

Zhu Yixi shook his head, seeing that he had gained a lot of weight, but that's okay, he is more fleshy and resistant to beating, so he naturally has physical defense.

"Don't go to Yunnan for now."

Zhu Yixi stood up, looked at two Li Jizus who were equivalent to himself, and said coldly:

"Occupy Guizhou first, stabilize it, and wait for my orders for the rest."

　I have a cold, let's take a chapter today
　　
　
(End of this chapter)