A group of men in the house scolded and shouted, and Hu Quan, who was the leader, was silent, making Cheng Bangjun's face pale with anger, and at the same time secretly complaining: I knew that this errand was so difficult, so why did I recommend myself to come and run again, and I was embarrassed by these bandits, and I also lost the face of the court, and I misunderstood my future!

Last year, Cheng Bangjun came to Guangdong once, when he carried the edict of the Emperor of Yongli Heaven to order the governor of Liangguang to recruit volunteers to cooperate with Li Dingguo's army to fight, and after Li Dingguo's army advanced eastward from Gaozhou, because the Qing army in Guangdong did not dare to fight Li head-on, all the troops were concentrated around Guangzhou to hold on, and the prefectures and counties in western Guangdong were recovered by the Ming army one after another. Under such circumstances, the anti-Qing righteous divisions from all over the country marched to Guangzhou, and the bandits from all over the country also consciously "righteous", accepting the incorporation of Guo Zhiqi, a scholar of Nanming University, Lian Chengbi, the governor of Liangguang, and Zhang Xiaoqi, the governor of Gao, Lei, Lian, and Qiong, and others, and marched to Guangzhou with joy under the banner of the Ming army.

Under the favorable situation, Cheng Bangjun, who was supposed to return to Anlong Mansion to resume his life, also took the opportunity to ask Lian Chengbi, the governor of Liangguang, to recruit some bandits and righteous teachers in the name of Qincha.

Two months ago, Guo Zhiqi, a scholar of Nanming University who remained in Guangdong to preside over the anti-Qing situation, and Lian Chengbi, the governor of Liangguang, jointly signed a petition to the Yongli court, saying that after Li Dingguo's army returned to Guangxi, the Qing army in Guangdong occupied the prefecture and county that had been restored, so that the surviving Ming army in Guangdong could only operate in the coastal mountains and was completely unable to cope with the attack of the Qing army in Guangdong.

Therefore, in order to alleviate the pressure of the Qing army's offensive, and at the same time to solve the shortage of the Ming army's own troops, Guo and Lian proposed to once again recruit the anti-Qing righteous divisions and volunteers in the name of the imperial court in the name of last year, and not hesitate to reward the high-ranking officials, so as to be able to strengthen the strength of the Ming army in Guangdong in a short period of time, so that they can cooperate with Li Dingguo's troops in Gaozhou to pose a threat to the Qing army in Guangdong, and if necessary, they can cooperate with Li Dingguo's army to fight again, so that Guangdong Province will not be completely owned by the Qing army.

After receiving the recital from Guo Zhiqi and Lianchengbi, the Yongli Emperor in Anlong Mansion, Guizhou, immediately approved and agreed, and at the same time asked the military department to send someone to Guangdong to assist in handling the matter.

After receiving the order, the military department originally wanted to send others to Guangdong, but Cheng Bangjun recommended himself to Shangguan Mao Sui, saying that he had been an envoy to Guangdong last year, had a very good understanding of the situation in Guangdong, and had some friendship with local officials, so it was better to send others to Guangdong. The Ministry of War thought about it, and just like that, Cheng Bangjun brought a large number of seals cast by the Yongli Imperial Court and a notice issued by the Ministry of War to Guangdong.

Who knows, this trip is not as good as last year, after setting off from Gaozhou, Cheng Bangjun has hit a wall one after another, whether it is those anti-Qing righteous teachers who have thousands or hundreds of people, or those bandits who only have a few dozen people who claim to be kings, no one is interested in the high-ranking officials entrusted by the Yongli court. The kind words with a good attitude sent him away, and the bad attitude was directly coaxed away, and the face of a member of the military department of the Yongli Imperial Court was swept away.

The reason for this is the bitter fruit planted by the Guangdong officials of the Southern Ming Dynasty. Last year, the anti-Qing righteous divisions in Guangdong responded to the call of the Southern Ming Dynasty to cooperate with Li Dingguo's army to fight, and suffered countless casualties. If you really don't want money, food, weapons, or even the blood of the war dead, you really don't want to beckon, you don't want to wave your hand, and you don't even have a good word. In this way, the anti-Qing righteous teachers in various places were cold to the Southern Ming Dynasty, and those bandits had no good words for the Southern Ming Dynasty.

