Zhu Yixi regained Chongqing and then entered Luzhou, which shocked eastern Sichuan.
For a time, a crowd of people gathered and it was very lively.
Among them, the most distinguished guest was Wang Yingxiong, a former bachelor of Ba County.
As King Hanyang was about to send troops to Chengdu, there was a turmoil in various places.
Wang Xiang raised an army in Zunyi, Yang Zhan raised an army in Jianwei, Cao Xun raised an army in Lizhou, Songpan deputy general Zhu Hualong and Tongzhi Zhan Tianyan raised an army in Long'an Prefecture (now Pingwu, Sichuan), Maozhou (now Maoxian County, Sichuan)...
For a time, the King of Hanyang came to his aid, and the hearts of the people of Bashu joined him. This was the general trend.
Zhu Yixi was naturally satisfied.
At this time, he has already replaced the situation of Fan Yiheng and Wang Yingxiong in Sichuan in history.
"Zeng Ying?"
At this time, Li Jizu had recaptured Yongning Guard and Luzhou Guard, and returned, bringing Zeng Ying with him.
"I have heard of Mr. Zeng's name for a long time."
Wang Ying has a bear-like back and is stroking his beard. He looks more like a martial artist than a martial artist. Compared with Sun Chuanting, he is two-thirds less elegant and easy-going and a little more irritable.
After two years of hiatus from office, this bachelor's temper has not changed and he has moved on.
"Elder Ge has also heard of his name?" Zhu Yixi said with a smile.
"The old man is just a farmer who disappeared. Why does your highness need to be called the elder?"
Wang Yingxiong said dissatisfied: "It's better not to use such an official fallacy."
Even so, Zhu Yixi still saw joy in his eyes.
As the saying goes, when seeing someone serving food, Zhu Yixi was afraid of stupid people like Li Dingguo, and couldn't help but chuckled:
"Today, the people in Sichuan are excited, the soldiers are using their lives, and the people are united, it will be easy to defeat the intruders."
"It's just that Sichuan is a country of abundance, and it must be guarded by capable ministers. I wonder if Mr. Ge can recommend it?"
"this?"
Wang Ying opened Xionghu's eyes and his pupils dilated. He was obviously very excited. He tugged on his beard, so why did he do this:
"What your Highness said is true. Sichuan is guarding the southwest, and Yun and Gui all look up to it. It is necessary to recruit capable ministers. However, I am idle in the world and have no good recommendations."
"That's it!"
Zhu Yixi became troubled, then looked at him and said: "Far away in the horizon, close in front of you, if the elder does not dislike you, a certain general will recommend you to the court to supervise Bashu."
"this……"
Wang Yingxiong was overjoyed, but hurriedly declined: "I'm getting older, I'm afraid I can't afford it."
Don't you want to have anything to do with me?
then what?
Zhu Yixi was stunned, and her smile gradually faded. Doesn't this Wang Yingxiong know how to praise?
Immediately, he looked carefully and saw that although there was enthusiasm in Wang Yingxiong's eyes, it was not strong.
Reminiscent of his characteristic of being an official fan, Zhu Yixi suddenly realized: "This is because he dislikes being a junior official."
"Indeed, the folk customs in the southwest and other places are so fierce that it may be difficult for a mere governor to suppress them. He would have to be a minister of the Ministry of War and a university student of Wenyuan Pavilion."
Zhu Yixi muttered to herself, but her voice was quite loud.
These words fell into Wang Yingxiong's heart, which made his heart itch.
At that time, he formed a party with Wen Tiren and worshiped Zhou Yanru. His eagerness to become an official is self-evident.
"If your Majesty does not give up, I am willing to do my best for the Ming Dynasty."
Wang Yingxiong said in a loud voice, his eyes filled with hope.
Zhu Yixi smiled.
These Donglin Party members are really interesting.
Zhu Yixi seemed not to have heard these words and drank tea by herself.
"This matter is not urgent now."
Zhu Yixi said calmly: "The Western thieves have not been eliminated, so it is too early to talk about this."
