The reason why Jin Yiwei came to Huguang was to identify the authenticity of the waist badge.
Huang Yanzhong nodded after seeing the waist badge, and then said to Gu Shilong: "I have arranged four people in Changsha City, and the news has been cut off for more than a month."
Gu Shilong understood what he meant - he only sent a waist badge.
Maybe he was caught in the city, maybe there was fraud.
Gu Shilong only stared at the envoy who came out of the city to ask for surrender: "Do you hold any position in the Changsha Guards?"
"...The guilty general is just the chief flag officer of Wei Zhong, nicknamed Feng Sanhu."
"Who is the leader in the city now?"
"The original conductor was Jin Xianghong."
Gu Shilong looked at the name on the letter asking for surrender, closed it and said calmly: "Since the rebellion is first and the imperial army is surrounding the city, if you want to ask for surrender, then you should open the city gates, all the officers and soldiers leave the city, abandon their armor and kneel to greet them. Master Wang, please wait for the court to deal with it. What is said here is under the control of Tang Peiyu. I don’t believe it and I won’t make any conditions. Go back and tell Jin Xianghong that he has met me twice and he knows my temper. How to choose? You have half an hour."
After Feng Sanhu was escorted out, Gu Shilong said to Huang Yanzhong: "There has been an unexpected change in Changsha City. Our army will enter the city in only two or three days. Please Huang Xingxing quickly rush to the Shenji Camp and confirm with General Ji what the day is today." What do the rebel generals who came out of the city look like to rob the camp? See if Tang Peiyu is really no longer in Changsha City. Si Cong is also there. Next, we have to trouble Huang Xingxing to dispatch the Jin Yiwei men to check the front lines of Xiangtan and Hengzhou. We must Keep an eye on the defeated rebel army."
Huang Yanzhong knew Tang Peiyu. After hearing this, he clasped his fists and accepted the order, and began to gallop towards the south.
After Huang Yanzhong also left, someone said: "Master Hou, do you really think you don't want to fly into the capital first?"
Gu Shilong had a sullen face: "The city has not been conquered and the people have not been captured. What use does your majesty have for this good news?"
After that, he had no intention of eating and went straight to the front of the camp to look at the city gate not far away.
If you rebel first and then surrender, you will have a way to survive. What will this make some people in other provinces think? If they are not given a way to survive, although the morale in Changsha City is low and there are not many soldiers, it will be easy to defend but difficult to attack.
What's more, if the city is devastated due to war, and Changsha Mansion is full of complaints due to the continuous war, the disaster victims and refugees will also be in great danger.
I hope that if the four Jinyi captains in the city are still there, they can understand what Gu Shilong needs now.
In Changsha City, Jin Xianghong couldn't help but stood up after hearing Feng Sanhu's report: "Half an hour?"
"More than two moments have passed." Feng Sanhu asked anxiously, "General, what should I do?"
Jin Xianghong was the former commander of the Changsha Guards, so he could not be said to be under the control of Tang Peiyu. It's just that in today's battle at Yangmeishan, half of the elite soldiers in the city were gone, and Tang Peiyu himself was defeated and fled south. How can we defend Changsha City?
"I have captured the traitors Zhu Jianjun, Fu Rongzhong and others, but the Marquis still can't believe me?" Jin Xianghong asked about the Jinyi Colonel Xiao Kai who came out to contact him and persuaded him to surrender.
"I had already persuaded Jin Qianshi to kidnap Zhu Jianjun and others and surrender from Kaicheng. Jin Qianshi insisted on using my badge to send envoys to negotiate terms. The conspiracy was true and the confession was sent out. Jin Qianshi thought it was true. Is this child's play?" Xiao Kai is actually under guard now, he just came forward boldly.
Jin Xianghong looked ugly.
His official position was already very high before. If he couldn't tolerate others, how could he survive?
Nowadays, it can be said that ordinary soldiers, small flag officers, chief flag officers and even hundreds of households can't help themselves, but no one who is deputy to a thousand households or above can stay out of the matter.
