Zhu Jie's face was cloudy, after all, he stabilized, it was impossible, even if it was a royal expedition, it was also going north to deal with Duoduo and Zierharang, he Zhang Xianzhong really didn't have that much face, but even if he didn't drive the expedition, he had to deal with Huguang, a Huang Degong was definitely not Zhang Xianzhong's opponent, the difference in strength was too great, 30,000 to 150,000, don't say a Huang Degong, even if Xu Yifan was in Wuchang with 30,000 Tianwei army, he didn't dare to say that he had a chance of winning......

Zhu Jie paced back and forth in the courtyard for a long time, suddenly stopped, and shouted: "Bai Gu is right, he Zhang Xianzhong is not so big, let me drive the expedition in person, immediately pass the decree, six hundred miles to expedit, order Jiujiang Town General Zuo Liangyu to lead all the troops under his command, rush from Jiujiang to Wuchang Mansion, rush to Huang Degong, give him ten days, if he can't reach Wuchang Mansion, just cut himself!" ”

Sun Chuanting said urgently: "Your Majesty, the distance from Jiujiang to Wuchang is four or five hundred miles, you only give Zuo Liangyu ten days, I'm afraid it's too late, right?" And this Zuo Liangyu has always been arrogant and domineering, supporting the army and self-respecting, and has always been unwilling to give money and not work, you are forced like this, I am afraid that he will pick a son......"

"Hmph, ten days is a lot, otherwise what? Saving soldiers is like fighting fire! He Zuo Liangyu has not fought a few decent battles over the years, and every year he knows that he asks for silver from the imperial court, if this battle does not give me his life, then why didn't I take off his head? Is it necessary to keep him to continue to waste the court's money? ”

Zhu Jie said dissatisfied.

Sun Chuanting smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, now is the time of eventful times, we can endure one step at a time, we must endure one step at a time, we must not lose a big one because of a small loss, as long as the situation in the south of the Yangtze River is stabilized, the Manchurian Tartars will not be able to help us, if we take a proper measure and lead to a big mess, it will be really troublesome." This Zuo Liangyu has always been cunning, self-respecting, when the first minister encircled and suppressed Li Zicheng, he was ordered to suppress, but also did not work hard, never fought hard with Li Zicheng, as soon as he encountered a little trouble, the first time was to lead the army to retreat, because of his character, so that he kept a lot of elite strength in Jiujiang Town, and the combat power was good, if he was forced to tighten at this time, he came up and beat a rake, and then we will be even more passive......"

"So what do you say?"

Zhu Jie said helplessly.

Sun Chuanting hesitated for a moment and replied: "Your Majesty, morale should be drummed and not discharged, Zuo Liangyu is an ordinary man, then satisfy his wishes, you can give him an official promotion, allocate military salaries, give him imperial wine, and order him to go on the expedition, presumably he Zuo Liangyu has nothing to say, right?" ”

Zhu Jie hesitated for a moment and asked, "Bai Gu, it's a little inappropriate to do this, right?" Xu Yifan, Qin Mufeng and others fought bloodily in the Central Plains, and I didn't give them a reward, how could he Zuo Liangyu, before he sent out the army, let me give him a reward? ”

Li Yan replied on the side: "Your Majesty, at this time and that time, how can people be treated equally? Even if you don't even have a piece of money and money, they will still die for you; But Zuo Liangyu is not Xu Yifan and Qin Mufeng, this person is insatiable, cunning, and has always been unprofitable and unprofitable, of course, the army fought against Sun Butang, but I took advantage of its weakness and formulated a lot of strategies to deal with Sun Butang. ”

"Okay, since that's the case, then pass on the decree, seal Zuo Liangyu as Jiujiang Hou, Prince Shaobao, General Dingxi, give imperial wine, and the military department will allocate 200,000 taels of silver and send troops to Huguang!"

Zhu Jie shouted.

