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Xuanfu Town General Military Department.

Deputy Commander-in-Chief Guo Yingxian did not wait for Zhang Cheng to speak, and then continued: "Commander, we are rough people. The matter of looking after the home and nursing home is naturally not a big problem, but there are still various matters that need to be dealt with. Can you leave one or two more Please stay with us, Lao Guo, in Xuan Mansion."

"What Deputy Commander Guo said is not unreasonable."

Zhang Cheng nodded and pondered, and after a moment, he said: "Well, Wu Zhizhong is still in Zhangjiakou, so let him stay here too and help you with the relocation of the martial arts hall and the construction of various barracks."

As he spoke, he turned to look at Counselor Liu Minshen and said, "Liu Minshen, you can stay too and assist Deputy Commander Guo in handling the daily affairs of the Commander's Mansion."

Liu Minshen was stunned when he heard the words. He opened his mouth to say something when he saw Uncle Yongning wave his hand and said: "Don't talk, I know you intend to serve in the army, but among all the people under my command, you are the only one who has been in officialdom for a long time and is familiar with government affairs.

Now, people are needed to take care of various affairs in the Commander's Mansion. Deputy Commander Guo is intimidating the younger generation. Zhizhong is responsible for the business, the relocation of the martial arts hall, and the construction of military camps. You have to take care of the government affairs of the Commander's Mansion. Carrying it. "

The words had reached this point, and his intention to put Liu Minshen in a high position was very obvious. He could no longer refuse, so he clasped his fists and said, "Minshen accepts the order."

Zhang Cheng nodded, and then said: "Before I leave, in order to prevent the slaves from retaliating, I will dispatch Deputy General Lin Dengyou to guard the East Road, and his associate battalion will also go with him.

In this way, Deputy Commander Guo is the only one guarding the town, which makes it easier for him to issue orders. He sits in the middle and no one can stop him. "

Guo Yingxian nodded. Although he was not very willing, he could no longer shirk.

At this time, Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng said to everyone: "After Lai Tianlu and Lai Tianshou were executed, the Shangbei Road and Middle Road branch guard generals were temporarily vacant. I have recommended Liu Guangwu to the court as the Shangbei Road branch guard general, and recommended another Liu Zhongshi is the general guarding the center."

Liu Guangwu was stunned when he heard this. He had already thought of retiring. Suddenly, he was surprised to hear that Zhang Cheng recommended him to serve as the sub-defense general again. However, Zhang Cheng's next words suddenly made him realize.

"Your elite battalion will stay in the town for training and training. Another infantry unit and a chariot unit from the Weiyuan Battalion will be deployed to guard the northern road with you."

How could Liu Guangwu not understand the meaning of these words? Zhang Cheng only borrowed his identity as a general, but actually left the town North Road as Yongyi Army. However, this also meant that he began to accept him as Yongyi Army. A member of the military system.

I heard Zhang Cheng continue to say: "One infantry unit and one chariot unit of Weiyuan camp stayed behind at Xuanfu with the general Wu Zhizhong. The remaining two cavalry units of Yulin and Huwei, and three chariot units, were led by deputy generals Lin Fangping and Led by Xu Jinyong, he accompanied me to fight against the bandits in Henan Province."

"There is also He Zhenxiong, the deputy general of Biaoying, who also leads a cavalry unit of Biaoying and goes with me to fight in Henan Province."

"Wei Zhice, your Tengshe camp will set off from Zhencheng in three days, pass through Datong and Shanxi and go straight to northern Henan. It will first meet up with Chen Zhong and Zhang Guodong and wait for my order."

"Tomorrow, after I see Wang Dehua, I will set off to the capital to meet with His Majesty."

Looking at the people in the hall, Zhang Cheng continued: "He Biao, Wang Yuanjing, Liu Chengzu, Sun Shixiang, and Hu Yiwen will go to war with me, and the rest will stay in the town to protect my family fortune."

Everyone followed the order one after another. Guo Yingxian rolled his big eyes, looking at this and that, his eyes full of regret.

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On the fifth day of April, Huailai arrived at the Acropolis.

"Commander, you can't be partial. This time we send troops to Henan, you have to take us with you no matter what. These brothers are so depressed that they are all crying and shouting that they want to go back to their hometown in Henan to kill the thieves!"

Li Jiyu, the commander of the Xuanwu Camp of the Yongyi Army, stopped in front of Yongningbo Zhang Cheng's horse and begged, refusing to let Zhang Cheng leave.

"By chance, although you were a bandit before being adopted, I treat you equally and have never looked down upon you. He said that Xuanwu Camp will stay on the east road this time. This is even more because I trust you. How can I get to you?" Is this where Uncle Ben is partial?"

Facing Zhang Cheng's questioning, Li Jiyu's face was full of grievances. He pulled the reins of Zhang Cheng's war horse and begged: "Commander, although Li Jiyu was once a thief, he never met the commander. In the battle at Dengfeng, we were defeated at the hands of the commander, and we were convinced.

