After the battlefield was cleared, normal order returned to Chang'an Town.
The villagers resumed practicing martial arts in the school grounds, the children continued to study in school, and the women cooked at home, cleaned the courtyard, and waited for their men to come back for dinner.
In the meeting hall, Zhu Renxia "drove the tiger and swallowed the wolf" and told Jiang Guanjun in detail about Yang's plan to eradicate the Tian family.
"The fifth master's plan to sow discord was very successful last time. Tian Zongren mistakenly thought that the minions he sent to massacre our Chang'an Town were killed by Yang Yinglong's men, so he has been looking for trouble for Yang Yinglong."
As Zhu Renxia spoke, he took a sip of tea and said, "In the past two months, Tian Zongren has written to the court many times to impeach Yang Yinglong for his self-respect and the intention to rebel."
"Is Yang Yinglong really planning to rebel?"
Jiang Guanjun sat on the chair on the left and asked with a solemn expression.
Zhu Renxia nodded: "Based on various performances, there is a high probability that Yang Yinglong will raise troops to rebel against the Ming Dynasty. The number of soldiers and horses under his command has grown to 100,000. It can be said that the entire southwest will tremble when he stamps his feet."
"He was originally ambitious and wanted to separate the southwest. Now that he has prepared money and food, and has sufficient military strength, rebellion is only a matter of time."
Zhu Renxia once again told Jiang Guanjun roughly what he had seen and heard during his trip to Bozhou.
Including Bozhou being heavily guarded and surrounded by swords and guns, Yang Yinglong arrogantly wearing bright yellow clothes, servants in the mansion using treacherous words such as "xuan" and "visit", and even openly using eunuchs in the mansion...
What is even more blatant is that Yang Yinglong's men openly call him "King of Heaven". This is even more "Sima Zhao's heart, and everyone on the road knows it."
"Under the whole world, everything is the king's land; on the shore of the land, there are nothing but the king's ministers." Even the emperor is the son of heaven. When Yang Yinglong calls himself the king of heaven, doesn't he mean that he is the king of heaven, greater than the emperor?
Any of the things Yang Yinglong did were serious crimes of treason, and he had done all of them. If he was caught by the court, he would definitely be executed in Lingchi and the great crime of annihilating the nine tribes!
It can be said that Yang Yinglong's rebellion is now a certainty.
The massacre of the Qi family army had already hurt Jiang Guanjun's heart, so he had no good impression of the current emperor Zhu Yijun. Yang Yinglong's rebellion was a lesson to him. Jiang Guanjun even wanted to say "you deserve it", but he didn't gloat because Zhu Renxia was also named Zhu.
"Yang Yinglong rebelled and taught a lesson to the ignorant king and mediocre ministers, but it only caused suffering to the people of Guizhou."
Thinking of this, Champion Jiang couldn't help but sigh.
"With a rebel force of 100,000 people, the imperial court estimates that it will take four to five million troops to quell this rebellion. The money and food needed to quell the rebellion may be more than tens of millions of taels of silver. More importantly, our people in Guizhou will suffer a lot. Devastated by the war, we don’t know how many people will be displaced and homeless.”
"Emperor Wanli is entirely to blame!"
After all, Jin Zhu could not hold back the anger in his heart, "I hope that Yang Yinglong's team can deal a heavy blow to the court. It is best to force Zhu Yijun to step down and replace him with a good emperor."
Jiang Guanjun sat upright in his chair: "That's not true. Although famous generals such as Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou have passed away one after another, the Ming army still has Li Chengliang and Li Rusong and their sons, and the Ming court still has more than one million troops. Yang Yinglong wants to There is no possibility of changing the regime.”
There was a "pop" sound, but it was Zhu Renxia who slapped the table.
"Although I, Zhu Renxia, have been expelled from the Ming Dynasty clan and am no longer a member of the Ming clan. But I still have the blood of the old Zhu family. As long as I am alive, I will not let Yang Yinglong change the dynasty."
"If the emperor Zhu Yijun does not do well, he can abdicate and step down, but I believe there will always be someone in the old Zhu family who can be a good emperor and make the world peaceful and peaceful for the people and the seas and rivers clear."
Jin Zhu suddenly pursed his lips and smiled and said: "I see that all the descendants of your old Zhu family are stuck in the old rules and are tied up in their fiefdoms. It is difficult to achieve great things. Hehe... You are not bad at being an emperor. I think you will definitely become a good one." emperor."
After hearing Jin Zhu's words, Zhu Renxia couldn't help but feel frightened, with a hint of excitement mixed with fear.
As a descendant of the old Zhu family, he once had the dream of ruling the world when he was young. Just like the ancients said, "Princes, generals, and ministers would rather have their own kind." They are all descendants of the old Zhu family. Why should you, Zhu Yijun, be the emperor? Zhu Renxia can only be a lieutenant in Fengguo who can't even eat?
