Zhao Junchen disbanded the new army in such a hurry precisely because Liang Fuchen was about to arrive at Huamachi Camp.
Therefore, after the soldiers received their promotion arrangements, they only had one short day to celebrate.
Early the next morning, the soldiers received Zhao Junchen's order again, asking them to leave Huamachi Camp as soon as possible and rush to their respective stations to take up their posts.
The soldiers did not dare to disobey Zhao Junchen's orders. Although they were reluctant to give up their robes and their intentions were not yet finished, they still acted in accordance with the orders.
In the end, the soldiers who were promoted to middle- and lower-level military attachés from various places rushed to serve in their respective stations. Some of the soldiers who failed to be promoted also became their close soldiers and left Huamachi Camp with them. The remaining soldiers
Under the leadership of Liu Manniu, they all changed their identities and became private soldiers of Guyuan's commander-in-chief Fang Zhenshan.
In the past few days, Zhao Junchen has been giving frequent orders to constantly replace the military attaches and garrisons in various places in Shaanxi and Gansu. A large number of military attaches have changed their positions, countless border troops have changed their locations, and the northwest border defense system has been turned into a mess.
Zhao Junchen's approach was, on the one hand, to lay out the court's next plan to send troops to regain the Hetao, and on the other hand, it was also to conceal the whereabouts and current status of the new soldiers.
Therefore, on the fourth day after Zhao Junchen returned to Huamachi Camp, the camp of the new warriors was no longer lively. This brave army that had repeatedly created legends on the battlefield had completely ceased to exist.
It was at Shenshi in the afternoon of this day that Zhao Junchen received news that Liang Fuchen had entered the camp of Huamachi Camp.
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After receiving the news, Zhao Junchen naturally did not dare to neglect it.
Regardless of Liang Fuchen's status as a plenipotentiary imperial envoy, his prestige and intelligence were enough to attract Zhao Junchen's attention.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen immediately announced the news to the entire army that Liang Fuchen was about to arrive at Huamachi Camp, and led all the civil and military officials from Huamachi Camp to go out ten miles from the camp to greet him.
Ten miles after Zhao Junchen and other civil and military officials left the camp, they had just arranged their queues when they saw Liang Fuchen's carriage appearing from a distance, and the driver responsible for driving the carriage was none other than Xu Qingyan, whom he had not seen for a long time.
Zhao Junchen hurriedly stepped forward to greet Xu Qingyan, and then bowed and saluted: "Junior Zhao Junchen, I would like to welcome Mr. Liang Ge!"
As Zhao Junchen finished speaking, all the officials behind him knelt down to salute and said in unison: "I and others respectfully welcome the imperial envoy!"
Liang Fuchen is now an imperial envoy with full power, representing the presence of Emperor Deqing. However, Zhao Junchen is also an imperial envoy for disaster relief, and also represents the presence of Emperor Deqing. Therefore, Zhao Junchen will not salute Liang Fuchen, but only bow lightly.
He calls himself "junior".
Under the respectful welcome of everyone, the curtain of the carriage was opened, and Liang Fuchen finally appeared in front of everyone.
Because he had been imprisoned by the "horse bandits" for many days, Liang Fuchen's face was sickly and pale, and his body was also a little thin and weak.
After Zhao Junchen saw Liang Fuchen like this, he quickly stepped forward and helped Liang Fuchen get out of the carriage.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Zhao! I have heard about your illustrious military exploits in annihilating the Mongolian allied forces this time. You did a great job. Even if I were put in your place, I'm afraid I wouldn't be as good as you! But I didn't expect it.
Mr. Zhao, in addition to your financial management skills, you also have the ability to march and fight... It is a pity that I was delayed by an accident and was unable to assist Mr. Zhao in completing this great feat!"
After getting off the carriage, Liang Fuchen gently patted Zhao Junchen on the shoulder and said with relief.
Liang Fuchen suspected that Zhao Junchen was the mastermind behind his kidnapping by horse bandits, but he had not yet found any evidence. Zhao Junchen was now at the height of his popularity, so he would not break up with Zhao Junchen.
But while speaking, Liang Fuchen's eyes were extremely sharp, staring closely at Zhao Junchen's face, not missing the slightest change in Zhao Junchen's expression, as if he wanted to see the depths of Zhao Junchen's heart!
