Li Rusong ignored it and only said to Luo Shangzhi: "I will honor the silver reward, but now, I want you to take the opportunity to capture the fortresses around Ningxia Town immediately, and then capture Ningxia Town."
"Your Majesty, it's okay to capture the surrounding forts, but if we want to capture Ningxia Town, we may not have enough ammunition."
But Luo Shangzhi replied like this at this time, still reflecting on the problem of insufficient ammunition.
Li Rusong couldn't help but frown after hearing what Luo Shangzhi said.
He has always been used to fighting rich wars with sufficient logistics supply. The current problem of insufficient logistics made him very uncomfortable. This also allowed him to truly realize what Qi Jiguang said that fighting a war is not just about relying on oneself and the lives of the soldiers. , sometimes it depends on whether the bureaucrats in charge of logistics cooperate.
"Then you first capture the surrounding forts, and I will ask the Liaodong cavalry to cooperate with you in sweeping the perimeter."
Afterwards, Li Rusong replied, and then looked at Tian Le:
"Send a letter to Shaanxi Fuzai and ask him to quickly transport the remaining supplies. Otherwise, if military discipline is violated, he knows how serious the consequences will be!"
…
Shaanxi Governor's Yamen.
Shaanxi Governor Dang Xin felt a headache after receiving another official letter from Li Rusong.
The reason is that he was too greedy, and many of the materials in his hands were sold off in advance and turned into subscription coupons.
Not to mention the ammunition, food and other materials prepared for Li Rusong's army, it was difficult to collect them all at the moment. Even for his own officers and soldiers, many were still owed salaries and various subsidies.
Therefore, now that Li Rusong asked him to hurry up and transport the remaining supplies, he felt a headache.
In fact, because bureaucrats all over the world will use power for personal gain, after all, one of human nature is greed, so most bureaucrats will make money when they have power, even if they are New Party officials, even if they are capable ministers and officials, most of them will not If you go too far, you will consider the serious consequences of taking too much money, and you will curb your greed.
But Dang Xin is different. He is a relatively ruthless person.
However, although he had made a lot of money before, his ability to make money was also very good and he was good at running industries. Through trade with foreigners, he also made a lot of money in the vassal treasury, so that when he passed the exam, his The results on paper are pretty good.
But now Taolu suddenly stopped trading and wanted to rebel against the court with King Qing.
The imperial court also wanted to send troops to the northwest, which required the local vassal treasury he managed to prepare more supplies. And because his financial performance was much better than that of Governor Yansui, the logistical tasks assigned to him were also heavier.
As a result, his profits from foreign trade were greatly reduced, and the money from the vassal treasury was turned into a pile of porcelain and silk in his private treasury due to misappropriation of money for business. He could not spend much money to buy supplies for the army. supplies.
"What should I do now!"
"Do you guys have any suggestions?"
Dang Xin asked her staff while rubbing her temples.
"Why don't you give Marquis Tieling some benefits and ask him to give us a while longer, and we can borrow money again?"
"It only takes a month, and I think I can get through it."
At this time, Ke Chongnian, an aide next to Dang Xin who was responsible for his private business investment, made a suggestion.
Dang Xin immediately objected: "No, this Ningyuan Marquis has always been unable to get food and salt. He has never been willing to let his soldiers fight on an empty stomach. He is even a generous spender! If his supply is short, He will really bring things to His Majesty's side, and now as long as he presses for something, we have to find a way to satisfy his request."
"In this case, we can only aggrieve our own soldiers in Shaanxi and transfer their winter clothes, ammunition and food to Marquis Ningyuan's army first."
At this time, Qi Dafang, the chief envoy to political affairs, followed up.
Ke Chongnian echoed: "This is a way. As the saying goes, it is better to bully the subordinates than to insult the superiors. He, Li Rusong, is the representative of the emperor's father, and the underground soldiers are just the sons of the court. It is better to wrong the sons than to be wronged. After all, my life and future are controlled by him, Li Rusong."
Dang Xin nodded: "Then do this. Let this town immediately mobilize troops to transport food, ammunition and winter clothes to the frontline troops. Tell them that it is okay for us to starve and freeze. We cannot let the brothers who are fighting the rebellion on the frontline starve and freeze. Human beings You must be conscious and always put the interests of the country first. Anyone who dares to harm the country's affairs at this time will have this court engage in military law!"
"yes!"
Although Dang Xin wanted to deal with the logistical tasks assigned to him by Li Rusong by abusing his sergeants in Shaanxi Town, what he did not expect was that shortly after he issued such an order, the officers and soldiers under his command became violently angry.
"This dog official named Dang only knows how to make us work, but makes us starve and freeze. Sooner or later, our lives will be ruined in his hands!"
