The news that Fan Jingwen came to Zhejiang with Wu Weiye and Yan Zizhang, Su Tiancheng already knew the truth, and he also knew what the purpose of Fan Jingwen and the others was to get up, it should be said that when Fan Jingwen had not yet set off from the capital, Su Tiancheng made up his mind that he must win Fan Jingwen and let Fan Jingwen do things for himself.

Fan Jingwen in history, the fame is very great, the well-known Erbu Shangshu, is from Fan Jingwen's actions and a couplet, Fan Jingwen is a Jinshi in the Wanli period, when he was an official in the court, he was not attached to Wei Zhongxian, nor was he attached to the Donglin Party, he had his own understanding, and he was honest and honest, he once led the army to conquer, and he did not commit any crime in the autumn, after mastering the power, Fan Jingwen once made a couplet: not instructed, not gifted, selfless in the bottom of his heart can let go; Diligent for the people, diligent for the country, there is a drum in front of the ya, you know. Such a couplet is not only an expression of his own political aspirations, but also a warning to those who are ready to do things with him that they will not show favoritism.

This time, Zhu Youzhen disbanded the original cabinet and appointed a new cabinet minister, among these cabinet ministers, Su Tiancheng only looked up to Fan Jingwen, as for the rest, he didn't care very much.

But people like Fan Jingwen also have a big flaw, that is, the problem that many readers have: foolish loyalty, this kind of person is very honest and honest, and he also knows how to act in government affairs, but they can't grasp the context of the progress of the times, some stick to the rules, and say it politely, just like they are blind. In the face of this kind of officials, Su Tiancheng treats them differently, such as Yang Sichang and Fan Jingwen and other figures, try their best to fight for it, even if they can't win it, they can't let these people be used by the court, but for some people, it is not necessarily, such as Qian Qianyi and other great Confucians. Su Tiancheng will never fight for it, and even if these people take the initiative to take refuge, he will not reuse it.

After Fan Jingwen set off, he was actually secretly followed by the people sent by Su Tiancheng, on the one hand to ensure the safety of Fan Jingwen and others, and on the other hand, to grasp their whereabouts. As a cabinet scholar, Fan Jingwen can follow lightly, without any guards, and set off from the capital directly, which shows Fan Jingwen's integrity, but also shows that Fan Jingwen is not welcomed.

After Su Tiancheng came to Zhejiang, he controlled the relevant actions of the Jiangning battalion, and if it was according to the method in Fujian, perhaps the Jiangning battalion had already occupied all the places in Zhejiang. is preparing to attack Nanzhili, but Su Tiancheng's focus has begun to shift, his next target is Liu Zeqing, and he must uproot the 100,000 army led by Liu Zeqing.

40,000 Jiangning battalion against 100,000 people, the disparity in numbers is very large, but Su Tiancheng has full confidence, in terms of combat effectiveness, the difference between the two is too great. It is estimated that there will not be much suspense in this battle. But Su Tianben thought so. He will not allow many Jiangning battalion officers and men to think like this, the idea of underestimating the enemy is absolutely impossible, and despising the opponent and despising the opponent are two completely different concepts, and the former can boost morale and burst out with an indomitable momentum. The latter may suffer a failure and an accident in which the horse stumbles.

The 100,000 army led by Liu Zeqing began to fish and eat the common people in Jiaxing, Huzhou, Hangzhou and other places, and these situations were detected by Qu Qingze, Liu Tiehan and others one by one. It can be said that the people in these places have fallen into dire straits, Su Tiancheng is about to bring the whole province of Zhejiang into control, Liu Zeqing's actions are actually destroying the foundation of Zhejiang, especially Huzhou and other places, which are the most severely affected areas, if they are completely destroyed by Liu Zeqing, it will take all their strength to recover in the future.

Therefore, Su Tiancheng has begun to make corresponding arrangements, and the Jiangning battalion is assembled in Shaoxing, preparing to attack Jiaxing in early March and annihilate the army led by Liu Zeqing in one fell swoop.

At this time, Fan Jingwen, Wu Weiye, Yan Zizhang and others entered the territory under the jurisdiction of Shaoxing Mansion.

Su Tiancheng personally went to Xiaoshan County to wait, and he also wanted to see Fan Jingwen and others as soon as possible.

After coming to Xiaoshan, Fan Jingwen found that the situation was different, and he could already see the stubborn sergeant here.

The situation along the way, has made Fan Jingwen unwilling to stay too much, the situation in Shaoxing is very stable, although there are constantly people pouring into the territory under the jurisdiction of Shaoxing Mansion, but no one is stopping, along the way can also see some sporadic sergeants, although these sergeants are the attire of the Ming army, but Fan Jingwen can clearly feel that these are the sergeants of the Jiangning battalion.

Fan Jingwen once led the army to conquer, for the concept of the army in the autumn is not guilty, is familiar, the army is the most difficult to manage, but also the best to manage, the main thing is to see what the general is required and what performance, the general has made an example, the army is very easy to manage, the following sergeants will do things in full accordance with the requirements, will be afraid of military discipline and military regulations, but if the general marshal does not care about the people below, then the sergeant will dare to do anything.

