Bright Spring

Ruan Zhi was a member of Ruan Gonggui, an aristocrat of the Chen Dynasty in the Jiaozhi area, and belonged to the aristocratic clan. During the Hu regime, he joined the Hu rebels.Ruan Zhi initially led troops near Qin Station, but Zhu Gaoxu believed that he was not suitable to be a general at all.Later, the Ruan family received Zhu Gaoxu's kind treatment and win-win, and Ruan Zhi has always been a cochin person who prefers the Han Palace.

Ruan Zhi knew Zhu Gaoxu, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and said, "His Royal Highness, General Jin has been captured by the Dongguan (Shanglong) Ming army!"

In the living room, the civil and military officials of the King's Mansion of Han suddenly began to talk noisyly.

Zhu Gaoxu had vaguely guessed the result before, and now he asked calmly: "Excuse me. What happened?"

"Xie Jin!" Ruan Zhi was a little agitated and only said one word.

Zhu Gaoxu said kindly: "Don't worry, sit on the chair and speak slowly."

Ruan Zhi thanked him, and after thinking for a while, he said: "General Jin is from the Palace of the King of Han, and I know him well. After seeing the letters and promises from the King of Han brought by him... I will try my best to arrange for General Jin and some Ming troops in Dongguan. Meet the generals. At first, it was considered safe. Most generals of the Ming army did not want to offend people in the Han Palace. What's more, after inquiring clearly, I screened out generals who are easy to speak, and then introduced them to General Jin.

Recently in Dongguan there was a military order issued by General Zhang Fu of the Ping-Han Dynasty, whoever exposed the traitors of the Han Palace would be promoted and rewarded.Xie Jin, the counselor of Cochin Province, implemented this military order very hard, and often went to the army to persuade the soldiers to report secrets to him directly.

Finally, one time, General Jin's matter was discovered by a general's personal soldier. Originally, ordinary sergeants couldn't find a way to inform him, but now the personal soldier went directly to Xie Jin.Xie Jin immediately arrested the general of the Ming army, and then followed the clues to find out General Jin.I was very worried when I heard the news, so I had to flee Dongguan City overnight..."

The elder Shi Houhai next to Zhu Gaoxu couldn't hold back at first, and yelled disregarding the gentleness on the spot: "Mother! What's wrong with Xie Jin? The false emperor obviously despised him, so he demoted him to Jiaozhi. So what are you working hard for?"

Ruan Zhidao: "General Jin's errand was not going well at first, but he was captured because of Na Jie's councilor. Xie councilor often made generous speeches in crowded places, saying that Chen Jikuo's rebels threatened Jiaozhi Province, and that the King of Han disregarded the country's righteousness. The safety of Cochin Province is in danger, and I intend to drive the Cochin garrison to rebel and die..."

All the generals were in an uproar and scolded one after another. Of course, the civil and military officials of the Han Palace felt that Zhu Gaoxu was wronged.Because Zhu Gaoxu refused to recognize the founding of the country by the rebels in Yunnan, he gave up many possible benefits for the sake of righteousness; but now he is being slandered, everyone is naturally very angry.

A general stood in the middle of the room, clasped his fists and said: "The final general, please send troops to the south of Guangxi, march into East Gate of Jiaozhi, and bring out those little people to bring justice to justice!"

Zhu Gaoxu was noncommittal, looking thoughtful.

From Ruan Zhi's many words, he paid attention to one of them, "General Jin's errand was not going well."

So Zhu Gaoxu guessed the mentality of those generals of the Cochin Ming army. They may think that the civil war in the Ming Dynasty will not last long, so they are not willing to travel long distances to fight the civil war. This is the unanimous calculation of many forces for more than a year.

However, the power of Jiaozhi Province is unlikely to help the court attack the King of Han's army.One is that the families of Guizhou army officers and soldiers are under the control of the Hanwang Mansion, and it is easy to surrender before the battle; the other is that the road is too far away.

The Jiaozhi Ming army is not yet Zhu Gaoxu's enemy, at least not the main enemy.Zhu Gaoxu also had to consider the two thousand miles of marching distance from Guilin Mansion to Jiaozhi Dongguan.

His silence made the living room even more noisy.Some people are yelling at the generals of the Cochin Ming army for watching the fire from the other side, shameless and unloyal.

Zhu Gaoxu raised his head and glanced at the general following the curse.He thought to himself: Although everyone is professing loyalty, do you really believe it?

In this world, some people did want to train human beings to be completely loyal and obedient tools, but they all failed; and once the real power is completely handed over to those "tools", the rulers will all be eaten back and suffer.Whether it is the Mamluk in the west, the eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty, or the future civil servants of the Ming Dynasty.

"We will discuss this later." Zhu Gaoxu finally spoke.

The noise of the crowd was a little quieter, and they all turned their heads to look over.Zhu Gaoxu then said: "The Huguang decisive battle is the most important thing. All military and political decisions must be considered for this battle! As long as we win this battle, the overall situation will be settled. If we deal with the Jiaozhi garrison, it will affect the Huguang battle. You can put it on hold for now and do it later.”

"The last general waits to obey!" Everyone bowed one after another and stopped arguing.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Ruan Zhi again, and said calmly: "Although Jin Shitou's matter was not completed, this king will remember the loyalty of the Ruan family. Sooner or later, this king will definitely clean up the cochin affairs, and he will never treat you badly. you."

Ruan Zhi looked tired, but showed excited eyes, "The Ruan family has always looked down on me, but I have been appreciated by the King of Han, and I will definitely be the most important person in the clan in the future!"

