However, it was said that after the Jeju Prefecture sent troops to encircle and suppress Liangshan, there was no news for several days. The Jeju Prefecture sent more than ten spies, and only then did they find out from the villagers of Shijie Village that the officers and soldiers who attacked Liangshan had been completely destroyed.
Jeju had only four commanders and the Xiang army, and the three commanders who attacked Liangshan were all destroyed. There was only one commander left in the city. It was the most severely underpaid commander, with only two hundred men at full strength.
The officer of the Grand Master's Office heard that the Liangshan bandits were so powerful and that there were only two hundred old and weak Xiang soldiers left in the city. They were afraid that the Liangshan troops would take advantage of the situation to attack Jeju, so they rushed back to Tokyo overnight to report back to Cai Jing.
Although the prefect of Jeju also wanted to abandon the city and leave, he was responsible for his responsibilities. If he left, he might not be safe, so he had to order the remaining commanding troops in the city to strengthen the guard, and also issued a letter to dispatch local soldiers from various counties to defend the city.
The strategy of protecting the commander with soldiers.
However, it is said that Cai Jing's birthday in Tokyo was rarely rewarded by the emperor, all officials were filial, and gold and silver poured into Cai's house like running water.
The only thing that worries Cai Jing is that the birthday card sent by his son-in-law from Daming Mansion in Beijing was robbed again. Fortunately, the whereabouts of the thief were found this year. Unlike last year, when there was no news at all, as long as the thief is captured, the birthday card can always recover most of the money.
If there are any deficiencies, local officials can be ordered to make up for them.
When Cai Jing was waiting to recover the birthday card, he did not expect that the officer sent to Jeju came back in a panic.
In the previous letter from Jeju, the name and whereabouts of the thief had been investigated, and there was supervision from his family. Cai Jing originally thought that the thief must be captured easily, and the birthday card could also be recovered.
However, looking at the dusty family members in the hall, a hint of ominousness flashed through Cai Jing's heart, and he asked in a deep voice: "How did things go?"
At that moment, the confidant told him one by one how he found out the whereabouts of the thief of the Jie Shengsheng Gang, tracked him along the way and found out that the thief had landed in Liangshan, and how Jeju sent troops to attack Liangshan, but the whole army was destroyed.
At the end, he exaggerated: "There are thousands of thieves in Liangshan. After Chao Gai and a group of thieves joined the group, they robbed more than a dozen villages and recruited troops. Now I am afraid there are not thousands of them. The local Xiang army is afraid that they will not be able to resist the enemy."
, so I came back and asked the Grand Master to mobilize the imperial army to attack Liangshan, so that I can capture Chao Gai and his gang of thieves."
Cai Jing frowned and said, "Deploying troops and generals is a matter for the Privy Council. You go and invite Mr. Tong to come and say that there are important military affairs to discuss."
At this time, Cai Jing and Tong Guan were called "Gong Xiang" and "Lao Xiang" respectively by the world, which meant that the two people were extremely powerful, and also implied that the two had a close relationship, just like a male and a female.
It turns out that Cai Jing was demoted to Dongxiao Palace and lived in Hangzhou, but he still wanted to be a thief and wanted to be able to reach heaven and become an official one day. It happened that Tong Guan was ordered to go to Hangzhou to look for ingenuity in calligraphy and painting. Cai Jing got the news.
Regardless of the fact that Tong Guan was just an eunuch, he took care of him carefully every day. Tong Guan sent his paintings and calligraphy to the emperor to see, reminding the emperor of the existence of Cai Jing, which laid the foundation for him to become an official again in the future.
After Cai Jing became an official, he naturally reciprocated the favor. As a eunuch, Tong Guan was unable to be a civil servant, so Cai Jing recommended him to be the supervisor of the northwest army. Tong Guan became the supervisor of the northwest army and actively urged the northwest armies to start a war with Xixia. Although he was defeated in the process
More wins, less success, but the blame for the failure was naturally shouldered by the northwest generals, and the credit for the victory went to Tong Guan. There were people in the court who were good at serving as officials, not to mention that Tong Guan won the emperor's trust. Within a few years, Tong Guan was promoted to the rank of
The Taiwei, who leads the Privy Council and holds the power of the world's military and horsemen, can be said to be the first eunuch in history.
Although Tong Guan was the first person in the army, Cai Jing was in charge of the three provinces and was the head of the civil servants. He did not dare to neglect Cai Jing's invitation and immediately followed the messenger to Cai Mansion.
This Tong Guan has a burly figure. Because he spent several years in the army, his complexion is tanned and he looks full of masculinity. However, his chin only has dozens of sparse beards. This is probably because Tong Guan is in his twenties.
He was castrated and entered the palace. Although he didn't have much beard, Tong Guan loved his only symbol of maleness and was reluctant to touch him, for fear of accidentally losing this last bit of male dignity.
However, Cai Jing and Tong Guan worked together in collusion. They did not conceal anything at the moment, and after a brief exchange of greetings, they told Chao Gai and others about how they had robbed his birthday plan and defeated the Jeju Xiang army.
After hearing this, Tong Guan smiled and said: "Don't worry, Grand Master, they are just grass bandits, why use the labor ban army? Cheng Wanli, the prefect of Dongping Prefecture, was my disciple, and he had a general called Dong Ping who was a double-gun general in Hebei Province.
The general is brave enough to be worthy of all men. Liangshanshuibo is right next to Dongping Mansion, so I will just send a message to Dongping Mansion to send troops to suppress the arrests."
Cai Jing said: "Since Dongping Mansion has such a good general, he should be able to wipe out the Liangshan bandits, so I'll trouble the Prime Minister."
