When Yuan Jixian heard Zhang Rong's remarks, he thought he was really drunk.
When he saw Zhang Rong's slightly raised mouth corners, he realized that the other party was acting.
Just when Yuan Jixian was about to cooperate, he saw Zhang Rong close his eyes and fall to the ground.
"This...what happened to Eunuch Zhang?" Zuo Liangyu cautiously took half a step back.
He didn't dare to contact Zhang Rong for fear of being poisoned.
"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Brother Zuo. Eunuch Zhang has drunk too much. Let's stop here today and drink again another day!" Yuan Jixian had no idea what Zhang Rong was up to, so he could only retreat tactically.
Zuo Liangyu was eager for them to leave quickly. Although he said polite words, he ordered his servants to lift Zhang Rong up as quickly as possible and put him in the carriage outside the door.
Watching the carriage slowly go away, Zuo Liangyu finally felt relieved.
"Dad, you and Yuan Jixian have a good relationship. Will he really attack us?" Zuo Menggeng asked puzzledly.
"Oh," Zuo Liangyu looked at the messy hall and smiled coldly, "It's hard to say. Better safe than sorry."
"By the way, go take a shower and change your clothes. I suspect Zhang Rong has poisoned your clothes!"
Then he ordered his servants: "Throw away all the things used in today's banquet. The farther away the better!"
After making all these arrangements, he was still worried, so he went outside the government office and said to the general on duty: "Send a thousand men to surround the government office. If a bird flies in, we will arrest you!"
......
Inside the carriage.
Just as Yuan Jixian was about to ask, Zhang Rongyi turned over and sat up.
"Eunuch Zhang, did you poison me successfully today?"
Zhang Rong looked towards the government office with a gloomy expression, his fists clenched, "This guy is too cautious, I won't have a chance to poison him!"
Yuan Jixian was stunned: "No chance? I read in the storybook that poison can be delivered remotely, why doesn't Eunuch Zhang give it a try?"
Zhang Rong retorted angrily: "What is written in the storybook is all made up. The Jinyiwei and the Dongchang can't do it!"
Ancient novels are also called legends and vernacular novels.
It originated in the Tang Dynasty, developed in the Song Dynasty, was called zaju in the Yuan Dynasty, and was called huaben in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Especially in the late Ming Dynasty, due to the maturity of woodblock printing technology, printing costs dropped significantly, resulting in the proliferation of printed materials such as novels and banned books.
Yuan Jixian patted his head and said, "It seems that poisoning is impossible?"
"Well, Sir Yuan, please don't be sentimental. Just act according to the plan tomorrow!"
"But..."
"I know that Lord Yuan and Zuo Liangyu have a very good personal relationship, but people with different ideals cannot work together. You and I have seen Zuo Liangyu's performance today. Let alone 50,000 soldiers and horses, he will not lend you even 5,000!"
"Your Majesty and the court can tolerate him commanding his own troops, but only if he obeys orders!"
"I wanted them to die with dignity, but they themselves didn't want it!"
After listening to Zhang Rong's remarks, Yuan Jixian finally let go of the last bit of pity in his heart. After sighing, he lay in the carriage in silence.
The next morning, Yuan Jixian arrived at the lobby of the government office early.
"Brother Zuo, Yuan has been ordered to borrow 50,000 soldiers from you. I'd like to trouble you to fulfill your wish!"
Zuo Liangyu immediately showed a slightly silly smile: "Brother Yuan, you misunderstood. It's not that I don't want to lend them, but they don't listen to my command. Some of these people are Zhang Xianzhong's surrendered soldiers, and some are recruited new soldiers. They are not strong enough and have limited loyalty."
"What's more, the imperial court owes them money, so they have no desire to fight."
Yuan Jixian glanced at Zhang Rong outside the door, and then lowered his voice: "Brother Zuo, Zhang Rong was sent by the court to supervise me. Brother Zuo, please call all the generals under your command to help me perform a show in front of everyone!"
Zuo Liangyu thought about it and nodded in agreement.
It has become a fact that they have their own army, but the window paper between them and the imperial court has not yet been broken.
The imperial court needed his troops to fight against Zhang Xianzhong, and he also needed the imperial court to pay military salaries and food.
Helping Yuan Jixian now is helping yourself.
Half an hour later, the Wuchang Prefecture government office was surrounded by the Ming army.
For his own safety, Zuo Liangyu once again mobilized a thousand infantrymen to guard near the government office.
Two words: clean streets.
The Jinyiwei Dongchang is good at assassination, but the prerequisite is to hide in the dark.
As long as the nearby streets are cleared, not to mention the Jinyiwei, even the Jade Emperor can’t kill him!
After receiving the news of street cleaning, Zuo Liangyu was in a good mood.
He and Zuo Menggeng walked in front, while Yuan Jixian and Zhang Rong followed side by side behind, and they walked out of the yamen and came to the street.
Dozens of senior officers and more than a hundred generals under Zuo Liangyu stood outside the door.
Full of spirit and bright armor.
Zuo Liangyu stood on the steps and said loudly: "Everyone, this is Yuan Jixian, the Lord Yuan sent by the court. He has something to say to you."
"All of you, stand still and listen carefully. Do you hear me?"
"I will obey your orders."
"Yes, sir."
A number of generals responded.
Zuo Liangyu walked up to Yuan Jixian with a smile on his face and said, "Brother Yuan, please speak."
Yuan Jixian was not polite either. He took a half step forward and shouted: "Everyone, I, Yuan Jixian, the governor of Jiangxi, Huguang, Anqing, and Yingtian military affairs, have been ordered to come to Wuchang to borrow 50,000 troops from Zuo Liangyu, the Earl of Ningnan, to encircle and suppress Zhang Xianzhong."
"Are there any of you willing to join me in going out to fight and achieve great things?"
The generals looked at each other and remained silent in tacit understanding.
Zuo Liangyu had already told them privately that no one was allowed to go.
Zhang Xianzhong has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command, and they are unstoppable!
The merit of this trip is secondary, as you might even lose your life.
Looking at the silent crowd, Yuan Jixian knew the result.
"It's not that we don't want to send troops, it's that the court is in arrears with military pay. Our brothers can't even get enough food to eat, so they can't fight at all." A deputy general said in the crowd.
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