"Ping Xigong, is there something wrong?"
Ni Yuanlu asked with some worry when she saw Gong Yonggu's pride drop sharply after reading the letter.
Gong Yonggu gave Ni Yuanlu a meaningful look and said in a deep voice: "No, Master Shen just sent a message saying that there has been no news from the Jinyi Guards in Xi'an City for five days. He was worried that this was a conspiracy by the rebels. I advise you not to act rashly!"
Li Yan on the side saw that Gong Yonggu had changed his mind again, and her pretty face immediately changed color.
Just as she was about to speak, she noticed her sleeves shaking. Then she saw Ren Zhihua shaking his head slightly. Her heart softened and she suppressed it.
Ni Yuanlu pondered for a while and said: "Commander Wu is personally in charge of Xi'an City. Logically speaking, this kind of thing should not happen."
"Could it be that the rebels were worried that their escape to the south would be leaked, so they stepped up their guard, and Commander Wu felt that important news had been sent out, so he took no action in order to avoid sending another message and being noticed by the rebels?"
Gong Yonggu shook his head and said: "Commander Wu has always been cautious, and since we have not sent troops, this possibility should be unlikely."
Ni Yuanlu frowned and said: "Ping Xigong, although Commander Wu's affairs are suspicious, it is normal for the news to be delayed during wartime. Please don't worry too much, Ping Xigong."
Gong Yonggu said: "It's not just this. In fact, there is also a problem with the food transportation in the south. If we start a war rashly, we will be very passive if the food and grass are not available."
Ni Yuanlu heard this and knew that Gong Yonggu had not told the truth.
Then he thought that Gong Yonggu had a close friendship with Shen Zhanran, and that one word from Shen Zhanran might be worth ten or a hundred of his words, so his persuasion would be in vain.
But he was a little unwilling to think about how long it would take for Ming Dynasty to regain its lost territory if he missed this opportunity.
Just when he was hesitating, Gong Yonggu said: "Master Ni, there are many doubts about this matter. I think I will send someone to investigate the situation before making a decision. What do you think?"
After he said that, he picked up a report on the case.
Seeing this, Ni Yuanlu knew that today's matter could no longer be done, so she responded with a few words and left.
After Ni Yuanlu left, Li Yan was about to speak, but was stopped by Ren Zhihua, and then they took the opportunity to leave.
After Ren Zhihua and Li Yan left, Gong Yonggu took out Shen Zhanran's letter and read it again, muttering to himself: "Is it right for me to do this..."
It turned out that in addition to telling about Wu Mengming and Nan Liang in his letter, Shen Zhanran also specifically reminded Gong Yonggu that Zhu Yuanzhang was a man of great talent and strategy, and rarely made mistakes, so he must not act against orders.
He also told him implicitly that Zhu Yuanzhang was dissatisfied with the last plague incident and could not disobey him again this time.
At the same time, Shen Zhanran also pointed out that no matter whether the rebels fled south or not, Gong Yonggu did not have to chase him, he only needed to keep an eye on Zuo Liangyu.
Because regardless of Zuo Liangyu's victory or defeat, Shanxi will be weak in military strength. At that time, Gong Yonggu will only need to take the opportunity to expand his territory and weaken Zuo Liangyu's strength to become invincible.
At the end of the letter, Shen Zhanran first congratulated him on his rapid development, and then changed his tone and told him that he could no longer accept funding directly or indirectly from Wang Dayu and others.
Because Shen Zhanran got the news, Wang Dayu and others had established a line with Wang Ruqian and Shen Weicai in Jiangnan, and now wanted to find a way out for themselves with the help of civil servants.
However, the fact that Wang Dayu and others had an affair with the Jurchens was irrefutable. Zhu Yuanzhang probably took the war situation into consideration and did not take action. However, he would definitely deal with them. If Gong Yonggu repeatedly accepted their funding, Zhu Yuanzhang might be suspicious of him.
Gong Yonggu read the letter twice more and frowned even more.
