Zuo Maodi responded to Wang Yan's invitation, and immediately returned to the house to prepare, then went to Anping City to find Zheng Zhilong's mansion to negotiate, while Wang Yan followed the guards to take advantage of the dark sky and hurriedly went out of the city to return to the camp.

He Gang, who entered the city to buy grain, learned that Wang Yan had returned to the camp, and immediately came to ask for a meeting, and said with an angry face: "Master Hou, the rice shops in Fujing City are unwilling to sell us rice grain, and the lower officials didn't expect the Zheng family to do so much, and they want to put us to death, so they are willing to give up!" ”

Wang Yan heard this, but he was not angry, he knew that this was just Zheng Zhilong's means of persecuting him, and now that he had decided to leave Fujing, Zheng Zhilong would definitely not dare to persecute too much, just like if Wang Yan really made up his mind, he should raise troops to attack Anping City, if Zheng Zhilong really wanted to break the net with him, he would naturally directly transfer troops to destroy Wang Yan's camp, and even ambush Wang Yan in Fujing.

"Don't worry about people, you can enter the city again tomorrow to buy enough, and you will definitely be able to buy rice!" Wang Yan didn't explain, but directly ordered: "After running for a day, I guess the people are also a little tired, and tomorrow the Marquis of Japan still has important things to discuss with you, so you will go down to rest first." ”

When He Gang heard this, he had doubts in his heart, but he still didn't ask too much, so he saluted and withdrew from the camp, and after he left, Wang Yan asked the guards to invite Wang Wei to come to meet him.

"The last general, Wang Wei, meet the Hou Ye!" Not long after, Wang Wei was introduced into the account by the guards and saluted Wang Yan.

"Yuanzhang, sit down first!" Wang Yan pointed to the seat next to him.

Wang Wei bowed his hand and thanked him, and said after taking a seat: "I don't know what the Hou Ye called the last general to come, what is the so-called matter!" ”

"Ben Hou and Yuan Zhang got acquainted in Shandong, all the way through the ups and downs, in the past two years!" Wang Yan did not answer directly, but recalled: "The old man under the command of Zhao Gong back then, the thousand brothers brought out by Benhou from Shandong, are now very few left. ”

When Wang Wei heard this, his expression was sad for a while, he knew that Wang Yan still had something to say, so he didn't say anything.

"In the past two years, Ben Hou has been promoted from one term to one term to now he is in a high position, and Yuan Zhang has also been appointed as a commander, but the other old brothers are only for hundreds of households." Wang Yan said leisurely: "Although Liu Shun is in the same position as you, he is not as good as you in terms of ability. Although Ben Hou has gathered a lot of talents, the only handsome talents who can really be single-sided are Yuan Zhang and Taizhen! Now Taizhen has long thought that the country has become benevolent, and Benhou's biggest reliance is only Yuan Zhang! ”

"The last general is willing to share the worries of the Hou Ye!" When Wang Wei heard this, he didn't know that Wang Yan had a big deal to support, so he immediately got up and saluted.

"Yuanzhang and seat!" Wang Yan realized that Wang Wei did not need to be polite, and then said: "Today, Benhou met Your Majesty and learned that the King of Jingjiang in Guangxi rebelled, and Benhou is the governor of Guangdong, and he is going to return to Guangdong to resist the rebels' eastward advance, so he will lead the army and civilians to leave Fujing, but the Zheng family is domineering, and Benhou does have doubts in his heart, so he intends to keep you in Fujing to protect Your Majesty's safety!" ”

"What?" Today, He Gang's purchase of grain in the city was blocked again, which made the generals in the army extremely angry, so Wang Wei thought that Wang Yan was going to fight with the Zheng family, but he didn't think that he was going to leave Fujing, so he exclaimed: "Zhou Zhi's revenge, Zheng Zhibao's seizure of the ship and silver, Hou won't report it?" ”

Wang Wei, as the most capable general in Wang Yan's army today, also thinks like this, so the thoughts of the rest of the generals are naturally self-evident.

The army of Yangzhou is a strong soldier who has been besieged by 300,000 troops for several months without falling, and it is the elite of the 80,000 Qing soldiers who cut the tower and broke Li led Tai's 80,000 Qing soldiers.

