Jingming

Chapter 246
"Until the decree arrives, you continue to stare."

After Luo An listened to the report, met a witness, and read some letters, he stood up and rushed to Yuezhou Mansion in the south.

"Now countering the rebellion is the most important thing, I'm going to Yuezhou!"

The matter involved the feudal lord, although he, the commander of Jinyiwei, could make some temporary decisions, but the point was not here.

Now that he is in Huguang, as an extremely important close minister of the emperor, Luo Ande has to stand up.

It can not only boost morale, but also make the rebels panic.

After all, why did the Commander of Jinyiwei appear in Huguang in such a timely manner?

Yuezhou Mansion is actually very big.

Even if Luo An didn't hide his identity, he led the three hundred captains in Jinyi who followed him to the south to appear at the same time. Normally speaking, it would take three or four days to rush from Jiangling to Lizhou, which is west of Yuezhou Prefecture.

But at this moment, the commander of Jin Yiwei was on his way without stopping, and the three hundred elites had a strong momentum.

When they landed from Gong'an County, they could only prepare more than [-] horses in a hurry.

"Old Eleven, you take 20 people with me to Lizhou first. The rest will go to Longyang by boat via Huarong."

Luo An wanted to go to Lizhou first, so that the Huayang County King there would not act rashly.

This is not just a simple county king.

Because Zhu Yueyao, the first king of Huayang County, was moved from Shu to Huguang because of the dispute between his son and concubine.

Right now the rebels are raising their flags, which involves the orthodoxy.From Yongle all the way to the lineage of the king of Huayang County during the Chenghua period, this choice will have a big impact.

This is because of the location of Lizhou.

The entire [-]-mile Dongting, the northern waters belong to Yuezhou Prefecture, the southwest corner is Changde Prefecture, and the southeast corner of Xiangkou Lake belongs to Changsha Prefecture.

The Huguang Chief Envoy is also too big, and Yuezhou Mansion is really the confidant of the entire Huguang geographical location.Therefore, in the entire Yuezhou prefecture, apart from the Yuezhou Guard in Baling County, there are also Jiuxi Guard, Yongding Guard, and four in Tianping, Maliao, Anfu, and Lizhou in the west of Yuezhou.Further west at the border with Sichuan, there are many Xuanfu divisions under Shizhou Wei, as well as Yongshun and Baojing Xuanwei divisions.

Xiangxi has a complex terrain and various ethnic groups live together.

Once King Rong of Changde Prefecture, Changdewei, and King Huayang of Lixian County also join the rebel camp, and then attack the west of Yuezhou Prefecture and gather the two guards and four camps, they will be able to rely on Xiangxi, Southern Hunan, Hunan and Jiangxi In the mountainous area, it also sits on the fertile land beside Dongting Lake, and has gained a firm foothold in the land of Hunan and Jiangxi where the river network is densely covered.

Luo An, with 22 people and more than [-] horses, rushed to Lizhou day and night.

As for the news, he knew it in Jingzhou Mansion, and the king of Huayang County in Lizhou City naturally knew about it earlier.

At this time, the king of Huayang County was the fourth generation, named Zhu Binzhen.

His situation is somewhat similar to King Ji's. His son had died young, but his grandson Zhu Chengxi was still there.

After more than a hundred years, the situation in Lizhou is that "half of Li is divided into Zhu Di".Inside and outside Lizhou City, Wangfu Street, Wangfujing, Wangfushan... all kinds of place names are the proof of Huayang County King's influence in Lizhou.

Lizhou is also a transportation hub.

To the east, the Changhe flows into Dongting Lake through Anxiang County.To the north, Chidao goes straight to Zhijiang River; to the west, Chidao and Lishui can reach Shimen, Cili County and Erwei Sansuo on the west side of Yuezhou.In the south, Chidao goes straight to Wuling County under Changde Prefecture, and then turns southeast to Yiyang County and Ningxiang County to the west of Changsha Prefecture.

