I'm really not the carpenter emperor

"Good guy." An Xiaoliang sneered again, "Since you want to die, I will grant you."

After speaking, he was raising his knife.

The chieftain was already waiting to die, but the sound of hooves came from behind, Ding Qing saw that it was a court army general in armor coming in front of the two of them.

The visitor raised his hand high, raised his voice and said in an orderly tone: "Wait a minute—"

"Who are you?"

An Xiaoliang still didn't know An Bangyan's complete thoughts, seeing that the general was well-armored and had a sharp goose-winged knife hanging on his waist, he knew that his status was not low, and his hands were in the air.

Just listen to the future.

"I'm the deputy general of Zunyi, Chen Ce, the general of the Liao army, who are you?"

When An Bangyan heard that it was Chen Ce who came, he became a little surprised.

"It turned out to be Chen Zhentai, put down the sword and gun!"

An Xiaoliang made several moves, and the surrounding Shuixi chieftain soldiers just lowered their weapons, but they were still deeply wary of Chen Ce and his party's cavalry.

An Xiaoliang has heard of Chen Ce's name for a long time in southern Sichuan, but this is the first time he has seen him.

This Chen Ce has experienced military affairs in central Sichuan for a long time. He successively served as Diemao guerrilla, Wei Mao general, and because of his meritorious service, he was promoted to Zunyi deputy commander. He guarded Jiannan for 16 years. Not only him, but also the chieftains were quite afraid.

She Chongming's general Zhang Tong was trapped in Zunyi after Chen Ce led his troops to aid Liao, and the various places were empty.

If Chen Ce was still in southern Sichuan at that time, whether Zhang Tong could pass through Zunyi is another matter.

Now not only Chen Ce, Tong Zhongkui, Qi Jin and others also came with the emperor. The imperial court had two armies, one led by the Southwest Governor Lu Qin, and the other led by the emperor himself.

It is said that there are hundreds of thousands of troops, but the real number is less than 10,000+. It seems that the current situation of She Chongming should be very difficult.

"I don't know what the town is here for?"

Zhentai, this is the respectful name for the first-level military officer of the general army in some places. It is different from the name of the general town, but the meaning is the same.

Chen Ce didn't reply, he patted the dust off his body, lowered his head and asked, "Your Majesty is very sad to hear that the three of your families are fighting, and sent me to have a look."

"Right now, luxury and Ming are the main focus. If there is any enmity, let's put it to a later date."

An Xiaoliang smiled, and said in his heart, he thought it was a big deal, but he didn't expect that the emperor sent him to be a peacemaker, he said:

"Song Wanhua never changed his ways. After returning to the camp, he dispatched troops to attack the official army camp. Fortunately, we found out, so we quickly dispatched troops to wipe him out in the bud."

"We sent troops this time, and we did not ask His Majesty for instructions. The two of us are planning to dedicate the head of the dog thief Song Wanhua to His Majesty. We don't want to be meritorious, but we want to be innocent."

"It was so."

Chen Ce looked suddenly enlightened, as if he had just noticed, waved his whip in his hand, swept these people holding their heads, and asked:

"Who are these people?"

An Xiaoliang laughed loudly: "These are all rebels of Chieftain Shuidong, they surrendered."

"Since we have already surrendered, we can't let them cause harm to other places. Let's take them all to the camp." When Chen Ce spoke, he was also looking at the post-war environment around him.

An Xiaoliang's smile faltered, and his eyes tightened.

Naturally, he could hear that the camp in Chen Ce's words would not be An Bangyan's Shuixi Army camp, but the official army camp where the emperor was.

Chen Ce noticed the light rain falling slowly. The raindrops hit the helmet, and the sound was very pleasant. After a while, he turned his head and asked:

"Pacifier, what's the problem?"

"No, there is no difficulty." An Xiaoliang laughed awkwardly, waved his hand and said, "Didn't you hear that, quickly bring these rebels from Shuidong to the camp!"

Chen Ce stretched out his hand to stop him, and said with a smile: "No need, I have more than a hundred riders in this line, and I can barely watch these thousands of soldiers."

"That's nature, that's nature."

An Xiaoliang smiled apologetically, watching Chen Ce and his Ming cavalry leave, thinking that they had taken away thousands of Shuidong captives in his hands, but his expression was gloomy.

……

"It's just a few thousand captives. They were given to the imperial court, but the emperor felt relieved of us."

Contrary to what An Xiaoliang thought, An Bangyan was not surprised when he heard the news, but he was very calm.

Sitting in front of An Bangyan, he hurriedly said: "This is Chen Ce who snatched people from me. Thousands of fresh troops are just being robbed by him like this?"