Wang Yingxiong's heart burned, and the flesh on his face moved wildly, but he finally endured it.
There is also a lot of fighting within the Donglin Party. Without external help, it will be difficult to get ahead.
However, if Sichuan was recovered, the Nanjing court would definitely not let King Hanyang occupy it. Wouldn't this be a reversal of the throne?
In this way, he, a member of the Donglin Party who is close to King Hanyang, has a great chance.
Thinking of this, his attitude became softer: "What His Highness said is true."
Zhu Yixi smiled.
With this thing hanging, are you afraid that this old guy won't take the bait?
To be honest, he had already planned how to control Sichuan.
Compared to Huguang, which was beaten to a pulp, and the poor scholar whose family was ruined, Sichuan is like a rich girl who has just been humiliated.
There is always a bit of reserve and arrogance.
Therefore, Zhu Yixi did not want to use it as a base like Huguang, but instead wanted to use it as a cow and material supply area.
That is indirect control.
As long as it can fill the material vacancies and provide tax supplies, there is no harm in letting Wang Yingxiong control it.
After all, we were separated from the Nanming court by Huguang!
Moreover, Sichuan nominally belonged to the Southern Ming Dynasty, so it was able to cover Zhu Yixi and avoid the Qing's key attack.
"Old man, if I didn't see that you had some leverage, how could I give you an advantage?"
Zhu Yixi looked at his leaving figure and couldn't help but said coldly.
Wang Yingxiong was worthy of being a member of the Donglin Party. He appeared to be a moral gentleman on the surface, but he had countless dirty deeds in private, but this was just what he wanted.
Any impeachment can cause him to lose his official title.
"Let Zeng Ying, come on!"
Immediately, Zeng Ying walked up.
With a strong back and strong waist, big shoulders and round waist, he looks like Zhang Fei, and also has the long beard of Guan Erye. The two have a strange combination.
Zhu Yixi exclaimed: "I'm afraid this boy bought the name Mr. Zeng because of his own boasting!"
If he were to compete with Zhang Fei, Zhu Yixi would feel that he was almost the same.
"I have heard about Zhang Dingguo's affairs in a humble position. How can he be worthy of Mr. Zeng with his arrogance?"
Zeng Ying saw the ceremony and said angrily.
A closer look shows that the scar on the left side of his face has not disappeared, and he is even more Li Kui than Zhang Fei.
Zhu Yixi smiled and said, "General Zeng, I wonder if you would like to fight against the Western Bandits again?"
"I would rather die than resign from my humble position!"
Zeng Ying gritted his teeth and said, "Governor Chen has been kind to me. The people of Chongqing are innocent, and Sichuan Province is the place where the last general grew up. How can I just sit back and watch being abused?"
"good!"
Zhu Yixi became more and more unable to resist such a man who valued friendship and could not stop cheering:
"I heard that you only have a few hundred people. The previous trip was in Wan County and captured many Western thieves. You can pick some of them to form a total of three thousand."
"The name is Mingying Camp, and all the equipment, food and grass will be with you."
"Ah?" Zeng Ying was stunned. Was he just going to expand his army like this?
"What, is it too little?"
Zhu Yixi asked with a smile.
"I don't dare. I'm really excited."
As he said this, the rough man's eyes couldn't help but turn red: "The King of Hanyang has treated me so kindly, and there is really no way to repay him for his humble position. I can only kill the thieves with all my heart."
"I have always been generous to loyal ministers and generals, especially capable ones."
After saying that, Zhu Yixi started to fight, patted his shoulder, and said sincerely: "Since you have joined my army, I will not treat you badly."
Zeng Ying felt inexplicable.
After he left, Li Jizu said in confusion: "Your Highness, you are too generous, don't you take the exam?"
"If you kill the Western bandits, thousands of people will guard them for three or four months. That's enough."
Zhu Yixi said casually.
This Zeng Ying, history has long proven his loyalty and bravery, why should he take the exam?
"Send the order to attack Chengdu on the tenth day of July."