What you did last year was not authentic, and this year you can still expect people to respond to you and work hard for you? Moreover, last year, the reason why volunteers and bandits from all over the country responded to Nanming one after another was that after Li Dingguo's army entered Guangdong, the Qing army did not dare to be its enemy. Now Li Dingguo's army retreated into Guangxi, leaving only a few soldiers and horses in Gaozhou, and the combat effectiveness of the Ming army in the rest of the country is surprisingly poor, even the righteous division can not compare, seeing that the Qing army is almost fleeing in despair, in this case, the Nanming officials in Guangdong want to rely on the official to make people work for it, and the Qing army to the death, who is willing to do it?

Whoever does it is stupid!

Cheng Bangjun, who was bitter, went to see Boss Hu several times, pointing out that this righteous man who Zhang Xiaoqi had praised could change his mind and persuade his subordinates to accept the appointment of the imperial court to fight against the Qing army, but after aiming at it several times, Boss Hu was unmoved.

These bandits don't know how to lift!

After Cheng Bangjun scolded secretly, his intestines were repentant, and last year's credit had already allowed him to catch a staff member of the Ministry of War, so he had to stay in Anlong Mansion for a few years with peace of mind, could he run away from a staff member? He is still young, why is he so uncontrollable, now he is good, he has hit walls everywhere, he has come to Guangdong for more than a month, and he has achieved nothing, but he doesn't know how to explain to the imperial court, and how to meet Zhang Xiaoqi, the governor of the four prefectures who boasted about Haikou before coming.

After waiting for a while, there was no movement except for the ridicule and abuse of a group of bandits, no matter how thick-skinned Cheng Bangjun was, he also knew that it was impossible for the people of Daqiao Mountain to be used by the imperial court, and it was useless to stay and remove it except for seeking humiliation. The hated man wanted to say goodbye, but he heard someone ask him: "Dare to ask my lord, the reward of the imperial court is real, and the general's farewell and seal will not be fake, right?" ”

"Presumptuous!" Hearing this, Cheng Bangjun, who was already angry, immediately became angry, "How can you doubt the famous weapons of the imperial court!" When I raised my eyes, it was the righteous man Zhou Shixiang who had cut his hair.

Song Xianggong didn't know why Zhou Shixiang was asking this, but since the other party asked, it was inconvenient for him to stop him, so he watched coldly.

Zhou Shixiang suddenly spoke, Boss Hu and Zhao Sihai were also strange, they didn't know what he wanted to do.

In the eyes of everyone, Zhou Shixiang slowly came to Cheng Bangjun, bowed slightly and said: "Master Cheng, don't get me wrong, I don't suspect the Ming Dynasty in Xia, I just want to confirm it, after all, this body and the big seal, no one in Xia and the heroes in this house have ever seen it, and it will be safer to check it, and it won't get in the way." ”

"What are you talking about, could it be that you are suspicious of this official? Hmph, do you need to check even the identity of the official? ”

Cheng Bangjun frowned, Xinhui Xiucai Zhou Shixiang slashed the Qing army's staff to avenge his parents, wives and children, and some spies had already found out from the Qing army's notice, so when he heard about this righteous act, he still admired the person concerned. However, when he saw that Zhou Shixiang was in the company of bandits in Daqiao Mountain, he couldn't help but question Zhou Shixiang's character. In addition, he has been running around in the mountains for the past few days, but he has achieved nothing, and his attitude towards Zhou Shixiang is very cold under the fire, and now seeing that he dares to come out to inspect the official seal and report issued by the imperial court, his tone suddenly became less friendly, and his tone was a little sarcastic.

No, Zhou Shixiang said solemnly: "If it's possible, it's best for Master Cheng to show a certificate that can prove his identity." ”