Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 89
In the second hall of the governor's yamen, Chen Qiyu was meeting Mrs. Guo, the general who came to Fengyang for support. The two sides reached an agreement on key issues, and the talks were carried out in a cordial and friendly atmosphere.

Dispatched by the Ministry of War in Nanjing, General Guo Tai, who was stationed in Xuzhou, led more than [-] men and arrived in Fengyang two days ago.

Chen Qiyu ordered Fengyang Zuowei Teng, who had the largest shortage, to move out of the barracks to accommodate Xuzhou reinforcements. In the name of the governor's office, he gave 2000 taels of silver and [-] shi of grain to work for the army. The army has complaints, and once something happens, it will not listen to orders.As for what Fengyang guards think, Chen Qiyu doesn't care, because they will soon be rewarded with a large piece of fat, and all the grievances will dissipate by then.

The reward of silver naturally made the Xuzhou army very happy. They all agreed that the governor is considerate of the soldiers and knows how to behave. Would not say such elegant words.

This sentence was said by Mrs. Guo, the general of Xuzhou, and it really came from the heart, and Chen Qiyu also firmly believed it.

Because the two knew each other many years ago, and Chen Qiyu is still Mrs. Guo's bole.

In the fifth year of Chongzhen, Chen Qiyu served as the governor of Yansui with the title of Yushi, the capital of Youqian. Di Gun and others beheaded thousands of bandits, and were finally promoted to guerrilla generals based on merit.

In the seventh year of Chongzhen, Chen Qiyu, the governor of the five provinces, suppressed bandits with troops and horses. Mrs. Guo served under Lian Guoshi, the governor of Shaanxi. He accompanied Lian Guoshi to snipe the bandits who wanted to return to Shaanxi from Huguang. The master led everyone to fight bravely to be the first, and defeated the bandits Chiwinghu, Man Shanfei and others several times, beheading more than [-] bandits, which can be regarded as repeated meritorious deeds.

Later, Chen Qiyu was arrested and imprisoned for the Chaxiangxia incident. Although Mrs. Guo also defended Chen Qiyu in her heart, there was nothing he could do about it with his little travel notes.Afterwards, Mrs. Guo bribed Zhang Fengyi, Minister of the Ministry of War, with a lot of money from the bandit suppression, and was transferred to Xuzhou as a general. It's too far away, it's better to be realistic.

When the Ministry of War in Nanjing dispatched its headquarters to Fengyang and listened to the order of Fengyang governor Chen, Mrs. Guo knew that her old boss had recovered and was still a provincial official. This made Mrs. Guo very happy. After arriving in Fengyang, Mrs. Guo It took him two days to arrange all kinds of chores, and immediately came to Fuya to meet his old boss.

Chen Qiyu still has an impression of Mrs. Guo. Although he has restrained countless generals in the past few years, he is deeply impressed by the relatively large victories when he first took office in Yansui. Among them, Mrs. Guo's name appeared several times in the victory report , I also met a few times at the performance banquet, and I saw him again after a few years. Mrs. Guo respected him very much, and Chen Qiyu was also full of emotions.

While the two were chatting about the past, Chen Qizhi hurried in from outside the hall. He went in and out of various occasions on a daily basis as the governor's aide. ability of things.

After Chen Qizhi entered, his face was full of nervousness, and he cupped his hands hastily and said: "My lord, there was a mutiny at the construction site of Longxing Temple! Hundreds of Fengyang Central Guards killed Hou Dingguo, the eunuch of the Imperial Mausoleum Office, and several of his entourage. , threatened to ask Yang Ze and the commander Chen Hongzu and others to come forward and give an explanation, otherwise the Imperial Mausoleum Administration will be captured!"

Chen Qiyu was shocked when he heard the words, but he immediately relaxed. He stood up and ordered: "Prepare the horse! I will go to the Imperial Tomb Office to check immediately! Yukun, you go and inform Li Qimei, and ask him to summon the local gentry to appease the local people." , don't let it get involved!"

Mrs. Guo got up and cupped her hands and said: "My lord, I will go back to the camp and send soldiers and horses to protect my lord. As long as my lord gives an order, I will immediately lead my troops to suppress the rebels!"

Chen Qiyu raised his voice and laughed loudly: "I have commanded thousands of troops and confronted hundreds of thousands of thieves head-on! The hundreds of guards in the area are not enough to make me afraid! Mrs. Guo, just in case One, you go back to the camp and mobilize [-] elite soldiers to go to the Imperial Mausoleum Office to move cameras, and this officer can go alone!"

Chen Qizhi can't rest assured, if those gangsters get sexual, it doesn't matter whether you are the governor or the governor, if the knife and gun have no eyes and hurt the life of his second brother, he will become a sinner of the family.

He hurriedly persuaded: "Second brother, you can't do it! It's better to wait for General Guo to send troops over and escort you to go together!"

Chen Qiyu strode towards the yamen, and said in a deep voice as he walked, "Do as I tell you! Don't say anything else!"

