Chapter 179 The trump card

"Yes, obey your order!" Aladdin and Sheng Zhao were stunned and bowed sternly.

Some time ago, Qi Zhedu gave Liu Ziren, Wang Kerou, Qiu Yi, Zhang Jiusi and others an official and rewarded him with generous rewards. They even muttered privately that Zuo Cheng took those troublemakers too seriously and put them on the heads of formal officers and soldiers. Only then did he realize that Qi Zhedu had fought from the beginning was to spend money to buy his life and drive away the wolf and the tiger. No matter whether he could save Gaoyou in the end, he did not intend to let Liu Ziren and Zhang Jiusi and other troublemakers leave alive.

"Hiss!" The other Mongolian officials also shivered suddenly. The eyes of the secretly looking at Qi Zhedu were filled with fear. They usually rely on the beauty of their ancestors, but they never took Qi Zhedu, the small left minister, seriously. Who would have thought that this guy who was regarded as a clay Buddha, would have such a sharp knife hidden in his heart! If he had used the same very spicy energy to deal with everyone, even if everyone had nine lives, they would probably have died. How could they have a chance to make it to the present?!

Thinking of this, the Mongolian officials immediately became soft-hearted and obediently promised that before dark, they would send their servants to the government office to wait for the dispatch of Lord Zuo Cheng. The left chief Qi Zhedu of Jiangbei Province in Henan was not very concerned about himself. He smiled and whispered: "If you offend me today, please don't take your heart. After you get rid of the Zhu Butcher, brother, I will naturally set up a few tables in the largest restaurant in the city and apologize to you on the spot!"

"I dare not, I dare not, Lord Zuo Cheng is also for everyone's good." The hereditary Mongolian officials waved their hands repeatedly, their attitudes being completely different from before.

"Everyone understands my brother's difficulties!" Qi Zhedu, the left chief of the Jiangbei Province in Henan Province, smiled and continued, "Brother, I have also heard that Zhu Butcher Zhu is not a good person to kill. But handing his head to others is not assured than holding it in his own hands, right? Besides, although Zhu Bashiyi was not a killer, he was not merciless to the big salt merchants in Huai'an City. Although it was rumored that the salt merchants conspired to be detrimental to him first, who could guarantee that it was not Zhu Butcher Zhu who had put a condom first and asked the salt merchants to drill it in themselves?! Those were all masters with hundreds of thousands of yuan in family capital. After killing them, the military expenditure for several years was released. To be honest, if I were my brother, I couldn't help but want to find an excuse to kill them!"

After hearing this, the words were not only heart-wrenching, but also hidden in the clues. After hearing this, the hereditary Mongolian officials immediately sighed and nodded, "Zu Cheng said, "Zhu Bashiyi is obviously aimed at other people's family business. I thought things too simple before. Thanks to the reminder of the master, otherwise, I would be kept in the dark until I die!"

"All of them are Mongolians, how could I cheat you!" Qi Zhedu, the left chief of the Jiangbei Province in Henan Province, sighed with everyone and nodded with a smile. "Don't look at Zhu Tuohuo's complacent now, but his rabbit tail cannot grow. I heard from the elders in Dadu City that the imperial court also built cannons, and it was built hundreds of doors at one time. Lord Tuotuo also transferred enough troops from Lingbei and Liaoyang provinces, and just waited for the military rations to be fully prepared, and then he could set off south. At that time, it would be either Bianliang or Huai'an. In short, if Zhu Tuohuo has surrendered now, there may not be any good results!"

"Tutuo, Prime Minister Tuotuo is ready to go south again?" The hereditary officials were surprised and happy and asked loudly. What was shocking was that Qi Zhedu was also a master with a clear hand and eyes, but he usually performed relatively low-key. What was happy was that if Tuotuo's army went south, Zhu Tuhu's soldiers would definitely be unstable. As long as everyone guarded the solid walls of Gaoyou City for two or three months, it is estimated that for the peace of their hometown, the Red Thief Thief would go back to their own houses. It was impossible to fight to the end with everyone.

"It's almost done, something within one or two months. And I can tell everyone with certainty that Prime Minister Tuotuo strongly advocates pacifying Huai'an first. It's just that someone in the court is unclear and has obstructed him, so he can't decide the direction of the first attack for the time being!" Qi Zhedu smiled and continued to nod slightly.

Now, the hereditary Mongolians really took a reassurance and expressed their willingness to follow Qi Zhedu and live and die with Gaoyou. They would never let the butcher Zhu not even encounter any serious resistance like he attacked Huaian a few months ago.

"Can Lord Tuotuo really come to sweep the two Huai Rivers as he wishes?" Only the Han governor Li Qi was not as unaware as the hereditary Mongolian officials. He looked at Qi Zhedu, who was full of mystery, and asked in his heart.

If Tumur had lost the battle, Tutuo would definitely be able to decide the main attack direction. After all, his friendship with the emperor was there. As the right chief of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, his power and prestige were enough to make the ministers in the court not easily obstruct his proposal.

