Please ask me to be the emperor

Just after the New Year, Hong Chengchou, the chief of staff of the King of Qin, disguised himself as an ordinary citizen and hurried to Luoyang City under the protection of his bodyguards.

Hong Chengchou had just arrived at the north gate of Luoyang and saw an old man in brocade clothes with gray hair and beard waiting eagerly surrounded by a group of people.

"Prime Minister Zhang, long time no see!" Hong Chengchou couldn't help but smile.

"Oh, Chief of Staff, no, I should call you 'General Pingdong' now. We haven't seen each other for a long time!" Zhang Shenyan turned his head and said hello with a smile.

Zhang Shenyan was now Emperor Hongguang's prime minister, and he was in a respected position. He deserved to be called Prime Minister by Hong Chengchou.

"It's windy here, not the place to talk. General Pingdong, please come in!" Zhang Shenyan had already received Zhang Shun's order and quickly led Hong Chengchou to the sedan chair aside.

"Okay, you're welcome then!" Hong Chengchou gestured, then opened the curtain and got in.

"Let's go back home!" Zhang Shenyan also got on the green sedan next to him, and then ordered.

After receiving Zhang Shenyan's order, the porters all shouted "Get up", then swayed all the way to Prince Fu's Mansion.

I don't know how long it took before the two of them arrived at the mansion. They sat down respectively as host and guest, and the servants served fragrant tea.

Seeing that there were no outsiders, Hong Chengchou couldn't wait to ask: "How is it? How are things prepared?"

"The food and grass are all ready!" Zhang Shenyan pushed the tea leaves with the lid of the tea cup, took a sip and said, "There are a total of 500,000 shi, of which 200,000 shi are stored in Mengjin and 300,000 shi are stored in Luoyang."

"If it's still not enough, there are still 230,000 stones stored in Luoyang City just in case!"

"In addition, if we capture Kaifeng, Cheng Jia, a merchant from the Huaihe River, can also transport it to Zhuxian Town via the Jialu River, or transport it to the vicinity of Meng County via the Yellow River."

"As for the strength of the troops, the three battalions of Huang Chaoxuan, Zhang Xianbi and Li Daliang have been trained and can be mobilized at any time."

"Another division of artillery, carrying a total of fifty Qingtian cannons and flying blunderbuss, also arrived in Luoyang yesterday and is ready to attack the city at any time."

"Okay, that's good!" Hong Chengchou nodded and said with emotion, "This is such a big deal that I can't help but confirm it again and again to prevent any omissions."

"I understand, I understand!" Zhang Shenyan nodded after hearing this, "After all, this is the first time for the rebels to carry out such a large-scale operation, so there is no room for mistakes."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang, for your understanding!" Hong Chengchou thanked him quickly.

"But, there is one more thing to do now. I have to trouble Prime Minister Zhang to order Cao Bianjiao to send scouts to Kaifeng to investigate the enemy's situation."

"If you encounter enemy scouts probing the horses, they will be killed!"

"Is this...is this too risky?" Zhang Shenyan was stunned when he heard this and couldn't help but remind him.

"The main force of the rebel army has not yet arrived, and I am afraid that it will ruin King Shun's plan..."

"Don't worry, if anything goes wrong I'll be responsible for it!" Hong Chengchou couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

He has always been cautious in using troops, so he and Zhang Shun made repeated deductions before setting off this time.

Hong Chengchou thought he was infallible, so he prepared to take action in a big way to show his prowess to Wu Zong, the governor of Henan in front of him.

"Okay, okay!" Zhang Shenyan actually suspected that this guy was doing something secretly.

However, he had no evidence, so he secretly made up his mind to keep an eye on him for King Shun in the future.

The two of them had reached a consensus, and the military order was immediately sent to Sishui Pass within two days.

On this day, Cao Bianjiao was performing martial arts in Sishui Pass.

He was seen riding a yellow gelding, wearing a black armor, galloping back and forth, frequently knocking down wooden balls placed on wooden stakes of different heights, causing bursts of cheers from other generals and soldiers.

Just when he had just "killed two birds with one stone" and poked two wooden balls with one shot, someone suddenly shouted to stop him from continuing to show off.

