Please ask me to be the emperor

Chapter 1178 Lure the snake out of its hole

"General Li, General Tuo, please come inside!" Shi Wenhuan stood at the gate of the Mengxian County Government Office and made a trembling gesture of invitation.

"Mr. Shi really understands justice!" Li Xin couldn't help but smile after hearing this, "Don't worry, I will report this matter to King Shun to honor Shi's contribution!"

"It's hard work, then it's hard work!" Shi Wenhuan's smiling eyes narrowed into a thin line.

He had a relationship with "King Shun" before, and now he helped the rebels capture Meng County. No matter what happened in the future, "King Shun" would have to remember some of his old friendship.

The four people took advantage of the situation and walked in. The yamen was brightly lit with candles, and it was like daylight.

There was also a smell of blood that had not dissipated. Except for a few servants of the historian who were lying there washing the blood stains on the ground, there was no one else.

The four of them didn't mind, so they just went to the main hall and sat down separately.

Shi Wenhuan then smiled and said: "If the three of you are interested, I still have one more merit, and I will give it to you again!"

Zhao Yutou, Li Xiang and Tuo Yangkun were stunned when they heard this, and couldn't help but wonder: "Where does the power come from?"

"Gong comes from Hanoi!" Shi Wenhuan said with a mysterious smile when he heard this.

The county seat of Hanoi County is the seat of Huaiqing Prefecture. When Shi Wenhuan said that "the merit comes from Hanoi", doesn't it mean that he can help others capture the city of Huaiqing Prefecture?

"This" everyone was shocked when they heard this and asked quickly, "How do you say this?"

"Old man was originally a Jinshi in the 26th year of Wanli. In the fifth year of Tianqi, he became an official with a rank of honor and wealth. He is also quite famous." Shi Wenhuan showed off after hearing this.

"Oh!" Everyone couldn't help but said in surprise, "Disrespectful, disrespectful!"

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, apart from expressing rank, the official status had no practical purpose.

However, Shi Wenhuan was actually able to be promoted from the rank of first-grade honorary doctor, which shows that his status and ability are extraordinary.

"Hey, false fame and wealth, false fame and wealth!" Shi Wenhuan waved his hand modestly before continuing.

"I have two sons at my knees. The eldest son is called Yingxuan, and the second son is called Yingjing. Neither of them works."

"The eldest son went to Suzhou to be the governor, and the second son went to the county magistrate to do things. As a result, they all returned to their hometowns and had nothing to do."

"Now these two people are in the city, calling for friends, reciting poems and writing poems. They can just do their best for King Shun!"

"Ah? That's very good. I will lead the troops to capture Huaiqing!" Tuo Yangkun was overjoyed when he heard this and quickly asked for orders.

"Hey, no rush, no rush!" Unexpectedly, Li Xin smiled when he heard this.

"This matter must be done slowly rather than quickly. The old gentleman is old and frail, and is not as healthy as the other soldiers. It is not too late to wait until daybreak before seizing the city!"

"This" Tuo Yangkun hesitated for a moment, and then realized that there must be a hidden secret in this.

"General Li, although I don't know much about soldiers, I also know that 'soldiers are expensive and slow, but it takes a long time to catch up'!" Shi Wenhuan didn't believe that "it's better to go slow than to go fast" was for his old bones, so he couldn't help but ask quickly.

"This" Li Xin hesitated.

"General Li, Mr. Shi is not an outsider, just speak his mind!" Seeing this, Zhao Yutou couldn't help but persuade.

Since Shi Wenhuan risked his wealth and life to help the rebels, the rebels should also give him a "reassurance".

"Okay!" Li Xin hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said.

"It stands to reason that this is a military secret. Not to mention these two old gentlemen, not even General Tuo knows about it!"

"But Mr. Shi has a question, I dare not answer it!"

"The rebel army's plan this time is so big. Isn't it just one city, one pond, one state, one prefecture?"

Shi Wenhuan was shocked when he heard this and quickly asked: "How do you say this?"

He had seen Li Xin hesitating before, and was worried that if the rebels just harassed them and retreated this time, wouldn't his family be coaxed out and sold in vain?

That's why Shi Wenhuan inquired about it and Zhao Yutou persuaded him.

"Although this time we took Meng County without anyone noticing, Huaiqing Mansion will definitely know it at dawn!" Li Xin couldn't help but sneered after hearing this.

