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Volume 2: A Different Chief Chapter 782: Borrowing Captives to Defeat the Bandits

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    Wu Sangui also had a mansion in Guancheng. Seeing that his eldest brother Wu Sanfeng was weak in breath after crying, he quickly asked people to help him to rest and recuperate in his mansion, and arranged for some doctors to recuperate.  " Then Fang Guangchen stayed. Because he lived in the capital and knew about thieves, not only Wu Sangui, but also Fan Zhiwan, Li Yutian and others kept asking him about the thieves in the capital.  Fang Guangchen said it carefully. He heard that most of the scholar-bureaucrats were brutally beaten, and the common people in the capital were also broken down from house to house. The torture and looting were so cruel that it was unbearable to hear.  Fan Zhiwan and others all sighed with gnashing of teeth. They didn't think much about it and just vowed to be incompatible with the bandits.  Li Yutian sighed: "I heard that when the bandits first entered the city, all the people were eating pots of milk, but now everyone hates it. The situation has changed drastically in the blink of an eye. No wonder the bandits in the past dynasties have flourished and died suddenly.  "Well, how can the intruder survive?" Tang Tong also shook his head and sighed. He only regretted that he was blind at the time. Now he has no other ideas, so he might as well return to the Ming Dynasty.  Fang Guangchen also confirmed again that the prince fled to Xuanfu Town. More and more officials in the capital have become aware of this matter, and perhaps it will spread among the people in the capital in the near future.  Liu Zhaoji clapped his hands vigorously, and laughed loudly: "I know that Yang Shuai will not lie to me." Fan Zhiwan also stroked his beard and laughed: "The spirit of Taizu Taizong protects me, and I have not exhausted my great strength.  Ah." Seeing their cheerful expressions, Fang Guangchen had a strange look in his eyes.  ¡­Wu Sangui invited Fang Guangchen to return to his residence. He called the two Wu servants to inquire carefully, feeling even more hateful. Then the two went to the study to talk.  The two were drinking tea. Both of them were men of outstanding temperament. Needless to say, Wu Sangui's appearance was both northern and southern. His face was fair and handsome without losing the heroic spirit of a man. There was a calmness between his brows.  Qi.  He likes to socialize and treats others with humility and prudence. When he traveled to the capital, he won the reputation of "the fair-skinned and fairest boy". Wherever he went, he had legendary experiences, and his handsome and elegant temperament often caused a sensation.  Moreover, he is very good at sociability and clinging. He can win the favor of others without showing off or revealing anything.  When Gao Qi lurked to supervise the army in Liaodong, Wu Sangui worshiped him as his godfather.  When Fang Yizao was on patrol in Liaodong, Wu Sangui and his son Fang Guangchen soon became sworn brothers.  When Hong Chengchou was in Liaodong, Wu Sangui became a close friend with his close aide Xie Sixin. If such a person does not make a fortune, who can?  At this time, he was thirty-four years old, and he was in the prime of life among men. He still behaved calmly and politely, treated others with courtesy and humility, and only hid his inner pride and arrogance.  He once read Guangwu's Annals, threw the book and sighed: "The official should be the king, and the wife should be Yinlihua. It is enough for me to fulfill my wish!" As the son of the Minister of Rites, Fang Guangchen had a good tutor and rich knowledge and accomplishments since he was a child.  , every move has etiquette and beauty.  He was born in Linsheng at a very young age. When his father Fang Yizao visited Liaodong, Fang Guangchen lived with his father and gained rich knowledge in the border areas.  He was good at poetry and conversation, and often compared himself to Guan Zhong and Zhuge Liang. After Fang Yizao resigned due to illness in the 13th year of Chongzhen, Fang Guangchen still maintained close contact with Wu Sangui.  Historically, he was also Wu Sangui's important adviser. Together with Liu Xuanchu, he was always Wu Sangui's powerful right-hand man.  Fang Guangchen drank tea and spied on Wu Sangui from time to time, seeing that he was just holding the tea cup and was lost in thought. After a long time, Wu Sangui put down the tea cup and said: "Brother TingxianPrince, is it really at the Yongning Marquis?" Fang Guangchen calmed down, he was sure  He said: "Every official in the capital said so, and all the signs are expected to be correct." Wu Sangui said: "Yes, only Yongninghou can send warriors to rescue the prince and others when the capital is in chaos." He said calmly.  