Jiangning Prefecture Yin Wang Xueshan had not ridden a horse for several years. After only three or four miles, the inner thighs were sore from the riding, and he was afraid that the tender skin would be broken. But thinking that just finding out Lin Fu's crime of massacre of civilians would be enough to bring down Gu Wuchen, he
The crisis he faced was naturally solved. Wang Xueshan dismounted in front of the Qincheng uncle's house, surrounded by his entourage, and he was still very excited.
The Jiangning Mansion is located in Jiangdong County, and its civil affairs are not controlled by the Jiangdong Xuanfu Envoy. The military is not only not controlled by the Jiangdong Admiral's Mansion, but the Jiangdong Admiral's Mansion is also controlled by the Jiangning Garrison General's Mansion in times of war or civil unrest.
The rest of the six ministers of Jiangning were all high-ranking and insignificant officials guarding the mausoleum. However, the minister of war in Jiangning was also the general of the garrison in Jiangning, so he had great power. He was truly the second-rank official, and he was the leader of the ministers in Jiangning.
However, it has become clear that the governor of East Fujian, Li Zhuolai, will take over Jiangning. He Yuejing, the former general of the auxiliary state who was killed in Chentangyi in the past three years, has been appointed as the Minister of War in Jiangning. Uncle Qin Cheng, the garrison general in Jiangning, has not been struggling for a few days.
After searching for money, because he thought that Li Zhuo, a man who was not easy to mess with and had outstanding achievements, took over the stall, Qin Chengbo restrained himself a little. Naturally, he would not compete with others for power and make more enemies, so Jiang Ning
Although he is the boss in the city, he is the most low-key during this period.
The stone paved ground in front of the mansion where Uncle Qin Cheng, Minister of the Ministry of War in Jiangning, lives, is four to five acres wide, like a school field. There are several sparsely planted rows of golden osmanthus, the green brick walls covered with green eaves and tiles are pink as snow, and the stone steps are like
There are three vermilion doors under the eaves of the platform, and only the corner door next to the stone steps is open for people to enter and exit. Horse posts are tied on both sides of the red door, and horse piers are lined up in a dense row. There are as many as thirty or forty of them, which is very majestic.
After wrapping a silver coin and handing a name card to the doorman of the Qin Mansion, Wang Xueshan, Chen Zhi and his entourage waited in the front hall for the announcement. After a while, he saw Uncle Qin Cheng greeting him in person. Wang Xueshan couldn't bear the courtesy.
He hurriedly walked out of the hall, bowed to Uncle Qin Cheng, and said, "Master Qin, how dare you do this?" Before he could finish his words, he saw Gu Wuchen walking out behind Uncle Qin Cheng. Wang Xueshan's face darkened, and the pair of triangles
Staring at Gu Wuchen in the dim twilight, he said sternly, "Master Gu, the evil one came to complain first!" Wang Xueshan was not afraid that Gu Wuchen would get his handle from Zhao Qinmin and come to Qin Chengbo to complain. Unless he conspired to rebel, otherwise he would
The matter was not under the control of Uncle Qin Cheng, thinking that Gu Wuchen showed up at the Qin Mansion first, and he must have come because of Lin Fu's massacre of hundreds of civilians.
Wang Xueshan sneered in his heart and wanted to see how Gu Wuchen could clean up his disciple who was so crazy and daring.
Gu Wuchen smiled and said: "Master Wang is really weird. He falsely accuses me when we meet. The villain will file a complaint first. I am the censor of Zuo Du Qian. If the villain complains first, I will submit the complaint to the imperial review. Why bother Master Qin?"
toil?"
"Sir Qin, our company's Dongcheng Lieutenant Chen Zhi led his troops to the mouth of Jinchuan River to seize important criminals. Dongyang Juzi, Jiangdao prison chief Lin Fu and his guards refused to be restrained by our company. They openly led the soldiers and organized the mob to fight against us.
The soldiers were fighting each other and had the audacity to massacre the civilians, leaving five to six hundred corpses. The situation was similar to rebellion. Please ask Lord Qin to send troops to suppress the rebellion." Wang Xueshan made a stern statement and asked Qin Chengbo to send troops to quell the rebellion.
"Master Wang, are you joking? Captain Chen led Captain Dongcheng to arrest important criminals at the mouth of Jinchuan River. Who are they arresting and where are the arrest documents? Lord Wang falsely accused our disciple Lin Fu of leading the guards in the prison, organized a mob to resist the arrest, and also contacted Lieutenant Dongcheng.
The soldiers fought together and massacred five or six hundred civilians. How could there be five or six hundred civilians at the mouth of the Jinchuan River for slaughter? Let me ask again, how many casualties did Dongcheng Wei's soldiers suffer?" Gu Wuchen asked coldly.
