Zheng Chongjian didn't care about this. The convicted commander who had no soldiers ran away, and he could make another great change. He still had many important things to do now, including the emperor's secret plot to plot a loophole, and the various vassals. I have to make a trip to the palace to reorganize the armaments and so on, so I am really busy.
In the prison of Guyuan Governor's Mansion, nearly a hundred Jianzhou Jurchens were imprisoned here. They were originally guarded by people from Qianhu, Han Leyu of the Hussars Camp. However, because troops had to be deployed to accompany the governor to escort the money notes and food stamps from the Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty, there were not enough manpower in the prison, so the original guards were there to deliver food and drink, and also to take care of them. Of course, there are still people from the Hussars Battalion on the outside.
The prison in the Governor's Mansion was not dark and could be seen clearly. A skinny prison guard looked at the Jianzhou Jurchens locked inside one by one with great curiosity, and talked to the prison boss from time to time.
"Brother Wang, I see that this Jianlu also has two arms, two legs, and a head. There is no difference. Why have I heard before that he is so powerful and invincible that some of our troops are afraid to go to Liaodong?"
"No matter how powerful he is, he's still in a prison!" Wang Laotou replied with a bit of disdain while looking at Jianlu inside.
"That's true, Brother Wang. I really didn't expect that Governor Hong and Sun Zhongcheng, who led the troops to serve the king, could make such a great contribution. Did you see that Han Leyu is now an officer of the Royal Forest Army? Tsk tsk, you are really lucky. ah!"
When Wang Laotou heard this, he said with obvious envy, "That's because it is said that after arriving at the capital, the emperor personally checked in, so he could eat well. This fighting power naturally increased."
"Ah..." After hearing this, the thin prison guard sighed longly and said, "When can we have enough to eat? Many of our soldiers in Qin were too hungry to survive, so they simply surrendered to the rebels. .Brother Wang, that thief Li..."
When Wang Laotou heard what he said, he quickly stopped him and gestured with his mouth, "Stop talking nonsense, there are Jianlu here!"
After hearing this, the skinny prison guard turned around and looked at the prisoners inside. Seeing them all huddled in the cell, he said nonchalantly, "Brother Wang, they don't understand us. They are all a bunch of people." Barbarian."
After explaining, he began to chatter again, "Then after Thief Li left Shangluo Mountain, there were tens of thousands of people again, and the momentum was huge! There was also Thief Zhang, I heard that he also rebelled in Gucheng, in the Central Plains It’s a mess. These days, it’s all caused by famine and lack of food!”
Wang Laotou seemed to agree with his statement and felt that Jianlu could not understand what they were saying, so he responded to his words and said, "The situation is not good. Let me tell you the latest news. When Lieutenant General Li Guoqi led his troops to encircle and suppress the Li thieves, because of There was no food in the army, so they made a big fuss and robbed King Rui of his land rent, do you know?"
Among the Jianlu group, Turg listened with his ears pricked up. Ordinary Jianlu may not understand Chinese, but the top management of Jianlu basically understand Chinese, and Turg also understands Chinese. He was a little surprised when he heard the news. Unexpectedly, the situation in Ming Dynasty has become such a mess!
"What, you dare to rob King Rui's land rent?" The thin prison guard couldn't help but be shocked after hearing this. There was a bit of disbelief in his expression.
Wang Laotou saw it and added, "I just heard it outside. The news was just reported. I was all panicked. The governor was not here yet, so I hurried to report it to the governor."
This Prince Rui is the fifth son of Ming Shenzong, so he is the uncle of the current emperor. Compared to other feudal lords, this relationship is much closer. He actually dared to rob King Rui of his land rent. This matter was definitely a big deal.
In the original history, this kind of thing did happen, which eventually caused Li Guoqi and Zheng Chongjian, the governor of the three sides at the time, to be demoted one level. Although the time is different now, things still happened.
When the skinny jailer heard the news was accurate, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "Oh, it's all because of the lack of food. No one can live anymore. Grabbing land rent is considered a light thing, and some of them have joined the bandits."
Having said this, he glanced at the Jianlu in each cell, and said with a little more hatred, "If you ask me, why are these Jianlu locked up? It's a waste of food. It's better to kill them and eat them!"
Prison leader Wang also looked inside the cell, shook his head and said, "I'm telling you something, but don't tell it!"
"Ah, okay!" When the thin prison guard heard this, his heart for gossip was igniting. He agreed without hesitation, and then asked, "What's the matter?"
