The torches on Jian'an City were brightly lit, there were many sergeants, and the guards were tight. Commander Shi Liangwei personally guarded the west gate, looking at the night sky, and his heart was heavy.
News of Wang Zhonghe's rebellion has spread, but there has been no movement in Yanping Mansion. It seems that Yu Xin is not in Yanping at all. But where could he go if he wasn't in Yanping?
"There's movement."
Liang Wei heard the sound of horse hoofbeats and ordered his sergeants to shoot lit arrows outside the city gate. The fire illuminated the road and two horses approached slowly from a distance.
Zhao Zhi and Sheng Yunpu dismounted their horses when they were far away and approached the city cautiously. Sheng Yunpu shouted to the sergeants on the city wall at the top of his lungs: "I am Sheng Yunpu, a Qianhu of the Jianyang Guards. By command of Commander Shi, I am here. I came to see the Chief Envoy Wang and the Commander-in-Chief Guo Xingdu to discuss military matters."
Liang Wei's heart sank. The situation he was most worried about was emerging. Once Jianyang Guards joined the rebellion, Wang Zhonghe's power would exceed ten thousand people. Tens of thousands of soldiers would rebel, and things would become very difficult.
"Pull them up!"
Liang Wei didn't dare to open the city gate, who knew what was hidden outside the darkness.
Zhao Zhi looked at Liang Wei and said with a smile: "Prefect Lu specially asked me to... if I meet Commander Liang Shi, I must treat him with respect and think about it for three years." A while ago, Commander Liang Shi and Magistrate Lu had a great time drinking and chatting in Xiaohuaxi, and they can be said to be close friends."
Liang Wei stared, secretly clenched his fists, and said, "Xiaohuaxi, Magistrate Lu is indeed my confidant. I am very happy that he can choose the right path."
Zhao Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile in his eyes: "Prefect Lu said that Commander Liang Shi Aijiu, when he comes, will definitely bring three jars of the capital's fine wine, so we can drink together."
"Haha, okay, since you still have a mission, I won't stay any longer. Let's go find Wang Buzhengshi, Guo Xingdu Commander Shi, and Qi Commander Shi first. They are in the government office, and they haven't rested since they came here. "
Liang Wei was in a good mood.
Zhao Zhi and Sheng Yunpu left under the leadership of Wang Hai, the "supervisory army" sent by Wang Zhonghe.
Zhu Zirong came to Liang Wei's side and whispered: "Jianyang Guards has joined in, thus forming a line of strength. If Yanping Guards also joins in..."
Liang Wei kicked the wall and said, "Just watch, the fun is about to begin."
Zhu Zirong is not a stupid person. Seeing that Liang Wei is no longer worried, but has more expectations, he can't help but understand that Zhao Zhi may have brought some information to Liang Wei. As for what it is, he doesn't understand. He wants to supervise the army. Wang Hai didn't understand either.
Others don’t understand, but Liang Wei understands, and that’s enough.
Xiaohuaxi is the place where Liang Wei and Lu Junsheng met. The place is not important. What is important is that during that meeting, Lu Junsheng talked about his ideal, which was to make Jianyang the greatest paper-making and manufacturing company in the Ming Dynasty. Printing place, and entered the imperial court with this merit, and said that it was a blessing in this life to work under a wise king like Zhu Yunwen.
At that time, Liang Weizheng was lamenting that the New Army strategy had never been adopted by the Fujian Xingdu Division. Lu Junsheng persuaded him to wait with peace of mind to appease the morale of the army, and bluntly said that Zhu Yunwen would definitely implement the New Army strategy in an all-round way.
Loyalty to the King was the theme of that meeting. Zhao Zhi mentioned it at this time, indicating that Lu Junsheng did not really want to follow Wang Zhonghe in rebellion, but had other plans. As for the fine wine of the capital, haha, the capital's, I am afraid he refers to Yu Xin, Governor Yu !