"Gu Wuchen, what's the use of your clever words?" Wang Xueshan sneered. He knew that there were many loopholes in Jiangning Mansion's documents, but no matter how big the loopholes were, they couldn't compare to Lin Fu's boldness to massacre civilians, and he was not afraid to say something more serious.
He said to Qin Chengbo, "I beg Master Qin to quickly send troops to investigate the rebellion. If the troops are delayed and the Linfu bandits are allowed to escape after killing people, this crime cannot be shouldered by Master Qin or me. The Inspector General has the responsibility of supervision, Gu Wuchen
If you have any doubts, you can go together to monitor..."
"Of course I'm going." Gu Wuchen said coldly.
Qin Chengbo also knew that five to six hundred civilians were massacred for no reason in the suburbs of Jiangning. It was no small matter. He immediately ordered the Jiangning water camp warships to seal the waterway at the mouth of the river. He also dispatched troops to gather at Donghua Gate, planning to go to the mouth of the river or prison island in person.
After finding out what happened today, they sent people to Jiangdong Xuanfu Envoy and Jiangdong Admiral's Mansion to inform them of the matter. Both Jiangdong Xuanfu Envoy and Jiangdong Admiral only sent two subordinates to go there, and they themselves refused to come forward. They thought to themselves
Even if Gu Wuchen is defeated by Wang Xueshan's counterattack, the Chu party will send other powerful figures to Jiangning. They don't want to get involved in this muddy water in a hurry.
At Donghua Gate, Qin Chengbo mobilized two battalions of elite soldiers and gathered hundreds of rebels who had returned to the city from Dongcheng Wei as well as a dozen escaped gangsters, together with Wang Xueshan, Zhang Wendeng, Zhang Yubo, Chen Zhi and other officials from the Jiangning Prefecture Yamen.
Let's go to the river mouth together.
Uncle Qin Cheng was really powerful in Jiangning, and he was also worried that Lin Fu, the prison chief of Jiangdao, would be as bold and reckless as Wang Xueshan said. In addition to the two elite battalions, Uncle Qin Cheng brought more than 300 horsemen to accompany him. These warriors were accompanying him.
They all ride war horses, wear armor and carry swords. Although Qin Chengbo usually takes royal rations and military pay to support them, they are actually Qin Chengbo's private soldiers.
Gu Wuchen saw all this and remained silent. He heard that when Uncle Qin Cheng first came to Jiangning, there were as many as seven or eight hundred people in his family, male and female servants, and followers. It took ten large ships to transport Uncle Qin Cheng's family to Jiangning.
But he didn't know whether he would use twenty boats when he left. Thinking this way, he also envied Uncle Qin Cheng's strong family, as he came to Jiangning to take over his family and eighty-nine retinues, so he wanted to stay in Jiangning.
You have to do something, but there are not many people you can trust to drive it.
Gu Wuchen was thinking wildly, and he and Xiao Xuanchou and other officials from the Inspectorate, accompanied by Yang Pu and Ma Chao's cavalry, also went to the mouth of the river to monitor.
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It was already dark with no stars or moon. The soldiers held their torches high and filed out of Donghua Gate towards the mouth of the river.
Although the overall combat strength of the Jiangning garrison is weak, the two battalions of elites mobilized by Uncle Qin Cheng can indeed hold up the scene, especially since Uncle Qin Cheng is closely accompanied by 300 elites, who are definitely not the miscellaneous people of Lieutenant Dongcheng who hang out in the market all day long.
The soldiers were brave and courageous. Leaving the official road of Donghua Gate, there was only a dirt road towards the river mouth. Except for the Dongcheng Lieutenant men and horses who were behind them, it was not easy for the others to barely maintain their formation while marching in the fields at night.
Seeing the tragic situation of being trampled in the fields, Uncle Qin Cheng also believed Wang Xueshan's words, his face was as dark as water, and he wanted to be more vigilant.
The lights in the turrets surrounding the houses at the mouth of the river are still burning, as if a bright moon has just risen from the horizon, pointing out the direction for people traveling here at night.
Uncle Qin Cheng looked at the lights of the turret from a distance and said to Wang Xueshan and Gu Wuchen: "The lights are so bright!"
"This is still the lighthouse built by Jiyun Society because it was afraid that night ships would run into rocks. It asked Ge Fu, an old worker from the Ministry of Industry in Jiangning, to come out and build it. It is said that the light can shine five hundred steps away, but I have never seen it with my own eyes..." Gu Wuchen introduced
road.
"Humph!" Wang Xueshan snorted coldly and said nothing else.
As we walked closer to the river mouth terrace, Uncle Qin Cheng felt that the lights from the turrets illuminated the road very easily, just like on a full moon night. Even though the light outside the fence was dim, he could barely see at night.
