While Zhang Mingwei was speaking, Yuan Shizhong's eyes were bright and had no scruples, just staring at Zhang Mingwei's eyes.

His eyes were clear and he looked at each other calmly, and without hesitation while talking, he knew that what the Duke said must be true.

Before that, when he was heading south, he suddenly heard that an official like Haigang Peak had appeared in the capital. He was not afraid of power, but forced himself to attack the powerful and nobles in the capital, killed the censors of the city, and saved countless refugees. He was called Zhang Qingtian and Zhang Bodhisattva.

In a very unexpected situation, he decided to go north to take a look, but he happened to meet Lan Tianbao halfway. From Lan Tianbao's mouth, he knew the more detailed situation and felt more favorable to the Duke, which made his desire to be recruited by the court become popular again.

As for him, he really didn't want to be a thief. He couldn't help but have no reliable channels. He could not believe any of the governors and governors who led the troops. Only this court official who had become a Duke was his hope.

In the end, he asked Lan Tianbao and Yuan Zhuang to fly to the capital to verify the situation and find a way out for them in the future.

However, Yuan Shizhong never expected that Lan Tianbao was actually a secret spy. To be honest, when he knew Lan Tianbao's identity, he had doubts about what Lan Tianbao said about Xingguo Duke.

In this smoky officialdom, there really is such a duke who is untainted by the mud? And the most important thing is that this duke is still favored by the emperor!

Isn’t it said that the emperor was deceived by treacherous ministers and the state affairs were so corrupt? Why can he be able to recognize the beads with wise eyes and use a good official now?

So, Yuan Shizhong changed his mind and insisted on meeting the legendary Duke Xingguo, and then decide whether to hand over the life and death of Xiao Yuanying!

Duke Xingguo had experience in resettling refugees before, and he also evacuated the Liaodong military and civilians. These are all major events, just like resettling disaster victims. Now, Duke Xingguo talks freely, with reasonable evidence and no problem can be seen, so he believes it.

Therefore, as soon as Zhang Mingwei finished speaking, Yuan Shizhong knelt on one knee again, clasped his fists and raised his head, and said sincerely: "The nobles of the Duke of the Kingdom and the name of Bodhisattvas have long admired the name of the great people. Now they have seen it with their own eyes and heard with their own ears. They also know that the Duke of the Kingdom does not care about his glory and wealth, and is dedicated to serving the country and the people, willing to take great risks. The people are convinced and willing to hand over the lives of all the people in the Xiao Yuanying to the Duke of the Kingdom for the treatment!"

After saying that, keep your posture still and lower your head to show your surrender.

When Liu Jin, who was behind Zhang Mingwei, was stunned when he saw this.

He made plans to fight two people, just like Zhao Zilong of Changshan, and loyally protected the master in front of the two armies. Unexpectedly, one of them was Lan Tianbao, so forget it, it was also a very outstanding thing to capture the thief leader on the spot.

However, after talking for a while, the thief leader was actually scared. He was a thief leader who claimed to have 200,000 subordinates, and knelt in front of the two armies. Then how could he show his ability? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

In addition to this thought, Liu Jin admired the thief leader very much. He had a very accurate vision and actually found the Duke of the State.

Thinking of this, he looked at Zhang Mingwei's back again, and felt in his heart, "The shadow of a famous tree, isn't it considered a soldier who has been defeated without fighting?"

He was thinking this way, and Zhang Mingwei felt very comfortable.

You know, the person in front of you is not an ordinary citizen or an official under his command, but a leader among the bandits and the rival of the imperial government army. No matter what, he is also a famous figure in history.

He looked at himself this way, and it seemed that his efforts were rewarded!

With a happy heart, Zhang Mingwei also smiled and said, "To be honest, the reason why I agreed to recruit peace and even risked the risk of coming here in person is because I heard about you and knew that you were loyal and righteous, and I couldn't bear to see you pass on to future generations as a thief."

Speaking of this, he paused and continued, "If you were a thief like Zuo Liangyu and Li Zicheng, no matter how strong the troops were, I would have to suppress it quickly. Because I know that these heroes in troubled times have countless people who were destroyed by their disaster and their families were destroyed and their lives were killed. If they did not die, the world would be unstable!"

Yuan Shizhong was a little surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect that he would be pretty good in the impression of the Duke! When he came to his senses, he knew that it must be what Lan Tianbao said.

To be honest, when he knew that Lan Tianbao's true identity had been known, he felt a little uncomfortable. But at this time, these discomforts disappeared.

Thinking of this, he felt a little ashamed: "The people of Cao are willing to make meritorious service and be the king of the country, and die after death!"

"Haha!" Zhang Mingwei smiled and said, "Get up and talk!"

After hearing this, Yuan Shizhong stood up as he said, respectfully.