As he said that, he didn't know what he felt in his tone.  Fang Guangchen said: "Yes, now that the righteousness of Marquis Yongning is in hand, the traitors have captured the capital again. They are rich and arrogant, and have no fighting spirit. Marquis Yongning knows military affairs well and will not let go of such a good opportunity. It is expected that he will send troops this month to wipe out the traitors."  Thief. Maybe, in the middle of this month" Wu Sangui said thoughtfully: "According to Brother Tingxian's opinion, what are the chances of Yongning Hou defeating the traitor?" Fang Guangchen slowly put down the tea cup: "Yongning Hou's true strength has always been there.  It's a mystery, but he is a tolerant person, and his system is as strong as Qin's. He has accumulated a lot over the years. If he attacks, it will definitely be a thunderbolt. Officials in the capital think that Yongning Hou has a 60% chance of victory, but Guangchen thinks that the chance of victory is at least 60%.  Seventy or eighty percent!" Wu Sangui raised his head fiercely: "Brother Ting Xian thinks so highly of Marquis Yongning?" Fang Guangchen smiled and opened the folding fan with a swish: "I have never underestimated Wang Dou.  I have also studied various things about Wang Dou, don¡¯t you think this person is very familiar with some talented and strategist people in the history books?¡± He said: ¡°If you don¡¯t say anything else, everyone knows that the capital fell in two days.¡±He couldn't, but he was able to stick to that point, send people to rescue the prince and others, and stand out from the siege of the bandits. What a skill this is!  Wang Douyan was rescued by a righteous man haha, a righteous man.  Such righteous men are either in the government or have been wiped out long ago. Why don't we have such strong righteous men?  Moreover, these righteous soldiers fled westward into Xuanfu Town. Who could they be if they weren't under Wang Dou's command?  " He sneered and said: "I even suspect that he knows everything about the thieves, and he is even more pursuing his own way, deliberately sitting back and watching the capital fall!  " Wu Sangui shouted softly: "Brother Tingxian.  " Fang Guangchen smiled and gently shook his folding fan: "Of course, this is just the words of Fang's family and is not the truth.  Marquis Yongning now has great righteousness in hand, and everyone is looking forward to it. Fang Mou's words will eventually become nothing more than unofficial rumors.  He glanced at Wu Sangui: "Uncle, don't you have any thoughts or ideas?" Wu Sangui was silent for a long time, and finally said a little decadently: "I and the bandits swear to be incompatible. I wish I could eat their flesh. I am just a guard.  We can't leave lightly, our military strength is not enough." When he said this, there was an indescribable pain in his tone.  Fang Guangchen stood up with a smile: "In this case, we can only sit back and watch Yongninghou Yongning be proud of himself and achieve extraordinary results." If he had any advice, he said: "Let Guangchen guess what Yongninghou will do after regaining the capital." He said: "  The Marquis of Yongning is not a traitor. The first thing to do after regaining Shenjing is to restore all the officials to their original posts and perform their duties. Well, at most, all officials can redeem themselves by performing meritorious service. This will naturally make the official's mind stable.  He suffered a lot at the hands of the bandits, and even praised the Marquis of Yongning, "Wow, this official's heart is so good." He said: "The bandits stole tens of thousands of taels of silver, and the Marquis of Yongning defeated them and gained a lot of money, silk, gold and silver."  Not only was it enough to reward his soldiers, but it was also enough to provide relief to the people and provide them with salary, which was enough to run the government for more than a few years. This official position was restored immediately, showing the ability of Yongning Hou, and the people also had a mouthful of rice to eat, and they were again accused of being exiled.  , I don¡¯t want to rebel anymore, tsk tsk, I have won the hearts of the people again By the way, Wang Dou still has newspapers, and he must be bragging. Foolish men and women are the easiest to deceive. They were deceived by the thieves first, and Wang Dou is so stupid.  Human? Haha." Wu Sangui listened quietly, his hands trembling slightly, and the pain in his eyes became stronger.  