Yang Junlin kept his mission in mind: to stabilize Xue Lun first and prevent him from knowing what Gao Kewei was doing too early.
The Marquis is of the highest rank, and the chief ministers on the left and right are all of the second rank.
Regardless of rank, status, or age, Yang Junlin was very humble: "Master Dutai has been away from the city for three days, and I don't know when he will come back. Mr. Xue, I am also in a hurry."
The distance from Chengdu Fucheng to Xindu County is only more than forty miles.
Just using two legs to walk quickly, two hours is enough. The roads around Fucheng are not difficult to walk, and most of Chengdu's terrain is flat.
Xue Lun looked at him strangely. He had been polite for many rounds after entering the door, but he hadn't gotten to the point yet.
He asked: "Yang Fantai, I don't know why you are so anxious. Please tell me clearly."
"Sichuan has a vast territory and dangerous roads, and the folk customs of all ethnic groups are fierce. It's all thanks to Xuehou, the general in charge of Sichuan, who commands all the guards!" Yang Junlin continued to flatter, and once again showed a hesitant expression for a few seconds, and then sighed He took a breath and said, "I think Dutai and the Marquis are both concerned about this matter. On the Wanshou Holy Day, the Prince, Marquis Yangwu, and Cheng Anbo will all go to the capital. Calculating the time, I am afraid that I will leave in August. After that, it will be the autumn harvest season. What should we do with Sichuan's military affairs?"
"Yang Fantai, this matter cannot be rushed." Xue Lun just replied calmly, "We will leave in August, isn't it still a few months away? Your Majesty will make arrangements."
"Yes, yes." Yang Junlin nodded, "It's just that after Xuehou enters the capital this time, because of Xuehou's high moral character and outstanding achievements, he must be put to another important use. The situation in Sichuan Dusi is complicated, and I am really worried that there will be trouble. Of course, I know For Xue Hou, rashly asking for military arrangements at this time may cause complications. But for the sake of the people of Sichuan, and for the sake of summer and autumn crops, I have to care about this matter!"
Xue Lun frowned slightly and thought, then glanced at Yang Junlin suspiciously.
Yang Junlin's heart skipped a beat when he saw him, and then he said with a wry smile: "Don't be surprised, Marquis Xue. Last year and this year, Master Dutai advocated that the officials and gentry pay their own land taxes. Marquis Xue knew about the situation last year. If the government is unstable this year, then I will It’s even harder on the side.”
"In this case, Yang Fantai can discuss with Duke Fei and ask for a report. After hearing the news, Duke Fei will return to Chengdu as soon as possible."
Xue Lun was suspicious of this time. There are still a few months left and Fei Hong hasn't come back yet. What are you discussing in such a hurry?
Is Yang Junlin worrying too much about Governor Fei Hong's major military and political affairs in Sichuan?
To put it bluntly, if there is a problem with summer and autumn food, what does it have to do with him as the commander-in-chief? That's Yang Junlin's job.
"This matter cannot be separated from Xue Hou." Yang Junlin glanced at Xue Lun tentatively, "Xue Hou, I am not familiar with Zhang Wei. I wonder why he would rebel?"
Xue Lun stood up with a shiver in his heart: "I am in Sichuan, how do I know? I will ask Yang Fantai for the capital affairs. If Fantai and Fei Gong are worried, they can also go to Shu. If there is nothing else, I still have military duties to attend to."
Although Yang Junlin is here, he is still so coy.
In that case, do you dare to test it casually? Once you say it out loud, it's already obvious that you're against it!
Now when Xue Lun heard that he seemed to want to chat about Zhang Wei's rebellion, he immediately had this reaction, and Yang Junlin felt a chill in his heart.
Is it really possible to avoid people like this, as Gao Kewei thinks, once they are put on the stand, they will not be able to get off the stage?
Under Xue Lun's "gift", Yang Junlin came to the door with a smile.
As the chief envoy to the left of a province, even if you had the courage to come here, you could not do this "little thing" that delayed Xue Lun.
At this moment, he saw a military commander coming quickly.
Taking a closer look, this was Pang Lin, who had just been "kicked out" of the Shenji Camp with Guo Xun from Beijing at the beginning of this year. He was now the guard commander of the Chengdu Left Guard.
This Chengdu left guard was originally one of the three guards of the King of Shu. At first, the central and right guards were merged into the Nanjing Left Guard. Later, the left guard was also renamed the Chengdu Left Guard and came under the jurisdiction of the Sichuan Dusi.
Pang Lin went to the gate of Dusi Yamen and reined up his horse. He dismounted and handed the reins to the gatekeeper. Then he went to the porter to report: "Commander Pang Lin of the Chengdu Left Guard, please see the commander-in-chief. There is an urgent military situation!"
After finishing speaking first, he turned around and walked to Yang Junlin to salute: "I have seen Fantai at last!"
"...Commander Pang, what urgent military information can Chengdu's left guard have?" Yang Junlin said seriously, "Could it be that something happened to Zhang Yushi over there in Meizhou?"