Seeing these sergeants of the Jiangning battalion, Fan Jingwen had a sense of familiarity, at least what he saw on the surface, these sergeants absolutely did not harass the people, and there was no random inspection, sometimes, because there were too many pedestrians on the official road and too crowded, these sergeants would stand up and take the initiative to maintain order.

What really touched Fan Jingwen's heart was an incident that he saw with his own eyes on the official road.

A large number of pedestrians crowded the official road, horse-drawn carriages, mule carts and pedestrians crowded together, seeing that they were a little unable to walk, a team of mounted sergeants came on the opposite side, it seemed that they were going to perform some task, the pedestrians on the official road saw the sergeant, more panicked, began to dodge unconsciously, but where can they dodge, at this time, the leading mounted sergeant took the initiative to dismount, it seems to be an officer, after he dismounted, the rest of the mounted sergeants also dismounted, these sergeants under the leadership of the officer, began to dredge the crowded official road, The carriages and mule carts that were required for the elderly, women, and children to pass by first, followed by the young and strong, because there were people to maintain order, and the crowded official roads were quickly cleared.

Fan Jingwen was in this group of people, he carefully observed these sergeants to see if the sergeants were acting like they were becoming, it was said that the military situation was urgent, and there was no reason to give way to the people, but he had always observed that the official road was dredged, and he did not see these sergeants showing impatience, and the expression on his face was calm. This shows a truth, the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion really respect the people and regard the people as the parents of clothes, and implement the teaching into the hearts of every sergeant, otherwise it is impossible to make such a choice, looking at all the armies of the Ming Dynasty, no one can do this.

Seeing such a situation, Fan Jingwen would be very excited before, but this time, he was even more gloomy, and in his heart, he had to lament that Su Tiancheng had such an army and overthrew the Ming Dynasty, it was very likely to succeed, and it was even a logical thing.

When I was about to arrive at Xiaoshan County, next to the official road, there was a team of soldiers from the Jiangning Battalion, standing neatly and solemnly.

Many people walked on the official road, but they did not see any movement of these sergeants, and the ranks in front of them did not stagnate, which shows that the entry into the city is still very smooth.

When Fan Jingwen and the others were about to follow the flow of people towards the county seat, an officer walked in front of them.

"Lord Fan, Lord Wu, Lord Yan, Xiaguan He Renlong, His Royal Highness King Zunde's military order, are waiting for you."

Fan Jingwen and others have heard of He Renlong's name, but they have never had the opportunity to meet, He Renlong's identity is not ordinary, he is the commander of the Jiangning battalion, a senior officer, and he didn't expect Su Tiancheng to arrange for He Renlong to greet him here.

Fan Jingwen's face was cold.

"Then there is General Laohe, the old man wants to see your Royal Highness King De as soon as possible."

Fan Jingwen's cold attitude really made Wu Weiye, Yan Zizhang and others gasp, this is in Shaoxing, not in the capital, He Renlong's name is a madman, his temper is very short-tempered, if he can't help it at this time, he will lose his temper, and everyone's faces will not look good.

However, they were too worried, and He Renlong's face had a respectful look, and he didn't care about Fan Jingwen's sarcasm.

"Xiaguan has long heard of the wisdom of the adults, and His Royal Highness King De has been chattering, worried about the safety of the adults along the way, so the lower officials are waiting here, in fact, the adults have entered the territory of Shaoxing, and His Royal Highness the King has sent someone to escort them all the way, but I am worried that the adults are unwilling to accept it, in fact, the lower officials also followed all the way, and the adults did not notice it."

Fan Jingwen looked at He Renlong, his eyes widened, he really didn't know what to do about such a big thing, but Su Tiancheng sent someone to escort him, and he didn't bother along the way, it really made him embarrassed to lose his temper, thinking about He Renlong's high position, isn't he also mixed in with pedestrians, without the slightest specialness.

Fan Jingwen's expression was slightly better, and his tone softened.

"The old man knows that General Xie He has been guarding along the way, but the old man still wants to see Su Tiancheng as soon as possible."

"His Royal Highness King De has been waiting for the adults for a long time, if it is not inconvenient, His Royal Highness the King will definitely come to greet him in person, if His Royal Highness the King of Germany arrives here, it will definitely affect many pedestrians, His Royal Highness the King has already said, and then His Royal Highness apologized to the adults on his behalf."

He Renlong's face was a little red, thinking about an officer, the officers who fought on the battlefield were all gulping wine and eating meat, but it must be very difficult to say these words, which can also reflect that Su Tiancheng's requirements for the army are very strict, even high-ranking officers can not be an exception.

Seeing such a situation, Fan Jingwen wanted to see Su Tiancheng even more, he really wanted to be able to persuade Su Tiancheng not to set himself up as a king, not to oppose the court, as for the deficiencies in the court, find a way to improve them. (To be continued......)