Liang Wenmeng wanted to die, but Kuaibai didn't intend to kill him so easily. In Kuai Bai's view, Liang Wenmeng had always been against him, and of course he deserved death. However, this person was the governor of Ningxia after all. If he were to be killed with one blow, the imperial court would have to immediately mobilize an army to encircle and suppress him.
Kuaibai's confidence was soaring at this moment, not because he was worried about the imperial court's encirclement and suppression, but because he had a little calculation: if he was immediately surrounded and suppressed by the imperial court, it would be tantamount to putting himself out in the open to serve Boshu Ketu, Huo Luochi, and Jilitu. Brothers draw fire.
When the time comes, he will fight against the imperial army here, but Boshu Ketu takes the opportunity to capture Yansui and Shaanxi, while brothers Huo Luochi and Zhulitu go to capture Gansu. In the end, they are unlucky, but both of them suffer. My mouth is full of oil, what the hell is this?
Liang Wenmeng is already in his hands. As he said just now, it is "at your discretion" to kill or behead him. In this case, what's the harm in waiting for a few days? It is better to take advantage of this time and quickly mobilize the reinforcements in Hetao and Qinghai.
Kuaibai believes that as long as they make a move, the imperial court will weigh the situation of rebellion in the northwest, and most likely will not single out Ningxia first - the truth is obvious, the imperial court must think that he has served the Ming Dynasty for decades. , how could they possibly rebel if they were not really cornered?
As a Mongolian farmer, Boshu Ketu is obviously a more important target, and the court will most likely attack him first. Even if Boshu Ketu is not attacked first, Huo Luochi should be attacked first - as long as their brothers really attack Nian Bo and Zhuang Langwei eastward as promised.
After all, once Nianbo and Zhuang Langwei are lost, the entire Gansu may fall. As for Gansu, which was about to fall but was not yet captured, it was impossible for the imperial court not to save it. Otherwise, how would it explain it to the world?
Subsequently, Ningxia Governor Liang Wenmeng and deputy envoy Shi Jifang were imprisoned by Kuaibai at the same time. The talismans and other belongings of the governor and deputy military envoy were all owned by Kuaibai.
At the same time, Kueibai sent fast horses to contact the Ordos tribes in Xining, Songshan and Hetao, asking them to send troops to help as promised. He also secretly sent people to see Burihatu and gave him a generous gift. The reason is self-evident.
After these things were done, Kuai Bai immediately summoned the officers and ordered Kuai Cheng'en to capture the guard Li Cheng'en and the grain inspector Chen Han and kill them in front of the army. He also read out Liang Wenmeng's "Twelve Crimes" to vent the soldiers' anger and express their anger in public. Liang Wenmeng will be "killed on another day to sacrifice the flag".
In addition, Kuaibai, led by Liu Dongyang, Xu Chao, Liu Chuanbai, Zhang Wenxue and others, each led a department, released prisoners, and granted amnesty to Ningxia to win over the people; Those who were killed were beheaded immediately; the warehouses were opened to store grain, all official funds were taken, and the residences and property of a group of officials headed by Liang Wenmeng were confiscated, no matter how much they were; they were ordered to take the seals of the governor and the general of the army, and the soldiers in each government camp were ordered to stop training and practice When they were stationed in the field, they were greeted by the superior officers for inspection; Wang Wende, He Yingshi, Chen Lei, Bai Luan, and Feng Jiwu were ordered to lead the troops to guard the city gates and keep watch in case of any eventuality.
As soon as the military order was issued, the officers and soldiers of each battalion arrived in separate teams, and all the prisoners in Ningxia were released. Due to the strict order, they were registered in a roll, and returned to their homes according to the contents of the rolls. Those who had no one at home were conscripted into the army. The prisoners were clearly ordered to say: "Today's release is a favor." As a result of righteousness, if he commits the same crime again, he will be killed without mercy. After the prisoners were released, more than 300 people enlisted in the army.
The other department separately searched the Ningxia governor's office and other major offices and their residences, collected artifacts and property, confiscated official property, and obtained 920,000 taels of silver - of which Ningxia military pay was only more than 300,000, but it was military generals who had lived in Ningxia for a long time. They have a lot of wealth and occupy an absolute majority.
Liang Wenmeng, the governor of Ningxia, who was labeled as "withholding military pay and being greedy", found less than 3,000 taels of property in his house, but was changed to 30,000 taels by Kuaibai with a stroke of his pen, and was disclosed to the public. "I'm afraid that the remaining silver has been transferred long ago."
