The literary giants of the late Ming Dynasty began by copying books

The incident of the gang robbery caused chaos throughout the canal, with news flying all over the sky. In addition, the water transportation was interrupted due to floods. Wang Wenlong and Jiao Hong were trapped in Henan, and at first they could only write books with peace of mind.

But after nearly ten days of delay, both of them had finished their paperwork, but there was still no news about the connection.

Jiao Hong was in a hurry to go home, and Wang Wenlong also had a schedule, so the two had to go to local officials and finally unblocked an official tank ship.

In early September, Wang Wenlong and Jiao Hongzhan walked around the Bahe River and finally returned to Nanjing.

Floods were occurring in all the prefectures and counties in Southern Zhili at this time, and the canals in Nanjing were also in chaos. A large number of tankers were crowded, and the soldiers of the Cao Gang Guards were arguing with each other over who could go north early.

The official ship on which Wang Wenlong and his party were riding was slowly moving forward amidst the chaos, and it was particularly eye-catching because of its official lanterns.

At this time, a small boat approached Wang Wenlong's ship. A man dressed as a clerk on board said politely to the boat: "Is this Wang Jianyang on board? My boss, the new Huguang Governor Liang Yunlong, would like to talk to Mr. Liang Yunlong."

"Liang Yunlong?" Wang Wenlong quickly replied after hearing this: "I'm going to visit Liang Dafu."

Jiao Hong was also very concerned about the gang robbery case. He immediately asked Wang Wenlong: "Is there Liang Linyu on the opposite boat?"

"That's the one." Wang Wenlong tied up his clothes and prepared to take the gangplank to the boat.

"It turns out that he has filled the vacancy of governor of Huguang, so we can't neglect him." Jiao Hong also followed Wang Wenlong to the side of the boat.

Wang Wenlong walked on the gangplank to the ferry boat, and then crossed the river and boarded Liang Yunlong's big boat together.

When Wang Wenlong met Liang Yunlong, he saw that he was an old man with a darker face. He was running all the way and seemed to be a little depressed.

Wang Wenlong walked forward quickly and saluted: "Wang Jianyang, who was born late, has long heard of the name of his predecessor, Lin Yugong. I just wish I didn't have the chance to visit you. I don't want to meet on the canal. It's polite here."

Liang Yunlong is 72 years old this year. He is from Hainan and had a very good relationship with Hai Rui when he was young.

Liang Yunlong didn't pass the Jinshi exam until he was fifty-five years old. After he passed the Jinshi exam, his ranking was not high. After he got there, he was sent to Guizhou, Qinghai and other border areas to serve as an official.

Although Liang Yunlong was nearly sixty years old when he became an official abroad, he had made great achievements. In Qinghai, he first encountered the Tatar Huo Chi tribe's rebellion. He served as a painter in the army and devised strategies to defeat the Huo Chi tribe. Rebels. After the New Year, he went to Xining to fight against the Lek tribe rebellion, and then went to Korea to fight against the Japanese army, in Liaodong to fight against the Hu people, and to participate in the strategy of Lianghe and Songshan.

At this time, Liang Yunlong had just put down the Miao rebellion in Jingnan and stepped down from his position as a political participant in Jingnan. He was already seventy-two years old and was sent to serve as governor of Huguang.

Liang Yunlong's main job in the past ten years has been to fight in various places. The purpose of sending him to be the governor of Huguang is also very clear. Only a veteran like him can put down the chaos in Wuchang at this time.

Politically speaking, Liang Yunlong is not a die-hard member of the Zhejiang Party, but he and Shen Guanyi are now considered a strategic alliance.

Liang Yunlong smiled and waved his hand, pointing to the Taishi chair placed by the servant in front of him: "Come and sit here in Jianyang. I think you have also heard about the recent situation in Chudi? Before I took office, I had a detailed discussion with Shen Shoufu. He reminded Jianyang many times. He praised me very much and told me to consult you for details if I go to Nanjing."

Wang Wenlong said without hesitation: "The clan must be tough on the Huguang incident, but we cannot rush to mobilize troops."

"Can Mr. Lin Yu tell me what Shen Shoufu's attitude is at this moment?" Wang Wenlong asked proactively.

