At this time, Jin Shenghuan suddenly suggested: "Master, why don't we go back to Wuchang?"

"Go back to Wuchang?" Zuo Mengeng's heart was pounding. They had already known about the mutiny in Wuchang Town. They had also taken the initiative to ask Chongzhen to go to Wuchang to recruit the rebel soldiers, but Chongzhen refused.

After a pause, Jin Shenghuan continued: "Originally, it was not easy for us to return to Wuchang, but the Holy Father made a mistake and abolished the Jinyi Guards years ago, but he gave us a chance to escape."

"Is it possible?" Zuo Mengeng asked, "What should I do if I'm discovered?"

Jin Shenghuan said: "Without Jin Yiwei's spies keeping watch for twelve hours, it would be easy for us to escape."

Zuo Mengeng said worriedly: "How do you know that Jin Yiwei has really been abolished? What if this is fake? What if this is a trap set by Chongzhen? If we abscond at this time, wouldn't we be committing suicide?"

"Uh..." Jin Shenghuan was at a loss for words. Thinking about it carefully, this is really a possibility.

At this moment, a high-pitched voice suddenly sounded outside the door: "There is an edict, and the Duke of Chu will accept it!"

"It's broken, someone must have snitched on me!" Zuo Mengeng jumped up angrily and ran out before he could change his clothes.

Jin Shenghuan and the others did not dare to avoid it, and hurriedly followed Zuo Mengeng to the gate. They saw Gao Qiqian already waiting at the gate.

"Master Jin is here too, which saves trouble."

Gao Qiqian smiled and shouted in a sharp voice: "There is a decree, Duke Zuo Menggeng of the State of Chu and Jin Shenghuan, the first-class loyal and brave son, will immediately go to the emperor to wait for dispatch. I admire you here."

"I accept the decree." Zuo Mengeng and Jin Shenghuan quickly bowed down.

When they got up again, both of them had bitter looks on their faces. Well, now they didn't even have the chance to escape.

Needless to say, Chongzhen must have been worried about the two of them, so he kept them under surveillance to prevent them from escaping back to Wuchang to meet up with their old troops and posing a greater threat to the court.

…

Chongzhen really just doesn't trust Zuo Mengeng and Jin Shenghuan.

Especially Zuo Mengeng. After all, he was the only son of Zuo Liangyu and had a great influence on Zuo Jun.

Once Zuo Menggeng is allowed to escape back to the Wuchang rebels, he can't say that he can completely control the entire army with one call and a hundred responses, but he can at least gain the support of most of the rebels. After Zuo Liangyu died in another time and space, Zuo Menggeng took over smoothly.

He defeated the Left Army and was defeated by Huang Degong in several battles without losing the support of the army.

If Jin Shenghuan is allowed to escape back to the rebels, it will be even more troublesome.

To be honest, Jin Shenghuan still has some ability, and his performance in the Xuzhou battle was acceptable.

If this guy is sensible enough and can stay calm during this inspection period and not act like a monster, Chongzhen actually doesn't mind giving him the opportunity to lead troops, but if he acts like a monster, he will be dead.

Furthermore, Chongzhen summoned Zuo Menggeng and Jin Shenghuan into the army to understand the rebels.

After all, Zuo Menggeng was once the young master of the Zuo Army, and Jin Shenghuan was also one of the five major colonels in the outer camp, so the two of them must know the rebels far better than anyone else.

The Art of War says that if you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger.

No matter how much you look down on the rebels in Wuchang Town, you can't underestimate the enemy. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the details of the rebels in Wuchang Town through Zuo Menggeng and Jin Shenghuan.

…

At the same time, in Xuzhou.

Yang Ponu put the iron armor and cotton armor on the back of the mule, tied them tightly, and checked them carefully again.

He bought this mule for 25 taels of silver. It can be ridden as a war horse after being saddled. It is slower than a real war horse, but it can still be used.

In addition to the mule, Yang Ponu also bought a cow, which cost him a total of 30 taels of silver.

This price can be said to be very low, thanks to a deal between Du Yinxi and Pseudo-Shun, in which he exchanged 500,000 shi of grain for hundreds of thousands of mules, oxen and donkeys.

These hundreds of thousands of mules, oxen and donkeys solved the problem of having no animals to plow the fields.

However, compared to the mule, the two pairs of armored stomachs tied to the back of the mule are the most valuable possessions. If they are not tied tightly and are lost during a rapid march, it will be a big loss.

Losing a stomach is not only a financial loss.

What's more important is that the chance of saving one's life is also reduced.

So you have to be careful and careful to make sure nothing goes wrong.

After making sure that both armors and stomachs were tied firmly, he tied the dry food to the back of the mule.
Chapter completed!