national surname chiming

Chapter 290
Now that the situation has been clarified with Wang Gonggong, Zhu Shuren will not be responsible for the original mess in central Sichuan, so Zhu Shuren is naturally very motivated to immediately march westward.

On the second day after receiving the order, on the first day of December, Zhu Shuren took the lead in setting off at the front vanguard of the Huguang Army, which was already ready to stop in Wuchang Prefecture.

Zhu Shuren himself will lead the Chinese army to set off on the second day of December.

Because of the long-term battle and the need to change defenses, the troops that Zhu Shuren brought to Sichuan this time were mainly Jin Shenghuan and Jiang Shoude who were resting in Hunan after the Battle of Hengzhou, plus Liu Guoneng who was deployed on the second line during the Battle of Chenxian. Zhang Huangyan, who had already moved westward from the beginning and arrived at Qutang Gorge ahead of schedule.

The small Yuan camp brought by Yuan Shizhong, who abandoned the dark and turned to the bright, will also act together with Liu Guoneng. In addition to the thousands of troops recruited when Guide annihilated Li Jiyu's troops, there will be about half of the troops in this battle, that is, about 5000 people. Has a history of participating in the Peasant Army.

Of the 5 troops sent by Zhu Shuren, more than 5000 were old people, of which 2 were from Zhang Huangyan's department, about [-] from Jiang Shoude and Jin Shenghuan, and between [-] and [-] from Liu Guoneng's department, plus they were about the same as Liu Guoneng's headquarters The small Yuan camp, reorganized peasant army.

However, Huang Degong and Zuo Zixiong, the two major generals (Huang Degong also added the number of "General Against Rebellion"), will not move. Huang Degong will temporarily replace Liu Guoneng and be responsible for the defense of Henan, while Zuo Zixiong will be responsible for the local defense of Huguang.

Originally, if it was an individual peasant army who surrendered and asked him to spit out the territory he had operated for several years and change his defense to fight elsewhere, it would still be easy to cause trouble.

However, Liu Guoneng has great admiration and loyalty to Zhu Shuren. In addition, there is a reason for this incident. Huang Degong's troops have been the main force before and need to rest. Liu Guoneng still has potential. Of course, let him be active.

As for the number of people who have participated in the Peasant Army, it has reached half of the total force, which is also very dangerous in the eyes of outsiders.But Zhu Shuren can divide and control layer by layer, use Liu Guoneng to control other former peasant armies, treat people with sincerity, and he will be absolutely as safe as Mount Tai——

Liu Guoneng's only son was sent to Nanjing Guozijian three years ago, introduced by Zhu Shuren himself, and worshiped under Mr. Wu Meicun.

In the past few years, Liu Guoneng has taken several concubines, and some have given birth to children, but counting their age, the oldest one will not exceed two years old.Liu Guoneng is also very self-conscious. All concubines who have children will be sent to Nanjing for education, saying that Nanjing is safe and the living conditions are good, so that children can do well in elementary school and become scholars in the future.

As for the lack of women after the concubines left, Liu Guoneng was not worried at all. Anyway, not all the concubines were pregnant. Besides, in this troubled world, women can take care of them at any time.

Sometimes when Liu Guoneng chatted with Zhu Shuren, he would feel that Mr. Futai was too honest and self-sufficient. Although his family had money, it was true that he didn't need to earn money to be an official, and he could be an official with high morals and good manners.

But at the age of 23, he became a governor and was made an earl. Before he got married, he had only three or four concubines and only had one daughter, which is too little.

For a vulgar person like Lao Liu, just having no son is enough to take in ten or eight more. As an uncle, Mr. Futai can get a dozen or even dozens more, and everyone is sincerely convinced. of.

These are all digressions. Anyway, Liu Guoneng is quite inferior to his own background and vulgarity. He has been thinking all his life that his son will be squeezed into the circle of cultural people in the future. It's time to kill a man.

Just based on his performance of sending all his children to Nanjing, his loyalty to Zhu Shuren is absolutely safe.

Therefore, Zhu Shuren let Jiang Shoude and Jin Shenghuan set off first today, and tomorrow he will set off with the Chinese army formed by Liu Guoneng and Yuan Shizhong.

In this way, you can also swipe another wave of loyalty by the way, showing that you are not suspicious of employing people, and you are not suspicious of others.

Especially those like Yuan Shizhong, who have just joined the job, will definitely have some points in their hearts. Make a stumbling block" worry.