Zhang Weizhong, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, was detained in a prison cell. Kuaibai came to order Zhang Weizhong to report slander to Liang Wen and Meng for deducting his pay. Zhang Weizhong refused to comply and denounced Kuaibai for his rebellion. He took the opportunity to break free from the ropes and grabbed a knife to kill three people. Kuai Bai laughed loudly, appreciated Zhang Weizhong's bravery, and drew out his saber, and said proudly: "I didn't expect Mr. Zhang to be so loyal and loyal. How disrespectful and disrespectful. Mr. Bai Jiuwen was a young hero in the past, with superb martial arts skills and experience outside the Great Wall. He will win every battle. Finally, I was promoted to the position of Chief Military Officer. It’s a pity that I never met the Commander-in-Chief when I was a Tatar, but today I have achieved my wish! In that case, please ask the Commander-in-Chief for advice!”
After saying that, he jumped up with his sword and struck directly at Zhang Weizhong.
Although Kuai Bai was already quite old, he was tall and strong and could not stop him from jumping up. Zhang Weizhong, on the other hand, had been half-starved for several days. He was indoors and had difficulty moving around, so he blocked him with a knife. He was inevitably knocked back a few steps.
Then Zhang Weizhong's blade protruded, and he swung the knife from different directions continuously. His body was agile and the light of the knife flashed. It was obvious that Kuaiba's statement that he was a "young hero" in the past was true.
But after all, Kuaibai was full of food and wine and had enough strength. He let Zhang Weizhong use his sword skills, but Kuaibai relied on his strength to block them all. After more than ten moves, Zhang Weizhong, who was so hungry that his strength was far less than usual, obviously slowed down. Kuai Bai sneered and slashed out with a knife, forcing Zhang Weizhong to a dead corner, and then slashed three times in a row. Zhang Weizhong was unable to dodge in time and his left leg was stabbed by Kuai Bai.
Seeing that the opportunity was not good, Zhang Weizhong knew that he could not fight for long, so he had to rush forward with a knife, hoping to fight to the death with Kuai Bai. However, Kuai Bai had been prepared for it, and his majestic body was able to dodge Zhang Weizhong's sneak attack and took advantage of the situation. He stabbed and kicked Zhang Weizhong to the ground and ordered him to be bound again.
Zhang Weizhong was captured again, his eyes were about to burst, but he refused to speak and weakened his momentum.
Kuaibai smiled, threw the sword to his subordinates, and once again asked Zhang Weizhong to write a memorial.
Zhang Weizhong still refused to obey and even turned away to look at him. Kuaibai was furious and ordered his men to take off his boots and cut off one of his toes as punishment. Although Zhang Weizhong was in pain, he still refused to submit and instead cursed. Kuaibai sneered and ordered all five toes of his left foot to be cut off. Zhang Weizhong almost fainted. After asking again, Zhang Weizhong just sneered and didn't bother to talk to him.
Kuai Bai stared at Zhang Weizhong gloomily for a while, and said in a cold voice: "Since Mr. Zhang refuses to drink wine as a penalty, then don't blame me Kuai Bai for being cruel."
At that moment, someone summoned Zhang Weizhong's wife and daughter, and ordered that if Zhang Weizhong resisted again, his wife and children would be raped and humiliated in front of them, and their toes would be cut off! Even Zhang Weizhong's three sons were called and told that they could try being a rabbit master.
Zhang Weizhong jumped up eagerly and bumped into Kuai Bai, still wanting to die together with Kuai Bai. But this time Kuai Bai's soldiers were on guard, and they all pulled him back the moment he jumped up, and Press down. Seeing that his wife, daughter and son were about to suffer misfortune, Zhang Weizhong burst into tears. He had no choice but to beg for help and agreed to submit the memorial.
Kuaibai laughed wildly, and asked someone to get paper and pen. Zhang Weizhong wept and wrote: "I, Zhang Weizhong, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, wrote with tears in his eyes. On the twenty-eighth day of this month in Wanli, on Wuchen, the governor of Ningxia, Liang Wenmeng, withheld military pay and forcibly requisitioned the old soldiers. Fu, whipped the soldiers and made them angry. Liang Wen Meng Fu's army was unethical, which led to the mutiny in Ningxia. As the commander-in-chief, although I was deeply aware of the suffering of the soldiers who were hungry and cold, I could not disobey the orders of the Ningxia governor; although I was responsible for protecting the country and the people Although he was responsible for the rebellion, he had no power to stop the mutiny. He was deeply blessed by the Holy Spirit and had no shame to live. The commander of our defense capital worshiped him. He had been in battle for many years. He was loved by the soldiers and acted decisively. He had calmed the morale of the army. The guilty minister asked for an order before his death. Thank you for your contribution to quelling the chaos."
After writing the memorial, Kuai Bai laughed loudly. After supervising the use of the seal, he immediately sent someone to the capital as a delaying strategy.
Kuai Bai ordered Zhang Weizhong to be untied, and pretended to ask Zhang Weizhong to return to his residence temporarily, "waiting for a reward from the court." However, Zhang Weizhong smiled miserably, took the waist knife of one of Kuai Bai's guards, and killed himself without even saying a single last word.