Fang Guangchen continued: "With the power of Marquis Yongning, he will not let go of Jiangnan. Nowadays, many of the high officials in the capital have been tortured to death, and there are many officials missing. Regardless of whether they are recruiting or lacking officials, Marquis Yongning will not let Jiangnan go.  If the officials are not used, they will definitely be transferred to Beijing, especially those with high moral standards, such as Shi Kefa and others How can these Nanjing officials not be grateful to the Marquis of Yongning and win the hearts of the people in Jiangnan?"  He said: "In this way, with Wang Dou's ability, maybe in a year and a half, the situation in the Ming Dynasty will return to peace, and then" He gritted his teeth and smiled: "The highlight is coming." He paced around the study room waving his fan:  "First of all, Yongning Marquis will definitely implement his Han nationality system in various places in Xuanfu Town, and then provide incentives, such as mining and road construction. Yongning Marquis has accumulated a lot, and if it is captured by thieves, he will not have to collect civilian labor, but will also give him  How much money will be given to the people for building roads? How much money will it cost? And when the officials, businessmen and gentry see the business opportunities and profits, they will not be like profit-seeking dogs.  "Fang Guangchen said: "It's not like the overt robbery by the bandits. Wang Dou implements the Han nationality system. This kind of hidden gentry pays the grain as one. After the rebellion of the bandits, it is expected that most officials and gentry will accept it happily. Is it a soft knife to cut people?  I don¡¯t feel the pain. If all those people from outside the area come into Xuanfu Town, they will all become good people. Fang will laugh to death.¡± He said, ¡°If you don¡¯t become a good person, Wang Dou will earn you this money.¡±  What business gentry doesn¡¯t need to be a good person to make this kind of money?¡± He smiled and said, ¡°Wang Dou likes to build roads the most. I guess wherever he builds roads, there will be a lot of good people, and eventually there will be good people all over the world!  " Fang Guangchen said: "This is one. " He said: "Second, for the new imperial examination, Yongning Marquis does not need to make any big moves. He only needs to add Mingfa, Mingzi, and Mingshu. The two subjects of Mingjing and Jinshi remain unchanged.  . In this way, the minds of the old scholars remain unchanged, and they can easily gain the hearts of a large number of new scholars. Looking back at the examination of officials in Xuanfu Town, it may be more difficult to pass the examination for officials in the Ming Dynasty, which was often difficult in the ten years.  How easy is it to get an official position in Xuanfu Town? How many scholars will be grateful if they have an official position? How many officials will they gain after hearing that everyone in Xuanfu Town can be promoted from the department level to the ministerial level?  Fang Guangchen chuckled and said: "As for the redundant officials and officials, Yongning Hou is rich and can afford it. No matter how many officials he has in Xuanfu Town, he will still be prosperous and powerful." He said: "I also heard that there is a civil college in Xuanfu Town under the command of Yongning Hou."  , what this is for is to train officials. All officials need to be admitted to the hospital, which is called training and introduction.??All officials in the Ming Dynasty had to be admitted to the hospital to study and take exams, and they were put in jail!  " He said: "Wen Yongninghou also has the Xuanfu Town Military Academy under his command. What does it do? It is to train and evaluate military generals.  At that time, the situation in the Ming Dynasty was stable, and Yongninghou had countless elite soldiers and generals. He summoned all the generals to the hospital.  Will each general learn or not learn, train or not train?  " He glanced at Wu Sangui: "After the training, he was transferred to various places for guarding. He was transferred from east to west, north and south, and all the generals of the Ming Dynasty were also included in the training!  " He put away his fan and paced in the study, seeming to be talking to himself: "Among the military generals of the Ming Dynasty, Yang Guozhu and others are the most ranked.  It was expected that Yang Guozhu didn't care. As long as he had battles to fight and soldiers to lead, he would be satisfied. It didn't matter whether the generals under his command were still the same as before. They were just rootless duckweeds anyway.  