An Bangyan lowered his head to get some water, just wiped the knife quietly, without replying.

An Xiaoliang put his feet on the table, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became.

"I fought a battle for the court in vain. More than 300 people were killed and injured, but I got nothing. This battle was wronged!"

"What's wrong?" An Bangyan wiped the knife, touched the tip of the knife with his bruised thumb, and said:

"Do you think that the emperor's personal conquest can come casually?"

When An Xiaoliang was dealing with Chen Ce, An Bangyan was not idle. He quietly ran to the army camp. At that time, Zhu Youxiao personally led the army to practice.

The sound of guns and guns shook the sky, every lead bullet hit the target, even if it was a hundred steps away, sawdust flew across the ground, and the ground was full of broken wood.

An Bangyan wouldn't even dare to think about hitting his own chieftain army or stockade.

What made him even more unbelievable was that it happened to be raining for a while at that time. Although the official army's firearms were powerful, in his impression, they seemed to be unable to touch water.

But this group of officers and soldiers was different. Even though it was raining lightly, the training continued without stopping. Accompanied by the thunder in the sky, gunpowder smoke was everywhere in the field, and there were bursts of roaring.

Under the leadership of the emperor, the officers and soldiers could advance and retreat freely, pacesetters went out everywhere, passing orders, and changing a formation was as simple as talking to them.

He will never forget this scene in his life.

"It's really so powerful?" An Xiaoliang also felt unbelievable when he heard it, he put his feet off the table, frowned and said:

"Didn't it mean that the imperial court has repeatedly fought and failed repeatedly in Liaodong? How can there be such a Beijing army?"

"It's not the Beijing Army, it's the Yongwei Battalion, which was formed by the emperor himself last year." An Bangyan also sighed, "If I knew today, why did I rebel?"

"Up to now, there are no people inside and outside, and it's hard to get off a tiger!"

After pondering for a while, An Xiaoliang stood up abruptly, but smiled sinisterly.

"What are we afraid of? We just thought about it, but didn't do it. As for the other chieftains, if they want to rebel, let them rebel."

An Bangyan nodded, spat on the ground, and said, "Just take a look at the Yongwei Battalion, whether it's good or bad."

An Xiaoliang was taken aback for a moment, and kept nodding his head.

"If the Yongwei Battalion is strong, we will not oppose it."

"If it's really an idiot, our Shui'an family didn't stay in Guizhou for more than 200 years!"

An Bangyan didn't say a word, but he suddenly stood up and said, "Take Song Wanhua's head, let's go to face the saint, please forgive me!"

An Xiaoliang laughed.

"Well, we are guilty!"

Chapter 116 Know Yourself and the Enemy

After the army entered Sichuan, the weather became hotter and hotter. On this day, the sun was scorching hot.

Overcast and rainy, intertwined with the scorching sun, the baking of the sun has never been able to stop all things from growing.

The fresh air after the rain also put Zhu Youxiao in a good mood.

Outside the camp, there was a stream for drinking horses. Zhu Youxiao and Qi Jin were chatting about preparations for storming Wangjiang Pass, and they came to the bank unknowingly.

The water of this small river is so clear that it doesn't even have a name. It is precisely this nameless small river that nourishes tens of thousands of soldiers.

Zhu Youxiao walked with his hands behind his back, and said as he walked:

"This is the first battle of the army after entering Sichuan, and it is also the first battle of the Yongwei Battalion. It must be determined by the battle to show force."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have sent people to infiltrate the pass. When the army attacks, they will set fire to the pass to assist the offensive."

"Okay." Zhu Youxiao said lightly, walking on the bank of the river, looking at the stream, and said:

"Yesterday, the king of Shu sent me a letter, saying that Zhang Tong's rebel army had captured three prefectures and twelve counties, surrounded Chengdu, and that eastern Sichuan was in danger."

Qi Jin consciously walked a step slower, secretly raised his eyes from time to time to see the emperor who was walking with his hands behind his back, and felt that there was something in the words, so he didn't answer.

Sure enough, Zhu Youxiao sighed, and continued: "More than a hundred thousand soldiers and civilians have suffered this, which is due to the ineffectiveness of the imperial court in suppressing the rebellion."

"The king of Shu suggested that Hou Liangzhu be the commander-in-chief of Sichuan, and Zhu Xie and Xu Keqiu be the governor of Sichuan in Yuan Dynasty. I want to hear your opinion."

Hou Liangzhu is now the Sichuan deputy commander-in-chief being elected by the imperial court. After the death of Du Wenhuan, the Sichuan commander-in-chief, in terms of prestige, he did his part.