Uncle Qin Cheng saw that the main gate of the fence was completely open. There were more than a dozen people standing waiting on the inside of the fence gate. He was so dim that he couldn't see who they were. Wang Xueshan was about to give the order for the soldiers to enter the fence gate and lead Lin Fu and others.
After the arrest, someone came out first and announced loudly: "Moling County Magistrate Chen Yuanliang led the county officials and other officials to greet Mr. Qin, Mr. Wang, Mr. Gu, all my lords, a certain Lin Fu, the prison officer of Jiangdao Prison,
It was reported that after Dongcheng Lieutenant Chen Zhi was unable to apprehend the key criminals and left with the crowd, hundreds of mobs in the city were instigated by others to attack the Hekou camp and requested support from Moling County. A certain person, thinking of the misfortune suffered by the refugees, did not dare to neglect, and personally led the sword archers with the county lieutenant.
, the arresting soldiers rushed to the rescue and arrived before nightfall. Together with the guards, they killed four anti-law rioters and captured 546 rioters. They were all detained within the high wall. Sir, please check! The mob caused chaos.
In addition to the 546 captured members of the mob, there were also Zhao Shuhan, the director of the Prison Department of the Jiangning Ministry of Punishment, Shige Siyu, the secretary of the Jiangning Ministry of Industry, Ge Fu, a former industrial officer of the Jiangning Ministry of Industry, and Xuanji of Jiangning who were guests at the mouth of the river at that time.
Wu Yanqing, the doctor sitting in the hall, and others can testify that the prison officer of Jiangdao Prison blamed himself for being responsible for assisting in the defense of the river mouth but failing to protect it well. There were tragic disasters for the refugees in the past, but now there is a mob attacking the camp. He is imprisoned in the thatched cottage until your Excellency can find out.
He will be severely punished after the case is revealed."
Wang Xueshan was stunned and was about to fall off his horse. How come the result was not Lin Fu massacring civilians, but in the blink of an eye, Jiangdao Prison cooperated with Moling County to arrest more than 500 members of the mob?
Wang Xueshan was still calm, but Chen Zhi immediately rolled off his horse and shouted at Chen/Yuanliang: "You are lying, you are all in the same group, you Dongyang Township Party are covering for each other and trying to hide people's eyes. I witnessed Lin Fu with my own eyes."
If you drive people to massacre civilians, will I become blind?"
"Chief Lieutenant Chen, you are leading a battalion of elite troops to the side. Are you just going to watch Lin Fu massacre civilians? Or are you just telling lies?" Gu Wuchen saw that Chen Zhi was talking nonsense, and he sneered on his horse.
He asked, then raised his hands to Uncle Qin Cheng and said, "If you want to tell me more, please ask Master Qin. Master Wang will send someone to go with the Xuanfu envoy, the admiral to send someone, and our commander, Mr. Xiao, to go into the fence to inspect the prisoners and interrogate them, and then we will know the authenticity!"
"Chen Zhi, you are so brave. What did you deceive me about?" No matter how stupid Wang Xueshan was, he would have fallen into Gu Wuchen's trap. Chen Zhi, a mediocre person, was really not Lin Fu's opponent, but he did not expect that he would be so stupid.
In such a situation, he actually framed Lin Fu and massacred civilians, and was actually deceived by ghosts and believed it to be true. Wang Xueshan glanced at the smile on Gu Wuchen's face and regretted it deeply. If he had been sober, he would not have fallen into such a passive state.
He looked at Qin Chengbo again and saw that his face was as dark as water. He really didn't know what he was thinking. Wang Xueshan couldn't control it too much. At this time, he could only throw away his car to protect the commander and ordered the left and right, "Bring Chen Zhi, who framed the virtuous man, to death."
I'll tie him up..."
"We haven't even gone in to inspect the prisoners yet. Isn't it a little too hasty for Mr. Wang to capture Captain Dongcheng right now?" Gu Wuchen advanced step by step and stared at Wang Xueshan with squinted eyes. How could he let him go so easily? Then he said, "Wait a minute."
Son, I would also like to ask Mr. Qin to interrogate Dongcheng Lieutenant Chen Zhi about the details of today’s arrest of so-called serious criminals in Jiangning Mansion!”
Although Qin Chengbo was the leader of Jiangning's ministers, he only wanted to be a peacemaker at this time. He watched several of Wang Xueshan's followers rush out like wolves and tie up Chen Zhi, which was considered an offense to him.
, he still looked at him coldly and said calmly: "I think this Dongcheng Lieutenant is also very suspicious. It is right for Mr. Wang to take him down for the time being. We should send someone in to check the prisoners first..."
Hearing what Uncle Qin Cheng said, Wang Xueshan managed to regain his composure. At least at this time, Uncle Qin Cheng was still favoring him.
After Qin Chengbo was transferred back to Yanjing, he would also be an important minister in the court. He said this, and Gu Wuchen nodded slightly. Ren Wang Xueshan sent someone to detain Chen Zhi. The three of them temporarily stayed outside the fence gate, and each sent their subordinates to accompany Chen Zhi, the magistrate of Moling.