What should I do if I can't defend but I can't, if I surrender but I'm killed again?
"General, what should we do?" Feng Sanhu urged him.
Xiao Kai stared at him and said: "If Jin Qian has no idea, please step back and listen to me."
Jin Xianghong was silent for a moment and then waved. When there were only two people left in the room, he asked, "What do you have in mind?"
"To be honest, I'm not the only one with the Jinyi Guards in the city. If a war breaks out, you can't keep all the doors from being opened."
Jin Xianghong's expression changed and he stared at him.
"If you continue to resist, your clan's execution will be certain. If you and a few fifth-grade or above can shoulder the blame, and let the rest of the Changsha Guards escort King Ni out of the city to surrender, their merits and demerits will be equal, and at most they will be punished. .”
"When the memorandum was sent out, many brothers didn't know it at all! They just became rebels, so what can they do?" Jin Xianghong said angrily.
"But you, Jin Xianghong, know that. Otherwise, why would Tang Peiyu take you as the leader to command the city's defenders before leaving the city?" Xiao Kai said unceremoniously, "Don't worry, I told you to shoulder the blame, not to kill you. "
"……how do I say this?"
Xiao Kai stared at him and said: "Self-immolation out of fear of crime. You follow me and you will remain anonymous from now on. I will explain the matter to you. From now on, you will all go to the Foreign Inspectorate and go to Nanyang!"
Jin Xianghong did not expect such a proposal.
"... Foreign inspection factory? Going to Nanyang?" He gritted his teeth, "Why do you have such ability?"
"The sooner the rebellion is put down, the better. If you don't resist, it will be a meritorious service. Capture the rebel leader first, voluntarily kill the one behind, and leave a blood letter to protect the family. In the Ming Dynasty, you must kill! As long as the result is spread, Why does Your Majesty have to really kill you? You have done meritorious service in Nanyang, but the foreign inspection factory is short of people!"
Not everyone is willing to go to Nanyang, but everyone in Jinyiwei's walking system knows how ambitious His Majesty is in setting up internal and external factories and has great plans for the future.
Jin Xianghong just asked: "How can I trust you?"
Xiao Kai replied in a cold tone: "Do you still have a choice?"
Jin Xianghong was silent and speechless.
More than a quarter of an hour later, a fire was lit in Changsha City, and then at the north corner of the east side of the city, Feng Sanhu and others looked at the fireworks in the southwest with tears in their eyes.
What they heard was Jin Xianghong's rhetoric.
I am crying now, not because I believe it or not, but because my fate is still uncertain after leaving the city.
Looking at Zhu Jianjun and others with disheveled hair and tied up in front of them, Feng Sanhu spat bitterly, and then shouted: "Open the city gate!"
More than a month had passed from the time when the flag was raised in rebellion on July 23 to the night of August 27 when Changsha City opened its doors and surrendered, and Zhu Jianjun, Fu Rongzhong and others were captured.
Under the protection of his own soldiers and surrounded by the rest of the army, Gu Shilong surrounded the more than 3,000 people who were kneeling there after leaving the city.
Zhu Jianjun lost his complacency a month ago and the high spirits he had when he killed Wang Bangrui and others to sacrifice the flag. When Jin Xianghong led people into the palace, he discovered that his influence on Changsha Guards was limited to Tang Peiyu. And Tang Peiyu probably just needs his flag.
Gu Shilong just looked at him indifferently, glanced around and then asked: "Where is Jin Xianghong?"
"... I report to the Marquis, Jin Qianshi and five people from the Zhengqian household, all of whom know that their sins are unforgivable, have left blood letters in the city to confess their love, and committed suicide. Capture Ni Wang and surrender, so that Jin Qianshi can be punished Decision. As the officers and soldiers of the King's Division suddenly turned into rebels, we really have no choice."
A deputy Qianhu who was present now said it sincerely - to him, it was like this.
But Gu Shilong was looking everywhere: "Where is Xiao Kai?"
