"Madam is back!" The servants of the Xu Mansion stood outside the mansion and shouted happily, and the maids inside came out to greet the mistress Huan Xianrong.
"Frost Moon."
"Madam, you are so worried about me!"
Huan Xianrong's personal maid Shuang Yue came from the Huan Mansion as a dowry, and the two had been together since childhood. When the courtiers secretly formed an alliance to get rid of King Sima Daozi of Kuaiji, Huan Xianrong was sent away by Xu Zongwen overnight and did not take Shuang Yue into consideration. Hearing that Huan Xianrong was kidnapped in the East China Sea, and Shuang Yue did not think about food or food for several days and lost a lot of weight.
Zhang Si leaned on crutches in front of the door, tremblingly came to Huan Xianrong, his face full of shame: "I was ordered by the lord to escort my wife, but I failed to do my duty and caused this disaster to my wife. I am guilty!" Please punish me, my lord and madam!”
Zhuge Kan and others looked at Xu Zongwen who had just dismounted, but no one spoke first. Xu Zongwen saw that Zhang Si had not recovered from his injury, so he just comforted him with a few words: "This is unexpected. You have always been loyal to your duties, Madam." Now that you're back, forget about everything. Let's take good care of your injuries first, and then there will be plenty of areas for you to contribute."
As the elder brother, Zhang San breathed a sigh of relief, and Zhang Si immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Xu Zongwen and Huan Xianrong: "Thank you, lord and madam, for your forgiveness!"
"What are you doing? Get up!" Xu Zongwen doesn't like to kneel down the most. Bowing to him on a daily basis is already the limit. In his eyes, even a king can't bear the gift of kneeling down, and only the parents who gave birth to him can bear it.
Xu Zongwen hurriedly helped Zhang Si up and asked Shuangyue to take Huan Xianrong back to his room. At the same time, he invited famous doctors from Jiankang City to see Huan Xianrong's injuries, and called the generals into the mansion to discuss matters.
In the meeting hall, Xi Jian and Guo Shang also hurriedly arrived. After everyone greeted each other and took their seats, Xu Zongwen knelt down and sat at the main seat, looking at Zhuge Kan in the hall with a smile on his face: "Second brother, these days when I am not around I wonder how Luoyang is doing now?"
Zhuge Kan stood up and cupped his hands and replied: "In the six months since my eldest brother was away from Luoyang, we have captured several counties near Luoyang. The quota of 30,000 knights has already been exceeded. Now we have a full force of 50,000!"
Xu Zongwen exclaimed: "I often have secret reports from the Jinyi Guards, how come I don't know about this?" As he spoke, he looked back at Pang Bai, who was kneeling behind him.
"Reporting to the lord, Pei Changshi said that everyone in Jiankang knew that the lord had Jin Yi soldiers. It would be bad if the Jin Yi guards accidentally leaked the news, so he did not write the truth in the secret report. It was thanks to the farming strategy promoted by the Lord. System, the food production near Luoyang is abundant, so the expansion of our heroic cavalry army is also a last resort. Young men from all over the country admire the lord's reputation and come to serve, and Pei Changshi can't refuse..." Pang Bai lowered his head, deeply afraid. Xu Zongwen was angry and blamed him for not reporting what he knew.
I see!
Fifty thousand people. At that time, the great Sima Huanwen was in charge of Jingxiang, and he only had 50,000 horses. Even so, the Jiankang court did not dare to disobey its wishes!
"It doesn't matter!" Xu Zongwen was filled with joy. He felt more confident when he suddenly learned that he had 50,000 horses. In the future, he would be able to take the initiative in the struggle for power among the auxiliary ministers.
Xu Zongwen ordered Pang Bai to fetch the Sanwu map and hang it on the wall of the hall, and introduced: "You must be aware of the current situation in Jiangdong. Xie Yan's troops are dealing with Sun En's main force in the Qiantang area, and the anti-thief forces The catastrophe is difficult to contain, and Xie Yan has limited men and horses, so it is difficult to make progress in the fight for a while. The reason why I transferred you south is not to protect the capital, but to attack Sun En, and to surround Sun En with Xie Yan from the south and the north. Completely control the chaos of Tianshi Dao in Sanwu and prevent it from spreading to the capital..."
