"This Tian Zongyi is so brave!"
Zhu Renxia knew that this man was also a chieftain, another branch of the Sizhou Tian family, and a brother of the same clan as his enemy Tian Zongren.
The Way of Jiangdong: "After discussions between me and all your lords, and combined with the suggestion of Zhao Yuansheng Dusi, I have decided to appoint you as the prefect of Tongren Prefecture. Together with Jiang Guanjun, the commander-in-chief, you will lead the Chang'an Army and reinforcements from other prefectures to Tongren Prefecture to quell the rebellion and strive to annihilate it as soon as possible. Tian Zongyi.”
At present, the situation in Guiyang has stabilized, and Zhu Renxia does not want to stay here anymore. After all, there are too many officials in Guiyang, many of whom are bigger than the county magistrate himself.
"Master Futai has been sent to you, how dare you not obey? I am willing to serve the imperial court as hard as a dog or horse!"
Zhu Renxia stood up and bowed to accept the order.
Jiangdong's order brought out a crimson official robe, a magistrate's black gauze hat, the newly made magistrate's seal and ribbon, appointment documents, etc., and handed them all to Zhu Renxia.
"The matter is urgent. Although Tongren is controlled by Tian Zongyi, the counties under Tongren are in urgent need of comfort. You don't have to wait for the new county magistrate to take over the job. You immediately return to the county office to pack your bags, take your private soldiers, and go to office overnight. Go!"
Jiang Dongzhi was a little worried, so he didn't give Zhu Renxia time to breathe and gave an order while stroking his gray beard.
"Your Majesty, take your orders."
Zhu Renxia didn't even bother to write, so he happily agreed.
Other officials present stood up one after another, cupped their hands and congratulated: "Congratulations, Mr. Zhu, on being promoted to prefect. You are the youngest prefect in our Ming Dynasty. You are also the only one who comes from a clan and can still achieve a fourth-grade position. We believe that Prefect Zhu is extremely smart. , we will be able to quickly stabilize the situation after arriving in Tongren."
"I'll do my best."
Zhu Renxia held up the crimson official robe and returned the gift with a smile.
Jiang Dongzhi patted his shoulder worriedly, and said with a hint of guilt: "Ren Xia, those who are capable work harder, but you are tired!"
"Master Futai said something serious. It is the duty of ministers to share your worries for the king, not to mention that I am the queen of the clan."
Zhu Renxia made an impassioned statement, "Don't worry, Mr. Futai, I will go back to the county office immediately to pack my bags, set off overnight, and rush to Tongren Mansion as quickly as possible. The situation will be stabilized and Tongren will be recovered as soon as possible."
Jiang Dongzhi nodded: "I'm waiting for your good news! As long as the Tongren rebellion can be quelled, I believe that the position of inspector is yours."
"Don't dare!"
Zhu Renxia saluted the officials present and turned to leave.
After a stick of incense, Zhu Renxia returned to the county government office.
Jin Zhu was startled when she saw that he was holding a crimson official robe and a black gauze hat inlaid with gold thread. These were official uniforms that could only be worn by officials of the fourth rank or above.
"Husband, where did you pick up the official uniform?"
Zhu Renxia couldn't help but laugh: "Picked it up? Go out and pick up a set for me. This is a fourth-grade prefect's official uniform. Do you still think you pick up rags on the street?"
Jin Zhu seemed to have some realization, but still couldn't believe it.
In just over half a year, her husband has been promoted from county magistrate to prefect?
"No, right? My husband, have you been promoted to prefect again?"
"Why not? Don't you think your men are worthy of wearing scarlet official robes?"
Zhu Renxia immediately told Jin Zhu and Ding Xiao what happened today.
"Tian Zongyi rebelled and Tongren Prefecture was in crisis. Master Futai appointed me as the prefect of Tongren Prefecture. I went to Tongren to take charge of the situation and assist my third uncle in regaining Tongren."
Jiang Guanjun led the Chang'an army to follow the capital commander Zhao Yuansheng in sending troops to fight against the thieves, leaving Ding Xiao and Jin Zhu to lead Min Zhuang of the first company to assist Zhu Renxia, and Zhu Junjian took over Jin Zhu's position as the commander of the first battalion.
Hearing that they could go out to fight again, Jin Zhu and Ding Xiao were very happy: "It's great to be able to fight side by side with the brothers again. Without further ado, why bother, let's set off quickly."
"No rush, let's take a look at the map first."
Zhu Renxia brought Jin Zhu and Ding Xiao to the study room and stared at the map of Tongren Mansion.
According to data, Tongren Prefecture currently has seven counties under its jurisdiction. Tongren County is where the government is located, and there are more than 80,000 residents in the city.
