Just as Li Guoying was considering writing memorials and Chongqing, Zhou Kaihuang brought Li Siye to Fengjie. Although Li Dingguo ordered Li Siye to go directly to Fengjie, the development of the Xuzhou area was far beyond the expectations of the King of Jin. After Li Siye arrived in Jiading Prefecture, the news quickly spread to Xuzhou. He went to Xuzhou to replenish supplies and change horses, and met Deng Ming, who was discussing special taxes.

Deng Ming happily accepted the appointment of Duke Baoguo and the left governor. In his opinion, this was part of the previous agreement with Li Dingguo. Accepting the titles and titles obtained by King Jin to help him was also agreed upon by the two. It just so happened that Deng Ming still needed to report the process of this battle to the Wen'anzhihe Committee of Fengjie, so Zhou Kaihuang, who was in charge of this matter, took Li Siye and his party on a boat.

Wen Anzhi had heard of a war breaking out between Wanxian County in Chongqing, but the specific situation was not very clear. When he saw Zhou Kaihuang, the general under Deng Ming, come to report, Wen Anzhi knew that the scale of the battle must be quite large; and Li Siye was the prince and his status was even more extraordinary. Wen Anzhi expected that he would bring important information.

After hearing that it was the title that King Jin requested for Deng Ming, Wen Anzhi remained silent, but he was muttering in his heart: "What else does this kid want to do? Has he changed his temper and no longer coveted the throne?"

What surprised Wen Anzhi even more was that this Duke and the special statement that he would not postpone the title of the third generation. After Li Siye handed over the imperial edict to Wen An intricate expression, the old governor's face remained silent, but his heart was filled with storms. Wen Anzhi and Deng Ming's experiences were completely different. Although Wen Anzhi's scientific and geographical knowledge cannot be compared with Deng Ming, and he has never eaten so many good things, he would not naively think that this title is normal - Deng Ming does not value the title very much, he only cares about the stability of the agreement and the alliance.

"Don't Baoguo know about this?" Wen Anzhi did not express his opinion, but asked whether Li Siye had notified Deng Ming.

After receiving a positive answer, Wen Anzhi asked again: "Have you received the order to thank me?"

"Yes." Li Siye replied. After learning that Yongli gave it to Duke, Deng Ming's generals were a little dissatisfied and felt that it seemed to be a little lower, but Deng Ming didn't care at all and happily accepted it.

"That's good." Wen Anzhi didn't plan to make trouble. He admitted that he was no longer understanding Deng Ming. Moreover, Wen Anzhi's energy is getting worse and worse than three years ago, and he often forgets things. Wen Anzhi focused on his mind for a while, and felt that he was not able to think deeply: "The Prince of Jin rested for two days, and then I introduced the envoys of the committee to you."

Although Wen Anzhi was a little tired, he was still willing to listen to the news of Deng Ming's victory. After Li Siye left, he asked Zhou Kaihuang in detail.

"Why did you go to Chongqing this time?" Wen Anzhi asked straight to the point, "Don't say anything about regaining the land. Deng Ming must not have gone for this. Tell me, what kind of goods did you sell?"

"The supervisor knew that the left governor wanted to cut Li Guoying's rice..."

"I know." Wen Anzhi snorted, waved his hand to signal Zhou Kaihuang to continue talking.

...

Now that the troops defending Fengjie are left by Deng Ming, they are the same lineage as the main battalion in Yuan Zongdi. They are all backbone of the Wanxian Battle, with more than 1,000 people. The officers of this group of army were all promoted by Deng Ming, and the soldiers also respect Deng Ming, and the weapons supply was sent to Fengjie by Deng Ming again and again.

After listening to Zhou Kaihuang telling the battle, Wen Anzhi was happy and told Zhou Kaihuang that he was less energetic than last year and could no longer handle the cumbersome internal affairs and military affairs, not to mention that Deng Ming had just handed over the committee's affairs to him. Wen Anzhi asked Zhou Kaihuang to go back and tell Deng Ming that he would send some capable people to help him manage the army in Fengjie, and it would be best to imitate the military system in Chengdu and turn these people who had followed Deng Ming's war into a standing army.

Zhou Kaihuang comforted Wen Anzhi for a long time, saying that the supervisor was getting stronger and stronger. Every time he came to Fengjie, he felt that Wen Anzhi was energetic and far better than before. Wen Anzhi smiled but did not say anything. In the end, he insisted that Zhou Kaihuang conveyed his request to Deng Ming.

"Don't worry, the general will definitely bring him to the end." Although Deng Ming still had the military rank of Zhou Kaihuang and his colleagues, they all considered themselves generals, and friendly and enemy troops also treated them in this way.

"Every time I hear you talk about Chengdu, I feel it's good, but I never have time to see it with my own eyes. Oh, my old bones can't withstand the bumps." Wen Anzhi felt a little emotional again: "If this committee hadn't been dragged on, I would have thought about going to Chengdu anyway."

"If the supervisor comes to the capital, the left governor and all the soldiers and civilians will be very happy." Zhou Kaihuang said hurriedly.

