Ming Zuo

Chapter 584

"Haha, brother-in-law, I haven't seen you for many years, but you still have the same demeanor!"

On the Yellow River outside Xuzhou City, Zuo Menggeng and Gongheng embraced warmly.

Seeing this scene, all the people brought by Gongheng felt relieved and had no more doubts.

Gongheng didn't expect Zuo Menggeng to be so enthusiastic, and he was still a little uncomfortable.After parting, he hurriedly raised his right hand to his eyebrows.

"Gongheng has seen the commander in chief."

Obviously, someone had taught him military salute before meeting.

Zuo Menggeng looked at the people behind Gongheng and said with a smile, "Why don't you introduce me?"

Gongheng hurriedly followed suit.

"This is General Xuzhou Jing Yibin."

"This is Zong Gaohu."

"This is Dusi Lin Fengtang."

They were all generals in Xuzhou's official army. They were influenced and planned by Gongheng, and together with Gongheng, they took down Xuzhou City.

"Everyone, welcome to the Shandong family."

The quite novel statement made Xuzhou generals get used to it for a while, and it was very heartwarming.

"Everyone is a hero. In the future, no matter whether you want to join the army or go into politics, you can propose as much as you want, and we will make proper arrangements for you."

Regarding how to deal with the officers and soldiers who came to seek refuge in Xuzhou, Zuo Menggeng had a discussion with Hou Xun and Huang Zongxi before he came.

Everyone's opinions are similar.

That is to give a certain degree of freedom, allowing these people to choose freely.

Even Huang Zongxi didn't want anyone else to join the army except Gong Heng.

According to Huang Zongxi, these people are all soldiers of the old era, and their habits have solidified.And they may not be good people, but they made the choice to seek refuge driven by interests.

Preventing them from entering the army is conducive to army building.

The core content is this, but Zuo Menggeng can't say that.

The words in the scene are very beautiful, and the subtext is not something these big bosses can understand.

However, the choice of these generals was unexpected.

Jing Yibin stood up and said cautiously: "Commander, I have been a martial artist all my life, and I have never been looked down upon by others. I heard that Shandong does not allow household registration, so you can choose freely. I don't want to be a military household anymore. Can I concentrate on doing business in the future? "

Zuo Menggeng's heart lit up, and he was puzzled on the surface.

"It's fine, it's just that you don't want to be a good general, do you really want to?"

Jing Yibin rubbed his hands.

"I've done enough for this Lao Shizi army. If the commander-in-chief allows me to do glass business in Xuzhou, I would like to ask the commander-in-chief for permission."

For Zuo Menggeng, it is of course the best thing to leave the army and go into business.

"Since it's your wish, I can't force others to do what they want. In this way, I will talk to Fuyao later to let you be the general agent of glass sales in Xuzhou."

Jing Yibin was overjoyed and quickly thanked him.

Like him, Gao Hu only wants to be a rich man.

He had his eye on the cotton cloth business.

Zuo Menggeng was very generous and agreed as well, and would send someone over to guide them on how to do business.

Among the three generals, only Lin Fengtang still chose to join the army.

Lin Fengtang was only in his early twenties, when he was full of vigor, and had the best relationship with Gongheng. He heard a lot about Shandong from Gongheng.

Some time ago, I witnessed the true face of the new army with my own eyes, and I was very moved, and I only wanted to fight for fame on the battlefield.

Since he is a person who has not been deeply affected by the old army, it means that there is still the possibility of transformation.

Zuo Menggeng personally agreed to let Lin Fengtang follow Gongheng to study at the military academy, and make arrangements after graduation.

Of course, Lin Fengtang can't compare with Gongheng.

After he came out, it was just the normal officer promotion mode.

After Gongheng graduated, at least he started as a division-level general.

Gongheng was a member of the camp as early as the first year of Chongzhen, and was one of the founders.

It's just because of his status that he has stayed in Xuzhou, but his status has long been clear.