In front of Liang Fuchen, Zhao Junchen still looked low-key and humble, as if he was completely unaware of the temptation in Liang Fuchen's words, and just smiled and replied: "Liang Ge is really overrated, how can this junior have the ability to march and fight! Ever since
After taking over the military affairs of Shaanxi and Gansu, the younger generation has been walking on thin ice with trepidation. He only feels that he is unable to shoulder the heavy responsibility, and he is also looking forward to the arrival of Mr. Liang Ge day and night...
Unexpectedly, it was a coincidence. Because of the arrogance and greed of the Mongols, they actually achieved a great success. But looking back on the past few battles, I still feel lucky. If it were to happen all over again, the younger generation might not be able to do it again.
The achievement of annihilating the Mongolian coalition forces is all just luck!"
After a pause, Zhao Junchen said again: "Mr. Liang Ge, there is no need to be discouraged. Although you have not caught up with the previous battles, the current situation in Shaanxi and Gansu is still very promising!"
Liang Fuchen didn't know that Zhao Junchen had another plan to regain the Hetao. He thought that Zhao Junchen's statement was just to comfort himself, so he didn't say anything more. He just pulled out a bright yellow imperial edict scroll from his sleeve and said solemnly:
"Zhao Junchen accepts the order!"
Seeing Liang Fuchen take out the imperial edict, Zhao Junchen quickly took a few steps back and knelt down together with other civil and military officials to receive the edict.
Liang Fuchen unfolded the imperial edict and read: "By God, the emperor issued an edict: Appoint Dongge University Scholar and Shaobao Liang Fuchen as the full-power imperial envoy of Shaanxi and Gansu. He will be in charge of all military and political affairs in Shaanxi and Gansu, and command the border troops in various places to resist the Mongolian Tatars! Hu
Minister Zhao Junchen has been relieved of his duties as imperial envoy for disaster relief and has been changed to deputy imperial envoy with full power. In Shaanxi and Gansu, he is still responsible for providing relief to the victims and assisting Liang Fuchen in handling military and political affairs. I express my gratitude for this!"
When the imperial edict was read out, Liang Fuchen looked a little embarrassed.
This imperial edict was given to him by Emperor Deqing when he left Beijing. At that time, the Ming army and the Mongols had not yet fought. Liang Fuchen's main responsibility was to command the border troops from various places to resist the invasion of the Mongol coalition.
However, because Liang Fuchen was kidnapped by "horse bandits", he wasted the opportunity and did not catch up with the war. Now times have changed. Not only has the invasion of the Mongolian coalition ended, but Zhao Junchen led his army to annihilate it in the Wei River.
Nan'an, the content of this imperial edict is obviously out of date.
Unfortunately, Liang Fuchen received the imperial edict in person, so he had to read it through at this time.
Zhao Junchen already knew the content of this imperial edict. After listening to Liang Fuchen's reading of the imperial edict, his expression did not change and he just said loudly: "I accept the edict, Zhao Junchen!"
After saluting again, Zhao Junchen stood up, with a relaxed expression on his face, and said with a smile: "Now that Mr. Liang Ge is in charge of the Shaanxi-Gansu Army Formation, the burden on the younger generation can finally be lifted. I feel really happy."
What a relief!”
After saying that, Zhao Junchen turned to the civil and military officials and said: "Your Excellency, you have also heard the content of the imperial edict. From now on, all matters in Shaanxi and Gansu will be handled by Mr. Liang Ge. You still have to do this."
Work hard and never slack off!"
After hearing Zhao Junchen's instructions, all the civil and military officials said in unison: "Xiaguan and others will work hard and never dare to disappoint the Imperial Envoy and the Deputy Imperial Envoy!"
After hearing the expressions of the civil and military officials, Liang Fuchen couldn't help but frown.
In this imperial edict, it has been clearly stated that Liang Fuchen is the full-power imperial envoy, in charge of all military and political affairs in Shaanxi and Gansu, while Zhao Junchen is only the deputy imperial envoy, Liang Fuchen's assistant, and is mainly responsible for disaster relief matters.
There is a huge gap in authority between the two, but after hearing this imperial edict, many civil and military officials still ranked Liang Fuchen and Zhao Junchen. Obviously, Zhao Junchen's prestige has far exceeded Liang Fuchen's imagination, even if
Having the status of a full-power imperial envoy, I am afraid that it may not be able to suppress Zhao Junchen's limelight.
