"A bunch of trash!"
Yan Weiqi came to his senses and cursed loudly.
He knew that his political life was over, and he regretted becoming the governor of Henan and taking over the mess in Henan.
"Now that things have happened, it is useless for Yan Futai to get angry again. There are two urgent matters. One is to find Prince Fu and his son, and the other is how to stop the rebels within the borders of Henan Prefecture." Yang He said to the former Henan official.
Although Fu Fan fell, he, the governor of Henan, could not escape the blame. But after all, he had just come to Henan and took office. The main responsibility still lies with the governor and the governor. It is impossible for the court to arrest him and punish him as soon as he comes. It is better to leave him in Henan to serve his crimes.
"Report!"
Another voice and rapid footsteps came from downstairs.
Everyone's eyes turned to the stairs on the second floor again.
The same soldier ran out from the stairs, came to Yan Weiqi in a few steps, knelt down on one knee and said: "Report to Futai, there is news from Yuzhou, Nanyang Prefecture, Nanyang Prefecture City encountered an army of rebels, and the city was defeated by the prefect. Yang Yun, Lou Shiqi, the co-president, and Wu Qun, the magistrate of Nanyang County, all died for their country, and King Yu of Tang disappeared."
Bang!
Governor Yan Weiqi fell to the ground.
However, no one helped him.
Everyone present understood that he was finished and that he, the governor of Henan, could not continue to do what he did.
The new Henan Governor looked at Yan Weiqi with sympathetic eyes.
Something happened to a Fu fan, and the political life of Yan Weiqi, the governor of Henan, was almost cut off. Now that something happened to the Tang fan, it meant that Yan Weiqi's last hope was gone.
He even thought in his mind that the thing Yan Weiqi might regret the most was becoming the governor of Henan.
If Yan Weiqi was still the Chief Envoy of Henan, then the most unlucky people now would be the previous Governor Guo Zengguang and the Henan Governor and Censor in front of him.
Yang He couldn't bear to see Yan Weiqi still sitting on the ground at such an old age, so he said to the people on the side: "Hurry up and help Yan Futai up."
As soon as he finished speaking, an official immediately stepped forward to help Yan Weiqi.
They may not care about Yan Weiqi, but they still have to give face to Yang He, the newly appointed governor of Henan.
At this moment, Yan Weiqi seemed to have had his spine removed. After being helped up, he slumped down on the seat, his eyes motionless.
In a similar situation to him, there is also Chen Guangliang, the censor of Henan Province.
The two of them became inseparable for a moment, and neither of them could escape.
Just as the power in Henan was great before, so is the responsibility now.
When Yang He saw that the two people had lost their spirits, he knew that he could not count on them, so he turned his attention to Yi Xiankui, the chief minister at the same table.
He said: "Yi Fantai, I need you to assist me in encircling and suppressing the rebels."
"I will obey the command of the supervisor." Yi Xiankui faced Yang He and bowed slightly, clasping his fists.
Yang He looked around at the many Henan officials in front of him and asked, "Where is the military preparation road?"
"I'm here." An official wearing the robes of a fourth-grade civil servant came out from the table next to him.
The Taoist officials of the Bingbei Dao are usually concurrently held by the deputy envoys of the Envoys Department or the Qianshi.
Looking at the official robe, Yang He knew that the other party should be the deputy envoy of the Imperial Envoy Department, so he said: "Gather all the troops immediately. I will personally lead the troops to Gong County to prevent the rebels from entering Kaifeng Mansion."
"Yes." The Bingbei Taoist official agreed, turned around and left to mobilize the soldiers and horses stationed in Henan.
Yang He looked at Governor Yan Weiqi again and said: "Next, we need you, Yan Futai, to lead a group of troops to the Ye County area of Xiangcheng to prevent the rebels from Nanyang Prefecture from entering Kaifeng Prefecture. If you can stop the Nanyang Prefecture's rebels, Rebels, things may not turn around, and this is your only chance, Yan Futai."
In order for Yan Weiqi to do his best to deal with the rebels in Nanyang Mansion, he emphatically reminded the other party that the turning point lies with the rebels.
"I will obey the commander's order." Yan Weiqi, who wanted to understand, decided to take up the task of going south to stop the rebels in Nanyang Prefecture.
Just like what the other party said, if he wants to keep everything he has now, he can only win a big victory and let the court see that he is still useful. Otherwise, he will only end up being arrested and interrogated in the capital.
"Where is the lower official? Superintendent, what can the lower official do?" Chen Guangliang, the patrol censor, pointed at himself repeatedly.
As the censor of the Henan Province, if something happened to the two vassal kings, his culpability was equally serious, and he wanted to find something to do to reduce his culpability.
Yang He pursed his lips and said: "Chen Yushi, you stay in Kaifeng and cooperate well with the chief envoy Si Yamen. As long as the rebels invading Henan are repelled, I will definitely ask the court for credit for Chen Yushi. "
"Don't worry, Supervisor, I will do my best to cooperate with Yi Fantai." Inspector Chen Guangliang assured him repeatedly.
In the past, he would definitely have made some decisions based on his status as the censor, but now he no longer cares about that. How to wash away the sins on his body and keep the black gauze hat on his head are the most important things.
Yang He looked at the Henan officials in front of him and said: "Every minister and minister, please perform your duties and cooperate with Yi Fantai and Chen Yushi to work together to drive the rebels out of Henan."
"I will definitely live up to the Superintendent's orders."
All Henan officials said in unison.
The affairs of Henan Mansion and Nanyang Mansion have put them in no mood to continue the banquet.
Yang He simply said: "Everyone, please go back to your yamen. There is only a thin line between Henan Mansion and Nanyang Mansion from Kaifeng. I and you have no time to waste, so go back!"
The banquet ended so early.
The officials in the restaurant left one after another, riding on sedans or horses that had been waiting outside.
Yang He also took people back to the governor's Yamen.
He did not wait for the soldiers and horses to be sent from Bingbeidao. He started recruiting troops first.
Henan's military strength is limited, but there are tens of thousands of rebels who can enter Henan. If you want to successfully drive the rebels out of Henan, you cannot rely entirely on Henan's troops, but more troops must be recruited.
Moreover, before coming to Henan again, he had already obtained the emperor's permission.
He was allowed to recruit 20,000 troops on his own in Henan. Together with the 10,000 troops he brought from the capital and the soldiers and horses from Henan, the total could add up to a 50,000-strong army.
With these soldiers and horses, he is confident to defend Henan. At the very least, he will not let the rebels continue to expand their victories in Henan, and buy more time for the court to mobilize soldiers and horses to Henan to encircle and suppress the rebels.
Otherwise, with just the troops and horses in Henan, he would not have the confidence to hold back the rebels.
Regarding the Tiger Flag, although he has not been in the court in recent years, he has learned about it through other channels.
I know that the Tiger Flag rebels are not that easy to deal with.
To solve the hidden danger of the Tiger-Character Flag, one has to either recruit troops and make them available to the court, or the court can dispatch a large number of soldiers and horses to encircle and suppress the rebels, and use the Ming Dynasty's national power to slowly consume the Tiger-Character Flag's rebels.
