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Chapter 596: Political Situation
Sun Chuanting did not stay in Luzhou Wei for long.

He rejected Wang Rong's suggestion that he return to his hometown, saying that the country was in great trouble and the bandit problem in Shaanxi was particularly serious. As the newly appointed Governor of Shaanxi, Sun Chuanting must take office as soon as possible to integrate the troops and solve the problem of bandits.

So he came to Luzhou Wei on the one hand just passing by, and on the other hand to take over Gao Jie and his troops in accordance with the imperial edict, and then go together.

Wang Rong did not persuade Sun Chuanting much about his attitude. After introducing Gao Jie to him, he helped him again. He specially transferred 500 elite soldiers from Luzhou Guard to Sun Chuanting to serve as Sun Chuanting's personal guards. In addition, Wang Rong also supported Sun Chuanting in armaments, weapons and food in the name of the commander, which made Sun Chuanting very grateful. With Wang Rong's help, he was more confident after going to Shaanxi.

Zhu Shenzui did not show up, nor did he meet Sun Chuanting. He only appeared after Sun Chuanting and Gao Jie led their troops to leave Luzhou Wei.

In the backyard of the commander's office, Zhu Shenzhui, Wang Rong and Wang Jinwu were sitting with some wine and food in front of them, drinking and chatting.

"What do you think about Boya's trip to Shaanxi this time?" Wang Rong asked.

Without waiting for Zhu Shenzhui to answer, Wang Jinwu said, "How else can we see this? Boya is a man of both civil and military talents, and now he is the governor of Shaanxi. He has Gao Jie's troops under his command, plus the 500 elite soldiers you gave him. With this as a base, he will surely achieve great things in Shaanxi."

"Those bandits may seem to be making a lot of trouble, but they are just bandits, a bunch of peasants who just rely on their numbers. They are useless in a real war. Otherwise, how could Cao Wenzhao and his men beat the bandits into fleeing in panic with only a few thousand soldiers?"

"It's because you don't allow me to. If I were to lead the troops, I wouldn't need many. One thousand cavalry and two thousand infantry would be enough. With my ability, I would have wiped out the bandits long ago. The rebel leader Gao Yingxiang would have been dead long ago. How could he be allowed to travel thousands of miles freely? Now he has even run to Nanzhili?"

Wang Jinwu had the confidence to say this. You should know that although Wang Jinwu was not well-known in the Ming Dynasty, he was a very famous person on the grassland.

Ever since Zhu Shenzui recaptured the Tengger tribe, Wang Jinwu has been a sharp blade in Zhu Shenzui's hand. It can be said that Wang Jinwu made an indispensable contribution to the rise of the Tengger tribe in such a short period of years and becoming the leader of the Tumed.

Although Wang Jinwu was unable to participate in the battle with the Jiannu because he returned to the Ming Dynasty, it should be noted that the most elite cavalry of the Tengger tribe was trained by Wang Jinwu. Even among the generals who now control the troops in the Tengger tribe, there are people like Li You who were trained by Wang Jinwu.

In terms of martial arts, Wang Jinwu may not be as good as Zhu Shencui, and in terms of political strategy, management and vision, he is even worse. But Zhu Shencui had to admit that Wang Jinwu was extremely talented in military affairs, especially in the battlefield, and was a rare and fierce general. He also had immeasurable potential in the future. If he was given a chance to show his talents, he would surely become a famous general.

Although Wang Jinwu had never fought directly with the rebels, he was quite confident in his ability to fight. Moreover, he had been stationed in Pingshun these days, paying close attention to the war situation in the east, and had a good understanding of the so-called rebels.

In his opinion, the rebel army was a motley crowd that was not worth a single blow. It was unreasonable that Zuo Liangyu was careless and defeated. Cao Wenzhao, who was known as Cao Yanwang, was just so-so. If he led his troops to fight the rebel army, why would he let Gao Yingxiang run around? He would have wiped him out in one fell swoop.

Wang Jinwu admired few people in his life, except Zhu Shencui. However, he was very impressed with Sun Chuanting, his elder brother-in-law, because he knew Sun Chuanting's abilities very well and understood Sun Chuanting's military capabilities even better.

In his opinion, although Sun Chuanting was leading troops for the first time, he already had Gao Jie's troops, plus the 500 elite soldiers given to him by Wang Rong, all of whom added up to nearly 2,000 people. When Sun Chuanting arrived in Shaanxi, he would use this force as a foundation and then unite with the official troops in Shaanxi to reorganize and train, and it would be no problem to deal with the bandits.

Not to mention other bandit leaders, even Gao Yingxiang is definitely not a match for Sun Chuanting. It is just a matter of time before Sun Chuanting wipes out the bandits and pacifies Shaanxi.

Wang Rong did not show any satisfaction with Wang Jinwu's "shameless words". Instead, he glared at him, then turned his gaze to Zhu Shenzhui without even looking at him.

Zhu Shenzhui took a sip of the wine in front of him and said solemnly, "Bo Ya was able to defeat the bandits in Shaanxi and even wipe out various tribes. My opinion on this is consistent with that of Jin Wu. With Bo Ya's ability, it is not difficult to do this..."

"Dad, look, look, Sixth Brother has said so, why did you just..." Wang Jinwu couldn't help but said after hearing this. But before he could finish, Wang Rong glared at him again, scaring the boy so much that he shrank his head and shut his mouth.

"Uncle, don't blame Jin Wu. Don't you know Jin Wu's character? Besides, he is not wrong from a military point of view."