Zhuge Kan's eyes flashed, and he said: "The Lord's intention is to let Xie Yan attract Sun En's main force, and the wolf guard will become a sharp knife inserted into the heart of the rebels. They will suddenly launch an attack from Wu County, Sun En's lair, and completely defeat them." Rebel against the rebel bandits’ deployment, and then gradually move south to encroach!”
Xu Zongwen nodded, indicating that this was exactly what he meant. Guo Shang fiddled with a goose feather fan: "General Zhuge is worthy of the lord's capable general. He can see the lord's intentions at a glance. It seems that this battle is not for General Zhuge." You can’t come in person!”
Zhuge Kan had just met Guo Jijiu, the lord's newly-appointed military advisor to the general's palace for the expedition to the north. He happily responded: "My lord sends me, how dare my subordinates disobey? If my lord orders me to attack Wu County, my subordinates will not return to the army unless they win!"
Not only Zhuge Kan, Liu Yu was already gearing up when he heard that there was a battle to be fought. He also offered to be the vanguard, and the others even asked for help to accompany the army to attack Sun En.
Seeing that Xu Zongwen had so many talents under his command, Guo Chang nodded slightly and hurriedly praised: "My lord has so many powerful generals, why worry about Sun En not giving him the title?"
"Zi Jin is right. Soldiers handed down from ancient times cannot be hidden in sheaths and let them gather dust. It takes a thousand days to raise an army and use it for a while. I have so many powerful generals under my command. Naturally, I cannot waste it." Xu Zongwen pointed at Zhuge Kan and ordered: " Second brother, you are the main general and will lead the Wolf Guard to raid Wu County tonight. This battle is related to the reputation of our Knight Cavalry Army. You must demonstrate the military might of my Knight Cavalry Army. You must succeed and not fail!"
Zhuge Kan stood up and handed over his hands to receive the order: "My subordinates will surely capture Wu County and live up to my lord's high expectations!"
"Sima Liu Yu, obey the order!" Xu Zongwen turned his attention to Liu Yu, who was at the bottom of the table, and everyone's eyes also focused on Liu Yu.
Liu Yu's face flushed and he stood up quickly to make his promise.
Xu Zongwen smiled with satisfaction, then immediately suppressed his smile and said solemnly: "I appoint Sima Liu Yu as deputy general to assist in the attack on Wuxian County. I hope you can kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds in this battle. I will express my merits to the court on your behalf!"
Everyone here doesn't know that their lord is no longer what he used to be. He is one of the four auxiliary ministers. He holds military power and follows the rules. If he expresses his merits, he will definitely not be able to escape!
"Thank you, my lord!" Since Liu Yu was appointed as Sima, the general of the Northern Campaign, he has long been regarded as Xu Zongwen's subordinate, and he seems to regard himself as a retainer.
Later, Xu Zongwen arranged the Wolf Guard's main attack direction and southward march route, and discussed with Xi Jian, Guo Shang and other generals until the third watch of the night before dispersing.
The next day, the auxiliary minister presided over the court meeting, and hundreds of officials were promoted to the palace by Jin Emperor Sima Dezong, who was only three years old. Queen Mother Chen stayed behind the curtain and refused to listen to the government.
"What we are discussing today is to increase troops in Wu County, wipe out the Sun thieves as soon as possible, and put down the chaos of Tianshi Dao. Please let all officials speak freely!" Xu Zongwen held the imperial hut and stood at the forefront of the generals, together with Wang Xun, Wang Gong, and Wang Guobao. The three auxiliary ministers are of equal rank.
The censor at the censor's desk began to correct the court etiquette, and the officials began to whisper among themselves. Not long after Xie Yan sent out troops, news of the Qiantang victory came. It seems that there is no need to increase the number of troops, right?
But after all, this was a memorial from the auxiliary minister, and it was presented to the court openly and openly. Many people began to waver again.
Xu Zongwen didn't think this court meeting was of any importance. In the early hours of this morning, he had already sent out all his troops. He was proposing to increase the number of troops just to avoid someone who wanted to put a supporter on him after the news of the dispatch of troops spread. It's just a self-respecting crime!
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, and the four auxiliary ministers, I have something to say." Wang Ya, the regular servant of Sanqi, slowly walked out of the courtroom of civil servants.