No wonder there was no movement in the direction of Yanping Mansion. Qian Yuxin had already entered Jianning Mansion and stayed in Jianyang City, which was only more than a hundred miles away from him.
OK, this distance is very good.
Wang Zhonghe did not sleep, but openly rebelled. Who can sleep after such a thing?
Although Wang Zhonghe was the chief envoy of Fujian and had great power and had many people involved, he still faced considerable resistance when he started to rebel.
Hu Long, a clerk in Jian'an, heard that Wang Zhonghe mobilized soldiers to block the city and openly rebelled. He ran to the hall and angrily accused Wang Zhonghe of being ungrateful and betraying the monarch.
Wang Zhonghe was so angry that he trembled, and immediately ordered someone to break Hu Long's legs, but Hu Long still kept cursing, even if his hands were chopped off, even if his ears were cut off, he still kept cursing!
Xu Yin discovered for the first time that this usually honest man Hu Long was so honest. He was not afraid of life or death, nor was he afraid of power. He defended his loyalty and faith with his own life. Such integrity was like the sun and the moon. Let yourself who is hiding in the darkness feel ashamed!
Hu Long is dead.
But Hu Long was not the first person to oppose Wang Zhonghe. More than a dozen people from the Sixth House in Jian'an Yamen were imprisoned because they were unwilling to follow Wang Zhonghe in the rebellion.
In fact, there are also serious differences within Jianning's left and right guards. The commander of the right guard, Shi Liangwei, handled the situation well and dealt with three hundred households who did not want to follow the rebellion, and pulled the sergeant up the city wall. Shi Du, the commander of Jianning's left guard, seemed to be too confident. He directly said in front of the sergeants that he wanted to rebel. Not only was the morale of the army in chaos, but two hundred households directly mobilized the sergeants to oppose it.
That was a military camp, and those who picked up were soldiers. Although Du Dacheng dealt with this matter, the "direct lineage" sergeants he had trained for many years suffered heavy losses, and most of the sergeants remained silent and did not help each other. Du Dacheng They were very afraid that the situation would deteriorate further. Fortunately, at the critical moment, several thousand households supported Du Dacheng, which prevented the military camp from mutiny before the rebellion.
It wasn't that Wang Zhonghe didn't want to leave Jian'an and go back to Fuzhou directly, but because Jian'an hadn't been truly controlled yet, and in order to feed these sergeants and convince them to serve him, he had to give them enough benefits. Yanping Prefecture is a bit poor and has few benefits, but Jianyang is very rich. There are many wealthy households there. If Jianyang is conquered, every sergeant can get enough benefits.
But the question is whether Jianyang can be successfully taken back into his own hands!
Wang Zhonghe was planning how to attack Jianyang tomorrow and how to get Lu Junsheng and Liang Yuhua to surrender. He couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard that Jianyang's general magistrate Zhao Zhi and Qianhu Shengyunpu were coming.
After Zhao Zhi and Sheng Yunpu saw the ceremony, Zhao Zhi took out a document: "The envoy of Wang, Magistrate Lu was greatly favored, so he followed you. After hearing that your Excellency raised troops, he immediately blocked Jianyang City. Prevent rich people from escaping.”
Wang Zhonghe took the document, read it, and nodded repeatedly: "Lu Junsheng is a person I rely on very much. He can follow me and is a man of faith."
Faith?
The corners of Zhao Zhi's mouth trembled a little. What do you, a rebel like you, say about faith?
"And one more thing."
Zhao Zhi looked around.
Wang Zhonghe smiled and said: "We are all our own people here, there is no need to worry, just tell us."
Zhao Zhi's eyes became cold and stern, and he smiled sinisterly: "Does the envoy Wang know where Governor Yu is? He is in Jianyang, and he is being held back by Magistrate Lu at this moment. As long as you give your orders, Yu Xin will die in Jianyang!"
"What? Yu Xin is in Jianyang?"