If Zhu Shuren were to be completely undefended against Yuan Shizhong and only have Yuan Shizhong's troops around him, he would not be so courageous.And letting Liu Guoneng cross the bridge as an intermediary and add insurance can not only be absolutely reliable, but also show his courage and candor, the best of both worlds.

Before the troops set off, Zhu Shuren inevitably asked the prince and father to inspect the preparations and say a few words about the troops.Of course, it is also necessary to give the prince a little labor fee as a token of gratitude.

Wang Gonggong didn't understand military affairs at all, and he didn't know how much work to worry about when the army was deployed.

Now that he has seen with his own eyes how busy the troops are, he has a lot of preparations, and he has to admit that Guo Xingye really takes the affairs of the court at heart, and he doesn't dare to slack off at all. It is extremely impressive to be able to send troops so quickly. It's so fast, no other generals and governors of the Ming Dynasty can do it.

In particular, even the reorganized troops from the Peasant Army can form an army alone, and Guo Xingye only takes them with him.

In contrast, in the same period of history this year, Huang Taiji would have once again plundered from Jimen, but Wu Sangui would have been delayed for half a year before returning to Beijing after receiving the imperial decree. (Of course, because of the butterfly effect, Huang Taiji has not come yet)
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While the troops were preparing to leave, in the evening, there were also some personal affairs that came to their door, and Zhu Shuren needed to deal with them.

The person who came was Fang Ziling, the second lady of Governor Fang's family.

Zhu Shuren wasn't surprised either, what should come must come.

Fang Ziling met Zhu Shuren yesterday at the welcome banquet after receiving the order, but his father and brother were there at that time, so there were some things that he couldn't say much about.

This time, she plucked up the courage to come to the door alone, and even specially selected her brother Sanya to come back, before she went out.The purpose was to prevent running into his brother, lest Fang Yizhi be with Zhu Shuren during the day at work.

As soon as the two met, Fang Ziling originally wanted to get straight to the point and ask each other what he wanted.But in a blink of an eye, she noticed a figure that she had seen yesterday and could not get rid of.

Bian Yujing has changed his clothes to serve Zhu Shuren. His attire is completely different from that half a year ago when Ziling and Bian Yujing were discussing current affairs, creating a songbook and digging up black material about thieves.

Fang Ziling couldn't help but ask first: "I want to congratulate Lord Guo Xing. This is another confidante to accompany me. From now on, I will add fragrance to my red sleeves and talk at night with candles?"

Zhu Shuren did not evade, and admitted generously: "Yujing has helped me several times, and when I redeemed Miss Li, she was still eager to help Zhang Luo.

I have always said that I want to repay her. If she fulfills her wish and cultivates for the rest of her life, I will also let her have a good life, so that there will be no shortage.But since she has figured it out and is willing to accompany me for the rest of her life, I will naturally not let her down.

You also know about Yujing's talent and insight. The three former confidante by my side came together naturally because of bonds of kindness and entanglement with me.But when it comes to their understanding of my governance philosophy and product history perspective, the three of them are not as good as Yujing.If you understand me so well, of course you must give her happiness. "

Fang Ziling didn't know how to answer the words, but bit his lip for a while, and let out a long breath:

"Sister Yujing's knowledge, I don't know. If so, I would like to congratulate Guo Xingye. This time I will be able to get the auspicious omen of "Ping Linyunniao Bachuangqiu, strong against Xichuan Forty States", and I will surely win the battle , destroying Zhang Ni."

Fang Ziling was also well-read in poetry and books, and he read it from mouth to mouth.These two ancient poems were written by Xue Tao in the Tang Dynasty to Li Deyu, then Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs, Chengdu Yin, and Jiannan Xichuan Jiedu.

It is Li Deyu in the "Niu Li Party Struggle" in the junior high school history textbook,

At that time, when it was Niu Sengru's turn to be prime minister, Li Deyu was pushed out and sent to other places. He built a frontier building in Chengdu, and later sent troops to deal with Tubo in western Sichuan and expanded several states.Xue Tao's poem was written when Li Deyu's Chibian building was completed, and he went to support it.

Fang Ziling said a few words casually, pointing out that Bian Yujing's background was the same as Xue Tao's, and he fell into the dust. Although Bian Yujing was rescued as a young man before he was a human being, he was of a humble background after all.

But Xue Tao was also the No.1 female branch of the Tang Dynasty. She was known for her extraordinary insight. She was able to discuss the gains and losses of current affairs with the prime minister at that time. This is also a high recognition of Bian Yujing's vision and insight.

