The setting sun sets, the afterglow slowly dissipates, and the west wind blows into Jianyang City.
Wang Zhonghe blocked Jian'an City and openly rebelled!
The earth-shattering news spread, causing Jianyang City to panic. Many people began to pack their bags and salute, preparing to leave this place of right and wrong. More people could only cry and cry, not knowing what the future holds.
The people have closed their doors tightly, the wealthy households have untied the ropes that bind the black dogs, the merchants have frowned faces, countless goods cannot be moved, the craftsmen are worried, and they may not be able to complete their craftsmanship.
Yu Xin looked at the various people on the street, their faces full of fear and worry. Everyone knows that the damage caused by war is immeasurable, property will be robbed, and people will die.
"God, why are you waiting for me like this?"
An old man was kneeling on the ground, shaking his hands toward the sky.
Yu Xin stepped forward and pulled up the old man with tears on his face, and said comfortingly: "Jianyang City is fine, I don't need to worry."
The old man didn't believe it at all. He pushed Yu Xin away and still asked God: "We work hard and eat only enough food to fill our stomachs. At the end of the year, we can't even eat a few meals of meat. How come you still send us a plague?" , this is all, why do we need to start war again? Doesn’t this leave us with no way to survive?”
Yu Xin raised his head and looked at the sky. It was already a little dark, as if the light had been swallowed up and the sky had lost all life.
"Run for your lives. When the rebels come, we will have no way to survive."
The businessman shouted, urging the man to work harder.
Yu Xin looked around at the chaos around him and said to Guo Gang beside him: "Let's go to the government office."
Guo Gang nodded solemnly.
Jianyang was originally just a county, but due to industries such as papermaking, printing, and writing and ink, a large population gathered, attracting many businessmen to influx and settle. The scope of its county administration was further expanded. In the fifth year of Jianwen, the county magistrate's office was changed to the prefect's office.
Before the government office, it was calm as usual.
Yu Xin looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but be a little surprised. The people in the city were in a panic, and countless people were scrambling to escape for their lives, but the government office still acted like nothing was wrong?
There were still two government officials standing in front of the door. When Yu Xin and others came, they ignored them and stood guard.
At this time, Zhao Zhi, the general judge of Jianyang, took a stack of documents and asked the yamen: "Go get some paste and post all these documents."
The Yamen servant obeyed his arrangement and left in a hurry.
Zhao Zhi looked at Yu Xin and others outside the door, his eyes suddenly widened, he hurriedly walked forward, took a closer look, and saluted quickly: "General Judge Zhao Zhi has met Governor Yu."
Yu Xin was a little surprised: "Do you recognize me?"
Zhao Zhi smiled, nodded and said, "I met Governor Yu during the Hajj."
Yu Xin nodded repeatedly.
During the Hajj, countless officials not only focused on Zhu Yunwen and Shiyou Prefecture, but also paid attention to the cabinet, six ministries and other officials. During the Hajj for several days, it was not difficult to remember the looks of several people.
"What document was just posted?"
Yu Xin asked.
While Zhao Zhi invited Yu Xin and others to enter the government office, he said: "This is an announcement to Anmin. I think Governor Yu also knew that Wang Zhonghe, Guo Qing, and Qidong occupied Jian'an City and openly defied the imperial court. Jianyang is not far from Jian'an. More than a hundred miles away, Wang Zhonghe will definitely advance to Jianyang after controlling the situation. It is understandable that the people in the city are panicked."
After Guo Gang heard this, he couldn't help but sneer: "People are panicked and there are many people running for their lives. If you still want to use a piece of paper to calm the people, I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve, right?"
Zhao Zhi looked at Guo Gang and saw that he was wearing an embroidered spring knife. He could not help but condense his pupils and said cautiously: "This gentleman is right, so we need to wait for Governor Lu to come forward in person, but now Governor Yu is here. , the overall situation has been decided.”
Guo Gang was dissatisfied: "Prefect Lu has something to do. When he comes in person, many people have left!"
Zhao Zhi shook his head: "As long as the rebels are dealt with, those who left will naturally come back. Besides, if they want to leave, they have to be able to do so. Governor Yu, not long ago, Magistrate Lu ordered the city gates to be closed and no entry or exit was allowed. , the sergeants of Jianyang Guard have also taken over the city defense, and they will obey the authority in urgent matters. Please don’t take offense to it, please the governor."
Yu Xin nodded and had a good impression of the prefect Lu Junsheng.
Lu Junsheng is busy, eating and drinking...
Yu Xin looked at Lu Junsheng who was enjoying the meal, and his heart was filled with anger. When Lu Junsheng saw Yu Xin coming, he laughed loudly and patted his thigh: "Governor Yu is here, the overall situation in Fujian is decided!"
"You don't know about the imperial ban? Such a big event is happening right now, and you are still drinking in the government office?"
Yu Xin suppressed his anger.
Lu Junsheng shook his head bitterly and poured another glass of wine.
Zhao Zhi quickly explained: "Governor Yu, Magistrate Lu drank alcohol to cope with this incident. In his early years, his legs and feet suffered from cold, and the pain was severe during the cold autumn weather. He drank some medicinal wine to relieve the pain."
Yu Xin stepped forward, picked up the wine glass and smelled it. There was indeed a medicinal smell, and his face looked better, but his eyes were still sharp: "I heard that Wang Zhonghe controls all the prefectures in Fujian, and you have an old relationship with him. Can the court still believe you? ?”
Lu Junsheng picked up the wine glass, drank it all, and stood up and said: "Governor Yu, whether you are here or not, I am the prefect of Jianyang appointed by the imperial court, not an official appointed by Wang Zhonghe. Yes, I have also been here over the years. I have been in contact with Wang Zhonghe, and I have given him gifts, drank wine, and called him brother!"