"What's wrong?" Cao Wenzhao couldn't help but asked loudly.

"General, King Shun's military orders and Prime Minister Zhang's military orders have arrived!" someone responded quickly.

"Oh? Is something wrong?" Cao Bianjiao couldn't help but was stunned. He quickly galloped forward, then tightened the reins, and the horse's front hooves rose into the air, stopping firmly in front of the soldiers who had turned pale with fright.

When the messenger saw Cao Bianjiao arriving, he quickly opened the military order and read in a trembling voice: "King Shun has an order, and Cao Wenzhao of the Jin Dynasty has been appointed as a general of heroic cavalry. Supervisors Zhao Lizi, Gao Yigong, Huang Chaoxuan, Zhang Xianbi and the five battalions of the headquarters must not slack off."

"This... this is no reward for no merit, why did King Shun give such an order?" Cao Bianjiao was shocked, couldn't help but stepped forward and stuffed a piece of silver, and asked in a low voice.

No wonder Cao Bianjiao was so surprised. It turned out that he and Zhao Lizi had been stationed at Sishui Pass together.

The credit for building the checkpoints belongs to Han Lin and Gao Yizhi.

Although he and Zhao Lizi repelled Zuo Liangyu and others, forced Huang Chaoxuan and Zhang Xianbi to surrender, and captured Heyin and Xingyang counties.

However, he was helpless with Zhengzhou where Chen Yongfu was stationed and could not approach Kaifeng.

Therefore, with little merit and much work, it is difficult to be called a general.

"General, you're welcome!" The visitor quickly rejected Cao Bianjiao's kindness and said truthfully.

"The reasons are all in this letter, please let the general know after reading it."

Cao Bianjiao breathed a sigh of relief, then gave in again, forced the silver into the hand of the visitor, and then gave up.

"General!" Zhao Lizi glanced at the visitor cryptically and said nothing.

"King Shun has great wisdom!" Cao Bianjiao sighed after opening the letter and reading it carefully.

Then, he said: "Carp, this time it's time for us to make some achievements."

"Look back and select three to five hundred scouts to infiltrate westward to find out the enemy's situation."

"If any scouts intercept you, kill them and make the matter as big as possible!"

"Sure, I don't have a problem!" Zhao Lizi might have been worried about irritating the officers and soldiers of Kaifeng Mansion and making life difficult.

Now Huang Chaoxuan and Zhang Xianbi, who have recently joined the rebel army, have completed the training of the two new battalions.

At this time, Sishui Pass, built in Western French style, was garrisoned with a total of 12,000 elite soldiers. Even if thousands of troops come, what will happen?

So after Zhao Lizi received the military order, he selected 200 cavalry and 300 infantry overnight, and sent them out in formation in sequence.

The team of ten cavalrymen, after bypassing Zhengzhou, began to wander outside Kaifeng Fucheng.

The infantrymen disguised themselves as ordinary people and mingled in cities such as Zhengzhou and Kaifeng. They began to inquire about the movements of the Ming army and spread rumors.

In a few days, the news that "King Shun is preparing to conquer Kaifeng Mansion" spread a lot, and everyone knew about it.

Not long after, the news reached the ears of Zhou Wang Zhu Gongzhen, and he was immediately shocked.

He quickly visited the new Henan governor Wu Di in person.

In fact, Wu Yan had no idea at this time, so he could only comfort him: "Now that Kaifeng City is strong and well-armed, Your Majesty, just keep your heart in mind, there is no need to worry!"

"Now I have a general who is as fierce as a tiger. He surrenders from outside the fortress. He is unstoppable and can deter thieves."

"If the prince is worried, I will send this person out of the city tomorrow to drive away the noisy people so as not to disturb the prince's purity."

The king of Zhou was frightened by what happened to King Fu, and he was afraid that Wu Di would fool him, so he promised: "If the soldiers have merit and can drive away the bandits, I am willing to donate 20,000 taels of salary to express my feelings."

When the governor Wu Zong saw that Zhou Wang Zhu Gongzhen was so righteous, how could he shirk it?

So he sent his general Meng Ruhu to lead 300 cavalry early, and Shi Shiran went west.