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Zhang Zhen hurriedly walked into the second assistant Cen Zhong's office. He ignored the greetings from the clerk outside and went straight inside.

"Zhang Shangshu, why are you in such a hurry?" Cen Zhong raised his head from the mountain of eucalyptus slips and asked with a smile.

Zhang Zhen cupped his hands at the other party in annoyance, sat down, panting slightly: "Qianli, this matter must be discussed again. Do you know that once the announcement is made, not to mention other places, it is this Jiangning

It’s also a bit unstable. Public opinion is fierce, and if one thing goes wrong, there will be big trouble.”

Cen Zhong stood up with a smile, walked out from behind the big eucalyptus, sat opposite Zhang Zhen, and said: "Zhang Shangshu, the Ministry of Punishment is in charge of the Prime Minister. If I stretch my hand, I will be beaten."

Zhang Zhen said angrily: "Of course I went to see him, but he didn't take it seriously, and even taught me a lesson, saying that the Northern Expedition is the most important thing, and there is nothing to worry about if there is some chaos!"

Cen Zhong laughed loudly: "Now, everyone is united. Zhang Shangshu, there is nothing to worry about."

"How can I not be worried?" Zhang Zhen shook his head and said: "It is reported that within three days of the announcement, the Xiang army has already fled, and the Forbidden Army is also unstable internally. Qianli, don't pretend to be ignorant.

These things are all controlled by someone behind the scenes. Once something bad happens, I, the Minister of Justice, will be the first to bear the brunt. I can no longer hold this position. I don’t care about this position, but what if another one of theirs is replaced?

?”

Zhang Zhen is not actually Xiao Cheng's person, but as the Minister of Justice of the former dynasty, the Northern Expedition is his most passionate thing, so on many things, he firmly supports Xiao Cheng. In this way, Jiangnan will naturally be

The police station won't tolerate it.

"Whether the Xiang army is fleeing or the imperial army is unstable, this is all Lu Wenhuan's business. Why are you so worried?" Cen Chong asked with a smile.

"Many of these fleeing people have already begun to gather in the mountains, forests and lakes!" Zhang Zhen said angrily: "Wouldn't this become my business? There are already victims somewhere."

Cen Zhong stood up and sneered: "It's really not a big deal. Zhang Shangshu, there is nothing to hesitate about. Of course these people should be arrested and suppressed!"

"I also wonder, what can be used to exterminate these people? Local government officials or police officers? Or the local imperial army or the Xiang army? Isn't this seeking the skin of a tiger?" Zhang Zhendao.

"That's a problem!" Cen Dian nodded. "I'm afraid these people are inextricably linked to the local soldiers and powerful nobles. If they want to rely on the local government to annihilate these people, I'm afraid it will be more difficult to suppress them."

The more. Zhang Shangshu, regarding this matter, I think you can go to the Supervisory Yuan Hu Yi first."

"That pedantic gentleman, what's the point of looking for him?" Zhang Zhen said angrily.

"It's just because he is pedantic that this works!" Cen Chong said with a smile: "What does Hu Gong want to do most, the Northern Expedition, to regain his homeland. For anything related to this, he can't wait to raise his hands and feet to support these people.

Being afraid of fighting and fleeing is simply something that Hu Yi can tolerate. If you convince him and let him take the lead, it will be much easier."

"What are you doing taking the lead? Just shouting is of no use?"

"Challenge him to launch a court meeting and ask the Ministry of War to form a special team to do this!" Cen Chong said with a smile: "Who dares to oppose this matter? Do you believe that in the main hall, Hu Yi can make people laugh in their faces?

To spit or even to fight? This is political correctness, and whoever opposes it has ulterior motives."

"Set up a special team to suppress bandits?" Zhang Zhen's expression perked up: "The Ministry of Punishment will command it?"

"Don't think about it, right?" Cen Zhong smiled: "Everyone will definitely fight for it, but I don't think Lu Wenhuan will let go. However, it is acceptable for this team to stay in Lu Wenhuan's hands. This is a practical matter.

people."

"That's it!" Zhang Zhen stood up, "I'll go to the Supervisory Yuan immediately!"

"Zhang Shangshu, please be patient!" Cen Zhong followed him and sat down again: "You will definitely not be able to get rid of this bandit suppression thing, but you can go and find out who is secretly instigating, circling, and even

As for providing supplies to these people, as long as you have a tacit understanding with the Ministry of War when the time comes, are you afraid that you won't get any credit? But when you choose people to do this, you have to be careful and don't let others trick you!"

Zhang Zhen nodded repeatedly: "The army is suppressing bandits, and we detectives from the Criminal Department can't just stand in our seats without shit, let (this chapter is not over!)

Be careful, if there is such a thing, I promise to get to the bottom of it."

At the Ministry of War, Hu Yi, who was spitting and full of indignation, talked to Lu Wenhuan for half a stick of incense. During this period, Lu Wenhuan did not have a chance to interrupt. After finally waiting for the old gentleman to calm down, Lu Wenhuan finally understood the specifics.

Condition.

The establishment of an army dedicated to suppressing bandits is the request of this old man from the Control Yuan.

He came to Lu Wenhuan to seek support.

This is really like having someone bring you a pillow when you feel sleepy.

Lu Wenhuan couldn't help but be overjoyed.

The Minister of War talks about being in charge of the world's soldiers and horses and the performance evaluation of all military attachés, but the reality is far from that!

For military attaches above the fifth rank, the Ministry of War has the final say, but once they pass this threshold, this power belongs to the Ministry of Personnel.

For mid-level and senior officials, the Ministry of War only has the power to recommend them and has no decision-making power.

