Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 128 Leaving Fujing, entrusting important matters
Zuo Maodi responded to Wang Yan's request, and immediately went back to the mansion to make some preparations, then went to Anping City to find Zheng Zhilong's mansion to negotiate, while Wang Yan followed the guards and hurried out of the city to return to the camp before it was dark.

He Gang, who went to the city to buy grain, learned that Wang Yan was returning to the camp, and immediately came to see him, and said angrily: "Master, the rice shops in Fujing City are unwilling to sell us rice grain. You did such a terrific thing, you want to put us to death, you are willing to give up!"

Hearing this, Wang Yan was not angry. He knew that this was just Zheng Zhilong's method to force him. Now that he had decided to leave Fujing, Zheng Zhilong would not dare to persecute him too much. Just like Wang Yan, if he really made up his mind, he should raise troops to attack Anping City. Zheng Zhilong If he really wanted to fight him to the death, he would naturally dispatch troops directly to attack Wang Yan's fortress, and even go so far as to ambush and kill Wang Yan in Fujing.

"You don't have to worry, you can go back to the city tomorrow to buy enough rice!" Wang Yan didn't explain, but directly ordered: "After running for a day, I must be a little tired, and I will return it tomorrow." If you have something important to discuss with you, you should go down and rest first."

When He Gang heard the words, he was puzzled for a while, but he still didn't ask any more questions, so he saluted and left the camp. After he left, Wang Yan asked the guards to invite Wang Wei to meet him.

"Last general Wang Wei, pay homage to Lord Hou!" Not long after, Wang Wei was led into the tent by the guards and bowed to Wang Yan.

"Yuanzhang, sit down first!" Wang Yan pointed to the seat beside him.

Wang Wei bowed his hands to thank him, settled down and said: "I don't know what the Lord Hou called the last general to come here!"

"Benhou and Yuanzhang got acquainted in Shandong, and it has been nearly two years now!" Wang Yan did not answer directly, but recalled: "Back then, the old man under Zhao Gong's command, the thousand brothers brought out by Benhou from Shandong, There are very few left now.”

When Wang Wei heard this, his expression was sad. He knew that Wang Yan still had something to say, so he didn't say anything.

"In the past two years, this Marquis has been in a high position from one session to now, and Yuan Zhang has also been appointed as a commander, but the other old brothers are mostly only for hundreds of households." Wang Yan said leisurely: "Although Liu Shun I have the same job as you, but I am not as good as you in terms of ability. Although Ben Hou has gathered a lot of talents, the only handsome talents who can truly stand alone are Yuanzhang, you and Taizhen! Now Taizhen has long thought that Guo Chengren , the biggest reliance of this Marquis is Yuan Zhang!"

"The final general is willing to share the worries for Lord Hou!" Wang Wei heard that, but he didn't know that Wang Yan had an important matter to ask, so he immediately stood up and saluted.

"Yuanzhang, sit down!" Wang Yan realized that Wang Wei didn't need to be polite, and then said: "Today, the Marquis met with His Majesty and learned that King Jingjiang of Guangxi rebelled. This Marquis is the governor of Guangdong and will return to Guangdong to resist the rebels' eastward advance. So I will lead the army and civilians to leave Fujing, but the Zheng family is domineering, and I do have doubts in my heart, so I intend to keep you in Fujing to protect His Majesty's safety!"

"What?" He Gang was once again blocked from buying grain in the city today, which made all the generals in the army very angry, so Wang Wei just thought that Wang Yan was going to fight with the Zheng family, but he didn't realize that he was going to leave Fujing, so he exclaimed: "Wouldn't you report Zhou Qian's revenge and Zheng Zhibao's robbery of the boat?"

As the most capable general in Wang Yan's army today, Wang Wei also thinks this way, so it goes without saying that the thoughts of the other generals are self-evident.

The army of Yangzhou is a strong army that survived the siege of Doduo's 30 troops for several months. There is an air of arrogance in the heart, how can it be possible to endure the bullying of Zheng Zhibao.

Wang Yan also knew very well that morale can never be discouraged, so it is one thing for him to decide to withdraw from Fujing, but it is another thing to seek Zheng Zhibao's revenge: "Today Ben Hou discussed with Zuoge Lao, and asked him to tell Zheng Zhilong, Ask Zheng Zhibao to return the stolen goods and apologize to Benhou. If he refuses, Benhou will naturally make him look good when he passes through Quanzhou! This is also the reason why Benhou left Yuanzhang instead of other generals! If Benhou There is a conflict with Zheng Zhibao in Quanzhou, Zheng Zhilong will definitely make things difficult for you, and among the generals in the camp, only Yuan Zhang can withstand Zheng Zhilong's pressure!"

