When everyone saw it, they couldn't help but look at him in surprise. Among them, Wang Liuhui quickly asked: "Wang Gui, what are you doing?"
Wang Gui ignored him, but looked at Liu Guoneng and said sincerely: "Brother, Zuo Liangyu gave me five hundred taels of silver before, and promised me to be his personal guard in the future. He would promote me and let me... let me……"
At this point, he seemed a little embarrassed to speak. But he didn't need to continue speaking. Others immediately understood what was coming next.
Suddenly, Wang Liuhui and others became angry and surrounded him. Just as they were about to shout angrily, they were stopped by Liu Guoneng. He knelt down and helped Wang Gui up with force and said: "Since you can confess, then we are still brothers!"
Having said this, he turned to look at the other people and said with a serious face: "Did you also hear that, from now on we will still be brothers of life and death, do you understand?"
Wang Gui lowered his head in shame, but Wang Liuhui and the others were still angry and seemed a little disgusted. Liu Guoneng became angry and said to Wang Liuhui and others: "Who has not done anything wrong? You or you? We did it before Do you think you have a clear conscience after being a thief for so many years? Now that Wang Gui has taken the initiative to be honest, he is still a good brother! Did you hear that? "
After hearing this, Wang Liuhui and others recalled their own experiences, and the anger on their faces finally subsided. After Liu Guoneng shouted again, they finally stepped forward one by one, and at Liu Guoneng's request, they stretched out a hand and folded it on Together, they said in unison: "Brothers in life and death, we will never leave you!"
Liu Guoneng patted everyone on the shoulder again, and then rushed to Xiangyang with Wang Gui.
Obviously, Zuo Liangyu didn't seem to care at all whether Liu Guoneng had other intentions on the surface, and he even behaved like this in front of his son. However, in fact, he kept his hand secretly. Those who could get ahead in the late Ming Dynasty were indeed cunning enough.
Early the next morning in Xiangyang City, Chen Qiyu had just woken up. While washing up, he couldn't help but ask the guard who was bringing water: "Is there any news from Zuo Liangyu?"
"Not yet, the person I sent has never come back!"
Chen Qiyu frowned when he heard this. It had been several days, and Zuo Liangyu had not been able to come because he was sick. Now it seems that there is no doubt that he must have guessed something and will definitely not come to Xiangyang Mansion. At least he can't come until it's clear that he's safe!
Thinking this way, Chen Qiyu couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. The emperor gave a secret decree that Zuo Liangyu should be killed for sacrifice, to express the court's attitude: the court would never allow Zuo Liangyu to harm the people like a bandit.
However, the first fire he made as a new official was stuck!
Since it can't be done darkly, it can only be done openly!
After making this decision, Chen Qiyu immediately sent an order to the general soldiers who had arrived from all walks of life to go to the Governor's Mansion for a military meeting.
The general soldiers of the two Yongwei battalions in Xiangyang are Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji, as well as several general soldiers and deputy generals in the surrounding areas. Of course, Liu Yue, a member of the Jinyiwei family who had been ordered by the emperor, was also listening.
As soon as the military meeting began, Chen Qiyu announced Emperor Chongzhen's will, emphasizing the military discipline of the imperial officers and soldiers, and wanted to arrest Zuo Liangyu and bring him to justice. Regarding the current situation, he also talked about it and began to deploy his troops. While Zuo Liangyu was still pretending to be ill, he used force to capture Zuo Liangyu by surprise.
Upon hearing this, the generals below couldn't help but feel a little scared.
In fact, they were all a little unclean, but this time, the emperor ignored them and wanted to use Zuo Liangyu to kill chickens and monkeys! Even though Zuo Liangyu's military strength was the strongest among these people, the emperor did not hesitate and issued this decree.
It can be seen from this that if we continue to think that the court will rely on itself to encircle and suppress the bandits, as before, we will not be able to hold military power as generals. This will be absolutely impossible in the future. Even a powerful general like Zuo Liangyu was arrested immediately, so who would dare to mess up again?
As the commander-in-chief of the Yongwei Battalion, Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji had the best military discipline among the troops in the late Ming Dynasty, so they naturally looked down on those who harmed the people. Therefore, the two of them immediately loudly accepted the order. In this operation, the Yongwei Battalion was also used as the main force to capture Zuo Liangyu.
