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Chapter 216 Refuge Uprising
As the Crown Prince said, a few days later, the imperial court received a report from the Chief Secretary of Huguang. The refugees in Jingxiang rioted and looted shops, wealthy households and even official warehouses in the town and county. The leader of the refugees, Li Li, was hailed as the "Prince of Taiping". " and called the Jingxiang area "Taiping Kingdom".

"It's really unreasonable!" Cao Bao stood speechless in the main hall, threw away the book in his hand, and cursed: "This gang of untouchables has been killed for decades and they still want to be king now? There is no need to surrender. Kill them all!"

Kang Wang came out and said: "This king recommends the Youdu Yushi Wanqing of the Metropolitan Procuratorate as the chief general, and Qian Zong Zhang Heng as the deputy general to go to Hubei to suppress the refugees." The refugees are only unarmed, and it is not a difficult battle. To go out and gain some military exploits, he needed to increase the strength of the military to compete with the prince.

Cao Baoli immediately signaled Tian Jun to draft an order. He thought quickly and added with a smile: "The other deputy general will be Cheng Hanbai, the commander of the North Zhili Guards, and Wu Dezhong will be the governor. In addition to the Zhili Guards, General Wan can also directly call and command the Henan and Huguang Guards, 80 elite troops, to go to the Jingxiang Mountains."

Cheng Hanbai, who was still in the North Zhili Military Camp, was named like this.Cheng Hanbai is the prince's elder brother-in-law and an important military force in the prince's hands. Attacking Cheng Hanbai is equivalent to attacking the prince.Cao Baoli's love for Sima Zhao is known to everyone passing by in the hall!
How could Wan Qing not understand the reason behind Lord Cao's arrangement?I have to take the credit given to him.He came out with a smug look on his face and said: "In the end, I will definitely live up to the entrustment of the imperial court, eliminate the refugees, and restore peace to our heaven."

Bingbi's servant Tian Jun drafted the edict, and Cao Baoli took the jade seal out of the brocade box and sealed it.An imperial edict was concocted in front of the ministers.The emperor gave undue authorization to his ministers, so that the civil and military officials in the court dared not speak out in anger.

Shen An, Sun Yang and Fan Yongcheng were all worried about Cheng Hanbai.But the imperial edict has been issued, even if the prince is in the main hall, he can only obey orders.

Before the court ended, the news came to the East Palace.

"Han Bai received the imperial edict today and will return to Beijing overnight. We will discuss countermeasures after we meet." Xie Ruitang comforted Haitang. Seeing her worried look, he smiled and scratched her nose and said, "Don't worry. , your brother is not a melon, he will protect himself. Doesn’t he still have your husband as his backing? "

Qin Tianjian gave the message and the army was scheduled to set off in three days.

The next day, the prince quietly left the palace and returned to the prince's residence.

Shen Congxi's leg injury has healed. She has already moved back to Shen's Mansion. She also returned to James' Mansion to cancel her leave. She also came to the Prince's Mansion this morning.Everyone hadn't seen the prince for several days, and when they did, they were all concerned about how his abdominal injury was getting better.Yan Shiyi has found out that the assassins who assassinated the prince that night were all disguised as Jin Yiwei.

"It's okay, there is a miracle doctor living in my house. After dying once, Gu cherishes his life more than anyone else." The prince smiled and said: "If you survive a catastrophe, you will be blessed. Gu's future blessings are all It’s in everyone’s body, so everyone must live well.”

"In the case of Zhexiangfang, King Kang did not let the Jingwei intervene. He only asked Zhang Heng to lead someone to pretend to investigate. He said that the crime was committed by rogue bandits. He randomly arrested two people and beheaded them, and the case was closed. Do you know that Jinyiwei's Li Qi received a heavy reward for stabbing the prince with his sword." Yan Shiyi said disdainfully.