If you want to attack Changsha Mansion from east to west, you must stabilize the rear of Lizhou and Changde Mansions on the west front.

The governor of Lizhou was extremely nervous.

Ban Zhongping of the Lizhou Qianhu Office was very excited: "Shengzhou Mu, although the government orders of Sun Getai and Fantai are in place, Ban has already received the military order. The rebels must take Changdewei and Chenzhouwei and invade To the west of Yuezhou Prefecture, and then to the north to attack and hold the upper reaches of the river. Now that the King of Liao has just passed away, if someone from the Liao Dynasty rebels, the south of Huguang will fall into the enemy's hands. In this situation, why can't we go directly to the county prince's mansion to show his loyalty and donate food and salaries? ?”

Lizhou is a subordinate state of Yuezhou Prefecture, not Zhili Prefecture in Huguang.

Sheng Wenyi, the magistrate of the state, is from the fifth grade, slightly higher than the magistrate.

The rest of the vassal kings' lands are from the fourth-rank magistrate to the vassal king, and here he is from the fifth-rank magistrate to the county king, but Sheng Wenyi dare not act rashly: "It's better to wait for the official document to arrive..."

"The military situation is on fire, so we can't delay!" Ban Zhongwen blushed, "Since the rebels dare to raise the flag, they must have planned it for a long time. As long as Chang Dewei turns his back, the soldiers are only a hundred miles away from Lizhou! Jiuxi It will take at least five days for Wei to come from the east! Now that the preparations are made a moment earlier, the city will be stable!"

He has already led the Lizhou Qianhu Office and was ordered to stick to Lizhou City, waiting for Jiuxiwei to come to help.

Although the Lizhou Thousand Households Office required more than [-] officers and soldiers according to the book, there are actually only more than [-] people who can fight, and they have to guard Lizhou and Anxiang County, the gateway of Dongting Lake.

Just relying on such a small number of people to defend the two counties, Ban Zhongwen needs enough supplies.

In Huayang County Prince's Mansion, Zhu Binzhen shook his head again and again: "Absolutely not! You don't see that group of thousands of households has led the army into the city, and is in the process of witnessing and mobilizing civilians to rest the city defense? Our county's prince's mansion doesn't even have a ceremonial guard, and those thousands of households have made meritorious service Desperate, this king shows a little rebellion, and he will be arrested in an instant!"

"Grandfather, Gao Kewei in Sichuan conspired to rebel, and the King of Shu must have been suspected by His Majesty! I, the king of Huayang County, came from the King of Shu, how could I be spared?" His grandson Zhu Chengjuan was ambitious, "Now King Ji accepts the heir of the first emperor as the heir. With the reign title of Zhengde, King Yi of Jiangxi must be able to hold the banner together. All the vassal kings and relatives of the world are going to Beijing, but Grandpa doesn’t have to go. This is a golden opportunity!”

"You're confused!" Zhu Binzhen covered his mouth in fright, "How can they succeed with the Changsha and Hengzhou guards alone? This king is only the king of a county, so what good soldiers and good ministers can help him accomplish things?"

"Where the hearts of the people want to go..." Zhu Chengjuan still murmured while his mouth was covered.

Zhu Binting added some strength to his hands, gritted his teeth and said in a hurry: "If your majesty is really suspicious of the king of Shu, there is hope that my lineage of the king of Huayang County will return to Dazong and re-assign the king of Shu. Since Zhu Jianjun conspired against him, Li The state must be the site of the Four Wars! For the current plan, it is necessary to quickly write an article to refute King Ji, and donate to help Wang Shi put down the rebellion. What people want...Since the rebellion has been planned, whoever is fighting is strong!"

Zhu Chengxuan wanted to persuade him, but Zhu Binzhen was so frightened that he ordered someone to guard him in the bedroom first, and then he wondered how to refute Zhu Jianjun's position, and asked him to prepare food and military supplies.