The Chengdu Left Guard was stationed six miles south of Chengdu, and Meizhou was southwest of Chengdu. Yang Junlin just found a reason to show that he was concerned about government affairs because he was asking about military affairs.
"Please forgive me!" Pang Lin still maintained his courtesy and did not say much or look at him.
"Commander Pang, Lord Marquis, please come to court quickly and report!"
During this brief polite greeting, Xue Lun's soldiers had already received the news and rushed to the door, telling Pang Lin to hurry in.
Pang Lin bowed his hand to Yang Junlin again and strode towards the main hall of the city government office.
"...Sir, should you still ride back on horseback, or take a sedan?"
Yang Junlin heard the words of his entourage but turned a deaf ear to them. He stared at the gate of Dusi Yamen with bewildered eyes.
It's impossible. Throughout the ages, how could any civil servants rebel?
Gao Kewei felt that everyone was already destined to die, but...even Yang Junlin, who helped Li Xiang connect with the Zheng family, one of Fei Hong's "old party backbones" in Sichuan, felt that there was not a chance of survival.
The worst case scenario is switching to the new party. I just didn’t fully understand the essentials of the new law before!
Yang Junlin took a step towards the door of Dusi Yamen and then stopped.
But isn't Gao Kewei afraid that he will betray him to make meritorious deeds?
Yes, after more than two years of taking over as Sichuan's Left Chief Envoy, Gao Kewei knew that he had too many handles.
Why is this guy so brave? Did he do something more serious than connecting Li Xiang with the Zheng family?
Now, Gao Kewei's behavior is a complete rebellion. If he is not captured, he will definitely claim that he is an accomplice!
Being held hostage!
To betray him, Gao Kewei should have come to Xue Lun and reported it directly after Gao Kewei left the Chief Envoy Si Yamen!
If I go back now, I have already added another person who is guilty of trying to win over Xue Lun.
"Master?" His attendant asked again doubtfully.
Yang Junlin suddenly shivered all over, and beads of sweat appeared from his forehead.
He took a step, and this step staggered a little, and it was obvious that he was a little weak in retreating. Afterwards, he hurried to Dusi Yamen and rushed directly to the main hall.
"Master Fantai, the Marquis is..."
"I have an urgent military situation!" Yang Junlin suddenly figured it out and ran to the entrance of the main hall. Before he entered, he shouted loudly, "General Xue, something serious is going on. Please lead your troops to Xindu quickly. Gao Zhengtai wants to rebellion!"
…
Although only a little over an hour had passed, the fast horse from Chengdu to Xindu had already arrived.
Gao Kewei is not here, only one rider is here.
When they arrived in Xindu County, they did not go to the Yang family, but went to a house on the outskirts of the county.
He entered the courtyard and immediately shouted: "Where is the Master of the Xu family?"
A middle-aged man who looked like a gentleman in his forties quickly rushed from the backyard to the main hall and looked at this man.
"A personal letter from Mr. Nitai!"
Without hesitation, he took out an envelope from his arms and handed it over. The middle-aged man quickly opened the envelope and took out the contents, only to find two copies.
One is a stamped official document, and the other is a real letter.
The middle-aged man saw the content of the letter and his expression was uncertain. After looking at the official document again, he gritted his teeth and said to the housekeeper: "Find out all the robes of the Yamen and let the big guys change into them! Put away the clothes quickly!"
The butler's expression also changed, and he left in a hurry without saying a word.
At this time, the middle-aged man said to the man who came to deliver the letter: "You still have a letter to deliver, right? After you go, tell him to lead the caravan to wait for us at Longzang Temple outside Xinfan County. Be sure to prepare So that we can get enough rations all the way to Songpan!”
"yes!"
The person who delivered the message left neatly.
The head of the Xu family hurried to the backyard. Seeing him coming in a hurry, his concubine asked worriedly: "What happened?"
"Come into the house with me!"
When he arrived at the backyard, he said to a young man who was following him: "Call all the servants here."
The young man nodded solemnly, and the concubine became even more panicked when she saw this.
I followed him into the back room and saw him take out a key and open the lock in the cabinet.
"Master, what happened?"
The head of the Xu family said nothing. After opening the cabinet door, he just turned his back to her: "Turn around first, don't peek!"
The tone was sharp, and the concubine did not dare to disobey.
After a moment, I felt myself being hugged by him from behind: "Master, it's broad daylight..."
She could no longer say what she said, because after her mouth was covered, she immediately felt a coldness in her throat, followed by severe pain and struggle.
Just as her consciousness gradually dissipated, she heard the master's adopted son outside saying: "Come in one by one, the master heard good news today, everyone will be rewarded..."
When she fell softly to the ground, the head of the Xu family continued to pack the things in the cabinet with cold eyes.
Outside the house, there was the sound of something heavy falling to the ground from time to time, and there was the sound of being dragged.
When he packed up all the important things and put them in two large bags and took them out, he saw five people already piled up behind the screen outside the inner room.