"The imperial court brought these Jianlu to our Qin area to exchange war horses with the Hetao Tatars." Wang Laotou said in a low voice, "Killing these Jianlu is just a matter of one blow, but if we can exchange for some war horses, That’s not bad. Now the court is short of war horses!”
"Ah, so that's it!" The thin prison guard suddenly realized when he heard this.
The two of them felt that Jianlu didn't understand, so they continued to gossip without any scruples. Anyway, there was no good news. There were rebels somewhere, the soldiers were in trouble with their pay, and the generals didn't listen. Dispatch or something.
Turge listened very carefully. When he heard that the Ming Dynasty was going to exchange them for war horses, he couldn't help but feel very happy. It was of course the best to survive. Then, I heard that the country of Ming Dynasty was in chaos, and I was even more happy.
After the cell leader and the prison guard chatted for a long time, they finished their work and then left the cell.
What Turge didn't know was that after the two men got out of the prison, they went to see Han Leyu who was guarding the door.
"Both of us have spoken according to your instructions!" Wang Laotou assured, "These Jianlu will never suspect anything."
It's obvious that he has confidence in his acting skills.
Han Leyu listened, nodded, and then told them to reveal some information to Jianlu from different aspects in the past two days.
Of course, Han Leyu did not make the decision on this matter. Instead, he followed the emperor's order and deliberately let Jianlu know about the chaos in the interior.
Of course, the things mentioned are all true, including the fact that Li Guoqi's soldiers robbed King Rui of his land.
When the messenger found Zheng Chongjian, the governor of the three sides, he had just come out of the Prince Qin's Mansion in Xi'an. After these distant relatives of the emperor listened to Emperor Chongzhen's decree, although the degree was different, in the end they could not withstand the emperor's implicit threat, so they accepted the food stamps and silver notes from the Ming Dynasty Royal Bank, and took The corresponding money and food were issued.
Zheng Chongjian was just happy when he heard about Li Guoqi's men robbing land rent, and he couldn't help but feel happy.
The deputy envoy of Guyuan, Lu Daqi, who was accompanying him, also looked worried when he heard this, and said to Zheng Chongjian, "Your Majesty Governor, this Prince Rui is the emperor's uncle. If something like this happens, he will definitely file a complaint. This..."
Although he didn't say it further, the implication was still obvious, and you might be in trouble.
After Zheng Chongjian thought carefully for a while, he suddenly shook his head and said, "Not necessarily!"
"Not necessarily?" Lu Daqi asked a little doubtfully after hearing this.
"Yes!" Zheng Chongjian nodded after hearing this, "The emperor's decree also contains the name of Prince Rui. In other words, the emperor did not treat Prince Rui differently because he was his uncle. Therefore, I feel , after the emperor knows about this, he will only feel that the matter is very serious, and will ask the vassal king to provide money and food even more. The emperor clearly distinguishes between family ties and the Ming Dynasty, and knows which is more important!"
When King Rui was also on the list of the emperor's imperial edict, Lu Daqi thought about it for a moment and figured it out. He felt that Zheng Chongjian's words were reasonable, so he felt relieved and said, "Your Majesty, the thieves will not be able to cause trouble for long!"
I'm just afraid that the emperor can't distinguish the situation. He's already here and still wants to make the decision for King Rui and protect King Rui's interests. This will only make the soldiers of Qin even more chilled and disgusted with the court. , maybe there will be more soldiers who defect to the rebels.
But since the emperor is wise, there is no such thing.
Now, with the money and food provided by the two vassal kings, at least the surrounding border troops can be appeased. Zheng Chongjian thought about this, made an estimate in his mind, and then told Lu Daqi, "I will return to Guyuan now, and then I will send people to Hetao to contact the Tumote Department. This matter cannot be delayed. After handling this matter, I have to rush to Hanzhong. You are here to preside over military affairs and reorganize the army. On the surface, you want to encircle and suppress the bandits, but in fact, you want to deal with the Tumote tribe. For the time being, you need to stand still and wait for further orders. Remember, news cannot be If it is leaked, the generals everywhere are not allowed to disclose it!”
"I understand, sir, don't worry!" Lu Daqi knew that the matter was of great importance, so he quickly agreed and promised.
So Zheng Chongjian hurried back to Guyuan, and after meeting Han Leyu, he brought up a Xiangbaiqi Niulu who was in good mental condition, and then sent someone to Hetao to prepare to contact the Tumote Department and ask for an exchange of war horses.