"There are certainly joyful, but Deng Ming may be a little nervous. Although he hesitated, I know that he must have tinkered with a lot of messy things there. I am not deaf or blind, and I have never heard of any rumors." Wen Anzhi laughed and shook his head again: "Let's talk about it, the emperor wants me to build a palace for the throne. Without the will of the emperor and the cabinet, I will guard the throne for the court. And... and this is also closer to Yiling."

"Why did the supervisor say this?" Zhou Kaihuang hurriedly expressed his objection.

"Eighty-year-old man, what else can I be afraid of? I have already chosen the Ji acupoint in Yiling." Wen Anzhi smiled disapprovingly: "My three dogs are all around the emperor now. If there is not even a person wearing mourning clothes by then, it would be really sad."

"I am willing to replace..." Zhou Kaihuang said without saying anything, and then immediately realized that such words could not be followed, and he choked.

"It's okay, they are the main business of assisting the emperor." Wen Anzhi's face turned solemn, and after a moment, he slowly said: "The left governor will help me take care of you in the future."

...

September 15th, Xuzhou.

After the Chongqing War, Deng Ming's camp was always here. In addition to constantly communicating with the parliament, Deng Ming's army stationed in Xuzhou with his army could also help Yuan Xiang get through the initial chaos. After all, the prisoners accepted this time exceeded the original population of Xuzhou.

At the same time, Deng Ming was still preparing for another expedition to Jiangnan. Zhou Pei Convention discussed the matters, and the two rivers needed to be deterred, the sea ban was needed to be used, and the operation of Chongming Island also needed to be inspected - going to Jiangnan is an inevitable move, and the question is just when to set off.

This seemingly for sure action was challenged today. The envoy who rushed from Kunming brought a report of the court's distress, and all the generals around Deng Ming's faces changed.

"Mr. Wen..." Deng Ming said the first sentence after his initial shock was: "The three sons of the Supervisor are all in Myanmar, right?"

In order to show his favor to Wen Anzhi, Yongli promoted his sons to his attendants. They were all scholars, so they did not act in the Jin King's army but followed the cabinet.

"Yes." Zhao Tianba replied solemnly.

"Is there any news about them?" Deng Ming asked Li Dingguo's envoy.

The envoy shook his head and only a few imperial guards escaped back. Yongli's attendants and the cabinet were lost together.

"Don't talk about Fengjie for a moment." Deng Ming thought for a while, feeling that such a big thing would not be hidden for too long, so he said to the envoy: "If you want to do me a favor, you will say that the son of the supervisor has returned safely and is now assisting the King of Jin in Kunming."

"As for your order, Duke."

Wen Anzhi was already eighty years old, and Deng Ming felt that such a kind-hearted lie must be said. Then he discussed the situation with his confidant officers around him and basically accepted Li Dingguo's speculation that Mangbai planned to turn to the Qing court and wanted to use the finances brought by the monarch and ministers of Yongli to win people's hearts.

"I can't go to Jiangnan anymore, I have to go to Kunming. This time I really have to bring a few thousand soldiers to the army." Deng Ming did not think for too long, so he ordered the troops to be rectified: "It just so happened that our food and grass were all collected. I brought three thousand soldiers and seven thousand civilians to Kunming. No, these seven thousand people are not considered civilians. Those who are willing to go to Kunming with me will all be given military status."

Although Feng Shuangli assisted along the way, the Ming army lost its greatest water advantage after leaving western Sichuan. It would be a great burden to mobilize 10,000 troops to Kunming, and it would require a lot of food to consume.

"Left Governor." After a moment of silence, Mu Tan took the lead in speaking: "Walking deep into the unpredictable wilderness, I'm afraid there will be no money to make in this battle."

"Yes, left governor," Ren Tang, who now vaguely claims to be an imperial soldier, also agreed. In his opinion, although Deng Ming's move was very consistent with morality, and for the sake of Wen'an's previous kindness, Deng Ming could not ignore his sons, but marching to Jiangnan was a consensus among all walks of life in western Sichuan. Countless people worked hard for this expedition and made a lot of preparations. Now Deng Ming completely changed his strategic direction in one sentence: "Admiral should not act emotionally."

After looking at Li Xinghan for a while, Deng Ming found that he also had disagreements, so he had to turn his eyes to Zhao Tianba: "What do you think Brother Zhao?"

"I'll go with the admiral," Zhao Tianba said, and the other three people looked unhappy on their faces. They felt that Zhao Tianba was also emotional, and put the plan of the Western Sichuan Group aside in order to have an old relationship with Li Dingguo: "But I think the admiral can take less people, and if it's not enough, let King Qingyang add some more."

"Why do you agree?" Deng Ming stared at Zhao Tianba's eyes.

"The Lord is the common ruler of the world. No matter what everyone dares to say clearly in their hearts, the world can no longer withstand a dispute between Tang Gui and Tang Lu. If the Lord makes any mistakes, there will be disputes. If we don't fight, others will have to fight. We may not be able to live to see the result of the fight, and if we can't fight, hehe, in the eyes of the people of the world, we will all become unnamed bandits." Zhao Tianba smiled: "I think the admiral is not an emotional matter, but a natural act, and we must also let the King of Qingyang send troops to serve the king."
Chapter completed!