What is the current military situation of the Song Dynasty?

The ones in front who were confronting the rebels were the direct troops belonging to the first auxiliary Xiao Cheng and the second auxiliary Cen Zhong. When they arrived at the local level, among the imperial troops and Xiang troops, who would buy the favor of him, the Minister of War? Yin

It's just a violation of Fengyang.

The only direct force was defeated in the Battle of Xiangfan, and not much was left.

And even this remaining part is being demolished in the east and repaired in the west by Wang Zhu, the commander-in-chief of the central march, and it has long been out of date.

It is not a pleasant feeling for an old general who has been on the battlefield for many years to become a bare general.

And Lu Wenhuan never thought about staying in this position forever.

His ultimate dream was to lead his troops in the Northern Expedition, regain his homeland, and even launch an attack on the Liao mainland in the future, heading straight for Beijing. To do this, he must first have his own troops.

Otherwise, even if he can lead his troops on the journey, the generals and soldiers will not be his, and the battle will be in vain.

Just when I was worried about how to legitimately build a strong army, someone presented me with an opportunity.

Wonderful! Wonderful!

"Such things are really shocking." Lu Wenhuan clapped his hands and stood up: "Hu Zhongcheng, Lu firmly supports you. The Ministry of War will immediately come up with a charter to mobilize the strongest generals and the best soldiers to wipe out all these rebellions!"

"I'm afraid that someone will make a fuss over finances! It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice!" Zhang Zhen said leisurely at the same time.

"If someone is really obstructing the funding, I will make adjustments from within the Ministry of War. In this world, there are not only some people who are greedy for money, but also many righteous people with righteousness. If you don't have money, you won't be able to do it.

Do good things!" Lu Wenhuan sneered.

Zhang Zhen and Hu Yi may not believe what others say, but they really believe Lu Wenhuan.

While he was in Xiangfan, he managed to hold on independently for several months without any external support until the Yunnan-Guizhou army arrived after traveling thousands of miles.

It is precisely because of this battle that Lu Wenhuan became famous all over the world.

His name can be sold for money.

The vote at the court again was passed smoothly as Cen Zhong expected. No one dared to raise their hands to object on this important occasion. Only Xu Xiangqi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, said that the funds were insufficient and the front line had to be supplied. It was really not enough to support another army.

team. But Lu Wenhuan immediately pushed back, claiming that the remaining military headquarters could make internal adjustments on its own.

Lu Wenhuan's ability to act was unparalleled. He passed the court decision on the same day and had already set up the team's frame that day.

He has a team at his disposal. When he came to Jiangning from Xiangyang, there were quite a few people who followed him. These people were all his subordinates who had experienced life and death in the Battle of Xiangyang, and they were the people he trusted most.

"Recruiting troops!" Lu Wenhuan looked at the excited faces in front of him and couldn't help but feel very emotional.

He had to leave Xiangyang to become the Minister of War, naturally because of Xiao Cheng.

But this does not mean that Xiao Cheng is a bad person.

It's just a normal political competition.

The handle of the sword must be in his own hands, and the initiative of the Northern Expedition must also be in his own hands. With these two reasons, Xiao Cheng naturally wants to remove people like him from the army.

But I finally waited for it again (this chapter is not finished yet!)

Opportunity to get out of the mountains.

"Both the Jiangnan Forbidden Army and the Xiang Army are in terrible condition." Lu Wenhuan said: "If it weren't for the constraints imposed by many parties, I would have abolished all these soldiers. So, don't count on them, let them enter our territory."

Among our troops, we still have to worry about whether these people will escape before the battle, which will ruin the situation. Therefore, we can only recruit troops."

"Shang Shu, even if we are recruiting troops, we'd better only recruit those who have fled from the north." Lu Duan, a close confidant and strong general, said loudly: "To be honest, I can't trust these people in the south. No matter how hard they run away, Shan

Be it bandits or water thieves, if you say they are not inextricably linked to the local area, I really don’t believe it.”

"We can't shut them all out. There are good men in the south, but we just need to keep our eyes open when we recruit troops!" Another school captain, Shi Congming, said happily. He was originally a general of the Xiangyang Navy, but was killed by Liu Zheng.

After a huge defeat, Jiang Xiong led the navy to the north. How could he have a place in the Wujiang Navy? He could only follow Lu Wenhuan to Jiangning and found a position in the Ministry of War. Now, he finally

There is an opportunity to reorganize the navy.

"One thousand naval troops, two thousand land troops!" Lu Wenhuan looked at the two favorite generals in front of him and said: "This is the largest amount I can get, so you have to select the best from the best. At least,

After forming an army, it cannot be worse than Jiang Xiong's navy, nor can it be weaker than Wang Zhu's Tianlang camp."

"Understood!" Lu Duan and Shi Congming both raised their chests and said loudly.

Speaking of which, these two troops really impressed them.

Although their army is also a group of proud and powerful generals, it is still inferior to the other party. Both Lu Wenhuan, who has led the veteran soldiers, and they are well aware of this matter.

"You must read the new naval drill code and the land division drill code carefully, understand it, and strictly implement it." Lu Wenhuan stroked his beard and said: "The Yunnan-Guizhou army is extremely powerful, and it is not without reason. Let's integrate their things into ours

Take the original things and use their strengths to make up for my shortcomings. There is nothing embarrassing about this, do you understand?"

"clear!"

"There are only three thousand today, but there may not be thirty thousand in the future!" Lu Wenhuan said with a smile: "As long as the skeleton is up, it will be much easier to help from outside."
To be continued...