Jingming

Chapter 255 Money or Life?
In Shandong, there were more than 72 hectares of land at the beginning of the country.By the 15th year of Hongzhi, more than 50 hectares had been lost.After another twenty years, even [-] hectares were gone.

So where does Shandong get the money and food?

When Zhang Fujing came, money and food were available.

After being baptized in Guangdong, he has a clear understanding of how officials and gentry hide their land to avoid taxes, and he has rich experience in dealing with them.

At this moment, the Confucian sacrificial ceremony was changed, Yan Shenggong and the magistrate of Qufu County were taken over, and Zhang Fujing sat in the Qufu Shengtang to inquire about the case.

After the rebellion of the two kings and three guards of Huguang, Shandong has not suffered any disaster.What should we do at this moment?
How Yan Shenggong should deal with it is handed over to the Sanfa Division.

How Kong Wenfang dealt with it was handed over to the Shandong Procuratorate.

But how many people's grievances and hatreds have been forged by the Kong family in Qufu?
This is the Qingtian master who has arrested Yan Shenggong. When Zhang Fujing sits in the lobby of the county government every day and only does this one thing, with the first few examples, Qufu and even the entire Yanzhou government came. More and more people are complaining.

"Sweet and sweeping the floor! Kill them all!"

The voice of criticism was suppressed, revealing fear.

It is also the people of Qufu who said this.The influence of Yanshenggong Mansion has existed for so many years, and there is also a huge group of people in Qufu who rely on Yanshenggong to obtain their little benefits.

But now the whole Shandong may have to reshuffle.

Then what about these people?
Incompetent and furious, and quietly angry.

The reputation among the officials and gentry is Zhang Decapitation, but among the people it is Zhang Qingtian.

Zhang Fujing just smiled when he heard the report sent by Gao Zhong's people: "Now the situation is clear, these people are either courageous or know the general idea. There are some grievances, don't worry about it."

After finishing speaking, he bowed his hands to the northwest: "Who is the one who achieves great things, who has both good and bad reputations? Your Majesty's words are absolutely correct: if you are bound by fame, you must follow the rules of the predecessors in everything; So I only hope that the merits can fulfill my original intention. Your Majesty and the Governor don't care what they think, just see where they stand."

He has a bold and heroic temperament, and now he feels more and more that the emperor has the same temperament as him.

When I sent him to Shandong, I thought that there would be a long dispute and a lot of effort in Shandong over the matter of offering sacrifices to Kong Dianyi.

However, Zhu Houcong and his advisers planned to arrange it for three years, but the fact that Zhang Fujing was favored to go to Shandong itself, plus a decree to let the vassal princes and relatives of the world come to Beijing to celebrate the Longevity Festival, Huguang has a serious situation. After the situation of calling for rebellion.

Although Huguang is in trouble, the rest of the provinces are at ease.

Now, the emperor is about to start his southern tour.

Zhang Fujing was leaving Qufu for the time being, and was going to meet him on the banks of the canal flowing through Shandong.

Qufu needed someone to take care of it, and Zhang Fujing was waiting for new news from the court.

When the emperor arrived in Shandong, the matter between Yan Shenggong and the Kong family must have a result.

On September 23, seven days after the Longevity Festival, news from Beijing and China came.

The investigation team for the case of Yan Shenggong from the Ministry of Criminal Justice, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Dali Temple, and a commander sent by Jinyiwei North Town Fusi all gathered in the Qufu County Government.

"One of the rebellious leaders, the former Changsha magistrate Fu Rongzhong confessed that Yanshenggong Kong Wenshao had many correspondences. He and the original Yingtianfu Yin Mengchun said in his letter that "power rapes the country, Yanshenggong's mansion is loyal to the emperor and respects rituals, so we should go together." Fu Rongzhong also saw the words "Huang Worry, set things right" in Kong Wenshao's letters. In order to gather more party members, Fu Rongzhong often used this letter to show others, so he stayed. Zhenyuan Hou seized Changsha Mansion and sent it to Beijing. Many official documents and letters , I have found the iron proof of Yan Shenggong's connection."

These three justices and the special envoy of Jin Yiwei just went through "legal procedures" to come to Qufu to investigate whether the crimes impeached by Zhang Fujing were true.