We are not the only ones, there is no one in the entire Xuanwu Camp who doesn’t think like this. Commander, you can’t chill the hearts of the soldiers! "

"I think we can't break your heart, Li Jiyu."

Zhang Cheng looked at Li Jiyu and said: "Xuanfu, especially the North Road and the East Road, are the foundation of our brave army. Now, I have given full power to you, Li Jiyu. Don't you know what I mean?"

After saying this, he glanced at the officers and generals of the Xuanwu Camp kneeling in front of the war horses, sighed, and then said: "That's all. Since you want to fight back to Henan so much, I will let you wait. meaning."

He rode on his green horse and said in a deep voice to Li Jiyu and others: "However, the land has just been cleared on the East Road, and there are quite a few complaints. Your responsibility as a garrison at Xuanwu Camp cannot be ignored."

Zhang Cheng shouted loudly and asked: "Where is the battalion deputy Gou Changsheng?"

I saw a general kneeling behind Li Jiyu. He raised his head and clasped his fists and shouted: "Gou Changsheng is here."

"Ah."

Zhang Cheng looked at him and said: "I ordered you to lead the middle and right parts of Xuanwu Battalion to stay on the east road and station them in Baoan and Yanqing prefectures to intimidate Xiaoxiao."

"The last general takes orders."

"For local affairs on the East Road, you should communicate with Commander Yan more often. Military matters are decided by you, and political matters should be obeyed by him. Do you understand?"

"Here. I will finally understand."

"Okay. Everyone else, please stop kneeling and get up."

Zhang Cheng looked at Li Jiyu and other generals of the Xuanwu Camp and shouted: "Li Jiyu, I order you to organize your army immediately and set off in three days. Follow me south to Henan Province to suppress the bandits."

"Here."

"Okay, you all go and get ready. I will be waiting for you in Changping."

After Zhang Cheng finished speaking, he ignored Li Jiyu and other Xuanwu Camp officers, whipped his horse, and galloped away.

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Changping Zhoucheng is a very familiar place, but it has extraordinary significance to Zhang Cheng.

It was here that he, Zhang Cheng, came into contact with Lu Xiangsheng, the former Governor-General of Xuan Dynasty, and thus began the process of the first Qinwang War. All the past events are vivid in his mind.

Qiao Tower, third floor, in front of the window.

Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng looked at the military tents outside the city and the camps all over the sky, feeling filled with emotion in his heart.

At that time, the governor's headquarters of the governor Lu Xiangsheng was located here, and he was still an inconspicuous little one among the tens of thousands of King Qin's army outside the city.

Today, my headquarters happened to be located in this tower, and nearly [-] elite troops from Weiyuan Camp, Tengshe Camp, and Suzaku Camp were also stationed inside and outside the city.

However, things have changed and people have changed!Everything in the past has become a thing of the past, and what will happen in the future is hard to say now. Although he is sitting in a town in Xuanfu and has tens of thousands of elite soldiers, there are two big groups of thieves and slaves in front of him. power, and even the established interest groups of the Ming Dynasty royal family and bureaucrats.

I can only say that everything is possible in the future. I may eliminate all resistance and successfully transform the world, but I may also be wiped out by this evil old world.

One wrong step, and you will suffer eternal hatred!

Everything should be done carefully and never be careless.

Suddenly, in the smoke and dust rising from the official road to the west, a group of people drove towards this side. Although they were far away and couldn't see the flag clearly, Zhang Cheng guessed that it must be Li Jiyu's Xuanwu Camp.

"Commander Father, Minister Zhang of the Ministry of War, Yu Shi and others have entered Changping City and are on their way to the camp."

Zhang Cheng stared at the torrent of iron armor rolling in outside the city for a long time before he said to Zhang Chengfang: "You lead Minister Zhang and others up to the second floor. Let me wait with him for a while.

Also, ask Mingyuan to go outside the city to see if Li Jiyu's Xuanwu Camp has arrived. "

"Here."

Zhang Chengfang left in response.

…………

Yongning Bo's residence hall was located on the first floor of the Qiao Building, but Zhang Ruoqi, Yu Shangyou and others were his close associates, so they were invited to the second floor to discuss matters in order to show their intimacy.

The second floor of the Qiao Tower is also very spacious, divided into two rooms, the inner and outer rooms. The inner room is Zhang Cheng's resting place, and the outer room is where he usually discusses matters with his cronies.

It has been more than three days since Zhang Cheng arrived in Changping, but the convoy transporting a large amount of silver is still slowly coming, so he has not yet entered the palace to meet Emperor Chongzhen, and has been waiting here for the silver car to arrive.

In addition to the 100 million taels of real gold and silver, there are also rare objects worth nearly 20 taels, which can be regarded as Zhang Cheng's personal tribute to Emperor Chongzhen.