As for Zhu Xieyuan, the current Sichuan Zuobu political envoy, Qi Jin doesn't know very well.

He thought for a while and said:

"Your Majesty and Hou Liangzhu once met. Chen Ce, Tong Zhongkui and others compiled the Yongwei Battalion, and His Majesty has another important use. Sichuan generals, he is the commander-in-chief, and he is the most convincing."

"As for the matter of civil servants and governors, I really can't say much..."

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao turned his head to look at him, then turned back again, remained silent for a while, and said:

"Decree to promote Zhu Xie, the Zuo Buzheng of Sichuan, to the censor of the Yuanqian capital, the governors of Chengdu, Songpan, Tongchuan, Jiading, and the Liufan recruiting department."

"Add the deputy commander-in-chief of Sichuan, Hou Liangzhu, the governor of the fifth army, the governor of the fifth army, and be promoted to the commander-in-chief of Sichuan. As for the governor of Sichuan, Xu Keqiu, I will settle accounts with him when I arrive in Chongqing!"

When Xu Keqiu was mentioned, Zhu Youxiao's voice became cold. Although the sun was burning like fire, Qi Jin still felt shuddering, and hurriedly clasped his fists and said:

"Your Majesty Shengming."

At this time, Huang Degong rushed over and said from a distance: "Your Majesty, An Bangyan and An Xiaoliang have come and said they have something to offer."

Zhu Youxiao didn't turn his head back, nodded and said: "Tell them to wait for me in the camp."

Not long after, the boxes in the camp were gradually opened, and a bloody, terrifying head appeared in front of them.

Qi Jin, who was guarding Zhu Youxiao's side, put his hand on his saber calmly, staring closely at An Bangyan and An Xiaoliang in front of him.

Veteran generals like him in the battlefield know that the inspection of heads is very particular. Song Wanhua's head in this box is dripping with blood. It is hard to say that it was not done on purpose.

Qi Jin has shown his killing intent, An Bangyan and An Xiao have a good heart and can be punished!

In the past and present, it was the first time for Zhu Youxiao to see such a bloody scene at such a close distance, his eyes tightened, and the fingers in his sleeves were clenched together.

However, Zhu Youxiao still sat on the chair, upholding the majesty and calmness of being a king and a father, and said a faint compliment:

"The two thieves have made great contributions. The three hundred miles east of Shuidong will be assigned to you in Shuixi and Usa after the imperial court has settled down the extravagance and Chongming."

An Bangyan and An Xiaoliang watched the emperor's every move when he saw the head, just to see the first reaction.

But it's a pity that Zhu Youxiao behaved extremely calmly, as if he had seen anything scarier than this.

The two looked at each other with serious expressions. After hearing the words, they became overjoyed again and said in unison:

"I am waiting to thank Your Majesty, and I am willing to die for Your Majesty!"

"The army is here for a few days, Wangjiang Pass is just around the corner, and the imperial court still needs two lovers to be loyal, this first battle..."

As he spoke, Zhu Youxiao stopped, and the meaning was self-evident.

An Bangyan naturally understood, eager to show his loyalty, he hurriedly said: "I am willing to lead the Shuixi Army and lead the battle for the imperial court!"

"In this case, Ai Qing should hurry up and recruit soldiers to tackle the problem."

After saying that, Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly, and closed the box with his own hands as if nothing had happened.

After the two retreated, Zhu Youxiao knocked the box to the ground with a palm, with a gloomy expression.

Standing on one side, Qi Jinnuo let go of the hand on the saber, and murmured worriedly: "Your Majesty...Your Majesty, do you want me to—"

Zhu Youxiao sneered and said, "No, I still need them now."

Hearing this, Qi Jin instantly understood what the emperor meant, which was not as simple as recruiting An Bangyan.

Immediately, his expression was also relaxed, and he greeted Chen Ce, and the two of them whispered something in a low voice.

……

After Wangjiang Pass, She Jun looked at the endless army in front of him, and felt his scalp tingling.

In the distance, the flag of Ming Dynasty fluttered. A man in armor led thousands of cavalry rumbling forward. The sound of hooves stopped just outside the range of the arrows of the rebels at the critical moment.

Zhu Youxiao pulled out the Emperor's Sword, and the gold and iron horse reflected a long and cold light. His wrist suddenly turned, pointed straight ahead, and made a sound of hell.

"All soldiers, follow me to kill the enemy!"

An Bangyan went out first, and together with An Xiaoliang on the left and right, they led the Shuixi and Usa chieftain troops, rushed towards Wangjiang Pass in a chaotic mess.