"Captain Xiao is not a rebel, so he welcomes the Marquis into the city at the city gate."
Gu Shilong looked in the direction of the city gate: "First, take him to the Mianyang Guard Camp and watch him."
After saying that, he patted his horse and went outside the city gate. Xiao Kai stepped forward and saluted: "Xiao Kai, under the command of Hu Guangxing, the Jin Yiwei, comes to see the Marquis. The Marquis suppressed the rebellion with great speed and his achievements are unparalleled in the world."
Gu Shilong frowned: "Jin Xianghong and the others really committed suicide?"
Xiao Kai nodded: "Here is the blood book."
Gu Shilong read the "blood book" at the city gate. It was nothing more than the fact that Tang Peiyu and Zhu Jianjun conspired to capture many officials in the Changsha Prefecture who refused to rebel. The rebellion of the Changsha Guards had become a fact. Now that the heavenly army has arrived, in order to avoid the loss of life in Changsha Mansion, Kaicheng surrendered after Tang Peiyu's defeat. They knew that although they were coerced, they failed to rise up and capture the rebel leader at the beginning, which was an unforgivable crime. He committed suicide and died. I only hope that Your Majesty will show mercy and save the whole family from being executed.
"...Master Hou, how do you write a good news?"
Gu Shilong took a deep look at Xiao Kai: "Huang Xingxing said that besides you, there are three Jinyi captains in the city. Where are they?"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. If it were not for military reasons, the identities of Lords Humble and Walking should not be known. After this matter is over, Lords Humble and Walking must have other missions."
Gu Shilong then turned around and said: "Send this blood book, Niwang Baoyin, etc. to the capital together with the victory report. It also states that the Jin Yiwei commanded from Luo to Xiao Xiaowei, and the Shenji Battalion selected forward Yang Meishan in the battle before the capture of Changsha. Function. Please inform your majesty that Tang Peiyu has fled south. Pu Zitong and Zhan Huabi have not yet been captured. I will rest for a while in Changsha City and will head south to Hengzhou Prefecture in a few days."
…
Zhu Jianjun was not the real protagonist in the rebels' appeal. He put Prince Rui in the first place.
For Gu Shilong, the symbolic significance of defeating Changsha is greater than the practical significance-the real result is that the Changsha Guards were defeated by nearly a thousand elite soldiers in the battle of Yangmei Mountain.
But Tang Peiyu escaped, and Pu Zitong and Zhan Huabi were still alive and kicking.
He, the commander-in-chief of Huguang, stayed in Huguang for several years. As a result, three guards conspired and rebelled. Gu Shilong could not afford to take the credit for this.
Even if the rebellion is completely suppressed, it will not be worth the merit.
But His Majesty needs to let the world see the power of Jinyiwei and Xinjingying.
Lu Bu flew quickly from Changsha to Beijing, arriving in seven days.
On the fourth day of September, there was no court meeting, and Zhu Houcong was accompanying his two sons, Zhu Zai'an and Zhu Zai'an.
One of them is almost two years old, and the other is only half a year old.
The reason for accompanying them is because the Longevity Festival is at the end of the month. The two princes will also attend the meeting and see many new faces.
If the prince is healthy, decent, and smart, it will be particularly reassuring to the courtiers who follow Zhu Houcong in this dispute between the old and the new.
Sun Ming and Lin Qingping were both there, watching Zhu Houcong let Zhu Zaiyan play with the toys that Zhu Zaiyan had played with.
Zhu Zai'an, on the other hand, had a great time playing on the newly built "slides" on both sides of the Huagai Hall relying on the Yuntai.
This was naturally Zhu Houcong's request. He gave the general idea, and then the craftsmen used wood to plane such a "large toy".
"Your Majesty, how can Zai'an and Zai'an be so unstable in front of the vassal king, relatives and ministers?" Sun Ming asked worriedly, "We should teach them some etiquette."
