In the back garden of Daming Mansion's Zhongshu residence, Liang Zhongshu was sitting in the tea pavilion, holding the finest Mingqian new tea in his hand. The fragrance was fragrant, but he had no intention of swallowing it.
I came to report earlier that the Jin people were in Qizhou and they would send out troops again soon.
Daming Mansion is only separated from Qizhou by Bozhou, and soldiers can come at any time.
Therefore, he has been tossing and turning for the past few days, unable to sleep, fearing that he would suddenly hear a report saying that the Jin people were coming to kill him. He didn't even have a chance to escape from the city, so he ordered the city to be besieged today.
I had heard before that every time those Jin people passed through a city, they would first kill all the officials of the Song family in the city to establish their prestige.
As the prefect of Daming Prefecture, he would definitely be the first to suffer if the Jin people entered the city.
As for taking advantage of the fact that the Jin army has not yet arrived, they should withdraw from the city first, then make further arrangements, or even go directly back to Bianliang.
It could have been like this at the beginning of the war, but since the incident in Zhending Prefecture, the government and the public have been shaken. Ruan Boqian, the original governor of Zhending Prefecture, has been criticized countless times, and he has almost become a traitor.
At that moment, the officials were asked to seize him, and he was sent to Tokyo Prison to be released at a later date.
Having learned from this experience, how could Liang Zhongshu still dare to flee without a fight?
Therefore, I can only hate Ruan Boqian in my heart for being a thief who is greedy for life and afraid of death. If it weren't for him, how could he have blocked the retreat of future generations?
After hesitating for days, he was really helpless, so he had to think of the two of them. He had earlier sent someone to meet him at the Tongcheng Mansion to discuss the military defense of Daming Mansion.
The cup of tea in his hand went cold, and Mr. Zhongshu didn't take a sip.
Suddenly he heard someone coming from outside to report that someone outside the house wanted to see him. He felt happy and hurriedly called for the person to be brought in.
Then he poured some cold tea in his hand and called his servants to bring him new hot tea.
Not long after waiting, two tall men hurried in from outside. When they arrived outside the pavilion, they clasped their fists and kowtowed to Mr. Zhongshu.
"Suo Chao, the last general, pays homage to Master Zhongshu."
"Caomin Lu Junyi, pay homage to Mr. Zhongshu."
Liang Zhongshu hurriedly walked out of the pavilion and personally held the two of them up, saying at the same time: "Please get up quickly and sit down inside to talk."
At the same time, he led the two of them into the pavilion, which made them a little frightened.
After sitting down in the pavilion, Mr. Liang Zhongshu first asked Suo Chao: "General Suo, how are things in the army lately? Is everything in order?"
"I don't dare to hide it from your lord. The army has sufficient equipment and food, and the soldiers are practicing properly every day. Even though the temperature dropped sharply, and there was a heavy snowstorm last night, the army still lacks things to keep out the cold. Each of the troops can only use what they left last year." I'm wearing old clothes to keep out the cold." Suo Chao clasped his fists and bowed.
"How could this be so? This officer was negligent. In this case, you will go get my warrant later, go to the government office to get the paperwork, and then get some items. No matter what is lacking in the army, you must come early to report it in the future." Liang Zhongshu heard this. Speak immediately.
Upon hearing this, Suo Chao hurriedly bowed and said, "I will thank you for your kindness."
"This is how it should be. General, why should you be so polite? Please get up quickly." Liang Zhongshu wrote with a smile, helped Suo Chao to stand up, and looked at Lu Junyi again.
"Is everything going well in the house, Mr. Lu?"
"If you dare to call your attention to your concern, the common people will be terrified. They rely on your care and everything will go smoothly." Lu Junyi replied quickly.
"That's good. I felt aggrieved by the annihilation of the Liangshan bandits a few days ago."
Liang Zhong wrote with a look of regret and guilt on his face, and continued: "It's not that I don't know Yuanwai's meritorious service, but there are villains who framed me. In order to protect Yuanwai from being criticized, I have no choice but to ask you to go home first. You won't blame me in your heart." Bar?"
