lethal arsenal

Chapter 228
"On the [-]nd, an evil dragon sent out evil water, flooding Jiangning, and the vast ocean covered the sky. There was a swamp, sand and mud, and countless casualties among the people. At the time of crisis, the Lord of Jiangning Palace, Navy Admiral Peng Yulin, led the people The general fights against the evil dragon..."

Liu Jinji is reading the story, and Zheng Dongshan is writing it.

Lin Dong, on the other hand, was sitting high on the Grand Master's chair in the government office.

Liu Jinji was the magistrate of Lanling County who was appointed by Zeng Guofan, following the path of his elder brother, General Liu Songshan of the Hunan Army.

Not long ago, this young man suffered a big loss at the hands of Lin Dong, a ruthless man, and his ear was taken away with an arrow.

Later, at the banquet hosted by Peng Yulin for Lin Dong, Liu Jinji was the first to stand up and toast Lin Dong.

Now among the officials in Jiangning Fucheng, Lin Dong, a third-rank guerrilla general, has become a high official.

Peng Yulin had died in the battle, and there was no one to take charge of Jiangning Mansion. If Lin Dong walked away at this time, what if the generals of the Taiping Army, or simply Shi Dakai, came and took this place away.

Lin Dong would inevitably have a big meal at that time.

In this way, I have to spend an extra day or two to clean up the ends of my hands and not wipe my butt after pooping. This kind of thing cannot be done.

Liu Jinji was born in Juren, and he also had the title of military advisor who "considers strategies and can easily obtain secrets".

Lin Dong naturally handed over the documents submitted to the imperial court to him.

The main intention is also very simple. The first is to point out the contribution of Peng Yulin and Lin Dong in wiping out the Tujiang Dragon King and rescuing the flood.

The second is to ask the court to hurry up and send someone here. If they are too slow, Jiangning Mansion will be irresponsible if they lose Lin Dong.

"And add what I just said."

Lin Dong said while playing with a brass-engraved Suanni paperweight.

The Suanni paperweight is something that symbolizes power in the yamen. Over time, this ordinary paperweight can actually feel the traces of Shui Delong's energy.

"it is good."

Liu Jinji squeaked and thought for a moment before continuing: "Master Peng died in battle and served the country loyally. His men..."

"An additional arrest warrant was issued to hunt down the twelve territorial branches of Nie Long, including Taoist Wu Ma, Xu Gou Yang Kai, and Taiping Army General Yin Hu..."

With all this, I was busy for more than half an hour.

"My lord, this is what you want."

Liu Jinji's eyes were bloodshot and his voice was hoarse. As he spoke, he handed over a document filled with densely written small characters.

Zheng Dongshan glanced at it quickly, but did not immediately submit it to Lin Dong. Instead, he pressed it on the table.

Liu Jinji is so dishonest that I don’t know.

Anyway, before writing the letter, he was severely beaten by Zheng Dongshan. "If the documents submitted cannot satisfy my master, then I will let you eat our iron fist." Zheng Dongshan was like this at that time Generally speaking, this also makes Liu Jinji naturally afraid of Lao Zheng.

Zheng Dongshan reached out to lift Liu Jinji's collar, and suddenly his movements changed. His left hand was like a tiger's claw, and he grabbed Liu Jinji's palm on the table.

"Do you have anything else to say?"

The speed of the shot was extremely fast, and black ripples flashed across Zheng Dongshan's eyes.

Lin Dong was a little surprised by this boy's skillful movements, courage, and ruthlessness, which seemed to bring out a certain amount of brilliance in him.

"I……"

Liu Jinji swallowed his saliva and pressed his hand firmly on the paper.

"Have everything related to Peng Yulin been explained clearly? If I find out if you make any mistakes, I will skin you and remove your bones."

Zheng Dongshan's face revealed a trace of wanton and evil aura.

He had already noticed that Liu Jinji was a little guilty, so he cheated a little, and unexpectedly it yielded results.

Swish.

The dagger was pulled out from his waist, he threw it skillfully, turned it around, and stabbed it into the gap between Liu Jinji's fingers with a chopping sound.

