Chen Kai's tough attitude has not changed at all like the negotiation on the compensation agreement half a year ago. If anything, it is a bit tougher than the last time - this time he kept talking.

Don't even give them a chance to say anything!

The two guards outside the door have reopened the door, and they have already taken the posture of seeing off guests. Chen Kai's hand is also reaching out to the tea cup. The generals originally planned to say something, but they were looking for a scene, but they took the lead.

The general in charge stopped him, then bowed and led the generals out of the governor's office.

"Then Chen Kai is really bullying people too much!"

These words expressed the most real indignation in the hearts of the generals at this moment, and each one was naturally filled with righteous indignation. However, this is the city of Guangzhou. Let’s not talk about the troops stationed there, but only the more than 200,000 Guangzhou people in the city.

Those who regard Chen Kai as their reborn parents, if they dare to utter even a single disrespectful word, they will drown them in this Wuyang City with just a drop of spit.

After a while, they finally left Guangzhou City and found a deserted place. The generals were finally able to vent their anger. For a time, words such as being arrogant and arrogant abounded.

Yes. The only thing is that no one remembered the sentence "bullying others by force". It seemed that they had forgotten it by chance, or they had already understood in their subconscious mind that Chen Kai did rely on the powerful strength of the Zheng Group.

Only those who have the backing dare to be so arrogant, but the Zheng Group's current strength is largely due to Chen Kai's efforts. His group's number two figure has always been well-deserved, and it is not like that at all.

He cursed a lot and relieved his emotions a little. However, the real problem was still before him. Chen Kai's shielding attitude towards those businessmen could be used to express the four words "I am shameless" on his face.

It was described in such a bright and clear character, but it left people speechless for a while.

Logically speaking, they definitely couldn't deal with the litigant from the Qian Corps; in terms of argument, Chen Kai dismissed them with just a few words, not to mention the tens of thousands of Ming troops stationed in Guangzhou City and surrounding areas.

They are all following Chen Kai's orders.

Literary and military, they have made it clear that they are not enough. If they go back in such a dejected manner, I am afraid that the allies they have joined forces with and the generals with more powerful troops may or may not jump out to support them.

In the end, he lost all his face in the entire Guangdong area.

Chen Kai was never easy to mess with. They had been mentally prepared for this situation for a long time, but this time Chen Kai didn't even give them a chance to say anything. After waiting for a few days, he sent the guests off directly. This was no longer just tough.

But don't take them seriously at all.

"What is unbearable? Let's go to Zhaoqing and ask the company to come forward for us!"

Speaking of which, the incident has been going on for more than a month. If you include the people who fled to reclaim the wasteland, it would have been even longer. During this period, they have been busy connecting with the generals and wooing those with stronger armies.

The generals relied on them, but they never asked for help from their direct leader, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Lian Chengbi. It was not that they felt that Lian Chengbi was not Chen Kai's opponent, but that there was some trouble between them and Lian Chengbi.

True intimacy.

"This time, the King of Xining went on an expedition and handed over the land of one state and six counties in Zhaoqing Prefecture, including Fucheng, to the Lianzhi Army. It would be better for the Lianzhi Army to just keep King Xining's troops to continue to garrison, and he would form a supervisory standard.

, but they are unwilling to allocate the territory to us for garrison, they are obviously just to guard against us."

"That's right, among the generals in western Guangdong, he can trust that embroidery needle. It's no wonder, it was he who told the embroidery needle with his sharp mouth back then. He was also the one who later applied for the title from the imperial court. He was very powerful among the Tatars.

At that time, he was stationed with him in Wencun, and he was the one who went around recruiting troops and collecting food and fodder for him. It is estimated that if Chen Qice, Li Changrong and Chen Kai had not colluded, he would still need embroidery needles to suppress Wencun in Enping.

I'm afraid he has been transferred to Zhaoqing Fucheng long ago."

Civilian officials are in charge of the army, and more often than not they are the generals who control the troops. Therefore, most civilian officials have a tendency to support, such as Sun Chengzong to Ma Shilong, Yuan Chonghuan to Zu Dashou, Hou Xun to Zuo Liangyu, etc. This is all the case. Liancheng Bi

The friendship with Wang Xing can be described as a life-and-death friendship, which has long gone beyond the ordinary interactions between frontier civil servants and their military generals. Compared with other generals, Liancheng Bi trusted Wang Xing more, which is what he should have. However, Liancheng Bi did not

The reason for refusing to hand over these territories to them for garrisoning is not that simple.

"It's not like he's afraid that we might hold on to local authority like Wei Shuai, Ye Shuai, Uncle Zhangping, Deng Jingfen and others from Gaozhou, Lianzhou and Leizhou Prefectures. But he doesn't want to think about it either.