It was so busy that it was almost night, and there was a curfew in the city.

In the north of Lizhou City, the soldiers guarding the city were a little more slack.

One is because it has not been fought for a long time, and the other is that if the rebels arrive, they should also come from the south.

But a rush of horseshoes made them tense.

"Shoot the bow and shoot the arrow, lock the city gate!"

After the captain nervously gave his orders, he hid behind the city wall and poked his head out slightly, shouting loudly to the distance ahead: "Who is here?"

"Jinyi's pro-army commander and commander Luo An is here! Where are the guards and the governor of the city? Go up the city wall and tell!"

This title immediately shocked the captain of the night guard at the north gate.

Although the commander of Jinyiwei is only the third grade, he is only responsible to the emperor.

Now that the commander actually appeared here in person, the captain hurriedly said: "Commander Lao Luo, wait a moment, I'll report to Banqian right now."

Luo An rode on the horse, quietly looking at the city wall not far away.

He frowned.

People in the city did not dare to let him enter the city easily, and he actually did not dare to enter the city easily.

What about the King of Huayang County and the Qianhu House in Lizhou? They are not completely sure of their positions now.

The Marquis of Zhenyuan sent people to Yuezhou Mansion, but before that, they were handling the matter of Yuezhou Wei in Baling County, east of Dongting Lake, and that was before Zhu Jianjun's rebellion.

Now what is the attitude of Lizhou Qianhusuo and Changdewei? Luo An only thinks about the new information he received on the way: the reason why Changshawei and Hengzhouwei are so bold is because of the two commanders Tang Peiyu and Pu Zitong. Even if one had stayed in Yuezhou Wei and the other had stayed in Changde Wei before, both of them were too deeply involved with the land embanked by the Dongting Lake and the many interests of the Wei.

The day when the vassal king Xunqi entered Beijing was getting closer and closer, and by the Dongting Lake, this share of interests became the fuse because of Gu Shilong's agitation.

While thinking about it, the fire on the top of the city was bright, and a strong man in armor came up.

"But Commander Luo in person?"

Hearing the sound, Luo An tucked his legs, pulled the rein and slowly stepped forward, but stopped at a safe distance: "It's the commander, you are Ban Zhongwenqian from the Lizhou Qianhu Institute. household?"

"The humble job is right. Commander Luo, forgive me. The humble job doesn't recognize Commander Luo. Zhizhou Sheng Wenyi is also here. I don't know if you can use a talisman to verify your identity?"

Hearing this, Luo An waved his hand, and another person behind him rode up slowly, and took out a token from his pocket and handed it to him.

"Your Majesty bestowed the token and the commander's dental badge together, and the prefect of Laosheng and Ban Qianhu went out of the city with the dental badge and tiger amulet to verify their identities, and received the order to listen to the order."

From fish amulets to tortoise amulets to the tiger amulets used by Daming, these are the identity documents of officials.Civilian tooth plaques are made by the Ministry of Officials, and military officer tiger charms are made by the Ministry of War.

This tiger talisman is not only a proof of identity, but also a credential for mobilizing and commanding the army.

Now Luo An asked the two of them to go out of the city to verify their identities, but Ban Zhongwen and Sheng Wenyi hesitated.

What if it is not the rightful owner?What if it was a fake thing by the rebels, and after tricking them out of the city, they took down all the civil and military officials in Lizhou at this moment?
At this moment, a voice appeared behind him: "Shengzhou Mu, Ban Qianhu, this is my badge, Commander Luo is indeed here outside the city."

Ban Zhongwen turned his head in shock, only to see that it was the Xiangyong recruited from the city before.

Now, he didn't know when he came up from the night rest place under the city, and took out a waist card neither humble nor humble.

"...Are you Captain Jinyi?" Ban Zhongwen looked at him in disbelief after holding it in his hand.