But Liang Fuchen did not show any more emotions, and just nodded and said: "I delayed my trip due to an accident. The content of this imperial edict is obviously out of date, but I cannot disobey His Majesty's will. From now on, I will be in charge of the affairs of Shaanxi and Gansu."
In all military and political matters, I hope you all can work together and work hand in hand with me!"
After saying that, Liang Fuchen turned to Zhao Junchen and said: "Now that the war between Shaanxi and Gansu has ended, I believe there will be a new decree from the center of the capital soon, and you and I will also have new appointments by then.
Before His Majesty conveys the new imperial edict, I hope Master Zhao can help me a little bit."
Liang Fuchen's attitude towards Zhao Junchen was still extremely polite, without any hostility, as if Zhao Junchen was the junior he admired most, and he gave Zhao Junchen enough respect without putting on airs.
But the more this happened, the more Zhao Junchen did not dare to neglect.
Liang Fuchen was a top figure in the temple, and his scheming methods were far superior to those of local officials in Shaanxi and Gansu. Zhao Junchen also knew that Liang Fuchen was doubting himself now, and no one knew what methods Liang Fuchen would use in the future.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen quickly said: "Please rest assured, Mr. Liang Ge, I will fully assist you in the future, and I will never dare to neglect you!"
Liang Fuchen nodded and said: "In that case, let's return to Huamachi Camp as soon as possible. I need to understand the current situation of Shaanxi and Gansu as soon as possible, as well as the course of the war during this period."
After Zhao Junchen nodded in agreement, he ordered all civil and military officials to accompany Liang Fuchen back to Huamachi Camp.
Then, Zhao Junchen once again reached out his hand to help Liang Fuchen board the carriage, and took the opportunity to whisper in Liang Fuchen's ear: "Please rest assured, Mr. Liang Ge, that few people in Shaanxi and Gansu Province know about your kidnapping by horse bandits this time.
The civil and military officials will never dare to underestimate you."
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Liang Fuchen remained calm and nodded slightly: "Master Zhao is really serious. If you hadn't sent someone to rescue me this time, I don't know where I would have ended up!
There has always been a clear distinction between grievances and grievances. If you repay kindness with kindness and revenge with hatred, you will definitely be rewarded in the future!"
After saying that, Liang Fuchen entered the carriage compartment.
Zhao Junchen's eyes narrowed slightly, and a smile flashed at the corner of his mouth.
Does Liang Fuchen's so-called "repay" mean "repaying a favor for a favor"? Or does it refer to "repaying a favor for a grudge"?
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Soon, surrounded by civil and military officials, they returned to Huamachi Camp and entered the Trilateral Governor's Mansion.
After Wang Zheng and Zhao Junchen, Liang Fuchen became the new owner of the Trilateral Governor's Mansion.
In fact, after receiving the news that Liang Fuchen was about to arrive at Huamachi Camp, Zhao Junchen had already given up his room in advance and transferred the main hall, large study room, and the best bedroom of the Governor's Mansion to Liang Fuchen.
Zhao Junchen will still stay in the Governor's Mansion to work and live, but he will just find a few more inconspicuous rooms.
Like Zhao Junchen, Liang Fuchen's style was vigorous and resolute. He only took a short rest before summoning all civil and military officials to go to the main hall of the Governor's Mansion to discuss matters, without any regard for his physical fatigue.
After all the civil and military officials had arrived, Liang Fuchen asked everyone about the current status of Shaanxi-Gansu and the detailed history of several battles.
Faced with Liang Fuchen's inquiry, no one dared to hide anything and gave detailed answers.
Soon, Liang Fuchen had a general grasp of the situation on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu.
During this period, when Liang Fuchen learned the news of Qi Bin's death in battle, his face was full of shock and disbelief, and he was also somewhat uncontrollably sad.
"Qi Bin... actually died in battle?"
Qi Bin was promoted by Liang Fuchen. He could be said to be Liang Fuchen's confidant. He had always been capable and loyal. Liang Fuchen treated him like his nephew.
Now, suddenly hearing the news that Qi Bin died in battle, Liang Fuchen was naturally shocked.