Now hearing what Zhang Fujing said, they asked intently: "Does Your Majesty have a will?"

Zhang Fujing said indifferently: "It is against the etiquette system for Dacheng Wenxuan's first teachers to call themselves kings. What merits did the first teachers and later generations have to the country to be called public? It is disloyal to corrupt the ancestors who have enjoyed the grace and glory of the Ming Dynasty for more than a hundred years. It is unfilial to be famous as a teacher, ignorant of learning and skills! It is inhumane to use fame to seek profit and harm the village! It is unrighteous to learn the new law to benefit the people and the country, but it is unrighteous to obstruct it!"

Unfaithful, filial, unkind, and unrighteous, Zhang Fujing said lightly: "Your Majesty has made a decree. Except for the conferment of Yan Shenggong, the Kong family in Qufu has committed treason and treason. There is no forgiveness for the crime. Dacheng Wenxuan Xianshi Temple will be established by Shandong sent the school to be the chief priest, Yanshenggong's mansion was changed to a college, and the magistrate of Qufu County was selected by the Ministry of Officials!"

"... who are you taking?"

Since he is already a traitor, does the Kong family only use some important people, or... the clan?
Zhang Fujing said with a smile: "In the past, Emperor Taizong didn't kill Fang Xiaoru's ten clans, how did they pass it on later? I have been enthroned to ask the case for nearly a month, so I will leave it to me how to deal with this matter."

In the final analysis, the big Kong case was handled before the emperor left Beijing, and it also had the effect of deterring the world and sending a signal.

The majestic Yanshenggong Mansion has been wiped out in ashes, who will challenge the emperor's determination to implement new learning and new laws?

And what about the other people who were terrified because Fu Rongzhong was captured?

If you can't stand it, just jump out, and the rest of the provinces are now jealous of the people in Huguang, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Jiangxi provinces for their achievements!

But at the same time, they are also very clear that the reason why Yan Shenggong must be prosecuted is not because of new learning, not because of worshiping Kong Dianyi, but because of the more than [-] hectares of fertile land that have disappeared in Shandong over the past hundred years.

The food and pay for the guards of the emperor's southern tour, now under Zhang Fujing's "violent power", the Shandong envoy who has done his crimes and made meritorious deeds is urging for nearly half of the food in Shandong to come out—golden autumn and October, autumn grain collection.

Zhang Fujing's attitude in Shandong will represent the emperor's attitude.

Money, or life?
……

"Don't you die?"

In Ganzhou Mansion, Wang Shouren was still hurrying to complete the task.Under his personal supervision, the subordinate officials of the five counties under Nan'an Mansion and Ganzhou Mansion had to rush to remote villages in person under the pressure of the counties' dignitary, fearing that they would be questioned if they were not able to do things right now.

"It's not easy for the Guangdong army to take down Chenzhou Mansion on the Nanling Mountains! Although the bandit army will definitely be defeated, it is most likely to flee this way!" The subordinate official shook the official document in his hand, "Read it again, carefully and carefully Listen!"

This is an official document drafted by Wang Shouren himself, in plain language.

The meaning is also very simple and clear: the flames of war are nearby.The Jiangxi armies still need to guard the counties and Dajie towns. In order to avoid the rebels from looting, the villagers in some remote villages should temporarily avoid the military disaster after harvesting the autumn grain.

There is no need to worry about leaving the village and can only sit and eat. Nan'an Prefecture and Ganzhou Prefecture have built city walls and camps in a total of nine counties, and they can earn food when they go out to work.Only after the rebel army is wiped out can they return to their hometown, so as not to miss the farming work in the next spring.

"Wang Dutai, don't you still believe it? A few years ago, King Ning rebelled, and it was his old man who calmed down in a month! But this time, three princes made trouble together, and the place was mainly in Huguang, not under the control of Wang Dutai. This is to prevent the Huguang side from being able to calm down, and the rebellious army will come to our Jiangxi! In black and white, you can't trust me, you must trust your old patriarch, right?"

"I listen to the master's arrangement. This is also for the sake of everyone's wives and children. If you keep the green hills, you don't have to worry about no firewood. If you lose your life, you will have nothing. What's more, the county is really starting work. The county lord said, first For those of us who went to the county to avoid disasters, each household has at least one strong man, and food is provided, and they receive food every ten days!"