Near Shangluo Mountain in the southeast corner of Shaanxi Province, in the county seat of Shangxian County, Li Zicheng sat high on the throne, with his eighteen cronies sitting on both sides below, all eating large pieces of meat and drinking from large bowls. The atmosphere was quite lively.
After drinking too much wine, he started to talk too much. He heard Li Zicheng's general Liu Zongmin raising his glass and saying to Li Zicheng, "Brother is really amazing. This time he came out and just shouted about equalizing land and exempting taxes, and there are so many people." Come and vote, it’s high, it’s really high, I’d like to give you a drink!”
After finishing speaking, he drank it all in one gulp, put the cup on the table with a "pop" sound, and wiped the wine hanging from his beard.
Li Zicheng was also proud of what he said. What Liu Zongmin said just scratched his itch.
During the year he hid in Shangluo Mountain, he summed up his experience and lessons. After receiving the news of Zhang Xianzhong's uprising, he came out of the mountain with a thousand troops and shouted "Equal land is free of taxes". slogan. Unexpectedly, the effect was really good. After hearing this, the people took the initiative to join his team with hoes in their hands. In just a few days, there were already tens of thousands of troops. More importantly, people are coming to join us one after another, and others are coming to contact us. It can be said that the situation is very good.
Therefore, he also raised his glass, signaled to Liu Zongmin, and drank it in one gulp.
During the year in the mountains, wine and meat are rare, and only when we are out can we eat and drink so freely. Not bad!
Li Zicheng's nephew Li Guo, nicknamed Yihu, refers to his bravery in battle, but he was more than that, he was also a man of plans. This time, Li Zicheng discussed the slogan of "equal land and exempted from taxes" and finally decided on it after discussing with him.
After hearing Liu Zongmin's conversation at this time, he also said to Li Zicheng, "Uncle, although the current situation is good, the Qin land is too barren and there are still many border troops. According to my nephew's wishes, we should enter Henan as soon as possible. It is much richer than Qin, and the local army does not have the elite border troops, and there are more troops available!"
"Yes, brother, a tiger is right!" Yuan Zongdi, another general of Li Zicheng, also echoed, "We should go to Henan. If we shout the slogan of equalizing land and exempting taxes, then the situation will be even worse than it is now. Ten times or a hundred times more people will come to vote, and sooner or later the emperor will be brought down!"
When they heard this, they all laughed, basically taking it as a joke.
At this time, they had not yet thought that they could overthrow the Ming Dynasty. More of a rebellion, living one day at a time.
Li Zicheng had actually considered sending troops to Henan. When he heard what several of his generals said, he immediately said loudly, "Okay, I think so too. There are too many border troops in Qin, which is not good for us." . Simply enter Henan again!"
Liu Zongmin was Li Zicheng's number one general, but he couldn't help but feel a little unhappy when he heard that Li Zicheng was obeying other people's wishes. He burped and shouted loudly, "Brother, there are many brothers in the border army. They all intend to defect to eldest brother. What will they do if eldest brother runs away to Henan?"
At this point, he glanced at Li Guo, then turned to Li Zicheng and said, "Brother, brothers in the border army, their fighting power is not comparable to that of ordinary people. This is a precious source of soldiers, it would be a pity to give up like this!" "
Upon hearing this, Li Zicheng felt that it made sense and couldn't help but think about it again.
However, before he could think about the outcome, a man suddenly broke in from outside, also wearing a suit of armor. When everyone saw him, they recognized him as Gao Yigong, another general under Li Zicheng who should be on duty outside.
"Come on, brother Gao, drink him three glasses before talking!" Liu Zongmin saw him and shouted while holding the wine bottle.
However, Gao Yigong ignored him, but stared at Li Zicheng and said loudly, "Brother, there is news. It was brought by brothers who defected from the border army. It is not very good."
Upon hearing this, many of the leaders who were drinking and eating meat stopped and turned to look at him.
"What's the news? Are you coming to encircle us again? It's not like you haven't experienced this before." After hearing this, Liu Zongmin said nonchalantly, "Sun Chuanting and that Shatou Hong are gone, and you're still afraid of them being stupid, drinking and drinking!"
However, Gao Yigong still ignored him, his face was serious, as if the matter was still serious.
When Li Zicheng saw it, he couldn't help but feel a little worried. He quickly put down his glass and asked seriously, "What's the news?"