If it weren't for the need to adapt to the new army's rules and regulations and operating methods, he wouldn't even have to go to military school.

"Commander, there is an official from the court coming from the north, and he wants to see you."

The guard reported that Zuo Menggeng was quite strange.

"How come there are officials from the court at this time?"

Not long after, a small boat approached.

There was only one person on board, about forty years old, wearing an official uniform with a golden pheasant embroidered on his chest.

Good guy, it turned out to be a member of the second rank.

When the officials boarded the boat, they immediately interrogated them.

"I am the new Governor of Water Transport, Yang Yipeng, dare to ask General Zuo, why did you break your faith and occupy my Xuzhou?"

Everyone in the court who should know about the secret agreement between the imperial court and Shandong already knows about it.Even if you don't know, seeing that the imperial court has not done anything to Shandong for a long time, you can guess that there must be tricks in it.

Since he is the Governor of Water Transport, the top senior official obviously knows more about the inside story.

So when I come up, I just ask questions.

Hearing the other party's self-report, Zuo Menggeng couldn't help but pursed his lips and smiled.

Who do you think...

It turned out to be the backer.

This Yang Yipeng is very unlucky.

In the eighth year of Chongzhen, the peasant army captured Fengyang and burned the ancestral tomb of the Zhu family, causing an uproar all over the world.

Chongzhen was so distraught that he not only issued an edict of guilt, but also severely pursued the responsibility of relevant officials.

Yang Yipeng, the governor of water transportation, was the first to bear the brunt of this and was imprisoned and executed.

But he was in Huai'an at that time, thousands of miles away from Fengyang, what does Fengyang's fall have to do with him?
However, Chongzhen was furious and needed someone to take the blame, so he was chosen.

Of course, there was another reason why Yang Yipeng was executed for his crime.

Because he is the Donglin Party.

Wen Tiren, the chief assistant of the cabinet, accurately grasped Chongzhen's mind, and pushed the crime on him with all his brains, which killed him.

Since it is the Donglin Party, it can be regarded as old.

Zuo Menggeng smiled and said: "It turned out that it was Mr. Dayou in person. Mr. Niantai has always praised you for your noble conduct, integrity and integrity. You are indeed a model for all officials."

Yang Yipeng came up to fight, but he didn't expect that the other party not only didn't respond, but also praised him greatly.

This result made him quite depressed.

His official career was already very depressed.

Not long ago, he impeached Li Shouqi, uncle of Xiangcheng, for the crime of treacherous soldiers and excessive payment, so he was promoted to governor of water transportation.

But is this a promotion?

This is allotment.

Originally, the Governor of Water Transport was regarded as a top fat job, and it could be said that he was the best place to get promoted and make a fortune.

But that was in the past, and today's governor of water transportation can be described as a sea of ​​swords and flames.

Because of the Shandong rebellion, the canal was in the hands of the new army.

Although an agreement has been reached, Shandong will guarantee the supply of the capital.

But who knows when Shandong will cut off the canal again?

The imperial court couldn't beat Shandong, and with Chongzhen's virtue, he would definitely find others to blame for the poor canal.

who?

Naturally, the Governor of Water Transport!
Therefore, on the way to his post, Yang Yipeng has been thinking about how to deal with Shandong in order to avoid falling into danger.

When he came along the way, he observed all the way, and his heart became more and more heavy.

In Shandong, the canal checkpoints in the Dezhou, Linqing, Dongchang, and Jining sections have all been demolished. Instead, new signs have been put up in many places.

What is the canal management company called.

He had inquired that now, if a boat travels on this section of the canal, it is no longer necessary to pass a checkpoint and pay a tax once.Instead, you only need to pay the river maintenance fee once a year to be able to flow unimpeded.

Dezhou is the northernmost point of the Shandong section of the canal, so where is the southernmost point?
Now, he knows.

Shandong actually extended its claws to the territory of Nanzhili...

(End of this chapter)