Zhou Xishou glared at him directly.
Zhou Changning hurriedly held his breath and stood aside.
Zhou Xishouze whispered to him: "You can't say this kind of thing again, especially in front of outsiders, otherwise, if you let me hear it again, I will beat you to death, you, the rebellious son who has no king and no father!"
Zhou Changning raised his hand and said yes.
"You have to remember that there are things you can think but not say."
Zhou Xishou then gave him another instruction.
Zhou Changning said yes again.
Zhou Xishou then laughed in a low voice and said: "As you said, it doesn't matter whether the King of Chu succeeds or not. As long as he raises an army to rebel, it will be beneficial to us people. If he succeeds, he will naturally abolish the current Xinli and Zhang Taiyue. If he fails to succeed in the new policy he has implemented since the restructuring, the fields and shops owned by King Chu will be sold by the government. In order to convert them into silver dollars and store them in the treasury as soon as possible, the government will sell them at a low price. In this way, we will still be the ones who are cheaper. Those who are not against the imperial court, if we can still make contributions to the imperial court when his defeat is obvious, we may still be able to receive honors and honors."
Zhou Changning nodded after hearing this: "So, King Chu should not rebel."
"Who makes him afraid that his majesty will find out about his loan making and bad government administration, and he can't bear to have a large part of the profit from the loan taken away by the court. These days, if he lives an ignoble life, he will either become a king or a thief."
"Not only the common people should follow this path, but the powerful and gentry should also follow this path."
"However, you have to remember that although you can maintain peace of mind by staying out, good opportunities can easily be missed. Therefore, when opportunities are hard to find, you still have to add fuel to the flames."
"So, after Wu Zheng became Luo Jingyang's staff, his father secretly told him that when the King of Chu or the King of Chu's confidants were discussing matters with Luo Jingyang, he should tell the court that officials had impeached him for colluding with the King of Chu to plot rebellion. You should not tell him this matter only in front of Luo Jingyang."
"In this way, Luo Jingyang will have to die, and the King of Chu will have to rebel!"
After Zhou Xishou said that, he stood up and looked in the direction of Prince Chu's Mansion, with the corner of his mouth slightly raised.
Soon after, the news of King Chu's murder of governor Luo Zun and his rebellion also reached the capital via express delivery.
Shi Xing, the right minister of the Ministry of War, therefore decisively went up to the throne and said: "The King of Chu is planning to rebel, and it is appropriate to dispatch large troops to suppress it. I would like to ask your Majesty to do the expedition in person to show the power of the Lord!"
Zhu Yijun smiled suddenly after seeing Shi Xing's memorial: "Why don't I need to suppress a stupid king to establish my power? I will vote in the Privy Council to discuss this matter!"
The Privy Council then sent Liu Shizeng, the governor of Yunnan who had made great achievements in the war with Burma, as deputy envoy to the privy council and right deputy governor of the imperial censor, governor-general of Sichuan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Guizhou and Henan provinces and in charge of the military affairs of the five provinces of Hunan and Guangzhou, to mobilize troops to calm the situation. Rebel.
What the Privy Council did was equivalent to sending only a few civilian officials who were familiar with military affairs to coordinate the governors of various provinces to jointly suppress the King of Chu around Huguang. It had no intention of dispatching a large army to send generals.
but.
In fact, even before Liu Shizeng received the imperial edict to come to Huguang, the King of Chu began to retreat.
A few days after he issued an order to collect summer taxes in advance, Wu Yuexiu, the patrol commander, went north along the Yangtze River with Wei Cheng, the guard commander, and marched to Jiangxia. In order to prove his innocence, Wu Yuexiu, as a civil servant, took the lead and asked Wei Cheng to supervise the battle. And he personally led a group of guardsmen with heavy gold rewards to rush into the Chu king's rebels stationed here, cutting down dozens of people, and the Chu king's rebels were defeated.
The main reason why the rebels of the King of Chu were defeated was that the military attaches who surrendered to the King of Chu were basically unwilling to be strictly controlled by the court, wanted to enslave the soldiers, and wanted to collude with the bad feudal lords to restore the old etiquette. They treated the soldiers Naturally, it’s not that good. Not to mention the deduction of military pay, many soldiers will even have their food withheld. Even when they are not going to attack the city, they don’t even have enough to eat. What’s more, the newly recruited soldiers are all just bankrupt farmers who choose to be The soldiers were just trying to survive, so they collapsed at the first touch.
This allowed Wu Yuexiu, a young civil servant with little real skills and little commanding experience, to lead his troops to recapture Jiangxia and march to the gates of Wuchang with his bravery.
at the same time.
Deputy Military Envoy Li Hualong also led the guerrilla Cao Xibin to successfully capture Qizhou, killing more than 3,000 rebels and cutting off the Chu King's escape route by boat.