Zhu Jie's holy decree soon arrived in Jiujiang, Zuo Liangyu received the decree, his heart was full of disdain, and he thanked the emperor and stood up.

Chen Hexuan, the eunuch of the edict, said in a low voice: "Lord Zuo, the emperor has said, please send troops immediately, the military situation is urgent, now Zhang Xianzhong's 300,000 army is about to enter the territory of Huguang, and Huang Degong's troops are only 30,000 people, but they can't stop Zhang Xianzhong's army!" ”

Zuo Liangyu said with a smile: "Yes, Gonggong Chen, what you said is light, and the troops are certain, but now the Jiujiang soldiers lack military pay and ordnance, and the food and grass are insufficient, how do you tell me to send troops?" I've got to plan for a while before I can send troops, right? ”

Chen Hexuan was stunned for a moment, and said hurriedly: "Lord Zuo, this is not a joke, the emperor ordered you to send troops immediately, you can't delay for a moment, you must rush to Wuchang within ten days, and the silver and ordnance of the military department will also be directly allocated to Wuchang." What is absolutely indispensable to you is that the most taboo thing for the emperor now is to be greedy for ink and silver, and no one in the military department dares to withhold the silver you sent to the army......"

Ten days?

Zuo Liangyu exclaimed: "Father-in-law Chen, what are you kidding, ten days?" I can't even assemble my Jiujiang army, it's impossible, it's absolutely impossible, at least a month and a half to be able to rush to Wuchang Mansion, the emperor just put the knife on my neck, it's useless, the soldiers can't get the silver to pull, even Zhang Xianzhong hit Nanjing in one go, and the official has no way to send troops! ”

"You!"

Chen Hexuan was dumbfounded, what is this called? Even if Zhang Xianzhong hit the city of Nanjing, he couldn't get the silver, he wouldn't send troops! This is to resist the decree and disobey it!

"Lord Zuo, are you trying to resist the order? The emperor is not thin with you, and he has not sent troops to directly seal you as a Jiujiang Hou, you must know that now Inspector Xu annihilated tens of thousands of Tartars in Zheng County in a battle, and there is no marquis! ”

Chen Hexuan shouted.

Zuo Liangyu laughed, laughed, a Jiujiang Hou sent me away? Look at the handwriting of the Qing Dynasty, the king of Pingdong, hereditary replacement, Yongzhen Jiangxi, this is equivalent to splitting the soil and sealing the territory! Just you, Zhu Jie, a little Jiujianghou, let us die for you? That's a dream! Don't even think about it!

"Gonggong Chen, it's not that I don't send troops, please go up to the court, as soon as the silver of the imperial court arrives in Jiujiang, the official will not say a word, and immediately send troops to Wuchang! Absolutely exterminate Zhang Xianzhong's dog thief in one fell swoop! ”

Chen Hexuan gritted his teeth angrily, and returned to Nanjing without making any stops in Jiujiang, and entered the palace to see the emperor's grievances!

Zhu Jie was discussing the war in Huguang with the ministers in the palace, and Chen Hexuan entered the palace directly and came to the door of the Qianqing Palace.

"Slave Chen Hexuan see the emperor!"

Chen Hexuan fell to his knees and shouted.

"Chen Hexuan? Why did you come back so quickly? ”

Zhu Jie was stunned and said, from Jiujiang to Nanjing, it is not far, seven or eight hundred miles, even if it is six hundred miles to expedite, it will take three days to go back and forth, and now it has just arrived on the fourth day, Chen Hexuan rushed back, it is unlikely, he was in a hurry when he went, and when he came back, why should he be so anxious?

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Zuo Liangyu, a rebel minister, actually disobeyed the decree and violated the holy will, he said, if the silver is less than Jiujiang, he will not send troops, even if Zhang Xianzhong hits Nanjing City, he will not send troops......"

"What!"

Zhu Jie stood up from the dragon chair and burst out with murderous aura!

(End of chapter)