East Factory Governor

Chapter 637 Zhou Yanru Enters Sichuan

At the same time, Jin Yiwei's apprehension of Donglin governors from all over the country was staged at the same time.

in Henan.

Xia Liecheng, the general soldier in Henan, received two letters one after another, one was the "Suppressing Rebellious Ministers Qin Shuhuai" that was passed on by the Donglin Party members by chance, and the other was the imperial decree of Chongzhen.

Xia Liecheng chose to accept the order without hesitation, and then ordered all the troops under his command to stand still.

When Jin Yiwei rushed into the governor's office in Henan, there was not a single soldier in the governor's office, only a few servants.The yamen servant not only helped to open the door, but also took the initiative to take Jin Yiwei to find the governor of Henan.

This is the case in Guizhou, Yunnan and other places.

Under the powerful public opinion offensive and the careful arrangements of Qin Shuhuai, Sun Chengzong and others, the army and people in most parts of the country did not mess up, let alone rebelled.

Because no one believed that the Donglin Party would win.

Even the generals who were personally selected by the Donglin Party members chose to break up with Donglin Party in order to protect themselves in the face of the general situation, and some even led troops to arrest the Donglin Party.

……

Chen Lue's encoffining ceremony was proceeding in an orderly manner.

The arrest of the Governor of Donglin, the prefect and other officials is also proceeding as planned.

This is the best tribute to Chen Lue, and it is also a tribute to the thousands of people who died in vain because of the Donglin Party.

Chongzhen announced on the spot that Chen Lue's Zhongyonghou, the crown prince Shaobao, and his son Yinfeng Jinyi Qianhu were posthumously granted.

After Chen Lue's clothes were buried, he set off immediately and was escorted back to his hometown by Jin Yiwei.

The people along the way were all moved and lined up on both sides of the road, kneeling to send the general's soul back to his hometown.

Chen Lue's unjust case has finally been completely vindicated.

And Chongzhen also gave the Chen family the honor they deserved.The high standards, scale and grandeur of the encoffining ceremony were beyond the dreams of Ren Qi and the four Chen family siblings!
At this moment, Qi felt that his lingering life was worth it!

Too much value!

After Chen Lue's coffin was sent out, Chongzhen returned to the palace.

But there is another major event that has just been staged!
That is to kill Wang Huazhen!
The servant of the Ministry of Punishment announced Wang Huazhen's crimes in public, and there were 21 serious crimes in total, among which deceiving the emperor, lying about military information, framing Zhongliang, and causing the Zhao family's massacre were the most important.

After the crime was read out, the veterans of Shenyang City, that is, the surviving "bandits" of Weifenglin came up to accuse Wang Huazhen.Afterwards, Zhao Xinian came up again, detailing the ins and outs of the Zhao family's massacre.

When everyone recalled the wronged past, they all shed tears and were distraught.

It aroused the anger of the onlookers.

"Kill Wang Huazhen! Kill this beast!"

"If you eat his flesh with a thousand cuts, you won't be able to relieve your hatred."

Unsurprisingly, Wang Huazhen was sentenced to death by Ling Chi, and passed on to Nine Sides.

Under the outraged public opinion, Wang Huazhen trembled and was tied to a pillar with a pale face.

The executioner took out a box of tools, which were all kinds of blades, used to cut different parts of the human body.

One knife, two knives, three knives...

Like a piece of fish.

In the cold air, Wang Huazhen's miserable wailing echoed.

Shocking applause from the people!
At this time, the arrest of high-ranking officials in Donglin is still going on all over the country.

As expected, the generals from all over the country did not help the Donglin Party.

Everything is going smooth.

But there is one exception.

That is Sichuan!
When the Jinyiwei in Sichuan tried to rush into the governor's office to arrest Cao Guozhang, they were surrounded by a large number of guards. Of the more than 500 Jinyiwei, only five or 60 people broke out from the encirclement, and the rest all died heroically.

At the same time, Cao Guozhang decisively ordered on the same day that the entire Sichuan was under martial law and entered a state of combat readiness!
On September 21st of the third year of Chongzhen, He Renlong led an army of [-] to try to enter Guangyuan City, one of the gates of Sichuan, in the name of suppressing the remnants of Gao Yingxiang's bandits.

However, Li Zhongming, the guard of Guangyuan City, flatly refused.

