"Sir, this official and gentry will be able to pay food together. It's a bit difficult to implement it!" Chen Shijun pretended to be very embarrassed.

"This is the emperor's will. Even if it is difficult, it must be implemented!"

He paused and continued to speak: "This time I went south to urge the five southeastern provinces to implement the court's policies as soon as possible!"

"This government will make the gentry dissatisfied. What if something happens to cause trouble!"

"The court has so many troops, but it's not a vegetarian. Whoever dares to make trouble can just take the lead!"

These words are superficial. Both of them have other thoughts, and the purpose is to stabilize each other.

After a while of communication, He Yuansheng opened his mouth: "Governor summons officials as soon as possible to deal with this matter. I will say goodbye first!"

"Sir, aren't you resting in the government office?" Chen Shijun was a little surprised.

"I will go to the inn to rest!"

Every city has a special inn that receives officials. Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu, so there are naturally also ones.

"There is not as convenient as the government office. It is better for the adults to stay in the government office to rest!"

"Need not!"

After saying that, He Yuansheng got up and left, but just looked at Zhou Quan with a look.

In the inn in Nanjing, He Yuansheng led 500 cavalrymen to rest here.

The not-so-large inn was immediately filled with He Yuansheng and his group. The officials in charge received them with the greatest enthusiasm.

Before nightfall, Han Yong came over to report: "Marty, all the soldiers have entered the city. Under the arrangement of the governor's yamen, he moved into the military camp in the south of the city!"

He Yuansheng nodded, then waved his hand, ignoring these trivial matters.

Anyway, after taking people into the city, he has initially controlled the situation. If he doesn't want to cause too much trouble, he can take down Chen Shijun.

After a while, Ye Yumeng, dressed in men's clothing, walked into the inn accompanied by Song Zhi.

"Have you met the master!"

"Thank you for your hard work this time!"

Yanran smiled, Ye Yumeng stepped forward, leaned against He Yuansheng's arms, and said coquettishly: "My master knows that I have worked hard, so I must cherish them!"

He Yuansheng smiled slightly, then asked, "What have you found in Nanjing these days?"

Seeing He Yuansheng mentioning the serious matter, Ye Yumeng was not acting coquettish and said seriously: "The officials in Nanjing, because of the joint efforts of officials and gentry, most of them agree to send troops westwards, and are willing to pay for money and grain.

As far as I know, Chen Shijun has raised more than 200,000 taels of silver, all of which are provided by some officials and gentry.

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He paused and said, "But many low-level military officers and ordinary soldiers don't care about this matter, they just follow orders!"

"This is easy to deal with!"

This situation is easier to deal with because the army has no intention of rebelling, and even if the local area is in chaos, the impact is limited.

Even if some gentry can incite the people to cause trouble, they can be extinguished in time.

After thinking for a while, He Yuansheng spoke again: "From tomorrow, people will spread rumors that the military pay that was about to be issued will be embezzled by Chen Shijun!"

"I'll arrange someone to do it!"

Ye Yumeng nodded immediately. She mastered the spy and it was very convenient to do these things.

"All rumors are happening, I think what do you do?" He Yuansheng murmured to himself.

Now that the brigade of cavalry has entered Nanjing, the troops of the five southeastern provinces cannot advance westward, otherwise they will break up.

But both sides really turned aside. No one could tell whether the officers and soldiers of the five southeastern provinces were obeying the orders of the imperial envoy or the orders of the governor's yamen.

So as long as the rumors arise, Chen Shijun will be in danger. He pays military salaries, and He Yuansheng can find reasons to let the army leave Nanjing.

But if the military pay is not paid, there will definitely be trouble. Not to mention that He Yuansheng will push, even rumors will cause soldiers to make trouble.

However, He Yuansheng had already planned to arrest Chen Shijun in the name of embezzling military pay for three days.

Without the support of the army, no one can cause trouble.

On the other hand, in the governor's yamen, Chen Shijun was also instructing Zhou Quan: "General Zhou, you must control the army these days!"

"Mr. Governor, it's okay to control the army, but you should pay the money, otherwise it will be easy for chaos!"

Taking advantage of the situation, but Zhou Quan's strengths are now that He Yuansheng has arrived, the situation is different, so he naturally has some confidence.

"Didn't you say that you will only pay before the army advances westward!"

Shengyin is an important weight for civil servants to control the army. How could Chen Shijun give up?

"Sir, I still want to send troops westward!"