Kuai Bai was startled for a moment, and his face turned cold. The second son, Kuai Chengchong, looked stern and asked Kuaibai if he had killed Zhang Weizhong's wife and children. Kuaibai rolled his little eyes, looked at the Zhang family members who were already in tears, and waved his hands: "Zhang Weizhong can be considered a man. There is no use in killing his wife and children, and he is imprisoned in his house first. All ministries are not allowed to do so." Harassment.”
Then Kuai Baiyan issued a military order, ordering each battalion to collect all the food and salary from the government treasury and hand it over, and then distribute it equally to stabilize the people's hearts in the city and prevent further riots. He also ordered the officers of each battalion to gather after an hour to discuss preparations for war. .
That night, Kuaibai captured the city of Ningxia and named Liu Dongyang the chief military officer of Ningxia. He appointed Kuai Chengen and Xu Chao as the left and right deputy commanders, Tu Wenxiu and Yizi Yiyun as the left and right generals, and the second sons Kuai Chengchong and Yizi Kuai were appointed as the left and right deputy commanders. Hong, Weisai, Jiyun, Liu Chuanbai, Zhang Wenxue, Wang Wende, He Yingshi, Chen Lei, Bai Luan, Feng Jiwu and other officers were also rewarded.
After the reward was completed, Kuaibai gave advice to the generals, saying: "Now that Ningxia has begun to change, the local guards are not aware of it, and the imperial court has not heard of it. It is advisable to attack everywhere quickly and consolidate the base. Send the order, Kuai Cheng'en, Xu Chao Each led a group of troops with the seal of the governor and the general to send troops to the Central Guard of Ningxia and Yuquan, Guangwu, and Lingzhou to surprise the forts in Hexi. The order was sent to Yunbei to attack Pinglu and seize the key border defense areas in northern Ningxia. The order was given, and Tu Wenxiu led the troops. After leaving the customs, we formed an alliance with Mongolian Jinong Boshu Ketu in Hetao and asked him to come to the south to help. Bai then led an army south to prevent the Guyuan army from going north, and waited for an opportunity to attack it to deter the various counties. In short, I The most urgent task is to unite with Mongolia to capture the entire territory of Ningxia before the imperial court notices."
The generals took the order, and Liu Dongyang asked: "What about Songshan Ertai Ji in Xining City?"
When Kuaibai heard this, he smiled confidently and said, "Since Buri Hatutaiji is here, there is no need to worry about the movements of Songshan Ertaiji."
Although Liu Dongyang was doubtful, he also knew that from Ningxia to Xining, there were Ningxia Zhongwei and Gansu stronghold Zhuanglangwei in between. It was okay to send elite detective horses as messengers to sneak in, but it was obvious that the time had not come to contact the army, so he had to respond. Gone by fate.
After the Tuwenxiu tribe came out of customs, they galloped straight to the Ordos camp in Hetao. On the way, they were intercepted by Mongolian cavalry. Tu Wenxiu immediately negotiated in Mongolian and asked the cavalry to lead the way on the grounds of surrendering to Boshu Ketu.
After Tu Wenxiu met with Boshu Ketu, he immediately handed over a letter of worship, pleading for alliance and support. Unexpectedly, Boshuketu was young and vigorous. Although he was very satisfied with Burihatu, who was a member of the golden family Taiji, he had long been dissatisfied with Kuaibai. Now that he saw Kuaibai coming to show his alliance, he felt disdainful and ridiculed him. Said: "Kai worships the slave, he is indeed a duplicitous villain. Although he was not originally a subordinate of this Khan (Jinong is also called Khan now), since he is a Mongolian, he should have the same brotherhood and heartfelt feelings with the Mongols, but who knows that he I am willing to be a dog of the Han people to bite my own people! Ha, now this dog can no longer be used as a dog, and it is shameless to come to be worthy of my brother. I, Boshu Ketu, Jinong, Mongolia, have the golden family flowing in my body How can his noble blood be compared to that of a lowly slave like him?"
The bloodline of the Golden Family is indeed extraordinary in the minds of the Mongolians. Tu Wenxiu couldn't help but be speechless after hearing this.
Boshu Ketu sneered and said: "Although we are at war with the Ming army at the moment, it has not triggered a full-scale war. Our Hetao is rich in water and grass. If we start a war rashly, I am afraid that the pasture will not survive. But if we capture you, maybe But we can still get a lot of wealth from the Ming Emperor!"
