"Zhang Rui?" Li Shiyao was a little surprised when he heard Yang Yingju ask this.
Li Shiyao thought to himself: "You have the nerve to ask? I didn't see anyone say anything when I handed over the task."
"I seem to have heard someone below ask about this person somewhere. The specific situation is not very clear. I wonder what Governor Yang said this person did?" Li Shiyao asked, pretending to be stupid.
Due to the government's suppression and concealment, Zhang Rui's reputation in Guangzhou was not yet well-known at this time.
However, those who should know still know. Especially after Geng Shangzhi was defeated by Zhang Rui and raised money to redeem his people. It's just that those who know are just discussing it privately, if this is known by the government.
The Manchu and Qing court will not talk to you about freedom of speech. Anyone who dares to talk about the court officials behind their backs should have their homes confiscated and beheaded. Therefore, Zhang Rui is only a topic discussed privately by those who know.
As the garrison general in Guangzhou, Li Shiyao had just taken office. If he said he didn't know Zhang Rui at all, wouldn't it make him appear too incompetent? However, if everyone knew everything, wouldn't it make Yang Yingju and the others happy again?
The point is, this should be their fault.
"Since General Li probably knows this Zhang Rui, he should also know his identity." Yang Yingju didn't even blink his eyelids, he looked directly at Li Shiyao and asked.
"It's all passed down by people below. How do you know if what is passed down by people below is true or false? I just took over, and I haven't heard the Sitkut Governor tell me about such a person, right! Sitkut Governor!" Li Shiyao didn't look at Yang Yingju and pushed him out directly.
Although the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi is nominally the boss of the Guangzhou garrison general. However, in terms of military power. The garrison generals in Guangzhou are not subject to the restrictions of the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi at all, and their real power is vaguely greater than that of the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi.
After all, the Manchu Qing cared more about maintaining military stability under high pressure than civil administration.
The purpose of establishing the Guangzhou garrison general is to allow the soldiers and horses of the Eight Banners to monitor the green camps of Guangdong and Guangxi and suppress all rebellions.
All military forces in Guangdong and Guangxi are unified and deployed by the Guangzhou garrison general.
If it is a large-scale military mobilization, it will not be carried out without the order of the garrison general, even if the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi gives the order.
The governor of Guangdong and Guangxi is a first-level minister of frontier affairs, but the garrison general of Guangzhou is also a first-level military general. Unlike the Ming Dynasty, the Manchu generals at this time had not yet risen to the heights of Heshen, and they had not yet fallen to the point of being afraid of civil servants.
After all, the Qing Dynasty was conquered by the Eight Banners on horseback. The emperor valued military generals more than Wen Zou Zou's civil servants.
At least they think so.
More importantly, Li Shiyao's family connections are stronger than those of Yang Yingju and Sitku. His ancestors were well-known celebrities. The first "outlaw" in history made great contributions to the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
It was because of his high starting point that it was so easy for Li Shiyao to succeed the Guangzhou garrison general. If a quarrel really breaks out, the Yang Yingju and Sitku families may not be able to defeat Li Shiyao if they join forces.
In the Manchu Qing Dynasty, nothing was more important than the slave's position in the master's heart.
In history, Li Shiyao was knocked down by He Shen and became a stepping stone for He Shen to climb up. Li Shiyao, who should have been executed for being extremely corrupt, was stunned to have Emperor Qianlong imprison him for a few months, and then he was released with amnesty.
With the outbreak of the Salar Hui people's uprising against the Qing Dynasty, Li Shiyao was appointed governor of Yunnan and Guizhou and was convicted. Within a year, he became governor of more important provinces such as Shaanxi and Gansu.
"Haha... I was negligent. I'm really sorry, General Li." After hearing this, Sitku laughed twice and apologized to Li Shiyao.
Seeing Sitku like this, Li Shiyao couldn't say much. Everyone is always in a position of superiority, and making noise reduces one's character.
The emperor will definitely have to do it. But before that, Li Shiyao planned to surround Zhang Rui and his group before presenting.
Otherwise, presenting the memorial like this would easily arouse the emperor's resentment. Subordinates who try to shirk responsibility without doing anything are the most annoying.
If Zhang Rui is surrounded and suppressed, then report to the emperor. Not only will he be expected to win the favor of the emperor, but he will also show his ability and make the court question the abilities of Sitku and Yang Yingju or make them owe him more favors. It really accomplishes multiple things with one stone.
Li Shiyao's thoughts bought Zhang Rui a lot of time to hide. I don't know how Zhang Rui felt.
Maybe Zhang Rui knew about it and couldn't say: "When I show off my godlike appearance, won't I give you three kills and four kills to become a god again?"
"I think the commander-in-chief of Sitku was too busy and negligent. General Li, please forgive him." Since the two parties had a "cooperative" relationship with Zhang Rui, Yang Yingju pretended to speak for Sitku even though he was not willing to do so.
"This rebel Zhang Rui is indeed a rebel appointed by the Holy Emperor. The reason is that at that time he captured a group of bandits in Wuzhou Prefecture. When he was redressing the grievances of the victimized women, he actually dared not to kneel down and worship the Wuzhou Magistrate. Your Majesty has the foresight, I thought he must have the intention to rebel, and the facts proved that the emperor was right." Yang Yingju said as he saluted the North with his hands.
When Li Shiyao heard the reason for the matter, it was really strange. But since I heard that Zhang Ruidu has a cannon, it shows that the sage is indeed wise, with small knowledge and far-sighted vision.
"Sitkudu and I fought against the rebel Zhang Rui, and it was really difficult to deal with him. Now that General Li has arrived, I have no choice but to come to you to discuss how to deal with the rebel Zhang Rui." Yang Yingju continued.
Li Shiyao heard that Yang Yingju came to him to discuss dealing with the rebels, even though they had dragged him into a trap. But they are always here to do practical things, and it is not easy for them to keep shameless.
"Do you know that the rebel is so powerful?" Li Shiyao looked at Sitku and asked. After all, he was better at this than Yang Yingju.
"Judging from the information obtained, his soldiers are all young and strong. What is unheard of is that there are also some women who were recruited by him as soldiers, said to be medical soldiers." Sitku said it directly without thinking about it. , this information seems to have made him familiar with it.
"Judging from the two battles, his soldiers are quite elite. But as long as our Qing soldiers fight hard, they will be able to annihilate them. This time, the Eight Banners of the Han Army killed and injured hundreds of them. If it weren't for There are more mountains in Guangxi and we might even be able to defeat them." Sitku said half-truthfully.
"So, the rebels are not very strong. Did they rely on the mountainous land of Guangxi to defeat our Qing soldiers?" Li Shiyao asked after listening to Sitku's words.
"You can say that, otherwise as long as my Qing cavalry pulls in and charge, they will definitely be defeated." Sitku said with certainty. He had thought about this idea for a long time.
"Commander Geng Shangzhi, the commander of the Eight Banners of the Han Army who fought against the rebels for the second time, also said this, that is, it is a mountainous place. Unless his cavalry assists with a charge, they will definitely be able to disperse them."
"I heard that the rebel also has a lot of artillery?" Li Shiyao asked again
