Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

"Brother Jinyuan, you must be getting numb when you reply to letters these days!" Wu Shigong joked to Deng Qifan with a smile.

"I'm not tired at all! It's not just copying in the same way." Deng Qifan also replied with a smile.

After the time of the assassination, nearby officials and the commanders in charge of various troops wrote letters one after another. Apart from expressing condolences to Wu Shigong and exhorting Wu Shigong to calm down, what they were most concerned about was Wu Shigong's next move.

In this regard, Wu Shigong also replied one by one, and the content of the reply letter was: promise to unite around Emperor Chongzhen, and do our best for the peace of Ming Dynasty.Wu Shigong didn't have the patience to keep repeating this kind of routine answer, so Wu Shigong handed over the matter to Deng Qifan, and he just signed his name at the end.

"Hide your strengths and bide your time for nearly ten years, and it was all lost. Alas! It's really not as good as the sky!" Wu Shigong sighed.

"Chang Jing, you don't need to be discouraged. After all, our rebellion has not shown, and the court can't catch us." Deng Qifan comforted.

Wu Shigong shook his head and said, "Only based on a few letters from us? A few words? The imperial court really believes that there is something wrong with it. It's not because they didn't break their skin for the time being, but they will never lessen their guard against us."

Deng Qifan also nodded: "It's the same, we can only rely on time, and slowly dispel the court's suspicion!"

"The suspicion will not be reduced." Wu Shigong still held a pessimistic attitude, "The key is that we must have strength. Without strength, even if we are really loyal ministers, we will still end badly." [

Seeing that the atmosphere of the conversation was getting more and more serious, Deng Qifan changed the subject with a smile: "Chang Jing! I heard that the person sent by the imperial court to deliver the imperial decree is your old friend?"

Wu Shigong also nodded with a smile, and said: "You are talking about Eunuch Qin! He is an old man of the Holy Father's Xinwang Palace, and he has been friends with me for more than ten years. The days are changing. The days are passing so fast! The scene of our exchanges in the capital back then seems to be still in front of us!"

"Then this time he comes, some things are always easier to talk about!"

"Everyone is their master! Personal friendship and state affairs will not be mixed together. Then Eunuch Qin has always been loyal to the Holy Majesty. Besides, how many people in this world know the true strength of our Runing Army? They don't underestimate us. It's already good." There will never be a situation where everyone bows their heads and worships us!" Wu Shigong said with a smile and winked at Deng Qifan.

Deng Qifan was also amused by Wu Shigong's actions.He laughed a few times with Wu Shigong, and said: "Chang Jing has worked hard for many years. It has indeed received miraculous results. Those who have not been to Runing, it is difficult to see the essence of Chang Jing's armor. The letters of those governors are full of big words , as if relying on their officers and troops, they can conquer us with one attack. On the contrary, Yu Ruzhou is modest in his words, and the other military officers are friendly in every possible way. Except for Zuo Zongbing, he didn’t send a single letter! Hahaha ——!”

"A frog in a well is not worth mentioning." Wu Shigong also smiled and waved his hands. "Then Yu Zilian is also very depressed recently. He has made a lot of military exploits, but the court is stingy with rewards, and he is not the prime minister of the five provinces, nor does he belong to the Henan region. He relies on half of Ruzhou to support the army, and he is very busy eating enough food! So Maybe we feel sorry for each other!" Thinking of Yu Zilian's plight.Wu Shigong couldn't help gloating.

"Chang Jing must be cautious of independence! But this year is another catastrophe, so Yu Ruzhou must be suffering too. The imperial court is so biased, isn't it really afraid that the people below will be chilled?" Deng Qifan said again.

"We don't have time to deal with Yu Zilian's affairs. But he has captured a lot, and he can last for a while. I have already asked the firm to lower the prices of things, so that he can last for a while. With him standing in front, Our northwest is always worried."

Wu Shigong went on to say: "The catastrophe mentioned by Brother Jinyuan is really a headache. You said that after I arrived in Henan, there will be no good weather, but this internal and external troubles, natural disasters, and so on, it is the end of the world!"

If Wu Shigong dared to say such a taboo, Deng Qifan was more cautious.He just nodded, and said in harmony: "Chang Jing has worked hard for many years. It has really kept the safety of the two houses. To put it bluntly, Chang Jing really has insight!"

Hearing Deng Qifan's praise, Wu Shigong was of course very proud.Someone finally saw the strengths of the time traveler!Deng Qifan then asked: "Where should the imperial envoy be placed this time?"

Wu Shigong thought for a while, and said: "Let's stay in Fucheng! The conditions in Fucheng are better." Wu Shigong would never put Eunuch Qin into his camp, so that Eunuch Qin could see his own strength clearly, "However, the imperial envoy Safety is also very important, and it must be well protected around the official residence."

Wu Shigong was bitten by a snake once, but he was afraid of well ropes for ten years.So the preventive action that should be done is always to be done. "However, Eunuch Qin has already sent someone to send a private letter, and this time's will is also written in the letter." Wu Shigong continued.

"Oh? What's the content?" Deng Qifan asked.

"Let me be stationed in the Runing and Guide prefectures; increase the number of soldiers to [-]; reassign Gu Zhifu; reward three hundred snowflakes and silver in the palace. And the Henan Governor's Yamen will immediately distribute the one-year military salary of the Runing Army." Wu Shigong replied. . [

The snowflake silver in the palace is only of honor, and has little practical significance.But other points proved that the imperial court made great concessions, which gave Wu Shigong a lot of benefits.In particular, Wu Shigong was stationed in Guide Mansion, so that the Runing Army could legitimately exist in Guide Mansion.

So Deng Qifan immediately smiled and congratulated: "Then congratulations, sir."

Wu Shigong also laughed out loud, and said: "After a narrow escape, it's time to give me some sweets. But the imperial court will not give gifts in vain, they want our Runing Army to send troops immediately."

"Is that so?" Deng Qifan asked, but he thought for a while before saying, "The imperial court is still worried!"

"So what?" Wu Shigong said nonchalantly, "Now that our Runing army has expanded to [-], we thought it would be calm for a while, and we wanted to cut it down. But now there is an imperial decree, and it happens to build a new town in Runan. Then Liu Guoneng and Zhang and Luo are messing up in Nanzhili, so let's mess up a little more!"

This time Wu Shigong urgently expanded the army, because too many young men were transferred, which had affected local production, and the military expenditure was too high, so it was impossible to maintain such a large army for a long time.

Therefore, Wu Shigong planned to take advantage of the arrival of the imperial decree to dispatch part of the Runing army to Huguang.In this way, we can support war with war; we can supervise Liu Guoneng's department in real time; we can also dispel the suspicion of some imperial courts;

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