And Zhu Shuren also wanted to go to Sichuan to use troops. Fang Ziling used this analogy to draw on the auspicious omens of his predecessors to win a prize.After all, when Li Deyu fought against Tubo, he also won a big victory.

After Zhu Shuren and Bian Yujing heard this, their expressions eased, obviously they really benefited from it.

The war is imminent, who doesn't want to win a few historical prizes and have more psychological comfort, even if it is just to have a good mood, it is also good.

Bian Yujing was a little ashamed: "Thank you for your good words, my younger sister, He De and He Neng, how can I compare with Xue Tao and other seniors. My younger sister only wants to follow the son, listen to the clear instructions in the morning and evening, and record his epigrams. Wish is enough.

Sister, in fact, you know that the young master is definitely not someone who covets wealth and wealth. He has such a wealth and status, and there are only us around him.

Bian Yujing really wanted to help make a deal, but didn't know how to word it for a while. Fortunately, Fang Ziling also took the initiative: "Okay, needless to say, my surname is, my little sister just wants to know what you think about the little princess of Lu Wang's mansion .”

Speaking of this, Zhu Shuren will not evade: "The little princess is innocent and innocent, and her nature is not bad. For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, and for the sake of avoiding suspicion between the monarch and his ministers, since I want to marry the little princess for peace of mind, I will naturally treat her well in the future." .

However, Miss Fang is also considered a rare confidant in my life. If Miss Fang is willing to wait, and can accept her title and status under the princess, then I will definitely give you a title in the future.

Big deal, after Xichuan is pacified, I will exchange credit for the prince's permission to take a concubine openly.Or use other means, in short, it will be within a year and a half.As long as you are willing to wait, up to two years, I will definitely give you a title. "

"Two years..." Fang Ziling was obviously very shy, and the other party took the initiative to point out this relationship, leaving her nowhere to hide, but when she heard the number of two years, she was a little dazed, as if recalling something terrible past,
"Two years, is it really fate? I remember when you wrote "The Continuation of the Thieves", I saw you categorically say that the thieves and Luo and Ma are bound to fight each other, and they will try to harm each other.

At that time, I also advised you not to be too full of words, lest you will not be able to fulfill it in the future, and you will be frivolous and lose face.In the end, you made a two-year bet with me, and in the end, after only half a year, everything came true.

At that time, if I didn't bet, you would do whatever you said. Since my father was your boss at the time, and my brother had a good relationship with you, if I found a solution, I am afraid that everything has been settled by now...

Hehe, haha, everything is indeed fate, the little girl asked for it.Okay, let's talk about this, there are no outsiders here, what else is there to be ashamed of, my little sister, I will wait for you for two years. "

As Fang Ziling talked, her expression became more and more downcast, obviously thinking that if the first two-year bet did not exist at the beginning, she might be in the husband and son now, and even if it was a little slower, she might already be pregnant. on.

It is fate to be competitive and to get to this point in the end.She even thought that her aunts were all very beautiful when they married, and in the end, her uncle was killed by a thief and went home to be a widow.

Could it be that the women of the Fang family are so good and strong that they are all Kefu?Should I really take a step back? Both parties should feel more relaxed.

Of course, this kind of thinking is only out of the fear and superstition of fate, and it flashes in my mind. After calming down, I still feel a little bit unwilling.

Fang Ziling sighed for a while, then turned to Bian Yujing, stroked Bian Yujing's shoulders twice, squeezed her collarbone, and sighed:

"Sister, for a moment just now, my sister was very envious of you. Although you came from a humble background, you don't have to worry about your status. You can go with the situation and pursue your own happiness boldly. My sister has a father who is a governor. As the elder brother of the magistrate, you can't embarrass them too much."

Once Bian Yujing was told by her, she also decided to confess completely, telling out all her careful thoughts:
"Sister Ziling...you have something to say, so don't be angry when you say it. Half a year ago, when you asked my little sister for advice on creating a libretto and commenting on history, at first, my little sister only thought of you as a future young mistress, so she treated you like that." Respect, follow you everywhere.

However, after staying with her for a long time, I found that my sister's vision is indeed superior to mine, and we see the same things, so my younger sister really admires her.Although you are not the future mistress of the main house, we can still read history and comment on the gains and losses of the past and the present together in the future. I hope it will be the same as before, okay? "

Fang Ziling: "Okay, regardless of whether this heartbroken guy keeps his promise in two years, anyway, my sister will come to my sister to study with her when she is free. But next time I see you, my sister will write a song that is as good as Xue Tao's strong pressure Xichuan four." The heroic work of Shizhou's work will strengthen the morale of the bandits."

(End of this chapter)