Upon hearing this, Tu Wenxiu knew that Boshu Ketu, a Jinong, had no long-term vision at all, and only had some short-term interests in his eyes. He thought for a moment and quickly knelt down to worship. Boshu Ketu was just stunned when he heard Tu Wenxiu say: "Honorable Jinong, you have misunderstood our leader. Since the death of the Great Khan (here refers to Dayan Khan) , Mongolia was divided, and each tribe was pursued by the Han people. They fell apart, lost all their cattle and sheep, and suffered countless casualties. Every Mongolian was heartbroken! The leader did not want to see his fellow tribesmen being slaughtered, so he had to bow down and serve.
The so-called killing of fellow tribesmen is just a way for the leader to take revenge on his early enemies, and it can also be used to silence the Ming army. After the enemy was eliminated, my leader never killed any of his own people. The so-called military achievements were all pretending to be Han people. However, the Han people have been different from Hua Yi since ancient times. Although we pretended to be clear, in fact we endured bullying and humiliation every moment, so we secretly made preparations until today. We are willing to occupy Ningxia and share it with the whole clan! "
Although Boshu Ketu was young, he knew about the old events. After hearing this, he became furious: "What a clever word! When the Ming Dynasty came, the 30,000 households on the left and right wings had already been separated. At that time, the Anda Khan's army was in great power and he attacked The Ming army is breathless, so there is no need to worry about being hunted down by the Han people? As for enduring humiliation, in my opinion, it is just for profit! Moreover, you said that occupying Ningxia will be shared with the whole clan, then I have to ask, Since it is Byzantine Ningxia, how can we share it?"
Tu Wenxiu heard that he was still entangled in the past at first, but then the conversation turned to the current issue of dividing the spoils. She knew that this person had forgotten his loyalty for small profits, and what he really cared about was what he could get from this incident, so he immediately replied: "The leader of my family is willing to use the Huamachi area in Hexi to benefit farmers, live in livestock and livestock!"
As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together, and several Taijis around Boshu Ketu were immediately overjoyed after hearing this. One of them quickly said to Boshu Ketu: "Great Khan, the area around Huamachi is vast and has abundant water and grass. It is really excellent. Heaven and earth, if we can enjoy this place, our tribe will have no worries, and relying on other dangers, it seems not difficult to guard Ningxia with Kuaibai. In the future, if we unite with Huo Luochi who is marching east from Xining, we can even make our tribe enter again Guan Nei, I got what I wanted! Even if I can't take over the world, I can at least be the 'King of Guanzhong'! By then, who dares to say that the Great Khan is not justified in helping farmers?"
When Boshu Ketu heard this, he felt itchy in his heart, while Tu Wenxiu continued to encourage him: "If Jinong has no objections, please help me send troops to quell the captives as soon as possible. When the time comes, Huamachi and all the gold and silver in this place will be saved." All the products belong to Jinong. The leader of my family will never forget the brotherhood of the same clan, share the honor and disgrace, and form an alliance forever."
Unexpectedly, Boshu Ketu suddenly interrupted Tu Wenxiu and sneered: "It's useless to just say nice things. It's not difficult to capture Pinglu Fort, but the pastures, cattle, sheep, and gold and silver slaves are really impressive. If he regrets it after paying homage, , what should I do with this Khan? Just because of your few words, you want me to send troops? That is too high for your leaders! You occupy Ningxia, how can the Ming court sit idly by and ignore it? When the army comes to suppress it, can you still count on me? To save you?"
When Tu Wenxiu heard this, he secretly thought that Bo Shuketu really "forgets his righteousness for small profits and cherishes his life for big things." However, if he wants to stand firm in Ningxia now, he still needs this person's help, so he advised again: "Jinong can rest assured! Although the Ming Dynasty court will definitely come to conquer, my leader has long expected this and has made full preparations. When the time comes, we have attracted the main force of the court, and you can lead your troops to raid without anyone. Can be stopped..."
Bosho Ketu interrupted: "Are you so kind-hearted?"
Tu Wenxiu said with a smile: "Why not do this? Although my leader seems to have suffered some losses, in fact, this means that our troops and Jinong are attacking from both sides. The Ming army cannot break through our defense, and the retreat is blocked by Jinong." Farming is cut off, and we can't even get food locally. How can we not collapse?
Even if the Ming army is aware of it and divides its troops to resist, then my leader will also have an opportunity to take advantage of it. You and my leader are both heroes of the grassland. Who knows on the frontier? The troops he leads can be called a pack of wolves and eagles. The two sides join forces and cooperate internally and externally, and the land within the pass is within easy reach!
If Jinong signs a covenant now, I will also provide a deposit. If our leader betrays the alliance or the situation is unfavorable in the future, you can withdraw directly from the customs and leave us alone. At that time, the Ming army was tired from fighting for a long time. Even if they were dissatisfied with you, they could only endure it and comfort them. You were also safe. "
When he heard that there was such a good deal, Boshu Ketu was really overjoyed. He immediately made an alliance with Tu Wenxiu, summoned his tribe, and rushed to Pinglu Fort.
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