However, Yesen Timur had just suffered a defeat, but Tuotuo, the right chief of the Secretariat, was reluctant to hold him accountable because of his brotherhood. In this way, it would be equivalent to taking the initiative to send the handle to his political enemies Hama, Tuolu Timur, Xuexue and others. In the heart of the emperor Tuohuan Timur, Tuotuo's image also quickly transformed from a capable minister to a powerful minister. At this moment, if the court really had a debate about the next main attack direction to quell the rebellion, Tuotuo might not have been able to do anything.

"Okay, everyone will go back and rest first!" He keenly noticed that Li Qi's expression was strange. Qi Zhedu secretly glared at him, and then continued to say to his brothers of the same clan, "Just send the servants here in time. As for the matter of defending the city, I dare not bother you. With me and the prefect Li, it is enough to deal with it. If it really doesn't work, I will send someone to ask for help. If it's work, I will work!"

"Then I'd rather be respectful than obey!" The hereditary Mongolian officials were eager to get farther away from the battlefield, so they happily raised their hands and bid farewell to Qi Zhedu. The latter brought several main figures in the government office to send them out of the gate. When they turned around, they immediately changed their solemn expressions, "The bandits are coming in full force, and I guess Baoying can last for at most about ten days. So the second line of defense is to be set up in Fanshuizhai and Shijiabao. There is a Fan River between the two places, and you can communicate with them by boat. If the operation is done properly, it should not be a problem to drag the bandits for another ten days!"

"I am willing to ask a general to guard Fanshui Village." As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Lian, the deputy governor, took the initiative to volunteer.

"I am willing to go to the punctual home fort!" Uyghur general Guoguotai also bowed closely, willing to advance and retreat side by side with Zhao Lian.

"I can only give you five thousand salt mints each. For the other soldiers, you will take Hua Fu, Zhang Si, Zhang Jiuliu, Li Bosheng and their respective men." Qi Zhedu looked at the two of them and nodded with relief. "Remember, don't go out to fight with Zhu Tuhuo in the field, just guard the river. You will also take the troops defeated from Baoying and let them defend the city together. If you really can't defend, you two will retreat to Gaoyou Lake and Sheyang Lake. Then one will use the waterway to return to Gaoyou, and the other will go directly to Xinghua. The main tactic is the word "drag". The tiredness of dragging the red scarf thief, the easier it is for me to fight in the battle behind!"

"Yes!" Zhao Lian and Guoguotai bowed again, each of them received a general order and went out to summon troops. Nodded in praise of their backs, Qi Zhedu turned his back to Li Qi and whispered, "Morannamism can be boosted, so no matter where Prime Minister Tuotuo goes next, you and I must insist on telling everyone that he will come to Gaoyou first!"

"I understand, I am just now!" The prefect Li Qi blushed and bowed his hand to apologize to the other party.

"Not blame you! You are a civil servant and don't understand the principle of being deceitful. Sometimes, those who want to deceit are not only the enemy, but also deceive your own people!" Qi Zhedu smiled, shook his head and sighed, "The state affairs are difficult, and you and I must work together. Don't take the slander of those people just now. In fact, since His Majesty ascended the throne, he no longer deliberately distinguishes who is the Mongolian official, who is the Semu official, and who is the Han official. To be honest, including myself, Chinese is much fluent than Mongolian official!"

These words were heart-warming. Li Qi was moved to tears, and he bent down and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is wise! Lord, Lord, be kind. Husband, how dare you care about a few nonsense for no reason? Husband, Husband, is willing to live and die with Gaoyou City!"

"It shouldn't be dead, but you and I will definitely fight hard next time!" Qi Zhedu smiled again, and talked to Li Qi very frankly, "Then Zhu Tuhuo is also a cautious person. After he took Huaian, he immediately stopped and could infer this point. So since he dared to come this time, he must have won Gaoyou. Therefore, Baoying and Fan Shui's two lines of defense may not be able to stop him. The real decision on the victory or defeat is still under Gaoyou City.

.I have written a letter to the court for help, and I have handed it to my confidant, and quietly sent it out in the cargo ship that went north. In the same year, Dong Mengqi, deputy envoy of Zhejiang Dongdong Xuanwei, wrote a letter asking him to bring troops to help. Last year, he was preparing to fight against Guo Zhezixing, but because of the civil war in Zhejiang, he was ordered to quell the rebellion and had to let Guo Zhezi go. This time, I heard that Guo Zixing was also looking for death, and I believe he would not miss the opportunity again!"

"Sir, wise!" Li Qi was overjoyed when he heard this, and most of the worries in his heart flew away. Dong Tuanxiao and Dong Mengqi were not an ordinary civil servant. Among the students who were studying in the Imperial College at the same time, this person was the only one from a Han army family. Not only did he make a lot of articles, but he also worked hard immediately, but he was also first-class. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as "both civil and military". (Note 1)

Not only that, after Dong Tuanxiao was released as an official, he would inevitably be the extinction of bandits whenever he went to a place. The local unjust imprisonment and bullying of men and women were also greatly reduced. Both the officials and the people praised him very much.

With such a world-renowned and outstanding achievements in quelling chaos, no wonder Qi Zhedu was always calm today. When everyone was dragging the butcher Zhu to death under Gaoyou City, Dong Tuanxiao suddenly led his army to kill him from the water. He must have been told that the five Red Turban bandits could not come or go, and he regretted it!
Chapter completed!