Zhou Quan was a little surprised because He Yuansheng arrived, and there was obviously a change in this matter.

After all, sending troops westward in front of the imperial envoy of the court is obviously a breakup. It is conceivable what consequences will be.

"good!"

Chen Shijun did not give up, and had an idea: "I have sent someone to deliver a letter to the generals and governors of the four provinces to bring troops to Nanjing.

At that time, the governors of the five provinces and generals gathered together to attack He Yuansheng and force him to send troops west with us!"

For his own benefit, Chen Shijun is willing to block everything, but this idea is his wishful thinking.

Not to mention the governors of the other four provinces, what was the general's idea? Even Zhou Quan in front of him did not want to do so.

Because of the tearing of his face, no one is sure. If He Yuansheng controls the situation, they will lose their lives.

This is also because military generals have very few privileges, and the fact that officials and gentry pay food together has limited influence on them, so naturally they are inseparable.

He had various thoughts in his mind, but he couldn't say that. After dealing with Chen Shijun's words, Zhou Quan said goodbye and left.

At the General Office, Zhou Quan, who had been thinking for a long time, suddenly called a few personal soldiers and whispered a few words.

After a cup of tea, more than a dozen personal soldiers left the General's Mansion. If you look closely, you will find that one of them was Jiangsu General Zhou Quan.

In the inn, He Yuansheng, who had just had supper, was preparing to rest.

At this moment, Han Wu walked closer and handed He Yuansheng a note.

After seeing it, He Yuansheng narrowed his eyes and said lightly: "Let him come in!"

"promise!"

In a short while, Zhou Quan, dressed as an ordinary soldier, appeared in He Yuansheng's room.

"I've met Changning Hou!"

"What's wrong with General Zhou coming to see this marquis?"

"I came here to talk to the Marquis about the past!"

A few months ago, when the Yuan Dynasty invaded south, the general of Jiangsu Zhou Quan led his troops north and obeyed orders on He Yuansheng's account, so the two were considered old acquaintances.

"It turns out to be a reminiscence. I thought General Zhou had something else!" He Yuansheng smiled and spoke, with a bit of deep meaning in his tone.

This statement made Zhou Quan feel tight. After having been in contact with He Yuansheng for a while, he knew that the person in front of him was not a fool, and he was even more difficult to fool.

"Honor went south this time, have you heard something!" Zhou Quan, who had already made a decision, is not playing the puzzle, but is straight to the point.

"What does General Zhou think this marquis have heard of?"

Even though he had a short contact, He Yuansheng knew that people like Zhou Quan were the kind who had milk but were mothers, so he would not be obsessed with him, but instead tried again and again.

"The Lord led his troops south, probably because he had received news. He knew that the five southeastern provinces were prepared to follow the will of the Supreme Emperor and go west to fight for the king!"

This statement has already shown his attitude, and He Yuansheng is not hiding it, and simply said: "Yes, this matter is related to the court's plan, and the emperor will definitely not allow it!"

"How is the Marquis going?"

The meaning of this statement is very obvious, because the officials in the five southeastern provinces are all Zhejiang parties, and they are not much different, not only when they advance and retreat together.

Even if He Yuansheng brought troops to the emperor with the emperor's order, it would not be so easy to solve this matter.

"The army of the Dagan Dynasty is still loyal to the court, otherwise why would General Zhou come to the door!"

Zhou Quan smiled bitterly, and then said, "Sir, local troops are different from Beijing camps. Food, pay and supplies are all dependent on the government office, so they must be controlled by the governor's office.

More importantly, some of the generals in the army also came from the gentry family, and the matter of officials and gentry paying food together touched their bottom line. If there is a huge change, no one can say what the consequences will be!"

This is also the reason why officials and gentry paid food together and did not touch the bottom line of the generals of the five provinces, and they also had to participate.

After all, many of the officers below agreed with this matter, and the pressure from the Zhejiang Party forced them to cooperate.

"The generals in the army are not only the children of gentry!"

He Yuansheng, who had a spy in hand, naturally knew these things, otherwise he would not have been so cautious.

However, few of the gentry children in the army have direct descendants, and most of them are side branches, concubines, etc.

After all, the Dagan Dynasty focused on culture and military affairs, and this situation was even more serious in the south.

Therefore, the direct descendants of the gentry family all took the imperial examination path, and only those who were not valued were sent to the army.

Therefore, these people may not be able to exert their efforts, especially when the overall situation is determined.
To be continued...