Wang Yingjiao smiled faintly, thinking that Feng Quan had never been a local official or dealt with local squires, so he was so frightened that he lost his mind when encountering such a situation.
Maybe it's because people like to preach to others, especially older people.
Therefore, Wang Yingjiao took a sip of tea and said calmly: "To establish a heart for the world, to establish a destiny for the people, to carry on the unique knowledge of the past saints, and to create peace for all generations. Although these four sentences of Mr. Hengqu are easy to say, they are not so good. It’s easy to do. If we, the scholar-bureaucrats, want to truly serve the country and the people, we must not only be honest and self-responsible, but also have the courage not to be afraid of death! Otherwise, everyone in this world will become Haigangfeng and Zhang Jiangling!”
When Feng Quan heard that Wang Yingjiao did not show any indignation and even said something unrelated to the civil unrest he encountered, he asked with some confusion: "What does Mr. Wang mean?"
Wang Yingjiao glanced at him and said, "You shouldn't have run away then!"
Feng Quan was puzzled after hearing this and said hurriedly: "But if Xiaguan doesn't run away, Xiaguan will be beaten to death!"
"You are the governor, the governor of the military and political affairs of Nanzhili on behalf of the emperor. To put it bluntly, in Nanzhili now, you are the emperor! No one can kill you except the emperor! Let alone a group of rioters, they are officials, you You can kill them all! If you are weak, others will think that the emperor is weak and the court is weak! If you are not easy to mess with, others will think that the emperor is not easy to mess with and the court is not easy to mess with! If those mobsters really dare to beat you to death, they will beat you to death. The Emperor is rebelling! Then all the civil and military officials from the top to the bottom of Nanzhili must be punished, and all the soldiers and people must pay for their lives!"
Wang Yingjiao laughed as he spoke: "When I was the governor of Baoding, I also encountered this kind of thing because I had to investigate illegal loan sharking. At that time, there were tens of thousands of people who made trouble, but no one really dared to beat me to death. Because I know very well that this is not a real civil uprising, but that there are local gentry behind the scenes. After all, I have done things that benefit the people, and I have a clear conscience. I don’t believe that the people really hate me that much! I don’t believe that those gentry just do it. Dare to instigate uninformed common people to beat me to death! Beating me to death is a small matter, but offending the court and breaking the rules will be a big deal! To be a local official, you need to be brave and strong. Back then, Hai Gangfeng and Xu Yongjing were the governors of Nanzhili The reason why the gentry in Nanzhili can be as fearful as tigers when they are governors is that they are not afraid of death! They have courage!"
Wang Yingjiao said to Feng Quan: "If you go to Wuxi again, take all the officers and soldiers of the Biaoying camp under your governor's command. If you encounter people making trouble again, just kill them on the grounds of rebellion. You can even kill the local magistrate first." , as a governor, you have to dare to kill people, otherwise how can you control the civil and military officials under your command? People say that Ci does not lead troops, but as a governor, you also lead troops, so you must not be soft-handed. Otherwise, Your Majesty will feel that although you, Feng Quan, are loyal, you are not loyal. If you don’t have enough courage, it will be difficult for you to be reused in the future!”
After hearing this, Feng Quan felt enlightened and couldn't help but hand over his hand: "Thank you, Mr. Wang, for your advice!"
Wang Yingjiao smiled and asked, "Have you reported this to His Majesty?"
"I have already reported it. Does Your Majesty really think that I lack courage because of this?"
Feng Quan asked worriedly.
"Then you will write another one, saying that you will go to Wuxi immediately. If you can't complete the marriage, you will commit suicide and apologize!"
Wang Yingjiao replied.
After hearing this, Feng Quan thought for a while and nodded: "I'll write it now!"
…
"This Feng Quan! After all, he was born in the Han Dynasty. He is not very brave, but a few thugs scared him away. If he faced the vicious Japanese pirates like Hu Zongxian did back then, he would not even dare to stay in Nanzhili. "
After Zhu Youxiao received Feng Quan's first memorial, he threw the memorial on the case, and the other party Congzhe started talking.
Fang Congzhe said: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true. I am afraid that this Jiangnan gentry has also figured out that Feng Quan lacks local experience and is trying to scare him! In my opinion, these capable ministers and officials must be cultivated slowly. No one can stand alone all at once, so Your Majesty might as well be more patient with Feng Quan. The most important thing right now is that the matter of clearing the father-in-law's land cannot be abandoned halfway."
"Well, no matter what Feng Quan says, he is also the governor appointed by me, and he is in charge of the place on my behalf. If these people dare not to take Feng Quan seriously, they are taking my court seriously! These people think that they scare Feng Quan. Quan can scare me, but it’s too simplistic to think.”
As Zhu Youxiao spoke, he told the other party Congzhe: "Draft an edict immediately! The people of Wuxi are obstructing the new policies of the imperial court and even threatening to kill my governor. It is like a rebellion and they have no regard for me! In this case, everyone in Wuxi should be punished Scholars and people, all scholars in Wuxi will be expelled! Public taxes will be increased by three cents! All officials in Wuxi will be dismissed! No matter the reason! Before the Qing Dynasty can not be successfully carried out in Wuxi, Wuxi scholars will not be allowed to participate in the scientific examination. Two Beijing and one three provinces , all Wuxi officials are dismissed! Wuxi abandons me, and I abandon Wuxi!"