Chen Qiyu was very familiar with the matter of marching and fighting, and quickly drew up a plan. Just when he was about to order them to take action, he saw a guard hurriedly entered, clasped his fists and reported: "Sir, there is a secret report!"
After finishing speaking, Chen Qiyu nodded, and immediately stepped forward and whispered a few words into Chen Qiyu's ear.
The generals below, including Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji, were a little surprised. Looking at the face of the governor, they found that Chen Qiyu's face also changed, and it seemed that it was bad news.
As soon as the guard finished speaking, Chen Qiyu immediately stood up and hurriedly ordered: "Bring him to the back hall, I will ask him personally."
After he finished speaking, he turned to leave, but just as he turned around, he seemed to remember something, so he turned back and said to Liu Yue: "Liu Baihu, please come and listen together!"
When Liu Yue heard this, he was not polite. He suppressed his curiosity and followed Chen Qiyu to the back hall.
Seeing this, Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji looked at each other and did not speak, but stood like clay Bodhisattvas. Although the other generals were curious, seeing the two of them acting like this, they had no choice but to suppress their curiosity and wait for the Governor to return.
After a while, in the back hall, Chen Qiyu saw the man who was hurriedly brought in by his personal guards. Without waiting for him to speak, he hurriedly asked: "Are you Liu Guoneng under Zuo Liangyu's command?"
Speaking of which, Liu Guoneng is not very famous among thieves. There were so many bandit leaders with various names, and Chuang Taotian was not necessarily very prominent. Therefore, Chen Qiyu had no impression of Liu Guoneng.
Liu Guoneng was dripping with sweat and did not bother to wipe it off. He immediately clasped his fists and replied: "Back to the Governor, I am the last general. I have an urgent military report."
At this time, what Chen Qiyu lacked the most was his understanding of Zuo Liangyu, so when he heard from his personal guard that Liu Guoneng, a guard under Zuo Liangyu's command, had rushed to report an urgent military intelligence report, he immediately put down the military discussion and came over.
Liu Guoneng did not insist on conditions, and did not talk nonsense at all. He told Zuo Liangyu's speculation about sending him to the bandit army and then sending him there again.
At the beginning, what Liu Guoneng said was still within Chen Qiyu's expectation.
As soon as Zuo Liangyu said that he was ill, he expected that Zuo Liangyu must have guessed something, but he did not expect that Zuo Liangyu was not idle, but made a decision immediately, prepared to rebel, and even immediately contacted the liars. A thief. In addition, the situation on the bandits' side also shocked him.
He was like this, and so was Liu Yue who was listening beside him. They were all shocked by the news.
After Liu Guoneng explained the situation, he said sincerely: "Huang Hu and Cao Cao probably want to alienate the relationship between the Governor and the Emperor, and they seem to also want to plot against the Emperor."
While Chen Qiyu was listening, he glanced at the Jin Yiwei Baihu next to him. For him, the news that the thieves wanted to alienate each other, with hundreds of Jin Yiwei households as witnesses, would only bring benefits and no harm to him. But at the same time, he had to be surprised by the ambition of those thieves.
Of course, he would not believe whatever Liu Guoneng said. Instead, after Liu Guoneng finished speaking, he immediately asked: "Why did you come here to report to me secretly? Aren't you afraid that I will doubt you?"
"Going back to the Governor, as long as the Governor checks the matter about Zuo Liangyu, he will know whether it is true or false." When Liu Guoneng said this, he suddenly held his head high and said frankly, "General, I was forced to do it before. The thief needs the magnanimity of the court to have the opportunity to repent. If others think this way, I don’t know. I only know that I must cherish this last opportunity!"
After hearing this, Chen Qiyu couldn't help but look a little more serious and stared into Liu Guoneng's eyes. In his experience, he didn't find any signs of lying. Then he turned to look at his side and asked, "Liu Baihu, what do you think?"
Although Liu Yue has a small official position, he represents the emperor, so it is reasonable for him to be respected. He had been observing carefully from the side. When Chen Qiyu asked, he raised his hand and replied: "My lord, I will eventually believe him!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Guoneng couldn't help but be a little surprised. He stared at Liu Yue seriously, feeling a little excited in his heart.
Due to his background, he felt somewhat inferior, but Jinyiwei Baihu directly said that he believed in him. This kind of trust was very precious to him at this time.