Wang Zhonghe was surprised and stood up immediately.
Guo Qing, Qi Dong and others were even more surprised when they heard this.
Qi Dong suggested to Wang Zhonghe: "Since Yu Xin is in Jianyang, we need to go there even more! If Yu Xin is still alive, he can issue orders in the name of the governor. It will have a great impact on the situation. We need to ensure that he Die in Jianyang, only in this way can we buy enough time to leave."
Guo Qing understands this truth. After all, Yu Xin represents the imperial court and has direct power to mobilize troops. This is much stronger than Dusi and Xingdusi. If he does not die, he will probably make himself and others unable to leave Jianning Mansion!
Now, Yu Xin is under control. As long as he goes to Jianyang, he can kill Yu Xin, or he can hold Yu Xin hostage and issue orders to various places!
Wang Zhonghe laughed loudly: "If you are a good person, you will get many help, but if you are not a good person, you will get little help. Heaven must not understand Zhu Yunwen's behavior, so it gave us such a good opportunity! Order Du Dacheng to prepare three thousand sergeants and set off with us after dawn Go to Jianyang City! As long as we capture Yu Xin alive, the overall situation can be decided!"
Zhang Zhi also smiled.
Go ahead, Yu Xin is indeed in Jianyang, and he will not lie.
Wang Zhonghe was a little excited. After discussing with Guo Qing, Qi Dong and others, he determined that Zhao Zhi and Sheng Yunpu were not lying and that Lu Junsheng and Liang Yuhua were reliable, so he strengthened his determination to go to Jianyang.
The purpose of bringing people to Jianyang is to facilitate robbery and suck the blood of rich families.
Wang Zhonghe ordered Qi Dong to guard Jian'an City, and he led Guo Qing, Du Dacheng and other three thousand people to kill Jianyang City. It was a hundred miles and the forced march would not take a day, but the sergeants brought by Du Dacheng were obviously neglected in training. , after only walking fifty miles, they were already so tired that they were staggering around. Everyone was complaining and clamoring to rest and start the journey again tomorrow.
tomorrow?
What a joke, this is a rebellion, and the longer it takes, the more dangerous it will be. Once the sergeants from other provinces or the Beijing army or navy intervene, no one can escape!
Du Dacheng once again took out "money" to encourage him, and finally the sergeant arrived in Jianyang City before dark.
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Wang Zhonghe looked at the gates of Jianyang City wide open and the sergeants were heavily guarded. Lu Junsheng, Liang Yuhua and others had already left the city gates and were waiting. He couldn't help but nodded slightly. His management over the years had still won a lot of people's hearts.
Lu Junsheng and others hurried forward, saluted Wang Zhonghe and expressed their loyalty: "I am willing to do the work of dogs and horses in front of and behind your saddle."
Wang Zhonghe was overjoyed, got off his horse, and shouted to Du Dacheng and the sergeants: "Enter the city!"
Lu Junsheng looked at the messy and panicked sergeants. Their faces were full of longing. He couldn't help but look at Wang Zhonghe: "What is this, sir?"
Wang Zhonghe didn't take it seriously, looked at Lu Junsheng and said: "If you want to use them, give them benefits first. There are more than a hundred wealthy households in Jianyang City, and they will all be plundered today. Do you have any objection?"
Lu Junsheng felt a murderous aura and shook his head: "I don't have any objection, but Liang Yuhua has already robbed the rich households in the city, and all the wealth has been moved to the government warehouse, waiting for inspection by your Excellency. If the sergeant is allowed to rob another I'm afraid there will be trouble, and if there is a civil uprising..."
Liang Yuhua stepped forward: "I don't dare to bother you, sir, I'm already ready."
Wang Zhonghe couldn't believe that Liang Yuhua moved so quickly, but it was better to avoid taking action. He looked at Guo Qing, Du Dacheng and others: "In that case, let's go to the government office. Those who should get rich will get rich. Let’s settle the accounts!”