Hearing this, Wang Wei already understood Wang Yan's intentions, he clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, Lord Hou, you can go find Zheng Zhibao's troubles if you want, and if there is a general here, I will guarantee that Zheng Zhilong will have nothing to do with the Loyalty Camp!"

"With Yuan Zhang's words! Ben Hou can rest assured!" Wang Yan nodded and said: "But Yuan Zhang must not forget that Ben Hou kept you in Fujing. Apart from guarding against Zheng Zhilong, the fundamental purpose of this Marquis is to protect His Majesty! After this Marquis leaves Fujing, no matter how important the matter is, Yuan Zhang must not leave His Majesty for half a step, understand?"

Hearing this, Wang Wei knew that what Wang Yan said was extremely important, so he couldn't help standing up in awe and saying: "The final general knows, and will definitely protect His Majesty's safety!"

"That's it! Yuanzhang will retreat first!" Wang Yan said with a wave of his hand.

After Wang Wei left the tent, not long after, Hu Weizong was ushered into the tent by his personal guards. After Wang Yan let him sit down, he asked, "Weizong once studied under Shaolin, and later lived on the Grand Canal. I don't know how to deal with the folk gangs?" Can understand."

Hu Weizong didn't understand why Wang Yan asked him this, but he still thought for a while and said: "Qi Hou Ye, although the last general has wandered around the south of the Yangtze River, he didn't have much contact with the folk gangs, but there are countless gangs on the canal. Gang, but the end generals have a lot of intersections."

"Oh~" Wang Yan asked after hearing the words, "I don't know how powerful these gangs are?"

Hu Weizong replied: "When the last general was in the canal, there were more than a thousand people in his gang, all of whom were trackers or coolies on the canal, and almost every big city along the Grand Canal had such a gang. Huge ones, no less than ten thousand people."

Hearing this, Wang Yan couldn't help being a little shocked. Hu Weizong only knew about the power of a huge gang with tens of thousands of people. He also didn't know much about the White Lotus Sect and other folk sects that had repeatedly opposed the imperial court. The strength must be even stronger. fear.

In the face of such folk forces, a long-standing thought in Wang Yan's heart became more and more mature. He then called Hu Weizong and said, "Weizong, I have something I want to entrust to you!"

When Hu Weizong heard the words, he immediately stood up and responded, "If you have anything to do with the Marquis, just tell the general to do it!"

"This Marquis wants you to go back to the south of the Yangtze River, to contact these gang forces for this Marquis, and combine the three religions and nine streams of the people to form a huge force, to spy on information for this Marquis, and to assassinate the captives and bandits!"

Hu Weizong heard the words, but he couldn't help being a little startled. Not to mention integrating the folk gangs, it is extremely difficult to unite the many gangs in the water transportation. I am afraid that a small leader of yours will not be able to handle the entrustment of Lord Hou!"

"Don't underestimate yourself as the sect. I see that you have a heroic spirit and are completely different from the habits of the generals in the camp. You are the most suitable candidate!" Wang Yan encouraged with a smile: "This Marquis also knows that this matter is important and complicated. However, it is not possible to achieve results in a short period of time, so Wei Zong does not need to rush to make achievements, and there is no need to have too much pressure!"

"Since Lord Hou trusts the general so much, the general will accept this job!" Hu Weizong clasped his fists in response.

"Very good!" Wang Yan sighed in admiration, and then said: "Let's go for the sake of the sect, and I will invite your majesty to play for you, and the military department will give you a rank in the matter, so that you can do things for the sect! In addition, here is a treasure map, which is The Marquis is in Yangzhou where the bank is stored, and the sect can take out the money, keep a part of it as funds for the development of power, and transport the other part to Guangzhou, so as to solve the urgent needs of the Marquis!"

"Master Hou is so thoughtful, the general will live up to his trust!" After hearing Wang Yan's arrangement, Hu Weizong immediately gained some confidence, but then asked: "The general will listen to the words of Lord Hou, but this organization does not directly belong to the organization. Jin Yiwei is a completely independent existence, I don't know what to call it?"

"For the anti-Qing cause, you walk between heaven and earth, so you should call them Tiandihui!" Wang Yan said with deep eyes.

(End of this chapter)