Wang Shouren listened to the news that came from the two prefectures and nine counties, and beside him was Yu Chengye, the prince's son-in-law who obeyed the order not to enter Beijing to celebrate his longevity, Yu Chengye, the censor of Jiangxi water patrol and disaster patrol.

In front of the two of them was a map of Jiangxi.

"According to His Majesty, the three prefectures of Ganzhou, Jianchang, and Guangxin will all need to be managed in the future. The amount of work is not small for the transportation of grain and grass, the counties and passes along the Wuyi Mountain line." Wang Shouren looked at him, "Jiangxi is densely covered with rivers. The waterway is the most convenient transportation. Yu Yushi has cleared up the water conservancy, and will continue to explore the various waterways and piers."

Yu Chengye nodded: "Your official understands."

Wang Shouren also summoned Jiangxi Chengxuan Political Envoy Sizuo, who was with him, to attend the meeting: "Although the new law has not yet been implemented outside Guangdong, this time it is to prevent the rebel army, and everything must not harm the people. The governor has already asked Your Majesty, Approved to try out the purchase method in Jiangxi to meet military needs."

"... Please don't worry, the governor, the next official will definitely report to the Fantai to get this matter done."

Looking at the nine counties of Nan'an and Ganzhou on the map, the defenders only retreated to the county towns and some big towns, clearly giving way to a direct passage to the Wuyi Mountains.

What the imperial court is going to do, the left councilor in Jiangxi doesn't know.

However, it is clear that the imperial court did not take the complete extermination of the rebels as its primary goal.

Now Wang Shouren and Yu Chengye are planning the entire Jiangxi water and land transfer network, and the scale of the newly built large camps in the counties of Ganzhou Prefecture obviously exceeds the current number of local troops.

The four provinces of Huguang, Jiangxi, Guangdong, and Guangxi mobilized troops to encircle Hengzhou Prefecture. Could it be that the rebel army was so powerful that the imperial court worried that they would be able to hold it, and that there would be new troubles in Fujian?
No matter how you look at it, it looks like you want to drive them together, and then annihilate them in one fell swoop.

But at this time, these things are not his concern.

King Yi dismissed his sons and disappeared, and I have already entered Beijing under the guise of guilt. Within ten years in Jiangxi, King Ning first rebelled, and King Yi didn't know. Although Wang Shouren was far away from Nanchang, the main force of the Yangtze River Navy had already moved to Jiujiang.

Jiangxi officials and gentry must stand in line!
……

On the other side of Hengzhou Mansion, the Hengzhou Guard is indeed not as easy to deal with as the Changsha Guard.

However, after all, the military strength of the imperial court is far greater than that of Hengshan County, and Hengshan County is not large.

On September [-]th, the day of the Longevity Festival, after resisting for five days, the Hengshan defenders abandoned Hengshan City and fled south along the west bank of the Xiangshui River to the vicinity of Hengyang City.

The reason is: Tang Peiyu stabbed the Hengshan defenders from the south.

After he led his troops down from the top of the mountain, he was so brave and fearless that he died, as if he had a deep hatred with the rebels.

The defection of the "former military commander" of the rebel army dealt a great blow to the morale of the Hengzhou rebel army.

Regardless of the grievances between Pu Zitong and Tang Peiyu, ordinary soldiers don't know about these "high-level struggles". They only know that Tang Peiyu, who sits at the top of the mountain, is the commander-in-chief of the northern line defenders.

In the next few days, Changning County was breached, and Hengshan, Youxian, Anren... the defense line outside Hengyang City was only left inside three circles.

The five camps outside Hengyang along the Weishui, Xiangshui, and Leishui and the newly-emerged Goufeng Fortress are the outermost line of defense. The cottage is the second line of defense, and the Hengyang City Wall is the third line of defense.

At present, only the Leishui coast between Hengzhou Prefecture and Chenzhou Prefecture is relatively safe.

On September 24, Gu Shilong ordered the four outermost camps to be pulled out first: two camps in the north of Hengyang City, one in the west of the city, and one in the east of the city.

Pu Zitong stood on the Zhanyue Gate in the north of Hengyang City, his expression was not very good.

Tang Peiyu was acting as cannon fodder again, attacking the Yan Daniu's guarded camp of Yan Daniu like the most brave army in the formation.