But while Gong Yonggu was frowning, Zuo Liangyu, who was far away in Taiyuan, was very happy.
He sat upright, drank a glass of wine proudly, and then looked down at Fan Yongdou, Prime Minister Hui Deng, Jin Shenghuan and others.
Fan Yongdou saw his eyes and hurriedly toasted to congratulate him.
Zuo Liangyu was so happy that he immediately drank another cup.
It turned out that he had just received news that Wang Yuncheng had captured Weinan, which was only more than a hundred miles away from Xi'an.
What is rare and valuable is that only more than 3,000 people were lost in this battle, and no rebels counterattacked afterwards.
Then the spy came back with news that people in Xi'an were now in panic, and many wealthy households had begun to flee.
Zuo Liangyu was discussing matters with Fan Yongdou and others at the time. He was overjoyed and then toasted to celebrate at Fan Yongdou's suggestion.
After drinking, Fan Yongdou put the wine glass on the table, bowed and said: "Commander, General Wang is invincible now, but Xi'an is the capital of the rebels after all, and it may not be easy to capture it."
"The villain is willing to donate five million taels of silver to help the commander-in-chief capture Xi'an, so as not to delay the war opportunity and spoil the commander-in-chief's important event."
Hearing this, Zuo Liangyu did not answer, but just smiled and stroked his beard.
Seeing this, Jin Shenghuan stood up quickly and shouted: "Commander, Mr. Fan is right. Please give the commander an order. The general will immediately lead his troops into Shaanxi and capture Xi'an for the commander."
After Zuo Liangyu asked Jin Shenghuan to sit down without comment, he looked at the silent Prime Minister Hui Deng and said with a smile: "Prime Minister, what do you think of this matter?"
Hui Deng met and asked, bowing and saying: "Commander, I feel that Wang Yuncheng already has 50,000 men. If Li Thief is really ready to flee south, Wang Yuncheng's troops will be enough to conquer Shaanxi."
"If Thief Li wants to defend Xi'an, I'm afraid we won't be able to capture it even if we send 100,000 people, and..."
"Prime Minister Hui Deng, how can you only enhance the ambition of others and destroy your own prestige? Are you still thinking of Li Zicheng?"
Jin Shenghuan didn't wait for Prime Minister Hui Deng to finish his words, then he accused loudly.
It turned out that both Jin Shenghuan and Prime Minister Hui Deng were bandits, but Jin Shenghuan was not successful among the rebels, so he took refuge in Zuo Liangyu early, so he was quite dissatisfied with Prime Minister Hui Deng, who was once one of the thirteen rebel families.
Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Hui Deng glanced at Zuo Liangyu. Seeing that the other party was smiling but not saying a word, he frowned and said, "Jin Shenghuan, what are you talking about!"
"Ever since I followed the commander-in-chief, I have not tried my best in any battle, and I have killed as many rebels as you..."
When Jin Shenghuan saw Hui Deng talking about his military exploits, he retorted without showing any signs of weakness: "You and I are competing to kill the rebels. I tell you..."
When Fan Yongdou saw the two arguing, he couldn't help but look at Zuo Liangyu.
Seeing that Zuo Liangyu was still smiling, he didn't speak.
After about half a cup of tea, Hui and Jin stopped, and then hurriedly apologized to Zuo Liangyu.
Zuo Liangyu sneered and said, "What, are you going to stop arguing?"
As he spoke, he stood up slowly, looked at the two of them coldly, and said in a deep voice: "Look at what you look like. You look a bit like a general. Now you are discussing military and national affairs..."
When Hui and Jin saw Zuo Liangyu angry, they did not dare to argue, but just apologized blindly.
After Zuo Liangyu scolded him, he said to Fan Yongdou with some embarrassment: "Mr. Fan, I made you laugh..."
At this time, Zuo Mengeng came in with a smile on his face and reported: "Father, I have brought sister Yongmei and the others back!"
Hearing this, Zuo Liangyu couldn't help but smile on her face, and asked Zuo Mengeng to bring them in immediately.
Some people died, but not completely...