Wang Rong sighed and said, "Ah, you are right. This kid is only good at fighting and killing, but he can't do anything else. He is just a reckless man. Uncle is old, and I don't know how long he can live. You brothers should learn from your youth. If your uncle is not around, you will have to take care of him more."

"Uncle, what are you talking about? Jin Wu and I are cousins, and we grew up together. I will naturally take good care of him. Don't worry, uncle."

Wang Rong was very happy to hear this, raised the wine cup in front of him to signal Zhu Shenzhui, raised his hand and drank it all. Putting down the wine cup, seeing Wang Jinwu still standing there stupidly and not knowing anything, he couldn't help but get angry, stretched out his foot and kicked him directly, the kick was not light, the boy was not prepared at all, grimaced in pain, covered his ankle and asked his father what he was doing, which made Zhu Shenzhui laugh.

"Okay, uncle, isn't it good for Jinwu to be so straightforward?"

"Hmph!" Wang Rong glared at Wang Jinwu again, and then reminded him to toast his cousin Zhu Shenzhui. Although Wang Jinwu still didn't understand what happened to his father today and why he had to make such a fuss, Wang Jinwu had one good point, which was filial piety and obedience. Since his father said so, he would do it. Besides, the relationship between him and his cousin Zhu Shenzhui was closer than that of brothers, so wasn't it natural for him to toast?
Seeing his silly son toasting Zhu Shenzhui, and Zhu Shenzhui smilingly putting his arm around his son's shoulder and drinking together, Wang Rong showed a gratified smile on his face.

Wang Rong has taken great pains for Wang Jinwu, especially the changes in the world in recent years, which have made Wang Rong see many things that ordinary people overlook, that is, if things continue like this, the world will inevitably be in chaos, and Zhu Shenzhui, who had already made plans and arrangements, now has a considerable foundation. Once the world changes drastically, Zhu Shenzhui will inevitably start a rebellion. If he starts a rebellion, with the power in his hands and his special identity, it is very likely that he will seize the world.

As a relative of Zhu Shenzhui, no matter what Wang Rong thought, he was bound to Zhu Shenzhui by nature, which meant that the future of the Wang family depended on Zhu Shenzhui. If Wang Rong was 20 years younger, he might have followed Zhu Shenzhui to build a career, but now he was old, and in a few years he might not even be able to lift a knife. The future of the Wang family could only rely on this kid, Wang Jinwu.

As the saying goes, if one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit. Once Zhu Shenzhu succeeds, the benefits to the Wang family can be imagined. At worst, Zhu Shenzhu will give the Wang family a hereditary title for the sake of his father and son. So from this point of view, although Wang Jinwu and Zhu Shenzhu are cousins, and his uncle is also kind to Zhu Shenzhu, the monarch and his subjects are monarchs and subjects after all. Now Wang Jinwu must understand the way of monarch and his subjects, and the principle of respect and inferiority, so that the Wang family can continue to be rich and prosperous!
Wang's ancestors were Lan Yu's subordinates. How powerful was Lan Yu under Zhu Yuanzhang? How powerful was he? But how did he end up? The lessons learned from the past are all bloody lessons. Even relatives should know this. Wang Rong doesn't want to lose this family relationship because of the descendants of the Wang family after he closes his eyes, and end up with a miserable end.

But now seeing that Wang Jinwu, this silly boy, is carefree and heartless, Wang Rong feels a lot more relieved.

Just like what Zhu Shenzhui said, Wang Jinwu's straightforward personality is more suitable. After all, as a superior, if one of your subordinates is a person with a temperament like Wang Jinwu, and the other is a person with a lot of twists and turns, which one would you value more? Who would you be closer to? Isn't the answer obvious?
Maybe the silly boy is lucky. As long as Wang Jinwu is determined to follow Zhu Shenzhui and obeys Zhu Shenzhui's orders, that is enough. I think the Wang family will have to depend on him in the future.

After a glass of wine, Zhu Shenzhui patted Wang Jinwu on the shoulder and the two sat down again.

At this time, Zhu Shenzhui continued the previous topic and said, "Boya defeated the bandits in Shaanxi. It is not difficult to quell the rebellion. As Jin Wu just said, the bandits are just bandits. A group of mud legs holding hoes picked up knives to rebel. They are nothing more than a mob. Even if there are more people, it will be useless. When they go to the battlefield, they will scatter and only end up defeated."

"But this matter cannot be judged only from a military perspective. Why are there so many rebellions in the world now, and why are the bandits so powerful that they cannot be completely eliminated?" Seeing that Wang Rong and his son seemed to be thinking about something, Zhu Shenzhui continued: "In my opinion, the key reason for this lies in two points."

"What two points?" Wang Jinwu couldn't help but ask.

Zhu Shenzhui pointed a finger and said, "One is a natural disaster! Since the 10th year of the Wanli reign, Shaanxi has been hit by drought, especially in Yan'an, Qingyang, and Pingliang. In the 14th year of the Wanli reign, Xi'an, Yan'an, Pingliang, Qingyang, Fengxiang, and Hanzhong suffered from severe drought, which almost covered the entire province. In the 44th year of the Wanli reign, Shaanxi suffered from drought again, and it also affected northern Sichuan and areas west of Shanxi. The years of drought have made the people miserable."

"During the reign of Emperor Tianqi, the situation in Shaanxi eased a lot, and it was considered a good few years. However, from the seventh year of Tianqi until the current Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, Shaanxi suffered from drought again. Instead of allocating funds for disaster relief, the court increased Liaodong military pay. Coupled with several policy mistakes by the court, such as abolishing post stations across the country, the situation in the northwest deteriorated sharply, and the people were living in poverty. The people could not survive, so they started a rebellion."

(End of this chapter)