"Since he escaped to Hengzhou, how can he be recruited by Gu Shilong again?"

Zhan Huabi couldn't answer him, but stared at the dark army formation in the northeast: "Since Tang Peiyu has rebelled, Yan Daniu has to guard against it. If they made an appointment to surrender before they came to Hengzhou, I'm afraid it's just a show now. If If they don’t make a decision yet, if they join forces to attack the Qingye Bridge suddenly, it will be troublesome!”

Pu Zitong frowned.

If the Green Leaf Bridge is destroyed now, it will be tantamount to cutting off Daniu's back road.But now because Tang Peiyu has not been able to guard the channel on the west bank of the Xiangshui River from Hengshan City southward to Hengyang City by relying on the Gouyi Peak, Gu Shilong's army is steadily coming south along the two banks of the Xiangshui River.

For the time being, Tang Peiyu is the only one who has attacked the stronghold.

"Forget it, I didn't count on them!"

Pu Zitong gave the order, and a quarter of an hour later, two huge explosions roared at the bottom of the Qingye Bridge, and then the stone bridge that had stood here for an unknown number of years collapsed into the water.

The people outside Hengyang City have been moved into the city to avoid disaster. Now there are defense weapons on the city wall, and the riverside under the city wall is also guarded.The open river in the north and east is not only the natural moat of Hengyang City, but also the best line of defense.

The movement here obviously affected the Zhanyang Water Village. Pu Zitong squinted his eyes slightly, only to hear the continuous sound of gunfire and the shouts of killing.

It's real swords and guns.

After a while, I saw a group of small figures rushing out of the camp and heading straight for the enemy.The bravery made Tang Peiyu's troops flustered for a while.

Then, more people from the camp charged out, and the scene over there was extremely chaotic.

However, the army arranged by Gu Shilong on the west bank of the Xiangshui River had no intention of sending reinforcements there at all.

"It seems that after Gu Shilong accepted the surrender, he gave Tang Peiyu a death order, asking him to take the blame and make meritorious deeds to eradicate the Zhanyang camp." Pu Zitong gave his own judgment, "Either die in battle or make meritorious deeds, so as to avoid the disaster of annihilation."

Zhan Huabi sneered: "The governor also believes this? It's been two months since the document was sent out, and the governor doesn't know where his family has been sent? As for the relatives, since they have already raised the flag, how can they care about them?"

Pu Zitong just couldn't figure out why Tang Peiyu rebelled and surrendered again. He was a well-known figure in the call to action. Gu Shilong didn't dare to accept his surrender without authorization, so he could only be captured!
And... Yan Daniu is really fighting with his life.

These days, with the Guangxi army and the Ningyuanwei joint army pushing eastward and the Guangdong army advancing, coupled with the previous "surrender and conferment" on the three caves and nine villages on Hengshan Mountain, Yangmingshan at the junction of Hengzhou Prefecture and Yongzhou Prefecture, and The many bandits in Nanling Mountain indeed had a total of more than a thousand people to vote, and they were all assigned to Yan Daniu's command.

Now in just a few days, Yan Daniu has already dispersed more than a thousand people under Tang Peiyu's command under Pu Zitong's nose by relying on these rebellious bandits——Pu Zitong did what he said, and Tang Peiyu's food, salary and military supplies were not short. .After all, he feels that he has nowhere to go. If he wants to gain a firm foothold on his side, he must help defend the Hengzhou Mansion, make great contributions, and establish prestige.

Pu Zitong really loves talents. Now that he is the leader of the rebel army in essence, both he himself and his staff of civil servants believe that the situation should be opened up and talents should be credited regardless of pattern.

So even though he heard Jinyiwei Huguangxing's instigation that day, even though he knew that there were still Jinyiwei's secret operations in the city, Pu Zitong didn't go to question him wantonly, so as not to disturb the people in the city.

At this time, the defenders by the river in the north of the city came galloping from the west, and when they arrived at the city, they shouted loudly: "Governor, General Luo's victory in the camp of Zhanyang, Yan Shen will behead the rebel general Tang Peiyu! General Luo please order!" , the great victory is imminent, but Mount Heng has fallen and the Qingye Bridge has been destroyed, can the camp at Zheyang abandon the village and cross the river to reinforce the camp at the west of the city south of Zhaoshui?"

