After the military discussion ended, Chen Wen did not rush to see Wang Jiang's mother, but left Wu Dengke alone.

This time, as Chen Wen's three earliest thousand generals, Yin Yue and Li Ruixin were assigned to lead troops alone, and only Wu Dengke was ordered to act as the battalion officer of the Yiwu camp to follow the army.

Originally, when Nantangying divided troops to defend Dalan Town before and after the Battle of Siming Lake, Wu Dengke performed very well, so Chen Wen handed over the task of staying at the temporary old camp in Tiantai Mountain to him. However, unexpectedly, Wu Dengke's performance this time was far inferior to the past. The fundamental reason was that he wanted to do his best to complete the task assigned to him by Chen Wen, so he would lose sight of the other. Therefore, Chen Wen felt that it was necessary to make some reminders at the moment to prevent Wu Dengke from going astray.

"Brother Wu, can you figure out where the mistake was when I stayed in Tiantai Mountain some time ago?" Chen Wen and Wu Dengke have known each other for a long time and have always been called brothers in private.

Severe or heavy?

Which one is more important?!

At present, Wang Jiang has no news, and everyone involved has made mistakes. It can even be said that Wang Jiang’s mistakes are much greater than those of these two generals.

Before leaving, Wang Jiang insisted on going to convince Yu Guowang and others. Chen Wen did not want to speculate on the thoughts in this, because he and Wang Jiang were able to cooperate and understand each other in this year. The reason was that Wang Jiang never interfered in military affairs, and Chen Wen had never interfered in the logistics and common affairs of the old camp.

The two of them endured each other and maintained a delicate balance between them. This was why the remnants of the Ming army in Dalanshan forced to survive this year after losing their base and were able to draw some troops to fight for the lost territory.

However, Wang Jiang's actions were contrary to the previous plan that he and Chen Wen had already made a foregone conclusion. Not to mention that Yu Guowang and others came to help, in Chen Wen's opinion, it might not be effective, but instead he would have to distract some of his energy to coordinate. Just saying that Wang Jiang insisted on going to convince these people, and even left the old camp, it seemed that he could not tell the difference between the primary and secondary.

Wu Dengke and Li Ruixin needed to cover the old camp to Jinhua at that time, and the mission itself was extremely heavy, but they only had one year in the Ming army in Dalan Mountain. They were both white-hearted before following Chen Wen. Although they performed well in the previous victory, they were always inconspicuous under the limelight of the head coach Chen Wen, so naturally they did not have the prestige to convince Wang Jiang to "willful" actions.

As for their disposal and remedial measures for this matter, they have actually reached the limit within their ability. Wang Jiang, as a civil servant in the military inspector, insisted on this, and it is impossible for them, the generals who were "inspected" to do anything to Wang Jiang.

only……

"If you want to do your best in everything, you will inevitably lead to unsatisfactory consequences. Governor Wang's affairs. Brother Li and you have tried your best. There is no need to take it seriously. But now I want to ask Brother Wu, do you still remember why you followed Xu Du to cause trouble back then?"

"this……"

Wu Dengke never expected Chen Wen to ask this question. In addition to his escape after revenge, he also held a pity to wipe out all the injustice and saved the miserable people who were bullied by corrupt officials and exploited by local tyrants and evil gentry like him. But whenever he thinks of those pasts, his heart feels like he is cut by a knife again.

Seeing Wu Dengke begin to fall into memories, he walked out of memories bit by bit, and his eyes gradually became clear, as if he had figured out what Chen Wen said.

At this moment, Chen Wen did not intend to let him speak out himself, but chose to say it straightforwardly: "Brother Wu, when I met you last year, you were a straightforward and loyal man. After joining the army, I have always regarded you as a figure like Amon in Wu, so I gave you Ziming's word "Talk."

"So now that I'm studying, has the old gentleman who teaches you to learn told you that the saint once said such a thing, "Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you?"

No matter how much Chen Wen's life experience can be made up at will based on his situation, and he is not afraid of liars who are not afraid of others to investigate. Wu Dengke's past and the reason why he chose to follow Xu Du back then have all been revealed to Chen Wen. Chen Wen also has certain recognition and praise for Wu Dengke's simple concept from resisting class oppression to later resisting national oppression.

But this time, it was just because Chen Wen said that the people of Siming Mountain were needed to balance the power of the local tribes in Jinhua Prefecture. He and Li Ruixin forced the people to follow the Ming army to Jinhua, and even sent troops to force the supervision. This matter was not a rare thing in such an era. It can even be said that Wu Dengke and Li Ruixin's handling methods were much more merciless than the Qing army or the Ming army. At least they did not slaughter all those who did not follow, and put the wives and daughters of these people into the camp as prostitutes or sold them.

Even in Chen Wen's opinion, Li Ruixin was also a co-conspirator, and he did not feel disgusted with this, because Li Ruixin was born in a martial arts family and had been educated for a long time to fulfill the commander's orders with all his heart and strength. Even if a general succeeded, he would not be willing to do it. It would be impossible to turn it around overnight.

However, Wu Dengke shouldn't have been like this at all!

"I wouldn't say anything about this matter if it were Brother Li, Brother Yin, or even others. But Brother Wu, you are different, you shouldn't have been like this!"

"Brother Wu, you were born in poverty, and your parents were both oppressed by corrupt officials, and even you were bullied when you were young. In this way, you could avenge your father alone, or cause trouble to eliminate all the injustice, and later you could also stand up for the poor people."