At this moment, he appeared in time, presumably he had been staring at the king of Huayang County and the civil and military people of Lizhou in the city of Lizhou before.

This waist card is only made of copper, and on the front it reads "Where you meet a person who lives directly, you can wear this card, and you don't need it when you go out of Huguang." Eighteen regular script Yangwen, which shows that this belt card is specially customized for Jinyiwei Huguang Xingxing .

The back is smooth and has no grain.

"Zhou Long, a subordinate of Jinyiwei Huguangxing, has met Shengzhou Mu, Ban Qianzong."

"...Lieutenant Zhou, how do you know that there is Commander Luo himself outside the city?"

There are so many people in Jin Yiwei, and he, a little captain, only listens to voices in the middle of the night, how can he tell the difference?
Zhou Long replied calmly: "Three days ago, I received a secret order from Mr. Walking, and Mr. Walking ordered me not to move rashly in Lizhou City. Commander Luo has already traveled from Sichuan to Huguang. Besides, Commander Luo came from Qiandi and was ordered to be in charge of the Jinyiwei Empress." , Naturally inspected the subordinates in batches. Before I left Beijing, I was fortunate to hear the voice of the commander."

Ban Zhongwen looked at the waist card again, and after pondering for a moment, he gritted his teeth and told others: "Put me down the city wall in a hanging basket. If you don't have my order, don't open the city gate! Shengzhou Mu, you wait on the city wall." Let it go!"

After finishing speaking, he looked at Zhou Long again: "Excuse me, Captain Zhou, come down with me!"

"Understandable."

Luo An rode on the horse and watched Ban Zhongwen for a while before getting down in the hanging basket. There were two people inside.

Sheng Wenyi was very nervous. The commander of Jinyiwei asked the two of them to go out of the city to receive orders, but Ban Zhongwen let him stay in the city.

I saw that Ban Zhongwen did not go far after going down to the city. Instead, he stood at the gate of the city and drew out his knife holder. He shouted at the neck of the Jinyi school captain Gao Long: "Commander Luo forgives the crime, the situation of the rebels and the enemy is unknown. The humble officer sent a sentry, Li Although there are no rebels within [-] miles outside the state city, it is still necessary to be cautious in humble positions. This person claims to be the captain of Jinyiwei Huguangxing, if Commander Luo is really himself, please come forward and speak alone!"

Zhou Long didn't resist either, and shouted cooperatively: "Master Commander, Zhou Long, No. 310, [-], [-]. The squadron came to repair the city wall every few days to recruit village braves, and was ordered to stand by and wait for help. Lizhou Qianhu was not attached to the army. .”

Luo An looked at the two, then turned around and asked the person next to him.

Ban Zhongwen opened his eyes wide, and saw that the man took out another book-like thing from his arms, looked at it in the light of the torch, and nodded to Luo An.

Then Luo An got off his horse and came over without hesitation.

After walking closer, he smiled and said, "President Ban Qian is very cautious, it's Master Wang's luck. Here is the badge and this commander's badge. Where is the tiger talisman of President Ban Qian?"

Ban Zhongwen didn't put down his saber, but he could clearly see two things that Luo An took out.

Luo An's "ID card" is made of ivory, with two beasts engraved around it, with a hole for their mouth.This round ivory waist card has only eight characters on the front: Jin Yiwei Commander Luo An.On the back, the words "Auspicious Day in February of the First Year of Jiajing" are engraved in the center of the cloud pattern.

As for the imperial gift token, Luo An didn't need to show it to him, the five-clawed dragon's shadow pattern was only wrapped with four words: If I come in person.

Ban Zhongwen quickly retracted his knife and knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "The last general Ban Zhongwen asks Shengan! Long live your majesty!"

"Sheng Gong'an." Luo An also tested his tiger talisman, and then said, "Ban Qian, please get up. Now that you have verified your identity, let the commander open the city gate to let the commander enter the city first."