There is no place in this world where we, the generals, are not supporting the Ming Dynasty."

"That's right, His Highness the King of Xining, the Zheng Ci of Fujian, and even His Highness the King of Qin in Guizhou, none of them are military generals. Chen Kai is indeed capable, and we cannot ignore this, but in the end, he is not Zheng Ci

Even if a staff member with the surname is from a high status, he must not forget his feet."

As they talked, they turned to Chen Kai again. In fact, they had always felt that there was no need to provoke Chen Kai for nothing, because Chen Kai had people from the Zheng Group in Guangdong, and even generals who were directly responsible to him.

Officials are completely different from ordinary civil servants. They sit in charge of local areas, command troops to defend against enemies, and recover lost territories. These generals under Chen Kai are competent enough to do the job. In terms of combat effectiveness, the towns under his command are far superior to those of the Ming army in western Guangdong.

, which is probably negligibly inferior to Li Dingguo's own troops. There is no need for them at all, so be strong without desire.

That's it for Chen Kai. Now Lian Chengbi is also secretly supporting Wang Xing to ascend to the throne. If they ask for it like this, they are just working in low places. The possibility of getting Lian Chengbi's support is very high, but

On the contrary, if the governor goes out to fight with the governor, he can't lose even the slightest benefit. In the end, they may even give up a lot of the rights and freedoms they currently have in their hands. It's not worth the loss.

However, after being humiliated in this way, it is impossible not to find a way back. And to find a way back, with their strength, if the battlefield is right, and there is no need for other towns, they can all be wiped out with one stroke.

Not to mention forcing Chen Kai to submit.

After the discussion was completed, the generals headed straight for Zhaoqing. This place has always been the residence of the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi. Chen Kai took office as the governor of Guangdong to better ensure the military defense of Guangdong. Liancheng Bi returned to Zhaoqing Fucheng.

This is justified. In the past six months, Lianchengbi's main job has been to restore production in the northern part of Zhaoqing Prefecture. When Li Dingguo's army marched westward, it also took on the responsibility of transshipment - compared to Sanshui, Zhaoqing was closer to the Ming army this time

The first target was Wuzhou Fucheng. Along the waterway of the Xijiang River, military supplies were continuously supplied, just like blood vessels transporting nutrients to the body.

After nearly half a year of hard work, since Li Dingguo officially set off, Lianchengbi was still trying to raise food, grass, money and weapons and equipment to prepare for the subsequent establishment of the Guangdong and Guangxi Governor's Biao Camp.

It has been a year since the Qing army entered the Pass. Lian Chengbi saw clearly that if he wanted to succeed, he still had to have a reliable army. This is what He Tengjiao, Qu Shichu and Du Yinxi did. Wen'an is now

While doing this, Chen Kai has taken a different approach, but he has reached the same goal. As for him, he trusts Wang Xing. First, the friendship between the two is irreversible. Second, he believes that Wang Xing is a loyal person. With his

Compared with other warlords, people are always more at ease. And this supervision standard is also his efforts as a civil servant under the imperial court to build a trustworthy direct force for the Yongli imperial court.

Resources such as food, money, and military supplies are sourced from the states and counties in the northern part of Zhaoqing Prefecture. In addition, there are some profits from the First World War in Guangzhou, but unfortunately these are limited, and the more they are used, the less they are. As for personnel, soldiers come from

For recruitment, it is better to recruit locally or from Guangxi. He plans to recruit some officers from Wang Xing first. Of course, it is not just Wang Xing's generals. Other generals from western Guangdong are naturally indispensable. When the personnel are mixed, the civilian officials can be more capable.

The good ones control this power for the imperial court.

Just like Chen Kai in Guangzhou City, Liancheng Bi in Zhaoqing City is also very busy. However, he is not ignorant of the situation in Guangzhou, especially in the west of Guangzhou where there are still a large number of people.

In the presence of the civil servants appointed by him and Guo Zhiqi - even if the situation was stronger than others, those county officials did not dare to resist Chen Kai's decree, but it was still easy to report the news secretly.

The news reached Lian Chengbi's ears earlier than those of the generals. In the second hall of the governor's office, Lian Chengbi heard the report, but his face was uncertain. A very close aide next to him rewarded the person who reported the news.

With money, he was allowed to retreat temporarily. Then he turned to Lian Chengbi.

"Army control?"

He was a township party member brought by Wang Huacheng from Jinxi. After Wang Huacheng died, he followed Liancheng Bi. He was also a member of the township party, so he was naturally more trustworthy than others. This close identity allowed him to know more inside stories.