Li Zhongming's reason was that He Renlong did not have an imperial decree and a military order, but only the order of the governor of Shaanxi, which was not in compliance with the rules, so he refused to enter the city.

Sichuan's intention to stand on its own is clearly revealed.

Because in this sensitive period, if Cao Guozhang does not want to stand on his own, out of the perspective of showing his loyalty, he will inevitably let the imperial army enter Sichuan.

Knowing that the matter was important, He Renlong did not dare to act rashly, so he immediately withdrew his troops and returned to Ningqiang County, and immediately sent troops to inform Hong Chengchou.

At the same time, Zhou Yanru quietly arrived at Ziyang County at the junction of Shaanxi and Sichuan under the escort of the masters of the Dark Cloud Sect.Because Lu Xiangsheng stationed heavy troops in Ziyang to stop Zhou Yanru, Zhou Yanru abandoned the carriage and was carried into the mountain by the Dark Cloud sect.

Obviously, this route has been surveyed and designed in advance.After they entered the mountain, local people familiar with the local mountain roads immediately came out to meet them, and seventy to eighty dark cloud sect masters came out to protect them.

Unfortunately, the careful Lu Xiangsheng arranged nearly [-] soldiers and horses to guard this inconspicuous mountain road.

The two sides met in the mountains, and a great battle ensued.

At this time, there are nearly a hundred members of the Dark Cloud Sect, and almost all the masters have gathered here, even the suzerain Zhou Huai'an has also come.

Zhou Huaian, the real name of the suzerain of the Dark Cloud Sect.Only a few people like Zhou Yanru knew this name.He was originally a Donglin scholar, but at the same time he was from a family of martial arts. His family was ruined because of the persecution of the Eunuch Party, and it was the Donglin Party members who saved him.So he has been loyal to the Donglin Party since then, and founded the Dark Cloud Sect, which is dedicated to the Donglin Party.

Two hundred soldiers obviously have no advantage against one hundred Dark Cloud Sect masters.

After a big battle between the two sides, two hundred officers and troops were defeated, and only a dozen people escaped by chance.

Zhou Yanru went through untold hardships and finally arrived in Sichuan.

Lu Xiangsheng's desk soon had two more reports.

One belonged to He Renlong, and the other belonged to the official army responsible for intercepting Zhou Yanru.

Judging from the report, it is a foregone conclusion that Zhou Yanru entered Sichuan, and Sichuan wants to stand on its own!

Lu Xiangsheng didn't dare to neglect at all, and immediately sent someone eight hundred miles to rush to report the matter to the court!
After Chongzhen received the secret report, he immediately invited Qin Shuhuai and Sun Chengzong into the palace to discuss countermeasures.

But he didn't panic, because the armies in other parts of the country didn't rebel, and only Sichuan was self-reliant, so there was nothing to fear.

After all, the battle to cleanse the Donglin Party went much smoother than he expected!
He firmly believed that with Qin Shuhuai's [-] troops, it would not be difficult to pacify Sichuan.

The three of them were in the imperial study and began to discuss countermeasures.

Sun Chengzong said, "Although Cao Guozhang has dominated Sichuan for many years, he has a solid foundation. However, the people of Sichuan have no intention of standing on their own, and there are also a large number of soldiers in the Sichuan army who were coerced by Cao Guozhang and individual generals, so our army only needs to fight a few to stand up. In this battle, the morale of the troops in Central Sichuan must be shaken, and many will surrender without fighting."

Chongzhen said, "The teacher is right. In the battle to attack the heart, we use fighting as a supplement and focus on attacking the heart. Speaking of the battle of attacking the heart, Brother Qin is the best. Brother Qin, what do you think?"

Qin Shuhuai thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Sun Ge, there are many natural dangers in Sichuan. As long as Cao Guozhang has [-] or [-] soldiers loyal to him guarding the natural dangers, then our army will have to pay a huge price to calm down. In addition, now The army has just gone through a few big battles, and there is a severe shortage of troops. If there is a delay in the battle in Sichuan, and the demon sect in Gansu takes the opportunity to disturb, it will be miserable."

Qin Shuhuai's idea is very simple, that is, he doesn't want the soldiers of the imperial court to beat his own people.Moreover, although the Devil's Cult is not moving for the time being, he is really not optimistic that Yan Huizhi can control the Devil's Cult's military power for a long time, so he has to guard against it.

(End of this chapter)