"And now, you have started to read and read, and have become the assistant general of the Left Army Governor's Office, and have been given the title of general, even no less than General Wu Weizhong's official position. Can you forget your original intention in this way?!"

Chen Wen's questioning hit Wu Dengke's softest part, so that this man who was originally a big and generous person, had a generous personality, and gradually gained the majesty and momentum of a traditional military general as his study progressed and his official position improved, was now full of guilt.

"Master..."

Seeing Wu Dengke's reaction, Chen Wen shook his head and signaled him not to say much. Then he said, "Brother Wu, today I will warn you. In fact, I hope that one day when I forget my true heart, someone can remind me to prevent greater fallacies. And this person, I hope it is you."

"Yes. I will obey the order!"

During this period of time, Wang Jiang's disappearance has made Chen Wen's hidden worries worse. In history, Wang Jiang was forced to surrender to the Qing Dynasty because of his mother's arrest. It was not until his mother passed away that he designed to escape from the supervision and continue to fight against the Qing Dynasty.

However, with the emergence of Chen Wen, Wang Jiang not only escaped the Qing army's encirclement and suppression of Siming Mountain in the fourth year of Yongli, but even his mother and wife were safe and sound. At this moment, he was in the back hall of the county government in Yiwu County. He temporarily lived here with the Sun family's young wife and Wang Yi's daughter-in-law, waiting for the Ming army to survive this wave of encirclement and suppression before resettlement.

But now Wang Jiang has no news. As history began to deflect, Chen Wen had no idea what was happening here, and the unknown also caused a lot of panic in his heart. Especially when he thought that Wang Jiang might have the possibility of death or being hijacked, he would have to face the pressure from Zhejiang and even the Qing army in Jiangnan alone.

Once this is the case, what he once struggled to persist may choose to give up under the pressure of the situation, but this is something Chen Wen didn't want to see.

After finishing the conversation with Wu Dengke, Chen Wen rushed to the county government to meet Wang Jiang's mother. To Chen Wen's surprise, Wang Jiang's mother did not mention Wang Jiang's many things, but asked a few questions about Chen Wen's progress in sending someone to find Wang Jiang. He led another person out to meet.

Although there is a difference between men and women, Chen Wen, the man Wang Jiang's mother, has also seen it many times. At that time, Wang Yi's daughter, who was only thirteen years old, came forward to salute, and Chen Wen had to get up and return the salute.

Regarding Wang Yi's daughter, Chen Wen's generals, especially Yin Yue, had hinted to him. Since Chen Wen was not married, it would be better to take Wang Yi's daughter as his official wife. In this way, with Wang Yi's prestige, Chen Wen could use the opportunity to overwhelm Wang Jiang and put his old income into his pocket.

Get rid of the restraint of civil servants in the military supervisors. In the eyes of these military generals, it is a matter of benefit but no harm. But in Chen Wen's opinion, this is a matter of harm but no harm.

Wang Yi's daughter is only thirteen years old. Even in this era of early marriage, Chen Wen didn't think he could be like some principals to attack junior high school girls.

The most important thing is that although Wang Yi's daughter is not old, she is a woman who has a marriage contract. In Chen Wen's memory, in history, Wang Yi's daughter was assigned to a slave to a Zuo Ling, a garrison stationed in the Eight Banners in Hangzhou after Wang Yi's death. The gang knew that she was Wang Yi's daughter, and admired her father's loyalty and treated her as her own. But later, when someone asked her for marriage, Wang Yi's daughter angrily drew her sword and committed suicide because Wang Yi had already made a marriage agreement with Huang Zongxi before, and killed her life.

Such a strong woman is clearly carved from the same mold as Wang Yi. Not to mention that Wang Yi has the kindness of knowing Chen Wen, even if he is just someone else, Chen Wen does not want to be accused of forcing a loyal orphan who has already had a marriage contract to marry him. There are so many good women in this world, why do you have to feel uncomfortable for yourself?

However, Wang Jiang's mother invited Chen Wen to come this time, but she wanted to mention Wang Yi's daughter's marriage to the Huang family. This time, Wang Jiang's mother mentioned this in front of Chen Wen. It was obvious that the thoughts of his generals had reached Wang Jiang's mother's ears, so this happened.

The explanation was no longer possible. When Wang Jiang's mother finished the matter, Chen Wen hurriedly said that although Wang Yi was no longer there, since the marriage had been decided, no one could change it. As a general of Wang Yi during his lifetime, he naturally would not sit idly by. If the people of the Huang family wanted to deceive his heart, Chen Wen was not a vegetarian and would definitely seek justice for Wang Yi's daughter.

Chen Wen's answer was deeply satisfied with Wang Jiang's mother. For this reason, he praised Chen Wen's noble character and said that he would help him find a good match. Wang Yi's daughter also blushed and thanked Chen Wen. Until Chen Wen left, she still wished Chen Wen a victory in the hall.

Walking back to the military camp, Chen Wen's originally worried heart couldn't help but relax. Only Wang Yi, Wang Jiang, Huang Zongxi and their family knew about Wang Yi's daughter's engagement. Chen Wen knew about this because he was lucky enough to see the record about this matter, that's all.

Thinking of this, Chen Wen couldn't help but sigh that at least he knew the general trend of history. Next year, Zheng Chenggong and Li Dingguo put great pressure on the Qing army in Fujian and the southwest battlefields one after another. As long as he can survive this year, it can even be said that as long as he can survive this encirclement, even if Wang Jiang is gone, he will definitely have a way to continue to persevere in Zhejiang.
Chapter completed!