Jinyiwei?
Qin Liangyu was so experienced that her first reaction after hearing the words "Jinyiwei" was not that she had committed a crime, but she asked back, "Is there an imperial decree?"
Qin Yiming nodded: "Yes, aunt, please go and receive the order quickly."
Qin Liangyu didn't dare to delay and hurriedly got up and walked out the door.
There were two people standing outside the door, dressed as boat trackers.
The older one was estimated to be in his thirties, dark as a ghost, wearing a bamboo hat and a raincoat. The younger one was about twenty years old, wearing the same clothes.
The two stood in the drizzle, with no expression of sadness or joy on their faces.
"Captain Wang Zhong and Captain Wang Yongxin of the Imperial Guard greet General Qin!" The two Imperial Guards stepped forward and saluted.
"I don't deserve it. Qin Liangyu greets the two officers! I wonder how the two officers came to Zhongzhou?" Qin Liangyu asked in confusion.
The upper reaches of the Yangtze River were flooded. If you went upstream along the Yangtze River, you would not be able to go as far as Wanxian. Not only the river, but also the roads on both sides of the river were flooded.
If pedestrians were allowed to walk, Zhang Xianzhong would have attacked us long ago.
Wang Zhong clasped his hands and said, "We will go southwest after leaving Beijing, and then go west after arriving in Huaiqing, pass through the Shimen Gate of Zhending Prefecture (Shijiazhuang) and enter Shanxi, then turn to Shaanxi, go through Hanzhong and reach Zhongzhou!"
Qin Liangyu was stunned, staring at Wang Zhong's eyes for a long time before she said slowly, "I admire you! Captain Wang is a skilled and daring man, the Jinyiwei is indeed full of talented people!"
She had to admire Wang Zhong.
Shanxi and Shaanxi were both in the hands of Li Zicheng, yet Wang Zhong actually dared to leave with the imperial edict. This shows how courageous he was!
In fact, Wang Zhong chose this route out of necessity.
The emperor asked him to deliver the imperial edict to Qin Liangyu within one month.
The safe route was to go to Tianjin first, then go south through Shandong to the Yangtze River coast, or take a boat to Nanjing, and then go upstream to Sichuan.
But that's too much of a detour.
After weighing the pros and cons, they decided to take the risk and pass through Li Zicheng's territory.
Fortunately, I was very lucky and didn't reveal any flaws along the way.
Wang Zhong had met Qin Liangyu in person, but they still checked each other's procedures according to the process.
After confirming that everything was correct, Wang Zhong reached out and took out the imperial edict from his arms, then stood on the high platform and recited in a low voice: "Qin Liangyu, accept the edict."
Qin Liangyu immediately led the others to kneel down and said: "Your Highness, I, Qin Liangyu, respectfully wish you the best of health. Long live the emperor."
Wang Zhong cleared his throat and recited: "In March of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, the bandits led hundreds of thousands of people to invade the capital. The capital was in danger! With the protection of heaven and the blessing of our ancestors, I and the millions of soldiers and civilians in the capital fought bravely and finally repelled the bandits."
"However, the Ming Dynasty is in trouble both internally and externally. The Jiannu and the Mongols are eyeing us covetously from outside, and Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are causing chaos inside. They are trying to undermine the foundation of the Ming Dynasty and hurt the foundation of the country!"
"In order to stabilize the situation, I have decided to call for the surrender of Zhang Xianzhong. But before calling for the surrender, I need a victory to force Zhang Xianzhong to surrender."
"From now on, Qin Liangyu will be transferred to be the governor-general of Sichuan, Huguang, Yunnan, and Guizhou provinces, and all troops from the four provinces will be under his command."
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After receiving the imperial edict and expressing her gratitude, Qin Liangyu was still in shock.
She didn't expect the situation to change so quickly.
Especially Li Zicheng, who had just surrounded Beijing and then retreated to Datong.
What was even more shocking was that she was appointed Governor-General of four provinces, in charge of all the troops in the four provinces!
What does this represent?
She now controls half of the Ming Dynasty!
The Ming Dynasty had thirteen provinces. Shaanxi, Shanxi and Henan had been lost, and she controlled four of the remaining ten provinces, which showed the emperor's trust in her.
Especially the right to act at one’s own convenience, these four words are the imperial sword!
The most shocking thing is that the emperor actually took action against the vassal king...
After the shock, Qin Liangyu was not in a hurry to deploy troops.
Zhang Xianzhong came with great force, but was trapped west of Wanxian due to floods.
It is true that speed is of the essence in war, but she has no shortage of time.
The flooding of the Yangtze River cannot be stopped just by wishing it. The most urgent task is to formulate a defense strategy and then prepare the baggage and deploy troops!
Sometimes military morale is morale, and sometimes military morale is food and supplies.
The more you don't need to be anxious at this time!
After thinking for a long time, Qin Liangyu asked Wang Zhong: "Captain Wang, does His Majesty have any other instructions?"
"Yes!" Wang Zhong thought for a moment, "Your Majesty said that Governor Qin can ignore the gains and losses of a city or a place, and can also use space to exchange for time, and can also use a few small defeats to exchange for a big victory, but the final result of this battle must be victory. If we lose, it will not only affect the situation in the southwest, but also the Central Plains and the Liaodong battlefield."
"So Governor Qin, you have to find a way to win!" Wang Zhong wiped the sweat from his forehead, his face full of worry.
"By the way, His Majesty said that there is a young master named Zeng Ying in Chengdu who is quite trusted by the people. Governor Qin can try to use him."
Qin Liangyu nodded first.
Then he frowned and thought for a long time.
As it grew dark, Qin Liangyu finally made up her mind.
She first asked, "Do you two have any other tasks?"
Wang Zhong shook his head: "Your Majesty told us to let Governor Qin dispatch us!"
"Okay!" Qin Liangyu clenched her fists tightly.
She ordered Qin Yiming: "Beat the drum and raise the tent."
Zhongzhou City was not big to begin with, and Zhang Xianzhong was eyeing it covetously from Wanxian, a hundred miles away.
So in less than a quarter of an hour, all the generals under Qin Liangyu gathered together.
She threw out a hand order and said to Qin Yiming: "Yiming, you will go to Chongqing with me later and take over the 37,000 troops under Chen Shiqi. Then transfer all the troops to Chongqing and wait for me to lead them."
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