Some more days passed.
Imperial envoy Li Hualong arrived in Chongqing. After he took office, he summoned Sichuan Governor Tan Xisi, Guizhou Governor Jiang Dongzhi, Jiangxi Governor Wang Ying, Huguang Governor Zhang Changgen and others to discuss the plan to destroy Yang.
Li Hualong brought 60,000 troops from the capital, but this was far from enough to wipe out Yang Yinglong's troops.
"Comrades, Yang Ni has conspired to rebel. His Majesty is furious and has ordered us to work together to eliminate the thief as soon as possible."
The imperial envoy, wearing a crimson official robe and a black gauze hat, had a solemn look on his face and made demands to the governors of various places.
It is hoped that in addition to Guizhou, which was destroyed, other provinces in Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Huguang will send 30,000 troops to encircle and suppress Yang Yinglong.
"We will obey Governor Li's order!"
The four governors clasped their fists together to accept the order, expressing their willingness to obey Li Hualong's orders.
But after returning to Sichuan, Tan Xisi failed to mobilize troops. It took him half a month to gather 6,000 troops and horses to enter Guizhou to participate in the war.
This made Li Hualong furious, and he immediately wrote a letter to Emperor Wanli, impeaching Tan Xisi for violating Yang and Yin, and treated Tan Xisi passively in countering the rebellion.
Bozhou is located between Guizhou and Sichuan. Most of Yang Yinglong's food comes from Sichuan. Coupled with Tan Xisi's poor popularity, Emperor Wanli directly dismissed his governor and promoted Guizhou Inspector Guo Zizhang to take over as governor in Sichuan. position.
With Tan Xisi's lessons learned, officials from all over the country knew that the emperor had unconditional support for Li Hualong, and no one dared to be careless again.
Not long after, 30,000 reinforcements from Jiangxi and 30,000 reinforcements from Huguang arrived in Chongqing to accept Li Hualong's dispatch.
After Guo Zizhang came to Sichuan and took office as governor, he also impeached local officials. He ordered the officers and soldiers of each guard station to gather as soon as possible, and sent 40,000 troops to Chongqing to support Li Hualong.
Jiang Dongzhi also asked the new capital Zhao Yuansheng to increase the intensity of recruiting troops, echoing Li Hualong from a distance, and jointly encircle and suppress Yang Yinglong.
Soon, the Ming Dynasty assembled an army of 160,000 troops in Chongqing and aimed at Bozhou.
Li Hualong waved his flag and ordered the Ming Dynasty generals Wu Guang, Ma Kongying, Cao Xibin, Tong Yuanzhen, Zhu Heling and others to march in separate directions and divide the troops into five routes to encircle and suppress the Bozhou rebels.
Yang Yinglong did not dare to be careless and personally led his sons Yang Chaodong and Yang Guodong, as well as his generals Xiang Fan and Deng Wuqian, to confront the Ming army under the planning of counselor Sun Shitai.
The two sides fought frequently, with each winning and losing, but the Ming army quickly gained the upper hand by virtue of its superior strength and continuous supply of logistics, and continued to shrink the control area of the Banzhou rebels.
Zhu Renxia repeatedly sent people to supply grain and grass to Li Hualong, for which he was deeply appreciated. He also wrote books many times to report his achievements to Emperor Wanli.
On this day, Zhu Renxia had just finished handling government affairs, when suddenly a man from Chang'an Town came riding a horse to announce the good news.
"Mayor, Mayor, happy event, happy event!"
When Min Zhuang came to the county government office, he got off his horse and came to the yard with a smile on his face to announce the good news.
Zhu Renxia was practicing martial arts with Jin Zhu when he heard this and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Where does happiness come from?"
Min Zhuang said: "Madam gave birth the evening before yesterday."
"Giving birth? Axiu gave birth!"
Zhu Renxia couldn't help being happy when he heard this, grabbed Min Zhuang's wrist and asked, "Is it a boy or a girl?"
"boy."
Minzhuang said happily, "He is a young master with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a plump flesh. My wife specially asked me to announce the good news, and asked the mayor to name the young master."
"That's great!"
Zhu Renxia was overjoyed and personally rewarded Minzhuang with ten taels of silver and asked him to go back and report to Jiang Axiu, "Tell Madam, after I have arranged the official duties at hand these days, I will immediately ask for leave from Mr. Futai and return to Chang'an Town to visit their mother and son." .”
"Thank you, mayor."
Min Zhuang received the reward and went to the posthouse to stay temporarily.
Jin Zhu said with a smile: "It's summer now. Counting on the fingers, we have been away from Chang'an Town for half a year. It's time to go back and take a look."
"I'll go see Mr. Futai later to ask for leave, and we'll go back to Chang'an Town together. I'll also see your parents when I go back, so I'm still a little nervous!"
Zhu Renxia put away the sword, picked up a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Jin Zhu giggled: "It's not like we don't know each other, so why should we be nervous?"