"Do you want him to check himself? Isn't this a lice on the monk's head? It's obvious. We all fought against assassins that day. Are we all just freeloaders and can't tell how good our martial arts are?" Cheng Hanbai said angrily. : "Qingyao doesn't even dare to drink tea when he goes back. I can't wait to rush to Cao's house and pierce him with a sword!"

Yan Shiyi raised his eyebrows and sneered: "People have to bow their heads under the eaves. Needless to say, others are clearly trying to trick you, so why don't you just jump down obediently?"

"Cong Xi, you go quietly with Han Bai, you can discuss things." The crown prince interrupted their bickering, glanced at Yan Shishi and asked, "Is Ji Baiyu's pigeon still alive?"

Yan Shiyi smiled and said: "The pigeon is fine. If you don't use it anymore, it will become a meat pigeon. When the time comes, let Cong Xi take it there, and it will fly back on its own." "Be careful when things happen, and don't rush forward foolishly. . This time you are one against three, and you are in the light while they are in the dark." The prince patted Cheng Hanbai on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Come back well. Gu Ke promised your sister."

The prince sat down, took a sip of tea, and slowly explained to everyone: "These Jingxiang refugees have a long history. The Jingxiang mountainous area was once an important stronghold of the Red Scarf Army. Later, the Red Scarf Army was annihilated, but this stronghold became It has become a gathering place for refugees. They do not work as servants or pay food, but they cultivate wasteland and mine, just like the country of China.

Originally the number was only around [-], but the government turned a blind eye.In the past two years, there have been successive floods in the south, but the local food supply has not decreased, and the number of refugees has increased significantly.Han Bai, don't underestimate these people at the lowest level. They are ignorant, fearless, lawless, but also pitiful and hateful people. "

"There are tens or millions of people. It is impossible to kill them all as Cao Baoli said. They will be expelled and come back, and ultimately they cannot be cured. So what should we do?" Han Bai asked sincerely.This is a very good thing about him. As long as there is something at hand, he will dive into it.

"There are too many people, and I can't think of any effective solution for the time being." The crown prince shook his head, looked at Han Bai and said, "Take one step at a time. You go and see the actual situation first. No matter what obstacles Wanqing and the others make, we After all, we have to solve the problem of refugees. Let Cong Xi keep in touch with us at any time."

In the general's mansion, Xie Qingyao was about to cry but had no tears: Han Bai had only been reunited for two days after returning to Beijing, and he was about to go on an expedition to suppress the refugee uprising. Jingxiang was so far away, and he didn't know when he would be back.

Han Bai saw Qingyao packing his baggage with a sad face, smiled and pinched her nose and said, "Look, it's already the first month, maybe we can't hold back the cold spring in the mountains, the refugees have dispersed, and we will be back." .”

Qingyao thought about it and knew that Han Bai was teasing her, and said angrily: "If that's the case, don't go!"

Han Bai hugged her on his lap and sat down, and said: "You do the math, I can go out for a stroll, and when I come back, I can have a month's rest and bath time, and I will definitely go back to camp after the Shangsi Festival. You Tell me, is it worth the difference?"

"Really?" Qingyao blinked, with tears still hanging on her eyelashes: "Then you, Xiu Mu, have to stay with me at home every day, and you're not allowed to go anywhere!"

"Hi! The spring is beautiful, what are you doing at home? I'll go sightseeing with you. In addition to taking a boat, you can ride a horse or a car!" Han Bai patted his chest and said, "During this period, just think about it at home. When the time comes, Where are we going to play?" Just after taking Qingyao back home that night, she almost screamed when she saw the tea in the cup.

Qingyao became happy after being coaxed. She sat on Cheng Hanbai's lap, swaying her legs back and forth, and said with a smile: "You must keep your word, I have to sign it here!"

"Crying and laughing, the yellow dog peed." Han Bai smiled, pinched her face, and kissed her on the face again.

It’s great to have a wife of your own, you can screw her if you want, you can kiss her if you want, and you can hug her if you want to!

(End of this chapter)