I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 123 Dark Clouds Overwhelm the City

Fu Maoxiu and Ma Wei were sent back without waiting to leave the palace.

At the same time, there are the commander-in-chief of Sanya, the prime minister, the six ministers, Zhongcheng Yushi, and Qiu Ming, the governor of Weizhou who has just been appointed and has not yet taken office or even sent out his order.

After the military newspaper was read out, all the ministers were in awe, and needles could be heard in the huge palace.

The news of the ban on the destruction of Buddhist temples here has not spread to Hebei Road, and something happened in Hengzhou.Does this mean that the extermination of the Buddha was wrong?

Now the Emperor Daojun is really regretting in his heart, but what he regrets is that he didn't do it earlier. This also shows the correctness and necessity of this matter.

Because they are really capable of rebelling, and they really dare to rebel.

You must know that the news from the capital side has not yet spread, but the Hengzhou side has already reversed.

According to the military report, Huiqing and Liu Bogui, in conjunction with many Buddhist temples, distributed food, grass and weapons, armed monks and tenants, and had engulfed tens of thousands of people. They conquered the three counties of Jiumen, Fangshan, and Lingshou. Ling Ze ran to Zhouzhi Zhending to avoid chaos.

"The top priority at the moment is to put down the chaos immediately. The forbidden army should not move lightly. I ask you to lead the troops under review to go to Hebei to put down the rebellion."

Fu Maoxiu asked for orders immediately.

After Fu Maoxiu, all the nobles also asked for their orders.After all, regardless of whether you can be in command to quell chaos, you must have the attitude of serving the country.

"British Public Hearing Order."

"The minister is here."

"I order you to be the Grand Marshal of the Hebei Road Marching Army, with a fake Yuejie, to control the Hebei army, and to be in charge of fighting the chaos."

"Sir, Fu Maoxiu takes orders."

"Anyuan Hou Qiuming."

"The minister is here."

"I order you to be the governor of Weizhou and the deputy marshal of the march."

"Sir, Qiu Ming takes orders."

"Wu Kangbo Cheng Jintang."

"The minister is here."

"Order you to be the deputy marshal of the march, to assist in military affairs"

"Sir, Cheng Jintang takes orders."

Emperor Daojun thought for a moment before making a decisive decision, and decided to let his old friend Fu Maoxiu be in charge.The reason is also very simple. The scale of the turmoil is actually not large.

But the location of the turmoil is too important-Hengzhou is next to Yizhou and Yingzhou.And Yizhou is adjacent to Youzhou.

Behind Youzhou is the Yanshan Mountains, and further north is Liaodong.

As for Hebei Road, there are three capitals of Weizhou, Jizhou, and Youzhou. If there are no important ministers as commanders, it is very likely that they will fall into a situation where they are fighting each other.

In addition to the surrounding areas of Shangjing, only the [-] elite soldiers who have just participated in the military parade are the most usable, and the composition of this army is also very complicated. It comes from four border towns plus Guanzhong and a section of the Shangjing Forbidden Army. Fu Maoxiu trained for several months , can be regarded as knowing the basics of this army, so no matter from that point of view, Fu Maoxiu is the most suitable candidate.

Hou Qiuming of Anyuan was recommended by Fu Maoxiu, and he had quite a few military exploits. Wu Kangbo Cheng Jintang was a famous general in the army. It is a pity that he has accumulated meritorious service as a young soldier, and it is a pity that he has accumulated a lot of military exploits. With the help of these two, Fu Maoxiu only needs to be in the middle.

Later, he ordered the prime minister and the ministers to fully assist in the transfer of military equipment, food and grass.

"I don't know anything about military affairs, so Hebei Dao will entrust the three of you, Maoxiu."

After hearing this, Fu Maoxiu cupped his hands and said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will do my best to put down the rebellion."

"I always feel a little strange about this matter. I don't know how the British Duke plans to proceed?"

Fu Maoxiu thought for a moment, and then said: "You can order Deputy Marshal Qiu to go to Weizhou to rectify the troops and horses, go northward along the canal to contain the rebels, and then order the Youzhou Governor's Mansion to guard Yizhou, and at the same time, take strict precautions on the front line of Yanshan, and then ask Your Majesty to send an order." The Jiedu Mansion in Hedong strictly guarded the wells. In order to prevent the rebels from fleeing into the territory of Hedong, he ordered Deputy Marshal Cheng to go to Jizhou to clean up the troops. The minister himself led [-] new troops and marched out within three days to calm the chaos in the north. As for the follow-up operations, you need to know Thieves' movements."