Previously, Cai Jing's birthday card was robbed in Jeju, and Dongping Prefecture received a document to block the road and interrogate passers-by. Later, Jeju officers and soldiers failed to capture the thief, but the entire army was destroyed, and Yuncheng County was sacked by Liangshan. These things have long been spread throughout the country.
The surrounding state capitals have also stepped up their vigilance to prevent Liangshan from sneaking into the city.
The prefect Cheng Wanli received a document from the Privy Council, asking the Dongping Prefecture to send troops to capture the Liangshan bandits. There was also a private letter from Tong Guan, asking him to recover Cai Jing's birthday plan after destroying the Liangshan bandits.
Although Cheng Wanli was a disciple of Tong Guan, his career as a civil servant depended on Cai Jing's eyes. He was worried that he would not have the means to curry favor with Cai Jing. Naturally, he was overjoyed when he received Tong Guan's letter and hurriedly sent people to invite Dong Ping, the city's military supervisor.
Normally, Cheng Wanli would not like to see Dong Ping, but now that he had to rely on him to get on Grand Master Cai's ship, Cheng Wanli had no choice but to show courtesy to Corporal Xian.
It turned out that Cheng Wanli had a daughter, Cheng Wan'er, who was the apple of Cheng Wanli's eye. She was the daughter of Cheng Wan'er, who was as beautiful as the moon as a flower. She also followed her father to Dongping Mansion to take up a post. Dong Ping fell in love with Cheng Wan'er at first sight, and Cheng Wan'er also fell in love with her at first sight.
They liked Dong Ping's romantic character, and they fell in love with each other and promised each other for life. Unfortunately, Dong Ping asked people to propose marriage several times, but Cheng Wanli always made excuses.
Although Dong Ping wields a good pair of spears, he has the bravery of ten thousand men, and he is also clever and knowledgeable. He knows everything, can play bamboos and tune strings, and is known as the romantic double spear general. Logically speaking, he can be regarded as a master.
He has both civil and military skills, he is already a governor at a young age, and he has command of the army and horses of a palace. He is a good match for Cheng Wanli's daughter. However, Cheng Wanli always thinks that he is a member of the Tongguan sect and will be promoted one day. His daughter also has
She is very attractive, and she will not worry about finding a rich family to marry, and he will be able to help more. However, the world is not peaceful now, and Cheng Wanli needs to rely on Dong Ping to protect the country and the people, so he has not stopped Dong Ping's thoughts, hoping that he can do his best, and so on.
After Cheng Wanli was promoted, the matter naturally dropped. In order to prevent accidents, Cheng Wanli even restricted Cheng Wan'er from leaving the house.
Dong Ping has been a little irritable recently. They haven't seen each other since Cheng Waner was grounded. Dong Ping was in his twenties and when he was full of energy, he felt depressed and vented all his energy on martial arts and military training.
Among the horses.
When Dong Ping was training his soldiers and horses in the camp, he received a message from the prefect saying that there was a major military matter to discuss, so he immediately rode to the government office. Dong Ping was naturally familiar with the government office and did not need anyone to lead the way. When he arrived in the lobby, he clasped his fists Said: "The last general Dong Ping has met the prefect."
Cheng Wanli smiled and said: "General Dong, no need to be polite, please take a seat."
After saying that, he shouted: "Come here, serve tea."
"Don't bother me. I'm wondering what your orders are when you summon Dong Ping?"
Although Dong Ping wanted Cheng Wanli, he still couldn't change his straightforward temper.
"It's a waste of my skills. I don't know how to be an official, and how can I make any progress? If I marry my daughter to you, I will have wasted more than ten years of raising my daughter." Cheng Wanli thought to himself.
"Today I received a letter from the Privy Council. The bandits from Liangshan gathered to cause chaos and looted everywhere. I have been specifically ordered to send troops from Dongping Prefecture and Dongchang Prefecture to destroy them. Therefore, I have specially invited General Dong to discuss it."
Dong Ping was also worried that he would not have the opportunity to show off his skills in front of Cheng Wanli so that he could marry his daughter to him. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "They are just grass bandits. The Jeju Xiang army is incompetent and the loss of their troops is a disgrace to the country. Dong Ping will go and do it now." With our troops and horses together, we will surely defeat the Liangshan bandits within three to five days. Your Excellency, just wait for me in the city to report the success."
Cheng Wanli didn't want to fail to get the credit and be accused of underestimating the enemy and losing troops, so he hurriedly said: "General, don't underestimate the enemy. A few days ago, Jeju sent three commanders to attack Liangshan, but in the end the whole army was destroyed. These days, the Liangshan thieves Recruiting troops and buying horses will make you more powerful. Although a general is brave enough to do anything, he still has to be careful."
"Your Majesty's command is that the general must use his troops with caution."
Dong Ping thought to himself: You are a gentleman who knows how to use troops. Liangshan is nothing more than a few grass bandits, so you don't care. As long as you defeat the Liangshan thieves with overwhelming force, and then take advantage of the situation to propose marriage, you are not afraid that he will not agree. From now on, he will be his father-in-law, and he can't It was too stiff.
Cheng Wanli couldn't help but just increase Liangshan's prestige, and said with a smile: "I have heard of General Dong's reputation. As long as the general uses his troops carefully, the Liangshan grass bandits will be captured easily, so I will hold a celebration banquet for the general in the city. Wait for the general’s triumphant return.”
Cheng Wanli immediately ordered people to allocate food and grass, and also rewarded the three armies with wine and meat for their march.