Zheng Dongshan pressed the dagger tightly against Liu Jinji's finger with one hand, and said with a sneer: "One, two..."

When the count came to two, the knife had already cut into Liu Jinji's hand.

"I say, I say anything"

When he saw that one of his fingers was about to be cut off, Liu Jinji suddenly shouted loudly.

"I was sent to deliver the message. Eunuch Zhang, the general manager of Changchun Palace, once urged Xueshuai to find an opportunity to investigate General Lin. After reminding him once, Xueshuai did not take it seriously. Eunuch-in-law reported the situation to Zeng Bu Tang. Zeng Bu Tang promised that if Xu Shuai was willing to take action, he would be willing to resist the public opinion and elect Xu Shuai as the commander of the imperial court's Western expedition. He was afraid of delays on the way, so he asked me to send a message. ."

Liu Jinji said in fear.

His words were like a flash of lightning piercing Lin Dong's mind.

"I see."

Lin Dong finally figured out why Peng Yulin's attitude toward him had changed so drastically, and the root of it actually lay here.

Peng Yulin did have the capital not to challenge Zeng Guofan, but if Zeng Guofan promised heavy profits, Peng Yulin would not be unable to run a business.

For example, the Western Expedition...

"Western Expedition, what Western Expedition?"

Lin Dong asked with his waist slightly raised, his arrogance as domineering as the black clouds pressing down on the city. "I don't know much about this humble position. It may be a secret of the imperial court."

Liu Jinji had sweat on his forehead. He would probably die if he leaked the secrets of the imperial court, but if he didn't explain something, he would die now.

As soon as his thoughts changed, Liu Jinji struggled and said, "Let go of me."

This was said to Zheng Dongshan. Zheng Dongshan was furious and just about to give this guy a look, Lin Dong gave him a look.

Zheng Dongshan understood and reluctantly let go of one of Liu Jinji's arms.

The man named Liu was worthy of being a military advisor. He immediately knelt down on his knees and prostrated himself in front of Lin Dong, "Greetings to the general. I humbly serve the general and would like to serve him as my master. From now on, I will swear to serve the general to the death."

Bang bang bang.

Kowtow like smashed garlic.

"If you worship me, I will accept it?"

Lin Dong grinned, his eyes playful, as if there were ice floes in the depths.

No charge?

If you don’t accept it, you will die!
Liu Jinji clearly understands this. Knowing something that he shouldn't know at his current position is simply the biggest mistake...

With his head spinning rapidly, Liu Jinji knew very clearly that he only had a chance to say one or two sentences, and if he couldn't come up with an idea, couldn't show off his talent, he wouldn't be able to survive today.

"General Qi, I'm guessing that this Western Expedition is probably the reason why the imperial ministries summoned the Green Camp and the Eight Banners military leaders. I think there may be a problem in the Western Regions."

"The great powers of the ocean looked around our country. In the second year of Xianfeng, the Rakshasa Kingdom signed the Tarbahatai Trade Treaty with our country. This was used as a key to open the door to parts of the Western Regions... It is expected that there is a problem with this agreement now. Cha wanted to re-explore the northwest boundary...that's why he issued this order to summon the generals to the capital."

Liu Jinji's words were like a sharp sword cutting into Lin Dong's heart.

Determine the northwest boundary?

How could this happen so early?
Shouldn't it be something that happened during the Tongzhi period?
There was also the expedition to the Western Regions...that happened later. Could it be that everything had changed because of his arrival?
If this trip to Beijing is related to the border defense of the Western Region, I have to go there no matter what.

Lin Dong's eyebrows were furrowed. At the same time, the scarlet subtitles in front of him jumped rapidly. After a while, they slowly calmed down.

