amaotonovel Chapter 475
Chapter 475
Wang Ziteng was originally on the Grand Canal, leisurely traveling with a group of sons of nobles.
He suddenly received an order from Emperor Xinglong, asking him to go to Nanjing immediately to take over the post of general.
After receiving the imperial edict, Wang Ziteng did not dare to delay in the slightest and immediately summoned all the sons of nobles to discuss the matter.
These nobles also learned from the news from the capital that the court attached great importance to the bandit problem in Yangzhou.
After hearing the imperial edict Wang Ziteng received, everyone was ready to go.
Shi Lei, the son of the Duke of Shan, laughed heartily.
"Haha! This woman is tired of playing with us on the Jinling Road these days. It's just right for us to kill some bandits to relax!"
Another noble son laughed and said,
"That's right! The emergence of this group of rebels from Yangzhou is just in time. I'm tired of staying in the capital."
Others echoed.
"This time we go south to Jinling, we must do something big!"
"After we return victorious, I've heard that the Qinhuai area in Jinling is a picturesque place, so we'll all go there together, get drunk, and sleep among the flowers!"
"Hahaha! Good! You have ambition!"
"I admire you! Count me in!"
"..."
Hearing the discussion among the crowd, Wang Ziteng, who was sitting at the first seat, smiled and nodded in agreement.
However, no one noticed the worry deep in his expression.
Because the emperor blocked the news from the palace, the nobles in the capital only knew that the suppression of the bandits in Yangzhou was urgent.
However, he did not know how corrupt the current situation in Yangzhou had become.
However, Emperor Xinglong explained the situation in the secret decree to Wang Ziteng.
He was ordered to hand over military power as soon as possible after arriving in Nanjing, but not to rush to send troops to suppress the bandits.
Instead, they waited for the armies in Huguang, Jiangsu and Zhejiang to gather together, and for the most elite Shenji Camp of the Shenjing Camp to move south to designated locations, and then cooperate with the armies from all sides to send troops.
Since Wang Ziteng was entrusted with such an important task by Xinglong, his thoughts and plans were naturally extraordinary.
It's just that from this seemingly bizarre will,
He had already guessed that the bandit problem in Yangzhou was far more than just 20,000 or 30,000 bandits.
Otherwise, the emperor who holds the military power tightly,
Nor would they allow the most elite Shenji Camp among the Beijing Camp to come and suppress the bandits.
Although he was worried, he saw that the sons of nobles were full of fighting spirit.
He did not tell the truth so as not to affect everyone's fighting spirit.
At the very end of the seat among the noble children,
There was a middle-aged man with a pale face, his expression calm and silent.
He sat alone at the very end, as if forgotten, and no one spoke to him.
Wang Ziteng glanced at him and was slightly stunned.
There was also some helplessness and contempt in my heart.
I don't understand why the Jia family sent this embroidered pillow.
If he did not cooperate with the emperor's plan for the Beijing camp in the future and had to rely on the Jia family's connections, he would not be able to save face.
He would never agree to bring Jia Zhen, the man who had been raped by a flower thief, along with him.
The only reason he was allowed to appear here was because we couldn't get rid of this favor.
When it really came time to go into battle and kill the enemy, just look at his sunken eye sockets and the look of excessive indulgence, and you'll know you can't count on him.
With a silent sigh in his heart, Wang Ziteng looked away and turned to talk to others about the current situation.
After the meeting was over, all the sons of nobles stood up and said goodbye.
Jia Zhen, who was sitting at the very end, also stood up quietly and followed everyone out of the cabin.
However, he did not provide these noble sons with opportunities for gambling and drinking, but returned to his room alone, feeling lonely and dejected.
Earlier in the meeting room, although everyone did not say anything hurtful to him out of respect for Wang Ziteng and the Jia family, they did not do anything hurtful to him with their words.