"The little man is deeply appreciated by the adults. I am very grateful for being able to show what I have learned. How can I complain?" Lu Junyi said quickly.
Liang Zhongshu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then he asked: "Do you really think so?"
“Heaven and earth can be used as lessons!”
"Okay, we have one more trip at the moment. I am thinking about it. The only options are Yuanwai and the general. I just don't know what you two want." Liang Zhongshu looked at the two of them and asked.
"I am willing to serve you!" they both replied at the same time.
"Okay, the gold thieves went south and invaded our Song Dynasty. You should all know about this. Now that the gold thieves' army has arrived in Qizhou, I am afraid that they will attack Bozhou soon and threaten our Daming Mansion. If you don't go to Daming Mansion Come, I’m afraid I’ll threaten Gyeonggi too.”
Liang Zhongshu stared at the two people and continued: "Therefore, I don't want to let the gold thieves run rampant like this. I need to let them know that I, Song Dynasty Bingfeng, are powerful. I intend to continue as before, asking Yuan Lu to be the commander and the general Suo. As a vanguard general, he will lead the troops to guard the area. Once the gold thieves attack, they will never come back. What do you two think?"
When the two heard these words, they looked at each other and immediately worshiped at the same time: "I will die for your lord!"
"Okay, okay, there are two people in charge of the army. Daming Mansion is safe. I will issue an order later. All the troops and horses under Daming Mansion will be under the control of you two. No matter what, you must defend it!"
Liang Zhongshu was overjoyed when the two agreed and said "good" three times.
He was aware of the talents of Lu Junyi and Suo Chao. The previous suppression of the Liangshan bandits, although the bandits' leaders had to escape in the end, was not a priority for him.
The important thing is to keep the Daming Mansion from chaos, and he can continue to be his prefect safely.
It was just to preserve his reputation in the court that he killed Lu Junyi, and he had to bear all the blame.
The threat of the Jin army was right in front of us. After thinking about it for many days, I realized that these two people were the only ones who could be used by my subordinates and could rest assured.
Previously, I was worried that Lu Junyi would be resentful because of the past, and that he would not respond, but now everything was resolved.
Wherever the Jin army went, they fell everywhere. If he could hold Daming Mansion, even if it was just for a period of time, then even if he had no choice but to retreat, the court would not be able to criticize him harshly.
Maybe, through this, he can go further. After all, compared with other people who can't even persevere, he has made some achievements.
Sometimes, you always have to ask your colleagues for support to make it appear that even if you fail, you still deserve credit.
Suo Chao and Lu Junyi obtained Liang Zhongshu's order and were able to control all the troops under Zhending Mansion. After they left Zhongshu Mansion, they went out to make arrangements.
There are many things in Lu Junyi's house, and they have not been settled yet.
Originally, I was thinking about finally getting out of trouble and told me to sort it out slowly. But now that the war is urgent, I have no choice but to cut through the mess quickly.
As for Suo Chao, there are actually a lot of deficiencies in the army. There was nothing that could be done before. Now that Mr. Zhongshu has issued a warrant, it is natural that he must buy them all before the Jin army comes.
Only when the guy in hand is tough can he be tough and can he fight tough battles.
Everything in Daming Mansion suddenly started moving as the two of them walked out of Zhongshu Mansion, so much so that even the heavy snow falling in the sky didn't seem so cold anymore.
Gaokan, who is far away in Zhending Mansion, still doesn't know about Daming Mansion and Liangshan. He is currently busy with the crisis in front of him.
Tong Guan's special envoy eunuch soldiers and horses completely devoured the Jin army in Cigu Town. After the news came out, the Taifu Master in Taiyuan Mansion was furious and ordered Gao Kan to attack the Zhending Mansion. All the gold thieves were wiped out.
Gaokan happened to clean up Huolu City and waited for the Jin army and the rebels from Zhending Mansion to attack.