Liang Yunlong explained: "The royal family of the King of Chu robbed and killed the governor and killed local areas. The court was extremely shocked. Shen Shoufu has already sent troops to prepare troops in various places to prevent the Chu clan from causing chaos and even attacking surrounding cities?"

"Siege the city?" Wang Wenlong frowned and said, "I'm afraid they don't have such ability."

Liang Yunlong said: "But Chu Zong has already occupied Wuchang. This place is a canal for all provinces. If chaos really breaks out, it will soon reach Xuzhou from Jiangxia to Nanjing. How can we not be on guard?"

After the gang robbery occurred, the Huguang Patrol reported it immediately, making the matter very urgent and hoping that the imperial court would send troops to support immediately.

Although Shen Yiguan and his Zhejiang Party have a worrying future in next year's Beijing inspection, at this moment, they still hold many important positions in the court. If the court wants to deal with the Hanyang chaos, Shen Yiguan has a lot of room to intervene. many.

After learning about the gang robbery case, Shen Yiguan immediately turned it into a party operation. He first reported the case to Wanli, and made the matter extremely serious in the memorial. It seemed that the Huguang clan was about to launch a rebellion in Wuchang. .

Then Shen Yiguan said that he should immediately mobilize troops from all over the country to enter the city to arrest the clan. In addition, he should immediately fill the vacant governors in the provinces near Huguang. He said that if there is a slight delay, the clan's rebellion will become stronger and more powerful. Difficult to deal with.

Wanli was also frightened, so he first agreed with the censor and governor to capture the rebellious clan, and then approved the list of provincial governors recommended by Shen Guanguan.

Even the original vacancies for governors in Henan and other places were filled, and the Zhejiang Party gained several more frontier officials.

Next, Shen Guanguan obviously wanted to further expand the situation. Now that the Zhejiang Party is still in power, the bigger the robbery case becomes, the wider the scope for the Zhejiang Party to exercise its power.

The only problem is that they overestimated the fighting power of the King of Chu's clan. Those people were trembling while robbing, so how could they possibly defeat Wuchang?
Wang Wenlong said: "I think the most important thing for Huguang now is to put down the Wuchang rebellion first. If the chaos can be put down quickly, there is no need to rush to mobilize troops. On the contrary, if we take too big steps on this matter, we may bring ourselves criticism." Liang Yunlong shook his head and said: "The counterinsurgency bureau has always used heavy weapons in troubled times. Now that there is an opportunity to mobilize troops, of course we must mobilize people first to avoid any trouble."

Wang Wenlong asked: "How many troops are Shen Shoufu going to send to Wuchang? How?"

"Hu Xinde has now been dispatched to deploy troops to guard Xiangyang, and the defense troops from surrounding provinces will also be mobilized to create a siege with a large number of troops."

Wang Wenlong said at a loss of whether to laugh or cry: "With just a thousand clan members, two thousand servants and thousands of domestic slaves, they can't even get into the vassal treasury of the Chief Envoy. Does Lin Yugong think that this group of people can get to Xiangyang?"

Liang Yunlong is a person who has been on the military frontline all year round, so he naturally knows the true combat effectiveness of this group of clans. Xiangyang is the most heavily defended place in Huguang, with a moat several hundred meters wide. Even an army that has been fighting all year round can only rely on three soldiers. It is impossible for a thousand people to capture Xiangyang, let alone these three thousand people are a group of clan members and domestic slaves.

The garrison in Huguang was mobilized, and instead of quelling the chaos in Wuchang City, they first went to Xiangyang to garrison. It was all an act. The reason why the Zhejiang Party wants to make people panic is not to prevent the clan from continuing to cause chaos, but to deliberately make the situation tense.

When Liang Yunlong heard this, he said with a serious expression: "Now that the chaos is happening, we are taking this opportunity to be more strict. People in the world have nothing to say."

"No one dares to speak now, but if this matter is easily assessed, and we look back at the current military mobilization, even the soldiers from South Zhili have begun to move to Huguang, Lin Yugong wonders if anyone in the court will take this To attack?" Wang Wenlong asked.

