Fujian, Zhangzhou Prefecture.
At this moment, Tan Lun was writing a letter to be submitted to the emperor. At this moment, he heard a voice from outside.
"Lord Governor, it's time for us to set off!"
"Well, wait a moment, I will be here soon."
After Tan Lun finished speaking, he put away the unfinished letter on the desk and then opened the door.
Outside the door, Tan Lun's personal bodyguards had been waiting for a long time. Seeing Tan Lun's arrival, they quickly knelt on the ground and saluted respectfully.
"I've met the governor!"
"Well, have all the messages been delivered?"
I saw Tan Lun holding his hands behind his back, nodded, and asked.
"Reporting to the Governor, according to your instructions, the ordnance, food and grass needed by the army have been sent to the nearby guard post following your order."
Tan Lun's personal bodyguard did not dare to neglect and responded immediately.
"Well, in that case, let's set off."
"Yes, Lord Governor!"
…
Soon, Tan Lun and his personal bodyguards rushed to the school grounds of the local health center, and with them, there were officials of all sizes from Fujian Province.
Tan Lun stood on the school ground, looking at the solemn-looking soldiers lined up in neat rows, and couldn't help but said loudly.
"Well, not bad! I am very pleased to see your appearance now!"
"I am not wrong about you. You are all brave and elite men of our Ming Dynasty."
When Tan Lun said this, he deliberately paused for a moment and then continued.
"I have fulfilled my promise before, now it's your turn!"
When the soldiers in the audience heard Tan Lun's words, they couldn't help but puff up their chests, making themselves look taller and taller.
"Tell me, how should we treat these bandits who are entrenched in Fujian and do all kinds of evil and bring harm to the people?"
As Tan Lun spoke, he took his eyes away from the soldiers standing under the stage and spoke word by word.
"Kill them all, leaving no one behind!"
"Kill, kill, kill!"
Tan Lun's response was a powerful and overwhelming wave of sound that made people's ears hurt.
"Okay, before departure, I will reiterate the specific matters again!"
"The goal of this operation is to wipe out all bandits in Fujian. Anyone who resists on the way will be shot without mercy!"
"There is no need to hand over the proceeds captured this time! All those who participated in this battle will be given double pay. In addition, the soldiers who unfortunately died in the battle will not only receive double the pension, but their families will also receive Proper arrangements for the imperial court!”
"Those who have children at home can study in free schools run by the government. If there are elderly people at home, the government will fund their support and provide for them until they die."
"I have finished what I have said, do you have any other comments?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Tan Lun glanced at the faces of the soldiers in the audience with a very cold look.
Naturally, there was no sound coming from the scene, and it was so quiet that it was suffocating.
"Okay, in that case, let me pass on my order and the whole army will set off!"
Tan Lun suddenly waved his hand and ordered in a deep voice.
"yes!"
Soon, there was a loud sound of horse hooves, and this large army, led by Tan Lun, the governor of Fujian, marched towards the areas in Fujian where banditry was rampant.
To be on the safe side, Tan Lun also brought dozens of French cannons as fire cover! At that time, let's use cannons to clear the way first.
…
Zhejiang, Zhejiang Governor's Mansion.
Since Hu Zongxian returned to Zhejiang from Jiangxi, he has lived a very leisurely life as usual.
In the early morning, when the sun was just rising, I saw Hu Zongxian lying on the deck chair, basking in the sun.
At this moment, I saw a guard who mustered up the courage to step forward and said in a low voice.
"Reporting to the Governor, this is a letter sent to you by your former staff member Xu Wei!"
"Oh, Xu Wei?"
After hearing the report from his subordinates, Hu Zongxian was quite surprised. He then stood up from the recliner and took the letter.
"Okay, there's nothing going on here, you can go down!"
"Yes, Lord Governor."
When the guard saw this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, saluted respectfully to Hu Zongxian, and left quickly.
After the guards left, Hu Zongxian lay back on the chair again and opened the envelope.
After Hu Zongxian finished browsing the contents of the letter, he was silent for a long time and sighed.
"Wen Chang, Wen Chang, what are you doing?"
"You can obviously stay with me..."
After Hu Zongxian finished speaking, he put the envelope aside, picked up the teacup on the side, and took a sip.
In addition to daily greetings, the content of the letter is Xu Wei's sincere gratitude to his boss Hu Zongxian! Xu Wei also mentioned in the letter that he has returned to his hometown and is studying hard in preparation for taking the imperial examination in August this year.
"I hope you can pass the exam this time!"
After Hu Zongxian murmured this sentence, he returned to his previous expression.
After a while, Hu Zongxian threw aside the idle book in his hand, then called the guards and gave instructions in a deep voice.
"Go and call Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou to the Governor's Mansion. Count the days. The reward from the imperial court should be coming soon."
"Yes, Lord Governor, my subordinates will go and inform the two generals now!"
The guards on the side quickly left the Governor's Mansion after responding, then mounted the fast horses that had been prepared and embarked on the road.
Hu Zongxian, on the other hand, does not have high hopes for the possible reward from the court.
In his opinion, his promotion speed was too fast. It was almost as if he could move up a level after just one battle.
Therefore, according to past practice, you should slightly suppress your promotion speed!
The reward this time should only be to reward myself with some gold, silver and jewelry, plus a few words of encouragement.
When Hu Zongxian thought of this, he picked up the idle book that he had thrown aside before and read it with relish.
…
"Drive!"
The previous guard, after receiving Hu Zongxian's instructions, rode a fast horse towards the place where the army was stationed, and arrived at the destination in a short time.
"Stop, who dares to break into the military camp!"
Before the guard could get close to the camp where the army was stationed, he was spotted by soldiers patrolling nearby and scolded him loudly.
"I am from the Governor's Mansion. I am here on extremely important matters. Please inform General Qi and General Yu!"
The guard looked at the soldiers who were gradually surrounding him and couldn't help but swallowed secretly. He raised his hands and said loudly.
"Do you have any token to prove your identity?"
Among the soldiers, the leader stepped forward and asked with a vigilant look on his face.
"Yes, it's in my pocket, take it yourself!"
"Um."
When the leading soldier saw this, he slowly approached and groped carefully in the pocket mentioned by the guard.
"Found it, he is indeed from the Governor's Mansion."
The leading soldier from before, after finding the token proving his identity from the guard's pocket, he breathed a sigh of relief, then turned his eyes to his companions and explained.
"Huh, how offended I am, please forgive me!"
After confirming that the identity was correct, the previous soldiers stepped forward and apologized to the guard.
"It's okay. Why is there such a strict security around the military camp?"
In the end, the guard couldn't restrain his curiosity and asked the soldiers.
The soldiers looked at each other, perhaps to apologize, and then explained.
"To be honest, General Qi and General Yu are testing a new military formation inside, and they say no one is allowed to approach the military camp!"
"Because of this, the defense near the military camp is so tight."
(End of chapter)