But Zhu Renxia also clearly knows that he is still just a sesame-sized mayor. He is so ambitious and even wishful thinking will only harm himself, so he cannot have unrealistic dreams!
The top priority is that he must continue to develop Chang'an Town and strive to gain recognition from the court so that Chang'an Town can exist legally. This is what he should do.
"Don't say this nonsense. If it spreads, it will be a serious crime of beheading or even annihilating the nine tribes."
Zhu Renxia glared at Jin Zhu sternly, "Just pretend that my third uncle and I didn't hear what you said. Don't talk nonsense in the future, lest there are ears through the wall."
"cut!"
Jin Zhu disagreed and fiddled with two thick black braids with both hands, "I'm just talking in front of you, and I won't say it in front of outsiders. I don't believe that anyone in Chang'an Town dares to go to the government to report me!"
After a pause, he covered his mouth again and said with a smile: "Besides, you are a descendant of the old Zhu family. If you really want to kill the nine clans, wouldn't Zhu Yijun kill himself first?"
"Ahem..."
Jiang Guanjun coughed and reminded Jin Zhu to change the topic, "According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, no matter how big the crime the descendants of the old Zhu family commit, the most serious crime is to be sent to Fengyang to guard the ancestral graves, and they will not be sentenced to death."
Zhu Renxia smiled bitterly: "But I have been expelled from my citizenship now! My family now only includes Axiu, and the child in Axiu's belly. Oh... By the way, the third uncle, the second uncle and Xiaoyu are also my family members. If I am sentenced to death by the court, you will also be implicated, so we must not talk nonsense."
"I understand, Mr. Mayor."
Jin Zhu obediently admitted his mistake, "If the court wants to behead me, let them chop off my head."
Zhu Renxia took a sip of tea, brought the topic back on track, and continued to tell Jiang Guanjun and Jin Zhu about the plan of "driving the tiger and swallowing the wolf".
"Tian Zongren has always been against him because he suspected that his son Tian Wu and three hundred tribesmen died at the hands of Yang Yinglong. In addition to writing a letter to the court to impeach Yang Yinglong for his imminent rebellion, he also wrote letters to Guizhou Governor Jiang Dongzhi, Inspector Guo Zizhang and others , please send troops to attack Yang Yinglong in advance and cut off the roads from Bozhou to other places."
Jiang Guanjun rubbed his chin and said: "Although Tian Zongren is a local emperor, he has some knowledge. If the governor of Guizhou makes arrangements in advance, he can prevent the growth of Yang Yinglong's power."
Zhu Renxia continued: "Just a few days ago, a troop under Yang Yinglong escorted 100,000 shi of grain from Guilin to Bozhou. They were intercepted when passing through Liping Mansion. Most of the 300 troops were killed and the grain was set on fire. Burn.”
"It must have been Tian Zongren who did it, right?"
Jiang Guanjun asked, and then asked and answered himself, "Haha... In Liping Mansion, except for Tian Zongren, the local emperor, no one else has the courage. He actually dares to challenge Yang Yinglong, which is quite courageous!"
"Perhaps this is the so-called revenge of murdering a son, a life-and-death affair, right?"
Zhu Renxia tried to make an in-depth analysis, "However, it was able to cause discord between the Tian and Yang families and give us the opportunity for revenge in Chang'an Town. The fifth master's plan should be credited with the first credit."
"Well, Fifth Brother does have some brains."
It was rare for Jin Zhu to take the initiative to praise the fifth player, but it was a pity that he was not present, otherwise he would have proudly boasted that he was "the reincarnation of Zhuge".
Zhu Renxia continued: "It just so happened that the general named Lu Xiong aggressively asked Yang Yinglong to send troops to attack Tian Zongren, so I added fuel to the fire and said that our troops from Wulong Mountain were willing to be the vanguard. In this way, we could kill people with borrowed swords and use Yang Yinglong's power. Eradicate Tian Zongren."
After hearing this, Jiang Guanjun frowned and looked embarrassed: "Colluding with the rebels is a serious crime of treason. I think we just need to sit back and watch the fight between tigers and tigers."
Zhu Renxia showed a cunning smile: "It's the people from Wulong Mountain who want to help Yang Yinglong attack Liping Mansion. What does it have to do with our Chang'an Town?"
"..."
Jiang Guanjun couldn't help but be speechless. Thinking about it carefully, it seemed to make sense.
"Hehe...the mayor is getting more and more cunning!" Jinzhu couldn't help laughing.
Zhu Renxia touched the sword at his waist and said coldly: "Actually, I want to create an opportunity for Third Uncle to take revenge with my own hands. I will avenge this blood feud for the old master, Second Aunt and my father-in-law!"
Jiang Guanjun stood up suddenly, with murderous intent: "Don't worry, I promise to cut off Tian Zongren's head with my own hands to pay homage to their spirits in heaven!"