After hearing this, Chen Qiyu no longer hesitated, and immediately said to Liu Guoneng: "Okay, I already know about Zuo Liangyu's matter. It is of great importance. To avoid disturbing others, you go back and pretend you have never been here. Wait until I send troops. , when the two armies are facing each other, if you attack by surprise, you will achieve great success, and you can take up the position of guerrilla and serve the imperial court!"
As soon as Liu Guoneng heard this, he immediately accepted the order, quietly left the city, and rushed back to work as an undercover agent.
As for Chen Qiyu, he did not dare to delay any longer. While sending Ye Fushou to investigate Zuo Liangyu's activities, he also adjusted his deployment. In response to what Liu Guoneng said, he sent the Yongwei Battalion to suppress Zuo Liang. Jade Rebellion.
However, what he didn't expect was that Zuo Liangyu had actually started taking action at the same time as he sent Liu Guoneng, and continuously attacked the surrounding cities. Chen Qiyu felt caught off guard and quickly made remedial measures. He also sent people to once again sternly inform local officials that it was wartime and they must defend the city according to the manual handed down by Chen Hongxu.
What Chen Qiyu didn't know was that there was another thing that he never thought of, which was that his conversations with others, including his own soliloquies, were immediately reported to Emperor Chongzhen in Shaanxi, making Emperor Chongzhen his first I immediately learned about the situation in Xiangyang.
At this time, in the prefectures and counties near Shangluo Mountain, firstly, the army was pressing down on the border, and secondly, the things about Emperor Chongzhen were also spread here first, so that the poor people no longer had any fear of the official army. Therefore, as soon as Emperor Chongzhen arrived, the area was calmed down.
The appointment of new local officials and the restoration of local order were all arranged by Zheng Chongjian, so Emperor Chongzhen did not need to worry. Is he just thinking about this latest news and seeing how he can use it?
Others didn't know it, but Liu Guoneng happened to know it. This man eventually died fighting for the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, under this premise, after thinking for a long time, he made a decision and immediately dispatched eight hundred miles to Xiangyang to convey his will.
These thieves are not good people, and they actually thought of using conspiracy to get rid of Chen Qiyu. If the original history is used to deduce, they may not succeed, especially after Zuo Liangyu, who is familiar with official affairs, also joined the bandit team. And Li Zicheng's subordinates, after so many years of wandering around, also understood the importance of people's hearts and put forward the slogan of "equal land and no grain".
If I can't completely annihilate them this time with my own personal expedition, I don't know how much energy I will spend to continue to encircle and suppress them. Such internal friction is definitely not what I want to see. After this year, the best thing is to stabilize the country and be able to concentrate on dealing with the Manchus in Liaodong. This is a serious matter!
With Emperor Chongzhen thinking this way, he felt even more that his decree was correct. It would be best to catch them all in one go this time and accomplish all the feats in one battle!
However, he was still dissatisfied with one thing. It's just that the food delivery speed in Jiangnan is not fast enough. At least he didn't hear any news about the arrival of food from Chen Qiyu's eavesdropping. It seems that the money and food used for the military in the early stage mainly depends on the princes' palaces in various places. It’s also a shame that I had already taken precautions and done something before.
As for those thieves who wanted to pick the weak persimmons, they felt that he would definitely not be able to lead troops in war, so they wanted to fight him. Emperor Chongzhen didn't think about it at all, nor was he angry. Because as the army approaches the flow thieves, I believe the flow thieves will know that their idea is actually wrong!
With this in mind, Emperor Chongzhen led his elite army and left southern Shaanxi in no hurry for Tongguan.
And here in northern Hubei, Zhang Xianzhong and others are almost getting good news one after another. First, Zuo Liangyu rebelled against the imperial court and left his original base to them, and before the imperial court could react, he captured two county towns one after another.
Zuo Liangyu did not seal the county town he captured. Once such a thing was done, it was enough to prove Zuo Liangyu's determination to rebel. From this, Zhang Xianzhong and others recognized Zuo Liangyu and began to discuss the alliance.
Regarding this matter, they even have an expectation that Chen Qiyu has just taken office and forced a capable general to rebel and lost two county towns. It is estimated that he will definitely be impeached. It is best to go back and forth from there. go!
Zhang Xianzhong and others were still happy that the situation was great. Suddenly, someone came to report that Li Zicheng's troops, nearly 60,000 men, were also coming to them, saying that they would also join forces with them to fight against the imperial court. of this encirclement and suppression.
If these aspects are united, the military strength will increase dramatically! Suddenly, all the bandits became very optimistic, feeling that they were back to their most glorious time.