Fang Congzhe was very horrified after hearing this. He thought it was His Majesty, so he replied: "Yes!"
"One more thing, if the people of Wuxi dare to raise troops, I will dare to mobilize troops to encircle and suppress them!"
Zhu Youxiao said with a cold smile: "I don't believe it, Da Ming has really become their Da Ming!"
…
Feng Quan rushed back to Wuxi with three thousand people from the Biao camp.
This time he risked his life.
Because he admitted that what Wang Yingjiao said was reasonable. He was now the most powerful person in South Zhili and the person with the greatest military power.
But this was the first time he had to face a reform action that involved bloodshed and killing, so he was still a little nervous.
Because he was too nervous, Feng Quan brought all his soldiers and horses with him this time.
According to the Ming Dynasty military system.
The army is divided into camp soldiers and garrison soldiers.
Needless to say, guard soldiers. Except for those in border towns, the guard soldiers in the interior have almost been abolished. They are no different from ordinary farmers.
The camp soldiers are the product of the recruitment system and are professional soldiers.
The battalion soldiers are highly effective and well-trained.
But the battalion soldiers will not always exist. They are basically recruited because of a war or because a certain governor needs to form a standard battalion.
As the governor of the southeast, Feng Quan naturally has the right to form his own standard camp.
His standard battalion was naturally composed of battalions he recruited himself, and even the general Li Ruobi who led these battalions was recommended and appointed by himself.
In addition, Feng Quan can directly mobilize his own standard battalion by himself, but he only needs to report to the Ministry of War afterwards.
Therefore, the Biaoying camp held by Feng Quan can be said to be the most powerful local army in southern Zhili, and it is also the direct army that Feng Quan can best control.
Otherwise, how can we say that the governor has military power?
He is a real local feudal official.
However, if the three thousand battalions were in the hands of governors such as Wang Yangming and Sun Chuanting who had the ability to lead troops in history, they could basically be used to quell a large-scale rebellion. It was indeed unnecessary to deal with this civil unrest in Wuxi.
Therefore, when Feng Quan rushed to Wuxi with three thousand battalions, the county magistrate Zeng Zuhui was frightened.
"I've seen the platform before!"
When Zeng Zuhui learned that Feng Quan had brought three thousand battalion soldiers to Wuxi, he knelt down in a cold sweat in the main hall of the county government office and spoke to Feng Quan.
"County Magistrate Zeng, you are quite courageous. At that time, so many rioters attacked the county government office, but you still dared to run back to the county government office and continue to be your county magistrate. I admire you very much!"
As Feng Quan said this, he suddenly shouted: "Come here, take down the county magistrate Zeng Zuhui! Strictly interrogate the crime of incompetence in governance leading to chaos and riots, and send a letter to the Anti-Corruption Department of Dongchang, the Inspectorate, and the Inspection Inspector Censor, I suspect that this person is guilty of corruption, and I hope they will assist in a detailed investigation. If they cannot find out by then, and I find out personally, don’t blame Your Majesty for blaming them for neglecting their duties!"
Although Feng Quan had little experience as a governor, he was not stupid. When he saw Zeng Zuhui still in the county government office, he guessed that Zeng Zuhui might be with the gentry behind the chaos.
Zeng Zuhui was shocked after hearing this. First of all, he did not expect that Feng Quan would make a comeback instead of complaining to the court first. Secondly, he did not expect that Feng Quan would directly bring in more than 3,000 soldiers with the attitude of counterinsurgency. Thirdly, he did not expect that Feng Quan would come back. Suddenly he became a lot tougher and actually wanted to put him in jail first to punish him for his corruption.
Zeng Zuhui knew that the Ming Dynasty had very strict punishments for corruption. Once the evidence was conclusive, it would be certain to peel off the skin and make the grass real.
Therefore, Zeng Zuhui panicked and hurriedly kowtowed: "Please spare my life! Please spare my life! I have always been an honest official and I have never dared to disturb the people. As for why the civil unrest occurred, I really don't know!"
Feng Quan sneered, and used the words Wang Yingjiao said to him, and said to Zeng Zuhui: "You are the local magistrate. How could you not know why the civil unrest occurred? Even if you don't know, I can punish you for dereliction of duty." Sin, if I say I’ll kill you, I’ll kill you!”
Feng Quan said, "I am the emperor's general in charge of Nanzhili. I have the right to kill first and report later. Don't think that I am ignorant of worldly affairs! Forget it, you don't need to be tried for the crime of corruption. At present, I am clearing my father-in-law's land and my mother's rights." We can't delay things, so I can use your head to knock down the mountain and shake the tiger."
As he spoke, Feng Quan shouted loudly: "Send the order, ask the king to order the flag! Immediately behead the county magistrate Zeng Zuhui! Use the anger of the people to push back the obstacles of the New Deal!"