In addition, he was on good terms with Wang Dou, and his adopted daughter was Wang Dou's wife. Marquis Yongning would definitely let him lead the original troops.  " He said: "Wang Pu, a rich man is enough. I heard that he is busy with tobacco recently?  To mediocre people, they are not worth mentioning.  Liu Zhaoji is similar to Yang Guozhu.  The rest of the generals are not sent to the hospital for training, but for conquest. Who can stop the enemies of the Jingbian Army?  Finally, it¡¯s you, eldest uncle!  " Wu Sangui shuddered and heard Fang Guangchen continue: "I heard that Marquis Yongning hates warlords the most?  The death of Zuo Liangyu back then was quite strange Of course, the best way to deal with it is to send all the generals to the hospital to study, and then transfer one to the east and one to the west after training, and then all Guan Ning is gone.  Are the soldiers under his command also integrated into the loyalty camp?  " He finally smiled and said: "Of course, the eldest uncle can also express his loyalty to Yongning Marquis and resolutely disperse his family and follow his subordinates.  Just like Wen Fangliang back then, isn't he also one of the five generals under Marquis Yongning now?  Then he would lead a reorganized army. There might not be any old generals in the army. Anyway, Marquis Yongning implemented a staff system and did not attach much importance to the individual strength of generals. In the end, he conquered south and north for Marquis Yongning, and he was highly regarded and did not lose.  A good story" "That's enough!  " Wu Sangui's hands were shaking violently. When he heard this, he couldn't help it anymore and shouted suddenly. He turned to Fang Guangchen and said sternly: "Brother Ting Xian said so much, what do you mean?  " Fang Guangchen put away his folding fan, bowed deeply to Wu Sangui, and said sternly: "Unfortunately for the late emperor, my father died. All knowledgeable people will gnash their teeth and hate thieves!  Today's thieves have lost their hearts and minds, and it is the time to regain Shenjing and make great contributions to the country.  Uncle Chang, the opportunity has arrived!  " Wu Sangui said coldly: "Is it just that?  " Fang Guangchen said solemnly: "Of course not!  " He said: "How can a man not have fame and wealth?  I am a scholar, but I also want to serve my country. Doesn¡¯t my eldest uncle not want to?  You have no ambition?  Don¡¯t you want to avenge your country and your family?  " He kept asking questions, his voice getting louder and louder, and finally he roared: "The thieves have committed extremely sinful crimes. Sincere people like red eyebrows, green forests, yellow nests, and mountains, humans and nature are indignant. Their defeat can be tolerated.  Such a good opportunity, why not seize it?  Do you really want Wang Dou to be the only one to enjoy such a miraculous feat?  " He roared and shouted: "What Wang Dou can do, we can do too.  Uncle Chang, you should be the one to save the Ming Dynasty. Don¡¯t you want to leave your name in history and be praised by thousands of people in the history books?  Are you really willing to give up your foundation and become a lackey under Wang Dou?  " The veins on his forehead were exposed, and he was unspeakably excited. He roared, and his voice was like the devil's temptation, seducing Wu Sangui's heart. And his heart was constantly shaking. Yes, didn't he want to avenge his country and his family? He  How can he not retaliate? He is such a self-respecting person. Would he think that Wu Sangui would be inferior to Wang Dou? No, he doesn't admit this and has his foundation in Liaoxi.  This land is the foundation of his ambition. If Xuanfu Town is Wang Dou's enemy, he will never allow anyone to attack his foundation. And he knows that Wang Dou will definitely attack him.  Starting from the foundation, it has nothing to do with feelings, it is only about the road! Wang Dou will pursue his road and his morality will ruthlessly overcome all obstacles in front of him. And Wu Sangui knows that Wang Dou is definitely a ruthless person.  There will be no mercy when it is time to strike. Thinking of this, Wu Sangui looked ferocious, and he shouted: "Of course I think everything you said, but there is nothing we can do if we don't have enough troops!"  " Fang Guangchen said softly: "Isn't there no way?  "Wu Sangui's breathing became heavy: "What's the plan?  " Fang Guangchen put his head over. Beads of sweat appeared on his face, and finally rolled down. He said softly: "Borrow the pirates!  " Wu Sangui stumbled suddenly. He held on to the desk in front of him, gritted his teeth, and said word by word: "Borrowing prisoners to defeat the invaders?  "(To be continued.)
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