Zhu Houcong laughed and fiddled with the geometric wooden blocks wrapped in colorful cloth hanging on the cradle: "It's just a child, why do you want to be so knowledgeable and polite? Zaiyuan knows the rules."
The rebellion in the south did not affect the progress of many affairs in Beijing, but Sun Ming was actually worried about her father and the war in Huguang.
Once this happened, it was too late for her father, the Marquis of Jing'an, to enter the capital. Zhu Houcong also made a decree, promising that several of his relatives would not go to Beijing to celebrate, but would suppress the rebellion locally.
There was a rebellion, and most of the honorable ministers temporarily left their posts. This was also an opportunity for the local untitled generals to make meritorious deeds. Zhu Houcong wanted to see who could seize it.
Zhu Houcong, who has been on the throne for more than three years, has become accustomed to keeping calm. After all, strategically he does not worry about local rebellions, and tactically he has given sufficient attention to them. As the emperor, he only had to sit in the capital and wait for the news to come, no matter whether it was good or bad.
Now, when Zhu Zaiyan played for a while and took the initiative to run over to say that the break was over, Zhang Zuo hurried to the Huagai Hall.
"Your Majesty! Good news from Huguang. The Marquis of Zhenyuan has conquered Changsha City and captured the rebel king Jianjun and the rebel leader Fu Rongzhong!"
Sun Ming and Lin Qingping both had happy faces. Zhu Houcong was not very happy. Instead, he said to Zhu Zaiyan: "Father, I have something to do. I will ask Aunt Xian to teach you today's literacy class."
After saying that, he stood up and looked back at Huagai Palace on the way to Yangxin Palace.
After everything is settled this year, it will be time to start planting seeds again. Wen Suyun and the concubines are now eighteen or nineteen years old.
From now on, as long as the vassal king does not leave the capital, the clan and the young sons of the clan can come to this "Huagai Kindergarten" to attend school.
I think they will be very happy.
When they arrived at the Yangxin Hall, Yang Tinghe, Cui Yuan and others who arrived after hearing the inquiry all looked happy and congratulated Zhu Houcong after seeing him.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty for your planning, Marquis Jing'an and Marquis Zhenyuan for their good coordination, Jinyiwei and Shenjiying for their bravery and strategy, one of the rebel kings has been captured, and all the traitors will be crowned soon!"
Zhu Houcong just nodded to read the good news.
After seeing the latter, he added: "There are also the contributions of the professors, worship and war bureaus, and weapons supervisors in Huangming University. Burning cleaner colored glaze, improving iron smelting and casting techniques, and practicing new tactics, these Every battle illustrates the importance of these things.”
Yang Tinghe and Cui Yuan still subconsciously ignored these details.
The victory report contained some details of the battle at Yangmeishan, but in their opinion, it was more of a trick set up by Gu Shilong.
If the rebels in the city do not leave the city to rob the "tired troops", then Gu Shilong will attract the main force in the east and north of the city, and the Shenji Battalion will bring the Tiger Crouching Cannon and the Wuchang Guards sneaking to the southeast to surprise the defenders in the south of the city.
If the rebels in the city leave the city, it will be the result of an ambush and the defeat of many elite soldiers, and a victory in the first battle will boost morale.
Tang Peiyu was driven away in the first battle, and the captain of the Jin Yiwei Hu Guangxing who was lurking in the city made another contribution and persuaded the city guard Kaicheng to surrender. This can indeed be called the emperor's plan beforehand.
Zhu Houcong talked about the role of the telescope, squatting tiger cannon, grenades and new tactics.
Yang Tinghe reacted: "What your Majesty said is that the avenue of physics has endless mysteries and great uses, and this battle is proof of it."
Yan Shenggong is being investigated, and Zhang Fuking has already said in a majestic manner in the Confucius Temple that the emperor is the heir to the mantle of his ancestor. His Majesty has increasingly shown that he attaches special importance to the way of physics among the three principles of heaven, matter, and man.
