Even in Jiangxi, there was an uprising. Although the scale was small, the momentum was not small.
In the three provinces, war broke out in an instant, and war was everywhere.
Fortunately, the imperial court responded in time. Under Cui Chengxiu's arrangement, all the guards from the three provinces were dispatched and began to conquer.
Only then did the rebels be restrained and the situation not worsened.
In Fujian, Li Zhilong led 10,000 elite troops, marched day and night, and finally arrived at Fuzhou City.
After entering the city, he immediately convened a meeting with officials of all sizes in Fuzhou as the imperial edict and as a general against thieves.
Through the intelligence gathered by the scouts along the way, he had a basic understanding of the current situation in Fujian.
He was furious when he learned that the Fujian guardsmen and troops did not go to quell the rebellion, but huddled in various big cities.
They were just some farmers with hoes and sticks, and there were not many of them. How dare the dignified officers and soldiers dare to fight?
"Song Ying, the civil unrest in Fujian has been going on for more than ten days, with burning, killing and looting all the way. Why don't your soldiers move? What did you, the commander-in-chief, do?"
Li Zhilong also had a hot temper. He launched an attack in front of everyone, leaving no face for him.
Song Ying also didn't expect that he was so difficult to speak. She was unprepared and hesitated and couldn't answer at all.
Upon seeing this, Liu Hua, the patrol censor, quickly spoke to the rescue and said:
"General, calm down. This is the strategy we decided upon after discussing together."
"There are rebels and Japanese pirates everywhere, as well as big pirates like Deng Maoqi. Fujian's military strength is really limited. It is not easy to defend Fucheng and County."
"If the troops are mobilized, wouldn't it give the thieves an opportunity to take advantage of? Once the city is breached, Fujian will be in danger."
"Futai is seriously ill, and we are leaderless. We really don't dare to make decisions on our own, so we have to submit a memorial to the court to make a decision."
"As for other areas, we do not have no response strategies. We have distributed weapons from the arsenal to the people so that they can resist on their own."
After hearing this, Li Zhilong became even more angry. He did not expect that there would be such a shameless person.
Even if you are shameless, you still claim to be greedy for life and afraid of death, and have no achievements.
"This general is asking Song Ying, who are you? Dare you interrupt?"
"My official name is Liu Hua, the censor of Fujian Province."
Seeing Li Zhilong asking about him, Liu Hua raised his head and answered with a proud look on his face.
Liu Hua was not afraid of Li Zhilong at all, so what about General Guayin?
I'm a civil servant, so I don't believe you dare to do anything to me.
Liu Hua thought to himself.
Li Zhilong was also happy. Is there really anyone in the world who is not afraid of death?
He originally planned to kill Song Ying's chicken to establish his prestige, but he didn't expect that there would be appetizers.
"Such a big thing happened in Fujian, and as a censor, you are completely unaware of it. It's either dereliction of duty or incompetence. What use do you have?"
"This general came to Fujian on the emperor's order to quell the rebellion, and was appointed by the imperial court to quell the rebellion. During this period, he controlled the entire Fujian."
"You are only a seventh-grade petty official. I didn't ask you, but you dared to interrupt me and call yourself an official in front of me."
"Pull him out and enforce it according to military law. First, give him forty military sticks, and then come and talk to this general."
As soon as he finished speaking, the two sergeants standing at the door immediately pulled Liu Hua away, who was still in a dazed state.
Liu Hua was very frightened when he saw that Li Zhilong didn't play his cards according to the routine and wanted to hit him with a military stick.
But before he could scold Li Zhilong, he was already pushed down on the stool and even his pants were taken off.
Soon there were screams.
Supervisory censor Wang Yang immediately scolded:
"Li Zhilong, if you dare to abuse lynching and act beyond your authority, I will report to His Majesty and impeach you."
"You can go if you want. I am not afraid to follow His Majesty on the grassland from birth to death. Am I still afraid of your mouth?"
Li Zhilong responded unceremoniously. It was obvious that he didn't have a good face or attitude towards these civil servants.
At the same time, I also told him that I am the emperor's man. If you want to sue, go and sue him and see who will be the unlucky person.
Wu Fu, the inspector, couldn't stand it anymore and said kindly:
"Although the general has the right to control us, Liu Hua is a civil servant and a censor. Even if he makes a mistake, the general has no right to punish him."
Although he, Liu Hua, Wang Yang and others did not have much to deal with, they all belonged to the civil service camp anyway, and it was impossible for Li Zhilong to ride on their heads.
"General, he is a civil servant after all. He is not under the control of the general. It is better not to cause trouble, otherwise it will be difficult for His Majesty to do business."
Mr. Qian also whispered in his ear.
Li Zhilong nodded, agreeing with what he said.
Seeing him nodding, Mr. Qian also winked at the sergeant at the door, signaling him to inform him not to beat the person to death.
"Song Ying, General I haven't answered what I asked you just now."
Although the screams outside stopped, Li Zhilong's questioning came again.
At this time, Song Ying had already figured out how to deal with it, so she didn't panic too much.
Basically, he took what Liu Hua said just now and used a different way of speaking to express the same meaning.
In short, this matter was decided by everyone together, and I had no choice. There were too many rebels, too powerful, and I didn't have enough troops. I could only wait for reinforcements from the court.
"If that's the case, what do you want from me?"
"Since there is nothing you can do, and you can't share the worries of the court or solve the problems of the people, why are you still standing here in the latrine without shitting?"
After finishing speaking, Li Zhilong announced in public that Song Ying would be dismissed from the post of commander of the capital and replaced by himself temporarily.
This is also what Zhu Youxiao meant.
Li Zhilong and Zhang Shize's 15,000 elite troops will have no problem putting down the rebellion. Zhu Youxiao has no doubt about this.
But after all, this is a conspiracy, and it's not simple behind it.
As long as the gentry and powerful officials are involved, we must take it seriously.
What he is worried about is that the local police station and the civil servants are colluding and colluding with each other. If they really fight, they will not be able to do their job, and they will also cheat their own people.
After all, civil unrest suddenly broke out in Fujian, and gentry and officials were probably behind it.
This aspect must be guarded against.
He didn't want the elite soldiers he had spent a lot of money on to train to be trapped and died in Fujian inexplicably.
Killing chickens to scare monkeys was also instructed by Zhu Youxiao. If you want to command the officers and soldiers of the local guard station, you must not only have power and status, but also make them afraid.
Sure enough, after dealing with Liu Hua and Song Ying, Li Zhilong's reputation and prestige quickly spread in Fujian.
The next day, he and Zhang Shize met in Fuzhou City. After discussing with Zhang Shize, Li Zhilong decided to divide the troops into two groups to quell the civil unrest in the shortest possible time.
Worried that Zhang Shize was too young and lacked experience in leading troops in battles, Li Zhilong prepared to personally kill Deng Maoqi.
Zhang Shize's mission was to first clean up the rebels in southern Fujian.
The two men each set out from Fuzhou with 5,000 troops, while the remaining 5,000 troops stayed in Fuzhou to garrison to avoid being cut off.
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