What's more, in order to investigate the truth about his kidnapping by horse bandits, Liang Fuchen had left many of his confidants at the junction of Shaanxi and Shanxi. This was because Liang Fuchen believed that Qi Bin was still there as a helper in Huamachi Camp, but now
After Qi Bin died in battle, Liang Fuchen was somewhat weak in Huamachi Camp.
Seeing Liang Fuchen's appearance, Zhao Junchen couldn't bear it, just like a crocodile shedding tears. He also looked sad and said: "Since I came to Shaanxi and Gansu, I have always had high expectations for Qi Bin.
After learning the news of his untimely death, I also felt sad for a long time, but people cannot be resurrected after death, so I hope Liang Ge will see you in peace!"
After Liang Fuchen closed his eyes and was silent for a long time, he finally said slowly: "Died before leaving the army, the hero of the army is full of tears... Qi Bin, this child, his greatest wish is to die on the battlefield for the people of the imperial court. He once
He told me that he would rather die on the battlefield after killing all the enemies than die on the bed of old age... Although he died on the battlefield now, it's a pity that it was too early. He was only twenty-six years old.
It’s just that, he didn’t get enough military merit, and he didn’t show his talent to the fullest, so he died in battle silently. It’s such a pity..."
After saying that, Liang Fuchen took out a handkerchief and wiped the moisture from the corner of his eyes, turned to Zhao Junchen and asked: "What is the situation of the new army trained by Qi Bin now?"
Obviously, after learning the news of Qi Bin's death in battle, Liang Fuchen immediately had the idea of "defending the country".
Liang Fuchen knew that this army was well-trained and had great potential, so he was naturally unwilling to let this army fall into the hands of others.
Liang Fuchen believed that if he had received the full support of this army when he was in charge of Huamachi Camp, many things would have been much easier to handle.
Zhao Junchen could also guess what Liang Fuchen was thinking, and immediately replied: "In order to inherit Qi Bin's legacy, I have renamed this army the 'Guoguo Army'. It is temporarily commanded by Mao Jiadong and Mao Baihu, but the army
The middle and lower-level military attachés are still the same people who were personally promoted by Qi Bin, and they are also currently stationed in Huamachi Camp."
Liang Fuchen nodded lightly and said: "Guo Guojun, this is a good name... But after all, Mao Baihu is a Jin Yiwei. For him to command this army, I am afraid that the name is not justified, not to mention that sooner or later he will
They will all return to the capital...
Well, after this meeting is over, I will summon all the middle-level military attaches of the Patriot Army, personally examine their character and abilities, and select one of these military attaches to serve as the chief general of the Patriot Army! Compared with ordinary border troops,
The training methods and combat methods of this army are completely different, so it is best to select someone from within to serve as the commander-in-chief!"
Zhao Junchen nodded with a smile and said: "Mr. Liang Ge is now the person in charge of the military affairs of Shaanxi and Gansu. The team of the Weiguo Army was also formed by Mr. Liang Ge himself. Everything is naturally decided by Mr. Liang Ge."
Seeing Zhao Junchen supporting his decision, Liang Fuchen couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.
But Zhao Junchen knew that the chess piece he arranged in the Weiguo Army - that is, the Zhao family's descendant "Li He" - would soon have a chance to perform!
Liang Fuchen didn't know that the Weiguo Army, which he had high expectations for, had been secretly infiltrated by Zhao Junchen. He just finished talking about the Weiguo Army, then turned to the veteran He Zhang and said: "Qi Binzhi died in the battle, it really hurts me.
It’s heartbreaking, but fortunately, General He’s performance is not bad at all. He has repeatedly shouldered heavy responsibilities and turned the tide. He is worthy of being the number one general in Shaanxi and Gansu!"
After Qi Bin died in battle, even if Liang Fuchen re-selected and promoted a general from within the Weiguo Army, the new general's qualifications and prestige were not enough to provide Liang Fuchen with sufficient support.
Therefore, Liang Fuchen quickly turned his target to He Zhang, hoping that He Zhang could become his supporter.
According to Liang Fuchen's thinking, He Zhang had always been upright and he was known as a loyal and courageous person, and he always respected himself. Liang Fuchen believed that as long as he took the initiative to recruit, he could easily win He Zhang's service.
However, Liang Fuchen was still disappointed.