Zhu Gaoxu smiled, and promised bluntly: "If those Jiaozhi people who love me don't get enough benefits, how can I govern the Jiaozhi area?"

Chapter 493 Great Future

It is only four hundred miles from Guilin Mansion to Yongzhou Mansion, Lei Tian and his party traveled for three and a half days to arrive.

Before they set off from Guilin Mansion, they naturally took the land route; after all, the rebels were behind, and the water route was too slow.But if there were no family members of King Jingjiang, everyone would be able to reach Yongzhou Mansion in one day and one night on horseback.

After arriving at Yongzhou Mansion, Lei Tian, ​​Geng Hao and others were about to part with Mrs. Geng, mother and son.General Zhang Fu of the Ping-Han Dynasty had arranged to send someone to pick up King Jingjiang's family in a navy warship and head north along the waterway of Xiangjiang River; he ordered Lei Tian and Geng Hao's party to go overland and ride fast horses along the official road to Changsha Mansion recently.

At this time Zhang Fu was in Changsha Mansion.

On the Xiangjiang Wharf in Yongzhou City, a wheel ship of the Guanjun Navy has anchored on the shore.

It was a building boat without sails, and there were six large water wheels on the left and right. The water wheels were driven by mules and horses in the cabin below the deck, or by manpower; Crow and other firearms.In autumn and winter, there is often a northerly wind on the Xiangjiang River, so you don’t need to worry about the wind direction by taking this kind of cart, and you can reach Changsha quickly.

The young general Geng Hao came to see him off at the pier, and Lei Tian had no choice but to follow.

Probably because Mrs. Geng respected Geng Hao very much along the way, and said a lot of good things to General Geng;

At this time, Geng Hao was repeatedly exhorting the general of the navy: "The nobles who are on board, but the wife and prince of King Jingjiang, you must protect them carefully and treat each other with courtesy, and you must not let the wife and prince be wronged."

Mrs. Geng also heard Geng Hao's words and was looking at him with a smile.

The navy general patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, the rebels haven't reached the Xiangjiang River yet. This river is an extremely important waterway for our Ming Dynasty. The water surface is clear and peaceful. It is much more comfortable to ride a big boat than to ride a horse. See Is there a building at the stern? There are cabins on it, living in it is like living in a rich family’s home! There are all kinds of beds, tables and chairs, and there are bookshelves inside. If you get tired of looking at the scenery, you can sit on the boat and read. That's called elegance."

Geng Hao was relieved after hearing this, and bid farewell to his wife.

Mrs. Geng also bowed her knees and replied, "General Geng, we will meet later."

The farewell person left the deck, and the ship then lifted anchor and slowly sailed away from the pier.Geng Hao stood by the river for a long time, watching the warship go away.

Lei Tian led the horse over, and said: "He's gone, we have to leave for Changsha Mansion quickly today. The British Duke is now a celebrity in the imperial court, we had better not neglect him."

"Okay." Geng Hao nodded.

"General Geng, we are also destined. I have something to say, that lady is not an ordinary person." Lei Du said.

Geng Hao frowned and said, "I just respect Mrs. Geng's demeanor of being a virtuous corporal. What does Officer Lei Ke mean?"

Lei Du smiled, waved his hands and said, "General Geng also misunderstood! I mean, Mrs. Geng's thoughts are extraordinary, she is very polite to us all the way, which can be called flattery; then It's because she knows that we will play Tianting to talk about the Guilin Mansion and the Jingjiang Palace. Of course, she hopes that we can have good things to say about their mother and son."

Geng Hao said nothing.

Lei Tian added: "It's not that I haven't dealt with people from the feudal prince's mansion before. If there hadn't been an accident this time, those people in the feudal prince's mansion wouldn't have looked at us at all."

After hearing this, Geng Hao was noncommittal, and nodded slightly to deal with it.

Or it was because Geng Hao didn't surrender, but led his troops to escort Lei Tian, ​​Lei Tian was very close to Geng Hao and talked a lot.

The sallow and emaciated Lei Tian got on his horse, and before the horse could run quickly, he turned his head and said, "But then again, a handsome man like General Geng is indeed very attractive to women. Do you know what kind of man women think of? ?”

Although Geng Hao was a little embarrassed, he was obviously very interested and loved to listen, so he clasped his fists and said, "I would like to hear more about it."

Lei Duan laughed and said: "Young and handsome, they have a good family background. There is another one. You have to believe what women say, and they are easier to be manipulated by others. Don't think that there is no way for women if there is a code of respect for husband and wife. The wives and concubines in my family can call me the eldest Learned a lot."

Geng Hao said with a humble look: "I have been taught."

Lei Tiao owed his body, and suddenly his expression became serious, and he whispered: "Let's ride along the post road to Changsha Mansion, I think we can arrive the day after tomorrow. You have to be careful when you see the British Duke, the British Duke is also quite A cunning man; the former veteran, such as Gu Cheng, was also tricked by the British public!

And I have a relationship with General Geng, so I will not cheat you; and Yuan Siqing (Yuan Gong) in the court is also much more reliable than the British public.You take my words to heart and count. "

Geng Hao thanked him seriously, and said: "If there is anything, I will discuss it with Officer Lei Ke."

... Changsha City in the Ming Dynasty is located on the east bank of the Xiangjiang River.

Geng Hao and his group changed horses to rest at the post station, and they rode fast all the way. Sure enough, they arrived at the boundary of Changsha Prefecture on the third day; then they changed boats and crossed the Xiangjiang River to arrive at Changsha Prefecture.