"Huaiqing Mansion is where Zheng Fan is, Weihui Mansion is where Lu Fan is, Zhangde Mansion is where Zhao Fan is, and Lu'an Mansion is where King Shen is."

"All the four kings of this vassal are all relatives of the Zhu family, and they have important connections."

"If the imperial court knew where the rebels were heading, how could they remain indifferent?"

"This" Shi Wenhuan was immediately startled by Li Xin's words, "Luring the snake out of its hole?"

"Lead the snake out of its hole!" Li Xin nodded and affirmed.

And just when the rebels were discussing "leading the snake out of its hole", the "snake" located on the outskirts of Zhengzhou also moved.

"Supervisor!" Zhu Dadian, governor of Caoyun and governor of Fengyang, and Wu Di, governor of Henan, called out softly, and then looked at the right governor Yang Sichang who had just woken up with a heavy expression.

"Is there any other news?" Yang Sichang asked uneasily, hoping to hear some good news.

"." Zhu Dadian and Wu Di shook their heads gently, not knowing what to say.

"Zheng Fan is in danger, we must save him!" Yang Sichang couldn't help but said decisively.

"Even if Zheng Fan doesn't save them, can we still watch Lu Fan and Zhao Fan fall?"

"Even if we don't care about San Francisco, can we still watch the thieves endanger the Daimyo, Shinsada and other places?"

Zhu Dadian and Wu Di could not help but look at each other with wry smiles on their faces.

Although Yang Sichang, the Secretary of the Ministry of War and the Right Supervisor of the Ministry of War, was pedantic and scholarly in his work, his words were quite reasonable.

Originally, they thought that this massive offensive by the rebels was intended to seize Kaifeng and gain a strategic fulcrum occupying the plains in western Henan.

However, they never expected that the thieves were so rich that they would still have the strength to attack Huaiqing and other places.

Huaiqing, Weihui and Zhangde are located to the south of Taihang Mountain and north of the Yellow River. In the Han Dynasty, they were roughly included in the Hanoi County.

In the past, after Han Guangwu Liu Xiu occupied Hebei, he used it as a springboard to conquer the south, the north, the east and the west, and then conquered the world, which shows his importance.

In fact, after the rebels separatized Henan Prefecture, the imperial court had been proposing to "gather the army in 'Hanoi' and cross south to capture Heluo."

But precisely because the strategic locations of these three prefectures are too important, the trip cannot be made.

The reason is very simple. If the officers and soldiers gather here, it will definitely endanger the safety of Henan Prefecture. At that time, the rebel army will have to fight with the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

If the officers and soldiers work together to wipe out the "thieves", then nothing will happen.

However, if the officers and soldiers are like Cao Wenzhao at the time, crossing the river and fighting are unfavorable, they will really be unable to fight and escape, and the whole army will be wiped out if they are not careful.

With the main force lost, wouldn’t the three prefectures of Hanoi be at the mercy of others?

If Hanoi's three prefectures were lost again, the consequences would be unimaginable.

It’s not like Ming Dynasty has no border with “shun thieves”. Who dares to take this risk?

Of course, this reason also holds true for the rebels in reverse.

If the rebel army sends the main force to cross the river and fight for the land with the officers and soldiers, if there is a loss, Henan Prefecture will definitely not be protected.

Therefore, both sides have a tacit agreement not to use troops here to avoid unforeseen events.

This is similar to the most troublesome "ten thousand years calamity" in Go. If you can't figure out the pros and cons, no one will dare to do it easily.

However, now the "shun thieves" have begun to cross the river!

Crossing the river requires fighting for land, fighting for land requires "plundering", and the fight is a "10,000-year calamity", which the right governor Yang Sichang cannot overemphasize.

"Wu Yan, you lead Hu Dawei, Zuo Liangyu, Zu Kuan, and Chen Yongfu to stay. Zhu Dadian and I will lead Zu Dale, Meng Ruhu, Li Chongzhen, Yang Yupan, Mou Wenshou, Zhang Shiyi and others to cross the river to rescue Zheng Fan. .”

"This" Wu Di, the governor of Henan, was a little dumbfounded, but he couldn't bear the crime of falling into the vassal vassal. He suddenly sweated on his forehead and was at a loss.

"Zhongmou can be thrown away, but Kaifeng must be defended!" Yang Sichang looked at his embarrassed look and finally reminded him.

"If you really can't stand it, you can demote General Chai Shihua from the southern front and come here to help you!"

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