After hearing Liang Fuchen's commendation, He Zhang stood up immediately and raised his voice and said: "I don't dare to take credit for my humble position. If it weren't for the strategizing and central command of Mr. Zhao, the deputy imperial envoy, I would never have achieved the military glory I have today!"
Fu Pingsheng, He Zhang's aide, wanted to get He Zhang to surrender to Liang Fuchen. He believed that Zhao Junchen was not the master of the Ming Dynasty, but Liang Fuchen was an important member of the "Imperial Party".
The straight and smooth path.
Now, Liang Fuchen personally recruited He Zhang, but He Zhang made it clear that Zhao Junchen was the main one in everything he did. If Fu Pingsheng had seen such a situation with his own eyes, he would definitely be beating his chest.
On the other side, after seeing He Zhang's statement, Liang Fuchen frowned slightly, but soon became calm.
Next, Liang Fuchen used the excuse of commending and asking about the situation to talk to various civil and military officials one after another, taking the opportunity to test their positions and attitudes.
But when these civil and military officials were answering, they either attributed all their actions to Zhao Junchen like He Zhang, or they said that Zhao Junchen took the lead in everything, but no one would avoid it when answering.
Zhao Junchen, and many others, would deliberately peek at Zhao Junchen's expression changes before opening their mouths to answer, for fear that their answers would dissatisfy Zhao Junchen.
Seeing this situation, Liang Fuchen couldn't help but feel a little heavy. He felt that Zhao Junchen's influence and control over Shaanxi and Gansu were far beyond his imagination.
When Liang Fuchen served as the governor of the three sides, he was considered to have high prestige, but he was far from being comparable to the current Zhao Junchen.
In fact, because of the unexpected emergence of Zhao Junchen, the prestige that Liang Fuchen left behind had already been wiped away.
This is also a matter of course. Compared with Zhao Junchen's efforts to turn the tide and his outstanding military exploits, Liang Fuchen was kidnapped by horse bandits when he first entered Shaanxi and Gansu. The performance of the two was very different, which naturally caused the prestige and influence of the two to diminish.
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Liang Fuchen is a man of tenacity. Although he felt heavy after seeing the situation in Huamachi Camp, he did not feel any despair. He just felt that he needed to spend more time and effort to gradually remove Zhao Junchen's influence.
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This is bound to be a long-term process with slow results.
Liang Fuchen will not rush to take action, he is a very patient person.
After finding out the current situation on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu, Liang Fuchen planned to end the meeting in time. He said slowly: "I already understand the current situation on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu! Although the Battle of the Weishui River was all
The Mongolian coalition forces were wiped out, but there are still many remaining problems after the war. I believe that Huamachi Camp should take action as soon as possible to stabilize the situation in various parts of Shaanxi and Gansu, and everything should focus on stability..."
However, Zhao Junchen, who had always followed Liang Fuchen since he came to Huamachi Camp, suddenly coughed slightly and interrupted Liang Fuchen's words.
Then, Zhao Junchen said to Liang Fuchen: "Mr. Liang Ge, regarding the future development of the situation in Shaanxi and Gansu, I have some different ideas and I need to discuss it with you in private."
While Liang Fuchen was imprisoned by the "horse bandits", the development of the Shaanxi-Gansu War was much smoother than Zhao Junchen expected. This also gave Zhao Junchen a greater ambition, which was to further regain the Hetao.
Zhao Junchen not only wrote a detailed memorial about this matter and sent it to the center of the capital, but all the actions during this period were also carried out based on this plan.
Liang Fuchen didn't understand this, so he made all the suggestions that focused on stability.
Such a proposal was inconsistent with Zhao Junchen's plan, so he was naturally interrupted by Zhao Junchen.
Because the imperial court had not yet expressed a clear attitude, Zhao Junchen did not announce his plan to regain the Loop, so he planned to have private and confidential talks with Liang Fuchen.
After seeing Zhao Junchen making plans for himself, Liang Fuchen did not show any displeasure on the surface. Instead, he nodded and said: "Master Zhao has been in charge of the military and political provinces on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu during this period. He has not only made great military exploits, but also everything
They are all in good order, and if you have different ideas now, I am naturally willing to listen!"
After saying that, Liang Fuchen announced the adjournment of the meeting and asked all the civil and military officials to leave. Only Liang Fuchen and Zhao Junchen were left in the main hall.