In addition to Tongren County, Tongren Prefecture also has six counties: Bijiang, Wanshan, Yinjiang, Dejiang, Sinan, and Wuluo. The total population is about 500,000.
"Currently, Tongren has been controlled by Tian Zongyi. We must travel all day and night to Sinan County, which is the closest to Tongren, to take control. We will send letters to various counties to strengthen the guards and denounce the traitor Tian Zongyi."
Zhu Renxia made a decision quickly, and sent envoys to the Feilianbao area to contact Jiang Guanjun, and ordered him to lead the Chang'an army and the people of various prefectures to march to Sinan County, meet with him, and then discuss the strategy of conquering Tongren.
The scout received the letter stamped with Zhu Renxia's seal, quickly left Guiyang, and rushed to the front line to find the Chang'an army.
Zhu Renxia sent someone to the posthouse to find the envoy from Chang'an Town and told him: "Please go back and tell A Xiu that I originally planned to go back to visit their mother and son, but who knew there was another rebellion in Tongren Mansion. The situation is urgent. , I can only rush to colleagues to put down the rebellion for the time being, and after I put down the Tongren rebellion and stabilize the situation, I will definitely go back to visit their mother and son."
Then, Zhu Renxia named his first son "Zhu Taiping".
"I hope this war will subside as soon as possible, the world will return to peace, and our people of the Ming Dynasty will once again live in peace and contentment, with adequate food and clothing, and live and work in peace and contentment."
"Mayor, don't worry. I will definitely tell my wife about your difficulties when I get back. You really want to go back to visit their mother and son, and you have even gone to the governor to ask for leave. Who knew there would be another emergency?"
The messenger who came from Chang'an Town to deliver the message accepted Zhu Renxia's silver reward, so naturally he tried his best to speak for him.
Zhu Renxia smiled and wrote a letter home to Jiang Axiu, "It doesn't matter, I believe Madam will understand me."
After sending the messenger away, Jin Zhu had already helped him pack his luggage.
Knowing that Zhu Renxia was about to leave office, officials such as the county magistrate, Zhu Bo, and Dian Shi of Guiyang County came to see him off.
Zhu Renxia said goodbye to them reluctantly, got on his horse, took nearly a hundred Chang'an army soldiers, all riding fast horses, and went straight to the north gate of Guiyang along the post road.
When the people learned that Zhu Renxia had been transferred to Tongren as the prefect, they lined the streets to see him off, waving goodbye with tears in their eyes.
"Master Zhu, walk slowly. The people of Guiyang will remember you."
"Thank you Mr. Zhu for what you have done for us in Guiyang. The folks in Guiyang will never forget you."
"Let me go slowly. I hope I can come back and visit Guiyang in time."
The common people helped the old and the young, some gave eggs, some dried meat, and some steamed buns. Although the common people's life was already tight, they still did not hesitate to take out food to bid farewell to Magistrate Zhu.
Zhu Renxia was deeply moved and clasped his fists on the horse to express his thanks: "Thank you all for seeing me off. I, Zhu Renxia, will definitely keep the friendship of the people of Guiyang in my heart. No matter where I am, I will always care about you."
When he learned that the people in Guiyang were lined up to bid farewell to Zhu Renxia, Jiang Dongzhi was filled with emotion: "If all the officials in the Ming Dynasty were like Zhu Renxia, why worry about the country not being able to prosper? Why worry about the people not being able to enjoy peace!"
After Zhu Renxia led his troops to leave Guiyang City and walked more than twenty miles north, it became dark.
Zhu Renxia did not harass the place and ordered to camp on the spot and wait for daybreak before continuing the march.
The nights in summer are extremely short, and it’s dawn in a blink of an eye.
Zhu Renxia led the Junzi Company to continue on the road and rushed to Sinan County as quickly as possible.
On the evening of the second day, Zhu Renxia and his party arrived outside Sinan County.
This county seat is about eighty miles away from Tongren Prefecture. It is the closest county seat to Tongren. There are more than 30,000 people in the city.
After Tian Zongyi rebelled, he sent people to persuade the county magistrate Wang Bin to surrender, but he was decisively rejected.
While writing a book to ask for help from Guiyang, Wang Bin organized the city's officers and people to climb up the city wall to defend. At the same time, he ordered the city gates to be closed and waited for reinforcements to arrive.
The sound of horse hooves rumbled, and nearly a hundred strong horsemen appeared outside Sinan County, shouting at the door.
Ding Xiao rode out on horseback and shouted at the top of his lungs: "The new magistrate has arrived, please open the doors of the people on the city wall!"
