Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 251 The name is not right
The night wind was gentle and the stars were dotted with stars. After months of hard work, the soldiers still couldn't relax.

Under the moonlight, countless fires rose in the wilderness to drive away the slight cold of the April night.The soldiers, each with a small flag, sat around the fire, and pieces of horse meat rolled in the iron pot erected, emitting bursts of meaty aroma.

The more than 1 Ming soldiers trapped by Wang Yan in the distance smelled the fragrance and their faces were full of envy, but the faces of the soldiers sitting by the fire did not show the slightest joy.

The excitement of the day passed, and an indisputable fact lay in front of them. They were rejected by He Tengjiao from the city, and the food and grass in the army were almost exhausted.

The soldiers of the Ming army in the distance envied them for eating horse meat and drinking broth, but they didn’t know the melancholy in their hearts. They fought for the country, and after they returned victorious, they suffered unfair treatment, and the disappointment in their hearts couldn’t be added .

Wang Yan's actions during the day boosted the morale of the soldiers, but at night, when everyone calmed down and thought about the day's events, there were only two words left in their hearts, which was chilling.

Wang Yan led a few guards and passed between the fires. Every time he passed a fire, the soldiers sitting around stood up and called "Duke Guo" softly. Wang Yan also waved his hand to signal everyone to sit down, and then Roast fire to eat meat.

The [-] troops were scattered inside and outside the camp. Wang Yan patrolled all the way, seeing the bewildered look on the faces of the soldiers, his heart became heavy without being startled.

At this time, Wang Yan no longer had the intention to continue patrolling, but hurried back to the big tent. While walking, he said to Xie Kuang who was beside him: "Daowu, go and ask Du Futai to come to the big tent of the governor."

"No~" Xie Kuang cupped his fists and saluted, then turned and left.

Wang Yan returned to the tent and started pacing back and forth in it. It was a great benefit for the army to return victorious, but now because of He Tengjiao's victory, the morale of the soldiers became low.

The soldiers under Wang Yan managed to show their energy and arrogance, but if Wang Yan didn't handle it properly this time, these precious things would disappear immediately.

"Why did the Duke call me?" When Wang Yan was depressed, Du Yinxi had already been taken out of the tent by Xie Kuang.

Seeing this, Wang Yan quickly let them in, and then took Du Yinxi's hand to let him sit down, and then said: "The army's food and grass are about to run out, and there is no news from the people I sent to the south to buy food. He Tengjiao wants to threaten me with the food and grass stationed in Yuezhou in the city, and make me succumb, what does Dufutai think I should do?"

Du Yinxi and He Tengjiao did not deal with each other either. No matter in terms of political views or local governance, the two were completely different. Du Yinxi insisted on uniting and resisting the captives, and even deliberately contacted Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan, uniting all the Han forces to fight against the strong Qing. However, He Tengjiao felt that the peasant army was a bandit, wild and unruly, untrustworthy and unreliable.

At the local level, Du Yinxi thought that the tax should be light and the tax should be light to win people's hearts, but He Tengjiao was eager to form a new army and increase the land tax to obtain salary.

Du Yinxi was the governor of Hunan. He had disagreements with Governor He Tengjiao everywhere, but he, like Wang Yan, did not want to have an infighting with He Tengjiao, so that the Qing soldiers who were on the sidelines could reap the benefits.

In order to avoid confrontation with He Tengjiao, he seldom stays in Changsha, but has been presiding over government affairs in Changde Mansion.

The conflict between Wang Yan and He Tengjiao this time made him very angry. After pondering for a moment, he replied: "This is the fault of Governor He, but I hope the Duke can endure it and must not do anything like fighting with the same room. .”

Du Yinxi's attitude was within Wang Yan's expectation. If Du Yinxi wanted to fight He Tengjiao, he would not endure it until now, "Du Futai, even if I can bear this matter, but the army can't stay here to do it." What a waste~ He Tengjiao didn't have a single soldier, but he wanted to rob me of the credits earned by tens of thousands of soldiers, and also took away the food and grass that I stationed in Yuezhou, isn't he deceiving too much?"

Wang Yan and He Tengjiao just confronted each other under the city of Yuezhou, which would not do any benefit to Daming Jiangshan. Du Yinxi's face darkened at this moment, he couldn't help standing up, and sighed slightly: "Oh~ If the Duke can trust me, I will Let’s go to the city and discuss conditions for the Duke.”

"Dufutai fought side by side with Ben Du, how can Ben Du not believe it?" Wang Yan held his hand and said with a smile, "Since that's the case, I will take a trip to Dufutai."

Du Yinxi nodded, "Then I'll go and prepare right now. It's just the Duke's request, but I need to be informed first, so that I can discuss with He Tengjiao."

"Du Futai can tell He Tengjiao that the governor can give him the credit for regaining Yuezhou, but in the battle of Yuezhou, more than 100 young and strong men who died in the battle must be paid by him, and Yuezhou must also be exempted. Three years." Wang Yan said while paying attention to the change of Du Yinxi's expression, and seeing him nodding, he continued: "In addition, He Tengjiao must return the grain and grass in Yuezhou City to me. , and the Hubei prefectures and counties conquered by the governor in the future will be temporarily managed by the governor, and let him take another [-] million taels of silver as the starting fee for the governor's army."

After Wang Yan finished speaking, Du Yinxi had a look of embarrassment on his face, but he didn't say much, but nodded slightly, and then left.

After he left the big tent, Xie Kuang couldn't help asking: "Will He Tengjiao agree to the Duke's conditions?"

Wang Yan returned to his seat and sneered, "He Tengjiao, a man who forgets righteousness when he sees benefits! When he saw the Futai entering the city, he only thought that the governor had given in, so naturally he would not agree to such a condition. With his nature, respect How can he be satisfied with taking the credit for Yuezhou, he will definitely ask for more."

When Xie Kuang heard this, he couldn't help being puzzled, "In this way, blocking Futai from going here is doomed to failure, so why did the Duke let him enter the city?"

Wang Yan heard the words, and after a moment of silence, he explained: "Although this governor is the imperial court official, his actual position is the governor of Guangdong, and he does not have the right to control Huguang. If this governor wants to intervene in Huguang's affairs, it will be unfair! Du Futai is the governor of Hunan, if he were to preside over the affairs of Hunan, it would be completely different. The governor let him enter the city, but only let him see He Tengjiao's face clearly, which completely broke the two of them."

Xie Kuang's expression didn't change when he heard the words, but he recovered immediately.

At this time, the guard suddenly led a person to come outside the tent to ask for an audience. Wang Yan let him in, and the person came in and immediately bowed on one knee and said: "The humble Yandai pays homage to the Duke of Chu. letter."

Seeing this, Xie Kuang quickly took the letter that Yan Dai had raised above his head, and handed it to Wang Yan.

Wang Yan first waved his hand to make Yan Dai stand up, then opened the letter to read, his eyes could not help but a cold light flashed, and his face immediately became gloomy.

(End of this chapter)