After Zhu Houcong put down the victory report, he said: "Let the Ministry of War discuss the merits of everyone first. This time, the merits must be discussed quickly. As for the next step, there is no rush."
"...Not in a hurry?" Cui Yuan was a little confused.
Zhu Houcong nodded: "Prince Rui is young, so of course he was taken advantage of. I am not stupid, how can I not distinguish right from wrong? The rebels are actually Zhu Jianjun, Fu Rongzhong, Tang Peiyu, Pu Zitong and others. Even if there are other accomplices, they are also It will definitely not be Prince Rui. Now there are two things to do. One is to rescue Prince Rui and his wife, and the other is to slowly put down the rebellion to suppress and train troops. Don’t they hope to drag the war on? Then drag it on Go down."
Yang Tinghe looked at Zhu Houcong in confusion.
To train troops for suppression?
"The area at the junction of Hunan, Guangdong, Jiangxi and Fujian has many mountains and narrow land with few people. Surround some mountainous areas and let them become bandits. This time, the two vassals of Changsha Prefecture and Jianchang Prefecture will be lifted out of their seals to take advantage of disaster relief. First, let's divide the fertile land between the two vassals. The people in the border areas of Hunan, Guangdong, Jiangxi and Fujian can be mobilized and relocated. When the war disaster comes, they must also want to avoid it. As for the rebels, they will always have to eat their horses. Encircle and suppress them slowly, and let them clear up wasteland, build roads, and grow food there."
Yang Tinghe only thought: Can such an operation still be possible?
Which emperor would sit back and watch such a separatist "bandit" group exist within his own territory for a long time?
They didn't know what was going on in Zhu Houcong's stomach. After turning around in his head, they tasted something.
After all, the fifth year of Jiajing has not yet arrived. When the new law is implemented in all provinces, the name of this rebel army for treason... seems to be able to be used forever. Why put down the rebellion so quickly?
It's just that if the war is prolonged, the supply and transportation of food and wages required to really be able to block this group of people on the mountain for a long time without rushing down the mountain to cause trouble to any county is not at all difficult.
After raising this question, Zhu Houcong replied: "Military supplies are also a driving force for the movement of money and grain. With this disaster, Huguang, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and even South Zhili and Sichuan will all have opportunities to make contributions. This time local areas The guards are rebellious first. Those who want to make meritorious deeds should go to suppress the bandits. Those who are still eyeing the soldiers and military garrison, then consider which garrison camp in each province is stronger after training with the bandits. Which one is weak?"
"...Garrison camps in each province?"
"Deploy elite troops, use the recruitment system, and learn the new tactics of the Beijing camp. When the provincial garrison camps are first formed, it is time to shake up the old system of local military garrison." Zhu Houcong said calmly, "The grand strategy is like this. The first thing now is rescue. Prince Rui and his son were sent out to wait for an opportunity to capture the bandit leader alive, and the other was to encircle the rebels to the Wuyi Mountain area east of the Guangdong-Hunan waterway and at the junction of Jiangxi and Fujian. Once these two things are done, everything will be settled."
"The rescue thing..."
Zhu Houcong looked at Cui Yuan: "I have already given an order to Luo An, so I will leave this matter to him."
If the Changsha Guard is so vulnerable to a fight, how strong can the Changde Guard and the Hengzhou Guard be?
The people Zhu Houcong wanted to use to make an article to scare the monkeys were just some of the leaders. Along with the good news, there was also a secret report from Jin Yiwei about the handling of Jin Xianghong and others. Zhu Houcong felt that this was the best use of everything.
It depends on Luo An's ability whether the future special service teams from various provinces that Luo An was ordered to train by him and trained under his guidance can carry out a beheading operation this time with the help of the Jin Yiwei's travels in various provinces and the accumulation of intelligence from the cicada leaders of various provinces in the inner factory.
If it fails, then it will be a grand strategy of slow encirclement and suppression.
If the corrupt local guards in the south cannot train some elite soldiers, who will be used to liberate Jiaozhi later?
(End of chapter)