The sixth servant had just entered the room and turned around the screen blocking the door. His adopted son was standing guard at the door and had walked around the opening of the screen. Before the servant could scream when he saw the situation, he went straight forward to cover his mouth and pulled him away. After reaching the screen, he took the dagger and smeared his throat.
The head of the Xu family looked at the number of people indifferently and nodded.
In other words, there were six servants in the inner house.
He handed the two bundles to him: "Wash it and change clothes. After we left the half-stick incense, we directly poured vegetable oil on it, lit the house on fire, and then rushed to the dock on the southwest river with these, and hired a boat. Drive five miles downstream, kill the boatman and wait for us. Can that be done?"
"No problem!" He spoke with a Cantonese accent.
The head of the Xu family nodded and set off to the front yard.
Over there, the housekeeper had prepared an official uniform for him.
In a sudden change, he became the warden of the Procuratorate.
In the front yard, there were twenty-seven guardsmen, all wearing swords.
The butler handed over another box. After opening it, there was an imperial edict, a token, and another official document with the seals of the Third Division and Fei Hong.
The head of the Xu family knew that these were all fake. The imperial edict was an old imperial edict from the Zhengde Dynasty that Gao Kewei had received. The token and the official document were both forged.
But he doesn't care.
Looking at the children in front of him, he said in a deep voice: "The year before last, when we were out doing business, we all escaped with our lives. Fortunately, Mr. Zitai took us in! What new method did the thieves make? All of us were ruined. Today is the day of revenge. !Are you afraid?"
None of the twenty-seven people in front of them made a sound, but they all shook their heads.
"When you get to the Yang family, don't worry about the rest. After tying up the Yang family, follow me. Leave the city and go south and west. There will be a boat waiting for us. When we get to Xinfan County, no one can catch us anymore. We have to act quickly. , do you all understand?”
With this fake holy sign and the official uniform of Zhensi Yamen, even if someone from Xindu County came to inquire about the situation, they would not dare to stop him.
The head of the Xu family knew that we were in a hurry, so he said without hesitation: "Hold up all the guards of honor and let's go!"
Soon, many servants walked out of this house in the southeastern suburbs of Xindu County, led by a petty official on horseback.
There were no other homes nearby where they were hiding.
Everyone in the nearby villages knew that this was just a person from a high-ranking official's family who was said to be guarding the ancestral grave.
Now, when some people working in the fields not far away saw this team of officers, they didn't know where they came from.
This group of people hurried to Xindu County, less than three miles away from the county. When they were approaching the county, a plume of smoke could be seen from the house that was on fire in the distance.
At this moment, Gao Kewei had already taken off his official uniform.
After he left Chengdu Fucheng, he changed into casual clothes not long after leaving.
Now, he and his soldiers had left their honor guards and official uniforms in a small courtyard, and brought out a few people from the small courtyard.
Sitting on the boat heading to Guan County, Gao Kewei looked gloomy.
It will take two or three days at most. Now it depends on whether they can know where they are escaping in time and whether they can deploy troops to stop it in time.
"When you get to Guan County, go ashore and walk through Yulei Mountain and Jizong Pass. As long as you get to Yuexipengsi and pass Qixing Pass, there won't be any big problems." Gao Kewei ordered in a deep voice, "If the wind is not enough, just shake more paddle!"
rebel? Create a fucking rebellion!
If it weren't for the mutinous tenth battalion of the city guard in the fifth army camp, there were two generals and a thousand generals that he had inserted through Zhang Wei's relationship, how could he, Gao Kewei, be like this?
Gao Kewei sat in the cabin and looked around nervously.
Yang Junlin must have something to do with Li Xiang's impeachment.
But he only got to know some local generals through inspections of Sichuan and military preparations, etc., and then got in touch with Zhang Wei through Yang Junlin on matters such as in-laws, fields, and military camps.
Now, Gao Kewei doesn't know what is going on in Jingli.
Whether Zhang Wei made a move or not, he really didn't know.
But since the news came that the tenth battalion of city guards had mutinied, then Gao Kewei was dead.
All we can do is escape!
Kuizhou, Chongqing, Baoning Prefecture, Jianchangwei... The plenum was restless after receiving the letter. Even if Xue Lun did not dare to rebel to protect himself, there would still be many places to put out the fire!
Gao Kewei couldn't believe that in so many places there was no one who raised troops to protect themselves out of fear.
As for him, the worst he can do is hide in Duogan Canglu and attack Si!
At this moment, Patriarch Xu and others finally arrived at the door of Yang's house, holding high the set of imperial edicts and other tokens that had been placed in the carriage.
To the north of Chengdu Prefecture, Guo Zan led 500 cavalry on their way to the new capital.
In front of Xue Lun, Yang Junlin was kneeling now, saying with tears and runny nose: "I only know that he is going to Xindu, I don't know if he has any other plans!"
Influenza A, the job... is not full-time, please forgive me, don't wait tonight.
(End of chapter)