/ Yuan Liang went in to inspect the prisoners. Gu Wuchen sent Xiao Xuanchou in; Wang Xueshan had already surrendered and just wanted to ease the relationship with Gu Wuchen as much as possible, so he sent Zhang Yubo, a member of the Zuo Sikou army. Wang Xueshan was no longer able to resist, and Zhao Qinmin's betrayal in front of him would not happen again.
Coupled with the stupid things Chen Zhi did, Gu Wuchen really wanted to overthrow him, and Wang Xueshan didn't know who he could ask to help him keep his official position as Jiangning Prefecture Yin.
The waterway between the river mouth and Prison Island has been blocked by dozens of warships from the Jiangning Water Camp. However, Lin Fu was well prepared at the river mouth. When Chen Zhi returned to the city, there were so many people in such a mess that it was normal for a few people to get lost.
, especially those who sprained their feet or broke their legs when escaping, they were left behind and fell into Lin Fu's hands. Lin Fu soon found out why Chen Zhi was anxious to return to the city, so he sent someone to ride a fast horse to Moling.
The county asked for reinforcements and entered the city from Wumiao Gate to report the news to Gu Wuchen. Chen Zhi acted in a panic and reported to Wang Xueshan and then went to Donghua Gate to verify the situation, which was delayed. Lin Fu, Gu Wuchen and Chen/Yuanliang had enough time to make arrangements.
Lin Fu collected soldiers and armor at the mouth of the river. Except for a small number of incomplete horses that were left at the camp at the mouth of the river to be returned, most of the others were transported to the prison island in time. Bamboo guns and other semi-contraband items were also transported to the prison island. The eight guard soldiers were also transported to the prison island.
Withdrew to the prison island. The construction site stopped working early, and all local workers were repatriated. The refugee recruitment workers returned to the surrounding houses. The gates of the surrounding houses and the doors of the private courtyards in the big houses were open for investigation. More than 500 street scoundrels were imprisoned in Guanjian.
Inside the high wall of the surrounding house, they were tied up with ropes and guarded by a hundred sword archers from Moling County. Lin Fu himself pretended to be imprisoned in the thatched cottage. Zhao Shuhan, Ge Siyu, Ge Fu, Wu Yanqing and others naturally also stayed.
Be a witness.
Jiangning Mansion, Jiangning Garrison General Mansion, Jiangdong Xuanfu Envoy Department, Jiangdong Admiralty Mansion and Jiangdong Inspection Envoy Department all sent their subordinates and officers to jointly inspect the captured people on the spot when the mob attacked the camp. As long as there was no large-scale massacre of civilians, stop the mob attack.
It is not a problem if several or ten people are killed in the camp, and it is certainly not a problem if someone is injured. In fact, after the fence is broken from the west side, the gangsters from the market pour in. Here, we can take advantage of the physical terrain formed by surrounding the house.
The key to encirclement is to kill and injure some people while blocking the way.
Xiao Xuanchou, Zhang Yubo and others inspected the fence for nearly an hour, questioning the refugee recruiters and the captured market scoundrels. They also selected a few of the Dongcheng captains for interrogation, and basically sorted out the situation before leaving.
Came to follow Qin Chengbo, Wang Xueshan, Gu Wuchen and others who were guarding outside the fence and reported: "It has been found out that Dongcheng Lieutenant Chen Zhi led more than 500 people to the river mouth to arrest the fugitive Zhao Qinmin with documents issued by Jiangning Mansion. Jiangdao Prison
Lin Fu, the prison commander, refused to take away Dongcheng Wei Chen Zhi because the guards had the right to assist in the defense of the river mouth and the documents presented by Chen Zhi were not signed by the inspector general. The negotiations were fruitless, so Dongcheng Wei Chen Zhi led the crowd to evacuate.
During the evacuation, due to the improper command of Dongcheng Lieutenant generals, a panic formed, resulting in a large number of weapons and armor being lost. When Dongcheng Lieutenant Chen Zhi led his troops to arrest the fugitives at the mouth of the river, rumors spread in the city that Dongcheng Lieutenant Chen Zhi was going to attack the river mouth. Good things.
The merchants rushed to inform each other and gathered a crowd to follow them to the mouth of the river. When Dongcheng Lieutenant Chen Zhi was negotiating with Jiangdao Prisoner at the front gate, the merchants went around the poplar forest and broke through the fence to attack the camp, causing several losses and hundreds of coppers.
Wan Qian. After Dongcheng Lieutenant led the crowd to withdraw, the guards and the Moling County swordsmen and archers worked together to arrest the mob. As for why Chen Zhi lied about the mob being massacred by Lin Fu, I would like to ask your lords to investigate separately..."
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