, let alone mention this, from the beginning when the people of Zhaoqing fled to Guangzhou, to the generals who went to Guangzhou to ask for explanations, and then to the dejected departure, they were all under the supervision of Liancheng Bi, and even

Even the opening in Gaoming County was not blocked because Lian Chengbi deliberately did so because those generals could no longer bear their temper.

In war, civilian officials are naturally inferior to military generals, but when it comes to political struggles, the average level of the latter is not enough to shine the shoes of the former.

Now, things are developing as Lian Chengbi expected. He should have implemented the plan step by step, while using the power of the generals in western Guangdong to squeeze Chen Kai to spit out something, and at the same time using Chen Kai's counterattack to force the generals in western Guangdong.

Generals can also take the opportunity to establish authority. Political struggles have always been like this. Even if only one of the three gains is gained, it will be a loss for Liancheng Bi, which has nothing to lose, or for the Yongli court.

A great good thing has finally paid off.

However, at this time, it was estimated that the generals would arrive soon, and Lian Chengbi seemed a little hesitant. The staff was nearby, and after a slight reminder, Lian Chengbi looked up at him, and just sighed and said

It went beyond what was in my heart.

"The people sent by Governor Guo to Fujian have returned. The news was sent to Governor Guo, and it was transferred to me yesterday..."

As early as when Chen Kai arrived in Xinhui to help break the city, Guo Zhiqi and Lian Chengbi had doubts about the sudden death of the Qing court's ruling order in Fujian. Everything happened so suddenly, especially Chen Kai's behavior that he didn't care.

He couldn't help but let them not have doubts.

However, the war was raging at that time, and everyone was worried that it would not be enough to focus on the war. There was no time to send people to Fujian to investigate a question.

In this way, the war was delayed until the war was completely over. Li Dingguo decided to leave Guangdong, and the two sides entered into a battle for control of Guangzhou City and Guangdong. Against this background, Guo Zhiqi sent people to his hometown in Jieyang, from

The Guo family in Jieyang tried to go to Fujian to find out the truth. The truth they got after some scrutiny is even more shocking!

"Using the opportunity of the Tatars sending envoys to negotiate peace, they made a loophole and destroyed the economy of a province as if they were opening a floodgate. I have seen Chen Kai's methods before, but now I think

I think, especially in comparison with this, it seems that he never tried his best when facing Governor Guo and me."

Chen Kai's political struggle methods are not very sophisticated, but they are more effective in their variety. They are always unexpected by others, and they can hit the point and achieve a fatal blow. But for Liancheng Bi, when they have tried their best

, and the opponent not only accepted their moves, but also had some reservations. This is more than just terrifying. Maybe if some things are changed, there may be different results.

Uncertain.

It was already getting late, and when the next duty hour came quietly, news came from the posthouse outside the city. It was said that generals stationed in Xinxing County, Zhaoqing Prefecture and several floodplains in the south of Guangzhou Prefecture had arrived, saying that

I have something to ask you to see Liancheng Bi.

At this time, the city gates were closed as usual. For them, they still had one night to think carefully and make corresponding preparations. However, time passed with Lian Chengbi's thinking, and he was always thinking about it.

The staff waiting on the side always felt that they were not enough.

"Army control?"

This is not the first time he has asked. From the staff's point of view, compared to Wang Huacheng, Lianchengbi has been working hard in the officialdom for too few years, and his lack of experience has obviously affected his decision-making speed. However, as Jinxi,

At the same time, through Wang Huacheng's legacy, they could also connect with Wang Weigong, his uncle. Not only his staff, but also the emperor and empress also had great expectations for Liancheng Bi, so he had to redouble his efforts.

Do a good job of praising them.

"It's better to act according to the original plan, and we'll talk about the rest later."

Having made a decision, Lianchengbi met with the generals from western Guangdong who came to complain early the next morning. Regarding their demands, Lianchengbi clearly stood on their side, but this would inevitably lead to discord between the governor and the governor.

Following the fall of Guangning and ruining state affairs, Lian Chengbi said that he would first write a letter to Chen Kai to inquire about the people of Zhaoqing Prefecture fleeing to Guangzhou. After Chen Kai had an answer, he would continue to follow

Enter.

After coaxing away these rough-and-tumble generals, Lian Chengbi's letter was sent directly to Zhaoqing Fucheng. The wording of the letter was relatively mild. For him, this time there was no need for any cold-bloodedness, gentle borrowing, and gentle

Squeezing, gentle forcing, and at the same time tenderly reaping the benefits, that's enough.

This is just a beginning, the simplest beginning. However, even if it is just such a beginning, before the letter was sent out to Zhaoqing Mansion, new news was received by Liancheng Bi.

"Guangdong, commerce, alliance!"
Chapter completed!