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On the side of the imperial government army, Zhu Mai was wearing armor and under the escort of Zhou Liu's family, he must have stared at him from the moment Zhang Mingwei left the formation.

In fact, it was not just her, including the old man Min Hongxue, the Minister of War, and the loyal Bo Zhou Yuji, as well as the 25,000 soldiers. Their eyes were all staring at Zhang Mingwei's back.

Min Hongxue had long passed on military orders, and the entire army was ready for war. As long as the military order was made, no matter how many swords and fires were used, they would rush over to save the Duke of the country.

Among them, Zhou Yuji even thought about it. He didn't believe that the Duke and his family could fight one or two. If there was a situation, he would rush over immediately.

However, no one expected that the thief leader who dared to change his mind in front of the Minister of War would actually bow to him after seeing the Duke. And more than one bow, he bowed again after saying a few words.

Zhou Yuji could see at a glance that the surrender in front of the formation must have been done!

Although Min Hongxue is old and a little dizzy, this does not prevent him from reaching the same conclusion as Zhou Yuji. He felt a little uncomfortable about this, thinking in his heart, is my reputation so unbearable? It is necessary for the Duke of the State to come?

Thinking of this, he had to admit that in the current Ming Dynasty officialdom, when it comes to reputation, Duke Xingguo ranked second, so no one dared to say that this is the same as the people and those political enemies.

In order to make the refugees dare to offend all the powerful people in the capital, the entire Ming Dynasty was the Duke of Guo and Hai Gangfeng!

He confiscated the homes of countless people, from the Prime Minister, the Chief Secretary, the Eunuch in charge of the seal, the Duke of Chengguo, and the Eight Great Shanxi merchants, etc. Even the nine thousand-year-old who was powerful in the Tianqi Dynasty, he was not as good as he was in search of the house!

What's even more incredible is that they donated two methods of firing glass and cement to the court. This is not only beneficial to the country and the country, but also abandoned the infinite wealth that these two methods of firing can bring. Who can be as generous as the Duke of the State?

Thinking of this, he felt balanced!

For ordinary soldiers, they did not recognize Lan Tianbao. They thought that Zhang Mingwei and the thief leader each brought one person to fight in front of the two armies. The Duke of the State just had this courage, which made them admire them very much.

Then, after seeing the thief's head meets the Duke, he talks for the Duke twice after a few words. Their impression of Duke Xing has definitely been promoted to a very high level.

Next, there was nothing to say. So I recruited Xiao Yuanying and began to accept the reorganization in detail.

There were 110,000 troops in Xiao Yuan camp, but there were only about 25,000 soldiers who could fight. The rest were ordinary people and needed to be resettled by the court.

According to the prior plan, after reviewing the war soldiers of Xiao Yuan Camp, only 16,000 troops were left, including about 3,000 cavalrymen.

Considering that there will be a series of battles in the future, there will be no time to reorganize, so the small Yuan camp with 16,000 troops will still be formed into a battalion alone and will not be split.

According to convention, Yuan Shizhong was appointed as the Dusi, who was in charge of the generals, while Yuan Zhuangfei was also the Dusi, who was in charge of guerrilla affairs.

Their families no longer followed the army, but went north with the people arranged to live in the capital.

Zhang Mingwei was a military supervisor, holding the great power granted by Emperor Chongzhen, allowing Baoding Prefecture to jointly resettle the people and ensure that the people could go to the north of the capital and Tianjin.

Min Hongxue was rectifying his military strength and had to complete the reorganization as soon as possible, then heading south to attack Zuo Liangyu's troops as soon as possible, and then untie the siege of the Fengfeng.

It has to be said that Min Hongxue is indeed experienced in leading the army, and the reorganized troops were all organized and there was no confusion. It took only three days to complete the initial reorganization.

Zhang Mingwei's reputation was there, and no one in the area dared to provoke the authority of this duke. The cooperation was also good, with nearly 100,000 people all starting north without any hesitation.

However, what everyone never expected was that just when Min Hongxue was planning to lead his troops south, the old man fell ill!

Thinking about it, the old man in his seventies is still working hard in the army to fight, so he must not have a good rest.

When he is sick, the army cannot move because he is the head coach!

After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei immediately took Zhu Mai to visit. According to the doctor, it was just a cold and needed to rest. It should be fine. It was just a matter of marching and fighting, such as sleeping in the open. Then don’t think about it.

If you have to wait for Min Hongxue to recover from illness, you don’t know when it will be. Not to mention Zuo Liangyu, the Kaifeng Battle has already begun. If you delay one more day, there will be one more day of danger in Kaifeng.

Min Hongxue was helpless and said to Zhang Mingwei: "The body of the lower official is really too delayed. The military and national affairs cannot be delayed, so I can only ask the Duke!"

"Me?" Zhang Mingwei was a little surprised when he heard this. He was just a military supervisor.
Chapter completed!