Since Ban Zhongwen dared to go down in a hanging basket alone, and with Zhou Long's testimony, Luo An didn't have to put on a show to ask Sheng Wenyi to leave the city first.

Sheng Wenyi on the city wall saw Ban Zhongwen bowing down, and hurried down the city wall to the city gate.

He is the authentic Commander of Jinyiwei!

How can you be negligent?

It came so fast!Your Majesty has already made arrangements!
After Ban Zhongwen spoke, the city gate was opened immediately.

After entering the city gate, Luo An answered them: "The rest of the banner schools under my command took the waterway, directly to Longyang County, Changde Prefecture. Mr. Ban Qian, is there any news from Changdewei?"

This little episode only proves how dire the situation is today.

Soldiers are precious and fast, His Majesty's will has not yet arrived in Huguang, and it will also take time for Gu Shilong to arrive here.

In Huguang, there are several important missions such as Sun Jiao, Gu Shilong, Gu Dayong, and Luo An, but all civil and military officials on the defense line from the south of Wuchang Mansion, the east and west of Yuezhou Mansion, Chenzhou Mansion, and Changde Mansion must all It is not easy to form a joint force and smooth military orders.

Luo An didn't delay after entering the city, and went directly to Huayang County Prince's Mansion accompanied by Sheng Wenyi and Ban Zhongwen.

Even if it is already late at night, Zhu Binzhen must open the door to welcome guests: What time is this?
Seeing Luo An coming in person, Zhu Binzhen confirmed his judgment even more: Zhu Jianjun was probably insane.

He nervously held out the article he had just prepared: "This king is about to send people to Changsha, Changde, to refute the rebellion of the rebellious king Zhu Jianjun and others. The king is also ordering people to donate food, grass and military funds to the state government. Commander Luo Come here, the traitors are waiting for the wind!"

Luo An smiled: "My lord understands righteousness, I will report it to His Majesty."

This is the meaning of Luo An putting aside the inside story of Liao Wang's death and going to the south line first.

Because he, the commander of Jinyiwei, represents the emperor's strategizing and affects the morale of the king's army and the rebels.

This time, he is bound to take some risks and walk on the front line.

After confirming Zhu Binji's attitude, Luo An still needs him to do more: "Although the prince is the king of the county, in Ming Dynasty, only the king of Huayang County left Dazong and granted another land, so he should not be regarded as the same as the other kings of the county. Long live Your Majesty, the prince should also enter the capital to congratulate him, so I will send the Deli Banner School to escort the prince to the capital first, right?"

Zhu Binzhen's expression changed slightly, what he was worried about was not the property of the royal family, nor anything else - how could he care about the current situation?
He was worried about his restless grandson.

After gritting his teeth, he said: "I am able to receive such a special favor! Thank you, Your Majesty, long live your majesty! Commander Luo, I wonder if the king can bring his grandchildren to Beijing to congratulate him? Lizhou is the front line, and the Wangfu residence Wang Shizheng can use the mansion and property. This king is incompetent, so it is better to go to Beijing to avoid disaster."

Luo An was a little surprised, and was very moved when he heard the words: "The prince understands the righteousness, and your majesty will be happy!"

Zhu Binzhen made such a ruthless statement!
If you avoid disaster, it really comes from your heart.

After thinking about it, Luo An understood, after all, he himself had already arrived at his house, who knew what Zhu Binji was suspicious of now?
As long as the buttocks sit upright, at least one life will be saved in the future.After the war, the emperor always wanted to appease the clan, right?
If he doesn't show his firm attitude now, how would he know if Luo An brought some secret decree to kill him?
Ban Zhongwen and Sheng Wenyi looked at each other.

As soon as Luo An came, the King of Huayang County presented the family wealth of the whole family.

But Luo An didn't stop at all. After leaving ten people in Lizhou City, he said to Ban Zhongwen: "Mr. Run to Changde Mansion!"

There, there was King Rong and a Chang Dewei!

(End of this chapter)