"That's right! Let us starve and freeze, but give our rations and ammunition to other soldiers. Does this mean we are going to starve and fight with the Tatars with firecrackers without ammunition?"
"We are all here to protect our family and country, so why should we favor one over another? We are all going to die anyway. Why not kill that dog official and start the uprising too? If we don't do anything, we can get extremely rich!"
…
For a time, the middle and lower-level officers and soldiers in Shaanxi Town were talking like a volcano about to erupt.
"Fuyuan, something bad happened. Dong Chaoying, Zhou Guoqi and other officials were plotting to start an uprising against them. The general wanted to arrest them, but he didn't dare to take action because he didn't know how many people would respond. , I came here to report to the Fu Yuan and ask the Fu Yuan to make a decision as soon as possible."
Jiang Tingfu, the deputy commander-in-chief of Biao Camp, also noticed something was wrong, and on this day, he hurriedly found Dang Xin and reported it to Dang Xin.
After hearing this, Dang Xin hurriedly asked Jiang Tingfu: "Are you saying they are going to mutiny and cause chaos?"
"Probably!"
Jiang Tingfu replied, and then had to take the initiative to persuade:
"Fuyuan, most of the officers and soldiers in the camp are seriously short of pay, and even the rations are insufficient. Now it is winter again, and they don't even have new winter clothes. The key is that the captives are now causing trouble and invading Shaanxi Town from time to time, which also makes the officers and soldiers in the camp If they are even more resentful, especially now that they have to prevent their food and ammunition from being transported to Ningxia, they will naturally be even more unwilling to sit back and wait for death, and will only do treasonous things, which will affect your future in Fuyuan!"
boom!
Dang Xin slammed the table on the spot and stared: "How dare they!"
Then, Dang Xin said: "If you want to cause trouble and threaten your boss, this court will never allow it!"
"You just call all the official schools together and ask them on behalf of this court, if they dare to commit crimes, aren't they afraid of being beheaded and exterminated in the future?!"
After hearing this, Jiang Tingfu could only say yes.
After Jiang Tingfu left, Dang Xin snorted again, and then said to Ke Chongnian and others: "If you want to threaten this court, this court wants to see how much trouble they can cause.
But Chongnian said flatteringly: "What I said is that they are so hungry that they have no strength left. How can they still have the strength to cause trouble!"
…
But that night.
Dong Chaoying, Zhou Guoqi and other governors of Shaanxi Town Biaoying Official School actually sat together, biting into the snatched meat and discussing the rebellion.
"Brothers, have you really thought about it?"
Dong Chaoying took the initiative to ask after eating.
Zhou Guoqi stood up with a mouth full of oil and burped as he said: "I figured it out! I dare to pull the emperor down even if he is killed, let alone Dang Xin, a dog official like him! If he doesn't let us live, neither will we." Let him live!"
"That's right, I've had enough. The imperial guards, the governor, the inspector, the inspector, and the Dongchang are all protected by fucking officials. They want to hand over a tip, but you are not allowed to do so. They are not even allowed to leave the camp."
"In this case, it's better to rebel directly and follow the example of Ningxia and rebel and kill these dog officials!"
At this time, another official school responded.
"Kill the dog officer!"
"Kill the dog officer!"
"Kill the dog officer!"
…
The officers and soldiers, who had rarely had enough to eat, all shouted loudly, and then they actually took their weapons and began to rush towards the governor's office and other government offices.
Dang Xin didn't pay attention to Jiang Tingfu's reaction at all. He was now focused on how to complete the logistics tasks assigned by Li Rusong. In order to avoid any mistakes, he specifically asked Deputy Envoy Shi Jifang and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Jiang Tingfu to personally select reliable personnel. The soldiers escorted grain, grass, ammunition and other supplies to Lingzhou.
Shi Jifang and Jiang Tingfu did not dare to neglect, and in order to avoid the dissatisfaction of the soldiers escorting the grain and grass, they also bought grain from their own pockets and gave it to the soldiers responsible for the escort, so that these soldiers could have enough to eat, and promised to replenish the food after the escort was over. Pay arrears and even increase reward money.
And because of this, the escort went smoothly without any problems.
It's just that most of the officers and soldiers who were responsible for escorting supplies such as grain, grass, ammunition, etc. that Shi Jifang and Jiang Tingfu took away were naturally the more loyal and honest ones in the Biao camp. After all, if they weren't more loyal and honest and had better military discipline, they wouldn't have been selected by Shi Jifang and Jiang Tingfu to escort the supplies.
Therefore, most of the people who were still in the camp naturally couldn't stand Dang Xin for a long time. Even if they did not participate in the rebellion, they were willing to sit back and watch the rebellion happen, or they just wanted to passively slow down their work and engage in non-violent resistance.