Wang Yan also knows that morale can be boosted, so it is one thing for him to decide to withdraw from Fujing, and it is another thing to seek revenge from Zheng Zhibao: "Today, Ben Hou discussed with Zuo Ge Lao to ask him to tell Zheng Zhilong, let Zheng Zhibao return the encroachment, and apologize to Ben Hou, if he does not allow it, Ben Hou will naturally make him look good when he passes through Quanzhou!" This is also the reason why Ben Hou left Yuan Zhang, not other generals! If Ben Hou has a conflict with Zheng Zhibao in Quanzhou, Zheng Zhilong will inevitably be embarrassed by you, and among the generals in the camp, only Yuanzhang can withstand Zheng Zhilong's pressure! ”

When Wang Wei heard this, he already understood Wang Yan's intentions, and said with his fists: "Hou Ye can rest assured, you can go to find Zheng Zhibao's trouble, there will be a general here, and I will definitely guarantee that Zheng Zhilong will not be able to do anything about the loyal camp!" ”

"There is a Yuan chapter to say! Ben Hou can rest assured! Wang Yan nodded and said: "But don't forget that Yuan Zhang must not forget that Benhou left you in Fujing, in addition to strictly guarding against Zheng Zhilong, the fundamental purpose is to protect Your Majesty!" After Ben Hou leaves Fujing, no matter what important things are, Yuan Zhang can't leave His Majesty half a step, understand? ”

When Wang Wei heard this, he knew that what Wang Yan said was extremely important, and he couldn't help but stand up solemnly and said: "The last general knows, and he will definitely protect His Majesty's safety!" ””

"So! Yuanzhang will step back first! Wang Yan waved his hand and said.

After Wang Wei left the tent, not long after, Hu Weizong was introduced into the tent by the guards, and after Wang Yan asked him to sit down, he asked: "Weizong once apprenticed to Shaolin, and then begged for a living on the Grand Canal, I don't know if I know anything about folk gangs." ”

Hu Weizong didn't understand why Wang Yan asked him this, but he still thought about it slightly and said: "Master Qiqi, although the last general has wandered all over the south of the Yangtze River, he has not had much contact with the folk gangs, but on the canal, there are countless Cao gangs, and the last general has a lot of intersections. ”

"Oh~" Wang Yan heard this, thought slightly and asked, "I don't know what the power of these Cao Gangs is?" ”

Hu Weizong replied: "When the last general was mixed in the canal, there were more than 1,000 people in the gang where he was located, all of whom were slender men or wharf coolies begging for a living on the canal, and almost every big city along the Grand Canal had such gangs, and there were no less than 10,000 people with huge power. ”

When Wang Yan heard this, he couldn't help but be a little shocked, the huge gang of 10,000 people, what kind of power it was, and this was only known to Hu Weizong, as well as the White Lotus Sect and other folk sects that he didn't know much about that that had repeatedly opposed the imperial court, and their strength was definitely even more terrifying.

In the face of such a non-governmental force, Wang Yan has a long-standing thought in his heart, and he has become more and more mature, and he casually said to Hu Weizong: "For the sect, the existing matter of this Hou must be entrusted to you!" ”

When Hu Weizong heard this, he immediately got up and responded: "If there is anything wrong with Master Hou, just order the last general!" ”

"Ben Hou wants to order you to return to the land south of the Yangtze River, contact these gang forces for Ben Hou, and then combine with the three religions and nine streams of the people to form a huge force to spy on intelligence for Ben Hou and assassinate the chieftain and Han thieves!"

When Hu Weizong heard this, he couldn't help but be a little frightened in his heart, not to mention the integration of civil gangs, it is also a great difficulty to unite many gangs on Caoyun, he is not a little sure in his heart, "Master Hou!" The last general was just a small leader on Cao Yun before, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to be qualified for the trust of the Hou Ye! ”

"Don't be arrogant for the sect, Benhou Guan has a heroic and righteous spirit in you, which is completely different from the habits of the generals in the camp, and you are the most suitable candidate!" Wang Yan smiled and encouraged: "Ben Hou also knows that this matter is important and complicated, but it is not effective in a short period of time, so Weizong does not need to be in a hurry to make achievements, and there is no need to have too much pressure!" ”

"Since the Hou Ye trusts the last general so much, the last general should do this errand!" Hu Weizong responded with a fist.

"Good!" Wang Yan sighed, and then said: "Go here for the sect, Benhou will invite Your Majesty for you, and the military department will give you the rank of the matter, so that it is convenient to act for the sect!" In addition, there is a treasure map here, which is where Benhou hides silver in Yangzhou, and he can take out the silver money for Zong, and leave part of it as the funds for the development of the force, and part of it will be transported to Guangzhou to solve the urgent need of Benhou! ”

"Master Hou is so thoughtful, the end will definitely live up to the trust!" After listening to Wang Yan's arrangement, Hu Weizong suddenly had some confidence in his heart, but then asked: "The last general listens to the words of the Hou Ye, but this organization does not directly belong to Jinyiwei, but is a completely independent existence, I don't know what to call it?" ”

"For the cause of opposing the Qing Dynasty, you walk between heaven and earth, so call it the Heaven and Earth Society!" Wang Yan's eyes were deep.