"It's not an attack. The situation is so chaotic, and it's in the heart of Huguang. Being able to calm it down is the best result. Even if you say it, it means that the troops are mobilized out of careful consideration. What can others say?" Liang Yunlong said to Shen The consistent operation is still very optimistic.

Wang Wenlong asked again: "What if this matter can be settled by just sending a few subordinate officials?"

Liang Yunlong said: "Then quickly reduce the big issue to a trivial matter, send back the troops from all over the country, and no matter how canonical the punishment is, the world will not be able to say anything."

Wang Wenlong shook his head. , If you continue to spread the flames and think you can take power, you will definitely face a huge counterattack from other parties later.”

"A lion fights a rabbit with all his strength. Three thousand clans are in rebellion, so it is normal to mobilize troops." Liang Yunlong insisted.

Liang Yunlong's views were similar to Shen Guanyi's. They both believed that this matter could be used to expand the power of the Zhejiang Party without any side effects.

After all, during the Ning King's rebellion, Ning King Zhu Chenhao's personal soldiers had just expanded to tens of thousands. In fact, the loyal palace guards were only a few thousand people, and this time the Chu clan rebellion took to the streets. Thousands. If all the people who were shouting and looting were transferred to Chu Zong's army, he could make up tens of thousands. This chaos could be turned into a rebellion like King Ning's rebellion.

It's a pity that they thought too much of the Chu clan.

When Wang Wenlong and Liang Yunlong's ship arrived in Nanjing, they met the censor sent by Shen Yiguan before they even got off the ship.

Hearing that Wang Wenlong and Liang Yunlong were both in the same place, the censor came directly to find them.

Wang Wenlong had a close relationship with the Zhejiang Party, and the Zhejiang Party's subsequent operations were not intended to be hidden from anyone, so Liang Yunlong and the Zhejiang Party censor started talking in front of Wang Wenlong.

"Wu Kai, the Inspector of Hubei Province, wrote again, saying that the Chu clan has published a list of papers and agreed to take action." When the censor said this, his face was relaxed, and he did not feel nervous about facing the rebellion at all. He also knew that, just The few pieces of information about the royal family of the King of Chu are trivial. Wu Kai’s letter was purely a political operation of the Zhejiang Party.

Liang Yunlong also cooperated and said: "The current situation is so tense. As the governor of Huguang, I should immediately ask the court to mobilize troops."

After finishing speaking, Liang Yunlong looked at Wang Wenlong and asked, "Does Jianyang have any insights?"

Wang Wenlong smiled bitterly and said: "Why do you two need to ask me? I'm afraid that when you come here, the censor has already written all the documents for troop deployment, right?"

The censor's eyes widened: "Mr. Jianyang really knows things like a god."

"If we hadn't already made a plan, how could you two have talked about this in front of me, an assistant coach of the Imperial Academy?" Wang Wenlong said with a smile.

The censor said frankly: "The chief assistant has written a handwritten letter from me, mobilizing soldiers and horses from the three provinces to put down the rebellion of the Chu clan. All officials from top to bottom must obey the instructions. Anyone who delays or neglects will be severely punished!"

Wang Wenlong analyzed and said: "This order came from the cabinet. Neither Mr. Zhu Ge nor Mr. Shen Ge stood in the way. Everything went smoothly. I wonder if I am right?"

"Yes!" The censor said with admiration.

Wang Wenlong continued: "Shen Shoufu plans to use this order to raise all the powers of Zhejiang Party officials and completely control the handling of the Chu Zong Rebellion, so as to guide the matter in a direction that is beneficial to the Zhejiang Party, and to control the situation of the Zhejiang Party. wrong?"

"I just want to promote people who can be useful." The censor said with a smile, his words were vague, but it was equivalent to admission.

Now the follow-up of this matter has completely fallen into the control of the Zhejiang Party. Wu Kai, the Huguang inspector who rushed to Wuchang from Jingzhou, followed Shen's consistent idea and said that the rebellion of the Chu clan was extremely serious. After agreeing on a date for the incident, the whole incident changed from the lawless clan members robbing the imperial palace and killing officials to an organized, planned and purposeful rebellion.

(End of this chapter)