The strategy of dispatching troops given by Fu Maoxiu is almost a standard answer, which is unremarkable, but it is also the safest measure to deal with the current situation.

This is also what the court needs most, that is, to limit the scale of the turmoil and strive to lock the rebels within the scope of Hengzhou.

Soon, the imperial edict was promulgated, and there was an uproar in Beijing.

The British government, the brothers and children of the family gathered in the main hall after hearing the news, waiting for the arrangement of the head of the family, Fu Maoxiu.

"This time I quelled the rebellion for the Generalissimo, and Saburo went to Yangzhou to be the governor. The family affairs are still managed by the third brother, the fifth brother, and Dalang. Shiro and I are with the army. Marquis Anyuan is also the deputy commander this time, so I and him As I said, the marriage is postponed. In addition, the children in the family must not act recklessly during this period."

Fu Maoxiu was talking, picked up the teacup, and glanced at Balang, seeing that Balang's scalp was numb.

"Aye, don't worry, I will definitely listen to what my mother and elder brother have to say at home, and I will never dare to do anything wrong."

Fu Maoxiu took a sip of tea, then put down the tea bowl, raised his eyebrows, "When I come back, if I hear that you are the same as before, be careful with your skin."

"It's Aye."

"Dalang."

Fu Huaichuan responded, "The son is here."

"Sanlang and I are in charge of the army from the south to the north. There will inevitably be some gossip. During this period of time, the family needs to act cautiously. Don't entertain friends and guests, and thank guests behind closed doors. , including Saburo, there should be no correspondence during this period, understand?"

After hearing this, Fu Huaichuan immediately understood what Aye was worried about.His father-in-law is Li Shizhong, the Duke of Wei, who is now staying behind in Jianye and controlling the six states in the south of the Yangtze River.His maternal grandfather was Yang Jixun, Duke of Fuguo, the commander of the former commander of the palace, and the head of the nine palace commanders.His direct brother Wu'anhou Fu Jinchuan is the governor of Yangzhou, and his uncle is the king of Zhou, who has just assumed the post of governor of Bianzhou.In addition, the second uncle is an official in Qingzhou.

And Fu Maoxiu will soon serve as the counter-insurgency commander, controlling the entire Hebei Road.This still does not count as having an in-law relationship with Prince Yong's Mansion.

Although the entire Shangjing Xunguilun seems to be related to relatives, but now there are too many powerful in-laws of the Fu family.

"Aye, don't worry, I'm in everything at home."

Fu Maoxiu also nodded, "Well, it's good that you understand. It's a pity that Saburo is not here this time. If he is the vanguard, the Hengzhou Rebellion can be settled in half a year. But he must have a lot of work to go to Yangzhou."

Fu Jinchuan didn't know the news of the riots in Hengzhou, Hebei Province until he arrived in Bianzhou by boat and met his aunt.Uncle Zhou Wang Zhao Lingzhan went to Songzhou to inspect the defense.

Fu Jinchuan and Zhao Yuanshu met with their aunt Princess Zhou at the post station in Bianzhou. They also did not go to the governor’s mansion of Bianzhou to avoid suspicion. After all, they are both generals in charge of the army and close relatives. Knowing that one book must be impeached.

After his aunt left, Fu Jinchuan immediately summoned his staff and reported the Hengzhou incident, "Get a map of Hebei Province."

"Captain, we only have the map of the world and the map of Huainan Road here, but not the map of Hebei Road." Cui Fangyi reminded.

But Zhang Gao said, "I have."

In the meantime, Zhang Gao picked up the four treasures of the study, and in front of everyone, he printed the map of Hebei Road in less than a quarter of an hour.

Including mountains and rivers, the location of the state capital, everything is available.

"Brother Zhang is talented, I admire you." Xu Yinglong bowed his hands immediately after seeing it.

"I traveled to the states of Hebei when I was young, and I have long been familiar with the mountains and rivers here." When he said this, Zhang Gao was obviously a little complacent.

Even Fu Jinchuan clapped his hands after seeing it, "Brother Zhang is talented, you have worked hard. Why don't you let Brother Zhang tell you about the customs of Hengzhou."

As soon as Zhang Gao heard it, he immediately understood that this was Fu Jinchuan giving him a chance to perform in front of everyone, and immediately said sternly after handing over.

"Hengzhou, adjacent to Yunzhou, Yingzhou, Yizhou, Bingzhou, and Xingzhou, governs the next ten counties,"

"The state government is really determined. Its real name is Dongyuan. It belongs to the Zhongshan country. There is Yuan County in the east of the river, so the word Dongyuan is added."