Zhu Renxia said: "That's different. In the past, I was the mayor of the town and was in charge of Imperial Physician Jin. Now that Imperial Physician Jin has become my father-in-law, he has to supervise me. How can I not be nervous?"
"I wrote to them a long time ago. My parents are very happy about our marriage."
Jin Zhu also put away her weapon and took the handkerchief Zhu Changan had just used to wipe the sweat from her forehead.
Zhu Renxia sighed with emotion: "Madam, I have made you feel wronged. Speaking of which, our wedding was a bit hasty. We should wait until we return to Chang'an Town to marry you from home."
Jin Zhu sneered: "I told my parents, I said that the governor was the matchmaker. I can't refuse, so I can only obey."
"You, you lie very well!"
Zhu Renxia lovingly stretched out his finger to scratch the bridge of Jin Zhu's delicate nose.
I have to admit that since taking Jin Zhu as his concubine, Zhu Renxia's nightlife has become more colorful, and it is no longer boring and lonely.
In the afternoon, Zhu Renxia came to the governor's Yamen and asked to see Jiang Dongzhi, but was told that an emergency meeting was being held.
In addition to the governor of Guizhou Jiangdong, the meeting was also attended by senior officials such as Guizhou Chief Envoy Jia Chang, Guiyang Prefectural Governor Lin Duan, Guizhou's new commander Gao He, the new commander Qianshi, and the new commander of Guiyang Guard Han Chao.
Because the original inspector-general Guo Zizhang was transferred to Sichuan as governor, the new inspector-general had not yet arrived, and the commander-in-chief Zhao Yuansheng was leading troops to fight outside, so the two were unable to attend.
The lowest officials participating in the meeting were Lin Duan, the third-rank magistrate of Guiyang Prefecture, and Han Chao, the commander of Guiyang Guards. Therefore, Zhu Renxia, a sixth-rank county magistrate, was not qualified to participate in the meeting.
"When did the meeting start?"
Zhu Renxia stroked the beard that was gradually growing under his chin, and asked the gatekeeper helplessly.
It seems that there is a high probability that another emergency has occurred. I don't know if the front line has suffered a defeat, or what happened?
In order to exterminate Yang Yinglong's rebels, Jiang Guanjun led the Chang'an army to follow the new capital commander Zhao Yuansheng. He is currently deploying troops at the junction of Tongren and Bozhou, and is fighting fiercely with Yang's army.
This made Zhu Renxia a little worried, fearing that something unexpected would happen to the Chang'an army.
The officer cupped his hands and replied: "If I go back to the county magistrate, it will only take half an hour at first."
A meeting of this level would take at least two hours, so Zhu Renxia could only go home and wait for the evening to come back to see the governor.
But as soon as Zhu Renxia returned to the county government office, the governor's office sent someone to summon him: "County Master, Mr. Futai invites you to go to the governor's office."
"Master Futai, what do you want from me?"
Zhu Renxia was a little surprised. He didn't know why Jiang Dong was eager to find him. Could it be that something had really happened to the Chang'an Army?
The official was helpless and said, "I'm just an errand boy. How do I know what Master Futai has planned?"
Zhu Renxia had no choice but to get on his horse and return to the governor's Yamen.
The official guarding the governor's Yamen no longer blocked him and let the Guiyang county magistrate, who was wearing a green official robe, pass the threshold.
Seven or eight senior officials were sitting in the governor's conference hall, and they were intensely discussing the development of the situation.
"Greetings to Master Futai, Master Fantai, and all other lords!"
The officials present here all had higher positions than him. Zhu Renxia bowed respectfully after entering the door.
"Ren Xia is here, sit down!"
Jiang Dongzhi nodded slightly and motioned for Zhu Renxia to sit down on the chair next to him.
Although other officials have much higher positions than Zhu Renxia, he has made great achievements recently and has been praised by Emperor Wanli. He was even rewarded with the title of censor, and since he was from a clan, his future was limitless, so no one dared to underestimate him, and they all returned the favor with a smile.
"No need to be polite, Magistrate Zhu, please take a seat quickly!"
After Zhu Renxia sat down, Jiang Dongzhi explained the content of the meeting.
It turns out that Tian Zongyi, the prefect of Tongren Prefecture, has been secretly colluding with Yang Yinglong to provide Yang Yinglong with food, grass and supplies. Although Yang Yinglong is now weak, Tian Zongyi wants to get rid of Yang Yinglong's entanglement.
But how could Yang Yinglong let him get his wish? After some threats, Tian Zongyi had no choice but to kill the Tongren Prefecture's Tongzhi and Tongpan, led the Tian clan soldiers to respond to Yang Yinglong's rebels, and attacked the Guizhou soldiers and horses led by Zhao Yuansheng from behind. .
Zhao Yuansheng was caught off guard and suffered a heavy loss, losing more than 2,000 troops and horses. He has now retreated to Feilian Fort to wait for reinforcements led by Cao Xibin, the commander-in-chief of Chongqing.
