The end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 325 Baoning Mansion

When [Jiaozhou] confronted the pirates on the endless blue sea, the waves were also turbulent in Nanzheng City.

With the passage of time, the three soldiers and horses of the Thunder Tiger Brigade, the Snow Leopard Brigade and the Flying Bear Brigade have all arrived in Zheng County, South Hanzhong. At this moment, Li Gu, the commander of the Beast Legion, has been waiting for a long time.

Liu Xia's secret letter to Li Jinzhong, the general of Baoning Mansion, has been sent to him at this moment.

"Liu Xia wants me to surrender and open the Sword Pavilion to welcome him into Sichuan. How can I make a choice? Li Jinzhong frowned and his heart was numb. He has indeed been ated from Zhang Xianzhong, but if he really betrays, he is still a little timid. The title of Zhang Xianzhong's murderer is not in vain. If things are exposed--

But if you surrender to Liu Xia, will you be eliminated in the future? After all, he is a surrender, and he will definitely not be favored. If you can betray Zhang Xianzhong, can't you betray him, Liu Xia?

No one likes generals with anti-bones.

"According to Liu Xia's letter, if he surrenders, he can lead 8,000 troops and become a brigade commander. Although I don't know what the travel level means, it is at least a little more powerful than before. But if my soldiers and horses are disrupted and reorganized, won't it become an empty shelf? Liu Jinzhong thought worriedly. After all, there will be many problems after the surrender.

He is not very clear about the military system of the Pingbei Army at present. However, it is also a lot to be able to lead eight thousand soldiers and horses.

In the ancient dynasties, in fact, there were not too many troops. The field elite troops are basically about 300,000, and there may be more dynasties. Most of the remaining million are local defenders, and their combat effectiveness is not strong.

And Liu Xia gave Li Jinzhong a field army, so he has a lot of power and a high possibility of promotion. It is much more promising than being a local garrison.

Most of the local garrison regiments were transferred by sick and disabled officers, and there was basically no possibility of promotion.

It seems that Liu Xia is going to use troops in Sichuan. Yes, now is a good time. Zhang Xianzhong's main force has now entered the confrontation between Yunnan and Wu Sangui. There are not too many soldiers and horses in Chengdu. If the sword gate is opened and Liu Xia's soldiers and horses are welcomed in, it is really--" Thinking of this, a glimmer of light flashed in Liu Jinzhong's eyes. If you surrender to Liu Xia, the greater Liu Xia's strength, the more beneficial the territory will be to her.

"There are still many places in the world that have not been settled. If I can help Liu Xia calm down the country, even if I can't make achievements in the founding of the country in the end, I will not be forgotten. As the saying goes, the icing on the cake is not as good as sending charcoal in the snow. Liu Xia now wants to attack Sichuan. If I don't open the way, he will forcibly attack the Sword Pavilion, which will kill and injure countless people.

Thinking of this, a smile came out of Liu Jinzhong's mouth.

The next morning, Liu Jinzhong claimed that he had a concubine for a wedding and let all the middle and high-level officers in the army be present. In fact, the site is ambushed with hundreds of Pingbei troops everywhere.

Yesterday, Liu Jinzhong handed over the surrender letter to Li Gu, officially surrendered Liu Xia in private, and became a member of the Pingbei Army. However, not all of the Baoning Mansion garrison are with him. There are also many people who are loyal to Zhang Xianzhong. Therefore, Liu Jinzhong and Li Gu co-directed a play. Let the main characters in the Baoning Mansion come over, and then catch them all.

"Congratulations!" A middle-aged man dressed in the Western court government came over with a smile on his face. However, if you don't look carefully at the fierce color in his eyes, you will definitely mistakenly think that he and Liu Jinzhong are very good friends.

This middle-aged man is the magistrate of Baoning Prefecture, called Duan Huarui. I just took office in the past few years. When he came here, many places in Baoning Mansion were controlled by Liu Jinzhong. As a magistrate, he naturally did not accept it, but Liu Jinzhong held military power in his hand, and he had no choice but to endure it secretly. Looking for an opportunity to give Liu Jinzhong a fatal blow. In fact, he has collected a lot of bad things about Liu Jinzhong. He has written a memorial and is waiting to be sent to Chengdu to impeach Liu Jinzhong for Zhang Xianzhong.