[Name: Li Daitao stiff. 】

[Explanation: Branch one, the progress of cutting his wings is 90%, branch two, slaying the dragon against the current has been completed.Branch three, the progress of eliminating evil intentions is 50%, and the invisible bloody hand has been found - Zhang Yunting, the manager of Changchun Palace.Branch [-]: Scale Destruction has been completed.Li Daitao is halfway through the process. Please catch up with Zhang Yunting and get rid of him successfully before arriving in the capital!Zhang Yunting's successful arrival in the capital will be regarded as a failure of the side mission, and will also be regarded as a failure of the special mission - Li Daitao. 】

[Special reminder: The arsenal will continue to inform Zhang Yunting of his itinerary for three days!Seize it, this is your last chance - Forerunner Mohuraka]

……

As soon as the mission prompt came out, especially the eye-catching words "Mohuraka", Lin Dong became nervous in an instant.

With a thought, a cube map appeared in sight.

This is an aerial view, the landscape of a strange city. From a distance, the city looks like a military boot.

Lin Dong lowered his head and said nothing for a long time.

Liu Jinji's heart almost rose to his throat. After thinking for a moment, he hurriedly said: "If the general plans to leave Jiangning this time, I have a suggestion, which is to temporarily hand over Jiangning Mansion to Yang Yuebin. Yang Yuebin Now in the direction of Nanling, we are guarding the Songlinkou Floating Bridge to suppress the Feiyu Army that the thieves are attacking against the stone..."

Yang Yuebin was the first Qing general to participate in suppressing the Xinning Uprising together with Peng Yulin.

He also joined Zeng Guofan's Hunan Army Department together with Peng Yulin, and jointly founded the Hunan Army Navy. He initially served as a battalion officer in the Right Battalion. In terms of qualifications and ability, he can be said to be as good as the Snow Commander.

The only difference is that Yang Yuebin was once promoted to the rank of Admiral of the Fujian Navy, but later gradually drifted away from the Hunan Army... In the past two years, he was transferred back to the southeast because of the battle at Jiujiangkou.

This person is currently only a hundred miles away from Nanling and Jiangning Mansion, so he is completely suitable as Peng Yulin's replacement.

If Peng Yulin died in battle, Yi Wang Shi Dakai or other Taiping Army generals would definitely move and present the situation, and Yang Yuebin would definitely come. Losing Jiangning would have more serious consequences than losing Suzhou.

When the foreign emperor refused to accept his order, a document was sent to the capital and another to Yang Yuebin. Lin Dong had to get rid of all the things in Jiangning Mansion so that he could make sense from both a rational and legal point of view.

Zheng Dongshan, who was already extremely unhappy with Liu Jinji, became even more wary.

Zheng Dongshan boasts that his vision is not as good as Liu Jinji's. It's not that his structure is lower than his, but that the two people receive completely different things.

Zheng Dongshan's foundation was weak. He was a shrewd subordinate, and he might know a little bit about the anecdotes in the world. As far as the court was concerned, he was even worse than Lin Dong.

Zheng Dongshan was afraid that this guy would take away his position as Lin Dong's favorite.

Suddenly, Lin Dong suddenly asked: "Did you know that there is a city in this world that looks like a boot?"

"Boots, city?"

Liu Jinji was a little confused at first, then he thought a lot and said loudly: "General, eight hundred miles away from here is Dezhou Mansion. Two hundred miles away from Dezhou Mansion is Shoe City. This city was called Shoe City in ancient times. Today, it is called Shoe City." It’s called Baozhou Prefecture! It’s named because the outline of the city wall resembles military boots walking through it… And this city, close to the capital, serves as a major military town…”

Balabala hasn't finished speaking yet.

Lin Dong grabbed his shoulder with his big hand, lifted him up, and ordered: "I will accept this little brother of yours. Zheng Dongshan, please stay here to clean up some things, arrange the refugees properly, and tell the Lu sisters that I Go ahead and let them chase me. Also, if the other generals ask about the Jiangning Mansion, just say it was my military order."

"And who else, Liu Jinji, why don't you just run for me and hand the copied documents into the hands of General Yang Yuebin, and then meet me with Zheng Dongshan. The two of you will support each other, and there will be no need for anyone else. No, understand?”

"No! Sign in and say yes."

The two clasped their fists together.

On the same day, Lin Dong didn't have time to go to Chunfeng Tower, so he directly summoned the ghost tiger mount and headed towards Boot City like chasing the sun.

(End of this chapter)