"Did Tang Peiyu die in battle?"

"General Yan Can was shot three times. He shot and killed five of Tang Peiyu's personal guards in full view, and then charged into the enemy line and drew his sword to chop off Tang Peiyu's head!"

Pu Zitong looked at Zhan Huabi, but Zhan Huabi didn't say anything.

And now, it was Luo Maogui, the guerrilla general sent by Pu Zitong to oversee the army in Daying Daying, who came to ask for orders.The purpose of reporting the great victory first is to boost morale, but the Qingye Bridge has been destroyed, and if the Zhaoyang camp cannot cross the river to the south, it will be killed sooner or later.

To cross the river, Pu Zitong had to agree and send a boat to pick it up.

Luo Maogui was born in the Luo family, a wealthy local family in Hengzhou Prefecture, and he was someone Pu Zitong could not easily give up on.What's more, now the Zhaoyang camp has proved its loyalty with military exploits.

In full view of his subordinates above and below the north wall of the city, Pu Zitong said in a deep voice, "Quite!"

If Yan Daniu helped Chengxi Daying defend the attack from the Guangxi Army and Ning Yuanwei, then there would be nothing unbelievable.

At dusk, Gu Shilong's army finally approached the opposite bank of the Steam River and the Xiang River, and the battle between the two camps east of the Xiang River had already begun.

Luo Maogui entered the city with Tang Peiyu's head, and he was still covered with blood: "Governor, General Yan Shen was shot three times, although he was not seriously injured, but one arrow shot through the gap in the skirt and greaves and hit his right leg. The camp in the west of the city was surrounded but not attacked, and there are six thousand people!"

Pu Zitong looked at the staring but dead familiar face in front of him, and upon hearing this, he just asked softly, "You why?"

Could it be because he stripped out the "returning army" gathered by him alone?Could it be that the former military governor for him was not enough?
But what can you get if you die on the spot?
"Where's the Changsha Wei remnant army?" He asked afterward.

Luo Maogui reported back: "They have all collapsed! The Guiyi army also suffered heavy casualties. Now they have retreated to the camp in the west of the city, and the ancient generals arranged for the Zhanyang camp to guard the first formation. General Yan Shen passed out with fever. None of them accepted it. chaos!"

His expression is urgent.

For him, he has already made a great contribution.The Guiyi Army has proved itself, and the Changsha Wei Remnant Army has been defeated.After seeing the more than [-] people outside the camp in the west of the city, Luo Maogui wanted to go to the city to rest and feel that this was the best choice.

"Great Governor, if you defend the city, it will drain the morale of the enemy troops. There is no danger of steaming water in the west of the city!"

Zhan Huabi also spoke: "In your opinion, General Yan can be trusted?"

In the camp west of the city is Zhan Huabi's direct descendant of Changdewei.

The newly attached bandits were in the same battalion with them, and the guard over there made them fight continuously while the leader of the Guiyi Army was in a coma, which was very inappropriate.

Luo Maogui was stunned for a moment, and then he said angrily: "When you come to the enemy's arrows, take the lead! Governor, if you want to order the rebels to join you, don't be suspicious!"

Zhan Huabi recalled Yan Daniu's heroic character, looked at Luo Maogui's displeasure on his behalf, and thought about the fact that those newly surrendered bandits also admired Yan Daniu, nodded: "Whether it is to guard against him If you really play with Tang Peiyu, you should let him enter the city first to avoid the worries of the camp in the west of the city. Since the Zhayang camp no longer exists, it can be reorganized into various guards and stationed outside the city. General Yan Shen is injured Then, make arrangements."

He didn't mention the camp in the west of the city and just abandoned it, but it's no problem to break up the returned bandits first and let them rest for a while.

The important thing is that Yan Daniu.As long as he enters the city, he can observe one or two more while recovering from his injuries, and it will not be possible for him to join forces with the scattered bandits and cause chaos in the city.

Pu Zitong glanced at Tang Peiyu's head again, and then said to Zhan Huabi, "That's it."

He also wanted to ask Yan Daniu, did Tang Peiyu say anything before attacking there, and why he was demoted to the imperial court and risked his death in front of the battle to be the vanguard.

What picture?

(End of this chapter)