At this moment, the gate of the Imperial Mausoleum Office is closed and belongs to the yamen. Dozens of soldiers of Chen Hongzu and Chen Qizhong hold swords, guns, bows and arrows, watching the gate nervously. In the team, the original team of hundreds of people has now reached thousands of people, and the number is still increasing. There are still many people gathered around to watch, and the voices are noisy, like going to a market.

In a hall in the backyard of the government office, Yang Ze, Zhu Guoxiang, Chen Hongzu, and Chen Qizhong were like ants on a hot pot. Faced with this sudden disaster, these idiots were all helpless, and now they can only hope that the rebels are just beggars. We need to explain, not really want to break into the yamen and kill them.

Zhu Guoxiang looked at Yang Ze who was sitting on a chair with a pale face and kept muttering, and secretly despised him: An eunuch is an eunuch!On weekdays, you show off your might, exist like an emperor in Fengyang, boss around everyone, even the governor of Fengyang, you don't go to see him; when things happen, you are as timid as a mouse, how can you hang out with such a person?

Thinking of this, he said: "Eunuch Yang, the rebellious soldiers outside the Yamen claimed that the Shangguan was withholding food and pay, and they came here today to ask for an explanation. In order to prevent them from taking risks, in my opinion, it is better for the two commanders to come forward and discuss with them in person. What do you say?"

As soon as Yang Ze heard it, he felt reasonable: The rebellion is aimed at you two, and our family is just a disaster!He immediately opened his mouth and said: "Yes, yes! Zhu Shuzheng's words are right! These rebels are under the two of you, you two should go out and discuss with the rebels quickly, and if it doesn't work, give them some money. I will disperse obediently! Go, go, go!"

Chen Hongzu and Chen Qizhong were deeply annoyed: We were paid for nothing, and at least half of the money we got from embezzling our subordinates fell into your pocket.This meeting will require us to go out to negotiate again, and we will have to spend money to settle the matter. You look like you have nothing to do with yourself, how can such a good thing happen!
Chen Hongzu said with a bitter face: "Elder-in-law, the younger ones have been filial to you in recent years, and you know the origin of this money! This gang of rebels hates me to the bone. If we go out of this door, I am afraid that we will die." To be eaten alive by them! Father-in-law, are you so cruel that you want to put us to death?"

Chen Qizhong continued with a mournful face: "Eunuch, think about it, if we both died in the rebellion, would you and Lord Zhu be safe and sound? If this group of people really wanted to kill, they would not let everyone in the yamen go. !"

Yang Ze, who was already at a loss, asked them to sing and talk, and suddenly lost his mind, and could only slump on the chair and sigh.

Zhu Guoxiang on the side pondered for a while and said: "I think it's better to do this: send people to the Yamen to inform the rebellious soldiers, let them choose the master to come in and negotiate conditions, and then take the opportunity to kill them! Send brave cronies out of the Yamen with their heads to deter them. The rest of the soldiers! Take out a little money to compensate the rest of the people, as long as this gang of mobs has no leader, isn’t it up to me to control them at will?”

Yang Ze was overjoyed when he heard the words, he suddenly regained his energy, jumped up from the chair and shouted: "Wow! Master Zhu's move is very clever! What do you two think?"

Chen Hongzu and Chen Qizhong looked at each other thoughtfully for a while, and nodded in agreement one after another. I am afraid that today's affairs will not be good, so we can only take one step at a time.

Li Shuchun stood under the steps of the gate of the government office, surrounded by soldiers of the two guards and low-level generals, beside him were the soldiers of the Central Guard who killed Hou Dingguo in the first place.

At this moment, he has completely calmed down, and he also faintly regretted it after the impulsiveness, but the matter has been done, and now it is difficult to ride a tiger, so he can only push the boat along with the current.Just hope that there is no real military chaos. If that happens, no one can control the consequences.

He and most of the soldiers did not want to become rebels. The loyalty to the emperor formed from generation to generation has penetrated into everyone's bone marrow. As long as most people can stutter, they will never betray the emperor and the court. Yi Yang's existence.

Dozens of angry soldiers were banging on the gate, but the thick gate remained motionless under the continuous impact. Someone shouted: "Use the beam! Go lift the beam!"

Immediately, more than a dozen soldiers shouted and went to move the beams in the distance, but Li Shuchun didn't say anything to stop them, and he was powerless to stop them at this time. Most soldiers prefer to use violence to vent their long-suppressed emotions. As for the consequences, ordinary people don't even think about it.

Suddenly a head protruded from the ten-foot-high wall next to the gate of the office. It was one of Chen Hongzu's personal soldiers. He was taken aback when he saw so many soldiers gathered outside, and then put his hands around his mouth and shouted loudly: "Listen, people outside, Commander-in-Chief has an order to let you choose the chief envoy to enter the yamen for discussion! They are all in the same guard, and everything can be discussed! Come in from here after you have chosen!"

A rope hangs down from the wall, obviously waiting for the outsiders to choose, and then the insiders drag it up, it seems that they are afraid that the gate will be opened to let people in, and the troublesome soldiers will take the opportunity to rush in.

(End of this chapter)