Pang Tong explained: "What you have done during this period has been seen by the people in Chengjun City and nearby areas. They felt that they had a good chance of living a good life following such a benevolent and righteous Lord, so they came to seek refuge with you one after another. "
"There is another reason. They are all coming for you, His Royal Highness. I believe that it won't be long before more people come to seek refuge."
Wang Qizhi became worried and said: "We are secretly recruiting soldiers in Southern Xinjiang. Once the lord of Southern Xinjiang, Wang Sheng'an, finds out, he will definitely send troops to crusade. Although he is incompetent, he still has 100,000 elite soldiers at his hands. If we really start a fight, , we will definitely be unable to withstand it.”
Pang Tong stroked his beard and said, "Master, don't worry. If you give me hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, I will naturally be able to do a good job in this matter."
Wang Qizhi only had more than one million taels of silver on hand, and he would take out hundreds of thousands more taels at once. If he did this well, he would just pay it forward. If he didn't do it well, he would be heartbroken to death.
Pang Tong seemed to see Wang Qizhi's thoughts, and he told his plan.
"My lord, there is a close minister next to Wang Sheng'an. This person's name is Chen Qing. He is deeply trusted by the Lord of Southern Xinjiang. However, he has a shortcoming, that is, he is greedy for money. As long as you give him these hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, Let him speak for us next to Wang Sheng'an, and I believe that the Lord of Southern Xinjiang will not do anything to us."
Wang Qizhi nodded, took out a stack of silver notes from his sleeve, took out half of it, handed it to Pang Tong, and said, "I will give you some more silver coins, and this matter must be completed."
Pang Tong took the silver and was about to leave, but was stopped by Wang Qizhi, saying: "Military advisor, it is difficult for us to achieve success in this small place. We must take action."
"After this matter is completed, we will act immediately."
It is said that in a palace in the middle of Southern Xinjiang, a fat man, about fifty years old, sat on a high throne. He had a graceful woman on his left and right sides. This person was Wang Sheng'an, the Lord of Southern Xinjiang.
There are several rows of officials standing on the left and right below, with civil servants on the left and military generals wearing armor on the right.
A tall general in his fifties on the right stood up, cupped his hands to Wang Sheng An on the throne and said:
"My lord, according to the news from the spies, a group of more than 20,000 people came to Chengjun City recently. The leader is none other than the prince Wang Qizhi. He is recruiting new soldiers there. It seems that he is plotting against our southern Xinjiang. I hope that my lord will send troops to eradicate this group of thieves, capture the prince, and follow the example of Wei Meng who held the emperor hostage to order the princes."
As soon as these words came out, a thin man immediately stood up from the civil servants on the left and retorted: "My lord, you must not do this."
This person is Chen Qing. Some time ago, Pang Tong personally visited the former's house. After handing him the banknote, he expressed his request and said that if the matter was successful, there would be benefits in the future.
Chen Qing was originally a person who recognized money but not people. After seeing so much money, he immediately agreed to the matter.
Wang Sheng'an looked at the official and said, "Chen Qing, tell me why it's not possible?"
Chen Ping said seriously: "Let's not talk about the authenticity of Wang Qizhi's identity. Let's just say that with their 20,000 troops in such a remote place, they can't make any waves at all. Our lord is wise and powerful, so we don't want to be the same as him."
"Furthermore, if that boy is really His Royal Highness, if the lord sends out troops to attack him, he will be accused of being disrespectful and the people in the world will catch him."
The general who just spoke couldn't stand listening anymore and said angrily: "Chen Qing, don't talk nonsense here. How can we let others come here in southern Xinjiang to run wild? In this way, the reputation of the lord will be ruined."
Chen Qing sneered and said: "If Wang Qizhi is really His Royal Highness, then he and our lord have the same origin. This boy will still call our lord grandpa! You think he is no longer an outsider."
His eyes suddenly changed, and he looked at the military general coldly, and said: "General Huang, you did not ask the lord for instructions and sent people to investigate the situation in Chengjun City without permission. Do you know your crime?"
General Huang didn't expect that this bastard would actually beat him up, and he was so angry that he yelled, "You treacherous villain, sooner or later Southern Xinjiang will be destroyed in your hands!"
Wang Sheng'an was a little angry at General Huang's words. He pushed the two beauties away and said angrily: "Huang Wenxuan, are you going to say that I am a confused master who doesn't know right from wrong?"
Hearing this, Huang Wenxuan immediately knelt down, "Lord, I don't mean that..."
Before he could finish his words, Wang Sheng'an hugged the two beauties again and said, "Let's handle this matter according to Chen Qing's wishes! I'm tired, let's dismiss the court!"
Huang Wenxuan stood up in despair, his heart filled with despair. There was such a mediocre and incompetent master in Southern Xinjiang, and he would be finished sooner or later.
Chen Qing came to Huang Wenxuan and said sarcastically: "General Huang, just do your own thing well, and don't go against me, otherwise I won't get any good results from you!"
Huang Wenxuan glared at the traitor. If possible, he really wanted to eat this bastard alive.
Huang Wenxuan wrote the contents of the court proceedings in a letter and sent it to Pang Tong. After receiving the letter, he found Wang Qizhi and shouted before he entered the door:
"Lord, it's done!"
Wang Qizhi took the letter and read it carefully, and said: "It seems that these coins are not in vain. It seems that it is time to take the next step."
Pang Tong said: "My lord, you already have an idea?"
Wang Qizhi nodded and said: "I want to unify the land east of the county city first. Only in this way can we stabilize our footing and attack westward with confidence."
Although the area in the east is pitifully small and the population is not very large. The total number of all the people is less than one million, but this step must be taken, otherwise when they launch an attack, Wang Sheng'an will be attacked from both sides and it will be very uncomfortable.
Pang Tong nodded and said: "My lord and I have thought about this together, but..."
Wang Qizhi quickly asked: "Just what?"
"According to my estimation, there are at least two or three cities in this territory in the east, with at least four to five million people, and many towns. It will take some effort to attack them."
Wang Qizhi added: "Not only that, there are at least 20,000 defenders from Southern Xinjiang in various towns to the east, and there are thousands of Jianghu sects to help. If we want to attack them, although they are not full, we will also lose a lot of people here. , so we have to take it slow.”
One of the more important reasons is that these recruits have just been recruited and have not yet formed combat effectiveness. It will take at least eight or nine months for them to go to the battlefield with weapons, and then money will not be able to keep up. .
In this regard, Pang Tong gave a suggestion and said: "As far as I know, there are many bandits nearby. We can send people to attack them. The money obtained can be used for military expenses and can also be used to train these new soldiers."