"Jiumen County, go up. Thirty miles west to the state. Now it is inhabited by thieves, so it is really dangerous."

"Lingshou County, Zhongba. It is 85 miles east to the state. It is also the capital of Zhongshan. Daqi built Hutuoshui in Lingshou County here, [-] miles southwest of the county."

"Jingxing County, middle five. It is ninety miles southeast to the state. In the third year of Emperor Gao of Qi, Qi general Liu Erdong went down to Jingxing and captured him as Lord An. This is the place."

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Facing the map at this time, Zhang Gao told everyone about the locations of the counties in Hengzhou, and also included the terrain and the wars that took place here.Like a few treasures, everyone is amazed when they hear it all.

"In my humble opinion, as long as Yingzhou, Yizhou, and the river east line are well guarded, when the imperial army arrives, the bandit Yier in Hengzhou will be defeated."

Fu Jinchuan looked at the map and kept silent, while Chen Xing, who was the personal guard, came quietly and said a few words in Fu Jinchuan's ear, and his expression changed after hearing it.

"Brother Zhang, if you are the general, how will we destroy the thief?"

Zhang Gao thought for a moment after hearing this questioning, and then said, "If the army of Hebei Road is used to quell the chaos, the army of Xingzhou and Jizhou should go north to Linhengshui to attract the attention of the bandit army. Then go up, and then divert to Hengshui, and transport military supplies along Hengshui, the army will go west, and the two armies will attack together, and they will definitely defeat the bandits. If there is the cooperation of the Hedong Army, it will be even more effortless."

Fu Jinchuan nodded, apparently satisfied with Zhang Gao's answer.Although this answer is full of meaning on paper.But for someone who has never been in a military camp, and can have such a clear strategy for breaking thieves just by reading the art of war, it is already very good.

With a little experience, at least he is a good soldier.Even Fu Jinchuan wanted to recommend Zhang Gao to his father's army.

But after thinking about it, I gave up this idea. As the generalissimo, Aye must have countless aides around him to plan for him, and there are countless ministers from Hebei in the court. If it doesn't work, it's better to let him follow him to Yangzhou to practice.

After the crowd dispersed, Fu Jinchuan returned to the upper room of the station full of worries, and saw Zhao Yuanshu sorting out the news in front of the desk.

That is to say, Zhao Yuanshu ordered Chen Xing to inform Fu Jinchuan after he learned the news that the British Duke was in command through the channel of the Imperial City Division.Seeing the worried look of the son-in-law, he said in relief.

"Hengzhou's rebel army is only 10,000 people. The Duke himself leads an army of [-], and there are [-]+ troops from Hebei Province to call. You don't have to worry about it."

Fu Jinchuan shook his head and said: "Ten days ago it was ten thousand people, and ten days later it may be twenty thousand or thirty thousand. It will take at least two months for Aye to lead the army over. In such a long time, the rebels can do a lot of things. At that time, we may have to face more than [-] rebels."

"No way?" Although Zhao Yuanshu was smart, he was not interested in military affairs.Therefore, it is impossible to judge what Fu Jinchuan said.

Fu Jinchuan said: "I'm afraid the Hengzhou rebellion was not a temporary idea, because the local tyrants participated, which shows that it was premeditated. Hebei is poor and the people are tough, but these temples and tyrants can provide a lot of food to attract them. If the common people vote, it will take at least one month for the troops from Weizhou to arrive, and at least two months for the soldiers and horses to go to Beijing. Two months is enough to do a lot of things. Now I just hope that Yanfan will not get involved."

"What did you say? Yan Fan?"

"What did you say? Yan Fan?"

As if to verify the accuracy of Fu Jinchuan's words thousands of miles away, some people on the Lulongsai Pass wall on the Yanshan line also raised such doubts.

Tian Hongrang, the guard of Lulongsai, hurriedly boarded the pass city of Lulongsai after hearing the report from his soldiers.

Beyond Lulongsai, there was an endless army of black troops, at least tens of thousands of people.

The big flag of the Chinese army is particularly eye-catching, and the letter reads: "General Zhenbei, governor of the Liaodong states, military holiday Yueyan King Wu" and the black cloud tiger and leopard flag representing the army of the king of Yan.

Tian Hongrang, Lu Longsai military envoy, looked at the big flag and said with a sneer.

"It's really dark clouds overwhelming the city."

(End of this chapter)