Carrying the greatest bribe in the world is nothing more than paying tribute to the king of the world!
In the past, although Zhang Cheng had quite a lot of money, he still had to use it to recruit and maintain troops. The money had to be used wisely, so he chose to "burn the cold stove". But now he has robbed the house of a profiteer and got this windfall. Then he had to take the biggest bribe in the world and directly pay filial piety to Emperor Chongzhen.

It stands to reason that there is a "Yongning Bofu" granted by the emperor in the capital. He can go back to live there, but how can he enter the city before the ceremony is complete? Can he still go to see Emperor Chongzhen empty-handed?

Bian Yongqing, the eunuch who supervises the army, also went to the battle with the army this time. He has been liaising in the middle and passing on information. Once Zhang Cheng is ready, the palace will tell him.

After all, his gift of one million taels of silver was the tribute that Emperor Chongzhen had been waiting for!
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Wei Zhice and Zhang Ruoqi were old acquaintances. He, Sun Shixiang, and Wang Yuanjing were chatting with a few people when they heard footsteps coming from inside, and Zhang Ruoqi and others hurriedly got up.

"Hey."

Zhang Cheng waved his hand to stop everyone who was about to bow down, and said with a smile: "We are all our own people, so don't engage in such vulgar etiquette."

He came to the upper chair and sat down, saying, "Uncle Zhi, you are a good writer."

Yu Shangyou looked very reserved, smiled slightly awkwardly, and then said: "Uncle, please stop laughing at Ruo Qi. I dare not do this because of your order."

"Hahaha……"

After everyone heard what he said, they burst into laughter.

"Brother Tianshi, what can my soldiers say?"

Faced with Zhang Cheng's question, Zhang Ruoqi replied very carefully: "I am very angry at my uncle's actions in Xuanda, but I am even more angry because he failed to include the more than 300 million taels of silver gained from confiscating the house into the treasury of the Ministry of War. middle."

"Hahaha……"

The crowd burst into laughter again.

Even though Zhang Ruoqi is now the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, second only to Chen Xinjia, the Minister of War, he has no courage at all in front of Zhang Cheng.

Before the Battle of Jinzhou, he was still full of energy and arrogant in front of Zhang Cheng, but after the war, his character completely changed, and he had become Uncle Yongning's little brother.

At this time, Yu Shangyou asked again: "Uncle, Shangyou heard that some censors are quite critical of you escorting criminals to Beijing."

"Humph."

Zhang Cheng said with disdain: "What can they say about a bunch of freeloaders?"

It turned out that the court officials in the capital had written letters one after another to declare that all the captured criminals, whether they were profiteers or traitors, should be escorted to Beijing to be examined and sentenced by the Sanfa Division.

But I never thought that Uncle Yongning would be so ungrateful to martial ethics!

Most of the prisoners arrested in Xuanda were executed in public by Zhang Cheng in the form of a public trial after signing a signature, so as to frighten the merchants and generals within the territory and also provide an outlet for local soldiers and civilians to vent their anger.

Although there were dozens of people escorted to Beijing, most of them were coercive accomplices, mostly shopkeepers from major merchants and shops, as well as brothers Xu Dingguo and Lai Jia, brothers from the military and junior high schools.

Although they were more or less involved in the slave trade and bribing local officials, it can indirectly prove that profiteers colluded with local officials to conduct slave smuggling and other illegal processes.

But there is not even a main culprit who can be put on the table, only boxes of account books, confessions and other dossier materials. This makes the Sanfa Division neither have the opportunity to help profiteers reverse the case, nor exploit these extremely wealthy profiteers and generals. great opportunity.

So, how could they not be angry?

"... The censor has the right to report things based on rumors. What kind of gossip are they afraid to say?"

After Yu Shangyou introduced the relevant situation, he added: "However, in the case of the Three Laws of Justice, evidence is necessary. They cannot deny the trial of the first governor of Xuanda, the three governors and the uncle without any evidence, just based on the words of these accomplices. conclusion."

"Are those people cursing Uncle Ben for being a murderous and inhumane person?"

"Ha ha……"

Yu Shangyou smiled first to resolve the slightly awkward atmosphere, and then said: "That's not true. However, Uncle Yan did not abide by his duties in the Xuan Mansion, was arrogant and domineering, and had no authority. He did not report to the court for approval. He is good at catching profiteers and lynching them to extract confessions, which is highly likely to lead to torture."

"huh huh huh huh……"

The expression on Zhang Cheng's face did not change at all, but the corner of his mouth raised, and a sneer came, which made everyone feel a sense of coldness: "You still dare to judge my uncle's rights and wrongs when you are sitting on a corpse, I think they are really tired of living. "

However, having said that, Zhang Cheng can't do anything to them now. On the contrary, he is very concerned about the future of Yu Shangyou and others: "Jiemei, you have been in your current position for nearly two years, have you ever thought about taking a further step? ?" (End of this chapter)