"yes!"
General Li Ruobi hurriedly replied, and with a wave of his hand, two tiger-backed soldiers came over and took Zeng Zuhui into custody.
Zeng Zuhui struggled, and shouted with anger: "Feng Quan! You treacherous villain, aren't you afraid that you will kill me and stir up civil unrest again! If you ask why the civil unrest is happening, it's not because you are already notorious. , who among us in Wuxi doesn’t know that you are a treacherous official and a traitor! Everyone will kill you if you find it!"
Zeng Zuhui roared.
Feng Quan smiled coldly: "Civil chaos? Do you still dare to threaten me with civil chaos? If civil chaos really happens because I kill you, you will definitely be the first to be wiped out!"
As he spoke, Feng Quan mustered up his courage and said, "I want to see who dares to rebel! Following the order, whoever dares to break into the county government office without permission will be shot without mercy!"
"yes!"
Li Ruobi replied.
In fact, even if the gentry wanted to instigate civil unrest, they had to spend time organizing it.
After all, killing a magistrate or clearing one's father-in-law's land does not really involve the interests of ordinary people. Therefore, if there is no instigation from the gentry, the people will not take the initiative to cause trouble.
The people are not fools. It is impossible for them to take the initiative to participate in these political disputes without working on the crops and being hungry.
Therefore, until now, no people have come to the county government office.
After Feng Quan said to Li Ruobi, he waved his hand: "Behead!"
Li Ruobi drew his sword.
Seeing this, Zeng Zuhui trembled violently, knelt down directly, and cried in sorrow again: "Zhi Taiwan! Spare my life! This has nothing to do with Xiaguan. Xiaguan had no intention of obstructing the New Deal, and he did not exploit the people during his tenure, which resulted in The rioters who broke into the county government office were the work of the gentry. Although I have no clear evidence, I know it, so I would like to ask the platform to spare my life because I am just a sesame official!"
Feng Quan heard what Zeng Zuhui said and believed that what Zeng Zuhui was telling the truth now.
But just when Feng Quan was about to open his eyes to Zeng Zuhui, he suddenly remembered that Wang Yingjiao said that as the governor of the southeast, he was responsible for patrolling the hunting areas on behalf of the emperor, so he thought that he had to learn from his majesty in order to be worthy of what his majesty gave him. power, and therefore changed his mind and said: "You finally didn't hide it from me! But unfortunately, my official words have been spoken out, and the king's flag has been requested, so there is no reason to go back on it! Mercy does not control soldiers, justice does not control wealth, I With the great trust of the emperor and the great cause of long-lasting peace and stability in the southeast, how can we change the order overnight?"
"cut!"
Feng Quan said as he spoke.
Click!
Li Ruobi chopped off Zeng Zuhui's head with a knife and fell to the ground.
Bang.
Feng Quan subconsciously felt like vomiting, and for a moment he froze on the spot, thinking: "This, this, it seems that I really killed it first and played it later. Isn't it too hasty?"
What Feng Quan didn't know was that the other officials in the county government had already started to fear him like a god because of this. They all knelt on the ground and started shaking. After all, the table-making master in front of him would kill even the county grandpa if he asked. Who knows if he would kill himself? ?
"Who is the county magistrate?"
After a long time, Feng Quan remembered the business and asked quickly.
The county magistrate who was kneeling on the ground hurriedly crawled over and said tremblingly: "The next official is the county magistrate Qiao Zhanggui. Please give me your instructions, the great master of the Taiwanese production!"
"You temporarily assume the position of county magistrate, and immediately organize people to clean up the land! I will personally supervise it!"
Feng Quan said.
"Yes! The lower official takes the life of the Taiwanese master!"
Qiao Xiancheng replied hurriedly, without daring to neglect, and immediately followed the instructions.
So Feng Quan hurriedly took his 3,000 battalion soldiers and Qiao Xian Cheng and others to the countryside, and directly came to the vicinity of Gu's house to start clearing the land.
But soon after Feng Quan and others arrived, a large number of villagers appeared again, armed with sticks and hoes, and the number was even larger.
However, this time Feng Quan did not run away, but shouted: "Kill without mercy! I don't believe these people really dare to rebel!"
"yes!"
General Li Ruobi shouted loudly: "Array up!"
Therefore, the soldiers of Feng Quan's Governor Biao camp immediately held shields, deployed spears, raised firearms, lit cannons, and aimed at the rushing villagers.
boom!
The Franco machine gun on the tank fired first, knocking away several villagers on the spot.
The other villagers were shocked when they saw this and immediately retreated.
After a villager ran to Gu Yongcheng, he couldn't help but said: "Master Gu! The army has artillery, but we don't want your money!"
"you!"
Seeing this, Gu Yongcheng had no choice but to run back in the sedan.
Feng Quan seemed to have gained the courage of a border official after killing the county magistrate, and said: "Chase him! Dare to attack the officers and soldiers, it shows that he has become a fierce citizen, has no fear, and should establish his authority!"
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