"But these are just to ensure that I stay in Jianyang and protect the people here. To put it bluntly, if the court officials had paid more attention to Fujian, the current situation would not have happened. Wang Zhonghe can have today's power, all because of it The consequences of the court despising the local area and letting it go!"
Yu Xin did not admit that the imperial court despised Fujian, but he had to admit that the imperial court's business focus had been moving northward over the years, either due north, northeast or northwest, such as the southeast and south. The imperial court's greatest emphasis was on voyage trade and the navy. In these two aspects, others do not manage much and are not in-depth enough.
Without the northwest strategy, it is estimated that the imperial court would have shifted its focus to the southeast and other directions, and people like Wang Zhonghe would have surfaced and been dealt with early, so that so many changes would not have happened.
Yu Xin understood Lu Junsheng's helplessness. In the Ming Dynasty's officialdom, officials and senior officials suppressed everyone. It was not difficult for the chief envoy to remove several prefects and county magistrates. Impeachment and frame-up always worked.
Faced with the powerful Wang Zhonghe, officials who wanted to keep their positions had no choice but to give up being "alone" and choose to be gregarious.
Yu Xin did not deal with Lu Junsheng, but sat down and said seriously: "Your problem will be dealt with by the court. The most important thing right now is how to deal with Wang Zhonghe's rebels, summon all officials and Jianyang Guard Generals Officer, this governor wants to set up a big tent here to put down the rebellion."
Lu Junsheng was shocked. Although Yu Xin was a civil servant, he still had courage.
Soon, colleagues Xu Lin, conductor Shi Liang Yuhua, Qianhu Shengyunpu and others entered the government office one after another and saluted Yu Xin.
Yu Xin sat in the lobby and looked at everyone majestically. The powerful pressure made everyone dare not raise their heads.
"I was ordered to patrol Fujian. I wanted to prevent and control the plague and treat the people, but I didn't expect to encounter Wang Zhonghe's rebellion. I heard that Wang Zhonghe formed many cliques, and I am afraid that many of you have interacted with him. I am dismayed by this. I don’t want to ask, but I just want to tell you a few words. If you eat the emperor’s salary, you should share your worries for the emperor. If you go against the imperial court, there will be no way to survive.”
"Whether it is a crime to perform meritorious service or a new one, whether to be loyal to the emperor or to betray the Ming Dynasty, I believe you all have an idea. Wherever the court punishes crimes, Li Lai always punishes the culprit more heavily and punishes the subordinates lightly. If someone wants to infiltrate the culprit, Haha, when the 100,000 Beijing troops come, even if they exhaust all the blue waters, they won’t be able to spare you!”
Yu Xin's words were like the wind blowing from hell, making everyone shiver.
There were many people who had a relationship with Wang Zhonghe, and there were also many who showed their loyalty every year. But when it came time to rebel, no one was willing to take this step.
Now the Ming Dynasty is generally peaceful. There are no treacherous ministers in the court and no strong enemies outside. Zhu Yunwen is not stupid and unscrupulous. The rebellion at this time is really only the fault of Wang Zhonghe and others. Selfishness. And when the overall situation is peaceful, the consequences of rebellion are often violent suppression and death without a burial place. Looking through history books, I can't find any successful cases of rebellion in this environment.
It's time to draw a clear line with Wang Zhonghe.
Liang Yuhua was very direct and had a clear attitude: "The Jianyang Guards are the soldiers of the imperial court. They are naturally loyal to the imperial court. How can they be the chief envoys or the private soldiers of the governor of the capital? Governor Yu is only responsible for the orders, and the five members of the Jianyang Guards Thousands and six hundred soldiers are willing to be the vanguard!"
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Sheng Yunpu nodded repeatedly and agreed: "Although the sergeants are resentful of the imperial court's failure to promote the new army policy, they have no intention of rebellion. Everyone is looking forward to the early arrival of the new army policy. How could they follow Wang Zhong?" Give up the good life with rebellion?”
General Jianyang Wei's statement gave Yu Xin the confidence to deal with the situation. Officials in the prefecture's Yamen were naturally sworn in with the crime and drew a clear line.
Regardless of whether everyone is sincere or fake, everyone is in the same boat now.
Yu Xin analyzed the situation: "Jian'an City is only more than a hundred miles away from Jianyang City, and it takes at most two days to travel. Zhao Zhi said that Wang Zhonghe will definitely attack Jian'an instead of going directly to Yanping and going down the Jianjiang River. Do you think Wang Zhonghe will And where do you go next?”
Lu Junsheng agreed with Zhao Zhi's view: "Governor Yu didn't know something. Wang Zhonghe, Guo Qing, and Qidong were all greedy and regarded wealth as life. After taking control of Jian'an, they would not flee directly to Fuzhou. , and will capture Jianyang City first, because there is huge wealth here, which is an important bargaining chip for Wang Zhonghe to feed the sergeants and ensure that the sergeants will rebel with him."
Liang Yuhua smiled: "If he fled directly to Fuzhou, wouldn't he be stopped by the navy?"
Sheng Yunpu was convinced that the navy's combat effectiveness was very strong, especially since they were equipped with a large number of firearms and could injure sergeants from several miles away.
Yu Xin shook his head and said seriously: "The navy is preparing for the war on Xiaoliuqiu Island. If we can do without them, we will do so. In addition, if Wang Zhonghe is allowed to retreat to Fuzhou, he will be harmed along the way. Many state capitals will rise in response. The situation may not be easy to deal with. The best way right now is to ensure that Wang Zhonghe stays in Jian'an or comes to Jianyang. Otherwise, he cannot go anywhere."
"I have a plan to ensure that Wang Zhonghe will definitely come to Jianyang."
Zhao Zhi spoke leisurely.