"Bing Xian, the patrol has captured Jiangxia."
After recapturing Qizhou, Cao Xibin told Li Hualong, who was about to sleep in the tent with the soldiers, that Wu Yuexiu had arrived in Wuchang.
Li Hualong immediately stood up after hearing this: "What a good Wu Xun! After all, he is a young man, and he wants to make more progress than Ben Xian! Send the order and go to Wuchang overnight without rest, so that the King of Chu will not be captured by Wu Xun alone!" "
"Bing Xian is taking the lead today. He is the first to board the city gate. He must be exhausted. Why don't we rest here and lead the remaining soldiers to Wuchang."
Cao Xibin advised at this time.
Li Hualong refused: "Since we are preparing the army, we have the responsibility to protect the people and the territory. If we sit back and watch the rebels torture the people, they will be guilty. Therefore, there is no need to persuade me. I have to go in person to make it happen." The morale will not decline, save the people from fire and water, and hope to put an end to the rebellion as soon as possible."
After speaking, Li Hualong really got up and walked out of the palace, put on his iron helmet again, took off his sword, and told Cao Xibin:
"In order to prevent the soldiers from having any grudges as they continue to march, you send me Jun's order, saying that if we can capture Wuchang before Wu Xunjian, in addition to asking for a reward from the imperial court, I will give up all of this year's salary and give it to Them! But they must not rob the people, lest the rebels gain support from the common people.”
Cao Xibin raised his hand and said yes.
So, Li Hualong really marched to Wuchang with Cao Xibin's troops that night. Even if it rained at night, it did not stop. The officers and soldiers did not mutiny, and they paid attention to military discipline, because they were all looking forward to a great victory after taking Wuchang. Make a profit.
And this time.
Chu King Zhu Huakui, who returned to Wuchang, did not know that Wuchang was besieged.
Because Wang Bihe didn't tell him and chose to hide the matter from him.
Even during this period, Wang Bihe himself began to create some false news to deceive the King of Chu and the officials and gentry in Wuchang, saying that the prefect of Yuezhou had actively surrendered to the King of Chu, and that the army had captured Jiujiang and Huaining, and was approaching Nanjing. , there was even news that Ling Yunyi, the Minister of War in Nanjing, and the noble nobles of Nanjing had responded to the king of Chu to kill the tyrant together.
The King of Chu was very happy after hearing this and began to think about choosing a concubine.
Some officials and gentlemen were also deceived by Wang Bihe into believing that King Wang Chu could succeed, and took the initiative to bribe Wang Bihe to seek official positions.
Wang Bihe also took the opportunity to sell his official position, and as the chief minister of the cabinet, he appointed many scholars as ministers, ministers, ministers and other officials of the puppet regime.
certainly.
It’s not that Wang Bihe didn’t understand the situation. As a judge, he just didn’t want to believe the situation. He also thought about the addiction of the chief minister of the cabinet. At the same time, he also fantasized about being able to escape from his shell after the failure of the King of Chu. He also hoped to make meritorious service by betraying the King of Chu. Obtain protection through bribery.
Therefore, when Li Hualong, Wu Yuexiu and others led their troops to Wuchang City, Wang Bihe decisively chose to unite with the guard commander Wang Shoukui around the King of Chu to control the King of Chu, and knelt down to welcome Li Hualong and Wu Yuexiu in the city.
At this point, the Chu King's Rebellion was put down in less than a month.
The King of Chu himself was still confused. When he saw Wang Shoukui asking him to be kidnapped out of the city to meet Li Hualong and Wu Yuexiu, he asked, "Why kidnap an orphan?"
"Because His Highness rebelled, Prince Changshi and his ministers refused to listen to their repeated advice. Now, in order to prevent the people in the city from being massacred by the army, we have no choice but to obey the righteousness and kidnap His Highness to appear before the patrol!"
Wang Shoukui said.
King Chu was stunned after hearing this, and suddenly asked Wang Shoukui: "You betrayed Gu, did Gu treat you poorly?"
"Of course it's not thin, but Your Highness is sorry for the guards below, and the salary they receive is always 50% less. But His Highness's palace has accumulated millions in wealth, and now it has increased to hundreds of thousands after the tax increase!"
Wang Shoukui said.
After hearing this, King Chu couldn't help but take a few steps back: "So, are you really defeated?"
Wangshou Kui nodded.
After hearing this, King Chu asked: "Where is Wang Changshi? I want to see him."
"We have surrendered to the city with both civil and military forces."
Wang Shoukui replied.
"hateful!"
After hearing this, the King of Chu looked at Wang Shoukui again: "Didn't you say that the salary I paid is not enough? In this way, I will give you all the money in the palace. How about you protecting the orphan and leaving to join the Miao chieftain?"
Wang Shoukui said: "It's too late, Your Highness, it's too late for your generosity!"
(End of chapter)