Therefore, Dong Chaoying and other rebellious officers and soldiers easily broke into the governor's Yamen.
Because the guards at the Governor's Yamen opened the door on their own initiative, without even bothering to discharge their guns. Some even rushed in and shouted:
"Come with me, I know where the dog officer is?"
Dang Xin soon heard the killing cry and asked Ke Chongnian: "What's going on?"
Ke Chongnian quickly stood up and looked outside.
Seeing this, Ke Chongnian collapsed on the ground.
"ah!"
But before Chongnian could stand up, Dong Chaoying, who rushed in, slashed his neck with a knife.
Seeing this scene, Dang Xin froze in place. After a while, she asked: "Who are you? How dare you? Aren't you afraid of being wiped out by the nine tribes?!"
"He is Dangxin, the governor's censor!"
At this time, a soldier from the governor's Yamen also came in and pointed at Dang Xin.
After hearing this, Dong Chaoying also looked at Dang Xin and sneered: "Nine tribes? I'm going to starve to death, what do I care about the nine tribes?"
"You have to understand my difficulties!"
"I will give you wages and money now, okay? I can't give you food now, but I can give you more money. Please don't take the road of rebellion, okay?"
As Dang Xin spoke, she stamped her feet anxiously and said, "This is not good for you either!"
Phew!
Dong Chaoying still stabbed Dang Xin with one knife, then another, and then another.
The knife is bloody.
He is already emotionally overwhelmed now, no matter what the interests are.
thus.
Even if Dang Xin now wants to use the money she pocketed as a salary, Dong Chaoying won't listen to anything and just wants to kill Dang Xin.
What's more, he has been completely disappointed with bureaucrats like Dang Xin and thinks that none of their words can be trusted. After all, he has been deceived by bureaucrats like Dang Xin many times.
As a person who grew up in this land, Dong Chaoying, like most ordinary Han people, only knows how to tolerate slight injustices. The old etiquette also teaches them to be more tolerant, especially towards elders and foreign guests, so they generally , they will not resist when encountering slight injustice.
But once they decide to resist, they will lose control completely, redouble their revenge, and even just want to destroy and not build anymore, because once they decide to resist, they will not only be disappointed in others but also in themselves, and they will deny both the bureaucracy and themselves. I consider myself a thief, so I just want to die together, and I just want to break the jar.
Therefore, after Dang Xin was stabbed to death, almost all other officials in Shaanxi were also killed, including their family members, and even babies were not spared.
Jinyiwei and Dongchang stationed in Shaanxi then thought about not just reporting the good news, but wanted to report such a thing quickly, but it was too late, and they were also killed by the angry Shaanxi town camp soldiers.
The civilians were not much better, they were also robbed and killed by these crazy soldiers.
Because after these battalion soldiers discovered that they strictly adhered to military discipline and received little protection and respect, they simply released their instincts and no longer restrained themselves.
But because of this, they, who were originally on the righteous side, became the unjust side, which caused a lot of public resentment.
After reacting, the officials and people in other places began to pursue and intercept them and did not support them. As a result, they had to further become bandits who only knew how to plunder, and were scolded as rebels.
Dong Chaoying and others had no choice but to imitate the Ningxia captives and join forces with the descendants of Qin Fan's far-flung clan who were also oppressed by the powerful bureaucrats to rebel. They broke into the Prince of Qin's Mansion and captured the Prince of Qin, Zhu Yifou, and enshrined him as his wife. Jun, but ask him to serve Jingnan.
Zhu Yizhen was afraid of death, so he had to obey and also changed his title.
But Cao Zideng and Kuaibai were not happy after hearing this, but were angry.
"Why does the King of Qin have the right to set up his own country to oversee the country? It was obviously our Prince Qing who established it first. Now it should be our Crown Prince Qing who wants to establish it now!"
As he spoke, Cao Zideng looked at Kuai Bai and said, "Otherwise, if we still have to ask King Qin to profess his vassalship and seek an official position, then we will still be ministers in power?"
"What Mr. Cao said is absolutely true!"
"Now that King Qing is hunting in the south, he should immediately support King Qing's crown prince and send people to Xi'an immediately to ask King Qin to give him the title!"
"Otherwise, we will definitely raise a large army to attack you in the future!"
Kuaibai nodded and said.
Therefore, Cao Zideng, Kuaibai, Huo Luochi and others re-established Prince Qing's crown prince as king.
After this matter reached the capital, Zhu Yijun received the information that two groups of rebels had appeared in the Ming Dynasty at the same time, one was King Qing and the other was King Qin.
This surprised Zhu Yijun for a moment, and he asked Shen, Qi and others with a smile: "How dare they?"
(End of chapter)