"Happy together" Liu Jinzhong's face showed a smile, in the period of Hua Ruixu and Wei She. Talk to each other word by word.

Now there is a burst of celebration in the whole Liu family, and there is an endless stream of people coming and going. I'm afraid the threshold will be broken.

"Lord Li sent a pair of Yu Ruyi!"

"Zhang sent the best Changbai Mountain ginseng."

"Huang Xiancheng sent me a set of calligraphy and painting!"

"..."

As the ruler of Baoning Mansion, Liu Jinzhong has a lot of face. Almost all the powerful people in Baoning Mansion have arrived. Even if he is just a concubine, his identity of Liu Jinzhong is there.

"Lord Liu, congratulations!"

A man in a military uniform came over and bowed to Liu Jinzhong. This man is an officer, but he is not incompatible with Liu Jinzhong. He is close to Duan Huarui. And his power is not small, so Liu Jinzhong can't take him.

Liu Jinzhong smiled and said, "We are happy together. If Lord Li can come, it will really make the little house shine!"

The legion surnamed Li also smiled hypocritically and said, "Where, Lord Liu has a happy event. How can the subordinate not come!"

Liu Jinzhong said, "You're welcome. Please sit down."

The officer surnamed Li came: "Lord Liu is the master, and he is on the upper seat"

"Oh, the visitor is a guest. How can you snoop the guests?" Liu Jinzhong said in a good way, and his face even turned cold. If the officer surnamed Li didn't sit down, he would probably turn against him.

"Lord Liu, please."

"Lord Li, please."

Liu Jinzhong snorted coldly in his heart and thought, "Smiling tiger, it will be your death in a moment. Now let you show off first. Humph. If you don't know whether it's good or wrong, dare to fight against the general.

The officer surnamed Li was also thinking: "Old man, wait, let you have fun today. In a few days, when the magistrate will submit the memorial to the emperor, it will be the date of your death. Tut, this new concubine, I have to take a look later. If it's really good, I can stay by myself.

That's it. The two of them have their own minds, but they keep smiling.

When it was near noon, basically everyone who could come came here. The whole yard is full of joy.

Li Jinzhong walked to the middle of the yard, with a smile on his face and said, "Everyone, be quiet. Everyone, please be quiet first, let me say a few words."

Liu Jinzhong said, and those who were still talking suddenly stopped. He turned his head and waited for Liu Jinzhong to speak.

"Today is my happy day. Please come and give me a scene. Jinzhong once again thanked all the adults for their faces." Speaking of this, Liu Jinzhong arched his hand to the people present.

Suddenly, I remembered the warm applause.

Liu Jinzhong continued, "Presumably all the adults have heard that the Zheng Wang army in the north has begun to gather in Nanzheng." When Li Jinzhong said this, the scene was suddenly discussed. After all, this is a matter of their lives and safety, and there is no room for any mistakes.

"Lord Liu, what do you think should be?" An official turned his eyes to Li Jinzhong.

"Why are you afraid of Liu Xia? As long as we guard the Sword Pavilion Shu Road, Liu Xia can't get over even if she puts her wings." Another general looked careless.

Suddenly, there were different opinions, but no one present dared to say surrender to Liu Xia. Even if some people thought so, they would not say it at this moment.

Liu Jinzhong glanced at everyone, coughed dryly, and said, "Everyone be quiet, be quiet!"

For a moment, Liu Jinzhong looked at the scene and returned to silence and said loudly, "Zhang Xianzhong is cruel and violent, not benevolent. I plan to open the sword door and surrender to King Zheng, a generation of heroes. The officials under his rule are honest and the people are healthy. Business is gathered and the force is strong. It is the best choice for us to be loyal. I don't know what you think?"

Before Liu Jinzhong finished speaking, the scene was out of control and there were different opinions. There are many people who abuse Liu Jinzhong, and of course there are many people who agree with him. And Duan Huarui, the governor of Baoning Prefecture, sat on the chair at this moment with a gloomy face and did not say a word.

He really didn't expect that Liu Jinzhong would surrender to Liu Xia.